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Old Smokey and Josh try one of the most notorious military rations ever made; they taste an out-of-this-world powdered candy from the '70s; the guys visit a beer club, where they find a brew that changes colors.

Eating History

Flavor Explosion

Josh and Smokey sample three generations of America's favorite sandwich cookies; they open a box of over 30-year-old bat cereal from the Dark Knight; and they try a meal of river rodent, just like Lewis and Clark would have had during their quest.

Leave it to Beaver Tail

Something's fishy when the guys administer the "slap test" to emergency drinking water rations from 1953; Italian canned food from a legendary chef has a surprising shelf life; they visit an infamous Irish bar where they sample a 63-year-old bottle.

The Candy Man

Old Smokey and Josh travel to the final frontier for some spacey spuds; they cook up some revolutionary rice and visit an estate sale to find forgotten goodies.

A Space Odyssey

The boys crack open a 40-year-old can of iconic chips; they head to Michigan to see a huge collection of memorabilia from one of America's biggest and most nostalgic brands; they sip a soda that was one of the most famous flops of all time.

Once You Pop

Josh and Old Smokey put a classic Korean War era chocolate taffy legend to the test; the guys taste what dinner was like on the northern frontier with nose jelly; they get a chance to open up a classic cereal from a galaxy far, far away.

From a Galaxy Far, Far Away

It's time for dessert when Josh and Old Smokey try to bake a box of 40-year-old chocolate chip cookie mix; they eat Cold War era survival food, originally created in the event of a nuclear fallout.

Apocalypse Chow

Josh and Old Smokey take a trip to an abandoned mining town to dig for forgotten food; they chug one of America's most infamous lost beers; they get an opportunity to taste a Viking elixir.

Expiration Unknown

Josh and Smokey champion the oldest cereal ever eaten, examine a Vietnam-era ration and try a 40-year-old hot sauce to determine whether it gets hotter with age.

Breakfast of Champions

Josh and Old Smokey eat decades old corn chips and century-old Civil War hardtack, then "freshen up" with 100-year-old tooth powder, all to determine whether these forgotten foods have survived the test of time.

Brush With History

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Food expert Old Smokey and collector Josh Macuga are two friends on a quest to uncover, unbox and eat the old and unique foods that have survived history; they explore history through old food and discover why some foods have stood the test of time.

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