Freakies (1987)

In 1987 Ralston rebooted one of their most classic and beloved cereals, Freakies. Unfortunately, they didn't keep what made that cereal so great and lovable. Still, I'd love to see more original mascots and new cereal ideas from the big companies these days.
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[@a.person7825]

I remember eating the 1987 version at my cousins' house. My mom wouldn't buy them, she wasn't a fan of sugary cereals. It was the BEST! I am about to turn 40 and I still talk about this cereal; however, I haven't ran across ANYONE that remembers it until now.

[@a.person7825]

@2 beans 1 cream It seems that most of the really good things go away..Pudding Pops, gum without aspartame, Nugrape soda, the gum in the little cartons with the fruit faces on them, "Where's the Beef?" bubble gum. Yes, I am a gum connoisseur. 🤓

[@dreamguardian8320]

I was born in the eighties and I did not know that the Freakies I use to have in that year was a reboot of the 1970's cereal. I did not even know that the Freakies were created way before I was born. What an amazing discovery.

[@sheridanbrassell8253]

I love the leader boss moss

[@Tangobutton]

It was released in Summer of 1975. I was 12 years old and I collected all the prizes AND mail ordered a Boss Moss t-shirt for my little brother and Gargle shirt for me. I ate it the entire summer but I had to buy it. My parents did not buy sugar cereal.

[@SugarCandyMiniatures]

Completely unaware there was a cereal channel. My dad used to talk about eating freakies all the time. This is gonna be a fun channel.

[@daleadams6947]

@Cereal Time TV That Was The First Video On Your New Camera Is It The iPhone XR?

[@powerpup97]

Wow! I’m surprised this cereal existed and was so popular! Let alone in the 70’s! A concept like the Freakies sounds more like an 80’s Saturday morning cartoon rather than a 70’s cereal, so I’d say the Freakies were way ahead of their time!

[@blackcellagent]

Bring back prizes in the box!

[@mr.vintage4889]

The only cereal that does have prizes are Funko made by Funko,famous for their pop culture figurines.It has a colorful box with a pop culture character (like Pac-Man),a maze on the back,sugar infested cereal pieces,and a mini figurine.Pretty good sugary cereal,with a pretty good figurine.

[@adventuresofbilljohnson8271]

BlackCellAgent yesssssss

[@jimmymelendez1836]

That's the Freakies I remember. I remember eating those.

[@adventuresofbilljohnson8271]

Jimmy Melendez the memories flying back

[@highspotplays]

I really liked the 1987 version of Freakies. I was a kid and knew nothing of the original, but I thought the reboot version was fun, and the cereal was really good (from what I remember). I wish I had sent away for the fan club stuff now too.

[@Tornado1994]

I too wasn't around in the 70s. But I was around in '87. The 1987 Version came out 5 years too late. It simply was too out of style by '87. Now had Ralston Purina rebooted Freakies in '82 AND had a Saturday Morning Cartoon made, it would have really caught on.

[@monsterguyx]

My god, I was around for the original release of these... I was starting to think I had imagined this cereal! I guess now I've gotta go look up the video on that one!

[@tyeman3039]

That was my favorite cereal of my childhood. Yeah I was born in ‘68.

[@patmoore1036]

1987 Freakies were my favorite cereal. I still have some of the stickers from it on an old folder.

[@PtolemyJones]

Holy toledo, I totally forgot about those until you showed the commercial from the seventies. How fun!

[@chuckcav5606]

I used to eat this cereal back when it first came out in the 70s. It was interesting that they name the cereal Freakies. During that period in the 1970s, the freaks at school were the Hippies and the Pot Heads.

[@JohnRiggs]

Back when TV commericals would be 60 seconds instead of the standard 30 seconds.

[@JamesW0214]

Was just about to make a comment on that. What's surprising is that I've personally seen many commercials as short as 15 seconds!

[@michaelpayne8000]

I was like 11 or 12 when Freakies hit the store shelves and can still remember in my mind what they tasted like..My mother bought boxes by the case load it seemed just to get the Kool prizes and still have most of them to date..I ate the heck out of this cereal watching Saturday morning 🌅 cartoons on ABC, CBS and NBC..I'd give anything to go back in time to the 70s just for one more taste of that sweet delicious cereal..Freakies Rocked..😁👍

[@josiechaney9010]

I still have them too! I have the magnets anyway… and maybe those cool plastic stencils where one part of the picture was on one half and the other on … the other.

[@jgclark45]

still have a Snorkeldorf magnet on my fridge

[@tonishannon7910]

I remember the 70’s commercial very well. I am 63. Funny. My mom never bought the cereal.

[@gildersleevefan67]

The original Freakies was replaced by Grins & Smiles & Giggles & Laughs, which I seem to remember coming out in 4th grade, which would be 1976-77. They tasted the same as Freakies and Ralston used the same recipe was used in many different shapes over the years. Donkey Kong cereal, their donut cereal in the 80s (not the superb General Mills Donutz) and I forget what else. But if you ever had any corn-based Ralson cereal, you've had the original Freakies.

[@CerealTimeTV]

Dinky Donuts! And yes, there was a string of Ralston cereals that all tasted the same. But those other ones didn't have the great characters like Freakies. ;)

[@ciaraanderson5612]

Great video

[@user-zx8de8op9l]

My mom found most of the characters at a garage sale, only missing one character, My friend who is 13 years older. than me described the cereal and characters, and I told him about what I had, then showed him and learned their names.

[@billruppert5483]

I remember it well, you are correct about the characters and great giveaways in the boxes. Is it possible that the marketing isn't as strong with characters and mascots because back in the day cereal was greatly connected with Saturday morning cartoons? Kids would be eating the cereal while watching the commercials. Just a thought probably has nothing to do with it.

[@seandeal1469]

Your spot on

[@JeffTheFutureJaros]

This was a cool cereal!

[@HEMPHILL23]

Funko should do a Mystery Minis collection on the Freakies...

[@adventuresofbilljohnson8271]

HEMPHILL23 amazing idea

[@ToxicSpiker]

Was watching the movie Burbs and I just had to look up what Tom Hanks was eating, thanks for the great info!!!

[@anniefinch6843]

I remember the commercial for this cereal.

[@ozjthomas]

It seems in some ways reliance on the known quantity of brands has triumphed over a wholly new product.. it's something I never thought of before but I think it's the same reason we see so many sequel and franchise movies, shows and games

[@CerealTimeTV]

As someone who works in Hollywood as a writer, I can tell you you are absolutely right about this. Proven IP will always win out over original ideas these days. I hope it's just a phase and the pendulum will swing back the other way eventually, but I fear this is just the new normal as we eventually descend into the world of Idiocracy.

[@eronitoworld378]

I was actually expecting Gabe to review the rebooted cereal after my first time watching him review the original Freakies cereal. Looks like it happened today, thanks Gabe! 👍

[@morbidian2020]

I loved the 87 cereal! I had no idea it was a reboot...I was a marshmallow kid in the 80s so I would have never tried this despite marketing if it didn't have the marshmallows lol this and Ghostbusters Cereal were my fav!

[@rafe_can5]

Freakies, I never heard of that cereal but now I know,I like the commercial

[@cindygroves5804]

I remember the first version of Freakies and the jingle. That commercial was really well animated!

[@rafe_can5]

@@cindygroves5804 Wow

[@Mike_Toulon]

The "flying saucers" always reminded me of Cookie Crisp minus the liitle chocolate chips

[@nex1208]

How did you mention to find old cereal

[@chazracarpenter2820]

I never knew this cereal existed. I just saw it in the movie The Burbs (I've watched this hundreds of times and never paid attn). It was prominently placed so they must have paid to have it shown.

[@bobpayne2726]

I'm surprised that I don't remember freakies cereal at all , not even the commercial... and cereal was basically all I ate in the 1970's

[@wendyturner9043]

i used to eat the original freakies cereal. I dont remember the taste, but i loved the magnets. I think i had 4 of them and only have hamhose left. I also like Grins, Smiles, Giggles and Laughs cereal.

[@johntrujillo2486]

Oh man I remember !!!!!

[@landysmith8855]

Yeah definitely true about the cereal and filming timing. Classic movie and cereal though.

[@rowdyairplane92]

Cereal Time TV Season 11 Episode 5 Freakies Reboot Freakies Were a Huge Hit From Ralston. Sadly They Didn't Get It Alive For Too Long. Released: October 5, 2019 In Memory Freakies: 1973-1977 Freakies Reboot: 1987

[@NESADDICT]

As a kid born in 1981, I don’t remember the 1987 reboot. I have to resepctfully disagree with your thoughts on the rebranding. I think the changes would have appealed to me as an 80’s kid had I known about it.

[@Tornado1994]

I was born in 1982. I remember the Reboot, it didn't catch on because it suffered from very lackluster promotion and marketing.

[@ArtificialBanana]

I was the right age for the original Freakies, but somehow I never heard of them!

[@bearvalentine379]

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[@Wildman-lc3ur]

We never miss a meal because we love our ceriyeal

[@markuswolf7884]

I had a Grumble toy from the original freakies. I really wanted them all, but my mom rarely bought sweet cereals. I'm guessing I was about six. I had a big plastic Noah's Ark full of plastic animals that he lived in when I played with them. He was the same kind of plastic, I guess. Wow, that was a nostalgia trip for me.

[@CerealTimeTV]

So jealous. I really wish I had gotten to experience the original Freakies firsthand.

[@markuswolf7884]

@@CerealTimeTV I can't remember the taste at all. Just the characters. There was another one around the same time called Grins, Smiles, Giggles and Laughs. They had little walking toys that I so wanted all of them. Again, can't remember the cereal taste at all, just the premiums.

[@15aripal4ever3]

Now now they rebooted the cereal

[@Korroth]

Duane Dimmock and I made the Bossmoss wobblers with Funko under license from Jackie End. 😊

[@CerealTimeTV]

Nice! Yes, I got mine from Duane who was very generous. Such a great bobble head!

[@Korroth]

Cereal Time TV yep, Duane is great!

[@MoviemaniaNick]

Interesting cereal! I do not remember this one.

[@Greenscyth22]

Marketing is literally half of what sells cereal. What a commercial that was!

[@CerealTimeTV]

They don't make 'em like they used to!

[@angelachurch8364]

The fridges are cool

[@beautychao7]

I only remember the mascots for Freakies from looking up mascots in 2009. I'm surprised there isn't a pumpkin spice female Jacky Lantern type monster mascot with a skeleton peguasus. I wish Mr. Pink from the early 2000s was the mascot for Strawberry Rice Krispies.

[@landysmith8855]

I used to eat this one. It lasted longer than just 1987 though. Tom hanks is eating in the Burbs movie watching jeopardy.

[@CerealTimeTV]

But that was filmed in early 1988. This Freakies cereal was still around in 1988 (boxes probably didn't expire until 1989), but they had discontinued it in early '88 at the latest. Only about a year on shelves.

[@digitalversatilediscjockey3465]

Hahaha yooo that's what brought me here. I'm a huge fan of cereal and old movies. I'm watch The Burbs right now and had to pause to search the web to see what's up w these Freakies

[@jwdj88]

I think I read somewhere that this cereal wasn't released nationally and only in certain areas as test markets. I don't remember the 85 version but as a kid I remember the original. Although it was similar to Capt'n Crunch. The fun was definitely in the characters on The Box. I think a reboot would be an excellent idea but it would have to be the original version.

[@CerealTimeTV]

Totally agree. I wasn't around for the first version, but even I have nostalgia for it just because of the great characters and commercials. They could literally do an online ad campaign via Instagram and Twitter with the old commercials and that would be enough to get people interested.

[@marymiller6305]

This was the very first video on Gabe's latest camera I guess it's maybe an iPhone

[@johncraw8572]

Awesome could you do this year’s monster cereals please thanks

[@CerealTimeTV]

Not this year, sorry. Same as last year with no differences. I'm not going to waste my time unless General Mills gives us something different.

[@grune7881]

Still cant fade it by warren g is one of the best tracks on that album. Also what is your favorite what if?? Mine has to be issue 44.

[@asmrdude2713]

Have you seen Crispix? A new Australian cereal

[@CerealTimeTV]

Oh they finally got Crispix over there? That's great. Crispix came out in 1983 here in the US. It's awesome.

[@asmrdude2713]

Cereal Time TV Thank you! I’ll definitely try it!

[@asmrdude2713]

Cereal Time TV I’m not sure if you’ve done a video on it but there are some Australian cereals that are different, like milo cereal and rice bubbles, and coco pops. It would be really cool if you check some of these out (if you haven’t done a video on it before)

[@Ali-ii8il]

Hey cereal time dude I know you love dark chocolate and cereal but I have found something I know you really want to try and that is Hershey's Choco Crunch Dark Choco Cereal, it's a Hershey's cereal that's only in Korea like they had this stuff here for a long time and now they added a new flavor dark chocolate and I Know for sure you would like to get this cereal and make a video anytime soon.

[@adventuresofbilljohnson8271]

Ali glad I caught this comment, I’ll be on the lookout

[@JasonPalmerTv]

The Burbs. Tom Hanks is eating them.

[@55twintv39]

2:15 1976 at least according to google

[@jasonhawk76]

The 80s version was great

[@landonhinds1331]

Crap I never got to try it 😔😭😭😭😭😭

[@LTSTHE1ST]

Well Mr lazy is sleeping and listening to you

[@aliwinchester8794]

Cereal Time Tv Episode 12 Blueberry Cheerios Next Saturday

[@flylesskyle]

that mascot is cursed beyond reason

[@alishaker5121]

Americans are so lucky they got more cereal options than us people in the uk

[@fastfoodandtech2860]

Ali Shaker And Australia lol... we have barely anything too in all food genres

[@5JLazerManYT]

the freakie’s are really *freakie*

[@DJDLeanHDtv]

In this day and age that name would be banned 🚫

[@robertgarcia2864]

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[@BugsyFoga]

These definitely are pretty freaky

[@ipostcringe7983]

Do classic Trix cereal

[@santaisacommunist]

This Octopus Guy Is Voice Is Wreid

[@cereal7749]

So you found another unopened box

[@ZOMb2010]

No idea why , but these characters always seem like they should of been on Vitamin boxes instead of cereal ..

[@torenatkinson1986]

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[@pamelascott625]

They had the commercials out weeks or months out before the cereal was put on the shelves. When we were able to get to eat it tasted like cardboard and it had a green hue when you poured milk on it.. It was disgusting and it tanked soon after. This was the 1970's. It was not delicious!!!! The prizes were pretty good but the cereal was terrible. We all knew the song because the frequency of the commercials and the catchy tune.

[@seandeal1469]

I grew up eating that crap.....

[@robertgarcia2864]

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[@robertgarcia2864]

@@FuNiOnZ2 Oh Im Stupid

[@squidracerX]

The Monster cereals are just a waste now anyway with the new grain pieces tasting so bland and meh. Id buy a box of Yummy Mummy and Fruit Brute just for the box, probably dump the cereal unless they switch back to old recipe.

[@Nolanator324]

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[@charlierobinson9647]

I’m sadly disappointed in this video

[@woodstock316]

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[@austinjaydignon3935]

1st

[@LegacyUnknown]

peter quill was wearing a Freakies shirt in the end cutscene of Guardians of the Galaxy 3 so i had to google it. thats how i ended up here in 2023!

[@ciaraanderson5612]

Great video