Quisp

Quisp

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Quisp and Quake were two sugar-sweetened breakfast cereals originally released in 1965 in the U.S. by The Quaker Oats Company and generally advertised together (during the same commercial) as products competing against each other. The very successful ads were cartoons created by Jay Ward of "Rocky and Bullwinkle" fame, and used some of the same voices, including Daws Butler as the voice of Quisp (an alien) and William Conrad as the voice of Quake (a miner).

In 1970, a contest was held by Quaker Oats to see whose cereal was the more popular of the two. In 1972, Quisp won, and Quake retreated underground. Quake, the cartoon character, reappeared in a new cereal called Quangaroos where he obtained an orange kangaroo as well as putting his mining helmet down in favor of an Aussie motif.

In the late-1970s, Quisp was removed from grocery stores due to low sales. It re-emerged in the mid-1980s, and finally was re-introduced in the 1990s as the "first Internet cereal" and is still in limited distribution.

Starting in early March 2008, many Dollar General Stores (especially in, but not limited to, OH, PA, WV, and much of the Northeast US) will begin selling Quisp (as well as other classics such as King Vitamin, Crunchy Corn Bran, and Honey Graham Oh's).

The internet cartoon

A Macromedia Flash internet cartoon was produced by John Kricfalusi and Spümcø, featuring Quisp and his sidekick Quunchy (voiced by Corey Burton and Matt Danner, respectively).

What it is like

Quisp is a saucer-shaped, baked paste of corn meal and syrup, identical in overall taste to its sister brand Cap'n Crunch but with softer texture. Quake cereal was produced by the same process and ingredients, but shaped like gears.

Quaker also offers a saucer-shaped cereal of identical ingredients in their Bagged Cereals line under the name Sweet Crunch. This cereal line is also in limited distribution.

Quisp has officially been discontinued on the cereal market as of September 23rd, 2008.

External links

* [http://www.quisp.com/ Quisp.com]
* [http://www.cereal.com/Breakfast-Cereals/quisp.htm Cereal.com Quisp page]


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