Time to taste the past.
Let's talk about that.
( theme music playing )
Good Mythical Morning.
Mythical beasts, today keep those eyes peeled,
like the Oscar-nominated director of "Get Out,"
because you're not gonna wanna to miss
even a nanosecond of today's episode.
We'll be screaming and thrashing while learning tantrum yoga. Yes, that is a thing.
And we'll be exploring some of the weirded subscription boxes in the world.
But first, did you know that your parents,
and even your parents' parents, ate food?
- Huh. - It's true.
But what did they eat and when did they eat it?
It's time for...
( singing to the tune of "The Time Warp")
Mythical waiter Chase is going to be presenting with dishes that,
per various food blogs and websites,
like foodnetwork.com and Thrillist,
were the most popular American dishes
- of those certain decades. - Right.
We're going to taste the dish, and then we are going to guess
what decade it was the most popular
by indicating that on the on the Mythical shuffleboard.
And, of course, in every round,
whoever is closest to the correct decade wins,
and you can knock the other man's plate around
if you want, if you're going second,
so there's some strategy.
Now, at the end of this, the person who loses
has to eat what we think will be the most popular dish
of the 2090s-- cockroaches.
- Mm-hm. - Let's shuffle.
Finally our meal.
Hot plate.
- Uh-huh. - Hot plate.
Right off the bat we got some--
Waiter touched me on the shoulder.
- Me, too. - Nice touch.
It appears that we have some classic meatloaf and--
Bacon wrapped.
...some "spinage."
Oh, that's good.
I don't need to eat this and know what it is,
but I'm just a little hungry.
Whenever it started being popular,
it stayed popular with me ever since.
- Okay. - All right.
Now, Rhett, we're going to take our plates over here
so as to shuffle them.
Okay, Rhett, you are taller, so why don't you go first?
Well, you also get the advantage by going second,
but it's okay.
We'll change it up next time. Now, meat like this--
it definitely feels like this is either the '40s
or any time after
because before that Second World War
we didn't eat a lot of meat
but then we, that Second World War,
this just feels like a '40s thing.
I'm-- I'm going with '40s.
He's going with '40s.
( exhales )
- Link: Oh, right on the '40s! - ( Rhett laughs )
- Whoo! Nice! - Now, the good news is
you hit what you aim for. The bad news is...
- I'm wrong? - ...this classic dish
is classic because it's been around
since the turn of the century, Rhett.
I'm talkin' 19-hunnerds.
Rhett: Ugh. ( laughs )
Is that the 1900s back there
uh, off of the board?
What the crap?
Man, my side's too lubed up.
( chuckles ) Did you lube his side?
- Stevie:
All right, so what's the answer, Stevie? Dang it.
So that was liver loaf with a side of buttered spinach.
- Liver loaf? - And it was popular in the 1940s.
Hey!
- Are you serious? - Hey, man.
You gotta give me extra points
for getting it right and nailing it!
But you hate liver and you didn't even know it was liver.
I thought I'd be better at this than darts,
but, uh, there's still hope.
I'm going to calibrate.
Not a lot of hope.
What do we have here?
I'm a little gun shy to say it's a sloppy Joe.
after the liver mistake last time.
It's a not that sloppy sloppy Joe.
In fact, it's a sloppy Joe
you can just pick up.
Fries.
Sloppy Joe. Very good. Let's take it over.
Okay, so you can go second this time--
I mean, I can go second this time.
Yeah. Okay, now, sloppy Joe--
ingredients that have been around forever.
But in that particular format,
the sloppiness is what I'm talking about.
When did the sloppy start?
That's the question.
I'm torn between the '70s
or even as recent as the '80s.
You know, that stuff started plopping out of cans.
Yeah. Yep.
And then it got really popular.
Make your choice.
Well, '70s is way back there,
and I'm liable to overshoot,
so I think the '80s are speaking to me.
Oh-- well, maybe it is '70s.
You know what?
I think it is '70s.
This was popular in the '80s,
but it just feels like it-- it was--
this is the most popular thing of the '70s?
I mean, of the decade?
It's gotta be the '70s. '80s was usurped
with something else, so I'm going '70s.
- Link: Oh! Dang it! - '80s! I hope it's '80s.
So we both did the opposite of what we wanted.
What is it, Stevie?
So it is a sloppy Joe,
but it was the most popular dish in the '80s.
- ( laughing ) - Dang it!
- Dang it! Seriously? - I just can't help but win.
- Where are there darts? - I mean, it's just-- it's just--
I want the darts, so I can throw them at this guy.
It's in my blood. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, man. I was-- I really-- I was going for the '70s.
Yeah, I know.
Bon appétit.
- Oh. - What is this, man?
I think they called this chipped ham.
Over toast with white gravy and garden peas.
Whenever it was popular,
It didn't-- It didn't continue.
Now, I like garden peas.
Garden peas are my favorite green thing...
to eat.
My favorite green thing not to eat is just trees.
Not bad.
I don't know what this is, but...
Doesn't feel very modern.
Must be old.
Okay, Rhett, you're up.
Yep, okay, so the logic on this one for me
is that this is a time of lean, you know,
where you had to chip the meat off.
It was literally chipped ham.
Ration it out.
That could be the '30s.
because the '30s were such a tough time.
But this could also be the '10s or the 1900s.
I feel like, if I aim for 1900s
and try to get a little bit in there
and maybe get close to the '30s,
I'll position myself well,
so I 'm just kind of going for the back of the board.
You're hedging.
- Okay, all right. - Hit the 1900s.
I just can't tell if this is meek or rations.
If it is, then yeah, this is, like, '30s.
You left your spoon on there,
but it's too late to take it off now.
I'm going to se that spoon to my advantage.
A s a little extra weight.
You know what I'm gonna do?
You're going to try to dislodge me?
I'm going to try to knock you off the board entirely
and then land up in the '30s.
Well, knowing me, you'll just push me into the right zone,
so go for it.
Knowing you.
Link: Oh!
- Oh. - ( Rhett laughs )
- Well, we got peas everywhere. - Sorry.
- Sorry. - And, if I'm not mistaken,
my plate's in exactly the same place.
What the hex? I've been hexed.
That's what.
Okay, what's the correct answer?
I don't even wanna know.
Okay, so this is creamed, chip beef--
chipped beef--
- Chipped beef. - Chipped beef.
And it was... ( laughing )
the most popular dish from the 1930s.
- Ah, yes. - I was right!
But it doesn't matter!
Not hungry anymore.
You're not enjoying yourself?
Oh, my goodness.
Well, has your appetite changed now after you've seen this?
- What in the world? - Link: That' half of a Jell-O bunt.
Yeah, but it's, uh--
it's savory.
It smell-- yeah, it smells...
- It's almost sour. - ...spicy.
Ugh.
It's like a salad of some kind,
and there's red pepper in there.
Look at-- what?
Oh, man, it's like vinegar Jell-O.
It didn't survive the decade.
It's not horrible.
Except that it is horrible.
Okay.
Okay, so uh...
I get to go second.
How could this be the most popular dish of--
- Any time. - Any time on any taste bud?
( sighs )
Oh, gosh, I can't win at this point.
It's three to zero.
Well, you know what?
I could be the gentleman,
and I could say, each of these last two rounds
is worth two points a piece.
If you win both of them, you come back and crush me,
four to three.
I will graciously accept.
Okay, all right.
Okay, what decade did people have stupid tastes?
( laughing )
Ah, man.
Rhett: Spicy Jell-O.
I can't re-- I know we hit '80s, '30s,
and then I think--
I can't even remember the other thing you got right.
'40s or the 1900s? I can't remember.
I like it that way...
They didn't have gelatin in the 1900s.
...you not remembering.
I'm thinking that this is the '40s,
and I'm hoping that that hasn't already been a correct answer.
- Okay. - I missed.
I love that you are so bad with numbers
that you did not remember
that we've hit the '30s and the '40s already,
and so that means that we're really playing this left side of the board.
I don't know. I'm going to--
Once again I'm going to aim
for the 1900s.
I'm going to try to land between the 1910s and the 1900s.
- Link: He went off! - ( Rhett groans )
So I think I win this round no matter what, but what is--
Uh, it's all about who's closer to the correct decade,
but let's find out what it is.
So, believe it or not, the name of this dish
is Perfection Salad,
and it was popular
at the turn of the century.
Link: 1900s.
Rhett: Oh, okay. You might be closer.
That's pretty close, man.
But you went off the board. I mean--
I'm still on the board. Look at the overhead shot.
I'm still on the board.
I think you might be closer.
We need a measuring tape to determine this round.
Link: Okay, Chase, from the edge of the plate
to the edge of the 1900s box.
- Who's closer? - All right.
( drum roll )
Rhett is closer by half an inch.
Whoo-hoo. Whoo!
Yeah! I mean, I'm sorry, man.
You're-- you're-- next time--
"I'm sorry, man!" ( mock laughing )
- Next time we'll give you a couple of-- - ( cue stick clatters )
...couple of chances.
You know what?
I'm drying my eyes.
I'm turning over a new leaf.
My self worth is not defined by my ability to play shuffleboard.
That's true, Link.
And so I'm just--
I'm just in this for the fun of it.
Yeah, you look like you're having--
- I like cockroaches. - ...a great time.
I'm going to eat one. Now this--
You like fondue?
That is what this is. Isn't it?
Oh, you were gonna--
I thought this was clam chowder for a second,
but then I saw that there were apples and cheese.
Mm, look at that.
- Mm. - And I'm--
What is this, like a martini?
It is a martini.
Not just like one.
All right, cheesy fondue.
Gonna be some danger in shuffling this.
I gotta put this glass in the cup?
- Leave it. - Okay.
Now, there's an added element of danger here
because there is a lit candle in here.
- Rhett: Yeah, fire. - This is a fire hazard.
Also, this thing's a little top heavy.
- Uh-- - Yeah, very heavy.
Okay, so I go first this time,
but, I mean, you really can't win.
I could say this last round's worth six points,
but that just seems like pity at this point.
That will be okay, though.
If-- what if I nail it,
the correct answer on the board,
then I get six points,
and you just have to eat the cockroach with me?
Well-- oh, so you're still going to each the cockroaches?
Yeah, I'll eat it.
So I still win, but I'm eating a conciliatory cockroach.
- Yes. - If you land on the right decade.
- Okay. - Yes.
I'm going to pick the '70s for this one
because '70s feels like the wild time
when you were willing to say
that dipping other foods into cheese
was your favorite meal.
- You know? - A very trendy thing.
The '80s are taken.
Yeah, I mean, this isn't a '90s thing. Right?
I mean, it could be the '90s,
but feel confident about the '70s,
but I don't feel confident about this lit bulb
that is about to be propelled down the board.
- Link: Oh! - Oh, I'm in!
- You are but-- - I'm in the '70s.
You are touching '70s.
Now, do I agree with you that it's the '70s?
Let me tell you, if I'm right,
here's the thing-- here's the thing.
You can use my bowl to stop your plate
and land on the '70s,
ensuring that you're on the '70s.
Like, you can't overshoot the '70s
because I got this thing in the sand over there.
Or you could go balls to the wall
and go '90s.
You know what?
In the '90s at the FLL dance,
you know, where me and Sarah-John went?
We went...
- To The Melting Pot. - ...to The Melting Pot
- fondue place. - Yes.
And it w-- boy, it was a popular time to do that.
Yep. Mm-hm.
It's the '90s.
Oh! Too much.
- Rhett: Ah... - Dang it.
- Well, it's-- - All right, what 's the right answer?
Maybe fondue was popular in the '30s.
We don't know.
Okay, so cheese fondue and a martini
was most popular in the '70s.
( Link growls )
Sorry, man.
All right, bring those cockroaches over.
I will gladly eat them
'cause I'm a man of the future!
This is not a cockroach.
This is a cockroach planet.
It's huge.
You know, I'd love to--
I'd love to enjoy one of those with you.
but I just can't because I won every round.
( growls )
- You know what? - Yeah.
I'm leaving you in the past,
and I'm gladly headed to the future.
( Rhett laughs )
You could've just faked that that went in and started chewing,
but I saw that it--
It got hung--
It got hung on the--
- Oh! It landed in-- - Hey.
Drink it on down, son.
I like cockroaches better than a martini.
- Oh, my gosh. - ( mutters )
Ah, how does it feel to be in the--
- ( gagging ) - ...in the 2090s?
It's soft in the middle.
Is that where the gag came from,
- when the softness came in? - Yeah!
- ( gags ) - You know what, Link? You know what?
I can get you some shuffleboard lessons
You know what? I could probably give you some shuffleboard lessons.
( gagging, spitting )
Any time you want any pointers or any tips,
I'm very happy to offer them.
You're such a kind friend
and such a great person to be around
all of the time.
Keep watching to see us scream and shout
as we release our inner child
- in tantrum yoga. - I tried.
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