The most
elusive of the
monster cereals,
Frankenberry was created in 1971 by
General Mills, and was very
popular at that time, even though the initial batches of the cereal used a dye that didn't break down in the body, causing many childrens'
feces to come out
bright pink. Sadly, his appeal has faded throughout the years. Now, unlike
Count Chocula and
Boo Berry, you would be
hard pressed to find this
one of a kind "
strawberry-flavored cereal with
spooky-fun
marshmallows" in your grocery store aisle, unless
Hallowe'en is
around the corner. The
General Mills website doesn't even offer any clues that this
breakfast treat/
mascot exists.
The appearance of Frankenberry has changed throughout the years. He used to be mechanical, mysterious, and eerie in appearance, wheras nowadays his face is drawn to look plastic, goofy and lame, with an obnoxiously euphoric expression so as to suggest that ecstasy pills comprise half of the cereal.
Still damn tasty, though. Just allow the cereal to sit in the milk for awhile so you don't sandpaper the roof of your mouth.