A History of Chewing Gum

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The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered

The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered

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@robertjensen1438
@robertjensen1438 Ай бұрын
A man is sitting on the train, chewing gum in silence. After a while, an elderly lady leans forward from the opposite and says: "Sir, it's very kind of you to tell me so much, but unfortunately, I'm deaf."
@rainydaylady6596
@rainydaylady6596 Ай бұрын
🤣😂🤣🖖❤️
@mommyjsj
@mommyjsj Ай бұрын
Lol🤩😚
@MBMCincy63
@MBMCincy63 Ай бұрын
😂😂
@skydiverclassc2031
@skydiverclassc2031 Ай бұрын
😁
@ekdaufin1485
@ekdaufin1485 Ай бұрын
😂 thank you!
@corrosionoc69
@corrosionoc69 Ай бұрын
34th rule of Acquisition! The Grand Nagus would be pleased.
@ekdaufin1485
@ekdaufin1485 Ай бұрын
😂
@veronicasmith6314
@veronicasmith6314 Ай бұрын
I almost wrecked my car when you said that!!
@JoshJones-37334
@JoshJones-37334 Ай бұрын
As a farm kid from the southeastern US, it’s a good rule. You want your kids to be successful? Give them a hand implement and put them to work and ask them if they want to that for the rest of their lives.
@dougwalker4944
@dougwalker4944 Ай бұрын
"Inconceivable"
@minion451
@minion451 Ай бұрын
I busted out laughing while making supper. Big nerdy smile on both my wife's face and my own. Thanks!
@michaelmanning5379
@michaelmanning5379 Ай бұрын
One of those UBIs (Useless Bit of Information) that has stuck in my head since the 1980's is that the arrow on the Wrigley's package originates in Mrs. Wrigley being a member of the Alpha Phi sorority, whose icon is an arrow. This was the sole positive outcome of my socializing with a young lady of that organization during a party. Sigh.
@Wil_Liam1
@Wil_Liam1 Ай бұрын
Struck out hunh...
@skydiverclassc2031
@skydiverclassc2031 Ай бұрын
Down the road the I Felta Thi sorority party was a lot more lively. 😅
@tygrkhat4087
@tygrkhat4087 Ай бұрын
@@skydiverclassc2031 I knew a lot of guys in the I Tappa Kegga frat.
@micheal49
@micheal49 Ай бұрын
Maybe (looks over glasses) she was making a point.
@John-t1t5v
@John-t1t5v 27 күн бұрын
​@@skydiverclassc2031 Okay. That joke is mine now. Thanks.
@HM2SGT
@HM2SGT Ай бұрын
14:13 *Bazooka Joe! Another thing I haven't thought of in ages. Boy, today's episode is a real trip down amnesia lane. Megadose of nostalgia.* ☺️
@POEDLINYUSNSWVET25
@POEDLINYUSNSWVET25 Ай бұрын
Dude. The Bazooka Joe comics!!! Okay, where's my cane, walker and, dentures. I need some Geritol, too, while I'm at it!!! LOL
@HM2SGT
@HM2SGT Ай бұрын
@DerekChristopherNordbye-w7s Brother, can you spare some fixodent? 😅
@POEDLINYUSNSWVET25
@POEDLINYUSNSWVET25 Ай бұрын
@HM2SGT Bruh. I use SeaBond. LOL
@thebigdog2295
@thebigdog2295 Ай бұрын
😂 ​@@HM2SGT
@richardross7219
@richardross7219 Ай бұрын
In 1926, my grandmother came to the US from Sweden. After getting through Ellis Island she took a train to her brother's place on Long Island. She noticed something funny about other passengers. They were chewing nothing. She though that this was very funny and laughed. Later, her brother explained gum to her.
@VarangianGuard13
@VarangianGuard13 Ай бұрын
The Rules of Acquisition have been mentioned! Praise the Blessed Exchequer! What a great thing to enjoy in the morning. Thanks for another amazing and interesting video, THG!
@JeffBilkins
@JeffBilkins Ай бұрын
Whisper your way to success.
@nline2blast722
@nline2blast722 Ай бұрын
The 34th rule of acquisition is "War is good for business".
@VarangianGuard13
@VarangianGuard13 Ай бұрын
@JeffBilkins Don't trust a man wearing a better suit than your own.
@DBZVelena
@DBZVelena Ай бұрын
A wise man can hear profit in the wind.
@VarangianGuard13
@VarangianGuard13 Ай бұрын
@DBZVelena Opportunity plus instinct equals profit.
@naponroy
@naponroy Ай бұрын
Nature decays, but resin lasts forever. - The 102nd *rule* of Gum *Acquisition*
@wenkaywc
@wenkaywc Ай бұрын
❤❤My grandma always had Wrigley's chewing gum in her purse for us kids. That and Bit O' Honey. Grandma singing "school days, school days good ol golden rule days" Bible stories while sitting on her lap and Wrigley's chewing gum, man I miss those days. I miss Grandma more.❤
@Bill-cv1xu
@Bill-cv1xu Ай бұрын
Reading and writing and rithmetic ...😂❤
@desperado8605
@desperado8605 Ай бұрын
My dad always had Bit' O'Honey and my grandpa had Sugar Daddy candy
@T.h.e__T.r.u.t.h
@T.h.e__T.r.u.t.h Ай бұрын
What was the best Bible story she ever told you that impacted you the most or were you to busy not caring about scripture and only focused on your grandmothers loves and free tastey candy
@Howiesgirl
@Howiesgirl Ай бұрын
​@@Bill-cv1xu 🎶Taught to the tune of a hickory stick🎶😊
@POEDLINYUSNSWVET25
@POEDLINYUSNSWVET25 Ай бұрын
My kinda grandma!!!
@debbybridge7064
@debbybridge7064 Ай бұрын
I enjoy these "offbeat" topics the most!!! I get tired of wars and destruction. ❤
@gyrene_asea4133
@gyrene_asea4133 Ай бұрын
Aye.
@Ronaldl2350
@Ronaldl2350 Ай бұрын
34th rule of acquisition. Very good!
@nline2blast722
@nline2blast722 Ай бұрын
The 34th rule of acquisition is "War is good for business
@CusterianYeti
@CusterianYeti Ай бұрын
@@nline2blast722that would make the 35th Rule of Aquisition: Peace is good for business. Perhaps he was thinking of ROA 111
@kalrandom7387
@kalrandom7387 Ай бұрын
My 102 year old grandmother is keeping Wrigley chewing gums stock prices at a all time high as she is always chewing it.
@ikefrye847
@ikefrye847 Ай бұрын
Double your pleasure, double your fun, with Doublemint Doublemint Doublemint gum!
@sailordude2094
@sailordude2094 Ай бұрын
With two hot blonde twins!
@skydiverclassc2031
@skydiverclassc2031 Ай бұрын
Charlene and Marlene! Chew your gum, sweethearts. (President Scrooge, Spaceballs)
@POEDLINYUSNSWVET25
@POEDLINYUSNSWVET25 Ай бұрын
You just "dated" yourself, bruh!! LOL No worries. SO DID I!! LOL
@POEDLINYUSNSWVET25
@POEDLINYUSNSWVET25 Ай бұрын
​@sailordude2094 YYYYEEEESSSSSS!!!! Dude!!! I wanted ta bang 'em so bad, when I was a boy!!! If any man says otherwise THEY'RE FREAKING LYING!!! LOL
@paulapridy6804
@paulapridy6804 Ай бұрын
And the Doublemint Twins. Those Barnstable girls from Kentucky! Ah. Childhood.
@tygrkhat4087
@tygrkhat4087 Ай бұрын
The money William Wrigley made selling gum led him to invest in a sporting venture, the Chicago Cubs. By 1921, he owned the majority interest in the team; and their home field. In 1926, the field was renamed after the owner; so the coming baseball season of 2025 will be the 100th season of the Cubs playing in Wrigley Field.
@paulhunt598
@paulhunt598 Ай бұрын
My father chewed Chiclet gum for decades. It was intended for breath odor control, not for chewing pleasure. Necessity demanded economizing on gum purchases, so Dad bit and only chewed 1/2 of a Chiclet at a time. Dad was a pastor, gum was routinely chewed prior to making a pastoral call or visit. For this reason, gum packs were kept in his top chest of drawers gum and the ash tray in the family car. My brother and I were allowed to chew Chicklets once each week. After Sunday morning church service we two small boys were allowed to raid the ash tray stash, but were limited to 2 pieces each. We had to frequently dodge the bitten 1/2 Chiclet. We were trusted to not over indulge by being charged to tattle tale on an offending brother.
@christopherbova8109
@christopherbova8109 Ай бұрын
Both of my grandmothers always had gum in their purses (I knew with my eyes closed which grandmas purse it was for when you opened them each had their own aroma, one grandma chewed juicy fruit and the other dentine gum. )I love my grandmothers and miss them dearly ❤
@WOFFY-qc9te
@WOFFY-qc9te Ай бұрын
It is amazing how long the gum sticks around. Old RAF mess tables still have gum stuck underneath left by GI's.....
@HM2SGT
@HM2SGT Ай бұрын
🎼 _Brush your breath, brush your breath, brush your, brush your breath with Dentene!_ 🎶
@fisharmor
@fisharmor Ай бұрын
Gosh you just got me thinking about how many of these there are, and everyone over 45 will hear these in their heads: "Freeeeeedent's the one that took the stick out of gum... and put the fresh in your breath!" "Give your breath long lasting freshness, with Big Red!" "You're in the big league, when you're into Big League Chew" "Yikes, stripes! Fruit Stripe Gum!" "Double your pleasure, double your fun!" "Juicy Fruit! It's gonna move ya!"
@HM2SGT
@HM2SGT Ай бұрын
@fisharmor 😂🫶 as I read it I hear the jingle! You have a much better memory than I. 😃
@onliwankannoli
@onliwankannoli Ай бұрын
@@fisharmorDarn it, haven’t thought of the Juicy Fruit song in years and now it’s going to be in my head all day. 😝
@anthonyC214
@anthonyC214 Ай бұрын
The Adam's Chewing Company had their plant in Long Island City and both my Grandmother and mother worked there before WW2. The plants were still in operation until the 1980's when an unfortunate accident on the Fresh Mint line exploded killing several workers. The building is now LaGuardia Community College.
@anangryranger
@anangryranger Ай бұрын
As a boy in the 1950s, my absolute favorite gum was Beemans. May have spelled it wrong, now in my 70s, I wish I could find it today. Blackjack was my second favorite. The good old days eh?
@sonjaroberts2723
@sonjaroberts2723 Ай бұрын
Try going to Cracker Barrel, if there is one in your area.
@revvyhevvy
@revvyhevvy Ай бұрын
​@@sonjaroberts2723I may have to make a road trip! Thanks for the suggestion!
@sonjaroberts2723
@sonjaroberts2723 Ай бұрын
@ the closest Cracker Barrel to me is 50 miles away. The gum should be at the front counter. If you have trouble finding it ask the cashier. Happy chewing!
@stantaylor3350
@stantaylor3350 Ай бұрын
Our daughter and son in law moved to Dover NH. in 2011. She showed us a candy store in her area that has all the old time chewing gum. Like Cloves, Black Jack, Beemans, those huge slow pole suckered, ect.
@chavitacanta008
@chavitacanta008 Ай бұрын
I always liked the Clove gum flavor !
@rubywingo6030
@rubywingo6030 Ай бұрын
My mom and I shared Juicy Fruit.❤ Later years when I had a daughter, my dad would ask her what she wanted when he came for visits. The answer was always gum! Pronounced “gom”!😅 But buddy, you haven’t lived until you’ve cleaned the underside of a church pew on a Monday morning! LOL!!🤪
@robertmoffett3486
@robertmoffett3486 Ай бұрын
Ugh, every desk in my Junior High was carpeted with the stuff. It opened in 65, and I'm sure there's plenty of that vintage still stuck there
@Wolfshead009
@Wolfshead009 Ай бұрын
I remember cleaning school desks. We had cans of something that froze it solid so it would come off easier.
@amosherrera6853
@amosherrera6853 Ай бұрын
Being from Maine and a Star Trek fan, I very much enjoyed this episode. Though, I enjoy them all. Great job.
@davidcampbell4465
@davidcampbell4465 Ай бұрын
'Put your children to work early '...oh yeah, my parents believed in that wholeheartedly!
@tygrkhat4087
@tygrkhat4087 Ай бұрын
When I was 10, I became a groundskeeper and a sanitation engineer. I mowed the lawn and took out the garbage.
@POEDLINYUSNSWVET25
@POEDLINYUSNSWVET25 Ай бұрын
"Child Labor Laws???" What are those??? "You're old enough to work. Now, go out and, help pay your way. NO SONS OF MINE ARE GONNA BE "WELFARE BRATS!!!" Ahhh, yes. The things ya remember from your childhood!!! LOL
@fml4542
@fml4542 Ай бұрын
My father liked to say, “If you can’t use children as servants, what is the point of having them?”
@goodun2974
@goodun2974 Ай бұрын
My mom used Witch Hazel liniment to remove gum from hair. Removing gum from carpet or fabric, and perhaps hair, is often best accomplished with an ice cube to make the gum crumbly so that you can pull off bits of it.
@micheal49
@micheal49 Ай бұрын
dry ice is more fun, though, and doesn't leave a wet spot not that I know much about wet spots
@TheTropicaltreasure
@TheTropicaltreasure Ай бұрын
Kids and I stopped on the way to the homeschool co-op, for a pack of gum. Love listening to your episodes on the way to school.
@meedwards5
@meedwards5 Ай бұрын
I loved homeschooling! Our kids are all in college now and I have a paying job, but it was a wonderful experience!
@seandonnellan1785
@seandonnellan1785 Ай бұрын
We always had dentine, four out of five dentists agreed it was best. The fifth was a sleep.
@rainydaylady6596
@rainydaylady6596 Ай бұрын
😀🖖❤️
@haroldvoss5886
@haroldvoss5886 Ай бұрын
Like you, dental work has kinda ended me and gum, but my best memory of gum comes from Desert Storm.. In our MRE's, the 1st generation of MRE's, a few had Chiclets peppermint gum, most of the guys I served with didnt like them, but I did, so whenever someone got a little pack of Chiclets they would drop them off on my cot and before we left and returned to Germany, I had to throw away the gum because even the Kuwait's I tried to give them to didn't even like them, I have Grandkids now, and keep some Chiclets in a bowl on the coffee table, I guess one likes them because when they leave I have to replenish the bowl.
@Wil_Liam1
@Wil_Liam1 Ай бұрын
@haroldvoss5886 I remember them. There were 2 chiclets in each box, and I, too, loved them and traded other items for em...
@haroldvoss5886
@haroldvoss5886 Ай бұрын
@@Wil_Liam1 Yep two in a little cellophane baggie.
@gusloader123
@gusloader123 Ай бұрын
@haroldvoss5886 ---> Hello; they were also in the "C-Rations" before the M.R.E.'s came along. Two per meal.
@CatAndOrHatMan
@CatAndOrHatMan Ай бұрын
...yall are great 🫡🤙
@starzz42
@starzz42 Ай бұрын
May i just be the first to say that I genuinely enjoy the fact that you are still here doing what you do for the rest of humanity and i am grateful for you as a "person amongst people"!! Who gives us information about life and things in our wolrd that fascinate myself and im pretty sure alot of millions of other people here in humanity amongst humans. Thank you for your presence in this world 🌎
@roverworld7218
@roverworld7218 Ай бұрын
The Yucatan Peninsula was the number one exporter of natural "chicle" or the original "buble gum" used by Adams for his Chiclets. Native Mayan "Chicleros" would go to the Eastern and Southern Yucatan jungle to "hunt" for "Chicozapote" trees and would scratch on the tree bark with a knife and "milked" the fat in a manner similar to how maple syrup is collected from trees. It had to be done during late Spring to early Fall (the wet season) since when late fall brought cooler but drier breezes from the north and with it the dry season, which is when the bark would harden and the drips would dry up. By then the chicle sap blocks was taken to Progreso, El Cuyo, Holbox, Chelem, Ria Lagartos, Chibxulub if the sap was collected in the East and to Campeche/Lerma, Seybaplaya, Celestun and particularly Ciudad del Carmen (not to be confused with Playa del Carmen on the other side) from the one recollected in the South. Also Chetumal and Belize City and Corozal had their own chicle sap exports, the one from Mexico made its way to the USA and sap from the Colony of British Honduras (present day independent Belize) went to the USA, Canada and the UK. This lasted until World War II when artificial chewing gum came about. My grandmother used to buy little natural chicle balls without flavoring sold in the cities markets or by street sellers from local sap. She remembers it as being naturally sweet and needing no sugar or honey. She would chew them with a little branch of mint.
@guytwombly2955
@guytwombly2955 Ай бұрын
If I had of had a Teacher like this guy education might have been fun, I always learn something new even when I think I know the subject? Gum who knew? I guess it’s both content and delivery. Proud to be an OG subscriber❤
@MBMCincy63
@MBMCincy63 Ай бұрын
I'm addicted to Ice Breakers wintergreen, and it replaced my smoking addiction. A container of 40 pieces is roughly $4.50. It lasts a lot longer than the pack of 20 cigs used to! Which were nearly $6 when I quit.
@zz449944
@zz449944 Ай бұрын
Advertising for chewing gum was all around us from the 1960 thru the 1990, with just as many commercials aimed at children as adults. When I was kid, it was all about Bubble Yum --especially the peachy "Wacky Fruit" flavor. As an adult, I settled on Trident Original and have stuck with that for many years. My local barber shop gave a piece of Bazooka bubble gum to kids who behaved while getting their hair cut. For several years in the 1990's I filled vending machines, where the gum and mints category was typically a mere distraction from selling candy, chips, drinks and everything else. It was not a big money maker. I was trained, for ease of counting, to place a different gum product behind what was already there. But, I found that once you discovered the most popular brand or flavor of gum at each location, you actually sold more if you kept re-stocking the same thing. So, I just learned to flip the last pack of gum upside down to facilitate easy counting. Ice Breakers cool mint by Nabisco/Hershey was my top seller in offices and hospitals but Juicy Fruit sold well at factories and schools.
@anglend
@anglend Ай бұрын
Tha was really fascinating. There was one gum you didn't mention that was big when I was a kid: Where does Bazooka Bubble Gum become popular. That brand was often given out when I was trick or treating at Halloween
@FoulOwl2112
@FoulOwl2112 Ай бұрын
If you're so interested why don't you just Google it.
@613aristocrat
@613aristocrat Ай бұрын
I remember those weird cartoons they had.
@tygrkhat4087
@tygrkhat4087 Ай бұрын
I always preferred Bazooka to Dubble Bubble. Bazooka was sweeter.
@TheHistoryGuyChannel
@TheHistoryGuyChannel Ай бұрын
@@anglend I had to leave out several brands.
@POEDLINYUSNSWVET25
@POEDLINYUSNSWVET25 Ай бұрын
My third grade teacher, Mr. Levine, would give out Mary Janes to anyone who caught a fly ball during recess!!! God, I miss that man!!! Loved him ta death!! One of my favorite teachers, growing up!!
@vanroeling2930
@vanroeling2930 Ай бұрын
I’m glad you are sticking with the video subject even if you can’t chew on it!
@lindaandrews5468
@lindaandrews5468 Ай бұрын
My grandma always had Beemans Pepsin Gum and Black Jack gum.
@dbmail545
@dbmail545 Ай бұрын
Love Beeman's gum
@StevenDietrich-k2w
@StevenDietrich-k2w Ай бұрын
Good Morning THG and all you history fans out there
@thebigdog2295
@thebigdog2295 Ай бұрын
The comments are almost as good as the History Guy's video. They definitely bring back memories. 😄
@THE_GIN_MASTER_
@THE_GIN_MASTER_ Ай бұрын
Love the Star Trek reference, my dude! ❤
@jimeagle1155
@jimeagle1155 Ай бұрын
Gum is also a great way to start a conversation with someone, it's always rude not to offer someone a piece of gum if you're chomping on one
@cindystrachan8566
@cindystrachan8566 Ай бұрын
My Dad told me that as a child (in the 1920’s) he and his friends used to pull off little pieces of freshly laid tar to chew. Yuck.
@donharrus9994
@donharrus9994 26 күн бұрын
WTF
@juliemcneeley8923
@juliemcneeley8923 Ай бұрын
My Grandma grew up extremely poor, she told me that she would chew bits of road tar because they couldn't afford gum. She was born in 1915 and kept most of her teeth until she passed at 104.
@killsims
@killsims 28 күн бұрын
Incredible she lived so long. Many people who lived in poverty and did that, ended up with severe health issues because of how carcinogenic it is.
@charlesdudek7713
@charlesdudek7713 Ай бұрын
Chewing gum sweetened with xylitol is actually good for your teeth as it inhibits the growth of cavity forming bacteria.
@goodun2974
@goodun2974 Ай бұрын
I use a Xylitol-sweetened "dry-mouth" lozenge before bedtime to keep my mouth moist because I sleep with a CPAP machine. I have to be careful to keep those things away from the dogs however because xylitol can kill a dog quickly by causing a precipitous drop in blood sugar.
@vespurrs
@vespurrs Ай бұрын
It also helps for people with Sjogren's, like me, as it encourages the production of saliva.
@wdwtx2.0
@wdwtx2.0 Ай бұрын
As a child, my favorites were Fruit Stripe, Black Jack, and Juicy Fruit. We were fairly poor, and it was always a treat.
@revvyhevvy
@revvyhevvy Ай бұрын
From 'One flew over the Cuckoo's Nest', when offered, the very tall and robust Native American would always mutter, 'ahh, Juicy Fruit'!
@kcindc5539
@kcindc5539 Ай бұрын
Oh man…. Double Bubble was my go-to. Every night in summer after finishing dinner I’d grab a piece of Double Bubble from “that kitchen drawer” and dash out the door to go play. Such an indelible memory. I can still smell it, picture the little comic strip in the wrapper….
@sirwence9949
@sirwence9949 26 күн бұрын
This honestly is information.I never would have thought I wanted but in the end realised how much I enjoyed and needed
@RichardIresonMusician
@RichardIresonMusician Ай бұрын
Does your chewing gum lose its flavour on the bedpost overnight?..
@Leskeepingitreal
@Leskeepingitreal Ай бұрын
😂
@rainydaylady6596
@rainydaylady6596 Ай бұрын
My mom used to sing that. 🙂🖖❤️
@thebigdog2295
@thebigdog2295 Ай бұрын
😅😂🤣 I was looking for this comment. I knew someone would make it.
@kingjellybean9795
@kingjellybean9795 Ай бұрын
I miss the crazy intricate whacky gumball machines that used to be everywhere in the 90s and 00s. I wouldnt even want one. I just wanted to watch the machine work. All the crazy scoop lifts and swirly ramps. I was amazed
@maynardcarmer3148
@maynardcarmer3148 Ай бұрын
My late brother-in-law and his father worked for the company that made many of those machines, as well as the gumballs that filled them. That company is still in business today.
@keizervanenerc5180
@keizervanenerc5180 Ай бұрын
The lower end point of the G in the thumpnail doesn't nearly go far enough.... seeing it from the corner of my eye made it look like very SUS video!
@kngofbng
@kngofbng Ай бұрын
Especially if you're familiar with a certain series of video by some user called Psqueez on a different type of video platform. Let's just say The History of Gum on the Internet is not something you should look up at work if you often mistype C for G.
@Orygungearjammer
@Orygungearjammer 25 күн бұрын
As I was scrolling through my KZbin video suggestions, I realized when I roll up on a "The History Guy" video I don't even have to look at the title, I just automatically download it with the other videos I want to watch that day, not wondering if it will be something I like, because I know it will be. There's not many channels i can say that about. I always think if my History teachers were more like Lance I would have gotten a lot more out of my classes. Thanks, and keep up the great work.
@dsc4178
@dsc4178 Ай бұрын
The Rules of Acquisition, such a useful tome!
@JosephKrumroy-q3i
@JosephKrumroy-q3i Ай бұрын
Exploitation begins at home, ha ha ha ! This is why I love watching your videos! I’m in my mid 60’s and I do still learn something new every time I watch your videos. Keep up the humor it is always great to hear in these times we live in we could use more.
@lesal.1373
@lesal.1373 Ай бұрын
Thank you for reviving an old memory! My dad used to tear a stick of Wrigley's Spearmint or Beechnut Peppermint gum in half to share with me. Later, and full sticks, came Doublemint and Juicyfruit!
@jahyoda
@jahyoda Ай бұрын
THE HISTORY GUY CUFFLINKS !!!
@wilsonlaidlaw
@wilsonlaidlaw Ай бұрын
I recall as a child living in the north of Scotland in the early 1950s, being brought over Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum by my father's New York agent, Harold Bryson. This was not available in the UK at the time from both from import restrictions and due to rationing, which for confectionery remained in force after WW2 right up until 1953. It was a great treat.
@indianasb59
@indianasb59 Ай бұрын
4:01 I caught that ST reference!!! Well done!
@bigsmiler5101
@bigsmiler5101 Ай бұрын
fascinating, and many happy memories. I'd forgotten Double Bubble used to have comics.
@valeriehowden471
@valeriehowden471 Ай бұрын
Did they find the ancient gum stuck under the corner of a school desk? 😂
@amandaaskew7606
@amandaaskew7606 Ай бұрын
My grandma was an avid chewers of Wrigley's Doublemint. If she wasn't eating, she was chewing Doublemint. She carried it in her pocket, purse, car, and always had several packs around the house.
@dbmail545
@dbmail545 Ай бұрын
Still my favorite gum
@flintdavis2
@flintdavis2 29 күн бұрын
Dubblemint adds to your fun, Dubblemint chewing gum!
@markgigiel2722
@markgigiel2722 Ай бұрын
I used to love the gum they included in a pack of baseball cards. And double bubble wasn't very common. It was Bazooka.
@rhondahuggins9542
@rhondahuggins9542 Ай бұрын
My Great Grandmother always had Juicy Fruit. She kept it so much that her handbags smelled of Juicy Fruit years after she passed away. ❤I, too, would love to chew gum again😢
@allentac6222
@allentac6222 Ай бұрын
Fun gum fact: Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Gum was the first product with a bar code.
@JulieLWilliams
@JulieLWilliams Ай бұрын
My aunt had the big packs of Big Red, Juicyfruit, Doublemint, and Spearmint in her purse at all times in the 80s. I can't chew it much now, because I now have TMJ from chewing too much in my younger years.
@bronwynecg
@bronwynecg Ай бұрын
Ahhhh I remember stuffing my face FULL of Big Red... 😂
@kraneiathedancingdryad6333
@kraneiathedancingdryad6333 Ай бұрын
Anyone remember "Freshen up" gum? spearmint with goo in the middle? Mom used to give us that in church to keep us quiet. Think you can still get Chicklets today can't you?
@HM2SGT
@HM2SGT Ай бұрын
I do. Got busted shoplifting a pack of cinnamon when I was 8 years old!
@bnewman43
@bnewman43 Ай бұрын
Ah, Freshen Up..."the gum that c*ms in your mouth".😮
@matthewbyrd398
@matthewbyrd398 Ай бұрын
Epic cuff links, my friend!!
@flyingo
@flyingo Ай бұрын
The fact that bubble gum is pink even today only because that was the only available color in large quantities that day in the factory is incredible.
@stevekunz6573
@stevekunz6573 Ай бұрын
There is a gum wall in Seattle that is both amazing and gross at the same time.
@frogandspanner
@frogandspanner Ай бұрын
Chewing gum: a material that has flavour for 47 seconds, then causes the jaw to ache. It's an example of marketing winning over function, and is the curse of schools and public spaces where playgrounds and footways are covered in the pernicious gunge, which costs a fortune to clean up.
@goodun2974
@goodun2974 Ай бұрын
In the book "The Mouse That Roared", there's a paragraph pertaining to blobs of sticky gunk on the sidewalks of New York, which the small armed-invasion force in the book think must be some kind of germ or chemical warfare but which is of course blobs of chewing gum.
@mikemulligan5731
@mikemulligan5731 Ай бұрын
Presented like a true Drama Queen. Lighten up, Louie..
@KayleeCee
@KayleeCee 25 күн бұрын
My grandma always had Big Red and Juicy Fruit in her purse to give to us kids. She chewed Freedent herself because of her dental work. But she always kept a supply of gum for us kids. That's just the kind of woman she was, kind and thoughtful.
@HM2SGT
@HM2SGT Ай бұрын
*I haven't thought of Teaberry and blackjack for ages, and I don't think I have had any since the 20th century. Memories of mom indeed* 😻🫶
@BillFerrero
@BillFerrero Ай бұрын
its still available, but the flavor doesn't last as long as it used to seem to do.
@mattpastell3728
@mattpastell3728 Ай бұрын
I’d heard about Santa Ana and chicles years ago, but I’ve never seen it confirmed. Thank you!
@augustuswayne9676
@augustuswayne9676 Ай бұрын
My grandma used to keep Wrigley's chewing gum for us kids . It was a part of growing up .
@bootwheelwingandkeel5506
@bootwheelwingandkeel5506 5 күн бұрын
Quoting the rules of acquisition. You appeal to such a wide spectrum of nerds. Well done.
@bsteven885
@bsteven885 Ай бұрын
My Mom also had Wrigley's Gum (usually Doublemint, my favorite) in her purse, and she also tore each piece in half to give to us kids. I think EVERY mom did that back then (this would have been in the 1970s & 1980s).
@e.f.3207
@e.f.3207 Ай бұрын
Love the cuff links! Classy.
@majorbloodnok6659
@majorbloodnok6659 Ай бұрын
My favourite gum-related quote from WW1 is "The moral of the men was greatly improved by an issue of chewing gum; on a scale of three pieces per four men"
@goodun2974
@goodun2974 Ай бұрын
*morale*. It would certainly be a wonderful world if we could improve the morals of men just by giving them chewing gum!
@AisleEpe-oz8kf
@AisleEpe-oz8kf Ай бұрын
Thankyou. Good memories are hard to find some days. Chew on that.
@ristube3319
@ristube3319 21 күн бұрын
4:02 The Grand Proxy wasn’t impressed with their business model 😂😂😂
@frederickburke9944
@frederickburke9944 Ай бұрын
Omg! Sharing half a stick with my mom, torn while still wrapped. Thank you for that reminder
@KokkiePiet
@KokkiePiet Ай бұрын
As a kid I took wheat corns and chewed on that, the gluten in it also provides a gum for chewing.
@ricksaint2000
@ricksaint2000 Ай бұрын
Thank you History Guy
@normanmendonca2834
@normanmendonca2834 28 күн бұрын
I always look forward to your highly educational show and thrive on the knowledge you impart on me. Keep up the channel and historical facts my friend. All the best to you and your family for Christmas and the new year. Love to you from Moe town in Gippsland. Australia.
@HM2SGT
@HM2SGT Ай бұрын
4:38 So _that's_ where are the Chiclets name comes from 😃
@rainydaylady6596
@rainydaylady6596 Ай бұрын
My mom always had gum in her purse and would split it with me, too. Eventually I moved on to bubble gum. So, does that make juicy fruit a gateway gum. 😀🖖❤️
@TheHistoryGuyChannel
@TheHistoryGuyChannel Ай бұрын
Yes. Yes it does.
@clairekortbawi5659
@clairekortbawi5659 Ай бұрын
"I'm old," says you, yet you age handsomely! 😊 Always fun to watch and I've watched since almost the beginning. This one was great as usual, but I enjoyed it because I as well can't chew gum any longer thanks to dental work. 😂 I can't imagine what pine tar gum or spruce gum would do to me, though a childhood where we did that might explain why I have dental work. 😂
@AGnorTheChannel
@AGnorTheChannel Ай бұрын
I've never gotten into chewing gum, though occasionally I'll pick up a pack and chew a couple pieces. A couple years ago, I picked up three varieties that, as it happens, my mother remembers from her childhood. If I remember correctly, one of them was Black Jack or some similar licorice-flavoured gum. As we don't see each other regularly, that visit was pretty memorable.
@mariebelladonna437
@mariebelladonna437 Ай бұрын
Aw Professor Geiger, you made me groan harder and harder with every pun! Exceptional job, lol! My Papaw ALWAYS had Wrigley's Doublemint gum on hand. Great memory. And my 16 y/o son has an absolute love affair with Juicyfruit gum, lol. I, like you, can't chew gum anymore, due to my teeth. I miss it, too, lol. Awesome video.
@dbmail545
@dbmail545 Ай бұрын
My late mother chewed nothing but Wrigley's Doublemint. Still my favorite gum.
@sahrandipity
@sahrandipity Ай бұрын
Omg you quoted the rules of acquisition. I scared my dog laughing at that. Nerd! ❤️
@BasicDrumming
@BasicDrumming Ай бұрын
I appreciate you and thank you for making content.
@gusloader123
@gusloader123 Ай бұрын
.... "gummed up the works" I see what you did there T.H.G. --- Very clever! ..... 😊 Sadly, you left out the blond gal twins that advertised "Double-good" / "Double mint gum" from Wrigley's. 😪 I liked "Black Jack" and "Juicy Fruit" gum. "Clove" gum was harsh. I had one stick and gave the pack away. One guy who was trying to quit smoking cigarettes chewed "Clove" gum,,,, said it was the only thing that worked for him. I never could blow a bubble as other kids (and adults) did. Mom would not let my sister & I have bubble gum because she thought it would stick in our throats, and we would choke to death.
@edreneau4731
@edreneau4731 Ай бұрын
My Granny used to tear the double mint in two... Big Red if we were in church!!! Great memories...
@WinterInTheForest
@WinterInTheForest Ай бұрын
But can you walk and chew it at the same time?
@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059
@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059 Ай бұрын
Does it lose it's flavor on the bedpost overnight?
@billdescoteaux
@billdescoteaux Ай бұрын
@@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059 If your mother says "don't chew it", do you swallow it in spite?
@John-t1t5v
@John-t1t5v 27 күн бұрын
"Can you catch it on your tonsils? Can you heave it left & right?"
@onliwankannoli
@onliwankannoli Ай бұрын
My daughter did a reach project in 3rd grade about the invention of bubble gum, so I learned most of this from her. 😄
@RemnantCult
@RemnantCult Ай бұрын
Gum and mints! The candies that make jobs and school not as monotonous. Helps the day pass by just a little bit faster.
@mariebelladonna437
@mariebelladonna437 Ай бұрын
Also, in honor of this video, I present a little gum-centric poem that I always thought was funny: "The gum-chewing student and the cud-chewing cow are very alike, and yet different somehow. And what is the difference? Oh, I see it now! It's the intelligent look on the face of the cow..." The best source I could find said it was written by Heather Allen, but her version is slightly different. Anyway, hope you enjoyed. Oh, and everyone, remember to chew your gum (and everything else) with your mouth closed! 😂😂
@ljsneed1
@ljsneed1 Ай бұрын
My mother told me about when she was growing up they would take a wad of sweet gum sap and a few stretchberries and chew them together for homemade gum.
@JesseOaks-ef9xn
@JesseOaks-ef9xn Ай бұрын
Ahh, the 1950's, when girls were popping their gum and annoying their teachers. Running my fingers under my school desk and finding used gum stuck to the underside.
@tonyhoneyman3693
@tonyhoneyman3693 Ай бұрын
Grew up on Black Jack and other licorice flavored candy. Favorite of the grandparents.
@JWSitterley
@JWSitterley Ай бұрын
Thanks History Guy. I'll have to sit back and chew on this for a while. 😉
@HM2SGT
@HM2SGT Ай бұрын
8:42 *Remember the Alamo! Don't forget Goliad!* *Goliad was miles worse. They surrendered, were gathered, marched and murdered. It always puzzles and amazes me that Santa Ana survived all those doings*
@goodun2974
@goodun2974 Ай бұрын
I read a book by a guy who survived the Baatan Death March of World War II, it included his own hand-drawn illustrations. I don't know how anyone survives such events, not just physically but especially psychologically. Louis Zamperini, whose story is told in "Unbroken", is another such person.
@HM2SGT
@HM2SGT Ай бұрын
@goodun2974 Indeed. I read that, good read. Did you read about Chichijima? Not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach. George Bush got shot down on the mission in that vicinity and he's lucky he got rescued by submarine. There were a handful of Naval aviators that wound up as prisoners of the japanese, maybe including part of his crew, and they suffered horribly.
@petuniasevan
@petuniasevan Ай бұрын
I have the book Flyboys. Not a book for the faint of heart
@HM2SGT
@HM2SGT Ай бұрын
@@petuniasevan that was it I couldn't remember the title
@timothyhays1817
@timothyhays1817 Ай бұрын
Im remember the local bank would give kids a stick of fruit stripe gum.
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