Toni and Ryan share a garbage-truck fan's unexpected invitation
A child's truck drawing brought a care package, a depot visit and a job offer for much further down the road.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 115,815 views a day, 9.1 times a normal first day on this channel (12,762).
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The reply wasn't just toys. When a mother sent J.J. Richards her young son's drawing of one of its garbage trucks, the company sent a care package, then invited him to its family day at the depot.
Ryan Jon reads the parent's account to Toni Lodge in a podcast excerpt that drew an estimated 116,000 views in its first day, roughly nine times Toni and Ryan's usual Shorts start. For a channel whose most-watched regular videos revolve around trying not to laugh, this one offers a different reason to stop scrolling.
The package contained toy trucks, Lego and a toy bin. But the depot invitation gave the young enthusiast a chance to visit the place behind the vehicles he loved drawing. Ryan shares a photograph from the visit and recounts a manager's offer of a driving job once the boy gets his license.
Toni's response gets to the heart of the story: "They didn't have to do that, hey?"
The comment section was about six times busier than a usual first day. Alongside jokes about the company's early recruitment strategy, viewers recalled their own childhood fascination with garbage trucks. One remembered wanting to leave with the truck when it drove away. The manager in Ryan's story had an answer to that ambition: come back when you can drive.
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What viewers say
My mom told me that I loved garbage trucks too and wanted to be a garbage man.. yeah she said they leave and I said I wanted to leave too. 😅
@athan-lonSee it on YouTubeThank you for restoring my faith in humanity today. 🇨🇦
@robynmorris6388See it on YouTubeShout out JJ!
What a wholesome story!
Thank You for sharing it!
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That’s so beautiful, I’m tearing up 🥹
@dandy_andy_2609See it on YouTubethey really went above and beyond! <3
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- Channel
- Toni and Ryan
- Subscribers
- 912,000 ▲ 8,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 14,168,315
- Channel views, pace per day
- 2,215,735 (on a normal day: 1,831,452)
- Video published
- October 28, 2026
- Video views so far
- 136,333 (2 days online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 105,748
The numbers
The depot story drew a much larger first-day audience than Toni and Ryan's usual Short, with a busier comment section too.
💡 Test your knowledge
Which miniature item came in the garbage-truck fan's care package?
Ryan says the company sent toy trucks, Lego and a toy bin.


