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Which of these was a real cereal brand sold in the 1980s?

Last updated: March 7, 2026

The 1980s turned celebrity licensing into an arms race. If you were famous enough, someone would slap your face on a lunchbox, a board game, or a breakfast cereal. Which of these was a real cereal brand sold in the 1980s?

Correct Answer: Mr. T Cereal

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When Quaker Oats decided to make their first licensed cereal in 1984, they wanted to be loud. Nothing's louder than "I pity the fool who don't eat my cereal." Mr. T was dominating pop culture thanks to "The A-Team" and "Rocky III," and his (mostly) T-shaped cereal lasted nearly a decade on shelves. The cereal ran until 1993, and now sealed boxes sell for hundreds online. I pity the fool who ate theirs.

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