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X-E Loves Sharkleberry Fin Kool-Aid!

Merry Easter! And what better way to celebrate than with the Ultimate Tribute To Sharkleberry Fin Kool-Aid! Yes, Kool-Aid is my latest obsession, something I'm not very proud of but totally welcoming of it all the same. I've decided to devote a whole ten minutes of my life each week to tracking down old packets of Kool-Aid, and since Sharkleberry is an awesome pink shark wearing sunglasses, his flavor topped my list. Long thought discontinued, the mix is now on sale again in the United Kingdom. Article provides a taste test, commercial review and a look back at the pages of an all-Sharkleberry edition of The Adventures of Kool-Aid Man comic book. Oh. Yeah. Is this the part where I tell all of you to raid the back of your kitchen cabinets and send me all of the old Kool-Aid ya find? That'd be swell, thanks.

Thanks to the whole two of you who sent in egg pictures! I kid, I know it was a late request. The R2 egg was created by a reader named Anthony, and I've definitely done the same thing to eggs in the past. "Wanda Waddle," the blue beauty on the right, comes from Kristin. Big bonus points for using plastic googly eyes.

When you're done celebrating GAWD or waiting for your friends who celebrate GAWD to finish celebrating GAWD, get down with this survey: What's your favorite Kool-Aid flavor of all time? I told you...I'm on a kick.

Edit: Blog regular and old pal Manimal sent in a great batch of Easter Egg pics -- click "more" to see 'em...

Manimal calls it: "Busted on a joy ride."

Manimal calls it: "The Max Eggo Band."

Manimal calls it: "Emmie Side Up."

Okay, off to stuff the mush.

Posted by Matt on 03/27/2005. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 126 comments

OH NO YOU DIDN’T!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awwwwwww shhhhhiiittttt! You made a tribute to my most favorite flavor of Kool-Aid of all time! OK, now I absolutely must read this article before I make like Kingklask and- KABOOOM!!!!!!!!!!

(too late)

Chestnuts roasted by Nate @ 03/27/2005 7:35 PM

Great article Matt!

As for my favorite flavor? That’d be plain old Orange. Why? For the last few years my doctor had me on a VERY strict diet with NO citric acid in it. But, now I’m off those meds, so I can have orange again! Sitting here drinking a glass of orange Kool-Aid right now. :D

By the way Matt… Buy my old cookies!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6166231944&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

Chestnuts roasted by Cuddles @ 03/27/2005 7:45 PM

After they stopped making Purplesaurus Rex I never drank anything grape flavored again. In my mind, it could never live up to the taste of that damned Kool-Aid. To this day… still no grape flavored drinks for me! (And that dinosaur was so CUTE! Sickeningly cute…)

Chestnuts roasted by Meg @ 03/27/2005 8:06 PM

I’m totally stoked to hear that Sharkleberry Fin has returned in the UK, cuz I’ll be there in May. Maybe I’ll come across it.

However, this article is not going to make up for the fact that you STILL haven’t taken down your Christmas decorations.

Chestnuts roasted by Nate @ 03/27/2005 8:07 PM

Ghoul-Aid is definitely the coolest one I’ve ever seen, but I’ve never actually had it. My parents didn’t let me drink Kool-Aid when I was a kid. We were a "100%" family. :(
I used to drink Squeeze-Its at friends houses, though. Those were really good.

Ghoul-Aid link http://www.x-entertainment.com/halloweencountdown/2003/october8/

Chestnuts roasted by Eddie Lightning Frog @ 03/27/2005 8:45 PM

Favourite Kool-Aid is Orange-Pineapple. Can’t find it anymore. When I was a kid, it was Apple Kool-Aid. Why did they discontinued that one
?

Chestnuts roasted by Liquidduck @ 03/27/2005 8:47 PM

Holy…Christ. Sharkleberry Fin is my all-time favorite Kool-Aid flavor. Oh, the countless sleepless nights I’ve spent pining for that unique Sharkleberry goodness. Actually, I can’t even remember what it tasted like when it was around, but I do remember loving the shit. Speaking of egg-coloring and whatnot, anybody remember those Dudley brand coloring kits that included a large plastic egg into which one was supposed to place a real egg along with some dye and then shake vigorously? Whenever I would see a commercial for that thing, I would think to myself "Gee, I wonder how that works without smashing the egg to pieces". Well, I eventually ended up having my mom by it for me and guess what? The egg intended for colorization ended up being smashed to pieces. You won that round, Dudley…

Chestnuts roasted by The Yeti @ 03/27/2005 9:48 PM

I love all things grape-flavored. The fact that Our Benefactor His Eightiness The Matt hates the stuff means "more for me! Wooo!"

Grape juice, grape soda, grape Gatorade, grape Kool-Aid…but not wine…I’m not the hooch type.

Chestnuts roasted by Monster Dog @ 03/27/2005 11:14 PM

Continuity error, why is this article labelled 929 when the delicious sticker article was 931? some future X-E fanatic will believe they’re reading them in order, but will be sorely mistaken, and if they’re OCD for chronology like I am then blood will be shed.

Chestnuts roasted by Brentantation @ 03/27/2005 11:41 PM

My wife and stepdaughters made it on the cover of the European Stars and Stripes this past Sunday. How cool is that?

Manimal, Em is adorable! :) Wish I could find those shrink wraps for the eggs, they only had the egg dye kits here.

Semper Fi,
Erik Majorwitz

Chestnuts roasted by EMajorwitz @ 03/28/2005 12:31 PM

Tropical Punch! I could guzzle that stuff ALL DAY LONG.

Chestnuts roasted by Ryane @ 03/28/2005 1:31 AM

How can Kool Aid man go diving underwater? Wouldn’t his life essence, the fruit punch, get diluted very quickly? Or is the so-called "Kool-Aid" inside him really a liquid that’s like oil, so it doesn’t mix with water?

We had a bunch of old Kool-Aid packets lying around our cupboard, but I think we tossed it out when we moved.

Chestnuts roasted by Steve Brandon @ 03/28/2005 3:39 AM

RE-POST: "HAPPY EASTER!! We are about to dye eggs right now. I will send some pics later.
Erik, forgive me for not saying this sooner: CONGRATULATIONS! Keep us posted."
Erik, I didnt want you to miss my message.
In retrospect, I wish the eggs were clearer in the first picture. D’oh!

Chestnuts roasted by The Manimal @ 03/28/2005 6:15 AM

My favorite three Kool-Aid flavors in order:

3) Sharkleberry Fin
2) Berry Blue
1) Purplesaurus Rex

And in homage to Purplesaurus Rex, if you want to be a pain in the butt to your bartender, ask for a cocktail containing 50% (actual) lemonade, 40% vodka, and 10% grape soda. The bar I frequent happens to carry grape soda. Anyway, it is a very reasonable alcoholic version of Purplesaurus Rex… Love the stuff!

Chestnuts roasted by jack burton @ 03/28/2005 7:49 AM

Fave flavor? Berry Blue or one that was green…don’t remember the name. All I know is we used to drink shitloads of Kool Aid and then send away for stuff with the Kool Aid points- got a great frisbee and some other things. My brother kept all the points in a very professional briefcase, where we also kept Popsicle sticks that had points on ‘em.

Hope everyone had a Happy Easter, in the countries where it was celebrated (I would KILL for a cadbury creme egg right about now- damn Korea).

Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 03/28/2005 9:31 AM

Great page. Proof once again that:

A) The Internet gives a voice to some of the wierdest hobbyists

B) I’m bound to find them and read everything about their hobby.

Chestnuts roasted by Bob Hoskins @ 03/28/2005 11:32 AM

Hey peeps, thought you might like to know I have in fact seen SHARKLEBERRY FIN KOOL AID in Salt Lake City, Utah. In December at the West Valley Harmons.

Chestnuts roasted by Underpants @ 03/28/2005 11:46 AM

My fave. is just plain old grape or red.

Chestnuts roasted by Shannon @ 03/28/2005 12:03 PM

One of my faves, before the diabetes, was that stuff they had for 4th of July one time. A red concoction that came with a packet of Pop Rocks- like substance that you mix in right before serving. Kool-Aid that sizzled and popped! Ain’t technology grand?

Just in case Muppet baby missed it on the last page, here it is again:
http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/47/">Dancing Chocolate!

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 03/28/2005 12:19 PM

CHERRY CRACKER! :D

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 03/28/2005 12:32 PM

When my mom heard sharkleberry was going to stop being made a long time ago. She sent to every grocery store around our Dallas home. She spend around 90 bucks on it all and if you do the math it is alot of kool aid. We drank like kings for a long time and now we only have about 20 remaining packets, I have a couple pinned to my bulletin board as decoration. Thanks for the site it brought back memories.

Chestnuts roasted by LJ Beckman @ 03/28/2005 12:41 PM

Awww man… my friend and me once got a bag of puffy wise cheez doodles to snack on in high school sole because it came with a free pouch of sharkelberry, so it was like a whole meal.

But being the idiots we were we mixed it with salt by mistake. We each drank about a half a cup before we even realized what we did.

Chestnuts roasted by toddis @ 03/28/2005 1:07 PM

I’m sorry, but the most unstoppable liquid ever created in a factory by human beings is Mountain Berry Kool-Aid. Even as an adult, I know that if I found that stuff, I’d drink nearly a gallon a day. That, of course, could lead to some disastrous diabetic effects, but you only go around once!

Chestnuts roasted by Ian @ 03/28/2005 1:14 PM

That was a kick asssss artical, so much to read!!!! Thanks Matt.
Oh yeah! But who didnt live on kool-aid as a child! My fav were Orange and Sharkleberry fin fo sho!…I could really go for some kool-aid right about now!

Chestnuts roasted by IHAQ @ 03/28/2005 1:30 PM

That R2-D2 egg is totally awesome!

Last year, in this dusty Mom and Pop grocery store, I bought a big can of Rockadile Red Kool-Aid that’s almost 10 years old! I still have it, un-opened, and it watches me every night in my sleep plotting it’s attack..

Chestnuts roasted by Review the World @ 03/28/2005 1:41 PM

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