I know that there was going to be something with the Recommended YouTube Poops that would be coming out in September, but sometimes life gives you rather unexpected surprises that affect us in more ways than one. Between preparations for the Halloween festivities and the fact that some of us are entering various segments of our university days (or in my case, just about getting close to exiting them), we realized that there were some aspects that were a bit more important for us to work with than others. With that said, we still have been able to find various videos that we've somehow found a way to really enjoy them in our own, unique ways, regardless of how early or late they were released within these respective months. We hope you enjoy each of these videos we present to you, and we can't wait to actually get some enjoyable videos down for November as well (and hopefully meet that deadline this time).
Crazy Luigi's Pick: "Underwater Octagon [200 Subspecial]" by Mr. Lenoz (September)
Throughout my time covering various YouTube Poops for YouChew, there have been many different methods of video making that I’ve seen people use in various videos. However, one of the types that I rarely end up talking about would be the YouTube Poop Music Video kinds of videos. To me, these types of videos are just a bit too simplistic to talk about since a good majority of them are basically overlapping certain characters’ sounds over a song you like. Granted, as someone that’s tried to make one myself (and personally speaking kind of failed at making a proper one), I know how more complex it really is to implement the sounds to match up with the music properly, but I just don’t really find it all that original. In fact, the only real ways that I would like talking about a YTPMV like that is if it does something unique and interesting that none of us have ever really seen before.
Enter this magical piece with Jack Black in Sesame Street going on an underwater adventure with Elmo (wow…). Now if you were viewing this video under only an audio standpoint, you might think to yourself “this is nothing really special.” However, even though the idea may be simplistic, it’s the execution that makes it go over the top with its quality. Some of the sound effects that were used, such as Jack Black saying “oh man!” and Elmo saying “ow!” might be easy to understand why they were used, but they really are quite memorable and likable enough to not think of anything negative with them. However, if you thought the musical cues were good, then just wait until you get to the actual visuals.
I swear that the visuals that were used were what brought this thing up to the top of my interests here! Many of the visual effects that this video provides are things that would make any other YouTube Pooper feel jealous on how it worked out so damn efficiently. After what looked like a simplistic introduction, the video cuts into water bubble effects to Jack Black being trapped in multiple octagon prisons that really bring on the Sesame Street simplicity to action. Another detail that I really enjoyed here was when Elmo said stop; there would be dozens of stop signs around the screen showing up at the right place and time with Elmo’s face being in the middle of it all. The green screen effects that were used to separate the original background with the action that was going on with new, trippy backgrounds really helped it out as well. However, it’s only in the second half where I can say that the effects truly shine brighter than ever to the point where I just can’t help but recommend this to you almost like a thousand times over here! That’s honestly how good I thought this video is.
HerrVarden's Pick: Simpsums & Son: Tales From the Sock Drawer by Nineroe (September)
Ah, who doesn't love the Simpsums? It's a wonderful recap of all the forgettable, awful and bizarre moments that the recent seasons of the longest running animated sitcom have given us. Joe Matar does a great job of getting the voices and the effects right to deliver a shoddy looking, but very apt summary of the episode that he tortured himself with. With that in mind, it only seemed fitting someone would take their hand at bastardizing the bastardization of a bastardization of the Simpsons. And that person is Ninero, who I previously commended for his work in Robotnik, in victor stupri. From the start I could tell that this video was going to be quite a ride. The slow-down of the intro of the video as clips of recent Simpsons blunders show up in inverted grayscale set the mood perfectly for an eerie/surreal approach but it's quickly switched once the first FAT comes along. From there comes an ear-rape and tons of stutters and repetition and it only keeps building up. The choices for music in this video are interesting. Certainly there was a cliched choice but it was pulled off with a good amount of skill. The background ones were more fitting and wove the piece together a lot better than if the clips were just there without any audio. The zoom-ins and stretching really add to the visual appeal of the poop, as well as the colorful effects that Nineroe comes up with. The best effect of this video I won't spoil but I mean it's a 3 minute video, you can totally catch it and relish in all it's brilliance. Overall, I think this poop serves to show how useful the Simpsums can be as a source.
Crazy Luigi's Pick: "YTP: DK Raps his way to hell and back." by Dark Fox (October)
With the new environment of YouTube Poop these days, it really takes quite a good personality and effective learning skills to succeed as a newcomer. Usually, these types of qualities are quite rare to have in most people, especially when dealing with a type of genre that involves heavy editing and working with multiple video files and editors at once. Unfortunately, while newer users may have the advantage of finding a viable video editor like the most recent version of Sony Vegas or Adobe Premiere Pro that most people back in the 2000's didn't have, the trouble that can plague most people with their videos is the fact that people have to deal with an over-saturation of ideas that have already been done thousands of times beforehand. Like many memes from the late 2000's (WHAT THE FUC- Boom being an example off the top of my head), video sources from not only cartoons like Super Mario World and the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, video games like the animated CD-i games and I.M. Meen, and even video reviewers like the Angry Video Game Nerd and the Nostalgia Critic have already been done by many different people beforehand, and it kind of leads to the idea that your video is somewhere along the lines of unoriginal .Now the best solution would normally be to avoid it altogether, but if you must use them, then your best bet is subverting expectations in that regard.
Enter Dark Fox, who had entered the YouChew world only last year (being known as TAW012294 back in the day), yet has already found his own voice both here and in the world of YouTube Poops. Now admittedly, in the past, I've always viewed his videos that something that were considerably good (especially his Halloween video from last year that admittedly got snubbed from a third place medal), but could have been a bit better. Usually that type of feature that made me think that way was because of sources or ideas that I had thought were a bit too... overused, to say the least. However, with this video, I see this being a point where he's really grown with not only his effects, but also his way of providing jokes for people that see it. It's almost like in due time, we'll be seeing Dark Fox as a viable YouTube Pooper that will get many subscribers and fans in due time with the way his craft has been working these days.
Anyways, getting away from that subject for just one moment, the actual video by Dark Fox to me has basically been very surprising to not only watch, but really enjoy as well! After starting out with Donkey Kong's shit-eating NES grin, we get to see a pretty humorous Donkey Kong Country Returns bit with not only a playful mocking of the Shrek fad that's currently going on, but also a pretty funny thing with Donkey Kong "jizzing" on the screen and having some of it covering the screen up. In fact, most of the video has a surprisingly trusting method on somewhat honoring the memes that would normally be considered respectable even while removing context (such as the Scatman song and that Mmm-Whatcha Say song that was around in the late 2000's), while also poking around with said memes like the Wombo Combo and those "joke videos" that happen with the 9/11 attacks (or rather, the World Trade Center attacks) from an idea that "yes, they are old as fuck, but I'm going to play around with them as a means of pumping something new out of them." As for the visual effects that were used in that video, there were effects that were used around the halfway to second half portion of the video that kind of surprised me as thinking "that's something Dark Fox put in with his own video?" that left me impressed by him, such as Mario jumping out of the screen or Donkey Kong travelling around multiple worlds and dimensions in the process. Throw in a rather funny newspaper gag and a joke that really worked wonders for itself in more ways than one, and you got a video that leaves this long-time lurker, part-time maker impressed with his efforts and hopeful he remains an integral part of the YouTube Poop system for years to come.
TheOneManBoxOffice's Pick: "Frying Nemo" by EmperorLemon (October)
EmperorLemon never ceases to amaze me on how well crafted and hilarious his poops are. Just recently, he's been tackling Pixar movies as his main sources, from The Incredibles to Cars. His latest poop, "Frying Nemo", tackles the 2003 film Finding Nemo, which I find to be one of the studio's best movies, though according to Lemon's Q&A, it was his least favorite Pixar film. Nevertheless, as soon as I clicked the link to the video, I was amazed on what he did with the footage, a lot of it reminding me of how Geibuchan makes his videos. Lemon manages to squeeze pretty much every single common YouTube Poop effect, including ear rape, visual jokes, and masking (some of the best I've seen overall in my honest opinion) into one, and editing them into something unique and interesting throughout, thus further proving that you can make something original by using the resources you have learned from watching others without pulling a "copypasta". He also makes the poop story-driven by making fun of every event of the original movie in order, from the beginning where Marlin's wife dies to the encounter with the three sharks and the escape through the minefield. While this can be classified as a YouTube Poop, I would personally think of this as a visual riff on the movie itself. Instead of using spoken words a la Mystery Science Theater 3000, Lemon makes fun of the movie by mangling each scene one by one, turning into more of a warped version of what goes through his mind when he views the movie. I can say that he's not alone. A lot of us, especially on this forum, think of something similar when we view movies and TV shows from our childhoods. The kicker with all this is that he's just getting started. He plans to make a part two to this in the near future, and I'm sure it'll probably match this one, if not, be even better. With all that said, this is currently my favorite of EmperorLemon's poops and my choice for Poop of the Month.
ParappaTheRapper's Pick: ytpsuddendeath //『ＹＴＰ』※ ｲんﾉㄎ ﾉㄎ ﾑ ǤԾԾÐ ЏﾉÐ乇Ծ ｱﾚ乇ﾑㄎ乇 Ц刀ㄎЦ乃ㄎζ尺ﾉ乃乇 ﾉ Щﾑ刀ｲ ｲԾ Ðﾉ乇 by Gab H. (October)
I can't claim to know that much about Gab H. They have many videos, the oldest dating back 5 years ago. So it's safe to say they've been around and know what they're doing. Excuse me if this is someone of fame and they changed their name recently (as YouTube has allowed us to do for awhile now). To the point, most of the videos by this YouTube Pooper seem to be, as of late, much more focused on self-awareness. It's almost as if the formulaic nature of the newer videos entail something of a self-satirical twist on YouTube Poop itself. Perhaps I am analyzing far too much into it. I mean the title itself uses Japanese characters that say ｲんﾉㄎ ﾉㄎ ﾑ ǤԾԾÐ ЏﾉÐ乇Ծ ｱﾚ乇ﾑㄎ乇 Ц刀ㄎЦ乃ㄎζ尺ﾉ乃乇 ﾉ Щﾑ刀ｲ ｲԾ Ðﾉ乇 which is obviously "This is a good video please subscribe I want to die." If that isn't some kind of sign of the self awareness then I'm not entirely sure what else it could mean.
This YouTube Poop, as the description tells us, is a project spanning a few months with heavy intermissions. I think that works in it's favor, as each part feels sort of "fresh" in that it doesn't feel like a 2 minute video that really drags. Most of it is a lot of sources that have been quite overused, like CD-i Zelda, the Nostalgia Critic, the Angry Video Game Nerd, Dat Guy From Boston, and others. Then you have things like Karma Police by Radiohead and that interview of Tom Cruise talking about Scientology. It almost seems as if the title makes more sense in that most of the sources are that same old tired stuff we've seen, albeit still entertaining in my opinion. Yet on the brim of those same old tired sources we get a few little touches of more unique clips. It's these small bouts that offset that feeling of death that the title conveys. It's as if the video itself is lost in the common sources, choking to death on them, then getting small gasps of air in the form of unique and fresher sources.
On top of this idea we have such a collage of jokes and effects. It's very visually and audio heavy, being more of a frantic stutter kind of poop than anything else. But, that doesn't stop some sentence mixing, throwing in a few words like "cock" and the ever popular "gay" from Hotel Mario. Then the Nostalgia Critic exclaiming that "all the people are like" *dance track*. This video really has no rules, it drags in so many things that somehow blend and work together. The odd music selections, inserting strange clip art of bees, the use of timing in both visual and sound effects, playing a small piece of music repeatedly which reminds me of what I can only think to call Imaperson's Head Bob Noise, and the list just spans on. It doesn't have everything, but to me it doesn't need to have everything. As with my YouTube Poops I seem to enjoy, it never overstays it's welcome and what we get is very enjoyable. Whether the creator originally had the idea to do something both enjoyable and seemingly self-aware is unknown to me, but my interpretation is that this video is much smarter than your average YouTube Poop even if it doesn't seem so on the surface. It also goes with out saying it has had some hard work put into it and it shows in the amount of effects and tiny details that are too many to count.
As always, these are the best YouTube Poops that we've seen throughout these past two months. If you feel like we've missed anything that came out during these past two months, please let us know about it with a comment describing why you feel that way, if possible. With that said, we hope you enjoy this article for what we've got and move on from there.
Crazy Luigi's Pick: "Underwater Octagon [200 Subspecial]" by Mr. Lenoz (September)
Throughout my time covering various YouTube Poops for YouChew, there have been many different methods of video making that I’ve seen people use in various videos. However, one of the types that I rarely end up talking about would be the YouTube Poop Music Video kinds of videos. To me, these types of videos are just a bit too simplistic to talk about since a good majority of them are basically overlapping certain characters’ sounds over a song you like. Granted, as someone that’s tried to make one myself (and personally speaking kind of failed at making a proper one), I know how more complex it really is to implement the sounds to match up with the music properly, but I just don’t really find it all that original. In fact, the only real ways that I would like talking about a YTPMV like that is if it does something unique and interesting that none of us have ever really seen before.
Enter this magical piece with Jack Black in Sesame Street going on an underwater adventure with Elmo (wow…). Now if you were viewing this video under only an audio standpoint, you might think to yourself “this is nothing really special.” However, even though the idea may be simplistic, it’s the execution that makes it go over the top with its quality. Some of the sound effects that were used, such as Jack Black saying “oh man!” and Elmo saying “ow!” might be easy to understand why they were used, but they really are quite memorable and likable enough to not think of anything negative with them. However, if you thought the musical cues were good, then just wait until you get to the actual visuals.
I swear that the visuals that were used were what brought this thing up to the top of my interests here! Many of the visual effects that this video provides are things that would make any other YouTube Pooper feel jealous on how it worked out so damn efficiently. After what looked like a simplistic introduction, the video cuts into water bubble effects to Jack Black being trapped in multiple octagon prisons that really bring on the Sesame Street simplicity to action. Another detail that I really enjoyed here was when Elmo said stop; there would be dozens of stop signs around the screen showing up at the right place and time with Elmo’s face being in the middle of it all. The green screen effects that were used to separate the original background with the action that was going on with new, trippy backgrounds really helped it out as well. However, it’s only in the second half where I can say that the effects truly shine brighter than ever to the point where I just can’t help but recommend this to you almost like a thousand times over here! That’s honestly how good I thought this video is.
HerrVarden's Pick: Simpsums & Son: Tales From the Sock Drawer by Nineroe (September)
Ah, who doesn't love the Simpsums? It's a wonderful recap of all the forgettable, awful and bizarre moments that the recent seasons of the longest running animated sitcom have given us. Joe Matar does a great job of getting the voices and the effects right to deliver a shoddy looking, but very apt summary of the episode that he tortured himself with. With that in mind, it only seemed fitting someone would take their hand at bastardizing the bastardization of a bastardization of the Simpsons. And that person is Ninero, who I previously commended for his work in Robotnik, in victor stupri. From the start I could tell that this video was going to be quite a ride. The slow-down of the intro of the video as clips of recent Simpsons blunders show up in inverted grayscale set the mood perfectly for an eerie/surreal approach but it's quickly switched once the first FAT comes along. From there comes an ear-rape and tons of stutters and repetition and it only keeps building up. The choices for music in this video are interesting. Certainly there was a cliched choice but it was pulled off with a good amount of skill. The background ones were more fitting and wove the piece together a lot better than if the clips were just there without any audio. The zoom-ins and stretching really add to the visual appeal of the poop, as well as the colorful effects that Nineroe comes up with. The best effect of this video I won't spoil but I mean it's a 3 minute video, you can totally catch it and relish in all it's brilliance. Overall, I think this poop serves to show how useful the Simpsums can be as a source.
Crazy Luigi's Pick: "YTP: DK Raps his way to hell and back." by Dark Fox (October)
With the new environment of YouTube Poop these days, it really takes quite a good personality and effective learning skills to succeed as a newcomer. Usually, these types of qualities are quite rare to have in most people, especially when dealing with a type of genre that involves heavy editing and working with multiple video files and editors at once. Unfortunately, while newer users may have the advantage of finding a viable video editor like the most recent version of Sony Vegas or Adobe Premiere Pro that most people back in the 2000's didn't have, the trouble that can plague most people with their videos is the fact that people have to deal with an over-saturation of ideas that have already been done thousands of times beforehand. Like many memes from the late 2000's (WHAT THE FUC- Boom being an example off the top of my head), video sources from not only cartoons like Super Mario World and the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, video games like the animated CD-i games and I.M. Meen, and even video reviewers like the Angry Video Game Nerd and the Nostalgia Critic have already been done by many different people beforehand, and it kind of leads to the idea that your video is somewhere along the lines of unoriginal .Now the best solution would normally be to avoid it altogether, but if you must use them, then your best bet is subverting expectations in that regard.
Enter Dark Fox, who had entered the YouChew world only last year (being known as TAW012294 back in the day), yet has already found his own voice both here and in the world of YouTube Poops. Now admittedly, in the past, I've always viewed his videos that something that were considerably good (especially his Halloween video from last year that admittedly got snubbed from a third place medal), but could have been a bit better. Usually that type of feature that made me think that way was because of sources or ideas that I had thought were a bit too... overused, to say the least. However, with this video, I see this being a point where he's really grown with not only his effects, but also his way of providing jokes for people that see it. It's almost like in due time, we'll be seeing Dark Fox as a viable YouTube Pooper that will get many subscribers and fans in due time with the way his craft has been working these days.
Anyways, getting away from that subject for just one moment, the actual video by Dark Fox to me has basically been very surprising to not only watch, but really enjoy as well! After starting out with Donkey Kong's shit-eating NES grin, we get to see a pretty humorous Donkey Kong Country Returns bit with not only a playful mocking of the Shrek fad that's currently going on, but also a pretty funny thing with Donkey Kong "jizzing" on the screen and having some of it covering the screen up. In fact, most of the video has a surprisingly trusting method on somewhat honoring the memes that would normally be considered respectable even while removing context (such as the Scatman song and that Mmm-Whatcha Say song that was around in the late 2000's), while also poking around with said memes like the Wombo Combo and those "joke videos" that happen with the 9/11 attacks (or rather, the World Trade Center attacks) from an idea that "yes, they are old as fuck, but I'm going to play around with them as a means of pumping something new out of them." As for the visual effects that were used in that video, there were effects that were used around the halfway to second half portion of the video that kind of surprised me as thinking "that's something Dark Fox put in with his own video?" that left me impressed by him, such as Mario jumping out of the screen or Donkey Kong travelling around multiple worlds and dimensions in the process. Throw in a rather funny newspaper gag and a joke that really worked wonders for itself in more ways than one, and you got a video that leaves this long-time lurker, part-time maker impressed with his efforts and hopeful he remains an integral part of the YouTube Poop system for years to come.
TheOneManBoxOffice's Pick: "Frying Nemo" by EmperorLemon (October)
EmperorLemon never ceases to amaze me on how well crafted and hilarious his poops are. Just recently, he's been tackling Pixar movies as his main sources, from The Incredibles to Cars. His latest poop, "Frying Nemo", tackles the 2003 film Finding Nemo, which I find to be one of the studio's best movies, though according to Lemon's Q&A, it was his least favorite Pixar film. Nevertheless, as soon as I clicked the link to the video, I was amazed on what he did with the footage, a lot of it reminding me of how Geibuchan makes his videos. Lemon manages to squeeze pretty much every single common YouTube Poop effect, including ear rape, visual jokes, and masking (some of the best I've seen overall in my honest opinion) into one, and editing them into something unique and interesting throughout, thus further proving that you can make something original by using the resources you have learned from watching others without pulling a "copypasta". He also makes the poop story-driven by making fun of every event of the original movie in order, from the beginning where Marlin's wife dies to the encounter with the three sharks and the escape through the minefield. While this can be classified as a YouTube Poop, I would personally think of this as a visual riff on the movie itself. Instead of using spoken words a la Mystery Science Theater 3000, Lemon makes fun of the movie by mangling each scene one by one, turning into more of a warped version of what goes through his mind when he views the movie. I can say that he's not alone. A lot of us, especially on this forum, think of something similar when we view movies and TV shows from our childhoods. The kicker with all this is that he's just getting started. He plans to make a part two to this in the near future, and I'm sure it'll probably match this one, if not, be even better. With all that said, this is currently my favorite of EmperorLemon's poops and my choice for Poop of the Month.
ParappaTheRapper's Pick: ytpsuddendeath //『ＹＴＰ』※ ｲんﾉㄎ ﾉㄎ ﾑ ǤԾԾÐ ЏﾉÐ乇Ծ ｱﾚ乇ﾑㄎ乇 Ц刀ㄎЦ乃ㄎζ尺ﾉ乃乇 ﾉ Щﾑ刀ｲ ｲԾ Ðﾉ乇 by Gab H. (October)
I can't claim to know that much about Gab H. They have many videos, the oldest dating back 5 years ago. So it's safe to say they've been around and know what they're doing. Excuse me if this is someone of fame and they changed their name recently (as YouTube has allowed us to do for awhile now). To the point, most of the videos by this YouTube Pooper seem to be, as of late, much more focused on self-awareness. It's almost as if the formulaic nature of the newer videos entail something of a self-satirical twist on YouTube Poop itself. Perhaps I am analyzing far too much into it. I mean the title itself uses Japanese characters that say ｲんﾉㄎ ﾉㄎ ﾑ ǤԾԾÐ ЏﾉÐ乇Ծ ｱﾚ乇ﾑㄎ乇 Ц刀ㄎЦ乃ㄎζ尺ﾉ乃乇 ﾉ Щﾑ刀ｲ ｲԾ Ðﾉ乇 which is obviously "This is a good video please subscribe I want to die." If that isn't some kind of sign of the self awareness then I'm not entirely sure what else it could mean.
This YouTube Poop, as the description tells us, is a project spanning a few months with heavy intermissions. I think that works in it's favor, as each part feels sort of "fresh" in that it doesn't feel like a 2 minute video that really drags. Most of it is a lot of sources that have been quite overused, like CD-i Zelda, the Nostalgia Critic, the Angry Video Game Nerd, Dat Guy From Boston, and others. Then you have things like Karma Police by Radiohead and that interview of Tom Cruise talking about Scientology. It almost seems as if the title makes more sense in that most of the sources are that same old tired stuff we've seen, albeit still entertaining in my opinion. Yet on the brim of those same old tired sources we get a few little touches of more unique clips. It's these small bouts that offset that feeling of death that the title conveys. It's as if the video itself is lost in the common sources, choking to death on them, then getting small gasps of air in the form of unique and fresher sources.
On top of this idea we have such a collage of jokes and effects. It's very visually and audio heavy, being more of a frantic stutter kind of poop than anything else. But, that doesn't stop some sentence mixing, throwing in a few words like "cock" and the ever popular "gay" from Hotel Mario. Then the Nostalgia Critic exclaiming that "all the people are like" *dance track*. This video really has no rules, it drags in so many things that somehow blend and work together. The odd music selections, inserting strange clip art of bees, the use of timing in both visual and sound effects, playing a small piece of music repeatedly which reminds me of what I can only think to call Imaperson's Head Bob Noise, and the list just spans on. It doesn't have everything, but to me it doesn't need to have everything. As with my YouTube Poops I seem to enjoy, it never overstays it's welcome and what we get is very enjoyable. Whether the creator originally had the idea to do something both enjoyable and seemingly self-aware is unknown to me, but my interpretation is that this video is much smarter than your average YouTube Poop even if it doesn't seem so on the surface. It also goes with out saying it has had some hard work put into it and it shows in the amount of effects and tiny details that are too many to count.
As always, these are the best YouTube Poops that we've seen throughout these past two months. If you feel like we've missed anything that came out during these past two months, please let us know about it with a comment describing why you feel that way, if possible. With that said, we hope you enjoy this article for what we've got and move on from there.