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@the.unpaid.interns closed on sunday #chickfila #scary #horror #cringe #comedy #workplace #fastfood #cows #foryou @Garrett McKenna @Mike Lenczewski @Kevin Sanji

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Performance

Views
1.9M
Likes
367.2K
Comments
3.8K
Engagement
19.8%
Outlier
1×
Length · 27 Jan 2025
0:48

Video #6128 · Skit

Relatable skit turns into horrorfrom @the.unpaid.interns

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Overview

The creator acts out a comedic skit where he excitedly tries to go to Chick-fil-A on a Sunday, only to be told it's closed. The situation escalates as a growing group of employees chants "Closed on Sunday" and chases him down. The video then cuts to a horror-themed scene at night where the creator is lying on the ground, with a menacing figure in a suit and a cow mask standing over him.

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Simple outline

  1. 1State relatable premise
  2. 2Escalate premise to absurdity
  3. 3Overwhelm the protagonist
  4. 4Reveal surreal consequence

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Related videos

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Classification

Format
Concepts
Relatable SkitSkit
Elements
First-Person POVText Overlay

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Hook analysis

What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds

Title hook · 55%

when you go to chick fil a on sunday

Verbal hook · 15%

At Chick fil A. Here we go.

Visual hook · 30%

A person is shown running with excitement and energy towards the entrance of a familiar fast-food restaurant, creating immediate movement and a relatable premise.

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Hook and payoff

The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back

Hook

Establish a highly relatable scenario with a well-known, predictable outcome, creating a shared understanding and anticipation with the audience.

Payoff

A hard cut to a completely different setting and genre (e.g., from comedy to horror) reveals the final, bizarre consequence of the protagonist's initial mundane action, delivering a shocking and memorable punchline.

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Narrative framework

The structural pattern this video runs on

Framework

The Relatability Escalation Twist

Take a universally understood, mundane situation or rule and escalate the consequences of engaging with it to an absurd, genre-bending extreme.

  1. 1

    The Expected Rejection

    The protagonist attempts the action and encounters the predictable, mundane failure that the audience was anticipating, fulfilling the initial premise.

  2. 2

    The Absurd Reinforcement

    The initial rejection is repeated by an unexpectedly large or unified group, shifting the tone from normal to surreal and introducing the video's core comedic/dramatic twist.

  3. 3

    The Unsettling Pursuit

    The group of enforcers begins to actively follow or advance on the protagonist, transforming the situation from a static joke into a dynamic and escalating conflict.

  4. 4

    The Overwhelming Climax

    The protagonist is physically surrounded and overwhelmed by the group, often shown through chaotic, first-person perspective camerawork to heighten the sense of panic and absurdity.

Themes

  • Relatability
  • Brand culture
  • Horror parody
  • Subverting expectations

Techniques

  • Genre shift
  • First-person POV
  • Chase scene

Trends

  • Relatable Skits
  • Brand-based humor

Post caption

closed on sunday #chickfila #scary #horror #cringe #comedy #workplace #fastfood #cows #foryou @Garrett McKenna @Mike Lenczewski @Kevin Sanji

Text overlays

  • title · throughout

    when you go to chick fil a on sunday

Transcript

At Chick fil A. Here we go. Dude, I'm so excited. Sorry, sir. We're closed on Sunday. Oh, alright. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We're closed on Sunday, sir. Closed on Sunday. Yep. We're leaving.

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