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Episode Post Date: May 8, 2026
GMM Episode Number: 3040
Transcript
When were your favorite frozen foods invented? Let's talk about that. Good Mythical Morning. When you pass by the freezer section in the grocery aisle, do you ever think about the rich history that those foods have been through? Um, yeah, the, the rich history of them being in my stomach. Oh. Well, frozen foods are the product of innovation and the need for ease, and we're gonna play a shuffleboard game in its honor. It's time for A Shuffle in Time: Frozen Food Edition. Uh, Mikayla, it's been a while since we played this game. Can you remind us what we do? My brothers in Christ. You know the game. You know you're gonna taste some food and shuffle your pucks at the year you think it came from. Oh, yeah. That game. I remember. The first frozen dish is Hungry Man. This one in particular, shh, is... Ooh, that looks good, doesn't it, Rhett? God, no it doesn't. Roasted, roasted turkey. No, no it doesn't, my brother in Christ. It looks- It can be Thanksgiving any time of year if you're a Hungry Man. This is the f- this... Just to be on the same page, this is... We're looking for the year or the decade in which Hungry Man frozen dinners in general- Yes ... were invented? Yes, in general. It tastes a lot better than it looks. Oh, yeah, that's not bad. I'ma go first because they told me I needed to. $30,000. Nope, not happening. Oh, whoa, we got actual blocks of ice here today. Rhett is red. Move that out of the way. Okay. Man, we go all the way back to 1920 on this thing. Hungry Man. Yes? Yeah. I mean, I'm definitely feeling that '50s vibe. Feeling the '50s. I think I'm g- I might feel that for all of these. Like, back then, they were in, like, foil-looking space cadet things. No microwaves. Everything was so futuristic in the '50s, but did this precurse that? Don't precurse. I'm... This is a family show. I'm about to say the D word. This doofus is going for 1950. Bank it off the back. Hit 50. Stop! Stop! Yeah. Wow. Impressive. Impressive stuff. You won't... Oh, oh, God, it just... Wasn't me. This stump's not usually here. Wasn't me. Few things to note. You had to have freezability, and then you had to have an oven in everyone's home. And you had to have a man with hunger. Yeah. I do think that's a significant part of this, is they just went straight to the man. How do women feel, you know, when they're eating this? I think women are totally fine that they don't, this is not advertised to them. Yum. Yeah. So it w- definitely pre-microwave when these things came about first, just like you were saying with the foil. You put it in the oven for a while. You definitely need to size the bump here. I think it's 50, I think it's '50s or '60s. I don't, I don't think it's '40s. But here's the thing, I just need to push you into the '70s. I think you've given me the opportunity, opportunity. This is not a cross-promo with, uh, that movie franchise. Yes, it is. Oh. I've got a thing with Chalamet. Uh. You got a thing for Chalamet. Uh, let me- Yum. Am I gonna bust your ice? I'd like to see you trice. I'm s- I'm sort of curious about what happens when these ice blocks hit each other at high speeds. Good God. Well, I mean, it is, there's high speed and then there's what you just did. It's like, why? Now, that. Now, listen. This is mine. No, you don't know that. That's mine. You don't... Hold on. I, hold on. Mikayla, we don't know how the judges- Mikayla, after what he did, isn't that mine? Well, h- hold on. You know what? Wait. This is your puck, which is closer to those answers anyway, so if you wanna go by the puck- No, I wanna go by that piece of ice. You don't know. That, that, that's most likely mine. I- If you wanna go by that- I see a piece on 1970 and I see a piece on 1980. So- They're both mine ... are they both y- No. ... you're gonna say both of them? No. His ice is gone. My ice was on this side, so that's my ice. If you go by the ice, I'm gonna win. If you go by the pucks, you're gonna win. All right. We'll go- So what do you wanna do? We'll go by the pucks. Okay. Oh, my Lord Jesus. Lord have mercy. All right. Li- listen, too much religion. We need to separate- ... church and state here. All right? All right. Separation of church and state. All are welcome here. Okay, okay. All right, all right. Well, as the legend goes, TV dinners were invented because parent company Swanson messed up and ordered too many turkeys for Thanksgiving. Years later, they got Mean Joe Greene, shout out to UNC, to be their first spokesperson for larger, heartier portion sizes specifically targeted toward the hungry male consumer. The Hungry Man came out in 1973. Ha. It's where you wanted to push me anyway and- And you're definitely closer to it ... I'm closer to it. You're, you're, you're on this side. Man. Do we have more ice? We have more ice. It is coming. Good. What do we have here? Bagel Bites. Bagel Bites. Classic. Dink it. Sink it. It's the best type of bagel. It's just a bite of a bagel. Look at that. It's got a little navel underneath it. I'm winning, I go first. It's not a whole bagel. It's just a bite of a bagel. But it is a whole bagel, it's just a little bagel that's bite size. It's not a whole normal bagel. No, it's not. It also does not have a hole in it. Well, it does, but it looks more like a, anus. I think this is later than Hungry Man. I mean s- well, everything I said about Hungry Man in the previous round was really about Swanson, because the Hungry... Like, having something just for men came about in the '70s, later. Just, just for men. Yeah. You don't, you don't use that anymore, do you? No, sir. I think this is... Well, I think this is pre-Hungry Man, post-Swanson. 'Cause bagel, I mean, I didn't know bagels existed until college. But, um- I remember, I was there for that ... it didn't... And I still don't understand them fully. It was a cool moment. It was like, "What, is this a donut? It's like bread. What?" Not good bread. I think, I don't know, this may be... When you get, like, the, the cutesy bite size nature of it, feels '80s to me. Could we all be all the way in the '80s? I think so. 1980, I'm just gonna skirt right up to it. No bouncy, bouncy. Oh, yeah. I am at the date. Yeah, what you need is, you need ice on your pucks. Something about that is just- You're an ice puck man ... dialing me in. Uh, I'd be willing to bet all the ice I've ever seen that was mine. Uh-huh. Which is a weird thing to think about, because all the ice that I've ever seen that I owned, 99.99999% of it is now water. What a shame. Water shame. That- Yum ... this is either, uh, the '80s or the '90s. To finish the sentence that I started, it's either the '80s or the '90s, and I think it's the '80s. So again, uh, I'm given an opportunity- Oh, Lord ... for a bump. Now, I learned my lesson last time. That was too aggressive. Yeah, you need goggles. Too aggressive. So this is going to be a not aggressive bump. Oh, and I still bursted. You cracked me in half. Yeah. Because I just wanted to insult you a little bit. Maybe it's 2000. I mean, as crazy as that sounds. It could be. All right, back in the day, a guy named Stanley met a guy named Bob, and they became friends and tennis partners. One night, with their girlfriends. Sure. They were talking about how much they like pizza and how to turn it into a hors d'oeuvre. Toast, bread, and English muffins were thrown around, mm-hmm, until they landed on mini bagels in... 1982. Yes. I was right. You agree with me. You beat me, but I feel a little bit of a victory and just- Even though you lost. Hello. Oh, yes. Cool Whip. Oh, I love it. Well. Cool Whip is a refrigerated item. Was it- Eh. Is it a frozen item? You can also freeze it. It comes frozen, first. Oh. Oh, it does? Yeah. I love it. It's like warm ice cream. Even though it's- Oh ... really cold or frozen, it's still- I used to just eat it straight like this ... warm. I've never eaten it like this. Oh, God, I love it. We are tied. Hold on, do you not like it? You're a, you're a p- I love it, but I'm trying to play the game. You're a pudding guy. You d- I do like it. My mama had this in the fridge at all times, and I would do it what I'm doing right now. It's- She had to put a lock on it. Do you know what I'm saying? It's like warm ice cream. Yeah, that's why I love it. Hmm. I would think you would love it especially because of that because it doesn't hurt your teeth. I mean, look at it. Well, now that you make me think about it, yeah. It's- It's my new favorite thing ... it's beautiful. It... And it's cool, man. I think it's better than whipped cream. '70s are already taken. '80s are already taken. Could it have been all the way in the '50s? I mean, what is Cool Whip made of? If you make it at home, it's just cream that's been whipped. That's all it is, man. Whipped cream. It's so easy to invent. I think we're... I think it's 1947. Interesting. It was like a precursor, my word of the day, to the '50s. This is what made you think anything can be cool and anything can be futuristic. Yeah. Let's devote the whole next decade to that. And we need more whips. You talking about cars? There's so many different ways you could take that. So my answer is '40, but fate may send me to '50, which I'd be fine with. Uh, and I'm changing my answer to 1960. That was, uh, w- that was quite a wild ride that you just took us on there. I don't know. I just saw '60 and it spoke to me. Okay. 1960. Space race. Space race, yeah. Cool Whip, space race. Too much? Whoa, that's, that sucked so bad. I mean, I pretty much can't lose now. Oh, God. I mean, I can't lose this round because I was gonna say '60s, uh, right from the top. You can, you can lose. I'll show you. I mean, it's gotta be '50s or '60s, right? Space race. '40s feels too early. All this is a bit moot if I just nestle my puck right on your puck. I don't give a puck. The thing is, is 50s is such a good guess, if I go too easy, you're pretty close to 50s. I gotta get to the 50s. Okay. It's too easy to eat. This stuff is trouble. That's a nice nestle. Nice nestle. I, I'm done for in this round. All right. Homemade whipped cream is delicious, but a pain to make, so the need for frozen whipped cream was born, and fun fact, the man who invented Cool Whip also invented Tang, Pop Rocks, and a gelatin dessert that paved the way for Jell-O. Who is this man? '60s. A visionary. Yes. Cool Whip hit the shelves in 1966. Oh. 1966. Look at you. I'm a little bit closer to that, and I have taken the lead. Uh, I'm sorry, we have an important business call we need to make right now. Oh, that's right. Um, we'll, we'll bring in somebody else to finish up the game for us. Okay. Look, sir, it appears to be some sort of a barn door. What is this place, Squire? I know not. The floor is not unlike the floor of the castle, and the walls are not unlike the walls of your peasant home. And, oh, no, the outside is on the inside. Ahh! Ah, and there's, there's an eternal flame on the wall, sir. Are we in hell, Squire? Are we in hell? You're in the future. Is that you, Lady God? Sure. I always knew you were a woman, I swear. You can call me Mother Mikayla if you like. Okay, Mother Mikayla. Mother Mikayla, of course now would be a great opportunity to clarify if you're not indeed God. Well, no, I won't do that. I am God. Okay, okay. I've, I've been a good boy. Good, and you must do as I say. Yes, of course. Yes. So you see that big shiny thing, ooh, shiny, on the table? Yeah, lift that up. Lift it up, see what's underneath. Oh, is that a helmet? Is this a helmet? Shall, shall I, shall I, sir? Oh, you shall, yes. Yes, anything for you, sir. Yes, that is spinach. It appears to be greens to put... It's called spinach. What is this? Spinach. I typically do not eat the greens. Well, you need it for sustenance, for life, for, for strength, right? Oh, yes, maybe with the sustenance that we can gather from these greens, I can pull out the sword from the stump. Uh, but sir, dost thou remember? Come close, I'll whisper it in your ear. We are not permitted to pull the sword from the stump. Ah, yes, I remember. But others can. Today is the very last day, in fact, to grab a Golden Tee of Mythicality. Remember, they're giving away $50,000 total to three lucky winners. Hmm. The, you, anyone that might be listening in the Earth should grab their Golden Tee of Mythicality- Yes. Today- Anywhere in the Earth ... which is the last day to grab it for your chance to win riches. And you know what? I recall all of the legalese for this particular thing. Must be legal resident of US or Canada, 18 years or older. No purchase necessary to win or enter. Sweepstakes runs from May 4th, 12:00 AM PDT to May 8th, 2026. 2026, what? What? 11:59 PM PDT. Terms and conditions apply. Void where prohibited. Visit mythical.com, what the hell is that, for official rules. Amazing, sir. So many things for you to learn, but I'd rather you eat right now, so go ahead and take that shiny fork, yum- What is this? ... and eat the spinach from Bird's Eye. It's a fork. I- We have these. I, I, I, I don't... Are you sure? I, well, I love this fork. I just eat, I eat with my glove. That is not good at all, sir. It's awful. Mm. It tastes like goat excrement. And now what, what shall, uh, we do? Yes, lord, or God? Oh, yes. So there's another shiny, shiny thing. You see those ice blocks on that big, giant board in front of you? You're gonna take the other shiny thing. What ice blocks? You're gonna push the blocks. What blocks? The ice blocks. You know what ice looks like. They had those back in the day. Sir. Is it a crystal? Ice. Ah. It's so cold. This, sir. Ah. What is this magic? This, this is the, this is the shiny. Thank you, Squire. Yes, sir. Yes, Mr. Knight, go ahead and push. And I'm doing what with this? Mr., Mr., sir. Push it to the decade that you think that spinach was invented. Oh. Was it? It's a game of revelry, sir. Oh, yes, a game. I'm so good at games. Must I say, I believe that this is well below your pay grade, sir. I, okay, yes. I think that this will diminish your esteem amongst the community if they see you th- uh, reveling in gamery. May I offer myself- Yes, Squire ... in, as your stead? Yes. Squire, do me, mine. Uh, yes, sir. He's frequently requesting that. Both things. Um, yes, so I am currently representing my knight- In the push game of revelry. I think ... Would you like me to do the thinking? Well, all of these numbers are nonsense to me, so- I do not understand it at, at all. It's thwarting me. There's one that has two and a zero and a zero and a zero. Very cool. I love that one. I'm going to, I'm going to aim for it with all that I've got, sir. I will not oppose this choice. To the two, zero, zero, zero he goes. And maybe I'll do a little bank shot for you, 'cause I know you're capable of it. There we go. That didn't do what I wanted. But that's okay. It's right in the middle of the tree. I'm okay with that, Squire. Now you go. For yourself. For myself? Yes. Okay. I've heard tales of this game, and if one goes with much thrust, it creates explosive results. Are you talking about a bump? I'm talking about a big, big, big bump. Well, I'd love to see it. It's gone down in legend or from the future or something. Look at that, sir. And now, your puck is- Still on the board ... still on the board. Okay, that's- That worked out. I don't know the rules to this game of revelry, but I figure I'm in a better position than you. My pl- my plan has ... I thwarted my own plan twice over. You did so good, Squire. I just, I really like your voice, and I feel really bad for you. But the reason we included this particular food in today's game is because it was the first ever commercially sold frozen food product. While conducting a survey of wildlife, Clarence Frank Birdseye II worked closely with the indigenous Inuits, who taught him how to quickly freeze vegetables in tubs of cold ice water. Slow down, God. No. He began selling this frozen spinach in 1930. And what, so? Well, I guess that means that the knight, Knight Rhett, Sir Rhett, whatever we're calling you, won the game. Yes. Congratulations, sir. I knew I could do it. Everything I did made you win, even though I had the power to make you lose multiple times over. So you get a- I'm not frustrated at all that I didn't take advantage of that opportunity. Squire, relax. Uh, so Mr. Knight, you get a TV dinner, and I don't know if you see what's on there. There is a handsome young man doing a little dance on this little s- box. Does he look familiar? He might be one of your ancestors. He has a nice body. He looks like an in-shape version of you, sir. So I'll, I'll put this in my pouch, if I can figure out how to open it. Congratulations to me, and thank thee for commenting and sharing this moving picture. Thou ought aware of the hour of the day. We're the Dunstans on vacation, about to play shuffleboard. And now it's time to spin the Wheel of Mythicality. The Dunstans. Smiling family. Living it up. Shuffling it. Man, that just makes me happy. You know what? Let's give away $1,000 to the JED Foundation to aid, uh, it, to support its mission of preventing suicide among teens and young adults. This organization drives impact by partnering with schools at all levels to build systems and programs that foster a culture of care around student mental health. And you can join us in giving at the link below. And click the top link to watch us answer your voicemail questions in Good Mythical More. The Golden Tee of Mythicality is back, and we're giving away $50,000 in cash prizes. 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