American reacts to Bernd das Brot - Die Internet Freundschaft (depressed German bread)

[@volkerkoenigsbuescher2394]

"I feel an existential crisis after watching this" -finally you understood the German soul.

[@Blubberblase7]

isn´t that what childhood is all about or was that just mine ? 😅

[@red.aries1444]

After this he needed some meditation by looking at a woodship wallpaper. 🙂

[@MiaMerkur]

Seems more German see the realistic world, wheras Americans are a bit more Disney Channel.

[@Tofusoldat]

@@red.aries1444 Erfurt Raufasertapete FTW!

[@Erlekin]

​@@MiaMerkursometimes😂

[@kass1089]

i think her name is Bernadette the Breadloaf. The lore doesn't go as far t where he meets her. It's an endless cycle of suffering and depression.

[@Präkkle]

far t 🗿

[@DrDeadsy42]

We knew about one Jeanette, the baguette, but we never saw her.

[@scarnoir6566]

So its like life to every real German. All just suffering and pain.

[@david199086]

Just like real life -.-

[@timo1383]

She was the loaf of his life...

[@fruchtfleisch97]

heh. 😂

[@BeaBosse]

😂😂😂

[@haukesattler446]

In the 85th episode of the show Tolle Sachen , we found out why Bernd is depressed. He says: "[...] A long, long time ago I fell in love with a beautiful, slim baguette. She was so incredibly charming and funny. But unfortunately it was in vain. She only had eyes for this random multigrain bread with its ten types of grain. It was so depressing. [...] Since then, my heart has been a dry lump of flour."

[@BeaBosse]

😂😂😂

[@mats7492]

Imagine coming home at 2-3am, drunk and then watch this stuff on TV.. its so trippy

[@Zockdoch]

Ah yes - the good old days.

[@wernerclarssen2939]

Fun fact: if you go into a german disco, you sometimes find TV screens on which they play Bernd das Brot in an endless cycle😂

[@xrecix]

as a german introvert i shall thank you for this information, never knew that.

[@thatonethere722]

Noch nie gesehen... wo denn?

[@Auvas_Damask]

This is just the Kika night program on a continuous loop

[@BeneLfflr]

Never seen that😅 must be a perticular one 😂 but It’s always an endless cycle😂 there are different ones but he always ends up where he started😂

[@cyberesel6199]

There is nothing more fun then a casual existential crisis while watching tv for germans, i guess.

[@cleverskipper3866]

The essence from Kurzgesagt in a nutshell that's also from Germany.

[@Paleisou]

On the children's channel, no less

[@nigerianprinceajani]

​@@PaleisouGerman children know it is important to always remember the inevitability of death and decay. The essence of all existence is existence's metamorphosis into nothingness. The duality of being, the impending doom of the eternal void is something every pre-schooler in Germany is aware of and discusses in metaphysics class.

[@itssogood69]

@@nigerianprinceajani Das Land der Dichter und Denker 🙂

[@suppenlana]

@@PaleisouDuring the after hours (9PM-6AM)

[@alexandertr2581]

I think it’s very significant that our country can agree on one mascot: a depressed loaf of bread

[@david199086]

For anyone who doesn't know already: Bernd the Bread is a character from kids channel (Kinderkanal). As a kids channel, they don't have a "real" program between 9 pm and 6 am, so since 2003, they just put Bernd the Bread on Loop. These Episodes got produced solely for this purpose.

[@SiqueScarface]

The robotic arm is the running gag in the Bernd das Brot Night Loops. Mostly, Bernd is put into scene by the robotic arm. When not, he often comments it with a sardonic remark like "Das ist neu!" (That's new!).

[@PrueferAuge]

1,3m*0,25m*0,25m gives us a volume of ~80liters his weight is stated to be 25kg this gives us a density of ~0,3g/ml water is at ~1g/ml this means that bernd really low density-> puffed up in the oven, so hes mostly just air

[@Anson_AKB]

🤓what a nerdy comment ... 🤭when the video started, i immediately just HAD to write down : 25cm x 25cm x 130cm = ~81 liter, 85% Weizenmehl, Arme viel zu kurz, Masse ca 25 kg, Krümelzahl 23 10" x 10" x 50" = ~5000 inch³, 85% wheat flour, arms much too short, mass ~55 lbs, crumb count 23 ps : but for the volume, you can subtract a tiny bit for head and arms, etc, resulting in maybe 50 liter volume -> 0.5 g/ml = only half of volume is air

[@vomm]

From a baker's perspective, I can tell you that Bernd das Brot's structure, as per your calculations, would indeed indicate a bread that is quite airy and light, one that has been well-proofed and baked. The process of proofing allows the yeast to ferment the dough, creating carbon dioxide gas bubbles. These bubbles get trapped in the gluten network of the dough, causing it to expand and puff up. Then, during baking, these bubbles expand even further due to the oven's heat, resulting in a light, airy loaf like Bernd. However, it's important to consider that bread, even when puffed up in the oven, tends to have a density greater than 0.3g/ml due to the presence of the bread's crumb and crust, which both have densities significantly greater than air. Therefore, assuming that Bernd das Brot is a canonical loaf of bread, we might conclude that his particularly low density could be due to an exaggerated amount of proofing and baking, resulting in an exceptionally airy loaf.

So the Americans should love him! 😄

[@Erlekin]

😂😂😂😂 alle Kommentare hier haben mich fertig gemacht, wie geil. Bitte sagt mir das ihr alle Deutsche seid, dass würde alles erklären. (Und das metrische System😂)

​@@Erlekin Ich für meinen Teil bin ein Weltbürger, der in Deutschland geboren wurde und lebt. (Unter anderem, weil's hier das beste Brot gibt!) Und: 𝕸𝖊𝖙𝖗𝖎𝖈 𝖗𝖚𝖑𝖊𝖗𝖘 𝖗𝖚𝖑𝖊𝖘!

[@Justforvisit]

1:47 Ryan finally realizing he was Bernd das Brot all along.

[@MissTaraCotta]

"I'm feeling a little bit of an existencial crisis " - Finally, you ARE German!

[@Techmagus76]

Guess there is a reason why Weltschmerz is a german term that made it into english.

[@scarnoir6566]

"I feel like we're all doomed, after watching that" - He had a real German moment there

[@Slithy_Pinguin]

Bernd is who we Germans are. Bernd is who we Germans like. Bernd is us and we are Bernd. We love him. As the Struwwelpeter and co. stories. They're our minds spoken in a story. We love it. XD

[@Erlekin]

😂😂😂😂 das hat mich jetzt gekillt. Bernd ist das perfekte Maskottchen für uns, er spiegelt sooooo viel wieder und dazu ist er ein Brot.😁

[@DeBennu]

First broadcast 6 Oct 2007. People have to understand that it went on for hours at night and sometimes there was no better alternative.

[@Taylordave85]

Must be the release of this exact episode, isn‘t it? because we watched Bernd das Brot all Night long when i was in high school and this was before 2005.

[@LordKosmos]

Lol, Lightcycles in the end is such a special and very old reference to TRON, the movie no one saw, according to the Simpsons at least ^^

[@volzutansmeig7323]

the TRON Film was actually not bad at least way better than TRON Legacy

[@ZeroOneBimon]

And we get Another one

[@LordKosmos]

@@volzutansmeig7323 While I also love the old TRON very much (maybe because I saw it as a child) I do not dislike TRON Legacy that much. At least they got Daft Punk for the soundtrack :)

[@shinyhappyrem8728]

@@volzutansmeig7323: TRON was a movie, TRON Legacy was a soundtrack with a bonus movie included

[@jorgmintel3060]

The old Tron movie should have gotten an Oscar for its special effects. And I did like Tron 2.0

[@fritzmeier1717]

The ending is a homage to TRON

[@stefanhueckelheim]

And the Lawyer at the beginning an reference to Groucho Max, from the comedians Max Brothers.

[@ChriDDel]

​@@stefanhueckelheim and it was Tommy Krappweis, the co creater of Bernd. He is also the withe box voice.

[@Romi618]

Merci 🌸 👍🏻 ich wollt grad googlen wie der Film hieß 😄 Edit: TRON 3 soll wohl im Oktober 2025 in die Kinos kommen 🤩

[@dieschachbrettfee2060]

Bernd's introduction at 3:13 is probably a reference to Asterix.

[@S.M.S-Dresden]

Bernd das Brot prepared us all for the reality that is Life. We are trapped in an endless circle of doing Things we don't want to do. The voice that tortures Bernd is the World that forces us to Work so that we May continue to exist. Bernd is all of us and we are all of Bernd! Or Something Like this I don't know 😂

[@Erlekin]

True.... Absolut, genau so und nicht anders. Voll auf den Punkt gebracht. 😉

[@deathsinger1192]

Du hast gerade Bernd das Brot absurdistisch interpretiert, alle Achtung und ich glaube du hast recht.

[@S.M.S-Dresden]

@@deathsinger1192 Deutsch LK im Abitur muss sich ja auch für etwas gelohnt haben 😉

[@NickNobody161]

The episodes from the first two seasons are very rare to find. They are short films with another maincast "Briegel the Bush" and "Chilli the Sheep". The episodes where a satyrical look on contemporary German media and zeitgeist.

[@NRubric]

The first appearance of "Bernd das Brot" was in the year 2000 and he was, together with his fellow puppet "friends" Briegel der Busch (Briegel the Bush) and Chili das Schaft (Chili the Sheep) part of many short humorous shows on KiKa (Childrens TV channel) where he got most of the time the rough end of the stick. The Shows: "Tolle Sachen" (Awesome Stuff) - A american style commercial show "Chili TV" - Sitcom style "Bravo Bernd" - A mix of rollbacks of older sketches, a spoof on quiz-shows, singing show and other stuff And the "Nachtschleife" There are 13 episodes of the "Nachtschleife" (Night Loop) like this one. First broadcast and Theme: 2003 - Astra 2003 - Bernd in Hell 2004 - Abschiedsschleife (Fairwell Loop) 2008 - KiKa-Lounge 2008 - Castingshows 2009 - Call-In 2013 - Social Media 2013 - Nerds 2013 - Deutschegeschichte (German History) 2017 - Sing das Brot (Sing the Bread) 2018 - Bernd in Hell 2018 2020 - Astrobrot 2022 - Astrobrot XXL

[@dieschachbrettfee2060]

There is also a show called "Bernd das Brot" in which Bernd, Briegel and Chili live in a house and have conflicts with the neighbors or with each other. That's where the picture on the thumbnail is from.

[@spyki13359]

We love our depressed bread. And Ryan, of course 🤗

[@phjensen74]

In wikipedia I found: 2013, 22. Februar (Social Media) as first broadcast date

[@DerEchteZ900]

Watched Bernd das Brot in 2009 so no

[@starstencahl8985]

He existed since around 2000, but gained popularity after they started the Sendeschluss in 2003

[@Ashitaka0815]

@@DerEchteZ900 This specific episode? Bernd das Brot is much older but I think 2013 might be right for this episode.

[@DerEchteZ900]

@@Ashitaka0815 Nah i meant all episodes sorry for the misunderstanding.

[@bennhardtswelt]

Brotcast!

[@roseblue-castle2734]

Bernd das Brot ist einfach das Kindheitstrauma von jedem Kika Kind, was zu lange wach geblieben ist 😂😂😂😂

[@spezifisch4468]

Besser als euro news mit Bildern von toten Kriegsopfern direkt nach dem normalen Kika Programm (gab es bevor die Bernd Dauerschleife eingeführt wurde) Wer auf die idee kam mochte auch keine Kinder😂

[@herrpokemon9929]

Der kam früher auch Mittags mit seinen 2 Freunden

[@wish_my_username_was_cooler]

Oder zu früh aufgestanden ist. 😅

[@leonie2454]

Oh ja...😂😅

[@Ri_is_here]

Ganz ehrlich, ich hab den als Komödie mit meinen älteren Verwandten immer geschaut. Ich glaub ich war höchstens 8

[@hattinah6176]

The "Kika" (short for Kinder Kanal, children's channel) started broadcasting 24/7 in 2003. But during the night they had this repeating loops of content, often featuring Bernd.

[@talrick42]

What is even better about it - I bet you've heard of it - is it's origin in german TV. Bernd das Brot episodes get shown on Kika (the kids channel), however only between 9pm. and 6am. so when most young children are naturally asleep.

[@Jess-bs3zl]

Yeah, because drunk depressed teenagers who came home from partying would zap through the channels, so they made Bernd das Brot for them😂😊

[@berndbrotify]

⁠@@Jess-bs3zlThanks for calling me a teenager, I’m in my forties now but the rest of the description is spot on.

[@NineBerry]

That's only true for those "White room" night loops that Ryan has seen so far. There are actual episodes targeted at children that are shown during daytime.

[@fionaf9606]

​@@NineBerryreally? I've never heard of that... 😳

[@talrick42]

@@NineBerry Ah, yes. I ofc forgot to mention them. Have watched a few myself actually. But I mostly also didn't refer to them, as Ryan has not reacted to one of them.

[@FlizziDahl]

Bernd das Brot is (was) an endless loop in every night, after the KIKA (children channel) finished the daily broadcast. something about 25 minutes and in the end of the loop bernd ended up at the beginning again. Loved it. 😍

[@melaniealberts1825]

By the way: the male voice from the off and the lawyer are Tommy Krappweiß. He is one of the inventors and authors of Bernd. Does anyone know, if the older white haired guy too left in the scene wit the multiple screens was Tommy's father?

[@4blueelefants]

Yes, that's Werner Krappweis. 🥰

[@DerMaje]

The original title is "Bernd das Brot: Social Media" and it is from 02.22.2013, according to Wikipedia. And yes, Bernd pulls you down on some episodes...

[@ベン-q6u]

“Bernd das Brot” is like one of the weirdest things in German tv history

[@dio4088]

One of the best too

[@StewO101]

The last scene with the "motor bike" named "Light Cycle" is definetely a reference to the movie "Tron" from 1982.

[@nilshoppenstedt6073]

Also the "Whitebox Master Control Program" was a reference to Tron.

[@cindyhanschk8988]

Bernd ist genial,er ist frech und sagt was alle denken. Humor fantastisch. Er sagt was alle denken. Mit viel sch schrägen Humor. Gut verpackt. Mein Humor

[@kappandraskrpnik]

Yes, Farmville was big at that time. 😅

[@xfabian21]

As an austrian kid, who also grew up on german TV, Bernd das Brot at 3am really hit different! 😂

[@christophfischer2773]

It is very imporrtant to note, that this runs on the childrens channel. Literally. KIKA is short for "childrens channel" I am pretty sure that every german in a certain age range has had nightmares because of this show.

[@Taylordave85]

Bernd das Brot is the best. I have a small stuffed toy of him on every cars dashboard since i have my drivers license and everytime i got flashed my reaction is „Mist“. We sometimes watched it through the whole night, when we were teens. It‘s so funny and you‘re right, sometimes its the essence of being german 😅 BTW: i would love to see a clip of You commenting on „Unser Sandmännchen“.

[@dan438]

Bernd das Brot has been an awesome show and it's aging like wine.

[@31337flamer]

Jeder ist nachts schonmal von Bernd das Brot aufgewacht.

[@Ossey1976]

The lawyer in this clip was portrayed by Tommy Krappweis, german comedian and one of the two guys who created Bernd das Brot!

[@hegamona2864]

Tommy Krappweis is not just the creater of Bernd, he is a legend in German media. Tommy is comedian, musican, directer, actor, filmmaker, author....and for german standards quite successful.

[@Roberternst72]

He is also The Voice of White Box Master Control Program, a.k.a. bodyless voice in the background.

[@NickNobody161]

on the random webcam roulette. The persons in the upper half are the father and brother of Tommy Krappweiss, the inventor of Bernd das Brot.

[@Iphao]

I'm German and this is what being on the internet feels like

[@potrawawiltraud5854]

The social media night show was broadcasted first in 2013.

[@TheLadysAtelier]

Oh my god the Tron reference

[@SickRabbit]

Everybody is a depressed bread inside

[@Atomica1989]

Bernd the Bread s at least 20 years old. It was on the nighcycle every night on the kids channel. as far as I Remember there where severell 15 minute Blocks (like this) and everynight from 22:00 till 6:00, one of this 15 minute Blocks was played on Loop the whole night.

[@kohlenstoffeinheit5298]

Now it's a Brotron 🤣

[@cindyhanschk8988]

I Love Yours show. Herr ist so witzig . Und so ehrlich. Trocken im Humor. Du magst es auch. Anscheinend hast du den deutschen Humor. Ich mag dich! Weiter so

[@SlayinKing]

Depression and Suffering... -preparing Germans well for their lot in life~

[@Jutta-fp4fn]

At ~12th minute, when Bernd is transferred in the computer, is a scene from Tron. The movie was made at the end of the 70th.

[@4blueelefants]

Funfacts: The lawyer at the beginning is one of Bernds' inventors, Tommy Krappweis. He's referencing Groucho Marx and he's kind of foreshadowing a character he later has in his brilliant book and audioplay series Ghostsitter: a crazy lawyer named Rufus T. Feuerflieg (who is voiced by Wigald Boning). Audible has at least the first Ghostsitter in English too. It's fantastic. Also: the older guy on the top left on the first "chat roulette" is Tommy's late father Werner Krappweis.

[@Profizocker6458]

My all time favorite episode

[@timthomas1505]

This programme runs all night on the children's Channel in a loop

[@WiiPetUwU]

Gnampf

[@red.aries1444]

Das musste mal gesagt werden!

[@MatHilKar]

Doppelmist

[@cindyhanschk8988]

Ich mag es so sehr das du Bernd das Brot magst!!!!! Ich finde Bernd so lustig. Schräger Humor. So wie Spongebob

[@mickypescatore9656]

Hi, Ryan! I LOVE Bernd das Brot as an Astronault! So cute and funny! And I`m happy you are in the internet! 😅

[@dunderbaer2430]

Did you know Berd das Brot actually has several singles and albums sung by Bernd? Some of them even trended in Germany. Might be a fun thing to react to-

[@ForumcoldiArchon]

The football Song is still my go to for EM/WM times. ~ist dein Gehirnumfang gering, dann ist dieser Sport dein Ding! Bist du sportlich aber doof - geh doch zum Bolzen in den puff!" 😅

[@BeaBosse]

@@ForumcoldiArchon😂

[@BeaBosse]

Der langweiligste Country Song😂😂😂 Bielefeld😊

[@felixb.3420]

In the early days there was some kind of sitcom-like show featuring Bernd, Shily the Sheep and Brigel the Bush. There were actual episodes and many catch phrases of Bernd were coined. E.g. "Mist, schon wieder ich!" ("Crap, it's my turn again") Maybe you can find some of those. These nighttime loops aren't a real show. It's the equivalent to white noise.

[@taulimaison2209]

This show is not for childs,its for stoned people,thats why its runnig in the night programm. Love for you from switzerland❤

[@LongGravelStudio]

Even after 2 years and short scanning the comments you must now notice: The running gag in all the Bernd Shows is that Bernd can't leave the screen.

[@Tofusoldat]

Bernd das Brot is the best! He‘s thuringian like me. He‘s depressed unlike me. 🎉

[@danielhennig1302]

We are door wrestlers!

[@Tofusoldat]

@@danielhennig1302 indeed.

[@ThamiorSilberdrache]

This Episode of Bernd das Brot is actually called "Social Media" and was first aired in the Nightloop of Feb 22nd, 2013.

[@migueldesantiago7258]

Now that Ryan has already noticed the parallels to his own life, it seems to me as if Bernd is the online incarnation of him. See also the TV series Supernatural Season 4, Episode 18. Ryan, everything in your life is already scripted.😂

[@BeaBosse]

😂😂😂

[@SunshineLove__]

Our "internet friendship" means a lot to me and I'm sure to many other viewers as well Ryan. Even if you can't hear our witty comments, rest assured we are behind you like a wall.🇩🇪🇺🇸

[@Deamonias]

Its from 2013 This is from the Series "Nachtschleife" (Nightly Repeat) Track: "Social Media" and was first send 2013, 22. February

[@usernamenotfound80]

This one is from 2013.

[@christopheichner1768]

Tommy Krappweis was already mentioned as inventor of Bernd. The voice from the Off is Tommy himself, he plays the lawyer, too, and he is director of the movies, Bernd is produced by his movie company. In the 90s Tommy was part of German version of "Saturday night Live". He makes great audioplays, too. And has several shows on Twitch where he e.g. debunks hoaxes and conspiracy myths with friends. Watch Out for him.

[@summersnowflake2865]

6:41 german mood 😂

[@McpCosmO]

at the end is Tron from 1984

[@TSteffi]

The subtitles say "burn de brat" 😂😂

[@tobiasroseboom6523]

I love Bernd,... He is right to depresst,...

[@klausmuller9419]

Bernd das Brot is great and there are still some more cartoons, I would love to see more reactions.

[@RommudohDev]

The scene at the end, where Bernd gets digitalized, is a reference to the movie Tron.

[@CavHDeu]

I saw an advertisement for a game where you're playing a homeless person... There you have to beat other homeless people and search in trash bins... crazy

[@LStrike]

Farmville is what brought me to Facebook way back in the days :D

[@Speedow]

hey nice! that's me! :D

[@theawesomemepreussen]

Hey there, I googled for you. This episode came out 2013 (title of ep: Social Media). I will look out for more reactions. This was fun. And yes, farmville was kinda popular here too. And the "defend your lettuce from zombies" in this ep was a plants vs. zombies reference.

[@jurgenbaumann67]

This is one of many "Bernd - das Brot"- Night Programm. It´s shown on "Kika" - short for "Kinderkanal" translated "children channel" They start their programm at 6:00 a.m. and end it at 9:00 p.m. After 9:00 p.m. they show this or other parts of him in Continuous loop the whole night.

[@LucaFuchs2]

There is another very good episode, it is called “das Astro-Brot“, there he is a astronaut.

[@jenneldoodeldoo7803]

The "lawyer" is Bernd's creator, Tommy Krappweis. I didn't watch this in so long I didn't remember he's inthis too.

[@entertainmentpowerfuchs5744]

In my Country Germany Bernd das Brot is TV Icon

[@agente7417]

Please more Bernd das Brot 😊

[@nickib7371]

Beside these night loops, there was a sort of sitcom about Bernd the bread with his roommates Chili the sheep and Briegel the bush.

[@nilge90]

1st centurion, 3rd Cohort 2nd manipel thats an Asterix reference 1st Legion, 3rd Cohort, 2nd Maniple, 1st Century was the original

[@derFuchsi]

I always avoided this crap, now i watched Bernd das Brot for the first time on an american KZbin channel 😅

[@SPXJUICE75]

After all those years... i feel like maturing is realizing that Bernd the bread... might be goofy and silly but ... i think ... each episodes contain very strong messages.... very deeply...

[@Burzelbaummeis]

More Bernd das Brot please

[@cindyhanschk8988]

Herr das Brot ist mega. Im Prizip was für Erwachsene. Sarkastisch. Etwas negativ.aber so lustig. Bernd sagt die Wahrheit. Das Brot ist so real für Deutschland. Real und funny

[@Mistermodcreator]

Maybe "Nicht Nachmachen" next? In my humble opinion the best Show ever produced for german TV!

[@tychoderkommentator2989]

Happy pink pony farm seems like a combination between farmville and plants vs zombies

[@klauskleber6768]

I think this was the funniest episode of `Bern das Brot`i`ve ever seen

[@schickehaekeln]

This episode seems to be from 2015 according to wiki: "Im Juni 2015 folgte eine neue Serie namens Bernd Channel. Es wurden zunächst drei Pilotfolgen ausgestrahlt. Dazu gab es eine Mitmach-Aktion, bei der man Bernd das Brot per Foto oder Video zu diesem Tag überreden musste. In der Serie geht es darum, dass Bernd die Welt des Internets betritt und sich mit KZbin-Kommentaren und Computerspielen auseinandersetzen muss.[5] "

[@MrsStrawhatberry]

Now you feel like a German.

[@groundzero7470]

It´s supposed to be depressing. That´s the whole point...

[@NoOneuwu-uv9fj]

I actually watched that episode when I was on vaccation around the time I turned 10

[@Belleleri]

I love how you`re just reacting to our famous Bread😂

[@klausklausen1700]

No, we are all safed after watching that.

[@Lantit]

This is my second favourite loop ❤

[@AndreaHausberg-yt5qx]

And the fact that it's a bread. I mean Germans and their bread 😅❤. Wonder if he could have a beer or pretzel as girlfriend. 😅