Topher's Breakfast Cereal Character Guide
"Other" Cereals 2
Cereals from Lesser-Known Manufacturers
 | TarzanHeinz Rice Flakes (1930's) |
| Tarzan, The Lord of the Jungle, called out for "the cereal that's different". |
 | Sunny BoyByers Flour Mills Sunny Boy Cereal (date unknown)Schroeder Milling Sunny Boy Cereal (2004) |
| Sunny Boy Wheat, Rye, Flax Breakfast Cereal box noted that this cereal's "mildly laxative properties aid digestion". Sunny Boy graces the box. It is now a certified organic cereal. Byers Flour Mills was located in Camrose, Alberta, Canada. Schroeder Milling IS in Camrose, Alberta, Canada. |
| Uncle SamUncle Sam Breakfast Foods - Uncle Sam Cereal (~1907) |
| Uncle Sam, the elderly figure with white hair and a goatee, wears red, white and blue clothes and top hat. Uncle Sam, a whole wheat flake with flaxseed and celery powder, was a real cure for constipation. |
 | King Willie WeetieUncle Tobys Weeties(Australia - 1998) |
| King Willie Weetie is the King of Wheat. (He looks a bit like Humpty Dumpty, but is really no relation). The cereal itself is one of the oldest packaged breakfast cereals, having premiered in 1913. |
 | GrinnerUncle Tobys Grinners(Australia - 1998) |
| Grinner is a smerking face with arms, legs, a stocking cap and black work boots. |
 | Cheeky Choc Hazlenut, and Lip-Smacking StrawberryUncle Tobys Incredibites(Australia - 1998) |
| Born to be Wildberry, Cheeky Choc Hazlenut, Lip-Smacking Strawberry, and Vanilla Godzilla are the character flavors of this oven baked cereal filled with a creamy center. |
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Foodtown MotherFoodtown Rice Pops | Foodtown BabyFoodtown Wheat Pops |
| These two cereals (1931) were from Foodtown Kitchens Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA. Brightly full colored boxes show a mother pouring a handfull of Rice Pops; and a little girl in her high chair enjoying her Wheat Pops. Boxes are marked "Free Sample Not To Be Sold" on the boxtop. The back of the box included the slogan "Eat WHOLE GRAIN Foods... avoid DEVITALIZED foods!" |
Jack SpratJack Sprat Wheat FlakesJack Sprat Cup and Saucer New Process Oats Jack Sprat Popcorn (tins) |  |
| This cereal was distributed by Jack Sprat Foods, Inc. of Marshalltown, Iowa, USA. Jack Sprat What Flakes were "flavored with malt, sugar, and salt". Jack Sprat was one who "could eat no fat, while his wife could eat no lean" in the fairy tail. |
Miller's BicyclistThe Miller's Delight Pure Wheat Cereal |  |
| This cereal (1930) was distributed by Smith's Food Products of Hannon, Ontario, Canada. |
 | Mother HubbardMother Hubbard Energy Wheat Cereal |
| Mother Hubbard Energy Wheat Cereal (date unknown) came in a 5lb. tin. Mother Hubbard was the one in the nursey rhyme who looked in her cupboard, only to find her cupboard was bare... |
 | Armour's Oats LeprechaunArmour's Oats |
| Armour's Oats (date unknown) was manufactured by the Armour Grain Company in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The character on the box appears to be a leprechaun or menahune. "They cook perfectly in 10 to 15 minutes. Double quick - every morning". |
 | Muppet Babies:Maizoro Choco Bombon (Mexico) |
| Animal, Miss Piggy, and Kermit muppet babies are based on the popular Jim Henson characters. |
 | Bugs Bunny and Lola BunnyMaizoro Loony Tunes Mini Flakes with Chicle Bubble Gum (Mexico) |
| This cereal sounds pretty gross to me. |
 | Shisukon Boya, Noizu and ZokkoShisukon Furosuto Criscorn FrostyShisukon Furosuto Chocolate Criscorn (Japan - 2002) |
| The boy with the hat is named Shisukon Boya (probably translated as Ciscorn Boy). The angry little girl is called Noizu (Noise?), and the little dog is Zokko. The "Big" that you see seems to be a description of the box which is about the size of a normal American cereal box. (Most cereal boxes in Japan are quite small). Criscorn first appeared in Japan in 1963. Nissin Cisco website. |
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