Category: Candy

Considering their usefulness as both a sugary treat and a potentially lethal weapon in a pinch, what’s more surprising than the Astro Pop’s disappearance from the market in 2004 is that they remained on shelves for more than four decades. Created by two actual rocket scientists, the sucker’s shape was modeled after a three-stage rocket and purported to be the “longest lasting lollipop on earth.” The Astro Pop was acquired by Spangler Candy (the makers of Dum Dums and circus peanuts) in 1987, only to be discontinued 17 years later when the pop no longer seemed to mesh with the company’s larger corporate strategy. But there’s a happy ending for fans of this multi-colored treat, as its manufacturing rights were acquired by Leaf Brand—a candy company intent on resurrecting retro treats—which is once again making the iconic sucker available to the public and maintains a popular Facebook page in its honor.

This is one that is no longer made, but man did I chew the snot out of this gum. I remember it being my gum of choice while playing baseball.

Ok, This one was not so much for the gum, but for the coolness and collectible factor. I actually still have some in my collection.

In 1980 a company named Amurol recognised that and created Chu-Bops. They were miniature reproductions of album sleeve artwork covering a whole range of different bands and artists such as Blondie, Abba, Gary Numan, KISS, Judas Priest and Billy Joel. Quite a range really. All in all, 9 series were produced with some specifically covering Elvis, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. They were the perfect keepsake to swap and collect with friends.