Ghostbusters Cereal was a cereal brand that was in production from 1985 though 1990. However, the name of the cereal changed based on which franchise item was prevalent.
History[]
It began based on Ghostbusters the first film. Later it was renamed The Real Ghostbusters, to promote with the cartoon series. The cereal had "fruit-flavored O's and marshmallow ghosts". At this point they added green and purple ghost marshmallows. The green marshmallows were based on Slimer. His picture was even added on the front.
- Ghostbusters 1985?-1987
- The Real Ghostbusters 1987-1989
- Ghostbusters (II) 1989
- Slimer and The Real Ghostbusters 1990-1991?
Advertising[]
List of television ads:
- Ghostbusters Cereal 1986 (30 seconds)
- First of two Ghostbusters Cereal 1986 (15 seconds)
- Second of two Ghostbusters Cereal 1986 (15 seconds)
- "Glow in the dark" trading cards version Ghostbusters Cereal 1989 (30 seconds)
- New Ghostbusters Movie Mystery Sweepstakes" version Ghostbusters Cereal 1989 (30 seconds)
Trivia[]
- On page seven of Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #12, the Ghostbusters Cereal advertising the Free Ghost Flyer makes a non-canon cameo on the table. On the upper left corner of Egon's board is a Slimer "Warning Slime Zone". It was a glow in the dark one-sided door hangar that came with a version of Ghostbusters Cereal that offered Slimer marshmallows.
- On page 14 of Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #15, a one of the holographic covers from a box of Ghostbusters Cereal is on the monitor by Egon Spengler.
- On page 19 of Ghostbusters: Get Real Issue #2, in panel 5, on the right side, on the black monitor is the hologram No Ghost logo from the hologram series.
- On page 13 of Ghostbusters International #1, right of the tea on top the cabinet is the Ghostbusters Cereal box with the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man on the front and advertising the glow-in-the-dark Ghost Flyer Frisbee.
- On page 12 of Ghostbusters 101 #2, in panel 1, on shelf left of Zoe is the "Slimer! and The Real Ghostbusters" Cereal box from Ralston in 1990.
- On page 1 of Ghostbusters 101 #3, in panel 5, the black box between Jenny and Cait in the background is the Slimer and The Real Ghostbusters Cereal with the Kenner toys advertisement on the back.
- On page 4 of Ghostbusters 101 #3, in panel 3, Jim eats out of a Ghostbusters Cereal box.
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