- Oh my God, I love it. Hold on. (chatters)
♪ (ambient arcade intro) ♪
- (Replay) Today, I hope you're ready to take a step back in time.
- Back in time?
- (Replay) A time when you could smoke cigarettes in airplanes.
- Wonderful time.
- (Replay) Little kids played outside unsupervised by adults
for 16 hours a day. - Oh.
- (Replay) And Miracle Whip was added to literally every recipe.
- Mmm.
- (Replay) This was the time of boomers.
- Ah!
Oh boy. ♪ (tense music) ♪
- (Replay) Today, you'll try some classic foods
of the boomer generation. - Okay.
That could be good, that could be tasty, I'm excited.
- I am not excited.
The reason I'm not excited is because my grandma's food
is very stuck in the past, and it's so flavorless.
I love it though, grandma! (laughs)
- (Replay) First up, we have a tiny can of tubed meat
that boomers think is pretty neato.
- Growing up, I loved pouring myself a big bowl of cereal in the morning.
It was one of my favorite parts about being a kid,
but as I got older, I started reading the labels,
and saw all this sugary junk.
It wasn't good for me, it wasn't good for my health,
and it certainly wasn't good for my skin,
but I still longed for those flavors of my youth.
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(cereal crunches)
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- (Replay) These are Vienna Sausages.
- It's in a can!
- This smells like dog water.
- (Replay) Basically, they're just tiny canned hot dogs
that are fully cooked, but what makes them truly bizarre
is that they are typically served cold right out of the can.
- Mmm, that's gross!
- Huh, eww! (laughs)
- (gags) I'm so displeased by the liquid.
It's giving me mandarin oranges, but Satanic vibes.
Just gonna...
(coughs)
Mm.
Rethinking a lot of things now.
- You know, I think my grandma used to give these to my cat.
Yeah, tastes just like what it says on there.
Chicken, beef, pork.
All that, kinda mixed together.
- Okay.
You...
You said it was like a hot dog, so...
Mm-hmm. - (Replay) So how do they taste?
- So good! Mmm, delicious.
I'm all done.
- Okay.
It's bad, like I wouldn't keep eating it,
but like, it's not as bad as I thought it was gonna be.
It tastes like it's just been all shredded and like mashed together,
'cause it's kinda rubbery, but also kinda like squishy.
I don't even know how to describe it. Literally dog food?
- It's not bad.
- You know, I'm not gonna knock 'em too hard, because...
A ghost just knocked over my phone,
and it's because these sausages, we're done with these sausages.
Not even gonna say anything else.
Amazing, moving on.
- (Replay) Did you know that you could make a salad
with zero nutritional value and no vegetables?
Well boomers in the Upper Midwest have been bringing this salad
to church potlucks for as long as anyone can remember.
So no one actually knows who invented the Watergate salad,
but it was named after the Nixon Watergate scandal of the 1970s.
- I figured it had something to do with that Watergate scandal,
although I have no idea what Watergate is,
and I should probably open up a history book,
and/or pay attention back in the day when I went to school.
- (Replay) Well, this curious concoction is a mixture
of pistachio pudding mix, canned pineapple, Cool Whip,
nuts and mini marshmallows.
It's sweet, green, and boomers love this stuff.
Let's see if you'll love it too.
- Mmm, that's good.
- This is a spoonful.
Mmm.
Okay.
I'm not going for another bite,
but that's actually pretty good.
- It's marshmallows? What's the green stuff?
Oh God.
I'm actually not tasting much but the marshmallow.
That's why I can't believe they ate this.
Pudding and marshmallow, like, that's just a lot of sweets.
- Yum, this one's pretty good, actually.
And thank goodness, I literally was like
this could really go either way. The Cool Whip's really good.
And pineapple? - (Replay) And pineapple.
- Yum, this is good. I would eat this.
- I mean, the nuts aren't my favorite, but pineapple, really good.
It's such a good dessert that if you don't know what it is,
you look at it, and you're just kinda like what the [censored]?
Very tasty.
- (Replay) Next up, we have something truly, truly horrible.
This is a ham and banana casserole.
- Oh, this is disgusting. You can take this one back.
Absolutely not, absolutely not.
- (Replay) There's not much else to say about it,
other than... - What the heck is this?
- (Replay) It is a banana that's been covered in mustard,
enveloped in a layer of ham, baked, and then topped
with a cheese bechamel sauce.
- This literally looks like two slugs
with some meat on top of it,
and some snot from an ogre in the nearby forest.
Like, really, ladies and gentlemen?
- I have a spit bucket, right?
Oh my God, oh my lord.
- (crew) Come on, there you go.
- Uh uh. (alarm blares)
- Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm-mm. Mm-mm.
- Oh my gosh, oh my gosh.
(alarm blares)
- No.
- Ugh!
(alarm blares)
- Hmm, nah, this is a no from me.
We gotta get rid of this one.
- Oh my God!
What?
- (Replay) Let's up the ante.
Because of their convenience, this one's still pretty popular.
This boomer deli favorite is another processed meat product.
Bologna is another boomer favorite.
It is most commonly eaten in a sandwich,
and in this case, with cream cheese,
because if you're a boomer that puts ham on bananas,
then why not? Let's see what you think.
- Is that just cream cheese?
Oh, I don't know why I feel like Grandma Fuji would be on this.
Grandpa Fuji too, I feel like he'd love it.
It's meh.
Not my fav, not horrible.
- Okay.
Oh my gosh, no. (laughs) I thought I liked it.
- Not as bad as I thought.
Not good.
I could definitely see this being like an easy go to work meal,
and just like real quick to make.
I definitely think that anyone that likes bologna,
it like masks the taste of everything else.
But not as bad as I thought.
- (Replay) Have you ever had bologna before?
- To be honest with you, I don't think I ever had it.
My parents never gave it to me growing up.
Any time I saw it, like at school lunches,
I'd be like what is wrong with you?
- It's terrible. (laughs)
It's awful!
As a world who loves each other, let's get rid of [censored].
♪ (triumphant music) ♪
- (Replay) Behold, the aspic slice.
We can't wait for your review.
- Oh, the scary sounds, more plates coming in.
(metal clanks)
I hear clanking and I don't like it.
It's a visual masterpiece. Can I give it a poke?
- Oh no.
Ew!
This is my slice.
This is the whole thing, the whole shebang, as they say.
There's some peas, carrots, corn, and I think some type of meat.
- This dish gives me no words, like it smells,
it is jiggling, like I don't want my food jiggling.
Like what?
- What is that? Turkey, chicken?
- (Replay) That's actually Spam.
- Guys!
I don't feel right, because you guys aren't trying this, and I am,
and I just feel like I'm being abused right now.
(laughs)
Because there is a string bean in there,
and I don't see any string beans on the top,
I don't know how that thing got in there.
- Y'all really know how to torture a girl. (laughs)
This, well, did they know what gelatin was?
I wonder that, even in the '70s, like, it's just, it's animal tendons,
like, scary!
Okay, I'm just gonna get a little bit of gelatin first,
and then I'll eat the top.
Tastes like chicken soup and jelly.
Yeah, I'm not a jelly fan, I hate it, 'cause it's weird.
I don't like it.
- It doesn't look natural.
It looks like it's a Play-Doh kinda thing.
Like, oh my God.
Just like, it's all in there. That's so bad.
Oh, it smells really bad.
That does not smell appetizing at all.
Mm, tastes like cat food. Mm.
(whispers) Delicious.
- This is real? This is edible?
Alright.
- There is a mixture of like processed meat and veggies in it,
like, nobody likes veggies, nobody, processed meat, like why?
Like let's put some steak in it, or let's not even put anything in it.
Why do we have dinner foods in Jell-O?
This is my question! Like, why?
(George hums)
- My good side's this side. (hums)
I never ever, ever, ever wanna try it again, so,
that's how I feel about it.
It kinda tastes like Thanksgiving in a cold liquid form.
I could definitely see them giving this to old people
and being like mmm, it's Thanksgiving,
it's good, do you like it?
- Oh my God. It smells like soup,
or gravy that solidified. That's what it smells like.
I can't with this one. I'm so sorry.
I hate when I'm watching it, and people take really small bites,
but I can't, I'm gonna have to take a small bite on this one.
Ugh, God, it's terrible. (laughs)
I can't, I can't with this one. Oh my God!
I can't.
Who came up with this? What were they doing?
Processed meats and jelly, and salads that aren't really salads.
- (Replay) Any final thoughts before we leave this nightmare?
- How does one desire such evil, disgusting things?
- Change, no just change everything. (laughs)
- Okay, boomer. Just no, just stop it.
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