Food - Totally the 80's

Planters Cheez Balls and the Orange Canister Kids Emptied

You didn't open a canister of Planters Cheez Balls and eat a polite handful. You popped the lid, heard that little snap, and suddenly your afternoon had a plan. For…

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Why E.T. Cereal Was the Movie Tie-In Kids Had to Try

Some 80s products didn't ask for your attention, they grabbed your sleeve in the grocery aisle. E.T. cereal was one of those. If you were a kid then, you already…

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Pizza Hut BOOK IT! and the Free Pizza Prize Kids Chased

You didn't need a treasure map. You needed a library book, a reading goal, and a teacher who signed the form. For a lot of kids, Pizza Hut BOOK IT!…

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Bonkers Candy and the Fruit Chews Kids Never Forgot

Some candy disappears and you shrug. Bonkers candy disappears and grown adults start talking about it like a missing mixtape. Nabisco turned a fruit chew into a mini event in…

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Oompas Candy and the Wonka Treat We Still Miss

Remember those candies that felt like they came from a toy box, a movie set, and the snack aisle all at once? Oompas candy had that kind of magic. If…

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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…

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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…

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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…