That's Quazy

[Menard]

I was in one of our local Dollar General stores the other day when, before my eyes, was a box of cereal I had not seen in I don't know how long:





I checked the date on the box, and it was current.

I didn't realize that this was still made.

On the back of the box is a comic strip that is loaded with bad puns. It is a two parter; the second part is on the website. Actually, both parts are on the website; the comic strip and an animated cartoon as the second part. It is rather odd, to say the least.

http://www.quisp.com/


The last time I recall having eaten the cereal was in 1969. I was a 5 year old kid then, munching on the cereal straight from the box while on the news was the latest about the police breaking up an anti-war protest and streakers (interesting times, those were).


Do you remember Quisp?


What breakfast cereal were you eating as a kid?

[Raffine]

Oh, yes! Our local Dollar General is selling Quisp, as well. I bought a box about a week ago and ate my way through the whole thing in a day or so. I checked the box date, too, just to make sure they hadn't found a crate left over from 1972 in a back room somewhere.

Can Quake and (yum) Quangaroos be far behind?!?



Orange-flavored cereal: it was better than it sounds.
Really.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOhoVPNaUag&NR=1

And one of my favorite cereals, which was only around unfortunately for a very short time:



. . . and one of the most disgusting cereals ever made:

Punch Crunch tried to compensate for it's yeechy fruity lameness by including a knife FREE INSIDE!

I'm not 100% sure, but I don't believe that pink hippo sailor is wearing any pants.

[Allhallowsday]

In the morning I eat oatmeal with a fistful of raisins, cinnamon, and no sugar at all with plain cold green tea or green/black tea blend that I brew myself.  That being said, I just don't eat boxed cereal at all anymore, and though I liked FROSTED FLAKES, I think CAP'N CRUNCH (which I imagine tastes quite different than I remember) was my favorite; the box changed quite a bit over the years that I ate the stuff, this must be it now: 

[RCMerchant]

Sugar Pops!






Toys...or paper records (usually of the Archies or the Monkees), or at least Cut out collecter cards of the US Presidents. I remember one cereal that had cool monster mini posters, of Frankenstein or the Creature from the Black Lagoon!

[CheezeFlixz]

Now with 50% more sugar.


And who can forget the Banana Splits. I never missed this show when it was on.

[Allhallowsday]

...Toys...or paper records (usually of the Archies or the Monkees), or at least Cut out collecter cards of the US Presidents. I remember one cereal that had cool monster mini posters, of Frankenstein or the Creature from the Black Lagoon!

Y'mean like this? 

[Mr. DS]

My two ultimate favs are Fruit Loops and Apple Jacks with Trix as an honorable mention.  I did dabble into Mr. T cereal but found it rather unlikeable. 

[Raffine]

I did dabble into Mr. T cereal but found it rather unlikeable. 

I PITY DA FOOL WHO DON'T EAT MY CEREAL!

[odinn7]

Oh man! I LOVED Quisp! I was so sad when it wasn't available anymore. I am heading to Dollar general on my way home to see if I can get some.

I had a mail order gun from Quisp that would shoot a cloud of flour...I thought that gun was great. One day, my uncle was over and he was wearing a suit...I shot him with it...the flour was all over his suit. He was cool about it but the next day I couldn't find the gun and surprisingly, nobody seemed to know where it went. 

Edited to add:

I just found this picture online...oh, the memories...

[RCMerchant]

...Toys...or paper records (usually of the Archies or the Monkees), or at least Cut out collecter cards of the US Presidents. I remember one cereal that had cool monster mini posters, of Frankenstein or the Creature from the Black Lagoon!

Y'mean like this? 

Well,I'll be! That thars the varmit!!!! 

[Killer Bees]

When I was a kid, Kelloggs were pretty much the only company that made cereal.  I'm sure they had muesli and stuff in the supermarket, but my mum never bought it and  I didn't even know it existed until I was an adult.

I remember eating  Strawberry Pops (delicious, but no longer around  ), Honey Smacks, Froot Loops, Coco Pops and Frosties.  Nutri Grain was a huge deal when it came out and I loved it then, but can't stand it now. And I really loved Special K which is still delicious especially now they've put berries in it.

Funny thing though.  Special K in Australia is way different from the North American version.  Ours is very malty like Ovaltine, whereas the other isn't.  On the whole, I prefer the Aussie version.  I don't eat much cereal now.  I'm not a milk drinker like I was when I was a kid.  I don't mind soy milk with cereal, but I've grown out of eating breakfast.