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Candy from the 1970s

13 candies that came out in the 1970s, from Bottle Caps (1972) to Hubba Bubba (1979), and which ones you can still buy.

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1972Bottle Caps Still made 1973Blow Pop Still made 1973Marathon bar Discontinued 1975Freshen Up gum Discontinued 1970sLaffy Taffy Still made 1976Bubble Yum Still made 1976Everlasting Gobstopper Still made 1976Pop Rocks Back on sale 1976Wonka Bar Discontinued 1977Ring Pop Still made 1978Reggie! bar Discontinued 1978Whatchamacallit Still made 1979Hubba Bubba Still made

New in the 1970s

  • 1972: Bottle Caps. Tangy pressed candies shaped like soda bottle caps: grape, cola, orange, root beer and cherry. Still made.
  • 1973: Blow Pop. A hard candy lollipop with bubble gum in the middle. Still made.
  • 1973: Marathon bar. An 8 inch braid of chewy caramel coated in chocolate, with a ruler printed on the wrapper. Discontinued.
  • 1975: Freshen Up gum. Square gum with a liquid center that squirts when you bite. Discontinued.
  • 1970s: Laffy Taffy. Soft, stretchy fruit taffy with a joke printed on every wrapper. Still made.
  • 1976: Bubble Yum. A soft, easy-to-chew bubble gum in chunky pieces. Still made.
  • 1976: Everlasting Gobstopper. A hard jawbreaker made of layers that change color and flavor as you suck on it. Still made.
  • 1976: Pop Rocks. Hard candy with tiny pockets of pressurized carbon dioxide that crackle and pop on your tongue. Back on sale.
  • 1976: Wonka Bar. Milk chocolate with little pieces of graham cracker. Discontinued.
  • 1977: Ring Pop. A big hard candy jewel on a plastic ring you wear while you lick it. Still made.
  • 1978: Reggie! bar. Chocolate, peanuts and caramel, named after Yankees slugger Reggie Jackson. Discontinued.
  • 1978: Whatchamacallit. Peanut-flavored crisp with a layer of caramel in a chocolate coating. Still made.
  • 1979: Hubba Bubba. A soft bubble gum made to be less sticky, so a popped bubble peels off your face more easily. Still made.

Still made today

Of the candies that came out in the 1970s, 9 are still on sale: Bottle Caps, Blow Pop, Laffy Taffy, Bubble Yum, Everlasting Gobstopper, Pop Rocks, Ring Pop, Whatchamacallit and Hubba Bubba.

Gone now

Marathon bar, Freshen Up gum, Wonka Bar and Reggie! bar were discontinued. See all discontinued candy.

Already around in the 1970s

These were first made earlier, so kids in the 1970s could have found them too: Necco Wafers (1847), Circus Peanuts (1800s), Black Jack gum (1884), Candy corn (1888), Candy cigarettes (late 1800s), Beemans gum (1890), Good & Plenty (1893), Clark's Teaberry gum (1900), Sweethearts (1901), Nik-L-Nip wax bottles (early 1900s), Tootsie Roll (1907), Goo Goo Cluster (1912), Bonomo Turkish Taffy (1912), Mary Jane (1914), Clove gum (around 1914), Clark Bar (1917), Idaho Spud (1918), Cherry Mash (1918), Baby Ruth (1920), Mounds (1920), Oh Henry! (1920), Jujyfruits (1920), Jujubes (1920) and Chuckles (1921), and 59 more.

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Frequently asked questions

What candy came out in the 1970s?

13 of the candies we cover came out in the 1970s, including Bottle Caps, Blow Pop, Marathon bar, Freshen Up gum, Laffy Taffy and Bubble Yum.

Which candy from the 1970s can you still buy?

Bottle Caps, Blow Pop, Laffy Taffy, Bubble Yum, Everlasting Gobstopper, Pop Rocks, Ring Pop and Whatchamacallit and more are still made.