Whatever happened to.....

[AttyPops]

a person or a thing. Tired of politics and such, so here's what I hope is a "fun" thread. The trick is you have to supply the answer too. People or things that you think others will remember and go "Oh! Yeah! I remember that" or "Wow, I didn't know that/they ended up..."

I'll start with one of each:

 

[AttyPops]

OK, an 'easy' one. The Hula Hoop! Used by cultures for centuries, the 50's/60's incarnation is a plastic-tube hoop many of us remember from days gone by:

Oh, you say....just a fad. They go out of style! Well, sure, but really it has just changed forms. The wiki says it's making a comeback! And...there's records to be broken! Hula hoop - Wikipedia

Recently, there has been a re-emergence of hula hooping, generally referred to as either "hoopdance" or simply "hooping" to distinguish it from the children's playform. The jam band The String Cheese Incident is widely credited with fostering a renewed interest in hooping. Band members started throwing larger adult-sized hoops into their audiences in the mid-1990s, encouraging their fans to hoop and dance, spreading the word and the fun.[6] It wasn't until 2003 with the launch of Hooping.org that these small bands of hoopers began to find each other online and a real community and movement began to grow. Bay Area Hoopers began in San Francisco at that time holding regular "hoop jams" with music to hoop to and the hooping group began being replicated in cities around the world. In 2006 Hoopin' Annie had the idea to create a hooping holiday and the first World Hoop Day was held in 2007. Modern hula hooping is seen at numerous festivals and fairs in the USA, UK, Australia and Europe.

Hula hoop - Records - Wikipedia

Group/org: Home > Infinite Circles

 

[AttyPops]

That "Mikey Kid" from the Life Cereal commercials...

Remember those?


Rumor has it that he died...FALSE!

He was last spotted working in NYC as a radio advertising executive. Source:
http://www.weht.net/He_Likes_It_Hey_Mikey.html

(that site is good for research too)

Can/will anyone think of others?

 

[Katmar]

 

[AttyPops]

From the wiki Freakies - Wikipedia

The cereal entered the marketplace in 1972 and was discontinued in 1976. A chocolate version called "Cocoa Freakies" was available in 1973 and a fruit version titled "Fruity Freakies" was available in 1975-1976.

In 1986, a new Freakies cereal was made, depicting the characters as aliens from another planet. BossMoss and Grumble were effectively the same, but the other characters were simplified, renamed and redesigned: Hamhose became Hugger, Snorkeldorf became Tooter, Cowmumble became Sweetie, Goody-Goody became Hot Dog, and Gargle became Ace. This product was short-lived and unsuccessful.

Official website: Freakies

The commercials:


(I must be on a cereal kick. )