Why do we eat popcorn at the movies?

Forever Ago

American Public Media

Kids & Family, History, Education For Kids

4.4 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Popcorn is a buttery, tasty treat. You can find it everywhere, from circuses to sports games. But it’s probably best known for its starring role as a movie theater snack! So why do we eat popcorn at the movies anyway? Why not pizza or peanuts or potato chips?

Join Joy and co-host Rose as they dive into the delicious history of this beloved snack and learn how for a long time, movie theater owners refused to let people eat popcorn in their fancy buildings. Plus, they’ll meet a very famous popcorn influencer and try their luck with a sweet new First Things First featuring Slurpees, Milk Duds and Sour Patch Kids!

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Check out pictures of the first steam-powered portable popcorn poppers and the super snazzy movie palaces of the 1920s.

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0:00.0	Hey Forever Go friends big news. We've got fresh new Forever ago
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0:11.8	slash shop.
0:13.0	You can look at my face while you're at school,
0:15.0	while you're on the bus,
0:17.0	while you're fishing for fish.
0:20.0	Go to the mall with my face on it.
0:23.1	Check out a museum with my face.
0:25.5	You could have my face.
0:27.0	You could have my face with you. Hi you're friends I'm Joy Dolo and I'm here to introduce you to a
0:38.2	revolutionary new product. It's light as a feather, puffy as a cloud, and salty as your pet elephant when you forget his birthday.
0:45.0	I said I'm sorry, Hermes.
0:49.0	As I was saying, now introducing popcorn!
0:55.0	Hey Joy!
1:00.0	Whoa, what is all this?
1:03.0	Hello Rose!
1:05.0	And welcome to the show,
1:07.0	don't be intimidated by the blinding stage lights and live studio audience.
1:11.0	Um, audience.
1:22.0	Um, Joy, those are flashlights taped to the ceiling and that's an audience of stuffed animals. Yeah, it's so good you're here because today and today only I'm introducing the world to a fantastic,
1:28.8	bombastic, enthusiastic new product called popcorn.
1:35.0	I'm pretty sure the world knows about popcorn already.
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