Sir Grapefellow was a short-lived cereal created by
General Mills
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around 1972 that featured a British
World War I
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era pilot of the same name. The cereal consisted of "grape flavored oat cereal with sweet grape starbits (marshmallows)".
Sir Grapefellow was the nemesis to
Baron von Redberry (another 1970s General Mills cereal brand). In the vein of the cereal rivalries
Quisp
Quisp is a sugar-sweetened breakfast cereal from the Quaker Oats Company. It was introduced in 1965 and continued as a mass-market grocery item until the late 1970s. Subsequently, the Quaker Oats Company marketed Quisp sporadically, and with the ...
&
Quake and
Count Chocula &
Franken Berry bickering over which one was better, Redberry would proclaim, "Baron Von Redberry is der berry goodest!" and Grapefellow would counter, "Sir Grapefellow is the grapest!"
See also
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Baron von Redberry
References
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External links
Image of cereal
General Mills characters
General Mills cereals
Products introduced in 1972
Mascots introduced in 1972
Male characters in advertising
Fictional aviators
Fictional British military personnel
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