I was sitting down eating a bowl of one of my all time favorite cereals the other day and started thinking about all the bad-ass cereals I liked as a kid. Awesome cereal and Saturday morning cartoons went hand in hand in the 80’s where every show was just a thirty minute toy commercial and I was so hopped up on sugar I would think I was Ram-Man and run full speed head first into my brother/a wall/anything that was bigger than me. I of course loved the classic mass produced cereals that were so common but I had a real love for the specialty cereals, the ones that were spawned from movies and cartoons and what not. In honor of all this, I give to you my top 25 cereals of all time. (In no particular order.)
G.I. Joe Action Stars(1985): My favorite cartoon and toy was now available to eat! Perfect for those long days of batting the evil forces of COBRA.
Ghostbusters cereal(1985): Another awesome specialty cereal, fruity rings and marshmallows with no sign of Slimer.
Nintendo Cereal System(1988): When this cereal came out I was so into Nintendo you wouldn’t believe. I marked out like a little girl when I saw this shit and ate it every day for like two years.
Fruit Islands(1987): These were bomb, think cookie crisp but fruit flavored. Their character was King Ayummayumma and he was a fat son of a bitch. I loved this cereal for the short time it was out but I had to eat it secretly. My brother would always call me yumma yumma whenever he saw me, insinuating that I too was a fat son of a bitch. The last I ever saw of the king and his manservant Ha Ha, they were lost at sea trying to find their way back to the islands, a commercial cliffhanger that was never resolved. I imagine that fat fuck is still lost.
Nerds(1985): Nerds for breakfast sounded like the greatest idea ever. It was in fact not the greatest idea ever but damn close. 2 sides of the box with two flavors, just like the candy. Brilliant.
I have decided to break this up into segments of five or else this will be the longest blog ever.
Stay tuned for the next exciting installment!