Kaboom (breakfast cereal)

A box of the popular Kaboom breakfast cereal.

Kaboom was the name of a vitamin fortified, circus-themed breakfast cereal produced by General Mills, which contains grain-flavored corn cereal bits shaped like smiling clown faces and marshmallow bears, lions, elephants, and stars. Its mascot is a smiling circus clown. It originated in 1969.

Known primarily as a breakfast cereal of the 1970s and 1980s, Kaboom remained available for sale until 2010 when it was discontinued by General Mills.

Appearances

• Quentin Tarantino's 2003 movie Kill Bill Vol. 1 included a scene in which character Vernita Green uses a gun hidden in a box of Kaboom cereal in an attempt to kill The Bride.
• A box of Kaboom also appears as a focal point in the Butthole Surfers' video for their song "Cherub".
• Kaboom cereal was referenced in the "Game of Tones" episode of Futurama.
• On September 4th, 2013 the public image of Kaboom cereal took a negative turn when Depressive Blogger Ace noted that "Kaboom was for people -- children, I mean -- who had decided to give up on life. And it's a sad thing for a six-year-old to have already thrown in the towel and said, 'Ah well. The hopes and dreams of kindergarten are ultimately exposed as so much folly. Give me the Kaboom, Ma. I'm ready to settle.' "^{[1] [citation needed]}

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