Back in 2008, the Topps company ventured out of their traditional areas of confection, producing a pair of weird and wacky colorful candy bars called Wazoo. Make the jump to check out these unusual offerings.
When I first saw a Wazoo bar, my initial thought was that these were a Wonka product. They have all the markings of one; a sprinkling of what appears to be Nerds on the top as well as the over-the-top colors and the name of the candy itself. In my opinion this was a pretty great effort by Topps to out-Wonka, Wonka.
Here are the Wazoo wrappers I have in my collection:
Topps – Wazoo Blue Razz – NEW – candy bar wrapper – 2009
Topps – Wazoo Wild Berriez – NEW – candy bar wrapper – 2009
Sadly, the Wazoo couldn’t find a foothold in the ever-competitive world of candy and appears to have not made it past 2010.
My pal Cybele over at CandyBlog.net reviewed both the Blue Razz and Wild Berriez Wazoo bars when they were first released, so if you’d like to see more, she also has some great photos of the bars themselves. Here’s a preview of what you’ll find at CandyBlog’s coverage:
Blue Wazoo cutaway – Image courtesy CandyBlog.net
It’s always great when an established company like Topps takes a chance to give us something out-of-the-ordinary. The Wazoo bar didn’t catch on, but I think the effort deserves a place of honor in the Hall of Short-Lived Candy.
One last treat for today. Here’s a TV spot that was created in support of the Wazoo bar launch:
See you next time!
Those look delicious.
Great wrapper . . . but I’m super jealous I never had one!
Great post, I found a box of these at a gas station last year. All bars were expired by a few years but I still bought the enitre box 🙂
This was an outstanding product. I could’ve done without the sprinkles on the top because they made a mess, but they were delicious. When I saw them for the first time, I thought the same thing that you did – looks like a Wonka product.
I remember eating these in 2007 when I was twelve and my dad and I would go grocery shopping, which I loved to do with him. We’d always get candy in the candy aisle. I rather enjoyed them and still remember them. They’re delicious! Now in college, I wish I could try one again, but I never saw it on the shelf after 2008.
About the taste; They’re sort of a yogurty, frosting outside and the inside is just chewy, airy and fruity. The “sprinkles” did keep falling off and they were slightly annoying, but added to the image of the bar.
Oh man, i remember seeing that commercial back in 2008. I had a chance to try one of each flavor. My mom and dad wouldn’t let me have any more. “You can get that candy when you are an adult.” They said. Now look what happened. They were the most delicious candy i’ve ever tasted
I use to get these all the time at walmart. I was addicted to them. Im sad they arnt made anymore.
I don’t think they make these anymore but I was 12 when they came out. Now I’m 17, but I remember the first time I ever seen one was the summer of 2009 when we were going shopping. My little sister who was 4 grabbed a purple one and nearly shop lifted it. My mom paid for it of course
I remember these things like they were here just yesterday, I was in elementary school the first time I tried one, now I’m a senior… God time sure can fly
It does indeed fly. Wazoo was one of the more distinctive and unusual releases from Topps. They’ve just released a sort-of flavored malted milk ball product called Crunchkins. I consider it a spiritual follow-up to Wazoo, even if it’s a totally different product.
Where can I find these
Sorry, Inez… these were discontinued over five years ago. So they haven’t been available or in production for a good while. They are no longer find-able. 🙁
you can no longer find these anywhere i looked all over the place i was really bummed it always said “out of stock”
I remember searching for these when I was only 6 years old. I was fortunate to find them at a small gas station, but I only tried the blue flavor. That was my favorite candy ever (and still is), but I never had one again. It’s been 9 years and i still look online to see if they’ll ever come back, but it looks like they won’t.
I have been searching for this candy for so long, and I have finally found it again. My absolute favorite out of all the candies I have tasted. Sad it won’t make a comeback.
It made me so sad when these disappeared.. they became my favorite in an instant.. gosh they were good.. They were an actual candy bar.. not chocolate or nouget.. candy.. and they were delicious
Back in 2010, while in a local Wal-Mart, I saw a wazoo bar. It looked good, so I bought it and tried it out. Literal tears streamed down my face because I have never tasted a better candy bar in my life. I was wondering if they put some kind of addictive chemical in it to get this effect, and then I realized I wouldn’t even care. To this day I still can’t think of anything better that I’ve ever eaten. RIP wazoo bars :'(
SAME i miss them so much
Why can’t they just give us the recipe since they have no desire to make them again? My forever favorite !
I have 2 of each Wazoo candy bars completely intact. Is there a market for these? They of course expired in 2009. Thank you