Five Very Weird Relics from Early Survivor

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[@nmappraiser9926]

I kinda miss Fallen Comrades, when the final 3 or whatever would be forced to journey through the rundown of everyone who's gone. The best part was when they would have to eulogize them, forced to say something nice about the people they hated, or dredge up memories of people they barely had contact with.

[@ryans413]

Last season they did that I believe was 19 or 20 I did miss that I also miss the intros with everyone’s names you know how hard it is now to remember who’s who without the intros reminding me

[@AsraliaX2]

@@ryans413 They did it in nicaragua

[@markjackson6431]

@@ryans413 it was done in Redemption Island

[@markjackson6431]

@@ryans413 Fans V Favorites 2.0 is the last time it happened

[@laurachipman6845]

I also miss Fallen Comrades! Sometimes I forget about the early boots, so it’s nice to be refreshed on who else played the game before the merge.

[@stevenstevenson2943]

the ending with Mike Skupin was amazing

[@zenphiix]

I live for these cracks at Skupin. They are genuinely hilarious, and I hope you keep finding little ways to keep sneaking them in.

[@LZircon]

Varner one too

[@CosmicPie67]

oh my god ew zenphiix

[@fukhyu3330]

@@CosmicPie67 lol what

[@jeongluvs7524]

pls they are my favorites

[@ChanHandle]

We should have known Skupin was a weirdo

[@ravinichols3504]

One of the best *REDACTED* shade moments in this channel's history.

[@SpanishFly120]

Honestly, I kind of miss those crazy over the top Probst vote deliveries. Sure skydiving was tough to follow, but we could've got Probst taking a submarine, or something else and going full on James Bond gadget-wise.

[@YourPalJamieEllis]

They apparently wanted to have him rappelling down a building or cliff side or something at some point, and it got more dangerous/skill-intensive than he was comfortable putting on himself. (I'm guessing the skydiving one was a stunt double)

[@Furkward]

He didn’t want to them because the one he was going to do put his life in danger

[@Thenewboidahlia]

I loved those crazy vote deliveries!!

[@seanberrodin801]

I thought I was stuck in a time loop when I saw young Jeff at the beginning of a video instead of the end. I was like “why does he have something else for me!?”

[@llydrsn]

I actually liked using past votes as tie breakers. It makes people more conscious and strategic when voting and also provides another wrinkle on even the most obvious vote offs because there would also be scrambles just to make sure you never see your name even on one vote.

[@BayleyBengal]

Jeff bringing the votes back on a pogo stick would be tight.

[@OhSkyeLanta]

I distinctly remember mentioning to my mom during season 12’s finale something like “Jeff didn’t fly in the votes!!! He’s supposed to do something weird with the votes!!”

[@brooklynconroy]

Skupin was a legit jump scare

[@kfizzle5086]

Seeing Probst get the receipt to file the work expense later is hilarious

[@logmeister4]

You never cease to me amaze me with your wordplay. “Deception at tribal council” while hovering over Varner is truly brilliant

[@firstname405]

Can I get the tldr on this one? I get the skupin ones but can't remember / don't know about the varner ones

[@ellen.13]

@@firstname405 oh yikes. Well when he returns in Game Changers, tl;dr in a moment of foolishness of which he immediately regretted (genuinely), at Tribal Council as he was trying to convince the tribe not to vote him, he somehow decided to bring up one of his tribe mates (Zeke) as having not yet told the others he was transgender, as a point to show his ability for deception. It's clear he didn't actually intend to mean that transgender people were deceptive (he himself is gay and a supporter of LGBTQ+ rights), but rather thought that Zeke was open in his life about being trans and for some reason hadn't shared it at camp yet. Regardless it's an iconically cringe-worthy moment in his life that resulted in an emotional tribal council, and him unceremoniously letting himself get voted out (his own "vote" included, though they didn't actually get up to vote, it became out loud), and rippling into his real life.

[@firstname405]

@@ellen.13 oh yes the transphobic hate crime! I definitely didn't forget that moment, just forgot who varner was (good). Thanks for explaining

[@temporal4652]

@@ellen.13 Unfortunately recent developments show that Varner is absolutely transphobic

[@evanprince3875]

@@ellen.13 oh yikes, never thought I'd see someone with this bad a takeaway about that whole situation. As a trans and gay man, Varners actions were nothing short of deplorable and if you feel so inclined to check his Twitter recently you'd see he has no regrets and has doubled down on his vitriol. Do people really feel no shame when they minimize these situations, you went on for a paragraph explaining away Varners actions when all we need to hear is "Varner outed Zeke against his will" you could add that Zekes trans, you could add it was on live tv in a silly game show for a million dollars, you could add any details you want about the situation. But the barebones basics of the situation is that someone was outed, and that's never fucking okay.

[@danielprocaccino4408]

The gong was such a cool feature. It really leaned into the mystique of the island lore. 8 tribe members ring in, only 7 ring out. I think its super cool lol. Also the additional pagentry of Tribal Council was fun. The music used to be SPOOKY. Someone was about to be sacrificed.

[@kaialexander6806]

I unironically want the corny intros back if only to help me remember everyone's names because I genuinely didn't ever learn everyone's name in Ghost Island and weirdly enough, one of the only names I could remember was Chelsea's.

[@ryans413]

Remember they play the theme and show the cast with their names they need to bring that back I can’t remember half these peoples names at least the intros reminded me

[@soaps7796]

"crime reporter tammy is reporting on crime" really got me 😭😭😭

[@mattveslino252]

the intros were a big part of why i even remember half the people from the first five seasons (as a more modern season stan), and it's also why i very much appreciated its modernized return in 41 and 42, could still use some tweaking moving forward but i do think this callback was a great one! (not to mention, jury speaks!)

[@RunicWarrior898]

I really miss the “remember the fallen” walk they forced the final 3 to do, it was a nice breather after breakneck strategy and helped build anticipation for the finale to come, as well as remind us who was even in the season. Seeing the first boot’s face flash up as the final 3 were forced to say literally ANYTHING they remembered about them after 30+ days was comedy gold and I wish they had found some way to streamline it so it could still happen. Less 10 minutes and more 3, with the same impact of “I barely remember this person but here’s some dramatic statement anywayyyy” as we wait with bated breath for the finale

[@tubagal13]

I love how Jeff used to say "the rest [of the unread votes] will remain a mystery" because it's so unnecessarily dramatic?? Leaving aside the fact that most of the time it didn't matter for the game, since it was often a unanimous vote and that was "staying a mystery," the TV audience would see ALL THE VOTES at the end of the episode anyway???

[@GamingFanactic911]

Early years of Survivor were not perfect but there was so much more done right than the newer seasons. They have a special place for my nostalgia. Jeff skydiving out of plane in Vanuatu was epic and the music was great

[@ryans413]

I miss Jeff doing his speech at the end of the votes. He use to say something about the voted out cast member now he just says goodnight how boring

[@delianaxoxo]

I don’t know why but Jeff asking for a receipt is so funny. I know he wants those Fetch points

[@davel2990]

I miss the DYI challenges. SOS, shelter, etc. It fits the show and honestly it was pretty cool and different. Also, the "fallen comrade" sequence that always lasted way too long should at least be an honorable mention. It got retired because it was more and more awkward and useless. "oh yeah, that guy!"

[@JaredTVW]

I LOVED the intros for the characters. It was brilliant!

[@WishMasterJirachi385]

Anyone else miss when the final 5 all did the long walk up a hill and found cardboard names of the season vote outs in order and there were flashbacks

[@simplebutpowerful]

Rites of Passage? Yeah, I remember. Final 3 though, usually. And this was in the Final 2 era ofc

[@ryans413]

Yes I always loved that

[@Trey-dd6md]

Even though US Survivor has shown all the relevant votes, Certain Seasons of Australian Survivor didn’t show all of them during several vote offs. Like during one Tribal Council in Australian Survivor 2017 all the votes for the person who went home were shown (It was a 6-4 vote) but no votes for the other guy who got the 4 votes were shown. And it’s surprisingly happened a lot.

[@uglyaniimals]

just another reason why aus survivor is dicey af

[@michaelwester2635]

I mean everyone knew who the 4 had voted for and the one who got the majority was blindsided with an idol in their pocket. The host had assumed the idol would be played so those 6 votes were lined up first and then he just went with it and read those six anyway.

[@blackjackal8770]

i would sponsor a whole video of you ranking all the old school cast member intros out of my own pocket, no cap. i enjoyed this little section at the end so much hahaha

[@matthewtaylor5942]

I thought we had got through a whole video without a Skupin gag, and then BOOM, the harshest one of all!

[@totaldramatyler4484]

My list Fallen Comrades(Brokn by Vecepia bringing a journal) Luxury items (IDK) How bad do you want it Final immunity (Bappa buoy) Car challenge (Dreamz/Yau-Man car deal) Torch walk (IDK) Touchy Subjects (Fab 5 alliance in SJDS) Auction (Metagamed to death)

[@ephraim_]

Luxury Items probably got retired also because of Vecepia's journal

[@roger_towny_jr]

The How Bad you want it final challenge was killed by Tom and Ian competing for literally half a day. NOONE on production wants to wait an entire freaking day for a challenge to be over.

[@spencerclark4726]

@@ephraim_ People also used to bitch endlessly that the banners as tarps were an "unfair advantage" - aka Colby's texas flag, Butch's BELIEVE IN YOURSELF banner, and whoever it was that brought the American flag. I wish luxury items never went away though. They're fun and goofy and sometimes provided excellent tv moments.

[@BillySYT]

You never fail to make me laugh with your extra jokes and wordplay sprinkled throughout. "Deception at Tribal Council" took me a second, but once it hit, I choked on my water.

[@anjunxis]

the deception part😭😭😭😭 i do really miss the intros of thr first five seasons though. whenever i watch those seasons i go back and rewatch the intro after finishing the finale

[@Better_callMe]

5. I loved the Jeff delivering the votes right on time for the final vote read. What I loved more was Kass in Cambodia being sad Jeff was not going to use a jet ski to go to the live tribal. 1. I also miss the intros, although they remind me more of the Amazing race because how long it went from having them. Bonus: I miss the Rites of Passage right before the final challenge. That one is the one I miss the most.

[@veronivadelgado7131]

Anyone remember in early survivor toward the end game, jeff would tell like a history lesson of the place they were living and the survivors would have to remember said lesson and go through obstacles

[@Rodanguirus]

I dunno.

[@kingofthorns203]

Zoe’s intro on her fishing boat remains my favorite of all time. SO steamy

[@shadowninja6689]

There's an interview somewhere online where Jeff talks about one "bring back the votes" stunt he was going to do until they went to film it, when one of the safety people told him he was about to do the most dangerous stunt in their industry, so he chickened out of it.

[@uglyaniimals]

omg wait what was it

[@robertross7666]

@@uglyaniimals IIRC it was rappelling out of a moving helicopter onto a roof or something.

[@koshea44]

@@uglyaniimals Something like repelling off the side of a cliff I think

[@Quetzal00358]

I just want the intro again. I know you didn’t mention it here and they’ve done it a few times in the recent past but I want them consistently again

[@garycarter6773]

To me that IS Survivor, seeing all the people with the iconic theme song. They really lost something when they stopped doing that. Now it takes me longer to put a name to a face...

[@LivsLaLaLand]

the excessive amount of shade between ‘deception’ and skupin’s intro has got me almost waking up my entire family from laughter

[@roypalmer69]

I love the packages like imagine ghost island or hvhvh with packages you could actually name half their cast then

[@lerdog]

Not Skupin with the bouncing kids in the background 😭😭

[@Captain-Sum.Ting-Wong]

I miss all these things, other than the vote reading thing. Old school Survivor has a certain charm to it that just isn't there anymore. There's just not that sense of wonder or adventure anymore.

[@orangecat8957]

Dunking on Skupin will never get old 😂

[@kathvrt]

“All the votes not being read? Talk about deception at tribal counsel.” I nearly did a spit take

[@radlee974]

It’s been a loooong time since I’ve seen Borneo and I’d completely forgotten about the gong. And the fact that it was almost certainly just one big accident is absolutely amazing/hilarious to me!

[@MysticMouth]

I completely forgot about the S.O.S challenge, brought back some good memories of early survivor. I kind of wish they'd bring it back

[@FantasySportswithSam]

Skupin moment was the highlight of the video. good one

[@Smith.S.E.]

I honeslty.. didnt notice the final vote delivery was gone !!! Its now just implied with Jeff walking off then on... amazing!

[@GerritCoulter]

Glad you're back to the lists.

[@jordansinger8841]

Jeff Varner really went through it at the S2 merge, gotta give props to the poor guy for Surviving Shame!

[@ransum_]

the Skupin joke caught me so off guard 😂😂😂

[@freddytang2128]

I still remember the very first player intro from Borneo was Gervais. And it was just him blowing smoke from his mouth. I'm like is he smoking, or is he in a really cold place

[@rrome]

Omg improving the humor and I'm here for it 😭😭😭 The "queen" and the Skupin joke had me screaming 💀

[@kellya850]

“Debb’s chilling at jail” sent me but then Skupin came along 💀💀💀

[@chriscapps206]

Awesome to see some more of your vids,and on my birthday too,was a good day,had a good time now to relax w a new survivor vid!

[@Quetzal00358]

Happy birthday!

[@chriscapps206]

@@Quetzal00358 thx mate

[@BanditSurvivorContent]

Let's be real the intro sections would be cool to make a return. Australian Survivor has pulled them off in a...let's say less cringe way and it would help show us their occupation in a more interesting way.

[@peytonbond4886]

Absolute best end of a video I’ve ever seen, Mike’s getting roasted harder than when he fell in the fire

[@popmans9999]

I honestly miss Jeff delivering the votes in outlandish ways. It was really cool.

[@alcyone2129]

The shelter-building challenge in All Stars might be my all-time favorite challenge. Saboga’s shelter is one of the best sources of unintentional comedy in reality tv history

[@livynarra8709]

You’re so funny delivering the last spot hahaha

[@Drewbydrew]

“Most alarming goes to this guy” [googles] *o h n o*

[@queenzoroark]

Not even to bring the chest full of cash for Pearl Islands atleast? It would fit for the pirate theme XD

[@joltkip7079]

I feel like there’s been a joke about skupin for the past 8 videos

[@bigbrotherspoilers9756]

as there should be

[@echo5172]

Ive never watched survivor and never plan to, but I watch every video this channel releases

[@kingofthorns203]

Perhaps the conch was an homage to Lord of the Flies?

[@__darsoyea5149]

“Most alarming is this guy” *confusion* *REALIZATION*

[@hayden32040]

Man i LOVE jeff's final vote journey so much as a kid!!! so bizarre and hilarious

[@Mst3kfan1994]

Yelled out an "Oh noooo!" at that shot of Skupin at the end.

[@campbellbishop8842]

I’m not gonna lie I used to love when Jeff would take the votes and get on a jet ski across the ocean to deliver the votes 😂 that was awesome

[@Alex-us2vw]

Bring back the final tribal adventure with Jeff flying or jet skiing the word! Screw the budget

[@reign8195]

Would the iconic voting music count in this list? I think the music stopped after or during season 20..

[@0pacbig32]

It was in almost every vote off with it not being used for a few times all of them post all-stars until Tocantins. Samoa began to drop it and seasons started having certain points of stopping it which would get earlier and earlier until it was dropped completely in Philippines at the Roxy boot. In less than a month it will have been an entire decade since Philippines.

[@reign8195]

@@0pacbig32 oh yeah it was during Philippines. Been such a long time that I might’ve remembered incorrectly.

[@grandmasteryado8478]

Don’t know if this is an unpopular opinion but I’ve always felt like the old tie breaker system (where in a tie the castaway with the most previous votes goes home) should return. It would make people be far more accountable for their entire game outside of final tribal council, and it could lead to some interesting strategic play.

[@versansation]

"Looking at beaches from above" cracked me up haha

[@blr_blur]

Oh, I love the nostalgia. Great video!

[@thebumpercar1344]

Jesus Christ the punchline/jumpscare at the end. I'm going to go to hell for laughing at that lol.

[@darlingnicki9706]

"Get this man a skateboard and a Surge." I cackled. I forgot that stuff existed.

[@ryanmeneo6301]

Fun fact: they did shoot intro packages for Amazon but didn't use it according to Rob years ago

[@DrabekNewburn]

The Rob That Sucks, of course.

[@atufbrandbusiness3581]

I kinda miss the IRL job intros it was cool to visualize the contrast, especially close to finale.

[@LimitedBones]

God Jeff's journeys with the votes were so amazing.

[@strawberrylemonadelioness]

It honestly is kinda funny to imply Jeff Probst just left everyone else in Australia while he just rode a helicopter back to the States.

[@reginamachamer821]

Omg I had no memory of Skupin's intro jfc..

[@Kitcomedy]

m night shalaman plot twist at the end

[@trade5149]

I don't even watch Survivor, but I like your videos!

[@12345diehappy]

I wanted Jeff's vote travels to go even further. I really wanted him swimming the pacific. Taking a hot air balloon. No limits.

[@blackmamba8918]

I love the classic era of survivor than the new era....Survivor 1 to 10 and 20 HvV are my favorite

[@ryans413]

1 6 7 8 12 13 16 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 31 34 40 I could watch again but 20 is my all time fav then 13

[@bartallen8121]

Had the jury speaks video not re-appeared in 42, I would say it is one of the relics of the past that should return as it gives an insight as to what the jurors are looking for when voting at ftc

[@katal003]

tammy reporting on crime is something im so pissed i hadn't noticed until it was pointed out to me. i love it so fuckin much.

[@mremu]

They should have kept a vote tie breaker being whoever had more total votes from all tribals. It makes the game soooo much more dynamic. It makes it riskier to split votes. It makes it riskier to throw an immunity challenge because someone would get stray votes. I have always hated fire making being the new tie breaker. It's fine as a reward or immunity challenge, but it's boring as a tie breaker. I find it to be way more entertaining to see players fight trying to keep themselves from getting any votes and keeping track of how many votes each person has.

[@trill_son_]

I died at Skupin’s home video, the foreshadowing 😭😂 wtf man

[@aperson22222]

12:01 Damn, Gervase is undressing the camera with his eyes there. And he looks like R Kelly.

[@SpanishFly120]

Double posting, but the "not showing all votes" thing wasn't entirely gone until at least after SJDS. In Micronesia when Mikey B went home, the initial vote was 4-4-1 (4 Mikey, 4 Chet, 1 Jason), which was removed from the broadcast with the revote edited with Chet/Mikey's votes to be shown. In SJDS, when Jon was voted out, Missy voted for Jaclyn on the revote, but they only showed the 2 Jon votes.

[@mirandapowell1861]

I remember the conch shell, we had read "lord of the flies" and it made me laugh that they thought adults would respect whoever had it 🤣

[@mmcgreg5044]

That Skup dig at the end 😂😂

[@vesnakelsey8985]

The Skupin intro had me dying

[@ECKtrain]

I dont watch survivor, I dont have interest in it, and yet I still keep watching your videos. I dont know why.

[@EJMag1c]

Seeing Jeff in a NYC taxi, and wishing he'd hopped into the Cash Cab! 😂

[@Awesometrax]

Wouldn't be an Idoled Out video without (rightfully) dunking on [REDACTED].

[@PepsiMaxiPad]

I almost choked on my sandwich hearing that "having to wear glasses..." comment. 😂

[@oscarschmidt_]

we stan a public transit king 🙌🙌

[@Saimeren]

I miss Jeff's final vote deliveries! They were so good!

[@ryans413]

His speeches after the vote off miss that

[@freddytang2128]

Could the "not showing stray votes" thing just be a matter of saving time on the edited TV show? Perhaps they did show every vote in the actual game, but producers tried to save 5 seconds here and there by not showing unimportant votes on TV? Perhaps Varner just forgot the other vote he got?

[@spencerclark4726]

I'm pretty sure it's just a TV thing, for example Terry is the lone vote for Aras MULTIPLE tribals in s12 and most of the time it's not shown except in the credits - but Aras remarks that he's sick of getting voted for by Terry every tribal.

[@stepik0dvo]

never saw vanuatu season so i am laughing my ass from jeff's tom cruise stuff :D

[@daltonriser1125]

In terms of votes nit brings shown by Jeff if you don't watch the voting confessional at the end you'd miss the one random stray vote earl got

[@kaymosby1239]

Was the conch a lord of the flies reference?