Pibb Xtra
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| Type | Cola |
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| Manufacturer | The Coca-Cola Company |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Introduced | 1972 |
| Color | Caramel |
| Variants | Pibb Zero |
| Related products | Dr Pepper Dr. Thunder |
Pibb Xtra (previously sold as Mr. Pibb) is a carbonated soft drink marketed by The Coca-Cola Company. As of 2009, it is sold in the Mariana Islands and the United States.
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[edit] History
Introduced in June 1972 to compete against Dr Pepper[1], Mr. Pibb had a less widespread blend of flavors.
The original test markets for Mr. Pibb in 1972 were located in Waco, Texas[2] (the birthplace of Dr Pepper).
In 2001, a new flavor called Pibb Xtra has 23 flavors and was introduced with added cinnamon flavor,[3] replacing the original flavor in many parts of the US.
[edit] Nutrition facts
In an 8 ounce serving of Pibb Xtra, there are 97 calories, all of which are from sugar. There are 28 mg of sodium, and 26 grams of carbohydrates.[4]
[edit] Media Influences
In 2007, Mr. Pibb was featured in the Fox television show American Dad!, in the episode A.T. the Abusive Terrestrial [5] as part of a subplot in which Stan and Francine embark on a grassroots campaign to try and stop the Mr. Pibb Corporation from shutting down the production of the Mr. Pibb soda.
[edit] Video game
In the 1990s, the marketers of Mr. Pibb distributed a video game. It featured a cartoon man similar to the cartoon used on the original Mr. Pibb can, whose mission was to escape from a school inhabited by zombies. He defeated the zombies by burping at them and he could increase his burp capacity by drinking Mr. Pibb. This video game was played through MS-DOS on a PC, and was distributed in floppy disk format (3.5" diskette) and (less common) PC CD-ROM.
[edit] References
- ^ Janos, Leo (1973), "Understanding Dr Pepper", Texas Monthly 1 (1 [1])
- ^ Dougherty, Philip H. (1973), "Advertising: Howdy to Mr. Pibb; Furs, Feathers, Fins Direct Mail Doings People", The New York Times (June 27): 109
- ^ Coca-Cola Brand Fact Sheet - Pibb Xtra
- ^ http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/mail/goodanswer/soft_drink_nutrition.pdf
- ^ http://www.tv.com/american-dad!/a.t.-the-abusive-terrestrial/episode/888111/summary.html
