We Struggle to Make a Box a Child Could Make | Show of the Weekend

Luke can't resist shiny prizes stuck on the front of bits of paper, so we're back looking at another issue of...Pokemon Magazine! This month has a Snorlax Snack Box, for children to build and for us to nearly injure ourselves making. YAY.
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[@ChrisPreece]

'which i think makes it bigger and heavier than a Charizard...' And Luke never forgave, and he never forgot.

[@stes202]

I love how every other KZbin creators start with “please subscribe, hit that bell and smash that like button” and Luke’s like no not us we are going with “Pokémon official magazine published in the UK by Immediate Media not being paid to say that it just seems fair.”

[@Eric-bq8nd]

Why AREN'T they being paid to say it? Luke is single-handedly keeping that company afloat!

[@captaincokecan]

This show is my adult version of Saturday morning cartoons. What zany magazine based antics are they up to this weekend

[@charlieholmes3147]

You know, I hadn't thought of it that way, but you're right

[@xstarsystemsx]

This is exactly how I've been treating sotw too, it's great. :D

[@Hidetogy]

In what way is that an adult version exactly? :D

[@RepKyle95]

@@Hidetogy I was just about to say this

[@shen-long9082]

*Zanie

[@tanwencooper6928]

Just so you know: i work for immediate media - they DO pay me to say that, so it's just seems fair. Can confirm the mag know these videos exist and It brings them great joy.

[@MrBusrunner]

You guys should put something in secretly for Ellen and Luke. Just a little easter egg.

[@puffpuffadder]

I really hope Luke and Ellen see this!

[@bitequation314]

How did nobody realise that a "great ball rubber" was an awful idea?

[@sgtraytango]

@@bitequation314 If they're a British publishing company, they absolutely knew what they were doing with that. Official Nintendo Magazine in the UK would try to get away with blatant innuendo in every issue, too.

[@AldoLop]

How about Oxtra magazine?

[@Binary-]

Between this and the Choose your own Adventure book, Show of Weekend has become a thrilling guessing game of 'ohh, what will they be reading out of today!', and I absolutely love it

[@kcollier2192]

Perhaps one day we'll get an Oxventure themed Reading Rainbow with guest Levar Burton.

[@shen-long9082]

Why tho?

[@callumdonington2227]

You know what would be crazy? If they did a segment about video games.

[@MaidenBruceBlaze]

Yes, but the one thing there is no point guessing is that it's gonna be Pokemon themed. The adventure book was a welcome breath of fresh air, but here we are again.

[@sfb7247]

It’s nice to know that Ellen and Luke take their careers seriously

[@shen-long9082]

But why tho?

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

They're industry leaders. This is what the market (every market) needs more of.

[@rafaelmauricio8000]

@@derschwartzadder they are over 40? They look great for that age.

[@bezerkoid]

I can't tell if this is meant affectionately.

[@jekanyika]

@@rafaelmauricio8000 *Nearing

[@spikie852]

My wife just drifted into the room and asked what I was watching, after a solid minute of 'well they normally play computer games but each weekend they do a special episode and this week they have bought Pokemon magazine and are currently struggling to make the Snorlax-you know what, it's just this KZbin channel I watch it's hard to explain...' I now know how you must feel when people ask what you do for a living 😂

[@Jambobist]

You should have patiently explained that you were just a normal adult man doing normal adult things.

[@Faranya]

"What do you do for a living?" Oxtra: "Stuff and nonsense, mostly."

[@Virtuous_Rogue]

I tell my brother they are the "list people" doing something that isn't a list.

[@spikie852]

@@Virtuous_Rogue I like that 😂

[@spikie852]

@@Jambobist and totally not three children in a trenchcoat!

[@lauraanne341]

The handhold is so small because they assume you'll have lost some fingers in the process and won't need more room.

[@rickimaru915]

I feel like Luke is going to get an angry phone call from Ellen’s mum demanding to know why she was allowed to handle scissors

[@noddler217]

Ellen's Mum: 'How was work today, honey?' Ellen: 'Luke gave me scissors so we could make a Pokemon snack box.' Ellen's Mum: '... You have a very strange job.' Ellen: 'I know!'

[@Dumbo8234]

Trying to use the proper glue, resorting to prit stick and finally giving up and using staples is exactly how I remember arts and crafts!

[@CriticalSooz]

I saw this edition of the magazine in my local Tesco last week and I seriously considered buying it in case they did an episode on it and I could read along. I am a 28 year old adult woman 😂

[@ghostderazgriz]

Perfect age to start

[@thomasogden5301]

You are a normal adult woman, doing normal things

[@racek87]

I'm a 35 year old woman and this seems a perfect thing to do on a Saturday. Embrace your joys, you're never too old.

[@pmonday]

I've been seriously considering getting a subscription for this reason lol

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

What, so you're supposed to give up on fun things as soon as you have the financial ability to buy them for yourself? Sounds bad; Buy that magazine.

[@gruggerduggerhoose]

“Great ball rubber” absolutely spectacular 😂 i remember asking an american girl at my scottish secondary school for a “rubber” in class. She was v offended until she realised what i actually meant lmao

[@rickimaru915]

I had the same experience with an american girl at my school, though she found it funny rather than offensive lol

[@gruggerduggerhoose]

@@rickimaru915 oh don’t worry as soon as i explained what my stupid scottish arse meant we both burst out laughing 😂

[@strongblade]

Yeah, in North America, a "rubber" refers to a condom.

[@coyoteartist]

Yes, well if you'd have the decency to not call them that.

[@typacsk]

Reminds me of the bit from "Archer"-- "We are nut rubbers." "Oh my god. Okay, yes you can rub them, but just please don’t hurt my family." "He means we are *not robbers."*

[@ajm5007]

I just want to say that one little thing I REALLY like about Outside Xtra is how often Ellen looks directly at the camera in response to something silly Luke has said.

[@matthewwinn979]

I don't see the problem with using staples. It's many a year since I was in primary school, but as I recall when doing any sort of crafting it was always a matter of meticulously following the instructions followed by frantically resorting to tape and staples and extra glue and binder clips in a desperate attempt to stop everything disassembling itself the moment you so much as looked at it or breathed in its general direction.

[@DerUser94]

Well in my primary school class we weren't allowed to use the stapler ourselves and should wait for the teacher. When one kid stapled through their finger, everybody else knew why we weren't allowed to use it by ourselves.

[@shen-long9082]

**I think it's okay to use staples. It's a long time since i was in primary school but i remember when i was crafting, i would always end up using tape, staples, extra glue & binder clips so it won't crumble by the mere wind of my breath or by simply looking at it.**

[@shen-long9082]

@Matthew Winn • Im sure people are dying to be around u to hear u say long & exhausting sentences as u just did in ur comment. Get a life brah!

[@marhawkman303]

@@DerUser94 this is why teachers should teach children how to use tools. also stapling your finger barely counts as an injury. If you use them right, they're GREAT! #1 thing is to make sure they're bent flat on the inside. And I say all this after seeing my brother get a staple stuck in his finger this week eating food out of a bag he bought at the grocery story. :p He, just wasn't paying attention.

[@jorgeprietomartinez1918]

This video was EXACTLY what my mortgage-paying, soulless work-attending, ever-doomscrolling adult self needed to watch today to feel at peace with the world again. Cheers.

[@DoovieMIK]

Media evolves and transforms. One day we will look back at when Show of the Weekend looked at non Xbox video games and other games and hobbies. It became the Official Pokémon Magazine (UK) KZbin show so gradually…

[@TransmitHim]

Ellen with the structurally sound Snorlax snack box I didn't think she could make hanging from her neck with twine like some kind of Pokemon evacuee.

[@Brasc]

For when the Pokemon eventually rise up against the humans, presumably.

[@BarnardoPlays]

Ah, what I've been waiting for all my life. A great ball rubber. Accept no inferior ball rubbers.

[@joshkangas3566]

I love Ellen's whole "exhausted mom patiently indulging a 3-year-old" vibe in this one 😂

[@flytowerstandingby]

And here we see an excellent example of the classic dad move Check for Poison from Mr Westaway

[@SnoodDogg]

I am here for Pokémon magazine, dubious arts and crafts and choose your own adventure stuff. This direction Show of the Weekend is going absolutely makes my Saturdays. 💙 I hope it continues for as long as you're all having fun with it.

[@awmperry]

Frankly, by now I’d be disappointed if SotWE started being about games again. It has transcended games and become something new and glorious.

[@creativedesignation7880]

You can not tell me that the makers of Pokèmon Magazine did not have a lot of fun with naming and designing that rubber. Of all the shapes and names available in the Pokèmon universe they went with "Great ball rubber", I refuse to believe that this is a coincidence.

[@najibzulkafli5820]

The continuation of the ‘choose your adventure’ saga, I crave it! That said, art and craft portion is very entertaining 🤣

[@himbo_noa]

'Snaples?' "I've heard it is really nice this time of year" Ellen is so FUCKING FAST WITH THOSE PUNS, HOLY HECK WOMAN. 💜💜💜

[@Brasc]

She is, indeed, the Pun Queen.

[@awmperry]

@@Brasc If she ever were to become a vampire she would be the pundead.

[@stone5against1]

"I don't need to look at this rubber to tell you that it's rubbish" is what I expected Luke to say

[@shen-long9082]

Why?

[@stone5against1]

@@derschwartzadder oh definitely haha I've seen plenty of novelty erasers when I was younger, none of them worked, they just looked good

[@Sleepfrog]

These pokemon magazine shows are absolutely the most wholesome part of my weekend, look forward to them all week. Immediate mood lift, thank you for that!

[@ethanrogacion9639]

only ellen and luke can pull off giving critiques of m&s doing performative allyship while also making a snorlax snackbox for some percy pigs. truly the quality content i expect from oxtra!

[@PLAYER_42069]

The best part is when this innocent crafting episode took a dark turn and Luke & Ellen discussed in detail how to stage the thumbnails of Ellen cutting off her finger(s) to maximize viewers. Who would have thought Pokemon would have granted us a behind the scenes look at the ruthless KZbin algorithm?

[@elinakarppinen3759]

From the thumbnail I thought Luke was threatening to cut his tongue, did not even see Ellen's hand.

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

9:50

[@inokainemis]

this show is the most wholesome, chaotic, and wonderful weekly series i get to enjoy. i swear in my head Luke and Ellen are a pair of felt plushies animated to life

[@neuroamy]

Did you know it’s a *great ball rubber*

[@LJay_1985]

Right about now The great ball rubber Check it out now The great ball rubber

[@liamross340]

Luke single handedly keeping immediate media in business

[@johnsharplin]

Truly a delight to watch you two do literally the most mundane and simple tasks

[@SportsGamingRosters]

I’m just a 42 year old man watching two adults put together a child’s snorlax snack box and don’t even care. Love you guys!

[@Iversen83]

I keep thinking the Pokemon magazine has got to run out of steam, but every time it emerges it's still funny. It's the gift that keeps on giving.

[@ryanthemuppet]

Some say that show of the weekend has strayed too far from its video game roots, I say video games were holding you back all along! 😀 Always look forward to whatever crazy antics you folks cook up for us. Makes the weekend that much better!

[@Blu9_Nin9]

I legit look forward to this show every weekend. I wake up and watch Show of the Weekend every Saturday morning while in bed just like I did with Saturday morning cartoons as a kid, and I love it so much. An excellent way to start the weekend!

[@Lonewolf_121]

Oooh M&S sweets? Someone's doing alright for themselves

[@EmonyLP]

Show of the Weekend has devolved into the utter chaos that was always simmering under the surface and I, for one, am here for it.

[@Venn364]

I love it when Luke and Ellen get Pokemon Magazine, really wish we got it over here in Australia lol

[@thebreckify]

Same I was looking to pick up a copy, definitely for the younger family members and not for me, of course. Its just not available over here.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

"Structurally sound Snorlax snackbox." New tongue-twister!

[@AngelBeatYunara]

A nice Snorlax lunchbox for your Snorlax snacks. ...Snorsnax. The Bugsnax sequel I didn't know we needed.

[@speakingofhappiness]

It's got to the stage where the Pokemon Magazine SOTWs have me laughing even when nothing is happening, just in anticipation.

[@jabjuneau8609]

I love tuning in to these videos and watching the rapport between these two. I've especially enjoyed Luke's way of introducing the pokemon magazine the last few times and seeing poor Ellen's reactions to these gags. Thank you for all the laughs and smiles!

[@Ceece20]

“Great Ball Rubber” starting out strong with the euphemisms today aren’t we?

[@ghostderazgriz]

I don't get it. From the British perspective it's an eraser. Are they laughing cus of the American vernacular?

[@Ceece20]

@@ghostderazgriz You can take it two ways in America. One is a condom specifically designed to cup your balls, which is just a gag as there isn't a condom that does that. The other is the literal sense of someone rubbing balls, great balls at that.

[@jocosesonata]

As much as I like the previous Show of the Weekend, I do enjoy these more since it's just Luke and Ellen goofing off, doing whatever they want, and still be entertaining all throughout. And, almost poetically, Show of the Weekend's theme now reflects and complements the content rather well. Lastly, in honour of 1:34, I leave you with this: Great Ball Rubber _Great_ Ball Rubber Great _Ball_ Rubber Great Ball _Rubber_ _Great Ball_ Rubber Great _Ball Rubber_

[@jordanbooth4470]

Imagine a world without Ellen and Luke on your Saturday mornings… that’s a world I never wish to have!

[@TheAngelScorn]

So it's not just a Matrix style white void... it has a carpet!!

[@gruggerduggerhoose]

On next weeks episode, the ceiling!

[@Brasc]

"Jon, load the Pokemon Magazine program." _~infinite Tesco magazine shelves spawn~_

[@Virtuous_Rogue]

For a better handle, with a long piece of twine, make a loop at each end that passes through the slits on the pink tabs at the top. I'd use a climbing knot for each loop, either a follow-through figure-8 or two half hitches. Diagram of twine: o------------------------o The twine becomes the handle and you don't have to remove the handle to open the box.

[@RepKyle95]

I regret to say this now, but I was one of those haters. Every day, I would leave a rude comment on an Oxtra video, saying "Ha, I bet Ellen can't build a Snorlax Snack Box! She doesn't have the smarts and skills!" Today, I have eaten my words and the crow that comes with them. Kudos to you, Ellen. We now know what you are capable of.

[@kookoo47]

I can’t get enough of these two. Please never stop being amazing childrening adults

[@AbsolXGuardian]

7:19 The plural of every Pokemon is the same as its singular form! Probably just to save the localizers from having to come up with plurals. Not all side material remembers that though, so it's nice the magazine was correct.

[@kcollier2192]

It's official: Outside Xtra are now Pokemon trainers. Ellen of course gets Evee and Luke I think would go for Charazard. Gotta catch'em all- SOTW that is.

[@eleanorsmith7152]

I thought Luke canonically gets greninja

[@cathie6846]

@@eleanorsmith7152 Yeah. I was thinking Greninja

[@Slashes_To_Ashes]

Luke just gets Greninja

[@ThankYouCityOfficial]

Luke would get Charazard and then spend the whole time berating the poor pokemon for being not being as big as he imagined

[@marhawkman303]

@@ThankYouCityOfficial ahahaaha, this would probably be true. :D Charizard isn't Smaug. It's not an elder dragon, it's barely more than a hatchling.

[@elwood750]

Please never ever stop these magazine episodes, they're so relaxing after a stressful week

[@green_dragon_knight]

I just love these dorks no matter what they’re doing 😀

[@lainecallahan8977]

I find it funny that a trainer needs a grownup to help cut cardboard but it’s ok for them to leave home at 10 without an adult and participate in giant monster fighting.

[@Felstable]

Im a 30 year old but these pokemon magazine videos each weekend are really a highlight for me 😅😁 keep them coming love them!!

[@dee...]

I'm 33 and I concur

[@timogul]

So which caused more psychological stress, the Nameless King, or the Snorlax snack box?

[@frodobaggins7710]

This is still a better attempt at crafting than anything I made when I was a child

[@Em-fz6eb]

ellen and luke being absolute snickering children at the eraser made my day lmao

[@doc_eyebrow]

Boy did I choose the wrong show to only listen to... "Show me the bottom, Ellen. That looks good. It's bulging but sound." "I can't fit my fingers through." What normal *adult* things are you up to! 😅

[@ghostderazgriz]

gross

[@georgecook4291]

In truth, this is what Show of the Weekend was always about. It just needed time to fully manifest itself, in the form of a Snorlax lunchbox. Peak content.

[@laurasaurus7399]

Yay, another pokemon magazine episode! I unironically love these

[@Charmknight015]

Alright, this episode blew my mind because I always thought that the floor of the studio was just like a white hard floor to match the background. The fact that it's carpeted is really throwing me off 🤣

[@patrickj]

I was expecting clothespins, but Ellen went metal 🤘

[@shimozu92]

Man I love their humor. Cracks me up every time. They're both on point in this one.

[@RoninOfTheVerse]

Another lovely excus---reason to have a subscription to the Pokémon magazine. Loved every minute of this.

[@motbus3]

I was really hoping for the Andy the wizard to come back!

[@lukas8670]

I love you two so much. Your vids are always something to look forward to, no matter how hard the week was. you never fail to cheer me up. Thank you for being you.

[@I_am_PiT]

Glad to see that finally, after all these years, you were able to give Ellen a feedbag for snacks

[@Brasc]

It was a saga nearly six years in the making. Many games played, Ellenings inflicted, Choose-your-own-Adventure murders committed, shorks and sea basses caught, and knowledge of Pokemon put on display. But, finally, when Ellen gets a hankering for snacks, she need merely take the feedbag from around her neck, untie the twine, open the flaps, and then it's off to the races. Truly, what times we live in.

[@saramorrison7864]

Ellen: *calls puzzle erasers pointless* Me: *side-eyes my carefully displayed collection of 40+ puzzle erasers* well, dang it

[@patrickgallichio1487]

Look forward to this show every weekend. I love Ellen’s laugh

[@clockworkmonsters8590]

I genuinely had a moment where I thought Luke said "Prick Stick" instead of Pritt Stick and I went "I'm sorry, what?!" XD

[@MartKart8]

Fee, Fi, Foe, Fix Luke had his Weetabix.

[@MegaHentai00]

Not sure if it's Ellen or Luke, but one of them laughs like Ernie from Sesame Street during the bit about explaing their job to people. Words can't express how much this made my day.

[@epiarellano7960]

This show always puts a smile on my face. Thank you Ellen and Luke. 🤗

[@yani_babie]

Yes! The amount of sheer joy I felt when I saw the pokemon magazine was incalculable. Please never change, I need this premium content.

[@MorganRyk]

If they're going to be using scissors Andy should really be supervising

[@yukimurasanada524]

The lesson I took from this show of the weekend is that "twine saves the day yet again"

[@Pbmarron]

This is what I look forward to every Saturday morning while I clean my apartment.

[@andrewdwilliams]

"Don't put staples in your snack box!" But they're an essential part of a staple diet! :)

[@ITCamefromthePage]

I can't explain how much I love it when they seemingly don't care. It is so much fun and hilarious.

[@matthewcutter8760]

Pokemon Magazine: "Make a Snorelax snack box!" Munchlax: 😢

[@Singeferno]

Luke, you're gonna need to ID Ellen before the next arts and crafts to make sure she is 12.

[@Henry-mk9dn]

I’m a normal adult watching other normal adults doing normal adult things. Normal adult.

[@Michael_Lindell]

4:21 They should have gotten Glue Peter instead...

[@jordanleighton6893]

Y’all are great. Thank you

[@Galvamel]

I was worried that nothing could live up to the Evil Ghosts of Camelot, I was wrong.

[@JayVBear45]

I love Show of the Weekend because Luke does all kinds of silly, crazy stuff that delights Ellen that makes her laugh. With all the depressing crap going on here in the United Snakes of a Merry Cow I need to watch Luke and hear Ellen laugh so I can smile and not go insane from all the mishegoss. Thank you Ellen and Luke.

[@Nightjarish]

Please never stop reading children's magazines for Show of the Weekend. It's perfect. I mean, I guess you can do other stuff too, but the magazines must never leave!

[@rinateh28]

Ellen's comment about a pile of meowth had me HOWLING

[@piyam5948]

My favourite pencil on the pad gag is from the big lebowaski. It's just chef's kiss.

[@marveltarian]

I love how Ellen always comes up with really interesting creative stuff to do and Luke always brings in Pokémon magazine 😂😂😂

[@cerinysshouldntplay7959]

I feel like these 2 have single handedly doubled the sales of pokemon magazine

[@L-92761]

Pokemon magazine the gift that keeps on giving!

[@nickdejager8873]

This reminds me of my dad trying to 'transform' my Optimus Prime I got for X-mas (centuries ago), and giving up. Only for me to pick it up and do it w/o the instructions.

[@audoldends6799]

I have never in my whole life been so completely unsurprised by the amount of effort something took two grown adults to do

[@waldowallace9102]

You two make me laugh every time. :)

[@gamehunter88]

Ellen trying to reopen a bottle of glue: this is why you should have an adult's help. Me watching: but whos going to supervise the normal adults?

[@Brasc]

Well, Andy would just watch and make snarky comments the whole time. Jane would try to "help", but I doubt Ellen *or* Luke would appreciate the "additional snack box building limbs" she would try to install on them. Mike would just obliterate the thing and say "Problem solved." And Jon and James are needed behind the scenes to record it all. So... _~shrugs~_

[@carolinelabbott2451]

The Madness continues, and I am here for it. 😁