The Birth of Bubblegum

The Food That Built America Season 7 Episode 3

Overview:
A struggling candy maker’s botched experiment leads to the world’s first bubble gum, its distinctive color, and a decades-long bubble gum war fueled by colorful mascots, comic strips, baseball cards, and novelty flavors — transforming gum into a pop culture.

Genre : Documentary

Actors : Adam Richman, Campbell Scott, Jason Liebig

Release Date : 2026-05-03

Duration : 42 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 7)

Pizza Power Play
1. Pizza Power Play
Cereal Killers
2. Cereal Killers
The Birth of Bubblegum
3. The Birth of Bubblegum
Drive-Thru Burger Revolution
4. Drive-Thru Burger Revolution
Chocolate in a Glass
5. Chocolate in a Glass
Clash of the Cookie Giants
6. Clash of the Cookie Giants
Cheesecake Chronicles
7. Cheesecake Chronicles
Rice to Riches
8. Rice to Riches
Burgers, Burritos, & the Battle for Fast Food
9. Burgers, Burritos, & the Battle for Fast Food
Icons of Ice Cream
10. Icons of Ice Cream
Spilling the Tea
11. Spilling the Tea
Let's Get Crackering
12. Let's Get Crackering
Cereal Sensations
13. Cereal Sensations
Say Yes to the Dressing
14. Say Yes to the Dressing

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