I remember Kaboom being a overly-sweet, neon-colored, and really vile tasting. I'm sure it was full of artificial dyes that cause cancer, sugar and chemicals. My friend's dad threw out a box because he thought the blue/green tidbits were moldy. Oh, does anyone remember a really revolting product that was out in the early or mid seventies? They were these grilled-cheese type of sandwiches -- varieties included plain, pizza, and ham -- and you put them in the toaster to heat up. You could get them in the dairy section, and Pillsbury may have made them. They were just awful tasting, and I'm not surprised they were pulled from the shelves. Also, does anyone recall frozen cupcakes -- a yellow assortment and a chocolate one -- made by Stouffers?

Are you kidding me? My brother and I were addicted to Kaboom cereal. That was great stuff. Of course when you are a kid anything sweet mixed with milk was a treat. I haven't had it for years so I don't know if I would still like it. What I remember I loved it.

I used to love this cereal. My brother and I used to load on the sugar (yuk!).

i saw this around 1973, my mom wouldn't buy it until around 1976 and i ate it in the late 1970s. it dissapreared by the early 1980s and i saw it again in 1987 then it dissappeared again until i saw it around 1999 now it is gone again but i think you can order it from general mills' website. hands down this was my favorite cereal then and now.

Funny thing, I was in Tampa, Fl in 2006 and stopped in a grocery store and saw a box of Kaboom cereal. I thought to myself "A. They still make it down south and B. That box is really old" I opted not to buy it, though for a minute, I wanted it.

I saw the commercial in the early 1970s for Kaboom with a really hyper clown and lots of explosions. I never thought clowns were creepy, just stupid, but I just had to have this cereal! I pressed my mom to get it, and my older brother and I ate it. I thought it was just okay; Froot Loops and Lucky Cherms being better. My brother was the most disgusted. He said it tasted like "medicine." And compared to other breakfast cereals it was pretty awful, with leaky food coloring and cardboard cereal pieces. Thirty years later my daughter couldn't understand why I wouldn't stop laughing when I saw it on my grocer's shelves, remembering how it was chemical-laced and medicine-y taste in a box and a new low in dry cereals. How the heck could they bring that crap back, I wondered?

I remember Kaboom. I thought it was out of production, especially in light of the "low sugar, healthy, sawdust/Kashi" trend over the last decade, but general mills is raising their multi-colored middle finger in defiance. I remember it tasting, well, sweet... but what really stands out were the bright yellow bow splashed with other neon hues and the clown, who always looked unbalanced to me. I have kids now, and ther is no way this stuff is coming anywheres near them. This stuff makes Franken-berry seem wholesome.

OMG! I loved this stuff in the early 70's. I was about 5 years old. I can't believe I remember this cereal. WOW! Why is it that when there is something good and people really like it they just refuse to market it anymore!? That goes for all lot of things that I can remember.

I remember Kaboom cereal. And yes it was the 1970's and when your stoned on reefer anything tastes good.

If I'm not mistaken, the late 1960s/early 1970s Kaboom commercials involved the clown feeding it to various inept circus performers (both male and female), and it had an effect not unlike Popeye's spinach... hence the KABOOM sound effect.

Yes, after eating Kaboom, years later my doctor told me I'm Diabetic. Thanks for the extra Sugar!

Yes, remember the commercial well (must have been 1969) as I know we were still living in Brooklyn at the time, before moving to LI in 1970. Anyway, it must have been characters shouting "Kaboom" in one anothers' ears or something (after getting their sugar fix), because I distinctly remember my dad coming home from work and me saying, "Did you hear about the new cereal", and he was like, "um, no..." and I got on a chair next to him so that I could scream "Kaboom!!" in his ear. I think he wanted to kill me....anyway, it does strike me now as one of the grosser junk cereals.. the colors are just way out there, and I do remember an almost medicine-y taste....Bleecchhh- no doubt my kids would gobble it up though if I dared to bring it in the house!!

Loved Kabooms! Once I found it in an old fine fare supermarket, bought every box on the shelf. Don't knoe if I would llike it in corn though.

Oh my gosh....how I LOVED Kaboom!!! I was born in 1966 so I grew up with this cereal.....the good old days.

This cereal tasted like food coloring. If you've ever had icing with too much coloring, you can imagine what this cereal was like. Nostalgia is cool, but save it for something good!

Does anyone remember the plastic clown puppet you got as a prize, in the box? I sure do. I swear I can still smell this stuff if I think about it. I loved it!

So why is it off the shelves? It's my favorite cereal and i want some, bad...lol. I was getting it at Wal-Mart like 2 or 3 years ago...and then it disappeared again. What's up with that?

This was the best cereal ever! I begged my mom to get it for me and wouldn't share with my brother and sister! I saw it in the store about 1999 and got two boxs however it isn't the same it's corn based instead of oat based but I still love it. From what I understand it remains available as of April of 2009! WOOOHOOO!