An Idiot Abroad S01E04: Mexico Reaction

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[@LeafGreen906]

these r fun, im norwegian watching a show w a couple americans about this british dude going to mexico, franklab worldwide 👌

[@user-ol6fm8sw8m]

Lmao I’m danish

[@deckofcards87]

I'm an Australian reading about a Norwegian who watches two Americans watch a British dude go to Mexico and I'm proud

[@mattikolb]

Lol. Icelandick here

[@nammis77]

Bergen, Norway here.

[@thefatman2780]

THATS BRILLIANT

[@jiml7401]

As strange as it sounds, Mexican Jumping Beans are a real thing, I had them when I was a kid, there's a larva in the bean, that kicks around, and makes it jump, pretty cool.

[@riffraff9070]

Yep. A small worms inside them make them 'jump'.

[@arifeannor9573]

@@nullakjg767 Mexican jumping beans are seed pods that have been inhabited by the larva of a small moth and are native to Mexico. The "bean" is usually tan to brown. It "jumps" when mildly heated. They are from the shrub Sebastiania pavoniana, often also referred to as "jumping bean". They are not put in there, it's just what a certain type of moth does to reproduce.

[@ApolloStarfall]

Thanks.. Came to say this

[@tokumeikibou2447]

WOw thank you so much for saying that I thought he was crazy and I laughed at him so much but he was right - Amazing!!

[@keyproductions100]

ones i had in the 80's were toys that mimic the action, they were like big capsule pills, with a BB inside, they got banned because idiot kids tried to eat them

[@geberluis]

These guys are a breath of fresh air among all the social media crap

[@SirLangsalot]

These dudes keep it real. There's no ego, no self importance or narcissism.

[@riffraff9070]

"Be careful, how do you use the DVD player" lmao

[@TornSoul062473]

Karl's favorite part of that entire trip was feeding the lizard.

[@weekendwarriorprospecting817]

Coming home 😂😂

[@TheOrlandoTrustfull]

Everyone thinks Karl is a lunatic, but I grew up in the 80s and "Mexican Jumping Beans" were a magical thing, like a Unicorn

[@suzannerossiter1682]

There were jumping beans that would move round your hand but we just called jumping beans, in the eighties.

[@jay71512]

I remember getting some jumping beans off the front of a magazine when I was a kid. Not real ones though they were just toys.

[@NathanThurberMusic]

You could get them at toys r us.

[@willvr4]

I grew up born in '89 and I def had them once as a kid. Still have no idea what's inside them lol

[@Rob-ze1wi]

Grew up in the 80s in Los Angeles, every drug store sold little plastic box, transparent top, yellow, blue or green bottom, with 3 or 4 jumping beans in it. I believe its a wasp larvae that lives in the bean till maturity. When it gets too hot, it "jumps" by flexing to get to a cooler spot.

[@sergiogarcia3730]

Love how blunt this guy is. So pure with no filter 😂 he would be hella fun to hangout with 😂

[@weekendwarriorprospecting817]

He's a typical English man who's had the joy kicked out of him by society. Like I said, he's a typical normal English bloke.

[@gibsonms]

“It wasn’t the whistle, it was the 30ft frog”

[@Off-The-Rails]

You guys do the best reactions on YT, so genuine and funny. Also the fact that you never beg for subs is class from you both.

[@mrwigg1es]

Right

[@rjboxing460]

Exactly 👏

[@ChubbyChecker182]

Most other KZbinrs start by being all excited and in your face, and then remind you to like and subscribe... Theses guys just sit there quietly and say "Yo..."... And it makes them stand out.

[@gabelogan56]

It's the only reaction show I can actually watch. And better still its great! love these guys so much.

[@gabelogan56]

@@ChubbyChecker182 Most importantly they dont make it about them at all. Its just effortless and fun. Mostly all youtube reactors are horrendous, self involved, annoying twerps. I cant last a minute with those hacks. Rondo and Frank are just our homies.

[@dankiddd]

“30 foot frog” haha. Friggin Love Karl

[@YetiUprising]

Mexican jumping beans are seed pods that have a moth larva inside them. When they get a little warm the larva inside moves around which causes the "jumping".

[@Luisaan145]

They're also little plastic toy things we used to have as kids in England!

[@ADDuk19]

Yes, watched a programme about them once, like you said when they get to hot they bump about to try to get into shade. I had the English toy ones when I was a kid, they were basically a large paracetamol capsule with a ball bearing inside.

[@Marmalade93]

That’s absolutely right. When I was a kid we had a mail order joke company catalogue. I ordered some. That was way back in the 80’s. Five came through the post in a little glass tube. They do jump about and roll , not as much as K man is perhaps suggesting though. They look a bit like a cross between an acorn and a nutmeg.

[@dstar8487]

Crisps is a collective term here for potatoes chips, maize based snacks and even Doritos to some people in the UK... 👍🏼 one of my favourite episodes!

[@bigshagger8277]

spot on lol

[@SimoExMachina2]

Yup, because for the Brits, "chips" means french fries.

[@shanustheanus]

@@SimoExMachina2 nah, French fries are a particular kind of chip. Skinny chips.

[@dstar8487]

I just opened a bag of Taste of game crisps, grouse and whinberry flavour now you don't get more British than that, love TK Maxx food isle! 😂

[@mavenfrankeus7287]

I never thought a Mexican cab driver would say Fokkin' Hell...

[@carlmarston1687]

He’s probably a big Karl Pilkington fan

[@philproffitt8363]

He's s**t-scared of the UK...where birds fly away with dogs :-))

[@kevinsnazz]

Mexican jumping beans are seed pods that have been inhabited by the larva of a small moth and are native to Mexico. The "bean" is usually tan to brown. It "jumps" when mildly heated. -Copied and Pasted from Wikipedia

[@lukemorris4065]

I’m from Manchester and the ones he is on about are just little plastic tic tac shaped toys that mimicked the real jumping beans as you mention

[@daveedwards3295]

I had these as a kid, they came in a little plastic box (just like wikipedia). If I remember correctly they did hatch. Btw, I live in Canada.

[@tweetypie1978]

@@lukemorris4065 I know the ones you mean, they were like antibiotic gelatin capsules and they had a tiny metal ballbearing inside that made it jump when the weight inside shifted.

[@chrisspere4836]

@@lukemorris4065 yes the ball bearing inside rolls to one end of capsule then capsule turns over so bearing can continue on in the same line.

[@MikeNolan59]

“There’s loads of bees here Is anywhere safe” Gets me every damn time 😂😂 I can relate with this man so much

[@plo8450]

Funniest moment in the whole series for me. The build up about riding a horse, having a drink and eating a worm, you can't write this shit. 😂😂

[@kurre7]

I'm getting addicted to these Karl Pilkington reactions.

[@toxictator4561]

Yep im waiting for each of these to drop ..sooo funny.. The jumping beans are a real thing ..Its a type of moth larva that live in tree nuts and will physically make the bean jump when they become too hot .

[@dragons_red]

I remember getting them from novelty stores as a kid in the States.

[@Cu-Co]

More episodes please 2 more seasons to go

[@holdenn93]

I loved the juxtaposition between the visuals of the pyramid and the beautiful ancient carvings with Karl trying to explain to Suzanne how to plug in a dvd player.

[@isntitobvious9894]

These genuinely make my day turn into a good one and I get energized by the end .

[@shhtha]

You know it's a good video when they are sleepwalking while reacting

[@weekendwarriorprospecting817]

19:30 😂 Frank's appreciation for British sarcasm is unrivalled. He's becoming more British by the hour ❤

[@isntitobvious9894]

These videos take me over an hour to get through because I keep Rewinding cause it's soo funny .

[@rjboxing460]

I like them and then come Back and watch them when I feel down lol

[@chrisb7767]

I do the same thing lol

[@fleaflicker1451]

Oh fuck yes!!! Guess Im not the only one who needed to see your reaction. This episode had me holding my side and when he notices dude was missing an eye i fell out and couldn't breathe. I wheezed for 10 mins.

[@wendyraymond1751]

Karl is an absolute legend an with you both makes three legends ..this made me cry tears thanku so much love you both loads ..God bless x

[@FarewellFix]

The best part of Karl is how he connects with people, a complete stranger is like a best mate to him when it comes to conversations, there's never a getting to know phase with him, he can have a chat with anyone, it's truly something special. I've been loving revisiting these with you guys, i can see Frank is picking up on more things that are funny as you guys get to know him better. At some point, you'll just find yourself laughing nonstop. i lost it when Frank was losing it. Also Mexican Jumping beans are real, or were...i had them as a kid, they were beans that jumped around on your palm, mostly falling off though. I hope at some point you can react to when Karl meets Warwick Davis. Great reaction video, fellas.

[@rjboxing460]

You legends 🔥 it’s my dads death anniversary today and I neeeded this thank you so much 🙏

[@fonkdasnyguh]

dudes I'm loving these long-form, full episode and full special reactions. Keep them coming.

[@perrygriffin2371]

Smoke up and enjoy with these lads

[@PianoMoverSmith1]

You guys are seriously the best comedy reactors out there. You seem to be one of the only ones who are smart, watch tons of different styles, can laugh through the whole thing but we still hear what the clip is saying and what you are saying without either getting lost and YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO PAUSE!!!!!!! We done my guys!

[@riffraff9070]

Everyday keeps getting better and better when I get on youtube and see you reacting to these full episodes! THANK YOU!

[@isntitobvious9894]

Machi Picchu is the least recognized wonder probably because the effort it takes to visit it is like an expert level hike , on-top of a looooong bus ride through the Amazon .

[@noelnegele6039]

Sounds like a cool experience to me. And an expensive one, too.

[@isntitobvious9894]

@@noelnegele6039 highly recommend, the expensive part is the multiple planes to get there and the tour cost . Other than that it's better than you'd expect because they know that most of the cost is the labour of getting their . Foods cheap and tasty , meats a bit more but nothing a Westerner can't pay for

[@jbhughes6474]

watching this with y'all is getting me through my entire work week. appreciate y'all

[@danielvandam]

So refreshing to see an actually good reaction channel, you guys are super chill and genuine, no begging for likes or faking enthusiasm or any of those shenanigans. Love it, keep it up

[@vivacious_me]

Glad y'all are keeping up with all the episodes. Shit is hilarious 🤣

[@yeswecancan]

Your reaction to this series is my favorite thing on KZbin these days, so happy when I saw you had uploaded 🔥

[@DrVonChilla]

When the taxi driver said "fukkin Hell, man", it cracked me up.....!!!! LOVE this series....!!!!

[@user-ol6fm8sw8m]

Y’all are the goats 💪🏾

[@ryanbailey4036]

So happy you guys are reacting to this show. Gotta say you're my fav reaction channel nd love your vids.

[@weekendwarriorprospecting817]

I think the thing i love the most is when they explain the activity that karl has to do, and you 2 are paying fully attention.....and then it cuts to karl having a go at it and we have instant laughter 😂😂

[@mrdilgames6546]

I was waiting for this! Honestly love this series. Hopefully you do season 2 as well as The Moaning of Life

[@alexb292]

Just discovered your channel today, good work I’m from the same city as Karl so it’s funny how u Americans react to his mannerisms and sayings 😂 🇬🇧 🇺🇸

[@weekendwarriorprospecting817]

How do you feel about Ricky's description of karl? 😂 he's not afraid to insult Manchester.

[@jona9292]

Loved re-watching that with you guys. Hadn't seen it for ages. I live in Liverpool which is near Manchester where Karl lives and I have been compared to him a few times. It's the sarcasm along with baldy head shaped like an orange 🍊 haha.... Cheers lads👍👍

[@reactionjunkie7891]

YESS!! Ive been waiting for this one haha I love love love these Idiot Abroad Reactions. Keep em coming please

[@cme1027]

I LOVED watching this w u guys. Thank you for posting

[@StalwartShinobi]

I eating monster munch while watching this! 😂 Keep it up my man! Loving the full eps, there is a series before this call the moaning of life too, it's pretty similar

[@iainprendergast8311]

It’s a British toy from the 80s that was a weight in colourful pill form The Mexican jumping bean.

[@bushcrafty7274]

The real ones have a moth larvae inside

[@skemp2520]

I’m Scottish. Absolutely love you guys reaction to this show. The other Shows are brill too. Bucket list etc. can’t get enough of Karl he’s a legend.

[@ryanking8650]

Yesss been waiting all day for this 🙌

[@charlotteb6171]

Love it

[@21khronic]

Just when I thought you guys couldn't be any cooler... Love that you can appreciate Karl! This show and moaning of life got me thru some rough days.

[@getbbudded23]

why was he holding that lady’s hand right when Jesus was getting whipped, All of a sudden he was holding hands with this lady LOL

[@bushcrafty7274]

Hes not

[@geekygirl01]

He’s holding a bottle of water

[@kermitTheFrog466]

Early as well :-) keep up the fantastic work guys, maybe do some fone jacker and face jacker next

[@charsibaba6960]

Watching the full episode w you guys is great fun.

[@Craze4246]

I love how you guys laugh at the dry British humor. Bless from Amsterdam

[@andy13121990]

Seeing these uploaded are the best part of my day - keep them coming! 👍

[@travisqueen1628]

The best travel show with the best reaction show! Brilliant 👏

[@MsCheesemonster13]

I loved this video, and I’d like to see Mexico now as the people seem so lovely.

[@Zatsify]

That was funny! Y’all’s laughter was great, too. 😝

[@clintonneuhaus1818]

The damn beans do exist lol, I've owned them before. It's just a bean with a little worm inside, and when the worm twitches, the bean jumps. This video was hilarious. Thanks so much for bringing an idiot abroad into my life.

[@nammis77]

Check out Machu Picchu. A place built fare up on a mountain. Crazy stuff.

[@isntitobvious9894]

Brazil EP.6 :D

[@MohamedAli-pk5qv]

This the funniest guy ever the way he looks at things are amazing to me, one of the episodes he said is good to be ugly because u can watch the pretty once something like that, I’ll watch anything this guy is in

[@dylangb6021]

Believe it or not Mexican jumping beans are real, it's a seed with the larva from a moth inside and they bounce around 😂 I remember having a toy jumping bean as a kid but it was plastic with a magnet inside that would make the "toy bean" bounce around.

[@Comrade.Question]

I had a few in a box, it was something about the warmth of your hand that makes them sort of jitter around in your hands. Eventually the larva dies and the beans don't jump anymore, I don't know if there's a reason they never "hatch".

[@anitahargreaves9526]

I'm UK, and I believed in jumping beans too. Also flea circus. 😅

[@overthewebb]

He's forgotten about Halloween, which is at the exact same time of the year and is a celebration of the dead. And as a Scotsman and also Brit, we invented it and it goes back to Pagan times in Scotland and Ireland and the Celtic Brits. It is a celebration of the dead. Lanterns which were made from Turnips in Scotland and became Pumpkins in the states, which are put outside houses to show your ancestors the way home to your house. It's just now Halloween has been taken over by the commercial American version of it and it's only about dressing up etc. It's very much a celebration of the dead in origin and in Scotland now

[@simmiesim321]

I’ve seen you write this comment before

[@myplace848]

Hey guys. Enjoying your uploads. New subscriber - Melbourne, Australia.

[@madmurd6596]

🤣🤣love your videos and greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 🤗🤗

[@hArtyTruffle]

The cowboy session had me in stitches 😂

[@serpentisma]

Yes, Mexican jumping beans are a real thing. They are beans that have a larva inside of them, and they move about sporadically, causing the bean to "jump". Here in Oklahoma you can find them in novelty shops and gift shops. They come in a little square plastic box with a clear lid so you can see them jumping around. The next time I come around a shop that sells them, I would be more than happy to get a box for you and Rondo and send them to ya!

[@roxanncorston9403]

I had Mexican jumping beans when I was a child. Love you guy's btw!!! Xx

[@angelagraves865]

Oh, my f**king God, this one is SO funny!!!!! Btw, Mexican jumping beans are seed pods with a larva (from a moth, I think) inside. When you hold it the warmth of your hand makes the larva "jump".

[@melissastapleton5384]

Karl Pilkington is one of my favorite people in the whole world. I think he’s hilarious! So glad to have found others who appreciate him. And the Mexico episode, by far my favorite

[@chrismarsden8958]

There are Mexican jumping beans. Back in 70's up here in Canada we could buy them at the checkout cash at every grocery store. There's a larvae that was laid into the fresh bean and when it hatches it jumps inside the dry bean.

[@maceawa8132]

This is The best content you guys have done

[@ManKidRides]

I saw several baskets full of Mexican Jumping Beans in Tijuana Mexico in 1994 outside stores full of tourist wares, blankets, ponchos, knock off watches... The Jumping beans are seed pods that have moth larvae in them and when in the sun the grub inside knocks violently causing the pod to jump with a click noise. I'm surprised no one knew about them that Carl asked.

[@_FirstLast_]

1:12 Frank: "What is that? Like in the mountains.." That my brother is Machu Picchu and should be on everyone's bucket list. Looks straight out of a fantasy world, but it's completely real. A ruined Inca citadel on a mountain ridge in Peru! I've been fascinated by it's images for most of my life and can't wait to see it one day.

[@simmiesim321]

😴😴

[@vincemartinez1436]

You guys are cracking me up!!

[@rossmurray3724]

Been waiting for this!!

[@smudge8464]

Crisps are what you call chips. I wish i was there watching with you because in all the ones ive watched,theres so much you miss and if quickly explained youd laugh even more! Tell me,to the nearest 10,how many zoots do you blaze before watching these because in some,your eyes are barely open!🤣🤣🤣

[@julielevinge266]

Handing out monster munch😂😂😂 who’d thought they’d like hob nobs 😂😂😂 I saw the jumping beans on Sesame Street!😀

[@fullyautomaticall]

I was about to go to bed but I guess I’m not gonna

[@anonimuso]

"Do you have Mexican jumping beans?" That is the most American thing he could have asked them.

[@Mu5icPr0ducer]

He’s not American

[@anonimuso]

@@Mu5icPr0ducer I know. I was just saying that it's something an American would say. Repeatedly.

[@sst710]

@@anonimuso Well, do you have any?

[@jimbo5276]

Yep. Us Americans just love beans. Especially the ones that jump. Livin that jumping bean life, you know it. 🤦‍♂️

[@Ludwig123179]

low key you learn more in this documentary than from any other Ive watched on the subjects :D its great if you wanna know the real story :)

[@martygraw3]

The infamous "Mexican jumping beans" are seed pods from a shrub in Mexico that moth larvae make their home. When the seed pod heats up the larvae inside will jump about trying to find a cooler spot.

[@veronica4004]

I love that you guys are reacting to Karl Pilkington. Yal are having me dying with laughter 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nikolaicarpathia8171]

I'm early. I'll come back later for the comments.

[@FoodforThought12345678dsds]

love it, this channel is great

[@dbrice71]

I ordered some Mexican Jumping Beans from the back of a comic book back in the late 70's. They really jumped around. Later in life I found out that inside of the beans were larvae of moths. The beans jumped around for about a week at most.

[@enterthecarp7085]

The jumping beans are “activated” by placing them in a beam of sunlight. Pretty cool I think I got mine at Casa Bonita in Denver... They are real

[@peaeater1]

Those beans DO exist. I had three in a little jar when I was a very young child. I can't actually remember if I ever witnessed any of them 'jumping' - and knowing my dad they were probably just any old beans and he was fibbing - but they were sold to me as 'Mexican jumping beans'.

[@dc6758]

No cap they used to sell jumping beans at my school book fair when I was a kid. It’s beans with worms in them and when it gets hot the worms move or some shit. I used to put them in the microwave and watch them explode lol

[@TerriLynn714]

Right. I use to buy them too

[@direnova6284]

He deals with this stuff a million times better than I would.

[@dannycheesums]

I love the cab drivers reaction to Karl’s chihuahua story

[@nickduffy8919]

This has been my sleeper show for years. I fucking love an Idiot Abroad

[@jayi4256]

“She’s having chips day in day out.” 😂

[@richardcarr7557]

Love watching your reactions, you guys are cool.

[@52montoya]

They had Mexican jumping beans when I was a kid. They're a certain kind of bean that gets a worm in it and the worm moves around making the bean move. Usually, kids don't know about the worm, they just see the bean moving around without anyone touching it.

[@11---------]

love you guys, how are you so sleepy? you must be vibin HARD.

[@Cu-Co]

Yes :)

[@stonerviking4079]

The jumping beans are actually a thing, tho it's not really a bean. An insect lays it's egg in a nut and when the larvae develops it jumps around. Bought one from a souvenir stand at a place my parents and I visited when I was a kid.

[@DairyKills]

The Mexican jumping beans were a '60s hot item. Missed the kitty! Have to watch another episode and see if he or she joins in.