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Bazooka Bubble Gum Blow-Off!

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Get ready to blow your biggest, most chew-riffic bubble! In honor of the re-launch of the iconic Bazooka Bubble Gum in Canada, Bazooka Candy Brands will be hosting the First Annual Bazooka Bubble Gum Blow-Off at the Eaton Centre at 220 Yonge St. in Toronto, ON. The competition will begin at 1pm on October 9th. Contestants ages 5 to 100, of all skill levels, are invited to come and try to blow the biggest bubble ever. There will be giveaways, music, and much more. Prizes will be awarded to the top bubble blowers.

Who doesn’t remember Bazooka Bubble Gum? I can just feel the thin, papery shell that housed the hard pink rectangle. As a child, would be all thumbs as I attempted to peel apart the packaging; literally salivating with anticipation at sinking my teeth into the sweet, bubblegum treat. I’m so excited that Bazooka Bubble Gum will be part of Ryder’s childhood as well!

Sadly, I can’t blow a decent bubble to save my life, so while I won’t be participating in the Blow-Off, I will be attending to see others give it their best shot! I hope to see you there!

To celebrate the re-launch, Bazooka is offering a super-fun giveaway for Listen to Lena! readers: A chance to win your own personal supply of Bazooka Bubble Gum and a classic Bazooka Bubble Gum T-shirt (kid sized or adult).

To enter, simply leave a comment with your fond memories of Bazooka Bubble Gum!

Blog followers: treat yourself to an extra entry! Remember, you must leave a separate comment announcing your follower status. I’ll draw for a winner at the end of September. Good luck everybody!

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  1. Addison K.A.T.

    I remember getting a bunch of this while trick-or-treating! We used to collect all of them and use them like legos and make little buildings out of them!anita[dot]truck[at]gmail[dot]com

  3. Margheret

    Remember having bubble blowing contests with my younger sister after our weekly bike riding excursion to the local convenience store to stock up on candy and bazoka bubble gum. Gee, a dollar really went along way back than and I remember getting 10 plus blocks of gum plus candy for a buck-think the gum was .05 cents thirty years ago.

  9. Amy

    Aww I loved Bazooka Joe, along with Bonkers candy! This really brought me back- thanks :)I remember collecting the little comics wrapped around the gum!amytulk2 (at) hotmail (dot) com

  11. nightowl

    My friend and I used to ride our bikes to the store and buy alot of the Bazooka gum. We would see how many pieces we could put in our mouth.winit6 at hotmail dot com

  13. JenB

    Bazooka Gum was my favourite when I was a kid! The cartoons were an added bonus. Believe it or not, Bazooka was the first thing I asked for when I got my braces off!

  17. the brother

    Lena, who doesn't love the Bazooka Joe comics, that dude outwitted Pud from the Double Bubbles. Whenever I see a dude in a red turtleneck, I call him a MORT. Haha.

  20. Debbie

    I remember Bazooka!! Soft and chewy. I think as kids all of us had a piece or two in our pockets. It was a challenge to stuff a couple of pieces in our mouths, and chew away and competed against each other. Goal: to blow the biggest bubble.For me, mine always popped and I made the biggest mess.mommakoala(at)cogeco(dot)ca

  23. pamalot

    My fondest memory is of my son winning his school's Bazooka bubble gum blowing contest in grade 1! He was so thrilled to beat out the older students!pamfreecycle@gmail.com

  26. Nicole Gillis

    I always loved bazooka gum. I'd carry pockets full of it and give it to friends in elementary school at recess. We'd all pass around the mini comics afterwards! I'm happy to see it's coming back to stores :)

  27. xmd5

    I love bazooka, when i was a kid. I try to fill my mouth full of bazooka as much as i can. It was a lot of fun trying to break my record.

  28. Jennifer K.

    My Husband and I were just talking about this gum yesterday! It was definitely a big part of our childhood memories…we would both put the gum in our mouths but had to read the comic before we would actually start chewing! Ha! I can also remember trying to stuff my mouth with as many pieces as I possibly could so I could blow the biggest bubble! I think it'll be fun to see my kids have their fun with it too!:)

  29. belle

    Bazooka Bubble Gum has always been my favorite! I remember when I was like …7 my mom bought me a bunch of them and she caught me in the middle of the night with an exploding mouth full of gum. must have been 20 pieces or so.

  33. blue_ruby

    walking to the corner store as a kid with best friends, coins in our pockets and picking up some penny candy and mouthfuls of bazooka bubble gum…mmm, the sweetness!

  35. Natasha

    Wow, this brings back memories!! I haven't had a piece of Bazooka bubble gum in a loonnnggg time, although I can't think of why, lol. I guess it's because I haven't had to save up nickels (no tax back then!) and beg my mom to take me to the corner store for a while either.I loved competing with my sister over who could chew the most pieces and then blow the biggest bubbles!jay.built(at)hotmail(dot)com

  38. zeta_mcmillan

    I remember chewing this gum when I was a kid. Mt brother and I would take our allowance and buy a few packs of this. We would see how many we could pack in our moutha dn see who could blow the biggest bubble. I sis of course and got it caught in my hair…lol The bubbles were really big and the gum tasted great. Childhood memories……

  41. Anonymous

    Bazooka Bubble Gum my parents use to give us some money when we were kids to buy bazooka gum at the little canteen at lake George in Fredericton, NB it was always a part of our trip to the lake and we always looked forward to it with great anticipation this is indeed a fond childhood memory

  42. Elizabeth

    Bazooka Bubble Gum My fond childhood memory is of my parents giving us some money to buy Bazooka Gum at the little canteen which was located at Lake George in Fredericton, NB, this is something we would do every time we went to the lake when we were kids and we would look forward to it with great anticipation I just loved chewing Bazooka gum and making bubbles this was an essential part of our trip to Lake George the sun the lake and Bazooka were awsome

  43. Elizabeth

    Bazooka Bubble Gum My fond childhood memory is of my parents giving us some money to buy Bazooka Gum at the little canteen which was located at Lake George in Fredericton, NB, this is something we would do every time we went to the lake when we were kids and we would look forward to it with great anticipation I just loved chewing Bazooka gum and making bubbles this was an essential part of our trip to Lake George the sun the lake and Bazooka were awsome

  45. Hanton

    I always loved Bazooka gum as a kid, including the cartoon, but one thing I was wondered was why it had to be coated in the white, flour-like substance…

  46. Eileen

    I also loved to collect the wrappers and remember chewing SO much gum with my 8 brothers and sisters JUST so I could get a little camera! I also remember a contest at a town festival when I was about 30 and they had a bubble blowing contest that the band did. I actually WON and got to go up on stage! they gave me a band T shirt and I thought I was queen for a day…one of VERY few nights I got out of the house with so many kids to care for! Still love to chew and we blow lots of bubbles at home with the tweener and 2 teens we still have at home of our 6 kids! I also have 3 grandkids who think it is cool that grandma loves to chew bubble gum and blow HUGE bubbles it sometimes gets in my hair…and makes them laugh!thanks much!ejrichter60 at gmail dot com

  47. Eileen

    I do follow you on GF publicly!thanks so much…so fun to remember this and I have to bribe my kids for he Bazooka in their Halloween buckets still! LOL!ejricher60 at gmail dot com

  53. Elizabeth

    Bazooka was a luxury when we were kids and something we would definitely look forward too as my parents didn't have allot and it was rare to have change given to us so that we could buy some gum and candies at the store we lived in the back woods of NB, Camada and sometimes all we had to chew was spruce gum from spruce trees which tasted bad but if you chewed it for a long time it would turn purple and resemble real store bought gum which was fun and interesting. But when we did get to have some real store bought gum Bazooka was our favourite and we enjoyed it no end chewing and blowing bubbles these are memories from my past

  54. Caitlin

    Walking to the corner stone with JUST my brother (he was older and could take care of me….hahaha we were still pretty young) and splitting $1 to buy Bazooka gum.

  55. Anonymous

    I used to love getting this at Halloween! It was always fun to get treats that were a little different then the standard mini chocolate bars, then I would trade with my friends for other items that we liked.katiejaneallen at gmail dot com

  59. Elizabeth

    Bazooka gum is something that was a big part of our treats when we were kids and I now treat my kids with bazooka. I enjoy bazooka gum still as well it has a very wonderful taste and you can play with it by blowing bubbles it is neat to be able too play with your treats

  60. Shauna MacKenzie

    I still love bubble gum! The unique flavour of Bazooka (not too sweet) sticks in my mind. I remember receiving a BUCKET of Bazooka gum as a child, and chewing it all in about a week.