CC's
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CC's is a brand of flavored tortilla chip
s created by Snack Foods Limited
and produced since the early 1980s by the Australian food company Snack Brands Australia
(a division of The Real McCoy Snackfood Co.). CC's are predominantly sold in Australia
and come in assorted flavors. CC's were also sold in New Zealand
until Bluebird Foods (the owner of the CC's brand in New Zealand) decided to re-brand the product as Doritos
in March 2010. The chips are made of ground corn, vegetable oil, and seasoning. The full ingredients list is Vegetable Oils (Sunflower, Palmolein), Milk Solids (Cheese Powder), Food Acids (270, 330, 331), Flavour Enhancers (621, 627, 631), Starch (Wheat, Maize), Vegetable Powders (Onion, Tomato, Garlic), Salt, Sugar, Yeast Extract, Herb, Spice (Cumin), Flavour (Natural & Nature Identical), Yeast Extract, Vegetable Extract (Soy, Wheat), Antioxidants (304, 306).
"You can't say no" since the early 1980s with the most notable campaign featuring The Simpsons
in 1998. Since Arnotts sale of Snack Foods Limited, CC's have been marketed as being 100% Australian owned and made.
featured on a set of television commercials with each commercial involving Homer Simpson
wanting Bart Simpson
's CC's, so Bart would make Homer do an outlandish stunt (a dare) to get them. Homer would never succeed because of Bart. Each commercial ended with a pun on the famous tagline
"You cant't say no" with Dan Castellaneta
saying "CC's - you can't say..." and then Homer would say D'oh!
.
Even though the commercials only ran on Australian television, they have been in included in the DVD release of The Simpsons (season 10)
.
Tortilla chip
A tortilla chip is a snack food made from corn tortillas, which are cut into wedges and then fried . Corn tortillas are made of corn, vegetable oil, salt and water. Although first mass-produced in Los Angeles in the late 1940s, tortilla chips are considered to be a Mexican food, known as tostados...
s created by Snack Foods Limited
Snack Foods Limited
Snack Foods Limited is an Australian snack food company and was officially formed on 25 November 1999, and was owned by the Campbell Soup Company's Australian subsidiary, Arnott's Biscuits Holdings Pty Ltd. Snack Foods Limited owns one of Australia's largest salted snack food companies, Snack...
and produced since the early 1980s by the Australian food company Snack Brands Australia
Snack Brands Australia
Snack Brands Australia is one of the largest suppliers of snack foods in Australia and acts as the main competitor to PepsiCo's subsidiary The Smith's Snackfood Company...
(a division of The Real McCoy Snackfood Co.). CC's are predominantly sold in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and come in assorted flavors. CC's were also sold in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
until Bluebird Foods (the owner of the CC's brand in New Zealand) decided to re-brand the product as Doritos
Doritos
Doritos is a brand of seasoned tortilla chips created by Arch West and produced since 1964 by the American food company Frito-Lay ....
in March 2010. The chips are made of ground corn, vegetable oil, and seasoning. The full ingredients list is Vegetable Oils (Sunflower, Palmolein), Milk Solids (Cheese Powder), Food Acids (270, 330, 331), Flavour Enhancers (621, 627, 631), Starch (Wheat, Maize), Vegetable Powders (Onion, Tomato, Garlic), Salt, Sugar, Yeast Extract, Herb, Spice (Cumin), Flavour (Natural & Nature Identical), Yeast Extract, Vegetable Extract (Soy, Wheat), Antioxidants (304, 306).
Flavors
CC's have three main flavours, original, tasty cheese and nacho cheese. From time to time CC's release tangy BBQ flavor.Promotion
CC's have been marketing with the taglineTagline
A tagline is a variant of a branding slogan typically used in marketing materials and advertising. The idea behind the concept is to create a memorable phrase that will sum up the tone and premise of a brand or product , or to reinforce the audience's memory of a product...
"You can't say no" since the early 1980s with the most notable campaign featuring The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
in 1998. Since Arnotts sale of Snack Foods Limited, CC's have been marketed as being 100% Australian owned and made.
Simpsons Commercials
In 1998, The SimpsonsThe Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
featured on a set of television commercials with each commercial involving Homer Simpson
Homer Simpson
Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons and the patriarch of the eponymous family. He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and first appeared on television, along with the rest of his family, in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night" on April 19, 1987...
wanting Bart Simpson
Bart Simpson
Bartholomew JoJo "Bart" Simpson is a fictional main character in the animated television series The Simpsons and part of the Simpson family. He is voiced by actress Nancy Cartwright and first appeared on television in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night" on April 19, 1987...
's CC's, so Bart would make Homer do an outlandish stunt (a dare) to get them. Homer would never succeed because of Bart. Each commercial ended with a pun on the famous tagline
Tagline
A tagline is a variant of a branding slogan typically used in marketing materials and advertising. The idea behind the concept is to create a memorable phrase that will sum up the tone and premise of a brand or product , or to reinforce the audience's memory of a product...
"You cant't say no" with Dan Castellaneta
Dan Castellaneta
Daniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, singer and screenwriter. Noted for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons, he voices many other characters on The Simpsons, including Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, Barney Gumble,...
saying "CC's - you can't say..." and then Homer would say D'oh!
D'oh!
"D'oh!" is a catchphrase used by the fictional character Homer Simpson, from the long-running American animated sitcom The Simpsons . It is typically used when Homer injures himself, realizes that he has done something stupid, or when something bad has happened or is about to happen to him...
.
Even though the commercials only ran on Australian television, they have been in included in the DVD release of The Simpsons (season 10)
The Simpsons (season 10)
The tenth season of the animated television series The Simpsons was originally broadcast on the Fox network in the United States between August 23, 1998 and May 16, 1999. It contains twenty-three episodes, starting with "Lard of the Dance". The Simpsons revolves around a working class family that...
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| Dare Number | Description |
|---|---|
| 2 | Homer must run through the Power Plant naked, but he trips on a power cord and causes a town-wide blackout. |
| 9 | Homer skydives from a plane and must land it, but lands in a trampoline factory and bounces back up to the plane. Homer grabs Bart's chips, but Bart opens Homer's parachute, sending him flying backwards. |
| 14 | Homer must escape from a water tank while straight-jacketed and chained. |
| 23 | Homer has to jump off a cliff into the ocean. As soon as he emerges from the water, he sees his swimming trunks have come off. |
| 38 | As part of the dare, Bart performs a magic trick by cutting Homer in three. However, Homer can't eat the chips while separated. |
| 65 | Homer must walk across the burning coals, but Bart has not lit them yet. |