Wendy's "Grill Skill" 1989 training video 1/2

[@danielwheeler3625]

This is NOT just a training video for Wendy's. It's a training video for life.

[@Millermacs]

Daniel Wheeler Very accurate

[@Mike-pj1kv]

Thank you. You said what I was thinking, but just couldn't articulate it.

[@Bruh-il7ju]

Perfect, now I know my meat can hang over my bun

[@peterdarcy-ep4wi]

Daniel, I know this is 6 years old, but you said it best. I have never seen a training video like this before and it was simply amazing.

[@apfanco]

Old fayshund hamburgers. They are the best in the bidness

[@Mike-pj1kv]

So true. Dave never did master his b's and q's

[@pureluck8767]

Mike why was that????

[@RoundenBrown]

@@pureluck8767 He was a high school dropout.

[@pureluck8767]

RoundenBrown bullshit he got a PhD from hamburger university

[@MelancoliaI]

yeah the humble pie act is tiresome here, he got better with time

[@maverickmarine79]

I watched this video as a newly minted grill dude at Wendy’s in 1994. First job I ever had. I remember Dave being very friendly in the vid. I got good at it. I’d have 30-40 Singles going and another 30 juniors going at the same time during rush. Each one got the “Four corner press”. I EARNED that minimum wage! Oddly enough - it was one of the most satisfying jobs I ever had. I liked seeing people enjoy their food in the dining room. That, and seeing the Super-Bar again made me crack a smile… 4 years later, I was a Marine. Haha. Good memories…

[@macdaddymcd]

I can’t tell if you are trying to be funny, but dude;I laughed so mother fucking hard at your comment. Semper Fidelis burger brother

[@anthonym7089]

Did the have Superbar in Fallujah?

[@maverickmarine79]

@@anthonym7089 The only beef patties getting stacked over there were bad guys. Superbar? No. More like SuperSlaughter.

[@MisterPuggles]

@@maverickmarine79 Weird. Thank you for your service, though!

[@LTDANMAN44]

man you should like an awesome burger maker!

[@dannyshacklebolt2461]

Remember guys the patty is square so the meat hangs over the side of the bun.

[@HazelTheHare]

danny Shacklebolt Meat's got grain to it just like wood, you gotta follow the arrows to lay it down like you should

[@BourbonInhibitions]

+danny Shacklebolt LOL!

[@sean8102]

+danny Shacklebolt People will like that.

[@dannyshacklebolt2461]

😂

[@TyCast]

No it's cause WE DON'T CUT CORNERS

[@JasonNation72]

On Dave Thomas's tombstone reads "Here lies an old faysund soul that wanted us to learn grill skills and be the best in the bidness." So poignant!

[@johnrankin7135]

His body hangs over the tombstone and *people like that*

[@snsnshhhs663]

Liar

[@thejanitor769]

​@@snsnshhhs663really? I thought he was telling the truth. 🙄

[@tashikkuu8813]

"and people like that!"

[@jannecechmanek]

You know what's better than a training video? A training video inside your training video.

[@peterdarcy-ep4wi]

I came across this video from my Human Resource college class. Watching this training video from Wendy's in 1989 makes me want to quit school, quit my job, and work for Wendy's. The most genius training video ever. Thank you, Dave Thomas and Rest In Peace knowing you KILLED IT in the training video game!

[@Zarvarza]

Having worked at Wendy's the meat is square for packaging reasons, Square patties fit much easier into a box than round patties. Dave simply exploited this fact and market the 'we dont cut corners' around it.

[@DH1986]

Wendy's probably special orders it that way to stand out. If it was a cost cutting measure than Mc Donalds would have went square years ago.

[@kevinwong6588]

White Castle has been square since 1921.

[@thejanitor769]

Be there or be square

[@mulletboater]

You notice that the meat seems to have a lot of water and fat in it. That is why the patties shrink and why so much pressing is encouraged. This being a training film and not an advert, they had to be honest that the grill almost immediately pools with grease, and, that you have to let a bunch of grease drip off the patty so it doesn't disintegrate the bun. its probably 60/40 beef. "These burgers are hella greasy son." drain that fat so it doesn't soak the bun" "the burgers are going to shrink as the grill gets damp" press it hard so its not the size of a postage stamp" "show up and work so you can get paid" "$7.25 that's the minimum wage" "you tripped out and you think your in here with me" "dropping acid before your shift is no way to be" "keep your head straight and don't act up" "or that boss lady will make you pee in a cup"

[@jjtt1890]

mullet nope...if you squeeze all the juices out you end up with a dry yucky burger

[@pureluck8767]

Exactly and they also crush the burger out because it’s very little meat and they want to make u think there’s a lot more on it because it hangs over!! it’s all BS marketing son

[@patrickjohnson1483]

@UCvG2rrVVkNEy9lJ2aGkfJjg my man you have the grill skills.

[@johncase1353]

Strange enough this video is still more informative than the current training video.

[@shane1489]

How did it come to this? 1am and I’m watching a 30 year old Wendys training video.... AND LOVING IT! Bring back the SUPERBAR!!!

[@bonethrone]

So that's why there squared, so the meat hangs over the bun. They should really emphasize that

[@xxexclusivevideos]

yup

[@RoundenBrown]

"and people like that!"

[@cantrips]

I love how Dave says 'bidness' instead of 'business'. True, old fashioned Italian mobster. LOL

[@Wintericecrystal]

I could be wrong, but I get the feeling that the burgers are 100% beef and square.

[@lemonpaper]

So that the patty hangs off of the bun

[@thejanitor769]

The old fayshioned too

[@MCO18]

Ah, when Dave used to be in every single Wendy’s commercial.

[@crazyboypabk17]

I like how he feels the need to tell us what he got on the burger

[@xr1808]

Mustard pickle and onion.

[@BlakeChilders]

I'm pretty sure this guy shit himself when he realized he was taking Dave Thomas's order.

[@Austindunhamfit]

ima grill man at wendys and all you do is clean stuff. grilling meat is almost secondary.

[@donmcclain5878]

Austin Dunham good. Fuck off and get back to cleaning

[@thecharreddog4707]

Wendy’s, McDonalds, and Burger King used to actually grill their burgers...and now...

[@sithninjacowboyranger9803]

I lived the change of the grill at Wendy's

[@jgando111278]

Its called old fayshuned cleaning, da best in da bidness

[@RockyBalboa211]

Dave Thomas was the heart of Wendy's, and Wendy's, for me, had the best burger chain in the early/mid 90's.

[@SeonghwaffleJem]

Wow, this brings back memories. I watched that when I worked at Wendy's in 1990.

[@LuckyDukeSeven]

the best in the bin'us

[@lvstream720]

Poor Dave Thomas. He doesn't know that his burgers now are cooked by a press grill like Mac Donalds. This Manual Cooking theory It is not practiced anymore. Now a grill cooks it and pops open when the patties are done. No more hanging over the buns

[@oldeenglishd45]

Makes me fucking cry.

[@lvstream720]

The thing is, the grills cooks to perfection. Hand cooking causes many burn or dry burgers if the grill guy is not paying attention

[@zjdarrah]

But I think they are saying Dave wouldn't let that happen. Of course the Thomas family can't even make that call anymore.

[@sithninjacowboyranger9803]

That happened in November 2005. I was at Wendy's when it happened

[@NoExplosionsMcgee]

Ol' fæsioned hamburger

[@lmtx45]

i gotta be honest here man, that whole grillin' rap segment was really good. very well made and the rapper dude made an amazing job with the choreograph and such. 10/10

[@MystikWizard]

If you didn't get it the first three times, the meat is pattied into squares so it hangs over the edge of the bun. People will like that.

[@Xanatos21]

Dave Thomas is now serving fries, drinks, Junior Bacon Cheeseburgers, Chicken Sandwiches, and the rest of the mouth-watering good Wendy's menu to his fellow angels up in Heaven. Rest in Peace, Dave Thomas! You are dearly missed!

[@huskerlegend77]

lmao no one takes fast food as serious as they were. These videos are great

[@psm1167]

Best in the bidness

[@chrislemaster2695]

Wendy's was still using this video in 2012

[@Mike-pj1kv]

Dave made square meat modeled after his square head and square disposition.

[@rawredhole]

1:57 made me really miss the Wendy's Super Bar. Bring back the Super Bar. We need to sample the cuisine options from around the world like Dave had intended.

[@OlafoWaffle]

I hope my first psychotic episode is as visually entertaining as this.

[@FemininePulchritude]

I worked at Wendy's just two years ago in high school and they still make their burgers exactly like this.

[@EvesEvilVideos]

Congrats, you just gave me a new song to annoy my friends with.

[@ColinCropley]

this is really important here

[@evanobrien9585]

I just ate my very first baconator while watching this! Man the years I've missed out on all that deliciousness 😋

[@temasongu]

Wendy's replaced the grills in a lot of their stores with a new double-sided grill that presses the meat for you, and cooks in less time. Only the old Wendy's, or what they call the "old image" stores still require manually pressing meat.

[@dag1984]

Bro that burger rap was wickity whack! Don't forget you gotta keep the buns on the warming rack. Keep the cheese and veggies in the tray that cool. Soon you'll be a Wendy's grillin' fool!

[@MonaichFother]

Will you be releasing this on iTunes?

[@eaglesfan19029]

I like how when the camera switches to the TV the beginning part of Pink Floyd's "Welcome to the Machine" is played. Very fitting now that the intended viewer would be working for a corporation. Or "the machine" in this case.

[@blazethewise12]

you see the patty is square,so it hangs off the the bun

[@psycold]

The second time it was said in the video I just about lost it.

[@iknowwhatkillsme]

great fast cut editing, really gets you into the action! I love the punch cards

[@badmuthahubbard]

This uses the classic story-within-a-story technique, just like Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew' and '1,001 Arabian Nights'. It was also surely a valuable project for the actors who participated, as it prepared them for long careers in "one of the most important jobs at Wendy's". The only thing that confuses me is why Bill didn't see a video of himself coming to work at the beginning. He must have been watching a different version. RIP SuperBar :(

[@jamieclark420]

Dave was a true renaissance man. If he were alive, we could still get our jr. bacons for a buck. RIP

[@DrDoomBloom]

That intro music, minus the lyrics, sounds like entrance music for a WCW wrestler in the early 90's

[@privateer0561]

It is unfortunate Wendy's doesn't make them fresh any more. I haven't had a fresh burger there in many years - which is why I stopped going. They were something in the old days, though.

[@burtreynolds5520]

3:45 - this happens to me every time I drop acid at work.

[@Commack08]

Sorry you've passed away.. Miss you Burt.

[@Qwertyuiop-lg7ko]

Pretty sure this guy was on acid too

[@cujoedaman]

it's a training video about a kid watching a training video inside a training video! It's a Wendyception!

[@RamekGreen]

Dave says fashioned strange. "ol fashyond"

[@kylej.mcelravy]

That's an Ohio accent for you.

[@christieperry4361]

You're right. As an Ohioan, we say goofy things. Like bidnezz

[@shane1489]

Thats the old fashion way of saying old fashion.

[@mronionsalad]

This video is fræsh! Good Bidness work Dave. We miss you!

[@Collector917]

"I want you to remember we only serve 100% pure ground beef" sooo... don't be going out and replacing it w/none of that tofurkey on your lunch breaks.

[@Vulg4r]

This video had something for everyone.

[@awesomeHOBO117]

New ringtone.

[@gretzkyz]

I've been watching old training videos for the last hour, FML 😂😂😂😂

[@hippies4evr]

You know its getting serious when the hamburger falls over the bun

[@andrewboryk3904]

Yo, the trainer says “From the front to the back you got to lay it down”. And then we go on to watch the kid and then the employee in the next video both lay it down from left to right. I don’t know why, but I’m PISSED

[@chrishill2384]

fucking hell i miss the 80's

[@GuitarGuy190]

SO THEY HANG OVER THE BUN. You cannot work in Wendy's without knowing that shit!

[@mattington85]

3:30 That's the start of "Welcome to the Machine" by Pink Floyd.

[@stephaniestolichnaya3666]

I shoulda never smoked that sh*t now I’m in the Wendy’s “grill skill” 1989 training video

[@headcrusher115]

wendys old FAYshioned hamburgers are the best in the bidness

[@evanobrien9585]

Best in the entire world!

[@evanouellet]

What the fuck am I doing with my life 😂 I’m the grill person at Wendy’s and I’m voluntarily watching this ffs😂😂

[@DrCornbread]

I'm eating a baconator as I watch this.

[@christophermurdock6327]

I think the most interesting thing here is that retro monitor and video combo unit!

[@RavnerRavner]

you know call me the odd duck.. but i think i heard "Welcome to the Machine" when he put in the video tape

[@punisherthunder]

+RavnerRavner That's what is sounds like to me too!

[@mauvemoth569]

the employee is genuinely terrified and confused

[@izaboomaster]

They totally ripped off the intro of Pink Floyd "welcome to the machine" at 3:30

[@wulfbak]

I wonder if they paid royalties for that.

[@lovesaxy]

OK I wasn't the only one who thought that!

[@Blvdshagnasty69]

dude, welcome to the machine... the symbolism there, hifuckinglarious

[@clay4trey]

5:33 I died.

[@XXXAronSlayerXXX]

2:34 i survived

[@austinjefferson3232]

+Anders Öfvergård at 4:07 i time-traveled

[@WithaK97]

I got the grill skills to pay the bills

[@jamesmuir1479]

I just got a 60 on my math test, looking for alternatives.

[@DiverseLA]

Old Fayshunned. Frayshest Beef. Bidness. It's not an "accent". It's what happens when you drop out of high school. That said, he did become a rich businessman.

[@SkyfuWaifu]

Chad brought me here

[@jonathanyenca2538]

Same

[@EvesEvilVideos]

Gamer cat yep, same XD

[@Belvadier]

Love the sound effects from Pink Floyd's "Welcome To The Machine" track.

[@LouisAndPillz]

I can now work ant wendys.

[@JonathanStein]

Learn how to grill a Wendy's "Old Fayshioned" hamburger - 1980's style. The best in the "bid'nes".

[@weaponx1969]

Wow.

[@owenpv4828]

Did "Mark Reads Harry Potter" bring anybody here?

[@Anakunus]

Yes.

[@welderboy13]

No

[@utube9000]

I love the song "Grill Skill"! That's some mad 80's rock. Who recorded that? Come on musicians, I know SOMEBODY out there played on that session - reveal yourselves! "You need the one with the grill skills!"

[@CraigOrangeSoda]

Chadtronic army incoming

[@MonitoMR]

Even as a fan, I hate people who say which KZbinr brought us here. We don't give a shit!

[@CraigOrangeSoda]

>Doesn't give a shit >has the time to comment about it yeah, right.

[@MonitoMR]

You know I was agreeing with you, right?

[@EvesEvilVideos]

Kristoffer Morato BEWARE

[@RockyBalboa211]

@PrideofWhitey: Dave Thomas was a really down to earth guy. It took him a long while to start playing Golf because he thought only rich people used to play Golf. Also, he stopped eating his food less frequently when his health started to go down before his death.

[@BrianMorrison71]

This kiddies is how Wendy's used to make hamburgers. Now they throw them under a steam lid because people are too dumb and lazy to cook them the right way. The square, unsalted patties taste like puke.

[@BrianMorrison71]

AMEN

[@iSlushyx]

It's funny how wrong you are in every way possible. Just shut your fat ass mouth and eat the food.

[@BrianMorrison71]

Fuck off

[@BlakeChilders]

Bojo Mojo I work next to a Wendy's that uses a grill like they used to.

[@BrianMorrison71]

mmmm, I wish I did...

[@corsaircarl9582]

We'll miss you Dave Thomas! *salutes*

[@bts845]

I hate the new wendy burgers. They taste horrible and I never go back. After Dave died, things have gotten worse. The salad bars were great too. Miss the old wendys :((((

[@electron2601]

Wendy's sucks all around these days period!

[@aleckscott]

I thought this was going to suck but this video totally rocks..."so the hamburger hangs over the side of the bun"...YES! I always wondered why the patties were square; people like the hamburger hanging over the side of the bun, HELL YEAH! I never new how crucial it was to "press out the corners"...this video totally ROCKS!!! Best part is where they sample the beginning of Pink Floyd's "Welcome to the Machine" at 3:30...Whoever wrote that rap was awesome, sounds like Kurtis Blow in Da Howsz!

[@clejosh]

Yes, I just watched this for the first time and was wondering if I was the only one who noticed the "Welcome to the Machine" sample!!!

[@thelowmein9143]

Every cooking show or article I’ve ever read says not to press a burger.

[@celticbird2398]

Let's do this!!!!!!

[@gfxdave99]

I love how 80,000 people couldnt man up and watch 2/2

[@VictorFoote01]

Best training video I have ever seen!

[@jasonhockey4671]

continued- last part: The metal buckets containing old frosty mix is called a "re-run" and what we do is pour the re run into the machine so we don't have to "waste good frosty mix" so what u are getting is a frosty that have been out all night. it gets so bad that a nasty film develops on top of the mix and we have to skim it off so it won't clog the machine. we are basically selling you Frosties that have been out literally for about 12-15 hours over night inside of the machine. they get cleaned rarely and so do most of the things except for the fryer filters which get changed every night and the burger presses that get cleaned once a day. think twice before you eat Wendy's food

[@scorpion2263]

Its a training video in a training video... INCEPTION

[@АлехСтоыанофф]

Wow. VHS. Rad dude.

[@AllThingzStrange]

I miss the Garden Spot Salad Bar. That was the best part of Wendys!! None of them have those anymore. I don't know where Dave Tomas got the accent from. However, he was such a great guy. I remember his old commercials as a kid.

[@wehttam13]

Not bad vfx for the late 80's

[@jgando111278]

Dave loves old fayshuned missionary pasition, da best for when he does his bidness!

[@jackslater230011]

When you see the guy from the tv's perspective, the buzzing and thumping sounds we're hearing is actually part of the intro to Pink Floyd's Welcome to the Machine.

[@crazybraeden]

so the meat hangs over the bun, people WILL like that

[@ViperMD]

Glorious late 80's goodness right here!

[@thejanitor769]

I was 8 years old going on old fayshioned when this training video popped off.

[@mstrainjr]

If only my life started out as cool as the intro to this video.

[@iCoflin]

lol. Why did I watch all of this? why is it so awesome?