Dearly beloved readers, we are gathered here today to expose a cult of the 1970s. No, not Jonestown. THE M&M CANDY CULT! This started out innocuously enough with this cute animated commercial, set to the tune of Sammy Davis, Jr.'s 1972 chart-topper "The Candy Man." As you can see, at this point the charismatic leader simply utilized the product as his performing backup entertainment. However, by 1976, the leader had taken on a creepier human form, as seen in this spot. What is worse, he has now been elevated to idolatry by impressionable young children drawn to his addictive treats. The tide seems to have tuned by this 1978 commercial. The followers, who now consider themselves a "gang," and conforming to the insidious meaning of the word, have grown older and overthrown "The Candy Man" as leader and have taken over a playground. Even worse, whereas before the youth were simply happy to have small bags of M&Ms, they now carry around huge cookie-jar sized containers of the confections. Happily, this 1978 relic seems to be the last that was heard of any youth organizations devoted to the small circular candies. Perhaps the youth were annihilated by roving pepped-up "Peppers" addicted to caffeinated beverages singing an equally catchy jingle of their own.
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