- Oh yeah, pencil! I need a pencil!
- Is this 10 years old? Oh, god.
♪ (dramatic chord) ♪
- (FBE) So today, you're gonna be taking part in a Try Not
to Feel Old Challenge. - Oh my god. It's too late.
It's too late! I already do that every day. (chuckles)
As soon as I get online, I'm like, "Ugh, these kids."
- God! - Oh, I already feel this way
every day. Can we not? - Yeah. I do that watching Teens React.
- (FBE) So, we're gonna show you 10 viral videos that all came out
10 years ago. - 10 years ago! Okay.
So, 2009. I was already four years
into my YouTube career. - Damn!
I was in high school. It's crazy how different
YouTube has changed. - I'ma feel so old.
I'm gonna need another round of Botox after this.
- (Andy) We runnin' this. Let it go.
- Oh! I love Lonely Island! - Is that T-Pain? (laughs)
- This is 10 years old?! - ♪ I'm on a boat ♪
- ♪ We're on a boat ♪ - ♪ I'm on a boat ♪
- ♪ I'm sailing on a boat ♪ ♪ And this shortform kind of comedy ♪
- ♪ Take a good hard look ♪ - Wow, that's crazy this is this old.
- ♪ I'm on a boat, [bleep] ♪ ♪ Take a look at me ♪
- Uh! - ♪ Straight floating on a boat ♪
- (raps along) ♪ On the deep blue sea ♪
Classic. Here's how old I am.
I was subscribed to the Lonely Island before they put this out,
before they were on Saturday Night Live.
- They were everything!
They came out with some of the best frickin' music videos.
- I'm obsessed with them! Especially lately,
I've been watching all their old ones. Yeah, that makes me feel old.
Oh my gosh. - It's kind of a staple
of pop culture at this point. "I'm on a boat."
Everyone knows what that means. And I think every time everyone's
on a boat, they-- I say it.
- Oh, this commercial! Yeah!
This is 10 years old? - (snickers) I've seen this.
I remember it. - Is this an ad for Evian water?
I never realized that. - (chuckles) I'm a little concerned.
This was 10 years ago? - (voice-over whisper) Evian.
Live young. - What the hell?
That was very weird. - I remember that commercial on TV,
but I didn't know it was a viral thing.
- This video is a commercial for Evian water.
And at the time, it broke the YouTube record
as the most viewed video advertisement.
- Really?! - Why?
- Just 'cause it was weird and funny . - Oh my god. Weird.
Yeah, I don't remember that at all. - See? Even 10 years ago,
they knew the value of viral marketing.
- Aww! Yes! I just rewatched this the other day.
- Aww. Is he dreaming? - Yeah.
- (gasps) - That is so precious.
Ohhh, buddy! What were you chasing after?
- (laughs) Oh my god! I totally forgot about this video.
- Oh god! Oh, it's so good! The short videos like that
are viral now on TikTok, on Twitter. They were viral on Vine
for a while. But this was just YouTube.
This was the heyday of YouTube.
- (FBE) So, this video's actually been used as a gif
a lot recently. And many people don't really know
that it started as a viral short YouTube video.
- I feel like I have seen this on Twitter.
- I've never seen it. I've never even seen the gif.
- (FBE) So, as you probably know, with the YouTube algorithm,
it tends to be nearly impossible for short videos like this
to go viral nowadays. - Yeah.
Oh, you're right. I didn't even think of that.
YouTube rewards videos that are longer.
They reward higher click-through rates and average view duration.
- When Vine died, YouTube's algorithm was like,
"Sorry! We don't take that here anymore.
You could try, um, TikTok." - I feel like it's the natural order
of the internet for shortform to be appealing.
I'm on the internet. If I wanna sit and watch
something long, I have a TV for that.
- ♪ You gotta do it like this ♪ ♪ Shawty, ready ♪
- Oh, yeah. Classic. Wow, 10 years old, huh?
- Autotune the news, man. - Ah, I forgot Schmoyoho
was SO huge at this time. - (laughs)
- ♪ In a decision written by a Republican... ♪
- Ayyy. - ♪ In a decision written
by a Republican appointee ♪ - This was right when autotune
was a really big thing. - ♪ Now you sounding so fine... ♪
- (chuckles) The Razr! That was my first phone ever.
- Nowadays, I feel like if that were to come out,
I don't think it would do as well, because we've got amazing lip dubs now.
- No one really knew how to do this whole YouTuber situation,
so I feel like back then it truly was about having fun,
just creating whatever the F you wanted.
- This was the first boom of memeing politics
and making people interested in talking about politics
that might not have been interested in it before.
- (FBE) This was one of the first viral videos
by the channel Schmoyoho... - That's why I didn't
remember the name, because it's such a weird--
and I don't even know how to frickin' say that.
- (FBE) ...which went on to create other YouTube classics
such as the "Double Rainbow Song" and the "Bed Intruder Song."
- Oh, "Bed Intruder" is so great. You know how I know I'm old?
'Cause that beat came on, and I immediately started
leading with it, rockin' with it.
You know what I'm saying? (auto-tuned) But these kids nowadays,
they would, uh...
♪ (beat drops) ♪ ♪ But these kids nowadays,
they would, uh... ♪ ♪ But these kids nowadays,
they would, uh... ♪ (laughs)
- (Orange) Hey, Apple. Hey. - This was my favorite series
on YouTube! - Oh my goodness!
Annoying Orange! - (Orange) Apple, hey. Hey, Apple.
- I forgot this existed. - (Apple) What is it?
- (Orange) Orange you glad I didn't say apple again?
- Oh my gosh.
- (Orange) Orange you glad I didn't say apple again?
- I can't believe this was popular. - (Orange) Orange you glad
I didn't say apple again? - Ugh. The worst.
- (Orange laughs) - Yeah. That's real [bleep] annoying.
- It was so different than everything that was
kind of trending on YouTube back then. But I look back now, I'm like,
"Why didn't I like that?" 'Cause I love puns.
I love animation. - (FBE) So, this is the video
that started the Annoying Orange channel.
- Annoying Orange, yes. - (FBE) And it was originally posted
on the creator, Daneboe's personal channel
before it blew up, leading him to make a channel
just for that content. - Yeah. Daneboe, man.
I know. - Right. I remember thinking
it was so interesting that he was doing a channel just for it.
I was like, "Is this gonna catch on?
Is this really that big of a viral sensation?"
And it was. - (FBE) Since the first viral video,
they turned it into a TV show on Cartoon Network.
And the web series is still going on today,
having over 1,200 videos. - Whoa, that's a lot of content.
- They're over here saying that YouTubers can't make a career,
that it's not gonna last forever. Girl, we are 10 years strong out here.
Yes, it might be an Annoying Orange, but...
she's still ripe.
(clang!) - (voice-over) Truth!
- (Orange laughs) - ♪ I need a pencil ♪
- Oh yeah, pencil! I need a pencil!
- Oh, yeah. (giggles) - ♪ I need a pencil,
so I could write on this Scantron ♪
- Why didn't I go to high school with this girl?
- ♪ I'm about to fail this test ♪ ♪ But I'm still the best ♪
♪ I'ma wake up five minutes before ♪ ♪ And say, "Ari, you the best ♪
- Yes! - ♪ And she gon' give me
all the answers, 'cause I asked for them shitz ♪
- How did I miss this? This is the first time
I've ever seen this video. And it's impressive.
- There's no way that was 10 years ago.
I could've sworn it was three or four years ago.
- I so remember this. I remember her face and everything.
And people would always sing this whenever someone didn't have a pencil.
- This one really took me there. Okay, this one, I had this much
of a feeling of slightly feeling a little bit older, okay? A little bit.
- (FBE) So, this video has over 30 million views
and was huge back in 2009. - Wow! I don't know how
I didn't see that one. - I hope that we work together one day.
I am your biggest fan, and I've just seen your work.
- ♪ I dreamed a dream a dream... ♪ - Oh, there she is.
- Oh, Susan Boyle! "Unemployed"!
They put that in the lower third!
- Is this 10 years old? Oh, god.
- This was 10 years ago?! Jeez!
- (host) Didn't expect that, did you? Did you? No!
- I did not expect that. - ♪ ...that love would never die ♪
- Oh, I just got the chills. Oh my god.
- ♪ ...would never die ♪ - Ah, she is incredible.
Her voice is amazing. - This video made me cry so many times.
- Wha-- She made Simon smile? - Everyone was so critical against her.
And she opened her mouth, and literally made everyone
regret everything they thought. - (FBE) This Britain's Got Talent
video went crazy viral back in 2009 and currently has
over 237 million views. - Wow. I wonder where she is now.
- (FBE) And recently, Susan Boyle actually returned to the show's
Champions edition. - Yes. So crazy.
I actually watched that. - That's cool.
She made a new appearance. We like the sound of that.
- ♪ One, two, three, four ♪
- Oh, yeah. Of course. - Oh my god! I love this video!
- Everyone loved this, because-- even "The Office" did it,
and that's how I found out about this.
- This just makes me think of "The Office,"
but I remember when this video came out.
- Oh, is this one of those cringy wedding dance videos?
- ♪ ...into eternity ♪ - This song, though.
That's a throwback. - ♪ It's like I waited
my whole life ♪ - There's the bride.
- ♪ It's like I waited... ♪ - That's me if I ever get married.
(laughs) - ♪ It's like I waited my whole life ♪
♪ For this one night ♪ - Oh, yes!
- ♪ It's gonna be me, you... ♪ - That is my kind of wedding!
- She got the ring, and she got the man.
And a viral video. - I like that.
That's how my future wedding's gonna be like.
- I remember this being the first time online
everyone was like, "Oh my god. Look at this! This is crazy!
We need to recreate this," and "Oh, I wanna do that
for my wedding." I remember this creating
quite the buzz. - (FBE) This video was so big
that after it came out, it inspired parodies
all over the world, even on shows like "The Office."
- Oh, wow. - Do remember that on "The Office."
I didn't know it was even parodying that.
- Immediately makes me think of "The Office."
And it makes me think of my own wedding,
because I got married six months ago.
10 years ago watching this, I hadn't even met my wife yet.
You know what I'm saying? So, now it's 10 years later,
I'm like, oh, this immediately brings up
just different emotions for me, 'cause I see this now
and I think of my wedding.
- (Boxxy) Okay, hi. So, my name is Boxxy.
- Oh my god, yes! Boxxy!
- Boxxy! Ah! Wow. She's so good.
- I loved her. - (Boxxy) I made a new video.
So, I decided that... - She's doing a character.
- Oh my gosh. I forgot about her.
- I don't know what this is. - (Boxxy) And, um, so yeah...
- Fun fact, my mannerisms lowkey come from hers.
As you can see, we did the exact same pose. (chuckles)
- (Boxxy) Uh, I don't do drugs.
Mm-mm. - Are you sure, girl?
- (Boxxy) Now, I know that you all think that I do drugs,
but I don't actually. - She was one of the first trolls
on the internet. - I love that, like--
I don't know what that's considered. Like, Lonelygirl, those kind of vibes.
I LOVED that back in the day! - She's such a good actor
and improviser. I'm surprised the world
didn't catch on and start casting her in a whole bunch of things.
- (FBE) So, Boxxy was a character made by Catie Wayne...
- Thank God she was a character. - (FBE) ...who later on in life
became a blogger and a voice artist.
But back when she made this video in her youth,
people weren't really sure if she was playing a character
or if that was how she really acted.
- I thought that was really her. I'm shook.
- We've got Miranda Sings. We've got Branden Miller's character.
What's th-- Joanne the Scammer. For a character to become famous,
it's always a weird route for that to happen.
- It was the first time that there was someone
not just being themselves, like being something that
seemed kind of real but not real.
- I feel like now YouTube is moving in more of a direction of your real,
raw personality. So, I feel like unless
you kind of created a character that's been established and going on
for the last few years, I don't know.
- (Taylor) I sing country music, so thank you so much for giving me
a chance to win... - Has it really been 10 years
since this [bleep] happened?
- (Kanye) Yo, Taylor... - Oh... Kanye.
- (Kanye) I'ma let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best videos
of all time! Beyonce had one of the best videos
of all time! - This was shocking.
I remember watching this on TV. - (Kanye) ...one of the best videos
of all time. - (groans and chuckles)
The secondhand embarrassment is real. - Damn! [Bleep] you, Kanye!
For so many reasons!! - Not to sound like a typical girl
on Twitter, but... iconic. - That's the first one really
to blow my mind that it's been 10 years.
- This video also popularized YouTube in such a way, because once that clip
was up there and the entire world was talking about this moment,
the only place that they could really watch it was YouTube.
- (FBE) So, there was also a huge video in 2009 called
"David After Dentist." - Oh my word. Ha!
I think I've heard of this one. - (FBE) To make you feel a little old,
he just got accepted into college, and here he is now.
- A man!
What the heck? - No.
So, he was what? Eight in that video?
- He looks like he was as a kid,
but just older. - I'm like..
I'm too old now. - (laughs)
- That's the one thing that makes me feel old
is when I see little kids that you've seen on TV grow up
and do grown up things. And oh my gosh.
- I wonder if he's gonna be (chuckles) at the dorms like,
"Hey, remember this guy? Ladies, you ever seen this video?
Yeah, that's me." - (FBE) So, out of everyone filming
this episode today, you're one of the few who've been
creating YouTube videos since or before 2009.
- Yeah, four years beforehand, like a whole high school lifetime.
- 2006, man. Yeah, this is my 13th year
on YouTube. - (FBE) So, we wanted to take
a quick trip down memory lane and see what your channel looked like
10 years ago. - Ohhh, yeah! Really?
I'm so narcissistic. I'm like, "Yes!"
- Oh my go-- I can't believe this is what
YouTube looked like. This was back when you could
have YouTube friends. - Ooh!
60,000 subscribers. Holy-- my goodness.
- Look how cool my channel looked back then.
That's when YouTube let you really get creative with it,
but MySpace style. - Oh my gosh!
This stuff on the left-- Wow! That's crazy.
Is that-- I wonder if that information's still up there.
- Oh, god! This hideous cardboard.
It was so bad! Oh, but I was like,
"Ooh, it looks homemade." And we're like,
"We're the homemade guys." - Of course I would have
that glittery background. (chuckles)
It looked more like a blog back then.
Like, whoa, YouTube was-- this doesn't even look like YouTube.
Thank God YouTube is the way it is now.
I don't think I could go back to this.
- "Grandpa Goes Shopping." This character, had I only known--
I was gonna do this as a one-off character.
It was supposed to be grandpa, and that's that.
Just that one video. That was 10 years ago.
- A lot of these high school kids that used to watch me back then
and watch my advice videos and stuff, they're like, "Hey, dude,
I just graduated from college." And then I run into kids like that
who tell me stuff like that. I'm like, "Oh my god."
Yeah, I'm old. (laughs)
- I think the new YouTube definitely has things
more figured out. I look at this page here,
and there's so much stuff that isn't really relevant
to just getting me to watch another video.
But this YouTube did such a better job at making it feel
like a tight-knit community. - It did feel more like
a social media platform in the sense that it was people
that got famous, not entities or companies.
Nowadays, you have a lot of, you know, television networks
and record labels. - (FBE) So finally, as a creator
on YouTube, what do you think about the fact that YouTube's
been around for over 10 years and that there's YouTube videos
that are turning 10 and some that are even older.
- I don't know. That's just mindblowing, honestly,
because I used to watch YouTube when it first came out.
You see the different in production now
and all that stuff, so I think that's pretty cool.
- Good Mythical Morning's been on for about seven years.
And just looking back through our library and things
that we've done, it's so-- you know, in my mind,
it's like, "Yeah, we just did that."
I guess when adults are like, "Time flies. You're gonna wanna
remember things, and you're like,
'Stop, Mom,'" in reality,
they're telling you the truth. - I've never really registered
that YouTube's been around that long. I always feel like it just came out.
It's just new. But when you really start looking
through the upload dates, you really notice it's been
a long, long time. - Feels very strange.
I remember uploading some of our first videos in 2005,
and I was like, "Whoa! It would be so cool
if we could look at this in the future
and it's gonna say, like, '10 years old.'"
It's just so interesting that this is now a part
of an entire generation that knows no world
where this didn't exist. It's just a part of culture now.
- Thanks for watching this nostalgic episode
of YouTubers React. - Make sure you hit
that notification bell. - What were you watching 10 years ago?
Let us know in the comments. - Bye, guys!
- Hey, it's Sierra, producer here at FBE.
Thank you so much to all the creators who came in to shoot this episode
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