Small Town Bartender

[@Z0RDR4CK]

_how is the wife?_ - _left y'a?_ _kids?_ - _one arrested!?_ _ha, that's why you have two!_ that is just a golden line.

[@Tassie_Aus_Stephanie]

One of my absolute favs 😂

[@Mushroom321-]

😅😅

[@JeffMinnich]

People don’t realize just how frighteningly accurate this is. Watch out fer deer. Tell yer folks I says hi.

[@romulusnr]

You have a good day now

[@stevenrobinson2381]

TRUTH. And I'm laughing my backside off at it !

[@extrageneity]

I think I met this exact bartender about 35 years ago at a cabin resort in Menomonie, Wisconsin. He taught me how to shoot pool, and introduced me to the greatness which is a well-done frozen pizza baked in the bar's toaster oven.

[@VioletJoy]

That's awesome! 😂

[@maidenminnesota1]

Was the pizza a Heggies? Gotta be, if it's real pizza.

[@extrageneity]

@@maidenminnesota1 Heggie's is an excellent example of the form I'm describing, but did not yet exist in the late 1980s.

[@dawnsmith7824]

Tombstone....best bar pizza ever.......@@extrageneity

[@marioborkowski5894]

​@@dawnsmith7824Pepperoni tombstone bar pizza, the best

[@tylerconley9670]

I want a 40 min ramble of exactly this 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Abuelitahere]

Lol we have this bartender in my wee town 😂

[@bonline.]

40 minutes? We need 40 hours

[@jimmyginseng]

Cmon up to the northwoods and you can have a drink n listen to it naturally.

[@nancylindsay4255]

@@Abuelitahere Where, please? I would go there.

[@orielwiggins2225]

Yes! So good

[@Sypherz]

I actually know someone who drove a tractor to a bar. In the winter, people drive their snowmobiles to bars. There was one bar my dad would bring us to that had a tank full of fish that the bartender said were piranhas (likely were not), he set up board games for us kids and gave us candy bars and sodas. Small town Wisconsin bars are like the owner's home (and many times ARE their home) so you are treated like a guest in their home.

[@burnyizland]

My ex's family are farmers in bumf nowhere Saskatchewan, Canada. They go trick or treating for booze - either by truck or by skidoo, depending on the weather and how inaccessible a house is. I don't know if the practice is province wide but in their neck of the woods people don't bat an eye.

[@grbmajor6645]

In my home town in Iowa I had a friend who got a DUI driving home from the bar in his John Deere.

[@burnyizland]

@@grbmajor6645Hahaha you'll have to tell 'em next time to take a horse!

[@Dr_Do-Little]

Nothing says Wisconsin like bringing kids to the bar. I live in Montréal, Québec. Married a Wisconsinite, in Vegas. So called "sin city". I was like that's nothing special. Just like home. But kids in bars? That would be a big no no.

[@cunajunior]

I live nowhere near the Midwest, let alone the USA, but there was a bar/weekend nightclub that had this kind of atmosphere. So one night there was an argument between the owner and some local farmer boys. Half an hour later they come back with their tractor, hook up the bar and pull it out into the street. A night to remember 😂

[@StephanieJeanne]

I love how he confesses as he commits each sin, then insists it counts with the priest. "Where two or more are gathered..." 😂 Great snack selection, too!

[@Arcticroberto9376]

I think it could count as a confession if father gives absolution and Charlie is contrite of heart and offers an act of contrition.

[@paulrom446]

Where 2 are gathered.......The Episcopalians always say:'Wherever 4 are gathered -There you'll find a 5th!

[@StephanieJeanne]

@@paulrom446 😆

[@mechadoggy]

⁠@@Arcticroberto9376This is why I’m Protestant, less rules about the formalities of confession and all that. (It counts as long as the confession is sincere and made to Jesus, regardless of whether or not a priest is present, so you can literally do confession in the privacy of your own laundry room.)

[@Fyr3St0rm]

@@mechadoggy *laughs in shopping cart catholic*

[@UboofWeiners]

"You guys military?" "Drinks on the house" "But im only sevent..." "God Bless America"

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

Now that's true support for our troops. 🫡

[@dylanbourgard3605]

Dad once rode a horse to the bar and got "pulled over" on his way home (completely hammered), and the cop is about to arrest him for a DUI. When he asks what he wants to do with the horse, Dad explains he'll find his way home. He wasn't directing him he was literally just sitting on him. The horse was basically his DD. Cop says have a nice night, get home safe now.

[@rubenrodriguez3164]

Yup, from a small town and all the old timers said this was the way. You'd ride to the bar and wake up in your barn/backyard just fine. I hate to say it but it was better back then for sure.

[@TheBastet613]

Same thing happens to my uncle cop made sure the horse got home safely😀

[@Shadchanfreude]

There's literally a country song about this. Some dude talked his way out of a 'drunk driving' ticket by pointing out *the horse* was sober 🤣🤣🤣

[@Cletus_the_Elder]

"Can you feel that in your right knee?" The sequence and combination of neurons firing to create that simple line comes from a brilliant Midwest mind.

[@hawks2252]

when i'm ice fishing with buddies, once I say "my right shoulder is killing me get ready". they all put down their beers and the flags start flying. Must be barometric pressure change or something that triggers artritis? I dont know but it sure is a tell tale sign when the fish are going to bite.

[@FinbarGallagher]

Could you explain? I'm not from the Midwest or even from the states, so I don't really get it.

[@QuantumLeap89]

​@@FinbarGallagher I'm from the midwest and I don't get the knee thing.

[@jumpythehat]

@@FinbarGallagher A lot of people can feel when a storm is coming. Stormy weather is usually preceded by changes in air pressure, which can affect the body in various ways, including joint pain. Combine that with the fact that Midwesterners love to talk about our very unpredictable weather, and you get "feeling a storm in your knee" to be something you might hear a lot

[@FinbarGallagher]

@@jumpythehat Oh right, I'm aware about feeling when a storm is coming, I just never made the connection for whatever reason, but thanks for the clarification!

[@michaelchandler4680]

DNR had some follow up questions for Jesus 😂😂 “Joe, you’re facing some jail time, pal. Good luck with that. Next one’s on the house. “

[@beowulfsrevenge4369]

One of the many things that completely sell it for me is that sweater. It's perfect.

[@Neli42]

And the frayed edge on the grimy baseball cap. 😂

[@InsignificantSpeckOfDust]

@@Neli42 It's the safety glasses for me...at least they look like safety glasses

[@helenedwards9304]

My family moved every two years growing up. I lived in two different towns on Wisconsin. Both were my favorites!!! LOVEthe Midwest!

[@readyrex]

I love the DNR joke.

[@NoPowerintheVerse]

What does that mean? Cuz all I kept hearing was "Do not resuscitate." 😂

[@nancylindsay4255]

@@NoPowerintheVerse Means Damn Near Russia. Oops, I mean Department of Natural Resources. The fishin' police.

[@NoPowerintheVerse]

@@nancylindsay4255 Thanks! 😁

[@sarahwolfe1154]

​@nurse0857 Not sure how it is in other states but in Wisconsin they can look in your freezers and fridge if they suspect you harvested over the limit on fish or hunting.

[@NoPowerintheVerse]

@@sarahwolfe1154 Geez. That's crazy.

[@stecky87]

"I think the DNR on the Sea of Galilee had some follow-up questions" 😆😆😆

[@D4n1t0o]

One of my favourite Charlie characters.

[@midland53]

This is my favorite charlie Berens bit and i love seeing it extended

[@kaygates4224]

This guy is the bar tender i want, hes not the too cool for everyone bar tender, hes the guy that knows your grandmas birthday. 😂🥰

[@superman9772]

the bars where i'm from painted their windows black, well, one time my dad was taking me to a pee wee baseball game and we stopped at the bar, he said to me to wait in the truck because he had to talk with my uncle (his brother) who was in town .... anyway, it was taking a long time, so i walked in the bar and sat down. the bartender asked what i wanted and i told him i wanted a pop and he asked if i had any money, i pointed at my dad sitting at a table on which some farmer's wife was dancing... i finished my pop and walked the rest of the way to my game

[@floyd4335]

We need more small town bartenders like this guy.

[@CyndieAmala]

The Dahmer glasses 😂😂😂

[@stevenrobinson2381]

DING

[@x-x101]

Bible study seems to be a prominent theme at this bar lol.

[@Daniel-Weaver]

First Baptist Bar and Grill.

[@CheapsKate77]

@@Daniel-Weaver But it’s a priest hearing confession so it’s Catholic.

[@Mfhollander2]

There are only two buildings that matter in a small midwest town, the church and the bar.

[@knyc2580]

Omg !!! This is not comedy!!! This is a documentary ☺️

[@trishfishel558]

That’s why it’s 😂

[@ironymatt]

Methinks it's the sanitized version, just a wee bit

[@cuross01]

"Go to jail longer than wesley snipes." Im literally stealing this one. Maybe ill be learned gardening while im in the cooler

[@CheapsKate77]

“Tell your folks I says hi” ❤❤❤

[@danteedud4724]

Ngl Charlie, your channel is better than all the other popular comedy channels. I'm genuinaly suprised that your not on front pages of yt rn.

[@danteedud4724]

@@donag787 I never said underrated, I just said his videos should be on front page standardly.

[@jmichna1]

Charlie nails it for just about any town in northern Wisconsin and Da' UP.

[@Sqwearl1]

One of those episodes where the comedy and accuracy are both great for me, I'm the son of a small town Wisconsin bartender XD

[@Cowboy_pilot]

The hat seals that up! 😂

[@JRand5501]

I love living in Wisconsin! Small town bars are my favorite.

[@none5020]

"They took my boat away" has the perfect delivery of someone who's disappointed and low-key still shocked and saddened by the event, you sound exactly like my boss here lol.

[@gracietilert8952]

You always cheer me up Charlie.

[@melissamele1305]

Love the Small Town Bartender! Re-upload as often as you like, we can't get enough ❤❤❤

[@danorris5235]

I know this character in real life! Nailed it! I usually just smile at your content, but this damn near had me crying!

[@diamondd3466]

OMG, thats up the road from my house. I didn't know the local news was doing a story on the place. 😏 Too frick'n funny Charlie!!

[@phoenix-sound]

“They took my boat away” 😂

[@safepethaven]

Yep, still like neighborhood bars from the 1950s in rural north central Illinois, the same today.

[@katemihelich1746]

I actually knew and know people like this in WI and in the Upper Peninsula. What a riot!

[@EggeryDoo]

Love your videos Charlie!

[@swettyspaghtti]

"this is what we call a summer storm" 🤣🤣😂

[@kamlando3089]

My uncle drives his tractor to the bar. Granted he lives in Iowa and the bar is literally on the other side of his farm...

[@CarolAnnHenderson]

As long as you keep posting these hysterical videos, we are all going to be alright Charlie. You make the perfect long distance companion!

[@truckerman1427]

Charlie brightens my day in these dark times , thank you Sir

[@betsybrains]

Ain't that right. I'm totally southern, but now "you betcha" is in my everyday speech.

[@VioletJoy]

Every line is hilarious!! How does he do it??!! On the horn... I'm doing confession... that's why you have 2... 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@gwengayhart4505]

How’s he do what? This is art imitating life…in WI anyway

[@VioletJoy]

@@gwengayhart4505 Well, it's hilarious!!!

[@historygrad7493]

I want to thank you for your humor. You are hilarious! I went to college in the Midwest and it brings back fond memories.

[@thejudgmentalcat]

The DNR comes to my freezer and I say, "It's a miracle!" Yup

[@cathymccaffrey7725]

The Wisconsin Bloody Mary is quite special. It's basically a meal.

[@azsteve48]

Lunch box Bloody Mary

[@davidlucey1311]

I grew up just outside Minneapolis but vacationed up north; so accurate and so funny!

[@heddystgeorge3756]

We need a Charlie Berens chia pet

[@Daniel-Weaver]

Concur. I have the Homer Simpsons version.

[@romulusnr]

If they can make a John Green one, they damn well ought to be able to make a Charlie Berens one

[@karlaanderson566]

This is my all time favorite ❤😂

[@dirdydan]

Funny story about the "shake of the day". When I was younger, I didn't know what it meant so the first time I saw it I asked the bartender what flavor the shake of the day was thinking it was like a milkshake.

[@robby4770]

I went to Wisconsin with a buddy for a snowboard event. Stayed above a bar. Next day rolls around and I can’t finish my curds so I step out of the bar and take 2 onnies. Finish my curds (11/10) we grab our stuff and get to the car, thankfully planning to get there 2 hours early. When we get in the car I notice the guy that was across the street when I was smoking is walking over to the window. He opens with ‘you guys gang affiliated or something? I saw you hitting your vapey doohickey outside the bar.’ We said no and he starts asking our heritage. Next he hard switches to how much would it cost for one of you to go bisexual. Long story short we said the first goodbye an hour before and got there just on time.(15 minute drive) Then I realized Charlie doesn’t embellish anything. First event we went to started with a 9:30 am shotgun with strangers we parked next to. Wisconsin never disappoints.

[@WhatJeanWants]

I love that he serves a snit beer chaser with bloody mary - true to form for sure!!

[@EricMcLuen]

You missed the guy picking up his mail. But I was at a bar where a guy bought a round because he was going to jail the next day.

[@leannkennedy6568]

Charlie, you are in a class of your own. 💕💕💕

[@Fyr3St0rm]

'rules don't apply in this bar' that's just every bartender

[@Fyr3St0rm]

speaking of rules I don't think it says anywhere in the bible you can't say fuck

[@checkdown3774]

I got those same safety glasses. So this is what its like when doves cry.

[@Nurichiri]

You know it's the real deal when the bartender is talking on the remote.

[@betsybrains]

I thought, "why would we have DNR orders on fish? Obviously we're not gonna do CPR on fish we're about to eat..." Then, 💡! "Oh! Dept of Natural Resources!" 😂

[@burnyizland]

This was inspiring! I think I finally know what I wanna be when I grow up.

[@timbeecher4023]

"Not TODAY you're not" hahahaha!

[@jaredwatson2632]

I love this guy!

[@Rachel-ul8et]

This is my favorite character. More of this guy please

[@paulrom446]

OMG! You nailed it! The Confession Bit! Watering the Ch Ch Ch Ch Chia Pets! Is this a real Bar? I can almost hear the raspy Refrains of a Maudlin Country song on the Jukebox! Great work 💯😎!

[@aceofspadesguy4913]

Thought we wouldn’t catch this being a repost, but we did.

[@TheCoyote808]

When they set aside a glass and a seat for you at the bar as soon as you walk in.

[@lilbatz]

I'm howling! "Good luck with that."💀

[@macoria1998]

Can’t wait to see your live show on Thursday, 20mins away from my house too.

[@SmokeyOwOs]

Man I'd love to experience this type of bar once

[@DukeCannon]

I lived in lacrosse for 6yrs, went to grand total of 2 bars. You nailed it sir. (Im concerned your Chia things are actually growing,)

[@mattwensel7676]

You mean the same 2 every day for 6 years?

[@r.f.pennington746]

did I hear "circumcise a hockey stick?" Someone PLEASE explain that to a Texan!

[@NicholasGhers]

IRS is on the horn lmao

[@calebtravel5629]

I’m from a small town in Illinois. This video is super accurate! Should have included people driving there tractors to the bar, lol.

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

At 0:03 he refers to Randy's inability to drive the tractor. I assumed that means Randy rode it to the bar, but I could be wrong.

[@clint5253]

THEY TOOK MY BOAT AWAY

[@lillobean776]

I swear everyones asking “you want any apples from my tree” even though 90% of midwestern people own apple trees them selves

[@pvtdominic7860]

I just started a relationship w Wisconsinite and I love these videos even more than I already did

[@briangates8428]

This is the most accurate one yet! Ya done reals good, tell yer folks I says Hi.

[@IncorporationXII]

This reminds me specifically of a bar in pulaski thats no longer open. Called another round

[@Drunkbuffalo31]

“Your facing some jail time good luck with that next rounds on the house” 😂😂😂

[@bmo14lax]

Lol I loved this one. Felt like a show character

[@gus473]

Charlie, giving the "fuzzy stalk" special.... 🤦‍♂️

[@jasonwrona2639]

1:48 "can ya feel it in yer right knee?"

[@kasondaleigh]

He is hilarious! 😀

[@bcrane2010]

Was from a small town in NY. Had a pizza joint, 2 gas stations and 3 bars. Only had to walk 2 blocks to get to any of them

[@TXMEDRGR]

You must have had a wonderful childhood.

[@VeeTwoPointOh]

After saying rules don’t apply he should’ve immediately told someone they can’t order 2 drinks at once if they’re alone 😂

[@ajfurnari2448]

Words NEVER said in a Wisconsin bar

[@denzellwalls564]

I love this series

[@knurlgnar24]

Small town bars, always worth dropping in for a couple of drinks if you've got the time. I'm not sure if this is even comedy... Do you do documentaries now?

[@michaelparker7995]

This is my favorite skit of ever

[@diyeana]

I think I've met this bartender before. In Wisconsin, of all places. 😂

[@ajfurnari2448]

That standard cash register 🤣

[@BobSmooth-hs5ko]

Longer jail sentence than Wesley Snipes 😂

[@NickNardini]

Was there suppossed to be something abnormal about any of that?

[@Wk-is8eh]

Easily the best bartender you could ever have

[@ruckussful]

this is the type of bar where if you buy two beers once you end up never paying for a drink again because you just keep getting tokens

[@CanCanHikes]

Keep doin’ what you’re doin’ ❤

[@daniel-rs3go]

I love the reference to the honest bartender.

[@anthonym.pacelli1960]

This is great ! There's a new fan here !

[@romulusnr]

makes running a bar look fun

[@JonathanRoss-jw6jc]

Yup got to love those small town bars

[@Rick1984FL]

Charlie as someone who broke their right leg in a MOTORCYCLE accident (haha :’() in October I definitely felt that summer storm in my right knee

[@lexikareen6093]

😂the house lamp