what are your twoapw bits of all time?
hi friends, josh here with a brief request for you all. as a long-ish running show, by now we've developed "bit shorthand" where we as hosts reference long-running bits with the expectation that the audience will remember the callback. however, as we continue to gain new listeners (hello and thank you!) i want to balance those references with keeping things legible to newcomers as they arrive.
as such, i'm wondering what bits/jokes we commonly use which most entertain and/or baffle you. my longer-term hope is to clip the origins of those moments and perhaps animate or otherwise reimagine them in a way that is fun and engaging both for long-time listeners and those who aren't familiar with the show. given that you're reading this on our patreon right now, i imagine you're fairly well equipped to help us figure this stuff out.
please sound off in the comments with the twoapw bits of all time, and don't hesitate to use the like button to upvote stuff that you think should be in contention. thanks for your help!
Comments (66)
Nothing will beat New York’s least fuckable man. And I second the tiniest country boy
I've got to be honest, this is pandering like hell.
Honestly, I really enjoy when you use the growing pool of audio clips, particularly when it requires a long or awkward setup to get there. Some that come to mind are the classic WES ones like "he hwat", the uncorking sound, or George Barkley riding the horse. "It's the pig" has definitely become a relatively recent favorite clip.
Good idea!
Legs are coming soon, get hyped
Brian living on a houseboat
Horse Corner (the Undertale one especially)
Gimme some more of that Scrub Daddy. Hmmmm.
X is *too dark*, an immersive sim much like theif and theif 2
Standouts for me are the horse corner and the tiniest (blank) I watched Heathers the Musical off-Broadway for the first time this week, and when it reached Lifeboat, I just kept hearing AJ's inflection on "the tiniest lifeboat" and laughing to myself
But fan of all your vibes based impressions, the various Alans Wake, Mario-pope, nasally Kirk Cameron, and such.
AJ's horse corner for sure, but also whit's various "ah!" Sound effects and "it's the pig"
the temptation caused by joggers
Size of an average human mother threw me for a bit
It's the P.I.G.
i feel like Ong's Hat is referenced just frequently enough to be worth recognizing here but so infrequently that it would be confusing to new listeners
I'm a big fan of what I refer to as "Ominous Musical Summoning", the bit where when you guys mention something like a person being in the woods and then music from "into the woods" plays. Or how in the MGS episode the theme for MGS3 kept haunting the discussion of climbing stairs.
I liked in the Alan wake episode when elevator music would just fade in anytime there was an extended discussion of Alan walking through the woods
it's the pig
I also enjoy the rarer "{LINE} altogether" (pause) (all 3 lads repeat {LINE})
It’s the pig.
"...and I'm Mickey Mouse!"
More and more are saying this
Other people have said it but I love **Chocolate bar** and he hwat also Balaga are very good. Anything that's been on that soundboard for awhile is probably a classic.
its been a while but getting your thang stuck in the pipe organ SFX is a classic
The "WHY am I PERSECUTED" soundboard gets me every time lol
More like Grossman! Broadway being back. And of course, “I’m c(o/um)ming!”
Not a multi episode bit, but I wish "that's good Josh" stayed on the soundboard. It's the pig. Jesus' droopy taint
AJ’s 🐎↗️ “It’s the 🐖” “Mel’s 🤰”
Thought of another one: Broadway's back!
- Ong's Hat - Non-Odyssey interstitial continuity (the exploits of Tony Ditty, Dr. Samuel Bultch DDS/What's The Buzz?, Kirk Cameron, Da Pope) - older drops like Malanga & I'm Coming - Legs are coming soon - assessing whether something is an ImSim or not
There was also "Hands are coming soon" in Shrimp Jesus, it nearly broke me
It's one that's only been used parcimoniously but I love the Kremble Grenton bit
It's been a while since we got it, but, '***chocolate bar***'
Brian's opinions of the Dutch. Scrub Daddy Goku inflation
I second Scrub Daddy. He's a nasty man. I like that.
“the hated Dutch”
Nobody gets naked, they must become nude
The bit where years of Whit’s Endless Summer interstitials finally resolve. As a (raised-Catholic but always radio listening) nerd, that segment was a humdinger.
Is Beast Week a bit? The torturing of Caleb from KTC definitely is one
For like a year if I wanted to make myself laugh I'd just think the words "He hwat!" Or "My name is Alan Wake, I'm a writer." So those both seem like solid contenders. Whit's various Oh sounds and the time he nearly crashes his car are also pretty up there for me. For interstitial bits I think you gotta include Dr Samuel Bultch D.D.S and the various pope's milk ads. And of course you should include any mention of immersive sims such as Thief and Thief 2.
The variations of the "who's be children are they?" are always funny to me Who are these children coming down? Who are these bildren buming bown? Who are these children coming... up?
Who are these bits coming down??
I always love hearing about some Canadian excellence.
Josh saying "That's right Brian." pretty much exclusively after Brian says something insane. And also "IT'S TAPE!"
The simplicity of this bit makes it maybe my favorite.
It sucks you off
oh hey AJ says it in the new episode lol
Brian A) being Catholicphobic and B) insulting various European ethnicities
and by extension, AJ's concern about losing that country as an audience
AJs horse corner forever. I wanna see you guys do Black Beauty in fancy movie time.
- Goku eating too much - Alan Wake narration - it's the pig - thief is too dark - malanga - kind of a short lived deep cut but da jokah baby
And a spinoff of Alan Wake narration, the "Into the Woods" leitmotif.
The bit of losing listeners from countries after disparaging them is a good one.
AJ converting to Southern Baptism is probably my favourite
Leather bar and “whose children ARE they??” are in my daily lexicon
leather bar is the PERFECT pull for this
malanga
I am the caller from the first anniversary episode who called about Average New Mexico Man. Still my favorite bit of yours by far.
Is Malonga a bit? Because Malonga!
Naturally the Horse Corner
The get the stupidest smile on my face every time a horse comes up becaaue I know what happens next...
The tiniest country boy...
Big round goku
"What is this?.... a leather bar?"
Seconding the Leather Bar, both because it was from one of the first WOAPW episodes I saw, and also because its one of those bits that goes from funny, to not funny, to REALLY funny again. Silver and Bronze medals to "Its The Pig" and "He Hwat?!"