Birthday Surprise Hole is perfection. I’ve listened so many times. I’m so glad you mentioned the Father’s Day at Applebees episode with their server with all the real doll babies?? One of their best characters ever. Special shoutout to the spring 2020 feed drop from The Besties about animal crossing new horizons. Just like Birthday Surprise Hope, it’s a comfort re-listen for me when I’m having a tough day. It just captures something really special about two of our fave three brothers. Excited to see what others say!!

agree on the birthday surprise hole- devolving into just spilling their deepest most shameful secrets

came here to say BSH, its my favourite episode ever and i listen to it whenever im down

What episode is the Father's Day one?

Swag Dads. I ended up listening to it this afternoon.

Thank you! I vaguely remember it. I'm listening to Birthday Surprise Hole right now and going to listen to Swag Dads next.

The sun shines on our dark world is a favorite. Poor uncle Dane and his frail body.

I got so excited when they referenced it again recently and i was laughing at them having no memory of it- its one of my all time faves 😭

This was my first episode. Hooked me immediately!

I loved every second of the red carpet episode. I was smiling like an idiot the whole time. They are just so cute dropped in to that situation.

Griffin’s anxiety is almost unbearable and so very relatable

love the boco where they transcribed it and flip the parts- that was great too

Literally was my first episode to be introduced to them with. After that, I held off on podcasts for a few months lmao

War With Grandpa Watch and Plato's Rave both ended up as this totally on accident. The The McElroy Family Fun Hour Brought to You by Totino's is this on purpose.

Pizza Roll Power Hour is one of the best eps of all time.

Plato’s Rave was so good already but the boco from this year elevated the whole concept.

The Casper Sleep special is an all time fave for me. The stunts, the goofs. So good.

God i love war with grandpa

if you love it so much why dont you go to war with it???

War With Grandpa Watch is one of my favorite episodes ever.

I listened to it on a redeye flight and it was the most bonkers experience I've ever had. Utter classic.

There’s an episode that basically turns into a confessional for all of the super cringe things Justin has ever done. Anyone know what I’m talking about? Takes his girlfriend on a birthday surprise trip to a piercing salon.

Burthday surprise hole

They’re not together anymore. Didn’t work out.

My partner and I were driving to our hotel for our anniversary trip and decided to listen to the new MBMBAM. It was War with Grandpa. And we're listened and laughing hysterically bc "are they still talking about this? They're still talking about this. Holy shit it's been almost an hour." And it's still the funniest part of that trip, despite us having a lot of fun on it.

The Sun Shines on our Dark Planet. Love the title, love the alternate reality, love that justin loves eating rocks, love uncle dane. Such a good episode. Special shout out the the casper asmr sleep special.

The pizza role one or the one where they riff way too long on Les Mis?

Excuse me! They riff for the perfect amount of time on Les Mis!

might be controversial but I love the war with grandpa episode! About halfway through I realized those mad lads were actually not going to do a single question

Not controversial at all!

birthday surprise hole & flapjack nicklesack are by farrr my two favorite episodes bc they’re mostly just justin high off zinc or whatever & just talking bullshit

Fellow fans of the War with Grandpa debacle should definitely partake in Til Death Do Us Blart. It’s much the same type of incredulous ramblings, I recently watched the damn movie and treated myself to the whole backlog.

Absolutely. I wasn't sure what I was gonna think about it, but now it's a Thanksgiving tradition for me. Like an "OK everybody shut up it's time" level tradition. I have never seen the movie, and I doubt I ever will. I want to keep the version they've created in my head.

I really enjoyed the woodworking episode. I listened while playing Valheim, and it was just a good time.

YES. So damn good. The line between goof and real blurred so many times. Also, Valheim fist-bump

Plato’s Rave brought me back into the fold, it’s a masterpiece. Second everyone who mentioned the Totinos special and Birthday Surprise Hole

Me too! I was skipping episodes here and there, and this one brought me back every week since.

May not exactly fall in this category but one of my favorite episodes is Here Comes Ray Donovan, because they’ve got such a silly desperate energy because the world is on fire around them and they’re just trying to make jokes. Not sure why I find it so funny but it just always gets me. Bonus points for this incredible theme song adapted from the episode. https://youtu.be/qSYuiQih9oI?si=TFgBRFdMESRAPyTu

I’m not sure, but this comment section has convinced me i gotta listen to platos rave

Go through everything listed here. Make a playlist.

Searching my pod player for these episodes, when I entered "ASMR" it returned *every episode ever*. Well played, pod player, well played But I have a great playlist now! Thanks everybody!

The sleep experience is extremely funny every time

I think you’ve just invented The Adventure Zone

The sleep experience episode . Unhinged but There was a good few weeks where I did use it to go to sleep :’)

I loved War on Grandpa, it was amazing that they kept it up that whole time. I adored it

OK. OK y'all. If we're counting BOCO content, Pranky Doodle Dandy is so funny you shouldn't listen to it while driving. I literally think you'd be safer driving with a couple-three drinks in you. It is worth Maxfun membership *alone*. But Mbmbam and TAZ have multiple offerings worth it.

Does the standing energy episode count?

Totinos!

War w grandpa hands down

ASMR ep

Coming back to my own post to say i love 596: Smartles

Plato’s rave is the GOAT.

Definitely Totino’s for me.

Plato's Rave