My Brother, My Brother And Me: MBMBaM 477: Crash Bandicoot’s Wallet Chain

September 17, 2019 12:55 PM

If you open yourself up to it, love can find you in the strangest of places. In the meat aging attic. In Crash Bandicoot's loaded back pocket. Or, in an unassuming serving of customizable, hastily baked authentic Italian pasta. Come, have a bowl. Reconnect. Suggested talking points: Old Beef Jokes, Sporf, Damien Adultduck, The Raw Voice, Brown Sonic, Veggie Extravaganza, Tom Orrow, The Inside of Superman's Mouth and Butt
posted by Tevin (7 comments total)

It was so dumb and yet the ad from inside the box -- and then there was a snake? -- had me laughing.
posted by The corpse in the library at 5:31 PM on September 17, 2019

The opening just about murdered me, but then I always love the "gang up on Travis" segments. I listened while walking home from work and had a headache from (poorly) stifling laughter by ten minutes in.
posted by supercres at 6:46 PM on September 17, 2019 [3 favorites]

Be sure to check out lilyisaverygoodgirl.com too.

Looks like this episode contains the discussion.
posted by supercres at 12:48 PM on September 18, 2019

Me: "I don't have to do anything just because a podcast host tells me to."

Also me: "No it wasn't a wallet chain it was a medallion and a gold watch, right?"
posted by Phobos the Space Potato at 4:14 PM on September 18, 2019 [2 favorites]

Yep! I ended my Twitter retirement to bother a former president with a sketch of Crash Bandicoot.
posted by Phobos the Space Potato at 4:40 PM on September 18, 2019 [3 favorites]

Griffin's ability to make the ads entertaining is nearly miraculous. The box (and previously BEAST MODE) both redeemed completely wasted airtime and are the only effective way (other than bribing me with in-game currency) to get me to actually stick around for advertisements.
posted by Scattercat at 6:49 PM on September 18, 2019 [3 favorites]

It's really hard to let yourself be the heel, especially in improv comedy. And Travis is so good at it. Not only in the opening segment, but also with the box ad. "I'm sitting on it.... Still sitting on it." So good, such an excellent bit of "yes, and"ing even though it has the appearance of "no, but"ing.
posted by meese at 6:47 AM on September 19, 2019 [4 favorites]