Trix are for kids! Who hasn’t heard that slogan and smiled at the thought of it. The Trix Rabbit is a cultural icon to those of us growing up in the 70′s. He represented fun, excitement, and he fronted a cereal that came in fun colors that made fabulous rainbow colored milk! Were they nutritionally sound? We didn’t care, they were delicious.
When I became a mom, I introduced my kids to all the yummy Saturday morning cereals I’d enjoyed as a kid. I loved collecting points and sending away for toys for them – our favorite a set of beanie toys just after the Beanie Baby craze of all of the breakfast cereal mascots. I think we still have them in a box in the closets somewhere.
I’ve enjoyed reliving my teen years as well as my kids’ childhood through this General Mills promotion. Special thanks to them for allowing me to participate.
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General Mills has provided me with 6 prize packages to share with you! Five different retro box prize packs and one grand prize, an Atari Game Console! Today is day 5! This is also your last chance to enter for the GRAND PRIZE of an Atari Flashback 2 Plug and Play!
The Atari Flashback 2.0 delivers the classic gaming sights, sounds and action that introduced so many people to the world of video games. It features the same wood grain paneling and look of the Atari 2600, and will capture the feel through two classic joysticks for multi-player competition and vintage controls. The system comes pre-loaded with over 30 classic games. No new purchases are required, just connect it to your TV and play! The system that brought you hits like Asteroids, Breakout, Centipede, Lunar Lander, Millipede, Missile Command, Combat and Pong now has them all collected on one handy system. Experience the start of the gaming revolution!
Comment below with your favorite childhood Saturday morning memory.
Regular contest rules apply. Open to US residents only. Your information will be provided to General Mills and they will send you the prize pack directly. Contest ends 03/02/10 BECAUSE OF A SERVER OUTAGE, THE CONTEST HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 3/8/10 at 11:59 PM PST.
Disclosure: I received 5 boxes of cereal, a retro t-shirt, and $10 Target Gift Card. I am not expected to return them. Opinions are my own.
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My favorite childhood Saturday morning memory is watching cartoons.
Watching Sat morning cartoons!!
My favorite Saturday morning memories were watching cartoons such as Fat Albert.
Big family breakfasts together.
i loved watching cartoons!!! 2 stupiddogs….smurfs….captain planet!!!
watching Scooby Doo
I used to love to watch the cartoons – especially Laff Olympics!
i remember having to get up really early because the best cartoons started at 7
I remember making pancakes and watching old rocky and bullwinkle cartoons at my grandma’s house. She always had extra brown sugar for topping off the pancakes.
I loved waking up on Saturday with my bowl of ceral and watching the smurfs!
watching Looney Tune cartoons.
Getting to stay home, wrapped up in a blankie, watching Saturday morning cartoons…that was the best!
sign me up, please
I remember watching cartoons early on a Saturday morning in late winter, when the sun was streaming into our living room heating the floor so that you could lay on the carpet and feel warm.
My favorite Saturday morning memory would have to be waking up early with my sister, running over to our best friend’s house down the street, still in PJs, and watching our favorite Saturday morning cartoons (especially Muppet Babies and Inspector Gadget) while we ate French toast, cereal, bacon and eggs, and whatever her mom would bring out to us. Nostalgia
Deb K says:
My favorite memory from childhood in the morning is watching cartoons and eating cereal right in front of the TV
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A favorite memory is watching Romper Room and Captain Kangaroo (boy am I old!) while eating my favorite cereal.
My fondest Saturday morning memory was actually when I had the chicken pox and I had to stay home for the last half of the week and the entire weekend. I was treated like a king
and had everything I needed and wanted brought to me pretty much on demand. Ah, the Napolean inside me was howling with joy 
When I was a kid, my sisters and I got up early and watched cartoons all morning. Then, we went outside and played until it got dark…boy, those were the days.
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watching thunder, thunder, thundercats hooo.
My fave childhood Saturday morning memory is getting up early so I could watch cartoons for hours…The Smurfs, The Snorks, Care Bears and my fave, Dungeons & Dragons!
I had cereal for breakfast, then watched the saturday morning cartoons.
My favorite memory of Saturday mornings was watching Roy Rogers on tv. Thanks!
I always watched cartoons on Saturday mornings, but my favorite Saturday morning memories are when there was a cartoon called the Snorks. They were kind of like the smurfs, but they were cute underwater creatures. i just really liked that show, but it wasn’t very long-lasting.
Waking up before my parents, eating bowl after bowl of Trix, whist watching a morning full of cartoons!
I say there was never anything better than sitting in front of the tv on Saturday mornings and eating Trix, and watching cartoons. Now my grandson is starting to do that!
Back when Carnation Breakfast Bars were good (in the mid-80s), I would get up before anyone else on Saturday, get a Breakfast Bar (sometimes 2 if I thought I could get away with it), sit on the floor by the TV, pull up my Raggedy Ann & Andy stool to use as a table, and watch cartoons until the ‘rents got up. I was so proud that I could “make” my own breakfast!
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My favorite was getting up on Sat. morn and my dad would make breakfast and sitting down and watching popeye and olive oyl. OMG I am old !!
The Saturday morning cartoons were the best. I particularly loved “The Banana Splits Hour”. Those were the days when even words like cr__ and s__ks were considered swearing and never uttered on television. I don’t allow my children to even use these words!
Getting up really early and watching the Loony Toons 1/2 hour show that came on at 6:00 in the morning (or 5:30).
watching cartoons while eating cereal in the family room.
Waking up at 6 am to watch Scoooby Doo…..
Saturday morning cartoons!!!!!
My saturday morning consisted of sitting in front of the tv for saturday morning cartoons
My brothers and I would devoure a box of cereal and a gallon of milk while watching cartoons from 7AM to 11AM. Then going outside to play.
Same as a lot of the others. Sat. cartoons and a good bowl of cereal in front of the TV!!
My favorite memory is everyone slowly waking up at my dads house and coming downstairs to watch One Saturday Morning cartoons. I usually fell back asleep!
When I was a kid, Saturday mornings were making myself a bowl of cereal and sitting on the floor right in front of the tv, watching my favorite cartoons, like ‘The Flintstones’, ‘The Jetsons’, and Looney Tunes cartoons!
Cereal & toast with Kukla Fran and Ollie
Getting up at 6am and watching hours of cartoons.
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My favorite Saturday morning memories are of watching the cartoons with my 4 sisters. Scooby Doo was one of them. I won’t name the others (or you would realize how old I really am!).
My favorite Saturday morning memories are waking up early to watch my favorite cartoons in peace. My older sisters were asleep, thank GOD!
My favorite Saturday morning memories are of me and my sister watching cartoons like He-Man, She-Ra, Beetlejuice and the Flintstones while eating cereal together. I can remember how much fun we had just sitting next to each other. I miss those simple times.
I think it would have been watching cartoons and wrestling with my brothers
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My favorite Saturday morning memory is getting up early, pouring my own cereal (sometimes Trix) and watching cartoons while eating the cereal with my fingers (no milk)
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My favorite memory is my dad actually cooking – usually making pancakes and sausages. He seems to have forgotten how to do that in his senior years.
My favorite memory was watching cartons and eating some cereal and happy that I didn’t have to go to school!
My favorite Saturday morning cereal memory is waking up early with my sister to dig through the box to look for the prize.
I loved helping my mom cook breakfast for the rest of the family. My favorite was making pancakes, thanks!
I loved getting up and watching the Smurfs on Saturday mornings.
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I remember watching cartoons like He-man, Smurfs, She-ra, Strawberry Shortcake, and Thundercats.
I loved watching cartoons with my dad and eating breakfast in front of the tv. It was the only day I was allowed to do that.
Watching Saturday cartoons
Count me in with the Saturday morning cartoon watchers! Loved that! Remember Pee-Wee’s Playhouse? Yes, I’m THAT old, lol.
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When i was really young my brother and i had a contest that whoever made it to breakfast first would get to play video games first that morning. My brother almost always won but those days that i made it first were the best. Trix was definitely in my top three cereals which worked out since my brother liked frosted mini wheats.
watching cartoons with my sister
My favorite Saturday morning memory is watching the Super Friends at my Grandmother’s house with my aunt. Life was just so carefree back then.
Waking up – my parents still sleeping and going to watch cartoons.
I loved Saturday mornings when I was a kid, because my brother and I would watch cartoons then go outside and play soccer.
Watching American Bandstand and Soul Train.
I wasn’t allowed to watch cartoons… my mom made me breakfast (anything from a bowl of cereal to eggs and bacon) and then we did chores and went shopping. When we got home it was time for homework, chores, and if we finished early, then we could watch some tv until dinner.
Watching Saturday cartoons
I would watch Saturday cartoons with my siblings. It was one of the few things we could do together without fighting.
On Saturday morning we got to have our breakfast of choice as long as we made it ourselves so that meant the kids mostly ate cereal. Then we watched cartoons until early afternoon, then it was old movies like Charlie Chan and Sherlock Holmes.
saturday mornings watching schoolhouse rock shorts!!!
One saturday morning I let our dog Sara outside to do her business, and she came trotting back from the yard carrying a black kitten. She brought “her baby” into the house and promptly tried to nurse it. We have tons of pictures.
Weekend Chocolate Chip Pancakes with the family were the best!
getting up early to watch bugs bunny/road runner hour
Watching fraggle rock!
watching the smurfs with a bowl of lucky charms.
I remember spending Saturday mornings volunteering with my family growing up. Now that’s how I spend Saturday mornings with my family.
watching cartoons was my favorite
I loved watching cartoons saturday morning (3 hours worth) and than going outside to play. Nothing like the good ol days. Thanks for the chance.
Saturday morning meant cleaning the house top to bottom. We would get up early and get it done so that we could have the rest of the weekend to do what we wanted.
Going out for breakfast with the family. then coming home and watch cartoons.
Waking up early to watch Saturday morning cartoons like H.R. Puff’n'Stuff and The Banana Splits.
My favorite memory is that it was the only morning we were allowed to sit and eat breakfast in our pajamas in front of the TV while watching cartoons. thanks.
We would get up early and watch cartoons and eat cereal while our parents were still sleeping.
Saturdays were always the same when I was a kid… wake up bright and early. I fixed a big bowl of cereal and watched cartoons until the last one went off. Then, I went outside and played… oh how times have changed huh?
We got up extra earlier to watch cartoons on Saturday, and didn’t go outside to play until Dance Fever came on. That was around 12 p.m.
Back when I was little, in the prehistoric days before cable tv, Saturday mornings were all about cartoons for me. I would be up at the crack of dawn (or earlier) and drag my sleeping back out to the living room to camp out on the couch and watch all my Saturday morning favorites. Mom would make cinnamon rolls or dad would make home-made donuts. Life was good. Thank you for the fun give-away.
I loved watching cartoons saturday morning (3 hours worth) and than going outside to play. Nothing like the good ol days. Thanks for the chance.
On Saturday morning, we got to pick our own breakfast but the catch was we had to make it ourselves. I always choose cereal, usually Trix. We watched cartoons all morning in our pjs.
Waking up and running down stairs to watch The Three Stooges while waiting to have some breakfast
We got to eat our cereal in the family room, instead of at the table. We sat on the floor with our bowls and watched great cartoons.
I loced eating cereal in front of Saturday morning cartoons.
I remember when the New Kids on the Block cartoon started. I was just getting past the Saturday morning programming age, and BAM! A reason to sit in front of the TV again. Oh, the memories.
It was just great to wake up early and eat cereal while watching the Saturday morning cartoons!
I remember waking up late, getting to watch cartoons and when these went off around noon going outside to play! Thanks! jen says:
my favorite memory is watching cartoons with my dad. we would watch thundercats and pound puppies together!
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Waking up and watching Superfriends with my brother and sister.
Watching those Smurfs…
My brother and I would watch “Recess” and eat McDonald’s breakfast platters every Saturday morning!
As the oldest of six kids, I loved being the first one up on Saturday morning, giving me full control of the tv and cartoons!
I loved saturday mornings with my mama daddy and two brothers. We would make pancakes together from scratch, fruity pebbles and cheese toast, which is definitely my favorite!
We’d talk together and discuss the family plans for the day 
I loved watching the Smurfs on Saturday morning before my mom woke up. Good times!
My favorite childhood Saturday morning memory was watching cartoons with my sister, eating cold cereal and then going out to play all day.
I loved Saturday mornings because my brother and I would have a yummy breakfast, play soccer, and watch Scooby Doo or the Smurfs.
Thank you for the giveaway. My favorite childhood memory is staying the night with my grandmother who would make homemade biscuits and gravy the next morning just because, it was my favorite and then watching our favorite shows.
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My favorite memory is waking up early, scarfing down breakfast and then going outside to play all day. My friends and I used to plan out on Friday evening everything we wanted to do on Saturday. The best was in the spring since it wasn’t too hot or too cool outside. Sometimes we would watch a cartoon or two first at one of our houses. We loved when Munudo would sing between cartoons
I just remember the smell of bacon (which I love) because we always had a full breakfast on the weekends. Sometimes my dad would even make pancakes.
My favorite memories on Saturday mornings were watching cartoons such as Tweety Bird, Roger Rabbit and Scooby Doo with my brothers and sister. Also, having my favorite breatfast (homemade buttermilk pancakes with maple syrup). Yum Yum!!!
My favorite Saturday memory is watching the Little Rascals on tv.
I remember watching cartoons and having cinnamon toast (not the cereal) for breakfast.
My favorite memories of Saturday mornings growing up would ‘definitely’ be ‘Saturday Morning Cartoons’ and enjoying a big bowl of ‘Lucky Charms’ cereal in front of the television!
Boy, if life could – still, be that ‘simple’!!!!!!
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My mom would get up early and go to the local bakery and get fresh bakery for breakfast. The best! Thanks!
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My mom only let my brother and I watch TV on Saturday mornings. We had two tv dinner/breakfast in bed trays that she had trashpicked and would sit on the floor with our cereal. We loved every minute of it!
Saturday morning cartoons were the best. I get a little depressed to think that cartoons are on all the time now, so it’s not as exciting as it used to be on Saturday morning! Our kids have it all the time. Ah, the good ol days…
Endless Monopoly games
Last day to enter! My favorite Saturday AM memory is my parents sleeping while my 3 sisters and I watched endless cartoons.
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Watching cartoons with my sis is my fav memory!
On Saturdays, I’d get to eat an extra bowl of cereal since we didn’t have to rush off to school. It was the best thing to be able to watch the morning cartoons while eating too.
My favorite memories are watching cartoons with my older brothers-it’s probably the only time they didnt’ mind their little sister being around
sleeping in, watching cartoons
My sons loved their Atari games. What a nice flashback
My favorite memories of Saturday mornings growing up was getting up early with my twin brother fighting over watching the smurfs or thundercats !