When I was between the ages of 8 and 10 years old, there was a Kellogg's cereal called Bigg Mixx, and I loved it! It was one of my favorites. This cereal was a combination of different flake and oats, covered with a sensational cinnamon and brown sugar mixture, that was very delightful to my young pallet. The mascot for this cereal was a giant beast created from a mixture of animals, and was called Bigg Mixx. He had the head and body of a rooster, moose antlers, the snout and tail of a pig, and the fur of a wolf, and to top it all off, he had crazy eyes. I liked this mascot, I thought he was cute, and I even sent in several proofs of purchase in order to obtain my very own, orange, plastic, digital watch featuring this crazy creature.
To my dismay, after a short 2 years, my beloved cereal was discontinued, never to be heard from again. I often think of this cereal and ask others if they can remember a better time when children had such a treat to share on Saturday morning as they watched their favorite cartoons. Sadly, most people either can remember it no longer, or were never privy to such a happiness as I experienced in my youth.
A couple of days ago I was once again reminiscing about my good friend Bigg Mixx, when I decided to try to find some tangible evidence, via the internet, that this memory of mine is more than a mere fantasy, dreamed up by the imagination of a person who has always enjoyed the simple pleasures of cold cereal. To my joy, I found a few internet sights offering up proof of the existence of this mythical creature and the story of it's short life.
After scanning through a few articles on the afore mentioned cereal, I was crushed to discover that my precious Bigg Mixx was voted, in 2007, as the 4th scariest cereal box personality of all time! PREPOSTEROUS! He's simply misunderstood! Even more now than ever can I understand how Frankenstein's monster must have felt! He too was a combination of body parts thrown together to create life, and people feared him and never gave him a chance, or they would have known how gentile he was.
So this is my ode to Bigg Mixx. May the few of us that still remember your simple, crazy, mixed together bliss, always remember, and try to reach out to those who don't appreciate you, and try to help them understand.
R.I.P.
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