We may not agree on the best type of gum, but we should all be able to agree that the artistic form of expression generally known as "music" reached its apex in the form of several classic gum jingles in the 1980's. But which jingle is #1? Below are three classic tunes in their original forms. There's also a dark horse contender, performed in studio by NPR's Mike Pesca during the taping of this week's Sporkful episode on gum. Share your thoughts on the four options in the comments section...
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This week we relive a classic Sporkful featuring Mike Pesca of NPR and Slate's Hang Up and Listen. We tackle gum with a liquid center, ideal shapes and sizes, and of course, the best gum jingles of the 80's! (Here's our pollof best 80's gum jingles.) Photo: Flickr CC / KonRuff
We often post show outtakes here at The Sporkful Test Kitchen, and this week we're really going to town. We already dropped one gem earlier in the week, as part of our poll on the best 80's gum jingle of all time. Now here's NPR's Mike Pesca, our special guest for this week's gum episode, talking about teaching his 2-year-old