Urkel-Os breakfast cereal 1992 commercial
On the wedding day of Steve Urkel and Laura Winslow, he gives her an Urkel O for a ring...
Urkel O's was a cereal introduced by Ralston in 1991, based on the Steve Urkel character from the ABC sitcom Family Matters, played by Jaleel White. The cereal was strawberry and banana flavored.
It was discontinued less than a year later after it hit the market.
Synopsis[]
The advert begins with Urkel coming into a restaurant with a chef hat on, and with a picture in his hand of obviously Laura Winslow, his love interest in the series. He sits at a table and creates something that'll make her love him, with a song:
I've got a great new cereal, did I do that?
So hug up your pants for the Urkel O's ranch!
Singers: Mmmm! We're Urkelized with Urkel O's!
Strawberry, banana, fruit flavors, of mine, just one little bite and I'll know she'll be mine..
Singers: Mmmm! She'll be Urkelized with Urkel O's!
Lastly, Urkel goes over to the picture frame, saying to Laura that she'll taste true love when he finds her.
Why It's Cursed[]
The cereal altogether is just one way to "cash-in" on a popular character and name at the time.
Trivia[]
- The cereal appeared in an episode of The Simpsons, titled "Helter Shelter" which ultimately aired 10 years after the cereal's discontinuation.