- He seems sweet. He seems like a dad.
- I really respect him for not playing Fortnite.
I really do.
♪ (rock intro) ♪
- (Ladd) It's a rage game. - Mini Ladd!
- Yes. I love Craig.
- I love Mini Ladd. I know he's been here
a couple times before.
- (Ladd) Literally, the trailer of this game said,
"This is for the people who hate themselves."
- Who is he?
- Mini Dadd?
- Mini Dadd? Is that his name?
- I feel like I know who this is,
but I never really watched him that much.
- (Ladd) Good morning.
- Oh, Getting Over It.
- (Ladd) Hold on, hold on, hold on.
(yells)
- Is he okay?
- That yell. That yell's the best.
- (Foddy) You just lost a lot of progress.
- (Ladd) Stop talking.
- See, this is why I don't play video games.
I have anger issues. If that were to happen to me,
I'm pretty sure there would be a hole in the TV.
- (Ladd) Stop playing your [bleep] jazz music,
you little [bleep] muffin. - He's just so entertaining.
- (Ladd) I don't swear just for the sake of swearing,
I swear because I feel the need to swear.
- That's honestly facts.
- (Ladd) I don't swear pretty much at all.
- His voice is kind of annoying.
- (Ladd) It's the release of a swear word,
of just [bleep]. - That's true.
- (Ladd) It's the release. - I feel you, man.
- (Ladd) It's like going to a verbal spa.
- A verbal-- that's how I'm going by now.
- (Ladd) No!
- Oh, [bleep].
- Wow, that was dramatic.
- He's funny. I mean, it's not my kind of humor,
but I can see the appeal.
- I love Mini Ladd. He's a beast.
- (Ladd) Welcome back to the Mini Ladd subreddit.
- He looks like he has a lot of different hair styles.
- The change in between his hair, when it was purple.
- (Ladd) The Mini Ladd subreddit. - Oh, so he's got a subreddit, too.
I didn't even know this.
- (Ladd) Whoever comes on here and takes control of this,
God bless you. - I think I've seen this one.
- (Ladd) Go on.
- What is this? Is this a compilation of him?
- This is so good.
- It's actually not a bad remix.
- (Ladd) Thank you very much. Like and subscribe.
- That is some dedicated fans.
- He seems sweet. He seems like a dad.
- (Ladd) Also, I love the fact that upvote, downvote
is my face. One of me, pink hair
with a crown and the other is just that.
- He's shouting. I'm right here.
You don't have to shout.
- (Ladd) Round of applause. Bring back the crowd.
- I gotta love stock image videos.
- He just looks like every other gamer.
- (Ladd) Look son, everything the light touches is our kingdom.
Golf It, Reddit, Uno, Mario Kart.
- I have watched him play Uno.
It's really funny.
- So, are these just memes of him?
- (Ladd) That's Fortnite. You must never go there.
- Okay, that was kinda funny.
- That's a good one. That's a good one.
- I really respect him for not playing Fortnite.
I really do.
- (Ladd) There you go, son. - Oh, is that a bowling pin
with his face on it?
- (Ladd) You doing good back there?
- (high pitched voice) Dad, can you move your headphones?
- (Ladd) Oh, sorry. - What is that thing?
- I still don't get the "son" thing,
but it's funny.
- Some YouTubers, they'll be a little too overly energetic
in their videos 'cause they kinda built up that audience.
I feel like he's very genuine.
- (Ladd) The idea of today's video,
- That's a nice kitchen.
- Oh, now he's a chef.
- (Ladd) Never cooked a cake in my life.
- All right, let's see how this goes.
- How have we not cooked a cake?
Excuse me.
- (Ladd) What I thought I'd do is to try and make
the craziest cake I can even if I've never
made a cake before. - Oh no.
- Okay. I'm not sure about that, Mini.
- (Ladd) We got our cup things. If you don't have these at home,
you can buy them anywhere. I'm trying to talk professional.
I really prefer this brand because it's really
whatever the [bleep] people say.
- You can see the swatches of flour on his hand.
- (Ladd) Who are they?
- Hey, he caught it. Athletic.
- There you go. That's a quality egg crack, Mini.
I'm proud of you.
- Oh, oh my God. He made both of them.
- That bowl's too small.
- (Ladd) [Bleep], it went on the countertop.
- I feel that pain.
- I would wat-- can he get a cooking show
because I would watch that.
- They're adorable. Just gonna say that now.
- (Ladd) Oh, what the [bleep]?
- I'm her.
- (Ladd) So we have to spend time to break this up.
- Oh my God. He really doesn't know
how to make a cake.
- (Ladd) We don't have a mixer.
- He doesn't have a mixer?
- (Ladd) We do need to buy a mixer.
- Yeah, get a mixer in there.
- (Ladd) Now that you've got your pan nice and lubed up,
now you wanna put the cake batter
inside your lubed pan. - He's so extra.
Like, why?
- (Ladd) Why are you shaking your head?
Is it all right? Lube it up.
- Oh my God.
- That's one way to describe a pan.
- (Ladd) It's a little clumpy, but that's okay,
because some of us are a little clumpy,
but we still manage to get by.
- That's me.
- (Ladd) Oh my God. It looks--
- Wow.
- Whoo.
- Oh, Mini. That's your first cake?
That's a good job.
- That works really well.
- It's just like, whatevs, honestly.
I'm not impressed by this guy.
- There's a good variety. Video games, for people
who like watching him play video games.
You got the subreddit for people that just
like him being silly and then videos like this.
It really drags a lot of people in and I like it.
- It's really fantastic that he wasn't constrained
by the fact that he was a gaming YouTuber.
Just seeing YouTubers evolve is always great.
- Oh, what the hell? Is this actual news?
- Is this a stadium? He has a whole stadium
that he got named after him?
- (Ladd) Every single year, I came down and played
in this pitch many, many times, so this is kinda like
a second home for me and that's why I wanted
to kind of give back to the local community.
- Aw, that's nice.
- (anchor) It is a very special weekend for Craig Thompson
as he visits the stadium now named after him.
- What?
- Oh my God, he has a stadium named after him.
- (Ladd) So that's a thing that's happened in my life.
- Wow, okay. He got a stadium named after him?
- Did he donate a ton of money?
- That's a big deal. That's awesome.
- (Ladd) Life can be very doom and gloom.
It can be very down, depressing.
No matter where you're from, and for me, I come from
a very rural background to the point where
growing up in and around there, there's not much hope
for anything really. - See, I like this better
than his actual gaming content.
- (Ladd) I kinda wanted to give people that glimmer of hope.
- Oh my gosh.
- (Ladd) It doesn't matter where you're from,
it doesn't matter what your background is,
you can do what you want. - I appreciate views like that
and people that do things like that, that really solidify
them as a person.
- At first, you only see him as an angry gamer,
but you see the rest of him and the rest of him's
such a nice person. It's so cool to see that.
- (FBE) So, those videos all come from the YouTube channel
Mini Ladd. - Mini Ladd, yes.
- Has he been on YouTubers React?
Okay, that's where I saw him.
- (FBE) So, the channel is hosted by Craig Thompson,
who is traditionally known for his single player let's plays
and multiplayer video games and has evolved to include
vlog type content and other lifestyle content.
So, what do you think it is about Mini Ladd specifically
that allows him to maintain his audience even though
he's branching out and creating content that he's not
really known for? - I feel, it's his personality.
His personality is very bubbly, it's very energetic.
- I thought he had so much energy and I was kinda overwhelmed,
but I think you need that.
- It's really cool that he incorporates his fans
in what he makes.
- A lot of times, if we like people, we're more willing
to just watch whatever they produce because
we like who they are.
- He's really down to earth with his audience.
He's really open and so I really--
it's appreciated to watch that.
- (FBE) Similar to Mini Ladd, we're starting to see more
and more of these YouTube channels that typically
focused on gaming and they're now branching out
to create other kinds of content as well, so do you think
that the perception of YouTube gamers evolved with their content,
or will audience always think of them as just gamers?
- I think they're gonna think of them as gamers first
and then whatever they do aside from that, second.
- Even though some really old fans will only see them
as that one thing, people change all the time.
- People around him understand, "Hey, he's trying to do
something new." Let him do something new
and not just get on his back and being like, "No,
stay to gaming."
- I mean, I think it's smart that he's branched out
and you can't have all your eggs in one basket,
but I still think that title of a gamer would stick with him.
- It's different for people like Mini Ladd
because for me, it was almost the opposite.
I maybe wasn't a fan of the gaming, but I just
liked him as a person, so when he makes new content
that isn't exactly in that, I wanna come with them,
with that journey. They can find passion
in whatever they do, then people will be there
and support that.
- (FBE) So, Mini Ladd is involved in various
charitable initiatives, including recently raising
almost $100,000 for the Thirst Project charity.
- Jeez. I mean, I knew he donated
money, but I didn't know that much.
- I saw that. He definitely--
he did a fantastic job on that.
- You do good outside of what you're doing for work
and your personal gain and you're helping
the community, I'll definitely subscribe to you.
- You have some people that do not the best.
They don't make the best choices on YouTube
and they decide to publicize and then they go
to charity to make themselves look better,
but I think he's actually genuine about it.
- (FBE) So finally, a lot of times when we cover
YouTubers, there's a good chance they will be watching the episode
and with Mini Ladd, there's an even better chance
they'll be watching it because he's been
on YouTubers React several times.
- Oh, he has. Wow, there we go.
- I just got a little bit more nervous right here.
- (FBE) So, Mini Ladd, if he was to see this,
what would you want to say to him?
- Mini Ladd, your content is very good.
I'm not personally a fan of your gaming stuff,
but the fact that you're branching out
and doing so much for the community
is really good, so keep it up.
Love you, man.
- I love your content and I hope you keep it up
because you don't ever have to change
a single thing. You're doing amazing.
- All your videos make me laugh so much.
I'll look at your video and be like, "This is
gonna be good no matter what because it's one of your videos."
- I think you're a super cool person.
Just not my content preference.
- You seem like a great guy and I'm really glad
that you're doing more for others.
Everyone should be like you.
- It's fantastic that you're providing inspiration
for kids in rural communities and also donating
to charitable organizations that serve to help empower
disenfranchised people.
- People ask me, "Hey, what kinda gaming
you wanna do or what kind of videos you wanna do?"
I wanted to do a mix between vlogging and gaming
strictly 'cause I've seen you do it.
- I really appreciate what you're doing.
The world needs more people that have
the drive that you do to go out and do
more for people that you don't even know,
so that's really cool, man and I will subscribe.
- Hi guys, JC here from FBE. If you wanna see more
from Mini Ladd, make sure to check out
his channel right over here. Now over to Carlos,
who's graduating from Teens React.
- Hey guys, Carlos here. Today's my last episode
of Teens React. It was such a great experience
to be part of the FBE family, but if you guys
wanna catch me in episodes in the future,
I'll be in Adults React. I'll see you there.