Breaking the News: Tom Scott and Matt Gray bonehead the budget

www.tomscott.com - www.mattg.co.uk
The biggest project we've ever tried: on Budget Day 2009, Tom and Matt headed down to London. With a camera crew in tow and a command centre in York telling us where the cameras were, we tried to get in the background of as many live broadcasts as possible, boneheading our way through London landmarks and news channels. Tom had an Oyster card; Matt had a Ford Fiesta. Only one could emerge victorious.

[@m.j.8226]

Hearing “mayor Boris Johnson” is quite strange

[@99dazemusic]

Hearing “prime minister Boris Johnson” is worse tbf

[@MatthewWalden]

to be honest, i always wonderd why boris johnson sounded so familiar. and then I got to thinking about it tonight, and I remembered this fine piece of art.

[@yomyslime3368]

hearing boris johnson is even worse by now

[@elliot7753]

Great supine protoplasmic invertebrate jelly

[@atomicwinter31]

BOTIS JOHNSON NOW TO SAW OFF THE REST OF SCOTLAND AND FINALLY BE FREE????

[@chimpaflimp]

Matt genuinely had a car with his own name written on the bonnet in giant letters? That's the most Matt thing ever.

[@arnaudmenard5114]

Don’t forget, Matt also had a cardboard cutout of himself!

[@AFrogInTheStars]

Arnaud Ménard Whats this from?

[@LemonGrinder]

@@AFrogInTheStars It's from their old High Five video! Matt Gray vs Cardboard Matt Gray

[@Rob-ky1ob]

TIL in British English, the hood is called bonnet.

[@hellterminator]

Could only have been better if the car weren't blue but rather… matte grey.

[@michaelg9334]

Even in a 10 year old video it's still hard to tell if he's 20 or 40.

[@JamesNewham]

37 now, about 25 back then

[@kunaljt]

This is the true birth of Tom Scott Plus

[@bornanagaming3329]

*plus

[@Weefatgoblin]

Who knew a video could be so 90s when it was filmed in 2009?

[@samramdebest]

+Aaron Munro 09 vs 90 only the order is different

[@HHAugummi]

+Aaron Munro exactly.

[@samuelhiorns6600]

Old iPhones too!

[@neoncreativestudios]

Yeh good old 90s iPhones

[@samuelhiorns6600]

Yep

[@pedropandemolde2928]

'On a BBC Interview with Iain Duncan Smith, I did the YMCA.' Only in UK mates.

[@JoKujo]

we are bri ish and proud. I’m gonna go colonise my tea

[@ThatNyndryr]

@@JoKujo comedy that exemplifies the typical Roblox player I see

[@atwistedsky9169]

The most British end to a show ever. A sigh, a handshake and "let's go to the pub."

[@ChrisPoindexter98]

😆ikr🤭

[@orbemsolis]

Using a double decker bus to get into a BBC shot pointed at parliament Welcome to london

[@joblessalex]

when it was easier to use actual maps than Google maps....

[@matthewfyson3695]

joblessalex Google maps was unreliable and had far fewer features than it does now back in 2009.

[@JamDoggie]

that's the point sergeant

[@danielk.2643]

Still is some times

[@sillygoose635]

no it wasn't

[@thepacificwart8777]

@@sillygoose635 if you know where you are you probably would, sadly I'm in the same boat as you

[@atteala-lahti9936]

I'm very disappointed that the colour of the Mattmobile isn't matt gray.

[@joshuahadams]

"Matt Gray's matte grey Mattmobile"

[@sophiew757]

oh. my. god.

[@gwenynorisu6883]

If it had a slate-coloured rubberised panel on the dash for keeping a cellphone in place, it'd be "Matt Gray's matte grey Mattmobile's grey mobile mat".

[@olivergs9840]

@@gwenynorisu6883 *Clap* *Clap* *Clap*

[@ameliapc3943]

Wow

[@maxk4324]

2:19 Oh my god, I didn't think that watching someone reading a physical map while on a phone in order to give that person instructions on where to go would strike me as hard as it did....but it did...

[@3ghin5]

TOO TRUE

[@rowandavis2061]

Got me too. It's so easy to forget that just over 10 years ago, the majority of people couldn't just search for directions on their phone.

[@NieMonD]

Never have I heard someone say “I did the YMCA” with such confidence

[@tigerfloof]

"Matt's balls gave me an idea"

[@jimjimjimjimjimjimjimjimjimjim]

Kuroun "But it didn't work"

[@Artuchu]

suck

[@yannick4252]

Was looking for this comment

[@PickleSurpriseVEVO]

“I wanted to get behind phillip schofield”

[@stapidomcazfaikeurmom4935]

Oof I just commented the same thing and now I'll have to delete it.

[@nitrodavid]

this needs to be redone with modern technology

[@archielucas7577]

Yessss

[@hornylink]

+nitrodavid tom scott and matt gray on the park bench has a video post mortem of this, and an explanation of why they'll never redo this

[@nicklindsey1765]

Erm this pretty much is "modern technology"

[@sossikalkonen2724]

+hornylink You mind quoting it? Don't feel like looking for the video

[@diegoforlan2324]

+nitrodavid What isn't modern with this video now?

[@TotallyAHuman]

Tom Scott now: *does educational videos Tom Scott in 2009: *dances in front of news cameras*

[@thabo256]

Tom Scott now: *quit making educational videos

[@Life_Bot]

I really dont appreciate how fast technology evolves until i see videos like this

[@ThePixel1983]

Today the command center would have their positions live, be recording the internet streams directly to disk and they would be permanently linked by BT headphones. The GPS tracks would be visualised of course.

[@EmilMacko]

This feels so much like a British show

[@GlacialLake]

british version of kenny versus spenny

[@LOU12376TOE]

Genius

[@MondySpartan]

Top Gear with Tom and Matt

[@JoshSweetvale]

It's a deliberate Top Gear send-up, yeah. @@MondySpartan

[@beesree39]

It's the voice over. VO is just really British for some reason

[@McOddzen]

this has to be my favorite episode of red versus blue

[@satibel]

just realized matt often has a blue jacket or shirt vs tom's red shirt.

[@U_C_G]

But, why are they there?

[@TylerFurrison]

A reference nobody would get nowadays

[@tina_tiresome]

@@TylerFurrison rvb literally is still going on mate

[@jlaw131985]

You ever wonder why we’re here?

[@hullinstruments]

I’m noticing a pattern. Drinking at the pub, having dumb ideas, going out and executing said dumb ideas, and then going back to the pub. I can’t think of a better way to enjoy The freedoms we sometimes take for granted Memories like this with friends and loved ones, are the best thing in life

[@fltfathin]

this is not even the craziest thing tom ever did

[@kevinolmedo675]

HOW IS POSSIBLE THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN THESE BEFORE? WE NEED MORE OF THIS OLD SCHOOL KZbin CONTENT

[@Usage_of_Sawdust_In_South_Caro]

THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF OLD SCHOOL KZbin CONTENT. PEOPLE ONLY DON'T SEE IT BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE DUMB SHEEP THAT ONLY NOTICE WHAT THE KZbin-AI RECOMMENDS THEM.

[@therunningsloth6915]

@@Usage_of_Sawdust_In_South_Caro thank you sir

[@theepicplays1289]

YES WE DO

[@uzidayo]

Usage_of_Sawdust_In_South_Carolina_Channel it’s called an algorithm

[@brothercannon]

@@Usage_of_Sawdust_In_South_Caro funny enough this auto played after watching a recent Tom Scott video.

[@Fox_RZK]

The editing work on this is astounding, even by today's standards. It's also quite amazing seeing how quickly technology's changed considering this is just in 2009. Edit: There, I edited it after 6 years of being retroactively corrected every single damn year so all of you can shut the hell up.

[@captaindiego228]

10*

[@thepacificwart8777]

@@captaindiego228 you just replied to a comment that's made 2 years ago...

[@captaindiego228]

@@thepacificwart8777 i know that was the joke

[@sonnee44]

@@thepacificwart8777 r/whoosh

[@thepacificwart8777]

@@captaindiego228 how high are you to even think that was a joke? You only said 10

[@AlfredoEspinozaRhoton]

Love the credits: "With apologies to the crews at BBC and Sky News".

[@pyglik2296]

Imagine watching news on that day and yhinking: "Why do I keep seeing the same weird guy in a red shirt everywere?"

[@confusedsquirrel]

Never been so happy to get a 13 year old video recommended to me at 4 am. Brilliant

[@Tomyb15]

it does feel very top gear-y!

[@vaclav_fejt]

Ecxept they wish each other good luck instead of slow death on the side of the road.

[@Tomyb15]

***** yes I know! I was acknowledging it! :D

[@tophitsofficial6225]

It's been 3yrs

[@yomyslime3368]

@@tophitsofficial6225 *4*

[@clover266]

2 things is your profile pic a boxer and I respect who you sub to

[@miniduffi]

This was very Top-Gear-ish. I'm very impressed by how technically well it was made. Only wish this vid had more coverage.

[@VoidKing666]

Got your wish!

[@William190]

6:08 I forgot battery life was a problem back then… and this wasn’t even that long ago!

[@markblacket8900]

was? phones are way more power-hungry now, most of them barely last a day without a recharge

[@Zichqec]

"There's a lamp post near a circle-y bit" Matt really hasn't changed at all XD

[@theCodyReeder]

This is amazing!

[@cslotter]

Hello!

[@ricardomilos590]

Aye Cody!

[@ayylmao9885]

hello

[@geogeo3644]

it's always good when u find you tubers you love watching you tubers you love

[@floridmonkey2723]

Fancy seeing you here.

[@Nogli]

This obviously took an epic amount of work... this deserves a much higher view count.

[@thomaswalls4188]

Wish granted 10 years later

[@kekow176]

@@thomaswalls4188 needs way more views mate

[@thomaswalls4188]

@@kekow176 I agree

[@VoidKing666]

Lucky you! You got your wish!

[@DrSpaceman69]

MORE!!

[@atlantic_31]

I've never seen 1. Such dedication 2. People doing this 3. A long haired Tom

[@anthological2117]

"Fantastic! The Victoria Line's on strike! How can one tube line go on strike?" 1:15

[@historymysteries4134]

They are all separate for stuff like that.

[@alexanderstevenson6484]

Milk and Duck gaming some guys like to travel in my bus, but I can’t be bothered with a fuss today, I’ve got to take my bike...

[@milkandduckrailway323]

cus once again the tube on strike

[@LJALLDAY600]

Milk and Duck gaming the greedy bastards want extra pay for sitting on their arse all day

[@jsingh3870]

Even though they earn 30k

[@Chrnan6710]

I feel bad for Tom/Matt's cameramen, they're not allowed to have a chance to be on the news themselves.

[@jordn-wi6qm]

I feel bad for bus drivers, they never get to be the passenger :(

[@VMan_2002]

I feel bad for the content creators, they never get to be the viewers. of their own channel obviously

[@luapslev5826]

I feel bad for criminal judges, they never get to be prosecuted themselves.

[@aresorum]

I feel bad for you; you don’t get to be me. (Did I do this correctly?)

[@bananya6020]

@@aresorum i feel bad for you, you didn't do this wrong like me

[@JonathanOnLife]

Pretty great video quality for 2009!

[@MarkPentler]

Jonathan Linden shot on miniDV on professional cameras

[@jonathanmartin1652]

Not really

[@MarkPentler]

Jonathan Martin the encoding doesn’t help but it’d be 720x576p and stretched to 1024x576p. So SD.

[@MarkPentler]

Jonathan Martin the fact it looks that decent after youtube 360ped it is a plus

[@swawif]

Not only that, the editing is also great. I actually thought this was some tv series. Not a youtube video

[@6000yrs]

God this is nostalgic for some reason. 2009. The sunny, British summer days outside, before I was locked into the internet. Perhaps I just miss being a kid, but then again who doesn't.

[@atomicwinter31]

This is a british historical moment.

[@LimitedWard]

Rather Top Gear-esque. Very entertaining :D

[@abrinks]

RIP

[@Joel-qz4wu]

My thoughts exactly. It's like their race across London a few years ago.

[@hikari_no_yume]

+LimitedWard It was inspired by it, according to their Park Bench video.

[@adrianhorne2988]

LimitedWard Yup

[@t4iga121]

Great editing especially considering this is from 2009

[@JonathanOnLife]

Ni De thought the same thing!

[@aresorum]

What? You think editing was invented this millennium, or something?

[@XORA-CODEYX]

@@aresorum For Webvideos from "average" people, yes. It was something new. There was barley any Content on KZbin with such quality. Most of the stuff where uncutted homevideos or trash cutted things.

[@him050]

It’s from 2009, not 1959 😂

[@ajemajh]

@@him050 for a 2009 *youtube* video made by average people its amazing

[@d4nny8]

I forgot that everyone dressed like this in 2009.

[@gabulhiboakibaa]

Ikr, it's crazy how our fashion sense has evolved

[@jo_winston]

@@gabulhiboakibaa did it ?

[@gabulhiboakibaa]

@@jo_winston you don't realise, and then you see your old pictures

[@SaRah-21532]

I was 13 when this was filmed which is like prime awkwardness, so I'm sure I dressed very similarly 😅

[@user-vs9ds3dc2y]

@@gabulhiboakibaa devolved*

[@maruftim]

*Matt's balls gave me an idea, but it didn't work*

[@rae_diant]

Tom with long hair is weird

[@jedrorm]

+Rachel Lee Kind of terrifying

[@BrokebackBob]

He looks fine. Check yourself.

[@samuelmyles3102]

+Rachel Lee Its not weird, its awesome!

[@katiehesse6578]

+Rachel Lee Looks like thunderfoot

[@brettefantomet]

+Rachel Lee * *Awesome *

[@joostvhts]

"Matt's balls gave me an idea" - Tom, 2009

[@ZFanz]

LMAO

[@michaelzheng5250]

“Under Mayor Boris Johnson” Oh how the world has changed

[@paulfisher1859]

I can’t believe this was 11 years ago, still the same quality of great content.

[@a8552bc]

Paul Fisher 11? KZbin is saying 10 for me.

[@SirGrassy]

THIS IS PURE GOLD.

[@cholten99]

So many people here via the park bench :-D What's the story on why Matt had / has his name on his car?

[@UrbanPanic]

I imagine it's on the off chance that he drove by in the background of a shot.

[@joeharley1423]

11 years later and this is still the most nostalgic and awesome thing I’ve ever seen!

[@lumpycaptain2610]

This video has aged like fine wine

[@adammullarkey4996]

Can I just say, I like the Lego chimney at the bottom of the shot at 7:25.Also, the fact that the reporter inside parliament seems like he indicates Tom's entry into the shot.

[@stephenwaldron4213]

lol, these guys remind me of Top Gear, just without cars

[@MarkChimes]

But... Matt had a car...

[@plumeater1]

Just the trams

[@skyeplaysgames6734]

I commented the same thing

[@MondySpartan]

These guys should have hosted the current Top Gear series instead. I think Top Gear will still retain most of its humoristic value if Matt and Tom hosted it.

[@coryman125]

@@MondySpartan I'd watch that honestly, if only the two of them were car people (which as far as I know, they're not really). In a perfect world, maybe something could be done with the same production team as Top Gear, doing similar challenges but with less of a focus on cars, but that would be a stretch. If nothing else though, it would be quite nice to see the Technical Difficulties doing more videos of this nature- as they show in their panel show videos, they've definitely got the chemistry for it :P

[@meow.zedong]

whys this in my recommendations 11 years later?

[@UltimatePwnageNL]

good question. no regrets though

[@Tamhvm]

10 years (+1 day) later, and I still find this really endearing. How far Matt and Tom have gone!

[@unixgrief7852]

This is halarious. I know it's 2016 now, but can you make more of this? :P

[@jordanwalker8396]

Leslie Likes Games look at his "vlog" channel Matt and Tom he explains why he wont there

[@Davefacestation]

They actually filmed a response to your question.

[@tusenbensen334]

David Macarthur Where do I find that?

[@Draco_-mk5zv]

its on one of their park bench videos, they said it was funny as a student, but people have done similar things to them, so they wouldnt again. They also said they wouldnt get that lucky, as they didnt plan to do it on the budget day.

[@kineticraft6977]

I'm just glad Tom cut that awful pony tail.

[@taffyadam6031]

2020: *me, an American, cheering tom on at midnight*

[@giathorsen9813]

6:30 when I can’t contain my laughter watching this on my bed. Seriously love these guys! I’m glad I found their channels! Truly a blast from the past but still their happy selves!

[@Teverell]

Amazing! Two things: You couldn't have looked more like students if you'd tried... and between the congestion charge (introduced in 2003) and London's astronomical car parking costs, that must have cost Matt a *fortune*!

[@user32455]

A sneak peak into British life in 2009, very fun to watch coming from someone on the other side of the world.

[@emilyblack7342]

This came out a decade ago. I was in elementary school when this came out. Tom has a ponytail. I'm having a crisis.

[@Vathorst2]

7:50 for magical shirt change

[@mji232nd4]

Wtf?

[@wensenzhang]

+Puppy Von Vathorst I think it's because Matt's shirt appears purple on one camera (I think it was the one following Tom) and blue on another (the one following Matt)

[@AnonYmous-xs8nx]

Vathorst Same shirt, just different lighting

[@ammagon4519]

It looks inside out wtf

[@compechdev]

That's his backpack

[@paleoph6168]

(Read in Jeremy Clarkson voice) Tonight! I run around London, Matt takes the Mattmobile, and a crack team of researchers help us.

[@GavHern]

This video was way ahead of its time...

[@ajs41]

I can remember people doing things like this in the 1990s on TV shows.

[@KTC88]

11:58 "With apologies to..." lol

[@thestudentofficial5483]

Ken Croker when shows usually says "with special thanks to..."

[@hallosx2]

i never knew i needed to see tom scott trolling news crews on live tv. my life is complete

[@giathorsen9813]

Agreed 😂

[@brandonb3279]

As 2020 comes to a close, an endless sea of incredible content stretches out before me. Yet, despite the irrelevance and pointlessness, I inexplicably settled on watching this (and am at least mildly entertained). Actually, it's worth it just for the rare scene at 08:00, showing the narrow overlap in the transition of technological history. 2 people watching the same thing at the same time; one viewing the broadcast on a handheld television, the other watching it livestreamed over the internet on a mobile phone!

[@fltfathin]

in an tiny time gap that allows both to work

[@matth3706]

This is 10 years old!!! Highest quality is 360p Boy how times have changed

[@IndigoGollum]

I didn't notice because I can't have better resolution than that anyways.

[@octoni8614]

His new airtag video reminded me of this classic

[@Jemppu]

7:22, what are those on the rooftops? 2 by 4 Lego bricks? ;)

[@Imreness]

And now... people will flood back to this video thanks to the algorithm

[@hunterjansen4595]

This feels like old top gear and is that Grian!?

[@DavidDeCorso]

These guys are such nerds and it's amazing :D

[@sgtgrash]

Awesome segment guys and the production was on the ball too. Won't be too long before we'll be seeing you playing with the big boys I reckon. Oh, and did i mention it was hilarious... =D

[@jaykrishnak3268]

A 10 year old comment. Very rare

[@sgtgrash]

@@jaykrishnak3268 ...and here I am enjoying the video for a second time thanks to you... 👍🖖

[@yashasvik2958]

Tom's current hairstyle makes him look like a 20 year old 12 year old

[@dominichines9996]

It makes him look like cody from cody'slab

[@jamesl8640]

Got this recommended now, looked at Tom, and thought I'd best check how long ago this was. 10 years, wow.

[@marciosilva6770]

Ah, analogue television on a pocket TV

[@imark7777777]

Marcio Silva and for free at that, none of this subscription stuff.

[@emmettbyrne9835]

That bus shot was brilliant 😂

[@HectorKW]

Can’t Believe it Will Be 15 Years since this was released in July

[@bobatea5406]

For a second I read the title as "Breaking News: Tom Scott and Matt Gray beheaded"

[@DriveGamingLive]

The police were probably thinking "Wtf is that guy (Tom) doing, yelling out crazy things."

[@adammullarkey4996]

1:50 Can I just point out that some of the roads are actually built over ones that were built by the Romans? That makes them around 1000 years older than the middle ages, and about 8 times older than the United States of America. (numbers based on the Romans existing around the year 0. The Romans didn't actually leave Britain until about 500 years later.)

[@BlockBlazer]

KZbin in 2009: Nah KZbin literally 10 years later: Hey let's recommend this shiz! Wasn't disappointed haha

[@RiverMersey]

YT recommends, only about 11 years late but still worth watching! Why didn't this become a national game?!

[@RisinT96]

damn 360p, I got so used to 1080p already. *cries in eye burning agony*

[@Praecantetia]

Tal Risin poor you.

[@Dannick1234]

Kane lives!

[@issam6508]

At least it's 16:9

[@connectingwings7212]

Well I live in Germany, so noone got used to any better as 420p 😉😅 Or in other words: What's 1080p, can I eat that?

[@ammagon4519]

-Laughs in shitty mobile phone-

[@MreeAik]

You should do this again dude :)

[@terrotorotbart8319]

I will forever think of 6:26 whenever I hear YMCA.

[@wkpictures6641]

Me too

[@HonestlyBenjamin]

"Let's go to the pub" 2020: Hold it right there buddy

[@BernardHChrist]

Utterly wonderful. An absolute joy. You chaps are rather good.

[@sion8]

That looks fun! I wonder if anyone has tried this in NYC when the UN General Assembly happens? Or in DC when things happen there.

[@Dong_Harvey]

sion8 the golden ticket goes to G8 events, as those are constantly set in different places, with massive buffers against protesters. i've known some kids to launch fireworks at George W. Bush's camp during the 2004 G8

[@sion8]

Dong Harvey Nice, I kind of wish to do that, but, I know I would never do it!

[@TheWolfHowling]

+sion8 I'd go for NYC because nothing happens in DC anymore

[@sion8]

TheWolfHowling​ It is closer to me anyways.

[@TheWolfHowling]

I was making a joke referring to the political gridlock that has had Congress in the deathgrip since 2010 so that nothing gets done

[@1brianm7]

How does this only have 1.2 mil views, I've seen this atleast 4 times over the years.

[@bakmanplays]

Who else got this in their recommended 11 years later

[@wtprkek1847]

Bakman me

[@gokaytaspnar1355]

Me

[@stevesmith5883]

Just got recommended it in 2021 here, kinda makes more sense as I have been watching a lot of Tom's more recent videos but wass still surprised when I saw the upload date.

[@wbw911]

Tom... this is incredible! Please do this again with drones~ XD

[@Vafbrudnir]

This randomly popped into my feed and am glad it did

[@MrPaukann]

7:13 this needs to be a meme.

[@ammagon4519]

When your crush's boyfriend gets shot by the school shooter.

[@Blade.5786]

@@ammagon4519 So... Cedric Diggory?

[@thetimetraveller2671]

@@Blade.5786 wait HOW IS THIS SO ACCURATE

[@JarrodBaniqued]

The music at 7:13: “That’s Where My Money Goes” by Acker Bilk and the Norman Candler Strings

[@TomJohnson67]

Thank you very much, I thought it sounded familiar.

[@minecraftmaus136]

Unbelievable that this marble of Internet history turns 11 years this year.

[@DannyDoDar]

Incredible. What a little Gem. 10 years ago! Amazing work guys.

[@lovejoy26]

Was this made for television? Either way, what a fantastic idea and my favorite documentary piece of all time!

[@therealmckoy6772]

Nah it should have been though

[@oheram]

this video is finally legit on my recommendation after 10 years

[@gtxg.]

'How can one tube line go on strike?' That aged well

[@JordanBeagle]

9:00 "Under Mayor Boris Johnson" Hey I recognize that name, haha

[@thinkbecome1219]

Love this. This definitely deserves a 2023 version!

[@KittyKatMan93]

The most underrated Tom Scott video