The CBS One Sided Single

In 1983, the generic brand craze had extended into the record business. And CBS Records test marketed a new type of no-frills single in the Seattle area.

They sold for 69¢, in a plain, no-frills stock sleeve. They still played at 45 RPM, but the spindle hole was the same as a standard LP. And there was no B-Side. Just a stamped CBS logo imprint in the vinyl.

 They're extremely rare and VERY collectible today.......

Mr. Mouth

Now here was a game that was fun for about 15 minutes. Tomy's Mr. Mouth.......

Bonne Bell Lip Smackers

Bonne Bell Lips Smackers were a lip gloss that came in SUPER cool flavours. Like Coca Cola, Dr, Pepper, 7-Up, Hires Root Beer, Orange Crush and many others.

But alas, it was a lip gloss for girls. The boys were stuck with ChapStick....unless they wanted their lips really shiny...... 

UPDATE: They're still available (in "Party Packs" even!)

http://www.lipsmacker.com/productListing.php?id=8

Wacky Packages Stickers

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Hanes Inspector 12

Inspector 12 always scared me.

I simply do not know what was going on in the minds of the promotions department of the Hanes Underwear Company that they thought hiring a scary old woman with a boys underwear fetish to promote their products was a neat idea.

And secondly, can you imagine the UPROAR if they got a dirty old man to fool around with the girls underwear like THIS? I mean, what was the difference?

To quote one voice-over on the early Inspector 12 TV commercials "She POKES!.....She STRETCHES.......And that's just the beginning......."

It was violating to look at.

Worse yet, in later commercials she TRAINS other scary old women to do the same thing she does.

I became a sworn Fruit Of The Loom man for the rest of the '80s.........