1960s & 1970s Forgotten Cereals!

Nothing goes together quite like sugary cereals and Saturday morning cartoons. In this video we will have a look at some of the long lost cereals of the 1960s and 1970s.
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[@MrMegaFredZeppelin]

Back when prizes came in every box😁ROCK ON!!!!!!!🤘🏻🤙🏻✌🏻

[@TheInkPitOx]

Like a Little Golden Book

[@XianHu]

Not to mention the occasional record that you actually had to cut out from the back of the box.

[@sl8605]

We would pick out the cereal with the best prize in it, get the prize out and never eat the cereal. My mother would get so mad! 😅

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching MrMegaFredZeeppelin!

[@MsDisneylandlover]

I love all the old stuff. Remember when they had toys in the box. Remember when we read the back of box while eat I did lol.

[@RhettyforHistory]

There used to be some good toys in the boxes and if they didn't have that then there were things you could send off for. Reading the box while eating cereal was the best and they also had some fun games and puzzles on them.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

@@RhettyforHistory exactly

[@bettytordoff8920]

The original Captain Crunch was always my favorite. Fruit Loops and Honeycomb were probably our "staples" as I don't remember any of these at home. After '71 the household didn't buy "junk" cereal. Oh well, I was heading into my teens and Graoenuts somehow flipped the bill. Thanks for another wonderful trip down Memory Lane! 😊

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome and thank you for watching Betty! Honeycomb used to have some great commercials and ads. They seemed like they were all over the place and now it feels like forever since I have seen them. I always loved Captain Crunch and Fruit Loops.

[@scoobydoodle5473]

I love the older cereals!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Some were good! Thanks for watching Scooby!

[@flashmusicarchive9584]

i remember my dad showing me Kaboom cereal when i was young at the store, we bought it and he said it wasn't the same as when he was a kid but glad i got to try it since the cereal was discontinued around 2004/2005. excellent video as always, Rhetty!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you flashmusicarchive9584 and I appreciate you sharing a memory of you and your Dad.

[@PREPFORIT]

Wow, many memories just got ignited. My fave cereals were C3PO's and BooBerry.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing a couple of your favorites. Luckily you can still be BooBerry every year around September and October. But I haven't seen C3PO's in a long time.

[@mickeyscott7479]

Crazy Cow and Blueberry Waffle-O's were hands down my favorite cereals growing up.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing a couple that you loved!

[@planescaped]

0:20 kinda says it all really. Literal sugar pops cereal with a realistic looking gun toy, lol

[@RhettyforHistory]

There was a time when that wasn't an issue. Even the cartoon characters advertising the cereal were getting blown up etc. Thank you for watching planescaped.

[@jons.6216]

We got mostly General Mills cereals because my mom collected the Betty Crocker points coupons on the boxes! One I miss to this day was Buc Wheat Flakes with a "snap of maple flavor" on some of the flakes!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching jons.6216. I also appreciate you sharing your memories and one you still miss.

[@DavidSquires-iy4uv]

I,was born in 1957,and grew up in the 1960's. I still remember eating these cereals from the 1960's and 1970's. I miss the cereals from back in the day. 4:01

[@noneofyourbusiness9369]

I miss the prices and the boxes were larger.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching David!

[@AKayfabe]

was the one with bananas with Jimmy Durante on it good? I ate the one with the freeze dried strawberries but never the banana version

[@Dorelaxen]

I remember Moonstones. They were great! They had a SUPER strong fruit taste, like nothing else I've ever tasted. Still, even to this day, nothing can quite touch Cocoa Pebbles as far as I'm concerned.

[@RhettyforHistory]

I love Cocoa Pebbles. The only issue I have is that I finish the box quicker than I should. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us Dorelaxen!

[@dawg065]

@@RhettyforHistory And fruity pebbles

[@LISA.R.2112]

You read my mind Rhett, I was hoping you would do cereals 👍 that crackos got me 😅 these go way back. Y'all have a great weekend dear ❣️

[@RhettyforHistory]

That Crackos was pretty memorable because the bird would sing. Thank you for watching Lisa and I hope you have a great weekend as well!

[@Tim_the_Enchanter]

I remember preferring Quisp to Quake specifically because I liked the little alien guy better than the miner guy. also ... being allowed to pick out the cereal when grocery shopping with mom was a very, very big deal.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us. There was quite a bit to choose from and the toys and artwork could certainly grab our attention.

[@ZMAN_420]

Thank You for the Retro Content!👍🏻🇺🇲

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome and thank you for watching ZMAN_420!

[@kirkmorrison6131]

I remember a lot of these cereals especially those from the late 50s and 60s. I enjoyed several of these from that era. I got a lot of them for breakfast. I liked Kream Krunch

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing one you enjoyed Kirk! That was definitely one of the space aged type cereals. I feel like they were really creative with cereals back then.

[@kirkmorrison6131]

@@RhettyforHistory that is the truth and I remember being extremely excited when new ones came out to try

[@shannondore]

I wish they would bring back Kream Krunch. I think since people are more used to freeze dried foods now it would do better. I know I would like it, I love Astronaut ice cream.

[@daisygage7557]

Grins smiles giggles and laughs was the best cereal way back . I have the ramp walkers from the cereal .

[@RhettyforHistory]

Oh nice daisygage7557! Thank you for watching and sharing one you enjoyed!

[@XianHu]

I remember liking it very much as well. Rhetty didn't mention that the 4 human characters were actually named Grins (the guy with dark hair), Smiles (tall, red haired guy, bald on top), Giggles (the girl) & Laughs (short, red haired guy with bow tie).

[@daisygage7557]

@@XianHu I just love the ramp walkers , and of course the lamp is so cool . I wish they still made this cereal .

[@pattyheitzman8635]

Quisp,Sir Grapefellow,and Crazy Cow were my favorites.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing a few of your favorites!

[@debbiepochy6751]

As a child I ate coco puffs, captain crunch, rice krispies, sugar crisp, lucky charms, fruit loops and life cereal. I loved when my mom made hot oatmeal and maypo! 😊

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing some of the cereals that you enjoyed Debbie!

[@stoptheworldandletmeoff]

Yes I remember! I miss Maypo and Coco wheats.

[@Dadsezso]

I grew up in the 50s and 60s. We didn't get a lot of cereal and what we did get, was not sweetened. Corn Flakes and Rice Crispies. We weren't allowed to put sugar on it soooo, it wasn't popular with us. My mom did, however, provide hot cereals like you mentioned Maypo, oatmeal and a hot rice bowl with hot milk and raisins. Otherwise we were eating eggs and bacon/sausage or corned beef hash, gravy and sometimes hashbrowns.

[@debbiepochy6751]

@@Dadsezso Well, the cold and hot cereals were for a quick breakfast on school days. On the weekends we always had a hot breakfast like bacon and eggs/pancakes or French toast. We usually always had 1/2 an orange or berries with it. We always had dinners from scratch back then too!!

[@reginakeith8187]

I loved Kaboom! I wish they'd bring it back. There's a few that I wish would come back.... they should bring them back from time to time.

[@RhettyforHistory]

I do wonder if it would do well now. Thank you for watching and telling us which one you loved.

[@russellgalloway151]

Crazy Cow was pretty fun! I haven't seen it in forever. Thanks for the great video.

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome and thank you for watching Russell! I thought the cows went nice with the milk and cereal and I actually enjoyed the cereal.

[@matthewpaul6904]

I remember the Hippo sailor from Cap N Crunch. I thought I imagined it.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Nope, not at all. Thank you for watching and sharing what you remember!

[@XianHu]

I know what you mean. There have been several Cap'n Crunch cereals and mascots that have been retired over the years, like Seadog & Wilma The Winsome White Whale from Vanilly Crunch, Chockle the Blob from Choco Crunch, Jean LaFoote from Cinnamon Crunch, Smedley The Elephant from Peanut Butter Crunch & The Crunch Berry Beast from Crunch Berries. I'm probably missing some others, too.

[@pattycake8272]

There was a cereal shaped like a puffy 8, it tasted like gramcrackers. Does any one else remember it. I loved that stuff, brought my young heart joy in the morning

[@stanford-nf4jk]

@pattycake8272 C-3POs from Kellogg’s were in the shape of an “8”. I remember them tasting similar to Cap’n Crunch. It’s likely that they just sprayed on a different flavoring on the “8” pieces after the Star Wars mania subsided. If I find more information, I’ll edit this comment.

[@XianHu]

Kellogg's Graham Crackos introduced 1978 Edit: Not to be confused with the Corn Crackos from this video (8:33) from 1967

[@pattycake8272]

@@stanford-nf4jk okay thanks

[@stanford-nf4jk]

@XianHu Awesome! Thanks for clearing that up. 😀

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing another one for us to remember Patty@

[@OldPirate1718]

Yep...tried everyone of them as a kid in the 60s and 70s...loved the the little goofy toys they put in them...especially the Post cereals that did cut out baseball cards on the back...Frosted Flakes had a baseball card in them

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your memories OldPirate1718!

[@mellokitty4186]

Anyone remember the six to eight variety pack of cereals? We always got these mini sized boxes of cereal when we went camping during Spring break. Either to the Oregon coast or to Mount Rainier. Nice memories 🙂

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us mellokitty4186. They still put packages like that together but they don't have the same variety as they used to.

[@questionmanga3963]

I liked quisp and remember my mom helping me send off for the quisp character via mail.

[@RhettyforHistory]

That would have been fun to do and get. Things like that just aren't the same for kids. Cereals don't offer prizes inside or that you can send off for quite like they used to. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us!

[@lesbw356]

Time to cry at nostalgia !!!!! Instead of sugared cereals …..it’s Cherrios

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching lesbw356!

[@DRaymore44]

I remember eating Coco Krispies, Life Cereal, and Alpha Bits when watching Saturday morning cartoons. I also remember one discontinued cereal called King Vitamin. It contained less sugar than Capt'n Crunch and other sweetened cereals at the time. I still remember eating Kaboom when I was a kid. My cousins came down to visit one summer, and they introduced me to Freakies. My aunt still had the original refrigerator magnets in the 1990s. Kids today will never understand what the kids had in the 1970s, and it was a lot of fun to be excited when new cartoons appeared every autumn. I sure like looking at nostalgia. Thank you for the video.

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome and I appreciate you sharing some of your memories of what you had as a kid. Thank you for watching DRaymore44!

[@LaManteca76]

I remember we got C3POs, Mr.T, Strawberry Shortcake & Donkey Kong cereal. One night i ate a lot of Strawberry Shortcake before bed & threw up in the middle of the night. That ruined my love for the cereal! I still enjoy Cocoa Pebbles & Lucky Charms.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Experiences like that can definitely ruin your liking to a product. I had that after an experience with a Zero bar and Orange Julius in the 70s and I have never had either one since. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories!

[@dawg065]

The Frosty o's i remember had a dark brown box with a white owl on front. This was the early 70's.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your memories dawg065!

[@mikeywid4954]

As always many thanks to Rhetty for History for another nostalgic video. I remember when Cocoa Krispies first came out I believe in the late 50s. A local grocer was giving away mini boxes of them as samples. We kept making return trips to get them. Such wonderful innocent times back then.

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome and thank you for watching Mikey! I appreciate you also sharing your memories of Cocoa Krispies!

[@susiesnyder570]

Love, love, loved Kaboom as a kid, they need to bring it back again!

[@frankrizzo4460]

Loved Waffelos and Fruit Bruit also Pink Panther too.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your favorites. Every so often around Halloween season they re-release the Fruit Brute but the others I haven't seen in a long time. Thank you for watching Frank!

[@frankrizzo4460]

@@RhettyforHistory Thank you for your channel it brings back good memories to me when I was a kid years ago.

[@LaManteca76]

Lol, my brother buys Fruit Brute & Count Chocula every Halloween. I've also seen Frankenberry & Boo Berry. Last year there was a new one with a female ghoul(?) on the cover. I don't remember what she was but she looked like a teenager.

[@manofaction1807]

Cpt Crunch, the Monster cereals, Fruity Pebbles, and the Sugar Smacks. Look at those prices!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching manofaction1807!

[@jerryhorn4697]

Skip those expensive cereals from Kellogg's, General Mills, Post, etc. You can find cheaper alternatives from Malt-o-Meal. Their cereals are packaged in large bags and are lower in price and taste like their big-brand counterparts. Malt-o-Meal's Coco Dino-Bites look and taste EXACTLY like Cocoa Pebbles!

[@ybe7011]

Some of those mascots are frightening! I grew up on "healthy" cereal Total, cornflakes, cracklin' oat bran, and the most sugary was Golden Grahams.

[@XianHu]

I love all of those, too... although you may be surprised to learn that Cracklin' Oat Bran had way more sugar (16g) than Golden Grahams (9g)

[@ybe7011]

@@XianHu for sure it was really sweet. I'm pretty sure I was trying to trick my mom. She didn't want me eating junk for breakfast. Honestly all breakfast cereal in my opinion is unhealthy... Just carbs.

[@RhettyforHistory]

I loved a lot of these old mascots! Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts!

[@RobinMarconeCassidyRN]

I always love to see ya Rhetty! You have the best channel here on KZbin. You always bring out something exciting! Now its time to check out what's on the today's menu😆

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching RobinMarconeCassidyRN and I'm happy to hear you are enjoying the content. I appreciate the kind words!

[@RobinMarconeCassidyRN]

@@RhettyforHistory Now I've got our medical staff going crazy this morning trying to figure out their favorite cereal way back into the 60s!! They're a riot, lol! You certainly have the best topics Rhetty😁

[@XianHu]

I miss the original formula for General Mills Monster cereals (Count Chocula, Frankenberry, Blueberry, etc.) . They used to be oat based cereals, but were changed to corn based in the early 2000's. Personally, I think the oat version tasted better. I also preferred the original shapes (round with a crossbar cereal, and normal cylinder marshmallows), but that's probably just nostalgia.

[@RhettyforHistory]

It's certainly changed a little. From the ingredients to the shapes of the cereal and even the artwork.

[@XianHu]

@@RhettyforHistory True, although I like all the variations in the artwork. 🙂

[@osirisandilio]

I still have a Freakies Snorkeldorf magnet from my childhood

[@RhettyforHistory]

Oh that's awesome! Thank you for watching and sharing what you have!

[@ishotu747]

Being a kid in the 1990's some of the memorable cereals I ate were Post's Banana Nut Crunch, Kellogg's Double Dip Crunch and Rice Krispies Treats Cereal. All have been discontinued sadly but I was happy to have tried them.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing some of the cereals that you have tried ishotu747!

[@markhewitt4307]

Speaking of 1960s cereals, yesterday at a sale I found 2 cardboard Monkees records that was on Post cereal boxes back in the late 60s. My mom told me she remembered them. I was born in 1974. There are 4 songs on each record.

[@RhettyforHistory]

What a cool find! Thank you for watching and telling us about it Mark!

[@DUMPSTERDIVINGADELAIDE]

Thanks for the video, from Australia 😊

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome DUMPSTERDIVINGADELAIDE and thank you for watching from Australia!

[@jeromehoward1249]

I thought that Kellogg's Corn Flakes w/ Bananas debuted about a decade and a half ago. I didn't know that that was a thing back in the '60s. It sure had a short comeback story.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Yeah and I'm really kind of shocked they even brought it back. But who knows. It may come back again sometime!

[@Emily-Whitfield]

Kombos, Baron von Redberry, Sir Grape fellow, Lucky Charms and Kaboom were my favorites! Eating cereal while watching Space Ghost, The Herculoids and Jonny Quest was the best part of Saturday morning!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@Jen0714]

Cocoa Krispies, Capt Crunch, and Apple Jacks were my faves. Thank you, Rhetty!

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome and thank you for watching and sharing some of your favorites Jen!

[@Brianscoronet]

I loved Kaboom, I miss it everyday.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your favorite Brian!

[@Engineersoldiers_Spiritof76_21]

My sister and I always wanted the newest cereals Fruity Pebbles & Coco Pebbles, Cookie Crisp. Sometimes we would get a cereal based on the surprise toy or special offer on the box. We would sometimes collect box tops for our school to get something. We wound up eating Raisin Bran or Cornflakes as we entered our teens.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Those toys and offers on the boxes were super enticing to kids. I was guilty of doing the same thing you and your sister did. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories!

[@mcorleonep]

Peanut butter crunch was/is my favorite. Had a bowl while watching this. I remember some of those 70’s cereals (Freakies, Grins Smiles…, and most notably Quisp). Most of them tasted like regular Captain Crunch.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your favorite mcorleonep!

[@ryulee458]

Those were the days life was good everything was cheap

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching ryulee458!

[@travelingwithmikeandpam9074]

A bunch of crazy cereals! Thanks for a great vlog Rhetty!

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome and thank you for watching my friend!

[@rikkiross7691]

Captain Crunch and Fruity Pebbles was my two favorite cereals back when I was a kid. 😊

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing a couple of your favorites rikkiross7691!

[@JamesRivera-fi2kk]

Fortified Oat Flakes by Post was my favorite cereal as a kid, growing up in the 1970s.🤪

[@AKayfabe]

I miss Quisp I loved that one. Quisp came back for awhile about 10 years ago but not forever. I really also wish they still made Ice Cream Cones Cereal, and Nerds Cereal

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing some of the ones you loved AKayfabe!

[@ronm6585]

Thanks Rhetty. My favorite was Apple Jacks.

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome Ron! Thank you for watching and sharing your favorite!

[@AudraLeigh01]

Big Otis was my Grandpa (Hal Baylor)!!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching Audra!

[@samanthastern7344]

As a Canadian without access to American channels when I was a young tot, not one of these cereals ring any bells for me.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and letting us know Samantha!

[@ericday604]

Quisp was a leading favorite at our home!! I do remember a short run of strawberry honeycombs, they were good. But ultimately what ever had the coolest toy in won!!

[@RhettyforHistory]

There were many fights among siblings trying to get those toys too. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us!

[@volstar8]

Great video! I have been waiting a long time for a video on all the great cereals from the past! I really do enjoy them. Wish I could have tried those Pink Panther Flakes and the Crazy Cow cereal! Thanks for the great video, I’m sure I’ll be watching it over and over!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and I'm happy to hear you have enjoyed this one!

[@paulstan9828]

Brought back memories. I remember a few of them. Sugar was always the main ingredient. No wonder as a kid we couldn’t sit still. Ha!! I also remember the box’s were fun all by themselves. It was a requirement to study the back of the box as you ate. If you were really lucky you got a prize in the box too. 👋😁 Jodie! 🇦🇺

[@swansfan6944]

Hi Paul 👋😁🇺🇸

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're right about the boxes and artwork. We stared at them and read the stories and then did the puzzles and games on them. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us!

[@XianHu]

I was surprized to learn about a cereal from the 1970's that I don't remember, Mr. Wonderfull's Surprize (5:22) I really loved cereal as a kid, and thought I had tried pretty much evrything. I loved the super sugary stuff as well as the healthier options. In the morning I was just as likely to be eating original Cheerios or Grape-Nuts as Cap'n Crunch's Crunch Berries or Cocoa Krispies. Cocoa Krispies was probably my all time favorite, though; especially when Tusk the elephant was the mascot.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing some of what you enjoyed. There was definitely a huge variety to choose from!

[@marlenepearson3936]

First they had to take sugar out of the name of the cereal. Then out of the cereal itself. 😖 I ate alot of different cereals. You're one of the first people who has ever mentioned Kabooms. I loved that. 😍 😢

[@RhettyforHistory]

There was a lot of different cereals on the market at one time. Now it seems like so many are gone. Thank you for watching!

[@jfu5222]

While I remember most of these, I'm completely drawing a blank on the orange flavored varieties.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching!

[@user-rm9rp3no2j]

Apple jacks,frosted flakes,cheerios, Wheaties,grape nuts,sugar smacks,soo many and I probably tried most

[@CarlosRodriguez-dd4sb]

If you would have visited us in the 1970s on a Saturday morning, you probably have seen us eating one of these cereals - Cocoa or Fruity Pebbles, Frankenberry, Count Chocula, Boo Berry, Sugar Corn Pops, Sugar Smacks, Honey Combs, or Frosted Flakes while we watched cartoons. We always looked forward to the toy inside.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Some of them had some really good toys and no matter what the boxes were entertaining on their own. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us!

[@waynev.8200]

Freakies!!! I remember that one.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching Wayne!

[@jamesmassey-cc4ml]

You must be from another reality. Being 57 years old now,I would have been 7 when that cereal hit the market. I don’t have any recall of that cereal at all!!!

[@nightswatch8659]

Who sometimes picked cereal based on how cool the toy/prize was? I know I did.

[@RhettyforHistory]

I was guilty of that. Thank you for watching!

[@volstar8]

Would love to see a video about ice cream from the past! Would also be great to see a video about pies and cakes from the past!

[@Great_Sandwich]

Solid research here, Rhetty! Nice job! Great memories. 🙂 Edit: Lest we forget Count Chocula, and Frankenberry.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Luckily the Monster Cereals come back out every year around September and October. Thank you for watching!

[@Great_Sandwich]

@@RhettyforHistory Oh, cool. Thanks. (Been a lot of years since I dug into that sugary goodness.)

[@karenrosen2983]

Count Chocula and Cocoa Puffs were my favorites! Tried them again not too long ago and just like the rest of the stuff we ate back then they’re just not the same!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing a couple of your favorites as well as your thoughts on them now.

[@koriw1701]

I loved Apple Jacks and The Baron. Hey, you missed telling us about Jimmy Durant here > 9:53 He used to tip his head down, look up at us and say, "Ha-cha-cha-cha!" The funniest thing about cereals in the 60's and 70's was, that nearly _every_ cereal had the word "Sugar" in its title. Like today, what is 'Golden Pops' today used to be called "Super Sugar Corn Pops.

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're right about Jimmy and the Sugar. All of a sudden sugar is bad. At least to say. It's still in plenty of items out there. If it doesn't have that then it will probably be higher in fat or artificial sweeteners. People won't eat it otherwise. I enjoyed a lot of these old cereals though. Sugar or not. I remember adding sugar to corn flakes etc.

[@koriw1701]

@@RhettyforHistory everyone is switching to not _saying_ that it's full of sugar. That or they're switching from 'high fructose corn syrup' to 'natural sugars' as if its any better for our pancreas. Diabetes is still the leading cause of reversable blindness today.

[@PaulBroxon]

Coco Hoots, that featured Newton the owl. Like the character voice, sound like Mr. Haney from Green Acres.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing another one with us PaulBroxon!

[@AudiophileTommy]

Every week my mom would let my little brother and I pick our own cereal with the stipulation that we would not waste it if we didn’t like it so sometimes we would switch with each other and it worked out pretty good . We tried about everything that came out in the 60s 🎉 Quisp and Quake were pretty good and stand out !

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing some memories of you and your brother as well as what you liked.

[@Mikemotorcycle0214]

Great video. I remember C3p0 cereal was my favorite of all time for its short run

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing a favorite of yours thomasmroczka1412!

[@chrisnemec5644]

I'm reminded of a comedy sketch from the early 1970's when a scandal came out about how many breakfast cereals were full of sugar and bad for you. The line went "A spokesman for Kellogg's stated this was all snap, crackle and poppycock!"

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your memory of that sketch chrisnemec5644!

[@WinterInTheForest]

It was all marketing to keep children hooked on sugar lol

[@daisygage7557]

It worked for me until I was around 17 , then hardly ever ate cereal . But some of that was good tasting

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching WinterInTheForest!

[@barbara8802]

Well that took me down memory lane ❤

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching Barbara!

[@Team_Little_Mates]

Growing up, in my home town we mainly had Food Lion and Kroger. There was a strange grocery store in town called Red Front which was the only place you could get rare things like Rice Krispies with marshmallows or Kaboom cereal. It was such a treat to go there but it looks like Red Front got new management and shut about 4 years ago. Good memories though.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your memories of where you used to go to shop.

[@princessmarlena1359]

My twin brother and I totally missed out on the ‘70s cereals. Our older siblings told us the stories of those old cereals. Though they missed out on the ‘60s cereals, where our much older cousins bragged about that. One of them has his old decoder ring prize from one cereal. Another one has a miniature model car kit.

[@trudefaith]

I loved captain crunch and quisp the most

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing cereals you loved trudefaith!

[@annerohrbacker6097]

Waffelos…who remembers this? 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️

[@RhettyforHistory]

I do! Thank you for watching and mentioning that one annerohrbacker6097!

[@shannondore]

Did you know they brought those back? I just saw them at Walmart the other day.😄

[@annerohrbacker6097]

@@shannondore WHAT?!? Get outta here!! 😃

[@shannondore]

@annerohrbacker6097 I think it's the same cereal. It's a maple flavored waffle cereal that I remember seeing as a child. I'm going back to get a box and try it.

[@annerohrbacker6097]

@@shannondore 😃

[@spaceghost27]

they were crazy for all the characters back then. i just remember Waffelo's being my favorite that got discontinued but that missed out being an early 80s cereal.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your favorite spaceghost27!

[@tygrkhat4087]

With the exception of Twinkles, I remember all of those General Mills cereals. My dad worked for the Big G and in those days, we were able to get damaged packages of what they made at the plant. The TV ads for Quake and Qwisp were made by Jay Ward, who also did Rocky & Bullwinkle, George of the Jungle and Super Chicken.

[@RhettyforHistory]

That would be great to be able to get some of the damaged packages like that. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us!

[@jfu5222]

My uncle worked for General Mills, my family got involved in pre-launch testing of new products. I fondly remember when granola bars and some kind of fruit snacks hit the scene in the mid 70s.

[@tygrkhat4087]

@@jfu5222 Which plant did he work at? My dad was at the Buffalo cereal plant.

[@jfu5222]

@@tygrkhat4087 I have no idea, it's been so long and I was just a kid!

[@nightswatch8659]

Hey Rhett, do you have a video on some of the prizes that use to come in cereal? Your channel is great! They always take me back to my childhood, thanks!!!👍🏻

[@RhettyforHistory]

I do not but that is a great video idea. Thank you for watching and suggesting that one!

[@EmpressEmpress-53]

I remember Crazy Cow cereal in Chicago. 💞

[@Ooogabooga282]

Lots of fiber in “Crunchy Logs” seems to fit well.

[@RhettyforHistory]

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[@hanschristianbrando5588]

The real trouble with Kaboom is that there were too many burnt pieces. And dig those prices! And people complain that houses and college cost ten times as much today as they did 50 years ago.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your memories hanschristianbrando5588!

[@wintersplace]

I still crave Kaboom to this day.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

poor Ralston couldn’t get a mention of battling the others too despite being three of the first four cereals mentioned

[@ITIsFunnyDamnIT]

I remember a cereal called Honeycomb , but I didn't care for that one , so don't miss it. Most of these i don't remember, because my favorite sweetened cereals when my mom would buy them were Froot Loops, Coco Pebbles, Fruity Pebbles, Cookie Crisp, Count Chocula, My sister loved Franken Berry and Boo Berry, Lucky Charms, Frosted Flakes, Pops thought i didn't care for Pops, Apple Jack, Lucky Charms, Captain Crunch, Peanut Butter Crunch, Trix, Sugar Smacks, These are all the ones I grew up with as far as sugar cereals.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing what your family used to get ITIsFunnyDamnIT!

[@J_Calvin_Hobbes]

Chocolate Crazy Cow & Kaboom! My all time favorites! The monster cereals were also yummy. Amazing I do not remember many of the 70's era cereals. What's pathetic is they all have one ingredient in common - sugar.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing a couple of your favorites 1_TRICK_Pony!

[@brianquilty687]

I have never heard of many of these cereals. Our mother was very strict when it came to morning cereals. We usually had Porridge for breakfast. Sometimes pancakes or eggs, or waffles. If we had a cereal it was usually Kellloggs corn flakes.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing what you used to have for breakfast!

[@williamestes629]

I can't believe the cereal prices then. But Kream Krunch mascot seems frightening.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching William!

[@carolfink3991]

Kabooms is my favorite 😊😊😊

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your favorite Carol!

[@gregwasserman2635]

It is hard to believe how many cereals have disappeared. My mom didn't like getting my sisters and I cereals with lots of sugar. We did get Honeycombs and Alpha-Bits (which was discontinued a few years ago) and sometimes cereals like Fruity/Coco Pebbles, Apple Jacks, Sugar Smacks, and Lucky Charms. I remember when Freakies came out. They were insanely popular but faded quickly. The original Cookie Crisp came in several flavors (besides chocolate chip); my favorite was vanilla wafer. Does anyone remember Euell Gibbons advertising Grape Nuts? When we went on vacation, mom always got us a package of small boxes of Kellogg's cereal. You could use the box as a bowl (by design) but mom always got paper bowls for us to use. There were "boring" cereal like Product 19. In the 70s, many cereal came with "prizes", small plastic toys or posters. One of my favorites were the monster posters in one of the cereals one year for Halloween. There were 4 of them - Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolfman, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon. If I remember right, they glowed in the dark. You could also collect box tops to send in for even better toys. I got my Boba Fett Star Wars action figure that way. Fun episode Rhetty!

[@XianHu]

I really miss Product 19, it was actually one of my favorites.

[@gregwasserman2635]

@@XianHu, no kidding? I remember it since it came in those little boxes I talked about (at least I think it did). I remember eating it but it has been decades. (Note - Don't take what I said as it was a bad cereal; it just didn't have the sugar and mascot of the others cereals that a kid like me wanted.)

[@XianHu]

@@gregwasserman2635 I ate it until it was discontinued in 2016. I even wrote to them to request its return, but I guess there were just too few of us that really liked it. Although, I personally feel like they just failed to advertise it properly, plus it's kind of a terrible name. Look at all the attention they give Special-K or Frosted Flakes.

[@gregwasserman2635]

@@XianHu, I loved Alpha-Bits and they discontinued it in 2021. It sucks. I have a few other favorites that are still around that I eat. There was one called Kix that my mom got a lot that I enjoyed, but I don't know if it is still around.

[@XianHu]

@@gregwasserman2635 I remember Kix, little balls of corn based cereal. I haven't thought about that one in a long time. I looked it up, and it's still being produced today by General Mills, so you should be able to find that one.

[@XianHu]

You should have included Ralston in your list of manufacturers (0:11), Kellogg's, Post, General Mills & Quaker. They may not be around anymore (acquired by Nestle), but they were once a major player and they came up with, Chex, Cookie Crisp, Freakies (0:45), Grins & Smiles & Giggles & Laughs (1:51), Moonstones (1:32), Waffelos and many more not to mention their tie-in cereals like Donkey Kong cereal, Batman cereal.

[@RhettyforHistory]

They were a big one in the market.

[@swansfan6944]

Two very popular cereals for kids here were Kellogg’s Fruit Loops and Kellogg’s Coco Pops. I loved eating the different coloured fruit loops as a kid, but I liked them on their own. No milk meant they were crunchy and not soggy. I prefer toast with Vegemite over cereal though. 😁 Thank you Rhett. ❤️Jodie 🇦🇺 Hi Paul. 👋😁🇺🇸

[@paulstan9828]

Hi Jodie! 👋😁🇦🇺

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your memories Jodie! Fruit Loops really were great to have on their own with no milk. I used to put them in sandwich bags and take them with me everywhere!

[@GenXfrom75]

I wish we still had Corn Flakes with bananas 🍌 9:55 oh, never mind 😂

[@lesliehackney7519]

Our household was pretty basic when I was a kid, Corn flakes, Rice Crispies and Cheerios. Mom didn't like all the sugar but as we got a little older and more kids in the family she relented a bit and we got Sugar Snaps and Frosted Flakes. We also had oatmeal and Malt o meal. I am not a big cereal fan today except in winter I like some oatmeal. I did not even recognize a good portion of the ones you highlighted.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us. Did you ever ad some sugar to the cereals you mentioned?

[@lesliehackney7519]

@@RhettyforHistory Ha, ha, yes I did but my mother controlled how much.

[@dreamsinthree]

Most of these were right before my time (80s) but I'll save this vid for my parents.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching dreamsinthree!

[@junebug3254]

Astronauts never actually took the freeze dried ice cream in to space. That bummed me out when I found out.

[@RhettyforHistory]

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[@ensabahnur7657]

Crazy Cow Chocolate's my all time favorite!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and letting us know your favorite ensabahnur7657!