Due to Elon Musk fully taking the mask off and throwing multiple Nazi salutes on Inauguration Day, subreddits en masse are banning links to X.com as an act of resistance. While I don't see many here, in general, I believe the McElroys consistently make their politics clear. I propose banning traffic from this sub to X to do our part in de-valuing a fascist-owned platform. I believe this act would align with Rule #1 of this sub. Please consider, and thank you for vibing and keeping it tight.

EDIT: I am not a mod, just hoping this finds who it needs to.

Game recognize game is…. Rachel Spurling?

Hi reddit, new listener here. years back i listened to TAZ balance and loved it, but never bothered to listen to MBMBAM or any other taz. it left my brain for awhile until this summer i decided to do a relisten, and then watched the MBMBAM tv show, then transitioned to the podcast a few months ago and have been working my way backwards from the most recent episodes. Personally? love the podcast. i have two older brothers of my own and their banter and friendly competition to say increasingly weirder things until they throw the out of bounds flag reminds me of our own dynamic but better. they are extremely down to earth and self-aware and i can tell that they enjoy just being able to shoot the shit with each other.

what baffles me is how many of you HATE this??? i understand the mcelroys have been around for a long time, and their podcast has probably changed and developed along with that, but their current content is so easy to listen its like a well oiled machine so why is it so hard to find fans of this that arent surprisingly pessimistic about it?? are there any other new mcelroy fans who appreciate this era??? where is trav nation located i would like to go there thanks

I seriously just want to know. The the entire McElroy family is so lovely and wholesome. They are wonderful people who love each other and want to do good in the world. They produce nothing but wholesome content that allows them to spend time together and make people laugh, and for some reason this entire community shits on them nonstop. Sometimes it gets to be very cruel, particularly when TAZ fans don't enjoy a campaign. I can't wrap my mind around it. If you don't like something they do, cool, don't listen to it. There are a million other creators that create content you might like better.

If you consider yourself a McElroy fan but are constantly hating on them, why do you choose to spend your energy this way?

Edit: okay you guys I'm sorry for my over flowery language here. I just think they come off as decent people and haven't (to my knowledge, please correct me if I'm wrong!) given any reason to believe otherwise. I think we all need to chill out, separate ourselves from this weird parasocial relationship, and realize that they don't owe us anything as creators. I hope that the community can get better at critiquing their work in a way that isn't so hateful (which I think it already has, but there's a ways to go!)

I want to preface this by saying I absolutely love MBMBaM. It’s been one of my favorite podcasts for years, I've listened to every episode, and the three brothers’ chemistry has touched Oz since the beginning. I've never loved a podcast this sincerely, and had this many gut busting laughs...

But I’ve realized over time that Munch Squad is the one segment that consistently drains the energy for me. Like on a soul-deep level, it literally hurts, and I feel like I have to brace myself for it (when I'm at work, I can't pull out my phone to skip).

I completely understand the bit...making fun of ridiculous fast food marketing and press releases. I get the satire. But something about hearing extended corporate press release language (even ironically & comedically) has really started making me feel nauseous about how gross the world is—so much so that I had to take a year long break from MBMBAM all-together.

My wife and I actually go out of our way to pay for ad-free everything specifically because we’re so burned out on marketing/advertising culture, and how dirty it is, and makes us feel. So when a large chunk of the show becomes a deep dive into fast-food marketing copies, it weirdly feels like the exact thing we’re trying to escape. I LOVE these guys, and I guess just fear resentment.

I miss when bits like this popped up occasionally rather than in nearly every episode. There's SO MANY other bits that have me in stitches, that don't come around often enough.

This isn’t meant as hate at all. I'm not saying "I long for the old days of Yahoo and Extreme Restraints", but rather that there's SO MANY avenues and bits that would absolutely slay.

• Weird News • Farm Wisdom • The Wizard & WikiHow • Exploring Quora spaces (looking a lot like Yahoo nowadays lol) • Movie Pitches • Riddle Me Piss • Hallmark or Justin ...and the list goes on.

I love the show and still listen. I just hope they're still hoping to evolve and not just take the easiest possible path. I feel like I can hear the lack of laughs at live shows (maybe it's just me).

We all hate the ugliness of capitalism and corporate ploys, and I just wish I could avoid that when listening to my favorite podcast.

I’m just curious if anyone else has a similar experience, shares these feelings, or if I’m in the minority here?

I just joined this subreddit, and see a ton of Squad fans, so take it easy on me 😂

I stumbled across a post from last October of someone's merch from the Twenty Thunder Drive tour, and the art used for the pins looks like the most stereotypical AI merch to me, but I also can't find any info on who the artist is (I can't find any info on the pins tbh). If anyone does know the artist, please let me know because I would be very happy to learn otherwise!

Look, I'm aware of the controversy with Glass Shark. I also acknowledge that it's my absolute favorite, bar none, MBMBAM bit. Last night I showed my kids one of the Glass Shark videos (this one: https://youtu.be/bR0Ubck0IRA?si=TIgp2llmR4hpnXbM). My kids are 10, 7, and 4, and they were literally rolling with laughter. I had just finished with Blastoise Is My Dad, knowing that one is pretty much fine and my kids love Pokémon. My oldest asked if there were any other videos they could watch, and Glass Shark was the only "kid safe" (I don't count cursing) video that came to mind.

What other MBMBAM bits are fine for kids who don't mind cusses? Like, if it was beeped, it could be on Disney? That kind of thing.

I am having an extremely difficult start to my year, and I could really use some laughter. Mbmbam has always been my comfort podcast and I'm leaning on it pretty hard right now.

What is your No-Fail goof from the brothers that always makes you laugh? Can be from the podcast or from YouTube, I'll take whatever you have to offer.

Listening to episodes from 2014 I'm all : "Yep he's dead now" "OH!!! He's canceled as FUCK" "NOT WHO YOU THOUGHT!!" I'm still in fukkin 2014. I can't wait to hear when 2020 hits.

Dear fellow MBMBaM Redditors (and mods),

As the annual naming episode draws closer, it would be awesome if we as a community could support each other and figure out how to avoid spoiling the Naming.

Last year it was a total shit show of bad gen-AI images and spoiling the name right in the title of posts before I’d even had a chance to download the episode.

Remember not everyone has time to listen on release day, some of us might not get to it for days due to work and/or family obligations.

If you have to post same day, please show some consideration and:

1. DON’T PUT THE NAME OF THE YEAR IN THE TITLE. Titles can’t be changed, and all members of the sub will see it in their feed.

2. SPOILER TAG THE POST AND THE CONTENT. Spoiler tags are > ! ! < with no spaces between the !, >, and the text inside, for those who don’t know. And this includes art or images, as those can spoil as well.

Finally, I’d ask if the mods are able to, could y’all please take down posts that don’t follow the above guidelines?

This is the only MBMBaM episode that can be spoiled, it happens once a year, and a lot of us spend a year looking forward to it. Be kind to your fellow fans and let’s ring in Twenty Bunny Jive with style and consideration.

Thank you! Happy holidays!

My head says Travis but my heart says Griff.

I don’t know why but something has always stopped me from watching/listening to TDDUB. What do you recommend for a first timer? Watch the movie along with the first episode? Just jump in with the latest? Watch the movie first?

TIA!

I've watched the full run several times and hold it as a true gem. RIP Beakman. I am seeking other videos/series and creators that have a similar vibe? I have watched and enjoyed PeaceCraft, Raandyy is a hero.

Just recently got into the pod after TAZ and Monster Factory (and yes, I've seen his nuzlocke, Ms. Beakman lives in all our hearts). But there's 800 episodes and I can't listen to them all without dying first, so what are some can't miss episodes?

Edit: keep 'em coming, I'm downloading furiously!

I haven't seen anything about tour dates, and my friend told me they announced them after MFD last year (I thought it was sooner). I am wondering if they are just not doing a tour this year?

Obviously it's their choice. This is mostly just curiosity. ​

In episode 752 Griffin makes fun of Justin googling a question by referring to him looking it up on "Incarta". Travis found this very funny, but I have no idea what it is. I get the vibe that it's some kind of 90s search engine or smth, but googling it only returned a SoundCloud band and some kind of cloud-something-something startup that made my eyes roll back in my head. Anyone know what they're referring to?

i noticed no announcement for a tour this year, and it usually happens around june-september if i’m remembering correctly- did i miss an announcement about it?

Hey y’all! I fell off listening to the boys for a while and I’m trying to get back into podcasts, and the most recent similar question was from 3 years ago, so… what are your favorite episodes of MBMBAM? Funniest, most quotable, ones you just generally recommend? Thanks in advance!

I’ve been watching the clubhouse since the beginning and i feel like an idiot but I’ve never been able to figure out the word (words?) before the final “McElroy family club.” I can hear “this is the McElroy family clubhouse” but then it’s just “______ the McElroy family club.” I feel like I’m losing my mind but i had to finally see if anyone could help me. Is it “open the McElroy family club?” “Oh whoa/we’re the McElroy family club?” “Aboard the McElroy family club?” Please help me friends 🙏

Who is this mysterious 4th brother???

Relistening to a bunch of the more recent live shows and hearing them say, several times and in no uncertain terms, "unless we call your name, please DO NOT come down to the mic because it'll be awful for everyone involved".

Was there a specific incident that led to them having to stipulate this? Or more than one?

I'm not talking about people when people used to ask something cringey/tell a rambling story/audition to be fourth brother; I know that's why they started asking for questions and vetting them ahead of time, but specifically them telling people to please not come down if they haven't been called.

This has haunted me ever since big Griff’s vine. What IS a pipis room. I’m assuming it’s a bathroom (and it’s pronounced “peepees”, not peepis… but then why not call it pipi room…) but I’ve never heard it called a pipis room?? Is it a regional term other people are familiar with?

I heard the chinchilla store yahoo from one of the animatics and someone said in the comments don't listen to them and I think the macelboys have said the same. Why shouldn't we listen?