# What the hell was this kids cereal from the 70's called? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 22, 2002, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-this-kids-cereal-from-the-70s-called/99560 "2002-03-22T17:40:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-this-kids-cereal-from-the-70s-called/99560/21 "2002-03-22T23:09:49Z")
I hated the both of them! King Vitaman, was just Captaincrunch with a shade more nutrition. And Kaboom is too disgusting for words. ---
**Author:** ![Theobroma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@Theobroma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theobroma)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-this-kids-cereal-from-the-70s-called/99560/22 "2002-03-22T23:51:16Z")
The Freakies cereal song named all the Freakies. “This is the Big Boss, we call him Boss Moss” “(Make sure you spell it right…)” etc. Don’t remember the whole thing though. Maybe I’ll call my sister (The Human Encyclopedia) and see if she knows. ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-this-kids-cereal-from-the-70s-called/99560/23 "2002-03-22T23:53:16Z")
I just to love “Pink Panther Flakes” when i was a kid - sugary-pink corn flakes, basically. Can’t remember the words to the jingle, though (the tune was the “Pink Panther” theme, of course). ---
**Author:** ![Theobroma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@Theobroma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theobroma)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-this-kids-cereal-from-the-70s-called/99560/24 "2002-03-22T23:54:39Z")
Good Lord. [http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:LKry3c34HJMC:www.freakies.com/song.htm+freakies+cereal+song&hl=en](http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:LKry3c34HJMC:www.freakies.com/song.htm+freakies+cereal+song&hl=en) See if this link works. There are others (courtesy of Google) where you can actually hear the thing sung as of old. (search : Freakies Cereal Song) ---
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-this-kids-cereal-from-the-70s-called/99560/25 "2002-03-23T00:25:48Z")
Hey, anyone else remember Croonchy Stars, the Swedish Chef’s cereal? Man, that was some good stuff! Late 1980’s-early 1990’s, IIRC. Crunchy, cinnamon-flavored stars. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-this-kids-cereal-from-the-70s-called/99560/26 "2002-03-23T02:25:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pluto \* > \*\*Slow day, **MSK**? > > This only triggered memories of Quisp and Quake for me, whose spokespersons were aliens, IIRC. \*\* Was Quake really an alien? [http://www.toyadz.com/toyadz/food/quake1.html](http://www.toyadz.com/toyadz/food/quake1.html) ---
**Author:** ![Neptune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@Neptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neptune)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-this-kids-cereal-from-the-70s-called/99560/27 "2002-03-23T02:32:28Z")
“Excuse me. Where do I find the _Burns_-Os?” ---
**Author:** ![peepthis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@peepthis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peepthis)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-this-kids-cereal-from-the-70s-called/99560/28 "2002-03-23T03:53:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LindyHopper \* > \*\*Hey, anyone else remember Croonchy Stars, the Swedish Chef’s cereal? Man, that was some good stuff! Late 1980’s-early 1990’s, IIRC. Crunchy, cinnamon-flavored stars. Yum! \*\* Yuck, that stuff was foul. Give me Krispy Kritters (indubitably!), Smurf Berry Crunch (with the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies-esque theme song!), or Marshmallow Rice Krispies any day. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-this-kids-cereal-from-the-70s-called/99560/29 "2002-03-23T04:02:24Z")
**Quake** was from the center of the Earth–so, technically not an alien. Remember how he was suddenly changed from a muscle-bound construction worker to a thinner guy in a cowboy hat and cape? I actually had a Quake miner’s helmet. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-this-kids-cereal-from-the-70s-called/99560/30 "2002-03-23T04:08:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Clucky \* > \*\* > > Good, I’m not the only one who remembers that cereal. People look at me like I have vestigial wings when I mention Quisp. That was the best cereal ever to be discontinued. \*\* [Quisp](http://www.quisp.com) is still available here in the Northwest. Golden sweet saucers of corn! Yum. It is made by Quaker Oats. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-this-kids-cereal-from-the-70s-called/99560/31 "2002-03-23T04:40:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dr. Rieux \* > \*\ ***Quake** was from the center of the Earth–so, technically not an alien. > Remember how he was suddenly changed from a muscle-bound construction worker to a thinner guy in a cowboy hat and cape? > I actually had a Quake miner’s helmet. \*\* see link for storyline transformation [http://www.toyadz.com/toyadz/food/quake1.html](http://www.toyadz.com/toyadz/food/quake1.html) ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-this-kids-cereal-from-the-70s-called/99560/32 "2002-03-23T05:03:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rjung \* > \*\*Everyone probably knows this already, but it’s common practice for cereal companies to put out a tie-in to a popular fad/cartoon character/whatever, and then yank it once the sales go down. Anyone remember _Pac-Man_ cereal? \*\* Remember the cereal? Hell, I remember the commercial’s jingle! You can do it You can do the Pac-Man Pac-Man Cereal You can do the Pac-Man With Pac-Man marshmallows You can open wide And gobble up the ghosts that are hiding inside You can do it You can do the Pac-Man Pac-Man Cereal ---
**Author:** ![MagicalSilverKey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-this-kids-cereal-from-the-70s-called/99560/33 "2002-03-23T05:04:26Z")
New from General Mills®: Soylent Charms!® with marshmallow Hearts, Muscles, Colons, Stomachs, and Spleens! They’re humanly delicious!© :o ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-this-kids-cereal-from-the-70s-called/99560/34 "2005-11-04T17:26:52Z")
I have just been looking over the link posted by returning member **pluto**. I have memories about many of those cereals. [Ralston Cereals - Page 3](http://www.lavasurfer.com/cereal-ralston3.html) Morning Funnies, the cereal with the comic strips on the back always seemed to have the same strips, no matter how hard I hoped I could get boxes with somewhat new jokes. The cereal was unremarkable. Cereal Dinersaurs, which had Dinosaur shaped, fruit tasting stuff, was far too soft, though the flavor was nice. [Ralston Cereals - Page 2](http://www.lavasurfer.com/cereal-ralston2.html) TMNT Cereal had “crunchy sweetened ninja nets, with ninja turtle marshmallows,” Ha! The “nets” were simply sweetened Chex, and they were not very tasty. In fact, they always seemed to get stale easily. The marshmallows were ok. Dunkin Donuts Cereal were a piece of heaven on earth. I don’t recall having eaten Bill and Ted’s Excellent Cereal, or Nerd’s cereal, though I wish I had. I think I will look over more of that site. Thanks for the link! ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-this-kids-cereal-from-the-70s-called/99560/35 "2005-11-04T17:47:20Z")
> [@Scott Plaid](#): > > I know this thread is really old Then, um… no bumpies, please. We don’t like zombies in our breakfast foods. (They get soggy.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-this-kids-cereal-from-the-70s-called/99560.md?page=1)