The Weirdly Controversial History of the Monster Cereals: Count Chocula, Franken Berry, Boo Berry

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The monster cereals are a line of breakfast cereals produced by General Mills Corporation in North America. The line was introduced in 1971, and at various times has included five brands, each featuring a cartoon version of a classic movie monster: Count Chocula, Franken Berry, and Boo Berry, as well as Fruit Brute and Fruity Yummy Mummy.
There hasn't been a ton of controversies in the monster cereals history but it's a bit weird that there were any at all, especially involving pink poop and Dracula's medallion.
The monster cereals started as a year round product but in recent years have switched to a seasonal release every year for the Halloween season.
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@JamesRendek Год назад

I was in Target. I saw a little girl pick up a box of Frankenberry and she was just so happy. Her dad assured her it was a great choice. What a moment.

@spacejockeyindustries Месяц назад

Booberry is my favourite one, frankenberry is my second

@terrylann2654 Месяц назад

@@spacejockeyindustriessame

@mickshealthjourney3635 Год назад

If they ever decide to make another character, a jack-o-lantern/headless horseman type would make sense: a pumpkin spice flavored cereal with vanilla marshmallows that looked like little pumpkins. Call it something like Smack-o-Lanterns or Ichabod Grains.

@Sanguivore Год назад

You're on to something here!

@nuclearcatbaby1131 Год назад

I’d love to have a Jack Skellington cereal but I don’t think Danny Elfman wants to promote junk food seeing what a health freak he is.

@theexpresidents Год назад

Stupid idea.

@Yo_DynamoJoe Год назад

@@theexpresidents funny, that's also what your dad said when your mom decided to keep you, but hey, here we are.

@junibug6790 Год назад

@@theexpresidents Clearly, someone pissed in your cereal.

@redlion517 Год назад

In my last semester of college, I took a package design class, and for one of our projects we had to create branding for a food product. One of my classmates decided to try her hand at creating a sixth Monster Cereal: Cinna-Mothman. Almost makes you wonder just how many monsters you could milk (haha) this concept for.

@Dargonhuman Год назад

🤣 Upvote for the milk pun alone! But I get what you mean, too, with all the different types of cereals out there now, and the ever expanding roster of cinematic monsters to choose from, there could be a lot of fun to be had combining the two concepts. Speaking of, and in light of your milk pun, it would be fun to see the cereal company work with a milk manufacturer to make a skeletal cartoon character for the milk.

@redlion517 Год назад

@@Dargonhuman They'd probably call it something like "Scary Dairy".

@SwayRod836 Год назад

Honey-unchback

@trixibellalestrange7232 Год назад

@@redlion517 Don't be.... don't be dunking my heart around.

@CliffRoth Год назад

Cinna-Bites

@rttoonist4275 Год назад

Over forty years ago, when I was just two years old, I got a bad case of the flu and stopped eating. My mother was desperate to get me to eat. She tried everything, but the only thing that I would eat was Count Chocula cereal. So that's what I got. And as a result, Count Chocula was the very first thing I have a conscious memory of throwing up. Good times...

@miltonhayek2494 Год назад

One time I got violently ill off some bad lasagna. I couldn't eat lasagna again for years. I just associated it too much with the event.

@montekristo5048 Год назад

I had same issue with grape juice and fruit and Fibre cereal! 🤒

@DoctorElleGrumpy Год назад

It was Peppermint Schnapps for me.

@jchow5966 Год назад

💟🙂

@keymaster430 Год назад

Did it turn your dookie brown?

@SuperNicktendo 2 года назад

Pink poop story delivered with a straight face was hilarious.

@JohnDoe-wq5eu 2 года назад

Dan is a truly a professional. Though I must wonder how many takes that actually took.

@BrotherApexx Год назад

Those sound effects, tho 😂

@itsagundam79 Год назад

I love when he starts cracking up at his own jokes!

@ryanbwags Год назад

'I feel like I've gone too far in a few places" The editing, as always, is top notch.

@deboralee1623 Год назад

i haven't gotten to that part of the video yet, but i'm guessing it resembles (¿is based on?) a scene from _Cujo_: the food-coloring in a certain cereal produces interesting results.

@WendyCR72 Год назад

Had Count Chocula again a few years back after not really eating it since I was a kid in the '70s. TOTALLY different now. And no, it wasn't just nostalgia. The marshmallows used to be chocolatey like the cereal. Same for Frankenberry (not strawberry-flavored marshmallows) and Boo Berry (the marshmallows used to have a blueberry flavor!) .Now they are "just" marshmallows. The cereal is a totally different consistency, too. I miss the originals!

@IceManTX69 Год назад

Yep! They used to be made out of oats, kind of like Lucky Charms. But now they are made out of corn more like Cap'n Crunch. I don't care for it either.

@WendyCR72 Год назад

@@IceManTX69 THANK YOU! I wondered what the difference was, and you got it! As I said, I miss the original '70s recipes. Whatever happened to, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"?

@theunknowngamer5477 Год назад

I only had one box of the original Fruit Brute and Yummy Mummy. The last box of Boo Berry, around 5 years back...so disappointing.

@kingwilly8041 Год назад

@@WendyCR72 Exactly. You get these know-it-alls coming out of Business school thinking they're going to increase the bottom line by cutting costs and they end up destroying the product. The same thing happens in the Fast Food industry. Just look at how terrible Wendy's, Carl's Jr., etc. are compared to how they used to be when their founders were running things.

@davidr1676 Год назад

@@theunknowngamer5477 I had Fruit Brute in the 70s but I swear it was either like Fruit Loops or citrus like. Yummy Mummy I think hit shelves in 88 and I bought some before they left. They say both types were around until 82 and 92(?) but I couldn't find anything but Count Chocula by the 90s except at the Mall of America in the GM store while it lasted.

@robert6007 2 года назад

In the 90s they made a limited edition Count Chocula box that had lenticular eyes that would follow you around. Walking down the cereal aisle was pretty trippy with all of the boxes looking at you. Still kick myself for not saving one of those boxes.

@machupikachu1085 Год назад

THAT is awesome!!!

@TonyGearSolid Год назад

I remember those for all the monsters, but Count Chocula is the only one that matters.

@mbern4530 Год назад

Next time you're in the cereal isle, notice how almost every mascot character is looking down. This intentional so they make eye contact with children who then ask their parents to buy it. Lenticular eyes is just taking that concept to the extreme.

@captainmartin1219 Год назад

dude that needs to come back.

@captainmartin1219 Год назад

@@mbern4530 never heard that before. Interesting how the environment is used to alter peoples actions.

@Pink_Elephants_on_Parade Год назад

Mascots are such cool things to research. Seeing thier evolution over time or subsequent replacements is like a trip in time.

@raymondhopwood9393 Год назад

You could also include The Cheerio Kid & Sue and Sugar Bear.

@phoule76 2 года назад

I only eat pun-themed food because of these cereals.

@renegarza23 2 года назад

Jajajaja 🤣

@emperortrevornorton3119 2 года назад

I believe that you tried spotteddick because of it because of a pun

@Michael-bk5nz 2 года назад

You must be starving

@JosephCRVourteque Год назад

Same

@blackc1479 Год назад

It's a good habit to have ingrained. I'll see myself out.

@Atomykpimp Год назад

The Simpsons episode where Mr. Burns is looking for a box of cereal that looks like him and see’s the Count Chocula and says “this one sorta looks like me” is absolutely hysterical.

@RatelHBadger 7 месяцев назад

Wasn't Count Chocula a member of the Republican Party that Burns used to meet with.

@jokelanddotcom Год назад

“Count Chocula’s excused from these regulatory concerns for obvious reasons…” How on earth did Dan keep a straight face while uttering that line?!?

@tekende3242 Год назад

Took me a minute to get that one.

@Velsero Год назад

Multiple takes...

@PitchToTheRhino1 Год назад

Because he looks like shit? Oh no! Because he's brown already.

@luislaplume8261 Год назад

Because he is an underrated great actor!

@Giran_0 Год назад

Never understood why the monsters were only for one month but the leprechaun got to be all year round

@Getwright- 2 года назад

If we dont get a Lime flavored “creature from the Sweet Limegoon” flavor, i say we riot!

@Adoozyofaday Год назад

80s kid here. My parents bought plain cheerios and cornflakes only my entire childhood. With the exception of these monster cereals. Once a year we were each allowed to pick one box during October. It was a really big deal for us kids and I still remember them fondly. As an adult they don't taste that great to me, but I still eat them every year with my kids (my kids like them) purely for nostalgia. Happy memories 🥣😋

@Monkeyboy1138 2 года назад

The whole middle section of this video, the science and the sound effects, and the fact that Dan could keep a straight face, pure perfection.

@JohnDoe-wq5eu 2 года назад

I have to admit I was not expecting a scientific breakdown of how artificially flavored and colored cereal affects ones bowels. But yes tip of the hat to you Dan Larson for keeping a straight face the entire time.

@aaronorenstein5963 2 года назад

It’s like something out of a Dav Pilkey book.

@comix1017 Год назад

Ohhh the science, the wonderful, glorious science of it all. And the fart noises!! :)

@comettamer Год назад

Facts.

@Fuzzy_Barbarian Год назад

Using chocolate icecream to represent normal poop was genius.

@jonsingle5703 Год назад

The sad part of my fav childhood monster cereals....THEY DONT Taste The Same ANYMORE....WHY DID THEY CHANGE THE INGREDIENTS AND FORMULA

@micshork 2 года назад

I’d love to see them add a sixth cereal. Perhaps something like “Witch’s Brew” and it could be apple-cinnamon flavor or something else to make it stand out.

@ameliadiaz8040 2 года назад

🧙 Good idea! 🧙‍♀️

@Gatorade69 2 года назад

Gooberry. Turns your milk green and slimy. Zomberry with little marshmallow brains.

@jaustill237 2 года назад

Caramel Apple?

@ameliadiaz8040 Год назад

@@jaustill237 Yes, something like that, with apple/cinnamon flavor.

@ToyInsanity Год назад

Creature Crunch. Like Creature from the Milk Logoon.

@tekende3242 Год назад

The delivery on that "Dragula" joke was absolutely top-notch.

@reiddutchess9955 Год назад

The Rob Zombie joke and it’s delivery was the best part of this episode.

@sadwingsraging3044 Год назад

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@ChrisDreher 21 день назад

Came here to write the same (at 17:26) 👍

@VeracityLH Год назад

Being 4 years old when the first two monster cereals came out, this was a helluva trip down childhood memory lane. I remember begging my mom for Frankenberry and Count Chocula. Thanks for the fun, as well as the reason I never enjoyed them much as an adult--the change in grains. I had never been able to figure that part out.

@sydneyhalliwell2513 Год назад

Thank you for this historical undertaking of my favorite cereals. Boo Berry will always be my favorite. Really do miss the fact that Fruit Brute and Yummy Mummy are mostly forgotten. But we have Fruit Brute this year! I mixed half a bowl of Fruit Brute with Boo Berry and made Boo Brute. It was amazing

@taborturtle Год назад

Must have given you a Brute Poo!

@forgottenfilmchannel1194 Год назад

last year the had the cereals mixed with the monster mash band on the box. cereal was super sweet but the box graphics so great that I framed it and use it as part of my halloween decoration

@trollking99 Год назад

Me too. Although I don't like the current box art.

@TheoRae8289 Год назад

I didn't know about Fruit Brute but I did wonder why I hadn't seen the mummy in forever.

@margraveofgadsden8997 Год назад

Boo berry turned my poop green

@henrykujawa4427 Год назад

Strange but true: I had NEVER seen or heard of "Frute Brute" until last week when I saw a box while shopping with my home care client! I thought it was brand-new, not something revived from the 70s. Amazing.

@SmashAtoms Год назад

You can see a box of Fruit Brute in Reservoir Dogs. Mr. Orange has it in his apartment before Mr. White picks him up.

@OverlordZeroULTIMA Год назад

Same! Never heard of him or Yummy Mummy until seeing a box of fruit snacks showcasing these characters on it. I wish I got a box, tbh...But of course I didn't because I still had plenty of others at home. And go figure, Halloween's over, so they're gone until next year if they pop back up at all.

@BigEpinstriping 2 года назад

I've loved monster cereals since I was a kid, every Halloween I still buy a few boxes every year (Count Chocula, Franken Berry, and Frute Brute when it's available) If it were available year-round instead of seasonal, I'd be buying it all the time.

@darrenheideman2546 2 года назад

Man, I can remember when they were available year round.

@darrenheideman2546 2 года назад

Man, I can remember when they were available year round.

@theskyybay420 2 года назад

Isn’t count chocula year round?

@jeremybaker195 2 года назад

I alwats get Frankenberry and booberry. The chocolate cerials don't ha e the same appeal as they did when I was little. Maybe I ate to much then. I ate enough to last me a life time hahaha 👻🫐

@darrenheideman2546 2 года назад

@@theskyybay420 Not anymore sadly.

@IKFKSwitch Год назад

I haven't seen those 70s commercials since they were on the air, and seeing them now, I'm surprised at how expressive and appealing the animation was. Limiting their sales to Halloween was a brilliant strategy, and us gen xers are nostalgic enough to snatch that up. (I have bobbleheads of frute and yummy) Frute Brute was totally disgusting though. Only tried it once.

@bezoticallyyours83 Год назад

What did it taste like? I just assumed it'd be like Trix back when it only had a few flavors.

@Wis_Dom 2 года назад

I never knew about the package design controversy. You could literally do a whole channel based on cereal history alone. I will always remember when the Batman cereal launched, it came with a giant plastic bank shrink-wrapped onto the box! I had my mother buy it based on that alone, lol!

@northofnashira2575 2 года назад

People already have channels about cereal. I know that a retro video game guy I watch, John Riggs, has a book all about cereal.

@Wis_Dom 2 года назад

@@northofnashira2575 People already had channels about cartoon and toy history too before this one.

@northofnashira2575 2 года назад

@@Wis_Dom Your post implied that you might be interested in something like that, so I responded. You don't have to be a dick for no reason.

@Wis_Dom 2 года назад

@Rob Mikels Oh wow! I forgot all about that one. I literally had to google it, just now. lol! I remember my childhood friend actually having one mixed in his kitchen dishes back then and I had no idea where he got it from, lol! Thanks! Now I know.

@webs538 Год назад

I had that too

@sallyhamilton7202 Год назад

Afterwatching this, I now finally understand why I loved them as a kid and now I don't. I thought my taste buds had changed when in actuality they've changed the recipes. I was very disappointed when I tried a box of Count Chocula after 40+ years of not eating it only to discover it wasn't at all how I remembered it and I honestly didn't even like it. Now I know!

@thachocolategod Год назад

Say what you will but Count Chocula,Frankenberry, and Boo-Berry stand as my favorite cereals of all time and I think it's a crime against humanity that GM only releases them around Halloween now. Highly underrated.

@dalemoyers8881 Год назад

Well said!!! 😎

@kurtshastany1945 Год назад

Its supply, demand and a marketing gimmick, but also cereal boxes unopened are good for about a year. Just stock up

@joeroscoe3708 Год назад

You put em in that order?

@nuclearcatbaby1131 Год назад

What about Peeps cereal for Easter? I couldn’t even find it on Easter. Had to order it online for an outrageous price.

@alucard624 Год назад

@@kurtshastany1945 Truth. Got several boxes of each of them this year when I saw them at Wal Mart.

@ReddNSlymmProductions Год назад

I've noticed this year that the characters now have cross marks instead of eyeballs on the packaging. This sort of disturbs me as I never recalled from my younger years the characters having and "X" instead of an eyeball and this video confirmed that was never a thing. It makes me wonder why General Mills have chosen that concept. Also, I may have missed it, but Boo-Berry was off the shelf for a very long time, even when the cereals became seasonal. Awesome video though. I love that you dove into this category.

@robk.6591 2 года назад

Thank you for talking about the results of Red Dye Number 2. The "condition" was also known as Franken S***s. Lol

@roguekris9483 Год назад

Franken berry was my absolute favorite as a kid. Was delighted to see them at a discount store near me.

@superpaul79 2 года назад

My mom wouldn't let me have those monster cereals when I was a kid. Now that I'm 43, she still doesn't.

@Flint-Dibble-the-Don Год назад

My mom didn't quit smoking when she was pregnant with me. Different strokes.

@konglives4453 Год назад

I was addicted to Peanut Butter Cap'n Crunch cereal, so I don't remember ever eating these monster cereals. I remember my cousins eating Frankenberry Cereal and drinking milk with Strawberry Quick.... yuck !!

@danicegewiss862 Год назад

My mom died when I was 26. Give her a hug and tell her you appreciate her.

@forgottenfilmchannel1194 Год назад

your not missing anything. They all remind me of fruit loops

@darthgorbag Год назад

I went shopping with my mom at Target a few weeks ago, and we saw these cereals for sale. I bought myself a Boo Berry (it was pretty good), and she bought one of each for my brother. I'm also in my 40s, btw.

@noeroa Год назад

This was such a joy to watch! I love the animated backdrop and seeing Dan in his costume, it just ups the ante. I’m a child from the 80’s and I remember these characters fondly, even though I myself ended up at the doctor thanks to Boo Berry, as my blue number twos alarmed and shocked my poor mother, although we caught on pretty quickly. Love your videos, thanks for bringing back such cool memories guys! XX

@Writh811 Год назад

Man I loved the monster cereals as a kid. I use to mix Booberry and Frankenberry in my bowl and call it "Night of the Living-Berries." As a kid I even drew a pair purple Zombie (one in a blue shirt one in a pink shirt) that I would pretend hung out with the other cereal monsters.

@davidnec571 Год назад

One of my earliest childhood memories was when my family went camping in Yellowstone in the mid-1980s. A couple days before, my mom took me to the grocery store to pick out some cereal for the trip and I chose a box of Count Chocula and Franken Berry. To this day, everytime I see this cereal, I think of Yellowstone.

@TrueYellowDart 2 года назад

Ooooo, Magic Spoon bowed out of this one. Count Chocula was just too intimidating.

@TheCharleseye Год назад

I, myself, fell victim to the Boo-Berry blues (or greens, as it were). It was pretty freaky.. Fortunately, as a lab technician, my mother was prone to research a problem, rather than to jump to conclusions. She checked out the label on the Boo-Berry (the only new thing in my diet) and decided that was probably the culprit.She kept me away from my new cereal for a day and things went back to normal. Good times.

@spookyhappyfun Год назад

I love the monster cereal monsters and have boxes as decorations in my office. Turns out the Monster Mash box from last year fits in perfectly with the retro boxes from 2013. I never got to try the original Fruite Brute or Fruity Yummy Mummy flavors. The new cherry Frute Brute is fine but not my thing. But the new Orange Cream Fruity Yummy Mummy? It was sooo good! Definitely my favorite of the five. It's a shame it hasn't come back since 2013. But with Frute Brute coming back again this year, I remain hopeful.

@forgottenfilmchannel1194 Год назад

love that box. Band image was so great!!

@airtiki2374 Год назад

I got 3 of those boxes last yr A future collectors item

@carolharris2357 Год назад

50/50 ice cream was my favorite as a kid, still right up there with chocolate anything.

@forgottenfilmchannel1194 Год назад

@@airtiki2374 I got the last one they had, I framed it, looks great as an art piece!

@deemz312 Год назад

I have the Kaws collaboration ones that just came out.

@joaocisne556 Год назад

fun fact: now we know a 6th monster, a female zombie DJ called Cramila, and her flavor is caramel apple

@Getwright- 2 года назад

Man, “Corn Crackos” lol what was the name of the mascot? Tyrone biggums

@mcarp555 Год назад

I'm stunned to find that these cereals are still around. I had Count Chocula back in the day (along with King Vitamin), but don't remember much about it. My cousin (three years younger than me) ate Frankenberry. She passed away last year, so this is very nostalgic for me.

@wstine79 2 года назад

I've enjoyed the General Mills Monster Cereals since 1988. Count Chocula was my favorite, but now it's Boo Berry. Finally tried Fruit Brute and Yummy Mummy in 2013 when they came back.

@chinabluewho Год назад

Gen mills should do a Halloween special with those tiny mini boxes having an 8 pack of the monster cereal with of course the main 3 getting 2 boxes each in a pack and other two getting 1 pack each.

@nuclearcatbaby1131 Год назад

I want to try Fruit Brute. As for Yummy Mummy... I don’t like orange flavor.

@kevinwilson9589 Год назад

I sure wish I could go back in time and tell my child self to save and care for all those old cereal boxes so I could today sell them on E-Bay.

@charlesrense5199 2 года назад

The problem with Fruit Brute is that he just reads as a cartoon canine character, not a werewolf. And the name provides no clues to that either.

@JohnDoe-wq5eu 2 года назад

I do think it's funny that Tarantino had enough of an affinity for it to include it in two different movies.

@michaelweber8724 Год назад

The new corn based version tastes like garbage. GM needs to go back to the original oat base.

@gustavohernandeza.890 2 года назад

Great video. Making cereal history fun and interesting!

@ericross441 Год назад

These cereals tasted much better, years ago. I got a box of "Boo-Berry" last year and thought it tasted a lot less sweet

@Getwright- 2 года назад

I swear when i was a kid in my area you could get count chocola year round (i grew up in northeast Ohio)

@BigEpinstriping 2 года назад

You definitely could, it was sold year round until the early 2000's. a short while later, it became seasonal, as nostalgia and Halloween drive sales, they still sell just as much, but I wish they would make it available year round, even if it was just Count Chocula.

@photobygil Год назад

Great episode! As always, everything works here, from the excellent costume choice to the spooky, changing background, plus it was packed with information I'd never heard before (& I am a HUGE Monster Cereal fan from the start). All delivered with your trademark dry observations & a sense of genuine interest. Thanks for putting it all together so neatly. It's the RU-vid video I didn't know I needed!

@fungiplays2289 2 года назад

"For obvious reasons" Yep. Nailed it.

@braziliantvhd2768 Год назад

The original recipe was so much better. I pick me up some Count Chocula every Halloween, this year they had a new apple/caramel flavor by a Cruella, a female. Guess she's a zombie. Oddly enough, the Boo Berry sold out faster than the others.

@scottcampbell9515 2 года назад

I never ate these either as I was on Apple Jacks and Frosted Flakes. …and Trix. …and Fruity Pebbles. I’m glad you Dragulaed us through this one. Well done.

@heidifedor Год назад

Trix was my favorite when it was the original 3 flavors, but ruined it when the added grape.

@nuclearcatbaby1131 Год назад

Trix doesn’t come in fruit shapes anymore. Cheapasses.

@deciduous_reaper Год назад

Kinda surprised we never got a witch or a Swamp Creature version but this is the 1st time I’ve heard of Fruity Yummy Mummy since I’ve only heard the 4 (Boo Berry, Frute Brute, Chocula, and Frankenberry)

@dragonmaster613 2 года назад

the only reason I like that the stores start Halloween in September, COUNT CHOCULA!!!! I buy 5+ boxes every year!

@michaelmartin4552 Год назад

One of my favorite references to these cereals was the 2003-2004 TV series "Dead Like Me". An item that the main character loved when she was a live was a "Franken Fruity" doll, which was just a painted Franken Berry doll. Even to this day, I still find myself calling him "Franken Fruity".

@littlekissrecords 2 года назад

“Pink Stool” sounds like a viable sales gimmick to me.

@fredstriker2042 Год назад

Gotta say loved these when I was a kid a LONG time ago

@KaijuAKD 2 года назад

I call poop coloring a feature.

@rwfrench66GenX Год назад

I was curious what the controversy was about the cereal that could take over 18 minutes to explain. I’m 56 so 70’s cereals were a major part of my diet. One of my brothers was into Count Chocula than me. I liked Sugar Crisp with Sugar Bear who strutted like a pimp! I liked Lucky Charms too. The cool thing I liked was General Mills had a syndicated radio program on Sunday evenings called Radio Adventure Theater!

@timvanboening9432 2 года назад

I actually ate Count Chocula last night while watching the BBC version of Ghosts! And tonight I’ll probably have a bowl while watching She-Hulk. I try to get three boxes of it over a Halloween season, to make sure I get my fill. Forget Pumpkin Spice crap, THIS is the sign of Fall for me!

@JohnDoe-wq5eu 2 года назад

Let me guess the BBC version of ghosts predates the US CBS version by at least a few years, I should have guessed they could never come up with a decent concept without stealing it.

@aliwantizu Год назад

I've seen Frute Brute (along with the classic 3) at Meijer grocery stores here in Michigan this year, but I haven't seen Yummy Mummy. Fun Fact: When I was very young, my Mom stopped buying Boo Berry because of my discolored poo. 😂🤣

@cedarvalleygaming 2 года назад

Great video, loved the Dragula reference!

@ivane5110 2 года назад

Story of my childhood; I was a Fruit Brute, Moonstones and probably every other quickly discontinued cereal fan. My food choice luck was only matched by my comic book (Shogun Warriors, SSSV) and TV show savvy (Logan's Run TV show, Blackstar, Drack Pack).

@Gatorade69 2 года назад

You can't say fruit brute anymore. It's a derogatory term.

@itsagundam79 Год назад

I also always start loving quickly discontinued flavors and shows. If I love it, it will be shitcanned. Burgers with everything Pringles, Mantis, V, V reboot, War of the Worlds, and every flavor of Dew I vote for in contests never gets made. There was one a few years ago that tasted exactly like carbonated Calpis, that lost & was never re-released either. Between that and Black Sesame Pocky being gone, my life has no meaning anymore.

@itsagundam79 Год назад

@Intergalactic Dust Bunny I think I remember the mascot, if not the cereal. I'd have to see a picture of it to be sure, I'm a visual sort of guy.

@skree_fpv436 Год назад

@Intergalactic Dust Bunny I'm 44, I remember Fruit Islands cereal. The cereal was various fruit flavor discs with pieces of apple bits on them. I distinctly remember the commercial because the only thing the chief of the tribe would say is "A Yumma-Yumma!"

@RyanRead Год назад

Great memories with these series. I was sad when Boo Berry disappeared and Yummy Mummy came into existence. I was barely 4 months old when Fruit Brute was around.

@TheSniperGTO Год назад

Yeah. I was born in 72. Boo Berry was my favorite. I remember going down to Bills IGA where it was always a treat for me when mom let me pick out my cereal. Only there was no Boo Berry. My little kid self even asked Big Bill himself. He told me they didn’t send any, next truck probably. As the weeks went by, I realized they were gone, and started my love affair with Captain Crunch.

@davidr1676 Год назад

@@TheSniperGTO I saw my final box of Boo-Berry in a cornerstore in a very small Iowa town sometime between 83-87 when we'd go and visit an elderly lady my parents had met in California in the 60s. The lady and her slightly older uncle had traveled to California and my parents had moved there from Minnesota. I don't remember when I saw Booberry again but I'm pretty certain it was in mid to late 90s and Frankenberry I found in '95 while following a certain band on a partial tour. Ended up giving a couple strangers a ride to the next state on the itinerary and they had several jokes about my cereal and they propped it up in the back window. Simpler times. I remember Booberry from somewhere between 95-2003 because the release had a very stoned looking ghost on the box and reminded me of one of my friends who inhaled way too much for anyone, or rather he was super unproductive at those times but looked just as pasty as a Blue Ghost.

@thomassalvador5906 2 года назад

Dan, I always enjoy both your series as well as your hosting abilities coupled with your wonderful, insightful and hilarious commentary. Thank you for providing such a great channel. Cheers.

@buddymckane1179 10 месяцев назад

When you pointed out Dracula's star of David, I was really hoping that footage of Richard Benjamin saying, Ah Shoot, it's the other one isn't it!? Would be incorped!

@DoomedPaladin 2 года назад

Well... now I need a 5e DnD conversion of these characters. Great job on the Dragula line there, it actually made me laugh out loud at work.

@superscott410 Год назад

I listen to RU-vid as I workout. Almost dropped my weights on myself from laughing during the Frankenpoop 😅

@tariamani Год назад

I moved to the US from the UK 5 years ago, and we didn’t have any of these cereals when I was growing up (and still don’t, I don’t think). I had vaguely heard of Count Chockula before watching this video (probably seeing him referenced in other media) but had never heard of the others or had any idea about their history - or that they are now a seasonal Halloween tradition. Anyway, long story short, I’m gonna go to Vons and buy all of these tomorrow. This will now be my new Halloween tradition! Thanks Toygalaxy! Excellent work!

@eonaon6914 Год назад

I recommend Booberry, it always tasted the best to me. Of course, YMMV.

@cuthulux Год назад

You won't be able to get Yummy Mummy this year, but Frute Brute is on shelves. Enjoy.

@charlieevergreen3514 Год назад

Welcome to the US. Sorry about our government. But hey, no Brexit. Anyway... Hope you enjoy the cereals!

@bartolomeothesatyr Год назад

The modern incarnation of Monster Cereals are disappointing sad nuggets of nothingness. They cut out most of the sugar and added flavorings from the original recipe to make them "healthier", as if one buys sugary artificially-flavored breakfast cereals marketed to children because they're "healthy".

@cheshirecat882 Месяц назад

For the 2023 release Carmella Creeper joined the gang with both a retro design and a modern one. Along with a monster mash cereal with Carmella featured. She is based off the cinema zombie with a caramel apple twist. Clearly General Mills liked the idea of adding a female monster to the Monster Cereal lineup, but didn't want to continue the trend of just fruit flavor (what even is that). However, I do not know if Carmella was used in subsequent releases since that would be in the future at this point. Future people feel free to update me on later releases if Carmella was used at all or not.

@TitularHeroine 2 года назад

Dan. Your costume is *phenomenal.* Beautiful textures and colors, at least on my screen. I promise I am not scared at all. ;) Edit: Your rendition of 'Dragula' near the end had me laughing tears 😂

@canmima6529 Год назад

I really miss Count Chocula! The way the cereal made the milk turn choclaty! Yummy!!! 😔😢😭

@plaztik767 Год назад

Growing up boo - berry was my go to cereal, but over the years they cut the sugar content significantly.. so the sweetness and flavor was drastically altered (Not for the better)

@pamelabratton2501 Год назад

These cereals JUST showed up in our local WinCo in north Texas, 10/22/2022.

@Mattytime 2 года назад

I have believed that a ‘Yummy Mummy’ was something very different for a very long time

@nuclearcatbaby1131 Год назад

Some people actually eat human parts that have been embalmed in honey.

@larrypowers2515 Год назад

I remember prizes in cereal boxes, watching Saturday morning cartoons. Being a kid used to be fun.

@williamcrowe2576 2 года назад

Coming in, I half expected the sponsor to be the keto-friendly line of breakfast cereals Magic Spoon.

@M2Mil7er 2 года назад

It crossed my mind too, but realised there'd be a conflict of interest.

@JLvatron 5 месяцев назад

12:49 OJ's haha!! Never tasted it, but remember the ad. 13:28 These character concepts look great, but the strawberry theme makes them look like a replacement for Frankenberry. That may be why they were rejected.

@Narboo77 Год назад

That poop story is hilarious! I remember when my older cousin’s poo turned blue bc of Booberry and my aunt frantically called my mom bc she was so scared and didn’t know what to do. This was the early to mid ‘80’s I believe. I was never allowed any of it then after they found out it was the cereal that did it. Lol

@glazdarklee1683 Год назад

Four words: Black Licorice Ice Cream.

@elainehill6504 Год назад

@@glazdarklee1683 Haha! I loved that when I was a kid. Stained my mouth and my teeth and yeah...

@nuclearcatbaby1131 Год назад

In Stephen Kong’s Cujo there’s a part where they get scared because of a kid pooping red dye from the cereal they were eating.

@glazdarklee1683 Год назад

@@nuclearcatbaby1131 "Nothing wrong here....."

@wishmakr Год назад

Where I live in CT, Walmart will sell the monster cereals- Chocula, Frankenberry, Boo berry- from September until November. I look forward to it every year. Sadly, this year, 2022, the didn't do it. Hopefully they will resume the sale next year.

@justicierodelaliga 2 года назад

Love the concept and how they added more characters. They should also make a tradition of releasing an animated movie each year for October.

@Maxx_XIII 2 года назад

I always thought the cereal monsters should have had Rankin/Bass (Rudolph) styled stop-motion Halloween specials every year.

@finejustgivemeaname Год назад

Movie would be a good tradition.

@jlarrybrewer1149 Год назад

In 1986 I was Count Chocula at an theme park in Nashville. Best summer job I ever had

@kal0247 2 года назад

So I'm sitting down to eat my dinner and watch a movie and while my food is heating up I'm just looking through youtube to kill time and now I'm watching a video on cereal over my movie 🤔damn you Dan for being so entertaining 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍🏽

@parrishharris3008 Год назад

Lucky Charms will ALWAYS be another 1 of the great tasting cereals of all time with these Monster cereals lol ✌.

@JGreen-le8xx 2 года назад

I would have killed for The Count, all we ever had was Booberry and Frankenberry.... 😧

@frankenjstein4186 2 года назад

Lucky.

@alisterfolson Год назад

The 70's: Dad worked at GM and brought home free boxes. Me now at 53: We buy them for the kids. It crosses generations

@TomMSTie1138 2 года назад

Boo Berry has always been my favorite. I recently bought the commemorative four pack, and upon trying Frute Brute for the first time thought it tasted nasty. It's more cranberry than cherry. I wished they'd brought back Yummy Mummy I remember from my childhood in the 80s.

@Statsy10 Год назад

I'm with you on Boo Berry being my favourite, but I somehow missed Frute Brute and Yummy Mummy. Maybe we didn't have those up here in Canada???

@wwetnabamafan194 Год назад

The Monster Cereals are back for this Halloween season, with 2 brand new ones: Carmella Creeper, a caramel apple🍯🍎 flavored version, & Monster Mash Remix, a cereal with marshmallows of all the Monsters.

@wstine79 2 года назад

Too bad MAGIC SPOON doesn't have their own monster cereal.

@davewhitmore1958 2 года назад

Spoon Goon?

@DavidSmith-xs3or Год назад

General Mills was also responsible ( around that same time ) for two other competing cereals, only these two cereals theme was World War One fighter pilots challenging each other for kid's brand loyalty: Baron Von Redberry and Sir Grapefellow.

@sparky694 2 года назад

Brings back memories of being elbow deep in a bag of Puffs trying to find the prize before my sister got to the cereal

@francoisregis2155 2 года назад

Ahhh yes the price 😂

@M2Mil7er 2 года назад

Being elbow deep in puffs means something completely different in the Northeast of England.

@sparky694 2 года назад

@@M2Mil7er oh lol, Puffs was a brand of cereal we had in the 70's and 80's in Canada, came in bags. Something like SugarCrisps but without the honey coating, you had to add your own sugar

@M2Mil7er Год назад

@@sparky694 I gathered haha. It's OK, we had Sugar Puffs here the UK too. I was being coarse. Don't mind me!

@majingazetto4146 Год назад

That was nice. Thanks. Don’t know why. As a European, I don’t even know these cereals. Yet it hearing about it gives me that kind of comforting capitalist nostalgia one only seems to get from this kind of stuff.

@atiredfloridian777 2 года назад

I've always seen these on store shelves around this time of year but I never knew the whole history on them. Thanks for the insight!

@thingfish000 Год назад

Here's the flavor they should have made: Marshmallow Martian, a green cereal with the flavor of a pawpaw.

@RedRoseSeptember22 Год назад

Dude...why would you ruin ice cream like that? LOL I'm glad I wasn't eating anything during that part.

@PeterHarlequinWhite Год назад

Great video as always! Loved the 'visitors' outside the window haha Happy Samhain everyone!

@Journey-of-1000-Miles Год назад

I was very fortunate, because throughout the 1970s and 80s, my parents owned a grocery store. I was able to see all of these products come through the store, and sometimes I was lucky enough to try something! I still dream about the cereal aisle, and the ice cream freezer.

@daviddalby6217 2 года назад

Rob Zombie would be pleased 😉

@mauirixxx 2 года назад

was gonna comment something similar, he pulled that off pretty well 😜

@edwinmaguillicuddy9069 Год назад

These corn made abominations that they’re making today is like eating flavored styrofoam. The classic monster cereals made with oats were freaking amazing!

@jinpei05 2 года назад

I still haven't had Frute Brute or Yummy Mummy individually. I only got bits of them last year, thanks to Monster Mash cereal.

@tenebrousoul9368 2 года назад

I've never seen those two in stores, unfortunately

@JohnDoe-wq5eu 2 года назад

Yeah those are the two I really want to try also.

@MindTrickedX24 Год назад

I had some Count Chocula a couple of years ago and I was highly disappointed in the flavor. This clears up why - corn instead of oats. I hadn't had any since the 80s, so I had no memory of it being oats instead of corn until I watched this. Thanks for that knowledge!