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'''PEZ''' is an immensely popular brand of [[Austria|Austrian]] candy, known for its manual dispensers which frequently feature licensed designs based on all sorts of pop culture franchises like [[Star Wars]], [[Minecraft]], [[Marvel]], [[DC Comics]], and, of course, the ''Transformers''.
[[File:PEZ-Logo.png|right|thumb|250px|"If I could have only one food to eat for the rest of my life? That's easy."]]
'''PEZ''' is an immensely popular brand of [[Austria|Austrian]] candy, known for its manual dispensers which frequently feature licensed designs based on all sorts of pop culture franchises.


A handful of PEZ dispensers based on ''Transformers'' characters have been made over the years, starting with a wave based on ''Generation 1'' characters in [[2015]]. These would be followed up with a wave based on ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' characters in 2016, and eventually, another wave based on ''Generation 1'' characters in [[2024]].
A handful of PEZ dispensers based on ''Transformers'' characters have been made over the years, starting with a wave based on Generation 1 characters in [[2015]]. These would be followed up with a wave based on ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' characters in [[2016]] (two of which would be re-released in [[2017]] as ''Connectibles'' with additional chest and arm attachments), and eventually, with another wave based on Generation 1 characters in [[2024]].


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==Merchandise==
===Candy dispensers===
====Generation 1====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2015'''</u>
'''Pez Dispensers'''
* Optimus Prime
* Megatron
* Bumblebee
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2024'''</u>
'''Pez Dispensers'''
* Optimus Prime
* Megatron
* Bumblebee
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:G1Pez-2024.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Bumblebee, Megatron, and Optimus dispensers.]]
|}
====Robots in Disguise====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2016'''</u>
'''Pez Dispensers'''
* [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/merchandise#PEZ|Optimus Prime]]
* [[Bumblebee (WFC)/merchandise#PEZ|Bumblebee]]
* Grimlock
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2017'''</u>
'''Connectibles'''
* [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/merchandise#PEZ|Optimus Prime]]
* [[Bumblebee (WFC)/merchandise#PEZ|Bumblebee]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:RID15-merch BumblebeePez.jpg|right|thumb|200px|''Robots in Disguise'' Bumblebee dispenser, without and with his Connectible attachment.]]
|}
===Others===
Beyond their candy dispensers, PEZ also produces Glucose candy — sold in Europe under the "PEZ Dextrose" branding — which usually feature packaging art themed around a given period's tie-in brands.
''Transformers''-themed packaging for the Dextrose candies was made for 2016's ''Robots in Disguise'' and 2024's ''Generation 1'' offerings.
[[Category: Licensed food]]
[[Category: Licensed food]]
==Trivia==
*Israeli brand Klik also features a line of <s>blatant rip-offs</s> very distinctively PEZ-inspired candy dispensers. They would make tie-in merchandise for 2009's ''[[Revenge of the Fallen]]'' with dispensers based on [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#KLIK|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#KLIK|Bumblebee]].

Latest revision as of 08:36, 3 August 2025

"If I could have only one food to eat for the rest of my life? That's easy."

PEZ is an immensely popular brand of Austrian candy, known for its manual dispensers which frequently feature licensed designs based on all sorts of pop culture franchises.

A handful of PEZ dispensers based on Transformers characters have been made over the years, starting with a wave based on Generation 1 characters in 2015. These would be followed up with a wave based on Transformers: Robots in Disguise characters in 2016 (two of which would be re-released in 2017 as Connectibles with additional chest and arm attachments), and eventually, with another wave based on Generation 1 characters in 2024.



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Merchandise

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Candy dispensers

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Generation 1

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2015

Pez Dispensers

  • Optimus Prime
  • Megatron
  • Bumblebee
 2024

Pez Dispensers

  • Optimus Prime
  • Megatron
  • Bumblebee
Bumblebee, Megatron, and Optimus dispensers.

Robots in Disguise

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2016

Pez Dispensers

2017

Connectibles

Robots in Disguise Bumblebee dispenser, without and with his Connectible attachment.

Others

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Beyond their candy dispensers, PEZ also produces Glucose candy — sold in Europe under the "PEZ Dextrose" branding — which usually feature packaging art themed around a given period's tie-in brands.

Transformers-themed packaging for the Dextrose candies was made for 2016's Robots in Disguise and 2024's Generation 1 offerings.

Trivia

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  • Israeli brand Klik also features a line of blatant rip-offs very distinctively PEZ-inspired candy dispensers. They would make tie-in merchandise for 2009's Revenge of the Fallen with dispensers based on Optimus Prime and Bumblebee.
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