Retsy Series 1 · Card 0016 · 80-CND

Chameleon Chew

Starts green. Ends who knows.

Bubble gum that shifted through four colors as you chewed, starting lizard green and ending in total mystery.

Card no.: 0016 of 1,280
Set: 80s Candy · 80-CND
Year: 1987
Type: Color-changing bubble gum
Found at: Gas station counter
Cost back then: 15¢ a piece

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Nostalgia7/10

Hype7/10

Weirdness8/10

Trade value5/10

The story · 1987

The story of Chameleon Chew

Chameleon Chew came with a cartoon lizard named Shifty who wore a different color on every wrapper. The gum started green, went yellow, blushed pink and finally settled into a gray-purple nobody could name. Kids pulled it out to check the color every thirty seconds, which teachers did not appreciate at all.

Fun fact

Blowing a bubble at the exact moment it changed color was said to grant one wish, limited to snow days.

Six finishes

187 copies of Chameleon Chew exist

Chameleon Chew comes in six finishes: 100 Base, 50 Holo, 25 Laser and 10 Gold copies, plus one Super Laser and one Misprint that exist exactly once. Every copy is minted to the wallet that rips it, with its own serial number.

Chameleon Chew, Retsy card 0016 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Chameleon Chew, Retsy card 0016 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Chameleon Chew, Retsy card 0016 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Chameleon Chew, Retsy card 0016 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Chameleon Chew, Retsy card 0016 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Chameleon Chew, Retsy card 0016 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

80-CND

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