Gotta say, if you're listening to this before learning what the theme they land on is, you'll never guess it in a million years

@parkerprice6787

3 ай бұрын

a million monkeys and their typewriters could NEVER

@abj6920

3 ай бұрын

Also, I'm pretty sure Justin said it during that money zone where he came up with weird names of stitchfix stylists

@courtneykowalke9856

3 ай бұрын

@@abj6920”Frenchalor! Crumsbum!”

"Can we approach the Wizard" will never be the same

@BucklingSwashes

3 ай бұрын

He heard your wish!

"it's a slant palindrome" was so underrated, that joke was A+

I love that all Fungalore does is he hears my wish. Nothing about granting it or helping me out or chattin' with me about it. But he heard it!

@loganisanerd5566

3 ай бұрын

He's a good listener, like all mushrooms

SPOILERS I really do like imagining Doctor Sydney McElroy‘s and Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s face when Justin comes back to them and says “hey guys, sorry. you did a good job, but we didn’t go with any of yours. We went with FUNGALORE.”

@rideronthedrumbeat

3 ай бұрын

I will never be over the fact that they literally got help from a Tony award-winning writer to workshop this, and instead they created a mushroom wizard

@jaxlaxsurprise

3 ай бұрын

Do you know what LMM's suggestion was? Sorry if i missed it!

@rideronthedrumbeat

3 ай бұрын

@@jaxlaxsurprise He contributed to a few of Justin's suggestions, including the Demi Moore one at the beginning

The *moment* they talked about Fungalore for just a second too long, I got so excited. I swore it would be too good to be true but then the madlads really did it, thank you Fungalore for hearing my wish

Griffin typing "i hate your guts Travis" is such a Justin move the brotherly energy really has shifted

@Sage_the_Turtoise

3 ай бұрын

despicable people EDIT: this was maybe too deep a cut as i was referencing something justin has said but for those who don't know it kind of just sounded like i was calling them despicable lol

In my mind, Fungalore and Uncle Blunty Tree come from the same enchanted woods

@Dabednego

3 ай бұрын

They’re married and divorced at the same time

@jacobtrost5048

3 ай бұрын

Oh you know they're out there hanging with Radagast the Brown

@harperthejay

3 ай бұрын

omg I forgot about Uncle Blunty Tree but I was rooting for him so hard last year

@Megamaduo

3 ай бұрын

Uncle Blunty Tree was robbed and sent Fungalore to collect

Begging on my KNEES for a video clip of Griffin trying and failing to spell “connoisseur” ten times (I will soften the blows of dunking on him by admitting it took me three times to spell that right)

@TheWylds21

3 ай бұрын

@DeepBlueInk

@maxritter2247

3 ай бұрын

My wish is for them to have a screen-recording of the google doc during that whole section. Fungalore pls make it happen

I love it when a character refuses to die. Fungalore truly seized his existence from the ether. I hope you all get the fire to go after your wish now that Fungalore has heard it.

@Spectrarian

3 ай бұрын

"Twenty Fungalore: Seize Existence From The Ether"

They got it so right. I'm so glad they convinced Justin to lean in to this.

@Dabednego

3 ай бұрын

Heard chef

I don't think I've ever seen a podcast that summoned up some kind of psychic meme-parasite before now. They spoke his name and called him into our reality and refused to leave

@loganisanerd5566

3 ай бұрын

He's a memetic entity, he originates from inside the hearts and minds of humankind... truly a moment that only the McElroys could've conjured.

@damon9443

3 ай бұрын

Truly one of my favorite Tulpas

@DDDSquid

3 ай бұрын

Well, Griffin and Justin have created a few entities beyond our ken throughout Monster Factory’s run. And then there’s Griffin’s run-ins with Busto 2.0 and the Blob during Car Boys. And that time Travis started a Mango Cult... but I’m sure nothing will go wrong with Fungalore. After all, he heard your wish.

This was a small detail, but they never really mention their mom and finding that she was the fastest typer in West Virginia was somehow very moving to me? I can't explain it, there is something very beautiful about sharing one random talent from a loved one

@keithinadhd6693

3 ай бұрын

I totally agree. It left me feeling all warm and fuzzy.

@theamandavirginia

3 ай бұрын

I love them feeling that talking about her can bring joy now. I love her so much even though I never knew her and it’s nice to know more about her as a person.

Justin: "It's not a religion" Justin, .2 seconds later: "It's about perfect acceptance of who Fungalore is"

Haven't gotten to the end yet but twenty dinosaur calls to me. "Twenty dinosaur, open the door get on the floor"

@casualflight3359

3 ай бұрын

i was hoping for Twenty Dinosaur: Find a Way.

@poshlady3

3 ай бұрын

as @slapschrapnel says below, everybody hail fungalore 🎵

@Loki-pz1uk

3 ай бұрын

that was an excellent song in the mario bros. movie

There’s a RICH irony in having a year with a number at the end they were so relieved was an easy number to rhyme with and they Frindled up a name instead.

Travis calling home to have their mom type out papers is absolutely wild

@NateCummings

3 ай бұрын

Game recognize game, she was the fastest typist in West Virginia

@jollygamer321

3 ай бұрын

I'm just younger than Travis, have significant ADHD like Travis, my mother, fastest typer in Florida helped type out my senior paper. Game recognize game. Type knows type 😢 RIP

Who else INSTANTLY knew instantly once they heard the name.

@notbot2648

3 ай бұрын

I didn't know but boy howdy did I hope as hard as I could

as soon as i heard fungalore i was deeply attached thank you for supporting him

my relationship with Fungalore is so so personal to me.

Travis, I'm afraid Trav Nation isn't going anywhere. You are IN THIS now.

They always back into the best ideas accidentally. This is on par with “World Wide Webster”.

I've been gone for a while. Coming back to the sound bath??? Extremely wild

Fungalore is as big as he is needed to be at any given moment

trav nation is timeless, and fungalor is eternal

Can't wait to see which bangers they pass up this year 🎉

@zachmoring284

3 ай бұрын

Twenty Eagles Soar: WELCOME TO PHILADELPHIA, FLY BIRDS FLY

@zachmoring284

3 ай бұрын

Also let's not forget the suggestion 2024 SOSA: Appreciating Sammy Sosa from the 500somethings

okay, in Twenty Sun and Sea, i ended up moving to hawaii, so i can't wait to hear what weirdly prophetic thing they name 2024.

@thanaGogical

3 ай бұрын

nevermind that was nothing

@DaggerSkullery

3 ай бұрын

time to start a mushroom farm, and then summon Fungalore into the real world. You've doomed us all

@nerdygem8620

3 ай бұрын

Cordyceps

They could end every episode with a whispered wish for Fungalore ☺️

@tothra15

3 ай бұрын

If I'm honest, I'd be glad to leave the sound bath thing in the past. 😣

Unreasonably funny, hits as hard as Big Dog Run, boys But also, um... Historically speaking, referring to fun in the year theme invites non-fun

@rideronthedrumbeat

3 ай бұрын

shhh, don't jinx it

@abj6920

3 ай бұрын

@@rideronthedrumbeat you're right, may Fungalore be with ye, weather that's a good or a bad thing deoending on your personal relationship with wish knower fungalore

@harperthejay

3 ай бұрын

They didn't reference fun, they reference Fungalore, the mushroom that hears your wish.

@forestelforesto2897

3 ай бұрын

Not loving this omen in an election year

@colletteradau9762

3 ай бұрын

Yes I was thinking the same thing! Best one since Big Dog Run, whenever they lean into the absurdity it’s so so good

THE E MUST STAY! Combining Fungal and Lore for the name of a Mushroom Mage is too perfect. I'm getting a Fungalore tattoo on my back.

that episode was fun galore!

Cant wait for the inevitable fungal infection outbreak that we are now jinxed to suffer. If that happens im changing my personal year theme to Twenty shut the door, get out of my house

I folded my hands and literally prayed to whatever power there is that they would stick with the theme they eventually kept.

I'm glad that a key trait of Fungalore is his indefinability. They made that clear by banning any lore, but I hope it carries through with the fanart, too. I don't want any depiction of Fungalore to resemble any other depictions of Fungalore. Everyone's Fungalore is a little bit different.

As someone who went down the rabbit hole of "what ever happened to Paulie Shore?", It's a pretty depressing downward spiral even by Hollywood standards that I don't suggest people concern themselves with.

They didn't know it yet, but Fungalore was quicksand, and they were already doomed from the moment they brought him up. Thanks for making a long card ride home more enjoyable, brothers!

this one is unreal im SO into it.

The moment Griffin dropped the idea of a new category of year themes I was like "oh yeah this is the one"

20-Fungalore, Leave the Lore at the Door

Personally I welcome our mushroom overlord.

He heard my wish! And I don't care what the brothers say, I'm getting REAL weird with Fungalore.

we all got the *name tingle* when they said Fungalore right?

I imagine him with a tiny Merobiba as his familiar

@ManyMonstersMedia

3 ай бұрын

absolutely!!

@PumperKrickel

3 ай бұрын

"I wished my mom was a bear and he heard my wish. I'm Merobiba!"

@VeeHoffman

3 ай бұрын

I really hope this comment is glimpsed by someone who just hit Play and has no idea what they're in for.

You can really hear Lin's influence in Justin's rhymes.

My only prediction- Twenty Get-On-The-Floor: Dance Dance Resolution

@noahrigby3473

3 ай бұрын

Twenty Open-Those-Doors: Get Out There

First time listener, already hooked!

AWWWWWW YEAGGGGGGHHHHH

ALL HAIL FUNGALORE! Can’t wait to wear mushroom wizard digs to a live show, and then cower in my bunker following the inevitable parasitic fungal outbreak :)

I'm loving that we have a new religious figurehead AND it comes with a free set of schisms over his true nature for 2024. This podcast provides such incredible value.

I need Fungalore the Mushroom Wizard to make a cameo in the next Adventure Zone campaign

Oh my god, my resolution for this year is to eat some fancy mushrooms. He heard my wish...

PRAISE FUNGALORE, ALL HAIL

I am so glad they chose fungalore it’s my favorite theme they’ve ever done ever

So this year's tour is going to be the "Fungalore Tour"

I have actually played Dokapon Kingdom so the name Fungalore was familiar to me. But I'm glad to completely write over that knowledge with the knowledge of this new Fungalore, who has heard my wish

@Dylan_Platt

3 ай бұрын

Dokopon Kingdom RULES. Possibly the best party game ever.

48:00 Griffin hearing himself say fungalore in real time is so funny

you beautiful boys. fungalore is the best thing anyones every come up with ever

All hail Lord Fungalore!

@very_much

3 ай бұрын

No! We don't worship Fungalore! He's just a cool wizard who hears your wishes.

@cpeterso

3 ай бұрын

​@@very_muchAll dig Cool Guy Fungalore!

I cannot express how deeply and strongly and powerfully I yearn for a 20 Fungalore: He Heard Your Wish t-shirt and hoodie and hat and bag and literally every piece of merchandise I can get my hand on like I will be refreshing the site everyday until it drops

I'm in love with Fungalore

Starting listening to Mbmbam from episode one and have been slowly chewing through and catching up, I’m right at the 2016 election but had to catch this one to know what vibe I’m bringing into this year

Here we go

NEEEEEDED this at this exact moment thank you new year boyzzz

Twenty cottagecore: keepin' it cozy. Twenty underscore: fill in the blank.

I wish I'd looked into mbmbam earlier. Thankfully someone is listening.

Same thought every year: I *never* could’ve possibly expected that.

I really though Fungalore: Join Us could be good, because we could either be joining in on the fun or our walk with Fungalore the mushroom wizard

@rideronthedrumbeat

3 ай бұрын

missed opportunity

"Fungalore - A more dangerous form of the Mycopath. They cultivate a dangerous virus within their spores." Oh. Have the brothers doomed us all?

Let’s go Baby! 🎉

perfect episode

Immediately I thought: Twenty Fungalore: Hello From the Magic Tavern.

I like the aesthetic of Fungalore, but I feel the tagline could have used some more spore-based spice. Fungalore: Layin' Down the Spore Fungalore: Spore Your Consideration Fungalore: Adore the Spore Fungalore: Big Spore in Little Baltimore

I'm so glad they didn't go for some sort of "normal" motivational thing considering the absolute shitshow we live in rn economy and politics wise. It would've felt kind of tone deaf to me, and a hardcore anti-capitalism message would've been difficult to make fun/silly. Fungalore is the PERFECT choice because he is completely removed from reality and yet something that can truly unite us. Bless whatever entity Fungalore is (just a guy ig) for directly blasting his aetherial energy into our collective consciousness at this moment in time. Happy 20-Fungalore everybody!

Thank you for fungalore I knew it was meant to be as soon as it was spoken

Hooray! I'm actually excited. Best thing to happen to me all year

19:58 Happy 20-FART-BUTT-ASS, everybody!

The boys were right guys, there was no way we were gunna guess the name of the year. I must say, I’m impressed.

@ghosteats7998

3 ай бұрын

I want to see the company group chat. I would love some play by plays a la the office.

Heartbroken that it isn't "Glee Historic", but I love Fungalore "The Mushrooms Are Magic"

That wish was not meant for him and now you’re telling me he heard it? It’s a federal crime to open somebody else’s wish

Fungilore has Garfield vibes

DEEPER THAN WORDS

absolutely smashed it

Fungalore is like a reverse voidfish. No choice but to think of him. A memory that is ever present.

How the Hell did they not do "Twenty twenty FOOOOOOORE: It's in the King's Game!"

@Dabednego

3 ай бұрын

KISS THAT EGG

@garfieldbrooks

3 ай бұрын

the beautiful game of ball chess

@Dylan_Platt

3 ай бұрын

Out on the jeolf cornch

Can't wait to see what they circle back to what was said in the first 7 minutes after 2 hours.

The moment I heard "fungalore" I knew my beloved home town of Baltimore didn't stand a chance.

Cool. Cool vibe

I will design and draw Fungalore as soon as I get home because I love this concept

I'm a little bit ahead of the game here, but let me throw my weight behind "twenty QWERTY: it's that type of year."

Let twenty open the door, to your heart!

Dokapon was mentioned the trauma is all coming back such a great game to lose your sanity to

Perfect

fungalore has made me laugh to the point of crying

He's breached our universe!

Every year I think “there is no way the naming episode is going to be as wild as the last one” and every year I am wrong

Oh hell yeah

This is something we will look back at in March and regret bringing into the world.

Blessed be thy Fungalore

Genuinely loved the vibes set for 2024! I'm down with Fungalore 🎉 Also the sound bath was magnificent this time around fellas, truely felt at peace at the end

Twenty-Brontosaur: Stick your neck out.