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55 comments
By DW York
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I don't remember the taste other than I liked it. But I remember loving the commercials... and I had all of the figures. Dad had to disassemble the bathroom sink trap to rescue my Grumble. Saved the day! What happened to the display stands that are shown in the photos? I want to buy one.
Comment submitted: 7/30/2020 (#25378)
By Shaiya
This and Quisp were the best. I wish they'd bring them back again.
Comment submitted: 6/1/2020 (#25232)
By Dooner
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I still have my little plastic Freakies characters that I sent away for!
Comment submitted: 3/11/2020 (#24976)
By Rocky D
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Original Freakies were one of the crunchiest, best tasting cereals I ever had during my childhood. I remember sending away for all of the plastic character figures - it seemed like I waited an eternity for them to arrive! I wish I still had them today - but not as much as I wish I could enjoy a bowl of that Original Freakies! Come on Ralston! Bring it back for us children of that magical era!
Comment submitted: 9/21/2019 (#24534)
By Postman
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I miss Freakies. It was so delicious. Bring it back and let a new generation enjoy it.
Comment submitted: 5/8/2019 (#24148)
By Vanilla
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My brother and I bugged our Mom for weeks to buy this and finally she did. Breakfast came and there we were at the as table excited as we could be... the cereal was poured into our bowls, the milk added, we dug in and excitement turned to horror. This was the worst cereal we had ever eaten. Our mother noticed our expressions and asked what was wrong, we told her how nasty it was, she yelled a bit about how much it cost and that we were going to have to eat it before we could get something else. She said it could not be that bad and grabbing my brothers bowl she took a bite... I am not kidding a bit when I say that she gagged just a little. The Freakies went into the trash where they belonged. This was hands down the worst cereal I have ever eaten.
Comment submitted: 5/3/2019 (#24142)
By Freakielover
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Greatest food humanity has ever invented!!
Comment submitted: 1/7/2019 (#23820)
By PlatNuMonk (Team Breakfast Member)
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My second favorite after Cap'n Crunch. It was amazing!
Comment submitted: 11/16/2018 (#23702)
By SpaceBarron (Team Breakfast Member)
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Nothing beat the original, 1971-77.
Comment submitted: 8/17/2018 (#23374)
By Postman
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My dad bought a case of Freakies (24 boxes) for all 6 kids to share. I think I ended up eating 18 boxes. A really good cereal.
Comment submitted: 4/5/2018 (#22891)
By erndog (Team Breakfast Member)
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Loved it. Wish they would bring it back!
Comment submitted: 3/11/2018 (#22816)
By J. Kirk
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These were the best cereal characters ever - bring them back.
Comment submitted: 3/15/2017 (#21504)
By BigDaddy
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My bother and I ate them as kids. We loved them. We also loved the refrigerator magnets, and collected them all. Back in 76. Hope they come back!!!!!
Comment submitted: 10/12/2016 (#20944)
By ToolShedd
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Great characters & ads but the cereal tasted awful!
Comment submitted: 9/27/2016 (#20882)
By jazzfish01 (Team Breakfast Member)
PLEASE bring Freakies Cereal BACK! I ate the original flavor as long as it was on store shelves! I EVEN have a Freakies T-shirt!
Comment submitted: 4/11/2015 (#18871)
By Remikuku (Team Breakfast Member)
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Thanks for the commercials! The "theme song" instantly came back! Now my siblings and I are teaching our kids!
Comment submitted: 4/8/2014 (#16928)
By OhGoodyGoody (Team Breakfast Member)
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Bring it back pretty please. The original flavor was the best.
Comment submitted: 2/14/2014 (#16041)
By freakiesrulz74 (Team Breakfast Member)
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I am 50 but the Freakies commercial on this site brought back childhood memories! Would like this cereal to make a comeback. Once had the magnets & plastic figures - got a few doubles but finally collected em all!
Comment submitted: 11/27/2013 (#15408)
By J.G.
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It sells on eBay all the time... I too am going to get a Boss Moss magnet for memories... Make it again and I will be digging through to find my magnet!
Comment submitted: 10/6/2013 (#14656)
By Lynxx (Team Breakfast Member)
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This is yet another cereal from my childhood that simply must return to stores! Today's children would love it!
Comment submitted: 10/6/2013 (#14649)
By [mrl]
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The song used in the commercial comes from the popular 1950s song "The Book of Love", in which the singer asked the question, "I wonder-wonder who, who-oo-oo... who wrote the Book of Love?". In the television commercial, the lyrics were changed to: "I wonder-wonder who, who-oo-oo... Who made the Freakies' Trees?"
Comment submitted: 7/28/2013 (#12969)
By Jim
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Loved Freakies as a kid! I would totally buy it today!
Comment submitted: 6/21/2013 (#12485)
By seabird (Team Breakfast Member)
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This cereal brings back childhood memories like no other! It was not even the cereal itself that made it, it was the characters and their story that carried such an impact. I loved their story, their search for what was true and basic about "humanity". I have all characters and wish someone would bring back the cereal complete with "plastic toy Freakies inside each specially marked packages".
Comment submitted: 4/22/2013 (#11808)
By TOPIUSBOX (Team Breakfast Member)
Where are the Freakies 'bad guys' (crumbbum, laughs, cecil the robot)? I'm sure they were part of the Freakies gang but then again that was a few years ago.
Comment submitted: 4/14/2013 (#11629)
By Postman
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Freakies was so good. I liked it without the marshmallows. Someone bring it back.
Comment submitted: 1/10/2013 (#10344)
By Babyhulk
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Loved FREAKIES when I was in grade school, and while I lost the magnets years ago, I'd buy it again.
Comment submitted: 11/16/2012 (#9920)
By Ernie
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A childhood favorite! Those Freakies magnets are in this house somewhere still.
Comment submitted: 6/7/2012 (#7943)
By sweetpea
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Freakies was a very yummy cereal - another one that should make a limited edition comeback. I wonder who owns the rights now that Ralston doesn't make commercial cereals anymore.
Comment submitted: 4/2/2012 (#7032)
By Paulie
I loved this cereal. I bought it every week for my daughter, who was 4 at the time, wish they would bring it back! I was the only cereal she would eat. I still have all the magnets on my freezer to this day. They make me smile each and every day.
Comment submitted: 2/24/2012 (#6603)
By Sugar Boy (Team Breakfast Member)
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The beauty of waxing nostalgia. I have a few of these magnets. One of those morning shows (The Early Show, I think) featured a cereal box collector who claimed he payed $500 or traded $500 worth of material possessions for a Freakies box. Un-Freakin'-real!!! No pun intended. Who woulda thunk people would pay top dollar for a cardboard box with pretty pictures printed on 'em. Oi!
Comment submitted: 9/30/2011 (#5379)
By chopstick22
I want psychedelic, freaky cereals to come back. The 1970's were the best for cereals. They're so boring today by comparison... I mean the boxes more than the cereals themselves. Come on cereal companies, get weird. We like it.
Comment submitted: 6/12/2011 (#5064)
By beachbum22
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This was my very favorite cereal growing up.
Comment submitted: 5/13/2011 (#4833)
By CreepysFan (Team Breakfast Member)
Still the greatest cereal ever made, and seriously needs to return. I have 5 of the 7 figures, and an original box.
Comment submitted: 4/10/2011 (#4631)
By Jeff98177 (Team Breakfast Member)
I have the Freakies Boss Moss magnet.
Comment submitted: 3/4/2011 (#4051)
By Postman
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Freakies was one of my favorites. I remember in 5th grade the whole class loved it. One girl did a report on each character and drew their pictures. She did a great job. My dad bought a case of it for my brothers and sisters. Since there were six of us it was gone in no time. I wish it would come back.
Comment submitted: 2/3/2011 (#3804)
By Rhett Row
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I still have Freakies magnets on the fridge!!
Comment submitted: 11/29/2010 (#3359)
By FreakiesFreak
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My parents would laugh hysterically when I, a shy elementary school kid, would read to them the story of the origin of the Freakies. Freakies cereal and the Banana Splits Club made for a perfect Saturday.
Comment submitted: 11/15/2010 (#3275)
By Peanut
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My cousin and I used to love this stuff, I remember the hologram boxes. Anytime in recent history (99 and on) that we have mentioned this cereal people look at us like we're crazy. I want Freakies back!!
Comment submitted: 11/11/2010 (#3257)
By timd63
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Loved it! I had all the mini figures, the magnets, the cars... ate it every week until it disappeared.
Comment submitted: 10/27/2010 (#3152)
By FastEddy
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Freakies was the best. I miss it. Still have old Freakies toys though.
Comment submitted: 10/24/2010 (#3119)
By DARKFANG (Team Breakfast Member)
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This was the best monster cereal, yes! even better than Frankenberry, CountChocula, Boo Berry, Wolf Berry & Yummy Mummy Cereals. Who ever didn't get to try this cereal my bleeding heart goes out to you poor guys. Please every one get any body you think of to vote on bringing this awesome cereal back to store shelves. I'm 46 now and I can still remember the taste.
Comment submitted: 10/21/2010 (#3099)
By Fab44Me (Team Breakfast Member)
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Oh my.... How I miss Freakies. It was one of my fave cereals; I had all the magnets, too, at one time. Man, I'm old. lol This site is amazing!
Comment submitted: 10/19/2010 (#3077)
By JCovert
Any chance the theme song for the FREAKIES commercial on some site to view / listen to?
Comment submitted: 10/17/2010 (#3064)
By Lee Torr.
Never got to try it but it looks super cool. Love the characters.
Comment submitted: 10/5/2010 (#2979)
By TorpTown
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Bring Back the Freakies! Totally remember these guys... Was my all-time favorite cereal. Sure it was alot like Cap'n Crunch or Quisp. But I loved their jingle and the always interesting story pitch with the various commercials... little mini stories. So the cereal always won the vote with all the kids in the house! Used to collect the little toys in the box too. Such as the magnets of the little characters. VERY COOL. Bring Back the FREAKIES!
Comment submitted: 7/5/2010 (#2403)
By Jackie, NYC
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Well, the reason the second intro of Freakies didn't work is because Ralston gave the account back to the agency but didn't realize I wasn't at the agency anymore. The creative team they put on it decided to change everything about the Freakies and in the process took away all their character and originality. Freakies became a me-too cereal and didn't last a year. (Gosh. I guess I'm still bitter about this!) - Jackie End
Comment submitted: 6/28/2010 (#2366)
By BossMossfan
Wow, I'm so glad I found this site. I've been searching for the origin of my little Boss Moss fridge magnet. I honestly have no recollection of this cereal but now I know where he's from. It sure sounds good yummy.
Comment submitted: 5/6/2010 (#2051)
By Mr. Frickey
I don't remember anything about the cereal itself, just the jingle and the name. Growing up with a last name like Frickey (born in '67 so I was 7-10 when it came out) you can imagine how often I heard comments! Never really bothered me, but it is something I have never forgotten.
Comment submitted: 3/9/2010 (#1576)
By Come Back
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This cereal was all I cared about back in the day when a small plastic toy or magnet was so satisfying to search out and collect in a cereal box. I am bummed my kids will never know the simple pleasures I experienced as a child like this yummy cereal. Great cereal, jingle, toys and characters. Perfect marketing and product. Miss it and would love to get a bowl tomorrow morning.
Comment submitted: 2/14/2010 (#1426)
By CreepysFan (Team Breakfast Member)
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I also wish they would bring back FREAKIES, It would once more become my DAILY routine. My love for this one cereal has never diminished.
Comment submitted: 1/27/2010 (#1303)
By Freak Man
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I was a huge fan of the Freakies cereal back in the 70's. I can remember collecting all of the plastic figures, balloon cars etc. and still having them even to this day. I miss the cereal a lot and wish that some cereal company would make a come back with it. I can't get that cereal jingle out of my head... lol. Ralston Purina made an excellent cereal and though the boxes weren't very big it was well worth the money for around .69 cents and today the boxes are also getting much smaller for 3 times as much which is a total rip-off but that's another story... BRING BACK THE FREAKIES!!
Comment submitted: 1/27/2010 (#1302)
By CreepysFan (Team Breakfast Member)
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Freakies at breakfast, watching tv, snacks, mom couldn't keep enough Freakies around. Still considered my favorite, and I wish they would bring it back.
Comment submitted: 1/13/2010 (#1204)
By candoo
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I was telling my 8 year old daughter about these little creatures I spent hours playing with when I was her age... (I was born in 1964) It finally dawned on me they were from a cereal. I did a search, and realized I wasn't making it up! Wasn't there a tree too?
Comment submitted: 12/11/2009 (#1037)
By Ms. J
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Fuzzymuffins, I got the same looks! I'm glad someone created a "Freakies" page for the none believers. I miss freakies. They were so good!
Comment submitted: 10/17/2009 (#755)
By fuzzymuffins (Team Breakfast Member)
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I went a good 20 years wondering if I had imagined this as a child. I kept asking people "do you remember freakies?", and even sing them the theme song, and I just got weird looks... it wasn't until I found a freakies website back in 1997 were my memories validated....
Comment submitted: 9/17/2009 (#581)
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