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The Longest Shortest Time

Imaginary Friends & Kids

The Longest Shortest Time

Hillary Frank | QCODE

Health & Fitness, Sexuality, Parenting, Kids & Family

4.84.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2018

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

A glimpse into the weird, fun, and often dark world of imaginary companions. To join the conversation, go to longestshortesttime.com! Sign up for our newsletter. Follow us on Instagram. This episode is brought to you by March of Dimes, SAS Footwear (code: LONGSHORT), Thomas' English Muffins, Casper and ThirdLove.

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0:00.0

My measuring friend, thing, was Pepto.

0:11.4

His name was Jack Easter.

0:13.8

It's Amy, the boy gorilla.

0:16.1

Her name was Charlie.

0:18.4

Sometimes Charlie was a boy.

0:20.2

Sometimes Charlie was a girl.

0:21.9

But it was always Charlie.

0:24.4

And he looked like Jack Tripper from the race company.

0:31.0

By the age of seven, 65% of kids have had an imaginary companion.

0:36.0

And even into adulthood, they remember those friends, like Pepto.

0:40.5

Apparently, he looked like Casper, the friendly ghost, meets Mighty Mouse.

0:45.1

Peppto even had an imaginary job.

0:49.2

I can still see him really differently.

0:51.5

This small red building that I knew in my heart is where Pepto worked.

0:57.3

What did Pepto do there?

0:58.8

I have no clue, Andrea.

0:59.9

I want to know.

1:01.1

I don't know.

1:03.9

I was a pretty lonely and interpretive, and creative, and anxious kid.

1:07.9

So I watched a lot of cartoons and also in pretty sure that my parents helped

1:12.6

my anxiety and my bowels with Pepto.

1:16.4

Also, do the math, and I think that's how Pepto got his name and got his comforting

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