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Hubba Bubba is a brand of bubble gum originally produced by Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, a subsidiary of Mars, Incorporated, in the United States in 1979 but more recently produced in countries around the world. The bubble gum got its name from the phrase "Hubba Hubba", which some military personnel in World War II used to express approval. The main gimmick used to promote the gum is that as Hubba Bubba's is less sticky than other brands of gum it is easier to peel off your skin after a bubble bursts. When Hubba Bubba was first marketed, the gum's flavor (often referred to as 'original') was similar to that of others, but over time, different flavors of gum have been produced all around the world. Many, but not all, of these flavors, are fruit-based. In addition, Hubba Bubba products have branched out, and also include flavors of soda, bubble gum and squeeze pouches.
At first, Hubba Bubba was only available in chunks, typically being sold in packets of five chunks. More recently, it has been produced as shredded pieces (see Big League Chew), rolls of bubble gum tape in the UK (tapes of 1.8 meter strips of mixed flavors), plastic jugs of crystals, boxes of tiny gumballs and stuffed with candy.
The Hubba Bubba brand was discontinued in the U.S. in the early 1990s, but returned in 2004. In the United States, commercials are animated at Aardman in the same stop-motion style used in Wallace and Gromit, the Chevron commercials and Chicken Run. In Canada, commercials are animated in 2D traditional animation by Chuck Gammage Animation and use a duo of cartoon characters named Hubba (purple) and Bubba (pink). It was also used in the closing credits sequence on the popular YTV game show Uh Oh!.
As of 2012, Hubba Bubba is available in its original flavor called "Outrageous Original" in the U.S. Other flavors are "Strawberry Watermelon," "Cool Cola," "Sweet & Sassy Cherry," and "Mystery Flavor". Hubba Bubba introduced Mystery Max and Mystery Tape in 2010.
Bubble Tape is a type of Hubba Bubba bubble gum produced by Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company and introduced in 1988. It experienced its greatest popularity in the early 1990s, due to its unique packaging and direct marketing to preteen children ("it's six feet of bubble gum - for you, not them"—"them" referring to parents or just adults in general). At the peak of its popularity, over 1 million containers for Bubble Tape were being manufactured a week. Today, it is still a common find in most supermarkets, although advertising campaigns for it have subsided significantly.
Hubba Bubba Bubble Tape comes in a small, round, plastic container similar in size to a hockey puck. This contains six feet (1.8 m) of gum wrapped in a spiral. The container functions much like a tape dispenser, although the top half can be removed or broken off.
Most flavors are those available from the regular Hubba Bubba chewing gum line:
Awesome Original
Sour Green Apple
Sour Watermelon
Sour Blue Raspberry
Cotton Candy
Strapping Strawberry
Juicy Fruit
Gushing Grape
Snappy Strawberry
Triple Treat (also titled 'Triple Mix') – A mix of strawberry, blueberry, and watermelon
Sugar Free Very Berry – A dentist-recommended version of Bubble Tape, a mix of grape and blue raspberry
Candy Cane – A seasonal flavor
Tangy Tropical
Cola Party
Groovy Watermelon
Also available in:
Mega Roll – 10 feet (3.0 m) of Bubble Tape gum
King Size – 9 feet (2.7 m) of Bubble Tape gum
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