Jean LaFoote
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Jean LaFoote is a fictional pirate character from the Cap'n Crunch
breakfast cereal
's character set. The character's name is wordplay
on that of the historical pirate, Jean Lafitte
.
When Cap'n Crunch cereal's television commercials debuted, they featured four children and their dog who sailed with Cap'n Crunch on his ship, The Good Ship Guppy
. They continually encounter the Cap'n's nemesis, Jean LaFoote, the "barefoot pirate." LaFoote was originally voiced by Bill Scott.
The Cap'n Crunch cereal boxes contained small comic book
s featuring these characters. In a recent ad, Jean LaFoote returns, this time trying to steal the Captain's cereal recipe.
In the mid 1970s, he was the primary mascot for Cinnamon Crunch cereal.
Cap'n Crunch
Cap'n Crunch is a product line of sweetened corn and oat breakfast cereals introduced in 1963 and manufactured by Quaker Oats Company. Quaker Oats has been a division of PepsiCo since 2001. The product line is heralded by a cartoon mascot named Cap'n Crunch, a sea captain .-Development:Pamela Low,...
breakfast cereal
Breakfast cereal
A breakfast cereal is a food made from processed grains that is often, but not always, eaten with the first meal of the day. It is often eaten cold, usually mixed with milk , water, or yogurt, and sometimes fruit but sometimes eaten dry. Some cereals, such as oatmeal, may be served hot as porridge...
's character set. The character's name is wordplay
Wordplay
Wordplay is a musician/actor, of mixed British and Black African descent. Gaining worldwide exposure as an actor in 1998 through the Austrian Obscuro Gothic science fiction film "Dandy dust" directed by Hans Schierl...
on that of the historical pirate, Jean Lafitte
Jean Lafitte
Jean Lafitte was a pirate and privateer in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 19th century. He and his elder brother, Pierre, spelled their last name Laffite, but English-language documents of the time used "Lafitte", and this is the commonly seen spelling in the United States, including for places...
.
When Cap'n Crunch cereal's television commercials debuted, they featured four children and their dog who sailed with Cap'n Crunch on his ship, The Good Ship Guppy
Guppy
The guppy , also known as the millionfish, is one of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish species in the world. It is a small member of the Poeciliidae family [females long, males long] and like all other members of the family, is live-bearing....
. They continually encounter the Cap'n's nemesis, Jean LaFoote, the "barefoot pirate." LaFoote was originally voiced by Bill Scott.
The Cap'n Crunch cereal boxes contained small comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
s featuring these characters. In a recent ad, Jean LaFoote returns, this time trying to steal the Captain's cereal recipe.
In the mid 1970s, he was the primary mascot for Cinnamon Crunch cereal.
Personal statistics
In 2010, Quaker Oats issued Official Cap'n Crunch limited edition cards on the backside of many Cap'n Crunch cereal packages. While not definitive, the profiles on these cards is descriptive of the current iteration of the characters. LaFoote's profile was as follows:- Name : JEAN LaFOOTE
- Age : UNKNOWN
- Height : 5'5
- Weight : 135 LBS.
- Hobbies : DASTERDLY DEEDS
- Greatest adventures : Trying to make my own Crunch; Trying to get Crunch; Eating Crunch