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I Want My Maypo!

This wonderfully simple 1956 commercial begins with Marky refusing to eat his breakfast while wearing his cowboy hat. Uncle Ralph…

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Superman and the Early Tony the Tiger

Long before Tony the Tiger became the big, sporty “They’re Gr-r-reat!” mascot we all remember, he looked a little different…

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Maxwell House and the Percolator Days

Before Mr. Coffee changed the way so many of us made coffee (drip coffee), most homes had a percolator sitting…

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Breakfast With Clowns

Back in our day, we had breakfast with clowns, and somehow nobody thought that was strange. Post Sugar Rice Krinkles…