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“Why Do Kids Love the Taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch?” meme: meaning, origin and rare card

This meme hijacks a 2000s commercial question about Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereals.

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The “Why Do Kids Love the Taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch?” meme, 2005

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In MyMemeCards, the meme card game, “Why Do Kids Love the Taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch?” is a rare card of the Memes World series 71, number 21102 of the collection, and the 55th best-known meme of its 300 cards. Here is what the meme means, where it comes from, and how to get its card.

What does the “Why Do Kids Love the Taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch?” meme mean?

The comedy stems from the clash between the reassuring, explanatory tone of the original advertisement and a completely unrelated or nonsensical conclusion. By swapping the cereal reference for something serious, funny, or bizarre, users create an incongruous situation. It is a straightforward remix format that relies on immediate recognition of the iconic question structure.

Where does the “Why Do Kids Love the Taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch?” meme come from?

The meme originates from a series of television commercials for Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereals, aired mainly in the 1990s until 2008 under the slogan « The Taste You Can See ». These spots featured children asking adults why they loved this specific taste. The year 2005 marks the first documented instance of the parody: on April 19, 2005, user BitVyper posted on Comic Book Resources forums a thread titled « Can they see why kids love Cinnamon Toast Crunch? », inviting members to imagine how superheroes would react to this question. The actors and exact broadcast date remain unknown, but the interrogative structure went viral as a template.

  1. 1995Start of the advertising campaign « The Taste You Can See » for the cereal brand.
  2. April 19, 2005First known trace of the parody posted on Comic Book Resources forums by user BitVyper.

How to use the “Why Do Kids Love the Taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch?” meme

  • Insert the name of a mundane everyday object instead of the cereals to highlight its ridiculous importance.
  • Replace the ending with an awkward social situation to generate comedic discomfort.
  • Use the phrase to comment on an obscure internet trend while maintaining the innocent tone.

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The “Why Do Kids Love the Taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch?” card in MyMemeCards

Why Do Kids Love the Taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch? card
NumberNo. 21102
RarityRare
CollectionMemes World series 71
Fame73/100 · #55 of 300
Recycle value10 MemeCoins (30 in Shiny)
Rarities of the Memes World series 71: 300 cards
  • Rare300100%

How to get the “Why Do Kids Love the Taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch?” card

Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; Why Do Kids Love the Taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch? comes out of the Memes World series 71 as a rare card. The pack odds say what each rarity weighs.

Your first pack is free and needs no account. After that a new free pack lands every 10 minutes, up to 3 waiting for you. You can also buy the card with MemeCoins on the market, bid for it at auction, or trade it — and a double recycles into 10 MemeCoins.

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Odds per card, averaged over a pack: Common 72%, Rare 23.9%, Epic 3.2%, Legendary 0.56%, Mythic 0.3%, Full Art ≤ 0.1%, Shiny 0.2%. Cards 1 to 3 are always Common, cards 4 and 5 climb the rarities. Rates drop for cards that circulate a lot. Details

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Frequently asked questions

Why do kids love the taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch?

This is the central phrase from an old commercial for sweetened cereals. It became a meme when users started replacing the final part with other topics.

Who is BitVyper?

BitVyper is the username of the user who shared one of the earliest known variations of the meme on Comic Book Resources forums in April 2005.

Where does the Why Do Kids Love the Taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch meme come from?

It comes from a series of TV spots from the 1990s for the Cinnamon Toast Crunch brand, where children questioned adults about their preference for these cereals.

How do I get the Why Do Kids Love the Taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch? meme card?

Open a pack of MyMemeCards: “Why Do Kids Love the Taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch?” is a rare card of the Memes World series 71. Your first pack is free, with no account, and you can also buy, trade or win the card at auction.

How rare is the Why Do Kids Love the Taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch? card?

It is a Rare card. Rarity decides which pack slot can deal it, and what it is worth on the market.

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