Welcome to “Good Mythical More.” It’s that season again, the one where all of the pumpkin spices and all of the, the leafy- Leafy things. Leafy piles. Leafy pile flavored things, yeah. Hit the shelves and we’re gonna rank some of ’em. But first, let’s give $1,000 to Stand Up To Cancer, to aid in their mission to raise funds to accelerate the pace of groundbreaking research that can get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives now. You can join us in giving to standuptocancer.org/RhettandLink. Got our own URL over there at standuptocancer.org. standuptocancer.org/RhettandLink. Go do it! Be your Mythical best! Thank you. Gwynedd, come on in here. We’re gonna taste the fall themed foods that are before us. Hi. Hi. With Gwynedd. Hi. How you been, Gwynedd? Good. How are we all? It’s fall now, right? I know, it’s so-. That’s why I got my jacket on. So strange. Oh, it’s fall. What do you mean? It is, I know. That’s why I wear long sleeves. I’m totally comfortable right now. Right, yeah. It’s fall. I got my jacket, you know, all the leaves are falling everywhere I go. It is. I walk outside, leaf right in the face. I know, there’s that nip in the air. Um. No leaves fall around here. Just one nip in the air? Just the one nip. I mean, some people- Where’s the other one? Some people have some trees in their yard that might drop some leaves, but I don’t. Do you wanna, you wanna start with this? Gwynedd’s over there working hard at Sporked headquarters. You are gonna take what we’re about to say and you’re gonna factor it in to what you’re all thinking- That’s correct. And tasting when it comes to the fall stuff, and then you’re gonna rank it. Specifically fall cereals. There’s a lot of- Ah, yeah. Pumpkin spice cereals out this year. Like, more than I’ve ever seen before. Then lets start with that. Do you have a, like a, you know, like a predisposition as it relates to pumpkin spice? It’s not my favorite flavor profile. You know, I think they’re just gonna bring it over, right? What do you think? I don’t like it. Okay. Good. This is gonna be really awesome. I don’t, I don’t love it. I don’t like- I’ll eat it. I’ll eat it. I don’t like messing with my favorites. And Frosted Mini Wheats is one of my favorites. Me too. But to do this, I mean, it just, that just looks gross. I don’t know, it kind of look, I kind of like the look. It’s a little Halloween-y. There’s something, at least on the monitors back here, the coloring makes the cereal part that doesn’t have frosting on it look like, gray? No, it looks that way. It doesn’t look great. It looks that way to my eye. It does. It looks gray. It really, really does. I love gray, though. Almost greenish. Some of my favorite foods are gray. Like what? Eel? I can’t think of one gray food. What is a gray food? Eel! You liar. Eel. Yeah. Grey Poupon? Yeah, that’s true. Mustard, yeah. Didn’t think of that. A mushroom. Mushrooms are gray. Mushrooms are gray, yeah. A lot of mushrooms are gray. Carney pulled that out. I just wanna give him credit for that one. Yes. So by the time this episode comes out, the Sporked ranking for fall cereals will be out, so you can go over there and check that out. Mythical Kitchen also has ranked their favorite fall, what was it, snacks? Over there. Favorite fall items, yeah. Good stuff to get at the grocery store. First impression. What do we think? It really does transport me. It’s not as good as regular Frosted Mini Wheats. Not bad, though. No, no, no. It’s not as bad as I thought it was going to be. Same. I do like how it transport, I’m choking. Transports. Give the Heimlich. It’s got in my thing. You okay? It’s all that wheat. I don’t think you can choke on a Frosted Mini Wheat. You can, but I don’t think you can die. You know what I’m saying? Well, I’m definitely choking on it. Air would still be getting through no matter what. Have you ever choked on any of these? I feel like I get choked up a lot. I’m sure, yeah. Where does it transport you? Oh yeah. It transports me- Pumpkin patch. To the fall. Oh. It transports me to- Why would you need to be transported there? A colder, nipplier time, because we’re in LA. One nip. We don’t experience fall. Fall doesn’t really happen to us. No, so we have to eat our way to fall. Yeah. That’s true. But I think that’s part of why- This is okay. This stuff is so popular. This is really okay. Yeah, it’s, I don’t mind it for pumpkin spice cereal. We’ll see what- It’s accurate. Yes. We’ll see what the other ones are like, since maybe they’ll be- Okay. What do you want us taste next? Well, I’ve got yogurts. I’ve got pumpkin harvest crisp yogurt that has oatmeal pastry pieces, creamy icing chunks- Ooh, thank you. Cinnamon frosted cookies. Does that sound fun? It sounds interesting. It has a lot of things going on. I think it sounds pretty fun. What is the normal type of Chobani Flip? I can’t say, but I can say that I- Probably fruits. Just regular yogurt? They won’t let me say. We’ve had the s’mores one before that had like marshmallow flavored yogurt, and then like s’mores inspired bits in here, and it was so good. So I have high hopes for this. Is this what you do? Just this? And you have to go, mm-hmm. You just take all of that. Oops. Hey, that’s kind of fun. Yeah. Oh shoot, I didn’t even do it. He was. Hey. It’s a lot of stuff for like, not a lot of yogurt. This might- A lot of mixings. This smells good. Mm-hmm. This might turn the tide. I like the yogurt flavor profile with the pumpkin spice. What do we think? This being the only- It smells better than it tastes. This is only the second pumpkin spice flavored thing I’ve had in like, 10 months. So I think I’m emotionally experiencing a fall lift. I think I’m choking a little bit. Oh good. Oh really? Oh God, you guys are gonna die before end of this episode. I mean, you were wondering when I choked last, now. I have never experienced a fall lift from pumpkin spice before. Hey. And wow. Wow. Wow. It’s okay for me. This is not great. I think it’s too nutmeg-y. I like cinnamon, but too much nutmeg is like, why is this almost savory? Mm-hmm. Yep. You are right about that. Nutmeg. I didn’t know what that spice was, but you’re totally right. You’re right. All right, so we don’t like it. Yeah. But emotionally I connected with it. I think if you wanna feel like it’s fall- It’s just- That’s a thing you eat. It comes on a bit too strong. I just don’t feel like I need my foods to tell me what time it is. I feel like I’ve got the computer for that. No, but it’s kind of like- You know? Planning your next trip. It’s just something to look forward to. It’s like, you know, something goes away, something comes back, and when it comes back, there’s more of it, and you like to crap talk it, but you know? It’s a new experience. But why can’t we introduce another type of spice for the fall? Why does it have to be pumpkin spice? Hey, I have an, I have an exciting news for you. And that’s that we’re gonna try a caramel apple flavored cereal! Hey, caramel apple. That’s fall. That’s right. Bobbing for those apples! Okay. Is that ready? Isn’t that fun? Let’s go for it. KG has been- Sorry. KG is- I threw things off. Why did she say. She’s over- She wasn’t ready. She keeps asking for that what we want, and we keep not telling her, and then we keep choosing the thing that’s she’s not ready to give us. Oh my goodness. Look at how just fantastic that is. Look at this. Hold that right there. I did this on purpose. Look at this. I mean, look how bright- Oh, it smells caramel-y. Are you cosplaying? Yeah, a little bit. Carmella Creeper. Yeah. Who is that? Carmella Soprano’s- Son. You can’t see that. Carmella Creeper? This is the brightest cereal I’ve ever seen. There’s clearly no artificial ingredients. Mm. I took a bite and I absolutely love it. So this is the new monster cereal. This is like- Count Chocula. Your Franken Berry, Your Count Chocula. And there’s finally a lady. Finally. Yeah. I’ve been writing ’em letters for years. Not just a monster lady. This is the only woman cereal mascot. Are you kidding me? No, that’s a fact. Isn’t that something? Wow. What about Tina the Tiger? I forgot. You’re right. I take it back. What about Captainess Crunch? This is, this is a little bit weird. I love it. It’s like really aggressive, but it’s super fun. I’m having to adjust to it. I did not hear what it’s supposed to be, so I’m trying to guess. Mm. Mm-hmm. And I can’t. Caramel apple. Oh, is that what you, oh, this is what you were talking about when you said we have a caramel apple. And then this came in- And then when we said that she was Carmella Creeper, it was like car, you know, caramel. Caramel apple. Yeah! It’s got a very strong green apple flavor with, are we getting the caramel flavor from the marshmallows? Is that what’s happening? I don’t know. The marshmallows have almost an apple-y kind of crunch to them. I’m really enjoying the experience of eating this. So it’s, but it’s not like any other, I mean, it’s not like Apple Jacks. We’re eating a lot of it. We are. I’ve had like seven bites of it. It’s really different. It’s not sour apple. It’s just green apple. Which just kind of sour apple, but- Pretty good. I do like the, maybe the marshmallows have like a little bit of like sour apple kind of flavor in them? It says artificially flavored caramel apple cereal. Okay. So, and then it just has monster marshmallows. So I think, and look, she’s cool. She’s got headphones. I like it. I like it. She looks like a Bratz. Oh, there’s a whole story about her on the back. With a Z. Monster Bratz. Aren’t the Bratz, no, I’m thinking of Monster High? Which one? The dolls that are- I was gonna say- They’re like Bratz, but they’re- There is- But they’re zombies. Yeah, there is already Monster Bratz. Oh, she’s a DJ, Link. Paved the way. Oh yeah? Yeah, yeah, yeah, and all her friends come to her- Basically. It looks like she’s just, she does a, she does DJ-ing like in the bottom of a dungeon by herself. But it’s a party with all of the monsters. Yep. It feels unsafe for her, I’ll be honest. They were playing video games and then they kept hearing it, and then they snuck down and then she was like, “Yeah, hiya, ‘cuz! Welcome to the Monster Mash, fellas.” That’s what she said. Oh no. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So that’s, she’s doing that. That’s that’s what she’s up to. Yeah. This passes the test for me. It’s a completely new flavor for the season. I love it. Completely new feminine mascot. So you get- Who will not last. You get- I’m embarrassed that I dressed like her now, honestly. Well, you get the like, fall flavor of the caramel apple but you also get like, the leanings into the Halloween. Sorry, one more. I really wish you would’ve worn like orange headphones and not said anything. That would’ve been bitchin’. That was fun. What’s next? Next, I’m gonna dress like Count Dracula- Bitchin’ Sauce. Ooh yeah. Oh, good job. I’m a big fan. Bitch sauce. Yeah. I’m a Bitchin’ Sauce fan, boy. It’s such a weird sauce. Yeah, we have it at the house. I’ll put it on sandwiches, but I like to dip carrots in it. Oh, carrots? I like to put it on a sandwich. Oh, carrots? I like to put it on- It’s, it’s like a, is it vegan? What is the deal? It is, yeah. It’s like almond based. Okay. But it’s so creamy. But they don’t, they don’t really market it as vegan. They mark, I mean, when you, they went with bitchin’. Yeah. And it’s, it’s unlike any other sauce. Y’all got any carrots? It is! Yeah, where’s carrots for pumpkin pie sauce? Are we just gonna use a- We’re gonna eat it with a spoon. We’re gonna eat it straight. So this is obviously- Pumpkin pie. Yeah, it’s different than a lot of, well ’cause it’s sweet Bitchin’ Sauce. Just pretend that your spoon is a carrot. I, I, okay. I forget what we ate this with in the office. Just a cracker or something? Wow. It’s delicious. Isn’t it? It’s really thick. It’s thicker than a normal Bitchin’ Sauce. How do they get pumpkin spice to like be so- It’s pump- It tastes like eating pumpkin pie mix straight out the can. You know it’s pumpkin pie, not pumpkin spice. Oh, pumpkin pie. Yeah, which is better. Yeah. Than pumpkin spice. That’s why it’s so good. That’s so good. It is, it tastes like- It is so good. Blended up pumpkin pie. And then what would I want? Eat it with a spoon. And carrots. ‘Cause carrots are orange. They’re already like, part of the season. Serving size is two tablespoons. Pumpkins are orange. I feel like it should give serving suggestions, though. Like, what are you, I think graham crackers would be the perfect thing- Ooh, that would be nice. To dip in this. That’s why I like- Yeah, that’s a good idea. That’s why I like Triscuits because they just- I never would’ve bought this. Show you the recipes on the box. I know, and they’re always so cute. Yeah. And dainty. You know, I don’t, forgive me for getting on my Sporked soap box, but I mean- Yep. Do it. I never would’ve bought this. Right. I never would’ve tasted this if Gwynedd wouldn’t have brought it to my attention. Think about that. That makes me feel good. This is what happens at Sporked. You go over there, things are brought to your attention, you’re like, you know what? They like it. Ah, they’re, they’re, I gotta give it a shot. That’s the thought process. They’re right. You just outlined it. Yeah. Do something you wouldn’t do. Make a bitchin’ move today. Go to sporked.com. Yeah, I never would’ve tried this and I would’ve been missing out on this dip spread and smother. It calls itself a smother? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. You put it on a bagel. Well, dip, spread, or smother on your favorite sweet food. Oh, okay. I thought this was- Dip or smother. All right, what about this pumpkin pie granola? So again, this is not pumpkin spice. It’s a pumpkin pie. I’m pretty excited about this granola, but we’ll see what y’all think. Good & Gather, that’s a Target brand. Take a little in my hand here. Looks like we have whole pumpkin seeds. Okay. Got some pepitas, big pieces of granola. It’s like a big chunk. They show you how to make, look, they got a recipe on the back. It’s a picture. I don’t- Pumpkin pie parfait. It tastes like Stove Top stuffing. Oh my God. It is like, we said it tastes like Indian food. It’s like a little bit savory ’cause it has turmeric in it, but it’s really, I like it. It’s weird. My mom, my mom would make this chicken with Stove Top stuffing on top of it, and cheese underneath it. Oh my God. And we had it, we had it all the time. And it turns out I never liked it. Okay. It tasted just like it. I think this is pretty good, man. I don’t like it. Do you like it? Yeah. Okay. I like, but I do, but warning about the turmeric. Yeah, I mean, it is, it’s really different. You mean there’s turmeric in Stove Top stuffing? I don’t know about that, but it’s savory. I seriously doubt that there is. I love Stove Top stuffing. You don’t like it? It does still exist, huh? Well yeah, big, big time. Yeah, it’s got cinnamon, turmeric, and ginger, and nutmeg, and cloves. Mm-hmm. Oh, cloves. Oh. You can go around the corner and smoke it and be cool. No, you can’t. Smoking is not cool. All right. Okay. Let’s bring in another cereal. Rhett, what cereal do you think this is? I think it’s probably Special K. Gosh, man. Oh. Cheater. Special K Pumpkin Spice family size. Do you remember the Special K commercials? Mm-mm, or maybe, well, tell me about it. There was always like, like a woman, but you couldn’t see her face. Okay. But you could see her body. Oh, this was her leg, right? This, her leg became- Oh. When, when, what? This thing. When was this? I don’t know. This became her leg. When I was an adolescent youth raging with hormones. Uh-oh. Oh. That’s some good associations, Special K. Got yourself cereal leg. I’m just saying I remember those Special K commercials. You were anti-face, pro-body? You’ve waited all year to enjoy this leg, I mean this flavor. Bring one up. Bring up a ’80s Special K commercial and see if I’m just inventing things in my mind. Yeah, do it. See look, this is what they say. “You know it’s fall when you’ve had that first taste of delicious pumpkin spice.” That’s what I felt. And now having tasted all this, I’m already over it. Oh man. Like that’s how long it took. Well, it’s better than regular Special K. Here’s what I didn’t know about it, is that it has morsels in it that are like yogurty things or something? I see that. This one looks like a- Looks like a peanut. A dick. Well, wait until you see that Special K commercial. Does it, though? You did it, yes, it does. See? Y’all find one? This is subtle. It’s very subtle. If you don’t like pumpkin spice that much, the cereal would be like- You’ll love it. Like, right? It’s like, oh, it makes me feel a little fall. It’s super subtle, yeah. It says that it has cinnamon and pecans in it. Pecans, pecan. Where are the pecans? I didn’t see any. I’m starting to like it more and more. I think that’s what that big thing. The morsel is? You called it a morsel, right? Yeah. Yeah. What is that? That’s not a pecan. Does it say on here what- Maybe they’re suggesting that you add? That’s very weird that doesn’t even say what’s there. Crunchy wheat and rice flakes with nutmeg, allspice, ginger, and cinnamon clusters. I guess that’s the cinnamon cluster? But see, right there it says, is this a different flavor? I don’t know. Yes. What? Oh yeah! That’s a totally different flavor. They’re advertising a different flavor on the back. All right, here we go. Let’s see if I was wrong or right. Well, there’s a face. Oh no. But there’s a leg too. Cover her. Oh no, it went away. It was there, she was there and she was in bed, and then she was gone. Now we don’t have a signal. Uh-oh. She’s having a very sensual start to her day. Oh, there she is. Okay. Okay. See? There she is. No, that’s the face. No, but her face was in it and then it’s her leg. Nope, there’s her body. Yep. Is she getting married today? I don’t know. There’s her leg, yes. There we go. This is not the one I remember. But it all ends in the leg. I don’t remember- That’s what you liked? That’s who you liked there? No, I- Yeah, he liked it. It was a woman in a white bathing suit next to a pool. I’m impressed that you remember it so well. Oh, I remember it. Without a face. Without a head? Yeah. Without a face. Maybe I just wasn’t looking at her face. I know. Classic Special K commercial. See, white bathing suit next to a pool! Wow! She’s embarrassed. Oh, see? But she’s cover- See? See! What’s going on here? What are they saying about her? Listen. Oh no, she eats too many calories. Okay, it’s different in my mind. She has a face, but it’s under sunglasses. Okay, listen, if you transfer yourself back into- Here we go. Oh, it’s her foot. Ew! A 13-year-old boy’s body- Lose the back. You see that commercial differently, okay? That’s all I wanna say. Maybe you had a small TV. Yeah, exactly. The TV was too small. Okay, so we think that the best thing is the Bitchin’ Sauce. Yeah. And we think the second best thing is what? I really like the Carmella Creeper cereal and I’m not just saying that- Yeah, yeah, yeah. Because I’m wearing her costume. The Carmela Creeper cereal. Yeah, this is number two. And we’ll leave you with that. Head to Sporked for reviews of new fall foods hitting grocery store shelves and the Mythical Kitchen team’s fall food picks as well.