# Favorite fake product names? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 3, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-product-names/932158 "2021-02-03T19:57:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-product-names/932158/81 "2021-02-05T13:46:01Z")
In Willy Wonka there is the Everlasting Gobstopper. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-product-names/932158/82 "2021-02-05T13:53:46Z")
I recall that someone one on this very forum came up with “Velmeata” for lab-grown vat meat. (BTW a recent story in the news was that several companies are about ready to use this stuff in fancy cat food.) ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-product-names/932158/83 "2021-02-05T13:56:11Z")
**The "Illudium Q-36 Explosive _Space Modulator_ "!!** ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-product-names/932158/84 "2021-02-05T14:00:27Z")
I forgot to mention [Brown-25,](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Brown+25+from+Uranus&t=brave&iax=videos&ia=videos&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DlRPQSxp25z4) from Uranus. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-product-names/932158/85 "2021-02-05T14:36:13Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > I’ve always liked Nails brand cigarettes from Kevin Smiths View Askewniverce. Also Chewlies gum, and the fast-food chain Mooby’s (their mascot is a golden calf). ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-product-names/932158/86 "2021-02-05T14:41:03Z")
In one or two episodes of _ **That Girl** _, Ann was the spokesmodel for a new soft drink called _ **Pop** _. The jingle went “_ **Stop** _ and have a _ **Pop** _ with me!” It was “the only drink that makes you say its name,” and it tasted like borscht. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-product-names/932158/87 "2021-02-05T15:48:09Z")
> [@Mark\_Finn](#): > > The “Mission Impossible” TV series used a number of fake country names - usually to denote an Eastern European dictatorship - e.g. “People’s Democratic Republic” or “Bulmania”. And now, from a more innocent time I present _Hercubush_. Note the names of the other nations to be invaded or not: Ragheadia and Evilania. It’s a smidgen long for a joke, but worth every second. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0BaCXZ2ccCI/hqdefault.jpg "THE ADVENTURES OF HERCUBUSH - The BUSH who began it all.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BaCXZ2ccCI) More seriously, the DoD has always done a brisk business in fake country names for the bad guys to be ~~invaded~~ exercised against. Over the years the names have gotten a lot more bland. Immediately post WWII they all sounded suspiciously like the name of one or another of the USSR’s constituent republics or Warsaw Pact allies. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-product-names/932158/88 "2021-02-05T15:56:20Z")
Here’s one for Dopers of a certain age: _VIP_, from the Doris Day / Rock Hudson film _Lover Come Back_. Those familiar with it know that it’s a fake product name for a fake product name. Very meta. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-product-names/932158/89 "2021-02-05T17:38:47Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > _ **Sweet Steaks** _ wasn’t only shown as part of _ **60 Minutes to Kill** _ . I saw it on the lame attempt to revive _ **Laugh-In** _ back in the late '70s or early '80s, which featured Robin Williams and Susan Ford (the President’s daughter) in addition to Martin Mull. 6MTK was the first time Mrs. C and I ever heard of Martin Mull. Next for us was Fernwood 2 Night. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-product-names/932158/90 "2021-02-05T17:40:57Z")
> [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](#): > > I recall that someone one on this very forum came up with “Velmeata” for lab-grown vat meat I like to think I coined the name “Particle Bird” for Chicken McNuggets. Ingredients or finished product. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-product-names/932158/91 "2021-02-05T17:45:29Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > More seriously, the DoD has always done a brisk business in fake country names for the bad guys to be ~~invaded~~ exercised against. Over the years the names have gotten a lot more bland. We have always been at war with Atropia. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-product-names/932158/92 "2021-02-05T17:48:11Z")
> [@anny\_m](#): > > Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs from Calvin and Hobbes. Calvin points out “they’re kinda bland until you scoop sugar on them”. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-product-names/932158/93 "2021-02-05T17:49:07Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > 6MTK was the first time Mrs. C and I ever heard of Martin Mull. Back in the day, pre-TV roles, he billed himself as “America’s First Sit-Down Comedian”. He’d pull an over-stuffed armchair out onto the stage… Notice in that clip that he’s playing “Licks Off Of Records” (one of my favorite songs, so clever) while seated in an armchair. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-product-names/932158/94 "2021-02-05T18:01:12Z")
I remember now the _ **Laugh-In** _ revival must have been around the time of the Bicentennial, since both Martin and Robin were pretty much unknowns. Susan was already a hot property at the time. I suppose I recognized both men a couple of years later, when _ **Fernwood** _ and _ **Mork and Mindy** _ came on. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-product-names/932158/95 "2021-02-05T18:03:43Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > Here’s one for Dopers of a certain age: > > _VIP_, from the Doris Day / Rock Hudson film _Lover Come Back_. Those familiar with it know that it’s a fake product name for a fake product name. Very meta. Powdered alcohol is a real thing. > **[Alcohol powder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_powder)** > > Alcohol powder or powdered alcohol or dry alcohol is a product generally made using micro-encapsulation. When reconstituted with water, alcohol (specifically ethanol) in powder form becomes an alcoholic drink. In March 2015 four product labels for specific powdered alcohol products were approved by the United States Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) which opened the doors for legal product sales. However, as of 4 January 2016, the product is not yet available for sale and legaliza... ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-product-names/932158/96 "2021-02-05T18:11:44Z")
Crumbly Crunchies! Crumbly Crunchies are the best Look delicious on your vest! Serve them to unwanted guests Stuff the mattress with the rest! ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-product-names/932158/97 "2021-02-05T18:25:57Z")
Speaking of _Beavis and Butt-head_, the beverages on the drive-thru menu at the Burger World where they worked included Dr. Poop and Spit (presumably Dr. Pepper and Sprite). ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-product-names/932158/98 "2021-02-05T18:27:35Z")
> [@teelabrown](#): > > Crumbly Crunchies are the best > Look delicious on your vest! > Serve them to unwanted guests > Stuff the mattress with the rest! Was this for real? Because it sounds suspiciously like the ad jungle for Kanine Krunchies, the made-up product dog food in the 1961 Disney cartoon 101 Dalmations > [@](#): > > Kanine Krunchies can’t be beat > They make each meal a special treat > Happy dogs are those who eat > Nutritious Kanine Krunchies! > > Kanine Krunchies all contain > Selected meat and wholesome grain > Toy Chihuahua or Great Dane > All love Kanine Krunchies! > > So… > Do what all the smart dogs do > And you’ll still make the whole day through > You can be a champion too > If you eat Kanine Krunchies! > **[Kanine Krunchies](https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Kanine_Krunchies)** > > "Kanine Krunchies" is the jingle to the Kanine Krunchies dog biscuits commercial in the film One Hundred and One Dalmatians. It is heard at the end of The Thunderbolt Adventure Hour and sung by Lucille Bliss. Here’s the ad: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Sreu5fdoqyc/hqdefault.jpg "Kanine Krunchies") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sreu5fdoqyc) ---
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> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Was this for real? Because it sounds suspiciously like the ad jungle for Kanine Krunchies, the made-up product dog food in the 1961 Disney cartoon 101 Dalmations From _Haredevil Hare_ (1948): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BfciFooWD1Y/hqdefault.jpg "CRUMBLY CRUNCHIES ARE THE BEST") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfciFooWD1Y) ---
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