Came across these fun ads for Cup Noodle – James Brown singing “Miso’n up” for Cup Noodle Miso flavor in 1992

Jamiroquai dusting off for a recent ad – Noodles are made of virtual insanity…

Arnold when he was popular…

I remember these Cup Noodle vending machines…but I can’t remember the last time I’ve ate a Cup Noodle…

Series of commercials with Nagase advertising that Cup Noodle is a significant invention of the 20th century along with these other events:

An entertaining book, The Ramen King and I, where the NPR commentator Andy Raskin makes the inventor of Cup Noodle and instant ramen his spiritual guide – you can read it on Google Books for free.