History Advertising / PebblesCereal

--> '''Barney:''' [[BorrowedCatchphrase Santa? My Pebbles!]]\\

---> '''Barney:''' [[BorrowedCatchphrase Santa? My Pebbles!]]\\

---> '''Fred:''' Dino? Barney, my Pebbles!

---> '''Santa Claus:''' 'Tis the season to be sharing, Fred.

* YankTheDogsChain: * One Cocoa Pebbles [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aWs1tP6VEI commercial]] has Fred take Barney to court for the latter's repeated attempts to steal the former's cereal. Barney says he loves Cocoa Pebbles [[TrueCompanions almost as much]] as he loves Fred. Fred is so moved by this he willingly gives him the cereal...only for the judge to jump down, grab the bowl, and run off shouting "Case Dismissed!" as Fred and Barney cry in each other's arms.

* FakingTheDead: At least two commercials have Barney [[https://youtu.be/9gEXSAt_Wo0?si=vqTSMpAAwpHuCp0E disguise as an angel]].

* FakingTheDead: [[https://youtu.be/0AtNBoN5Lh8?si=yNjYPLl8iFuaXBFh This commercial]] has Barney fake [[DisneyVillainDeath falling to his doom]] to try and guilt-trip Fred into giving him a bowl of Cocoa Pebbles.

* PhraseCatcher: Whenever Barney's disguise slips after he takes Fred's Pebbles, Fred would yell out "Barney!", and on occasion would add "My pebbles!".

The Pebbles Cereal brand was originally introduced in 1969 in an effort to revive an older Post-brand cereal called Sugar Rice Krinkles. It was Larry Weiss, then-Product Group Manager of the company, who had the idea to license use of the characters from then hit Creator/HannaBarbera cartoon ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' to act as mascots and Fruity Pebbles cereal was born. While the gimmick of [[TieInCereal having a cereal being associated with Fred and Barney]] was thought to be a fad at the time, high consumer demand led to the creation of a companion cereal, Cocoa Cereal, to be created only one year later. While the recipe for both cereals had changed over the years, Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles has always been a popular children's cereal AdjacentToThisCompleteBreakfast and it still sells more than 50 years later.

The commercials associated usually follow the same formula: Fred Flinstone is enjoying a delicious bowl of the iconic cereal, and Barney goes through a convoluted, Advertising/TrixRabbit-esq plan to steal his cereal for himself. Unlike the Advertising/TrixRabbit, Barney succeeds, and the commercial ends with Fred finding out that he had been tricked and he chases him off into the sunset while the narrator closes out the commercial.

While the brand has had many different Limited Time-flavors -- Berry, Cinnamon, Dino S'Mores, Marshmallow, Peanut Butter & Cocoa, Crunched, Ice Cream -- Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles will always hold-up as classic cereals.

!!The Pebbles Cereals provides examples of:

* CelebrityEndorsement: Wrestling/JohnCena temporarily replaced the Flinstones and Rubbles as the spokesperson in 2013, after Wrestling/DwayneJohnson ridiculed him for resembling "a big fat bowl of Fruity Pebbles" in his colorful shirts.
* CerealViceReward: Most Pebbles commercials involve someone stealing a bowl and box of the stuff from Fred. Usually it's Barney, though other times it's Pebbles, Bam-Bam and Dino.

** The iconic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZCIplSB_Vs 1986 Commercial]] has Fred leaving his cereal out for SantaClaus. Barney disguises himself as Santa to try and steal his Pebbles, only to find that Santa was already there enjoying it. While Fred is pissed, Santa convinces him to share and they all enjoy the cereal for the holidays.
---> '''Santa Claus:''' Tis the season to be sharing, Fred.

** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-fu7AE8EAE&list=PLTnbwiCw-mMQl-4kN2HG2UzNJSJjVngAc&index=43 Cocoahontas commercial]], Barney disguises himself as the titular "Cocoahontas" in an "AndNowYouMustMarryMe" gambit to steal Fred's Cocoa Pebbles.
** [[https://youtu.be/QJip1Q8wIiI?si=FiJ4z2dLpo2pYvNf Another commercial]] has Barney follow Fred and his Fruity Pebbles out to sea by disguising as a mermaid.

* ChristmasEpisode: The iconic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZCIplSB_Vs 1986 Commercial]] has Fred leaving his cereal out for SantaClaus. Barney disguises himself as Santa to try and steal his Pebbles, only to find that Santa was already there enjoying it. While Fred is pissed, Santa convinces him to share and they all enjoy the cereal for the holidays.
--> '''Santa Claus:''' Tis the season to be sharing, Fred.
* DisguisedInDrag: In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-fu7AE8EAE&list=PLTnbwiCw-mMQl-4kN2HG2UzNJSJjVngAc&index=43 Cocoahontas commercial]], Barney disguises himself as the titular "Cocoahontas" in an "AndNowYouMustMarryMe" gambit to steal Fred's Cocoa Pebbles.

* TieInCereal: {{Invoked|Trope}}. Arguably the most famous and successful example of the trope, the Pebbles Cereal's mascots are the various characters from ''Franchise/TheFlintstones'', outlasting [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones the original cartoon]] and every other iteration since. The idea of using established media characters to sell cereal was unheard of at the time of its creation, making it a TropeMaker.

* SequelInAnotherMedium: [[https://youtu.be/e_qqDkb3V-8?si=mAdylNHNcWn8KQbw This commercial]] delivers a follow-up to the theatrical feature ''WesternAnimation/TheManCalledFlintstone'', in which Fred and Barney ''both'' become spies in order to trail the Green Goose and his supply of stolen Pebbles.

* DisguisedInDrag: In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-fu7AE8EAE&list=PLTnbwiCw-mMQl-4kN2HG2UzNJSJjVngAc&index=43 Cocoahontas commercial]], Barney disguises himself as the titular "Cocoahontas" in a n "AndNowYouMustMarryMe" gambit to steal Fred's Cocoa Pebbles.

* PhraseCatcher: Whenever Barney's disguise slips after he takes Fred's Pebbles, Fred would let out a "Barney! My Pebbles!"

* DisguisedInDrag: In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-fu7AE8EAE&list=PLTnbwiCw-mMQl-4kN2HG2UzNJSJjVngAc&index=43 Cocoahontas commercial]], Barney disguises himself as the titular "Cocoahontas" in a n "AndNowYouMustMarryMe" gambit to steal Fred's Cocoa Pebbles.

* TieInCereal: {{Invoked|Trope}}. Arguably the most famous and successful example of the trope, the Pebbles Cereal's mascots are the various characters from ''Franchise/TheFlintstones'', outlasting [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones the original cartoon]] and every other iteration since. The idea of using established media characters was unheard of at the time of its creation, making it a TropeMaker.

* TieInCereal: Arguably the most famous and successful example of the trope, the Pebbles Cereal's mascots are the various characters from ''Franchise/TheFlintstones'', outlasting [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones the original cartoon]] and every other iteration since. The idea of using established media characters was unheard of at the time of its creation, making it a TropeMaker.

While the brand has had many different Limited Time-flavors -- Berry, Cinnamon, Dino S'Mores, Marshmallow, Peanut Butter & Cocoa, Crunched, Ice Cream -- Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles will always hold-up as classic cereals..

* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: While in the original commercials Barney would get away with stealing Fred's Pebbles, in the Stop-Motion commercials anyone who eats his cereal without him permission [[ForcedTransformation would transform into some kind of animal]].