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I miss the S'mores cookies and Fudgies, the little Kraft chewy candies in a gold wrapper. Does anyone remember the cereal, Double-Dip Crunch? I was like a "frosted" Crispix. Mmmmm!!! Oh, and the Quacker "strawberry" snack/dessert bars that looked like Nutri-Grain but had a little "squiggle" of white "icing" on top. I'm hungry now.

I miss everything on the top ten list with the exception of the C3PO's-never had those. I also miss Planters Cheeseballs and Cheesecurls, and O' Boises (those were by far my favorite potato chip growing up-especially the sour cream and onion).
But I'm super surprised that one of the most amazing foods of the 80's was left off of this list and wasn't named by anyone. I want to know what happened to Red Devil Cheese Puffs. My mom would buy them every year for New Years Eve and we were so excited to take them out of the freezer and bake them-and even if they were burnt they were still good. I really miss those and can't find them anywhere.
As far as fast food restaurants, I was very happy to find a Roy Rogers a couple of years ago (to only have it taken away from me) but all of their food from my childhood all tasted the same right down to the french fries and the pickles in the fixin bar.
Also, I don't know if any one has noticed but the good old "two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame bun" (of course I'm referring to the Big Mac), the special sauce is different from when I was a kid-which I kept telling my mom about and she thought I was crazy, but I saw something on food network recently that said McD's lost the special sauce recipe in the 90's and the sauce is different now-so that being said I also miss the original big mac.

I totally remember Doo Dads. I grew up in Michigan and my father loved that snack. Since moving to Florida 15 years ago I've never seen it again.

I'm also glad to see others that remember Cinnamon Chachos. I loved those and when I explain them to people (to see if they remember them) they look at me like I'm insane.

I didn't realize that Planter's discontinued Cheez Balls. That's a bummer.

sable42, I'm happy to report that here in Florida Little Caesar's has had a huge resurgence thanks to cheap $5 take-away pizzas. Years ago Caesar's started closing up, but in the last year or so they've exploded all over my area, even opening a Drive Thru location! Now all the pizza places in the area are trying to copy them (usually with a bigger $6 pizza) but L.C. is doing business like gangbusters.

Also, if you never had GatorGum don't worry, it was terrible.

Does anyone remember "Aspen" soda? It was apple flavored.

I'm not sure which company made them but I love lemon cookies. There was a cookie called Lemon Coolers that I simply adored, and I have not seen them around for years. I have developed my own recipe for them powdered sugar and all, if any one is interested you can request a copy from me rlwycoff@yahoo.com.

The Mothers company has also went out of business recently, I will sorely miss Aminal Cookies and Animal Parade big bags of goodness!

What I really want to have back in the stores in the Pac. N.W. is Campbells chicken and dumpling soup. They got rid of it in the mid seventies and now when I want to order it I have to buy it via Fed Ex at a place that carries hard to find food items.

@heathercore--I loved the Burger King fried tacos too! Here they were 50 cents each--what a great cheap snack! Tasted like the tacos my mom made when I was at home.

Regarding the omission of real cane sugar in sodas now . . . you can still buy Dr. Pepper with it in TX since it is made in Waco. We toured the historic original plant once--really a cool place! They had a gift shop where they sold the cane sugar variety, but I have also seen it in a lot of the stores elsewhere.

they really need to bring back royal crown draft cola

@sable42: They still make Jolt Cola. I don't think it's available in the plastic bottles anymore. They're in big ol' cans now. There are 3 flavors now: Original, a lemon-lime flavor, and a blue-colored one. I don't remember their names, but they're still available. You can even get them mail order from thinkgeek.com

@krutch16: I didn't know they got rid of Hydrox cookies. I remember eating some the other day. Maybe they're making a big deal out of the "original" packaging? My mom used to get Hydrox because they were cheaper than Oreos.

I, too, sometimes get a hankerin' for those cheese balls. I think I saw some the other day, but I'm not sure if it was the Planters brand, though.

There are a lot of these kinds of foods still out there, but as companies get bought, sold, and changed, so do the brand names.

I can't believe Planter's cheese balls did not make this list! I miss those more than any other childhood junk...

i got cracklin oat bran - back that made my year!!

What ever happened to Nabisco cheese Tid Bits?

I totally remember undercover bears, ecto-cooler, and crystal pepsi with nothing but fond memories. I wish I could try the gatorgum, as I go through about 4 32 oz bottles of gatorade a day. It's an addiction...

The one product mentioned on this thread I would kill to se being sold again though...New York Seltzer. I grew up on the stuff. My mom used to take me and my sisters to the park for picnics and we would always get salty snacks and new york seltzers...I can still remember the taste. If any of you guys know where I could find them, please let me know!

Oh and whatever happened to Calistoga fruit flavored sparkling waters?! Recently I have only found citrus flavors...