Have you ever pined for the snacks and drinks in your favourite TV shows and movies? Well don’t worry, a lot of them exist in real life too. From Scooby-Doo’s iconic Scooby Snacks to a juicy Krusty Burger from The Simpsons, these are the fictional foods and drinks you can find in real life.
It’s not real blood, but blood orange soda that looks a lot like it. Since HBO’s fantasy horror series about vampires has come to an end, the cost of buying a bottle has become pretty expensive. You can get your hands on it for between £14 and £50 ($36 and $67) on eBay. Or, if you really love it, get yourself a pack of three for £112 ($150).
For a cool $15 (£11.64) on Amazon, you can buy two packs of Scooby Snacks which, despite originally being designed for our canine pal Scooby-Doo, can now be eaten by humans too. In Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins, Shaggy reveals his secret recipe for the pup food – while the movie version contains dog kibble, we imagine the cinnamon Graham cracker snack you can buy is a lot tastier.
One of the most famous fictional brands of all time, Duff Beer is Homer Simpson’s drink of choice. It comes in a distinctive red bottle which has been replicated in real life in a number of countries, though not all companies brandishing the name have been licensed.
Chocolate frogs, which appear in both the book and film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, have been so popular that fans managed to persuade Warner Bros to use fair trade chocolate for the real-life version, in keeping with the wizard’s values. Each pentagonal box contains an edible frog (minus the spell that brings it to life) and a collectible wizard card, true to the book and film series.
As well as being a New York dessert restaurant, Serendipity 3 was also the setting for rom-com Serendipity back in 2001. In one scene, John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale sip a Frrrozen Hot Chocolate after an unsuccessful Christmas shopping trip and you can too – the item is still on the menu. Alternatively, buy the hot chocolate mix from its online store and recreate the scene at home.
In the 1960s sci-fi TV and movie series Star Trek, Romulan Ale is an illegal alcoholic drink which provides a powerful kick and comes in shades that range from pale sky blue to dark midnight blue. Thankfully, the version you can buy – a berry-flavoured energy drink – is less illicit (although it’s currently sold out).
Inspired by Ghostbusters’ Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, these bite-sized puffed marshmallows aren’t exactly life-sized, but are just as squidgy looking and won’t attack you for trying to eat them. You used to be able to buy different branded versions in stores, on eBay and on Amazon, but these days they’re harder to come by.
On screen, a Krabby Patty is a dish on the menu at The Krusty Krab, the under-the-sea fast food joint in the cartoon series SpongeBob SquarePants, and contains jellyfish jelly, seaweed sauce and sea pickles. This is a gummy sweet version, but as it’s SpongeBob’s favourite food, it’s only right we celebrate it.
Futurama fanatics will remember this energy drink from the Fry and Slurm Factory episode of the animated TV show back in 1999. When the characters visit the factory, they’re horrified to find it's made from the secretions of a giant worm, the Slurm Queen. Off screen, it became available for fans on Amazon in 2008. Produced by Boston America Corp, it received mixed reviews.
To celebrate Back to the Future day in 2015, Pepsi released 6,500 bottles of Pepsi Perfect to appease fans who remember the vitamin-enriched variety of Pepsi cola served at Café 80s in the sci-fi film. However, these limited edition bottles quickly ran out, making the competition extremely high for the last ones in circulation, with fans paying over £200 ($269) for the rare item on eBay.
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Whenever there’s a feast on Game of Thrones, there’s beer and ale. If you want to drink like the people of Westeros, check out New York brewery Ommegang. Its offering includes Mother of Dragons (a smoked porter and ale blend), Hand of the Queen (barleywine ale) and My Watch Has Ended (brown ale brewed with maple syrup and fenugreek).
The Everlasting Gobstopper in the classic Roald Dahl novel and two Charlie and the Chocolate Factory films changes colour and flavour, but never gets smaller. You can get your hands on a pack from Wonka Candy on Amazon – they're said to be colour changing but we can’t guarantee how long they last.
The perfect scary treat, Reptar Bar is “the candy bar that turns your tongue green”. Made from milk chocolate and filled with green frosting, the idea came from an episode of kids' cartoon Rugrats where the characters go trick or treating and feast on the sweet. On the show it's dinosaur-shaped, whereas in real life it also comes as a traditional bar.
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Springfield’s favourite cereal, Krusty-O’s were the basis for the The Simpsons episode where Bart swallows a jagged metal Krusty-O and ends up in hospital. But don’t worry, the version sold on supermarket shelves in 2007 contained nothing of the sort. You can still find boxes on eBay which date back to that year and may make you unwell for a different reason.
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The same Potter range that produces chocolate frogs also makes bags of Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans, which come in flavours ranging from marshmallow and tutti frutti to earwax, grass and soap – the candy certainly lives up to its name. You can purchase a box from the Warner Bros Harry Potter online shop for £8.95 ($12).
On one episode of The Simpsons, Homer invents a drink called the Flaming Homer which contains liquor from near-empty bottles and cough syrup, and is set alight with a lit cigarette. In turn, Moe steals the recipe and puts it on his menu, using it to revitalise business. Fancy trying the strange concoction yourself? You can order a (presumably adapted) version from Moe’s Tavern at Universal Studios Florida.
When they’re not scheming and fighting, the nobility on HBO’s fantasy series are drinking wine and to coincide with the seventh season, the TV network released its own range. When it first came out, you could get pinot noir, cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay and red wine. At the moment, only pinot noir is in stock.
If you’ve ever watched The Simpsons, you'll know fast food chain Krusty Burger is notoriously dreadful, with incompetent staff and greasy, unhealthy food. Miraculously, Universal Studios Florida has taken the concept and turned it into somewhere you'll want to go. The signature menu item, the Krusty Burger (a patty with secret sauce, cheese, tomato, lettuce and pickles), sounds quite tempting.
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If you’ve ever fancied a cold pint of Butterbeer, the tempting butterscotch-flavoured drink loved by Hermione, Ron and Harry in the magical book and film series, you’ve got a few options. Make your way to Diagon Alley or Hogsmeade at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Florida and stop by one of the dining establishments like the Leaky Cauldron, Three Broomsticks or Hog’s Head. Or purchase a bottle online at Warner Bros' Harry Potter shop.
The famous chocolate bar produced by Willy Wonka is meant to be the perfect candy. Nestlé's Wonka Candy brand has released many real-life versions in the US, UK and Australia over the years, including a milk chocolate bar with Graham crackers. But none have had quite the same impact as the fictional food.