Big Johnson (aka the Fail Fads thread)

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Originally Posted by Angee

Alright...how about Fraggle Rock? Better yet, how many of your parents had the huge microwave with nothing more than a MANUAL MINUTE DIAL? And...how many of you snuck up late to watch the cartoon movie Heavy Metal? What was that...circa 1981 or 82? :LOL:

Yea those aren't "fads"....Fraggle Rock was a show on HBO that really didn't take off that well and certainly never had huge marketing success. Heavy Metal was a popular magazine (I got it) from which some of the stories were made into a movie. Lastly,the first incarnations of microwaves were certainly a "must have" item but as they are an important appliance in almost all households,they can hardly be labeled a "fad"....

fad
   /fæd/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [fad] Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., esp. one followed enthusiastically by a group.
Origin:
1825–35; n. use of dial. fad to look after things, busy oneself with trifles