Description[]
"Cinnamon Toast Cereal made from Four Nutritious Grains"
Notes[]
It's said that Croonchy Stars were conceived by Muppets creator Jim Henson. A life-long fan of breakfast cereal, Henson liked the idea of fitting as much fun and nonsense on a cereal box as space would allow.
The cereal box listed its ingredients on the side panel, as with most other food products, including a few exemptions: no trombones, no broccoli, no shoe trees and no wheelbarrows. Some of the names considered for the product included Oople-Sauceys, Croonchy Poofs, Moopettes, and Stoopid Flakes.
The back of the box featured ridiculous, and sometimes unsolvable, games and puzzles, including a "memory-type card game" on every box.
Company[]
Post
Mascot[]
The Swedish Chef
Introduced[]
1988
Discontinued[]
1989
Reintroduced[]
1992
Discontinued[]
1992
Marketing[]
This cereal was described on the box as "the truly wholesome cereal in the truly ridiculous box."
Additional text on the box declared: "At last! It's Cinnamonnamony", "Live! From the Muppet Test Kitchen", and "No batteries necessary!"
The back of the box offered the following "Eating Directions" from the cereal's mascot, The Swedish Chef:
- Place cereal in bowl (remove from box first)
- Pour milk into bowl
- Place spoon in bowl
- Place cereal on spoon
- Place spoon in mouth
- Place teeth in cereal
- Repeat repeatedly