Hello Internet!
And Welcome To Behind The Meme!!
Today we have a look at the memes of Filthy Frank!
That’s right!
It’s finally happening!This has by far been one of the most requested videos for quite
some time now, but I’ve had to keep putting it off because other videos have kept coming
up.
Well… today is finally the day!
You guys wanted it now you have it!!!
Here We GO!!!!
First things first,Who is filthy frank?
Well…to fully understand that question, you have to experience frank for yourself,
And to experience frank is a journey unlike any other out there.
It’s an adventure, it’s a trip, it will leave you with more questions than answers.
But if you’re not offended along the way you’ll also be entertained and laugh more
than almost anywhere else on Youtube and the internet in general.
This is just a small taste of who he is.
Song
Filthy Frank is the name of a character played by actor, comedian, musician and all around
badass George Miller.
Now in my opinion what makes his videos and channel so special is how committed to his
characters he is and his ability to stay true to comedy even though in todays day and age,
politically correct society has a way of killing jokes and comedy.
But although some SJW’s would have a heart attack if they saw some of his videos, George
and the Filthy Frank character are not afraid to go far and beyond what others normally
would all to entertain and make his audience laugh.
For example.
One of my personally favorite videos is a video where he plays with ded animals.
Yeah, you heard me correctly.
Usually people like vegetarians or organizations Peta would frown upon things like this, But
george sacrifices judgement in the name of comedy.
and that is just the tip of the iceberg.
George has a vast library of content he has created as the filthy frank character.
Each video being more shocking and funny than the previous.
Now although these videos may be perceived as offensive and in bad taste to some people,
there’s actually a deeper meaning to all of it, which he clearly states on his channels
about me section.
So to sum it up, filthy frank is a character.
A character that portrays the worst aspects of mankind for comedic effect and if you don’t
understand that and happen to get mad about it.
Well…
You’re dumb if you don’t understand it.
The filthy frank character has been around since as early as 2011 when a video was first
uploaded on the dizastamusic channel that featured a younger george playing an early
incarnation of frank that wasn’t as wild as the frank we know and love today.
The description of the video states that if it got 10,000 views he would get to hit his
buddy in the balls.
Well…Mission accomplished.
Mission accomplished indeed my friend.
Since the early Frank videos and the popularity of the character, the majority of the content
has been uploaded to what is now the main channel known as TVFilthyFrank.Which Since
being created in January of 2013 has amassed an impressive 4.5 million subscribers and
over 500 million views.
And after I record this video, edit it and finally put it up online, I’m sure those
numbers are a lot higher.
Now I can go on and on about how much I enjoy the filthy frank content or how Talented George
is.I mean the dude has even released albums and songs as both himself and his characters.
One of which even charted pretty damn high on iTunes, But I’m not here to blow the
guy alright . Im making this video to explore some of the notable memes and trends that
have originated from his videos through the years and boy has there been some.
Now as I’ve stated before filthy frank is a character played by George.
But Frank is not the only character on the channel, in fact there are many.
Now although Frank is the primary character that is often the central focus of the videos
and the most popular, there is another character that george plays that is pretty damn popular
in his own right.
Pink Guy!
Just to clarify I said Pink Guy, not pink eye.
That’s a whole different video for a whole different day
Now when you see pink guy you might just think that he’s just a guy in a pink suit…which
he is…but there is so much more to pink guy than just a character in a pink suit played
by george.
Believe it or not there’s a whole story line and reason to why pink guy is the way
he is, and I’m not even gonna try to start to explain it.
Because 1, I don’t understand it all and 2, it is pretty damn deep.
There’s a Filthy Frank Wikia page that explains it pretty well.
What you need to know is pink guy is…uhh…You know what?
I’m at a loss for words.Just look at this to kinda understand what pink guy is…
Yeah….That’s a mere glimpse into the world of pink guy!
The point of all this pink guy talk is the character has become a fan favorite of the
channel becoming an iconic internet character that many people know of and enjoy.
In December of 2015 Fans of the filthy frank channel were requesting green screen images
and videos of the filthy frank character so they could use them within their own videos
and projects.
And of course George being the cool dude that he is complied, releasing a handful of interesting
clips that allowed for users to use an editing program to change whatever was green to whatever
they chose.
kinda like this.
oh yeah!!!
I know how to edit, And by edit I mean clicking two buttons to alter the green screen.
One of those clips in particular quickly became the most popular of the batch.
It’s time to stop!
It’s time to stop okay?
No more!
Now due to the context of the clip and the simplicity of being able to be used within
edits, numerous memes began to pop up on Youtube which utilized the green screen clip as a
sort of reaction to accompany various videos in humorous and often entertaining ways.
In August of 2012 a video was released titled “How to say hello in 30 languages” featuring
filthy frank saying hello… in 30 languages…well, kinda.The video was executed in a way that
only the filthy frank character could.
Hey esse i’m breaking into your car Hey esse i’m breaking into your car Hey
esse i’m breaking into your car
The greeting for the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Japan, and Thailand all featured frank
bent over in the middle of a field wearing one of those asian hat things…you know the
ones….the umm… the Asian Conical Hats.
I totally knew the name of them before this video.
I did not just google it and click on the wikipedia page to find the name of your hats….no
not me!
Never!
welcome to the rice fields muthafucka welcome to the rice fields muthafucka
welcome to the rice fields muthafucka
Now because the joke was instantly memorable, random , funny and used a handful of times
throughout the video it quickly became a joke and reference that the filthy frank community
loved to quote and incorporate into videos.
welcome to the rice fields muthafucka welcome to the rice fields muthafucka
Do you guys remember the harlem shake?
You know that internet trend that everybody was participating in a few years back.
It would involve a single individual dancing to a song in a room full of people who are
not moving.
Eventually as the song changes the video cuts to a scene where everybody in the room is
participating in the dancing.
If you were on youtube in 2013 slash 2014 era you know exactly what Im talking about.
Yeah….George started that…
I know…crazy right?
It was like a global phenomena.
I had no clue that it all started with george prior to making this video but apparently
it did.
On February 2, 2013 on the dizastamusic channel the original harlem shake video that would
spawn thousands of other videos was uploaded to youtube.
Creating a trend that would spread far and wide in the following years.
Now those are just a handful of the notable memes associated with filthy frank, and I
just gave a brief glimpse into each one because this video would be way too long if I went
any deeper and at this point I’m already starting to lose my voice.
But you can see how influential george and his characters are.
While doing research for this video I stumbled upon a pretty interesting interview with George
that gave me a deeper understanding of his intentions and goals.
Check it out.
I’ll put a link in the description down below.
When you start to analyze everything that George is doing it’s rather fascinating
and impressive.
Not only is he killin the Youtube game but he is staying true to comedy in the process
while creating awesome music as both himself and his characters.
He is taking the internet and social connection that we can achieve on it and using it to
fulfill his creativity in ways that few have done before.
Along the way he has just so happened to give the world some memes!
So there you have it!
What started off as a character from a talented individual has spawned into a handful of memes
that have taken the internet by storm!
But hey!
That’s the internet for you and on the internet memes are keeng!!
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video and stay up to date on all your favorite memes and trends!!
Who knows you may learn about something you never knew about before!!
I’ll catch you beautiful people next time!