![]() Though not necessarily a new thing now that we’re in the age of social distancing, the show’s Big Sweep segment centered on extreme supermarket navigation. It turned the grocery store into the Thunderdome The show gave them public recognition for all the cognitive weight that knowledge took up in their brains. Of course these moms, seasoned experts on the art of shopping smart, know which brand of hair dye is the most expensive and which bags of nuts are the cheapest. ![]() (Surely it wasn’t just my mom who did this.)īy glorifying mom’s domain as the grocery expert, the show was a celebration of that know-how in a manner that both recognized the unpaid labor of homemaking while focusing solely on the consumer side of it. All their years of saying no to bratty kids trying to put Snickers in the cart have led to this moment in the sun. The glitz and glam of “Supermarket Sweep,” which took place on a Hollywood studio version of a grocery store, was their chance to show off their deep knowledge of cleaning product brand names and candy bar prices - highly gendered and undervalued arcana that likely served their families well but didn’t get much acclaim in the public sphere. On every episode, three pairs of contestants compete over their mastery of grocery item trivia, and the most enthusiastic players are often the stay-at-home moms. For those who need more convincing, here’s why it’s ideal watching. There are only 15 episodes streaming on Netflix (with more available on Amazon Prime and digital television channel BUZZR TV), but even that selection is a perfect representation of everything that makes the Sweep so awesome - sometimes in that so-good-it’s-bad-way. And that’s what makes it the greatest food show of all time. Yes, it’s another “food show.” No, there are no indulgent shots of chefs carefully arranging radish slices into butterflies or nuns fermenting cabbage in the mountains-just everyday Americans screaming the names of processed foods and racing through the aisles of a fake grocery store, throwing diaper packs and giant foil-wrapped hams into their shopping carts. “Supermarket Sweep,” the competitive grocery shopping game show, arrived on Netflix in early July, awakening the show’s cult following and sparking online appreciations and remembrances of technicolor sweaters past. ![]() “Supermarket Sweep” contestants race through the aisles in search of frozen food. Fremantle Show More Show Less 2 of3Ī “Supermarket Sweep” contestant quickly browses the shelves of a make-believe grocery store during the competitive shopping segment. He was also known for his excellent fashion sense on the show. “Supermarket Sweep” host David Ruprecht poses in front of fake vegetables. ![]()
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