Plot Synopsis

ADAM EATS THE 80s is a half-hour docuseries that follows food author and culinary entrepreneur Adam Richman, as he travels across America reliving his childhood and tasting some of the most iconic and forgotten foods of the 1980s. In this 10-episode series, viewers relive this tubular decade by joining Richman on a journey back to where these brands all began, learn about the amazing secrets never revealed, and watch as Richman tries versions of products that were never intended for the public. The 1980s was a time of extreme creativity and innovation, especially when it came to food. The availability of cheap capital led to a wave of corporate takeovers, but the most decadent dough of the decade was being made by some of the most well-known food brands in America. Featuring location visits to iconic brands of the 80s and coupled with nostalgic commercial references, products, and taglines unique to the decade, "Adam Eats the 80s" follows Richman across the country as he unboxes forgotten favorites such as Nintendo cereal, tracks down rarities such as Pepperidge Farm's famous Star Wars Cookies and the largest collection of Ghostbusters memorabilia, and tastes the most signature products and memorable foods of the time. From brands like Domino's who, after realizing that breakfast was the fastest growing segment in the restaurant industry, offered their first ever breakfast pizza, to Auntie Anne's whose one perfect unchanged pretzel recipe has been a mall staple for decades, to the baseball inspired chewing gum, Big League Chew, which is still the #1 selling shredded bubble gum in the world, these iconic brands with their unique tastes helped define the palette of the decade. ADAM EATS THE 80s premiered on Sunday, February 27, 2022 from 10-11pm ET/PT, as History Channel aired back-to-back episodes:

"Rollin' in Dough" (10pm): Adam Richman's most important meal of the day is a long-forgotten Domino's delicacy from 1985, delivered fresh with a wakeup call, coffee and a newspaper. Then, he'll visit the first mall location of food court staple Auntie Anne's pretzels to try and uncover the secret to their pretzel recipe that hasn't changed since the 80s. Plus Adam will uncover how the 80s impacted coffee, cereal and cereal commercials.

"Only in the 80s" (10:30pm): Adam's in search of candy that could only have been created in the 80s. He tracks down the inventor of Big League Chew to stand in the place where it was created and sample the never released first test flavor. Plus he visits a collector with over 20,000 pieces of candy that we might never see again, no piece is too gross, no piece is too shocking.