Super Krunchy Maileroos!
Here is just some of the mail we have received. Keep those box-tops
and proof-of-purchase seals coming!
jrhancoc sez:
I wonder if you know anywhere I could get
"Funny Fringes" to add to my collection. Funny Fringes were
little plactic figurines of bizarre creaturs found in boxes
of General Mills cereals (Sugar smacks etc) aroung 1971-1972.
I think there were about 16 to 24 different funny fringes
including "Puddinge" (looked like bubbling pudding -- I
need one of these), "Nutinge" (a little guy in a lidded nut),
"Kinge", "Springe", etc. You get the idea! Funny Fringes
predate Freakies and are MUCH cooler. (I also have the
complete collection of Freakies figurines).
If you know anything about Funny Fringes please email back to
me!
kavanagh sez:
An interesting article, but it all is irrelevent to me. What I
would like to see is a breakdown of the selling price of say,
Kellogs Corn Flakes or Cheerios - a staple of many families.
What does it cost to manufacture the product per pound, how much
is packaging, how much profit is being made, etc.,etc.. When I
buy cereal, which is rare I certainly go with the super cheap
varieties, so I'm not really faced with "high priced cereal phobia"
and I certainly don't think you are being paid by cereal companies. If
you've done research on cereal prices, I'd like to see numerical
data on the justification of the price. Thanks.
If anyone finds out Bill is being paid by the cereal
companies please let me know! - Elijah
Marty Hoban sez:
Just saw the quisp movie (of course my fave cereal from the 60s and
70s) but I didnt get any audio through my Sparkle viewer....Is there
audio??? let me know....Also...do you have any versions of the commercial
contest between Quisp and Quake racing across the US???? Let me know.
Excellent website!!!!
Due to bizarre sunspot activity our video wound up as a video with no
sound and a sound file with no video. You might try your luck with a
multi-threaded operating system and two media players...
-Elijah
erc!wvbaker sez:
Do you remember a short-lived rival to Quisp called "Kwangaroos"?
Look into it.
farookh sez:
Hi, I was just wondering if you had any info on clackers[sp?], I am
30 years old and have vivid memories of the taste and shape, but I
haven't been able to find hide nor hair of them since I was about 5. I hear
that there is a commercial on one of the vintage commercial videos that
contains a clip from one of their ads, but I'm more interested in
pictures I guess.
Any info would be much appreciated...
Thanks You,
Sincerely,
Farookh Bulzara
Felix Fuentes sez:
I would partake in a national boycott against the cereal
companies,if it was seriously launched. The kids would have to go
without......At least for a while anyway :)
Andrew Nash sez:
bill, one more thing.... I now remember, and I bet I don't still
have it, that quisp and quake had a 'premioum' in the box once, that was a
plastic figure of quisp or quake, that slid onto the end of your spoon.
GREAT! what wonderful memories.........Andrew Nash
Jim Wilson sez:
Very cool page!!!i read your book cover to cover in 1 day.it is
grrreat. i made a cereal page.it is gonna get better but i have had around
1600 people visit it as it is since i put it up in mid july.i really
love cereal collecting.met a lot of cool people doin this.do you know
david gutterman at quake in chicago?dave rulz!!! anyway i hope you
will check out my page at
http://www.ice.net/~crunch/
.if you like it let me know.it would be real cool to hear from someone as famous as
yourself.i did meet bill brueggman once to!funny guy!hope you like my
pictures.
I have met Bill and he is MUCH shorter in person - Elijah
Brian Carter sez:
This must be the place for me!
What information do you have on Cereal Box Toy collections.
I have hundreds of toys that I have collected over the years. All
toys are still in the original package and were collected either
right out of the box or via the mail. None of my collection
has ever been purchased except for the cost of the stamp.
Someone else in the world must collect these things or maybe
25+ years of eating Cocoa Puffs messed up my brain.
Greetings Bill,
What a great page. I may be late to the web table, but not that
late. We are putting 'Granola' online - for fun, information,
posterior (oops, posterity), wholesome business etc. Would love to
talk to ya. Write me at: Saul Wilner, Granola Marketing Institute,
PO Box 756, Amherst, MA 01004. Call me at (where else) 1-800-GRANOLA.
email to; Dr Grnola@aol.com.
More L8R! Be well
Gary Doss sez:
I really enjoyed your site.
I run the Burlingame On-Line PEZ page located at:
http://www.spectrumnet.com/pez
and have been asking collectors of many different things if they
would like to share web-page links.
Speaking of Rocky and Bullwinkle, PEZ made a Bullwinkle PEZ
dispenser but not a Rocky.... and nobody knows why.
Let me know what you think.
Thanks in advance,
Gary Doss
Matt Youngs sez:
I'm writing to you from Chicago, and while I was delivering pizzas
last night(a job I'm working until I can find something in the area of
nuclear physics), I heard someone on the LOOP FM , possibly you, discussing
the wonders of cereal.
During the course of your conversation, someone called asking
about Fruity Marshmallow Krispies and how they can't find it anymore. I
have a similar dilema with the Kellogg company, wherein I can no longer
find Frosted Rice Krispies.
For awhile, my mother was commuting regularly to Florida for
her business, and would fill an extra suitcase full of this delightful
cereal and bring it home, since it was not available in any of the area
supermarkets. She is no longer able to do this, and I'm starting to get the
shakes.
Kelloggs came out with Rice Krispies Treats cereal, but it
sucked to say the least. Prior to Frosted Rice Krispies, Kelloggs had Tony the
Tiger Jr. cereal which was exactly the same as Frosted R.K., and they pulled
that off the shelf eons ago.
Do you know if Frosted Rice Krispies is still in production?
If it is and just not available in my area, Do you think it's possible that
I could order straight from Kellogs? I've got a pallet-sized space
in my garage just awaiting that tastey treat if that's what it comes down
to.
I know that you said that you're not really well versed as to the demise
of cereals, but I'm going thru withdrawl, and could really use some
insight into the situation.
I have included a very small GIF file of "Boney the Tiger".
I have been creating band fliers that look like cereal boxes, and
I thought you might appreciate it.
Thanks for the great web page!
Sincerely,
Matt Youngs
Amy Casey sez:
Dear Bill,
Your history book is one of the most entertaining things I've seen
on the Web. I'm going out to by it this afternoon, so that I can leave it
on the breakfast table to peruse as I eat my (sugar coated) cereal in the
morning. I look forward to many cozy chats with my husband about
the history and importance of such products as "Freakies".
thank you for your important contribution to the culinary
uniqueness of America.
Dr. Richard S. Matthews sez:
Imagine my excitement when I saw that another cerealogist is plying our
trade on the internet. And then! I saw that Quisp was the featured
cereal. I must praise you, you are a tribute to our fine art.
My own Ph.D. in Cerealogy was earned for my dissertation on the genealogy
of cereals. I should like to send it along to you if you are inclined to
find it useful.
Regards,
Dr. Richard S. Matthews
Donna sez:
Fabulous Quisp graphic!!
Which was featured for a whole week on the trailer for PBS "Frontline". I used
photoshop and Asymetrix 3D F/X. Collectivly I've used up 2.5 minutes of my 15 minutes
of fame.
-Elijah
Kevin Flanagan sez:
Hello,
My wife bumped into your cereal space a few weeks ago. We both got a Kix out of it and got some cap't crunch just to bring
back memories of childhood. (Quisp as you may very well knowis not around arnmore).
I linked to your other pages and was very impressed with your work. I just wanted to let you know that you do pretty
impressive design work.
Take care,
Kevin Flanagan
Michael sez:
Hi-
Like the site.
Would be more professional if you spelled breakfast
right, though...
A piont well talken
-Elijah
Arnking sez:
kaboom? as in 26 colors and grey milk kaboom?!
Krunchy Speaks Out:
The most interesting question I have been asked during radio
interviews is what to do about the Cap'n Crunch effect. The effect
is that when you eat Cap'n Crunch it rips up the roof of your
mouth. Of course, it does no good to let the cereal soak longer.
That just makes it soggy. One caller suggested that King Vitaman
is a good substitute. It tastes like Cap'n Crunch with no roof of
mouth ripping side effect. Another older caller suggested false
teeth. It seems that his false teeth cover the roof of his mouth
and he never has to worry about Cap'n Crunch. Any other ideas?
Bill "Krunchy" Crawford
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