[One Shot] SPACE CRAM: Reasonable Hoop Dreams ep01 "The Menlo County Summer League 3X3: Part 1"

I started to relisten and was like, "wait isn't this the silly basketball one' 🤣 the first 5 min sounds so serious. I love how crazy it gets by the end.

Is this Dead Astronauts?

I like to imagine that Aabria just woke up one morning and thought "I have a GENIUS idea! What if Worlds Beyond Number, in addition to being a podcast, was a very mild hallucinogenic drug?" and this was the result.

All I will say is that adult swim would absolutely green light this

Finding this after the WWW book 1 finale is a WILD change in tone

SEPT 2023??? SINCE WHEN DID THIS EXIST?? i've never heard or seen anything about this, and i thought i'd scrolled the entire post history on this Patreon... what else could i be missing???? is there anything else special besides the Fireside Chats, the Children's Adventure, Erika's A County Affair one-shot, the 3 WWW Interludes, Lou's Class Action and the Horner Corner?? please help TOT

If I had a nickel for every time I heard Lou wilson make dog noises and desperately say something along the lines of "I'll be your dog" while playing a basketball-focused character with "Jam" in his name in a campaign gmed by Aabria Iyengar with Brennan Lee Mulligan and Erika Ishii as fellow players. I'd have two nickels.

The theme song broke me. I am forever changed.

Primus ass theme song (positive)

Are the platinum blonde flying creatures Larry Birds? If we weren't in Indiana, I would not ask.

we only had k-6 and 7-12

will always lose my mind when i listen to "what have i prepared for this mission?"

I am in tears at Brennan’s screams at @1:00:23 🤣

Keep coming back to this madness. It's my pick me up. You all are so wonderful ❤️

@25:00 what dat mouf do?

How does Cram go from human to 12 year old newt? Would it but be 12 year old boy with funny style?

“CHRIST ISN’T THE MESSIAH—CHRIST WAS A WIZARD WHO HAD A CONCUSSION AS A CHILD WHICH MADE HIM BELIEVE HE WAS THE MESSIAH”

Cram first demanding the Purple People Eaters forfeit because they’ll fucking kill him if they score and then later sobbing and screaming about not wanting to die while also goading those four little boys as they leave is the funniest shit I’ve heard all week

Why is it more.bin and null host? Why are they called that? What does it mean?

I’ll never forgive Brennan for making wet newt noises in my headphones lmao

Does anyone know if there is a fireside chat for this episode??

Brb making a Clifford ‘only confirmed American kaiju’ sticker immediately.

Giving huge Yzma voice vibes

Watching Olympic 3x3 basketball thinking I didn’t know it existed before this one shot

Don't know if someone brought it up in this masterpiece but Erika said Clifford TBRD is the only American Kaiju and that's fundamentally untrue, Grape Ape is also an American Kaiju!!!! This quote is sponsored by Arin Hanson of game grumps

Just Brilliant❤️

Third time listening to this. I truly cannot get over how hilarious this is so glad we have WBN 🫶🏽🤣

I love the absurdist humor of the one shots 😂 Also of note: this is the second time Brennan has been a PC trying to get a gun. As this ep taught us, one more and it's a pattern

I have returned to this because emily Friedman needed recs for favorite AP episodes and this is hands down a top 5 of all time for me. Thank you everyone for this masterpiece.

Wow... That was a single sustained bit for 10 full minutes

This was amazingly unhinged

I'm finally listening to this while walking over to my work wife's house and the entire neighborhood now thinks I'm even stranger than they already did because I can't stop cackling at how much y'all truly committed to the bit. You're a bunch of delightful weirdos and I'm so here for it

I think a golden retriever polymorphed into Michael jordon barbarian/rouge/monk may be one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard

What have I just listened to??? This is everything I hoped it would be. Pure chaos, pure genius. Everyone needs more Cram in their lives.

I just started listening and within 3 minutes l bonked my head on a shelf from spontaneous laughter, well done~ Shout out to 'Fly Green Tomatoes' btw XD

The complete aside about middle schools I'm 💀

Barely five minutes in - why is Brennan’s character just Citizen Doctor Abraham Mehermblur (sp?)

The unhingedity of it all! Chaos madness cram

Is cram daniels not a reference to naddpods Ram daniel?

Brennan continues to radiate "No Loose Ends" energy.

The chaos of this episode is unmatched. I live for that 😤

I almost sent apple out my nose at the Clifford kaiju comment.

my middle school in NJ was just 7th and 8th grade, too

Wait he can call upon Spaulding! Like the spirit of basketball itself?!?!?

And his high collar!;💯

Omg Brennans intro

I have taken a questionable amount of mushrooms am about to take embark on the best one shot ever...this is gonna be awesome

Hello! I'm sure you all are very busy with preparing for the upcoming arc and with other stuff outside of this, but do you know when we might get the transcript for this episode? Thank you.

NIGHT YORB????

hearing the wet cram noises in my earphones is just So Much it’s giving Cursed ASMR

Immediately off the rails, my kind of entertainment!

Brennan brought the "Die right now! Die right now!" Energy and I'm all for it.

The way I would pay so much extra money for a filmed version of this. It’s absolutely perfect

This pure chaos was so off the rails. Absolute magic!! ❤️

Not the Abraham Mehermbler subtext hahahah

Hearing the cast so gleefully just go bonkers on these one-shots is so much fun, you can practically hear the energy of “no one can stop me from getting real weird now!”

What the fuck just happened? Also this was beautiful

Every time Lou said The Ball my brain did some funny things 🔎

What just happened? My brain is in twisty turny knots.

We don’t deserve the Cram Daniels theme song on our music platforms, but we want it.

can someone explain “Am I out of my depth” x 100?

“Only confirmed American kaiju” absolutely SLAYED me

Top notch off the wall storytelling 🤣

That theme song has me rolling 🤣

This thing was so absolutely out of control. Loved it!

Can we please get a drop of the theme song?!?

I have an intense need for that theme song to be released

What a bit of whimsy and weirdness and also, I am super grateful to y'all for including various game systems and letting us all see how much fun it can be to fully bork them. Reasonable hoop dreams have long arms :-)

If this is what reasonable hoop dreams are, I might be a little out of my depth

The choice to not be a being with thumbs is the best choice that was made

This. Is the best. Ive ever. H E A R D !!!!

This is my favorite fever dream

I refuse to believe this is episode one. There is definitely more context I am missing

This feels like a fever dream and I'm 110% here for it.

Omfg this is the most batshit thing I’ve ever heard and I’m in LOVE

I love how they fully rename Renee

Ayo, what the fuck? (Complimentary)

Walking around campus listening to this is the hardest try not to laugh challenge ever

"I feel we're not respecting the spirit of this system. Mr. Mulligan." "But are we following the letter?"

I'd hate to be that guy, but Clifford isn't America's only confirmed kaiju. The OG is Paul Bunyan.

This is utter chaos and I love it.

NEWT CRAM MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME

SPEAK NOT OF THE NIGHT YORB

Ik that they’re supposed to be the heroes but I’m rooting for the villain and they haven’t even started the first game

This was so good I feel like I just snorted kublacaine How will we survive waiting for the next installment?

Ok, wait, the Night Yorb video is dated for 7 months ago, but I had no idea this was a thing until y'all announced it as a one shot for the podcast. What's the origin of Cram? Like, where can I go listen to the genesis of this brilliant story?

Lou’s dog noises. Clifford ‘the only American kaiju’ I’m DEAD

My face hurt from laughing so much. This podcast brings me such joy.

Tried not to wake my partner while listening to this in bed!? Worst mistake - this is so hilarious!?! Crying!!!!

this is truly the best thing i’ve ever heard

theme song on spotify W H E N ‼️🙏😩💥😵‍💫‼️🤩🫡

This was hands down one of the funniest things I have ever listened to. Took me twice as long to do the dishes because I couldn’t stop laughing. What broke me was Cram crying because he thought he was going to die.

I've been saving this all week - less than five minutes in and I am laughing like a madman

I would buy the hell out of a Cram Daniel Basketball Wizard plushie I'm just sayin'

As someone who has been looking into the history of Kaiju I can assure you that Clifford is NOT the only American Kaiju

I laughed so hard I seized up

Feels like Brennan is finally getting to live his dream of playing Arthur Aguefort as a 20th level PC (and I’m so here for it)

The title song is so Primus I cackled.

I love how unhinged the one shots get 😂 also Clifford as an American Kaiju got me

Everybody get up, it's time to CRAM now We got a real CRAM goin' down Welcome to the Space CRAM Here's your chance, do your dance at the Space CRAM, alright

I laughed so hard I worried my daughter. I don’t know what validation you can take from that, but I still felt like sharing.

First time I read Hitchhiker’s Guide I didn’t know English that well yet and the books seemed even more bizarre than they actually were because I couldn’t understand half of it. This episode strongly reminded me of that experience and it wasn’t about my English level this time :D

Superb!!!!

i live alone and almost died choking on a bagel because of lou's stupid dog noises. more please

Whatever you are paying Taylor, it's not enough. That theme song is amazing

I am convinced Y'All have nothing but sliding doors in your homes, as this was entirely unhinged. Loved every minute of it, thank you all!

Very chaotic, generally lot of fun. It is a bit wild that its just three ancient powerful beings harassing a bunch of 12 year olds signed up for a friendly tournament only to be threatened with jail and forced to revoke their faith

I DONT- I FEEL GENUINELY HIGH LISTENING TO THIS. WHY ARE PEOPLE STARTING TO SAY THINGS THAT MAKE SENSE BUT DONT MAKE SENSE. WHAT IS HAPPENING IM SO CONFUSED BUT LAUGHINF

Clifford the Big Red Kaiju is the funniest thing I've ever heard omg Erika is a gift

I can't with the 'Clam, Slam'

‘Twas a bad idea to listen to while on a walk. I’m laughing so hard I can’t breathe

Apparently relating to Suvi wasn't enough. I can now add Exvangelical to the list of things I relate to Aabria about.

Huh and Wikipedia says his birthday is the 35th of Dec not the 41st

I am only 19 minutes in and cry-laughing, thank you for the best birthday present ever

Truly the best

What a fever dream lmao, I can’t wait to see how it ends

This is the funniest thing I've ever heard thank you for blessing us

This was soooo unhinged.

That was amazing in the most surreal way. I love Abriya dropping consequences for unhinged behavior with her NPCs.

Reggie Miller and Double D!! Where the Hoosiers at?

My brain is dripping through my nose. It was awsome

You’re all just the best, I’m trying not to cackle on a bus 😂

I’m surprised that this didn’t happen in NBA Jam.

Yo Brennan was metagaming for blood in this one.

This is better than I could have possibly imagined 😂

Come on and SLAM! And welcome to the CRAM! Come on and SLAM! if you want to CRAM!

I goddam NEED the theme song, I tell you What!

It was about 45 min in when i realized it evolved into a Belonging Outside Belonging themed game. ;) Delightful.

Can you love a one shot in such a way that it encapsulates what it would feel like to have a soul mate? This episode cured me of everything that upset me this week.

I… wha… the theme song… yes 🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀

THE INTRO SONG IM OBSESSED

Cram Daniels = post Bermuda Merlin

SPEAK NOT OF THE MOTHER FUCKING NIGHT YORB THERE ARE NO WORSE SINS YOU FOOLS

Wow. I can’t believe you guys got Les Claypool to do the theme song.

Hey, lore authorities? I've got an important question for Mr. Mulligan: Assuming - big assumption I know - that Cram is wearing basketball shorts, does a newt tail come out the bottom like through a hole between the legs? Or does a newt tail come out from a hole in the back like where a person tailbone would be? Asking for fan art purposes.

Aabria making a WW&W1 joke at the beginning and then barely holding it together at the names is pure gold hahaha

Commenting preemptively that this post's description (? the words,,) got me frothing at the mouth, I'm reasonably hooped and raring to go!

This is phenomenal, I definitely want to check out Tournament Arc, and I understand nothing about how the game works from this hilarious game. Strong DnD Chaos vibes. I love it, 15/10.

I just love the unfiltered bullying and and intimidation themes of this whole episode 🏀🏀

I was already dying from the "Dogs don't have to breathe" rewarding move, and then Erika hits us with Clifford the Big Red Dog, the only confirmed American kaiju

This was so funny, I loved it. I laughed the most I did all week.

negative relationship between the amount I enjoyed this and how much I understood what was going on😂

I thought this would be a middle school basketball story and I was not prepared 😆

This is incredible but i do remember a promise made that they would make brennan, lou and erika play actual basketball when they did this. Did i imagine that?

clifford the big red dog only confirmed american kaiju KNOCKED ME OUT

When he said "but are we loosing the LETTER of the system" I died. Brennan is goals.

Lou's absolutely broke dog noises are killing me🤣 Can't wait for part two!!

This seems a bit like The Exiles, the marvel comic

I know I was there watching that instagram discussion that creates this, but in a trillion years I couldn't begin to say exactly what happened to make THIS

This is somehow still a better Artemis Fowl adaptation than the Disney+ movie

This is amazing needs to be a full series

Screaming to find out this beautiful tale begins in the city I’m living in, what up Indianapolis!!!!!!🏀🏀 welcome to the slam

Brennan's pattern of playing old wackos continues

Made the mistake of working out while listening to this ep, had to stop cus I was shaking from laughing too hard

well I'VE got a new ringtone 😍🤣

Screw the river song. I need the cram song!!!

is there somewhere to watch the original instagram live. i am not quite following

How dare you. How absolutely DARE you create the perfect one-shot and make the teeming masses wait even a second for Part 2. You make me sick (with laughter, I didn't stop smiling and laughing this whole episode - incredible work from everyone involved)!

I don’t have Instagram and don’t know how it works, is there anyway to watch the live where this was invented?

Babe the Blue Ox was also an american kaiju

This was a slam dunk of an episode, I’m learning so much about basketball!

IM READY FOR THE SPACE CRAM

speak not of the Night Yorb and their incredible musical talents!

That title sequence of giving me Primus vibes and I'm kinda into it?

This is pure chaos and insanity and I’m here for it

Re: Clifford the Big Red Dog as "America's only confirmed Kaiju." Paul Bunyan and Babe the Big Blue Ox would like a word. 😆

I love how unhinged the one shots have been thus far! It is great. First a devil donkey, a untrustworthy horse, and a murder chicken! Now we have clam, slam, cram! In thier various forms. Chaos!! As a chaos gremlin, I approve!

I am LOSING MY MIND. This is why I support the strikes. I want all creatives to have the financial freedom and support to commit to the bit

Worlds Beyond Number is Worlds Off the Rails and I love it.

Can you put the Instagram live videos that spawned this up on Patreon for us to enjoy?

Brennan, I'm only doing this because I know for a fact you would: Um actually......newts have bones. I love you brother. https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/salamanders-and-newts-caudata

This is amazing.

I am gonna be so normal about this.

This is the most unhinged actual play I've ever listened to and I love it so much.

Metagaming is the greatest magic of all.

This is the most delightfully insane thing I've listened to in a long time.

What is the relationship between Cram Daniels and (eta: Citizen Doctor) Abraham Mehermblur?

what was this?????????? why is this the best thing that has ever happened? how do we make this win an oscar?????

Just gotta say I absolutely love Brennan’s propensity for playing a good Old Wise, wizened and just a little bit unhinged character when he’s a player I.e ruthie, Cram, (strix haven character who’s name I can’t remember), and bishop raphaniel.

I’m so confused in the best way

I’m obsessed. I’m crying. This is iconic.

I needed some extra insanity in my life today so thank you for that.

Truly amazing

Only 10 minutes in and I am CACKLING!!! This is SO unhinged in the BEST way

Honestly less unhinged than I thought it would be. But man that theme song hits like a 90s cartoon theme song and I mean that in the best way possible

Now im at work just thinking about "dogs dont have to breathe"

Isn't Paul Bunyan and his ox Babe also american kaiju?

This is the most deranged thing my ears have beheard

THIS IS AMONG THE GREAT WORKS OF HUMANKIND

Speak not of the Night Yorb

Being named Ram during this rules actually

YES. YES. YES.

Yet another episode I should not be listening to at work.

Absolutely unhinged in all the right ways.

This was the craziest thing I’ve ever listened to I fucking love it

They did it. They crammed Daniel. The power that they wield.

This is quite possibly the most fun I've ever had listening to anything

Choked on my meds. Shouldn't have tried to take them while Brennan made his intro. That was my mistake, that's on me.

I can’t believe you used the Cram theme. What an absolute banger.

Y'all are unhinged. Well, actually we're all unhinged because let's be real, we definitely asked for this. It's amazing.

Holy SHIT THE THEME SONG

I'm sat in a library trying to hold in howls of laughter, this chaos is golden

everyone in my house is asleep and i’m struggling to hold screams of laughter COME ON AND SLAM

Okay I literally just started the EP and this is incredible

“That’s how you win a basketball game” - Cram Daniel

LMAO absolute mad lads

COUP CREW 🏀⛹️‍♂️

Come on and CRAM, and welcome to the SLAM JAM

This is the right energy for today

The theme song is SOOOO fiiiiiirrrrrrrre!! Wow! 🔥🔥

CRAM, CRAM, CRAM!

leave it up to Brennan to immediately exploit the game engine to gain infinite power 🤣

this! is a work of ART!

Incredible

You absolute mad lads.

I just got out of hospital, this will cure me

Oh my God the Primus ass intro song

CRAM DANIEL

This will truly go down as one of my greatest achievements, bless y'all 💕

WE GOT A THEME SONG????

so excited for this. thank youuuu

Just listening to Brennan's character introduction is killing me, please send help

Will this be posted to the Fireside RSS feed?

Oh my god! This is amazing. Not sure I should be listening to this at work I might die of laughter.

Coup crew ‼️

I am CRYING at work at 2:30 in the morning

Coup crew represent

Love these dorks so much.

Ah, The Legend has arrived. I’ve heard many tales of such a purely impossibly mythical figure and now is the chance to heard of such exploits STRAIGHT from the source. To all of those whom are listening count your lucky stars for this epic event unfolding before you.

Oh heck ye !! :DD i might listen to this at work :33

We really did it, gang

I've never been so hyped in my life