Space Patrol, which ran for over 1,000 television episodes and 129 radio episodes. These episodes included many advertisements, promotional offers, and prizes related to Chex cereal, specifically Wheat Chex and Rice Chex. The Chexmates In 1968, Chex ran a series of TV commercials on the adventures of The Chexmates, a cartoon threesome who ate Chex to get the strength they needed to travel to Mars, overcome tough obstacles or subdue evil-doers. The characters were a muscular man named Chexter, an Asian karate expert named Chop Louie, and a blonde cowgirl named Jessie Jane. Their voices were provided by John Erwin, Tommy Cook and Julie Bennett. Video games Chex is featured in a series of first-person shooter computer games (Chex Quest, Chex Quest 2, and Chex Quest 3) in which the player takes on the role of a Chex Warrior clad in Chex Armor. The games use a modified version of DOOM's IWAD (graphics, sounds, levels, etc.) and executable. Chex Mix Chex is also the basis for a baked snack called "Chex Mix", in which different kinds of Chex are mixed with nuts, pretzels, and baked crackers, and then often baked again with butter and various other spices (Worcestershire sauce in the original mix) to add flavor. Commercial and homemade varieties exist, and the dish is a common holiday snack in the United States. Chex Mix recipes were regularly featured on Chex cereal boxes, and commercially prepared Chex Mix snacks is sold in supermarkets. Puppy chow Chex can also be used to make a chocolate snack called "Chex Muddy Buddies", also known as Puppy Chow. See also List of breakfast cereals Life (cereal) Crispix - previously called "Chex" in New Zealand Shreddies References External links Chex home page US Patents Method of making cereal food products (USTPO link:) (Google link:) Method for manufacture of cereal food products (USTPO link:) (Google link:) Apparatus for manufacturing a cereal food product (USTPO link:) (Google link:) Products introduced in 1937 General Mills cereals Ralston cereals American brands