Franken Berry 1035586 211497963 2008-05-10T17:50:52Z 190.53.135.141 /* Monster themed cereals of the 1970s */ [[Image:Frankenberry.jpg|100px|right]] {{Refimprove|date=July 2007}} '''Franken Berry''' is a member of the line of [[monster]]-themed [[breakfast cereals]] produced by [[General Mills]] for the North American market. It contains [[strawberry]]-flavoured corn cereal bits and [[marshmallows]]. Franken Berry is also the name of the cereal's [[mascot]], a variant of [[Frankenstein's monster]]. ==Monster themed cereals of the 1970s== In [[1971]], the first two cereals in the line were introduced, the still-available [[Count Chocula]] and (strawberry flavored) [[Franken Berry]]. Franken Berry was very popular at that time, even though the initial batches of the cereal used a dye that didn't break down in the body, causing many children's feces to be bright pink,<ref>[http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=Frankenberry Everything2: Frankenberry]</ref> a symptom sometimes referred to as "Frankenberry Stool." [[Boo Berry]] was released two years later, in [[1973]], and [[Fruit Brute]] appeared a year after that, in [[1974]]. [[Fruit Brute]] was discontinued by [[1983]]. General Mills tried replacing Fruit Brute in the late 1980's with [[Yummy Mummy]] in 1988, but that too had a short life and was discontinued in 1993. [[Boo Berry]] and [[Franken Berry]] are sometimes mistakenly thought to be discontinued as well. In reality, their distribution is just much lower and more sporadic than that of the flagship cereal [[Count Chocula]]. The best time of the year to find [[Boo Berry]] and [[Franken Berry]] is around [[Halloween]]. [[Target Corporation|Target]] and [[Wal-Mart]] are among the stores that have been known to carry these more scarce cereals during October. They can be found year-round in the Midwest at [[Wal-Mart]] Supercenters and on Amazon.com, and in the Southeast in many stores. In addition, they have been spotted year-round in some Wal-Mart Supercenters in the East. [[Image:Frankenberry Comic-Con2007.JPG|150px|thumb|right|[[Franken Berry]] display at [[Comic-Con International]] in [[San Diego]], [[California]]. [[2007]].]] '''[[Cameos]]:''' He has appeared in ''[[South Park]]'', ''[[Family Guy]]'', ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''[[robot chicken]]'' , ''[[Dead Like Me]]'' (as "Frankenfruity"), ''[[Drawn Together]]''<ref>[http://www.tv.com/drawn-together/breakfast-food-killer/episode/944336/summary.html?tag=ep_list;ep_title;9] Breakfast Food Killer</ref>. He is also mentioned as looking like a Russian who conned Randy in ''[[My Name is Earl]]''. ==External links== *[http://www.generalmills.com/ General Mills] *[http://www.theonion.com/content/node/29263 Parody article on Count Chocula in ''The Onion'', mentioning Franken Berry] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Breakfast cereals]] [[Category:General Mills characters]] [[Category:Fictional monsters]] [[Category:General Mills brands]] [[Category:Cereal advertising characters]] [[Category:1971 introductions]]