Your favorite gum/candy of the 80's and 90's

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  • jonski1968
    jonski1968 Posts: 4,490 Member
    I have to say my faves were:

    Gum:

    Black Bart Gum (I think it was only available in Canada, but it was black Licorice flavoured gum)
    Rain-Blo
    Big League Chew
    Gold Rush (in the little cloth bag)
    Wacky Pack gum (complete with white powder residue, lol)
    Gator Gum (orange flavour)

    Candy:
    Bonkers Candy
    Fun Dip
    Belly Buttons
    Those multi-coloured sprinkled chocolate dots the size of a nickel.

    What are YOUR faves????

    How the hell did you remember Gold Rush? Geez that brings back memories...Lol

    And Bazooka Joe Bubble gum.. ;o)
  • Allie_71
    Allie_71 Posts: 1,063 Member
    Gold rush - those little nugget things were hard!

    Popeye candy cigarettes. I think they're called candy sticks now?

    Fun dips

    And Bubblicious gum :)
  • bmkx0
    bmkx0 Posts: 308
    big league chew. grape!! yummie
  • JmeJinxx
    JmeJinxx Posts: 210 Member
    Nestle Nutrageous
    Candy cigarettes
    Everlasting gobstoppers
    Sno-caps
    Chocolate nips
    About anything Haribo
    Fruit stripe gum
  • SabrinaJL
    SabrinaJL Posts: 1,579 Member
    Dr. Pepper gum and Orange Bubble Yum.
  • DavetheHYNIC
    DavetheHYNIC Posts: 318 Member
    Now and later, Alexander the grape, chico stick, sour sweet pops and anything else my juvenile delinquent a@@ could steal!
  • saragato
    saragato Posts: 1,154
    Gum:

    Dubble Bubble. It was what I chewed most often since the aftercare center I went to would hold bubble blowing contests and that's what they used. I always won, even the time I chipped a tooth chewing too fast and got bits of my tooth in the gum.

    And basically any other gum that wasn't mint or licorice. I was an avid gum chewer, much to my mother's displeasure since she would have to clean the popped bubble off my glasses.

    Candy:

    Gummi worms. Can't beat a classic.
  • kimmysmith4378
    kimmysmith4378 Posts: 41 Member
    Zebra gum...can't remember the exact name of it but it had a zebra on the package.
    Sour straws
    Warheads
    Funyuns (not really candy or gum, but OMG loved those)
  • crise40g
    crise40g Posts: 60 Member
    Gum: Grape Bubblicious

    Candy: Whatchamacallit
  • sarahgilmore
    sarahgilmore Posts: 572 Member
    nerds
    push pops
    short circuits

    ETA: **** - now I want chocolate!
  • Elf_Princess1210
    Elf_Princess1210 Posts: 895 Member
    Gum: chiclets and mini chicklets, bubble tape ( 6 feet of bubble gum for you! Not them! ), bazooka, blog league chew
    Gum/ candy mix: blow pop
    Candy: pop rocks, ring pop, nerds, push pop, airheads, air heads,


    Talk about nostalgia!!
  • kayleesays
    kayleesays Posts: 564 Member
    Zebra gum...can't remember the exact name of it but it had a zebra on the package.
    Sour straws
    Warheads
    Funyuns (not really candy or gum, but OMG loved those)

    OMG, by zebra gum are you referring to my all-time favorite...

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  • juliecat1
    juliecat1 Posts: 3,450 Member
    Big league chew! I got a pack from concession for all my soccer games. Clear up through college :bigsmile: I always have to stop and buy it when I see it now.
  • mybeachpal
    mybeachpal Posts: 28 Member
    CANDY RAISINS ! Any Candy Raisin fans here ?
  • aminakhan1980
    aminakhan1980 Posts: 105 Member
    Zebra gum...can't remember the exact name of it but it had a zebra on the package.
    Sour straws
    Warheads
    Funyuns (not really candy or gum, but OMG loved those)

    OMG, by zebra gum are you referring to my all-time favorite...

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    Yeah and the flavor would last maybe 5 minutes til it became a hard shrivled up piece of glopp in your mouth. Loved it!
  • KLavallee322
    KLavallee322 Posts: 86 Member
    I used to LOOOOVE that Abba-Zabba bar. It came in that Yellow/black wrapper and it was white taffy stuff with creamy peanut butter in the middle.
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    favorite.candybar.ever!

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  • hapoo100
    hapoo100 Posts: 926 Member
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  • echoica
    echoica Posts: 339 Member
    fizz!!!!

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  • firesoforion
    firesoforion Posts: 1,017 Member
    all we could get at the time in communist poland in terms of american candy was Nerds and Donald Duck gum...at least its all i can remember

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    but polish-made candies were so much better

    Ptasie Mleczko are awesome.

    I'm not really sure what candies are from what time frame, but chick-o-sticks and the big chewy sweet tarts were my favorites. Also everlasting gobstoppers! <3 I always got those when we'd go swimming in the summer.
  • InvidiaXII
    InvidiaXII Posts: 315 Member
    -Warheads, especially the black cherry ones
    -Nestle Wonderballs (when they were still allowed to put little toys in them)
    -White "mystery flavor" air heads
    -Banana Laffy Taffy

    Man, I wonder if they still make those candies... if so, ima get me some :P
  • FitKate
    FitKate Posts: 169 Member
    lemon heads and boston baked beans!!! Love these oh and good and plenty!
  • FitKate
    FitKate Posts: 169 Member
    anyone remember WARHeads? They were awesome. So are pop rocks
  • firesoforion
    firesoforion Posts: 1,017 Member
    -Warheads, especially the black cherry ones
    -Nestle Wonderballs (when they were still allowed to put little toys in them)
    -White "mystery flavor" air heads
    -Banana Laffy Taffy

    Man, I wonder if they still make those candies... if so, ima get me some :P

    I love Banana Laffy Taffy! And yes they still make them! I'm not sure about the white air heads, or the warheads actually, but mostly you can go to the Dollar Tree and all the nostalgic candies are just waiting for you (They even have those old drinks where they were a soft plastic bottle and you twisted off the top to drink it). I can't imagine warheads are gone...
  • DAMNCHARLIE
    DAMNCHARLIE Posts: 569
    It was Swedish Fish which I have hunted down its 99cents (any family dollar store), but does anyone remember the Apple Slice soda? If you do and know where I can get it inbox me, I have searched for it for over 15 years, thanks
  • Cold_Steel
    Cold_Steel Posts: 897 Member
    Pop rocks....big league chew...bubble tape tasted horrible but was amusing.... I loved and still love the old fashioned stuff like licorice and jelly beans.

    Probably helped to contribute to my figure...
  • pauljsolie
    pauljsolie Posts: 1,024 Member
    Candy cigarettes. Thought they were the coolest.

    I know, right!! And they had the cool little red tip. LOL, how times have changed.
  • RuthRuby
    RuthRuby Posts: 31
    Baby bottle pops!
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    now and laters. i gave myself cavities because i would intentionally fall asleep with them in my mouth :laugh:
    to make it worse, i'd even use my tongue to spread them out over my teeth.

    since i wasnt officially allowed candy, you can imagine how pissed my mom was when she found out i had cavities and how i got them :laugh:
  • pauljsolie
    pauljsolie Posts: 1,024 Member
    Bubs Daddy Bubble Gum, came in an 18" rope.

    SNAPS-I still love them today, especially when they are fresh.
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