that time iCarly went to Japan...

[@ryangreen7820]

If you’re going to do iCarly specials you gotta review the one where the iCarly cast meets the Victorious cast it’s pretty much an iconic special in all of Nickelodeon

[@MbitaChizi]

Dont read my name!.....

[@Jalinxcultured9669]

yes

[@matthewanzalone3919]

I second that

[@Jalinxcultured9669]

@@MbitaChizi people like you are annoying it was fun wt first but now its old

[@lollipops4256]

Omg I remember that one I loved it

[@larischoenfelder]

As someone who’s been living abroad for about 6 years now, it is very weird and unsettling sometimes. I went home for the first time last year and I could barely recognize things. I felt like a foreigner in my hometown, and now I’m like “did I really go home or was it a dream?” It’s definitely a weird feeling.

[@jamiegdubois]

Same! I’ve been living in the UK for over 5 years now and both the US and UK feel like home.

[@gracesgr8t]

I recently came home from being in Korea for a long while, and every time I think about my time in Korea, it doesn't seem real. So I completely understand

[@jediavatarpotter]

I recently came home from Ireland after studying abroad and I feel so out of place being back in the USA, like I don’t belong anymore. It’s a working process to adjust but, not going to lie, I’m just counting down the days until I can leave again lol

[@patyaj4643]

@@gracesgr8t For me is the same, I have also been studying abroad for a couple of years and now that I'm back my time there doesn't feel real

[@cherryflavoredplaylist753]

I recently traveled back to the state I used to live in during middle school and it felt so unreal the whole time

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

“I’m starting to think this show might not be totally realistic” Bro Spencer is literally a fire magician that manages to combust anything he comes in contact with, this show is far from realistic.

[@PipeGuy64Bit]

Tbf they're realistic about how the police have been shown to be useless and incompetent in this show albeit to a comical degree

[@grumpylynx2304]

How are you on every video???

[@callefalk4457]

ORPON!!!!

[@Flicks_w_Marvel]

Literally, If he made a water sculpture it would still be on fire

[@ih8trollraymak705]

Pathet1c likebeggar

[@ShootingStarStudio]

10:35 On top of the fact that all these Japanese people speak perfect English, a hunch and a quick Google search confirmed that Yuki is played by Harry Shum Jr, aka Mike Chang from Glee (one of my favorite Glee characters). He was born in Costa Rica, but his parents were Chinese immigrants. His first language is Spanish, though he hasn’t spoken it fluently since he was 6, then he learned Cantonese (a Chinese dialect for those who don’t know) and English.

[@ManeliMitI]

I watched this right now and I was like YOOO THATS MY BOY MIKEEE hahah

[@hitchhikersguidetothegalaxyfan]

I know him from Shadowhunters

[@paigiee172]

yess thank uuu this show is rly stereotypical

[@Greatworldofficial]

Now that’s quite the background story

[@soulstealer_actual]

As a japanese-american dude i completely think that this movie is accurate and a great portrayal of who we are. I wrap my friends' mom and brother in seaweed all the time and we all can fight karate.

[@jesuslovesyouandisthewayto1114]

To everyone here, you are loved, things will be ok, never give up, don’t lose hope, keep going in life, you are loved always. ❤ Also, there is no need for meanness, hate, or violence. ❤️ ❤️❤️

[@Gayturtles108]

@@jesuslovesyouandisthewayto1114 bruh

[@Gayturtles108]

nice

[@L0V3RB0Y-lol]

@@jesuslovesyouandisthewayto1114 To anyone who is reading this, U got this :) it WILL get better. Satan loves you and accepts you for who you are, not who you were ❤️

[@nugguht]

is it bad i laughed at this 💀

[@mamamiamor1939]

Honestly ever since I learned about Dan Shncantspellthat and more recently how Jeanette was treated on the show and the trauma she has from it I view this show very differently. makes me sad because there's a lot of nostalgia behind it but now at this ripe old age of 26 I can't look past it

[@leirawhitehart1236]

Yeah, I feel similarly, and it sucks, because I *still* find this show funny! Like, it's so sad that so much joy can be drawn from so much degeneracy and pain so long as the curtain stays where it is. Like, I whole heartedly disagree with Alex in that I think this show still works today, it's just the problem is how it was made and who made it. So much talent wasted because of bad decisions and terrible treatment. Sad in many ways for many people, Jeanette especially. So yeah, I know what you mean, and I agree.

[@letsplayg]

I hear what you're saying and I agree. Did have a slight chuckle when you said ripe old age of 26 tho lmao.

[@renge5589]

Same After learning about that guy I can't watch victorious without feeling uncomfortable

[@TinyMatchabeans]

Just call him Dan Feet lover

[@nascour5991]

i thought none of that was proven though?

[@vansprinkes]

The dance animation goes so hard on this video, like Alex was dancing ALL AROUND the screen. Great animating, as always

[@MbitaChizi]

Dont read my name!.....

[@skyx]

@@MbitaChizi ok

[@KokaKola633]

@@MbitaChizi No

[@PeterFrikadelle]

I'm so friggin engaged right now

[@isqwens]

@@MbitaChizi no one cares dude

[@lordfitzgerald668]

The talk about Japan at the end completely got me, I lived there for almost 2 years, and now it feels like a dream, a wonderful dream that I'll never get to live again, since I was there as a student. And I had compromises that I would only agree to in Japan... like sharing a room. Right now I can't stand even sharing a house

[@kylakat13]

I'm SO glad that you made this! I'm half Japanese and live in the US, but I spend my summers in Japan. None of my friends when I was younger understood that this was NOT how it's like over there. In fact, I think this episode is what made my classmates bully me even harder. It's fun to look back on occasionally, but man, I did not like this when I was younger.

[@iLikeCok]

It made me cringe so hard looking back on it 😭

[@watchforever1724]

I mean it’s kinda memorable I wouldn’t say it’s the best

[@babywigeon]

same here! mixed & spent summers in Japan

[@Shxdxe]

@@babywigeon always wanted to go to Japan. What’s it like?

[@hangoutdesk1894]

I really don’t wanna be the guy to mess up the 444 likes and 4 replies, but i just gotta change it to 445 likes and 5 replies, y’know, for a good cause

[@juliogomez2534]

I had seriously forgotten about this movie entierly, it's funny how watching this video made me remember a bunch of things from around that time. In regards to Alex's last question it does happen, whenever I found like an old notebook or see a picture of me and my highschool friends I look back and think "Wow I used to do so many weird stuff" or "I can't believe this thing was so popular back then", it does bring the feeling of some sort of evolution, I guess that's part of growing up.

[@MbitaChizi]

Dont read my name!........

[@FoolishBeggar]

beans

[@sirmel11]

This was a great show, I don't know what he's talking about.

[@krissy172]

Yeah I completely forgot about this movie

[@essencetune7341]

Yep to all of that, though I have one question, how is it that they made this cringe worthy piece, YET, shows such as Jimmy Neutron and Rugrats which are SUPPOSED to be non-sense do it so well?

[@kimuchinoodles]

Can’t blame the actors for taking gigs like this when it was all they were offered in Hollywood… Glad to see that Harry Shum Jr. and Ally Maki have landed more meaningful roles since

[@king_gaming6813]

Who?

[@maffieduran]

@@king_gaming6813 there's always this one dumbarse...

[@WhatExcellentBoiledPo-ta-toes]

I've never seen this movie and he popped up and I was like is that... Is that Magnus Bane?

[@cristina9202]

@@WhatExcellentBoiledPo-ta-toes yes

[@RossM3838]

When you earn your living acting and your name isn’t Tom cruise you can’t really pick and choose parts It may be garbage but it pays the bills

[@Minkstars2023]

dude, I swear. Harry Shum Jr (Yuuki) has been a crucial part of the entertainment in my life. First iCarly, then Glee, now Everything Everywhere All at Once. This guy is honestly amazing

[@sophie_drachen]

If I remember correctly, he's also in Shadowhunters and he also was one of the silhouettes in the old iPod commercials/advertisements.

[@catherinerosa644]

I first noticed him in Step Up!! He's such an amazing dancer!

[@Akzudil]

Im so glad alex is doing the “after content talks” again; they were a few videos where he didn’t. I really enjoy them, they feel like a nice wrap up, it has those same “after hours” vibes.

[@tanii1356]

Ya ikr

[@angeliqueriou4067]

Yeah it kinda feels just like an intimate conversation with him

[@tofanpurnomowaisaka503]

Not to mention how jarringly he cut off his videos without it

[@isabelpastore4128]

Agreed! I love hearing about his take on things/how he’s doing

[@tanm8467]

Yeah, I really enjoy them as well

[@nikofergi2344]

I lived a large portion of my childhood in Japan, but it was north Japan in an extremely rural town made up of 90% rice and apple farmers. It was really nice :) when I moved to America I was actually really confused about a lot of the stereotypes because many of them didn’t pertain to where I lived (not even mentioning many of them are wrong anyways lol)

[@Hi-jw7oq]

Totally. You find that everywhere with everyone

[@arxdeath773]

But you still did cosplay on a daily basis, right?

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

So wait, Japan isn't animeland /s

[@jenanncreates1033]

I enjoy hearing about others’ experiences living in their non-native country. I didn’t live in Japan, but was there for about six weeks working part time and staying with a host family. It was long enough to not be a vacation, but too short to understand anything about the culture beyond surface level.

[@mystic-legend67]

I’ve been subscribed for forever, how did I miss you lived in Japan? Insanely cool, I’m jealous. Dream destination

[@beccagregory3586]

I can't help but feel that Dan Schnieder has a personal problem with Canada, because almost every show has a hit at Canada

[@luma4902]

Dan Schnieder has a personal problem.

[@paintpasteljade]

@@luma4902 I think he's got more then a personal problem

[@rosecoloredbby]

Like in victorious when jade was mad at beck for being from Canada and "keeping it a secret" from her

[@choerryerim]

@@luma4902 Dan whats-his-face IS a problem fr

[@JustJaidenism]

@@rosecoloredbby And In Henry Danger When Ray Says "I'd Like To See Canada Try And Attack Us."

[@daviddo658]

I remember being so hyped when this came out. I loved iCarly, so the words 'iCarly' and 'movie' in the same sentence had me bouncing on and off the walls.

[@MbitaChizi]

Dont read my name!.....

[@johnkingbad]

@@MbitaChizi ok i wont

[@pleaseshutup7053]

I remember to I was so hyped I remember like half through the movie I’m like when are they gonna start showing Japan. It was BS the spencer and Freddie mom stuff was hilarious tho

[@imseeno]

I've been living in Japan for 6 years at this point. Seeing something like this reminds me of how cringe western shows portrayed eastern cultures. This was a rough watch, even though it was just Alex's take on it.

[@kleptrep94]

How'd you get around to doing that? I wouldn't mind working in Japan for a while.

[@prplaj]

@Mi-Ae Hwang you’re kind of right ngl lol

[@imseeno]

@@kleptrep94 I got a teaching job through "gaijinpot" at an English conversation school. Those jobs are usually good to get you into Japan and people are generally at those specific job for a year or two. People who decide to stay longer usually try to find a better job after.

[@imseeno]

@Mi-Ae Hwang I mean...you're right. Japanese shows (usually comedy variety shows) portray western culture pretty badly too. However from what I noticed, they don't usually have a full episode/special revolving around it. So the cringiness doesn't last very long. It's just one or two gags and then move on to the next bit on a different topic.

[@imseeno]

@Mi-Ae Hwang nope. I admit my anime knowledge is extremely limited. I'll take your word on how bad the representation is.

[@wesleyball1205]

Your rant about your past being a dream or not real but understanding that it was is 100% real. I think about stories from my past sometimes and I feel like it didn’t happen that it was a movie I watched and I am just retelling a movie but it was real. I lived it.

[@Ivory81]

I remember watching this when I was younger and being terrified of being kidnapped by 2 random Japanese content creators. Looking back on it, it was really stupid, but I was convinced this was 100% realistic

[@Lucia-ct2sj]

What do you mean it's not realistic? Literally like 93% of the people I know have been kidnapped by 2 random japanese content creators at least once

[@myweaknessisthecolouryello6069]

yes omg same

[@Ivory81]

@@Kleines97 I was like 6 I think?

[@Ivory81]

@@Kleines97 ah yes when it aired I was a toddler

[@Alicx1]

Dude sameee haha I was 7 and I was really scared I was gonna get kidnapped too😂😂

[@nataliegiammo7256]

His animation has gotten so much better omg

[@MbitaChizi]

Dont read my name!.....

[@trinaq]

Agreed, it has been five years since his first video, after all.

[@hanamy]

I was JUST thinking about this yesterday. I was watching the episode of Suite Life on Deck where they stop in Japan and it brought back memories of all the "Japan" episodes from shows I used to watch. It made me really wonder why it was as common of a theme as it was, especially since they're all pretty similar to this iCarly one

[@despicablepenguin]

It's probably because Japan is the ultimate dream for a lot of people but they don't actually know what Japan is like or care to represent it accurately

[@thatamericanbritishbloke5672]

@@despicablepenguin I never understood the hype for Japan. Why never the same level of hype for South Korea or China? Or literally any other Asian country. What makes Japan stand out so much?

[@despicablepenguin]

@@thatamericanbritishbloke5672 it's because it's a more foreign country than others since it didn't open to the world until recently vs other countries so the only way you could be exposed to it was through tv or maybe products that came from Japan. Because people couldn't go to Japan, there's just a unique foreigness/exoticism to Japan and it was not affected as much by colonialism (like their culture wasn't changed significantly by western countries). It doesn't help that everything that came through seemed very weird or unique (or it was the fact that it was different because again, not westernized) like Takeshi's castle or Japanese tv ads or anime. Recently it's because we're all weebs but there's also just a butt load of things to do in Japan that is not shown in any of these American tv shows. Japan is essentially a tourists dream and you can probably be in Japan a long time and still haven't gone through all the cool stuff that Japan offers

[@Nekowaii_Girl]

@@thatamericanbritishbloke5672 One word: anime

[@despicablepenguin]

@anaferreiramattos I thought America knew about China before Japan because Chinese immigrants came to the U.S. before Japanese immigrants did (am I wrong on that?)

[@Zenn-GT]

0:15 something vaguely relating to the video

[@alph5847]

Something vaguely relating to the video

[@k1ckbuttowski202]

​something vaguely about relating to the comment

[@sarahkridenoff3293]

I was stationed in Japan for three years when I was in the Navy. I've been out of the military for ten years now. I understand the feeling of "It kind of feels like it wasn't even real." Not only does my time in Japan feel almost like a dream, my whole time in the Navy does, too.

[@tuckyboss6099]

I honestly got to the point where Alex’s reactions are just so much funnier than the actual show or movie

[@camilagrijalva4109]

so true

[@preppybea2412]

Same

[@nekodrawsstuff6979]

Mans spittin fax

[@xblade149]

True

[@FreclkedFrog]

yeah XD

[@matthewclark5391]

It’s nice to see Alex watching a specific I carly episode/ movie event 😊

[@MbitaChizi]

Dont read my name!.....

[@pleaseshutup7053]

This movie has so much potential it sucked tho

[@abellewis3062]

Yes!

[@sirmel11]

He should watch the TV show special.

[@sebastianalonzo3848]

I find it supportive that y’all gave him paragraphs of filler just to help his channel y’all are some real ones

[@AnnaMorimoto]

I am from Japan, and I remember seeing iCarly on TV at some point. The wierd misunderstandings people have about Japan are simultaneously cringe worthy, hilarious, and sad.

[@artsy2092]

Yeah it is very strange, if u dont know what country you are going to it's good to research before you go

[@AnnaMorimoto]

@Mirsty Come to think of it though, the show on the whole was simultaneously cringe worthy, silly, and sad, so I guess it was on brand?

[@hotsexyangel]

@Mirsty Ok but you can be funny and accurate at the same time tho. Making an episode about another country with inaccurate depictions can perpetuate offensive stereotypes. And let’s be honest, Disney and Nickelodeon in the past have been pretty ignorant about Asian countries and culture.

[@alwaystakemarktwainsadvice4269]

@@hotsexyangel that’s absolutely not the point of satire.

[@strahinjagov]

@@hotsexyangel it's a sitcom for kids, it ain't that deep.

[@christiesfeir7215]

Alex Meyers is still one of the most authentic and hilarious youtubers on the web! All of his videos are awesome!! Never change, you keep on making my days better!!

[@sleepinggorilla]

I especially like this video, that Alex Myers made, about iCarly.

[@laurafejza5010]

Punto

[@thethmooteresa]

Same I like the video he made about icarly

[@lyrablack9169]

As a Japanese person, I have to say, the moment any tv show brings in the concept of Japan, I just wail in pain because IT'S SO WRONGGGGGGG

[@31tentacles]

Same here but with México

[@cupio-stardust]

@@31tentacles OMG I’m Mexican too and I hate when movies show Mexico in movies because it’s always wrong and put in a bad light.

[@jtbubbz3798]

That’s what I feel like whenever Hawai’i is brought up…in real life too

[@Andiandru]

Yeah, they lack the xenophobia, the misogyny and the depressed teenagers

[@user-kr9ci4qh6g]

Why are you guys so racist

[@vivxsavageog]

I used to go to concerts like basically every weekend when I was younger and I followed some famous bands before they were famous and got to meet them and hang out and get to where they remembered me each time I would see them. Me and my concert buddy traveled across the country, went to different states, and did entire legs of tours sometimes and I always was able to eat well, stay in nice hotels, enjoy myself, and have these experiences. It blows my mind how people our age got to experience a life that still had some promise. The end of your video totally reminded me of my former self, thanks for the nostalgia!

[@nandoginkaku7610]

I love how i immediately recognized that they used LAs chinatown as them driving through tokyo. LA city hall in the distance really was the cherry on top.

[@DAM13N996]

As a person who has never seen LA I also knew it wasn't japan

[@ellinooridashwood]

I also lived abroad for a few years and it feels like I left a whole other life behind when I returned to the US. If there’s any time to pick up and move to a new country just cuz it seems cool, your 20’s is the time to do it!

[@trini2DBone134]

Funny you say that cuz that's what I thought living in the US would be like

[@Mskittenlover12]

I would move to a different country in a heartbeat but you know...broke. 🙃

[@Melont06]

I'm only a teenager but I want to move out of the U.S as soon as I can, I haven't been outside America my whole life and I wanna see so many places so that's what I'm gonna do _I just need to figure out how to get all that money_

[@tayyfvckk]

The only reason I remember this episode is I had an irrational fear of being trapped in seaweed as a child because it happened to Spencer and Freddy’s mom

[@thelegendaryzonaiwarrior6400]

That’s an oddly specific fear to have. But I have a fear of worms so I guess it’s not too odd.

[@katharos2112]

it is the first time i heard about u living in japan and it kinda feels like unlocking a secret door with lore in a character’s story. tqmmmm

[@TreyTiptonMedia]

Hey Alex, I know you probably won’t read this, but I just want you to know how much your videos helped me. Last summer, I was going through some of the worst anxiety I’ve ever experienced and I remember discovering your videos and they acted as sort of a distraction/ coping mechanism for me. Everything from the format of your videos to your voice which is relaxing and somewhat nostalgic similarly to movies/shows your videos are often about. That bit of nostalgia from old stuff I used to watch helped calm me last summer, and although it may be weird, the nostalgia from your voice, personality, and animation has helped me this summer. I’ve always thought that nostalgia is one of the best passive feelings in the world and watching your new videos and even rewatching old videos really helps me. I can’t explain exactly how it helps me, but I’m thankful and I want you to know that your videos do a lot for people, at least me, beyond entertainment.

[@krb961]

The fact you started this with “you probably won’t read this” says it all. Be confident in yourself. You’re putting this in his comment section because you WANT him to read it. You don’t need a caveat if no one likes it or an excuse if people think you wrote too much. Be authentic to yourself, that will get you far.

[@Sinc3r3ly]

Last summer I also dealt with a lot of anxiety/paranoia

[@aaronaaronson2095]

Ironic he gives you nice nostalgia while he takes a dump on others nostalgia

[@xHeartGoesChu]

I totally understand that feeling of “how did I do this?” I’ve been living in Korea for 2 years with no real plan to go home and every so often I just think to myself “holy shit I actually live in another country.” Also every time I go to my home country it feels like my life here is a dream and vice versa. I also feel like a completely different person in both lives, I don’t know if that makes sense, but I’m totally different here then back home 😂 being a human is damn weird lol

[@sokyoul]

Same here😆 I didnt think i would find this comment

[@jediavatarpotter]

I’m going through the same thing right now after coming home from Ireland after a semester; it’s weird as hell, almost like being an outsider in your own hometown

[@rizkiramadhan9266]

Same but for me it was China

[@rizkiramadhan9266]

@Mirsty Korea is liberal no thanks to America. Not as bad as any western shithole tho, probably.

[@marijevanderende6517]

This perfectly describes what I am often feeling. Even though I only moved from the Netherlands to Germany. The feeling is very familiar though. 😅

[@ckilbarger01]

Freddie's mom is clearly there to be the most stereotyping person

[@pinkk_123]

Fr

[@markborishnikoff5485]

I think she’s just meant to be an annoying helicopter parent

[@MarJov]

Awesome video as always, GJ ALEX!

[@BlackPinkAndFurry]

I’m 33 and lived in 2 different countries before moving back to my hometown after almost 9 years. Really feels like it happened to someone else or that the lives I had in other places didn’t really happened. Nice to hear that I’m not the only one feeling like that.

[@lynn4657]

Yes, the content talk at the end makes so much sense to me, my family used to be really poor like I’m talking stealing toilet paper from public restrooms, only being able to eat once a day and more so just thinking back on it now that my family has a nice house and financially stable with a job I feel like I’m watching a movie like no way did I live that way but I did.

[@YourAverageViewers]

I couldn't even imagine what japanese people would think of this.

[@MickeyMouse-lm6zj]

I don't think the episode was "racist", it's a comedy show that relies on random = funny and is a hit or miss with most jokes, and their trip to japan was no exception the representation wasn't that great, but it wasn't because they wanted to be racist, it was because they didn't need to have people teach the writers about what japan is like to make the ratings any different and it was random like the rest of the show if you're looking for a teen nick sitcom to have an accurate representation of japan, idk what to tell you

[@itsEmmylie6857]

kids would think it's entertaining, adults would think it's weird and discourage their kids from watching it

[@premiumheadpats4150]

There's a comment from a Japanese person directly above yours on my screen. 🤣

[@2yt4u.14.]

and i dont fckn care what they think. who gives a fck what japan thinks

[@megablueman]

Japanese people don't get as offended as westerners do. They'd find it funny America thinks that's what Japan is. They are a chill people.

[@aleshajf]

*Comment vaguely related to iCarly going to Japan.* love your content

[@TheSoundSpell]

11:40 Yep, its Dan "hold her tighter she's a fighter" Schneider alright.

[@Corkyi]

I’m half Japanese, and I can say that whenever I get into an argument with anyone, we have a karate fight.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

The only way to argue

[@Melinoe1831]

I’m also half Japanese. And this episode just hurts…

[@IllMatic97]

@@Melinoe1831 how are you half a country? You know Japanese people are nationality not a race, plus you're only half so this shouldn't "hurt" you at all.

[@gracekim1998]

That sounds awesome 🤩 Wait was that sarcastic?😅

[@gracekim1998]

@@IllMatic97 ok that’s stupid. Please shut up. It means one of their parents is Japanese. Stop being a dumbass

[@Agent-472k]

Felt nice to get a tiny little nostalgia trip, I haven't watched iCarly in ages. The one word that describes that show would be " Chaos " , and at the time I loved it.

[@watchforever1724]

It’s kinda memorable for it’s time I didn’t think it’s amazing

[@kohazak4732]

Great videos, love the animations. Keep it up Alex

[@LucaxCorp]

7:03 You could’ve just said “Well this is exactly like Japanese game shows” because it is. Japanese game shows are wild.

[@jesuscamacho1164]

6:12 same man. That was indeed painful

[@destroyerofranch8008]

My one takeaway from this episode is Sam should've been way more happy to go to Canada considering the Fat Cakes situation

[@mercury_no1394]

Yeah but Canada has French people

[@layne4127]

canadians are mean dont listen to what anyone else says

[@superiorsnake2300]

@@mercury_no1394as a canadian the french are NOT the problem here. there are more immigrants than french lmao

[@MrGabeanator]

⁠@@mercury_no1394true

[@Julia-i2m5u]

@@mercury_no1394wtf does the French do theyres more Indian people

[@pkhame]

I love your insight on this movie and Japan culture

[@mr.perfectcell1887]

At this point, I watch Alex's reactions more than some of the actual content he reviews.

[@audreypivnick7960]

Same, if Netflix makes a bad movie i wait for Alex to review it before i watch it. Also I don’t even keep up with Riverdale anymore, I just have Alex to keep me updated

[@king_gaming6813]

Same

[@mr.perfectcell1887]

I feel like I watched Riverdale, but never saw 1 second.

[@sims2lovealot]

It's always fun to watch old shows and see how, even just 10 years ago, so many things wouldn't hold up today. Also lol at Harry Shum Jr.

[@kingofthebis1068]

He was literally on glee at the same time as this

[@sims2lovealot]

@@kingofthebis1068 OK?

[@ema3383]

OH thanks i couldnt place him but i knew his face

[@Victoria-_]

No way that’s HARRY? I didn’t recognize him 😂

[@myamygdala7]

Poor Harry really had to do what he had to do in this horrendous industry

[@TheKpa11]

I can’t believe you didn’t include the one line that relates the most to you Alex “The pain helps you learn” I could imagine you going _Yeah that’s what I told myself for years, and I turned out just great_

[@TashieRags]

This was so relatable. I just moved back to the states last year after 12 years in Japan. I had such culture shock coming back because I lived on Okinawa so it was like "Islands Japan." Man do I miss a lot of it, but I totally get what you are saying about feeling like it was another life. It is so weird.

[@gigivas811]

I went to a boarding school halfway across the world from where I live and that's exactly how I feel! The whole thing ended just as suddenly as it started, and since coming back home Ive tried explaining it to a few people. The only way i could describe it was that it felt like a dream and had never really happened, but they didnt seem to really get it. Its been a couple years and its still crazy to think about. Like, how did that happen?? Its weird to leave and go do something completely different and then come back and have to get readjusted to place you grew up in

[@LilTimmyOfficial]

Cool :)

[@brenna730]

How did u do that?

[@Firdaus_28]

Your lil talk at the end of the video is very eye opening. I think when we're put in the worst situation we don't know its the worst. We make due with it and just tackle it bit by bit. We learn to adapt and when we adapt to something better, we start to disassociate with what we once knew. Its natural to disassociate or disconnect from something that had a negative impact/ stressful impact. I'm sure many of us can relate that with 2020. I would say that year was by the worst for me even tho its now just a blur

[@becca53444]

iCarly is a very hit and miss show. Some episodes are genuinely entertaining, and some are just boring or annoying. It varies.

[@elephorofonius]

yeah i was binging it once and sometimes i had to mute it because of how obnoxious it got at some points

[@vanderquakSP]

iCarly was basically one of those shows built on the “random=funny” mindset.

[@Anna-po1sb]

If it’s worth anything, I Carly was one of the only shows on television that genuinely made me laugh

[@kaygenyse3198]

So true! But it’s definitely more good ones lol

[@MatthewCJoy]

*hit OR miss

[@1800mexicano]

My dad watched this with us growing up. He still watches it with my younger brother. He's a 63 year old mexican man. Like, born on the dirt floor in the village his family lived in, getting up at 430 am to work in the corn fields instead of going to school at 8 years old so the rest of his siblings could get an education. Like dirt poor village at the foot of a mountain, where like 80 other families live in the village and for 200 years they've had the same 1 building that is the school Monday to Saturday and the church on Sunday. What im getting at is that iCarly transcends pop culture or nostalgia. iCarly is just good funny fun

[@beck9242]

That scene where Spencer falls of the cab and then it runs him over will never fail to make me laugh

[@kevinschoenfeld6294]

"I'm just being lazy." 😅😅

[@DanielSzilagyi]

Speaking of Japan I never really understood why so many people seem to view it as some magical holy place to live or be, my guess is that a lot of people just assume their own culture is pretty bankrupt in a sense to want to seek out another so bad. I've had a lot of friends and people that I knew that were obsessed with it, learning to speak/read/write in Japanese and viewed any food or snack/drink as immediately better simply because it was Japanese. I really do respect their commitment to hard work and superior quality in a lot of things but people have to realize it's a place like everywhere else, just because it looks like fun in anime doesn't mean it is in the real world. If people out there feel like where they live is really boring (and hey it may be that) I'd encourage you to just travel period, go to Asia, go to Europe and check out other areas (even if you live in the US or Canada for example)

[@shineinstars]

id say it's mostly bc of anime & manga that ppl assume it's this 😱 amazing cool magical place with awesome people who can do no wrong 🤩😁🥰😍 since those r potentially the only forms of japanese media they consume. like yeah anime is super cool! but most times it's not reality

[@Scarshadow666]

Yeah, humanity has always had a "grass is always greener on the other side" form of wonderlust (which is kinda really deeply set in our DNA, since ancient hominids used to migrate a lot). It kinda reminds me of how early Hollywood would advertise a lot of glitz and glamour back in the '20s/'30s through their movies and radio, enough for people to glorify it as a paradise when it wasn't always that way (something similar to how the Gold Rush was advertised as well). ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@XpetraXpazlX]

I fhought it was because its safer & crime is lower there. Not no crime. Just less.

[@lilyliao9521]

weeaboos

[@nobodyshome1996]

There was a group I used to hang out with in high school that made plans to live in Japan together. Not sure if they ever followed through but their reasoning was because “Japan is more advanced than America.”

[@jeness]

igotoJapan was a fever dream. It left the collective consciousness with vague racist, inaccurate, or hilarious scenes that you barely remember so you think it was a random nightmare and not a memory.

[@MbitaChizi]

Dont read my name!......

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Yeah this movie was ridiculous they couldn’t hire someone from Japan to tell them what it’s like

[@ShokuaK]

I completely forgot about this movie's existence until I saw this in my subscriptions page.

[@sleepygeekyandreadytodream...y]

I liked it cuz i was a kid and was like 'WOW JAPAN'

[@IllMatic97]

@@pleaseshutup7053 it's a tv movie from 2007, it doesn't matter at this point

[@DisabledDoll]

I love it when the sponsor is catered to the video topic in some way. Just such a nice touch

[@ameliaarrows2790]

The fact that Carly pretended to be disappointed that they were going to Canada is hilarious but hurtful 😂🇨🇦

[@samiyahwilliams206]

Me thinking about in Victorious how everyone had cracked at least one joke about beck being Canadian and how jade was so dam surprised that he never said anything about it to her at first 😭💀

[@samiyahwilliams206]

Nickelodeon got sum against Canadians 💀😭

[@Camothor10]

Lmao ik 🇨🇦

[@ameliaarrows2790]

@@samiyahwilliams206 I really think they think Canada is so boring cause we are literally across the border and minus the cultural and political differences we are identical

[@samiyahwilliams206]

@@ameliaarrows2790 hmm really

[@Ariana-ty2xc]

“…living in your like early twenties. How did I lived the way I lived?” As a person in their early twenties, that’s a huge mood. Basically the story of my life

[@MbitaChizi]

Dont read my name!.........

[@benm5970]

I agree about how weird an experience like that can feel afterwards, I went on vacation to Japan 7 years ago and now it just feels so strange looking back on it, there’s still a part of me that’s like “Was that even real?”

[@googoogaga7986]

The fact the movie’s physical dvd case has the rising sun image as the backdrop speaks for Dan Snider’s (hope I spelled his name ok), ignorance and racism tbh. Also his weird exploitation and filming of minors and even non minors is SO obvious in this one

[@jocelynecupcake]

Don't worry how you spelled his name, he's a jerk face stink butt.

[@therailfan8947]

What a great video on icarly going to Japan. KZbin, you should recommend this channel to more people. ;)

[@MbitaChizi]

Dont read my name!.....

[@therailfan8947]

@@MbitaChizi shut up

[@It_dee_ot]

I remember loving iCarly unconditionally, like it was the greatest show ever, but as I rewatched it it's not as good as I remember it being. My love for Sam, Spencer, and the buttersock still stands.

[@PwnedKenny]

what about gibby? sam, spender, and gibby are the top 3 characters

[@It_dee_ot]

@@PwnedKenny Eh, he never really leaved a big impression on me as a kid. He was just that kid who took off his shirt or possibly abused just for the sake of it, if I'm remembering correctly. I'm not sure about later season Gibby tho Netflix only has 2 seasons and a movie(?)

[@acsone3546]

It was just the first show that got our hormones going as kids lmfao

[@Hrcor585]

Rewatching a lot of old shows is never as entertaining as I expect i am always let down

[@SpongeBob5000_]

It's still good, you just fell for this weird revisionist trend that demonizes it for no reason just so ppl can feel like activists.

[@boskicreations]

I love your videos so much Alex. Keep going.

[@hobbedgoblin10]

13:03 i knew a kid in high school named billiam. BILLIAM.

[@danschrute5646]

lmao they couldn't even get actual background footage of japan in this movie, at 10:57 it's literally just Los Angeles on the green screen

[@dawndoe11]

Not just commenting for the algorithm, but commenting to say that I love some of the expressions you drew in this episode so much! It's amazing how much improvement you've made between watching some of your old videos and the ones you make today. I've felt the same feeling as you, though I've never moved to a new country (only across town) but it's strange thinking back on it. I miss the old place sometimes too, though I wonder if the missing it is either what I did there, or if I'm just missing when life was a lot simpler and less noisy.

[@watchforever1724]

I mean it’s to be expected from Alex’ videos usually

[@nappingstars3241]

I wish you did a review of these Disney shows because I really enjoy your reactions to these videos 😂❤

[@cutiegalore5376]

Your last bit about the past being like a dream, oh yeah I feel you. I've lived in like one hundred cities and I was excited in every move but after years of doing it it just feels meh and then when I tell people about it they're like "nah" so now I don't talk about it. When I see the cities I lived in movies or people talk about them I just remember it in my mind and it feels like a blurry memory that isn't even mine anymore. Things get weird when you grow up.

[@speed_queen]

I did rewatch the show recently and it surprisingly still made me laugh and had good jokes in it, despite certain things being written by a creep that didn’t age well, I still found the show to be entertaining. I think this episode specifically was over exaggerating for the sake of comedy and some of the lines just sounded more ignorant than straight up racist.

[@samaelameer]

The last segment is so relatable, I sometimes even question if anything from me living abroad was real. And because I went back to the life I lived right before moving, my brain casually erases some of my abroad memories just to make some sense out of my current lifestyle.

[@Blue22Gladiator]

Lived in Japan for three years. It feels like a dream, like you were saying. I definitely wanna go back and visit. But the TV shows are almost identical to how its portrayed lol

[@claratalbot7613]

Never was a big iCarly fan so I had no idea about this movie but I remember a Japanese episode for Suite Life on Deck. I think there was so many episodes set in foreign countries because we as a whole in the US know so little about the culture in other countries such as Japan that we misunderstood & fantasize it which leads to tend to lead to harmful stereotyping of that culture. I mean most of us only know what we've seen in anime, read in manga, or some dishes/snacks we've had which is surface lvl at best of the culture

[@THETRIVIALTHINGS]

To be fair, it's pretty much the same over there too. The most exposure Japanese have of western people, is holloweird.

[@claratalbot7613]

@@THETRIVIALTHINGS This is true. They have a surface lvl of our cultures too & don't understand that we as a country have different cultures depending on were in the US u are & the family that raised u. They just think we're all mostly overweight, loud, & abrasive

[@THETRIVIALTHINGS]

@@claratalbot7613 Or good-looking, oblivious and can't speak a lick of Japanese. Many Japanese people will be surprised if you can speak proper "non-anime" Japanese in a native way.

[@jimmehsullivan123]

That is very true! I think this too whenever a US kids show had a British character or they visited London. It’s always like the character has stepped out from the 1800’s and talk like rich gentlemen with top hats. We have progressed since then, and I’ve never in my life seen a man walk around with a top hat on 😂. It’s always a stereotype but one from 200 years ago. It just highlights how little these shows cared about normalising a character or cultures that are from somewhere outside of the US

[@claratalbot7613]

@@jimmehsullivan123 Yep. The most cringy one was the mom. Nothing against the actress but the talking slowly towards someone from another culture or country is so bad especially when they've been speaking perfect english. I understand sometimes an accent is really thick but it just means that u may have to politely ask the person to repeat themselves. The other thing is just to listen better & pick up as much as possible. I've been lucky enough to be around strong accents like German & I while understand that it can be hard but one of the worst thing u can do is insult the person by talking slowly to them. It gives the impression that they're dumb & can't understand anything

[@RabbiJoeInJerusalem]

The synergy is pretty amazing. A reviewer who lived a decade in Japan, commenting on a show going to Japan, sponsored by snacks from Japan? That's the hat trick!

[@Rose_222_]

I literally love your videos and I relive my childhood through them 💕 thank you!

[@MbitaChizi]

Dont read my name!.....

[@bresusx2081]

I wish I could watch icarly without thinking about Jeanette’s life during this time 💔 she deserves better and I hope she’s getting better

[@MetaGiga]

I had watched this when I was a kid and even I knew that it wasn’t accurate. My dad had business trips overseas and at some points he went to Japan. He would tell me all about how great the people were, how unique everything was, the awesome sights, even the weird game shows like ‘Wasabi Ball’. Despite all the differences though, he did nothing but praise how wonderful it was. Here’s a quote from him that I’ll always remember: “There’s some pretty weird things over there, but it’s a good kind of weird. We think it’s weird because it’s not the norm for us. People out there think we’re weird too. But what really matters is meeting them. If you really want to know what people around the world are like, you need to get out there and see them yourself.” A few years after he told me this, he, my mom, and I went to France. Tons of them definitely thought mom and I were hilarious because we were the complete confused tourist stereotype (a group of guys teased us by saying ‘bonjour’ in the evening). I think a comedy radio show mentioned the word ‘Americans’ at some point in a joke, but aside from those instances, a huge majority of them were really wonderful and patient with my mom and I’s dumbassery. A group even helped me out when I was lost despite the language barrier. They were obviously not the French caricature that was shown in the special and I’m positive that France has web shows that are WAY better than the one depicted as ‘France’s best’. Overall, this was just a plain racist special that painted other cultures in a bad light. Yes, Japan is different. Yes, France is France. That doesn’t define the people who live there though.

[@anyone1111]

Boom mic drop 🫳🎤

[@MetaGiga]

@Mirsty Nice bait

[@fishbonesxx]

@@MetaGiga ahhh, that makes sense

[@nomorecomply4044]

You can’t be racist to Japanese people. They aren’t a race dumbass💀💀💀

[@you.are.loved.350]

​@Mirsty but having it be so far off, plus a few scenes, is wrong if you ask me. so he should at least do a little research into japan. it doesn't have to be spot on 100% accurate, just accurate enough so people aren't assuming things about Japanese people and japan itself.

[@DollyAnna]

I remember being like a youngish teen when this show was on, and even then I was never really super into it cause I found it too loud and annoying haha. Great video! xx

[@visnesuyuu]

same!

[@echo1336A]

Yeah I watched it like 8-11yrs old and I absolutely loved it. My grandma didn't like it and I would beg to watch it, or sneak it on tv when she was out

[@jazzerzzz22]

I never understood the web show itself, if was so.... Odd? Off? Unhinged, and not in a funny way...? Not sure what it was really, but the rest of the show wasn't the worst..

[@ioncekilledamanwithmyshoe]

@@jazzerzzz22 I assume the “web show” was either when “so random” comedy was in, or what the writer thought kids found funny, or both.

[@warmtoiletseat7362]

@@jazzerzzz22 the rest of the show was rly goood bc of the amount of stuff you noticed dan schneider got away with. so much feet stuff, it was perfection.

[@worldsdarkest]

8:18 this is also how teen sitcoms intercepted Africa too, every time I say that I’m from Africa my class mates are always like “Did you have to hunt for your food?” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aly.sadventures]

Literally!!! They start asking "did you ride lions" and stuff

[@worldsdarkest]

@@aly.sadventures I saw this one tictok and it was like “What people think when I say I’m from Africa, and it shows him saying stuff like “Ahh, finally killed my lunch” and stuff like “Man, it takes a while to get to school” 🤣🤣🤣 so accurate

[@Nosliw837]

Other cultures do it too. I went to college with a woman from India and when she told her parents she was moving to the Rockies they would say things to her like "But what about the cowboys and Indians out there?" Portrayals in media stick.

[@Sirens_kai]

The “do you you eat dogs”question I got throughout my whole childhood for being Asian 😍😍😍

[@Nosliw837]

@@Sirens_kai for only living in Korea for two years I also got asked this question. People are silly

[@Sennario]

Love your videos!!!

[@Wade.Stikmann]

Ur little animation dude has been going hard recently. Love the way he jams lmao Also, for the algorithm: Icarly sure was a show.

[@angeliquedelrosario1875]

When you mentioned "how did I do that..." about your time living in Japan for more than a decade in your early 20s hanging by a thread, I felt that. Looking back, it was the same for me. Great video as usual!

[@kenma47208]

When you were talking about how it felt like you living in Japan was another lifetime ago or a dream that honestly really resonated with me. I grew up in a small town in Mississippi and halfway through high school I had to move to Texas and for a while I hated it obviously because I was pulled away from the friends I had know for all my life up to that point. I graduated this year and looking back on it now it feels like a whole different life like I couldn't believe I had lived there and that little town was all I has known. I went back there for a weekend and I felt so out of place as if I had never lived there before. It was honestly bittersweet and now I don't wish to live there again but I am very grateful to all the friends I made there.

[@shaniaspivey1629]

Wait a small town in Mississippi you say?

[@ohkaygoplay]

Talking about part of of your life feeling like you didn't actually live it? Yeah. Yeah, I feel you on that one.

[@maplefaple4221]

so glad alex is doing his after-talks again ! to be honest, this mans life has always fascinated me, im not 18 yet but if i was i couldnt imagine just deciding to move across the world alone !!

[@TheAlExxor]

That last note on your outro hit it right on the head. I'm living in Japan now and prior to this have lived in Australia and did quite a bit of backpacking through Europe and it feels like I don't even remember the daily sensation of being there.

[@Max25670]

9:00 that dancing animation had me cracking up

[@suneilmccormack5772]

Yea I know that feeling, I lived in china for 5 years and went back to my home country after. It now felt like a dream.

[@renee_is_pink]

I never actually even watched iCarly ever as a kid, but I still adore watching your videos about anything tbh

[@bradwolf07]

Same...I love his videos even if I haven't seen what he is covering. He is just so funny and entertaining.

[@jewelskathryn5635]

When you talked about how living in Japan feels like a dream now, that’s exactly how I feel about my semester abroad in Italy

[@brunomichienzi2719]

As an Italian, I ask you. How do you feel about living in Italy.

[@DeeperIntoTheUnknown]

@@brunomichienzi2719 Good question Bruno

[@jewelskathryn5635]

@@brunomichienzi2719 I absolutely loved it. I was only there for 4 months as a student though

[@icey_flick2526]

11:05 that is LA I'm pretty sure in China town, as you can see LA's town hall in the background it is the tall pointy one, so they couldn't even get a green screen for the right place

[@abbadon9693]

I live in Canada and that reaction they had to going there was amazing, given that like half of Canada's history was just no one wanting us but not wanting other country's to own Canada.

[@bel8910]

I think it's the fact that Canada is not far from the US and is not too different of a culture, so they're disappointed it's not a bigger trip.

[@abbadon9693]

@@bel8910 I know.

[@TheRealDanTheManYT]

Actually their specific reaction in the show (to my knowledge) is because Sam is legally not allowed in the country

[@fatboypurp]

sam was blacklisted at the Canadian border in an earlier episode

[@roxastherogue]

Even before how they handle the super cereal bat virus nobody wanted to go there.

[@udochukwuemekaene7639]

The part of them having a karate fight because they are japanese really got me in stitches