In addition, Pep was the name of a fictional product in
Ducktales.  Fenton Crackshell created a marketing campaign (with
the help of another duck, who's name escapes me) extolling the
virtues of pep on spec for Scrooge McDuck. Unfortunately, the ad
campaign leaked to the public, creating a huge demand for Pep.
Only one problem: No one knew what Pep was. So they took an
experimental prototype of Gyro Gearloose's, a bubble gum whose
bubbles cause the chewer to float, and named it Pep.  This
caused problems, of course.  Pep is also a real product, a minty
chocolate confection manufactured by Neilson. It's a disc of
minty stuff about 7cm in diameter and maybe 5mm thick, coated in
milk chocolate. It is very similar to the York Peppermint
Pattie, but vastly superior, because unlike the York patty,
which is disgustingly gooey, Pep's mint filling has the
consistency of thick fudge, so it doesn't dribble down your face
while you're trying to discreetly eat one on the bus without the
driver noticing. A light, satisfyin