TV shows where the detective has a "cool" gimmick.

[@Wizards_with_Guns]

What’s the MOST unhelpful detective gimmick you can think of?

[@Insanemembrane93]

The guy who can only remember the details. nothing more, like what he ate, who his parents are, how to tie his shoes, his name , how to taste, ect

[@Creative_Toadstool]

Picking up random objects, licking them, and then exclaiming "It was cyanide, I knew it!"

[@LegoGoblin]

not having the goo guy from sky high

[@Name-xs3bd]

A detective who can see into the future and uses that power to stop crimes from being committed, but for however long he sees into the future he instantly falls into a coma for an equal amount of time, thus being completely unable to stop the crime from happening.

[@DareMurdok]

Look up the comic book "Chew" it's about an FDA agent that gets psychic visions from eating food, including eating people.

[@emiliosalazar1368]

He's not the detective we deserve or the one we need. He's the detective we get.

[@mittens-ghost-cat]

The flash was a detective too, right?

[@Joey7Z7Horror]

Lmao

[@redactedfork2203]

Actually he not the detective, he just walked onto the crime scene confidently and no one questioned him.

[@nicholas-dv1mg]

@@mittens-ghost-cat Forensic Specialist or Forensic Scientist, the wiki says both.

[@tesla6938]

@@mittens-ghost-catno

[@gregaze]

As someone who has seen literally all of these (Monk, Psych, The Mentalist, Numbers, Scorpion, Sherlock) the only thing missing is the part where he guesses wrong and gets pulled off the case and forbidden to work on it, only to go rogue and solve the case himself and be reunited with the police just as the murderer he discovered is about to kill him.

[@skydivenext]

are they all like these lol, I just seen sherlock and I thought that was it lol

[@bremjo7929]

@@skydivenextit certainly happens a couple of times on psych, but only in the first season when people doubt his abilities and the last, where the chief refuses to let him do cases at all.

[@sourdrop]

The Mentalist is one of the unsung heroes of the "Weird detective with a gimmick" genre tbh

[@paul-juniorblack6151]

That describes Castle as well too. Castle is alos pretty enjoyable

[@jeremycherry6762]

You forgot Hannibal

[@wolfenstein652]

I'm still not convinced, how can they prove he *can't* turn into goo? Brain Closed, Case Zone.

[@Leo-sd3jt]

Technically speaking, we can all turn *into* goo but most of us can't revert back *from* goo.

[@LFOtobot]

​@@Leo-sd3jtOnce you go goo, you can't undo

[@hapko_sova4853]

​@@LFOtobotcan't ungoo

[@deathknight1239]

​@Leo-sd3jt what do you mean most? 🤔

[@klypto]

@@Leo-sd3jt i still dont get why you highlighted "into" and "too" instead of "all" and "back"

[@kohymnLegacy]

You guys clearly haven’t seen any of these types of shows before making this skit… Otherwise you would know the genius detective has to incorrectly accuse at least 3 people before getting the right person…

[@courier6960]

Damn, when did these shows get so realistic…

[@johnathanmonsen6567]

I think that was true of Psych a fair amount, but IIRC Monk usually either didn't accuse anybody until the end or pinned it right from the start and just had to prove it. If he threw out wrong accusations it was almost always because something was triggering his germophobia to the Nth degree, like when the garbage men went on strike and he realized it was clearly Alice Cooper that did it.

[@greghannibal]

@@johnathanmonsen6567 Yeah I've been watching Murdoch Mysteries lately and they always get the wrong guy 3 or 4 times till they get the right one.

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@greghannibalBut they never ever acknowledge that at any point, and insist he’s never wrong, right?

[@anxia-tea5846]

the fact this also counts for House M.D. trying to diagnose an illness…

[@user-um4qk9du9h]

I love this style of cheesy comedy detectives, yall captured the weird main character weird smart orgasm perfectly.

[@thecastiel69]

Now watch Key and Peele sketch 😂

[@kezkriune]

Every modern detective series has to have at least one smartgasm

[@Gandhi_Physique]

@@thecastiel69 Key and Peele: The Kings of Ruining Jokes

[@thecastiel69]

@@Gandhi_Physique hmm

[@Gandhi_Physique]

@@thecastiel69 First 20 seconds: Funny Next several minutes: Them making sure you understood their simple sketch and effectively repeating the joke until it isn't funny and becomes annoying.

[@BlairCarlyle]

The same exactly thing happened to me when I was landing a 747 back when I was a pilot. That damn goo guy took the lives of 180 passengers that day.

[@TheOfficialBloodshot]

How did you live to tell the tell and what did that bastard goo guy do

[@razortongue9000]

I'd ask why this had 911 likes... But I can't bring myself to like it up to 912...

[@Mr00Ted]

@@TheOfficialBloodshot considering a 747 will carry a lot more than 180 passengers, there were some survivors. Probably landed on a rural school and people on board were fine, though the kids were the opposite of fine.

[@skeletonbuyingpealts7134]

​@@Mr00Tedthus the goo

[@SmashCrunch]

Is this a Goosebumps Monster Blood reference?

[@godferbidd6262]

If I had cool detective gimmick powers I'd probably waste them by constantly trying to figure out where I left my keys and why I entered a room when I forgot why I entered a room. And I'd *still* probably outplay myself.

[@moonie9000]

Ah the mighty ADHD Zone.

[@Masked_SVincent]

I’d just be going in circles still

[@Dr_Andracca]

Did you lose your keys? Or did you Mandela Effect yourself into a dimension where your keys never existed, only to pop back into your original universe when you "find" them? Think about it.

[@l0u13__3]

Great show idea

[@Ardorstorm]

Ahhhhh yes, every second of the ADHD life

[@doctorduck5049]

All great detectives have severe hallucinations

[@cerpintaxt362]

😂😂😂

[@Zarmdthecoolest]

Especially Harry Du Bois, superstar cop

[@MobGL]

"You're the sky guy from goo high." Amazing line! 😂

[@zoesilver5828]

This is why I love Psych, it definitely plays into these tropes, but also the exaggerated "smart orgasm" is literally a goof to help his cover story

[@PK-Radio]

Just like Monk, where his cool gimmick is… having crippling OCD

[@hedhuntervizo6749]

Hahaha i miss this show

[@grimsgraveyard3598]

The coolest gimmick of them all.

[@SirJonathonDanielGregorySrVthe]

This is more like having ADHD and an uncontrollable bladder.

[@greghannibal]

Lol, no he has ADD. Or else he wouldn't remember goo guy from Sky High when trying to concentrate. Or he might have both.

[@ten-xlegacy4033]

​@greghannibal ADD has actually been reclassified as a subtype of ADHD. They share many of the same symptoms and chemical imbalances, and are essentially just different expressions of the same internal process

[@doctorgears9358]

In Psych's defense, Shawn Spencer is at least a very normal name. Also, the editing on this is amazing.

[@createnewhandle_]

Psych is one of my favorite shows

[@slimeknight6726]

I fucking love psych. It was great

[@imachickengirl]

Yuhhh

[@FabbrizioPlays]

Yeah you really can't satirize Psych because it was already poking fun at the whole concept. It's completely unserious.

[@z-plane]

I like psych and monk. It's funny that they play in the same universe

[@RaptorBum]

Pissing your pants is integral to his character growth and to being a great detective.

[@samhansen9771]

Pissing _my_ pants? I mean ok sure, done, what next?

[@midnightaurora9483]

​@@samhansen9771snort Coca-Cola and suck on lolipops

[@bunkerzero]

Trust the method!

[@rannnoch]

The Liam Neeson method. After you've pissed your pants as many times as him you can find your wife and/or daughter no matter who kidnaps them.

[@kaiser1494]

Sounds like something Harry Du Bois from Disco Elysium would say in response to pissing his pants.

[@McDonaldsCalifornia]

You guys capture weird genre feels and tropes on a level almost comparable to Key and Peele. Honestly that is what makes great sketches in this genre stand out. That gift of observing these really minute details. You guys are the Sherbert of youtube sketch comedy

[@wertm123]

So they piss themselves during writing and filming?

[@McDonaldsCalifornia]

@@wertm123 exactly and that is what artists do. Immerse themselves in their art

[@kelpstorm]

@@McDonaldsCalifornia method acting

[@starlit-rain]

Yes! I love Key and Peele and now I know why I love this channel so much

[@madmintentertainment6268]

the best way to nerf sherlock... give him untreated ADHD

[@Cooom]

Psych in a nutshell

[@landonsmith6235]

@@Cooom😂

[@Thomas-rz5nt]

That’s what Psych is about

[@haileyaskanawa2238]

Have you seen how much cocaine the guy takes? I’d say he’s treating it.

[@zaferoph]

You say this as if the very character isn't based on neurodivergency before it was discovered as like a thing. One of the characters biggest traits is that boredom makes him depressed so he avoids boredom by for example shooting a gun at a wall. He NEEDS a case to function. His brain needs to be active. That's pretty ADHD of him imo.

[@eliesundesastre9473]

Well that was straight up just Will Graham from Hannibal 😂

[@TheRykerJames]

This is his design

[@to_be_consumed]

Looks like him too

[@saifuusuri]

The devil's in the details, and the devil... Is that goo guy from Sky High!

[@lucycarlu]

I need to know-- did you base this whole video around randomly remembering the goo guy from sky high or did he come to you naturally during the writing process?

[@Serrifin]

From what I’ve experienced, Sky High is a movie that was memorable, but at the same time, isn’t good or bad enough to talk about.

[@Aeraleach]

@@Serrifindude you sound like an AI

[@Serrifin]

@@Aeraleach From what I’ve experiences, Sky High is a movie that was memorable, but at the same time, isn’t good or bad enough to talk about.

[@Aeraleach]

@@Serrifin lol

[@Serrifin]

@@Aeraleach From what I’ve experiences, Sky High is a movie that was memerable, but at the same time, isn’t good or bad enough to talk about.

[@Cocodood]

Psych is one of the few ones to do it good since it's pretty much a parody of the other ones

[@pumpkin_pants3828]

yeah its literally a guy who is pretending to have a cool gimmick. just "fake it til you make it"

[@narnianninja4964]

IM SENSING SOMETHING *fingers on forehead*

[@gerstein03]

I honestly got bored with Psych after a few episodes. Watching a guy fake being psychic melodramatically got old pretty quickly for me. The gimmick just didn't grab me which is kinda essential for shows like this

[@quinnpierce3299]

It's worth sticking with it@@gerstein03

[@jonahwillis2781]

I wouldn’t say it’s essential, since looking back on it, my favorite part of the show was the character interactions between the cast. Not the actual crime solving gimmick. But if you didn’t like it, that’s fine. At least you gave it a chance

[@butternutcrinklecut4384]

Every skit and it does not MISS hitting my childhood. First bibleman, now sky high? Such an underrated channel

[@VSpoodle]

My favorite is the Psych Zoom-In just in case the audience can't figure out the subject of the frame.

[@peterbyykkonen8901]

Great camerawork and effects. One of the best-edited videos on the channel. Second only to How it feels typing anything with a remote.

[@Ler-ky1tz]

The camerawork and editing are what make these so rewatchable to me! Also the great writing, comedy, acting, props, and sets.

[@Leivve]

I think the best "gimmick" was Psych, since it was him lying through his teeth.

[@bremjo7929]

Honestly so true. I loved that his “secret ability” was just him hiding information from the cops or illegally obtaining information without being spotted

[@Danny_Ko]

I liked how Limitless was just a guy taking a drug that made him really smart

[@windy110]

Woah, this was just like me 13 years ago, I had visions far beyond anyone could see, and applied to be a detective to help solve unsolvable murder cases, turns out i was just schizophrenic

[@Borealis109]

Were you tormented by visions of the goo guy from sky high?

[@acatwithautism7705]

You guys are literally the greatest channel on this platform. The rest don't even come close

[@Joey7Z7Horror]

They're a favorite for sure but the greatest is a little bit of a stretch. It's more of a "to each their own" deal than collective. Plus if you lower it down to "greatest sketch channel" to be more realistic, you still got nigahiga. Obviously no hate though, this is undoubtedly one of the greatest modern channels on the platform and I only just found out about it recently

[@justinbuddy56]

I so hope the algorithm picks them up very soon, instead of continually crushing the wizards

[@YSleepish]

the amount of dickriding here is crazy

[@lacrossehammy124]

@@justinbuddy56 fr these guys deserve at least 1m subs

[@closeben]

These guys are fantastic. But id say Chris and Jack come close, unfortunately they just don’t post as often.

[@RLAzoth]

The visual flair of the brain zone in this sketch makes me wish for a full, serious, 22 minute pilot with Sherbert accidentally solving the case like this

[@KyleHarrisonRedacted]

I liked the episode where we got to see Sherbert finally deal with his abusive father and gambling addicted ex fiancé, which finally allowed him with closure to stop pissing his pants when coming out of the BZ. I mean I hear in production that the lead actor was just very tired of wearing pre-wetted pants every episode. But the budget for effects of the BZ got to be enhanced because of it so I’m a fan of the trade off

[@jodenclash]

Nothing gets my rocks off more than supporting New Wave KZbin sketch comedy

[@stellaluna92]

"Abed you're *special*, can't you just stand at the scene of the crime and see what happened?"

[@thatlycantomboy]

the way the guy has the exact speaking cadence of Shawn Spencer and the brain zone graphics have the same weird corporate font of Sherlock are just 👌

[@sadwasdead5065]

That is... thats just will graham.

[@CodaLewis]

He actually looks like Will Graham from the Hannibal series.

[@mattphillips3537]

Sherlock entering the mind palace isn’t actually a superpower, he’s just high as shit.

[@gacd2104]

0:55 And that must be the name of the show

[@danterodriguez03]

I don't know if this is more Will Graham from Hannibal or more Sherlock, lmao

[@alexandra_the_great]

love the way this is shot like a hannibal investigation scene

[@KraisonFrameworks]

Too realistic. They’re using gloves instead of smothering the crime scene in their goldfish-crusted fingertips.

[@saparapatepete]

The smart-ass attitude towards his coworkers, the exentric demeanor, the cool projection of his thoughts...... this parody is glorious XD

[@Evanz111]

The murder weapon being the magnifying class was an incredible subversion straight off the bat 😂

[@juanletsplay1550]

This is the power of one of the cops in Hannibal, there are so many of these shows it's hard to imagine one

[@pickleman_has_urges]

i need will graham so badly

[@carbonn5998]

@@pickleman_has_urgespause

[@pickleman_has_urges]

@@carbonn5998 whats there to pause about

[@carbonn5998]

@@pickleman_has_urges bro wants to get 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂 👅 with will

[@carbonn5998]

@@pickleman_has_urges bro wants to get 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂👅 with will

[@DeckDeckWTF]

My favorite part is when he saw the goo guy from sky high, then goo’d in his pants

[@honeycomb937]

i know it's not inspired by hannibal, but it does remind me vaguely of will graham with how he'll go into some weird internal state ("hyper empathy") where he just imagines actually committing the murder to figure out what happened. yes, he goes insane

[@rhysaudenart]

That’s literally exactly what I was thinking

[@Aggietea]

Also has curly brown hair

[@connorboyle2585]

with this in mind, 0/10 skit. not enough cannibalism puns or food montages.

[@onemin8729]

Yess haha, he basically has superpowers, but I like that It's taken seriously enough that you can believe it

[@XD-pl8qu]

This😭

[@ironleegaming8227]

Apparently the goo guy from Sky High was arrested (then acquitted) for murder about a decade ago.

[@McDonaldsCalifornia]

Damn

[@DetarakoRax]

I guess he really was onto something.

[@Gormfeld]

Can't believe you guys were able to get away with reuploading an unaltered episode of Hannibal! Crazy.

[@BaeYeou]

Honestly the brain zone section is so well-done and comparable to actual scenes like this in TV shows Love that you mixed serious stuff with this absurd comedy

[@some_typical_person3505]

Love the highlighting the evidence effects and the finger-to-temple action. Love Psych!

[@Axelpars]

That's some insane editing, best channel on youtube by far

[@fading_cinder7513]

This is why we need to give cocaine back to detectives

[@joelhaggis5054]

2:54 The sky guy in goo high

[@thenumber27issomehowtaken]

Legit just a normal episode of psych but you replace Goo Guy from Sky High with an 80s celebrity

[@jonmktchell]

Really great work guys, final punchline got me good 🤣 love when you guys play all the characters but it's also dope to see you guys casting some new people too! Keep it up!

[@ONI-GAMI]

SkyHigh Clip caught me by surprise, I remember that scene perfectly.

[@ho0t0w1]

Michael ate a bug, Michael ate a bug! Michael ate a bug, Michael ate a bug it was a neon orange bug! This songs a bop, that I just can't stop... somebody help!

[@SymonS]

This sketch was hilarious! I'm in tears!You guys are geniuses. **Hard cut to you guys flailing around**

[@Milkex]

i did not fucking expect the goo guy from sky high but I'm here for it. also, INSANE production value on this one. amazing

[@phelisejoy7118]

No one’s saying Will Graham from the Hannibal show?

[@to_be_consumed]

Me. I'm saying it

[@amandac.d.4216]

This is just Will Graham from Hannibal.

[@jonclark1405]

Psych was so good because Shawn was also just a dumbass and the show only rarely treated him as a super awesome or capable detective. Not to mention the jokes were just really good

[@BluishGnome]

I would totally watch this show! We all know Goo Guy is the mastermind behind the string of recent murders! Detective Sherbert Locksmith does it again!

[@joenetherland712]

And he would of got away with it if it wasn't for that damn Sherbert Locksmith!

[@Cyranek]

discombobulate.

[@discomallard69]

I love this channel; everyone else on this platform is either a wizard, or has a gun - but here suddenly you have some kids that do both. So of course I follow them.

[@greghannibal]

I randomly remember things from movies I saw 20 years ago when I'm trying to concentrate too.

[@sarahuchoa4018]

In defense of psych, at least he's pretending😅

[@panlis6243]

I've recently started reading Sherlock Holmes books and it made me think it would be really funny if there was a story where he uses his whole "deduction" thing (which barely resembles how an actual deduction method works in my opinion) but he's way off every time and everybody else just gets incresingly pissed off with him just assuming stuff and acting like a genius

[@cymes82]

Pete Holmes (no relation) made a "Sherlock sucks at deduction" sketch.

[@Greggymario]

Play Great Ace Attorney, Herlock Sholmes is exactly this

[@stockstreamtwitch]

The Brain Zone alongside the Mind Phallus are utterly unstoppable when used together.

[@GnohmPolaeon.B.OniShartz]

The murderer is played by the most mild mannered and unimidating guy in their crew and I appreciate the irony.

[@sleepy.timaeus.arts.]

past midnight watching this and just fighting the laughs and losing. i cant even finish bc the goo guy shit and cuts to him fighting the image is killing me 😭 actually too relatable

[@thisguy2872]

This must be one of my favourite bits, I fucking love you guys

[@fenrirsrage4609]

Honestly I'm glad someone remembers Psych, I wasn't really much of a live-action watcher when I was a kid yet somehow Psych got my attention.

[@DrGandW]

The goo guy from Sky High killed me because I literally paused and went, “wtf is a Sky High image doing here” and then the character has the same reaction

[@RaiohTheHunter]

The real goo guy was the friends we made along the way

[@purpseatpeeps8641]

That’s why Columbo is the best baby! No gimmick, just a really smart man.

[@theyearwas1473]

On my show my ability is I can see what happened anywhere 14 years ago with the color perception of a dog. Exactly 14 years ago and a dog with cataracts to be exact. I am not very good at my job.

[@cheapshotfishing9239]

Once again I thank you for filling the void in my heart wkuk left that no other sketch troupe has been able to fill

[@kylelopez7631]

Fucking goo guy from sky high. Why the hell did this unlock a memory

[@MrJojomylove]

The work in the detailing is amazing.

[@BeeGuns]

Best sketch group out there right now, y'all deserve a show

[@finpin2622]

I enjoy Hannibal bc will graham does have a gimmick but everyone rightfully goes “this dude is fucking weird. What’s with this guy. Why did we hire him if he keeps having psychological breakdowns? I want to put this guy in a jar and shake him around.” And also he gets covered in sweat a lot i think that’s part of the appeal too

[@parsnipguy2986]

wow, i could watch like four seasons of this

[@afterlife697]

The best one was Lucifer. His ability was being the actual devil.

[@nova6732]

This is awesome lol, no joke me and my buddies made our first short skit/film using this exact joke, amazing seeing you guys do it too! favorite skit videos, I look forward to your uploads constantly

[@Closed_Captions]

Beauty in its most raw form.

[@Barely_Edited]

You guys are like door monster for TV It’s so good and so snappy, always landing a punchline

[@Creative_Toadstool]

FOCUS GOO GUY FROM SKY HIGH

[@ninjack11]

2:31 profiling much? 1: he has a hammer the victim was killed with a magnifying glass 2: why did he give in so easily when detained? 3: why is he just standing around at the murder scene and why hasn't any police questioned him? nope that's defiantly a fall guy the real murderer used the real murderer being the goo guy from Sky High ofc

[@chrisvisser-fee2631]

I'm real disappointed the murderer didn't do the goo thing to escape at the end

[@handbanana4899]

See the problem is when smart characters are written by stupid writers, the stupid writers see being smart as functionally identical to having magical wizard powers.

[@St4r_Z0mb13]

My special interests distracting me during a test:

[@convoid1888]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who has seen sky high.

[@TheUnderscore_]

Why is the sound design and overall direction actually top tier here? 😭

[@matthewroth1]

I love autistic detective shows.

[@Lueibarkall]

I'm surprised Man Carrying Thing didn't get to this idea first.

[@jakelevinson7802]

Honestly, I have never related to a piece of media in this specific weird way before. As someone who has kind of obnoxious OCD, and can deal with intrusive thoughts

[@nicholassels7411]

"what makes a murderer? Means, motive, opportunity, the goo guy from sky high-" I about died laughing!

[@chippler5822]

The hit show Sherbert locksmith coming soon to WBO

[@dacallp]

ok this needs an award

[@mrforgettable-d6n]

I’m glad he addressed the goo guy from sky high I thought I was hillucinating

[@THESCUMMBAR]

I keep coming back to this sketch. It might be your best ever.