Nabisco American Classic Crackers (1987-circa 1992) A line of party crackers marketed with old-timey Americana aesthetics. Varieties included Cracked Wheat, Dairy Butter, Toasted Poppy, Minced Onion, and Golden Sesame

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Jurassic Park Edition (1997-1997): Classic Cinnamon Toast Crunch, but with cinnamon-sugar in the shape of dinosaur footprints on each piece. Released to promote "The Lost World: Jurassic Park"

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Taco Bell Chicken & Waffle Taco (2013-2013): A fluffy, golden brown waffle folded into a "taco" shell and filled with a fried chicken patty, served with either syrup or country gravy. Part of an experimental breakfast-served-all-day menu at Southern California stores, they sold for .99 each

Coca Cola California Raspberry (2018-2020): An "artisan cola" made with cane sugar & real California-grown raspberries. Per Coca-Cola, it was "inspired by sodas that were hand-mixed and at the neighborhood drugstores during a bygone era"

Cap’n Crunch Rugrats Go Wild Berries (2003-2003): A "Crunchberry" cereal shaped like characters from the Rugrats x Wild Thornberries crossover film, "Rugrats Go Wild", such as Chuckie, Eliza, Spike, and a palm tree.

Arby’s Kings Hawaiian Sweet Heat Chicken Sandwich (2023-2023): A crispy chicken filet topped with lettuce, tomato, crispy onions, cheddar cheese, sweet garlic & dill pickles, and a special "sweet & spicy" sauce, on a toasted King's Hawaiian bun

Pizza Hut Pizza & Pasta Café (1994-1995): Pizza Hut piloted a concept for a more traditional Italian American sit-down restaurant, converting a handful of their stores into "upscale" dining rooms and expanding their menus. Check this 🧵!

Kellogg’s Raisins Rice & Rye (1980-circa 1985): Cereal flakes made with crispy rice and hearty rye flour, along with plump raisins

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Borden Cremora Whip (1965-1970): Powdered mix for making a whipped cream-adjacent topping and pie filling. Released to directly compete with Dream Whip, it promised 25% more topping

Baskin-Robbins Can’t Stop The Nuts (1980-1980): Coconut-almond ice cream, loaded with chocolate-covered almonds and candy-coated almonds, along with a milk chocolate ripple. Released to promote the Village People/Steve Guttenberg film, "Can't Stop the Music"

Honey Bunches of Oats Greek (2013-2013): Classic Honey Bunches of Oats cereal, but with the addition of TWO different types of granola, both covered in a Greek yogurt coating. Available in Honey Crunch or Mixed Berry (which featured dried raspberry, strawberry & blueberry pieces)

Lemon-Lime Tab (1975-1976): A sugar-free lemon-lime soda, sold under Coca-Cola's line of Tab "diet" drinks. It was sweetened with saccharin

McDonald's The Mickey-D (1993-1993): A 1/3 pound (5.3 oz) burger patty, with thick-cut sharp cheddar cheese, slivered red onions, diced tomatoes, and a "zesty, Mickey D sauce", served on a crusty baguette roll. A quick 🧵on this unique offering...

Tabasco Diamond Reserve (2018-2018): A special edition, incredibly small-batch hot sauce, released to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Tabasco brand. It came in a champagne-style bottle with gold foil and a fancy gold box, retailing for $35 for a 6oz bottle. What made this sauce so unique? A 🧵

Yo Yogi! fruit snacks (1992-1992): Assorted fruit-flavored gummy snacks, shaped like characters from "Yo Yogi!", an animated series in which Yogi Bear and friends were re-imagined as "hip" mall-dwelling teens. Shapes included Boo Boo, Snagglepuss, Cindy, Huckleberry Hound, and "Dickie" Dastardly

Sparkling Rainbow Lucky Charms (1999-2000): A special edition Luck Charms variant that featured white, rainbow-shaped marshmallows covered in sparkly rainbow sprinkles, in place of the standard rainbow marshmallows

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Care Bears Cookie Bake Set (1984-1985): A baking kit from Betty Crocker, made for use with an Easy-Bake Oven. Each kit contained two Care Bear-shaped molds, 4 packets of cookie mix (2 vanilla, 2 chocolate), a mixing bowl, rolling pin, baking sheet, and 10 candy "tummy graphics"

E.T. Cheese Nips (2002-2002): To celebrate the 20th anniversary of "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial", Nabisco released these cheesy baked crackers, shaped like characters and scenes from the film

Los Angeles Dodgers Grand Slam Sundae (2000-2000): Vanilla ice cream, loaded up with buttered pecans, toffee chunks, and chocolate flakes, with a caramel swirl. Sold exclusively at Safeway grocery stores to honor the LA Dodgers baseball team.

IHoP Double-Dipped French Toast (2015, 2016): Brioche bread dipped in vanilla batter, then dipped again in a mixture of oatmeal and crushed corn flakes and cooked on a griddle. Received two limited-time runs, with two sets of flavor options. See 🧵below for the flavors!

Post Corn Crackos (1967-1975): Lightly sweetened, twist/braid-shaped cereal, made of corn, oat, and soy. The unique shape and texture of the pieces created a signature "crackly" sensation when chewing it

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Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers Fruit Snacks (1991-1992): Assorted fruit-flavored gummy snacks, shaped like characters from the animated series, such as Chip, Dale, Monterey Jack, and Gadget. Part of a fleet of fruit snacks based on Disney Afternoon shows

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Bulls-Eye Honey Mustard BBQ Sauce (1994-1995): A blend of classic Bulls-Eye bbq sauce and honey mustard, released at a time when the latter was seeing a surge in popularity as a dressing, dipping sauce, and snack flavor

Burger King Blueberry Biscuits (2010-circa 2013): Four blueberry biscuits, served with a container of icing, similar to the kind that came with Toaster Strudel. These biscuits were part of a revamped breakfast/brunch menu that BK was banking on to revive slumping morning sales.

Minute Maid Valencia Orange Soda (2003-circa 2007): A variant on Minute Maid's classic orange soda, made with a stronger "orange juice" taste, thanks to the inclusion of real juice from both valencia oranges-- which are primarily used for juicing--and tangerines