Count Chocula

Count Chocula
Hall of Fame Category: Food & Drinks
Some vampires like blood. Others like puppies. Then there’s a few who like cereal. Vlad Chocula is one of those. Count Chocula cereal has been around since 1971. Back in the 70’s you could put anything in food and it was OK. Coca-Cola had cocaine in it, when America invented Chinese Food it had MSG in it, and hundreds of food stuffs had the dye Red 40, which is to blame for all the redheads in the world, and aids. Then in the late 80’s, early 90’s some kid swallowed a razor blade that was in his ham & crackers Lunchable and all of a sudden all food had to be “slightly healthy.” And of course, the FDA took Count Chocula off the shelves due to concerns of health risks (if you ate it you turned into a vampire). The Count changed his recipe, added healthier ingredients, including something called “Wholegrain,” and the Cereal Vampire was back in business. While some store chains still refuse to give the Vamp his dues and don’t sell the Chocula, there’s no doubt it has had a very large pop culture impact. It has an uncountable number of mentions, parodies and odes on TV shows like 21 Jump Street, The Simpsons, Futurama, Invader Zim, Family Guy, Robot Chicken, The Office, and movies like Wedding Crashers and Blade: Trinity. Count Chocula has completed one of his two life long goals, make cereal. The other, kill that damn Nesquik bunny.