![]() ![]() Next is an original song led by Goofy Grape called Á¢€Å“Playground.Á¢€ This one had some pretty hip-sounding accompaniment for its time.įreckle-Face Strawberry is next in line. Rootin’ Tootin’ Raspberry – A Cowboy Named Fauntleroy RTR does a good job of selling the song, though! YouÁ¢€â„¢ve gotta admit Fauntleroy really isnÁ¢€â„¢t much of a cowboy name. RootinÁ¢€â„¢ TootinÁ¢€â„¢ Raspberry confesses to being born as Á¢€Å“A Cowboy Named FauntleroyÁ¢€ in his song. Loudmouth Lime is next to sing (well, yell actually) his song called Á¢€Å“Hello Hello Hello.Á¢€ HeÁ¢€â„¢s a pretty distinctive character, but did kids really care for lime flavored drinks? Next, Choo-Choo Cherry comes on the scene to sing a little ditty about Á¢€Å“My Whistle.Á¢€ You may think itÁ¢€â„¢s really Á¢€Å“SheÁ¢€â„¢ll Be Coming Round the Mountain,Á¢€ but itÁ¢€â„¢s not. LetÁ¢€â„¢s drink it in, shall we?įirst we have Goofy Grape performing Á¢€Å“Howdee!Á¢€ Boy, that Goofy Grape sure is goofy, ainÁ¢€â„¢t he? It features all the Funny Face characters at the time singing songs about themselves. He didnÁ¢€â„¢t even have stubby arms and legs back then! Man, what were we thinking? I think we were coerced by Kool Aid spokespeople like Bugs Bunny and the Monkees.Īnyway, this record was a premium from Funny Face. A freakin’ pitcher with a face drawn on it. The drinks came back, sweetened with saccharine (which wasnÁ¢€â„¢t declared a bad thing yet), but I donÁ¢€â„¢t think they ever recovered, and so weÁ¢€â„¢re left with Kool Aid. They were even sugar free! How could a great idea like this go wrong? Well, the reason they were sugar free was that they were sweetened with cyclamates, which were eventually banned by the FDA because they caused cancer in rats. They had cool mascots like Goofy Grape, Loudmouth Lime, RootinÁ¢€â„¢ TootinÁ¢€â„¢ Raspberry, and more. ![]() In 1964 there debuted a series of drink mixes called Funny Face. SummerÁ¢€â„¢s coming very soon, so I thought I put in this sweet treat for you.
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