Thanks for this video. I had seen pics of the original Quakes muscular miner but had no idea he was the same as the Quakes cowboy (as a Texan and a superhero fan he was a particular favorite mascot). And what a rarity that the revamping was actually given a commercial explaining it. And on top of it all, he'd had an on air rivalry with another cereal mascot and an alien. Thats more backstory than most comic books or cartoons give.
I need to add that Jay Ward, who produced cartoons like Rocky & Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right, Peabody and Sherman and George of the Jungle did the Quisp and Quake cartoons. William Conrad narrated Rocky & Bullwinkle which probably played a role in him becoming the voice of Quake.
In either the late 90's or early 2000's we got my daughter a Quazy Quisp watch. It was actually a pretty good quality time piece. I think we still have it.
Quisp got 203,112 votes and Quake got 157,316 votes. That's over 360,00 kids cutting out ballots and mailing them in! all these years i wondered what the tally was. and it only took me about 50 years to find out. OMG RUclips is the best.
Thanks for this post. I do remember both Quake and Quisp cereals. I forgot Quake was originally a miner. I remember him as a cowboy. My sister and I liked Quisp but I also liked Quanaroo’s and was a little disappointed when it was discontinued like Quake. I guess corn cereals were mainly the peoples/kids choice. 😊
I would have sworn that Quake won the Quisp vs. Quake battle. I remember -- or thought I did -- watching the results being broadcast one Saturday morning. As a Quisp fan, I was deastated. And now I find out that it didn't happen that way? I wonder what I really saw??
You're not the only one. I don't know how many times I was 100% sure about something I saw as a kid and found out later my mind had taken some artistic license.
yeah, you have it backward. I was 10 i think when this contest happened. i cut out the ballot and mailed it in. Quisp was the winner. I was disappointed cuz I voted for QUAKE! OMG. haha
@@pikachuhutch234 Interesting info regarding that. I'm glad that some of these classics are still around in some form or shape. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Cereals
I'm here for a weird reason. Chloe Bennet's character on MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. is a powerful telekinetic who can topple buildings with just her mind. In Season 5 they started calling her Quake. And I thought: "Wait a minute... Didn't that used to be a cereal?" So it was off to RUclips, often a better reference source than Wikipedia. Watching this I instantly recognized the unmistakeable Jay Ward style. I still laugh remembering their live-action LIFE cereal commercial, a manic rapidfire minute of quick little blackout skits reminiscent of Ernie Kovac and maybe Vaudeville.
I really wish they bring back Quake along with Quisp cause the point of the two cereals was because these two polar opposite cereals feuded with eachother, that was always the idea, don't you think?
@@TonyBoyOhBoy Actually my mom was pretty flexible, but I don't remember eating the cereal. She let me have a box of Freakies, and Sugar crisp. I didn't like eating corn pops or Honey combs, it hurt my gums, I didnt have bad teeth. I used to eat alot of cream of wheat with fruit cocktail.
@@lynnkanerva4519 I think I pretty much loved any sugar cereal because it was a treat. We usually had to eat things like Rice Krispies and add sugar. There were seven kids so we'd each got to have one bowl of the "good" cereal. 🤣
@@TonyBoyOhBoy Same here. I'm the last of seven, but it was only me and my brother(15 yrs older than me), the rest were grown, married and in their own homes by then. My brother was like a cross between Jethro( Beverly Hillbillies) and Hoss( Bonanza)he didn't mess with a regular bowl, he ate about 1/2 box at a time, so lt kinda was competition. We also had lots of Cheerios, and Cornflakes. I liked rice crispies but it never kept me full.
@@lynnkanerva4519 I was the oldest and the serving size was very strict! 🤣 I got off breakfast cereal about a decade back after realizing that it wasn't that good for you. But I still loved it.
Totally agree. About 15 years back I realized that it was just a bowl full of sugar and haven't had a breakfast cereal since. But still great memories from back in the day!
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Used to love Quisp when I was a kid, Quake was good to !
Thanks for this video. I had seen pics of the original Quakes muscular miner but had no idea he was the same as the Quakes cowboy (as a Texan and a superhero fan he was a particular favorite mascot). And what a rarity that the revamping was actually given a commercial explaining it. And on top of it all, he'd had an on air rivalry with another cereal mascot and an alien. Thats more backstory than most comic books or cartoons give.
Thanks! I also found the whole thing pretty fascinating as a kid.
I need to add that Jay Ward, who produced cartoons like Rocky & Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right, Peabody and Sherman and George of the Jungle did the Quisp and Quake cartoons. William Conrad narrated Rocky & Bullwinkle which probably played a role in him becoming the voice of Quake.
In either the late 90's or early 2000's we got my daughter a Quazy Quisp watch. It was actually a pretty good quality time piece. I think we still have it.
Quisp is also available online through Quaker itself, but only for a limited time each year...
Well ironically Quisp cereal is still sold today in some stores in NY (rare to find)
Apparently, you can STILL BUY QUISP in some stores. My friend just bought me a box in Las Vegas. He bought it at Smiths for $1.50
Wow, great price! They have it in some stores, but not many.
i shared this video on my Facebook. these cereals were a big part of my childhood in the 1970s. oh, great video BTW!
Thank you, so glad you enjoyed it!
Quisp got 203,112 votes and Quake got 157,316 votes. That's over 360,00 kids cutting out ballots and mailing them in! all these years i wondered what the tally was. and it only took me about 50 years to find out. OMG RUclips is the best.
I know, isn't it? All those pesky little questions you've had in your brain for decades can sometimes be answered!
Thanks for this post. I do remember both Quake and Quisp cereals. I forgot Quake was originally a miner. I remember him as a cowboy. My sister and I liked Quisp but I also liked Quanaroo’s and was a little disappointed when it was discontinued like Quake. I guess corn cereals were mainly the peoples/kids choice. 😊
Had so much fun with Quisp's little gas gun.
I had one of those Quake helmets with a light. My brother favored Quisp; he got the motorized hat with a spinning propeller.
A lot of great memories from those days.
I got miniature comic books inside packages about the two characters.
Just bought some quisp cereal today.
William Conrad also voiced Marshal Matt Dillion on Gunsmoke radio program.
I would have sworn that Quake won the Quisp vs. Quake battle. I remember -- or thought I did -- watching the results being broadcast one Saturday morning. As a Quisp fan, I was deastated. And now I find out that it didn't happen that way? I wonder what I really saw??
You're not the only one. I don't know how many times I was 100% sure about something I saw as a kid and found out later my mind had taken some artistic license.
yeah, you have it backward. I was 10 i think when this contest happened. i cut out the ballot and mailed it in. Quisp was the winner. I was disappointed cuz I voted for QUAKE! OMG. haha
Maybe you had a dream unless they announced regional winner first before national one.
Just had a bowl of Quisp today! So yummy. Thank you Shop Rite for selling it!
I got some Quisp at Big Lots years ago. I kept a few of the empty boxes. I have one attached to my fridge with magnets inside it.
I have some nostalgia items I have on a shelf and a Quisp box is one of them.
@@TonyBoyOhBoy There’s another cereal that does the same called the monster cereals.
@@pikachuhutch234 Interesting info regarding that. I'm glad that some of these classics are still around in some form or shape.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Cereals
@@TonyBoyOhBoy Maybe you can do a video on them!!!
I'm here for a weird reason. Chloe Bennet's character on MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. is a powerful telekinetic who can topple buildings with just her mind. In Season 5 they started calling her Quake. And I thought: "Wait a minute... Didn't that used to be a cereal?" So it was off to RUclips, often a better reference source than Wikipedia. Watching this I instantly recognized the unmistakeable Jay Ward style. I still laugh remembering their live-action LIFE cereal commercial, a manic rapidfire minute of quick little blackout skits reminiscent of Ernie Kovac and maybe Vaudeville.
Funny how things like that can trigger an online search of something. That happens to me a lot!
Quisp is still on sale at my local grocery. So happy about it ... I loved Quisp.
I remember all 3 cereals. Orange quangaroos were actually really good. I did like quisp better than quake.
I really wish they bring back Quake along with Quisp cause the point of the two cereals was because these two polar opposite cereals feuded with eachother, that was always the idea, don't you think?
Yes! I loved the cartoons and the competition they always had. I think I looked forward to new episodes of them as much as Saturday morning cartoons.
I was 11 years old in 1972. I was always Team Quake. I still hate that leering little propeller-headed a-hole.
hahaha funny!!! i also voted for Quake
I liked both characters.
I remember they had a race from Long Island to Lompoc. Never heard how that worked out.
So, which did you prefer? Quisp or Quake?
I never tasted em
I was a Quake fan. In my school, I was badly outnumbered.
@@VandelayIndustries61 I lied Quake too!
I remember the commercials but I don't remember eating any of them(mom controlled the cereal buying)
I remember that for a bit my dad tried to put us on oatmeal for breakfast. That didn't last too long, we hated it!
@@TonyBoyOhBoy
Actually my mom was pretty flexible, but I don't remember eating the cereal. She let me have a box of Freakies, and Sugar crisp. I didn't like eating corn pops or Honey combs, it hurt my gums, I didnt have bad teeth. I used to eat alot of cream of wheat with fruit cocktail.
@@lynnkanerva4519 I think I pretty much loved any sugar cereal because it was a treat. We usually had to eat things like Rice Krispies and add sugar. There were seven kids so we'd each got to have one bowl of the "good" cereal. 🤣
@@TonyBoyOhBoy
Same here. I'm the last of seven, but it was only me and my brother(15 yrs older than me), the rest were grown, married and in their own homes by then. My brother was like a cross between Jethro( Beverly Hillbillies) and Hoss( Bonanza)he didn't mess with a regular bowl, he ate about 1/2 box at a time, so lt kinda was competition. We also had lots of Cheerios, and Cornflakes. I liked rice crispies but it never kept me full.
@@lynnkanerva4519 I was the oldest and the serving size was very strict! 🤣 I got off breakfast cereal about a decade back after realizing that it wasn't that good for you. But I still loved it.
When will Quisp End
Quisp for the win.
I rwmember this & had one of them it was good
My brother and I had a fierce rivalry over this cereal. I was with Quake, it crushed me when Quisp was declared the victor.🤣🤣
I voted QUAKE !!!
I remember those cereals.I actually liked Quake more than Quisp.
Personality wise, I Preferred Quake. Quite was a vicious toad. Thank you for this video.
I ate both but didn't get my power of an earthquake and quaise energy.
Qwazy!
I voted for Quake
They were too sugary.I'd never let any kids of mine eat any Quaker cereals if I had any.
Totally agree. About 15 years back I realized that it was just a bowl full of sugar and haven't had a breakfast cereal since. But still great memories from back in the day!
Rip quake he was also very gay🏳️🌈