Do we have what it takes to become expert cuddlers? – Let’s talk about that. (upbeat music) “Good Mythical Morning.” – Now you might remember when we practiced our cuddlin’ skills with cockroaches. – Oh no! – I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry! (Link screaming) I’m sorry, I’m sorry. Oh god, oh no! – You had an especially difficult time with that. – I’m not gonna apologize. I mean, there was only one here, but I do remember there being in like a thousand dumps everywhere. – It was unsettling. That’s not gonna happen today. Other things will be happening. There will be cuddling, but we’re pretty out of practice. And I never did find out, do you prefer to be the big spoon or the little spoon when cuddling? – Whichever one does not have cockroaches in it. – Okay. No cockroaches. Now we’re not cuddling experts, but we got a lot of combined canoodling experience, mostly with our wives. And we might just have what it takes to nail- – Actually totally with our wives. – Totally with our wives. – I mean, let’s just say that. – We might have what it takes to nail some of the strangest but real cuddling positions out there together. It’s time for Can We Cuddle As Well As a Couple of Boos? Yeah, we said cuddle. That’s what beefy bros do. – Welcome to the Cuddle Corner. As you can see, we are in our Mythical Society onesies, comfier than a raccoon in a dumpster behind a Sealy Sleep Center. – That’s very specific. Okay, here’s how this works. We’re gonna be working together to see if we can get into very specific, intricate, and maybe intimate, mm-hmm, cuddle positions based on very basic and straightforward verbal instructions alone. Now, once we think we’ve got the position, we’re gonna lock it in and then our position will be judged against what it actually looks like. – Okay, now, in order to make this as official and as accurate a challenge as possible, we have a panel of judges, and none of them are strangers to cuddling. First, we’ve got Mythical crew member, Davin. – Hey oh. – You like to cuddle, Davin? – I love to cuddle. You can see where I cuddle right there, amongst all of my pillows. – Thanks for pointing to your bed. (all laughing) – Okay. Glad your bed’s in the shot. And we’ve got our second judge, Mythical crew member Mikayla. Mikayla, if you consider- – Hello. – Yourself a knowledgeable cuddle knower. – Absolutely. – And our final judge, a woman you know we couldn’t do this without is founder of Cuddle Sanctuary, Cuddle Queen Jean Franzblau. (people clapping) – Hello. – Hey, Jean. How’s the cuddle game going these days? – Well, it’s been interesting times as you can imagine. And I’ve had to become the queen of virtual cuddling, what? – But you should be good at assessing from a distance and giving us a really high score, right? – I’m an expert at assessing from a distance. And we’ll see what the scores will reveal. – Right, okay. Because each judge is gonna grade our position on a scale of 1 to 10. And after some pretty intensive math, the Mythical crew has determined that out of the 120 total points possible in this game, in order to win, we got to get a total of at least 69 points. – Okay. – It’s just math, okay? That’s just math. That’s the way it worked out. – We need to achieve 69. – At least 69 points. We win a mystery cuddling prize. – All right, I’m ready and kind of sweaty. (upbeat music) – [Stevie] Okay, gentlemen, your first cuddling position is called Through the Woods. – What are you stretching for? – Yeah, I don’t want to be held back by any, you know- – Well, I hope it’s not getting too pretzely in here. – [Stevie] Rhett, you will be Cuddler Number One, and, Link, you will be Cuddler Number Two. – Can I just be Link? – No, you’re officially Cuddler Number Two from here on out, for the rest of your life. – [Stevie] Okay. Here are the steps. Cuddler Number One, lie on your back with your knees bent. – Now first of all- – Get in the middle. – I want to acknowledge my mom. She only watches on the top-down feed. Mom, I apologize for everything you’re about to see. – [Stevie] Okay, put one arm out to the side. Okay, Cuddler Number Two, positioned on the side of your partner’s outstretched arm. Oh my- – Okay, so you’re on the wrong side. – What, the wrong side? – [Rhett] Position on the side of the outstretched arm. – [Stevie] Lie on your side, resting your head on your partner’s shoulder. – So get into like the fetal position and put your head right here. – Did she say fetal? She said side. – That’s kind of one and the same. – [Stevie] Rest your top arm across your partner’s body. – Okay, that’s still Cuddler Number Two. – [Stevie] Slide your legs through your partner’s legs. – [Rhett] Okay. See, I’ve got my knees up. So you stick them right through. – [Both] Through the Woods. – That’s my woods. I didn’t know that was my woods. I had an idea of what my woods were, and that’s not what it was. It’s not behind my knees. (laughs) – [Link] What about this hand? – Sorry, mom. – I’m crushing this arm. – [Stevie] Bend your legs as well. – Oh, I got- – Let’s make some woods. – Okay. – You gotta get it tight. – I’m going further into the woods. – You gotta get, I think this hand, you’re gonna cut circulation off. Just put it down here. – It’s here, it’s here. – [Stevie] Those are your full instructions. So I’m gonna give you a moment to lock into the position that you would like us to take a still of for your submission. – I think you get rid of that hand, and I think you come in here tight. Well, you’re so stiff like a robot. Like why is your hand at this? – [Link] ‘Cause we haven’t decided. – Does anybody cuddle like this? (crew laughing) This is looking great. – [Stevie] Okay, is this your final pose? – We are locked in. – Locked in? – Mm hm. (camera clicking) – [Stevie] Okay, you can unfold yourselves. – Out of the woods and through the river, what? – [Stevie] Here is how Through the Woods is supposed to look. So the position’s supposed to be restful and calming, just like grandma’s house should be. – [Rhett] Look what that hand is doing it. – [Link] Going all the way down to the belt. – The official Through the Woods, Cuddler Number One’s left hand isn’t even doing anything. I think we’ve improved on it. – It disappeared. Mine’s cradling my own cheek. All right, let’s leave it to the judges. It’s for them to decide. Davin, you’re up first. – I absolutely agree with you guys. You guys have made it better. You guys virtually followed Stevie’s every direction and made it better. So perfect 10 for you guys. – What! (Rhett laughing) Davin us a perfect 10. – Right out of the gate. – Yeah, that does not translate into any sort of pay increase, I just want to be clear. (Davin laughing) – Okay, Mikayla, what about you? – You know, I had a lot of points added, ’cause it does look pretty good. However, Link’s face of just pure uncomfortableness took off a few points for me. – Why do you look so uncomfortable? – Because I kinda was. – I look super contented, almost as contented as Cuddler Number One in the diagram. – Right, you carried, honestly. So you gave me- (Rhett laughing) – Thank you, thank you. – So because of that, I gave you guys a 7. – A 7. – A 7, okay. – By carried, you mean he just kinda laid there, and I was doing all the work? – And finally the expert, Jean. – All right, Link’s entry into the cuddle space was like nothing I’ve ever seen before. It was a leapfrog entry that was very impressive. – Okay. All right. – Yeah, you should have had Rhett’s angle. – True that. Now, Link, you wondered where your uncomfortable arm could have gone. And my recommendation is a chicken wing into your body, that might’ve been more comfortable for you. – Oh, chicken wing. – Now the movement that Link made to move into position was hilarious. And yet the final position, as was mentioned by the prior judge, is super uncomfortable looking for Link. I’d have to add points for Rhett’s mother. (both laughing) – Hey, Mom. You’re getting points. – But due to some of the imperfections, it goes down to an 8.5. – I think what I’ve learned so far is that my face matters. – Yeah, you gotta look more content next time. (upbeat music) – [Stevie] Okay, cuddlers, your next cuddling position is called the Human Braid. – Okay. – This is gonna get tangly. – I didn’t think we could braid any more than we just did. – [Stevie] Now don’t get confused here, because, Rhett, this time you will be Cuddler Number Two. – Okay. – So, Link, you’ll be Cuddler Number One, and here are your instructions. Lay on the bed facing each other. – Lay on the bed facing each other. – I love how we both decided just to put our hands like this. – ‘Cause you don’t want to presume anything. – I’m just gonna go ahead and let you know. And, Mom, I’m gonna let you know, it’s about to get weird, okay? I can feel that this is, the braiding is gonna get weird. – Oh, it hasn’t been weird so far apparently. – [Stevie] Cuddler Number One, stack your left leg on top of Cuddler Number Two’s right leg. – I think we’re on the wrong side. I think we need to be on other sides. – You’re right, you’re right, you’re right. – But I think… – Let’s just flip. (crew laughing) I think you’re right, because that doesn’t make any sense. – ‘Cause now, why would they start with the leg that’s on the bottom? – I think we gotta be pretty close. You got to get closer to me. – (grunting) Okay, left leg. – And then go over. Okay? – [Stevie] Cuddler Number Two. – I’m gonna move the hands up, because they’re near your crotch and I don’t want that. – Okay, okay. That’s me, Cuddler Number Two. – [Stevie] Slightly separate your legs and slightly bend your knees. – Yes, yes. And then I’m gonna- – You’re gonna get one in there. – [Stevie] Cuddler Number One, sneak your right leg in between Cuddler Number Two’s separated legs. – Oh yeah, here we go. The braid is about to happen. – Your inner thighs are very cushy. – [Rhett] Yeah, yeah, yeah, I’ve been massaging them quite a bit. – [Stevie] Place your arms down at the other person’s sides, resting gently on their hips. – Are you gonna have to go underneath? – I believe so. – (grunting) Oh god. Okay. – Do that to me. – Okay. And then. Oh, oh, oh! Wait, you’re about to break my wrist, man. – Go lower. – Let me go underneath. – Now you’re gonna break my wrist. – Oh! – I’m pretty much there. Okay. Here’s what we got- – I can’t even tell who’s- – Here’s what we got to do. We got to get closer. – Yeah, we got to smush in. – We gotta get close. – We gotta smush. (crew laughing) – [Rhett] Now see, you keep your legs kind of straight, and I bend them, so that all our calves are parallel. – Give more of a gap. Give me more. – A thigh gap? – Yeah, I got to get my right- (Rhett grunting) Okay, up there. – That’s good. Okay, and then now think about your face for a second, okay? And make it nice. Okay, we’re locked in. (camera clicking) – [Stevie] Okay, you can sit up. – Oh man, I mean. – (grunts) Gosh. – I never released tension ’cause I just don’t want to fart. (Rhett laughing) – [Stevie] Okay, guys, here is what the Human Braid actually looks like. – [Rhett] Oh, sorry. You should have bent your knees back. – [Stevie] Well, also there’s a crotch to crotch situation happening. – Okay. Davin, lay it on us. – Well, I was gonna say the same thing as Stevie, the crotch to crotch is really important to me. And you guys did not have that. – Well, let me tell you that’s a freaking cartoon. – Crotches don’t really work like that. – [Rhett] Yeah, yeah. – So I’m only giving you guys a 4. – Okay, a 4. That’s harsh. Okay. All right, Mikayla. – I enjoyed this. (Rhett and Link laughing) The movements were very artistic in to getting into the braid. I know a lot about braids too. – Yeah you do. Right there. – I’m glad Link took my notes on the facial expression, ’cause I really felt the bliss coming out of your face. – Well, I feel like he looks too happy in this one. I feel like I’m cuddling, you that like something else just happened while cuddling. – If it was crotch to crotch, it would have been a different story completely. But I did have the dock points on the legs situation, because it wasn’t nicely braided. – That’s on you, Rhett. – That’s all on me. – So I give it an 8. – Oh, okay. – Okay, all right. – We’ll take it. – Still respectable. – Don’t think we deserve it, but we will take it. – Jean. – Okay, I appreciate the cooperation that went into the whole experience. If you look at Link’s face, it is much more pleasant than last time. But look at his body, a lot of tension. it’s very angular and stiff, I would say. (indistinct) All of that, I need to dock you some points for all of the grunting and shrieking. And for that, it’s down to a 7. – [Link] Oh, a 7. – Okay, so we’ve got a total of 19 points. (upbeat music) – A quick announcement. If you want to experience this onesie for yourself, well, you can. It’s an exclusive Mythical Society collectible item. – It’s so comfy, but you know what? You’ve got to sign up for 3rd Degree monthly by July 31st or 3rd Degree Quarterly or Annual by October 31st. Just go over to mythicalsociety.com for details if you’re interested. – You know you’re gonna want to have this come November. All right, Stevie. Bring it on. – [Stevie] Okay, your next cuddling position is called the Matching Pillow Set. – Ooh. – I’ve always seen myself as a pillow. – Decorative. – [Stevie] So, Rhett, you’re gonna be Cuddler Number One, and, Link, you’re gonna be Cuddler Number Two. So lie on your side on the bed, heads pointed in opposite directions. – Oh, so one head this way and one head that way. Which head, which way you want your head to go? – I guess this way. Or are you back to back with me but facing that way? – Heads pointing- – Put your head that way. – Heads pointed. – Put your head that way. – [Stevie] Crisscross your torsos in the center of the bed. – Crisscross your torsos? – I think we just drape over each other. – Right. – So flop over. – Just like this? – All right, you know what? I’m the lighter one. I should, (grunts). – I believe it’s like this. (Link grunting) – [Stevie] Bend your legs at the hips and knees. (Rhett grunting) – Yes, okay. That’s better. Now the weight’s off. – [Rhett] I’ll get, yeah, yeah. – [Stevie] Use this slope of Cuddler Number One’s hips as a pillow, Cuddler Number Two. – Oh, I gotta come out of the woods a little bit. Stay down. Oh yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. – [Rhett] I think this is perfect. This feels exactly like what we should be doing. – [Stevie] Cuddler Number One. – That’s me. – [Stevie] You’re gonna use Cuddler Number Two’s thigh as a pillow. – Oh, okay. So let me get my thigh. – [Rhett] I’m gonna face away. I’m gonna distinctly face this way. – So when I do this with Christy, do I have to tell her this is how I learned it? – [Stevie] Okay, those are all my instructions. – This is what I think, I think we’re in exactly the right position. But I think we’ve got to rotate so that we’re both facing the camera. – Oh yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. – I’m trying to match. – And so what do you need to do is, and now put your knees back. I want the hiney higher. – You want my hiney? – I want the hiney as high as it can go. There you go. There it is. I think I could even… – Yeah, that’s good. Oh, that’s a matching pillow if I’ve ever seen one. And keep your mouth closed. – Mouth closed. – [Stevie] Okay, you guys locked? – Mm-hmm. (camera clicking) – Now that was not easy. – [Rhett] Yeah, but I think we nailed it. – Judges. – We nailed it. – All right, let’s see. – [Stevie] Here is the Matching Pillow Set. – Whoa. – Oh! – Hold on. It’s not that wrong. It’s just, I’m kind of rotated in the wrong way. And also your legs are in a weird place. – We invented something new. – But I think ours looks- – It’s a mismatchy pillow set. Judges? – All right, so you guys were so off. The keyword here is matching, and you guys are not matching at all. I was gonna give you guys a 1, and then you guys were justifying yourself that you guys did it better. So I’m gonna remove that 1. I’m just gonna give you guys a 0. – (scoffing) Davin! – That is bad. – Nothing? – Nothing. – I think Davin just wants to experience the full range of being a judge. (Davin laughing) – He’s using the whole spectrum. Okay, Mikayla. Hopefully it’s not a 0. – Davin put it out and said matching, and nothing about this matched at all. But I did add points, because y’all both do look very comfortable, so I really liked that. But I gave it a 3. – Ooh, not a good showing. – This is, this is it hurting. – Jean. – I disagree with both judges vehemently. – Hey! – You have innovated a new position that I don’t think it has existed on planet Earth. And that deserves some major kudos. I’m gonna give you a 9.5. (Link laughing) – It takes an expert’s eye to see this kind of talent. – So this round we got 12 1/2, which brings us to a total of 57. – Hey, 69 is within reach. (upbeat music) – [Stevie] For this final round, I’m only going to give you the name of the cuddle position. And from there, you’re on your own. I’m not giving you any instructions. Okay, this is called Koala’s First Date. – First date? Now koalas- – Koalas are always hugging a tree. – So that’s a good starting point. – I feel like a tree. – All right, say you’re a tree. And then I’m the koala. Now we made the mistake of being way too low before. So I’m gonna go, oh yeah. Pelvis thrust and hold. This back here, are you good with this? And then this. (Rhett grunting) Basically, I’m just, I’m just a koala on a tree right now, you know? – I know, but I think maybe, because it’s a first date, I’m a little uncomfortable. So I might just put one arm like this, but the other one is definitely staying over here. – I think you need to roll over. I think we need to have- – Towards you? – No, away, ’cause it’s the first date. It’s hard to be creative with nothing to go on. Let me get this leg out. All right, back down. Now look, now you don’t even need a pillow, ’cause you have my calves. – I definitely feel incredibly vulnerable. – Let me grab these. – [Rhett] Can you get your head in between my feet? – How about this? (laughs) Looky, looky. Koala’s First Date. – No, I think you should look contented towards the camera. Do you look content? – Yeah. – Okay, we’re locked in. (camera clicking) – [Stevie] Okay. – Oh yes. – We nailed that one. – I do feel like second date they’re facing each other. – Yeah, right. – All right, let’s see the sucky version of this. – Oh wow. – What? – We were totally in that! We were exactly, had everything, me with the arms out. Everything was perfect. Literally every single part of it was perfect. – But it was boring. Judges? – Yeah, you guys started off with the right track. One of you being a tree, the other hugging the tree. At one point you did achieve what was asked for, and then you ended up with this mess that we’re seeing right now. So unfortunately it’s a 1 for me. – Hold on, I mean, but you can’t even tell who’s what in that thing we did. You know, that’s great. (Link laughing) Mikayla. – This was like when you’re in school and you have a test, and like you have to show all your work. And then you show your work and you actually got the right answer, but it didn’t feel right. – Exactly, and if you show your work, the teacher gives you some credit. – Right. So I did that (laughs) for the most part. I gave you guys a 2. – Ugh! – Okay, Jean’s- – Jean, come on, Jean. – We need that 69. – You know Jean loves this box cutter. – So I want to give some points, really impressed. I think people are doing yoga, ’cause there’s a lot of flexibility that was demonstrated. Although the final position was not achieved. And so a 6. – Oh man. And Link also looks like he might be passed out. (all laughing) Okay, well we didn’t pull it off. Hey, but we tried. Mom, we tried. I hope you’re proud. I still get some course credit for this. – Speaking of course credit, we want to give some credit and thanks to Cuddle Queen Jean from Cuddle Sanctuary for joining us today and lending us her top notch expertise when it comes to cuddling. – My pleasure. – Now, what would we have actually won? I just want to know what we would have won. Oh, we would have won… Oh, I think actually, now that we’ve gotten used to cuddling with each other. – Look at this. – This is what we won’t get to experience. – A wrestling plushy. Mine is like my actual chest. And what is happening in the crotch area? – I don’t know. – Oh my gosh. – We’ll investigate that later. Thanks for subscribing and clicking that bell. – You know what time it is. – Hello, my name’s Juliette and today’s my birthday. So my family set me up with some Mythical Challenges. 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