142 - Gerbert (feat. Devon and Trinket)

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I often use a playlist of Brutal Moose videos as a sleep aid. His Gerbert videos are not in that playlist. I don't need that sentient nugget invading my nightmares

It took me *far* too long to realise that was an interstitial and I was fucking rolling with laughter

Seeing EIT and this podcast come together is basically all I need in life.

Brian’s never been more relatable for me personally than during the brief rant about respect for clowning, I felt that “I’m not doing a JOKE here” in my SOUL🙌🏻

If you've seen "I Saw the TV Glow", the look of Binney Brush is giving me big Mr. Melancholy vibes for some reason.... don't like that.

I hope moving swiftly past the relationship between CBN and Tatsunoko represents an intent to do a Superbook/Flying House episode in the future, because the story of that relationship (a successful anime studio obsessed with breaking into the American market, evangelists wanting to spread their ideology to a new nation) endlessly fascinating.

Much like Brian Alford, Gerbert should be put to death.

oh man, puppet ministries. In Grand Rapids, there was a missions organization called MOSES. We did missions trips to mexico and would do puppets with a pre-recorded skit in spanish. I went on SOO many trips with them, and in retrospect, it was pure torture for me.

I have not thought about the secret life of toys for YEARS how DARE YOU

gerb your enthusiasm

I was NOT ready for the real actual energy of the brush guy.

I knew this fucker was real. I worked at RBC Ministries in Grand Rapids (Our Daily Bread now) as a broadcast intern and have stirring memories of puppeteers and Christian media.

Oh man, I normally know everything evangelical you guys talk about but Gerbert is new to me. Thank you for this 🙏

I shouted and laughed in the car when AJ said "at double speed the songs sound like Vampire Weekend"

I've never heard of Gerbert before. Is anyone familiar with the Donut Man or Quigley's Village? Those were my christian puppet shows growing up. I'd love to hear an episode on one of those

AJ, I only know who Sandi Patti is because I have listened to too many podcasts and things about evangelicals. But you genuinely should look her up, she actually has a great voice and in a parallel universe would be excellent in musicals! She is apparently one of Kristin Chenoweth’s inspirations.

I am convinced that this episode is just a two hour AJ sketch and that Gerbert never existed.

This made me rewatch one of the Brutalmoose gerbert vids and in it gerbert does sadly say he's adopted, which crushes the theories about the implied puppet human romance. However, it does shine a light on the struggles of a human parent raising a puppet child, which is a common but overlooked element of American culture.

I can't wait for next week's episode covering Greg the Bunny.

I had to go watch a Binney Brush compilation... The audio alone does not do it justice.

Any of the Boys' Bible Study hosts would make excellent TWOAPW guests. Just putting it out there.

the vile puppet

Fascinated also by this world where “special needs” meant poor. Like I’m about the same age as the hosts (I think) and it was firmly entrenched as an ableist slur for my whole childhood, if I remember correctly.

The psychic toll this episode has taken on me and I'm only 30 mins in

I really don't like that gerbert is the episode that finally made me subscribe.

i was in a youth puppet ministry for most of my time growing up. we went to an international puppet ministry convention called I-Fest. still got some old puppets at my parents' house

Gerbert was gonna be the basis for the new season of Channel Zero but it was too scary and orange, so they canceled the show.

So we are getting the “Gerbert’s Ceaseless Patriotism Celebration” series right? Two episodes a month dedicated to evangelicals christian children entertainment.

Oh perfect I was just looking for something to listen to today while I take the bar off of a chainsaw

his family came over from Germany in 1919

As Mr. Kaiser's appearance was never mentioned I'll continue to imagine him wearing a pickelhaube and a huge mustace

So the Gerbert puppet has the same origin story as the Henry’s baby puppet from Eraserhead, just laying that one out there.

Oh... oh no. I had forgotten about this orange creature. Why must you remind me? :-D

I can't believe the anti-fabricated persons attitudes that they brought to this week's episode. Why don't they go full masks-off and call them socks? On a lighter note, watch Jim Henson's A Christmas Toy. Frozen toys can come back.

I lost it at "Gerbert wasn't created ... he was found"

The skit voice for the paintbrush was so close it took me a while to realize it was a bit

The Eschaton has Immanentized. Womp