Some of these, only South Africans will remember.
Many of us got vitally important life lessons from Bollie en sy vrolike familie. It was one of the first pages many youngsters turned to when the weekly copy of Huisgenoot arrived.
These were the best. They’re at least part of the reason why many of us needed fillings later on in life, but what better way to send a message than with a sweet?
Don’t pretend like you didn’t pretend it was your birthday at least once…
These still exist. And if you’re a grown ass adult who never grew up, you probably still buy yourself one.
And you’d definitely always crave a chop when this advert came on.
Dirkie has, apparently, undergone a revival in recent years and is making a comeback.
But if nothing tastes like Fresca, what does nothing taste like, then?
Still, many kids absolutely LOVED this stuff.
You get bonus points if you had one that didn’t break.
Boeboe en Sniff Snaff en Stinkie daarby, almal woon saam in die Moo Vallei…
But you couldn’t even breathe through these things.
I walk on my paws, they look like dinosaur claws. I’m king of the road, but I don’t jump like a toad… boing, boing, boing. Did you know that Soli Philander was the body inside the suit?
ALL the things.
And when you got bored in class, this would double as nail polish.
Oh, the hours we wasted playing Circus Charlie. Sega for what? For who? Kids were all about the 1001 in one TV games.