For the cooking-impaired out there, Swedish Chef once came out with a cereal:
The Chef described this food as "cinnamonnamony" (a favorite flavor, perhaps?!), but it was sadly discontinued a year after its release, in 1989.
Later on, General Mills stole the idea for this cereal and created Cinnamon Toast Crunch, featuring a similar, yet strongly American-looking, chef on the box.
Wikipedia claims Cinnamon Toast Crunch was created in 1984, four years prior to the date Chef's Croonchy Stars were created. However, I'm convinced there was a mixup, probably a patent error, and the Chef was horribly ripped off.
Or Post cereal did some awful marketing. Either way, we still have this commercial to remind us how wonderful Croonchy Stars and their noble creator is....
I wish Post Croonchy Stars would be brought back on the market and become a sponsor on CBS' "Face The Nation". Wouldn't that be an odd sponsor for a current events program? I can hear Groundskeeper Willie of "The Simpsons" leaning comfortably into his moonlight career and booming into the mic during the break:
ReplyDelete"THIS PORTION OF 'FACE THE NATION IS SPOONSORED BY POST CROONCHY STARS--GREAT CINNAMON TASTE FROM THE SWEDISH CHEF TO YOUR BREAKFAST TABLE".