Flamin' Hot Cheetos. That's right, the snacks, introduced in 1981 by Frito-Lay (which also makes Original Cheetos, the nation's best selling extruded cheese-flavored snack), have exploded in popularity over the last few years.
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Crunchy cheetos came first, in 1948. Puffs didn't come out until 1971. Puffs Balls came out in 1980. In 1986, Chester the Cheetah was born. Paws came out in 1991 and were discontinued in 1994. Hot Fries and Flamin' Hot Cheetos came out in 1995. Nacho Cheetos came out in 1996, discontinued in 1998. Zig Zags came out in 1999, discontinued in 2003. X's and O's came out in 2000. Puff Twists came out in 2003. Baked Cheetos came out in 2004. Limon Flamin' Hot came out in 2005. Jalepeno came out in 2005. Flamin' Hot Baked came out in 2006. Crunchy Twists came out in 2006. Flamin' Hot Cheeto Puffs came out in 2006. Cheetos Asteroids came out in 2007. Flamin' Hot Chili Limon came out in 2007. Xxtra Flamin' Hot came out in 2007.
I can't say what specific date but I remember around the mid-late 1990s. I was about 3 or 4 when I started eating them. My mom used 2 buy those. Ahhh...Happy times...