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MoonPie Lol Ok

Campaign · 2017 · Notable

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A participant interview reported over 196,000 retweets for MoonPie's eclipse reply.

MoonPie

@MoonPie · Aug 21, 2017

Lol ok

Hostess Snacks@Hostess_Snacks

Hostess has declared Golden CupCakes the official snack cake of the eclipse. #SolarEclipse2017

368.8K1.2K
Original · MoonPie / Patrick Wells at Tombras

MoonPie

@MoonPie · Aug 20, 2017

Agree to disagree

NPR@NPR

There's more to #solareclipse snacking than SunChips and MoonPies. npr.org/sections/thesa…

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Post · @MoonPie on X

Hostess Snacks

@Hostess_Snacks · Aug 21, 2017

Hostess has declared Golden CupCakes the official snack cake of the eclipse. #SolarEclipse2017

5.6K287
Post · @Hostess_Snacks on X

MoonPie

@MoonPie · Aug 21, 2017

Lol no

Hostess Snacks@Hostess_Snacks

What do you say we use our snacking powers for good @MoonPie? How about the Mooncake? #SolarEclipse2017 #EclipseSolar

20.6K121
Post · @MoonPie on X

Wendy’s

@Wendys · Aug 23, 2017

We weren't about to get punked by MoonPie too! Come see us when the cow jumps over the moon.

4395
Post · @Wendys on X

Hostess Snacks

@Hostess_Snacks · Aug 21, 2017

What do you say we use our snacking powers for good @MoonPie? How about the Mooncake? #SolarEclipse2017 #EclipseSolar

35233
Post · @Hostess_Snacks on X

Tru

@momentoftru · Aug 21, 2017

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Post · @momentoftru on X
Lol ok
@MoonPie on X
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@momentoftru on X
Hostess Cupcakes and MoonPies Are in an Amazing Twitter Feud Over the Solar Eclipse
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MoonPie's Twitter Sass Earned Over $380K In Earned Media Value In Just Two Weeks
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How it works
Reach52ContagionNo data yetBreadth30Velocity58Longevity3845

Numbers

Reported seed impressions across social media (lower bound)
1B
As of Jan 2, 2018 · Self-reported · Practical Ecommerce
Peak date
Week of Aug 21, 2017
Aug 21 ’17 to Week of Aug 21, 2017
Platforms
5
Started on X
Origin
Seeded
Food & beverage

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  • Unhinged voice

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MoonPie answered Hostess's eclipse snack claim with "Lol ok". Users replied and news outlets covered the exchange that day. A participant interview linked the breakout to demand exceeding factory capacity and a record sales month.

Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

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  1. August 2017

    Shoney's precursor · Aug 18 ’17

    Shoney's announced free MoonPies and eclipse glasses with meal purchases for eclipse day.[1]

    Open the first post ↗
  2. @MoonPie precursor · Aug 20 ’17

    MoonPie disputed an NPR post that offered eclipse snacks beyond MoonPies and SunChips.[2]

  3. @Hostess_Snacks precursor · Aug 21 ’17

    Hostess declared Golden CupCakes the official snack cake of the eclipse.[3]

Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
  1. 2026-10-16Added 1 number · Score 56 → 45
  2. 2026-10-13Added: 16 events, 20 sources · Score 56
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Food & beverage
Region
US
Reported seed impressions across social media (lower bound)
1B
As of Jan 2, 2018 · Self-reported · Practical Ecommerce
Evidence
Grade B

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Jun ’17SepDecMar ’18JunNovApr ’19OctFeb ’21Jun ’22Oct ’23Jun ’24RetailXPressOpen webReddit
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  1. August 2017

    Shoney's precursor · Aug 18 ’17

    Shoney's announced free MoonPies and eclipse glasses with meal purchases for eclipse day.[1]

    Open the first post ↗
  2. @MoonPie precursor · Aug 20 ’17

    MoonPie disputed an NPR post that offered eclipse snacks beyond MoonPies and SunChips.[2]

  3. @Hostess_Snacks precursor · Aug 21 ’17

    Hostess declared Golden CupCakes the official snack cake of the eclipse.[3]

  1. seed · Aug 21 ’17

  2. press · Aug 21 ’17

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