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'''[[General Mills]]' monster-themed breakfast cereals''' is a series of [[breakfast cereal]]s distributed for the [[North American]] market during the 2nd half of the [[20th century]].
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{{Infobox generic
| color = pink
| name  = Count Chocula
|
| img1  = 2003 12 countchoc.jpg
| width1 = 128px
| cap1  = A box of Count Chocula breakfast cereal
|
| hdr1 = [[chocolate]]-flavored corn<br />cereal bits and [[marshmallow]]s
| lbl1 = Mascot:
| row1 = Cartoon vampire;<br />The name is a [[pun]]<br />on the [[vampire]]<br />[[Count Dracula]]
| lbl2 = Introduced:
| row2 = 1971
| lbl3 = Discontinued:
| row3 = Still in production
| lbl4 = Tagline:
| row4 = I want to eat your cereal!<br />(1971&ndash;2008)
| lbl5 = Notes:
| row5 = <ref>[http://www.tvacres.com/admascots_chocula.htm Advertising Mascots - Count Chocula] from [http://www.tvacres.com/ TV Acres] - Internet guide to television program facts</ref>
}}
{{Infobox generic
| color = pink
| name  = Franken Berry
|
| img1  = Frankenberry.jpg
| width1 = 128px
| cap1  = A box of Frankenberry breakfast cereal
|
| hdr1 = [[Garden strawberry|strawberry]]-flavoured corn<br />cereal bits and [[marshmallow]]s
| lbl1 = Mascot:
| row1 = Cartoon variant of<br />[[Frankenstein's monster]]
| lbl2 = Introduced:
| row2 = 1971
| lbl3 = Discontinued:
| row3 = Still in production
| lbl4 = Tagline:
| row4 =
| lbl5 = Notes:
| row5 = <ref>[http://www.tvacres.com/admascots_frankenberry.htm Advertising mascots - Frankenberry] from [http://www.tvacres.com TV acres] - Internet guide to television program facts</ref>
| img2    =Frankenberry Comic-Con2007.JPG
| width2  =128px
| cap2    =Franken Berry display<br> at [[San Diego Comic-Con International|Comic-Con International]]<br> in [[San Diego]], [[California]] ([[2007]])
}}
{{Infobox generic
| color = pink
| name  = Boo Berry
|
| img1  = Boo-marvel.jpg
| width1 = 128px
| cap1  = Boo Berry box, 1984
|
| hdr1 = [[blueberry]]-flavored corn<br />cereal bits and [[marshmallow]]s
| lbl1 = Mascot:
| row1 = Blue cartoon [[ghost]]<br> voiced by a [[Peter Lorre]]<br> imitator, [[Paul Frees]]
| lbl2 = Introduced:
| row2 = 1973
| lbl3 = Discontinued:
| row3 = Still in production
| lbl4 = Tagline:
| row4 =
| lbl5 = Notes:
| row5 =
| img2    =BooBerryBlackBowl.JPG
| width2  =128px
| cap2    =Bowl of Boo Berry
}}
{{Infobox generic
| color = pink
| name  = Fruit Brute
|
| img1  =
| width1 =
| cap1  =
|
| hdr1 = Frosted fruit-flavored cereal<br />with [[Lime (fruit)|lime]] flavored [[marshmallow]]s
| lbl1 = Mascot:
| row1 = Cartoon Werewolf
| lbl2 = Introduced:
| row2 = 1974/75
| lbl3 = Discontinued:
| row3 = 1983
| lbl4 = Tagline:
| row4 =
| lbl5 = Notes:
| row5 = <ref>[http://www.tvacres.com/horror_werewolves_fruit.htm Advertising mascots - Fruit Brute] from [http://www.tvacres.com/ TV Acres] - Internet guide to television program facts</ref>
}}
{{Infobox generic
| color = pink
| name  = Fruity Yummy Mummy
|
| img1  = Yummy Mummy.jpeg
| width1 = 128px
| cap1  = Fruity Yummy Mummy box
|
| hdr1 = Frosted [[fruit]]-flavored cereal<br />with [[vanilla]]-flavored<br />[[marshmallow]]s
| lbl1 = Mascot:
| row1 = Cartoon Mummy
| lbl2 = Introduced:
| row2 = 1987
| lbl3 = Discontinued:
| row3 = 1993
| lbl4 = Tagline:
| row4 = Fruity Yummy Mummy<br />makes your tummy<br />feel yummy!<br />Heh, heh, heh!<br />(1988&ndash;1990)
| lbl5 = Notes
| row5 = Sold in some<br> countries as Fruity<br> Yummy Mummy
}}


== Products ==
'''[[General Mills]] monster-themed breakfast cereals''' is a series of five current and formerly distributed [[breakfast cereal]] brands for the North American market during the later half of the 20th century. The series includes the currently produced '''Count Chocula''', '''Franken Berry''', and '''Boo Berry''', and the currently discontinued '''Fruit Brute''' and '''Fruity Yummy Mummy'''


* '''Count Chocula''' - [[chocolate]]-flavoured breakfast cereal
==History==
* '''Boo Berry''' - [[blueberry]]-flavoured breakfast cereal
In 1971, the first two cereals in the line were introduced, the still-available Count Chocula and (strawberry flavored) Franken Berry. 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 and replaced in 1987 by Fruity Yummy Mummy, which also 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]].
* '''Franken Berry''' - [[strawberry]]-flavoured breakfast cereal
* '''Fruit Brute'''* - fruity flavoured breakfast cereal with [[lime]]-flavoured marshmallows
* '''Fruity Yummy Mummy'''* - fruity flavoured breakfast cereal with [[vanilla]]-flavoured marshmallows


Products marked with an (*) are no longer available in retail stores:
[[Target Corporation|Target]] and [[Wal-Mart]] are among the stores that have been known to carry these more scarce cereals during October in time for [[Halloween]]. 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.


== History ==
Somewhat unusual for retired advertising characters, Fruity Yummy Mummy and Fruit Brute continue to be seen on the occasional piece of official merchandise: in recent years, both a resin model kit, and a [[bobblehead|bobblehead doll]] have been sold in their images.
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 appeared a year after that, in 1974.  Fruit Brute was discontinued by 1983, and was replaced by Fruity Yummy Mummy in 1988, which also had a short life and was discontinued in 1990.  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 in time for [[Halloween]]. 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.


==Health concerns==
==Health concerns==
Franken Berry was very popular when first introduced, 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{{Fact|date=September 2008}}, a symptom sometimes referred to as "Frankenberry Stool."
Franken Berry was very popular when first introduced, 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, a symptom sometimes referred to as "Frankenberry Stool."<ref>http://www.jeffmann.net/NeuroGuidemaps/gibleedlower.html#Conditions%20Mistaken%20for%20Blood%20in%20the%20Stool</ref>
 
There were also some public concerns regarding the potential health implications of eating Count Chocula, in part because the product used to contain high levels of [[sugar]], which may have led to it being temporarily discontinued. However, it was later reintroduced with healthier ingredients, such as whole grain corn.  


==Appearances in popular media==
==Appearances in popular media==
{{In popular culture|date=January 2009}}
{{In popular culture|date=January 2009}}


===Count Chocula===
===Television===
====Television====
* On the TV series ''[[Futurama]]'', Count Chocula has been promoted to [[Archduke]] Chocula.  
* On the TV series ''[[Futurama]]'', Count Chocula has been promoted to [[Archduke]] and is known as ''Archduke Chocula'', just as [[Cap'n Crunch]] is now ''Admiral Crunch''.
*''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Sweets and Sour Marge]]" features a parody named "Count Fudgeula". In "[[Treehouse of Horror IV]]", the credits list Matt “Count Chocula” Groening. In the episode, "[[The Old Man and the Lisa]]", when [[Montgomery Burns|Mr. Burns]] shops for cereal, he sees [[Krusty the Clown|Krusty]] with a box of [[List of products in The Simpsons#Krusty-brand cereal|Krusty-O’s]] and asks, “Can you tell me where they put the Burns-O’s?” When Krusty replies, “They don't put nobodies on cereal boxes!” Burns notices a Count Chocula cereal box and says, “Hmm. I suppose this one looks a bit like me.”
*''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode ''[[Sweets and Sour Marge]]'' shows a parody of him, named ''Count Fudgeula'', as being a sugarholic that wishes to quit (his teeth have fallen out due to [[gingivitis]]) but finds himself unable to resist. In [[Treehouse of Horror IV]] the credits list Matt “Count Chocula” Groening. The episode [[The Old Man and the Lisa]], has [[Montgomery Burns|Mr. Burns]] shopping for cereal. When he sees [[Krusty the Clown|Krusty]] with a box of [[List of products in The Simpsons#Krusty-brand cereal|Krusty-O’s]] he asks, “Can you tell me where they put the Burns-O’s?” Krusty replies, “They don't put nobodies on cereal boxes!” Then, he notices the Count Chocula cereal and says “Hmm. I suppose this one looks a bit like me.”
*An episode of ''[[Invader Zim]]'' contains a parody character named ''Count Cocofang'', a mascot for ''Coco Splodies'' cereal.
*An episode of ''[[Invader Zim]]'' contains a parody character named ''Count Cocofang'', a mascot for ''Coco Splodies'' cereal.
*On the episode "[[Health Care (The Office episode)|Health Care]]" of "[[The Office (US TV series)|The Office]]", Jim or Pam lists "Count Choculitis" as an illness when Dwight forces the staff to disclose their diseases in order to reduce health benefit costs. Dwight asks "Did you write that because you know I love 'Count Chocula'?"
*In [[The Office (U.S. TV series)|''The Office'']], on the episode "[[Health Care (The Office)|Health Care]]", someone lists "Count Choculitis" as an illness when Dwight forces the staff to disclose their diseases in order to reduce health benefit costs. Dwight asks "Did you write that because you know I love 'Count Chocula'?"
*In ''[[Robot Chicken]]'', Count Chocula is seen as a judge in an ''[[American Idol]]'' spoof called ''Zombie Idol'' in which he substituted for the role of [[Simon Cowell]].
*On an episode of ''[[Robot Chicken]]'', all three primary monsters were featured as judges in an ''[[American Idol]]'' spoof called ''Zombie Idol''. Count Chocula substituted for the role of [[Simon Cowell]], Boo Berry for [[Paula Abdul]], and Franken Berry for [[Randy Jackson]].
*A cut-away in the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "[[Wasted Talent]]" shows Cap'n Crunch wanting [[The Godfather]] to [[assassination|assassinate]] Chocula because "that son of a bitch has been spreading lies! My cereal does ''not'' cut the roof of your mouth! With all respect." [http://www.planet-familyguy.com/pfg/subtitles/30/]
*A cut-away in the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "[[Wasted Talent]]" shows [[Cap'n Crunch]] wanting [[The Godfather]] to [[assassination|assassinate]] Chocula because "that son of a bitch has been spreading lies! My cereal does ''not'' cut the roof of your mouth! With all respect." <ref>[http://www.planet-familyguy.com/pfg/subtitles/30/ Planet-FamilyGuy.com]</ref>
* In the ''[[21 Jump Street]]'' episode ''Old Haunts in the New Age'', Doug Penhall ([[Peter DeLuise]]) dresses up as Count Chocula for Halloween.
* In the ''[[21 Jump Street]]'' episode "Old Haunts in the New Age", Doug Penhall ([[Peter DeLuise]]) dresses up as Count Chocula for Halloween.
* In the HBO Original Series ''[[The Sopranos]]'', mobster [[Johnny Sack]] is jokingly referred to as Count Chocula.
* In the HBO Original Series ''[[The Sopranos]]'', mobster [[Johnny Sack]] is jokingly referred to as Count Chocula.
* In the ''[[Psych]]'' episode ''[[American Duos]]'', Emilina Saffron refers to Detective Carlton Lassiter as Count Chocula due to the detective's likeness to the mascot.
* In the ''[[Psych]]'' episode "[[American Duos]]", Emilina Saffron refers to Detective Carlton Lassiter as Count Chocula due to the detective's likeness to the mascot.
*In the [[Imaginationland]] episode of [[South Park]], Count Chocula appears among the imaginary characters in the titular land.
*In the "[[Imaginationland Episode I]]" of ''[[South Park]]'', Count Chocula appears among the imaginary characters in the titular land.
*In one television commercial, instead of the usual animation, Count Chocula was played by a live actor.
*Franken Berry has appeared in ''[[South Park]]'', ''[[Family Guy]]'', ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''[[Robot Chicken]]'', ''[[Dead Like Me]]'' (as ''Frankenfruity''), and ''[[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] - TV.com</ref> He is also mentioned as looking like a Russian who conned Randy in ''[[My Name Is Earl]]''.
 
* In the ''[[Metalocalypse]]'' episode "Dethdad", when the band visits Norway, Murderface points out a child who looks like Boo Berry.
====Film====
* During [[Super Bowl XXXIX]] (2005), Count Chocula was seen in a MasterCard commercial alongside many other famous icons. Franken Berry is mentioned by an unknown voice.
*In ''[[Wedding Crashers]]'', John Beckwith resists the temptation to go over-board in taking on fake occupations in order to sound fascinating; he says "I'd like to be pimps from Oakland or cowboys from Arizona but it's not Halloween. Grow up; Peter Pan, Count Chocula."
* In episode 19 of [[Fringe (TV series)|''Fringe'']], Walter asks for Franken Berry but none can be found.
*In ''[[Blade: Trinity]]'', [[Dracula (Marvel Comics)|Dracula]] walks into a store that sells vampire souvenirs. He picks up and looks at a box of Count Chocula cereal, then kills everyone in the room.
*In the movie ''[[Tank Girl (film)|Tank Girl]]'', a character states he's better in the dark, like Count Chocula. He's angrily corrected by a friend, who tells him that "It's Dracula, fool! Count Chocula is the guy on the detergent box!" which sets off a heated argument until Tank Girl tells them to shut up.
*In the movie ''[[Multiplicity (film)|Multiplicity]]'', Doug Kinney #4 (the child-like clone of [[Michael Keaton]]'s character) finishes off a box of Count Chocula (and all of the rest of the food in the clones' apartment).
*In the movie [[Sugar & Spice]], Jack Bartlet (James Marsden) asks Diane (Marley Shelton) which character she would rather be: Count Chocula or Trix the Rabbit, during their trip to the grocery store. She said Trix the rabbit.
 
====Music====
*In one of the many versions of his song "Your Body is a Wonderland", [[John Mayer]] imitates [[Bobby Brown]] singing "And in the morning, girl, I'm gonna pour you a bowl of Count Chocula"
 
====Literature====


* In [[Thomas Pynchon]]’s novel ''[[Vineland]]'', the story of the book starts with a note lying next to an empty Count Chocula box. After reading the note, Wheeler simulates the Count Chocula cereals with [[Froot Loops]] and some [[Nesquik]].
===Film===
*In 1999, the satirical newspaper ''[[The Onion]]'' ran a front-page story about Count Chocula, portraying him as an actual blood-sucking monster to underscore the humor of his role as mascot for a children's cereal.  [[Franken Berry]] is also referenced in the article, though not named.
* Count Chocula is briefly mentioned in the films, the ''[[Wedding Crashers]]'', ''[[Tank Girl (film)|Tank Girl]]'' and ''[[Sugar & Spice]]''; the cereal box itself appears in ''[[Multiplicity (film)|Multiplicity]]'' and ''[[Blade: Trinity]]''.
<ref>[http://www.theonion.com/content/node/29263 Bloodthirsty, Undead Ghoul Advocates Chocolate-Cereal Consumption] - ''The Onion''</ref>
* In [[Pulp Fiction (film)|''Pulp Fiction'']] (1994) directed by Quentin Tarantino, a box of Fruit Brute appears on the table while Lance is watching TV.


====Theater====
===Other media===
*In ''[[Robin Williams]]'' Live On ''[[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]'' 2002, Robin makes a reference to Count Chocula as part of his performance. He talks about the winner of gold medal in snowboarding (freestyle) at the Winter Olympics. Robin says "Would you like to be on a box of Wheaties? -No. Count Chocula."
*In [[Thomas Pynchon]]'s novel, ''[[Vineland]]'', the story begins with a note left next to an empty Count Chocula box. After reading the note, the protagonist simulates the taste of the cereal with [[Froot Loops]] and some [[Nesquik]].
 
*In 1999, the satirical newspaper ''[[The Onion]]'' ran a front-page story about Count Chocula; Franken Berry is also referenced in the article, though not named.<ref>[http://www.theonion.com/content/node/29263 Bloodthirsty, Undead Ghoul Advocates Chocolate-Cereal Consumption] - ''The Onion''</ref>
====Internet media====
*The Halloween edition of the comedy website ''[[Something Awful]]'s'' "Tub Bites series" features "Chocolate Dracula" and "Strawberrystein."
*In the Halloween edition of [[Something Awful]]'s Tub Bites series, there is a sketch where Count Chocula, called Chocolate Dracula, is trying to make kids eat his cereal, along with Frankenberry, called Strawberrystein. The kids are scared by the pair and kill them. Boo Berry looks out of the window and floats away.
*In the webcomic ''[[Something Positive]]'', the protagonist Davan McIntire uses a large supply of the monster cereals to create experimental desserts.
*In the popular webcomic [[Something Positive]], protagonist Davan McIntire and his best friend Aubrey Chorde buy a large supply of the monster cereals, which Davan (who has a culinary bent) transforms into a number of experimental desserts.  The odd foodstuffs are then "donated" to a bunch of collegiate potheads.
 
====Other====
*When [[Danny Kass]] won the silver medal in the Snowboard Halfpipe event at Salt Lake Olympics in 2002, he shouted "I'm going to be on the Count Chocula box! Count Chocula!."
*A t-shirt with Barack Obama's face over an image of Count Chocula and bearing the slogan "Count Barackula For President" surfaced on the internet during the 2008 U.S. presidential race.
*In the Troika videogame Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines an e-mail mentions a way to hack the game in order to play as a chocula clan vampire.
 
===Franken Berry===
Franken Berry 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] - TV.com</ref>. He is also mentioned as looking like a Russian who conned Randy in ''[[My Name is Earl]]''.
 
===Other Characters===
* In the [[Metalocalypse]] episode "Dethdad", when the band visits Norway, Murderface points out a child who looks like Boo Berry.
* Somewhat unusual for a retired advertising character, Yummy Mummy and Fruit Brute continue to be seen on the occasional piece of official merchandise: in recent years, both a resin model kit, and a [[bobblehead doll]] have been sold in their images.
 
[[Image:Frankenberry Comic-Con2007.JPG|150px|thumb|right|[[Franken Berry]] display at [[Comic-Con International]] in [[San Diego]], [[California]]. [[2007]].]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.generalmills.com/ General Mills]
*[http://www.generalmills.com/ General Mills]
*[http://www.theonion.com/content/node/29263 Parody article on Count Chocula in ''The Onion'']
*[http://www.countbarackula.com Count Chocula inspired parody t-shirt]
*[http://www.retroist.com/2008/10/29/monster-cereal-fun-facts-and-commercials/ Monster Cereal Facts and Commercials]
*[http://www.retroist.com/2008/10/29/monster-cereal-fun-facts-and-commercials/ Monster Cereal Facts and Commercials]


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General Mills monster-themed breakfast cereals is a series of five current and formerly distributed breakfast cereal brands for the North American market during the later half of the 20th century. The series includes the currently produced Count Chocula, Franken Berry, and Boo Berry, and the currently discontinued Fruit Brute and Fruity Yummy Mummy

History

In 1971, the first two cereals in the line were introduced, the still-available Count Chocula and (strawberry flavored) Franken Berry. 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 and replaced in 1987 by Fruity Yummy Mummy, which also 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 and Wal-Mart are among the stores that have been known to carry these more scarce cereals during October in time for Halloween. 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.

Somewhat unusual for retired advertising characters, Fruity Yummy Mummy and Fruit Brute continue to be seen on the occasional piece of official merchandise: in recent years, both a resin model kit, and a bobblehead doll have been sold in their images.

Health concerns

Franken Berry was very popular when first introduced, 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, a symptom sometimes referred to as "Frankenberry Stool."[1]

Template:In popular culture

Television

  • On the TV series Futurama, Count Chocula has been promoted to Archduke Chocula.
  • The Simpsons episode "Sweets and Sour Marge" features a parody named "Count Fudgeula". In "Treehouse of Horror IV", the credits list Matt “Count Chocula” Groening. In the episode, "The Old Man and the Lisa", when Mr. Burns shops for cereal, he sees Krusty with a box of Krusty-O’s and asks, “Can you tell me where they put the Burns-O’s?” When Krusty replies, “They don't put nobodies on cereal boxes!” Burns notices a Count Chocula cereal box and says, “Hmm. I suppose this one looks a bit like me.”
  • An episode of Invader Zim contains a parody character named Count Cocofang, a mascot for Coco Splodies cereal.
  • In The Office, on the episode "Health Care", someone lists "Count Choculitis" as an illness when Dwight forces the staff to disclose their diseases in order to reduce health benefit costs. Dwight asks "Did you write that because you know I love 'Count Chocula'?"
  • On an episode of Robot Chicken, all three primary monsters were featured as judges in an American Idol spoof called Zombie Idol. Count Chocula substituted for the role of Simon Cowell, Boo Berry for Paula Abdul, and Franken Berry for Randy Jackson.
  • A cut-away in the Family Guy episode "Wasted Talent" shows Cap'n Crunch wanting The Godfather to assassinate Chocula because "that son of a bitch has been spreading lies! My cereal does not cut the roof of your mouth! With all respect." [2]
  • In the 21 Jump Street episode "Old Haunts in the New Age", Doug Penhall (Peter DeLuise) dresses up as Count Chocula for Halloween.
  • In the HBO Original Series The Sopranos, mobster Johnny Sack is jokingly referred to as Count Chocula.
  • In the Psych episode "American Duos", Emilina Saffron refers to Detective Carlton Lassiter as Count Chocula due to the detective's likeness to the mascot.
  • In the "Imaginationland Episode I" of South Park, Count Chocula appears among the imaginary characters in the titular land.
  • Franken Berry has appeared in South Park, Family Guy, The Simpsons, Robot Chicken, Dead Like Me (as Frankenfruity), and Drawn Together.[3] He is also mentioned as looking like a Russian who conned Randy in My Name Is Earl.
  • In the Metalocalypse episode "Dethdad", when the band visits Norway, Murderface points out a child who looks like Boo Berry.
  • During Super Bowl XXXIX (2005), Count Chocula was seen in a MasterCard commercial alongside many other famous icons. Franken Berry is mentioned by an unknown voice.
  • In episode 19 of Fringe, Walter asks for Franken Berry but none can be found.

Film

Other media

  • In Thomas Pynchon's novel, Vineland, the story begins with a note left next to an empty Count Chocula box. After reading the note, the protagonist simulates the taste of the cereal with Froot Loops and some Nesquik.
  • In 1999, the satirical newspaper The Onion ran a front-page story about Count Chocula; Franken Berry is also referenced in the article, though not named.[4]
  • The Halloween edition of the comedy website Something Awful's "Tub Bites series" features "Chocolate Dracula" and "Strawberrystein."
  • In the webcomic Something Positive, the protagonist Davan McIntire uses a large supply of the monster cereals to create experimental desserts.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.jeffmann.net/NeuroGuidemaps/gibleedlower.html#Conditions%20Mistaken%20for%20Blood%20in%20the%20Stool
  2. ↑ Planet-FamilyGuy.com
  3. ↑ Breakfast Food Killer - TV.com
  4. ↑ Bloodthirsty, Undead Ghoul Advocates Chocolate-Cereal Consumption - The Onion


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