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Pezhead
Monthly
Five Questions for Bubbleman Yummy Bubbles
Pez
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Bubble Yummy Bubbles Pez is here for all your summer Pez
needs.
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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?
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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?
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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
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Gather
ye Yummy Bubbles Pez while ye may, old Time is still a-flying. |
Pez. And finally,
I really do hate to end this interview on a sad note,
but I notice that unlike most (if not all) other Pez, you have
an expiration date on your box. What effect has this had on your
psyche?
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.
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