Food Theory: Which Bubble Gum Has the Longest-Lasting Flavor?

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! Perfect! Look, I'm already replaced. Hey, join me on the couch today for a very special episode of Food Theory by... Ollie! I don't. This is Ollie, and Ollie had a very special question for this week's Food Theory. Ollie, do you want to tell me what the question was? Which gum

flavor

s last the

longest

? So, as you may know, today's episode was a bit of a special request. You see, although I love my son Ollie more than anything in the world, Ollie loves gum more than anything in the world. For him, it's about

bubble

gum, mech suits, gravity falls, and then Steph and me.

And so, when he was old enough to understand that Mom and Dad ran a

food

experiment channel, he presented us with a very important question for his five-year-old brain. Which gum has the

flavor

that will last the

longest

? He's been asking for this episode for most of the last year, and with me and my final stretch of videos, now seemed like the perfect time to address it. So today we're going to kick ass and chew gum. There's no real butt to kick, so we're just doing the

bubble

gum thing. So Ollie, do you have any hypotheses about

which

one will last longer?

I think it's a difficult decision. I really do not know. Are there any you're most excited to try? I think what I'm most excited about is trying out Bazooka. I'm sorry that disappoints you. Turns out it wasn't. As for the rest of us, yes, it wasn't our favorite. Oh Lord. Oh, this is better than I remember. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's talk about today's experiment, okay? Our goal today is to crown a bubblegum as ruler of the WAD. And to achieve this, we will evaluate 21 different gums according to three main criteria. First of all, we have flavor.

How tasty is gum? It's self explanatory. Next, we have texture. This is the mouthfeel and chewiness of the gum. This classifies whether a piece of gum is comfortable to hold in your mouth or whether it feels like you're gnawing on a spare tire. Finally, we have time for ourselves. This is how long it takes for sticky gum to lose its flavor and turn into a soft, sticky substance that you just want to spit out. Since this is the criterion Ollie was so determined to explore, he himself devised the perfect means to test it. How about we set a timer to see how long the taste of the gum lasts?

So, we know how long and you can pause the timer when I spit out the gum. You can tell he's been thinking about this episode for a while. Also, let's be clear so we're all on the same page. I admit that this whole episode was just his clandestine way of making us buy tons of gum to have at home. Anyway, per Ollie's instructions, Steph, myself, and Rachel, HR extraordinaire, are going to chew each piece of gum and time it. That way, we can average our scores to better estimate the average chewing time for each brand of gum.

And since we're dealing with so many different types of gum today, we're going to break things down into three separate rounds. The first round is dedicated to chewing gum for children. I'm talking about all the Hubba Bubbas, the Bubbliciouses, the bubble tapes you remember from your childhood. The second round will be for gum that is marketed to adults. And finally, there is the third round,

which

will be the Wacky Bracky, where we take all the strange gums like green apple flavored gum paste or bubblegum cigarettes, and everyone will fight for their shot at the title. Once we have added up all the scores from each gumball division, the top three gumballs will move on to the final round, where they will be judged by none other than Ollie himself.

Which one will get Ollie's coveted seal of approval and which one will burst his bubble? Without a doubt, today it is a mystery that will give us a lot to analyze. Round number one, flavors for children. Our seven contestants for the first round represent the gold standard for children's chewing, from Double Bubble Gumballs to Bog Standard Bubblicious, to the tooth-shattering Bazooka and the iconic bubble tape. A staple. A childhood staple. That being said, don't you dare be one of those people I see circulating online who take it out of the bubble tape dispenser and bite it.

That can't be real. It's something crude. It is. They are people who provoke the Internet just to provoke the Internet. The playmors. If you are that person... Stop. Arrest. Just stop it. Who hurt you? Really. I'm sorry. Please seek help. However, when we began the experiment, one thing became immediately clear. Each gum has a different size. I mean, you can stick just a small wad of gum in your mouth or you can stick a whole roll of bubble tape in there. To make it a fair fight, we decided to stick to a single serving size of each respective brand.

So, with that out of the way, it was time to begin the experiment with the classic gumball machine, Double Bubble. Wow, this is hard. He already has a lot of saliva. Good? Yuck. Man. It's a wet, hard, chewy experience. I should stop. It's a wet, hard, chewy experience. Oh no! Hmm. Oh, we're off to a great start already, buddy. We had literally just started the episode and the suggestive puns were already popping up everywhere. I'm really enjoying my faux cherry here. It's very artificial. It's very little cherry. I'm already losing it. I was going to say, with that being said, we are definitely on the downward arc.

We're in less than a minute. Mm-hmm. And it's not there anymore. It's going down fast. Yes. Wow, it's going down fast. But it's an exercise. I feel my jaw. It is a small ball, but resistant. It is a small ball, but resistant. Hit it on my tombstone. Anyway, two minutes later. About 90 mediocre seconds. What can you buy for twenty-five cents these days? That's true. That's true. You know, you had 90 seconds of moderate pleasure. Anyway. Let's move on to the next one. Do we have to rate the other things? Yes ok. We have many to overcome. Yes.

And we're already in such bad insinuation territory. Overall, our first contender got off to a rather disappointing start. Low scores across the board, which meant Bubble Yum was next. And unlike gum, the intended serving size for Bubble Yum was huge. More than triple the size of a mini piece of gum. Which, you know, gave us a lot of time to learn more about each other. Since this is long, I will listen to a strange story. MMM. About the gum. I'd love to hear a weird story about Bubble Gum. While everyone who has misophonia slowly steps away from the computer.

So when I was eight years old, for some unknown divine reason, I really wanted braces. Yes. The only part in the story that says that. But. Someone once told me that if you chew too much gum, it will actually ruin your teeth. It will leave your teeth crooked. Which I'm sure is a complete lie. But when I chewed gum, which wasn't often, but if I did chew gum, I would deliberately try to wrap it around my teeth to try to make them more crooked. To increase the likelihood of getting braces. I feel so sorry for my parents, who probably spent like $12,000 trying to fix my teeth.

You... That wasn't the only secret that came to light during all of this. I can't blow bubbles. That? It just stuck in my face. Hope for? I can't blow bubbles. How have I known you for so long and you don't know how to blow bubbles? I can't blow bubbles. How did I not know this? I am unable to blow bubbles. Maybe it's my deepest, darkest secret. And as you can imagine, suddenly it became my co-host's job to teach me what I needed to know. It led to a very wet ride. I never learned how to blow bubbles.

I've tried it a couple of times. No way! I have never been able. I've known Matthew for 17 years and I had no idea! I couldn't blow bubbles! You have hidden this secret so well! Well, I've also known you for 17 years and I didn't know you tried to destroy your mouth on purpose to get braces. I feel like we're learning a lot about each other in this episode. You can not do it. Just keep working on it. You have 30 pieces of gum to try today. And so I tried, I tried to be the key word here. I really don't like this practice thing.

Ready? Oh, you have bubbles on your tongue. I listen to something pop. I heard something pop. I did it? Try it, try it. Something about the technique just escapes me. Honestly, blowing bubbles might be the hardest thing I've ever had to do on this channel. That's saying a lot coming from a guy who ate a Christmas tree and suffered through intensely spicy hot sauces. How are you getting your tongue out of the gum? It's a great question. What do you mean? The language doesn't stop there. I have a hard time sticking my tongue out. You place it on your teeth.

You flatten it. Did we mention that Rachel is our HR department? She there she is she. Raquel from Human Resources. Once they have inserted my tongue, it is very difficult for me to get it out. I think practice makes perfect, you know? This was the point at which we realized that the shoot was going to be long. So to move forward, let me give you an abbreviated taste test. Bubble Yum ended up scoring eight points across the board for flavor and a slightly above average for texture thanks to its soft chew, allowing it to set the bar for high-quality, long-

lasting

gum.

Bubblicious Watermelon was pretty solid across the board, but where it really shined was in the bubbles. It received consistently large bubbles from both Rachel and Steph, and even gave me my first bubble experience. That counts, right? Now, for any of you who are like me and unable to make a bubble form, I sought out the science and technique to master bubble folding. To start, make sure you are chewing gum and not chewing gum. I didn't know until I did my research and prepared for this episode, but not all gum is capable of blowing bubbles. You see, both types of gum are made up of four main components.

There is the rubber base, which was historically derived from the resins of the rubber tree, but is now made primarily from synthetic rubber. There is a softener that prevents the gum from getting too hard on the shelf. There are sweeteners such as sugar or aspartame. And then, finally, there is the flavoring agent that gives the gum its distinctive flavor. However, what makes chewing gum special is that it has more elastomers in its gum base than chewing gum. At a molecular level, elastomers are long-chain polymers that give materials an elastic quality. To get a bubble from the gum, it is recommended to chew most of the flavor.

This is because the sugary flavor of most gum makes the gum stiffer. Chewing the sugar then releases the elastomers and gives them a chance to really stretch. Once the gum is soft and has lost the sugar, the trick is to flatten the gum with your tongue and palate. Then it's a matter of creating an air pocket to enter with your tongue. Next, you'll want to exhale slowly. I didn't know it at the time, but you're supposed to blow from the diaphragm. If you just blow with your lips, you'll end up turning that wet wad into a projectile.

Follow these tips and the results will speak for themselves. You understood it. You understood it. Hey! Hey! The best! I did it! That was the best! I'm very proud of myself! By the way, that mediocre but new personal record bubble is the next gum we tested, Hubba Bubba Max. As far as scoring goes, this gum ended up being very similar in flavor and texture to Bubblicious. But disappointingly, while it looks like there's a squirt of gum on the packaging, the reality is that the center filling is simply darker-dyed chewing gum. The interesting thing, however, is that this gum led us to a surprising discovery.

Despite producing the largest bubble of the experiment, this achievement came at a price. The staying power of flavor. We found that despite all their bubbles, Rachel and Steph's flavors faded faster than the gum I was chewing. So what's the deal? Well, from what we found out, it has less to do with the act of blowing bubbles and more to do with the saliva itself. The vigorous chewing required to stretch the gum elastomers naturally circulates more saliva through the mouth. And as we mentioned in our toothbrush episode on Style Theory, genetically, we all have slightly different saliva levels.

The composition of our saliva is influenced by genetics, diet, our stress levels and even the time of day. Rachel, for example, was always the first to spit out the most gum during this experiment. It probably means that her saliva was better equipped to break the chemical bonds that were embedded in the gum. Either that, or she had work to do and was in a hurry to finish the five hours of filming that we ended up doing. Speaking of how long we sat there, by the way, by the end of the third piece of gum, our jaws were exhausted.

That's why Steph decided to take out the big fish. So what is this? What am I supposed to do with this? Rub it all over your face. Oh Lord. It feelsgood? Is working? She did not do it. That said, it didn't matter either. She needed all the help she could get for Bazooka. Three, two, one, let's go. Oh Lord. Oh, it's as bad as I remember. Very difficult. Oh man. That's hard. Know? Oh, wow. He shouldn't do this with permanent teeth. Remember the big trend for hydraulic presses that happened a couple of years ago? I love that.

There needs to be a video on the hydraulic press versus the Bazooka gum. Valid. Oh my God. Oh, it was as bad as he remembered. Almost as bad as the jokes that come with them. Is it enough for three socks? He is holding balls in your hand. Three socks? My mom wants to knit socks for my brother in the army. Why three socks? He wrote in his letter: Two weeks in the army and I have grown a foot taller. I ordered an apple, waiter. This looks peachy. It refers to a cake. What does it taste like? says the waiter. “I'm not sure,” he says.

Then the waiter says, so what does he care? For those of you who don't know, Bazooka is iconic for its packaging, which comes with a short mini comic and a fortune in each block of gum. It's a pretty cool feature that we gave Bazooka an extra point for creativity, but in the end, it wasn't enough to make up for texture or flavor. That brought us to the final two contenders in the children's category, a head-to-head battle between two titans, Big League Chew and Bubble Tape. In one corner, we had childhood memories, tall, pink and handsome, six feet tall, rolled up in the most iconic pack of gum ever.

In the other corner, we had the classic American baseball snack that was every kid's gateway to the world of chewing tobacco. Who would win the battle? Well, the results immediately spoke for themselves. Oh, it's too soft. It's like there's no elasticity in this. MMM. You bite into it and your teeth just go through it. MMM. Like there's no substance here. Oh yeah, it's soft to begin with. MMM. Ah, from the beginning. Wow. I have to say though, I like these first few chews. They are very nice. And when it came to bubbles, the story was similar.

Oh. No bubbles. No bubbles. Oh no. No, the holes appear immediately. MMM. It just breaks down. I mean, everything is bad for bubbles. Hey, pretty good. It's not that bad. You have to do more with less. Yes. Oh hello. How nice. All in all, Big League Chew brought out the big league numbers. In fact, not only was its texture the best of the round, but it was also the longest, setting a record of 9 minutes and 38 seconds. In fact, when all the results were tallied, Big League Chew beat out all the fan favorites and came out on top as the best overall kids' gum.

Turns out he's in the official Baseball Hall of Fame for a reason. But don't worry, bubble tape fans. It's still the best gum in a category, which infuriates the Internet. Oh no! Oh! I didn't deserve that. None of us did. Round number two, adult gums. As we got closer to adult gums, we didn't know we had so much more to chew on. It turns out that these gums retain their flavor much longer than their chewing gum counterparts, like twice as long in most cases. And worst of all, many of the gums ended up being very similar in all three categories.

Fortunately, you don't have to sit through the two hours of endless chewing that we had to do. So while MattPast chews all day, let's talk about what's in these gums and why they're so different from the first batch. You see, most of these adult gums are recommended by four out of five dentists. That seemed like a strange fact to us, so we decided to dig deeper. Turns out it has to do with sugar substitutes. Sugarless gum can help protect teeth from cavities. A natural sugar alcohol called xylitol is usually added to sugar-free gum instead of sucrose.

The reason sugar is bad for your teeth is that bacteria and plaque metabolize it into acid, acid that burns away cavities in white teeth. But bacteria and plaque cannot use xylitol as a food source. To add insult to injury, xylitol also increases plaque's amino acid and ammonia levels, further neutralizing plaque's acidic qualities. By slowing the growth of this harmful bacteria, xylitol prevents cavities and bad breath. Additionally, chewing gum after a meal increases the flow of saliva to the mouth, removing extra food debris that would otherwise stick to the mouth and feed bacteria. Oh, and uh, if you think you're missing out on some vital action while I'm sharing all of this with you, don't worry. 🎵 Humming 🎵 So this is how the round went.

Mentos gum was by far the worst in all three categories. For me it was a 5, because knowing that this is Mentos and I usually drink, if I'm going to take Mentos, I have the sweet version, and I had the same texture biting into it. I wanted it to be candy, I hoped it was candy. There were times when I thought: is this gum? Is this really bubblegum? I'm at a 5. You could say it sat in the uncanny valley. OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Joining Mentos in the bottom four of this round, we had Trident, followed by Orbit and then Cinnamon Ice Breakers.

While cinnamon ended up being one of my favorite flavors of the entire day, the short life and tough competition hurt its overall placement. Icebreaker, you may have only lasted six minutes and 48 seconds, but you will last forever in my heart. Tied for best flavor of the day, it was a classic from the world of chewing gum. Our third-ranked adult gum, Wrigley's Double Mint. Mr. Wrigley is actually the real Willy Wonka of the bubblegum world. His company controls 40% of global gum sales, so it's no surprise that one of his classic flavors ranks so high. In fact, the battle for best adult gum came between two of his other best-selling products, Five Gum and Extra.

Yes, it turns out that Wrigley has really cracked the code for a satisfying gum-chewing experience, so no matter who won this group, he was ultimately the big winner and went home with the gold, silver, and bronze. When it came to our top two, Five Gum and Extra not only achieved above-average marks in the texture and flavor categories, but they also had a flavor that lasted well beyond 10 minutes. In the end, Five Gum proved it was more than just a meme, stimulating our senses with an average chew time of 13 minutes and 6 seconds. This has real staying power.

Five pieces of gum. Lasts 10. Now that the boring dentist-approved adult round has a champion, let's see what the Wacky Bracket has in store. Round number three, crazy support. These are gums that simply do not fit into the other categories. They're a little off the beaten path, which was a nice change from the two hours of monotonous chewing we were left with during the second round. On our tasting plate, we had mini chicks, fried gumballs, Glee all-natural gum, fruit-shaped seedlings, spruce gum, gummy gel, and even more tobacco propaganda in the form of candy cigarettes. And let me make one thing clear at the end of this round.

Pretty much all of these sucked. While the Mini Gums were fun, their small size also added a little flavor, but I prefer a small amount of flavor any day compared to whatever flavor the Gum Fries were trying to serve up. Oh, I'm eating dry powder. MMM. That's supposed to be sweet, but it's like three doors away from being sweet. Not only is the flavor diminishing pretty quickly, it's actually getting worse. The flavor changes and becomes increasingly synthetic. I don't use the word atrocious too often in my life. This is atrocious. It tastes expired. Luckily, the chips didn't have much staying power, meaning I could wipe my mouth with the healthiest brand of gum we could get, Glee.

And immediately with Glee, you could tell it was the healthy option. 100% natural, plastic-free. That? I say as I take off the plastic. No artificial colors, no artificial flavors, no artificial sweeteners. It is cane sugar, gum base, which is chewing gum, chewing gum, candelia wax, citric acid, brown rice syrup, gum arabic, natural flavors, strawberry, raspberry and blueberry, radish, radish. Hmm. Hmm. But in a gumball competition filled with big wads of sugar, yeah, health doesn't get you any points. Then we move on to the very strange seedlings, which are pretty much the same double gumballs we tried in the first round, but with two additional tricks.

First of all, they are shaped like fruit, which is really fun. Secondly, they are filled with little candy grains inside that act like seeds. You can make them sound like little maracas. Yes, you hear it. Eee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee. But as cool as these realistic-looking mini oranges and lemons were, they weren't for the weak-jawed. I'm having a hard time deciphering them. What the what? I must say, however, that my jaw feels like I'm getting the workout of my life. MMM. This one in particular is very difficult. There is nothing easier. I mean, it gets easier because the beginning was so hard, but it's not easy.

MMM. Despite technically winning the two longest of the round, its texture was so rough and grainy that it killed any chance of winning, which brings us to the next one, which needs an explanation. You see, this one comes to us thanks to the Christmas tree episode from a couple of weeks ago. We received a late shipment of spruce gum that we were originally going to use for that episode, but it arrived late, so we thought we'd use it here. And if I learned anything during my attempts to get my family and employees to consume a whole spruce tree, it's that the spruce flavor is really strong.

Since we've had this gum hanging around the office for a while, Rachel really knew what we were getting into. I'm excited to see y'all's reaction to the texture specifically. Well, to the texture? Yes. When you tell me spruce gum, I am surprised that it is not its taste that surprises me. I mean, they're all amazing. In terms of time, I don't think we'll get to the end, to be fair. So I think you probably try to do this as long as possible. Actually? Yes. Fir gum. Oh no. It looks like a little Tootsie Roll. If it does.

It looks kind of cute. Spruce gum in three, two, one. Oh! Oh. Oh! Oh. Why is it so crunchy? It's not gum! Oh. Oh. Is this candy? Oh no. It's so dry. What is this? It has a very strong texture. It breaks in your mouth when you take it, but then it gets softer and it's almost like... Oh yeah. You have to freeze it with your saliva. Yes, upon first bite it explodes into a dry, woody powder, proving that kids buying loose candy from strangers on Etsy is always a bad idea. Reminds me a little of a Tootsie Roll.

I keep biting into it and keep waiting for it to subside in my mouth. It's like having a piece of bark in your mouth. No, I'm still waiting for some kind of sweetness to come out. No, and it doesn't get better. It is not arising. Oh, the flavor appears in the second wave! Oh yeah. When you exhale, it's all pine needles. I mean, absolutely pure skin. I feel like I'm losing the urge to chew. Ash is handling this well. Yes. It's like he's chewing on the concept of nature. As if he were chewing on the concept of nature.

Ash 2024. Now, this is me, with no excuse to spit out this Pine-Sol flavored Tootsie Roll, but I actually think the flavor disappears. The thing is that the fir remains in the mouth for a long time afterwards. So, without reasoning, we decided to call our homemade spruce gum totally tasteless at 3.51. Our penultimate gum in the experiment was Victory brand gum cigarettes. And let me tell you, the packaging on these bad boys is surprisingly realistic. I didn't realize they were like that. What the hell? But you open the package and you literally get a pack of cigarettes. Yes Yes.

Ash, you like sweet cigarettes too, right? Yes. Do you want one of these? Safely. Wow, you are a great facilitator, Steph. I know. Just say no, Ash. Do you want one, honey? I'm saying yes. Wait, if you put it in your mouth and blow, does it make a little puff? That? Try it. Try it. Is it supposed to do that? Did you know how to do that? I vaguely remember it from my childhood. Are you kidding? Yes. Yes, you only get one. That's crazy. No way. That's crazy. That's crazy. This is crazy. This is propaganda. Oh, it absolutely is.

So my only question is: does he get an extra point for that? Because I'm really conflicted. On the one hand, I think it's really fun and cool. But on the other hand, it's like, but they're cigarettes for kids. But if we're going to give Major League Baseball an extra point, I feel like this can have an extra point too. This is a very creative presentation, I must say. Well, let's give it an extra point. It is at this point that I feel compelled to share the message. Don't smoke, theorists. It's unpleasant. It will rot your body into an early grave.

That said, obviously thisIt's not a cigarette. It's a gum stick. I just want to make that point very, very clear. Because within three minutes of chewing this gum, something became obvious to me. In fact, it becomes much smoother. Oh no. Who is going to win this round? Oh no. Smoking gum will win this round. Smoking propaganda will win the third round. You're going to give this to your son. No, and the worst thing is that Big League 2 won the first round. No. We are in the darkest timeline. Like Big League 2, these candy cigarettes earned remarkably high scores.

The taste was good. It lasted a while. The texture was nice. Especially when you compare it to the stinker lineup we had during the third round. But there was still one contender left. A glimmer of hope that this episode of Love Letter dedicated to my son didn't have to turn into a bizarre promotion for tobacco-related gum products. And that hope was gummy apple paste. Could this toothpaste and gel based gum prevent me from scientifically forcing myself to give my child a starter gum? Oh no. No, no, I couldn't. I thought pine was the worst texture. It's not.

It is this. Is this gum? Oh, I hate this. Yes, there was no hope. This was truly the darkest timeline. With three rounds complete, the results were in. The main contenders were 5 Gum, Big League Chew and Candy Cigarillos. Not wanting to skew the results, but also not wanting to give our son a bunch of kid-friendly food propaganda, we decided to rename things a bit. Ollie would be trying out the creative 5 Gum, Shredded Gum and Stick Gum. Let's hope he never asks us to pick up more at the store. Final round! Ollie's choice. After five hours of patiently waiting for Mom and Dad to finally let him try the mountain of gum he had been eyeing, my son was off to the races.

Can I start chewing? Start chewing. Ready, go. That was a bit difficult, huh? Start the stopwatch! We have it, we have it. Oh yeah. I can tie this for you, buddy. Absolutely. There you go. And are you going to continue until it loses its flavor? MMM. Oh! Oh man. I usually just focus on the gum. I just focused on the gum. He's focused on the gum. Decidedly. I appreciate your resolution. I just focused on the gum. For me, this is a short-lived gum. Yes. I think the flavor is already done. Well. Is the flavor ready yet?

Then let's spit it out. Do you spit it directly into the trash can? That was 128. Okay, ready? Yeah, just... Oh, oh, oh, here we go. Alright. Start the clock. This really tastes like Hubba Bubba bubble tape. Hey? MMM. Yes. Then you found out. Well done, friend. Okay, it lost its flavor a bit. Already? All ready? Well. No way. Well, that was in one minute and 22 seconds. This one is very minty, okay? Just so you know. I've tried it more like a million times. I have this. Well. Well. There's a lot of extra spearmint. I'm already out of this gum.

Good, excellent. That's a minute 30. Okay. I also added a piece of the gum I had been asking for forever, Bazooka. Bazooka, bazooka. Just as a warning, this one starts off very rough. Very hard. It will get softer, but it starts out very hard. I don't care, guys. Well. Five years and he's already a teenager. Oh, there's a comic. Yes, there's the comic. Where is the comic? Ah yes, the comic. Then he says, Mortimer, why are you late? You said we should obey traffic signs. That's how it is. Well, I obeyed him. And he says, school, slow down.

Then he said, I obeyed him. I slowed down before reaching school. So there it is. Is that orange? Ha ha ha. Well, clearly the comic wasn't living up to everything Ollie was hoping for. But hey, he didn't hate it. And more importantly, fortune? Yes, that was a strong blow. Then your fortune is that you can get what you want by asking the right person. Grandfather. Or if you want an episode dedicated to gum, mom and dad. Yes, exactly. I believe that this fortune has already been proven true. But who would be your absolute winner? Well, defying all odds, it was actually the bazooka.

He chewed it longer. He loved the comic, although he didn't fully understand it. And for the next three days, he chose it as the dessert of the day. Above all the other gum, candy, cookies and ice cream that we could offer you. I don't know what was more shocking. The fact that she liked him so much, or the fact that he still has teeth after chewing on those bricks for three days straight. That being said, as far as our actual results and the three finalists we had for this episode, what did Ollie say? Of the three pieces of gum, only those three.

Stick gum, shredded gum, and spearmint gum. Which was your favorite? Which would you say is the best? I think it's the shredded gum! Crush gum! Court! And there you have it friends. Of all the gums in the world, Ollie gives the coveted seal of approval to crushed gum. Also known as Big League Chew. Who would have thought that familiar bite would be so good? I guess I'll have to hide this video from Ollie until he turns 18. Anyway, once my fatherly promise was fulfilled, there was one thing left to do. Give Ollie the first thumbs up from him.

That's just a

theory

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