Chocodile Twinkie

This issue was resolved during an episode of "Unwrapped"—a Food Network television show—where it was confirmed by a Hostess employee named Jim Duffy that the Chocodile was, in fact, a chocolate-covered Twinkie.

Due to the chocolate coating, the cake tends to stay more moist, leading to the slightly different texture when compared to a normal Twinkie.

In the 1987 comedy film Summer School, teacher Freddy Shoop (Mark Harmon) bonds with a fellow teacher (Kirstie Alley) with a junk food binge; at one point, Alley declines another snack cake, stating she'll stick with the Chocodiles.

[3] In Angel season 4, episode 7, "Apocalypse, Nowish", Chocodiles are Cordelia Chase's favorite snack food.

[4] In television series That '70s Show season 3 episode 11, Fez, Hyde, and Kelso are laying on the ground staring at the sky.

In episode 689 of The Lanalax Corporation podcast, "Oops, Daddy", Chocodiles play a major role in the plot, leading the C-list celebrity protagonist to discover a time vortex in the stockroom of a grocery store.

[6] In Lie to Me season 1, episode 12, "Blinded", Cal Lightman makes a deal with the serial rapist Andrew Jenkins by promising him a box of Chocodiles every week in exchange for information leading to a copycat killer.

In season 1, episode 7 of Timeless ("Stranded"), Lucy, Wyatt, and Rufus are captured by the Shawnee tribe led by Nonhelema during the French and Indian War.