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Cereal nostalgia: 20 crazy cereal creations
April 7, 2008 - 6:24pm — Mollee Francisco
This morning I ate a bowl of Grape Nuts. Now before you go on and on about how mature I am and how great it is to get your day started with a bowl of fiber, I'll confess that yesterday I had a bowl of Peanut Butter Captain Crunch (I realize I am among a small minority of people who enjoy this roof-of-your-mouth-grenade goodie). I love cereal - all different kinds of it. I think this stems from my mother's lack of imagination when it came to purchasing cereals as I grew up. I still have NO desire to start my day with Corn Flakes and Cheerios are still a last resort option. That being said, I got a kick out of Asylum's list of the 20 craziest cereals ever created. I only recognized King Vitaman among the bunch, but I'm still bewildered by some of the names and concepts (not to mention horrendous spelling and an odd fixation with arms-bearing mascots). Crunchy Loggs? I'm going to have to go ahead and agree with the writer on this one and admit that I don't ever look at tree trunks that way. Corn Flakes with Instant Bananas? Ummm, no thank you - there is nothing a'peal'ing about that whatsoever. Mr. Wonderfull's Surprize? I can say with 100% confidence that my mom was never going to let me or my sister start the day with anything offering a creamy chocolate filling. And Wackies look like the breakfast equivalent of Chex Mix. Take a look through the list and see what you think. TELL US: Is there a cereal you think should be on the list? Have you tried any of these gems? What's the wackiest cereal you've noshed on? What discontinued cereal do you wish was back on the market? |
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Blueberry Waffelos: The best...
Back to page topBlueberry Waffelos: The best cereal ever formulated.
Who can forget the commercial: Waffelo Bill singing "Git along, little blueberry critters, get aloooong!" while rounding them up on his ranch.
Oh boy. I recall those...
Back to page topOh boy. I recall those smiling day-glo faces staring up at me as a child from big bowls of "Kaboom" cereal. Which, come to think if out, would explain a lot of what happened following the 1970s.
Moreso, I recall the prizes at the bottom of the cereal boxes, notably the Cap'n Crunch's soap shaver.
I also recall many variations of the balloon-powered toy (as noted on the package of "Sir Grapefellow.")
Most of the toys were operated by either balloon, baking soda, or rubber band.
And given our current energy/economic crisis, I expect that balloon, baking soda and rubber band technology will be making a comeback soon.
It should be noted that...
Back to page topIt should be noted that Kaboom cereal also played a memorable role in Kill Bill 1.
Let me know if you want to...
Back to page topLet me know if you want to hear an interesting (but slightly gross) little story about Frankenberry and Count Chocula cereal that I learned in college...
I have a vivid childhood...
Back to page topI have a vivid childhood memory of Kaboom cereal prizes. In one particular case, the prize was a simple hand puppet made of thin plastic baggie-like material. The anticipation of the prize was always fun, but in this case, due to some horrible packaging machine problem at the cereal plant our Kaboom box contained 5 or 6 of these puppets. It was like we won the lottery.
Ice Cream cone...
Back to page topIce Cream cone cereal-available mid to late 80's, it didn't stay available for long. This cereal contained little vanilla balls with tiny chocolate dots (to resemble chocolate chip vanilla ice cream) mixed in with mini sugar cone pieces (to resemble, sugar cones..). So good!
Name the sugary, gimmicky...
Back to page topName the sugary, gimmicky cereal, I've probably tried it. I even tried some awful Bart Simpson-themed cereal. The lesson there was that chocolate for breakfast doesn't taste as good as it sounds.
You guys were lucky kids....
Back to page topYou guys were lucky kids. All I ever got were Rice Krispies, Cheerios and the occasional Frosted Flakes (oooh Frosted cereal). I remember begging for Cookie Crisps as a kid, those commercials just made them look so good. Have you noticed the common theme of making the cereal seem unattainable in commercials. "Silly Rabbit, Trix are for kids", the Cookie Crisp Theif, "They're always after me Lucky Charms", Barney Rubble stealing Fred's Cereal, etc. Kids usually want what they think they can't have, I guess that's the reason for the commercials.
I have to go with Grape Nuts...
Back to page topI have to go with Grape Nuts all the way!
If I get really ambitious I will top it off with a little bit of brown sugar...Yum!
Mark Salinas
Cologne, MN