Topher's Breakfast Cereal Character Guide
Post Cereals - Page 2
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Mickey MousePost Mickey Mouse Magic Crunch (Canada) |
| Post produced this beautiful, but short-lived, box in 1988/1989. It featured Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerer's Apprentice. The cereal was described as a "nutritious corn and oat cereal" with honey. It looked a lot like Alpha-Bits. |
 | ElijahPostum Cereal CompanyElijah's Manna |
| Elijah's Manna (1904) corn flake cereal was created by CW Post. The name came from "Elijah" of Biblical fame. We understand the cereal was renamed Post Toasties in 1908 due to pressure from Fundamentalists. |
 | ElfinsPostum Cereal CompanyPost Toasties (originally known as Elijah's Manna) |
| The Elfins (1914) manufactured this corn flake cereal for Post. |
 | Inspector Post
Post Toasties |
| Inspector Post and his Junior Detective Aides, Tom and Nancy, (1932 - 1933) were featured in a series of comic strip-like ads. For two box tops, you too could join Inspector Post's Junior Detective Corps. Post Toasties is a cornflake cereal "for health and energy". |
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Captain Frank Hawk | Jerry and Janet |
Captain Frank Hawks (a real aviator) and his two young friends Jerry and Janet appeared in comic strip-like ads around 1936. They flew readers of their adventures around the world. Kids were encouraged to become members of the "Air Hawks" for only one box top. | |
 | Melvin PurvisPost Toasties |
| Melvin Purvis "America's #1 G-Man" also appeared in a series of comic strip-like ads around 1936. Two box tops will enroll you in his Junior G-Man Corps, complete with your very own badge. There was one badge for boys (shown) and a different badge for girls which had "Girls Division" engraved upon a smaller "winged" version. |
 | Mickey MousePost Toasties |  |
| Disney's Mickey Mouse also steamboated for Post Toasties back in 1934 and 1935. |
 | Post Toasties' IndiansPost Toasties (1955) |
| These indian children (early 1950's) process the corn into flakes of Post Toasties cereal. |
 | Marble BoyPost Toasties |
| Marble Boy (1956). |
 | Buck RogersPost Corn Toasties |
| Buck Rogers, the space explorer, blasted off for Toasties in 1946. |
 | RoryPost ToastiesPost Sugar Sparkled Flakes |
| Born in 1964, Rory (voiced by Bob McFadden) was the sporting racoon of the 1960's. |
 | Claudius CrowPost Sugar Sparkled Flakes |
| Claudius Crow (voiced by Jesse White and Jonathan Winters) was a good friend of Rory Racoon, who can also be seen on this 1966 box of "corn flakes with sugar". This box was one of series of six image wrap-around boxes. Claudius was always getting in trouble for eating the corn needed to make Sugar Sparkled Flakes and Post Toasties cereals. |
 | Captain JollyPost Corn-FettiPost Sugar Corn Fetti |
| Corn-Fetti was first released in 1951. Captain Jolly, a peg-legged pirate, sailed on boxes from 1953 through 1957 to promote Corn-Fetti. |
 | Waker Upper BirdPost Corn Crackos |
| The Waker Upper Bird worked for Post in 1967 and 1968 for it's Corn Crackos cereal. "It's CRACKLY when you CRUNCH". |
 | Krinkles Rice BoyPost Krinkles Rice |
| Krinkles Rice Boy graced boxes from 1949 to 1951. |
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Top 3 Sheep | Cheerleader |
| Post Top 3 Cereal | |
| The Top 3 Sheep appeared on boxes in 1960. The cheerleading boy appeared in 1962. Top 3 was a mixture of corn flakes, wheat flakes, and crisp rice. |
 | Bugs BunnyPost Top 3 Cereal |
| "What's Up Doc?" Bugs Bunny promoted Top 3 for Post in 1961. |
| GranniesPost Waffle Crisp |
| Each waffle is baked with nine nooks and 9,327 crannies. The nooks are visible, but the crannies are not. The crannies, represented by grannies (human females of advanced age) are responsible for making the cereal with the syrup taste. Grannies work in some secret factory which is off-limits to kids. |
| Zippo the Human Cannonball
Post Cereals Circus |
| These nine characters were cardboard cut-outs appearing on boxes of Post Cereals Circus in 1947. Check out Klicko the Clown. |
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