Dimension 20: On the Bus submitted and funded as a project for a Shark Tank-like an ever-changing episode of the game show Dropout Game Changer. The video was viewed millions of times, mostly simply because of Marovitch’s comedy, wearing an elaborate elf costume and calling himself the game’s “Dragon Master,” frankly breaking down every aspect of running Dungeons & Dragons, while his pro DM players frothed in frustration or just laughed out loud.
It seems like the joke couldn’t be extended to a full-length 20th Dimension episode without losing steam. But for April Fool’s Day 2026, Dropout is releasing an hour-long “season 2.” Dimension 20: On the Busand this episode keeps the energy and comedy going for the full show.
The same group of players reprise their characters, down to some of the random objects that Marovitch provided as gameplay minis in the original video (a lint ball, a small green soldier, a blue M&M, and a metal Monopoly top hat) was a character from the start. The dynamic is the same as in the original video: Mercer (Lint) valiantly and politely tries to support Marovitch and direct whatever he does toward a coherent story. Mulligan (Top Hat) gets angry and protests against Marovitch defiling something he holds dear, but he usually seems on the verge of laughing out loud. Bhullar (Little Green Army Man) gets angry and protests and seems to really mean it. Iyengar (Blue M&M) just laughs at everyone, and pushes and shoves them to exacerbate the comic friction. Here are the biggest highlights from this episode/season:
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Dimension 20: On the Bus is the highest rated ‘episode’ of the show
In Game Changer episode that appears Dimension 20: On the BusMarovitch described his plan for the original video as “the best DM in the world, all forced to sit through whatever bullshit I come up with. Maybe we’re on a bus, or in an Uber. Haven’t thought much about it yet. Whatever the end result is bound to be disappointing, not just for D&D fans, but especially for Brennan. And what would the internet love more than an annoyed Brennan?”
Mulligan seems incredibly frustrated throughout this full-length season 2 episode, especially as he sees Marovitch actively parodying everything he does as DM, from the scene-setting monologues to the elaborate backstories he imposes on the players’ random object “characters” this time around. He even stole some of his narrative monologues and reused them for his game. At one point, he produced a very different version of his Box of Doom prop, filled with Cheetos.
When Mulligan admitted it was a first Dimension 20: On the Bus the episode has a higher IMDb rating than any other episode of the show, he sounds more resigned than offended. But then he tried to get her to talk about the importance of storytelling and the value of her show, and he kept cajoling her:
Mulligan: “I’m not mad at you, Katie. Look. I’ve been working on that show for almost 10 years—”
Marovitch: “Which show?”
Mulligan: “Dimension 20 will probably be the first line of my obituary. Maybe that’s the case—I’m just being honest—”
Marovitch: “When is lunch?”
Mulligan: “Katie—”
Marovitch: “What time is it? Brennan, are you talking?”
The comedy of watching one person at the table being completely sincere and the other person responding with goofy humor could be painful, if not for the other DMs clearly taking sides and adding punch-ups — especially Mercer, who tells Mulligan with mock sympathy, “Sometimes a guest comes on your show and does the best job your show has ever done. Happens to all of us, Brennan.”
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Brennan gets the award
Further underscoring how much Mulligan is the main target here, at one point, Marovitch casually tells Bhullar that while the rest of the cast boarded the bus and began their epic journey to LAX, Little Green Army Man’s wife (an elaborate custom mini Vecna created for Critical Role) and four kids “didn’t make it.” When the entire table repeatedly asks whether the characters are dead or didn’t make it onto the bus, Marovitch simply repeats “They didn’t make it” over and over, in an increasingly serious and tragic tone. As Mulligan continued to emphasize his point, Marovitch exited the stage and returned with a frilly pink badge labeled “Mr. Questions” and covering his head.
This is one of the few moments where the other three players seem completely united in finding one of Marovitch’s jokes funny. In a confessional-style aside, Iyengar couldn’t stop giggling as he explained how the badge didn’t fit on his head, so “it just covered his mouth. You know, where the question comes from.”
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Matt Mercer took over as DM
One of the main reasons Dimension 20: On the Bus doesn’t make it the main joke is that Marovitch keeps pulling other DMs into his chair to take over running the game. Each of them in turn tries to make a story about a bunch of traveling objects into a narrative with real emotional stakes, a coherent storyline, and a rules system that isn’t just “rolling polyhedral dice and trying to get a 6, or some other number I might add or subtract.”
While they each try to do it, Mercer takes control first, and the energy he puts into it is absolutely hilarious. “The bus creaks as it takes off, the wheels spin!” he exclaimed, making the whole table go into hysterics. “Shiver and shake, and we’re off!” Mulligan said.
The fact that within a minute of taking over, Mercer introduces enemies and conflict, and gives the other characters their first coherent goals, is hilarious. The fact that he immediately stepped back, telling Katie “You got this,” while the other players asked her to stay in her seat, was even better. Essentially, the spinning chair gag lets each DM in turn exercise the strengths that make them professionals — but Mercer also ends up highlighting how supportive he is, and how game he is for the pros. On the Bus brand of comedy.
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Suddenly, D&D became a points-based game
When Lint panics and Top Hat tries to cheer him up, Marovitch asks Mulligan to roll a D6 and add 7 to the result, then tells him that he has nine points, and “you only need 81 to win.” (Again, this should, nominally, be a D&D game, where points are not used and no one is allowed to “win.”) This seems more like a pass aimed specifically at Mulligan: One of his most famous passes Game Changer his quote is “There’s not a corner of my heart that I wouldn’t give up to the world for five points” – an attitude consistently demonstrated in his highly competitive performances at various Dropout events and skits.
That’s what makes it hilarious when Iyengar immediately starts chasing points harder than Mulligan did, successfully bribing lore keeper and story editor Skye Smith to give him a stack of points for $40. Bhullar, for his part, gets angrier about this than anything else in the game, screaming about how Marovitch promised his collaborative storytelling, not a points-based system. In the midst of all this, Mercer quietly took out his wallet and noted that he had $95. After a flurry of bribery and shouting, Iyengar suddenly changes the topic to the torrid affair his character is having with Little Green Army Man’s wife Vecna. Nothing was ever said about points or wins again.
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Everyone really got into this ridiculous D&D session
Although that’s mostly the point Dimension 20: On the Bus whether Marovitch constantly confuses the players with an incoherent and unstable narrative, fails at any consistent rule system (“Roll a D, um, 7 or whatever,” he says at one point), and undermines every attempt they make at roleplay, immersion, or drama, the four players are big fans of storytelling, and they really can’t help but identify with their entirely notional characters and project meaningful emotions into this nonsensical game.
Whether that means Mulligan gets genuinely sad when Mercer rips off his lint ball to signify Lint’s tragic death, Bhullar gets overjoyed when his toy soldier manages to shoot a ball of moss representing a car, or the entire table screams and cheers when someone manages to roll a critical success of 6, it’s adorable how much they love the idea of storytelling on the table, no matter how poorly it’s done.
It feels like Dimension 20: On the Bus was perceived more as a joke targeting Bhullar, Iyengar, Mulligan, and Mercer than as an April Fool’s Day joke on anyone who actually watched College Dropout. (A classic form of April Fool’s joke may be promising Dimension 20: On the Bus season 2 is coming April 1st, then doesn’t actually air it.) But the real joke here is luring four people who care deeply about the narrative into taking the farce story seriously, even if only for a brief moment amidst the chaotic comedy.
Dimension 20: On the Bus is streaming on Dropout and Dropout’s YouTube member channel, although given the company’s usual social media strategy, clips and short videos from the episode are expected to air on Dropout. regular YouTube channel quick.
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