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Episode Post Date: January 20, 2026
GMM Episode Number: 2962
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Today's Smelling Bee spells trouble. Let's talk about that. Good Mythical Morning. We're about to bust out a brand new edition of a beloved GMM tradition, the Smelling Bee, but this edition will look a little different and a lot messier. Yeah, that's because our episode today is brought to you by Clorox. Y'all know I like to keep things clean. So you know, my house is stocked with bleach. I mean, sometimes I will text you asking you what you're doing and you'll just reply with cleaning and you're the only friend who responds with that ever. Thank you for saying that. Matter of fact, just yesterday I was about to get in my shower, which was clean. Okay? And I said, you can't pull one over on me. And there's this long piece of tile that covers my drain to make it looks like there's no drain. Yeah, and I picked up that piece of tile and I flipped it and I cleaned that. Oh. Because, even though no one will see it, including me, I know it's there. Clorox works on so many different surfaces, which we're gonna show you in just a bit. So keep your home as clean as mine, and thanks again to Clorox for bringing us today's episode. Now let's get smelling and spelling. It's time for the Sixth kinda sorta Annual Burbank Invitational Smelling Bee. Okay, boys, you're about to take turns smelling smells at the scent bar. If you guess a smell correctly, the first letter of that smell goes up on the board, and after you're done smelling all your smells, you'll try to guess the full word. If you guess correctly, the real life version of that word will be dumped on the other guy. But if you guess wrong, it gets dumped on you. And you may have noticed that you won't be standing in your usual kitty pools this time around, we've upped the stakes. And for this first round, the loser will be standing on top of that very special white tiled floor. Yeah, I was gonna ask you. Is this what I think it is? You betcha. Is it also what I think it is? Mm-hmm. Yeah, this is the tile floor that we stood on in seventh grade when we were popping each other's with towels in the n, in the nude. You remember that? Of course I do. Towel poppin practice. That's why we've kept this square of tile all these years 'cause it's so important to us. It means a whole lot to us, and the last thing that could happen to it is for it to get messy. I wouldn't know what to do if it got dirty. I, I have to think that we have to get it completely clean because it's so special. That's right, Link. Okay, Link, you may begin smelling. Mm-hmm. My favorite part is puttin', puttin these tubes up my nose. Yep. Puck 'em in there. Put 'em in there, Pookie. Ooh, that smells good. It's refreshing. It's like a pine scent. It's peppery though, huh? Those are two P words. Oh God, I can't tell what that is. I'm gonna come back to that one. Maybe the other letters that I'll get will help me. Clear it out. Interesting, interesting. This one smells clean. It smells refreshing. Inedible. Hmm? These are in a family. Okay. No, this one, this one's definitely, I think this is pepper, black pepper. Then this one, this one smells so fresh. I got nothing. What? What you, you think I'm supposed to know what they are just by smelling them? Who do you think I am? A participant. Here's what I'm saying, you're saying things that you think that they are, and you're saying that you've got nothing, but you're saying things that you think that they are. Yeah, but I don't, I'm not ready to guess anything. Oh, okay. 'cause I only have one final answer. Okay. Ooh, that's, that's just perfume. So I'm gonna guess perfume. Okay, he was quick on that one. No. Well, stop rushing me. I mean, you're, you're unpredictable. Ooh, gravy. Not final answer. That, that smells like burger, it smells like a burger gravy. Burger Gravy. Not an official guess, this is just a pontification. It definitely makes me hungry. It's something breaded. It's something fried. It's like country fried steak. Why don't, hey. Is it fried? You have said things that are true about it. Why don't you move to the last thing? I feel like the last one you, I just feel like you should know that one. Oh, I think I do know this one. I've encountered this smell before. Okay. Alright. It's familiar to him. I could see that. Oh, oh, truffle. Yes. Alright, so I have a T. Okay. Now, now I get to go back, and then, so gravy. GT. There's not a word that ends in GT. Well, you don't know that. Go back here. This is a spice. We need a guess, Link. Pepper. Yes. Yes. Okay. Okay. So you got the first and the last letter. I will offer no more assistance because, I feel like that's a lot. This smells so good, it makes me so hungry. Hold, hold on. Before, before you guess. Pure. It's, don't say gravy. Okay? You said, now remember. It's fried. Remember? It smells fried. Remember, I'm helping you a little bit. 'cause your boy. I, I know what this is. Your boy's gonna be over there in a second. Okay? You like these. It's fried, it's meaty. Oh crap. I just can't come up with it. We're gonna need a guess. Um, it's not lemon. Probably starts with a vowel. Can I buy a vowel? I feel like I've gotta get this. I think you have a good chance of getting this next to last one. It's breaded, it's deep fried. There's a reason that. It's savory. Yes, there's a reason that you would think it was country fried steak, because this is often. Um, ah. Okay. I can't do it. I feel like I've got it, but I don't have it. Yeah, that's how we all feel. I give up. I feel like giving up so hard. Hey, don't give up and think about it. Think about how it was in middle school sometimes. You'd be keeping the score for the girls' basketball game. Can you snap me with a towel? Yeah, and I noticed that you weren't paying attention and I would come outta the locker room nude and I would, and I'd pop you and you'd get right back to it. Is it a main or a side? It's a side. All the way. It's a side. Can I give you one more hint? It's also a vowel. The two that you're trying to guess are both vowels. This is helpful. I, I fried. IO fried OOU, and sometimes a y. Don't necessarily understand the system. A starts with the. He sang a vowel and then fried. I dunno, maybe it'll all come together for him. Country fried steak, I got nothing. Nope. Nope. All right. And now the second one. He, he just nodded it right off. Okay. Parrot. Who, who, uh, let's see. Um, he said parrot. Uh, okay. P-A-I-N-T. Paint. That is incorrect. I knew it. It is Pinot. What? Pinot? Yeah. It's a wine. Man, you can't, you can't use French. But hold on. This is American. The thing is, you started so strong, you were like pepper, and then. Pinot is not a, that's a French word. Oh my gosh. Onion rings. Onion rings. Ah, alright. Switch places. Peppercorn. It was onion rings. I, didn't I say pepper? Oh, I got that one right. Yes. You said pepper. New car, onion rings, I should have got that. Ah, okay. Okay. Well I think it might be time, uh, for things to get messy. Why, hello. Who are you? It's me, the Mess Bandit, and I'm here to ruin your good clean time. Speaking of time, it's wine o'clock somewhere. Oh, oh, oh, oh. Woo. That is really unfortunate. You know what? I think we're gonna have to unleash the bleach. Oh, I like that. Yeah, you did. What did you make up a slogan? Yeah, I did. Pinot. Pinot. Alright, clean it up. Look at that. We're gonna be popping each other with towels on this before you know it. Oh yeah, that feels good. You ready to get on this thing and pop each other? Yes, sir. Okay, bleach boys, it's Rhett's turn to smell. Stevie, is this what I think it is? You betcha. Rhett. I can't believe it. Yeah, it's the trash can that we went over Niagara Falls in together in the nude. Yes. In eighth grade. Yes. It's so special to us. Because we, we made it. We made it, and now we have it. Yeah. And we like to keep it super pristine, clean. I don't know what would happen if it got dirty. Oh, I hope it doesn't. We'd probably have to get it. Pristinely clean. Right, here I am in the hard spots. Yep. It's hard over here. Now it's your turn to flounder, hopefully. That's a food product. It has a doughy smell, like it could be a cookie dough or maybe a bread dough, or it could be something that you make with cookie dough like cookies, but. Cookies butt. That, cookies butt is not my official guess. He's moved on to the second one. Oh God, that's really strong. It had, it smells like licorice, but things that smell like licorice could be sarsaparilla, could be root beer. Could be mouthwash, but I don't think it is. You have mouthwash that smells like licorice. There could be, oh, it smells like vegetable soup, like a tomato soup. So many things smell like other things. Yep, mm-hmm. But nothing is spelled like pinot. Uh, that is a spice. Is it possible that this word also has an O right here? It's possible, yes. Because it smells like oregano. This is the one that, I can't think of anything else that smells like this, so I'm going to, I'm gonna say oregano is my guess. Nope. Okay. It's not that, but knowing it's not that, is knowledge. That you know. 'cause it could, oh, 'cause it could be, I don't know what thyme smells like, thyme with a H. It might be thyme. You've already guessed. I'm gonna say that, that's a T. But just in my brain. Time with an I, what does that smell like? Ooh, that smells pretty nice here. That smells real nice. Yeah, that smells like onion rings. It smells and it's, you know, like, it smells like something that's breaded and fried. Yep. It smells breaded and fried. Like, it's those like, uh, aroncini, you know, like those things that you like that. Rice ball. Yeah, you have like a rice ball, but that seems too specific for this game. Okay, let me go back to, I have nothing right now. I have nothing except a loose guess that this is a spice that may be thyme, but I don't really know what thyme smells like, oh man, this smells so good. It does. Is this a, is this a substance that you really like? I wouldn't say really. Okay. But sure. Is it something that will be, um, like baked and then made into something else? Baked? Define baked. Like a batter. Like an oven. Like a batter or a, you know, like a cake batter or something like that. Okay, then yes. You're, you're quite on a good track. But it's not yet the thing that it's gonna be. No, it's the thing. It's gonna be. Oh, it is the thing that it's gonna be. Mm-hmm. Then I'm gonna say cupcake. That's wrong, Rhett. Then I'm just gonna say cake. That's wrong too. Come back to it and I'm gonna figure out when I, where I'll give you more hints 'cause I'm gonna let you get a letter or two, since that happened to me. This smells exactly like licorice, but that could be anise as well because, or anise. Or anus. But you think they're gonna put anise on this thing for us. Anise. That's right, they did it and you got it. That's impressive. Okay, uh. I had a crush on a girl named Denise. Um, this is a food, right? Yep. Is there a reason It smells like vegetable soup? Yeah. You're giving an odd description of what it is. Is it because it's vegetable soup? I would say it lacks one of the cornerstones of soup. Meaning it's not liquid. No. Enjoyable soup has a certain attribute that this never has. Tomatoes? Nope. Not an ingredient, a state of being. What? This is fundamentally different than soup in one way that doesn't involve ingredients. It's not wet. Nope. But you're getting kind of close. What makes soup enjoyable? Oh, that it's hot. Gazpacho, cold soup. You're continuing to describe this in a very strange way, and I like it. It's chunky, wet, and vegetable. Well, that varies depending on your preference. You like it? Yeah. Surprisingly. Salsa. Final guess. Final answer. Yes. Okay. Alright, I gave you that one. So you've got a A and you've got an S. Okay. Now you're on your own. Okay. Alright, that's fair. This smells exactly like those, those, uh, those rice balls, arancini. That's my guess. I can see no. Rhett, you only have the. Okay boys. Only have the first one to guess. I love hints. Oh, no, he already missed the first one, no. Yeah, that's it. Yeah. Oh, you're done. I, I love hints, we've given so many of 'em. Okay. But it's time. But why would that be nasty? What are you thinking? What's that? That you're thinking? Well, I don't wanna say it out loud because that would be my, I mean, you can guess as much as you want until you spell it, but really it's just about how messy it would be. How messy it would be. So if I think that if in my mind this is time, this is a T, I thought this was arancini. 'Cause I thought this would be an A. Okay. I'm just, I'm just gonna guess. P-A-S-T-A pasta? Nope. The first letter is waffle. Oh. And you're right about time. It's waste. Yeah, it goes, look at this. Ah, of course. Waste basket. What's the. Egg rolls? Ah, yes, yes. Okay. All right. You get over here and get in this again. Just like back when we were in eighth grade, we were naked going over. Okay. It's easy for you to get in there. I remember that. Waste. And I'm gonna get away from you. Uh. Mess Bandit, do your thing. Well, look who's back. Me, the mess bandit. Oh, I called you the waste bandit. Oh gosh, it stinks. I'm the Mess Bandit. Oh, it stinks. And would you look at this beautiful bucket of nastiness? Ugh. Why are there feathers? I sure would hate for it to go to waste. Ooh, my God. Look at those fish. It's like steak pieces. I don't feel like I could open my eyes again. Look at what you did to our beloved trash barrel that we took over the falls. How are we going to fix this? I guess we're gonna unleash the bleach. Yeah, we are. I'm really impressed that you got anise and then you inferred thyme. I inferred thyme. Of course you still didn't get it right, but. Waffles, I knew it. This is already smelling better. You keep this up and we're gonna get right back in this thing and go down the falls again. You see how happy this makes me? Yeah. You really lock in. You really lock in in, yeah. Alright, let's move on to round three. Final round. Ah, Stevie, is this what I think it is? You betcha. No way. Yes. I think this is the toilet that we used to develop our secret language of toilet plops back in ninth grade. Yes, our secret language of toilet plops that we developed in ninth grade. While completely nude. Nude, of course. Yes. Yes. Stevie, if this got dirty, I, I, we would just have to make sure it got pristinely clean. Yeah. And disinfected. Link, are you ready to smell? Yeah, can I. Yeah, I have a lot of, I have a lot of confidence in you for this one. Oh, now that one is like Indian food. I think, I ha like, I think I'm just gonna go ahead and say it right now. Oh. I'm gonna be disappointed in you if you don't get this. Thinking curry. Hmm. But I'm gonna come back to it. Clear that out. Oh my gosh. Disqualified. My, the pinot totally removed the adhesive. How are you gonna know? I think he's disqualified. I'm contestant number two. He automatically loses. This one's got a deepness. Okay. Um, I can't tell if it's edible. I, I feel hungry about it. Okay. I'm not gonna give you hints until I think you need them, because. I don't know what that is. Think, I think you're gonna get this. There's a darkness to it. Almost an earthiness. Okay. Not a lot to go on there. Oh. And now we're in some sort of, I think this is a liquid. Okay. Alright, he's narrowed it down to a liquid. I can't tell if that one's edible or not. Okay. Maybe I'm just hungry. I'm losing a little confidence. How, how could you tell it was a liquid? Because it was so aromatic, it was so much easier to smell than, than this one. That's like, that's a, that's a talent. That is very impressive. You smelled it a liquid. What liquid does it smell like? I think it's a thick liquid. A thickquid, a thick liquid. Am I still impressing you, Stevie? Thick? Yeah, maybe move, move on, I. Okay, thin liquid. I think you got this one real quick. Oh, bad Turkey. Some might say. Some might say bad Turkey. I mean, don't, no, don't listen to me. Ugh. It's a, it's something that I don't like. I correct. I think that's liver. So curry and liver. Temp temperature. I said the word temperature and I don't know why. Just came outta my mouth. Sometimes when I. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, whoa. That one's, that one burned me a little bit. Okay, watch out. Um hmm. You like. I don't know. It's got a citrus ex nasal experience. Okay. But I, I, it's not ringing a bell. I've, I've never smelled this. I got nothing with that. I think, does it, is it, um, is it manmade? Yes. I mean, yes. Doesn't like fall off of an orchard? Not in this form. Alright. I got, I gotta go back here. This is the one that I was most confident in. Indian food, uh, be a little bit more specific. Oh, that's not my guess. Okay. You're gonna, you're gonna like, you're gonna get this. All right. I'm sticking with my first answer, curry. Correct. Yes. Gimme that C. And now this is the one with a liquid here. It's almost like chocolate. I don't think I'm gonna give you any hints, because I think, all right. This one right here, I think you're gonna, I think you're gonna get from really some really key, key letters. Liver. Correct. Okay. I'm not gi, I'm not giving you any help at this point. Uh, I, I be, it ends like what kind, what letter comes after L. Sometimes it's a O. Like, uh, uh, let's see. Does this start with an H? Maybe. He is making the sound. I don't smell something there that's, that's hitting me. I don't wanna smell that again. You don't have to smell that again. 'cause you've guess right. Well, I know this is a liquid. Is it a topping? I, I can't give you more. I just feel like you've got some key letters here and so far you've got, what we've all had is two letters going into the. Crap crap. Into the. Crap crap. This one is so pungent. Yeah. Is it a solid or a liquid? Solid. Mm. Okay. It's a pungent liquid. Okay, don't help anymore. Don't help. Dang it, I feel like I should have gotten that. All right, with this one. I, is this, um, this is a material of some sort? Uh. Well, I mean, yeah. Is it, is it. I mean, isn't everything. Is it leather? No. And is this mustard? No. Alright. You, oh, you still have a guess for the middle one. On the middle one, chocolate syrup. No, I'm sorry man. I think you can get this. See. I feel like you could get it. Uh. Uh, okay. This is so nerve wracking. Crack crack. Crew, crew, crew. Creole. This is so unpleasant. Just so you know what this feels like, you have a man. Is this what happens in people's minds on game shows? Yeah, but not in their mouths. I feel like I'm in the, the like, the basement of a serial killer. Something. And he's like, what, what, what am I going to do? Something that could be dumped over me. That is c, c cl, cl. We're gonna need a guess. Chill. We're gonna need, we're gonna need to guess, Mr. Neil. Cry. Okay, 10 seconds. Cry. I can't come up with any word that even fits this. Five. And what language is it in? Four. Are y'all fringing me again? Two, one. Say something. What's your final guess? Say something. CHULP. Chulp. Chulp. Chulp is what I'm spelling. You're so close. You're so close. What's the, what's the next letter? CHIL. Child. I. Chili. Chili. Ah, come on over. Take a seat, take a seat Link. On when you said Chel. Curry, hot dog. Hot dog. I could have sworn you were gonna get it when you said Chel. Italian. It's Chili, man. Is the bandit coming? Yes. Is he behind me? What's going on in here? I've been meaning to ask you, why are you a bandit? Why am a bandit? What do you, I mean, what are you stealing? Uh, your cleanliness. Wow. And speaking of who's been cleaning my terrible, beautiful messes. Someone turn on a heater. It's getting kind of chili. Oh no. Oh, no. No, there's more. There's more. It keeps coming. Yeah, it's still coming. Hey man, this is, I call this chulp. Hey, uh, you look great, but you know what I think we need to do? Unleash the beach. Honestly, I think I thought that chili had two L's in it. Well. I was so close. Yeah, you got so, so close. You were getting scared, weren't you? Oh, wait, when you said chulp. You know when a man gets to chulp, you gotta assume he is gonna get all the way to chili. That's right. Clean it, disinfect it. We're gonna be sitting on this thing again, having our plop language happen in no time. Okay, that is cleaned and disinfected. Take that, Mess Bandit. This episode was brought to you by Clorox. Thanks for commenting and sharing this video. You know what time it is. Hi, I am Avery. And I'm Isaac, and we're in Richmond, Kentucky. And we just started our last semester of undergrad at EKU. And it's time to spin the Wheel of Mythicality. We've been there, remember that? It was great, I'm glad it wasn't that cold. Let's make it count. We're gonna think of a number. Yes. We're gonna think of a number and we're gonna get it right this time. Yep. I'm already, I've been thinking, okay. 3, 2, 1. 3. 4. Oh for the first time we didn't get the same number. Well, 'cause we say three and seven sometimes. I just thought we'll try something different. I don't keep a record of wrongs and rights. Every morning's new to me. Click the top link to see us continue our quest to beat the impossible quiz in Good Mythical More.