Booberry's family tree

Of the Monster cereals, Count Chocula was always my favorite, followed by Booberry and Frankenberry. But it wasn't until I moved out of Minnesota that I realized Booberry was considered the redheaded stepchild of the Monster clan, and that while The Count and Big Frank were easy to find, Booberry was often not sitting next to its family on supermarket cereal shelves.

It's common back in Minnesota, but not always in other states. If you're seeking the Big Boo, you can order him online. Although really, there are dozens of better cereals, in my humble opinion. Although they're not blue...

Monster cereals were actually a five-flavor family long ago. Fruit Brute (featuring the Wolfman) and Yummy Mummy died out some time ago. But this site has great photos of all kinds of different box covers from different eras.

And if you really want some fun reading about Monster cereals, Matt at X-Entertainment reviewed them all last Halloween. He says that Frankenberry is only available for a few months each year, right around Halloween, which doesn't seem right to me, but I could be wrong.

Excerpt, re Frankenberry: "One of the few surviving all-strawberry kid cereals on the market, the pink beast graciously accepts that his role has been diminished, showing no signs of ill-will towards the Count for having to sit in a dark cave from November through September. A bit cautious and wimpy in the old commercials, Franken Berry nonetheless charmed children everywhere with his head-clock accessory and unending supply of marshmallows."