Talk:Hi-C (drink)

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[edit] Ecto Cooler name change

This article give two different acounts for the fate of ecto cooler. One states it was renamed "Shoutin' Orange Tangergreen" in 1997, then was renamed "Crazy Citrus Cooler" in 2005. The other account says it was still called "Ecto Cooler" until 2001, then renamed "Shoutin' Orange Tangergreen", and then renamed "Crazy Citrus Cooler" in 2006. As such the article contradicts itself. It is agreed upon the Slimer left the box in 1997, the question is at what time was it renamed? Was the product renamed in 1997 when Slimer left the box, or did it retain the name "Ecto Cooler", sans-Slimer until 2001? Also when exactly was it renamed "Crazy Citrus Cooler", 2005 or 2006? (Animedude 23:50, 2 August 2007 (UTC))


[edit] Wasn't Ecto Cooler a tie-in with the cartoon

I thought that Ecto Cooler came a little later than 1984, as a tie in with the Saturday morning cartoon The Real Ghostbusters or possibly the spin-off from 1988 Slimer and the Real Ghostbusters.

Can anyone else help clarify? Blueerica 01:17, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] HIC

Anyone know what HiC stands for? N i g h t F a l c o n 9 0 9 0 9' T a l k 14:31, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Doesn't it mean it's high in vitamin C?Lord Of Demise (talk) 03:00, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "Blob of lips?"

From the last paragraph:

Slimer was replaced by a similar-looking blob of lips.

Can someone shed any light on what this might mean? Demi T/C 23:18, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

Slimer was a blob of lips. How else do you want to describe him? I guess it could be my a similar looking green blob ghost or somethng to that effect... 209.195.139.131 19:02, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Ah yes, I wrote that. I meant that when slimer was removed from the can, a set of human lips replaced him as the logo on the can/box/jug. the lips do sort of resemble slimer, they are blob-shaped, as i said, green, and just generally of a similar nature. a cruddy picture of what i mean CastAStone|(talk) 19:56, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Ecto Cooler was quite possibly the most successful movie product tie-in in history"

This should be cited or lost because it isn't very encyclopaedic 81.86.48.46 20:39, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Is this wise to disambig this article with "juice"?

In Asia Hi-C is also a tea beand, and in Hong Kong the range even extended to soy milk-- in fact, a direct competitor of Vitasoy. I think this article should be disambiguated with "drink."

Hence I propose this article should be renamed "Hi-C (drink)."--Samuel Curtis-- TALK 03:48, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ecto cooler rereleased in 2007?

I have looked all over google and haven't seen anything other than this wikipedia entry to suggest a rerelease. 69.251.115.119 also removed some external links that seemed justified.

Also, Minutemaid and Hi-C are both owned by Coca-Cola. So should the Coca-Cola Brands category be restored?

User:68.51.88.105 Added the following to the main article. It might be useful, but since it does not belong to the article, I copied it here:
This is not true. The following is an e-mail I received from Minute Maid regarding this rumor.
Thank you for contacting Minute Maid, Mr. --. We appreciate your interest in our brands.
At this time, there are no plans to reintroduce Hi-C Ecto Cooler.
The product formerly named "Hi-C Ecto-Cooler" is now labeled as Hi-C Crazy Citrus Orange. Although the name has changed, the formula is still the same.--Samuel CurtisShinichian-Hirokian-- TALK·CONTRIBS 14:33, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 10% Juice?

I think it should be noted that in the picture of the Japanese HI-C can, it says 30% at the bottom. Although I'm not entirely sure what the kanji before it was, I assume it is the percent of actual fruit juice in the can. Therefore, the part about 10% juice may need to be revised. --Benrr101 21:47, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

American Hi-C is 10% juice.--CastAStone|(talk) 16:26, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
I edited it to fix it... change it if you don't like it though. N i g h t F a l c o n 9 0 9 0 9' T a l k 19:32, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Product lines have changed

The gallon jugs of Hi-C blast have been discontinued. I called the customer service number and they confirmed this and said they have not yet been able to get the website updated... They now have 6 packs of 12 oz bottles though, which are mentioned on the minutemaid website. I'm not going to put in the effort to change the article right now when my best source is just a phone call, but I think the article will need to be updated soon enough.... 216.68.56.218 14:06, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ecto Cooler 1989 Introduction

Looks like the person who said 1984 was too early for Ecto Cooler is right. Did a search on Google News archives and found 2 sources from 1989 which said the product was going to be hitting the shelves sometime that year. Must have came out with Ghostbusters II and not the original. Check out the link to browse through the news. Seems you have to pay to get the whole article, but in the preview there are 2 articles that mention Ecto Cooler coming out around June 1989:

Here's the link to my News Search: http://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=%22Ecto+Cooler&hl=en&um=1&sa=N&start=0

Coming Attractions; On Your Grocer's Shelves, Even More Oat... Subscription - Washington Post - HighBeam Research - May 17, 1989 And lest anyone think that children were being ignored, Coca Cola displayed its Ecto Cooler-a fluorescent lime green beverage that will go on sale next ...


The Intelligencer (Newspaper) - June 16, 1989, Doylestown, Pennsylvani... Subscription - The Intelligencer - NewspaperArchive - Jun 16, 1989 The merchandising blitz has already started, with Hardee's offering so called "ghost goodies" and Coke Foods introducing Ecto Cooler, a citrus Hi C vans ...