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Yeah yeah. Oh yeah yeah oh yeah. Why. Hi everybody this is Bob Somerby your crabs consumer reporter today report on the new wave in breakfast foods fiber cereals for adults cereals helping I was you know I got right the first time. Hi everybody Bob Somerby hear your crabs consumer today with a report on fiber cereals cereals aimed at us with our unique adult needs for example. Oh right yeah. Hi everybody Bob Somerby your crabs consumer reporter today with a report on
fiber cereals cereals and ended with our unique adult needs example. Here we have Kellogg's All-Bran with high fiber and folks in case that wasn't quite enough fiber for you rest easy tonight. Here it is in his new Kellogg's All-Bran with extra fiber. Folks if you enjoy this you will eat a wall hanging. Yeah yeah we looked in the box. There was a yarn in it. Every variety of bran is available to the fiber conscience consumer. Here we have shredded wheat and Bran two of my all time favorites together at long last. Can you believe it. A cereal where they added shredded wheat because they needed more flavor. Kellogg's has jumped into the brand sweepstakes with this tongue twister mew Slick's brand cereal the official cereal of the American Scrabble Federation. This one scares me a little bit what's the old saying. Musa licks sink ships. You might want to look out for this one. Some people
are confused by the technical language of bran cereals they say Bob what is the difference between 100 percent bran and 40 percent bran flakes. Well we did a little research. This box is 60 percent empty. Well that's it for tonight Bob Somerby your crabs consumer reporter. Enjoy a healthy breakfast. And I play in people and I do it every week and people do in fact laugh because they have been drinking. Mark here yeah. Hi everybody this is Bob Somerby your crabs consumer reporter tonight with a report on fiber cereals cereals aimed at us with our unique adult needs. Here we have Kellogg's All-Bran with high fiber and
folks in case that wasn't quite enough fiber for you rest easy tonight. Here it is in its new Kellogg's All Bran with extra fiber. Folks if you enjoy this you will eat a wall hanging. We look in the box and there was a yarn in it. Every conceivable variety of bran is available to the fiber conscious shopper. Here we see Shredded Wheat and Bran. Two of my all time favorites together at long last. Folks can you believe that a cereal where they added shredded wheat because they needed more flavor. You might want to think about that one. Kellogg's has jumped deeper into the brand sweepstakes with this tongue twisting bran cereal new musical X bran cereal. The official cereal of the American Scrabble Federation. This one concerns me a little bit what's that old saying. Mucilage IX sink ships. World War 2 vintage. Some people are confused by the technical language of brand breakfast foods. They say to me Bob
what is the difference between 100 percent bran and 40 percent bran flakes. Well here crabs we did a little research. This box is 60 percent empty. Until next time this is Bob Somerby your crabs consumer reporter. Enjoy a healthy breakfast. They're going to do something like that again with my first one in the ring. Yeah. Good evening everybody this is Bob Somerby your crabs consumer reporter tonight with a report on new breakfast foods. We have breakfast foods in our society that defy belief. Some of these are foods you may wish to be warned against using in your home. Example A
couple of weeks ago I'm looking at the cereal shelf. Suddenly I find myself looking at the instant grits instant grits that right away came to my mind who is in this much of a hurry to eat grits. You know I've got a couple of minutes I can wait. Look at this part. Cooks in the bowl. I'll be on the porch Thank you. Some things I don't need to see with my eyes. Some of you are saying Bob's share with the new serial aimed at the adults in our society is something new for the adults. That of course would have to be new Chris spics. Yes Chris picks corn on one side or rice on the other. Pretty much the blend I've been looking for in our breakfast food now. Can you believe this. Oh look how big they are. How do you know in this entire box there is only one Chris fix you. You have got to smash it with your fist before you can eat the food look at that monster Can you believe that you know I left one on my porch. Now bees
live in it. It's humiliating. People get fooled by the name Chris. It sounds plural doesn't know or remember your Latin studies ladies and gentleman. One crisp picks two or more crisp A C's. I think you knew that you had only forgotten. Here's a type of cereal you never should buy. Generic cereal supermarket cereal do you know how you can tell right away this stuff is wrong. Look at this. It's the same on both sides can you believe that they're not giving anything away here in the package a beautiful picture of the breakfast feast. You know what that picture represents. They tell us in the corner it's a serving suggestion just a suggestion. Yeah that's there for the consumer who buys the cereal but has no real idea how to eat it. They they seem to be suggesting. Young might want to work with a ball or get yourself a ball
start from there. That's the way we do it with the cereal. Some of the big supermarket chains are really overdoing the generic packaging. Perfect example hold onto your hands. Here's cornflakes a pretty well jump off that shelf. Yes but warning to the consumer. I think you know what I mean. They're easily mistaken for soap powder. Don't let that happen to you. This is Bob's summer meor crams consumer reporter. See you next time. At least I'm wearing the right color right. Hi everybody this is Bob Somerby your crabs consumer reporter today with a
report on breakfast foods. You know we have breakfast foods in our society that defy belief. Some of these are foods you may wish to be warned against using in your home. Example A couple of weeks ago I'm in the supermarket staring at the cereal shelf. Suddenly I find myself looking at these instant grits instant grits that right away came to my mind who is in this much of a hurry. To eat grits. You know I've got a couple of minutes I can watch. Look at this part. Cooks in the bowl. I'll be on the porch Thank you. Some things I don't need to see with my eyes. I'll just accept on faith that it happened. Some of you are saying bomb share with us a new cereal aimed at the adults in our society. That of course would have to be new crisp x. Yes crisp fix corn on one side or rice on the other. Pretty much the blend I've been looking for in our breakfast food. Now can you believe this. Look how big they are. Well how do
you know in this entire box. There is only one crisp pics. You have got to smash it with your fist before you can eat the food. Look at that monster Can you believe that you know I left one on my porch. Now be live in it it's humiliating. People get fooled by the name Chris pics it sounds plural doesn't it. No remember your Latin studies ladies and gentleman. One crisp picks two or more crisp A C. I think you knew that you had only forgotten. Here's a type of cereal you never should buy. Generic cereal. Supermarket cereal do you know how you can tell right away this stuff is wrong. Look at this. It's the same on both sides. Can you believe that they're not given anything a lie here in the package a beautiful picture of the breakfast feast. Do you know what that picture represents. They tell us in the corner it's a serving suggestion.
Oh just a suggestion. You know that's there for the consumer who buys the cereal but has no real idea how to eat it. Yeah yeah. They seem to be suggesting that you might want to work with a ball. Sure. That's the way we do it with the cereal. Some of the big supermarket chains are really overdoing the generic packaging. Perfect example hold onto your hands. Yeah here's cornflakes a pretty well jump off that shelf. Yes but warning to the consumer. I think you know what I mean. They're easily mistaken for soap powder. So don't let that happen to you. Till next time this is Bob Somerby your crabs consumer reporter. Good night. Right here over there. Well.
I everybody this is Bob Somerby your crabs consumer reporter tonight with a robot with a blow a just tease him. Yeah well hi everybody this is Bob Somerby your crabs consumer reporter tonight with a report on picture road signs. Apparently no one in our society can read anymore so to help people find their way on the freeway What must they erect. Big picture signs picture signs that help us find our way on the freeway now. How many times recently have you been traveling on the highway. Suddenly you are confronted with the. Don't you feel at this moment that to reach your dream exit. Oh yeah the place you'd like to call home. Folks you tell me if you would just what is occurring in this peculiar scene.
Is this a motel or a school for a levitation. What is this. I prefer a motel where I can lay right on the sheets that has me. No you hover over the bed for eight hours. You're cranky the next day and you know it. Oh and maybe I'm a little bit fussy about my accommodations right prefer a motel where I can go to bed at night with a reasonable hope that when I wake up in the morning my head will be connected to my shoulders and I just like that neck. Luck. That's me. They have warning signs. Actual warning signs warning you about every eventuality you could possibly imagine and some quite frankly you cannot. Now motorists be honest when is the last time this happened to you. What would you do different if you saw this sign. Let a little air out of those left hand tires. I think I can hear my mom right now on this one. How do you get out there in the first place. Crazy kid.
You know what does trouble me it should trouble you it's the verbal verbal signs that can be interpreted more than one way. Perfect example. Do you want a stupid motorist reading this sign. Use two lines each. OK I'll try it. He's gonna be all over that highway. Yeah well until next time this is Bob Summer me or crabs consumer reporter. Have a good day. I like The Wire.
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Series
Crabs
Episode Number
401
Producing Organization
Maryland Public Television
Contributing Organization
Maryland Public Television (Owings Mills, Maryland)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/394-91sf7z5k
Public Broadcasting Service Series NOLA
CRAB 000000
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Description
Episode Description
#401, Live Show - Master
Broadcast Date
1987-11-17
Asset type
Episode
Topics
Humor
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:14:45
Credits
Copyright Holder: MPT
Producing Organization: Maryland Public Television
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Maryland Public Television
Identifier: 27619.0 (MPT)
Format: U-matic
Generation: Master
Duration: 01:00:00?
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Chicago: “Crabs; 401,” 1987-11-17, Maryland Public Television, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 23, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-394-91sf7z5k.
MLA: “Crabs; 401.” 1987-11-17. Maryland Public Television, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 23, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-394-91sf7z5k>.
APA: Crabs; 401. Boston, MA: Maryland Public Television, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-394-91sf7z5k