- I'm gonna try and chug this.
(gulping)
No it's too cold.
- [Interviewer] Brain freeze?
- Yeah.
(light guitar music plays)
- [Interviewer] Do you know what Y2K means?
- No.
- Two thousand dollars?
- [Interviewer] It stands for the year 2000.
- Oh year 2000, okay that makes sense.
- [Interviewer] That was 21 years ago,
and in addition to some culturally fantastic things
going on people legitimately thought
the world might end.
(explosion sound)
- [Interviewer] People were terrified that the clocks
inside of computers would stop,
and send everything in disarray.
- I can't believe that.
Why would they think the world would be ending
because of computers?
I'm obsessed with them.
I like to play games on them and I have to do
school on them every single day.
- [Interviewer] Today, we are gonna look at a variety
of cultural favorites from this era,
as well as some of the doomsday preparation
foods that people stockpiled.
- Oh I'm excited!
- From that information I feel like
there's gonna be crickets.
- [Host] Open your eyes.
- What the?
- Biscuits?
- [Host] Not a biscuit.
- Pop tarts?
- [Interviewer] Very close.
- This just looks like a Pop tart.
- [Interviewer] This is the Toaster Strudel.
This was all the rage in the year 2000.
- Really?
- [Interviewer] And there's a little packet of icing.
- Whoa.
(light guitar music plays)
- Mm. The icings a little strong,
but it's really good.
- Oh yes I see the juice,
I finally see it.
- Kind of tastes like toast that wasn't
cooked properly and then like, jam.
- [Interviewer] Maybe you need to wash it down.
- Hm it's pretty good.
- [Interviewer] What's the difference do you think,
between this and orange juice?
- More sugar and also more calories.
Usually my dad doesn't really like calories,
he wants to keep his calories down.
- I'm gonna try and chug this.
(gulping)
No it's too cold.
- [Interviewer] Brain freeze?
- Yeah.
- That looks disturbing.
- [Interviewer] That is an M.R.E.
Can you guess what that stands for?
- I have no clue.
- [Interviewer] M.R.E. stands for "meal, ready to eat."
- Like a microwave meal.
- [Interviewer] Except no microwave is even needed.
This is something that if you were worried
the world might end and you had to stockpile
food in your basement,
this could stay good for up to three years.
- [Interviewer] There's like a little tear on the side.
You peel it open and then you can squirt
it into the plate.
- That looks disgusting.
- It's kind of like pizza inside the pizza.
Whoa.
- Mm. Is it beef stew?
- [Interviewer] You nailed it.
- The cheese kind of tastes fake.
Like school elementary cheese,
but it's not bad if you thought the world was ending so.
(laughs)
- Eh, not that bad actually.
Kind of good.
- [Interviewer] Yeah?
- It tastes pretty good I like it.
- Four thumbs ups.
- That looks delicious!
- Wait Alfredo sauce,
wait I know that this is.
- [Interviewer] This is an example of a meal that you
may have made if you would have stockpiled a bunch
of canned goods in a bunker,
or in your home.
- Okay, well time to eat it.
- [Interviewer] What do you think?
- It's kind of like milky pasta.
- [Interviewer] So this looked familiar to you.
This is tuna casserole and fruit cocktail.
- It actually tastes pretty familiar too.
- I just had a tuna bit and it's disgusting.
Let's try this over here.
(slurping)
- Yum.
- I love it.
- [Interviewer] How would you feel about this being a
regular meal at the end of the world?
- If it was the end of the world then
I would have this.
- [Interviewer] This versus the M.R.E.
Which would you choose?
- Oh definitely this.
- I like it but,
I still like the beef stew better.
Beef stew is superior.
- [Interviewer] Open.
- Is this like a cookie maker?
- [Interviewer] This is an Easy-Bake Oven.
Very popular in the turn of the millennium.
Kids loved to get this toy,
bake their own cakes,
and eat them on the other side.
- Wait what? This is so cool.
- This is a toy?
- [Interviewer] Right?
- [Interviewer] Go ahead and mix the milk and the cake mix
into that bowl and stir it up real good.
- Let's see how this goes.
Put milk in.
Now we stir it!
- I like the smell,
it smells like brownies.
- I just want to like put it in my mouth right now.
- [Interviewer] Go ahead and pour the batter into
that tiny metal tin.
- I feel like is gonna go terribly but let's do it.
Get my hands messy in the process.
- It is fun to be messy.
- [Interviewer] You're gonna put the little tin dish
into that open slot.
Perfect!
And then you're gonna use that tool to push
it into the oven.
- [Interviewer] Woo!
Good job.
And now we're gonna let it set in there for 12 minutes.
- 12 minutes?
(bell chimes)
- Oh my gosh!
- Oh toppings!
- [Interviewer] Take your little tool.
You're gonna have to push until it
comes out of the other side of the oven.
- Oh my gosh it looks actually like lava cake.
- [Interviewer] Okay, so now decorate it at your leisure.
- Okay.
I'm just grabbing some chocolate icing and just
really dabbing it everywhere.
- I do not want to put frosting on it.
- [Interviewer] Are you telling me you're a no frosting
cake eater?
- Yes.
I'm just not a big frosting person.
- Oh yes rainbow sprinkles!
(laughing)
- I am finally done.
- [Interviewer] Oh my gosh, it's beautiful.
- That is so good.
- Very crunchy.
- [Interviewer] There's a lot of sprinkles on that cake.
- Yeah I need to brush my teeth.
- [Interviewer] What do you think of Y2K?
- I kind of love it but kind of a little concerned.
But the food is wonderful.
This is the best day in history.