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Friday, October 1, 2010

Boo Berry, Frankenberry, Count Chocula, Fruit Brute, Fruity Yummy Mummy

The most well known cereal mascots of all time. They surpass Lucky, they surpass the Trix Rabbit, and they surpass Toucan Sam. In 1971, 1973, 1974, and 1987 from General Mills came these halloween monsters.

In 1971 Frankenberry was introduced to the world. The very first halloween cereal mascot. Frankenberry is voiced by Bob McFadden. The cereal is strawberry flavored corn cereal bits and marshmallows. When it first came out the pink dye didn't break down in the body causing children's waste to be pink. Frankenberry has appeared in Robot Chicken, a super bowl ad, Clint Bowyer's car, and the Onion, a newspaper.

Count Chocula is the most popular halloween cereal mascot. It originated in 1971. He is voiced by Larry Kenney. The tagline was "I want to eat your cereal." The cereal is made up of chocolate flavored cereal corn bits with marshmallows. Count Chocula has appeared or been mentioned on Futurama, The Simpsons, Invader Zim, The Office, Robot Chicken, 21 Jump Street, The Sopranos, Psych, South Park, Mastercard commercial, Clint Bowyer's car, Sugar & Spice, Vineland, The Onion, and a Fall Out Boy song.
Boo Berry is thought by many people to have been discontinued but it is still very much in production. It has been in production for 36 years. Ever since 1974. Boo Berry is voiced by Paul Frees. It is made of blueberry flavored cereal corn bits and marshmallows. Boo Berry has appeared on Robot Chicken, Clint Bowyer's car, and The Frighteners.

Fruity Yummy Mummy and Fruit Brute are the runts of the five. The Mummy was invented 1987 but discontinued in 1993. The cereal is made up of frosted fruit flavored cereal with vanilla flavored marshmallows. The tagline was "Fruity Yummy Mummy makes your tummy feel yummy! Heh, heh, heh." Fruit Brute was frosted fruit flavored cereal with lime flavored marshmallows. It was introduced in 1974 but discontinued in 1983.

1 comment:

  1. I have eaten them all, and loved them all. Still looking for them this year! Great post!

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