254: The Pied Piper & The Crooked Man

Guide to the Unknown

Kristen Anderson and William Rogers

Tv & Film, Arts, Comedy

4.7 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2022

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

The Crooked Man got his big break in The Conjuring 2, but he's actually the subject of a nursery rhyme that goes back as far as his old flute-tootin' contemporary, The Pied Piper. What have these two freaks been up to all these years, and where do they pop up in pop culture? Visit Debbie Draws Funny for amazing hand-drawn stationary, stickers, and more, and use code GTTUPOD for 20% off your order! Seriously go look, so much cool spooky stuff. For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu254 Support GTTU on Patreon! Depending on the tier you choose, you get one, two, or FOUR full bonus episodes per month, early access to the video version of the show, a private Discord, and more at patreon.com/gttupod. Thank you so much! See everything GTTU-related at gttupod.com. Watch videos of all of our episodes at youtube.com/gttupod Follow us online: https://www.instagram.com/gttupod https://www.facebook.com/gttupod https://www.twitter.com/gttupod Join our private Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/gttupod

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0:00.0	They all go to the library.
0:01.5	Yes.
0:02.0	It makes sense.
0:03.6	Where else are you gonna look up facts?
0:05.3	I know.
0:06.3	Hello, welcome to guides the unknown. I'm Kristen and I'm her little brother
0:15.1	William. And this week we are skipping down the lane to meet the Pied Piper and
0:20.2	the crooked man. These are two figures from, I don't know,
0:26.0	fairy tales, nursery rhymes, urban legends, folklore,
0:30.0	right.
0:31.0	Um, that I don't think if we did a full episode on the Pied Piper, it might fall apart under scrutiny.
0:38.6	I think it might.
0:39.9	So I think one of the things that Guide to the Unknown used to do way back in our early days.
0:45.8	We used to, every episode was about two different topics at once.
0:51.2	And we still occasionally will do that sort of thing but I can think of no duo
0:57.0	no finer no finer duo of topics that each don't deserve a full episode
1:02.0	right name a more iconic boring duo I'll wait each don't deserve a full episode. Right.
1:03.0	Name a more iconic boring duo.
1:04.0	I'll wait.
1:05.0	You can't.
1:06.0	The Pied Piper and the Crooked Man.
1:08.0	The Pied Piper and the Crooked Man. I dare say this might be what, like if people were like scrolling through a list of like
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