Are Sam and Max gay?

yeah.

[@jupiter_io]

'the creators didnt make them gay but we have' is honestly such a good summary of the whole situation and it goes so hard

[@prowlandsasuke]

They were his wedding toppers so...

[@imright77]

⁠@@prowlandsasuke I actually believe they were his friend's wedding cake topper, not steve's own wedding topper. I don't even know if he's married tbh

[@arial-s]

@@imright77 No it was def Steve's! He had that wedding topper made cuz he met his wife at Luca's Art when working on Hit the Road :D

[@jshadowhunter]

And that is why I HATE shippers with all my heart because they're like a virus that makes it all about smut.

[@fakemoth1068]

I like their relationship cause they’d look you straight in the eye and say „we’re not gay“ then act insanely fruity with one another. When Sybil found out they are each others perfect match Sam goes, „what an unjust universe“ then goes on to imagine a entire scene where he proposes to max

[@velazquezarmouries]

@@fakemoth1068 that's just 90% of male friendships

[@TheCrimsonCoon]

Well, okay, granted, the ring thing was like 2 years later but still

[@jeremypanjaitan4039]

but he just ends that ring thought with "Nah"

[@flameheart87]

the only thing i've seen out of this franchise is the best clip ever "what do nightmares taste like anyway?" "pepsi!"

[@freddiefishton]

Claptrap: “… 2) do you date humans or other talking dogs…” Max: “… 2) don’t tell anyone, but i’m kinda off the market” *gestures at Sam* hmmmmmmm

[@girlykyuu1185]

Sam says that tee hee

[@nomihabo9752]

I thought another springtrap variant had spawned and wondered what tf it could have to do with sam & max

[@violetnocte]

@@nomihabo9752William sees them and then goes to his engineers and is like “I told you when you presented Sparky, we’re not doing a dog animatronic! And why is this Bonnie variant so small and white?” “Uh, Mr. Afton, they’re not our robots.”

[@tevinanarchy774]

A pretty big piece of evidence (But it was Sam who was asked that he’s the talking dog lol)

[@bungerswastaken]

is grass green

[@Sporridge]

Well said.

[@sirdoge6232]

If it's dying, no

[@SugaMot]

Can a butterfly fly?

[@bungerswastaken]

@@SugaMot mmmmaybe

[@velazquezarmouries]

@@bungerswastaken remember us lagomorphs are colorblind

[@chriiiiis]

In other shocking news, fork spotted in kitchen

[@meg2249]

And in even more breaking news: water is wet!

[@someone29232]

i love your pfp omg

[@TheNelman]

They aren't gay, they are freelance police, which is gayer than gay. But not as gay as Jurgen, but that's a given.

[@anambivii]

I’d like to thank telltale for basically helping to confirm Sam as bi it’s one of the few things that they got right

[@FrannyMichelle-xl9mq]

Hit the Road did way before 😂

[@anambivii]

@@FrannyMichelle-xl9mq I forgot sorry, I’ve edited the comment to be a bit more accurate, thanks!

[@FrannyMichelle-xl9mq]

@@anambivii oh- I didn't really mean to correct you 😅 just thought it'd be a neat fun fact to share :')

[@anambivii]

@@FrannyMichelle-xl9mq it’s fine, don’t worry at all!

[@JustOnlyHallow]

Wait, Max doesn't even like girls

[@QT3.14-w2p]

To me, Sam and Max are peak QPR. Soulmates in every sense of the word. I love their bond.

[@CrabLegs78]

I actually do appreciate the “they are committed life partners who transcend petty notions like marriage or dating”. I have two arospec life partners (and am starting so suspect myself of being on the spectrum as well), and it’s really nice to have representation of a relationship that isn’t defined by romance or sexuality, but just a deep commitment and love for each other. Sam and Max rule.

[@ReddKnight10]

What is QPR?

[@Rubberduckie3000]

​@@ReddKnight10 it stands for "Queerplatonic relationship"

[@ReddKnight10]

@ Thank you!

[@Rubberduckie3000]

@@ReddKnight10 no problem homie :)

[@CyanSoups]

I refuse to believe them being a couple wasn't intended. Definitely not an average couple, but it had to be on purpose.

[@Omega_speed]

I could’ve sworn that the creator confirmed it somewhere

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

@@Omega_speed”Like Butch and Sundance”.

[@syd1467]

What I love the most is that Sam and Maxe effectively have NO CANON (Events, stories, things that happened, things that didn't) except that they like each other and have a close relationship. You as a fan could literally make anything with them and wouldn't be out of reach as long as Sam and Max stay in character, the creator even says you can think and say about them "Whatever makes it funnier". So lets feel free to put them in any kind of dynamic without needing to justify or explain to anyone. People that argue "But they're not gay!!!" Or "They're gay and that's canon!!!" just dont get the TRULY unique piece of media Sam and Max truly is. PD: Awesome video, I like that you are well versed in their story and "lore", youve got a new subscriber.

[@ShockwaveFPSStudios]

This is a well said comment.

[@thatonebruh1963]

6:23 "Then it's finally me and you, and you and me just us, and your friend STEVE!" Ahh artwork

[@StoryTeller796]

When you say "We're not gay" a thousand times and jokingly make two characters a couple over and over again for the entirety of an entire franchise, it starts to read like you're actually gay and just in denial. Like... the number of times the writers have made the two characters so incredibly gay for each other makes me genuinely shocked whenever I have to remember that the writers never meant for them to be actual queer icons. It is literally just that EASY to interpret their relationship as romantic because of how much the writers try to null it from the audience's, players', and viewers' minds.

[@Noxara]

That actually how I viewed it and it made everything so much better 😂.

[@filipemartinho1753]

If they arent then love is dead

[@CrabLegs78]

I haven’t actually heard much criticism of the telltale games. They were my first real exposure to the characters and I fell in love with them through those games. But I also was in a very different place in my life when I played through them for the first time, so it’s possible I may not like them as much anymore. Still, it’s hard for me not to think of them as the definitive versions of the characters. I do like Freelance Police, but given how kid-friendly that series is, I always felt like it lacked the Bite I really like from Sam and Max. I’ve not read much of the comics or finished Hit the Road, so maybe my Sam and Max literacy is too limited. I would love to see a breakdown and deep critique of the Telltale games though.

[@Br4x]

Does the sun shine?

[@kais347]

does grass grow? do birds fly? does scout hurt people?

[@billymkj2763]

@@kais347 cuz brutha, im a force a nature

[@elliart7432]

I almost finished my own video essay on this a couple years ago but the entire thing got WIPED completely from my computer 😭😭😭

[@clydestuff3199]

Bro that's so painful :c

[@pepitocovid-91]

Nooooo 😭

[@OhNoBohNo]

Toxic yaoi where no one else could literally handle a relationship with these two (they barely can) but each other is something that can be so personal and so special…

[@jamisonisme5457]

Their like those 2 friends that are oddly close but your to awkward to ask if there dating or just really close friends…. and then you get invited to their wedding 10 years later

[@kittlesgames6808]

2:34 this is the video that got me into the fandom. i love these gay animals

[@heartcatchprecure]

i love them. The Strange Creatures also i dont have as quite as many issues with the telltale games as you do but its kinda nice to see someone else dunk on them cuz i think they honestly are overrated and not critiqued as much as they could be. The cartoon solos every other bit of s&m media

[@velazquezarmouries]

I like my coffee green like my men

[@Lizziebsvids]

YAYYYYYY NEW SUPERMARY64 EPISODE THE WORLD IS BRIGHT AGAIN!!!!! I immediately rewatched your devil's playhouse analysis video after I finished playing the remaster it's such a comfort vid for me

[@crystalrose043]

is lava hot

[@ch3rp1]

What are you referring to when you say "lava"?

[@treedust6563]

yay new supermary64 video!!!!! i agree about the telltale games having a lot more of those "no homo" type jokes than a lot of the other s&m media, but tbh those types of gay jokes are so present in the whole franchise that it's a big reason why we all see sam and max as gay in the first place. as much as i love the wedding moments between them in HTR and the cartoon, it's obvious they were written as a "haha two men getting married! laugh!!!!" joke which is lame. but like you said, it doesn't matter what the intentions were because we have interpreted them in our own way and i love that. also anecdote: i wear sam & max pins on my backpack, and one time a guy i was eating lunch with saw them and IMMEDIATELY asked me if sam and max were actually gay. so even non-fans see it lol

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

When asked whether Sam and Max were in love with one another, Steve Purcell answered “Like Butch and Sundance”. Y’know, two men who spent all their time with one another, may have died together, and both knowingly dated the same woman at the same time.

[@epikelli]

Also, with both of them openly being attracted to other people, i think its because the freelance husbands have just been together for so long and friends for even longer that they don’t feel like their relationship is being threatened if one of them has a little crush on someone else. They both know they would always want to be together and i think thats just way cute 😢

[@ArchieRatsworth]

They just have amazing chemistry and care about each other so deeply that it's irreplaceable. But they're not gay because they don't define themselves as gay, like Achilles and Patroclies aren't gay because they didn't have that relationship dynamic in Ancient Greece. Clearly, they're Partners For Life.

[@hsojuu]

I keep forgetting they’re not actually husbands, that information is engraved in my brain forever I fear.

[@rabbidt]

To be fair, it is stated in the wikis as potentially canon, lol

[@prowlandsasuke]

Sam imagines himself proposing to max in one cut scene of devil's playhouse, i think ive got my answer.

[@agostoangosto9442]

Aro papyrus spotted

[@guythatdosethingssometimes2651]

I dont particularly care whether or not they are or aren't a couple. I think they just work well together and are in some kind of relationship that goes beyond just friendship. Maybe platonic life parters would be a good word for it? Personally I like how weird and nebulously defined their relationship is. I think its far more interesting than them just being an outright couple. One thing, though, i get why you dont like some of maxes characterization in the Telltale games, but i dont see how it would be particularly out of character for him to say insesative and / or offensive things. It's pretty consistently shown through most of his appearances that he's almost completely lacking in empathy, impulse control, self-awareness, and also just general awareness. Neither of them are really shown to be particularly good people in both the comics and the first game. If anything, the cartoon is something of an outlier that somwhat tones back their casual propensity for cruelty. Basically, every depiction of them characterizes them slightly differently, but I'd still say the cartoon deviates most. Point being him being kinda insesative is pretty consistent with most of his other traits.

[@B.A.Dnights]

What I think of your videos, despite not He's not having the best quality because the audio are some of my favorite videos on the internet. Because it is full of so much passion for the franchise, and it kind of explains to me why I started to love sam and max Despite its flaws and All I have played are the first 2 games and watch the cartoon. I can wait until I play season 3. I hope you have a great day and Really good video today

[@MelaninMuffin]

There's no straight explanation for these two men. Ofcourse their gay or at least romantically into eachother.

[@DJR_1999]

Quick Summary of the video. Sam and Max's sexual orientation is a topic of debate because the original comics and adaptations don't clearly label them as gay or bisexual. Despite this, their close bond has led to various fan theories and discussions about their relationship. In a simple answer: its Unknown. To Certain Fans: Their gay. In my opinion, I say pick your own poison.

[@ryuudrako86]

I love their relationship together. I will say the Partner language is probably the cop terminology....But they are absolutely gay for each other. The things they say to each other constantly gets an eyebrow raise from me like "well, this is the most disturbingly psychotic, yet progressive, relationship i think i've ever seen"

[@OriQinzzi]

They married each other two times canonically- THEY SO GAYYY

[@jamisonisme5457]

Once the intro of the cartoon But what was the other time?

[@mangomonroe]

@@jamisonisme5457Steve Purcells wedding cake

[@OriQinzzi]

@jamisonisme5457 in an episode of the cartoon. Don't remember which but it had the line "let it outt"

[@grappyday5438]

is water wet

[@ahousecatwhohasacellphone]

this is by far the best video ive watched in months thank you so much LOL

[@kittlesgames6808]

13:11 YES ARO MAX ARO MAX GRAHHHHH

[@tacocat8073]

listening to this has made me realise how they are my comfort characters as a questioning aro firmly ace person

[@idandthebeing]

(This is about to be horribly written because I’m winging it and English is not my foreign language, so bear with me :’)) I love this video. I wrote an analysis a while back about my theories on their relationship, and to summarize, this is what I think Sam’s deal/problem is: I feel like he was scared to openly admit the romantic side of his love for Max because he’s afraid to either (1) be shot down and flat out rejected by Max, only being seen as a best friend, or (2) is afraid that if he and Max DID get together, some stupid miscommunication or argument would end their 30-some year friendship and they’d fall out on bad terms; which he dreaded the the thought of because, y’know, not many relationships (whether platonic or romantic) last that long. Therefore, he went about trying to find other people to fill that ‘romantic’ aspect of his life, because Max is not a romantic, and Sam very clearly is written to be one within the franchise, particularly in the cartoon. Hence, the mention of former and (implied) current partners. I think that it got to the point where, no matter how many parters Sam had, he still felt unfulfilled, because none of them owned the qualities that he so cherished within Max. His ‘bond’ with those former/current partners were purely physical, because his emotional bonds lay within what he saw in Max. Subconsciously, he looked for Max in each of his partners, because no matter how much he attempted to mask his love to Max, he couldn’t bring himself to just completely disregard his feelings and it played into virtually everything he and Max did. I think it sums up to this: they are both emotionally unavailable, Max more than Sam. They both really love each other, but are horrible about clarifying in which WAY they love one another. I believe this is evident in 305, when past Max returns in the Time Machine and doesn’t know how to reciprocate Sam’s feelings on what had happened in Sam’s timeline regarding Max’s death. Whenever they ‘open up’ about their emotions, it’s play off as a joke, because they don’t know how to take their own feelings, let alone their counterpart’s, seriously, and that’s played a heavy role on as to why they’ve never established a relationship with one another. TLDR: they need couple’s therapy. Kiss and make up, boys. They are also demisexual methinks

[@rainebows]

even if they creators say they aren’t gay, they’re still made roommates that literally love each other and are proven to be soulmates 😭

[@sorentothesky]

thanks for the sam and max food it's been years

[@TheGodUsoppisasimp]

THE FUCKING TOONTOWN CHARACTER IM CRYING

[@sapphymayeyeplease]

wake up supermary64 just posted another Sam & Max video essay

[@polocatfan]

I personally think of them as in love with each other, but they're too dumb to realize it.

[@PitterPomCB]

Okay now I’m curious, did their boom of popularity happen before or after the Telltale remasters? ‘Cause if the remasters were willed into existence because of gay people loving the silly gay animals, that’d be amazing ngl

[@SugaMot]

Could someone explain how telltale "made max misogynistic"? I've played through the games several times and there's nothing I see as being outwardly misogynistic. When it's explained that max doesn't like girls, Momma Bosco nearly calls him out as hating women but he responds with "no, just never interested" (Technically a spore) but he even calls Sam out for misogyny against Sybil during 305

[@snarkiwi]

I always thought it was extra funny because theres a few other cartoony pairings like this where you can sort of debate one way or other the nature of their relationship, but to have one of them be canonically gay via a running gag just really....slims the chances even more of the committed life partners who go everywhere and do everything together NOT being together 😂

[@QT3.14-w2p]

"What are Sam and max anyway? Best friends? Gay? A different third thing? " Yes

[@DeathChamber-h2f]

"The Devil's Playhouse" is kinda horror-y to me- It's kind of a terrifying thought, losing your friend/partner/lover over and over again.

[@metanobacano291]

Just thinking about how they love each other brings such comfort to me, it is indeed very nice to just think about it. They'll forever be my favorite characters ever for that XD and they are very gay! 🤭 Also, if you don't mind me asking, which songs have you used in this video?

[@RustyRaccoon808]

And much like cosmo and wanda, sam and max are the definition of being "Two halves of a whole idiot"

[@ludwigthestrange]

"But Max, you don't even like girls" is probably the most evidence we have for them being gay and I love the idea that they are gay and they're just so close to each other that they're comfortable being themselves around each other. I ship them so hard.

[@Cubeytheawesome]

WE ALREADY KNOW THAT THEY ARE

[@kokonut1063]

SHES BACKK

[@inhale2851]

Is water wet

[@braten9]

Yay! A new Sam & Max video! :D (Also yes)

[@trashleytrashgirl5329]

sam can have max, his unnamed dog girlfriend is mine now.

[@JustOnlyHallow]

Say what you want about the Telltale games but they got the best voices by far

[@alanavalos6645]

Do cows moo?

[@frannielmartinez]

Sam & Max deidad, carreando como siempre

[@kitsubii]

they're queerplatonic your honor

[@luluarn25]

Is there air on earth?

[@okamisutori9465]

And they were roommates

[@GamerMage2k-kl4iq]

YES! DEFINITELY! ABSOLUTELY!

[@cooliostarstache5474]

I prefer asexual representation, but I don't really care either way. Also why did this get recommended to me?

[@heartcatchprecure]

you couldve just not watched it

[@wilberbr866]

Yes, totally. No doubt

[@MakenaForest]

are clouds condensed water vapor?

[@Lovebug2458]

Is grass green? Is water wet?

[@m.r.b.e.a.r]

I’m aroace-spec, and in romantic relationship. I love them so much and how unconventional they are, they remind me of me and my girlfriend (she’s ace-spec).

[@meep9725]

awesome video !

[@DanialTarki]

Probably, but spoiler alert Sam was maybe gay for the original Max.

[@heartcatchprecure]

“maybe” just say yes

[@DanialTarki]

@@heartcatchprecure”yes” just say maybe

[@kookyflowers4633]

ANOTHER ASPEC WHO PLAYS TOONTOWN???

[@gulfcoastgaming6034]

Is the sky blue?

[@TheTrueSuper]

nice voice! i think it sounds nice, i guess

[@vivianneven]

[@NymphieJP]

They’re the cutest couple haha

[@SticksGazetteFan2005]

Definitely yes!

[@epikelli]

NEW SAM AND MAX CONTENT WAHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

[@Theweirdoizhere]

FINALLYY

[@kittyanimegirlplushadventu7045]

Yes yes!!! I use to play that game on wii! It been like long time also I watch that show to! :D 🐕🐇❤❤❤Also yes they are gay lol

[@Angelas_Wings]

Wonderful video tysm

[@rosalindalaboy7111]

I like your style

[@MrK-bw5oh]

Im not going to watch this video okay maybe i will later but i just wanted to come to say yes, yes they are.

[@cuenta007]

2:34 youre mexican?????????

[@fhrbhthht968]

She’s from Spain

[@scribbleshrimp]

Yay

[@Skull19O1]

Who care, isn’t it just 2 good friends

[@thesmilyguyguy9799]

):KD

[@smonr9759]

BREAKING NEWS: fork in kitchen awesome video btw thank you for fueling the sam&max brainrot 🫡