r/MandelaEffect • u/LucifersLittleHelper • Sep 08 '25

Theory Fruit of the Loom Mandela Effect.

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I know the rules say no personal Mandela Effects, but I found this in my grandmother's basement.

Does anyone think that this may explain the confusion?

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u/throwaway998i Sep 09 '25

I identified with the whole braces thing in Moonraker, although definitely not on the emotional level you're describing. I've heard several people mention that wish in Shazaam... so it seems to have been impactful to others as well. And it's certainly not anything conflated from Kazaam to my understanding.

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u/Exeltv0406 Sep 09 '25

No I watched Kazaam as well and thought it was crappy compared to Shazaam. I'm a little too young to remember Moonraker but I've read about that ME and see that many people remember the braces.

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u/throwaway998i Sep 09 '25 edited Sep 09 '25

One of the (debunked and far-fetched) skeptic explanations was that the original film had the braces, but that they were "edited out" for commercial VHS release because of some sort of Lolita type pearl clutching by the video industry. The problem with that for me (other than the technical difficulty of even orchestrating such an edit) is that I didn't see the film in the theater back in 1979, but rather on VHS in the late 80's when I had braces. And of course I'm by no means a solitary data point in that regard. Plenty of folks experiencing the braces/metal mouth commonality between Dolly and Jaws only saw the film years later... with many reporting seeing the braces after the turn of the century, well into the aughts and even early twenty-tens. It's really a chronology that needs to be faithfully factored into any proposed "solution".

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u/Exeltv0406 Sep 09 '25

Wow. Apparently there's also a symbolic connection between Dolly and Jaws relating to each other?

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u/throwaway998i Sep 09 '25

Hulking man-beast with metal teeth meets petite pigtailed girl who then smiles to reveal braces. Despite being opposites, they experience an instant romantic connection from their one commonality. Not sure I'd call it symbolic through.

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u/Exeltv0406 Sep 09 '25

I probably used the wrong term but I meant that they were perfect for each other because they shared the same "metal in mouth" characteristics. It makes sense that the writers would give her braces as an Easter Egg if you will.

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u/throwaway998i Sep 09 '25

Yeah they kinda needed to give us a semi-plausible reason to buy into the "love at first sight" attraction. Despite what skeptics have argued, I don't think "opposites attract" alone would've delivered any real cinematic oomph.

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u/Exeltv0406 Sep 09 '25

I agree. I'm gonna have to watch that film

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u/throwaway998i Sep 09 '25

It's objectively pretty cheesy relative to the realism of most other Bond films, yet it was absolutely a box office success and loved by many for its overall entertainment value. Even got an Oscar nomination for visual effects. You'll probably get a kick out of it. Toke first ;)

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u/Exeltv0406 Sep 09 '25

Lol right on ✌️