Do You Remember the Cola Wars: Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi?

[@weirdhistoryfood]

Coke or Pepsi or other? What you do you pick? And Soda, Pop or Coke - what do you call it?

[@SweetLilWren]

Why did you replace the narrator? Bad idea if this will be in every week thing I will be unsubscribing

[@bearing_aficionado]

1. Coke 2. Anything other than Pepsi 3. Is and always called pop.

[@bigmajestic3697]

Bring the guy back

[@lilitharam44]

Coke and I can tell the difference between Coke and Pepsi just by smelling them. I don't see how people can't tell which is which. That being said, I will occaisionally drink Pepsi, maybe a few times a year or if the restaurant doesn't have Coke products.

[@lilitharam44]

@@SweetLilWren I don't like the change either.

[@jetcitykitty]

I'm sorry but a weird history without the normal narrator sounds like an AVGN episode without James Rolfe, I think the importance of that guy's voice for weird history is pretty significant. The woman reading for this video isn't doing a bad job at all, I just think this is a slight stylistic misstep.

[@Bentsi2002]

It's the first time I stopped a WH video in the middle because I wasn't paying attention. maybe our buddy is sick or something, we want answers! 😄

[@jetcitykitty]

@@Bentsi2002 I thought about that, too, I hope he isn't sick! On the other hand that guy is a total professional, like even diseases and bacteria will stop and listen to a good ole weird history and forget what they're doing

[@jeffhofer7146]

Yeah he’s the star of the show

[@eddiewillers1]

The female narrator sounds too childishly excitable - stopping now at 5:30 out of irritation.

[@briangrice1999]

It's not a weird history video without the dude's voice 😔

[@kmstins]

I agree wholeheartedly. 🙁

[@haydenmillholland4496]

No offense to whoever she is, I just can't get past not hearing his voice

[@briangrice1999]

Right!? I don't fault her, but just his dry sarcasm makes the videos for me and just not the same

[@kmstins]

@@briangrice1999 I know you didn't mean it in a disparaging manner. I didn't either. It's just like you said. 😊

[@comettamer]

Agreed.

[@leelalo6625]

What about Mexican coke? That stuff is amazing. I only drink soda when I have migraines but when I do, I try to look for the real cane sugar kind.

[@Backroad_Junkie]

Our local grocery store started carrying Mexican Coke, Sprite and Fanta. Don't really drink sugared drinks anymore, but the taste of cane is (imho) superior over corn syrup...

[@robvegas9354]

An Aussie here, i tried the Mexican coke when i was in USA and that stuff is great. the cane sugar makes such a big difference.

[@motley1989]

that's racist.

[@59771006]

@@robvegas9354 Another Aussie here we use cane sugar in our Coca-Cola in fact around 80% of the of the sugar used in Coca-Cola drinks here in Australia is grown in Australia mostly in tropical North Queensland and northern New South Wales

[@Trying2k]

@@motley1989 lol bring racist into everything gtfoh

[@goblin3810]

Nothing against this woman narrator , she did great. We all want the original dude.

[@nikita.666]

He's the main reason why I watch this channel & weird history. I'm his biggest fan...bring back our OG narrator!!!

[@johnreese8361]

Yes. He's the best 👌

[@j887276]

Ironic how the new narrator is confusing and letting down fans, as she was describing Coke did the exact same thing with new coke 🤣

[@comettamer]

Interestingly, McDonald's Coke does taste different because of a specific deal they have with Coca-Cola in which the syrup McDonald's uses is delivered in stainless steel tanks instead of the usual plastic bags. Those tanks supposedly keep the soda fresher, and your tongue can taste the difference.

[@candice_ecidnac]

Coke also regularly sends out reps to calibrate the machines and make sure the syrup to seltzer ratio is within acceptable range. I worked at McDonald's and we'd always see the Coke guy come in with his testing kit to ensure McD's Coke stayed just right to bring people in.

[@joshuafletcher598]

I thought the same thing

[@Derpmander1982]

The syrup is not refrigerated during transit, and those shipping containers can get really hot so you can imagine how it tastes different after cooking in the back of a hot truck during shipping. It’s kinda like how you can taste the difference between soda in glass bottles compared to plastic. The difference isn’t dramatic, but definitely noticeable.

[@comettamer]

@@candice_ecidnac That I did not know. How interesting.

[@comettamer]

@@Derpmander1982 Yeah, I suppose that'd affect it too.

[@TheQuincyEdwards]

Whoa whoa whoa whoa! This isn’t Jack Daniels’ narration.

[@jahmd8377]

I remember The Cola Wars. Many casualties. People still dying till this day.

[@kyleshiflet9952]

Dearest mother Today it looks like we've finally succeeded in taking the South from coke many of their loyalists have revolted against them now that they introduced New Coke Sincerely yours Joseph A. Bauxigard 6th Pepsi calvary

[@Spider-Man2094]

Those damn dirty Pepsi drinkers

[@OptimumCarDetail]

If we have a new narrator, we need a new script. Not everyone can deliver those puns

[@williamromine5715]

Agreed. I subscribed to this channel because of the narrator, not the content. If he is gone, I'll probably unsubscribe. Hope they go back to the original narrator.

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

Still cringing at the MST reboot casting....don't need this in my life too

[@nikita.666]

I have serious sleeping problems and the only thing that puts me to sleep is that narrator's voice. This video kept me awake dammit 😑 😫

[@mst3kanita]

maybe narrator was sick, and she filled in.

[@williamromine5715]

@@mst3kanita hope so.

[@collectingonthecheap56353]

Yes, I remember that war. I was on Team RC. Got devestated by Coke, but I later left RC for Pepsi and fared pretty well. Today Pepsi is my go to, but I will still kick back a refreshing RC.

[@comettamer]

I too, enjoy a nice RC cola now and again, though I am team Coke.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Team RC 100%

[@cmndrkool321]

Our business class had a taste test between Coke, Pepsi, RC, and store brand cola. We tasted all four anonymously and voted which one was the best. RC got 70% of the votes. I been team RC since.

[@xerotonin6776]

Ice cold RC with neighborhood pizza joint slice... I'ma hit that up when they open

[@davehoward2791]

RC cola and a Moon Pie. Song of the South, baby!

[@Wardner213]

Thank you for taking me back to the carefree days of the cola wars 🙂

[@TonyGearSolid]

Target used to have both Coca-Cola and Pepsi in their food court soda dispenser, I would do the unthinkable and mix them both together. It actually tasted pretty damn good and I'd sometimes go there just for a cup of my favorite forbidden drink.

[@cyskation059578]

You are a savage my dude

[@classicredwine]

Lol at “unthinkable “

[@NPA_Arts]

Monster

[@starladodge3]

I do that at the gas station across the street from our apartment!!

[@zigzagfresh5464]

We only need the dude’s voice. His dry sarcasm is what makes these videos for me.

[@madamesalamander16]

My grandmother lost her job at Coke during the Max Headroom campaign. They laid off many, many people in order to correct the mistake that was New Coke. She was right, though, when she came home with a "secret sample." She said it tasted like it had been left in a hot car for a year.

[@brandonpage7087]

Also, Doug Heffernan said it tasted like syrupy piss water. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thecooldude4371]

Also the dudes voice is better

[@highnoon9333]

Fun fact: the Pepsi CEO at the time, Don Kendall, chose Coke in the Pepsi Challenge.

[@jrebecca0195]

I remember taking the Pepsi Challenge at a supermarket around 1984-1985. I chose Coke, the original formula.

[@RBzee112]

I chose Coke, too. The guy made me take the challenge again because everyone else in line picked Pepsi.

[@parisite99]

Please do not use other narrators. It’s not just the content we come for, but also the way it is presented. This narrator took away from the video for me.

[@susanrobinson910]

In the wise words of The Piano Man himself, Billy Joel: Rock and roll, and cola wars, I CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE!! 😂😂

[@MickeyKnox]

yeah, but remember, he didn't start the fire - it was always burning, since the world's been turning

[@tenebrousoul9368]

Pepsi is still superior

[@The_Str4nger]

in Europe you can't drink Pepsi, Dr. Pepper and other soft drinks anymore, because they reduced the sugar and have added sweetener instead, so that they are more "healthier". It's horrible. The only exception is original Coke.

[@kyleshiflet9952]

DR. PEPPER: OR HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE COLA

[@Blackknight-cd6hh]

Is no one going to question why there is a new narrator ?

[@Elteejay]

I think we all are.

[@johnreese8361]

Please god. 🙏 maybe he's on vacation... wait I watched a new video that had him.. 🤓

[@RustyNickels]

"Fuller! Go easy on the Pepsi!"

[@larissabrglum3856]

🤓

[@robertmiller2367]

To keep the whole structure the same but changing the voice throws off the vibe especially with whatever synthesizing your doing with the voice, it sounds like it in a hall or something, not echoing but somehow hollow.

[@seananonymous9289]

Who is this narrator? Bring back the old narrator😒

[@G_Gr00v3]

I'd love to see Weird History Food cover the history of energy drinks!

[@rochelleiscanadian]

I was an 80s kid, and when I tried New Coke...it was...literally flat, sweeter and gross. I was devastated. My love affair with Coke was over. When they returned to Coke Classic, I was relieved but bitter. They ruined an entire summer of sweet, sweet cola goodness for me. When your 11 that's everything. So now, Pepsi is my side beyotch. Yes. I cheat on Coke with Pepsi.

[@candice_ecidnac]

I've always preferred Pepsi. Coke tastes like burnt caramel to me. It's really sweet but there's also something there that bothers me. Pepsi is refreshing by comparison. They're so different.

[@kyleshiflet9952]

I'm in the Dr Pepper camp for its unique flavor followed by Pepsi and coke

[@rochelleiscanadian]

@@kyleshiflet9952 i love Dr pepper too. If I can buy it in a case of 24 cans i do...it's been hard to find, but usually we'll choose it over cola

[@jamesisabeastieboysfan]

Royal Crown for the win!

[@ladynikkie]

I remember at the time my dad bought a lot of Pepsi I think it was during the time when they release New Coke I tried it one time and let's just say we just got used to drinking Pepsi the next couple of years during that time

[@DSMTheEditor]

"Bill Cosby - Mixology" "Michael Jackson - Youth Ambassador" 😂😂😂

[@RavenFilms]

11:08 It’s not true that they released New Coke even though people preferred the original. When Coke was doing the product testing for it, doing blind taste tests at malls and events, people overwhelmingly preferred New Coke, and that is why it was released. But it failed because they took away the original. If they would have had both they could have phased out the original in a few years without much uproar. But they made the mistake of taking away something that was liked and even nostalgic without letting the market do that for them.

[@mahna_mahna]

In many places in the south, the word "coke" is what you use instead of "soda" or "pop". A conversation would go like this: "You want a coke?" "Sure." "What kind?" "Dr. Pepper."

[@BlkMagickGaia3]

You mean the North ?

[@mahna_mahna]

@@BlkMagickGaia3 No.

[@mandalor45]

funny how an addictive drug additive would affect sales vs their competitors

[@Machtimus]

Yeah but when did they stop putting coke in the coke. Lol

[@MH-js5eg]

Wild 🍒 Pepsi all the way! Coke/Coca-Cola gives me a weird headache and I don’t really like straight colas, prefer flavored. However, I’d have chosen 7-up over either one back in the day. Today, my go to’s are No. 1 Code Red Mt. Dew, then regular Mt. Dew, Barq’s Root Beer & Orange Fanta. Occasionally I’ll have a Wild 🍒 Pepsi but I don’t think I’ve had a Coke since the 80s. I remember when my Junior High got our first pop machines in front of the school offices. What an exciting time it was for us. The 80’s. LOL Actually, I need to stop drinking sody pop all together (borderline diabetic) but…addiction, C’est la vie.

[@candice_ecidnac]

I miss cherry 7 Up. I used to love it in the 80s and 90s.

[@kyleshiflet9952]

@@candice_ecidnac they still make cherry 7up

[@BatCaveOz]

" A guy you have saved in your phone as Molly Mark". 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Fuzzy_Spork]

I grew up in the 80's when colas flowed like water. Like, you sometimes had no choice! It was a soda or nothing. 😆 I haven't had Coke or Pepsi in over 10 years and I'm not missing it.

[@kyleshiflet9952]

I'm a Dr Pepper loyalist but that's cause I'm a Texan and prefer the taste to Pepsi and Coke but I'll drink both

[@aprilmeowmeow]

@@kyleshiflet9952 is Dr pepper a Texas thing? i know it's everywhere, but for some reason all the Texans I know (including myself) love Dr pepper :D

[@kyleshiflet9952]

@@aprilmeowmeow yes it is

[@jazcc]

@@aprilmeowmeow Well I was born and raised in NY and I love Dr Pepper 🌶. I also really like the zero Dr Pepper. It does taste Almost exactly like Dr. Pepper. The problem is that if your ordering from restaurants and such it’s usually Coke or Pepsi.

[@melissacooper8724]

@@aprilmeowmeow Well Dr. Pepper originated in Texas so it would make sense that it's a Texas thing.

[@seanm6215]

Always loved Coke. Now I drink sprite but I still drink coke when I go out.

[@youlikedyourowncomment5151]

So Pepsi wanted Michael Jackson to reach out and touch a younger audience eh?

[@curiodyssey3867]

Lmfao got eeemm

[@kaitlynnmcmaster8204]

I don't dislike this narrator, I just love the other narrator

[@nankypooh655]

I remember the Cola wars like it was yesterday. It never really stopped.

[@anarchistatheist1917]

When i first heard of cola wars i initially thought of pepsi and coca cola truck drivers getting into fist fights or gun fights with each other.

[@melissacooper8724]

That reminds me of a Pepsi commercial where a Pepsi truck driver and a Coca-Cola truck driver got into a fist fight at a diner while Get Together by The Youngbloods was playing on the jukebox! 😂

[@markfigueroa1681]

Who is this?????? Bring back the guy!!!!!!!! Re-upload with his voice!!!!!! Revolt!!!!!!!!!!

[@carolyngrierson6642]

I like the snarky guy he makes me laugh

[@chaddgrimard4752]

So I guess you’re just gonna change the narrator at random?now I have no reason to watch this video lol 😂 I can just google this shit, personally it was his way of speaking and explaining that I enjoyed 🤷‍♂️🤙🏽

[@ArcherSuh4721]

Weird History should do a video about Joan Crawford and Pepsi!

[@MarianneKat]

My hands hurt just thinking about carrying those glass 8 packs 😁

[@celebratingtheclassicswithearl]

This is awesome, I remember these days well 😃 Excellent editing

[@ripleyandweeds1288]

Guys I think the narrator has a cold, his voice sounds a lil funny.

[@thehorrorhound6575]

Pepsi for me. It’s sweeter, it’s crisper, it’s more refreshing. It doesn’t make your teeth feel gritty and chalky like Coke does.

[@tinacotreau-guillot4870]

The irony is not lost; the original narrator is like Coke and the new narrator is like Pepsi. I see what you did. Now switch back.

[@NewMessage]

"We don't have Coke... Pepsi ok?" ... I don't have your tip... nothing ok?

[@bspep3]

Mexican Coke in a glass bottle is where it's at

[@ScottHumphries]

That is the true original coke made with cane sugar.

[@lerneanlion]

Please do a video about how instant noodles came to be!

[@nowandaround312]

"Pepsi looked for a musician who could _literally_ reach out and touch a younger audience...you see where this is going. Michael Jackson." Weird History Food is here to provide all the "best" child molestation puns

[@AustinMcGrannLive]

I hope he just took a week off for his summer vacation. Miss to no fault of your own the voice just doesn’t do it for me. I love the Weird History channels but the voice is really what does it for me.

[@josephwhiskeybeale]

New Coke was better tasting than Pepsi, but Coca Cola Classic was still so much better.

[@katim2644]

Pepsi's preference in the Cola Wars wasn't (just) based on taste (although that is the historical record). Pepsi jacked up it's likelihood of being chosen over Coke by keeping it at 2 degrees colder than than Coke (at least that is how they did it in the random mall taste tests). I know this because I worked for Pepsi during the campaign; well, at least I was one of the teenagers that ran the kiosks at the mall. Oh, and in Canada, so that may not have been the system everywhere else.

[@UneeVee]

Nah Pepsi preference wasn't based on taste at all. Because Coca-Cola is better!

[@michaelhowell2326]

I hate to admit it but Bill Cosby's famous sweaters aren't the first think I think of when I hear "Cosby sweater".

[@DPSFSU]

I pick Coke (but only Mexican real cane sugar glass bottle Coke) and I also pick our original narrator. Doesn't feel the same.

[@Oonagh72]

They had the Pepsi Challenge at a local mall when I was a kid. My grandmother hated Pepsi. So she took the challenge. They said she picked Pepsi. My grandmother cussed the woman out because she knows Coke vs Pepsi. My little sister had walked behind the thing and saw the girl change it. So while my grandmother is mad my little sister is asking the woman why she is switching it. It was hilarious! They shut down the Pepsi Challenge and didn’t bring it back to any of the malls in our area 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@superblindeye1]

That is hilarious!

[@scooterrodriguez2711]

Bring back the original narrator please k thx

[@jonjeez4218]

I like Pepsi and RC but there's absolutely no contest Coca-Cola is the superior Cola

[@MeloraCarabas]

The incredibly cheesy jokes work a LOT better with this cheery cheeky voice.

[@NineteenEightyFive]

great video but the back to the future part is wrong. marty asks for pepsi free and drinks pepsi in multiple scenes in the first movie. it wasn't really coca cola heavy (yes I know tab is a coke product).

[@richiedagger733]

Pepsi straight, coke if there's rum in it

[@tmn5647382910]

You should do energy drink wars next.

[@babsbylow6869]

Has that "war" ever stopped?! I once took the Pepsi Challenge at the mall. I pointed at one, called it and correctly, said it still tasted better and walked away like a boss. Winner? Coke.

[@KuLaydMahn]

McDonald's keeps their coke a few degrees colder, they've actually got some kind of exclusivity contract. Look it up - it's an actual thing, that McDonald's coke is better.

[@llorona7847]

Pepsi wins the cola war hands down. But let’s talk about the actual best soda, which is Dr Pepper…

[@firstname__lastname]

Wasn't the voice I was expecting... Hmmm

[@anarchistatheist1917]

I prefer pepsi cola over coca cola. But not by much. Coca cola was originally invented in early May 1886 while pepsi was originally invented 7 years later in early June 1893. I would drink either coca cola or pepsi cola. Both are fine in my opinion.

[@Adam-M-]

I have heard from numerous restaurant workers that Pepsi has better customer service regarding their machines. A local restaurant I frequent changed from Coke for that reason. Not sure if it's true nationwide.

[@johnnymoon]

There’s only one king of beverages... it’s called water

[@jhalkoski]

bill cosby - Mixologist🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 excuse me while i catch my breath

[@texx1017]

McDonalds Coca Cola just hits different.............

[@randicharters9890]

I myself am a 7UP first Dr Pepper second and Pepsi third drinker

[@onionbubs386]

Oh hey, Stephen Colbert narrator is gone

[@Midlife_Manical_Mayhem]

hated new coke. switched to pepsi until they brought original back.

[@superblindeye1]

I'm a Coca-Cola guy all the way. If I go to a restaurant, and they serve Pepsi, I won't buy a soda. Dr pepper is its own company though, so if I'm lucky and I'm at a restaurant that serves that in addition to the Pepsi product, I will get one of those. But other than that, for me, Coca-Cola is the real thing. Interestingly enough, my family didn't have soda growing up very often. We would have it usually once or twice a year if that. When I was a teenager, my math teacher would drink diet Coke on a regular basis and would give me one on occasion. I really enjoyed it. Later, on a 4th of July weekend, my aunt brought a cooler filled with Coke and other beverages. I tried Coke and loved it! It probably wasn't the first time I had a Coke, as when I was a child I would drink any soda that I could get, but it's the first recollection of me really enjoying the substance for what it was. And I've enjoyed it ever since.

[@UncomfortableShoes]

Coke picked Bill Cosby as their spokesperson. Me: Oof. Pepsi countered with Michael Jackson. Me: Jesus fucking christ

[@seiph80]

I never knew Alfonso Ribeiro was in a Pepsi commercial! Guess those moves helped him with the Carlton dance!

[@sethpark1459]

What happened to the cool guy's voice? The person narrating this sounds like the one from all the generic top 10 lists

[@Kimberly-dt4ko]

I was a Fresca and diet Pepsi drinker. Probably a result of my childhood. Growing up, the only time we could have soda was when we threw up. Then it was flat coke to settle your stomach. So when I hit my teens in the seventies and started drinking soda for enjoyment, diet Pepsi and Fresca were my choices.

[@abdelali9279]

5:11 like Soldier Boy said, that Bill Cosby knew how to make some hard drinks.

[@wickidbloodymetalqueen7901]

I 💛 Pepsi!!! Clear Pepsi and the blue Pepsi!!!! I do 💙 vanilla coke!!! That shit is 🔥

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Blue Pepsi was really good if you put it in the freezer and let it get slushy

[@michaelm6384]

They’re both just brown sugar water.

[@zach7193]

Man, that's something. I come on here after watching Weird History and treated with something good. Had no idea that there was a war with soda. I know that Coke was popular during World War 2. I've had both drinks, Coke and Pepsi. It's like having 2 girlfriends. I heard about Michael Jackson being featured with Pepsi. Usually I think of Bill Cosby on the cover of Jello, not Coke. A fall from grace was he! Interesting fact: Max Headroom footage was used to hijack stations WGN and WTTW.

[@kyleshiflet9952]

It was guy in a max headroom mask

[@Kanas83]

I work for coke, but the only thing of our I drink is Vanilla Coke, Fanta and ocassional Monster

[@narcolepticbarbie]

“literally touch a younger audience” 💀💀💀

[@TheeKookyWildflower]

I always liked Coke, but my mother insisted on buying Pepsi. That New Coke was nasty, but Classic Coke and Cherry Coke made up for the mishap.

[@erichuffman8928]

Yeah, no mention of cherry coke at all. And that was huge. Still a Slurpie flavor today.

[@melissacooper8724]

I prefer Cherry Coke over Cherry Pepsi anyday!

[@DustinDriggers]

Michael Jackson: Youth Ambassador. I'm done. I'm just done.

[@Elteejay]

I think we're going to have the narrator wars next because I miss the guy's voice. TBH, I couldn't even finish the video because of the change. Call me shallow, but he was/is the best.

[@TMcConnaughhay]

There were cable channels in the 80's

[@dimebagdave77]

🔥THNX!🔥

[@vaibanez17]

Ive never heard a Weird History without Weird History guy. I dont hate it but it's not the same.

[@thedovahk9398]

Dr Pepper is better than both.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks for this! 🥤

[@carlstanland5333]

“Now, my sh*t, I'll take the Pepsi challenge with that Amsterdam sh*t, any day of the f***in' week.” -Lance, Pulp Fiction.

[@jimjackson665]

The voice over is awful. Bring that dude with the golden pipes!