Talk:Lucky Charms

why doesn't any of these pages give me any good information about what i'm looking for because allit's telling me is that it is a good brand of cereal and stuff i need to find out of 3 different brands of any marshmallow cereal other than just lucky charms and i need to find out how many marshmallows there are in 3 different brands. --Thanks so much Chelsea

All contributions to the 'pedia are voluntary and you can't fault people for not adding specific niche information that you need. What is it that you want? Links to other cereals containing marshmallows? —Frecklefoot 16:21, Mar 29, 2004 (UTC)

Yeah. This reads like it was written by General Foods itself. Which would make it POV. Any food critics or pop culture historians that aren't into just writing nostalgia or the glories of today's wonderful "food"-product? I like sugar coated marshmellow cereals as much as the next person that like pre-sugared cereal, but I'm sure there are cultural critiques out there as well. 67.53.78.15 11:01, Febuary 02, 2007 (UTC)

What about real lucky charms?

Why is this at "Lucky Charms (cereal)" if "Lucky Charms" just redirects here? Is there some other use of Lucky Charms that's more common than the cereal? -Branddobbe 17:27, May 23, 2004 (UTC)

It would seem that it used to be at Lucky Charms (cereal) but has become the main article for the topic. I suggest that this becomes (cereal) again and that a disambiguation page be created (see below). Ferdinangus (talk) 02:42, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Is there some other use of Lucky Charms that's more common than the cereal?" - yes! (internationally at least). I'd never heard of the cereal until I came here to look up lucky charm in the sense of talisman, mascot or amulet. Brilliant advertising, btw. Danja (talk) 22:52, 17 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, I'd never heard of the cereal before and don't care to know about it now that I have. I came here specifically to find a list of what's considered to be a lucky charm. For me there are rabbit's feet, four-leafed clovers, horseshoes and lucky pennies .. but what am I forgetting? And what about other countries and cultures? And throughout history? And.. and..? I've changed the Lucky Charm redirection page to be a stub article about traditional lucky charms. Ferdinangus (talk) 02:42, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

magic white clouds

How about adding some info on the magic white clouds that have symbols that appear when you pour water on them?

Lucky Charms in Ireland

Why did they stop selling them here. They are the greatest cereal I've ever had here, and they were really popular among me and my friends. --Richy 20:20, 7 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not certain, but I read that one of the colourings used in the marshmallows (and also in Fruit Loops is it? like fruit flavoured Cherios) is a banned ingredient in the UK or EU, so they can't be sold here.

Maybe the Irish were offended on the use of a leprechaun! Haha just kidding. But seriously, this article needs work. 70.170.93.169 03:27, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Anachronism -- Language use?

In the discussion about conducting taste tests of Lucky Charms, the entry reads "The mothers loved the new cereal idea, responding to concerns about marshmallows with: "If it keeps the kids quiet and happy at breakfast, bring it on.""

It seems questionable that the phrase "bring it on" was in general use in the early 1960's in the United States. Is there a citation for this? Otherwise, I would suggest changing it to remove the anachronistic quote.

Much of the development section of the article was written by an anonymous contributor who has, unfortunately, not responded to my requests for a source citation. If I do not hear back in the next few days, I plan to revert to an earlier version of the article. — Amcaja 13:19, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Rutgers

How noatable is this, was it a funny little article in a college paper, or a real controversy? Probably the latter but I'll wait for input before removing it. FancyPants 20:15, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Update on Marshmallow Problem

Has anyone information on the physical composition of the marshmallows over the years? I seem to remember the marshmallows themselves tasting better, like the texture was different... If they have been changed, this would be simillar to the whole grain changes a la Boo Berry and Frankenberry; an effort to improve the nutritional value of the cereal. Any information out there about this? -radiodead 8:02 pm EST 25 July, 2006

I've been eating this stuff since the early seventies, and the marshmallows have always tasted the same. They are definitely different than any other cereal with marshmallows though: the Lucky Charms marshmallows have always been "crisp", not chewy. There was a brief time when they made the marshmallows very small, they tasted the same, but I liked them better because as you ate the box, they were better at settling towards the bottom. When they were small you didn't end up with the last couple of bowls being 90% oats, it still had about the same distribution of marshmallows as the first box. -FozzTexx 2007-10-29 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.136.230.174 (talk) 04:27, 30 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The United Kingdom Issue

Please, does anyone know why Lucky Charms were taken out of Britain? This information would be much appreciated! Are they ever coming back?

We can only hope... Bainzy 00:38, 9 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You can buy them in Selfridges... but they are expensive!! I do remember when I was young when they were sold in ordinary supermarkets at normal prices. David 20:23, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The irish find the character offensive and have asked for it to be banned from UK and Republic of Ireland stores. Its not a punishable offense to sell it but its a gentlemans agreement so you can still find a few places that stock it. Even when they did sell it here it didnt do very well because of the marshmellows (the yanks could care less if there was deep fried sugar cereals)

Never heard of the "gentleman's agreement", and couldnt' imagine it being a problem - more likely is that a) they were banned by the EU for having too many artificial stuff; or b) not bought by customers for having too many artificial stuff. (what do they taste like, honestly, they look disgusting!) --sony-youth^pléigh 11:23, 12 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism

There was a line under Taglines that said "because blahblahblah (I already forgot the name) is gay." i removed... thought you ought to know...

Possible Vandalism

"There was once a grudge match between Lucky Leprechaun and Trix Rabbit."

Is this true? 24.63.3.115 14:06, 26 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It better be... 210.50.100.182 14:10, 30 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect? Whuttt?!

Why would Lucky Charm redirect here? A lucky charm could be like something that you use to bring you luck....someone could look that up hoping to find info on luck-bringers but get the cereal. --24.160.222.253 21:42, 15 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

villain?

Was there a villain that tried to steal his lucky charms ? I seem to recall there being one, but it's not mentioned in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.83.110.145 (talk) 02:35, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Only the damn kids! 68.62.233.226 (talk) 12:41, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Back to Basics

I could have sworn I saw a commercial for Lucky Charms which claimed that half the marshmellow shapes would be replaced with green clovers. Did anyone else see this? I suspect that General Mills wants to get back to basics with Lucky Charms, thinning out the herd of marbits so that it more closely resembles the cereal we remember from the early 1980's. They did the same thing with Trix, giving the fruit shapes the old heave-ho in favor of more traditional (and probably easier to manufacture) puffed spheres. --M.Neko 01:44, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Who drew/animated Lucky

Who drew Lucky? For example, Mort Nodell drew and invented the Pillsbury Doughboy. He also created the Green Lantern comic book character. Also, who animated Lucky? Does anyone know? Similarlly, as the radio voice actor who voiced Lucky, once worked with Orson Wells, I'm likewise hoping that the artist may turn up something interesting. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DavidWJohnson (talk • contribs) 00:44, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Um... Short jokes?

Not trying to be offensive to short people, but should we mention something about Lucky Charms often being referenced in short jokes? walkingonthesun Say something to me 03:37, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"They're after me (sic) lucky charms"

I inserted a "sic" in the quote to indicate that it is not a grammar error - as is standard practice - but someone sought to undo it. Can they please explain or put it back. In fact, the quote should actually be written "...after m' Lucky Charms...", since it's a regionalism, a case of accent, not a use of a personal pronoun. 82.10.108.49 (talk) 13:08, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]