This year, Spongebob Squarepants will be celebrating his 15th Anniversary on Nickelodeon. In fact, the very first season of Spongebob premiered on May 1st, 1999 – so we’re only a few days away from the exact anniversary date.
The Spongebob Squarepants cartoon quickly became a popular phenomenon which led to countless examples of licensed merchandise over the years and through on to today. One of the licensed products that has proven to be popular in its own right are the Spongebob Squarepants Gummy Krabby Patties candies. Make the jump to check them out!
Though I haven’t been able to discern precisely when Spongebob’s Gummy Krabby Patties first came to market, based upon internet mentions I did spot, it appears that they’ve been around nearly a decade. Since Spongebob’s character works as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab restaurant and their most popular sandwich is the Krabby Patty, it must have made perfect sense to create a gummy based on the fictional burger.
Whatever the origins, Spongebob’s Krabby Patties have proven to be a product that may stick around longer than anyone might have guessed. The Frankford Candy company is the manufacturer of Spongebob’s Gummy Krabby Patties and in the years since introducing them, they’ve diversified the product with a few fun brand extensions.
I first started picking up Spongebob’s Gummy Krabby Patties in the theater-sized boxes back in 2011 which was also when they launched two product extensions for the brand. Here are the three variety I’ve found:
Frankford Candy – Nickelodeon – Spongebob Squarepants Gummy Krabby Patties – candy box – 2011
Frankford Candy – Nickelodeon – Spongebob Squarepants Gummy Krabby Patties Sour – candy box – 2011
Frankford Candy – Nickelodeon – Spongebob Squarepants Gummy Krabby Patties Colors – candy box – 2011
Frankford is a big manufacturer of seasonal confectionery items and that certainly includes their Spongebob Squarepants Gummy Krabby Patties product. I’ve also found Christmas and Easter-themed packaging for them since 2011 – each with a packaging redesign along the way. Here they are:
Frankford Candy – Nickelodeon – Spongebob Gummy Krabby Patties Egg Shaped – 2.5 oz Easter candy box – 2012
The changes between these two Easter Krabby Patties boxes are subtle – perhaps the most notable change being the inclusion of the word “candy” prominently brought into the name:
Frankford Candy – Nickelodeon – Spongebob Gummy Krabby Patties Egg Shaped – 2.5 oz Easter candy box – 2013
Here are two variety of Christmas-themed boxes I’ve found – the earlier a vertically-oriented box with the latter being horizontal:
Frankford Candy – Spongebob Gummy Krabby Patties Candy – tree-shaped – 2.54 oz Christmas candy box – 2011
Frankford Candy – Spongebob Gummy Krabby Patties Candy – tree-shaped – 2.54 oz Christmas candy box – 2013
That’s all of the Spongebob Squarepants Gummy Krabby Patties material I’ve got to share today, though I do have one last piece to show. I picked this next item up last week and it’s actually the one that prompted me to bring together my earlier Spongebob packaging for today’s post.
Also from Frankford, this is a Spongebob take on Ring Pops – Spongebob Squarepants Lollipop Rings:
Frankford – Spongebob Squarepants Lollipop Rings – tropical fruit – 1.27 oz 3-pack candy package – March 2014
That’s the 3-pack which contained individual lollipop rings and here’s one of the individual packages it contained:
Frankford – Spongebob Squarepants Lollipop Rings – tropical fruit – .42 oz candy package – March 2014
And that’s everything I’ve got to share today on Spongebob Squarepants and his popular lineup of Gummy Krabby Patties candy. See you next time!
