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09/11/2006: New Jones Soda for Halloween '06!

Somebody on the blog mentioned that they'd seen an eBay auction starring a foolish man who bid on and won a bottle of "Monster Mojito Soda" — one of the new 2006 Halloween flavors from Jones Soda — for a hundred bucks. I too was watching that auction. It was just before the beverages made their official debut, and that eBay auction was really the only proof of their existence. The new sodas weren't being talked about on drink forums, weren't being advertised anywhere, and they didn't even get a passing mention on Jones Soda's own website. Still, just one day after this poor schmuck kissed a hundred dollars goodbye, I found all of the Jones Soda flavors at Target, including Monster Mojito — bought at under five bucks for a four-pack.

I know, I know. On eBay, "our bids are binding contracts." Whatever. If I was that guy, I'd take the negative feedback and haul ass to Red Lobster with my Ben Franklin.

I love Jones Soda, and I'm very happy that they're a part of this year's Halloween festivities. They've brought back the mini-cans (including one new flavor, one rerun and two renamed reruns) along with three all-new glass bottled sodas that cost more, look awesome and help me feel frightening and fancy all at the same time. I've done gone and drinked them all, and now, the Countdown welcomes the 2006 Jones Soda Halloween Collection.

Also at Target, I came across these two "Haunted Hollow" party favors. They're love and sweetness. I found 'em in that weird crowded "dollar store" section Targets have, where it's easy to get into fistfist-fights with women who firmly believe that you will try to swipe the pineapple-themed set of salad tongs that they clearly spotted first.

Not a whole lot of thought went into the names. On the left, it's "Putty With Glow In The Dark Ghost." On the right, we have "Putty With Glow In The Dark Skeleton." I wouldn't mind so much if these names translated to cool sounding acronyms, but they don't. Then again, toys that break apart into equal parts slime and glow don't need fiddy cent names.

The ghost's ass pops off to reveal a very generous glob of neon yellow slime, while Sir Skeleton — a really cute figure that's way detailed for something so tiny — dwells about in a coffin full of blue goo. (We can assume that colors vary in other packages.) The skeleton's slime has a different consistency than the ghost's — his is akin to chafing fuel, while the ghost's is like a giant glob of vending machine slime. Which is better? Well, that's all about taste, man.

Yay, first post! I haven't seen much Halloween stuff in the stores yet, but I've been pretty busy lately. My new schedule means I only work Monday and Tuesday, so I sdhould be hitting the stores more as Halloween approaches.

$100 for a damn bottle of soda that is guaranteed to come out in the next month? That's just regaddamdickulous.

Remember when those Tickle Me Elmos were all the rage a few years ago? Well, the local news did an auction on one of them a week before Christmas and the winning bid was $500. The funny thing is, just like those sodas, you could easily find Elmo anywhere a week later for about $10.

Matt, hate to be the guy but you typed "Awesome Grape" for "Gruesome Grape".

I tasted all of them last year but have only gotten into the GRUESOME GRAPE and BERRIED ALIVE this year. I too hate grape soda but I think it works in a tiny Halloween can.

Seriously, when is TARGET going to start cutting checks to X-E?? When it does, don't forget the little people.

Went to BIG LOTS. They had a ton of stuff but the quality was…lacking. Yeah, yeah, they are discount but after the DOLLAR TREE posters, I thought maybe…

Mmm… they all look so good. But I still can't drink Jones Soda without thinking about the skeezy love letter incident. Bleh.

I'm trying to get in the Halloween spirit, but summer isn't technically over yet so I think it may take me another week or two. Plus I spent like an hour today looking for a real old Nick-or-Treat ad I know I have here somewhere, and still can't find the fucking thing. *grump*

Ive been reading the articles here for a while, and was looking for how to send an email to Matt, about a good spot for 70's-80's items, toys, movies etc…

Darn it, I KNOW my sister said there's a Target in this area. I've gotta call her and find out if it's in biking distance. I think I've had Jones soda twice, and never the holiday flavors.

i have to say, thank you. i get to live the count down to halloween vicariously through your articles. they don't understand halloween in the uk. a couple years back i went on this trip over halloween, and brought a bunch of candy. a) they think it is hiiiilarious when you say candy, cause apparently there are only sweets and chocolates, b) they all had never been trick or treating, c) they thought we were trying to poison them with the candy for some reason. it's a bit depressing. i'm so happy i'll be home by october!!! but til i will rely on all the product updates here.

hate to be that guy but spider cider is definitely a new one. it's more apple cider than the caramel apple which tasted sort of like caramel mixed with jones sour apple soda.

Oooohhh i gotta try that Mojito flavor frozen with some salt on the rim baybeh! Btw, my mom keeps insisting forever that one time back in the early 80's halloween was almost canceled because of weird o's putting razors and drug and shit in the candy…is that true? I rememebr that particular year she mentioned being only really allowed to certain neighbors and relatives houses, and businesses that offered treats.

I remember my mom wanting to check our candy for razors and drugs, but as far as actually cancelling Halloween? Don't recall that one.

I wanted to let you know there are some reasonably priced "God Like Moose Mugs" at this site:
http://www.melkmugs.com

Matt, I gotta disagree with you on the sodas. To me the candy corn tasted like inoffensive corn syrup, whereas the Spider Cider made me want to vomit. I think it kinda tastes like someone melted those caramel apple lollipops down and added carbonated water. Gross.

platy: The most fun thing in the world is introducing people to Halloween. I had an Australian friend come to visit last October and we threw a Halloween party. He had a great time, although he got a little sick on the candy, not having the American immunity to copious amounts of empty calories.

I'd rank the cans in this order: Berried Alive, Spider Cider, Gruesome Grape and Candy Corn. The bottles are all good.

I wasn't so much a fan of Spider Cider as I was amazed that I just didn't hate it. If people like apple juice, they'd probably dig this.

I'd have to say the halloween flavors are 10x better than the thanksgiving flavors. Who thought of a turkey flavored soda…..whoever he is, he is fired.

Wow, I've never heard of This Soda…. At least not in this part of South Texas…. For some reason the Berried Alive is calling to me!

Must…get…to…Target…and…get these sodas…so I can…stop… talking…like…William…Shatner.

If anyone remembers my personal review of the halloween cans last year, my ranking was: Scary Berry Lemonade, the Lime soda, Candy Corn, and Caramel Apple.

I missed out on the Halloween Jones Soda last year, and I'll be damned if I'm gonna this year. I like to think they brought it back for those of us who wussed out, or something…

And on a lighter note: poor ghost…losing his ectoplasmic drippings like that. That makes Egon SAD

I am so picking up the bottled trio. Always on the look for good mixers, and there's not a lot that works with gin, so I might finally have a good reason to stock up on a novelty Jones.
Bridget, you haven't lived until you've had the Fufuberry, IMHO anyway. The blue snowcone flavor is tasty too, but I forget what it's called, and both the cream soda and green apple are worth trying as well.

Fine. I'll buy 'em tomorrow. I knew you and Target would make me do it. People look at you oddly when you buy that many holiday-themed sodas at one time. Thank God I'm used to it. Also…I have become addicted to Target's Pitch Black Freeze, now with a Halloween-themed cup to put it in! I am SO ready to stock up on that Mountain Dew. For real.

Creepy Cranberry? With Gin!? That sounds so frighteningly tasty and fine witta twista lime. Yeah.
Seriously, I love cranberry anything second only to my love of Halloween anything. I had 3 orgasms when I saw Creepy Cranberry and since I love cranberries so much it hurt not a bit.
Target tomorrow morning to get CreEeEeEeEepy CraAaAaAanberry!

Hey Matt And Everybody Else! Im Typing This On My Cell Phone Since This Is My Only Way To Get On The Internets. Im Totally Stoked To Be Here For Another Halloween Countdown! Ill Be Checking In Everyday For My X-e Fix. Keep Kicking Ass, Matt! An Know That Theres At Least One Guy Out In So-cal Who Will Be Wasting All Of His Goddamn Cell Mineuts Reading Your Awesome Halloween Bullshit! Oh By The Way, The August Megaparty Was A Total Sanity Saver! Much Love & Respect To Matt And Long Live X-entertainment!!!

I thought you were too tough last year. Happy to see Jones get a fair shake now. I will be testing your Jones/alcohol mixes in the next couple days and report back!

Hey Matt! First time poster, long time reader. I'm as excited for Halloween as you are (although I have never heard of Jones Soda…). Maybe they only sell it out East or something?

Okay I keep telling myself I'm going to go to Target.. then I look at my bank account and go naw.. I'll go later.. and I never go. Well, my happy ass is makin a trip to Target sometime this week (after I get paid), and I'm getting some Jones Soda and plenty of other halloween goodies. I must buy halloween stuff.. I must. And I must throw a halloween party so I can try some Jones/alcohol mixes. And I must stop saying "must" so much.

Looking at the vampire on the Mojito bottle made me realize that Jones really needs to have a Mad Matt image for its Halloween flavors!

Another awesome article, Matt. The reviews were kickass, except for the "Lemon Dead Drop" soda, which I didn't read because it was covered by that "Heroes" ad.

I was so stalking Target for the last two weeks waiting patiently for the Halloween stuff to hit. It's sad to say but I was standing right there on a work lunch break when the employees were restocking that $1 section and I was the first in the store to grab up the skeleton in the blue goo. I wish it came in other colors but it's blue down here in GA too.

Platy: Halloween in the UK does indeed suck. I was born and live here, but became eternally fascinated after seeing Halloween (the movie). For the past several years, I have laid on a Halloween bash. It has actually picked up momentum and we do regularly get a handful of TOT'ers. I always make sure I've got a loads of candy for them too. Not English stuff either…I put together a bag with tootsie pops, midges, dots, mini hershey bars etc. The kids love it.
Every year, I just wistfully read the Halloween Countdown and think "I want that". There is a small corner of England that will always be black and orange throughout the Fall.

Draca Jones is out of Seattle, and we have it here in the Midwest. I think it's more the type of soda that you have to hunt for, it's not sitting out on a huge pallet with Coke.
I totally remember that "making orange crayons" bit on PBS.
Not sure if I'm gonna buy the cans this year. I might do the bottles, if I can find them. I just know I'll only be buying them for a sip out of each, and then they'll sit in my fridge until Thanksgiving.
Thanks again Matt for entertaining us so through the season. It is much easier to get going in the morning, knowing that an article is waiting for me when I get to work.

I haven't tasted the Jones this year yet, but I just have to this out there…I love candy corn. That is all.

I remember the crayon bit Matt's talking about. The one where the little girl is drawing and she stares at her crayon and suddenly you see how crayons are made by the bajillions. Yeah. As a kid, it just made me really want to eat crayons.

Damn! I was going to email you with pictures of the Skeleton and Ghost Goo(s) since I snagged them at Target yesterday. I also grabbed the Disjointed Head of the Black Cat that acts as a Stress Ball. And all of the Putty with the Glow in the Dark Skeleton packs were blue…

Mine is staring at me from in front of my monitor here at work, begging me to pop open the lid of his transparent coffin and free him from his blended blueberry hell!

Does anyone know where we in the Great White North can obtian Jones Soda or (Pop) as we call it! TARGET needs to hurry up and take over the Department Store Business in Canukistan!

Greg — That's a tough one. I'd suggest trying your local Zeller's, if you have one, as the last time I was in one of those, they carried a lot of brands Target does. But they also carry a lot of brands does, so I don't know how successful you'll be. Good luck, you Canucklehead.

OMG! I was at Toys 'R' Us yesterday, and they have some SERIOUSLY AWESOME Halloween gear… Normally they stock only a bunch of halloween candy in huge bags, treat bags (the EXPENSIVE kind, ya know, for kids who are too good to use old pillowcases or used Wal*Mart bags) and a whole bunch of kiddie costumes… this year they have that AND MORE! I picked up a few AWESOME stretchy, plastic bean filled versions of the Universal Monsters (although these are knock offs, they are all actually VERY well done, and incredibly detailed, they are actually pretty big, too… about 8") I picked up Dracula and The Creature From The Black Lagoon, although they had Frankenstein, The Mummy, and The Wolfman as well… and they were less than $2 a piece!!!! I also picked up a cute pumkin stress ball (they also had eyeball, spider, and ghost versions) and some really cool halloweenish props - a light up skull, a screaming eyeball, and a few others… Also, on the subject of things too cool not to mention I MET BRUCE CAMPBELL last night at a book signing!

We need to start harassing the good folks at Jones Soda Inc until they agree to release a limited edition pack of X-Entertainment soda flavors. We could have Peeps Soda, Giant Ape Juice Soda, Ecto Cooler Soda and, uh…Tim Robbins. Brilliant!

That's an awesome graffic of the old Castle Dracula billboard. That thing would scare the crap out of me as a kid… i didn't want to know what he was pointing at.

I little trivia- I found out recently that the green guy is none other than Crazy Eddie from the Iron Madien album covers.

Did you mean Tim Curry flavor, Jedoc? Although, Matt did mention a Tim Robbins costume in one of the previous Halloween Countdowns. About how you wouldn't want to model a costume after his Anti-Trust character.

That makes me want to say two things: Bill Gates = Megalomaniac and Anti-Trust is my vote for Rachael's worst movie.

Greg- I am a fellow Canuck, and maybe I can help. I know this sounds weird, but they sell Jones Soda at that clothing store, Bluenotes. It's a men's and women's clothing store specializing in jeans. If you have one near you, check it out, because they usually have a Jones Soda cooler- but you have to buy the bottles indicidually. Good luck! I am off to get some myself…my friend's birthday is on HALLOWEEN so we may have to include these sodas in our bar menu…

I am going to blame my head cold/blurred vision for the misspelling of 'individually' in my last post.

Hey! Fellow Canadian here too! Thank god Bluenotes has jones, otherwise id have to drive all the way to the US. And that's not exactly close from Toronto area. Muppet Baby, do you know if its every bluenotes or perhaps just some of their larger stores?

Greg, and all other Canadians, I have also seen them sell Jones Soda at Bootlegger clothing store, so you can try there too.
I am very excited cause in about 2 hours or so, I'm going to the US to go to Target!! I don't think I'll be getting any Jones Soda, but I will be looking for Halloween stuff. I'm also going to Michaels too, I hoping I can find some of the stick on the window blood that they had last year. I bought some last year, but they only had one pack, so I did'nt have enough to fill the window all the way across.

Call me odd, but what would all those taste like all poured together in a Jones' HalllowSoda Suicide Punch? Like tampered candy without the metal and poison?

Bought a cheap-ass Freddy glove last night. Going to add the trimmed Pringles lids this weekend to convert it to a pizza slicer from Hell. Last item for completion of the "Pizza Kruger" costume is a blank baseball/trucker cap. Should I fabric-paint "Freddy's" or "Kruger's" on it? What sounds more like a good name for an Elm Street pizza joint? "Elm St. Pizza?"

My first post at work! I feel so rebellious. Jones Soda is hit or miss around here. A couple of Kroger stores in the area carry it, but usually not around the holidays. Wuzzup wit dat?!

Okay, kb, I'm glad to know i'm not the only one who likes the 10,000,000 Orange Crayons on Sesame Street!

Anyway, there is no Target in San Francisco…does anyone know where I can get Jones Sodas here?! Sometimes I almost miss Oklahoma.

Knegative: Yes, I meant Tim Curry, of course. I am covered in shame, and must now take seventeen hours to reevaluate my life.

"Call me odd, but what would all those taste like all poured together in a Jones' HalllowSoda Suicide Punch?"

And how can there not be a Target in a big city like SF?? That's pure blasphemy.

See, jazzy, the problem with SF is that they're very anti-corporate when it comes to restaurants and stores. No fine dining like TGIFridays or Red Lobster, and no Wal-Marts or Targets. Which is good and all, until you want to get something fantastic like Jones Soda.I think there's one about 40 minutes away, so I guess I could venture out on the BART and try and track it down.

I cannot believe that crayon vid was on YouTube!!! Why do they have 80 year old men and women making crayons? The music is enough to make you hallucinate about drinking that beautiful orange pre-crayon goo.

I have never been one to buy any of these novelty sodas but that review may have tipped the scales. I have yet to go to Target looking for Halloween stuff this year but I am finding myself compelled to go right now……[running footsteps and a closing door]

Holy crap in a hat! I went to target yesterday and got those two same party favor guys! I was really disappointed with the gel they were in though; I was expecting something more slime like rather than Jell-O like. My ghost’s goo had what appeared to be a bit of a yellow tablet stuck in there, I think that terrorists are trying to poison me, not that I eat the gel… I also scored a transformers titanium series Autobot Ark, though it looks kind of strange, it might just be me but that’s not what I remember the Ark looking like.

Up until a year or two ago, there wasn't a Wal-Mart in the city of Dallas! The one they just opened isn't even a full Wal-Mart, it's just a grocery store and pharmacy.

I don't know what it is about that crayon video, but I used to love it too when I was a wee one. Aw hell, I still love it!

Damnit Matt, you beat me to reviewing this stuff. But it's alright, you did it far better.

I loved that crayon video too, but I always wondered why they used orange. I personally dislike orange and I've encountered very few kids who would call it their favorite color. Come on, you know it'd be so much cooler to see purple or red crayons being made.

P.S.: Since I was a small child-like creature, I've believed that the ability to make a choice from a variety of slimes would prove wonderful privilege.

Awesome Matt. I can't believe it's been a year since you did the review with your coworkers. That was an instant X-Entertainment classic. Have you revealed what you're going to be for Halloween?

Yay for the H-ween Countdown Extravaganza 2006!
I picked up the bottles at my regular Target this weekend, and I found the cans at my alternate location yesterday evening. I can't wait to taste them. My best friend is stopping by this evening, so we might crack one then. Who knows? I also picked up the ghost Project-o-pop yesterday. It's even cooler in real life.
I must say, I love that you document these things here, because now I don't have to photograph my own stuff. Bonus!

My girlfriend and I were at Target on Sunday and she picked up a six pack of the candy corn soda. All I had to do was give her a look and it was kindly placed back on its rotten shelf.

kingklash- That is a wicked costume idea. I am in awe of your creative talents. *claps* Awesome.

Greg and all other Canucks- I MEANT Bootlegger. I often mix up Bluenotes and Bootlegger- both are stores that sell jeans, so it's not a huge stretch. I'm an idiot. *hangs head in shame*

Ooh… Halloween countdown starting early this year? Awesome!
I'm gonna have to take a run to Target next week then, since Wal Mart sucks for H'ween stuff.

I need the gear to make my Rick from Splatterhouse costume. I plan on duelling my friend who is going as a Jedi since he grabbed a Force FX Lightsaber dirt cheap. (Mace Windu style.)

Last year I had no real spirit for the spooky for family reasons, but this year is different!

Nice to see the Jukebox back, even if iTunes hates it. VLC player likes it so good enough. (Yes I am a Mac user. A slave to the overpriced yet oh so sexy hardware of those pretensious Cupertino turtleneck wearing bastards.)

Original Japanese version of Godzilla is out on DVD, and a special edition of Nightmare on Elm Street is due in another week or two.

Plus I won the Ghostbusters International tabletop RPG still sealed in shrinkwrap.

great site…..just a fyi…10/10/2006 on spike channel,having the scream awards at 10 pm.hoping you do a review since you did the one from the 90's.may send you a review of the sleepy hollow extravaganza in tarrytown ny ,if you are not close enough to get to it or not interested ??

Those scream awards better not give ANYTHING to Final Destination 3. That movie made me want to murder the geek a Blckbuster who recommended it as a "good scary one". I will go with gut instinct from now on. I knew I should have waited for The Descent to get to my cheap movie theater nearby.

Yay! Halloween countdown! I love it so much every year because since my birthday in on Halloween…

Damn! You wouldn't how many stores I hit tonight looking for some Halloween Jones Soda. No luck. I did find find a set of Ohio State Buckeyes Jones Soda bottles, though. Pretty cool. Each bottle has a different anti-Michigan slogan on it.

Check about 3 transactions down, with megkomn as the seller. Feedback mutually withdrawn. Must've been ugly, I'm sure

A Great Big Thanks to all who assisted this Canucklehead (Good One!) in his search for Jones Soda. I will check out the local teenie bopper clothing stores this weekend!

"Someone on the blog"? That was ME! Oh my God, in five years of coming here, it's my first acknowledgement. I know I'm late reading it and posting this, but hooray!

Sigh, another year, another holiday set of Jones Soda, another time I don't get to drink it.

I just wanted to take this opportunity to mention that I recently hit Target to purchase each variety of Jones's Halloween Soda, and while I was there, I scored a Mountain Dew Pitch Black Freeze.

Firstly, I must say that Mountain Dew Pitch Black Freezes taste like Halloween. Not like those scratch-n-sniff skeleton stickers from back in the day (that would be really gross), but like a delicious Halloween nonetheless. Everybody should try one, even if they are actually Mountain Dew Pitch Purple. Unfortunately, Target doesn't offer spooky Halloween-designed cups for them.

Now, a word about the Jones's Sodas. I only tried 2 flavors as of writing this. First, it was the Monster Mojito, and I could have sworn that there was alcohol in it! I thought I was drunk! It was good. The other flavor I had was Candy Corn, and despite the review that speaks of its disgustingness, I really like it! Very close to tasting like candy corn, and definitely feels like you're drinking candy. The experience was enhanced by eating Fright Bites with my candy corn soda. Tonight I will enter the world of "Spider Cider."

I liked the buried alive it kind of tasted like sweet tarts. I have yet to try candy corn . I want to find the bottled flavors. Are they only at SuperTargets . Because I checked at two Targets and they only had the mini cans. Or maybe I'm looking in the wrong place. What aisle can I find them in and where ? Please let me know if you can. Love the jukebox , Matt. It makes me want throw a party for Halloween. I've really been loving forward to the Halloween countdown.. since like May

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I believe that Gruesome Grape is Jones' regular M.F. Grape flavor renamed, Berried Alive is just a new name for Jones' Berry Lemonade soda, and Lemon Drop Dead is just the regular Lemon Drop soda renamed.

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