The Rise And Fall Of Jell-O

Jell-O was a household staple in the United States throughout the 20th century. Once the star of dinner parties, Jell-O is now served as shots to college students. From 2009 to 2018, Jell-O dropped $371 million in sales. We unpack what lead to its rise and fall.
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The Rise And Fall Of Jell-O

[@mikecude4167]

This makes me want jello. When I was a kid, my mom was single and we were super poor. I remember jello was a wonderful treat that we occasionally had.

[@server1ok]

She made that Jello by draining her blood -_-

[@LostinTranslation479]

@@server1ok tf ?

[@pheomillion9171]

Honestly I hope you’re doing great right now. I’m currently living through this same struggle and so I usually eat the jello brand as a desert-

[@TrailnTriggerTV]

Sames. Jello and saltine crackers was a delicacy.

[@astheticlemon5312]

Mike Cude God bless🙏🏽💛✝️

[@Monica-vv8sc]

People used to eat jello as a meal?

[@JD-ht7yw]

A lot of people still do. Like in Russian cuisine it’s called Холодец

[@alexmikhylov]

@@JD-ht7yw it's completely different thing

[@dewy6]

J D not even the same thing

[@MsTiffanysfan]

Times were hard back then, they had to scrape up food from anything

[@adshille8987]

@@JD-ht7yw ага да конечно

[@potterhead0227]

if jell-o started selling their own jell-o shots in liquor stores their sales would skyrocket

[@vibby1586]

Would ruin the jello belt tho

[@CopyTheCompcom]

Just mix the jello with alcoholic beverages instead of water.

[@Z_the_archer]

Its wholesome family branding is something that it hinges on. And their largest market of consumers appreciates that aspect. Marketing things in a liquor store would not only drive away the Mormon consumers of the product, it would ruin the reputation of jell-o as an all family food.

[@MelaniaPlasko]

jello hard seltzer water 😂

[@savage_dankclaw5320]

alexander hamilton That’s definitely not a bad idea

[@The-bi5ry]

My heart sank when it was mentioned that the inventor sold the patent for 450 dollars.

[@calebclark1821]

$450 was worth a lot back then.

[@SirCheeseEater]

@@calebclark1821 the issue is they could've made a lot more

[@SirCheeseEater]

@rita no longer has long eyelashes Yeah, but compared to what they could've got

[@internetexplorer2985]

Thats way more than you think 😂

[@internetexplorer2985]

Plus they also dont know how to market Jell-o, so it would've not been as big as it is

[@matildastockenstrand6376]

I need sleep but I need answers

[@dominatorandwhocaresanyway9617]

3:20 provide me with information

[@twipsblipsy]

this channel in a nutshell

[@CrystalNicole13]

Matilda Stockenstrand rofl

[@hope4098]

Saaame

[@Shiskwbdbxcu0]

At least now we have the answers 😂

[@lucaria6164]

Didn't know Jell-o's career was so wobbly.

[@RouRou_617]

No u..

[@tangiechapman6219]

Funny

[@g_way]

i hate that this made me laugh

[@wateredbottle2529]

Noriaki Kakyoin egg yolks are also wobbly

[@sadpowie]

The pun...

[@caitlinweiss8801]

Jello should advertise more to college students. They are broke but enjoy sweets and jello shots.

[@Polyg0ne]

@Glowget no

[@Gr95dc]

they should hire you

[@rn-zu5ld]

@@Polyg0ne yes

[@reisun6894]

@@Polyg0ne yes

[@longngn]

Glowget just mix in beer instead of water

[@madisonkelly4557]

My dad told me that when he was a baby my grandma would feed him jello instead of breastmilk, all because the town doctor recommended it. Crazy stuff, but gotta love Jello.

[@szecr]

Lol

[@sagestrings869]

is just sugar water and gelatin

[@kristinccha]

omg

[@joesteadman343]

Probably to wean you off breast milk. Jello has no nutritional value. It's cold sugar water. :p

[@skeletonking2501]

How is he no dead?

[@abbyelliott8091]

I mean, if I was eating Jello filled with cheese and celery, I’d be depressed too

[@sewerrat8940]

Cruel and unusual punishment

[@caveman3086]

Maybe they should take real shots.

[@online2000.]

I’ve tried it before and it was delicious surprisingly

[@mrsgraceestores]

I like jello with cheese and straw berries and pineapples

[@gabrielanaydenova6898]

Same :(

[@AirQuotes]

Jello is delicious on its own don't put random crap in jello and then it's perfect. The only exception is fruit and alcohol.

[@JamButter123]

Air Quotes that’s why I prefer to eat it without everything added on it because it’s gross. But fruit is delicious. Alcohol? I haven’t tried it yet.

[@thanos2830]

Not even fruits

[@LilicornRainbow]

@Jon Jon this comment chain was fine until this

[@johnsam1965]

Add it with milk and it’s amazing. It’s a Mexican style type of jello

[@lizzieladuke6332]

I Love Boobies! jell-o shots aha

[@MixiBerri]

I’m sorry but jello meals that aren’t desserts look disgusting

[@TheSonWhoCums6669]

You have a point! I much prefer sweet jell-o.

[@saltysoysauce954]

The salad might work though

[@eknowsgamenews1013]

Jello mixed in with fruit is good

[@happymolecule8894]

@@eknowsgamenews1013 That sounds like a dessert

[@yogabbagabbaskye]

Jello with anything besides jello (except flavoring) is gross- even like cakes

[@coffeemug1012]

I just like the fact that my local shop sells this brand of jelly that does all these random flavours (but taste the same as the normal flavours) that no one buys and thus they go on sale for about 10p and it's great

[@eagleeye2300]

It's the little things, huh...

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

Peach or pumpkin flavors!

[@pinkpanda340]

I’ll literally cry if I sit at the dinner table and my mom pull out some kind of monster veggie jelly and cheese

[@strawberry5359]

It will be An interesting *”dinner”*

[@Infinity-yq9ez]

no wonder people were so depressed in the great depression

[@PUBGMobile-lz4mb]

@@AraArasArah nine pfp xd

[@TheWhimsicalFamily]

If you were in the great depression it wouldn't matter, you'd eat or be hungry.

[@USMCCombatVet4TastyCrayons]

Shredded carrots in an orange jello cooled with orange juice ice cubes before setting in the fridge was actually pretty tasty. Fruit salads, like pears, pineapples, apples, and grapes mixed into a cherry jello made for a pretty nice snack on a hot day. I grew up in the 80s when we didn't really think sugar itself was a danger, so if you made sugary jello with lots of fresh fruit slices in it, it was considered a "healthy" treat. But, really, we were just scarfing down 10 different kinds of sugars from the fruits and the jello! But, yes, there are some incredibly questionable recipes out there, and I agree with you about how nasty they seem.

[@walterk9916]

Don’t worry I think they’ll *bounce* back

[@rya_xo]

Walter K 👏🏻

[@tamannaafrin5803]

Ah, puns

[@yulfahrioramdhani2022]

you'd see yourself out

[@kaiandpotatoes8463]

Walter K you didn’t have to, but u did

[@starberriiemmy4382]

Walter K Door-

[@morgang77]

*jello parters w Bill Cosby for advertising* Me: well that didn’t age well

[@princesse0920]

Mo Ro I was thinking the same thing 😂😂😂

[@WeedShaggy]

Just like Jared Fogle with Subway

[@haihai9022]

That's another reason why Jello has declined 😂

[@faeryb0mb]

r/agedlikemilk

[@newdarkneoss3985]

I think it really hurt them pr wise, i heard multipile ppl use the word "cosby jello" as therm for roofies

[@williamcomtois8929]

You've got admit the words Jell-O belt without context would be hilarious.

[@Trund27]

Haha!!!

[@derppickles1265]

I imagine like a wearable belt of jell-o

[@bernardfinucane2061]

I grew up in the sixties and my mother used to mix jello with canned fruit cocktail and serve it to the kids as a snack on hot summer days. That was pretty good.

[@iwillopine]

Bernard Finucane I miss fruit cocktail; I miss the good old days.

[@a.l.michael6240]

I will opine 109 fruit cocktails still exist lol. Just go get some.

[@iwillopine]

A. L. Michael Thanks for that, but not here in northern Canada, as far as I can tell.

[@nk1363]

Bernard Finucane yeah, snack food for kids ☺️

[@jamie5999]

I will opine 109 you can literally still get that

[@juniorberns]

Jell-O is a cheap way to stay hydrated. That's why there's the jello belt in the West. If you add it to parfait is pretty good. Don't mention Bill Cosby

[@djawnsjhilson218]

I thought it was due to the weather too! They don't melt and can be refreshing when chilled. They should hook up with gogurt and make a jello yogurt slurp tube, to market for children. Also, they really need to make vegetarian one using fruit pectin or something. It's really ridiculous not to. But maybe that could turn off buyers that don't know about it being boiledbone goo?

[@dchawk81]

Bill Cosby is a sore spot with me.

[@evannfisher737]

@@dchawk81 He left a lot of other people with sore spots too

[@_KingOfCalifornia]

Wait isn't water like free?

[@Puttingthejaneinplain]

😂

[@leviturner3265]

The recipes in the Jell-O cookbooks from the 1920's, and 1930's are really good. There is two different ones that use coffee, and lemon Jell-O, that you add sugar to and have set. One of the two uses cream as well. It turns into essentially a latte Jell-O dessert. Also whipped Jell-O is very good! It is almost entirely forgotten about. Many of the recipes ask for that preparation as well. You would let the Jell-O get cold, but not set then beat it until it is fluffy. It is amazing. Some of the recipes had you layer regular with the whipped. Very good. The Jell-O salads are also good. I have made the Imperial Jell-O salad. It is lemon Jell-O with pineapple, cucumber, and pimentos. The Manhattan Jell-O salad is also good. I do not remember the flavor of Jell-O used, but you would put green apple, walnuts, and celery into it. One of the books also had a good recipe for cranberry Jell-O. It is similar to the jellied variety of cranberry sauce you get in a can. You would boil cranberries then put them through a sieve, the sweeten with sugar and add the cranberry pulp to lemon Jell-O. I have also made a mint Jell-O from the book. It was okay. I believe you would boil mint in the water before making the Jell-O add a little vinegar, and make Lemon Jell-O with it. It did not have as much mint flavor as I would have hoped. Theoretically though it would have paired well with lamb. I also tried the tomato aspic mould from the Jell-O book. It was okay. I would make it again though it involved if I remember right a can of tomatoes, with onions then you would boil it or something then put it through a sieve and add it to the Lemon Jell-O. Most of the recipes used Lemon Jell-O. One of my favorite Jell-O recipes came from the 1922 issue of the Jell-O recipe book. It was called Plum Pudding Jell-O. You would add 3/4 cup of bread crumbs, 3/4 cup of chopped walnuts, 3/4 cup of prunes, and 3/4 cup of raisins, a 1/4 cup of candied citron, and you would season it with nutmeg, and cinnamon I believe, then add it all to Lemon Jell-O and let it set. It smells like Christmas, and I try to make it every year for Christmas. My family loves it. After you retrieve it from the mould you would serve it with whipped cream or any sauce that you would serve on a regular plum pudding like hard sauce. Hard sauce if I remember the measurements correctly is just equal parts butter, and sugar that has been whipped. Overall even though they may sound unappealing to modern tastes, I recommend giving them a try. It is a mental barrier. You have to think of it like this... peanut butter can be savory or it can be sweet. So can Jell-O, and gelatin in general. You have to get rid of the notion that it is always a dessert. Once you can do that, it is possible for you to enjoy it. Quite a few of the salad type Jell-O mould recipes will have you add a little vinegar to pair back the sweetness for these types of Jell-O moulds. If you are following an old Jell-O recipe and it does not specify the size of the box of Jell-O then use the smaller one. At the time that was the only one available that is why they did not specify back then.

[@scooterboi8761]

I never tried tomato as pic until my 30's. There are two old-school Atlanta restaurants that still serve it. I really like it.

[@mjohnson1741]

They should hire you as a marketing rep!

[@JustinKruger336]

It is still used as a meal for people getting a colonoscopy they have starburst and jolly rancher flavors now.

[@Zimuahaha]

Lol! True.

[@JustinKruger336]

@@Zimuahaha the green and blue jolly rancher ones were the best iv had out of any other jello the other jellos are not sweet enough and dont have enough flavor. 🏴‍☠️🍧☠

[@nicholsjoshua15]

Wait, there's Jolly Rancher and Starburst Jello? I know what I must purchase soon.

[@JustinKruger336]

@@nicholsjoshua15 Hell yeah I used em to make vodka shots after I tried what they taste like normal it was good women love jello vodka shots I prefer to drink pure alcohol and down it with beer. Too much Jello makes ladies say Hello your a fine Fellow lol what if they made Mellow Yellow Jello while playing a chello.

[@Raiinsoup]

I had to eat Jell-o for three days before my colonoscopy. I will never eat it again. The war memories..

[@Rockamolie]

Jello salads are the most distuating I have ever layed eyes on.

[@nicholsjoshua15]

Well, it depends. If it's meat and vegetables, than yes it's gross. If it's fruite and cool whip it's awesome.

[@candicoated2001]

True

[@hono_moo433]

Joshua umm....no lmao

[@xxalex423xx]

@@nicholsjoshua15 how is fruit and whip salad ha wanna add some marshmallows too

[@apophis9061]

Have you seen hot dog water jello cake? It's the worst thing this planet has to offer.

[@edef1244]

Jell-O salad sounds absolutely disgusting who thought it was a good idea, and better yet, who has ACTUALLY BOUGHT INTO IT

[@MiamiPush2theLimit]

Beary many people ate that shit 🤢🤢🤮

[@AllisonTamayo]

White people

[@RaymondHng]

Jell-O fruit salad is just Jell-O with fruit cocktail.

[@logancressy2259]

not allison i agree, I would come under that category if I wasn’t such a vampire that my skin turned gray and part see-through

[@edef1244]

@@RaymondHng Fruit salad sounds fine, since it's sweet. But savory, watery, perishable vegetables? Lettuce in Jell-O? Nooo

[@AGL23]

Didn’t know that Jello had such an interesting history. It jiggles my mind!

[@kewlman5417]

Jiggly ball sack

[@0x904fa]

I see what you did there

[@Estelle_V.]

🥁 "ba dum tss"

[@ninjasiren]

🤣👏👏👏👏

[@djwaltoaram7052]

Fthe video kinda puts it like jello has no future. But it's still a 600 million dollar market and obviously Kraft isn't going to drop that.

[@linnmey2034]

DJ WÁLTÓÁRAM yup

[@eskimochild87]

I’ll still eat jello. Idc if it’s not healthy

[@123-t9f8t]

Thornback that’s why I don’t eat jello or meat. Both bad

[@Josh-iq3bd]

Same

[@LC-in2ft]

You can pay me a million bucks and I wont eat that garbage

[@Megatron-xs2qe]

123 unlike most animals, humans are designed to be carnivores but also able to eat vegetables and fruits. so it’s not bad to eat meat 🥩, it’s just vegans being obnoxious self righteous assholes.

[@jeffreydavis2578]

L C yes you would lol

[@yourfavoriteclaymationpeng2926]

I love eating Jello, didn't realize it's in the minority here.

[@thehyperactivesloth6824]

Same :(

[@Knight.Owl.]

I love their pudding!

[@PeachWookiee]

I love lime Jell-o with tuna casserole and raspberry Jell-o is a key ingredient for a salad I have at Thanksgiving.

[@QuietlyCurious]

I do. As a kid, Jello cheered me up whenever I was sick, and I still like it mixed in fruit salad with whipped cream.

[@scooterboi8761]

I still love it.

[@lysan4878]

Strawberry jello cake has been a classic favorite dessert in our family for generations.

[@redhead4684]

I make the best

[@victormunhozzz]

"In response to its slipping sales, Jello hired comedian and actor Bill Cosby" **Nervous sweating** yep. Great idea.

[@cristrivera]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@npc6817]

yeah, Bill Cosby surrounded by kids, that aged well...

[@DonPeyote420]

well at least it wasn't Michael Jackson surrounded by kids...

[@JABurtin]

Perfect for hiding the flavor of Quaaludes!

[@michaelcap9550]

Ask Subway how that works.

[@Klausermen]

*Pulls out phone* "Jello?"

[@LoveTglee]

I dont why but this made me laugh so hard😂😂😂

[@RamdomRando]

Wow just had a 2005 flashback

[@q0w1e2r3t4y5]

in Spanish

[@TheAmazingDoorknob]

More like hello *sucks on jello and chokes on it*

[@baldr6894]

Ollo

[@jessnovak5754]

This girl sounds like tea spill

[@ananya.a.]

Holy shit you have a point

[@megha5176]

OmG !

[@angelicau.4609]

I was screaming the entire video bc of it....... conspiracy???????!! (I'm jk lol Tea Spill might just be another Asian girl)

[@Bekssss]

Wtf is her makeup 😱😱😱

[@花綺麗な-k1j]

plot twist, it's really tea spill lmaoooooo

[@DeputyCartman100]

I love how this video didn't touch on the fact that college students aren't slurping down *JUST* Jello.... My granddad would make me a mason jar of just plain ol' Jello as a young boy. Very fond memories of that. No whipped cream, no salads or other such garbage, just jello and some fruit.

[@Name-pj8ll]

YOU NEED A JELLO SHOT, WE’RE HAVING BIG FUN! BIG FUN!!!

[@allwellallgood5947]

the comment i was looking for

[@gloriajoassaint5145]

Lol

[@vaidehimohan9400]

Are u drùuuuuuuuuuuuuunk??????loooooool.Haaaahaaa. who is this? Stop contacting me. Steeve? Jello is delicious.

[@angieheartzx]

JELL-O SHOTS. *IT'S HALLOWEEN.*

[@astrid3545]

@jenny moe WHY ARE THEY SURPRISED WHENEVER WE ARE UNSUPERVISED!

[@dannyy551]

Jello should just turn itself into a marijuana edible

[@aj9641]

haha facts bro, literally just ordered a few now

[@sneepsnorp1404]

Right?? Here I'm taking all these dabs when I could be eating jello 😂

[@xtianvcnti]

Thank you!

[@johnsam1965]

That might cause harm to them though due to them being seen as a morally good company

[@miremmy]

im 420th like on a comment about marijuana, nice

[@ravioliravioli4486]

Jello doesn’t seem like a real word anymore.

[@warmwavess]

Yes it does

[@RaymondHng]

@Obi-Wan Kenobi The brand name is actually spelled _Jell-O_ . It is still a protected trademark that is frequently used as a generic term.

[@sabaahmed3039]

@Obi-Wan Kenobi have you ever subscribed to Obi noscop Kenobi? He can one shot you

[@zenabhawasha4506]

boi.

[@egg2799]

Frisbee used to be a brand name right? But when you talk about one, you don't say "flying disc". You say Frisbee. I think that's the same thing with Jello. Jell-O is a brand name, but in a conversation, "Do you want some Jello?" Sounds just as normal as "Do you want some jelly?"

[@charliedavis8894]

My family still makes our traditional Jell-O fruit salad for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Make two large boxes Jell-O with 3/4 cup to 1 cup less water. When it sets, whip well with a mixer. Mix in 2 large cans of well drained fruit cocktail and 2 cans (or more) mandarin oranges, chopped apples, bananas and a couple cups of whipped cream. It's the first thing to disappear, even before the pumpkin pie.. Does anyone else remember Jell-O poke cakes from the 70s and 80s? You baked a white cake, cooled it, poked holes all over with a fork, made a package of Jell-O, poured it over the cake, refrigerated it then "frosted" the cake with whipped cream. It seemed weird but was delicious. Those were my kids' favorite birthday cakes. Some of those 50s Jell-O salads, while they may not look appetizing today, were actually pretty good. I still love Jell-O on occasion.

[@fursona_au_chocolat]

jello cakes are still a huge thing here in the midwest

[@charliedavis8894]

@@fursona_au_chocolat OH, that's good to hear! Those were so delicious. If my daughter ever visits I'd love to make one for her and family. Was it one large Jell-O box per cake with less water? All my recipes are in storage.

[@stephiiiless]

I make the poke cakes all the time my favorite!

[@stephiiiless]

@@charliedavis8894 1 pack jello per 1 box cake and same directions as packed but half the amount of the cold water.

[@charliedavis8894]

@@stephiiiless Thank you very much! I couldn't remember to save my life, lol. That was the only cake my daughter wanted for her birthday until she got older.

[@rubywingo6030]

Hey it’s great when you’re sick! My mom used to give it to us when we had the flu or just about any illness. Especially good when recovering from stomach trouble.

[@regularman5914]

We didn’t eat jello when we were sick, my mom would sometimes or rarely make jello, we call it in my country jelly, we didn’t make it in colorful designs we just took a bowl and put the mixture in it, that’s it, but I still loved it

[@aglowingpurplejellyfishont3456]

Jello helps with unsettled stomach.

[@Fly_high138]

Hmmm nice old remedies But all the old fashioned remedies are gone now mums give anti biotech!

[@strawberry5359]

@@regularman5914 I never eat jello for anything lol

[@strawberry5359]

I will try jt ty

[@marteenyo]

WW3 rumors: Jell-O: I hear sumn 👀

[@strawberrymagpie]

No replies yet so I’ll be the first

[@viperzeno]

@@strawberrymagpie only one replies so i be the second

[@Oddity2994]

@@viperzeno only two replies so I guess I'll be the third

[@dikekejdjej3828]

Floofy Chill I,ll be the fourth.

[@natalie2744]

Dikeke Jdjej there are only 4 replies so I'll be fifth

[@rai1879]

The fall? 😂 "laughing in Latin American" We eat gelatin like it's a holy product

[@yesi726]

Yup

[@Doublemonk0506]

Fresas con crema with Jell-O is life

[@pilarhunter3154]

Well it's not exactly jello, where I'm from they only sell different brands of gelatine. Also la gelatina con leche condensada es buenísima.

[@thatwarlock7512]

@@pilarhunter3154 gelatina con flan

[@luiseduardofontes33]

Im brazillian and its true

[@daenas]

I love Jell-O and love using gelatin for various recipes. I make a mean ambrosia orange Jello-O dessert with marshmallows, oranges, pineapple, coconut and whipped cream. It's ALWAYS the first to disappear at potlucks and family gatherings.

[@Khaleesi.Jack.]

I thought that was what it was called but I wasn’t sure. Now, are you from the south?

[@timlach759]

My mom used to make that too it was delicious

[@pandoralover21]

“Is this the end?” Had nearly $700 million in sales last n a year

[@Anon-zl7zw]

That's gross income. Didn't say it was the profit

[@EggEnjoyer]

Tae Her True but jello is super cheap to produce. Also I'm willing to bet that $700 million is their profit, since jello is still a household food item that every knows of.

[@johnd5931]

Not in my household. I haven't seen jello in decades. Only time I see it is in a Chinese restaurant or if someone's parents bring it to a cookout.

[@lincselo]

When I was living in the US for a year, sugar-free Jell-O was my single favorite item. I bought it by the bulk. I'm back in Europe now, but I won't stop till I find some. It's the most calorie-free dessert there is. I mean my liver will probably stop working in the age of fifty, but at least I'm going to be lean af, so open casket, shirtless corpse, fnck yeah!

[@seriouslyobsessed947]

lincselo there has never person I want to meet more than you for some godforsaken reason

[@blaise931]

Did you just... shorten the word corpse to "corp"? I'm at a loss for words. I love it.

[@lucyjackson9215]

Hey buddy. I’m concerned you good?

[@roopkd]

What a mad lad!

[@meisterspectrom7061]

Gelatin is actually really healthy!

[@dbsirius]

There's always room for jell-O

[@campkira]

because it don't fill your stomach at all....

[@ernhonglim]

Lol I see what you did

[@cheekycheekybambam]

Joey!

[@RaymondHng]

Jello Briafra is a punk rock recording artist. He also ran for mayor of San Francisco and that was his ad campaign catchphrase. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jello_Biafra

[@lehlohonolomphuthi4]

Growing up in the 90's in South Africa, we would have it as dessert with some custard on Sunday afternoons after church.

[@dchawk81]

I love that jello experts are a thing. Without them this hard hitting journalism would not have been possible.

[@marydahm6851]

I remember having all those jello salads for dinner or at church. And I had a great aunt who served tomato aspic (essentially tomato jello) and I had to eat it. 🤢

[@tigressofforli3398]

My husband still has nightmares about tomato aspic.

[@xkdjdnskdnscndjdj984]

Tomato jello tastes as disgusting as it sounds

[@summertime9629]

Oh God I was thinking of the tomato aspic I was forced to eat as a kid while watching this vid & thought I was alone in that horror but read your comment & I thought hallelujah I wasn’t the only one w/ this yuck food memory! I am a Jell-O /generic gelatin lover- it reminds me of my grandma and I just don’t understand why they said it’s the “fall of Jell-O” I mean gelatin in general- it’s so delicious, exceptions for vegans or people not tolerant due to their religion. ♾☮️

[@stupidass69420]

Don’t get me wrong, i love a good tomato slice or tomato food, but nO NOT ASPIC

[@mikekarvonen674]

I miss those days 🤣

[@mguanipa2]

This made me want to buy jello

[@saphiirus]

Same

[@bennn8716]

Saaame

[@mepommier]

Same. The craving just hit with full force

[@Vexy7]

In Poland we have 2 types of Jell-o, both in powder form. One is sweet, basically the american jell-o but the other is without sweeteners and flavours and is used to thicken "zimne nóżki" or "cold feet" - it's made of broth from pig's feet, add meat and some veggies and vinegar/lemon juice and it's delicious.

[@78deathface]

1:09 she’s really fingering that jello

[@cetoniaa]

i- n o

[@haihai9022]

Yeah. Poor Jello is no longer a virgin

[@marianmalcolm4199]

Cosby would be proud

[@symbolofpower440]

No no, he has a point

[@penisbutthole1720]

kinda hot

[@hsimpson6581]

I did not want Jello but I now want some red Jello !!! How did this come about?

[@CroatZg]

I want green Jello!

[@ejae4063]

The yellow lemon jello is where it’s at

[@hsimpson6581]

@@ejae4063 that is good !!

[@RaymondHng]

I guess Bill Cosby has that effect on you.

[@RaymondHng]

@T R He was prominently shown at 4:15 in the video as the longest-running celebrity endorsement.

[@palutenamidori2588]

I was so confused until i realized i live in the jello belt 👀

[@usagi18]

Most times when given the option between jell-o and cake, I pick jell-o. It's refreshing, it's yummy, boring to make and takes a lot of space in the fridge. Love jell-o with a passion... but hate having too much there in the fridge lol

[@aravind4036]

Dwight: MICHEAL!!!! JIM PUT MY STAPLER IN JELLO AGAIN!

[@DeadlyDeadlyBeees]

But if you're watching the British one it's "a jelly"

[@Larry]

4:13 why show a British supermarket??? you know Jello-O has never been sold in the UK, right?

[@DinkieOwO]

Larry Bundy Jr why does

[@nickel3143]

We call it jelly in the uk

[@Mayo_Jaabo_Hosko]

Laughs in British we also call it jelly in Australia. Americans call some jams “jelly” like pb&j sandwiches. Some parts of American English is so quirky

[@alizaerrr]

@@Mayo_Jaabo_Hosko Australia's accent and some words are like a mix of british and american

[@hermes-stanlvu4116]

Mayo Hosko for commenting on JAABO channels we call it jelly in general because we don’t specify whether its from Juice or Fruit based,

[@TsetsiStoyanova]

Jello should create a flavor-free, coloring-free and sugar-free salty offspring

[@steviemercado2]

Semen flavored ?

[@hammedburger3712]

@@steviemercado2 hehe, its clear, salty, and sugar free

[@starthelotus3453]

Stevie Mercado there isn’t really a specific flavor for semen, it depends on what the man has eaten recently.

[@Sorcerers_Apprentice]

They could add some bullion and sell it as a gravy base.

[@GodsWheat]

You should look into russian dish call kholodiets its clear jello with meat in it and vegetables but even in russian and nearby countries its a mixed bag its hate jt or love it food

[@thevintagekitty]

My dad always says whenever he and my grandparents went to parties in the '60's my grandmother always made a red Jell-O mold "cake" with strawberries and pineapple in it. He said it was always a hit!

[@Bhappi137]

If you make they Jelly firm , you can’t fail, my Nan used to make the best trifle with it

[@spacerangerdio0135]

"Those damn millenials are killing the jell-o industry." - boomers

[@somatia350]

Haha great joke

[@nesbitt615]

I heard they are killing off "American" cheese too. I mean no big loss there, but still......

[@fulcrum2951]

Millennials are killers basically

[@abiwii16]

im a millennial. n i love jello. its a texture thing. i like the slurppyness of it.

[@ookipuki]

Lol. But i don't get the boomer jokes... im in my 20s and they have a point on alot of things... Crazy, spoiled, genderless ( trenders not legitimate nonbinary or trans ppl, plz chill) wolf weiner lady people running around. Things used to be so wholesome, simple and more to be grateful for. Eberuthing is spoiled and gross now. Only gunna get worse :p definitely phone and social media addiction to blame

[@rhythmnation2004]

I still love Jello. I have two vintage Jello cookbooks. Lime is my fave.

[@AverageAlien]

called jelly not jello

[@lisahinton9682]

@@AverageAlien Here in the USA, It's Jell-O, not jelly.

[@nirvanajew1]

Ugh the line is gross to me I like the red "cherry" and orange the best

[@RG_Rizzy]

@@AverageAlien british people keep trying to make american people use their words, can you guys just learn that you have different versions of english

[@berry.mixxxx]

I respect you so much for actually trying out a recipe😔

[@chnalvr]

I remember when "peach" flavored Jello came on the market. As a young kid, I was pretty impressed. I haven't eaten Jello since those childhood years.

[@agentpiggles6685]

Something tells me those teens slurping jello aren’t just eating jello

[@francois9603]

i highly doubt that

[@notsure6187]

oh it is. they just decided to add vodka to the water.

[@coolchilion722]

Yeah they're also putting their body parts in it

[@npc6817]

@@notsure6187 ... ... ... you're supposed to use water?

[@bali2516]

I can’t stop rewinding to 5:41 to hear hear say “all doe” instead of “all though”

[@brennap3310]

I don't know how there aren't more comments on her inability to say commonplace words :-/ all doe, it may be an inside joke "no one's said anything yet!"

[@bali2516]

Brenna Pelletier yeah I was surprised that nobody said anything about the all doe

[@DeadlyDeadlyBeees]

Uh I think it's her accent

[@bali2516]

DeadlyDeadlyBeees oh ok

[@arikalamari19]

@@DeadlyDeadlyBeees 🙄 the things internet strangers know!

[@gary4936]

Satisfying, cheap, and easy. That's why I love Jello. Nothing like having a bowl of it at 4am while watching Steve1989MRE open a close to 60-year-old Vietnam War era ration.

[@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367]

haha yep so true!

[@marker6814]

so pacific but accurate

[@riclate2013]

Did you get it out onto a tray

[@jooj3699]

I love seeing other Steve fans around KZbin. They always pop up in the strangest places 😂

[@carltomacruz9138]

Nice!

[@drowned309]

I didn't know I've been living in the Jell-O belt my entire life, but that explains why every large get together had something Jell-O related. In case you're wondering, that's becoming less prevalent.

[@ObamaSexGaming2007]

KZbin: You wanna know the history of Jello? Me: Sounds useless but ok whatever

[@gustaviansyndrome2583]

Obamasexgaming omg XDDDDDD

[@matthewwilliams1212]

SO DAMN TRUE LOL!!!

[@anotherrandomguy8871]

Fr. I don’t even like jello, but here I am.

[@r3drift]

I love youtube for this tho

[@timothyflores7895]

*Endorsed by Bill Cosby* 🙃

[@user-ho1ih1uj6w]

Yeah.....nobody knew he was a rapist back then

[@lukeWiz44]

ᕙ who put you on the plant

[@rosabellaelison5176]

It hasn't aged well

[@user-ho1ih1uj6w]

@@lukeWiz44 what plant

[@Jobe-13]

Timothy Flores yup

[@kraziborscht]

i’m russian and we have this nasty dish called kholodets, which is meat flavored jello with meat particles, it’s still popular in russia

[@joejoemojoejoe3160]

:[

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

In Ukraine they like jelloed pigs feet

[@annakis2795]

oh yes, us hungarians call it "kocsonya" :D I hate it, especially it usually has pig ears in it too :s

[@Denturess]

Yes we have something similar except it still has pockets of solidified fat, melting meat skins, organs, and meat cut offs. It smells like a rotting carcass and is absolutely putrid

[@chrisgarcia450]

Eeww wtf

[@filmart430]

Me - “One more video before going to sleep...What to watch?...” KZbin - “How about the rise and fall of Jell-O?” Me - “...never thought about Jell-O before but ok”

[@VLind-uk6mb]

I love jelly. In summer I like to keep some in the fridge as a quick cool sweet taste, easy on teh throat and the ideal summer dessert. I loved (clear) jellied salads so was hoping for some inspiration on these pages. I'll make up my own if I don't find some.

[@SarahBent]

You forgot to mention that one of the reasons it was so popular from the 1930s through 50s was in order to get it to set usually meant that you had a refrigerator. Which was a status symbol when not everyone did.

[@josereyeshero]

My mom would always make it when I was sick kept me hydrated

[@Mystickrage]

So does having a bottle of water

[@egg494]

This has suddenly given me the greatest craving for some fresh JELL-O the world has ever known.

[@christine278]

I remember my childhood with jell-o. The brand name has sentimental value to a lot of people and that is worth a lot.

[@edef1244]

2:25 "Family Friendly settings" This looks more like a cover of a horror movie

[@zitronentee]

As Asian, I just found out jell-o during my college years and the taste was too heavy for dessert. Konjac, agar, and grass jelly are much better for dessert for their tastelessness, lightness, and fibers --- very versatile.

[@sentientarugula2884]

don't forget AIYU jelly

[@online2000.]

What’s grass jelly? Sounds..grassy

[@sentientarugula2884]

@@online2000. it's jelly made from grass

[@TheVeryAngryShrimp]

>tastelessness 😬

[@sentientarugula2884]

@@TheVeryAngryShrimp ik it's meant to be eaten with other foods

[@Corrupted]

Jesus christ, these family dinner jello ads seem like a dystopian nightmare lmao

[@AgoYT45]

As a kid jello was so good but now it just doesn’t taste the sum Just like sunny D and macaroni

[@thatsnodildo1974]

Mac still taste the same but the other two really don't. Just like how I need four bowls of cereal to actually feel kinda full

[@cthulhutentacles4994]

Dadecounty_ Ago probably because as we grow older, our taste buds aren’t the same as when we were kids

[@burrito5673]

why did you put that description into my head? I will never look at jello the same way lol

[@rubyoro0]

And cup-o-noodles.

[@skyvilay6397]

I’m shocked they didn’t add the clip of Dwight’s stapler in jello..

[@RaymondHng]

Not everyone watches _The Office_ .

[@jennifercavenee7572]

@@RaymondHng But it's still an iconic moment in popular culture. I've never watched The Office and I know exactly what this scene is.

[@RaymondHng]

@@jennifercavenee7572 It may be an iconic moment, but _The Office_ pranks (especially the box where the gelatin dessert came from is never shown) are not relevant to the rise and fall of the brand Jell-O. Bringing up Dwight's stapler would be going off on a tangent.

[@gabia.575]

Thank God here in Brazil jell-o is only served as a dessert, sometimes with condensed milk as a topping, it was huge in the 90s and 2000s

[@nomine4027]

Interesting fact - When Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette made their ill fated ride out of France with Count Von Fersen, Marie Antoinette was given a specially made aspic so as to help with food storage/safety during the trip.

[@itsatrap4729]

Anna !f It’s basically Meat Jelly.

[@rome34]

I LOVE JELLO cant believe it's on the decline! I made a rainbow jello dessert for a xmas party this year and everybody went nuts for it. All the boomers kept gushing about how they hadn't had it since they were kids, and all the little kids thought it was magical.

[@joehansen4359]

dam my family is a Mormon and we have this stuff twice a week

[@taeahwalker8958]

You live in Utah too don’t you?

[@georgeofakind1710]

i mean when you can't have any fun stuff jelly it is

[@daviddoodlez]

jell-o is a super common snack that is served in kids parties in Mexico!

[@cthulhutentacles4994]

I feel like us Jell-o lovers are in the minority. I love a cup of cold Jell-o as dessert, especially at the Chinese buffets

[@aviationwithmooka4056]

Same

[@mrseriser5706]

A cup of jell-o with some fruit in it would be so good after eating such savoury meals. So refreshing

[@zitronentee]

I thought they're konjac, not jell-o?

[@2verysnowyyy]

I don’t know why but Chinese buffet jello squares hit different lol

[@trixie892]

I never knew people even ate jello as something that’s savory

[@Nchinnam]

JELLO SHOTS!!!!

[@CalebMHart]

Reminds me of my turtle Frank

[@justsometimber1nthelake873]

Those pesky college students

[@PtyRick]

In Venezuela it is a tradition to eat jello with cake at birthday parties. It sounds weird but it is the social convention. Not having jello at a bbd party is really weird, so the product has remain relevant over the years

[@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367]

yeah latin americans and mormons are jelly lovers for sure

[@Irisicaaa]

Jello should make tapioca, then align with trend drinks like Boba Tea. Flavored boba made from Jell-O Company products. ;) Donezo

[@hafizhasarah]

Perfect!

[@thedeadlymauraderthedeadly801]

This just makes me want to eat jello now

[@sheller153]

5:37 when dat didn’t... aldough...

[@shannonpierre8714]

She said pigses at the beginning of the video too.

[@th_priestess2678]

I suggest a Rise and fall of Barbie video!

[@reaganation6000]

Letting Bill Cosby host a commercial Then:This is a great idea Now:So you have chosen death

[@ndembelabanda3227]

Honestly I haven’t had jello in a while

[@audylikethecar8322]

Known as the jello belt? I’ve never heard that in my damn life.

[@Fatyoshidude476]

1:17 poor Alvin his never gonna see what happens in the 2000 s

[@chloejohnson6861]

I feel like it's one of those desserts that's not bad, but always gets overlooked. If they ever threaten to discontinue it, people will hoard it like they did with Twinkies a few years ago. Another snack that gets overlooked are those plain fruit flavored Popsicles.

[@Anonymous18531]

Growing up as a kid in Asia, I can say that lychee jelly is so much more palatable. It may not be sugar-free, but it's got less mysterious chemicals in it, plus it's a bit firmer and more fun to bite on.

[@hanemloudi]

They need to sell it for the collagen, beautifuying ingredient like asia does it

[@dOVERanalyst]

Only they don't have any remember? They took out all the fat and added all the preservatives and sugar

[@tiffprendergast]

@@dOVERanalyst animal hides

[@kingexplosionmurderfuckoff9376]

Bd

[@tony8074]

I prefer my own gelatine made from fruit juice and gelatine powder or sheets. Tastes better to because you control the sugar and no artificial flavours.

[@IamINERT]

Wait Alvin and the chipmunks were in the 1950s 🙆🏽‍♂️ No way 👁➖👁

[@fyanle1382]

😯😮

[@zacharygerhart8504]

Allanzo yes. The chipmunks debuted in 1958

[@cyb3r_fox114]

The rise and fall, rise and fall, rise and fall, rise and fall, rise and fall, rise and fall, rise and fall, rise and fall, rise and fall of jell-o and sometimes side to side

[@TheAmazingDoorknob]

Slide to the left!

[@JasontheFolf]

Slide to the right!

[@Jedii906]

@Emily Steele criss cross!

[@MattCange]

Everyone is doing these "the rise and fall of" videos lately.

[@meinname5788]

Next: The rise and fall of Matthew Cangelosi

[@gabrieleporru4443]

@@Dpatterson00 yes it was

[@Dpatterson00]

@@gabrieleporru4443 oh ok

[@analisestmichael5916]

“The rise and fall of rise and fall videos”