Froot Loops, 1965: “Follow my nose! Yet, despite what anyone may say, the Rice Krispies comply with the old slogan “Snap, Crackle, and Pop”, because the cereals remain crispy, crunchy and floaty even when immersed in milk. It’s a shame that, after sixty years, the best they can do is borrow two of the Rice Krispies mascots and a Pop look-alike. The problem came when they dressed him like Harry Belafonte. In February 1998, the British arm of Kellogg's renamed the brand in the country Choco Krispies, but sales quickly declined, and in the spring of 1999, telephone and internet poll with over one million voters found that 92% of voters wanted the name changed back to Coco Pops. However, the cereal box of 2009 has Coco's head as the main feature, with the title 'Coco Pops' and a smaller cereal bowl, on the right of the box. This colorful menagerie consisted of Tony, Katy the Kangaroo, Elmo the Elephant, and Newt … Newt the Gnu was an early mascot for what popular breakfast cereal? Later in the 1960s, Sweep (a dog hand puppet from the popular children's television program The Sooty Show) became the mascot for Coco Pops. 866k members in the nostalgia community. C $44.70. Because ad-men all about originality, they quickly created a new mascot called “Coco the Monkey”. And, in this spirit “Ogg” was invented. Kellogs (the company behind Rice Krispies) achieved that feat by manipulating the moisture in the cereal and dividing that specific process into two phases. Top Rated Seller Top Rated Seller. Cocoa Hoots, 1972: The mascot for this cereal was a cartoon owl named Newton, voiced by the late Pat Buttram (Mr. Haney from TV’s Green Acres). Rice Krispies. The line was delivered in television commercials by cartoon … Dulce de leche ice cream sandwiched between 2 Cocoa Krispies "cookies", drizzled with chocolate sauce. 80's Ads: Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Cereal 1986. The Kellogg Corporation will be sending over their black helicopters…, should I mention I don eat it …it is processed food with toooooo much sugar lol, That’s part of the gag of calling the the “Platonic ideal of cereal”. In 1963, Coco the Monkey was introduced, and he remains the mascot in those countries where the cereal is known as Coco Pops, Choco Krispies, and Choco Pops. [2] The advertising campaign for the poll featured newsreader Alastair Burnet and Screaming Lord Sutch as the returning officer in a town hall election setting. He was reportedly replaced by Coco the Elephant in 1960 when Mexican-Americans complained about the ethnic stereotype. ( Log Out /  Cocoa Krispies has had many spokes-characters over the years. While the American Krispies are light and more in the pinkish-brown category, the Choco Krispis are smaller and narrower with a … :)) if with jam – it’s almost like a candy , My favorite is oatmeal with brown sugar, walnuts and cream. Love the chewy cocoa rice krispies cookies! 0 bids. Cocoa Krispies first appeared in the United States in 1958, represented by a monkey named Jose. … In 2001, Snap Crackle and Click became the spokes-things for the cereal while Pop was drying out on a Montana ranch. Briefly, Coco was seen as a real-life chimp. This is a video commercial about 1980 for Cocoa Krispies cereal made for television. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Nostalgia is often triggered by something reminding you of a happier time. C $127.71. But, like icing on a cake that is made out of candy that also has icing on it, there is more! Coco was a pink elephant, slyly hinting at Cocoa Krispies’ almost elixer-like ability to cure DTs in recovering alcoholics. You can use them to display text, links, images, HTML, or a combination of these. Mom and Dad just said I could keep him." Rumor has it that Coco Chanel orchestrated the discontinuation of the pink elephant, because having an elephant named after her made her feel fat. He hawked cereal from 1963 to 1967. Jenny making Oliver a special treat: "Oeufs a la Jenny avec Cocoa Krispies." In 1986, Kelloggs named the elephant "Melvin". ( Log Out /  Sadly, this was not to last. The cereal was introduced in the United Kingdom under the "Coco Pops" name in 1961, with Mr. Jinks as the mascot. In 1963, the Hanna-Barbera character Snagglepuss took over as the mascot. Edit them in the Widget section of the, The Venial Degradation of the Cocoa Krispies Mascots, Potatoes, and the Promise of More Potatoes. The cereal was available in Canada for a time but was discontinued at some point in the early 1990s. In 2003, the cereal was renamed Cocoa Rice Krispies, as Kellogg's endeavored to unite their Rice Kris pies variations under a single marketing schema. In those countries where the cereal is known as "Choco Krispies," An elephant is the mascot. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Jenny and Oliver during her piano practicing lessons. Chocos were introduced in some countries as Coco Pops Mega Munchers. For the first time ever, paleoanthropologists did not have to lie about what they did for a living. Sadly, this was not to last. Cocoa Krispies, 1958: "Like a chocolate milkshake, only crunchy." In 2001, Snap, Crackle, and Pop returned and they have remained the product's mascots to date. Free shipping on many items | Browse your favorite brands ... 1960's Kelloggs Cocoa Krispies Cereal Box Original Art of Elephant. Thus, Kellogg's reverted to the original name in May 1999. KELLOGG'S single serve cereal box 1980s Select Pak (1) photo negative. Roll small balls (1-1.5″ in diameter) in hands and chill in refridgerator at least 1 hour. Fiona Onasanya writes to cereal giant about monkey mascot and ‘three white boys’ on the Rice Krispies box I also tried to post… Coco the Elephant replaced Jose in 1960, after executives nixed the fat guy in black face and the Japanese guy with a huge overbite and wearing a coolie hat. Ogg the Caveman took over towards the end of 1967. In 2006, the name was changed back to Cocoa Kris pies. In 1963, the Hanna-Barbera character Snagglepuss took over as the mascot. Potatoes and the Promise of More Potatoes, In 1958, a team of crack food scientists, and probably a few posers, invented the miracle we know today as “Cocoa Krispies”. Ogg the Caveman took over towards the end of 1967. The elephant holds about five rings on its trunk and you can put others on its tusk. Today, most people know Tony the Tiger as the mascot for Frosted Flakes, but when he debuted in 1952 he was only one of four potential Frosted Flakes spokes-animals. And, despite his vices, those involved said he was a real pro. It remains the platonic ideal of cereals: It talks, doesn’t require added sugar, is made of rice and is low in fiber to facilitate gorging. What do monkeys, for that matter? Golden Grahams. It always knows! https://cereal.fandom.com/wiki/Cocoa_Krispies?oldid=5124. Golden Grahams. Cocoa Krispies first appeared in the United States in 1958, represented by a monkey named Jose. This chocolate version of Rice Krispies cereal is still popular today. Subsequently, the cereal was represented by the likes of Snagglepuss, Ogg the Caveman, Tusk the Elephant and then Snap, Crackle and Pop in 1982. There's Tusk Tusk the elephant enjoying a bowl of the crunchy chocolate bits. Frosted Flakes. …to be replaced by Tusk the Elephant. About This Image: Title: Tusk The Elephant Box Submitted by jeffrey on 11/17/2010 Comment from submitter: From Kellogg's, a one-ounce box of Cocoa Krispies cereal featuring the glasses-wearing Tusk the Elephant. The ice-cream was creamy albeit a little icy. Rice Krispies. He was reportedly replaced by Coco the Elephant in 1960 when Mexican-Americans complained about the ethnic stereotype. You know the fifties: That’s when Amos and Andy were a weekly television show along with the Lone Ranger which featured the dumbest most indecisive American Indian on the face of the Earth. In fact, an elephant named Melvin, who appeared in Mexico in 1989, is the face of the Latin American version of Cocoa Krispies – Choco Krispis. KELLOGG'S All Bran Buds fiber cereal box 1980s Leo Burnett (2) photo negative. Cocoa Puffs. What a turnaround from 1958! In July 2014, in Mexico, due to concerns about the sugary and caloric contents of the cereal and the relation kids made with the friendly mascot, Melvin the elephant had a physical transformation from a traditional elephant body to an athletic body, resembling a strong teenager while keeping the head of the mascot. Imagine how much more compelling the image would be if a real person were holding that bowl and those two pieces of cereal! Change ), This is a text widget, which allows you to add text or HTML to your sidebar. KELLOGG'S Cocoa Krispies elephant cereal box 1970s Burnett (3) photo negative. It’s candy in a bowl of milk and yet I’m salivating as I type this…, What about the porridge ?? Not to mention it is PART OF A NUTRITIOUS BREAKFAST. In 1982, ironically, Tusk was replaced by Aryan activists Snap, Crackle and Pop (Foster Wells, Jeremy Wells and George Straub were their real names). But, Tusk, the tiny elephant sang his way into our hearts and partway into our large intestines. They wisely decided to use an established face to sell their cereal. Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies and Variations Kellogg's Cocoa Pops (UK) Kellogg's Marshmallow Krispies Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats Cereal ... Elmo the Elephant, and Newt the Gnu all represented Kellogg's Sugar Frosted Flakes when the cereal was first introduced. I like how the ice-cream ain't too sweet and pairs well with the rice krispies cookies. On back there's a premium offer for Glass Stick-Ons, vinyl decals that you could stick on your … $35.00 + $4.50 shipping . In 1991, the mascot became Coco the Monkey. Top Rated Seller Top Rated Seller. Coco's friends are Shortie Giraffe, Alan Anteater, Heftie Hippo, Ozmelda Ostrich, Kylie Kangaroo, and Rocky Raccoon, while Crafty Croc and the gorillas are his arch enemies. Cocoa Krispies have featured various animals, from the anonymous elephant (pictured left) to the TV star Snagglepuss. The cereal was introduced in the United States in 1958. The cereal had far more mascots than most other cereals… mistakes were made, cartoon lions were rescued from the humiliation of poverty and we learned a little more about early humans, thanks to the ad-men who sold Cocoa Krispies to the public…. $250.00. Hope you enjoy and as always thanks for watching. 80's Ads: Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Cereal 1986. Later in the 1960s, the name was changed to Cocoa Krispies but subsequently reverted to Coco Pops. Recently, he has been called "Commando Melvin," due to commercials featuring him as a space-faring fighter and adventurer, although this is due to a misunderstanding, as Commando Melvin refers exclusively to the organization featured in the commercials, whose purpose is to defend the "forti calcio plus", a supposed ingredient in the cereal from aliens or other such villains. In 1986, Kelloggs named the elephant "Melvin". $12.99. Whether it's an old commercial … See more ideas about cocoa krispies, cocoa, kelloggs. ( Log Out /  And, best of all, it is infused with chocolate. By the end of 1973, Tusk the Elephant became the mascot of the cereal, and he remained until the end of 1982 when Snap, Crackle, and Pop (the mascots of Rice Krispies) replaced and retired Tusk the Elephant. $4.00 shipping. The problem was not that the monkey was named “Jose”; monkeys are playful and fun, except when they are mutilating a child or defecating on your couch. Cocoa Krispies (known as Choco Krispis, Choco Krispies, Coco Pops, or Choco Pops outside of the United States) is a breakfast cereal produced by Kellogg's, coming both as a boxed cereal and as a snack bar with a 'dried milk' covered bottom to make the cereal-with-milk tradition portable. In the late 1950's, Cocoa Krispies cereal was promoted with the line, "Like a chocolate milkshake, only crunchy." ( Log Out /  Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. I had to stop eating it because my pancreas threatened to find its way out of my body while I slept if I didn’t…. $15.00 More recent advertisements (2009) in the United Kingdom have opted away from using Coco and his friends, instead opting for things such as dancing milkmen and astronauts. Get the best deals on cocoa krispies when you shop the largest online selection at eBay.com. Since 2014, they have been brought back. Frosted Flakes. Coco was a pink elephant, slyly hinting at Cocoa Krispies’ almost elixer-like ability to cure DTs in recovering alcoholics. Only Tony and Katy ever made it … The Catholic church refuses to acknowledge that Cocoa Krispies are a miracle probably because it would mean sainthood for one or more of its inventors… and, I have it on good authority that at least one of them is a Methodist. In 1963, the Hanna-Barbera character Snagglepuss took over as the mascot. In 1963, the Hanna-Barbera character Snagglepuss took over as the mascot. As of 2011, Kellogg's decided to bring Coco and his friends, as well as Croc back, under a new space-age style campaign, known as the "Coco Pops Promise". The cereal is known as Choco Krispis in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras, Colombia, Guatemala, Panama, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina, and Choco Krispies in Portugal, Spain, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Jose was considered racially offensive… IN THE FIFTIES. It was introduced in the United Kingdom as Coco Pops in 1973 and is also known by that name in the Netherlands, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Bulgaria, Ghana, Malta, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, Finland, Italy, Greece, Sweden, Belgium, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Ukraine, Botswana, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Australia, Turkey and Republic of Korea and as Choco Pops in France. Sep 15, 2012 - Explore Annette Laramie's board "kelloggs rice krispies " on Pinterest. In those countries where the cereal is known as "Choco Krispis," an elephant is the mascot. I put together a list of these mascots with the years they were given the official job. $29.99 + $4.50 shipping . You’d think that, by now, they’d have it figured out: A mascot who is relevant to the image that Cocoa Krispies wants to associate itself with. KELLOGG'S cereal box store display sign 1979 Tony Jr Cocoa Krispies elephant. [1] Several spin-off cereals using the "Coco Pops" name, such as Caramel Flavoured Coco Pops, Coco Pops Crunchers, Coco Chex, Coco Rocks, Coco Pops Straws, Coco Pops Moon & Stars, Coco Pops Choc-N-Roll, and Coco Pops Croc Prints (shaped like Crafty Croc's feet) have also been released by Kellogg's in some countries. Kellogg's has released variations of Cocoa Krispies such as Cocoa Kris pies Cereal Straws, Cocoa Kris pies Choconilla, and Chocos. There is something strange about advertising real food using a fictitious mascot. He invented things like the wheel, fire and a cure for diabetes. This colorful menagerie consisted of Tony, Katy the Kangaroo, Elmo the Elephant, and Newt the Gnu. It turned out that Snagglepuss, a Hanna-Barbara produced mountain lion, needed money to pay off some gambling loans he’d been forced to take out. No cereal can resist jumping on a band wagon like that. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Try it before it's gone! Cocoa Krispies - 1977. Rumor has it that Coco Chanel orchestrated the discontinuation of the pink elephant, because having an elephant named after her made her feel fat. You’ve got to ask yourself, at this point, what do elephants have to do with chocolate? They lasted for nine years… up until Pop tried to run for governor of Nevada, and, in his opening remarks, alienated even members of his own family. From United States +C $28.10 shipping. Jose the Monkey was their first mascot and a bigger disaster would have had to involve orphans and occur on Christmas day. The look is a bit different on these two. Ogg the Caveman took over towards the end of 1967. Simmo also starred in an advert for the company in 1986, alongside a female companion who only appeared once named "Heap", a cartoon hippopotamus.[4]. He was reportedly replaced by Coco the Elephant in 1960 when Mexican-Americans complained about the ethnic stereotype. "I've got great news. KELLOGG'S Cocoa Krispies elephant cereal box 1980s Burnett (2) photo negative. Available till tomorrow/while supplies last. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. This Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies cereal box is from 1977. Melvin appears to be some sort of elephant wearing a space suit, but I decided to take Camila's word for it. See more ideas about rice krispies, kelloggs rice krispies, halloween rice krispies. Cocoa Puffs. Peanut Butter Bars . Rice Krispies have been around for a long time, which is not surprising considering the amount of effort put into advertising. Kind of makes me wonder if the monkeys aren’t the ones inventing these ad campaigns…. I even put my hair ties on it. For you to be branded a racist during this era, you would have to have been pushing groups of minority peoples directly into incinerators. There have been a few mascot changes since including an elephant, Snagglepuss, a caveman, and eventually Snap, Crackle, and Pop in the early 1980s to today. Cereal Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. A chocolate flavor porridge variant had been available at the end of the 2000s called Coco Pops Porridge, but didn't last long. I am not sure, but it may have one of the highest mascot count changes in cereal history, with a total of 9 changes. He was reportedly replaced by Coco the Elephant in 1960 when Mexican-Americans complained about the ethnic stereotype. The cereal also had a recipe transformation to add more vitamins and minerals, in order to focus the product into a "health is fun" type of communication. In Australia, the mascot is Coco the Monkey. Buy It Now. Fortunately for Coco, a pink elephant can always find work somewhere. It became popular quickly, with a short stint on the face of the merchandise and packaging for Cocoa Krispies. Coco spent ten years outsmarting his enemies to really bad calypso music. In 1986, the cereal introduced the mascot Simmo. The first phase is to use the partially dried gra… Cocoa Krispies first appeared in the United States in 1958, represented by a monkey named Jose. Tusk was voted “Least Racist Cereal Mascot” three non-consecutive years in a row. Today, most people know Tony the Tiger as the mascot for Frosted Flakes, but when he debuted in 1952 he was only one of four potential Frosted Flakes spokes-animals. At this point, with the movie One Million Years BC and the series It’s About Time, it was clear that the country was in the throes of “cavemania”. Instead, Kellogg's sells a variant called Rice Krispies Cocoa, which is simply Rice Krispies with a light chocolate flavor. Melt chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave. Cocoa Krispies Biscotti™ 56 MIN | 12 SERVINGS. The Simmo mascot featured on various materials for around about three months. 2006 Kelloggs Sweet Eatin Carnival Metal Sign, Sugar Smacks, Cocoa Krispies,Pops. With spoon or spatula, fold in rice krispies. Coco is still present on the box of the cereal and at the end of the advertisement but is no longer the featured character. In recent years, the design of Coco has been refined to give him a younger look. Oct 23, 2017 - Explore Roony Kanga's board "Cocoa Krispies" on Pinterest. In six years, no cave man sold more cereal than he did… but, Ogg also had to go, probably due to pressure from creationists…. 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