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The 'My Brother's in Heaven with a Better Collection' Clip

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They watch the documentary's standout clip of a man saying Pokemon unites everyone like his deceased brother watching from heaven, which Tim compares absurdly to ISIS rhetoric, then jokes about the Cipriani-looking man in another clip and mocks Brazilian tourists on Fifth Avenue.

In this bit10 moments
  • 32:55Stampede in a park for a Vaporeon GPS signal in the middle of a lake, then someone lies about a Snorlax and causes everyone to run to a nonexistent Pokemon.
  • 33:45Tim argues Pokemon brings people together and creates friendships, countering the claim it distracts from social change.
  • 34:02Truck driver might have just been trying to catch a Pokemon instead of committing an act of terrorism.
  • 34:14Tim jokes that a terrorist attack could have been someone trying to catch a Charizard instead of Islamic radicalism.
  • 35:30Tim's delusional New York comedian friends called Donald Trump a fame whore on Facebook while sleeping outside comedy clubs for bit parts and web show appearances.
  • 36:15Guest disagrees that the Pokemon documentary subject is a lunatic, calling him one of the nicest guys.
  • 36:49Tim says his dead brother would probably have a better Pokemon collection than he does if he were still alive.
  • 37:02Pokemon clip subject claims that despite all the violence and racism in the world, everyone at the event is having a good time and that's what the world needs.
  • 37:34Tim compares the Pokemon enthusiasm to what ISIS says about dead members in heaven with virgins, noting both involve better collections in the afterlife.
  • 38:09Tim imagines heaven as just people catching Pokemon, suggesting that would be great.
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