Regular Show Theory: Why Saying “My Mom” is Scientifically the Best Insult
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- My voice may sound a little different in this video due to a cold that I’ve had for the past few days. Please come with me on an unnecessary adventure to find out what Muscle Man was really doing when he said “My Mom”.
#cartoonnetwork #regularshow #muscleman - Krátké a kreslené filmy
i like to believe muscle man knew all these reasons
When they lost their memories it was only for a couple of months and muscle man was able to become a college professor so he already had the intelligence to do it just chose not too basically muscle man is a genius
Muscle Man reading Nature would make sense if he was teaching a quantum lecture when he lost his memory lol
You know who else knew all these reasons?
My uncle John, he’s a mechanic. YOU KNEW WHO HE KNOWS HE KNEW ALL THESE REASONS? MY MOM!
He's a powerful prankster, of course he's smarter than rest of the cast 😅
Muscle Man didn't invent it tho, his father did. Remember "my wife"
The most powerful thing about it is that it makes him inmune to "Your mom" jokes. If you already attacked your mom in a joke, then your opponent is unable to insult her effectively
Considering how pissed Mitch AND his brother got when Mordecai and Rigby pulled out the "your mom" jokes, I don't think so
@@helixsol7171 they weren't actually angry and wanted to prank mordecai and rigby
@@helixsol7171 He was just pretending to be mad tho
The best variants are when it's something positive, like replying to a claim that a certain restaurant has the best tacos in town.
Muscle man is just Eminem
i just love how "OH NO BRO" and "MY MOM!" are the two very phrases we know he's saying just as long as we see his mouth moving
You forget the "You know who else" part
You forgot “I know a guy”
oh no hermano
@@dennisgoatimer1079do you know who else is the honored one? Imaginary technique, purple
Ya know who ELSE just loves how "OH NO BRO" and "MY MOM!" are the two very phrases we know he's saying just as long as we see his mouth moving?
The concept of a “my mom” joke has surpassed the status of relating to a single being (referring to the mother of the one telling the joke) but instead immediately referring to the joke’s creator muscle man. Not only are they intertwined to a point where muscleman is thought of once the punchline is said, but to a degree that simply mimicking his voice and saying “you know who else” can result in a laugh. The concept of a “my mom” joke is no longer based on the mother, but muscleman himself being such a prominent figure in all of our memories. Truly beautiful
You know who else is a prominent figure in all of our memories?
@@Essman614 MY MOM
WOOOOOOOOOO!!
My brother always does the whole "you know who else?" Impression, my personal favorite is "you know who else has dementia? You know who else has dementia?"
For some reason because it's predictable but deviates makes me laugh harder
i wonder if regular show creators thought of how the phrase “my mom” would be scientifically taken apart and proven to be the best insult ever
hi nutimator
@@Icecreambagel HOLY SHIT ICE CREAM BAGEL!!
@@nutimator hi guys its me ice crwam bagrl
@@Icecreambagel this is such a crossover
@@Icecreambagelthe legendary ice cream bagel and mythical nutimator in one place??? No way
you know who else is scientifically the best......... MY MOM!!!!!!!
That is pretty wholesome reddit chonker
OOOOOoooooOOOOOoooooOOOOooohhhhHH!!!
is she forklift certified? 👀
@@eurgoniayou know who else is forklift certified? my MOM
@@God-of-War..you know who else is “you know who else is forklift certified? my MOM”? MY MOM
They came up with an origin story for the "my mom" jokes on the show. His dad would sit on a CB radio waiting for truckers to say something that could set him up for a "that's what she said" type joke. Then muscle man's dad would say "You know who else [insert double entendre]? MY WIFE!" Muscle man witnessed this as a little kid, didn't understand the double entendres, but did understand that specifying that individual (his father's wife, his own mother) as the punchline of that sort of joke got laughs. And he kept repeating that behavior for the rest of his life, never questioning it.
I just thought Muscle Mom had magical properties.
When we meet her in the e show she says the same joke tho.
I think it became a family joke now
The best trucker in the world
There's also the logistics of the joke. Mordecai and everyone who hears the joke often ask "why are you insulting her? She's your mom." And it does bring up the question of what the point is.
I think the point of the joke is that whatever the negative thing being talked about is something the user is adapted to and knows how to deal with. Most people lived with their moms for a long time and got used to whatever peculiarities they may have had, and if they're lucky, their mom is doing well and they're on good terms.
If somebody in the show says "whoa dude, you just wrecked that car into a building!" and Muscle Man replies "you know who else wrecked a car into a building? My mom!", the insult is very interesting if you take it from the perspective of familiarity. It's as if he's saying "this ain't my rodeo." and to him, this just isn't a big deal. It gives off the appearance that he's chill and doesn't let anything bring him down.
Another example would be if Rigby says "man, I just can't seem to get any dates!" and Muscle Man replies "you know who else can't ever get any dates! My mom!" Again, it's not that Muscle Man is insulting his mom, it's more like he's saying "hey, my mom got through this, what are you whining about?" He's not self-deprecating but rather raising himself, and vicariously his mom, above that.
I think this angle of the joke is important even moreso than the element of surprise, considering that nobody who knows Muscle Man is surprised by the insult anymore.
This needs more lieks
this guy wrote an essay about
MY MOM
@@OfDaSouth on a video essay about my mom
this is soooo true wow well said
I found it funny the origin of his joke was when him and his dad were making prank calls to truckers and he picked it up from his dad insulting his wife
It all comes full circle
So it’s a “my wife” joke, but actually funny 🤔
The only good "I hate my wife" joke in existence
LOL what episode is this from i don’t remember
@@clumsylol8329 It's probably the episode muscle dad.
The REAL reason why it’s the world’s greatest insult is actually revealed in the episode titled “My Mom”, right at the end: it’s bait. Muscle Man knows full well he’s not delivering the joke normally, but in order to correct him on it, you have to insult his mother, which gives him full rights to enact his wrath on you. It’s genius.
muscle man is a social chessmaster
@@peanutbutterandtelly3807 He’s playing 4D chess when everyone thinks he’s playing tic tac toe
Imo the my mom joke is like an underrated character in a fighter game that's overpowered when used right
Pretty sure one episode had this exact situation of Mordecai trying to correct him only for hell to rise
@@sebokimre8497 yeah
... That's the episode 'my mom' that the original comment is talking about...
What I’m understanding is my mom jokes are the key to world peace
Pretty much.
By far the most important part of this strategically speaking is that making “my mom” jokes takes the power of “your mom” jokes from the opposing party. If they make a “your mom” joke, they’re only empowering muscle man’s conviction.
You know who else has dementia
You know who else has dementia
Who
@@shmillbe3390 my mom
@@shmillbe3390 you know who else has dementia?
You know who else has dementia
This made me laugh more than it should have
To add on to the first element, Muscle Man still adds element of suprise even with the My Mom joke by deviating to at one point "My Uncle John, hes a mechanic. But you know who taught him?". Truly a diverse joke that can evolve at any time
You know who else can make a diverse joke that can evolve at anytime...
My MOM
@@alienvisitor8393 You know who else can bring an element of surprise? My dad, he was an excellent clown for surprise parties.
And you know who was also an excellent clown for my surprise parties? My Grandpa! He loved fooling around the kids!
But do you know who also loved fooling around? MY MOM!
@Jolteo YT your grandpa is wild 💀
@@Brush421 that’s what I’m sayin 🤣
@@Therevengeforget I love fooling around with kids too!
y'know who else is a scientifically the best insult?
*MY MOM!*
I was about to say the same thing. 😂
@@user-mg1dx5tb1lyou know who else was about to say the same thing?
MY MOM!!
I used to say this joke all the time as a kid. Even when I was in high school I said it and people called me immature 😂. I remember one girl told me “what if my mom was dead” and I’m like what? I literally said *my mom* not *your mom* I should really get me a regular show tattoo. I love it.
Muscle Man is the KING of pranks, and subsequently the KING of jokes. He definitely knew all of this
You know who else is the king of pranks?
@@krakerbox1108 My uncle John, he’s a mechanic.
YOU KNOW WHO PRANKED HIM??? MY MOM!!! WOOO, LATER LADIES!
You know who else definitely knew all of this?
MY MOM!
Hear me out, what if the entire reason he uses the “My Mom” joke is because he’s actually setting up for the second part of the prank where he gets his brother.
@@rynemcgriffin1752 you know who else gets his brother? MY MOM!!!
7 years ago I got married. We had an “advice jar” with pens and paper set out. My sister in law wrote “you know who else leads to violence and horror? MY MOM” I still have it.
We have a saying in Turkish it goes like:
"Baldız baldan tatlıdır."
Which means...
"Sister in law is sweeter than honey..."
@@melasdemhat6792 what the fuck
@@melasdemhat6792 🤨.
@@melasdemhat6792 🤨
@@melasdemhat6792🤨
Ironically that ever my mom watched regular show with me she would always crack up at muscle man’s mom jokes. She really found it funny
I think that it is harder to fight back a "my mom" joke than a "your mom" joke. If you say a "Your mom" joke, they might say something like "No, your mom" or "Yours is worse", but if you say "My mom" and they try to double down on it, you can just own the joke saying something like "Bro, that is what I am saying" and then if they try to flip it by saying something like "Actually my mom too" you can flip it on them and react with shock or disgust.
His father canonically made similar jokes, but the punchline was "my wife" instead of "my mom." I guess "my mom" was the insult that he took to heart. Also, he canonically says that nobody gets to make fun of his mother, so that probably has something to do with it.
Is this canon? Did he really canonically make jokes and canonically say nobody gets to make fun of his mother? Is that canonically what happened?
the only true canon is what the pope says. did the pope say that?
@@24601st the pope isnt canon, the pope is just cosplay fanfiction
@@24601st No. But do you know who did say that?
@@psy-fi64 MY MOM!
Perhaps the reason "my mom" is so effective is because everyone subconsciously dislikes being insulted. So when someone takes an insult and owns it, that shows a level of strength that the insulter doesn't have which leads them to respect the person more.
actually no, the reason that "my mom" jokes are so effective is because if the person you're trying to joke/insult tries to correct you on it, they would be insulting your mother, which gives you full permission to bash their teeth in with the first thing you have at your hand, lmao.
@@pedrososapena5893why does it give full permission to do that?
"My uncle john, he's a mechanic. Do you know who taught him? MY MOM!"
I always took it as "My mom is more remarkable than you or your own mom will ever be because just about anything you have done or could be experiencing, my mom is doing so as well on top of having children."
There is a reason why Muscle Man is more of a man than Brody Foxx ever could be.
You wanna know who else is more of a man than Brody fox?
@@kimcarlocorteza90 MY MOM!
@@SmokeTheHorsehog BOOM!
@@Eyebrowguy420 *high fives high five ghost*
@@ScuttleBugReal he then proceeds to drive a park owned golf cart in such a fashion that from an onlookers point of view the skid marks made from the vehicles tires appear to form the shape of the popular fried pastry often eaten toped with icing, sprinkles and paired with a beverage usually coffee also known as doughts.
Finally, we have them all:
*Bird Man
*Racoon Man
*Gumball Dispenser Man
*Yeti Man
*Lollipop Man
*Ghost Man
and now SCIENCE MAN
Mordrcai is a blue jay
@@boldisordorin9010 which is a species of bird 💀
@@user-ft2kj8nd3n but why did he say bird man and racoon man. He should have either said blue jay man and racoon man or bird man and mamall man
Becauss also human are mammal, so
@@boldisordorin9010 your profile picture suits your comments lol
You know who else is dead? MY MOM! (i miss you momma, shes in a better place. R.I.P)
0:05that is the most professional insult I've ever heard
Muscles Mans jokes gave us some of the best and most memorable moments in all of Regular Show.
“Does anyone know anyone who can help us? Anybody? Anybody at all?”
“I know someone who can help.”
“If you say your mom you’re fired!”
“…MY MOM!!!”
“GET OUT!”
“IT WAS WORTH IT!”
You forgot to mention the moment where he hesitated before saying it instantly
That completely enhances the scene
@@joeda900 Oh I was trying to incorporate that with the “…” before my mom. The pause really did enhance the scene, the face he made thinking whether or not to say it makes me laugh every time.
You know who else makes me laugh every time?
@@rl9217 ...
MY MOM
Which episode was that?
@@catbatrat1760 the episode with MY MOM
"Do you know who else is scientifically the best insult?"
*your* mom.
my friend henry. he's a very nice man.
@@JaxontheOkay don't worry I know a guy
your own mother
@@thedarktypevenoct3403 you know who else knows a guy?
3:50 "why should my mom take the #1 spot?" Maybe they should take the #2 spot aswell.
amazing video, it's crazy to me this came out within days of finishing a complete watch through of the series
It also adds more layers for every my mom joke, telling people his mother also has an undesirable trait, and as those stack up comparing people to his mother becomes more and more effective as an insult
Muscle Mom is the only force powerful enough to destroy Florida Man.
i love how you cite things without specifing, it makes the video so much funnier 😆
You know who else cites things without specifying?
@@lewisgale62 MY MOM!
2:19 "may cause your opponent to enter a period of extra paying attention... ness"
excellent video! straight to the point, and i feel like i learned a lot at the same time!
“Muscle man… my mom is not a game”
“Looks like I win!”
Your mom is a game and let’s just say I’m already playing it.
"Is he human?"
I am wheezing
You know who else is human?
@@dungfungus56 my uncle John he's a mechanic
@@charcoaleater343 you know who else is a mechanic?
@@dungfungus56 MY MOM
@@cupcakethesabertooth6802 you know who ELSE is my mom?
my uncle John, he's a mechanic.
This is the greatest thing I've ever seen, the sheer intellect required to make such a detailed analysis of this topic must be innumerable
One major upside of the "my mom" joke is that It circumvents some common comebacks for your mom such as "I'm an orphan" or "I have two dads"
Another reason My mom > Your mom is that you're not at the risk of hurting ones feelings. Think about it, someone might have their feelings hurt if you say something negative about their mom. But My Mom there's no risk because it's being aimed at you, but everyone gains a laugh from it. It's a win win
Thank you muscle man, for my mom
Muscle Man is peak male performance.
When the professor says you need at least 5000 words in your final essay or you won't pass the class
He was a body builder in one episode
You know who else was a body builder in one episode?
@@dungfungus56 Who?
@@meloworld1491 HIS MOM
@@deadmeme8011 WOOOOOOO
You know who else likes explaining how jokes are funny?
MY MOM WOOOOOOOOOOOOO
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Actually, that's exactly how my mom is like so WOOOOOOOOOOO!
@@radicalcentrist4990 why did Google translate remove a single O from this
@@hhhhhh-zz2fwbecause google translate is guess who? MY MOM!!!!
@@brandonporter8509 sobbing
"And the worst part is, he could be any one of us. He could be in this very room. He could be you. He could be me. He could even b-"
"You know who else could be in this very room?"
You know who else cried watching the finale of Regular Show?
My uncle John, he’s a mechanic. We loved watching the show together and the ending really got us. I miss watching it with him…you know who else misses watching it with him? MY MOM! WOOO, LATER LADIES!
You know who *else* scientifically goes over insults?
My uncle John, he's a mechanic.
No, it's not fun
But do you know who taught him!?!?
@@jinxdz MY MOM!
You can see it in his eyes that he knows exactly what he’s doing
You know who else knows exactly what they're doing?
MY MOM!
I admire wanton unnecessary conviction
Just saying the beginning phrase, "You know who else..?" in a raspy fashion gets me everytime.
I started watching Regular Show at the wee age of 8 years old. 12 years later I am still watching it, and I still appreciate the small details of it. Waiting for any other show to be this way.
The real key is that one can sell an insult with their personal reaction and having a substantial amount of the immediate audience also selling it. Like Supa Hot Fire except real. So long as you keep gaslighting your target that you so totally roasted them they will be completely humiliated. Be it the inception of the idea
people forget that was the inception in the movie the nested dreams was the means by which it was achieved
Or the chagrin they feel for not understanding why the joke works. While in the show muscle man uses the joke as an exemplification of his undeserved high self esteem he has a prior to the prison saga era of Christory Chris-Chan quality he is convinced that he is muscular despite no muscular development because he is just volumetrically large. While CWC did overestimate his ability in verbal combat had some level of awareness that he was not particularly adept in verbal abuse. Big exception the curse-ye-hame-ha muscle man prides himself in his made for TV movie stock character of the cool and mean but redeemable lead roles best friend supporting role of the not as cool way meaner and not at all redeemable guy. He lives in Cwcville in a sense and so long as he continues to do so Magichan Sonichu, Mew Two, Chistielle Rosechu will always be all the fans he needs.
real
bruh really wrote a whole essay
so it's sorta like the no soap radio joke
(Two polar bears are sitting in a bathtub. The first one says, "Pass the soap." The second one says, "No soap, radio!")
you have a bunch of friends all laughing about it and every time the prankee gets confused and asked what it means, you just reiterate the "punchline" and ridicule them for not getting it until they pretend to laugh along or get pissed and leave
@@metallicpipe grandpa's telling his dementia stories again
You know who else love my mom jokes and finds them the superior form of multi layered comedy?
My uncle John, he’s a mechanic.
YOU KNOW WHO’D MAKE MY MOM JOKES WITH HIM?!? MY MOM!!!
This video was incredibly informative. Thank You
this is going to be useful in my vocabulary test next week
You know who else should take a moment to thank Mitch A.K.A Muscle Man for giving them the best?
My mom
@bruh moment You know who else thought it was meat?
MY MOM!
The algorithm blessed me with this enlightenment, hope this channel keeps growing
thank you for this beautiful video
4:03 you know who else is reaching a level of overuse?
MY MOM!
I love how this video was recommended to me I've been using my mom jokes at work for a long long time and this makes me feel great
2:45 Do you who else breaks the ice
Who else?
My mom?
The line "According to scientific america" sounds like "source: trust me bro"
I've been wondering about this for years and now it makes sense, wow and never thought about it like that before, mind blown.
5:22: Muscle Man:(slow motion) You know who I feel sorry for? My mom!
Thanks for reciting what was literally said in that clip
@@okto4201 You're welcome
My brother heard me turn this video on at 3:30 AM and started laughing his ass off 😂😂
You know who else is scientifically the best insult? MY MOM
You know who else thanks Muscle Man for what he has given us? My mum!
This is exactly what I needed to watch during my finals week.
Thank you, fellow Nate, very cool.
Regular show is a product of pure genius, and I will never be convinced otherwise.
this is what i needed today
this information will be used in my next phycology class in the form of a presentation thanks you
You’ll get a solid C-. 👍
Pretty sure they actually addressed this point in the show. Apparently no one messes with Muscle man’s mom but him
🤓
The true reason why "my mom" is the best insult is when everyone start to use it you will never know if whose saying it is confident or insecure about himself
2:25 There's a small sound in the background that matches up perfectly with when they high five.
This is beautiful
This was surprisingly captivating.
you know who else is surprisingly captivating?
Muscle man would cry of joy
The best benefit is definitely not accidentally insulting someone else’s dead mom
Very well put together and thought out. Great research and arguments. What a scientific marvel.
truly a beautiful evaluation, thank you for this deep dive into the the muscle man vernacular
I really like this guy's narrative. I like it when someone is calmy and patiently explaining something
I have been enlightened. You sir are a gentleman and a scholar!
This sounds like a gaslight into getting me to lose roast battles.
Funny enough, I just started rewatching regular show and this got made.
Nate you finally hit the algorithm, congratulations man, you of all people deserve it for this quality content.
You know who else hit the algorithm?
You know who else ia the honored one?
Imaginary technique
honestly this feels like a video that belongs in the extended universe for regular show
i can totally see muscle man showing this to mordecai and rigby to show them once and for all why he is the best
Good show, jolly good show
I just watched a video explaining why muscle man is psychologically the greatest comedian of all time and just had my humor ran through the mud.
You know who else had their humor ran through the mud???
Aloysius Devadander Abercrombie, obviously.
I will never forget the time someone else made fun of MuscleMan’s mom, so he opened a pit to hell to summon his older brother to make the would-be mom insulter to kiss his “mom,” which was actually MusclMan’s gut (or something)
I have no memory of this but this sounds very plausible
@@samwallaceart288 It was apparently Season 2, episode 6: “My Mom.” The first appearance of “Muscle bro” the trucker.
This is the most inspiring thing I’ve ever watched
Being quicker on the draw to put yourself down usually gets the response "Dude, you don't have to be so hard on yourself." But I can see the blank, shark-like envy behind their eyes. If I didn't say it first and better against myself, it would of been them saying it.
This video took so long to come out due to the sole reason that this deep of an analogy has been puzzling scientists since the first conception of "my mom" in a conversation between 4 college students way back in the year of 2000, unsuprisingly though, none of the other students had caught on to such an advanced joke. It is only just now that we are able to make progress in the discovery of the best insult, what with our super advanced technology, capable of curing cancer, and of course, answering the most puzzling statement of the universe: "my mom."
My man make a whole thesis about his mom, nice video very instructive 👍
Wonderfully made video
I always love listening to these ted talks. Very uplifting and inspiring. Makes me want to be a better person and create real change in the world. Bless.
Beautiful video, changed my life honestly
The soundtrack to his dialogue with high quality headphones is a trip. Lol.
Holy shit, I`ve watched this video only because of the title XD That was great, very good job on the video! I miss regular show days so much.