Jerry Thomas
person
2 mentions
2 recordings
first heard Feb 2025
last heard 12 Nov
±0 vs the 12 months before
American salesman historically credited with inventing the TV dinner
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Peak in the week of 10 Nov — 1 mentions across 1 series.
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentMike CarruthersSomething You Should Know · The Real Story of Thanksgiving - Bonus Holiday Episode · 2:39 · 12 Nov
…Well, salesman Jerry Thomas came up with a brilliant idea to create and sell individual turkey dinners, complete with cornbread dressing, gravy, peas, and sweet potatoes, on reheatable trays just like airline meals.…
JoshStuff You Should Know · The History of Refrigeration · 54:20 · Feb 2025
…Yeah, and while we're on it, I believe in our Food Origins episode, I don't remember what it was, but we talked about the TV dinner. And we totally credited Jerry Thomas, a salesman for Swanson, as coming up with the idea. And since then, it's become much clearer that Jerry Thomas might have had almost nothing to do with this.…
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