The Fruity Pebbles Christmas commercial that implies Fred poisoned Barney

John Struan 4:34 am Sat Dec 21, 2019

This commercial packs a lot of narrative into 29 seconds. Fred feeds Santa, Barney burglarizes Fred's home to steal food, and Santa convinces Fred to forgive Barney. Well, Fred seems to forgive Barney, but watch him only pretend to eat a mouthful of cereal at the end:

Spotted by Michael Blaiklock, who has correctly been haunted by the implications of the commercial for years:

Does anyone else remember this Fruity Pebbles Christmas commercial where, at the end, Fred Flintstone just starts chewing without ever putting the cereal in his mouth?? I‘ve thought about this for years. pic.twitter.com/Uk4FS2esoE

— Michael Blaiklock (@LILmookieB) December 19, 2019

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