Food of the Eighties, GatorGum
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I remember it during the late 70's and early 80's. It was chewing gum made by the Gatorade drink people. It was bright green & tasted like Gatorade. I think it maybe also came in grape flavor. Stopped selling around 84 maybe
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Gatorgum came in both green flavor and orange and was a refreshing change from the super-sweet flavors normally associated with gum of that era. Gatorgum had that classic Gatorade sub-citric acid sourness and was a blast to bite into. If you like Sour Patch Kids, you would have loved this gum.
"The gum that makes your mouth water" I believe that was the slogan
I remember going to my family's beach house in the early 90sand buying Gatorgum in an orange wrapper, I can't recall the green (I was a little one in the early 90s!). But I can remember buying it in at least 2 different occasions, so at least in south eastern North Carolina, it stuck around til then.
I remember both flavors, orange and the traditional lemon-lime. If I can recall, the flavor lasted about 2 minutes and then it was like chewing rubberbands.
quench gum is a little similar. I'm chewing it now. mmm...
Man I used to LOVE this gum. The texture was a little extra rubbery, but that was part of what made it unique. I remember lemon lime, orange, and fruit punch myself. Did fruit punch not go mainstream? I know we had it in CALI! I can't believe gatorade hasn't brought this gum back.
Quench gum is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOD!!!!!! @#$! @$$ ^^^(((...)))
You people have no life
Orbit Lemon Lime is reminicent of the gum, but not quite there. Closest I can find.
I love gatorgum. I have a poster of Burt Blylevin holding a pack of it and saying quote "Gatorgum, yum".
I have 2 packs of 5 - fruit punch and lemon lime. Original packs from when I was a kid! Any takers?
The lemon-lime was soooo tart! Good though :)
Yea I will buy it off you if you have the packs still?
Try Dubble Bubble brand Cry Baby orange flavor it reminded me of gatorgum. I started looking after I happened to taste it
I'll buy the packs if you are serious! Name your price!!!
Try Quench Gum... not as good, but close!
This was my favorite gum back in the 80's and early 90's. I loved it, though it did get rubbery pretty quick. I remember lemon lime (my fave), orange, and fruit punch. I'm from KY and we did get the fruit punch flavor so it ended up outside of CA! Still want the lemon lime, I'm going to have to look for Quench.
I need to get me some Gatorgum
Orbit Lemon-Lime reminds me of GatorGum... very close!
I use to looove the green kind..A few years ago in Illinois I was at a gas station and I saw a pack. I screamed and everyone looked at me like I was a freak. (Mind you I am in my 30's.) I think I bought right at 10 packs that day. I haven't seen it since. :(
We had the fruit punch flavor in Canada too, so FP definitely got around!
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