DESPAIR, fat whores! Famous Amos is DEAD to me!

Famous Amos Heinous Anus

I’m not going to despair. The cookies now suck.

Gross. Reminds me of fellowship after church service as a kid. Two Famous Amos on a white cocktail napkin.

^and grape koolaid^

I was just thinking about him a few days ago and wondering if he's still alive and baking his famous cookies.

Has Andy commented yet?

I didn't know he was still with us! His cookies were a lifesaver when I only had 50 cents waiting to be picked up after school.

Famous Amos, Peter Marshall, and Greg Kihn all gone...when will the tears end?

R9. Don't forget me, bitch. Although, I've already forgotten everything....

Joe better be thanking whoever finished this set of three before the grim reaper got him.

Those cookies were rock-hard.

I did not know Greg Kihn died.

[quote] Gross. Reminds me of fellowship after church service as a kid. Two Famous Amos on a white cocktail napkin

Why didn’t you just swallow their loads?

Pon! Fetch my mourning veil!

R12, because I'm not Catholic, Rose.

Someone once told me these cookies used to be good. The Famous Amos I had from a vending machine tho were certainly nasty.

Seriously, I was sure he died decades ago... For the youngsters around here, yes, the cookies used to be good.

And Peter Marshall

And thus, the cookie crumbles.

Awful cookies. Like even cheaper nastier Girl Scout cookies.

Famous Amos and Mrs. Fields started out as high end cookies. No, really.

I think Amos sold out and something bad happened about the money.

The later vending machine variety were like rocks.

Famous Amos Cookies vs Grandma Gratvas' Cookies

Watch to the end to see Amos ascending to the heavens.

Loved his cookies and he seemed like a great guy. RIP.

Believe it or not, these cookies WERE good at one time. Back in the 80s before he sold the company.

RIP Wally Amos.

I remember a Famous Amos cookies store on Lexington Avenue near 56th Street in Manhattan around 1980s. The cookies which are decent cold and packaged, were actually great when warm and fresh. I think the store only lasted about 2-3 years before closing. It was not in a great location. It should have been opened closer to Bloomingdales or by Macy's to get the foot traffic from shoppers.

Were they tiny like the terrible vending machine cookies? I don't mind that part, but curious. Sad they ruined the product.

They were always small, but a bit bigger than today[s version. I tried some a few months ago in a fit of nostalgia. Not good.

The ORIGINAL Famous Amos cookies, which we got in tins as Christmas presents from 1978 to maybe1982 were AMAZING. The Famous Amos cookies you bought in a sealed bag had ZERO to do with the original cookies, which tasted homemade.

R25 R27 The fresh cookies from the Famous Amos store were bigger and delectable. I think the ones in the tin box were similar but I'm sure they added more ingredients so that the product will last fresh longer. The paper bagged version were drastically different and inferior, close to Chips Ahoy cookies.

Same with David’s Cookies, R20.

Terrible product. Oreos and Chips A hoy cookies are now also terrible after being reconfigured. Waste of a cheat day.

You can buy them now for $3.50

The cookies in the tins were fantastic. That bullshit in the bag from Quaker or General Mills was GARBAGE. Didnt even taste like a cookie.

I loved his cookies-made me the fat whore I am today.

david’s cookies were also hard and not tasty

my friend's dad helped him launch nationally and he died a couple weeks ago.

cookie curse?

The original shop was on Sunset Blvd, and the fresh-baked cookies were to die for. The butterscotch pecan crunchies were the BEST.

Even though I prefer a cookie that is not thoroughly soft, I did enjoy the Mrs. Fields macadamia nut / white chocolate chip cookie.

It sounds like the Famous Amos cookies may have started from a good recipe, but that recipe did not translate well to shelf life. If you think about it, it makes sense. My mom made really good chocolate chip cookies, but they were always best when freshly-baked.

Mrs. Fields milk chocolate cookies warmed were heaven.

R37 The walk-in bakeries also made standard sized cookies that were softer, and brownies (called Chewies) as well, but only the bite-sized “Crunchies” were mass-produced. The Crunchies were much better fresh-baked, of course.

Several years running at Christmas we would get these tins with delicious Famos Amos cookies and his picture was on the tin and it said "Have a merry black Christmas!"