The Norwegian Butter Crisis and the Ark of Taste: Citation Needed 8×02
This time, we’re taking on smørpanikk, food politics, and – for the second week running – brandy.
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@TomScottGo
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
𝐵𝑅𝒜𝒩𝒟𝒴
@IronGin201
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
Wow… It's so "fun" that we can make a laugh out of our smørkrise. I know several people that didn't have butter on their toast… Have some decency!
@PetterLyngeng
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
By far not the worst thing to happen to Norway in 2011
@Armadeus
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
2:53 i care not to taste
@JJsbizarreadveyJ
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
Love that they do the prices in Krona, even though Norway has had the € for decades…
@adamfraser2583
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
This episode is so buttery
@mindykb15
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
Do they not have butter sculptures in Britain? 🤔
@LorenHelgeson
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
"Tis' butter flavoring," one of my favorite lines in any episode of this series, especially with Tom's reaction.
@k0pstl939
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
Morrisey caused the butter crisis but in the tune of video killed the radio star
@AnonIsland5
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
05:30 you cn see the shot-cut
@volbla
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
12:22 This is one of my favourite gags in the entire show.
@v-1nce
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
this episode's puns have me overcome with ghee
@redmondthealien7840
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
12:06.
Is that a hot fuzz reference?
Crusty Jugglers?
@asphaltpilgrim
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
Ah! The annual CN binge! Here's hoping for it to return (even if you would rather go back to private recording guys? that's fine with me.) 🙏🙏
@ericsiskosky2779
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
America had a "too much" crisis but it was induced by government not capitalism
@WhatIsAPig
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
2011? I was alive during this?
This was in the 10s? Really? I was imagining like 19something or 18something not 2011!
@yellowflowerorangeflower5706
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
cool
@-NGC-6302-
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
MN state fair still has butter carving every year, you can watch it done live. The artist and subject sit in a big clear refrigerated cylinder on a slowly rotating platform
@BurnMyBush
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
I'm VERY late here but does anyone else find it interesting Tom chose to use USDA butter for the thumbnail?
@imoutodaisuki
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
Gary calling me reader isn't entirely wrong since I do use subtitles.
@toaofender
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
Today while rewatching it occurred to me, I had no idea what Dad's Army was…
@Adriano_leal
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
13:46 smash cut to that video of Tom vaping
@yumnuska
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
I love this format Tom, especially now. I feel like I can call you Tom now, 10 or so years on. I hope that’s ok, and thank you for so many years of amazing stuff. I hope you’re enjoying semi-making-less-stuff. ❤
@Persiuskaneohh
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
Country going in to a crisis because of butter is a stupid thing to hear as someone only eaten butter less than 10 times as i remember. So for europeans is butter is like their main source of food ?
@karthikbalasubramanian3713
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
I am sorry, but butter flavouring deserved mystery biscuits
@Moridin84
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
12:25 This is my favorite joke in all of Citation Needed 😂
@annuitcoeptis9997
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
SMØR-PANIK
@BGDMusic
March 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
10:05 wait is that the cow in that one ted cruz tweet
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