horatio magellan

According to the May 2007 issue of gourmet food magazine Saveur, the full, legal name of Cap’n Crunch is Captain Horatio Magellan Crunch. [1]

His proper name is Captain Horatio Magellan Crunch. [2]

According to Megnut and this month’s Saveur Magazine, the captain’s full name is Cap’n H. M. Crunch, or Captain Horatio Magellan Crunch. [3]

Cap’n Crunch’s full name is Captain Horatio Magellan Crunch. [4]

In May 2007 Cap’n Crunch’s full name was revealed as Captain Horatio Magellan Crunch. [5]

BREAKING NEWS: Cap’n Crunch has a full name! [3]

The Crunch is straight out of Dickens. [6]

A box of the Cap’n Crunch breakfast cereal, featuring the Cap’n Crunch character. [5]

Food traditions bind my family; I’m reminded of that every year when I drive to north-central Massachusetts to pick strawberries with my grandparents. [...] H.M. Crunch aboard ship, but he’ll always be Cap’n of breakfast to me. [2]

?Crunch has shown remarkable dedication to Quaker Oats and we are pleased to bestow upon his betasseled shoulders the rank of commodore,? said CEO of Quaker Oats, Gary Rodkin. [1]

?Cap?n deserves this a lot,? said Captain America. [3]

And the Magellan gives him an air of exploration. [...] The Horatio makes him sound British, which makes sense since his outfit looks like an English Navy get up (or something Naploean would have worn). [6]

All content by Jason Kottke (contact me) unless otherwise noted, with some restrictions on its use. [4]

Sources:
[1] megorious / Sauce ? Cap’n Horatio Magellan Crunch (megorious.com/sauce/capn-horatio-magellan-crunch)
[2] Capn Crunch’s first name revealed — megnut.com (www.megnut.com/2007/04/capn-crunchs-first-name-revealed)
[3] Cap’n Crunch Reveals Full Name ” Will Work For Food (wwff.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/capn-crunch)
[4] Cap’n Crunch’s full name is Captain Horatio Magellan Crunch. (kottke.org/07/04/capn-crunchs-full-name-is-captain-horatio-magellan)
[5] Cap’n Crunch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap’n_Crunch)
[6] Cap’n Crunch has a Full Name (uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/05/10500)

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