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- Length · 3 Nov 2026
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Video #49698 · Vlog
Tells a funny story about votingfrom @thejarrodbenson
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Overview
The creator announces he is going to vote after eating a gummy, cuts to a brief clip of a drag show, and then appears outside a polling place. He then gets into his car, shows his 'I Voted' sticker, and confesses that he wrote in Bob Ross as a candidate. The video ends with him feigning emotional distress upon discovering that Bob Ross died in 1995, concluding with a shot of himself using a Bob Ross AR filter.
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Simple outline
- 1State a clear intention.
- 2Reveal the absurd execution.
- 3Discover a fatal flaw.
- 4Deliver the punchline.
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Classification
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Hook analysis
What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Verbal hook · 60%
Let's go vote.
Visual hook · 40%
The creator holds up a stack of four bright orange, sugar-coated gummy candies, an unusual object to present before announcing he is going to vote, creating immediate visual curiosity.
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Hook template
Steal this for your own video
Let's go , but first, .
- — Let's go file my taxes, but first, this entire sleeve of gas station sushi.
- — Let's go to leg day, but first, this suspiciously large cup of black coffee and a single banana.
- — Let's go meet my landlord about the lease, but first, I'm putting on my fanciest hat.
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Hook and payoff
The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
The protagonist declares a common goal while performing an unrelated, slightly absurd personal action, creating immediate character and intrigue.
Payoff
A final, stylized visual gag (e.g., a filter, text overlay, and music) that serves as a comedic epilogue, mourning the protagonist's failed, misguided effort.
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Narrative framework
The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Misguided Protagonist
A character confidently performs an action using a quirky or misguided method, only to discover a fundamental, absurd flaw in their plan after the fact, leading to a comedic emotional collapse.
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The Non-Sequitur Transition
A jarring, unrelated, high-energy clip is inserted to create a comedic and disorienting jump cut before arriving at the destination.
- 2
The Environmental Assessment
The protagonist arrives at the location of their goal and makes a brief, judgmental observation about the surroundings or people present.
- 3
The Gimmick Reveal
After completing the action off-screen, the protagonist proudly reveals the specific, unconventional, and humorous method they used.
- 4
The Dramatic Reversal
The protagonist's mood abruptly shifts from pride to shock and distress, reacting to new information they've just learned.
- 5
The Punchline Delivery
The protagonist explicitly states the simple, devastating fact they just discovered, which retroactively makes their entire effort absurdly pointless.
Themes
Techniques
Post caption
Let’s go vote! #comedy
Text overlays
title · end
RIP BOB ROSS
Transcript
Let's go vote. There's a lot of old people here. Look at me. I voted. But listen. I wrote Bob Bob Ross in. I wrote Bob Ross in wherever I could. Okay. Who the fuck was gonna tell me that Bob Ross was dead? He died in 1995.