Advent Calendars 2023 Day 6 | Ashens & Nerdcubed

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  • @PJ_TheAverageGamer
    @PJ_TheAverageGamer 7 місяців тому +103

    It's less what "Calendar is the best" and more "How good is Dan at convincing Ashens he's lost"

    • @sheranlanger247
      @sheranlanger247 7 місяців тому +6

      Ashens is being WAY generous because it's clear the other geezer is a poor loser 😂😂😂

  • @campbellolney9753
    @campbellolney9753 7 місяців тому +584

    I think the "only fools and horses" calendar is the best competeor they've had for worst calendar since the paw patrol one.

    • @cpt_nordbart
      @cpt_nordbart 7 місяців тому +72

      Neither reliable nor a reindeer.

    • @NeonCoding
      @NeonCoding 7 місяців тому +86

      I'd say it's unbalanced - the music and moving magnets are rly cool, but I think they blew all the money on that instead of making good items

    • @Tillyard86
      @Tillyard86 7 місяців тому +9

      Tbf it does give you the end credit theme without the clapping at the start, so it's got that going for it.

    • @Undi3sss
      @Undi3sss 7 місяців тому +7

      Frozen and Cars are worse imo; because the wider appeal for the franchise means more people will get it and want to die afterwards. Half the boxes were empty. Plus Disney surely had to okay them!?.

    • @skeetsmcgrew3282
      @skeetsmcgrew3282 7 місяців тому +9

      @@NeonCoding That stupid mechanism was more than 50% of the overall cost for sure

  • @rexdrag56
    @rexdrag56 7 місяців тому +505

    I'm fairly sure the "sniper rifle" is a harpoon gun, which considering Barbie's new fish tail dress thing is quite funny.

    • @user-ct8dm7ez4r
      @user-ct8dm7ez4r 7 місяців тому +12

      WHITE!
      WHALE!
      HOLY!
      GRAIL!

    • @TheRealTerranMarine
      @TheRealTerranMarine 7 місяців тому +2

      I was thinking that or a grappling hook

    • @Quargos
      @Quargos 7 місяців тому +5

      Yeah, I'm looking forward to if/when when they realise that it's a harpoon gun.

    • @eivind-falk
      @eivind-falk 7 місяців тому +1

      "Thar she blows!" seems to be quite appropriate...

    • @Moonhermit-
      @Moonhermit- 7 місяців тому +4

      “To the last day I grapple with thee; from Poundland's heart I stab at thee; for content's sake I spit my last sigh at thee.”

  • @Ironman1o1
    @Ironman1o1 7 місяців тому +95

    I think I'm starting to respect the Fools and Horses calendars, because it looks like something Del Boy would sell.

    • @DragonNexus
      @DragonNexus 7 місяців тому +5

      It hasn't started billowing smoke yet, so it's not quite there.

  • @Danziii
    @Danziii 7 місяців тому +209

    That reindeer is probably the best thing they've recieved in all the years of advent

    • @user-ct8dm7ez4r
      @user-ct8dm7ez4r 7 місяців тому +24

      There was a good one with tools.

    • @Zen17h
      @Zen17h 7 місяців тому +21

      It really is a reliable reindeer!

    • @gferrol118
      @gferrol118 7 місяців тому +9

      Its reliable for a reason!

    • @Torchyc
      @Torchyc 7 місяців тому +4

      ​@@user-ct8dm7ez4rbut thats has never been seen again ( Dan said he lost it 😂)

    • @Jejaimes20
      @Jejaimes20 7 місяців тому +13

      @@Torchyc Let's be honest here. Dan only keeps the "reliable reindeer" because he knows Stuart hates the song. Otherwise it would have been garbage years ago considering the suffering that that calendar brought him.

  • @licensetodrive9930
    @licensetodrive9930 7 місяців тому +102

    "So what did you do on your 50th?"
    "Watched two guys on the internet play with Barbie & army men toys from advent calendars..."
    "..."

    • @-DM
      @-DM 7 місяців тому +21

      Happy 50th!

    • @licensetodrive9930
      @licensetodrive9930 7 місяців тому +3

      @@-DM Thank you! 🙂

    • @frankowalker4662
      @frankowalker4662 7 місяців тому +5

      Happy Birthday, mate. 🥳🎉 Welcome to the 50's club.

    • @sharona1981
      @sharona1981 7 місяців тому +1

      Happy birthday!

    • @licensetodrive9930
      @licensetodrive9930 7 місяців тому

      @@frankowalker4662 ​ @sharona1981 Cheers! 🙂

  • @Danziii
    @Danziii 7 місяців тому +62

    I'm sorry, but the laziness on that Christmas tree on the left is hilarous. They literally just threw the lights at it from the otherside of the room and called it a day 😂 And yet, that's still way more effort than was put into the Only Fools and Horses calendar

    • @escaper59
      @escaper59 7 місяців тому +14

      i just absolutely love the contrast between the lazy tree on the left, and the beautiful tree on the right

  • @AndyJennings314
    @AndyJennings314 7 місяців тому +84

    Watching the archived advent content, Dan seems to be injured on calendars and their content inordinately often. No change here then!

  • @CyberNatasha
    @CyberNatasha 7 місяців тому +96

    I love the very subtle Red Dwarf quote, Dan! 😂 "Be careful with this, it's Barbie's mind"

    • @michaelocyoung
      @michaelocyoung 7 місяців тому +4

      I've been watching the Advent Calendars of years past all back recently and Red Dwarf and Black Books quotes seem to feature quite heavily

    • @GreyHulk2156
      @GreyHulk2156 7 місяців тому +11

      Ashens immediately drops it in his tea. :)

    • @Smegheid
      @Smegheid 7 місяців тому +1

      Where does one get such a small tape anyway?

    • @greyshadow9498
      @greyshadow9498 7 місяців тому +3

      ​@@Smegheidmicrocassettes used to be popular for things like phone answering machines and those tape recorders news reporters used to run around with before digital was a thing. I still have a few of them around...
      Or you could always use a Laserbeak 😉

    • @greyshadow9498
      @greyshadow9498 7 місяців тому

      Dan is definitely one of the Boyz from Da Dwarf.

  • @masonsanderson9430
    @masonsanderson9430 7 місяців тому +73

    Honestly Dan seems to be having the most fun playing with Barbie that had to count for something right?

    • @mattpace1026
      @mattpace1026 7 місяців тому +7

      I think that's just his sanity being eroded by desperation.

    • @masonsanderson9430
      @masonsanderson9430 7 місяців тому +2

      @@mattpace1026 that is a fair deduction 😂

  • @rayathehall
    @rayathehall 7 місяців тому +43

    The Xmas tree has a strong 'yeeted the lights in the general direction of the tree' vibe and I'm here for it

    • @websontheweb7482
      @websontheweb7482 7 місяців тому +7

      According to Dan's patreon, that's exactly how it was decorated!

    • @hayatobun
      @hayatobun 7 місяців тому

      *yote
      know your irregular verbs!

  • @chrisburton4581
    @chrisburton4581 7 місяців тому +15

    Can't believe you kept that sticker on your specs for a whole day that dedication 👏👏👏

  • @VampireCake78
    @VampireCake78 7 місяців тому +3

    "Woozle Goozle" sounds like someone's old nan trying to remember what Wurzel Gummage was called.

  • @8itesize
    @8itesize 7 місяців тому +23

    7:38 you could in face, put some of Stuart's blood in it and let it congeal or freeze it. Science.

  • @ellaisplotting
    @ellaisplotting 7 місяців тому +33

    I was hoping Rebecca's expertise would be called upon! Finally the collectors in the audience can rest easy knowing that shoddy Barbie has been put in her place 😆

    • @caitthenerd7470
      @caitthenerd7470 7 місяців тому

      I guess you could call it Rebeccspertise? I'll see myself out...

  • @Teknikah
    @Teknikah 7 місяців тому +19

    I'm looking forward to the Ashens and Nerd³ Woozle Goozle wax melt range

  • @Utonian21
    @Utonian21 7 місяців тому +59

    Something about the room they filmed in this year and Dan's hair makes this feel very old school, and nostalgic lmao

    • @michaelocyoung
      @michaelocyoung 7 місяців тому +1

      It's the cuckoo clock. Gives it that cozy Swiss cabin vibe.

    • @HeyItsAJOmega
      @HeyItsAJOmega 7 місяців тому +6

      This and the 'four calendars against each other' format too, makes it feel like the old 'league of crap calendars' formats from 2016-18 or so.

    • @Jejaimes20
      @Jejaimes20 7 місяців тому +8

      @@HeyItsAJOmega And just like the League of Crap Calendars we have:
      -A good one, Military men,
      -A semi-decent one, potentially barbie,
      -One full of cardboard, Only Fools and Horses,
      -And Woozle Goozle which is both full of random stuff and also German.
      It's definitely very similar.

    • @FaenumVena
      @FaenumVena 7 місяців тому +2

      its probably also the focus being set on the background so their faces are blurry, good old potato camera nostalgia.

    • @heathery1
      @heathery1 7 місяців тому

      Colourful lights on the tree, too. Everyone seems to only use white lights now 😢

  • @Kochiha
    @Kochiha 7 місяців тому +13

    One of these days I want to see the Reliable Reindeer do battle against the Grass Mask Legion.
    It'd make for a neato Vampire Survivors rip-off.

  • @raf42
    @raf42 7 місяців тому +54

    The fact that it is only 1-0 at this point is quite shocking. I predict Ashens' lead will increase significantly as it goes on.
    I'm not sure if the mechanic of "solve the puzzle to pull it back to a tie" make sense. Although I suppose this is Advent horror so nothing makes sense.
    Here's to the calendars continuing for many years to come!

    • @dontwannabeahero1570
      @dontwannabeahero1570 7 місяців тому +6

      I think it's actually more a
      Tie that day up rather than make the points equal
      So if Ashens wins a day and dan does the puzzle
      Dan is still losing by 1 point

    • @Fiendly
      @Fiendly 7 місяців тому +13

      Everything about this year's Advent series is so poorly thought out and convoluted, you'd think Paul Gannon planned it

    • @TheSmart-CasualGamer
      @TheSmart-CasualGamer 7 місяців тому +3

      ​@@FiendlyIt's time for GANNON'S GAUNTLET!

    • @starpencil
      @starpencil 7 місяців тому

      @@Fiendly That's what makes this great every year. The quality is so radically different year to year.

  • @quillclock
    @quillclock 7 місяців тому +188

    everyone knows Barbie's thigh gap is deadly. I'm just glad you still have all your fingers.

    • @stationsixtyseven67
      @stationsixtyseven67 7 місяців тому +33

      It explains why Ken has no junk.

    • @Aix_Plainer
      @Aix_Plainer 7 місяців тому +4

      Yes ... let´s continue to say fingers.

    • @HenryGreenEngine3
      @HenryGreenEngine3 7 місяців тому +1

      @@Aix_Plainer Fingertips. Finger Tips.

  • @crackedemerald4930
    @crackedemerald4930 7 місяців тому +4

    I love the incredible effort that went into the tree lightts

  • @AshStyx
    @AshStyx 7 місяців тому +17

    One of my favorite traditions of the holiday season

    • @BlUsKrEEm
      @BlUsKrEEm 7 місяців тому +1

      No exaggeration, I get excited for this every November.

  • @SlingersSanctuary
    @SlingersSanctuary 7 місяців тому +1

    Cat: "that's the stupid way 'round"

  • @einherrjar
    @einherrjar 7 місяців тому +6

    if only the Army Men calender had a tactical scuba set on the same day Barbie got her mermaid tail.... all would have been right in the world.

  • @TheWesen18
    @TheWesen18 7 місяців тому +4

    Cant belive Dan kept that sticker on his glasses a whole 24 hours til the next day, damn.

  • @grotgrusson5124
    @grotgrusson5124 7 місяців тому +2

    Ha ha. I love how the Christmas ornaments just sits in top of the tree, and seemingly only on one side in a cluster of light bulbs 😄

  • @L-kun
    @L-kun 7 місяців тому +5

    Maybe the next resource days will fit the new guy. Get a soldier, get stuff for him, repeat.

  • @adh-dream
    @adh-dream 7 місяців тому +3

    I love Dans half-assed tree in the background 😂

  • @denise9735
    @denise9735 7 місяців тому +3

    Poor Dan had to walk around for a whole day with that sticker on his glasses!

  • @vjpearce
    @vjpearce 7 місяців тому +1

    I wanted to say thanks to Ashens and Dan. I had one of those VTech Reindeers and it sold shortly after the video was uploaded.

  • @hebl47
    @hebl47 7 місяців тому +4

    I sure hope that Dan managed to buy a new chair in the day between the episodes!

  • @Wrinklynewt
    @Wrinklynewt 7 місяців тому +1

    Some years it's a competition for what's best.
    This year is "what isn't worse"

  • @TheToddHoward
    @TheToddHoward 7 місяців тому +11

    Im here for my daily resource pack
    Edit: ironic we got a figure that cant use the resource packs 😕

  • @tictacleia
    @tictacleia 7 місяців тому +1

    I've been waiting all day for this.

  • @sorio99
    @sorio99 7 місяців тому +5

    On one hand, Barbie’s was just a bit of fabric, but on the other, it really does look really fitting as Barbie’s tail.

  • @NotSoFinalProductions
    @NotSoFinalProductions 7 місяців тому +2

    "I'm a reliable seasonal series!"

  • @TheAngryManc
    @TheAngryManc 7 місяців тому +2

    Stuart looks genuinely embarrassed at times and you can see him dying inside

  • @Ashurman666
    @Ashurman666 7 місяців тому +9

    On the sixth day of Advent, these two blokes gave to me
    Soldier and mermaid tail
    Some fancy guns!
    Barbie and a box of weapons
    Tech gear and a brush
    Backpacks, shoes and dancers
    And Some guff that is generic

  • @AztecCroc
    @AztecCroc 7 місяців тому +2

    I don't know if it's the size of the hole causing the issues with the backpacks as it is the molded-in pouch directly next to it prevening the peg from actually getting far enough into the hole to securely attach.

  • @MagnaRyuuDesigns
    @MagnaRyuuDesigns 7 місяців тому +2

    It's not that the hole is to big on that back of that figure, it's the part of his vest on the back not letting the backpacks peg in

  • @kazmo27
    @kazmo27 7 місяців тому +3

    Barbie's thigh gap is dangerous, im absolutely crying with laughter 😂🤣😂🤣😂

  • @Pipkiablo
    @Pipkiablo 7 місяців тому +2

    I really want to know what the experiment was that accompanied the ice cube tray. Without access to the book, my guess is that it was a lesson on the density of water versus ice and why ice floats, possibly.

    • @Pikachu132
      @Pikachu132 7 місяців тому +2

      There's a German channel that opens the calendar each day and tries the experiments. The one for this day was to make ice cubes and then sprinkle salt on them to observe how that makes the ice melt. Probably the best one theyve had so far.

  • @KirkNorthrop
    @KirkNorthrop 7 місяців тому

    Hooray for Red Dwarf references!

  • @gilgammesh1
    @gilgammesh1 7 місяців тому +4

    Anyone remember the Lindt bloke in the comments of previous years?

  • @EmeraldLavigne
    @EmeraldLavigne 7 місяців тому

    Brave of Mattel to license out the dentatta Barbie...

  • @BeeJables
    @BeeJables 7 місяців тому

    The way Dan whipped Barbie's dress off just made me roll 🤣

  • @Jont12gte
    @Jont12gte 7 місяців тому +16

    mermaid tail vs a figure. its like saying a car door
    is better than a mostly functional junker of a car for the same price

  • @GenericSquirrel
    @GenericSquirrel 7 місяців тому +1

    Dans Kryten quote at 1:50, priceless.

  • @GHar94
    @GHar94 7 місяців тому +3

    Honestly would be concerned if they made wurzle ice cube trays

  • @MrPlusses
    @MrPlusses 7 місяців тому +1

    Christmas is getting sadder everyday.

  • @blacksailsinthesun
    @blacksailsinthesun 7 місяців тому

    Fine red dwarf reference there dude 👌 now I wanna watch red dwarf after day 6

  • @Land967
    @Land967 7 місяців тому +10

    Think the reason why the Only Fools people don't have faces is because of the musical having an ever changing cast of actors playing the roles.

  • @simtexa
    @simtexa 7 місяців тому +1

    The grass masks are multiplying in the background as they should!

  • @timeslip1974
    @timeslip1974 7 місяців тому

    nice red dwarf mind swap reference!

  • @NexisTube
    @NexisTube 7 місяців тому

    1:46 Nice red dwarf reference Dan!

  • @blankadams3120
    @blankadams3120 7 місяців тому +1

    Ah, yes, 'mermaid fairy butterfly Barbie'! My favorite...

  • @potatoegirl31
    @potatoegirl31 7 місяців тому

    2:54 OMG, it's the next "Weird" Barbie! 😆

  • @MudSluggerBP
    @MudSluggerBP 7 місяців тому +1

    Barbie, Teeth the Movie Special Edition 😂😂

  • @Dust76tr
    @Dust76tr 7 місяців тому

    3:37 - Don’t finger Barbie, you’ll lose it 🤣🤣🤣

  • @spirit006theassassin
    @spirit006theassassin 7 місяців тому

    Nice.

  • @Flyingpapaya
    @Flyingpapaya 7 місяців тому

    I'm a reliable reindeer!

  • @CaitCatM
    @CaitCatM 7 місяців тому +1

    The pose makes it look more like William Riker than Denzil!

  • @CandGoods
    @CandGoods 7 місяців тому

    I'M A RELIABLE REINDEER

  • @SetsuneW
    @SetsuneW 7 місяців тому

    "Guzzle Muzzle" is his Rule 34 stage name.

  • @teawitched
    @teawitched 7 місяців тому +2

    as a child i often accidentally hurt myself on barbie's thigh gap thing

  • @pugdog465
    @pugdog465 7 місяців тому

    No money back, no guarantee.

  • @LeeMorales98
    @LeeMorales98 7 місяців тому +1

    I'm playing along with you guys! My bf got me a Pokemon chinese bootleg advent calendar that he rearranged.
    Chinese Bootleg Pokemon Advent Calendar Day 6:
    Psyduck, a very distressed Psyduck.
    So far I've gotten:
    #1- Charmander
    #2- Zapdos
    #3- Snivy
    #4- Torchic
    #5- Depressed Magnemite
    #6- Psyduck

    • @rorystiller8547
      @rorystiller8547 7 місяців тому

      Is that the sketchy one that has 30 days?

  • @Sir_Uncle_Ned
    @Sir_Uncle_Ned 7 місяців тому

    Today on “24 electronic games”: A wire maze!

  • @enz025
    @enz025 7 місяців тому +1

    to quote: "A child could be injured by Barbie's thigh gap" Ashens. 2023.... yes.

  • @HiddenGhul
    @HiddenGhul 7 місяців тому +1

    I think the mermaid tail improves Barbie enough that it trumps the crappy action figure with bad paint and no compatability with the accessories

  • @kaioken654
    @kaioken654 7 місяців тому

    I love how shit that tree is decorated and that's not a sniper rifle, it's a grappling gun, it has a hook and a spool of line

    • @kinnikuboneman
      @kinnikuboneman 7 місяців тому

      It's a sniper hookshot

    • @kaioken654
      @kaioken654 7 місяців тому

      @@kinnikuboneman AKA a grappling gun

  • @meganmendez1582
    @meganmendez1582 7 місяців тому

    "On the first death"💀💀

  • @Drawyah
    @Drawyah 7 місяців тому

    "Children can be injured by Barbie's thigh gap." 😭😭

  • @matthiasjagdm3949
    @matthiasjagdm3949 7 місяців тому

    3:06 - 3:07 ish omg that cutting sound

  • @bloonface
    @bloonface 7 місяців тому

    8:33 I fucking *wheezed*

  • @Jimbobthon
    @Jimbobthon 7 місяців тому

    Dan's getting a lot of technicalities for draws

  • @Craider79
    @Craider79 7 місяців тому +1

    Giving away victories for free now are we Ashens? LOL

  • @No-vq1iv
    @No-vq1iv 7 місяців тому

    That's a flamethrower.

  • @gogogirl2100
    @gogogirl2100 7 місяців тому

    The snippy thigh bits are for self defence

  • @Kilgorio
    @Kilgorio 7 місяців тому

    Yea wow

  • @jenniferboughton3663
    @jenniferboughton3663 7 місяців тому

    "I just need a little bit of support right now"
    A very little bit, apparently. Or is it that the Advent Reindeer of Doom and Annoyance provides such excellent and overwhelming support that it can only be handled in minute quantities?

  • @uselessDM
    @uselessDM 7 місяців тому

    Truth be told, I totally thought this was a knockff Barbie.

  • @Joe90h
    @Joe90h 7 місяців тому

    You can't stop me from naming a character "Snippy Murderbits"...

  • @danforbes3573
    @danforbes3573 7 місяців тому

    2wins and 4 ties out of 6 days? Not bad going,fellas!

  • @mfinn80
    @mfinn80 7 місяців тому

    Perhaps the backpacks are specific for each figure

  • @Marmike91
    @Marmike91 7 місяців тому

    I believe the Only Fools and Horses character in that picture is Denzil.

  • @elenaschoerling
    @elenaschoerling 7 місяців тому

    The mold makes sense as it’s a bigger present since it’s nikolausabend in Germany today

  • @danielalbor2025
    @danielalbor2025 7 місяців тому +2

    Día 6
    Sexto día de competencia, una llena de demasiados empates, y que posiblemente esté lleno de muchos más.
    Round 1
    La estrategia de Dan de sacar a su Barbie desde antes puede que esté dando frutos, ya que cada cosa que salga ya es directamente una mejora a su figura principal o al menos hace que no sea tan malo en si.
    Esto se ve reflejado hoy dónde saca una cola de sirena, que por si sola sería un meh, pero considerando su uso en la Barbie y que le da un plus de juego le da ventaja sobre el soldado que Stuart saco de cryostasis, el cual aparentemente se olvidó de como se usa una mochila apropiadamente.
    Así que Dan se lleva el primer asalto, esperemos que la cosa no vaya tan mal en el segundo Round.
    Round 2
    Si fue mal, ya que el día de hoy se añade un desplegable de Jason Statham al calendario de Dan.
    El cual evidentemente no es rival para los moldes para hielo de Stuart, lo que nos deja con otro empate.
    Fin del sexto día, ahora dejándonos con la pregunta del millón, ¿Podría este nuevo calendario superar al de Paw Patrol como lo peor que ha pasado por Advent Wars?
    Marcador
    Video de una tipa comiendo papas

    • @YokiDokiPanic
      @YokiDokiPanic 7 місяців тому +3

      I'll never understand the Spaniard's compulsion to leave Spanish comments on English videos...

    • @danielalbor2025
      @danielalbor2025 7 місяців тому

      @@YokiDokiPanic Pos nomas

  • @Simon_Q
    @Simon_Q 7 місяців тому

    I would love to see the Woozle boozle ice cubs

    • @user-de4gs6sx6p
      @user-de4gs6sx6p 7 місяців тому

      Put them in some gin and you have woozy boozy

  • @ChilleUK
    @ChilleUK 7 місяців тому

    you got the flap

  • @nickgissing5741
    @nickgissing5741 7 місяців тому

    For someone so obsessed with toys and stuff that tree is worrisome

  • @richardcutts196
    @richardcutts196 7 місяців тому

    "Barbie's murder bits!" Now you know why Ken has no bits.

  • @wisteela
    @wisteela 7 місяців тому

    'Barbie's Thigh Gap' - Great band

  • @scotty_blocks
    @scotty_blocks 7 місяців тому

    'I hate touching this', as the actress said to the Bishop.

  • @jasonshort4402
    @jasonshort4402 7 місяців тому +1

    There was a Ziggy Stardust Barbie.

  • @tdata545
    @tdata545 7 місяців тому

    Pretty sure the ludicrous canon is a grappling hook device.

  • @KakarotOwns
    @KakarotOwns 7 місяців тому +5

    Bit concerning how nerd is always fiddling about with that barbie 😂

  • @SlytherinReviews
    @SlytherinReviews 7 місяців тому

    The Barbie Calendar is carp as it's stupid and only gives you ONE FREAKING DAMN BARBIE

  • @CricketEngland
    @CricketEngland 7 місяців тому +1

    Had Dan not done his flys up?

  • @TheHylianBatman
    @TheHylianBatman 7 місяців тому

    More ties? This is ridiculous!
    I would love it a lot if Stuart won by 1 point.