Ghostbusters Cereal

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[]

Primary Canon Trivia[]

A segment from the 1986 commercial plays during the NY1 News report in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.

IDW Comics 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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Ghostbusters Cereal

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History[]

Advertising[]

Trivia[]

Primary Canon Trivia[]

IDW Comics Trivia[]

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