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Founded in 1886's Fairmount College, Wichita State University is one of the top schools in Kansas.

And perhaps its most famous alumni or brothers Dan and Frank Carney, who in 1958 opened a

pizzeria in their college town.

The success of this pilot location led to more restaurants, including a branch nearby

Aggieville, which became the first pizzeria to offer the innovative concept of delivery.

Over the years the franchises have evolved from massive restaurants focused on a dining

parlor experience to smaller footprint kiosk sized or fronts built around delivery and

takeout, though many of the old schools suburban fortresses still stand.

And its marketing campaigns have been among the most creative in chains, employing pitchmen

from capitalist poster boy Donald Trump to deposed Communist Party leader Mikhail Gorbachev,

and implementing ahead of their time branded integrations in the film back to the future

two and the NES video game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

The chain is also responsible for many mad scientist pseudo-Italian concoctions,

including stuffed crust pizza.

As one of the three prongs of the mighty young brands tried it, along with KFC and Taco Bell,

both of whom often share its retail space, this pizzeria employs 160,000 people worldwide.

This week on Doe Boys...

Pizza Hut.

Welcome to Doe Boys, the podcast about chain restaurants.

I'm Nick Weiger alongside my co-host Mike Mitchell, the spoon man.

How you doing spoon man?

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