What's Dylan Grillin'? (reupload)

An interactive puzzler starring Bob Dylan
(First posted 2012, but the audio stopped working correctly at some point. Original found here: • Video )

[@Yenwodyah]

My favorite part: The small pause when the player decides if they should write "grilling" or "grillin"

[@jonathanbeesley9103]

I like to imagine they're tapping the apostrophe key and realising it doesn't work.

[@andrewsmith2834]

My favorite bit as well.

[@lupidoo3410]

@@jonathanbeesley9103 1:33 they can type apostrophes

[@abithapa9099]

@Ngọc Hà No

[@BeepBoy]

@HOÀNG ĐỆ FREE FIRE no not here

[@hon3ychalla]

I couldn’t guess what he was grillin’

[@mac6na6na26]

Neither could I, huh

[@Boxttell11]

@@mac6na6na26 what if someone did guess correctly...

[@diobrando666]

Oh well

[@Bad-Sir]

Dylan was right all along

[@fripptricky5099]

It's been eight years. Release us from this curse.

[@aquatttic8795]

this feels like a fever dream you would have as a seven year old on a weekend that you would forget about and then randomly remember it when you're like 23

[@thomasn4347]

It's like being a sleeper agent whose been reactivated, except the portion of your mind that's been unlocked is just full of old, obscure internet stuff

[@sola_2236]

Why is this so accurate

[@Crystalkitzoku]

Omg y is this so accurate

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

@@thomasn4347 Like evil TOM 2.

[@Blocky_Frog]

Lmao

[@genericgorilla]

I like to think this whole sketch idea was born out of the ability of saying "I'm grilling nothing" in a really Bob Dylanish kind of way

[@mint3465]

Fun Fact: In the original "What's Dylan Grillin'?" the titular Bob Dylan would be grilling normal food items such as steak, shrimp or sausage. This is the pirated version.

[@calbyin]

When does the anti piracy screen come up I'd like to see it

[@reschultzed]

every copy of "What's Dylan Grillin'?" is personalized

[@sirsnausages2164]

piracy is no bbq

[@dylaninpieces2]

Don't copy that floppy.

[@scarcestarduster8609]

@@calbyin the anti-piracy screen is a goddamn pc crash that lasts forever unless u restart/turn off ur pc, it's at the end of this vid m8

[@pontiac_montana]

Turns out, Bob Dylan was grillin' fear the whole time.

[@The64v]

Spoilers.

[@mintmane]

But maybe Bob Dylan was grillin' YOU.

[@elbowonfire]

Remember that one time that U2 album just appeared in everybody’s iTunes library? Imagine if it had been this video instead.

[@harbingerofsalt]

Hello, Hello Dylan's grillin' dinosaurs

[@barrett8529]

That would’ve been wonderful

[@Dylan-we5dz]

Triceratops at my place at 6 pm

[@abandonedasfuck]

Then I wouldn’t complain

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

I remember that!!

[@octovalley]

The uncertainty and fear of the person typing, the compressed audio, the stock photos, mwah. A masterpiece.

[@staceymulligan6486]

it escalated from 0 to 100 in Two seconds

[@minecraftweedemoji]

1000th like

[@minecraftweedemoji]

i am kind of special

[@staceymulligan6486]

@@minecraftweedemoji depression is bad stop self loathing

[@minecraftweedemoji]

@@staceymulligan6486 you're right thank you stacey

[@octangulaa]

everyone asks what’s Dylan grillin, but nobody asks what’s Dylan... feelin

[@danman1950]

probably like a rollin stone

[@onionbot2]

YOU

[@octangulaa]

@@onionbot2 HOLY SHOOT ONION BOT

[@colinfreyvogel3014]

Dylan usually makes it abundantly clear what he’s feeling

[@nevermindgaming6848]

Your mom

[@ajquestion9559]

It will forever remain a mystery. Perhaps it was a copy of Click featuring Adam Sandler

[@zach123101]

Maybe a Star Wars death star Lego set (built) or a first generation iPod

[@GustavoSusFring]

Perhaps a copy of Loveless on vinyl

[@nukiradio]

A copy of Pajama Sam: Life is rough when you lose your stuff!

[@Pingwin180]

A barely used Deodorant stick of a discontinued line of fragrance called Denali, i bought online for 12.99 off eBay...

[@l.h.8151]

One can only dream

[@therandomperson02]

Over eight years later and we still don't know why the hat exploded

[@amberhernandez]

"It all started when I bought a cursed Bob Dylan CD at a yard sale and accidentally put it in my Nintendo Wii..."

[@vlogginggabes3864]

And it was Chibi Robo Ziplash!

[@vlogginggabes3864]

(very cursed)

[@ruiikas]

@@vlogginggabes3864 chibi robo ziplash ft bob dylan

[@vlogginggabes3864]

@@ruiikas and Scott Wozniak as a surprise guest

[@ruiikas]

@@vlogginggabes3864 nintendo switch port

[@elidamonsterz4222]

I indeed could not guess what Dylan was grilling

[@HalIucinations]

What Dylang was grilling

[@eater9494]

grillin'*

[@quantumblauthor7300]

He won the bet

[@_.Dylan._]

Did you think I was lying

[@cheezorger]

Still caring for his content made years ago, a true MVP

[@Wabajak13]

I used to say "I'm griling nothing" to myself all the time. This was a wonderful nostalgia trip.

[@Wabajak13]

Cool story bro

[@confuseatronica]

any time other people talk about grilling anything, i start hearing it

[@iashmeow]

I swear this man is everyone's father from the internet

[@hilotakenaka]

This plays itself off like a Creepypasta or an SCP but without the horror element. I will show this to my future offspring

[@sansundertaleofficial9947]

wait this is so accurate

[@clamdove3292]

so... a copypasta or an scp?

[@hilotakenaka]

@@clamdove3292 nah a copypasta is just a long quote. Which I don’t think fits it UNLESS you consider saying “what’s Dylan Grillin? Bet you can’t guess what I’m grillin” over and over again a copypasta

[@colorbar.s]

I like how you said offspring as if you're not 100% sure if they'll be human

[@hilotakenaka]

@@colorbar.s hey man in 10 years we might have aliens here. Who knows what will happen

[@Viva_Reverie]

heck yeah!! I'm hoping we get Ariel Needs Legs and Fly Away Lyrics reuploads too, they had the same issue this video did

[@Spookedfish]

I was so confused why I would need legs before realizing you meant the character omg

[@Xx_BoogieBomber_xX]

@@Spookedfish do you have 8 legs

[@quantumblauthor7300]

Even though the "Ariel needs legs" glitch makes it infinitely funnier

[@Bluey]

@@quantumblauthor7300 the corrupted version will be unlisted and linked in the description

[@quantumblauthor7300]

@@Bluey Good, but are you Neil?

[@oomguy9423]

And here I was thinking the errors in the audio were part of the joke.

[@viewmonsterr6308]

Same....

[@brandonthesteele]

It saddens me that people were introduced to and got used to the corrupted version instead of the real deal :(

[@ai-dooffical2907]

Oh what cookin finger boy

[@squigg7107]

What was wrong with the original audio?

[@dooplon5083]

@@squigg7107 At some point since being uploaded the audio got fucked up on the youtube servers, hence the reupload. He linked the original in the description so you can easily see how badly it got messed up.

[@somenerdydoodles9206]

i can't believe i'm only just now noticing the garfield at the bottom of the screen it definitely adds to the experience

[@GLENNACHEEMS]

what? where? am i blind?

[@David_Punzalan]

@@GLENNACHEEMS Fullscreen, bottom right

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

I liked it better when it was Nick Jr.

[@blakethesnake6686]

it isnt even his channel icon its just garfield giving a thumbs up

[@GLENNACHEEMS]

oh my god I am blind I still don't see it

[@petermyerscello]

This is a perfect parody of those early 90s educational computer games. I love how the timer even cuts Bob off

[@ImWeirdAndILikeIt]

To this day I still get “whats dylan grillin?” or “im grillin nothin” stuck in my head at random points

[@EMAILVIRUS]

I can't stop thinking about "why did the hat explode"

[@Discitus]

This reminds me of some 90's PC adventure games. There was no manual, and no logic behind anything. You open a chest in a dungeon and find a birthday cake, which is needed for a troll under a bridge, two levels back, who stomps on your head if you approach without the correct item. Is there a reason the troll wants a cake, or why there's one in a dungeon? Any indication that this was the solution? Nope. But it's the only way to pass the game.

[@t.n.21]

is this a Homestuck reference or is it worse

[@hexzyle]

@@t.n.21 Kings Quest, i assume. It was notoriously punishing for no logical reason

[@CateGhost666]

oh hey, now i can finally know what dylan's grilling!

[@Justin7885]

Finally! Hope Ariel Needs Legs can get fixed too.

[@WhenyoBrainGoesNumb]

No, that corruption is a crucial part of the experience!

[@tuser8]

Only if the original isn’t unlisted

[@depressedfrogpenis]

@@WhenyoBrainGoesNumb aids

[@colorbar.s]

I wonder why it's always neil's videos

[@brandonthesteele]

I recovered it and reuploaded to my channel, if anyone wants to revisit the uncorrupted version. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5uxdn2hj8Sqjrs

[@crizbit9746]

Every copy of what’s Dylan grillin is personalized

[@thegammakat]

The fact that I haven't seen this in years but I still remember what he's grilling goes to show how great this is.

[@avastoyboxandarcade]

KZbin: I'm grillin' broken audio!

[@upsyturvyy]

i see that 2020 was not even kind to grillin dylan....

[@ZijnShayatanica]

It's been a while since I played DDLC, but I don't remember Bob Dylan being in it.

[@JoshFloor]

This seems like an extended Homestar Runner Videlectrix bit

[@osamayomama]

A cup of Hot Jones!

[@JoshFloor]

@@osamayomama "Aw, dang! I should've known that Dill-Dog was grillin' a cuppa hot Jones on level fornty-twan!"

[@nukiradio]

@@JoshFloor *DONK*

[@CorndogNinja]

GOOD GRAPHiCS!

[@sansundertaleofficial9947]

WAITT YOURE RIGHT HAHAAH

[@GlipGlig]

This is unironically one of the best videos on the internet. It is legendary

[@thesejokesarentfunnyyetthe9522]

I actually did a double take when I saw that this was Neil, I was not expecting him to post today-

[@derekcages3725]

Neil on his way to save 2020 before it’s over

[@milkbox103]

god i fucking love this. so much personality just from the player typing the text

[@genm4827]

I was like, "ah, I remember, a video from a decade ago, recommended by the algorithm" Then I saw it was uploaded SIX MINUTES AGO lmaooooo

[@aloanyonethere]

bet you cant guess what im grillin'

[@dylaninpieces2]

I'm grillin' nothing! I'm grillin' nothing! I'm grillin' nothing! I'm grillin' nothing!

[@catlamp9894]

Neil lives! Huzzah!

[@catlamp9894]

@Ryan Smith his last two vids were 3 months and 1 year ago. Not so sure about that one bud

[@PrincessCarmel]

@@catlamp9894 to be fair hes pretty active on both twitter and garunteed video with kevin and ryan

[@rileye6052]

this new lemon demon song is great

[@Antifearn]

He has been grilling a special place in our hearts the whole time guys

[@alterniia6161]

WAKE UP BABE NEIL JUST POSTED

[@william9837.]

Dylan is grilling after the wife and kids went a missing

[@happyhaunt6659]

@basically basic well gang, looks like we got another mystery on our hands

[@popisdeadisagoodsong9997]

@@happyhaunt6659 You don't happen to think that my werewolf friend would have eaten them...or that I might've fed on their blood...do you?

[@huntermansam2006]

@@popisdeadisagoodsong9997 idk but ol vampire John has been alone lately

[@_.Dylan._]

@basically basic Don’t worry about them

[@gregyey6824]

i read that as dylan is grilling his wife and kids

[@CHESShireCat]

This is an accurate representation of how playing video games felt to me as a young child. Not because they were complicated games, I was just scared of technology and bad at using it.

[@Em-it6lh]

Me, watching this months ago: "man, wild how this'll just be lost to the tides of internet time" Me, today: "...huh"

[@thepersonwhocomentz]

Finally the masterpiece is restored. Now all we need is a reup of "Ariel Needs Legs" and the world will be back in balance. (Neil if by some chance you read this, that vid has audio skipping in it for some reason and has had that for years)

[@vanillabiscotti]

Imagine.

[@Wise_Person]

nah man the skipping on ariel needs legs improves the experience

[@iteeveee]

Don’t act like Lemming Demon doesn’t need audio fixing >:(

[@MiIIenia]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/iprLm51tqdqrZsk Someone released a fixed audio version in case you need one for nke. Hope it helps

[@Evie_SG]

'Aids'

[@Anto2002]

Was he ever grillin at all? Maybe the thing he was grillin was the friends we made along the way...

[@Telle.C]

Sometimes I forgot that this same channel gave us the *Potter puppet pals*

[@connor48880]

Until this video I didn't even know what Bob Dylan looked like

[@grapes5672]

I didn't even know who Bob Dylan was

[@siamesewarrior7248]

@@grapes5672 same here

[@humangeigercounter]

Still not sure I do tbh

[@rattyeely]

@@humangeigercounter musician/poet, makes long songs were he sings poetry in a weird voice, wrote lots of famous songs, has almost nothing to do with grillin

[@humangeigercounter]

@@rattyeely haha thank you, I meant not sure what he looks like but thank you for the thorough answer all the same!

[@CateGhost666]

i love the little pause the player does while typing "grillin" as they consider whether to include the last g or not

[@AGrayPhantom]

This feels like... some weird, creepy ARG, like This House Has People In It.

[@haniii3]

That shit fucked Me up

[@chavesa5]

I think you want more of that kind of content and are retrofitting it into anything remotely uncanny

[@nukiradio]

This grill has nothing in it

[@GameyRaccoon]

@@chavesa5 lol people do this all the time. They watch like a pilotredsun video and say "duuude fever dream lol"

[@belugatoons]

What’s Dylan Grillin’? The answer my friend is blowin’ in the wind.

[@dalhoseo8549]

What a timely reupload, since Bob just recently grilled away his entire song catalog to Universal.

[@koolkat-hq5xc]

thank you neil I have vivid memories of watching the original as a child it was my only sanctuary during the cold of the winter months

[@symonsais]

babe wakeup neil cicierega upload

[@maddcvnt4178]

The flashbacks to when I had "Betcha cant guess what I'm grillin'" as my text tone as a teen.

[@belugatoons]

The audio stopped working because there was dust in the cartridge

[@whoevenneedsaname]

“I’m grillin’ nothin’!”

[@fizzykiddo]

help I was incapable of being able to guess what he was grillin’ !!!!!

[@virg0_lem0nade]

this is, inexplicably, one of my all-time favorite Neil pieces lmao

[@mrsugarcoffee429]

I didn't know that they were glitches when I first watched it and I thought that they were just part of the video

[@MarsToVenuss]

The triumphant return of a classic. Thank you, magical, mystical, Mr. Neil!

[@DTheAustralian]

KZbin @ audio like “I’m grillin' nothin'!”

[@firefox5133]

*im grillin' nothin'!*

[@tacticaljunk1608]

i like the player's hesitance when it came to typing GRILLIN or GRILLING at the end

[@DrMetPhD]

My friend Tony passed a few years ago. This was one of our favorite videos. RIP king

[@kayaaa2686]

Thank god he’s back

[@gamegenie11]

Whats Dylan Grillin' is my favourite SNES homebrew

[@ultracaik]

Legends say we still cant guess what he’s *grillin’*

[@thomasw4422]

What kids don't realise was back in the day, this is just what video games were like

[@learnmore8771]

The madlad reuploaded so we could enjoy this masterpiece once again.

[@rainwatering]

i like how the player gets more angry as it goes on

[@artiemilano378]

Many many years and rewatches later, and still “WHY DID THE HAT EXPLODE” has me in tears

[@anidiot4702]

His watermark is a Garfield image. I love this man.

[@tuser8]

Finally we can get the authentic What's Dylan Grillin'? experience.

[@pugilism]

Not only did I forget about this until now, I also dead forgot I was subscribed to Neil at all. Amazing

[@Dark_Jaguar]

The best part, the absolute best part, is the dead on accurate "mosaic" color patterns to simulate higher colors than the PC was capable of displaying.

[@roobee_4380]

you know that feeling when you were 7 and you stayed up late till 2am watching cartoons and then somewhere in between you would feel all sick ? this video is the visual representation of that feeling.

[@randigoat6459]

i feel like this really represents life. life is like items that Dylan is grillin’; unpredictable. you can try everything you can, to figure out what’ll happen before your time is up, but in the end, theres no real way to tell what could come out of that grill of life. common sense will fail you, theres no one around to help, and you can’t quit life without it putting up a fight. in the end, it just leaves you desperate and confused until theres nothing left to grill and everything just goes to shit. i personally think that in the end, it doesn't fucking matter what Dylan is Grillin’. just enjoy your time. enjoy the surprises that life gives you. appreciate the green-tinted scenery and looped soundtrack. that grill’s gonna end up empty anyway. and yeah, i agree, Bob Dylan is overrated.

[@HelloBeeyo]

Ok but what’s Dylan grillin???

[@lgbtqiarights]

ok

[@dylaninpieces2]

I actually like Bob Dylan. Seriously.

[@NonTwinBrothers]

Finally, I can actually hear him now

[@Ponsy_J]

"What's Dylan Grillin'?" An animated jpeg

[@Johnny_Three-hats]

WE ARE BLESSED! I can't believe I didn't see this sooner. Not even a week ago, I was sad because I couldn't watch What's Dylan Grillin'? in its full glory. Thank you for your kindness, Neil.

[@uhhdudethatwouldbesalt672]

What's Dylan Grillin'? The key to the shed where he's keeping your wife hostage. Every wrong guess raises the flame by ten degrees, better hope those jumper cables don't deliver a shock that'll grill her nice n' crispy! Bet you can't guess what he's grillin'! Your beloved's life depends on it!

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

CAR-LOS!

[@_.Dylan._]

No I’m grillin hambgurbgers

[@rat3905]

all of his work seems to inflict pure fear and intimidation in me. im scared. i keep crying over this and im not sure why.

[@FaBLoo-bw4hy]

I wholeheartedly expected him to say "YOU" then the music stops, he slowly gets closer, and then a Bob Dylan jumpscare.

[@FunkMcLovin]

Bless this reupload. I've been thirsting for Dylan's grill.

[@DPS-2004]

I got here as fast as I could, what's happening

[@coppled]

I COULDN'T GUESS RIGHT

[@_Yeeboi_]

The vibes of these videos are like video interpretations of what goes on in the minds of "the neighbour's kids"

[@dylaninpieces2]

I bet someone's computer would be grilled from the inside if they don't guess what Bob Dylan is grillin'.

[@vvsvlogsYT]

Thanks, Dylan!

[@intergalacticizzy]

what an interesting video game, i sure hope this young man is grillin’ regular things!!

[@talkinragtime2746]

the slight pause after the player types GRILLIN

[@henrydyess9863]

I only recently discovered that Neil existed a few months ago, only to slowly realize that he had permeated through my internet experience for my entire time on it.

[@Bluey]

THE BIRTH OF ANALOG HORROR.

[@brooklynnescalier2966]

This is the same person who wrote the lyric "malevolent gods are better than none"

[@popisdeadisagoodsong9997]

Also the same person who wrote the lyrics " Before we knew it, we became a hurricane."

[@agentstache135]

What really makes this for me is the standard photoshop “desert and sky” gradient used for the title

[@SparnKrimzon]

I remember looking for this video again and being heartbroken by the broken audio. Thank you for restoring this masterpiece at some point.

[@mothman7650]

this is the cabinet man game that cant be beat

[@pewricospaceshipper]

LMAO

[@RussianBot69420]

"This game sucks" INCORRECT

[@ravenlord4]

How has this not been crowd-funded into reality yet?

[@pspssp47]

maybe what bob dylan was grillin’ was the friends we made along the way