Gayle - Episode 36: Town Meeting

Written by Chris Fleming
Directed by Melissa Strype
Music by Brian Heveron-Smith: bheveronsmith.b...
Tom Lowery: www.tomlowerymu...
Tom Morrison
Second camera: Shayna Strype and Brian Heveron-Smith
Gayle Waters-Waters: Chris Fleming
Terry Gross Waters-Waters: Melissa Strype
Bonnie: Nancy Fleming
Linda: Jessie Baade
Rick Gausmann: Frederick M. Strype
The Jenny's: Elena Trufio, Savannah Miller, Anne Skoneiczny, Rachel Crowe, Kelsey Buckley, Victoria Sidoti, Maura Coughlin, Katie K, Nell Valle, Katie Holland, Haley McIsaac, Anastasia Crisis,
Bethany Fox: Elly Smokler
Michaela: Shayna Strype
Town Meeting: Jeremy Cone, Sam Parrott, Catherine Pond, Kate Owens, Lydia Heier, Riannon Caflisch, Courtney Langmeyer, Vill Cornfield, Katie Kandiew, Jeff Stimpson, Jane Kandieu, Chris Jacobsen, Bruce K. Hartnett, Siva Kessler, Monica Coniglio, Chris Gullander, Teva Ingrassia, Daria Voskoboynikov, Laura Wagner, Matthew Wagner, Nancy Toner, Colin Leidy, Robert Austin, Barbara Bell, Amy McFarland, Craig Chaya, Dawn Marie Berry

[@clockworkraven2863]

Lets just appreciate how much effort it would have taken to get so many actors involved in this entire series and all of the locations he would have had to get permission to film at.

[@theoristguy4848]

I don't think they got permission for all of these places lol

[@gabriellarodriguez5275]

Clockwork Raven let's appreciate everything

[@gabriellarodriguez5275]

Clockwork Raven the series is a blessing

[@timspringer1925]

Gayles later episodes is essentially a New England community coming together to bask in the glory of a lanky person dressed like a middle aged woman mock them

[@randomcat4940]

I agree

[@Tstormer]

every time a guy flirtatiously pushes a girl in the pool the devil cries a joy us tear of axe bodyspray! PURE GOLD

[@starryeyedtarot8876]

T Stormer “Well that sound you made is and always will be my crying of the spring lambs to my Clarice Starling.”

[@Dolzadolza]

Kudos to the main Jenny for also being one of the mall kids. Her range

[@violetmaxwell1098]

THIS IS THE EPISODE THAT WAS SHOT AT MY SCHOOL (shoutout to Chris for being really friendly when I met him since I was totally fangirling)

[@flowershavesacs]

+Violet Maxwell What school? Because my old professor is in this, but that's not my old school.

[@violetmaxwell1098]

+flowershavesacs ridgewood high school (New Jersey)

[@Eminemgodful]

+Violet Maxwell I thought they lived in Massachusetts why are they filming in NJ

[@violetmaxwell1098]

i think a member of his crew/cast went to high school here Eminemgodful

[@leechpeach337]

Violet Maxwell -- Melissa Strype (aka Terry Gross Waters-Waters) went to RHS!! We attended at the same time.

[@iamme725]

The horse girl bit had me in tears holy shit

[@rosielow527]

iamme725 I can absolutely attest to the accuracy of that rant.

[@riversrhodell2359]

Y e s

[@janep1968]

Yes! Those horse girls

[@shadowwwwwwwwwww]

she was so overcome with negative emotion, she began to perform the choreography of the warehouse scene from footloose. what would you have done?

[@helpimarock66]

This series deserves SO MUCH more views than it currently gets. There's just too much talent, effort and fun that goes into these to go as unnoticed as it does.

[@aliviafulton8325]

+Alex Greggary YESSSS!

[@VikkiMinaj1]

You're so right . Watching Gayle puts me in my happy place . Simply hilarious and so so clever

[@gageshelvay4810]

Agreed

[@gabriellarodriguez5275]

Alex Rees RIGHT

[@sulysuly619]

Alex Rees I

[@peppermint23]

"FIRST of all, Bethany is a BRIDESMAIDS name!"

[@JaeLVideos]

peppermint23 I DIED.

[@kateri17]

she's not wrong.

[@PrettyPinkPeacock]

YELLED from the actual rooftop! imagine the filiming.

[@bakerstintheTARDIS]

i think its hilarious and wonderful how into it every late-middle-aged suburban mom that is featured in this series gets. like bonnie and linda's actresses are just as into the series as chris is and thats a beautiful thing. makes it ten times more hilarious.

[@michellelekas211]

Older women be beyond cool Trust

[@nancywaters253]

I think it's cool how his mom and her friends get so into this!

[@FluttershyVapes]

A red lobster training manual in every romance language

[@bighoodie4315]

"I'm sorry Linda but that's it for the day" (Unintelligible Linda screams)

[@esotericexplorersmartinez493]

Ahhh block buster video! Lmao I lost it! ❤️💜

[@princessmadison588]

"Prepare to be a summer camp bedroom in late August. You're about to get debunked." That line is GENIUS!

[@RustedSporkProd]

"Monday I saw a raccoon so big it looked like it had opinions!" Worth the wait!

[@MamaKatTV]

"Did I just unknowingly step into a Pokemon battle!?!" omg I'm dying. So glad Gayle is back!

[@IntentionalObserver]

+MamaKatTV I was looking for this comment. I was laughing SO hard!!

[@WhitWellingLautner]

Every time a boy flirtatiously throws a girl in the pool, the devil cries a single joyous tear of axe body spray

[@enskogochhunden806]

the woman that plays linda is absolutely hysterical

[@elizabethdesruisseau7826]

Seriously, Rick Gaussmenn is my favorite character i think 😂

[@bonesandhearts5683]

@@elizabethdesruisseau7826 he’s Terry’s real life dad!

[@austenwack]

Rumor has it Gayle taught Kevin Bacon how to dance.

[@adamk3588]

to a beef Hutchins song

[@summerharrison8257]

Seems legit

[@beccaann6866]

"a triceratops with a B cup" sure chris, lets pretend your a B cup.

[@inesvetinparadise9715]

😂

[@poppygeissinger4502]

of course the chairwoman of Mothers Against Roadhead would hate someone who's name is Car Dick.

[@keythah]

🤯

[@toodlesmcphee7889]

Imagine moving to a nice quiet suburb to get away from city noise, then waking up to someone screaming "FIRST OF ALL, BETHANY IS A BRIDESMAID'S NAME"

[@RibsIsTouchin]

Lmao I'd have died laughing and then be pissed I was awake

[@leoevan9594]

"I am suddenly acutely aware of nursing home hookup culture." oh my god i started laughing so hard

[@jaimereynolds258]

I always love when Gayle goes on one of her rants to her daughter lmao

[@sarahparsons334]

The whole horse skit was the best oh my god

[@BadActingWYIM]

starting to miss her costco son :( hope he found his family

[@jamesspirek6992]

Linda is such an underrated character. every word she says kills me, the delivery is so perfect she is an icon

[@jezebel324]

"Like a detective in the shower who's seen too much" THATS THE LINE THAT MADE ME SUBSCRIBE LMAO

[@glowmilk7948]

I can't see Gayle as a child. I feel like she came out of a cocoon, fully formed

[@italiagorski2639]

oh I can see her in high school

[@wormwoodcocktail]

She was born a set of legs and grew from there

[@quantumblauthor7300]

​@@wormwoodcocktailand a head. The torso accordioned out

[@wormwoodcocktail]

@@quantumblauthor7300 demonic energy; thank you

[@arlanelson621]

"just Lisa Franking towards me" Holy Smokes. Lost it.

[@wtglb]

Bonnie: "and Gayle, bon chance, my pomme de terre" Good luck, my potato. hahahahahhaah!

[@TomasTheTankEngine]

wtglb i

[@PiedPiper38]

Who doesn't love Rick Gousman? He's the unsung hero of this show.

[@KJC39]

"What do you think should I wear?" "One of those turtlenecks that make you look like a dictator in a young adult scifi novel" is one of my favourite lines from this episode

[@jbordo3580]

The carrot dart.

[@bukuroshebytyci185]

Linda is an underrated character and I love that Gayle just stuck her outside

[@earthyvibrations1817]

That whole Bethany rant had me on the floor

[@morganirvine2327]

Youve got a problem with my cans BeThanY

[@wuzittooya]

Only Gayle could use 'Lisa Frank' as a verb x)

[@riri12566]

Chris's reoccurring theme of poignant chaos set to historically gay pop anthems is the peak of western art

[@oliviawetherhold6108]

"Did I just unknowingly step into a Pokemon battle?" I love it😂😂😂

[@pvlkmrv]

"For those of you who have been living at the bottom of the ocean, there's a new housing development at the top of my street filled with emailers, crowd-funders, and ride-sharers. I'm talking honey-dipped young couples who met doing a cappella in college and concieve children conspicuously close to Mad Men season finales. Young couples who walk around farmer's markets with their babies, ruthlessly inspecting parsley, acting like they wouldn't throw their baby in a rhino pit for a rock climbing groupon. And because I have a daughter who's old enough to know the difference between Regis Philbin and Rosie O'Donell, to them I'm a triceratops with B-cups. These Netflixers are about one conspiratorial game of Apples to Apples away from putting me out on an ice floe and sending me to my Eskimo grave, which is why this year's Town Meeting is crucial. When they see me in action, they will see me for the beautiful bird that I am."

[@meadowf3940]

2:12

[@elizabethdesruisseau7826]

Honestly i have mad respect for you typing all this out

[@sarahbethkeith375]

Its brilliant. Too fast for one watch thankful you typed it out lol 👍

[@elfkwest]

that drone shot during the footloose style dance sequence... I lost it

[@livfield7698]

I wish this was an actual tv show

[@joannarutter8351]

"I think I finally understand what Linkin Park was talking about." Genius writing. Damn.

[@timspringer1925]

i love Linda because I too need to have my references to rainforest cafe rationed out and is kept outside during important conversations

[@Cassy858]

That close up after the word "pre-existing" killed me. I can't.

[@milaknowslight6307]

that dance scene was magical.

[@kristenlee3130]

I'm having an epically shitty day and a Gayle marathon is the only thing getting me thru. Everybody is so good, the storylines are so imaginative, absurd and clever. I think watching this show is actually making me smarter.

[@dollylove4992]

Kristen Lee I know you wrote this two years ago, but you are gorgeous and I hope these marathons helped you because I finally came across them and it’s made my week wonderful. Chris Flemming has an amazing mind.

[@Comeneth]

I'm just wondering what happened to the pig that guarded Gayle's stash

[@AragornElessar]

(i know it's a bit late too reply but whatever) i saw a few comments under the video the pig first shows up in that chris borrowed it from a friend.

[@halfling49]

The pig screwed over Gayle and ran off with the couscous first chance it got

[@chinalebeau8021]

You haven’t heard about him OR the couscous stash because he’s doing such a good job protecting it

[@rosalinecapulet]

@@AragornElessar yeah but we want the Watsonian explanation

[@funjessica0]

The dancing on the roof made me spit out my coffee 😭this is my favorite episode

[@claireomalley1675]

IM GONE IM GONE IM GONE IM GONE IM GONE IM GONE IM GONE IM GONE IM GONE IM GONE IM GONE IM GONE IM GONE IM GONE IM GONE THAT WAS MAGNIFICENT & IM DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL TO BECOME A FULL-TIME GAYLE FOLLOWER

[@mjakobsen5183]

Claire O'Malley ķk

[@thoraxepi]

"Can somebody get that girl a sybian so I can live my life?"

[@sidneybennett1306]

I SCREAMED

[@doc.m.d.8870]

@@sidneybennett1306 a year later, I screamed too. LMAO.

[@artemisfowldragon]

@@sidneybennett1306 yeah so did the horse

[@madanonymous]

Not only does Linda get kept outside while Gayle and Bonnie plot away, Linda later added insult to Gayle's injury with WHITNEY. I can't with Linda.

[@phantomaniperv]

"Can someone give that girl a Sybian so I can live my life?" I am convinced i stopped breathing for fifteen seconds looking from the non existent person next to me to the monitor with my eyes watering before letting out such a hysterical scream my neighbour must think I broke a leg. Amazing return to Gayle, keep it up guys!

[@BelleFlower15]

My reaction as well 😂

[@fenecofeneco19]

@Cassandra why would you be embarassed? Where do you live,jeez..?

[@alissa9862]

WHY ARE THEY SO MEAN TO LINDA!! What did she do!!

[@mariel9554]

Personally, her voice bothers the hell out of me

[@babyvia6712]

she talks about Rainforest Cafe too fucking much, that's what.

[@rosielow527]

Dante Campos No, Linda doesn’t know what the hell she’s talking about. She can barely count to fourteen.

[@weirdorangeyankabetch]

SHE'S A DRUNK.

[@maximillionchaoswolf]

she knows what she did.

[@rave_digger]

"my ebay of pigs" is an absolute genius line

[@smooflarkin]

This greatly exceeded expectations. I am agog at the production value... and damn, those moves! I gotta say, I was never too keen on Linda as a sniveling obsequious tag along, because the first episode her demeanor suggested the wry and so-over-this-bullshit third wheel to the Bonnie/Gayle frienimie relationship, but THIS cracked me up. God, there's just too much to love and talk about in this episode! Looking forward to more.

[@smooflarkin]

+Premium Vids Sorry, in the future I'll try to underachieve and not express my opinions just for your comfort.

[@tylerappel8648]

I agree, this video really hit home for me. It's greatly achieved comedy gold.

[@bonesandhearts5683]

@@smooflarkin you have to understand that the reason other people don’t express themselves the way you did isn’t because they’re too stupid to know big words. It’s because they know when to code switch, ie. when to speak or write colloquially and when to whip out the SAT words. You sound like you’re right clicking in Microsoft Word for synonyms so you can beef up a freshman English paper. The youtube comments section isn’t the place for that shit. But whatever this was five years ago so maybe you’ve wised up to the cringey-ness by now. We’ve all been there.

[@kerlifan56]

Seeing Terry adopt Gayles sick roasting style brings joy to my heart 😂

[@maryfrancess93]

"Monday I saw a raccoon so big it looked like it had opinions. I don't know how to say this... But it looked like it was into steeley Dan."

[@laurenbrandenburg4595]

Linda is the best goddamn character. Not just on this series. I mean ever

[@hannahstarinieri1351]

I love how even as crazy as this series gets, there’s still an understandable storyline and consistent characters

[@DanThibodeau1]

1:11 where the audio is muffled is such a great touch, showing how little Gayle listens to anyone else

[@elizabethdesruisseau7826]

14:55 the “why are we being shown this” always makes me laugh so hard

[@elizabethdesruisseau7826]

Chris idk how you found my comment on this old video but just wanted to say hi, me and my sister have been watching your videos since 2015ish and they still never fail to make me laugh after dozens of rewatchings, seriously cannot thank you enough for consistently making me laugh even during rough times

[@chanelrose3326]

why can't I get over the fact that brent cardick is friends with TWO PEOPLE on facebook

[@thestrangeone1993]

I feel so honored every time she roasts my name

[@pictureit17]

"One of those turtle necks that make you look like a dictator in a young adult sci-fi novel."

[@Wesleyrbarker]

The 70’s musical angry dance break was absolute gold

[@BobbyBriggsmusic]

"Everytime a guy flirtatiously pushes a girl in the pool, the Devil cries a joyus tear of axe body spray"

[@MichelleFelt]

I appreciate every detail of everything you guys put into this. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@erinanne8636]

Every year I enjoy rewatching this masterpiece of a series

[@courtneygreer961]

This is literally genius and one of my favorite shows now, thank you for this hashtag blessing

[@nocturne2029]

"Unless you came shimmying out of the womb in a teal strapless dress, and a look in your eye that says "I'm gonna hook up with the groomsman who looks the least like Steve Buscemi tonight", I don't know how you got named BETHANY"

[@Megan-oy6oo]

The angry 80's dancing 👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@digby7782]

I need more "show pony" in my life. So good! And Rick with the hammer is the best!

[@tarobarf]

"every time a guy flirtatiously pushes a girl in the pool the devil cries a joyous tear of axe body spray" and "i'll admit that Bonnie going from zero to Gerard Depardieu in one second flat shaved about six months off my life..." are two of the funniest lines ever

[@chelseahopeengland]

4:18 that's how I look when I read the menu at a restaurant.

[@dota2pro673]

haahahahah

[@randomcat4940]

Chelsea England ohh what did u order??

[@baebald1842]

every line in this is genius

[@zedelstein2826]

i cant believe that this comedy still holds up all these years later. thank you chris, for this, its really making my stressful week easier to be able to sit back and watch a few episodes. i suspect i am nearing the end of the show, unfortunately, unrelated but did y'all know this show has an IMDB page????? and it has better ratings than a LOT of high-budget, top-tier films??? holy shit? im so glad

[@quantumblauthor7300]

My impending condolences

[@starryeyedtarot8876]

I *truly* wonder how Gayle is doing during Quarantine 2020...

[@etta8753]

YOU GOT A PROBLEM WITH MY CANS BETHANY??!!😂😂😂 OMG IM DYING

[@hendy7900]

That was the funniest video I've ever watched

[@amadeus4200]

14:48 this always makes me laugh, the confidence of her voice contrasted with the image is just too good

[@TheLindsayMellark]

i’m still mad this didn’t blow up it’s so nicely edited and genuinely funny

[@skyewheeler5528]

"Did I unknowingly step in to a Pokémon battle!?" I LITERALLY COULDN'T BREATHE I WAS LAUGHING SO HARD!

[@KeyvyKeyChannel]

"gayle, today you are spitting in the face of a lot of lessons you learned on the first day of kindergarten" 😂

[@kileyrowe8091]

hOW did they get that take of roasting Bethany while the geESE WeRE HONKING in the background

[@lifeatpaddyspub]

YOU GO GIRL! UP ON THE SILVER SCREEN WHERE I WANNA BE! AWESOME!

[@AngelaSmith2030]

Whatever I was doing in 2015, i wasnt watching this and i regret it

[@beathecat6604]

Okay but the artistry present at 19:24 and onward... the sunset, the camera angles, the drama, the drums....magnificent

[@disbishryhier6889]

The horse girl part had me loosing my shit 😂

[@jrdnk5715]

BONNIE SAID "GOOD LUCK MY POTATO" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MidnightMoonday]

"lisa franking towards you" I'M CRYING

[@EmmaStone14]

I am going to dislocate my shoulder if I don't get another gayle episode in the near future

[@rosielow527]

Emma Stone I want another Gayle episode too. I’ve been deprived for too long.

[@shutupsavannah2195]

I’ll join you, I might as well channel my joint dislocations towards something productive

[@rosielow527]

shutupsavannah If you dislocate all of your joints and have someone swing you through Chris Fleming’s window, I’ll go protest at his nearest Claire’s that a lack of Gayle episodes is increasing the chances of roadhead by 200%

[@CheetoFireCat]

The power walking 🤣🤣 I used to see a lady in my neighborhood do that exact same thing every day. Nothing wrong with it just makes me smile and laugh lol🤣😅🙌🏽❤

[@willmcpherson2]

Huge ramp up on the production values since the last season, amazing

[@deadthrills7302]

"wuz^ wit u brent ma boy" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@lylechipperson6972]

DUDE I just found this channel and it is fucking amazing. I want to give you money for this...soooo much content and I love all of it.

[@rachelmarie1530]

“First of all, Bethany is a bridesmaid’s name.” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@KinG-nv1sp]

IVE WAITED SO LONG

[@thdremily]

I have followed these from the beginning and am now rewatching. I wish netflix would make this an original series, hysterical!

[@misselizabeth6631]

Hahaha Chris! That dance break was everything

[@JordanSullivanadventures]

wear that turtleneck that makes you look like a dictator in a YA novel XD

[@BaracudaFTW]

*I.....am......livid*