The original Lucky the Leprechaun has died...

[Archae]

Arthur Anderson, actor who gave voice to Lucky Charms leprechaun, dead at 93

Arthur Anderson, a noted actor and the iconic voice behind the Lucky Charms leprechaun, died Saturday at the age of 93 in Manhattan.

Anderson, born on Staten Island, began his career in radio. At just 12 years of age, he became a regular on "Uncle Kenny's Radio Kindergarten." He would go on to NBC's musical serial drama "Tony and Gus" and CBS's "Let's Pretend," staying with the latter for nearly 20 years.

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Though he would lend his talent to movies such as "Midnight Cowboy" and "I'm Not Rappaport" and TV shows including "Car 54, Where Are You?" and "Law & Order," Anderson made his biggest mark on American pop culture as the voice of Lucky the Leprechaun, the mascot of Lucky Charms cereal. Not being of Irish descent, Anderson would admit to ABC News, "People have expectations. I just have an Irish-sounding name."

Of the character that he would voice for nearly 30 years, Anderson said, "It was a fun character to play. Hardly a day goes by when somebody doesn't ask me to sing the Lucky Charms jingle, and I'm proud of that."

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/arthur-anderson-voice-oflucky-charms-mascot-dead-93-article-1.2599178

[ScreamingMeemie]

1. I used to eat all of the oat pieces first so I

would be left with just marshmallows. But they had a way of sticking to the back of the spoon. RIP Mr. Anderson.

[2naSalit]

2. RIP...

But that cereal is one of the most disgusting intended-yo-be-used-as-food substances in a box (Cap'n Crunch is a close runner up). I had a hard time trying to rehab three young girls from their addiction to that rubbish, was not easy... mini sugar coated stomach bombs in milk.

[Archae]

3. Of curse they both were. (Still are?)

They're aimed at kids, for the sweet tooth.

You know how many sugar-frosted sugar lumps were available when I was a kid?

I know the latest fad is "low sugar," but I'm sure there still are those sugary (oops, I mean high-fructose corn syrup) "breakfast cereals" at the kiddies' level, in bright primary color boxes.

And the latest spiels for the adults, "natural," "gluten free" or "no GMO's."

Am I cynical? You bet your ass.

[2naSalit]

4. I agree...

When I was really young breakfast cereal was Maypo or Cream O' Wheat or rolled oats, pancakes... when my younger siblings showed up (3 in 3 years, there were already 3 of us when the others started coming starting in 1960) there was all kinds of crap on the market. My parents split and dad got custody... he did the shopping and had no clue about nutrition or what to do with children outside of his bad sexual behavior, so we had some pretty trashy stuff in our pantry.

I still eat hot grains for breakfast when I eat breakfast which isn't very often.