tight two - MBMBAM animation 

Almost 5 minutes of a MBMBAM animation?! This animation is a full course meal at a fancy restaurant. Im imagining all the viewers of this video at a dinner table, we are chowing down like beasts. Om nom noming. We are eating well tonight and this animation is surely delicious. We will all be rating this restaurant 5 out of 5 stars, with many compliments to the chef

His pants! Griffin's pants! Justin breaking at "breastfed him too!" Griffin carrying Justin up to the stage!

The fact that Justin’s audition outfit is so believable by itself as something a theatre nerd would wear and then with an unbuttoning and the adding of an apron he’s literally Tevye is amazing. I also can’t imagine how long that dance took to animate it looks so good.

Justin completely ignoring Griffin’s bit about raising Julia Stiles is impeccable

"can you shake it." ".....uhhh ya" (busts it down)

It had to be said: Julia styles never talks to Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the entire runtime of 10 things I hate about you because they are not each other's love interests in that movie edit: the choreogrophy from Save the Last Dance was a nice touch

Oh my god Tit Liquid was over 400 episodes ago...

“They have done plumb fell right the fuck off that roof” Griffin is such a wordsmith

YESSSS it's even better than i dreamed. to quote travis, i wanna tell you ten things i LOVED about that: everything

IDK why, but griffin saying "He was really, super high up there" absolutely broke me

2 YEARS OF WORK FOR THIS???!!! adding to every video queue i make for the next 5 years

This is truly so excellent all the way around but God Griffin's animation is so sassy and very good

NO WAY, MY FRIEND AND I REFERENCE THIS BIT ONCE A WEEK BECAUSE OF YOUR ORIGINAL ANIMIMATION!!!

2:50 "let me tell you... ten things i loved about that" theatre people and doing wordplay off of a show's title is something i will never escape

The Julia Stiles Save the Last Dance reference was too good

this is the TIGHTEST mbmbam animation ive EVER seen and it's so LONG!!! holy shit!!! the way Griffin walks is so cunty it's wonderful

Beetlejustin is perfect and also I adore how you've animated all three of the boys. Also any bit that involves Griff walking away from the mic is comedy gold.

I'm lost for words, you're too talented, the amount of creativity you need to come up with all the visuals that elevate this bit tenfold is just outstanding. Love the designs for the boys, they convey their looks and personality perfectly and the outfits and sets are just wow, loved how their journalist clothes reminded me of the margaritaville episode. And the animation! The transitions and sets and scenes you came up with make the bit so much funnier, it was truly a pleasure to watch, thank you!

you’ve only got two notes so blow me … … … …

The beginning clip of griffin hurriedly fixing the green screen and getting Justin was so good

Justin dancing to the song from Save the Last Dance was just *chef's kiss*

Griffin walking Justin in the dark and pushing him out on to the stage is such an inspired choice. This is a masterpiece tbh

😂😂😂AAAAH I'M DYING WITH JUSTIN'S EXPRESSIONS THIS IS TOO GOOD

this is absolutely glorious! It's so hard to pick favourites but that part at the beginning in times square is just *chef's kiss * - the way you have the box in the corner for Travis and Griffin and then switch to them on the ground? The way Justin morphs from Spiderman to Phantom to Beetlejuice? I love your mind! But then every aspect of Griffin as a director of a play feels incredibly spot on. And the reaction shots on Travis? The little animations around his head? The way his hands move? And my god that ceiling at the end. I kind of want to go frame by frame but I can't, so I'll just end with praising Justin in front of the curtain with a spotlight on him because YES

I’m mad at youtube for taking two whole weeks to recommend this work of art to me

0:31 was this before the boys had the fear of Al Roker in their hearts? That's a lotta microphones

really made griffin into a walking terror on this one. a+

as someone who loves the original wip ver, this is so good !! griffin asking travis to get popcorn for the audition was perfection

oh my god this is amazing. the amount of details! justin in the singin' in the rain outfit(s), the way griffin moves like an action/mystery anime character, the dynamic poses and angles and incorporation of backgrounds! I am blown away

YOU'RE BACK WITH ANOTHER BALLER ANIMATION!!🎉

straight up this is an odyssey of an animation, what a journey

0:35 the spiderman/spiderverse and all the Broadway references is amazing

Surprise Gypsy reference! Surprise Beetlejuice reference! Always delightful how tightly the "musical-theater nerd" circle and "McElroy nerd" circle overlap on that particular Venn diagram.

This person could use more Patrons. Seriously.

Gene Kelly 's gotta dance Broadway fever dream sequence costume! Nice!

Gorgeous limb action throughout

the animation is beautiful but there’s something so funny about how overly confident justin’s singing is and yet because the backing track was added in post and he’s REALLY taking his time with these notes, it quickly leaves him behind

this IMMEDIATELY became my favorite mbmbam animation

This is incredible: you’ve added so much context to every one of their jokes, adding physical comedy and visual callbacks. Very impressive: obviously lots of thought went into each part and you’ve transformed it in ways impossible in the original medium. The dance! The silent film section! The expressions! The character design and illustrative style (I love the way the character’s hands feels unique to each of the characters). Worth the amount of time you put into it, I’m very entertained, impressed, and inspired :)

Every ounce of characterization in their movements is brilliant. Definitely subscribing

10 things I loved about this: everything!

Love the Singing in The Rain references.

Is he doing the final dance by Julia Stiles in Save the Last Dance!?!?! The layers!!

Love Griffin's "Escape From Margaritaville/Get his ass melted by Al Roker" microphone bag

the way you animate their movement is sooo ATLA i love it

Justin in the Singin' in the Rain Broadway Melody outfit is very, very good

my favorite parts: - the way justin hits that first pose with the hat at 0:10 - the 'fantasy costco' in the neon lights at 0:14 - the reflection of the greenscreen on griffin and travis at 0:32 - SPIDERMAN TURN OFF THE DARK REFERENCE - griffin getting got by his own megaphone at 1:09 - the whole. silent movie section. (also justin's incredulous expression in the beat right after!) - travis putting the caution sign on the roof amazing. showstopping. never been done before. i loved it. (Also, thank you for having captions!)

A MBMBAM animatic? What a delight!

This video is so choice

this animation is so fun, you put so much love into this !

The.... The SKILL here!!!! Holy hell!!!!

NOT THE SAVE THE LAST DANCE DANCE LMAO

Your animation is incredible! So smooth, so much character! Spectacular work!

director griffin has kotaro tatsumi energy and i love it so much

Spider-Justin in the background transforming into Phantom Justin and BeetleJustin was top tier.

you putting the greenscreen glow around them when they're newscasters, insane, incredible

Pretty sure Griffin knows a thing or two about loose twos

cinematic fucking masterpiece, an academy award is in order i will be speaking with my higher-ups

Love this era of mbmbam great to see animations from it

griffins body language is so funny

Truly started hyperventilating at the save the last dance jump , I’m speechless , well done

you are THEE premier animator of my heart

MY FAVOURITE BIT OF ALL TIME & NOW IT'S ANIMATED THANK YOU STARTUSH

You are not only my favorite McElroy animator, I think you’re just my favorite animator in general at this point

Brava, the dance animation and the cape animation are beautiful. I appreciated the choreography from Save the Last Dance. You worked extremely hard on it and it shows.

THIS RULES AHHHHH

this is spectacular!! the scenes, the details, the smoothness, the character designs! wow, just wow. great work!

The composite is so good 😭😭 the animation so charming

YESSSSSS!!!! been so excited since I saw the livestream!! this was amazing, I love your animation SO MUCH its not fair.

thank you for this, i will watch it a dozen times

Just to echo everyone, it's so good.

The costume changes and stylistic choices in this are FANTASTIC, this is so fun

this whole animation is wonderful! theres so many great little details. idk why but i especially love griffins walk when theyre going into the theater. idk its just so character. this whole video is a joy to watch and rewatch!

Wow, I didn't think you could top your Abnimal animatic. but there you go.

Can confirm; this is exactly what it’s like to be a professional actor

I love how you make these bits into complete little movies, you bring them to life so perfectly!

I’ve been watching MBMBAM animations for almost eight years now, and I think that this is the most impressive I’ve ever seen 🫡

The work you put in absolutely shows in this. I get some real worthikids vibes, excellent work

When justin started to shake it I was in awe.. absolutely fantastic

Insanely good animation!

You are by far the best animator that I’ve seen for these MBMBaM segments

Beautiful, immaculate, incredible

came back today to watch again. so fucking good. amazing work.

THIS IS PHENOMENAL

this is the best thing I have ever seen

this is literal cinema oh my god. can they show this in the cinema

This looks so good, I love your animation style! Griffin having the margaritaville mics is a nice touch : )

Im So happy you fully animated this bit! Thank you, amazing❤ this is one of my favorite bits and it hasnt gotten the coverage it deserves till now now

the quality of this is literally insane. had to watch it twice. great work, this is so great.

THIS WAS AMAZING???? I'm so so so impressed with the quality of your animation, especially the dancing at the end. 10 things i love about this video: everything.

you absolutely knocked it out of the park with this one

this is AMAZING oh my GOD

She's back! YES!

oh my god!!!!!! this is incredible!!!!!!! startush really does not miss ever!!!!!!

god this is incredible!!! i’ve been hoping for a finished version of this ever since you included it in that compilation of unfinished animatics :’-) the sequence of director griffin blasting himself in the ear with the megaphone has truly lived in my mind rent-free since then. this is such a delight to watch-i love the way you take their bits and make them into whole scenes with settings and lots of movement, everything just feels so alive!! the julia stiles bit and justin’s dance killed me. love all the tinier more background gestures too-seeing griffin through the door of the audition room sending people away, travis getting him & griffin popcorn, griffin checking his nails while travis is talking, etc. just chock full of incredible stuff; the amount of detail you put into these is amazing. fantastic work as always!!!!

Every second of this is incredible!

Well done. it’s amazing. You built great scenes for these voices to fill

the dancing and the chair spinning incredible! Loved it thanks

It's a good good day when a new startush comes out

Oh my god, this is GLORIOUS. And I am absolutely losing my shit at the incredible dance sequence at the end since of course it's from the seminal Save the Last Dance, starring Julia Stiles of the four broken limbs whomst I nursed back to health from my own breast. ICONIQUE.