![]() That means you may not be able to get your hands on Ecto Cooler for a while, unless you're willing to spend thousands of dollars for an old carton on eBay. Unless Ghostbusters: Afterlife spawns a franchise of its own, this may be the last time the series haunts theaters for at least a generation. It returned to stores briefly in tandem with the release of the Ghostbusters reboot in 2016. 1989 Hi-C Ecto Cooler Fruit Drink Ghostbusters Stencil Ruler Mail In Prize Toy. ![]() This isn't the first time Hi-C has brought the beloved product back from the dead. For a chance to get slimed, you can try tagging and in a Tweet explaining why you need some Ecto Cooler in your life. Hi-C has produced a limited batch of bottles, and it's distributing them to Twitter users who engage with the company on the site. But you won't be able to pick up this ghostly drink from your local store. The beverage is back just in time for Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and it's available in a 12-ounce bottle for the first time. The ghoulish green beverage is back, to serve up a bit of 80s and 90s nostalgia for fans. Consumers loved the drink so much that it stayed on shelves for 14 years, outliving the series it was meant to promote by nearly a decade. Hi-C Ecto Cooler Spooks Up a Return in Celebration of Ghostbusters: Afterlife Release. (Nutrition Facts 1 can 150 calories, 0 grams of fat, 25 milligrams of sodium, 41 grams of carbohydrates, 41 gram of sugars, and 0 grams of. The green, citrus-flavored drink-branded with a cartoon Slimer on the label-quickly outgrew its novelty status. Hi-C discontinued Crazy Citrus Cooler, the rebooted name of Shoutin Orange Tangergreen, the rebooted name of Ecto-Cooler, in 2007 after an eighteen-year run. Hi-C Ecto Cooler first debuted to promote the animated series The Real Ghostbusters in 1987. As Food & Wine reports, Ecto Cooler is back (again) after initially being discontinued in 2001. In honor of the new movie, Hi-C is reviving one its most successful tie-in products of all time. The ghoulish green beverage is back, to serve up a bit of '80s and '90s nostalgia for fans. Ghostbusters: Afterlife hits theaters on November 19, 2021. Hi-C Ecto Cooler Spooks Up a Return in Celebration of 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' Release. Thankfully this nostalgia didn’t spoil, must have been preserved in all the slime.Ghostbusters fans have a lot to feel nostalgic about this month. Coca-Cola did what is so very popular nowadays and bottled nostalgia. ![]() A man named Joe just walked by as I wrote this review and said “Say ‘Hi’ for me.” so I did.Īnywho, Hi-C Ecto Cooler is a tasty beverage that I’d happily drink more of. All the Vitamin C in the world isn’t going to help when 12oz has 41 grams of sugar in it. Much like your it goes down easily and the burn isn’t nearly as intense as the one you just suffered.Įcto Cooler isn’t an overly sweet beverage either, but there’s enough sugar in it to remind you that what you’re consuming probably isn’t all that healthy for you. If you pore over the many Hi-C commercials on YouTube, you’ll not find one that mentions Citrus Cooler. I’ve found evidence to support the claim that it existed throughout the ‘80s, but by then, it was clearly not one of Hi-C’s favored flavors. Ghostbusters: Afterlife hits theaters on November 19, 2021. It’s a bit smoother than Lavaburst and has a more tangeriney taste on the back end. (Hi-C Ecto Cooler ad from 1989) What’s murkier is the more recent history of Citrus Cooler. Stand by.Įven though I didn’t drink this as a child it reminds me of the 80’s. Now, Lavaburst is my go to when I’m frequenting a McDonalds so I’m quite familiar with the flavor and will recognize it if I taste it here in a second. Quite similar to another Hi-C flavor, Orange Lavaburst. This smells like oranges and tangerines of the candied variety. Yet when you pour out the beverage you can see that it has a nice green coloration to it… ya know… cause of the slime. ![]() Heck, the ingredients include both tangerine and orange juice from concentrate. To be a bit more specific it’s a tangerine flavored beverage. The bright green “slime” label would have you believe Ecto Cooler is some insane flavor combination, but the non-slimed portion of the can tells you it’s a “Citrus Drink”. Thinking about it even more I wasn’t really into Hi-C growing up either, that came at a much later age for me.Įither way, today I’m going to review Hi-C Ecto Cooler and join the ranks of the millions of review sites doing the exact same thing. Oddly enough I was never big into Ecto Cooler when it first came out, I just thought it was cool that Slimer was on the box art. I guess what I’m trying to say here is that Hi-C Ecto Cooler is of cultural importance to my generation and I’m going to review it here and now. More: Confirmed: Hi-C’s Ecto Cooler will haunt store shelves like it’s 1986 The re-release is technically available in stores now, but many of them aren’t carrying it, even though Coca-Cola.
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