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It's just not the Halloween season without them... Today, we go back to witness the creation and release of everyone's favorite breakfast monsters.
it's a story that goes back to the early days of cereal, the silent film era, the monsters of the 60s, and their release in the '70s. But it was during the 1980s that Monster Cereals continued to grow in popularity.
It was also during the '80s that the Monster Cereals experienced some of their biggest changes--both physically and to the Monster lineup.
This is the story of Frankenberry, Count Chocula, and Boo Berry--plus two others that you may or may not remember...
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