EP 32 - McDONALD'S vs. BURGER KING

The Girls explore the great debate: McDonald's vs Burger King. Amy's ten years old, on the Interstate,  back in the day...ahead is a McDonald's and a Burger King. Where will Amy stop? Was it all about the french fries? Robbie-Ann reports that McDonald's fries were formerly fried in beef tallow but since 1990 fried in vegetable oil, but wait what the heck is beef tallow. Robbie-Ann does a deep dive into beef tallow, literally, and can't unlearn what she found out.  Sidebar: admit you tried eating dog food at least once. Robbie-Ann announces her ten year old self would stop at Burger King on the Interstate, but McDonald's is okay too. Robbie-Ann's mother loving the little onions on the McDonald's burger. Morgan Spurlock's "Super Size Me" backfiring on Robbie-Ann and driving her straight to McDonald's. The magnitude of the McDonald's brand. The Great Fast Food Dream: a Burger King burger with McDonald's fries. Amy discusses the importance of ratio, in fry size, and crunch. The Girls both veto "disc ice" over pebble ice. "Fast Food Nation" - a must read. The fast food business model. The commercials! Robbie-Ann recalls the Bicentennial 1976 Burger King commercial in way too much detail. The grill marks - are they real? Amy explains why a vegan would go in Burger King. The McDonald's Gang: from The Hamburglar to Grimace. Amy's McDonald's Birthday in 1977.  The late night fast food ads that make your mouth water. Ketchup: yes or no? Desserts - the pie slices, the cookies, McDonald's infamous mouth-searing hot apple pies. The McDonald's sundae. The devastation of not getting the dipping sauce with your McNuggets. McDonald's Tempura-like McNuggets vs. Shake N Bake-ish Chicken Tenders at Burger King. Sidebar: honey mustard, worst flavor ever? The fabled 1970s-1980s Burger King Yumbo ham and cheese sub sandwich. The Burger King guy and his various incarnations. Is Ronald McDonald extinct? Robbie-Ann does a deep-dive. Fancy Mayor McCheese. The dual marketing campaigns for kids and adults. Fat Burger King and Hot Burger King. A study of the McDonald's characters. Grimace. His eyebrows, his ambiguous species debated and analyzed worldwide. Back to the burgers. Robbie-Ann's modern day go-to McDonald's order. The giant, hard McDonald's plastic straw. The final word: the Whopper vs. the Big Mac, and "modernizing" the iconic restaurant brand logos.