1980 food: Behold the McChicken in all its glory (and Big League Chew too)

The idea of food (or any product, really) as presented in commercials being a far cry from what ends up in front of you is old news, but I was nonetheless a little bummed by the experience of my first McChicken in years - especially because it was always my favourite fast food burger (technically, they call it a sandwich).

It still tasted fine, but look at that mess. The added bummer is that McDonald's was always a go-to for cheap food and you weren't expecting more than a cheap meal. Does that McChicken up there look like a $6.99 meal? The correct answer is no.

Thankfully, and surprisingly, Big League Chew didn't let me down. Also let loose on the world in 1980, this gum wins the next-level award after Popeye candy cigarettes were apparently deemed too tame for kids and a tribute to chewing tobacco was the obvious move. What was surprising about how much I still enjoyed it is that now, like most gum, it has opted to include an artificial sweetener - and I hate sweeteners. Still, I didn't find that it ruined the flavour like it does to most things.