Jimmy Fallon won a bet he made with the Montreal Canadiens hockey team, forcing the team's mascot to take a series of hilariously depressing photos.
It all began when the team tweeted "The Tonight Show" host during the New York Rangers/Canadiens’ Eastern Conference finals matchup and bet that if the Canadiens won, Fallon would have to wear a Montreal jersey during one of his monologues. If the Rangers won, Fallon would be able to put his face on the Canadiens' Twitter account profile.
Fallon upped the ante by proposing that if the Rangers won, he would get to change the Canadiens' Twitter avatar and make the teem tweet out 10 different photos of their mascot Youppi! walking around Montreal in public wearing a Rangers jersey.
Bet, @JimmyFallon? @NYRangers win series, your face = our Twitter avatar for a day. We win = you wear our jersey for a monologue. #GoHabsGo — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) May 16, 2014
@CanadiensMTL you win - I wear Montreal jersey for a monologue. @NYRangers win - you change avatar to my pic (I choose) plus - — jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) May 16, 2014
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@CanadiensMTL you have to tweet out 10 (different) pics of your mascot walking around Montreal in public wearing a Rangers jersey. ? — jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) May 16, 2014
Last week, the Rangers won and advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals--meaning the Canadiens had to pay the piper.
"They are good sports, they made good on this bet and they sent Youppi! out," Fallon said on Monday's "Tonight."
We have a sad Youppi! this morning, @jimmyfallon, but his jersey is here and he'll wear it on Sunday. #HabsFallonBet pic.twitter.com/yBJkwgjtDQ — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) May 30, 2014
Nice choice of avatar for us, @jimmyfallon. #HabsFallonBet pic.twitter.com/nzUFSdIeM7 — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) June 1, 2014
Here we go. #HabsFallonBet photo No. 1 – Youppi! @ The Bell Centre @jimmyfallon pic.twitter.com/M8juXhRjlS — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) June 1, 2014
#HabsFallonBet photo No. 2 – Youppi! @ Big O @jimmyfallon pic.twitter.com/g080IEu65K — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) June 1, 2014
#HabsFallonBet photo No. 3 – Youppi! @ Mont-Royal @jimmyfallon pic.twitter.com/5tixwiY9KI — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) June 1, 2014
#HabsFallonBet photo No. 4 – Youppi! at @LaRondeSixFlags @jimmyfallon pic.twitter.com/rzCyFq4twU — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) June 1, 2014
#HabsFallonBet photo No. 5 – Youppi! @ Old Montreal @jimmyfallon pic.twitter.com/W1uyQm7Q0p — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) June 1, 2014
#HabsFallonBet photo No. 6 – Youppi! at @OrangeJulepMTL @jimmyfallon pic.twitter.com/cGgLdDx7sP — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) June 1, 2014
#HabsFallonBet photo No. 7 – Youppi! @ Sainte-Catherine/Peel @jimmyfallon pic.twitter.com/86A52YoQxs — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) June 1, 2014
#HabsFallonBet photo No. 8 – Youppi! @ Schwartz's @jimmyfallon pic.twitter.com/0liP8XhVRg — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) June 1, 2014
#HabsFallonBet photo No. 9 – Youppi! at @osjmr @jimmyfallon pic.twitter.com/2ghuaflJyj — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) June 1, 2014
And finally #HabsFallonBet photo No. 10 – As requested, @jimmyfallon, Youppi! at @ChezSerge, on the bull. pic.twitter.com/Sl8KAZjZrV — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) June 1, 2014
You can hear Fallon talk about the bet in the video above. You can also see the mascot posing for the photos in a video released by the Montreal Canadiens below.