Oh, Pez is still going strong. If you're ever south of San Francisco, CA, you can visit the PEZ Museum in Burlingame: https://www.burlingamepezmuseum.com/
In a box somewhere I have a Pappy Smurf and a Marvin the Martian. I came to Pez late in life. A co-worker back in the 80's was constantly eating Pez. He told me it was made here in CT. He was shocked I had never owned a dispenser and never eaten the candy so he surprised me with the Pappy Smurf. I did not care for the taste; but I liked the dispenser.