-What you know about Christmas, huh?
-Let's talk about that.
♪ (theme music) ♪
-Good Mythical Morning!
-It's Christmas week! Look at the set!
-Woo! Lights everywhere, a few of them are blinking. We've got our stockings
hung by the chimney with care.
-Which, I have an issue with the stockings...
-What? What issue? There's no issue!
-(Rhett) I think it's self-evident. There's an issue with my stocking.
(Rhett) Or it might be there's an issue with your stocking.
-(Link) I think... -One of them is not correct.
-Uh, now, I think, it's forced perspective. It's like...
-Oh. -It's like...
-Mine's a lot further away. -...Will Ferrell in Elf. He was
closer to the camera... -Oh, that's a lot of insight you've
got into that. -...just like, ah, just like my stocking
is just closer to you... -Ok, alright.
-...even though that's not true. Ah, Merry Christmas to everyone.
Listen, um, you may think you know about Christmas 'cause you're livin' it,
but do you really? I'm gonna put you to the test today, along with my friend Rhett
when I quiz him on all things Christmas knowledge. It's time to play:
"Does Rhett Know Stuff About Christmas? Or Is He Just A Christmas Grinch?"
Ok, Rhett, if you get at least four of these correct, you get what's in the
"Nice Stocking," and I have to take what's in the "Naughty Stocking."
Don't know what it is... -Ok.
-...but if you don't get four, you get what's in the naughty, I get what's
in the nice. And you've got four lifel--three lifelines to help you out here.
-Alright. -First one is "Avalanche the Answers,"
where two are removed by an avalanche of snow.
-Mmm-hmm. -Uh, you can also ask for a hint from
"Christmas Past." -Oh, interesting.
-Or you can "Ask an Actual Elf" to help you out.
-Oh, an "Actual Elf." -Are you ready to test your...
-I am so ready! -...weird Christmas fact knowledge?
-I know so much about Christmas!
-Eating a few poinsetta--or poinsettia depending on where you live--ahh,
eating a few of those leaves will give little seven-year-old Jimmy nothing
more than some nausea and vomiting. -Really?
-In fact, he would have to fill his fifty-pound frame with how many leaves
to actually die from (dark voice) poinsettia poisoning?
Is it: "roughly thirty-five leaves"; "about a thousand leaves";
"around five hundred 'n' fifty leaves"; or "zero leaves, because
Aunt Becky is gonna kill him first for ruining her
immaculate Christmas decorations for the third year in a row!"
-Pfff...Well, if you had to die on Christmas, poinsetta poisoning wouldn't
be a bad way to go. -Gotta eat some leaves, though. How many?
-It'd be a f--It'd be a
on how many leaves. -So, a
A few leaves: "Oh, don't worry about it; he's just gonna vomit."
Hmm. -Thirty-five, a thousand, or five-fifty?
-Uh, I think that a thousand leaves would actually be a lot smaller amount than
you'd actually think. Like I think a, like a, like a big mixing bowl is probably
a thousand leaves, so I'm gonna say: (confident tone) "A thousand!"
B, final answer! (answer input tone) -That's not true.
(buzzer) -(Link) Uh, a mixing bowl is around
five hundred-fifty leaves, which is the right answer.
(answer reveal tones) -Five hundred 'n' fifty is the
right answer? -It--I measured it up. Five hundred
fifty is the right answer. -Oh, come on. That's too specific.
-If--if you th... -I could take a thousand when I...
-If you... -...when I was seven.
-If you leave a kid alone long enough to eat five hundred 'n' fifty leaves,
then you're a sad, ah, parental guider. Next question.
-Ok, little bit naughty already. -"If people knew the real meaning of the
word 'mistletoe,' they
original Germanic word
infection"? Does it mean "dung on a twig"?
(Rhett chuckles lightly) Does it mean "testicles of a mouse"?
Or does it actually mean, "Your toes are actual missiles;
this relationship is over"?
'Cause that's what Germanic people... -(Rhett) Yeah.
-...might say if they... -I could see a German saying that.
-(Link) ...if they break up with you.
-I can see how "dung on a twig" would somehow become a Christmas tradition.
Because twig... -(Link) You could, huh?
-A twig seems very Christmas-y. And then like, "Sure, put some dung on it; it's
Germany." (clicks his tongue) I'm trying to make it make sense,
and it's not. -(dully) Very sound logic.
-(Rhett) But I'm going with B. "Dung on a twig."
(answer input tone) (Link laughs lightly)
-You're right! "Dung on a twig"! (ringing bell and chime)
-Hey-hey! (claps) -Uh, a bird called the mistle thrush eats
berries, then leaves droppings, which eventually grow into new mistletoe
plants. -Oh, really?
-Isn't that...a cycle of life?
-The mistletoe comes from the dung...thing...?
-Got that one right. The best-selling music single of all time is actually
a Christmas song. Having sold over fifty million copies, which one is it?
Is it "Mariah Carey's (singing in falsetto) 'All I Want for Christmas'"
(still singing) you-oo-oo bay-bay! (Normal voice)
Or "Bing Crosby's (singing in deep voice) 'I'm Dreaming...
-You left out the "is." (crew laughs indulgently off-camera)
-...Oh. -You left out the "is." That's my favorite...
-I said it, but I was taking a breath. -...That's my favorite part.
(Link chuckles uncomfortably)
-"White Christmas," "Nat King Cole's 'The Christmas Song.'"
(sings tenderly) "Chestnuts roasting..." -I'm familiar.
-Or "Rhett and Link, featuring Hannah Hart and Grace Helbig's
'Christmas Sweatz.'"
-Oh, yeah! That sold well! -(Link singing under his breath) "You got some
green sweats; I got some red sweats..." -(Rhett) Uh, I feel like I know this one
'cause I, uh, it seems like the kind of thing that, like, one rainy afternoon while
perusing cable, somebody on VH1 said...
-Well, just give your answer if you feel like you know it.
-A! "Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas is You.'"
(answer input tone)
-You--okay. (Rhett and crew laugh)
-You think that--you think that the best-selling
-Of
-(Link) ...is... -Is Mariah Carey.
(wrong answer buzzer) -Of, ugh...
-Of all time. People buy singles now, man.
-It's "Bing Crosby's 'White Christmas.'" (answer reveal tones)
-No, it's
-I--I... -The best-selling single...
-...I
-Well... -That song--that song is so crazy.
-...of
-She's rich
-Nick Cannon doesn't know what he left.
-Yes he
-Alright, next one. Do--don't give up hope yet. The Spirit of Christmas
has not died. -I was sure...
-(Link) But you're killing it slowly. -...I was
-Santa's reindeer underwent some re-branding over the years, and
of them--Donner and Blitzen--originally went by what names?
"Dunder and Blixem"? (Rhett chuckles)
"Dumble and Bloxen"? "Donder and Blistn"? Or "Dumbledore and Bilbo"?
(Crew chuckles lightly off-camera)
-(Rhett in silly nasally voice) Dumbledore and Bilbo.
-(Link in higher nasally voice) Dumbledore and Bilboooo!
-Uh, I need to use a lifeline 'cause I
-Yeah, you do. -Uh, and I want to "Avalanche" some
of the answers away. -Alright. Boopity-boopity-boopity-
boop-boo-da-boom! (falling snow sound FX)
-C and D are gone. -So it's either "Dunder and Blixem" or
"Dumble and Bloxen"? -Yeah.
-Why would it ever have been Blixem
-I'll tell ya why. -Uhh...A, "Dunder and Blixem."
(answer input tone) -You got it right!
(ringing bell and chime) -Yes! Woo!
-Uh, the names were taken from the Dutch words that mean
"thunder" and "lightning."
-Okay. -"Dunder and Blixem" is "Thunder and
Lightning." Scientists have confirmed that Santa has to travel at what speed in
order to visit the roughly eight hundred million houses on Earth in the
thirty-four hours of darkness? -Oh, because he moves with the sun.
-(Link) He does. -He gets thirty-four hours.
-And the International Dateline. -Yeah, something about science.
-Does he move at "ninety-nine point nine nine nine nine nine nine percent the
speed of light"? Or "the speed of sound"? Does he move at "three times
the speed of light"? Or he moves at "whatever speed he wants; the
dude is
-Let's not forget! -I feel like this is the kind of thing
that an elf would have insight into because he's probably been there...
-Mmm. -...for it.
-Alright, he's asking for an elf! -Elf?
♪ (Jingle Bells) ♪
-Here he comes. -Okay...?
-The Chase-ter Elf. -Um, Mr. Elf...
-Cheesin' it up! -...have you ever been with Santa
while he's traveling? -(Link) Why are you...
-(Rhett) In those thirty-four hours of darkness?
-(Link) Why are you standing like that? Is this a Sears catalog or something?
(crew laughs off-camera)
-(Chase, fighting the urge to laugh) No, I haven't. That's not...
-(Rhett) ...you
-(Chase) You have to be really high up, yeah. And I'm short.
(Chase's outfit's bells jingle)
-(Rhett) But you know--You have a friend of a friend?
-(Chase) Yeah. -(Rhett) So, what's the answer?
-(Chase) Um, I don't know. This is one of those questions I always get wrong on
the quiz. -(Link) Three times the speed of light,
just below the speed of light, or speed of sound?
-(Chase, chuckles) Ah, I think that it's ninety-nine point ni-ni-ni-nine
nine ni-nine point-percent the speed of light.
-(Rhett, clicks his tongue) The real question, though, is, Elf and Link:
does this take into account present time? Like, the time
Or is this
at the speed of light. I'm assuming that he's doing everything at the speed
of light. Anything close to the speed of light, I feel like--or three
times the speed of light--would be way more time than he actually needs, but....
Three times the speed of light--You can't--Nothing in the universe can go faster
than the speed of light. So, C is impossible. Scientists would
-Have, have you... -So, I'm gonna go with A,
my Elf Answer, "Ninety-nine point nine nine nine nine nine percent the
speed of light. (answer input tone)
-
-(Rhett) Yesssss! -(Chase) Yeah!
-(Link) Sonic boom has nothing to do with it. Uh.
-(Rhett) Thanks, Elf. -Yeah, so that, he goes almost the
speed of light.
posts indicates that two weeks before Christmas is one of the two most popular
times of the year for what? Is it A, "quitting a job"; B, "getting engaged";
C, "breaking up"; or D, "complaining about game requests from Farmville"?
-Oh, yeah, those are still happening, aren't they?
-Uh, yes, I think. Farmville? -Two weeks before Christmas.
One of the most popular times for...quitting a jo--No-one quits a job right
before Christmas because you're like... -That'd be stupid.
-...I--I gotta git dat money, gotta git dem presents.
think about the long-term possibilities of a relationship at this time of the year.
And you think, (silly voice) "I gotta spend Christmas wif dis person
fo da rest a my life?" And you
To confirm that, I would like to play my last lifeline. A hint from Christmas Past.
Huh, where's that gonna come from? -(spooky voice) From me!
-Oh-ho-ho! -(still spooky) Don't look at my face;
I'm Christmas--Ghost of Christmas Past. The statement I make is unfortunately true.
It is something that's very hard to do. -Breaking up is hard to do! C!
(answer input tone) -Alright, you got it!
(ringing bell and chime) -And--let's see: one, two, three, four!
(bright chime) -So you earned...
-I got four right! ♪(victory music)♪
-You earned the nice stocking, but I got one more great question for you, Rhett.
The oldest fake Christmas trees date back to the late 1800s and were made
out of twine or dyed goose feathers. -Yes, they were.
-
Christmas trees out of what material? "Defective roof
shingles," "toilet brushes," "broken pencils from
an assembly line," or "deceased reindeer parts"?
-Mmm, that... -Oohhh.
-That would've been innova--innovative. Um, I think, if you're an enterprising
company in the bristly of the bristle brush--I actually used a toilet brush
in your house last night, just so you know. We'll talk about that later.
(crew laughs off-camera) -And that's why I'm gonna say B.
(answer input tone) -That's right!
(ringing bell and chime) -Yes!
-British-based Addis Housewares Company created the first official
Christmas tree made from the... -I am
machinery used to make toilet brush bristles! Congratulations! And you're
gonna get to choose, very soon, from the nice thing, and I--I've got to figure
out what's in the naughty. But first, we want to thank you for liking, sharing,
and subscribing to our channel. -You know what time it is!
-I'm Kylie, and I'm in Seaside, Oregon. And it's time to spin the
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where I'm gonna find out what's in this Naughty Stocking. I'm told I'm not
gonna be happy about it. Oh goodness. -(Rhett, reading the Wheel) "Maximum
Security Prison: The Musical." -(Link, singing/rapping) Cha-cha-cha-clink!
-(Rhett, singing/rapping) Cha-cha-cha-clink!
-We're in the clink! -What do you think!
-I think we can't get out, 'cause it's a m-m-m-m-m-m-maximum
security prison! -(Rhett, picking up the beat) And I've
got an idea. We can start chippin' away at the wall!
-(Link, continuing the tune) Right now, we can do it! If only we try our best.
We can use spoons and some sort of shank!
-And then there's this dude in the cafeteria, who's been lookin' at me a
little funny! (crew laughs off-camera)
-He said, "I wanna be your friend. But I don't have any money."
-I'm gonna pay him in cigarettes. -Yeah.
(crew still laughing) -He'll give me some...
-I want him to leave me alone. -He'll give me a fork.
-Please leave me alone. -Naw, he...
-Leave me to myself. Just let me be myself in this
maximum security prisooooooonnnnnn! -Diggin' in the hoooooooollllle!
-Merry Christmas, convicts everywhere!
[Captioned by Mich4jc: GMM Captioning Team]