I just think a lot about how in previous years Griffin was all "It's important we don't start a cult" and this year he was like "Let's create an immortal being who hears your wishes"
The more time Justin spent actively trying to get away from Fungalore and find something better, all without ever being able to actually just forget about him, the further he was cemented into their minds. Once they had devoted more than two minutes purely to talking about Fungalore there was no more getting away from him while still remembering he existed, everything past that point was just an effort in futility.
Not since Twenty Big Dog Run have the brothers been so thoroughly caught in the gravitational pull of absolutely nothing, and I love it. Twenty Fungalore. He heard your wish.
Idk twenty rendezvous “fancy takes flight” and twenty sun and sea “surf the vibe” could not be more nothing, the boys have been on a tear these past few years. This is just another coin in that bank. For fungalore’s sake in 2020 we eventually got honey funny “full your life with laughter and bees” we haven’t had a normal year name in years lmao
@@redtaileddolphin1875 I think the point they were making is it took them a while to get there for those. With Big Dog Run and Fungalore, they flew too close and got sucked in, every suggestion afterwards didn't measure up.
Yep! I was like, "This can't be it, can it? There's so much episode left." But I'm so pleased. He was inevitable the instant he was uttered into existence.
Fungalore arrived as a fully realized being in my head the instant the pronunciation changed to something that sounded like a name. My literal thought was, "Well, whether they choose it or not, this guy *exists* now. They can't unring this bell." I'm so happy.
I like how Travis feels embarrassed about having to tell his wife, meanwhile Justin not only has to tell his wife but also has to tell her that the mottos she and Lin-Manuel Miranda came up with got beat by "Twenty Fungalore: he heard your wish".
It's important to remember that just because Fungalore hears your wish, it doesn't mean he grants it. It's been 18 days, and there have been many wishes Fungalore has heard and thus far ignored.
Their facial expressions at the end really make this for me. Griffin's chaos gremlin grinning and nodding, Travis looking slightly guilty but thoroughly enjoying himself, and Justin's "oh no what have we done" facepalming...a beautiful range of emotions displayed here.
The brothers unknowingly created a tulpa, (thought-form energy being) which we are now feeding by thinking about him. Every time we say, "he heard your wish" he gets stronger!
The revelation that there was a wizard statuette watching Griffin from behind the entire time really adds a hint of menace to the strange power that Fungalore had over them
i really wish we could see Lin Manuel Miranda’s face when Justin calls him and says, “ hey thanks for the suggestions, bud, but we went in different direction… _FUNGALORE!”_
I listened to this after catching the stream they recorded right after where they said there's a 0% chance anyone could guess the new year name, and as soon as they started talking about fungalore I absolutely passed away
I came to say that too. "I'm not wild about--" and a minute later it's like oh, wait mushroom wizard?? Yes please. Which is exactly what my brain did while listening.
The fact that this naming happened nearly simultaneously with the premiere of the Dungeon Meshi anime coming out, with that little mushroom monster...what a year it's gonna be
I am waiting for the Fungalore year merch to drop. He hears my wish. Also loving how Griffin gets so amped for Fungalore that he stands up to empathize his Fungalore thoughts.
big ups to the editor for zooming in when Travis said his brain was zooming in I have been desperately hoping this video would come, and it does not disappoint!
i love that as soon as two of them start jamming with an idea they know its too late and its going to be a whole thing (like giving a TAZ character three characteristics)
i'm not a good or enthusiastic artist, but the power of fungalore is such that the SECOND i finished listening to this episode i began trying to draw my immediate crystal clear mental image of him. the absolute magnetic force of this completely insane idea.... chef's kiss 🍄
I don't know if "merry" is the right adjective here? It's not bad, but I feel like Fungalore would demand something more... solemn, or powerful. "A respectful and observant Fungalore to you" Something akin to Shai Hulud: May His passing cleanse the world.
The funniest thing I’ve ever heard on this show, which was funny in retrospect, was the ad break in this episode when Justin said “. . . I don’t know how to talk to people who have only listened to half of this episode. You cannot fathom what’s to come.”
Also, I love Griffin's hoodie. I wonder if it's coming down the pipeline of new Polygon merch, a limited release that I missed, or a 'sclusie for founders only.
I don't think I'm physically capable of conveying exactly how "yes, absolutely" this is. This gives Fungalore energy, and I don't know how to describe that outside of this precise context. 20-Fungalore, he did, in fact, hear your wish.
I have listened to every singe episode at least once, and never been so fucking pleased about a year theme. I am actually kinda worried about HOW pleased I am with Fungalore. But that too pleases me. Facebook had already decided that I needed to see like three different groups about "hey lookit this cool fungus!" and I had already *heartily agreed*. I was already on board with Fungalore, they just gave him a name. People certainly are embracing the EFFFFFF outta Fungalore tho!
Watching this again in August and not only is Fungalore still going strong, but he’s also the ending segment of each episode. I want fungalore to continue into 2025. Fungalore forever, this is my wish.
I can’t express how much I love thinking about each of the naming of the years I’ve listened to & reflecting upon all the goofs I’ve lost my mind over with these boys ❤ And now we get to WATCH the madness unfold?? We’re so lucky
Its the slow devolution from "is this anything" to "this is the *only* thing" for me. He heard their wish
Immediately as soon as the concept was brought up, fungalore took up about 90 percent of my processing power
But in the same way, it's still nothing. The purest nothing, with a powerful draw. Like a black hole.
agreed. the incredible power of nothing to everything and just how insane it felt was so fun
Heard, chef
I had to unlike this so I could like it again
I just think a lot about how in previous years Griffin was all "It's important we don't start a cult" and this year he was like "Let's create an immortal being who hears your wishes"
Hold on hold on hold on
He is not necessarily immortal. He is a mushroom, he has powers, and he heard your wish.
Discontinuing the Sound Baths gives room for Fungalore.
@murarius6459 youre right. Calling Fungalore "immortal" is so restrictive.
The power stance Griffin has at the end is what I imagine the WaterGate guys must have done when they turned in the tapes.
@@Mijal15 It's not that he can't die, it's that we cannot kill him in a way that matters.
FINALLY the annual ‘why don’t we make this year a guy?’ thought experiment gained traction! Uncle Blunty Tree is smiling down from Goof Heaven.
i forgot how good that potential year name was lolll
Rest in peace Blunty
praise be blunty tree
This is THE comment
unused year names go to hell
I was SO afraid they’d go away from it… cannot express how happy I am they went for it 🍄
He heard your wish 🍄
Midway through the discussion I said to my husband “I will never be able to get over my anger if they don’t go with Fungalore.”
I was a big fan of 20-dinosaur: glee historic"
My alternative tagline for the mushroom wizard is 20-Fungalore: the mushrooms are magic.
The more time Justin spent actively trying to get away from Fungalore and find something better, all without ever being able to actually just forget about him, the further he was cemented into their minds. Once they had devoted more than two minutes purely to talking about Fungalore there was no more getting away from him while still remembering he existed, everything past that point was just an effort in futility.
SAME!! I immediately was sold
Not since Twenty Big Dog Run have the brothers been so thoroughly caught in the gravitational pull of absolutely nothing, and I love it.
Twenty Fungalore. He heard your wish.
Twenty Fungalore. He heard YOUR wish
this is such an incredibly funny way of putting it nakzbsjs
Idk twenty rendezvous “fancy takes flight” and twenty sun and sea “surf the vibe” could not be more nothing, the boys have been on a tear these past few years. This is just another coin in that bank.
For fungalore’s sake in 2020 we eventually got honey funny “full your life with laughter and bees” we haven’t had a normal year name in years lmao
@@redtaileddolphin1875 I think the point they were making is it took them a while to get there for those. With Big Dog Run and Fungalore, they flew too close and got sucked in, every suggestion afterwards didn't measure up.
@@wonkothesane13 haha hell yeah that makes sense
Last year they fought so hard to find and excavate the name. This year the name found them and broke down the door.
Yep! I was like, "This can't be it, can it? There's so much episode left." But I'm so pleased. He was inevitable the instant he was uttered into existence.
He heard their wish.
Who else knew Fungalore was IT as soon as the word was uttered?
It washed over me and I knew--the tone of voice, the laughter, it was done.
I tried to outrun it, but I knew it was too late. He heard your wish.
It was an almost horrifying realization 😂 as much as I love how ridiculous it is. At first I was like ".... Guys. Oh no. OH NO THEY'VE LATCHED ON."
Oh not here, I was like THIS MUST BE IT as soon as the name was uttered! :D@@tu_tia_violeta
Fungalore arrived as a fully realized being in my head the instant the pronunciation changed to something that sounded like a name.
My literal thought was, "Well, whether they choose it or not, this guy *exists* now. They can't unring this bell."
I'm so happy.
Justin's hesitant, "I really... I'm really getting pretty... excited about Fungalore," worms its way into my brain almost daily
1:07 for those of you who want to relive this wonderful moment
I like how Travis feels embarrassed about having to tell his wife, meanwhile Justin not only has to tell his wife but also has to tell her that the mottos she and Lin-Manuel Miranda came up with got beat by "Twenty Fungalore: he heard your wish".
HAHAHA OH NO I didn't even think about that
I would give anything for a LMM reaction video…..
Is this a spoken word monster factory?
I think Fungalore created himself. The boys were merely vessels.
Ya know how Griffin came up with this amazing idea?? Standing energy. You can SEE IT 😤
uncle blunty tree walked so fungalore could run
LMFAO I forgot about uncle blunty tree
Is this the first year theme where literally every listener is like, “yep, fungalore, that’s the best one they could have picked”
It's important to remember that just because Fungalore hears your wish, it doesn't mean he grants it. It's been 18 days, and there have been many wishes Fungalore has heard and thus far ignored.
He never said WHEN he would grant the wish. Maybe it's in another lifetime?
Ignore or dismiss? One can never know
My head cannon is that he hears the wish and then just goes "Aw nice 🙂" and then gets back to doing the dishes or whatever
@@ChirdXtreme that's so Fungalore
Heard, chef
Their facial expressions at the end really make this for me. Griffin's chaos gremlin grinning and nodding, Travis looking slightly guilty but thoroughly enjoying himself, and Justin's "oh no what have we done" facepalming...a beautiful range of emotions displayed here.
Fungalore
-He's a guy
-He heard your wish
-Has powers
The brothers unknowingly created a tulpa, (thought-form energy being) which we are now feeding by thinking about him. Every time we say, "he heard your wish" he gets stronger!
Heard chef
The revelation that there was a wizard statuette watching Griffin from behind the entire time really adds a hint of menace to the strange power that Fungalore had over them
i think about fungalore every day. thank you boys. He Heard Your Wish 🍄
I love how in the end Griffin is so proud and Justin is so embarrassed and Travis is just looking utterly perplexed.
Their joke about "we're all shifted one" really feels accurate lol
Griffin looks like the proudest father 😂 glad the editor showed all of their final reactions. Gonna be a great year
I like how Griffin starts sitting down and then rises to his feet with the sheer passion of Fungalore
Condensing this to six minutes doesn’t quite convey the impact that Fungalore had on all of them and us as listeners. It was such a brain worm
Y'all gotta partner up with Drawfee for a visual design for Fungalore. They have a strong documented history of cool fungus characters.
Now I wanna see a dark mysterious Julia Fungalore more than anything
Yes!!!!!
There's history there too, they did that episode with Nathan and Caldwell on dropout.
The looks on their faces when they quietly said "Heard, Chef" was everything I thought it would be.
Fugalore's magical mycelium connects us all. So glad he heard your wish.
I think we all felt the pull as soon as it was said. Like "ew what was that? But no wait...what WAS that??"
The Fungalore cosplays are gonna be wild
i really wish we could see Lin Manuel Miranda’s face when Justin calls him and says, “ hey thanks for the suggestions, bud, but we went in different direction… _FUNGALORE!”_
you KNOW he would just start cackling and agree that's the best one
I listened to this after catching the stream they recorded right after where they said there's a 0% chance anyone could guess the new year name, and as soon as they started talking about fungalore I absolutely passed away
Every year I get attached to a name that the boys don't pick and I was SO afraid this year would be the same. But Fungalore heard my wish 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
im making my version of fungalore in clay.. they're getting baked any day now.. happy fungalore, yall
How'd the Fungalore turn out?
the fact that the first thing travis said about fungalore was “i’m not wild about it” is craaaaazy
I came to say that too. "I'm not wild about--" and a minute later it's like oh, wait mushroom wizard?? Yes please. Which is exactly what my brain did while listening.
Sometimes you have to sit with a wild idea for a bit until you realize it kicks ass
He didn’t care for “fun galore”. Fungalore is an entirely different dude
@@aryst0krat”a bit” here being literally less than 20 seconds.
Twenty Fungalore, best friend of Frenchalore, the gnome who works for Stitchfix and makes sure your pants fit right and look good on you
OH CROMSLOR
Thank you so much for the close-up on Travis as he says “my brain is zooming in on Fungalore.” Truly this will be the year of all time
The fact that this naming happened nearly simultaneously with the premiere of the Dungeon Meshi anime coming out, with that little mushroom monster...what a year it's gonna be
H E A R D C H E F
I am waiting for the Fungalore year merch to drop. He hears my wish. Also loving how Griffin gets so amped for Fungalore that he stands up to empathize his Fungalore thoughts.
I woke up immediately to this ! Fungalore hears my wish
@@muddro420 this is incredibly ominous but i musnt dare question the ways of fungalore
i couldn’t be happier about fungalore
Fungalore always existed and the brothers simply awakened it from its unearthly slumber, unleashing its terror upon the world
Fungalore feels like a natural progression from monster factory. Love that they just can’t help but create little beasts
It's the energy I need to get through this year. He heard your wish.
Can’t wait for the Unofficial Official Fungalore Fanzine (or, Fangalore 🍄)
please hear my wish and put me on that mailing list 🙏
Fangalore Funzine
I need to be in that so bad
"That's it-no more
Discussion over.
Fungalore."
Juice layin down some bars
Griffin’s standing up energy is everything!
big ups to the editor for zooming in when Travis said his brain was zooming in
I have been desperately hoping this video would come, and it does not disappoint!
Agreed the editing on this is magnificent
We witnessed an actual elder being force itself into our reality.
i love that as soon as two of them start jamming with an idea they know its too late and its going to be a whole thing (like giving a TAZ character three characteristics)
This is like watching a cognitohazard SCP crawling into their minds
We love Fungalore
heard chef
as much as I was hoping for a nice 20studymore: keep your grades up, fungalore was the ultimate choice to go with
I die every time I hear Justin say "Yeah, Griffin, that's the point of religion!"
This is the Wizard that Griffin has been approaching all along! He just didn't know it.
I already feel more at peace knowing Fungalore exists and hears our wishes. ❤
This was a genuinely magical moment 🍄
i'm not a good or enthusiastic artist, but the power of fungalore is such that the SECOND i finished listening to this episode i began trying to draw my immediate crystal clear mental image of him. the absolute magnetic force of this completely insane idea.... chef's kiss 🍄
Griffin’s gleeful laughter when he sees Travis has jumped on his Fungalore bus. Holy shit. 😂😂😂
I love when Griffin stands, he's such a proud little guy 🥰
Fungalore is worming into their brains. It's kind of like a cordycepts fungus of some sort...
He heard my wish!!!
when they do these i always find myself wanting to interject for half the episode to say like “Funny Money Store, Counterfeit More”
The McElroy brothers are my three brain cells slowly becoming pagan.
The love I have for this imaginary fungus man is strange but I will embrace it
Fungalore is the "Me" in "My Brother, My Brother and Me"
Heard, chef
I was rooting for “The Quest Begins” as the tag line, but I’m so glad they stuck with Fungalore.
merry twenty fungalore: reduce, reuse, reanimate 🍄
I don't know if "merry" is the right adjective here? It's not bad, but I feel like Fungalore would demand something more... solemn, or powerful. "A respectful and observant Fungalore to you" Something akin to Shai Hulud: May His passing cleanse the world.
“if it bothers you that fungalore knows your wish, don’t wish it”
The funniest thing I’ve ever heard on this show, which was funny in retrospect, was the ad break in this episode when Justin said “. . . I don’t know how to talk to people who have only listened to half of this episode. You cannot fathom what’s to come.”
i love fungalore SO MUCH. this alone has made me so pumped for this year.
Also, I love Griffin's hoodie. I wonder if it's coming down the pipeline of new Polygon merch, a limited release that I missed, or a 'sclusie for founders only.
Is that a max fun/McElroy hoodie? Love the color and was gonna ask if anyone knew where to find it
I don't think I'm physically capable of conveying exactly how "yes, absolutely" this is. This gives Fungalore energy, and I don't know how to describe that outside of this precise context. 20-Fungalore, he did, in fact, hear your wish.
I have listened to every singe episode at least once, and never been so fucking pleased about a year theme. I am actually kinda worried about HOW pleased I am with Fungalore. But that too pleases me.
Facebook had already decided that I needed to see like three different groups about "hey lookit this cool fungus!" and I had already *heartily agreed*. I was already on board with Fungalore, they just gave him a name.
People certainly are embracing the EFFFFFF outta Fungalore tho!
I am so so excited for everything that will come from this, even if it's minimal.
OH GOD I CAN"T WAIT FOR THE ANIMATIC OF THIS!
...heard chef.
May Fungalore hear your wish this day 🙌
I will buy a Fungalore T-Shirt, please hear my wish
Side note: starting a new Skyrim build
Fungalore, standing on a bluff somewhere: "Fus ro whatnow??"
Is he a relative of Frenchalore from the pinskidan bit?
They must be cousins
This was the only episode I actually listened to before knowing the year. I was praying for Fungalore the whole time. He is real.
my god the visuals for this bit were so much more than i could have ever asked for
Incredible to be living history
By the Love of Fungalore please put out full video episodes! I would join a paid service to have these beautiful funny boys on my screen.
Fungalore so powerful he makes Travis experience concentration for the first time
Well, we've gotten to June and Fungalore still kicks ass
This represents a brave new step in the Naming of the Year tradition. I welcome it. I welcome Fungalore. 🍄
Heard, chef.
It's like they accidentally created the most powerful entity and then spent 30 minutes desperately fighting him
Watching this again in August and not only is Fungalore still going strong, but he’s also the ending segment of each episode. I want fungalore to continue into 2025. Fungalore forever, this is my wish.
Not gonna lie this is my favorite MBMBAM video and I have watched it sooooo many times, its embarrassing
I can’t express how much I love thinking about each of the naming of the years I’ve listened to & reflecting upon all the goofs I’ve lost my mind over with these boys ❤
And now we get to WATCH the madness unfold?? We’re so lucky
of all the eps that deserve to have the full video podcast the naming of the years are on top
Thank you, Fungalore.
Also would like a "lofi girl" esque TH-cam channel of Fungalore standing on his bluff nodding hearing wishes to cool beats.
I’m sad that they were so close to but didn’t think of “20 pterosaur: the p is silent” but am elated by our new fungal friend(?).
This is by far the BEST year theme they have done. It made me laugh where all the other ones were "oh, ok"
The wishes! They made it!
Standing Griffin is fantastic!!!!! lol "I am like 86% for Fungalor!" mans was nearly jumping up and down.
The Weed Man that Twenty Twenty Tree could have been walked so Fungalore could run and by run I mean “share his spores and grant wishes”
Every time I watch this I find a new favorite part. Currently it's Justin's "Damnit! No, wait!" as he tries to slow the oncoming Fungalore hype train.
I think I'm going to make Fungalore in the sims so he can hear my wishes there
I saw the title before I heard the episode and my knee-jerk was "that's a kind of phoned in theme". I had no idea how deeply wrong that was.
I come back to this clip all the time. Griffin is so proud of himself