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Before McDonald's ruled fast food, A&W was the original American giant — 2,400 drive-ins, frosty mugs, carhops on roller skates, and a root beer recipe born during Prohibition. So what happened? This is the forgotten story of how the oldest fast food chain in America was nearly destroyed by corporate owners, marketing blunders, and the third-pound burger fiasco — and how its franchisees fought to take it back.
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0:00 Intro
1:03 A Recipe, A Parade, and Perfect Timing
3:16 Mugs, Carhops, and Friday Nights
5:57 Eight Owners and a Math Problem
8:00 When The Soul Got Sold
10:15 The Frachisees Take It Back
11:44 What We Almost Lost
