Have you ever loved a product and for whatever reason was discontinued and taken off the market? Either that, or it is almost impossible to find nowadays.

I use to really like Crystal Pepsi, but I guess it didn't sell very well and they stopped making it.

I believe they were called OBoise chips.. something along those lines. Yeah I haven't seen them since I was a kid.

Yeah! I remember Crystal Pepsi!!! I LOVED that!! It was circa 1993!! I remember drinking it with my neighborhood childhood friends. ;)

Pine Brothers cough drops. They were cherry and they were gummy-like. I used to eat them like candy :crazy:

Hai Karate! and Children's Prozac

Cake Batter ice cream from Coldstone. RIP.

Taco Bell used to have these big tacos called Taco Bell Grandes. I would get them all the time. They had lettuce, tomatos, black olives and sour cream on them but for some reason they discontinued them in the early 90's.

I also used to love Fresh in Up gum. The pieces were square shaped with liquid centers. No idea why they got rid of that either.
I haven't seen Bubs Daddy gum or Jolly Rancher sticks in a long time either.

Also Towne Club soda. I'm not sure if that was a nationwide thing or just a Michigan thing. They had this big warehouse type building with a bunch of different flavors of soda in glass bottles and you could go there and fill up a box with whatever flavors you wanted. When you finished all the pop you brought back the emply bottles for a refund and filled the box up again.

I can't remember the cereal company but back in the 80's I absolutely loved Cracker Jack cereal. It has disappeared. Also in the early 70'sthere was a cereal that I loved. It was a granola cereal(maybe put out by Quaker Oats) but I cannot remember the exact name of it! It was so yummy!

Taco Bell used to have these big tacos called Taco Bell Grandes. I would get them all the time. They had lettuce, tomatos, black olives and sour cream on them but for some reason they discontinued them in the early 90's.

I also used to love Fresh in Up gum. The pieces were square shaped with liquid centers. No idea why they got rid of that either.
I haven't seen Bubs Daddy gum or Jolly Rancher sticks in a long time either.

Also Towne Club soda. I'm not sure if that was a nationwide thing or just a Michigan thing. They had this big warehouse type building with a bunch of different flavors of soda in glass bottles and you could go there and fill up a box with whatever flavors you wanted. When you finished all the pop you brought back the emply bottles for a refund and filled the box up again.
Oh you reminded me of Taco Bells Bellbeefers!!!! They were awesome. Anyone else remember the Bellbeefers? Hamburger with grounded up ground beef, just like the taco except it had buns instead of a taco shell.

The original Sprite Remix. Not the gross berry or Baja ****... the tropical stuff in the light orange-ish can.

Fiats.

HA HA HA! I am just kidding, of course. Seriously, though, I miss Quaker Corn Bran cereal. :o

I remember Taco Bell carried their own fries back in the early to mid 90's....they weren't Nathan's. They came in a large box and were topped with cheese and scallions :liplick: These things were sooo good.

I'm sure there's more stuff I'll recall later :D

I also used to love Fresh in Up gum. The pieces were square shaped with liquid centers. No idea why they got rid of that either.





I was a major Freshen-Up chewer! :eek: :lol:
I miss my Crystal Pepsi :D

Pepsi Blue
Crystal Pepsi
Disney character-shaped frozen pops (early 90's)

Oh you reminded me of Taco Bells Bellbeefers!!!! They were awesome. Anyone else remember the Bellbeefers? Hamburger with grounded up ground beef, just like the taco except it had buns instead of a taco shell.
I don't remember those, but they do sound tasty! Yum! :liplick:

I remember having "S'mores" cereal probably in the late 80's/early 90's. That stuff was excellent.

I've been taking Tylenol gelcaps for probably 20 years. I get a medium sized headache everyday and two Tylenol does the trick. Nothing else works. This year, I couldn't find it anywhere, so I sent an e:mail to Tylenol, and it was discontinued...just the gelcaps. So I had to switch to another kind, but I don't like it.

I've had shades of lipstick discontinued many times.

I wore the same style of bra for about a decade, lol. I couldn't find it anymore about three years ago. That was traumatic. omg:

Crystal Pepsi (1993 is right) remember Van Halens Right Now?
Smurf Berry Crunch
Ice Cream Cones Cereal
Sharkleberry Fin Kool Aid.

Carnation space bars....peanut butter flavoured sticks developped as food for astronaughts, they were super yummy ( circa 1968-9 )
Team Flakes cereal< Probably still on the market somewhere, but not here
CHEX cereal, same as above
Crispy Critters, cereal shaped like animals incl camels ( circa 196?-70 )

Disney character-shaped frozen pops (early 90's)

i loved those

Orbitz, the drinks with the little flavored gummi balls (early-mid 90s?)
Chef Boyardee Dinosaur shaped pasta

CHEX cereal, same as above


Wow no Chex cereal in Canada, eh? Whats up with that? What aboot Chex mix? Next year when I come up I'll bring you some.

Wow no Chex cereal in Canada, eh? Whats up with that? What aboot Chex mix? Next year when I come up I'll bring you some.


Nope - none of the mix either!!! Its a conspiracy!!!


Also - they discontinued "soup crackers" here like 30 years ago - don't know why - love them. I think they're also called "oyster crackers" in the U.S. Basically pillow like puffed saltines you toss into soup - don't get the mushiness the same as you do crushing crackers.

Nope - none of the mix either!!! Its a conspiracy!!!


Also - they discontinued "soup crackers" here like 30 years ago - don't know why - love them. I think they're also called "oyster crackers" in the U.S. Basically pillow like puffed saltines you toss into soup - don't get the mushiness the same as you do crushing crackers.

So thats why you told me to bring some up with me...
Clam chowder and oyster crackers...

So thats why you told me to bring some up with me...
Clam chowder and oyster crackers...


Yup! The crazy thing is that they don't taste fishy or anything like that - don't know why they don't just call them soup crackers still since they just taste like plain saltines. A guy I knew used to come up from our Cleveland office loaded down with a briefcase full for me!! I'd send him home with "Eat More" bars for one of the gals in his office (she came from Toronto and missed them).

Wow, this thread is sparking my memory! I remember the Orbitz drink as well(those little gel suckers felt weird going down!), ice cream cones cereal, and the Disney shaped ice pops.

Do you guys remember when they made marshmallows in all different colors? I remember jumbo marshmallows being sold in pink, green, yellow...or I may just be remembering wrong....lol. I swear to god I remember this, though.

Also, there used to be a hot cereal out on the market where you mixed in your own strawberry jelly that came in the box. YUM, that stuff was good...

Hmm...what else? Do they still sell Flinstones vitamins? I used to love taking those.

i cant find Jello pudding pops anymore either :(
Kamui brown rice flakes,,,,so good, so gone!!! :crying: < I actually did a taste test survey for them 2 years before they hit the market
Lifeboy soap...the only soap im not allergic to :(
Cherry Pepsi :crying::crying::crying:

Anyone seen Scooter Pies?

I loved Surge. It was one of the best sodas ever made and shame on the company who discontiued it. I also remember the ads for it. SURGE!

LOL, I remember all the urban myths about Surge!

Also in the early 70'sthere was a cereal that I loved. It was a granola cereal(maybe put out by Quaker Oats) but I cannot remember the exact name of it! It was so yummy!
was it C.W POST cereal?

anybody here remember chocolate TWINKIES? i love those!
anybody here remember "cola flavored KOOL-AID"? i hated it
i also remember "grape TANG" made my mornings great
remember PEPSI LITE with a little touch of lemon

cereals like Strawberry Honeycomb. Nobody remember this. People think I am crazy. It was out in the mid-80s.
OJs, Mr.T, Waffalos, Smurfs, Rainbow brite, pac-man, these were all good tasting cereals.

From the cereal topic, on to the chicken topic. I remember Churches Fried Chicken. It left my area in the mid-80s. It was good, but kind of greasy. From what I know, it is still in certain areas.

Wow, I remember eating the Disney frozen treats when I was 2 or 3. The Orbitz soda was awesome as well, I loved the Orange n' Cream flavored.

SURGE was the greatest. Ugh, I loved that soda- but Coca Cola said they weren't selling it enough, and they discontinued it.

cereals like Strawberry Honeycomb. Nobody remember this. People think I am crazy. It was out in the mid-80s.
OJs, Mr.T, Waffalos, Smurfs, Rainbow brite, pac-man, these were all good tasting cereals.

From the cereal topic, on to the chicken topic. I remember Churches Fried Chicken. It left my area in the mid-80s. It was good, but kind of greasy. From what I know, it is still in certain areas.


I remember Strawberry Honeycomb, I also mis the monster cereals like Count Chocula, Frankenberry, Booberry and Fruit Brute.

I remember having "S'mores" cereal probably in the late 80's/early 90's. That stuff was excellent.
They still have that! :p

They still have that! :p

Oh, you might be referring to that new stuff they have out. They had another kind that was basically like Golden Grahms, only they were covered in chocolate and had small marshmallows in it. That new stuff just doesn't cut it quite like the old stuff. :-/

Oh, you might be referring to that new stuff they have out. They had another kind that was basically like Golden Grahms, only they were covered in chocolate and had small marshmallows in it. That new stuff just doesn't cut it quite like the old stuff. :-/
Oh :lol:

This site may spark your memories! It's a page filled with old 80's commercials advertising various products. You can download and watch these forgotten commercials: http://x-entertainment.com/downloads/

Pretty cool if you ask me! :D

This site may spark your memories! It's a page filled with old 80's commercials advertising various products. You can download and watch these forgotten commercials: http://x-entertainment.com/downloads/

Pretty cool if you ask me! :D

I love that site, its not updated as often as it used to be though.

Some stuff I liked/can't find anymore:

Donutz cereal (early 80's)

E.T. the movie character peanut butter cereal (this stuff was GOOD!!)

Kentucky Fried BBQ Chicken- the chicken bucket looked like a wooden barrel!

The extra large fish sandwiches from Burger King. They actually came in a long box. Now they are these cruddy little things just wrapped in paper.

The fried pies from McDonalds before they became baked. I loved the bubbly crust on them.

Newlywed ice cream rolls

O'Grady's Extra Thick cheese flavored potato chips. These were made by FritoLay in the 80's.

Taco flavored Doritos. I mean the original taco flavor from the 70's and 80's. Not the Taco Bell seasoning or whatever they use now.

Choco-Lite bars, Marathon bars, Icee, Pepsi Light lemon flavored pop from the 70's, Stewart's microwave sandwiches that were in almost every mini-market, Wonderoast chickens.

The fried pies from McDonalds before they became baked. I loved the bubbly crust on them..
YEAH!!! And the fries were a LOT better when they used PEANUT OIL ( Stupid kids with allergies ruined it for all of us :p )

YEAH!!! And the fries were a LOT better when they used PEANUT OIL ( Stupid kids with allergies ruined it for all of us :p )

...and stupid people making stupid documentaries like Super-Size Me.

...and stupid people making stupid documentaries like Super-Size Me.

What does that have to do with Peanut Oil?

33s 45s and 78s and for anyone under say, 30.....this is a secret adult code ;)

There was a clear Canadian fizz drink that came in a wine bottle. Does anybody know the name of this product?

33s 45s and 78s and for anyone under say, 30.....this is a secret adult code ;)

78s? How old are you? My grandparents had 78s!!
Before I was born I may add.

There was a clear Canadian fizz drink that came in a wine bottle. Does anybody know the name of this product?

Clearly Canadian? Like flavored sletzer water or something like that?

Clearly Canadian? Like flavored sletzer water or something like that?
I think that was it.

Thank you.

Here's what they looked like.

was it C.W POST cereal?

anybody here remember chocolate TWINKIES? i love those!
anybody here remember "cola flavored KOOL-AID"? i hated it
i also remember "grape TANG" made my mornings great
remember PEPSI LITE with a little touch of lemon

No that wasn't it.

Taco Bell used to have these big tacos called Taco Bell Grandes. I would get them all the time. They had lettuce, tomatos, black olives and sour cream on them but for some reason they discontinued them in the early 90's.

I also used to love Fresh in Up gum. The pieces were square shaped with liquid centers. No idea why they got rid of that either.
I haven't seen Bubs Daddy gum or Jolly Rancher sticks in a long time either.

Also Towne Club soda. I'm not sure if that was a nationwide thing or just a Michigan thing. They had this big warehouse type building with a bunch of different flavors of soda in glass bottles and you could go there and fill up a box with whatever flavors you wanted. When you finished all the pop you brought back the emply bottles for a refund and filled the box up again.

OH MY GOD. I LOVED THAT GUM. I miss it! Mmmm. And I remember Taco Bell Grandes as well. I remember the commercials for them. *sigh* Memories.

I remember having "S'mores" cereal probably in the late 80's/early 90's. That stuff was excellent.

I was a HUGE fan of S'mores cereal back then, too. (just a note to the younguns here...We are NOT talking about S'morez that is out now...I believe General Mills sold it in the 80's/early 90's) I miss them sooo much. :(

Do you guys remember when they made marshmallows in all different colors? I remember jumbo marshmallows being sold in pink, green, yellow...or I may just be remembering wrong....lol. I swear to god I remember this, though.

Hmm...what else? Do they still sell Flinstones vitamins? I used to love taking those.

I don't think they sold Orbitz beverages here- I think it was only in large cities so my state didn't get them. I remember them but missed out on drinking some. :(

I remember colored marshmallows too...but not jumbo. I remember the regular-sized ones being multicolored. :)

And yeah, they do still sell Flintstones vitamins. I still see commercials for them occasionally.

i cant find Jello pudding pops anymore either :(
Kamui brown rice flakes,,,,so good, so gone!!! :crying: < I actually did a taste test survey for them 2 years before they hit the market
Lifeboy soap...the only soap im not allergic to :(
Cherry Pepsi :crying::crying::crying:

I think they just recently brought back Jello pudding pops as of about a year ago here in the states.

And I could swear they still sell cherry Pepsi here...I'm very positive I had some in HS (was a HS senior three years ago). I know I would have some if they didn't have Cherry Coke, my #1 fave soda, available.

They still have that! :p

Dutabi's and my childhood - http://www.lavasurfer.com/smorcer.gif

your childhood - http://my-expressions.com/up_media/63/pblog/118/1097128371_smores.jpg

General Mills sold the s'mores cereal we ate when we were kids, and Kellogg sells the one that's on the market now. And the marshmallows in Kellogg's cereal didn't look like that...that actually looks gross. :lol:

78s? How old are you? My grandparents had 78s!!
Before I was born I may add.

My parents had a LP player with 33's, 45's and 78's when I was growing up. I remember them listening to their records every night. :)

I have an autographed copy of Vicki Lawrence's 78 of "The Night The Lights Went Out in Georgia" in my bedroom- Target even sells frames specifically designed for LP's! :)

78s? How old are you? My grandparents had 78s!!
Before I was born I may add.
I inherited my Grampas 78s, love them...too bad i cant play them anymore :(

I can. Our family home has a victrola.

I'm almost sure that gum is still avaliable. Was it in pink and blue packages?
Yep, Its still available. :nod: I saw some in the store the other day.

And I could swear they still sell cherry Pepsi here...I'm very positive I had some in HS (was a HS senior three years ago). I know I would have some if they didn't have Cherry Coke, my #1 fave soda, available.
cant get Cherry Coke here, either....you can get Vanilla Coke, but, who WANTS to??? ( YUKKKKKK )

cant get Cherry Coke here, either....you can get Vanilla Coke, but, who WANTS to??? ( YUKKKKKK )

Me, that's who! I love Vanilla Coke!

Me, that's who! I love Vanilla Coke!
i tried it once, if it hadnt been 95 out and i hadnt been out of $$$ , id have thrown it out after the first gulp :lol:

General Mills sold the s'mores cereal we ate when we were kids, and Kellogg sells the one that's on the market now. And the marshmallows in Kellogg's cereal didn't look like that...that actually looks gross. :lol:
a" in my bedroom- Target even sells frames specifically designed for LP's! :)
Yeah I dont eat Smorz -_-

Me, that's who! I love Vanilla Coke!
Me too, Vanilla Coke is good, I hated it at first but I tried it in Disney and now I like it

cant get Cherry Coke here, either....you can get Vanilla Coke, but, who WANTS to??? ( YUKKKKKK )

They had Cherry Coke in Niagara, it was lot easier to find Coke stuff there than Pepsi for some reason.

I'm almost sure that gum is still avaliable. Was it in pink and blue packages?

I haven't seen it in years around here and I've gone out of my way to look for it too. When I was a kid it came in blue or green packages. There may have been pink ones too but I don't remember them.

I haven't seen it in years around here and I've gone out of my way to look for it too. When I was a kid it came in blue or green packages. There may have been pink ones too but I don't remember them.
Ditto. They had them for a few years where I used to live...then suddenly, I stopped seeing them in stores. I've looked everywhere here, but to no avail. :mad: I may have to resort to looking for a place online that sells them...Sigh...

Ditto. They had them for a few years where I used to live...then suddenly, I stopped seeing them in stores. I've looked everywhere here, but to no avail. :mad: I may have to resort to looking for a place online that sells them...Sigh...

There are several places places online that sell all that hard to find candy. I always tell myself I'm going to order some but never do.
Here's a place that sells all kinds of stuff -----

http://www.groovycandies.com/GCassortOrder.asp?CandyNumber=GCA9

There are several places places online that sell all that hard to find candy. I always tell myself I'm going to order some but never do.
Here's a place that sells all kinds of stuff -----

http://www.groovycandies.com/GCassortOrder.asp?CandyNumber=GCA9
:rofl: My stepsisters must have ordered from that site some years ago! One Christmas, they gave my stepmom a box JUST like the one on that site that was filled with candies from the 60's.

I found Freshen Up gum on that site! Thank you! :banana: They only had the pink & green packs there...

pink pack (http://www.groovycandies.com/NewCandyDetailFrFe.asp?SearchParam=gum&CompType=AND&Submit=FIND&CandyNumber=191)

green pack (http://www.groovycandies.com/NewCandyDetailFrFe.asp?SearchParam=gum&CompType=AND&Submit=FIND&CandyNumber=3025)

Unfortunately, they are out of stock with the green ones, so you have to wait til 9/15 to order some. (BOO! :cuss: )

Quaker's Strawberry 'n Stuff instant oatmeal. It had marshmallows in it.
Yoplait's Raspberry Peach Melba yogurt
And the worst day off my childhood. When Kool Aid stopped making Purplesorus Rex :(

Ohhhh, I just remembered one that has not been mentioned in this thread yet!

In the 90's, Dannon used to make yogurt that was packaged in square bowls. I forgot what they were called, but the yogurt was in one big bowl and the topping was in a smaller bowl in the same square...they had flavors like strawberry cheesecake and chocolate eclair. My sister and I were seriously addicted to them. WHAT WAS THE NAME?! God...I miss them. I haven't seen them being sold since about 1998 - 2000.

They had Cherry Coke in Niagara, it was lot easier to find Coke stuff there than Pepsi for some reason.
Oh yeah thats right, there are a few specialty stores that sell Coke stuff in the Falls...for a premium price, but, you cant find Cherry Coke at the market, doesnt matter though, its Cherry PEPSI that I want ;)

Lick em Ade. is this stuff still available somewhere?

I know Elaine Benis was really pissed when they discontinued THE SPONGE. :lol:

From the 70's, I miss beer shampoo... I believe it was made by the VO5 company.

And would someone please start a nationwide petition to get the Coca Cola company to put coke back into glass bottles? I know you can buy it in a few stores now, but it's really expensive (a 6 pack of 8 ounce bottles for $3.49!!!). Nothing tastes better than ice cold coke in a glass bottle...aaahhh..... And putting coke in a plastic bottle... well one sip of that and I just don't want to drink any more. I'd be more than happy to take my empty bottles back to the store to get a refund on a bottle deposit...

Finally, just until recently, I thought the facial scrub made Pernox that those of us who had acne in the 70's used, was no longer being manufacturered. But I found some in a Pennsylvania pharmacy... one of those stores that can get a hold of anything... but at a very expensive price. Of course now I don't need it... at 47 my acne is gone... though my son could use it!

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I collect old shows and cartoons

What about Gee your hair smells terrific?

What about Gee your hair smells terrific?
Does it? thx :lol:

Does it? thx :lol:
http://www.hayz.ws/blog/wp-images/JJs-hair.jpg

Minute Rice, Spanish Rice...mmmmmmm soooo good with liver...but NO LONGER available :crying:

This site may spark your memories! It's a page filled with old 80's commercials advertising various products. You can download and watch these forgotten commercials: http://x-entertainment.com/downloads/

Pretty cool if you ask me! :D
Thanks for the URL!! I'll have to check it out! I LOVER retro commercials, especially about products!! ;)

I know Elaine Benis was really pissed when they discontinued THE SPONGE. :lol:


They brought the Sponge back! :lol:

The Sponge is back! (http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2005-04-24-today-sponge_x.htm)

One of my favorite candies when I was in school was Half and Half Jolly Rancher Mini-Sticks. There were four varieties; Watermelon/Strawberry, Lemon/Lime, Cherry/Vanilla and Pina Colada/Orange. I bought tons of them in the early-mid 90s and I remember around 1996 they stopped making them. It seems like everything I liked stopped between 1995-1998 (Blossom, Road to Avonlea, Murphy Brown, Crystal Pepsi, Chocolate Goldfish). It sucked!

The Camaro.

;)

The Camaro.

;)

Ah, the Camaro... :drool:


















Of course if anyone feels like signing a petition... http://www.sitcomsonline.com/ubb/wink.gif
http://www.camaro.com/

They brought the Sponge back! :lol:

The Sponge is back! (http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2005-04-24-today-sponge_x.htm)

Wow you arent kidding, they just brought it back. It says it should be available in August. I remember the commercials for them in the 80s but I guess I was too young to know what it was for. :whistle:

From the 70's, I miss beer shampoo... I believe it was made by the VO5 company.

And would someone please start a nationwide petition to get the Coca Cola company to put coke back into glass bottles? I know you can buy it in a few stores now, but it's really expensive (a 6 pack of 8 ounce bottles for $3.49!!!). Nothing tastes better than ice cold coke in a glass bottle...aaahhh..... And putting coke in a plastic bottle... well one sip of that and I just don't want to drink any more. I'd be more than happy to take my empty bottles back to the store to get a refund on a bottle deposit...

Finally, just until recently, I thought the facial scrub made Pernox that those of us who had acne in the 70's used, was no longer being manufacturered. But I found some in a Pennsylvania pharmacy... one of those stores that can get a hold of anything... but at a very expensive price. Of course now I don't need it... at 47 my acne is gone... though my son could use it!

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Yes, I want Coke back in glass. I want everything back in glass. I want Mrs. Butterworth back in glass. It was bad when they made her body into plastic and now they only make half of her body in plastic. LOL. I want peanut butter , salad dressing, aspirin, orange juice, cranberry juice, and everything in now packed in plastic be packed back into glass. And I want that glass with metal lids too, no plastic. I want toothpaste in metal tubes that you can roll up as you use it. Anybody remember Crisco in dark brown glass bottles?

I can. Our family home has a victrola.

We had a wind-up victrola from the 20's. We still have the records in a closet. They probably haven't been played for at least 20 years.

Ohhhhh!!!! *waves hand in air* I just remembered another one!!! LOOK AT ME!!!! :D



Ahem. Now that I have your undivided attention, remember when Dennis the Menace was Dairy Queen's mascot? I don't know when DQ adopted Dennis the Menace as their mascot, but he was the mascot when I was growing up...I believe they stopped using him as the mascot sometime in the mid-90's. When I was a little kid in the late 80's and early 90's, I remember my teacher taking my class or mom taking me and my siblings to DQ and I would order like...this dilly bar-like thing that was in the shape of Dennis the Menace's head. I believe they used dark-colored bubble gum for his eyes, and you could pick 'em off and save 'em for later. It was just a shaped ice cream bar...I have not had one in roughly 13-15 years. :( I miss 'em -- they were awesome! I also sorely miss the commercials that used to feature Dennis the Menace. Sigh...

[Y]ou can get Vanilla Coke, but, who WANTS to??? ( YUKKKKKK )


ME!

:cuss: :sarah:

I also sorely miss the commercials that used to feature Dennis the Menace. Sigh...
The Scrumpdillyicious Dairy Queen :music:

I know this is not a product, but anyhow, BOB'S BIG BOY. The one we had here closed abt five years ago. I miss their food!!!!! The nearest one is in Los Angeles.

I know this is not a product, but anyhow, BOB'S BIG BOY. The one we had here closed abt five years ago. I miss their food!!!!! The nearest one is in Los Angeles.


I think we have a couple around New Jersey. I miss Jack in the Box. I haven't had that since I was a kid.

Jack In The Box - Yummy. There's one here abt a mile away. My treat Brian, come over!!!!! Then we could take an hour's drive to Los Angeles and get Bob's Big Boy.

I know this is not a product, but anyhow, BOB'S BIG BOY. The one we had here closed abt five years ago. I miss their food!!!!! The nearest one is in Los Angeles.
We have one about 1.5 miles here from me! :D

while were at it with the burger places, who misses the Red Barn? :lol: Anyone who said "ME" qualifies for free psychiatric help :rolleyes:

I was pretty upset when they took Josta off the market. It was a new red soft drink that came out in 1996, or 1997. I actually saved my very first bottle, and still have it to this day, because I knew it probably wouldn't be around long.

I was also pretty upset when they took those candy cigarettes off the market. My brother and I use to pretend they were real cigarettes, and watch people's reaction to us smoking. They always had a shocked look on their face. :eek:

You can still buy those, usually at any convenient store.

Really??? I go to the convenient store all the time, and haven't seen them in years. I thought I heard that they were taken off the market because they were a bad influence for kids. I guess it just depends on where you live.

while were at it with the burger places, who misses the Red Barn? :lol: Anyone who said "ME" qualifies for free psychiatric help :rolleyes:

Red Barn had the best Red pop. They also had chicken.

I was pretty upset when they took Josta off the market. It was a new red soft drink that came out in 1996, or 1997. I actually saved my very first bottle, and still have it to this day, because I knew it probably wouldn't be around long.

I was also pretty upset when they took those candy cigarettes off the market. My brother and I use to pretend they were real cigarettes, and watch people's reaction to us smoking. They always had a shocked look on their face. :eek:
I miss those candy cigarettes. :crying:

Marshmallow Alphabits cereal!! :( Suddenly within the past 6 months I cannot find this cereal ANYWHERE! At least here in Wisconsin. If anybody does see this cereal anywhere where they live- let me know!

But I have a feeling they discontinued it everywhere, because I saw a coupon ad for Alphabits and they only have a picture of the regular Alphabits now and they used to have a picture of both boxes. That was my favorite marshmallow cereal. I know there's Lucky Charms too, but that cereal has a totally different taste to me. (those 'mallows are more "fruity" tasting and I don't like that.)

Red Barn had the best Red pop. They also had chicken.
I cant imagine anyone liking the Red Barn, the chain came to, and left Canada within a time span of no more than 2 years; because it was so bad, but, hey, to each his own, right? ;)

Does anybody remember Borden Burger, the fast food chain Borden dairy tried to run in the 70's? Ours closed and became a McDonalds, and another local one became a KFC.

How about Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips?

How about Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips?


I loooove Arthur Treachers :drool: We still have them here :)

I guess it does. I can remember getting them myself, so I actually got a pack today. :lol:

That's cool. I wish I lived where you live. I'd love to buy a pack or two just for the sake of nostalgia.

That's cool. I wish I lived where you live. I'd love to buy a pack or two just for the sake of nostalgia.

You can get them on the internet but the shipping is crazy. You pay more for shipping then the product.

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/candy-cigarettes.htm

Thanks for the info Johnny Five, and Golden Fanatic. I'm definitely going to buy a few packs off the web. One to use, and the other two to save. I'm going to look around and see if I can find anything cheaper. If not, I'll order from the link you gave me. Thanks again guys', I appreciate it!! :wave:

I think we have a couple around New Jersey. I miss Jack in the Box. I haven't had that since I was a kid.


They have a lot of Jack in the Boxes around here. I didn't know until a couple of years ago (on SO no less) that they are only around in the western part of the United States. My family used to live near a JITB executive years ago and he said that there were franchises on the East Coast but they didn't sell as well like they did in the West Coast. I don't know if that is exactly what he said, though.

I loooove Arthur Treachers :drool: We still have them here :)
Me too.....Man I miss "HushPuppies" those little sweet fish cakes, I used to save them for desert

I loved the following from my younger years:

Wendy's hot dogs, late 1980s: The bun consisted of a huge piece of bread that was buttered and toasted ... delicious!

The Burger Chef chain: The chain disappeared from the greater Cincinnati area circa 1981 (they became Hardee's), but according to some accounts at least one Burger Chef restaurant was still operating as late as 1996. There are quite a few Web sites out there dedicated to this old chain!

Slice soda: It was like Sprite, and it came in a few other flavors, like orange IIRC. It was in a green can with a similar font to Wal*Mart's "Sam's Choice" sodas. I remember when it debuted in early 1987, while in ninth grade! "We've got the juice!" was in the jingle, as well as "We've got what Sprite and 7-Up have missed!"

Teem soda: It was also like Sprite and disappeared in the mid-1980s.

Pizza O's: They were a pizza-flavored version of Spaghetti-O's from Franco-American (now Campbell's), which disappeared some time in the early-mid 1980s.

Zoo-Roni: a pasta from Chef Boyardee, and their jingle had some animals singing "Zoo-Roni, Zoo-Roni we munch!"

That's all I can think of right now.

They have a lot of Jack in the Boxes around here. I didn't know until a couple of years ago (on SO no less) that they are only around in the western part of the United States. My family used to live near a JITB executive years ago and he said that there were franchises on the East Coast but they didn't sell as well like they did in the West Coast. I don't know if that is exactly what he said, though.

Brian, according to www.jackinthebox.com (http://www.jackinthebox.com/) the closest Jack In The Box gets to the East Coast is in North and South Carolina.

Slice soda: It was like Sprite, and it came in a few other flavors, like orange IIRC. It was in a green can with a similar font to Wal*Mart's "Sam's Choice" sodas. I remember when it debuted in early 1987, while in ninth grade! "We've got the juice!" was in the jingle, as well as "We've got what Sprite and 7-Up have missed!"

I could've sworn they were still selling Slice soda here...Yep, I still see 'em around here. They seem to only sell the orange-flavored one those days...

Brian, according to www.jackinthebox.com (http://www.jackinthebox.com/) the closest Jack In The Box gets to the East Coast is in North and South Carolina.
There used to be "Jack in the Box" fast-food places here in New Mexico. I heard they were discontinued in the early 90s because they were having problems with "food poisoning" or something. Hmmmm....odd. Well.....I was quite oblivious during that era, so I don't even remember them being around the city, to be honest. I have seen them in Arizona and California, however.

Jack in the box and White Castle have NEVER existed here

I loved the following from my younger years:

Wendy's hot dogs, late 1980s: The bun consisted of a huge piece of bread that was buttered and toasted ... delicious!

The Burger Chef chain: The chain disappeared from the greater Cincinnati area circa 1981 (they became Hardee's), but according to some accounts at least one Burger Chef restaurant was still operating as late as 1996. There are quite a few Web sites out there dedicated to this old chain!

Slice soda: It was like Sprite, and it came in a few other flavors, like orange IIRC. It was in a green can with a similar font to Wal*Mart's "Sam's Choice" sodas. I remember when it debuted in early 1987, while in ninth grade! "We've got the juice!" was in the jingle, as well as "We've got what Sprite and 7-Up have missed!"

Teem soda: It was also like Sprite and disappeared in the mid-1980s.

Pizza O's: They were a pizza-flavored version of Spaghetti-O's from Franco-American (now Campbell's), which disappeared some time in the early-mid 1980s.

Zoo-Roni: a pasta from Chef Boyardee, and their jingle had some animals singing "Zoo-Roni, Zoo-Roni we munch!"

That's all I can think of right now.
I still see Slice Soda around. I am here in California

i agree about the space bars those were soo good they also used to make something called yum yum cookies they had peanut butter coocanut and carmel all rolled into one but they stopped making them in the late 70s

The Burger Chef chain: The chain disappeared from the greater Cincinnati area circa 1981 (they became Hardee's), but according to some accounts at least one Burger Chef restaurant was still operating as late as 1996. There are quite a few Web sites out there dedicated to this old chain!


I believe the last Burger Chef was not far from me in Salem, Ohio. The one here closed around 1986, but I remember the Salem one being there well into the 1990s.

That's cool. I wish I lived where you live. I'd love to buy a pack or two just for the sake of nostalgia.


If I ever see them, I'll grab some for you. I mentioned the same thing in an earlier post - I remember the chocolate, candy and bubble-gum ones (the gum was my favourite - tasted good and you could blow powder out the end giving the very convincing effect of true smoke for those shocked onlookers)!! :lol:

They have a lot of Jack in the Boxes around here. I didn't know until a couple of years ago (on SO no less) that they are only around in the western part of the United States. My family used to live near a JITB executive years ago and he said that there were franchises on the East Coast but they didn't sell as well like they did in the West Coast. I don't know if that is exactly what he said, though.


There ARE good! Had some when I was in Dallas. Great onion rings!

Just the mascot is a little creepy. Why do so many fast food places use creepy mascots - JITB - Quiznos - Burger King (the new one) - Chuck E. Cheeses....

Here's another one I forgot: Kenny Rogers Roasters!

Here in the Dayton area they were in existence at least until late 1998.

According to this website (http://www.nathansfamous.com/rogers/inside/htmls/restaurant_location.php) there are now only two locations--one in California, the other in Maryland--remaining here in the good old U. S. of A. ohno:

One word: Saccharin ;)


I remember Gilda Radner's character Rhonda Weiss on SNL loved saccharin in everything and was devastated when they took it off the market :lol:

Here's another one I forgot: Kenny Rogers Roasters!

Here in the Dayton area they were in existence at least until late 1998.

According to this website (http://www.nathansfamous.com/rogers/inside/htmls/restaurant_location.php) there are now only two locations--one in California, the other in Maryland--remaining here in the good old U. S. of A. ohno:

A friend of mine who just got back from the Phillippines said there is a Kenny Rogers Roasters on just about every corner over there. He said the they see Kenny Rogers as some sort of God over there because of his chicken lol He has his own section in record stores over there too :lol: I can still here Kramer going "Kenny???" :lol:

I think all of the Kenny Rogers Roasters went out of business in the U.S, at least the one near me.

I think all of the Kenny Rogers Roasters went out of business in the U.S, at least the one near me.


They sure did up here!
Probably the Kramer association!!! :lol: Now whenever I hear the name, I think of the red flashing light and Kramer! :lol: :crazy:

I think all of the Kenny Rogers Roasters went out of business in the U.S, at least the one near me.

Yeah I think there used to be a Kenny Rogers in Sandusky near Cedar Point, but its long gone too.. :(

I loved the following from my younger years:

The Burger Chef chain: The chain disappeared from the greater Cincinnati area circa 1981 (they became Hardee's), but according to some accounts at least one Burger Chef restaurant was still operating as late as 1996. There are quite a few Web sites out there dedicated to this old chain!



When my mom was growing up there used to be a Burger Chef in her town (Waukesha, WI). That's the only one I know of that existed in this area, but my mom used to love it! Actually years later that restaurant turned into a Hardee's too! Except now Hardee's doesn't exist anymore in our area either!

When my mom was growing up there used to be a Burger Chef in her town (Waukesha, WI). That's the only one I know of that existed in this area, but my mom used to love it! Actually years later that restaurant turned into a Hardee's too! Except now Hardee's doesn't exist anymore in our area either!

Thats funny, because thats the exact same thing that has happened here. Hardees actually bought the Burger Chef chains so thats why they became Hardees. But the Hardees we had went under about 2 years ago, and has been vacant ever since. They need to put something in there. They were supposed to put an Arbys there.
I used to have some of them old Burger Chef and Jeff glasses they used to have too.

Burger Chef and the Red Barn, how I long for the old days.
There is actually still a Red Bard building standing in Warren, its some other kind of restaurant, but you can for sure tell what it used to be!!

If I ever see them, I'll grab some for you. I mentioned the same thing in an earlier post - I remember the chocolate, candy and bubble-gum ones (the gum was my favourite - tasted good and you could blow powder out the end giving the very convincing effect of true smoke for those shocked onlookers)!! :lol:

Thanks Cathie, that's sweet of you. I remember the bubble gum, and candy ones, but I had no idea they made chocolate ones. I'm surprised they're still selling those in certain places. I was almost positive that they had a Nationwide ban on them around the time that they banned Joe Camel. Of course, you're from Canada, so that ban wouldn't apply to you.

Thanks Cathie, that's sweet of you. I remember the bubble gum, and candy ones, but I had no idea they made chocolate ones. I'm surprised they're still selling those in certain places. I was almost positive that they had a Nationwide ban on them around the time that they banned Joe Camel. Of course, you're from Canada, so that ban wouldn't apply to you.

Nope - actually I was sure they're banned in most places here too. BUT - we have a store downtown called, Sugar Mountain (cool eh?) and it carries all the "old" kind of candies - even jaw breakers!! The originals. Only thing is that it kinda worries me HOW they get this stuff if its been off the market for years (unless it's made specially in small batches or something). You can even still get BlackCat bubble gum - the licorice stuff. They might also buy it over the internet and stock it - just easier picking it out and not worrying about shipping and all. Next time we're down in that area I'll try to check it out.

For all you Burger Chef fans:

A couple of weeks ago I decided to dine at Schroder's Drive-In in Danville, Illinois, which just so happened to be an old Burger Chef restaurant that has a LOT of the original decor intact, including a wall of awards during its Burger Chef days! Even the menus look like that of Burger Chef! The cups, napkins, etc. appear to be dated. I would guess the owners are doing their best to ensure that the food is like Burger Chef used to be. There is also a "fixins bar" if I'm not mistaken.

Getting there: The location is at 432 N. Gilbert Street (US 150/IL 1), right next door to a Marathon gas station on the west side of the street--follow Exit 215B from I-74 in case you want to go.

Personal note: I have a "Danville, Illinois, Things To Do & Places To Go" booklet from the Danville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, dated 1989. It still lists Burger Chef for 432 N. Gilbert Street, leading me to believe it was one of the last to go.

Here's another one I forgot: Kenny Rogers Roasters!

Here in the Dayton area they were in existence at least until late 1998.

According to this website (http://www.nathansfamous.com/rogers/inside/htmls/restaurant_location.php) there are now only two locations--one in California, the other in Maryland--remaining here in the good old U. S. of A. ohno:
There was a Kenny Rogers' Roasters in Burbank right across the street from NBC. My family ate there for lunch when we visited Burbank, and before we got in line for that day's taping of The Tonight Show. I remember the long green beans. The food was really good. :drool:

I can. Our family home has a victrola.
We have one, too.

Yeah, that always happens to me. I just get to liking something, and expecting to always be able to get it, then the stores stop stocking it and I can't find it anywhere anymore.:mad:
One thing I always liked were these things called Bagel Dogs. They(obviously) were hot dogs inside a bagel-type cocoon, and they were good!

Another was, and I forget what they called it exactly, but it was a Ben & Jerry's frozen yogurt made with chocolate frozen yogurt and it had raspberry swirled in it. I used to eat it all the time. And then they stopped making that flavor(of course!).

I know there were others, but those were the two that came to mind at the moment.

OMG...they don't sell this stuff anymore?!? I think I used to drink this a lot as a kid, and here I find out it died in 1986. :(

http://www.x-entertainment.com/kool-aid/reviews/strawberry-falls_punch/index.php

I miss my Crystal Pepsi, that was the greatest soda ever

I miss my Crystal Pepsi, that was the greatest soda ever

I still have an unopened case of 24 bottles. :)

Diet Apple Slice--which IMO was really great--tasted almost identifical to Martinelli's Apple Cider.

Kraft's It's Pasta Anytime :(

tab clear- it was a sugar free cola. god those were the days

I had to change foundation 3 times last year :mad:

I still have an unopened case of 24 bottles. :)
well, I dunno if I miss it enough to drink 15 year old soda :lol:

There used to be some hairspray called Stiff Stuff that came in a white can with a yellow-orange top that would hold your hair in place really well, so of course they quit selling it in our area. Don't know if you can still find it anywhere else though.

Kraft's It's Pasta Anytime :(
They don't sell that anymore? Man...where have I been?

They don't sell that anymore? Man...where have I been?

I loved it! I went to Kraft's website and they don't make it anymore. :(

I use to really like Crystal Pepsi, but I guess it didn't sell very well and they stopped making it.
It was so funny. My aunt and I were at a gas station once (probably around 1999 or 2000), and we went inside to ask about it and they said they didn't have it anymore. Someone forgot to take the sign down that said "Try Crystal Pepsi." :lol:

It was so funny. My aunt and I were at a gas station once (probably around 1999 or 2000), and we went inside to ask about it and they said they didn't have it anymore. Someone forgot to take the sign down that said "Try Crystal Pepsi." :lol:
For 6 years they forgot? :rofl:

I had to change foundation 3 times last year :mad:
Avon used to sell this wet/dry eyeshadow that stayed on my very oily eyelids really well...I loved it. It didn't crease or anything. So naturally they don't make it anymore. I ended up buying some off ebay.

CHERRY COKE

For 6 years they forgot? :rofl:
The sign did look somewhat faded :lol:

CHERRY COKE
they don't make that anymore where you live? I still see it a lot at the Supermarket

st ives hand and foot scrub i can't find it anywhere

WondeRoast is still very much around. Check www.wonderoast.com for more.

Some stuff I liked/can't find anymore:

Donutz cereal (early 80's)

E.T. the movie character peanut butter cereal (this stuff was GOOD!!)

Kentucky Fried BBQ Chicken- the chicken bucket looked like a wooden barrel!

The extra large fish sandwiches from Burger King. They actually came in a long box. Now they are these cruddy little things just wrapped in paper.

The fried pies from McDonalds before they became baked. I loved the bubbly crust on them.

Newlywed ice cream rolls

O'Grady's Extra Thick cheese flavored potato chips. These were made by FritoLay in the 80's.

Taco flavored Doritos. I mean the original taco flavor from the 70's and 80's. Not the Taco Bell seasoning or whatever they use now.

Choco-Lite bars, Marathon bars, Icee, Pepsi Light lemon flavored pop from the 70's, Stewart's microwave sandwiches that were in almost every mini-market, Wonderoast chickens.

pepsi twist w/ lemon, febreze scent stories, velamints (like certs, only square) and canned indian pudding

PEPSI VANILLA