Tag Archives: 1970’s

Play Ball!! Baseball’s Opening Day Tomorrow!

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Tomorrow is the 2012 opening day for Major League Baseball.   In order to mark this occasion, today’s post will showcase a number of fun baseball-related candy packages.

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All About Razzles – First it’s a candy, then it’s a gum!

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Jason Liebig

What can you say about Razzles?  As it turns out, quite a lot. I don’t recall what my earliest memory of Razzles was, only that they seemed to be ever present in the tapestry of my confectionery youth.

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Carlos V – Building a history for the King of Chocolate Bars.

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Jason Liebig

I first became aware of Nestle’s Carlos V bar a year or two ago, when I saw the oddly-smallish bar at a Walgreens.  At the time I wondered if it was an import or a new Nestle product, but I … Continue reading →

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The Snickers Peanut Munch Bar – From the 1970’s to today.

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Jason Liebig

[Note: CollectingCandy.com posted a significant update to this article in March of 2013.] I will admit to coming around to the goodness of the Munch bar a bit later in life.  As a kid, it wasn’t my thing.  If I … Continue reading →

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Wacky Wednesdays – Milk Muds!

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Jason Liebig

For this week’s edition of Wacky Wednesdays, I’m going to cover the original Wacky Packages parody for Milk Duds – Milk Muds.  This has long-been one of my favorite Wackys, and I think that goes back to when I first … Continue reading →

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Behind the Music…Whistle Pops!

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Whistle Pops, as they were called when I first encountered them, were introduced to United States consumers in 1975.

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Star Wars pendants! In 1979 Nestle wrappers had The Force.

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Back in 1979, Star Wars-mania was in full-effect and everyone was excited about the sequel they knew was on the horizon.  I was ten-years-old, and I was certainly a part of that very enthusiastic group of fans whose eyes lit … Continue reading →

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The Six Million Dollar Man Bionic Bar – Nuff said.

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Today will be a light post as I present a fantastic wrapper without much comment.   Coming from mid-1970’s is the wrapper for a bar that was meant to be more health-bar than candy bar.  It’s the Bionic Bar, or more … Continue reading →

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Pop Bottle Candy – a Topps classic from my Woolworth’s youth.

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Since I launched CollectingCandy.com, there are a few topics that I’ve been especially excited to talk about and share pieces of – and Pop Bottle Candy is definitely one of them.

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Wacky Wednesdays – Paydough

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Jason Liebig

For today’s edition of Wacky Wednesdays we’re going to delve back to 1974 and the original Wacky Packages series 12 for the parody of Hollywood’s Payday candy bar, Paydough.

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