Crystal Clear Pepsi commercial

[shuttershocker]

Wow 90's, wow.

[chelletre]

Just asked my hubby if he remembers clear pepsi and he thought I was making it up so I had to google it lol

[bbutters2]

Jesus, the 90's now look like the 60's! Time flies!

[KraDeNine]

FoolyCooly anyone? xD

[Yungsoprano81]

id like to try this now and see what it tastes like. it has to be one of the most forgotten soda's in history

[MeYouView]

Did you know...Pepsi wanted to use Van Halen's song "Right Now" for their commercial but the guys didn't want to? According to Alex Van Halen that after VH refused Pepsi sayed that they would record a version close to it and that the band wouldn't make a penny from it. They gave in and sayed okay. Van Halen's very anal about things like that. They try to be like Led Zeppelin who is the most anal with lending their music out (Expect for that car commercial!).

[godiverson]

Lame...Van Haggar sucks too

[666BierBaron]

bring it back !

[pimpdogpatrick]

it wasn't even that good,

[vwestlife]

Thumbs up for the Speedo guy! :-)

[kd4adv]

Nice shot at 0:21 secs :)

I remember Crystal Pepsi.

At least they didn't try Crystal Coke. lol

[bigal2k643]

@kd4adv actuualy there was it was called tab clear made by coke and tasted just like coke

[HodouLachance]

80s and 90s advertising was hilarious. "Guess how amazing this tastes. YOU WEREN'T EVEN CLOSE. FUCKING CRYSTAL PEPSI. GET SOME."

[nemesixvselfifo]

VAN FUCKIN' HALEN

[Chalino696]

It tasted like Pepsi, only clear. From what I remember.

[slhone]

They need to bring this drink back NOW!!!!!

[dariushenry88]

Is there anyway i can buy Crystal Pepsi?

[purplepanda218]

lemme make it clear for a second like Pepsi

XD

[Whitewidow3111]

I remember having this out of a 2 liter I must've been 7ish it was gross

[DrVidalSassoon]

Lovin' it!

[connorsoldvideos]

Baby ass? WTF does that have to do with Pepsi?

[TERRORKLOWNS]

I WANT THIS AGIAN, i loved that drink..

[JesseAndMike]

Forgot about this!! :O Tasted around the same though :D

[Denji2006]

I loved Crystal Pepsi when I was a kid. I just wonder if it would fly today lol (20 years later)

[ILOVEIPODTOUCHS]

@flynn60 i know i want to to

[mamaduck81]

Oh god! I still can't get thw taste out of my mouth!

[xrustynailsx]

Fuk I wanna Try Crystal Pepsi it looks so damn refreshing

[mahuna10]

Steve Jobs Drank this 20 years ago. Boom cancer

[Calvillo1108]

Eww... it tasted like hair tonic.

[crowtservo]

Eh. I drink this stuff called water. I heard it's better for your health than dark or clear pop. But hey, whatever you wanna do....

[abehammy]

I read somewhere that darker colored drinks are more likely to cause kidney stones. So they should reintroduce this cause people are more health conscious now. Also, the people who get kidney stones alot but love the cola taste would probably be interested in Crystal Pepsi. Pepsi just has to come up with a better marketing campaign than this commercial showed.

[flynn60]

They must bring it back! I never even got to try it. :(

[jettenjetta]

omg i remember walking to the store to get this and rent waynes world.

[DeliciousMandi]

Every time I hear this song it makes me think of Pepsi. lol

[Altimadark]

The best drink. EVAR.

[PropheSAY]

I'm 22. Was Crystal Pepsi any good?

[newjackrulez420]

Damn! I heard this song on Classic rock station, and for some reason it made me remember this commercial

[xentry]

I can't believe how god aweful the design of commercials were back then.... The end of the commercial has like some crappy serif font that's underlined...WOW! U would fail even a basic college digital art class if you did that.

[gangofbabies]

Crystal Pepsi tasted like New Coke which tasted like carbonated cat pee.

[tbone24100]

@gangofbabies RMFAO!!!!!!!!!

[porkfriedbacon]

man this shit was good! I was only 7 but i rocked that shiz it !

[IncredibleSmoke420]

It dissappeared after the first batch went out, it tasted like stale bubbly sugarwater.

[shutdownking84]

I member at kfc when you bought a meal they would give you a free 2liter of pepsi clear lol

[sapher2020]

I remember them in the store but I never tried it.....I hate myself for it!!!!

[jfreekjuggalo]

van halen makes me want a pepsi...

[Queenjazzyjae]

I was only a toddler when this came out so I don't remember it. I don't like Pepsi anyway so I'm probably not missing much.

[XxjamuxX]

That stuff tasted like straight up asshole...just sayin

[beyondthegraveRIP]

I miss Crystal Pepsi. I drank it like it was going out of style. Ironically it did go out of style.

[madsli]

Do you want crystal pepsi? Try "Not See Kola"!

[WhiteB0yCrazy]

right now i want a mountain dew



[HankIsAwsome]

what the fuck just happended?

[DrEaMsCaPe9994]

CTFXC was here

[pbb228]

i thought this tasted good

[desertseller]

Loved this stuff. Until they felt they needed to add a citrus component. Then it just tasted like 7UP.

[keir193]

it tasted like sugar water.

[thatguyontheright1]

Crystal Pepsi is Back....thanks to the Nazis.....Not-See Kola. Its real.

[belltechs]

@thatguyontheright1 fuck yeah

[blueangel0925]

I remember Crystal Pepsi tasting just like regular Pepsi. Of course, this was back in 1991, when I was 11 or 12, so I may not be remembering it correctly. I don't get why it didn't catch on; even if it didn't taste like Pepsi like I remember, I don't think it was that bad.

[Lusciousbbw]

@blueangel0925 It wasn't bad at all and I don't even like Pepsi all that much. I think it was just too early. Nowadays with people all concerned about artificial colors, etc, it would sell much better than it did in the 90's.

[Jordo713]

Yeah this stuff was Nasty! It was around the same time they were doing those "blindfolded" taste tests with coke. I remember my aunt drinking it all the time and saying it was just a placebo effect that's why everyone said tasted different but no I'm sorry just leaving out the caramel coloring can't make you think its bad it was...

[daW0LF55]

is this a van halen song?



[Troyman021]

@daW0LF55 Yep, it's their song "Right Now".

[Jeremiah2450]

Weird commercial too. Like a bad ether trip in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

[Jeremiah2450]

This shit was nasty, I can't believe anyone wants to bring crystal Pepsi back. My stomach hurts just thinking about it.

[xchristyannx]

Crystal Pepsi, please come back and bring Hi-C slimer ecto-coolers with you!

[argh698]

This is what these big corporations do they pitch something new ( Crystal Pepsi!, Pepsi Blue, dnL, Dr. Pepper Red Fusion, etc.), have it on the store shelves for a while, have someone like Britney Spears sponsor it, and then before you can say, " I'm going to the store to pick up some Crystal Pepsi!!"It's gone!!!! and then the companies have a big laugh about it.Please, bring Crystal Pepsi and Pepsi Blue back and have it here to stay.

[jimdeacon100and1]

if you want some crystal pepsi try finding 'not see kola'...

P.S. i got that source of info from brad tries.

[wozzytristan]

they referenced this commercial in flcl 

[funsizedkyle]

wtf is is happening at 0:25 ??????

[dweem2009able]

@funsizedkyle thats part of the side affects of drinking cystal clear pepsi. you have an urge to jump off an air plane in your speedos thinking that your diving in a pool :D

[funsizedkyle]

@dweem2009able hol-y SHIT....your rite!

[VioletShine542]

i remember this, can't remember if i liked it or not been along time lol and i miss the citrus ones the twisted lemon and lime i thought those were sooo good. especialy the lime

[inktown2theyak]

I cant believe i still remember this came out in 91-92 around that time

[mikenordo]

what about blue pepsi!?

[peugteobike]

I sure miss this drink.when is it coming back?

[drakeTM1]

Crystal Pepsi the official drink of Brad Jones! :D

[OriginalMishima]

Crystal Pepsi is back; There is a soda called Not See Cola that tastes EXACTLY like Crystal Pepsi did.

[franman781]

@OriginalMishima

Horray for Brad Tries!

"thecinemasnob" for those who want to see his review (just a fan)

[Wiggimus]

From what I remember, this tasted a lot like Pepsi.

Not 100%. More like 95-ish%.

Still, they're holding out for no reason. BRING IT BACK!!!!

[Rolbi]

I got no idea why did they ever discontinued this I loved it. lol

[Smartguy467]

I've got an idea! Bring back Crystal Pepsi to America and introduce it here in the UK!

[Mikuruification]

@Smartguy467

Give me 1 reason why

[shakira6541]

i never got the chance to try this because i was never born than but i would love to get the chance to try it

[WellBeSerious12]

PEPSI IS ADVERTISING CHILD PORN!!!???

[alifeson85]

Van Halen FTW

[Energyone]

I remember this soda BOMBED. There is absolutely no way any of your 'come back' campaigns will ever work because it will lose money.

[Cloar5150]

BEST SODA EVER!! I'm not even kidding

[ArmondoeCruze]

I remember this

[TheDivineWinds]

I lol'd.

[xxcharmed1xx]

i was only 7 when this came out and forgot what it tasted like but i remember i loved it alot. i also miss sprite remix!

[VictusDwayne]

I want my Crystal Pepsi! :D

[TheRealGhostShaman]

I miss surge

[megatron552]

crystal pepsi was tasty and crisp. Total 90's. Pepsi should bring it back!!

[jeremy2009ify]

Sorry, but Pepsi Clear was a horrible idea and I remember it tasted like total garbage. I am glad it is gone.

[nitrorabbit]

Wonder how many chemicals you need to make some things look "clear"..

*Nitro*

[JVitolo]

@nitrorabbit Just don't put the caramel coloring in.

[nitrorabbit]

@JVitolo Sure, I said "some things" cause it reminded me of what I heard about stuff, like they bleach mechanically separated chicken meat before it becomes nuggetss :o

*Nitro*

[JVitolo]

@nitrorabbit Chicken meat is white, unless you use the dark meat towards the bones. I don't know where you got the bleaching rumor.

[nitrorabbit]

@JVitolo The mechanically separated one is practically the whole chicken without the bones, including soft bits, too - thats what makes the massa not so white. Hence the bleach :/

And I used to love nuggets :<

*Nitro*

[AChanceFind]

I never forgot clear pepsi, it came during a time when products went clear crazy! There was clear phones, clear dish soaps, clear cleaners....it went on and on and few of those products survived. Marketing fads are so funny!

[jimenezxcv]

press f13.......thumbs up if you looked

[AlphaFirefly]

I used to love this one.. everyone asked me: "how can you drink that crap?"

No idea, I just LOVED IT...

good days :*/

[Zzyyxxyyxx]

I remember Crystal Pepsi. Looked like Sprite, tasted like Sprite, but it was Pepsi! They should make a darker Sprite and make it taste like Pepsi, and call it ..."SUNSET SPRITE"!!! Awwww YEAH!!!

[SuperGoldfish1999]

@Zzyyxxyyxx It was Sprite, they just called it "Pepsi", those Fucking Pricks

[Zzyyxxyyxx]

@SuperGoldfish1999 I knew it!

[16ktsgamma]

@Zzyyxxyyxx Your thinking of Crystal from Pepsi. Not Crystal Pepsi.

[huggaz]

@Zzyyxxyyxx You dont remember it very well then because it tasted nothing like sprite and everything like coke.

[thesenewyorktimes]

@Zzyyxxyyxx it didnt taste like sprite

[thesenewyorktimes]

Respond to this video... i remember this and the arch deluxe from mcdonalds 

[coreystuart]

ha ha Remember when SNL did the parody of Crystal Clear Gravy???

[danocean111213]

according to alice cooper, he claims that van halen completely sold out when they lended the rights to pepsi for this song.

on a side note, i remember back in 1991-ish i was in 6th grade ,i drank this shit until its ending somewhere in 1992 ish. why they discontinued it is far beyond me.

i would seriously start a small movement to bring this back, if i had followers that would be willing to stand behind a random dude like me.

[0riginalHipster]

@danocean111213 alice cooper should shut his fucking mouth, van halen didnt sell out, pepsi bought the rights to the song and pretty much said if van halen didnt let them use it, they would get some shitty wanna be van halen to re-record it and use that instead. So eddie and the band decided they might as well get paid

[danocean111213]

@0riginalHipster dude i agree with you 100% i really do. i never said i agreed with him.just telling you waht he said.thats all.getting paid is fine for anyone who wants to make some dough. hell i would have done the exact same thing.after alice cooper made it into the music hall of fame..he goes and tells people to watch miley cyrus and justin bieber. yes he is a fag. i agree...

[TerminaorXX]

why did they stop making this?

[kwiggington]

Brings back memories

[DunkingDynamite123]

wth?

[NinjaGhostScorpion]

No caffeine? Fart on that, man!

[exxodus29]

The thing I remember most about this commercial is not the pepsi clear, it is this song Right Now by Van Halen. I can't believe it all these years later that I just downloaded this song just a few weeks about in 2011.

[marshalljimduncan]

Was that stuff any good?  I cant remember.

[JasonL77]

Rught now, I wish Crystal Pepsi would be brought back.

[thembitch]

Im doing a research about why crystal pepsi fail.

[shawno66]

It was good pop!

I remember SNL had a spoof commercial about "Crystal Gravy" .

[Wrentastic]

@shawno66 - That spoof was hilarious.

[bluedevil28666]

I used to sneak vodka into high school in those bottles and no one ever caught on. It's amazing what you can do right in front of peoples' noses if you have the balls to do it....

[wendyspwnsu]

@bluedevil28666  hehe.. yet another reason to bring back crystal pepsi

[Wargoat6]

Does anybody remember the SNL sketch making fun of this commercial, called "Clear Gravy?"  They showed people pouring this on fried chicken and everything while Van Halen is playing in the background.

[phoneunlisted]

"you've never seen a taste like this"

how, exactly, does one see taste

[tommynicks]

Does anyone know why they got rid of it or why they won't bring it back?

[GANTZ100pts]

@tommynicks Because it was a total failure, so much so they ended up losing money just to get rid of the stuff of what they produced.

[tommynicks]

@GANTZ100pts Oh I see, it would be cool if they made it for a month as a retro thing or something.

[73mathesar]

@tommynicks I tried it a couple times but just didnt like the taste vs. "normal" Pepsi. im guessing that's why it ultimately failed.

[73mathesar]

@tommynicks I tried it a couple times but just didn't like the taste vs. "normal" Pepsi. im guessing that's why it ultimately failed.

[willfarrarmusic]

Thanks LeakFreak!  I will look into it. It tasted just like Pepsi. No lemon lime or anything. Basically it was the drink without the coloring :)

[lelandvampire]

i dont think clear pepsi is ever coming back, maybe coke will do it

[ibold1000]

They made it look like the secod coming of christ. I excpected it to be way more spectacular than regular pepsi without the brown

[fever309]

i'm pretty sure sprite is Crystal Clear Pepsi because they did say it tasted like a lemon-lime drink.

[monzanoman]

Thumbs up if pepsi should re-introduce crystal clear Pepsi. I remember it coming out and I remember tasting it. Some say it taste like Pepsi sold today, I just can't remember.

[chaseman94]

@monzanoman when it first came out it tasted like regular Pepsi then around 1993 they made it taste like a citrus flavor.

[HoBustinJopson]

@monzanoman no it didn't taste like pepsi today at all. It was actually quite nasty. SNL did a spoof of this called 'crystal gravy' man it was hilarious. I cant find it, but i still remember Phil Hartman dipping his fried chicken leg in the 'crystal gravy.'

[willfarrarmusic]

I MISS THIS! I wonder if I can get on EBAY and get some old ones.

[LeakFreak]

@willfarrarmusic They still sell it in some Asian markets, or so I've heard. You may find new, in date, bottles. I don't know what shipping will be like though.

[cappsoutlaw]

i remember how bad this tasted and i like pepsi

[piecrust8]

They just ripped off the style from the "Right Now" music video. :|

[vaibanez17]

It's funny that so many people thought Crystal Clear Pepsi sucked or tasted bad. It was literally all of the ingredients of regular pepsi, without the dyes that had been linked to cancer and were becoming unpopular at the time. It literally was exactly the same taste of regular pepsi but the liquid was clear. This played tricks on people's minds that made them feel it must have tasted different. In fact, it was just regular Pepsi. Pepsi sucks but only because it tastes bad on it's own.

[JISINSANE3]

@vaibanez17 Well pepsi contains caramel color as a dye which is natural. Its basically burnt sugar which is the main coloring of pepsi.

[Asshamburgers]

Wow. Such bad type and motion graphics.

[Punchkicker88]

@Asshamburgers this was before After Effects and editing suites. Old school advertising.

[Asshamburgers]

@Punchkicker88

I'm talking about bad type. Bad type is almost caused by the low bar of entry — computer editing. Crystal Pepsi ad men are no Paul Rand.

[chrisrox62]

i wish i could try it.. so many different storys.. i want to know the truth on how it went out of sale

[UserPickForSix]

@chrisrox62

Trust me it sucked... badly

[uptownrocker0569]

I thought they took this bad ass beverage off the market because it made people blind. I do not remember where I heard that but I do know that it was a rumor going around at the time.

[rothaga2]

@uptownrocker0569

IT was actually because the initial sales were good, but then quickly fell. They couldnt afford to keep it out there for a long period of time.

[trufiend138]

I dont like pepsi but this was good!

[Denspion]

I remember when this came out in Florida but I lived in Georgia where it wasn't available so I only tried it once when we visited family in FL, it was actually pretty good! awesome commercial to.

[rachellebout]

If I had a million dollars to throw away on something, bringing back Pepsi Clear would be it. I used to have fantasies about it based on this commercial, then when I found it in the store one day, I almost died with excitement. LOL Come back! Come back!

[FreedomOVA]

@rachellebout DO YOU AVE 88$ thats what its goin for on ebay

[dweem2009able]

@rachellebout wow its clear woop weee dooooo. Im wondering what sort of chemicals they use to make it clear. Mayb it wasnt safe to drink and no one knew this thats why it hasnt come back on the market.

[WiiClassic2usb]

@dweem2009able - "wow its clear woop weee dooooo. Im wondering what sort of chemicals they use to make it clear." - LOL, what chemicals they used to -make- it clear? Gee, I wonder what chemicals they used to -make- 7up clear? Maybe they just were just making a batch of Pepsi and someone at the factory simply neglected to add in the caramel coloring....

[dweem2009able]

@WiiClassic2usb well since 7-up has been reformulated several times since its launch in 1929. Im guessing the same with pepsi. And back then some chemical that were harmful for you was not banned from drinks. But i guess your right about it being clear because of no added caramel colouring.

[rachellebout]

@dweem2009able Wow, someone needs to lighten up a few trillion degrees. Glad I'm not that negative a person. Heaven forbid I get enjoyment from something that's not crack. Also, the million dollars thing was obviously an exaggeration. LOL

[WiiClassic2usb]

@rachellebout - Used to drink Crystal when I was still in cub scouts, but I'd rather see Pepsi Blue make a comeback instead. MD Voltage just isn't cutting it.

[misterpink95]

clear coke would be better

[alexjestermusic]

If only Crystal Gravy was as popular.

[argh698]

Are they trying to say that this soda will get you high because I'd love to jump through clouds in my underwear too!!! lol!! Yeah bring Crystal Pepsi back please!!!!

[snoopy64116]

Great commercial, but this didn't come out in 1991; it was 1992.

[freakofevolution]

MMMM...Crystal Gravy!!! OOPS! Crystal Pepsi...yeah, that was pretty good!