Every time I eat waffles my mind always flashes back to the memory of the Nickelodeon kids game show Double Dare!
As I’m pouring syrup into the tiny uniformed square valleys of the waffle I am reminded of the gigantic foam waffle props used during Double Dare’s “Physical Challenge.” The kid contestants on Double Dare’s physical challenge got to dive head first into everything from a vat of mashed potatoes, a dirty ear canal and an enormous ice cream sundae while searching for a tiny red flag hidden in all the muck.
The waffle challenge I believe was called “Squelch M’ Waffles” and consisted of an oversized plate with several waffles larger than the kids themselves that were covered in syrup. The red flag would often be found deep inside one of the waffles’ square creases covered in syrup and whipped cream.
So as I ate my own waffles this morning I couldn’t help but have the impulse to dive into them and furiously search for a tiny red flag hidden in the syrup. The beauty of that show Double Dare was that kids love to get good and dirty. So it was like seeing our fantasy of ultimate messiness come alive.
Double Dare came out in the 1980’s and during that time toys, tv shows and other products targeted toward young boys like myself were often promoted based on their “gross out” factor. Toys often came with slime, ooze or other such messy accessories. There was also a big spike in water gun sales especially the kind that shot ink or goop. So a tv show in which kids got to be covered in syrup and whipped cream from head to toe fit right in and became a huge hit.
I think this new generation of kids (herein after referred to as young whippersnappers) are way too worried about being cool to think much about the joys of rolling around in a giant sized ice cream sundae.
Oh well, at least I know that every time an Eggo waffle pops out of my toaster and gets smothered in syrup I can be transported back to that time where Nickelodeon’s Double Dare taught us nothing was as cool and diving head long into a big stack of waffles.
-Daniel
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I must say that I think overall I liked collecting these comics. This is the only comic that I’ve been following lately so it was nice to look forward to. The stories have been compelling at times and the art acceptable. Still I’d be lying if I said the comics were perfect. So I have here a few things I loved and a few things I hated about the Buffy Season 8 comic series.
Now visitors to Disney’s Hollywood Picture’s park can live the world of Tron: Legacy at the new elecTRONica street festival. This new attraction features a club with a DJ platform painted in a lighting pattern reminiscent of the CG world of Tron: Legacy that blares house and electronica music. The End of the Line club on site serves Tron-themed drinks like glowing Glowjito mojitos and blinking Digitini martinis.
Leave it to a Disney park to really capture every single detail. The signs are all designed like the digital world of The Grid from the movie.
Probably my favorite part of the new elecTRONica area is this replica of Flynn’s Arcade where you can face off with classic arcade video games.
Of course among these games is the Tron video game. I wonder if you can scoot it aside and there’s a secret passage to the basement computer lab. Hmm…
Check out the game tokens at Flynn’s Arcade. I so want some of these! You are allowed to keep them as souvenirs if you want and oh yes I want!
Finally my favorite part of any exhibit or attraction-the gift shop! There’s tons of great Tron merchandise to get at the elecTRONica shopping areas.
You can pick from clothes, action figures, pins and just about anything imaginable.
Admission to ElecTRONica is included in the price of entry into Disney California Adventure. Right now, Disney is offering a deal through April 14, that includes 3 days admission to both the Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park for $169. Tickets can be purchased at Disneyland.disney.go.com.
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