1M SUB Q&A Special

to celebrate passing 1M subs I have made this Q&A video
thank you to everyone who submitted questions
patreon: / worthikids
instagram: / worthikids

[@vondrake1987]

listing questions for funsies! 0:12 How big is your hair? 0:16 Are you a theatre kid? 0:20 Will there ever be more content from the clown - vampire universe we saw in "wire"? 0:25 Will you be releasing official merch in 2024? 0:39 Do you see yourself putting together an indie game someday? 1:08 How do you decide which bits to write completely, and which bits to trust the voice actors to flesh out or improvise on? 1:24 What is your favorite kind of cookie? 1:27 Which of your musical pieces are you personally the most proud of? 2:07 How many more seasons of Bigtop Burger do you plan on making? 2:17 How do you find the motivation to finish a whole animation by yourself? 2:37 Did you always plan on bigtop burger picking up a heavier plot or did that all sort of just develop overtime? 3:13 What's your favorite genre of music? 3:29 Outside of animating and making music what else do you like to do for fun? 3:52 I'd love to kow what your favorite character you've ever created is, across all your animations! 5:04 what's your biggest musical influences when you write music and what's your favorite instrument to play? 5:41 I would love to hear about your thoughts on Cats and why you wanted to reference it in your work! also, who is your favorite character from the musical and why? 7:34 What is your favorite music genre, and what musical pieces inspired you during the creation of bigtop burger soundtrack? 8:30 Did you have a favorite character to animate in bigtop burger? 9:07 What usually comes first in your process, the piece of music, or the animation? 9:28 Have you ever been approached about making a bigtop burger series on a streaming platform such as netflix or otherwise? have you or would you ever try to? 10:02 What inspired bigtop burger? did you originally have a different direction to take it or was it's current storyline always the main plan? 13:26 How do you do steve's voice? It's so versatile 14:28 In terms of musical work which DAW do you use? 14:50 What are some of the highlights of clown culture that you haven't shown, and how long do clowns live for? 17:57 What drum machine did you use for Up? 18:16 How do you find SFX? like the ones that sound like old anime laser noises for everything. 18:51 What would be your advice for making animated projects alone or with smaller resources? 19:32 In bigtop burger which do you think is the best line delivery by the cast? 19:55 What goes into the process for creating a new character?? for example do you start from an archetype or a general influence, or is it more spontaneous? 20:42 Do you have a favorite animation from all the ones you've created?? 21:02 Do your various series and one-offs explicitly take place in a single interconnected universe, or are the references there to just be fun easter eggs for people familiar with your body of work? 21:31 What is your favorite voice of a character you have voiced? 21:44 Do you like to listen to any music/background noise while you animate or draw? 22:20 I've always assumed the designs of the main characters in Xylophone are based on Roger Waters and David Gilmour of Pink Floyd. Is this true? 22:52 What media inspired captain yajima? 23:26 Was the story in "Wire" inspired by the music, or was its music inspired by the story you were telling? 23:55 What's steve's favorite Weird Al song 24:15 will you wear wigs? 24:18 How did you go from learning blender, was it self taught endeavor or did you learn through a course? 25:02 Please talk a bit more about how BOBO-BO influenced you. 25:52 Did steve perform "The moments of happiness" more then once or was the fumble his first time? 26:07 Where does ideas like "clown planet" come from? 27:18 I noticed that steve and the other Real Genuine clowns never have visible ears, Are they covered up by their hair or not there at all? 27:35 What is your favorite animal?

[@Quzga]

The wig question wins 😂

[@Vonduck3789]

your username confused me so much ive never seen someone that starts with von

[@MrSuriya6]

Yo, no way! My question at 13:26 got picked! This is the beginning of my road to fame guys

[@spookyluther8708]

where is "DRIED UP OLD BONES!!??" give me it back.

[@duketheLEGEND651]

Will big top burger continue?

[@arseinccookies861]

17:46 "I don't wanna get to deep into [Clown culture]" Worthi I would read a 300 page book about Clown culture

[@TerminalConcret]

need a video essay on BTB clowns

[@gormauslander]

I would read any number of novels made available on the topic

[@tiredbird471]

1000 page novel for the clown universe for me, I would even take it without illustrations.

[@gormauslander]

@@tiredbird471 I demand illustrations. How else am I supposed to appreciate the clown art?

[@Zedigan]

I want to get lost reading a wiki exclusively about the clown lore of BTB

[@enkays_den]

You casually dropping that the clownscript is a REAL conlong youve constructed puts me dangerously close to the edge of an obsessive translation pit I don't want to dive into. Youre a goddamn legend for that.

[@Gustoberg]

I've seen 3 different people make three different conlangs about clowns, IS THIS MY DOOM? TO WORK ON ANOTHER CLOWNLANG!?

[@gormauslander]

I so badly need him to drop the deets on this

[@amythetoon6535]

@@Gustoberg what are the other ones????

[@Gustoberg]

@@amythetoon6535 there is one a guy made for the funsies, he also made a biblically accurate angel conlang, and the other one is a worldbuilding project that makes clowns a homo sapien subspecies

[@bobfruck]

how did you only JUST hit one million?! that’s honestly ridiculous, your animations are amazing

[@endel12]

Especially with all the people stealing his Wizard Beer video

[@Gloomdrake]

It’s because the platform prefers Mr. Beast and the Paul types

[@bobfruck]

@@Gloomdrake youtube trying to suppress the creative geniuses, sad to see 😔😔

[@yucky-yucky]

i thought they were already at a million

[@lepearcreatif]

Time to create a KZbin Animation.

[@A-Duck]

11:00 Jfc dude your artistic ability even as a kid was outstanding. I mean you've got foreshortening, motion, decent proportions and composition, all going on in these drawings from when you were a kid. That's nuts. Tip my hat bro, you're clearly a natural born artist, but more importantly a practised one.

[@laughingstock7638]

yeah i was super impressed as well. it definitely seems like he drew literally ALL the time.

[@n00bswillruleall]

And he had his style nailed down at such a young age as well. It's so good...

[@ashtoncartner]

11:08 looks sick

[@buckfiftyhotdogs3577]

Wait...worthikids is real!?

[@lazyfish7675]

As real as clowns

[@PALACIO254]

And he's not a slimer

[@TimorousEye]

Going to have to talk to my therapist about this one…

[@Rillip]

No. That's the joke.

[@phoenix_waffles2122]

I thought he was a funny little man in my computer

[@princessrainbow3756]

For Bigtop Burger, I really wish you did a commentary version where you explain all the little things. I love that I could watch it with zero background and just enjoy how whimsical it is. Yet I definitely want to know more of what is going on in the inner machinations of your mind. Based on your curtains, it is an enigma. Also my fav song is the wire one, whatever that is called.

[@RainbowCornet]

For what it's worth, his Patreon has a lot of bts videos

[@JEEJ_MUSIC]

1:27 The fact that the song from 'Wire' wasn't even MENTIONED in this segment blows my mind. That song sounds like absolutely nothing else I've ever heard before or since, and I can't get enough of it. More of that! We demand it!

[@Mid-iala]

IT IS MY FAVORITE AS WELL. I love Big J, the whole dang animation frankly, but I'm a sucker for big tough people being cool like her.

[@oldmonkey6753]

I third this notion

[@DrCranberry]

The lyrical part of Wire is my favorite section in that entire song. I love the guitar getting darker sounding as they move in for an actual attack.

[@tubeyouber6371]

Bro I just looked at your channel your literally his doppelgänger

[@JEEJ_MUSIC]

@@tubeyouber6371 I was wondering why he looked so familiar 😳

[@finch1763]

OHHHHHHHHHH BIG TOP. LIKE THE TENT. THE TENT AT A CIRCUS IS CALLED A BIG TOP. OH.

[@Cameron4263]

Whelp, at least you're not the only idiot here 😅

[@Introbulus]

You know, funnily enough, hearing that Worthikids is not always motivated 100% of the time actually makes me feel a little bit better about my own struggles with motivation. I always am in this mindset that great creative minds have this huge store of motivation that I just couldn't hope to ever keep up with - but knowing that even one of the greatest and most creative animating minds of our time struggles with keeping up the motivation is...kind of a nice comforting thing to know, in a world that constantly demands output from us.

[@pheonixrises11]

Worthikids actually has a song about promising to draw things but not being able to keep those promises and feeling guilty about it. It’s called Dullahan. I also like the whole EP it’s on, if you’re willing to listen to the whole thing. It’s only four songs.

[@nerdyvids1]

Knowing that cats was some thing that you only seen recently honestly came as a shock. With how integral it is to both the plot and several jokes among various videos on your channel, along with the absolutely stunning segment where we see the original clown author, I thought it must’ve been some kind of huge foundational experience for you.

[@massgunner4152]

He also has an animation of old deuthoronomy years before big top burger, like what?

[@tiddelyfish2413]

It fully fits that he has SpongeBob curtains

[@cactusbuds2979]

I didn't notice them until halfway through the video lmfao 😭✋

[@oly_olympiadis]

I LOVE how cats was the most random thing ever but it ended up being so important!

[@capt.lixskye2918]

Unironically I love your world/species building on the clowns. Holy shit it's SO clean.

[@FeraMind]

The mere idea of Tom waits getting a call from netflix about a potential role in an animated show just makes me experience pure joy. What a Legend you are

[@ApetureTestSubject]

It's so weird that this is one of the most talented people on all of KZbin. Animator, writer, voice actor, MUSICIAN!!! And yet so nice, honest and modest. Thank you, Worthi, for everything you've ever made.

[@bellesbooks7782]

and baker!!

[@sophaphopha]

Seeing your tween dnd comics gives me a joy and hope I cannot describe. I used to do the same kind of doodles during dnd, my girlfriend's artstyle as a teen was very reminiscent of yours. This feels like a a beautiful sign or example that it is so, so, so worth it to keep drawing and keep fostering those ideas you have as a kid with ocs or ttrpgs or just silly doodles. Thank you man, this is so heartwarming

[@doodelbopgames]

I just realized I have never heard him speak without a funny voice holy shit

[@braxtongray915]

I only recognize his real (ish) voice from the music

[@juanjuri6127]

i can't believe Timcurry Pennywise is the father of Steve Worthikids

[@benmalatin5237]

I’m no expert but I bet that Wizard Beer being your first short is the main reason you’re only just now hitting 1 mil. You’re probably my favorite indie animator ever since all the old newgrounds guys are either youtubers, streamers, or just quietly doing big fully professional work. I was a little surprised you hadn’t done a youtube short before Wizard Beer just cos shorts do A LOT for a channels visibility. Happy for your success regardless! I don’t usually buy merch but I will probably be one of the first to buy a Bigtop Burger shirt when you make those. You genuinely excite & delight me every time I see a new animation on your channel. They’re all gold, and they have been since I started watching back in highschool.

[@n.e.v.e.r]

16:35 this actually has a name! It's called "boustrophedon" and it was used on a lot of ancient Greek inscriptions, and a few other languages as well.

[@lenaoxton3999]

Captain Yajima Part 2 When?! :000

[@davidcordova8148]

Please, what happens after the dark hole or before the stranded "astronaut"

[@sjenkins91812]

When #youtube stops categorizing it as "for children" simply because it's stop motion.

[@jsj0520]

19:33 my favorite is cesare saying “you gotta look FRESH!! OUTTA THE MORGUE!”

[@cara-carabowditbowdit]

BIGTOP MERCH ‼️‼️‼️ YOOOO

[@Goatythemeow]

i am buying it immediately

[@NohMoe]

Cesare merch would go hard.

[@matts9871]

Friends in Low Places has to be my favorite song of yours, and that's a miracle just because every song you make is a BANGER. i was so excited to hear the new version in the S2 compilation video. obsesseddd

[@skylinesandturnstiles9595]

hey dave pfp, you also a fan of worthi since his homestuck days? im curious to know

[@MisterTingles]

Capt. Yajima is exceptional, I hope you riff on it some more, in whatever form. I was getting a bit of Kami-sama (from Dragon Ball) from Prof. Genius as well. In a good way. Also Drawfee collab when? They're big fans of yours, and I bet you guys would hit it off real well. (also also, that Nostalgiacritic - D&D - Tom Waits namedrop trifecta just got me all up in my feels, you're just like me frfr, parasocially speaking of course...) (also also also, The Todd Glass show is the pinnacle of podcasts, if you're ever looking for another podcast to fill the podcast hole. podcast.)

[@jamblastwizard]

oh my god a drawfee and worthikids collab would be AMAZING

[@brute1604]

*Hey* I hope you know I listen to STRAIGHT DOWN every drive on my way to work to hype myself up. Love you dude. Keep making good shit.

[@matthewdesrochers4581]

I didn't know you were doing this! I've had a burning question for a while, is the implication that Cats the musical was written by space clowns billions of years ago and it somehow managed to get to earth completely unchanged, OR that every civilization with the capability to write a play will inevitably and independently write Cats? Congrats on the milestone, you deserve it. I love all your videos, not just Bigtop. Especially Palpatines journey and the one with all the horror characters in the convenience store

[@Sofia-re3hj]

infinite monkeys with infinite typewriters will eventually write hamlet. same with cats

[@lychee6751]

Been here ever since witches on tinder, you deserve all the good and success that your work has brought you. Congratulations on one million supporters 🎉

[@CoolCaseyJ]

I don’t remember what piece of content of yours was the first I watched but “Wire” is amazing and blew my mind. inspiring to see what can come from a single creator with a vision. Thank you for all the smiles and here’s to another million

[@TonikoPantoja]

congrats, king! You are so inspiring to the indie space

[@TheBigSimpleBean]

Cats, Mr Magoo, BoBoBo, DnD, JRock, Trek, Ultra Man, Super Sentai, evidently the perfect suite of influences for an artist

[@Lerrae1908]

as a funny thought, you could have clown ears be like snake ears where they're all internal and while they don't hear sound traveling through air as well, they hear vibrations very keenly. And that could be why an opera was such a big deal for them too, lmao. It's air sound they hear really well because of all the echo.

[@Archflip]

That conlang you describe sounds super cool! And yeah, it's awesome to hear you sort of brewed a lot of these ideas out of your old DnD sketches. I do the same thing, sketching character actions during play.

[@ArchDennam]

The transparency of inspiration and old works you show is so grounding, your recent work is incredible and I happily await more. Thank you so much for all the crazy playful worlds and stories you create 'cuz I'll be visiting the next.

[@jackthestripper.]

"One more, and then we're done" Doves take to the sky and tears fall from my eyes

[@CaitlinKoi]

As someone who has been working on a conlang for 21 years, that conlang segment had me HOOKED. I need to see a full video explaining it.

[@matthewwesley4320]

Genuinely nice to see you in person. Please keep doing what you do. There is nothing like your content and can't wait to see what you do next!

[@kazoof]

WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIP MACADAMIA NUT. not only do i love this cookie but also immeditealy brings my mind back to the baby trent's christmas jack stauber video oh my gods

[@TheTrueHaddock]

I never really watch these Q&A videos from people I'm subscribed to, but you're so interesting and talented I can't resist.

[@WayaWolf]

The 80’s themed animations are absolutely fantastic great job!

[@thewingedporpoise]

I love every Big TOP Burger said in this video, and I'm very excited for season 3. Recently I showed both seasons to my friend and she loved it! Congrats on the absolutely deserved 1 MILLION

[@illustriouschin]

Damn you were a talented comic artist as a teen. A very original style with impeccable eye for complex 3D shapes.

[@Fishingworth]

Holy shit. My brain thinks of this channel as a small little love-project and now it's huge. You deserve it all man. Time to get an Amazon deal a la Hazbin Hotel. lol

[@SaltyAsTheSea]

Bigtop merch is the only merch id wear, i absolutely fell in love with the show! I love the artstyle and specifically how you draw their expressions. It makes the show come to life for me. Also your humor is straight up my alley, i love it!

[@AshtonPyr]

15:58 ...OH "Auditions"! The waxing crescent with the dots is a [k] sound, tail thing is a [t] sound (shown in Ian's explanation of "Cats"), Carrying that over to the first image: Waning crescent is a [d] sound, The 3 dots is [ʃ] (sh) One dot is [n]. (vowel)d•(vowel)ʃ•n•(plural) "Od-ish-n-s" Auditions.

[@hacim42]

Learning that "back on broadway" is in fact a reference to the Mr Magoo Christmas Carol is a full circle moment for me.

[@peachbunnii]

dang, didn't think we're gonna get high quality lore drop at 1 mill. congrats man!! level of detail is crazy amazing

[@bathestyles6525]

The self-control and wisdom to end Bigtop Burger after 3 seasons is commendable

[@levelzerro4319]

I'm so happy to hear your own opinions on the sound of Friends in Low places.. its a type of music/sound IVE been looking for, for SO long and its by far my favourite song just because of it. So absolutely hyped to hear more of that!!! 💚

[@hakjobtm7472]

Honestly the raw, 'demo-esque' for lack of a better term, style of music is what drew me to bigtop burger and then your other works after. There's beauty in the imperfections and the way your vocals are mixed is both compelling and unique. Great work, keep it up!

[@lotsofmos]

worthikids cooking channel when???

[@menichelli3743]

The fact you had the first *rock* of *rock* being Modest Mouse has immediately lifted my soul into the ethereal clown realm. That makes me unreasonably happy.

[@starfox3883]

You are delightful to listen to

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

It is insanely cool to know that Bobobo was one of your inspirations, I use to love watching it on Toonami

[@cinebst]

hell ye

[@aspen_fen]

Congrats on the 1m subs! Those donuts look so good!!! I can't wait for season 3 and your music!!! 💚

[@grayrainbow100]

I would watch an hour long video of you explaining, demonstrating, and writing that conlang that is SO FUCKING COOL

[@yenee94]

Let's fucking gooooo

[@NealPizziniAnimations]

My gosh dude! Even as a kid your DnD art was incredible!

[@Ezzekiel73]

Grats on 1 mil dude!!~✨ I'm so happy Prof. Genius is your favorite character because he's such an adorable goof and it gives me hope we'll see more Captain Yajima in the future!! (PLEEEEEASSEEE!!!)

[@moony5814]

You are so incredibly talented, I’m so glad you have gotten to 1M!

[@trolldecai6874]

KAMEN RIDER MENTION!!! I'm glad that Kamen Rider was even mentioned on a channel this big because it is a big fixation of mine and I hope this brings more attention to Kamen Rider cus i love the show

[@WarmSunandGreenGrass]

Holy moly! Your childhood dnd and pennywise comics were so amazing! They have so much personality

[@Skullkan6]

If you do merch, I would highly recc contacting the animator Umami. He genuinely has the best looking merch of any youtuber I have ever seen.

[@michaelweldon4613]

Mr Magoos Christmas Carol was NOT something i was expecting to hear about today. Friggin love that stupid special!

[@DmitriDmitri]

As a fellow homeschooler learning art and animation, learning that you're homeschooled gives me a lot of hope! Thank you for making this, I love learning about the inner workings behind art that I love

[@divalea]

The cost of insomnia yesterday is missing this live celebration today. Congrats on 1 MILLION. My favorite of your cartoons is still Captain Yajima! Leaning in to the Topcraft/Rankin-Bass stop motion aesthetic and Paul Comer’s character design are *chef’s kiss.* Yajima is like a thought-to-be lost and then rediscovered Japanese cartoon.

[@Ada-Turner]

Pleeeaaase more Captain Yajima, it’s my favorite video! We quote it all the time at home!

[@romonatale6706]

I JUST noticed Sungwon works with you omg I really like both your stuff guys

[@Manneks]

Free apple is literally my favorite video on youtube. A must click whenever it pops up in any recommendations.

[@justsomenightowl7220]

I had no idea this whole channel was a one-man-project! Holy shit! You’ve done all the animations and music by yourself??? That is so crazy impressive I can’t even believe it

[@Gobblin_Goblin]

Bobobo was one of my favorites back in the day, I can see Steve’s antics being a bit inspired by that for sure.

[@Whosinthebunker]

Ian has reached a million subs. A fraction of the recognition he deserves, we’re finally on the way

[@acelessbros.3111]

That's so funny that you talk about the clown language having one universal vowel. I'm a linguistics student and I was in a speech acoustics class literally yesterday talking with my professor about whether or not a language with only one vowell would work... She said that it definitely could work, though it might be kinda janky.

[@ChuckPickle]

I love your work. I always vibed so much with your animations and music. Now I understand why. I'm also a big WEEN fan and a Tom Waits fan (which I saw you reference in that skeleton video.) and as a teen I really wanted to get into animation but never ended up doing it. It's ok though, I have other things going on now and that dream will live on vicariously through your excellent videos. On another note I'm glad Bigtop is getting one final season. Sounds like the perfect length for this short and comfy show. Can't wait to see how this all comes together and where you go from there! Congrats on 1mil!

[@korppi_perkele]

it makes so much sense that worthikids is a bobobo-fan

[@dragonBishop99]

Im extremely late to the FAQ but im really curious ; What inspired / inspires your art style? It reminds me a lot of the old claymation christmas/holiday movies. Its really unique and distinguishable

[@vaughngogh1033]

I love everything that comes out of this channel with my whole heart, congrats on one million!

[@citruslimonia]

Congratulations on the 1M! Tbh I thought you already had them when I subscribed months ago bc in my opinion, you're one of the most talented animators I've seen on this platform, Big Top Burger has become so special to me so listening more of the lore and history of it's creation was so nice, thank you for your amazing job ❤

[@El-Burrito]

You deserve AT LEAST 10 million subs, probably more

[@DeviBuster]

The references to Cats is one of my favourite parts pf Big top because it was my grandmas favourite musical and watching it with my mum is one of the earliest memories i have. Its so fun to see such a small throwaway gag turn into such a big important part of the plot lol

[@NSNova]

0:12 FIRST ONE LET'S GOOOOOOOO

[@zoeythebee1779]

The concept of a clown species that are completley indestructible is such a simple but brilliantly absurd and creative concept I love it.

[@evelyn_ishere]

all I got out of this is that without the nostalgia critic we wouldn't have bigtop burger

[@azzilan]

Congrats again on the milestone, I appreciate you taking the time to get visual aids and photos of all that stuff!

[@gala6308]

god DAMN your baking looks scrumptious

[@stormysketches7600]

That was great! Well, time to go watch Big Top Burger again for the hundredth time 🍔

[@backinnam9696]

Season three of big top burger confirmed, let’s gooooo!

[@BubblingPisplaysofAffection]

You are a huge inspiration to me, Worthikids! I love BigTop Burger and you have helped formed my comedy into what it is today!

[@BeamTheChao]

Awesome q&a Worthi! I loved you talking about your D&D comics and how you and your siblings riffed off of them. I used to do a similar thing with a friend and my sis with Sonic OCs, i have notebooks full of little comic strips we would draw weekly (usually during worship when we should have been listening lol) and we would do "crossover" episodes with each others characters and celebrities and turn them into our own versions. Fun to hear others did the same! Cheers!

[@DangericeDreams]

That gold plaque is well deserved

[@sjenkins91812]

I'd say better late than never, but this is long overdue!

[@rc-g3593]

As someone who is an avid Cats fan, it made me so happy to see Cats referenced without mocking the show itself! And when you do poke fun at it, it’s not the same overdone “haha the cat musical is weird and therefore bad” jokes. Honestly, would love to live on the Clowns and Cats planet. Ideal situation

[@Professor-Ramses]

Funnily enough, your idea of clown writing flipping reading direction is exactly what was done with the Atlantian writing in Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire. The director reasoned they went with that idea to have the writing flow like water. Nice to know one of my favorite indie series shares something with the most underrated Disney film, if only by accident.

[@pookachu150]

Merch will include a lunch box, a backpack and a decent hat

[@calebwidogussy452]

I WANNA KNOW MORE ABOUT THE BROTHERSISTER WORTHIKIDS. I want to see their art as well. Love you guy. Keep on keeping ON

[@jellofan1578]

I love the tone and style of your music. Lo-fi production on purpose, with intention and an AMAZING bass tone. And just awesome hooks. I would have never guessed you were a Ween fan

[@KNIGHTMARE__]

“No, worse than that, I was homeschooled. The worst kind.” I was homeschooled too and I have to agree.

[@AntennaAngel]

My friend your work blows my mind. I got into a Pixies phase for a minute which got me back on The Pillows and a few others and during this time I noticed Xylophone and its accompanying track "Set on You" on the Music channel and it just scratched the right itch musically for me, it's outstanding. Every so often I pull them up, Xylophone first, then the song lol. You use your awesome skills to make some of my most favorite media ever, I insist my friends be aware of Bigtop Burger and Witches on Tinder. Rock on and thanks for being awesome. (I secretly hope you'll make a Bluesky account one day) If you're reading this, anybody, do something nice for yourself today.

[@rook5104]

Captain Yajima - I so expected X-Bomber to be an influence, but I think really I'm just showing my own nostalgia there! :)