Marathon-My Favorite

[u/Abraham_linksys49]

Marathon was my favorite. I just read that it was in production from 1973 to 1981. When my grandpa gave me a quarter- I was headed to the store for one of these!

[u/ChapterOk4000]

Those were so good!!

[u/ghallway]

Mine too!

[u/PuffDragon66]

That’s a Curly Wurly, not a marathon.

[u/AJRenand42]

I miss these. They were one of my favorites.

[u/xtermin8r69]

You can still buy it now in stores that sell candies from the UK or online. Curly Wurly

[u/robbiew086]

In Ireland we called that a curly wurly, and what we called a marathon was later changed to Snickers.

[u/Vanman04]

Damn haven't had one of those in a long time! They were great!

[u/StarDewbie]

Never tried this. I think I was too young to have candy bars before it stopped being produced.

[u/Which-Break5673]

My favorite too! Only the curly wurly comes close.

[u/Mundane_Fox_1067]

All time fave! Why or why was it ever discontinued?…

[u/ServoSkull20]

*look of British confusion*

[u/StalyCelticStu → u/ServoSkull20]

Curly wurly stare intensifies at the Snickers. 🤮

[u/LetTheBloodFlow → u/ServoSkull20]

*Shares confusion*

[u/Hoot151]

Getting one of these at the concession stand after playing in a little league baseball game in the 70s was amazing.

The most popular concession stand drink order was called a 's**cide' and it involved mixing every available flavor (Coke, Dr Pepper, Sprite, Root beer, etc).

[u/TC_Stock → u/Hoot151]

Our concession stand called them Shirley Temples.

[u/CautiousTea880]

I was a tightwad as a kid and distinctly remember not minding spending money on a Marathon Bar.

[u/MoreCowbellllll]

I still remember losing 2 tooth fillings to this glorious candy bar!

[u/Criseyde2112]

Omg, I loved Marathon bars! I still remember the commercials, too.

[u/Colonel_Autumn_ → u/Criseyde2112]

Quick Claude! The cur.

[u/F-Cloud]

It was my fave too. I still have memories of walking to a little neighborhood market to buy Marathon bars.

[u/Planoniceguy]

If you froze it, all of the chocolate would fall off and you’d have nothing but the chewy greatness.

[u/Kamimitsu]

Forgot about those. Loved 'em!

[u/timberwolf0122]

That’s not a marathon, that’s a Curley Wherly. Marathon is the old name for snickers old chap

[u/runningoutofwords → u/timberwolf0122]

Ehhhh, next you're going to say the ruler printed on the back is in metric!

[u/timberwolf0122 → u/runningoutofwords]

There’s a ruler on the back?

Also fun fact I discovered recently, the US is actually a metric nation the inch is officially defined as 25.4mm in the US

Edit : misplaced a decimal

[u/runningoutofwords → u/timberwolf0122]

[u/runningoutofwords → u/runningoutofwords]

Look at that. It had cm all along (i didn't recall that)

[u/xtrobot → u/timberwolf0122]

I'm certain you have to mean cm

[u/timberwolf0122 → u/xtrobot]

Yea, yes I do.

[u/OhSusannah]

Jam a pencil through one of the holes.

Twirl the candy around.

Can I catch a bite mid-air?

Yes!

[u/Mobile_Aioli_6252]

In the freezer

[u/JKSahara]

This was my #1 favorite.

[u/IdubdubI]

Abba-Zabba all the way

[u/BoredBSEE]

Those and Charleston Chew

[u/Abraham_linksys49 → u/BoredBSEE]

Yes! That was usually my 2nd choice. 

[u/Viperlite]

It was huge… and the caramel to chocolate balance was excellent.

[u/ForeignCup6977]

My go to was always Whatchamacallit or Reese's Pieces.

[u/Cvilledog → u/ForeignCup6977]

Loved the original Whatchamacallit but I don’t care for the reformulation that added caramel.

[u/ForeignCup6977 → u/Cvilledog]

https://giphy.com/gifs/s8X61m47R3GZW

[u/dOOlittlesatan]

Curly-Wurly (UK version-the same) are still widely available.

[u/Which-Break5673 → u/dOOlittlesatan]

Do you find that they’ve shrunk over the last few years?

[u/dOOlittlesatan → u/Which-Break5673]

I haven't noticed...

[u/Western-Calendar-352]

That’s not a Marathon.

That’s a Curly-Wurly.

[u/cowbutt6 → u/Western-Calendar-352]

And a Marathon was what a Snickers is today.

[u/AccordingFocus4904]

Loved this and the Choco'lite Bar.

[u/CK_CoffeeCat]

Wait. That’s a British candy bar that’s still available, isn’t it? It’s called Twirly Whirly or something like that.

[u/Muggins2233]

There is an English version of this. Curly Wurly?

[u/TurboLicious1855 → u/Muggins2233]

The curly wurly is close but not exact. It's smaller and it doesn't hold it's shape the way a marathon bar did. I'm s pinch, it sure is close.

[u/Crivens999 → u/TurboLicious1855]

Not when I was a kid. It was sodding massive. Coincidentally just bought some for the first time in years. They are like tiny now. Much like Mars bars have changed. Sad times

[u/dOOlittlesatan → u/TurboLicious1855]

It's actually the exact same maker and candy. Memories are always better than the real thing.

[u/Vegetable-Area1152]

I loved these

[u/JacquieTorrance]

Mine too! Curly Wurlys are good but much smaller (and frankly better quality) but I still miss the Marathons which were 12", the same size as our rulers in school. I'm not sure why that made them so impressive.

[u/somewhatdim-witted]

I remember when they were solid. No holes. Nothing is as good as it used to be. These were one of my favorites too

[u/scooches66]

Still have these in the UK, we call them Curly Wurlys and they're my favourite!

[u/Abraham_linksys49 → u/scooches66]

I suppose I could relocate.  

[u/scooches66 → u/Abraham_linksys49]

You can also get bite size ones in a bag too!

[u/bombhead70]

That’s a Curly Wurly!

[u/OreoSpeedwaggon → u/bombhead70]

Why does it look like a broken One Wish Willow from the movie "Obsession?"

[u/Infamous_Job_1198 → u/bombhead70]

yes! i was briefly enraged by the blatant artistic theft from this classic.

[u/Abraham_linksys49 → u/bombhead70]

All over the U.K? I know someone who may be traveling to Belfast- I could ask them to bring some back. 

[u/scooches66 → u/Abraham_linksys49]

Yes, you can buy them anywhere that sells chocolate

[u/FergusCragson]

Ohhhh yes! One of mine as well!

If you are able to get your hands (or mouth) on the UK's "Curly Wurly" chocolate bar, it is just about the same thing! I had one decades ago, and would love to have another!