List of breakfast cereal advertising characters
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This is a list of breakfast cereal advertising characters.
Cereal Partners Worldwide
Force Food Company
- Sunny Jim
General Mills
| Character | Product | Years used | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boo Berry | Boo Berry cereal | 1972–present | |
| Buzz the bee | Honey Nut Cheerios cereal | originally voiced by Arnold Stang | |
| Carmella Creeper | Carmella Creeper cereal | 2016–present[1] | |
| Cookie Jarvis | Cookie Crisp cereal | 1977–1985 | |
| Cookie Crook | 1981–1997 | ||
| Cookie Cop | 1985–1997 | ||
| Chip the Dog | 1991–2005 | ||
| Chip the Wolf | 2005–present | ||
| Count Alfred[2] Chocula | Count Chocula cereal | 1971–present | |
| Wendell, the Cinnamon Toast Crunch chef | Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal | 1984–2009 | |
| Crazy Squares | 2009–present | ||
| Franken Berry cereal | Franken Berry | 1971–present | |
| Fruit Brute | Fruit Brute cereal | 1974–1982 |
- Cluster Squirrel
- Fillmore Bear
- Hoppity Hooper
| Character | Product | Years used | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky the Leprechaun | Lucky Charms cereal | 1964–present | originally voiced by Arthur Anderson and presently voiced by Tex Brashear |
| Major Jet | |||
| Maxwell Masher | |||
| Pac-Man | |||
| Professor Waldo Wigglesworth | |||
| Rocky and Bullwinkle | Jets cereal | ||
| Sonny the Cuckoo Bird | Cocoa Puffs cereal | 1960s–present | originally voiced by Chuck McCann |
| Strawberry Shortcake cereal | |||
| Trix rabbit | Trix cereal | 1959–present | originally voiced by Mort Marshall; lately has been done by Russell Horton |
| Yummy Mummy | Fruity Yummy Mummy cereal | 1988–1992 | |
Kellogg Company
| Character | Product | Years used | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Yella | |||
| Bigg Mixx | |||
| Captain Rik | Ricicles cereal | ||
| Cinnamon & Apple | Kellogg's Apple Jacks cereal | mid-2000s–present | |
| Coco the Monkey | Coco Pops | ||
| Chocos the Bear | Chocos | ||
| Cornelius the rooster | Corn Flakes cereal | originally voiced by Dallas McKennon, voiced in 1960s by Andy Devine | |
| Crunchosaurus Rex | |||
| Cliffy the Clown | Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal | 1953–1956 | |
| Smaxey the Seal | 1957–1961 | ||
| Quick Draw McGraw | 1961–1965 | ||
| The Smackin' Bandit | 1965 | half-mule half-kangaroo who kissed everyone in sight | |
| The Smackin' Brothers | 1966–early 1970s | two boys dressed in boxing shorts and boxing gloves | |
| Indian Chief | early 1970s | ||
| Dig 'Em Frog | 1972–1986, 1987–present | originally voiced by Howard Morris and later by Tex Brashear | |
| Love Smack's | 1982 | a heart-shaped dog who hugged children | |
| Wally the Bear | 1986–1987 | ||
| Donald Duck | |||
| Loopy Bee | Honey Loops | ||
| Mickey Mouse | |||
| Milton the Toaster | Pop Tats Crunch | ||
| OJ Joe | |||
| Pokémon[3] | |||
| Snap, Crackle and Pop | Kellogg's Rice Krispies cereal | 1928–present | |
| Sugar Pops Pete | Kellogg's Sugar Pops cereal | 1950s | |
| Sammy the Seal | |||
| Sunny the sun | Kellogg's Raisin Bran cereal | 1966–present | originally voiced by Daws Butler and later by Tex Brashear |
| Tinkerbell | |||
| Toucan Sam | Kellogg's Froot Loops cereal | 1952–present | voiced by Mel Blanc, Paul Frees, Maurice LaMarche |
| Puey, Susey, Louis | 1994–present | Toucan Sam's nephews | |
| Tony the Tiger | Kellogg's Frosted Flakes cereal | 1951–present | voiced by Dallas McKennon, Thurl Ravenscroft, Lee Marshall and now Tex Brashear |
| Woody Woodpecker | |||
| Who, the Wizard of Oatz | |||
| Yogi Bear | |||
| Zimmys Cinnamon Stars |
Nestlé
| Character | Product | Years used | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lion | Lion Cereal | ||
| Pico | Chocapic cereal | ||
| Quicky the Nesquik Bunny | Nesquik cereal | ||
| Snow | |||
| Captain Star | |||
| Zuco Bear | Nestlé Snow Flakes cereal |
Post Cereals
| Character | Product | Years used | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loveable Truly | Alpha-Bits cereal | 1964–early 1970s | postman (voiced by Jim Nabors) |
| Alpha-Bits Wizard | 1970s–1980s | ||
| Alfie the Alpha-Bits Cereal Wonder Dog | 1980s | ||
| Alpha | 2000s–2021 | computer who makes Alpha-Bits | |
| Alpha Pig; Princess Presto; Super Why; Woofster; Wonder Red | 2012–2021 | CGI-animated child stars of Super Why! from PBS | |
| Kids | 1970s–1990s | ||
| Alphabet letters | 1990s–early 2000s | Animated letters who are in cereal | |
| The Flintstones characters | Cocoa and Fruity Pebbles cereal | 1970–present | |
| Mr. Hunger | Shreddies cereal | 1995–2001 | |
| Honeycomb Kid | Post Cereals' Honeycomb cereal | 1960s (Cowboy) 1980s (Kid) | |
| The Crazy Craving | debuted 1990s | ||
| Bernard, the Bee Boy | 2010 | ||
| Linus the Lionhearted | Post Cereals' Heart of Oats cereal | 1959–1960s | voiced by Sheldon Leonard |
| Post Cereals' Crispy Critters cereal | 1963–1969 | ||
| Orange Moose | 1962–1963 | voiced by Alfie Scopp | |
| Crispy | 1987 | voiced by Rich Little | |
| Sugar Bear | Post Cereals' Golden Crisp cereal | 1949–present | voiced by Sterling Holloway, Gerry Matthews |
Quaker Oats Company
| Character | Product | Years used | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cap'n Crunch | Cap'n Crunch cereal | 1963–present | created by Jay Ward Productions; originally voiced by Daws Butler |
| Jean LaFoote | 1966–present | played by Bill Scott, Adam Shapiro, Joe Nipote, Isaac Robinson-Smith | |
| Honey Monster | Sugar Puffs cereal | 1957–present | created by Jay Ward Productions, voiced by William Conrad |
| Jeremy | 1966 | played by herself. | |
| King Vitaman | King Vitaman cereal | 1968–2019 | created by Jay Ward Productions, voiced by Joe Flynn |
| Little Mikey | Life cereal | 1972–1981 | played by John Gilchrist |
| Quake | Quaker Quake cereal | 1965–1970s | created by Jay Ward Productions, voiced by William Conrad |
| Quisp | Quaker Quisp cereal | 1965–1970s | voiced by Daws Butler |
Ralston Purina
- The Freakies