Life cereal: Mikey likes it!

[TheDeev]

Mikey is alive and well, and he works in (of all things) advertising. You can look it up.

[wrxrob]

I don't know why this was so catchy in the 80s. can't forget it for some reason.

[Xforeverlove21]

After the commercial aired, an urban legend began to spread that Little Mikey had died after eating an unexpectedly lethal combination of Pop Rocks (candy that snaps and crackles in your mouth) and soda. Apparently, they caused a build-up of gas inside him that made him explode.

[scottknitter]

Even back then, as a tyke, I thought, "Why does the other kid say, 'He won't need it...He hates everything"...Doesn't he mean 'He won't eat it'?'

[beverlybradley210]

This video is a favorite on Georgia

[brnleague99]

Plays "Strawberry Fields Forever" by The Beatles and intones..."I buried Mikey..."

[trentholt]

wish still had some of those fp toys, esp. the barn

[Smartboy8877]

@trentholt

I remember the Fisher Price Family Farm and the red barn that came with it. I never had my own, but they had one at the public library in the town where I grew up. Oh the memories!

[ItszJeSTeR]

follow me @Mikey_HeLikesIt

[thatguyinyourkitchen]

he really didnt die

[MrJBiebersbabe]

Is it just me or did little boys have different vocal tones back then? Seems their voices changed.

[1seakyr]

classic.

[sammydavisjrsr]

@fricketydickety Yes, he really did. For reals he did. I'm not joking, he really did. You don't know, but I do. He really, really did.

[Pisces2four7]

Raisin Life???

[Smartboy8877]

@Pisces2four7

This is the first that I am learning about it too! I guess that the sales of this product were not so who so they discontinued it. Who knows?

[Pisces2four7]

@Smartboy8877 Haha, I guess not. Although, raisins and life squares sound kinda nasty

[sammydavisjrsr]

@GoRetroGirl  Yeah but that doesn't mean it's untrue. Things that happen in the dark recesses of the porn world are never what they seem.

[yamicii21]

@sammydavisjrsr WHAT??????

[frickitydickity]

@sammydavisjrsr ... No. He seriously never died. >.>

[sammydavisjrsr]

Steve Gilchrist (Mikey) did get into gay porn. It was on the set of one of his few films that he injested pop-rocks and chased it with soda. He quickly became ill afterward and paramedics were called. He died at the hospital shortly after arriving.

[GoRetroGirl]

@sammydavisjrsr - That's not true..."Mikey" is alive and well. The pop rocks story was just an urban legend. Just do a Google search.

[GoldwaterB]

There's a logic problem here. If the kids know Mikey won't eat it, why would they give him the cereal to try it? Real kids wouldn't consider giving it to Mikey, if they thought he wouldn't like it.

[ENEMENCIO123VISION]

thats not the full commercial...

[cheri8720]

hey my names mikey :D

[cantbackdown123]

Omg my ela teacher knows the baby in that commercial omg omg

[sarbear2600]

Believe it or not the baby is my dad! xoxoxo <3 He is adorable!!!

[bongoboyj]

classic.

[hippiechic1369]

when i get to see my brother Mike, I go thought this, even as we are in our late 40's . i remember ever word, this commercial has been shorten. there is a line missing. peace to all, thanks for the laugh.

[ultrakool]

@hippiechic1369 yeah, they shortened it to fit the fisher-price segment at the end

[stevefromPA2]

I hate quaker oats...been eatin Cinnamon Life scince i saw this commercial...

[THEJustinSimmons]

lol raisin life? i see why that's no longer an option.

[aurora990]

Life cereal still exists and it is still one of my childhood's cereal I continue to eat despite me being 27 years old.

[ellmoe2010]

@aurora990 I still eat it also and i'm 40 years old. The only problem I have is it's way expensive for that size box.

[aurora990]

@ellmoe2010 just when I thought the known cereals in the past that are now vintage name brands are gone, the cereals are either coming back or still exist. however, the price is too much for less.

[ellmoe2010]

@aurora990 I agree. That is why I stopped buying it. It was way too much for a small box. It is still a good cereal though.

[HalleChrome]

my dad always tells me about this commercial. now i know what he has been talkin about. 

[Ninja1492]

Thumbs up if BangBros brought you there lmao

[MrJesse1776]

His name is John Gilchrist......Steve did the remakes as an adult in the 90's

[ballsthatclank]

Mikey don't talk, mikey just eats.

[bigdcowbois]

I can't believe I goto school with mikey lol

[PooKneader]

That stuff about pop rocks is all crap, you guys know that, right?

[bluegass]

@PooKneader no, he really did explode from eating those pop rocks and drinking a coke or something. It's well known the chemical reaction can cause that.

[PooKneader]

@bluegass Bullshit, search 'mikey pop rocks snopes'. That'll tell you the documented truth.

[bluegass]

@PooKneader Snopes is the worst possible source --> all urban legends, all the time!

[PooKneader]

@bluegass The whole point of Snopes is to prove if urban legends are true or false: this one is false. They did the research.

[bluegass]

@PooKneader - oh, well what happened to Mikey? Didn't he die young under suspicious circumstances?

[PooKneader]

@bluegass He's called Steve, he's still alive, married and living in New York.

[Kil0masta]

@bluegass pop rocks actually contain less carbon dioxide than half a can of soda.do your research and stop trying to sound smart.

[bluegass]

@Kil0masta I'm in security, I know a thing or two. You did not account for the combination of pop rox AND carbonated beverage. Huh, did ya? Get over yourself.

[Kil0masta]

@bluegass first of all ,I have no idea what security has to do with science, and second

less than 1/2 can of soda plus a can of soda equals less than a can and a half of soda and I'm pretty sure drinking even far more than that would not cause someone's stomach to explode.

[Satchel334]

Jeez, I remember this commercial. Darwin help us all.

[curlylockproductions]

did he die?

[tigahwood]

RIP Mikey...

[JosephCa64]

Mikey ended up getting into gay porn!

[orbital151]

Raisin Life????

[piratebubba]

I'm another Mike, and I hear this all the time. And like that Mikey, I hate everything,

[WetzelPretzelz]

0:30 to skip ad

[padillasteven44]

The kids are from Boston :)

[riddick0846]

The irony of this cereal was as a kid, i hated it but my parents loved it

[TheKingbhavik]

cant stop watchin it

[SkateShoeReviewer]

Dear Life Cereal,

Where do you get off? Healthy and delicious?

Who do you think you are?

By know you realize I am speaking in the obvious context and have only good things to say.

Life Cereal, do not change a thing. Louis read that back to me.

[Gregd8888]

@tuffcookie31 You must be kinda stupid.

[jojopuppyfish]

I think they made a sequel to this commercial years later when he was 18

[Avatarfan2012]

And contrary to urban legends Mikey was not killed in VIETNAM!!! The war was over with when these commecials came out.

[greensidemikey]

Omg!!!!.. Lol!!!! Heck naw

[worldclassboxing1]

my name is Mikey and I am absolutely sure that this comercial only affects weak minded people, as for me, I (Mikey) like this comercial, no pun found in it by me (maybe some convoluted minds do find pun in it)

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[captianrex501]

this cereal is the fucken shit!!!!! im eating it right now. so good

[captianrex501]

this song is the fucken shit!!!!! im eating it right now. so good

[mediate27]

Raisin? Where?!

[MrCorporalTunnel]

It's hard to believe I had that same haircut back then.

[rootbeer543]

They just don't make good commercials like these anymore. All the new commercials annoy me. :(

[gonzobrains]

@rootbeer543 this commercial annoyed me back then, too.

[rootbeer543]

@gonzobrains Its better than that stupid "that's for babies" Cheerios commercial.

[SophiaPetrillosBuddy]

The Jacksons parodied this. It was pretty funny lol

[idiotsftw123]

at 0:07 i thought they said lets get naked.....is that normal?

[OMFGsoBOARD]

@idiotsftw123 lets get nakey?? lol

[OMFGsoBOARD]

the baby sitter is giving mikey a blow job he hates everything... HEY MIKEY HE LIKES IT!

[maxcap2]

@idiotsftw123 if you thought these kids were Australian.. then I could see where you got that

[Springdog99]

I Have A Crush On A Kid Named Mikey... -.-

[08baseball23]

my name is mikey, and i could give two shits about your life.

[willgardner1989]

No FaidleyEthan this happened before matrix and ninja turtles so the martix and ninja turtles stole it

[FaidleyEthan]

@willgardner1989 i was just kiddin but i think the Matrix and Ninja Turtles got more famous for it, because i've never heard of this chemercial before

[willgardner1989]

@FaidleyEthan Oh ok sorry

[FaidleyEthan]

they stoll this from the matrix and ninja turtles!

[LeoKillian]

@FaidleyEthan lol yeah they did!

[gregg1944553]

I'm not gonna twy it XD

[Gamesheep11]

great lip syncing

[pacman7015]

my dad told me that mikey died

[TwistedSister09]

@pacman7015 that was an urban legend..he still lives

[TheMikeyReilly]

I love Life.

[88948895611499]

i remember this commercial...it was probably like in the eighties

[UrlsGrrl54]

@88948895611499 Nope. This commercial is pure 70s.

[SESdisciple]

When they say "Let's get Mikey," he's just convenientally sitting next to them. Lol.

[luno44]

I had that circus train!

[msmithstud]

@luno44 i had that red barn next to it.

[cotters1]

@msmithstud

Same here...that was the first FP playset I remember my Mom buying for me...

[TheOmmaAmmo]

I Know Mikey

He Lives in my Town and My Family knows him

Yep, I know Mikey

[irismey]

This commercial would crack me up sometimes when it came on TV. Mikey is just sittin' there like "Why you giving me this bowl for?"

[TSconspiracy]

I remember all the rumors as kid that Mikey had died of mixing pop rocks with cola. Like most rumors it was all a big lie.

[SantiagoOlaisola]

Aha you know most people only remember this now because of the urban legend surrounding little mikey

[stevenr105]

those kids talk like there from new york or something

[xXkoreandude1Xx]

I had a cereal called life today.... it kinda tastes like shit...

[jjmd845gunLOVER]

mickey died from poprocks and coke made his stoumach explode

[insanepanic3]

@jjmd845gunLOVER best urban legend out there =)

[MrVeesworld]

My name is not Mikey, It is Volonte and every school teacher i ever had called me

"Volare.oh oh.... Volare...Oh oh oh..oh..oh!" as if I never heard that one before. To make matters worse i also had a nickname "Lonnie" during the same time period....You guessed it. "Lolly Lolly Lolly get your adverbs here!"

[SkibopDaSequel]

Cinnamon Life tastes good :)

[Epsilon203]

BlameTruth

[TheAngelfacez28]

oh another good one!

[mjcamck71]

This brings back memories of a much simpler time (when children didn't have to pass through metal detectors to get into their classrooms, for example). All the young actors are quite cute and Life is a delicious cereal. Just my 2 cents. Peace All.

[SwanPotter]

@mjcamck71 ...That doesn't just happen on TV?!

Wow, I'm lucky. My country nearly made the euro collapse, but we're lucky.

[mjcamck71]

@SwanPotter - Hello. I fear I don't quite understand your points. What do you mean, please?  Thank you.

[SwanPotter]

@mjcamck71 Oops, I beg your pardon, I was awfully unclear on that... I thought that metal detection thing-ies only appeared on TV, not in real life. I suppose I'm quite lucky my country of Ireland hasn't gotten quite that....well, bad. But with our recession and a bunch of unpaid loans, we nearly made the euro collapse, I think.

[Useless2112]

Mikey "hates everything"? That's pretty deep for a cereal commercial.

[DarlingSerenity]

@Useless2112 hahaha, yeah i was thinking the same thing! Like daang get that kid to Dr Phil

[flipflop10150]

holy crap this is old

[rtardx]

0:11

mikey:nigga please

[mwe1967]

This was not the original

[MrVeesworld]

@mwe1967 You are right this was not the original. As I recall it was longer and had more back and forth with the two boys sending the bowl back and forth to each other and they exclude Mikey at first, then decide to use him as a Guinea Pig.

[bigcok16]

mikey is my name... i would never eat that shity cereal

[poodtang1]

This commercial annoyed the crap out of me.

[MGR1900]

Everyone named Mike has had to suffer through life with people making jokes referencing this commercial. It's as if they never think they've heard these comments before. Damn you Mikey! Damn you!

[jychilly]

Hi. My name is Michael. I was born in 1976.  I'd just like to say that this commercial ruined my life.

Thank you for listening.

[titanramfan]

@jychilly My brother suffered the same fate from some dumb commercial that used his name. "Marshall, it's time to take a bath! Marshall? Marshall? MARSHALL!!! Marshall? Marshall? [in a fond voice] Marshall!" We older sibs tortured him with that...and I have no idea what they were advertising other than some bath product.

[Deeznuwts]

@jychilly HEY MIKEY!

[CrazyApril]

@jychilly why ?

[talknaway1]

@jychilly Sorry for this.....

So what you're saying, Mikey is that you don't like it?

[Dontlooktv]

My name is Michael......born 1976.....and Id like to say I love this .... In fact I use it as my dj name Myke Lyx..

Ha ha...

Thanks....

[SgtTravisBickle]

@jychilly Same here.

[bluewingteal7]

@jychilly Thank you for the smile.

[gmbrat2002]

@jychilly hi michael, i know exactly what you're talking about and i totally sympathize. my name is dawn...i was called dish soap all through school. sounds like our parent's had a weird sense of humor!

[ansetekh]

@jychilly my little brother got the shit end of this commercial as well hahaaha

[JADEAV]

@jychilly How come?

[dakiidmiike88]

@jychilly same here 

[mcnugget71]

Born in '71. People still ask be if I like it....

[skylilly1]

@jychilly how do you feel about nickels?

[jychilly]

@skylilly1 Well, ya know, as long as they're shiny and new.

[jwallbanger]

mikeys a persnickety little son of a bitch isn't he? i would love to see him get trapped in the sierra nevadas with the donner party and be forced eat his mother's spleen roasted on a stick.

[Stephen10528]

I didn't know there was ever raisin life cereal.

[JISINSANE3]

Watching this make me want to eat lots of pop rocks then drink massive amounts of soda.

[neonlights777]

i love the old boxes

[Mikey25011]

My name is Mikey and I am extremely picky so when ever I eat some thing I like they go "hey Mikey

[KillaMag91]

Omg lol.... My names mikey and ppl all my life been saying thatsame shit. Give it to Mikey, Mikey will eat anything.

[mjloverfan567]

well michael jackson doesn't like it.

[Gram203]

23 people must not be Mikey.

[legomaster335]

hey comments...he likes it :D..hey mikey?!

[TheAmazingTechWizard]

lol, now look at the one by the jackson 5

[josephr910]

@musiclover77able hes alive its not real

[MrBarelylethal]

RIP mickey

[mikeymauigoa]

hey that was a real commercial....it actually happened to me....=)

[tryskateboarding001]

My name is Mikey, and I can safely say that I do like it.

[paul21mclovin]

they had raisin life? i wonder how that tastes

[22reTOYOTA]

DAMN those pop rocks!! R.I.P Mikey

[josephr910]

@22reTOYOTA hes alive its not real

[XONiley2010XO]

ahh mikey loves anyhting and will eat anything.

[mastercheif892]

eating it now

[Frodification]

I had that lawnmower and that barn.

Nostalgia overload.

[igloopol]

Thumbs up if your name is Mikey :)

[DirtySanchez90]

"Mikey" features in a porn movie called "Underwater fuck fest." He still looks the same too.

[MarwaSmiley93]

@DirtySanchez90 REally? WHat was his name in the movie. I want to look him up.

P.S. I don't watch Pornos.

[DirtySanchez90]

@MarwaSmiley93 It's not so much a movie per se, just a video. He's not really acting, he was just some guy in a car that these 3 girls happened to flag down. The 3 girls end up going to his apartment where there is a pool party. Sorry for the confusion.

[MarwaSmiley93]

@DirtySanchez90 Oh OK

[m1k3y0011]

my name is mikey

[KadeshLeMort]

But if he eats anything that means he likes anything! WTF!

[MandyPandy1028]

@KadeshLeMort no i'm pretty sure they said he hates everything lol

[Hockeyawesometazboi]

My name is mikey and I Don't Like it!

[Roxannerushing]

Oldie but a Goodie!!!

[killanata]

lol my names mikey

[tearsbehindhersmile]

hey mikey he liked it

[FA55BOO]

Lol!!! hilarious

[sageofsuccess]

They cut part of this. It's not the whole commercial.

[kcdesert05]

Mikey gots da gout!

[emmabeast99]

my dad loves this

his name is mike

he keeps saying...

[tearsbehindhersmile]

you go mikey you go

[TabbVideos]

22 people are mikey's brother.

[Lancelot3g]

I think mikey is a dog food taster at the alpo plant today.

[dslcobra]

Mikey is fucking autistic. Feed him a Peanut Butter and SHIT sandwich.

[ridgerunner721601]

@dslcobra LOL....A peanut butter and shit sandwich? That's funny.

[t4rheel4life]

@dslcobra i actually fed my drunk friend a peanut butter n shit sandwich at a new yrs eve party when i was 15, it was great :)

[kageroninja]

@t4rheel4life you are evil lol