These companies were all great when started. As soon as the founder departed, they went straight South.
@bethshadid2087
2 жыл бұрын
Soooo true
@ablemagawitch
Жыл бұрын
or when they went public with stock instead of being solely controlled by the founder. Founder is happy making living his business doing well investors want to see profits increase no matter what the cost is to the rest of company.
@bp39047
Жыл бұрын
@@ablemagawitch Good examples in recent past have been founders of Papa John's and Men's Warehouse being driven out with both going downhill.
@E.K.2003
2 жыл бұрын
Hang Ten clothing was another 60s icon.
@elle9543
Жыл бұрын
I remember the Tshirt 👕!!
@Nan-59
2 жыл бұрын
Walmart was a much better store when Sam was living! It’s all gone to hell in a handbasket.
@lovly2cu725
2 жыл бұрын
everything made in chi na
@markdanielczyk944
2 жыл бұрын
Sam was a great guy! My Grandfather used to golf with him.
@patriciafalls9466
2 жыл бұрын
Agree 💯
@MoeLarrycurly1
2 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍😢
@samanthab1923
2 жыл бұрын
Never heard of it till the 90’s
@davidkastin4240
2 жыл бұрын
"Fall into the Gap" ☺
@saminaneen
2 жыл бұрын
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@sabrinapittsley2304
2 жыл бұрын
That was their slogan, dummy
@johnp139
2 жыл бұрын
…the gap in your wallet!
@saminaneen
2 жыл бұрын
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@saminaneen
2 жыл бұрын
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@stuartpickles6907
2 жыл бұрын
Dave Thomas was a class act.
@jeffsilverman6104
2 жыл бұрын
My first job in 1975 was Taco Bell in Northridge, California. I made $1.70 an hour and all I could eat. We made everything FRESH including taking the raw pinto beans and turning them into frijoles. Nothing came pre-packaged and we deep fried every single taco shell.
@justsumguy2u
2 жыл бұрын
So many great American success stories here, people with a vision and a business plan to see it through
@mohabatkhanmalak1161
2 жыл бұрын
I laughed at 1.18 when Tacos founder Glenn Bell asks for the recipes for the tacos, he gets it and the rest is........history! Wendys was found in 1969, I was in Dubai, UAE in 1973 and there was a Wendy's in downtown Deira opposite Wong & Sons shop. So, they must have ventured overseas within those four years.
@PJAvenger
2 жыл бұрын
I remember when the Gap was all Levi's (I mean I was a child, but Levi's was THE brand to own) and then they switched to their own garbage brand and I never went to their stores again. It's like Old Navy today - the clothes are just cheap crap.
@mikephalen3162
2 жыл бұрын
As a runner, the start of Nike means most to me. Of course, now I have a problem with them paying pennies to workers in Southeast Asia.
@searcymasonry
2 жыл бұрын
according to ( the real ) seymore skinner , they make those shoes at gunpoint . funny story really . :)>
@Nicksonian
Жыл бұрын
The Gap was great when it first opened when I was a teen and young guy. But at some point they completely changed their focus from jeans, etc., to metro-cheap-chic. Banana Republic made the same stupid switch but was more expensive. Didn’t realize Arby’s started not far from where I grew up east of Cleveland. The store near my house must have been one of their first. We’d stop there for roast beef sandwiches on the way to the mall movie theater.
@Nicksonian
Жыл бұрын
Anyone know about Casey’s? I was a young man in Ohio, when Wendy’s got started. It was great to have a much superior fast food option to McDonalds or Burger King (yech). Curiously, when I started college in Bowling Green, Ohio, there was a place called Casey’s on the north side of town. They had singles, doubles, triples, and I think you could even get a home run. About 1978, that restaurant rebranded as Wendy’s with an identical menu. Always wonder what the deal was there. Dave Thomas emulated Kewpee Hamburgers. There was a Kewpee in Lima, Ohio, where I had the misfortune of spending five years. Kewpee, which is still there, had great pie, and pretty good burgers, but wasn’t quite up there with Wendy’s.
@johnhanson403
Жыл бұрын
There was a Casey's in Tucker Georgia in the 80s. Ate there a few times.
@megatron8461
2 жыл бұрын
It’s a puzzling thing that The Gap, selling only Levi’s and vintage vinyls, would inadvertently foreshadow both music and fashion-which, to me, is now commonplace.
@samanthab1923
2 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing them in the mall. But I always bought my Levi’s from a store in Red Bank, Kislin’s. Cords too.
@saminaneen
2 жыл бұрын
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@samanthab1923
2 жыл бұрын
@@saminaneen That’s a bit much 😂
@saminaneen
2 жыл бұрын
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@samanthab1923
2 жыл бұрын
@@saminaneen cuckoo
@rhuephus
2 жыл бұрын
Motel 6 .. should be renamed to Motel 90
@sonyafox3271
2 жыл бұрын
Not a fan of Donato’s Pizza or Taco Bell, at least in more recent yrs. Because, it used to be one of those spots to take care of a late night craving. I want to go back since, they came back with Mexican Pizza, there version is my favorite! But, wondering if it’s just as good as it was back then. Motel 6, I remember traveling and staying at those hotels, they were always clean and nice without paying a fortune for the rooms. I remember the commercials with Tom Bodadin (not sure if, I spelled his last name right) he and he say, I’m Tom B…. and, will leave the light 💡 for yah!
@summersojourner
2 жыл бұрын
Tom Bodette.
@bekaska6615
2 жыл бұрын
N & S 🤘🤘🤘🤘
@lovly2cu725
2 жыл бұрын
Taco Bell named after owner Mr Bell. HQ is now in Irvine CA. I love Arby's had some last week jamoca shake. Dave Thomas of Wendy's was adopted.
@saminaneen
2 жыл бұрын
@lovly 2 cu, You are such a SUPER RACIST, for insulting black people, for calling them "Jamocas", you are despicable
@JT-sz7xc
2 жыл бұрын
Dave Thomas is the epitome of a great business man and human. He grew his business all over the USA, making a good life, but he also gave hundreds of millions to help those less fortunate. To bad CEO’s of today only care about themselves!
@reneastle8447
2 жыл бұрын
Not all of them, they still have the same charitable qualities of Dave Thomas, Bill Gates is one of them.
@JT-sz7xc
2 жыл бұрын
@@reneastle8447 Bill Gates is an ass hole. He’s part of the economic problem the US is currently in. Bill Gates only gives money to organizations that he benefits from.
@katie7748
2 жыл бұрын
@@reneastle8447 I hope that's sarcasm lol
@reneastle8447
2 жыл бұрын
@@katie7748 It's not, Bill Gates and his wife are CEOs and humanitarians. They don't care about themselves, they care about everyone, even those who are less fortunate. Even Jimmy Carter himself is a bonafide philanthropist.
@leesashriber5097
2 жыл бұрын
Not to mention all he did for adoption and putting it in the forefront. He was adopted and I was too. A great man!!! 🕊️🙏❤️
@Nan-59
2 жыл бұрын
Be like DAVE! Dave Thomas!
@hoppas77
2 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite videos you have done. More please :) And thank you.
@Nan-59
2 жыл бұрын
Domino’s Pizza…???? 1960 …??? ‘59 beetle? Seriously oh my goodness!!!
@BrokebackBob
2 жыл бұрын
Love, love, love the backstories of American businesses! Keep up the great work! No channel does it better!
@ahotdj07
2 жыл бұрын
Pretty interesting in how a lot of these companies are still around today. Thanks for the video.
@davidadcock8717
2 жыл бұрын
4:40 - I am so ancient that I still recall when Southwest Airlines had exactly TWO(2) B-737 aircraft. The map is 100% correct: one aircraft flew clockwise: Dallas to Houston to San Antonio and then back to Dallas, while the other one flew in the opposite direction to the same three destinations. Reservations?!?!? Hahahaha! All passengers just boarded the plane, as many as fit, and once onboard gave the stewardesses $19.95 (card, check, cash) for their flight. But maybe your flight was full? No Problem: you just wait 45minutes-1hour until the opposite-direction flight arrives! Same Fare to your destination, just in the opposite direction! (So now does anyone wonder why Southwest Airlines is a primo airline?)
@mohabatkhanmalak1161
2 жыл бұрын
I remember when Emirates Airlines had just two aircraft, and they were leased from PIA (Pakistan International). Look at them today. Coming back to Southwest Airlines, the founder was a genius, the clockwork/anticlockwork way the flights flew was a brilliant idea.
@R32R38
2 жыл бұрын
I always thought the Arby's name came from the initials for roast beef.
@baseballmomof8
2 жыл бұрын
Thought so too.
@jenniferhansen3622
2 жыл бұрын
Same!
@samanthab1923
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! I never realized that. Cool catch
@MikeBMW
2 жыл бұрын
When I was a child, my siblings and I would look at the sign and guess it stood for: Arby's Roast Beef, Yes, Sir!
@saminaneen
2 жыл бұрын
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@johnbutler4319
2 жыл бұрын
Dave Thomas shows you don't have to be a POS to be a successful businessman, humble, generous, his children's charity is a beacon. What a President he would have been.
@donnabanks7656
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome, awesome, awesome!!!!
@godwillneverforsakenyou3475
2 жыл бұрын
First i love this channel me not being born til 2010 I kinda compare the 80 70 60 50 to now and let’s be honest technology has made this world bad I was I was born in 1970
@OcotilloTom
2 жыл бұрын
I was born in 1946 and I totally agree with you!!
@allen_p
2 жыл бұрын
The Taco Bell pictured looked like the Taco Bell built in our neighborhood, outside Houston, in the early 70's. Their food was much better then. I remember when Southwest was strictly a Texas airline then expanded.
@bcfriardoyle7697
2 жыл бұрын
Sad to hear the Bell stole/ grabbed his recipe to start out
@davidkastin4240
2 жыл бұрын
Another great video R.R. 👍
@howyoudurrinhunneh
2 жыл бұрын
@dianejohnson7235
2 жыл бұрын
When these companies were started was a better time for all
@glennso47
2 жыл бұрын
Motel 6 left the light on for you.
@night-x6793
2 жыл бұрын
Where Taco John's? It's another popular taco restaurant from the 60's.
@gregggoss2210
2 жыл бұрын
First. Taco Bell used to be good. Now, 🤮
@night-x6793
2 жыл бұрын
They been like for 30+ years and never back after the green meat incident in the late 90's which my pussy ass dad made me eat because he didn't have the balls to go in the restaurant to complain. Too bad smartphones weren't invented yet because I would send pictures of that disgusting green shit they call meat.
@aloysiusdevanderabercrombi470
2 жыл бұрын
Yep
@francesfarmer736
2 жыл бұрын
I really like their Bell Burgers
@saminaneen
2 жыл бұрын
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@joebrown1382
2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting about the birth of these businesses. The Arby's name was interesting.
@kbarrett63
2 жыл бұрын
So for 55+ years, I thought Arby's was a take off of .... R oast B eef L( ....my bad
@rhuephus
2 жыл бұрын
Actually ... that WAS part of their advertising slogan years back, so not off
@levigato125
2 жыл бұрын
I thought Taco Bell started in San Bernardino, CA?
@josephmartinez8803
2 жыл бұрын
Glen Bell started selling tacos out of his burger stand on route 66, across from the Milita Cafe, in San Bernardino. He then opened Taco Tia, one of which is still in business, in Redlands. He then got out of the Taco Tia business and started El Taco. One is still open in Downey and one in Tustin. Finally, he got out of that business and started Taco Bell in 1964. The owners of Del Taco, Bakers, and Der Weinerschnitzel all have ties to Glen Bell.
@MillerMeteor74
2 жыл бұрын
This was all very interesting. I never heard of Domino's Pizza or Walmart at all till sometime after our big family move in 1985. In fact, of all of the brands mentioned in this video, the only ones I knew about in the late 70s/early 80s were Chick-Fil-A, Gap, and Wendy's. Thanks for posting.
@jamesslick4790
2 жыл бұрын
I'm from Pittsburgh, PA and i never heard of Wal-mart until the 1990's. Funny part is: Wal-Mart, Target and K Mart ALL started in 1962. Of those three I only knew of K Mart. Pittsburgh had the 10th K Mart EVER (opened in 1963 and only closed in 2019!) We also had "Hill's, Zayre, and G.C. Murphy's)
@MillerMeteor74
2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesslick4790 I don't think I ever heard of Target till sometime in the 2000s, and was never inside of one till then either. In the 70s, other than groceries my parents did most of their shopping at Sears and K-Mart. But there was also W.T. Grant, H.L. Green, and Two Guys. This was in western Morris County, NJ.
@lanacampbell-moore6686
2 жыл бұрын
Happy Weekend Everybody!😊
@Madness832
2 жыл бұрын
Taco Bell: 60 years of blowin' toilets apart!
@diehardfan22
2 жыл бұрын
lol 🤣
@jmorgan5984
2 жыл бұрын
🤔Southwest sezed an opportune moment when every airline deserted Love Field for the newly opened (and further away from Dallas) DFW started operations. SOUTHWEST seized the fantastic opportunity of having so called commuter flights conviently CLOSER to Dallas and the rest is HISTORY. Southwest stood the test of time and Braniff bought the farm. 🤠
@ricksmith7631
2 жыл бұрын
I can so relate to Dave Thomas in one line. He was adopted, and so was I. Like him I consider myself one of the luckiest persons alive.
@wendykornfein3337
2 жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable...
@bethshadid2087
2 жыл бұрын
I remember having to go to the mall to get a chick FIL a ...in mid 80s when they opened the first free standing store in snellville....what a glorious day it was 😁. I'm disappointed they closed down all the Radio Shacks here in Georgia... You could find all you needed even obscure items
@johnhanson403
Жыл бұрын
Highway 78?
@bethshadid2087
Жыл бұрын
@@johnhanson403 yes sir
@harrytran1874
2 жыл бұрын
20 iconic brands launched in the 1960s 1. Nissan USA ( 1960 ) 2. Hyundai Motor ( 1967 ) 3. Intel ( 1968 ) 4. DHL ( 1969 ) 5. Dollar Rent A Car ( 1965 ) 6. Target ( 1962 ) 7. Tower Records ( 1960 ) 8. Comcast Corporation or Comcast ( 1963 ) 9. American Wrestling Association or AWA ( 1960 ) 10. Gatorade ( 1965 ) 11. Virginia Slims ( 1968 ) 12. True ( 1966 ) 13. Hardee's ( 1960 ) 14. Sega ( 1960 ) 15. Konami ( 1969 ) 16. Häagen Dazs ( 1960 ) 17. Lucky Charms ( 1964 ) 18. Red Lobster ( 1968 ) 19. Subway ( 1965 ) 20. Togo's ( 1964 ) 21. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. or SEC ( 1969 ) 22. Long John Silver's or LJS ( 1969 )
@KentKaliber
Жыл бұрын
I look back at the 1960s, 70s, 80s with great envy. These were far far BETTER Times than now. It's the year 2022 and NO ONE is happy ---- do you truly know anyone who is happy? Life was simpler then but far far more meaningful.
@bcfriardoyle7697
2 жыл бұрын
Didn’t know CVS was started locally! Yay Boston/Lowell, Providence!
@jbauern57
2 жыл бұрын
Wendy's hamburger were square, to utilize every square inch of the griddle. Fit more burgers on it, than round burgers
@richardthunderbay8364
Жыл бұрын
To this day, Wendy's is my favorite fast food restaurant. I love the burgers, but my favorite menu item is the baked potato.
@courtneypuzzo2502
2 жыл бұрын
yes the Volkswagen Beetle debuted shortly after World war II and was in production in US and Canada at least as a convertible/cabriolet until 1979
@rhuephus
2 жыл бұрын
the VW was first built in Germany in the 1930s .. designed in part by Trump's uncle, A.Hilter as the "peoples car" (volkes wagen)
@Lcngopher
2 жыл бұрын
1962 was a long time ago😂(if you know, you know)
@francesfarmer736
2 жыл бұрын
I though PSA ( Pacific Southern Airlines) turned into Southwest Airlines ?
@scottmcwave9479
2 жыл бұрын
PSA became USAIR
@melissabibby7310
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@dr.jamesolack8504
2 жыл бұрын
This made me really hungry!
@jimmyp6443
2 жыл бұрын
I was founded in 1961
@elizalam5253
2 жыл бұрын
Love this!
@drusmith3480
2 жыл бұрын
Used to take a road trip every summer to visit family, and stayed at MOTEL 6 every time.😎
@jcr1323
2 жыл бұрын
👍👍
@getoffmydarnlawn
2 жыл бұрын
Wendy's was a lifesaver for me in the 80s with their all-you-can-eat hot food bar, pasta with meat sauce and nacho cheese was a favorite. It was crap food, but it was cheap and I'd load up on it and would even stuff my pockets before heading back to my transient hotel room ($70 per week, no deposit, no questions) with cockroaches for roommates. Rough times, but when you're young you don't really think about that --- fond memories now, go figure.
@timroot4207
2 жыл бұрын
Thank You !
@carlavision6143
2 жыл бұрын
Most of these were before my time! I was born in 1965. Really enjoyed your video!
@jarkolimbo9268
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@bethshadid2087
2 жыл бұрын
Oh and the Arby's sauce......I get the packet and put on everything. Remember back in 80s you could actually buy the bottles of Arby's sauce 🤤. My late husband got into wearing corduroy jeans in 80s.....cheapest place to buy them with so many colors was the GAP.
@d.g.n9392
2 жыл бұрын
I can recall a very early chick-fa-la In a small corner of a mall in Springfield Mo about in late 70’s Also in our small town in central Missouri, a KFC opened in the 60’s. It opened in a older brick house on the street corner, they were carry out only.
@shawnmarengo494
2 жыл бұрын
At 5:19 - The Gap - I worked at The Gap headquarters in San Bruno, California between 1984 & 1989. It was the best job I ever had. Don Fisher was on the executive 6th floor and I on the 5th floor and I only met him once, in the elevator, but he was nice.
@kentbrooks3227
2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Wonderful origin stories and nostalgia!
@farpointgamingdirect
2 жыл бұрын
The Arby's in Laurel MD still has their original big hat sign
@leftylou6070
2 жыл бұрын
LET'S GO TO THE GAP!
@buickinvicta288
2 жыл бұрын
Fall in to the gap
@alandickerson3379
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the really cool video!!
@robertcushman7002
2 жыл бұрын
emm,, love me some Wendy's! cheers 🍸 🍻 👏 ✌️ 🥂
@jchow5966
2 жыл бұрын
This was terrific! Thank you!
@1958indyfan
2 жыл бұрын
0:31 That was the most valuable 59 VW Beetle on the planet. Walmart, ruining America since 1962. Taco Bell, a six pack of tacos for $1.14. I still order 6 at a time, for $10.14 (which is actually a little less than adjusted inflation). Thanks for the videos.
@reneastle8447
2 жыл бұрын
Unless we put an end to the Walmart craze.
@saminaneen
2 жыл бұрын
@@reneastle8447 Your comments are irrelevant, no facts are in evidence, you are cautioned about "improper thinking", and all your comments will be stricken from the record, thanks for playing, you lose
@Shawn666Hellion
2 жыл бұрын
CVS bought out Arbor Drugs in metro Detroit area
@OcotilloTom
2 жыл бұрын
Today if Glenn Bell of the Taco Bell was photographed in that sombrero he would be "tared and feathered" or cancelled for cultural appropriation. Same with Truett Cathy of Chic Fillet for owning a restaurant called the Dwarf House...I'm sure someone would complain on behalf of the little people.
@rhuephus
2 жыл бұрын
GET A LIFE !!!
@wakeup6910
2 жыл бұрын
Uhhhh, K-mart ?
@rhuephus
2 жыл бұрын
K-mart was actually started many many years ago ... in 1899
@wakeup6910
2 жыл бұрын
@@rhuephus S S Kresge 1899, first store called K-mart, 1962 Garden City, Michigan
@dr.jamesolack8504
2 жыл бұрын
What about Sav-Mart?
@glennso47
2 жыл бұрын
Wasn’t CVS a radio and tv network?
@rhuephus
2 жыл бұрын
what ? HA HA
@glennso47
2 жыл бұрын
@@rhuephus You Know. Like NVC, AVC, CVS? 🤭
@juanserrano5629
2 жыл бұрын
Nike used to be call Blue Ribbon tiger sports Nike is one my favorite brand 👍👟
@rachelgarber1423
2 жыл бұрын
CVS is now pretty expensive compared to Rite Aid and Walgreens
@robertgoldman8064
2 жыл бұрын
The other narrator see smooth on the ears , this guy is doing a low budget impersonation of the other narrator.
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