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Purplesaurus Rex Kool-Aid Tribute!

Sorry this is so late...been a hectic few weeks. You'd never guess it from looking at this site, but summer is coming -- and what better way to usher in hot weather than with a big, prehistoric glass of Purplesaurus Rex Kool-Aid! I may be a Sharkleberry loyalist at heart, but there's no denying that this is the flavor most people of or near my age remember with the most fondness. Article includes everything: A taste test, a comic book, a commercial and a trip through the unsweetened sands of time. Enjoy, and have a good weekend.

Posted by Matt on 05/14/2005. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 69 comments

Oh yeah!

Chestnuts roasted by Kool-Aid Man @ 05/14/2005 2:57 PM

THANK GOD! A new article….i was getting the shakes.

Chestnuts roasted by Christopher @ 05/14/2005 3:07 PM

Mmmm I remember Purplesaurus Rex. Only Ecto Cooler was a more coveted fruit-drink flavor.

For some reason the knock-off brands of Kool-Aid were undrinkable while the real thing was awesome.

Chestnuts roasted by Jeff Mack @ 05/14/2005 3:09 PM

My house never had any of those cool flavors of Kool Aid………my sister would never want them…it was only cherry …occasionally i would get my way and get grape….but no super duper awesome flavors…..im making up for it now..Im a mad scientist at work when it comes to those small Kool Aid packets i mix flavors like crazy!!!!!!! LOVE IT!!! OHHHHHHHHHH YEAH!

Chestnuts roasted by ralph @ 05/14/2005 3:21 PM

I want to see Purplesaurus Rex beat the shit out of the Great Bluedini.

Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 05/14/2005 3:34 PM

on the subject of soft drinks…..I don’t think they make Surge anymore but wasn’t Surge basically carbonated Ecto Cooler?

Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 05/14/2005 3:37 PM

Lucky Number Seven!

Yeah…

Semper Fi,
Erik Majorwitz

Chestnuts roasted by EMajorwitz @ 05/14/2005 3:50 PM

My parents never went to splurge on cool drinks, I mean, our fridge had water, that was enough for my dad. Oh, and beer.

When I went to my cousin Matt’s house (wish it was X-E Matt), his mom always had Black Cherry available.

When I was in the Marines, my buddy loved to mix some light blue flavor with vodka and then chase it with Gatorade. Tasted terrible, but you got drunk and didn’t have a hang over. Good times, good times…

Surge was liquid crack man! I remember my high school giving that stuff out…I think last week my eyelids finally stopped twitching!

Semper Fi,
Erik Majorwitz

Chestnuts roasted by EMajorwitz @ 05/14/2005 3:53 PM

Matt FYI broken link to image of powder.

Chestnuts roasted by pig malien @ 05/14/2005 4:05 PM

Thanks, pig…fixed.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 05/14/2005 4:08 PM

yay fore Purplesaurus Rex

Chestnuts roasted by spliner is a rat @ 05/14/2005 5:10 PM

HaHa! Those commercial screenshots look like something out of a bad acid trip.

Chestnuts roasted by d-roc @ 05/14/2005 5:13 PM

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050515d.php">Dark http://www.aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=20225">Crystal Sequel?

Chestnuts roasted by ME @ 05/14/2005 5:20 PM

That metaphor about the pregnant gazelle? Pure genius. That one line is enough to make up for the wait since the last article AND the Christmas lights. (I think the link to the commercial needs fixing)
Finished finals today, and it finally feels like summer really is coming. I think tonight calls for tropical drinks with little umbrellas. Can’t get any Purplesaurus, so I’ll have to settle for something more boring. Finals are over and there’s a new X-E article, woohoo!

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 05/14/2005 5:30 PM

I figured if anyone would get a kick out of this, it’d be you Matt
click here

Chestnuts roasted by Neo Anderson @ 05/14/2005 5:58 PM

I clearly remember drinking this stuff while playing Super Mario Bros. 2 at my best friend Alberto’s house. This stuff was the shit!

I thought I was a nostalgia nut but you’ve even got me beat, dude. You’re an original just like me, not one of these fools that are just playing along because it’s the latest fad. Oh yeah – I’m also in Jersey.

And my name is Matt, too. Actually, no it’s not. Sorry, I got carried away there. Keep up the great work.

-Vinnie-

Chestnuts roasted by Vinnie @ 05/14/2005 6:59 PM

It always bothered me that Purplesaurus Rex didn’t actually look like his namesake (Tyranosaurus Rex). And even worse, he was apparently a herbivore (the grapes).

Chestnuts roasted by sharkie @ 05/14/2005 8:28 PM

Sweet tap-dancing christ! it’s only my 2nd favoriteest kool-aid ever! Woo-hoo, purple-stuff!

Chestnuts roasted by Road Block @ 05/14/2005 9:07 PM

I think Kool-Aid Man has gone insane up here in Canada. Where before we’d get 1-4 points on a single pack of Kool-Aid, we now get 100 on the new Invisible Kool-Aid. And the point value of the stuff from the Wacky Warehouse hasn’t gone up. Why Kool-Aid Man, why? Still, I plan on picking up some Kool Stuff!

Chestnuts roasted by Czar Matthew @ 05/14/2005 9:43 PM

is it just me or are the gang and kool-aid man floating in air for no reason on page 2 last panel of the comic?

Chestnuts roasted by dohopoki @ 05/14/2005 9:44 PM

I’m so glad I’m not the only one with those Kool-Aid 8 oz. mugs sitting around the house.

But I never got the cool purple ones. Just red, and thess annoying "clear" ones.

Chestnuts roasted by Snowman @ 05/14/2005 10:20 PM

Kool-Aid was a common (and cheap) drink in my family throughout my childhood. We had plenty of both Purplesaurus Rex and Sharkleberry Fin. Frankly, I liked both, but would STILL take cherry first. And the Wacky Warehouse promos were fun to look at, even though we never ordered anything from them. My sisters and I used to "pretend" we were among the lucky kids who got to join in the madness at the Kool-Aid Man’s official home of nifty junk.

Chestnuts roasted by starwenn @ 05/15/2005 12:16 PM

Purplesaurus Rex is not as great as Blueberry Blue.

Chestnuts roasted by pikachulover @ 05/15/2005 12:38 PM

I have like 8 packets of this stuff. I saved it because it was my favorite, but never used it because I stopped drinking the stuff. Anyone know if it’s worth anything?

Chestnuts roasted by Gargamael @ 05/15/2005 1:11 AM

Marvel Transformers toys announced. Looks silly and fun at the same time.

http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33586

Does anyone know what was the last new Kool-Aid flavor? I keep thinking it’s been awhile since I’ve seen a new Kool-Aid commercial.

Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 05/15/2005 1:49 AM

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