General Mills pulled the lackluster flavor and launched Honey Nut Cheerios in 1979 with a much different outcome. The sweet, crunchy cereal with its beloved BuzzBee mascot took off in a big way.

Despite his pose, the father of three happily accepts the cereal while the Honey Nut Cheerios mascot watches on. The video is just a snippet of the General Mills’ Cereal Training Camp series ...