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  • Burger King, originally founded as Insta-Burger King in 1953 by Keith J. Kramer and Matthew Burns in Jacksonville, Florida, experienced a pivotal transformation in 1954 when Miami-based franchisees James McLamore and David Edgerton acquired the struggling company and rebranded it as Burger King. They introduced the iconic Whopper sandwich in 1957, which became a cornerstone of the menu and brand identity. Through various ownership changes and strategic international expansions, Burger King grew to become the second-largest fast-food hamburger chain globally. Known for its flame-grilled burgers and the slogan "Have It Your Way," the company has continually adapted to evolving consumer tastes while maintaining its core offerings. Today, Burger King operates thousands of locations worldwide, emphasizing innovation and customer choice in its menu offerings.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 73

  • @anttheaquarist7922
    @anttheaquarist7922 5 місяців тому +18

    Please make the White Castle video. Thanks again for all you're content.

    • @Sanicfan9192
      @Sanicfan9192 5 місяців тому +1

      Sorry to be that guy, but it’s actually your

    • @tizfrreecharm
      @tizfrreecharm 5 місяців тому +2

      I second this request. While living in Prague, I had an apartment on a street that was named after the capital of Serbia which translated into English comes out to be White Castle.

  • @justinlast2lastharder749
    @justinlast2lastharder749 5 місяців тому +20

    If you look closely you'll notice in the Thumbnail old school Logo, the King's Feet are standing on the Lettuce. It's a longstanding Burger King Tradition.

    • @USNVA11
      @USNVA11 5 місяців тому +3

      You have to stand on something or you’ll fall for anything.

    • @besense9867
      @besense9867 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@USNVA11 stand on bidnezz like T.i son 😂😂😂

  • @krisfrederick5001
    @krisfrederick5001 5 місяців тому +8

    I accidentally tried to order a Big Mac the other day at Burger King after work. The girl just laughed, "you mean a Whopper?" I didn't even realize I said it. "Did I say Big Mac??" She laughed again. I apologized and replied "I'm not even high!" She said it happens all the time and I made her day. Mistakes were made...🍔🤷🏼‍♂

    • @mlmcproductions4191
      @mlmcproductions4191 2 місяці тому +1

      The Big King is BK's anwer to the Big Mac. I think they still exist. I add Ketchup to both sandwiches.

  • @RetroEli1982
    @RetroEli1982 5 місяців тому +4

    Man, watching this made me hungry. Another super cool video Ryan 👍🏽😎👍🏽🍔

  • @spoon072000
    @spoon072000 5 місяців тому +1

    The closest Burger King to my high school had a plaque on it proclaiming it was the first Burger King in Illinois. I never bothered to question that fact until watching this story. Paused the video to read the article and, sure enough, first one opened in Skokie, Illinois. It was located at 8225 Skokie Boulevard. Today it's an Enterprise car rental.

  • @Curling_Rack
    @Curling_Rack 5 місяців тому +7

    $1.39 CAD Whoppers during the mid to late 90s. The newspaper would also have "buy one get one free" whopper coupons once a month lol

  • @davidglad
    @davidglad 5 місяців тому +3

    Great to see your take on the King and burger history in general. Other videos on yt specifically cite Texas's own Whataburger as the inspiration of the Whopper.

  • @jeremy28135
    @jeremy28135 5 місяців тому +1

    Interesting topics. Subscribed

  • @user-zx8de8op9l
    @user-zx8de8op9l 5 місяців тому +1

    I remember 99 cent Whoppers in the late 90's and the only reason I would eat there

  • @interwebtubes
    @interwebtubes 2 місяці тому

    This is a great piece, I am an American, I live in a large city and one night I was driving around and I noticed one of my schoolmates from high school. His car was parked outside of a local Burger King and it was late so I pulled up in the parking lot and I went to the door. Of course the restaurant was closed and I could hear music from inside the restaurant. So, I knocked on the glass doors loudly and my schoolmate came up to the door and unlocked it and let me inside. Come to find out, he had his boombox blasting inside the restaurant while he was working inside the kitchen cleaning the flame broiler machine and getting paid a differential which I thought was awesome. He showed me how the machine worked and so after I got into college I was able to take a trip all the way down to Australia and I was able to explore both the cities of Sydney as well as Melbourne. Even though a lot of their restaurants were Italian in nature, I did run across one restaurant that was called Burger Jack and it looked exactly like a Burger King like we have in the states. So, I went inside and bought a burger. It was delicious. There were some minor differences between the Burger King in the states and the Burger Jack restaurant that was in Australia but the burger was delicious. I’m an American and I was able to take a trip up to Canada and I was able to get a Burger King burger. However, the restaurant as well as the kitchen looked very disheveled and I didn’t want to eat there in that restaurant. Since I had all my Canadian money in my wallet with me I didn’t want to spend any of it in a restaurant that looked like a train wreck. Again, I’m an American, other than a Canadian restaurant everything concerning Burger King and Burger Jack was delicious. Take care and have it your way, peace out… I’m going to get something to eat now because I’m hungry.

  • @gregcoste5332
    @gregcoste5332 5 місяців тому +1

    Very impressive and comprehensive history of BK; Kudos! I had my first Whopper in August of 1966 (for $0.37) and was amazed at the taste & size of the Whopper. Made me very thankful I lived in a country that gave me this experience and value. However good things don't last and two months later BK raised the price a nickel to $0.42, so I was hooked and now I had to pay; cruel lesson for an 11yo. Seriously, the Whopper is a sandwich that I've enjoyed for decades, save for a few years when there was an alternative, called the Dandy Burger (Yankee Doodle restaurants). I still look forward to eating a Whopper, however the experience of buying a Whopper is severely degraded. Hopping very much that BK can get its feet back under itself

  • @makethisfood8574
    @makethisfood8574 5 місяців тому +3

    I remember Whoppers were only a Dollar in 1992

  • @Jpkjr52
    @Jpkjr52 Місяць тому

    Always interesting John in Chicago

  • @LyleFrancisDelp
    @LyleFrancisDelp 5 місяців тому +1

    The Whopper is still my favorite basis fast food burger.

  • @bonniesims2229
    @bonniesims2229 2 місяці тому

    Burger King was amazing back in the 60's-70's the burgers were HUGE, also there fish sandwich was called the Whaler

  • @alancarnell2747
    @alancarnell2747 24 дні тому

    I wouldn't exist without Burger King. My parents met working at one. Without it, they likely would never have even met because he came to Georgia recently and didn't know anyone until he met them.

  • @martyn1107
    @martyn1107 Місяць тому

    You did not mention that BK was sued in Australia and had to change it's name to Hungry Jacks. When the chain became successful in Australia BK tried to short change the franchisee as they opened BK stores in opposition to Hungry Jacks near by. No one in Australia went to BK and they went bankrupt and pulled out of Australia. Hungry Jacks is still here and under the control of the same franchisee.

  • @mlmcproductions4191
    @mlmcproductions4191 2 місяці тому

    I miss the little reindeer they had back in the 80s for Christmas.

  • @ydinoh
    @ydinoh 5 місяців тому

    Certainly didn't expect to see a shot of dayton ohio .. props

  • @jacobbaranowski
    @jacobbaranowski 5 місяців тому

    "somtimes you have to brake the rules" ad with Ben Aflek.

  • @ItsEverythingElse
    @ItsEverythingElse 5 місяців тому +1

    I'd love to subsist on a White Castle diet but I doubt I'd be "completely fine"!

  • @Whidmarke
    @Whidmarke 5 місяців тому

    I did get a small chuckle out of "the good times couldn't last" right after the 9/11 bit. I know you didn't mean anything but I couldn't help notice

  • @jasperjones6857
    @jasperjones6857 5 місяців тому

    Betton, Burton, Dustin & Osborn?? No way. I worked at BBDO. It's Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn. The Burger King logo was on the company phone directory.

  • @29VNR
    @29VNR 5 місяців тому +2

    hurricane andrew hit south florida in 1992

    • @gunsbeersmemes
      @gunsbeersmemes 5 місяців тому

      Thank you! I was in kindergarten in Jacksonville Florida when Hurricane Andrew hit in 1992

  • @edwardbianchi192
    @edwardbianchi192 5 місяців тому +8

    I like the Whopper, F the Big Mac!

    • @RetroEli1982
      @RetroEli1982 5 місяців тому +3

      Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock y'all 👍🏽😎👍🏽

    • @h8GW
      @h8GW 5 місяців тому

      Impossible Whopper Wednesdays FOREVER!!!!

  • @RyanCoomer
    @RyanCoomer 5 місяців тому

    AWESOME VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @steve74815
    @steve74815 5 місяців тому +1

    Burking King is almost dead in the province of Quebec and they merged with Tim Horton's in Canada

  • @ddf414
    @ddf414 3 місяці тому

    They should bring back the BK Broiler!

  • @JackDecker63
    @JackDecker63 2 місяці тому

    Do a video on White Castle. 👍

  • @stuartlee6622
    @stuartlee6622 5 місяців тому

    There are no Burger King restaurants in Manhattan.

  • @curiouslycuriousxx
    @curiouslycuriousxx 2 місяці тому

    A whopper with cheese & bacon is top tier forever.

  • @tomnordquist8830
    @tomnordquist8830 5 місяців тому +2

    Burger King’s greatest flaw nowadays is inconsistency. You never know what you’ll get.
    A fresh whopper is great, but I have gotten them looking like they were worn as a shoe

  • @ZiggZagg11
    @ZiggZagg11 5 місяців тому

    My hometown BK shut down... 👀

  • @captaintrips2980
    @captaintrips2980 Місяць тому

    I miss The Whaler.

  • @gunsbeersmemes
    @gunsbeersmemes 5 місяців тому

    Am I the only Floridian to point out the fact that I was in kindergarten when Hurricane Andrew hit in 1992? Not 1999 like the video says?
    Edit: I'll give them credit, it was just a misspeak

  • @Justin-Hill-1987
    @Justin-Hill-1987 5 місяців тому +1

    The Burger King fast food chain opened in Springfield, Ohio twice:
    Burger King operated under the name "Home of the Whopper" in the 1970s, since an existing burger stand using the "Burger King" name already existed and lasted until 1985.
    Burger King tried Springfield, Ohio again in 1993 under the Burger King name after the local Burger King chain was long-gone.

  • @TAELSDOLL
    @TAELSDOLL 5 місяців тому +1

    burger boy origins

  • @295g295
    @295g295 5 місяців тому

    4:59 - Pepsi-Cola? ??
    McDonald's has always been a best friend of Coca-Cola, I thought.

  • @p.herrmann4538
    @p.herrmann4538 5 місяців тому +2

    BK > McD

  • @discodirk48
    @discodirk48 3 місяці тому

    I had a Whopper in Vancouver last year and it was dreadful.

  • @workstationmark4103
    @workstationmark4103 5 місяців тому

    Burger King is going under they can't afford to upgrade to automated/robotic/kiosk/smart phone service

    • @robert48044
      @robert48044 4 місяці тому +1

      They need to broil again and care a little about the product leaving the store

  • @METALMAN4Wii
    @METALMAN4Wii 3 місяці тому

    At least America created the bacon cheeseburger.

  • @dropautoparts
    @dropautoparts 5 місяців тому

    Wish their service time inpproved

  • @stevenbalekic5683
    @stevenbalekic5683 5 місяців тому +1

    Burger is not the name of the meat patty...the Germans call them Frikadellen...it's the style of food (a bun featuring cooked hot meat with other fillings) invented by the people of Hamburg...a person from Hamburg is called a Hamburger hence the name...this is similar to the Berliner bun...a doughnut without the hole, filled with fruit sauce or custard and drizzled with icing. The origins are from Berlin and a person from Berlin is called a Berliner.

  • @Scorch904
    @Scorch904 4 місяці тому

    I❤BK

  • @TheMidlifeIntrovert
    @TheMidlifeIntrovert 5 місяців тому +1

    Hungry Jacks anyone??

    • @DAK4875
      @DAK4875 5 місяців тому

      An Australian UA-camr reminded me that a Canadian may have have done that, hungry Jacks and Burger King.

  • @Real-pn7mj
    @Real-pn7mj 3 місяці тому

    Jesus Loves You!!! He died for us so we can be made right, Jesus: I am The Way, The Truth, and The life, no man comes unto The Father but thou Me. May God Bless You!!!

  • @chriscolfer2915
    @chriscolfer2915 5 місяців тому +1

    The whopper used to be good. I will never let my myself or family eat anything from Burger King.

  • @ghostyposty3453
    @ghostyposty3453 5 місяців тому +2

    I don't know how burger king is still as big as they are. Their food taste awful now and they're so stupidly expensive, app sucks too. Haven't gone to BK since like 2010.

    • @truhhhhhhhokIII3
      @truhhhhhhhokIII3 5 місяців тому +2

      It honestly tastes great if you throw it in the microwave for another 30seconds lol. Just seems they never cook stuff enough.
      Them chicken fries kick too

  • @brendakrieger7000
    @brendakrieger7000 3 місяці тому

    Tasty🍔🥓🍟🧅

  • @truhhhhhhhokIII3
    @truhhhhhhhokIII3 5 місяців тому +2

    3:55 *with the asterik that in 2018 trump allowed beef/pork products to allow up to what was it like 20% (used to be like 10% which is still gross. F those corperations profits) feces, hair, fingernails etc?
    And i have no clue if biden switched that back, bc hes playing mario kart but fell asleep.
    Point being, all burgers might be way worse than they were even back then lol

  • @longtallshorty5791
    @longtallshorty5791 5 місяців тому

    Burgers. Are. Not. Sandwiches. If it’s on a burger bun, it’s a BURGER.

    • @Blackdiamondprod.
      @Blackdiamondprod. 5 місяців тому +3

      A sandwich is any ingredients on bread and a bun is a type of bread. You’re wrong.

  • @douglasbutterworth8102
    @douglasbutterworth8102 2 місяці тому

    Berger king sucks

  • @cryptozero2531
    @cryptozero2531 5 місяців тому

    🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔 1st

  • @chrispeterson1247
    @chrispeterson1247 5 місяців тому +2

    In Australia Burger King is called Hungry Jack's