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As a child, your life revolved around snacks and cartoons. Not surprisingly, advertisers and marketing professionals exploited this fact, plastering the faces of your favorite characters on every unhealthy food they produced. They knew you'd gladly trade your pogs, your allowance, and even your dignity to get your grubby mitts on that jovial packaging. It hardly even mattered what was inside.
These are the products you blew fits in the supermarket for. Clever marketing ploys, be damned: 25 Great Cartoon-Themed Snacks From the '90s.
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Tiny Toon Fruit Snacks
Related Cartoon: Tiny Toon Adventures (1990-1994)
Maker: Lipton/Ferrara-Pan
They're invading your TV—and your lunch box.
Ellio's Turtles Pizza
Related Cartoon: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turles (1987-1996)
Maker: McCain
We're pretty sure the Turtles got down on better pizza than Ellio's, but we were still down with the concept.
Toy Story Fruit Snacks
Related Cartoon: Toy Story (1995)
Maker: Kellogg's
Luckily, Woody tasted much better than you thought he would.
Street Sharks
Related Cartoon: Street Sharks (1994-1995)
Maker: Chef Boyardee
Street Sharks may have had a short run, but it was one glorious year.
Scooby Snacks
Related Cartoon: Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969-present)
Maker: Suncoast
Apparently, the fact that real Scooby snacks were dog treats was lost on us.
Sonic Fanta
Related Cartoon: Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (1993-1994)
Maker: Fanta
Sonic the Hedgehog hair is what happens when you drink too many Fanta in one seating. Trust us, we've been there.
Nickelodeon Fruit Roll-Ups
Related Cartoon: Various Cartoons on Nickelodeon
Maker: Betty Crocker
Ren & Stimpy, Doug, and Aaahh!!! Real Monsters all one fruit roll-up? We're overwhelmed.
Transformers Eggos
Related Cartoon: Transformers: Generation 2 (1993-1995)
Maker: Kellogg's
The only thing it was capable of transforming you into was not hungry.
Dragon Ball Z Fruit Snacks
Related Cartoon: Dragon Ball Z (1984-1995)
Maker: Brach's
Fuck the fruit snacks—TATTOOZ!
Mario Fruit Snacks
Related Cartoon: Captain N: The Game Master (1989-1991), Various Nintendo Games
Maker: Betty Crocker
Sure, I'll save your Princess Peach. Sike—I'm just going to eat you!
Arthur Fruit Snacks
Related Cartoon: Arthur (1996-present)
Maker: Brach's
We don't know what's more shocking—that Arthur had his own fruit snack, or that this show is STILL on the air.
Garfield Fruit Snacks
Related Cartoon: Garfield and Friends (1988-1994)
Maker: General Mills
As far as we can remember, Garfield ate lasagna, not fruit snacks. I guess we can let it slide.
Flintstones Juice Boxes
Related Cartoon: The Flinstones (1960-1966)
Maker: N/A
A bedrock treat to watch down your brontosaurus burger. Win.
Bugs Bunny Macaroni & Cheese
Related Cartoon: Looney Tunes (1930-present)
Maker: Kraft
We're relieved to find that carrots were not included.
Toy Story Cheez-Its
Related Cartoon: Toy Story (1995)
Maker: Sunshine
Cheese crackers, and beyond!
Darkwing Duck Fruit Snacks
Related Cartoon: Darkwing Duck (1991-1992)
Maker: Fruit Parade
Forget Scrooge and his swimming pool of cash. Darkwing Duck was the greatest duck of all time. ALL TIME.
Yogi Bear Chocolate Yo-Yo's
Related Cartoon: Various Films and TV Series
Maker: Little Debbie
If Yogi had stolen our picnic basket, best believe these would have been in it.
Simpsons Pop-Tarts
Related Cartoon: The Simpsons (1989-present)
Maker: Kellogg's
Before Bart was pushing Butterfingers, he was popping up in our toaster with these.
SpongeBob SquarePants Cheez-Its
Related Cartoon: SpongeBob SquarePants (1999-present)
Maker: Sunshine
SpongeBob may have starred on more packages than Little Debbie, but there were our favorite of the bunch. Deep sea flavors not included.
Scooby Doo Fruit Snacks
Related Cartoon: Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969-present)
Maker: Betty Crocker
Somebody feed this damn dog, already. His appetite is insatiable.
Ninja Turtle Ice Pops
Related Cartoon: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987-1996)
Maker: Blue Bunny
Donatello's gum ball eyes were the best part, obviously.
The Powerpuff Girls Cereal
Related Cartoon: The Powerpuff Girls (1998-2005)
Maker: Kellogg's
We're still have troubling admitting that these were basically Fruity Pebbles.
Flinstones Push-Ups
Related Cartoon: The Flinstones (1960-1966)
Maker: Nestle
Look at this box. This box was our youth. Push-Ups forever.
Pokémon Macaroni & Cheese
Related Cartoon: Pokémon (1997-present)
Maker: Kraft
Jiggly puff puff macaroni. Yum.
Reptar Crunch Cereal
Related Cartoon: Rugrats (1991-2004)
Maker: Post
The only thing more bad ass than Angelica's 'tude was Reptar Crunch. We were excited and terrified at the same damn time.
