Vanished Products

Discontinued products and cult favorites. Showing 24 of 24

A

(1)

  • Austin Magic Pistol

    Fate: other Toy gun that created real explosions using calcium carbide and water

    1946–1956 🏷️ Toys & Games

B

(3)

  • BlackBerry phones (legacy OS)

    Fate: other Dominated smartphones with QWERTY, killed by iPhone

    1999–2016 🏷️ Mobile & Wearables

  • Bonne Bell

    Fate: other Iconic Lip Smacker brand discontinued after 88 years in business

    1927–2015 🏷️ Consumer Products & Beauty

  • Buick GNX

    Fate: other Ultimate Grand National, limited run became legend

    1987–1987 🏷️ Automotive

C

(3)

  • C-3PO's Cereal

    Fate: other Kellogg's tie-in that vanished faster than the Millennium Falcon

    1984–1985 🏷️ Food & Beverage

  • Carnation Breakfast Bars

    Fate: other Granola nostalgia that predated energy bars

    1975–1997 🏷️ Food & Beverage

  • Cookie Break

    Fate: other Nabisco vanilla sandwich cookies that faded from shelves when there “weren’t enough consumers” buying them.

    1970–2000 🏷️ Food & Beverage

F

(2)

  • Freshen-Up (gum)

    Fate: other Liquid-center chewing gum famous for the slogan “the gum that goes squirt.”

    1975–2010s (U.S.) 🏷️ Food & Beverage

  • Fruit Stripe

    Fate: other Rainbow-striped gum with Yipes the zebra—discontinued in 2024.

    1969–2024 🏷️ Food & Beverage

H

(4)

  • Hard Candy (Original)

    Fate: other Cult 90s makeup brand with sky blue nail polish, sold to Walmart and completely changed

    1995–2009 🏷️ Consumer Products & Beauty

  • Hershey’s Swoops

    Fate: other Potato-chip–shaped chocolate slices that never found an audience.

    2003–2006 🏷️ Food & Beverage

  • Hostess TMNT Turtle Pies

    Fate: other Hostess' green-glazed TMNT pies from 1991, gone in one year

    1991–1991 🏷️ Food & Beverage

  • Hubba Bubba Bubble Jug

    Fate: other Powder that turned into gum, pure 90s magic

    1990–2012 🏷️ Food & Beverage

J

(2)

  • Jane Cosmetics

    Fate: other Teen drugstore makeup brand discontinued after 17-year run

    1995–2012 🏷️ Consumer Products & Beauty

  • Jolt Cola

    Fate: bankruptcy Energy drink before energy drinks existed

    1985–2010 🏷️ Food & Beverage

M

(1)

  • McDonald's Szechuan Sauce

    Fate: other Limited dipping sauce that caused riots 19 years later

    1998–1998 🏷️ Food & Beverage

S

(6)

  • Sega Dreamcast

    Fate: other Sega discontinued Dreamcast hardware in 2001 and exited the console business to become a third-party publisher.

    1998–2001 🏷️ Video Games & Consoles

  • Sky Dancers

    Fate: safety-recall Flying fairy dolls recalled after 170 injuries including eye trauma

    1994–2000 🏷️ Toys & Games

  • Skyy Blue

    Fate: other Blue vodka malt beverage that lost the malternative wars to Smirnoff Ice.

    1998–2004 🏷️ Alcoholic Beverages

  • Snapple Elements

    Fate: other Wide-mouth elemental drinks in unique bottles, discontinued after 3 years

    1999–2002 🏷️ Food & Beverage

  • Snapple Whipper Snapple

    Fate: other Shelf-stable smoothies from 1998, won awards then vanished

    1998–1999 🏷️ Food & Beverage

  • Star Wars Episode I Pepsi Collection

    Fate: other Phantom Menace tie-in with hidden phrases and collectibles

    1999–1999 🏷️ Food & Beverage

Y

(1)

  • Yogos

    Fate: other Kellogg’s yogurt-covered fruit snacks kids begged for in the mid-2000s.

    2005–2010 🏷️ Food & Beverage

Z

(1)

  • Zima

    Fate: other Coors' citrus experiment, huge splash then slow fade

    1993–2008 🏷️ Alcoholic Beverages
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