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08/18/2003: New Article: The Ecto Cooler Bible!

New Article: Remember when I said that the last time I mentioned Ecto Cooler would actually be the last time? I lied. I think you’ll forgive me for it though, as this article tells all there is to know about the drink that’s captured our imagination for all these many years. You’ll see everything from the original commercial to a final word on what’s the true current Hi-C flavor that serves as a new Ecto Cooler, all wrapped in a big tangerine-colored article littered with pics of Slimer and his slimy drink. Oh, there’s a part where I claim to have ran to the grocery store to clean out their stock of Hi-C’s “Shoutin’ Orange Tangergreen.”

I wasn’t kidding.


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Discussion Thread: 83 comments

Just raided my local Albertson’s (Irvine, CA). They’re selling 2 packs for 4$ (That’s 20 total, for $4 flat!)

Ghosted by dee @ 08/18/2003 8:55 PM EDT


the slimer belushi connection is true, slimer is basically "bluto" in that he just wants eat and party.

Ghosted by Patrick N @ 08/18/2003 9:49 PM EDT


jared,

stain free is not on the individual box, but on the cardboard sleeve the binds the juice boes together in it’s pre-packaged glory,

Ghosted by chad @ 08/18/2003 11:00 PM EDT


Hey Matt. This is the Nick you mentioned in the artical. I was really shocked to see you mentioned me!

I’m glad my scan of my recipt helped you out on finding the truth of what Ecto really was.

Hopefully all your readers will go out and clean out all the Tangergreen in site.

Now I think we should all go and write to Hi-C and demand they make Tangergreen in gallons.

My local Stop N Shop has almost every Hi-C Flavor in a gallon BUT Tangergreen. And it seems to be that it’s a hard flavor to find in most stores.

So let all e-mail Hi-C and get some gallons of Tangergreen! I’m sick of having to drink 2 boxes of Juice to get satasify my Ecto cravings!

Keep up the great site Matt!

Ghosted by Nick @ 08/19/2003 12:21 PM EDT


Had a long, LONG day at the Acme where I work, so I didn’t get to check if we have any Ecto-Cooler…um, Tangergreen. I didn’t see anyone buy any, but I may just have overlooked it. Then again, our store isn’t exactly big, either. I’ll bet we have two flavors.

Ghosted by starwenn @ 08/19/2003 1:25 AM EDT


I finally got my hands on some Tangergreen today. Or should I say, ECTO COOLER. The last time I went shopping, I sacrificed the Ecto for a 2liter bottle of Orangina.

I even managed to get a package that wasn’t of the stain-free variety. My receipt also read ‘HI-C ECTO’. This was at an A&P. I’ll try to remember to pick up a pack of the Cooler the next time I shop at Pathmark or Shop-Rite, but I’m guessing the receipt will be the same. It doesn’t really matter though, we now know for sure. Long live Slimer!

Ghosted by MG / Venadium @ 08/19/2003 1:27 AM EDT


I have a new search in mind.

Does anyone remember Kool-Aid Mountain Berry? Now that was the stuff. They haven’t made that in ten years and they have some stuff that’s called mountain something currently, but it tastes like grape.

Mountain berry had a more shall we say, berry taste. :) Hey Matt, do you remember this? Perhaps it can be your next search.

Ghosted by Heathtown @ 08/19/2003 2:02 AM EDT


FOR ALL MY FELLOW CANADIANS: Minute Maid released Gushing Green up here which is almost identical in recipe to the Orange Tangergreen (You might still be able to get orange tangergreen up here but I haven’t found it) there is 1 difference though the asorbic acid is in a different position…but that might be because I have that concentrated can stuff that you add water too…Oh and BTW its green :)

Ghosted by MetalRaven @ 08/19/2003 2:12 AM EDT


Speaking of novelty drinks, remember the Cookie flavored Nestle Quick mix It came out a few years back, and tasted like an Oreo Milkshake. Why would they stop making such a delicious product?

Ghosted by Rob @ 08/19/2003 2:14 AM EDT


Man, anyone know where to score some Tangergreen in the Indianapolis area? So far I’m SOL.

Ghosted by Ray @ 08/19/2003 3:32 AM EDT


W000000000000T!!!! Congratulations on solving the mystery!!! Happy Slimermas to all and to all a good night!!!

Ghosted by heeloyd @ 08/19/2003 3:37 AM EDT


Did anyone else notice That we discovered the truth on the 18th…and if you see in the article, the picture where the stockboy ‘discovers’ the green light (when he first opens the box) you can clearly see the number 18 over his shoulder? Its like they knew, years and years ago, that this day would come…eerie shit

Ghosted by MetalRaven @ 08/19/2003 12:58 PM EDT


I support ye ole Matt on his newly ended quest. http://www.livejournal.com/users/natsukigirl/

HUZZAH!!

Ghosted by Lynn @ 08/19/2003 3:09 PM EDT


18 was a refrence to the day the product came out. We just happened to find out this, what, a decade after it came out (which is kind of eerie in itself)?

Ghosted by Saf @ 08/19/2003 3:12 PM EDT


Brandon, I feel your pain brother. No sugar cereals, no chips, no Capri suns, no fruit roll-ups. Sometimes Little Debbies. My friend and I used to make up some toxic green kool-aid, Like Ecto, then tell other kids it was anti-freeze. Good times

Ghosted by klatubaradanikto @ 08/19/2003 5:48 PM EDT


I bought packs of Shoutin’ Orange Tangergreen today at Albertsons. There was NO mention of "no stains".

I poured it into a glass, but noticed that it wasn’t green enough. In fact it was very light with a hint of yellow and a small hint of green.

I guess I will continue hunting it down.

Ghosted by jizzmasterzero @ 08/19/2003 10:44 PM EDT


Hey PDT, Mare Winningham is proud of her portrayl in the movie "Sexual Healing" as of now…

http://us.imdb.com/Title?0108095

Ghosted by Big Will @ 08/19/2003 11:45 PM EDT


Proud to report that when I picked up my Ecto Coo… I mean, "Orange Tangergreen" today, the reciept said ECTO COOLER. WOOHOO! HAPPY SLIMERMAS!

Ghosted by HaVoK @ 08/20/2003 1:07 AM EDT


I went to 2 different Giant stores in the Washington, DC area, and neither one had Orange Tangergreen. I saw tons of the Lavaburst and other crap flavors, but no Slimer for me. I feel like a kid getting coal for Christmas… :(

Ghosted by Brent @ 08/20/2003 10:06 AM EDT


Love the site Matt, take a look at this story about whales.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/08/20/holiday.wale.reut/index.html

Ghosted by Joe @ 08/20/2003 11:37 AM EDT


Ok, so if on Christmas they decorate Christmas trees, and at Channukah (sp?) they light a Minorah (sp, again?), what do we do for Slimermas, other than get lots and lots of presents, a day off from work, and completely drunk?

Ghosted by HaVoK @ 08/20/2003 11:56 AM EDT


the slimer that launched a thousand juice boxes..

Ghosted by tripwood @ 08/20/2003 5:07 PM EDT


Damn, I should get off my ass and get me some Orange Tangergreen right now…but that’d be too much work. But anyway, what’s happening with next Slimermas? Are we going to discover the truth in Slimer’s existence? Or are we all just gonna make cocktails out of Vodka and Orange Tangergreen and get totally wasted?

Ghosted by Nate @ 08/21/2003 12:43 PM EDT


After reading the article, well I just had to rn straight out to get my hands on ecto-cooler. However, it seems that neither Safeway nor Save-on-Foods carry any Hi-C procust at all! Is canada just getting the shaft on Ecto-cooler? Are canucks to be denied the privledge of ecto-plasm juice boxes? What in the hell! It’s bad enough we don’t get cookie crisp, but no Ecto Cooler? that’s downright criminal.

Ghosted by Pagz @ 08/21/2003 1:06 AM EDT


So, a few days ago I mentioned that I had written an email DEMANDING the truth.

Know what I got back?

The fucking form letter.

Somebody KILL me.

Ghosted by freakachu @ 08/21/2003 12:42 PM EDT


I would, but…it was inevitable. You knew they would just send you the form letter. They’re probably so sick of people asking about Ecto Cooler that they’ll stop spending the time to send even that soon.

Ghosted by Brent @ 08/22/2003 9:00 AM EDT


My sincerest thanks to whoever in the Fairfax, Va area who skillfully hid the last pack of Tangergreen at safeway. The hunt was fun and the rewards, well, rewarding!

Ghosted by Draven @ 08/22/2003 11:38 AM EDT


August 18th is now known as Slimermas?

It also happens to be my birthday, so now I can go around telling people that I was born on Slimermas.

Ghosted by Chaos Mage @ 08/25/2003 1:43 PM EDT


I work for a college newspaper and this sounds like the PERFECT next article…I’ll keep y’all posted.

Ghosted by TEd @ 08/27/2003 4:46 PM EDT


Point of advice-
DO NOT mix Ecto Cooler/Tangergreen and vodka. Not even the vodka with citrus flavor already mixed in. It tastes bloody terrible.

Please save yourself the agony and just use orange juice or Squirt.

Ghosted by Steve-O @ 08/27/2003 9:51 PM EDT


I don’t know what to do. I’ve now gone to 5 different stores, most in the Baltimore area, and not a single one had Orange Tangergreen. All of them had the Hi-C juice boxes, one of them even had like 7 different flavors, but none of them had magnificent Ecto Cooler. I’ve searched Giant, Safeway, Rite Aid, etc. and I don’t know where to go next. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Ghosted by Brent @ 08/31/2003 2:46 AM EDT


Super K Mart is the only place around here where I’ve found them.

Kroger, Foodland, Food Lion, Shop ‘n Save, and Giant Eagle all don’t have it.

Ghosted by Steve-O @ 09/01/2003 8:36 PM EDT


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