Mr. Meaty: Nickelodeon's Weirdest Show

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Today on Quinton Reviews, we look at one of Nickelodeon’s strangest creations (although there have been quite a few!), the 2005 puppet show Mr. Meaty. Pretty much the opposite of something like Spongebob Squarepants, Mr. Meaty was canceled almost immediately but then was then buried so long that it didn’t finish airing until 2009. Most kids my age remember being upset by the program, but did it get a bad rep? That’s what I want to figure out today.
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[@googamp32]

I'd like you to do the Halloween episode of one of Nickelodeon's most underrated Nicktoons, The X's, entitled "The Haunting Of Home Base", please.

[@torlikoff]

Quinton I refuse.

[@eruption257]

ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴏʀᴀʀʏ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛᴀʀʏ [actual suggestion: the Angry Beavers special, "The Day the World Got Really Screwed Up"]

[@KennethV2000]

You suck at Reviews @Quinton_Reviews lol 😂👌

[@alexw8617]

look up dankpods raycon lol

[@lunatik383]

This was the UGLIEST show ever. The color palette, the character builds, the topics. HORRIFIC.

[@rankrodent2772]

Steven Universe

[@partIycIoudy]

Rank Rodent .. did you just...?

[@rankrodent2772]

@@partIycIoudy yes

[@paleposter]

@@rankrodent2772 if you think that show's ugly then you must love Mr Meaty lol

[@orangeblossom5362]

Lol I loved it

[@coupdegrack]

the tapeworm episode has haunted me for YEARS "you got a tapeworm buddy" has been echoing in my mind for over a decade thank you for raising awareness of this issue

[@rudysmith1552]

I didn’t even think that was real

[@louiskantrowitz2765]

I have distinct memories of throwing up during that episode and I don’t think I was ever allowed to watch the show again

[@antoniosoto5768]

Same here

[@RammiDoesStuff]

SAME!! That is literally the only episode I remember from the show. It legitimately scared me

[@kaded_]

Crazy how that's the one memory everybody seems to have of this show. I remember watching it when I was younger and all I recall about this show in its entirety was being freaked out by that one episode.

[@gracerich4573]

normally i love puppetry and strange weird art but something about mr meaty has always made me feel physically ill and fearful when looking at it and a part of me has always had this massive feeling of apprehension even just seeing screenshots or promo images. this is so hard for me to watch but im doing it for quinton

[@tylerjohnson2948]

I’m so glad to see someone else mirror my exact thoughts on this weird-ass show. WHY does it activate my fight or flight like that!!!

[@tylerjohnson2948]

It’s so upsetting

[@leiram8833]

Yup, I feel the same. I usually love weird looking puppets, but these guys just give me the heebie jeebies. I think it's due to the hyperrealistic skin and eyes mixed with the cartoonish proportions? Also the GOBS OF HUMAN HAIR!!!!!

[@HonkeyKong54]

Very pathetic

[@jacqueline373]

same my friend!

[@SilverAshes109]

Mr. Meaty always made me feel like I was watching something I wasn’t supposed to.

[@decembervyne6541]

Me: I remember Mr Meaty being creepy, but it probably wasn't *that* bad! Quinton: *Trigger Warning: Cannibalism*

[@TheSlipperyNUwUdle]

Frankly, the cannibalism isn’t even the part that bothers me. Lmao The creepiest/most messed up topics being explored is something that draws me in. It’s the terrifying puppets that bother me.

[@slugofborg6532]

*autocannibalism

[@vicareedoodah]

This show's visuals always made me feel physically sick, even as a kid. I had to change the channel everytime it came on.

[@Silver-yw3gs]

Yes

[@plushdragonteddy]

SAME !! totally identify with the intro of this video, there was a long time i thought “surely... surely it didn’t REALLY look like that, right?”

[@dracula667.]

LITERALLY, I STILL get that icky feeling when I look at them.

[@myaa1884]

YES I ALWAYS SAY THIS, THIS SHOW ALWAYS MADE ME PHYSICALLY WANT TO VOMITTTTTT and I cannot get the tapeworm episode out of my head..

[@EYUP6546]

@@myaa1884 Dear god when I say the tapeworm episode actually scarred me for life 😭

[@graceanderson7933]

My mom never let me watch this show as a kid. Now I can see why

[@angelasarti8234]

i remember i was pretty little when the show first came out (about 5/6ish). my mom took one look at that show and was like "no way you're watching that", so i don't remember a whole lot about the episodes talked about in the vid. but i remember wanting to watch the show so bad, and i was able to sneak an episode behind her back one time. it happened to be the nose zit episode. i remember being so disgusted by literally every aspect of that episode, and by the time i finished it, i no longer felt like i was missing out and never cared to see another episode ever again. i haven't thought about mr meaty in so many years, then this vid popped up and unlocked memories i didn't even know i had lol

[@BaconPizzaWaffles]

My dad loved it even more than I did

[@okieg8960]

My mom would let me watch Tom and Jerry but this… this was ok.

[@ally939]

I wish my mom wouldn’t have let me watch this

[@Kirbybaby]

Moments like this make me wonder how many untapped memories are stored in my brain

[@actual_doge3221]

...Maybe it's best you don't know. I once had a dream that a man was beating me with a crowbar and I learned that it was my subconscious telling me I wasn't ready to confront something.

[@theilleststylez5866]

Right, i was definitely old enough to remember this show.. but why did i forget about it ? 🤔

[@chefxhyrule242]

@@actual_doge3221 or you just dreamt you were Jason Todd getting killed by the joker

[@actual_doge3221]

@@chefxhyrule242 😂😂 I had that dream waaay before I even knew who Jason Todd was. But it _was_ an old man, and Joker is not the most handsome imo. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@dfredankey]

we got alot

[@alphasia91]

The biggest lie of Spongebob is that you can live in your own house on a fast food wage

[@AldentheBlue]

Crazy thing is Spongebob already had the house before getting the job. If I'm not mistaken. Either his family is secretly loaded and bought him a house, or I call typical cartoon shenanigans.

[@destinyfreshour9198]

You know Mr. Krabs was paying them 7.50

[@YurinanAcquiline]

He owned the house prior. I wonder if houses are cheaper there.

[@CTGReviews]

@Cherish Xoxo It’s actually below minimum wage, Spongebob is paid a *NICKEL A YEAR.*

[@purplenamebrand4470]

Didn’t he grow his house?

[@BoshMind]

This show is straight up cursed. I remember watching it air for the first time way back and it was... Interesting.

[@7evenproductions271]

gotta make an edit of it.

[@deaglefox4365]

Unban me from your discord

[@lissy_love64]

Do you remember that episode where they transitioned Edit: oh

[@7evenproductions271]

@@BoshMind Really? Nice! (EDIT: That was awesome, I need to go re watch a bunch of your older stuff.)

[@selkiesiren1807]

everything about it looks gross and unpleasant, which is the point but it was defiantly not for little kids

[@MayFlwr]

this show was FAR FAR FAR ahead of its time, its more in line with 2021 meme culture than with the lingering 90s humor that the mid 2000s were used to. Some of it literally didn't make sense the entire thing was a shitpost, the world was not ready......not even close. Still one of the funniest shows nick has ever put out. I would of been 9 or 10 but I remember how much I loved this show when it was airing.

[@spaghetto9836]

I have very few memories of this show & the only thing that rang a bell was the two main characters themselves, for being the ugliest things I ever saw. Knowing the kid I was, I probably hated Mr. Meaty very much, but now these episodes seem almost funny in a morbid, random way. Still wouldn't like watching it now bc my distaste for gross-out humor remains, but I like how it finds new ways to make me go _"Wtf???"_ , credit where it's due.

[@JoeCool9690S]

Strongly agree cause I loved it when I was 10 and it was pretty great, now I definitely can see this as a major hit on paramount plus if they would've put more effort into the storyline cause the characters needs more development. Nickelodeon should've waited until now to have did that series

[@Walamonga1313]

I wouldn't call it funny but it def was memorable. I love surrealism

[@yohannesaklog6004]

It was a good show

[@vichernandezii]

I think that’s why I loved the show when I was younger so much because I loved horridly weird humorous things

[@Ha_Nerds]

"Aka the Tapeworm episode" *chills run down my spine*

[@JCF327]

This show was like the 2000's of Don't hug me i'm scared

[@pianobooks42]

YOU NAILED IT

[@jacktmyt378]

I think don't hug me I'm scared was maybe made by the same company who made Mr meaty

[@meganfoley2121]

Mr. Meaty is scarier 😂

[@Morningstar91939]

@@jacktmyt378 no, it wasn’t. This was Nickelodeon. DHMIS was by Becky Sloan and Joseph Pelling.

[@jacktmyt378]

@@Morningstar91939 well that could be true but I guess I'm wrong thanks for correcting me dude

[@basicindiebro]

the puppets themselves look so ugly that literally EVERY episode bothered me.

[@sidvacant9382]

I remember not wanting to eat while watching this show, in fact I'm still like that.

[@sarcasticfanstic]

Funny enough the one with bangs really looks like billie eilish, funny enough I have a huge crush on her

[@cherryspice1011]

SAMEEE

[@seekthe9]

Yeah, it is messed up that I had to witness this as a kid. It was scary, yet, with audio it was slightly less of a freak show, and I guess I watched it as a kid because it was so weird, I was scared though

[@Syntherus]

They're fast-food workers. I think that was the point.

[@FlyntofRWBY]

I COMPLETELY forgot about the tapeworm episode until you brought back those repressed memories. Thanks for nothing.

[@snakeeyes2551]

I.M.O. Mr. Meaty should be rebooted or remade, the producers should make it 2D or 3D instead of a puppet show.

[@2s4in28]

@@snakeeyes2551 the puppets make it more cursed

[@Candela115]

me too. I now regret watching this video.

[@oritanix5205]

The tapeworm episode is the only one that I didn't forget

[@mypov4592]

I know this comment is from a year ago, but ain't this a collision of worlds

[@lizziescott]

I unironically loved this show. It was one of my favorite things. Which is funny because I remember that vividly but don't actually remember a single episode I watched.

[@Smokey12032]

Do u know the episode where Parker gets invited to a party without josh and josh freaks out and ruins the party?

[@lizziescott]

@@Smokey12032 I can't remember any episodes honestly. I just know at one point I was into it. ;;

[@Smokey12032]

@@lizziescott dang, I watched that episode like 50 times, it was the shit

[@myamonai3981]

You just explained this perfectly im the exact same !

[@magicdance4273]

Me 5 minutes ago: "Yeah, this was a real short show." Now: "THIS HAD 4 SEASONS?!"

[@culwin]

Well it had 2 "seasons" spread out over 4 years

[@TheSpecialPsycho]

This was y reaction when I looked it up years later.

[@Richard_Nickerson]

05-09 is 5 years. Yes, the difference is 4, but you include both years in the sum. 05, 06, 07, 08, 09 is 5 years, not 4.

[@MrHotstuff011]

@@Richard_Nickerson no. It had 2 seasons. The years don’t matter

[@Richard_Nickerson]

@@MrHotstuff011 No, the years DO matter when someone says "2 seasons spread out over 4 years" 🙄

[@BugsyFoga]

The fact that guys behind a pre school show went on to do a genuinely disturbing bizarre puppet show is something that most definitely humors me.

[@SisterRose]

The don't hug me I'm scared people have done legit kids puppet stuff for the NHS which confused a lot of people

[@ELEcomments]

Nanalan was equality as terrifying. Just by the puppets alone

[@TheSpecialPsycho]

@@ELEcomments The fact that was meant to be a child and not a mentally challenged senior citizen was the biggest shock to me, other than that thing having existed at all

[@win9804]

I will always associate Mr Meaty with the tapeworm episode. Literally made me scared to eat meat for months

[@neejo9]

That episode is imbedded in my brain

[@zeallust8542]

I remember playing a Mr Meaty video game on the Nick website, it was like a fishing game except it was in a deep frier instead of a lake. Also remember the show, unfortunately. Weird though, the show rarely freaked me out as a kid, but as an adult it does.

[@jpachu16]

I loved the nick online game lol I’d why but I played the shit out of it

[@duke86fan]

another weird fact in the iceberg of Mr meaty lore... there was once a thing you could do called the "fairly meaty mashup", i swear i am not lying but you basically copied clips from fairly odd parents and Mr meaty (and only these 2 shows from what i know) and make your own video that might appear on the channel

[@benncourt]

Yeah that game was really fun

[@justweirdout]

Jesus the tape worm episode made me terrified of eating anything remotely sketchy, and I'm constantly worried I have one even if I know I couldn't

[@SpookyDeerArt]

me, being constantly hungry during the work week: ah maybe a tapeworm?

[@evilmontica1848]

Holy shit i think i found the reason i have a phobia of parasites despite living in the USA i havent finished yet so i'll edit this once i do. Edit: yeah thats the bitch.

[@TheSpecialPsycho]

I would not doubt if this show had the earliest iplanting of me wanting to be vegetarian later in life.

[@basedgebby5820]

God I'm glad it's not just me

[@orangesilver8]

god yes. That episode, I haven't thought about it for so long but it ruined my life

[@cottonhatcat6401]

if by weirdest you mean "in elementary school i was made so uncomfortable by the show that i had to leave the room and make someone tell me when it was finally over" well then, yeah

[@vengeanceandfashion]

Same

[@cottonhatcat6401]

@Shaman Xeed i totally am but i'm cool with the show now

[@guacamolenightmaretv7720]

Lmao why didn't you change the channel

[@cottonhatcat6401]

@@guacamolenightmaretv7720 i was 8

[@almas4663]

@@cottonhatcat6401 I was a 3 year old when this show aired and I did that too

[@katevgrady]

"a roulette wheel between being completely and utterly traumatized and being kind of bored" story of my life

[@BrendanJSmith]

I remember seeing a short for this show right after The Amanda Show and it scared me so much it made me cry. This was years before it actually became a full series so by the time it aired I was much braver and the episodes I saw weren't nearly as horrifying. But the time I first saw it, man I was NOT ready!

[@regalternative]

I was always creeped out by how Josh's face looked like he was having a perpetual allergic reaction to something

[@GhazMazMSM]

I hate the lips.

[@josephcook6442]

It looks like constant pink-eye

[@Nik.No.K]

I’m creeped out by just about every visual element of the entire thing. It’s like they created the show with one goal in mind, to make everything look as disgusting as possible.

[@lybandz7146]

He has NO CHIN 😭

[@mettatonex7221]

He looks like he's getting pink eye because his incel older brother farted on his pillow.

[@Yvs8962]

My favorite thing about this show is that telling someone they look like a Mr. Meaty character is a pretty good burn

[@ThatKidFresh777]

LMAO I used to diss people in elementary school like that 🤣🤣 good ol days

[@whereta3097]

Yooo, I remember someone in school looking like Mr meaty so I couldn't look at them cus you know I feared the characters

[@seraph5474]

"Do you remember mr. Meaty?" *Me having years of this show stored away now surfacing*

[@phleughbotomy4324]

This show feels like a combination of invader zim and fanboy and chumchum

[@dadscold]

yes! also good burger!

[@magicman3163]

Could be a precursor of both series

[@Leavemealone670]

Except invader zim is the best show/movie on earth.

[@xigebora5735]

@@Leavemealone670 YESSSSSS Invader Zim is too good for any revolting Mr. Meaty show

[@HypeLozerInc]

@@xigebora5735 *that's right! Baby!* Invader Zim superiority

[@middaymeds]

Oh god I just realized that the voices from this show are the EXACT voices the cotton candy eldritch monster from my past 15 years of nightmares speaks in. I guess it implanted in my subconscious pretty hard as a kid.

[@chickenconfetti7123]

Uuuhhh can you elaborate?? Lol

[@evilmontica1848]

Oh wow same eldritch! It has the weird paper holders as horns/spines right?

[@MrLegendofLP]

Yeah please explain further.

[@Deoxys911]

My personal eldritch nightmare speaks in the voice of the mummy demanding the return of the slab in Courage the Cowardly Dog.

[@trent3235]

tell us about this nightmare

[@reillyfilms1000]

I wasn’t even sure if this was an actual show, or just a fever dream I had when I was 10

[@extremer6422]

SAME I only remembered this show existed from this video but I do think I watched it

[@Alphawolf2017]

I was like 8 and yet, I swore this was just a fever dream. Yet I've been proven wrong before.

[@RamiroEloy1997]

If I had a dollar for every time I see this comment, I’d have enough to buy a Mr. Meaty burger

[@stevenshar1233]

Same

[@kimmy_future4265]

I'm not sure this isn't a fever dream right now.

[@TheRealSpellstar]

I loved this show as a kid, I was in the perfect stage of being able to enjoy gross-out humor I think there's something to be said about the puppet designs too, they're all very expressive and pleasant to look at in a strange way

[@yohannesaklog6004]

Me too it a weird but entertaining for us and do you remember playing the fishing 🎣 game on nickelodeon

[@usernameissean]

I was honestly convinced this show was a series of fever dreams I had until you just confirmed it indeed did exist

[@samboujaiteh3331]

Me, 2006, sixth grader: Why don’t I like this? Me, 2020, 26 y/o: Why don’t I hate this?

[@braidena1633]

I've had a growing affinity for cursed puppet shows lately

[@GhazMazMSM]

@@braidena1633 I’ve been watching glove and boots. It’s not cursed, but I still watch it.

[@GreekDudeYiannis]

You know what was one thing I liked about my generation? Each year matched up with what grade I was in.

[@braidena1633]

@@GhazMazMSM kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZmyk6N4gct9aac please enjoy this. Especially the line "it seems to me you are looking at meeee with suspicion"

[@GreekDudeYiannis]

@SandboxArrow Why does he deserve to be hated?

[@momok232]

That cannibalism bit was the most horrifying thing I've ever seen that's ostensibly child friendly.

[@AzureToroto]

I remember watching some of the shorts, but I honestly haven't seen that one luckily. That one would have scared me as a kid, even though I had seen some pretty dark Anime by that point.

[@brawlornothin1008]

God this show was so nasty just the intro alone made my stomach queasy. I remember being distressed and confused by the episodes as a kid and honestly not much has changed lol. Thanks for all your awesome content!

[@Kiahhhhhhhh]

I felt dirty watching it lol

[@CosmicSteph]

This show came when I was 6 and ended when I was 8 going on 9. I remember LOVING this show and thinking it was strange but still hilarious. Watching this video at 22 I can’t stop thinking, “how tf did my parents let me watch this nightmare of a show??”. It’s so cursed bro. I’ll never understand how Nickelodeon let this fly under the radar. 💀

[@elliotm7833]

can't believe mr. meaty said trans rights

[@joshuasalem5022]

That’s pretty pog

[@TheSpecialPsycho]

You just KNOW that was the trans awakening for many young ones.

[@mcrstan]

@@TheSpecialPsycho If I were growing up with this show, instead of the internet sadly this would've definitely convinced me a I was trans

[@TheSpecialPsycho]

@@mcrstan Sadly? Why?

[@TheSpecialPsycho]

@Flower 34 Ah, that makes more sense

[@maddie4190]

This show legit grossed me out so much just looking at the characters that I never watched the show and that when the intro came on, I immediately changed it to any random channel so that I didn’t have to look at it. It repulsed me lol

[@brandywinebridget]

Same

[@wacodraco1558]

You missed out 😂

[@lightlylemony]

@@wacodraco1558 "You missed out on the cannibalism!"

[@allisonfarrell7968]

I loved “scary shows” on the kids networks and little kid me literally saw less than one minute of this show and was like “NOPE. NO WAY.”

[@slotzoffuntrue]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one

[@SheepUndefined]

I fucking remember this show! My family and I were watching nick and saw it late at night, and just had the most "wtf is this shit" experience ever. We treated it like a surreal horror short and loved the series. The whole experience is probably a huge reason why I enjoy surreal horror media as much as I do now, honestly.

[@Roxasthesupersaiyan]

This show freaked the fuck out of me as a kid.

[@theonlymexicanman4422]

Nana Land with Weed: Chill and Nice Mr. Meaty with Weed: The worst trip humanity can experience

[@Alphawolf2017]

Mr Meaty without weed: Also the WORST trip humanity can experience.

[@benzur3503]

@@Alphawolf2017 that’s the thing, there were non disgusting episodes/half episodes within it. They weren’t great nor awful, just kinda meh.

[@Alphawolf2017]

@@benzur3503 Very true

[@duke86fan]

Mr meaty is a more of a psychedelics show

[@cherryoctopie]

I accidentally watched this while high, and i can say with confidence that Nana's face crumpling and folding in on itself like a dying star while eating a lollipop was not actually Chill and Nice.

[@code8825]

“All the women are communists”” P based tho.

[@vengeanceandfashion]

Based on what

[@loxyloafcake5184]

@@vengeanceandfashion The Communist Manifesto, duh.

[@vengeanceandfashion]

@@loxyloafcake5184 I see. Thanks.

[@phoneheaded]

@@loxyloafcake5184 The Conquest of Bread, duh.

[@kalelvigil1510]

@@phoneheaded Read another book

[@TheRealWurzog]

I was six or seven when this show first aired. I didn't watch it much. I don't remember why, but I do remember actively avoiding when it came on sometimes. I think it creeped me out a little bit back then. I couldn't remember the details from any episode, but as soon as you mentioned "tapeworm" a flood of memories rushed in. Crazy how that happens. What a bizarre show. Great video.

[@MetrioGaming_]

I remember the DVD with the ‘SpongeBob Medieval episode’. Before the episodes, there was a trailer. It featured all of the different shows, only on Nick or Nick DVDs. During the trailer, it featured plenty of Nick shows and Nick Jr. shows- but I remember specifically one. The Mr. Meaty part. I remember just that showing up for about 10 seconds or less, but I remember it so specifically being the only one. Thank god I didn’t watch it until I was at a mature age or oh my god, I would’ve been petrified for life. I actually forgot the title one time so I had to look up “Puppet show about burger restaurant” and Mr. Meaty showed up. Memories instantly surged in my head. I watched a few episodes and.. yikes. That’s my experience with Mr. Meaty.

[@queenkatara7861]

The fact that I thought you were talking about a different cannibal episode of this show scares me.

[@rabnerd28]

I remember seeing commercials for the show back when it was coming out, and me and all five of my siblings, using the one brain cell we all share, collectively decided that this was weird and we weren't going to watch it.

[@Arri7979]

I love everything about this comment.

[@leiram8833]

OP and their 5 siblings for president, 2020

[@rabnerd28]

@@leiram8833 Oh, no that is a bad idea.

[@lorddrayvon1426]

9:11 Quinton briefly turns into Skull from Power Rangers.

[@kaninekodiak]

10:30 why is this the funniest fucking thing ive ever seen?

[@backseatsurfer5005]

Ikr

[@thedailypx]

Are we gonna talk about how this show is terrifying and absolutely Halloween appropriate

[@asianblockguy]

better yet it fits well with adult swim repertoire especially with weird and down right cursed shows

[@thatotakuchick3576]

You should check out rugrats all grow up: interview with a campfire. It terrified my entire family 😂

[@Jack-ev1up]

@@asianblockguy they should redo it for Adult Swim or continue it in some way

[@magicman3163]

@@Jack-ev1up I wish

[@yaya-mk3nn]

this show was my singular greatest fear as a child. this thumbnail sent a chill down my spine. i am terrified.

[@metalchick2726]

Same. the character design alone gave me nightmares

[@roo1392]

Litterally the most traumatizing tv show to see as a kid

[@nadiheartscupcakes]

@@metalchick2726 I'm scared I'm gonna have a nightmare NOW as a 21 year old like I did back when I was 7. Was not a good call for me to watch this @ night lmao

[@hidood5th]

3:14 There are no words in the English language that could possibly describe how cursed this is

[@sheridanbrassell8253]

3:22 welcome to the abomination show we see how many curse faces we can make

[@alexandersarchives9615]

Good God, the tapeworm episode... I forgot the characters, and the name of the show. But I never forgot the damn tapeworm episode... that shit will stay with me forever

[@lovetogiggle1o1]

i know this whole video my anxiety has been flaring bc i know that episode was bound to come up

[@SlickSkuddy]

Idk what it was about that episode that made me remember it but I know I’ll never forget it

[@alexandersarchives9615]

@@SlickSkuddy idk either man... maybe the tapeworm, but that’s up for debate

[@happysloth3208]

I remember hating this show because of that tapeworm episode.

[@ingridroque8884]

Younger me literally had nightmares about the damn show and episode.

[@blackeyedolive]

seriously how were there not lawsuits around how scarring this was.

[@komred64]

Canadians don't do that

[@Phatman420]

This show came out before people became snowflakes

[@RedVelvetBlackleather]

I kinda liked it.

[@66Ack]

@@Phatman420 dude you hit the nail on the head lmfao

[@hangfire5944]

I guess people who don't want to look at A GIANT TAPEWORM ENTER SOMEONES MOUTH are all snowflakes.

[@killjoypilotb3193]

That goddamn tape worm episode still haunts my dreams

[@kmartwifi4491]

11:20 I'm pretty sure there's a cattle decapitation song about this

[@llilric3]

Jesus Christ every time you mentioned an episode the fever dreams rushed back into my head clear as day.

[@lovetogiggle1o1]

i know like i thought i had blockd them out clearly not

[@sorrybarley7509]

This show basically is a fever dream to me, since I was very sick most of them time as a child but my brother loved this show and kept watching it while I was sick and trying to sleep on the couch. This show disturbed me and even haunted me in my nightmares.

[@WilliamMaranciMashups]

I forgot about this show! It kinda reminds me of the weird Quiznos ads but in show form.

[@joshuasalem5022]

I thought I repressed this from my memory, and now I can’t get it out

[@rotomfan63]

You mean the sponge monekies one?

[@jamesrichie7844]

I did not expect this crossover.

[@dylannevergall5501]

Jesus, the Quiznos ads...

[@bunk-o2495]

the only Quiznos ad I remember is that one where the guy fucked the oven...

[@saintgein]

This show scared the hell out of me & still does. Terrifying 😭

[@warped_alexis5468]

I remember watching maybe a minute of this as a kid (don't remember what happened) and then changing the channel and making a conscious effort to avoid EVER having to watch that show ever again lmfao

[@brennan_]

As a Canadian, I can say with authority that most of our children's programming is simultaneously unbelievably bizarre and inescapably boring.

[@Primalintent]

Nanalan was a straight jam tho

[@brennan_]

@@Primalintent that is true and you will never hear me say a bad thing about Jacob Two-Two either.

[@zuggy1231]

Yep I saw both of these Nana Land and Mr. Meaty fever dreams I thought they were but no

[@anonthe-third2367]

Telefrancais gives me nightmares to this day....and I watched it as an american when I was 16 in french class.

[@RobH1093]

Which is interesting as ReBoot is legitimately my favourite show of all time

[@solidcoffee1643]

I can't believe I'm willingly sitting down to watch this video while eating Burger King and am continuing to eat my Burger King while it continues what the heck is wrong with me I thought my stomach was weaker than this

[@chrislondo2683]

Same thing instead of a burger it was a cup of Oreos and Milk whilst using a spoon to eat it.

[@buranflakes]

Personally I wasn't sure if it would be a better idea to eat lunch before watching this. Now I'm hungry but also don't wanna eat.

[@GreaterSeraph]

I woke up and thought "I better eat". Then I saw this notification. Now I'm still hungry but laying in bed and wondering how this show existed.

[@mustacheman2549]

oh my god so quirky!

[@tylerjohnson2948]

This show triggers my fight or flight so intensely. Something about the way the puppets look - I think it’s the true to life skin tones combined with the squishyness of their movements and the general grossness of their design - makes them register in my brain as puppeteered corpses and it’s SO upsetting. I’m a big fan of weird/creepy art styles but this show does somethin to me on a very visceral level. Gross, dude.

[@YasonYou]

When the nose falls off the girl, my mom was sitting right next to me. She told me I souldn't be watching this. I whole heartedly agreed.

[@MasterPatrick]

The show may have been weird but it had the BEST theme song. "All of God's creatures, fresh off the grill. So come on down to Mr. Meaty, where friends meet to eat MEAT."

[@austinpruitt4165]

Oh that's where that comes from. I remember singing that as a kid but couldn't remember where I heard it

[@terminallychaotic]

"one episode seems to represent the legacy of this show more than any other" oh. oh no...please, not THAT episode!

[@zaesrvnge9584]

I was thinking tapeworm

[@yaboimccoy8109]

man, the 2000s were an entirely different time. i miss it 15:45 hellbound: hellraiser II (1988)

[@ArcadeStriker]

"Josh and Parker" hmmm where have I seen a show with two names like that on Nick before

[@RapidPhantom293]

This show is literally Don't Hug Me Im Scared: Nick Edition

[@vexxi1470]

If don’t hug me I’m scared was boring

[@callmedaddy69yearsago80]

Salad Fingers

[@vexxi1470]

@John Stonik lol u wish, don’t hug me I’m scared is 1000x better than Mr meaty in every way

[@Santoryu90]

Meh

[@Krabnut]

I remember kinda liking Mr. Meaty back in the day, and I remember liking the super uncanny, slightly distressing, surrealist style of the show. I remember Mr. Meaty, Courage the Cowardly Dog, and Invader Zim sparking my fascination with the gruesome, disturbing, and horrific. Also I fall into that group of 6-10 year olds that caught it early in the day

[@HypeLozerInc]

Guess i could say the same. This.. show on the other hand.. still has me with that tapeworm episode. Just now I'm realizing that maybe this episode was a reasons why i was so afraid of worms growing up. (Loved Invader Zim, Courage the cowardly dog, and Billy & Mandy tho)

[@HypeLozerInc]

Thinking back, this show couldn't possibly have been why lol.

[@sirswiper7852]

Yeah I always thought this show was golden I was also in that age group

[@Forcommentingpurposes]

This show made me uncomfortable as a child to the point I'd switch channels if my mom saw me watching it but by god if I wasn't hype as shit for new episodes

[@thatoneguy1426]

What you described at the beginning happened to me with the movie "the lost boy" where I faintly remembered him drinking blood and a few other small things and tried to look for the movie for years and when I found it I was just stunned.

[@jolestoli]

I was always like “yeah i saw some of this show as a kid but i don’t remember it” but every new clip I’m like “oh god i remember that”

[@cocobyao]

yoo same it's like i'm finding out that i have repressed memories

[@Advent3546]

"Content Warning: Cannibalism" Excuse me?

[@niekgozer26]

Oh god i think my brain buried all the memories of this show deep inside but i’m rememering them now 😂

[@WhiteTenpenny]

Mr. Meaty is one of those shows I don’t remember very much but still smile when I think about it. The jingle, “Where friends meet to eat.. meat!” always sticks with me.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

I have Nick Picks DVD that has an episode of this show along with The X's, the SpongeBob medieval special, and Catscratch. I watch it every so often just to think "Yes, this was a thing, and I loved it for some weird reason as a child". It's the weird flex of Nick shows

[@udnmare1776]

Man, I used to love Catscratch, I still remember playing some of the games on Nick.com.

[@iwanttobelieve2]

Nice. That dvd had a short print run so its super out of print now

[@PeterGriffin11]

Catscratch and The X's especially are very underrated.

[@erockwell1520]

My uncle got me that for my 5th birthday, I’ve never forgiven him.

[@googamp32]

The X's is SUCH an underrated Nicktoon!

[@michigo_]

I’m SO incredibly upset that this video reminded me of this show despite years of trying to bleach it from my memory

[@whisperghost9940]

i try to forget about this drug trip of a show every day

[@enviousennui]

Honestly love the whole gender burger thing being shown in a positive light. Idk, usually when a character changes gender it's shown in a way where they're unhappy or are only doing it for a reason, but here it's kijda nixe to see. Which isn't what I thought I'd say from watching this show as I only knew it as the cannibal/tapeworm puppet show.

[@depressedlittlesister7365]

This show traumatized me from the scene when one of them turns into a girl, the one where that girl eats her own fried hand, the tapeworm and the one where the girls nose literally gets burned off then replaced with a sausage. Thanks Nickelodeon.

[@spencerschwartz5516]

The tapeworm still haunts me to this day

[@andleepfarooqui7874]

Same

[@deejaythedj313]

YES HOLY SHIT YOU JUST BROUGHT A MEMORY BACK

[@Alphawolf2017]

YES! HOLY MOLY THIS EPISODE STUCK IN MY BRAIN FOR YEARS!! Why? BECAUSE IT'S SO MUCH EWWW!!

[@blaineishere3851]

My dad cracked up at the ending. I was mortified.

[@chatotalks5325]

@@blaineishere3851 I wonder who the target audience was

[@blank7171]

So, this show was basically 'Good Burger' on acid.?

[@rocklee7737]

Bold of you to assume Good Burger *wasn't* on Acid.

[@leatherlass6730]

Goodburger on meth

[@nouh3053]

I used to think this WAS Goodburger

[@bizquadee4611]

To me it was like good burger meets regular show lol I still love this show to this day it still makes laugh lmao

[@icecreamhero2375]

It reminds me of the Simpsons meets Ren and Stimpy.

[@Alex-cm9dd]

Omg what a horrifying throwback I just remembered that I watched the cannibalism episode when it aired and being like “oh my gosh” with my mouth open in shock with how disturbing the show was

[@optimusprinceps6412]

The tapeworm episode still gives me nightmares

[@tori5598]

i literally cant look at the puppets from this show without being in constant mild fear lmao

[@sitocat]

One time I was sleeping over at my grandma's house with all of my cousins, and for some reason I randomly woke up at like 3am and the first thing I saw was the mooch master episode of mr. meaty. I've been traumatized since.

[@magicman3163]

Seems like it was either this or the George Lopez show as the Nickelodeon shows to randomly wake up on

[@antoniosoto5768]

I’ve always been a fan of mr meaty and j can say I remember every episodes especially the bufflo episode

[@Taylor-gz4td]

Mr. Meaty actually gave me nightmares. I remember one dream where the two main characters had kidnapped me and were taking me to a strange house to kill me 😳

[@knofear8859]

The most memorable line in any TV show from my childhood is still when Wedgelor said "Ya didn't say I couldn't cheat." No idea why. Also, you didn't even mention how the main characters are literally copy-pastes from Drake and Josh, lol

[@0kk0tu81]

i literally changed the channel whenever this show came on i was too scared

[@ChrisJGunter]

So, Nanalan is interesting. There's a pub in Nova Scotia (Canada) that plays old VHS recorded tapes of that show on repeat during the late evenings. It's quite hilarious in that context with others.

[@boon7966]

I remember seeing the promos for this show and thinking “Wtf is this? This show looks nasty” and thankfully I wasn’t home to watch when the show aired but Nick kept re running the 1st episode and I kept skipping

[@boiledmeathat]

I used to make my 80 year old gran watch this show with me and I've never seen someone regret having offspring more

[@pharoahcaraboo9610]

this show was so viscerally unpleasant that i avoided it like the plague and watching this video nearly made me wanna barf multiple times. i'm glad nothing of value was missed.

[@metalchick2726]

SAME

[@utopicangel]

this show scared the shit out of me as a fucking kid. The episode where they have like change to girl sauce or whatever especially sticks out to me EDIT: ah yup parkerina

[@kentmonroe9268]

Fr the scene when he is screaming and reaching his hand out scarred the hell out of me

[@moonlight_sparkle6659]

DUDE THAT'S WHERE MY FEAR OF PUPPETS BEGAN!! I hated that episode growing up and still to this day won't watch it.

[@darrenalmgren634]

This show introduced me to the concept of tapeworms and that episode has never left my brain

[@scottmceachern5673]

Jesus the theme song was like the telltale heart in my brain.

[@Fopenplop]

All God's creatures / fresh off the grill!

[@crimsondynamo615]

So come on down to Mr. Meaty! Where friends meet to eat meat!

[@HayLeesHomeMade]

@@crimsondynamo615 ah so that's what the last line is

[@briannalewis165]

This show gave me actual nightmares

[@expendableindigo9639]

I figured I was probably embellishing how intense and creepy and hypnotic this show was- that's happened a lot with stuff I watched as a kid- nope, it's just like that, it's all close-ups and the voice acting hardly matches with the puppets.

[@paulwebb2078]

It's so weird, there's nothing creepy or disturbing about the premise. Two guys work at a fast food joint and bizarre shit happens to them. Could've been like regular show. But somehow they turned it into the most cursed show on Nick.

[@Masterge77]

I always felt like I was the only one who remembered this show, and I DO remember a few episodes that were rather weird. One was the Planet of the Apes parody you mentioned in the video, but another was an episode where everyone in the mall becomes meat-obsessed zombies (including a hippy that said "Toooofu, I mean, MEEEEEAT!!!"). Though I feel this show aired right when Nickelodeon was starting to go downhill, just a few years before it's "All Spongebob all the time!" phase started, which became slightly more noticeable immediately after Avatar: The Last Airbender (the best show Nick ever aired) finished it's run, and became a LOT more noticeable after 2008 when the Writer's Strike happened. To put it simply, Mr. Meaty was FAR too experimental, and it's scared Nick ever since then that they don't want to do anything bold or experimental ever again, and instead stick to their bread and butter, being non-stop Spongebob reruns.