Cereals....
OZFAN1965
Moss and the commercial tune went something like "We are the freakies, we are
the freakies, and this is our freakies tree.....we never miss a meal, cuz we
love our cereal." The used to have free toys of the characters in the boxes!
Tasted like Captain Crunch as I recall.....
Hey and what about King Vitamin cereal - another take off of Captain Crunch!
And Quisp!
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I certainly remember Freakies, Qwisp, and King Vitaman (actually, I saw a box
of King Vitaman in a grocery store recently - I didn't want to buy it because
I didn't want to know how old it was!). Also, I used to love the old
Honeycomb commercials, and the Alpha-Bits commercials.
Then there was the duo of Count Chocula and Boo-Berry!
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> In article <19990209232459...@ng-ft1.aol.com>,
> ozfa...@aol.com (OZFAN1965) wrote:
> > Who remembers the cereal "The Freakies"? One of the characters was called
> Boss
> > Moss and the commercial tune went something like "We are the freakies, we are
> > the freakies, and this is our freakies tree.....we never miss a meal, cuz we
> > love our cereal." The used to have free toys of the characters in the boxes!
> > Tasted like Captain Crunch as I recall.....
> >
> > Hey and what about King Vitamin cereal - another take off of Captain Crunch!
> > And Quisp!
> >
>
> I certainly remember Freakies, Qwisp, and King Vitaman (actually, I saw a box
> of King Vitaman in a grocery store recently - I didn't want to buy it because
> I didn't want to know how old it was!). Also, I used to love the old
> Honeycomb commercials, and the Alpha-Bits commercials.
>
> Then there was the duo of Count Chocula and Boo-Berry!
Quisp!! My wife brought home a box of it recently, and I think I devoured it in one
sitting. Come to think of it, that was what I did back in the 70s too! She also got
me the cool Quisp watch from the offer on the box too. I wore it to work, and
nobody knew who he was. ;(
Dan
>
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Just to show what a little marketing can do, Quisp, Quake, and Cap'n Crunch
are/were all made by Quaker using the same ingredients and recipe. Only the
shape of the cereal and the packaging were different.
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OZFAN1965
ChesterB
check out the bagged cereals. SWEET CRUNCH in a bag is Quisp
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hoot man
Eric J
>
> I certainly remember Freakies, Qwisp, and King Vitaman (actually, I saw a box
> of King Vitaman in a grocery store recently - I didn't want to buy it because
> I didn't want to know how old it was!). Also, I used to love the old
> Honeycomb commercials, and the Alpha-Bits commercials.
>
> Then there was the duo of Count Chocula and Boo-Berry!
I may be wrong, but wasn't Frankenberry the partner cereal with Count
Chocula?
Eric J.
Francis McGill
frightened by "Boo Berry" chiming in. All three were around at
the same time in the same ads.
It's scary what I remember from my childhood!
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Laughs. Also Dinky Donuts cereal.
Chawman
OZFAN1965 wrote in message <19990212213953...@ng30.aol.com>...
OZFAN1965
Yeah, but with that kind of logic I might as well buy Captain Crunch or any
number of other cereals that tastes like Quisp did/does. If it doesn't say
"Quisp" is just isn't "Quisp".
Raphael
OZFAN1965 wrote in message <19990209232459...@ng-ft1.aol.com>...
>Who remembers the cereal "The Freakies"? One of the characters was called
Boss
>Moss and the commercial tune went something like "We are the freakies, we
are
>the freakies, and this is our freakies tree.....we never miss a meal, cuz
we
>love our cereal." The used to have free toys of the characters in the
boxes!
>Tasted like Captain Crunch as I recall.....
Heh, there was also the 'Bicentennial' Freakies commercial.
<Ma Freakie> What are you doing?
<George Washington Freakie (in a John Wayne voice)> I cannot tell a lie, I
was chopping down the Freakies' tree.
<Ma Freakie> You know, if you keep telling the truth, you'll grow up to be
the father of the Freakies. BUT if you chop down that delicious tree, there
won't be any Freakies for you to be the father OF!
Then the announcer comes in.
Erin "> (Kids from C.A.P.E.R. fan...)
Luke
expressions.
Luke
DJ Cruella
Count Chocula - Chocolate (of course)
Frankenberry - Strawberry
Boo Berry - Ghostly blueberry flavored
Fruit Brute - Werewolf multi-fruit flavor (like Juicy Fruit maybe?? I don't
know, never tried it)
Yummy Mummy - Mummy spokesperson, but I don't remember the flavor....
vanilla maybe??
Eric J wrote in message <36C8B1...@kdsi.net>...
Bootzy
about a big whale and the flavour was um.....i think cream or vanilla.
Anyone remember this one?
Bootzy
> img...@my-dejanews.com wrote:
> >
> > I certainly remember Freakies, Qwisp, and King Vitaman (actually, I
saw a box
> > of King Vitaman in a grocery store recently - I didn't want to buy it
because
> > I didn't want to know how old it was!). Also, I used to love the old
> > Honeycomb commercials, and the Alpha-Bits commercials.
> >
> > Then there was the duo of Count Chocula and Boo-Berry!
>
> I may be wrong, but wasn't Frankenberry the partner cereal with Count
> Chocula?
>
>
> Eric J.
Also in the Captain Crunch line of cereals, wasn't there a "Whale"
character that had it's own cereal? I dimmly remember it was cream or
vanilla flavoured and the inner lining was foil.
oh as an aside......um.... WTF is up with cereal prizes today?!?!?!?
sorry, I just had to get that out...
J
Rat Turds: Rat Turd size pieces of chocolate, when you put em in milk they
turned to liquid simulating rat runs. Sold exclusivly in NYC
Fetus Crunch: Cherry flavored cereal shaped like parts of humans, arms, legs,
heads etc.
Atomic Bombs : Carbon Dioxide filled 1 and 2 inch pieces of chocolate colored
in Titanium and shaped like Little Boy and Fat Man. Name was later changed to
"Hiroshima Crunch" but was still a flop.
LSD Flakes: Corn Lakes coated with Lysergic Dyathelimde Acid. Came in 16 and
18 ouce size boxes. $12,000.00 a box, no one bought em.
Porn Flakes: Flakes shaped like Phallus and Breasts. Excessively large, too
large to eat..unless you were looking for a carreer. Promotional Contest: If
you can swallow one of these Phallus Crunches, call 1-631-284-9812 and ask
for John. No takers.
Disco Inferno's: Very colorful box filled with Valium, LSD, Ludes, Flakes,
thai stick and vodka shorties. Definitly for the 70's generation. Sold faster
than they could produce. unable to maintain stock on shelves. Went Bankrupt.
Pinto's: Turned into a fireball when you ate em. Too many awsuits,
discontinued.
Captain Video's: Cheap ripoff of every UHF station Friday Night monster show
cereal. Couldnt stand on its own. Discontinued.
One Hit Wonders: Every one was different but the same. Every box had
different packaging. So you only bought each one once and never got the same
thing again. Each one made money, but each one couldnt make a comeback.
Rachel Cree
Rachel Cree wrote in message ...
>There was also Cookie Crisp with that magician and Apple Jacks.. My
question
>is... with all that crap cereal.. how is it that we Gen. xers are not all
>dead with rotted teeth??LOL
>
>
>
>Raphael wrote in message ...
DH1159
>Bummer! We have Quisp up here in Washington state! Groovy, eh?
>
>OZFAN1965 wrote in message <19990212213953...@ng30.aol.com>...
>>King Vitamin and Quisp are NOT available in this area. I wish they were!!
>
Do you have "Grins and Smiles and Giggles and Laughs" too?
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