Rambo Bubble Gum

Raspberry-flavored gum shaped to resemble shrapnel or flak.

Went on sale in 1985, as a tie-in with the release of Rambo II.

image source: Candy Wrapper Museum

Wisconsin State Journal - Nov 3, 1985

Posted By: Alex - Wed Apr 11, 2018 - Comments (2)
Category: War, Candy, 1980s

Follies of the Madmen #342

Nestle's = "Ness-uls" Down Under? Who the heck knew? In any case, girls sure do love chocolate-affiliated horoscopes, don't they?

Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 21, 2017 - Comments (1)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Candy, 1960s, Women, Australia

A Rose and a Baby Ruth

Apology on the cheap.

Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 30, 2017 - Comments (0)
Category: Music, Nature, Teenagers, Candy, 1950s, Love & Romance

Hippy Sippy

Hippy Sippy consisted of tiny chocolate balls packaged in a container that looked like a hypodermic needle. The chocolate balls were sucked out through the "needle." The candy was introduced in 1968, but was pulled from shelves within a year because of popular outrage.

It reminds me of the Chilly Bang! Bang! juice-filled squirt gun.

More info: Box Vox

Camden Courier-Post - Oct 19, 1968

Posted By: Alex - Fri Jun 30, 2017 - Comments (2)
Category: Drugs, Candy

Candy Wrapper Archive

You can certainly pass some delightful hours at the Candy Wrapper Archive, marveling at the sometimes wacky candies of yore.

Posted By: Paul - Tue Oct 11, 2016 - Comments (2)
Category: Candy, Collectors

Its The Real Thing

Some think of a pool full of Coca Cola and Mentos and say, "Why?" These guys said, "Why not!"

Posted By: patty - Tue Jun 28, 2016 - Comments (8)
Category: Drones, Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Candy, Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks and other Non-Alcoholic Beverages, Nausea, Revulsion and Disgust

Dulce Dolor

DULCE DOLOR from Filmaciones de la Ciudad on Vimeo.

Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 18, 2016 - Comments (1)
Category: Puppets and Automatons, Sexuality, Surrealism, Foreign Customs, Candy

Follies of the Madmen #232

Existential candybars, as only David Cronenberg could direct it.

For more weirdness, try his new novel.

Posted By: Paul - Tue Oct 21, 2014 - Comments (6)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Surrealism, Candy, 1990s

Spicy

Hot pepper gummies! Are you brave enough to try these fiery hot candies?

Posted By: patty - Sat Aug 09, 2014 - Comments (6)
Category: Candy

Follies of the Madmen #217

Maybe I tend to overthink things. But I confess I am baffled by the situation depicted in this ad.

1) Assume the girl in blue is a child, not an adult. Let's call her 8-10 years old.

2) The thing in her lap could be a doll.

a) But if it is a doll, its eyes are directed at the cookie, and it's reaching for it. It is not drawn to resemble an artificial thing. It is drawn as real as the girl.

3) The thing in her lap could be another living child.

a) But the only living child bearing that proportion to a ten-year-old would be, oh, what, a six-month-old baby? And what six-month-old baby ever looked like that?

Alternate explanation.

The girl in blue is an adult woman, the creature in her lap is a midget, and the whole thing is a fetish setup.

Please provide other theories, if possible!

Original ad here.

Posted By: Paul - Wed Mar 05, 2014 - Comments (14)
Category: Business, Advertising, Comics, Candy, 1940s