What Would It Be Like Living With Cartoons?

I feel like this is a really strange example of what it would be like if Fred and Barney lived with you.

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I Still Love Snack Facts!

Snack Facts - Barbara and Sir Francis T-Shirt
by candycritic

 If you like, or even love Snack Facts too, you should have this t-shirt to add to your collection.

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Twisted Gummy Bears

Gummy Bear Tug-of-War T-Shirt
by candycritic

This gummy bear shirt is twisted, but not in the way most gummy bears get twisted.

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I Don't Like The Road Runner

While I'm happy to see the Coyote messing up himself, I feel like the Road Runner shouldn't have stolen his bar at the end.

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Chew Up The Scenery

Bubble Bubble Bubble Gum T-Shirt
by candycritic

 Or at the very least chew something sweet.

Also be sure to "chews" from any of my cool t-shirt designs at my Zazzle store.

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Drop Me A Line

Goody, Goody Gumdrops T-Shirt
by candycritic

 And maybe drop a few bucks on this awesome gumdrop t-shirt.

You can drop even more dough at my Zazzle store.

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Be A Classy Chocolate Lover

Fine Time For Chocolates T-Shirt
by candycritic

 Make sure you tell the world how much you love a classy fine chocolate.

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How Do You Feel About Circus Peanuts?

Your Buddy The Circus Peanut T-Shirt
by candycritic

 If you happen to love them, or if you like to be ironic, this is the perfect t-shirt for you.

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Mask Up, But Also Eat Gummy Bears

Eating Gummy Bears Face Mask
by candycritic

How much fun is it to eat candy with a mask on?

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Amazing Candy/Junk Food Things That You Should Buy - Gorilla Gum Shirt

Gorilla Gum T-Shirt
by candycritic

If you love gorillas and bubble gum, then we have a shirt for you.

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Tom's Look At The Visual Side Of Christmas Snacks And Candy - Christmas Haul Part 3

Here is an interesting variation on Kit Kat using a “traditional” old-school depiction of Santa Claus with some modern touches. At first glance, Santa appears to be the jolly old elf as depicted in, perhaps the classic “Night Before Christmas” tale. On closer inspection, the middle Santa wears googles and has a funkily-decorated snowboard under one arm. Beside that Santa is another Santa wearing headphones with the cord disappearing into his red outfit. One assumes he’s streaming some music that is suitably hip and now. Maybe it’s a tastefully selected playlist of festive tunes? Or a podcast? Whatever is playing through the headphones, Santa has eyes closed in blissful rapture.

The third Santa has me baffled. There appears to be a small, dark object near his waist. I don’t know what it is. Anyone else have that sorted out?

Finally, I noticed that Santa’s outfit is different from typical depictions. It looks like a robe with a hood. The garment has festive motifs at the cuffs and surrounding his face. Maybe this suggests how Santa looks in his leisure time before heading out on his Christmas Eve travels?

The second sighting is a delight since I’ve seen very few uses of the Yeti in a holiday treat context. As a kid, an advent calendar was a staple at the holidays in my family. Each day, it was exciting to open each numbered cardboard door to see what would be there! Indeed, it was a major effort of restraint to keep from opening the whole thing up on day one.

I might have to buy this advent calendar to see if each treat has a Yeti shape. I was ‘addicted’ to Cookies’N’Creme bars for a brief time back in my college days. The bar seems to have staying power and it’s good to see an entire advent calendar devoted to it. It may prove to be too much of a good thing but that’s a slim possibility.

By the way, Hershey’s lets potential buyers know up front that the final door has an entire chocolate bar behind it. Not sure what I think about this spoiler versus marketing conundrum. The final door was always a special reward after 23 days of anticipation. A small quibble in an otherwise fun product to be sure!

Tom

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Candy Critic Chris By Tom Yeo T-Shirt
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Tom's Look At The Visual Side Of Snacks And Candy - Russell Stover Halloween Treats

These flavours were among the fastest to sell in these Russell Stover chocolates. I loved the illustrations on the wrappers! It’s a familiar style influenced by modern Japanese animation “cute” style, done with fun personality. Just look how well the ingredient characters seem to get along (especially the coconut shard with an arm embracing the pumpkin)! How could these NOT taste great?! And they are mighty tasty!

Nice job Russell Stover designer(s)!
That’s it!
Happy Hallowe’en!

Tom

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Why Would You Eat That?!! T-Shirt
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Candy In The Media - Mickey and Minnie Mouse In Thailand

I can't say enough about this amazing cartoon. First of all, I'm a huge fan of the new direction Disney has taken with Mickey Mouse cartoons, I love the look and I really enjoy the stories. Secondly, I love the fact that this entire cartoon is in Thai, no English at all, and you can still follow the story.  Finally, the fact that the subject is near to my heart, street food, really makes this one of the best cartoons I've seen in a while.

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Candy In The Media

Ice cream as a metaphor for sexuality... it's tasty and kind of sexy too.

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An Adventure Time Candy Thing

One of the best things about Adventure Time is their liberal use of candy related characters.  Fortunately for me they've also made a specific collection of toys of just these characters.  The problem I have with these toys is avoiding the temptation to bite into them.  While I'm sure they're made of non-toxic plastic, I can't imagine that they're "good" for me.

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Gummy Bear Shirts - Gummy Bear Tug-of-War

Gummy Bear Tug-of-War Tees by candycritic
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For the next few weeks, every Tuesday we're going to feature one of our many cartoon themed gummy bear t-shirts.  This week we're looking at the first gummy bear shirt we ever made, it's a little gruesome, but that's OK because eating gummy bears is a little gruesome as well.

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Friday Candy Video

JEAN CLAUDE VAN DAMME IN "LICKS OF JUSTICE" (NSFW) from Ben Luce on Vimeo.

This is what happens when you cross a classic candy commercial, and a famous action star.  It's either way over the top, or the greatest thing ever made, you decide.

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Cartoon Themed Candy Review

Cartoon themed candy is kind of hit or miss in my opinion.  Sometimes the candy doesn't really mesh with the theme from the cartoon, and all you get is a package with a picture of a character and a bag of candy.  Sometimes they make the candy into the shapes of cartoon characters, like today's review, and you find yourself eating the main characters from your favorite show.  On rare occasions you'll find that a certain food or candy is represented in the cartoon, and then they make a real version (or candy version) of this food.  This is truly the finest crossover you can find.

Click here to read today's cartoon themed candy review.

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Friday Candy Video

I think candy companies should be required to make their ingredient lists rhyme.  That way I could sing fun little songs about all the stuff in my junk food.

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Friday Candy Video

I'm not sure what part of this commercial I enjoy more, the cool retro animation, or the fun little poem.  Old people often say that they "don't make cartoons the way they used to", and in the case of this commercial I think it's true.  In fact, I'm pretty sure they stopped making commercials this cool around the 1970s.  So I guess that makes me an old man.

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