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==Variations==
==Variations==


* Original
* Neon
* [[Crystal]]
* Glow-in-the-dark
* Japan PEZ Gathering


{| class="wikitable"
|+ Bubbleman
! Series/Version !! Year released !! Head !! Stem color(s) !! Patent No.
|-
| rowspan="2" | Regular
| 1996/97
| pink; lime green hat
| blue, fuchsia, lime green, pink, yellow
| 4.9
|-
| ????
| pink; dark green hat
| dark green
| 4.9
|-
| rowspan="5" | Neon
| rowspan="5" | 1998
| pink; neon green hat
| neon green
| 4.9
|-
| pink; neon orange hat
| neon orange
| 4.9
|-
| pink; neon pink hat
| neon pink
| 4.9
|-
| pink; neon red hat
| neon red
| 4.9
|-
| pink; neon yellow hat
| neon yellow
| 4.9
|-
| rowspan="5" | Crystal
| rowspan="5" | 1999
| clear crystal; neon green hat
| neon green
| 4.9
|-
| blue crystal; neon green hat
| neon orange
| 4.9
|-
| green crystal; neon green hat
| neon pink
| 4.9
|-
| red crystal; neon green hat
| neon yellow
| 4.9
|-
| yellow crystal; neon green hat
| neon red
| 4.9
|-
| Glow-in-the-dark
| 2001
| glow-in-the-dark; lime green hat
| neon pink
| 4.9
|-
| Japan PEZ Gathering
| 2014
| white; black hat
| white w/stem printing
| 7.5
|}


==Years Released==
==Years Released==

Revision as of 03:26, 11 February 2026

Bubbleman lineup


Bubbleman is a premium dispenser only available through a mail-in-offer.


Dispenser Information

Background

Bubbleman, featuring a pink head with large round cheeks and a puckered mouth, was originally designed for a never-released line of PEZ bubble gum. Gray-market PEZ dealer Steve Glew (a.k.a., the PEZ Outlaw) and his son brought home a pair of prototypes from a visit to a PEZ factory in Slovenia in 1994, which they sold for $800 a piece.[1] In 1996, PEZ USA began offering the lime green Bubbleman as a mail-order exclusive, before expanding the range in 1997 to include four additional stem colors (pink, fuchsia, yellow, and blue).[2] The neon lineup was introduced in 1998,[3] followed by the crystal set in 1999.[4] In 2001, a glow-in-the-dark version was sold for a limited time.[5] Around 2002, the only regular version of Bubbleman offered on the mail-order form had a darker green hat and stem. In 2014, a white Bubbleman with a black hat was produced for the Japan PEZ Gathering. The latter two are the rarest of the Bubbleman dispensers. A number of test pieces, including a gold Bubbleman, are also known to exist.


Variations

Bubbleman
Series/Version Year released Head Stem color(s) Patent No.
Regular 1996/97 pink; lime green hat blue, fuchsia, lime green, pink, yellow 4.9
???? pink; dark green hat dark green 4.9
Neon 1998 pink; neon green hat neon green 4.9
pink; neon orange hat neon orange 4.9
pink; neon pink hat neon pink 4.9
pink; neon red hat neon red 4.9
pink; neon yellow hat neon yellow 4.9
Crystal 1999 clear crystal; neon green hat neon green 4.9
blue crystal; neon green hat neon orange 4.9
green crystal; neon green hat neon pink 4.9
red crystal; neon green hat neon yellow 4.9
yellow crystal; neon green hat neon red 4.9
Glow-in-the-dark 2001 glow-in-the-dark; lime green hat neon pink 4.9
Japan PEZ Gathering 2014 white; black hat white w/stem printing 7.5

Years Released

  • Original: 1996
  • Neon: 1998
  • Crystal: 1999
  • Glow-in-the-dark: 2001
  • Japan PEZ Gathering: 2014


Feet

With feet


Patents & Countries

Hungary, Slovenia; 4.9, 7.5


Stems

  • Regular: lime green, pink, fuchsia, yellow, blue, darker green
  • Neon: neon green, neon orange, neon red, neon pink, neon yellow
  • Crystal: neon green, neon orange, neon red, neon pink, neon yellow
  • Glow-in-the-dark: neon pink
  • Japan PEZ Gathering: white


Interesting Information

Bubbleman was the first dispenser to be sold via mail-in premium offer.


Licensed Products

  • Bubble wand (S.R.M. Co, Inc.)
  • Party Favors (Tara Toy Corporation)
  • Ball Chain Mascot (Kenelephant Co., Ltd.)
  • Key Charm (IWAYA Co.,Ltd.)

References

  1. ↑ “BUBBLEMAN ORIGINS.” PEZ Outlaw Diary, April 30, 2020. https://pezoutlaw.blogspot.com/2023/05/bubbleman-origins-netflix.html (accessed February 9, 2026).
  2. ↑ “Bubbleman.” PEZ.com. https://us.pez.com/products/bubbleman (accessed February 9, 2026).
  3. ↑ “Bubbleman – Neon Variation.” PEZ.com. https://us.pez.com/products/bubbleman-1 (accessed February 9, 2026).
  4. ↑ “Bubbleman Crystals.” PEZ.com. https://us.pez.com/products/bubbleman-crystals (accessed February 9, 2026).
  5. ↑ “Bubbleman – Glow in the Dark.” PEZ.com. https://us.pez.com/products/bubbleman-2 (accessed February 9, 2026).
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