Tyler and Konnery don the now-mechanical suits of beloved boomer children's show stars The Banana Splits for the horror adaptation feature film, "The Banana Splits Movie" (2019)! Together they discuss if they’re more Bingo or Fleegle, how the film’s scares could have been closer to the 60s show’s psychedelic roots, the cultural impact of Five Nights at Freddy’s and so much more on this Tra-la-laing episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New?
Kon: Schitt's Creek (Freevee, Hulu)
Tyler: Saw X (In Theaters), When Evil Lurks (In Theaters, Shudder on Oct 27th)

Ep. 180: The Banana Splits Movie (2019)

From the vault: In a pre-pandemic time capsule from August 2019, the Ricks marvel over a freaky new Amazon Prime show called “The Boys,” an R-rated horror movie featuring “The Banana Splits,” the origin story of McDonald’s Shamrock Shake, and enormous Luck Charms marshmallows coming to a s’more near you. 

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IN THIS EPISODE
👨‍🏫 The Ricks talk Back to School and pre-Internet gaming in the good old days  
🗓 The Ricks have a big milestone coming up  
🧜‍♀️ It's summertime, so of course Pumpkin Spice Lattes are already back  
🥤 Remembering McDonald's Shamrock Shakes of yesteryear  
🍌 The Banana Splits are back, in an very violent, R-rated horror flick  
📺 Why you need to drop everything & watch "The Boys" on Amazon Prime  
🥛 Did somebody say McWTF? McFizz is an unintentional eye-opener  
😸 "Friends": Old TV comes with perks—LEGO's Central Perk Playset  
🥣 Lucky Charms Jet-Puffed Marshmallows: Magically Delicious?  
🚀 "Star Wars Barbie" rocks the geek look—for an out-of-this-world price  
📸 Instagram and WhatsApp get new names  
📱 Verizon sells Tumbler to Automattic … for how little?  
🦸🏻‍♂️ Look who's coming to CW's "Crisis on Infinite Earths"  

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☘️ Lucky Charms Go Big, The Banana Splits Go Bad, ‘The Boys’ Go Bonkers & More

Digital marketing insights from Rick Mathieson (author of Branding Unbound and The On-Demand Brand) and Rick Wootten (Silicon Valley CMO) as they share their unique brand of news and views on the trends impacting the intersection of marketing, media, tech, and pop culture. All delivered with an extra-large serving of fun. 

From B2C to B2B. CPG to SaaS. Digital to direct. Email to experiential. Social to search. Content to commerce. Generative to agentic AI. Viral video to virtual & augmented reality. POS to podcasts. Full funnel to WTF. This is the podcast for every marketer who’s out to rule the world. https://www.linkedin.com/company/rick-rick-rule-the-world

A show about movie franchises and friendship. Join Tyler and Konnery as they explore all the best and worst franchises Hollywood and the world at large has to offer with some of their best buddies by their side!

New tracks tagged #thebananasplits