Who Was the Real Colonel Sanders?
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- Опубліковано 23 кві 2022
- Most folks know that Colonel Harland Sanders is the man who created KFC - and still resides on their buckets - but the real Colonel Sanders got up to a lot more than just frying chicken Kentucky-style. Who was Harland Sanders? In short, he was less “finger-lickin' good” and more butt-kickin’ badass.
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On a road trip from California to go visit family in Michigan, we stopped in Kentucky at a nice restaurnt owned by Mrs. Sanders. The chicken was outstanding, and The Colonel himself was seated at a table across the room. It was 1965 and I was 13 years old. I pointed and told my folks that "that's the Colonel". He saw me and motioned me to come to his table, even though Dad said to 'leave the man alone". It was a thrill of a lifetime. The Colonel may have despised adults, but he loved children.
Fast forward to my college years when I had a summer internship for a Public Relations firm. One of their accounts was KFC. It was my job to follow the Colonel around to several restaurants, where he hand dipped and fried a batch of chicken. I later met him at the State Fairgrounds where he had a big dinner and awards ceremony for a bunch of 4H chicken competition winners.
It was my job to drive the Colonel around in a golf cart. He hated adults, but I apparently still qualified as a child, even though in college. I still remember a favorite quote of his: "That gravy tastes like $h!t, ever since they gave up the real stuff for the canned." It was also his 75th birthday. I still have a candle from his cake packed away with memorabilia.
BULL SHIT !
He sure was right about the gravy. What they use now is no better than that powdered stuff that supermarkets sell. Just add all the water your customers will tolerate and serve!
On a nicer note, my family stopped in Shelbyville, Ky. for gas. We asked if there was a restaurant around, the man said that Col. Sanders was right down the road. "Oh, we want something nicer than carry-out chicken." The man said that it was a very nice sit down restaurant with great food in the Colonel's home. He was right! We got the Kentucky chicken made the right way and unlimited veggies. A great meal!
Perhaps Claudia Sanders dinner house in Shelbyville, KY
Thank you for sharing that was a great story
Sanders sounds like such a comparatively real person. He said and did what he wanted and despite his rough exterior, it seems like he was a great businessman.
Only Colonel Sanders could be involved remotely in making atomic weapons, then becomes a symbol of Christmas in Japan.
The symbol of Christmas ⛄ 🎅 already exist tho. You should choose him for Global Warming Awareness Day. Because Japan built a lot of wooden log processing factories in WW2.
@@coocoo8303 I think he was referring to how KFC convinced Japan that Americans eat fried chicken on the holidays. They still eat buckets of fried chicken every Christmas to this day.
@@coocoo8303 KFC is the unofficially, official food to eat in Japan on Christmas. That's what he's talking about...
What’s wrong with working on the Manhattan project? It ended a war Japan started and saved millions upon millions of American lives
I mean, the US gave Japan 2 "Presents" from above.. Kind of like Santa flies around delivering presents. Makes total sense
Dude was everything but a vampire hunter...
That we know of.
Right and he needs a movie..
One of the 11 herbs and spices is garlic salt, a combination a doubly deadly to vampires
Vampire hunters are very secretive. They never talk about vampire hunter's club. 🤔
@@jasonallen3678he has a movie
He may have lost his restaurant but he became a cultural icon that is a win
He didnt lose his restaurant, he sold it his stake in it.
@@SuWoopSparrow that’s kinda the same thing depending on how you look at it.
In 1969 I was a assistant manager in Hampton Va and he showed up to the store they asked where was the manager and I told them Bill Smith was out sick and I was in charged and that lit off Sanders because I wasn’t old enough to run a store. 😂
He called me everything in the book and a week later I joined the Army.
Well I proved him wrong I survived Vietnam.
That’s too bad. I would have thought he would shake your hand for stepping up?
@@davidleonard1278
He was a a$$ and like the video showed and he thought he was better then you.
Thank you for your service, Mr. Stanzak. God Bless you
Wow. Memories, Me, Across the Pond to Sunny Vietnam. Christmas 1969.
Take care.
I mean being berated by him is like being berated by Gordon Ramsay today. You sir are lucky.
You missed this bit: "In 1965, Sanders moved to Mississauga, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto, to oversee his Canadian franchises and continued to collect franchise and appearance fees both in Canada and in the US. Sanders bought and lived in a bungalow in the Lakeview area of Mississauga from 1965 until his death in 1980."
Scotts' Chicken Villa owned the Canadian franchise rights at the time. Another missing item is that Dave Thomas (who founded Wendy's) saved Kentucky Fried Chicken.
my grandpa was actually friends with him. I dont know much about their friendship other than he was not very friendly, and grandpa spoke very fondly of him.
Wow that’s fascinating that your grandfather knew the guy.
Who wasn't friendly? Your grandad or the colonel
@@MsSwitchblade13 Uh Sanders? 😑
@@MsSwitchblade13 both
@@davidleonard1278 If you think that's fascinating, listen to this. Colonel Sanders named his company Kentucky Fried Chicken and I used to live in Kentucky. That means the Colonel and I are basically cousins.
My grandmas first job was at KFC she was interviewed by the colonel himself.
I am from Louisville, KY and have also lived and worked in Shelbyville, KY at times. My step-dad was once a Delta ticket agent at the local airport here and was always personally requested by Col Sanders to serve him each time he flew. My step-dad said Col Sanders was always terribly rude and fairly mean but somehow my step-dad could put up with him. Also, an old mechanic that worked at my parents auto part store in Shelbyville, KY always told me that he worked in a service station when Col Sanders first started out and was always called in to a "back room" at the service station where Col Sanders would always ask him if the recipe tasted good to him. Also, my sister passed away at 28 years old and is buried near Col Sanders grave.
Sounds about right regarding everyone who met Sanders. Needless to say he was probably just a normal person and the world is way too soft now.
I’m sorry to hear about your sister 🕊
Sorry for your loss
Hol up mf run that last part by me again
I remember my Dad telling me how he knew a doctor who saw Colonel Sanders, (I wanna say at Walter Reed Hospital but I can't remember.) But he told my Dad that at one point Sanders reached into his chest pocket and grabbed a lil book, thinking he was going to write a big check to him, but ended up handing him a bunch of KFC coupons.
It took him up to 40 minutes to fry chicken for impatient travelers stopping at his restaurant so he modified a pressure cooker you could deep fry with reducing the cooking time to 8 minutes
He stole this recipe from a black woman but history will never reveal that
@@smokie651 about the recipe I guess I wouldn’t be surprised given his reputation but I was just referring to the mechanics of the fryer if that’s accurate. Who knows?
@@smokie651 okay so what was her name since you remember her
@@smokie651 LOL
@@smokie651 wrong
Damnnn Colonel was a gangsta. I will remember that when I have KFC next time. 🕵
I saw the Colonel on a Sunday afternoon in 1971 in downtown Chicago. He was getting into a cab. Being a rude 14 year old, I yelled, "Colonel is it really finger licking good!" He turned, licked his middle finger and flipped me the bird! (So to speak), I deserved that. I believe every word of this vlog. I love this old guy and what a real tough bird he was. RIP Colonel, I miss ya.
That's a funny story ..We had a Halloween party ? My first year in Amsterdam ,,My friend , Steve was dressed as the Colonel of KFC . He told us his food was toe licking good ,,as he'd step on the chicken . Greetings from Amsterdam . Magoo .
My goodness that’s a terrific little story! Thanks for sharing that, it really made me laugh!
@Chikin Nuggies As everyone will be if they are fortunate enough to live so long.
@Chikin Nuggies You must be really rude and spoiled now!
@@inharmonywithearth9982 Nuggies is struggling w the math problem presented in the comment..🤔 14 yrs old in '71 it's 2022 now..🤔 carry the 2.. conjugate the verb.. its ok As long as there's wifi I'm sure they're a legit genius
Having tasted KFC before the Colonel sold out, the recipes did become subpar and cheaper under corporate ownership. The biscuits went from flaky to balls of dough, spices were left out of the gravy, and carrot bits were added to a cheaper cole slaw, etc.
I've heard from my parents about how KFC used to be better. I only had the crappy version during my lifetime, though.
did the quality pick up since then?
@@Hromovlad1 No. More products have been offered (even vegan chicken), but the quality of the original dinner dropped and never came back.
@@33Donner77 kinda sad I never got to taste the original
KFC wasn't introduced to my country till after the switch in ownership.
I do like their allot (and I em saying it as someone who's not a fan of western fast food - KFC, Domino's, and Pizza Hut being the only exceptions), so I em very intrigued as of how good they may have been in the early days
Even here in the UK I can remember back 20 years ago and KFC chicken was aot better than the greasy stuff they sell now, it just tastes of black pepper and oil.
My grandfather lived near his mansion/estate in Louisville and actually met him once. They had a picture somewhere of him, my dad as a child, and Sanders. My grandfather said he was pretty nice...I guess he either mellowed out or he was in a good mood. Apparently he would drive down the street in a slightly pink Cadillac all the time.
Drove a pimpmobile, loved to get into fistfights and occasionally gunfights...
Colonel was a real OG.
I guess the South Park version of him wasn’t that far off
a lot of their parody comes an awful close to reality.
😂🤣😂
Poe's Law
Don’t f*** me Eric, don’t ever try to f*** me.
You should check out the Blindboy podcast about the colonel. There’s a place in Limerick, Ireland that uses the colonel’s original recipe. The colonel took a liking to an Irish guy named Pat Grace and gave him the recipe to use in Ireland. This is just the cliff notes version.
as a foodie and history nerd, i appreciate this channel
@Fallen OffTop what? African McDonald’s has fresh food? Lucky
Surprised I didn't hear a mention of Claudia Sanders Dinner House (which they opened in Shelbyville after selling KFC). The original burned in 1999, but it was rebuilt & it's still in operation.
Just this last Fall, I visiting the Louisville area and my host took me there for dinner. Actually really good. Serve more then chicken...
Same here I was also thought it odd he kept saying gas station when it clearly was also a motor court(motel). As can be seen on the sign Harlan sanders court & cafe many times yet is never mentioned. I'm not sure maybe the narrator thought tile bathrooms and steam heat would be something a service station offers :).
I actually MET Harlan, around 1966-7, when I was 4-5 years old, when he was making a promotional appearance of some kind in Atlanta, GA. He gave me a balloon with a pear-shaped body and his face printed on the top, with some cardboard feet for it to stand on. I lost it out the car window on the drive home. 😬😯😟
Wow, I had no idea Colonel Sanders was such an interesting and colourful character. I admire that despite the adversity he faced in his life, he never gave up. Anyways, can you guys do a video on the McDonalds founders Richard and Maurice McDonald please? Thank you.
What an amazing beginning for the new content on the channel. I've read about Colonel Sanders on Wikipedia. He is the most interesting man in the world.
We met Colonel Sanders at the Spokane 1974 Worlds Fair… he was a really nice Gentleman. He was really happy to meet Canadians as in the mid 60’s he lived in Mississauga Ontario
Another great episode - real history with a witty, smart ass sense of humor - good stuff!! 😁👍
Would love a focus on Dave Thomas and how the Wendy’s guy is responsible for all the things that were iconic about KFC and he was Sanders’ protégé.
If you dive deep enough into Dave Thomas you're going to find some pretty disturbing s*** I saw a documentary on him that guy is a real f****** dick
Yes. Dave Thomas saved Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Honestly the way he describes his colorful language speaks to my soul🤣❤️
If it's the same highway that runs into Lousiville it's still dangerous. A lot of people call it Dixie Dieway.
Louisville is little more than a hole in the ground these days.
Oh wait, not sure it was ever a great place to live lol.
There are actually two "Dixie Highways" through Kentucky. The one you refer to is 31W that goes from Louisville to Nashville.
The video refers to the Eastern one. I think it was 25W.
Yesss!!! It’s Here! The First Legendary Video!! ❤️
I came over here at the behest of your own shameless plug from the Weird History Channel (although, I am glad you did). Needless to say, you could not have started this channel off with a better food story; well done!
I remember that KFC was excellent chicken when it was first franchised here in Australia. They really did use the huge pressure cookers and it turned out to be a fantastic way to rapidly cook chicken without any moisture loss in the meat.
Right out of school I did a chef's apprenticeship and, as you would guess, I became pretty familiar with the anatomy of chickens; that was until I ate it in the city of Dubai, in the early 90s. The KFC there was different; in that it sort of tasted like poultry, which is usually not the case. The coating was similar to the one used all over the world, only, again, a little different.
I was suspicious. I carefully took apart a few pieces of this 'KFC' and underneath the coating and the meat I discovered the bones of a bird; only I wasn't completely sure they were chicken bones. I mean, they sold chickens in the markets and food stalls in the souk.
The local chickens were a bit skinnier than the plump birds we are used to, but they were chickens. Their KFC, not so much.
It never made me ill (although I only ate it twice in the year I lived there) and it was extremely popular with the locals and the other expats.
I did speak to a few other KFC customers who felt like I did that there was something wrong with the actual 'chicken' pieces.
Anyway, poor old Colonel Sanders, they should have slung him 5 or 10 million, if only to get him to shut up about how 'awful' he thought their product was.
They gave no thought to the fact that the old man did criss-cross the country selling franchises for the company.
Perhaps he should have bargained a better cut than $2 million for an obviously growing, successful enterprise.
I fully suspect he would be apoplectic if he was around to taste what it's become today.
It's a pity; what they were selling in the 70s was genuinely delicious; and you could order any part of the chicken you liked.
A favourite ‘hangover cure’ of mine was a whole bucket of their plump chicken wings; or drumsticks, if you liked.
Ask for that now and they just tell you, “No, that’s not possible.”
You have to get an even mix of what comes off one chicken at a time. Then repeat.
That's crazy, like they get enough chickens to cook you up anything you want... all about customer service... not so much. Cheers, B.H.
I have fond memories of KFC from the early 70s. I didn't realize he was born in the same year as my great grandmother. She lived with us until shortly before her passing in 1972. An end of an era of the generation which were born before cars, the telephone, TV, flight, landing on the moon.
just like how they made the movie THE FOUNDER....they need to make this story. It would be Hilarious!
Staring Henry Zebrowski as the Colonel.
Brain Cox as the colonel
@@lukekcc8911 he is a dreamer ..hmmm... hmmm..
Stagnation of a species under military gangsters mentality and ambitions within a confined our human species world is un except able .. hmmm
Love the founder. Watch it pretty regular
❤️ KFC chicken
My wife ( 65 years old) grew up in Kentucky. Her grandparents took her to the original restaurant. He would come out to greet customers. She remembers meeting him.
I look forward to seeing Dave Thomas. I love his story.
13:36 he's not kidding, Colonel Sanders would be rolling in his grave if he tasted KFC now
This makes him so much more relatable. A cussing, hardworking, family-trouble man thats just trying to make it is a man of whom I've known many
I met Colonel Sanders when I was a teenager in the 1970s. He was a guest on a TV game show taped at NBC in Burbank, California. I waited by his limo after the show and when he came out of the studio he gave me a big smile, a warm handshake and an autographed picture. Genuinely nice man. Rest in peace, Colonel, and thank you for a memorable moment I will never forget.
Love the new series. I am also a very big fan of the historical footage of the colonel. Great work. Can’t wait to see more videos like this
The original pressure cooked fresh chicken, before Heublein did away with the pressure cookers, was astoundingly delicious.
Then they went to portion control, frozen chicken, tasteless whipped potatoes smeared with brownish glop.
There was a reason he was mad at KFC in his last years.
I heard that he really didn't like the potatoes and said they tasted like wallpaper paste.
Go to Pat Grace’s in Limerick if you go to Ireland. They use the colonel’s original fried chicken recipe.
Can you imagine how he would feel if he saw how his restaurants are now? Used to love KFC now its horrible.
worked there, everything they changed was to make it more profitable less laborious, never better. RIP Mr. Sanders.
Was that a photo of Harland Sanders with Joan Crawford? Fabulous!
I didn't know there was a whole separate channel devoted to only weird food history 😍😍😍
I'm here for it!
The original gravy recipe came from my hometown in Alberta, Canada. Interesting to see this later in life. The family that developed it ran the local franchise until the early 2000’s. Apparently one of the only places allowed to serve burgers as well( legacy perhaps?). Still ponder to what led up to a man from Kentucky doing so much business in a remote town across the border.
This video missed where he retained the rights to KFC in Canada and moved there until his death.
You're a liar
Also in Alberta, heard they used to sell burgers at my local KFC, but that was before my time. No idea if it's true.
oh yeah kat kerr gravy
Burguer King next
LOVE Weird History and now Weird History Food! I learn so much from these videos!
Every crazy thing mentioned here is indeed very KY.
Thank you Weird History for more content. Love your stuff! I laughed at “Colorful Southern Shit Kicker” I know this channel will be just as great!
He was a yankee from Indiana.
Thank you for the awesome video!
A brand new channel! History and food! Perfect
Love the new channel mate. The more weird content the better!!
I am all in for this channel!!
You completely missed out on the Colonel's Canadian connection. He lived in Cooksville (now part of Mississauga) from 1964 until just before his death in 1980. Coincidentally, Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, Tzar Nicholas II's sister, lived in Cooksville between 1948 and her death in 1960. Must be something about that once lazy town west of Toronto that attracts such important figures.
I remember that as well. He established Scott's Chicken Villa in Canada. I believe he kept his Canadian holdings but could not use the KFC name.
"After losing more jobs than a party planner" What! LMAO. I love the narrator. I had to stop and play that back - haha. 😅😂
Really excited about this channel
Love the new channel! Great first video choice!
Comanaged a mess hall for the Manhattan Project, becomes a deity like pop culture icon in Japan, now that's a twist!
Congrats on launching a new venture. I'm here with bell on
Love this new channel thanks for the new content
I love history, and food... this is my kind of channel.
A good start didn't know alot of that and a old food place Bob's Big Boy lol
as a foodie and history nerd, i appreciate this channel. as a foodie and history nerd, i appreciate this channel.
Tracy, CA still had a "Value Giant" when I was little.......Saw that in the background of some of the Late 50's Early 60's Stock Footage just now........Good work as always Weird History
In Colonel Sanders defense, who hasn't waited in the bushes outside of their wife's parents home contemplating abduction.
hahahahha
I think most parents of daughters would look the other way to get rid of her.
I want to know why people think bitch is an acceptable word. It means a female dog. That's the same insult as n----r!
@@aariley2 It’s wild to me that your first comment is misogynistic and then your second one is indignant at misogyny..
@@weirdhistoryfood I have three locations of KFC near me: Siler City, Sanford, and Pittsboro in North Carolina.
Great channel with lots of potential, maybe you should make a video about the first known recipe or the worlds first fast food restaurant!
Your narration style is the best! I love the little zingers.
I’m digging this new channel. The history and boom of aspec would be cool.
It would be interesting to see an episode about defunct big chains like Rax and Burger Chef that now live on only in fast food lore.
Rax will def be done in the future!
Burger chef was awsome!! I think burger king bought them out.
@@weirdhistoryfood Rax is still here. Ate there today 11-29-2023.
Nicely done
Excellent program....I'm 65 years old and I never knew the true story about the KFC.....!!!!!....I allways imagined that he was a retired army colonel...Thank you guys !!!!🤗🤗🤗
Thanks, I enjoyed this
When my father would see a TV commercial for KFC he'd invariably say "It's linger fickin' good!" Told that to the cashier at the KFC near where I work and she hit the floor. I said "Yeah, hear it once, it's funny...hear it at least three times a week for twenty years...?"
My grandmother always used to call KFC Kentucky Fried Colonel.
Thanks for this! 🐓
A+ video!
He had a much wilder life than I would have ever imagined.
Very interesting!
Awesome 👍
Liked and subbed
Never judge a book by its cover... the Colonel was quite the colorful character.
Waffle House seems like another good choice.
Very interesting stuff and a well polished presentation
Lol! Great story! Love the new channel! 💙
The colonel sounds like a crazy man. A movie could be made and I’d watch it
He was about half. None of his family would allow the truth about him.
Not at all, you just was raised to be weak in these streets, while the colonel was one of the millions of men of his time,who made it his duty allow you the comfort of being a coward in today's privileged society..
@@jasonallen3678 .....what?
@@jasonallen3678 Jason, I have no idea what you’re on…but SOB count me in.
He lived about 1/2 from my house when I was a little kid. He drove around in a sky blue caddy with his picture on the doors.
I'm from Corbin and I remember that beautiful blue Caddie.
Love the videos. Great job commentating and good content.
Subbed and looking forward to some great content 😁
A big contributor to KFC was a young Dave Thomas who went on to found Wendy's. How about a video about Dave?
Great video! I'd like to hear more about Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's, and Carl Kartcher, the founder of Carl's Jr
I'm just curious why you aren't at 1 million followers at least. great content
oh my, i waited for next episode of food on Weird History after cheese not realizing theres already another whole new channel... damn...
Anyone responsible for the creation of a ham & cheese sandwich with two slabs of battered and deep-fried chicken breast in place of bread is all Aces in my book. 👍
~TD, Boston
He is the Alejandro Sosa of chicken according to South Park
Great video...homerun !! One question though......
Any idea how to get chicken grease off my keyboard ?
a firehose?
My family is from Kentucky. My grandma says they used to see Col. Sanders around town and that one time he almost ran over my uncle in his large car. I don't remember what kind of car she said it was, maybe a Buick or a Cadillac.
I've read it was a giant Cadillac, I think it was a Fleetwood Seventy-Five. He used to go out on Sunday drives and if he passed a KFC he would stop in and do a "surprise inspection" and tear the place apart and supposedly would go berserk over the most basic stuff. I would have _LOVED_ to be a customer in the dining room hearing the Col.'s foul mouth yelling from the kitchen and pots and pans flying everywhere. I bet the employees crapped their pants when they saw that car pull in.
My father ate at kentucky fried chicken in ft macmurray alberta in 1979 he got food poisoning , and swore off kfc for 30 + years. Til the day he died, rip dad, love ya
great video
My dad who was a computer compiler in Cincinnati met him now I see why he smiles every time sanders must of been fun to meet
I was once underway on a ship from South Korea. After 11,000 nautical miles and about 70 days later, we took port in Walvis Bay, Namibia. The very first thing I saw that resembled civilization was, you guessed it, a Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Also, Colonel Sanders was a born again Christian whom in his later years made a few appearances on TBN's "Praise The Lord" Broadcast
Yes also was on the Jim & Tammy Faye Bakker show... PTL .... Pass the loot club and something no one mentions is He was a 33 degree member of the club.
Best channel on yt hands down
On December 20, 1980, one of Saturday Night Live's skits was a trio of guys celebrating Col. Sanders life by eating buckets of his chicken, remembering the original recipe, and treasuring the bones...
S06E05, with David Carradine as host (and chicken eater).
I wish the Col was still here! KFC is all but inedible these days.
I completely agree. 0:07 right there is why I haven't eaten there in about 5 years. Just look at how awful that looks. The last time I did the white meat in the breast was dark gray.
It’s great for a heart attack
Agreed. I loved KFC when I was a kid growing up in the 80's and 90's. I tried Japanese KFC about two years back and was not impressed with the soggy chicken bucket (the Japanese eat fried chicken instead of turkey for Christmas and New Years).
I still love their Coleslaw
@@imgonewiththewindfab Yeah their coleslaw is still good.
The stuff I eat on vid isn't weird, but it sure is history. Some of it is older than me...Glad to see the new channel!
Yes I have used one. The original is the best, IMO. I love it. I have to say I have never seen a dorm room with one in it.
Thank you George.
Awesome!!!!!
I grew up near one of the first franchise outlets in Salt Lake City, and we enjoyed their food