Mister Donut and the world’s best coffee - Life in America 

I miss old America 🇺🇸 😢

The Mister Donut sign was such a great design. Even today it still looks modern. It's such a refined, minimal, even elegant logo.

And I am lucky. I live just 1 mile from the only remaining Mr. Donut in the U.S. and they still have the best donuts anywhere!

It's like this guy has a crystal ball into my childhood with these videos

"If I could turn back time.."

When the choice between Mister Donut or Dunkin donuts I always went for Mister Donut

We had a Mr Donut very close to our church ⛪ and every Sunday after mass we would stop to get donuts and coffee for mom and dad . They had the best Jelly donuts ever and filled with lots of jelly . I love this channel you are showing all my favorite places we had in my town Huntington NY

THERE IS SOMETHING SO PEACEFUL, SOOTHING AND NOSTALGIC ABOUT YOUR VIDEOS...KEEP EM COMIN - THANKS

I really can't say how much I enjoy these videos and the professional way they are presented. They are both Americana and a history lesson. The narrator has an excellent voice for this genre and I'm sure I will be a continued subscriber for a long time.

Loved the custard filled, chocolate glaze covered ones!

When I was 3 or 4, my grandpa used to take me to Mister Doughnut. I want to go back in time so bad.

Thank you for bringing this history to us in such a concise & interesting way! Really love voice of the narrator. 👍

I remember they had a window so you could watch them making the donuts

I grew up in Jerseyville, IL...just 12 miles from the Godfrey Mr. Donut...I'm glad it's still there...when I visit family, we always go!

Every Saturday morning my dad would walk to the Dunkirk Mr. Donut and bring home a dozen. Great times!

Great story! Mr Donut certainly had the worlds BEST coffee!! Never heard about the relationship to the chain owners thanks

Mister Donut here in the philippines is still rockin head to head with Dunkin Donuts and other brands.

In Los Angeles County in the 1950s, ‘60s, and early ‘70s we had Winchell’s Donut House including the location I frequented at the corner of Paramount and Del Amo Boulevards in the city of Lakewood. In my youth I enjoyed inhaling 6 Winchell’s chocolate donuts effortlessly. When I visited my daughter in New Hampshire in 2004 she took me to Dunkin’ Donuts in Boston not for the donuts, but for the coffee, which I preferred over Starbucks. Nowadays I prefer Peet’s over Starbucks.

I had no idea about this history - I just thought they were competing brands. I worked at a Mister Donut in 1974 when I was 14. I was the janitor, but I got to have all the donuts I could eat while I was there, and I'd make every combination imaginable. This was a real memory jog. Thanks.

I worked at the local Mister Donut for just over 3 years, out of high school. I was a baker (the person who made the donuts). Believe it or not, it was quite hard work and not everyone was cut out for it. I was very good at it, and am still proud of how well I was able to do that job. I was also young enough to enjoy nibbling on donuts all day and night without gaining an ounce! Mister Donut and Dunkin' Donuts made their donuts in two very different ways. The MD product was in my opinion, superior. They were lighter and fresher because of the baking process. Good times - thanks for the memories.

Really great coffee and the best jelly filled donuts ever. There was a branch just round from the corner from where we were based in the 1970's and 80's and fresh, still warm, donuts set us all up for the day!

I remember I had a Mister Donut t-shirt when I was a teenager in the 80's.

I'll add my .2¢ growing up in Baltimore, I always thought Mister Donut was the best, DD never came close, DD was better back when each location actually made donuts on site, whatever DD is nowadays is pure garbage, horrible donuts, Mister Donut had a Butternut donut that was to die for, DD use to sell it, but every location I ever went too just stopped selling it, I guess that's what happens when you stop making fresh donuts on the premises. It's been several years since I've been to a DD, here almost 40 years later, I'm still sad to see Mister Donut go.

My first job was at mister donut! $1.25 Hr...wow,seems like forever ago!

There was a Mister Donut in Toronto just down the street from where we lived. My dad took me there for a donut and a soda every once in a while. Such fond memories. Thank you so much for these videos.

Never heard of Mister Donut before I saw this video. Obviously I have heard of Dunkin'. Interesting story.

I am from Japan and grew up with Japanese Mr. Donuts. I am a die-hard Mr. Donut fun. Now I've got to go to Illinois.

I grew up with Mr. Donut. Never saw a Dunkin' til the 1990's. Best donuts ever!

Thank you for sharing 😊

When my folks and I moved to the Buffalo area in 1980, Mister Donuut was pretty much everywhere; even into the 1990s, when I was dating my girlfriend(now my wife), I saw a few stores in the Erie area. I can still remember the smell of donuts, fresh-ground coffee, and cigarettes, all mixing together...

Great video thank's

Mister Donuts is still exist in Japan, The sister station of Dunkin Dounts.

Back in the 1970's every Wednesday at the place I worked we would always have Mister Donut donuts for our coffee break. Always looked forward to Wednesdays!

There used to be a Mister Donut on Prospect Avenue in Champaign, Illinois, not far from the also long-gone Shakey's Pizza. When my truck driver dad would get back from off the road on Friday nights he'd pick up some doughnuts from "Mr D" so my siblings and I would have them to munch during Saturday morning cartoons. Really miss those days. [ seems like there's a lot of comments here about the narrator's soothing voice and the nostalgic feel of these videos. I've noticed myself with the mellow piano music in the background it's kind of like listening to Mr. Rogers. Of course younger folks watching these clips will most likely be incredulous and skeptical about these times and think it's a trip to the "Neighborhood Of Make Believe" - if they even know what that is ]

GT350R at 4:07? Nice Firebird and Caddy, too! :)

Growing up in the Atlanta area in the late 70's/ early 80's there were 3 donut shops operating, Krispy Kreme, Dunkin Donuts, and Mister Doughnut. Mister Dounut however was the only one in my hometown. It happened to be located at the edge of our neighborhood and we could walk there without having to cross a major roadway. Often was the time my friends and I would go there to get a couple of donuts and a glass of milk for breakfast before starting off for a day of kid stuff. By the time finished grammar school it had closed and part of my childhood died. I couldn't say whether they sold the best donuts compared to the other two being it was so long ago now, but it was my favorite donut shop because I experienced my first taste of independence by going there just with my friends. Thanks for sharing this snippets into the past and reviving memories of youth long forgotten.

That’s a bummer about the chain being bought out by Dunkin’ Donuts. I’ve never been a fan of that chains donuts. Thanks for the interesting post! ✌🏻🙂✌🏻

It sure was nice growing up during a time when we had so many donut shops to chose from. Mr. Donut, Dunkin Donuts, Donut Land and Winchell's are the ones I remember most.

Don't think I remember Mr. Donut. My first job out of highschool was at Dunkin Donuts. They are a shell of what they once were. The donuts there are no longer made at the individual stores. They are made by machines at a large manufacturing plant.

As a lover of both donuts AND classic cars, I love the shot at 4:07 with a GT350 Mustang parked next to a Formula Firebird. It looks like there's also a Cadillac Eldorado parked closer to the building.

Another memory from my childhood, Mister Donut which I remember in Rochester, Minnesota.

Mister Donut was the best! The one near the end next to the McDonald's is the one I grew up with. Early 70's, if you got there early enough, you could get a dozen of yesterday's donuts for 50 cents.

It’s something that the two separate companies that came from one, eventually went back together after one being bought out.

6:42....Thats 2 blocks from me...used to love that place in the early 70s as a kid!!! Could smell it a block away!!!😂

One of my favorite memories was going with my dad to get a dozen doughnuts at Mister Donut in Maryland. 😊

I enjoy the videos. Here in Canada, nothing comes close to Tim Horton's. I have a video suggestion: Bonanza restaurants. That's something I really miss.

Mister Donut is amazing, I go there every time I travel back to visit family. It's a great expierence and a true shame it's the only one though I'm thankful I get to enjoy it somewhat regularly!

Back in the day, there was a Mister Donut on Michigan and Wyoming on the Dearborn /Detroit city limits border. I remember Dunkin Donuts in the Detroit City Limits and suburbs. I also remember Amy Joy Donuts located on Gratiot and Seven Mile area. P.S. , The Amy Joy Donuts shop is no longer located on Gratiot and Seven Mile area. Dunkin Donuts has dropped the word Donuts it is now called Dunkin on its Donut shops.

my dad's CB handle in the 70's was Duncan Donut, I always hated being called Dunkin' Donuts

They started in my city..Revere MA. !!

In the early 80’s I used to live right next door to Mister Donut on Prospect St in Stamford CT.

I remember going there with my parents when I was little. It is long gone and tore down in my city.

We had a Mister Donut in the suburb of Montreal where I grew up. The only difference is that because of the French language in the province of Quebec they were called "Monsieur Donut". Same company, same sign, same wiggly roof over the entrance, same yummy donuts and coffee. Sadly they all closed some time in the late 80's.

It Was "The World's Greatest Coffee! We Had One In Belleville,Illinois "Mister Donut"

Love your videos- so glad I subscribed.

I eat mister donut in Thailand 🇹🇭 when I went this year summer vacation it was the best donuts I had it was so yummy and it wasn’t that sweet you can eat as much as you can without having sugar rush me and my mom we really loved mister donut I really wish they open in my country 😋😋🥺🥺😔💖💖💖💖💖

Wow it's interesting seeing the place I have worked for almost 20 years look so different but similar at the same time

There is an old Mister Donut building at 21863 Foothill Blvd., Hayward, California. It has the original sign and the Mister Donut graphic on the outside front wall. It has been Tommy’s Donuts for more than 30 years. It would not have turned into a Dunkin’ Donuts because the SF Bay Area did not have Dunkin’ until about 2017.

Mister doughnut was awesome !

I love this channel and the music I never cared for Dunkin' Donuts I miss Mister Donut

Wow! I miss Mr. Donut! It used to be one here in Jakarta in 80s.

The current Dunkin in Wellsboro, PA is a former Mister Donut... and the Tops supermarket next door is a former Acme supermarket (and was later a Bi-Lo before Tops) and the CVS in that center is a former Revco drugstore.

Thank You !

Singapore, as of May 2023 has Mr Donut. Two locations. The donut tastes really terrific.

Mister Donuts in Richmond Hill Ontario Canada, was the place to hang out.

Thank you for another great video ❤️🙏😊

Misdo in Japan is seriously amazing. Combines Japanese quality with my own childhood nostalgia. Win win scenario

My grand parents built and owned the property that once stood a Mr Donuts in the 60s and 70s. every time my dad had to collect the rent he would bring back a dozen Mr donuts. They have more filling and were bigger and better than any dunkin' donuts there is back then or now.

TNX for the vid and for the travel suggestion!

I worked there in the 70s and did the Night Shift was one of my best friends. She did the baking and I did the finishing. We didn’t have the no tipping sign, but only one guy ever gave me a tip of a quarter when he came to buy two dozen donuts for his workers once a week. it was my summer job before I went to college. I moved away from my hometown 40 years ago but when I went back to visit, the Mr. donut had become a Chinese restaurant, lol.

I made a good living as a Dunk in Donut hand-cut baker from 1974 till 1997.. I do miss it...

So sad! I LOVED Mister Donut!

I still remember going to the Mister Donut on the east side of Green Bay back in the 80s. I would always get the vanilla angel and a couple of doughnut holes. Thanks for bringing back that memory!

I'd never heard of Mister Donut until recent years, learning about their popularity in Japan.

Never got to try anything from Mister Donut. While stationed on Okinawa in the 90s and searching thru our office closet, I came across two old Mister Donut coffee cups.

Remember getting up early and going with my grandpa to get donuts for the family when we went to visit him in Ft Wayne, IN. The white-icing filled long-johns and donuts were my favorite. The "new" dunkin donuts sucks; the few times I ever go, they are always out of just plain, chocolate iced donuts; all kinds of goofy other stuff, but no chocolate iced. Guess they only have so many at the start of the day; when they're gone... oh well, wait until tomorrow.

The Mr. Donut that I used to go to sold crumb cake. It was to die for.

Every time I watch one of these videos I can see Schroeder playing the piano at the bottom corner and Snoopy walking across the screen.

This channel is still relatively new and I love it. The formula/format you are settling into - historic companies and stores of yesteryear - could be a big winner, kind of like a historical Company Man. The very first videos were nice but they were just a collection of beautiful photos with no explanation. The last several are far more interesting. Ideas for future installments: The major movie studios (Fox, Warners, MGM, etc) The radio/television networks like NBC, CBS Winchells Donuts (big on the West Coast)

My mother and I still reminisce about Mr. Doughnut. Miss these old brands.

Great vid 👍🏻🍩👍🏻🍩

Wonderful childhood memories of my parents picking up a box of donuts for us back in the 70's from Mister Donut. I loved the chocolate glazed donuts. We used to buy them from Danforth/Birchmount Rd in Scarborough Ontario. Sad when it closed down to be turned into a pizza shop.

"Spunky Dunkers," a terrific donut shop (try their German chocolate donut!) in Palatine, IL use to be a Mister Donut.

When I was a kid, there was a Gino’s, and Mister Donut, and a Red Barn near my house.

We had one in Lanesboro MA until about 5 years ago

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our last Mr. Donut was on Colorado Blvd, it was gone before the turn of the century, it was a notorious place for transactions of ill repute, and the cops could always be found there.

There was a Mister Donut in the Westchester shopping center where Zayre, Winn Dixie and Firestone was. It was right next to an International House of Pancakes. It closed and was demolished to build a crappy Mc Donalds which is still there now. I hate donuts but loved the look of the store with its bright neon signs. The word Donut would spell letter by letter.

I like the way you cleaned up "Roach Coach" with industrial food service.

I'd never hear of Mister Donut, the must not have been out west. We for the the most pat had Winchell's here, and some local shops which were the best.

I'm always moved and amazed when I see someone with Great talent and respect on youtube....your videos----just amazing. You give JUST the right amount of background but with the rest of the video, you allow us to walk, quietly, down memory lane JUST the perfect balance and focus Thank you now, do one on Sambo's

i remember as a kid, seeing that funny face with the "W" mustach and wondering what ever happened to them?? at least they were bought out by someone they knew.

Ah yes. Mr Donut. Mr Coffee, Mr Radar soon followed!

This Mister Donut where I grew up was in Morton Grove, Illinois on Dempster Street. They had a cigarette machine inside, so if you were underage this was where to get it.

Corporate cost cutting, rampant debt, and locations in deteriorating neighborhoods killed off so many chain restaurant brands.

Omg we had a Mr.Donut in Xenia Ohio. The best fresh donuts ever! I uses to love their swivel stools at the counter but unfortunately the F-5 tornado decimated the store in 1974 leaving only the swivel stools intact and the checkered black and white floor tiles. I never even knew it was a chain store until I saw this video! I miss those donuts. Never had the coffee, I was just a child then

Mister Donut isn't just popular in Japan. Even after a slew of closures due to COVID, the company still has nearly 1,000 stores and is the second largest sweets franchise in the country.

I’ve never heard of a Mister Donut in St. Louis. Never saw one growing up here.

In Ottawa Canada, Mister Donut was the hot-spot for street rods and muscle cars. Racing up and down Carling ave. until they water sprayed and the police got there. 1970s were wonderful.

When I was a kid we had one in South Florida and my parents would stop in and get a dozen to bring to my grandparents house. We also had a place called Dipn Doughnuts too. The Mister Doughnut is long gone now this was back in the 70s and 80s🤔