No matter how high you rise in Orville's Popcorn Army, you'll still never be more than a colonel.

Orville reminds me of Mr. Rogers, both had a certain honesty, integrity, and niceness to their personality.

“Popcorn pimp” is not something I expected to read today

Back in the day my grandparents grew their own popcorn. It was popped on the stove in a kettle with bacon grease. Topped with melted butter and Laurys season salt.

Truly the lord of popcorn.

The way Orville dressed he could technically be a pimp. He did butter the pockets his product came in. That is poppin'. 😏 🍿

The part that modern people would find hard to believe is that he was able to afford to go to Purdue by making money selling popcorn out the back of his car.

Redenbacher deserves a dramatic, high budget documentary film of his life, with the most dramatic trailer possible.

Chilean here. Pop corn is, like, ancient. We call it "cabritas" - little goats. It is/was usually made and sold in the streets, in paper bags; caramelized sugar is the usual condiment. It wasn't seen in cinema theaters until American chains arrived with their buckets of popcorn and soda. I think most people still buy it from street vendors, or make them at home, as you can find that kind of corn in most natural food stores and supermarkets (maíz curagua). I think no one here would ever think of trying to make a successful business out of something you can buy cheaply or make yourself even cheaper.

The corn doesn't show its full anger until you're trying to poop it out.

Thanks for bringing back Tom Blank, weird history’s best narrator

I once saw him in person at a Christmas parade in my old neighborhood. He was named the Grand Marshall of the parade.

By the way, if what I've read was correct, popcorn actually enjoyed a revival of sorts by the late 1950's. Reason: the Coca-Cola Company, who suggested pairing eating salty popcorn with drinking Coca-Cola while watching the then-nascent television programming. It ended up benefiting both the popcorn companies and Coca-Cola simultaneously.

I remember Kelly Bundy on "Married With Children" jokingly talking about Orville Redenbachers's super cool grandson Gary !🤣

I've always loved how real Orville Redenbacher is just from the standpoint that he wasn't a mouthpiece, he wasn't a shill, he wasn't some paid actor, it was quite literally his popcorn, his product and (up until it was sold) his company.

All of this talk of popcorn brings back nostalgia. My dad would cook kernels of popcorn on the stove in a large pan with a little oil. It had a certain flavor to it cooking that way. Did anyone else have "stove top popcorn" growing up?

My favorite popcorn is kettle corn. The perfect combination of salty and sweet. I do add lots of butter spray too (yes, I use butter flavored cooking spray on my popcorn. It does not make the popcorn soggy like with actual butter or margarine).

My favorite way to eat popcorn is made on the stove covered in pickled Jalapeno juice. It's like having nachos.

I remember that we had a Joe Namath popcorn popping machine in my family when I was a kid. It was basically a hot plate with a tall plastic lid covering it. It also had a trough of sorts on the top of it with holes in it for melting butter as the popcorn popped. Ground-breaking technology at its best! Go USA!

Finally, you all fulfilled my request!🍿🍿🍿🍾

Making Popcorn On Top Of The Stove Will Always Be Best

I grew up on microwave popcorn. It’s good but……. I bought a stovetop popper and have never looked back. Plus, you get more of those slightly burned ones. My favorite ones. lol

He was always the Dave Thomas of popcorn to me. Mom always made fresh popcorn on the stovetop with just a little vegetable oil and Orville's kernels. We would sprinkle Reese's cheddar cheese salt on top of it. Today, I'm tossing a pack of Act II butter lovers in the microwave. It has more butter flavor and is closer (and faster) to movie theater popcorn. I still occasionally enjoy making stovetop popcorn for my family though, seasoned with a little salt, garlic powder and parmesan cheese.

Just had some last night it's one of the few snacks that ok for diabetics to eat 😊

On Telegraph Road outside detroit, there's the old Detroit Popcorn company. It closed down, the businesses signs are still up. It used to be an entire store dedicated the popcorn and popcorn machines. I remember going there when I was a kid with my dad

My choise? Orville Redenbacher straight popping corn fresh, out of the jar, in my popping appliance. Served with REAL butter and sea salt - a feast fit for a king!!!!

Orville Redenbacher's popcorn 🍿 are excellent. 😀👍

Popcorn pimp is now added to my list of insults 😂

This is definitely a vid to watch while eating Popcorn

I love that popcorn over act II

In a future episode, I would love to hear the story of the infamous 1988 cinematic masterpiece, Mac and Me, the time when McDonald’s and Coke teamed up to make an E.T ripoff.

This video is poppin’!

Popcorn Pimp 😂🤣. Man I loved me some Mr. Redenbacher back in the 80s as a kid. He was like everyone's commercial grandad.

I remember watching him on the popcorn commercials as a kid. I'm 40 now.

I like to pop my popcorn on the stove, throw it in a big bowl, and pour butter all over it. As for the seasonings, sometimes I'll use Old Bay, sometimes Greek seasoning, sometimes curry powder. And a touch of MSG for that umami flavor. Orville Redenbacher was, and still is, the GOAT.

There’s gotta be a whole multiverse out there fueled by a buttery, crunchy confectionery 🤪🤟🏻💥🍿

Orville pimp slapped the corn kernels so hard they popped.

Why am I getting emotional about popcorn? I remember seeing countless TV commercials with Orville growing up in the '70s and '80s. He was kinda -- excuse me -- corny, but absolutely genuine. The idea that he is responsible for bringing popcorn back to -- sorry -- popularity is amazing. We salute you sir! Now, pass the popcorn.... 🍿🍿

Fresh pan popped beats all others hands down. Even movie theater. You just have to know how to butter it. Clarified SALTED butter mixed with coconut oil, drizzled in and shaken, not stirred. Also use coconut oil to pop it in the pan. Plus a little white cheddar powder or nacho cheese or both (or sprinkle a ton like I use) it's pretty fantastic.

Automatic thumbs up for the narrator! 👍👍👍

I got an ear of corn the other day meant for microwaving it was literally like a dried ear and it came in a plastic bag with a paper bag inside it. and it really was super good.

Microwave popcorn is a travesty. I pop Kroger brand at 1/3 the price and love it --- but I think I'll splurge on some Orville Redenbacher and do a side by side comparison. Popcorn is one of my favorite food groups!

I suspect that the main reason he disliked the notion of microwavable popcorn wasn't due to a mundane distrust of microwaves like some might expect. I'd be willing to bet that he disliked the fact that packing the corn and oil into a plastic-lined, open ended paper bag would lead to premature rancidity, in a similar vein to how the foil-packed Jiffy-pop could go rancid if not consumed quickly. The corn itself would be fine, but the oil really needed to be kept air-tight, and you can't really microwave or cook over the oven any container that is truly air-tight unless you want it to explode violently. So it would be no surprise that for someone who strived to make the best popcorn that he possibly could, a compromised product that wasn't assembled fresh from known good ingredients would rub him the wrong way. He'd probably be perfectly content to see people use a microwavable popcorn popper with his gourmet popping corn and seasoned oil. It is still inferior to an air popper or a popcorn hopper, but it's better than bagged popcorn.

I can't believe I've watched litererally every single video that has came out within that same day or the next day. Keep up the great work! 🙂

A+ video! LOVE IT! Had no idea he was such an innovator!

One of the easiest and Tasty Popcorn Hacks I've ever seen is to take the Popcorn Bowl and rub down the insides with crushed Garlic Cloves, toss in the Popcorn and toss it around a bit and you'll get a nice light garlic flavor which is quite Tasty !

Thanks for this! 🍿

Making popcorn on the stove is easy and 10x better than microwave. Microwave popcorn isn’t even worth eating

I love making my homemade popcorn. I use a pot,kernals,and oil. When you are on a budget it's a great snack 😋

I love your videos!!!! Any chance on doing more channels like Weird History Cars, Weird History Architecture, some stuff like that i think you could become huge!!!!

POPCORN!

I still remember seeing this great TV Commercial involving Popcorn 🍿🍿 and good watch any TV Show or Movie 🎥.

My good friend studied corn/teosinte as her botany masters degree. It's absolutely fascinating history and very different history of most grains

Pretty amazing what has been accomplished. HUGE popped kernals with almost zero duds.

I've tried several different brands of popcorn 🍿 and Redenbacher's is doubtless the best

I quite literally just sat down with a bag of popcorn, wtf youtube? LMFAO

Loved their pour over butter microwave popcorn

I'm from that area of Indiana. I'm from the near by county, Parke county. But was born in Brazil, Indiana. It's in Clay county. They have a popcorn festival every year.

"Let's all go to the lobby, let's all go to the lobby, let's all go to the lobby to get ourselves a treat!" - Various Treats

What a time to be alive, paid for college selling popcorn.

@Wierd History Food your videos are awesome! I especially appreciate your painstaking dedication of showing credit for clips and photos in your videos. That top left corner is GOLD Keep up the great work!

4:19 We used to have ambrosia all the time when I worked at The Waterford, and assisted-living facility. Everyone loved it.

1:43 Scholastic...that reminds me of the fantastic Scholastic Book Fairs, those are the best!

amazing!!

I’m allergic to corn so I can’t really eat popcorn without regretting it later… But man oh man do I love some good kettle corn 😋 The hives are only temporary after all 😅

Orville Redenbacher is the ROCK STAR of Popcorn!!!!!🍿🍿🍿🤗🤗🤗

I always chuckle when I imagine the first guy to discover popcorn.

I buy popcorn in bulk and pop one tablespoon at a time in a pot of equal olive oil. It is a great snack. Love the history of it. From Chinese street vendors to Laura engels fireplace.

Dude, that "that's snack food, not food food", got me right in the 8 year old.

“poppin’ off” got me lmao

I like how he was just a guy that liked making the best popcorn possible and not much else. He was POPPING off on that front

I have one of Orville's original John Deere corn shellers that he used to shell some of the first popcorn setting in my shed

There are two commercials I particularly remember from the 80’s . Of course These one’s and the other is the ‘Country Time Lemonade’ - “Not too Tart , Not too Sweet”.

“Pop pop pop”-Ruby Redenbacher

I remember having a friend that work at one on e popcorn stores at the mall. We used to rob that place blind daily. We had popcorn coming out of our freaking ears!

Favorite popcorn to date.

Oh I love cheddar popcorn but a good bucket of normal popcorn with some salt and butter is also excellent

5:28 Doing a keg stand is a college must, it should be on everyone's college bucket list.

Today I learned that Orville Reddenbacker and Matthew Perry died the same way.

That’s pretty cool.

Orville Redenbacher (satirized as Neville Rickenbacher) looks like Jimmy Carter and Don Knotts in the thumbnail!

Redenbacher's corn really does pop up fluffier. It always has.

CELIBATE POPCORN, RORY! 🎉🍿🇺🇲🍿👍

OR Ultimate Butter Microwave is my go to popcorn. I've tried all the others, including the organic types, and still come back to Ultimate butter, lol....

Ooh the good narrator

You have to keep that wonderful Transatlantic accent alive dammit, for us all.

Yummmmmmmmm! 🙋🏼

I had some old country neighbors who ate popcorn as a breakfast cereal.

Butter,you can’t go wrong with a time honored flavor.

that picture of the native American making it rain popcorn on the confused europeans is wonderful : D

I’d love to hear about that history of Lays potato chips.

good video

I love that popcorn, always keep 5 boxes on top of the microwave.

Now I want some popcorn

Nice!! The good narrator! Thanks!

Orville Redenbacher, along with his business partner Charlie Bowman, developed a hybrid popcorn that had a unique popping quality, producing large, fluffy kernels. The popcorn's distinct characteristics, such as its tenderness and shape, contributed to the success of their gourmet popcorn brand.

Now I want popcorn

We always keep a large bottle of Orville Reddenbacher's kernels for air popping.😂

My favorite is butter popcorn.

Before we had a microwave, we used to cook it in a pressure cooker. The popcorn at the bottom would be the most soaked in oil.