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Collectors Corner: Starting a Candy Wrapper Collection

Candy wrapper collecting is a fun, accessible hobby for retro fans, turning everyday treats into colorful pieces of pop culture you can preserve, catalog, and display.

The Irrational Fears Of Gen X

Mickey Yarber

Gen X grew up terrified of quicksand, razor blade candy, Satanic cults, killer bees, milk carton kidnappers, and the Bermuda Triangle swallowing everything whole.

Planet of the Apes Candy: A Sugary Slice of 1970s Pop Culture

Mickey Yarber

Planet of the Apes candy from Phoenix Candy turned movie fandom into a sweet treat, wrapping simple chocolates and gum in bold, collectible packaging that became a quirky gem of 1970s pop culture.

Big League Chew: The Bubble Gum That Made Every Kid Feel Like a Pro

Mickey Yarber

Big League Chew turned every kid into a ballpark hero. One handful of shredded gum made backyard games feel bigger, brighter, and just a little closer to the majors.

Sweethearts: The Sweet Little Messages That Defined Valentine’s Day

Mickey Yarber

Long before they became the unofficial language of school crushes, Sweethearts had already been part of Valentine’s Day traditions for generations. Their roots go back to the 1800s when Boston pharmacist Oliver Chase created a

Peeps Is Rolling Out a New Flavor That’s Sure To Get a Reaction From ’90s Kids

Walter King

Peeps is kicking off Easter season early with a new nostalgic flavor that’s generating major buzz among fans of ’90s snacks. This week, food blogger Markie Devo announced on Instagram that SunnyD‑flavored Peeps have begun

Iconic Halloween Candy Born in the 80s

Pitfall Gary

If you grew up in the 1980s, candy was both a treat and an adventure. Walking into the corner store or the gas station you were met with a rainbow of wrappers, but that rainbow

Trick or Terror: The Halloween Candy Scare of the 1980s

Pitfall Gary

LISTEN NOW! The premiere episode of Gen X Archives podcast! What better way to kick it off than with a Halloween episode Halloween night, 1980s, the streets were full of ghosts, goblins, clowns and one

The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 26 | The Retro Snacks We Miss

Chad Droze

Happy October Listeners! We’re starting #SpookySZN off hitting you all in the feels, as we venture back in time and reminisce about 10 forgotten and discontinued snacks of yesteryear! It’s an episode that’ll leave you

The Wild History Behind the Astro Pop Candy Rocket

Mickey Yarber

The Space Age was in full swing after World War II. Swift technological progress and widespread economic growth gave birth to a culture in love with rockets, space stations, and dreams of life on the

Digging Up Memories of Mr. Bones Candy

Mickey Yarber

Perhaps you were once taught that you should never play with your food. But what if your food was also a nifty jigsaw puzzle? Better yet, what if it was also a disassembled candy skeleton

Retro Commercials: Halloween Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

OldSchool80s

I don’t know about you, but commercials can often take me back my formative years as quickly as any song or movie can. That is why we will continue this semi-regular feature on ’80s commercials that

From Santa Anna to Chiclets: The Wild History of Adams Gum

Mickey Yarber

It’s hard to fathom childhood without chewing gum. Nostalgia just seeps out of the stuff. Whether you recall the comic tales of Bazooka Joe, the stick of stale pink stuff in a pack of baseball

When Candy Went Big League: Remembering the Reggie! Bar

Mickey Yarber

During the 1977 world series, Reggie Jackson hit three home runs in game six, accomplishing something that had only been done previously by Babe Ruth. The feat earned him the title of “Mr. October” –

Check Out Those Ads! – 3 Musketeers Adventure!

Pitfall Gary

3 Musketeers Adventure! When it comes to candy bars, 3 Musketeers aren’t the most popular. I loved them as a kid, my kids eat them as a last resort. Not sure why, they are a

Retro Commercials: Cadbury Creme Eggs

OldSchool80s

I don’t know about you, but commercials can often take me back to my formative years as quickly as any song or movie can. That is why we will continue this semi-regular feature on ’80s commercials