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The Worst Spirit Animal
The setup
The premise
Here’s the bit.
A shaman leads three seekers through an ayahuasca ceremony around a campfire and calls on their guiding spirits. The others receive a noble fox and a wise owl that offer calm, mystical counsel, but Arturo gets Barry, a bearded guy in antlers and white jeans who claims to be a deer. Instead of wisdom, Barry pitches drones and molly, refuses to help with Arturo's question about being a better husband and father, humps the air during the group mantra, tries to lure the other spirits away, and finally throws up while insisting it is good luck.
The funny people
Meet the cast. 5
Say it with us
Highly quotable.
You gotta get a drone, dude.
Okay, my spirit, while I'm on drugs, is offering me other drugs.
My spirit animal is just having sex with the air.
Behind the scenes
The people who made it.

Nicholas Jasenovec
Director
A little extra
Notes from the archive.
John Gemberling, who plays Barry, previously worked with Arturo Castro on Broad City, where Gemberling played Bevers and Castro played Jaimé.
Script
Automatically generated script; wording may contain errors. Speaker labels are inferred.
- 00:02
Shaman
Welcome, my friends. You have journeyed far for this enlightenment ceremony because you are seeking answers in your lives. Are you ready?
- 00:11
I am.
- 00:12
Yes, please.
- 00:13
So ready. I really need this, you know?
- 00:15
Shaman
Breathe deeply. Sip the ayahuasca tea, and open your third eye to a guiding spirit. Reveal yourselves, great spirits.
- 00:26
Speaker 1 ?
I am Volpe Magnum, the fox.
- 00:33
Speaker 2 ?
I am Trivictor, the owl.
- 00:38
Barry
Oh, yo, what up? I'm Barry. I'm a...deer.
- 00:43
Shaman
Tell us what form your guiding spirit has taken.
- 00:46
Mitra Jouhari ?
Mine is a powerful fox.
- 00:48
Mike Hanford ?
And mine's a brilliant owl.
- 00:50
Arturo Castro
Mine says he's a deer, but he's just some dude in white jeans wearing antlers. Is that...is that normal?
- 00:56
Shaman
Breathe deeply and accept your spirit's wisdom.
- 01:00
Speaker 1 ?
You alone can achieve your dreams.
- 01:02
Speaker 2 ?
Let curiosity guide your success.
- 01:05
Barry
You gotta get a drone, dude.
- 01:08
Arturo Castro
I'm sorry, what?
- 01:09
Barry
Drones, dude! You can fly them up to any window, and they got these 4K cameras on them, and they can see everything. Everything!
- 01:17
Arturo Castro
Okay, I feel like I drew a hard short straw on my spirit.
- 01:21
Shaman
Trust. Know each of you. Ask for the answer you seek.
- 01:26
Mitra Jouhari ?
How can I connect better with others?
- 01:28
Speaker 1 ?
The most basic human need is to be heard.
- 01:30
Mike Hanford ?
How can I do anything when I fear I will fail?
- 01:34
Speaker 2 ?
The journey is the reward.
- 01:36
Arturo Castro
How can I be a better husband and father?
- 01:40
Barry
Pass.
- 01:42
Arturo Castro
No, you can't pass. You're supposed to help me.
- 01:44
Barry
You want help?
- 01:45
Arturo Castro
Yeah.
- 01:45
Barry
The ayahuasca's trash. You gotta get down with this Molly, man. This is good shit.
- 01:50
Arturo Castro
Okay, my spirit, while I'm on drugs, is offering me other drugs.
- 01:54
Shaman ?
Shh, man. Shh.
- 01:55
Shaman
repeat carefully as your guides give you your new mantra
- 02:00
Speaker 1 ?
I am strong I am powerful
- 02:03
Mitra Jouhari ?
I am strong I am powerful
- 02:06
Speaker 2 ?
clear mind clear thoughts
- 02:09
Mike Hanford ?
your mind clear thoughts
- 02:11
Arturo Castro
my spirit animal is just having sex with the air
- 02:18
Barry ?
yeah
- 02:21
Arturo Castro
Oh God
- 02:22
Shaman
and so it What shall be your mantra?
- 02:27
Arturo Castro
Um, I'm good.
- 02:30
Shaman
Ah, it is now time for your guides to return to their realm.
- 02:34
Speaker 1 ?
Remember, I am with you always.
- 02:36
Speaker 2 ?
If you ever need me.
- 02:37
Barry
Hey, Fox. Hey, Owl. My guy's kind of a narc. Let's get out of here, back to the spirit realm, figure out which one of you's got a pussy.
- 02:44
Arturo Castro
Is this about Trip? Is this what people mean when they say about Trip?
- 02:48
Shaman
It is all in your mind.
- 02:49
Arturo Castro
Oh, no, I'm pretty sure this is about Trip.
- 02:50
Barry
Oh, man. I went full biscuit on some vodka Gatorades, man. I think I'm gonna...
- 02:59
Oh.
- 03:04
Barry
Hey, relax, man. It's good luck.
- 03:09
Arturo Castro
It's good luck? Is that true?
- 03:10
Shaman
It is not true.
- 03:11
Arturo Castro
Goddamn it!
- 03:12
Barry
All right. Later, bro.
- 03:14
Arturo Castro ?
and Barry.
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