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I Thought We Were Bad Boys - Crazy Eddie Episode One
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Our new topic this week is Crazy Eddie and the Antar family. An insane electronics company that started as part retail store, part scam. Every customer was a mark waiting to be tricked.
We get into their wild marketing and loud obnoxious commercials and strange cult following that formed around hating them.
This story is super fun and we hope you enjoy!
Also if you want to watch the commercials for yourself here are a few links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml6S2yiuSWE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_dl2tsuUtc
https://www.facebook.com/wpixarchives/videos/casablanca-crazy-eddie-ad/2075837109327450/
Sources for this week:
Retail Gangster: The Insane, Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie-By Gary Weiss (2022)
“The Public Face of Crazy Eddie Recalls the Real One”-James Barron, New York Times Sept 12th,2016
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