100 Years Of Dairy Queen Taste Test

- I queen, you queen, we all shuffleboard for Dairy Queen. - Let's talk about that. (gentle upbeat music). - Good Mythical Morning. - It's March! We made it to March! - Yeah, we did. - Hopefully, we've all started to defrost a little bit. - Yeah. One of the best parts about it warming up outside. is getting to eat frozen treats at iconic places. like Dairy Queen without shivering! - Well, unless you always eat Dairy Queen.

in your own personal walk-in freezer. because you find the sensation of rock hard nipples. only increases the flavor of your ice cream, but who would do that? Not me! - Right. Anyway, it turns out Dairy Queen has been around longer. than anyone in this room, so can we figure out. when all kinds of Dairy Queen- (stuttering). - You can do it. Queen. - Dairy Queen treats actually came to be. It's time for the shuffle board game, Dairy Queen edition. (gentle upbeat music).

- Welcome to the shuffleboard board zone. (Link laughing) Careful. - In each round, we're gonna be given. a Dairy Queen menu item. and then we're gonna get to taste it. and then we're gonna get to guess. - Your energy is scaring me a little bit right now. - What? Then we're gonna get the guess. - Yeah, just bring it down just a little bit. You get a little aggressive. - What decade the menu item-. - And turn the shuffleboard games. - It's something about this. and the fact that I took a cold shower this morning. We're gonna indicate one decade-. - On purpose? - We think that it came from. by shuffling, shuffling shuffling.

- Did they cut the heat off, the gas off, at your house again for a failure of paying? - It's, no. It's invigorating. - Once again, today's game is a bump fest. That means we can both bump each other's pucks. in every single round, if we want to. The winner gets insta creams throughout Good Mythical More. I don't know what that means, but my nipples are hard. (Link laughing). Let's get to shuffling. (gentle upbeat music). (logo buzzing). - What we got? (cloche banging). You didn't toss it. Get rid of that.

- This is too heavy. - [Link] Blizzard! Blizzard, y'all. Here we go. We're kicking it off with some good stuff. - When was the last time you just had a blizzard? - Is this a chocolate chip cookie dough? What is this? Reese's? - That's Reese's. Oh, man, that's a good one. Dang! - That's a good breakfast. - Seriously, when was the last time. you just went into the Dairy Queen and got a blizzard? - It's been a while, but I got lost of nostalgia. I remember when they opened up the queen in Lillington. That was a big deal. - Big, big day. Best day in Lillington history. - Yeah.

And then a couple weeks later, we just started going back to the Tasty Freeze. - I won last time, so I'm going first. - Feel free. - I feel like I may remember the blizzard being a thing, but when you live in a small town like Buies Creek, there's lots of things that are new to you. - Yeah, that are only new to you. You think this is 1980? - [Rhett] I think it's the 80s. - [Link] Okay, buddy. - So I'm gonna nestle myself. - [Link] Going for the back left corner. - Gonna nestle myself back there. (puck sliding). - Oh, I think it's gonna bounce.

- That's where I wanted to be. - Right where you wanted? - I wanted to make myself unbump-able. - You know what? I'm gonna shuffle. Why don't you just eat some more that blizzard, man? You deserve it. - Hey, thank you! - You're gonna lose, so you might as well pick me up. You know what? I hate to agree with you, but I do. Here's the thing. - What? - I think it's 1980. because that's when they started to unabashedly use. catastrophic weather events to name things.

- Yeah. - [Link] You know? - They never did that before. - Cocaine was a big thing. - Carolina hurricanes. Did you just say cocaine? - [Link] Was a big thing. - Cocaine is not a natural disaster. - Well, no, I'm just saying in the 80s, they were just like, caution to the wind. Businessmen. (crew laughing). You know? Getting dusty. - Yeah. - I gotta get you out of the 80s. and that's gonna be hard to do. - [Rhett] Well, that's why I did that. That's why I nestled. - [Link] Because you're entrenched in the corner.

- [Rhett] I nestled myself. - I can't hit you dead on. I've got to try to hit you on the border side. to send you back this way. - Whoa, like a pool shot. - Yeah. Or I could bank it off the back, but you're so close. It's unbank-able. All right. - [Rhett] It's a lot of to think about here. - Okay. I'm gonna knock you out of that corner. (puck sliding). (Rhett laughing) (Link groaning). - Thank you! That was amazing! - I don't know if you're following along at home,

but that didn't work. - [Rhett] (laughs) Man. - That did not freaking work, man. Only thing that's gonna cheer me up. is Stevie, you telling me this is 2010. or just eating some more of this. - [Stevie] Dairy Queen's blizzards, the soft serve blends with a plethora of mixings, have been defying gravity and satisfying sweet tooth. since they were introduced when businessmen. were getting dusty in 1985. - Yes! (bell dinging). - Well, at least I was also correct. - You were also correct, but that didn't mean much.

(gentle upbeat music). (logo buzzing). (cloche banging). - See, you can do it. - We can do it, but it's dangerous. - It's kind of heavy. Banana split. - [Rhett] Whoa, buddy! - And look, they got a nice little container here that like-. - It creates like, a cart. Is that the logo? Is that the Dairy Queen logo? - [Link] I think it's just so that the bananas will curve. - But it is the Dairy Queen logo. Look, it's shaped like the Dairy Queen logo! - What? (Rhett laughing).

- All right, so we're digging into a banana split. - [Stevie] We all totally saw that. (crew laughing). - Well it's frozen, y'all. - I've never wanted this, so I've never ordered this. Never ordered a banana split. - It's got pineapple in it. - [Link] That's strange, isn't it? All right. - [Rhett] That is so cold, guys. - You're going first again. Please do not go into another impenetrably locked location. - Now, I feel like banana splits are old news, man.

- Bananas. - [Rhett] Banana splits are old news. - Banana splits. - That may have been like, the whole idea. It was like, how do we split bananas? Start a restaurant. Like it could have been the whole genesis. - [Link] So you're thinking 19-. - I don't know when Dairy Queen happened, but it probably happened in the 30s. Probably the 40s. It probably happened in the 40s. 40s is when we were starting to really get into this like, this post-war. It's like, let's start giving people ice cream! You know? That was how we started thinking. But maybe, did it take them 10 years. to figure out that banana should happen?

You're gonna bump me either way. I'm gonna position myself in between the 50s and the 40s, right there on that little crosshair, and then see what you are tempted to do. - [Link] Okay. Okay. A little short. - [Rhett] Okay, it didn't get there. but you're still gonna bump me anyway, right? - I don't love-. - I kinda, maybe I created an issue for you. - Well, if you're totally correct, then 1930 is the place to be. I mean, you think about the sock hops of the 50s.

and all the bananas being split. There's an association there. - If a banana splits at a Dairy Queen and no one's there, does it make a sound? - This is my moment to shine. - [Rhett] Okay. - [Link] Don't ask. - I'm just asking questions. - So I'm just gonna skirt, skirt by you to 1950. and then flirt with a little 1940, but all I gotta do is just get a little bit past. - True. I really split the banana on this round. - [Link] I was burnt by the bump last time. (puck sliding).

Stop! No whammys. - [Rhett] Okay. - Little further than I wanted, but I'm still touching 1950. - I think you're pretty safe there. - Don't tell me it's 1930, Stevie. - No, no way. No way it's 1930. - [Stevie] DQ's beautiful banana split, made of vanilla soft serve with strawberry, pineapple, chocolate, and whipped cream toppings. was brought to the menu all the way back. in the sock hopping days of 1951. - [Link] Yes! - [Rhett] Yeah. - And look at that. (bell dinging). It's the logo. - (laughs) Yeah. See, you can see it.

It's the logo. - Just dropped a little pineapple. (gentle upbeat music). (logo buzzing). - Before we reveal our next Dairy Queen dish, we wanna talk for a second about the Dairy Queen herself, Stevie Levine. - What? - Did you hear the news? - I thought Moo-chelle was the Dairy Queen, but okay. - Well, for the sake of the tie in, you know? She's the Dairy Queen today. Stevie's got a new podcast! - What? - Yes! - What? If you're a fan of Stevie,

well, you're gonna be a fan of her podcast. Isn't that right, Stevie? - [Stevie] I hope so. (Rhett and Link laughing). - It's called, "Best Friends Back Alright!". (Rhett laughing). - And it's a pretty great concept. She had this friend in high school. Her best friend in high school, they fell outta touch, but then they're getting reacquainted with each other now-. - Through a podcast! - All these years later on a podcast, her best friend from high school, Neagheen, who she hasn't seen her for what, 15 years?

Haven't talked to her. - [Stevie] Yeah, I'm old now. - (laughs) Yeah, okay. - Reconnecting after 15 years. - So they're gonna rekindle that old friendship. They're gonna be talking about things that they remember. from back in the day. Things that interest them today. It's a podcast. They're gonna talk to each other. and have interesting conversations. It's available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, wherever you get your podcast or go listen to the trailer. and get ready for episode starting next week. - Best Friend's Back. - All right? - All right! - Link's in the description.

- All right. I hope it works out for y'all. (crew laughing). That's kind of the stakes in this thing. is like, well, are they? What if they hate each other now? - That'll be interesting. - I mean, they're totally different people. - I'm clicking on that. - Than they used to be. - I'm clicking on that. - All right. - Catch it! (cloche banging). - [Link] Chili burger. Oh, GrillBurger. - [Rhett] GrillBurger. - [Link] GrillBurger? - Grill. Man. This is a welcome thing to put in my mouth. after that frozen banana split. (laughs). - Okay. - Look at that. That thing's thick, man.

- Yeah. it's a double. They call it a GrillBurger? - Man. - [Link] That's not bad. - [Rhett] That's a tasty burger. Okay. - Now, in Lillington, they didn't have the permits. to make the GrillBurger. They could only boil hot dogs. - Hot dogs. I'm glad you brought that up. I think it would say hamburgers, if this. When did Dairy Queen start doing hamburgers? It would say hamburgers. I think the GrillBurger is something like, a campaign. - You're kinda overthinking it, anyway. - Okay. I won't say anything, then.

I'm going to 2000. - 2000? (puck sliding). - Because you're. (laughs). Well, you over shot it. - Way past it. I'm having a lot of trouble dialing in my pushes today. I can't even remember what you call them. - All right. I am totally fine with you being back there in 1980. because, well, it's been knocked off the board, but you know, I think the fact. that it's called a GrillBurger. has nothing to do with anything. That's basically what I was saying.

So I disagree that it's the year 2000. I think that they were probably doing burgers. pretty early on. By the 70s, there were burgers. I don't need to overthink it, either. I can just play defensively. - [Rhett] I left the door open, just like I did last time. - My guesses have all been correct. and so I'm gonna go on a limb and say 1970, but, of course, I'm gonna try to nestle this in 1940. (puck sliding).

There we go. - [Rhett] Yeah. Pretty much can't lose. - [Link] That's exactly what I wanted to happen! - [Stevie] The Dairy Queen GrillBurger, consisting of a beef patty, which looks like you guys. got a double, melted cheese-. - Stevie, use your podcast voice. - [Stevie] What? (laughs). - - [Stevie] Tomato, lettuce, pickles. What if I talk like this on the podcast? - Yeah, that's not the same one. - [Stevie] Onions, ketchup, and mayo. was a surprisingly late addition to the DQ menu. back when Neagheen and I were in high school in 2005.

- [Link] You were right, man! - [Rhett] Yeah. - But you do not get the point. - I do not get the point. - All right. Okay. You know what? Just a little, you got a little pride. - Okay. And now you have to go first. I get to bump you. (gentle upbeat music). (logo buzzing). This time, you do it up. I catch it, then drop it, then you catch it again. - Oh, yeah. (cloche banging). (both shouting). - Hey, we could be like, a halftime show. It's like, hey, what are those guys gonna do? There's just a pedestal with a little bucket on it. - So this is just a shake. - Just a shake.

- Oh, strawberry shake. - [Rhett] A strawberry shake. It's very strong strawberry. - Yeah, it is. - You're in the lead now, so you gotta go first. - This is something I would never order, but I do enjoy it. Oh, gosh. - A little too fruity for you? - So blizzards came about in 1980. Burgers didn't come out until the year 2000, which is still kind of blowing my mind. So we're we gotta be talking pre-1980. The back half of the board, that only leaves 1940, but the front half of the board, I've got 70 and 30.

And knowing that you're gonna try to bump me into oblivion, I gotta really be strategical about this. If Dairy Queen just started with ice cream, to be sure, they had shakes right from the get. So my answer has to be 1930 or it could be 1940. And if I go to 1930, it's gonna really make it difficult. for you to know how to bump me. - [Rhett] Yeah. - I know exactly where I wanna go.

(puck sliding). Oh, that's too heavy, too heavy. Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop. Oh, that's good! All right. All right, you scared? - No, I don't think they were around in the 30s, bro. - Well, then what were they doing? Not existing? - Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just like us. Did you exist in the 30s? Things have beginnings, man. - I don't think they would do that to us. - You don't think they would put 30 on the board as a decoy? Do you know these people? - I'm questioning whether I do. - I agree with part of your answer.

and that is I think they had shakes from the very beginning. and I think they started in the 40s. I don't think they started in the 30s. I just gotta get past you. (puck sliding). - Okay. All right. We both done what we wanna do. This is an honest test. - [Stevie] Okay, so first off, yes. GrillBurgers are different than burgers. Dairy Queen had burgers in the 50s, just to clarify. - Dang it. All right, okay. Wow.

- [Stevie] But Dairy Queen shakes, made by blending milk, DQ soft serve and any additional flavor. the customer would like, were one of the DQ drink menu items. ever created in 1949. - Yeah! (bell dinging). - Did Dairy Queen exist in the 30s? - No, man! - [Stevie] No. - What? (gentle upbeat music). (logo buzzing). - Let's freestyle this one. - Okay. (cloche banging).

Didn't quite work. - I wanted to catch it like. - Yeah. Oh, we have the-. - We gotta work on the halftime show. - Non-dairy dilly bar. - The dilly bar. My mama used to talk about a dilly bar, man. She used to call my daddy a dilly bar. - Really? (crew laughing). - Oh, you silly dilly bar. - Jimmy, you silly dilly bar. That's like a tongue twister. - Oh. - So it's non-dairy. Let's not forget that. - Because dilly bar. Dilly bar definitely was around when I was a kid.

Okay. We're tied. - Oh, man. I'm really, really hurting without the dairy. - Going to the last round. I honestly can't remember what we do, but I think we couldn't remember last time. and we wrote a new rule on the scroll. - To the scroll! (gentle, upbeat drum music). Oh, there we go. Oh, scroll o' shuffle rules! Please tell us all we need to know. in order to complete this game. - Okay. Here we go.

If tied upon entering the final round. of a test of the bumps. Fest of the bumps. That's what we're in. - [Link] Yeah. - The losing player of the most recent shuffle board game. That's you. Shall go first for advantage most undeniable. - I have the advantage. Let's not question it. (fanfare playing). Roll it up. - And if there is an accidental bump in the final round.

If I bump you, then you get to place my puck. wherever you want it. - Non-dairy. Is this 2010 or 2020? The problem with 2020 is that. we're only a couple of years into that decade. - Yeah, I mean, I still live in 2020. - So the odds, if I'm going just with sheer number of years, 2010 decade gonna have has more years in it. - It does, so chances are. - Could they have waited that late. to go non-dairy at Dairy Queen? - That does feel like it's a little bit. of a thumb in the nose at the at the vegans.

- But it goes totally against everything. they've built their entire thing on. - Dairy Queen! No, don't tell anybody. - What, they're gonna change their name to non-Dairy Queen? - Well, probably not. - It's gotta be sometime in the 2010s. It can't be that recent. Because you told me the dilly bar's been around for a while, which I didn't know. Should I block you from 2020? I want you to go for 2020 and be wrong. (puck sliding). - [Rhett] Look at that placement. - Yes! There's no denying that I've gone for 2010.

- Well, I can't even go for 2010 if I wanted to. - Do you think that's the right answer? - I think I have to believe that 2020 is the right answer. This is called rationalizing, Link. We're humans. We're really good at it. I want 2020 to be the correct answer. and so I believe it is the right. That's the right answer because I want it to be true. - Yeah. - I'm a human in the 21st century. 2020.

(puck sliding). - Nice placement. Stevie, we have both bet on ourselves. So I think we can both be proud. - We can both be proud. - No matter if I win or if you lose. - Right. Couldn't have said it better myself. - [Stevie] While the regular dilly bar has been a staple. at Dairy Queen since the 1950s. - You're right. - [Stevie] The lactose intolerant friendly, non-dairy version was not introduced until 2020.

- [Rhett] Yeah! (laughing). - No! No! - I told you all it was true! All you gotta do is believe! All you gotta do is want something to be true. and it will be true! (crew laughing). Give my cream in the Good Mythical More. (laughs). (crew laughing). - Insta cream. Thanks for subscribing and clicking that bell. - You know what time it is. - I'm Brendan. - And I'm Stacy. - We're here in beautiful St. Lucia for our honeymoon.

- And my 30th birthday. - [Both] And it's time to spend the Wheel of Mythicality. - You're just chilling out in St. Lucia. - Yeah. - Just keep it cool. - Just being married, being 30. - Everything's peaceful. - Nice. - Click the top link to watch us discover. the craziest things ever trademarked in Good Mythical More. - And to find out where the Wheel of Mythicality. is gonna land. Join Stevie and her high school best friend, Neagheen, who she hasn't been friends with for over 15 years, every week on their podcast, Best Friends Back Alright!