Ye Olde Risque

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Grab a snack and dive in because this week on The 90s Grab Bag, Justin and Abby are unpacking the wild, unhinged era when "sex sells" became the golden rule of pop culture. From brazen shampoo commercials moaning through prime-time TV to double entendre tagline ads for soft drinks and snacks, 90s marketers pushed every envelope they could reach. But it didn't stop there: we dive into the stealth adult humor slipped right under our noses in kids' classics like Animaniacs, Rugrats, and Rocko’s Modern Life, the rise of edge-lords like Beavis and Butt-Head and South Park, and how Austin Powers turned innuendo into an art form. Tune in as we revisit the commercials, cartoons, and late-night TV moments that shaped a generation