Push Pop Candy and the Click Every Kid Remembered
You didn't eat a push pop candy the way you ate an ordinary lollipop. You clicked it up, took a few proud licks, snapped the cap back on, and carried…
Ghostbusters Cereal and the Spooky Breakfast Kids Wanted
Some cereals promised a full stomach. Ghostbusters cereal promised a little chaos before school. If you were a kid in the mid-80s, that mattered. Breakfast wasn't only breakfast. It was…
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Giggles Cookies: The Smiley Sandwich Snack We Miss
Some cookies were good. Some were fun. Giggles Cookies pulled off both, and that was the trick. If you grew up stalking the snack aisle in the mid-to-late 1980s, you…
Pac-Man Cereal and the Ghost Marshmallows We Still Miss
Some cereals fed you. A few gave you a whole little Saturday morning mood. Pac-Man cereal did that with one bright, goofy, brilliant move: it dropped Pac-Man and his ghost…
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Donkey Kong Cereal and the Barrel-Puff Breakfast Craze
Some cereals gave you flakes. Some gave you marshmallows. Donkey Kong cereal gave you barrels. That was the hook, and what a hook it was. In the early 1980s, when…
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Fruit Wrinkles Snack and the Stretchy Lunchbox Obsession
Some snacks disappeared in two bites. Fruit Wrinkles made a whole scene out of it. If you packed a lunch in the late 1980s or early 1990s, you probably remember…
Magic Middles Cookies and the Gooey Center Kids Loved
If you ever stood in a supermarket cookie aisle as an 80s kid, you know the feeling. Most boxes promised chocolate, crunch, or creme. Magic Middles cookies promised a surprise.…
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PB Max Candy Bar is The Peanut Butter Favorite Fans Still Miss
Some candy bars fade out. PB Max never did. It left store shelves, sure, but it stuck in memory like a favorite song you can still hear after the radio…
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The Real Story Behind New Coke’s 1985 Disaster
New Coke didn't crash because Americans suddenly lost their taste for sweet soda. It crashed because new coke ran smack into memory, habit, and brand loyalty. For 80s fans, the…
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Nintendo Cereal System: The Breakfast Box Every Kid Wanted
Some breakfast cereals promised vitamins. The Nintendo Cereal System promised Mario, Zelda, and a much better reason to get out of bed. If you were a kid in the late…