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AISLE 3 · CEREAL
The Addams Family Cereal
by Ralston
Gone, around 1993 by most accounts, though no document dates the last box. Paramount let the cereal trademark lapse in 1999. Addams Family Values and the later animated films arrived without a cereal.
Last verified Nov 8, 2026
Timed to the November 1991 movie, Ralston's Addams Family cereal came shaped like skulls, headless dolls and dismembered hands — 'the creepy, crunchy cereal with the great taste you'll scream for.'
🧾 One more thingParamount registered a version of the Addams Family logo whose only listed product was breakfast cereal. Some boxes came with a small Lurch, Uncle Fester or Cousin Itt flashlight shrink-wrapped to the front.
📅 Timeline
- 1991Paramount filed a cereal-only Addams Family trademark in October; the cereal went on sale in November, alongside the film.
- 1992The trademark was registered in December.
- 1993The cereal disappeared around this year, by most accounts.
- 1999The trademark was cancelled in June after no declaration of use was filed.
❓ People also ask
What shapes was Addams Family cereal?
Skulls, headless dolls and dismembered hands, according to the box descriptions collected by cereal historians.
When was Addams Family cereal discontinued?
Around 1993, by most accounts. No document dates it, but the trademark lapsed in 1999 for lack of use.
🧾 Sources
- USPTO TSDR, THE ADDAMS FAMILY trademark record (serial 74211641) (1991)
- MrBreakfast.com, Addams Family cereal (2010)
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