How Cheap Was Fast Food 50 Years Ago?

Today, we're taking a look back at the history of fast food! GMM # 2378
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[@Groverrulz]

I do love how Rhett tries to come up with a guess and Link just tries to “feel it”

[@shishirmehendale8795]

Iconic ENTP x INFP combo honestly

[@0Onyx13]

I keep wondering how on earth he's an engineer... isn't being able to do a lot of math quite a big part of it? Surely even if he hasn't worked in the field for decades, he should still be able to do some basic math... but nope 🤯

[@partingofways]

@@0Onyx13 having an engineering degree does not make you and engineer. Sincerely someone with a chemical engineering degree. Plus he hasn’t done that stuff in 20+ years

[@Vampress09]

@@shishirmehendale8795 Pretty sure Rhett is an introvert.

[@treytison1444]

Link just didn't want to do the math lol

[@simeontodorov9353]

Rhett's calculating montage was fire!

[@Dro210]

I was thinking this episode would be perfect if it had one of those a few shots before that, then *BAM* it, came to be!

[@audyo14]

Underrated. I watched it like 3 times lmao

[@steakknives]

And then Link just goes, eh, I'm taking this many.

[@weakw1ll]

Ur fire

[@AlejandroHermida-cd9vj]

Did you get burnt?

[@wardenhill4338]

Did anyone else find it kind of cute when Rhett deferred completely to Link on his Beatle's knowledge? Like no hesitation just trust.

[@Plaine9]

Link definitely love music more than Rhett does

[@Ddalgiichigo]

Link looked so proud 🤣

[@wardenhill4338]

@@Plaine9 oh for sure, easily, it's just the best friend energy makes my heart happy.

[@hippiemane429]

Chase’s little dances at 12:00 are everything.

[@dannyhotemo]

I came here to see if anyone felt the same lol

[@juliaeberly4267]

Same lol. Them dancing is adorable ☺️

[@musicalnames]

Chase is the cutest member of the mythical crew

[@stephaniejoobern1001]

Yea lol 😆

[@melodysmash]

I treasure Bailiff Chase!

[@Luminty99]

The fact that the chicken bucket went from 3.75 to 50 bucks is just crazy

[@elizabethgeorge168]

Link: have it your way Rhett: it's not Burger King 😂

[@smartcarman1]

I was looking for someone who commented this

[@edwardmclaughlin719]

@@smartcarman1 why?

[@aaaaaikaaaaa]

I always prefer episodes where Rhett and Link work together instead of against each other 😊

[@moondustberries8171]

Fr

[@sennveloxavy9413]

And yet it seems like they're still fighting against each other lol

[@Sharks.are.friends]

@@sennveloxavy9413exactly. That’s what makes it good lol

[@monicatejeda9395]

Yes!

[@annikempton9841]

Love Link saying he's not a math guy and constantly struggling when he was quite literally going to be an engineer

[@interferenzbrille_2542]

And I think he had better grades than Rhett

[@coolwipp10]

if you don't use it, you lose it

[@Sweetie67]

He was top in his class.

[@0Onyx13]

I knooow, I keep wondering how did he ever graduate lmao

[@real_Zuramaru]

as an engineering student, if you dont keep using the stuff you learn, you'll pretty much lose almost all of it. so, i dont blame him much

[@Toastybees]

Those Beautiful Mind math equations flying at the screen when Rhett was calculating absolutely got me rolling lol

[@racheldglynn]

I was genuinely waiting for it on the first calculation montage lol so I’m glad it happened in the second one

[@HeisenbergFam]

Cant believe Rhett and Link bought McDonalds food and waited 50 years just to make this video, respect

[@spunkmire2664]

Let’s talk about that

[@missbeaussie]

Feel fuking old to realise the 70s was 50 years ago.

[@chriswinspear5728]

They have a time machine man...tru fax.

[@stephanieann6622]

100%

[@madeleeine981]

@@spunkmire2664 lets not

[@komalthecoolk]

Link is getting crazier as he's ageing.

[@tedpetry2028]

Stop it, I'm much older, don't want to age....

[@thecolorfulgecko2200]

i love it❤

[@qtothebricktotherick]

​@@tedpetry2028 Beats the alternative I always say!

[@prxncessjudy]

just like his dad HAHA

[@EmiliLuciaOfficial]

He says he’s just becoming his true weird self

[@ashley_brooke_d]

20:12 Link: “Obviously we’re RIGHT” Emily: “ha ha ha”

[@zachmoyer1849]

4.76 quarter pounder 33.89 bucket o chicken 3.21 frosty 1.85 tacos these are the values for inflation of the old prices to now so besides the frosty everything is considerably more expensive today beyond just inflation

[@rodeoengineer]

Exactly the same problem with college tuition, well and everything else.

[@camtwan1]

maybe in california. When you account for their increased taxes and rent I would say its right on target. In texas the bucket is $33

[@heatherbourdon6460]

Nice work! I was wondering!

[@airl10]

The average yearly inflation rate of the dollar from 1964 to 2023 is ~3.93%, but the average yearly price change rate among these 4 items from 1964 to 2023 is ~5.06%.

[@devingraves8044]

Hmmmm...much to think about

[@amylindbom7092]

Link having to chant 8.6 over and over is so relatable 😂 I'm useless with numbers.

[@thespankmyfrank]

I love that both Link and Chase did that 😂

[@0Onyx13]

I was dying when he told Link to remember it and then realised his mistake and immediately switched to Chase "as he forgets things" 😂

[@WastedPo]

Alternate titles for this game: (a) How depressing is your age? (b) How depressing is inflation?

[@lisamarie6633]

I'm teaching division to my class right now. Totally going to use these as some 'real world' problems. Thanks GMM for making my morning!

[@RuffRiderpilot]

I absolutely love this new game so much!! I hope they make it a regular game, like will-it and where in the world!

[@FaytDoesYT]

Rhett doing math about the burger prices while link sits there and nods his head is hilarious lol

[@gr33ngirlsea]

Link would absolutely be me. I can't do mental math, so I just wait until someone else comes up with the answer, lol.

[@DaddyHardTears]

Chase and Link's faces when Rhett is calculating stuff is exactly how I feel about all but basic math lmao

[@gr33ngirlsea]

Sameeee

[@FluffyFlower387]

Think it's lovely to see Rhett and link just having fun and goofing about to full extent not caring at all 😂😊

[@matthewlane7056]

I love watching GMM every morning, it always makes my day a little better.

[@NEPAAlchey]

Nearly a 10X increase in prices. Wages went up maybe 5x. Welcome to America. Ceo / executive pay went up nearly 100x by the way

[@Ros_iel]

I love waking up to watch and then falling right back asleep when it’s over

[@dontbother4536]

It's scary how the regular cheese burger was roughly 89 cents in the 80s and I remember paying 89 cents as well in the 90s. Now we can't go a year with same prices 😅

[@jo4285]

When the whopper was $1 I used to make $5.5 and hour!

[@SanjaSleipnir]

For real

[@Nyxiona_the_Primordial_Goddess]

Lol, that blank stare from Link while Rhett was running through the numbers was priceless.

[@lymb3914]

I guess if I had to describe Link in a few words, I'd go with "the feel guy"

[@miquelmoorrees6010]

That might be slightly problematic

[@bobcobb3654]

I’m guessing Frosties switched from real ice cream to whatever they use now. Would explain why it was relatively more expensive in the 60s.

[@andrewwood4343]

As of former employee of Wendy's, I can attest to the fact that Frostys are 100% dairy free.

[@darvulya]

​@@andrewwood4343except for the milk, powdered milk, and whey.

[@andrewwood4343]

@@darvulya don't believe the lies!

[@Clay3613]

It's ice cream dude.

[@SamanthaNSimmons]

Chases’ dance move once they got the chicken bucket was ✨iconic ✨

[@sarahalbright8868]

Rhett’s deductive reasoning is always impressive to me.

[@FK-lq8zf]

There's a reason for why he usually wins 😅

[@hashtagmate]

That's just very simple math 😂

[@sarahalbright8868]

@@hashtagmate math and I are not friends haha

[@sremmusnaes69]

I was around 50 years ago and was like 4 and my Dad worked for Bell. He made 35 dollars a week. Family of 4. Never missed a meal. Wow he really was a great provider!

[@tonyams]

He must have been working part time bc minimum wage was $2 in 1974?

[@leafiiloran]

​​@@tonyams Minimum wage differs by state though. Idk if it did back then but it does now.

[@JohnA...]

@@leafiiloran There are federal and state minimums, some states simply follow the federally set minimum wage while others go above it. Was the same back then... that isn't saying that everyone followed the rules, same as today there are those who will try whatever they can to take advantage of people in desperate situations, or who don't know better.

[@sremmusnaes69]

I made 3.15 per hr at McDonald's in Ontario Canada 1985

[@Behr-hammer]

Stevie is allowed to do what she wants. She's like the heart of GMM, at least from our prospective.

[@0Onyx13]

True. And like it was said, nobody will complain if she helps them both, I never complain regardless, but I guess some people don't like "favouritism" lol

[@alexandercheskis]

Link: Has an engineering degree Also Link: "I can tell by how fast it went down"

[@gr33ngirlsea]

That's a physics/engineering principle!

[@kampy19]

Next episode: "How much did Executives make 50 years ago?" lol

[@MathasarSalazar2]

KFC is not worth 49.99 today, thats outrageous

[@badluckbart3424]

Pizza Hut isn't far behind in price.

[@stinkyghitch72]

The math isn't mathing but Link's Bellbottoms sure are Bellbottoming hard

[@gr33ngirlsea]

He looks especially 70s today!!

[@jesseott275]

Another great episode to start my morning but let's be honest here.. those price inflations hurt alot.

[@guext2458]

*This was a great way to tell us that our bank accounts are screwed*

[@hdhejehwkaje6542]

I love their moods recently. Link not caring about much and just being funny, except I got mad when he put 12 frosties on

[@ThisBeEv]

Link may not be able to do mental math but he can sure rock a pair of bell bottoms.

[@Bingus_Bangus]

My job is to calculate inflation and watching this in the morning just feels like I'm starting work earlier....

[@RobCabreraCh]

I really liked this one. I love it when they actually have to use logic to come up with their answers, because Rhett always tries his hardest to give a very thoughtful decision, and the Link just kind of wings it.

[@darrianweathington1923]

🤣 Rhett's math sequence was fantastic... He's a engineer.

[@user-sx1fg7lc3c]

That interpretive dance/how it works section was awesome but, I too, did not remember a single word stevie said lol

[@jamichaelyork946]

Chases dancing at 12:00 made me happy, made me smile😂😂

[@johnhogan8327]

Can’t sleep because I have surgery in the morning. I’ve been waiting for this post

[@alyssatheexcellent]

This kinda math makes my head flippin hurt.

[@drunkenhyena3121]

Rhett's Hangover-esque calculations were top notch.

[@crobias]

“i’m the feel guy” is my new life quote

[@WingRocka]

Love how Link just flings the dollar at Rhett’s face in the intro, lmao.

[@banannawhat]

The dances at 12:00 made my morning ☀️🕺🏼

[@PDXdevil]

GOOOOOOOOOD MYTHICAL MORNING VIETNAM!

[@bloodysky_]

Chase dancing at 12:01 looks so adorable

[@Pyrethryn]

Bailiff Chase and the Boyz dancing at 12:00 has made my day. I hope it makes other people's day too. :)

[@mmoscoviumm]

rhett already gave me whiplash with that dancing comment 💀 good mythical morning, everyone

[@pinkpeonygirl]

This was a fun episode and a fascinating game, hope it comes back in the future

[@stephnemade]

Chase's: "Order in my court!" Had me lmao 10:09

[@ChristianLieb]

Link is such a monotasker. I can so relate. =)

[@Fletcherrr94]

And my mum thinks I don't learn anything from watching TV all day

[@LordDragox412]

Useless knowledge is the best type of knowledge.

[@psilocylence]

this ain't tv

[@violetskies14]

From the use of mum I'm assuming you're British or Australian and you learning the American inflation rate of fast food when it's practically useless to you is hilarious to me.

[@Fletcherrr94]

@@psilocylence if I watch it on my TV it is

[@Fletcherrr94]

@@violetskies14 I'm also in my twentys and do manual labour work so it wasn't really ganna help me anyway

[@brandonloewen5155]

Absolutely love this concept, please bring it back soon!

[@AniGamerNX]

Rhett and Link doing sign language as Stevie explained the rules. 🤣 🤣

[@thespankmyfrank]

Interpretive dance! 😄

[@QuantumBraced]

There was crazy inflation in the 70s and early 80s, like more than last year for 10 years in a row. If you didn't know that, you wouldn't do well in this game. In fact, the 30-year US treasury bond reached almost 15% interest in 1982, which is crazy, that's 15% annual interest for 30 years completely risk-free.

[@c.w.2000]

Yes, except the latest year in this challenge is 1973.

[@QuantumBraced]

@@c.w.2000 But you would still need to know roughly cumulative inflation since then.

[@varnishyourboard]

Link: "Math? That's your job. I'm the FEEL guy..."

[@tonyams]

Now do how many tacos could you buy for one hour of minimum wage in 1980 vs today? Oh no i just made myself sad.

[@garrettmehl1427]

This was such a fun game!! Would love to see a part 2

[@ecsaj33]

idk why i stopped watching you guys are still very entertaining (& my longest subscription) you even have great merch :) its ok tho now i can binge

[@greygamestv7800]

they compliment each other so well i loved watching this lol best duo on youtube

[@davidpaul5884]

The world we live in is totally stacked against us in 2023.

[@mattbenz99]

Not really, salaries basically matched inflation over this time. Since the 1970s, Real (inflation adjusted) median salaries never deviated my more than 10%.

[@ConnorDonahoe2712]

Thanks Joe Biden

[@adyanayak4191]

Link being bad at math for 23 minutes straight

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

Link knew Sgt Pepper's released in early 1967! He was right on it 👏

[@GreenVenus]

5:16 "A-one a-two, a-three" Link is the Tootsie Pop Owl, confirmed

[@Vincent_Beers]

They claim inflation was only 12% in the last year, but our local food prices all went up between 50% and 100% depending on the item. I used to get a whole chicken at the grocery store for $6 last year, now it's $12. Pudding mixes that were $1 last year are $1.50 and so on. Milk was $4 a gallon last year, now it's $6. Nothing only went up 12%. Even the hardware store has been doubling its prices on just about everything.

[@katherinecalandro1336]

as an economics major studying for finals right now, this episode of gmm was extremely entertaining lol

[@trashh8272]

Im not a regular watcher these days but its always nice to watch gmm when I do watch

[@justalittlebored6598]

Link "listening" to Rhett's math brain working is the most relatable I've ever found him 😂

[@MekareP]

Those frosty cups looked really big for a small 👀

[@Leena79]

I think my expression was the exact same Link had when Rhett was doing his calculations. And I took advanced math in highschool. 🤣

[@ThisAnonPerson]

Sometimes I think about the fast food chains around the studio and if they are used to occasionally getting orders like 50 tacos, or two of every single variety of donut at this point.

[@critsandgiggles5342]

chase dancing with them was great

[@NEPAAlchey]

Its good to know that even engineering degree having folks cant do basic math well if they dont use it daily.

[@MiguelLoraIndalecio]

I was at work, saw this video and while they were dancing I thought, these guys have the best jobs ever

[@aggitatedpisces]

link’s little bell bottoms are so fitting for the episode and are so cute😭🫶🏼

[@HayTatsuko]

Props to the editor(s) for the visuals during that Wendy's segment!

[@LoveHandle4890]

Way freaking cheaper than it is now. That’s for sure!

[@GiGi-dd5cr]

Right. And they say groceries went up like 10% lately but there’s a whole lot of food I buy that seems to have doubled!

[@asmrmercy8832]

Can you please do “Trying every Buldak noodle flavor” I feel like that video would go viral since those noodles are so popular right now, thank you love you!!!💕💕⭐️

[@Pizza4Lunch]

I like that Link just gives up with the math, letting Rhett do it and just goes with his gut instead.

[@narutoqweavatar]

I was impressed with Link's Beatle's knowledge. That was his moment in the sun

[@goaltotroll4241]

Link didn't even care to think it through he just wanted to stack the burger boxes

[@olivertierney677]

You should 100% do a grocery episode with a similar concept

[@joeboykitz6985]

Steviiiieeeee.!!!! You're the best. You help those boys all you want.

[@Rabbit197811]

Bailiff Moochelle is Killin it! 🤣🤣🤣

[@SoraSlayer]

The issue with Rhett using the inflation rate not only is the general inflation rate wont necessarily be the same for all products but the fact that the sizes are not necessarily the same as they are currently so the price in the 70s would reflect a larger size

[@mattcummins4942]

When you wake up in the dystopian RoboCop universe and GMM comes on

[@andrewbarna5303]

I need to see that KFC celebration dance ALL the time

[@gearbox6597]

Rhett thought inflation rates were standardized for each year, because what's happening in the world each year couldn't be a factor... 🤣🤣

[@LilMaxie707]

the first 30 seconds was already wild 😂😂

[@isaiahdaniels5643]

Can't wait for inflation to go exponential. Looking at this inflation hurts my soul.

[@Mr.Martini549]

Rhett is slowly morphing into the GEICO caveman right before our eyes. 😆

[@wyattstubbs5216]

I’m so surprised they didn’t get the trivia question.. gi Joe. 1964.. Vietnam.. come on now GI

[@TheTNK97]

Barbie, over GI Joe? In 1964?! They were desperate for soldiers in that particular cold war/vietnam war lol

[@pinkyfrosted6769]

The dance after the KFC should be on every GMM memory reel! ❤️🥰