| Fruit Brute | |
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 Original Box with Missing Copyright Notice "The Howling Good Taste of Fruit." | |
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Real Name |
Fruit Brute |
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First Appearance |
Fruit Brute Box - March (1974) |
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Original Publisher |
General Mills Corporation |
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Created by |
Unknown |
Origin[]
Loud and boisterous, Fruit Brute is a suspenders-wearing werewolf who loves telling people about the howling-good taste of his fruit-flavored cereal. This brings great annoyance to his peers, Count Chocula and Frankenberry, who are irritated by his howling and try to push Fruit Brute out of their debate of which cereal is better, similar to their treatment of Boo Berry. Their attempts, however, are futile, as Fruit Brute’s persistence and loud howl ultimately prove victorious in the end.
Powers & Abilities[]
- Able to control Fruit Brute cereal
- Howling
Public Domain Appearances[]
- General Mills Cereal Box (1974)
- Fruit Brute TV Commercial (1974)
Notes[]
- The original 1971 commercial for Count Chocula and Frankenberry as well as the later commercials of Boo Berry, Fruit Brute and Fruity Yummy Mummy were published without copyright notices, Making them public domain when they first aired. Which were required for pre-recorded programs on TV (including commercials) until at least March 1989 when notices were no longer required for commercials and pre-recorded media to gain protection and were only required on the master tapes. The original cereal boxes also contained no notices and are considered the first published appearance of the characters since they are considered printed material. The original box of Fruit Brute also did not have copyright notices.
- Fruit Brute is still trademarked by General Mills, so the character’s name and appearance can only be used within the interior of a story, not to promote a brand.