Thursday, January 24, 2019

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cereal Bowls Promotion

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cereal Bowls

Ralston cereal followed-up their very popular 1989 Batman cereal bank promotion by packing bowls on boxes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cereal. There were four bowls in all and the best part was you could see what you were getting on the outside of the box, so there was no guesswork. These can be rather difficult to find and fetch a decent price, typically $40 to $60 loose and up to that for each box sealed. 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cereal Bowls
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cereal Bowls BoxTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cereal Bowls Box


Post Smurf-Berry Crunch Cereal Posters Promotion


This wonderful Smurfs cereal was described as "Fruity Sweetened Corn, Oat & Wheat Cereal". There were various Smurf-Berry Crunch promotions, but today we're going to focus on the pack-in posters. You can see by the back of this box that 4 different 11"x17" posters that could be had, one in each box.



Sunday, January 20, 2019

Cap'n Crunch Dick Tracy Door Hangers & Watch Mail-Away


 Dick Tracy was released in June of 1990 and it came along with huge tie-in promotions from McDonalds and Cap'n Crunch, as well as an extensive toy line by Playmates. The cereal promotion offered one of four pack-in door hangers and an opportunity to mail-away for a Dick Tracy two-way wrist radio.



Kellogg's Star Wars C-3P0's Cereal Promotions

Kellogg's C-3PO's Cereal Box

In 1984 fans of all ages were introduced to Star Wars C-3PO's cereal! These little figure-eight shaped delights were produced by Kellogg's and included a handful of memorable cereal toy promotions.

Kellogg's C-3PO's Cereal Box Luke Skywalker Mask

Kellogg's C-3PO's Cereal Box Stormtrooper  MaskKellogg's C-3PO's Cereal Box Darth Vader  Mask

Kellogg's C-3PO's Cereal Box C-3PO  MaskKellogg's C-3PO's Cereal Box Yoda Mask

This is possibly the most famous of the Star Wars cereal promotions, the cut-out masks These came in designs featuring Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Yoda, Storm Trooper or C-3PO himself. 

Kellogg's C-3PO's Cereal Box Sticker Trading CardsKellogg's C-3PO's Cereal Box Sticker Trading Cards

This one is my personal favorite, the Star Wars sticker cards. I really enjoyed collecting these as a kid. You would get two stickers per box, there was a total of 10 in that promotion.

Kellogg's C-3PO's Cereal Box Rebel RocketKellogg's C-3PO's Cereal Box Rebel Rocket

This final promotion offered a pack-in Star Wars Rebel Rocket and a mail-away for Kenner figures with 3 UPCs. 

Here are a few other cool promotion items from the Kellogg's C-3PO's run, a hat, store display and some coupons.

Kellogg's C-3PO's Cereal Store Display
Kellogg's C-3PO's Cereal Promotional Hat
Kellogg's C-3PO's Cereal Coupon

Kellogg's C-3PO's Cereal Coupon

The 1987 Kellogg's Captain Power Cereal Promotion

Kellogg's Captain Power Cereal Promotion 1987
The year was 1987 and the Captain Power toys were the latest innovation in interactive technology. The toys came with a VHS tape that would interact with the lasers on the toys. Kellogg's ran a cereal toy promotion and one with cut-out masks on the backs of boxes. Here are some examples. 

Kellogg's Captain Power Cereal Promotion 1987Kellogg's Captain Power Cereal Promotion 1987


The Real Ghostbusters Cereal Box w/ GITD Slimer Door Hanger

Here we have The Real Ghostbusters cereal box that featured the badge on the side of the box and the glow in the dark Slimer door hanger on the back. This was a cut-out toy, as opposed to the usual pack-in. 



Saturday, August 6, 2016

Kellogg's Ghostbusters Cereal Bookmark Promotion


Kellogg's is packing in four different Ghostbusters magic motion bookmarks in specially marked boxes of their cereals, like Corn Pops, Frosted Flakes and Apple Jacks!  These were found in stores in Texas.  Pic courtesy of Martin Pedraza.

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

New Batman v Superman Themed Cereal Boxes


These new General Mills cereal boxes have been hitting Walmart stores.  They quite honestly taste awful, but the boxes are extremely dynamic and worth saving!



Saturday, May 2, 2015

Star Wars Cereal Toys Are Back!

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Star Wars and cereal fans alike can collect all six classic posters in each participating brand of General Mills cereals, including Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Honey Nut Cheerios, Trix, Cookie Crisp and Reese’s Puffs. The specially marked boxes of Big G cereals hit store shelves this month, for a limited time only.   Not only are there the six posters, one for each episode of the saga to date, but Target stores also sport an exclusive combination poster!  The era of cereal toys is coming back with a bang!   Not to mention, this is some of the first product to feature the logo for the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens film, which adorns the back of the cereal boxes involved in this promotion.  The posters all feature gorgeous Drew Struzan artwork.  They make a great addition to any wall, child and adult alike, and to your collection of Star Wars, Cereal premiums or both!
Check out the #CerealWars Tumblr page that will be launching next week for more fan fun surrounding the General Mills and Star Wars partnership.
 

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