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The moral of Romeo and Juliet is that they die at the end

In 1985, Folgers Coffee aired "Peter Comes Home For Christmas", a heartwarming ad about bringing family together. A quarter century later, they aired the remake, "Coming Home" -- a headscratching ad that brought family a little too close together. GQ's 10th anniversary retrospective [previously] thoroughly explored the ad's background and cultural impact, from "subtle" recuts and parodies to fanart and an entire genre of "Folgerscest" stories. Four years later, voluble and hyperkinetic YouTuber-musician extraordinaire CJ the X went on a sincerely empathetic deep dive into the greatest of these works -- the sweeping romantic tragedy "A Home For All Seasons" -- and what it says about the nature of love, grief, and how the relentless march of time brings bittersweet closure to us all. #buyfolgerstoday
posted by Rhaomi on Dec 24, 2024 - 28 comments

Mary Christmas

YouTuber AdvensturesOfSly gained a bit of frame this year with a vial Mary Poppins video. Now they present a Christmas Video to end the year. Other amusing videos by this creator to perhaps give you some year end amusing nonsense: Jeddie Murphy, Revenge of the Jedi, The Sound of Music, but the hills are no longer alive, Spider man learns that with great power comes great piano, Werner Herzog narrates as the Penguin from Wallace and Gromit enters The Fallout Universe. No doubt from Todd Howard announcing Wallace and Gromit joining the Fallout Franchise.
posted by interogative mood on Dec 25, 2022 - 2 comments

[sweet guitar riff]

Jack De Sena is a former child actor and the voice of Sokka and the Dragon Prince. His longtime pal Chris W. Smith is a former Blue Man, actor/writer/producer, and juggler. Together they make Chris & Jack [trailer, Twitter, previously], a criminally underrated YouTube channel featuring high-concept, high-production value comedy sketches shot through with smartly-written metahumor and and a surprising amount of wholesome emotional honesty. Highlights: Groundhog Daying - Wormhole Monocle - The White Room - The Secret Weakness - Abduction and Mind Wipe - Body Swap - Secret Alien - Your Whole Life is a TV Show - The Art of the Heist - The Moments Between the Montage - If Scrooge Slept In - What's My Line? - Deja Vu - The epic struggle to invent a new holiday: July Sixth Park - 15-minute magnum opus MOVIES IN SPACE, about a cultural-exchange astronaut who is catapulted by host Eepgarg into the strange, strange world of alien movie production. [more inside]
posted by Rhaomi on Jul 6, 2022 - 10 comments

BANANA TIME

Auralnauts Star Wars (previously), the Star Wars parody dub. Episode SEVEN. That is all.
posted by BiggerJ on Dec 24, 2021 - 8 comments

Do we change or is--have things been--are we in a sort of infinite loop?

Move over Joe Rogan: here's Tim Heidecker's "The Joe Rogan Experience"
Also, it's 12 hours long.
(Or, is it?) [more inside]
posted by Atom Eyes on Nov 29, 2021 - 39 comments

Your vibes are not compliant with festival policy

KRAZAM is a YouTube channel making sketches about living in the internet era. From attending socially-distanced Coachella in VR to the fine art of standing table mat design to the daily grind of lifestyle hacks, the comedy troupe of Benjamin Burke and Shiva Kilaru satirize Silicon Valley real good. Best of: highlights from the competitive Microsoft Excel scene, the love and angst amongst microservices, and videochatting woes (made pre-pandemic!). Unlock the secrets to ETERNAL DIGITAL LONGEVITY
posted by Apocryphon on Mar 3, 2021 - 5 comments

Content Warning: Nature is Red of Tooth and Claw

Are Humans OP? In this series (more or less), TierZoo (previously) considers whether any of the current animals builds in this crazy little game we call lifeOutside are overpowered and maybe need a nerf. (CW: Sometimes shows filmed or animated animal on animal (humans are animals) violence mostly drawn from documentaries.) [more inside]
posted by Caduceus on Jul 11, 2019 - 13 comments

You Were the Man Then, Dog

From humble beginnings as a one-off parody of a goofy Sean Connery line, You're The Man Now Dog (YTMND) grew to become a landmark of mid-00s web culture, with its simple premise of user-generated GIF/image collages paired with text and a looping sound file spawning countless enduring memes and viral fads from the sublime and the mesmerizing to the inane and the ridiculous. While the community declined in the wake of YouTube, Vine, /r/GifSound, and other social media, and creator Max Goldberg grew increasingly ambivalent about its future in the face of medical and moderation problems, the site itself survived as a time capsule of high weirdness from the glory days of web 2.0. But now, one year after shutting down new sign-ups, YTMND has at long last gone offline for good. Punch the "." key, for god's sake, then look inside for an archive of some of the best YTMNDs of all time. [more inside]
posted by Rhaomi on May 15, 2019 - 53 comments

♪ The real Green Book's the racism we cured along the way ♪

Demi Adejuyigbe's YouTube Channel is a place where music and film are joined in clever and humorous ways. • Morrissey's End Credits Song from "Green Book"Future's End Credits Rap from Avengers: Infinity WarWill Smith's "I Think I Can Beat The Black Panther" Should've Won Best Original SongFake Childish Gambino Rap I Made About Lando Calrissian for L-A-N-D-O: A Star Wars StoryRejected Theme Song from READY PLAYER ONEIn Which Will Smith Raps the Credits for Moonlight
posted by Fizz on Mar 1, 2019 - 27 comments

“You can't EAT EVIDENCE, Sam!”

YouTube user glumshoe loves old-timey noir detectives. [more inside]
posted by The Underpants Monster on Jul 24, 2018 - 5 comments

Three Full Hours of Stars and Wars

JEDI PARTY. THE FRIEND ZONE. REVENGE OF MIDDLE MANAGEMENT. LASER MOON AWAKENS. ATTACK OF THE PHANTOM PAST. And now, the creators' five year mission concludes in Auralnauts Star Wars Episode 6: THE LAST LASER MASTER. (previously) [more inside]
posted by BiggerJ on Apr 5, 2018 - 25 comments

For too long human mains have dominated the meatspace meta

TierZoo is a YouTube channel dedicated to ranking various combatants and highlighting lesser known competitors with strong builds in the high-stakes 3D persistent-world fighting game/RPG hybrid better known as Outside. This cat species tier list is a good introduction to the format, answering important questions like "Are cheetahs low-tier?" and "Are jaguars OP?" [more inside]
posted by Copronymus on Sep 26, 2017 - 11 comments

Hit that bell down below!

This time of year everyone on youtube has a dumb back to school hack to sell you. Cristine of SimplyNailogical has responded.
posted by phunniemee on Aug 19, 2017 - 7 comments

We wish you a scary solstice (mlyt)

Cthulhu mythos + Winter solstice means its time for Cthulhu carols [more inside]
posted by otherchaz on Dec 21, 2016 - 2 comments

Here comes the Santa Claus (Ladies and gentlemen!)

Hamildolph (An American Christmas Story) An a capella re-singing of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer in the style of Hamilton, by Eclipse 6. (The antlers are the perfect icing on the cake.)
posted by current resident on Dec 5, 2016 - 10 comments

So these are basically sarcastic YouTube videos

So this is basically [MLYT]....
Steven UniverseGravity FallsAdventure TimeMiraculous LadybugCowboy BebopOverwatchPokemon [more inside]
posted by JHarris on Oct 26, 2016 - 35 comments

Honest Game Trailers

From the makers of Honest Movie Trailers, Honest Game Trailers. [more inside]
posted by clorox on May 8, 2016 - 20 comments

Yo my heart's like my planet/ A black hole of red granite

Star Trek + Hamilton = MY SPOCK -- a parody of "My Shot" retelling the story of a bastard, orphan, son of a Vulcan and a human, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the Alpha Quadrant. (apologies to Lin-Manuel Miranda) (SLYT, via Birth. Movies. Death.)
posted by Strange Interlude on Feb 29, 2016 - 16 comments

First, roll for strength, dexterity and continence

AD&DRP: Actually, this is your grandmother's AD&D.
posted by jacquilynne on Feb 21, 2016 - 21 comments

The Adventures of Edward the Less

Back when the Mystery Science Theater guys were still on the Sci-Fi Channel, they made a series of short (very) limited animation cartoons called The Adventures of Edward the Less, a silly Lord of the Rings parody. It seems to have been narrated by the wonderfully-voiced Mike Dodge (RIP). While hard to come by for a while, the whole series is now on YouTube. (Previously) [more inside]
posted by JHarris on Dec 20, 2015 - 5 comments

“MAKE THE GALAXY GREAT AGAIN!”

Darth Trump [YouTube] [Auralnauts]
posted by Fizz on Dec 9, 2015 - 19 comments

"HUSH, Rod!"

Harry Enfield & Paul Whitehouse: Smashie and Nicey - The End Of An Era Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 (note: the very end edited out). [Previously: "Do you... do you like Tina Turner, Ted?"]
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome on Aug 18, 2015 - 7 comments

Cut. It. Out.

What happens when you combine the Giants and iconic San Francisco-based sitcom Full House? (SLYT)
posted by roomthreeseventeen on Aug 14, 2015 - 8 comments

Bid on YOUR waste profile!

Get ready to have your insides disrupted by SmartPipe, the Venmo of pipes! (adult swim, 11:01)
posted by The Whelk on May 16, 2015 - 21 comments

She really is a basic queen, Miss Belle...

Three years after Beauty and the Beat, Todrick Hall takes Belle to the gayborhood, where she runs into RuPaul, Lance Bass, Frankie Grande, and many others.
posted by schmod on May 7, 2015 - 7 comments

Too Many Crooks

Amid a historically crowded pool of candidates exploring bids in the 2016 presidential elections, one might say that there are..... Too Many Cooks.
posted by schmod on Mar 20, 2015 - 40 comments

I'm luvin' it

MacSabbath, the "kings of drive-thru metal" perform "Frying Pan" in full costume.
posted by mathowie on Dec 20, 2014 - 10 comments

You've Gotta Hear this One Song, It'll Change Your Life I Swear

In honor of the 10 year anniversary of Garden State, we explore some alternative soundtracks to that infamous "this song will change your life" scene, featuring the aforelinked Spin Doctors (#1) and Katy Perry (#2) as well as such musical luminaries as [more inside]
posted by ch1x0r on Aug 14, 2014 - 68 comments

For just the price of a cup of coffee you can buy a dude a cup of coffee

Actress and writer Melissa Hunter's Youtube channel is worth a look for her Adult Wednesday Addams series in which the grown-up Addams explores life in contemporary LA. Bonus: 1-800 Adopt A Dude
posted by The Whelk on Jul 30, 2014 - 9 comments

We must save Don Draper ...from himself!

This Quiznos-produced short is the likely the best Mad Men / X-Men crossover you'll see today.
posted by The Whelk on May 17, 2014 - 40 comments

Wait, what was that about the Holocaust?

Back in 08', filmcow.com, the people behind Charlie The Unicorn and other such Internet nonsense, released a darling little video about adorable singing ferrets signing about the things they love, "Make Me Smile!"
posted by The Whelk on Dec 26, 2013 - 11 comments

Hey it's Tuesday, again.

"I don't think you're an angel! I think you're a smelly man in a smelly coat!" A very special Supernatural Christmas parody.
posted by The Whelk on Dec 10, 2013 - 90 comments

Thanks, Cinco! ;-)

The Cinco Family/Corporation is a fictional corporation which spans the television and internet works of comedian Bob Odenkirk. From 2007 to 2010, the comedy television program Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, served as an outlet for Cinco Products skits. The commercials and infomercials use green screen and special effects with the intent of mimicking the standard format of infomercials from the late 1980s and early 1990s, often lampooning technology from the same era (such as the Cinco MIDI Organizer). Generally, the goods and services sold by Cinco companies are a bizarre assortment of useless, pointless and/or physically harmful products, at least three of which require the removal of all of the user's teeth. [NSFW] [more inside]
posted by Room 641-A on Dec 7, 2013 - 48 comments

Go Down With The Ship

An Icona Pop Parody for the tumblr-reblogging, fanfic-writing, livejournal-updating squeeing fandom masses "I Ship It!"
posted by The Whelk on Nov 21, 2013 - 24 comments

Outside of all corporate taxation zones

Alfonso Cuarón's "IKEA" [more inside]
posted by zippy on Nov 14, 2013 - 27 comments

I would love a swan. Oh, a swan. That would be nice.

Miley's Lunch Box by The New Choobs is a lip-synched parody of Wrecking Ball and a deranged litany of the animals and foodstuffs Miley would like to eat.
posted by EXISTENZ IS PAUSED on Nov 10, 2013 - 11 comments

Single, my glass.

Spell Block Tango (the Disney Villains meet Chicago: the Musical) (SLYT)
posted by roomthreeseventeen on Oct 29, 2013 - 21 comments

We're going to need some more cards

Airboarders is the true story of every rags-to-riches based on a true story you've ever seen (SLYT).
posted by 2bucksplus on Oct 8, 2013 - 17 comments

This ain't chemistry. This is Art.

With the momentous series finale of Breaking Bad just hours away, fans of the show are hungry for something, anything to wile away the time before the epic conclusion tonight. So why not kick back and chew the fat with your fellow MeFites with the help of a little tool I like to call "The Periodic Table of Breaking Bad." [more inside]
posted by Rhaomi on Sep 29, 2013 - 919 comments

HOLD ME CLOSE

Jason Sudeikis, Jason Bateman, Will Forte & Ed Helms made the new Mumford & Sons video. The results are.....amazing.
posted by lazaruslong on Aug 4, 2013 - 169 comments

Fixed that for you, Alanis

It's finally Ironic. Rachael Hurwitz fixes the lyrics to Alanis Morisette's "Ironic" to make them, y'know, actually ironic. (SLYT.)
posted by dnash on Jul 16, 2013 - 88 comments

THE END IS EXTREMELY FUCKING NIGH

It's debatable whether the troubled World War Z signals the end of the ongoing zombie craze, but the film that started it all is much more clear: Danny Boyle's bleak, artful cult horror-drama 28 Days Later, which saw its US premiere ten years ago this weekend. From its iconic opening shots of an eerily abandoned London (set to Godspeed You! Black Emperor's brooding post-rock epic "East Hastings") to the frenzied chaos of its climax, Boyle's film -- a dark yet humanist tale of a world eviscerated by a frighteningly contagious epidemic of murderous rage -- reinvented and reinvigorated the genre that Romero built (though many insist its rabid, sprinting berserkers don't really count). And while sequel 28 Weeks Later with its heavyhanded Iraq War allusions failed to live up to the original (despite boasting one of the most viscerally terrifying opening sequences in modern horror), and 28 Months looks increasingly unlikely, there remains a small universe of side content from the film, including music, short films, comics, and inspired-by games. [more inside]
posted by Rhaomi on Jun 28, 2013 - 86 comments

Les Militaribles

A Korean airforce parody/tribute to Les Miserables
posted by Artw on Feb 7, 2013 - 9 comments

"I did it all in one take!"

For Your Consideration - Anne Hathaway (Emma Fitzpatrick) reminds the Academy to think of her on Oscar night via the magic of song.
posted by The Whelk on Feb 5, 2013 - 81 comments

Alternate pressing L and R as fast as you can to fluff these pillows.

Downton Abbey for the SNES. (SLYT, sadly not a real game. via tor.com)
posted by gamera on Jan 29, 2013 - 26 comments

Computer Boy & Abe Forsythe

Computer Boy! (also available here): Abe Forsythe made the movie Computer Boy when he was just 18. It's a 50 min. spoof of The Matrix that was filmed in less than two weeks at actual Matrix shooting locations in Australia and cost just over $2000 to make.* It became a cult hit when it was released online in 2000 & was one of the first internet films to hit 500,000 views.* (wikipedia, imdb) [more inside]
posted by flex on Dec 21, 2012 - 11 comments

EPIC RAP BATTLES OF HISTORY! ...RHAOMI! ...VERSUS... RHYTHM! ...BEGIN!!!

Since it debuted on the blue in '11 // Epic Rap Battles of History preppin' // to score itself more than a billion views // and become TopDog of the pack YouTube
Made by NicePeter and EpicLloyd // (two improv comics by Maker employed) // The series pits icons of legend renowned // in a slick-wit freestyle rap throwdown
With snappier writing, and better FX // online celebs (and Google Ad checks) // The Epic Rap crew's halfway done with the brew // that is Epic Rap Battles of History Part Deux
The midseason's close? It comes out today. // In one corner: Santa Claus, fresh from his sleigh
And his prophet o' doom? "He ain't Mayan," ERBoH sez.
It's Snoop Dogg -- Snoop Lion -- as mothafuckin' Moses
[WHO WON?][WHO'S NEXT?][more inside]
posted by Rhaomi on Dec 10, 2012 - 25 comments

Selena Kyle? The girl who talks to her cats?

The fact that many of the actors in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy have previously portrayed high school characters has resulted in an extended trailer mashup resetting the Batman series as a teen comedy.
posted by The Whelk on Nov 19, 2012 - 41 comments

Dinner is Coming.

Game of Thrones Food Trucks. (SLYT)
posted by curious nu on Nov 14, 2012 - 31 comments

The Nation That Stereotypes Together, Stays Together.

50 State Stereotypes (in 2 minutes)
posted by The Whelk on Nov 7, 2012 - 81 comments

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