Girl's Club video review

There are no boys allowed in the Girl's Club. There is no hope allowed in the Girl's Club. Polygon's Justin and Griffin McElroy broke the first rule. They were never heard from again.
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[@scrungybingus285]

this is Justin's revenge for Griffin making him play Catlateral Damage for two hours

[@laitentierdotcom]

Scrungy Bingus felt like 5 though, didnt it

[@beeeeans311]

Actually, this came out before that, so maybe catlateral damage is payback for this

[@nikki6927]

I came from that video and I can't wait for this

[@spyfieri]

Every action has an equal but opposite reaction

[@8tymology]

"I wanted to expose you to this as part of my revenge- my REVIEW, my review"

[@thatquietkid]

the fact that they put "eggplant" next to "cruelty to animals" is the funniest thing

[@thatquietkid]

I can excuse Eggplants, but I draw the line at Animal Cruelty

[@crowe3301]

I can excuse Cruelty to Animals, but Eggplant is where I draw the line.

[@peytonwarren1936]

@@thatquietkid lmao I love that you replied to your comment weeks or months after

[@bigbadgammagnome]

@@peytonwarren1936 literally 2 years after lol. you just know they went back to rewatch it (like me, right now, rewatching the video)

[@KaliyaTheKitty]

You can excuse eggplants?!​@@thatquietkid

[@audreyschwer4551]

“I have to imagine that most people have stopped watching already.” Juice, this is my 20th time watching this video, it is a classic.

[@sapphic_sophie]

Same!!

[@jenayah6584]

I have watched this video so many times! I literally put it into a playlist so I can have easy access to it.

[@zachzuchowicz4842]

@@jenayah6584 Me as well!

[@jpyanity443]

Do you sing along to the theme song each time too?

[@ughh3968]

@@jpyanity443 oh 100%. i can near quote the entire video at this point.

[@keira4840]

I can't believe the frog-loving conspiracy theorist wasn't the number one pick every time for everyone

[@Chris-ek1uh]

I love Alex Jones.

[@nope-ve9ks]

Ikr

[@notjamin]

me neither

[@brody2k]

It does explain my dating history though.

[@MrRevertis]

Not in 1000 years would I have predicted that list was going to contain 'cruelty to animals'.

[@rebeccahughes8734]

E G G P L A N T

[@literalruleslawyer]

f r o g s

[@literalruleslawyer]

f r o g s

[@literalruleslawyer]

🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸

[@clorofolle]

"frogs" already hit me hard, but the crescendo of eggplant and animal cruelty left me in literal tears

[@stephenhilton7360]

I think the phrase "boys written by" has to be my favorite thing I have ever seen in a credits section.

[@wolfvanderbijl]

im going to college to become a "boy writer"

[@BrianBridges]

BLU, Boy Land University

[@Mahkia]

I believe in you and your dream of becoming a boy writer

[@SirNightmareFuel]

Video Production by Propaganda Films Is also an amazing credit XD

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodgh29]

My dream job is now to write boys

[@misterkingdom3571]

Justin: "This is the kind of music he likes." Griffin: "...Shitty?"

[@sradactyl]

*looking down at my huge basketball shorts and cowboy boots* Oh...I see how it is now...

[@Mi_Fa_Volare]

Do you like cruelty to animals?

[@ironwingartist5578]

Will you always be there for me?

[@gushingblood]

I thought it was a skirt Oops

[@DeathnoteBB]

Vinnie Olmo I refuse to see it as shorts, it is a skirt and for some reason Justin's dud is one half Taako

[@gushingblood]

100% yes one half taako here in this girls club, you are a god my fellow

[@bicarbonat1]

As much as I love when Justin & Griffin are cackling together and having a blast, it's fucking hilarious when one of the brothers is clearly punishing the other via enthusiastic participation [see also: Catlateral Damage]

[@emmexe-nm9zy]

someone please help me find this game i have a slumber party coming up and if i dont bring this game they wont let me in the house

[@bamboshbubb2594]

How'd that slumber party go? Don't leave all 99 of us hangin!

[@literalruleslawyer]

NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS

[@radio_sparks]

It took me a very long time to figure out how to play this game, and when I finally did it, my friends ditched me cuz it wasn't fun. Turns out Justin edited out the horrible boring parts like calling friends of your dream date and hearing their opinion.

[@trollololol4601]

Radio Sparks I’m still very interested

[@radio_sparks]

​@@trollololol4601 If you're totally down for many hours of setup leading to disappointment, there's a good tutorial for CD-i emulation here: forums.launchbox-appDOTcom/topic/51180-tutorial-how-to-launch-philips-cdi-games-with-retroarch-in-launchbox/ (KZbin doesn't like links, replace DOT with .) Then all ya gotta do is find a rom. After many hours I found one on archive.org somewhere, I don't remember where, but even if I did telling would ruin the fun! After you find one and set it all up you can finally play Girl's Club! Let me know how it goes, I'll be glad to hear I'm not the only one who wasted their time on this.

[@keaton5101]

15:21 AH YES, THE EIGHT POSSIBLE INTERESTS FOR A BOY TO HAVE. PERSONALLY I FEEL THAT FROGS AND EGGPLANT ARE 2 OF THE HUNKIEST TRAITS IN A DUDE

[@keaton5101]

I realtalk am supposed to be sleeping right now, and i had to hold in laughter for like, three straight minutes while i kept it paused.

[@alice6035]

Don't forget cruelty to animals

[@mbatirbaygil]

"I am not my disposition towards eggplants." -Griffin McElroy, 2014

[@hyceohmenjai]

There is no way these teens were paid enough money to be in this game.

[@mr.alpaca382]

Ever since I watched the "frogs > eggplant > animal cruelty" sequence for the first time, I've never been able to laugh as hard as I did then. This ruined my sense of humor forever. Nothing will top that moment, it was the absolute peak of comedy in my life

[@marlesimms]

I really, really love the idea of adult Justin having a stressful, competitive slumber party with teenage Jennifer and pro-strat-ing his way to victory

[@44caliberclark47]

i have watched this video five or six times since discovering the mcelroys and i STILL do not fully grasp whats happening in this game or how you play it.

[@TimG587]

4:48 "she's not gonna bring the DPS you need" dying

[@ZombieTurtleInvasion]

Coming straight from the Catlateral Damage video i can only say griffin deserves this torment

[@jadereynolds1204]

Homeostasis sameeee

[@dearratboy6326]

fun fact: this came first, catlateral damage was the planned revenge on justin.

[@randomtrucks]

Justin: I hate guys who are Always There For Me. Dina: Whoa! You're really going for dud of the year! Justin: I'm broken inside.

[@Natalia-no9yj]

i lose it every time at griffin making justin laugh and the guy going "hey. thats not funny." and griffin going "don't laugh." and then jenny going "too bad. i have no feeling for him whatsoever." HDAKDJSKKX??????

[@jeezduts]

where's the trap mix of "italian food, going to parties, frogs, fixing cars, opera, eggplant, cruelty to animals, washing dishes"

[@evanicole7099]

"A scoundrel, a murderer, a truther and a jokester." I remember that Steve Miller song differently.

[@Jonbutter]

"Yo Matt, talk to us" [exactly 2.5 seconds of dead air] ... *MATT?!*

[@mchikos]

>italian food >washing dishes >frog >going to parties >egg plant >cruelty to animals >opera This a reasonable and consistent list of interests.

[@sidhackney8831]

I've watched this video enough times that I finally understand the rules, and by trying to make all his answers match Flannel Boy Justin was actually making it as easy as it could possibly be for the AI and it still lost.

[@poisonmantis4191]

please explain i dont understand this at all i am in griffin's position here

[@sidhackney8831]

I think it's made more confusing because Justin cut a bunch of visually uninteresting content. Basically you tell your friends what your dream guy would be like, you all learn a little more about the guys on offer, you secretly select which guy you like based on that, then your friends try to guess who you picked. So Justin picked things that were clearly indicating that he liked Flannel Bro and Jenny never got the hint.

[@wolfvanderbijl]

despite this being the most abysmal video game ive been subjected to in a long time the theme song is fucking BUMPING. i dont know if its because of that but i keep finding myself returning to this video

[@NegaRenGenX2gay2lift]

doggo ♪ G I R L S C L U B ♪

[@leafygreen3275]

GIRLS CLUB PARTY GOTTA FIGURE OUT WHO KISSED WHO LISTEN UP GIRLS: YOU SNOOZE, YOU LOSE (this song plays in my dreams)

[@MrJoseph0]

dina's a gaslighting manipulator

[@GiantSizeComicThings]

Trucker is a 'future' option, the flannel, hangs out alone...they're describing Buck "Fat Rig" Foss: The Teen Years.

[@asmrtpop2676]

They’re also just describing Santa Claus.

[@roecocoa]

16:54 "Let's put your dreams on hold for a while, it's time to meet up with the guys again." Story of my life.

[@latrodectahespara2728]

Nothing succeeds in making me laugh every time like Justin and Griffin slowly and quietly losing it over the list emotionlessly saying "cruelty to animals"

[@erickgappa]

When the game got to the list with eggplant and animal cruelty, I laughed so hard I pulled a neck muscle.

[@lunasmileyy]

+techee44 "almost choked on a nut"

[@sjmmahoney]

This is one of my favorite comfort videos, I just love Griffin’s indifference turned hatred of this game and Justin trucking on no matter what

[@zachzuchowicz4842]

Me too! I keep coming back to it every few months or so.

[@annasanchez5877]

my favorite boy is the red-shirted communist

[@thaeloraps937]

"Oh my god mr. johnson is dead."

[@fajrahmad5346]

"I don't want to do this" at the beginning of the video. The perfect sign that you're in for some good old fashioned McElroy fun

[@laurarodriguez2736]

i think my favorite thing about this video is that when justin was explaining the mechanics at some point, he just. stops. and you can hear griffin's amusement bc his brother is so focused on the game lmao

[@ThreeArm]

Just in case I'm not the only one going back and binge watching a lot of the gameplay overview and FMV quest videos - fun fact that I just discovered through the wonderful medium of Wikipedia: Heidi Lucas, the woman who played Heidi in this game, quit acting in 1998 (6 years after the release of Girl's Club) and is now a practicing attorney in the state of Arizona.

[@ImWeirdAndILikeIt]

Great fact and great username

[@kirstenerikapaulson2574]

10:33 "Hey buddy! Nice shoes! Ringling brothers must've had a fire sale!" is the most underrated part of this whole video

[@trollololol4601]

I don’t understand the joke so I am forced to underate it

[@kirstenerikapaulson2574]

@@trollololol4601 The Ringling Brothers, of "Ringling Brothers Circus" fame. Circuses usually have clowns, and clowns have...well, clown shoes. So.

[@brody2k]

@@kirstenerikapaulson2574 ...Aaaand now that I understand the goof, it goes right into regular use.

[@Ciridan]

I have to imagine that with 1/4 of a million views, more people have watched Justin play girls club than have actually played girls club.

[@josellmariano1715]

The fact that Griffin knew which boys Justin picked is very telling of how close these two sweet boys are

[@caitlinisahookerfromhell]

justin saying “tracy knew” always kills me

[@SSGErnestP]

My Brother, My Brother, and FMV

[@dinosaurking5075]

I normally don't go back and watch videos a second time, or even a third, but I'm here on April 3rd, 2018 buckling in for my fifth watch of Girl's Club video review. To be honest, I don't know what's so appealing about this video game that I've watched it on multiple occasions, but I do know that I would die for Girl's Club to be brought back for FMV Quest. The boys only did single player in this video, so I'd really like to watch Brian and Justin tackle multiplayer, just as this game was meant to be experienced. Not sure who else would be interested, but, if this train of mine is going where I think it's headed, I alone will personally generate more than enough viewership to make up for the poor lost souls that do not appreciate true art. Thank you for reading.

[@dinosaurking5075]

Update: I've rewatch this video at least eight times now. I've lost count but I know for a fact the number is too high for any single human being.

[@dinosaurking5075]

Update: I have no idea how many times I've watched this now but I'm sure as hell not slowing down. Looking forward to spending the upcoming decade yet again watching this half hour video over and over again until I can recite it word by word!!

[@dinosaurking5075]

Update: Twelve minutes to midnight and I'm about to start off my new years RIGHT

[@literalruleslawyer]

Brian playing this would be comedy gold. Wait no, have him do an unraveled on the rules of this game.

[@amaice]

DinosaurKing oh my god man if I ever meet the boys irl ill make sure to ask them about this for you

[@neofoxboi]

I've seen this a hundred times and I've only just realized that Justin purposefully turns up the end credits on Griffin.

[@skipsal]

..... .. why didnt i realise this??? i genuinely thought that the credits were just that loud fdxsfsdfsfs

[@jesseolsson7037]

2021 and we're still supping off this multigenerational treasure

[@boopsbucket]

"...Matt?!" "Oh my god, Matt?!?!"

[@norge0209]

I love that Justin knows the theme song well enough to sing along. Another great McElroy video!

[@tatemilligan4807]

underrated bit in this to me has always been justin and griffin calling the host girl "heidi" and "dina" interchangeably, neither of which are the character's name, and one of which is a character from a different IP entirely

[@eli9214]

this is some quality vintage mcelroy content

[@MoldyWarts]

I love that Justin continues playing undeterred while Griffin loses his will to live in the background.

[@Bigcatthief]

I come back to this video constantly purely out of longing to play this damned game it’s all I want in life and I can’t have it.

[@xcastielx]

I wanna play this game so bad but every time I emulate it it won't get past the boy-decider slot machine :(((

[@boneheaded9154]

We should get Jenny a fruit basket or something, she seems to be having a rough time.

[@dublinerscraic7946]

6 years on and this is the most precious gem in the Mceleroy family arsenal

[@Dapeepn1gg4]

cruelty to animals

[@SakoresDark]

It's my favorite hobby, fucking love it. Sorry Griffin :/

[@keaton5101]

looks like youre not the one who will get married to griffin sorry.

[@sugarsuture]

eggplant.

[@Mazda87]

Frogs.

[@sydneybarron9544]

The fact that Justin was so offended when Griffin didn’t recognize the girl who was talking the whole game was amazing

[@mtlewis973]

eating mac and cheese singing the girls club theme song at full volume alone in my flat. quarantine is going *pretty* well

[@sapphic_sophie]

This is such a mood

[@MrJoseph0]

a memorable sleeper hit of the grand strategy genre

[@blahmarduk]

MrJoseph0 crusader kings ain't shit, girls club 4 lyfe

[@Emily-xk2du]

I have now watched this video so many times that I've not only figured out how the mechanics of the game must work, but also that someone named Keithan helped make the game.

[@HackneySack]

As a Polygon subscriber I demand more video reviews of FMV games from Justin, preferably with a hostage like in this one but I'm not picky.

[@dialkforkaty]

tag yourself i'm griffin's audible sigh of pain at 11:00

[@jodorambam]

"What's your favorite" Seconds later "Animal Cruelty"

[@athenachen7770]

"this guy is wearing these pants literally"

[@meggnoggs]

Inscrutably this is my comfort video

[@hx0ad5]

i always forget that this video actually exists and wasn't a weird fever dream that i had while falling asleep to other mcelroy polygon videos, then it pops up in my recommended and i watch it and it's just like. huh. this exists

[@iniminipini]

"Rude eggplant lovin' magician" That got me hard

[@tendercomrade2330]

This is the most criminally underwatched video on the internet.

[@mynameismyname4713]

This is, no joke, my 5th time watching this fucking video in its entirety I just keep coming back to it and I don't know why.

[@mynameismyname4713]

Oh you sweet summer child.

[@Ectobiologist1445]

26:07 lmao the actor tries to shine the trophy with his shirt and realises he's got an apron on

[@baileyderose7776]

every time i get to "frogs" i jsst.., i fuckin lose it

[@spEAMerNation]

*_C R U E L T Y T O A N I M A L S_*

[@crlybug]

can't believe they put Enjolras in this game. homeboy was even staging protests in high school

[@coldsuncrowfeet]

when the teen mechanic cut the guy's breaks. oh god i died laughing

[@CharismaticMegafauna]

this is literally the opposite of the catlateral damage video like instead of justin, its griffin begging for the sweet release of death

[@Mageneated]

Is there a video option where we see a boy punch a cat in the face for those girls who chose cruelty to animals as their dream date's interests?

[@cosmicmercy5554]

10:46 "don't laugh" i don't know why but i fucking lost it

[@RylieMichelle]

Why is cruelty to animals like.... ever an option?!?!? im dying

[@abderians]

Justin’s “Awww hell” when the song starts has haunted me for years

[@yellowkillSC]

I rewatch this video every year for the past 3 years. And I always laughed at the likes and dislikes of the boyfriends. I just laugh so hard it hurts every time. I feel as though I'm cursed to watch this for the rest of my life.

[@josie4am]

I didn't realize this video didn't have half a million views jdjskkes I watch this like monthly

[@leablade]

4 years later and this is still one of the funniest things I have ever seen

[@bassprogoth]

matt? oh my god. he can’t hear us. oh my god

[@moopshcelroy]

Matt?! 17:47 just gets me every time

[@sapphic_sophie]

Oh my god!! Matt?!

[@OSCARMlLDE]

this seems like a game from the bonus features list of a straight-to-dvd movie that i desperately want to see

[@pringel320]

Is there a chance at this point that more people have watched this video then played the actual game? The question might be more accurately by what factor.

[@TopazEeVeE]

Watching this after catlateral damage is like revenge

[@hanpines3808]

This video came out first, so I think it might be the opposite

[@magpie405]

That video of jenny picking something and smiling should be a meme

[@grandmasgopnik9642]

Man I feel like guy number one was the sham wow guy in highschool

[@geeseyler4808]

okay but our profile pictures are so funny together

[@rubyrider7902]

JENNIFER LIKED DAVID.... TRACY SAID SHE KNEW (tracy knew)

[@henryhaugen2170]

i feel like im gonna be absorbed into the game and be stuck forever as a boy in that game after watching this

[@rocketshawk2200]

I wish we could watch them play this again.

[@sapphic_sophie]

Yeah!! Justin’s finally back to FMV quest, so here’s hoping we get something like this soon 🤞

[@OldBeau]

i cant believe cruelty to animals wasnt a deal breaker to jenny. fuckin heartless

[@transpinestwins4900]

i am personally responsible for at least 50k of the views on this video

[@SwipSedai]

Accidentally didnt have audio on and for a second I thought someone actually cared enough and was petty enough to copyright claim this.

[@SilverSurfer166]

This must revenge for "Catlateral Damage"

[@rocketbeagle0]

Considering the dates the two came out, Catlateral Damage was probably revenge for this.

[@yellowkillSC]

I revist this video every year and without a beat the part where they start to list the likes and dislikes of the guys makes me laugh so hard 😂

[@literalruleslawyer]

When she looks directly at the camera and says "lets see if your vision of the future is... 2020" all I can think is how that would be a great pun if one of the options was "Dave died from a mysterious illness while travelling to Wuhan, China"

[@Pittsman71]

This is my favorite polygon video. There are so many amazing series and one-offs they have done, but still every few months I find my self watching this again. Bravo Polygon. Bravo.

[@dogplanetofficial]

I come back to this video once in a while so this game can put a curse on me again, I love it

[@LS-jj4sy]

"I think that's slenderman behind him"

[@kaylynns8878]

29:07 "Do you think love can bloom, even in a desert?"