Monsters
An innovative pair in 1971, Count Chocula was the first chocolate-flavored cereal with chocolate-flavored marshmallow bits.
Franken Berry was the only strawberry-flavored cereal on the market when it debuted.
Boo Berry, introduced in 1972, was the market’s first cereal that tasted like blueberries.
Many Monster cereal fans weren’t born when they debuted. Today, the Monster cereals have found a life of their own, sustained by baby-boomer bloggers and video sharing sites such as YouTube.
When
Count Chocula and
Franken Berry launched in 1971, advertising showed the Monsters didn’t scare anyone – but themselves. The first boxes of
Boo Berry included a glow-in-the-dark sticker.
