Rhett & Link Take a Lie Detector Test

[Producer] Rhett.

Yes.

[Producer] Link.

Yes.

[Producer] We brought you here today

to take a lie detector test.

One of you will be hooked up the the machine

while the other asks questions

and then you'll switch.

So who should go first?

I'm closer to it.

All right, you go first.

[quiet eerie music]

[electricity crackling]

Does any of this have to go in my rectum?

[laughing]

Have you ever taken a polygraph before?

Yes.

Really? When?

Another internet video.

[laughing]

Okay Rhett, I expect you to answer

all of these questions truthfully and completely

and if you don't, we're gonna know it.

Let's start with a baseline.

Is your name Rhett McLaughlin?

Yes.

Truthful.

Are you one of the Try Guys?

No.

Deceptive.

You think in your own mind you're a Try Guy?

I kinda wish I was sometimes.

Are you ready for this lie detector test?

Yeah.

Okay, let's get started.

Our families spend a lot of time together.

Do you like my kids?

Yes.

[Examiner] Truthful.

Oh.

Do you have a favorite of one of my kids?

No.

Which of my kids is your favorite?

I don't have a favorite.

I like them all equally.

He has a favorite.

Who's the favorite?

Lando, man.

He's your favorite too, so.

Yeah, that's true.

[laughing]

Well actually, whichever kid I'm telling is my favorite,

that's the one who's my favorite at the time,

when the other ones aren't listening.

Do you think your family would

beat my family-- Yes.

In a game of.

[laughing]

I didn't finish the question.

In a game of tug of war?

So there are four of us and there are five of you.

Yup.

That's a tough one.

Because I'm kinda pitting the individuals together.

I think that me versus you, I would win.

But my wife versus your wife,

I think your wife would win.

And so then I think you've got,

Loch versus Lily, he would win.

But Shepherd versus Lincoln, he would win,

and then you've got Lando.

You have an extra person, so I think,

I might have to give it to the Neals.

The Neals would win.

Ha!

That's right, he's not lying.

I don't even need you for this one, Lou.

If you had to give up either beans

or your friendship with me, for the rest of your life,

which would it be?

Beans are a, I mean, they're a protein,

high in protein, they're high in fiber,

they taste excellent, they're good

for all kinds of dietary things.

They give you gas, which I think gas is fun,

you know me and my bumper sticker

that says gas is fun,

which is like a double meaning.

Yeah, not a good look these days.

No, I've been trying to get it off

of my electric car for some time.

I think I'd give up beans if I had to, Link.

Your friendship means that much to me.

Is he lying?

He's into beans.

He says you're lying.

I'm really into beans.

[laughing] I mean,

I really am into beans.

Whatever, whatever.

Now, you studied civil engineering in college.

Yes.

I've read your wiki.

I was also your college roommate.

Yes.

Would you say that you excelled at civil engineering?

Excelled?

Yeah.

Yeah, I made good grades.

In a mortar, is the binding material sand?

No.

[Link] What is it?

The binding material is the cement.

Okay, that's right.

Thought I'd get you with that one.

Do you think you're smarter than me?

[laughing]

No, okay, let's say,

let me be, let me really think about this.

Do I think I'm smarter than you?

Yeah, that's the question.

No.

He's lying.

You think you're smarter than me.

You think you're smarter than everybody?

No.

He does.

Most people, yes.

[laughing]

Yeah, got you, man.

You, along with me, attended North Carolina--

[Rhett And Link] State University.

As did this man.

Zach Galifianakis.

That's right.

Do you think that we will ever be guests on his show

Between Two Ferns?

Think it's possible?

Yes.

[Lou] Truthful.

[Rhett] I believe, Link.

Do you not believe?

No.

It's not gonna happen.

[Rhett] I believe.

I mean, he did the movie,

but I don't even know if he's going back to it.

Has he ever had a duo on there?

Would you say that we're authentic

on Good Mythical Morning?

Yes.

[Lou] Truthful.

Next question.

Did you just point at your nose?

What does that mean? [laughing]

That means you're lying?

I'm giving you signals.

Is there something in my nose?

Did you forget our signaling--

Is there something in my nose?

[Rhett] Did you forget the signaling system

we came up with as children. Is there something

on my nose?

You know what this means.

Answer me.

[Rhett] This and this.

Is there something on my nose?

No, it's a.

Do you think you have the best beard on the internet?

You think this man [smacks] has a better beard than you?

Jonathan.

That's right.

We meet again.

Not in that picture.

He has a better mustache for sure,

but not a better beard in this picture.

[Lou] It's a fine mustache.

See?

It's much better than his mustache,

wouldn't you think?

[Lou] Yeah, yeah.

I mean, I'll admit that.

What about beard?

I mean, he's.

[Lou] No, he's got a better beard.

I got a better beard.

[Link] Oh, okay.

Is he lying?

Is Lou lying about your beard?

Let me see if I can read it back

through the machine [tongue clicks].

No, he's telling the truth.

Do you think that you're the best

Rhett on the internet?

[whistles] Okay, does Thomas Rhett count?

This man [smacks] is Thomas Rhett.

He does count.

Thomas Rhett has a lot going for him.

First of all, his last name.

Second of all, his hair and beard.

Third of all, his musical ability

and I hear that he's a really

authentically nice, genuine guy.

So you think he's the best Rhett on the internet?

No, no, I don't.

I think that Rhett Atkins is the best Rhett on the internet.

Oh, is it Rhett Akins [laughs]?

He's trying to be self-deprecating,

but he's lying, isn't he?

He is.

He thinks he's the best Rhett on the internet.

[Rhett] Yeah.

[Lou] He does.

Well, it's my first name.

I mean, you can't really call Thomas Rhett, Rhett.

You gotta call him TR, maybe T Rhett, T Dog,

maybe some of his friends call him that.

What do you think of my previous haircut?

It's boyish.

Little bottom heavy.

Significantly less gray.

I think what you've got going on now is better.

What do you think of that haircut?

You like it or you don't?

I dislike this haircut.

[Lou] Truthful.

Fine, whatever.

What about this haircut?

It's a little top heavy,

little Rachel Maddow-ish,

and a little more gray.

I'm going with Maddow-ish.

I wasn't asking you what you thought of my hair.

I was asking if you thought he was lying or not.

He's being truthful.

Lou's over here telling me what he thinks

about my hair and he thinks

it looks like Maddow. It's Maddow-ish.

Yeah, well.

She's a great anchor.

Let's be more specific.

Do you think that my gray streak

makes me a silver fox.

[laughs] Oh, God.

I don't have an opinion about your silver fox-iveness.

Is he telling the truth?

[Lou] Being truthful.

I don't think he is.

Check again.

Semi-truthful.

Semi-truthful, see.

Yeah, so there's some lie in that.

Just a little bit.

Just come out and say it, you think I'm a silver fox.

Just a little bit.

Just say it.

Just say it.

You think I'm a silver fox.

What do you mean by that?

I'm a good looking guy.

Slightly better looking than you.

[laughing]

A little more silver, yeah.

So he thinks I'm a silver fox?

Did you lie at any point

during this lie detector test

and we didn't catch you?

Yes.

Now's your chance to come clean.

I pass.

You pass what?

I pass coming clean.

Can I pass?

What are you lying about?

I pass.

I get one pass, right?

I just took it.

You're not gonna tell us what you were lying about?

My favorite child of yours is your dog.

Sorry.

Nah, I get it.

We're done here.

[slamming]

[mumbling]

I've nothing to hide.

They all say that.

You ready--

Ow!

It shocked me, just kidding.

[laughing]

Did I get you?

I know you need to get a baseline,

so I'm gonna make it like really frantic.

That's cheating, you can't do that.

[Link] Okay.

Is your name Link Neal?

Yeah.

You don't think I know my own name?

Are you 41 years old?

Wow.

Yes.

Are you nervous?

Yeah.

He's anxious.

We met in first grade.

What is this, a biography?

When we met that first time in first grade,

did you think that we were soulmates?

Not that I can recall.

[Lou] Truthful.

Has there ever been a point

in our creative partnership and friendship

where you thought you picked the wrong partner?

Yeah.

[Lou] Truthful.

Remember that time when I found out

that you had applied to be on The Real World?

You didn't tell me.

Like, what's up with that?

Hey man, I applied to be on The Real World.

I was like, what about me?

You don't want me to be in The Real World?

Well, duos can't apply.

You didn't make it either.

I didn't make it

and I figured, I'll just tell you when I make it.

I didn't make it.

Do you think that you would be more successful

if this man was your creative partner?

David Dobrik.

Absolutely, have you seen how popular he is?

[laughs] Yeah.

You definitely would be.

I think that he's probably better off without you.

He's so out of your league.

I'd just be in the crew.

Yeah, right.

You'd just be with Jason Nash.

I'd be in the background.

But I'll do it, yeah [smacks].

I'll do it.

Okay.

You gag in a lot of our videos.

Yeah.

Do you do it for attention?

No.

Deceptive.

Yeah, clearly.

What kind of attention does that get?

I think you know.

The internet does love it when I gag.

Right.

But every time I gag, it's cause it's something nasty.

Okay, all right.

Could you gag right now thinking about the Carolina Reaper?

If I smelled it.

But no I cannot gag on command.

If I had one in my pocket would you eat it for views?

No.

[Lou] Truthful.

Right, you're scared, I know you're scared.

I see the fear in your eyes.

Would you do it?

If I had one in my pocket?

This is not my interrogation.

I've already gone.

Would you do almost anything for views?

But I wouldn't do that.

[laughing]

Is that a Meatloaf reference?

Yeah.

[Lou] Truthful.

Yeah.

David Dobrik's highest viewed video

is his and Liza Koshy's breakup video.

Would you consider-- Yes.

Breaking up with me to become more popular?

Definitely.

[Lou] Truthful.

Wow, that hurts man.

We can always get back together.

Oh, it's just temporary?

It's a stunt?

Well, I mean, we'll take our time.

Let's not put a time limit on it.

If it's true love, we'll come back together?

If I can't get as many views on my own,

we'll get back together.

Are you threatened by other funny YouTubers?

Yeah.

But not you.

Okay.

Is that because you're not threatened

or I'm not funny?

Both.

[Lou] Truthful.

Do you think that this YouTuber

will surpass us in success because she's half our age?

Emma Chamberlain.

I like her, I think she's a great person,

but I think

we will stand the test of time

in a way that maybe she will, maybe she won't.

That's for her to decide.

We're already old, we're doing all right.

If you had to be stuck on an island

with either Logan or Jake Paul

or just be alone, would you choose to be alone?

[groans] They seem to only talk.

They don't seem like good listeners,

amongst other things.

So I would say be alone.

[Lou] Truthful.

Oh, okay.

I'd talk to like a volleyball or something,

I've seen that done before. Right.

Yeah.

Have we ever done anything together that might

be considered illegal?

Yeah.

Well the throwing the rocks

off of the top of the administration building, at cars.

I don't think that was legal.

[Lou] That was not legal.

That was not legal, even the polygraph.

We didn't hit anybody.

He came closer.

[Lou] But you attempted to?

Yeah, it's like attempted murder though,

it's like, it's nothing, right?

[Lou] Yeah, last I checked, that's illegal.

Are you a cop?

I'm retired.

You should've told me that earlier.

When we were roommates in college,

was I easy to live with?

Yes.

[Lou] Deceptive.

[Rhett] What was it?

It's just the cumulative effect of everything.

[laughs]

No, it was all right.

It was all right.

I mean, it could've been worse.

You ever get jealous of my beard?

No.

He gets jealous.

Yeah, I could tell because he was nodding as he said no.

I didn't even need Lou for that one.

I mean, I could grow a beard.

I just think you'd be mad if I grew a beard.

If I got glasses would you get mad?

I mean, what, I want you to be blind?

That's not a fair question.

So I can get glasses?

Can I get a beard?

You might not need a beard.

But what if my face gets cold?

You can have a beard.

You're fine with me getting a beard?

You're fine with my getting glasses?

Again, I can't tell you not to get glasses.

Can you get contact?

I don't want contacts.

I got really sensitive eyes.

I know that.

Can they be minimalist glasses like wire frame?

What about that guy from--

Why you gotta tell me what kind of glasses?

I'm not gonna tell you what kind of beard to grow.

Like the bad guy from Indiana Jones?

You know, the Nazi.

You want me to get Nazi glasses.

Well, they're just glasses that a Nazi wore.

I'm not gonna get Nazi glasses.

Well they're minimalist.

That's all I'm saying.

I'm not getting them.

I'm kinda known for my glasses and my beard.

We'll talk about this later.

Is this you?

No!

[Lou] Truthful.

Are you sure?

Yes.

[Lou] Some resemblance.

Thank you, Lou.

Nothing wrong with looking like Rachel Maddow.

Do you Google yourself every day?

No.

Have you googled yourself

in the past month?

No.

Does it ever bother you that my name comes first?

Yeah.

[Lou] It's killing him.

[laughing]

It's killing him.

You wanna change it?

No.

Because that's gonna mess up our whole company.

There's a whole branding thing.

I even think we trademarked it, Rhett and Link.

Yeah, you're right.

Save the best for last, that's what I say.

Okay, you ever get scared about us becoming irrelevant?

Definitely.

[Lou] Truthful.

And I'm gonna blame you when it happens.

Why?

I'm gonna have glasses by then.

You're gonna have a beard.

Us becoming one person visually is gonna be what does it.

That's sad to think about.

Did you lie at any point during this polygraph test?

No.

[Lou] Deceptive.

I don't want you to get glasses,

I'd rather for you to be blind,

and I'm willing to not grow a beard if that's what it takes.

To stay relevant?

To stay relevant.

For now, that's okay.

How many fingers am I holding up?

Four.

Oh gosh.

[slamming]