A Very Special TV-Themed Episode

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[@gentdab3817]

I’d love to see a themed episode where dungeon masters Brennan and Mercer are asked stupidly detailed questions about their past campaigns

[@liamjenkins1617]

Bring Murph on too

[@camdudley428]

OMG please

[@lucarioman9097]

Can forget Mark Hulmes!

[@postacorona6746]

I wanna see that

[@NEprimo]

great idea

[@MatthewTovar0]

whoever did the intro... deserves a raise... of 1 point

[@munjee2]

One shinny point

[@codynaganuma]

Um actually… they should get a Spiritual point.

[@zeugenberg]

I disagree for the host should have been last for dramatic reasons

[@SammahSaysHi]

Um, actually Bones is not a "medical doctor" as clarified in the question, she has a Ph.D in forensic anthropology.

[@CappySambo]

Um, actually... Bones has three Ph.D.; anthropology, forensic anthropology and kinesiology.

[@Captaincory1]

@@CappySambo for the question they clarified they meant M.D. not Ph.D

[@Not_An_EV]

@@CappySambo I mean you've added information but not corrected anything op said so I dont think you need the um actually this time.

[@TheNotoriousCheeto]

You're 100% correct. In fact, I am rewatching the series now, and there is an episode where the killer was I think a Chiropractor. Bones comments that he is not actually a medical doctor, and the guy responds that neither is she.

[@darkamora5123]

@@TheNotoriousCheeto she is also a self aggrandizing "genius", who in a first season episode let's a killer go because SHE has a twin BROTHER so of course they'll have matching DNA and the lab will be unable to prove which twin it was. To be clear cis male and female not a case of gender reassignment. I enjoyed the series, but anytime she talked down to someone I'd always flash to that huge mistake. I also know it was the writers' fault, but if you are gonna have a super smart character get someone to check your facts before they come off as a moron.

[@davidvilela4347]

Um, Actually this is not the first themed episode, "Love, Actually" was the first themed episode.

[@Aedi]

these aren't necessarily posted to KZbin in order of filming

[@aceofallspades5020]

Um actually they did a movie themed episode and a Halloween themed episode before Love, Actually.

[@RabblesTheBinx]

Um, actually, this episode was before all of those.

[@justanotheranimeprofilepic]

Um actually shows are not usually filmed in airing order

[@lilithriou4536]

Joan: Does anyone ever get no points? Also Joan: **Proceeds to fucking dominate the competition.*

[@jar768jake]

Yeah she killed it!

[@vincevvn]

I wouldn’t say she dominated it was a pretty close game

[@jar768jake]

@@vincevvn Sorry Vash you didn’t say “Um, Actually” jk

[@whatsfor]

I wanted to say the exact same thing 🙃

[@KungFuehrerious]

I wouldn't say dominated, or she...

[@PValor]

Joan's "I watched Dunkirk on my phone" is a sleeper candidate for funniest joke in this episode

[@zennydoo]

David Lynch in shambles.

[@skylar7527]

they should make an episode called "um actually, rejects edition" where they go over pop culture that everyone doesn't want to exist. Examples of topics that would be covered could include avatar the last Airbender movie 2010 or Catwoman movie 2004

[@biancabrooks280]

The Percy Jackson Movies

[@FireEagles14]

Add in the Eragon film too

[@jacobbressler5598]

The live action mario movie

[@dimitreze]

and the Zack Snyder DC movies

[@theunwelcome]

2016 Ghostbusters, Rise of Skywalker, 12 Inches of Snow, 50 Shades...

[@ristekarashabanov1879]

The choice of color of the contestants' dresses. It looks like they are the Powerpuff Girl.

[@rodhrimartins]

Also, the last question/answer is related to RGB, and they are literally wearing Red, Green and Blue

[@fountgarde]

Kinda reductive, but okay

[@jamescallanan2443]

Um, Actually only Joan is wearing a dress

[@amythicbitch]

the penultimate powerpuff girl

[@rjectmoto9139]

I didn't catch that until read your comment, clever observation. 👍

[@AutomatedLady]

I love the absolute chaos of them explaining Archie Bunker.

[@piratepiratesman4310]

That was one of the most impressive wordsplosions I have seen in a loooong time

[@DDuffy143]

I had my phone playing in the background and I thought something was wrong with it..

[@silverlightsinaugust2756]

What I love is imagining someone editing this video, hearing that and thinking “I’ll leave that in”

[@Rowlurorowf]

@@silverlightsinaugust2756 I was totally thinking the same thing

[@anotherterribleday]

They talked like the audio was sped up irl 😭

[@emolgana]

the themed episodes (when everyone is SUPER into it and knows nearly every answer) are the peak version of this show imo

[@christophertaylor824]

I love the attention to detail that they put into this show, like adding a tape thingy in jello on the background when it should have been a stapler

[@Taurusus]

Every single prop in the background is "wrong" in a fundamental way, which is why it's so frustrating that there's like two that I can't work out what it is! (and I'm not going to say which ones, because I don't want to be told, I want to work it out myself!)

[@christophertaylor824]

@@Taurusus I can't figure out what's wrong with the catan props

[@iamvigant]

@@christophertaylor824 there is no desert maybe?

[@BenRHarsh]

@@christophertaylor824 It's been a while so I read the rules again. Looks like it could be no desert tile or maybe that there's a red player in a 3-player game and the rules say to not use the red space for 3-player games. Maybe the numbers are wrong but it's never in focus to see.

[@worshipwormking2327]

i kinda want a video of them just walking through all their props, where they're from and what's wrong with them. someone has clearly put a lot of work into those props and that deserves recognition

[@skenjamin7683]

The doctor cop lawyer chart looks like an alignment chart, and it seems accurate to that.

[@MurkyTheSquid]

Plot twist: it's all lawful evil

[@kristofferhjelmaassivertse4736]

Lawyer cop! Unscolisited gang wassup

[@InOzWeTrust]

Are you suggesting... Jessica Fletcher is Neutral Evil?

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

@@InOzWeTrust that one doesn't fit for sure

[@Blooperfan94]

@@NoThankUBeQuiet You don't know what she's up to off-camera ;)

[@hapalops3905]

Is anyone else getting subtitles for a totally different episode or am I going crazy?

[@shredderofpaper]

You're not insane! .....Or we're both insane!

[@boazbolhuis1836]

@@shredderofpaper make that three!

[@aduckinlingerie]

We're all insane so I moved over to auto generated

[@ReX0r]

@@aduckinlingerie Good tip! It was driving me crazy!

[@hapalops3905]

@@aduckinlingerie good tip. I just turned them off. Forgot there was two options.

[@Broadway_Ben]

Me waiting patiently for them to post the Musical themed episode with Rachel Bloom

[@farisweiss2373]

The most violent episode aperently

[@aduckinlingerie]

I feel like I remember them doing one for Grant

[@Sonserf369]

Anyone know why they removed it from the main channel? It was up for a while and then seemingly disappeared into nothingness.

[@rivendriftwood]

Me too.

[@rebeccah3091]

As am I.

[@evilscientistrecords]

Um actually, the real life question is nerdier than all that came before.

[@jerodast]

Haha that's what I thought too. "You really could've put this one as just a regular episode question instead of saving it for Real Life". But I guess they don't really do tech questions, just pop culture.

[@calasurien]

Am I the only one who doesn't understand any of the questions but still watches? Maybe I'm too young to watch this episode

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

LOL I'm too old. 85% of these were after I stopped watching sitcoms.

[@jerodast]

I'm older than all of these people I'm pretty sure and I think *I'm* too young for it haha. Really impressive how excited these 3 young'uns are about 80s-90s TV 😂

[@RabblesTheBinx]

Um, actually, the showrunners for Gotham confirmed that neither Jerome nor Jeremiah are incarnations of the Joker, being referred to as "proto-Jokers", so that "correction" was incorrect and you were right the first time. The showrunners have since refused to clarify whether or not Jeremiah later _becomes_ the Joker, but in the show, itself, he is not. Also, um, actually, in many incarnations of Poison Ivy (in Heroes in Crisis, for example), her DNA is so mutated that she has become almost entirely plant (even being able to regrow herself from a single flower after having been killed in HiC); so, again, you were right the first time.

[@ZatannaZataraGrayson]

Um actually, a sentient plant is a plant that is given human qualities. Fundamentally they are plants before they are people. Dr. Pamela Isley is a human given plant qualities, so that disqualifies her from being considered a sentient plant. To further consider, the term "sentient plant" implies that the sentience is abnormal for a plant in our understanding; whereas Dr. Isley's sentience comes from originally being a human, which is a naturally sentient creature.

[@RabblesTheBinx]

@@ZatannaZataraGrayson again, Heroes in Crisis. She literally grew herself back to life from a flower. She's not even a little human, anymore. No different than if you somehow managed to transplant a human consciousness into a tree. Regardless of the origins of its sentience, it would still be a sentient plant.

[@kencallegari6002]

​@@ZatannaZataraGraysonu😢 km to😢

[@pagenein]

i love that he called it "one more time without feeling" but then he started getting into reading the lyrics over-dramatically lmao

[@Kindrick]

*UM, ACTUALLY,* during the sponsored section, you said "backslash" (\) when the symbol that appeared on screen was a forward slash (/).

[@jessi411]

They always do this and it confuses me so much… how do you get this far in internet content and not know what a backslash is?

[@jonocasuyon4252]

I love the energy of this panel. Rekha is really fun in their Unscripted shows

[@xb4189]

Um, actually Michael Schur didn’t create the US version of The Office. That was Greg Daniels, Schur just served as a writer.

[@daftbanna7202]

I was thinking this, I was so convinced it was the answer I missed the cousin part

[@RenegadeReplicant]

Um, actually he wasn't just a writer, he was also an executive producer, along with being a re-occurring actor.

[@merfalerf2201]

Um, actually, you don't create a different version of something, you adapt it.

[@jdm6814]

Came here to say this!

[@RyanFribble]

@@merfalerf2201 um actually, those are not mutually exclusive. Creating a stage adaptation of The Lion King is a creation, but also an adaptation

[@chucho_qmp]

0:38 joan, being insecure: “has anyone ever gotten a score of 0?” also joan: **proceeds to destroy the scoreboard at every single episode she’s been in, like the boss she is**

[@meredithsimon9453]

Um, actually you specified before the shiny question that you were only asking for medical doctors. Bones has a 3 PhDs in anthropology, forensic anthropology, and kinesiology, but not an MD.

[@darkfang25]

Also she’s not a cop

[@NightRavenGSA01]

@@darkfang25 2 months late, but Um, Actually, she was an LAPD Detective in one (admittedly alternate reality) episode

[@Arkouchie]

I *love* the bit where they're all talking over each other about all in the family

[@dig8634]

This episode was absolutely wild. The moments where they kept talking over each other were total chaos and I thought it was absolutely hilarious

[@m1lkymilk694]

Someone should caption the conversation for All in the Family and have it just fill in the entire screen because that was hilarious when everyone went off on a rant

[@megangibson5142]

Kudos to whoever made the prop behind Trapp, the tape in the Jello when it should be a stapler. The wrong props are always fantastic!

[@boojersey13]

Rekha doing the Seinfeld popping was so insane i couldve dropped dead from laughter

[@DreadPirateRobrt]

Are they trying to say the Seinfeld Series Finale was so bad that it actually KILLED FRANK SINATRA!!! I think they are.

[@CJCarter22]

I'd watch the cop show where they investigate that case

[@austinryder2622]

It would've been fun if they had just snuck one of the Doctor's from Dr. Who on the Doc-Cop-Lawyer board

[@shoestringVA]

If we get new episodes on dropout, I think a fun one would be theme park trivia with Rocco Botte, Jenny Nicholson, and Defunctland

[@jjsquidbeard4831]

Grant Obrian is also a theme park nerd, so they have more options

[@ishotmyboss]

I want to see an episode where the statements are all about the worst of parts of franchises. Highlander 2, TMNT rock concert tour, the Droids cartoon, Friday the 13th the series, etc.

[@imtheonewhobroughtthebeans915]

The money I would pay...

[@RabblesTheBinx]

@@ishotmyboss um, actually, _Highlander II: The Quickening_ isn't the worst movie in that series. _Highlander: The Source_ is. By, like, a lot. Zeist doesn't even come *close* to the level of abject bullshit found in the fifth movie.

[@StarkMaximum]

I like that Defunctland has a name but you just call him Defunctland.

[@cerberus144]

Um actually, in the movie MASH "Suicide is Painless" is not just sung during the funeral scene, it is also sung during the opening credits.

[@muffin7784]

Am I the only one thinking that Janie looks a lot like Amy Santiago? Like, not like Melissa Fumero, but really like the B99 character?

[@GamerGoingGrey]

Such great vibes throughout the whole episode. Everybody was obviously having a great time.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

That chatter-fest of disclaimers re: All In The Family had me rolling!

[@dgymnast6473]

I have never seen an episode where the contestants talked simultaneously so much. There is a lot of gold that I missed in the clammer.

[@Bee-yw5up]

“I will not be made a fool of on this game show” is a great quote

[@GodofWar3211]

I like how there was a question about Red Green and Blue wires and the outfits of the contestants completely matched. Lol.

[@pixeleighted3062]

As a person who doesnt watch a lick of TV, I still enjoyed this. Felt like i was at a very happy sleepover with the friends I never had.

[@hannahbanana7723]

I am just reveling in the inclusivity. Just an amazingly produced show.

[@sean_mccadden]

Its funny that Joan thought they were going to tank the episode but ends up Brennan it instead

[@jb888888888]

Um Actually Joan "Bones" it instead. Because Dr. Brennan on _Bones_ has the nickname of Bones.

[@sean_mccadden]

@@jb888888888 um actually, I meant Collegehumor Brennan since he always ends up annihilating everybody every episode hes in so you could say “thats not what we’re going for” lol but I get the reference so I’ll give you the like 😆

[@dox6031]

she*

[@jb888888888]

@@dox6031 Brennan (the "get in the comments!" one not the _Bones_ one) is a *he.

[@dox6031]

@@jb888888888 Im talking about joan whos pronouns are she who the original commenter called they

[@Itslikehime]

Knowing full well this isn't a new episode. Um actually bones is not a medical doctor shes a doctor of anthropology. So there are infact doctors of (blank) on that shiny question.

[@davidlebner9106]

always good seeing a new um acually episode

[@alexdavis665]

“New”

[@dukstedi]

@@alexdavis665 he meant _knew_

[@Seifersythe]

I knew it was the Who's the Boss theme because of the Community episode.

[@Wain13001]

This was the best show I've seen so far. Love the chemistry of all of the guests and host.

[@starpupilz]

Trapp agreed that they wanted Medical doctors, but I'm pretty sure Brennan doesn't have an MD, she's a PhD...

[@darkamora5123]

And, depending on the state, a coroner doesn't have to be a medical doctor. The position is elected, and while they have medical examiners, trained forensic pathologists, working for them, they don't need that qualification. I don't know about Nevada, so Laurence Fishburne in CSI, may not be either.

[@sheiladesnoo8649]

​@@darkamora5123does that rule go for Washington?

[@markfrellips5633]

Wow, Joan laying down the logic. Was having fun with the episode but laying down all the knowledge with the Fraiser question, that's impressive as heck!

[@thrillhovanhouten253]

Well, guy, middle-aged nerds love Frasier, so it checks out.

[@dukstedi]

@@thrillhovanhouten253 ✅

[@jerodast]

I was extra impressed she seemed pretty confident about the first answer, regrouped, and came back with an even more ludicrously confident answer again haha.

[@vincevvn]

I love how much everyone was into this episode and having so much fun and being competitive. I wish the show were like this more often, most people on the show just jack around and try to crack jokes the whole time. These three were awesome!

[@jamesguschke9338]

I GOT IN THE COMMENTS to say its nice seeing Tripp yelled at by several women

[@ieatgremlins]

Is there anything Joan doesn’t know? I saw her episode for Disney and she killed it there too. She’s awesome.

[@belle20129]

This vibes in this episode are immaculate ✨ love the guests this episode!

[@paulkim6631]

I like the little detail where when Trapp explains what a shiny question is, he doesn't say they're like "shiny Pokemon."

[@jerodast]

I guess Pokemon was a TV show but they didn't have shinies on it huh :) Actually I'm surprised this didn't cover like cartoons and so on, it felt like a somewhat narrow slice of TV than you'd think for The TV Episode.

[@zephyrdeliee9706]

Love to see the sitcom intro!!!

[@ProphetNikolo]

Not the guests dressing like the powerpuff girls! Love this chaotic energy!

[@sarahc1196]

I adore all the talking over each other. What a great ep!

[@Setharious-or6iw]

"Is it meta if a character sings their shows theme song?" Is it meta when Jerry works with George to write, pitch, and direct Seinfeld? Cause they did that. It was funny.

[@VirginAfterSex420]

Um, actually the show the does in Seinfeld is called Jerry

[@vincevvn]

Or you can be like Rick and Morty and address it’s a tv show almost every episode lol

[@coolM353]

This was a fun episode! Loved the contestants and their banter. Also, loved the themed episode! Would love to see more like this!

[@DavisGSee]

Maybe it's because these women are all sitcom fans but the banter was so fucking good this episode. The most delightful episode of Um Actually even though I don't know or much care about the topic at hand.

[@MysterySteve]

The mention of 'Benson' went in one ear and out the other because I was SURE that there was no animated Mork and Mindy series, only the live action one. Extremely pleasantly surprised

[@KaeruGamez]

Um actually, this isn't the first themed episode. There was the Love Actually episode with all love and Valentines Day themed questions

[@florpfacejinglefribbins1984]

Probably the first one they filmed

[@diva_dylan]

Um actually, this episode was originally released prior to the valentines day episode on dropout, it's only on KZbin that the valentines day episode was released first

[@VintageBeauty1313]

I want a sequel to this episode with all three of these ladies back!!

[@Daniel77225]

Two*

[@gligarguy4010]

There already was a TV shows sequel at least (not with these exact contestants though I think)

[@justinphillips4450]

​@@Daniel77225 *three

[@raidend]

This has to be one of the best casts of um, actually. I definitely want to see Brennan and Joan go toe to toe

[@vincevvn]

It wouldn’t really work I don’t think. They have completely different nerdoms as far as I know, she seemed to be an expert in TV. They provide questions based on what the guests are nerdy in.

[@maxcrow6289]

GET IN THE COMMENTS

[@fountgarde]

Yeah, no

[@brcienpartin5462]

Uhm actually, even though RCA cables are color differentiated, this is for convenience more than functionality. You can use a yellow in a red or white as long as the other yellow is plugged into the same jack, for example. Typically the yellow is a little higher quality so it performs better for video, but they're all pretty much the same wire.

[@Crlarl]

Yup, composite stereo cables work fine with YPbPr.

[@thisiscait]

Um, actually I've worked as an audio technician for over a decade, and.... Yeah no you're 100% correct, as long as you use the same colour at each end it'll pass the signal just fine.

[@Douchjuice]

Um, actually, in addition to this the Red, Blue, and Green RCA (YPbPr) connection is component video, S-Video signal is passed through a mini-DIN connector.

[@Swishy_Blue]

Now that's a proper title line! Yes please, this is great!

[@HatchAngel]

Just seen the intro, but I wanna saw I love this idea. Great job Um, Actually crew!

[@deprogramdesensitize]

I've been watching Um Actually for like three days straight and this episode was really good

[@Bricriu-gj9dd]

This gives me so much HYPE for a Video game nerds one! Can't wait to guess through this entire episode!

[@micheal2458]

That 4 person All In The Family crosstalk was ☆PERFECTION☆

[@surfergirl0927]

This is my favorite episode of Um, Actually! I always rewatch it after a bad day.

[@lexadreaming7208]

The girls ability to all launch into overlapping chatter for a bit simultaneously in this episode is amazing lol It made me think of how my family sounds at reunions 😂

[@hierismail]

Joan really knew all those catchphrases! Incredible!

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

I was sure I was right bout a couple of them, but she corrected me.

[@A_T216]

I've never watched TV, save a few short series that I binged in adulthood via streaming services, but these four have such fantastic chemistry and banter that I don't mind not understanding anything lol.

[@MeJanHarm]

Such a good episode, loved these contestants together!

[@LeojPies]

Big fan of these themed episodes - keep them coming!

[@osgoodbad]

Umm Actually, we learn on 30 Rock that Frasier's name isn't Frasier. It's Frajer. And he should know. Cause he's Frajer.

[@jeremycollins1558]

Bappy Hirthday Gremlin.

[@Jaymyster18]

I was almost expecting Trapp to end the show saying "Thank you so much for joining us. Thank you so much for watching. And thank you for being a friend!" lol

[@mistybrehmer9551]

I loved this group together! Great energy all around

[@FilbieTron]

This was a good episode! I really loved all the contestants!!

[@SummerOtaku]

This was an amazing episode! The theme songs! The Archie bunker chaos that was so relatable

[@JingerJedi]

Imagine the tension of a D&D themed episode.

[@mrummgoat53]

Um actually season 4 episode 5 is a D&D themed episode

[@dukstedi]

@@mrummgoat53 i know where im going next

[@emilyw8926]

i am in love with the intro for this episode

[@joseperez-escareno7320]

Janie's family leaving a flute recital early for the Seinfeld finally breaks my heart ❤️

[@miraclemet]

23:43 Rekha "wows" Joan in true admiration

[@Kassowari]

Watch as Trapp becomes a huge Joan fan in real time. 😂

[@chrizchanang]

Um Actually, Michael Schur didn’t create the office, the American version was created by Greg Daniels. Greg Daniels and Michael Schur were co-creators of Parks and Rec, however.

[@ericaharding3494]

Did anyone notice how not only were they dressed in Powerpuff girl colors but each of them had the personality of those that their color correlated with?

[@oscarclark2918]

Um actually, Mike Schur wasn't the creator of the Office. He was a producer. Ricky Gervais was the creator, and Greg Daniels was the show runner who adapted it for American television.

[@greermango6649]

I loved this episode. The chaos was brilliant but I loved the all ladies aspect because they were just stoked when they're fellow contestants were right!

[@idontthink]

Um, actually, I knew the last one. But the cables don't transmitting "RGB" information separately, like the contestant suggested, but they transmit Red, Blue and *Brightness* information.

[@Crlarl]

Y is luma (brightness, like you said) but the Pb and Pr aren't the blue and red channels (as in RGB) but the difference between blue and red, respectively.

[@Liesmith424]

Everyone simultaneously explaining the significance of All in the Family killed me.

[@schalicto]

That Norman Lear sequence was fantastic

[@crazyphan18]

It gave me a flashback to my liberal arts college history of television lectures.

[@NerdProductions117]

We need an episode where brennan is the host and trapp is a contestant

[@thaelfern]

I like how the three contestants are wearing red green and blue, just like the question none of them could answer at the end

[@stiansberg7869]

This show has quickly become one of my favorites on this platform. Love it.

[@RealBradMiller]

Yes! Taskmaster is great and they upload episodes on their own channel, if you're into panel shows!

[@Axalion71]

I have heard a lot of bad ads, but to just say, "if you don't like it, buy a different one" is kind of hilariously bold

[@itscheybaby1738]

Um, actually Ross does not shove Rachel’s portion in his mouth. He shoves the remainder of his own portion of the beef trifle to prevent Rachel from trying it!

[@Nccpika24]

This was such a fun episode!

[@General_Nothing]

Um actually, that tweet written in July of 2019 saying Poison Ivy isn’t a sentient plant is wrong, because Poison Ivy was killed in the comic Heroes in Crisis and resurrected as a sentient plant 2 months prior to when that tweet was written.

[@DanS044]

Loving this

[@sportitojoe]

The episode with the trifle isn't the same episode when Joey eats the whole turkey :-)

[@Sam_on_YouTube]

I really wish on Game of Thrones they had made Ranes of Castomere the theme song. I understand they didn't want that theme song to forever be canonically that song, but it wouldnhave given the start of the red wedding scene the same feel as the book, where the first realization was because of how shocking it was for that music to be playing right then.

[@Hapetiitti]

That's actually a pretty cool idea, but then again, the GoT theme is one of the greatest ever made, and having it be RoC might not have had the same impact (also, it would've made the whole show seem like it was specifically spotlighting the Lannisters). They could've just done what the books did, which was to introduce the song in-world as a common element to familiarize the audiences well with it before the Red Wedding.

[@Srcsqwrn]

This episode was so goofy and I love it

[@aila6814]

everyone not being able to get the first question was such a good way to begin lmao.