"VISITING WITH HUELL HOWSER" RALPH M. PARSON'S FOUNDATION.

>> Huell: WELL HELLO EVERYONE I'M HUELL HOWSER, AND HERE IT IS 12:15 WE CAME OVER TO THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AND HANGING OUT FOR THE AFTERNOON IN THE CITY OF CHATSWORTH AND WHEN YOU COME HERE AND DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO OR WHERE TO HANG OUT.

LET ME GIVE YOU A HINT, ALL THE LOCALS WILL TELL YOU, THAT THIS IS THE PLACE RIGHT HERE.

THE BUNCH BOX!

AND HERE ARE SOME LOCAL.

ARE YOU A LOCAL?

>> I MANY.

>> Huell: TELL US ABOUT THE MUNCH BOX.

>> THIS IS WHAT THE AN LOG WOULDWOULD BE LIKE THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE TO SAN FRANCISCO, THIS IS THE ANALOGUE IN CHATSWORTH.

BEST CHILLY FRIES I'VE EVERY HAD.

>> Huell: ARE YOU A LOCAL?

>> YES, I LIVE HERE.

>> Huell: AND DO TOURIST COME HERE JUST LIKE THEY VISIT THE SAN FRANCISCO GOLDEN BRIDGE?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THIS IS A CLASSIC RESTAURANT AND HAS BEEN HERE FOREVER FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND.

>> Huell: ARE YOU A LOCALS TOO?

>> YES, I LIVE ABOUT A HALF A MILE.

>> Huell: SO YOU'RE HERE ALL THE TIME?

>> I RUN A HORSE OPERATION, AND I SAID LET'S GO TO THE MUNCH BOX.

>> I COME HEREAFTER GOLF AND THEY TRIED TO TAKE THE BUSINESS DOWN, BUT THE LOCAL SAVED IT AND WE'RE PROUDER THAN HECK THAT THEY'RE ALLOWING IT TO REMAIN.

>> Huell: SO THIS IS HERE BECAUSE THE LOCALS RISING UP.

>> WE SAVED THE MUNCH BOX.

>> Huell: COME ON OVER HERE, I KNEW THIS WAS SAVED.

BUT NOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THE DETAILS ON HOW IT WAS SAVED.

INTRODUCE YOURSELF.

>> I'M ANDRE, AND MY WIFE LINDA.

>> Huell: NICE TO MEET Y'ALL.

YOU HELP THE CHATSWORTH.

SOCIETY?

>> EXACTLY.

>> Huell: THIS IS NOT JUST A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT ANYMORE.

THIS HAS A DISTINCTION NOW?

>> OFFICIALLY A LOS ANGELES CITY CULTURAL MONUMENT.

>> Huell: HOW DID THAT COME ABOUT?

>> WHAT HAPPENED WAS A DEVELOPER -- AS THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN SOLD AND TRANSFERRED FROM THE RAILROAD, A DEVELOPER WENT IN AND STARTED PUTTING SOME DEVELOPMENTS IN THE BACK AND THE MUNCH BOX WAS LEFT OUT.

MEANWHILE MY WIFE HAD STARTED THE PROCESS OF CULTURAL MONUMENT, AND PUT SOME PHONE CALLS AND LETTERS TO THE COUNCIL MAN.

AND THERE IS ANOTHER PERSON THAT WROTE LETTERS.

AND AT THE LAST COUNT, THERE WERE 17 LETTERS.

>> Huell: TO SAFE IT THE MUNCH BOX?

IT'S A NICE PLACE -- >> IT'S IMPORTANT, SINCE IT'S IMPORTANT TO SAFE OLDER STRUCTURES BUT THIS ONE MEANS A LOT TO THE COMMUNITY.

BUCK HIS WIFE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AS YOU CAN SEE, EVERYBODY MEETS ON SATURDAYS AND TALKS ABOUT LOCAL THINGS OR WORLD THINGS.

IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO MEET.

>> Huell: SO THIS IS A HANG OUT SPOT.

>> ABSOLUTELY, THE PEOPLE HERE ALWAYS HAVE A SMILE ON THE PLACE.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE ARCHITECTURE ABOUT THE MUNCH BOX?

>> IT'S BEEN DESCRIBED AS A WHOLE IN THE WALL.

BY SOMEBODY THAT WELL-KNOWN FROM THE DAILY NEWS.

AND IT REPRESENTS THE OTHERs ARCHITECTURE.

AND WITH WALL STONE DISTANCE, THIS THERE WAS THREE OF THEM.

>> Huell: IT HAS NOT CHANGED OVER THE YEARS?

>> IT HAS NOT CHANGED OVER THE YEAR.

"EVERY PITCHER EVERY -- EVERYTHING YOU SEE HERE IS ILLEGAL.

BUT ON THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WE'VE GOTTEN WORD THAT IS THE SENGD OLDEST FAMILY OPERATION THAT HAS NOT CHANGED BACK IN THE 50s AS IT IS NOW.

>> Huell: SO IT'S NOT JUST THE AR ARCHITECTURE IT'S WHAT IT REPS TO THE COMMUNITY?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> Huell: THIS IS EXCITING.

WHO IS THIS?

>> THIS IS VIRGINIA SHE'S A CURATOR, SINCE BEING HERE, SHE WAS A COMPETITOR ACROSS THE STREET AND RAN A MALT SHOP.

>> Huell: OH WAIT A MINUTE, YOU RAN A MALT SHOP?

>> DOWN THE CORNER, WE HAD THE MALT SHOP AND THE LADY WHO CAME HERE, CHECKED OUT MY HAMBURGERS BEFORE IT OPENED.

>> Huell: SO YOU WERE OPEN BEFORE THE MUNCH BOX?

>> YES, STILL OPEN AND STILL GOT CUSTOMERS.

>> Huell: AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, WE'VE GOT ANOTHER LADY FROM THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

YOUR NAME?

>> RUTH GRANT.

>> Huell: WE FOUND OUT THIS IS A CULTURAL LANDMARK?

HOW DO YOU HISTORIANS FEEL ABOUT THAT?

>> WE'RE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

THE MALT SHOP, THE MUNCH BOX MEANS SO MUCH TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE.

WE DIDN'T THINK OF IT AS BEING OLD, YOU KNOW 1958, BUT THEY DID AND THEY WANTED TO SAVE IT.

>> Huell: SO SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS THIS, CAN SERVE A REAL PURPOSE?

>> YES, AND NOT MANY OF THEM LEFT.

WE'VE GOT LETTERS FROM -- WHERE WAS THAT?

>> Huell: I HEARD THIS WAS ILLEGAL?

>> I THINK IT IS.

>> Huell: YOU SEEM LIKE SUCH A NICE LADY AND YOU'RE SUPPORTING THINGS THAT ARE ILLEGAL.

IS THAT THE WAY THINGS ARE IN CHATSWORTH?

>> YES, I THINK SO.

>> Huell: BUT IT'S ALL DONE IN THE NAME OF HISTORY.

>> YES, THAT'S THE ONE THING.

YOU HAVE TO KEEP THAT IN MIND.

>> Huell: HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN COMING HERE?

>> OH GEE, 20?

30?

OFF AND ON?

>> Huell: HAS THE FOOD CHANGED?

>> NO IT'S THE SAME FLAVOR, EVEN OUR COUNCIL MAN EATS HERE.

>> THERE WAS A HITCHING POST IN THE BACK WHERE THE HORSES WOULD TIE UP AND WE WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT THE LIFES OF THE ROY ROGERS AND DARREL EVANS MAY HAVE USED THAT.

>> Huell: THIS IS STILL A HORSIE AREA?

>> YES.

>> Huell: SO THIS IS A TOUCH WITH THE PAST AS WELL.

>> YES AND KIDS USED TO RIDE THEIR HORSE DOWN AND RIDE THEIR HAMBURGER.

>> Huell: ARE THERE OTHER HISTORICAL PLACES IN CHATSWORTH OR IS THE MUNCH BOX IS IT?

>> I THOUGHT YOU WOULD NEVER ASK.

WE HAVE THE PIONEER CHURCH AND STONEY POINT.

OUR TOWN WAS STARTED IN 1888, MARCH 10th WAS OUR BIRTHDAY AND WE'RE 115 YEARS OLD.

>> Huell: AND HERE'S THE MAN HIMSELF, THE OWNER, THE OPERATOR, THE CEO, INTRODUCE YOURSELF.

>> >> I'M BUCK AND I OWN THE MUNCH BOX WITH MY WIFE CLAIRE.

>> Huell: HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN IN YOUR FAMILY.

COME HERE, CLAIRE.

HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN IN YOUR FAMILY?

>> IT'S BEEN IN THE FAMILY FOR 47 YEARS.

MY UNCLE OWNED IT.

>> Huell: WHAT IS IT LIKE TO RUN THIS PLACE TO COME IN HERE AND RUN THE MUNCH BOX EVERY DAY?

>> IT'S A SOCIAL EVENT.

>> Huell: WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?

>> YOU GET TO KNOW EVERYONE IN THE AREA, AND YOU HAVE REGULARS AND YOU GET TO KNOW THEIR FAMILY AND THEIR CHILDREN AND THE KIDS GROW UP, THEY BRING THEIR KIDS.

AND IT'S DPSH IT'S WONDERFUL.

>> Huell: HOW WOULD A PLACE LIKE THIS GET THIS KIND OF REPUTATION?

IT'S JUST A BURGER STAND?

>> WE INHERITED THE REPUTATION.

IT WAS JUST THE SAME MENU SINCE THE OTHERs AND EVERYBODY THAT GREW UP HERE, ATE HERE.

AS THEY WERE GROWING UP.

A LOST THESE FOLKS, THEY'VE BEEN COMING HERE SINCE THEY WERE KIDS.

SO YOU KNOW, WE JUST IN HEREDITYED.

WE'RE CARE TAKERS.

>> Huell: OF THE LEGACY STARTED BY YOUR UNCLE.

COME HERE -- >> I'VE BEEN COMING HERE SINCE I WAS NINE YEARS AGO, THAT WAS 30 YEARS AGO -- I DON'T WANT TO ADMIT TO THAT?

>> Huell: WHY DO YOU KEEP COMING BACK?

>> OH ANY GOSH, IT'S DELICIOUS.

BUT I'M TRYING TO KEEP MY GIRLISH FIGURE.

>> Huell: DO YOU THINK IT'S THE FOOD OR ATMOSPHERE.

>> EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING.

THE FOOD IS WONDERFUL.

AND THESE PEOPLE ARE WONDERFUL.

THEY MAKE YOU FEEL REALLY WELCOME.

>> WE TRY TO ACKNOWLEDGE FOLKS, IF YOU ACKNOWLEDGE PEOPLE AND SAY HI, IT'S A FAMILY THING.

>> Huell: ARE THESE REGULARS?

>> WAIT A MINUTE YOU'RE WEARING A MUNCH BOX T-SHIRT.

DID YOU SET THIS UP?

>> Huell: DO YOU SELL MUNCH BOX SHIRTS?

>> YES.

>> I GREW UP DOWN THE STREET AND I USED TO JUMP THE TRACKS AND CAME HERE.

MY FATHER USED TO BRING ME HEREAFTER A BASEBALL GAME.

AND NOW I'VE GOT MY LITTLE ONE HERE, SO IT'S NICE TO DO THE SAME THING.

THIS IS MY WIFE.

>> Huell: HI.

I'M GETTING THE IDEA.

THERE ARE CARS AND PEOPLE LINING UP.

THIS IS A HAPPENING PLACE.

>> YOU CAN SIT ON A BAR STOOL AND CARS DRIVE BY AND IT'S A NICE MEETING PLACE.

>> Huell: IT'S A SMALL TOWN PLACE.

>> IT'S STILL A SMALL TOWN, EVEN THOUGH THE ORANGE GROVES ARE GONE, THIS PLACE STAYED THE SAME.

>> Huell: HERE'S A GUY ON PHONE.

WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?

>> MY WIFE, I WANT TO KNOW WHETHER SHE WANTS A HICKORY BURGER.

>> Huell: IS THIS A SATURDAY TRADITION?

>> IT'S AS OFTEN AS HE CAN.

MY SON IS IN THE NAVY >> Huell: ASK YOUR WIFE IF SHE WANTS ONE?

>> YEAH.

CHILLY NO I ONIONS.

>> Huell: HERE'S A LADY ALL DRESSED UP.

>> THIS IS A SPECIAL PLACE TO COME.

>> Huell: WE'VE GOT TRAFFIC.

THEY'RE COMING HERE RIGHT AND LEFT.

WHEN YOU SAY A SPECIAL PLACE.

>> THEY HAVE THE MOST WONDERFUL HAMBURGERS IN THE WORLD.

AND THEY'VE BEEN HERE, AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN HERE.

>> Huell: WHY DID YOU CALL THEM HICK BURGER.

>> THEY'RE HICKORY BURGER AND I CALL THEM HICK BURGER >> Huell: I WANT TO SEE THE FAMOUS HICK BERGERS.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

>> GOOD.

DOING GREAT.

>> Huell: WHAT'S THE SECRET OF MAKING A GOOD HICKORY BURGER.

>> A LITTLE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

A LITTLE SMOKE.

>> Huell: AND BASICALLY, THEY'RE JUST HAMBURGERS?

>> YES, IT'S JUST THE SECRET SAUCE.

>> Huell: WHAT'S THE SECRET SAUCE?

>> OUR HICKORY SAUCE AND WE'VE GOT A SPECIAL MUSHROOM BURGER AND OUR INFAMOUS CHILLY, NO OUR FAMOUS CHILLY.

>> Huell: LITS á -- LET'S LOOK AT AT THE INFAMOUS.

SOLD THAT UP TO THE CAMERA.

>> THAT'S CHILLY RIGHT THERE.

THIS IS THE HICK SAUCE, HERE WE GO, SMOKE IT.

>> Huell: HE'S GOING TO TELL THE SECRETS IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL.

ARE THESE YOUR SECRETS OR UNCLE?

>> MY UNCLE.

>> Huell: LET'S GET THAT STUFF GOING AROUND 'CAUSE -- OH BOY, THAT'S GOT IT'S OWN DISTINCT MUNCH BOX TO IT.

IT'S WATERY.

>> NO HEAVENS NO.

IT'S GOT A POUR OFF.

IT CAN'T CLAMP OFF THE SPOON.

YOU DON'T WANT IT STICKING ON THE SPOON AND RUNNING.

THIS IS JUST POURING OFF THE SPOON.

>> WITH LOTS OF FLAVOR.

>> WE'LL HAVE YOU GET LUNCH BEFORE YOU GO.

>> Huell: ARE YOU GOING TO SET US UP.

WHAT DO YOU DO AROUND HERE?

>> I PASS OUT EVERYTHING, I'M THE TABLE MASTER.

>> Huell: YOU HELP KEEP THE PEOPLE HAPPY?

>> OH YEAH.

>> Huell: WHAT ARE YOU ORDERING TODAY?

>> THREE BURGERS?

>> Huell: THREE?

>> YEAH.

>> Huell: HOW WE'RE STANDING NEXT TO THE -- >> ROOT BEER FLOATS.

>> Huell: THIS IS AS OLD FASHION AS IT GETS.

>> YES IT IS.

>> Huell: AND I'M STANDING NEXT TO A LADY WHO SHOULD KNOW.

I'M THE DAUGHTER.

>> Huell: HOW DID YOU INTRODUCE ME.

>> AS THE DRINK MASTER.

>> Huell: SO YOU'RE IN CHARGE OF THE DRINK.

YOU MAKE THE ROOT BEER FLOATS.

IT'S DRIPPING.

>> THEY'RE EXPLOSIVE, THEY EXPLODE WHEN YOU PUT THE STRAW IN.

>> Huell: YOU'RE SMILING IS THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE ANTICIPATING WHAT YOU'LL GET.

WHAT ARE YOU GETTING?

>> THE CHILLY DOGS.

THE BEST CHILLY DOGS IN THE WORLD.

>> Huell: WE LOOKED AT THE CHILLY AND HE SAYS IT'S RIGHT CONSISTENCY.

IS THAT WHAT IT IS?

>> I GUESS SO, YEAH.

THEY'VE BEEN SERVING THIS CHILLY DOG FOR YEARS.

I'VE BEEN BUYING IT FOR AT LEAST 20 YEARS.

>> Huell: SO IT'S THE ROUTINE.

>> I'M HOOKED.

I KNOW THERE IS A BIG CROWD BUT I'M WAITING TO WAIT IN LINE JUST TO GET IT.

>> Huell: WELL THERE IS NOT A LOT OF THESE PLACES LEFT?

>> NO, YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT.

THERE USED TO BE A BUDDY BURGERS LIKE IN OXNARD, AND I MOVED TO THE VALLEY, AND THIS IS THE -- THE PLACE, I FOUND ANOTHER REPLACEMENT.

THIS IS THE BEST PLACE FOR ME.

CAN'T BEAT THESE CHILLY DOGS.

>> Huell: NOW HERE'S THE BURGER FOR YOUR WIFE.

>> IT WAS 30 MINUTES BUT WORTH THE WAIT.

NO DRIVE THROUGH.

>> Huell: NO THEY DON'T HAVE ANY DRIVE THROUGH.

>> THAT WOULD RUIN THE WHOLE THING.

>> Huell: YOU MEAN STANDING IN LINE IS PART OF IT?

>> YES, FOR YEARS AND YEARS.

>> Huell: THAT'S WHY YOUR WIFE SENT YOU TO STAND IN LINE.

>> YEAH, SHE'S A GOOT DELEGATER.

>> Huell: WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?

>> GETTING A CHILLY DOG.

>> Huell: THIS IS THE WHOLE FAMILY.

>> THE WHOLE FAMILY.

>> Huell: INTRODUCE EVERYTHING.

ARE YOU ALL CHATSWORTHIANS SO THIS IS THE NEW PINKS.

>> Huell: HOW DID YOU DISCOVER IT?

>> I JUST GOT A JOB AROUND THE CORNER, I CAME HERE AND GOT HAD FOR LUNCH AND HERE WE ARE.

>> Huell: YOU WERE HOOKED.

>> WE'RE HOOKED.

>> Huell: WE'RE WALKING TO THE OTHER SIDE, THERE IS PATIO DINING.

>> Huell: ARE YOU WAITING ON YOUR MEAL.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE?

>> I'M HAVING A DOUBLE HICKORY BURGER.

YOU'RE THE FIRST I MET THAT'S HAVING A DOUBLE.

YOU SOUND LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT TOO.

>> WELL ACTUAL LIE, WE'VE BEEN COMING FOR A REALLY LONG TIME, AND I HAVE YET TO HAVE A HICKORY BURGER I USUALLY GET THE HOT DOGS.

MY SON WHO IS HOME FROM COLLEGE, I SAID I'VE NEVER BEEN TO A LEAKER GAME AND I'VE NEVER HAD A HICKORY BURGER.

AND HE SAID MOM, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.

SO I MIGHT AS WELL MAKE IT A DOUBLE DOUBLE.

THAT IS ALMOST TOO MUCH TO BELIEVE.

>> Huell: YOU ON THE OTHER HAND HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE.

>> I'VE BEEN HERE MANY MANY TIMES BEFORE.

I WOULD HAVE A TRIPLE IF I THEY HAD ONE.

>> Huell: THIS IS A CHILLY CHEESE BURGER.

BE FAMILIAR BECAUSE I HAVE A FEELING THNS YOUR FIRST TIME?

>> IEFSH COMING HERE SINCE 1963.

>> Huell: 1963?

>> YES, I USED TO BRING MY KIDS BUT NOW THEY'RE GROWN.

I'M TAKING MINE HOME AND ENJOY IT.

>> Huell: DO YOU THINK IT'S FOR NOSTALGIA?

>> NO I LIKE THE TASTE.

>> Huell: THE BURGERS ARE REALLY THAT GOOD.

I'M NOT TRYING TO SAY THEY'RE NOT.

BUT THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'LL BE REGULAR BURGERS?

>> THESE ARE THE BEST.

AND I'VE BEEN FAR AND WIDE GETTING HAMBURGERS.

-- >> Huell: LET'S MOVE OUT OF THE WAY.

WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY ANGRY FROM HOLDING UP.

I HAVE A FEELING, IF THEY GET THE BEST BURGER THAT THEY'VE HAD.

THEY'LL BE HAPPY THAT THEY'LL BE PART OF THIS EXPERIENCE.

>> THAT'S RIGHT, I LOVE COMING HERE, ALWAYS FRESH AND GOOD HAMBURGER.

I GO TO A LOT OF PLACES TO BUY HAMBURGERS BUT THIS IS THE BEST ONE.

>> Huell: DO YOU AGREE?

>> OH YEAH.

EXCEPT I'M THE CRAUT DOG MAN.

>> I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 1965.

I USED TO RIDE ON MY BICYCLE FROM RESEDA.

>> Huell: TO GET THE CRAUT DOG?

>> YES, MUSTER AND SOME SOUR CRAUT, CAN'T BEAT IT.

>> Huell: HOW MUCH HAS THE MENU CHANGE?

>> NOT A BIT.

WE'VE GOT THE ORIGINAL MENU.

>> Huell: READ WHAT HE'S GOT HERE.

HAMBURGER, HICKORY, MUSHROOM, WESTERN DOGS, ROOT BEER, PRICES CHANGED A LITTLE BIT.

IT WAS 10 CENTS A GALLON.

BUT WE DON'T DO THAT ANYMORE.

>> Huell: BUT YOU'RE NOT TEMPTED TO CHANGE THE MENU?

>> NO, IF IT'S GOING TO WORK, WHY CHANGE IT?

>> Huell: DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS?

>> WE TRIED ONION RINGS, BUT THEY CAME IN FROZEN -- >> IT'S GOT TO HAVE QUALITY.

>> YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP THE QUALITY UP.

WE TRY TO KEEP IT JUST THE SAME AS IT'S BEEN.

>> Huell: AND IS THAT PART OF IT, JUST THE CONTINUITY, THE FACT THAT IT'S THE SAME AND PEOPLE CAN COME HERE FOR GENERATIONS.

>> I DON'T THINK ANYONE LOOKS AT THE MENU, THEY KNOW WHAT THEY WANT.

>> Huell: FATHER AND SON, YOU'RE STARTING THE SON OFF RIGHT.

IT'S SATURDAY, 1:00 O'CLOCK, WHAT WAS THE SCHEDULE.

>> WE SAW BASEBALL GAME AND HE HAS A GAME AT 3:00 O'CLOCK, AND IT'S USUALLY AN AFTER GAME THING THAT WE DO.

AND I FIGURED DO IT BEFORE THE GAME.

>> Huell: SO TODAY YOU CAME BEFORE THE GAME.

BUT WHETHER IT'S BEFORE OR AFTER, IT'S A FAMILY TRADITION?

>> YES, I GREW UP HERE.

I LIVED HERE FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS, ACTUALLY IN CHATSWORTH AND I CAME AS A KID AND NOW I'M TAKING MY BOY.

WHY DO YOU THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THOO YOU BRING HIM HERE ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON?

>> BESIDES FOOD?

>> Huell: YEAH.

>> IT'S A GOOD QUIET TIME, HIS MOM HAS QUIET TIME AND WE GET TO HANG OUT TOGETHER.

>> Huell: JUST HANGING AT THE MUNCH BOX?

>> EXACTLY.

>> Huell: THE MUNCH BOX HAS BEEN PRESERVED IN.

THIS IS ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES, THIS ONE HAPPENS TO BE THREE OF TWO THOUSAND.

>> Huell: AND WHO DID THIS?

>> MARTY BELL SHE'S WELL RENOUND.

AND THIS IS A SERIES OF LOCAL -- WHAT WOULD YOU CALL THEM?

LANDMARKS AND A MUNCH BOX WAS ONE OF THEM.

I BELIEVE IT WAS NUMBER TWO.

>> Huell: SO SHE ACTUALLY DID A WHOLE SERIES ON THE ICONS OF CHATSWORTH.

>> YES -- >> Huell: LET'S MOVE OUT OF THE WAY, WE'VE GOT PEOPLE COMING THROUGH.

>> I JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS OUT IN CASE THERE WAS ANY DOUBT OF HOW US AND CHATSWORTH FEEL ABOUT THE MUNCH BOX.

>> THERE WAS ONLY 500.

BUT THERE IS FOUR IN THE SERIES, THEN THE PIONEER CHURCH, STONEY POINT AND SHE ENDED IT WITH THE MUNCH BOX -- >> Huell: WAIT A MINUTE WAIT A MINUTE WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU ALMOST GOT IT BEFORE WE GOT HERE.

LET'S GET A GOOD LOOK.

THERE IS THE -- >> HICKORY SAUCE OR HICKORY BURGER WITH CHEESE.

>> Huell: WE'VE GOT TO GET A SHOT NOT ONLY OF THE BURGER BUT HER FACE.

ONLY IT GREAT AS WE GET OLDER, THERE ARE NEW EXPERIENCES.

HERE WE GO.

SHE'S WEARING A WHITE BLOUSE.

>> UMMMM, UMMMM!

UMMMM UMMMM UMMMM.

IT'S ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!

>> Huell: AND WE WERE HERE.

>> THANK YOU FOR >> Huell: FOR THIS VERY HISTORIC MOMENT.

LITTLE DID WE KNOW HISTORY WOULD BE MADE.

>> NOW WATCH HOW A PRO EATS IT.

>> Huell: HERE WE GO.

>> YOU'VE GOT TO CIRCLE AROUND THIS BABY, YOU EYE IT >> Huell: UH-HUH.

>> ALL THE SENSES, SMELL, -- YOU CAN'T HEAR A BURGER.

>> Huell: BUT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT.

OH!

>> UMMMM UMMMM UMMMM.

YOU DO NEED NAPKINS.

>> Huell: HE'S JUST GETTING STARTED.

>> Huell: IT WOULD GET UGLY FOR WHEN HE GETS THROUGH.

>> VERY UGLY.

>> Huell: ALL RIGHT, SO THERE IT'S BEEN OUR DAY HERE IN CHATSWORTH.

WE NEED TO MAKE IT CLEAR, THAT THERE ARE OTHER FINE OTHER HISTORICAL CULTURAL LANDMARKS IN CHATSWORTH, NOT JUST THE MUNCH BOX.

>> THE MUNCH BOX MAYBE ONE OF THE BEST -- >> Huell: BUT CERTAINLY THE TASTYEST.

WE'VE GOT THE HISTORIANS VALIDATING.

THIS WAS A GREAT HISTORICAL LANDMARK, THE MUNCH BOX IT'S BEEN HERE SINCE WHAT?

>> 1956.

>> Huell: 1956 AND STILL GOING STRONG.

THAT'S THE WAY IT IS DOWN HERE AT THE MUNCH BOX.

GOOD-BYE EVERYBODY?

>> BYE.

YAY, MUNCH BOX!