The Weekly Marshmallow

Dairy Queen? What about the Dairy Fairy? Oh boy! The sequel! If you remember, last season I made a post about this with this quote at the end: "So that's all the fast food knock-offs I could find. But there's more, oh there's more, there might be a part 2 to this." Well, there is now. Today we will be looking at MORE fast food knock offs! We'll be looking at two new restaurant's knock-offs, and three from last time. So without further ado... Why eat at McDonald's when you can eat at... Maybe that's the founder's name... Looks like we're starting with this bad boy again. McDonald's has so many knock-offs that It had to be one of the three restaurants for me to bring back for this one. Up there is Al Donald. Maybe it's not a knock-off, maybe it's just the owner's name... Eh, it still has the similar logo, so it is a knock-off! Anyway, there's more, such as As Burger, Mr Mahmoud, and even a bootleg McDon...

In summer 1959, Surfing and beaches were the craze of the time in west coast California. Across highways sat different burger and other restaurant carts, selling food through drive thru windows. However, a popular icon was about to rock California... for about 20 years. This is episode 2 of Throwback Marshmallow, on Straw Hat Pizza. 1959: Introduction The first Straw Hat Pizza opened it's doors on July 10, 1959. It's pizza was nothing like other pizza; it has layered, flaky crust, light toppings and 6 types of cheese. It was crispier, it was fresher, and it was tastier, making the West Coast crave for more. Little did they know, it was a sensation to last decades. 1960-1969: Expansion The first Straw Hat Pizzas were modest and normal but a good hangout spot with it's hard seating, red carpets and lively wallpapers. Along with it's menu and ice cold beer, each establishment included old time movies, horse rides, and even local bands playing there. The slogan ...

Android Pie's logo, The ninth version of Android. The other 8 versions. So, Android P is finally out, with the name being Pie. I honestly thought it would be Popsicle, but whatever. But now, with Google's "Alphabetical Order Sweets" names for each version, It makes it really hard to pick one for Android Q. Heck, for Android N they had to get help from the internet to pick Nougat. Also the naming for these versions made me name the The Weekly Marshmallow seasons how they are. So in this post, we'll be looking at what I can come up with for Q. Next year I guess I'll have to do one for R, but not now. But anyway, here we go. Quiche Quiche is probably the first thing you think of when you think of food that starts with Q. That means it could be a nice idea for Android Q, right? Not exactly. You see, Google names them after Sweets and not normal food, which could be a problem for Quiche. The food usually is filled with cheese and bacon, but desert v...

All 6 beginning flavors. This is the first post on this blog since November. Not that much people read this anyway. Anyways, I decided that I wanted to post on this blog more, so here I am today! Since today is Thursday, I wanted to make a post on something old. And I found Funny Face, a drink mix by Pillsbury (apparently this is what they did before the baking business) that was popular in the '60s, tried to overthrow Kool-Aid, and stirred up some controversy along with the juice. So let's have a look at this innocent but slightly racist drink. 1964: Introduction This commercial. WARNING: Slightly offensive. The drink was introduced in 1964, along with the commercial above. It tried to be an alternate to Soft Drinks and carbonated sodas, instead being a fruit juice. It was made to compete with Kool-Aid, which has been around since the 1930's, so it was pretty clear who was the market leader here. Anyways, the drink was unique as each flavor had a character to r...

Domino's exactly as I remember it. So, whenever there's something popular, some people have to piggyback off of it and get that extra cash. If it's video games, clothing, merchandise, or anything ever, there is a rip-off of it. Most of these are from China, but some come from Iran, Iraq, and sometimes even the UK. The fast-food knock-offs are pretty funny, so I am here to share some with you. Today, we are looking at 5 fast-food restaurants and some weird knock-offs. Why eat at McDonald's when you can eat at... Mash Donald's! My favorite!  McDonald's has it's fair share of knock-offs, Up above is Mash Donald's, a rip-off of McDonald's in Iran. Since it is the, you know, largest restaurant in the world. American fast food restaurants are banned in Iran, because America. So they have to have something to replace it, right? McDonald's knock-offs range from MaDonal, to OMcMcDnoald's, to McKebab (I am not making these up) to some that a...