My friend and I would walk to a nearby convenience store, in the 1970's, & one of my favorite things to get was Bub's Daddy! I look for it when I'm in specialty candy stores & have told our kids about it. My favorite flavor was the original, and when feeling brave, I'd get the red hot kind, but it was way too powerful to chew for very long! I wish it would make a come-back so our kids could experience it.

Back in the sixty's we use to walk to the nearby candy store just after school to purchase Bub's Daddy Gum Watermellon was one of my favortes. along with grape my best freind and me would walk home with a large bag FULL!! of gum and other hard Candy. needless to say my mother was not happy with it. But wow did I really enjoy that GUM!!

I sure loved the grape and original flovored Bub"s Daddy. I would give my school lunch money to a guy named Shorty who went "home" for lunch. He'd load up on Bub's Daddy gum and the big sized Sweet Tart candies and we'd have a sugar buzz all afternoon. By about 3pm my belly would be awful sore, but we'd do it all over again several times a wek. Those were the days. I wish I could get my hands on some of that delicious gum today!!

I remember Bub's Daddy was THE BEST bubble gum back in the '70's. Nothing could compare, grape was my first favorite followed by red hot and watermelon. It also had the longest lasting flavor. When I played little league baseball most of the other guys and I would start the game with a "rope" folded up in our back pocket and chew the whole game. You could see a lot of the kids on the field with a rope of Bub's in their back pocket and HUGE wad in their mouth. Yep, those were the days.

Here's THE BEST PART OF BUB"S DADDY that no-one is mentioning. You could slowly feed 6 or 7 inches of this stuff in, getting it to blend nicely. After having accomplished the feed, you could blow BIGGER THAN HEAD sized bubbles. Many contests were had. Technique was learned, so there were many times this stuff had to be SCRUBBED out of eyebrows and hair. The aching jaws were worth the fun. Thats the best way to have and remember one of the greates bubble gum creations ever!

Information on other internet sites indicates Bub's Daddy is no Super Bubble long lasting. I haven't had a chance to search it out yet, but I will!

I don't see anyone mentioning Green Sour Apple Bub's Daddy - that was my favorite! Got it at the Little League concession stand or at Bickham's Dime Store in the home town.

Also, IIRC, I'd guess it was more like 3/8" diameter and 10" long, as opposed to the dimensions listed at the top of the page. But hey, it's been 30 years since I handled a piece.

Yep, Bub's Daddy gum was one of my all-time favorites. Watermelon and grape. There was also a gum that was about as big as a deck of cards (not quite that thick) for a nickel. I used to get a major jaw ache when I chewed the whole thing. I can't remember the name of this gum.

I was just chatting w/my brother about this gum! It was the BEST! And I loved the green apple! Man you could chew and chew and it held its flavor! And if it started to lose its flavor you would just add another "hunk" of gum to what you already had in your mouth! Bub's Daddy sure brings back good memories! Wonder whatever happened to the manufacturer! Sure wish that they would bring it back and thanks for sharing

Dinah - I think the name of the card deck sized gum was Mouthful....that and Bub's Daddy were my favorites.

We used to get Bub's Daddy at the playground. There were all sorts of games like, Nok Hockey, tetherball (with a small ball, not volleyball size), etc. If we didn't have any money someone would always share because it was so big. I bought the super bubble and let me tell you those memories came right back.

In elementary school, I used to tell everyone that Bub's Daddy was my uncle's company. (A complete lie, but, hey, it wasn't often that my strange last name could be used for status!

I remember going to the drug store and pay 5 cents for a stick of Bub's Daddy gum ( then like all things it went to a dime). All the flavors were so good, the flavor would last for the longest time and you could blow really big bubble with a small amount. I know you can get it in smaller pieces now, but it was fun trying to fit the whole sick in your mouth at one time just to see if you could beat you buddy at it.(and two sticks would win you the bet of a nickle, so you could buy more).

i loved bubs daddy, also do you remember that banana gum shaped like a banana ? they also had it in watermelon. it was the jusiest gum i ever had.all the good old candy from the 70s is gone. why do they get rd of such good stuff? remember kayo, and those pastry cinamon sticks that you put in the toaster? they were so good.

I am happy to seee other BUB'S DADDY gum lovers! I remember the red hot and sour green apple as my faves. Unwrapping that long wrapper and sliding out that powery gum was the BEST! I tell my kids about it but cannot find it anywhere. Remember the Dunkin YoYo contests in front of the 5 and Dime stores????....WOW@!!!!!

Bub's Daddy used to be the gum of choice at the snack stand where my friends and I played Little League baseball back in the early 80's. Far and away the best gum ever produced was Bub's Daddy Watermelon! All the other Bub's Daddy flavors were a close second. Been looking for it ever since and can't find it anywhere.

We lived for bub's daddy. We used to look through our dads coat at the end of the day for change, so we could run down the next day and buy our gum. Why is Bubs dady now where to be fournd for our children? Where can we buy some?

Late '60s and early '70s I used to go to the drugstore in Warrensville Hts, Ohio and get a stick of Bubs Daddy. I loved it. It had that powdered sugar covering. Chew such a big wad at one time, you would drool. I think there was also Big Daddy that was a flat stick about an inch wide and a 1/4 inch thick. Hard to remember now.

When I was growing up on the South Side of Chicago in the 70's- no neighborhood's "candy lady" was worth her salt without those ropes of grape, watermelon, sour apple and hot/cinnamon! You might run out of wine (penny) candy- but if you ran out of bubs daddy- you had to lower the prices on the "now or later's"!!!!

I remember the "Helms" bakery man that used to come into our neighborhood three times a week blowing his whistle on his truck, and selling lots of old time candies like like candy cigarettes and of course, and Bub's Daddy watermelon flavored bubble gum. This was along with stale bread products and such. This was way back in the 1970s in Thousand Oaks, CA. Our moms would say stay away from this surly old alcoholic who stank of whiskey all the time, but for a dime, I could pack my mouth with a foot of watermelon flavored bubble gum. This guy was nothing like the friendly Schwann's delivery man. Nope, he must have had a different company training film to watch that taught you how to a) not bathe, b) be nasty, and c) try to rip-off little kids. He would conveniently forget prices, and mark them higher. We would throw rocks at him if he did that, and flip him off. But he always came back, and we got our candy smokes and gum. Ah...sweet memories.

ok, since everyone is chiming in.....I bet a guy when I was younger (much) that I could hit a par 3, 192 yard hole with an 8 iron...the bet was a buck. Of course, I halled off and smacked it onto the green...and collected my earnings. I proudly proceeded to Nutters Candy Shop and bought 20 sticks of sour green apple Bubs Daddy!!! It lasted me for almost 3 weeks of non-stop chewing enjoyment. And to the point earlier, no other gum could produce bubbles quite like the Bubs...bring it back!

I just can't believe I found this website! Candies from the '80's are big on Facebook right now so I thought I'd see if I were crazy or if other people remembered Bubs Daddy too. It was the most delicious gum in the world! I, too, liked the original best. The cinnamon was great, but like other people have said, extremely hot. The grape was good but very tart. The cherry was good, too. Oh, the memories. I used to buy it at Otto's Deli in Wantagh, NY. Maybe if enough people post, it will come back. My mouth is watering, even as I write this!

That wrapper, that powder, the taste, the bubbles! I used to get it for 6 cents. To Dinah and Skip: I do remember that "card deck but thinner" gum. It had that "eraser" pink color and it was so dense, killed your jaw, but tasted amazing!

I loved the Green Apple flavor. Right before I would play baseball, I would go the the local drug store and buy a stick. The flavor would last the entire game. I can still remember the smell and the powdery coating. In fact, when I was pregnant with my children, I actually craved it. Unfortunately, after my husband drove to every candy store around we realized it is no longer in production. I really wish they would bring it back. I would love to have my children experience its great long lasting flavor.

Now I'm determined to find Super Bubble Bubble gum, but I'm a little wary as to whether it will measure up. It's sold in a large quantity on their website for apx. $12 with an apx. $10 shipping charge -- a little pricey unless I know if it's the real thing!

Grew up in South Dakota and remember going to the "little store" (yes, that was the name of it!) after school to buy Bub's Daddy Green Apple. As all of you have said - I remember the powder, the flavor, the wrapper, the bubbles! SO good! I wish they still made it!

In Edina, Minnesota in the late 60s/early 70s we would ride out bikes to Olson Bros. Drug Store whenever we got out weekly allowance. Bub's Daddy Gum was always at the top of my list of purchases. The big long rope could last days if you had any discipline. To become a member of our one long lasting club, one of the initiations was to stick an entire Bub's Daddy Red Hot (cinnamon)rope in your mouth at once and chew it. Ooooo! The burn; the burn! You had to be tough to get into that club. :) I believe the large block of gum that seemed to be the same flavoring and quality of Bub's Daddy was called Big Mouth Gum. Also good, but tougher to regulate how fast you went through it.

Olson Bros????? We were always Superette kids in the mid 70s to early 80s (Edina HS '87) :) But Bub's Daddy was great.

Loved Bubs daddy/watermelon. I would go to my brothers baseball game just to buy it at the concession stand, 10 cents each. Still can taste it, yum!

So...we have been feverishly searching sites trying to find somewhere we could purchase the Bub's Daddy cinnamon bubble gum. Does anyone know where that "somewhere" might be? Feel like we have been running in circles!

My cousins/friends and I would would buy this gum in the late 70s at the corner drug store. It cost a dime. The original and watermelon were my favorites, followed by grape and green apple. Entering w/a handful of change or checking phone for coins, we would always pick up Bubs Daddys and Pine Bros cough drops (chewy and ate like candy)and Wacky Pkgs..Those were the days.

I share many of the above comments. Basball, summer, the powder the smell the wraper the taste. loved it. rarely does a day go by with out thinking of bubs dady. I mean it.

Bubsdaddy was manfactured by Leaf candy company. Like afew other candies, spider eggs were found in the gum and so became it's demise. It is possible that this could also be an urban legend. Bubsdaddy rocked!

That deck of cards sized gum was Big Wad, made by Fleer. Costs a dime if I remember and it was also a real jaw wrenching chew like Bubs Daddy.

Bubs Daddy gum was the best. We would get it from this little candy store across the street from school for .05. Grape was the BEST. They just don't make gum like they used too nothing can compare to this legend of gum. I wish my daughter could experience this sensation I was told it is the same recipe as Super Bubble there is no way that gum loses it flavor in no time flat. Bring The BUBS back.....

I miss Bubs Daddy gum so much! The watermelon was my favorite.....after chewing the green gum for awhile, it would eventually turn blue!....but still held its flavor. Has anyone tried the Super Bubble gum that is the replacement for Bubs Daddy? Does it taste the same?

Oh my goodness! Yes, the wrapper, the powder, THE FLAVORS! The Red Hot was so intense! Wow, does that ever bring back memories. I attended Eisenhower Middle School in Everett, WA and some of the kids used to SELL IT! There was always one or two kids you could count on, they would carry around boxes of the stuff, mostly "Original", but if he was a serious entrepreneur, he had them all! We paid 5¢ at the store, but they charged us 10¢, sometimes 15¢ per rope, but it was worth it! How can we get it back in production? Lets start a petition!

Grape and Original were my favorites...I remember realizing I had my first cavity chewing a rope of grape...I have searched everywhere.. i was in Tokyo last summer and they had some gum that was AS CLOSE as i have tasted since...but not quite...the customs agents looked at me strangely when they saw a whole suitcase full of GUM! LOL BTW, Super Bubble doesnt even compare.......

Gave me major cavaties at age 10

I google bubs daddy and find this page. I guess I'm not the only one who remembers how great it was. Someone mentioned the powder on the gum, I totally remember that. I also remember the card sized gum. I think it was made to be broken into two pieces. I was checking out Wacky Packages before I looked up bubs daddy.

In elementry school, we used to go to the five and ten store almost every day and get the ropes for 5 cents. We would chew the stuff all day long in class, trading pieces of different flavors with each other. Near the end of the school year, I went to the dentist for a checkup and he found about 9 cavities! I loved the flavor, but regret ever meeting Bub's Daddy!