A comedy came out in 1982 named Savannah Smiles. It was quintessential Generation X, centering on a 7-year-old daughter of a politician who is ignored and neglected by her parents. She ends up running away and hooking up with a couple of crooks.
It was a very popular movie and beloved by many Gen Xers, including a good high school friend who had a baby in the summer of 1985 and named her Savannah! (By the way, the girl who played Savannah, Bridgette Andersen, died of an accidental drug overdose in 1997.)
Now, 30 years later, the Girl Scouts are celebrating their 100th anniversary with a new cookie, Savannah Smiles, as well as a campaign, The Year of the Girl. Good thing there isn’t copyright on titles.
There is a lot of buzz going around about this cookie, which is a lemon wedge (in the shape of a “Brownie smile”) and dusted in powdered sugar. Technically, they’re paying homage to founder Juliette Gordon Low’s birthplace, Savannah, Georgia. So, why not name the cookie Juliette? It’s so much more original in my humble opinion.
I do love Girl Scout Cookies. It’s like every generation gets their own. Which one is your favorite? My mother always loved Thin Mints. I love the Do Si Dos!
Or just “Savannahs.” Like nobody was going to remember the movie…Ha!
Jen, I tend to agree that “Juliette” or “SavannahGA” would have been more considerate of the movie title. I LOVE Thin Mints and those sort of peanutbutter-chocolate cookies. Girl Scout cookies are really WAY too tempting! Good thing the money goes for a worthy cause.
Me either. Bummed me out. I bet her family likes the cookie name.
I used to be a thin mint guy but this year I’ve split my order between them and Samoas.
I loved that movie too. I did not know the actress had died. 🙁