Today we’re unboxing expensive mysteries. – Let’s talk about that. (cheerful music) Gooooood Mythical Morning. – Give me some money. – For what? (crew laughs) – I’m not telling. – This is all I have. – Great. And here’s me giving you a thing that could be worth absolutely nothing. – Thanks. – And scene. – That dramatization you just watched depicted the dangers of an internet phenomenon called the mystery box craze. – Yes, the mystery box craze. You didn’t know where we were going with that. But we’re here for it. It’s time for Contents Confidential, the Mystery Box Challenge. – Welcome to the Bidding Ballroom Zone. Do you guys know why we call it a ballroom zone? – Because we… – We’re gonna dance. – I’m setting it up for a dad joke. Yes, room for your balls. Your balls, you know. We’re trying to think about you. Welcome to the game, Rhett, Link, Vi. Welcome. – [Rhett And Link] Hey, Vi. – Hi, guys. – All right, here’s how this works. The Mythical Crew has purchased four different mystery boxes from all over the internet, which all cost varying amounts of money. Each round we’re gonna get a small peek inside a box before auctioneer Stevie opens the floor for bidding. – The winning bid gets the box, but we wanna avoid paying more for the box than it’s worth, because we don’t wanna bid too high, because one, that would not be fiscally responsible. And two, how do you say it? – Fiscally, I say it the same way. You said it with a little bit of trepidation. – Whoever saves the most money on their winning bid will be named the Mystery Boxing Champion of the World! – Hoho, I’m ready. – All right, I think before we get started, we need to add a little crew member to that seat. – We’re missing somebody. – So, we all love her, misogynists fear her, and she can’t drive, it’s our reigning Mystery Boxing Champion, Emily! (applause) – [Link] Oh, snap. – Thank you. Thank you. – Welcome. – She’s got the belt! She’s back! – And the glasses. – Thank you very much. – Are those Pit Vipers? – I don’t know, they’re from a gas station in Big Bear. – All right. – Okay, guys, are you ready for your first mystery box? – [Rhett And Link] Yep. – [Vianai] Yeah. – So David Hill, please bring out that first box. And reminder, what we’re gonna do is we’re gonna open the box, take a little peek inside, and let you guys see just what’s on the top, so let’s go ahead and do that. – [Link] ‘Kay. – And then I’ll start the bidding, but- – [Link] He’s got a handheld thing back. – [Rhett] Ooh, it’s a Harry Potter box. – [Emily] Why is there a clown nose in it? – I might have to sit this one out. Sorry. – Gadget decals. Harry Potter, what does that say? Coffee? Is that a coffee? Collectable keychain. – [Stevie] It’s a nice-looking box, huh? – And this is just the top layer, imagine what’s deeper. – So much magic. – So much magic, yes. Okay, I’m gonna start the bidding at $25. – I’ll go for that. – Okay, Link. What about 30? Do I have 30? 30. 35. I’m sorry, I forgot I was the one that’s supposed to say the next number. 35, 35! – I don’t want this, man. But you know what? I wanna win this game, so I’ll go 35. – 35, do I have 40? 40? 40? – I’ma have to sit this one out. I’m gonna wait. – We’re at 35 with Rhett, come on, you know how these, okay, I have 40 with Emily. I mean Emily’s the reigning champion, she knows what this is about. – I didn’t fully understand the directions last time. And I was out of the room for them a second time, so. – Okay, we have 40 with Emily, do I hear 45? 45? I see you itching, I see you itching, sir, do I have 45 or are we gonna close with 40? – 45. – 45, do I have 50? Do I have 50? I don’t have a gavel, so I’m gonna have to- – This is legit stuff, I mean, you know this is worth something. – I just know that, yo! – He comes in, he comes in with the 50. Do I have 55? 55? Emily. 60? 60? 60, we’re at 55 with Emily. And we’re… – [Link] Oh. Yeah. – Thank you. – [Link] There we go. – Closing, what did I say? 55? – 60? Was it 60? – I think you said 75. – No! – [Vianai] It might’ve been 65. – What was it? – It was 60. – It was 60, it was 60, definitively, everything’s fine. Please deliver Emily her Harry Potter box. – Wow, Vi, you did not give a crap about Harry Potter. – I love Harry Potter, but, I like to play it safe, I’m very big on that. So I never, you know, go for the first box. – Well, let’s see, we got some socks. I’m mainly just gonna get this for Jenna Purdy. I just feel like this is stuff she wants. – Ooh, you got cards in here. – Ooh, this is cute, actually. Oh, keychains. Oh, a laptop cover. – I’m feeling better and better about not winning this. – We got some enamel pins. Ooh, there’s a wand pen! I like this. And a notebook. – So it’s a journal. I’m starting to think that you’re taking the lead, this is… – You never know. – Well, okay, unlike the last time we played this, I’m keeping the cost of the boxes until the very end, so that there’s suspense. So you won’t know until the very end. – Oh, look at you. – I like immediate satisfaction. – What I will tell you is that this is the Harry Potter SuperLoot box from Toynk Toys, and it comes with 20 Harry Potter themed collectables, so, that’s a lot of collectables. All right, let’s move on to box number two, David Hill, please. – [Rhett] Oh, that’s big, he’s going wide. – Bring out your big box. – [Contestants] Oh! – That’s heavy. – I think that was a Hillism. I don’t know if that was real. – It’s quite a box. Let’s see what’s inside. – [Link] Even the lid was heavy. – Wow! Whoa! – [Link] A towel. – [Vianai] A towel? – [Stevie] Taking a look at this. – You know what? This is gonna be like a gifts, Luxor. Is that a hotel? – Yeah. I mean I know at least two of you have wives, maybe you’re being swayed over here. – There’s a throw blanket. – It’s Lex Luthor’s long lost brother. – This is a tricky one. – A spa thing. – Okay, I’m gonna start the bidding at $25, do I hear 25? – 25. – [Stevie] Ooh, we got some dual- – Rock paper scissors! – Okay, we’re gonna move up to 30, we’re gonna move up to 30. Vi! – I’ll do 30. – Oh, I thought this meant that you were gonna do, I didn’t mean to pressure you. Okay. I have 30. 35, 35? – 50. (Vi gasps) Hahahaha! – We got a 50 from Rhett, do I hear a 55? – 60! – Whoa! – [Stevie] Vi coming in with the 60. – 65. – 65. 70? 70? – Feel like I saw Luxor at TJ Maxx. – 75. – Hey, don’t take away the glitter. – [Stevie] Mind games. Do I hear 75? – You do. – Oh, 75 for Rhett. 80. – [Link] I wonder what the thread count is on that towel. – [Stevie] Do I hear 80? – Or the sheets. 80! – 80 for Vi, 85! 85. 85 for Rhett, 90. 90? – Yeah! – Oh, come on! – Man, you tricked me! – What about 100? Do I hear 100? – Triple digits. – I’m at 95. – 100. – Hoho, Vi! Vi likes those fabrics! – What about a leap to 110? Do I have a 110? Do I have a 110? – You do. – [Stevie] I have a 110! – [Emily] Oh my gosh, this is crazy. – All right, we’re going up in tens. 120. Do I hear more than 110? It can be anything. – [Vianai] 111. – 111. – Oh, no, okay, there’s a minimum increment. – I don’t think there is. – [Rhett] Okay, 112. – Okay. – 112. 112.95. – We’re at 112, do I hear-? – 112.50! – Plus tax! – Don’t make the graphics department do cents. – What was the shipping? – Okay, we’re at dollars. We’re at 112. 113? Ooh, she doesn’t want the extra 50 cents here. – [Emily] 13’s unlucky. – You go to 114. – 113. – [Stevie] 113. – That might be my draw. – It’s a weird auction, isn’t it? – 115. – [Emily] Wow. – Ooh. – Rounding it up. 115. Do I hear anything from the other two bidders? We’re at 115, I’m gonna give you a three two one. 115. – I might need a snack, my blood sugar’s low. – 116. – Oh, come on, Vi! – We’re at 116. – Vi, what are you sleeping on currently? – Do I hear 120? Can I get 120? We’re at 116, can I get- – 120! – [Stevie] 120. – [Emily] That might be a cashmere blanket under there. – [Vianai] I know! – 125? We’re at 120. Three, two, one- – 125. – Oh! – Oh! Whoa! – [Rhett] Okay, Vi, you can have it! – I rounded it! – Look, Stevie’s doing the Muppet thing! – Ah! Yeah. – What are we at? 125. – 125. – You lost? You’re done? – [Rhett] I’m out. – Rhett lost. – [Vianai] Woo! – [Stevie] All right, let’s bring the box over. – Vianai Austin. – You said my name right! – [Stevie] This… – Of course. Of course, I’m good with names. – [Stevie] Thank you, thank you. – I love it. Oh my god, it’s towels. – [Stevie] This is the silver mystery box, from Luxor linens. – [Rhett] Ooh, it’s king sheets. – [Vianai] It’s king, though. – [Link] You got a king bed? You’re gonna have to… – [Vianai] I do have a king bed. – [Emily] You just tuck it under. – You got a king bed? – I do! – Dang, girl! – It was gifted to me. – I didn’t get a king bed until three years ago. Me and Christy slept on a double for, like, the first 15 years of our marriage. – Like a couple of high schoolers. – So you got a… – Blanket’s cute. – You’ve got a hand towel. – Yeah. See, you guys gotta see, house stuff is expensive, okay? – You call this a washrag or a…? – Not if you get your shopportunity at Marshalls. – You’re right. But if you want the good stuff for your king bed… – Fair enough. – What do you got here? – Is this a blanket? – Oh, and then you got… – I think that’s a blanket, that’s nice. – You got a bath mat. – Throw blanket. – Oh, you’re just letting me model all these, aren’t ya? – Mkay. – That’s all of it. What, hold on, what is this? – I mean, it’s interesting that a… I mean I guess it all kind of goes together. (Rhett guffaws) – Yeah. Sure, you know what? – Nothing matches. – Who picked these colors? – It kinda does. Don’t put it all in the same room, but… (Emily guffaws) – Okay, guys, we’re not only moving on to our third box, we’re moving on to our third and fourth box. – But first, we wanna remind you to check out Trevor’s podcast. Trevor from the Mythical Kitchen, he’s got his own podcast, it’s called Trevor Talks Too Much. – You know what? It turns out it’s true. He’s been talking too much for a month now. And he’s been talking to us less, have you noticed that? – That’s what, I actually enjoy listening to him talk on the podcast. – Right. It’s the only way we can connect with Trevor now. Get it every Tuesday, wherever you get your podcasts. – I highly recommend it. – Okay, the moment you’ve been waiting for for that entire promo, the third and fourth box. David Hill, please bring out these two boxes. Now this is how this works. – Ooh… A red one. – Whoever bids the highest wins the third box, just like normal. But the other player’s bid is applied automatically to the fourth box. – [Link] Okay. – So… – If you lose, you’re stuck with it. And we don’t get to see it ahead of time. – You do not get to see it ahead of time. The fourth box is a mystery box. – You only get to see the third box. – Exactly, which we are going to do right now. David Hill, please open the third box, and show them what is inside. – [Emily] I don’t get it. – [Link] Okay. – What the world? – [Vianai] Smells like candy. – [Stevie] “What the world?” – So there’s some sort of ceramic, some sort of like tea kettle. No, that’s a teacup. – Are these chocolates? Are those chocolates? – [Link] What does that say? – [Rhett] And then there’s something completely mystery box inside the mystery box. What does that say? – [Link] “Set in office.” – [Rhett] “Romance.” – [Link] “Set in an office. A job reading work emails.” – [Rhett] “Rom-com.” – [Link] What? – [Rhett] It’s a script. – Yeah, look at that magic. – [Link] Thank you, David Hill. – [Rhett] I don’t even know how to interpret this. – Is this an Emily in Paris box? – There’s a candle and there’s chocolates. My wife is into romance novels lately, so maybe I just bring this red box home. – All right, I think we’ve seen enough of the box. I’m gonna start the bidding where I always do, at 25, do I hear 25? – Sure. – [Stevie] Link. 30. 30? 30? – You’re not even going for 30? – Yes, I’ll go 30. – Okay, 35. Do I hear 35? – Yep, 35. – 40? 40? 40? 40? 40? – Dang, you get… – 40. – 45! Do I hear 45? 45? 45? – No. I’m out. – [Stevie] Okay. All right. – That box looks crappy! – [Rhett] I was gonna stop on the next one. – Rhett wins the box for 45. – [Link] Congratulations, Rhett. – Let’s bring that over to him. And then we’ll come back and get the fourth box? Sure, yeah, we’ll do that. Rhett, this box is the Blind Date with a Book Box, from Etsy seller DropsOfSunshine3. – [Rhett] Is there something else under it? – [Link] Blind date with the seller? – Blind date with a book. – Okay, there’s a candle and there’s a book. – [Stevie] I guess that you don’t know what the book is. – Oh, it’s a mystery book that’s a romance novel set in an office. You’ve got a job reading work emails. It’s a cute and cheesey rom-com. – I just got some tea, a candle, and a book that I’m not gonna read, for $40? – Who takes a book to a blind date? – Yes you did. – No, no, you’re having a blind date with the book. – I wanted to back out, ah, I shouldn’t have gone over one more. – Okay, let’s… – [Link] this is crappy, man. Open the book, see what it is. – Oh, okay, yeah. – Anybody know? Any guesses? – Eat Pray Love. – Oh! It’s Attach Ments. – [Vianai] Wow. Who picked that book? – I want that blue box, ’cause I’m getting the blue balls. – Let’s see what’s in mystery box number four, let’s go ahead and, I think we can go ahead and bring it over. Yeah, let’s bring it over. – Yeah, baby. – You are so fast. – Oh, you got fruta. – You got a fruit box. – Is this fake fruit? – You just got a fruit box, man. – Ew! – Is this a bad fruit box? – [Stevie] This is the Fresh Exotic Fruits Mystery Box from Etsy seller ExoticFruitWorld. – [Vianai] I’ll trade you a towel for a dragonfruit. – [Link] Look at that. – [Rhett] Looks like we’re both losers, beau. – [Emily] It’s very cold. – I mean, it’s not mushy, I think they’re just supposed to be brown bananers. – Yeah, yeah, yeah. – But you can taste one. – I can’t… – Oh, you know what? It’s not even ripe. – I can’t even get into it. – It’s not ripe, dude. You should let them ripen. – Don’t eat that, yeah. That’s like a natural laxative. Or eat it, if you want. – You should let it ripen. – Rhett’s my natural laxative. Thanks, buddy. – You can bite this one. – I don’t even know how to interpret that. – I don’t, either. Okay. So now comes the reveal of how much things cost, and how much you paid for them, which I will look down at this iPad and tell you. We paid $37 for box number three, Rhett, you paid 45, meaning you lost eight dollars. – Yeah, I’m in the hole. – We paid $160 for box number four. – Whoa! – [Stevie] Link, you paid 40, meaning you gained $120. – Holy crap! – This stuff is exotic! – Yeah. For the box number one, we paid $180, you paid $60, so that’s a tie of $120 between the two of you. But guys, the real winner today, box number two, we paid $465 for. – Dang! – [Stevie] And you paid 125, meaning you gained $340. Those are expensive sheets. – Dang, Vi! – Where’s the belt, Emily? Stand up and receive your belt! – Yeah! Oh, thank you, madame. – [Emily] Bow to you. – [Link] You wanna… – [Vianai] Oh wait, am I sitting? Sorry. – No, I’m saying just… – This look good on me? (Rhett laughs) – You’re keeping the glasses, though. – I’m keeping everything, yeah. – That’s amazing. – I told you guys, house stuff expensive. – And you do have a king bed, so you can actually use these. You better use these. – I’ma sell ’em on Etsy. – All right. Congratulations, Vi, and thanks for subscribing and clicking that bell. – Now you guys say “You know what time it is.” – [Everyone But Rhett And Link] You know what time it is. – I’m Anna. – I’m Daijer. – I’m Sunna. – I’m Absar. And we’re from Alabama. – As you can see, I can’t. We’re about to do a blind orange taste test, and… – [All] It’s time to spin the Wheel of Mythicality. – It looks like she’s about to do a blind taste test. I don’t know what the we is. – Gotta pass it around. – All right, click the top link to watch us uncover the mystery behind mystery flavored snacks in Good Mythical More. – And to find out where the Wheel of Mythicality’s gonna land. – [Rhett] Hey, we wanna let you know about a brand new podcast hosted by our very own Mythical Kitcheneer Trevor, called Trevor Talks Too Much. Check it out on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.