When your sweet tooth demands both the rich taste of dark chocolate and the cool, fresh flavor of peppermint, there's no need to choose: reach for Junior Mints, America's favorite chocolate covered creamy mint since its introduction in 1949. Named after a popular broadway show of the time, Junior Miss, the pure chocolate-covered candy has been both a movie theater and at home entertainment favorite. It even played an integral role in a classic Seinfeld episode storyline (a Junior Mint was dropped into the abdominal cavity of a surgery patient who later miraculously recovered).