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The Guacfather

S3 E3

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Published October 27, 2020 6:00am

The origin story of a wobbly toy with a peculiar name.

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Show Notes: 1:47 - Nickelodeon's Wild & Crazy Kids Gwok Ball on Dailymotion 4:26 - Google Books Ngram Viewer results for "guac" 4:57 - Maureen Down piece from the New York Times Magazine, May 29, 1994: The Lost Quayle Diaries 5:27 - The New York Times, January 22, 1997: Snacks to Fix in Super Bowl Timeouts 6:16 - "Guac" used in a 1993 episode of Norther Exposure 6:34 - "Guac" used in a 2000 episode of...

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