♪ (industrial music) ♪
- What happens if a stranger approaches you?
- (Ms. Monkey) You run away and--
- (Papa Bee) And you put your hands up in the air
and make some noise! (air horn tooting)
- (chuckles) What the hell was that?
- (Papa Bee) ...you put your hands up and make some noise!
(air horn tooting)
- No. You scream "fire," and you run the other direction
as loud as possible.
- (Papa Bee) What happens if a stranger...
- Oh my gosh, I love this family.
And I don't even know how to say it.
It's like the "Eh Bee Family."
- I've seen them. I like this family.
- Cute. I love it.
- (Papa Bee) Let's get crazy for New Year's!
(party favors tooting, Ms. Monkey screaming)
- Oh god.
(Ms. Monkey screaming) - (laughs)
I like this family already.
(party favors tooting, Ms. Monkey screaming)
(bowl clatters, Ms. Monkey screaming)
- Oh-ho-ho-ho, wow.
- If my kid did that, not okay.
- Are these vines?
- (Mama Bee) Does this dress make me look fat?
- (Papa Bee) You look fine.
♪ (dramatic chord) ♪ - Uh-oh.
- ♪ I will... ♪ - (chuckles)
- That's exactly right. Don't answer that question.
- They had a whole series of these, right,
where he says the wrong thing.
- (cop) Do you know how fast you were going back there?
- (Papa Bee) I would've gone faster, but you stopped me.
♪ (hip hop music) ♪ - This is great.
- (Ms. Monkey) You're going to jail, boy.
- (laughs)
- Thug Life.
- Is this their full-time job?
Like, they just produce these videos?
- (Mr. Monkey) Dad, when can I have this car?
- (Papa Bee) When you go to college.
- (grown man) Okay, Dad.
(both screaming)
- (snickering) That's exactly how it is!
- God, I'm so close to that.
- ♪ Straight outta Compton ♪
- Straight outta-- uh-oh.
- ♪ ...I'm with you ♪
- Yeah. How many parents have done that?
- That's not me though. That's not me. It's definitely not me.
- White people. (laughs uproariously)
♪ (The Addams Family theme) ♪
- Perfect. Oh no.
(family arguing)
- Dad is always messing stuff up. He is never with the program.
I have experience.
- Oh my gosh, I love this family.
- (Papa Bee) You know, you're just like your--
- (Mama Bee) Say it.
- (Papa Bee, slow-mo) Mother.
- Oh no, he didn't go there.
- Can't do that.
- She always kills him.
- (Monkey) Dad.
Dad, come upstairs. - Ugh, god.
- (Monkey) I want to show you something, Dad!
- (laughing heartily)
That one really happens in my life.
- That's just like me with my kids.
- (Mama Bee) You were right. I was wrong.
(Papa Bee laughing hysterically)
- (chuckles) Things you never hear a wife say.
- (Papa Bee) YES! HA!
- ♪ I will... ♪ - (chuckling)
- You have to give that to the husband
on the rare occasion that they were right.
- (Papa Bee) Have a great first day at school, guys!
We're gonna miss you so mu-- - Oh my god. Right?
- Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Go to school.
- Yeah, all parents are happy when school starts.
- And the teachers are crying.
- (Papa Bee) Oh guys, we'll be back in two days. We promise.
(Monkeys begging them to stay)
♪ (celebratory hip-hop music) ♪ - (chuckling)
Revenge!
♪ (celebratory hip-hop music) ♪ - Ha.
Kids feel the same way. That's hilarious.
- I don't know. My kids would miss me. I'm just saying.
- That's a family doing those, huh?
That's really cool. I like those.
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- (Finebros) So what did we just show you?
- You just showed me a bunch of vines by a family.
- Vines of a very comedic-minded family.
- I don't know who they are, but I'm sort of in love with them.
And I wish they were my family.
- The Eh Bee Family-- I believe that's how you pronounce it.
I always go back to this family,
'cause just the comedy of it
plus the relatability of the content is what I really like.
- (Finebros) So these were all put out by a Canadian family
who call themselves the Eh Bee Family.
- They seem Canadian. Throwing that out there.
Very just nice family.
- (Finebros) They have a massive following on social media,
with over 15 million followers combined. - Wow.
- (incredulously) What? 15-- my god.
- (Finebros) ...and over a billion total views.
- Holy Hannah.
- (Finebros) What is it about them that makes them so popular?
- Well, you know, they're so relatable.
It's like, who doesn't feel that way?
What kid doesn't feel that way?
What grownup doesn't feel that way?
- Everything that they showed is real.
That's a real thing that families go through.
And why not laugh about it?
- They're really good at packing a lot of funny content
into little chunks.
And the dynamic. You can tell they really do love each other.
- They're a living embodiment of a stand-up comedian's
stand-up routine, right?
They take the tropes and the sterotypes of being kids
and being parents, and they put them into a medium,
like little short skits.
- (Finebros) Something that's been popular over the years online
is families making content for YouTube, Vine, and Facebook.
Is that something that you were familiar with?
- Not really.
- I haven't seen these families before. It's good to see them.
- I've seen a couple of things,
but nothing where it's been a channel
or some sort of string of videos that somebody's released.
- It's great that they're doing it.
I like families that can get out there and pave away,
especially if there's an opportunity.
- We all remember the guy who was the newscaster
and his wife who was an actress.
And they got together and did the video card,
"Christmas Jammies," and sent it to everybody.
And it just kind of blew up.
- The first family I saw were the Staytards, Shay Carl, you know?
And he was awesome.
- The Shaytards, like, the people that live their life on camera.
A little mixed feeling about it.
Like, I like the family that plays together, the Eh Bee Family.
That seems playful and fun.
But if that's like all day, every day, and all they do,
a little weird.
- (Finebros) So this family is not just on Vine.
They're on Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook,
and Periscope. - Really? Wow.
- Oh my god. Periscope? (laughs) Okay.
- (Finebros) And they have a sizable following
on each of the platforms.
Did you have any idea how many different ways
people are interacting with celebrities and each other today?
- No, I didn't. It's amazing.
- I was aware. It does get on my nerves,
because it's always something else that comes up.
Sometimes it can be too much.
- I've heard of all these things.
The kids at school are always kind of shocked
that I know as much as I do.
But it's almost one of those things where I have to,
not only as a parent but as a teacher.
- It's just constant, and it never stops.
And then you're always on camera,
and you're sharing every single detail of your life.
And where did your privacy just go?
- Fans are getting put at celebrities' front doors essentially.
That line blurs between fan and celebrity.
I'm guilty of it too. I'm a Packer fan. I look at Aaron Rodgers.
I'm like, "Man, Aaron Rodgers is my friend."
No, he's not. He doesn't even know who I am.
- (Finebros) What do you think about a family
making a business through social media? - Um, well...
Yeah, it seems fun. But then you do sacrifice some privacy.
- On the downside, of course, then you have the troll aspect.
- I wouldn't want to expose my kids to that,
even on an ego basis, to where my kid starts thinking, "Hey,"
if he's on the playground at third grade and he's like,
"Yeah, but how many YouTube followers do you have?"
- It's awesome.
I mean, so many jobs can take you away from family.
And this is almost a way for them to spend more time together.
- It seems like the kids are enjoying it.
And if few families can make that work for them, you know,
that's an extra income, and they should do it.
- If you can make a business out of entertaining yourselves,
you've won the golden ticket. I mean, come on.
Who wouldn't like to just hang out with your family all day,
having a great time, and get paid for it?
- (Finebros) A lot of people love the Eh Bee videos,
because they love seeing how a family
can have so much fun together.
How important do you value those times with your children?
- It's the most important thing.
- We have game night.
And I remember when they were really little,
if we didn't have game night, it was like the end of the world.
- It's hugely important,
especially at the age their kids seem to be currently,
because once they get into those teenage years,
which I'm sort of experiencing right now with my 16-year-old,
they start to find their own friends and their own life,
and they pull away.
- Most of the times, we're all stressed out.
There's only few hours that we see our kids.
The short time that we have, we should try to make it fun.
♪ (guitar riff) ♪
- (Finebros) Finally, after watching these videos,
do you think you're gonna go home and try and get your family
more involved in social media together? - Absolutely not.
- No.
Because we have other things going on. That's just not our thing.
- Yes, absolutely.
Especially a short video like that with a message. Why not?
- I'm gonna try it, but I know for sure
my kids don't even let me post a picture of us, you know,
unless it's a graduation or something special.
Funny you should ask.
I have been trying to enlist those guys a little bit,
so I think yes, that would actually be
a really fun thing to do together.
- Thanks for watching this episode of Parent Reacts.
- Let us know in the comments
which Vine star we should react to next.
- Eh, thanks for watching. Bee, bye, guys.
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