The M&Ms spokescandies are back. Here’s how the chocolate candy went from a wartime treat to playing a starring role in the culture wars

• M&Ms brought back its talking candy mascots after Sunday's Super Bowl game.
• The “spokescandies” went on “an indefinite pause” as part of the brand’s Super Bowl ad play.
• Here's a history of M&Ms, from the candy's origins in a European war.

M&Ms is bringing its talking candies back as its official representatives in what appears to be the conclusion of an elaborate Super Bowl ad stunt.

In January, the Mars brand said the anthropomorphic candies would take "an indefinite pause." In their place, M&Ms would be replaced by former SNL cast member Maya Rudolph.