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Iconic. - What is it? Owl City?
- "Fireflies," yeah. - Classic hit.
- A classic hit! Every kid was singing that
in their bedroom. - (giggles)
- Well, we've seen a lot of compilations on YouTube
showing TikToks that many people compare to Vine
in a pretty complimentary way. Have you seen those?
- Oh yeah. - Mm-hmm.
- Today, we brought in a bunch of people who kind of grew up
during Vine's heyday, and we're gonna be showing you
some TikToks, which many people say radiate Vine energy,
and we're gonna rate them... - Great.
- ...on a scale from one to five, with five being the highest
and having the most Vine energy. - Ah, what a prime time Vine time.
- I was like 12 and 13 when Vine was at its peak,
and I definitely was making some dumb videos with my friends.
But I think TikTok's kind of better, 'cause you can make the 15-second,
you can make the full minute, you know?
- Right. - There's a lot more trends,
and I feel like there's a lot more option.
- For that first TikTok, what are you guys gonna rate that
on a scale from one to five for Vine energy?
- See, I always remembered Vine as mostly comedy or shock value.
TikTok, the reason I like it is 'cause there's scale to it.
I would say a two for Vine energy. - I would definitely give it a one.
It didn't remind me of Vine. - I'll give it a one as well.
I feel like it is, you know, better, because it does have talent.
But at the same time, that's not really a Vine.
- A two. I feel like the fast pace of it (snaps)
made it sort of Vine-like, but I don't know.
I feel like I wouldn't see that on Vine.
- (woman) Not talking to you. You're swearing at him.
He's not swearing at you. - (girl) He did.
He's called me a thot before. - (woman) A what?
- (girl) A thot. Does it matter? - (woman) What's a thot?
- The mom's like, "What's a thot?" - (laughs)
- She's like, "A thought in your head? Like, what?"
- Are you hot? Is my daughter hot?
- So, how about Troy? Let's start with you.
On a scale from one to five, how much Vine energy
do you think that one had? - I gotta give that a one.
I feel like that was a perfect staple TikTok right there.
- It had a lot of Vine energy. It reminded me of the, like,
"Whawha lipstick in my Valentino white bag."
It reminds me of that. - That's a classic.
- (girl) I spilled lipstick in your Valentino big.
- (woman) Oh, you spi-- whawhawha?!
Lipstick in my Valentino white-- - It had that same feel to me,
so I'm gonna say, yeah, like a four.
- I'll be nice and give it a three, 'cause it's halfway and then some.
To me, it's quintessential Snapchat humor.
- I also would give it a four, 'cause I feel like this TikTok
was at the beginning of TikTok when people were still
kind of making them like Vines, so it's like Vine adjacent.
- (woman) Cellphones on silent. And shut your [censored] mouths.
- (laughs) - (woman) The show is about to begin.
- I need context. I don't know what I just watched.
- That sound just became very popular on TikTok.
- Oh, okay. - Yeah.
- Turn your [censored] phones off. The show's about to begin!
I live for it. You know I do. - (laughs)
- Please. That sound was made for me. - That's definitely a one for me.
There wasn't really anything to it.
She was just kind of talking. I feel like if she maybe
went into song and dance, maybe I would've went
into Vine reference, if it was really cringe.
But it just wasn't really funny anyway.
- I give that a five. I love it. I think it's very classic Vine too,
'cause it's like a quick, you know, line.
And you can use that audio and kind of do anything with it.
- I kind of feel the Vine energy from that one.
I'd give that a four on Vine energy.
- She put in effort, but she didn't give me a full show.
She just walked off stage before we even got there.
And all of us were watching that video like, "Okay, what's coming next?"
And then, the screen went black. So, it could've been funnier?
Absolutely. So, a three. - (man) Ooh! Guess what?
- (gasps) Stop! - (man) And walk!
What could be more fun?! - Woo!
- Oh my god. - It's lit!
It is lit, Dad! - That was the sweetest thing ever.
- Dads are hilarious. And it's just-- That's so sweet.
It's wholesome content. It's what we need.
It's what we love. - He's a cute daddy.
And it's really funny, but it's only one.
- That was sweet, but I don't know. I don't think Vine at all,
so I'd probably give it a one. - I mean, I gotta give it a one too.
Definitely not my type of humor. I mean, cute dad moment.
I can respect that. But it's not really my thing.
- I have to agree. Probably a one.
You wouldn't have seen it on Vine. But it's still really sweet and cute.
- (Kim) Hi, I'm Kim Kardashian West, and something you might not know
about me is that I'm a really good cook
and I love to cook. - (snickering)
Ahhh! You guys, this is me... - Why is that me?
- ...next month after I get my BBL. (laughs)
- I was gonna say, Haley, that's literally you and me.
- That was 100% TikTok. There was not even an ounce of Vine.
That was a one. - I would give it a one.
That doesn't give me Vine energy. It gives me TikTok energy.
- One of the features about TikTok that really draws a lot of people in
is the fact that you can do all the customizations
and the editing and the color things and edit your face and your body
and stuff while you're doing it. So, I think that it's super TikTok
for that reason specifically. - It's unanimous. I definitely agree.
Definitely a one. No Vine energy.
- (girl) So, I'm going to talk about Jesus.
- ♪ Hallelujah ♪ - Ah!
- (girl) Shut your mouth. - (man) Okay.
- (gasps) - (girl) Do it nicely, okay?
- ♪ Hallelujah ♪ - I liked that one.
I mean, I just wanna say off the bat, that was some Vine energy.
It was so fast and fast-paced.
And the comedy and the humor part of it
came within like three seconds of the video. A four for me.
- So adorable with the humor mixed in. It was still pretty short.
I feel like it could've even been shorter
and fit into that six seconds. I'll give it a four.
- I would totally give this a four too.
It just seemed more organic, whereas TikTok is very--
it's very planned, and it's very edited.
- Four for me. I think everyone is so right.
It's just the comedy's there immediately.
It's cute. It's an innocent moment. I don't think they had that baby
do that three, four times. I genuinely think the baby
was probably just singing and the dad was like,
"We gotta get this on camera." - (kid) These fish got beef
with these fish. - Literally my fish.
- (people behind the camera shouting)
- That's not even funny, you guys. I just adopted fish.
That could've not been a more relatable video
to my life right now. - I don't even know where to start.
I do feel a little bit of Vine energy from it.
I'd give it a three out of five. - I'll give it a three.
It definitely had potential. I think maybe if the fish
actually did something intense to the other fish,
it might've been a little funny and more Vine-like.
- I'll give it a three too. It's a halfway,
like the Black Eyed Peas song. - It's the commentary that made it.
You know, it's like, that's what made it really funny.
It's like... (laughs) - That did help.
Yeah, I'll agree with that. - Yeah. Maybe a three for Vine energy,
'cause it's just right there in the middle.
- (distorted) ♪ We're breaking free ♪ ♪ We're soaring ♪
- (both laugh)
- I feel like I've seen this one on Vine back in the day,
something like this. - (croaks) ♪ If we're trying ♪
- (both laugh) - Yes! Three again.
You're like, "What is going on? It's an audible birthday card."
And then, it just goes from two notes of High School Musical fabulousness
into Miranda Sings/Courtney Love, like, death child.
- I'm gonna give this one a five in Vine energy.
I felt like that audio was jarring.
So, to me, completely Vine, where I'm like, "Ouch."
- Yeah, I think this is a five. It was shocking, but short
and straight to the point. - That one's definitely a five for me.
I totally agree with everyone. That's some stuff I feel like
I'd see right on Vine, man. The short, quick-to-point comedy.
That's what I'm talking about. - Finally, after watching maybe
some of these TikToks today and seeing what the app
has to offer right now as well as growing up with Vine,
in your opinion, which app do you like better?
- TikTok. - TikTok.
- I think TikTok too. Troy's the only one
that's gonna go for Vine. (laughs) - Nah, nah.
I definitely have to go with TikTok. There's just more to it,
and there's definitely more content I can see.
- What if Vine was still around, though,
and we had the option between Vine and TikTok?
Which would you choose, Vine or TikTok?
- Vine would've got diluted and got really bad, I feel like.
- Right. - I'm glad there was a gap--
a couple gap years of nothing and then Musical.ly,
and everyone's like, "Ah, yeah, this is Vine,"
and then everyone's like, "Nah, this ain't Vine,"
and then they rebranded to TikTok, and they're like,
"Yeah, this is Vine." - It's almost not fair
to compare them either, 'cause TikTok has evolved,
and the capabilities are so beyond Vine.
So, to throw Vine and TikTok into the Play Store at the same time,
no one's gonna even notice Vine anymore.
- Thank you so much for watching this episode
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- Bye, guys! Stay safe. - Hey, everyone.
Lauren, producer here at FBE. Thank you guys so much
for watching this episode. What are your thoughts
on both TikTok and Vine? Let us know down
in the comments below. Bye, everybody.