The 1980s were a time of neon, big hair, punk rock, and lots of junk food.
From New Coke to Dairy Queen blizzards, the ’80s brought us tons of delicious treats.
Here are25 foods from the 1980sthat’ll make you long to return a much simpler decade.
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Some of them are still available today!
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Some of the more out-of-the-box flavors included apple, cherry cola, and fruit punch.
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No surprise here, but the sugar rush-inducing soda only contained 10 percent fruit juice.
Hostess Pudding Pies
You may think of HoHos and Twinkies when you think about Hostess.
But in the ’80s, the brand’s pudding pies were a crowd-pleaser.
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If you want to see the pie in action, here’s acommercial from 1986.
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The best part was being able to save the lollipop for later in its cylindrical tube.
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The gum had a liquid filling and emulated Dr. Pepper’s fruity, slightly spiced flavor.
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(La Croix had been invented, but, it wasn’t nearly as known yet.)
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Inside the sandwiched cookies were both fudge and vanilla cream fillings.
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Squeezits
Even for ’90s kids, these radioactive-colored bottles with a twist cap are iconic.
You had to squeeze the bottle to extract the fruit-flavored juice.
Flavors in the lineup included Chucklin' Cherry, Berry B.
Wild, and Grumpy Grape.
They reappeared for a bit in 2006 but were gone again quickly after.
The circular cookie was made of shortbread, and the inside featured a soft, fudgy chocolate filling.
Although they were discontinued, their legend lives on, thanks to aFacebook page demanding their return.
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They disappeared in the 1990s butmade a comeback in 2013.
Smurf Berry Crunch wasn’t blue, but a mixture of red and purple.
Eventually, it was replaced by Smurf Magic Berries, which had star-shaped marshmallows in it.
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It was shaped like a frog and had gumball eyes.
They were even shaped like drumsticks!
With their rainbow specks of berries, these breakfast treats would have been a hit.
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Pepperidge Farm Star Wars Cookies
Star Warshas had a ton of merchandise throughout the years.
There were three different flavors released in 1983: peanut butter, vanilla, and chocolate.
Each box contained cookies shaped like beloved characters from the movieseven Jabba the Hut made an appearance.
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The flavor was launched in the ’70s but was one of theofficial Pop-Tart flavorsof the 1984 U.S. Olympic Team.
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He created the brand in 1975, but it wasn’t until the ’80s that it took off.
Sunkist Fun Fruits
What’s better than real fruit?
Which were small, gummy, andgrew on Fun Fruit trees, obviously.
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They aren’t called Fun Fruits anymore, but you might still get Sunkist fruit snacks today.
It was rebranded as Totino’s Pizza Rolls, which is the brand we all know and love today.
Lunchables
You might think of Lunchables more as ’90s treats, but they came out in 1989.
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Sorry to the ’80s kids who preceded them and missed out on these fun, processed meal kits.
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Remember the frozen yogurt boom of the early 2000s?
Well before that, there was TCBY.
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And life hasn’t been the same since.
And if you’re suddenly craving a Blizzard, we don’t blame you.
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