Crash Landing On The Planet Of The Mighty Giants!

Honestly, I don't quite know what to make of this Green Giant interactive game site.
On one level it is sort of cute.
But on another it's a bit too saccharine for my tastes.

Do I think that this game make kids want to eat their veggies?
Nope.

I liked it better when there was only one Giant and his commercials had a very concise message--like this one for Niblets Corn . This little 30 seconds drama effectively (and entertainingly) demonstrated how much less water was in each can of Green Giant corn.
Kids were entertained and adults were pitched on the idea that water in the can of Green Giant's competitors had a negative connotation.

Hey Kids! It's Still Tuesday--So Here Is A Tantalizing Teaser!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!

Ladies and Gentlemen, due to technical difficulties beyond our control, we the management of reluctantly announce that Larry Marder's Beanworld" must go off the air--possibly for a day or three.

We apologize for the delay that this might cause for this week's installment of "Tantalizing Teaser Tuesday."

All regular programming will resume upon our return.

Thank you,

The Management

Two More Beanworld Orphans Found!

Here is a sneak-peak at two more Beanworld Orphans that will be seeking new homes @ SPX under the auspices of Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

"You tend to get the feeling that you are somewhere else!"

Vast underwater forests have been discovered under kelp beds in the ocean!

These unique eco-systems in southern waters seem to have been unknown or ignored by marine scientists. Now we hear that a team of American marine biologists have located a virtual undersea forest underneath floating kelp beds near the Galapagos Islands, off of the coast of Ecuador.

Turtles, fish, iguanas, gigantic sunfish, and sharks were found taking refuge in the calm of the kelp forest.

As one scientist commented that this is the sort of discovery that leads to textbooks needing to be rewritten.

It is well worth listening to the entire report as it was broadcast on NPR.