Cap'n Crunch (character)

This page is about the character. For the cereal of the same name, visit the Spaghetti Wiki page for Cap'n Crunch Cereal.

## Horatio Magellan Crunch

### Occupation

* Captain of the S.S. Guppy
* Mascot for Cap'n Crunch Cereal

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

* Daws Butler (1963 - 1988)
* George J. Adams (1991 - 2007)

### Appears in

* Cap'n Crunch Cereal Boxes
* Commercials for Cap'n Crunch Cereal

### Debut

1963

Captain Horatio Magellan Crunch is a Navy "captain" of the S.S. Guppy and the mascot for Cap'n Crunch Cereal.

## History

Captain Crunch was created by Allan Burns, who also helped to create *The Munsters* and *The Mary Tyler Moore Show*. Voice actor Daws Butler (who also voiced Barney Rubble from *The Flintstones*, Yogi Bear from the titular show, and Nasty Canasta from the *Looney Tunes*) voiced the Cap'n in commercials from 1963 all the way to his death in 1988. George J. Adams took over the role of the Cap'n from 1991 to 2007. The commercials were initially produced by Jay Ward Productions, and later shifted to Vinton Studios' claymation in the 1980s.

## Controversies

"Over the course of the decades-long television commercial campaign, we've seen the Captain with one, two, and three stripes" on his sleeves, which respectively stand for Ensign, Lieutenant, and Commander. U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Sarah Flaherty said that "Cap’n Crunch appears to be wearing the rank of a U.S. Navy commander," and that the U.S. Navy's "personnel records do not show a ‘Cap’n Crunch’ who currently serves or has served." Plus, his ship, the S.S. (Steamship) Guppy, is a civilian ship, not a U.S. military ship. An American military ship would say United States Ship (U.S.S.), or United States Frigate (U.S.F.).

According to the official Cap'n Crunch Twitter accounts, instead of helping his frenemy, Jean LaFoote, from drowning, Crunch just looked at him and said "Hit the road, @RealJeanLaFoote! ... or should I say hit the water!"

Also based on evidence from Twitter, the "Cap'n's" loyal Seadog has mysteriously disappeared from Twitter, with the description saying that he is back on dry land and is glad to be back home. However, if you look at his tweets, all of them just say "HOOoooOooOooooOOOooOWlWlwLLl! (meaning that all of his tweets are just him howling)" So how did he suddenly just retire from being Seadog and somehow learned English? According to YouTuber MatPat, Captain Horatio Magellan Crunch abandoned his loyal Seadog. So in other words, Cap'n Crunch is a thief, con artist, liar, "and he may even be a murderer."

## References

1. ↑ Food & Wine. Lowin, Rebekah. July 13, 2017. Cap’n Crunch’s Real Name Isn’t Cap’n Crunch and Everything You Know Is a Lie." https://www.foodandwine.com/news/capn-crunch-real-name
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 YouTube. The Food Theorists. January 30, 2021. "Food Theory: Captain Crunch is an IMPOSTOR! (Cap'n Crunch Cereal)." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32evHvgBQcc
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Fandom. Cereal Wiki. "Captain Horatio Magellan Crunch." https://cereal.fandom.com/wiki/Captain\_Horatio\_Magellan\_Crunch
4. ↑ PepsiCo. Cap'n Crunch. "About Us." https://contact.pepsico.com/capncrunch/about-us
5. ↑ Foreign Policy. Peck, Michael. June 19, 2013. "Navy Responds to Crunch Scandal." https://foreignpolicy.com/2013/06/19/navy-responds-to-crunch-scandal/