Could store brand appetizers be better than name brands? Let’s talk about that. Good Mythical Summer. And welcome to the final episode of Good Mythical Summer twenty twenty-four. We made it. We made it. Hey, but listen. Goodbye, ice creams. Don’t worry, because next week we’re gonna still be here for you with some throwback videos on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. And then we’ll be back week after next with our regular Monday through Friday, five episode a week schedule with the premiere week of season twenty-six. Twenty-six? And don’t forget about our new show that is running over on the Rhett and Link channel right now. Rhett and Link’s Wonderhole. That’s right. The second episode of our new original series on the Rhett and Link channel, Wonderhole, premieres today. Why don’t we check out a little bit of it? We’re actually gonna create a scavenger hunt for our future selves. We’ll find that. I mean, I’m talking two hundred years. Let’s go two hundred years. You’re both timeless. Today is the day we dig up the time capsule. Dude, I already know that. Do you think that the old us made it too hard on the now us? Oh my God, it’s hot. There’s no way we’re gonna be dumb enough to think that we should go in all the directions. We have a favor that we’re gonna ask you. It’s like you got too much time, but also not enough. You’re not right about everything. We used to be somebodies. What is happening? I don’t know if I wanna live that long. Well, this will give you a reason. Does that make you wanna watch it? Yes! I’ve already watched it, but it still kinda makes me wanna watch it again. Please watch it. Comment. That’s episode two. Episode two. Rhett and Link’s Wonderhole, again. It’s on the other channel. The original Rhett and Link channel, YouTube.com/rhettandlink So, go over and check it out. It drops at six p.m. eastern, three p.m. pacific today. Now, appetizers are the perfect little something something to wet your palate before a proper meal. Wet. Wet, real wet. And wherever there’s a great appetizer, there’s a copycat not too far behind. That’s true. Could those copies best the name brands, though? Or will the name brands always beat them down? It’s time for Knock-off Knockout Appetizers Edition. Okay, boys, the name of the game is to find the name brand. The loser of today’s episode will have to make up a restaurant style birthday song for the winner in More. And first up, you’re looking for the Totino’s pizza rolls. I mean, these. They don’t all look the same, but I gotta say, we are gonna have blindfolds for the rounds in which is super obvious. I’m not a frequent eater of these outside of the show, so I can’t say that I know exactly what they look like. Not bad. I’m a little off put by the fact that all of these rolls look like they have, like, reptile skin on them. It’s like if you, you know, if you’re, you know. What reptiles have you been looking at? If your uncle’s like, look at my new reptile boot. Kind of. It would kind of look like that. So specifically, the type of skin that gets turned into a boot? Is this one better? What kind of reptile gets turned into a boot? An alligator. An ostrich. An ostrich is not a reptile. Well, they want to be, and I’m for that. You think? They have a Facebook. The main problem with ostriches. Ostriches. They want to be reptiles? Were being called reptiles. Well, are they upset? Well, they were reptiles. Yeah. They evolved from reptiles. Their feet are still reptiles. They want to go back? These are longer and bigger. Biology with Rhett and Link. These are the biggest ones that we have to eat today. That tastes like it got cinnamon on it. You are so boldly putting these in your mouth. And I look at this lineup and, like, the roof of my mouth starts to hurt. Oh, they cooled them down for us. Okay. I know I’m instinctively eating half. They’re warm, they’re not hot. I couldn’t say warm until I was eight. I would say worm. Worm? I’d say might make the bath wormer. You wouldn’t say warm? I couldn’t say warm, I couldn’t say warm. I had said worm. I couldn’t say my own name until I was probably six. Which one, Link or Charles? I call myself ink. These are all decent. Not one of them is standing out as being amazing One has to. I thought it would. The most pepperoni taste. I’m gonna get my Link castle out. How about Rhett-tinos? Three, two, one. Grab a bop. That. Oh. Don’t, you, like, see, what you don’t have to do is you don’t have to put your finger. I’m trying to help you. But watch. Watch how easy I can do this. It doesn’t move when I hit it. It’s an unnecessary instinct. You need to bring your hand down when I’m coming over. Okay. Okay, so you both went for the same one. Why? Because it’s slightly the best, and I. I thought it had the most pepperoni flavor. And I know it’s not this big, and that one, didn’t love it. The Totino’s pizza rolls are on plate number four. You’re both correct. The others were Kroger brand. Not bad at all, Kroger. Safeway’s Signatures Select. Okay. And Great Value. Great Value tastes like it’s got cinnamon on it. I don’t know why you had to make them bigger. So, like, if Kroger’s a lot cheaper, I’d say it’s a keeper. Next up, you need to identify the Ore-Ida tater tots. All right-a. Stevie, all right, I’ll do it. Plate number two. They’re taller. Plate number three. They’re still a little taller than one. Plate number, four. I guess what I’m saying is plate number one is shorter. Is it gonna help you? I just like. You feel like you have a tater tot size in mind? Yeah, I thought it was that one, but every other one is bigger. That tasted. Again, there’s no visual keys here. A little burnt, but in a good way. Tater tots, were they. Did they start as a home thing and then make their way into some restaurants? I don’t think you can do this at home. How would you do this at home? What? How you gonna make a tot? How’d you do it? If I gave you an afternoon in a stack of potatoes. Oh, no, they came in a bag. How are you gonna, you’re gonna? I know these are all out of a bag. That’s the point of the episode. But I’m wondering, did they start out in a restaurant and then become bagged, or did they start in the bag and then start to make their way into restaurants? Ore-Ida originated them as a frozen food. There you go. So it was in the bag, at home, to begin with. There’s not a lot of restaurants that do it, though. Made famous by Napoleon Dynamite. Afraid to do it. Yeah, I’d never heard of them before that. What I’m learning is that. Wait, what? It was a joke. Wasn’t funny. All of these taste super acceptable, but one of them is just better. It’s just the best. And I’m not gonna retaste any. I’m going off of my first instinct. Ink’s instinct. I am retasting them. Well, they are good. You ever dip them in a mustard just to mix it up? I gotta say. It’ll go with a mustard. I don’t eat tater tots. When was the last time you ate tater tots outside of this show? Sometimes when we have burgers, we’ll get some tater tots to go with them. I have one that I like the most, and it’s not the one that I’m choosing. Interesting. Okay. For only one reason. It’s the one I like the most, and I am choosing. I’ll tell you in a second. Three, two, one. The one you chose is the one I like the most. These are the best, dude. But that’s where the original one was in round one. And I’m a good test taker. And if you put C on the previous question, don’t put, or D. Don’t put D on the next question. The Ore-Ida tater tots are on plate number two. So you both were incorrect. The ones that you liked the best that Link chose were Walmart Great Value. They’re very potato. The first ones are Kroger’s Simple Truth. And then the next, are Signature Select. Signature Select was my least favorite, but I do agree with you. Yeah, these are the least. You could top my taters with any of these. But these are the best. Walmart, bringing it. Back in nineteen ninety-six, we made the fateful decision to shake hands with one leg each in the air before the prom. And we’ve been doing that ever since then. And now we have put it on a sweatshirt that I am wearing. Can you see it? I can’t. Yeah, I’m pretty happy about that. There it is. It’s a really cool embroidered logo, and you need to grab it at mythical.com. you can also get this pin. It’s a two pin set. They come together. That’s why it’s a set. It’s Rhett’s head and my head. And it is not limited edition. This is not a part of Pin of the Month, so you can get these things at mythical.com when you want to get that shirt, you can get this, too. Get it. What’s before us, Stevie? You are looking for the White Castle sliders. Oh, gosh. White Castle. White Castle is intriguing to me. How so? We were talking about this the other day with someone. I can’t remember who it was, and I said I didn’t consider it a burger. This is buttery. Like, the same way I think about Steak-Umm sandwiches. Okay. You do that in order to like it? No, I just do like those. And so I also like this for the same reasons. I didn’t think I liked it, but so far, so good. Very buttery. They’re very steamy and oniony. Where was the. Did you get onions in the first one? I’m not gonna tell you, son. It’s a competition, son. And they come in a. They come in a box, right? Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. They’re so hot and steamy. Who knew that there were three knockoffs of these? They’re so worm. They’re worming it up. It’s so worm. I really appreciate that you guys worm these up right before we eat them. Should I vote for the best one, second best one, or the worst one? Because if I’m imitating a castle. That’s mine, then I’m gonna try to improve on it. If I’m like Kroger or Walmart or something, because I think there’s room for that. Well, I’m so confused. One of them’s the cheesiest. One of them’s the onionest. One of them is the butteriest. Is this mine or yours? If it has a little bite taken out of it, it’s mine. This is tough. This mine? Am I going for butteriest, onioniest, cheesiest? Which one do I have in my left hand? Or just overall, like, weird meat tasting? Okay, I’m ready to vote. Well, give me a second. You just like to keep eating, don’t you? Well, I’ll eat something over here. I don’t know. That’s a problem. I don’t know which one’s which. I think this one’s my favorite. And I’m voting for my least favorite. I don’t know. Three, two, one. Yes. You coming over? I’m trying to go. Are you in four? The last one. There we go. This one’s the worst. I went with what my favorite was. As you can see, I ate the whole thing. Oh, crap. Gone. As you can see, we couldn’t. Maybe I didn’t eat the whole thing. Maybe I put part of it back on that plate. I was trying to follow. You both did something very odd with where you put your things, so I couldn’t help you. I’m sorry. The White Castle sliders are on plate number three. I knew it. Their burgers taste weird. Rhett is the Kroger brand. And Link, you said the first one was your favorite, which was Walmart’s Great Value, which you’re really loving Walmart today. Is this? Is this? And then the second one is Trader Joe’s. I’ll eat the back of yours just to see what White Castle actually tastes like. So you think the worst one. And I think it was good that we were blindfolded, because I would have been able to tell. Yeah, the meat itself. You’re right, it’s not the best. It’s also the thinnest meat by a pretty good margin. I mean, look at the thickness on that. They bought. Well, these two have improved on it. I burped while I was saying that. Thank you for. I kept it inside. So, guys, usually at this point is when a little title card comes up. Little round card. We go to the fourth round of this game. It’s not gonna happen today. Today we’re not doing that. Did Twinkle Fingies? Did he collapse before making? Yeah, he said he has a only three round rule now. Oh, that’s gonna complicate things. Oh, gosh. Here we are. No, next week. Wednesday, is September fourth twenty twenty-four. Does that date have any significance for you? That was the day that we met forty years ago, Stevie. It’s your fortieth friendship anniversary. Wow. And. That’s crazy. I want to do a little something special for you. So that’s why there’s no fourth round. And, in fact, if you could, please, need you to stand up, take those blindfolds off your head, and head over to the multi. What? What? Chase will assist you. Take the blindfolds off. What? Are we getting? Are we renewing our vows? Well, I didn’t think you’d guess it that quickly. I mean, the decor looks so nice. I didn’t want. I mean, I don’t want you guys to feel like you don’t belong, so if we could just give you what you normally wear at a wedding, of course. Your little top hats. Okay. Yeah, we thought, you know what? Sorry. Davin. Is this how we get gay? We thought, what better way to celebrate forty years of your friendship, then you renewing your friendship vows? And, of course, who better to help you do that than the one and only Elvis Presley? What? It really is him. Hey. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. You’re welcome. Wow. He brought his Bible and everything. Thank you for gathering here today to witness a hunk, a hunk of burning brotherly love between two rocking, lifelong friends. Are you. Is that Carney? No. No. Oh, he’s over there. I know. I believe this is a professional. It’s the king. These fellows were brought together forty years ago by a mutual friend of the Jailhouse Rock of elementary school detention. Right. They’ve grown up unusually tall, who’ve had made millions around the globe all shook up over a decade. They’ve shown us a friendship that’s tender and true. And over eighteen million people couldn’t help falling in love. Did you know all this was in the Bible? No. It’s on the back page. It’s my honor, my privilege, my Blue Suede Shoes privilege to walk you through the ceremonial friendship vow renewal. All right, well, at this pace. It’ll be forty-one. Now, please turn. Look each other in the eyes. In the eyes. And deliver your heartfelt, hip swiveling vows. And, guys, we know you didn’t have time to do this, so the writers went ahead and wrote a little something for you if you want to. Yeah. Okay. We’re gonna alternate, I guess. Sure. Oh, my tie fell. It’s fine. It’s okay. Link. I vow to always be here when you need to talk about that. I vow to always be the dink to your sink. I vow to love you more than you love lesbians. I vow to always pour the perfect amount of milk into your cereal. It’s kind of my thing. I vow to unsuccessfully pitch a TV show to a Hollywood exec with you once every few years. I vow to stay by your side in the harder times, like if we wind up in hell for being wrong about the whole Christianity thing. I vow to always sneak into your house and tuck you in at night. I’m the one who’s been doing that, by the way. I vow to never tell anyone that your personal cell phone number is three zero two, seven five one, six nine eight one. I vow to always remind you that you have, in fact, eaten corn in Thailand. I vow to let you pee chocolate into my mouth and then years later, mention it in front of Elvis, even if he has no idea what I’m talking about. Doesn’t matter. I vow to keep letting you win every four point three episodes, just like I always have. I vow to always love your special ability to be both a sore loser and a sore winner. No one does it quite like you. I vow to turn every quotable thing you say into a T-shirt we can sell for twenty-four to seventy-two hours only at mythical.com I vow to never go on a late night show without you, mostly because nobody cares about us when we’re by ourselves. I vow to never reveal the true reason we’re visiting this planet. I vow to never tell anyone about the Malignant mouth hidden on the back of your heads. Gross. Malignant mouth? Malignant mouth. I vow to stay visibly annoyed with you just enough to keep the people on Reddit thinking we secretly hate each other. I vow to never kiss the same girl as you ever again. I vow to always eat a full plate of your terrible, truly awful burnt Thanksgiving ham. I vow to raise your dogs as my own if anything ever happens to you. Not your kids, though. That’s too much. We need to have boundaries To have and to hold, the knives that you can’t be trusted to have or to hold. In sickness, from eating a sixty year old can of chili we found on Ebay. And in health, via a preventative medical procedure, we found a way to monetize I do renew my friendship vows to you, Charles Lincoln “Link” Neal III. And I do renew my friendship vows to you, Rhett James McLaughlin, the first? Yep. Till death do us part. Or until I say something that gets us canceled. Rhett and Link have proclaimed your love and commitment to another in the eyes of these employees of yours, and with the power invested in me, with the universal life church of Belvedere, I’m so happy to pronounce your best friend vows renewed. You may now celebrate this rocking renewal with a big, beautiful hug. Or if you feel like it, a kiss. If you feel like it. Thank you very much. We did it. Forty years of this. Can you believe it? How about forty more years? I don’t think I’m gonna make it. Well, what about me? I’m now dizzy. Thank you for subscribing and clicking that bell. Now you say you know what time it is. You know what time it is. What a surprise. Great work, King. We are the Bonhams and Holbrooks and we’re from Laurel, Mississippi. And we’re playing, can you guess the name brand. And it’s time to spin the Wheel of Mythicality. Yes, it is. Click the top link to watch us match crew members to their screen time in Good Mythical More. And to find out where the Wheel of Mythicality is going to land. In honor of our forty years of friendship, we got a sweatshirt and a pin set to commemorate the milestone. mythical.com