The History of Nerds Candy 

I consider gummy clusters to be one of the best candies ever invented.

I'm obsessed with Nerds Gummy Clusters...I can't get enough of them! Also, you pronounced Snozzberry wrong. lol

Big chewy nerds actually hit hard

I think your script would have been more accurate stating Nerds are 40 odd years old than 30 odd years old.

I wish they'd bring back the big peanut butter Oompas. I remember having those as a kid in the early 70s.

I'm going to tell you a secret about big chewy nerds: they're just jellybeans with a rough surface.

Was waiting for you to mention Punkys. They were the teenage version of nerds. Loved those as a kid

As an 80s kid I had the absolute joy of eating the cereal. It tasted like sweetened dye.

thank you for the video. I watched this on my bfs youtube and had to sub as well. I love nerds so much, so the history on nerds and fun dip was so good and nice to hear!!! keep up the good work :)

The design of the old Nerds box in the thumbnail is so much better

4:40, "...however, that little hiccup didn't prevent Nestle from acquiring the Willy Wonka Candy Company from Sunmark in 1988. Until that time, Nestle mainly was associated with drinks... they were branching out into the candy business..." While it's true that Nestle's first products were baby food and condensed milk back in 1866 (under their original name, Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company), and their main products for decades were those plus instant coffee and a number of other drink powders, Nestle started selling chocolate as early as 1904, and broke into the candy business as a manufacturer in 1929 with their acquisition of Swiss chocolate company Peter-Cailler-Kohler. (Source: Nestle's timeline as posted on their web site.) I don't know exactly when they became a direct competitor to Hershey, but by time I came along in the mid 1960s, Nestle chocolate bars were found wherever chocolate bars were sold. Whenever we'd visit my grandparents, who lived in another city from where I grew up, my brothers and I would anticipate our afternoon snack break, when Grandpa or Grandma would announce, "It's time for your Nestles!", and produce a Nestle milk chocolate bar seemingly from out of nowhere. Grandpa and Grandma were very brand-conscious, so it was always Nestle's, never Hershey's. (No, I don't know why. I don't remember ever seeing either of them eat chocolate bars. As a kid, I didn't have a preference, and I don't remember any of my siblings having one, either. Chocolate was yummy, no matter whose name was on it!) My point is that well before 1988, Nestle was probably best known for its candy, at least in the USA, and they also had a long history of acquisitions. For them, this was just another one.

Does anyone remember double dipped nerds? Those were awesome! I wish they’d come back with a lot of the flavors they had in the late ’80s and early 90’s. Great video!

Nestle was making candy way back, man. Crunch bars have been around since 1938…

I remember nerds blizzards. We would get them after our grandma would take us to the park.

11:02 - SNOZZberry, where SNOZZ rhymes with Oz. Not snoozeberry! It comes from the scene in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" in which Willy Wonka is showing off his lickable wallpaper to his guests. While they're all licking it (I guess were weren't as grossed out by such things back then 🙃), Willy is telling them, "Try some more! The strawberries taste like strawberries. The snozzberries taste like snozzberries." At which point one mother, who is a teacher, objects that there is no such thing as snozzberries.

I love the nerds blizzard at DQ.

In first grade our Health teacher put up a picture of Nerd’s candy on the whiteboard. He asked why he would show it and we of course assumed it was to highlight it was unhealthy… turns out his father helped develop them!

I RARELY eat Nerds candy these days, one of my Cousins loves them. You should do a video on the PB Max candy bar, had those a few times back in the day. I miss those, great video Ryan 👍🏽😎👍🏽

@2:10 You mention the "PEANUT BUTTER" OOMPAS™ HOWEVER, the photo is the "FRUITASTICALLY CHEWRIFFIC" OOMPAS™🤔🙄 THIS is a small, little inaccuracy compared to Your video entitled... "THE STORY OF REECE'S PIECES| AMERICA'S BUTTERCUP" AND THE THUMBNAIL PHOTO was the ALL TO FAMOUS Orange wrapped two pack of AMAZINGNESS that We all know, & love called "REECE'S PEANUT BUTTER (CUPS!")😮😮 I saw that, & was thinking 🤔"NO, HE HAS TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE?!" Because You have a great Channel, & I LOVE Your research, & Your Episode ideas/content are PHENOMENAL! AND I'VE BEEN DOING RU-vid FOR 5 YEARS NOW, & 3 SEPARATE CHANNELS, SO I'M NOT JUST TALKING OUT OF MY AZZ, I KNOW THE WORK THAT GOES INTO THESE VIDEOS! SO, WHAT HAPPENED WITH THAT EPISODE BROTHER? AND PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE KNOW THAT I AM IN NO WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM TRYING TO BE RUDE, INSULTING, OR ANYTHING ELSE OF THE KIND! I'M ACTUALLY A BIG FAN! Just really confused about that one!?

Strawberry was always my favorite as well. I got to try Hot and Cold just once... I think it only had limited release and never saw it in my town but on a bit of a road trip got to try a box when we stopped at a gas station. You said the cold was wintergreen, but I think it was peppermint. (I say this because I did not much like the cold flavor, and I don't like peppermint. But i very much DO like wintergreen) The Cinnamon was fire though. One last comment, one small bit of information that maybe should have been mentioned here is that current masters of Nerds dropped their license on the Wonka name, so Wonka Candies are no longer a thing.

Anyone else remember the brown colored ones called Terds™?

I wish that the Willy Wonka brand on Nurds never changed

Love Nerds💜

Someone help me here. I grew up in the 80’s. I ate Nerds all the time. I know I’m not going crazy, but I distinctly remember a LEMON LIME Nerds flavor box. But when I look for it online I can’t even find an image of it.

Nerds.🤓

Grape was my favorite flavor.

Does anyone else remember the gummy nerds? They were basically gummy bears but shared like giant nerd figures.

I miss Dweebs, wish they'd bring them back.

The original packaging art design and flavors available were far superior to today's version.

Always wondered what happened to Dweebs. Thanks for an interesting video. :)

You should do a series of the history of worldwide and American toys dating from different places and various eras Ryan

Mango chili nerds were my favorite

I live the blue package Cluster.

Those nerds clusters ma oh man…

I remember nerds cereal in probably 86 or 87 im not sure tho

Grape is the best

Next, do Dinosaur Eggs!

gummy clusters are pure crack...lolooo

I stealed from my moms pearse to buy candy now I cant fortnite 😢

Snahzz not snooze

Nerds are just crack for kids!

If I eat Nerds candy, is it cannibalism? 🤓