Monster Factory: The Boy-Mayor of Second Life

In this harrowing episode of Monster Factory, we shape a new dictator for Second Life out of some primordial ooze we found in a dumpster behind the Citgo.
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[@missyemmy93]

"Can I put my thumbs inside of me?" I mean, Griffin, my dude, that's something you gotta find out for yourself. Live a little.

[@idontcare6736]

He’s put much bigger things in himself than his thumbs I am of course referring to Griffin’s Amiibo Corner

[@izisartsy6109]

I've seen this vid a million times and I just noticed Justin's response is "uh, yeah! if you're patient"

[@bohemient]

Izisartsy I never knew he said that till I read your comment thank you

[@leiram8833]

He could probably fit his thumbs in his mouth pretty easily. Putting them in other places, however, is probably far more challenging and worthwhile.

[@theindomitablemass]

Dude, don’t you know? His walnut is a temple.

[@caroodraws]

“Ya want a big boy or a little boy?” 🎵”a little booooy”🎵 “It is done”

[@bkninja3172]

3:12 golden

[@eggstreme324]

okay, So my dad used to work on second life, and he was one of the people who created the models for the people and the restrictions for them. I showed this video to him an he was overjoyed, he could not stop laughing! thats all I had to say, you made my dad really happy

[@VYxFrost]

that's a beautiful story

[@kmlac6596]

I love this

[@asmrtpop2676]

i would like this but it’s 420

[@cymoncyrado2879]

did he get annoyed that they didn't have the camera in the default follow position

[@asmrtpop2676]

it’s been a month and it’s no longer 420! liked!

[@gothclown9013]

16:02 the cat saying "sorry, only my owner can ride me =)" is THE most uncomfortable thing i ever read

[@eddiemurfitt9660]

draculol I’m kinkshaming that

[@DD-ds9gb]

You mean furry

[@willowbarrelmaker8269]

I mean, same

[@SabeanPagan]

The weird thing is, when you ARE in second life, that isn't even weird lol

[@moistenvelopes]

"HE LOOKS LIKE A HUMAN RANSOM NOTE " Golden.

[@bjamiork]

I can only DREAM of being able to come up with funny shit like this :(

[@Silverwind87]

Douglas Adams would be proud.

[@bunny-xy8zf]

to this day it’s still one of the funniest things i’ve ever heard

[@quantumblauthor7300]

Mr potato head

[@FidgetThePepperTheGhost]

I'm so glad he learned how to stop dancing, because otherwise I was going to asphyxiate myself laughing

[@BluesMoth64]

FidgetThePimpster If I were to die it would have been for an excellent cause

[@willd.4808]

Even after he stopped dancing I couldn't stop laughing for a solid 5 minutes because I kept thinking about it and making myself laugh again.

[@TheMags4life]

I’m glad someone else is having this problem. Its the middle of the night and I’m fully sobbing with laughter.

[@grakee9040]

4 years later and the dancing boy mayor is still causing near deaths. I CANNOT BREATHE

[@bepis602]

I swear to god my first round watching this gave me the greatest euphoria i have ever experienced in my life and i wish everyday that i could experience it for the first time again

[@ls-rk6hw]

i just tried playing second life for the first time. holy shit. everything's so broken and strange and i got a girlfriend in five minutes

[@Ryan-xo8fj]

Holy shit I thought I commented that? Are you my doppelganger? *Begins plot to kill you before you kill me.*

[@Armageddon325]

Is Second Life free to play? Just wondering.

[@ls-rk6hw]

RazorBaron7x7 yeah

[@ripelivejam]

it only costs your soul.

[@lexi7814]

I tried it about a year or so back and the minute I joined the game, someone gifted me about 10 dildos

[@ThePsychedelicGoat]

i kinda wish they'd never figured out the dancing thing and the Boy Mayor had just danced his way through the entire three-part series

[@yellobanana6456]

I'd love to see that alternate universe

[@littlekittytv7893]

YOOOOOOO SOMEONE COSPLAYED THE BOY MAYOR AT THE PORTLAND RETRO EXPO COSPLAY COMPETITION

[@Lishadra]

THAT’S WONDERFUL

[@chosentonessournotes]

66.media.tumblr.com/ef1e77dd890b0f032e792bc0944c50a5/tumblr_od0jw4jtne1srww34o1_1280.jpg Someone also cosplayed as Totino’s!

[@dajosh42069]

@@chosentonessournotes So, at first I thought "Oh, that sounds awesome!" Then I clicked on the link. Now I wish I hadn't.

[@chosentonessournotes]

dajosh42069 Really? The Boy Mayor cosplay is... meh... But the Totino’s cosplay is on fuckin point. He even has the backpack for his apples- I mean pizza tools!

[@guidedbywingsgroundedspiri7564]

@@chosentonessournotes This is so adorable! The cosplayers did great. I hope people recognized them!

[@sehunliker104]

12:37 this shot of the boy-mayor feverishly dancing to nothing but the sound of griffins keyboard as he types a desperate plea to god next to a big Need HELP? sign is so good. im pretty sure thats what they call symbolism

[@favoritemustard3542]

You gave me 2nd Hand laughter LOL

[@CzechAvailabilitie]

Uncanny resemblance to Boris Johnson, former mayor of London.

[@cullenscott7940]

Gunnonni. Boris Johnson, boymayor of London

[@famtomerc]

don't insult the boy mayor like that

[@sgradone]

Gunnonni. and Donald Trump, current US president.

[@Edbrad]

Don't insult our mayor! He was a beautiful animal!

[@sgradone]

Edbrad by thinking it's an insult you made it an insult.

[@MoonCalledShadesri]

i can't believe griffin macelroy went on a date with a furry

[@Dinjur]

Social Progression

[@ArcMedicalResearch]

I can.

[@pearlyp9898]

Character development

[@boredasfudge7106]

love is love

[@apassionatenerd.3564]

Is this a meme or real? I don't care really im just kinda curious

[@Emmaem111]

The boy mayor of second life is one of those Monster Factory characters that I can never accurately remember the physical form of, only what he made me feel

[@ezekielmartin4323]

Same! When I watch the Fallout 4 series, I recognize every step that leads to Pam, but when I watch this, I can never remember which bits stay.

[@FortuitousOwl]

The boy mayor is but a vibe, a lingering feeling of dread.

[@FuckTheYoutubeUsernameChange]

that's so beautiful...

[@FlamingKittenOfDoom]

I have to say, the camera dramatically zooming in on The Boy Mayor's face while the chorus goes "I don't like the look of it" is my favorite Monster Factory Goof to date.

[@AmandaBee]

this comment is a year old but I feel the same way

[@CoRLex-jh5vx]

@@AmandaBee your comment is a year old but I feel the same way

[@bjamiork]

Same, this exact thing cracks my daughter up to no end.

[@harrypotamus4968]

Time code?

[@Laura-uk3iq]

@Harrypotamus ! 10:18

[@ryseintide9332]

second life was, objectively, created solely for this video

[@higgyjiggy2222]

hi rhys it's keena i'm delighted to see you in the monster factory comment section

[@brynnp1165]

griffin's anguished "LET ME IN, I'M THE MAYOR!!" really made this video i think.

[@valeriegrey8328]

14:23

[@leiram8833]

Strong Eric Andre at the DNC vibes

[@KasranFox]

I wonder if Raz Ogg has seen this video.

[@rachelrachel9152]

Yeah i expected that to be the top comment

[@taylorb213]

This so much later but I’m pretty sure he had to have. Justin said he tweeted and I think that would be the only way people knew about where they were in the game, and if you follow their tweets you most likely have seen their videos? I don’t know I might be wrong.

[@scoopishere7881]

Probably, considering what happens in the finale.

[@mimikyoo]

reference for all the parts in the video where Justin does the Boy Mayor's voice: 4:00 - "I'm ready for my Second Life™" 4:43 - "Is everyone enjoying my Creation?" 16:43 - "Time for a day of fun"

[@f1zz-k1d89]

thanks matt this is really important

[@thelastcarnival]

"all the fünnêlkaeks I can eat :)"

[@jodyanthony]

4:18 “yes I’m a little boy “

[@CallieYote]

So who WAS that lucky furry that was gifted a moment of love with the Mayor-Boy?

[@reade_me]

hes in the finale lol

[@CallieYote]

WhiteWolf448 I saw that, it was great. but I need to k nm 9w the full saga of Raz Ogg

[@reade_me]

Tristen Huffman same WE NEED THIS INFO!

[@snootsnoot5590]

you know youve been watching too much monster factory when these characters become recognizable to you the minute he put the mouth up im like "oh there he is"

[@violentvixen592]

Glad im not alone

[@elwhite2130]

This is a two Year old comment but God is it the best one in this video. So glad I’m not alone in this

[@dennis_duran]

Every time they were choosing which side of the slider they want for each feature I immediately was like “oh yeah that one fires off a neuron” and automatically knew what they were gonna go with.

[@fetterkeks2796]

@@dennis_duran Hello two year old reply to a five year old comment, just wanted to say real quick that this is exactly the experience that you start getting when monster factory becomes your comfort series and you're rewatching every single episodes for at least the tenth time.

[@spicyjuniormint]

Raz is such a bro

[@apulover6983]

+Lovenought Yaoi in Second Life. But it'd be more realistic if it were "Yaoi is my First Life."

[@kanua5]

poor Raz Ogg. I really felt bad for the guy. true love doesn't come around that often.

[@Dinjur]

"Love em' and leave em' "

[@wadespencer3623]

A man for all seasons, the boy mayor is.

[@gfox9295]

Always leave 'em wanting more.

[@nekroz_of_super_dora3477]

Oh, I’m the kind of mayor, who likes to roam around, Where furry guys are, you know that I’ll be found. I kiss ‘em and I love ‘em, cause to me they’re all the same, I hug ‘em, and I squeeze ‘em, and they don’t even know my name, I’m Second Life’s Boy-Mayor, Second Life’s Boy-Mayor, I fly around, around, around, around, around...

[@averydavies3922]

I'm disappointed. You didn't get into avatar physics. You could have made Mayor Augustus twerk with wild abandon.

[@rynemcgriffin1752]

Avery Davies WHAT?!? WE HAVE TO FORCE THEM TO CONE BACK AND REMAKE AUGUSTUS

[@mbates5249]

all the fünnel cakes i can eat

[@mimikyoo]

fyennel

[@yellobanana6456]

See you in 2 more years

[@ravyntaylor6982]

Fyunnel cakes

[@twinsen1949]

You betrayed Raz :(

[@thatguyfromak5190]

He seemed pretty chill for a furry.

[@all-knowingsharerofultimat3151]

I've always though furries were more spastic but I guess I was wrong. Raz must be an ambassador of his people.

[@cocoafox]

it's for sure big enough of a fandom that you'll find people with all types of personalities, be that super extroverted and energetic or chill and introverted or anything in between :P

[@lorendaemon7945]

Twinsen I remember this game! good to see its still weird I used to just fuck around with the bizarrely large amount of fairy stuff and get all the free shit I could find

[@MashieMutt]

We even have nazis....so uhh, yeah that sucks

[@dogplanetofficial]

(customizes augustus gloop in the middle of the road)

[@danif554]

Can I flyyyy? Like a beautiful dude missile?

[@noahvintageweedkiller3154]

Watching this in a post Paul dano riddler world is fucking hilarious

[@Kirbychwan]

we'll never forget you, raz ogg

[@mimimustrule]

"Oh my god how could this be" might be my favorite all time monster factory moment

[@cottontaelle5863]

can you send the time code for when that happened because I Need It On Loop

[@cottontaelle5863]

nevermind found it, 20:02 if anyone needs it

[@crstph]

ME TOO ME TOO i came to the comments specifically because of this, the gentle disbelief in griffins voice is Maybe The Funniest Thing Ive Ever Heard????

[@HammerspaceCreature]

I think somebody stole one two many fizzy lifting drinks.

[@malachimusclerat]

he's getting sucked up the chocolate tube

[@laylar69]

coming back to this videos however many years later knowing who paul dano is is really adding a lot to this video for me

[@griffin1155]

my exact thoughts on this rewatch. thanks batman

[@spider_hater]

FRRRR

[@asterixs_4031]

and the worst part is. he kind of does look like paul...

[@elwhite2130]

HAAAAA OMGGG

[@RacharTrek]

Griffin: can I put my thumbs inside of me? Justin: well yeah if you're patient.

[@homestuck_official]

YaoiPutin lmao thumb is so entry-level u dont need patience try the middle finger

[@MegaQuadguy]

I mean... at the same time? Because like thats not very big unless its Shaqs finger

[@mothmanofficaltm8397]

Oh my God it's airbrushed Adam Sandlers

[@cloverlucky5977]

Yeah, I can fit my whole hand my mouth, lol amateurs

[@yourmother7052]

Is that a Volkswagen Jetta in your pants or are you just happy to see me?

[@LifesNeverHumDrum]

I’m back again, the Boy Mayor’s adventure is comfort food for me

[@FallenSkater1940]

I'm not even exaggerating when I say this could be the funniest thing I've ever seen. I was literally in tears during the whole dance fiasco. Thank you McElroys for doing the good lord's work.

[@jonahisalright]

I want to start a band called No Middle Sliders.

[@emmagrace1812]

Jonah D hell yes

[@JasonStjuste-cy7zo]

Jonah D and I'll play the pipe!

[@douglasthedragon0190]

I'll sing

[@chosentonessournotes]

Need a guitar player? Or drums? I can do both!

[@rynemcgriffin1752]

Jonah D Yo I got you, I can play Bagpies

[@HBlueVanity]

THE I DONT LIKE THE LOOK OF IT KILLED ME

[@saturnoperative4484]

11:52 the condescending, fatherly tone that they use to speak to this gruesome virtual assemblage of semi-human parts that barely resembles a boy is so fucking funny. the like, concerned but also absolutely revolted 'hey bud? hey dude???', the frantic clicking and menu searching because dear god where is the button to get this boy to stop convulsing, the grim acceptance that their hubris has led them to this horrible fate of eternal damnation? this is the best fucking thing humanity has ever produced. we can all rest now.

[@lepus9588]

this is poetry

[@lizzieandmocha1131]

Okay, all jokes aside, a mystery novel where the main character somehow inherits an amusement park from their grandfather that hasn't been in operation for like forty years due to an unsolved murder would be dope.

[@DragonMaiden77]

There is a story about that you can find on KZbin. Some friends buy an old abandon amusement park where people used to go missing. It was a good story, forget what it was called though

[@moosemaimer]

There needs to be a stronger warning on these videos because they are a goddamn health hazard, I'm going to choke to death on my own mouth.

[@ViridianBay]

"AGUSTUS!!" *eyes retract into the dark abyss at the back of his head*

[@dweebus5692]

Whenever I have anxiety or a panic attack I always come to this video. It has given me a lot of comfort over the years. I know almost every word and I lip sinc to it while I watch :)

[@Peachie4011]

I've watched this over and over thru the years also. It has a soothing feeling about it and it takes you to a different place. Hope you are doing well friend.

[@Fruckert]

"Like a beautiful dude missile" has been in my vocabulary for seven goddamn years due to this video.

[@Frogmood]

ive really never understood what the hell second life is. this video did not help

[@amberlee4536]

Mckenzie Boyle It's basically Real Life Simulator except with all the insanity and surrealism of simulator games

[@rencors9096]

This is unironically my go-to comfort series on KZbin, I always come back and watch this series because it makes me so happy and just content. I think that's part of the McElroy charm - I do the same thing with The Adventure Zone balance arc. I just love the brothers and the things they make, it just makes me so happy.

[@timato234]

When I'm feeling down (like today) I often come back to this video, it's like the best sort of comfort food.

[@YoSnap]

it's always good for you, because that's how the Boy Mayor do

[@Marqueli]

Why does he remind me of a very messed up version of the Boss Baby

[@NerdySweets3]

​@@matiuhhh2788 he didn't walk, he danced

[@paigerydoodle3496]

I am in tears over the dancing problem.

[@crunchyonion]

I think it’s absurd yet accurate to say this video changed my life. This was my first Monster Factory video, so it consequently led me to the McElroys, MBMBAM, and so on. A blessing, truly.

[@pawprint6677]

you can't see it, but the gamer guy eyes™ actually have tiny TSM and Razer logos, try wearing sport shades while indoors to truly capture the spirit of the gamer guy eyes™

[@janab1130]

7 years later and this still hits so good bless you mr mayor

[@bing0bongo]

OH GOD YES. "Second Life: Second Chances" NEEEEDS to be a thing on Polygon!!!

[@Hjerrick]

+The Awkward Assassin yes, Yes, YES!!!!

[@L0RDANGUS]

+The Awkward Assassin Yes Please!

[@contra31]

Reminds me of "Half Life: Full Consequences"

[@misphotod]

PLEASE guys, please do make this happen.

[@Gigan83]

+The Awkward Assassin Yeah, still waiting for this to become a series. I would still watch 100%

[@shelbyismeee]

I was feeling sad then I remember this series exists.

[@oomlanoomla]

literally the best comfort series to ever exist

[@Genderanarchy]

When the boy mayor is just grooving his limbs off and an o’rileys ad comes on I think I lost my mind a little bit

[@emilymerckx9620]

The sound of Griffin's scream-laughing combined with Justin's uncontrollable wheezing will always be my most favorite thing

[@beardedemperor]

Griffin: "Can I stop dancing LIKE THE BABY FROM ALLY MCBEAL?!?" Sign: "Need HELP?"

[@mrmightyena8786]

This is my favorite Monster Factory to rewatch because of the absolute fucking GLEE in their voices at every step, especially during character creation 😂 Griffin completely and suddenly busting up is the most pure and healing thing I've ever heard

[@lepus9588]

this video has shaped who i am as a person. i come back here so often

[@abigailbliss9342]

I know it’s been 7 years but this series is still legitimately the funniest thing I’ve ever seen. I’ve watched it a ridiculous amounts of times and I still laugh until I cry every time.

[@Valeirra]

ive been rewatching all the old monster factories and god, I didn't realize that I MISSED the boy mayor THIS MUCH

[@roobee1234]

5:57 he looks like if Paul dano got into a nuclear waste accident is my favorite sentence in this video

[@no1janembafan]

10:42, I like the idea that he uses his...er.... "frontal protrusion" as a rudder while in the air

[@rencors9096]

I would love to see what the exact opposite of all these sliders would create

[@digitalkaja]

This video is five years old yet I keep coming back

[@willofbob]

He looks like Boris Johnson after an omnibus crash.

[@Rainygirl3100]

17:26 "He can't even do that right!" [looks sadly towards the camera]

[@Pokechon]

There is a raw and unbridled "mischievous kid" energy that griffin brings to this show that is just so satisfying

[@tomasrayfield4808]

fusion is just a cheap tactic to make weak legs stronger

[@Britt10711]

There is so much on the cutting room floor of this session that I just have to see. I'll pay 4 lindenbucks.

[@kalloused]

"He looks like a fuckin' Double Dare challenge" I fucking lost it laughing.

[@R7LPs]

I've never seen a human face transition so quickly from Mr Incredible to professor Xavier to Ao Oni

[@xprismperfectx]

rewatching in 2020 for self care

[@robertsmithfan877]

SAME

[@AndorianBlues]

thoughts at the beginning of this video: second life still exists?! thoughts at the end of this video: I kinda want to play second life now

[@Kevbotgaming]

This video honestly deserves millions of views. I laugh myself to tears everytime I watch

[@moldymushroompizza]

Rewatching these and my kid just said the Boy Mayor looks like the human personification of a toe ring

[@solarprncss]

this is very very late but i wanted to revisit this video to say that the Boy Mayor is the exact opposite of the “three little boys in a trench coat” trope

[@oliviamanning2344]

three little trench coats in a boy!

[@gravityvertigo13579]

He's like if Guernica was done in the medium of A Face

[@slendy9600]

gravityvertigo13579 xD

[@leothomas7904]

i've watched this video countless times and this comment has truly added to this current watching experience

[@growing_paynes]

How did I not know until now that Schlitterbahn is not a popular water park chain and that people who didn’t grow up in Texas have never heard that jingle before

[@maphix6163]

i really hope jim and cassie are aware that their home was used for artistic genius

[@catjillo]

monster factory makes me all warm inside b/c i feel like im just having a good time with these boys. always cheers me up

[@PipBeBored]

yep

[@reaper_sower]

We found a boy in a hopeless place

[@Brettisen]

the fact that i can basically quote this entire ep word for word. idk it says something about me

[@burnttoasts]

I always come back to this video when I'm down 💕

[@rencors9096]

I just realised that the boy mayor never actually had a name. I've watched this series numerous times and it only just hit me

[@taylorb213]

His name is schlitterbahn

[@couriersix8234]

@@taylorb213 Augustus Schlitterbahn

[@tolbiii]

"Second life, you shouldn't have done this!" This is my favorite monster factory. I have cried real tears and couldn't breathe properly through my uncontrollable laughing. I have seen them all, and they can't top this.

[@DizPlicity]

I always come back to this series when I need a pick me up

[@robertsmithfan877]

same here

[@ghastsly]

it’s been quite a few years but *god* do i need some healing mcelroy content during this point in history

[@jaynenunya6070]

Rewatching this again and realizing that I pretty much have this entire video memorized. It's just...it's so fucking good.

[@DaVeganZombie]

3:58 By far the best reaction to this garbage fire. Justin's genuine reaction, dumbfounded and speechless is perfect. "Sh...guh.. That's *awesome!* "

[@nhilz]

ive watched the second life episodes so many times. they feel like home

[@katsii1]

i've been in SL for 8 years and this seriously has me in teary stitches!! I totally forgot how amazingly WIERD strange it felt that first day.!

[@spencergrobbins]

Justin saying “Don’t be an idiot” made me laugh so hard 15:02

[@megaexplosions]

Now, this game isn't connected to Todd Howard in the literal sense, but on a spiritual level it is Todd through and through

[@john-tc8xd]

starting this decade out right by watching the entirety of the boy mayor saga

[@Ren_Taylor]

Oh my god I didn't even notice that this was 23 minutes long until it was already over. Fyunnel cakes.

[@cateb9080]

I’m fucking SOBBING at the dancing that Griffin can’t turn off. Holy shit, nothing will ever be funnier than that in my whole life

[@MaeveDX]

"Sitting or belly?" "Don't be an idiot."

[@RossLlewallyn]

I miss you, Raz Ogg. :(

[@Blue-wz5um]

it's 1am, i've been in the library for 5 hours doing research and i'm taking a break to watch this video and i'm literally crying trying to stifle my fucking laughter in this, the most silent of floors of the library in the middle of the fuckig night i'm absolutely losing it brothers