Hi-C Ecto Cooler
It's from 1989, before you were born.
- Maker
- The Coca-Cola Company (Hi-C)
- Type
- Fruit drink
- Debuted
- 1989
- Note
- tied to Ghostbusters' Slimer
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About
As of 2026, it's 37 years old.
Hi-C Ecto Cooler is the juice box that outlived its own movie. Launched in 1989 as a Ghostbusters tie-in fronted by the ghost Slimer, the tangy, radioactively green-orange drink was supposed to ride the cartoon's coattails — then casually kept selling for nearly two decades after the cartoon ended.
When it was finally discontinued, fans mourned, and a brief 2016 revival sent grown adults into a genuine frenzy over a children's juice.
Sweet, citrusy, and a color no fruit has ever produced, Ecto Cooler is proof that nostalgia is the most powerful preservative known to snacking.
Hi-C Ecto Cooler through the years
Launches as a Ghostbusters tie-in
A green citrus drink fronted by the ghost Slimer.
Discontinued
It long outlived the cartoon that inspired it.
Briefly revived
A new Ghostbusters film prompts a limited comeback.
