When the Wall fell, popular culture rose to a new level of social relevance. Wind of Change? More like a tsunami! The Nineties washed over the increasingly globalized media landscape in a tidal wave of catchy tunes, cult movies, TV series and show stars. FACES rolls up the decade – and publishes an encyclopaedia on the age of grunge, girl groups, GZSZ and snacking orgies in loose succession.
Brushing your teeth doesn’t help: colorful sugar bombs blow holes in the teeth of minors loitering in front of train station kiosks – which doesn’t stop anyone from investing tons of hard-earned money in sweet sins.
For dentists, the cheap allure of the forbidden means an upgrade to prosperity. Rainbow-colored gelatine gum flavor enhancer creations from Haribo and Co. go for the tiniest amounts. over the kiosk counter. This makes the dentist’s bill all the more hefty. After all, the objects of infantile desire are as helpful for (oral) health as gin and tonic is for alcohol withdrawal.
Want to know what elementary school customers filled their snack boxes with in the nineties? Chupa Chups lollies, preferably in the tongue tinting special edition. Your favorite cartoon heroes from Batman to Bart Simpson as PEZ dispensers. Gum cigarettes to feel like Lucky Luke. Double dip to tickle your taste buds. Trolli burger as a dessert after the Big Mac. The “super healthy” surprise eggs from Kinder. Carambar, quasi hard glue with caramel flavor. And the school caretakers scrape truckloads of Malabar and Bazooka chewing gum from the asphalt in the playgrounds.
