The hottest media meme/kiddie-toy infection of the mid-1990s

My television sits about three yards away from my computer, and every hour or so during writing bouts I wax up my remote control and catch a couple waves. A few months ago, getting bored with shitty videos, yapping Headline News heads, and the parade of thick and seething folks spilling their guts on Maury and Sally Jesse, I began leavening the mix with solid doses of kid's TV. What initially caught my eye were the insane ads: Kids morph...