Woo! Crazy Ambition back again. I play practically 0 new video games (haven't even played Ghostbusters yet!) so that video games list may as well be in latin, but the other lists! Those are the ones that will certainly rock the forum. Looking forward to what you all have coming up.
Oh god, seeing your testimony on the new L4D2, it really made me wanna play that now! L4D was the bomb and I have yet to download that game this Christmas break. Cannot wait! UFC & Beatles Rock Band also were the ****!
Now, we get to a top list that is a bit more universal than the video games list, as we delve into the funniest that YouTube has to offer for the year 2009. Remember, this is only my personal list of favorites. Some of these videos will probably go way over most of your heads, and that's okay! I also wasn't able to do graphics for the top ten here, but this will be the only list that this occurs. Oh, and just know that there will, almost assuredly, be something for everyone. Before we go on with the actual top ten, though, let's mention some of the videos that just missed...
Cause He's T-N-T
The description for this video reads, quite simply, "Watch him explode!!" The thing is, I've known a kid like this kid. Right down to the moobs (manboobs, for those who don't know). He always represented himself as some sort of "gangsta". Judging by this video, I wonder if this was a clone of his. Some kids weren't meant to be shirtless, and this kid is one of them. Strangely, however, it's so mesmerizing, like it's a car crash that you can't look away from. HELP!
This Is What It Sounds Like When Vols Cry
This one didn't make the top ten, quite simply, because it just wasn't funny enough. But it's still hilarious. If you've ever watched sports and gotten angry and wondered if people were as angry as you are, well, this video proves that you are sane compared to some people.
I Feel Funny
It was a tough decision to leave either of these videos off of this list, because they're both quite funny. David After Dentist is kind of depressing after a while, but Chad After Dentist NEVER fails to crack me up, particularly when Chad screams and his lightsaber pops up. That is gold. "I can't see anything."
YouTube Comments. In Three Minutes.
This is the ultimate demonstration of just how stupid and moronic YouTube commenters can be. The guy in the video is James Coulter, a pretty famous Guitar Hero player, and this is his way of making fun of all of the morons that clutter his comment box for every video. Some of my favorite parts: The live cam comment, "BUT HEY, DO YOU WANT TO WATCH TV ON YOUR COMPUTER?! FOR FREE?!", "At four minutes and thirty-seven seconds of this *honk* video...", and my personal favorite, "I am unsubscribing, because I am too god damn important for everyone else!"
Little Bill O'Terrorist
Let's get one thing straight: The only reason this video is lower is because I decided on putting a bit of a limit on videos from before 2009, and this is one of only two videos to come from before 2009. If I had done this list like I had the last couple of years, this is top 3, guaranteed. "What's that?! I CAN'T READ THAT! We'll do it live! WE'LL DO IT LIVE! WE'LL DO IT LIVE!" What an adorable (demon spawn) kid.
Oh Dear.
I still stand beside my belief that this is the best Super Bowl commercial in a long time. It's one of those commercials that will live on as one of the funniest commercials of the new millennium. My favorite parts are the same as they were when the commercial first aired: "Hey dummy", middle aged man crying, "it's gold", and, of course, "Oh dear."
They're Cats. And They're SINGING!
This is a video that I don't think is getting talked about enough. It's one of the most clever, cute and downright hilarious videos of the year. It's cats and kitties. Singing. In Autotune. I really don't have anything else to add to that. Watch it already.
Why Is Billy Mays Ordering Drive-Thru?
I don't care how he died, or how his legacy may or may not have been tarnished by how he died or how many drugs he took. I just want to remember Billy Mays for what he did best, and that's hawk and sell products. In this video, he takes what made him famous and turns it into one of the most incredible viral videos of 2009. "But wait! THERE'S MORE!" "Do I have to pay separate shipping and handling for that?" "Any shipping and handling?" "This is Billy Mays, and I'm pulling around to get my order." But this clip gets legendary when he pulls up to get his food. "Let's keep it clean here!"
Guitar Hero: The Beatles
This one hits me on a more personal level, because I love The Beatles, love Rock Band, and, at the moment, cannot stand Guitar Hero. In a way, this clip is the perfect storm of timing and just plain awesomeness. There's way too many great jokes here, so I'm only going to highlight one, which may be my favorite joke of 2009: "Actually, when we interviewed The Beatles, John Lennon specifically told us that his favorite band was Linkin Park."
Yes, You Can Buy A Chia Obama!
This is just too surreal to even explain. It's CHIA OBAMA. A CHIA VERSION. OF OBAMA. "Chia Obama makes the statement, 'I'm proud to be an American.'" I mean, seriously. CHIA. FREAKING. OBAMA.
Do I Even Need To Say It?
This would be the other clip from pre-2009, but it became such an important part of 2009 for me that I cannot not mention it here. It's only five seconds long, but it only needs to be five seconds long. It is the ultimate comeback. A bad dude with a gun tells the legendary Ahnuld, "**** you, asshole." However, his gun misfires. Ahnuld, in a moment of pure genius, replies in kind, "**** you, asshole." I probably should have put this at #1, but I just couldn't do it.
The Beatles: 1000 Years Later
This is another parody video involving The Beatles, but this one should be far more universal. This parody video revolves around the idea of most of the Beatles' works being lost, and people putting the pieces together in very, very odd ways. I won't spoil this clip for you too much, but I have to mention the single greatest Beatles joke I've ever seen: Ringo Starr being referred to as "Unknown". Just watch the clip already.
Lift Up Your Hearts
Look, I loved "**** you, asshole." I adored Chia Obama. Both Beatles parodies this year were beyond amazing. But, when I think about videos from 2009, one clearly sticks out above all others. It's another clip that capitalizes on the autotune fad that was also seen in the "Singing Kitties" clip, but it takes on an even more unlikely subject: Winston Churchill. No, really. The result may very well be the most wonderful thing Autotune has ever given us. The most incredible thing isn't how funny it is, but just how much it works! Listen to the freaking song. Tell me that it is not catchy. When I think back to the year 2009, this will be one of the very first things I think about, and, easily, my favorite clip of 2009.
And, finally, we're done with the YouTube videos. The meat of the YECA will begin either tonight or tomorrow, as we delve into the top ten albums of 2009! Yay!
You want me to make it an honorary honorable mention?
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Actually, you'd be surprised just how many people react that way about that clip. It just has a special meaning to me, because it was, other than KFTC, the most repeated YouTube clip on ATRL Live.
Great list, Ryan! I have a soft spot for Little Bill O'Reilly since it originated from the wonderful (but no longer around) Talkshow With Spike Feresten. The other videos that i've seen are great too, while the others I haven't i'll be sure to bookmark.