Five Questions for the Bubbleman Yummy Bubbles Pez top of page | cover page

Bubble Yummy Bubbles Pez is here for all your summer Pez needs.

Pezhead Monthly: Bubbleman Yummy Bubbles Pez, thanks very much for taking time out of your whirlwind debut to talk with us. What's it like to be the newest sensation for the Pez Summer of 2003? Bubbleman Yummy Bubbles Pez: Oh, man, let me tell you, this has been fantastic. The other new Yummy Bubbles Pez and I are now alongside hula hoops and squirt guns as the must-have items for every boy and girl's summer fun. Plus, on top of that, we're also Pez! I mean, how can you beat that, really? PM: Your enthusiasm is astonishing, and duly noted. But you bring up a good point there- can you describe your feelings on being separated from your fellow Pez in the stores? Does this cause you any loneliness or bitterness towards your fellow Pez products?

BYBP: Am I bitter? I am a Pez, so how can I be bitter? But I'm not going to lie to you, it does get kind of lonely hanging out with the flippers and the beach balls, when all of my Pez brothers and sisters are pretty much in their own area. No offense to the other fine licensed products, but what gives a Jungle Mission Pez or a Fuzzy Friends Pez the ability to hang out with the dispensers, when I, Panda, Clown, and the rest of the Yummy Bubbles Pez gang is relegated to the seasonal section? I just can't see it. But hey, it makes it that much more special when someone who is looking merely for a set of lawn darts or wiffleballs accidentally stumbles on the glory and magic of Pez.

PM: That is a good way of looking at things, Bubbleman Yummy Bubbles Pez. Now, for those readers unfamiliar with just what a Yummy Bubbles Pez does, can you share what you bring to the Pez table?

BYBP: Well, sure. You see, we all enjoy candy. And if it's Pez candy, all the better. And we also all enjoy blowing bubbles. And Pez bubbles… well, you see where I am going with this. But I actually make bubbles you can eat. Not to toot my own horn, but how cool is that! Granted, your traditional bubbles are edible, technically, but it's my humble opinion that Pez bubbles taste better than soap-flavored bubbles. I'm guessing (and hoping) that I'm not the only one who thinks that's the case.

PM: Well, I can guarantee you that I'd rather eat a Pez bubble than any other kind of bubble. Now, Bubbleman Yummy Bubbles Pez, please tell me if I am getting too personal, but is there a tragic irony that you are a Bubbleman Pez, yet you also blow Pez Bubbles? Do you fear that you will be typecast in future Pez releases?

BYBP: Oh, that's certainly not too personal a question. At first, yes, I thought that they created this whole line of Yummy Bubbles Pez as an unfair spotlight for me, and that any future Bubbleman Pez releases would somehow revolve around the actual act of blowing bubbles. But you know, the spotlight is kind of cool. And I learned a long time ago that it's not the destination that counts, but the journey. It's been a great ride, and if I'm going to be typecast in the future, so be it. However, I don't think this is the case. I mean, there have already been Bubbleman Crystal Pez and Bubbleman Party Favors, so I just view myself as the latest in a long, proud tradition of Bubbleman Pez. PM: Thanks for another great interview, Bubbleman Yummy Bubbles

Gather ye Yummy Bubbles Pez while ye may, old Time is still a-flying.

BYBP: Wow, that's a deep question. I have to tell you, the first time I discovered that I had an expiration date, I freaked. I mean, with so little time left, what is there to do? Should I travel? Should I give all my money to charity? Should I bungee jump off the Goodyear Blimp? I spent many weeks facing my own mortality, and I think it made me a better Pez. Then someone told me that the expiration date is actually for the Yummy Bubbles Pez candy, not me, and I felt kind of silly for getting all worked up. Although I must say, that bungee jump was quite the kick in the pants.

Pez Poetry top of page | cover page

Pez Haiku #27

O Canada, why
Must you taunt me with Euro
Pez for ten bucks each?

Fallen

My Pez display was hit real hard
When both the dogs came from the yard.
They slid into the curio,
And one by one the Pez did go.
Bugs Bunny and Santa and Alligator,
Garfield, so long, I'll catch you later.
When all the chaos did subside,
Dispensers lay like fallen flies.

My mouth fell open at that sight,
There was so much that was not right.
But somehow, I did not despair,
For I did see a lesson there:
There may be times your Pez may fall,
And they may seem the worst of all,
But you will most remember when
You put them on display again.

Pez Almost-Quote of the Month top of page | cover page

"I see Pez people…Walking around like regular people. They don't see each other. They only see what they want to see. They don't know they're Pez."