Episode 427: The Original Party Animal

Show Note Episode 427: The Original Party Animal

This week Host Dave Bledsoe drunkenly and loudly insists that Spuds MacKenzie wasn’t even Scottish while being physically ejected from a Bottom Brunch in Hell's Kitchen. (Again) On the show this week we head back to 1987 when American kind of wanted to get their freak on with a dog: Spuds MacKenzie.

Along the way we learn that Dave grew up with a series of problematically named dogs. (So much bigotry in him!) Then we dive right into our story about a scrappy little brewing company, their quest to make America party again, and maybe make a few billions dollars along the way! We discuss how Budweiser went searching for just the right messaging for their new “light” beer. (And yes, they thought about using boobies to sell beer!) Only to discover the real life of the party was a Bull Terrier named Evie all along! (Spuds was Budweiser’s first gender non-conforming pitch person!) We follow Spuds mania from the beginning on college dorm room walls to the inevitable backlash spearheads by a geriatric racist Senator. (The one from South Carolina, no the other one, the one with an illegitimate black child, that still leaves a lot of names on the table, let’s be even more specific: Strom Thurmond)

Our Sponsor this week is Bark Anon, when your dog is ready to quit drinking, call Bark Anon. We open the show with a Spud commercial and close with Spud’s Party Anthem.

Show Theme: Hypnostate Prelude to Common Sense
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Citations Needed:

The Real Mystery of Bud Light
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/rise-and-fall-bud-light-boycott/674752/

The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Spuds MacKenzie, The Original Party Animal
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/56228/life-death-and-resurrection-spuds-mackenzie-original-party-animal

Spuds MacKenzie: An Underdog’s Triumph : ‘The Original Party Animal’ Has Become the Nation’s Most Unlikely Sex Symbol
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-07-16-vw-4213-story.html
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Show Note Episode 427: The Original Party Animal

This week Host Dave Bledsoe drunkenly and loudly insists that Spuds MacKenzie wasn’t even Scottish while being physically ejected from a Bottom Brunch in Hell's Kitchen. (Again) On the show this week we head back to 1987 when American kind of wanted to get their freak on with a dog: Spuds MacKenzie.

Along the way we learn that Dave grew up with a series of problematically named dogs. (So much bigotry in him!) Then we dive right into our story about a scrappy little brewing company, their quest to make America party again, and maybe make a few billions dollars along the way! We discuss how Budweiser went searching for just the right messaging for their new “light” beer. (And yes, they thought about using boobies to sell beer!) Only to discover the real life of the party was a Bull Terrier named Evie all along! (Spuds was Budweiser’s first gender non-conforming pitch person!) We follow Spuds mania from the beginning on college dorm room walls to the inevitable backlash spearheads by a geriatric racist Senator. (The one from South Carolina, no the other one, the one with an illegitimate black child, that still leaves a lot of names on the table, let’s be even more specific: Strom Thurmond)

Our Sponsor this week is Bark Anon, when your dog is ready to quit drinking, call Bark Anon. We open the show with a Spud commercial and close with Spud’s Party Anthem.

Show Theme: Hypnostate Prelude to Common Sense

The Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHell_Podcast

The Show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatthehellpodcast/

The Show on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjxP5ywpZ-O7qu_MFkLXQUQ

Our Website: www.whatthehellpodcast.com

Give us your money on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Whatthehellpodcast

The Show Line: 347 687 9601

Closing Music:https://youtu.be/dBq1V-mG5Uw?si=_TVIE80cB-zZZRWy

We are a proud member of the Seltzer Kings Podcast Network! http://seltzerkings.com/

Citations Needed:

The Real Mystery of Bud Light

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/rise-and-fall-bud-light-boycott/674752/

The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Spuds MacKenzie, The Original Party Animal

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/56228/life-death-and-resurrection-spuds-mackenzie-original-party-animal

Spuds MacKenzie: An Underdog’s Triumph : ‘The Original Party Animal’ Has Become the Nation’s Most Unlikely Sex Symbol

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-07-16-vw-4213-story.html

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