Before we begin this series once again, I must apologize in advance for having another one of these articles revolving around two months again instead of just one like I initially thought we were going to do. This time, we actually did have enough videos to properly represent the month of January and we were just about ready to go for that month. However, you already know about our server situation with the blackout that caused some data (but nothing revolving around YouChew's data, thankfully), as well as the fact that it took quite some time to properly get everything back on track. Well, let's just say that because of that situation, we had to delay our initial article back to a whole different month altogether because of that complication. We don't normally condone such actions on completed articles in our favor, but considering this unique scenario that's likely happened only one other time (i.e., the {Oz} situation), it was just something we had to accept and move on from there.
With that said, we do hope you enjoy these videos that were released celebrating the beginning of this new year in 2015! We hope everyone has been enjoying this wild ride so far; I know I'm enjoying it as well considering I just recently graduated from college myself! If you aren't, though, we still have a good 10 months remaining to make you change your mind here. Who knows, maybe these videos could be just what you needed to get yourself back on a positive note this year? Personally, I'm just glad to have a new year to make amends for our problems we've had so far. Either way, just sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.
Crazy Luigi's Pick: "YTP: MarMar Destroys Joel's PC" by Bee Thompson (January)
I must admit that this video wasn't my initial choice when first deciding my favorite YouTube Poop for January this year; in fact, I initially thought that filler from NPCarlsson called "Give Me The YTP" was going to be my choice for the month because I thought it provided the best quality for that month. However, as I was looking for a video that I would look for a favorite on February, I found this video that really impressed me that I almost thought would be perfect for February. Of course, it would be moments later where I would realize that it was released later on January back when we had this temporary shutdown due to a power outage that ruined some old data drivers in the process. I had thought at the time that it ruined a potential idea to talk about it earlier on in February, but the more I watched it, the more I realized I actually enjoyed it a lot more than I did for my initial choice. Because of that, though, I figure it's more fair to discuss this video instead while admitting I still like the other video even though it is only filler.
In order for me to properly talk about this video as a whole, I need to talk about the two sides that revolve around the video itself, which is the Normal Boots' side with PeanutButterGamer and JonTron and the Vinesauce side with Joel (better known as exinthevatican on YouTube) and Windows 7. With the Normal Boots area (especially in regards with material involving PeanutButterGamer), I had noticed that plenty of the aspects there revolved around using special effects to make the comedic aspects come to life there. Two notable scenes in particular that showcases how its effects helped add to the comedic aspects of the video were the introduction to videos with the more modernized Normal Boots logo gets multiplied and then expanded within the intro until its brutal end and the part with PeanutButterGamer karate chopping SpongeBob SquarePants into the depths of Hell itself (which was partially done thanks to his own YouTube Poop-like segment in his Zelda CD-i video game review). I should probably warn that a good majority of the video involves segments from his reviews (with a bit of his PBGGameplay channel videos put in as well), so if you don't really like the guy, you might not like this video in particular. However, I personally enjoy the guy (although not as much as most other video game reviewers/players), and some of the stuff here proves that the guy is rather underrated in the YouTube Poop world. As for JonTron, he's mostly stuck in YouTube Poop Music Video format with him doing his shtick with a few songs here (and some sound clips like the German Santa Claus) with various clips taking parts as the sounds for said songs. Even then, each of the clips that were used for his segments actually work really well with what the guy was going for here.
As for the second half, I'd almost say that the second half with Joel of Vinesauce fame was actually better representing what the video is all about over anything else. With Joel's part of the video here, it's almost best represented by how the actual content rolls out to the viewer. I admit that I am quite a major fan of Vinesauce's videos, and I also think the videos there would be great new materials to use for YouTube Poops, but I mainly thought that for Vinny (the actual Vinesauce YouTube user) would have been the most likeliest user there to get into one of these videos (or at least more prominent user). However, I can say that the content with Joel's part here (which consists of 99% footage from his Windows 7 destruction video) really works just as well and as impressively here as any corruption video with Vinny would have. The material that came up in terms of what the video provided left me with what I think was the funniest kind of material I had seen throughout the entire month! Seriously, between the little piece where an opening song from the video turned into the Thomas the Tank Engine theme song and the ensuing insanity that came throughout his portion of the video, it was probably the best usage of Joel I'd seen from a video yet. In fact, it wouldn't be much of a stretch to say that this part was the main reason that I decided to go for this video on January after all.
thebluespectre's Pick: "SHINJI RETURNS WITH A VOYEUR" by TehShadzify
I have to be honest when I say the following words: I hate ear rape. Almost every time, ear rape YouTube Poops are somehow lazy despite the extreme amounts of editing needed to blend a video clip into noisy rainbow insanity. The thing is, no matter what source an ear rape video uses, whether it be cartoon or live action, they almost always end up looking exactly the same. Spinning, mirrored fractal images, randomized color changes, single tenths of seconds of voice clips stuttered into a sort of buzzing dial tone. Make sure to crank up the volume as far as it goes, it's not called Ear Gently Caress. Ear Rape has different objectives than a normal YouTube Poop. It's not meant to make anyone laugh, and it's not meant to cause seizures (though it might happen). The goal of an ear rape video is confusion, plain and simple. It's a classic objective for YouTube Poops; getting in the way of normal YouTube recommended searches and mystifying internet pedestrians. I simply think YouTube Poops can do more than that, and need to grow past the old trolling attitude.
So why do I love this video so much? One part is the fact that it's short. Mercifully short, slightly more than 30 seconds long. The worst ear rapes drag on for minutes, long past their welcome. The worst of the lot even use the same filter for minutes at a time, until it becomes just another video with a slight alteration. When a YouTube Poop begins to feel normal, it's failed. They need to keep on moving, always surprise you along the way. TehShadzify's creation is not stale in the least; any given 5 seconds is different from the rest. He even crams a short YouTube Poop Music Video in there, which is always impressive given how difficult it is to co-ordinate.
And let's be honest, Evangelion is the perfect subject for an ear rape, since psychological violation is the name of the game in Neon Genesis Evangelion. Distorted screaming and familiar scenes chopped into madness are common as dirt in the second half of the show; this is just actually aiding the source material. Of course, the more pretentious bits get taken down a peg by the very nature of YouTube Poop, and that's not a bad thing. When the world is going insane, all you can do is laugh. Also the last three seconds are perfect.
HerrVarden's Pick: "Anime Was A Fucking Mistake" by TheChutley (January)
YouTube Poop tends to be a very varied medium when it comes to style, but there tends to be two branches. One is the straight-forward way which embarks on stutters, sentence mixing and other editing techniques loosely and freely. These tend to be rooted into a story or possess a rhythm to them, and aim to be really funny. Then there's the surrealist approach, which banks on visual mind-fuckery and seeks to provide an experience of sorts. And then they're the videos which run down the middle like this one by TheChutley. I like to call them "Speakonia Poops" because there's always the usage of text-to-speech in these half-surreal, half-silly productions and that software usually is Speakonia. Anime Was a Fucking Mistake shows the elements of what makes the Speakonia Poop so great. It plays off like a person frantically and aimlessly messing around with Photoshop with various images being put together with no discernible cohesion and stuffed to the brim with filters. Along with it, various psychedelic or quirky choices of music are mixed in with ambient and bizarre sounds. The scenes in the video are very short, giving a feeling of the video having perfectly placed errors that break away from the line that would otherwise make it a more normal YouTube Poop. What I like the most about the video is the sensation it gives. There's this sensation of being sick and meandering through various bits of online content only to find them blending in together and kick-starting a fever dream. It's dizzying in a good way, since you want to see it again and try to see if you can make sense of it a bit more. And maybe you don't, but you understand more of the artistry that it constructs.
Crazy Luigi's Pick: "|YTP| You're In Jaller's World Now, Baby" by Jallerbo (February)
Let's face facts here, predictability will always find its way to make something that may look like best thing you've ever seen look just plain decent at best. I've seen it happen to me plenty of times beforehand with certain things, such as how I thought the first two Shrek films were absolutely fantastic before further viewings made them feel only alright instead (even though I still do like them). At the same time, it can also make things that you initially thought were good the first few times you watched them (like the Christmas film adaptation of Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer) feel like they were complete shit after all this time because you've watched them long enough to notice every little detail that gets put into them, for better or for worse. The point is that even videos that aspire to be the very best they can be can end up getting stale due to repetition, which can come out into predictability soon afterwards. With that said, the things that Jallerbo does with this video helps make even the most predictable and boring ideas of jokes become something new, fresh, and exciting to look at.
As someone that doesn't mind the ponies whenever they show up, I will admit this video does start out with them and they do show up every now and then, so that might be a deal breaker to some viewers. However, that should not be the case if you really are a fan of YouTube Poops since the video still provides you with some good comedy and some defining ear rape (and visuals) to boot. Of course, if you know me well enough, you'd know quite well that sometimes that alone isn't enough for me to recommend a video over someone else's video; sometimes a video needs a bit of extra finesse to make itself shine forth over anyone else's videos in mind. Thankfully, there are two different types of things that help make this video really stand out on its own accord, aside from the actual content it provides. These two things are making jokes that are considerably stale feel a bit fresh and the ending scene of the video.
When I say that there's jokes that get upgraded a notch, I'm mainly talking about that one scene where an Asian guy goes and says "ha, gaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy" in a classroom for some reason that I don't know out of context, but probably makes sense when it's in context with the actual show it's under. It's really one of those types of memes that, at least to me, overstayed their welcome as soon as it first started spreading online. However, with the way Jallerbo implemented it within his video, it really did make for one of the more surprisingly best methods of using that clip I'd ever seen yet! With that said, I hold much more affection for the ending involving Dane Cook, better known as that comedian you had heard about in high school (maybe junior high as well) that you thought was relatively funny then but isn't very funny nowadays. Without spoiling anything, let's just say that even after seeing the video multiple times, I still get a very good, genuine laugh out of how its ending was set up and how it worked into the video in question. For not only getting a clip that I still find to be very hilarious time and time again after multiple viewings, as well as having it involve someone as polarizing as Dane Cook of all people, this video is very worthy of being my favorite YouTube Poop released in February this year.
TheOneManBoxOffice's Pick: "Minty Gingham's Flying Telecosbies" by FishTitan64 (February Pick)
FishTitan64 gives us a great example of transitioning from one source to another, showing that he has a full arsenal of source material at his disposal each time he makes a YouTube Poop. His latest jump into the fray, known as Minty Gingham’s Flying Telecosbies combines three sources: the raunchy standup performances of Bill Cosby, sketches from Monty Python’s Flying Circus, and Teletubbies into an epic mess of epic proportions, as if he came up with this shit as he went along without breaking a sweat. As soon as the poop begins, I’m already in for a treat. It begins with a YTPMV segment using a bald guy making sheep noises (I think?) mixed with a CG Tigger attempting to break it down with “dose sik beets, yo!”, then moving right along to Bill Cosby telling a story about his asshole. After this, we see the cast of Monty Python’s Flying Circus doing poetry readings about wandering into things and yelling for no reason, and finally, we see what happens when the writers of Teletubbies come up with when they do drugs other than just pure dope, particularly large doses cocaine.
This is what I consider to be the YouTube Poop equivalent of a three course meal. The breakfast is Cosby with a side of Tigger rap, the lunch is full-fledged Python, and finally, the dinner is Teletubbies, all in six minutes. Both the Monty Python and Teletubbies segments of the video had me crying with laughter. No other poop this month has gotten me to laugh this much personally. That's not to say that all the other great poops in February weren't good either. There were, but this happens to be the one that hit me the most in terms of craft and overall hilarity. I fucking love it, and I look forward to seeing more poops from this guy in the coming months.
So these are our recommended YouTube Poops from January and February of this year. We apologize for not having a favorite YouTube Poops of the past year article ready for you as well, but you know how our situation with the blackout more-or-less ruined our plans for that. If you see any of your favorites from these past two months this year not on our list this year, please tell us about them and why they're your favorites. As always, we appreciate having the userbase speak out on their favorites as well. Other than that, we hope you've enjoyed our first article on YouTube Poops this year and hope you enjoy some more coming out real soon as well.
With that said, we do hope you enjoy these videos that were released celebrating the beginning of this new year in 2015! We hope everyone has been enjoying this wild ride so far; I know I'm enjoying it as well considering I just recently graduated from college myself! If you aren't, though, we still have a good 10 months remaining to make you change your mind here. Who knows, maybe these videos could be just what you needed to get yourself back on a positive note this year? Personally, I'm just glad to have a new year to make amends for our problems we've had so far. Either way, just sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.
Crazy Luigi's Pick: "YTP: MarMar Destroys Joel's PC" by Bee Thompson (January)
I must admit that this video wasn't my initial choice when first deciding my favorite YouTube Poop for January this year; in fact, I initially thought that filler from NPCarlsson called "Give Me The YTP" was going to be my choice for the month because I thought it provided the best quality for that month. However, as I was looking for a video that I would look for a favorite on February, I found this video that really impressed me that I almost thought would be perfect for February. Of course, it would be moments later where I would realize that it was released later on January back when we had this temporary shutdown due to a power outage that ruined some old data drivers in the process. I had thought at the time that it ruined a potential idea to talk about it earlier on in February, but the more I watched it, the more I realized I actually enjoyed it a lot more than I did for my initial choice. Because of that, though, I figure it's more fair to discuss this video instead while admitting I still like the other video even though it is only filler.
In order for me to properly talk about this video as a whole, I need to talk about the two sides that revolve around the video itself, which is the Normal Boots' side with PeanutButterGamer and JonTron and the Vinesauce side with Joel (better known as exinthevatican on YouTube) and Windows 7. With the Normal Boots area (especially in regards with material involving PeanutButterGamer), I had noticed that plenty of the aspects there revolved around using special effects to make the comedic aspects come to life there. Two notable scenes in particular that showcases how its effects helped add to the comedic aspects of the video were the introduction to videos with the more modernized Normal Boots logo gets multiplied and then expanded within the intro until its brutal end and the part with PeanutButterGamer karate chopping SpongeBob SquarePants into the depths of Hell itself (which was partially done thanks to his own YouTube Poop-like segment in his Zelda CD-i video game review). I should probably warn that a good majority of the video involves segments from his reviews (with a bit of his PBGGameplay channel videos put in as well), so if you don't really like the guy, you might not like this video in particular. However, I personally enjoy the guy (although not as much as most other video game reviewers/players), and some of the stuff here proves that the guy is rather underrated in the YouTube Poop world. As for JonTron, he's mostly stuck in YouTube Poop Music Video format with him doing his shtick with a few songs here (and some sound clips like the German Santa Claus) with various clips taking parts as the sounds for said songs. Even then, each of the clips that were used for his segments actually work really well with what the guy was going for here.
As for the second half, I'd almost say that the second half with Joel of Vinesauce fame was actually better representing what the video is all about over anything else. With Joel's part of the video here, it's almost best represented by how the actual content rolls out to the viewer. I admit that I am quite a major fan of Vinesauce's videos, and I also think the videos there would be great new materials to use for YouTube Poops, but I mainly thought that for Vinny (the actual Vinesauce YouTube user) would have been the most likeliest user there to get into one of these videos (or at least more prominent user). However, I can say that the content with Joel's part here (which consists of 99% footage from his Windows 7 destruction video) really works just as well and as impressively here as any corruption video with Vinny would have. The material that came up in terms of what the video provided left me with what I think was the funniest kind of material I had seen throughout the entire month! Seriously, between the little piece where an opening song from the video turned into the Thomas the Tank Engine theme song and the ensuing insanity that came throughout his portion of the video, it was probably the best usage of Joel I'd seen from a video yet. In fact, it wouldn't be much of a stretch to say that this part was the main reason that I decided to go for this video on January after all.
thebluespectre's Pick: "SHINJI RETURNS WITH A VOYEUR" by TehShadzify
I have to be honest when I say the following words: I hate ear rape. Almost every time, ear rape YouTube Poops are somehow lazy despite the extreme amounts of editing needed to blend a video clip into noisy rainbow insanity. The thing is, no matter what source an ear rape video uses, whether it be cartoon or live action, they almost always end up looking exactly the same. Spinning, mirrored fractal images, randomized color changes, single tenths of seconds of voice clips stuttered into a sort of buzzing dial tone. Make sure to crank up the volume as far as it goes, it's not called Ear Gently Caress. Ear Rape has different objectives than a normal YouTube Poop. It's not meant to make anyone laugh, and it's not meant to cause seizures (though it might happen). The goal of an ear rape video is confusion, plain and simple. It's a classic objective for YouTube Poops; getting in the way of normal YouTube recommended searches and mystifying internet pedestrians. I simply think YouTube Poops can do more than that, and need to grow past the old trolling attitude.
So why do I love this video so much? One part is the fact that it's short. Mercifully short, slightly more than 30 seconds long. The worst ear rapes drag on for minutes, long past their welcome. The worst of the lot even use the same filter for minutes at a time, until it becomes just another video with a slight alteration. When a YouTube Poop begins to feel normal, it's failed. They need to keep on moving, always surprise you along the way. TehShadzify's creation is not stale in the least; any given 5 seconds is different from the rest. He even crams a short YouTube Poop Music Video in there, which is always impressive given how difficult it is to co-ordinate.
And let's be honest, Evangelion is the perfect subject for an ear rape, since psychological violation is the name of the game in Neon Genesis Evangelion. Distorted screaming and familiar scenes chopped into madness are common as dirt in the second half of the show; this is just actually aiding the source material. Of course, the more pretentious bits get taken down a peg by the very nature of YouTube Poop, and that's not a bad thing. When the world is going insane, all you can do is laugh. Also the last three seconds are perfect.
HerrVarden's Pick: "Anime Was A Fucking Mistake" by TheChutley (January)
YouTube Poop tends to be a very varied medium when it comes to style, but there tends to be two branches. One is the straight-forward way which embarks on stutters, sentence mixing and other editing techniques loosely and freely. These tend to be rooted into a story or possess a rhythm to them, and aim to be really funny. Then there's the surrealist approach, which banks on visual mind-fuckery and seeks to provide an experience of sorts. And then they're the videos which run down the middle like this one by TheChutley. I like to call them "Speakonia Poops" because there's always the usage of text-to-speech in these half-surreal, half-silly productions and that software usually is Speakonia. Anime Was a Fucking Mistake shows the elements of what makes the Speakonia Poop so great. It plays off like a person frantically and aimlessly messing around with Photoshop with various images being put together with no discernible cohesion and stuffed to the brim with filters. Along with it, various psychedelic or quirky choices of music are mixed in with ambient and bizarre sounds. The scenes in the video are very short, giving a feeling of the video having perfectly placed errors that break away from the line that would otherwise make it a more normal YouTube Poop. What I like the most about the video is the sensation it gives. There's this sensation of being sick and meandering through various bits of online content only to find them blending in together and kick-starting a fever dream. It's dizzying in a good way, since you want to see it again and try to see if you can make sense of it a bit more. And maybe you don't, but you understand more of the artistry that it constructs.
Crazy Luigi's Pick: "|YTP| You're In Jaller's World Now, Baby" by Jallerbo (February)
Let's face facts here, predictability will always find its way to make something that may look like best thing you've ever seen look just plain decent at best. I've seen it happen to me plenty of times beforehand with certain things, such as how I thought the first two Shrek films were absolutely fantastic before further viewings made them feel only alright instead (even though I still do like them). At the same time, it can also make things that you initially thought were good the first few times you watched them (like the Christmas film adaptation of Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer) feel like they were complete shit after all this time because you've watched them long enough to notice every little detail that gets put into them, for better or for worse. The point is that even videos that aspire to be the very best they can be can end up getting stale due to repetition, which can come out into predictability soon afterwards. With that said, the things that Jallerbo does with this video helps make even the most predictable and boring ideas of jokes become something new, fresh, and exciting to look at.
As someone that doesn't mind the ponies whenever they show up, I will admit this video does start out with them and they do show up every now and then, so that might be a deal breaker to some viewers. However, that should not be the case if you really are a fan of YouTube Poops since the video still provides you with some good comedy and some defining ear rape (and visuals) to boot. Of course, if you know me well enough, you'd know quite well that sometimes that alone isn't enough for me to recommend a video over someone else's video; sometimes a video needs a bit of extra finesse to make itself shine forth over anyone else's videos in mind. Thankfully, there are two different types of things that help make this video really stand out on its own accord, aside from the actual content it provides. These two things are making jokes that are considerably stale feel a bit fresh and the ending scene of the video.
When I say that there's jokes that get upgraded a notch, I'm mainly talking about that one scene where an Asian guy goes and says "ha, gaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy" in a classroom for some reason that I don't know out of context, but probably makes sense when it's in context with the actual show it's under. It's really one of those types of memes that, at least to me, overstayed their welcome as soon as it first started spreading online. However, with the way Jallerbo implemented it within his video, it really did make for one of the more surprisingly best methods of using that clip I'd ever seen yet! With that said, I hold much more affection for the ending involving Dane Cook, better known as that comedian you had heard about in high school (maybe junior high as well) that you thought was relatively funny then but isn't very funny nowadays. Without spoiling anything, let's just say that even after seeing the video multiple times, I still get a very good, genuine laugh out of how its ending was set up and how it worked into the video in question. For not only getting a clip that I still find to be very hilarious time and time again after multiple viewings, as well as having it involve someone as polarizing as Dane Cook of all people, this video is very worthy of being my favorite YouTube Poop released in February this year.
TheOneManBoxOffice's Pick: "Minty Gingham's Flying Telecosbies" by FishTitan64 (February Pick)
FishTitan64 gives us a great example of transitioning from one source to another, showing that he has a full arsenal of source material at his disposal each time he makes a YouTube Poop. His latest jump into the fray, known as Minty Gingham’s Flying Telecosbies combines three sources: the raunchy standup performances of Bill Cosby, sketches from Monty Python’s Flying Circus, and Teletubbies into an epic mess of epic proportions, as if he came up with this shit as he went along without breaking a sweat. As soon as the poop begins, I’m already in for a treat. It begins with a YTPMV segment using a bald guy making sheep noises (I think?) mixed with a CG Tigger attempting to break it down with “dose sik beets, yo!”, then moving right along to Bill Cosby telling a story about his asshole. After this, we see the cast of Monty Python’s Flying Circus doing poetry readings about wandering into things and yelling for no reason, and finally, we see what happens when the writers of Teletubbies come up with when they do drugs other than just pure dope, particularly large doses cocaine.
This is what I consider to be the YouTube Poop equivalent of a three course meal. The breakfast is Cosby with a side of Tigger rap, the lunch is full-fledged Python, and finally, the dinner is Teletubbies, all in six minutes. Both the Monty Python and Teletubbies segments of the video had me crying with laughter. No other poop this month has gotten me to laugh this much personally. That's not to say that all the other great poops in February weren't good either. There were, but this happens to be the one that hit me the most in terms of craft and overall hilarity. I fucking love it, and I look forward to seeing more poops from this guy in the coming months.
So these are our recommended YouTube Poops from January and February of this year. We apologize for not having a favorite YouTube Poops of the past year article ready for you as well, but you know how our situation with the blackout more-or-less ruined our plans for that. If you see any of your favorites from these past two months this year not on our list this year, please tell us about them and why they're your favorites. As always, we appreciate having the userbase speak out on their favorites as well. Other than that, we hope you've enjoyed our first article on YouTube Poops this year and hope you enjoy some more coming out real soon as well.