{"id":1878,"date":"2012-03-05T13:25:19","date_gmt":"2012-03-05T18:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=1878"},"modified":"2012-03-05T13:25:19","modified_gmt":"2012-03-05T18:25:19","slug":"beetlejuice-beetlejuice-zagnut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=1878","title":{"rendered":"Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Zagnut!?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the film Beetlejuice hit theaters in 1988 it was pretty amazing.\u00a0 It still stands as an extraordinary piece of film-making by visionary director Tim Burton.<\/p>\n

For me it was the first time I noticed Burton’s work, or a candy bar I would come to learn had been around for decades.<\/p>\n

Not only did the film showcase the unexpected and unforgettable use of Harry Belafonte’s rendition of Day-O<\/em> (The Banana Boat Song), but it also featured the strange, non sequitur appearance of a Zagnut bar.<\/p>\n

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Beetlejuice offers it up<\/p><\/div>\n

In the post-Family Guy world, out-of-left-field scenes like this are commonplace, but in 1988 you didn’t know quite what to do with it.\u00a0 For me, I thought it was awfully cool and I never forgot it.<\/p>\n

The scene takes place approximately 38 minutes in, when Beetlejuice finds himself still stuck in the miniature town landscape set piece – his erstwhile prison.\u00a0\u00a0 A fly walking along the artificial grounds is seeking food, and from out of the ground comes the miniaturized Beetlejuice hands, holding an attractive treat.<\/p>\n

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Beetlejuice - fly minding his own<\/p><\/div>\n

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Beetlejuice - get over here fly!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Beetlejuice - fly sees the Zagnut<\/p><\/div>\n

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Beetlejuice - Zagnut closeup<\/p><\/div>\n

Unfortunately for the insect, he doesn’t make it out of the scene.\u00a0 Instead, as he approaches for the treat, Beetlejuice grabs him and pulls him under.\u00a0 The fly becomes Beetlejuice’s snack.\u00a0 Creepy, right?<\/p>\n

Even though Zagnut has been around since 1930, I don’t think I had encountered it as a kid.\u00a0 Maybe by the 1970’s, it wasn’t getting great distribution anymore, or perhaps I just missed it.\u00a0 Either way, my association with the candy bar is forever linked to this film.\u00a0 I cannot pick up a Zagnut (a bar which I quite enjoy, now that I’ve had them) without quoting this Beetlejuice scene.\u00a0 That’s the kind of nerd I am, I suppose.<\/p>\n

This finally comes back to my collecting, because due to this film I’ve had a special affection for the bar, and by connection the wrappers.\u00a0 It took a while, but I finally found the middle 1980’s wrapper style used in the film.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It joined my collection just last year:<\/p>\n

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Zagnut wrapper proof - 1980's<\/p><\/div>\n

You may have noticed that the Zagnut wrapper has no folds or tears.\u00a0 This example was trimmed from a printer’s roll of wrappers – so it’s unused and has never held candy, or been machine-sealed.\u00a0\u00a0 I acquired it from a gentleman who found it while cleaning out an abandoned printer’s building.<\/p>\n

Just so you can see what a real wrapper like this looks like packaged up on a bar – here’s an image of a full Zagnut from the same era:<\/p>\n

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Zagnut ad clipping 1984<\/p><\/div>\n

If you’ve enjoyed this tasty glimpse at the Zagnut today, pop in tomorrow, when I’ll be bringing together more pieces for a complete Zagnut-a-riffic posting.<\/p>\n

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Don't miss it!!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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