This psychedelic 1969 ad for Play-Doh shows kids squeezing the guts out of monsters' eyes and ears

Originally published at: This psychedelic 1969 ad for Play-Doh shows kids squeezing the guts out of monsters' eyes and ears | Boing Boing

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IIRC, we had one when I was a kid. The molds didn’t retain their strength over time, so sometimes the Play-Doh would just ooze out the sides.

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According to Find-A-Grave, McVicker died in 1980, so yes, he had a chance at least to see the ad.

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It’s the terror of knowing what this world is about; watching some good friends screaming “Let me out!”

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I had one too. More than the flimsy plastic I remember the smell.

Season 1 Smell GIF by SpongeBob SquarePants

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Yeah, but still not half as bad as the Creepy Crawler Thing-Maker!

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