Welcome to Good Mythical More. Let’s find the worst black licorice candy on the market. This is gonna be great! So much fun! But first, let’s play What’s The Word? Today’s word is Bibble. It’s basically like bible with an extra B. What does that mean? Well, I’ve watched enough Barbie Adventure DVDs to know who Bibble is. Ha! Bibble is a thing? Am I right? Any Bibble fans out there? That little creature that was running around with Barbie in all those adventures. Bibble, bibble. Bibble. It’s the creature in a Barbie DVD. I’m going with Link on this one. To eat and drink very noisily. We don’t know anything about that. I think that’s where the character– Well you are right. A google says you’re correct about your– Lily, back when she was little, she’d watch all those Barbie DVDs and then a few weeks ago, she, she got them out. No, thank you. Well I think they started, her and her friend started looking at ‘them on the internet, this was over the summer, actually, and I had this idea that you and I should do a completely sincere cover of one of the songs made famous by the Barvie DVDs. I still think this is a good idea. It’s a cool idea, man. I said Barvie but I meant to say Barbie. It’s a real cool idea. There’s a lot of people who would think that would be hilarious. A lot of people Because they watched those DVDs A lot of Bibble fans. as children. Nobody here? Am I missing– This isn’t the audience for that? Little old for that? Bibble Now you don’t like black licorice. I love it, so I think you’re gonna have to determine which is the worst one. What’s the most offensive? And I’ll just try to find the best one. I mean, it smells Incredible! So strong. Well, first I’m gonna try this and then I’ll know if I can go back to this banana, protein and mayonnaise smoothie that Nicole made for me, and then ran. She’s not even here anymore. She didn’t wanna be here for me to drink this. Twizzlers Twizzlers licorice is a little weird. Ooh, that’s thick. Mayonnaise is not a bad addition to a smoothie. I kinda like it. You can make this into a straw, maybe it’ll change the flavor. So, we’ve talked about your love of licorice many a time on this show, but I still can’t point back to the origin of it. Because we’re– Trying it and liking it. That’s kinda the story of most of my life. I try it, I like it, I move on. I try it again. This tastes like eating a pool toy. I still like it. Like a pool noodle. I guess my question is like, the licorice, the market for licorice, you know, you’ve got the Twizzlers and you’ve got the Red Vines, and they’re both, they’re competing with each other. No they’re not. On multiple flavors No they’re not! Only someone who doesn’t understand licorice would say that. No they’re not! Well fine! Twizzlers and Red Vines, the red ones are NOT licorice. They say red licorice, but it’s not licorice No! I’m saying like, why did either brand have to make a black licorice flavor. They were like, “Ooh, there’s such a big licorice market that we need to get in there.” If you like licorice, you love licorice. And it is, like you’re an aficionado. I was in a place, where was I? You are an aficionado of licorice? I was in Australia, home of a certain type You seem to be claiming that Soft licorice, and I came to just a booth It was just an old man, on the street, in some city in, in Australia, and he had this giant, only black licorice assortment. I think it was in Melbourne, at that like, Little market. street market. Pretty cool. It was incredible. They love licorice even more in other parts of the world. It’s huge in Scandinavia, it’s pretty big in Australia, and it’s just a little bit frowned upon in America, but I think we’ve demonstrated thoroughly that we have horrible taste. You know who else loves it? World Market. World Market. World Market loves licorice. Yeah because the world understands this is a good thing. Rhett, I’m gonna tell you. This is not abhorrent. Yeah, because it doesn’t really taste like licorice. Oh, is that why? So are you saying this is bad? Are you ranking this low? I’m giving that a three out of 10. Let’s put ‘them in an order here. So like, let’s say that’s lowest. This is the lowest for now. And then these are just here, put ‘them on my side. Now, interesting story about the Crows, is that they used to put the black licorice inside of a pack of Dots, but people would be at the movies and they would be eating Dots because it’s the only place people eat Dots. Bleh! What is this black Dot? They’d be like wow, I got one! It’s like a gangrene Dot. And so they created their whole brand that was just Crows. I love the consistency of a Dot, it never leaves your mouth. Are you making that up? Is that a real fact? It is a real fact. But that is a fair question for anything he says. I know! Am I crazy? Yeah. I guess which is also a fair question for me. In that, do I see like a, it’s black but there’s this hint of green. Translucent. No, green. When I bit into this, I see green coming out of it. Might be the Anise. Like a deep, deep green Black food dye makes your poop green. Black food dye makes your poop green? Well I will also say Finally, I got something to look forward to. The artificial coloring in this is Blue 1, Yellow 5 and Red 40. You know what blue and yellow makes? Green! You know what, what was the other color? Red. You know what red does? Did it shock you? It just, it was half of a dot, the half I didn’t wanna eat. This is so much better than the Twizzler. This is worse. As it is described by Tootsie.com, the immensely popular black gumdrops enjoy a strong, cult-like following. See, it’s a cult-like following. It’s an acquired taste for a very smart and sophisticated segment of the population. It’s a fandom. Their perfectly balanced anise flavor delivers a comforting, mature– see, mature taste, drop after drop. This is about a mature outlook on life. This is about being able to take on all kinds of situations, you just put that stuff in your mouth This is approaching life like somebody with wisdom. That’s what liking licorice is all about. So this is for people that need to feel smart? No, it’s people who ARE smart and happen to just feel that way because they are smart. All right, so you’re saying that’s the best. This is the best. This is bad. And that’s the rest. We can use this to prop that up, because there’s not other reason it’s here. Now Good & Plenty Licorice candy, artificially flavored, oh, it’s got one of these things on it that you can you can scan. You wanna do that, guys? Here ya go. It won’t focus on it. What about you? Give ‘them the ability to scan the Good & Plenty. That’s what they’re all doing. Just take a picture of that. These Crows are good. Not a sponsor, sorry to send you there. Good & Plenty’s got a nice consistency. Now it’s all black licorice inside. It doesn’t matter whether you get the white or the There’s a data analyst on the Good & Plenty team that is gonna be looking at the chart of people who scanned that Q code and there’s just gonna be one day where it’s just like, rocketing through the roof. I’m gonna bite half of the white and half of the purp. Now this is not a very pure licorice experience. Yup, they’re the same in there. The candy coating on the outside Is worse than the licorice. The thing is is that Link doesn’t like candy coating or licorice. No, I don’t not like candy coating. You told me that word for word that you don’t like candy coating. You said you don’t like M&Ms because of the candy coating. So you would think that this might make it better for someone that likes candy coating but that’s not the test here. That’s not bad. It’s better than a Twizzler. The candy coating is also licorice flavored. I don’t know, it kinda takes the edge off a little bit which is why I don’t like it. It doesn’t taste like candy. What is this wet stuff I keep getting, it’s like I set it down in something, like some old scallop or something. I’m just eating the candy, and it tastes like a milk of magnesia type thing. Yeah, I think it might have that effect. Do you like it better? I mean, this is on you, man. I like it better than Twizzlers by a long shot but I don’t think it’s as good as the crows because the crows, I love the way they get stuck in your teeth. Created by Quaker City Chocolate and Confectionary Company in 1893, Good & Plenty candy is one of the oldest branded candies in the U.S. Still around, going strong. Purchased by Hershey in 1996 That’s a solid team, man. Good design, it’s got a fun sound. You wanna try the Red Vines? I am interested in the difference between– Oh, this has got a totally different, almost brown– Yeah, there’s no– And they’re much– We compared the red ones, the red Twizzlers To the Red Vines. They’re bigger and much more hollow. I mean, that’s a strong flavor. I don’t know if that means you like it or not. I’m not putting this stuff in my gut. Let me taste this It’s actually really good for your gut. Twizzlers. I thought you said it was bad for your heart. Good for your gut, bad for your heart? If you eat too much licorice, that’s actually, original, made with anise licorice, or licorice root for an extended period of time, it can cause some sort of issues with like, something that’s very dangerous. Okay, let’s keep that vague. No, but you can eat a lot in one sitting, it’s not gonna hurt you. Twizzlers suck so much compared to Red Vines when it comes to the black licorice. What?! Which makes sense because Oh my god. I can eat the Twizzler but I don’t like the Red Vine. The Twizzler company is trying to apologize for the black licorice. They’re trying to hide it. And I applaud them for it. I can’t believe I’m surrounded by you people. Yeah, but you’re talking about Red Vines and Twizzlers. You’re talking about the red ones. Yeah. That doesn’t count. This is not what we’re talking about. We’re talking about which one tastes like licorice. So you’re saying that the texture is not similar? Like, the texture of a Red Vine is like, dry, airy, The texture of the Red Vine is awful. Lacking flavor. The texture of the Twizzler is so much better but the taste of this, because I’m going for black licorice. That’s what I want. You’re both right. Isn’t that beautiful? I love that. We’re agreeing. You just want different things outta life, and it’s better for you to go your separate ways. What? You need to break up. All right, Ben has just given me facts. It can create imbalances in electrolytes and low Potassium levels, according to the FDA, as well as high blood pressure, swelling, lethargy and heart failure. Eating two ounces of black licorice a day for two weeks can cause heart rhythm problems, particularly for people over age 40. Well I don’t have to worry about that. Oh yes I do! So don’t eat it for more than two weeks. I’m sorry, you’re getting fact alerts via your phone? What just happened? Ben handed me his phone. Oh! Hold on, you don’t have the fact alert app? When there’s a contentious subject, you don’t have to google anything, it just tells you what the facts are. All right, finally we have the black licorice Jelly Belly. Jelly Bellies. Jelly Belly, just a pack of these things. I do like, I mean this serves as some sort of like, fidget toy and I like that. Remember fidget toys? Ha, I’m glad that’s over. It’s not totally over, but fidget spinners, that’s over. Remember that? Remember when we had to have a conversation? You know, that’s the thing. We’re doing a show on the internet, to be consumed on the internet. We couldn’t not deal with fidget spinners. We were like, “I’m glad when this’ll be over.” And we never talk about how great it is that that’s over. Yeah, let’s talk about it now. It’s great that that’s over. It’s great that that’s over. Fidget spinners, what an annoying thing. You know there’s some people that are still really, really into it. This is a strong flavor, but it’s very sweet, too. I’ve just eaten like, seven just sitting here. But does the sweetness make it make you feel not as smart? It makes me feel like I’m not getting a very pure experience. It’s not hardcore. And you’re really ranking these from most hardcore to least hardcore licorice. But I like these. Thought we were putting all these over here. There’s something about these that I like. You like ‘them better than the Red Vines? Yes, I do like ‘them better than the Red Vines. Do you guys like discounts? I do, yeah. Do we get all these for a discount? I know what you’re getting at, and I love giving a discount, Stevie. Especially around Rhett’s birthday. Am I right? I mean, only you know. Only I know. I’ll say yeah, you do like that, yup. What she’s getting at is, if you’re thinking about joining the Mythical Society, now’s the time to get in, in celebration of Rhett’s birthday, I’m glad that’s still happening, thought that was over by now. New purchases of 2nd degree, 3rd degree monthly and 3rd degree quarterly plans are available at a big discount for two weeks only. From today through October 22nd. Don’t miss out on this great offer, okay? Go to mythicalsociety.com for all the deets. Celebrate Rhett’s birthday by peeking behind the curtain of mythicality. Thank you for that. None of these are as good as if you just get the straight up black licorice that’s just advertised as black licorice. You know what I’m saying? But your second choice and the main choice here has got to be I’m going with the Crows. Even though it’s just a licorice extract that’s making it taste that way. I don’t think it has, These are probably safe to eat, is what I’m getting at. And that’s horrible. For two weeks. That’s horrible. Don’t take my word for it, I’m not a doctor. Celebrate my birthday! New purchases of select plans are available at a BIG discount through October 22nd. Details at mythicalsociety.com