Who Was the Doctor Behind Dr Pepper?

[@eerieeric834]

Have you done a Weird History food video on cup noodles / instant ramen because you should

[@chrismayer3919]

I second the motion; I love ramen noodles! 🍜

[@blob352]

I third the motion!🍜

[@HayTatsuko]

Cup Noodles were the 1971 iteration of Momofuko Ando's 1958 invention of instant noodles. They make Top Ramen here in the USA, but also market their own OG Nissin brand as well!

[@Remember_Tuvix]

They are waiting on the sponsorship check

[@blob352]

@@Remember_Tuvix ?

[@llbarcode]

As a Dr Pepper addict, I approve this video.

[@Thennix]

In 1990 I entered an supermarket in my village and bought my first Dr Pepper, was love as first sip

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

It's in my list of top favorite sodas for sure!!!

[@EmeraldEyesBibleSecrets]

Barcode approves everything... and marks it with 666.

[@michaelfried3123]

Enjoy your soon to come diabetes.

[@chrismayer3919]

I reject your Dr. Pepper and substitute Mr. Pibb! 😜

[@AshleyFromTX]

As a Texan who grew up on Dr.Pepper I had no idea it was from Waco! Super weird for me to learn that, I’m 31 and had no idea until today. 😂😂

[@atlbrysco6198]

Okay Ashley - that's it. Give me your Texan card. You failed at being a Texan. 🤪

[@leviturner3265]

I thought it was from Plano, likely because now it is, but it was not always this way.

[@atlbrysco6198]

@@leviturner3265 Hey Levi! That's actually a common mistake. What is up in Plano is the corporate headquarters - not the bottling plants or where the real magic happens. They moved up there along with the rest of the world in the early- to mid- 1990's along with the rush to get headquarters up in Plano along with EDS, PepsiCo, Frito-Lay, etc. But no... that's not where it's from - just good ol' Waco, TX.

[@Wolfy39565]

thats why this channel is neeta!😁

[@arbigdog73]

​@@leviturner3265the Original Bottling plant in Dublin is still there.

[@btetschner]

2:09 Two things they need to bring back are those pharmacy soda shops and glass bottles for soda. They also need to bring back those glass bottle vending machines.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Agreed! Think about how much less plastic waste would be in landfills and the ocean if we went back to glass bottles!!! Heck I wish milk delivery people would be brought back as well. There's potentially a lot of money to be made in that industry especially with all the different milk variations there are today, same thing should happen with bottled water! Use glass and not plastic. That's a real way to help the environment!!!

[@btetschner]

@@RedRoseSeptember22 Milk delivery with those glass bottles would be the best! There is a dairy around here (Burbach Countryside Dairy) that sells milk in glass bottles and also has flavors like cotton candy, strawberry, and caramel latte!

[@scarletcrusader5431]

​@@btetschnersame with Wisconsin. There's a delicious chocolate milk that comes in a glass jug, called Lamer's Dairy. It literally tastes like chocolate ice cream.

[@btetschner]

@@scarletcrusader5431 That sounds amazing!

[@larsonfamilyhouse]

@@RedRoseSeptember22 product cost would be extremely high for milk with the 50+ different options available. It’s much easier to sell just one or two products. Keeps overhead down and waste low. Food cost would be exorbitant having to stock all those different milks, just enough of each one to rotate out etc. I would love a milkman to deliver organic cow’s milk (and a decent organic almond milk) though!

[@Evilnor7]

Fun fact: Dublin Bottling Works still bottled and sold the original recipe Dr Pepper until around 2007 or so. I was told they stopped due to distributing outside their allowed range, or something. They also had a little museum that was well worth the visit!

[@kingrailup]

Yep. They began to sell it on the Internet which Dr. Pepper argued that the Dublin Bottling company violated their contract and made them close up shop.

[@freedustin]

@@kingrailup They just dropped that one flavor lol. Dublin's can still be found. I like the vanilla cream and red soda but the vintage cola and root beer are pretty good too.

[@jasonsullivan7852]

We were always a Dr Pepper family growing up. In the 90s, there was a time when my dad was drinking six cans of Dr Pepper a day! (No, soda isn't addictive at all.) Of course, soda was so cheap back then, I remember when you could get four 12 packs for $10 and a 2 liter was sometimes only $1. I've been to the Dr Pepper Museum in Waco, and it's pretty cool. I didn't know about all of those lawsuits and also didn't realize that Mr. Pibb was Coke's answer to Dr Pepper.

[@leviturner3265]

Mr. Pibb taste awfully familiar to Doctor Pepper. Although, at least for me, I assume other people too, I do not see Mr. Pibb very often at all.

[@greywater3186]

Mr Pibb is so awful I really thought it was a terrible attempt at root beer

[@julieneff9408]

My dad was a diet Dr Pepper guy and we'd go through a case a week. But it's diet so it's fine, right? 🤔

[@oraliamenottis871]

I live in Waco, Texas and visit the museum often. Definitely for their Dr Pepper floats. So glad to see this video. My oldest daughter lives on Dr Pepper only.

[@monus782]

One of my high school teachers went to Baylor and he did mention that there’s some traditions there related to Dr Pepper, never went there so I wonder if they still do it

[@oraliamenottis871]

@@monus782 yes. Dr Pepper is big in Waco, Texas. My husband puts peanuts in his Dr Pepper and drinks it.

[@JillWhitcomb1966]

Trivia: David Naughton, who sang the "I'm a Pepper" commercial in the late 1970's, also starred in the short-lived late 70's sitcom called, "Makin' It". Naughton ended up singing the theme song to "Makin' It", which became a million-selling song and a Top 5 hit in the US. He also appeared in various sitcoms and drama TV shows from the 1970's to the 2010's.

[@tyneishalewis9917]

Awesome video on another Weird History Food Sunday! Was so cool to hear about the history of Dr. Pepper.

[@Facetiously.Esoteric]

You should do a video of the history of Coke in Central and South America, the soda wars when Coke hired mercenaries that literally murdered people to run soda companies down there out of business.

[@poindextertunes]

I’d watch that. On another note, the history of banana’s coming to the United State’s literally involves 2 companies reworking the leadership and govts of 2 South American countries 🍌

[@Facetiously.Esoteric]

@AverageKZbinr76 Just Google coke cola death squads. There are a ton of stories on it. And that's just the recent ones. They did this all through Central and South America. Pepsi wasn't innocent either. You should see what they did to the Philippines. They caused riots and deaths.

[@wasd____]

"Coke hired mercenaries that literally murdered people to run soda companies down there out of business" that_escalated_quickly.gif

[@OnionChoppingNinja]

wrong type of coke buddy.

[@Facetiously.Esoteric]

@@OnionChoppingNinja OK, imbecile...

[@GarretEvans]

Dr. Pepper is super popular, and the reason I know this is because I had to go to TWO DIFFERENT STORES the other day to find a 12 pack of it. And the second store had one case left.

[@greywater3186]

I find this is often the case along with Barqs root beer

[@LISALOVEWINS]

I'm having the same experience in Iowa! Everywhere I go its sold out, especially in cans of reg. Dr. Pepper!

[@winnerscreed6767]

i have the same problem with 7-up. some states don't even seem to carry it. Big sad.

[@lakrids-pibe]

I can't believe they never made a Dr Chili Pepper variant. Capsaicin is so hot right now

[@matthewdrummond1340]

That was awesome 😃

[@tested123]

i would try that

[@bipinnambiar]

Some customers got too spicy on testing

[@cosmoloveswanda69]

Mt dew did a spicy soda and it was good.

[@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw]

As in a flamin hot Dr. Pepper. The oldest drink.

[@giraffesinc.2193]

Yahoo, our favorite narrator on this gloomy Sunday morning in SoCal! Thanks for the great video 😃

[@DisastrousDoughnut]

You guys REALLY stepped up your Production and Editing game with this one! Great to see 👍

[@h3cz_]

The edits have always been good. Idk what you're talking about.

[@mattramsey5080]

Everyone I mention it to thinks I’m crazy for liking hot Dr Pepper. It’s my go to when I have a sore throat or when I want something hot in the evening. It tastes completely different than when it’s cold but both ways are delicious.

[@thatfordguy2268]

This was pretty interesting. I'd love to see the history of Fruitopia We had a vending machine of it when I was in school, we freaking loved that stuff! Oh and Sobe would be cool also 😎👍

[@justingray4291]

How to say you're between 34 and 37 years old without saying you're 36 years old for $300, Alex.

[@JuiciferPandoraRex]

ok soda pls

[@UndeadPasta]

"Thanks for the Fruitopia Dr Venture. Can't remember the last time I had one of those"

[@scottstark5528]

Dr Pepper is the best carbonated dark/carmel soft drink available. My father managed a Pepsi-Cola bottling and distribution warehouse spanning two decades from the early 70's to late 80's. Pepsico continues to own the bottling and distribution rights of Dr Pepper in my state for over 50 years now.

[@gokaury]

It's funny, in my state Coca-Cola has the bottling rights to DP in all but one county (the one where I live), where the bottling rights belong to Pepsi. Weird.

[@vipernineone514]

​@@gokauryArkansas native, who actually works for Coca-Cola. It split up between Pepsi and Coke here as well. So where I live in the Central region. It's done by coke if you go up north it's done by pepsi

[@julieneff9408]

Anyone else still regularly use a Dr Pepper Lip Smacker as their go-to lip balm? I got my first one in 5th grade and have never been without it since. I drank my fair share of various Dr Peppers over the years, but the lip balm outweighs the soda for me.

[@JillWhitcomb1966]

Yep ! I'm 57 years old and own a Dr. Pepper Lip Smacker. It's just the right shade of sheer berry for my lips, so I don't have to bother with any kind of lipstick.

[@julieneff9408]

@@JillWhitcomb1966 Same for me, I love the color. I'm 49 now, so it's been 39 years of brand loyalty. If they ever discontinue it, I'll be very disappointed.

[@TheBcoolGuy]

healthiest modern day woman diet

[@onefastslimjim]

I gotta say, thr Cream Soda and Strawberries and Cream flavors of Dr Pepper are just SO GOOD

[@elizabethramsey9295]

In the 50s I drank Dr Pepper as a kid but when we moved to California in 58 it wasn’t available. Later as a teen I drank Diet Dr Pepper and was dismayed it wasn’t available when I moved to Hawaii in 1971. It seems like Coca Cola had the monopoly of what sodas were shipped back in those days. Have you ever heard of Jolt cola? It was sold in the 80s claiming to have all the sugar plus twice the caffeine.

[@mfburns7909]

Jolt Cola is no more. I used to drink it in the early 2000s

[@bubzilla6137]

​​@@mfburns7909Same... Only one soda I'm aware of had even more caffeine. It was called Afri cola. It was so potent that it only came in 8oz. bottles and was only available in Michigan. Maybe it's still around, who knows? I've never tried it but always wanted to. But I used to buy the big bottles of Jolt regularly as a teenager. 🙂🙂🙂 Edit: I just looked it up. As a teen I searched for highest caffeine soda and everything I said above was true at the time, according to whatever source I found. Now not so much. Here's what I just now found: After the Second World War, Afri-Cola became one of the most popular drinks in Germany and a symbol of the German Wirtschaftswunder. The USA product is in the same original high-caffeine formula and is sold in a 330ml version (11.2oz) tins.It is still crafted in Germany.

[@BakedRBeans]

How did Red Bull succeed where Jolt failed? Marketing?

[@bubzilla6137]

@@BakedRBeans Red Bull still promises wings to this day, Jolt never did. That's where they messed up. Who doesn't want wings? 🧐🤣😂

[@tested123]

and when big gulps were the size of garbage cans

[@gokaury]

Ah yes, my favorite soda ever. A true Texas original! I don't know what I'd do without it (definitely wouldn't be drinking Coca-Cola, not even close). Accept no substitutes!

[@patriciaaturner289]

My dad grew up in East Texas. During the 1930s, he drove truck for Dr. pepper. I had never tasted Dr Pepper until we went from our than home near San Francisco back to east Texas. I was nine years old and I did not know what to think of Dr Pepper, it was not until probably 1968 or nine that I came to appreciate the wonderfulness of Dr Pepper.

[@oceanelf2512]

I wasn't aware of the different Dr Pepper flavours. They all sound good.

[@jeremyzier8706]

Berries and Cream was legit while it was around. I love how they brought it up.

[@maryrothfuchs9404]

@@jeremyzier8706 I loved it.. I was so sad when it disappeared.

[@Evilnor7]

Man, wish I'd caught on for berries&cream. Zero sugar cream soda is currently my favorite, but the strawberries&cream is pretty good, too. Honestly, I've been drinking Dr Pepper since childhood, and I like all of the alternate flavors!

[@mnjlittle7547]

Dr Pepper and cream soda is my favorite.

[@GuyMontag-o7k]

Berries and Cream Dr. Pepper was hands down the best remix of a classic soft drink in recent times. ❤

[@derek-64]

One of my all-time favorite drinks. Just what the doctor ordered indeed.

[@gordtron]

Hot Dr.Pepper Toddy sounds like a great winter drink.

[@MrTruckerf]

Dick Clark thought so!

[@DinoPwn]

I'd like to know about regular carbonated water. It is popular in many different countries, but not so much in the US

[@charlottedaum5096]

It’s actually very popular in the us, we call it seltzer and it comes in lots of different flavors!

[@TheGreyGhost_of43rd]

Its awful in the US but a few people like it for some reason. Probably tell themselves it’s healthy 😂

[@blakekenley1000]

I'll drink tf outta some topo chico

[@lifeischeesy]

@@TheGreyGhost_of43rdI like the consistency of it. I’m trying not to drink sodas anymore, and if I squeeze half a lemon into some seltzer it also curbs my hunger and helps me eat more responsibly. Mineral water is to flat for me. I like the aggressive amount of C02 in soda water, and whatever I put in it is delicious. Maybe Europe has better carbonated water, but to say it’s awful in the US sounds a bit condescending rather than just an objective opinion.

[@Evilnor7]

I think my dad got a taste for carbonated water when he was in Europe. It's far too bitter for me.

[@jordans4827]

I enjoy this channel ! Fun, weird, and informative .

[@btetschner]

1:11 The Baylor Program for nursing was created by Baylor University, which is in Waco, Texas. It is where nurses worked two weekend shifts (16 hours where I worked at) and is paid full-time. I worked that program many times over the 2010s.

[@chrisguardiano6143]

One fact about the 1904 World's Fair that people may not know about is that the Summer Olympics took place during it, though only 12-15 nations took part in the event & the majority of athletes were either Canadian or American. This Olympics had among its official medal sports croquet & tug of war while basketball & baseball were demonstration sports.

[@michellegussow]

At this stage in the game if Dr Pepper would drop the high fructose corn syrup and return to pure cane sugar and use stevia leaf in their diet version they could capture a lot of the market... and, of course, force the competitors to do likewise

[@charlottedaum5096]

Stevia is so gross tho

[@scarymsmary]

Nah. They hit it out of the park with Dr. Pepper Zero.

[@stickinthemud23]

If you can tell the difference between diet and regular, diet is disgusting.

[@btetschner]

A+ video! Fascinating history, Dr. Pepper's been a big deal for a long time!

[@llorona7847]

Dr Pepper is my all-time favorite soft drink. Even when I gave up soda, I couldn’t let go of Dr Pepper. It’s in a category on its own, so that was my loophole justification for continuing to drink it.

[@greywater3186]

Now you know why - it’s actually a pepper beverage 😉

[@brianziegelmeier246]

Another Great one Thank you............ How About doing Pepsi

[@fugazicoverband]

Love that he just loved the "suicide" soda combo and just ran with it lol

[@phhdvm]

The outdoor ice skating rink sold hot Dr Pepper when I was a kid in the early 70’s.I loved it on a cold day

[@catmelvin997]

really really like the can design they released in 97 with 'Dr Pepper" written across in big letters

[@TheDevilsquid]

Dr Pepper fan! I've been to the museum in Waco but your presentation blew it out of yhe water. Much more interesting and detailed.

[@bsm4719]

awesome channel and keep it up ...

[@robertmurrell3852]

Much as I love the Jacksons' song "Blame it on the Boogie", I never realized what a massive hit it must have been until I heard the lyrics changed for a commercial.

[@johnjohnson3709]

When I was a young man here in Tennessee people would heat Dr Pepper and serve it in a cup with orange slices. It was delicious!!

[@hurtspublishing3906]

I got to try that

[@johnjohnson3709]

@@hurtspublishing3906 did you like it?

[@sugarplum5824]

From the corporate information website: Originally made in Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store in Waco, Texas, the drink's unique flavor was a hit when it was first sold in 1885. Wade Morrison, the drug store owner, named it "Dr. Pepper" after Dr. Charles Pepper, a Virginia doctor who was the father of a girl Morrison was once in love with. (The period after Dr was dropped in the 1950s.) There's NO pepper in Dr Pepper

[@michaelcharlesthearchangel]

Old Pepper was the top selling bourbon in the late 1800s early 1900s until prohibition. I've considered that they chose "Dr. Pepper" to mirror James E. Pepper's popular "medicinal whisky".

[@comradeinternet467]

Feels weird to be this early to one of these videos. Y'all should make a video about Japanese snack foods.

[@MrKim-kv2vv]

That would really keep them busy! Having a Japanese wife, lived in Japan 10 years and visit every few years I’ve experienced a lot of their great snacks! 🙋🏼

[@jenjen3126]

Thanks for the video. I just love your wit! And I always will! So good to hear from you today. 😉

[@steverippe1151]

Either a regular Dr.Pepper, a Cherry Dr.Pepper or a Pibb Xtra sounds good right now. 😋

[@ar-sithf.austin3744]

My Mama June was a lifelong Dr. Pepper fan and lived longer than all my other grands, to 87. Must of been then 10 2 and 4 that kept her going.

[@lindaeasley5606]

I've been drinking diet Pepper for a long time so when I found no diet choice in a soda machine one day ,I picked regular Dr. Pepper and was amazed that it didn't taste really sugary. I could probably get used to drinking regular DP

[@TheGreyGhost_of43rd]

Have you ever seen a healthy person drink diet soda? 😂 I haven’t in my lifetime anyway

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

I drink diet since regular has way too much sugar and I'm diabetic so it's a nice alternative when I want soda. @@TheGreyGhost_of43rd

[@gokaury]

@@TheGreyGhost_of43rd And Diet soda is arguably not much better than regular sodas.

[@SF2K01]

As a regular Dr. Pepper fan who despises Diet in general, Diet DP is more tolerable than most and could only barely notice the difference.

[@dementedfurbie.]

I miss Lil Sweet as a mascot. Loved him. ❤

[@princesskristan]

I've been a MJ fan my whole life, and I had no idea he worked with Dr. Pepper! You learn something new everyday

[@gamemasteranthony2756]

I actually made a drink called the "Dark Gamemaster", which was Dr. Pepper Dark Berry and Captain Morgan Black. It was a pretty awesome combo.

[@Thennix]

Dr Pepper and moonshine was an favourite when I was young ^^

[@gamemasteranthony2756]

@@Thennix Ooh…I bet that was awesome! I should try that myself.

[@GotTheBestLigma]

I've done regular Dr pepper and regular Capt Morgan and it was pretty good

[@Thennix]

Just be careful where you get the shine from ^^ @@gamemasteranthony2756

[@jewishpenguin_9228]

Dr pepper and disaronno

[@agfiend]

“Like the Chris Gaines of soft drinks.”💀

[@missdragonplays]

My favorite soda….I am also in love with the strawberries and cream flavor!

[@victorialeary4159]

Could you please cover the history of Hidden valley ranch ,i loved their commercials when i was a kid. Love your cannel btw 😊

[@VoidStaredBack]

great movie reference, Bad Channels is a classic!

[@LakeLyfe315]

Dr pepper cream soda makes an amazing float

[@jonsmith1914]

I love this guys sarcastic wit.

[@midnighttornado22]

My prioritized preferences: 1) Coca-cola 2) Dr Pepper 3) Mtn Dew 4) Pepsi

[@kencoleman5007]

Until watching this I had no idea where Dom DeLuise got the "I'm a pepper." bit. For all I knew. His imagination ran wild as he walked through a supermarket produce department.

[@happymonk4206]

Id like a video about Moxie. Also a video about Jolt would be interesting.

[@MrRezRising]

I think An American Werewolf in London and Dr. Pepper ads were the only two acting jobs David Naughton ever got.

[@kowloonbroadcast]

damn, the “hot dr pepper” is probably one of the most criminally mental ideas i’ve ever heard. like, who came up with it and went as far as producing a specific ad for it while spending (probably) hundreds of thousands filming it looool. human mind is beautiful.

[@No_effs_given]

Yes, I love Dr. Pepper. I use to like Mr. Pibb also until they changed it to Pibb Xtra, after that I stopped drinking it. I dunno about everyone else, but I love food history..

[@btetschner]

Dr. Pepper is my mother's favorite soda, has been my entire life. For her birthday the other day, we went to a local restaurant named Four Corners Bar & Grill and she had one with her meal.

[@greywater3186]

That establishment seems like a place where one could have some good green chile

[@SomeOrangeCat]

8:10 A Texas institution abusing the legal system to get their way? Yeah, given how most of the patent troll lawsuits are out of Texas, that tracks.

[@GreatAukEntertainment]

Man i wish soda fountains were still a common thing nowadays

[@Marcus_is_Spider-Man18]

I really like this video 😺it’s awesome to learn more about things that I didn’t even know about

[@peggywoods4327]

Ahhhhh, this takes me back to high school football games and hot Dr Pepper. And SNL skit where Gilda Radner was calling people (telemarketer style) asking them if they would like to "be a Pepper"

[@tiasmith5191]

You should do a food history of cheer wine. It tastes similar to Dr. Pepper.

[@highheatrichie]

Just passed Pepsi let’s go! 106 year old drank it 3 a day for 60 years it’s the goat pop lol

[@teleiosdawyz4044]

The only soda which tastes good even when flat or warm.

[@jeremyzier8706]

When people ask "Coke or Pepsi?", my answer is always Dr Pepper. But I did have to give up caffeine and sugar to prevent long term liver damage after high liver enzyme levels caused me to have a minor heart attack, so it's been a while since I've had a soda, period.

[@EmeraldEyesBibleSecrets]

You can get Sugar and Caffeine free Soda nowadays.

[@scarymsmary]

Really want to confuse people? Often, here in Texas, people will ask, "Do you want a coke?" "Sure." "What kind?" "Dr. Pepper."

[@sgt_slobber.7628]

One of my Fav sodas of all time!!!!!🤗🤗🤗

[@michaeldalessandro3020]

My favourite soft drink since I first tried in the late 90s in Brisbane Australia 🇦🇺

[@casperparks]

Origin of Vernors! Drink has been around since 1866... Is Vernors still aged in oak barrels prior to bottling?

[@dave882]

DDP is the only drink needed. Had no idea how ruthless they were getting to market, now I like it even more!

[@TheGreyGhost_of43rd]

DP* not Diamond Dallas Page 😂 wtf

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Maybe they meant Diet Dr. Pepper? @@TheGreyGhost_of43rd

[@HDCalame]

I haven't seen a Mr. Pibb for years now. Didn't know it was still made. I do the Diet Dr Pepper or the Dr Pepper No Sugar versions. And I thought I came up with drinking hot Dr Pepper. I had no idea it had been a thing in the past. A commercial and everything! I get the craziest looks and comments whenever I suggest it. I think its great on a cold day and soothing for a scratchy sore throat.

[@Maximilian7992]

As a Texan, Dr Pepper is my blood as it’s my most consumed soda (I can tell the difference between a fountain DP and a bottle/can DP). However I do enjoy a Pibb, and is imo the best Coke product.

[@emperorchopchop7726]

Dr Pepper is the inventor, the drink is Dr Pepper's Monster.

[@NewMessage]

I got a bad case of lovin' them, whoever they are.

[@pamelamays4186]

I don't know why, but for some reason my father claimed that Dr Pepper contained prune juice.

[@robinsmith5442]

My cousin from New York had to have DP when they came to visit in the 1960's. Like Coors this side of Kansas.

[@btetschner]

1:11 Jennifer Love Hewitt and Steve Martin are both from Waco, Texas.

[@gokaury]

Yet another reason to like Steve Martin. He's one of my top favorite comedians.

[@btetschner]

@@gokaury I often think of that scene of him (with John Candy) where they unintentionally drive between those two trucks in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.

[@mikewebster8262]

This stuff is liquid gold!!!😊

[@registereduser]

I’m not one for touristy things, but damn if the Dr. Pepper museum isn’t on my list now.

[@vinceraven1501]

Dr. Pepper is Holy Water.... Been calling it that since I was a kid lol & I'm rapidly approaching 50.

[@12012channel]

Even though I hate DR. Pepper and Pibb for that matter, this was an interesting video. Have you done one on Moxie?

[@kwamesmith3214]

Probably a comic book villain or antihero, Doctor Strange, Doctor Fate, Doctor Destiny, Doctor Octopus etc

[@ruipacheco2939]

Being from Portugal (where Dr.Pepper was never available) only last year was I able to taste it when I went to the USA.

[@maxpower10k]

I used to be addicted to Dr Pepper pit of the can when i was younger. Had to be in a can, that’s the best way to experience it. Lol

[@JonBrown-po7he]

While in the Navy, I was stationed in the south, during the early 80s. Dr. Pepper was nonexistent in 'land of cotton', yet the analog "Mr. Pibb", was an adequate stand in.

[@wherethereswilltheresaway3297]

Pepsi cola came to town, coca cola shot him down, Dr pepper fizzed him up, Now they call him 7up 😁 ... Anybody remember Dr pepper bubble gum with juice in the center?

[@Benjamin_Halifko]

I lost it when I saw "Emo Garth Brooks"

[@LoneCanadianPoet]

I am Canadian and I grew up for a large part of my early childhood-teenage life in the Eastern Townships of Southern Québec, in Bedford/Standbridge East area from 1985 to 1993. There was no Dr.Pepper available for sale anywhere in Québec in those years, and one day I got taken for a ride to Vermont to a town close to the border, Richford or some other place I do not recall, where I ate my first bag of Wise brand chips and washed those down with a bottle of my first ever Dr.Pepper. 😂Seriously... if you lived in Québec in those years you could only get Dr.Pepper from buying it in the United States. I do not know if Ontario or the Atlantic provinces had it, but I do know that the only time I could drink one was if I was able to get one while in Vermont.

[@tested123]

but didnt you have cherry coke? kinda the same no?

[@LoneCanadianPoet]

@@tested123 nooooo Cherry Coke tasted like Cherry Coke lol

[@kylerose3174]

Also, as a Canadian, Mr.Pibb is only available in the deepest darkest recesses of the country so we love Dr Pepper by default.

[@greywater3186]

@@tested123Not even close.

[@mikecrabtree8200]

I absolutely DO NOT miss commercials.

[@alvinbhikam]

Today is my first day trying Dr Pepper

[@EmeraldEyesBibleSecrets]

I usually get Root Beer when I desire that flavor profile, but the Pepper is good too. I'll drink it.

[@subzerodragon1984]

Now you make me want to have a Dr pepper lol

[@Adam-M-]

Asking for Dr. Pepper and getting Dr. Thunder is like asking for Eminem and getting MGK.

[@wcproductions2024]

BURN!!

[@matthewdrummond1340]

😂 Awesome 😂 and true 😂

[@gokaury]

Accept no substitutes!

[@EmeraldEyesBibleSecrets]

Drink what you like. I actually prefer Sam's cola over Coke. While Coke is still slightly better, it has kind of a bad aftertaste that Sam's doesn't have.

[@rino09876]

How dare you say that about Dr. Thunder.

[@SmellySumtom]

*Secret? Well that's a hoot.* My grandfather mixed every Dr Pepper syrup as VP of the company in Dallas. Coca-Cola is a lemon base and Dr Pepper is an "Almond base". But I won't say the rest but some things in DP come all the way from Madagascar