Canned Pumpkin Guy
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About
Canned Pumpkin Guy refers to a viral video in which TikToker Nathan Timmel describes a situation where his wife sent him to get the ingredients for pumpkin bars but did not put canned pumpkin on the list. Timmel describes calling her twice to ask if she needs it, but she doesn't pick up so he doesn't buy it. She calls him on the way home telling him she needs it, but he refuses to go back to the store, making her angry and forcing her to go buy it herself. The video was posted in late November 2023 and went viral, inspiring largely negative reactions towards Timmel and inspiring the Canned Pumpkin Guy Test, where TikTokers ask their partner what they would hypothetically do in the same situation, sometimes using nachos or another type of food in place of pumpkin bars, hoping they would buy the canned pumpkin despite it not being on the list. Following the backlash, Timmel made a video admitting that the story was made up.
Origin
On November 29th, 2023, TikToker[1] @ntimmel posted a video beginning, "Single guys, here's what it's like being married," then describes a situation where his wife sent him to the store to get the ingredients for pumpkin bars, but did not add canned pumpkin to the list. Timmel explains that he wasn't sure if they needed it or not and didn't want to buy it unnecessarily as it would just sit in the cupboard unused for a year. He claims he trie to call his wife twice to ask if she needed canned pumpkin but she was unable to answer or call him back. Timmel chooses not to get the canned pumpkin, but gets a call from his wife while he's on the way home. She says they need canned pumpkin but he refuses to go back to the store to get it, suggesting she should have picked up the phone when he initially called. He ends the video, "Now my wife is mad at me because she has to go to the store herself." The video gained over 2 million views in two weeks (shown below).
@ntimmel Daily Snark 11/29/23 Marriage “Nathan,” eagle-eyed subscribers ask, “didn’t I see this video on your page for about five minutes yesterday?” Indeed you did! That’s what I get for trying to schedule things out in advance. Anyway, marriage. The blessed union of two souls who fall truly, deeply, madly in love, and then ten years later (if they’re lucky), can’t stand the sound of one another chewing. We think, “Why am I stuck with this person, when there are endless possibilities out there waiting for me?!” Then we remember, “Oh, right. No one else is even remotely interested in me.” Ha! I kid, because I love my wife. But seriously, she calls people just to chit-chat. Does it all the time, in fact. When I call, it’s with purpose. I have a reason I’ve picked up my phone and tapped away at those digits. I need information. Hence the kerfuffle right before Thanksgiving. Admittedly, in reality, this was a big nothing. But, I need daily content, and if I can exaggerate things a little to make them (hopefully) slightly amusing, so be it. I told this story on stage this past weekend. Got big laughs on Friday, and middling laughs on Saturday. It’s a little better live, because I’m not constrained (confined) to one minute, so hopefully I’ll have a decent recording of it someday. #marriagehumor #marriage #husbandwife #women #humor #story #relationships ♬ original sound – nathan timmel
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The video inspired reactions on TikTok, with many criticizing Timmel for refusing to get the canned pumpkin. For example, on December 5th, 2023, TikToker[2] @professorneil, an English professor, posted a video criticizing Timmel, garnering over 2.5 million views in a week (shown below). On December 7th, TikToker[3] @hazel_gm posted a reaction that gained over 200,000 views in the same rough span of time. Another response to the video was posted to /r/TikTokCringe[8] that day, garnering over 7,000 upvotes in a week.
On December 9th, X[4] user @dumbbitchcap reposted the video, writing, "The Pearl mind will literally watch this and not comprehend why so many women file for divorce," referencing Pearl Davis, garnering over 2 million views in five days.
@professorneil I have one question: why. #weaponizedincompentence #marriage ♬ original sound – Professor Neil
The Canned Pumpkin Guy Test
The video sparked the "Canned Pumpkin Guy Test" trend where TikTokers film themselves asking their partner what they would hypothetically do in the same situation, sometimes using another food instead of canned pumpkin. On December 11th, 2023, TikToker[5] @doublechinfreckledskin posted a video where she puts her partner to the test, using nachos instead of pumpkin bars, garnering over 5.5 million views in three days (shown below, left). On December 12th, TikToker[6] @jordanhaase posted a similar video that gained over 655,000 views in two days (shown below, right).
@doublechinfreckledskin #pumpkingate #justgetthepumpkin #dontbeadouche #burnunit #everybodyloveschips #nachos #2gingers ♬ original sound – DoubleChinFreckledSkin
@jordanhaase Please tell me i’m not the only one on #canofpumpkin tiktok… #pumpkingate but make it nachos. saw @DoubleChinFreckledSkin so i needed to try #getthepumpkin #parentsafterdark #momanddad ♬ original sound – Jordan Haase
Canned Pumpkin Guy's Response
On December 13th, 2023, TikToker[7] @ntimmel posted a video where he acknowledges and responds to the backlash, claiming the video was a . He explains getting hate on his videos over the canned pumpkin video, claiming people were telling him to get divorced. He directly criticizes the response from the English professor, @professorneil, suggesting he should have known the video was a joke and calling him a "white knight" for women and jokingly implies he's cheating on his wife. He then responds to another TikToker who called his video "toxic masculinity," reiterating that the video was fictional and they fell for it.
Timmel describes how he's "basically a house husband" and does much of the household tasks, such as driving the kids to school and doing laundry. He claims that the comments were "normal" until influencers started telling viewers to hate it. The video gained over 100,000 views in a day.
@ntimmel New Video: Much Ado About Nothing How not odd… TikTok seems to have placed the version of this I uploaded earlier “under review.” So, here it is again. Quite a few people seem to have opinions, and unfortunately they’ve drawn their conclusions without gathering necessary information. Thus, a feeble attempt to offer up reason where none exists. (Ha! Like that’s gonna work!) The video is about cancel culture, mob mentality, and viral videos. If ya got a moment, go give it a gander. Enjoy! #tiktok #information #response #marriage #therapy #censorship ♬ original sound – nathan timmel
Various Examples
@bpags2 Pumpkin isn’t worth the “lesson” #NathanTimmel #PumpkinStory #CannedPumpkin #CouplesTherapy #Couplescounseling #Therapy #counseling #Therapist ♬ original sound – Bruce Pagano II
@handhtacticalkayla Did you guys see the #cannedpumpkinguy situation? That man is the personification of ICK. I did send Chris to the store abd completely forgot my coffee creamer needed to be on the list. Chris doesnt even drink coffee, so it’s not even something he consumes. But he still thought of me, because he actually loves and respects me instead of looking at me as an inconvenience. #cannedpumpkin #pumpkingate #marriage #healthyrelationship #canofpumpkin #justgetthepumpkin ♬ original sound – H&HTactical
@majaeast Had to try it after seeing the canned pumpking guy and @DoubleChinFreckledSkin nacho test 🤣 #cannedpumpkin #cannedpumpkinguy #everybodyloveschips #nachos #marriedlife ♬ original sound – Maja & Marcel
@ourdadnow He passed the test! #pumpkin #hepassedthetest ♬ original sound – Your Proud Dad
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External References
[2] TikTok – professorneil
[4] X – dumbbitchcap
[5] TikTok – doublechinfreckledskin
[6] TikTok – jordanhaase
[8] Reddit – TikTokCringe
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