(rooster crow; dinosaur roar; single loud stomp) – Coo-coo-ca-coo-coo! – Welcome to Good Mythical More. Marketing, it just gets out of hand y’all. There’s stuff associated with things, so that when you’re interested in the thing, then all of a sudden they want you to eat or experience the other thing. – Stuff associated with things. That’s the story of my life. – Can we be fooled? Can we be fooled? No, we can’t. – He’s not a great ping pong partner. – Cinema snack– – But first– – Versus cinema quack. – We’re donating $1,000 to Human Rights Initiative of North Texas. (clapping) Human Rights Initiative provides legal and support services to refugees and immigrants who have suffered human rights abuses and promotes international human rights. Please join us in giving at hrionline.org. – Thank you for being your mythical best. Stevie! – [Stevie] Hey, how’s it going? – You’re gonna lie to us. And we’re ready for it. – [Stevie] Yeah. Can you be fooled, I don’t know. – I don’t think I can. – [Stevie] I’m going to tell you about snacks that have a movie tie-in and you’re going to tell me if I’m lying to you– – Marketing. – [Stevie] Or if I’m reading facts. – Get a load of it. – [Stevie] For example, Del Monte is usually known for canned and packaged fruit, but after the release of “Quantum of Solace” in 19, in 2009– – Solace. – In 1909. – Soulace, salace? – [Stevie] Okay I literally, okay, is it, what is it? Because I was like, “Soulace.” – Solace. – [Stevie] And then we thought solace. – Solace. Solace. – [Stevie] And that’s why I messed up the year 2009 by saying 19. – Yeah. – [Stevie] “Quantum of Solace.” – “Quantum of Solace.” – Solace. – Solace. – [Stevie] That’s what I said, right? – Solace. – Solace. – [Stevie] Solace? – Solace. – Del Monte did what now? – [Stevie] In 2009, they made a 007 fruit Popsicle in the shape of Daniel Craig’s torso. – Just his torso? – [Stevie] Just his torso. – Shaped like a triangle (chuckles). – Hilarious. (crew laughing) I remember when that first Daniel Craig 007 came out. I was like, “I’m gonna check this out.” And it worked. – And you did. – It really worked. – But you haven’t check it out since. – I haven’t seen them all, no. – I mean, just depends, really. – This has just got fake written all over it. I mean, Del Monte. – Torso, that’s the part that I’m having trouble with. – I mean, it’s a fun idea, but I don’t think fun when I think Del Monte, I think corn actually. Not even fruit. – I think pineapples. – Well you could. – Yeah I mean– – Do they have corn in a can? – They probably do, but Del Monte is known for their pineapples. – All right, then say it’s real. – I don’t know if they specialize in, I don’t think they specialize in that kind of processing. – Oh. – I think they just do fruits, and maybe they might go fruit cocktail, but they wouldn’t go fruit pushup. – It’s not a pushup, it’s a Popsicle. – No, the torso does a pushup. – We’re both saying you’re lying to us. – [Stevie] You are both wrong! Because it was real. – [Link] Oh, when you said torso, I pictured no head. – [Stevie] Yeah, you’re right, I didn’t know what it looked like, but this is a torso, neck and head situation. – Hold on, are his hands in his underwear? – [Stevie] It does appear. – That is an incredible pop. Let’s just take a moment– – [Stevie] It looks like he’s grabbing his nards. – to take in the detail, because we’ve had some pops. We did a whole thing. Remember when we pulled out a SpongeBob and the thing, and they couldn’t even get the eyes in the right place? – This is awesome. – Meanwhile, Del Monte is doing like, you know, Michelangelo’s David version of frickin’ pops. – I can see his package. It looks like he’s at a urinal. Like if you put that up to a urinal. – [Rhett] This is the pissing Craig. – [Stevie] He’s also got like that three-fourths angle head tilt, which I feel like is art work. I mean, they could have gone with a straight-forward face. – [Link] No, that’s why he’s at a urinal, because sometimes you look up. [Stevie] Oh, ’cause you don’t go straight. – I definitely think we need to bring it back. – [Stevie] I’ve never had– – Have you ever used a urinal? – [Stevie] I have not. I’ve never had that experience. I know it’s surprising! – If you ever find yourself at a urinal, you’ll instinctively, you will find yourself looking up. – [Crew Member] I’ve never looked up ever in my life. – The reason, You’ve never looked up?. – I want to look at what’s happening. – I realized the reason why people look up, or the reason why I find myself looking up, is I’m trying to get away from the pee smell because it’s other people’s pee. And I’m trying to get away from that pee smell. And I’m also trying to say, “Hey, I’m not looking at anybody’s package.” Unless it’s Daniel Craig, and you better believe I’m going to look at his package. – Right, yeah. – I mean like, 007’s package? I want to tell that story. – But do you want to lick his body? Because that’s really the question that you’re faced with every time you open one of these up. I feel weird about licking. What part do I start with? – He’s looking at the guy next to him. He’s looking at his package at the urinal. – [Stevie] Is he shirtless– – Definitely. – [Stevie] in the movie? – Oh. – [Link] Like, is that why he shirtless in the Popsicle? I think he’s a sex symbol, yeah. I think there’s a shirtless moment. – I think they were just like, “You know what’s under that suit, “well, you gotta get the lo-, you gotta get the pushup pop.” Not pushup pop, you gotta get the Popsicle. – I’m proud. I’m proud of Del Monte. But I’m not proud of you, ’cause I thought you were lying to us and I’m disappointed that you were telling me the truth. – Del Monte. – [Stevie] Okay. – You lied to me. – [Stevie] In 1998, Nestle put out a nuclear bar in correlation with the Ben Affleck blockbuster film, Armageddon. Some consumers were, that made a lot of (crosstalk). – I don’t think of that as a Ben Affleck movie. – Yeah, that’s giving a lot of credit to Aflac. (chuckling) I always say Aflac, okay, it’s one of my things. – [Stevie] Oh, pardon me! – I think of it as a Bruce Willis movie. – That’s a Bruce Wills movie. – [Stevie] Well. – Bruce Willis gets top billing. – [Stevie] You guys are gonna have to fight about this. – When Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck are in something together, Bruce Willis gets top billing. Am I wrong about this? – Maybe not anymore, but. – No, I think forever. – [Stevie] Some consumers were offended by this chocolate bar filled with Rice Krispies and Pop Rocks because they thought it made light of the hazards associated with nuclear power. – This is, no, this is fake, y’all. – This is real. – [Stevie] It’s real! – Yes! Let’s see it. – [Rhett] Nuclear chocolate? It looks like an energy bar, with that type of aesthetic. – [Link] I like the idea of putting candy, like Pop Rocks inside of a thing, though. Oh, and there’s a free movie card inside too. That’s nice. – [Stevie] What’s a movie card? – [Rhett] I think it’s like, it’s like a Wade box card, but for movies. – Yeah. – [Stevie] Hmm. – It’s like, “Hey look, this is from the movie.” But it’s a card. – Here’s the planet exploding. Here’s a card with an explosion. – Crew Member – Yeah, Ben Affleck. – Bruce Willis is the one that made his. – Ben Affleck’s face is on the poster. – Bruce Willis made it to– – On the side. – the meteorite, or the astroid, or whatever is was. – I didn’t, I never saw that movie. There was two. – Did Affleck even make it? – Two came out at the same time and I didn’t watch either one of them, ’cause I couldn’t decide. – [Stevie] But I know what you did watch. – Wyatt Earp instead of Tombstone, and I regret it, but it wasn’t bad. – [Stevie] Avatar, the booming box office success of James Cameron’s Avatar back in 2009, led to an influx of all kinds of blue merch. One of those was the short-lived line of all-blue Avatar Starburst candies, which included several different flavors in various shades of blue, including Na’vi, blue raspberry, and, I don’t even know how to say this word. What? Unobtainium sour berry. – Yeah. – I get it. – You know what I just got? I just got the discontinued snack headache. – Yeah, I got it a second ago. I had one too many gummies. So, um, this. – Such a California thing to say. – This feels like it should be real. – [Stevie] Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. What? Why is that a California thing to say? When you have too much discontinued food and you get a headache? – Because something in it makes you feel sick, Stevie. – Why don’t you– – [Stevie] What? – But why is that a California thing? – [Stevie] Why is that a California thing? – I’m also very confused, but I decided to move on. Such a California thing to say? (crew members laughing) I don’t know, don’t ask me to explain myself. Headaches? Headaches from food is a California thing? – [Stevie] Headaches from deeply expired, small bites of food. – You know we only do that here in Hollywood. – (whining) My head hurts. Um. – [Stevie] I’m sorry, I needed clarification, so I’m glad I didn’t get any. What were you saying? – I don’t remember the question now. – I think I’m gonna to say that this is not real, just because the first two were. I’m gonna be honest with ya, I’m doing test-taking tactics. – Which one is this? – [Stevie] Avatar blue, Avatar Blue Starburst. – This one makes the most sense to me, personally. – Yes, so yes. – [Stevie] Fake. – Yes! – [Stevie] It was fake. – Hm. Kind of a, kind of lackadaisical lie there. – When are they going to come out with that Avatar? How long does it take, James Cameron? When is it, is it slated to come out at, like, at Christmas? – I think it, I think it’s. – Or is he waiting for full theater capacity? Is that what he’s waiting for? – I think he’s just watching how Kanye releases his albums. – [Stevie] Has anybody here talked to James Cameron in a minute? – December 2022? – Is he pulling a Kanye? – How long does it take, James? – Where it’s like, “Oh, I want to change it, “I want to change it, I want to change it?” – [Stevie] Pulling a Kanye could mean a lot of different things. – There’s a lot of post-work. – All right, lie to me again. – [Stevie] Food probably didn’t make sense as a movie tie-in product for a movie about people dealing with foods shortages, but that didn’t stop Subway from releasing a line of fiery foot-longs alongside Hunger Games: Catching Fire in 2013. These included the Sriracha chicken melt and a spicy steak melt with pepper-jack cheese and creamy Sriracha sauce. – Fiery foot-longs with Hunger Games. – How many times have you been to Subway in your life, first of all, that’s the first question. – Probably, I don’t know, I guess 324 times. – Yeah, there was a period there. When, now I know that you’re, you have a few, like you’re, you know, when it comes to the food, you’re a simple man. You’re gonna have a few things that you might eat. So, you might not be the one to– – I’m refined. – You might not be the guy– – I’m simple. – That’s going to go in for the latest promotion. But you know me, if I hear about some fiery thing, I’m going to go in and say, “I want that.” Without fail, every single time, without fail, I’ve ever gone into a Subway and asked for the promotional sub, they still are like, “Okay, what do you want on it?” Like, the basics. I’m like, “I want the promotional sub.” Like, if there’s a picture, it’s a certain set of ingredients. That’s what I want. And I always say, “Just like the picture.” And they’re like, “So yeah, but what do you want on it?” What I, what’s the point of having a promotional sub if I can’t tell you to make it for me? So, I haven’t been to Subway since. – I, I. I’m not gonna take up for Subway. – Yeah. – So, I’m sorry. – So, I think they tried this. – I think, I think this is. – And then people tried to order it and they never made it. – This doesn’t, I mean, you even said in your preface that it doesn’t make sense. Which seems like– – [Stevie] I did say that. – Which seems like. – [Stevie] I read that. It’s such a California thing to read. – So I think– – Yeah! – I think it’s real because you were hedging. – Yeah, right. – [Stevie] It’s real! – Let’s see it. – [Link] Sriracha chicken melt. What do you want on that? – [Rhett] I want exactly what’s on the thing. Tomatoes, peppers, onions, cheese. I think one time I actually was like– – [Link] The tomatoes are on the bottom. – Pointing at a picture and saying like, “You see how there’s those things on it?” “What kind of bread?” I want the bread from the picture! This is not hard! – Well, you know, but they. – Okay, why don’t they ask me, “Do you want it like it’s made, or do you want to change?” “Do you want to change anything about it?” That’s a good question. I mean, what do you want on it? Don’t ask me that. – Nothing has a way that it’s made at Subway. – Except when they release something. – Except when they do something. So then it’s like, you know, they’re gonna, they’re in the habit of saying, how do you want it? – Well, they need to break that fricking habit. – ‘Cause then you can just say, “The way, just like in the picture.” – I do, and they always then ask, “But what do you want on it?” – That’s where they’re wrong. – Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. – That’s where wrong. – They’re definitely wrong. – Why are the tomatoes on the bottom? – I don’t know, but that’s how I wanted it. It’s such a California thing to put tomatoes on the bottom. – Speaking of tomatoes on the bottom, it reminds, you know, it’s one of the things that they would talk about on the Mythical Kitchen Channel. And we should tell people to watch the Mythical Kitchen Channel. – Yeah, if you like things like, “Why do they put tomatoes on the bottom of the Subway Sriracha thing.” (crew members laughing) That’s the kind of stuff they think about. – If you want to hear Josh talk about his relationship with a monkey snake, you can hear about that, too. Mythical kitchen. It’s a channel. Lots of great stuff over there, so check it. – [Stevie] In 1997, Bomb Pop came out with a limited time Iceberg Popsicle to coincide with the release of the Ben Affleck film Titanic. – (laughing) – [Stevie] Instead of the signature red, white, and blue flavor combo, this treat started with started with vanilla ice cream at the top, lime flavor in the middle and a blue raspberry base. This treat had everyone saying, “I’ll never let go.” I’m sorry, Stevie, but you have to say that joke. – Okay yeah, that was a bad one. Do you think that pre-Internet, this was effective marketing? ‘Cause think about it. Now, they do things just for the novelty of being able to have it be talked about on Twitter, right? That’s a big marketing strategy. – Like the Daniel Craig Popsicle. – But back in the day, 1997, nobody had Twitter. Nobody’s really on the Internet, except for like, you know, like one kid in your neighborhood. He’s like, just like going into forums and cussing at people. – Yeah. What is the point? Would this make sense? Is somebody going to be like eating a Bomb Pop and be like, “I do need to see Titanic.” Do you think it worked? – And it’s the iceberg? – The iceberg. – I’m saying yeah. I think it’s, it’s begging, begging to happen. Iceberg, ice cream. – You think it worked? – Oh! Yes, I also think it worked. – I don’t think it worked, and I don’t think it was a thing. – [Stevie] I remember Titanic being such a huge thing though, that like, it was one of those, let’s see, 1997, so I was 10 and it was like, if you got to watch it, you were really, really cool. And like, it was like one of those things. Because it was PG-13, and it was, like, the biggest movie. And so I feel like anything associated with it, you know, you were cool for eating a Popsicle that was Titanic-theme. You know what I mean? – I was 20, ha ha! – [Stevie] Was it cool for you? – I remember it was very cool. I was like, “I get to see PG-13 by myself.” (laughing) I remember walking out of the theater, seriously. – Do you remember who you saw it with? – No, but I remember walking out of the theater, I would have been, I guess, a freshman in college walking out of the theater and just thinking like, “That was one of the best movies I’ve ever seen in my life.” Like, just thinking that it was so good. Like, 20-year-old me was so ready for Titanic. Like I just, I thought it was amazing at the time. – Apparently– – I haven’t watched it since. – It was, right? – The first time. – I remember seeing it just out of obligation, because it seemed like you had to see it. – [Stevie] Yeah. – Yeah, especially if you were 20. – I’m locking in my real. Real. – [Stevie] Yeah, it was fake, but it would’ve been a good idea is what I was saying. – Yeah, it would have been. – But they didn’t need marketing, is really what you were saying. – [Stevie] Yeah, sure. – It’s what we’re all saying. – [Stevie] How about one more? – All right. – [Stevie] Uh, let me see, what do I want to do? And, okay! – ♪ She’s singing her decision song. ♪ – [Stevie] The studio behind 1996’s hit disaster film Twister collabed with Twizzlers to create a dual-flavored pull-and-peel twisted candy called Twizzlers Twisters. These twisters consisted of a new black cherry flavor twisted alongside the traditional strawberry licorice. – Smart, this is smart. – Now, speaking of twisters, Link was dating a girl in college who had a friend that she thought that I would be, you know, that we would be a good thing for each other. And so we went down to, like, this girl’s cousin’s house somewhere near the beach. – Okay, I vaguely remember this. And they’re like, “We’re gonna watch Twister.” And Link and his girlfriend are sitting, like, over here and me and this girl that I’ve just met is sitting over here. And so, y’all were doing some things, you know, just things that girlfriends and boyfriends do while watching movies. – We were twisting?. – Ha, yeah. And I’m thinking to myself, “I think I should, “I should kiss her. I think she wants me to kiss her. “Yeah, I’m pretty sure she wants me to kiss her.” But I’m watching Twister, and I don’t want to stop watching Twister. And so I’m like, I’m focusing on the movie, but I’m thinking about the moment for the lean-in. – Can you do both? – No, that’s why I waited until the credits rolled. – The closing credits. – And when the credits rolled, that’s when the making out began. I highly recommend that. If you’re really into a movie– – Did you tell her, it’s like, “You know, I’m really into you, but I’m a little more into Twister.” – No, I mean, there were lots of signals being sent both ways throughout the entire movie, and we knew what was coming. – Just wait, just wait! – But we want, I mean this, I mean Bill Paxton, rest in peace. I mean, that was a peak performance for him. Helen Hunt, she had, she kind of peaked– – It was a good movie. – With that movie. – I think. – Yeah, oh yeah, it was great. – [Stevie] Yeah. It’s another one I remember. – The credit’s made me horny. – [Stevie] What? – The credits were very erotic. – [Stevie] I thought you said that Rhett has made me horny. – The credits were so erotic. – [Stevie] I watched it on a bus, on like a long field trip bus. – Nothing like being horny on a bus! (laughing) – [Stevie] You know, with the TVs that they had, like two TVs on the bus and they were box TVs. And you’re like, “Oh, this is cool.” – But a lot of people don’t know that tornadoes will really get you in the mood. A lot of people don’t know that, but in my experience they really will, because you to think about– – You don’t want to go out. – I’m going to be here for a certain amount of time. – Yep, mortality. – Love is love. – [Stevie] It’s fake. – Ah, shoot. – Shoot, after all that. (paddle banging) – Ooh, that was loud. – Twister. – There we go, there we go, just like a pate a choux, everyone. Pate a choux’s are good luck, so don’t screw this up! Yeah, Pat! I need to hear the pats, I need to hear the pats! I need to hear the pats, or I’m going to talk about the time that I put my pants.