You know...
Posted by Invasive-farmer@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 166 comments
We all knew. Freshen Up gum was the best and the only gum I didn't have to keep adding pieces to add the flavor back.
Global-Jury8810@reddit
This was my favorite gum.
Invasive-farmer@reddit (OP)
It's too bad they didn't make a Fruit Stripe flavored Freshen Up. Lol
Th3R00ST3R@reddit
I loved fruit stripe, but the flavor never lasted more than 3 seconds.
maineCharacterEMC2@reddit
And then it turned into stale mold.
Mondschatten78@reddit
Husband and I found a pack of 3 jumbo fruit stripe packs a few years ago at a Dollar Tree and got them for old time's sake.
Flavor still only lasted 3 seconds lol
Global-Jury8810@reddit
Seriously, that would have been fun. A rainbow š pack of freshen up must have been too much to ask.
Please_Go_Away43@reddit
They couldn't get the whole herd of flavors in.
Incontinento@reddit
Way better than Chewels.
Global-Jury8810@reddit
Maybe I just donāt remember but I used to buy a lot of candy as a kid and I donāt think I ever saw Chewels in the candy aisle.
Incontinento@reddit
https://www.liketotally80s.com/2016/06/candy-80s-happened-chewels/
work-n-lurk@reddit
Never heard of Chewels - all about Tidal Wave though - Shiggy Bum Wa!!
Shen1076@reddit
I can taste it now - kind of rubbery but then you bite down and ā¦.
Invasive-farmer@reddit (OP)
I would just roll it around for a while until it got soft and popped. (I wouldn't feel comfortable saying that about anything else)
maineCharacterEMC2@reddit
Omg yes!!
DonkeyKong694NE1@reddit
Cum Gum was its nickname IIRC
Jealous_Use9688@reddit
Came here to say this
DonkeyKong694NE1@reddit
Thank you for validating my old ass memory! š¤£
Reeeeallly@reddit
Our school rumor was that it was filled with embalming fluid. Bleccchh
DonkeyKong694NE1@reddit
Oh where I grew up we had āillyā which was pot soaked in embalming fluid. I guess it has a lot of uses. Go figure.
BenadrylBombshell@reddit
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chaoshaze2@reddit
Omg Ha! I really laughted at that one. Everyone in the office just gave me a weird look so thanks for that.
grapeapenape@reddit
My ex often said that about me tooā¦..
Somethinggood4@reddit
Cum gum.
Independent_Rest_553@reddit
We called it cum gum from the git go. Good flavor, good for a laugh š¤
ThrowRA--scootscooti@reddit
Same here!
Ok-Sprinklez@reddit
When did it go away? I have forgotten so many things until a post like this. I'm most upset about Certs
STFUisright@reddit
Same same! Certs rule and Iām still upset theyāre gone.
Total-Platform-3111@reddit
Beavis & Butthead: āCertsā¦with Retsyn!ā
editorgrrl@reddit
2019.
faf_dragon@reddit
Back in the day I was with my gf and her parents and I popped a piece of that in my mouth and her dad jumped up, pointed at me and gleefully yelled āCUM GUM! CUM GUM!!ā and giggled like a maniac
KaitB2020@reddit
Oooo that juicy squirt of weird fluid when you bite down into the thing!
I miss those.
omegamun@reddit
When you were dragged out shopping with your mother, a piece of this practically qualified as a damned snack!
Rocknhoo@reddit
All time greatest!
eurydice_aboveground@reddit
The spearmint flavor was my airplane gum!
Comprehensive-Sale79@reddit
Freshen Up Vs Chewels. It was a rivalry for the ages. Confectionery equivalent of Debbie Gibson vs Tiffany
nancy_drew_98@reddit
āSmack dab in the middle of the gum - itās the secret to Chewelsā long-lasting fun!ā comes out of my mouth more than Iād care to admit.
Invasive-farmer@reddit (OP)
Tiffany had no rival in my mind.
spackletr0n@reddit
And after they took each other out, latecomer Punch and Juicy tried one more time.
nickprovis@reddit
That gum was loaded!
kavalejava@reddit
I liked the knock offs, they didn't sell that gum where I lived. I always loved the middle part.
5uck3rpunch@reddit
Oh wow...what a great memory...I forgot all about this gum.
Kidfacekicker@reddit
God I miss this stuff. "Cum gum"
Little-Efficiency336@reddit
Oh boyā¦
thirtyone-charlie@reddit
The gum that goes squirt
AnitaIvanaMartini@reddit
I forgot the āofficialā name and only remembered the x-rated one. Thanks for reminding me.
Ok-Satisfaction-3100@reddit
Second best 8 seconds of flavour. Big league chew will always be number 1.
Ryan_e3p@reddit
Fry: Hm, Spider, Hubble, Nitrogum ... ooh, Big Pink! It's the only gum with the breath-freshening power of ham.
Bender: And it pinkens your teeth while you chew.
PrestigiousClass2084@reddit
With the jelly in the middle lol
both-shoes-off@reddit
Gum that looks like your gums.
Beaufinngus@reddit
I loved this gum so much as a kid!! My mom always had a pack in her purse.
Additional_Ad741@reddit
I miss how old-school diners and restaurants used to have candy and gum at the register. Maybe a basket of mints or toothpicks.
CitySlicker_FarmGirl@reddit
Even better, the mint flavored toothpicks!
GreatGreenGobbo@reddit
Cinnamon toothpicks
mtvmemories@reddit
Had a few entrepreneurial kids in middle school that sold cinnamon toothpicks that they kept in little jars of cinnamon oil. They became quite the commodity! (Of course, they were eventually banned once the teachers started seeing them everywhere.)
GTFOakaFOD@reddit
Skyline does that. York Peppermint Patties and ice cream.
Separate-Project9167@reddit
Some would have these wooden mint toothpicks. Those were the best!
Hilsam_Adent@reddit
Every male in my family, myself included, collected Matchbooks or boxes from every restaurant we went to. That this is no longer a thing is a detriment to society, in my opinion
Funny-Berry-807@reddit
You can still get matchbooks...or more often match boxes...in Europe.
_Silent_Android_@reddit
When did they stop making this?
Wintermoon54@reddit
Mmm I forgot all about this!!
ArturoChinaco@reddit
My Mom quit smoking via hypnosis and freshen up.
She got so many packs of gum at Christmas...we were so happy she quit.
One_pop_each@reddit
My dad quit by chewing double bubble lol
grenchooded@reddit
As Iāve always said; The gum that cums!
PilotKnob@reddit
Sooo much sorbitolā¦
NessyNoodles70@reddit
Yum!
stephenforbes@reddit
It's amazing we survived after eating all of these chemical concoctions back then.
Reward-Away@reddit
My friends and I used to call it cum gym because it bursts in your mouth lol š
Main-Elevator-6908@reddit
Cum gym? Because it exercised your jaw?
Reward-Away@reddit
Sorry Cum gum lol
Mister_Poopking@reddit
Cum Gum
Zealousideal_Let_439@reddit
Miss it so much
DeliciousExits@reddit
God I loved this gum. For like 64 seconds
Agent7619@reddit
The gum that makes you squirt
throw123454321purple@reddit
Thatās one incredibly sexy wrapper graphic.
stpeteslim@reddit
š¶I didn't know! (He didn't know) the gum was loadeeeed! š¶
FillLoose@reddit
I came here to say this but you beat me to it. Ha Ha!
potcake62@reddit
Everybody said it had embalming fluid in it. š
seantubridy@reddit
This vs Chewels
808Soultrain@reddit
I wonder if this was a rebadge of the gum Tidal Wave?
Entire-Meringue6995@reddit
The green kind was so good!!
jtphilbeck@reddit
Spearmint was good.
rando_banned@reddit
The ol' jizz in the mouth gum
FullWoodpecker1646@reddit
Ugh
Perfectly_mediocre@reddit
SPLOOSH!
LazyOldCat@reddit
Cum gum!
ironbirdcollectibles@reddit
The Dr Pepper gum was good also
imadork1970@reddit
I used to put mine in the freezer.
melonbug74@reddit
I loved this gumš
MissChattyCathy@reddit
my aunt called it "cum gum"
CallMeSisyphus@reddit
My mother used to call them pus balls :-D
102aksea102@reddit
Holy crap! This gum has not crossed my mind in 40yrs! I loved it, and the cinnamon flavor was my fave.
Venator2000@reddit
I found an old partial pack in a box of stuff, spearmint (green). Hard as a rock, no smell whatsoever.
Bloody_Mabel@reddit
Three years in braces cured me of gun chewing.
Elegant-Courage560@reddit
The mint was so good.
erox70@reddit
It really was. Iām trying to think of any mint flavor right now that comes close and I canāt think of oneā¦
STFUisright@reddit
BRING BACK SUGARY GUM!!!
I hate the sugar free bullshit
GTFOakaFOD@reddit
Orbit is yummy. The sweet mint.
Invasive-farmer@reddit (OP)
That was my fav
GTFOakaFOD@reddit
God I loved that gum. The squirt was awesome.
emax4@reddit
"...I Didn't know the gum was loaded!"
RavioliContingency@reddit
God an immediate visceral AND viscous memory ackkkj
Southernms@reddit
Loved this gum!
HarveyMushman72@reddit
There was also Tidal Wave. TIGIBAWA!
scdmf88888@reddit
I miss this gum. It was the best. Spearmint was my favorite.
Mysterious_Peak_8740@reddit
'Bout like Tidal Wave chewing gum
OrangeCoffee87@reddit
Yup. I can taste it.
Prestigious-Skirt-14@reddit
I need to see the gooā¦ š¦
STFUisright@reddit
I GASPED! I loved this shit with an intensity thatāsā¦probably a little weird
ThatOneDudeFromIowa@reddit
https://imgur.com/g4jBZDF
CapeManiak@reddit
Team Chewels
guzzijason@reddit
I donāt remember Freshen Up even slightly. Chewels are a core memory, though.
basscat474@reddit
Gushing with flavor
Jstewquetoo@reddit
I heard that one time a girl fell asleep with that gum in her mouth and when she woke up her mouth was full of spiders.
Tanya told me at Terri Lynneās birthday party.
thermal_envelope@reddit
YES.
Blue_Henri@reddit
Unlike Fruit Stripes that started out AMAZEBALLS then turned to crap in three minutes. We were screwing around in sixth grade science class betting who could keep the same piece in their mouth the longest for the day.
Bitter-Ad-6709@reddit
The liquid filled gum I remember, was called SQUIRT gum.
I don't remember this gum.
Tony_Tanna78@reddit
I remember this gum being good for about 30 seconds.
No-Mistake8127@reddit
The gum that blew its wad inside your mouth
Mobile_Aioli_6252@reddit
I loved this gum
Wait_No_But_Yeah@reddit
Squish.
New-Egg-5944@reddit
My sister called it "cum gum" lol. Can't ever unthink that!
korvus2@reddit
Jingle instantly popped in my head! š
Practicenotperfectfl@reddit
Key memory unlocked
bellhall@reddit
These and chewels were fun to put in our early 80s giant microwave. Theyād turn into little sugar volcanoes when the center goo got hot enough.
basement_egg@reddit
i loved these
HotAd9605@reddit
I kinda miss it.
H3lls_B3ll3@reddit
Omg I loved this gum!
Jpkmets7@reddit
It was a nice change of pace from Bubble Yum Wild Cherry. That was my jam.
porkchopespresso@reddit
Cum gum
JeannieBugg@reddit
Yup!
unhalfbricking@reddit
Me and my friends as well.
hedda4eva@reddit
Hahaha , that's exactly what we called it!!
FlyingOcelot2@reddit
That's what I thought we knew!
Invasive-farmer@reddit (OP)
MaeONays@reddit
Thereās a lot of thatās what she said opportunities in this thread
Invasive-farmer@reddit (OP)
norskgenes@reddit
You beat me to it!
Dismal-Campaign7499@reddit
We called it that too.
Mine_Sudden@reddit
The cinnamon. š
Professional_Bank50@reddit
It was so good.
mukwah@reddit
LOVED the spearmint and cinnamon. When did this disappear?
Main-Video-8545@reddit
Cum gum
fridayimatwork@reddit
Cum gum
unobitchesbetripping@reddit
Bring it back!!!
Main-Elevator-6908@reddit
It squirts in your mouth!
6mcdonoughs@reddit
Loved this gum!!
TigrressZ@reddit
I loved that gum!
Regular-Chemistry884@reddit
Yum
Sunnyinma@reddit
Now the jingle is stuck in my head š "freshen your breath with freshen up...the gum that goes squirt"
Invasive-farmer@reddit (OP)
š¤£ I'd forgotten that!
Sunnyinma@reddit
Love that squirt! š¤£
exitpursuedbybear@reddit
I saw Norm MacDonald live and a heckler yelled, "Gay!!!" And Norm replied, "Gay? I don't even chew the gum that squirts!"
snarkmeister99@reddit
Core memory unlocked!
Funny-Berry-807@reddit
Loved that squirt!!!
Grouchy-Engine1584@reddit
The OG squirting fetish.
skip-spacegrass@reddit
Kinda shoots goo into your mouth, if you like that kind of thing.
Secret-Unit3601@reddit
I remember those - delicious.
mac_the_man@reddit
Do they no longer make this?
B4USLIPN2@reddit
šµThe fun that goes squirtšµ
prayingforrain2525@reddit
Yum! I loved those! I miss them.
retro_lady@reddit
That gum seemed magical when you were 5.
thisgirlnamedbree@reddit
It was the best! When you bit into the liquid center...heaven.
notsicktoday@reddit
Never had this - was this like Bubblicious?
Haunt_Fox@reddit
Oh, I loved these!
UsedCan508@reddit
This was my favorite
mclareg@reddit
I can taste it and then that moment when you bite down!!!