{"id":403,"date":"2021-01-23T13:56:38","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T13:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bradparnell.net\/GreatSaturdayMorning\/?p=403"},"modified":"2021-01-23T13:56:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T13:56:33","slug":"cereal-spotlight-grins-smiles-giggles-laughs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bradparnell.net\/GreatSaturdayMorning\/index.php\/2021\/01\/23\/cereal-spotlight-grins-smiles-giggles-laughs\/","title":{"rendered":"Cereal Spotlight: Grins &#038; Smiles &#038; Giggles &#038; Laughs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"355\" height=\"541\" src=\"http:\/\/bradparnell.net\/GreatSaturdayMorning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/cecil.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-404\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradparnell.net\/GreatSaturdayMorning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/cecil.jpg 355w, http:\/\/bradparnell.net\/GreatSaturdayMorning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/cecil-197x300.jpg 197w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1976 Ralston, the company that brought us Freakies cereal, came up with the odd named Grins &amp; Smiles &amp; Giggles &amp; Laughs. Just like the Freakies there were characters with a backstory involved in selling this unique cereal. In the case of Grins &amp; Smiles &amp; Giggles &amp; Laughs they came up with a large machine, or robot, that would make the cereal but only if you made it laugh. The machine&#8217;s name was Cecil and the crew charged with making it laugh to produce the cereal each had a name that made up the cereal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"796\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/bradparnell.net\/GreatSaturdayMorning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GrinsStrip1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-405\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradparnell.net\/GreatSaturdayMorning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GrinsStrip1.jpg 796w, http:\/\/bradparnell.net\/GreatSaturdayMorning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GrinsStrip1-300x85.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradparnell.net\/GreatSaturdayMorning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GrinsStrip1-768x217.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Grins was the the boss and Giggles was his secretary. Smiles and Laughs were the other employees who tried to come up with ways of making Cecil laugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"796\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/bradparnell.net\/GreatSaturdayMorning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GrinsStrip4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-408\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradparnell.net\/GreatSaturdayMorning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GrinsStrip4.jpg 796w, http:\/\/bradparnell.net\/GreatSaturdayMorning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GrinsStrip4-300x85.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradparnell.net\/GreatSaturdayMorning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GrinsStrip4-768x217.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>One of its tag lines was ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1976 Ralston, the company that brought us Freakies cereal, came up with the odd named Grins &amp; Smiles &amp; Giggles &amp; Laughs. 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