Afro Ninja: Did This Stuntman’s Viral Kung Fu Fail Ruin His Career?

[@dwarfbunni]

Im glad it didnt ruin his career, hes clearly a very talented man whos created a lot for people

[@TahtahmesDiary]

Same, I felt devastated when I read the title!

[@jocke6721]

I like it too

[@thecountysfinest]

how many kids has the guy got??????

[@ranjanbiswas3233]

Your comment reduced my brain cell.

[@darkmoondeath00]

fuck it didnt ruin his career? that just ruined my day!

[@MrOuija-rr8kq]

That must suck. You’re really good at something but mess up once and the whole world sees it.

[@kareemsupremet.v.5189]

😭😂😭😂😭😂

[@mecca777]

That's life cuz

[@garrettmarshall7664]

But the whole world embraced it

[@sepg5084]

It will depend on how you handle the failure.

[@chitivankaoz8619]

in many careers, you screw it once and never call you again, like in film industry.

[@icysaracen3054]

To his credit, Afro-Ninja did define the golden age of the internet. To most people that flop makes us nostalgic of the past. That is something he should be at most proud.

[@merlethies8302]

My respect for afro ninja has increased 100 fold. What a beast of a man

[@mazisigmond7508]

The fact that someone would leak this online shows how much people would rather see u fail.

[@damonejohnson6098]

IDK maybe or they just knew it was funny as hell 🤣

[@crnkmnky]

@Death to Communism I dunno. The audition was for a Nike ad starring mostly black men. Here the other “auditions” are labeled as part of a parody to promote a _Tekken_ videogame.

[@raggaeldestro]

I n a lot of cases I would agree but this was hilarious.

[@goonymiami]

It's just difficult to sit on a video so hilarious. We are not feeding some need to see him fail. It's just hilarious how he tried to finish the bit while half unconscious. Relax.

[@TahtahmesDiary]

This part. People will say its "just funny" but what are they laughing at? The fail. The fact that he didn't complete it, hurt himself, and embarrassed himself. The cringe of the failure. Thats the joke.

[@nathanarievlis3985]

Whomever did Tosh's hair restoration is brilliant... I had no idea.

[@auston781]

Nathan Arievlis prolly the same guy who did lebrons

[@knifeteeth]

Was 'bout to sayvthe same shit but more eloquently.

[@Ereyes238isback]

@aviato287 x same although I dont care about my hair.

[@nightmare-nightmarenightma1147]

@aviato287 x Just cut mine, too. I miss that extra cushioning lmao

[@Lady_Crispr]

Honestly he looks younger in the later clip and older in the earlier. That doc did a great job.

[@BlakeBlackstone]

The most sarcastic ad ever lol.

[@chiduska1229]

👍yup

[@danner253]

Yeah I feel this will be the only time he will be sponsored, they've pulled off people who do it sarcastically before lol

[@phil_zupra_b5880]

I hope he got paid good. I hate seeing good youtuber being sponsored by this bullcrap

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

Only matched in recent times by Whang's ad for RayCons where he had to mention celebrities he clearly isn't a fan of. Although that is actually a good value product by all appearances.

[@siddharth_kashyap_A]

Truly lol

[@ae86hachi]

AfroNinja got his redemption in Weezer's Pork and beans vid.

[@FloppyRodrigo]

That's probably the single most important video on this platform. I'm going to go watch it now

[@the_original_Bilb_Ono]

Does anyone remember around the time the afroninja video was peaking (I think it was maybe a year or two after) in popularity there was a Brisk Tea commercial that had an animated segment that was inspired by the afroninja video. I tried finding it on KZbin and I can't. There has to be someone in their late 20s that remembers this commercial.. or maybe it was from something else. It may have been stop motion.

[@ae86hachi]

@@FloppyRodrigo Amen!

[@nightmare-nightmarenightma1147]

YES. Still an amazing song and vid

[@SaturdayNightSlamMaster1980]

Imma do the things that I wanna do...

[@atlassolid5946]

this dude was the anti-star wars kid. professional, never really got hurt by it's popularity, embraced it, and is still doing his thing

[@probablyworth3088]

This dude is the best, he turned his biggest mistake into a great thing that happend to his life instead of crying over it and deleting every video

[@markfrost2707]

how would he "delete every video"?

[@zenmaster8826]

@@markfrost2707 Not him deleting but demanding the delete… Back then, an example of this was Starwars kid.. but honestly, star wars kid’s reaction is justified for me…. The uploader were his bullies

[@damianshawver7625]

Tosh's hair in 2009: 30% Tosh's hair in 2020" 100% Man I wish I had money

[@fitfogey]

I agree money first. Next is finding a doctor who can do a restoration like this one. I’d love to know who did it.

[@loreaver3882]

Probably seed implants

[@y0urs03pic]

look at Elon Musk's Hair Before !!

[@silkyjohnson4519]

Me too. I need some Bosley

[@elpockmark6371]

The most impressive comeback in this video is Tosh’s hairline

[@xxrandmlinksxxbruh2419]

El Pockmark kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2Lbip2HqLGEY6M

[@dunghuynh1275]

LinkGuy 746 too obvious my friend

[@Eexpers]

damn he had that floating island i never noticed

[@xxrandmlinksxxbruh2419]

Blu Demon sorry

[@dunghuynh1275]

LinkGuy 746 it’s ok

[@freddymeisner]

“Everyone deserves a second chance!” -Tosh’s hair

[@mst_angel437]

God that was beautiful.

[@JohnDoe-kv3kd]

No doubt his hairline got the ultimate redemption I would say.

[@ricky-sanchez]

Lol, came to hear a million afroninja fail jokes, instead got a million and 1 tosh hairline jokes. Great stuff, lol!!!!!

It's like he saw what was coming years away. No redemption just cancellation.

[@mduke2k]

I was going to make a similar comment! Actually I never noticed his balding. I guess gradual changes are less noticeable!

[@dunfrost3796]

Mad respect to him on embracing the meme, truly legendary!

[@MrSolidBlakeGaming]

@Der Bettnässer you don’t have any clue on what you’re talking about. A fail like this on his industry usually means your career is gone. Since no one will hire a man that fails to do a simple stunt…

[@mussdem]

@Der Bettnässer That is now afroninja was years ago, things change and I imagine there is a lot more leeway with mistakes these days. If a pro says it could end your career back then it, probably would've.

[@kihlos2768]

That little nod of confidence before the flip always gets me laughing.

[@thedarksideoftheforce6658]

Heh!

[@queenleo4457]

🤣🤣🤣

[@gregjones7196]

What always gets me laughing is when someone in the background says "John, are you ok?" I'd be like "Did you just see what just happened?! HELL NAH I'm not ok!!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@duncanpinderhughes]

😂😂😂😂 every time

[@DJWeapon8]

@@gregjones7196 martial arts decorum. Unless you're in two pieces, you always say you're okay even if you're hurt bad.

[@cosmicnautilus1345]

Afro ninja isn't a character in Raid: 0/10

[@bringsik100]

we got rasta capoeira, hood wing chun in tekken. but not afro ninja

[@zigguratjones6458]

WHY, just WHY did Eric Andre never have him on his show?? As an interviewee or just someone to do crazy, surreal stunts with Eric.

[@2120musiclover]

Yesssss!!!!

[@walterkovacs5724]

Yes! I can imagine him falling on Eric’s desk and “accidentally” whipping his “real” nun chuck on to the guests face

[@astolatt]

Remember Daxflame? He became "famous" as a kid in KZbin back in 2007 for his cringy diaries videos, that resurfaced some time ago thanks to "Superman is coming to school" meme. People still debate if he was just a really good actor or it was legit. He's now a writer I think and still active on YT, so it could be an interesting topic for video.

[@elizabethb4634]

The BBC did him recently kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoa9hHt6eqeFo6s

[@JoeyJ0J0]

He was in Project X as well

[@iaincowell9747]

A bit of both is my understanding. Daxflame is a character, but the guy himself is kind of awkward himself in real life.

[@SupaHasu]

Dax Flame is the man! KEE-YAH!

[@alexandercarder2281]

He seems a really nice guy. Sometimes our greatest failures can become our greatest success.

[@ShadowHwkX7]

From stumbling and falling on his face to kicking Thanos' ass, possibly as the late Chad Boswick/Black Panther's double is an amazing career

[@RolyWestYT]

Absolutely love these videos! Can’t believe I forgot about this one! Nice to see he is doing well now though! Also good job on the raid spon 😉😉

[@wavywebsurf]

thanks man!

[@mutanttugboat9266]

Hears Raid Shadow Legends Advert. "NO NO NOOOOO THEY GOT TO YOU!!!!!!" * Quickly looks to see if all windows and doors are locked *Sees Raid Shadow Legends PR spokesperson in yard. ^Cries tears of defeat.

[@mutanttugboat9266]

@skorn Me too! haha

[@TheShinobi777]

Are you playing yet?

[@villainx91]

Atleast he knows what hapens, but can you blqme anyone? When they pay you up to 10 grand for it, I would take it in a heartbeat if I werent poor

[@mutanttugboat9266]

@@TheShinobi777 *Blankly stares at screen Raid Shadow Legends is the epitome of pulse pounding, high quality gaming. *Drools on floor.

[@mutanttugboat9266]

@@0uttaS1TE baton down the hatches haha.

[@ivToadd]

You should do the history of a youtuber called wavywebsurf, he had a niche for discussing internet topics that occurred in the past and certain celebrities who randomly disappeared. Who is the man behind wavywebsurf? edit; Hoooly, all 600 of you look freaking fantastic. I hope everyone is staying well!

[@AndyLifeInVideo]

Hmm, never heard of him.

[@amiraultshill]

He sounds like a good youtuber

[@trillcollins7847]

...hol up

[@Myplague5]

I want to see who's going to do the whatever happened to wavywebsurf in like 20 years. It'll probably be wavy

[@TheZohan907]

Adriana W. I love it lol

[@crispyandspicy6813]

He is the embodiment of the "Task Failed Successfully" meme

[@KrushgrooveOG]

I honestly never knew that the Afro Ninja clip was this recent. I always thought it was from the 70's or possibly early to mid 80's.

[@Treeeee2008]

There's this video about this guy named the Kung fu guy, that was made in the 80s I think.

[@peeps04]

You should do, “what ever happened to the flea market Montgomery guy” that’s a classic

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

I'm trying to hear the "flea market, Montgomery" in my head but all that's playing is "get connected, for free, with education connection"

[@masgondi1]

It's just like, it's just like, a mini.... MAWLLL

[@t_rawls]

I live in Montgomery and I thought about this the other day lol

[@peepers811]

Sad that they closed

[@Lestarchick2]

I'm just happy it didn't hurt his career. I had no idea he had such an impressive resume.

[@InMinteaLuiAndrew]

Best way to do a raid sponsorship lmao

[@justsometoiletpaper6755]

@@tasherxx_ He is!

[@kailzedillo]

@@tasherxx_ He is

[@kole3292]

@@tasherxx_ he is

[@huebuckle8198]

@@tasherxx_ He is!

[@AnthonyTNT85]

Frr lol.. or like Trap lore Ross did a UK drill rap to it lmao

[@kristinfrostlazerbeams]

Dude, everybody messes up. Ever seen the Jacky Chan outtakes? Poor dude. 😬

[@Dan-di9jd]

Jackie Chan tends to show them at the end of his movies. They're pretty serious form time to time. I don't think the flip failure is what made this viral but the fact he still tried to do the nunchucks after.

[@possessorofmine]

Yeah especially his 80s films

[@bobdigi500]

I like Afroninja now. He has skills and embraced the fuckup. We all make the odd mistake, but never while doing something as awesome as a backflip nunchuck trick.

[@sticklyboi]

YOU AINT GOT NO GAME B R O T H A A A A

[@justyourfriendlypebble8943]

While your integrity is dead atleast the money can keep you alive .

[@dhelix85]

A man has to eat!

[@Clay3613]

He's getting crazy hospital hazard pay right now.

[@smallmanbigmouth2699]

And suddenly Capitalism made sense...

[@skte2die]

Even Wavy doesn’t respect Raid ad reads.😂

[@xxrandmlinksxxbruh2419]

skte2die kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2Lbip2HqLGEY6M

[@jyamez9069]

No one likes them, but people can’t be picky with sponsors, they have to pay the bills somehow

[@familyfirst4ever451]

She fine tho

[@davonz4942]

family first 4ever 😂😂😂😂😂 that part had me weak af

[@nefariousrig2070]

The Internet wouldn't be what it is today without this clip

[@rayray6490]

Those “auditions” can’t be real

[@crnkmnky]

The first one says it’s a parody from a _Tekken 5_ ad…

[@andromedadelux]

I miss the era of youtube when Afroninja was a thing....

[@dhelix85]

And Raid wasn't? Cause I do too

[@numberyellow]

I miss it too. It was way better than now.

[@Clay3613]

@@numberyellow Hahaha, fuck no! Variety is so much better now!

[@DragoonCenten]

Clay3613 yeah man a platform full of passionless content that chases trends is such variety.

[@numberyellow]

@@DragoonCenten I dunno.. I mean, there's plenty of good, creative, entertaining stuff to watch, if you know where to look. I was referring more to it being better in that there was less corporate involvement, no commercial junk content, no political and ideological interference, and almost no censorship.

[@dr_skipwith]

Damn that Pokémon Stadium music really hit me in the nostalgia hard.

[@Trollgaming1987]

Same but with the sly 3 music instead of pokemon

[@Zeytrixx]

This channel is what we should actually be learning in history class. All of these daily iconic videos explained in a storyline

[@JSteezy3]

12:19 R.I.P Chadwick🙏🏽 Wakanda Forever

[@vincevvn]

He’s a strong strong man for his character. Not a lot of people could brush this off and come back from it.

[@realtbhandrew]

@Der Bettnässer Hah, like you've never cried

[@realtbhandrew]

@Der Bettnässer Uh, I'd be pissed too if someone posted something embarrassing about me

[@berniekatzroy]

When my boredom from being isloated was at its worse wavy came through.

[@urbanesoul8400]

"Everyone deserves a second chance" So true. It's great to see redemption stories, Bc we all fall down along the way. What matters is getting back up again afterwards.

[@Brind-amour]

Well said.

[@Terryterryterryterryterry]

Tbf, no one ever really knows the stuntmen or remembers them. In that sense, this guy has gotten more notoriety than most stuntmen.

[@olthdorimirth6055]

This man is basically if Lemmino were to stay with memes. I love how we got you, and the light hearted highly researched stuff. And Lemmino's serious and partially light hearted highly researched pieces.

[@EmSee360]

Top10memes

[@rollandtrann679]

Thing you may not had known about Mark Hicks is that he was the closing performer of Tubbs in the final Miami Vice Action Spectacular in Universal Hollywood Studios

[@M2Mil7er]

I love how Raid ads are just now extra comedy content.

[@dyskilz]

No... I just started this video and I saw the raid promo...

[@CasualLog]

Bruh, he makes fun of the game during the advert lol

[@yusefmckay6477]

I forgot that daniel tosh, before he made real money, was going bald.

[@quietman208]

yusef igli same with Steve Carrell! Watch The Office season 1 compared to his hair in the next season lmao

[@kristapsfedorovics457]

His hair was thinned on purpose. To look more like a real person.

[@TayGlorious]

Man I died on the Raid: Shadow Legions section hahaha

[@Emerald29]

I guess its one of those rare times where the meme actually helped the person in the long run?

[@BounciestBen]

I literally just said to myself “I’m so bored..” thanks for the upload Wavy right on time man haha

[@snowy3058]

Right on time for a Aids Shadow Legends advertisement! You know Wavy's got your back 👍

[@BounciestBen]

Snowy, It was pretty easy to skip. Didn’t bother me in the slightest. He’s gotta make that bread somehow.

[@TrashComments]

"This video was sponsored by Raid Sha-" Me: *proceeds to skip 70 seconds* (Edit: Yes, I’ve seen the sponsorship and it was pretty funny.)

[@adairwest2632]

You should watch this one

[@wisdombird7932]

Yeah he actually makes fun of it lol

[@numberyellow]

I was going to skip it as well, until i saw how he was doing the read.. It's actually funny. I think the folks behind Raid, have learned to accept the fact that their game is a fucking meme now.

[@pembrokelove]

Watch it. Methinks they shan't be sponsoring him again.

[@numberyellow]

@@pembrokelove Hopefully, the check cleared BEFORE he did the ad read, lol.

[@gingerking2941]

10:50 When your wife's boyfriend brings back KFC.

[@lostbusproductions8459]

That’s when he lets me hug her without paying him any good boy points

[@novicious7945]

wifes boyfriend..

[@dirtydirtyshisno7284]

@@novicious7945 Thats the joke, congrats

[@novicious7945]

@@dirtydirtyshisno7284 I get the joke, I know the joke, i only said wifes boyfriend as a reaction to the joke.. Thank you for coming to my TedTalk

[@slappy8941]

Also: When your wife's son tells you he likes you better than her boyfriend.

[@Odin_Oian]

Can't put a price on becoming a legend! Even if KZbin is archaic history 20 years from now, Afro Ninja is part of it and will never be forgotten.

[@MrHeretrix]

I'm glad it worked out for him. It's actually kind of inspiring. After face-planting an audition like that, who would have thought that not only would you get the part, but later on down the line you would participate in the most successful movie of all time. Also, that Raid spot...Well done.

[@frenchys_prospecting]

Thank you for this. I never saw this guy as a failure because I can't do shit like him ib even the slightest but, now I have a hole new respect for him.

[@Legitti]

Still having laughs for this lol

[@victorn6646]

Of the many times ive seen this botched clip, first time i realize one of the nunchuks flying out of his hand when he hits the ground. 0:12

[@GIJOERO]

I chuckled every single time I saw the clip oh, this is truly a Timeless one

[@lamelwatson5132]

Rest In POWER!!!...Father Jim Kelly!!!

[@michaeltruthson6262]

👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾😔

[@I-Want-The-Truth]

Jim kelly was and still is one of the greatest martial artists of all time, you know you are great when even bruce lee acknowledges your skill

[@davidribeiro]

I have been seen this video for about 12 years now and I laugh every single time... God damn. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gamermoment4327]

Recently found out your a nurse, keep well man and thank you for all your work around these trying times.

[@StriderStryker]

Afro Ninja: *exists* My brain: _Does anymore remember _*_Afro Samurai?_*

[@GastonsGuitarCovers]

I'm happy to know the story behind this video. It was obvious he had skills without knowing this, you don't just attempt a backflip.

[@nickortiz2683]

I'm so so so happy he didn't get ruined from this video. It will always be how he is most remembered, but I think we all still respect the guy and we don't think he is a goof. I am so glad to know the story behind the video.

[@GoodwillGremlin]

It was the “sssstthh” before the backflip that took me out😂

[@houstonthedishwasher6625]

This blunder will not stop him from someday becoming hokage

[@mrjellyfish2]

That was one of the best Raid sponsorships I've ever seen. Up there with Internet Historian's.

[@Gripfang]

Flashgitz did a pretty great one at the end of their last video.

[@ddcausey1]

Counts are always good too

[@elizabethshaw734]

I still laugh my ass off every time I see this! :-)

[@gunsngravy8788]

When he did that commercial he was lik” man, I fell on my head for this” 😂😂😂😭🤦🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♀️💀

[@Bonehead_Gaming2007]

You can see all emotion driping from his face when he starts talking about the raid shadow legends ad

[@PastaMaster115]

I love how he handled this plug-- I mean "paid promotion" lol

[@MJW238]

Even watching just the fail video you can tell he isn’t just some regular guy - he almost makes the full backflip. An average person wouldn’t even come close.

[@alfalfa8168]

Great video as always and I think that everyone can agree that sponsors aren't so bad if that's what keeps the channel going :D

[@ooflord702]

I like how he gets back up and just aimlessly swings the chucks around just to do another face-plant.

[@peazeralus]

Wavy is now on an elite level of Raid sponsorship only Count Dankula and Internet Historian could reach before today. Best Raid ads imaginable.

[@ShadowHwkX7]

8:31 I feel like he was going for a college-project level comedy movie with no actual seriousness.

[@charliezelenowski2701]

When the planet decides to plant one on your chin but you still got heart.

[@user-ov7wv6fd3d]

Can't lie, after watching this, I wish the afro ninja would get me into his level of shape.

[@AnneIllustrating]

From falling face flat of the floor to triumph over Thanos’ army, what a meme story. Thanks for sharing it!!

[@JoyJoke]

Every comment is literally about Tosh’s Hairline lol.

[@theRhinsRanger]

Good, I'm happy that this really talented man never got ruined for one messed up stunt. Stunts go wrong all the time, even watch Jackie chan who is actually a talented stunt man, his out takes are hilarious at the end of his films.

[@saynotothemeta993]

Until now, I ALWAYS thought his backflip fail was done on purpose!! I'm in shock!

[@Thishere864]

This guy come straight out of a comic book. Jim Kelly

[@michaeltruthson6262]

🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 haaaaaaaa haaaaaaa 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you are evil

[@Izopen82]

🤣🤣

[@TheNintendoGamer64]

Love how Tosh used to treat Web Redemption like a Kitchen Nightmares-type redemption story instead of the meta skits that they are now.

[@chentayy4309]

Glad we have this guy to give me a backstory to old memes I nearly forgot about

[@chentayy4309]

@10 IN A ROW? AYE INDICTMENTS. what

[@no_one01-5]

Schadenfreude is a real thing. That's how he made himself known for a while. I got nothing but positive vibes for this guy. He knew how to to use it to be more than 71,99% of stuntmen of Hollywood. I wish him all the best.

[@_joshua_g59_90]

Afro ninja big epic Good video Hey my comment section is back to normal

[@TheFakeNewsFrog]

I’m starting to believe RAID is just a very elaborate money laundering scheme. Unless the game is a good as every advertisement makes out, there’s no way they’re turning a profit.

[@mamameowmeow1227]

You’d be surprised at how profitable bad mobile games are.

[@rogainegaming6924]

From what i know its EXTREMELY popular in china and asia

[@samvimes9510]

That Raid Shadowlegends ad was amazing. I thought Count Dankula had the most sarcastic ads for them but you just beat him.

[@saucyyikers3877]

Is it a crime that I didn't skip the sponsorship? It was just so good

[@UndeadPigeonFilms]

I know the Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves China stage music when I hear it

[@notavailable2841]

0:08 that stupid smug look on his face gets me every time

[@ciderxera4963]

Thank you Raid Shadow Legends, for allowing my boy to pay his rent. #boyssupportboys

[@garrenbrooks9703]

That aint all i do to boys

[@Clay3613]

He's being paid great hazard pay as a nurse right now.

[@sansequanimity5998]

I love how you basically just said "Don't you dare pay for this movie" lol

[@curajacaster]

I love this channel always reminding me memes during my middle school days 🤧 oh the nostalgia. I think it would be cool to see a video on Shoes/Kelly by Liam Kyle Sullivan and what he’s up to now.

[@adriennebell1359]

Let's get some shoes.

[@MrTomSpencer]

Ah, raid shadow legends. Anything that reminds me of Internet Historian is a good thing.

[@TeigenNOR]

The phenomenon of "Ventrilo Harassmen" would be interesting! I spent so many hours in the early days of KZbin watching those!

[@heyitsvonage2768]

Coverage of CLASSIC stories like this is why I'm subscribed to this channel. I showed this clip to so many friends and classmates back in the day 🤣🤣

[@tambo6230]

🤣That bit with spongebob got me! 💯🤣👍