I like to imagine this woman was addicted to cocaine, she's trying to be clean then someone comes up with a plate filled with big lines on a mirror.

“WePutSomePopsiceSticksOnTheGound.” “What?” “We Put Popsicle Sticks *ontheground* “

The fact that these people are addiction experts, or at least claim to be, is despicable. You NEVER offer someone who is 4 days into recovery their addiction. I have a family member who is 3 months sober from alcohol and we still have dry parties whenever we get together. She needs love, support, and help, not to be offered a glass of wine and say no.

The lady who only ate french fries and nearly threw up from the carrot probably has Avoidant Restristive Food Intake Disorder which often results in a limited diet of mostly proccessed carbs. Adding other foods into the diet is part of treatment but you don't go stright from only french fries to a food that has a completely different taste and texture that the person finds repulsive. Of course she was going to throw up. It's likely most of the people in the show had some form of eating disorder, whether it be binge eating disorder, arfid, or pica.

“I got divorced” 🚫 - “I cut loose the husband in my life” ✅

8:33 it's like... offering alcohol to a former alcoholic knowing that he was an alcoholic just to see his reaction... That's awful....

I do genuinely feel bad for the ice cream addict lady, but the fact that she described getting a divorce by saying "I cut loose the husband in my life" is absolutely hysterical

I've been sober for 5 years and I truly cannot imagine what it would be like if like one day into my recovery someone intentionally "tested" me by offering me alcohol. That doesn't do anything positive or prove anything, it's just mean and very weird.

“I cut loose the husband in my life” is the strangest way I’ve ever heard someone say they got divorced

*WE HAD KIMBERLY CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST WHERE WE MADE A ZIPLINE OUT OF ICE CREAM STICKS THAT SHE HAD TO RIDE BACK DOWN TO HER HOUSE*

that show feels very mean spirited, i don’t like how they’re essentially telling the people they’re fucked up; shaming and humiliating them. folks with eating disorders and food addictions are not less worthy of being treated with respect, love, and care.

I know it's just blue gatorade, but I like, physically cringed when I saw drew drinking that 'mouthwash'

“I’m JJ. Virgin” “Okaaaay?”

The way they offered her ice cream was just rude that’s not how you treat an addiction

the funniest/saddest part of drew's mouthwash addict is that that's literally a thing that very severe alcoholics will do - drink mouthwash because of the alcohol content. drew accidentally made an alcoholic 💀💀💀

Jesus you had me at 13:40 “This is the amount of mouthwash you drink, after having one bottle of mouthwash, twice.”

The maple syrup parts pisses ME off tbh. Maple syrup is expensive, that’s a huge waste

TLC: Hey can I copy your homework? TLC looking in the mirror: Sure just don’t make it too obvious

I just can’t stop imagining you doing this to confront Danny’s La Croix addiction. Lining up the cans and the boxes. Making him dump out the soda. Hilarious

re: the fries/carrot girl's reaction--that gives me serious ARFID energy [in non-US places it's often selective eating disorder/SED]. it's an eating disorder that I have, which is especially common in Autistics and people with ADHD, where one's diet is extremely limited and it's violently distressing to eat outside of safe foods. And the opposite of what you do to treat it is forcing someone to eat an unsafe food, right now, on camera, while multiple people watch them!!

That guy talking about Kimberly smashing the ice sounds like that one English teacher trying to make the most basic of stories sound like the most symbolic thing ever

If she really is addicted to ice cream, offering it to her is like offering shots to an alcoholic. Not cool.

The look on Kimberly's face as they tried to serve her ice cream just screamed "these assholes are STILL at it?"

the thing about the shock therapy that gets me is like, how does that icecream pile compare to the pile of all the other food the lady eats? like people need to eat, and if you piled up a year's worth of food it would look like a huge amount

ok the ice cream lady didn’t deserve all that

“But I’m supposed to believe they are different?!?” *hmmm sounds familiar*

14:10 Drew: That's just some ****ing kid. Subtitles: That's just ****ing some kid.

8:15 I notice this type of editing on TV sometimes too and I refuse to believe it's anything other than a bored editor seeing what he can slip by

Imagine people treating someone with an alcohol addiction this way. It's literally considered horribly rude to offer someone you know is an addict a drink. Throwing those in her face at her reception, where she was supposed to be celebrating herself and be proud of her progress, is genuinely emotionally abusive.

Even funnier: The people at TLC have a bunch of clips of the person feeding their addiction, which like, _isn't helping._ Holy shit, just imagine being on the show and them just being like: "Okay, we're going to help you get over this addiction, but first we need like 20 minutes of you eating raw meat while a disembodied voice tells the viewers how disgusting you are."

The girl that only eats fries has ARFID, Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. I also gag and even sometimes throw up when trying other foods (I'm also a fry addict I just don't ONLY eat fries, just my go-to when eating out). Our bodies just won't keep it down. She's not making it up, nor is she dramatizing it, it is just actually that bad for us.

I like how ice cream lady is pulling pure white unmarked corrugated cardboard boxes out of the freezer as if anyone has ever bought popsicles like that.

>title references “my strange addiction” and “my crazy obsession” >mostly talks about “freaky eaters”

Ahhh, just buying all my unmarked, unbranded ice cream bars, the ones I really like, and - AH A TV CREW!

As if it wasn't already obviously staged, they also have her putting *plain, empty cardboard boxes* in her cart (presumably to not be seen as endorsing a specific brand)

The look on his face when the maple syrup guy says “I’m gunna eat a lot of maple syrup” is so confident it’s priceless

Imagine going to an AA meeting and they serve alcohol.... that’s what they did with the ice cream

Thats like "congrats on completing the 12 steps to AA, free shots for everyone!"

One thing that really bugs me about the "let's show them all the shit they ate" part is that even if you're eating a normal amount of something you like, if someone gathered up all the trash from it for like a full year, isn't it always gonna look like a lot? I can't even imagine how many eggs I've eaten in the past 365 days lol

7:30 that’s also just a huge waste of syrup

JJ Virgin is seconds from waterboarding someone with chocolate milk to cure their addiction

With the ice cream woman, when they said "We have one last surprise for you" why did I literally go "Omg it's the ex husband" 💀💀💀

The scripted part of the lady meeting the hosts was so funny. She just seemed so confused and like she had no idea what was going on. It was like she didn’t even know about the show.

7:40 What pisses me the hell off with this one 1: It is a complete waste of a stupid amount of a resource that could be given to others 2: Maple Syrup, in moderation, is actually quite healthy. It is high in antioxidants and offers nutrients like riboflavin, zinc, magnesium, calcium and potassium. It is also relatively low in calories. Basically, Maple Syrup isn't the issue at all. He isn't treating his body like a trash can for eating it. He is for eating as much as he does. 3: The analogy used used circular reasoning. Saying it is like treating himself as a trash can, but only because they had him out in in the trashcan to begin with. It is just circular logic and reasoning.

"I'm addicted to ice cream" "Here have some ice cream" "No thank you" "YOu PaSsEd ThE tEsT 🤪"

"That's how many sticks you eat" "I dont eat the sticks ._." *bruh moment*

As someone with dietary restrictions due to a mental disability, something like this happening to me would probably stop me from ever going back to therapy. It’s really disgusting to make already weak communities feel ashamed of themselves about something that they are relying on YOU for assistance with. Shows that depict mentally ill/ mentally disabled people in this way really harm us even more.

I actually had an alcoholic neighbor when I was a kid who drank mouthwash. It was lowkey horrifying, but no one ever acknowledged it.

JJ Virgin sounds like a name that you would hear in a Austin Powers movie.

Strange addiction: Drew Gooden Crazy addiction: Danny Gonzalez

Imagine the same story structure as in the segment with the ice cream lady, but instead of ice cream it was heroin. Hosts came to her with a spoon and the syringe and like «how 'bout a shot?»

Presenting a recovering “addict” with the thing they’re addicted to, especially during a celebration of their improvement, is like so terrible.

imagine being pregnant for 9 months, having to go through the pain of having the child, and naming it JJ Virgin.

They’re literally just emotionally abusing the ice cream woman. Imagine going to a fucking AA meeting and they go “lol u want some whiskey?”

7:15 Holy shit do they know how much maple syrup costs!?

11:37 glad to see the sonic adventure two battle sound mixers still got work

Imagine being at someone’s 1 year sobriety party and then a waiter starts walking round passing out shots and offers one to the alcoholic

JJ Virgin was Drew’s nickname in high school

Man, I feel so bad for the ice cream lady. Not just cause of what led her to the addiction, but also how poorly they handled it. It's not super comparable, but I had a self harm addiction and it was hell. Had quite a few relapses even after years of being clean. It's not as common as running into a trigger for a food addiction, but there was so much work and emotional health problems that I had to deal with for that. Addictions are rough no matter what it is and most addicts know well enough what it's like and how bad it is. Like most of the time, addicts don't need to be made aware of how much they intake or how bad it is or that they "treat their body like trash." Even she said she wanted to get better. It's one thing to just stop, but you not only have to find other and healthier coping mechanisms, but also you have to get to the root. That's why drug addicts and alcoholics often relapse. It's very situational things that lead to those and most of the help doesn't really work for long term things because they may not be getting the help they need. Such as poverty and low income being a big factor that contributes to addiction, as well as the addictive elements like nicotine. Actual addictions require more. A real world test for her would have been grocery shopping since it's a regular activity. Just a reminder for anyone struggling, addictions are tough especially if not provided adequate solutions to the problems that lead to addiction and not given proper help/treatment. If you do relapse, that happens and it can be hard to cope with the feelings, but you can do it again and you aren't lesser or broken or defeated for it. I believe in you all ^v^ For those that have broken addictions and are clean, I am SO PROUD OF YOU!!! And same to those that are working hard!!! I'm proud of anyone no matter where they are with their addiction!!! You are worthy of love and treatment and care!!! 💜💜💜 Edit: My addiction isn't one naturally run into, but even I get tempted when it comes to alcohol. Thanks to trauma, personality disorders, all that stuff, I am at risk of addiction and I know it cause I've had a craving for it in my reckless episodes before, I just don't physically have access to it and I'm incompetent with how to get it. Just seeing people enjoy alcohol can make me extremely anxious and uncomfortable because I know how dangerous it can be for someone like me. I have to be careful. But to have someone that is recovering already from having an addiction and to offer them the addiction is GROSS GROSS GROSS!!!!! I get uncomfortable just being around people drinking cause of pressure and cravings and urges thanks to impulsive/reckless behaviour and self-destructive tendencies where I find a strong urge/desire to ruin myself in response to trauma and such. Let alone if I was actually addicted to it and trying to recover and being offered it. Like I still have to manage my self harm addiction even though I am clean for years now and don't rely on it. Because triggering imagery or mentions of certain words (like the word c*t, censored for my benefit, can be enough to trigger me even if it's about vegetables and not self harm) can have me feeling incredibly anxious and having to distract myself to resist it. It's so messed up to offer her it as a "real world" test. Exposure to things in a therapy sense does NOT work like that either! Edit 2: I'm autistic and have AFRID (selective eating disorder) and uh, yeah, I have almost thrown up from things too. I struggle with foods that have strong tastes too. Even if I liked grilled cheese, I've almost gotten sick eating it. I've expanded my list of safe foods thankfully so I'm having actual meals (especially since I was neglected and my parents couldn't handle an autistic kid with needs), but it can take a while. I have struggled through foods just for the sake of other people. It's really hard to live with especially since I've had anorexia before and a lot of insecurities around food and eating too thanks to abuse and neglect and weight issues. Especially getting labelled as a "picky eater" when really it was a legitimate eating disorder that is common with autistic and adhd folks. I've mostly expandes my safe foods because a lot of previous safe foods (unhealthy ones) would trigger my IBS and gastrointestinal issues and out of sake for not suffering, I had to do something plus the toll it took on my self esteem as I gained weight (unrelated, still not fully understood, probably related to my PCOS.) So I get it. A carrot for her could be extremely repulsive. Even though I "like" broccoli or can tolerate it, I literally ate it tonight in tiny nibbles because I can't handle actual bites of strong foods. It's a real thing and it can majorly suck when it comes to health issues. Like, again, the only reason I expanded it was for self esteem and not having to suffer through stomach problems that genuinely had me crying and contemplating suicide bc im a highly unstable invidivual. It was literally out of one thing being worse than the other. But that's basically my rant. A lot of my expanded safe foods is also thanks to my friend's family cooking good food. My parents don't really do that outside of dishes they like (which don't interest me or make me sick) and then they just go "oh well" to me. So. Thank you friend's family. But this is basically just an autistic ramble that yeah, that kind of thing is real and it can be different for everyone. I'm happy with my diet today, but still feel insecurities about not "eating normal" like other people do.

I’m from africa and eating raw beef is very common and isn’t bad for you as long as it is sanitary. however not everyone is tolerant to it, but I’ve been eating it since I was a little boy

That syrup was 100% fake but, as someone who makes maple syrup, it still hurt me to even think of that much being wasted

My favorite one is where she’s addicted to eating cornstarch and they make her walk through oobleck, and say *thats inside of you*

the mouthwash skit is one of my favorite drew skits its so funny and never fails to make me laugh i think because its so relatable, i too love to drink mouth wash.

I really don't know how anyone could've benefited from being on one of these addiction shows, especially Knowing how they live to exaggerate and overstate the drama and strangeness of a situation. Exploiting someone's vulnerabilities for entertainment and such ain't great.

hey! we take people with debilitating addictions and then use a bunch of empty packages and wasteful methods to emphasize just how much they use said addicting item, and then shove it back in their faces when they make progress! some of them even get makeovers cause lets be honest, they look like shit. haha :) would you like to be on our show? oh also i forgot, jj virgin’s the name, curing addictions is my game💪🏽

"ever had a day in your life without maple s--" " *_no_* " 10:59

i like how the kid is wearing a gatorade shirt just to show that drew was drinking gatorade and not actually mouthwash

i was thinking of shock therapy as electric shocks and was horrifiedly waiting for them to hook her up

I know he’s been doing this for a while, but every time Drew says “Hey Guy” without the plural I get a weird feeling similar to picking up an empty can I thought was full. Just... _unexpected voidness._

offering a thing someone’s addicted to 4 days after they’re clean is something you SHOULD NEVER do to someone with an addiction

Hey I actually know abt the French fry girl! She had an eating disorder and refused to eat any food besides French fries bc it was her only safe food :( unfortunately she was rewarded for this and by how I learned abt her, the Guiness book of world records.

These skits are so great. I love how you make your own version of these shows, which just feels just like the real thing. The sound effects are spot on.

When you said shock therapy I thought you meant actual electric shock therapy for a minute and I was.. concerned

"this is the amount of mouthwash you drink, after drinking one bottle of mouthwash, twice."

I laughed audibly when the name PJ Handjob came on the screen. Holy shit. I'm literally in the hospital thanks drew. Now I'm gonna go overdose on mouthwash.

gotta love shows that get their kicks out of making people who are going thru really tough shit feel like absolute garbage for the ways they choose to handle it instead of, idk, trying to help them overcome their addictions in real and meaningful ways that *DON'T* make them feel like absolute garbage

We need to confront the hosts' addiction to shock therapy.

Honestly it’s kinda degrading and rude how they pop up in their life and expect them to be willing to go along with what they say. The most heart breaking one has to be Martin. Like he obviously was caught off guard.

I am blown away at how talented you are - you’re timing and wit are impeccable! I look forward to seeing more. Bravo!

drew chugging the mouthwash right before the ad read definitely was one of the moments of all time

When you dont want to buy more than 2 bottles of publix mouthwash as props

"I realize my addiction is hurting me, now I need help." "Okay but first we need you to realize how much your addiction is hurting you. And we'll do so via shame!" "What?"

i'm glad someone finally took on this issue. i watched this tv show and Drew is so correct.

Whenever you say “hey guy” at the beginning everything you say after sounds like you’re personally talking to me

"My strange addiction" and "my crazy obsession" is the same as Danny and drew

I like how when they “surprise” her at the grocery store she just happens to be buying unlabeled boxes of ice cream bars

12:43 PUT THAT DEOWN

I just discovered Drew and have been watching his videos all day😄 He puts me in such a good mood.

When he originally said shock therapy I thought he meant shocking as in like ELECTRICITY

why does the guy who eats raw meat look so much like a vegetarian

One of my good friends in highschool was addicted to drinking mouthwash. Well he was an alcoholic and the most easily accessible alcohol was in mouthwash so he would go to the grocery store and just chug mouth wash to get drunk. Insane stuff

I’m addicted to your channel and this is one of my favorite videos, hilarious

It feels super weird that they're playing with addiction like this. Imagine if it was like a drug addiction and they try and fix it by lining a pavement with needles or something. It's just weird.

Drew: makes title and thumbnail inspired in my crazy obsession/strange addiction Drew: spends the whole video talking about freaky eaters

6:43- Drew is so good at his little joke bits, the voice carries

"The Learning Channel", "The Discovery Channel", and "The History Channel" are all the same channel now. Basically Reality TV collections. I remember when History Channel was mostly Ken Burns documentaries.

whose gonna tell him about the lady who actually eats rocks

Tbh the maple syrup one pissed me the hell off too. Good maple syrup is not cheap. They didn’t have to waste it like that

That’s some A-tier acting Drew. You’re good at it!