Who in the heck is Antoinette?

So I've dwelt on the General Mills cereals for a bit, and really, they had some questionable products and some dodgy marketing. That means it's time to pick on Tony the Tiger!!! A Kellogg's product first introduced in 1951.

So there is really nothing wrong at all with the damn cereal. It is up there as a breakfast meal and TV snack. There is no dispute about that. But Tony the Tiger was just one of a number of animals to promote the product.

Animals that helped out in the beginning included a kangaroo named Katy, an elephant called Elmo and a gnu named Newt (what were they thinking?) Katy made in on the box briefly for the first year and then it was all Tony's show.

He had quite a brood and his boy, Tony Junior, even has his own cereal, Frosted Rice. Then there's Mrs. Tony (his wife), and mother Tony (his mom). And, since you're curious, Antoinette is his daughter.