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A year later the cereal was renamed as Super Sugar Crisp. The puffed wheat cereal had a few spokesmen like the Three Bears (Handy, Dandy and Candy) and Mighty Mouse before finally settling on Sugar Bear in 1964. Post introduced it’s first sugar-coated cereal targeted specifically to children, Sugar Crisp, way back in 1949. Even though I consider the Smurfs’ rise to prominence as the beginning of the downfall of Saturday morning cartoons, the Smurfs is one of those iconic ’80s brands and there’s probably still some Smurf-life left in a Smurf cereal.ĩ.

First introduced in 1983 (at the height of Smurf fever), it lasted until 1987, when it was replaced by the inferior Smurf Magic Berries (which now had marshmallows). I wasn’t usually one for the tie-in cereals (thus explaining my disinterest in most cereals from Ralston), but Post’s Smurf-Berry Crunch was a favorite. And if they separated Quake into his two different identities, it’d be a quazy quartet.ġ0. It’d be great to see this trio of beloved cereals back on the store shelves to battle it out once again. Simon was left to carry on for the renamed Orange Quangaroos until 1976, when he too lost a consumer vote contest to the almighty Quisp. Eventually, Quake was booted from this job as well. As Quake ended his solo career, he became the sidekick to Simon the Quangaroo in 1972 as co-spokesmen (?) of the new Quake’s Orange Quangaroos, an orange-flavored puff cereal. Meanwhile, Quake sits at home, both uniforms in his closet, waiting for his call.ġ1. It’s still available today in certain grocery chains and online, but you have to know where to look. But Quisp bounced back in 1985, and then again in the ’90s, and again in 2001 (as the first “internet cereal”). Quisp, though, continued along until 1979 when it was also discontinued. Quaker held a contest to determine which cereal was preferred and Quake lost. A few years prior, Quake had been given a makeover (he became an Outback cowboy) in an attempt to boost sales.

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They battled each other back and forth in TV commercials (by Jay Ward, of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Dudley Do-Right fame) and on store shelves until 1972 when Quake crumbled. His arch-nemesis was Quake, a super-hero type miner. Quisp was repped by, um, Quisp, an alien crown prince from the Planet Q. Quaker Oats introduced Quisp and Quake cereals in 1965. Unfortunately we’ll probably never see this again, thanks to problematic name association with another O.J. Joe, an orange rustler, went riding off into the sunset on… an orange. glass of orange juice.” So it had to be part of any nutritious breakfast, right? Alas, it wasn’t long before the spokesman, O.J. OJ’s was a short lived (1985-86) cereal from Kellogg’s that, according to the box, had “10% real orange juice and natural flavors.” Orange juice in a cereal? They even broke it down further: “All the vitamin C of a 4 oz. But what about those cereals from long ago that have been lost and forgotten? Never to be seen on store shelves again? Well, pour yourself a big bowl of your favorite sugar-coated concoction and let’s did right in…ġ3. Iconic brands that are still around today.

Everybody knows Tony the Tiger, Toucan Sam and Cap’n Crunch. Cereal boxes have had some of the greatest product designs over the years and their mascots are legendary. And I still have my Apple Jacks Bowl and Mug Set that (I’m assuming) my mother mailed in 50 cents for back in 1967. In fact, some of my earliest memories are Kellogg’s tie-ins with the Banana Splits, Josie and the Pussycats and Dastardly and Muttley. I’ve been a cereal connoisseur for as long as I can remember. (Ordering info is below.) Just as importantly, Anthony has put together this essential column to whet your appetite: 13 CLASSIC CEREALS THAT WE MISS - RANKED. While you can’t have the cereal, however, you can get the boxes - Anthony makes tasty reproductions. Our pal Anthony Durso - the owner of The Toyroom custom and repro packaging company - is an expert on classic cereals that went perfectly with Saturday morning cartoons but sadly no longer exist. Posted By Dan Greenfield on | 18 comments

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