Twenty Sun & Sea | MBMBaM Video Clips

A new year is upon us once again, and we have bestowed upon it a bold and powerful name which holds deep meaning for us personally, and which absolutely isn’t just something that made us laugh a lot after roughly 90 minutes of barking syllables at each other.
From My Brother, My Brother and Me Episode 641: The Naming of 2023 www.themcelroy.family/2023/1/...

[@fjr4205]

Griffin going from "it sucks so much (bad)" to "it sucks so much (good)" is an annual tradition

[@Doylt]

[Charisma 50] surf the vibe - [failed] it sucks - [success] it sucks

[@helchin93]

When he went hard for Frankenstein-teen I was puking my brains out in a bathtub in austrailia cuz of some horrible food poisoning. And its the most surreal moment I've ever lived through.

[@alexanderkruszewski7306]

It’s twenty-big-dog-run all over again.

[@ZombodyDead]

@@helchin93 holy shit you've made me laugh so hard. Your suffering had not been in vain.

[@andrewbrowning1931]

Turns out that it is in-fact an annual tradition, carried on by the Naming of 2024!

[@vuuvovuuv]

there was a part of this episode where they were totally delirious, going on about "uncle blunty tree" that had me in tears

[@shockofthenew]

RIP Uncle Blunty Tree 😔

[@KevinIandutton]

I was dying

[@yukonhyena2957]

there's always a moment of the "Naming of" episodes that makes me crack. uncle blunty tree was that moment

[@MixtapeHearts]

We were so close to getting Uncle Blunty Tree for a minute there😩

[@nuclearlo0ve]

LMAO

[@__-my6wy]

the ramp up of griffins reaction to "surf the vibe" is amazing. from instant dismissal to manic laughter. truly artistic

[@shawnaeatscats]

The tears. I'm so glad they started doing video.

[@BloodScorchedSun]

So good

[@pauldamon750]

Nah, he just got tired of looking and figured surf the vibe was a good enough joke to laugh at. You know those fake laughs they do at the end to leave on a high note?

[@Sage_the_Turtoise]

@@pauldamon750 something tells me you don't watch the mcelroys

[@shockofthenew]

@@pauldamon750 are you ok?

[@fortyfourtwentythree]

every year travis nails it in the first ten seconds. i respect his middle child patience so much

[@sweetpotatoyams]

travis sipping his drink and watching the other two come around to his idea was perfect

[@mephostopheles3752]

This is the justice for Travis I've been craving for years now. What a joy lmao

[@thegeneticgee]

"my work here is done" *sip*

[@Lavarpsu10]

It's Big Dog Run all over again

[@DarrickLee25]

He knew what he was doing

[@kingofdash9175]

Very rare Travis W

[@sullivan108]

"It sucks in such a specific way..." That is the best way to describe it.

[@childandfamilypartners3834]

That's what got me!

[@garfieldbrooks]

this is just justin's excuse to cosplay jimmy buffett as much as possible this year

[@JelzSmellz]

really expected that some how there was going to be a Jimmy Buffett-esque, steel drum heavy version of the the theme song by this weeks episode.

[@EvanMe]

Truly, this is the year of Island Boy

[@kyzf]

@@JelzSmellz They really should just low-key add some steel drums into the theme.

[@Molscheira]

How about another blue carpet moment? That would be divine!!

[@mephostopheles3752]

He’s not COSPLAYING Buffett, he’s EMBODYING Buffett. He’s stepping into JB’s shoes and walking in them, sleeping in them, loving in them, for the entire year. It’s not a costume but in fact a state of being.

[@maddymiller2646]

I love that at 3:15 both Griffin and Justin firmly shoot down "surf the vibe" and by 3:30 are completely sold on it. Those were a pivotal 15 seconds.

[@isabellefleszar5851]

It’s the prime middle child experience

[@bassetts1899]

I feel like Griffin inadvertently sold it when he mentioned cheez-its. All these years of Munch Squad have changed them.

[@Swerdman55]

The "That's nothing" to "That kicks ass, actually" pipeline is remarkable

[@50stressballs58]

If I didn’t know how long the actual episode was I’d think they’d been recording for six hours, they all look so fried it’s hilarious

[@vee8101]

Oh they apparently cut a LOT

[@SaintBeatrix]

They’re also all probably extremely stoned lmao

[@ems3376]

It’s their own purgatory

[@hannahhinners4456]

@@SaintBeatrix if they tried to do this stoned then they brought this on themselves.

[@CultClassic]

@@vee8101 any idea about how much?

[@smiff3429]

Travis once again proving how invaluable he is to this team

[@thetopcats.9154]

I feel like not enough people are talking about Justin saying "I can probably find a Hawaiian shirt that I have". This is the long awaited return of Island Boy. Finally Justin's Tybee island t-shirt collection is going to be relevant again. For a whole year, he's free to go full Jimmy Buffett fan and write it off as being on brand for the year's theme.

[@angelapirko371]

“YOU USED TO BE MY BROTHER!”

[@scottbedford5494]

Travis drinking coffee knowing he's just nailed it

[@beahwatson]

griffin having genuine tears in his eyes at the thought of surfing the vibe has just brought so much light to my day

[@TheLlamaHugger]

This episode felt like a fever dream

[@anidiot9831]

It really did, didn't it?

[@gage7575]

These are my favorite episodes for this exact reason

[@garfieldbrooks]

definitely more grounded in reality than war with grandpa watch tho

[@killerqueeenie]

The best kind

[@SarahJoErbil]

I 100% felt like I was losing my mind by the end of listening to it

[@JamesLibrary]

I love that it was immediately shot down into the sewer, but then came the classic “unless…”

[@LishB1011]

"Unleeeess"

[@imnotjackiechan]

I like that the naming of the year episodes have turned into this psychotic trial of endurance.

[@ranibowsprimkle4185]

3:50 Travis's *vindicated sip* is so funny

[@djwillyk319]

I was waiting for "20 funky bees" the whole episode but they never got there. Every show, they just released 20 bees into the auditorium

[@Sage_the_Turtoise]

but what's the difference between a funky bee and a regular bee?

[@meganbaker8991]

@@Sage_the_Turtoise its knees.

[@cahillcomics918]

I love when you can watch these episodes back and realize they got it in the first half hour then spend another ninety minutes arguing about it. Also beards looking great justin : D

[@Vitreia]

most of the year episodes are finding the answer early and circling back around And then there's Big Dog Run

[@Catfish_Strongswim]

Travis sipping his coffee while he has his “prestige!” moment is extremely good to me 😂

[@moonbasket]

Watching Griffin tear up over "Surf the Vibe" was the pinnacle of anything ever.

[@suntzuandrew]

The Naming of a Year has never been so intense.

[@annagizziatlas62]

I instantly loved Surf the Vibe and was so disappointed with Griffin’s immediate dismissal. But the pay off and Travis’s satisfaction is so good.

[@somefreshbread]

Travis has an idea. Immediate knee-jerk rejection. The boys realize it's actually great. Travis smugly sips his GD coffee.

[@nursepaigeRN]

the best part of seeing this on video, is you can ACTUALLY SEE the deep urgency and desperation in all of their faces to just PICK SOMETHING 😂😂😂

[@NessTheHero]

I love that this is probably the most favorite event (when the year is named) of the community at large and it destroys our good brothers every single year right to their core.

[@alberttus2328]

I guess those Steve Martin improv classes Justin took are FINALLY starting to pay off

[@treianna]

The editing is on point, especially the bit where Justin is clasping his hands together

[@PrettyGuardian]

That felt so good to watch lol

[@MB-xw1tu]

Yes... the very subtle zoom on griffin during silence is also great. Love all the meaningful zooms and crops. Is this Tom's genius at work?

[@TerribleApathy]

Griffin's sigh when he's told to say words is my 2023 energy.

[@iOysterZ]

when griffin said he didn’t like the sun part i really expected “20 fun at sea”

[@bluelilacfawn]

can we talk about griffin's video quality upgrade? the tear glistening is borderline ghibliesque

[@Berrybamboo112]

I’ve been listening to mbmbam for about 5 years and I’ve never grown tired of these wonderful guys. Looking at the babiest brother and seeing that his hair is greying is definitely making me think about how I’m surfing the vibe of time

[@beatboxlanguage]

This whole episode was such a trip. I love the ones where they just go off like this show doesn’t have an average runtime. Bravo boys

[@elenaj6283]

This exactly. I had to take this episode in a few chunks over a day, but the absolute chaos is just so delightful.

[@friedbananatail]

I listened to this entire episode while in a bath w a ritual bath bomb I'd saved for a special occasion. Didn't check my phone, no other distractions but a soak w the boys spiralling. 10/10 would parasocially spiral again

[@rancidprince3133]

0:41 the zoom-in when he clasps his hands is perfect

[@darkxarth]

I was so sure that Travis would have a huge, confident grin on his face when he suggested Surf the Vibe, but I'm glad he got there.

[@kay_ellem]

Big ups to the editor. Those subtle, slow zooms as the boys react. Truly top drawer!

[@vazzmatazz]

every year during the year-naming episode they reach a point in the middle where their brains just start turning into mush as they struggle, they descend into madness, then they come out the other side picking a name I would never have predicted (complimentary)

[@MsDianagentaToYou]

It's a shamanic journey

[@palmerernst6865]

I love them just repeating deeper than words and then 2:44 hits and justin suddenly is like "yeah I dont think thats it actually" like what have yall been doing rolling it over in your minds this whole time

[@Hatchmatic]

I can't think of a better moment of catharsis than this moment after an *hour and a half* of nothing. They could teach this in school. It's my favorite episode every year.

[@blueskybelyr]

The Naming of the Years gets more intense every year. they need to start surfing the vibes again

[@bennyfactor]

also I like that mr tybee island tshirt was all like "well I think I an find a Hawaiian shirt for a live show"

[@50stressballs58]

2:19 “THE SEA IS DEEP!!” *stabs mic*

[@nawa9228]

when they started incorporating the word Funky and riffed on funky fun with me for like 10 minutes i was CRYING

[@rahnee2274]

That pivot from ugh to rofl is so good

[@MysteriousKammm]

I really like it tbh, as someone with a lot of anxiety, its makes me think of beeing chill, calming myself beeing in control, etc. I really find it calming actually

[@CultClassic]

I love the Travis eye brow raise at "surf the vibe"

[@id7484]

the haunted doll in the background was LOVING this one

[@reywoods]

I went to one of the live shows this year, and they played this clip before the show began. Oh boy. Something about watching this with a theater full of fans. Everyone was in tears. I’ll be returning to this video for the rest of my life chasing that high.

[@keithverschoore8665]

I was screaming at my podcatcher for Dunny Dungarees: Wash it out. Maybe in 2033

[@elijahfergus]

the fact travis came up with the entire year name bro 😭

[@cyberscraps]

the quality of these cams is hilarious i can see griffins every pore

[@allirambles6892]

The serotonin this provides; thank you for these videos! Also Griff got a camera glow-up and I'm living for it 💚

[@geekymary1]

Right? I'm loving the gray. Very dignified.

[@janeeyre1990]

Plenty ADD: it's dopamine for me

[@TheMArtagnan]

@@geekymary1right like I’m the same age and have nowhere near the dignity that the man who put toys in his mouth and chomped a nanner has

[@SteveBiedermann]

@@geekymary1 Same it's a great look for him!

[@laneybug4201]

I don't think any four minute videos have ever made me cry-laugh like I did for this one.

[@TheGreatMondello]

The expressions on their faces and the long pauses as they struggle to make something, ANYTHING, work heightens this bit of the episode! Love it! Surf the Vibe, y'all!

[@Aya-zs3tn]

IM SO HAPPY THIS WAS UPLOADED IVE LISTENED TO THIS EPISODE 3 TIMES SINCE IT CAME OUT ITS SUCH A TREAT

[@johnstumpf93]

Putting videos out of these is the best thing you guys have decided to do in a while, hopefully full episodes maybe becomes a reality soon! But these are amazing

[@abadira]

Travis "Big Dog Run" Mcelroy has done it again!!!!

[@CoyoteLofi]

I loved this moment on the podcast but it gave me so much joy to be able to actually see it play out. Oh man, thank y'all for this.

[@modestmau55]

I wish every new year's naming episode was video recorded. They are all wild.

[@ea5145]

This was the most fraught year naming episode yet

[@EriBloo]

When I heard this on the podcast, I would have put good money down that the distant, wheezed "surf the vibe" at 3:37 was Justin

[@adcjordan]

Griffin at 4:13 finally realizing it's over and weeping in joy

[@larrywagner1432]

Travis came into this one just knowing he’d nail the naming. Took a bit, but he got it!

[@nathanielleon4163]

So much of that ep was just me going "It's 20 Sun & Sea! Just concede Justin!" and then they did, and then "Deeper than Words" came back around, and it was the called shot from the first ten minutes that that would be the tagline no matter what, and then they just abandoned it! It's deeper than words in the beach that is my heart.

[@McCoyyoCcM]

Travis so proud of his tag as he nods and sips his coffee XD

[@abadira]

I gotta say, even though it didn't make it to the end it was super satisfying for "deeper than words" to finally be actually good 😂

[@Mcwollybob]

I was waiting excitedly for when Travis would say surf the vibe. I love these videos so much. It's awesome being able to see their reactions in real life and not just through audio Also, I thought Twenty Cookie-Starts-With-C was hilarious and wouldn't have minded that being the year name. It means nothing, which is perfect x'D

[@PhonkJesus]

"Surf the vibe... That kicks ass actually!" Lmaoooooooo

[@michaelblandino5949]

This episode carried me through the last hour of a long drive home, and the triumph of finding the slogan was so satisfying. Surf the Vibe.

[@MsDianagentaToYou]

Griffin's face staying relatively calm and functional while his eyes fill with tears is fantastic

[@mossymoobloom1384]

The irony that “My Brother, My Brother, and Me” also rhymes with “Twenty Sun and Sea” is still sending me lmaoooo

[@stewartcole8879]

I love these clips getting to see my favorite brothers laugh. Its the only vibe i wanna surf this 2023 💞

[@sjpollan]

Petition to post the full unedited video of this episode. We really need to see them completely unravel.

[@90geekgirl06]

I had to pull over I was laughing so hard when Travis said this. I'm already loving this, looking forward to surfing the vibe this year

[@robynnordstrom7799]

I had to ban McElroy content when I’m on the treadmill for this exact reason.

[@90geekgirl06]

@@robynnordstrom7799 I can't listen at work either, it gets hard trying not to laugh out loud

[@jaijais]

bless you folks for putting this up, i was dying laughing at this ep but seeing THEM dying laughing is absolutely fantastic!!!

[@Rikoshima]

i have not been able to stop thinking about "funny funky three, a year with the mcelroys". completely meaningless as a year slogan, but it will live in my head forever

[@plantpun]

Travis with the sleeper hit

[@backwardblackbyrd]

actually Seeing them crack up gave me so much serotonin!!

[@Saria121]

I LOVE the theme. 😂 it’s so perfect. I can’t wait for the beachy vibes shows.

[@nicologiarrano7590]

20 son and see: glasses for your boys.

[@bionicmonkey25]

Griffin always rips so bad on Travis, this is so great. Travis with a huge W. Gotta love him.

[@NikolisKitchen]

It's not too late for Twenty Gotta Pee: Whip it Out.

[@bigboydotcool]

1:43 "I could probably find a beachy shirt I could wear" - Justin Tyler McElroy, Tybee Island t-shirt owner

[@myawilkes7560]

That team of writers Travis hired really paid off

[@TRquiet]

3:50 When you take a victory sip, because you just nailed it.

[@kevinlohmann3185]

I love Travis's victory sip

[@disky01]

Thank you for putting this moment on camera, boys.

[@caitie8921]

Also, love how the method for year title selection has devolved to the same process every year of throwing out every possible idea and hating all of them for so long that eventually when they’re really tired and slap happy something the right combination of dumb and fun will hit just right and trigger the giggles. It does produce results, can’t fault the method.

[@DarrickLee25]

I totally thought it was Justin that forced out that "surf the viiibe" while laughing, and now to see it was Griffin got me even more.

[@clenelyn]

looking sharp griff!!

[@sjramm]

I need to know if yall are just flirting with video podcasts or if we're actually going to get full version, cause I need them.

[@stellargay]

i love this theme so much. i was rooting for the bees theme in the beginning though 😂 my suggestion would have been "twenty thousand bees: OH GOD THEYRE EVERYWHERE" but surf the vibe has such a specific ring to it that i love it😂

[@ironichamster8197]

That cut to Travis sitting there holding his head in his palm is just so good

[@aryst0krat]

Griffin is aging like a fine wine, damn 👀👀

[@moss_yt]

I love being able to see Justin’s little clasps near the start. Pure comedy

[@OdeOneEleven]

2:54 "..... the beach." 🤣🤣🤣 Why is this so funny?

[@orsonlorenz-markham1426]

The fact that I'm graduating my final year of education on 20 sun and sea surf the vibes fills me with unbridled rage

[@talldude1412]

Good

[@cmbluey98]

This year's motto has the exact same naming scheme and general atmosphere as a Vacation Bible School name and that's extremely good I think

[@mikezarzo7483]

The slowest roasting joke of all. Well done Trav!