Poll: Frankenberry, Booberry or Count Chocula?

Cafe Society
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Because it’s close to Halloween, that means you can find those monster cerals that you never see any other time of the year. I just picked up a boatload from Target for [del]myself[/del] my kids.

So what’s your favorite? In the in interest of being thorough, I have also included the short lived Fruit Brute and Yummy Mummy selections.

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Am I crazy, or is the “formula” for Frankenberry and/or Booberry way different than it used to be? The cereal seems lighter, or crisper, or somehow less substantial.

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If misery had a flavor, it would be Count Chocula.

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I might need to take a trip to Target to get some Count Chocula for myself.

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Incredibly, though I grew up in the age where all these cereals were readily available, I’ve never actually tried any of them (probably because back then, I had little control over what my parents choosed to buy for our breakfast).

Kinda wish they made mini-boxes of them so I can get a variety pack and see what I missed…

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Booberry, although I haven’t seen it on the shelves in years. I’ll have to remember to look next time I’m out.

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They had, and I bought, Booberry at my Targets when I was there last week. I also voted for Booberry.

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Lucky Charms. That little bastard is scary.

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Yeah, I’ve only had two of them. Ma had some rule against sugared cereal, and now that I fancy myself some sort of grown up, I do too. But I do know for a fact that Count Chocula tastes like ass.

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I wondered about this too. I used to love BooBerry but I bought some and it was horrible. Same with Frankenberry. Of course it could be I just liked the sugary taste when I was a kid but not now. Then again, I still like Count Chocula then and now

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It’s definitely different. I don’t think it’s an improvement.

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I’m old enough that I had Fruit Brute as a young kid, and while my memory might be skewed by youth and nostalgia I voted for it anyway.

I still get at least one box of each every year around this time, and occasionally at other times during the year when the mood strikes me.

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Oddly, though I am not a fan of blueberries by themselves or in anything, I love BooBerry. Of course, that’s because it’s all sugar and no real blueberries, but still… :cool:

I also enjoy FrankenBerry and Count Chocula, just less so.

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I thought they stopped making all of them except for Count Chocula - at least I haven’t really seen the others in a long time. (Well, maybe occasionally.)

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This thread is quite timely.

Frankenberry could totally take Count Chocula down, but Booberry could handle either one, if he’s prepared. And Booberry’s always prepared.

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Moving thread from IMHO to Cafe Society.

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I voted for Frankenberry. I haven’t had any for decades, but that was my choice back then. If I had to pick any sugary kids cereal today it would be Cap’n Crunch with Crunchberries. It’s not a scary cereal, but it’s kinda costumey.

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You misspelled “paradise”.

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I honestly don’t think I’ve ever had any of the monster cereals ever.

For that, I guess I’ll just go with Booberry. There’s plenty of flavored stuff out there with chocolate and strawberry, but nothing else for blueberry.

Poor lil guy.

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