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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
{{w|Apple Jacks}} is a breakfast cereal produced by {{w|Kellogg’s}}. As the image text begins to explain, there was an ad campaign for the cereal in the 1990s which focused on someone (usually someone in authority like a parent) pointing out that Apple Jacks don't taste like apples, and one or more kids pointing out that it doesn't matter and that "we eat what we like". According to Wikipedia, Apple Jacks ''are'' intended to be apple and cinnamon flavoured. It is therefore unclear why anyone thought a good ad campaign would be to suggest that they don't taste like apples. However, instead of the campaign's response with the son laughing off his dad's comment and correcting him, this son responds in perhaps a more realistic way by simply saying "fuck off, dad".
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{{w|Apple Jacks}} is a breakfast cereal produced by {{w|Kellogg's}}. As the title text begins to explain, there was an ad campaign for the cereal in the 1990s that focused on someone (usually someone in authority like a parent) pointing out that Apple Jacks doesn't taste like apples, and one or more kids pointing out that it doesn't matter and that "we eat what we like." However, instead of laughing off his dad's comment and correcting him, as in the campaign, this son responds by simply saying "fuck off, dad."
  
This could be a commentary on today's youth being far less respectful, as the son is playing video games, and seems annoyed at being interrupted. Also, it could be not the first time the father has used the line.
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This could be a commentary on today's youth being far less respectful, as the son is playing video games and seems annoyed at being interrupted. It may not be the first time the father has used the line, and the son is irritated by the repetition. It could also be saying that the response in the ads is unrealistic, and this is a much more realistic response.
  
The transcript on the xkcd site, identifies the bowl as containing Scrapple Jacks (from [[27: Meat Cereals]]), not Apple Jacks.  Of course they wouldn't taste like apples.
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The same ad campaign was referenced previously in [[27: Meat Cereals]] on a parody cereal labeled Scrapple Jacks.
  
The same ad campaign was referenced previously in [[27: Meat Cereals]] on a parody cereal box.
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Cereal advertising was again referenced in [[1470: Kix]].
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The title text could be a reference to the fact that this comic requires explanation for those who don't know of the ad (the reason this webpage exists). This is another of the early comics where [[Randall]] felt the need to explain the joke in the title text, see for instance [[30: Donner]].
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
:[Father is standing holding a bowl of Apple Jacks in his hand. Son is sitting on the floor playing video games.]
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:[Cueball is standing holding a bowl in his hand. His son is sitting on the floor playing video games.]
:Father: Hey, these don't taste like apples!
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:Cueball: Hey, these don't taste like apples!
:Son: Fuck off, dad.
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:Son: Fuck off, Dad.
  
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*This is the thirty-ninth comic originally posted to livejournal. The previous was [[42: Geico]]. The next was [[43: Red Spiders 2]].
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*This was the 39th comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]].
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**The previous was [[42: Geico]].
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**The next was [[43: Red Spiders 2]].
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*Original title: "Wednesday's Drawing - Apple Jacks"
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*Original [[Randall]] quote: "Who else remembers those commercials?"
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*This comic was posted on [[xkcd]] when the web site opened on Sunday the 1st of January 2006.
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**It was posted along [[:Category:First day on xkcd|with all 41 comics]] posted before that on LiveJournal as well as a few others.
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**The latter explaining why the numbers of these 41 LiveJournal comics ranges from 1-44.
  
 
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Revision as of 09:53, 5 April 2018

Apple Jacks
There used to be these ads, see...
Title text: There used to be these ads, see...

Explanation

Apple Jacks is a breakfast cereal produced by Kellogg's. As the title text begins to explain, there was an ad campaign for the cereal in the 1990s that focused on someone (usually someone in authority like a parent) pointing out that Apple Jacks doesn't taste like apples, and one or more kids pointing out that it doesn't matter and that "we eat what we like." However, instead of laughing off his dad's comment and correcting him, as in the campaign, this son responds by simply saying "fuck off, dad."

This could be a commentary on today's youth being far less respectful, as the son is playing video games and seems annoyed at being interrupted. It may not be the first time the father has used the line, and the son is irritated by the repetition. It could also be saying that the response in the ads is unrealistic, and this is a much more realistic response.

The same ad campaign was referenced previously in 27: Meat Cereals on a parody cereal labeled Scrapple Jacks.

Cereal advertising was again referenced in 1470: Kix.

The title text could be a reference to the fact that this comic requires explanation for those who don't know of the ad (the reason this webpage exists). This is another of the early comics where Randall felt the need to explain the joke in the title text, see for instance 30: Donner.

Transcript

[Cueball is standing holding a bowl in his hand. His son is sitting on the floor playing video games.]
Cueball: Hey, these don't taste like apples!
Son: Fuck off, Dad.

Trivia

  • This was the 39th comic originally posted to LiveJournal.
  • Original title: "Wednesday's Drawing - Apple Jacks"
  • Original Randall quote: "Who else remembers those commercials?"
  • This comic was posted on xkcd when the web site opened on Sunday the 1st of January 2006.
    • It was posted along with all 41 comics posted before that on LiveJournal as well as a few others.
    • The latter explaining why the numbers of these 41 LiveJournal comics ranges from 1-44.


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Please at least say who you are (preferably add '~ ~ ~ ~'). Beanie (talk) 12:35, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
Without the spaces dudeHiihaveanaccount (talk) 17:51, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
ok~ ~ ~ ~
no ~ ~ ~ ~

I think a better interpretation might be that the dad saw the ads when he was a kid, and is trying to be the dad in the ads, but the response is not what he expected. --Calion (talk) 06:28, 19 February 2023 (UTC)