Burger King and the famous Whopper - Life in America
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This was back in the “Good Ol’ Days”, when eating out wasn’t an every day occurrence….it was a treat!
As a kid , my Mom used to treat me and siblings to subs at this place called Dante's that would put a lil butter on the roll and toast it .
Even the early to mid 80's it was still a treat, I remember going maybe once every 2 weeks as a kid.
@@speedracer1945,
🙇🏻♀️💭 🧈 🥖 🔥 ...🤤🤤🤤💕
@@marshmangunnar9150,
My daughter was born then. Yes, it was still a treat….for both of us!
Thank you for sharing!
@Debbie Flaherty That was then, back when one good income was all it took (usually the husband working) to support a family and then some. Nowadays it takes two (or more) to make it, and don't get me started on the pandemic. People work their butts off so much they don't always feel like cooking, and I don't blame them. That's what happens when wages aren't keeping up with inflation.
I remember going to Burger King in the 1970s and 1980s. It was a rare treat to get fast food back then . I always enjoyed the taste of BK burgers because they remind me of a charcoal grilled patty.
Some locations would stick it back in the 'oven' a little longer if you were to request it a bit 'blacker' ! I don't think anyplace will do that anymore ?
I would prefer BK to McDonalds if the stores weren’t always filthy. How hard is it to sweep the floors and wipe off the tables?
You are so right.
I was actually born in '91 but I've heard a lot from others how rare of a treat it was to go to a fast food place. Back before, well I will say the 90s, maybe 80s, moms cooked every night, for some, fast food was a once a month thing for the most part, some maybe a few times a month. Now it's just a part of every week, I know it's a lot do to with everyone works now
@@ashleyklotz3762 Miss Ashley, I was born in 71 & as you said that going out for Fast Food was A Monthly Treat. Deal being that back in the 70's & 80's the Whoppers & pizzas actually tasted Flame-Broiled & Italian pepperoni good. Now-a-days Everything is Thrown Together, as nobody makes Mother's Home-Cooked Meals anymore. I'm sticking to my own cooking. No, I'm not interested in taking my wife out for Fast Food. Sal's pizza is absolutely awful. Stick with Mother's recipe.
Original Whopper was truly big! About 8" diameter, it did take two hands to handle those Whoppers!
Damn - that's big!
Plus they were AWESOME.. NOTNOMO !
I had an overdeveloped female classmate at the end of my 7th grade year 1977 that had a t-shirt that said "it takes two hands to handle whoppers" She did funny things to my pants. Back then 12/13 year olds weren't normally developed yet.
Reminds me of a Halloween costume party in an Atlanta bar many years ago. Two big young ladies dressed as hamburger meat, they were "two all-beef Patties!"
Thats a whopper of a story
When I was a kid, the BK near my house was always packed. Now, the locations rarely have more than a few cars at a time. One closed not long ago. I was surprised to see that, but it wasn’t unexpected. They’re just not the same.
They have declined in quality of service. In my area, the employees at Burger King are the ones who are always getting things wrong, they appear to have extremely low hiring standards.
They from cooking burgers with smoke and yum smell piping out of every restaurant to zapping them, yuck
I recall the flame broiler behind the counter and the original Whopper tasting so much better years ago. Even the buns were better.
I've been a chef 4 almost 30 years now...my first restaurant job was at a Burger King at the Sacramento bus station in 1984...
The burgers were a lot bigger back then
@@tedfox2683 Or, we were a lot smaller...
One block up from the Weinstock's department store and two blocks down from Tower Records in 1984. That BK had a 1950's era diner exterior with the door on the corner to 7th & L, which matched the whole aesthetics of the bus depot. That Greyhound station was always an eye sore on the L street corridor, though.
That's a wonderful story
Chefy you've been running a burger king for how long lol
In the early 80's in Jacksonville, they had a promotion for a good while where they would give you a free Whopper if you told them "Whopper beats the Big Mac." I have always preferred Burger King over McDonalds, but they always seem to struggle.
I think it's because their locations are dirty and unkempt. Their fries could be better too. They're like cardboard if you don't eat them within a minute or two.
@@jerryleroy9187 you right about the fries
@@jerryleroy9187 They changed the fries to oat flour and ruined them to save money.
@@CarsandCats Is that what the hell they did? That sucks!
@@jerryleroy9187 Burger King fries are twice as good as McDonalds. McDonald Fries makes you fat
I remember the Star Wars glasses when I was a kid. No one gives out good things like that anymore.
BK top people they even fully stopped the paper crown hats for USA that you could get up to the early maybe even mid 2010's then gone again, at one point in 2000's for 2-3 years due to nobody wanting them then they came back in 2004 or 2005 and were gone after that. Yeah right like those were that much of a $$$$ cost and probably helped kids plead some days where they went to eat when they needed a quick dinner on busy nights or traveling on the road to vacation destination, or were just wanting a fast food dinner. This was probably due to the paper Crowns they had.
True nobody in fast food cares anymore I think McDonald's has the happy meal bc they know ppl would get upset avoid/ backlash McDonald's but somehow they'll try to down play it slowly make it disappear like bk kids meals.
@@caseysmith544 2018 here last year of those
@@AlejandroP1980s Yeah 2017 or 2016 was some of the last I saw of those crowns in my town and in the State of South Dakota.
I remember those glasses too.
Thanks for this. Everyone knows about Dave Thomas and Ray Kroc, but no History of Burger King documentaries are ever made.
The History Channel have a series called "The Food that Built America" on Sunday night at 9pm eastern time in the USA. They have had the history of Burger King on multiple times recently, showing how they have tried to keep up with McDonlads.
@@franknew9001 yeah, founded in Jacksonville Fl. in 1953. Its on youtube
Sad whopper noises
Probably because it sucks
Who's Ray Kroc?
Now I'm hungry. Thanks a lot.
Double whopper with cheese all the way, fries and a shake please! 😎
@@randygreen007 Burger King is awful. I hate to say this, but McDonald’s is better lol
It used to take two hands to handle a Whopper. I remember my Dad and I eating at Burger King and my Dad holding his Burger with two hands. I stopped in at our local Burger King last week. After I got my "Whopper" I though to myself, "What? are you trying to compete with White Castle?"
It takes two fingers to hold a whopper these days
The whoppers now are like whopper JR’s
The original whoppers were huge.
Thank you for this presentation. I worked for Burger King as a manager for 12 years while going to school. On Wednesday in the Akron Ohio area, you could get a Whopper, Fry, and a medium Coke for 49 cents. We had lines out the doors and literally down the street. It was a great place. We also had a Yumbo sandwich which was a hot ham and cheese sandwich. It was great too.
49 cents? No wonder they couldn't make a buck!
dang dude, I'm in Akron all the time. I've probably driven by that same BK
I'm ashamed to say, but I was the Whopper eating champ for my 1983 high school fundraiser, semi-finals and all. Winning time to consume two Whoppers, two large fries, and two large Cokes... 2 minutes 18 seconds. As a prize, I and my whole family were invited back for a free meal on the house. God, still LOVE BK to this day!!!
@JF Absolutely no shame in that whatsoever.
That's impressive.
Hold your head up high!
No shame in that game--you're a grand master!
You’re my hero!
Does anyone remember Burger Chef too? Burger Chef and Jeff was their motto. 10 cent burgers.
The closest thing to Burger Chef today is Hardee's. 🍔
Here in Columbus, we had the BBF (at the twirling satellite)
Yep, Burger Chef basically became Hardee’s that’s why you see them always advertise a lot of what Burger Chef had on there menu, farther down south it’s Carl’s Junior but, they are dying out. We had one that eventually went out of business because, the food got really bad and that’s been quite some yrs now. Hardee’s is to the point now where there menu has gotten way out of control and, that sadly is probably another reason for there down fall. Not only does it overwhelm the customers but, it overwhelms there workers.
This channel has a video about them.
Loved burger chef
I'm old enough to remember how big the Whopper used to be. It's now half the size and even though I still prefer them, they don't deserve the title Whopper anymore.
What happened to the whopper? I remember during the mid-90s they were huge. You needed two hands to hold the filling together and the meat was thick and succulent. The last whopper I had was a lot smaller and didn't taste the same.
@@PindarMOD They taste horrible now and wendy's used to be bigger too they cut down the size and went up on the price
It is called "Shrinkflation" where the product gets smaller and the price stays the same or goes up. I remember most brands of ice cream used to be 64 ounces, then reduced to 56 ounces, now they are 48 ounces. And the price has only gone up.
At least most stores now have ice cream BOGO a lot of the time.
Agree- Whopper is no longer pertinent.
Dissatisfied.
@@jimmiesmith5811 quite common-unfortunately.
Back when I was a kid ('70s-'80s) I remember how sloppy their Whoppers were, when you bit into it the mayo and ketchup would squirt out.
Burgers are way more dry these days. I miss the juicy burgers and the drippy cheese. Now, the cheese doesn't even melt! LOL I miss their old chicken nuggets. They were the best.
@@cathy1112 I USED to add more also, but that didn't help, because they are still dry all the way through. Now, I don't even get them anymore.
Sadly those days are no longer. I go back every do often to try one and they are never like what they use to be.
Been reading a lot of comments saying they are a lot better than BK. I haven't been there in over 10 years, so it's past time to go again.
That wasn't a whopper you were biting into boyy
I remember the king with white hair sitting on a hamburger. I always like Burger King better than Mcdonalds
As a kid...it was always McDonalds and rarely BK. As an adult...it's almost always Burger King over McDonalds. Their burgers are just way better.
@@Peppers19781978 The best are Wendy's and Five Guys.
@@davidlafleche1142 I agree
BK still hanging in there after all these years... 👍 thank you RR!
Burger King is one of my earliest memories of my Great great childhood.
Sandy's Hamburgers back in the late 60's couldn't be beat. I've eaten almost every double decker hamburger ever sold and Sandy's was tops!
Good fries too ! Ate there many times as a elementary school student.
I prefer a whopper to a 1/4 pounder myself.
Always liked the Whopper Jr. w/cheese compared to a Big Mac
I used to but they have gone downhill over the past 20 years.
It really jus depends on how they make it
@@samanthab1923 nope to me The Big Mac is better than the Whopper but I like the Whopper
adam pruitt Haven't had either in quite a while. No BK close by but McD's up the street. Usually just get a cheese burger & fries if we go.
"Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce special order don't upset us... 🎼🎶 🎶 🎶...Have it your way at Burger King!"
All we ask is that you let us...serve it your way.🎶🎶🎶
I remember!
Yaaas! 🍔
Now, they just spit on your burgers & drinks!
@@lynnlynn5583 😳
It's interesting to notice that in less than a decade, Lea Thompson and Elisabeth Shue would each have starring roles in the Back to the Future sequels.
Doc: Great Scott!
Marty: I know Doc, that's heavy!
And Burger King was a fixture in the movie with Marty skateboarding by one at the beginning and having Burger King containers in his bedroom lol
I love Burger King. Such fond memories over the decades.
They were great back in the 70s and 80s I remember their onion rings we're alot bigger back then too🤔 Also they need to bring back the Whaler much better than their fish sandwich now...
I don't know if this is the cause or not, but Cod fish have been in decline since about then, and the Icelanders and Brits fought about fishing in 1975 in the cod war (one of several)
Burger Kings current fish sandwich is terrible.I love Burger King but I cant eat the Fish.
I could eat 2 Whalers in 1 sitting.
@@captainamericaamerica8090 Agreed!!
Awwww the whaler was the best fish sandwich ever to bad they changed if I remember the bun was oblong
Burger King was always the preferred burger joint of my parents so when Mom took a break from cooking (a rarity) dinner Burger King was usually where we went. Can't say I preferred one over the other back then. Today however, if you want ice cream or a shake, BK is the only option because their machines dont break.
I quit ordering shakes after being told for 6 months straight that their shake machine was "BROKE" and that was at every BK in town. Now, BK isn't even an afterthought....PERIOD !
@@captainamericaamerica8090 because every other food at a fast food joint isn’t full of chemicals.....oh wait
@@captainamericaamerica8090 Worked at Mickey D's and read the boxes full of ingredients that you would need a Japanese chemist to explain them to you !!! They all do it and if you want G.M.O. ,steroid free, hormone free,antibiotic free,organic meat in your burger,you better grow it yourself in a test tube !!!
@@captainamericaamerica8090 I was under the impression we were discussing fast food restaurants and not grocery stores? Never mind...
I always thought that the Whaler was a good sandwich also back in the day!
I remember those, and they were good. I used to order them all the time! What they have now is decent, but it was better before! Peace.
Yup
what about the bk broiler (chicken sandwich)? one of those and a tall boy would hit the spot.
I had my first Burger King Whopper when I was 11. It was the entire size of my dinner plate! I’m 45 today, and The Whopper is still my favourite burger and always my go to! 🤤😋😊👍🏼🍔
It's too bad that many Burger King chains have gone downhill. :(
Fact: in Australia Burger King is called 'Hungry Jacks'. When Burger King got to Australia in 1971, it discovered there was already a local restaurant there called Burger King. So they choose the name Hungry Jacks. Over the years, Hungry Jack's tried to purchase the trademark from the local Burger King, but failed. Then, in the mid-90s, the Burger King trademark in Australia expired. Burger King's international head office immediately opened up dozens of locations in Australia. Hungry Jack's - aka Burger King - suddenly found itself competing with Burger King. Then Burger King tried to terminate its deal with Hungry Jack's. As a result, the two brands had a contentious relationship for more than a decade. It all ended up in court in 2001, where Hungry Jack's finally won the Burger King rights to all of Australia.
But after all those years and all those attempts to acquire the name, the fast-food company made a surprising decision. Hungry Jack's decided to keep the Hungry Jack's name even though it finally had the right to name the entire Australian chain Burger King.
While Hungry Jack's had been trying for 40 years to get the Burger King name, it was building brand value in the Hungry Jack's name. The name was local, it was firmly established and it was purely Australian. To switch after all that time would have been bad business.
So THAT's how it happened! 😉 Thanks!
Fact mcdonald's commercial before this
OK, the choosing of the name "Hungry Jacks" was a payment from Pillsbury (don't know if it was before or after Great Metropolitan, later Diageo, bought BK) when they decided to let the Australians with the operations in AU / NZ..
Pillsbury let the Australian executives choose from several Pillsbury-owned name brands for the chain there and they chose the one that sells pancakes / syrup and mashed potatoes in The States.
Yes, Mate kangaroo 🦘 meat still has some value.
And the burgers ARE better at Hungry Jacks
I recently “re-discovered” Bk, and I really like their broiled burgers and Big Fish sandwiches. Burger King makes the best tasting French fries… like what McD’s used to be like in the early days… flaky soft potatoes that break apart but NOT hard and over cooked. I think you get more for your money at Burger King, comparative to the others, because the size of their sandwiches, sides, and drinks are larger for the about the same prices…or LESS. If you haven’t been to Burger King lately, give them a try. There’s always one near the McDonalds in your neighborhood.
I never really un-discovered BK. It has been like a second home over the years.
I personally like the Texas Double Whopper.
No, I'm not a BK shill, just a loyal customer.
And SO WHAT!!!! I eat a lot of fast food. That's my choice, I personally like the stuff.
Health snobs who like to talk 'S' need to just stuff it, and shut up.
If you hate fast food so much, why are you watching this video?
They changed fries and they are horrible now. They use to be the best. I never understand why companies change a good thing
@@sg1770 They also changed the Whopper, and the Whaler (big fish) BOTH used to be the best, along with their fries. Note: USED TO BE.
@@meauxjeaux431 I understand. Although I suppose “Everything” used to be better in days gone by.
@@sg1770 The Coca-cola Company could explain a few things about changing products.
Those crown hats were quite the fashion statement back in my 0's.
My parents worked at Burger King when they immigrated to America. I love Burger King!
I remember when the Burger King near me had that big flame broiler that was visible behind the cashiers. The patties were on a conveyor belt, and you could actually see the flames of the broiler. Well, I think BK claims that they still flame broil their burgers, it's just that they have these new, compact, efficient broilers that only cook a few burgers at a time, rather than having to keep a big machine with a conveyor belt going all day. Their burgers certainly taste like they're microwaved now, though. I bought some microwave Cheeseburgers from Walmart, and they tasted just like BK.
Injected with burnt motor oil flavor....
They need to bring those broilers back. I hate that everything is thrown in a microwave now and the cheese is never melted and still cold sometimes.
@@thomasodetinape4180 That's exactly what went through my mind the last time I ate BK: the flavor is not natural, and obviously so. I mean, McDonald's may inject flavor into their burgers too, but the taste of BK is so artificial, it's borderline sickening.
@@thehighllama8101 So True, you can watch them take the meat paddy out of the plastic door and throw in the microwave. When you get it, cold and nasty. Then spend the rest of the day tasting that awful flavor.🤢
@@dm8553 They just put the burger in the flame broiler, they have been microwaving the cheese since the 80's. I worked BK for a short bit back then. We used to put a bunch of plain burgers through the broiler ahead of time, keep them in a steam-box until they were needed, then put a slice of cheese on and pop it in the microwave.
But in recent years, I think they just put a piece of cheese on and not microwave it. The only thing (barely) warmed up is the beef patty that has been sitting around, pre-made an hour ago.
The quality of employees has been slowly slipping over the years.
BTW, I only lasted a day and a half working at BK, It made me sick to my stomach, all the smells.
I can't really work in any kitchen. I don't like being around heavy cooking smells for long periods.
I was impressed by Burger King's optical reader ordering system. It used paper order slips with ovals which were filled by in with a #2 pencil to specify items and all the "Have it Your Way" options. The paper slip was fed through an optical reader at the cash register which automatically calculated the order total. The slips were not filled in by customers, but by the staff at the order counter. When it was very busy, multiple staff members would walk down the line of waiting customers to take more orders in less time. Some places do this now with iPad-like devices, but in the 1970's Burger King's system was very advanced for its time!
I remember they had the Moon walk on TV when I ordered my first whoppers
They need to bring back the full size burger, fries, And onion rings of the 70s if they want to be king of the burgers. Seems like every decade they get smaller.
It used to take 2 hands to handle a Whopper lol🤗
Double whopper is still huge, & your hands were smaller 40 years ago.
@@NoName-qt6wb can't argue lol🤗🇺🇸
A double whopper meal can put my fat ass in a food coma for real.
(whispering) (But that's not the thing to get there. pro tip: dabble in all their secondary items, that's where the good stuff is.)
@@swanofnutella4734 👍😊👍
Love your channel. Thank you.
The Burger King in Chicago we went to when we were kids had the iconic sign of the king sitting on the burger. I still remember having my first one. Still love-’em.
The most important thing for me about Burger King is that when I was a young Marine in beyond perfect shape, Burger King burgers were the only burgers I could eat without getting sick or throwing up back then. Smackronalds, Wendys, etc. made me sick every time.
they taste cleaner too.
That's funny, because the last two times I ate at Burger King I puked in the parking lot on the way to my car after eating it. But I rarely eat any fast food at all so I just figured that my body is not used to it.
Thanks for your service!
Now a days its hard to find a burger king restaurant that cares. I often wonder if the franchisees know their place is that bad
"It takes two hands to handle a Whopper" was my favorite but maybe it had a not so subtle innuendo and that's why it went away.
I love whoppers, though I think that they might've shrunk a bit since my teen years. And BK is my favorite of the two ( BK vs. mcdonalds, I mean). Thank you for this!!
Whopper Jrs !
My First Whopper was in 1966 and there still my hands down Favorite.
In the 70’ ,as a teen , having a BK flame broiled burger was special. I don’t know, maybe I was young, but I have not had a BK burger like I remember from back then.
Being Second is just fine when your Burgers are the best.....still.I will drive across town to Burger King.There are others I like but between the top two?Its Burger King.
The Burger Kings in Oregon are swill .. Mangers don't care, workers don't care how the food is served anymore!
Burger King and Wendy's are my top burger chains next are the little independent mom and pops in the area.
In a pinch McDonald's comes in last
There all junk food, very unhealthy
We had a BK just off base in 68 when the burger was Flame Broiled and we could watch the patties as they rolled through the flames.
The flavor was beyond anything they have today?
The price went way up and the the burgers are total crap today.
We have a local BK in my small town but the food is crap and the prices are the same as a nice meal in a restaurant. BK is only a tourist spot.
Burger King, Taco Bell Wendy's and a few others admit that they use sawdust in their "beef" and other "food ingredients". 100% true! They call it 'cellulose fibers' and use it as a filler. That's not even including the pink slime beef these multinational companies now use!
100%
@@anthonychihuahua Here in Canada they can use up to 30 percent filler in anything you buy. Disgusting to say the least. That's why all these burger patties have no juice in them. They've been soaked up by the sawdust. LOL
they are artificial smoke flavor that lingers in your stomach as you belch up that taste hours after you ate that 'thing'. Disgusting.
For many, several, years the whopper was .99 cents at bk thru most of the 1990s, and well into the turn of the century. They just got thinner and thinner over the years. Now, its mostly bun.
Many good memories of my childhood surrounding Burger King. I remember my older sister would take me there and treat me to a Whopper and hang out with me. It was fun!
Mid-80s when skool was over, B.K. with ya homies was da place 2 be!🍔🍟🎶
When the Whopper was first introduced it was as good or better than any fast-food burger around. It was, in fact, mouth watering good. Sadly, like much of American fast food, it doesn’t seem to be as dynamic as it once was. Oddly enough, I find the best American fast food overseas. Those folks take pride in their work and hold tight to meeting food quality standards. Still, every once in a while, I hit on a really good Whopper.
I went to HS with a girl who told me her mom had to limit her brother when they went to BK just 2 Whoppers w/cheese
@@samanthab1923 I can still eat 2 Whoppers at a sitting if they’re good. Maybe that’s why I had 5 stints put in my heart last year. But I’ll die happy and well fed.
"WAS" BETTER !
I agree. All the American brand fast food in the middle east was fantastic. The sandwiches were bigger, juicier, and really fresh. I dont think i ever got one that was microwaved, and, the best part, you could call in an order over the phone and it would be ready for you by the time you got to the store, or they would deliver! I think all that beef came from Australia.
@@blueduck9409 My long term experience was in Istanbul, but I’ve had American fast food in other countries as well. Your post sounds on the mark to me.
Awe man, at 3:02, 32 and 36 cent gas, these were the days!
I remember it at 23.9 cents per gallon.
10 months ago, at $1.90, gas was cheaper that $.32 in 1970.
In the spring and summer of 2020, the price of gas here in Florida was $1.59 a gallon. I do remember paying 29 cents a gallon up until the winter of 1973-74 when the oil embargo hit and we had long gas lines for several months.
@@franknew9001 back then in the '70s that you mentioned is when they were having gas wars in my town in Michigan that's the reason the Clark station offered gas at 23.9 cents a gallon. And yet the government whether it's democrat-run or republican run continues to give subsidies to the oil companies which is completely beyond outrageous.
@ Doug Ohaver-- I remember in the mid to late 1960's on vacation in Florida with my parents, and there were gas wars and gas was under 20 cents a gallon.
The government should not subsidize the oil companies. They are already making too much money.
I was talking about the oil embargo that hit the USA in the winter of 1973-74 when we had a so called gas shortage and long gas lines at the gas stations. I was near Washington DC at that time. The price of gas nearly doubled during that time.
I had my first Whopper and second at the same time on vacation in Florida in 1972. To this day the Whopper is my favorite burger.
"It takes two hands to handle a Whopper." And it did, too. My cousin had a job at a Burger King in the 60's. He used to slip us free Whoppers.
Politically incorrect nowadays with handicapped people.
@@themagus5906 What does being handicapped have to do with anything?
Its ashame the whopper today isn't as big.
Are you kidding? It's huge
Or very good. I still remember the first one I ate. It was hot juicy and delicious. Not very good anymore.
In the late 80's when i was in the Navy, we visited Australia and their version of Burger King is called Hungry Jacks.
yeah i think it was because there was already a restaurant called Burger King here when they went to open the first franchise.
for some reason old school criminals here, paticularly in Victoria, call cops 'Jacks', i don't know why.
In Kuwait it was hungry bunny.
Well done! No pun intended! Your stuff is short, informative, and a pleasant place to camp for a few minutes. All of things that made America great...A fading glory....
Burger King truly was a treat. It was when Dad's paycheck came and he took us for some "good eats." I miss the Italian cheese sandwich of the 1990s. Boy was that good! As a kid, I love the paper crowns. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. So many good memories! Best wishes from Northern California.
Yeah that King 👑 crown was good for Halloween too
" ♬ Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce, special orders don't upset us, ♫
♪ All we ask is that you let us have it your way ♪ ♪♬
♫♩ Have it your way, have it your way... ♪♫
I didn't read this.... I sang it. lol
I sang it too🎵
I miss the Whaler….. I can still taste it!
SOOOOOOO MANY MEMORIES!!!!
I LOVE THIS CHANNEL.
I remember in the late 60's, I painted a swimming pool for some people, made a little money and bought 2 whoppers, ate one (back when they were good) and put the other one in the wire baskets that my bike had over the back wheel. My house was 5 miles away. The second whopper was gone before I could make it home!🤗
I remember when the first Burger King near us opened. Me and my buddies could ride up on our bikes and get a Whopper, fries, and a drink for $1.25. I've always preferred the Whopper over the Big Mac. But McDonalds, until they were forced to change their oil, always had the better fries.
Yes, I remember when BK opened near us, in the late 60s/early 70s. Still my favorite. Fond memories.
Oh...the beef talon
@@lynnlynn5583 tallow.
In the early 70's mom would take my brother and I to Burger King. I can still remember the price for each meal. You could get a Whopper, fries and drink for $1.01. All 3 of us could eat for $3.03. Now you can't even get just the Whopper sandwich by itself anywhere close to that price. 1 Whopper meal now will almost kill a $10 bill. Ridiculous!
I can't wait till a RR story discusses Whataburger.
Update: it's been done, finally.
Thank you for giving us these flashbacks , THERES nothing better to give someone than memories!
In the 1980s, classic Burger King commercials featured Elisabeth Shue and Lea Thompson, before their film stardoms.
and Seth Green
Pretty glad that BK rebranded back to their original glory with a twist this year. Makes me feel like I'm in the 90's for real
@@captainamericaamerica8090 YOU ARE JUNK
@@captainamericaamerica8090 They don't sell burgers unfortunately, but if they did, you can bet they would be awesome.
Are they still using Olestra? IF so, nope.
Are they using hamburger meat again ?
When I buy Whoppers, I add my own cheese (pepperjack), add Montreal steak seasoning, and/or A-1 sauce. This kicks up the flavor several notches. And is on par with what you would get at other restaurants serving different styles and combinations of burgers.
LOL!!! Back in the early 70's, they were good burgers. Now you can't keep them down, that includes McDonald's, too.
I agree🥴
FACT ! Except, I'd have to say they were still great burgers until about 10 years ago when they ditched the original broiling method among other things. The fish sandwich took a dive long before the Whopper did though.
@@meauxjeaux431 It's funny, I use to love those burgers back in the day. Now I wouldn't touch them, lol. The other issue is just the sanitary conditions of these places now.
I remember going to Burger King when I was a kid, they've used to have great food and many fond memories and tons of fun times.
Tragically, those times are now gone and now, it's only a matter of time before Burger King bites the dust.
That's because evil corporations own these chains.
They won't bite the dust but many of it's customers who've been loyal patrons over the years will unfortunately. It's all just craptastic food these days. I can make better burgers at home than what's served at any of these places. Pretty sad but people have the power to express their dissatisfaction by not spending their dollars there. Offer better food and the word of mouth will bring the people that you desire. Don't just ramp up the spending on advertising of the bad food. Simple concept but lost on the executives.
I'm hungry for a Whopper now, with Fries and a Coke!
Better ask them for salt, because they don’t salt their fries anymore!!
Burgers are better at hungry jacks
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Never heard of Hungry Jack.
@@nickhill8612 well you should know of them lookup a commercial
@@QuintTheSharker I liked their original fries, but after they changed them ? how many times; they are not good. I stick to just a Whopper.
The closest Burger King (and McDonalds) when I was a kid was 20 miles away and that was a million miles away in kid miles! An extremely special treat to go to Burger King!
Thank You For The Time Machine. I Always Come Back More Of Person. After A Trip Back To 2021
I'm old enough to remember the Burger King of the 60's and early 70's. It's not nearly as good as it used to be. It's sad.
No, it's always been lackluster, we just got progressively used to better food options, so we notice how terrible it is.
I agree!
@bobcat baldfat drunkbeater I agree with you to an extent. McDonald's was always horrible. Always loved the Whopper until about ten years back. Please do understand that the average age of an employee in those fast-food places is about seventeen these days. What kind of Flame-Broiled Whopper, Big Mac, or Dave's Deluxe can one expect these days? I'm fifty & remember when all three choices were good. No, I never threw the pickle away.
@bobcat baldfat drunkbeater Not hot ones, as McD, BK & Wendy's never had them. Just regular ones. Maybe Chipotle's or Subway had Hot pickles. I never heard of them.
I still think they taste as good as they always did. the Whopper is still big but I usually get a Whopper Jr. it's easier to eat because it's smaller and Burger King's fries are also the best!
“Flame grilled” is pretty much a gimmick at Burger King now. You used to be able to taste the char in on the meat now it looks like the grill marks are drawn on.
They went from gas to electric.
They *are* drawn on. It's actually food dye. Subway did the same with their disgusting chicken
I liked the Whopper back then but now we can no longer taste the char in the meat .
@@donnakerr4997 it’s because there is no char
@@flaneurfilms1940 Lol🤣
These videos are soo informative i really enjoy them with the exception of the sad memorial type music
The "Have it your way" burger stand? LOL you get what ever they give you.
Hold the sawdust, hold the slime !
Baby you've come a long ways since I had my first Whopper in about 1963 or so for a whopping $0.37 cents or there about. The most I had ever paid for a hamburger along those times. I was more used to paying about $0.25 for a cheeseburger for years leading up to the BK Whopper. The cost for a slice of cheese to be added cost a whole $0.02 a slice. The cheapest I ever bought a (not a BK) cheeseburger for was a whole thin dime with or without cheese in about 1957 or '58. So at $0.37 for a Whopper in early to mid 60's took a little getting used to as everyone else felt they had to raise their prices to compete with the BK Whopper. By the time I went to Nam in 1970 I seem to recall that they were up to about $0.40 to $0.47 a piece. Wow what a ride since. Those were the days indeed.
My mother would never take us to McDonald's, "it's greasy and fried on a flat grill", she said. She was right.
The BK in my area (Pico Rivera Ca) is across the street from In-n-Out. There is always a LONG line of cars for In-n-Out, and MAYBE one car for BK, occasionally two. For a long time, I wondered how long it would last. Recently, saw a construction fence around the BK, thought for sure they were closed for good, but instead, they are doing a total remodel. Pleasant surprise. Good for them, and hope they do well.
My first part-time afterschool job was at the local Burger King in 1986. We actually served Pepsi products at the time.
Back in the early '70s when I was a kid there was a joke going around.. "How did dairy Queen get pregnant?.. Burger King couldn't handle his Whopper"..
Burger king’s whopper made Wendy hot and juicy 😋
"Where's the beef?" "Between Wendy's buns".
Thanks for this video, I never knew the beginnings of Burger King, all I knew was that BK was a private company that was bought out by a large corporation and that corporation made BK into a giant. Your story put the facts right.
I used to like Burger King slightly better than McDonald's, but recently I noticed that Burger King is slipping in quality and sales. Several BK's in my area seem to be empty during the lunch hour rush and the quality of food isn't all that great. It appears that BK is slowly slipping into oblivion. Is the end of BK near?
"Slipping" in quality is being very generous of you, they PLUNGED in my opinion. And YES, parking lots are empty even at "busy" times. They also removed 2 of their 3 registers, and that register never has a line ! The end is indeed near, if not HERE !
Screw them. They're an American hating multinational company now. And openly admit to using sawdust in their "beef". They call it "cellulose fiber", otherwise known as wood pulp.
The last few BK i have been to were really filthy. I think godzilla would be afraid to use the bathroom there, and kong would not eat his kill at any of the tables in there.
In Spokane Washington there are three that have recently closed. One of the three was poorly managed so when it closed it didn't hurt my feelings. Good management is becoming extinct.
Thank you also for the soft background music.
I didnt eat Burger King till 1971 . At that time I only ate fast foods at Hot Shoppe Jrand sometimes at McDonalds. Food at these places tasted so much better then . As a kid we had Burger Chef with 15 cent burgers in my area .
37g of fat , $1 Whoppers in the 80's-90's , I'd get 2 no tom xtra onions, so a Triple bypass last year .
Watching this video gave me chest pains lol
Junk food is in a category I call "Once-in-a-while food." And if you only eat it once in a while, your heart will be happy. (I'm 68 and have avoided heart surgery with this philosophy. - So far, anyway.)
@@ROGER2095 well said.
Sorry, but it wasn’t just the whoppers that’s led to a triple bypass! There obviously was a considerable amount of other junk between whopper visits that all added up to your cardiologist getting his trip to Italy covered by you.
@@1982MCI actually it was all I could afford to eat. Vets don't get preferential treatment anymore , so bypass was on YOU. You paid it , Don .... as an honorably discharged Army Vet , V.A paid it.
That was the 99 cent heart attack. Lol.
I liked the old original logo better. With the “home of the Whopper”
Apparently the old logo is coming back.
@@truth6612 True, look at coupons in the mail.
A BK opened on 259 St. In queens NY in about 1972. BK ran an ad in the local Penny Saver circular bring in this coupon and get a free Whopper. So me and my two brothers marched down to the BK and got ourselves free Whoopers. They were huge! We could not finish them. Our mom carefully wrapped them up and heated them up for lunch the next day. To a 10 year old the Whopper was indeed the King of Burgers!
It sure was a treat!! We may have gone out to get a burger twice while I was a kid, great memories!!
BK definitely tops. Remember those little 'Burger Bundles' late 80's ?
Back in the day, I remember going to Burger King in the 1970's and 1990's until the present. The Whoppers were very good and all the other food. Now, I that Burger King has been closing restaurants and mostly in the inner city of Detroit.
The prices have been very high and the service has been very poor due to the lack of employees.
@Proud Pastrami In the state of Michigan
@Proud Pastrami Bah Dum Tisk
@Proud Pastrami hahahahahahahahahahahahaha... misery... hahahahahahahahahahaha
Miss those days when going out to BK and other fast foods was a huge treat. Carls JR too.
Thanks for reminding us Americans of our wonderful pass, and our amazing future 👍🏻
Burger King in my town was dismantled years ago because it sat right across the street from McDonald's!
Julie, I live in the Plymouth, MA area. In the last few years, the Burger king in Plymouth, and Kingston closed. I don't think it had anything to do with proximity to a McDonalds. Still, I was saddened one day, when I went out to lunch, at my lunch hour from work to discover the Burger king in Kingston had closed ! When did THAT happen?" I remember back in the 1980's, when I was a teenager, I used to work at that Burger King. 😕
A lot of places closed in the last couple decades or were bought out by large conglomerates...
@@michaelbest1827 Really? I was born in Massachusetts! Do you remember the Burger King in Waltham?
@@juliemarchese-temple7749 Hi. Sorry, I rarely traveled in that direction. Hi neighbor.
Come over BOSTON we have burger 🍔👑
I wish that my town that I live in had a Burger King because we're simply stuck with a Sonic that is owned by Arby's Corp 🤯
I used to love to get the double cheeseburger with extra cheese. That along with alternating bites of shoestring fries used to be my favorite in the late 1970s.
Love watching the old memories.
Don’t forget that “down under” in Australia, they are called Hungry Jack’s.
oh that name of my pancake mix
Imagine if they went back to fresh flame broiled whopper, they could save the franchise.
If I may I suggest that burger King will have udi's gluten free burger buns, and diary free cheese slices for the whoppers.
Their burgers still beat McDonald's but I agree fresh flame broiled 🔥
Thanks for making this interesting and informative video
I grew up in San Fernando Valley, So. CA. I remember going to Burger King with my parents when I was very young. It is was on Van Nuys Blvd, by the old GM plant. That was the biggest burger I ever laid my hands on! What memories. Thank you for the post.😊🍔🍟
Good day to you. how are you doing? May every step you make be filled with happiness, love, and peace. And nice to meet you where are you from if you don’t mind me asking
@@amyt5849 I am from San Fernando Valley, in So. California. Thank you for your kind words. Nice to meet you as well.
@@christinecorrales1775 that’s very nice, I live in Virginia but I was born in New York I have only one daughter and she’s living with me here in VA how’s your kids and family doing I hope you’re staying safe and maintaining the social distance 😊😊😊
@@amyt5849 thank you so much. I have two sons. One is on his own. The other lives with me. Yes, keeping my social distancing at all times. Stay safe and blessed.
@@christinecorrales1775 oh that’s very nice dear I hope we can be good friends tho if you don’t mind I’ll like us to continue our conversation on WhatsApp or google hangouts so we can know much about each other