For today's episode, Josh told me we were visiting a guy called Jack who's trapped in a box.
But it turns out it's just more fast food.
How much more can our digestive systems take? We're about to find out.
Oh and thank you to Bokksu for sponsoring this episode.
More on them later.
Ducky, we go way back.
We filmed the Ollie alone in Korea series.
You were my cameraman/chaperone.
When I think of you, I think maybe you're a vampire,
who's been alive for a hundred years.
Because every time we meet someone, they're like "I know Ducky".
Every shop we go in, you're like "oh, I used to work here".
Every musician we meet, it's like "oh hey Ducky"
"I haven't seen you since we last went on holiday.
Yeah, I think I might know the Queen. Who knows?
Wow ok.
We're currently at Coachella.
And the food in there is pricey.
So we've come out for some cheap alternatives.
Genuinely, I'm still trying to get over...
how many different chains of fast food there are in the States.
One of which is called Jack In The Box?
Yep.
Which sounds a bit creepy, to be honest.
When I'm opening a fast food box, that's not the image I want to have in my mind.
Well, which one's scarier?
A Ronald McDonald , a jack in the box, or a king of burgers?
Ronald McDonald is terrifying.
There's a reason that they're not banding him around so much anymore.
He is very successful so maybe that was these guys' idea.
Pick a terrifying mascot.
A terrifying mascot to succeed on that level.
- Yes, Josh. Yes! - A Jack In The Box.
Obviously, we've tried Taco Bell already.
Couple of bell-heads here.
Oh gosh.
Would you say this is moving up the fast-food ranks?
For specifically tacos, I think you're moving down the ranks.
But in a good way, it's like they're so bad that it's good.
- Oh, okay. - Not that they taste bad.
It's good for its price. You get two tacos for one dollar.
Wait, what?
Yes.
Wow.
The tacos here cost literally less than a dollar.
I used to eat maybe ten of them.
- In one sitting. - Ok, cos they're 2 for a dollar.
Yeah.
But you used to be a competitive eater.
Yes.
- In one of your earlier lives. - Wait, what?
I'm telling you man. Ducky's lived a thousand lives.
- You used to be a competitive eater? - I tried to compete in competitive eating.
Are you serious?
It was quite difficult.
Did you specialize in any specific food?
I've done hotdogs, spaghetti, dumplings, ramen.
- Not tacos though. I don't think tacos were a thing. - What was the most hot dogs you ever did?
Wasn't even that high, it was like 20.
20 hotdogs in one sitting.
- Yeah. - It wasn't even that high.
That is a lot of hotdogs.
Say that to the poor pigs who were slaughtered.
I don't think you understand, there's like Matt Stonie that eats like 50-60.
I don't think you understand that's not normal.
Oh, they do churros! Loaded breakfast sandwiches...
Wait, what's a sourdough jack?
It's sourdough bread. It's not even really a burger but...
It's basically a sourdough burger.
They have the ultimate cheeseburger! And a bacon ultimate cheeseburger!
My mind is being blown.
Josh is so excited.
It's brand new fast food... that I've never tried. This is epic.
I also, through this process of being at Coachella,
realized that Ollie, we’re now old.
- It's official. - No, we're not.
You're only as old as you feel.
When we were walking into that gig,
and I saw the strings coming out of your earplugs...
And I started wishing I had my own earplugs to muffle the sound of Billie Eilish.
They also put earmuffs on babies because babies have very sensitive ears.
I realized in that moment... Oh shoot, we're super old.
I know you are but what am I? See, do old people say that? I don't think so.
Smells funny.
Thank you so much.
When you ask for a large in America, it's literally enormous.
So where are we starting Ducky?
The tacos.
Don't judge... Don't judge the appearance.
What do you mean?
Why are you just giggling?
How bad can it be?
Wow!
Oh my gosh! Look on the inside. Ollie, that is shocking.
It doesn't look that bad.
- For 50p. - For 50p, this is good.
We literally can't even get a full chocolate bar in England for 50p anymore.
Cheers, guys.
To Jack and his box.
Oh gosh...
- If I was a student... - I would absolutely destroy that.
Absolutely destroy that every night.
That's what I'm saying. They did the bad so well.
This is not that different from taco bell for 50p.
You know, not everyone can afford to be a bell- head.
Oh, the ranch is actually good though.
Dip that in ranch. That's actually good.
Seriously... What the heck.
That is good.
That is concerningly good.
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What's next, Ducky?
The loaded breakfast.
Oh my goodness.
Wow!
It's like circular bread.
It's Jack.
Wow, Jack has outdone himself.
There's two fried eggs in there.
Sausage, we've got bacon and ham, and American cheese.
This tastes so bad for you.
So so so bad for you.
Imagine donating blood after this.
It just comes out slow.
Okay, so next up.
These look good.
Jack in the box was first known for curly fries.
I always came here, as a kid eating curly fries.
I never went to Mcdonald's for fries or any other brand. Just curly fries.
Those are good though.
They are really good.
Do you want to do on the looks of the burger?
It looks...
It's very neat.
It's Jacks favourite.
We've got Jack's favourite.
Is that important to know?
Yeah, you have to know. This is Jack's favourite.
It looks like there's two types of cheese.
Yes.
In the middle there.
This is kind of... It's almost gourmet.
Let's do it.
Thoughts?
Go on then, go on. I'll have a bit.
This is heavy, this is heavy.
Does Jack know what he's talking about? Does Jack know?
Jack... He's only gone and bloody done it.
- That is good. - Jack!
I like that. I really like that.
I mean it tastes hella bad for you.
Massive guilty pleasure.
The meat there, it's a lot less dry than at McDonald's, you know what I mean.
Mcdonald's burgers, it doesn't taste like real meat,
there's something so processed about it.
Whereas that, the meat is juicy.
- I'm enjoying this by the way. - This is fun.
This is the sourdough,.
Sourdough Jack!
Fresh tomato, there's cheese there on either side of the bun.
Give it a go, sourdough Jack.
You are making that look good.
I want that fresh tomato, look at that.
That's good. It tastes lighter than the other one.
Well, as a side to that, some tiny tacos.
Whoa! The smell coming out of that..
Smell that.
Smells like heaven.
- Oh. - Wow, okay.
- Oh gosh. - Wow, yeah... Literally
I'm already, beginning to feel little bit sick.
Jack, stay in your bloody box, mate.
Tiny tacos.
What the heck.
Can I just say that's the difference between you guys and me?
You guys take bites. I just eat eh the whole thing.
You ate it all in one.
All in one.
That's the mentality of…
A competitive eater.
What do you guys think?
I think I was very pleasantly surprised that they had this on the menu.
I was like wow look they are innovating,
They're making something that I've never even heard of before.
I feel there's a reason I've never heard of this.
Exactly. This is the kind of the thing
that they are only still doing it cos its what they do.
Not because it's good, not because it has any merit at all.
I don't like those.
Next up, oh my gosh, it's pre-packaged.
New York-style cheesecake and churros which smell incredible.
Smell those.
Look at this.
They do smell incredible.
Oh, is there something in the middle?
- What's that? - It's chocolate filling.
It looks like my churro just pooped.
Oh, okay.
My churro had too many 50p tacos.
Is that what's gonna happen later when someone gives me an extra firm hug.
- Alright final thing. - New York style cheesecake.
This is just one of the weirdest things for fast food to have.
'Cos cheesecake is normally for dining.
Freshly baked.
Why does that taste so good?
That cheesecake has no right tasting good.
For a fast-food dessert, ironically Jack has been thinking outside the box.
Because...
That's good! And you're right. It has no right to be good.
Our camera just died.
It probably was just so repulsed,
by the amount of calories it just witnessed.
I think I'm ready for a food coma now.
This is another level. I was really ready to hate all of it.
But it's guilty pleasure fast food.
You know, I genuinely feel a similar sense of trepidation,
about what's going to happen over the next 12 hours to my digestive system,
as I felt after some of our spicy challenges.
Because that tastes so good.
But in a way that it feels like... you're gonna pay a price.
Well, on that note, guys.
Thanks very much for joining us on this journey through Jack and his box
and all the goodies inside.
Thanks, Ducky, for joining us.
Indeed.
You can add this to your very long CV.
You've been a good guide through the world of Jack in the box.
And the rest of you.
We’ll see you jolly soon.
See you guys later.
Bye!