this town is beautiful this time of year

[@Joel-Haver]

Trent, Alex and I spent a sizable chunk of this year working on 'goodlongpee the movie', OUT NOW FOR FREE on the goodlongpee channel. Instantly demonetized for good reason, this movie is passion project through and through, perfect for a snuggle around the fire with hot chocolate this Christmas season - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWbOZISenN-barMsi=WNd3cW3bnqNf3qXs

[@EbenCT_]

Shut up bot

[@shababshams4545]

Love you man

[@ComeAtMeBro2010]

keen

[@FroggyTWrite]

you two make such a cute couple! merry christmas!

[@Thumb_]

@@EbenCT_?

[@mcbadrobotvoice8155]

Townten is so beautiful this time of day

[@Tyrant_adept]

I wonder if they have any cheese wheels down at the corner market today.

[@BodywiseMustard]

It would be Townton

[@mikey100swim]

This is what I thought this video was gonna be 😂😂

[@mgjk]

Townten is so beautiful this time of day

[@ZHines2]

all i could think

[@ratmations8306]

Glad the town is so well connected that they can all come together, regardless of ethnicity and background, just to beat 'Joel Haver' 😊

[@CantTellYou]

What a life it was... What a life. 😔

[@funkintonbeardo]

I'd also overlook all differences to beat Joel Haver

[@beady123]

Why is Joel Haver in quotation marks?

[@it_is_i_deo]

Now that's what I call "community"!

[@EmilyQueerSweetness]

I'm not... 😢

[@awaspow]

Ahhhh those lacrosse boys wouldn’t stop talking about you! Every time they would poke me with a stick, they would go, “it’s really not the same” which put me in your shadow for many years. I thought I hated you, but I actually realised after watching this… I just wanted to be like you. I wanted to be your friend and this person that others missed. Thank you for coming back into my life. I miss you, Joel. Thank you for everything, awasp

[@lancer434]

I imagined this in the voice he was doing the whole video-

[@i_am_ergo]

The expression of pure joy on her as she puts Joel into a chokehold fills me with holiday cheer. Happy holidays, everyone!

[@wrongtown]

Sometimes it's the new memories we make along the tour 🥰

[@Grim-mler]

read that as cuckhold

[@deviousj5868]

Look at this grown ass man talking about how he gets his ass kicked.

[@CorbiniteVids]

Her expression really was such a cherry on top

[@TheOceanBearer]

​@@deviousj5868 So mean to this fictional character...

[@naynaynay324]

What an apt decription of nostalgia, where we paint the past in much brighter colours than it really was.

[@TrangleC]

Nostalgia used to be classified as a mental illness. Weird how we started seeing it as a good thing.

[@musicingflowing]

Glib. Gaff. Glove.

[@sainttheresetaylor2054]

​@TrangleC omg remembering the past fondly is obviously not an illness. unless having memory in the first place is bad. being able to realistically the silver lining of life is a good thing. if u remember the good of the past, ur more hopeful for the future.

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

@@TrangleCwhen?

[@DungeonSoup]

Gotta love all the classic Joel Haver filming spots. Merry Christmas!

[@Joel-Haver]

Good to film back home! Merry Christmas! 🎄

[@elevidence8380]

Merry Christmas Santa!@@Joel-Haver

[@laketrout73]

She showed genuine concern and pity... she's a keeper.

[@rhabeldibabeldi6812]

I'm so glad she was able and willing to create a memory with him at the end, that will be told many times, when new people visit Joel. She saw the opportunity to make an impact in his live and didn't hesitate to do so, what a wonderful person she is ❤

[@CalamityBaird]

Zach said he was able and willing

[@alden1132]

Some say, Joel received the greatest gift of all, that day...a story to tell about getting choked to unconsciousness in the dugout!

[@filedotnix]

An underappreciated part of this sketch is the line "It is beautiful this time of year" juxtaposed with the yellow grass, gray sky, and sprawling suburbia. Never change, Joel.

[@cenciende9401]

Huh? What are you even talking about? Autumn is by far the best time of year, and overcast days are my favourite kind of day.

[@yukononun]

@@cenciende9401 I dunno. Autumn really brings out all of the colours, so I don't understand why people find it ugly or dreary. People are weird lol.

[@yukononun]

It IS beautiful, though.

[@patu8010]

@@cenciende9401 This looks more like a snowless winter

[@sainttheresetaylor2054]

it is beautiful imo

[@antlerbraum2881]

Nothing like a Christmas Joel video, and at the old Stomping Grounds at that!!!

[@cranelord]

The lacrosse boys worked real hard to set up that dugout ambush

[@hatless_spider]

Joel, this girl clearly doesn't appreciate your epic stories, despite the fact that she did at least listen to all of them. But we know you can find someone that will truly appreciate the amazing punching bag man that your upbringing has made you. Never settle for less!

[@Skatche]

Looked like she had him in a choke hold at the end there, so I'd say she understood the assignment.

[@ktulhu2010]

It's probably Trent

[@CantTellYou]

Plot twist Joel was actually one of the stick-poking Lacrosse Boys this whole time 😔

[@jadendoyle1573]

Thank you for your hoi4 videos

[@hatless_spider]

@jadendoyle1573 heh didn't expect to get recognized here!

[@amberhernandez]

I appreciate the high-framerate camera so every shot can have that dreamy sensation. It feels like Tiana's zoning out from all the crackhead energy on display, but is still content to keep Joel company as he relives his (traumatically) wonderful childhood experiences.

[@RobotronSage]

:)

[@marh3036]

Sometimes I wonder what joel is actually saying while filming these types of videos

[@iansrife5107]

Uncut, unedited DVD extra feature, anyone? Joel, make it happen!

[@RavenLovesArt]

seriously i feel like the unedited footage should be put on the patreon or something

[@McDonaldsCalifornia]

In some of @watersilk 's vlogs with Joel you can hear them riffing and doing bits. I imagine it was quite similar here

[@dannymac6368]

Audio issues. This had a stellar plot, originally.

[@PMauvais]

He's describing to her all the ways he could take her in a fight, whichever environment they visit. We get the ending when she's finally had enough of his BS.

[@pkolomiy]

She hugged him, that's so sweet.

[@kylelindberg7771]

that was actually surprisingly wholesome

[@watersilk]

thanks for showing me around :)

[@Ciansaunders201]

It’s time to watch the uncensored grinch song again

[@tomwatts4492]

My favourite thing in this film is the fade to black over the credits that mirrors Joel's final moments of consciousness.

[@BadgerOfTheSea]

He never misses and thinks of everything

[@qwaszxgare]

This video made me feel fuzzy and tingly. Kinda like my fingertips and other extremities after a good long headlock. Thanks Joel!

[@iamsandrewsmith]

You can't think of the baseball dugout story? On July 4th between your 7th and 8th grade years the entire Wackerbarth's Dry Cleaning little league team tied you to one of the support columns and practiced throwing their fastballs at your head for two hours. The whole time, Coach Logey, who was Erik's dad, kept shouting "C'mon, boys! Slowest pitcher gets a swirlie from Joel!" You don't remember because of all the, you know, massive head trauma.

[@GreedoShot]

it's nice hearing that there are places out there with such strong community who can really join together to accomplish one specific goal

[@lettersinorder]

I love @watersilk reactions, you can feel the terror and wtfness in her eyes

[@ComedyBros5]

How does this man do it? Seemingly filled with genius original sketch ideas. Always a memory waiting to be had anywhere at any time. Dang Lacrosse boys!

[@TrangleC]

It seems his secret is just brutal honesty. I think many people have this embarrassing nostalgia for the place where they spent their childhood and fantasize about sharing and showing it off to others, but we know it is a silly, childish impulse and we keep it secret. Many of Haver's sketches are about digging up such stuff that we bury deep inside and putting them on display. I think that is also one of the root sources for bullying. People see others indulge a little more in those embarrassing impulses than they do themselves. That makes them resentful and they feel the urge to lash out. Haver could be a bully. He might just make fun of people who are that awkward and dorky instead of poking fun of his own silliness. I don't know.

[@ComedyBros5]

@@TrangleC Interesting analysis. I think Joel is far from a bully. I believe he's just made for this stuff.

[@blockman3508]

It’s so beautiful to make new memories with friends. Never underestimate the power of a Christmas headlock.

[@Krill_all_health_insuranceCEOs]

Wow it's almost like Joel and I lived the same childhood. Such precious memories for both of us. 💞

[@Krill_all_health_insuranceCEOs]

@NotTheMothMan congratulations. It's not always easy. Take one in for me brother. 👍

[@ThePikPals]

“Townton is so beautiful this time of year” -his wife

[@Halozocker104]

"......" -his wife 😂

[@kingrix]

Tiana's reaction shots take what is already a great trip through the old stomping grounds to another level.

[@Urben911]

Ah the bleechers. I remember watching someone try to pick up girls there by pretending to be a worm. It didnt work out because worms are gross

[@lautreamontg]

Man, to think that one of those McNeely boys disguised themselves as a woman, traveled across the country, slowly worked their way into your social circle and starred in your short films, just so when you took them back home they could get one over on you at the dugout. Classic.

[@anthonyindolino]

I did not know that Townton could be so beautiful this time of day

[@MikeCornwall]

Local troublemaker, Steve McCary sounded like a real character. I hope that age helped him to recognise the error in his ways and put him on a better path.

[@mapetlv]

AWWWWWWWWWWW thats the most wholesomest moving pictures show i have seen in 2023. Merry Christmas, Joel and team. Its amazing that you can see at all.

[@detectivemittons9020]

The final scene really lifts me up with the Christmas cheer! Big up watersilk for biding time and waiting for the perfect moment to add to your stomping grounds ;D

[@genericallyentertaining]

I love that I can also feel the nostalgia for all of these locations, since I recognize most of them from older Joel Haver videos.

[@Decenium]

this is actually amazing, the writing, the footage, how this must have been filmed, the editing, great job

[@UON]

That was incredibly heartwarming :')

[@TheCCBoi]

I can attest, this is a common Massachusetts childhood.

[@timwilson032]

This was such a good video to sit in the McDonald’s parking lot and have a Bacon McDouble to at 8:38pm. Merry Christmas, Joel.

[@HUDEM]

Best one yet. Didn't think you guys would ever surpass "Animal Predetor Busted in Boise"

[@memephis7697]

i laughed the entire video... awsome stuff dude, keep it up

[@mishab4065]

A year has passed and I thought I should get back to this heartwarming video on Christmas. Happy hollidays y'all ❤

[@drcox012]

I hope this video means Joel has a love life now. Hard to place a more wholesome content creator.

[@ralek592]

I can remember a few dark skits, namely, the cuck one. It was kinda funny though, so it evens out. (Also the one where the characters are aware they're in a skit)

[@bamafader4543]

Doctors of different sorts tell me I need surgery quite often, but I just chalk it up to spasms and go to my chiropractor

[@davidlandry3487]

I graduated just down the road and across the river from you. I knew those particular trees in the distance looked familiar as well as those clouds. I can't help but recollect some of the same feelings of nostalgia as I explore my own old stomping grounds, and indeed, it looks quite beautiful this time of year.

[@Kisaragi_desu]

The real funny thing is that victims get traumatized for life while the perpetrators get away with it without a hint of guilt and the adults around protect them.

[@rlynn6658]

I didn't realize there was a genre called reliving childhood trauma set to Hallmark holiday music. It's really something.

[@Nicole-zh7pl]

This looks like a beautiful town to raise your children in. ❤

[@nywherebuthere]

Never got a chance to say Merry Christmas Joel

[@nywherebuthere]

I love you , man

[@Joel-Haver]

Merry Christmas my friend! Love you too!

[@LucyBean42]

With that name, I expected at least one "townton is beautiful this time of year"

[@lyssasletters3232]

Joel, I love watching your videos because they’re digestible and often, if not always, have a fun twist at the end. Thank you for your work!

[@trublgrl]

I love bananas for the same reason.

[@MarcyRavenManji]

​@@trublgrllmao what is the fun twist at the end of a banana?

[@trublgrl]

@@MarcyRavenManji The zipper pull thing!

[@godzillioinaire]

and nutritious!

[@officialnucky]

Merry Christmas, Joel I'm so happy to see you made new memories in 2023

[@13r4nd0]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, Joel, to you, your family, and your team. R.I.P. to your father too because I'm sure you'd want him around for these times.

[@Justin_Leone]

Maybe she's been one of the lacrosse guys this whole time, playing the long game.

[@CrusaderBass1]

Thanks guys! That was so good. Merry Christmas!

[@Aspiringamoeba1997]

Truly, what is a man but his humiliations through life

[@fuzzy8593]

Everyone in our town just calls it our “town,” but fancy Joel over here calls it his “stomping ground.” Everywhere he goes we see him stomp, this way and that, just stomping along.

[@twistedblast5253]

Stomping along and *getting* stomped on too!

[@SilverBullet93GT]

sounds like a prequel story of one of the wet bandits in home alone

[@mulethedonkey2579]

Last short film Joel is doing, now he's doing *a feature film every month!* Which means actually much more content than before with 1 short every week

[@LuckeGabriel]

Joel Haver is like the son of Christian Slater but he is wearing a disguise to be his great great great grandaddy.

[@bigjonny13]

I like how the story out on the football pitch was too much to explain, but was also perfectly explained in the mime of it all.

[@Crusthide]

And that concludes the story how travelling serial killer was made to feel welcome in a town for the first time in her life 🎉

[@BennyBall]

I absolutely love the treatment of this short

[@Tomteluva82]

you're the man joel, keep them stories coming

[@andrewjazdzyk1215]

I really adore this style of joel haver video

[@zachkeenankacey4945]

Incredible. Such wonderful stories of your youth. Touching.

[@AshiStarshade]

What an uplifting story arc.

[@farfletched]

Thanks for the lovely tour of your town.

[@aazhie]

It's really beautiful when you can make new memories, and great stories to tell with your friends :D

[@WormiT]

Huh! I haven't thought of it before, but Joel really has a police grade mace-able face. Kinda makes me want to get my hands on some police grade mace.

[@pkop4]

Love the narration & reenactment style with this one.... it legit does look like a beautiful town btw

[@kevinkrochak2546]

Thank you Joel!! All the best, man!

[@gkon8302]

You’re amazing dude been watching for years

[@Xeggr]

So glad to hear your fond memories

[@jasonpurcellau]

She just wanted to be memorialised in your trauma and is now part of your show and tell history.

[@TheEncouragementKid]

lol thought they were going to kiss

[@Corusame]

He got something better than a kiss. Another precious memory of being choked out 😊

[@TheEncouragementKid]

hahahaha yes he did, Joel is such a funny writer@@Corusame

[@ArcadeJim]

What a special town. full of memories. so unforgettable.

[@gaming2ebbrell136]

I can't believe joel is in town this time of year

[@podoke]

the choice to do slowed down footage with voice over is very nice

[@Justin_Leone]

This is probably the highest profile film that has ever come out of Belchertown. Which makes me feel pretty low about my own career as an actor, which consisted of only two movies that were both filmed in and around Belchertown.

[@thatbnatalie]

"Good times... Good times" yours truly- Jeramiah McKneeley

[@MrJayOkane]

Creating memories and remembering them is beautiful

[@fridaypietech]

The true version of eternal sunshine of the spotless mind

[@Rampart.X]

School bullies - we complained about them at the time but now we look back fondly at those memories.

[@bexiexz]

it is BEAUTIFUL this time of year

[@MEAT_CANNON]

Aww, she gave him a new story to tell.

[@ItsKindaWeirdBro...]

😂😂😂 This was hilarious. Especially at the end. I thought him and the girl were gonna make out, and that would've been his new story. I was wrong.

[@barnabyandanthonysofficial1497]

Townsville is always so beautiful this time of year!

[@matthewgonzalez2555]

You’ve done it again Joel. This was so good

[@sorde21]

Townton is so beautiful this time of year!

[@GuretoSefirosu]

Merry Christmas, Joel!

[@Joel-Haver]

Merry Christmas! 🎄

[@CinnamonToastKing]

Memories are temporary, a choke hold is forever.

[@chadlucier]

Merry Christmas Joel. Thank you for all the laughs.

[@joestack1921]

Water Silk’s faces are priceless

[@LethalPigeon7]

This is one of the few videos I've ever seen I really wish I could unsee

[@shiningmissingno.8788]

Shes got the patience of a saint, shes a keeper Joel

[@truthtoad]

hit him harder! Merry Christmas! 🎄

[@TreJowy]

Man, this video was seriously insaneo style!!!

[@enzoys]

well at least now he is probably a masochist so that must've been the time of his life