#Movie Theater

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Video thumbnail — 1994 Nestle Buncha Crunch "Thing loves Buncha Crunch" TV Commercial
Food 1994–present

Buncha Crunch

Bite-sized nuggets of Nestlé Crunch — crisped rice drenched in milk chocolate — launched in 1994 exclusively for movie-theater concession stands, because chocolate bars sell poorly at theaters and poppable, rattling boxes don't. It stayed a theater exclusive for nearly two decades, and it's still on concession counters today: one of the few 90s candy inventions that never went away.

Video thumbnail — The Simpsons (1989-) Butterfinger BB's "Math" TV Commercial - 1992 (2K)
Food 1992–2006

Butterfinger BB's

Marble-sized spheres of Butterfinger — crispy peanut-butter core wrapped in chocolate — sold in resealable pouches and at movie-theater counters. The Simpsons were the face: Homer eternally scheming to get at Bart's stash, Bart warning that nobody better lay a finger on his Butterfinger. Launched in 1992, discontinued in 2006 with no explanation — and fans never stopped asking for a comeback.