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67-527: Honey Monster Puffs is a breakfast cereal manufactured in the United Kingdom from puffed wheat sweetened with sugar and honey, fortified with vitamins and iron. The cereal was originally sold as Sugar Puffs , but was re-branded in 2014. It was labelled as Honey Monster Sugar Puffs for a time. The cereal is known for its Honey Monster mascot, a large, hairy, yellow creature introduced in 1976. Sugar Puffs were first launched in 1957, with Jeremy

134-676: A snack food , primarily in Western societies . Although warm, cooked cereals like oat meal , corn grits , and wheat farina have the longest history as traditional breakfast foods, branded and ready-to-eat cold cereals (many produced via the process of extrusion ) appeared around the late 19th century. These processed, precooked, packaged cereals are most often served in a quick and simple preparation with dairy products , traditionally cow's milk . These modern cereals can also be paired with yoghurt or plant-based milks , or eaten plain. Fruit or nuts are sometimes added, and may enhance

201-680: A center both of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and of innovation in the ready-to-eat cereal industry, and indeed, the church had a substantial impact on the development of cereal goods through the person of John Harvey Kellogg (1851–1943). Son of an Adventist factory owner in Battle Creek, Kellogg was encouraged by his church to train in medicine at Bellevue Hospital Medical College in New York City in 1875. After graduating, he became medical superintendent at

268-412: A cure for the common cold while England references the dish to the royal family and their traditions. Common hot cereals in parts of Canada include oatmeal , Cream of Wheat (and Cream of Rice) and Red River cereal . These hot cereals are typically served with maple syrup or brown sugar and milk or cream. Yogurt is also added to Red River cereal. Many Canadians also enjoy cereals similar to those in

335-723: A fire at his mill in Akron, Schumacher joined Stuart and Crowell to form the Consolidated Oatmeal Company. The American Cereal Company ( Quaker Oats , but see below) created a cereal made from oats in 1877, manufacturing the product in Akron, Ohio. Separately, in 1888, a trust or holding company combined the nation's seven largest mills into the American Cereal Company using the Quaker Oats brand name. By 1900, technology, entrepreneurship, and

402-1325: A grain or mixture of grains usually taking place in a facility remote from the location where the product is eaten. This distinguishes "breakfast cereals" from foods made from grains modified and cooked in the place where they are eaten. Breakfast cereals may be fortified with dietary minerals and vitamins . For example, breakfast cereal in Canada may be fortified with specific micronutrient amounts per 100 grams of cereal, including thiamin , (2.0 mg), niacin (4.8 mg), and vitamin B6 (0.6 mg), among others. Breakfast cereal companies make gluten-free cereals which are free of any gluten -containing grains. These cereals are targeted for consumers who suffer from gluten-related disorders , such as celiac disease , non-celiac gluten sensitivity and wheat allergy , among others. Some companies that produce gluten-free cereals include Kellogg's , General Mills , Nature's Path and Arrowhead Mills . Most warm cereals can be classified as porridges , in that they consist of cereal grains which are soaked in hot water, cooked and/or boiled to soften them and make them palatable. Sweeteners, such as brown sugar , honey, or maple syrup, are often added either by

469-458: A high sugar content ("sugar cereals" or even "kids' cereals" in common parlance). These cereals are frequently marketed toward children (in television ads, comic books, etc.) and often feature a cartoon mascot and may contain a toy or prize . Between 1970 and 1998, the number of different types of breakfast cereals in the U.S. more than doubled, from about 160 to around 340; as of 2012 , there were roughly 5,000 different types (estimate based on

536-515: A multimillion-dollar fortune for Post in a few years. After his death, his company acquired the Jell-O company in 1925, Baker's Chocolate in 1927, Maxwell House coffee in 1928, and Birdseye frozen foods in 1929. In 1929, the company changed its name to General Foods . In 1985, Philip Morris Tobacco Company bought General Foods for $ 5.6 billion (equivalent to $ 15.9 billion today) and merged it with its Kraft division. Because of Kellogg and Post ,

603-435: A new advertisement campaign for the cereal Sugar Puffs was shown to have imitated the particular style of crimping. Though there are many recurring characters , the "central cast" consists of five characters: Recurring characters include: Notable guest actors and actresses include: The Mighty Boosh made the transition from radio to television in 2004, when an eight-part television series - called The Mighty Boosh -

670-476: A number of variations on the basic product during the 1990s and 2000s, including: The cereal's mascot is the Honey Monster, a large, hairy, yellow humanoid creature who was first seen on TV in 1976 in an advertisement created by John Webster of the advertising agency BMP . The advert focused around a nutritional message which was illustrated by the parent and child relationship of actor Henry McGee and

737-410: A product called Granula (similar to Grape Nuts ) to the recognizable modern form involving at a minimum: sweetened toasted oats, but also possibly: dried fruit, puffed rice, nuts or chocolate. Over 2016 to 2017, Americans purchased 3.1 billion boxes of cereal, mostly as ready to eat cold cereal. In a $ 9.8 billion cereal market, cold cereal purchases were 88% of the total (12% for hot cereals), with

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804-576: A recurring gag in the film Four Lions ; one of the main characters uses an outfit of the character as a disguise in the final act. Paul Calf was frequently seen eating Sugar Puffs. In the British science-fiction show Red Dwarf , Dave Lister is fond of Sugar Puff sandwiches. In 2009, as part of Red Nose Day , Honey Monster appeared with many other advertising icons in a self-deprecating sketch called 'The Greatest Minds in Advertising'. As

871-525: A series of off the wall adverts in the 1990s. An advertisement showing the Honey Monster onstage with Boyzone at Wembley Arena aired in 1996, and was voted #17 in ITV's Best TV Ads Ever 2 list in 2006, sharing the position with the original 1976 advert. Another of the 1996 adverts showed him winning a football match. In 1998, an advert which depicted him as "Puff" Daddy aired. In 1999, an advert called "Monster Men vs Breakin' Boyz" aired. A modern style remake of

938-474: A way to make ground corn palatable, later called grits (from the Old English word grēot , meaning "gravel"). Hominy was another preparation. While this became a staple in the southern U.S., grits never gained popularity in the northern states. Food reformers in the 19th century called for cutting back on excessive meat consumption at breakfast. They explored numerous vegetarian alternatives. Late in

1005-462: Is a porridge used in a variety of meals eaten throughout the day. In the Afrikaans culture of descendants of Dutch farmers and French Huguenots , it is usually sprinkled with sugar and then eaten with milk; it can be made to a very stiff consistency so that it forms—what could be described as—a softish lumpy crumble (called krummel-pap ) or a more creamy porridge consistency (called slap-pap ). It

1072-433: Is associated with less risk of being overweight or obese and high-fiber breakfast cereals are associated with a lower risk of diabetes . All images show the final preparation of the named (or described) cereal in a bowl with cow's milk and a spoon, unless stated otherwise. Crimp (song) The Mighty Boosh is a British surreal comedy television series created by Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding . Starring

1139-406: Is found throughout much of Eastern Europe including Croatia , with analogous dishes existing in many wealthier, Westernized cuisines of Central Europe , such as Poland and Slovakia , where they are associated primarily with lower socioeconomic status. Russia does not value breakfast cereals as much as other places. Most instances of cereal consumption is due to the desire for weight loss. Pap

1206-406: Is generally made from maize ("mielie") meal and is sold under various brand names. Taystee Wheat is made into a creamy wheat-based porridge. Porridge brands unique to South Africa include Jungle Oats and Bokomo Maltabella (made from malted sorghum ). In other parts of Africa it is known as ugali , bota , and banku or "makkau". Scotland is famous for its consumption of oats. In Northern Ireland,

1273-530: Is often served to young children. The cereal production in Greece has recently declined. Oatmeal is a common breakfast in Ireland. Oatmeal and porridge have been consumed in Ireland since the 19th century. In Russia , a breakfast is kasha , a porridge of buckwheat ( Russian : гречка , romanized :  grechka ), farina ( Russian : манка , romanized :  manka ), or other grains. Kasha

1340-544: The 1904 World Fair , with raw grains shot with hot compressed air from tubes, popping up to many times their size. They were marketed as a revolution in food science. In the 1920s, national advertising in magazines and radio broadcasts played a key role in the emergence of the fourth big cereal manufacturer, General Mills . In 1921, James Ford Bell , president of a Minneapolis wheat milling firm, began experimenting with rolled wheat flakes. After tempering, steaming, cracking wheat, and processing it with syrup, sugar, and salt, it

1407-542: The BBC 's Boosh webpage. Series 3 started airing on BBC Three from 15 November 2007. Series 3 began airing on America's Adult Swim on 29 March 2009. Series 1 aired on Adult Swim on 10 May 2009 with Series 2 airing on 5 July 2009. The first series was shot on standard definition tape and digitally altered with the film look process. Both subsequent series were shot on digital at 25 frames per second. In June 2020, Netflix removed The Mighty Boosh from its catalogue, citing

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1474-656: The BBC iPlayer streaming service but a content warning was added before each episode. In the UK the Mighty Boosh has released Series 1–3 individually and in a few boxsets. Series 1 was released on DVD ( Region 2 ) on 29 August 2005, Series 2 on 13 February 2006 and Series 3 was released on 11 February 2008. As a result of a growing fan base in the U.S. the BBC released seasons 1–3 individually on North American NTSC-formatted DVDs on 21 July 2009. The North American series 1–3 boxset

1541-679: The Western Health Reform Institute in Battle Creek, established in 1866 by the Adventists to offer their natural remedies for illness. Many wealthy industrialists came to Kellogg's sanitarium for recuperation and rejuvenation. In Battle Creek sanitarium guests found fresh air, exercise, rest, hydrotherapy , a strict vegetarian diet, and abstinence from alcohol, tobacco, coffee, and tea. (They were accustomed to breakfasts of ham, eggs, sausages, fried potatoes, hot biscuits, hotcakes (pancakes), and coffee.) To supplement

1608-500: The mass customization of online shopping ). In this highly competitive market, cereal companies have developed an ever-increasing number of varieties and flavors (some are flavored like dessert or candy ). Although many plain wheat-, oat- and corn-based cereals exist, a great many other varieties are highly sweetened, and some brands include freeze-dried fruit as a sweet element. The breakfast cereal industry has gross profit margins of 40–45%, In 2009, market researchers expected

1675-507: The "Breakfast of Champions" slogan. By 1941 Wheaties had won 12% percent of the cereal market. Experiments with the puffing process produced Kix , a puffed corn cereal, and Cheerios , a puffed oats cereal. Further product innovation and diversification brought total General Mills sales to over $ 500 million annually (18% in packaged foods) by the early 1950s. In 1944 General Foods launched a marketing campaign for Grape Nuts, focusing on nutritional importance of breakfast. After World War II ,

1742-842: The "Man in Quaker Garb"—a symbol of plain honesty and reliability—gave Quaker Oats a national market and annual sales of $ 10 million (equivalent to $ 370 million today). Early in the 20th century, the Quaker Oats Company (formed in 1901 to replace the American Cereal Company) ventured into the world market. Schumacher, the innovator; Stuart, the manager and financial leader; and Crowell, the creative merchandiser, advertiser, and promoter, doubled sales every decade. Alexander P. Anderson 's steam-pressure method of shooting rice from guns created puffed rice and puffed wheat . Crowell's intensive advertising campaign in

1809-484: The 1920s and 1930s featured promotions with such celebrities as Babe Ruth , Max Baer , and Shirley Temple . Sponsorship of the popular Rin-Tin-Tin and Sergeant Preston of the Yukon radio shows aided the company's expansion during the depression. Meat rationing during World War II boosted annual sales to $ 90 million (equivalent to $ 1.5 billion today), and by 1956 sales topped $ 277 million ($ 3.1 billion today). By 1964

1876-496: The 2018 Interactive film Black Mirror: Bandersnatch . As a result of Honey Monster appearing in a Sugar Puffs advert, wearing the kit of Newcastle United F.C. , sales of Sugar Puffs fell by 20% in the north-east of England, as fans of Newcastle's traditional rivals , Sunderland A.F.C. , boycotted the brand. Breakfast cereal Breakfast cereal is a category of food, including food products, made from processed cereal grains that are eaten as part of breakfast , or as

1943-675: The Bear the cereal's promotional character. Jeremy was a live European female brown bear . The cereal was invented by William Halliday Davies (1919–2009), production manager at the Quaker Oats mill in Southall . For many years they were made by the Quaker Oats Company , but in 2006 they were sold to Big Bear t/a Honey Monster Foods, based in Leicester . In 2014, along with the name change from Sugar Puffs to Honey Monster Puffs,

2010-478: The Honey Monster. The monster shouts "Tell them about the honey, mummy!" to which McGee responds "I'm not his mummy!". The monster then proceeds to destroy the set. Between 1989 and 1991, "Sugar Puffs" advertisements featured the slogan "You'll Go Monster-Mad for the Honey". These advertisements portrayed children trying to get access to a packet of Sugar Puffs with someone or something then preventing them from getting

2077-509: The Sugar Puffs. The children would then cry "I Want My Honey" (the "honey" being dubbed on in the Honey Monster's voice). The child or children would then transform into the Honey Monster (normally bursting out of their clothes) and collecting the box of Sugar Puffs while the scene descended rapidly into chaos. There were a number of settings for these advertisements. The advertisements themselves were: The slogan "You’ll go monster-mad for

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2144-522: The United States market. In China, porridges such as rice congee , or those made with other ingredients (including corn meal or millet) are often eaten for breakfast. Eating breakfast cereal has become more important in China and specifically Hong Kong due to the increase of work and decrease in time. In Greece, cornmeal is poured into boiling milk to create a cereal of a thick consistency which

2211-410: The alleged use of blackface in skits such as "The Spirit of Jazz" (where Fielding portrays the ghost of "Howlin' Jimmy Jefferson"), as well as the fifth episode of the first season, "Jungle." Comedian Jack Carroll tweeted that the removal was "an arbitrary gesture that means [Netflix] doesn’t have to put any real work into combatting actual instances of racial discrimination." The series was kept on

2278-414: The audience and to comment on the situation. Little attention is paid to continuity; for instance, in the second series the shaman Saboo is shown being killed by the demon Nanatoo, but in series 3 he is alive and well. In the first series episode, 'Bollo', Bollo the gorilla dies at the end of the episode, before the credits. However, in subsequent episodes, Bollo is also seen alive and well. Each series of

2345-459: The audience in front of a theatre curtain, introducing the show and offering some final reflections. Series 2 leaves this format, instead starting in the characters' flat, with no direct address to the audience. Unlike the radio series, which is played as though real, the characters on the TV series all seem aware that they are in a TV show, and Vince especially will often break the fourth wall to address

2412-427: The big breakfast cereal companies—now including General Mills , who entered the market in 1924 with Wheaties —increasingly started to target children. The flour was refined to remove fiber, which at the time was considered to undermine digestion and absorption of nutrients, and sugar was added to improve the flavor for children. The new breakfast cereals began to look starkly different from their ancestors. Ranger Joe,

2479-524: The center's vegetarian regimen, Kellogg experimented with granola. Soon afterwards he began to experiment with wheat, resulting in a lighter, flakier product. In 1891 he acquired a patent and then in 1895 he launched the Cornflakes brand, which overnight captured a national market. Soon there were forty rival manufacturers in the Battle Creek area. His brother William K. Kellogg (1860–1951) worked for him for many years until, in 1906, he broke away, bought

2546-590: The century, the Seventh-day Adventists based in Michigan made these food reforms part of their religion, and non-meat breakfasts were featured in their sanitariums and led to new breakfast cereals. Ferdinand Schumacher , a German immigrant , began the cereals revolution in 1854 with a hand oats grinder in the back room of a small store in Akron, Ohio . His German Mills American Oatmeal Company

2613-479: The cereal's recipe was changed to have 8% less sugar and 20% more honey, so that the total sugar content is now 29% by mass, and the honey content has increased from 3% to 3.6%. In 2016, food manufacturer Brecks Company based near Selby , North Yorkshire took over production of Honey Monster Puffs under licence. In 2020, Honey Monster won the Lausanne Index Prize – Silver Award. There have been

2680-530: The city of Battle Creek, Michigan , is nicknamed the "Cereal Capital of the World". Muesli is a breakfast cereal based on uncooked rolled oats , fruit, and nuts. It was developed around 1900 by the Swiss physician Maximilian Bircher-Benner for patients in his hospital. It is available in a packaged dry form such as Alpen or Familia Swiss Müesli, or it can be made fresh. In 1902, Force wheat flakes became

2747-409: The comedy troupe The Mighty Boosh , it often featured elaborate musical numbers in different genres, such as electro , heavy metal , funk and rap . The series is known for popularising a style called "crimping", short a cappella songs which are present throughout all three series. Julian Barratt wrote the music within the show, and performed it with Noel Fielding. Fielding also designed many of

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2814-545: The company White's has been milling oats in Tandragee since 1841. England has incorporated porridge in their culture for centuries. Many of the different types of porridge were made specially for the royal family including a type of porridge called "pea porridge". This specific dish was made for King Richard II. Consumption of breakfast cereal is under preliminary research for the potential to improve nutrition and affect chronic diseases. Regular breakfast cereal consumption

2881-495: The firm sold over 200 products, grossed over $ 500 million ($ 4.9 billion today), and claimed that eight million people ate Quaker Oats each day. Expansion included the acquisition of Aunt Jemima Mills Company in 1926, which continues as a leading brand of pancake mixes and syrup, the sport drink Gatorade in 1983, and in 1986, the Golden Grain Company, producers of Rice-A-Roni canned lunch food. In 2001 Quaker Oats

2948-634: The first pre-sweetened breakfast cereal of sugar-coated puffed wheat or rice, was introduced in the US in 1939. Kellogg's Sugar Smacks , created in 1953, had 56% sugar by weight. Different mascots were introduced, such as the Rice Krispies elves and later pop icons like Tony the Tiger and the Trix Rabbit . In the 1960s, the modern version of granola was invented and popularized. It evolved from

3015-521: The first ready-to-eat breakfast cereal introduced into the United Kingdom . The cereal, and the Sunny Jim character, achieved wide success in Britain, at its peak in 1930 selling 12.5 million packages in one year. Kellogg began the breakfast cereal marketing and introduced the first in-box prize in the early 1900s. Quaker Oats entered the market with Puffed Rice and Wheat Berries it had introduced at

3082-523: The honey" which featured at the end of these adverts was read by actor Norman Lovett. To coincide with the adverts the packaging was amended to have an "I want my Honey" speech bubble coming from the Honey Monster's mouth. After these advertisements, the Sugar Puffs Honey Monster was then seen in advertisements in which he was depicted playing football and also as a James Bond -style hero. Punk poet John Cooper Clarke also featured in

3149-489: The idea of doing a series like The Goodies (1970–1982), as if it were a complete "world" rather than simply a sketch show . In 2019, The Mighty Boosh was ranked 98th on The Guardian ' s list of the 100 best TV shows of the 21st century. Reruns aired on Adult Swim in the United States from 2009 to 2013. The Mighty Boosh centres on the adventures of Howard Moon (Barratt) and Vince Noir (Fielding). Series 1 opens and often closes with Howard and Vince addressing

3216-460: The industry. Henry Parsons Crowell started operations in 1882, and John Robert Stuart in 1885. Crowell cut costs by consolidating every step of the processing—grading, cleaning, hulling, cutting, rolling, packaging, and shipping—in one factory operating at Ravenna, Ohio . Stuart operated mills in Chicago and Cedar Rapids, Iowa . Stuart and Crowell combined in 1885 and initiated a price war. After

3283-401: The late 1800s. While there, he grew deeply impressed with their all-grain diet. Upon his release, he began experimenting with grain products, beginning with an all-grain coffee substitute called Postum. In 1897 (or 1898) he introduced Grape-nuts , the concentrated cereal with a nutty flavor (containing neither grapes nor nuts). Good business sense, determination, and powerful advertising produced

3350-555: The manufacturer, during cooking, or before eating. Porridge is especially popular in Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and England. Porridge became important in Scotland due to the freezing winters. The Scottish people prefer porridge to be made with only water and salt while other prefer creamier substances to be added. Wales had a perfect climate for cultivating oats making porridge common in Welsh households. Ireland mixes porridge with whiskey as

3417-500: The market to grow at a CAGR of 7.4% (in the next 5 years); it has had steady and continued growth throughout its history. Cereal grains, namely porridge (and especially oatmeal ), became an important breakfast component in North America. Barley was a commonly used grain, though other grains and yellow peas could be used. In many modern cultures, porridge is still eaten as a breakfast dish. Native Americans had found

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3484-432: The nutritional benefits. Some companies promote their products for the health benefits that come from eating oat-based and high- fiber cereals. In the United States, cereals are often fortified with vitamins , but can still lack many of the vitamins needed for a healthful breakfast, and so initial marketing focused on making the new products "part of a complete breakfast". A significant proportion of packaged cereals have

3551-415: The original 1976 advert aired in 2003. In March 2008, a new campaign was launched with a television advertisement. The spot featured Honey Monster and his housemate sitting at their breakfast table, singing a nonsense song about Sugar Puffs, in the scat style. Finishing with the strapline 'Feed the fun', the advertisement represented the idea that Honey Monster brings out the child in everyone. The advert

3618-406: The overall cereal market declining due to reduced consumption of sugar and dairy products . Kellogg's and General Mills each had 30% of the market share for cold cereals. Honey Nut Cheerios was the leading cold cereal. The processing of grains helps to separate the bran and cereal germ , but may remove nutrients, such as B vitamins and dietary fiber. Processing is the modification of

3685-401: The pound to customers. Hoyt, who had found a distinctive process of preparing wheat for cereal, sold his cereal in boxes, offering consumers a more sanitary and consumer-friendly option. Packaged breakfast cereals were considerably more convenient than a product that had to be cooked, and as a result of this convenience (and clever marketing), they became popular. Battle Creek, Michigan , was

3752-440: The punchline Honey Monster silences his colleagues by singing a song in falsetto (not his trademark deep voice) exhorting people not to buy advertised products but to give their money to Comic Relief instead. In January 2013, John Wright in a blog for The Guardian newspaper made what he described as "a perfect breakfast beer" by using a block of stuck-together Sugar Puffs as one of its main ingredients. The cereal features in

3819-490: The rights to Cornflakes, and set up the Kellogg Toasted Corn Flake Company. William Kellogg discarded the health food concept, opting for heavy advertising and commercial taste appeal. Later, his signature on every package became the company trademark. The second major innovator in the cereal industry was Charles W. Post , a salesman who was admitted to Kellogg's sanitarium as a patient in

3886-557: The shop. Several episodes featured a "crimp"; a humorous a cappella nonsense song sung by Fielding and Barratt. The crimps were sung in a scat style and were lyrically characterized by non-sequiturs that were rhythmically similar to beatboxing , often accompanied by a small performance of hand gestures and pantomimes. The term was first coined in "The Power of the Crimp", episode 3 of the third season. Controversy arose in March 2008 when

3953-609: The show featured Howard and Vince and the various recurring characters in a different context; in series 1 Howard and Vince are zookeepers in the "Zooniverse", Naboo is a fellow employee of the zoo and Bollo is one of the animals that live there. In series 2, Howard, Vince, Naboo and Bollo are flatmates in a district of London. In series 3, Howard and Vince work in Naboo's magical shop, the Nabootique, and plots often revolve around them getting in trouble whilst Naboo and Bollo are away from

4020-433: The show's graphics and artwork. The series takes place in a surreal universe following Howard Moon (Barratt) and Vince Noir (Fielding), two eccentric, failing musicians, as well as Naboo, a mystic alien shaman, and Bollo, a gorilla and Naboo's familiar. They frequently have adventures while they pursue fame. The series has many animated sequences, puppets and special effects. Barratt has said that he approached Fielding with

4087-481: The tagline (as said by the Honey Monster) "Don't tell 'em about the honey, mummy", a reference to the Sugar Puffs endline from the 1970s. Sugar Puffs posters can clearly be seen in the 1966 film Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. . They helped to finance the film, and in return held a giveaway contest in which the grand prize was a Dalek prop made for the film. The Honey Monster mascot was used as part of

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4154-421: The television version of The Mighty Boosh expanded on the radio series. It was first broadcast on BBC Three on 18 May 2004 and, from 9 November, also on BBC Two , although in a different order and with the mild swearing censored or edited out. The second series began showing on BBC Three on 26 July 2005, though with a smaller budget. A full-length preview of the following week's episode was available online at

4221-448: Was commissioned by the BBC. It was directed by Paul King and produced by Baby Cow Productions . The pilot episode was directed by Steve Bendelack , and a large portion of the pilot episode was used in the actual series, in the episode Tundra . The pilot was shot with a live audience because there had been doubts as to whether the successful stage show could translate to the screen, but the actual series had no live audience. Series 1 of

4288-537: Was criticised by Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding of the comedy duo The Mighty Boosh , who considered it to be a plagiarism of the " crimping " songs in their television series. In August 2008 the Honey Monster featured in a charity video and single by the group Samanda , called "Honey Love". Another new advert was broadcast for the Honey Waffles cereal variant, returning the Honey Monster to his true self along with his undying love for honey. The ad ends with

4355-848: Was itself bought out by PepsiCo . The first cold breakfast cereal, Granula (not to be confused with granola ), was invented in the United States in 1863 by James Caleb Jackson , operator of Our Home on the Hillside which was later replaced by the Jackson Sanatorium in Dansville, New York . The cereal never became popular, due to the inconvenient necessity of tenderizing the heavy bran and graham nuggets by soaking them overnight. George H. Hoyt created Wheatena circa 1879, during an era when retailers would typically buy cereal (the most popular being cracked wheat , oatmeal , and cerealine ) in barrel lots, and scoop it out to sell by

4422-611: Was prepared in a pressure cooker for rolling and then dried in an electric oven. By 1925, Wheaties had become the "Breakfast of Champions". In 1928, four milling companies consolidated as the General Mills Company in Minneapolis. The new firm expanded packaged food sales with heavy advertising, including sponsorship of radio programs such as " Skippy ", " Jack Armstrong, The All-American Boy ", and baseball games. Jack Dempsey , Johnny Weissmuller , and others verified

4489-553: Was the nation's first commercial oatmeal manufacturer. He marketed the product locally as a substitute for breakfast pork. Improved production technology (steel cutters, porcelain rollers, improved hullers), combined with an influx of German and Irish immigrants, quickly boosted sales and profits. In 1877, Schumacher adopted the Quaker symbol, the first registered trademark for a breakfast cereal. The acceptance of " horse food" for human consumption encouraged other entrepreneurs to enter

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