MBMBaM - Jesus' WiiU Insurance

[@Roebey]

"Jesus does what Nintendon't." -Griffin McElroy

[@LannersTV]

"No one does what Ninten-do" - Travis McElroy

[@honeybunbb52]

I grew up kinda poor and I always thought each family paid Santa a set amount to get presents the elves couldn't make, so my parents would just be straightforward and say not to get my hopes up for any big console Santa only got what he could afford with what we could give him, it worked out pretty well and explained why the rich or well off kids got better presents

[@Vallnerik]

Elizabeth Ready I bet you were a really smart kid. That kinda logic and practicality at a young age is impressive.

[@happy_mask_salesman]

HoneyBun BB that's a good idea for families of any income I think. I grew up with the switch witch on Halloween where any amount of candy I gave up I would get a proportionate prize so as not to just eat a shit load of candy. Cause I always preceded the prize even if it was something small.

[@honeybunbb52]

Well I was in gifted classes! And I liked believing in that sort of thing so I was willing to make my own conclusions and explanations for things to keep on believing as long as I could

[@MapleMilk]

I’m taking this idea and hopefully my kid turns out gifted too!

[@Ingestedbanjo]

So Santa is just a sort of middleman between your parents and the present shops?

[@jjju3]

"Playing wiiU isnt cool. You know what is cool? *_living forever"_*

[@aurorarose6678]

this whole bit is just “the mcelboys rehash the trauma of christian bible summer camp” and i fucking love it

[@dcbandnerd]

Growing up in a Southern Baptist household makes this so cathartic - I'm absolutely losing my shit.

[@leaffinite2001]

Theres a lot of great stuff in this bit, but my personal favorite is probably right at the beginning, when Justin whispers to the kid "you know santas gonna get you that wii u"

[@jamdeluxe7456]

i love the idea of pennywise and a real ass charizard driving an icecream truck

[@ytrail1]

It would take literally nothing to get me into a sewer with tim curry, that real good boy is my jam!

[@tailsfox45]

making out with tim curry in a sewer is my aesthetic

[@LSSTmusic]

@@tailsfox45 i don't remember liking this comment but i'd do it again

[@Champiness]

Given that (according to Griffin on Wonderful) the McElroy parents literally pulled a "Christmas Story" one year and hid their coveted Nintendo 64 as the last gift, maybe these aren't the three best people to ask about managing Christmas disappointment.

[@alecjahn]

Oh man we had that, too. Except our father sent us on a little scavenger hunt thing finding somewhat complex clues all over the house. The final clue was simply "7 13 3" After some confused deliberation (and a little help in the right direction) it was a simple letter-number cipher telling us to check in the truck (GMC). Voila: N64 and extra controller and Bomberman 64 in the back seat.

[@whatthefuckismyname9173]

My mum did that to me once. I got an empty Action Man box with a note saying "sorry, I had to go off on a mission."

[@42seven]

you mean a nintendo 63?

[@sheebiedeebie]

SAUNTA IS THE WORST THING I HAVE EVER HEARD

[@josephharold808]

The delivery of "oh my God, Jesus had a son" was so fucking genuine. I could hear a definite flabbergasted air to the statement and it sent me.

[@AlexanderHarris]

"This ridiculous gift"

[@liamwhite3522]

"Hey, Aristotle! You know what is just ridiculous? Knowing things about things. Just horrible, right?"

[@AlexanderHarris]

Nathan-DTS - Nah, if that had been the case they would have phrased the question like, "How can I convince my son that he wants a PS4", or something like that. It sounds more to me like they don't want him to play video games. That said, it's true that they left their true intent completely ambiguous.

[@EpicBeard815]

I mean, any other kid would be asking for a Switch

[@AlexanderHarris]

Nathan-DTS - Now that one I KNOW is untrue. XD As a juggler myself, I get kind of a kick out of every time they condemn the practice.

[@Ty6260]

EpicBeard815 this episode came out long before the Switch was announced

[@lucianosgarbi818]

if you think sonta is bad, when my nephew was 5 he used to call him 'panta'

[@WateverWatever04]

the visual my brain cooked up has made my day. thank u 👶🏾: _panta cwaus_

[@captainchrono6448]

I love the "WiiWho?!?!?" joke because like 30 seconds before Justin says it you can hear him start the joke but realise he should hold onto it a little longer

[@pipperoni8567]

I got a pink DS for Christmas from my grandparents one year, and it was my favorite gift I've ever received. Even though all my cousins got one too, I felt so special because no one had ever spent that much money on something for me that wasn't like, necessary for my survival. When I have kids, you bet your ass they're going to get the most bomb Christmas presents, but there is no way in heck Santa is going to take credit.

[@leopold621]

i misread this as "Jesus UwU" and was gonna kill someone

[@jude6291]

leopold621 what’s stopping you now?

[@warren_waters]

Dis bwead is da body of da chwist? owo

[@nostalgia_junkie]

@@warren_waters turn on location bro

[@brentjohnson4212]

LMAO that escalation "WAIT A MINUTE... there feels like there's some extra space in this present box"..."a sweater? aww man"..."there's a map (?) on this sweater" ..."is that a codex?!?"...."OMG Jesus had a son!"

[@meatmobile]

'sawnta'

[@ember5031]

invader zim pfp :O

[@Heavenly9999]

Santa Jesus And Pennywise The Holy Trinity

[@USBmi]

This is literally the most underrated comment I’ve ever seen

[@ember5031]

your pfp i so scary-

[@sambird7946]

I think it implied that Pennywise is the holy ghost? The Worst

[@gumbatlal]

And the Star King

[@Urfaceisawesome]

the tim curry part is the funniest thing that's ever happened

[@arsoncreates6375]

Listening to this podcast right after listening to some rocky horror picture music and the second they said “don’t get strung out by the way I look” a synapse fired

[@featherbird666]

I was told when i was a kid (of maybe just thought it??) that santa could only make SOME toys, so he didnt have the means to make, you know, sonic and tails plug and plays or whatever we had back then.

[@thedumbdog1964]

Andy Woodward yeah it made sense to think an old man wouldn’t really understand how to assemble electronics.

[@CoolRanchSociology]

Ever notice that clip titles come from something Griffon said 99% of the time?

[@mrmightyena8786]

The best shit ever is when they can barely handle their own jokes, and are trying to work through the laughter to keep em comin

[@thegamingpadowan1867]

Nintendo power more like Nintendo prayer

[@leigh3693]

Jesus does what Nintendon't

[@darkokat]

That wasn't the line....

[@angryyogbuscus1578]

*S I N T E R K L A A S*

[@bellesbooks7782]

SUPREMELY disappointed Justin did not say "How do you I, see you've met my, faithful HITMONCHAN"

[@darkokat]

I don't think Justin has that much poke-knowledge

[@scrappyanimations4096]

Still catching up but I'm super excited there's a new one

[@weavery4292]

Honestly, if there was one person who could tempt me into a sewer, it would probably be Tim Curry

[@Everetses]

Every time I hear this I get mad and think “just get the kid a Wii U cmon”

[@Everetses]

It’s not a ridiculous gift!!

[@rachelrachel9152]

I was thinking the kids' parents did him a favor nobody liked the WiiU lol

[@brycelavender2255]

My names bryce this is super weird

[@kennymartin5976]

I remember in my family we'd mitigate large gifts, like a console with a unerstanding that I'd only get a few small gifts the next time. For example if I got a new console on my birthday, I'd only get one game at Christmas, maybe smaller toys. Basically my birthday and Christmas had a fixed budget per year, if i asked for something large on my birthday they'd take from the Christmas budget to afford that item, and vice versa. The trick being was that I didn't need to understand household budgets, I just needed to understand the end results. Their explanations being that it was too much work for the elvesto make large gifts for both ocasions. The real genius is how they weaponized my own selfishness if i asked for something too large: they would say yes(willing to bend their budget behind the scenes) but then I wouldn't be able to get gifts for X holidays ( X being the number of hypothetical budgets they'd have to allocate from) That was too torturous for me to handle so I'd back down and ask for something smaller, ensuring I'd still get gifts in the near future.

[@allisonflanary6408]

this is an all-time bit

[@FaeQueenCory]

God. The Worst Witch movie...... Tim Curry is the best part.

[@SailorDoom21]

FaeQueenCory Worst Witch = Best Tim

[@cleown5123]

PENNYWISE IS GONNA GET YOU A WIIU

[@jarroddobben]

Love the defamiliarization of Christianity being a little book and a dope cape

[@TLOEric]

Wiisus Christ

[@ateenipeterson]

Santa brought my brother Xbox controllers and a game but my brother had to buy the Xbox. My parents gift to him was splitting 1/2 the cost of the console

[@GeminiRosche]

Nintendo Power? No, power of prayer~

[@machamp623]

But I think we can all agree that MBMBAM is an amazing advice podcast this is by and large the biggest example of them giving the opposite of advice to the asker

[@thegamingpadowan1867]

Oh my god

[@aylathomas9157]

Sawnta

[@supergirlihateu]

Why would Jesus give someone a WiiU on his birthday?

[@Laizerdisk]

Elizabeth Michel because Jesus is a stone cold chiller, brah. Grade A homie. Truly the dopest dude

[@dearratboy6326]

because he has to before santa OR pennywise gets there first

[@pastaman552]

his present is the joy on the childs face when the child sees the present (idk man)

[@darkokat]

Pay it forward

[@BestBetterBestest]

They are all trickster gods

[@funnylittlewormyguy4926]

cmere li'l bryce

[@lordtachanka903]

*S A U N T A*

[@TheRosytoes86]

Wear this cape

[@thomascampbell350]

Trust me that kid won’t remember what he asked for

[@slbock]

I disagree, Tim Curry could entice me anywhere.

[@cooperwilliams2595]

xD

[@peteypablopicasso]

𝓌𝑒’𝓇𝑒 𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓹𝓾𝓼𝓱 𝓹𝓸𝓹𝓼