- Marathon (candy)
Marathon was a
candy bar consisting of eight inches of braidedchocolate andcaramel . It was manufactured byMars, Incorporated and first sold in theUnited States in August1973 . The bright red packaging contained a ruler with inch markings on the reverse demonstrating that it was as long as it claimed. (The length was the result of its braided shape; it didn't weigh more than standard candy bars.) It was discontinued inOctober 1981 . Note: There was also a 15" version of The Marathon Bar sold in Southern California at local 7/11 stores. These had the 15" ruler on the back of the red wrapper.Television commercials of the era feature
John Wayne 's son Patrick as "Marathon John" who would regularly confront villain "Quick Carl".Another braided caramel and chocolate bar still available
as of 2007 is Cadbury'sCurly Wurly . This is sold in theUnited Kingdom ,Australia and several other countries, but not in the U.S.Marathon Bar is also sold in Canada.Fact|date=February 2007
External links
* [http://www.victoryseeds.com/candystore/confectioners/news/news_marathon_bar.htm The Marathon Bar History Page]
Marathon was also a chocolate bar which was identical to Snickers and sold in Ireland and the UK till the mid 90's.
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