Bee Purple

Today a customer asked me a question I've never heard before: which color is best?
From MBMBaM episode 499, "Right Down the Middle"
Animation by Fraser Connell
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[@12345678abracadabra]

i love that this continues the unofficial running gag that none of these brothers know anything about animals

[@Sam-iu8nb]

Gag?!

[@ghostdagreat]

Sam its a word for joke,usually one that last multiple episodes

[@erine8249]

Could be wrong but I believe that was less an exclamation of confusion and more an exclamation of doubt that it is, in fact, merely a joke. They may in fact actually not know most anything about animals

[@erikh1038]

yes, “gag”

[@bobbluered8984]

Hey, bud, that’s not a gag.

[@vulpis6625]

Someones probably said this before but, FUN FACT: bulls actually don’t like the swaying of the cape. Not the red. NOT SO FUN FACT: the capes are red to cover up the bull’s blood when they kill it

[@mitkitty]

Oh no... :(

[@JC-ln6on]

Yeah...yep...that’s...yep.

[@noahcase9895]

Bulls are colorblind

[@ColinBrislawn]

No bummers! good fact tho

[@thebeakeddoctor]

Also some ants do have wings and some ants do have stingers so if we just combined those guys into some kind of ant monstrosity we just get bees again

[@General_Nothing]

Q: Which color is best? A: Bees should teach ants how to pollinate flowers.

[@1mandanceparty]

Exactly

[@lemon_boy577]

Q:whats the meaning of life A:42

[@mintrydoesstuff9221]

@@lemon_boy577 isn’t that what people actually say the answer to life is

[@kikiohearts]

@@mintrydoesstuff9221 its what people who have read the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy say

[@cryssnail]

I just wanna say I can't believe that Justin's "bull that's 'not going to be cowed'" got no response. Justin, I see you, and you are loved.

[@pureicefire]

cryssnail I KNOW I feel the same way

[@FraserConnell]

good vid

[@finerz321]

Fraser Connell good vid

[@raimarulightning]

You made it, my man!

[@straka9992]

congrats !!!

[@seanthebluesheep]

Yeah it's fine I guess. Person who made it is probs pretty talented or whatever.

[@abigailmeredith2731]

Consider yourself seen 👏👏👏

[@gooseygooseman1383]

I like how they talk about the bees "leaving" as if they're like going to Mars or something and not dying

[@starlingmurmuration]

i think i watched that doctor who episode

[@flaetsbnort]

leaving these mortal coils

[@ourDreamcatcher]

Nah they just went wherever it was that the LoTR elves went. They were probably like: "we're going to this magical island or whatever to wait while you assholes sort your shit out."

[@kerfufflings]

FRASER CONELL ON THE MCELROY FAMILY CHANNEL MY BOY HAS FINALLY MADE IT

[@dreamybluepiecupcake7072]

There was an animation the other day on here by them too!

[@Tsicky]

Yo my name is Micah too

[@AikeColsanz]

I didn't even realise this wasn't Fraser's channel until you said it

[@alexbaer455]

I saw mcelroy family and thought it was going to be like one of the mcelroy kids that did it

[@yaboi3912]

MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY

[@gpliskin]

They are wearing the color they like. That's cute.

[@bravetherainbow]

Griffin doesn't actually like red, he's just hates bulls

[@nowayitsjennie]

I really like that someone thought "hey you know what MBMBAM bit should be animated? With visuals? How about this bit about colours that are imperceptible to the human eye, that seems totally doable"

[@Zombatt]

Well...every bit they do should be animated

[@akwardperson8212]

Artist is probably a bee dude. McElroys reach a very wide audience so

[@sylph8005]

The beauty is that's not actually what the video is about. It's about bees teaching other animals how to fuck flowers

[@TigerBears11]

It’s like that Color Out of Space movie. It’s about this color that drives people insane, so they just went with magenta.

[@xaraxal]

The funniest part about this whole thing is that bees and ants are actually incredibly similar creatures that happened to evolve into different niches, so what would usually just be typical McElroy nonsense unfortunately makes a little sense as long as you ignore the bit about bees jerking off with flowers.

[@numb3rc]

Ants with wings are basically wasps and I was waiting for that connections the whole time

[@theteethburglar4716]

numb3rc well fun fact, bees, ants, and wasps are very similar to each other with wasps evolving into a loner niche. But ants can actually have wings, male ants, and young queen ants grow wings for their nuptial fight.

[@distantignition]

Why would you possibly ignore the bit about bees jerking off with flowers?

[@strawberry_peroxide8597]

Actually there are flowers that have evolved their pollen stem things to look like bees and bees do, in fact, try to mate with them. It’s a good pollination strategy ngl

[@xaraxal]

Starfall I somehow forgot about bee orchids. And female velvet ants exist which aren’t even “ants”, they’re wasps. The moral of the story is that Hymenoptera is a fucked up order of insects and you should never trust them.

[@rossplendent]

Griffin: "Sometimes, I like to be a bit of a nerd. Did you know bees can see UV?" Also Griffin: "Bees pollinate by wanking on flowers."

[@gurokjennerbrana744]

u really just drew a bee-illustration of a bee doing a wank in the garden huh

[@youllneverguesswho2654]

someone had to do it

[@NestanSvensk]

@@youllneverguesswho2654 Did they though?

[@wemusteatdongs]

quarantine antics

[@snakesandstones4252]

I'm taking an Entymology class right now, and bees, wasps, and ants are all in the same Order (so closely related), and ants are actually just highly specialized wasps. Which blew my mind. Also bees magnetically get pollen from flowers with their fluffiness.

[@Animaeline]

wait wait, so like... the static generated by their fur works as a magnetic pull? Like a charged up balloon attracting hair and making things stick to it?? wild.

[@ElizabethLopez-hx6xv]

@@Animaeline The hairs on a bee's body are branched! (Branched hairs are actually a good way to differentiate bees from some wasps that are fuzzy but don't have the same specialized hairs) It's probably a similar principle to how geckos stick to walls so well (many, many tiny hairs on their toesies). These branched hairs don't necessarily attract pollen but are much better at holding pollen it comes into contact with.

[@shadowdroid776]

"ants are highly specialized wasps" Hey, I hate that thought.

[@XanBcoo]

Aren't we all "just highly specialized" single-celled organisms?

[@DogsShouldVote]

That's really cool! May I as what "highly specialized wasps" means though? What secrets do these ants contain!

[@alvarovillalba2026]

Fun fact!! Purple was a royal color because of how rare the dye was. They originally made the dye from sea snails.

[@MegaVideoman23]

And they had to be crushed right when they were switch gender, so very very rare.

[@jhubeJELLO]

snails dyed for our skins

[@nathangillett12]

I iiooo

[@samiamrg7]

And the dye was origianlly only made in the city of Tyre, which made it even more rare.

[@brody2k]

Congratulations to Fraser Conell! I'd recognize that animation anywhere. I'm genuinely proud of our good good boy. Also, extra points for having to animate a bee ''having a wank in the garden''.

[@dudumangs7140]

Red is the blood of angry men, so you can argue it is best. But black is the dark of ages past, which is also cool.

[@thefunniestvalentine4789]

Counterpoint: Red is the color of desire, but black is the color of despair

[@notjamin]

why did I read it as "pee burple" burple isn't a word

[@ryanne.5172]

But it should be

[@garfieldbrooks]

parker clark this is the last place i would have thought of seeing an upside down show reference hello sir

[@scoobysnax]

neither is pee

[@Psysium]

Fun fact: that's called a spoonerism! Reverse the first letters of two words. I like pee burple.

[@mintakamothkind]

burple nurples from Chowder

[@JamJam-ym6dk]

Anyone hear griffin say bee purple, everyone ignore him, then he regroup psych himself up and make it an actual joke

[@lukesdiner1384]

I've been thinking about this episode since I started decorating my animal crossing home

[@calebduarte5255]

Did Juice just say that the bull “wouldn’t be COWED?”

[@Jeevesie1988]

I noticed this and YELLED

[@AceAttorny]

hey fraser good animation hey mcelroys thank you for the entertainment in these trying times but - and this has nothing to do with this animatic - does anyone remember that brief period of time where Griffin used the word "bruh" for like two episodes

[@lordeplatypus2470]

Do you remember which? I need to know

[@codyquinton9187]

Same I really need to hear Griffin say bruh

[@LunarShimmer]

replying because i, too, need to hear Griffin McElroy say "bruh"

[@AceAttorny]

God, fellas, I wish I could remember. I know it's in a bit that's been uploaded to YT as a highlight. Justin's reading the viewer question and Griffin keeps going "Bruh... Bruh! ... BRUH!!!"

[@masonhil3637]

@@AceAttorny Not sure if this helps but I did some googling and he does say bruh in episode 14 of the Adventure Zone. That might help with your timeframe.

[@nedamariev]

HELL YEAH FRASER ON OFFICIAL MCELROY CONTENT, IT'S WHAT HE DESERVES!!!

[@kanukulgood]

THANK YOU for making their shirts coordinated to their colours

[@kyzf]

This is some choice 20Hunny content.

[@samrusoff]

love that he used the bumble bee species name rather than the common honeybee. way to spice things up

[@karinnal1561]

our boy fraser connell finally getting the cred he deserves :')

[@Trick.Sparrow]

This video DEFINITELY filled my life with laughter and bees

[@Nucky420]

Congrats Fraser you worked hard to end up here.

[@DaemonInWhite]

The bull ever so slowly sliding down the rope 😂😂

[@starchilder734]

in this house we LOVE Fraser Connell

[@_BatCountry]

I can't explain this very well, but the way Travis says "youwerethinkingaboutbees?" at 1:56 has been stuck in my head for months like a song I can't shake off.

[@maximillionchaoswolf]

I am so glad you brothers adopted Fraser Connell.

[@katharinak1828]

This is the most adorable bull I have ever seen

[@H3BTQ]

Wow! An official animatic!! And I love this animator!!! Great job y’all

[@absolutebunny]

Justin's voice coming out of a tiny bee thats talkin shit while wearing sunglasses is amazing

[@caram740]

oh dang, fraser connell on the mcelroy channel! hell yeah!

[@dre9657]

Another fun fact! With nomenclature the genus is Capitalized and the specific epithet that is given to it is uncapitalized. So for example "Homo sapiens" or as this video should have put "Bombus terrestris" when griffin was 'nerding out'.

[@jacksmith3148]

This is a great video but since KZbin won't let me comment on it I just want to say that the videos of Clint reading for the kids bored without school are amazing and pure and the entire family just radiates such a wonderful energy I love it

[@xXDeathnautXx]

Its my Birthday today, and since everything is closed, i'm going to accept this as a happy birthday video to me. THANKS MCELROYS I LOVE YOU!!!!

[@guppy8073]

just to a break from listening to ep 503 to see this animation!!! go Fraser!! always good to see u here

[@Duck_Ellington]

Please keep making these! MBMBAM animatics are basically my favourite thing on yt, and it's a great way to introduce my friends to the brothers three

[@GoetiaTV]

I love the art style. Fits perfectly!

[@shippnets5758]

Fun fact the red cape is only used by the matador (the main bullfighter dude), otherwise they can be different colors but the one I see the most is purple.

[@maltedmilkball2985]

man at 3:00 that's Fraser Connell's best background dude design yet. 'specially that 3/4 angle- it's a really solid design and I like how he arranged their face

[@shawnaeatscats]

I love that Travis actually approach this like a scientist, and Justin was the most immature despite being the oldest brother

[@xbonjouradieux]

Loving these official animations!

[@veronicaholme803]

I love that they are each wearing the color they advocate for.

[@maledictita]

It feels so nice to see Fraser's work come so far as to finally be part of the McElroy channel. Well done Fraser!

[@RyanSpargo]

This is so very well made.

[@WiseDelilah]

I didn't even realise this was the official McElroy channel. I've been on a MBMBaM animation binge that I thought it was just Fraser's channel.

[@cilceon]

putting travis behind that flask was a huge animation flex op

[@jamdeluxe7456]

“your bees now, ants!”

[@Cernoise]

While we’re doing fun facts, purples are mixtures of blue and red light, while violet to ultraviolet are single wavelengths of light that we happen to perceive as a mixture of blue and red because that’s which cones in our our eyes respond to those wavelengths. So ultraviolet is not technically a bee purple, but bee violet… maybe it doesn’t even look like purple for bees. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@aurelia65536]

love how the boys are wearing their colors, that's a nice touch

[@MidnightSunna]

This is so good! Ahhhh

[@Cowboydjrobot]

The bee talking shit about checkers is so fucking funny. I love that little dude in the animation

[@microwavemad]

I'M SO HAPPY THEY MADE IT TO THE CHANNEL XKSNCJ YAY

[@p.l.6397]

Glad to see Fraser got on the channel

[@vianerdss]

FRASER CONELL OUR HERO YOUVE MADE IT

[@puckbryn3583]

really was interesting watching the beginning of this with my favourite colour being teal and just hoping either of them would go the extra step

[@heyo6462]

the bee with the sunglasses is the chillest lil dude oh my god, congrats, you made my day

[@nom5358]

harsh zoom in on justin-bee asking about checkers ended me 😂

[@Stevonicus]

Great job. Also the best colour is raw ochre.

[@Lastielion]

In fact it's a dusty salmon

[@alceek6905]

Good job Fraser!

[@ryanduffy6089]

I thought it was really cool how Travis's face warped a bit when he walked past that flask, nice touch!

[@elizabethjensen1598]

Fraser on the official channel!?!? way to go, bud!!

[@zeppomichael]

griffo looks so teeny weeny in this and i love it so much

[@kanukulgood]

The grass, the bee's emotions, the sunglasses, it's all so good

[@katefraz]

WELL DONE FRASER!

[@punkitt]

I like the lil splash of purple at the top of Travis

[@WiseDelilah]

They're wearing their favourite/best colours.

[@allisonr1926]

The bee lowering its sunglasses and rolling its eyes is perfect.

[@borisshirvanian1120]

I like the style of this video, it's nice and cute

[@damiannova5207]

How in gods name is no one talking about the checkers part of this vid. That completely floored me

[@cking4869]

Within 10 seconds, these two answered this question with my own favorite colors, and by extension summed up the biggest dilemma that looms over my personal existence

[@Talled221]

I do love the lil bull you put in there, can we maybe have more of him

[@beewilson5555]

Nice touch that the boys' shirts are their color of choice

[@rexv707]

i know bees are dying but the fact that the mcelroys say "the bees are leaving" makes it sound like the bees are just flying into space, casually moving out of Earth

[@noemiemaurice5551]

They are wearing their favorite colors!

[@beetleiuice]

I love connells vids!!!!!

[@ghostbeer_]

FRASER CONNELL ON MAIN

[@l.g.l.8747]

i love the bull so much he needs a hug

[@samrusoff]

justin's checkers bit is definitely ready for his special. that is some solid material

[@brucecipher]

I like how their shirts are their favorite colors

[@KWolf2013]

The bull trying to climb the rope in gym class goddang slayed me, good work

[@irevenant1603]

I like how their shirts are the color that they said was best

[@vanessareynolds5428]

but the colors of the shirts match and i love that

[@thekatzcorner]

FRASER MAKING IT BIG

[@alien6091]

I love how many times their responses end up being so far off the original question

[@23bcx]

FUN FACT: there was a bee die off in the 90's and in 2013 it looked like it would happen again but it didn't and that is were the misconception that bees are dying comes from. There are more bees in the USA now then there have ever been.

[@thatjewishbitche9719]

Travis looks like he's wearing a kippah and I love it

[@dakotathenonbinarypal791]

Cool video 😊

[@epicveve]

Ants can be bees. And dogs should be able to vote!

[@PharosofLight]

I was surprised when the subject of colors with powers came up Justin didn't mention Disney's Go-away-green.

[@sighthoundstars]

intrigued by the title, enchanted by the rest

[@laurav8432]

This is the first animated video I've watched of you guys and Griffin's animated face when he talks has me WHEEZING! I haven't heard a thing he said, SO FUNNY! also- why isn't Griffin part of the McElroy family on Google???

[@mercymarsh]

"that's why we left, y'all, this is fuckin NOTHING" has become part of my vernacular and almost no one knows what it is from

[@gandheezy6163]

Finally, the mcelroy brothers are back to bees-ness

[@anthonyb4479]

Why didn’t this show up in my subscription feed?

[@anthonyb4479]

Update: I got here from my subscription feed

[@LemonMoon]

What if bees found out what we call them? What would they think about the name “Bees”