Time for a special Friday links, dedicated to the golden age of cereal advertising: the 1980s. This was a time of unprecedented advancement in cereal technology and marketing, where no popular cultural phenomenon was too good to be turned into a cereal. As you view these classic commercials, see if you can identify some of the themes that make them unmistakeably 1980s:
- Obsession with marshmallows (the marshmallow was invented in 1982, so it was a big deal to have marshmallows in your cereal)
-An insanely catchy/memorable song or jingle
-Lovable cartoon mascots
-An adorable, white brother and sister combo sitting at the breakfast table (the boy with a mop top, the girl usually with blond hair) with not only cereal, but every other breakfast food imaginable. No wonder we got so fat in the 80s.
Enjoy:
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Nintendo Ceral (true innovation)
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(I remember this being good)
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(it’s more than a cereal–it’s a dance craze)
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Another 80s cereal innovation–fantastic prizes!
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(could be the most effective ad of all time–I still sing it)
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Crispy Critters: When cute goes too far
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(the white brother/sister theme works in cartoons too)
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Bugs Bunny helps the Trix Bunny
(but I don’t know how it ends)
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(technically, 1991, but possible the best cereal no longer on the market)
Tags: 80s cereal, links
Yeah, so why WERE we supposed to eat like Roman emperors every morning before math class?! I remember looking at the pictures on the back of the Rice Krispies box and being so nauseated—the two pieces of buttered toast, two strips of bacon, two eggs, glass of “orange juice” cough*TANG*cough, glass of milk, AND huge bowlful of cereal—Jesus, I should weigh 200 pounds by now.