FARK.com: (6918046) A look at how classic cereal boxes have changed over the years. The Lucky Charms Leprechaun was even creepier in 1963 than he is today

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		A look at how classic cereal boxes have changed over the years. The Lucky Charms Leprechaun was even creepier in 1963 than he is today (buzzfeed.com)		333
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SurfaceTension

2012-02-02 12:07:21 PM

Thanks subby, now I'm hungry.

Mr. Coffee Nerves

2012-02-02 12:08:31 PM

Today's Boo Berry is pure nightmare fuel.

Jake Havechek

2012-02-02 12:18:13 PM

Fruit Loops had the cut-out Toucan Sam beak on the back for the longest time.

brigid_fitch

2012-02-02 12:19:42 PM

I miss Fruit Brute.

www.mrbreakfast.com

rikdanger

2012-02-02 12:30:31 PM

brigid_fitch: I miss Fruit Brute.

Yeah. And Freakies.

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Barfmaker

2012-02-02 12:32:28 PM

The character's hands are much more prominent in the modern versions.

Sybarite

2012-02-02 12:34:12 PM

A personal favorite from my childhood.

www.weirdwebbed.com

I had quite the collection of Freakies.

ultraholland

2012-02-02 12:34:17 PM

well for one you used to get lots of cool shiat inside the boxes

ZAZ

2012-02-02 12:37:30 PM

ultraholland: cool shiat inside the boxes

That would be the 2002 version of LuckyCharms.

dittybopper

2012-02-02 12:41:43 PM

The Lucky Charms Leprechaun was even more creepier in 1963 than he is today

He's tragically malicious!

Kredal

2012-02-02 12:41:52 PM

In the 60's, there were only two dimensions. Since then, we've discovered a third, which allows for more lifelike figures on boxes.

lohphat

2012-02-02 12:43:06 PM

"Vitamins and minerals". Yeah, right.

The ability to troll and scam Americans is a time honored skill of corporations.

namegoeshere

2012-02-02 12:44:20 PM

Whar toys inside whar

That was the best part of eating cereal.

Also, being Sugar something used to be a good selling point - now it's not even mentioned.

Super Sugar Crisp FTW!

Snarfangel

2012-02-02 12:45:07 PM

I don't think the box on the left would fly nowadays:

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namegoeshere

2012-02-02 12:45:26 PM

dittybopper

2012-02-02 12:48:52 PM

Kredal: In the 60's, there were only two dimensions. Since then, we've discovered a third, which allows for more lifelike figures on boxes.

Actually, there were five:

www.alien-earth.org

dameron

2012-02-02 12:49:55 PM

The recent artwork is amazingly shiatty and shockingly uniform across brands.

brigid_fitch

2012-02-02 12:54:03 PM

lohphat: [oldstersview.files.wordpress.com image 270x379]

"Vitamins and minerals". Yeah, right.

The ability to troll and scam Americans is a time honored skill of corporations.

My absolute FAVORITE! I bought a bunch off Amazon a couple of years ago (when General Mills was still making it) and sent some to my brother for his birthday. He laughed for hours.

brigid_fitch

2012-02-02 12:55:57 PM

rikdanger: brigid_fitch: I miss Fruit Brute.

Yeah. And Freakies.

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Freakies toys were better than the cereal. That stuff used to rip up the roof of my mouth. King Vitamin, too.

Sybarite

2012-02-02 12:56:27 PM

Ah, it's good to know Freakies are well remembered.

tnpir

2012-02-02 12:56:43 PM

Still my favorite cereal to treat myself to:

cerealfacts.org

CitizenTed

2012-02-02 01:02:14 PM

This was my fave when I was a wee one:

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muck4doo

2012-02-02 01:02:58 PM

Less toys, and a number of them dropped "Sugar" in their name. Sugar Smacks, Sugar Pops, Super Sugar Crisp, Sugar Frosted Flakes, etc;

/That King Vitamin guy was kind of creepy too

Snarfangel

2012-02-02 01:03:05 PM

CitizenTed: This was my fave when I was a wee one:

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I hadn't thought of that one in years. I used to love it.

lohphat

2012-02-02 01:13:11 PM

CitizenTed: This was my fave when I was a wee one:

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Quake was gay.

/voted for Qusp in the 1972 ad campaign, my sister for Quake. I won.
//she ever got over it
///she's a lesbian too. Go figure. DNA my ass, it was the cereal that did it.
//gashies

muck4doo

2012-02-02 01:13:24 PM

The Safeway brand Crackles squirrel also should get a mention.

static.caloriecount.about.com

/Hot like a crack pipe

Teknowaffle

2012-02-02 01:14:18 PM

Boo berry 1963 looks like the ghost of a black guy who was just shot by the cops for stealing a purse.

FirstNationalBastard

2012-02-02 01:15:57 PM

Mr. Coffee Nerves: Today's Boo Berry is pure nightmare fuel.

No, today's Boo Berry looks like a dead Stan Laurel, much like Casper is just a dead Richie Rich.

lohphat

2012-02-02 01:18:24 PM

Snarfangel: I don't think the box on the left would fly nowadays:

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The scary part is hy would the one on the right fly?

Immunity fearmongering? In my 58% sugar-coated, mouth-lacerating, cardboard filler?

dahmers love zombie

2012-02-02 01:24:48 PM

Seven minutes of Freakies commercials. It's hypnotic.

namegoeshere

2012-02-02 01:25:31 PM

"Part of a nutritious breakfast!" [Pic of tiny bowl of crap nutritionally vacant cereal surrounded by a complete breakfast of nutritious food items]

Snarfangel

2012-02-02 01:28:17 PM

namegoeshere: "Part of a nutritious breakfast!" [Pic of tiny bowl of crap nutritionally vacant cereal surrounded by a complete breakfast of nutritious food items]

So...Adjacent to this complete breakfast?

lohphat

2012-02-02 01:35:05 PM

dahmers love zombie: Seven minutes of Freakies commercials. It's hypnotic.

What kind of sociopathic exec do you have to be to market this stuff as good food for kids?

Oh yeah. Sociopathic exec.

Nevermind.

/some things never change

R.A.Danny

2012-02-02 02:04:51 PM

Do they still make Quisp? Yummy puffs of sugar and sugar.

Dumski

2012-02-02 02:05:33 PM

Wow! So many changes.....

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FirstNationalBastard

2012-02-02 02:11:47 PM

The picture on the current Kix box looks like a big Kix corn dildo.

/Mother tested and approved.

clownyclownzomby

2012-02-02 02:25:12 PM

namegoeshere: lohphat: [oldstersview.files.wordpress.com image 270x379]

"Vitamins and minerals". Yeah, right.

The ability to troll and scam Americans is a time honored skill of corporations.

Kaboom turned your shiat blue-green each and every time.

It certainly did that. In addition, it always made my teeth hurt. Maybe they put metal shavings or powder in it. Might explain a few things.

Mr. Coffee Nerves

2012-02-02 02:28:02 PM

FirstNationalBastard: Mr. Coffee Nerves: Today's Boo Berry is pure nightmare fuel.

No, today's Boo Berry looks like a dead Stan Laurel, much like Casper is just a dead Richie Rich.

So he's forced to haunt the earth turning children's feces blue until he finally finds the ghost of Oliver Hardy?

FirstNationalBastard

2012-02-02 02:39:31 PM

Mr. Coffee Nerves: FirstNationalBastard: Mr. Coffee Nerves: Today's Boo Berry is pure nightmare fuel.

No, today's Boo Berry looks like a dead Stan Laurel, much like Casper is just a dead Richie Rich.

So he's forced to haunt the earth turning children's feces blue until he finally finds the ghost of Oliver Hardy?

Exactly. And Fruit Brute learned he's just a power top, settled down, and married a nice submissive fellow who likes it that way.

Mr. Coffee Nerves

2012-02-02 02:42:51 PM

FirstNationalBastard: Mr. Coffee Nerves: FirstNationalBastard: Mr. Coffee Nerves: Today's Boo Berry is pure nightmare fuel.

No, today's Boo Berry looks like a dead Stan Laurel, much like Casper is just a dead Richie Rich.

So he's forced to haunt the earth turning children's feces blue until he finally finds the ghost of Oliver Hardy?

Exactly. And Fruit Brute learned he's just a power top, settled down, and married a nice submissive fellow who likes it that way.

Which finally answers the question of "What happened to Sugar Bear?"

toddalmighty

2012-02-02 03:01:59 PM

Fun fact: Apple Jacks used to actually taste like cinnamon and apples. They were yummy.

Why Would I Read the Article

2012-02-02 03:14:33 PM

Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs or GTFO

moops

2012-02-02 03:14:47 PM

I'm not used to these 30th century cereals!

FirstNationalBastard

2012-02-02 03:15:33 PM

toddalmighty: Fun fact: Apple Jacks used to actually taste like cinnamon and apples. They were yummy.

And Cap'n Crunch used to take like salty old seamen.

Godscrack

2012-02-02 03:17:25 PM