Those of us of, ahem, a certain age might recall a brand of sugar-sweetened breakfast cereal called “Freakies.” It’s shelf life was from 1972 to 1976 and it was manufactured by the Ralston Purina company. They also had “Cocoa Freakies” and “Fruity Freakies.”

The marketing campaign was especially appealing to me when I was a kid and I flew my “Freakies” flag high: The Freakies, some tentacled mutants (John Wayne-esque leader Boss Moss, Hamhose, Gargle, Cowmumble, Grumble, Goody-Goody and Snorkeldorf) leave “The Old World” for “The New World” where they have heard the legendary “Freakies Tree” grows delicious high-fructose corn-syrup-laden breakfast cereal. They find the mythical tree and take up residence there, often singing 50s doo-wop songs about their favorite cereal.

They tried to revive the “Freakies” brand again in the late 1980s, but it didn’t catch on. No wonder, it really wasn’t very good. I only ate it myself to collect the “Freakies” magnets and plastic figurines (which now sell for a fortune on eBay).
 

 
Via PCL LinkDump who posted this clip with the great title “Cereal plus LSD = 1974”