And by new I mean 1984. If you know of any other video game-inspired cereals or cereal commercials, let me know in the comments section or at [email protected].

Donkey Kong Cereal was followed by General Mills’ Pac-Man Cereal. This one was more long-lived and has a ton of surviving commercials floating around the internet.

March 15, 2011 / 10:56 AM EDT / CBS News Some estimates say the average preschooler sees more than 500 breakfast cereal commercials a year. And characters in those ads carry a lot of clout.

Maybe that is why I am doughy today. Here are some of my favorite '80s cereal commercials. Mr. T Cereal Can you really talk about anything Mr. T-related without a "pity the fool" joke somewhere? No.

While the first few commercials had Fred and Barney simply enjoying the cereal together, after a few years, the storyline for these commercials incorporated the ongoing theme of Barney trying to ...

ABOVE: Travis and Jason Kelce attend 2023 NBA playoffs. Jason and Travis Kelce are gearing up for a big project with one of their favorite cereal companies, General Mills.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University basketball star Buddy Boeheim will soon be appearing in a commercial for Three Wishes cereal in the first official ad campaign from an NCAA player.

Though the original Kix cereal was introduced in the 1930s, Berry Berry Kix didn't come along until 1992. And we'll never see this '90s-influenced commercial air again, but thankfully we can still ...