Which cereal mascot was the first character created specifically to directly market to children on television, pioneering the now-common strategy of animated mascots targeting young consumers?

Brand mascots have played a crucial role in food marketing for decades, creating memorable connections between consumers and products. Some mascots have become cultural icons, transcending their advertising origins to become part of our collective consciousness. This trivia question focuses on one of the most influential cereal mascots that revolutionized how food companies market to children and created a template that countless brands have followed since.

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Tony the Tiger (Frosted Flakes)
Cap'n Crunch (Cap'n Crunch)
Sonny the Cuckoo Bird (Cocoa Puffs)
Lucky the Leprechaun (Lucky Charms)