Frosted Flake

 

Tiger King cereal...what took them so long?  Regardless, it looks like it was time to cash in on the Netflix adventures of Oklahoma's wackiest zoo owner/gubernatorial candidate.  At a thirteen dollar price point, these are meant as more of a collectible than as a part of a balanced breakfast but it's not going to stop me from eating them.  

These are brought to you by the folks at FYE, which seems to be a company that snatches up licenses and cranks out various collectibles and food tie-ins.  They have some Tiger King sauces and whatnot that I plan to track down at some point too.  But today I'm focused on the most important meal of the day.  And the most important part of breakfast is reading the back of the cereal box.

Like the best cereal boxes, there are plenty of games and puzzles to keep you occupied while crunching on your morning entree.  Highlights from the Word Search include "Narcissism," "Cult," and "Oklahoma."   Joe Exotic's nemesis Carole Baskin gets a shout out in the maze, elevating her to the same status as Cap'n Crunch's enemies, the "Soggies."  Lastly, there's a short Mad Libs you can waste your time on if you're a really slow eater.

But how does it taste?  Eh.  It's essentially Frosted Flakes but maybe not quite as...good?  I suppose that's a subliminal way to keep the tiger motif going.  Of course, as a collectible, this is more likely to be on a shelf for several years (and then thrown away) rather than being consumed while watching (or streaming, I guess) Saturday morning reality shows.  

That being said, is this just the beginning?  Are we on the verge of an avalanche of Tiger King foodstuffs?  I can already envision a line of mulletted, mustachioed jams and jellies.