Rare Discontinued 80's & 90's Cereal Taste Test (Reliving My Childhood) | L.A. BEAST
Summary
TLDRIn a nostalgic journey, the script narrates the experience of reliving childhood memories by tasting expired cereals from the 80s and 90s. The individual spends a significant amount of money on eBay to compile a collection of these cereals, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle cereal, Batman cereal, and Count Chocula, among others. Each cereal is described with its unique characteristics, from the smell to the taste, providing a vivid and often humorous account of the experience. The script is a blend of humor, personal anecdotes, and a hint of caution about the effects of consuming very old food.
Takeaways
- πΏ The individual relived their childhood by purchasing expired cereals from eBay, spending a total of $1081.62.
- π₯£ The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle cereal from 1991 was described as having a poor taste and smell, akin to 'rotting wheat bran and marshmallow dust'.
- π¦ The Batman cereal from 1989 was compared to 'paper mache Captain Crunch' with a stale honey nut flavor.
- π Flutie Flakes, a limited edition cereal supporting the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism, tasted like 'dirty couch underneath a plastic cover'.
- π« Count Chocula from 1987 smelled like 'Count Chocula himself dropped a Dookie into the cereal box', with a sour chemical taste.
- πΏ The Earth cereal from 1991 was described as 'a poor man's Froot Loops' with a slightly fruity aroma but a stale banana smell.
- π§ββοΈ The Addams Family cereal from 1991 had a sweaty, man's bald head taste followed by a marshmallow-like finish.
- πΉοΈ GI Joe Action Stars cereal from 1985 was the worst, with a 'burning chemical sensation' and an unpleasant smell.
- π₯€ The individual mixed all the tasted cereals together, resulting in a 'glass of beasts', which was extremely unpleasant.
- π¬ The video script is a detailed and humorous account of the individual's journey of tasting various expired cereals from their childhood.
Q & A
What was the total cost of the expired cereal collection mentioned in the script?
-The total cost of the expired cereal collection was one thousand eighty-one dollars and sixty-two cents.
What year was the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle cereal box from?
-The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle cereal box was from 1991.
What did the narrator hope to win with the 'Dazzle Diamond Scope' found in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle cereal box?
-The narrator hoped to win a $4,000 one-carat diamond with the 'Dazzle Diamond Scope'.
What was the expiration date of the Flutie Flakes cereal box?
-The Flutie Flakes cereal box expired on November 12, 1999.
Why was the Count Chocula cereal box purchased for a higher price on eBay?
-The Count Chocula cereal box was purchased for a higher price on eBay because it was a discontinued 1987 cereal and considered rare.
What was the tagline of Count Chocula?
-Count Chocula's tagline was 'I've had to eat your cereal, men.'
What was the main theme of the Earth cereal?
-The main theme of the Earth cereal was the Eco mania craze, inspired by the character Steve Urkel from the sitcom Family Matters.
What promotional item did each box of the Addams Family cereal come with?
-Each box of the Addams Family cereal came with a sweet flashlight.
What was the GI Joe action stars cereal originally created to promote?
-The GI Joe action stars cereal was originally created to promote the cartoon 'GI Joe: A Real American Hero'.
What was the narrator's overall experience with tasting the expired cereals?
-The narrator's overall experience with tasting the expired cereals was negative, with most of them tasting like stale, rotten, or chemically-flavored food, and some even causing physical discomfort.
Outlines
π© Nostalgic Cereal Taste Test: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Batman
The video script begins with the host introducing their unique project of reliving childhood memories through expired cereals. They have spent a significant amount of money to collect these cereals from their past. The first cereal discussed is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle cereal from 1991, which includes crunchy sweet pieces and marshmallows shaped like the characters. The host reminisces about the cereal's commercial and expresses excitement to taste it after so many years. Following this, the host moves on to the 1989 Batman cereal, which is honey nut flavored and shaped like bats. The host shares their childhood admiration for Batman and describes the cereal's commercial, ending with their personal taste test of both cereals.
π₯£ A Stale Journey Through Time: Flutie Flakes, Count Chocula, and Earth Grahams
The second paragraph of the script continues the cereal tasting adventure with Flutie Flakes from 1989, a special edition cereal supporting the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for autism. The host describes the cereal's appearance and smell, comparing it to Frosted Flakes and ultimately sharing their taste experience. Next, the host introduces Count Chocula from 1987, a chocolate-flavored cereal with marshmallows. Despite the high cost and age of the cereal, the host bravely tastes it, describing its smell and taste in vivid detail. The segment concludes with Earth Grahams from 1991, a strawberry and banana-flavored cereal that capitalizes on the environmental craze of the time. The host provides a brief overview of the cereal's concept and packaging before sharing their thoughts on the taste.
πΏ A Fiery Encounter with Addams Family and GI Joe Cereals
In the third paragraph, the host tackles two more cereals from their collection: The Addams Family cereal from 1991 and GI Joe Action Stars from 1985. The Addams Family cereal is described as a creepy take on sugary cereals, with pieces resembling body parts. The host shares their childhood memories associated with the cereal and the film it was tied to, and provides a detailed account of its taste and aftertaste. The GI Joe Action Stars cereal is approached with a sense of nostalgia for the cartoon and action figures, but the host is met with a challenging experience due to the cereal's age and condition. The description of the taste and the host's reaction offer a humorous and cautionary tale about the perils of consuming very old cereal.
π₯€ A Mix of Nostalgia and Discomfort: The Aftermath of Expired Cereal Consumption
The final paragraph of the script describes the host's decision to blend all the tasted cereals into a mixture in an attempt to fully immerse themselves in the nostalgia of their childhood. The segment is filled with vivid descriptions of the smell and taste of the mixture, with the host expressing a mix of fascination and discomfort. The host's determination to complete the challenge is evident, despite the less-than-pleasant sensory experiences. The script ends with the host's reflection on the journey of consuming expired cereals and their gratitude to the viewers for joining them in this unique experience.
Mindmap
Keywords
π‘Expired Cereals
π‘Nostalgia
π‘Taste Test
π‘Childhood Memories
π‘Cereal Commercials
π‘Cereal Marshmallows
π‘Cereal Boxes
π‘Ebay
π‘Taste Descriptions
π‘Food Safety
π‘Collectibles
Highlights
The individual has compiled the perfect collection of expired cereals from their childhood by spending $1081.62 on eBay.
The experiment involves taste-testing each cereal to see if it tastes like the individual remembered from their childhood.
The first cereal tried is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle cereal from 1991, which includes crunchy sweet pieces and ninja turtle marshmallows.
The individual found a 'dazzle diamond scope' in the Ninja Turtle cereal box, which could potentially win them a $4,000 one-carat diamond.
The Batman cereal from 1989 is described as having a natural honey nut flavor and is tied to the movie Batman starring Michael Keaton.
The Flutie Flakes cereal is a limited edition collectors box, raising funds for the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism.
Count Chocula cereal from 1987 is described as a chocolate-flavored frosted cereal with chocolate-flavored marshmallows.
Earth cereal from 1991 is a strawberry and banana flavored circle-shaped cereal that capitalizes on the Eco mania craze.
The Addams Family cereal from 1991 is described as 'creepy crunchy' with a great taste that you'll 'scream for', and each box came with a sweet flashlight.
GI Joe action stars cereal from 1985 is honey and grain star-shaped, said to taste like Lucky Charms without the marshmallows.
The individual describes the taste of expired cereals, comparing them to various other tastes such as a poor man's Chex cereal, paper mache Captain Crunch, and dirty gym socks.
The individual expresses surprise at the persistence of the cereal's sugariness after so many years.
The individual humorously mentions the possibility of winning a diamond from the cereal box.
The individual humorously describes the smell and taste of the expired cereals, using vivid and comedic language.
The individual's journey down memory lane involves consuming a mixture of all the expired cereals at the end of the video.
The individual's experience with the 33-year-old GI Joe cereal ends with a strong aversion due to the presence of bugs and a terrible smell.
The individual concludes the video by thanking the viewers for joining them on their nostalgic journey.
Transcripts
have a good day la piste here today I
have one simple question is there a
price that a human being can pay to
relive their childhood you're damn right
there is
and after scouring the depths of ebay
and spending one thousand eighty one
dollars and sixty-two cents I have
compiled the perfect collection of
expired serials from my childhood and
all that I plan on doing right here
right now is taste testing each and
every single last one of them and after
handling some of the boxes I can tell
that some of them are probably going to
taste like absolute [Β __Β ] and please stay
tuned to the end of the video as I
transport myself back to 1997 the only
way I know how with a with a bull cut
and those giant 90s glasses so without
further ado let's get started this shall
be fun
now the first expired cereal from my
childhood it's so probably one of my
most favorite cartoons growing up as a
kid the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
cereal made by the Ralston Purina
company and this specific box is from
1991 and all that the Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtle cereal consists of our
crunchy sweet and ninja nets with a
ninja turtle marshmallows and in the
commercial you can see bebop and
Rocksteady as well as shredder stealing
this little boy's Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtle cereal and then the Ninja Turtles
come rolling in there sweet van and save
the boy's day and get a cereal back and
all that I'm going to do right here
right now today is see if this tastes
exactly like I remembered it 27 years
ago and the cool thing is once I find my
dazzle diamond scope and if it says
winner
I could potentially win a $4,000 one
carat diamond this is this is what it
looks like so it does still look like
cereal I found like diamond dazzle scope
it just fell on the floor that sorry you
have you are not a winner huh it okay it
smells like rotting wheat bran
marshmallow dust let's just pour
ourselves a nice little cold I did the
same thing 27 years ago okay I'm just
gonna taste it and then tell you what I
think it tastes like again it just it
smells rotten so I guess the golden
pieces are supposed to be the ninja
nutjob beneath the food
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hmm okay take my hand
it tastes like a poor man's Chex cereal
oh it definitely did okay now the ninja
turtle marshmallows taste like if Jesus
if the leopard the Leprechaun from Lucky
Charms farted these particular
marshmallows from his green butt into
this bowl which is 27 years old so one
more bite in his mutinous Journal cereal
wonder what I recommended 27 years later
yes
next up strand of 1989 is the official
Batman cereal which is said to have had
a natural honey nut flavor and according
to the commercial it had a smashing
taste and a honey nut flavoured part of
your complete breakfast
now this cereal the pieces look like
little bats and they made this cereal as
of 1989 tie-in to the movie Batman
starring Michael Keaton Jack Nicholson
and that other blond haired lady who was
an eight-mile definitely growing up as a
kid I was a big fan of Batman I still
have my Batmobile and you go like this
it does that the cool thing is I have
this sweet Batman Bank still to this
very day upstairs I just want to see if
this tastes like I want remembered it
from 1989 so here we go here's the cool
Batman Bank all right
that's kind of like a finish the solid
brick they do actually still look like
bats okay this is good my first wish
Batman cereal straight from 1989 Oh
[Music]
okay it smells like my grandmother's
attic then day I mean the natural honey
not flavor it smells kind of like if we
need the poo drink too much honey and
then pissed stale honey back into the
honey pot okay then let's have a bowl
let's have a bowl of Batman cereal le
beast Batman cereal
[Music]
Oh
[Music]
I almost route on that one yeah
I would say that a 1989 Batman cereal
tastes like kind of like a paper mache
Captain Crunch with it with a dose of
1989 chemicals it's very paper-thin I
remember that as a kid but any Honey Nut
natural flavoring that has gone out the
window it tastes like my grandmother's
attic would I recommend it no hopefully
I can wipe the stank out of my mouth
with these the limited edition
collectors box of Flutie flakes and as
you can see American football player
Doug Flutie was selling this cereal to
raise funds and awareness for the Doug
Flutie jr. foundation for autism as his
son is autistic and for those of you
don't know who Doug Flutie is he's
probably best known for his miraculous
game-winning pass the Hail Mary when he
was at Boston College and won the game
over Miami with six seconds left to go
and because his box of Flutie flakes
expired on November 12 1999 it is going
to be a miracle that there's still sugar
and delicious so without further ado
let's give it a taste
okay okay this is what they look like as
you can see they kind of look like
frosted flakes right off the bat
mmm and it smells like a like a stale
pair of gym socks from a high school
locker room
with a hint of cardboard I thought
there's were gonna be like sugary like
frosted flakes all right I just did
everything ass-backwards I poured the
milk I took a close-up shot and I'm
going to taste what
nineteen-year-old fruity flakes taste
like like that to the Doug Flutie jr.
foundation for autism I shout you out as
we take the gun
oh Jesus
oh geez okay
thinking about is that like
grandmother's house you know she used to
have a couch with a plastic cover that
it probably tastes like the dirty couch
underneath the plastic cover at my
grandmother's house and if Tony the
Tiger sneezed semis sugary boogers all
over some Wheaties this is kind of what
it tastes like it's will
Flutie flaked we're good good
now this next box is cereal I had to
talk the guy down to about 130 dollars
on eBay which is this a 1987
discontinued Count Chocula cereal which
is nothing more than a chocolate
flavored frosted cereal with chocolate
flavored marshmallows and as you can see
this box is featuring Bailey Lugosi who
started the 1931 film Dracula and of
course Count Chocula himself his name is
Count Chocula because he prefers
chocolate over blood and his tag line is
I've had to eat your cereal men today
even though I really don't want to open
this because I paid so much money for it
I definitely remember this as a child
kind of the writer me of cocoa puffs
or cocoa pebbles Oh God and I I'm
opening a mmm a 31 year old box of Count
Chocula okay I definitely have free
stickers and it's it's stuck up no it's
not okay
all right I was gonna say I didn't see
the marshmallows but yet you can see the
marshmallows slightly but I should have
stickers I was about three years old
when this came out so let's see if I can
oh God
okay first initial smell 1987 count
truckin
[Music]
it does it uh it smells like if Count
Chocula himself dropped a Dookie into
this cereal box 31 years ago okay
chocolate flavored frosted cereal with
Frost marshmallows I wonder if I should
wear a mask because there's a lot of
dust okay
1987 by the way the commercial for this
it's kind of freaky like I can't believe
I actually wanted to eat this stuff when
I was 3 because watching that commercial
now I was scared shitless
[Music]
hmm
okay
[Music]
Kent's our chemicals it tastes like sour
chemicals and we'll take one more bite
added sour huh oh my god
[Music]
yeah that can't be good my final
analysis on the taste of 1987
discontinued Count Chocula I'm not a
vegan I have I'm definitely not a vegan
but if I had to imagine what a vegan
stale chocolate milkshake would taste
like with chemicals this is what this
tastes like
now this next box of cereal is very rare
and hard to find but thanks to Kim
Berlin she helped me locate one of these
a 1991 Ralston box of Earth clothes
which are a fun circle shaped cereal
that should taste like strawberries and
bananas now in 1991 Ralston decided to
jump on the Eco mania craze and for
those of you don't know Steve Urkel was
this nerdy next-door neighbor on the
sitcom Family Matters who was in love
with Laura Winslow he had high pants
suspenders and some of his catchphrases
were denied he made and daddy cheese and
today I admit to you that I've never had
our clothes in my life but I hope that
the strawberry and banana will change
the flavor profile of cardboard [Β __Β ]
that I've been tasting in all the other
cereals now this box has in fact come
open but it looks like a poor man's box
of Froot Loops with only two colors okay
there we go
let's get the official smell so let's
have an aroma
it has hmmm it has a semi fruity aroma
but it smells like a a stale 27 year old
banana which has been sitting in Steve
Urkel's pocket for decades is what it
smells like immediately
I mean right like I would say the color
looks okay ideally okay
her clothes ladies and gentlemen shout
out to Carl Winslow Wow
[Music]
I get a very slight hint of Froot Loops
yeah if two cans Sam was a 78 year old
man who just just Froot Loops into a
bedpan with stale rotting plastic fruit
pieces this is what our clothes taste
like not bad they're gonna actually
taste the sugar now a poor man's front
loops not bad the air clothes I would
say have become my favorite tasting
cereal so far
now this next cereal I do specifically
remember and it again comes from Ralston
straight up from 1991 and that is the
Adams family cereal which is the creepy
crunchy cereal with a great taste that
you'll scream for and was made to tie
into the 1991 film The Addams Family
starring Angelica Houston Christopher
Lloyd Christina Ricci and Raul Julia now
my favorite part of the cereal is that
each box came with a sweet flashlight
and again just like the Batman Bank I
have one of these cousin it flashlights
still upstairs in my desk now the pieces
of the cereal are boneheads chopped up
hands and dismembered body parts
apparently
I just find me looking at the side of
the box
I'm a really low fuel oh I'm starting to
get a headache and it's like I ate an
entire box of Captain Crunch so a roof
of my mouth is pretty cut up we're gonna
speed up the process it looks like
she's very bland there's no marshmallows
or anything ah Adams family cereal from
1991 smells like a dirty car mat that
you put your feet on and let's let's see
what it tastes like I've had this as a
kid it does not smell anything like I
remember it
Adams family cereal huh right off the
bat it tastes like if I licked a sweaty
man's bald head after he'd been sitting
in a sauna for three hours
[Music]
if I can get past that part it
there is no marshmallows in the cereal
but it tastes like once after that stank
leaves your mouth it's like it finishes
with like a marshmallow a lucky charm
marshmallow finish interesting
alright here's Adams family cereal her
clothes are still here I would say there
right about there as the best-tasting
cereal
fuckin'-a no that's enough of that
we're done with that now this last box
of cereal is 33 years old and a little
bit before my time but what I have here
is an expired 1985 box of Ralston GI Joe
action stars which are said to be honey
and grain star-shaped cereal that kind
of tastes like Lucky Charms without the
marshmallows and a 1983 Ralston created
this cereal to go along with the cartoon
GI Joe a Real American Hero and when I
was in nursery school in 1987 or 1988
I always remember watching the cartoon
and playing with the little tiny GI Joe
action figures and today since I really
don't remember if I've even tried this
I'm interested to see what this tastes
like boy okay
Oh God okay well it seems like this box
is gold and it again it's stuck to the
bottom this is not good okay we'll just
show it to you like this it's in like a
gold packaging which is pretty cool I
guess we'll just open it up okay
well it's already open Oh Polly are
there bugs there may be bugs okay it was
already open okay Oh oh my god
oh it's a boom it smells like I don't
even know I just got a whiff of grant my
grandmother's toilet bowl it kind of
smells like a dirty patent leather shoe
penny loafer that's been sitting in a
stale shoe bin oh god I think there's
bugs
that's way too much GI Joe action stars
I think I know I got like a rash in my
eyeball we're just gonna do this really
fast okay no wonder no wonder it's hard
to find 90 snacks because food is not
supposed to last this long thirty thirty
three-year-old GI Joe 1985 action stars
of God
this one's brown it's brown okay here we
go
[Music]
[Music]
I'll take one more bite I'll take one
more bite hmm it smells like dirty
Underpants Center 33 years old
a man's grundle has been in and
chemicals hmm now I understand why they
put best if used before yeah Lucky
Charms GI Joe action stars is a burning
chemical sensation on the back of my
throat
and it smells like if this was filled
with dogs yet oh it's bet that is
literally burning the back of my throat
I think we're done this is the LA beast
and I just want to say thank you to each
and every single one of you taking this
journey down memory lane with me as I
consumed all those expired cereals but
right now in order for me to blast
myself back into my childhood I'm going
to sit here and chug this entire mixture
of all of my favorite 90s cereals
together there's a there's flies coming
all around the cup Garrity
I just want to get this done and only a
little speed up this process God
Almighty the GI Joes were by far the
worst but it literally burned the back
of my throat and that's what on top of
the glass le beast have a good day this
may not end well
oh it smells like old cereal
I got it I got this all day
[Music]
yeah I was assaulted well hurry got this
oh okay all right I just tasted the 1987
Count Chocula
Oh mr. percolo is actually the the
fruitiness of the strawberry China
[Music]
about just clean the garage okay I'm
going back my childhood thank you again
these don't work for joining me
[Music]
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this tastes of the Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtle nets and marshmallows
[Music]
it's me again
[Music]
I am your worst enemy I'm going to take
over
you talk abou arrested
I think I sound weird