Chuckles are jelly candies coated with a light layer of sugar. They come in five flavors:

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, lime,

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, and

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. Each package of Chuckles contains one piece of each flavor. The candies are made with

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, sugar,

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and unmodified

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, and natural and artificial flavors and colors. The Chuckles brand was first produced in 1921 by Fred W. Amend. The only factory was in

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bought the Chuckles Company in 1970. A management buyout occurred in 1986, and the company was quickly acquired by

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. Leaf's US properties were sold to

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in 1996 and the Chuckles trademark was licensed to Hershey. Hershey sub-licensed Chuckles to Farley's & Sathers in 2002, which later merged with Ferrara Pan in 2012 (also owned by

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), forming the

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. The Chuckles trademark is currently owned by Iconic IP Interests, LLC. Also available are Chuckles Minis in classic flavors and occasional seasonal varieties.

In popular culture

* From 1974 to 1975, Chuckles sponsored

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. *In the film ''

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'' (1976) Travis Bickle (

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) buys some Chuckles from the concessions stand at the adult cinema. He tells the concessions girl (

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) that he prefers Jujubes because they last longer. *In the novel

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, Paul, one of the main characters, purchases a pack of Chuckles candy in one scene *In the ''

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'' episode "

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", while driving

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to the hospital in an ambulance, his

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s argue about whether one of them ate the other's Chuckles. As a result of the subsequent accident,

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(Seinfeld) and George end up in the hospital, and George has his tonsils removed. *In the ''

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'' episode "Earthquake", Dan and Roz are trapped in an elevator with two sumo wrestlers. Both of the wrestlers are Japanese with limited English, but Dan tells Roz that he has a package of Chuckles, spelling out the candy's name instead of stating it, hoping the wrestlers wouldn't understand. But the wrestlers understand and know the candy, prompting them to corner and intimidate Dan until he gives them the candy.

References

External links

Ferrara Candy product page

Chuckles Candy product page
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