What is a coolacoo?

[HuntingtonM15]

Originally Posted by Tish

The site is really bland. You are right it could be #1. Its a great show. It should be on Mondays if you ask me. Instead of some of those dumb shows currently on. I wonder if it will take ELR's spot next year?

Apparently, Two and a Half Men is taking ELR's spot next fall. I also wish CBS would move it back to Monday.

[Awsi Dooger]

Originally Posted by QueenofQueens

A google search turned up this - (scroll down to the bottom of the page) -

http://www.roadsidepeek.com/retrolook/historical/

Apparently it's some kind of ice cream that's sold at Dodger Stadium.

Cool-A-Coos were awesome! Sorry for bumping such an old thread that I ran into accidentally. I just found out Cool-A-Coo went out of business and I'm crushed. I used to get several packages of them (3 per package) at USC basketball games when I was a student in the '80s. They were better known at Dodger Stadium. Also at grocery stores in the Los Angeles area and convenience stores like Arco gas stations. Whenever I saw one I had to grab it, in fact several.

They were basically two big oatmeal cookies with plenty of vanilla ice cream in between and coated with chocolate. The closest surviving parallel is called It's It, which is also a Western treat. I can get them here in Las Vegas at Albertson's for $2.89 for a 3-pack. They are similar to Cool-A-Coo but not as big or as pristine or as tasty.

I have no idea how Cool-A-Coo got into an episode about a Mets game, unless they were playing at Dodger Stadium. If it was a home Mets game that's absurd. Must have been a goofball who knew of Cool-A-Coos at Dodger games and didn't realize they were purely regional.

BTW, the inventor of the Cool-A-Coo was Leo Politis. I think the company went out of business and filed for bankruptcy a few years ago. Big loss.

[jpcanes]

Originally Posted by Awsi Dooger

Cool-A-Coos were awesome! Sorry for bumping such an old thread that I ran into accidentally. I just found out Cool-A-Coo went out of business and I'm crushed. I used to get several packages of them (3 per package) at USC basketball games when I was a student in the '80s. They were better known at Dodger Stadium. Also at grocery stores in the Los Angeles area and convenience stores like Arco gas stations. Whenever I saw one I had to grab it, in fact several.

They were basically two big oatmeal cookies with plenty of vanilla ice cream in between and coated with chocolate. The closest surviving parallel is called It's It, which is also a Western treat. I can get them here in Las Vegas at Albertson's for $2.89 for a 3-pack. They are similar to Cool-A-Coo but not as big or as pristine or as tasty.

I have no idea how Cool-A-Coo got into an episode about a Mets game, unless they were playing at Dodger Stadium. If it was a home Mets game that's absurd. Must have been a goofball who knew of Cool-A-Coos at Dodger games and didn't realize they were purely regional.

BTW, the inventor of the Cool-A-Coo was Leo Politis. I think the company went out of business and filed for bankruptcy a few years ago. Big loss.

Thanks for the info!!
I'm sure that was supposed to be a Mets home game, so it was a definite goof.

[Awsi Dooger]

Originally Posted by jpcanes

Thanks for the info!!
I'm sure that was supposed to be a Mets home game, so it was a definite goof.

It sure was. I hope the episode was at least fairly early in the show's run. If it was 2003 or later they really botched it, since Cool-A-Coos were already extinct.

This is a blurb from the San Gabriel Valley Tribune on May 19, 2003:

"Cool-A-COO ice-cream bars used to be a staple at Dodgers games, approaching Dodger Dogs in popularity. But the company that made them is now out of business, and the man who invented them, Leo Politis, is broke. The current owners of the brand have had their business license revoked by the state, so you'll probably never see another Cool-A-COO bar again."

Here is a better link that shows the building where they were made, and the logo, with a little bit more info. Scroll close to the bottom:

http://www.roadsidepeek.com/roadusa/...ical/index.htm

[speedyg18]

Originally Posted by blah_

In the episode where Doug calls Arthur a "demented circus monkey" they end up taking the old guy to a mets game, trying to make him feel better. Carrie goes off to the concessions to get her dad a "coolacoo" (sp?), only to get in the beer only line by mistake where they won't sell her one.

Maybe I'm just Canadian, but what the heck is a coolacoo and why is it bugging me so much?

A Cool-A-Coo was an ice cream sandwich that consisted of two oatmeal cookies with vanilla ice cream in between, coated in chocolate. Here's some lady's article about it: http://articles.latimes.com/1999/aug/15/magazine/tm-239

[R.jsheedy]

Originally Posted by Awsi Dooger

Cool-A-Coos were awesome! Sorry for bumping such an old thread that I ran into accidentally. I just found out Cool-A-Coo went out of business and I'm crushed. I used to get several packages of them (3 per package) at USC basketball games when I was a student in the '80s. They were better known at Dodger Stadium. Also at grocery stores in the Los Angeles area and convenience stores like Arco gas stations. Whenever I saw one I had to grab it, in fact several.

They were basically two big oatmeal cookies with plenty of vanilla ice cream in between and coated with chocolate. The closest surviving parallel is called It's It, which is also a Western treat. I can get them here in Las Vegas at Albertson's for $2.89 for a 3-pack. They are similar to Cool-A-Coo but not as big or as pristine or as tasty.

I have no idea how Cool-A-Coo got into an episode about a Mets game, unless they were playing at Dodger Stadium. If it was a home Mets game that's absurd. Must have been a goofball who knew of Cool-A-Coos at Dodger games and didn't realize they were purely regional.

BTW, the inventor of the Cool-A-Coo was Leo Politis. I think the company went out of business and filed for bankruptcy a few years ago. Big loss.

The Coll-a-coo sounds good. Wish there where still in business, i would love to try one.

[R.jsheedy]

Originally Posted by Awsi Dooger

It sure was. I hope the episode was at least fairly early in the show's run. If it was 2003 or later they really botched it, since Cool-A-Coos were already extinct.

This is a blurb from the San Gabriel Valley Tribune on May 19, 2003:

"Cool-A-COO ice-cream bars used to be a staple at Dodgers games, approaching Dodger Dogs in popularity. But the company that made them is now out of business, and the man who invented them, Leo Politis, is broke. The current owners of the brand have had their business license revoked by the state, so you'll probably never see another Cool-A-COO bar again."

Here is a better link that shows the building where they were made, and the logo, with a little bit more info. Scroll close to the bottom:

http://www.roadsidepeek.com/roadusa/...ical/index.htm

The episode aired October 25, 1999!

[aramlq]

I think it is an ice cream sandwich.

[supermac8]

Well you all can stop wishing. It looks like the Cool-a-Coo never died. As Awsi Dooger mentioned, the original proprietor, Leo Politis is still alive and kicking at 86. In fact he still makes the original ice cream sandwiches at a location in El Monte, CA now called a Mr. Cool. If you're ever in the LA area the place is called the El Monte Dairy and is located at 2440 Strozier Ave. South El Monte.

[Tiffy540]

Originally Posted by arthuritis

Well there's a big "oops" from CBS. This just illustrates how involved CBS is with this show. Wake up guys, this show could be #1 if you cared AT ALL!

Cousin, Gary Valentine is Kevin James' real brother; he has appeared in the Kevin James comedy movie Mall Cop.

[Mark Mallard]

I watched this episode the other night! I'm glad you asked this question because I didn't know they were probably made for the show. Evidently I took it as truth, haha!

[Matt4307]

A coolacoo is an ice cream sandwich that is chocolate circular things with ice cream in the middle look it up it’s and yes the spelling up above is right hopefully you see this also it comes up now when search it because the internet is different then it was back in 2005 and also when I looked it up it said that coolacoos have been around for more then 25 years

[Chocolate Moose]

To me, that sounds like a Chipwich, which we ate in DC in the 80's.