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@bkcoffeeshop Episode 69: The Old Jewish Men visit the shop featuring @oldjewishmen 👴✡️🥯 Starring @winnie_thepooj as Thyme and @darrylgenejr as Cale Thanks to: Guest Director @zenpace, DP/Color @eyalbaucohen, Lead Editor @nitay.dagan, Assistant Editor @ad.ri.an.a, Sound Mix @fogelmusic, Sound Recording @verronicahein, Associate Producer @hannahmeholick, Production Coordinator @torijeanine and @larryscaphe for the space!
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Video #19205 · Skit
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Two elderly men enter a modern coffee shop in Williamsburg, expecting it to be the old-school Jewish deli they remember. They engage in a comedic culture-clash dialogue with the two young, trendy baristas, attempting to order classic deli food and failing to understand the shop's "artisanal" menu, high prices, and modern customs. After a series of misunderstandings about everything from kosher food to payment methods, and discovering the baristas aren't Jewish, the men give up and leave in frustration.
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What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Verbal hook · 35%
What's wrong with this place? It's not like I remembered it.
Visual hook · 65%
Two elderly men, one in a formal suit and the other in a casual shirt, enter a modern, trendy-looking cafe, creating an immediate visual contrast that suggests a culture clash.
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Two walk into a — and something is immediately off.
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The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
A character with established, old-world expectations enters a familiar-yet-changed setting and immediately voices their disorientation and disappointment, creating instant conflict.
Payoff
Overwhelmed by the cumulative absurdity and the impassable cultural gap, the protagonist abandons their original goal and retreats from the environment, providing a definitive and humorous conclusion without resolving the core conflict.
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The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Generational Mismatch Escalation
Place characters with traditional expectations into a modern, niche environment. Generate comedy and conflict by escalating the mismatch between their simple requests and the environment's complex, alienating responses, culminating in their retreat.
The Modern Reality Check
A native of the new environment explains the cultural and demographic shifts that have occurred, framing the conflict as a generational or cultural divide.
The Expectation Gambit
The protagonist makes a series of specific requests that are perfectly normal in their world but fundamentally incompatible with the new environment.
The Foundational Rejection
The environment's native delivers a blanket refusal that re-defines the setting's core identity, revealing the protagonist's fundamental misunderstanding (e.g., 'This isn't a deli, it's a coffee shop').
The Terminology Gap
The protagonist latches onto a piece of modern jargon and misinterprets it through their traditional lens, creating a comedic escalation of the cultural divide.
The Behavioral Transgression
The protagonist engages in a behavior once considered normal but now forbidden, leading to a direct, rule-based confrontation with the new norms.
The Preposterous Counter-Offer
In response to a final, simple request, the protagonist is offered an absurdly complex, niche, and expensive modern equivalent, serving as the comedic climax of the mismatch.
The Flawed Assumption
The protagonist makes an incorrect assumption about the other characters' cultural identity, which is corrected, severing a potential point of connection.
The Anachronistic Transaction
The protagonist attempts to use an outdated method or tool (e.g., a checkbook), leading to the final, absurd misunderstanding that makes continued interaction impossible.
Episode 69: The Old Jewish Men visit the shop featuring @oldjewishmen 👴✡️🥯 Starring @winnie_thepooj as Thyme and @darrylgenejr as Cale Thanks to: Guest Director @zenpace, DP/Color @eyalbaucohen, Lead Editor @nitay.dagan, Assistant Editor @ad.ri.an.a, Sound Mix @fogelmusic, Sound Recording @verronicahein, Associate Producer @hannahmeholick, Production Coordinator @torijeanine and @larryscaphe for the space!
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What's wrong with this place? It's not like I remembered it.
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When was the last time you were here? 1982?
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Williamsburg has changed a lot since then.
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There's a Whole Foods now.
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It's just TikTokers and finance bros.
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Oh, then heck, I'll fit right in.
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I worked on the bond desk at Merrill Lynch for 20 years.
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Can I get a pastrami sandwich?
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Mustard on rye, side of coleslaw.
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And do me a favor, make sure that pastrami is hot and fatty.
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And I'll take a chicken soup with matzo balls and noodles.
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Let me get a quarter pound of chopped liver to go.
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Don't forget the sour pickles, please.
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We actually don't have any of that.
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This isn't a deli. It's an artisanal coffee shop.
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Artisanal? What does that mean, it's kosher?
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Who's your rabbi?
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The only rabbi we know is Adam Brody.
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We only know fictional rabbis.
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Oh, no no no, you can't smoke in here.
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This isn't 1992.
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We only allow vapes.
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If I wanna light up, I'm going to light up.
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I'm a paying customer.
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You actually haven't ordered or paid.
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Fine. We'll have two bagels with Nova and lox.
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Extra salt.
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Do me a favor, go extra easy with the capers.
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Our cardiologist follows us on Instagram.
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The only bagel we have today is our gluten free chia seed buckwheat bagel with almond cream cheese.
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How much is that?
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$28.50
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With the senior discount.
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Oh, God. That might give me GI problems.
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I don't mind paying a little bit more to support local Jewish businesses.
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Doesn't look like you're doing very well here.
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We're actually not Jewish.
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What do you mean, you're not Jewish?
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What, only your father is Jewish?
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Do we look Jewish to you?
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Yes!
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Actually, I can't see that far.
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How are you guys gonna pay?
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Checkbook. How else?
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I'm not familiar with that work. Who's the author?
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Chekhov.
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I'm calling a cab.
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Oh my God, the flip phone is iconic.
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Don't be calling me iconic, please.
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Happy Hanukkah.
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Baruch HaShem.
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You know what? Let's just get the hell out of here.
What's wrong with this place? It's not like I remembered it. When was the last time you were worse? In 1982? Williamsburg has changed a lot since then. There's a Whole Foods now. It's just TikTokers and finance bros. Oh, then heck. I'll fit right in. I worked on the good desk at Merrill Lynch for twenty years. Can I get a pastrami sandwich, mustard on rye, side of coleslaw? And do me a favor, make sure that pastrami is hot and fatty. And I'll take a chicken soup with matzo balls and noodles. Let me get a quarter pound of chopped liver to go. Don't forget the sour pickles, please. We actually don't have any of that. This isn't a deli. It's an artisanal coffee shop. Artesianal? What does that mean? It's Kosher? Drew's your rank. The only rabbi we know is Adam Brody. We only know fictional rabbis. Oh, no, no, no. You can't smoke in here. This isn't 1992. We only love apes. If I wanna light up, I'm going to light up. I'm a paying customer. You actually haven't ordered or paid. Fine. We'll have two bagels with with No and lots extra salt. Do me a favor. Go extra easy with the capers. Our cardiologist follows us on Instagram. The only bagel we have today is our gluten free chia seed buckwheat bagel with almond cream cheese. How much is that? $28.50. With the senior discount. Oh, good. That might give me GI problems. Sorry, Bob. I don't mind paying a little bit more to support local Jewish businesses. Oh. Doesn't look like you're doing very well here. We're actually not Jewish. What do you mean you're not Jewish? What? Only your father's Jewish? Do we look Jewish to you? Yes. Actually, I can't see that far. How are you guys gonna pay? Checkbook. How else? I'm not familiar with that work. Who's the author? Chekhov. I'm calling you camp. Oh, my Good. The phone is iconic. Throwback. Don't be calling me iconic, please. Happy Hanukkah, Baruch Hashem. You know, just get the hell out of here. Get the hell out of here.