i think a lot of it seems like pretenf confidence. I was similar back then. it's very performative I think modern Rhett, more relaxed and all, shows a lot more actual confidence.
I love how they didn’t find the topless dancing embarrassing at all. They were just in awe of how Rhett was able to move around since their bodies aged
I am equal parts SUPER grateful social media didn't exist, but also equally sad it didn't. I wish SOOO much I had more photos and videos of my time in the '90s.
@@Christi6746 I can't imagine how many rolls of film lie undeveloped somewhere in a dump. So many school and family trips that pictures that weren't developed
@@maruubnd I took a trip to Yosemite in 8th grade and I brought a camera. I'm pretty sure I never developed the film :(. I so wish I still had some of those rolls to get developed now.
@@jimmyrade7815 *I* think it’s that Link more often acts or speaks without thinking and can be oblivious or apathetic to how it affects or is perceived by the people around him. It’s not malicious per se, it’s just how he is. Not to say he always deserves it, but he’s definitely more likely to do or say things that invite ribbing. Rhett is much more conscientious of his actions, by and large.
Why do I get the feeling that Rhett was in the moment but Link was looking ahead to the future. As if Link is hyping him up because he knew this day would come.
@@izzy3120 Wait about 20 years and you'll know... oh you'll know. I do also think it would hurt about anyone (say in your 30s watching a video of ourselves at 15, or in our 40s watching ourselves in our 20s... yeah, it's usually painful, we don't "get" how we could be like 'x' or 'z' in our youth).
As a 21 year old, I have to thank Rhett for showing me that I should never tape myself for an MTV show because it could eventually be viewable to the masses 💀
After watching 100s of GMM episodes I am realizing I have never seen Rhett actually embarrassed until this moment. 😂 and that’s really saying something.
It's so wholesome right! I can't imagine there were many guy friend groups in the 90s harmonizing and writing silly songs together, but I guess thats what you do when you're all virgins lol
its so funny how most of the time rhett is basically the same guy then he hits you with the “endless supply of condoms” and it’s like yeah that guy’s 21 lmfao
While I love the crew and all the props and games and food, we need more episodes like this. Feels like old school GMM where Rhett & Link are just talking or telling stories.
That was one of the reasons I liked this episode. I understand why they expanded the show, and I do love all the games and stuff, but this was a nice throwback to the early days.
What is great is how the earrings and goatee definitely fit the time period this was filmed. And how Rhett at 21 is basically the same Rhett we have nowadays.
How is no one talking about the fact that SO MANY of their mannerisms and their personalities are still exactly the same today?? ...this only makes me like them more 💖
Part of me wants to believe a bit of it was just him partially lying about his personality to make him seem more like a douchey dudebro that MTV would find good tv potential in
Petition for Rhett to reprise his dance (to the best of his 40-something year old ability). The only time I've ever laughed harder at an episode is the blindfolded touch my body challenge. "I know what you done. It's ur fingers."
This is my favorite episode. Hearing Link help you along in the audition tape and Link getting excited hearing himself is so adorable. I love your friendship, it is so inspiring. Thanks for being here for me since I was 15 and now I'm 24
I have so much respect for Rhett for allowing this to happen. It takes some fortitude to be able to take this sort of embarrassment in stride. Good stuff, Rhett. Proud of you! 😁
Honestly this isn’t even that bad! It’s hilarious!! But he’s actually really funny in it and it’s cool to see his personality shining through even all those years ago!
Link's Southern accent is the unsung hero of this whole clip.
It’s really strong in this one haha
Truth
the saving grace
Dude I came here to say this! It's sooo much more pronounced back then. 😂 I love it.
Well, it's actually the sung hero xD
The confidence of 21 year old Rhett is quite amazing lol
He's just learned to reign it in over the years
That's what happens when you grow up to be 6' 7" lol.
i think a lot of it seems like pretenf confidence. I was similar back then. it's very performative
I think modern Rhett, more relaxed and all, shows a lot more actual confidence.
@@jurgnobs1308i totally agree with you, i saw the same thing
@@AnthonyPompa that’s cope
I love how they didn’t find the topless dancing embarrassing at all. They were just in awe of how Rhett was able to move around since their bodies aged
I was also in awe tbh
It's because they did it a lot in their early twenties
Well I thought it was pretty embarassing 😂😂😂
I want to thank Rhett for reminding me that I am still so grateful that social media didn't exist when we were teens in the 90s.
Yup! You want to embarrass us, you better find a working VHS player!
The none-existence of SoMe at that time didn't help Rhett much, did it?!!!🤣
I am equal parts SUPER grateful social media didn't exist, but also equally sad it didn't. I wish SOOO much I had more photos and videos of my time in the '90s.
@@Christi6746 I can't imagine how many rolls of film lie undeveloped somewhere in a dump. So many school and family trips that pictures that weren't developed
@@maruubnd I took a trip to Yosemite in 8th grade and I brought a camera. I'm pretty sure I never developed the film :(. I so wish I still had some of those rolls to get developed now.
"Men who do not pluck between their eyebrows are cowards" - I could see current Rhett going on a rant about this with a 100% serious tone.
The next ear biscuit episode.
there is this problem, and its kept on the hush hush, most everyone's seen it, but they just don't discuss it
I plucked between my eyebrows bc he said that
He a real one for that
do y'all remember the eyebrow song by rhett and link LMFAO
Link hyping up Rhett in THE MOST southern accent had me dying 😂
Link is usually the butt of the joke on a lot of things they do, so seeing it be Rhett instead is a nice change of pace.
Rhett is the butt of jokes for things he did 25 years ago, and Link is the butt of jokes for things he did last week lol
@@ICTheAlchemist Underrated comment.
hells yes more of this please 🎉
I think it’s that Link has more resilience for being the butt of the joke where Rhett is clearly really affected by it as seen here
@@jimmyrade7815 *I* think it’s that Link more often acts or speaks without thinking and can be oblivious or apathetic to how it affects or is perceived by the people around him. It’s not malicious per se, it’s just how he is.
Not to say he always deserves it, but he’s definitely more likely to do or say things that invite ribbing. Rhett is much more conscientious of his actions, by and large.
To be completely fair, young Rhett is exactly the type of person who would have been on The Real World. 10/10 audition video.
My thoughts exactly lol
he reminds me of Kirk from Gilmore girls 😂
@@albacorona2472 EXACTLY lol
I totally agree!!!
That’s what I was thinking
Their accents being so much stronger back then makes it so much funnier it’s like seeing alternate reality Rhett and link 😭
You should have titled this video "22 minutes of Rhett wishing he was literally anywhere else but here".
Facts
Good to see that rhett has always been a narcissist.
💀
@@AndSaveAsManyAsYouCanHe's clearly playing a character
@@pepesilvia429 His entire life?
link hyping rhett up in the thickest courtney accent has completely made my day
Why do I get the feeling that Rhett was in the moment but Link was looking ahead to the future. As if Link is hyping him up because he knew this day would come.
Who is Courtney
@@davea11 That was Link's nickname
@@br.m LMFAOO
You could tell Rhett's frontal cortex wasn't fully developed yet 😂
The endless supply of condoms juxtaposed with the admission of virginity is amazing
LMAO. Yup. 😭😂
He's gonna make balloon animals.
That's just a proof that his virginity wasn't fully his choice 😂
Rhett hiding his face a majority of the time while Link smiles in glee is the absolute BEST LOL
It’s funny when he started to form a mop with his hair
@@EpicAndrew97 totally!!!! Lol!
Until 21 year old goatee Link showed up. Then the smile disappeared
The whole plucking between the eyebrows and any man who doesn't is a coward bit would have legit been great as a reality TV intro
That very immediate almost pleading "no" from Rhett when Stevie said "birds and the bees" was everything
Just the thought of Link being behind the camera makes it even funnier. I can imagine his huge grin while recording😂 just hyping his bff up😭
If any of us watched a video of ourselves 20+ years ago it would physically hurt our stomach. Props to Rhett.
I’m 21 currently and I think I would enjoy a 20 year old video of myself tbf
@@cosmosisrosei’m 22 so same
@@Lilpeepkinn I'm 18 so I'm not quite sure how that would work
@@izzy3120 Wait about 20 years and you'll know... oh you'll know. I do also think it would hurt about anyone (say in your 30s watching a video of ourselves at 15, or in our 40s watching ourselves in our 20s... yeah, it's usually painful, we don't "get" how we could be like 'x' or 'z' in our youth).
@@izzy3120 Thank god you're not 19, that would've been reaaaaally awkward cinema... and I hope my parents didn't make that video...
Young Rhett’s laugh reminds me of Elijah Wood being asked if he wears wigs
YoungER* Rhett
OMG YES😭
VEN VILL YOU VEAR VIGS
@@SugarDelights Elijah Wood's "aHAHAA" echoes in my head
I love how Rhett just clearly wants to shrivel into nothingness the whole time. It’s priceless
😂
I love it too 😂
I wonder who the decorator was? The signed (album?) behind Rhett is hilarious as decor.
GREAT CONTENT....
💃🙏💜🤣
I don't know which is funnier,Links pure joy at Rhetts sheer embarrassment. Or Rhett retreating like a turtle into his hair and arms every time.😂
Both🎉
@@gs1447 agreed
it is INSANE how the presence or absence of hair can change a person's face
Can we start a petition to have Rhett and Link remake the song lol 😂
THATS WHAT IM SAYING THAT WAS A BANGER
only if the backstreet boys do a backing vocals cameo with them...
NEED, YES, DO ✅️✅️✅️
heck yes
yes but without the little girls part
As a 21 year old, I have to thank Rhett for showing me that I should never tape myself for an MTV show because it could eventually be viewable to the masses 💀
Wisdom beyond your years.
Fun Fact - MTV use to play music.
well if you didnt, then you wouldnt be on MTV.. because this is what you did. Every tv channel and even some films wanted video submission.
@@North_West1 This is the show that started the removal of the music and turn in to a reality show channel. a decade before it fully happened.
A valuable lesson for us 😂😂
After watching 100s of GMM episodes I am realizing I have never seen Rhett actually embarrassed until this moment. 😂 and that’s really saying something.
There's something so warm about seeing Rhett and Link harmonizing their whole lives like this ❤❤
It's so wholesome right! I can't imagine there were many guy friend groups in the 90s harmonizing and writing silly songs together, but I guess thats what you do when you're all virgins lol
Rhett, we all embarrassed ourselves. It's just that some of us didn't film it. 😂 I loved this episode and thought it was adorable.
Same!
its so funny how most of the time rhett is basically the same guy then he hits you with the “endless supply of condoms” and it’s like yeah that guy’s 21 lmfao
And he was a devout evangelical at the time too 😭
I cannot stop laughing at the fact that Link was holding a camera while Rhett just busted some random moves 🤣🤣🤣🕺🕺🕺
😂😂😂😂
it's what real homies do!
While I love the crew and all the props and games and food, we need more episodes like this. Feels like old school GMM where Rhett & Link are just talking or telling stories.
That was one of the reasons I liked this episode. I understand why they expanded the show, and I do love all the games and stuff, but this was a nice throwback to the early days.
No ty
@angeladeaner7065 Exactly this. Not knocking the newer vibes but I really miss the old days 🥲
just talking is Ear biscuits
to be fair, good mythical more is kinda just them telling stories with the inclusion of their crew while mildly doing something
What is great is how the earrings and goatee definitely fit the time period this was filmed. And how Rhett at 21 is basically the same Rhett we have nowadays.
watching Rhett transform into a mop of embarrassment as the clips continue to play 💀
"A mop of embarrassment!"
😂😂😂
You win best comment! 🏆
MOP OF EMBARRASSMENT omg i'm dying
Mankind from the 90's 😂
Mop of embarrassment😂 perfect description
Link’s defense…
“I think this was on a tripod”
*camera moves*
“Oh nope”
💀😂
Rhett watching himself dance and being impressed for a second was hilarious to me.
Finally Link gets the opportunity to embarrass Rhett, and he is gonna ENJOY it 🤣
Stevie too.
I love it when Rhett is the butt of the joke.
This is Links revenge for the last ear biscuits
I was so happy for Link. For once he wasn't the one taking it in the shorts.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
How is no one talking about the fact that SO MANY of their mannerisms and their personalities are still exactly the same today?? ...this only makes me like them more 💖
This 100% what I'm thinking!
I was looking for this comment, they're exactly the same
@@maddyt2030Damn its almost like that's THEM in the past. My mind is blown 😛
@@S1mcardPeople often change from how they act in their early twenties....
Yes!!!
this was amazing to watch. rhett was embarrassed but all I see is a 21 year old making memories and preserving his unique humor 😂
It is amazing to see that Rhett's personality was not cultivated in any way for GMM. The old video was pure Rhett and the same one we see today!
You could see the beginnings of our Rhett at times in those clips.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Yesss!!!!
I was thinking the exact same thing!
I love how every time Rhett gets embarrassed, he retreats behind his hair. Reminds me of a turtle.
Lmfao
Rhett’s left arm did 70% of the dancing 😂😂😂
I’ve been watching these guys for the better part of the last decade and I have NEVER seen Rhett so defeated lmaooo
id wholeheartedly agree
their country accents were way stronger back then, Link sounded like his dad.
Totally!!!
Came here for this exact comment!!❤
Link sounded like the waterboy
They had never lived anywhere else at the time.
The harmonizing they did for the song was actually low key pretty good
Listen. I’ve been watching gmm for…. Almost ever. THIS is the hardest I have ever laughed. You were a trooper, Rhett.
Couldn’t agree more, I am at work wiping away tears during lunch and my coworkers are so confused asking if I’m ok. Best episode ever
we gotta thank GMM channel for this laughs) Also thanks to the UA-cam itself for being a platform for this. Man, I feel great!)
Agreedddd😂😂
I just found them last month
Yepp. The hardest I laughed so far about Rhett was in "Will It Cookie"...
Link is such a supportive friend. Honestly I'm just jealous of your life experience I love it so much
Lol yeah that was my main takeaway from this as well.
haha , all i could think of is that meme "get you a friend that looks at you like, like link looks at rhett playing guitar" 😆
11:03 I love how Rhett is trying to speak but is very clearly mesmerized by his own dance moves
ngl I was mesmerized, too
Definitive proof that Rhett has only gotten better with age 😂
He looked good even then y’all trippin
@@ooshiegooshie1 Rhett is eternal bae lol
@@ooshiegooshie1 He looked great back then, but IMO he looks much better now. 😏
Aged like fine wine~
Holy cow I didn't realize how much of their southern accents they have lost
I grew up near Raleigh NC and the way he pronounced it in the video made me feel like I was home.
Link smiling because he found the footage is sending me into oblivion he is so proud
I love that they game-fied this. Just letting the footage roll as Rhett squirms would have been plenty.
The joy in Link’s “And did you know I found the footage” was amazing
The funniest thing is that rhett and link did this 100% sober lmaooooo
Link being a supportive bestie while filming is the sweetest thing
I love how excited Link was to say he found the footage
Oh. Just you wait for Links footage...
Who doesn't
I loved when kid link got roasted for his southern accent on the cassette tape haha
He looks so pleased with himself 😅
He probably had it stored in a safe deposit box all these decades.
The backstreet boys song was actually nice, Rhett and Link looked genuinely happy singing it.
They always say they thought they were going to be rockstars
Rhetts humor hasn't changed. It's beautiful.
I've never seen Rhett so embarrassed before.
I’m going to be thinking about Rhett’s 21-year-old chimp condom laugh for weeks 😂😂😂😂
21 year old Rhett looks EXACTLY like the type of dude to be on the Real World 😆 thanks for sharing this with us
Part of me wants to believe a bit of it was just him partially lying about his personality to make him seem more like a douchey dudebro that MTV would find good tv potential in
Seeing Link being so happy at the beginning is so adorable
“Did u know I have an audition tape?”
“Did you know I found it? :D”
I love how Link is clearly enjoying it but trying not to show that too much
Rhett slowly starting to enjoy the dancing clip is the funniest thing I've ever seen
I have never had so much secondhand embarrassment watching GMM as I did today 😂
Word
Not with the fanfic episode?
Ikr I was sweating for Rhett😂
I skipped ahead several times because it was too embarrassing 😬😓
I know everyone is like "oh Rhett was so strange" but look at Link trying to be a normal person during the harmony 😭
Link’s, “what are you throwing away?” During Rhett’s dancing 😂😂 I’ve never laughed so hard
Same 😭🤣
"my dignity," Rhett always coming in clutch with the charming self deprecation.
Link said they have more videos of THEM dancing shirtless. We need the footage!
I’m almost certain I’ve seen both of them do that move in recent dances.
Petition for Rhett to reprise his dance (to the best of his 40-something year old ability). The only time I've ever laughed harder at an episode is the blindfolded touch my body challenge. "I know what you done. It's ur fingers."
Link OWNS this episode and he savors every second of it. 😂
This isn’t about link you weird link fan boys need to stop with that loser. Rhett is better in every way
Nope it’s about Rhett not link.
its revenge for all the losses on the show
This is hands down the BEST episode of GMM ever to exist.
This feels like it was written today to be as funny as it possibly could be. Insane this was just sitting on a tape somewhere. The accents are nuts.
Am I the only one who thinks it could be some mastermind deep fake 😅
@@armie9318 I also thought that
I’m so happy that we finally get to see Rhett embarrassed a little because everyone is usually clowning on link lol
“And I just found this diamond in the rough” 😂 Link is just GIDDY about finding this footage. 💀
i was saying the same thing 😂😭
Yesss! Seriously though, who wouldn't be? Lol this is GOLD.
Their younger voices are so much more Southern, I love it.
This is pure gold. Never considered becoming a society member more.
I'm crying 😂. Don't worry Rhett, we're laughing AT you, not WITH you...wait.
I'm laughing with and at
I'm laughing with and at the dance segment explains every "boogie down" move lol
@@allie_hartyes! He just repeats one of those moves everytime 😂😂
21 year old Rhett's eyebrow game is strong 😂👀
"I believe... that men who don't pluck between their eyebrows... are cowards!" 😂
He was def plucking more than just the middle, and I’m here for it 😂
That leg kick at 11:40 is crazy!!!😂😂
Can Rhett and Link PLEASE do a modern version of “Everyone Wants to Be a Backstreet Boy” 😂🙏🏼
WITH A CAMEO FROM THE BACKSTREET BOYS
that would be awesome lol please do it @backstreetboys :)
PLEASE!!! I love this haha!!!
It was kind of a bop honestly
This needs to be done
I feel SO bad for Rhett.... but at the same time this is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING and I am genuinely laughing hysterically. 🤣
That sums it up perfectly.
@@hopegold883 Right!? Topless dancing had me legit tearing! hahah
Totally!
Rhett: Why didn’t you stop me?
Link: I think this is a tripod
Link: NOPE.
😂
Rhett's unhinged laugh is the best part.
Hands down 20/10 best episode this season so far
💯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
"Look at that 21 year old body moving around that I currently cannot."
My knees felt that.
Thank you for your sacrifice, Rhett. This was incredible and charming.
This is my favorite episode. Hearing Link help you along in the audition tape and Link getting excited hearing himself is so adorable. I love your friendship, it is so inspiring. Thanks for being here for me since I was 15 and now I'm 24
Seeing young Rhett and Link singing together at the end was actually really sweet. They’ve come so far
Rhett was somehow already giving _Eminem vibes_ before 6:26 but that set it over the top
Good to see Rhett's soul has stayed true over the years
Honestly! I was thinking that half these things I'd still fully expect him to do 😂😂😂
I keep coming back to watch this,seeing Rhetts face when he is dancing is great.
We need a shirt that yells, "LIQUID POWER"!
"Presentable to the ladies" on the back
Components of a blender
A. Blender Pitcher
B. Blender base
C. Blender top
21 year old Rhett dancing will always be my favorite thing forever
“What are you throwing away?”
“Idk man, my dignity”
😂😂😂
The most impressive part of the whole tape is that Rhett perfectly hides the fact that he is minus a chin.
@AdamMerlinhis chin disappeared in 2005
@AdamMerlinwhat? Lmao
Link in the audition video honestly looks like the shady friend who’s part of the group but NO ONE trusts him. Ever.
Looks like Screeches younger brother lol
I have so much respect for Rhett for allowing this to happen. It takes some fortitude to be able to take this sort of embarrassment in stride. Good stuff, Rhett. Proud of you! 😁
Hearing Stevie’s & the entire crews laughter throughout was golden 😂
Honestly this isn’t even that bad! It’s hilarious!! But he’s actually really funny in it and it’s cool to see his personality shining through even all those years ago!
11:24 he said “OK Rhett” in sync with the music 😆
Love that Rhett owned this from the beginning, if we can’t look back and laugh at ourselves, then we haven’t grown.
Ok but 21 year old Rhett and link are so fine no wonder they’ve aged like fine wine
Would have 10/10 dated 21 year old Rhett at the time 😂
fr like link was sooo cutie
17:28 😂Link, just being a supportive friend lol
I’m surprised he didn’t make a “‘Liquid Power’ was my nickname in college!” joke 😂