Comments on: Artifacts of the Analog Age: General Mills Cereal Monsters http://www.lifeintheanalogage.com/2012/10/27/artifacts-of-the-analog-age-general-mills-cereal-monsters/ True tales from a bygone era... Sun, 19 May 2013 05:03:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: James Childress http://www.lifeintheanalogage.com/2012/10/27/artifacts-of-the-analog-age-general-mills-cereal-monsters/comment-page-1/#comment-10289 James Childress Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:03:47 +0000 http://www.lifeintheanalogage.com/?p=1734#comment-10289 I am old enough to remember when the line of cereals first came out. Oddly enough I don't recall any of them other than the main three, Chocula, Frankenberry, and Booberry. I tried Frankenberry as a kid. I got sick to my stomach shortly after and tossed it back up. Too sweet I guess. I am old enough to remember when the line of cereals first came out. Oddly enough I don’t recall any of them other than the main three, Chocula, Frankenberry, and Booberry. I tried Frankenberry as a kid. I got sick to my stomach shortly after and tossed it back up. Too sweet I guess.

]]> By: Chris Sobieniak http://www.lifeintheanalogage.com/2012/10/27/artifacts-of-the-analog-age-general-mills-cereal-monsters/comment-page-1/#comment-9699 Chris Sobieniak Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:55:11 +0000 http://www.lifeintheanalogage.com/?p=1734#comment-9699 Yeah, it was pretty amusing. Yeah, it was pretty amusing.

]]> By: benjamin http://www.lifeintheanalogage.com/2012/10/27/artifacts-of-the-analog-age-general-mills-cereal-monsters/comment-page-1/#comment-9679 benjamin Sat, 27 Oct 2012 23:08:53 +0000 http://www.lifeintheanalogage.com/?p=1734#comment-9679 I had no idea that there was a PSA video like that, thanks for posting a link to it. :) I had no idea that there was a PSA video like that, thanks for posting a link to it. :)

]]> By: Chris Sobieniak http://www.lifeintheanalogage.com/2012/10/27/artifacts-of-the-analog-age-general-mills-cereal-monsters/comment-page-1/#comment-9673 Chris Sobieniak Sat, 27 Oct 2012 15:07:57 +0000 http://www.lifeintheanalogage.com/?p=1734#comment-9673 Noticed some Fruit Brute boxes shows up in the background of this 70's educational short about the deceptive advertising of cereals to kids (I had to watch this in junior high). http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xem0tb_sooper-goop-1976_fun Noticed some Fruit Brute boxes shows up in the background of this 70′s educational short about the deceptive advertising of cereals to kids (I had to watch this in junior high).
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xem0tb_sooper-goop-1976_fun

]]> By: Chris Sobieniak http://www.lifeintheanalogage.com/2012/10/27/artifacts-of-the-analog-age-general-mills-cereal-monsters/comment-page-1/#comment-9672 Chris Sobieniak Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:16:37 +0000 http://www.lifeintheanalogage.com/?p=1734#comment-9672 I've read Fruit Brute was around up to the early 80's supposedly. Of course back then, I hardly thought much of Boo Berry myself but I guess someone was eating it! Boo Berry was always like the third little man who shows up to counteract Count and Franken's one-upmanship (since we've seen enough of that). It is a shame they only put out these cereals around Halloween time (much like the Creme Eggs but I see they don't stop if they can pull a stunt like the "Screme Eggs" out now). I bothered buying one box of each three cereals last month and I won't dig into them until sometime next year, since I have to uphold that tradition of storing these goodies for when I really need 'em (like with Creme Eggs, they're still waiting away in my freezer). I’ve read Fruit Brute was around up to the early 80′s supposedly. Of course back then, I hardly thought much of Boo Berry myself but I guess someone was eating it! Boo Berry was always like the third little man who shows up to counteract Count and Franken’s one-upmanship (since we’ve seen enough of that).

It is a shame they only put out these cereals around Halloween time (much like the Creme Eggs but I see they don’t stop if they can pull a stunt like the “Screme Eggs” out now). I bothered buying one box of each three cereals last month and I won’t dig into them until sometime next year, since I have to uphold that tradition of storing these goodies for when I really need ‘em (like with Creme Eggs, they’re still waiting away in my freezer).

]]> By: benjamin http://www.lifeintheanalogage.com/2012/10/27/artifacts-of-the-analog-age-general-mills-cereal-monsters/comment-page-1/#comment-9667 benjamin Sat, 27 Oct 2012 11:14:45 +0000 http://www.lifeintheanalogage.com/?p=1734#comment-9667 From what I remember, it was not as popular as the other Monster Cereals, so it was canceled and replaced by Yummy Mummy (witch was also canceled soon after it came out). :( From what I remember, it was not as popular as the other Monster Cereals, so it was canceled and replaced by Yummy Mummy (witch was also canceled soon after it came out). :(

]]> By: Mort J. Moose http://www.lifeintheanalogage.com/2012/10/27/artifacts-of-the-analog-age-general-mills-cereal-monsters/comment-page-1/#comment-9666 Mort J. Moose Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:22:51 +0000 http://www.lifeintheanalogage.com/?p=1734#comment-9666 Fruit Brute? I don't remember that one at all. Fruit Brute? I don’t remember that one at all.

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