It’s time to go back into Tim Robinson’s absurdist world of sketch comedy that has spawned dozens of memes and animated GIFs you see everywhere
The third season of Netflix’s I Think You Should Leave drops on Tuesday, May 30, and that means we’re delivering another set of rankings of every sketch from Season 2.
Our Season 1 sketch rankings were done by two of our biggest ITYSL fans, averaging out their personal rankings into one list that proved how divisive the skits were. And that’s exactly what we did here, with our Cory Woodroof and Charles Curtis listing their faves and debating them.
Here we go, from worst to best (ALSO, A WARNING: THERE’S LOTS OF NSFW LANGUAGE AHEAD IN THE VIDEOS!)
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28
Credit Card Roulette
i think credit card roulette is the weakest sketch in the show but every other sketch is an absolute banger
— Holly 'Holly Deer' Deer (@h0llydeer) May 27, 2023
This is one we both agree on. It finished dead last! — Charles Curtis
27
Little Buff Boys ad
LITTLE BUFF BOYS, LITTLE BUFF BOYS pic.twitter.com/6MJwe84wp1
— I think you should leave turbo team (@ITYSL) June 2, 2022
We didn’t love the original sketch, too, as you’ll see. — CC
26
Stable of Stars
“He can hit!!!” @nbaleave @ITYSL https://t.co/dXUfpmzOJx pic.twitter.com/bl0LY8I48N
— Cameron (@_allaroundc) October 6, 2022
Yes, yes, “He can hit.” But there are better sketches out there. — CC
25
Hot Dog Vacuum
I voted for the Carber Reputation Vacuum because no one should have one bad day.
— Sean M (@Sean_GMC) December 14, 2021
People seem to think the follow up to a much funnier S2 skit is underrated, but we do not. — CC
24
Dave's Double
Honestly? The blue humor is better elsewhere on this show. Next. — CC
23
Shops at the Creek commercial
wow i think mac must go to the shops at the creek pic.twitter.com/pKc2NnbNzy
— bring 'em back (@trashtaeks) May 22, 2023
One where we disagreed slightly. I like the callback to Dan Flashes! — CC
22
Space Bar
the waitstaff at the space restaurant in the heidecker itysl season two sketch are wearing the same costumes that the birthday boys used for woosh pic.twitter.com/AhGK0T7Pr6
— mitch on the web (@howintensive) July 8, 2021
Tim Heidecker (of Tim and Eric fame) is one of the godfathers of this type of humor, and it’s always a blast when he shows up on the show. Here, he plays a guy on a date who gets heckled by a talking alien head at a space bar. What happens next is just too bizarre to spoil. — Cory Woodroof
21
The Capital Room
A pretty good premise to start is just a little too one-note. — CC
20
Jamie Taco
@ithinkyoushouldreel He’s never gonna say his lines faster than Jamie Taco! #jamietaco #itysl #ithinkyoushouldleavewithtimrobinson #ithinkyoushouldleave
Actor Paul Walter Hauser makes one of the more surprising guest spots in this pretty funny sketch about a guy who has to fight for play lines with a pushy co-star. Hauser nails the funniest bits in it. — CW
19
Blues Brothers cabin dance
One of comedian Connor O’Malley’s appearances this season came with this bizarre cabin encounter where Robinson does one of the Blues Brothers dances and freaks out two different dogs. Does it make any sense? Of course not, but it is very funny. — CW
18
While Santa Claus isn’t delivering presents, he’s apparently starring in the most demented C-level police crime drama. Character actor Biff Wiff delivers one of the season’s best guest spots for Santa’s painfully hysterical side gig. — CW
We were very divided — I ranked it 25th, Cory had it ninth. I think the interview is way funnier. — CC
17
Little Buff Boys Competition
LITTLE BUFF BOYS, LITTLE BUFF BOYS pic.twitter.com/6MJwe84wp1
— I think you should leave turbo team (@ITYSL) June 2, 2022
We agree this one was right in the middle — and I think Baby of the Year from Season 1 was better. — CC
16
Tammy Craps
Just a sketch that starts out with one premise and then takes a hard left where you least expect it. That’s not a bad thing! — CC
15
Office Surfing
That feeling when you’re surfing and a big wave hits pic.twitter.com/zsjCd092oL
— ITYSL memes 💦🥩 (@ITYSL_memes) July 21, 2021
Some of the funniest skits on the show can just involve one thing going wrong in a perfectly innocuous situation. In this case, it’s Robinson taking some boardroom nonsense way, way too seriously by flipping a table over while someone is jokingly surfing on it. Trust us; it’s as hilariously random as it sounds. — CW
14
Calico Cut Pants
This sketch was an example of one of the show’s less effective set pieces because of its runtime. The concept had some good gags, but it’s just a bit too overinvolved to really nail the landing. However, it is nice to see comedian Mike O’Brien pop up for a guest spot. — CW
We VERY much disagreed here. I had this as the third-ranked sketch of the entire season …. but Cory’s argument is swaying me a bit. — CC
13
I don't know how to drive
What if the answer to “Don’t you know how to drive?!” was … “No?” This is too funny. — CC
12
Diner Wink
Did we over-rank it because Bob Odenkirk was masterful in it? No. It’s still classic ITYSL, taking a simple thing like winking at a guy at a diner and taking it somewhere absurd. — CC
11
"But it's lunch."
Sometimes, a skit can work on this show just by having Robinson do something silly in a work meeting. Here, he’s a guy who tries to sneak-eat a hot dog under his sleeve after his boss cancels lunch. Everyone knows how weird it is but Robinson, which fits the show’s format quite nicely. — CW
10
Driver's Ed
One word: TABLES! — CC
9
Claire's Ear Piercings
The Claire’s sketch is the most underrated ITYSL sketch. It is spoken.
— Ryan Auton (@Autonshere) May 13, 2023
Cory has it as the second-best of the season, I’ve got it at No. 18. Doesn’t that sum up the show to you? — CC
8
Detective Crashmore junket
Detective Crashmore 4LYFE @ITYSL_memes pic.twitter.com/i7NSsPr2yp
— ScottieDiggs (@scottiediggs) December 28, 2022
We both agree, absolutely Top 10. — CC
7
Sloppy Steaks
It’s that final flashback that sends this one into the top 10. LET’S SLOP EM UP! — CC
6
Dylan's Burger
Focusing on the world’s hungriest college professor was another delightful example of the show giving one of its guest actors (in this case, the late Bob McDuff Wilson) a chance to take over the skit and get all the laughs. You’ll never look at a hamburger the same way again. — CW
5
Ghost Tour
“This is the adult tour.” And with that, one of the most NSFW-language-filled sketches you’ll ever see is off and running. — CC
4
Dan Flashes
The world’s tackiest shirts inspired one of this season’s best sketches, as Robinson tanks yet another boardroom meeting while chilling on a couch and arguing with a co-worker about his unhealthy obsession with the men’s shirt brand Dan Flashes and their complicated patterns. — CW
3
Karl Havoc
Perhaps the most meme’d of any skit this season, one of the season’s best skits featured the existential crisis that Tim Robinson’s prank host goes through while smoldering underneath the Karl Havoc suit in a shopping mall. The suit is so goofy looking as it is, but Robinson’s performance underneath all the makeup makes the tragedy of Karl Havoc even funnier. — CW
2
Brian's Hat
The beauty of I Think You Should Leave is that it can fixate on something so small and blow it up into something so disastrously hilarious. Poor Brian and his safari hat slowly dissolve in a courtroom of all places with the kind of surreal hilarity that only Tim Robinson can come up with. The secret ingredient in this skit? That little pathetic slide of the hat Brian does down his arm in the boardroom meeting. — CW
1
Coffin Flop
The crown jewel of Corncob TV’s array of programming, the Coffin Flop skit is the show at its most delightfully unhinged. We’re not sure exactly why televisions are trying to get rid of Corncob TV and its macabre coffin prank show, but by the time the skit is over, you’ve laughed so much, you don’t really care. — CW
