MBMBaM 641: The Naming of 2023

Not gonna lie folks, this year was the hardest it’s ever been. We had an existential crisis or two in the middle but don’t worry, no more than one third of it is just us barking syllables at each other.
Possible talking points: A year with the McElroy brothers, Deeper than Words, Uncle Blunty Tree, Twenty Hunny Vine: Monkey Beesness, THE SEA IS DEEP
RAICES: www.raicestexas.org/

[@May_Flowers696]

Palpable disappointment when they didn't throw in 20 Amelie: Cook an egg on a spoon with me.

[@mothergoose9383]

Another bit I will never get tired of. Or of which I will never tire.

[@skunkdoctor]

Buy it on DVD

[@gabi_bird]

Did we come up with this independently, or did you see Reddit?

[@May_Flowers696]

@@gabi_bird Independently because I don't do Reddit. The bit lives in so many heads that it's bound to pop up like this.

[@siriuslymay]

I mean... that's what I'm going to call it!

[@bronytr]

Commenting before listening: If it's ANYTHING other than "My 20 my 20 & 3" I'll riot.

[@dualitysDownfall]

I'm adopting this one. You win.

[@Kellyeeeee]

Oh my god, it was RIGHT THERE

[@peachmuffin143]

god dammit that’s good

[@left4twenty]

What's the tag line and call to action though? "My 20 My 20 and 3: Listen to Our Podcast?"

[@bronytr]

@@left4twenty My 20, My 20 & 3: It's the Start of Something Beautiful

[@youngstermcgee420]

every year i picture them in an 80s board room just aggressively pacing and throwing papers and writing on chalkboards

[@benb4192]

Came out earlier on Spotify, I can confidently say this is perhaps the worst they've ever done with the names, which has made this one of the funniest episodes

[@Oman666444555]

they opened it with saying they had been swayed by Trav's stinkers in the past. They then proceed to be swayed by a stinker.

[@HamburgerTime209]

Nah man 20-Honey was so much worse then this

[@kellishaffer2116]

As someone who is turning 30 this year, may I propose: Twenty Bummy Knee: My Body Hurts

[@flowerheit4512]

Oh no I'm only turning 28 this year and i already feel this 😭

[@dualitysDownfall]

The last few months I've literally started experiencing knee pain so this hurts to read and I'm taking it very personally /LH

[@amandafrazier9724]

Yes. Excellent.

[@Tsun_Derek]

I turn 30 in 3 days, you take this back

[@neon_vulture]

i am turning 30 this year too 🫶🏻

[@ranibowsprimkle4185]

This has the same energy as when you say a word over and over again until it loses it's meaning, but it's 3 men forgetting what a rhyme or phrase is

[@OhGodWhatIsThisAah]

Semantic satiation

[@abj6920]

These episodes are ACTUAL play along at home, they got me thinking of rhymes and fighting for what my winner is

[@ycsdramaqueen]

My favorite thing is that NOBODY will spoil what the name is in the comments, I've been listening for an hour and I'm on pins and needles.

[@chappachino]

Bro I was thinking the same thing

[@hecarat]

Man the reverse psychology of this comment made me take it as a personal challenge to spoil the name for me I hate it here

[@Riddler577]

I loved that Justin was so fiercely against words that didnt fully rhyme with "twenty" when 2 years ago they had BIG DOG RUN as if that rhymes 😂😂😂

[@Rilasis]

Big dog run was my least favorite ever. That whole episode they had some good names and then randomly at the end of the episode they gave up and said big dog run

[@benadrylthundercrotch7144]

Adding "That sucks in such a specific way" into as many conversations as I can.

[@liv-wm7pi]

The pained way Griffin says ‘surf the vibe’ at the end is *chefs kiss*

[@cogmonocle2140]

I have never been more attached to a potential subtitle than "Unleash the Power of the Sun"

[@ThatOneIrishFurry]

Reminds me of one of my other favourite year taglines SOULAR POWER

[@veeuhtor]

Please. Please. Please. -- I NEED in a very deep way, a cut of the video between 1:21:20 and 1:22:30 so I can see these 3 good boys faces when they just IMMEDIATELY U-TURN at Travis' suggestion. Also, congrats to the middlest boy on a good year naming.

[@thephoenixsystem6765]

Yuuup. SURF the *_VIIIIBE_*

[@bassetts1899]

Can anyone figure out what Justin is trying to communicate at 1:21:59?

[@thephoenixsystem6765]

@@bassetts1899 "TH- THAT WENT BACK ARO- IT WENT BACK AROUND!"

[@bookshelfhoney]

I haven't finished the episode yet but I'm just hoping so hard it ends up being Twenty Man vs. Bee

[@bookshelfhoney]

Aw Travis said it but it was when they were distracted by funky uncle Steve dangit

[@skunkdoctor]

I’m hoping for 20 Hunting Flea but it’s not looking good

[@tebbytime]

I love that Travis came up with Twenty You and Me as an example of a bad "one-syllable" rhyme and then Griffin offers it up later on as an actual option

[@brendanmahns4493]

The stars aligning of all three of you coming up with 20sunnyD was the payoff for getting right with christ

[@hungrygremlin5151]

13 minutes in, my personal mottos going to be 20-wait-n-see: UNLEASH THE POWER OF THE SUN

[@sethescope]

happy new year, everyone! I'm getting top surgery in 23 days and I hope everyone else's year goes as well as I think mine will *AGGRESSIVELY KNOCKS ON WOOD*

[@kyliemusick673]

good luck! i didnt know you could medically become a top. that's so cool.

[@sethescope]

@@kyliemusick673 LMAO that's a very good goof, 10/10

[@simonkristansen5192]

​@@kyliemusick673 This is the funniest goddamn thing I've ever read.

[@mort_irl]

@@kyliemusick673 i was going to ask if they we going to go topless

[@Lurkipoh]

Im hopfully starting T this year so i wish u luck Pog

[@EEEAYKE]

such a quick and HARD turnaround on this years tagline, kudo’s to trav for finding it

[@TheRoark]

I am waiting. They are currently lost in an abyss and I worry for them.

[@OdeOneEleven]

I know 🤣 In the span 0f 10 seconds, it went "That's nothing." to "That kicks ass!".

[@mikezielke1110]

2021 wss pretty similar, Big Dog Run came out of nowhere and then went hard.

[@nicksl1951]

My favourite New Years tradition is listening to three adult men have a mental breakdown trying to find rhymes for one and a half hours

[@fido3057]

Twenty Alchemy: Mix it up a little!

[@benpelczynski6964]

When Griffin said “Jumpy good, Justin” at 1:06:46 in the most frustrated tone of voice is probably the hardest I have ever laughed in my entire life. My voice leapt up an octave and the blood rushing to my head made me dizzy, I felt like I was having a stroke. Fantastic job on this one boys, looking forward to surfing the vibe with y’all this year

[@breauseph]

Clip that and set it as my text notification sound

[@thephoenixsystem6765]

You ascended to Justinhood

[@trishalish13]

I love how this episode could have been like 30 minutes but instead they passed it twice and circled back so it was an hour and a half xD

[@Mylo8328]

I can’t believe they never considered “Mummy Jamboree” my humble entry

[@NuglessMacArthur]

This is a perfect MBMBaM episode.

[@gigigirl281]

personally I was really pulling for Thunder Dungarees. it doesn't mean anything but it's evocative as hell

[@VideoGameSophistry]

As soon as I heard "20 Sun and Sea" I KNEW these Sun bums would choose it. I felt it in my Jimmy Buffet SOUL!

[@nuttm3gg]

My favorite part of this podcast is I never know what is a bit and what is a serious thing

[@sethescope]

everything and yet also nothing is serious if you believe in yourself

[@mustardofdoom]

@@sethescope keep your grades up

[@sethescope]

@@mustardofdoom I know how important it is to keep grades up but I don't know if the advice is applicable because I have been free (aka did graduate) from law school for two years and I don't want to go back 😭 freedom is so good lol (I am trying to do a goof here based on the goof you are doing but I worked for 9 hours today and my brains is scrambled in a major way)

[@DanteDyavol]

it's like they were looking at a target that said "fire walk with me" and they kept just barely missing it and saying things that were super close

[@AmandaJo_]

I was listening to this on my drive home and I was cry-laughing so hard at the end that I almost had to pull my car over off the highway 😂 Absolutely the hardest I’ve laughed in months lol.

[@samsherwood8332]

The last ten minutes or so of this had me nearly cry laughing on my drive to work this morning. Honestly love the energy of this year’s name and really hope I can go to a show this year

[@marplemuse]

We got so close to Twenty Uncles Deep.

[@bassetts1899]

Uncles all the way down!

[@gemstone108]

Deeper Than Words

[@ownagemester]

I love that Travis is just stuck on Bee's.

[@LordOfJonix]

My sealed envelope guess was Twenty Hide and Seek: Here I Come! (I was not close)

[@samsherwood8332]

I do love that though

[@122gogreen]

idk because the mcelroys always groan about how "bad" and "unfunny" these episodes are, but i genuinely find these year-naming episodes to be some of the funniest ones they make. just listening to them devolve and get increasingly abstract and desperate with their ideas as they go on is extremely funny every time. and when you relisten to it and hear how young and full of hope they sound at the beginning.... cinema

[@TRquiet]

I’m so glad they changed the tag at the end. “Deeper than words” is nothing, and that’s why Griffin found it funny and kept pitching it. The real tagline has “goofy uncle” energy.

[@bookshelfhoney]

Twenty Àmelie! ~ married to the mice king

[@__Stitchy]

Cook a egg with a spoon

[@LifesNeverHumDrum]

A tiny year

[@bassetts1899]

Not on blueray

[@anarodrigues3001]

I love so much when they just start saying random words and you can feel your brain dissolving along the brothers

[@CuttlefishCam]

justice for blunty tree.

[@benmorris3130]

I. LOVE. THE. NAMING. OF. THE. YEAR. EPISODES.

[@Anna-hb4uy]

I’m officially advocating for more bunny themed content in this, the lunar year of the rabbit.

[@jord.an6123]

20-20-Ghee - Lets appreciate South Asian cuisine

[@cal593]

I hope they know the name they pick changes our entire year.

[@bassetts1899]

Yeah, those big dogs got kinda tired from running 😩

[@CrunchyCrumbles]

while I REALLY liked Travis' longform every other year arc Im so pleased with the final result that I'm hardly downtrodden!

[@ksochia12]

this is my favorite yearly tradition better than christmas

[@laurenyork6095]

That was a rough one, but I am DIGGING the vibe! It's very backwards ball cap and That One Cup Design.

[@RandomNickname1234]

Don't you mean SURFING the vibe?

[@awbeans982]

I'm halfway through and screaming 20 Sun and Sea: Release the Kraken at my phone

[@Oman666444555]

I was begging for "ride the wave"

[@bassetts1899]

I was thinking Twenty Seven Seas but I knew even if one of them suggested it, they'd never allow a 7 in there

[@rickrolled3261]

The way I screamed “funky sun & sea, boogie aboard” in my car…

[@Lurkipoh]

and so the stars realigned as a age was named anew

[@zaqataq5146]

I'm glad we settled on Twenty Ali G: He's Back

[@melooly]

I know they say this is bad but I was laughing so hard my stomach hurt 🤣 the more chaotic they get the better it is

[@harveysinclair8986]

these videos are so fun because the mcelroy brothers subject themselves to eldritch madness once a year for a silly name and its always a blast to listen to

[@wdfinbllngsly]

This episode was so funny

[@jadethethief]

Justin mentioned charity at one point and I was surprised that "Twenty Charity" didn't come up (or Funky Charity, Mummy Charity, etc)

[@LarnNicole]

Guys stop im choking on my Craisins 😂

[@mastercheif978]

There was so much genuine effort for 50 consecutive minutes that they all collectively couldn't take it any more and implode. And I am all for it, every second of it

[@georgebobjriv]

15% into the episode and I'm already out here living that 20 Kenny G life

[@moss_yt]

*spoilers* 1:10:54 “Tummy Yummies, Weeeee!!!!” is my favorite thing ever

[@bassetts1899]

This part got the biggest laugh out of me this episode

[@ablestmage]

Hooray! Year-naming episodes are my fav to relisten to and I was eager to find out when this years was coming out 🥳🥳🥳

[@UninterestingPedant]

Can’t believe after all that they ended on “Twenty Sunny Deez: Unleash The Power of The Nutz”

[@MrMatt8790]

i was a hard supporter of "Twenty Dungarees" the whole time, but I understand the decision they made. just wished to have a denim-clad year.

[@ragasaur5878]

I remembered they would be doing this a few days ago and got so excited! Favorite New Years Tradition

[@Illysi]

At 25 min and disappointed I have not heard 20 Man V Bee yet

[@frankerpulten]

The whole time I was screaming in my head, 20grunt with me : deeper than words...

[@frostbytten08]

First MBMBAM of the year. Smells fresh!

[@Tayturs]

20 Salt and Sea: Margaritas tasty

[@wannabelich7159]

As much as I love Pound The Clown as a tagline, my personal year name is 20 D&D: Let's Roll.

[@jastervoid]

I would listen to the uncut version of this willingly

[@jeffhathaway3718]

Twenty Funny Tea: Work Hard. Wave Hard. Hit Hard The Blunty Tree. For Free.

[@NateCummings]

I think we can all agree that Fungalore is deeper than words too

[@Bunny-bq5et]

That was an incredible rollercoaster for someone who was rooting for a beachy new year the whole time. But side note y'all should hold the subtitle and mutually come up with one, or only suggest one when it's really, really good.

[@Dabednego]

DEEPER THAN WORDS

[@nightspires]

genuinely the hardest i think i've ever laughed at one of these eps

[@Starlysh]

Gonna buy some appropriate beach gear to wear to live shows 😎 Love these episodes. Thanks boys.

[@Thiccremoch162]

Such a momentous occasion, can’t wait to see what 2023’s name is!

[@ACDBunnie]

1:13:20 I've never heard men more excited about adverbs

[@skylerdickson2939]

TWENTY BIG DOG RUN NO BONES ABOUT IT BABY (best year name so far no doubt)

[@ilanag6096]

Based on your naming history, I'm worried boys. I fear you tempt the sea. Stay safe out there🌊

[@bookshelfhoney]

Twenty fear the sea : beware the tides!

[@bassetts1899]

Next year will be "Twenty Wet and Sore: Don't swim too far"

[@-TheHoneybee-]

I am HARD on board for naming the year Greg Sudeikis.

[@LifesNeverHumDrum]

I appreciate you betraying your namesake buzzy bugs to join me on Sudeikis Island

[@zareklordofthefries7858]

I feel like some years they miss some lay-ups but they really nailed it this time, excellent work fellas

[@bassetts1899]

I know it's early but I am so psyched to see which of them, a year from now, will be the first to suggest rhyming four with vore.

[@dillonnelson163]

20 grunt with me; deeper than words! It was right there!

[@RB-yt6rx]

Yay something to listen to while i work! Happy new year everyone!

[@katl3361]

I always pre-write a few before listening to the episode, and I was really hoping for "Twenty-Subtlety: Let's Keep Things Vague This Year" or "Twenty-Gluttony: Get it All Down the Hatch".

[@redsworkshop]

Twenty sun and sea is laaaaame. Twenty Wait And See was such a clear winner in my eyes.

[@moss_yt]

I feel like they go more and more insane with every year trying to follow a self-created pattern while also relabel their brand for every tour for the whoooole year.

[@poeticcinema5857]

I love this.... Horrible job boys

[@elihere]

ITS HEREEEEEEEE! Happy New Year!

[@talousse]

this year I will personally UNLEASH THE POWER OF THE SUN edit: meowverlous :3

[@meganmcginnis8614]

SUCH a powerful vibe

[@douglasphillips5870]

I knew Funky Uncle D wasn't going to win, but I appriciate the consideration.

[@haydenthomas9497]

This episode is a prediction of what this year is going to be like 😅😆

[@sunnybunny158]

listening to this episode while walking on the beach was definitely an experience that i had!

[@ClampsBert]

Listening to this felt like I was losing my mind.

[@Dantalliumsolarium]

It’s twenty blunty-tree for me all the damn way, I also support Justin going on the hunt

[@crazybear09]

20 Bump and Grind with Me was right there at the end.

[@Marr_SC]

Twenty Poop and Pee: Don't Hold It!

[@qtgrl98]

My personal name for the year is Plenty-Left-To-See: The Universe Is Full Of Wonders

[@llenastro5986]

blunty tree supremacy

[@amandafrazier9724]

Hurley Fuck a Tree: the Dryad Renaissance