PEZ

PEZ Candy Inc. is a manufacturer of candies and the dispensers made to hold them. Originally an Austrian company, the name PEZ was derived from the German word for peppermint, Pfefferminz, the first PEZ flavor.
PEZ dispensers as they are known today, first became popularized in 1955, when the company began including the heads of popular characters, such as Santa Claus and Mickey Mouse at the top of their candy dispensers.
Now considered a collector's item for many, dozens of franchises have been adapted for the PEZ dispenser, Sesame Street and the Muppets included.
==Muppet PEZ dispensers==
The original set of Muppet PEZ dispensers was released in 1991.
In 2003, FAO Schwarz sold a Swarovski crystal-studded Kermit PEZ dispenser that retailed for $165.
Twenty years later, a converted Kermit PEZ dispenser and a converted Gonzo PEZ dispenser appear as Walter and Gary's toothbrushes in The Muppets.
Image:Pezkermit.jpg|Two Kermit the Frog designs
Image:Pezpiggy.jpg|Three Miss Piggy designs
Image:Pezfozzie.jpg|Fozzie Bear
Image:Pezgonzo.jpg|Gonzo
File:Swarovski Kermit PEZ.jpg|Swarovski crystal Kermit
Image:Pez_kermit_toothbrush.jpg|Kermit PEZ head, made into a toothbrush in The Muppets.
Image:Pez_gonzo_toothbrush.jpg|Gonzo PEZ head, made into a toothbrush in The Muppets.
==Sesame Street PEZ dispensers==
The set of Sesame Street PEZ dispensers was released in March 2004, and retired in 2006.
image:Pezbird.JPG|Big Bird
image:pez.cookie.jpg|Cookie Monster
image:pez.elmo.jpg|Elmo
image:pez.bert.jpg|Bert
image:Pezernie.JPG|Ernie
image:Pezzoe.JPG|Zoe
==Giant PEZ dispensers==
image:giantpez.kermit.jpg|Kermit the Frog
image:giantpez.piggy.jpg|Miss Piggy
giant fozzie pez.jpg|Fozzie Bear
pez gonzo.jpg|Gonzo
==Giant Musical PEZ dispensers==
image:Pezgiantbird.JPG|Big Bird
image:giantpez.cookie.jpg|Cookie Monster
image:giantpez.elmo.jpg|Elmo
image:Pezgiantbert.jpg|Bert
image:Pezgianternie.jpg|Ernie
image:Pezgiantzoe.jpg|Zoe
==Key Chain PEZ dispensers==
image:pezkey.kermit.jpg|Kermit the Frog
image:pezkey.piggy.jpg|Miss Piggy
image:pezkey.gonzo.jpg|Gonzo
==Crystal PEZ dispensers==
image:Pezcrystalbird.jpg|Big Bird
image:Pezcrystalcookie.jpg|Cookie Monster
image:Pezcrystalelmo.jpg|Elmo
==The Muppets PEZ dispensers==
A new set of Muppet PEZ dispensers was released in January 2012, following the release of The Muppets.Jordan, Chris. "July 2011 Pez Collectors Store Newsletter", PezCollectors.com. July 2011.The Muppets PEZ Dispensers The new sculpts include Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and (for the first time) Animal. Later, a newer version of Fozzie Bear was made.
image:TheMuppetsPEZ.jpg|Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and Animal in their two packaging variants as sold in the United States
Image:Pezmuppetskermit.jpg|International packaging
Image:Pezmuppetspiggy.jpg|International packaging
Image:Pezmuppetsanimal.jpg|International packaging
Image:PezMuppetsKermitInternational.jpg
Image:PezMuppetsPiggyInternational.jpg
Image:PezMuppetsAnimalInternational.jpg
Image:Fozzie_Pez.jpg|Fozzie Bear (newer version)
==International promotions==
A series of several "PEZ Crime Competition" ads were created for the German market to run in comic books and other magazines in the early 1990s.
Eleven lucky winners would receive an Nintendo Entertainment System, 111 participants would receive a small LCD game.
==Sources==
==External links==
*Official site
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Category:Muppet Toys
Category:Sesame Street Toys
Category:Sesame Street Food Products
Category:Muppet Food Products