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... Every time a mention of that Budweiser of pizza ("hut" that is) is mentioned, which kept me crunching Tums like potato chips during this episode. The life of a self-labeled "infosponge" does have its downsides, which throughout this series, of which I've seen several, not in order, the repellent presence of some character named "richman" only exacerbated my reflux here. The backstory on both of these companies was enlightening, even saddening in the case of the Monaghan brother who made 1 of the worst business decisions ever, but my long established loathing of that baked corporate cardboard covered in metallic mule's breath sauce & underwhelming toppings - which like Domino's I've experienced in different states so it's hardly a narrow judgement - was not allayed in the least by the revelation about the origin of its "pan pizza." The date of their supposed breakthrough - 1973 - was THIRTY YEARS after a less well-known gentleman in Chicago had invented a *far* superior definitive deep dish pie, served up at a little place called Pizzeria Uno. What sets that light-years apart from what's offered at that "hut" establishment (&, as I recently wasted money on duped by a commercial, DiGiorno), is the latter version is exactly the same as the flat one - just a puffed up crust atop which is thinly spread that vile witches' brew sauce & ho-hum unfresh toppings, rather than as in Chicago pizza a slim crust *filled* with toppings, if such they can be called in that iteration. My own present day prefs, owing to location, are Papa John's & Domino's. He wasn't even acknowledged here, & I've read some horror story reviews about it, but thankfully the closest PJ to me (& Domino's) has been on point for over a decade! That "hut," in contrast, with far fewer exposures thereto, has also remained unchanged - though not for the good; that ain't exactly the kind of operational consistency that makes for Rave Reviews. That's why when the NFL kicked Papa John's to the curb, it was a Whaaa? Shock to me that they anointed that pizza "shack" as their official pizza - it appears to be only about who coughed up (ugh) the most cash to feed into that outfit's bottomless maw rather than on a quality tip - which explains Diet Budweiser's place there. Just thinking of that unwholesome pairing is bringing on the reflux again. But the History Channel, having been justly slammed for veering off its titular course with silly programs, is back on its game with this series - which to me should have been in the plural - & having gotten past the story of that Vastly Overrated "hut" (which its shot-down attempt to buy Domino's was what we all deserved), I'm eagerly anticipating what else about our pioneering foods they have to serve. "It can't be any worse!"