Why Sprite Beat 7UP In The Clear Cola Wars

All throughout the 80s and 90s, one thing was clear - there was a battle on, and that battle raged between 7Up and Sprite. Join us as we walk through the past, seeing how these two titans came to be, and recounting the various marketing battles that were had! Which is your favorite? 7Up, or, Sprite?

#7up #sprite #weirdhistoryfood

[michaelbrown]

This video completely misses the real reason: Distribution. Sprite is owned by Coke, and Coke distributed it 100%. 7UP / Dr Pepper are their own company, but don’t usually distribute themselves. In the 80’s and 90’s they were mostly distributed by Pepsi… But in the 90’s Pepsi came out with Sierra Mist (now called Starry). 7UP no longer had a major distributor and faded out, especially in the restaurant fountain machine channel of distribution.

[c.ladimore]

"make 7-up yours" was SUCH a funny line. i'd love to have been to that pitch meeting

[NewMessage]

My kidneys have PTSD from the Clear Cola Wars...

[DS-revs]

Grew up with 7Up, when we kids got sick it was part of the 80’s sick kid starter pack: 7Up, saltines, chicken soup, and laying on the couch watching the Price is Right

[diegop]

Ah yes the clear soda wars My uncle lost a leg in that one in the battle of diabetes island 😅😅

[TheODST]

7-Up is the best and I will gladly fight on that hill

[als]

Not mentioning the famous/infamous Drake sprite ad is wild lmao

[cygnia]

I'd be interested in a video on the history of Canada Dry

[ljohnson]

The OG narrator would never mispronounce Rakim .

[chrismayer]

There was a citrus drink that came out in the 80s when Nintendo and Super Mario Bros. debuted; it was called 1up… 😆

[skinz]

You completely missed the other 7-up mascot fido Dido

[banjohead]

The Geoffrey Holder ads were the best!

[lungsfullapurrp]

Nah she pronounced Rakim as “rake em” that’s wild

[matthewjames]

"When you think of is a BOLD transition choice guys

[dragonflyhorseshoes]

7up. I am even wearing my "Make 7 Up Yours" tshirt today!!!!

[THE-X-Force]

Heavy-D: _Now that we've got Sprite.._ _what are we gonna do.._ _with it.._

[Smaptastic]

@3:52 - T.C. "Bud" Evans is just Jim Carrey's time traveling pseudonym.

[colddogs]

sprite is nothing compared to a cold, crisp can of 7-up

[sydguitar]

No way she pronounced Rakim, "ray-kim" lmao

[xwrecker]

I love how the autobots vs decepticons analogy uses the dotm scene of sentinel going rogue