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Eric Andre Goes Full Korean

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Bobby Lee's Uno Domination Strategy

Eric Andre Goes Full Korean · Jun 22, 2026 Leisure

Bobby Lee is on a four-game Uno winning streak and has turned the card game into psychological warfare. His move: mid-game, stare into his girlfriend's eyes and whisper 'didn't we have a nice dinner tonight?' to stop her from playing a Draw Four. Pure manipulation. Pure genius.

Where this was said

The Uno King

At 26:20 · chapter starts 24:00

Bobby Lee pulls out his phone to show the crew a photo captioned 'Uno King, 4 in a row.' He plays with his girlfriend Honey, Jules, and Isa — and he has a system. When Honey looks like she's about to play a card against him, he turns to her and says something soft and romantic, short-circuiting her instinct to compete. When the mystery swap card comes up, he acts uninterested so she won't think his hand is good. Andrew approves wholeheartedly, calling it smart and noting that if equal rights means equal play, emotional manipulation is on the table. Bobby also throws in a bit of bullying for good measure. The whole segment is a love letter to competitive game-playing as a legitimate martial art.

History
Uno invented 1971

Eric Andre Goes Full Korean · Jun 22, 2026

Uno was invented in 1971 by Merle Robbins, a barber from Reading, Ohio, who created it at his kitchen table to settle an argument with his son about Crazy Eights rules.

Business
Uno Inventor Got Royally Screwed

Eric Andre Goes Full Korean · Jun 22, 2026 Business

Merle Robbins invented Uno in 1971 at his kitchen table and sold it for $50,000 plus 10 cents per deck. Over 500 million decks have since been sold. Bobby and Andrew calculate he got royally screwed — and draw the lesson every inventor needs a better lawyer.

Leisure
Andrew dyed shirts in pool

Eric Andre Goes Full Korean · Jun 22, 2026

Andrew Santino poured 15 bottles of instant coffee into his swimming pool attempting to distress and dye t-shirts, recreating the Madeworn vintage look — it did not work.

Business
Uno sold 500M decks

Eric Andre Goes Full Korean · Jun 22, 2026

Over 500 million decks of Uno have been sold since the game's inception, yet inventor Merle Robbins only negotiated a 10-cent royalty per deck.

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