The whopper jr was actually made by accident. When the first Burger King opened in Puerto Rico in 1963, they had no bread molding trays for the whoppers. The manager, Luis Arenas Perez, found smaller ones nearby and sold a smaller version of the sandwich. He is in the BK hall of fame for his creation

Now Make A video About the Problematic History Of Mcdonald's Ice Cream Machine.

The Whopperito for the price was SUCH a banger. It deserves to be brought back.

Back in the early days of the Whopper it was a pretty decent burger for a reasonable price.

I am practically obsessed with the Double Whopper with Cheese. I also add extra pickles and extra mustard. So good

I always remember in the 90s the wrapper that they used for the Whopper had a dotted line circle on the inside and would represent the small size of the big Mac compared to the whopper. Fast food ward were fun

Locally, a Whopper is $5.99 before sales tax. But every once in a while they run a 2 for $6 special, so it's basically a bogo, which is nice.

It's no shock that BK is in 10th place. The CEO's endless profit chasing at the cost of quality will make it so BK will never see their old #2 spot ever again.

I worked at burger king during one of the years they had the black bun for halloween- I think it was called the Nightmare Whopper or something. Turns out, as my dad experienced but I didn't, the black buns had so much green food dye in them that it would turn your poop green. The real nightmare

As far as big burgers go, best memory I have is of a place called "Ned's Restaurant" in Aynor South Carolina. My grandfather (also named Ned) took me there and said they had the biggest best hamburgers. The "Ned Burger" was massive, it was amazing. I haven't been there since 1996 and my Grandfather has long since passed, but it's a great burger memory with him.

It's so weird that Burger King is called Hungry Jack's here. It took me a LONG time to realise they were the same franchise when I would hear Burger King mentioned in American movies.

a couple of things not mentioned in this video were that the whopper used to contain mustard as well as ketchup and mayo as sauces. another thing forgotten was the mcdonalds lawsuit which also named Sarah Michelle Geller which got her banned from mcdonalds. and as for the whopper getting smaller it has up in canada there was a big thing about that so the ones in canada do contain less meat as it was a cost cutting thing a number of years ago when they changed their bun suppliers i just don't remember what year that was either 2010 or 2011 i think but i could be off on the year.

Fast food is all crazy expensive now. At least Burger King has coupons, I haven't seen McDonald's coupons for years.

I went to a Burger King a few years ago and they were out of the buns for a Whopper. I said you’re Home of the Whopper, how can you be out of buns?!? This was pre-covid supply issues also.

I would love to see a weird history food of Kool-Aid!

BK is in trouble at least in my area. Our local BK looks like it was forgotten about years ago. The prices suck, and so does the food.

Whopper doesn’t even feel like a real word any more

in australia Hungry Jack's (the australian counteerpart to burger king) DID make their own take on the big mac. It was called the Big Jack and you could get it with either beef or chicken patties.

In my area the number of Burger King franchises has crashed. There are roughly two locations left: One is a well run store, with good service and accurate order taking. The other is a sort of narrow "shotgun" style location that is known to be slow and grossly understaffed even well before the pandemic. I kinda wonder if BK corporate keeps their franchises on a looser leash than say McDonald's or Wendy's hence the vast difference.

your humour actually makes me laugh. i find that rare in videos like this. Keep it up

The timing on this video is perfect, been on a bit of a BK kick these past couple days. Now I want another bacon king ha

double whopper with pickles, onions, and no cheese

In Australia, Burger King is called Hungry Jack's. Same basic menu just under a different name due to copyright infringement.

"Like they say in the Army, have it your way" -Drillbit Taylor

I actually really liked the chili dogs that BK did for awhile. My only problem with them (for the most part) is they were too expensive for what you were getting

You Sir are the Chefs kiss of voice work.

This made me want a Whopper. But, like, a Whopper from when I remember them being good.

There was also another pretty obscure chain around Pittsburgh called "Winky's". I'm not certain that it preceded the Big Mac but it coexisted in the local marketplace. It was almost exactly like a Big Mac, center bun section and all; however, their secret sauce was light green like tartar sauce. Tasty, but I think long gone.

Worked at BK for about 10 years in my 20s I meet some good people and made some good memories. I’m 51 now and I’m sure I could still make everything by memory.

You should do a comparison of Whataburger vs Whataburger. That’s what it was design to compete against. Back in the day when I would still eat a Burger King, a would get a “Mustard Whopper” so it would taste more like the Whataburger.

A+ video! Very easy to understand its history and how it became so iconic. Had no idea about all the different variations!

There is a big difference between a vegetarian and a vegan. The impossible burger is vegetarian but not vegan. Nobody ever said it was vegan, so I don't know why anyone would think it was. Even the company that makes the burger doesn't claim that.

In Chicago around the early 2000's man BK hit the spot! They were cheap and filled you up it was a dolla whoppa and it was good! Now damn whoppers don't taste the same!

This has been my most favorite episode. And with our favorite narrator We appreciate you

Cool that whataburger helped inspire the Whopper since Whataburger and BK are my favorite drive thru joints

I had no idea the Whopper was inspired by the Whataburger burger!

the Angry/Angriest whoppers are my favorite BK whop sandwiches, the spicier the better! if you haven't done a weird history on the DQ blizzard yet then make that your next Weird food video.

I miss the Whopperito. I loved it because whether big mac or whopper, I always felt like I was getting too much "bread to beef" ratio and always end up either taking off the top bun or ripping half of it off. The tortilla was a nice compromise. Same when McD's did the "snack wrap" or whatever it was called Side note - Would be interesting to see the history of In N Out and how they basically started the drive thru and became a sort of cult obsession, or the history behind Carl's Jr and Hardee's

You got me on the Autobots and the Decepticons… 😂, I find that crazy funny!!! Hahaha 😂

My first job as a kid was at BK. With the "Have it your way" slogan, there was a button on the cash register for just about everything. Back when I was younger and could eat 5000 calories a day without gaining weight, I used to order a Double Whopper +cheese, +bacon, no onions, heavy all, off the broiler, cut in half. After making that monstrosity, they wrap it up and cut it in half and wrap it again. That way you could eat a half at a time and manage to not end up with a big mess.

I actually did go to BK for nuggests. They used to have great deal on nuggests in my country and it was cheapest option if you wanted snack.

Do the Fillet-o-fish!! It has a really interesting history!! Oftentimes I'd tell it's backstory over a McMeal and my friends would scramble to Google to see if it's true, almost mind-blown.

Their Halloween special ghost pepper whopper is actually pretty good. I also remember the Franken whopper with its green buns and special sauce. That one was good too.

Whopper over Big Mac for sure. The sandwich tastes like nothing else, plenty of flavor. Fell in love with in in 1991.

Definitely Whopper over Big Mac, as long as you add cheese.

Back in the 90s, my family would get the 2 for 2 whopper deal. It was a local special, but once its popularity grew, other BK's took notice and did their own.

"Nobody goes to burger king for their chicken nuggets" 😂😂😂 yeah... 😅

Fun fact: in Australia Burger King is called hungry jacks and we also get the tropical whopper in summer which has a slice of pineapple in it

Could we do a 6 dollar burger video? That aged well.

I love the Whopper. One of the things I like doing at Burger King is ordering a Whopper (sometimes a Double Whopper) with bacon and cheese...

One of the greatest burgers of all time.🍔

In the realm of fast food burgers the whopper is still my favorite. When I was 12 I would get two of them. They finally came out with the double whopper and that gets it done. Tripple would be too much for me though. Can't really compare a whopper to a big mac though, two very different burgers. I do still love a big mac too.

I would rather eat Whoppers for the rest of my life vs. eat 1 more Big Mac

Wow. I love the nuggets there and the burgers of course

The whopper is my fav. fast food burger & has been since BK showed up here in Tx. in the 60s. A traditional burger here before had mustard, not mayo a la Whatburger, but the mustard & onions on a w/bgr is all you taste. So BK for me!

Back in 2006, Burger King in Germany used to had a Burger with Tortilla Chips. Loved that so much.

I remember about 2 decades ago the Whopper was $1.25/each when they had a 4 for $5 promotion going for a long time it seemed. Haven't ate at Burger King in maybe 15 years so went online to see how much they were. My local BK sells just the Whopper alone for $7.99. A large meal is $11.89!!!

To some people, they do not care which is which as long as they tasted great and have significant amount of ingredients at the satisfactory level.

The Whopper is the best nationwide fast food sandwich in my world, though I cannot claim to have tried them all. However, it's only truly great if you add cheese. A fond memory is the long interval in the early 1990s when they offered a $.99US Whopper as a loss leader. I cashed in on that many, many times. That they got the model for the Whopper from Whataburger is a shocking revelation. Is this the same Whataburger that is popular to this day in New Mexico? With green chiles, that's a great, great sandwich. But I think you have to travel to New Mexico to get it. That's a 1000 mile trip for me, but I might make it soon now that I am reminded. Thanks for your reporting.

I never really cared for the Big Mac. When going to McDonald's I'd usually prefer the Quarter Pounder with cheese. But I do love the Whopper, and had a lot of them back when they were going for $1.00 back in the 90s. I never knew that we had WhatABurger to thank for inspiring the Whopper. Personally, I think the real secret of the Whopper isn't the flame-broiled burger, but the fact that they use both mayo and ketchup on it. Which is easy to emulate when making burgers at home, and home taste tests have proven it to me.

There is no comparison. The Big Mac is a joke. Who buys a burger to taste more bun? The Whopper comes close to what a burger used to be. Oh, about the lack of cheese, I want to taste the meat, not some artificial cheese stuff. So, it's the Whopper for me(the Whopper Jr actually, since at 81, I don't eat as much as I used to).

Man, I love a Whopper but don't discount the Burger King chicken nuggets. Those things are awesome! I can honestly say that we ACTUALLY HAVE gone to Burger King specifically for them in the past, particularly for the kids. In our area, not only are they the best tasting chicken nuggets from a fast food place, but they are the ONLY chicken nuggets that reheat well, even in a microwave!

I just want to know where on earth I can find a freshly cooked whopper. I’d happily make a vacation out of it.

Hell yeah, BK over the Big Mac

Proud that Burger King started in Florida.

Does anyone remember when Burger King tried to do that promotion with McDonald’s? Like some PR stunt of combining the two iconic sandwiches, was it McWhooper?

I know I’m not crazy but out of all the major US national food chains, I can certainly taste a difference between a 80’s/90s Whopper and today. Tough to describe but it tastes a little bit more “mealy” or bit mushier maybe. Used to be crustier. Sometimes if I have time and I’m in the store, I’ll tip the crew a few bucks and ask for a fresh burger off the grill. Most of the time they’ll gladly do it. Makes all the difference!

Where I live for just a whopper it costs $6.39...madness.

Every whooper I’ve ever had has been cold. Wtf?!?!

@10:48 "...it was undeniably mean-spirited and undeniably awesome!" This was undeniably funny

How about a video on Burger Chef? They were flame broiled too and completely awesome, especially their double cheese !!

The original Whopper was actually flame broiled with that great flame broiled taste. Since the early 2000's it's a precooked patty with " grill branding" passed through some contraption with a weak flickering flame. True flame broiled burgers are pretty much gone now. Anybody remember Harvey's in Canada ? 🇨🇦 Same deal happened to them as well. 😢😭 Good times, good eating as a treat back in the day... 🙄

The whole coupon/deals/app specials thing really makes BK seem like a discount, second rate place. I've also had the app malfunction and charge me multiple times for an order that never got transferred to the restaurant and left me with no recourse, so unless it's someone else going to BK at work, I'm done with them unless some drastic changes happen!

Awesome and informative video!! I can honestly say in the war between Whopper vrs Big Mac that I love both sandwiches!! The juicy flame broiled patty on the Whopper define it as nicely as the special sauce does for the Big Mac!! So each one has it's own distinct flavor.. 🍔 🍔.

The angry whopper is my favorite burger of all time, from any restaurant, ever. Haven't had one since 2019 and I'm waiting for them to bring it back to the US, could only find an article saying they brought it back for Burger King Canada restaurant locations.

Do one on the Big bacon classic from Wendy's

Great video... I remember whoppers were 99 cents most of the time. Most I could ever eat was 5 in a sitting. OOF!! 2 whoppers was my go to.

I 100% go to BK for nuggets. They are my favorite.

I feel that Hungry Jacks has always been more willing to take risks with the kind of food they sell. I respect that.

I think an interesting topic would be the history of the hot dog and why despite having equal billing at barbecues it's not really a fast food staple like the hamburger.

I'm a Whopper fan.

Definitely in the Whopper over Big Mac camp.

I used to got to the newberry BK location and lived within walking distance. I had no idea. Super cool!

I like whoppers almost as much as I like this channel.

LOL my hubby likes BK's nuggets and said "HEY! I love their nuggets" when he heard you said "No one goes to BK for their nuggets" lmfao. Love this channel ♥

They also had one called the mexi-ranch whopper, which was my favorite.

Whopper Sacrifice is such a great pomo Idea ahaha

So...I'll ask again: Any plans to do a list of unique burgers across the US, like you did for pizza, hot dogs, and barbecue? Might be interesting to talk about the Juicy Lucy from my home state or even the various levels of Bypass from the Heart Attack Grill.

As always great video! In my area Burger King is certainly the least desirable of the fast food options. I would say over all their quality is very lack luster.

If I was asked what I would change on Burger King's menu, it would be the fries.

Crazyyy whenever I’m in the mood for a Texas double whopper but not BK I go to Whataburger and add the bacon/jalapeño. Never had a clue I was eating the original 😂

Yummy Whopper 🥰

Who in here can say they are a proud Whopper Flopper alumni?🙋‍♂️

I've been to that BK on newberry where it was invented before i knew anything about it. Imagine my suprise!

I laughed so hard at the Pride whopper, I still have tears in my eyes. It's certainly not a well veiled in-joke about the two top or two bottom buns, and if BK tried to claim anything other than the obvious, they're fooling no one. Absolutely hilarious!

The Whopper, because I don't care for cheese on a beef patty. I also like the "have it your way" notion, because onions do bad things to my tummy, so I can leave them off the burger

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I miss the angry whopper. My local burger king has the texas double whopper and it's alright, but I really want those little crispy things

This vid missed the biggest controversy of all: Why did they stop flame-broiling their burgers? The current soggy, warm, processed, offal discs are not the same as the original flame broiled beef patties that actually tasted great and had some char.

Pride burger…wtf