Ching Shih: The Pirate Queen • Puppet History

[@nithyanair1906]

I find it hilarious that the Professor has the same face all the time, yet I can vividly see different expressions play out on his face whenever Ryan pisses him off lmao

[@TinaCutri]

It’s just a testament to how good of a puppeteer Shane is

[@mostmelon]

He’s just like Jennifer Lawrence, except we can read his expression.

[@lindsaychiasson7629]

Like Randy Feltface but smaller and bluer lol

[@an_earth_angel]

Right?!!!

[@keyaunna.]

RIGHT?!

[@patiencekillz]

I really want Shane to somehow guest star still knowing all the right answers and then pretending to be shocked when he gets all the questions right.

[@loverboymadita7811]

Lowkey, what if the winner of that episode was Ryan though

[@samanthagreen3487]

@@loverboymadita7811 the ultimate plot twist lmao, orrr what if the genie is ryan, that explains the strong unrooted hate towards the professor

[@billwhite515]

I want Shane and Peterson as puppet

[@toyamwarr]

In that episode, The Professor should call in sick so the show can have a substitute instructor that’s really Steven. It would be interesting to see how Steven handles history class with Ryan.

[@noelrockz1]

@@samanthagreen3487 Shane is the genie. He has made an appearance as the genie in the past.

[@speckofdignity2487]

I love that “special guest and returning champ” is now a constant saying in this show, even though literally every returning guest is also a champ, since Ryan has never won.

[@peppersaltsman6044]

It's just a dig at ryan every time, like how "ryan thanks for tryin'" is the official sign off now lol

[@chaelihope822]

Ryan got a tie once... so technically, he won?

[@mobiledota2555]

@@chaelihope822 if a tie is considered a win in your book, then I have the biggest Benis of any dwarf.

[@chaelihope822]

@@mobiledota2555 ... ummm, okay.? No need to be rude bud, I was just trying to present a slightly different idea. You okay?

[@manion1947]

I want to see ryan get more disciplined and really hope the professor can shake him up. Needs to pay attention 🤣

[@isidoramendez2922]

“Either way, he is in hell now.” Is what I want written in my tombstone.

[@SlimeyPirate]

Lol mood

[@thatnerdthing387]

dude same, except prolly say they for me lol, don’t want the idea in anyone’s head that i’m binary

[@thatnerdthing387]

@@davidt1d who gets this pressed about me clarifying my lack of gender?

[@jayem7208]

Lol

[@awkwardukulele6077]

@@thatnerdthing387 lol they deleted it too.

[@abigailkaterbergcolibaba]

The professor reacting to Joyce's horse is quite the hard turn from how he reacted to Kate being a "horse girl"

[@splorngo]

HAVING a horse and BEING a horse girl are very different things

[@tyabolade1013]

horse girls never have their own horses. that’s why they STAY crazy horse girls and don’t become professional equestrians at any point

[@parcyvalley9618]

What video is that? kate being the horse girl?

[@MustangsCanTurnToo]

I recorded JUST that part.

[@sai-bi2rh]

@@parcyvalley9618 Season 1 Puppet History: Stealing the World's Most Expensive Necklace

[@supergecko28]

"What would your pirate name be?" The fact that Ryan didn't say Ryan Bergarrrrrra kinda killed my soul a bit.

[@fatezaragosa2540]

It's why he didnt get a jellybean

[@MissHelloBecca]

666th like you’re welcome

[@debbiefergerson3538]

should have said Ricky Goldsworth

[@nithyanair1906]

The Professor immediately fangirling over a horse that he hasn't even met gives me life

[@soulfire900]

"SHUT THE FUCK UP RYAN now about this hooorse...

[@stucrew7232]

I would have done the same thing.

[@morningfaroe612]

your pfp gives me life

[@NoiseDay]

"You had a horse?! Did you like... feed it??"

[@dramaqueenliz6266]

oh my god the professors a horse girl

[@maddy7101]

"I know you're a real Disney _simp,_ Ryan" is an incredible line and I love it.

[@bitterpickles]

Legit, "Disney simp" should be adopted into the common vernacular

[@addie2816]

The Professor's pirate impression being a tiny "ᵧₐᵣᵣᵣ" at the beginning was the cutest thing

[@kate-gn9eo]

Are we not gonna talk about how “Jewel of the Whole Crew” was most definitely the Professor traveling through time again?

[@lilycat3983]

I was looking in the comments to see if anyone else noticed.

[@tinaperez7393]

The Professor and Ching Zhe and the pirates were definitely friends. It's good to have powerful friends throughout history. She was a ruthless business woman but no one could resist it if the professor showed up. Would likely think he was magical good luck. 🤗

[@adeleaslan8182]

My first girlfriend turned into the moon

[@kate-gn9eo]

@@adeleaslan8182 that’s rough buddy

[@hannahrickelman5896]

HOW DID I NEVER NOTICE THAT HOLY CRAP

[@thegayathrikable]

The Professor looking adorable in this pirate hat

[@ni9260]

When is The Professor ever not adorable?

[@thegayathrikable]

@@ni9260 He's extra adorable here. Especially when he's fangirling over a horse

[@elizabelthe]

Damn girl..... you lookin adorable in that pirate hat

[@aliifahbiancanuradrina1649]

the professor looking adorable always

[@Del_lunesssss]

Adorable (≧▽≦)

[@xw7081]

The Professor softly going "aarrr" and then chuckling sustains me. I'd die for that puppet

[@niclou1936]

Read this comment as it happened haha

[@whenmushroomsattack3303]

That's what the Professor wants.

[@sorakuroyuki3780]

you will.

[@PrimRooks]

OK but anyone else genuinely touched by how sincere and poetically written the Flower Boat’s song was??

[@JBar]

very much so. it was lovely

[@TiffaniWright23]

It’s definitely in my top three songs

[@juliasvetlana3289]

Same hahahah

[@minthefresh]

bruh like why was it so good!?!

[@cristinbuskard9250]

He’s such a great songwriter / musician. I’m blown away.

[@jessicaw9011]

For everyone who was wondering why salt was such a big deal back then: That was the ONLY food preservative they had, particularly for meat. Imagine trying to go on a long journey and then not having a source of protein and trying to hunt or fish and coming up empty.

[@somedragonbastard]

I mean, it wasn't the only method, smoking and drying were still available, but salt was definitely the longest lasting and safest option.

[@VivaLaGolf42]

I believe it’s the root for the word “salary” because salt was used as payment in the day.

[@miaandersen8731]

@@somedragonbastard very hard to dry something before it rots in the subtropics

[@somedragonbastard]

@@miaandersen8731 fair

[@mikaroni_and_cheez]

@@VivaLaGolf42 as well as the phrase of "being worth their salt"

[@fishguts_]

There's a misunderstanding about how Ching Shih came to own the flower boat. She was sold to the boat as a concubine at the age of 16! Her family was too poor to support her so she had no choice but join. It's a rags to riches story. Not riches to riches 😅

[@lav3ndermenac3]

oh it’s like one direction fan fic from 2012

[@ko-lq7vu]

@@lav3ndermenac3 LMAOO

[@kiayaoi]

@@loucipher7782 that makes a lot of sense. thanks for mentioning it

[@sp4c1ng_0ut8]

@@loucipher7782 but did she HAVE to sleep with him?

[@moomin2165]

@@loucipher7782 he was most likely really close in age with her as well so I don't think they would've had a mother-son relationship at all, since she retired at 30 and apparently he was 20 something at the time she took her in as a lover

[@yellowhouse4911]

I think the guests can just see the professor as the professor and find him cute, Ryan however can only see Shane and feels pure rage

[@mollyw522]

shane? why would he see shane?

[@justphil4732]

@@mollyw522 he reminds him of his dear friend

[@saorise28]

@@justphil4732 the professors voice is really close to his friend Shane’s voice. The sound probably triggers rage in Ryan.

[@justphil4732]

@@saorise28 yes I agree with this factual statement

[@Listening_Books12345]

@@saorise28 I love that we all understand and agree that Ryan and Shane are dear friends AND that Shane's voice triggers rage in Ryan.

[@camrynroleck1113]

*Shane Madej voice* "Anytime you have to say 'it's not incest, technically', That's not great, Ryan"

[@icymoons]

oh my god right, they're the same people who said that.

[@xfabkwood9321]

The step-son marrying thing was pretty weird but apparently the age difference was only 8 years so a little less horrible. He was 27 and she was 35 for context.

[@sarkaztik3228]

​@@xfabkwood9321 We use modern terms to describe old situations which doesn't really work because the definition of said words has changed a lot since back then. Pretty sure, he was not considered her "step-son" back then. He was her "adopted son" which doesn't mean the same thing it means today. An "adopted son" could be something as simple as a squire or a someone a person is training to do something (a blacksmith "adopting" a young man to show them the ropes to replace them when they retire, for example). It was common for a person of renown or a person skilled with a trade to "adopt a son" that wasn't much younger than they were. It was likely he was a lackey to her than any sort of familial figure, I mean, he was literally captured-- not adopted. It's obvious the use of "adoption" here doesn't actually mean to become part of her family, he was a pupil. Plus, incest matter-of-factly requires the people in question to be blood relatives anyway. It's not "not technically" incest, it literally isn't incest, even by today's standards. It's most definitely still weird as hell and I wouldn't touch it with any length of pole, but you can literally marry a step-relative and it's legal in every U.S. state whilst incest is actually illegal. (I don't know much about other countries.)

[@mads53]

"The math don't add up but I'll take it" "It never does, Joyce" lmaooo

[@halliewong]

Ryan is bold in getting mad at the Professor for calling him a "Disney simp" in reference to pirates, as I distinctly recall him saying just a few episodes ago that he _wanted his corpse to be in the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney World._

[@dansanders9121]

"We all have our limits, that's why I stay firmly within the lines which society has established for me" I love, and am also deeply terrified, of Joyce

[@dylanhecker6686]

Red Flags

[@severinjaylee-hilliard3861]

she's definitely one of my fave contestants lol

[@tobypossum7386]

I'd love to hang out with her irl, she seems so fuckin awesome

[@jeremyprinzen5954]

Season 1: Passive-aggressive relationship between Ryan and the Professor Season 2: The marriage falls apart Season 3: Ryan begins to plot to give the Professor the biggest - and last - bear hug of his life

[@HD-fd7tn]

Season 4: professor “mysteriously” dies

[@tarahgold8041]

Season 6: Sci fi spin off show

[@jeremyprinzen5954]

@@mia.t It's a joke :P

[@Kooltomatoe]

Impossible, Ryan is scared of bears. It's just a cold-blooded murder.

[@munchycrunchybread]

@@tarahgold8041 bfu 2 electric boogaloo

[@justfloatingthrough2457]

I love how unapologetically antagonistic Ryan is towards The Professor. Not even a minute in haha.

[@mikaylaknowles13]

The professor’s pirate impression: “yargh heheheh”

[@leahallcorn3918]

So adorable!

[@bridgidthepirateelf4135]

It's the cutest thing I've ever witnessed

[@keyaunna.]

it was absolutely adorable

[@isabellakulstad4946]

Wait that was so cute ahh

[@danielle7587]

Perfection 💙

[@yyg4632]

Any pirate under her command who raped a female captive was sentenced to death. I officially love her.

[@amandajunecesarano7423]

Well she did take her adopted son as her lover, so not the best role model

[@Souledex]

@@amandajunecesarano7423 Lol likely closer to her age than her husband was. Really not that weird or surprising, especially in old China where warlords and emperors and their concubines and their children often had such relationships. If anything it may be seen as perversely regal on top of legitimizing. Applying modern concenceptions of a nuclear family onto them at all is pretty stupid, the only thing morally wrong about it at all is the assumptions you made about their relationship in the first place that they likely never had, or if they did would also be vastly different from modern ones that'd make that coercive influence gross. If anything its admirable that she endured and forged stable noncoerced relationships to minimize bloodshed in a power struggle, but the actual basis of their comment - Judging their abberations to the morals of their day however is always worth commending.

[@connoraltier7081]

@@Souledex No offense but marrying your child (adopted or not) is gross, and if we're both being honest I don't think you'd be making any defenses if their genders were swapped

[@Souledex]

@@connoraltier7081 no offense but that’s such an ignorant assertion to make. Your understanding of “child” “adopted” (which he likely wasn’t at all) and “mother” all have literally nothing to do with the society you are looking at, they are likely the same age and never even had a relationship like that. If you flip the genders, it’d make even less sense, frequently warlords or kings are older men would marry another or a second wife of fertile age putting her in the same age range as their firstborn son- they likely never had any sort of role in their child’s life as other “mothers” you are thinking about did. Basically you invented a whole relationship in your head and took our modern world to assert that it was wrong.

[@juliettem13]

@@Souledex based

[@Ghost-oq6xh]

"I'm drownin' in the ocean, of my own emotions! May the parting tide carry the tears I cry to her ship as it slips 'neath the indigo sky!" Can we just talk about how incredible Shane's lyric writing skills are????????

[@jenniferdsouza2105]

Strongly agree!

[@nancygutierrez5706]

I just want to take a moment and appreciate how the Professor never plays devil's advocate by saying "it was a different time..." or anything, instead he continuously yells "WE CONDEMN!" and never waters down how bad these people are. Mad Respect

[@gemjule]

Yes❤️

[@Jo-sv9io]

As the wise Shane Madej once said “It is easy for us from our vantage point in time to condemn, and thus, we do condemn! Happily!”

[@WasatchWind]

Well... it shouldn't be rationalized away the bad things people did - but it should be understood that they were held to different standards of what was acceptable, and we shouldn't be overly judgemental of them because they don't meet our modern standards.

[@parkchimmin7913]

@@WasatchWind No, no. We should be judgmental. Even if it was a different time, it’s still wrong regardless. Ex: slavery. Sure, you can say that it was a “different time” back then, but abolitionists were a thing and they also condemned it.

[@WasatchWind]

@@parkchimmin7913 I'm not speaking as much on things like slavery, but just generally on all sorts of attitudes. An example of this - I've heard a lot of people talk about bad things Teddy Roosevelt did. They talk about his outdated view of environmental conservation, and his attitudes towards race. But when you look at the standards of the time, he was a pretty good person in my opinion, and moved things forward. And that's my big concern. Yes, condemn slavery, racism, and violence. Do not however make our ancestors out to be irredeemable monsters that have nothing worth honoring, which is a growing attitude I'm seeing. It's something we need to keep in mind that we have only gotten to where we are because of the imperfect efforts of the people of the past. There are people from centuries past, say, Andrew Jackson, whose harmful acts outweigh any good, and we should perhaps avoid speaking too good of. However, most people in history were far more complicated. Good history means that you do judge these people according to the standards of their time. Obviously this doesn't mean you're saying they get a free pass or anything - but it helps you understand why they chose what they did. Even in more modern times, we may look at the choices of certain individuals in a bad way because we are not looking at things from their perspective.

[@Sumblefore]

Why do all the thumbnails look like The Professor is having an existential crisis? I'm not complaining, because we are there with you.

[@kziila0244]

Isn’t he having one continuous existential crisis since he has been cursed by genies and jellybeans?

[@HD-fd7tn]

His eyes look possessed in every thumbnail

[@yellowhouse4911]

That's just his face :-(

[@tiringsarcasm]

Aren’t the thumbnails just pictures taken of the professor when he was at the battle.

[@BeeBee-ho9ic]

Every thumbnail is just like *Vietnam flashbacks*

[@chasingfelix3609]

We really need to discuss the fact that Shane is kind of a musical genius...

[@faithvaughan101]

there's no kind of haha, he's genuinely incredible

[@libramoons]

each song gets better than the last, they are genuinely good!!!!

[@noabinnendijk361]

The HARMONIES in this episode,,,

[@aynDRAWS]

*Musical genie

[@deprofundis3293]

Right? Like, the intro/outro of this song was seriously mad gorgeous.

[@thedisguise3538]

I feel like calling him her "adopted son" was a little unfair, since he was more of a boy her husband kidnapped

[@fricketyfracktraintrack]

Either way, not great!

[@evilwillhunting]

It was a “mandatory adoption.”

[@pluna3382]

@@fricketyfracktraintrack I mean, nothing from the context even suggests that they raised him in a familial way whatsoever. Looks more like the husband holding the pool boy hostage. "Adopted" or not, not actually incest.

[@fricketyfracktraintrack]

@@pluna3382 I refer you to my previous comment from 7 months ago, but thanks for the clarification

[@jellybeanboy]

Yeah any time you feel the need to clarify that it's "not actually incest", THAT'S NOT GREAT​@@pluna3382

[@Ashe-De]

When the professor said "its the ultimate dream for someone to pay you to quit" i had such vivid war flashbacks to that one unhinged "buy my silence, for $8,000 a month i will Stop" tumblr post

[@soowormy]

nothing says dedication to the craft like shane growing an extra hand for the sponsor

[@badlifechoices6771]

When I saw that it took me a minute to realize what was off. Now I'm curious how he did it. Like did he get Sarah to help him?

[@L16htW4rr10r]

@@badlifechoices6771 Maybe

[@michaelfox9032]

@@badlifechoices6771 The magic of editing ;)

[@hayliew611]

@@michaelfox9032 no that was the magic of the genie

[@terrorofdeath3280]

That's not his hand...

[@00muinamir]

I like that they low-key had to reassure us that the horse's wife is, in fact, another horse.

[@Rashelle-zb4kq]

You never know when it comes to history

[@CoRLex-jh5vx]

@@Rashelle-zb4kq Caligula was like, 1% of madness away from making a human woman marry his horse let's be real

[@francespowell6923]

"His wife, a horse ..." Those were the days.

[@saorise28]

It could have been Loki 🤷‍♀️ Honestly still could be lol

[@Criket582]

1:40 "Do you guys need couples counseling?" I actually fell off my seat lmao

[@salenebrom6476]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@lizzychase740]

ive been thinking this for a cupple months

[@momomomocensoredbyyoutube9085]

That's an incredibly homophobic joke. Should be ashamed.

[@beardsleymicah]

@@momomomocensoredbyyoutube9085 bro what

[@momomomocensoredbyyoutube9085]

@@beardsleymicah how dare you assume my gender

[@DrunkenRhyin]

I really appreciate that Puppet History teaches us a lot about history from a wide variety of regions that we otherwise might not have had a chance to learn about. Really neat!

[@Nebula-wu7qr]

I love how much Ryan tries to have a bad time, but by the end of it is laughing along with the guest and the professor

[@luco5769]

I did a project on her in highschool. Such an epic lady. Can't believe the Profesor didn't mention the fact after she retired she opened up a gambling ring.

[@annapruitt5546]

Whoaaaa that’s so cool!

[@casperprime]

Probably because I now wanne know more about her gambling ring

[@aynDRAWS]

I know right??? I love this lady

[@luco5769]

@@casperprime don't know more about the gambling. But one of the big reasons for her piratical success was her implementation of taxes and division of goods.

[@AmethystEyes]

*“I feel like they were all theatre kids who didn’t make it and they were like* “well I guess we will become pirates now but that doesn’t mean we can’t be creative guys!” - Selorm, *Ruining History (Pirate Queen Episode)*

[@kamilucredic]

Selorm*, the sorely missed half of the iconic Pirate Queen ep duo! Squally squoop, bitch!!!

[@AmethystEyes]

@@kamilucredic yes, hopefully that can invite her for an episode! (And I changed the misspelling).

[@rockcandyplanet]

Joyce being in a episode about a female pirate coming full circle from when she was in a ruining history episode about a female pirate

[@ellabernardini]

SWALLY SWOOP

[@gillyweedniharry]

I actually learned about this pirate way before this episode came out because of the comments on the other pirate story.

[@sometransgal9412]

So was Ryan. He could have finally won once.

[@MABfan11]

which Ruining History episode was that?

[@SherylAnneTBien]

@@MABfan11 The Ruining History episode about the true story of Anne Bonny, the Pirate Queen~

[@hypotheticalforest]

Anyone else notice that Shane invited Joyce to the pirate episode of Puppet History and the pirate episode of Ruining History? He’s such a good friend ❤️

[@SlimeyPirate]

Yes

[@CaspianStarfrost]

When the flower boat said “may the parting tide carry the tears I cry to s ship as it slips neath the indigo sky” .. I FELT THAT.

[@marsvilla7128]

Joyce: rapper Ryan I never saw that coming Me an intellectual: my name is Ryan and I'm here to say we're the baddest ghoul hunters in the USA...

[@salenebrom6476]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@yellowhouse4911]

I'm roxxxy Andrews and I'm here to make it clear

[@pullingguard1212]

Hunting demons and ghouls too Wait what was that

[@furbys_prey_on_transphobes4065]

@@pullingguard1212 nO- we actually got a response...StOp BeAtBoXiNg

[@thefantasticmuggzyfox3794]

@@furbys_prey_on_transphobes4065 youre a gift ♡ i forgot about that 🤣

[@anonymousmysteries3171]

The professor telling Ryan to shut up because he wanted to hear about Joyce's horse is both hilarious and adorable. Edit: Time was 10:49, for those wondering!

[@jaredmitchener9175]

It’s literally neither but okay

[@marygraber7096]

@@jaredmitchener9175 Obviously almost 2k people disagree with you, lmao

[@KingOfGaymes]

@@jaredmitchener9175 what’s it like being wrong?

[@thespankmyfrank]

@@jaredmitchener9175 Yikes, grumpy much?

[@whoahdude9742]

It was very cute

[@auberrystrawberry4638]

I think about this every time a new Puppet History drops...if the professor ever gets made into a plushie, I'M BUYING.

[@caitlinjones5984]

It's criminal this isn't a thing

[@auberrystrawberry4638]

@@caitlinjones5984 exactly!! I would totally love to have the Professor come to college with me in my backpack 😂

[@combustible7267]

you can buy the base puppet online, I think he just gave it new eyes

[@aylonit]

omfg yes i want one so bad!!

[@holyshard530]

MARKETABLE PLUSH PUPPET PROFESSOR!!

[@SawyerRam11918]

Real talk Hollywood is sleeping on Shane's talent. I'd watch any movie or tv series he put out in a heartbeat. His brain operates on a completely different level than the rest of us simpletons. If Robin Williams was still alive these two would be a blast to watch together.

[@derp195]

I’ve honestly never seen a #2 that so outshines the supposed star, but in such a chill, confident, unthreatening way. He’s a chill genius.

[@shidosuteshi464]

Everything about that song was amazing. The lyrics? Hit the soul hard. The Instrumentals? Absolutely gorgeous. The background singers? Completely perfect! This is my favorite song in the entire playlist of Puppet History

[@phoenixgirl70]

The Beastie Boys style of the poison bottles was pretty amazing too.

[@antilikka]

I need to know how Shane manages to have 3 puppets, 3 voices, with to my knowledge, 2 hands and one voice. Like that’s some next level talent!

[@gabrielacambeiro2393]

And like, 3 puppets, 3 hands... how?

[@serecho5921]

WHERE DOESTHE tHIrd HaNd COmE frOm????

[@TrashyPhancakes]

I was looking for a comment about it. Who's arm is that?!

[@recoil53]

@@serecho5921 That's not a hand, if you know what I mean.

[@SouthPaw7896]

Shane lives with his girlfriend, doesn't he?

[@bethmacisaac1300]

I have said this since the hot daga, but Shane is such an effortlessly clever lyricist. I find it so impressive

[@lesismore49]

Did we ever actually get a conclusion to that? I seem to remember it ending with a cliff hanger.

[@Eleensonge]

@@lesismore49 As in? Wether he's the song writer?

[@lesismore49]

Huh? I’m wondering how the hot daga ended. I watched all the episodes with it but now I can’t remember

[@Eleensonge]

@@lesismore49 oh right I didn't manage to link your reply to the OG comment! I don't remember either!

[@eclipseintherain]

@@lesismore49 I'm pretty sure it went on a hiatus and never returned so far

[@FleurMarigold]

YEAH BABY.. puppets, history & pirates...... my whole jam 👌

[@lexistrying157]

This is my jam. No, turn down the radio. *holds up a jar of strawberry jam* This is my jam. *kisses jam

[@wyattzirkle2842]

Me too, man, me too

[@rosin_eater]

@@lexistrying157 hahaaaa vinessss

[@rowanneramsay4397]

Such a specific jam but I feel you

[@l0u13__3]

You could have said puppets pirates and past

[@xaviertullis4804]

I loved the way The Professer said “Ryan shut the FUCK UP” when he wanted to hear about the horse

[@CrypticGhosTea]

Is nobody gonna talk about how “Jewel of the whole crew” was the professor??? 😂😭

[@AmethystEyes]

Ryan trying to win every week is like Charlie Brown trying to kick the football before Lucy takes it away. It is not going to happen. 😂

[@cameronholmes5590]

That's the truest thing I've ever heard

[@Dropdeaddonuts]

It breaks my heart more and more every time my little beef boy is degraded and dismissed into submission in these 😔 he at LEAST deserves an attendance trophy, how many of us can say we show up to class every single day

[@samanthayoung9201]

Fun fact- her husbands death was strongly rumored to actually have been her murdering him. When she took control of the red fleet, she also instituted paid leave and I believe something akin to worker’s compensation. She also started a law saying that no female captives could be used for sex, and if you were to cheat on your wife you would be beheaded. When she retired and started her own gambling house/brothel. (Do fact check me, I got this info from the History Chicks podcast on her)

[@christianwise637]

Queen shit behaviour right there

[@TulipsToKiss]

maybe I'm a simple bitch but I'm legit blown away by how great the songs are every time man

[@angel-hu3bp]

nah i agree, i want a playlist of just all his songs

[@euno6793]

"maybe im a simple bitch" is such a great sentence, thank u

[@lutrasol]

"It's very easy to condemn from our vantage point in history, and so we do condemn! Wholeheartedly!"

[@michellesmith7222]

that “buck an ear” joke will be plaguing my mind for the rest of the week

[@gaudy_strangeness]

The professor: Don’t steal women All the male members of the Greek pantheon: I’m gonna pretend I didn’t hear that.

[@benwilsonMMA]

I meannnnn....

[@tdsims1963]

You get a history point!!!👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍

[@LizDare]

Also the first Romans.

[@jeffreydratwick6221]

History humor!

[@WarofContrition]

... what level of power do you think the professor has?...

[@siiri8902]

The flower ship's perfomance sounds like a bittersweet breakup song and I'm actually in love with it 😭

[@proverbialloaf]

SAME my favorite song thus far 🌊✨

[@Beatriz-cw8wd]

I love how the guests are usually the good students while Ryan is that one guy who spends more time in detention for bad behavior then in actual class

[@mommybadami]

I JUST NOTICED SOMETHING! "jewl of the whole crew" is shown to have blue skin and a sort of disguise. he also is frequently complimented by the professor and apparently is hiding an item from a genie...the professor inserted himself into the story, and I love it.

[@salami6663]

Mary Shelly (Author of Frankenstein) was alive at the same time as Ching Shih, I find that pretty cool

[@leiram8833]

SOMEONE WRITE A HISTORICAL FANFICTION, QUICK!

[@ApocJazus]

I'm starting to think maybe Ryan is secretly the genie. The title and cup are what he's after, and the professor has rigged the game every time to keep him from getting it.

[@__issamae]

oh my god

[@alexdelpino2238]

What are you talking about the game is not rigged

[@Oldass_Deadass_dumbass_channel]

@@alexdelpino2238 question sir, do you have eyes or ears?

[@mishikab4937]

No, remember in one episode they rolled a short clip of the genie... I quite remember it was Shane lol

[@alexdelpino2238]

@@Oldass_Deadass_dumbass_channel don't tell but the ginnie stoled them from me

[@samanthagreen3487]

the fact that Joyce has been on two of shane's wacky history series' where they go over female pirates? anyone else?

[@chacopaco407]

Yay! Ruining History!!

[@AmethystEyes]

To quote her on Ruining History, “Hell yeah, let’s go! Squad-a-lee Swoop!”

[@lucycossavella4902]

I’m disappointed she didn’t bring back Captain That Bitch

[@proverbialloaf]

@@lucycossavella4902 It’s Captain Queef now 🔥

[@Mars-ww9vk]

the amount of unimpressed that the professor emits when the horse enters the stage is honestly inspirational

[@Mistercallmecrazy]

Petition for all of Shane's singing to be on Spotify or something.

[@jugofwar8124]

I hope that horse and his wife live a long happy life together. They seem lovely

[@AmethystEyes]

I remember when Shane hosted Ruining History and talked about the female pirate Anne Bonnie and Joyce was there. I’m so glad they chose to bring her back for this story!

[@plaguedeene]

Same

[@sidewaysofieo5149]

A really cool mini-episode could be Ryan and Professor going to couples counseling tho

[@daisytapia7038]

Is no one gonna talk about how cute the professor's pirate impression was???

[@sarahk1820]

Yaaas 😭 it was so cute

[@jessicakaemery]

*arrr*

[@pepethefrog6809]

Looking for this. LMAO

[@MRSdooodah]

1:16

[@syntheticat-3]

I really like that every week, a whole bunch of people come together so we can watch a little puppet tell us a story about the past. This series is how I keep in touch with a friend I haven't been able to visit in person for several years (we'd watch Unsolved before that, obviously) and we always look forward to weekends because of it

[@samhaine9167]

Wasn't Joyce also in that episode of Ruining History with Queen Anne Bonnie????? I LOVED HER ON THAT!!!! Also, what is the Jelly Quest on the Professor's desktop screen??????

[@TheMeladya]

Yessss I her live for pirates runs deep 😂

[@frogs_goribbit8481]

i actually wrote a historical fiction story with anne bonnie in it for english class. it was really fun and it had the most pages that i have written on a story, which is 6 or 7 bc i always run out of inspiration by like the second paragraph

[@dgomez6843]

Words can’t begin to explain how excited I am to see Joyce again

[@Oizyxs]

Same I freaking love her sm

[@eatinggarbage78]

the Iconic Anne bonny episode from ruining history callback!!

[@elm-treeart6885]

mood!!

[@jml6263]

That's Captain Queef to you. (Same tho)

[@chloerene7858]

She is so funny I love her 😂

[@CeruleanTrafficlight]

Okay, this song is unironically jumping up to top tier for me, call me a sucker for a catchy chorus... plus this puppet has confused and confounded me since it was used as a teaser image a few months back, it is so nice to finally get it

[@hannagardebroek2486]

do you happen to remember what episode that was?

[@deprofundis3293]

The awesome intro/outro, too!!

[@CeruleanTrafficlight]

@@hannagardebroek2486 Oof, super late now (thanks no notifications) but if you/anyone else is still wondering, the promo in question was a twitter (I think; I checked IG and it isn't there, may have been tumblr if not twitter?) post zoomed in on the flower face of this puppet, enough so that you couldnt see its whole outline to figure out what it was other than 'a bouquet'. I'll edit if I find it, but iirc it was posted a couple months ago before the S3 announcement

[@sondpnichqfvd]

“took her adopted son as her lover and husband” and i feel the final pam in this chili’s tonight

[@mutedroar]

her adopted son who was previously her husbands lover... like damn

[@CarrienotScary]

FINAL PAM! An epic love story!

[@cryptiddmashups]

Finally a good reference

[@unclewiley1986]

BIG Final Pam energy

[@mollymcdade4031]

Sonsband

[@martijnstuart95]

That pirate impression by the professor is comedy gold. It's so understated and the little giggle afterwards just makes it perfect. 👌

[@RomanumChristum]

"When Cheng He eventually ate shit" I fucking died

[@EmilyTod]

Lmfao same

[@kadie194]

So did he

[@hugosmith4469]

IM SORRY BUT THIS IS LITERALLY THE BEST SONG YET I CANNOT HANDLE THIS SEROTONIN

[@mattygutowski]

The Professor decided to dip into the budget with that hat

[@mikaylaknowles13]

I LOVE WHEN THE PROFESSOR SAYS “it’s ok” 🥺

[@Selenielka]

okay but why was the boat's song so genuinely heartbreaking

[@ArcherOwl]

After the season 4 finale, I thought it would be fun to go back through the other videos and find out the real scores in each to see if Ryan actually won any. This will be focused on the points won during the questions only, not the extra points the professor gives out willy-nilly. Actual Score: Ryan had 3 points and Joyce had 4. The guest won fairly. Also don't feel bad, Ryan, I'm a disney simp too

[@LivingMyLife22]

🫘

[@Who_evenamIanymore]

🫘

[@TonyStark-kd5ti]

*When she said "McDonald's french fries" my whole soul felt that.*

[@theod6267]

The professor’s various outfits are one of my favorite parts of the show

[@kirastump2989]

The gymnastics one was my favorite hahah

[@maddy7101]

The Professor being so happy about Joyce's horse is something I never knew I needed to see🥺

[@justemzi]

the song the flower boat wrote for Ching Shih was kinda....emotional....like, if i wasn’t emotionally disconnected, i would’ve cried, wow

[@midnightpoetryandchai7620]

The boat is more supportive of ching shi than most partners are of their counterparts irl... I got goosebumps from the song. Iconic.

[@mirukunn]

i love that the jelly beans had no effect on joyce but it turned garett into a whole puppet. captain queef is immune Edit: okay why is this at 1K plsss ✋🏽💀 (but thank you all so much!!)

[@justalittlealien]

I think Garrett is the only one who turns puppet. So everyone but him is immune right?

[@lesismore49]

So maybe he is part genie?

[@mirukunn]

@@justalittlealien oooh maybe 👀

[@gucci2468]

@@mirukunn I need someone to write down all this puppet lore please!

[@mirukunn]

@@gucci2468 honestly facts 😩😩 we know so much about the professor and nothing at all 👁

[@autumnnikole6457]

When the Professor said that history was gross, he had all sorts of flashbacks to Edgar Allan Poe

[@silvercheetah92]

"Hurry Mr. Peabody we got to make sure Edgar Allan Poe marries his teenage cousin so he can be depressed when she dies and write his poems!"

[@UIAL570]

I know this was a joke and I genuinely found it funny but to people who will say it, marrying cousins was normal back then. And girls married years younger then they do now. Edgar was one of very many: and if fairness, he was very much in love with her and treated her quite well.

[@horohorosrin]

@@UIAL570 It's actually a myth that that was common. People of the time were skeeved out whenever it happened, too.

[@justaninnocentpomegranate3702]

I feel like by the end of the season Ryan is actually going to murder the professor

[@CSGray-nf2hx]

Than it can be on unsolved

[@baileytaylor203]

@@CSGray-nf2hx lmaooo

[@zestyghost4616]

I want a whole plot. I want him to murder the professor only for the professor to come back by some magical means hopefully involving the genie and getting revenge on ryan.

[@chacopaco407]

@@zestyghost4616 Ryan has to be the genie that screwed the professor over! That's why he never wins!!

[@lexistrying157]

@@CSGray-nf2hx I’m here for that

[@littlebigdragon313]

I love their professionalism vs. Her not having any sort of filter

[@j_odinsson]

Ching Shih is a great admiral in Civ VI so every time I've gotten her since seeing this episode I've been so excited and sung "Ching Shih!" immediately

[@greg-tb3dz]

Tbh the flower boat’s song almost made me cry as much as the gay oars’ song

[@jammiehoward7190]

Same! Like this song really hit some deep emotions

[@GOOM]

YO THEY WERE GAY???

[@myanxietyispurple8142]

Wait which song? What episode?

[@greg-tb3dz]

@@GOOM HELLA GAY

[@greg-tb3dz]

@@myanxietyispurple8142 hey Anus! And they were in the “the worlds greatest/rudest samurai” ep and I think the Christmas special too?? Could be wrong on that one tho

[@khadijah3827]

i love how theyre talking about non-European/American history this season they did it a little bit last season but this whole season seems to be just the history of poc and i love it

[@chloerene7858]

Its so much more interesting, at least as an American I feel like we mostly only learn about american/European history so its really cool they're expanding

[@snsaccount7871]

but isn't the episode last week about the poison lady in france? so it's not entirely poc

[@pryncesscore]

@@snsaccount7871 that's still europe

[@SohiHien]

@@pryncesscore exactly, which means the entire season is not about non-European/American history and poc like OP thinks.

[@chasingfelix3609]

@@snsaccount7871 just say “well actually” already.

[@mariaysuflor]

When Joyce recommended couples therapy to the professor and Ryan, my thoughts immediately went to Sam and Bucky's couples therapy in Falcon and the Winter Soldier

[@Tired_Goldstone]

Oh my goodness yes

[@jayanderson147]

omg iconic

[@livingthehighloaf309]

same

[@AnkishChaudhari]

Ngl the flower boat gave out 'really sweet ex who misses Ching Shih but wishes her the best and is happy that she's living her life' vibes.. which I'm guessing Shane was aiming for, and he nailed it

[@PengoSolvent]

The lyrics for the song in this ep were amazing. "May the parting tide carry the tears I cry To her ship as it slips 'neath the indigo sky!" Literally gave me chills!

[@cassie6146]

The Professor stopping everything to hear about Joyce's horse was everything.

[@sillygooooseee]

PROFESSOR WITH A HAT‼️ WHAT CRIMES WILL HE COMMIT⁉️ (For every like, another vote for Ryan and The Professor to get couple's counseling)

[@evantray2987]

@@apheIixn an explorer hat, not that one

[@AnarchicKhajiit]

Piracy, probably.

[@babylonfuc]

@@apheIixn you mean to tell me that the professor doesn't commit crimes while wearing his other hat?

[@CakeoftheMews]

All of Shane's silly songs are good but this one went WAY too hard for a puppet boat to sing. I love it.

[@tiyaa4196]

Yea the song gives me “nothn gonna ever slow me down” melody vibes

[@emilybarclay8831]

Chang Pao was really living the bisexual pirate dream except for the whole minor part

[@annapruitt5546]

I thought he said the adopted son was 21? So not a minor

[@emilybarclay8831]

@@annapruitt5546 he was 15 when he was ‘adopted’ by Ching Shih’s husband and became his lover so the mlm part was definitely assault of a minor but his relationship with Ching Shih was fine if a little odd

[@sarkaztik3228]

@@emilybarclay8831 He was 15 when he was captured, not necessarily when he was adopted. I've seen zero sources that say his age when he was "adopted" as Cheng I's second-in-command and lover. He had to work his way up the ranks before he was adopted, so it stand to reason it took time, if not years before he was adopted by Cheng I. While we can assume, based on the period, that he may have still have been a minor, I've not been able to find any proof of such a thing (Cheung Po has his own infamy and legend and the age at which he became Cheng I's lover or even that he ever did was never a really big part of it). Either way, terrible if he did it, but possibly not true. Not saying this ISN'T the case, but this video makes it sound like it all happened at once, and it most definitely didn't.

[@Jerome616]

@@sarkaztik3228 yeah, though it was very typical, even today to use young boys in that manner. It’s harder to be dominant over another man. It’s easier to manipulate a 15 year old.

[@morganwyette612]

I'm severely startled every single time there are more than two puppets on stage. Or whenever there's a duet being sung