▁originally ▁designed ▁by ▁illustr ator ▁Vern on ▁Grant ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁The ▁names ▁are ▁an ▁on om at op oe ia ▁and ▁were ▁derived ▁from ▁a ▁R ice ▁K ris p ies ▁radio ▁ad : ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁character ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁product ' s ▁pack aging ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁Grant ▁added ▁two ▁more ▁and ▁named ▁the ▁tri o ▁S nap , ▁Cra ck le ▁and ▁Pop . ▁S nap ▁is ▁usually ▁port rayed ▁we aring ▁a ▁chef ' s ▁to que . ▁Cra ck le ▁often ▁is ▁shown ▁we aring ▁a ▁red ▁( or ▁strip ed ) ▁tom te ' s ▁tu que ▁or ▁" sleep ing ▁cap ", ▁and ▁Pop ▁often ▁we ars ▁a ▁drum ▁major ' s ▁sh ako , ▁but ▁is ▁sometimes ▁also ▁seen ▁with ▁a ▁chef ' s ▁to que , ▁or ▁an ▁odd ▁combination ▁of ▁both ▁a ▁sh ako ▁and ▁a ▁to que . ▁Corpor ate ▁prom ot ional ▁material ▁describes ▁their ▁relationship ▁as ▁res emb ling ▁that ▁of ▁brothers . ▁S nap ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁and ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁problem ▁sol ver , ▁Cra ck le ▁is ▁an ▁uns ure ▁" middle ▁child " ▁and ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁j ok ester , ▁and ▁Pop ▁is ▁a ▁m isch iev ous ▁young ster ▁and ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁attention . ▁There ▁was ▁briefly ▁a ▁fourth ▁g nome ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁named ▁Pow ▁who ▁represented ▁the ▁claimed ▁explos ive ▁nut r itional