Top 30 Junk Food and Drink FAILS

These fails made people physically and financially sick. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for junk food and drink fails. Our countdown of junk food and drinks fails includes Swedish Fish Oreos, New Coke, Lay’s WOW Chips, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pies, Shrek Twinkies, and more! What are your feelings on these fails? Let us know in the comments.
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[@rainbowdashsteve2068]

The fact first clip was of Peter Griffin says a lot about this list

[@Funny.Man101]

Why was the baby strawberry crying? Because her parents were in a jam.

[@Reaperguy67]

​@@Funny.Man101 you are not funny

[@StanHalen1936]

​@@Funny.Man101failure at life.

[@geeshep4836]

Crystal Pepsi God I Miss You.

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Why Crystal Pepsi keeps failing is beyond me. It taste so good & the fact that it's clear makes it unique. 🥤🤷🏿‍♂️

[@karmabum21]

I loved Crystal Pepsi

[@Jesseface94]

​@@karmabum21 I always thought the 2015 version had a hint of lemon to it

[@karmabum21]

@@Jesseface94 I didn't even know it came back in 2015. I drank it in the 90's

[@shabadoo24]

I liked crystal Pepsi

[@alexventose7931]

I want Crystal Pepsi!!

[@Shibbylovess]

Bubble jugs were amazing and I will die on that hill

[@frankk1358]

The Hubba Bubba Jug was great

[@karmabum21]

The way I would pour that jug directly into my mouth 😂

[@Grimhart89]

Agreed, what the hell are they talking about? No kid would complain about that. It was fun and different, just like the bubble tape.

[@dancarrington7100]

Cheddar bacon macaroni and cheese flavored chips from Lays? That sounds pretty good actually!

[@kanoraguy]

Cheez Wiz is sold like crazy here in Canada. In fact my wife’s family owned a burger stand where they used it for the cheese on burgers. Went through it by the pallet load, stand still going strong and still using Cheez Wiz

[@daviegriffin3539]

*That 💩 works on sooooo many things.* 👨🏾‍🍳 #JustSayin 🙃 😋

[@richardc8795]

As a Canadian, I am surprised by your claim of cheez wiz popularity. As a Canadian grocery store owner, I am also surprised by your claim. 😆

[@kanoraguy]

@@richardc8795 where do you live. It’s popular in northwestern Ontario and MB.

[@richardc8795]

@@kanoraguy Southern Ontario. I assume you are in a rural area. That makes more sense.

[@kanoraguy]

@@richardc8795 ahh the typical southern Ontario arrogance. I may have grown up in rural northwestern Ontario, Kenora if you can think past Barrie, live in Winnipeg now but I’m sure to a southern Ontario person you still consider that rural

[@BlackHatCinephile]

Coke ain't Coke if it don't sting and tickle at the same time.

[@villain68]

Coke first came out with Mello Yello to compete with Mt. Dew. But Mello Yello is still around.

[@-vart-]

The south never likes it when people mess with our formulas. I’m also 28 and remember some of these. Nostalgia is real

[@allstar8999]

I've tasted the Peanut Butter & Jelly Soda flavor years ago & shared it with my family. We we're lucky that stomachs didn't curdle after that.

[@cocoaorange1]

OMG, which states had that.

[@allstar8999]

@@cocoaorange1 Baltimore.

[@theupliftchannel]

I used to freebase TMNT pies as a kid! They were awesome

[@cuddyfox6973]

I think Ayds should be on the list. Ayds is the dietery candy.

[@whitewolf3051]

WatchMojo did a video on that before, it wasn’t a fail due to marketing, but unfortunate circumstances. It was doing well before the 80’s, then came the disease with a similar sounding name, though spelled differently. If not for the disease, then the candy might’ve lasted longer, maybe up to now even. So that candy really doesn’t belong here.

[@julianaylor4351]

Unlucky because of its name. History can be so weird.

[@Meandmymirror]

Yummy

[@desperadox7565]

Not a good name though.

[@ferociousgumby]

@@whitewolf3051 So does anyone know why it was so effective as a dieting "ayd"? It was laced with lidocaine, which numbed your tongue and made food less appealing. No kidding, that's true, look it up.

[@batrobnight1047]

My middle school lunchroom was littered with Surge cans. Never would be allowed in schools today.

[@karmabum21]

I heard it killed sperm cells and shrank your sac so I stopped drinking it

[@arvurebantra7639]

Not really true. They still have mountain dew, and it's basically the same thing.

[@fromthehaven94]

Mello Yello already existed. The same type of citrus beverage made by Coca-Cola, but not as popular as Mountain Dew.

[@nes_osterone6217]

@@arvurebantra7639j not even close

[@chrisholloway5460]

Wasn't allowed in mine back in the day. :(

[@NoodlesskibsGaming]

The original 3D doritos were great! The ones they brought back were garbage and were nothing but bugles

[@safehouse432]

Yep the taste and texture were completely different.

[@DukeCityExplorer]

The original 3D Doritos were just a cheesy flavored Bugle.

[@NoodlesskibsGaming]

They were a different texture Duke. They phoned it in for the comeback

[@corymorimacori1059]

“Get your recipes together man! I’ve had the same fries since I was Willard Scott the weatherman!” Ronald McDonald

[@davideboos]

Remember SNL's version of Crystal Pepsi called Crystal Gravy?

[@JudoChopCowboyKO]

Haha yes! That bit almost made me nauseous.

[@RobbyKicks]

“Once Pepsi learned about mountain dew red” Mountain Dew is literally owned by Pepsi..

[@shabadoo24]

Im a child of the 80s. Candy cigs and chocolate cigs were around too. Licorice cigars were around too.

[@soupdragonuk]

Indeed they were. There was also at one point, in the late 70's, a sweet that looked like and came in packet the same as hand-rolling tobacco.

[@deltamovieshd9255]

As a smoker, can I sue the candy company for early enticement? 😂😂😂

[@MarkZickefoose]

@@soupdragonuk Big League Chew still exists and its whole schtick is looking like a pouch of chewing tobacco.

[@arvurebantra7639]

There was also this weird gum cigarette that if you blew into it, there was enough space to make the sugar powder come out like smoke lol

[@cocoaorange1]

I only recall the chalky tasting candy cigarettes. I tried the coffee flavored potato chips, not fond of them.

[@jetman80pops]

The TMNT pies were awesome and many 80s and 90s kids have fond memories of them. The green frosting on the pie what is the main selling point. Guess this is what happens when you get some gen z idiots to write your videos.

[@AngelWingsYT]

I LOVED 3D doritos!

[@Dkline08]

3D doritos were great

[@iHeartsNostalgiaPit]

want to bet that the ghostbuster key lime slime were just repackaged Shrek Twinkies? I had the ones with the Marshmellow stuff in it that was also with the promotion it felt kind of rubbery

[@PA551ON]

Honestly, when they brought back New Coke as a limited edition collectors item for Stranger Things Season 2, I managed to snag some and tried it. It honestly just tasted virtually indistinguishable from Pepsi. Considering everyone saying they preferred Pepsi in blind taste tests, I guess that's probably what they were going for.

[@CheeksMcGillicutty]

10:25 bubble jug was AMAZING! maybe that's what's wrong with me lol

[@shanaeverowe9626]

This person never had turtle pie obviously. They were amazing

[@pistollbklue7045]

Thank you!

[@twitchascension]

My friends and I all loved them. They were fantastic.

[@nukiesduke6868]

Ironically and hilariously Surge was better than mountain dew.

[@wolfee2754]

Much better

[@barryFLASHallen]

Jolt?

[@Tigerhawk1981]

damn right

[@englishatheart]

No it wasn't. I used to drink the shit out of Surge but still know MD (at least Baja Blast and Code Red) is better.

[@barryFLASHallen]

@@englishatheart What about dew shine?

[@Dekaide44]

Is that Sean Hayes in the dorito 3d commercial?

[@Suarez05]

Yessir

[@daniellejones2962]

In deed it was

[@JWickyJr13]

I'm not here for any 3d Doritos slander. Also, cheese whiz is still available or am I crazy?

[@danieledugre1837]

Got a jar in my fridge right now! But then, I live in Canada.

[@dawnpowers7626]

@@danieledugre1837 I'm in the US (new england). It's in my fridge, too.

[@TabariGames]

"Mountain Dew introduced their Code Red flavour. When Pepsi saw that..." Mountain Dew IS Pepsi!

[@randystache78]

This channel is a joke anymore.

[@The_Infamous_Boogyman]

They turned around and said as much during the "surge" section 😂

[@christophermerlot3366]

Swedish Fish Oreo are words that don't belong together.

[@NumbuhWonDierecta]

When I was younger, Shake Em Fries were the shit! My sister and I would always beg our mom to take us to BK. We also liked the EZ Squirt Ketchup, green and red burgers and fries were just so funny. We also had a butter from Parkay that was different colors too, that just made making a plate of food so fun as a kid.

[@ashj0]

Ugh. Nothing made me lose my appetite faster than watching people put purple and green ketchup on their fries.

[@NumbuhWonDierecta]

@ashj0 to each their own! Lol I get it.

[@Harlequin19]

I bought a bottle of Tru Blood when it came out and still have it unopened and displayed on my shelf. I think it looks cool as a prop

[@mandibriar9837]

Same!

[@englishatheart]

I had to drink it (because I'm not letting stuff go to waste) but kept the bottle. I also have a pint glass.

[@charliejoson9145]

Pepsi Blue was my favorite especially when ice cold

[@FFP_BF2]

I was a kid with a very health zealous parent when Pepsi Blue dropped. Thank God for that brief re-release it had and I got to try it. It was great!

[@karawardlaw4090]

​@@FFP_BF2 It was still really good when it was released again, but it wasn't as good as when it first came out

[@boktai10]

The ironic part is Pepsi blue came back out around near when corona hit and I grabbed a case around Christmas time

[@jsmith3946]

no it hit in 2020 and blue came back in 21

[@videogameobsession]

I grew up with a healthy dose of candy cigarettes, and big league chew. Though I have never smoked a single cigarette my entire life. Though it likely led to a sugar addiction! 😆

[@WolfstarGaming1]

I didn't realize Sean Hayes was in the 3D Doritos commercial

[@hip2besquare1972]

I actually loved Crystal Pepsi, it was soda that I could drink without the guilt. When it first came out, I was in my last year of high school, and everyday afterschool, my best friend and me would go to our favorite neighborhood store and I would buy my favorite candy bar and a crystal pepsi, boy those were the days!!

[@all3nplayzgames577]

I memba the candy cigs. Perfect Halloween accessory for your everyday cowboy

[@DRCEQ]

I *LOVED* the Cappuccino chips and enjoyed them for as much as I could for when they were available.

[@thornmallow1]

I still have my True Blood bottles!

[@mandibriar9837]

Same! But we only have one.

[@bexief31]

The worst thing to happen to Coka Cola was putting it into plastic. Two liter plastic bottles changes the flavor...and not in a good way. I will only buy Coke in cans. If I can find bottles I will buy those.

[@stuartCcash]

Amen sister, I've been saying this for years and people constantly tell me it's in my head and they can't taste the difference.

[@annbloise4692]

Totally agree with you!

[@MikeyScott5C]

I only buy Cokes in 12 oz bottles. I won’t drink it from anything else.

[@englishatheart]

Cans give it a metallic taste.

[@angelsinger4574]

I will buy soda in the bottles every now and again. Always worth it.

[@Johngoodman454]

Pepsi blue was amazing

[@warnerpearson]

Right!! 💪🏾💙

[@jamesm47766]

Now they have sour patch kids oreos the way oreo still makes things like this is interesting but a great way to get hype

[@MarinerLain56]

Oreo does stuff like that and weirder just for fun🤦‍♀️ They did Sourpatch Kids too! This list is dumb

[@Reaperguy67]

I actually have tried those before and they were not good at all .

[@gshaunsweeney]

Everyone I knew loved Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Pies when I was a kid. They were just vanilla pies coated in a green glaze.

[@gillianmeek45]

Love your videos, your channels are one I run to watch.

[@abrahampilkington]

When I was a kid candy cigarettes were wrapped and had powered sugar in them that you could blow out like smoke. The 80’s were awesome.

[@Trenee281]

YES!! I’m looking at these boring cigs like where’s the smoke 😂😂

[@englishatheart]

'80s*

[@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639]

If Cheerwine is any indication, Cough syrup isn't a dealbreaker for everyone! XP

[@Dekaide44]

I remember having one sip of Coca Cola Blk and throwing the whole 12 pk away

[@BlackHatCinephile]

2016 "Ghostbusters" weren't Ghostbusters, they were Gherstbersters.

[@Rosewolf29]

I saw the candy cigarettes in the thumbnail and was going what the? I know people that grew up with those way back when and loved them, yet never picked up an actual cigarette. since covid, Diet soda went away and the "zero sugar" crap that replaced it tastes like gasoline and turpentine. even more so than regular coke and Pepsi, it's foul.

[@MarkZickefoose]

Diet soda hasn't gone away at all - they sell it right next to the Zero Sugar stuff! No idea what the actual difference is since the ingredients are the same, but I know people that will fight you over Diet Coke and Coke Zero tasting completely different (spoiler: they don't).

[@Rosewolf29]

@@MarkZickefoose At most stores, the good diet soda is gone. Diet Root Beer, Diet Dr Pepper Cherry Vanilla, either way, coke and Pepsi diet or zero all taste like gasoline and turpentine.

[@englishatheart]

@@Rosewolf29 "Good diet soda." No such thing. Diet soda fecking sucks.

[@Rosewolf29]

@@englishatheart no soda is good. its all chemicals and bad things, but diet tastes better than regular soda. regular tastes like gasoline and turpentine.

[@BrainDamage922]

The Ninja Turtles Pies were AWESOME!!!!!

[@johnc5795]

You have not lived until you've had some Tayto chocolate!

[@reynoire9681]

Candy cigarettes are sold at my workplace

[@walterhager8626]

Wtf does axel grease taste like? Which we use it on the farm sometimes but never been like damn i wanna taste that lol.Or did he mean Axl Roses sweat😂

[@TurtleCraftZ1]

TMNT pies have no business being on this list, those were beloved by every single kid who grew up in the 80s and 90s

[@Zack_san]

Honorable Mentions: 1. Vault Energy Soda 2. Tab Soda 3. Reese's Crunchy Cookie Cup 4. Heinz Ketchup (In different colors.) I miss Pepsi Blue. It tasted so good.

[@lauram3115]

I loved candy cigarettes. You could blow powder out of the tip that mimicked smoke.

[@user-lx2mp3gw2y]

I loved candy cigarettes, especially the ones that blew a puff of smoke. Good times.

[@SCCelticGoddes]

I have family who insist the only cheese for a Philly cheesesteak is Cheez wiz. I prefer provolone but Cheeze wiz is still loved by some.

[@MarkZickefoose]

At least one of the places that claims to have INVENTED the cheesesteak puts Cheez Wiz on their sandwiches.

[@zeccepeller]

That spider at the end was a jump scare that I was not ready for

[@101shadeira]

10:32 Hubble bubble jug was my favorite 😂

[@deltamovieshd9255]

As a Brit, I miss Walkers Crisps where you add the salt and shake em' up. This opened up options to unseasoned chips to add whatever you wanted. Paprika was my go to.

[@markshaw270]

Smiths salt & Shake, now owned and made by walkers which are still available.

[@paulnorton2885]

Fifty years ago an Australian television comedy show, The Aunty Jack Show, included a segment in which one of the characters advertised a product known as "Captain Curd's Fish Milkshakes". Since then life has imitated art.

[@P.I.P.E.L.I.N.E_Podcast]

I definitely remember lays cappuccino chips I was 14 years old when it came out 😅

[@MichiganGourmetguy]

The Turtle pies were not a failure, they were awesome. The green color just scared parents.

[@EmmaAreli]

Man I loved them candy sticks, and yes, that's where my smoke habit started from loooool

[@user-fg4xb7tz2e]

3:40 I actually really love that they SHOWED YOU that it could be hot, use a kitchen towel or something before handling 😂, you don’t see that these days LOL 10:36 the bubble gum jug! 😍 18:00 crystal Pepsi wasn’t that bad. When they brought it back for a while less than ten years ago I tried it again and it was tasty. I appreciate the lack of caramel color too 😊. It was good. If it was still for sale I’d be buying it occasionally for sure.

[@jazzywash1214]

😂😂😂😂 I gave Pepsi Blue as Christmas gifts one year. I won them through a radio contest... oh the good ol days 😂😂😂😂

[@jakestockton4808]

The new coke controversy allowed Coca-Cola to switch to corn syrup sweetener once it switched back, and that saved the company millions.

[@user-jg6pi2si8v]

You say early 2000’s for energy drinks but in 2024 Red Bull and Monster sold over $22b in sales and it’s only June

[@johnnyjuniorrodriguez3745]

Does this include merch and events they do?

[@user-jg6pi2si8v]

@@johnnyjuniorrodriguez3745 No this was just sales of the drinks

[@englishatheart]

2000s. Don't know what possesses people to use apostrophes to make plurals, but that's not what they're for. 😛

[@connorrivers995]

I basically came here for New Coke.

[@martinbones681]

Cheez Whiz ... now with less Cheez and more Whiz!

[@KadeemG61]

Fun Fact: Before Tenacious D was a thing, a young Kyle Glass appeared in the 7Up Gold commercial.

[@TylerMiller87]

The thing I remember most about Pepsi Blue is the odd carbonation. It seemed more bubbly than other soft drinks, and not in a good way. May have just been my experience, IDK.

[@MarinerLain56]

The OG Doritos 3D was where it was AT! The new ones were trash! And Pepsi Blue was plenty popular... that wasn't a fail at all... And the Cappuccino Lays were supposed to be for fun, this list is making them too serious. None of the Do US a Flavor Lays have stayed on shelves... even the winners...

[@dancytancy192]

The product I remember the most is New Coke. It was horrible

[@JulianDale94]

I remember loving Shake em Up fries and being all puzzled when it disappeared

[@omegasupreme1970]

The Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles pudding pies were quite popular. and sold very well hardly a failure.

[@jetman80pops]

I mean right or wrong candy cigarettes have been around for over a hundred years so I couldn't consider that a fail. 3d Doritos like you said came back in 2020. Their popular enough for Frito-Lay to bring back so again not a fail. When Pepsi saw the success of Mountain Dew Code Red they had to make their own. Um Frito-Lay owns Pepsi and mountain Dew duh. Considering the cappuccino potato chips or a part of Frito-Lay's vote your flavor it just didn't win so I wouldn't consider that a fail.

[@englishatheart]

They're* popular enough.

[@MRMAN20232]

Hey crisps and chocolate works sometimes. Cheese Doritos and Nutella are an awesome combo

[@michaelwieber1857]

Not gonna lie the TMNT pies were actually pretty good.

[@andrewbatts7678]

🎶🎶BECAUSE THEY'RE FILLED WITH MUTAGENT OOZE! that's vanilla puddin' dude!🎶🎶

[@Gloryyyyyyyy]

I love premade coffee tbh. Stok is my favorite but dunkin and starbies make good ones too

[@jase_allen]

In Coke's defense, New Coke actually beat Pepsi in blind taste tests. It wasn't until people found out that that new formula was replacing the old one that they got upset about it.

[@BizzyJ1987]

I've had some of these and they were great 👍

[@LdyVder]

How are candy cigarettes a fail? Something that lasts for decades is hardly a fail. But then WatchMojo fails at a lot of their lists.

[@tedmorgan7002]

They are still available. I can get them at the local candy store

[@OWTLAWSTAR63]

Who's making these lists? They clearly are under 21 and never experienced any of these themselves

[@MikeyScott5C]

The Hubba Bubba Bubble Jug was my favorite as a kid.

[@EmoExpression]

I was a kid when they did the burger King shake fries and the coloured ketchup and honestly loved them both.

[@ScarysReviews]

New coke came back though. and they made classic coke, and original coke ( both the same but a % of people didn't notice) There's the chocolate cigarrettes wrapped in rice paper, the boxes have amazing art work, and people would light them to melt the chocolate.

[@kevinhone7526]

Honestly I hate it when they put Sour Patch Kids flavor in Go-Gurt and Oreo!!!! It doesn't go very well!!! 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@sassysarah39]

I remember the sweetish fish Oreos oh my God they were so bad

[@Official_Kings_Versus]

I've never tried it before

[@Snake3yesEddie]

Honestly Chocolate with Cheese and Onion crisp bits is actually really good. It’s one of those things that sounds disgusting but you just have to try it to get it. It’s basically just like a sweeter version of a chocolate flavoured cheesecake, although some people compare it more to a salted caramel flavour, it’s really not that bad. I think it’s the onion part of it that puts people off but honestly there is absolutely no taste of onion in it at all.

[@dirtandsilkk]

Actually the Coca-Cola coffee drink is still around. And delicious. Plus it seems u guys are turned off by food coloring

[@RealEstateEntrepreneur]

Never would eat swedish Fish Oreos

[@michaelwhitehead6594]

Instant Coffee & Squeezy Tomato Ketchup is pretty normal in the UK

[@hisava]

A joy as a kid was mom taking me to the Hostess store and letting me pick out a treat, and I loved the TMNT pies! I still remember her having to handle the Cheez Wiz jar with oven mitts. I loved Crystal Pepsi - it was so unique. And candy cigarettes were so fun - I have yet to smoke a real cigarette, think I am safe at this point LOL Purple ketchup - the best!!

[@SokMunkie]

I loved the turtle pies!

[@user-kz9ub3xw6h]

I got a feeling that with the candy cigarette part that if someone wanted to play that game called “would you rather?“ that if one of the questions was “would you rather smoke a real cigarette or try a candy cigarette?” that most of the people who get asked that question would pick “smoke a real cigarette” every single dang time! Please keep in mind that I’m not a smoker myself!

[@maximillianosaben]

I won a copy of WCW Nitro on N64 from a bottle cap of Surge that I got in a vending machine. Still can't believe they actually sent me the game for sending a winning bottle cap to them. Surge forever has my loyal following since.

[@johnbrown303]

I remember when 7-UP had a shampoo and conditioner back during the late 80's to early 90's. It barely smelled like 7-UP. And barely cleaned hair. Lol