Everything about Honey Smacks totally explained
Honey Smacks is a sweetened
puffed wheat breakfast cereal made by
Kellogg's. Introduced in
1953, the cereal has undergone several name changes. It started out as
Sugar Smacks. In the 1980s, it was renamed
Honey Smacks. In the early 1990s, it had been discovered that the current
mascot, Dig 'Em Frog, was just calling the cereal "Smacks", so the word "Honey" was dropped from the name, and the product was then simply called
Smacks. In 2004, the cereal was given back the name
Honey Smacks, which is now its current name. It is known in
Mexico as
SMAK. In
Europe, they've always been known as
Smacks.
Several slogans have been used in the advertising of Honey Smacks, including "They're Honey Smackin' good!" from 1984 to 1987, "I Dig'em" from 1991 to 1994, and "Satis-Smack-tion!" from 1995 to 1997.
Various
clowns served as the advertising
mascot from 1953 to 1956, including
Cliffy the Clown. In 1957, a sailor suit-wearing
seal named Smaxey became the mascot. The
Hanna-Barbera cartoon horse
sheriff,
Quick Draw McGraw took over in 1961, followed by The Smackin' Bandit in 1965, a half-
mule, half-
kangaroo who kissed everyone in sight. He was replaced in 1966 by the Smackin' Brothers, two boys dressed in boxing shorts and boxing gloves. In the early 1970s an Indian Chief appeared briefly, replaced by Dig 'Em Frog in 1972. He continued as spokesfrog as the cereal was rechristened Honey Smacks. Dig 'Em was replaced by an animal more associated with
honey, Wally the Bear in 1986, but was brought back by popular demand in 1987. During the 1990s, advertising campaigns for the cereal featured Dig 'Em attempting to have a bowl of Smacks while trying to outsmart his nemesis, Kitty. As of 1997, these commercials have discontinued. Dig 'Em was featured in the
Family Guy episode "
You May Now Kiss the...Uh...Guy Who Receives" as a statue erected by
Quahog Mayor Adam West, presumably as a highly misguided memorial.
In the
United Kingdom the cereal was promoted with the character
Barney Bee and rivaled
Quaker's
Sugar Puffs brand. "Smacks" as they're now called are available in poundland or other pound stores in the United Kingdom.
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