Retsy Series 1 · Card 0067 · 80-DRK

Tropic Tantrum

Don't make the pineapple mad.

Tropical fruit punch juice box starring a pineapple mascot who threw fits when you drank too slowly.

Card no.: 0067 of 1,280
Set: 80s Drinks · 80-DRK
Year: 1987
Type: Fruit punch juice box
Found at: Lunchbox, packed by Mom
Cost back then: 3-pack for 99¢

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Nostalgia8/10

Hype7/10

Weirdness7/10

Trade value5/10

The story · 1987

The story of Tropic Tantrum

Tropic Tantrum starred Pina Pete, a pineapple with a spiky leaf crown and a famously short temper. On the box he stomped, yelled and turned red if you left even one drop behind. The punch was sweet and a little sour, and kids slurped the last bit as loudly as possible to keep Pete calm.

Fun fact

The back of every box showed a different tantrum, and collecting all twelve became a full-blown lunchroom obsession.

Six finishes

187 copies of Tropic Tantrum exist

Tropic Tantrum 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.

Tropic Tantrum, Retsy card 0067 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Tropic Tantrum, Retsy card 0067 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Tropic Tantrum, Retsy card 0067 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Tropic Tantrum, Retsy card 0067 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Tropic Tantrum, Retsy card 0067 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Tropic Tantrum, Retsy card 0067 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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