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—Dear Whomever,

In your article about Cracker Jack you mention both 1912 and 1913 as the first year for prizes included with the snack. Which is it? How do I certify the research? john goss

Complaints/good comments sections[edit]

I removed the complaints and good comments sections, since they are necessarily subjective and aren't encyclopedic. Dr. Sunglasses 22:56, 22 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

hrm.[edit]

Boy, the "complaints" section is really awkward and... dumb. We should probably get rid of it.

Took it out. It was awful and pointless.Malkmut 07:03, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Plural[edit]

Why is Cracker Jack referred to in the plural in the Popular Culture section? The brand is Cracker Jack, not Cracker Jacks. The plural does not even make sense. What are three Cracker Jacks? Three pieces of caramel-coated pieces of popcorn? Two caramel-coated pieces of popcorn and a peanut? One piece of caramel-coated popcorn and two peanuts? Three peanuts?

Hey guy who created this Plural section: get over it.

My vote, like attorneys general and courts martial, is for Crackers Jack. Mrinsuperable (talk) 08:45, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

CJ and American pride[edit]

Some of that quantitative analysis of Cracker Jack's decline over the years from the linked article could be added herein. I just finished a box and, as usual, found only four peanuts where there used to be maybe a dozen. And calling that scrap of paper a "prize" is like calling Bazooka Joe a "graphic novel". I don't think it stretches NPOV to note that the one thing that has remained constant about this product over the past 40 years is that hardly anyone can resist pointing out that "it used to be a lot better when I was a kid". And they're right. Asat 00:05, 7 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I often find more peanuts than I want, so you might have got a bad lot. I would assume the turn to paper "prizes" came about as a result of either a suit, or fears of one, due to stupid little kids possibly ingesting Cracker Jack's little plastic rings and such stuff as that. One word: Liability. Never mind the dental costs from that good stuff. :b Baseball Bugs 00:11, 7 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Prizes change date[edit]

Does anybody have a source for exactly when they stopped including toys and started including paper prizes? 129.92.250.41 19:06, 22 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know but I think the prize detereoration was a gradual process, or at least happened in stages. When I was a kid, in the 70s I remember getting plastic prizes, like a little whistle. Later, maybe in the 80s or 90s I remember noting a decline; the prizes became at best cardboard, though they still came in a little envelope. Now the prizes seem to be only paper, and they essentially ARE the envelope. --Ericjs (talk) 04:15, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mindless Trivia[edit]

Truly pointless, worthless article. Complete waste of bandwidth, and it steals traffic from better, more informed sites due to wikiality's skewed and gamed google ranking.

This "article" is 95% trivia, and is promotional material for commercial products of various descriptions. There is almost no genuine fact or background on the product in question, and no valid source to prove the little that is there. Much of the "facts" here have been stolen from the Cracker Jack site, in clear violation of copyright.

Improve it considerably, or delete it. It's typical wikiality. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.151.226.164 (talk) 17:07, 10 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright violation vs. free advertising? If you've got an issue with the article, fix it. Deleting it is unacceptable, as Cracker Jack is a very well-known product. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 01:15, 11 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Relax, and have some Cracker Jack. 213.205.240.82 (talk) 08:56, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Dates![edit]

I would love to see dates on the pic. Does anyone know which year the company use these images? --Anna Frodesiak (talk) 12:08, 11 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Took a Cracker Jack![edit]

Where's George Carlin's mention about his dog Tippy and boxes of Cracker Jack? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tallaussiebloke (talk • contribs) 06:17, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

removed gobs of trivia[edit]

Removed large amount of unencyclopedic trivia as a list of tv shows or movies where an item was obtained from a box of Cracker Jack is not what we need. Googlemeister (talk) 15:19, 18 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Meat Loaf's song[edit]

I am surprised it is not mentioned the referent from the song two out of three ain't bad —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.100.20.178 (talk) 01:12, 30 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sound like Yoda you do... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.51.66.32 (talk) 22:09, 15 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Huh?[edit]

This needs a citation to both verify the statement and to give it some context so it makes sense.

The Cracker Jack mystery prizes are often more popular than the product itself, and have become a metaphor in American pop culture describing the appreciation of a thing, concept, or person as exceptional compared to attached, associated objects, ideas, or personalities. Primium mobile (talk) 14:36, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I still don't understand how an ad for a movie is a prize. Or instructions on how to download an app is a prize. Call me old fashioned, but I loved those crappy lick on tattoos. 70.127.248.232 (talk) 15:00, 4 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

In-box prizes are back[edit]

Don’t know when or what type, but the Frito-Lay website says prizes are inside again. I don’t know how to document this https://www.fritolay.com/products/cracker-jack-original-caramel-coated-popcorn-peanuts 107.218.153.15 (talk) 22:26, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Cracker Jack and Cracker Jane[edit]

In addition to the traditional Cracker Jack, there is now available Cracker Jane. I have seen it in the supermarket. If somebody knows more than this, please contribute. 173.73.184.31 (talk) 21:20, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Cornball"[edit]

Why does it re-direct here? Drsruli (talk) 23:46, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]