Listen To Huggy Wuggy Or DIE! | MatPat Reacts: Playtime Co. Employee Safety Video (Poppy Playtime)

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Theorists, today we're taking a trip back to Playtime Co. with an Employee Safety Video featuring @TheStupendium! Playtime Co finally makes its way to live action and we get to see a REAL Huggy Wuggy and he's just as cute as we all expected. I'm excited to dive into this and see if they packed any hidden LORE into this "Saftey Video"!
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[@TheStupendium]

Thanks for the reaction! This was an interesting project to work on! For a little more context on how it came about and the choices made within, I wrote and produced this project myself in-house based on a loose concept script provided by Mob Entertainment. All of the props (and Huggy!) were re-used from my previous Poppy Playtime music video. We did the rough edit but then sent that over to Mob for them to tidy up the edit and do all of the post production and VFX. The initial brief called for a video that got steadily creepier as it went, with the tape degrading and the host looking less and less comfortable/more forced as the video progressed, eventually going off the rails. The script I wrote called for a lot more degradation and glitches, corrupted cutaways to creepy shots, and we DID film more shots to that effect, including more takes where the host starts to lose it. Interestingly after we sent the video to Mob to edit at *lot* of that ended up on the cutting room floor. I'm not sure if they felt we went too hard or if they decided to go in a different direction, but the end result is a video that only seems to half commit to the idea of the video getting corrupt and unsettling at the end. The glitches aren't stitching takes together, they're just glitches. The ending, for example, was supposed to be me awkwardly waving as the sounds of screaming steadily overtook the audio on the tape. Instead I just end up stood there waving for a while. All in all I am super grateful for the chance to work with Mob on this, I'm so happy they reached out to me, it was super fun! But I do also wish I had had time to do the final edit myself, I think the video would have ended up making a bit more sense. xD

[@void9662]

I just recently found The Stupendium channel, so I was stoked to see this reaction video.

[@stuffie5175]

:D

[@stedysteelsted9174]

Is there anyway to see cut content :3 ? Also huge fan of ur music keep up the good work

[@andrecarpenter2432]

Congrats!

[@thedotgiver2820]

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[@CaptainKillroy]

The Stupendium is the best person to be giving you a creepy employer training guide

[@tonyberg4826]

I thought I recognised them.

[@themoocow7718]

That’s why he looked familiar.

[@H0wes]

I was gonna say “is that stupes?!”

[@dioddie1412]

In the Music Video he did on this game, he had a name tag which said "Stewart - Pendium"

[@CaptainKillroy]

​@@dioddie1412 yeah I saw it. Pure comedy

[@NotThreeFoxesInATrenchCoat]

MatPat touched on it, about Stupendiums forced smile, but I also wanna point out how Stupendium looks of camera, as if saying ‘can I stop waving now?’, (30:41) making the glitches seem much more that just to cover cuts

[@B8ackM3x]

glad someone else also noticed

[@tocabocabell2907]

Live evil

[@i_asked00]

Aa

[@flamingsteve5883]

yeah, part of it seems like sort of bad acting, but he also seems like hes under duress like playtime co is forcing him to make the video

[@eurovianmutt]

Stupendium was trapped in a Troom Troom video

[@laurenbassett507]

I find the wording of the line "We can't wait to see what you become" interesting considering the lore hints at people being turned into toys.

[@eurovianmutt]

Or “we can’t wait to see who u become.” Huggy and Stu were never seen again after the making of the Playco employee safety video.

[@macgyver42563]

@@eurovianmutt Does that mean Stupendium was turned into a Huggy Wuggy? Not the one in the video, clearly there's already someone in there.

[@hittheroadanna]

Huggy with a gun is everything

[@gustavomoreno6360]

Yes

[@lazy7705]

AND THE FACT THAT HE WAS SMILEING 😂

[@Gadzooki343]

Even toys have their second amendment rights.

[@farawayxgalaxy]

Now Huggy just needs to use that gun in Project Playtime. No one else has a gun. But Huggy has his. And he has his big and happy smile

[@DecemberTheFemboy]

Not that kind of termination

[@cwispy1648]

Fun fact: this is the shortest gtlive video we’ve had in 7 months, the last shortest one being the play through of late night mop

[@pellucid_poison]

I’m patiently waiting for him to react to Fnaf help wanted 2 I thought he’d be all over it but I’m guessing he’s been busy. Just really want to hear his thoughts on going back to sister location 😭🙌🏻

[@hannahcave4403]

Lol I thought it was a game theory for a sec cus of the time.

[@anamariedlc1809]

The fact that MatPat had to create a voice for an otherwise voiceless character for his son is thee most parent thing ever 😂😂😂😂

[@lucieroberts4892]

It’s not a musical but “The play that goes wrong” is great. It is absolutely hilarious definitely something different and so enjoyable recommend seeing it if anyone hasn’t.

[@Caleb_Tries]

The best part of all of the Mischief's 'goes wrong' shows is that they "start" as people are entering setting up jokes that might not pay off till act 2

[@fishollie]

i've done a form of that play with my theatre group! it was realy funny

[@CallMeSoph1204]

Ive seen that one, and it was hilarious 🤭

[@mr.eggiplier4030]

I only saw season one and I loved it

[@birdie_.]

I wonder how Scott Cawthon feels knowing he’s given boom to the current horror genre with all the dead kids and deadly toys and animatronics 😂 it’s wild

[@Sasu123456789x1]

Omg I know right. Must be so interesting 🤔

[@LunaWitcherArt]

He probably feels very conflicted about it. I mean, the dude is a Christian who's trying to repopulate the earth all by himself (he's on his SEVENTH CHILD) and the one game that was his big break WITH KIDS was about murdering them lol he just wanted to make a cool game for his children and ended up making FNAF out of spite because that cool game for children kinda sucked lol

[@Adahy_Bullet]

To be fair... For being fueled by spite originally, FNaF has come a long way. And I'm honestly pretty happy bout it.

[@zerotodona1495]

@@LunaWitcherArtI can’t tell if you are crapping on him or not with your comment… Mexicans have many kids they can’t afford. Scott can take care of his family.

[@ashuraomega7113]

​@@LunaWitcherArt FYI FNAF was never made out of spite game making for Scott just wasn't turning out well for him so he made FNAF as a last "hurrah" before he retired. Thing is FNAF became popular so he gained a passion for the games and started making more

[@SatoXian]

MatPat might've missed that The Stupendium was possibly forced to make the video then made to become a toy afterwards. Would be furthermore interesting if Stupes' song was canon.

[@avengefullgirl95]

I was surprised he didnt call that out. i wanted to see what toy he theorized stupendium became, i thought his coloring was interesting and seemed purposeful

[@FlaschenJoe11]

Would fit with the "Good bye FOR me and Goodbye FROM Huggy"

[@YourLocalGrammarPolice]

@@FlaschenJoe11 He says from, not for

[@_._chainsaw._bby_]

​@@FlaschenJoe11 he says from

[@dragonballz5600]

@@YourLocalGrammarPolice He definetly says for

[@WandaSub]

I like how he noticed the change in behavior. he seemed very nervous. almost scared. As if something bad would happen or has happened

[@neolithiumproduction]

Mat, I know its a joke at the moment...but pls don't worry about the length of your videos and analysis on these things. I love and enjoy listening to you react and theorize. I don't care if you turn a 1 minute video into an hour or more. Just do you. 😊

[@kiracomments-chca2747]

I agree

[@Sweetroll_Wolfie]

Hear, hear!

[@StarStarPlayz]

I genuinely love the length of his videos because it helps me keep my attention span

[@HeisenbergFam]

"today we are gonna alter your mind" Matt could gaslight me into believing we are not humans, rather we are SCPs in human disguise

[@sbirkkk]

You’re everywhere

[@themoocow7718]

Hello Heisenberg.

[@D-S-9]

I can’t wait for the inevitable Theory episode about the many versions of you

[@KeyboardTarantula]

humans are scp-001. we are the most anomolous beings, due to being the only sentient creature on earth, and having created 80% of anomalies, intentionally, or just by exsisting.

[@lourdespachla6516]

Scp 001 is humanity.

[@boltskywalker2617]

God Huggy wuggy slowly raising the gun is giving off that one protective friend who would cut up someone who hurt you type energy and I'm here for it...I think?

[@therecombinant6215]

You would be there for it. And over there, your leg over there and the leftovers splattered against the wall allllll the way over there. These toys are frightening.

[@boltskywalker2617]

@@therecombinant6215 valid agreement however they won't be able to survive my handy dandy pipebomb >:)

[@therecombinant6215]

Nooooo Cat Bee! You monster!

[@boltskywalker2617]

@@therecombinant6215 cat bee shall be spared but I will follow the rules of engagement with every single toy including cat bee! >:/

[@amber941900]

yesssss

[@sawcee]

you should try ride the cyclone! its gotten pretty popular in the past few months and the story is really moving. not only that, but the songs, the choreography, and the comedy are amazing!!

[@guccithesnail]

it’s so good especially for being a show with such a small cast

[@Inkys-tenatuous-channel-hub]

The stupendium: if you don’t follow on, you may get terminated. Huggy: “pulls out a plastic gun”. Stupendim: not that kind Huggy: “pulls out sharp teeth” Stupendium: OH GOD! The tape ends

[@EvanHambrook-yi6zs]

MatPat instantly realizing the hornets nest the comments would become after his "other better musicals", and instantly walking it back, was probably one of my favorite banter moments in awhile.

[@Starman062]

Where in the video does he say this?

[@cheeseperson1535]

@@Starman062 3:35

[@Starman062]

@@cheeseperson1535 thanks

[@stingtaylor8048]

Despite the video’s lack of LORE, I’m still happy that MatPat took a crack at this one. At the very least, him reacting to Huggy pulling out a gun is worth the reaction video.

[@mongoose9851]

That was the best part of the video imo. I hope Huggy with a gun becomes a meme

[@superwolf1515]

@@mongoose9851 I hope so

[@TheAdvertisement]

It's amazing now knowing Stupendium went on to not only act in this Poppy Playtime, but to also join Matpat on the couch theorizing

[@racheleckmann3262]

Did anyone else catch that at the end of the video they say "We can't wait to see, what you become". Possibly further confirmation that they are recruiting employees to become toys?

[@wynterwolfrose228]

This is literally my first thought

[@rowanlangridge410]

Unfortunately, games with deep, hidden lore can't invite Matpat to voice lines because then the lore wouldn't be hidden for him to find

[@actualaspienc1279]

He did work with Random Encounters a couple times (FNAF and BATIM)

[@lilyawoodburn]

Eh I think his work on "In Space with Markiplier" would prove otherwise

[@avrilglavin6690]

Guess it has to be ash then 🤷

[@MiloMurphysLaw]

@@lilyawoodburnyeah, it’s entirely possible for him to play a role in a project and still barely know anything about it. Like, doing a cameo in a FNAF project wouldn’t immediately reveal all of the lore.

[@rowanlangridge410]

​@@MiloMurphysLaw you are right about that, but I was thinking more about voice lines that are connected to the game's lore when I commented that

[@Hundelsa]

The ”it’s Good bye for me” makes it seam like the employee is going to die, get killed or get turned into a toy.

[@eurovianmutt]

I thought that too plus that Huggy would never be seen again.

[@Ameeko-ex2ux]

36 questions was a new discovery for me. It's a podcast musical based around the 36 questions that psychologists used to see if they can make 2 people fall in love. It's a bunch of recordings of 2 people trying to fix their marriage with these questions, and it's so brilliant and eye opening. I love it

[@-spinningspadez-6242]

YES! I LOVE 36 QUESTIONS

[@MediaDoesStuff]

‘We all start here, on the factory floor!’ Maybe not just their job (although it could be) but it could mean their journey of becoming a toy…?

[@GrubbyJim]

For the musical theatre suggestions; Starkid have been uploading full original musicals on KZbin for free since 2009. They typically did parody stuff back in the day but, since 2018, they’ve been creating stage musicals and an anthology series all set within one fantastic theatrical universe. It’s horror-comedy and the music is insane. Lots of LORE to obsess over!

[@ang3828]

YES ,, i was looking for this

[@gorek1tty]

I was just about to comment “The Guy Who Didnt Like Musicals”!

[@llama352]

Starkid is great

[@amdraglover]

Yessss! Pig farts tho 👌 but TGWDLM, Black Friday, and the more episodic but also interconnected ones are great! I kinda hope (I gotta rewatch to remember names other than Becky Barnes so I apologize for not remembering her name) but the girl that plays the older sister of the girl who talks to Webby is now part of Smosh! I can’t wait to see Nerdy Prudes Must Die (if it’s out already, I haven’t been notified on it)

[@rellis131]

Yes! I love their parody musicals and originals, Starship is one of my favorites of theirs

[@TheLemonStew]

Stupendium is such a perfect fit for that employee lmao.

[@Gwen_Elyse12]

Musical theater recommendation: SHREK THE MUSICAL! It’s not too not well known, but people underestimate it. It sounds like it’d be awful, but it is AMAZING. By FAR my favorite musical ever.

[@ACPtheAudioPhile]

I don't believe this counts as musical theater, but there is a really creative musical exhibition called 35MM, where they take some photos without context and create storytelling songs about them. The Ballad of Sara Berry and Leave Luanne are my favorites, (they get pretty dark and are on the scary side, though)

[@A-Dino-Named-Mennany]

Yesss! I was hoping someone would mention that! All the songs in it are fantastic and I love them. My personal favourite is probably Cut You a Piece, with The Ballad of Sara Berry, Leave Luanne and Crazytown all being close behind : )

[@Mothie__]

I love 35mm! My favorite songs are Leave Luanne, The Ballad of Sara Berry, and Crazy Town!

[@cady6843]

Omg I love that musical I got really into it for a while and it was all I listened too.

[@kattnap92]

Definitely a musical! Good one!

[@KeaveMind]

I love how its a standard procedure for creepy companies to tell their new employees to 'most importantly have fun!'

[@ladyredl3210]

As a musical theatre nerd/ ex theatre kid “Wicked is…good” made me cackle. Thanks Mat

[@YourLocalGrammarPolice]

That’s a reference to Maze Runner, so why does your theatre kid status matter?

[@ladyredl3210]

@@YourLocalGrammarPolice they were talking about musicals. Pretty sure Wicked is a musical. Why do you care? I wasn’t talking to you

[@queeniecrowns8482]

"The guy who didn't like musicals" is super fun and has lots of lore to explore, and "Firebringer" or "Twisted" are both great quality musicals by Starkid!

[@awsomesauce329]

I love that you guys just came up with the basics for the color magenta and gave it a new name. Comedy gold.

[@torisampson3993]

If Matpat/Ash are looking for some new musicals, I HIGHLY recommend the Starkid Hatchfield musicals! They are horror-comedy shows in a connected universe. Absolutely theory-worthy on top of just being funny and with banger songs.

[@_._chainsaw._bby_]

I love the guy who doesn't like musicals

[@gali12081997]

Musical theory!!!! I'm so in!!!

[@wolfyartfull1479]

Omg star kid's twisted is amazing, so is the guy who didn't like musicals

[@heatherramirez6141]

MUSIC MAN + THEORY = MUSIC THEORYYY

[@ervisstar_wcue3233]

@@heatherramirez6141 there was a video he said he wanted to have a music theory channel but he couldn’t due to many song’s having copyright claims.

[@pumpkinpumpkin8354]

Matpat I completely recommend Ride the Cyclone. It's off-broadway, and can be easily found on KZbin. It about a group of teens who's lives were cut short. It really good, my favorite character is Jane

[@rebeccasilvan5111]

I was gonna recommend it too, my favorite is ricky

[@MerlinsKat]

I came here to recommend this too!!

[@motheryukiproductions5317]

In terms of musicals - and I particularly like this one because of how it’s structured - one of my favorite, lesser known musicals, has to be Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812! It’s based off of War and Peace, specifically revolving around the problems of Natasha, where her fiancé’s off at war, and Pierre’s search and dive into philosophy. I truly think it is a gorgeous musical that has gone relatively under the radar!

[@oliviajeane.]

Im loving all the Great Comet love in this comment section! I saw the show before it closed, one of the most underrated shows ever!

[@lightstar_loves_arts]

I had a friend in high school perform some songs from The Great Comet for this extracurricular activity called Competitive Drama! It was beautiful, and was one of the first musicals I was introduced to!

[@-spinningspadez-6242]

I saw it in person and it absolutely made me so happy!

[@RayneKMDCHSTaylor]

I've been watching you since I was in Highschool. You being a thespian nerd gave me someone to look up to (also couple's goal of you and Steph) because of you I felt brave enough to create my own major in college, "The Arts in Theme Parks". My cat and I were fascinated by your blending of video games and science, and with all your musical theatre jokes, inspired me to look into the science of music, theatre, and performances. During my last year of college, your videos comforted me through an abusive relationship, as well as gave me ideas and topics for various senior capstone projects. You and the Theory Team were my one constant while i moved across the country to live on my own for the first time, because I was starting my dream internship, the first step into building my dream career with my dream company: Walt Disney World Parks. When my relationship failed, a family member died, and another was getting ill and need someone to help take care of, I left my dream to help my family, but your theories always kept my brain whirling. 5 years later I'm trying to pull myself back up, watching GTLive even on my darkest nights. I would be absolutely honored to help out with a musical theatre theory episode if ever possible.

[@X-SPONGED]

9:40 It's amazing to see MOB Games getting involved with the community and creators like this. Getting Jacksepticeye on board and now having Stupes reuse some of his music video assets for an OFFICIAL Poppy Playtime video. That's just incredible

[@nuhuh2414]

hey! i just wanted to gently remind, or tell you in case you weren’t aware, that stupes uses they/them/theirs pronouns :) that aside tho completely agree w your comment, it’s so nice/heartwarming to see game companies involving the community like this and i’m excited to see other companies doing the same in the future too

[@Rios-ov3xi]

Jeckyll and Hyde goes hard (though, a lot of showings include or exclude certain pieces, or have the events of the show in a WILDLY different order, and some of the more commonly cut numbers are absolute bangers. “The World Has Gone Insane” goes hard :3) Also, how did Mat manage to keep a 5 minute video below 40 minutes????? I’m proud of him.

[@oliviajeane.]

Jecklyy and Hyde is so underrated

[@deanna3630]

“The World Has Gone Insane” is my favorite song off the original recording, up there with “Confrontation” for me.

[@mrjamfrog3286]

was expecting 5 hours...

[@Tyriad_]

I used to absolutely BELT confrontation in the shower, it's such a banger

[@deanna3630]

@@Tyriad_ I have a friend where it’s are go to to back and forth scream sing it in the car together 😂

[@travisg0108]

This was the shortest GTLive in 7 months! Wowzers! Edit: just finished watching the video. MatPat did a great job! I felt bad when he felt bad for not having a long enough episode for us. 40 minutes is plenty for us to feed on. Sending love his way! ❤

[@freddie7988]

22:27 i just got an ad for schizophrenia medication I am, so thrown off….

[@Applepie707]

the way MatPat was "holding" the flute put me in physical pain 💀.

[@argon2532]

For anyone who doesn't know, the safety video was part of an ARG that occurred prior to Project Playtime's release. Much of it was used to tease Boxy Boo, hence the letters corresponding with the numbers (they were used for a passcode, to be slightly specific).

[@LukeTheHomoKing]

I recommend Firebringer. It's PG13, but it is one of the best musicals I have ever seen AND performed. Anything from StarKids is amazing. Their acting is amazing and the songs are funny, easy to remember, and are just overall bangers.

[@absolutelynotLily]

16:37 “in fact I want to make KZbin videos about them so if you could tell me those secrets now that would be nifty” 😂

[@quinnmcbriar8866]

How is no one talking about the fact that Mat does voices while playing poppy playtime with Ollie? That is absolutely adorable Mat is such a cool dad!!

[@pablo61813]

I actually don’t mind the 2 hour analysis lol it’s cool to see him theorize on the spot and call out cool stuff

[@SauceyRedHN]

8:55 OH MY GOD YES! It would be awesome to see a collab between Mat and Stupendium!

[@SauceyRedHN]

Just got the notification from someone liking this comment, and I just wanted to say I'm SO glad we got that collab!

[@kitfox1399]

For musical theatre suggestions, definitely gonna recommend Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, Hadestown, Fun Home, Come From Away, and Waitress! All good shows with great music!

[@lightstar_loves_arts]

YES!! I love all these!! Tho unfortunately I haven’t seen Fun Home, so I’ll have to check it out!

[@cady6843]

I was gonna recommend the great comet! I love that musical so much

[@Diam0ndnite]

“The guy who didn’t like musicals” is a lesser known one that I just stumbled upon one day and thoroughly enjoyed it. A much more known one but still not hugely popular is Be More Chill. Songs in that are pretty great.

[@poke-talia268]

You might enjoy [title of show] particularly the song "die vampire die"

[@pepperharris4776]

I LOVE TGWDLM IF YOU HAVENT SEEN BLACK FRIDAY YOU SHOULD WATCH THAT TOO AS WELL AS STARKIDS NIGHTMARETIME SERIES

[@coledavis6031]

“Not that kind of termination” but it’s a flare gun.

[@kukuhimanputraraharja8084]

its to call for help.

[@thedragonwarrior5861]

Getting hit with a flare gun would still hurt and stun. Long enough for Huggy to terminate you in his preferred way

[@Helo1923]

16:55 They gave him a gun!

[@MiningNatureYT]

I'm so proud of Stupes! They did so good, as always!!

[@katetoolate234]

Oh my God, my level of excitement at seeing The STUPENDIUM on a GT Live thumbnail for an officially released Poppy Playtime video is INDESCRIBABLE!!! YAAAAAAAASSS!!! The Toy Box is like my FAVORITE song of theirs!

[@JJRibbit]

For a moment I just sat there unable to believe it

[@Danestewartfilms]

Woah… stupendium went from releasing a fan song called “the toy box “ to featuring in an official video teasing a TOY BOX

[@zeroxavion]

He says 'what you become' and also 'it's good bye from me' while pointing at the make a friend machine behind him, feels like that was him saying I'm going to Get thrown in there now

[@Swirlingflame]

"We can't wait to see what you become" has a creepy subtext. 25:55

[@FellError]

Yeah I noticed that

[@ravenchaos69]

I amazed mapat & Ash missed when he's waving near the end. Right after he stops smiling his eyes shift to the side. Like someone is approaching him off camera. Watch his eyes at 30:42

[@KonroMan]

Very proud of the Stupendium for making an appearance, I love their music and they deserves the attention.

[@kawaiiconcept7479]

stupe uses they/them!

[@KonroMan]

@@kawaiiconcept7479 ahh, thank you for informing me.

[@IcyLightning00]

S

[@oddishapple5982]

My favorite “obscure musical”is most certainly “36 Questions - The Podcast Musical”. Everything about it is just so interesting and well made and the performances and singing are incredible

[@ingemen2042]

I was literally going to suggest this

[@GalacticSoup25]

I was about to suggest that lol. Our Word is SUCH a good song

[@A-Dino-Named-Mennany]

Yesss!!! I love that musical so much.

[@PatienceGeue-oy8ui]

@MatPat Towards the end when he's waving goodbye he drops the smile and glances to the right as if to say "did I do it right? Are you happy with it?" Almost glancing out of fear....

[@TalesofDrCreepYPasta]

I think that the reason that some of the rules have been skipped is because those rules tell us how they make the toys and/or reveal very... unsettling things about the factory to the viewer,and Playtime co. don't want to go out of business because all their workers ran out of the factory screaming.

[@GalacticGaming_]

There’s some really good musicals done by Starkid right here on KZbin. My favourites are the Hatchetfield series, The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals and Black Friday. The music just hits so hard and the story is really engaging. Definitely worth a look. Actually that’s something I’d like MatPat to make a theory on at some point because the story is very, very interesting 😂

[@PoggyPanda]

Oh my god I need that in my life. A Film theory about Tgwdlm and Black Friday?! I might just die

[@CBS.0]

YES YES YES! I loved TGWDLM but all of their musicals are so incredibly good.

[@teliza6593]

@@PoggyPanda I would lose my mind that would be amazing!!!!

[@ItsJustValHere]

I love Starkid! I can't even begin to count how many times I've quoted their musicals doing mundane stuff. I personally love their older ones, but The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals was a 1000/10. Perfect mix between comedy, goofiness and existencial crisis. And I would love to watch a theory about the trilogy of Hatchetfield!

[@Ocalane]

The guy who didn't like musicals and twisted are amazing and everyone needs to see both

[@K8teb8]

I’d be MORE than happy to listen to Matt rant on theatre for hours

[@pennygray8000]

My top 5 musicals: 1. Be more chill (ITS SO UNRATED OMGG) 2. heathers (SO CLOSLY TIED WITH BEETLEJUICE) 3. Beetlejuice 4. Hamilton 5. Six

[@geekygamergirl7259]

I giggled at learning Ollie loves ruins. You can hear MatPat being so proud, too. If not at 13, I bet he'll be on the couch by 16 and eventually take over the channel. Stress on suggesting that's what he's going to want. I love their choice on not forcing him to be recorded for all of KZbin to see. Again. Just my hypothesis for the future with learning that bit of adorable. Don't mention Security Breach to him, MatPat. Ollie might beg to watch you play with Ruins in the DLC title. XD

[@JellyGamer-pk6yu]

Poppy playtime has really evolved into a good series now!

[@kukuhimanputraraharja8084]

people seems to have already forgiven the drama surrounding the devs doing shady stuff i guess.

[@matttheaustralianman6316]

Question can you make a video on terraria

[@ShakaHapa]

@@kukuhimanputraraharja8084ppl forget about the shady stuff going on with companies every day no surprise

[@atariischaotic]

@@kukuhimanputraraharja8084 well nft's in general are basically not talked about anymore either

[@fireking0531]

​@@kukuhimanputraraharja8084it's been so long since then I feel, nfts were popular for a while, they've done 5 more good things compared to that 1 bad thing (and others ofc, but still) you can do better after time.

[@blackroseamor]

The Stupendium is so talented and good at music/acting creepy. I hope MatPat can get a role and show off his acting too

[@Thrust8EX]

Mattpatt calling wicked mid was not what I was expecting to see today 😂

[@leefisher6366]

'Check out altar-boys... if you're looking for one' -- MatPat, 2023. Actually, on a serious note, you'll love Madness: the Musical. It gets together a handful of their well-known tunes, and makes a coherent story out of them by adding...LORE!

[@BoldLioness]

Ride The Cyclone is a little bit of a lesser known one I'd think of, it's a rollercoaster with the mood changing per song and the dialogue has so many gems

[@camilaacosta1508]

Dude I was just about to mention ride the cyclone Misha has to be my favorite. Who is your favorite?

[@BoldLioness]

​@@camilaacosta1508 mine would be Ocean, I think shes so funny

[@evilchaoswizard9570]

@@camilaacosta1508 lol I was Mischa for Halloween

[@camilaacosta1508]

@@evilchaoswizard9570 dude your so lucky I would love to be Misha for Halloween. I just might do that

[@camilaacosta1508]

@@BoldLioness I like ocean but she's not my favorite. Although I do love her character arc

[@lizellis91]

I would LOVE to see a theatre nerd-out between you and Ash!! I don't know how obscure you're going with “lesser-known musical theatre" but here are my suggestions: - Ride the Cyclone by Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond, specifically “The Ballad of Jane Doe” - Ruthless! by Marvin Laird and Joel Paley, “Born to Entertain” is a favorite song from that show - The Wild Party by Andrew Lippa, Idina Menzel singing “The Life of the Party” is incredible! - The Bridges of Madison County by Marsha Norman and Jason Robert Brown, anything sung by Steven Pasquale on the Broadway cast recording makes me melt - Falsettos by William Finn and James Lapine, this has so many great songs but my favorite is “I’m Breaking Down” - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin, also has a lot of great songs in this one but I really like “The I Love You Song”

[@Mothie__]

I love Falsettos and Ride the Cyclone!

[@rachelskennion]

falsettos and spelling bee yesss ❤️ i’m in spelling bee rn so it’s definitely gonna become a favorite

[@RiceKurry]

I wouldn't consider Falsettos lesser known, but wonderful story.

[@joshphillips5238]

@@rachelskennion rock on! I was in that too earlier this year, whom are you playing? One of my favourite shows ever

[@ethanbamburg7447]

Anyone else notice when he looked offscreen at the end when he was waving? He seemed over having to wave so much and being so happy. Maybe it’s nothing but I think it may be more evidence that he was being forced to say these things by something. 29:01

[@nuhuh2414]

this may very well be the shortest gtlive lore drop reaction i’ll ever see, it’s enough to make a grown man cry 🥲

[@JustAHuman101]

It should be at least two hours per one minute of footage

[@nuhuh2414]

@@JustAHuman101 exactly, the fact that *5* minutes only yielded 37mins of gtlive footage feels like a crime

[@averagegamer27267]

like seriously, he misses the letter secret with twitter. and I thought he was the big secret finder

[@kinjitakeshi9895]

“Who's Crazy / My Psychopharmacologist and I” from Next to Normal is one of the most heartbreaking songs from modern musicals that I’m aware of

[@FlareToga76]

I HAD NO IDEA MATPAT KNEW WHO STUPES WAS!!!! IM GEEKING OUT SO MUCH RN

[@negative_accident3168]

Id love to see a theater geek out with you and ash! And I’d love to see Heathers get included with that, I think all the songs are absolutely amazing!

[@sixtysixstyx]

Sad to see only a single mention of Heather's in the comments. IT'S FANTASTIC. The songs go hard, the story is touching and the characters are memorable.

[@bubblegumbast8752]

I completely agree!! The songs go hard!

[@abigailbloss8444]

For lesser known musicals, I totally recommend Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812. I saw it live recently, and it was one of the coolest things I have ever seen! The show is super audience interactive, and the music is AMAZING!!

[@oliviajeane.]

OMG YES YES THIS COMMENT! I SAW GREAT COMET ON BROADWAY BEFORE IT CLOSED AT IT WAS THE BEST EXPERIENCE EVER

[@birch2346]

I’ve been listening to it non stop recently it’s amazing, another I’d recommend is next to normal it’s one I listen too consistently

[@lorelaimeredith5849]

'Ride the Cyclone' and 'Something Rotten' are my favorite lesser know musicals and have some great songs :)

[@adrianlaity7233]

I second "Something Rotten."

[@DarkComputerGirl]

I have been BEGGING him to watch a StarKid musical since I found out he was a theater nerd, and have even requested a StarKid "City of Hatchetfield" theory on Film Theory. I will give you more musicals to get into when you learn about the "City of Hatchetfield" (I.e. "The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals," "Black Friday," etc.) Because there is DEFINITELY some Multiverse things going on there that is CRAVING a film theory!

[@nicksgaming4851]

1% of the video: matpat watching the videos 99% of the video: matpat explaining and laughing at every frame for 2 mins or more

[@Ayman05321]

Matpat gives such good content everyday

[@camilaacosta1508]

I know I was having such a bad day and he just made it 100% better

[@originotsutsuki]

Agreed

[@Mizu-AM]

He's always such a happy person 😊

[@abv.2709]

Until it's a sponsored stream and he can't say how he really feels

[@camilaacosta1508]

@@abv.2709 I don't think mat would take a sponsor if he didn't like there product

[@CollidedUniverses]

Stupendium was the best choice for this video, seeing the music video they released last year

[@kawaiiconcept7479]

stupe uses they/them

[@jevilgaming355]

So glad they got Stupes for this! All his props he makes are top-notch and he always puts in 101% effort into all of his projects

[@oliviajeane.]

Idk if these musicals are considered "lesser known," but some amazing ones Ash should look into (sorry for the long list) are Sunday in the Park with George, Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, Bonnie & Clyde, Addams Family, Once Upon a Mattress, 1776, An American in Paris, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Dogfight, Bring It On, Once On This Island, Something Rotten and Assassins. All 10/10 shows and have really amazing soundtracks.

[@elizabethfederico5526]

Don’t worry about the length of the video! I’m just happy that you had fun with the vid and gave us a reaction and an analysis of it. Have a great day!

[@angelsinthewindow]

Well this isn't a musical, but if Ash is into Dark Comedy (she seems like someone who would like it) One of my favorite plays out there is Arsenic & Old Lace with just how fun the whole thing can be. Especially when you have really good actors who will be able to alter the script if something doesn't go right like what happened for one High School play I went to. Those guys were amazing.

[@laurarapp6539]

The movie is amazing too

[@katiebug31426]

You will love Six. As a history nerd and a theater geek it was a very fun show to watch. Though I wish they had put a bit more focus on Jane, they did not mention the time where she disagreed with Henry and he says to remember Anne. Not to mentioned she followed Anne’s playbook but in a more quiet manner

[@llehdarekairu2023]

I live in Europe so basically, all of my experiences with musicals are just song playlists on KZbin Music and some very underrated songs are definitely from Something Rotten. It's about the Renaissance and the plot you can get from the music is Shakespeare and Nick Bottom fighting about who is a better writer, one of the songs is literally about eegs but then you get Shakespear singing about how hard it is to be the bard and is hilarious and amazing at the same time. It's really underrated and worth listening to.

[@shadowdump2902]

You do not have to bring a strong analysis to bring us along on an enjoyable ride watching something delightfully goofy while hanging out with your friends.

[@mewcat6000]

Something interesting I thought of, there might be multiple boxy boos, and the reason the boxes seem so strangely stacked is that they are not boxes, it could be why The Stupendium seems on edge, just a random thought. It also possibly explains why the key word was there.

[@animestudiouser]

I know Mat has a ~strong opinion~ about this one, but Hadestown is a personal favorite of mine. Something a bit more under the radar than Hadestown though is Be More Chill. I've never been able to see a full production of BMC myself unfortunately, but the music (and a lot of the animatics here on yt for said soundtracks) is FANTASTIC

[@abit359]

6:03 Ash asking all the right questions! Its nice to see the altos getting fed every once in a while lol. (I’m a contralto tho and my mixed voice is shit, so aside from various (occasionally tweaked) tenor songs I’m gonna be starving over here until I bootstrap my way into a passable mixed voice or my voice somehow gets even lower)

[@otternonymouz8127]

Random comment because I felt like sharing my knowledge: The Huggy Wuggy in the tape is actually a puppet made by Stupes as shown in their second channel, Twopendium Edit: it’s also likely that the tape was done in house, as most props made for their song are present like the crates and toy boxes

[@Rusty84CV]

No it's not

[@hollowwoods7130]

​@@Rusty84CV it is Stupes confirmed it

[@flerkencat]

I love the phrasing in "it's goodbye FOR me" and then "goodbye FROM huggy"

[@TheRealLunamations]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate all the epic videos he gives us? Thanks for the great work, and editing. ❤

[@cheyennewayson9982]

I can absolutely see Ash being a fan of Beetlejuice, or Be more Chill. But I also gotta support some of the comments I've seen who suggest the more niche ones that are also well up there on my list too!

[@PinBiohazard]

Now i just imagine Huggy is always packing heat

[@Purple_Monkey736]

This might be the shortest video reaction Matpat has ever done

[@ACPtheAudioPhile]

I was in band/marching band and played flutophone in elementary, and I can tell you the flutophone is used to teach musical scale and basic note placement on any instrument. Of course there are variations in some instruments, but it generally makes learning where the notes are in more complex instruments.

[@katiesherman6517]

I love that they asked Stupes to do this! He already had so many props that doing this must have been pretty easy to set up, and fun to do!

[@awinkingowl7608]

side note: six is an amazing musical and matt's taste is impeccable