Remember These Childhood Cereals? We Miss Them!

Remember These Delicious and Fun Children's Cereals?

Walking down the cereal aisle at the grocery store as a kid was always a treat. Colorful, fun cartoon characters popped out from their boxes and begged you to give their delicious, sugary cereals a try. Unfortunately, due to the war on sugars, many of our favorite cereals from childhood are no longer available in stores. All we are left with is their sweet, cavity-inducing memories. Some were popular and some, not so... but chances are you just loved one or more of these and your mouth waters when you think of that gooey sweetness that you can no longer buy.

#1 Urkel-Os

In 1991, everyone's favorite nerd Steve Urkel from the popular TV show "Family Matters" got his very own awkward cereal. On the box, Urkel described the cereal as a "fun, circle-shaped product." The Urkel craze is long gone, as is this breakfast cereal, and those who purchased it are probably saying "Did I do that?"

#2 Mr. T

In the early 1980s, Mr. T was the epitome of cool and badass, so it was only natural to make a cereal in his honor. The cereal was shaped in the letter "T" and tasted surprisingly close to another childhood favorite cereal Cap'N Crunch. With a classic tag line like, "I pity the fool who don't eat my cereal," who could resist? Aimed squarely at boys, the cereal only lasted 3 years on the shelves.

#3 ET Ceareal

As the box stated, E.T. Cereal was a "peanut butter and chocolate-flavored crispy, sweetened 2-grain cereal". The cereal pieces came in the shapes of the capital letters "E" and "T". They tasted very similar to the discontinued Reese's Puffs, which is possibly because ET loved Reese's Pieces in the movie.

#4 Ghostbusters Cereal

To get the most out of their rights to use the Ghostbusters brand, Ralston introduced three cereals over the course of a few years: Ghost Busters, The Real Ghost Busters and Slimer! And The Real Ghostbusters. All three cereals appear to have been the same exact cereal repackaged. By 1985 they were off the shelves forever.

#5 Dunkin Donuts Cereal

In the 1980s, Dunkin Donuts decided to squeeze some of the joy of fresh donuts into a box of breakfast cereal. The cereal was split between glazed donuts and chocolate donuts. They were crunchy little donuts with a great big taste! They didn't last long, but donut lovers still miss them.

#6 Sprinkle Spangles

General Mills decided that kids loved just 2 things.. and kids could not resist fun-shaped sugary cereal and cartoon genies. So, in 1992, Sprinkle Spangles was introduced to the store shelves, only to be pushed out in less than one year. Kids just weren't into those genies at that time.

#7 Pop Tarts Crunch

Who could resist this combo? Pop Tarts and Cereal. If there is one cereal from the past that we would love to see make a comeback, it's this one.

#8 Pac-Man Cereal

One of the most popular images of the 80's, Pac-Man was the ultimate video game and by 1983 General Mills decided to capitalize on it with a sugary cereal. It was discontinued a few years later. The game was still popular, but kids just were not that into the taste of the cereal.

#9 Sir Grapefellow

To cash in on the success of CapNCrunch, in 1972, General Mills introduced Sir Grapefellow cereal, which featured a WWI era cartoon pilot. His tag line was "Sir Grapefeloow is the grapest!" How punny...

#10 Baron Von Redberry

Sir Grapefellow was not without a nemesis, named Baron Von Redberry. The cartoon mascot of the sweet berry flavored cereal proclaimed "Baron Von Redberry is der berry goodest!" This ploy was similar to the early Cuisp & Quake cereal war that went on for years, where you had to vote on your favorite. Quisp eventually won out and they discontinued Quake. Redberry and Grapefellow both got shot donw after only 2 years.

#11 Freakies Cereal

I must admit that I don't remember this cereal at all. That could be because it only lasted in stores for about 4 years in the early 1970's. They had tiny "Freakies" toys that came in each box, and apparently are collectibles today.

#12 Kix Berry Berry

Face it, Kix was the boring cereal that your mom bought, but you never really wanted to eat. However, by adding in some sugary berry-shaped cereal nuggets in, General Mills got kids and parents on the same side. It still didn't have the KICK that other sugary breakfast cereals did.

#13 Rainbow Brite

The introduction of this cereal coincided with the release of the 1985 movie Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer. The Rainbow Brite animated TV series debuted a year earlier in 1984. This product was described on the box as a "sweetened cereal" with "natural fruit flavors" that was "fortified with 9 essential vitamins & minerals". The girly cereal only lasted a few years and is forever a memory.

#14 OJ's

OJ's were introduced in 1985 and then were quickly taken off store shelves in 1986. This cereal featured O.J. Joe, a cartoon cowboy that herded rowdy oranges. One has to wonder why they were pulled so quickly....

#15 Gremlins

Ralston Purina decided to cash in on the mega hit move "Gremlins," and introduced the Gremlin cereal rather quickly. The cereal's taste was similar to Cap'n Crunch. It was discontinued after the movie left theaters. The cereal had a sale of Gizmo plush figures for $9.95 including two purchases of the cereal. The cereal is sweetened.

#16 Smurf Berry Crunch

The box featured Papa Smurf hoisting a spoonful of the red and purple cereal while Smurfette and two other Smurfs pick Smurf Berries from a Smurf Berry bush in the background. This cereal was described on the box as a "fruity sweetened corn, oat & wheat cereal fortified with 10 essential vitamins and minerals."

#17 Yummy Mummy Cereal

Yummy Mummy cereal was the last of the General Mills monster-themed cereals to be introduced. The cereals began with Count Chocula and Franken Berry in 1971. Boo Berry and Fruit Brute came out in 1973 and 1974, receptively. Then more than a decade later in 1988, Yummy Mummy appeared. Shortly after it's introduction, the name of cereal was elongated to Fruity Yummy Mummy. By 1989 Yummy Mummy was long gone!

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