Monster Cereals (2017)

Ah yes, it's that time of year again. Halloween is just around the corner and that means it's time for a new batch of Monster cereals. This year General Mills didn't actually do much to promote the cereal (no elections, no weird boxes) but it won't stop me from stocking up on Count Chocula, Frankenberry and Boo Berry in hopes that my stash will last until Halloween 2018.
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[@tjnickles4782]

boo berry is my favorite

[@christopherapplegate5366]

Agree

[@howders]

I ATE IT RIGHT NOW

[@Goofychannel555]

Yep

[@ThomastheRad]

I can never get enough of these cereal videos!

[@evankolar8957]

I loved the Halloween cereal video! Can't wait to get my hands on the monster cereals again! Although I really wished they brought back Fruit Brute and Yummy Mummy. I really wish I could try a cherry and orange cream flavored cereal!

[@punisherthunder]

In the 1980s, on the back of the monster cereals the used to have huge face cutouts on the back of the box that were either the Count, Frankenberry, or Boo. You just put a piece of string with it and voila.

[@sheridanbrassell8253]

I love the Franken berry and boo berry cameos

[@shelbytc16v]

I wish they would make it like they did back in the 70's, tiny marshmallows and all. Man they were delicious in the day! They just don't taste as good as they used to.

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You're welcome! Yup, one and a half and already obsessed with eating breakfast cereal. I try to limit it but... you know... I love it too.

[@cannataj11]

I'm an American expat in Japan, and a recent subscriber. I really appreciate all the videos as they provide not only a good bit of nostalgia, but also keep me up to date on new cereals. All in all, you give me a lot to look forward to when I make my first trip to the grocery store when I'm back stateside.

[@CerealTimeTV]

Thanks for watching, Jeff! I was in Japan for awhile and remember being very disappointed by their cereal selection. Stay strong until you get back here. ;)

[@seannye960]

Definitely in the mood for Halloween cereals now. Thanks!

[@mr.bradley7316]

Probably old boxes, but a new monster would be good. I hope to get some this month!

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I'd rather they sold these all year round, that's how you used to do it.

[@leelaperea4682]

Thanks for the update, I truly appreciate it. I'd vote for a WITCH mascot too. When my brothers and I were little and played monsters, I was always a Witch ( and still am !) and I was jealous that they had boxes of cereals for Vampires & Frankenstein's monster, but not a Witch. It's some 40 years later and there's still no Witch. Cinnamon Witches would be great !

[@CerealTimeTV]

I totally agree, Leela! And I think having a female Monster cereal would be a great addition considering there are no real original female cereal mascots.

[@theorca5173]

If they were going to do another monster cereal they'd probably do a zombie theme as they are everywhere these days. It would probably have brain shaped marshmallow as well.

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[@PrideInPaterson]

Love your vids man, I'm a grown man that never outgrew cereal lol. breakfast, lunch or dinner, doesn't matter to me. My new tradition = watch your videos with a nice bowl of cereal in hand (in my 'fred spilt milk bowl" you recommended) love it!!

[@CerealTimeTV]

Nice! That bowl is so clutch for me because it's so easy to clean. Love eating out of it. Thanks for watching!

[@christianvega646]

I never tried these cereals. Probably i'll try it

[@MrJosh5191]

Another great video. I am eating some count chocula right now. Yummm

[@NESADDICT]

Bring back the old school formula!

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

It's a shame.

[@kyleyoung2139]

You're a great youtuber! Great idea and design on those boxes!!!!

[@CerealTimeTV]

Thanks for watching!

[@cindybrilliant2671]

The holy trinity of cereals

[@Timelord2001]

To answer your question, I would make my priority bringing back the original, oat flour formulation. Not only would the taste be better and more authentic, but better for us too. We here in America (and I'm sure many other countries as well) have too much corn in our diets and don't even know it, because it's often hidden in ingredient lists as things like "food starch", which is, well, just corn. It's the kind of thing that causes some people to develop an allergy to corn. So it would be healthier for us to eat more cereals based on oat flour.

[@HEMPHILL23]

Don't forget! They dropped the sugar from 16g to 8g too!!!

[@CerealTimeTV]

+HEMPHILL23 Booo! 😩

[@MrJosh5191]

Ridiculous

[@christopherapplegate5366]

There trying to make things heathlier that’s why

[@HEMPHILL23]

So, to reiterate, Sugars dropped sometime around 2010 or so and the oat to corn changed around 1995 or so (whenever the count became predominantly solo)...

[@alexthehooligan]

These types of cereals are SUPPOSED to get you hyperactive. That’s the whole point!

[@coolporyg0n]

he did a spooky splash

[@danktrash]

I'm literally eating count chocula as I'm watching this video

[@dominickbrown7714]

Spot on prediction for the new Carmella Creeper cereal. Green box. Carmel apple flavor.

[@donalddavis6689]

Count Chocular!! Franklin Berry, And Boo Berry Stood The Test Of Time.

[@jamesbrown6122]

Give us a new and exciting monster cereal. I don't think General Mills is willing to change the recipe unless we get some kind of movement behind it.

[@CerealTimeTV]

I think you're right. I imagine introducing a new monster would be easier.

[@jamesbrown6122]

Cereal Time TV For sure!!! Maybe one of these days! I haven't seen the Monster Cereals in my neck of the woods but it shouldn't be long. I did see Apple Jack's and Fruit Loops Halloween editions today. Same old box as last year 😕 I did notice French Toast Crunch got a updated design.

[@JLvatron]

Cinna-Grim cereal would be delicious!

[@giovannicare5724]

I love the monster cereal ad.😊

[@mudkipproductions1109]

Why didnt he do the kaws

[@ralphcopley4766]

Great cerial memories!

[@huxdroid]

Amazing videos! Love your content 😌

[@CerealTimeTV]

+Julie Thanks for watching!

[@levithestikbot8437]

Zomberry #makecerealstrawberryagain

[@irishplanelover]

cannot wait for Halloween 🎃 🎃

[@RayOfHope612]

Another year without fruity yummy mummy, what a shame and I do hope GM brings back the original recipe from my childhood.

[@rockinoshamas7249]

Honestly they should add a zombie one

[@levithestikbot8437]

Rockinoshamas 4678 yeah a zombie from a video game plants vs zombies

[@martind349]

rey oo

[@Cheese_Wizard3000]

Zomberry

[@Grayman2003]

Count Choclula is no where to be seen in stores nearby, yet there’s a billion of the others!

[@JohnRiggs]

New monster cereals? Invisible Man Crunch where it's nothing but marshmallows (because the cereal is invisible) but I thought a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde that mixed chocolate and vanilla or chocolate and peanut butter would work. Or, my ultimate, Phantom of the Grapera where we have a grape cereal. #MakeCerealGrapeAgain

[@CerealTimeTV]

+John Riggs: RIGG'd Games If only we could get that hashtag trending! 😆

[@levithestikbot8437]

Cereal Time TV a zombie could be a new monster cereal like zomberry with pvz zombie

[@MegaManFan1987]

Creature from the Black Legume, lol.

[@5JLazerManYT]

JohnRiggs #MakeCerealOatAgain

[@pyrobison2002]

Cereal Time is so good

[@PACKERMAN2077]

*Great Scott!* how many times have you done these things....? its like you do it _every year!_

[@SegaDisneyUniverse]

Out with the old and in with the new!

[@toastyfine4638]

I want the Franken berry one. He's my favorite and my name is also gabe

[@nomoreunicornsanymore]

6:51- spoiler alert for hidden ghosts

[@aleenr4425]

Another awesome video!! I can't wait until these are available in my area.. for some reason Canada doesn't seem to get Boo Berry though.. well at least Nova Scotia doesn't. I love Halloween, so I think it's so cool that they've been releasing these cereals every year! =)

[@CerealTimeTV]

Damn, why does Canada discriminate against blue ghosts? :)

[@pedrosvlog1183]

Aleen R I havn't been able to find them in Canada this year, are they still coming to Canada ?

[@aleenr4425]

Pedro's Vlog I hope they'll be out this year, maybe it's still too early!

[@pedrosvlog1183]

Aleen R Hope they havnt given up on Canada again. We never got different box art here.

[@aleenr4425]

Pedro's Vlog At least we have the pumpkin spice Mini Wheats again this year lol!

[@phyllisardolino-hood5003]

i just want them to keep them all year!

[@alexthehooligan]

Me and My Mom are going to Target tomorrow and STOCKING UP on these. We’re gonna get them all: Count Chocula, Franken Berry, and Boo Berry

[@onlinegametime]

I need to go to the store to find them now since it’s October

[@billruppert5483]

Bring back the original monster cereals for one year.

[@wherethemangos5054]

Honestly u deserve way way way more subscribers ur videos are lit

[@CerealTimeTV]

Thanks, man! Just glad people still enjoying watching my dumb face talk about cereal. ;)

[@XDROID_]

Cereal Time TV hey I do the same gabe!!!!

[@jasonhsu4711]

I didn't realize that these Monster cereals are only available when Halloween is approaching. I'm guessing that sales were flagging (probably due to the competition from myriads of other sugar bomb cereals), and General Mills decided to make it a seasonal product. People want what they can't have. This move made the Monster cereal fans appreciate them more, and this ensured that the stores were never stuck with excess inventory.

[@booberry349]

Some stores sold Monster cereals here after Halloween Gabe and I saw the Kellogg's Halloween cereals at Meijer's last night no changes from last year

[@hectorcruzrockz4510]

Must... Try... Monster Cereals.

[@wackymole5190]

I like all of them

[@lisasimpson2452]

yess👐

[@septemberdrag2621]

Great in depth review, you really put a lot of thought into your review. We also do a product review on our channel, and we were very happy with these cereals.

[@angelachurch8364]

This Halloween I want a new monster on a cereal box

[@cameronchoice]

So I'm going to assume that the Count won?

[@CerealTimeTV]

I think so, though I didn't really follow up on it because I didn't care about the election gimmick last year.

[@houseofdracula]

Great Vid! I'm going to post it to the Monster Cereal Army on Facebook. I'd love to see a new character but I think that I'd rather have the original recipe as well as a release of Fruit Brute (original recipe). Keep up the great work!

[@CerealTimeTV]

I'm leaning toward the original recipes too, but I don't think General Mills will ever go back. I think it's more likely that we'll get a new monster in the future.

[@brittanystahl8378]

i need the boxes! for my monster cereal collection i already have the 2017 boxes

[@thechickenlord9825]

Try green cool aid some green fruit loops or whatever you prefer and some green mar-bits from lucky for creature crunch like so he sees

[@theorca5173]

Count Chocula was the only one of the characters that stared on the Simpsons, but he was called count Fudgeula.

[@mosesberkowitz3298]

Easy choice---Bring back the original Count Chocula with the oats!!! The new version tastes like chocolate styrofoam! Bleah! I started to lose interest when you analyzed the shape of the marbits, but your idea of trying the chocolate cheerios was brilliant. Too bad it didn't work; maybe add some Nesquik? All the old monster cereals were better with the oat based formula. I hope General Mills is listening!

[@XDROID_]

hey gabe I live in the UK and they have nesquik cereal still

[@wackymole5190]

I got the old one except the Monster Mash version

[@SophiaPetrillosBuddy]

You should try Malt-O-Meal Chocolate Marshmallow Mateys. They have an oat-corn mix like the old Count Chocula, so they might taste similar.

[@pennellfour]

I ❤ monster cereal

[@warnerbrosanddisneyvhsdvdb9015]

ethan sophia44 I like all of them

[@brycewayneofofstarcommand4437]

I prefer for them to bring back the old flower version

[@timlambert1487]

This marshmallow looks like a star 4:56

[@PACKERMAN2077]

you should have had a mysterious hand rise up with the third cereal box when you said try all three....

[@CerealTimeTV]

Ha! Damn, that would have been cool. I missed that opportunity! Got the boxes yesterday and was just rushing to get the video done by this morning.

[@10danny8]

TeamBooBerry

[@Stormandfire]

I suspect the move of a lot of cereals to a corn based recipe is because corn farming is heavily subsidised in the US, making it cheap and easy to obtain. Other grains such as wheat and oats are subsidised, but not the extent that corn is.

[@CerealTimeTV]

+Stormandfire Yep, when you look at ingredients of processed food and see corn in some form (corn syrup) you realize how big of a crop it is here in the US and how much the government subsidizes it. 😕

[@kaykangaroo]

I can't believe that you only have 8000+ subs but not even 100000 yet😭😭😭

[@CerealTimeTV]

Hopefully we hit 10k by January 1st!

[@cursedkevin]

-Halloween video -Posted late August What the hell Gabe.

[@CerealTimeTV]

Hey blame General Mills! They keep releasing these cereals earlier and earlier every year! ;)

[@marktctuner1861]

I always stock up on Count Chocula, but I may skip it this year. Opened a box the other day and it just does not have that chocolaty taste I remember. If you take out the marshmallows it is pretty bland. Wonder if you mix cocoa puffs with the Count Chocula marshmallows what that would taste like???

[@theorca5173]

You left out the cereal boxes that had Bela Lagosi as Dracula and Boris Korloff as Frankenstein.

[@MegaManFan1987]

Got the 2018 Monster Cereals at Sam's Club. They have them in a 3 pack. This time they have a costume party.

[@CerealTimeTV]

Yeah they’re the exact same boxes as last year. They didn’t even bother to change them at all.

[@MegaManFan1987]

@@CerealTimeTV it turns out at Target, they have this card game based on the characters exclusively.

[@dylannardi4503]

I think that general mills should come out with 2 new monster cereals named grape-zilla (Godzilla) as grape flavored and green Kong (King Kong) as apple cinnamon flavored. And we all know Gabe loves grape flavored stuff so it would have to make sense.

[@CerealTimeTV]

I would LOVE a grape flavored monster cereal!

[@dylannardi4503]

Cereal Time TV You are WELCOME for my suggestion Gabe

[@drewjones8379]

In 2018 Must Be A 3 New Characters Of Monster Cereals -CinnaZilla -Cotton Candy Witch From The Fair -Creamsicle From The Orange Lagoon

[@JoshuaVideoStudios]

I think a zombie cereal would be cool! The flavor would be cherry and the marshmallows would be brains

[@JML365-b6b]

Fankenberry is my favorite.

[@user-zc9up7ci6t]

My favorite monster cereal is fruit brute

[@rkcarsonlll8779]

count chocula ftw.

[@JOEYdaMUSH]

How about Goblin Grape or Ghoul Grape? Purple grape pieces and marbits.

[@LilReikoGold]

Do a review on the king vitamin cereal

[@CerealTimeTV]

+Rico 1990 Already did that video. Just search for king vitaman Cereal Time.

[@alansmithee4927]

How did I get here

[@Discomurf]

Ya the oat version was miles better. Bummed that the Cheerios didn't work out, but for a possible closer match to the original check out 'Chocolate Marshmallow Mateys' -- they're still made with corn and oat flour... only problem is the cereal are ball shaped :/

[@CerealTimeTV]

Oh I might pick those up and give them a try. I've only tried regular Marshmallow Mateys

[@RayOfHope612]

That marshmallow is not count chocula's head, it's actually a blob. I remember when they were added back in the early 90s.

[@CerealTimeTV]

+Raymond Torres Hmm, that's a weird marshmallow shape. Have you found a commercial for that marshmallow?

[@RayOfHope612]

Cereal Time TV you can Google count chocula's blob marshmallow and find a box image. I haven't seen a commercial of it here but I do remember seeing it on TV.

[@caracol6106]

The cereal I liked is boo berry and count chocula

[@Sanjidub]

I really wish they sell them again in Mexico :(

[@vincentfranklin17]

How about a cereal with a Blob-like theme? With chocolate and vanilla!

[@cobragamer7798]

sadly i never hed it in my life cus it isnt sold in the netherlands

[@JollyOrangeEntertainment]

I'm from the UK and I know I'd love to try these cereals but the problem is where to buy them or import them

[@scythesaaresto7156]

We mix them all up. My husband missed the Fruit Brute so we are looking. We try to stock up every year.

[@CerealTimeTV]

I wish they'd bring Fruit Brute and Yummy Mummy back every year, but I don't think they will again.

[@kethdredd]

We need a pantry tour...

[@CerealTimeTV]

It's way more underwhelming than you'd imagine. I have a few boxes on the very tippy top shelf -- that's where I get to keep my cereal because my wife can't even reach up there so she gave me the whole shelf.

[@Fb6_Adrian420]

How do you open the cereal box without ripping it hahaha

[@PACKERMAN2077]

*WITH YOUR **_SOUUUUUUUUL!_* 👻👻👻

[@CerealTimeTV]

Very, very carefully. :)

[@CEO_of_Stoopid]

Do you call what that marshmallow is?

[@misspositiveattitde]

New monster

[@justinhull6175]

Wish they would bring back fruit brute and yummy mummy

[@ultimosugar3008]

I love boo berry

[@TheDonkeyFLOPPER]

As soon as I saw this video I drove to my target because they were the only ones to have them last year No luck though

[@CerealTimeTV]

+TheDonkeyFLOPPER Sorry, I think they are just starting to roll out, so I'd give it a week and check again.

[@wackymole5190]

I got count chocula boo berry and Frankenberry