How Mullets Saved a Town
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VICE follows Mullet die-hards Lynne and Cougar, as they compete in the annual competition dedicated to Australia's favorite hair-cut. 'The Chelly', a normally quiet regional pub transforms into a sweaty, hairy assault on the senses for a day of madness and mullets. For Lynne, a 59 year old mother of four, and Cougar, a cheeky young Aussie larrikin, this is the most important day of the year. To them, It's not just a haircut- it's a lifestyle.
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The 59-year old woman seems like such a joy to be around. She’s just enjoying life
@shouldacomewithawarninh4974
3 жыл бұрын
So true She seems so sweet
@sissywizard1764
3 жыл бұрын
Her laugh is so goofy and adorable my god she is a peach
@misanthropic985
3 жыл бұрын
Seriously I was just saying how sweet and wonderful she is and more of us need to be like that. I wanted to meet her !
@HABLA_GUIRRRI
5 ай бұрын
if you had a fish stuck on your head 24/7 you'd have a ball too ------ till it started to stink
You can't help but love the Aussies,they have a very unique sense of humor, a pinch of sarcasm, a pinch of self deprecation mixed together and topped off with a large scoop of dry wit,best served with beer and friends
@DC66DC
3 жыл бұрын
Did you just generalize a whole nation of people based off a mullet video 😂😂
@chrisbrent7487
3 жыл бұрын
@@DC66DC I'm an Aussie and he's pretty damn close. Though I am a mulletless one. I do know a few blokes that rock legendary mullets though.
@joshuauhe5754
3 жыл бұрын
And the gatorade saxophone too mate
@jasondykstra5257
3 жыл бұрын
bang on cob, i used to rock a mullet in me early 20's, about to hit 30 and im gonna try and get her rippin again. straya mate.
@Skybar23
3 жыл бұрын
so true, aussie can laugh at themselves and not take it seriously If this event was held in the US it would be a race issue and turned into a republican vs democrat issue.
6:02 "it's aerodynamic" As an Australian I love how he's just talking random BS while drinking and the reporter is just eating it up. 10/10
@xijinpingsupremeleader5259
3 жыл бұрын
it also scares off predators too lol
@hharvv4245
3 жыл бұрын
@@xijinpingsupremeleader5259 he lowkey crackin on his bro for having a short ass mullet so he gotta do sum extra "to look bigger" mans a jokester lmaoo
@yashasvihanda6516
2 жыл бұрын
Yessirrrrrr
@winterroadspokenword4681
Жыл бұрын
Hahaha no, no, we brits know. We aren’t fooled by Aussie humour. We gave birth to you 😅
@carlosmartin3104
Жыл бұрын
When your haircut, your aesthetic, your family, and your whole life looks like a joke; it must be difficult to laugh at it.
Why did I know they would be Australian without even clicking on the video
@rrenatabp
3 жыл бұрын
I though they'd be argentinian, another great country for mullets.
@packers12to80
3 жыл бұрын
I thought it was Florida lmao
@bloodmoneyhistory6845
3 жыл бұрын
I didn’t even know they were Australian until the end lmao for some reason I thought they were like Georgian or something 😂
@katytomlinson9646
3 жыл бұрын
MuzikSource lmao Americans think that it’s the only country in the world, not everyone in the world is preoccupied w thinking abt the states
@lysolkills99oftherona42
3 жыл бұрын
@@katytomlinson9646 read his comment and then yours again. I don't see how her thinking that this could be in Georgia has any relation with "the world not being preoccupied with only the US". Also Lighten up a little.
Behind a majestic mullet there's always a strong neck.
@diegobolso2005
3 жыл бұрын
And it is usually a red one!!
@professormoptop
3 жыл бұрын
diegobolso2005 lmao yasss
@ZMB-on5ub
3 жыл бұрын
And at least 2 chins.
@_9maggot
3 жыл бұрын
@@ZMB-on5ub lol
@HABLA_GUIRRRI
5 ай бұрын
u'd need a strong neck too if you had a double size head with concrete inside
"Originally, it was a deterrent for women." That's the power of the mullet.
@mathiuseden9605
3 жыл бұрын
@danny sanders yeah.. to dogs
@laurabuckley9219
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah cos he’s so irresistible that he had to grow a mullet to keep the girls away 🙄😂😂
@rattlesnakechick4085
3 жыл бұрын
still is
@BothHands1
3 жыл бұрын
yeah, it's a simple spell, but quite unbreakable. i try to keep at maximum distance from all mullets at any given time. or rather, my body compels me to quickly move in the opposite direction of any mullet within eyesight.
@shady3804
3 жыл бұрын
@Jackbro82 he said when he got a girlfriend he decided to get a woman deterrent so he decided to grow a mullet, which his woman loves. She's the one that styles his mullet he said.
The whole town looks like they were all extras in Mad Max : Beyond Thunderdome 🤣
@fokkdritt
3 жыл бұрын
😂
@RotchildFrancoisJr
3 жыл бұрын
The Bogan effect
@justindaugherty3802
3 жыл бұрын
This is true..lol
@crossiantboy7654
3 жыл бұрын
Mate thunder dome isint a real madmax
For the Americans on here that don't speak bogan, a"ranga" is a red head because they're the same color as an orangutan. Next-level wordplay.
@warface4881
3 жыл бұрын
I will be using this on the regs now.
@i.dont.read.replies
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you kind sir
@downsjmmyjones101
3 жыл бұрын
When the Brits sent colonists, they didn't send their best. Sincerely, An American
@kanomc01
3 жыл бұрын
@@downsjmmyjones101 Similar to the US recieving the dregs of Ireland? 🤷♂️
@celadonjade5622
3 жыл бұрын
lol omg that would be considered so racist in some countries, i love the word though.
Cougar looks like an absolute legend. I want a movie about him where he plays himself.
@kimberlyhood-lester1450
3 жыл бұрын
I concur!
@battdamon4517
3 жыл бұрын
We need Vice to follow him for a year
@americannightmare2109
3 жыл бұрын
Marty McFly from back to the future
@marys3738
3 жыл бұрын
Me too!!
@shrimpphillips1736
3 жыл бұрын
You mean Eastbound & Down?
Some quality content, this is what we all never asked for, but we most certainly needed. That’s why we watch vice.
@_Flyingwhales
3 жыл бұрын
100% worth the click
I thought this town was gonna be in Kentucky for some reason. lol
@helloyall4355
3 жыл бұрын
Nah, straight to the wash aways in Australia.
@Danielfucks69
3 жыл бұрын
Cause you’re racist.
@Simone-xj3nu
3 жыл бұрын
@@Danielfucks69 idiotic of you to assume kentucky is only white people
@stackblack2616
3 жыл бұрын
SAME
@hellyes3756
3 жыл бұрын
@@Danielfucks69 snowflake
Imagine putting subtitles on for the Australian accent.
@craz5634
3 жыл бұрын
matt zietsch imagine being deaf
@confusablecabbage4104
3 жыл бұрын
@@craz5634 whats being deaf never heard of it ?
@PeakFilmClipz
3 жыл бұрын
Raynor Williams I like your style😂😂😂
@craz5634
3 жыл бұрын
Raynor Williams nicely played
@fankdaggot8961
3 жыл бұрын
As a non english speaker i like subtitles.
Lmao wasn’t expecting to watch anything like this
@90sanime52
3 жыл бұрын
Somali Pirate please don’t report me😭😭
@90sanime52
3 жыл бұрын
Somali Pirate I know it’s crazy
Cougar needs his own series😂
For some reason this feels perfect as 2020's feel good story
Back in 1999, me and my friends in high school used to joke about paying me to grow a corn rowed reverse mullet, an almost impossible or so I thought at the time, hairstyle. I can honestly say that last year, I met someone who had a corn rowed reverse mullet....mind, blown.
@stella-vu8vh
3 жыл бұрын
Woah..
@mamagrace3416
3 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome!
@mainlinemitch
3 жыл бұрын
@@mamagrace3416 thank you and God bless you miss
"that's the one day of the year that I have a smile on my face"... Damn, felt that
Greatest hairstyles in human history
@kookookurt1627
3 жыл бұрын
Mos def !! Just cut my son’s, he wanted just the tail!😭
@moonfly2843
3 жыл бұрын
😃
"The wings along the side act like a lion's maine to scare off predators"
@sarahheetz5259
3 жыл бұрын
Loved that 🤣🤣
That woman seemed like such a nice person.
This is so wholesome !!
Theo Von would be proud. Gang gang.
@huytonfunktion
3 жыл бұрын
8 minutes late and yet here you are, RIP BILLY CONFORTO!
@BetaGrub
3 жыл бұрын
Gang, gang!
@xCMDesigns
3 жыл бұрын
Buzz buzz.
@aehans
3 жыл бұрын
Gang gang, brother.
@mappyLS
3 жыл бұрын
gang bruh
this is why I love my mullet-- it's not a haircut, it's a lifestyle
“Do ya kids still hate it?” “Yeah of course they do”
I saw this pop up and I had too stop everything around me to watch this
"it's the one day of the year where I have a smile on my face" - I wasn't expecting to go on a feel trip.
As a texan I'd feel right at home there
@fr0stmourn3
3 жыл бұрын
Australia is just British Texas
@Lbz_on_crack
3 жыл бұрын
The mullets are coming back big time in Texas. I grew one too lol
@furrycircuitry2378
3 жыл бұрын
Mullet yee yee
@annamarie1172
3 жыл бұрын
I feel the same 😂 they honestly look like Texans lol
@Full_monty
3 жыл бұрын
@@annamarie1172 by brother in law is from there They have confirmed we would fit in
i am steadfast and totally decided on growing a mullet. this video changed my life.
@justsmallstuff4994
3 жыл бұрын
Do it! I had one before I started my last job, best time off my life!
@igitt426
3 жыл бұрын
@@justsmallstuff4994 thx for encouragement:)
*For all of the other Americans watching:* Ranga is "Strayan" for ginger or red-head
@kkrot81
3 жыл бұрын
Ooooh! I was just about to google it! Ha! Thanks for letting us Americans know! ❤️
@PThack88
3 жыл бұрын
Summer Heights High taught me that
@bladeaok
3 жыл бұрын
That bloke isn't even ginger!!
@iwish4it
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks to Jonah from Tonga, I know that term now
Imagine being bald in this town...
@7hhuman995
3 жыл бұрын
Being bald and having a mullet is next level!
@jacobzurawski
3 жыл бұрын
Unless it's baldness from alopecia, most bald folks still have a ring of hair in the back and sides that could accommodate a mullet.
@blidge8282
3 жыл бұрын
Then you get to have a Skullet
@jacobzurawski
3 жыл бұрын
@@blidge8282 touchë
@gavrilopricip11
3 жыл бұрын
I don't have a bald spot its an anti-"man bun " !!!!!
How wonderful it is to see people come together to enjoy their odd ends and pieces. It's great.
0:52 Ahhh....late February. Remember late February, before Covid-19 was a thing? I miss late February; the before time.....the long, long ago.
@_9maggot
3 жыл бұрын
Same, i hope this pandemic end sooner
@fernandagarcia877
3 жыл бұрын
@@_9maggot highly doubt it. Most businesses have already said they are set to open until july of 2021. All tech companies at least.
Australians just seem like great, fun loving people and down to earth people.
@dantebiviano1054
3 жыл бұрын
James James thanks mate
@shouldacomewithawarninh4974
3 жыл бұрын
So true,
@anthonyh2540
3 жыл бұрын
Yea i think that too
@imnackeredsirnackered948
3 жыл бұрын
depends where you go. Suburbs and the edges of the major cities people are more chill and out going. further in the cities you go the more people have a stick up their ass.
I live for the deadpan Aussie humour of the guy with the moulét 😂
You point at the camera Nato.... You’re not ready for this are ya Lolololololol
This totally makes me want to grow out a mullet! And it comes with a Bonus.. It scares off predators! 🤣🤣
@swizzletjay9578
3 жыл бұрын
DO You want to me a river
@GoobHak
2 жыл бұрын
@@swizzletjay9578 do you want to learn how to string a sentence together?
Seeing Cougar Knights reaction was nice. He traveled all the way too💯
Riff Raff's mullet is the best. Florida follicle fountain.
@i.dont.read.replies
3 жыл бұрын
My god "Florida Follicle Fountain"..lived here all my life and never heard that. Fucking brilliant.
@manelew7482
3 жыл бұрын
@@i.dont.read.replies I might move to Florida just play golf, RIFF!
@danielquinn9
3 жыл бұрын
The Dale Dan Tony
Never been more proud than to be an Aussie :’)
Needed this wholesomeness today. Thanks, Vice. 😊
I’m 19 and my hairs down past my shoulders. I think I’m holding off on the mullet until my cousins wedding😂🤘🏼
@samanthavanscoder9536
3 жыл бұрын
the day of so noone can make you cut it?
I've been really stressed lately, and this put a smile on my face. The two subjects seem like cool people
This woman with a mullet look really good, charming woman
Mullet lady sounds like an amazing person, who balances life's responsibility with party party party lol
Imagine going on vacation to Australia from another country with no knowledge of this existing and just seeing a bunch of folk with mullets
it makes me smile that it made her so happy to win a mullet contest
Lynne's joy is so pure! really heartwarming in these tough times
What an awesome outside the box idea to help save a struggling town. Props to you guys!!!
If it doesn’t hurt anyone then do whatever you feel in regards to your hairstyle..everyone seems happier than clams in high tide...✌🏻
I don’t think there’s a more Aussie haircut than a mullet
Mullet Fest is my kind of party!!! Looks like a good party.
"Very extremely nice mullet" 🤣💕
while mullets saved a town, 80s fashion saved my life
@jduke93
3 жыл бұрын
Hey rock, jabroni is now in the dictionary
This is pure class
@maemorri
3 жыл бұрын
Lower class.
This looks like such a fun event! Everyone seems really nice and just there for a good time!
How can you hate on a mullet , it makes me smile. My spirit animal is a whole Mullet
I love how happy they all are, good for them
The video I didn’t know I needed. Amazing
I literally just got a mullet cut today and this video was perfect timing
More people need to know about this competition and attend even if it's just for the fun or for the competition.
THE CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS WHEN THE LADY WAS DOING HER MULLET WAS EVERYTHING
How does this town not have the largest collection of IROC’s and A killer hockey team?
@pocketlinttreasures33
3 жыл бұрын
This made me lol 😆
I have a mullet and im so proud about it its like a personality trait at this point.
I love people having such fun and embracing personal style it's always lovely to see people being really excited over something🥰🤗
dont play wit them! lol business in the front, party in the back !!!lmao
She got greedy trying to win twice. Always take the judging gig.
@stee8345
3 жыл бұрын
ikr? To me, it sounds like an honor being offered a judging spot after winning the previous year...kind of rude of her to turn it down imo.
@mattymaple1976
3 жыл бұрын
Tell me you wouldnt want to be a back to back mullet champ and I will call you a liar! Judging has its prestige, but doubling up on mullet champ trophies is what gets you laid!
@andioop-2957
3 жыл бұрын
Y’all chill, they’re mullets
@stee8345
3 жыл бұрын
@@mattymaple1976 lmao that lady and her mullet aren't getting laid anytime soon...
@mattymaple1976
3 жыл бұрын
@@stee8345 Because she didnt get that 2nd trophy
So much positivity. thanks for this in these trying times
I put up with five ads for a twelve & a half minute mullet video. My day is going great.
I'd party with any of them. No questions asked.
This has made my day! I remember when! What a nice laugh in a day like today!
@louisianapatriot5818
3 жыл бұрын
@Somali Pirate and what exactly does this have to do with hair styles? Do you think you're pretty?
This was way more wholesome than I anticipated
Mullet mom is happy and content. She has a lot more going than lots of other people.
Today on "Things that I can't believe aren't American".
@maxsjoberg788
3 жыл бұрын
Australians seems to be trying to take credit for the mullet
@imnackeredsirnackered948
3 жыл бұрын
@@maxsjoberg788 Na. We took the mullet and made it cool. Mullet died in the U.S while aussies kept it around and made it into something cool.
@EzDuzzIt4200
3 жыл бұрын
@@imnackeredsirnackered948 You just described what he just said....
its the small things in life that make it worth living :) man i love the Aussies ..im going to be there one day
Did anyone else find this so beautiful it brought tears to their eyes??
I know no one cares but one of the dates when mullet fest happens is my birthday
@mamagrace3416
3 жыл бұрын
That’s cool! You should grow one, visit mullet fest, maybe you could get lucky and win.
love aussie mullets and the characters behind em lol
This is literally the entire country of Australia ❤️
@rowbearly6128
3 жыл бұрын
Nah, not anymore. Half of Aussies now are up themselves like a soapy stick, wannabe seppos.
@justsmallstuff4994
3 жыл бұрын
In Melbourne atm, full curfews and lockdowns.
@repliedreplied5552
3 жыл бұрын
Nah
As a person with a mullet I cant believe I didn't know this was a thing till today.
I’m Australian an this is by far the most Australian thing I have ever seen 😂🙌🏽
Cougar Knight is what happened 9 months after Joe Dirt toured the Outback! Lmao
Notice how everyone is always smiling...
The content we didn't know we needed to get us through these trying times
It’s surreal seeing a vice video about your tiny town
Hey Joe dirt we found your family, they moved to Australia.
Thumbnail guy's 👓 and hairstyles looks like he could be one of the mutants from x men. So I mistakenly read it 'How Mutant saved a Town'.
@SuperMunchkin1000
3 жыл бұрын
Those be pit vipers son
@divyanshchalgotra2681
3 жыл бұрын
Tbh looked more like cracked version Eugene from TWD
Im honestly happy the mullet is making a comeback XD Australians and Samoans really brought it back hard!
It’s good to see people doing what they love and having fun while doing it.
I’ve noticed a lot of AFL players are sporting the mullet at the moment. I recon it’s making a come back. I actually don’t mind a well kept mullet
@breeyakay2537
3 жыл бұрын
Mick3y Abb9y radelaide
@lucasskovgaard3526
3 жыл бұрын
it has already made a comeback, at least here in Europe!
Greatest thing I saw while in Australia 10 years ago was a dreadlock mullet. Still not sure how it’s scientifically possible but it happened, I saw it, and it was glorious.
I had no idea, that i needed this documentary, amazing.
Now this is why i watch Vice
Next week: How mullets ends the world in 2020
Wish I lived in Australia I’d love to compete
I live in the Deep South USA.... The land of unapologetic authentic mullets for decades! We use to go Mullet sniping when camera phones first came out. In one mission, we left the sound on and the guy heard us snap the picture! He turned around after purchasing a few bud diesels and Marlboro reds, rubbed his hands through it and said “It’s pretty ain’t it”... I also had 3 black friends with Mullets! Much respect for the real OG Mulleteers out there!
This was amazing to watch...Much love sent your way from western Canada...❤️❤️❤️
Yeah, I'm on board.
Man i got so into this and when they announced the winner Paul I was legit bummed
@shouldacomewithawarninh4974
3 жыл бұрын
Same, 🙂
this is the most australian thing i've ever seen in my entire life and i love it
Glad I got one today!