You've heard
of March Madness. But get ready
for Munch Madness. Let's talk about that. <i> ( music playing )</i> Good Mythical Morning! It is a very special day,
Mythical beasts, because we are debuting
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"God's Plan," that was written entirely
by a predictive text bot, and then we're gonna eat
so much fried food that we'll be peeing oil
for a week. Oh, that sounds fun.
But first, every March, 68 college
basketball teams compete to crown one
national champion, but why March Madness gotta
be only about basketball? Why can't we go March mad
for even more? The truth is we can
and we are. This week we are going mad
over snacks. Welcome to day one
of a brand-new tournament the likes of which
the internet has never seen. Spanning five episodes
of "Good Mythical Morning," only one snack
will remain standing and that snack will be crowned
the greatest snack food ever. It's time for... Behold our gratuitously large,
physically imposing
snack-it bracket! Mm-hmm.
It's big. As you can see, each
of the four quadrants,
or regions, represents a category
of snack. We've got Meaty & Cheesy. We've got Sweet,
we have Salty, and we have Chips,
because Chips, while they are salty,
have their own category - because there's
just so many chips.
- There's a lot of chips. Now you can see,
we're starting with not 64,
but 32 contestants. Well, we already narrowed it
down from 64 with your help. We did that
by compiling a list of the top 16 snacks
in each category based on sale stats,
online sentiment,
and Mythical crew surveys, - then 10,000 of you voted...
- Whoo! for your top three favorites
within each category, and that brought us
to the top eight snacks
per category. Today we're gonna
be moving through the Meaty &
Cheesy region. Let's Meat & Cheese
our top eight seeds. We've got Cheetos,
Flamin' Hot Cheetos, Cheese Heads String Cheese,
Goldfish, Cheez-It,
Jack Link's Beef Jerky, Totino's Pizza Rolls,
and Slim Jims. Let's get to our first matchup. All right, we're starting
with a top rank seed
in this category. With 3,351 votes, Cheetos versus
the lowest ranking seed with 2,021 votes,
Flamin' Hot Cheetos. - We got a battle of the Cheetos
right off the bat.
- Whoa! - This is heated, guys.
- Is that a joke? They're always jokes
with me, Rhett. Always intentional. Are they gonna be friends
off the field after this? - I think we--
- The pressure's on! I think we should start
with this one, because once you eat
Flamin' Hot Cheetos it may influence the taste
of a regular Cheeto. And I love
the smallest Cheetos. I like the ones that look
like a finger - that got in, like,
a meat grinder.
- Yeah. That's appetizing. It's good. There's nothing wrong
with it at all. It's got a lot of crunch. The crunching sound
has been clinically proven to be associated with freshness
convincing you that what you're eating
is more appetizing
than it really is. That's according
to Oxford's study. - OxfordStudy.com.
- You know, OxfordStudy.com. You can tell we consult
Oxford studies all the time because that's the way
we refer to them. Again, it's like it brings
back just years of memories of good times
and snacking. Now, I'm a spicy fan. I'm kinda surprised
that these were in last place, but spicy is not for everybody
and I feel like we gotta kinda-- adopt an every man,
every person. mentality here in this. - There's a lot on the line.
- I mean, it's easy to narrow it down,
everything's the exact same
except for the spiciness So, I think you make
a good point. - You know what?
- Only one of these can move on. The taste-- I gotta be honest with you. - The taste, the cheesiness,
- Right. that is so well expressed
in a singular Cheeto. And this is really
just for kicks. This is like a long-term
relationship and this is like a fl-- Little fling. - A fling.
- You see where this is going? We are in agreement
that the classic Cheeto-- The votes reflect
our decision. Yeah, Cheetos move on. And we have referee Alex
to place the winner in the correct place
in the bracket. Are you a bracketologist? I'm a bracketologist, referee, bracket boy,
whatever you wanna go. - Bracket boy,
let's go with that.
- Bracket boy. - I shouldn't have said--
- You said it, buddy. - Really wish I wouldn't
have said that.
- All right, bracket boy, put those regular
Cheetos up there.
Can you reach up there? - It's gonna be--
- Link: Oh, yeah! - Link: Slam dunk!
- Rhett: Impressive! Two points. Now to our two
middle seeds. Only 33 votes separated
these two. Cheddar Goldfish
and String Cheese. - Man--
- String Cheese-- This is like
the kid's snack. - My kids--
- This is like my childhood. - Love both of these things.
- In front of me. Of course, you gotta be an adult
to open it. But this is part of the fun,
you know? - I think that kid fingers
are better at this.
- Oh, goodness. - Okay.
- Can I just have some of yours? It's pure
unadulterated cheese-- I can't get mine open. - Really? Here, take this one.
- Oh, thanks! And then let me see
if I can get it. Your hands are
so sweaty, man. Now, there's two ways
to eat String Cheese. There's the way
that everyone else eats it and there's the way
that I eat it. - I just go like this.
- Really? The second half is
for stripping. The satisfying sensation of pulling the String
Cheese apart-- and I'm not even doing it in
like a meticulous way right now but you can get as meticulous
as you want, make little flossy strings. I used to think it was
a cheese plant that grew. That was the only way
to explain the way you could just tear
the stalk apart like this. Like it was a plant. Yeah, if hearts of palm
actually tasted like this I would love it. I'm about to eat
this whole thing I need to stop myself. But then going
over here-- I mean,
this is a ubiquitous snack. These are so solid. And it's shaped
like a fish. So it can swim into your mouth,
you can play lots of games. Play lots of games? You know.
"Oh look, it's a fish! It's swimming
into my mouth. Whoop!" - I mean, you could play a lot--
- Could be like a whale. Whoop! You can play a lot of games
with this, too. It's so special.
It's so unique. It's cheese
that you can rip apart. That I thought was a plant.
I mean, there's so many-- It's got so many things
going for it. But this is
so snackable. You can eat one
at a time, - you can eat 20 at a time.
- I can eat 20 of these. Ultimately, I personally
don't like these. All of that to say that? - Yeah.
- Okay, so you agree with me. I know a lot of people do
but I love String Cheese. String Cheese is moving on! Next up is seed three
with 2814 votes. Cheez-Its versus seed six,
with 2201 votes, Jack Link's Original
Beef Jerky. Now fun fact, there are
about 405 Cheez-Its in a one pound box. Did you count? - No, I just made it up.
No, it's true.
- Oh. I know fun facts, Rhett. Oxford Study. Man, it really has
a real cheesy taste. Which I'm partial to. Can you see that my face has
an underwhelming visage? It's not as good
as a Cheeto. I will say that... - It's not going up
against a Cheeto.
- but it's not versus a Cheeto. It's going up
against a Jack Link's. Now look at these hearty,
aggressively sheared strips of meat. - And that's a good thing?
- Very good thing. Do you like it because it's
got your name in it, though? Ooh, subconsciously? - Jack? Yeah.
- Yeah. Yeah. This is close, man. I don't love it.
It's a cheesy cracker. Anything presented
against a cracker I'm always gonna chose
the other thing. I think
I just love everything. - That's my problem.
- But this right here, it's got a great taste,
it's got a great texture. Yeah, it is so meaty,
fibrous. You feel like you're doing
something for yourself. And you're getting
your protein. Probably killing yourself. So we're
in agreement again. - Jack Link's.
- Great! Coming in at our two seed
with 3133 votes, Totino's Pizza Rolls versus our seventh seed
with 2112 votes, Slim Jims. - Hey, this is fun, by the way.
- Yeah! I'm having a good time. And we heard groans
after our Cheeto verdict because not only are
you guys playing along, and if you could
download the brackets and go ahead and fill that in
and keep score for yourself, but the Mythical crew has
a little incentive. Yeah, a lot of you guys
picked the Flamin' Hot
in the first round, huh? Oh. Hot! Hot! Is it hot?
Ooh, it is hot! You want it to be too hot
than too cold that's right. Mmm. - This is good, man.
- Oh, yeah. It's a solid whole food. Very snackable size. I mean, you just
pop it in there as long as it doesn't burn
everything inside of ya. Look at these--
Look at these cute Slim Jims. Mm-hmm. This reminds me
of my father-in-law. He keeps these - on his person at all times.
- The little dingys? It's like whenever we go
somewhere and pay for something like Slim Jims are falling
out of his pockets. The big ones
or the little ones? The little ones.
These. I ate so many of these
as a child. It's got a classic
pop to it, which is a reward
in and of itself. I felt I was sure that Totino's
was gonna take this round because it's just got
more to it and it's cooked.
You know what I'm saying? - Yeah.
- Like not that these
aren't cooked. - It's an entire match
to a dish.
- This is just something take out of--
A piece of meat you take out of plastic
just doesn't seem naturally appetizing,
but the flavor's so good. Yeah, the flavor is
unlike any other, which is why we put it
in a churro. But, again,
I just go back to the fact
that you took a pizza, - you took everything great
about it...
- Yeah, it's genius. you rolled it up
into a little bite. - Yeah.
- And then you just... Shoop! - Pop it in your mouth.
- Yeah. And you really don't wanna talk
about the process
that lead to a Slim Jim. - No, you don't.
- You know what I'm saying? - Okay.
- It is hot, though. - Totino's it is!
- Mm-hmm. All right, we've got our two
first round advancers. Cheetos, number one seed, versus String Cheese. - The underdog!
- Yeah! - All right, you know--
- The bracket buster! Never gonna give up an
opportunity to eat another Cheeto. But this is so hard
to open. - Yeah.
- That is a negative. And also this has
to be refrigerated. - Ooh!
- But it is real cheese. - Which is pretty awesome.
- Yeah! And everything else
that we said about it. I don't know.
There's no way. It's not much
of a snack, though. - I mean--
- Compared to Cheetos. There's no way
this beats Cheetos! It can't beat Cheetos.
I've already eaten
three of them. Yep. And I'm just-- I barely looked
at the String Cheese. Of course if you leave
that string cheese out for a really long time
on the windowsill, it probably turns
into a Cheeto. Don't get me wrong,
String Cheese, I love you as do
all my children, but-- It's America's
favorite, Link. That's what it says
on there. Alex, move
on the Cheetos. Great choice. So the Totino's two seed against
the Jack Link's sixth seed. - Mmm.
- The underdog. Now again,
it's such a delectable packaging of so many
flavors at once, vs. a refined, meaty,
singular experience. - All right.
- I just love these Totino's. It's a--
It's a dinner experience - snackified.
- But you have to prepare it. You gotta have an oven, right?
Can you put those in-- You can throw them
in a microwave, can't you? Or it's gotta be--
You can throw it in a microwave? But still--
you don't have to think. All you have to think is,
"I'm hungry!" - Mm-hmm.
- And next thing you know
you're eating. You think, "I'm hungry!
Oh, I gotta go in the freezer. I gotta open it up." And maybe you got a freezer
that's on the ground. - But there is a reward...
- You gotta bend over. - for that--
- Now you gotta reach all the way up
to your microwave. You gotta find
the numbers. Yeah, but then
when you eat it, - That's quite a process.
- it's-- it's warm. It's hot,
it could burn you. There's a level of danger,
that's excitement. I'm strongly in favor
of Jack Link's. Not just because it's Link
and Jack. but because
it's got a great taste, it's a real food
and it's easy to snack on. I'm strongly in flavor
of the Tortino's. - Did you say flavor on purpose?
- Absolutely. Because all of the flavors
contained therein justify
the added effort. - Okay, we've come--
- We're at a stalemate. We've come to an impasse. We're gonna have to bring in
a tiebreaker. Announcer:<i> Please welcome
from "Epic Meal Time",</i> -<i> the Sauce Boss... </i>
- Aah! <i> Harley Morenstein.</i> - What an entrance!
- I don't know,
I just let it flow. - All right.
- What do we got here,
a tiebreaker round? - Yeah.
- We need your help. Oh, he's coming in
sniffin' hard. - Shh! I know how it works.
- Okay. All right, okay. Step back, please.
Step back. So serious. Not a fan of that.
Don't like the way
that jerky tastes. This is warm.
It's delicious in my mouth. Totino's with the win.
Hands down. - There you go.
- Thank you, Harley! - Thanks, man.
- You have it. There, Alex. Link:
Totino's moves on. All right, our finalists
are not unexpected, are one and two seed. Comes down to this, Rhett. Kinda predictable
in some ways. It's a big deal. Here's the piece
that Harley ate off of. I mean, I don't even really need
to taste these again. I know what I think
should make it because I've already made
my argument against the pizza rolls. You don't need anything
but a hand and a mouth. You could just be a hand
and a mouth and nothing else
and be happy. You wouldn't know
you're happy if you're just a hand
and a mouth, though. Well, the genius
of a Totino's pizza roll is that it snackified a meal, but the genius
of a Cheeto is that it's one of the most inventive
purest snacks there is. - I mean, it's just like--
- Do you even know what it is? It was nothing else
before it was this! They created a shape
that is all its own. It embodies cheese
and crispiness in a way that nobody else can. And it inspires antiproductivity
everywhere. - That's right.
- So we are in agreement. You have shifted me
from the pizza roll
to the Cheeto. All right, regular Cheetos wins
the Meaty & Cheesy region. It looks good perched up
over there on the Final Four, and of course tomorrow we're
gonna tackle the salty region. So, watch
for the winner there. Thanks to Harley
for lending us your taste buds and being our guest
judge today. You can check out Harley
on his YouTube channel
Epic Meal Time and Famous Food Truck
on the free app Genius Kitchen. And we're gonna be hanging out
with Harley a little bit later. - He's joining us to eat
a whole bunch of fried food.
- Yes. Stick around to see our
predictive text version of Drake's song
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