We were on the Food Network last night! It was an episode of Unwrapped that focussed on, what else, Bacon! We got an interesting peek into their production process.
They filmed at our store over a year before the segment was shown on TV. If you look at the picture of the two adorable customers above, you’ll notice Bacon Pennants behind them which have been discontinued. Not only that, but the whole store moved from Ballard to Wallingford! You know, unimportant details like that.
They filmed for four hours to get the three minutes they ended up using. Shana’s greatest fear was realized. They used footage of her flossing with Bacon Floss in the finished story. I had never thought about it, but I guess it is unglamorous to floss on TV.
We never even dared to dream that this video existed! Thanks to a comment on a previous post and some Chinese language Google searches, we have actual footage of Bibo in action on the show Flame Bathing Phoenix.
Bibo happy. Bibo sad. Bibo’s bodily functions. It’s all there.
We thought more explanation of Bibo might make us find him less intriguing, instead it just increases the mystery.
We love you Bibo, now and forever.
You read more about our history with Bibo in our book.
We’ve relaunched our website! The whole experience has changed from top to bottom – from the way it’s organized to the shopping cart itself. We’re betting you’ll find something you didn’t know we sold if you click more than a few times.
You will be forgiven if your first thought when you read the headline was that Archie McPhee was going to start making glasses for monkeys, it totally sounds like something we would do. But in this case, Monkey Goggles refers to a website.
Think of it as a literary magazine whose sole sponsor is Archie McPhee. It’s going to be articles about things we love, great stories, humor, news and an occasional editorial opinion. We launched it on Monday, but haven’t really announced it anywhere to give us a chance to get our sea legs.
Our own Mr. Bacon has agreed to answer questions from readers of this blog. He not only has a lifetime’s worth of experiences and wisdom to pass along, but also the unique perspective that comes from being made of bacon. If you would like to ask Mr. Bacon a question email it to us and we’ll pass it along. You can also follow Mr. Bacon on Twitter.
Today’s question comes from Secret Life: Mr. Bacon, my family reunion is coming up and I have been less than honest with my family about what is going on in my life. Should I continue with the charade or come clean?
Dear Secret Life,
By all means, keep up the charade. Speaking of which, don’t you love the classic party game charades? I’ll never forget the time that my Uncle Prosciutto got so frustrated when we couldn’t decipher his pantomime that he just yelled out “I’m a muskox you nitwits!”
But seriously, if you really feel like you need to get the burden off your chest why don’t you just tell me? Admit it, you probably like my delicious cured meatiness more that you like your family anyway. Plus, if you tell me, I promise not to belittle, berate or disown you. That way you feel better, your family is spared the trauma and I continue to be delicious. Everyone wins!
There’s a room in our building that used to be a racquetball court, but has since been turned into storage. For a while today, it was empty and we decided to see what our Remote Controlled Yodelling Lederhosen sounded like in that environment.
Here, in 14 seconds, is how the tragedy played out.
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