- (FBE) Today you are going to be reacting to yourself.
- Get the [bleep] out of here. No way, dude.
- Oh no. This is gonna be so embarrassing.
I don't even watch myself in the episodes
because I'm embarrassed.
I don't like watching myself on these things.
- All I've thought about is, "Oh God, I hope they don't do me."
(chuckles) 'Cause I don't like my first episode at all.
- (FBE) So you're gonna be reacting to yourself
from the first Teens React episode you were in.
- Oh... shit. All right.
- I remember when I found out about it.
I was like, "Mom, no, it's so obvious
they just tell them what to say." And I was so against it.
And then I walk in, and I was like,
"Oh, I really have to make my own opinions and talk right now."
I was just like, "What have I gotten myself into?"
- Part of me is really excited,
'cause that's one of my favorite things about being on here,
is I can look back at myself from six years ago and be like,
"Wow, look at how much I've changed."
But also, I have to look back at myself from six years ago
and be like, "Wow, look at what I used to be."
- (FBE) So the first thing we're gonna do
is we're gonna show you a picture of yourself
from what you looked like in that episode. - Oh no.
This is so embarrassing! Oh my gosh.
- Oh. (chuckling)
No way.
Oh my god. Look at that.
And that V-neck with the loose-- ugh.
Not a fan of that Ethan. I don't know who that is.
- I'm so little. (chuckles)
I think I was like 16. That was like six years ago.
It's embarrassing to know that this is on the internet.
- Aw.
I look like I'm about to cry, and I don't know why.
When I look at this picture,
it's not just me seeing my first episode of Teens React.
It's me seeing that day and that memory,
and then kinda seeing my entire timeline of being here
and how much has changed.
- (FBE) What we're gonna do now
is we're gonna show you some footage from your first episode.
- (chuckles) Okay.
- (Madison) I want to see this so bad.
- (laughs) I still sound the same.
(laughing) Oh, this is so embarrassing.
(scream in trailer)
(snickers) I didn't have much to say.
(laughs) Oh no.
- (FBE) So are you a fan of the Twilight saga?
- (Madison) Yes. Who isn't?
- I don't even really like them that much.
I mean, I guess they're okay.
But I didn't read the books or anything.
But I guess I was pumped. I don't know.
- (FBE) What is the story of Twilight?
- (Madison) Bella is a normal person,
and she falls in love with a vampire.
She has to choose which one she loves.
And then she chooses Edward.
And they get married,
and now apparently they're having a vampire baby.
It's just the part one though. There's still another part.
- (FBE) Thank God. - (Madison) I know.
- (laughs) Oh no.
(gathers breath) Oh, I can't believe I was that into it.
I'm, like, all explaining the plot, all into it, like,
"Oh, well, thank goodness there's another one. It can't end now."
- (FBE) And so are you Team Edward, Team Jacob,
or Team I Don't Care?
- (Madison) I choose Jacob. Duh.
- (laughs) Jacob was like my binder.
Like, I had a collage of Taylor Lautner. I loved him.
- (FBE) What about the fact that in Twilight, vampires sparkle?
- (Madison) If it was Taylor Lautner sparkling, that'd be better.
- See? I loved him.
But I mean, that wouldn't be a bad idea,
to make Taylor Lautner sparkle. I'm sure fans would've loved it.
I mean, I would've loved it.
Yeah, I remember those days, man. That was pre-Harry Styles days.
I loved Taylor Lautner, but I've moved on from that.
I've moved on.
- (FBE) Why specifically do... - He's so little! Oh my gosh!
- (Madison) ...love story.
All girls are mushy-gushy over that kinda stuff.
- Did I really just say that? I'm, like, mortified.
I said "mushy-gushy." Yikes.
- (FBE) Books or the movies, what's better?
- (Madison) The books.
- I didn't even read the books. I think I read one of 'em.
I was such a poser.
This must've been filmed, like,
right as I started to read the book.
And I'm like, "Yeah, books are great." I didn't even finish.
- (FBE) And what do you think of the Bella character?
- (Madison) I'm mad that she didn't choose Taylor Lautner.
Why wouldn't she choose Taylor Lautner?
- (laughs) I didn't even call him Jacob.
I don't even care about his character.
I just care about the fact that it was Taylor Lautner.
Oh, man. Young Maddie. Yikes.
- (FBE) Do you remember how you first found out about him?
- (reciting along) "I think a bunch of kids in my school
were talking about Shane Dawson or..."
Yeah. It's pretty good.
I don't want to say that I watch the videos that I'm in a lot,
but I watch the videos that I'm in a lot.
- (FBE) What types of videos does Shane make?
- (Eric) ...dresses up as different personas and kind of
faces common problems and then just kind of laughs at them.
- And now he does do-it-yourself galaxy slime videos,
which are also fun.
- (FBE) What do you consider to be the most famous YouTuber?
- (Eric) Fred definitely.
He's got movies on Nick and stuff like that.
- You have no idea.
I wasn't a really, like, big YouTube watcher six years ago.
And I didn't know what it was.
I thought it was just like, "I'll say some words,
and then maybe some people will listen to the words."
- (FBE) What do you think of his hair?
- (Eric) Oh, his hair is just fantastic. - Still agree.
- (Eric) I have curly, Jewish hair. - Also still agree.
I have the exact same personality
and the exact same sense of humor
and the exact same opinions on most things.
But I was very unhappy when I was 14.
I kind of like being able to see the development
through the years of, like, unhappy, confused, not fitting in,
and then growing up and seeing myself
kind of become who I am.
- (FBE) Do you think that parents know
that their young kids are watching Shane?
- (Eric) I think that their parents do not know,
and I'm guessing the kids don't fully understand
what they're watching either. - He wasn't that complex.
I disagree with that opinion.
I think kids can understand boob jokes.
- (FBE) You know who that is?
It's Aunt Hilda. - (Eric) See the resemblance.
- I like how quick the jump cuts are.
It was just me saying two words.
- (FBE) Would you want to hang out with Shane?
- (Eric) Oh, definitely.
- (FBE) What do you think you guys would do?
- (Eric) Dress up as girls? - Still want to do that!
Shane Dawson, hit me up. Tweet me back. I love you.
- (FBE) Do you consider him to be famous?
- (Eric) Uh, yeah, he's, like, virally famous, I think.
- Yeah. Virally famous.
It sounds like a bad disease, but I'd still count it.
That first day, I thought I was never gonna do this again,
'cause I thought I did horrible.
We were in a bedroom in an apartment
that was like the size from this desk to that wall.
And it was just Benny and Rafi with a camera.
And one of them was on the bed instead of a chair,
'cause they didn't have room for one, holding the camera.
Probably around like the six-month mark is--
like, I came back for like the third time.
And I was like, "Oh, this is cool. I hope I keep doing this."
And I remember thinking, "Wow, what's it gonna be like
if I turn 20 and I have to leave the company?"
And, like, hey, still here!
- (Ethan) I wish I was this creative for my future wife.
- No, you don't. (chuckles) No! (chuckles)
(people cheer)
Get that smile off your face.
I was nervous.
I wasn't as, you know, quick-minded, you know?
(clicks) This is just a very different me.
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I still do that tongue thing though. I still got that.
I came on as a fan.
I totally underestimated, like,
how much pressure I was put on while doing it.
Because it's reactions.
It's first come, first thought, first serve.
And I remember just sitting there being blank the entire time.
I was just so nervous.
- (FBE) Do you like weddings?
- (Ethan) Who doesn't like a wedding? - I don't! (chuckles)
That's not me anymore. That's what I'm saying.
Like, this kid doesn't even know.
He hasn't even touched the surface of what has happened.
- (FBE) Do you want to get married one day?
- (Ethan) Absolutely. - No, you don't!
No, my god! No, bro.
That's probably like the biggest thing that's changed about me,
is that relationships for me at least are poison.
You won't see me with a girlfriend for like another six years.
- (FBE) Do you think you'll do something like this
at your wedding? - (Ethan) Maybe not as big,
but definitely as special.
- NOOO... my god. Look at that little cupcake, bro.
Cupcake. That's what it is.
It's a cupcake. Oh my god. Oh my god.
This is-- no. No.
- (FBE) What age do you think you want to get married?
- (Ethan) I feel like the most reasonable age
should be like mid-20s.
(chair creaking)
- (snickering)
(sharp sigh)
That's not even me anymore. That's not even me anymore!
Oh my god. I can't believe that was me.
That's like how in shock I am. I'm just in complete shock.
I'm in complete shock. I'm in awe.
- (FBE) So how does it feel for you watching yourself, you know,
on Teens React and now being an adult and knowing that
you can continue to be watching yourself on this show
for years and years? - I mean, it's pretty cool.
It's cool to think, "Oh, what did I think about this
when I was 16?" and watch it and just, like,
look back on my reactions and laugh at myself.
I think it's pretty fun. And it's crazy to see how much, like,
I don't know, just I've changed.
It honestly seems like yesterday that I was doing that.
And now looking at it, I'm like, "I was so little."
It's so weird.
- I'm sitting here right now looking back on this
six years ago and going, "Wow, that's crazy.
So much has changed."
These are still gonna be here, like, 40 years from now.
And I can look back at this video and be like,
"Wow, there are so many things that have happened since then."
And I still look stupid back then!
Why didn't I get a haircut?!
(snaps fingers) Do better, 20-year-old Eric!
I think it helps keep you open-minded
to realize that you don't agree with most of your opinions
as you age, because you're always learning and always growing.
It shaped the person that I've become
through the people that I have met
and everything that's happened.
I am a better person for it.
And I am just so grateful to get the experience to be here.
- The most important thing for someone to know
is where they came from and how they evolve as a person.
So for me, it's like-- I know I'm joking around a lot.
But I look back at that and just think, like, "Really? Wow."
Compared to who I was like a year before that then
and ever since, like, I've been growing.
And I'm really proud of, you know, who I've become as a person.
I owe everything to this. I literally owe everything to this,
from the people I've met who work for Benny and Rafi
to the people who I've co-reacted with.
I just think this is like the most beautiful family
that I've been a part of besides my own.
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