<P> In 2013, sources including the Wall Street Journal and Washington Times reported that the three stripes on the mascot's uniform indicate a rank of Commander and not the four needed on his uniform to be a Captain . In jest, the Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. Navy had no record of Crunch and that NCIS was investigating him for impersonating a naval officer . </P> <P> Daws Butler provided the original voice of the Cap'n until his death in 1988 . Author Philip Wylie wrote a series of short stories, Crunch and Des, beginning in the 1940s, which featured a similarly named Captain Crunch Adams . The Cap'n Crunch commercials have historically used basic cartoon animation by Jay Ward Productions . Vinton Studios produced a claymation ad during the 1980s . </P> <Ul> <Li> Cap'n Crunch: The original Cap'n Crunch cereal is made of sweetened, yellow, square - shaped cereal pieces made by combining corn and oats . The cereal was launched in 1963, bolstered by a successful advertising campaign created by noted animator Jay Ward introducing the cereal's longtime naval mascot, Cap'n Crunch . </Li> <Li> Cap'n Crunch's Crunch Berries: Cap'n Crunch's Crunch Berries cereal was introduced in 1967 and contained, in addition to the yellow pieces found in the original Cap'n Crunch, spherical red Crunch Berry pieces . There was a version of Crunch Berries available briefly in which the berries, instead of being spherical, were three small berries in a cluster . The Crunch Berry Beast mascot was introduced alongside the cereal . There are currently four Crunch Berry colors: red, green (introduced in 2002), blue, and violet (both introduced in the' 90s). All the berry pieces are flavored the same, regardless of color . </Li> <Li> Peanut Butter Crunch: First released in 1969, with a large elephant named Smedley as its mascot; according to sales charts, this version was the most successful at the time . It consists of peanut butter - flavored corn puffs . </Li> <Li> Punch Crunch, Vanilly Crunch, Jean LaFoote's Cinnamon Crunch: Three more editions issued in the early 1970s but later discontinued . Punch Crunch was fruit - flavored cereal rings, and the mascot was sailor - clad hippopotamus named Harry . Jean LaFoote's Cinnamon Crunch featured cinnamon flavored cereal . Vanilly Crunch was a vanilla flavored cereal with Sea Dog as the former mascot which was replaced with Wilma the white whale . </Li> <Li> Choco Crunch: In 1982, a variant called Choco Crunch, featuring the mascot "Chockle the Blob", was introduced . This version contained the yellow corn squares, plus chocolate flavored pieces similar to Crunch Berries . </Li> <Li> Chocolatey Crunch: Introduced in 2011, consisting of chocolate flavored corn squares . </Li> <Li> Christmas Crunch: A special edition first released for the 1987 Christmas holiday season . It contains the signature Cap'n Crunch yellow corn squares with red and green Crunch Berries, shaped like evergreen trees, in a green box with the Cap'n wearing a Santa Claus hat . Originally, it contained a toy or Christmas tree ornament inside the box . </Li> <Li> Deep Sea Crunch: A version of the cereal introduced in 1993, which featured Crunch Berries shaped like sea creatures . This version was discontinued but returned in 2009 . </Li> <Li> Oops! All Berries: First released in 1997, "Oops! All Berries" contained nothing but the berry flavored Crunch Berries and none of the corn squares . This version was discontinued the following year . In 2008, 2009, and again in 2010, "Oops! All Berries" has made limited time only returns . Recent boxes do not state "Limited Time Only" printed on the box . Current "Oops! All Berries" colors are red, purple, blue and green . </Li> <Li> Halloween Crunch: A limited edition version of the cereal introduced in 2007 . This includes green Crunch Berries in the form of ghosts . </Li> <Li> Galactic Crunch: A discontinued version which featured space - related marshmallows . </Li> <Li> Choco Doughnuts: A discontinued version which featured chocolate flavored doughnut shaped cereal with candy sprinkles . </Li> <Li> Home Run Crunch: A limited edition version of the cereal, currently available, released in 1995 which featured baseball - related marshmallows, like home plates, caps, and mitts . It has the flavor of Crunch Berries but the pieces of the cereal are shaped as bats and balls . It occasionally comes back during the summer . </Li> <Li> Cap'n Crunch's Mystery Volcano Crunch: Red and yellow fruit flavored berries with "' free' packet of lava rocks that pop in milk!". </Li> <Li> Cap'n Crunch's Oops! Smashed Berries: Oops! All Berries cereal with flat berries that the kids smashed . </Li> <Li> Cap'n Crunch's CoZmic Crunch: Star shaped berries with "orange space dust that turns milk green". </Li> <Li> Polar Crunch: A version of the cereal in which the Crunch Berries change color to blue when milk is poured . </Li> <Li> Cinnamon Roll Crunch: Released in 2013 . </Li> <Li> Cap'n Crunch's Crunch Treasures: Star shaped crunchy yellow corn and oat rings . Contains half the sugar of regular Cap'n Crunch . </Li> <Li> Cap'n Crunch Bars: Later called Cap'n Crunch Treats, they were marshmallow treats similar to Rice Krispies Treats and came in Cap'n Crunch, Crunch Berries, and Peanut Butter Crunch varieties . </Li> <Li> Airhead Berries: A crossover between Airheads candy and Cap'n Crunch cereal . </Li> <Li> Cap'n Crunch's Sprinkled Donut Crunch: Released in 2014 . Donut - flavored cereal rings smothered in sprinkles . </Li> <Li> Cap'n Crunch's Orange Creampop Crunch: Modeled after nostalgic orange / vanilla popsicles . </Li> <Li> Cap'n Crunch's Blueberry Pancake Crunch: Released in 2016 . Features blue, light blue and white corn and oat puffs with natural and artificial blueberry and maple syrup flavoring . </Li> <Li> Superman Crunch: Turned the milk blue . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Cap'n Crunch: The original Cap'n Crunch cereal is made of sweetened, yellow, square - shaped cereal pieces made by combining corn and oats . The cereal was launched in 1963, bolstered by a successful advertising campaign created by noted animator Jay Ward introducing the cereal's longtime naval mascot, Cap'n Crunch . </Li>

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