Over or under? One ply or two? How about six? TP has not been around that long, but is has been embraced in a big way by the United States. Learn all about the interesting history behind this decidedly dry product.
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# Stuff You Should Know: How Toilet Paper Works
Josh and Chuck dive into the surprisingly fascinating history and manufacturing of toilet paper, exploring everything from ancient wiping methods like leaves and moss to the modern roll we know today. They discover how American culture became uniquely obsessed with toilet paper, the role of shameless marketing in normalizing the product, and the surprisingly complex process of turning trees into the soft, quilted rolls sitting in your bathroom right now. Plus, they settle the great over-versus-under debate with some actual data and patent history.
"he was in Bewitched, the TV show. Yeah, he played the drunk that you'd see at the bar. — Dick Wilson appeared in the show as a recurring character."
— Josh
Billy Madison
1995
1h 30m
★ 6.2
"Did you call the bad guy from Billy Madison being the bad guy? Billy, was he in Billy Madison? — Referenced Billy Madison in discussion of Get Out's villain actor."
— Josh
Family Matters
1989
TV-G
★ 6.7
"he is the father of Stephanie Balkie's love interest in perfect strangers — Mentioned as trivia about actor Dick Wilson's daughter."
— Chuck
How It's Made
2001
TV-G
★ 7.6
"I strongly encourage everyone to go, uh, to YouTube and watch a little six minute discovery channel bit from, I think it was from How It's Made. — Referenced a Discovery Channel episode showing the toilet paper manufacturing process."
— Chuck
One Small Hitch
2013
★ 6.6
"Speaking of get out, I just saw it last night finally. What'd you think? It was great. — Josh and Emily watched and enjoyed this horror film."
— Josh
"Margin Homer go to the spa for a day and Child Protective Services ends up coming by and they write a report and they call the Simpsons house a squalid hellhole — Referenced an episode where CPS points out toilet paper hung in improper overhand fashion."
— Chuck
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
★ 7.4
"Johnny Carson's joking about it on The Tonight Show. Yeah, that was kind of a significant thing. — Johnny Carson made a joke about toilet paper shortage in 1973 that caused actual panic buying."
— Chuck
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