Aunt Jemima's Pancake House at Disneyland (1955)

With this episode of 'Opening Days' we'll be exploring the history of Aunt Jemima's Kitchen (aka Aunt Jemima's Pancake House), an obscure restaurant from the park’s early days that eventually led to the creation of a larger chain outside of the park.
In addition, we’ll also be going over the origins of the character too, dating all the way back to its creation in the late-1800’s.
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• 60-90 AUNT JEMIMA'S Old South KITCHEN: • 60-90 AUNT JEMIMA'S Ol...
• 1952 Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix Commercial: • 1952 Aunt Jemima Panca...
• 1955 Disneyland Opening Day [Complete ABC Broadcast]: • 1955 Disneyland Openin...
• VINTAGE 1956 QUAKER OATS COMMERCIAL - SPECIAL PANCAKES AVAILABLE AT DISNEYLAND: • VINTAGE 1956 QUAKER OA...
• Aunt Jemima Pancakes Without the Syrup Jingle 1967: • Aunt Jemima Pancakes W...
• Every Aunt Jemima's TV Commercials: • Video
• Ozzie Harriet David Ricky Nelson Aunt Jemima Commercial 1961: • Ozzie Harriet David Ri...
• VINTAGE 1960 AUNT JEMIMA PANCAKES COMMERCIAL - CROSS PROMOTION WITH GREEN GIANT CORN: • Video
• Vintage old 1950's Aunt Jemima Pancakes Commercial 2: • Vintage old 1950's Aun...
• Vintage TV Ads Aunt Jemima - 1955: • Video
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[@geezerguy6410]

I'm 72 and grew up in Southern California. I remember my grandparents taking me to Disneyland at about age 5 ( I have pictures showing me there before that age but no memory of it). My grandfather knew some people, and arranged some neat things there. We ate at Aunt Jemimas kitchen. The woman playing the character told us the true story of Aunt Jemima, slavery included. I remember it has a learning experience 67 years later.

[@KasumiKenshirou]

😲

[@BANTHAxFODDER]

Got a short version of that story?

[@JoeSims1776]

@@BANTHAxFODDER shes got spanked by the white man

[@InspiredByEbonyLove]

@@BANTHAxFODDERI can imagine she told the story of the background of White people’s obsessions ( American) with the Mammy figure. A racist depiction of Black women as happy, jolly and nurturing servants to White people that they were comfortable with. I imagine this because there is a history of entire restaurants they created around the Mammy figure. Can you believe there were diners or restaurants shaped in the figure of a mammy and painted like one? Look up “ mammy restaurants” and see if you can find a photo of one.

[@ryandoughty4773]

True story? The Aunt Jemima character was completely made up. She didn't even exist until 25 years after the Civil War.

[@eileenfrank3686]

I first visited Disneyland in 1958 at age 8. My siblings and I, with our Mother, were guests of my Godmother who lived in Anaheim. We had been told we were going to an amusement park; at the time there were no words in our vocabulary to describe Disneyland to young kids growing up in central California raised with black-n-white television, a heavy black rotary telephone in a special cove in the hallway, real hardwood floors and authentic saddle shoes! It remains one of my most magical memories of childhood. The thing I couldn't help but notice is the fact that the Aunt Jemima Restaurant actually had a 45-cent item on the menu!

[@Howrider65]

I was 5 years old and went there in 1958 lol.

[@eileenfrank3686]

@@Howrider65 ...it was a magical time in our lives. 🙂

[@velvetice100]

​@Howard 1959 whoa❤🤣🤣🤣

[@mikusoxlongius]

Alligator got a kid recently...

[@Karl.Jayce-DE]

You OG 🔥❤️

[@fazergazer]

I actually had a childhood friend who was raised by a nanny named Jemima. She was a true hero. She was near a pond and a kid fell through the ice. She knew what to do and instantly acted and saved the boy’s life. I’ll always remember her as a role model.

[@radishfox308]

Sure.

[@JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ1234]

but you need to tell us about how horribly everyone treated her or it is misrepresenting history or something, we all know that leaving out the horrible parts of someone's life is bad somehow.

[@MichaelHemotoxin]

A hero to the children and an asset to the parents.

[@annother3350]

@@scottym6680 Swimming on ice?!?

[@brandenlikesbeer]

@@JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ1234 edgy take

[@marvar9420]

I worked at Aunt Jemima Kitchen in 1963-1964. It was my first job other than babysitting. It was a fun job, getting into Disneyland free everyday! The Swiss Family Robinson treehouse was next to it and the music drove me crazy😱

[@Milaniaofficiall]

@@OrangeArdmore🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Omg my side

[@trollmastermike52845]

​@OrangeArdmore you get to go to Disney land every day sounds fun to me

[@laobok]

@@OrangeArdmore Stay jealous, hater.

[@heppifactory]

@@OrangeArdmoreyou can see she isn’t even white. You’re making a big reach ngl, you could’ve worded it differently saying how Aunt Jemima was a stereotype or something else, with an actual point :/

[@ThatEmoGirl]

@@OrangeArdmore You need to go back to 1940s and 50s. You sound as racist as they did back then.

[@Sliverbane]

As kid growing up in the 80's she was a pleasant face to see. I didn't know the historical significance. All I knew is she looked like one of my aunties...wearing her head scarf and night gown while making breakfast for me and my cousins. End of an era.

[@tiahnarodriguez3809]

The main reason why I liked Aunt Jemimah is because her actress became a millionaire for portraying her. To me that’s amazing cuz we didn’t have many opportunities to make that kind of money back then, and the syrup and pancakes weren’t bad either.

[@UkraineJames2000]

Grew up in the 90s, same story.

[@angelicsoulz]

As a kid, she made me uncomfortable. Idk somehow Before I even learned about what racist caricatures were something about her and Mammy Two Shoes on Tom & Jerry just didn't sit well with me.

[@aaftiyoDkcdicurak]

Good old fashioned family racism.

[@nelia039]

Sadly much of the institutionalized racism is like this. We so busy surviving we don’t think beyond living but they do and unfortunately have made millions on it.

[@pamelamays4186]

When shopping with my Mom when I was little, I told her that I wanted, "the pancake mix with the Black lady on the box." It was one of the few products on the store shelves that looked like me.

[@kellyballard8399]

And now they want to take that all away! Sad day! They should keep her face on the boxes and bottles! This nation is so messed up now! People are going to forget all about her 😞

[@uhill74]

Now the rich white spoiled college do nothing brats somehow twisted it as being racist to have black people on food packaging. And companies cancel them out as if it is virtuous. Sad times.

[@daniellegarcia8299]

Wow so I wasn’t wrong being sad to see AJ’s original branding go, I never thought it was racist but then many of my younger friends told me why it was wrong to have a black woman as the branding for the mix. I said I would miss her friendly face on store shelves and kitchens around the US and I was called a racist for doing so.

[@beachlvr2465]

@@uhill74 They have nothing better to do other than complain on twitter all day.

[@jayyyzeee6409]

Mom: "If you don't behave, I'll make sure your picture's on a milk carton!"

[@PaxxMontana]

I really respect the way you covered this. It was very respectful and realizing of America’s past and not sugar coating while at the same time giving the reason to show it as education because it deserves to be remembered. Thank you

[@MICHGO1]

@Ro Mo BUT WE CONTINUE TO BEHAVE THE WAY OUR ANCESTORS DID BY NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE HURT.

[@ritaholden4591]

@@MICHGO1 omw sad that you want pity?????? Cause pity helps oh my goodness!! Is that what you are going to tell Jesus? Wowza

[@TruthSayer2007]

It’s interesting that things like this are covered yet people like Ota Benga are ignored.

[@BlackStorm555]

@@ritaholden4591 exodus 34:7

[@eunicerofsky2089]

To me the word Aunt is a very endearing title. I truly love it with much pride when friends and love ones will honor and call me “Aunt Eunice”. Cordially, Aunt Eunice

[@rickyf8308]

I always thought that she had the look of someone who loved you and wanted you to eat well like the older ladies in my family. It made me feel good seeing her face on the syrup bottle.

[@kidcarlomagno7094]

Indeed she looked so maternal

[@js67jwio51]

uh yeah.. that’s the point of the mammy caricature

[@twatts1523]

Me too it’s very disrespectful that she was canceled. Sad.

[@MatthewChenault]

@@twatts1523, so, it’s disrespectful to be a kind, older lady who simply enjoys making food for others? I don’t see how that’s remotely harmful. If I was a black woman, I would want to be viewed like that.

[@twatts1523]

@@MatthewChenault I said it was disrespectful to cancel,her.

[@lauriesmith4575]

"As long as you can remember the history of something, it never really goes away." Beautiful way to put it, and a very beautiful and respectful video.

[@josiaevans]

I thought it was her actual name or something

[@armcollector6660]

To me she will always be the face & brand of the company & pancakes period... They can't just wipe away her legacy & what she stood for bc she is the face always for pancakes & no one could ever take her place in that department... Anyways have a wonderful weekend & stay safe out there!!

[@bkynbiker19]

Tell that to those who are trying to, and in many cases are managing to, ban teaching history ...

[@energyasylum997]

@Laurie Smith Yeah, kind of like some old saying I've heard before..... "They say a person dies twice, first is when the soul/spirit leaves the body and the second is when their name is said by a living person for the last time." So as long as we are still speaking of it, it is here to stay. lol .

[@theregenedmoogles741]

I remember having actual fond memories of the Aunt Jemima commercials and also my nanny (A second mother to me who was african american) loved to use that specific syrup for the pancakes she'd make me back in the 90s. Not sure why I guess It just reminded her of the olden days? Idk..

[@Wolfson47]

Aunt Jemima was my first celebrity crush. As a kid I loved pancakes, so when the local volunteer fire department had a pancake breakfast fund raiser featuring Aunt Jemima serving them, I was ecstatic. It took some serious begging to get the $1.50 to attend, but my parents finally relented. I was somewhat perplexed that the live Aunt Jemima was so much thinner than her depiction on the box. She explained that her doctor put her on a diet. To me she was a hero, making my breakfast such a treat with her delicious pancakes.

[@jokerswildio]

Nice childhood memory

[@f.frederickskitty2910]

That is the sweetest story ❤

[@AnonymousBlackGirl]

Wait did somebody ask her why she was so thin? Lol

[@rr7firefly]

Oh my goodness! Pancake breakfasts with our youth club in high school. Yummer memories.

[@freddyfurrah3789]

You had a lonely childhood. 😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@JackieWohlenhaus]

It’s been a long time since somebody has done a Disney history video I was completely unaware of. It was also very tactfully done.

[@privateemail9755]

defunctland

[@jacklynh96]

Bro me too. Got me for sure

[@alitlweird]

Well, it has to be tactfully done...otherwise: CANCELLED! DEMONITIZED! Even still, as tactful as this is, it will till trigger a snowflake avalanche because the cancel culture population of Toon Town are too dense to consider context.

[@sabrinan4792]

The narrator says it, toward the end, and if you've ever researched, dug deep on any subject, when you present the facts, lay out the truth, people will learn the proper context and understand that there is no undoing of what came before, just an understanding that to move forward things change and that makes you part of history, too. I might miss the pancakes but the syrup is nothing but high fructose corn syrup and nothing that has to do with maple.

[@thelastminmom5251]

Ikr!? I had no idea.

[@OuidaEvans-xs5pg]

Growing up in the 60’s & living in Southern California, our family visited Disneyland a lot. We always ate breakfast in Aunt Jemima’s Kitchen. Loved the pancakes!

[@xavierminchello8431]

NO DOUBT A RACIST FAMILY!

[@Rockierambo1]

Hattie McDaniel (mammy on GWTW movie) told the leader of the NAACP that was protesting her role as a maid -Hattie was quoted as saying I would rather be making $700 a week playing a maid than $7 a week being one

[@cheriehawthorne9246]

Smart woman. There weren't a lot of options back then.

[@glorygracek.1841]

She had always been one of my favorites! And Bojangles!

[@miketwomey4923]

Great quote...

[@miketwomey4923]

​@@glorygracek.1841 You are so right, times were just different and some people were intelligent enough to be a smiling symbol of a product in a positive way that the average American can identify with in a good way. Money, honeys and everything else was the times...

[@flygod0177]

So Hattie sold out to be a maid .. ok great

[@trekhistorian3896]

I’m an inner city high school teacher. I teach four AP US History classes. I LOVE what you’re doing for public history. I have my students experiment with public history projects as their course final. I started my channel to attempt to model how someone could do public history online. I’d love to exchange notes with you. Your channel is exactly what I can see my students doing. Keep it up!

[@Thatguyjack758]

Off topic, but can you believe there are people out there who believe hitler was a left-wing socialist? Blows my mind

[@amazingabby25]

Jack McKeague I can, it’s nutty though

[@richardgray8593]

@@Thatguyjack758 I bet you have no trouble calling Donald Trump, Hitler, amirite?

[@bkynbiker19]

Lets hope the DeSantises of this world don't succeed in their quest to ban this kind of thing (the channel. this video, etc..) - but we seem to be moving in that direction .. sigh

[@dr.winstonsmith]

@@Thatguyjack758He called himself a socialist so I’ll take him at his word.

[@yeetusdeleetus650]

Man I remember when I was a kid whenever I went to my grandparents house my uncle who lived with them would always make us his “ world famous pancakes” for breakfast. I remember they were better than any other pancake in the world I had ate and I would beg him for the recipe. So imagine seven year old me’s shock when I found out they we’re just Aunt Jemima pancake mix. Even then my happiest memories come from sitting at the table, eating some amazing pancakes, and telling my grandparents all about school or summer stuff. I miss those days. I’m a sophomore now, my grandparents are dead, my uncle is struggling with everything, life just seems boring and dark now. What would I give to go back for one day to sit at that table one more time and eat my uncles world famous pancakes. Edit: Hey all, I wrote this when I was going through a really dark place in my life. I'm doing better and I appreciate learning more about this subject! Thanks.

[@vicaroo001]

Hang in there, man. Make yourself some pancakes.

[@xAlexZifko]

Hows this year been?

[@yeetusdeleetus650]

@@xAlexZifko Pretty good actually

[@Melinda_LL]

@@yeetusdeleetus650 I'm so glad things have been good! Hang in there.

[@scvcebc]

Well, there is a technique to making them! It takes practice and patience to make thick pancakes that are cooked on the inside but not burnt on the outside. Flipping is also an art, knowing when to flip and getting it to land correctly.

[@victorparker308]

Black man born & raised in SoCal. First went to Disneyland on opening week at age 6 months! Recently took our grands. As kids Disneyland was a local cheap local attraction for the family to hang out . Don't know anyone who had a negative thought about Aunt Jemimas. Loved the pancakes!

[@ocsugar]

The costs have outpaced inflation so much that it is a ripoff, same with professional sports tickets.

[@ZeranZeran]

I'm white and I was born and raised eating Aunt Jemima syrup. I thought of her like an aunt and I loved her! She made pancakes great

[@smooveboyc403]

It doesn't matter if ppl thought it wasn't racist cus this video clearly proves it was based off of slaves and black ppl being servants for the white folk I'm glad they changed the logo its erasing racist stereotypes

[@melaniemacdonald2314]

Right??!! I don't even know her and I ❤her!!

[@mindlessmonk3322]

​@@ZeranZeranlol of course you did

[@stashmerkin9576]

I knew nothing of this! Thank you. I think you handled the topic in a very objective way and covered the history.

[@butterfree93148lifestyle]

I remember when they brought the ready made pancake mix of aunt jemima here in the middle east, everyone aware of western culture back in the early 2000's bought it. And I swear when we made it, it made the whole house smell amazing.

[@MrWolfSnack]

Wow that must have been quite a shock to your country to try something like that.

[@nukemanmd]

I love seeing old menus. I only wish the prices were the same. I'm 70 now and remember a time when candy bars were a nickel as was a bottle of Coke. Of course, although those prices seem low now, one has to consider the average weekly wage in the mid-50s.

[@Tekirai]

Ugh!! I can’t buy a can of w/o hitting the dollar zone lol

[@stephenlangsl67]

That pancake house is racist. Just take a look at Black history.

[@jeffbecker8716]

I remember when a can of soda was 25-cents and I got upset when it was raised to 35-cents because you now needed another coin to put into the machine.

[@paulk9985]

I bet life was, overall, much better in the 50s than today.

[@nukemanmd]

@@paulk9985 I can only view it from a child's perspective. I was fortunate enough to have two loving parents who provided us with a safe and stable home. I was sheltered from many of the hardships that others were experiencing. You also have to remember that we had three television networks. The networks took pride on their news divisions.

[@leishawharfield9310]

I remember the glass bottles shaped like Aunt Jemima. And we loved those bottles.

[@LWolf12]

Those bottles were the coolest thing when I was a kid. Plus, it was a status symbol when you had sleep overs if you could get your mom to make pancakes, or waffles.

[@MrWrightNowTV]

That wasn’t Aunt Jemima that was Mrs Buttersworth.

[@LWolf12]

@@MrWrightNowTV Damn, your right. I completely blanked on Mrs Buttersworth. I think I mixed them up because we got Aunt Jemima syrup most of the time, but the commercials with the talking Mrs Buttersworth was prevalent back then.

[@MrWrightNowTV]

@@LWolf12 Mrs Butterworths was a white lady tho even tho her color was brown like the bottle which come to think about is weird as shit lol

[@LWolf12]

@@MrWrightNowTV I never thought about it, but that is weird. I like the Aunt Jemima bottles, had the handle making it easier to pour.

[@albertalves3693]

I never understood how we could cook your food but couldn't drink out of the same water fountain...

[@AmirTori]

🗣👏🏾

[@MomMotivatingMoms]

That part!!

[@PIlotrcm]

Subordination. It was about creating a two class system. The only thing that would have made any logic to slavery or the fact that a group could be kept as servants to another was to make them as an inferior group. Not just separate bathrooms but a “worse” one for example. Once that is done, it’s easy to justify the awful things done.

[@altarush]

Stupidly

[@marticalavienda7199]

Yess. No logic at all. Learned that they even had white women who would have the black women breast feed their babies for them so they didn’t “ruin” their bodies.

[@rlhjr4545]

My parents used to take us to the local Aunt Jemima's Kitchen in suburban Chicago on Sunday mornings after church. Loved that place - the food, the staff, everything. The aroma when you first walked inside was fantastic!

[@johncarney482]

We had one in Bethpage NY loved it!!

[@mikusoxlongius]

Communism will destroy your traditions. Doing a bang-up job so far...

[@StrawberryQwik]

This also reminds me of Sambo's Restaurant chain. Although its name was created based on the owners' names, the connection of the chain's name with the children's book "The Story of Little Black Sambo" was quickly captialized upon. This led to the design of an interior motif that was based on the book.

[@zuzuspetals9281]

And they had great pancakes too.

[@princessunicorn669]

I loved Sambos restaurants!

[@Jmp5nb]

Talk about cringe worthy.

[@ursamagickmt672]

A small memory is trying to break forth...🐯

[@SteveCarras]

@@princessunicorn669 I did,too.... and there mayy have been a copyright issue with the author..

[@4Mr.Crowley2]

I grew up in SoCal too - our family always went to the chicken dinner restaurant at Knott’s Berry Farm (Mrs. Knott’s famous fried chicken recipe plus the always wonderful…ummmmm…boysenberry pies…were just wonderful and helped make Knott’s a success).

[@jamesb821]

I didn’t know any of this, I think it’s so important not to rewrite history.

[@ConcussedDwight1882]

@Nomen Clature right?? So sick of thin-skinned folks who are anti-gay marriage! And hate minorities! They’re offended by everything. I’m with you Nomen!

[@MICHGO1]

FLESHING OUT THE TRUTH IS A GOOD WAY TO LEARN AND MOVE FORWARD.

[@jimfritz9503]

You can t change the past. Only learn from it .

[@headsNshoulders]

@@jimfritz9503 unless you're a liberal In which case, don't learn just tear it down

[@norman6694]

@Nomen Clature how about a nat turner experience where revolting slaves could chase you down....the winner makes it out alive

[@RAZRMOTOV2]

I'm a middle aged black male here on east coast.... I loved this objective, yet educational mini-documentary. Kudos.

[@oliviab4079]

Why have I never considered cooking pancakes with chocolate milk before.......

[@katerinakiaha6925]

You can also use Kool aid.

[@kryptism]

Rum pancakes is good!

[@greyeaglem]

I've used egg nog for French toast, but not for pancakes. I don't know where they had strawberry milk back when milk bottles were still glass, but it sure wasn't anywhere near me.

[@Longbeachliner]

I’ve done this! Chocolate pancakes are absolutely delicious! Top with dream whip and a little bit of syrup!

[@Red_Lanterns_Rage]

i used to make a mean chocolate pancake..... mix up the mix like normal but add to it the smallest measuring spoon size of baking powder, just a small bit of vanilla the bottom of a spoon is perfect, a little goes a long way and you don't want that overpowering it.... add Hershey's cocoa about 2 tablespoons full mix and enjoy..... those things will be thicker and fluffier than normal and the combo of vanilla and choco is actually really good then top off with maple syrup....OMFG pure heaven..... this has been cooking with red lantern, remember burn your kitchen! 🔥 *disclaimer, don't burn your kitchen, it was a joke, this is not a product of DC Comics or WB or AT&T

[@YT44four]

I appreciate the sensitivity and historical accuracy for which this well done doc was presented.

[@3eatle]

A fun addition to the story of Quaker Oats is that their name (as in 'Quaker' Oats) was itself trying to pass itself off as something they were / are not in order to sell more / have a better image. Quaker Oats has never been associated with the religious group known as the Quakers (Religious Society of Friends).

[@BELCAN57]

When will there be an effort to have the company change their name?

[@happyfacefries]

Umm, I think every company has that

[@happyfacefries]

@@BELCAN57 I doubt they ever will. People don't care about what white people think. Also, as someone's who ancestors were Quakers, I couldn't care less and I'm sure many feel the same.

[@BlkRamGuy]

@@BELCAN57 I don't think they have to

[@widescreennavel]

drop that mic ^8-)

[@Sisco61]

Anyone else start singing along with the ad at the end? Amazing how something you haven't heard in years is still in your brain!

[@DLJohnsonHonourofKings]

Never even thought of using flavored milk. Egg Nog pancakes sound really good.

[@williamscheer1481]

With a little brandy/cognac in that eggnog?

[@hydrolito]

I sometimes add peanut butter and chocolate chips to pancakes.

[@DLJohnsonHonourofKings]

@@hydrolito Funny you should comment today when I was looking at the Shatto flavored milks today. They have Root beer and Cotton Candy flavored milk. 🤣

[@armcollector6660]

Somebody said they used egg nog to make French toast & it's so delicious... To be honest it sounds amazing but so does chocolate milk to make pancakes lol... Anyways have a wonderful weekend & stay safe out there!!

[@jdisdetermined]

We came up with it ourselves actually before knowing it was a thing. We used to add chocolate protein powder to wheat pancakes to add protein. Then we tried it on cheat day with chocolate milk. It's awesome with whipped cream and chocolate syrup.

[@pazzariatv]

Okay, okay... The kid in the very end... "Ridiculous!" made me crack up! @Theme Parks Should't Exist... This is my first video that I have ever seen of yours. Well done! I loved it! I can't wait to see more! 😃

[@BrianaMichelle95]

Never knew she had a lil pancake spot!! This is awesome

[@Romiedahomie415]

I never knew Disney had this kind of restaurant that’s interesting and thank you for talking about the topic respectfully

[@redxsage]

There's also a really nice New Orleans restaurant that borders *Pirates of the Caribbean.* *Blue Bayou Restaurant* is a full-service Cajun/Creole restaurant located in *New Orleans Square.* The restaurant was built into *Pirates of the Caribbean,* so the diners seem to be eating at night in the Blue Bayou. Only *Disneyland, Disneyland Paris,* and *Tokyo Disneyland* have *Blue Bayou restaurants.* The food is pretty good!

[@TraceyEaster760]

Yeah because he didn't have to

[@chriswade8949]

Absolutely one of the best “ The history of “ shows I’ve seen. I appreciate The tactful discussion of the past! Well done

[@christopherjohn8521]

I never thought there was anything improper with Aunt Jemima's image on a pancake box. All I knew is that she made great pancakes.

[@SARISS80]

Well you probably don't look like that or thought to look like that. That's why you don't have a problem with it. That image displays black women as slave girls.

[@KyloG-G1228]

Great observation of what a true natural beauty is aunts mama

[@hanskloss1331]

I liked Uncle Remus songs and stories as a boy in fact my dad would sing me Zippa Dee Doo Dah when I was very little 😊

[@bigdaddy3621]

​@@hanskloss1331what a wonderful day

[@bigdaddy3621]

It's the Black mammy imagery because of racism and 2nd class citizenship in America.

[@iowndvc]

Im old, I remember the Aunt Jemima Pancake House. They did have really good pancakes.

[@daniellegarcia8299]

Yum! I wish I could have tried them, her pancake mix is one of the best!

[@artgamechanger3841]

Thanks for sharing.

[@Campo_]

You don't say!

[@treadlightlyorelse849]

Hmm , I wonder how black many people could sit at the lunch counter during that time sir ?

[@blakejames9743]

@@treadlightlyorelse849 Hmm I wonder why you brought up something that was completely irrelevant to the conversation ? 🤔

[@pacz8114]

It's refreshing -- particularly out here on KZbin -- to find an informative, entertaining and tastefully (no pun intended) produced work of significance. Nice job.

[@yumann]

This is a tasteful, respectful documentary. You did not tried to rewrite history. Congratulations!

[@marcycat]

It's the people in the 2000's up to now, are the ones trying to rewrite history by removing things like statues, books, movies, and food brands because they're offended by wonderful historical beauty.

[@StuffedBearSus]

Glad you approve ya fuggin dork

[@bobdroidsky225]

Much like the Uncle Ben's (rice) character was created to remind of the appeal of home-cooked meals. I actually used to think that Uncle Ben and Aunt Jemima were real people who started the companies! :D

[@payableondeath9091]

😂😂😂

[@antnana215]

and Mrs Butterworth and the Quaker Oats guy.

[@serenitypeaceandcomfort3669]

Aunt Jemima actually was a real woman. She was put on the pancake box as an honor until Democrats recently removed her.

[@anglomik]

@@antnana215 Nobody does oats like the Quakers, and nobody does butter-cookies like the Danes!

[@huener]

I really wish it were true

[@djjamison6548]

I as a child loved Aunt Jemima! I always wanted her pancakes no one else would do. Even though our area had no one of color living here or anywhere close. My parents allowed us to embrace our live for others. So thank you for letting us to share in the aunt jemima history.

[@joelpineda2042]

It was 1977. I was 6 yrs old and we had just got here from Mexico. I remember like if it was yesterday. Waking up in the morning and my Mom making those delicious Aunt Jemima's pancakes. It was the first thing I had ever eaten in America. Till they took it off the shelves every time I went by that isle in the supermarket and looked at Aunt Jemima products it brought back such special memories. I'm really really going to miss that

[@Public-Citizen]

Growing up in Southern California in the 50s and 60s trips to Disneyland were an Annual Day Trip Treat. Breakfast at Aunt Jemima's Kitchen became one of our regular routines. You could hear both the Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad and the Mark Twain Steamboat from the restaurant, located near the waterfront in Frontier Land.

[@blinkicb546]

You did a GREAT job on this video. Thank you for keeping history alive. I love Disneyland, and I loved Aunt Jemima's Pancakes growing up. I noticed the syrup at the store a while back, and I was like "WTH happened to Aunt Jemima?" Again, loved the video. As a black man now in my 60's, I do not take offense to Aunt Jemima's Pancake or syrup at all.

[@williamschlenger1518]

I always loved Aunt Jemima & the picture.♥️

[@seanbexton]

What an impressive lesson on a sensitive subject. Beautifully done with no glossing things over

[@lpc61]

Thank you for this video. As a former Southern Calif resident did not know this about A. J nor the restaurant in Disneyland. History is important and chages will come but knowing our history hopefully will not repeat itself.

[@davidprice7224]

This was my favorite restaurant at Disneyland in the fifties and early sixties. Next favorite was just across the street at the Frito Lay restaurant. My cousin and I would play for hours on the Davey crockett island, then meet our parents for dinner. Great food, great memories.

[@PlasmaCoolantLeak]

I wanted to eat there, not so much for the food, but for the idea of eating breakfast at Disneyland.

[@franzlove]

im intrigued that frito lay was a restaurant, what did they serve??? i tried looking it up all i see are frito chips with chili poured on top

[@RemnantCult]

Lord, I could go for some pancakes right now...

[@mooilife2497]

Try Aunt Jemima brand pancake mix. I heard it's goood good.

[@priscillafuentes8663]

Yeah,with coffee, sausages or bacon on the side. Yum.

[@tonynegron1927]

😂 Me too! 🥞 Mmmm...

[@michael9000]

You guys are making me want pancakes. lol

[@michael9000]

@@mooilife2497 I heard Aunt Jemima was proud to have her face on the box of pancake mix. Yes, it is good.

[@eduardoramirezjr4403]

Never been to an Aunt Jemima’s Kitchen, but I remember stopping at the Maryland Road House every time my family headed down to DC for our annual vacation. My mother loved the Howard Johnson’s shrimp cocktail as we kids would devour their world famous clam fries. And til to this day, get excited eating breakfast at IHOP or Denny’s. The simple pleasures of life.

[@AlcyoneSong]

Yaaas Howard Johnson’s clams were the beeest

[@chrischeshire6528]

This always was the first stop for me and my folks at Disneyland. And Aunt Jemima always waved back to me.

[@Mutiny960]

Must have been nice to be rich and white back in the day....

[@Heypockeyway]

@@Mutiny960 what about your pandemic check, though?

[@Mutiny960]

@@Heypockeyway What about your autism?

[@chrischeshire6528]

​@@Heypockeyway ...and your welfare check, child support, food stamps that you sell for 50 cents on the dollar so you can buy lotto.

[@shaunsteele6926]

@@Mutiny960 yes, it was. Jealous?

[@splshmntaine]

Great report with amazing collection of photos and video. Thank you, and look forward to more like this.

[@doctorprepperisprepared]

I have a vague memory of eating pancakes with my family near Disneyland before we went inside the park for the day in the early 60's. Old 8 mm movies made by my dad and uncle are still kept lovingly by me to prove we were there in the early days of Disneyland.

[@melanienichols842]

"Aunt Jemima" is someone we identify; Pearl Milling Company is cold and unfamiliar.

[@celo7carvalho]

here, have a tissue Melanie. I'm very sorry for your loss

[@king-icarus]

That's the thing with branding, though. Something has been around for so long, and people get used to it. But if the brand started out as Pearl Milling Company, and it was changing now, you would probably feel the same about that name as you do with Aunt Jemima. In the future, everyone will just identify it as Pearl Milling Company and it won't seem cold or unfamiliar anymore.

[@dave4708]

Looks like an off brand, not buying anything with pearl milling company name.....sounds racist!!!😫😫

[@just83542]

@@king-icarus how exactly do you expect Pour Milling Company to establish itself as a household name to be remembered for future generations? The compelling iconography or the catchy jingles?

[@king-icarus]

@@just83542 ​ As a graphic designer myself, I'm partial to iconography. But as it is right now, I don't think Pearl Milling Company's branding will be as memorable as the old Aunt Jemima, and I believe it's because it's too similar. In my opinion, because of the name change and wanting to completely dismiss Aunt Jemima, they should just rebrand the whole thing. Make it entirely different rather than keeping the aspects of the old brand name. I do think its possible for this brand to become a household name, but I don't think keeping Aunt Jemima's look is going to help them.

[@70s80sVidz]

Fascinating and very tactfully explained. A real youtube gem.

[@warmlantern0000]

I love you Jemima. Pancakes as a kid to me was so yummy. My mom let me play with the empty glass bottle I begged her to let me have. She rinsed it and let me play with it like a doll at the table. ❤

[@notpurple]

thank you for your sensible comments on history

[@reinhardt5405]

The highlight of my childhood in the mornings was when mom would make pancakes for us with Aunt Jemima syrup. It tasted supremely delicious. Everytime mom would buy that bottle, I knew my life was gonna be filled with joy lol

[@anthonytaylor7928]

I prefer ms Butterworth

[@ARedMagicMarker]

@@anthonytaylor7928 Same. But Aunt Jemima Pancake mix is great.

[@TaaxiCaab]

I showed this to my young daughter, who has been to Disneyland twice, and explained to her that when Disneyland opened, her deceased grandmother was her age. Kinda blew her mind.

[@dododostenfiftyseven4096]

Did you explain how corrupt and fake Disney is? Or that you were wasting money on a mouse?

[@TaaxiCaab]

@@dododostenfiftyseven4096 Oh, I have not been there in years.. I don't support woke ass Disney. I will not give them another PENNY

[@evocati1st]

This type of history is important to learn about. Certain segments in society that yearn for the "Old days" when (they assume) no one cared or complained about racial stereotypes, coloreds knew their place and actually benefited from those depictions of the happy Mammy "feed'n those Honey Chil'ren". The irony today is that when those nostalgic days of yesteryear (For some people) are shown in an accurate but unflattering light, some scream "here they go being all woke"! History is often ugly, beautiful and divisive, but it's always educational! Thank you for the video! I learned something today!

[@ralphralpherson9441]

It wasn't until the War on Poverty that the US government destroyed the black family, instituted welfare (the governments most powerful oppression ever) and started funnelling crack into the inner city. When people talk about the "good old days" they just mean simpler times when there were values and morals everyone agreed upon. We can evolve past the racial stereotypes without throwing everything else in the fire as well. Dont lose the baby with the bathwater so to speak. But instead, we have a nation in moral decay, marriage is a failed institution, broken families everywhere, kids rapidly becoming criminals in a culture that glorifies drug dealers and pimps, and no one has any pride for education or community development. So yeah "here they go being all woke" is a complaint because the first time the "culture" (i.e. corporations and government) went all "woke" it nearly destroyed our society. Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben aren't the reason most inner city schools don't have kids that can read past 3rd grade level.

[@chrishiggins8614]

Nobody's saying anything about history being "woke". You're misinterpreting the word.

[@evocati1st]

@@chrishiggins8614 Shut up. You don't know me. I'm sure I'm more well rounded and educated than you. Don't ever rudely reply to a comment like you did. Clearly you weren't raised right. 🙄

[@Spadestr81]

The Aunt Jemima logo *was* Nancy Green’s portrait... It wasn’t a made up cartoon. Her smile was big, warm and memorable. They kept the portrait in memory of her, not as a mockery. That’s literally what she looked like.

[@Enigmatism415]

Amazing when human beings look like racial caricatures in real life.

[@ursamagickmt672]

@@Enigmatism415 Think about what you just wrote. 🙄

[@Enigmatism415]

@@ursamagickmt672 I did, that's why I wrote it...

[@ShogunHull]

YUP... THAT'S A FACT!!! I STILL LOVVVE AUNT JEMIMA!!!

[@astheworldturns1096]

Stop telling BOLD FACE lies....that is not the way she looks in real life.

[@themrninja101]

Love your conclusion in this video. Thank you for covering this topic so respectfully

[@hellking36]

That chrous during the party pancake ad is just *chef's kiss*

[@Kris_Kitten]

Chocolate pancakes are so good! I remember being so happy seeing someone that looks like me in the grocery store when I was little

[@IAMJUDAH144]

But now unfortunately you resemble a whyte woman lol

[@ronstarkronstark500]

Just excellent. My family looked forward to arriving at Disneyland early and having breakfast at the Aunt Jemima’s Kitchen restaurant. The live character was never, as we could see, a server or waiter. Just a greeter and good will person.

[@ronstarkronstark500]

In addition this is where I learned to cook pancakes. As a kid I would stand as long as I could watching the pancake cook make and re-make pancake setup after pancake setup. One cook asked me if I was enjoying watching him make pancakes. I said YES and asked how he’s knew when to turn them over. The cook launched in to a step-by-step instruction spiel on how their pancake batter is made and how to cook perfect pancakes every time. To this day I make them the same way. And YES they always come out perfectly right....the Disnyland way!

[@kennethwayne6857]

@@ronstarkronstark500 Great story of what I'm sure was a fun experience. Thanks!

[@stanfordite]

Ah yes, the late great Aylene Lewis. When Walt stayed in his apartment, he would sometimes have an early breakfast at Aunt Jemima's to chat with her. She had nothing but positive things to say about Walt and loved her job.

[@cannibalisticrequiem]

@@stanfordite Calm down there stan.

[@letmusiclivee]

@@stanfordite chill bro. It’s literally your username lmaooo

[@undergroundwarrior70]

I can remember as far back as 1959 when I was 3, my mom would make Aunt Jemima Pancakes for breakfast (on Sunday mornings) all the way into the 80's. For syrup, it was always Log Cabin.

[@metalmacabre9991]

Log cabin? That's like a spring without the fall. Just kidding. Sunday breakfast was always my favorite part of growing up in the 80s.

[@anglomik]

That offends the Cabin Builders Association of America. Best change the name...

[@PyrotechNick77]

I knew about the pancake race event from a Disneyland history book I bought from the park, as it was one of thr early year gimmicks of the park. I didn't know it was connected to the Aunt Jemima brand.

[@jeremyprice5323]

AMAZING.... I asked my Milk Man this morning for a copy of the Aunt Jemima Strawberry pancake recipie.. and guess what??? he HAD IT!

[@MamaMonkey2008]

My dad just mentioned that he remembered the ticket system they used for each ride. Some rides cost more and you would have specific tickets for those rides. He said his parents would buy each of the kids a book and said when the tickets were gone, they wouldn't buy more and it was time to go home.

[@TarotMage]

And that's where the phrase "E-ticket Ride" (meaning something exciting or spectacular) came from. I went to Disney World in 1972 and the rides were based on the ticket system. The more popular rides (The Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean and after it was built, Space Mountain) were honored with "E" ticket status. Those were the first to go from the ticket book, of course. :D

[@didsomebodysaydmt8193]

@@TarotMage lol remember the ticket books always had an even number of tickets and the rides were always odd numbers? My dad bitched the whole time. These crooks get you one way or the other,lol.

[@heru-deshet359]

We would take our time getting to the rides because of that reason, lol.

[@joek8259]

Yes I remember the ticket system! Holy moly.

[@CajunPride777]

Same ticket system as todays fair rides.

[@scottclark7592]

The thing I love about aunties mix where you just add water-is you can go from thinking about pancakes to dirty dishes in sink and full stomach in 10 minutes.

[@jetsons101]

I remember eating there when I was a little kid. The pancakes were great, sweet butter and "I think" real maple syrup. Well made video. Thanks for your time and work.....

[@Elle9228000]

I don’t use Pearl Millings it’s my silent protest against them removing aunt jemima’s. I think it was done to hurt the Black community because we never wanted her removed but they said we did and proceeded even though no one wanted her removed. They could have kept the name without a picture.

[@goneham4015]

Didn't know this place existed, or that a location was in my home town. Turns out one of my families favorite resturants today is located in one of the old franchise buildings

[@petitcactusamer]

What is the restaurant now?

[@ScareGrid]

The writing, research, and voice acting on this channel are great. I hope they make more videos.

[@zodmorality]

Wonderful content. Thank you. And a great piece of wisdom at the end!

[@9Tensai9]

Here in Mexico they branded her as "La negrita". I didn't live around that time but with a bit of research I found her being depicted with a Cuban accent which was fitting cuz back then there was a really famous cuban singer called "Celia Cruz". Mexico was mostly detatched from the stereotype of "nanny" or "mommy" so I don't think it was that controvertial. That being said... She was "tropicalized" since Celia Cruz and other artists brought a wave of "beach music" to this country so instead of the depiction of her as a nanny she was depicted as a jolly and bold musical woman. Overall, the image of the jolly caribbean was mostly positive but I can imagine how somebody would get uncomfortable by such depictions. Funny how she got changed from one racist stereotype to another.

[@specialbunny]

Excellent video! I didn’t know about this part of the park. So it was nice to learn something new! I liked how you handled it as well. On a different note, I think someone needs to bring back that pancake race, I would totally watch that haha

[@GeneSavage]

I foolishly bought into the Facebook meme that "Aunt Jemima" was a really person whose business successes following the civil war were being erased by the rebranding. Your video educated me, and I now completely understand the change.

[@frangipanivine]

Nope, this is still dumb. Wow god forbid a black person was depicted on a popular grocery item, and god forbid Disney gave a job to the black women who portrayed her! (probably a pretty good job too since characters have always been important for Disney to attract guests). They are total monsters, wow quaker oats is so evil.

[@Avalon_Pax]

When I was little, I thought she was some lucky kid's literal AUNT! She would have them over to her house often and fed them pancakes and other good food as she was an excellent cook. This is what I thought growing up simply because of her name. I somehow knew she was a fictional character but I didn't have a clue about the rest of it.Then when I was a young woman I discovered the truth. I was crushed.

[@henryottis295]

I hope you were able to recover. Have you considered therapy?

[@billhosko7723]

Good grief.

[@RobertodelaVega-t3w]

Aunt Jemima made Great Pancakes... I miss her smiling and cheerful face.

[@jerrycurl637]

God I love vintage documentaries like this one

[@brittneydirenzo2418]

The pancakes and syrup will always always be my favorite

[@PHlophe]

Britney, you can concoct it yourself

[@jogmas12]

Gotta add butter 🧈 too

[@Maniac536]

I originally learned about Nancy Green’s story when I saw a lecture by Bob Wuhl called “assume the position” glad to see she’s referenced here

[@manueacevedo3179]

When I first came to America and I was four years old aunt Jemima pancakes were the very first thing that I felt in love with. I remember asking my mom for the pancakes with the lady on the box. Never referred to her by color rather than by the lady.

[@tonyktown]

That voice...at 10:59. That was the same voice that convinced me to drink MORE of the "punch", at this party I went to in the early 70's as a teen.

[@tomkashimura3183]

I've always remembered this brand as it was always in our fridge growing up. It highlights American history that made its way onto many tables. Almost everyone knows Aunt Jemima's happy face that made EVERYONE happy at breakfast. I've never seen her as anything other than a happy lady on a label.

[@jefflewis4]

That's pretty much what they wanted for you to think of. The white washed image, the happy black mammy servant etc. We were comfortable with that image even if it probably wasn't historically true.

[@lcam9241]

​@@jefflewis4 however, taking her face away totally is nonsense too. The more recent version of Aunt Jemima was a very tasteful, pretty picture. No need to "help" by removing all images of blacks from commonly loved products. Updating the picture was a better choice.

[@kevinwhite4079]

@@lcam9241 In a choice between a happy Mammy Slave Stereotype or nothing? Hmmmmm? I pick the nothing. Why use a pancake mix as a happy reminder of slavery? Remember, Walt Disney was on Hitler's side just like Margery Taylor Greene is on Putin's.

[@billhosko7723]

@@jefflewis4 Karen

[@KB8Killa]

@@jefflewis4damn whitey

[@opinian1068]

The group voices in the commercial at 11:00 sound like Haunted Mansion ghosts 💀. It's pretty creepy, actually.

[@70s80sVidz]

Yep...creepy and disturbing. I actually started laughing at how weird it sounds and the fact that, presumably, it was meant to be enticing...or something lol

[@opinian1068]

@@70s80sVidz like....I suddenly wanted pancakes, but in a haunted house.

[@lindapb6529]

Lol. I thought the same thing and scrolled down to see if anyone commented on it. Totally creepy!

[@Bubbles-n-Lipgloss]

Hahaha. So true!

[@daenas]

The voice of Star Trek's "Borg" collective jumped in my head when I heard it... "We are the Borg..."

[@gregoryfaith4303]

Soon after that brand's packaging was reported to change, I bought cases of each for posterity and knowing collectors decades from now would pay for unopened boxes and bottles of that excellent product line. They are all tucked away in my food bunker.

[@ColinG943]

Life lesson number 46: Never watch a video about forgotten Disneyland restaurants with a full stomach.

[@jokerswildio]

😂😅....I'd say WITHOUT a full stomach is more like it.

[@bighuge1060]

In the late 60s and early 70s, there was an Aunt Jemima's restaurant in Totowa in New Jersey and my family would catch breakfasts there when leaving NY early for northern NJ. We loved it. At one point, they must have had a tie-in with McDonalds (or just bought up their old giveaways) because we all got a McDonald's plastic hand puppet. The restaurant became Calico Kitchen in 1973. Anyway, Aunt Jemima's was the first place that we were able to choose different flavored syrups. Maple, Blueberry, Strawberry, (I think) Pecan, and my all time favorite Boysenberry syrup. The racial aspect of Aunt Jemima didn't hit us despite New York and Newark exploding in race riots. Like Maypo, Bosco, Coco Marsh, Betty Crocker, etc., Aunt Jemima was just a brand name.

[@ethanjordan4377]

Stop lying you just talked about race riots in Newark so you thought about it. Why else would you bring it up.

[@StoryMemories86]

Awesome mini doc! I really like the way that you covered the subject, and presented the content. I will say, I think that any time a company tries to forget or completely erase some thing… It makes it that much more of a holy Grail. So while these depictions are obviously wrong, whenever you take it away, it makes the public want it that much more. We’ve seen it with song of the south. We will see it was splash Mountain. Now we see it with aunt Jemima, uncle Ben, and more. And Gone with the wind, Peter Pan, Dumbo, and the jungle Cruise are sure to follow.

[@alexisXcore93]

Amazing videos my dude, never stop, they are awesome!

[@tammi67able]

I love pancakes, but they can keep the tangy buckwheat ones on the menu! Love the narrators voice!, great video! Wow the milk man had the recipe too on hand

[@TheHellFlower1]

A tad of molasses and some brown sugar, with a pinch of nutmeg fixes buckwheat cakes right up. ;)

[@oooh19]

Wow the milkman had a lot of information

[@bettytingstad5009]

I loved the buckwheat ones with peanut butter and roger’s syrup.

[@ahuehuete4703]

There used to be an Aunt Jemima's Pancake House in Mexico City.

[@XenomorphLV426]

Mexico comics featuring black character: Memín pinguin

[@elainelane1119]

@@XenomorphLV426 White Supremacy world wide.Conqustidors killed off the Natives🤔

[@caroltenge5147]

Aunt jemimas pancake mix was always in our house back in the day. It was the best. Really.

[@fabulousrobert6607]

I grew up eating these pancakes 🥞 🧈 🍯 It definitely had its very particular taste. Good!!! 👨🏼‍🦲👍🏼

[@lynettedundon1410]

All I know is Iloved Aunt Jemimah growing up. She reminded me of the best Grandma ever and evoked warm and fuzzy emotions. I guess that was what Disney was banking on. I never thought of the marketing aspect as racist at all.( I never went to Disneys restaurant either). I still dont view her in a racist way, rather as a loving, warm Grandma.

[@iraqilemonade]

I just checked and the location close to me is now a funeral home. RIP Auntie J you was a real one

[@robertgreen3170]

I was born in the 50s and loved Aunt Jemima's Pancakes and syrup! I also loved the women who played Aunt Jemima! There was a woman who played Aunt Jemima at the Sandwich Fair in IL when I was a boy who gave me a hug. People's color meant little to me growing up because from my point of view, people were just people. ...no matter their shape size or color. There were mean people and nice people. I gravitated toward nice people no matter who they were and kept my distance from those that were mean. It's a shame that children's innocence must be destroyed in the name of politics these days. If children were allowed to learn about people by their qualities instead of their politics, we'd have a much better society!

[@jaws392]

@ robertgreen3170: Your 100% correct.

[@skyavalanche]

AMEN!

[@d.b.4201]

Amen!!

[@the-gti-guy3940]

Just found/binging your channel. Really enjoying the “different” history and your narration. Keep it up