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Franken Berry is a member of the line of Monster -themed high-sugar Breakfast Cereals produced by General Mills . 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 Franken Berry. Boo Berry was released two years later, in 1973 , and Fruit Brute and Yummy Mummy appeared a year after that, in 1974 . The latter two are no longer sold in retail stores; Franken Berry appears sporadically, primarily around Halloween .


CULTURAL REFERENCES

  • A take-off on Franken Berry ("Franken Fruity") was featured on the television show '' Dead Like Me '', and was one of Georgia Lass's dolls that she had in her room. She proclaimed (when she went back after she was dead and saw her mother was selling the figure) that "Franken Fruity is the shit."


  • Franken Berry has also appeared several times on the animated television show '' Family Guy '' as a recurring character. Franken Berry's voice is similar to that of Boris Karloff , who played the original Frankenstein.


  • An episode of '' Invader ZIM '' contains a parody cereal called Frankenchokies.


  • Franken Berry is often referenced by Conan O'Brien as his favorite cereal because it turns the milk pink.


  • On the television show '' Futurama '', Kif proclaims to Amy the he will make her a perfume of Lilac, Jasmine, and Franken Berry.


  • On an episode of '' Robot Chicken '', Franken Berry is a judge similar to Randy on Zombie Idol



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