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Yes! I admire how he used the brown stripes on the left of the actual pack to represent smoke stacks on the parody.
Footsie Rool and Tootsie Roll...
I've seen Bum Bums forever and never even thought about what it was a parody of. never heard of Pom Poms, Missed that one.
Same here... was this possibly more of a regional item? We certainly had the Sugar Daddy's advertised on the box, as well as Black Cow, but I don't remember seeing these at any of my candy pushers' dens of sugars. I take it these were similar to Sugar Babies.
I don't remember Pom Poms from my candy stores either, but I think I got small boxes as Halloween trick or treats a few times. Pretty sure they were a stiffer caramel than Sugar Babies, more like Milk Duds except perfectly round, like malted milk balls.
I think I had Pom Poms back in the day, but maybe I'm just thinking of Milk DudsJoke is a bit awkward. Maybe 'The candy that's good as a handout'Interesting return of Nabisco brands to the Wacky lineup since the die-cuts. It won't last long though.
Monsterettes (Oysterettes) was a Nabisco product-based Wacky that was intended for the 9th series and was never released until Flashback 1, many years later.
My-T-Fink and My-T-Fine...
As a youth, when I pulled this one, I had to look up the word "fink". Webster's definition gave two parts. I am paraphrasing but was something like: 1) noun - an unpleasant or contemptible person 2) verb - to inform on someone to the authoritiesI think "fink" might have been a bit passe even in the mid '70s, but I know kids my age weren't using it. I never could see the connection between a fink and someone over-weight as was implied by the image and "chunk flavor" tag. I guess we would come to know this as body-shaming. With all that aside, the pudding and bowl are very well rendered. Just not one of my favorites. Besides, we were a Jello household.
Fibby's and Libby's...
Never really caught my eye as a kid due to the simple coloring scheme, but this is another masterwork of art with that spot-on rendition of the baby and the perfect lettering. While the box color matches the Oatmeal box, I'd say the joke is based on the Barley version.And that 'poor spout' always cracked me up.(Image removed from quote.)
Wake up and feed the baby! You have a choice of either Gurgles or Gerber. I think the actual box is Barley, but I couldn't find an image.
A nice solid Wacky. These are the kind that kept me coming back. Great artwork and gags that are good and go together. We used to draw on this sticker to see who could make the baby look even worse.
You know, I never even saw that last part until now-and I even have it in the Abrams book! In fact, I'd probably have never even noticed it unless someone mentioned it. Could it have been a goof, or was it done intentionally? Well, I guess we'll probably never know.