Stimulate this!!

We all know by now that our country, and the world, are in a serious financial state of affairs. This is an age where we may lose many of the companies that have become household names over the last decade, and some we've already lost - Tower records, Circuit City, Washington mutual, etc... Will new brand names rise from their ashes? Will they need to? After all, we have Barack Obama now. He will single-handedly lead us to terra firma. Right? Que the stimulus. Now the government is going to throw their monetary might behind our market, and hopefully keep these American staples around for our children. But with all this money being tossed around, why not save some mementos for the children of the 90's.

For example, when is the last time you had Jerry's Subs and Pizza? I know they're still around, but it seems as if they exist on the periphery of society. And speaking of pizza, where is Little Caesars? The last Caesars I had was in rural Vermont. I guess they didn't get the message that the rest of the country has abandoned poor Caesar. Both Jerry and Caesar should see some of this stimulus money. Where else am I going to get Cherry Fanta fountain soda?

People are losing their jobs at every turn. Put gov't money into food and they stay fed. Now, put some more of that money into TV and you keep them entertained. This is why I say that two shows need to hop on the stimulus wagon: Beakman's World and Wings. Beakman's needs to be back not only because it's great TV, but also because it could generate a new line of work: the birthday party scientist. Any unemployed person could easily take the lessons learned from Beakman's, and apply them to a $10/hour gig working childrens' birthday parties. It's a win/win for everyone.

Wings, on the other hand, is beneficial to the truly downtrodden, less ambitious set. The essential message behind Wings is that if you set your sights low, you can achieve tangible pleasure in life. Almost everyone in that show could have achieved great things. But instead their lives revolve around a humble airline on an island only popular with people who have achieved great things. It's quite depressing in reality. That said, I imagine it would be a an inspiring program for those feeling as if their skills are worthless. Plus, I would love to have more Thomas Haden Church in my life.

So there it is. If you're reading this Tim Geithner, make the right call and pull these oft-forgotten franchises out of oblivion. We'd be a better nation with them back.