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Hooters, the beach bar chain famous for its flirtatious waitresses, first flung open its doors in Clearwater, Florida on 4th October, 1983. Its publicity-friendly \u2018Hooters Girls\u2019 - and a chance visit by John Riggins, star fullback for the Washington Redskins - ensured the concept took off, spawning 425 outlets in 30 countries.\nHowever, more recently, Hooters was hit by rival \u2018breastaurants\u2019 Tilted Kilt and Twin Peaks, and a slow generational shift away from \u2018male\u2019 environments in which exclusively female serving employees are forced to wear sexualised outfits and banter with customers.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly consider the clever but disconcerting clauses within Hooters\u2019 employment contracts; reveal the thinking behind the safety briefings on-board short-lived airline Hooters Air; and explain how Hooters Girls kept U.S. troops entertained in Afghanistan\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\xa0\n\u2022 \u2018Wanna do a Dad a really big favor? Tell your Mom you wanna go to Hooters!\u2019 - Hooters\u2019 first TV commercial:\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIEentLPJQQ\n\u2022 \u201814 Things You Should Know Before Eating At Hooters\u2019 (Delish, 2016):\nhttps://www.delish.com/food-news/a48451/what-you-need-to-know-before-you-visit-hooters/\n\u2018The Real Reason Hooters Is Disappearing Across The Country\u2019 (Mashed, 2018):\xa0\xa0https://www.mashed.com/129065/the-real-reason-hooters-is-disappearing-across-the-country/\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#80s #Food #US\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices