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Popcorn, movies, a match made in theater heaven.
在剧院天堂，爆米花和电影堪称绝配。
But there was a time when this was banned.
但爆米花在有一段时间遭到了禁止。
Popcorn has been around for over 8,000 years,
爆米花已经有8000多年的历史了，
but when it hit American streets in the mid-1800s, it took off.
但当它在19世纪中期出现在美国街头时就开始风靡一时。
It was cheap and could be mass produced on the go, not to mention it smelled amazing.
它很便宜，可以批量生产，更别提它那令人惊叹的香味了。
It was the go-to snack at circuses, sporting events and fairs.
这种小吃曾出现在马戏团、体育赛事和集市上。
In fact the only place you wouldn't find popcorn was at the movies.
准确地说，你唯一找不到爆米花的地方就是电影院。
You see, going to the movies used to be a major event.
你知道的，看电影曾经是一件大事。
The only people that went were fancy rich folks because you had to be educated enough to read.
曾经只有富家子弟才能去看电影，因为你必须接受足够的教育才能阅读字幕。
Fancy, like there was even a coat check.
真想不到，影院曾经设有衣帽寄放处。
But there was definitely no concession stand.
但却绝对没有爆米花摊。
There was, however, popcorn street vendors who set up shop outside theaters.
不过，也有爆米花摊贩在影院外营业。
They made a killing selling to waiting theater goers.
他们把爆米花卖给等着看电影的人，并赚了一大笔钱。
Theater goers that started smuggling their popped treats inside.
剧院观众开始往里面偷运爆米花。
Not cool.
那实在不怎么样。
Early movie theaters kindly asked patrons check their popcorn before entering.
早期的电影院会好心地要求顾客在入场前寄存爆米花。
Then, in 1927, films started adding sound, meaning everyone went to the movies.
然后，在1927年，电影开始加上声音，这意味着每个人都能去看电影了。
The Great Depression followed making movies a cheap escape.
在大萧条之后，看电影成了一种廉价的逃避方式。
Huge crowds plus crunch muffling sound equaled another revenue opportunity for theater owners.
成群结队的人流加上嘎吱作响且模糊不清的声音，为影院老板带来了另一个收入机会。
By 1945, over half the popcorn consumed in America was being eaten at the movies.
到1945年，美国有一半以上的爆米花是在看电影时被吃掉的。
A marriage that has continued ever since.
爆米花和电影院的结合从那以后便一直持续着
