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Election Sketch

**Election Sketch** is the seventy-second episode of Welcome to the Table, posted on November 5, 2020.

## Synopsis

In this meeting, North Dakota discusses what to do after electing a dead man, Oregon decriminalizes drugs to mostly resentment, Nevada is frozen due to his inability to count, and Texas goes after Wisconsin and Michigan for counting ballots.

## Transcript

*To see the transcript for the video, please see Election Sketch/Transcript.*

## Trivia

* This episode features DC without a tie, most likely due to the president-elect not being decided yet.
Georgia Wakes Up

**Georgia Wakes Up** is the fourth episode of Welcome to The Table, posted on April 4th, 2020.

## Synopsis

In this episode, (comprised of one long sketch), Georgia wakes up from sleeping and is filled in on the pandemic by the rest of the states.

## Transcript

To see this episode's transcript, please see Georgia Wakes Up/Transcript
1 Year at The Table!

**1 Year at The Table!** is the commemorated 1 year anniversary video, posted on March 30, 2021. It is a supercut of the best lines from Welcome to the Table.

## Synopsis

In honor of the 1 year anniversary, Ben shows his favorite lines and clips from Welcome to the Table.

## Trivia

* This video was made as a direct follow-up to Ben's 7 hour livestream in which he watched all of the episodes of Welcome to the Table.
* Plans for the initial 1 year anniversary video were to recreate DC Calls a Meeting and Florida Comes, the first episode of Welcome to the Table, with Alaska in the background making a cameo, but these fell through for unknown reasons.
Mail Time!

**Mail Time!** is a series of short videos, created by Ben Brainard. These videos feature Ben unboxing fan mail delivered to him. Now much more common as opposed to only being every other week, videos are posted every week.

## Synopsis

As Ben frequently gets fan mail, whether little trinkets or new clothing/accessories for the states, Ben decided to create videos in which he unboxes the mail on camera for the first time. These videos can range from 3 minutes all the way to 24 minutes, depending on how much mail is to be unboxed.

## Trivia

* Annie occasionally appears in these videos, primarily when mail is directed towards her.
New Jersey Joins the Table

**New Jersey Joins the Table** is the one-hundred and tenth episode of Welcome to the Table, posted on May 28, 2021.

## Synopsis

New Jersey gets called to the meeting, and can't seem to agree with himself, to everyone's confusion.

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please see New Jersey Joins the Table/Transcript.*

## Trivia

* This episode marks the first appearance of Central NJ as a minor character.
NH State Constitution; Southern Insults; Women's Sports

* NH State Constitution
* Southern Insults
* Women's Sports

**NH State Constitution; Southern Insults; Women's Sports** is the one-hundred and first episode of Welcome to the Table, with all three sketches posted from March 19th to March 21st, 2021.

## Synopsis

In this episode's three sketches, the New Hampshire State Constitution is constructed with odd articles, Kentucky makes it illegal to insult the police and then gets insulted by the South, and Mississippi places a confusing and disturbing ban on trans women in female sports.

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please see NH State Constitution; Southern Insults; Women's Sports/Transcript.*

## Trivia

* This episode marks the first appearance for Arkansas, Kentucky, and Mississippi since 2021: Week One.

### Errors

#### NH State Constitution

* The Live Free or Die outfits for Leader and Guy 2 would make no sense as the motto was not created until 1945, and this sketch takes place in 1783.

## Video

Fake Origin Stories- The New Hampshire ConstitutionKentucky Can't Insult the Police!Mississippi Loves Women's Sports
Wisconsin; Piney Point; Riot Farming

* Scrabble-Consin
* Piney Point Superpowers
* Floridian Riot Farmers

**Wisconsin; Piney Point; Riot Farming** is the one hundred and fourth episode of Welcome to the Table, with all three sketches posted between April 9 - April 11, 2021.

## Synopsis

In these three sketches, Wisconsin names his cities using bizarre methods, Florida dumps radioactive materials into beaches, and Anna Eskamani explains the troubling and shady sugar burning bill.

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please see Wisconsin; Piney Point; Riot Farming/Transcript.*

## Trivia

* This is the first episode since The Night Before Christmas in Florida to not contain California.
* This is the second episode to feature both Charlie Berens and Rep. Anna Eskamani.
	+ This is also the first time two guests appeared in the same episode.

## Video

Scrabble-ConsinPiney Point SuperpowersFloridian Riot Farmers
Mail Time Tuesday: The Soft Glow of Leg Lamp in the Window

**Mail Time Tuesday: The Soft Glow of Leg Lamp in the Window** is the twentieth episode of Mail Time!, posted on April 13, 2021.

## Synopsis

Ben unboxes this week's mail, including a humourously designed literal leg lamp ornament.

## Trivia

* Ben had a livestream in which he was editing this video.

## Video

Mail Time Tuesday- The Soft Glow of Leg Lamp in the Window
Molasses, Melting, and Moose Law

* Table History: French Onion Taxes
* Hot in Here
* Weird Laws: Alaska

**Molasses, Melting, and Moose Law** is the one-hundred and sixteenth episode of Welcome to the Table, with all three sketches posted from July 9 to July 11, 2021.

## Synopsis

In this week's three sketches, the states enact a historic skit about naming a war, the Western states vent about how scorching hot it's been (despite the hotter states taunting them), and Government goes through Alaska's bizarre laws that have a lot to do with moose.

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please see **Molasses, Melting, and Moose Law**.*

## Gallery

Table History- French Onion TaxesHot in HereWeird Laws- Alaska
Alaska

**Alaska** is a recurring character in Welcome to the Table, first appearing in Alaska Joins the Table.

## Personality

Alaska is quite reserved, tending not to talk or interact with the lower 48. However, as the biggest state, he is often able to embarrass large states like Texas and Arizona off of boasting over their size. He's also pretty sarcastic and argumentative, shown by his passive aggressiveness over Florida not having a midnight sun. Alaska's personality is comparable to New York, as both have a disdain for interacting with the other states.

## Outfit

Alaska has had very little changes in his outfit; his first outfit featured a brown aviator hat, with a black shirt saying "Alaska GROWN" with a picture of Alaska in a circle. He now wears a blue shirt with a picture of Texas in Alaska, representing Texas being smaller than Alaska.

## Relationships

### Friends

Alaska tends to keep to himself and doesn't have much interaction with the rest of the states, only really when he can embarrass or up them will he speak to them, but there's a few exceptions every once in a while.

##### Hawai'i

In the Welcome to the Statehouse skits Hawai'i and Alaska are shown to be friends.

### Enemies

#### Texas

Alaska doesn't hesitate to embarrass Texas for his smaller size, embarrassing him when the time is best.

#### Arizona (partially)

There's only really been one interaction between Arizona and Alaska, of which Alaska showed up and embarrassed Arizona, to Arizona's dismay.

## Gallery

### Outfits

Alaska's first outfit and first appearance during the WNR periodAlaska's current photo
### Appearances in Thumbnails

Alaska appearing in The Table: A Holiday Special's thumbnail, representing the "New Years' Resolutions" sketchAlaska appearing in The V-Day Special's thumbnail, representing the "How States Ask You To Be Their Valentine" sketchAlaska appearing in An Alaskan Recap thumbnailAlaska appearing in A Very Western Meeting thumbnail
Arizona Joins the Table

**Arizona Joins the Table** is the ninety-third episode of Welcome to the Table, posted on January 29, 2021.

## Synopsis

In this episode, Arizona introduces himself to the Table, and gets into a heated argument with Florida over who's the scariest state.

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please view Arizona Joins the Table/Transcript.*

## Trivia

* This episode marks the first appearance for Arizona since Election Sketch.
* This episode introduces a new graphic for "Join the Table" episodes, now being a wheel that lands on the state whom is being introduced.
The Midwest; Impeachment; Snowstorms

* A Midwest Meeting
* The 2nd Impeachment Trial
* Country-Wide Snowstorm

**The Midwest; Impeachment; Snowstorms** is the ninety-sixth episode of Welcome to the Table, posted on February 19, 2021.

## Synopsis

In these three new sketches, the Midwest call a meeting that goes nowhere, the second impeachment trial ends in acquitting former President Trump, and Texas is thrown into a giant snowstorm to the hilarity of his state acquaintances.

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please see The Midwest; Impeachment; Snowstorms/Transcript.*

## Trivia

* This episode marks the first appearance for the following states since:
	+ Texas Sues the Swing States for Michigan
	+ How States Count Votes for North Dakota
	+ WNR 9/8 pt 2: Boneless Chicken Wings Man for Nebraska and South Dakota
* This episode introduces a new hat for Illinois and Indiana, and a new shirt for Ohio and Oregon.
* This episode is the first to split its three sketches in seperate videos, as opposed to having them all compiled into one video.

## Videos

A Midwest MeetingThe 2nd Impeachment TrialCountry Wide Snowstorm
New York

**New York** is a main character in the Welcome to the Table series, first appearing in DC Calls a Meeting and Florida Comes.

## Personality

New York is an abrasive and quite annoyed man. He's very gruff and hostile, often dealing with anger issues and being tired of the state's insanity. He has a list of states that aren't allowed to come to him (which is a list of pretty much every state), and prefers to be alone. He also has a heavy intolerance for dumbness, often yelling and rolling eyes at those who behave in an annoying way.

## Outfit

New York's outfit has switched often. Since the beginning, New York wore a red beanie and a black winter jacket. However, he started to wear a Buffalo Bills jersey under the coat and in some episodes, solely wore the jersey.

## Relationships

Due to New York's harsh nature, he doesn't tend to make friends, more so staying on his own.

### Friends

#### California

Although New York doesn't necessarily think of California as a friend, California and New York have bonded over making fun of Trump and Government (back when he was still called DC).

#### Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania and New York have a similar bond as California and New York, as both bonded over making fun and bullying New Jersey.

### Enemies

#### Massachusetts

Massachusetts shares a love-hate relationship with New York, both generally against each other over sports, in particular baseball.

#### Florida (sometimes)

New York doesn't hate Florida, however he finds just about all of his antics annoying, lashing out on Florida primarily out of anger.

#### New Jersey

New York and New Jersey have had border disputes in the past and are still enemies to this day, especially with New York often claiming New Jersey is just lower New York.

## Trivia

* New York has appeared the least amount of times out of all the main characters.
* New York is one of 6 characters to have appeared in all three sketches in an episode, the other four being Florida, Government, California, Louisiana, and Texas.

## Gallery

### Outfits

New York's first outfit, with a red beanie and black winter jacketNew York appearing in the "Door Set"New York appearing in a "Weekly News Recap" episodeNew York's current photo
### Appearances in Merch

New York appearing in the "[speaks New York]" merch designNew York appearing in "The Brainard Bunch" merch design (right-bottom square)
### Appearances in Thumbnails

New York appearing in the The Table: A Holiday Special thumbnail, representing the "Let's Go Buffalo!" segmentNew York appearing in the Dating Games: New York thumbnail
Spring Break; DnD; Methportation

* Spring Break Emergency
* Georgia Changes the Rules to DnD
* Methportation

**Spring Break; DnD; Methportation** is the one hundred and third episode of Welcome to the Table, with all three sketches posted from April 2nd to April 4th, 2021.

## Synopsis

In these three sketches, Florida introduces his lawyer who is just as crazy as he is, Georgia makes metaphors of Dungeons and Dragons to explain the new voting law, and Montana points out the heavy amount of Mexican meth while Florida defends the Haitians.

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please see Spring Break; DnD; Methportation/Transcript.*

## Trivia

* This episode marks the first appearance of Ben Brainard as a character since The Former Office of the Stock Market Space Laser.
* This episode features comedian Nicole Dubois as Florida Woman.
The Big Reveal!

**The Big Reveal!** is a vlog featuring Ben and Annie, posted on October 20, 2020.

## Synopsis

Ben surprises Annie with a large pack of fan mail delivered to his house. In this twelve-minute "vlog", Annie and Ben go through the various gifts given to them one by one.

## Characters

* Annie
* Ben Brainard

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please see The Big Reveal/Transcript.*

## Trivia

* This episode is the first appearance in a YouTube video for Annie.
	+ She had appeared in TikTok videos prior to this, but they were one-off videos.
DC Tries to Close Florida's Beaches

**DC Tries to Close Florida's Beaches** is the second episode of Welcome to the Table, posted on April 4, 2020.

## Synopsis

DC attempts to get Florida's attention for what's supposed to be a state meeting, but is unable to do so and ends up distracting the rest of the states as well.

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please see DC Tries to Close Florida's Beaches/Transcript.*

## Trivia

* This is the second episode in the entire series.
* This episode is the second-shortest episode in the series, behind Happy 4/20!.
Minor Characters

This is a list of characters that appear rarely or have only appeared once.

## Minor Characters

* 1st Mate
* 3rd Amendment
* Admiral
* Alex Jones
* All of the Judges
* Allan Ellison
* Anna Eskamani
* Army
* Austin
* Canada
* CDC
* Central New Jersey
* CHAZ
* Chicago
* Claire
* Coast Guard
* Dan
* Dan Cathy
* DC (District of Columbia)
* Delta
* Department Of Education
* Eastern Washington
* FFA
* Florida Man
* Florida Woman
* Forbes
* Gen Z
* God
* Greg The Sound Guy
* Guy 1
* Guy 2
* IDC
* Italy
* J6C
* Jeff
* John Brown
* John Deere
* Jordan
* Kellogg's
* Ketanji Brown Jackson
* Last Admin
* Leader
* Marjorie Taylor Greene
* Miami
* Millennials
* Miss Alabama
* Miss Florida
* Miss Louisiana
* Miss New York
* Miss Rhode Island
* National Guard
* New York City
* Puerto Rico
* Rey
* RI #2
* RI #3
* RI #4
* Senator Machaela Cavanaugh
* Shou Zi Chew
* Southwest Airlines
* Supreme Court
* Texas Democrats
* The Satanic Temple
* Tim Cook
* West Washington
* Zach
FL Cities; Phone Corn; Arkanlaws

* Fun with Names! Feat: Florida
* Utah Filters Phone Corn
* Backwards Arkanlaws

**FL Cities; Phone Corn; Arkanlaws** is the one-hundred and fifth episode of Welcome to the Table, with all three sketches posted between April 16 to April 18, 2021.

## Synopsis

In this week's sketches, Florida names cities in bizarre taste, Utah filters internet content and nicknames it "internet corn", and Arkansas signs a trans bill that bypasses Arkansas law.

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please see **FL Cities; Phone Corn; Arkanlaws/Transcript**.*

## Video

Fun With Names! Feat- FloridaUtah Filters Phone CornBackward Arkanlaws
Hamood "Supreme" M'Allah

Imam **Hamood "Supreme" M'Allah** (1954 – 2018) was a Haitian-American Muslim scholar who founded the Barklyn Muslim Society, alongside Imam Baba Msigwa. He was the leader of the organization until his murder in 2018.

## Early Life

Hamood was born Daniel Pierre to immigrants from Haiti, who settled in Barklyn in the late 1940s. He converted to Islam in 1979.

## Death

At approximately 4pm on the 13th of August 2018, Hamood was shot to death on Frankfort Avenue in Barklyn. The cause of his murder is unknown, but the law enforcements have ruled out it could have been caused by Pierre running into loan sharks.

## Gambling Problems

In late 2016, Hamood turned to gambling after finding out his wife of 34 years was having an affair. He soon fell into debt and turned to loan sharks, as he couldn’t afford to pay his rent. After being assaulted and blackmailed by a loan shark in 2017, Hamood began to beg for money in Times Square.

Due to Hamood’s financial difficulties in early 2017, he turned to his longtime friend Baba Msigwa, who had lend him a couple of thousand to pay off the debts. Ultimately this wasn’t enough for the loan sharks, and threatened to seize all of his goods and burn his apartment. Baba Msigwa was also targeted, and they threatened to
Fun With Names: Oklahoma!

**Fun With Names: Oklahoma!** is the one-hundred and thirty-fifth episode of Welcome to the Table, posted on September 18, 2021.

## Synopsis

Another state, another batch of confusing names, only this time, it's Oklahoma's turn.

## Characters

This episode contains 5\* characters. Note that Ben, Florida, and Louisiana only appear during the sponsored portion. Government also appears in the sponsored bit, but is featured in the regular sketch.

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please see Fun With Names: Oklahoma/Transcript.*

## Trivia

* This is the first episode of Welcome to the Table to have a sponsor, the sponsor being Skillshare.
	+ The sponsor is also not intertwined with the sketch, meaning that it's featured as a separate bit.
An Alaskan Recap

**An Alaskan Recap** (referred to as **Alaskan Recap 2/26** on YouTube) is the ninety-seventh episode of Welcome to the Table, posted on February 26, 2021.

## Synopsis

Alaska is caught up on the newest news of the lower 48, as Government exposes all of the state's insanely problematic actions.

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please see An Alaskan Recap/Transcript.*

## Trivia

* This episode features a brand new font, used for the initials in the top-left corner and the captions.
* **Error:** South Carolina was the one who passed the nearly complete abortion ban, not North Carolina.
* Alaska's Ulu knife was blurred out on Tiktok, due to initially getting taken down.
SC State Flag; Green Eggs and BANNED; Texassippi Mask Removal

* SC State Flag
* Green Eggs and BANNED
* Texassippi Mask Removal

**SC State Flag; Green Eggs and BANNED; Texassippi Mask Removal** is the one-hundredth episode of Welcome to the Table, with the 3 sketches posted from March 12th to March 14th, 2021.

## Synopsis

In this episode's three sketches, South Carolina submits his flag design at the last second, Tennessee is upset at some Dr. Seuss books getting banned, and Texas and Mississippi lift their mask mandates to CDC's heavy disdain.

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please see **SC State Flag; Green Eggs and BANNED; Texassippi Mask Removal/Transcript**.*

## Trivia

* This episode marks the first appearance for the CDC since COVID Vaccine!, and Mississippi since 2021: Week One.
* This episode introduces a new shirt for Mississippi.
* Youtube refers to the SC State Flag segment as "Fake Origin Stories; The South Carolina State Flag", in the video, it's segment is referred to as "The South Carolina State Flag", and in the title of the Patreon video, it's referred to as "SC State Flag".
* This is the one-hundredth episode of Welcome to the Table.

### Errors

#### SC State Flag

**Disclaimer: It's worth noting that the logical errors were most likely ignored on purpose for the sake of the sketch, however these errors center around the time period and what's inaccurate in the sketch.**

* The palmetto tree referenced in the video was referred to as a palm tree.
* South Carolina's "House Divided" themed outfit would have made no sense, as the Clemson Tigers were not created until 1896, 35 years after 1861 (where this sketch is set), and the South Carolina Gamecocks were not created until 1892, 31 years after 1861.
* **Possible:** South Carolina previously seceded one month before this sketch took place, therefore the Government couldn't be in control of South Carolina.
	+ It is possible, however, that Government is just overruling the States, not the Union.

## Videos

Texassippi Mask RemovalGreen Eggs and BANNED!FAKE Origin Stories- The South Carolina State Flag
Nevada Joins the Table

**Nevada Joins the Table** is the one-hundred and twenty-seventh episode of Welcome to the Table, posted on August 27, 2021.

## Synopsis

Nevada arrives to make a statement; he's more than Vegas and Reno, and he doesn't stand with the Government's policing.

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please see Nevada Joins the Table/Transcript.*
Table History: The Bawston Massacah

**Table History: The Bawston Massacah** is the one-hundred and eighteenth episode of Welcome to the Table, posted on July 23, 2021.

## Synopsis

Massachusetts reports being massacred, but the other colonies don't exactly take his word for it.

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please see Table History: The Bawston Massacah/Transcript.*

## Trivia

* This is the first episode to be seperated from a trio of sketches on Ben's Patreon, with each sketch being posted Thursday-Saturday on there.
* This is also the first episode to feature a blooper reel, which plays while the credits roll.
Peace Sign

Peace Sign is a song by Kenshi Yonezu (米津 玄師) and was used as a 2nd opening for My Hero Academia.

## Japanese Lyrics

いつか僕らの上をスレスレに

通りすぎていったあの飛行機を

不思議なくらいに憶えてる

意味もないのに なぜか

不甲斐なくて泣いた日の夜に

ただ強くなりたいと願ってた

そのために必要な勇気を 探し求めていた

残酷な運命が定まっているとして

それがいつの日か僕の前に現れるとして

ただ一瞬 この一瞬 息ができるなら

どうでもいいと思えた その心を

もう一度 遠くへ行け 遠くへ行けと

僕の中で誰かが歌う

どうしようもないほど熱烈に

いつだって目を腫らした君が二度と

悲しまないように笑える

そんなヒーローになるための歌

さらば掲げろ ピースサイン

転がっていくストーリーを

「守りたい」だなんて言えるほど

君が弱くはないの分かってた

それ以上に僕は弱くてさ

君が大事だったんだ

「独りで生きていくんだ」なんてさ

口をついて叫んだあの日から

変わっていく僕を笑えばいい

独りが怖い僕を

蹴飛ばして 噛み付いて

息もできなくて

騒ぐ頭と 腹の奥が

ぐしゃぐしゃになったって

衒いも外連も消えてしまうくらいに

今は触っていたいんだ 君の心に

僕たちはきっといつか

遠く離れた太陽にすら手が届いて

夜明け前を手に入れて笑おう

そうやって青く燃える色に染まり

おぼろげな街の向こうへ

手をつないで走っていけるはずだ

君と未来を盗み描く

捻りのないストーリーを

カサブタだらけ荒くれた日々が

削り削られ 擦切れた今が

君の言葉で蘇る

鮮やかにも 現れてく

蛹のままで 眠る魂も

食べかけのまま 捨てたあの夢を

もう一度 取り戻せ

もう一度 遠くへ行け 遠くへ行けと

僕の中で誰かが歌う

どうしようもないほど熱烈に

いつだって目を腫らした君が二度と

悲しまないように笑える

そんなヒーローになるための歌

さらば掲げろ ピースサイン

転がっていくストーリーを

君と未来を盗み描く

捻りのないストーリーを

## Romaji Lyrics

tsuka bokura no ue o suresure ni

Toorisugite itta ano hikouki o

Fushigi na kurai ni oboeteru

Imi mo nai noni naze ka

Fugainakute naita hi no yoru ni

Tada tsuyoku naritai to negatteta

Sono tame ni hitsuyou na yuuki o

Sagashi motomete ita

Zankoku na unmei ga sadamatteru to shite

Sore ga itsu no hi ka boku no mae ni arawareru to shite

Tada isshun kono isshun iki ga dekiru nara

Dou demo ii to omoeta sono kokoro o

Mou ichido

Tooku e ike tooku e ike to

Boku no naka de dareka ga utau

Doushiyou mo nai hodo netsuretsu ni

Itsudatte me o harashita kimi ga nido to

Kanashimanai you ni waraeru

Sonna hero ni naru tame no uta

Saraba kakagero peace sign

Korogatte iku story o

Mamoritai da nante ieru hodo

Kimi ga yowaku wa nai no wakatteta

Sore ijou ni boku wa yowakute sa

Kimi ga daiji dattanda

"Hitori de ikite ikunda" nante sa

Kuchi o tsuite sakenda ano hi kara

Kawatte iku boku o waraeba ii

Hitori ga kowai boku o

Ketobashite kamitsuite iki mo dekinakute

Sawagu atama to hara no oku ga gushagusha ni natta tte

Terai mo keren mo kiete shimau kurai ni

Ima wa sawatte itainda kimi no kokoro ni

Bokutachi wa

Kitto itsuka tooku hanareta

Taiyou ni sura te ga todoite

Yoake mae o te ni irete waraou

Sou yatte aoku moeru iro ni somari

Oboroge na machi no mukou e

Te o tsunaide hashitte ikeru hazu da

Kimi to mirai o nusumi egaku

Hineri no nai story o

Kasabuta darake arakureta hibi ga

Kezuri kezurare surikireta ima ga

Kimi no kotoba de yomigaeru azayaka ni mo arawarete iku

Sanagi no mama de nemuru tamashii o

Tabekake no mama suteta ano yume o

Mou ichido torimodose

Mou ichido

Tooku e ike tooku e ike to

Boku no naka de dareka ga utau

Doushiyou mo nai hodo netsuretsu ni

Itsudatte me o harashita kimi ga nido to

Kanashimanai you ni waraeru

Sonna hero ni naru tame no uta

Saraba kakagero peace sign

Korogatte iku story o

Kimi to mirai o nusumi egaku hineri no nai story o
The Table: 46

**The Table: 46** is the ninety-second episode of Welcome to the Table, posted on January 22, 2021.

## Synopsis

In this episode, comprised of three sketches, DC gets a new suit and tie while exposing the truth about the government, arguments arise about Donald Trump's second impeachment, and the states debate over raising the minimum wage.

## Transcript

To see this episode's transcript, please see The Table: 46/Transcript.

## Trivia

* This episode introduces a new outfit for DC, thanks to the new president (Joe Biden) being a Democrat as opposed to the last four years where the president (Donald Trump) was a Republican.
* This episode introduces a new label for DC, now "Gov", due to confusion between him and the District of Columbia as a territory (who is also a character).
	+ This has been referenced multiple times, mostly when the District of Columbia is brought up as a location.
DC Calls a Meeting and Florida Comes

**DC Calls a Meeting and Florida Comes** is the first episode in the series Welcome to the Table, published on March 30, 2020.

## Synopsis

DC calls a meeting between the four most populous states, California, Texas, New York, and Florida. Florida, back from spring break, casually hangs out in the meeting, uninterested in the topic. DC yells at him for not paying attention, to which Florida shrugs it off.

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please see DC Calls a Meeting and Florida Comes/Transcript.*

## Trivia

* This is the very first episode in the Welcome to the Table series.
	+ Ben Brainard had videos before this, but they were primarily vlogs, reviews, and highlights of his comedy shows.
Dating; Incentives; Let Down

* Dating Games: New York
* Vaccine Incentives
* Supreme Let Down

**Dating; Incentives; Let Down** is the one-hundred and tenth episode of Welcome to the Table, with all three sketches posted between May 21 and May 23, 2021.

## Synopsis

In this week's three sketches, New York is forced into a dating game to find a partner, Government finds out about the state's vaccine incentives, and Mississippi is in desperation after his Supreme Court struck down legalization of medical marijuana.

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please see Dating; Incentives; Let Down/Transcript.*

## Trivia

* This episode features actor Sarah Jay Pierce as all of the Miss Americas in the Dating Games sketch.
* This episode marks the first appearance for these states since:
	+ State Mottos; CPAC; The Equality Act for Connecticut
	+ The Midwest; Impeachment; Snowstorms for Michigan and New Jersey

## Video

Dating Games- New YorkVaccine IncentivesSupreme Let Down
Texas Joins the Table

**Texas Joins the Table** is the one-hundred and twenty-first episode of Welcome to the Table, posted on July 30, 2021.

## Synopsis

Texas is called in to an official meeting and is chastised by opinionated Florida and the questioning Government.

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please see Texas Joins the Table/Transcript.*
Table News: Insurrection Index

**Table News: Insurrection Index** is the one-hundred and twentieth episode of Welcome to the Table, posted on July 25, 2021.

## Synopsis

The states compete to have the most arrested insurrectionists in the January 6th capital attack.

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please see Table News: Insurrection Index/Transcript.*
Crime in New Liberty City

Crime rates in New Liberty City spiked in the 1980s and early 1990s as the infamous crack and Toilet Bowl Cleaner epidemic surged, and then dropped from 1991, and, as of 2017, they are among the lowest of major cities in the United States. Homicides New Liberty City surged in 2020.

## 20th Century

### 1980-1985

* October 1982 - Police Officer Jermaine Laine is viciously beaten and then shot by two men in the Times Junction Station. He was still alive after being beaten but died instantly after being shot twice in the head.
* December 1982 - A Vanhattan man is pushed in front of a moving train on the Halifax Square station. This incident caused a major delay in the NLC Subway system.
* January 1983 -
Break Loose

This event happens every week and is a 3 day event with an different task every 8 hours. The events order is random and can be repeated within the same Break Loose event.

## Nova & Mark of Glory

Nova & Mark of Glory Points
 Get 100 Nova Ecn Points
 Get MArk of Glory

Nova & Mark of Glory Award

## Consume Stamina & AP

Stamina & AP Points
 Use 1 AP

Stamina & AP Award

## Consume Diamonds

Diamond Points

Diamond Award

## Speedups (Build, Research, & Train)

Speedup Points

Speedup Awards

## Build & Build Speedup

Build & Build Speedup Points
 1 min Build Speedup

Build & Build Speed up Award

## Research & Research Speedup

Research & Research Speedup Points
 1 min Research Speedup

Research & Research Speed up Award

## Get Heroes Fragments

You can get points from using coins in the Noah's Tavern, using Perfect Frag, or using Hero Cards.

Hero Points
 Get 3\* Hero Frag
 Get 4\* Hero Frag
 Get 5\* Hero Frag

Nanoweapon Award
The Statehouse Voting Special

**The Statehouse Voting Special** is the fourth episode of The Statehouse, posted on November 2, 2020.

## Synopsis

Tensions increase as Election Day gets closer, as they divide and attempt to swing states onto their side.

## Characters

* Alabama
* Arizona
* California
* DC
* Florida
* Georgia
* Indiana
* Iowa
* Kansas
* Kentucky
* Louisiana
* Maine
* Michigan
* Minnesota
* Nevada
* New Hampshire
* North Carolina
* Ohio
* Tennessee
* Texas
* Washington
* Wyoming

## Trivia

* This is the first appearance in The Statehouse for Arizona, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nevada, and North Carolina.
	+ This is also the first appearance for North Carolina in the entire series since WNR 8/11: Those Dang Executive Orders, and Kansas since Weekly News Recap 5/29.
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Western Meeting; Wyoming; HB1

* A Very Western Meeting
* The Wyoming Lawsuit Fund
* The State of Florida v. The 1st Amendment

**Western Meeting; Wyoming; HB1** is the one-hundred and sixth episode of Welcome to the Table, with all 3 sketches posted between April 23 and April 25, 2021.

## Synopsis

In the following three sketches, the western states have a meeting and intensely fight, Wyoming attempts to sue Colorado but passes it off as any state using renewable sources, and Florida discusses the insane proponents of his new anti-protest bill.

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please see Western Meeting; Wyoming; HB1/Transcript.*

## Trivia

* This episode marks the first appearance for Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, and West Virginia since The V-Day Special.
* A Very Western Meeting initially just had a screenshot of the episode as the thumbnail; this was changed the next day.
* As TikTok now allows videos being over a minute, this would start to be implemented in Ben's TikToks.

### Errors

#### A Very Western Meeting

* Arizona's initial throughout the sketch is "AR". However, that is Arkansas's initial, Arizona's initial is AZ.

## Videos

A Very Western MeetingThe Wyoming Lawsuit FundThe State of Florida v. The 1st Amendment
Gifts, Gays, and... (G)ASCAR?

* Biden Boris Gift Exchange
* LGBTQs Join the Table
* Critical NASCAR Theory

**Gifts, Gays, and... (G)ASCAR?** is the one-hundred and fourteenth episode of Welcome to the Table, with all three sketches posted between June 18-20th, 2021.

## Synopsis

In this episode's three sketches, the president and Boris Johnson exchange less than interesting gifts, the states attempt to have a meeting with an LGBTQ+ man, and Florida goes ahead of the curve by banning critical race theory from being taught in schools.

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please see Gifts, Gays, and... (G)ASCAR?/Transcript.*

## Trivia

* This episode features Danbanbam, who is a gay man that appears in the LGBTQs Join the Table sketch.
	+ Dan is also featured in a podcast with Ben and YouthPastorRyan.

## Videos

Biden Boris Gift ExchangeLGBTQs Join the TableCritical NASCAR Theory
Massachusetts

"Death looks good on you, but nobody, nohow gonna kill you but me"

**Massachusetts** is a secondary character in the Welcome to the Table series, first appearing in "Massachusetts Joins the Table".

## Personality

Massachusetts doesn't hesitate to speak his mind, often with a few curses in between. He's cold, though tends to be warmer toward people he cares about. He loves Dunkin and is rarely seen without some, and has been hinted at by New York that he would leave to get some more, even during meetings. He enjoys baseball, basketball, and sports. Massachusetts is known for being "like Satan himself".

## Outfit

Massachusetts has gone through various outfit changes. Initially, it started off as a red backwards cap, green jersey representing the Boston Celtics, and a cup of Dunkin' Donuts.

His second outfit was a blue cap with a red B on it, a white shirt and a yellow, black, and white NHL sweater with the same Dunkin' Donuts cup. His third and current one retains the same blue cap and Dunkin' Donuts cup, only with the letters "BOSTON" spelled out in different fonts and symbols.

## Relationships

### Friends

Since Massachusetts is one of the more aggressive states and one of the older states (if you count when the state was founded as a colony and not declared as a state. If not counting that he was the 6th state) who is very strong about his opinion and not hesitant to snap back a response, it's harder for him to make actual friends.

#### Florida

Massachusetts, being one of the smartest states, find's Florida's chaos a bit stupid sometimes, though the two seem to have positive interactions, and Florida enjoys watching him angry.

#### Robert Kraft

This was only brought up once, when Massachusetts called Robert Kraft in order to plan New York's death.

### Enemies

#### New York

The two have shown their dislike for each other many times, often dissolving to arguing whenever simply in the same room. Massachusetts has helped New York once by giving him ventilators, though claimed it was only because of baseball and not for the other state personally.

#### DC (sometimes)

The two have never shown any dislike toward each other outwardly, often Massachusetts just poking at DC or being passive aggressive.

#### Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine

It's often alluded that New England heavily dislikes Massachusetts, either based off his hostility towards them or his annoying rants. This relationship only appeared in A Statehouse Halloween.

## Trivia

* Massachusetts was one of the original 13 British colonies, being founded in 1620 when Puritans, or Pilgrims, landed on Plymouth.
* He's the only state to refer to Dunkin as Dunkin or Dunkies, while the others refer to it as Dunkin Donuts.
* Massachusetts was the 6th state and the the 2nd colony to be established.
* Massachusetts slang and accent is ranked one of the hardest for people who are not from the state to understand.
Charlie Roswell

**Charlie Roswell** is a criminal based in the New Liberty City area. He was a former janitor at the St. Andrew's University, Queesolia. He is wanted for the theft of a vehicle and firearms that belonged to the former NL governor, Cabin Merries.

## Early Life

Roswell was born in Barklyn, NL to a poor family, who had moved from the South.

## Have You Seen Him?

Charlie is an African American who is tall, of slim build. His whereabouts are unknown.
Florida Issues a Stay at Home Order

**Florida Issues a Stay at Home Order** is the third episode of Welcome to the Table, posted on April 4, 2021.

## Synopsis

Florida issues a stay at home order, but DC realizes it might not be as good as it seems.

## Trivia

* This is the third episode in the entire series.
* On YouTube, there is a watermark of TikTok, due to this originally being done on TikTok and posted on YouTube.
Welcome to the Table

**Welcome to the Table** (often shortened to "The Table") is a series created by Ben Brainard, first introduced when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, starring all 50 states, DC, and guest characters following their various antics during the lockdown.

## Background

Ben Brainard, a stand-up comedian, had found out all of his shows were cancelled due to the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Realizing he had to make a living still, he had decided to start making TikToks. At the time, he had about 5-10 videos, and his plan was for this to be a one-off sketch, not planning anything outside of that, but due to the height of popularity it reached, he decided to make it a full series, encompassing various states, and their antics and crazy news.

## Summary

Welcome to the Table is a comedy sketch, mostly focusing on the insane news and occurences caused by the states. The Table is the main location, where all of the states gather together and discuss what they've been up to, with guest appearances. There is also a series of videos focusing on the states as they "join the table", allowing viewers to see their personalities and watch their antics. The main characters are Government and Florida, whom both run the meetings, with Florida being the crazy character and Gov being the level-headed one.

## Trivia

* Starting with The Table: A Holiday Special, episodes have 3 sketches, each different from the last.
	+ Starting with The Midwest; Impeachment; Snowstorms, these episodes are split into their own videos, however they remain as one video on Patreon.
		- Starting with State Mottos; CPAC; The Equality Act, episodes are split between Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, once again remaining as one video on Patreon.
* Hawaii is the only state to have never been portrayed by Ben in this series (she is portrayed by Pashyn Santos). Montana is the last state to have appeared in Welcome to the Table.
* Ben's videos are formatted to be viewed on TikTok, meaning that on YouTube, they retain the portrait mode of these videos.
* Minor characters appear throughout the series. These are non-state characters that appear very rarely.
* Ben very rarely buys clothing for the states, it is mostly sent in by fans.

## List of Episodes

*For a full list of episodes, see List of Welcome to the Table episodes. For a full list of "Joining the Table" episode, see List of (State) Joins the Table episodes.*
Weekly News Recap 5-8

**Weekly News Recap 5-8** is the twenty-ninth episode of Welcome to the Table, and the first episode to use the Weekly News Recap banner.

## Synopsis

DC attempts to speak to Iowa, California is bipolarly opening and closing the beaches, Georgia waives driver's tests, negating the purpose for a road test, murder hornets fly over to Washington, a park ranger was pushed into a lake in Texas, a man was found camping illegally on a Disney-owned island, and Maryland is bodyguarded by the National Guard as Maryland confronts DC over the lack of COVID tests.

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please see Weekly News Recap 5-8/Transcript.*

## Trivia

* This episode marks the first appearance for Maryland as a character, and introduces the National Guard as a minor character.
* This episode introduces a new jacket for California (used only in this episode), and a new hat for West Virginia.
* This episode introduces a new font for the initials in the top-left corner, now without large spacing.
* This episode is the first under the "Weekly News Recap" moniker.
Rhode Island Joins the Table

**Rhode Island Joins the Table** is the one hundred and sixth episode of Welcome to the Table, posted on April 30, 2021.

## Synopsis

Rhode Island shows up to a meeting, with tons of spunk, but gets teased by everyone surrounding him.

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please see Rhode Island Joins the Table/Transcript.*

## Trivia

* This episode features Pashyn Santos, who played the role of Hawaii. It could be said that this is Hawaii's first appearance, however her first real appearance was in Misfits, Millenials, and Statehood, as only her audio was featured.
* This marks the first appearance for Rhode Island since The Internet Bans the President.
* This episode marks the first appearance for Massachusetts since New Hampshire Joins the Table.
* This episode introduces a new shirt for Rhode Island.
State Mottos; CPAC; The Equality Act

* State Mottos
* CPAC
* The Equality Act

**State Mottos; CPAC; The Equality Act** is the ninety-ninth episode of Welcome to the Table, with all three sketches posted between March 5 and March 7, 2021.

## Synopsis

In these three sketches, New Hampshire tricks Texas into trading mottos with him, the states argue over what CPAC is, and the Equality Act is challenged by Marjorie Taylor Greene.

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please see State Mottos; CPAC; The Equality Act/Transcript.*

## Trivia

* This episode marks the first appearance for Dan Cathy, the CEO of Chick-Fil-A, as a minor character.
* This episode marks the first appearance for Wyoming, since The Statehouse Voting Special.
* This episode introduces a new hat for Maine, and a new shirt for Minnesota, New Hampshire, Utah, and Wyoming.
	+ This episode also reuses Texas's previous outfit for Marjorie Taylor Greene, and reuses Government's first outfit (the black polo), for Dan Cathy.

### Errors

#### State Mottos

* **Logical error:** Montana, Florida, New Hampshire, and Texas all got their state mottos at different times (Montana in 1865, Florida in 1868, Texas in 1930, and New Hampshire in 1945). Therefore it makes no sense that they all got their state mottos at the same time.
Mail Time Tuesday: FLAMINGOS!!

**Mail Time Tuesday: FLAMINGOS!!** is the twenty-second episode of Welcome to the Table, posted on May 11, 2021.

## Synopsis

Ben receives mail for the week, including a flamingo with a Las Vegas shirt, a box all about Baltimore, and various themes of soap bars.

## Trivia

* Last week's episode was not filmed due to unknown reasons.
Show Vlog 4: Atlanta and Panama City!

**Show Vlog 4: Atlanta and Panama City!** is the fourth show vlog, taking place in the Highland Inn Ball Room Lounge and Club Vibez, in Atlanta, Georgia and Panama City, Florida.

## Synopsis

Ben showcases his trip to his stand-up shows, including a cameo from famous social media star Ethan Trace, clips from his stand-up shows, and conversations in the car.

## Trivia

* This episode features a guest appearance by Ethan Trace.
* This is the first show vlog to have more than one city, therefore it is the longest vlog so far.
Vermont Joins the Table

**Vermont Joins the Table** is the one hundred and second episode of Welcome to the Table, posted on March 26, 2021.

## Synopsis

Florida and Government have a meeting with Vermont, where Vermont attempts to show off to Florida but it doesn't work out.

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please see Vermont Joins the Table/Transcript.*

## Trivia

* This is the first appearance for Vermont since The Internet Bans the President.
Forgotten, Not Forgiven

**Forgotten, Not Forgiven** is the one hundred and forty-seventh episode of Welcome to the Table, posted on June 6, 2021.

## Synopsis

In this episode, comprised of one long sketch, The Government tries to explain why he dropped student loan forgiveness (leading the states to argue), Tennessee confuses New Mexico for Mexico, and California argues with The Government over predatory business practices.

## Transcript

To see this episode's transcript, please see Forgotten, Not Forgiven/Transcript[1]
The Internet Bans the President

**The Internet Bans the President** is the ninety-first episode of the series Welcome to the Table, posted on January 15, 2021.

## Synopsis

In this three-sketch episode, the states take turns tricking DC by asking for a pardon, the northeast states have a meeting filled with curse words, and the internet wipes out the president.

## Transcript

*To see this episode's transcript, please see The Internet Bans the President/Transcript.*

## Trivia

* This is the first appearance in the main series for New Hampshire and the territory of District of Columbia.
	+ This is also the first appearance for New Hampshire in the whole series since The Statehouse Voting Special, and the first appearance for District of Columbia (the territory) since The Statehouse ep. 2 Room Assignments.
* This is the first appearance for several states since:
	+ A Statehouse Halloween for Vermont
	+ WNR 8/7: Don't Eat the Mystery Seeds for Delaware
	+ WNR 7/29: Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV. for Illinois
The V-Day Special

**The V-Day Special** (referred to as **Valentine's Day, the Super Bowl, and anti-protesting** on YouTube) is the ninety-fifth episode of Welcome to the Table, posted on February 12, 2021.

## Synopsis

This episode features three sketches, including the states asking you to be their valentine, Florida bragging to Kansas and Missouri over winning the Super Bowl, and Representative Anna Eskamani explaining the new bill targeted against protesting.

## Trivia

* This episode features an appearance from Florida Representative Anna Eskamani, appearing to talk about Florida's anti-protesting bill.
* This episode features the most amount of characters in an episode in the whole franchise, at 29 characters.
* This episode marks the first appearance for several states since:
	+ Texas Sues the Swing States for Kansas and Wisconsin
	+ The Statehouse Voting Special for Iowa
	+ A Statehouse Halloween for New Mexico
	+ The Statehouse ep. 2: Room Assignments for Idaho
* This episode introduces a new shirt for Oregon and New Mexico, and a crab plushie for Maryland.

### Errors

#### How States Ask You To Be Their Valentine

* **Technical error:** Utah's initial in the far left corner reads "BYU", short for Brigham Young University.
Mail Time Tuesday: The Flying Chanclas! (2/16/21)

**Mail Time Tuesday: The Flying Chanclas! (2/16/21)** is the twelfth episode of Mail Time!, posted on February 16, 2021.

## Synopsis

Ben receives mail for the week, including surprise drawings from a 9 year old, glow in the dark stars meant for another 9 year old, and a skull bobblehead from San Diego.

## Video

Mail Time Tuesday- The Flying Chanclas! (2-16-21)
Show Vlog 3: Little Rock Loony Bin

**Show Vlog 3: Little Rock Loony Bin** is the third show vlog, taking place in the Little Rock Loony Bin and being posted on January 5, 2021.

## Synopsis

Ben Brainard catalogs his experiences driving to Little Rock for 5 shows. This includes meeting a girl so Southern it hurts, seeing kids out in the open, and getting crushed in snow to Ben's dismay.

## Trivia

* This is the first show vlog to feature an edited thumbnail, and the first show vlog of 2021.
Jose Maria Gimenez

**José María Giménez de Vargas** (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse maˈɾi.a xiˈmenez ðe ˈβaɾɣas]; born 20 January 1995) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Spanish club Atlético Madrid and the Uruguay national team.

After starting out his professional career with his Danubio FC, Giménez moved to Spain, signing for Atlético Madrid ahead of the 2013–14 season. A solid, powerful and fast moving defender, Giménez settled quickly with the club, winning four major titles with the latter, including the La Liga title in his debut season.

At international level, Giménez made his Uruguay debut in 2013, and has since represented the nation at two FIFA World Cups and three editions of the Copa América.