Monster Factory: Creating an Army of Banana-Men in Oblivion

Justin and Griffin create an army of beautiful banana men to fight against the noodly final boss of The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion in this episode of Monster Factory.
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[@eviljoel]

The real challenge would be to create an Oblivion character who *doesn't* look like a hideous monster.

[@JanoyCresvaZero]

BugPope Literally impossible. PS; hi Bug! I remember you from the retsupurae heyday!

[@theclodofclods]

It's not only impossible, it's even harder to if you're a Khajiit

[@Moridorable]

I was beautiful, goddamnit. A special kind of beautiful. My mommy said so.

[@piggsboson6540]

*don't

[@AwfullyDeer]

I accidentally made a character that looks like Ted from how I met your mother

[@AmandaBee]

"I tried star trek online. it's not right, it doesn't fit" the world just wasn't ready for yoba then. wasn't the right time

[@Necro_fury]

literally, since the player creation wasnt good enough till later im pretty sure lol

[@TheREALBOJACK]

5 years later, and I *STILL* can't believe they didn't make a single "bunch" joke when spawning multiple Chiquita Dave's.

[@roobee1234]

6 years?

[@TheREALBOJACK]

@@roobee1234 You know if you look at the text beside the person's name who commented you can see when they commented that. I commented that a year ago. When it WAS 5 years. Obviously.

[@skylerdickson2939]

You know Justin has said that he thinks pun and portmanteau are beneath him, multiple times. They try not to do low-hanging fruit like that.

[@dylanmiller9162]

I believe it’s Chiquitas Dave

[@lilbunofficial]

7 years?

[@hanzosleftit9143]

Chiquita Dave looks so kind...so tender...a soft banana man...

[@strawberrysodas3433]

Hi I love ur icon and username gdvgdjsgdhs

[@howaboutnow1895]

Do you you see him?

[@wavewavewaves6709]

🤣🤣🤣

[@GenericProtagonist118]

🎶Do you want a BA-NANA? Peel it down and go Mmm mmm mmm mmmmmm...

[@_sumina]

wait he looked like that one cult leader that has that kind stare 😌

[@penbailey9677]

landlord: no Chiquita Daves allowed in the apt. Chiquita Dave: : | landlord: ok i will make an exception he looks very polite

[@alexread6767]

Only the number 1 Chiquita Dave could get in

[@tamriilin]

"Grandpa Piss: The Worst Emperor" is maybe the funniest thing i've literally ever heard or seen

[@perihelionstudios7563]

Isn't that Donald Trump's nickname?

[@mothkeytv]

@@perihelionstudios7563 IM FUCKING DEAD

[@stevieuglie8329]

and the thing is patrick stewart played a poop emoji so Grandpa Piss is part of his acting horizons for sure

[@Breepable17]

his skin tone looks the way artificial banana tastes

[@aborland5451]

.....somehow this is an agreed upon statement,, it just,, works

[@ethanhankins1902]

MM-MM-MM-MMMMMMMM

[@sicko033]

Breepable17 Oh god it does

[@sienakuehn775]

oh my god why does that make sense

[@zixise]

That's racist, you literally just said his skin color is bad.

[@RadioactiveCheese0]

Huh. So I know nothing about oblivion and the first time I saw this video I legit thought that that dude was called Grandpa Piss..... and I'm just now realizing that griffin renamed him. I thought a character in oblivion was legitimately named Grandpa Piss for like 2+ years. Cool.

[@nightingem]

E. Healy SAME

[@janesmith1840]

I desperately want to make fun of you but the exact same thing happened to me.

[@kingofbeetles]

ME TOO HDJSJSH I looked away when Griffin was typing the name so I deadass thought that was his name welcome to the clown club

[@femmeknife8131]

reminds me of when i thought the arby’s witch version of dark souls was just how dark souls was because i was multitasking while watching the video

[@rebekahj9085]

SAME

[@drgrounder]

Patrick Stewart playing poop in the Emoji movie makes the Grandpa Piss joke both funnier and sadder

[@abigaileldritch]

I’m about to bleach my eyebrows and I thought of the words “oh, he was a prinsoner of his own eyebrows” and that’s honestly why I’m bleaching them.

[@mango.recycle]

did it look good

[@bobcat_baker]

Ah yes, another human that has Monster Factory quotes stored in their mind that only appear in certain situations.

[@bigbadgammagnome]

​@@bobcat_bakerI have Griffin singing "he's got Peter Gri-iffin eyes~" stored in the ol memory banks forever

[@alwayslightning]

i have to say, justin mixing up his words and saying "the man for a banana with a face" and griffin just letting it slide at 6:58 is one of my favorite things ever

[@boscorner]

Sam Libutti he sings "hes the man with a banana for a face!" then immediately says "i gotta say, Chiquita dave, the man for a banana with a face.."

[@CoRLex-jh5vx]

Sibling solidarity

[@YeetusVanitas]

The first time I heard that, I was caught so off guard. I was just like "Justin, pardon me?" And now I find it hilarious.

[@goose6360]

Chiquata Dave 2020, "the man for a banana with a face."

[@michael-davidblostein9766]

Oh my god yes, this part killed me

[@UncleLucky]

nothing can actually cure my depression but Griffin's laugh gets pretty close

[@faroshscale]

Have you tried zoloft

[@hellyeah6432]

faroshscale I’ve tried Prozac and honestly? Justin’s laugh when he’s trying to crack a joke and can’t get it out cause he’s laughing at himself just does better

[@nualakilroy8008]

@@faroshscale i have and i can report that a combination of the two does wonders

[@hostile-elf]

please, Mr. Garbageboy Stinkman Belongs in the Toilet was my father. just call me Garbageboy Stinkman Belongs in the Toilet.

[@thisguyrightherehello8757]

I made no-bake cookies this morning and thought of this monstrosity. It has been four years. FOUR. YEARS.

[@archibaldholmer9920]

Were the cookies good?

[@snallygasterradio]

It's been four years again, how were those cookies.

[@rynemcgriffin1752]

Hey buddy you still gotta tell us about those cookies

[@iamafriendly]

this series is one of the best things ive seen in my life

[@misphotod]

Same here!

[@SjanaWilgani]

Omg it's Chiquita Dave ! In Hippo form!

[@Se7enHxC]

Your life must be really boring

[@wizzykms]

SjanaWilgani b. .

[@SheoTheFox]

Sean McNally me too brother

[@themexicandwarf]

R.I.P. in peace Grandpa piss 2015-2015

[@80ssynth34]

RIP in piss**

[@Triunity4]

Antoine Ouimet totally a year late but. Rest in piece in piece.

[@themexicandwarf]

wow that joke was a low point for me ... should have said R.I.P. in piss like he said thanks for reminding me of my failures.

[@n8_.]

I think I need to quit my job and dedicate my life to writing Chiquita Dave X Toucan Dan slash fiction.

[@thechandraraj6415]

Nate Osterman Lemme read your first draft

[@SierraMonstera]

oh no

[@shn4zy]

You'd really be making the world a better place

[@theclodofclods]

Who's the top?

[@theclodofclods]

@@matiuhhh2788 perfect

[@NeverBeenElsewhere]

the final fight between mehrunes and dave army is what elder scrolls online should have been

[@itsthewiggles739]

i feel like these guys designed Ted Cruz's face

[@Waruko8D]

+Its The Wiggles at 2:50? I was thinking the same thing.

[@SpookyDeerArt]

more likely they just worked on miss spiders sunny patch, its common knowledge ted spiderus cruz spawned into life from that

[@grumpysphinx4911]

Ted Cruz is by far the most terrifying monster ever created.

[@itsthewiggles739]

The original SadBoy™

[@Meltorange]

with Donald Trump's textures

[@ciceyt.736]

This is by far my favorite monster factory. It’s just...so pleasant. The chill ass energy Chiquita Dave exudes is just so soul cleansing

[@rejamrejam]

The transition from "how do you spell chiquita" to the title card is my #1 favorite monster factory moment of all time

[@jordand.773]

Chiquita Dave and Toucan Dan are my gay dads

[@hannahharn6839]

my 2 dads 2

[@Mick_92]

@@hannahharn6839 Squared

[@FCCommunist]

Brother?!

[@insertnamehere1983]

They're the only ones who could love each other

[@leiram8833]

Chiqita Dave and Toucan Dan had a son together but then Toucan Dan got remarried to Knife Dad. However, Chiquita Dave and Toucan Dan still run a pottery studio together, where they contemplate issues of nonviolence and multiplicity.

[@chaoticAwesomee]

there's something about the way he says "that was a frame-perfect rat smash!" that gets me every single time

[@yellobanana6456]

You know, the classic speedrun strategy.

[@KMS00000zero]

I don't know why people have such low opinion of Chiquita Dave in the Monster Factory mythos. He's so cool.

[@wendtchr]

And he's got a big ol' hog.

[@veraeroes]

i know this is an old episode but every now and then i think about chiquita dave and i have a little chuckle. what a good, horrifying banana boy

[@eldritch2258]

this whole series is chaotic neutral and i love it

[@eliwest3393]

all the mcelroy content radiates that Chaotic Energy

[@icepaw2006]

you definitely listen to the adventure zone

[@joeyfromschool]

Except Knife Dad. Those episodes are chaotic good

[@d3ada5tronaut]

"Chiquita Dave the man for banana with a face" is a fantastic example of a line that wasn't meant to be funny and is understood despite the prepositions being swapped, but when you really think about it is really funny

[@WeedgokuBonerhitler]

The whole "one slider moves the other slider" thing is how you make real monsters. When the other sliders auto-adjust it lets you move some of the sliders past their normal limits to make awful things like inverted faces.

[@TuckyBlue]

Also you can make it to where both are all one way or the other by alternating.

[@cheezorger]

I feel like sims 2 made it the best where you can permanently stuck a slider and then just move it again from the defaul position while all the previous changes stay i made so many wreched beasts i can't even remember the true number

[@moth4moth]

the irony......... the irony of them joking that patrick stewart would play toilet joke characters......

[@rebeccaucich1290]

Maddox Strout I hate the silent knowing in those 60 likes

[@marsisgay936]

benepla make that 160

[@moth4moth]

benepla we all must carry this burden

[@JanoyCresvaZero]

Poor Patrick... “This is the role I was born to do...” 😭

[@rynemcgriffin1752]

benepla 490 likes now

[@ericlewis3444]

I started crying at the "Bookshelf" scene and cannot take enough showers to wash off all of this hilarious.

[@notfamedtvpersonalitydrphil]

SAME

[@Majorawesome003]

"Is he a lamp or is he two people kissing?" All I see are 9 dolphins

[@Frogmood]

i like to imagine that chiquita dave is the being who ushers you into the afterlife

[@sophia7715]

He’s both the grim reaper and the Stygian boatman

[@Yzarro]

Do you see Banana Man? Hopping over on de white hot sand? Here he come with some for me Freshly taken from banana tree. Banana Man me want a ton Gimme double an' a bonus one. Gimme more for all me friends Dis banana flow will never end. Do you want a banana? Peel it down and go "Mm-mm-mm-mm!" Do you want a banana? Dis banana for you!

[@Yzarro]

I MADE THIS COMMENT BEFORE WATCHING THE VIDEO THEY PUT THE ACTUAL FUCKING SONG IN IT HOLY SHIT I LOVE YOU SO MUCH

[@robinmuller8439]

:D

[@happsider]

Forget all your troubles and go wit dee flow. forget about whatever you may never know, like whether whatever you're doing is whatever you should, and whether anything you do is ever anything good. And then forget about banana when it stick in your throat, and it make you wanna bellow but you're stuck in a choke, and forget about the yellow from dee colorful man, and make you take another one, and make a mock. of. your. plan.

[@datfrump7861]

happsider Now it's nine o'clock, and it's getting dark, and the sun is falling from the sky. I never left so early and you may wonder why.

[@stationshelter]

I WAS JUST GONNA I WENT AND LOOKED AND THER EWAS I JUST I'M JUST I I I

[@TSE_WOODY]

"Grandpa Piss is unconcious" It's just like christmas again! *sobs quietly*

[@CircusPeanut]

"todd, you put face kegals in the game!!" I almost peed. Jesus.

[@bravetherainbow]

lemme guess why you only *almost* peed

[@squeegie-beckenheim]

"Frame Perfect Rat Smash" sounds like a terrible prog band

[@jordanetherington1922]

The terrifying thing is Chiquita Dave somehow achieved CHIM.

[@histori6259]

Talos and him are good friends.

[@possible_ghost]

Vivec would totally chill with Chiquita Dave

[@zackruff3731]

Griffin spontaneously busting out a little jingle with the line "when the war comes, it's the only currency that matters" makes me really jealous, but also happy, because he's using this gift way better than I would.

[@kklondikke9019]

that tally hall tho

[@TheSAFEagents]

kklondikke same i heard banana man and went Wait Woah Wh What Wh im so not used to hearing tally hall in common use

[@willyhoo2946]

kklondikke are all eddsworld fans tally hall fans too??

[@multisverse]

you will be a mere atom once i'm done with you

[@turtlebunny9386]

i did a double take

[@salmonofwisdom3804]

Im so glad tally hall is getting a surge in popularity

[@geefaroniwithcheese6526]

"playing croquet with his dome piece" has to be the funniest thing I've ever heard

[@anahavens3417]

I just want to say that this is the first piece of McElroy content I ever saw in 2016 and I have been a changed person ever since. Chiquita Dave changed the trajectory of my life and I am so grateful.

[@HunterJE]

Wouldn't it have been eerily amazing if when Griffin slid the "AGE" slider he turned brown and spotty?

[@stilldarkout]

underrated monster factory moment when justin softly says “the softening...” at 9:48

[@masterofthetear8138]

Oh my god I never noticed before, bless you

[@Zakuma101]

8:19 oh my that Tally Hall,so many memories

[@scooty4162]

Zakuma101 ikr

[@wrenmoss2070]

I am getting out of the mental hospital tomorrow after almost 40 days and the only thing that has brought me any sort of joy or comfort has been monster factory. These have been a source of happiness for many years and i am able to watch them countless times. I have a deep love for these wondrous creatures

[@zlh]

the mcelroy boys are getting funnier at an alarming rate, in all properties

[@csoderberg5839]

8:15 I did not expect Tally Hall, however that is absolutely perfect. It makes it so much better that the song's name is "Banana Man" thank you so much to whoever did that edit.

[@yeetbigly5827]

The brothers themselves are tally hall fans! This while video is just one big reference to the song!

[@JeansAbi]

Griffin, I almost had a heart attack when you dropped the name "Chiqita Dave" as I was laughing so fucking hard that I thought my head is going to explode! A new MF episode is just like winning the lottery! :)

[@nathanhaimson]

Chiquita Dave looks like Owen Wilson.

[@bleedinghartdove]

Nathan Haimson Oh wow! You're right!

[@marsisgay936]

Wow

[@truckcrash1980]

Oh shit ur right

[@AbsoluteTravisT]

"Stop! You have violated the law! Pay the court a fine or serve your sentence." GOODBYEEEEEEEEEE MOONMEN!

[@patternaut8338]

+Absolute Travis T Get Rick'd, Fart!

[@piccalele]

Absolute Travis T Stop! You have violated my mother

[@mercilessgregory6076]

BREAK THE LAW ON MY WATCH WILL YA?!

[@polarautumn2506]

i don't think i have a high enough IQ for this one.

[@stefanm.734]

The best part about Mehrunes Dagon is that you can kill him legitimately in the game, using no exploits, glitches, or console commands. And yet, it is very obvious you were not supposed to kill him.

[@sprightlyoaf9583]

Hearing a Tally Hall song in a Monster Factory video added three full years to my life

[@wackodestroyer8864]

the bandit running at Chiquita Dave at 16:16 saying"youll never take me dow-" then vanishing when he gets hit by that slow ass dream-running ass mace swing is the funniest thing ever to happen in a video game

[@MarcyNabors]

I was thinking Tally Hall, I didn't expect that they'd do it. I'm so glad.

[@mothweb8088]

That part was beautiful. Tally Hall was my life for like an entire year during middle school

[@gadgetpatch9975]

+Marcy Nabors I was silently hoping for the song too. Was so happy!

[@njgproductions]

Loved that sweet sweet Tally Hall sample.

[@stationshelter]

Tally Hall is my life still

[@perciformes]

Tally Hall!!!!!!! ! ! !! !

[@Psyched_Crow]

Me listening to Tally Hall for the first time in 2020: Why in the hell do I know the song Banana Man Me re-watching this monster factory: Oh, that explains everything.

[@yellobanana6456]

Same, I saw this video like 3 years ago but only started listening to tally hall two months ago and I was confused why that song sounded so familiar

[@JamesUnderscoreZero]

Funnily enough, Grandpa Piss isn't the shittiest character Patrick Stewart has ever played.

[@knatspray]

I’m speechless

[@v.v365]

my uncle messed with the files of oblivion and kept making npcs into his family members, like he literally designed their faces and everything

[@rogervanaman5131]

I just lost it, I was called Roger Bananaman at one point in my life, someone, somehow, mispronounced my name like that.

[@rogervanaman5131]

***** Yeah, that was a bit unclear, there was a single instance where someone accidentally called me that, reading my name off of a list.

[@NecromanciPottamus]

Roger Vanaman to be fair, some v's in Spanish are pronounced as a soft b, so reading banaman, the brain probably correlates bana to banana.

[@PinkApocalypse]

My favourite thing in this episode is griffin slowly and silently doing something while Justin loses his shit in the back

[@worthlesspeon13]

Griffin, Justin. I can't tell you enough how much I enjoy these. PLEASE KEEP IT UP

[@bravetherainbow]

I'm sad they kinda ruined him accidentally with the age/complexion sliders

[@f1zz-k1d89]

i legitimately had an asthma attack and had to use my rescue inhaler when all the mehrunes turned into taffy my lungs are INVERTING.

[@Hyspellman]

Griffin's delivery at 8:59 of "You guys gotta help this guy, I think he's really sick!" might be the funniest moment in this entire series.

[@kyojins9467]

"STAR TREK ONLINE DIDN'T FIT" - griffin mcelroy, 2015, who has released two star trek online videos for The Monsters Factory in 2019

[@CheetahsArePrettyCool]

this is one of my favorite Monster Factory videos! I replay these fairly often for background noise while I'm working & I usually skip some for a while to prevent getting burnt out on them, but it's been years and I've still never felt burnt out on this one possibly because whenever you look at Chiquita Dave he's just :)

[@SushiDaddy]

Dragon Age Inquisition can be toyed with hilariously.

[@ConSolo29]

Scribbledean McClure your wish is granted

[@cecildesist]

He looks like one of the henchmen from Barbie's Princess and the Pauper XD I'm dying over here

[@austinpoudrette1574]

Rewatching this series and one of my favorite parts is the consistent Todd Howard talk. Just about everything is his fault.

[@oliviaseas2260]

18:44 bookshelf, for those who are looking

[@MightyMothra]

Good GOD did this one pay off

[@elizabethwood2063]

That hint of the Banana Splits theme song at the very end is brilliant. It haunts me.

[@thekatzcorner]

watching monster factory while eating is dangerous for two reasons. one, the monsters might cause you to lose your lunch. two, the mcelroys might make you snort curry out of your nose.

[@loganlegg1468]

I don't think Dave is using the CHIM wisely

[@adrianwojtczak7224]

haba baba

[@Britt10711]

"We're gonna die and then turn into taffy on three." *giggle fits*

[@VonnieVania]

Those noodly bodies look straight out of The Enigma of Amigara Fault. Drrrr... drrrr...

[@samwallaceart288]

bluehermitdog literally just read that an hour ago

[@thewalruswasdave]

The moon guy is Mac Tonight, Griffin!

[@rainwater130]

Hmmmm don't mention moon man on the internet.... 😕

[@TheRougeItaly]

+Rainwater i can hear the N bombs now...

[@Weird_Dog_]

@23:32 "don't talk to me or my son ever again"

[@missitofu2847]

I haven't laughed like this in ages!!! Happy Birthday Chiquita Dave!!!

[@erikacoffey4872]

Justin’s “okay good” and laugh at like the 3:15 mark made me smile so wide - he sounded so much like Travis. Love these brothers!!!

[@Em-wh3wc]

CRYING BECAUSE THE MERE MENTION OF A TALLY HALL SONG

[@RunMan327]

"Sad Gary Shandling eyes" gets me every time.

[@piperfoulon6790]

Chiquita Dave the Elder running around amongst those ruins, with pure chaos pumping through his veins, has gotta be one of the most hysterical things I've ever seen.

[@ghoulstreet]

Sing us a song, you're the banana man

[@popeval6654]

i love how when he threw that fireball at the clones time stopped for a second like akatosh had a mental breakdown before continuing the flow of time

[@Stringbean1138]

Can't wait for Fallout 4's episode.

[@elliottbow2819]

Little did we know... The Final Pam awaited...

[@cursedalien]

Because of this video I thought that Uriel's name was actually Grandpa Piss. Like for real. Not a joke.

[@julielaughs14]

Is he, y'know...21:48

[@underscorejude]

griffin choosing “the lover” and “the barbarian” predicting fitzroy 5 years before graduation

[@babylonian]

1. set the video speed to 0.25 2. skip to 8:46 3. watch the most powerful punch ever unleashed by human hands

[@17Haru17]

+Nick Robinson (Babylonian) Umm, excuse me? He's an Imperial / banana crossbread (yes, cross-bread; how else do you expect the banana to work?).

[@Kitnighty]

+Nick Robinson (Babylonian) "Human".

[@DEEJAYisAWESOME]

OG cleepa cleepa

[@reileighmarie2149]

you've never seen one punch man

[@billieclubbb2418]

Nick Robinson WOOOOOOAAAAAAH

[@Evanko]

mehrunes dagon deflated like a rotting tomato right in front of my two eyeballs

[@ace-smith]

Monster Factory and Tally Hall: the crossover I didn't know I needed until 8:14.

[@spinyjustspiny3289]

Looking back on this I think my favorite part about Chiquita Dave is he looks relatively normal from the front, but from the side his face is clearly concave.

[@owenmyers3138]

I miss monster factory fr

[@wafflemaker6590]

TALLY HALL SONG IN A MONSTER FACTORY VIDEO

[@chertikinamoto]

The ten seconds after “chill ass banana” is my favorite out of the whole episode

[@Decessus117]

TALLY HALL!!!

[@k0rny672]

AYYYYY

[@aspen5105]

i may have screeched like a pterodactyl when i heard tally hall

[@cameronkimball1535]

11:28 *german accent* "you must believe me, IM the real Grandpa Piss!"

[@julesced]

And so, we come full circle. In the begining, the boys mention Star Trek online and how it's not good for playing in. Now, Yoba Skywalker Starwars roams the galazy searching for his dope outfit.

[@Jasmine-mh3kf]

This series is a gift to mankind. Chiquita Dave's benign facial expression and name are just A+ content, some of the funniest stuff I've seen in a while.