CerealMad is a fantastic YouTube channel and website run by Nick Symes for several years now, celebrating British cereal promotions of yesteryear, including Doctor Who and Star Trek badges, various Gerry Anderson shows, cartoon series tie-ins and much, much more.
Nick, who has often appeared on TV and in magazine features, says his fascinating “What’s In The Box” films are aimed at a type of “retrospective unpacking” – opening and revealing of the surprise contents of the pack, plastic toys, cards, stickers, with details of send away offers or packet/panel cut outs and features, including food recipes using cereals and healthy options, offering a nostalgic look at what the offers have been over the years here in the UK and relive your youth.
His website – cerealoffers.com – complements the YouTube channel perfectly, offering background information on the brands, promotions and more. A staggering amount of research has gone into this project, and deserves a visit.
“The focus is mainly on the main Breakfast Cereal brands including Weetabix, Kellogg’s, Quaker, Nabisco and Nestle,” says Nick in his channel. “It’s a chance to see what they were like when opened, testing them out and also act as a future archive/history for anyone who wants to relive the magic of youth when you used to rush down to breakfast, open the new packet and hope the gift was one you wanted
“I have also started to review new cereals doing taste tests, as they are released and you will find these across a number of the main brands or the playlist.”
So for those of you who look back in the past with fond memories of yesteryear and recall mascots such as Kellogg’s Coco Monkey, Tony Tiger, Snap Crackle & Pop, Cornelius Cockerel, Captain Rick, Loopy, Honey Monster, Weetgang, Hunger, Quicky Bunny, Chip Wolf, Hunger, Klondike Pete & Pardner, then this YouTube channel and website is most definitely for you.
• Check out CerealMad on YouTube | Visit Nick’s website – cerealoffers.com | Follow @Cerealmad for the latest videos and additions to his amazing site
With thanks to Shaqui Le Vesconte for the link
The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.
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I’ve been a Who fan for almost 50 years, my earliest memory of the show being scenes from season 12, Tom’s epic first one. I happened to ask my mum last summer how come she let me watch this show at such an early age. She told me I loved the drawings on the Weetabix cards so she tuned in to watch the show with me. Mind blown!