The sugary cereals we gobble up as kids
maybe aren't the most nutritious but
they certainly are memorable for their
iconic mascots even if you don't
remember the serials you'll likely
remember these top ten breakfast cereal
mascots Tony the Tiger dinkum the Frog
Cap'n Crunch
toucan sam lucky lucky charms they're
magically delicious is one of the most
well known breakfast cereal taglines and
it is uttered by one of the most famous
mascots lucky the appropriately named
leprechaun has been gracing Lucky Charms
cereal boxes since 1964 lucky the
Leprechaun was originally referred to as
Elsie charm but lucky is a snappier name
and it quickly stuck I really wish that
you would make me a box of Lucky Charms
look actor Arthur Andersen was the voice
of lucky until 1992 lucky has been
voiced by five other actors since
Anderson but the voice is still based on
his original interpretation inexplicably
in 1975 Lucky was briefly replaced in
the New England markets by a cereal
mascot named Waldo the wizard
considering how iconic Lucky has become
in the world of breakfast cereals this
is a real head-scratcher
but the Leprechaun has the luck of the
Irish on his side and has endured free
to pursue his bowl of Lucky Charms to
the end of the rainbow they're always
after me lucky charm the Trix rabbit
Trix cereal when I was growing up it was
all about Trix Trix a rabbit now here's
a mascot with a catchphrase who you
could say has arguably surpassed the
popularity of even the cereal itself
that is of course the Trix rabbit the
Trix rabbit made its television debut in
the late 1950s in the form of a cartoon
commercial in this very first commercial
released all the way back when you
actually hear the slope
in that the Trix rabbit is famous for le
Drabek cape the famous line was right
there in the very first commercial and
remains the slogan to this day being
heard in countless other commercials and
advertisements for Trix cereal the
catchphrase has also made its way into
other pop culture references over the
years such as this gem from Kill Bill
silly rabbit Trix are for kids to this
moment from Family Guy you shell and who
could forget Liam Neeson's great scene
from Ted 2 there are even videos of
people feeding their real-life rabbits
Trix cereal and yes they do seem to like
it
the Trix rabbit is one awesome mascot
that spawned an everlasting catchphrase
and Trix cereal is really good to boot
so good even rabbits want some Tony the
Tiger frosted flakes this slogan was
made to promote Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
and made famous by the irrepressible
cartoon mascot Tony the Tiger Tony has
been the mascot for frosted flakes
since the cereal was introduced but
before he was chosen
he faced some competition for the job
Kellogg's held a contest with four
proposed mascots that also included Katy
the kangaroo Elmo the elephant and
somewhat strangely Newt the new
wildebeest which is a kind of antelope
Tony the Tiger won the contest of course
and the rest is breakfast cereal history
Tony hasn't exclusively pitched frosted
flakes he has also been used to
advertise for Tony's cinnamon crunchers
and tiger power
these products are not as familiar as
frosted flakes but it certainly didn't
hurt their chances for success that tony
was used to promote them she can Sam
fruit loops toucan sam has been the
Kellogg's Froot Loops mascot since 1963
Sam is of course a to camp it seems to
be Sam's superpower is that he is able
to smell the deliciously fruity scent of
Froot Loops from a long way off
follow your nose it always knows is the
line he would declare when he was
pursuing his coveted prize Sam would
then swoop in to claim a big tasty bowl
of the breakfast cereal toucan sam was
created by Manuel R Vega and first
voiced by Mel Blanc of Looney Tunes Fame
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when the character debuted blank used a
standard American accent and be sure you
use the right name for the secret
material but it was later changed to a
British accent in the 1970s the stripes
on Sam's beak or nose became linked to
the flavors of Froot Loops Redford
cherry yellow for lemon and orange for
orange this link didn't last however
because Kellogg's periodically
introduced new flavors and colors to the
cereal in the 1990s they had green for
lime purple for grape and blue fur well
actually it doesn't matter because
contrary to marketing efforts and
popular belief all Froot Loops actually
tastes the same regardless of their
color since the middle of the 1990s
toucan sam has been seen in commercials
with nieces and nephews piu e suzy and
louie but they are never called by their
names
cookie Jarvis cookie crisp cereal have
some Cookie Crisp we need something
nutritious
this cereal mascot needs a little more
explanation than most of the other
mascots and that's probably not a good
but like Cookie Crisp cereal it's worth
it the cereal company chose a wizard in
the mold of Merlin called cookie Jarvis
not to be confused with the competitive
eater
edie cookie Jarvis Jarvis you ever hear
the tale of Jonah this wizard uses his
powers to magically transform kids
cereal bowls into cookie jars in the
1980s the makers of Cookie Crisp decided
cookie Jarvis wasn't enough so they
introduced cookie crook and his nemesis
officer Crum when General Mills started
making the cereal in 1997 they made some
changes to the mascots in 2003 chip the
dog was changed to chip the wolf when
Cookie Crisp was introduced in a
European and Asian markets the series of
mascots are pretty cool but these
mascots were lucky to be attached to
Cookie Crisp one of the all-time great
kids cereals how could any kid resist
breakfast cereal that looks and tastes
like little chocolate chip cookies The
Flintstones pebbles cereals Fred
Flintstone and the other residents of
bedrock were already part of American
popular culture when they were tapped as
mascots for the pebbles breakfast
cereals Post foods first released cocoa
pebbles and fruity pebbles in October
1971 featuring The Flintstones on their
boxes while the television show lost out
to The Simpsons the pebbles cereals
remain the longest-running breakfast
cereal brand based on television
characters an animated Fred Flintstone
and his friend Barney Rubble appeared in
television commercials interacting with
real children in 1978 post switched to
all animated commercials featuring The
Flintstones and the rubbles enjoying
pebbles for breakfast former WWE
wrestler Hulk Hogan soo
post in 2010 for using a character
called Hulk Boulder in a television
commercial watch come up there myself
Hogan had previously used the name
Boulder as a stage name and argued the
commercial damaged his reputation post
agreed not to air the commercial while
Hogan might not be a fan of the pebbles
cereal millions of kids still enjoy it
at the breakfast table blueberry
blueberry cereal
Oh mr. Pooh berry I'm your biggest fan
Boo Berry is the name of the not so
scary ghost and mascot for the breakfast
cereal that bears his name his blueberry
flavored corn cereal with blue
marshmallows debuted in 1973 along with
Count Chocula and Franken berry the
General Mills company later produced
other monster themed cereals yummy mummy
and fruit brute Barry is a sly little
ghost that jealously guards his cereal
that kids were never afraid of him how
could you be afraid of a dapper ghost
wearing a bowtie and a hat
maybe that's why General Mills
eventually redesigned him even - the
Wardrobe Barry remains a Friendly Ghost
it's too bad the original design was
changed because Barry's appearance and
voice were based on the legendary star
of the silver screen Peter Lorre the
actor is best known for his roles in two
classics Casablanca and The Maltese
Falcon since 2010 like count shockula
and Franken berry boo berry cereal is
only available for sale for a short time
around Halloween this is too bad since
these sweet cereals would taste just as
good in the spring and summer months
nonetheless Boo Berry remains a popular
cereal mascot with a hint of mystery
dig'em frog Sugar Smacks Sugar Smacks
was a perfect name for a kid's breakfast
cereal with dig'em frog the sugar crazed
mascot for the sweet cereal it was a
great example of truth in advertising
yet Kellogg's changed the name to Honey
Smacks in the 1980s to improve the
cereals image
I don't know which I like more original
or type two in the 1990s honey was
dropped in the international markets and
the cereal became known simply as
Kellogg's smacks an artist named James
Mackey came up with dig'em in the early
1970s while working for Leo Burnett
advertising in Chicago mr. Macky has
said that a writer came up with the name
dig'em and the design of the character
proceeded from there the smiling
character was an immediate hit
although Diggins appearance has changed
a bit over the years the character has
retained his signature hat and boundless
enthusiasm dig'em was replaced by Wally
the bear in 1986 but the frog was
brought back by popular demand a year
later I'm afraid you've lost two more
what should we do about the graves dear
gum Count Chocula Count Chocula serial
Count Chocula is a chocolate flavored
corn cereal with chocolate flavored
marshmallows but this breakfast cereal
isn't most known for its taste the
cereal is of course named for the
vampire with a sweet fang count alfred
Chocula
this cartoon vampire is based on the
classic bloodsuckers of movies like the
1931 release of Dracula starring Bela
Lugosi
since Count Chocula was introduced by
General Mills in 1971 the count has been
saying I want to eat your cereal which
is a lot more appealing than the
alternative of wanting to suck your
blood I'm amongst oh don't look at me
plenty of kids of all ages have wanted
to eat the sweet cereal with the
chocolate marshmallows too although
today there are apparently fewer Count
Chocula lovers than there used to be
nowadays it is only available for a
short time during the fall around
Halloween season it's too bad that the
monster cereals are only available for a
limited time every year thankfully
General Mills has many other cereal
mascots and kids cereals to keep its
customers happy
and gobbling up sugar the rest of the
year if you don't like that try some
Archduke Chocula Captain Crunch Captain
Crunch cereal Captain Crunch whose real
name is Horatio Magellan crunch badass
is a kindly old captain who wears a blue
uniform in the style of a 19th century
European or American naval officer
according to accepted breakfast cereal
lore Captain Crunch was born on the
mysterious crunch island in the sea of
milk he has been the beloved mascot for
this Quaker Oats brand cereal that bears
his name since 1963 every hero needs a
villain and crunch is no exception his
foil is the comic pirate Jean Lafitte
who is always trying and usually failing
to claim Captain Crunch cereal as his
booty in the 1970s al afoot became the
mascot for his own cereal called
cinnamon crunch but it seems like it
wasn't very successful perhaps going
down with the ship in 2006 the captain
shared the cereal mascot spotlight with
the Man of Steel for a campaign to
promote the movie Superman Returns I was
fighting a caped badass though
discovered his mama's named Martha to
the little blue pieces in this
limited-edition cereal turned your milk
blue which kids thought was pretty super
however Superman's cereal was soon out
of stores and the captain was back to
sailing the sea of milk by himself and
his ship the good ship guppy help
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