Was 'Kid Nation' The Worst Reality Show Ever Made? | E1 - "I'm Trying To Be A Leader Here"

[@ZaoJin]

I love how that first kid was like “yeah I’m probably gonna die out here”

[@serenfan4565]

The first line from a kid in this show set the tone for the rest of the show lol.

[@14kolbster]

New Hampshire gang

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

"He knows too much! He's too dangerous to live another second!"

[@Mrjmaxted0291]

*chuckles* I'm in danger.

[@LongWindedUsername]

I also watched this video!

[@justyoureverydaypig3716]

I’m pretty sure this is how Australia started.

[@violenceisfun991]

😂😂

[@DennisAlexioAndyHug]

Lol

[@koilamaoh4238]

Prety sure it was prisoners and some lost amazon tribes..

[@thomaschavarria4003]

koila maoh everybody knows that, he just made a joke.

[@koilamaoh4238]

@@thomaschavarria4003 I know, mine was joke too :) some of it anyway hehe. Aborigines were the original OG's..

[@plexus]

This is less of a reality show and more of a twisted sociology experiment that you learn about in a high school sociology class the same day as the Stanford Prison Experiment

[@Rainaman-]

Thats what producer originally intended. CBS said nope and had it their way.

[@manband20]

This show is what would have happened if Total Drama Island wasn't completely scripted and had little adult supervision. Where that show was a great parody of stupid reality show tropes and did a great job of throwing a bunch of animated teenagers whose stereotypes would never have a conversation together just to see what happens, this show got a kid to drink bleach. Nuff said.

[@theleap2946]

Eric Stodolnik I’m just surprised no one has done the Stanford Prison Experiment as a trashy reality show yet. 😮😳

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

Or in the Vault Tech Experiment Enxyclopedia

[@rhymeswithpicard8202]

Eric Stodolnik we learned about this in my grade 12 law class

[@royriley6282]

Girl (from Florida): "I feel like I'm surrounded by idiots." Guess she ain't gonna be homesick.

[@stinky2367]

As a Floridian, you're not wrong.

[@ttvMaterwelonJen]

I live in Florida (Not born there) and my family calls them floridiots

[@joshuaespinoza8325]

floridian here. sorry to say i agree. lots of people here are just plaun dumb

[@JackMensahBonsu]

Thats Sofia for ya.

[@mrsleep0000]

I mean, if the girl from FLORIDA is saying that...where did they find these rubes?

[@adamdernis]

The line that completely pulled me in "I'm a laborer now and this morning I got up at 6. I scrubbed toilets, I did laundry and I hauled a big barrel of water. And I just got 10 cents and I can't afford a game of jacks"

[@FieryFlamingFajitas]

Hahaha that young girl sounded old and weary when she said that 😳

[@jimpyre5038]

The girl understands!

[@supersizesenpai]

that girl was the echo of an entire society. lol

[@SoCalJellybean]

Avishai Dernis Right?! It’s like, “Smart-Before-Your-Time-Girl, you just won the keys to the kingdom... err, I mean, adulthood! ENJOY!!”

[@Nelcomarproductions]

yeah she has no understanding on economics and the law that you are payed based on the value you provide. Also back then things cost more expensive due to the vast labor costs that where needed to make said object. Unlike now where those items are cheaper due to machinery and automation.

[@LittleRedWhine]

One of the kids did a reddit AMA and said the kids did better then the producers anticipated or wanted so they would get screwed over like when the producers filled the place with trash and pretended the kids let it get that way and needed to clean it up even though they had kept it tidy.

[@Rainaman-]

Heh, saw the post by Michael too. Oh boi was it juicy. He had posted one reply by accident thinking it is a private message. Good read.

[@weirdoshit3504]

dang! that's interesting

[@TheRealCaptainFreedom]

Fun fact.

[@anthonyurquidez9941]

ShutUp Thwat, you look like your mom is your Aunt.

[@anthonyurquidez9941]

Dumbass bitch , Buffy the vampire Slayer sucks 😔🤣🤪👏 and

[@carloseduardoazevedodossan36]

This is like if Total Drama was real and somehow worse

[@termartion9007]

That’s survivor your talking about

[@themaczter9024]

Termartion - you’re*

[@themaczter9024]

Total Drama Island is awesome, what are you talking about?

[@ericx6969]

@@themaczter9024 he said worse lol

[@themaczter9024]

eric23443219091 - He said “somehow worse”, as if it is unlikely for something to be worse than Total Drama Island.

[@number1fansince]

This show backfired on the producers cuz the kids actually knew what was going on and adults didn't give em enough credit...

[@hobnoblin5477]

I also heard they purposefully sabotaged the town in various ways to manufacture drama. For instance throwing a bunch of garbage in the middle of town so they could say the kids had a "Garbage problem" they needed to fix.

[@thatsickmao]

Your profile is evil and I legit thought it was a hair

[@chaseramos4865]

your photo is too white I can see the circle. Try taking a screenshot of the youtube comment section background and overlaying the hair onto it.

[@secretnamemcsecreton]

종이비행기 this was a dumb statement

[@inspiringothers7197]

종이비행기 let me guess, you’re 14. You realise you in fact become a huge deal more intelligent as you grow up through your teen years into early adulthood(your 20s). Your brain hasn’t even finished developing until you’re a young adult(18-25 on average). This is why kids are far far more gullible and naive.

[@FormulaMeme]

This is the ranch where Dr. Phil sends people.

[@PotterPossum1989]

Literal lol

[@growthstunt]

Walter Clements OH NO

[@bensilver28]

18 naked cowboys in the showers of ram ranch.

[@Taser1-1]

SEND HER TO THE RANCH!

[@uncledwanescult5296]

I would like but it has 669. Likes

[@soulslvr9562]

I love how they zoomed out to everyone else when they said "Poor kids" lmao

[@isabellavaughn7828]

exactly my thought

[@nofomoeone9189]

Isabella Vaughn morning

[@imlewisblackman]

I love how the mom just happens to have a camera crew with her as she’s told she’s won 20k

[@serenfan4565]

On Michael’s AMA on Reddit, it turns out that that wasn’t actually scripted. The mom’s reaction was real. The logistics and cost of doing that shot was insane, from what Michael said.

[@ruraladventurer1884]

"Reality" TV

[@itsa-itsagames]

it just goes to show you how fake this entire shit is lol and to be honest, i didnt even question or think about this until i read your comment

[@patriceb5706]

serenfan 456 which subreddit is this on??

[@serenfan4565]

Patrice B r/IAMA

[@rhyshiggontwo]

Fun Fact: Sophia, in a Q&A on YT years after the show, revealed that she actually DID plan a revolution and attempted to stage a coup against the Town Council but the producers stopped her, saying "That's not how the show works"

[@VCMRR]

If they allowed it ,this would have been awesome as a kid civil war

[@motalurd7101]

Agreed that is brilliant and again like something out of a fictional show

[@mischr13]

typical. americans gotta squash any revolutionary spirit

[@jaysharpESQ]

Is the America Revolution and oxymoron?

[@nigelmoney8563]

This sounds terrible. Where do I watch it

[@teacupdino7177]

nigel money KZbin it’s free look it up

[@dakotaconway4030]

All episodes free on KZbin.

[@TheAssholeAspie]

@@dakotaconway4030 I remember watching it when it came out on CBS. Honestly, it was a lot of fun to watch and I enjoyed it. Then again, I was a kid at the time. I didn't know about the bleach incident.

[@billyhaigh9274]

I loved this show because it causes children pain .... You can tell I'm a school teacher

[@tayclark42]

@@billyhaigh9274 savage

[@dylanmatthew4160]

"City Kids" *Proceeds to cut to one of the token black kids*

[@skylee4961]

thought i waz the only one lol

[@trevormcclever9158]

Bruh 💀

[@rossmaclean3405]

😂

[@craigmorgan7310]

El Duderino shut up bitch

[@williampoole1742]

"Country kids" *Immediately cuts to a white kid* Your point is?

[@awhiskyintheevening8408]

"The Lord of the Flies": Life is a beach. Kid Nation: And deserts have more sand than beaches...

[@JamesRednok]

Chris Montgomery I don't like sand...

[@someguyparagon5273]

@@JamesRednok *its coarse and it gets everywhere*

[@YungM.D.]

I like how nobody at the TV station was like “wait isn’t this like that book where all those kids go crazy and kill each other?”

[@someguyparagon5273]

@@YungM.D. Well that's what happends when you're invested in the idea so much you forget about common sense...

[@Captain-Kidding]

@@YungM.D. the producer actually admitted that while pitching the show.

[@wormsforbrains6029]

This is basically Lord if the Flies mixed with Holes

[@elviralopez5275]

Lmaooooo

[@user-mp4gz6xs3w]

Finally I’m not the only one

[@softyspectre8125]

yeah basically

[@zaqareemalcolm]

Oh my god

[@changedmylife07]

Soooooo we're getting a new video for every episode right? This is a reality show you just dug from the depths of my memories, you can't just leave me like this.

[@ReadmanJ]

Real talk tho

[@anarchist135]

I keep forgetting that this was a thing me and my parents watched when it came out. Please cover more episodes!

[@olandir]

We better get several glorious episodes of this series because I remember Kid Nation and I need to relive the glory that was this train wreck.

[@CarlosMensuckass]

Can. Not. Agree. Harder.

[@anarchist135]

Anyone else remember the episode where they went on what was essentially a vision quest??

[@RyanAnthonyDigitalMedia]

“Sometimes I feel like I’m surrounded by a whole bunch of dumb people..” Welcome to adulthood, Sophia

[@someguyparagon5273]

Wow I've never heard of this show and man she has a point...

[@MrJoekinggiant74]

Amen!

[@7184-y4h]

Wasnt it the point of the show? (apart the very subject of this video)To teach valuable lessons of adulthood?

[@beyondviolet]

718442 98465683 the point of the show was to entertain an audience

[@DerVasto]

@@7184-y4h It never was about that. They even screwed over the kids by manipulating their "nation" in ways like spreading trash around, pretending it was the kids. This really just was a despicable attempt at entertainment at cost of these kids' time. All they learnt was not to trust grown-ups and authorities.

[@Nicky12376]

Lmfao, the ending, that one “bully” kid with long hair and a hoodie downed that drink like it was a shot.. damn.

[@Jay-vc9vp]

Nicky it might as well been, we never know

[@skeletalremains8555]

He's a cringy 15 year old who thinks he's the shit,what else was he supposed to do?

[@bruhwiiremote]

ah das prolly the BLEACH HAHA

[@elijahculper5522]

According to Michael’s AMA, that kid was one of the ones who threatened to drink bleach to see if production would intervene.

[@youareaspook5897]

@@elijahculper5522 honestly it wasnt a "random" selection either - if they brought any of the type of people that i used to hang around with it wouldve turned into a violence fueled war againt the other "section" the moment that they split them up, production wouldve had to intervene otherwise people would die

[@AnimaRandom]

Stanford prison experiment 2: children boogaloo

[@wolverine3219]

😂😂😂

[@special-jin4863]

Anima 🤣

[@wafflenixon1767]

hhhHHHOOLLYY

[@HS-mn6jc]

Jesus lmao

[@heisenberg8460]

The belko experience part 2

[@trentarnold7226]

The shots on the bus look exactly like the open scene of Holes.

[@OldSchoolDudeGaming]

It also looks like an opening for Survivor: Australian Outback.

[@Miss_K3k97]

Maybe that was their inspiration for the show

[@RhyperiorRanger]

Literally the first thing I thought. I was waiting for them to play “keep your eyes down”

[@morsecode5078]

Trent Arnold the buildings, too. Pretty sure this is the same place the movie was filmed.

[@maggiemagz5519]

It also looks like the prison bus ride I was on 27 years ago for assaulting the driver of a cab I took in Santa Fe while stuck in traffic on a hot summer day. Ahhhh... the sounds of heatstroked children warms my heart to this day.

[@williamg780]

Social scientist: “hey what if we put a group of kids in a town and told them to start civilization back up? It would be a good study in sociology.” Ethics committee: probably not the best idea, seems highly dangerous and unethical Social scientist: we turn it into a TV show? Ethics committee: aight sounds Gucci

[@larsmars2180]

lmao fr

[@BoogalooBoy]

Country kids, they can hunt and provide, but city folks? hell no!

[@amanmohammed7868]

O

[@ethanomcbride]

William Gentry Seriously Im obsessed with Florida girl’s sudden dedication to the worker’s movement

[@wildfire9280]

SCP summarized

[@BlackRhinoMediaNetwork]

Thought this show was a fabricated memory of my childhood

[@Daroga1]

Yo same. I remember being like "Fuck I'd love to be on this show" as a kid

[@Ryan-em1sv]

Daroga1 Fr I was straight up beggin to be on it

[@a-name8625]

Saw it in middle school and wanted to be on it!

[@000xyz]

wait so mr suinaka really did have a vhs tape of this? i thought i imagined it from inhaling too much sawdust from his woodshop class......now that i think about it, he never finished that story about the two foreign ladies with the hotdog.

[@oash6041]

Me too

[@DioBrando-dw4fk]

- “That was good” -Anjay “This is cool” -Anjay Truly an optimist

[@tam7254]

Stfu Dad

[@beboy3267]

Oof

[@nerdemojireal]

Giorno Giovanna hi dude

[@rohanspen8170]

@@tam7254 So you're the Italian boi Jotaro asked Koichi to find?

[@ninecrowns871]

Anjaaaaaaayyyyyyy

[@ashuhlea]

I remember as a kid watching this and thinking, “oh my gosh, why did they cancel this?” and now I’m just nodding like “yeah that’s why.”

[@thorodox3796]

Same

[@tyrranicalt-rad6164]

I liked it better when it was called LORD OF THE FLIES.

[@popspider4920]

TyrranicalT-Rad ha

[@amorrissey9264]

😂😂

[@HeyitsBri_]

An intellectual

[@Kp-dx1yx]

This! 😂😂

[@jonplaud]

And it was on an island.

[@TimmyDLC]

0:51 "City kids" - shows black kid "Country kids" - boy with cowboy hat "Rich" - lil girl "Poor" - whole bus of kids Really happy they didn't pick a random kid to focus on when he said poor. Would a been hilarious and probably a lawsuit

[@Gears4life]

Lets be honest jimmy is the smartest kid in this dumb show.

[@mreverything7056]

Even Jimmy said it

[@amillionresets3263]

Sophia is the smartest

[@Iceboundjester8]

@@amillionresets3263 Jimmy was the first one out. The smartest indeed.

[@egeorgiades93]

Luckily he didn’t have to drink Bleach like the others who stayed.

[@trashboat3848]

Jared is

[@PatricksCrazyPlace]

Is it wrong that I laughed when the 8 year old kid said "I think I'm going to die out here because there is nothing"?

[@FunnyOrDie]

Yes. It was wrong when I laughed too.

[@Soloman_Gumball]

Ralph: "I'm in danger"

[@ForrestFox626]

No, because it's true!

[@laurenconrad1799]

I love how they keep claiming there are no adults when there are obviously a hundred adults behind the camera filming this thing.

[@Rainaman-]

200 staff to be exact. Crazy innit?

[@JohnSmith-iy7gc]

There must be more than this provincial *LIFEEEEEEEE*

[@RyanAnthonyDigitalMedia]

Lauren Conrad all kid crew too

[@awhiskyintheevening8408]

True, but the adults all swore to observe the Prime Directive.

[@votpavel]

its all kids cameraman/mic crew,kid helicopter pilot,even the gold star was made by kids......so its technically chocolate star on the inside

[@adamandeve6830]

This would have been better if they had a diverse group of teenagers with the age range of 14-19

[@kadendannenberg2897]

That's how you get a lot of teen pregnancy

[@squircle3593]

@@kadendannenberg2897 yeah..better...

[@daemmadilemma]

Ya, I think it would be less controversial if the contestants were in High School since most know how to do things and have more of an understanding about leadership, fairness, etc. TBH if I were on that show I would attempt to bring back communism lmao

[@adamandeve6830]

@@daemmadilemma lol I would try to make a religion and then ostracize the nonbelievers lmao

[@kirk_kirksman4503]

@@adamandeve6830 if this show had people like you and daemmadliemma, it would be the BEST reality show

[@hackermanack3393]

JonTron: Hippity Hoppity, Kid Nation is my Property

[@xxChacaronXX]

"Best thing to do when starting a new society is to quickly label everybody"

[@rudeboyspodcast]

"Okay, so you're the doctor. You're the fireman. And YOU'RE the town idiot. Have fun!"

[@FunnyOrDie]

When the stakes are this high, you gotta look at each person for 3 seconds and assume everything about them based on superficial profiling! It's the only way!

[@xxChacaronXX]

@@FunnyOrDie You know the ginger's going beto like "FUCKKK!" as soon as he realizes how this is all going to shape out... he,he,he

[@lucasr2050]

“That was good” “This is really cool” -Anjay

[@MisterJunichi]

>kid gets bullied into submission and cries "This is really cool"

[@georgie812]

Lol that indian kid from phineas and ferv

[@nak_attak]

@@georgie812 baljeet is his name

[@FunnyOrDie]

Anjay really shines in this episode lol. Wait til we get the chance to showcase Jared in all his glory.

[@georgie812]

Funny Or Die 😂😂😂👍🏻

[@simplythatguy-o6n]

This whole thing sounds like the plot of an early 2010’s ya novel

[@michealmcdoesntexist4970]

My god it does.

[@CoolKid-qk7tl]

I'm pretty sure it was called "Lord of the Flies"

[@gracehaven5459]

@@CoolKid-qk7tl the Lord of the Flies is a lot older than the 2010s

[@Darek_B52]

Holes?

[@kirby-rh5js]

There’s actually a mid 2000s book I read as a kid that’s a little like this called Surviving Antarctica: Reality TV 2083 in which a group of children are sent to try to survive in Antarctica on live TV with no training and I think some of them die

[@Nossody]

"drone footage" hohoho... let me tell you something about the early 2000s

[@ronatlas2055]

funny how a camera crew was ready at sophia's mother's house.

[@bluryder4186]

I mean, they could have just been like "you're going to get a call from your daughter" and still gotten candid reaction of the money reveal.

[@ElijahD-si9vm]

One of the kids did a AMA. This wasn’t scripted, believe it or not. They flew a camera crew over to their house.

[@Kenzaaa123]

It’s not live... so they probably filmed that part then the next day they went to sophias house...

[@SaikoDono]

She got that call as a reward, so, they could have easily had sent cameras to her house, before letting the call being done.

[@xChitenshi]

im happy how i was the 666's like on this one

[@TheJthedog]

I remember I came really close to being on the show, my sister auditioned for the show and I was around and they talked my parents into letting me auditioned because they wanted to do a brother-sister angle at one point and we were selected to be on the third season where they were planning on going to Australia. Then the bleach thing came out and parents sued the studio who made the show and that quickly came to a halt.

[@Rainaman-]

Man that sucks. DK was the dumbass who drank bleech.

[@drclownshoes-f7p]

How does that make you feel?

[@TheJthedog]

Scott C if you would of asked me when the show first premiered, I would of been completely sad. Now I can I say I’m glad that never happened, I was a dumb enough kid that I would of probably caused bleach incident 2.0

[@drclownshoes-f7p]

@@TheJthedog 😂👍

[@foreverfuturebound]

what was the bleach thing if you don't mind me asking?

[@ML_VFX]

"City Kids!" cut to black kid. "Country Kids" cut to chubby white kid lol

[@Juanmaligno]

What's the meaning behind city kid?

[@kingofnara]

@@Juanmaligno kids that come from cities, are you asking a serious question?

[@lIlIlIlI-gs2qx]

@@Juanmaligno It means they love iron city which is a city, made with iron and a city.

[@DeathnoteBB]

Juan Perez Google “inner city kids”, you’ll figure it out

[@bernardoromero5009]

"poor kids" shows the rest of them

[@aidanmcdonald3110]

If only one of the kids was a boy scout.

[@tiffanynguyen2215]

mike was a boy scout but he was one of the most useless kids lol

[@cjfaber3872]

Right Tiffany

[@boyhitzcar]

@@tiffanynguyen2215 He was a junior Boy Scout tbf

[@ChaotiX1]

im pretty sure any kids with basic survival knowledge wouldnt be accepted. They would make it too easy.

[@olbradley]

The show was intended to be a shit show, check out the top comment.

[@weasel1822]

I’m sorry… did I hear that right? *THAT WAS JUST THE FIRST EPISODE*

[@elijahculper5522]

weasel1822 The show is on KZbin. It’s insane.

[@johnnyr25]

Wow. Nobody read Lord of the Flies before making this. It doesn't go well for the kids in that one either.

[@3Speedboy]

No they read it and said "Let's do that with cameras"

[@norarose9705]

As long as none of the kids are named Piggy nothing can go wrong.

[@quinnzykir]

Don’t worry a big adult will come to the town and they’ll stop trying to kill eachother immediately. God that ending felt insanely rushed. Almost as rushed as All Quiet On the Western Front.

[@JohnSmith-iy7gc]

Cough cough *jack*

[@DaDualityofMan]

RIP -Biggie- Piggy

[@ioannispolemarkhos7364]

No, this is the BEST Reality Show, and we should send more kids in the desert. In fact, we should have them all on an island and see how fast we can recreate Lord of the Flies.

[@sketchycat6223]

Honestly, u don’t even need an island you could lockdown a high school with no adults and it’ll go to hell in less than a week

[@janesmith1840]

That's basically the plot of The Hunger Games.

[@jacobgoldstein1699]

thats exactly what i thought when i saw this

[@mawortz]

the show should be called lord of the flies

[@k1ngmackdaddy447]

@Tarık Mengüç Sharp wit... almost got a paper cut

[@Sophia-mw3wi]

i felt so bad for the kids crying cause this is actually so much pressure stress and responsibilities for young kids

[@softyspectre8125]

You can watch Jontron interveiw that crying kid, but all growed up over on his channel, the kid give a lot more insight on the inner workings of the show

[@SharonHF]

How about “the Swan”? Compete for plastic surgery prizes and have every insecurity shown for everyone to see!

[@packerpf]

That's easily covered by simple narcissism..kid's nation has the whole gambit of f'd up psychological issues ha.

[@ideatelevisioninc.375]

I always tell people about that show and no one believes me

[@MrWilson812]

Superstar USA is worse, It was a reverse American Idol. The goal was to find the worst singer possible, but they lied to contestants to make them think they were actually good and talented and only told them how shit they were after they "won" the contest on stage, in front an audience they just performed for and maybe after elimination.

[@Chelaxim]

@@MrWilson812 Think about the people who auditioned who could sing and were told they sucked. Many singers are very self conscious on how they sound.

[@MrWilson812]

@@Chelaxim It's the most disgusting reality show I know of.

[@renialatrice]

The poor kids look like they're having mental breakdowns

[@renialatrice]

@Viz yes make fun of anxiety disorder. So you know a teen know has the same level of anxiety as a mental patient in the 1950s

[@renialatrice]

@Viz so that give syou the right to make fun of something that can turn deadly cause panic attacks can lead to heart attacks.

[@renialatrice]

@Viz yeah it has to be funny

[@tgabz]

@Viz no, it doesn't take it away, but mental disorders explains what is happening with those individuals. you really sound like you think know more than real professionals researchers lol your ignorance is showing

[@678crazydave]

@Viz FACTs

[@ZetsubouJohnny]

"Miserable children crying" KZbin Recommendations, you finally get me.

[@barusu2596]

Edgy

[@JinxSummer]

great now I'm a terrible person too lol

[@NolaChick82]

6:23 Greg took that shot like the seasoned alcoholic he's destined to be.

[@MiniM69]

So, prophecy fulfilled.

[@EricBarber]

@Falbert ALBUS Man is definitely not a sheriff as someone who knows Greg I promise you he is not 😂

[@dannygreen5477]

Nola Chick ends up marrying an abusive drunk guy, because he's hot making her the defendant beaten wife she's destined to be.

[@HazWolverine]

@@EricBarber what happened to him? We were told he’s a sheriff

[@EricBarber]

@@HazWolverine He still lives in Nevada, pretty sure as a auto shop worker - I have an interview with him on my channel!

[@PointingouttheObvious]

I need the whole season looked at

[@benracer]

All I know from wikipedia is that 3 episodes never aired, and some of them are named in ways that perfectly describe the show I.e.. starving for attention because they are being starved for the attention of viewers

[@Rainaman-]

This captures everything. Trust me.

[@evenbettergames9524]

All the episodes are on KZbin

[@JM-yx4ew]

@@benracer i need to see those episodes, lol. How do we get them leaked?

[@diepssuarez2676]

It’s not even like actually a nation, it’s an adult deciding who is rich, poor, gets to rule, and the kids get no say in this dystopian monarchy, and their only reward is money to stay in it

[@alexismorell-carrington-co6310]

Deip Mapper! Welcome to life

[@FunnyOrDie]

Deip Mapper! you talking bout the tv show, or...?

[@awhiskyintheevening8408]

No say? They got more outhouses, didn't they?

[@diepssuarez2676]

Chris Montgomery Yes, but they had to make a choice between Outhouses or a TV the adults made them choose. In a real nation everyone would work to get things done, but the adults decide what work is done. Take for example the competition. In real society people earn money by working, in here the adults decided who gets what. It’s just people playing god in this nation

[@awhiskyintheevening8408]

@@diepssuarez2676 , I was just joking.

[@fourdoorsmoresmores]

This show slapped I remember seeing it as a kid where girl had to cut off a chickens head and it remains one of the memories I can never forget.

[@kaotaja_jess]

oh my god!!

[@GoldenGod69]

That is not how you use the word “slapped”

[@fourdoorsmoresmores]

Ok Boomer

[@jaredgiff6342]

@@fourdoorsmoresmores Eh? A Canadian KZbinr whose videos average 52 views?

[@curlypuff]

I hope she grew up to be vegan

[@ezekielphillips971]

Greg was giving him advice about not being one of those guys who tells everyone else to do things they can’t even do then Mike got in his face and started yelling so Greg pushed him don’t see how that is bullying

[@softyspectre8125]

honestly yeah you've got a point

[@MichellaneousMe]

I want to see a “where are they now?” on those poor kids

[@bbouldrey339]

Michelle Maier I know one of the kids did a Reddit AMA at some point

[@zammmerjammer]

The kids are fine. The show was interesting. And one kid started shit and sued the show so they never did another one.

[@Badusername2000]

"poor kids" most of them enjoyed it

[@zammmerjammer]

@fucking dumbass Mike "Justice" for not being injured actually and looking to stick it to the show after the fact. Okay then.

[@mctow8554]

They went back to the desert looking for redemption and answers. (A lot of soldiers with ptsd do the same.) Then they wiped themselves out by swaping STIs

[@ftgwynn]

I remember watching this as a kid like “I could go on this show no problem these kids are babies” and I can definitely say I wouldve died.

[@happyjohn354]

nah by the time i was these kids age i was allowed to go on 3 month camping trips by myself as long as i brought my radio and rifle... just depends how you were raised...

[@theequinoxed9682]

@@happyjohn354 did you not have school?

[@ftgwynn]

Happy John k

[@happyjohn354]

@@theequinoxed9682 its called summer vacation...

[@theequinoxed9682]

@@happyjohn354 shut the fuck up, your so full of shit

[@tannergames899]

The parents that allowed their children to be on the show are honestly really horrible parents

[@thechamp6923]

Not really, considering nothing of what you see on reality tv is real. They were probably kept in some hotel when the cameras werent rolling lol

[@HiThere-ig5iz]

@@thechamp6923 you can read a Reddit AMA where Michael tells you all about what really happened .. not great, honestly

[@drewpalmer4582]

Just saying it’s not as bad as you making it seem. Kids are learning to be adults at a young age, what’s bad about learning discipline, organization, and how government and business work? These kids get a head start on what life really is.

[@josecarlosalbarracinsato9504]

They're learning to build up a society, that's would be a great education program if it wasn't a TV show

[@hellozero]

@@drewpalmer4582 The fact that the parents had to sign a contract saying if the kids die, it's not the producer's fault.

[@ffffdsd]

Imagine being called poor on national TV

[@112523]

you keep saying how this show was the worst you were the kid with long hair and the beany werent you

[@stinky2367]

Oh no he broke the code

[@mabelmouland6114]

Get the dogs, we got a live one

[@sheevthesenatepalpatine8863]

WE GOT A RUNNER! GREG GOT OUT!

[@TMK20X3]

Honestly that would be an amazing twist.

[@Bepis13]

There were no drones back then. That was a helicopter shot

[@FunnyOrDie]

WhippySpoosledorf whoa great catch

[@juanbeukes8732]

Are you sure they had helicopters back then

[@guitaro5000]

So then where is the wind and sand blowing? You think there were no drones back then only because you didn't see them at Wal Mart yet.

[@cobaltgofast]

guitaro5000 it had enough altitude to not rotor wash the ground.

[@GyprockGypsy]

Did you not see the helicopter land in the first shot? Do you have no concept of what displacement is? And how young are you? Drones have been a commercial thing for almost 2 decades, let alone industrial.

[@reikisk8r]

Teaching kids how to survive doesn't look like this.

[@Rainaman-]

I mean, in a way. I am just shocked how this got a green light for TV

[@anthonyurquidez9941]

Ok Boomer

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

A history book doesn't help much either and so does the outhouse problem

[@ammagon4519]

@お化け hush my brother, if you scold him, he'll repeat the same words again.

[@swaggyspaceman9805]

This is so much better after JonTron actually interviewed Jimmy.

[@softyspectre8125]

poor Jimmy

[@zerourtaga1129]

if pisses me off so that he never asked Jimmy about the part with Lauren trying to be a mother figure to him like a weirdo

[@BoleDaPole]

Jont*on is an actual racist u shouldn't be a supporter of his

[@RazeagoAnims]

@@BoleDaPole can't tell if this a joke or serious

[@themouthofsauron7550]

@@BoleDaPole huh?

[@bammboozoled]

I was in middle school when the show came out. One of my teachers made us watch every single episode and do a report on it. That was my homework smh

[@happyjohn354]

honestly that sounds good for homework...

[@thegregbooyah]

“7 more outhouses or a tv?” The reaction kills me 😂

[@voicelessglottalfricative6567]

they literally separated themselves into equal states, then proceeded to give them too much power, also while dividing into social classes of rich and poor, then the separation starts causing the council to break apart and stray further from unity and ultimately causing a breakdown of society. FEUDALISM

[@navaryn2938]

"you know what a new society really needs? Nationalism"

[@elijahhiltebrand5921]

Physiological trauma for the amusement of adults

[@softyspectre8125]

I see this as an absolute win!

[@hellobot67]

The thing is I watched it as a kid

[@spookyrosev6467]

My parents unironically watched this with us when it aired, cue obligatory “oh we should send our kids there” comments to get us to be grateful or some crap Edit: I was not expecting to internet shame my parents. Don’t get me wrong they’re otherwise normal, they just be weird at times

[@OatmealGrillBlazer]

your pfp matches your comment

[@spookyrosev6467]

Exactly!

[@OatmealGrillBlazer]

lucky star

[@javierganzarain4559]

Ahh yes, nothing like some good boomer parenting

[@Rena152]

That's horrible and probably my parents would've done the same Thank God I live in a 3rd world country!

[@fite-4-ever876]

I remember when this came out! It looked like the coolest thing ever to a little kid.

[@Rainaman-]

Concept is cool, but dumb. I can see how kids could want to be a part of this

[@tylersbro]

Man this came out when I was 8 or 9, I wanted to be on it so bad lmao

[@wopor333]

Yeah for real wanted this real bad

[@wopor333]

Just without the little snot kids

[@fite-4-ever876]

@@wopor333 the point was that there were kids. That i as a child then could have somthing like that

[@parasaur2]

I would like to see a show called “Gamer Nation” where a bunch of Gangweeders are driven out to the middle of the desert to start a society of their own

[@DerVasto]

They will probably build a hierarchy based on kda, with a pro on top of the noobs.

[@CaptainSpalding72]

They would all die instantly

[@kermitsewerside]

not gonna be a good time when they realize they can’t organically grow mountain dew and doritos in the desert

[@DerVasto]

@@kermitsewerside Wait...Mountain Dew is not made of dew from the mountains?! My whole life has been a lie!

[@CaptainSpalding72]

@@kermitsewerside the first flat tire and they done for. Stupid lazy fuckholes today.

[@CRUASSANFAN]

I like how Sophia started complaining and they just shut her with a golden star before she could start a revolution

[@hiiroyuy6855]

Paid her off quick

[@guccievan6082]

Pro tip: acting like Adolfo Htler is a big advance

[@notleviathan855]

You're not wrong, honestly I'd try to start a mafia, and just extort other kids out of their money. What are they going to do, cry to the producers?

[@BoogalooBoy]

Acting like papa stalin is even better!

[@userFavenomExtreme]

Adolfo!

[@Zmad724]

The whole premise of this show....seemed like a lawsuit waiting to happen.

[@Lagmaster33]

I bet the kids (or their parents) had to sign a buttload of waivers.

[@ChicknCoopTv]

6:24 that Greg kid threw that drink back like he had some experience with shots before.

[@Rainaman-]

He was 15. I think by then most teens have hit a bottle at least once before. Especially Greg. Lets be honest.

[@ChicknCoopTv]

@@Rainaman- yeah.. That was part of the joke. Basically showing how bad of a kid he was 🙈

[@Rainaman-]

@@ChicknCoopTv yeah, producers really nailed it with Greg

[@FunnyOrDie]

Don’t mess with Greg!

[@JM-yx4ew]

I LOVED how they drank root beer like it was real beer. Shots, drinking it when they were depressed, chugging it in mass quantities.

[@Chiledyz]

Funny or Die: 1.4M views in 4 months Jontron: 2.3M views in 19 hours

[@onememeyboi7149]

I love democracy

[@popcioslav]

Tbh Jontron's video led me to this video.

[@MrGameonthis]

OneMemeyBoi How is this relevant? 😂

[@javathehunt790]

And at least 500,000 more since 6 days ago (thanks to JT) lol

[@Lakanus]

They dont invalidate each other

[@jeanclaudevantom692]

i remember this crap..by the third episode the kids realized that ass kissing and pretending to care will get u the gold star and the momey .. then after that they didn't care anymore

[@trika91]

So typical kid behavior? You know like “I’ll be your best friend” line they say to get something out of another kid; usually candy or video games.

[@jeanclaudevantom692]

@@trika91 is that typical?

[@trika91]

Tom Garcia I’ve seen and experienced kids manipulating and pretending to get what they want. It seems like typical behavior to me since almost every kid does it. Has no kid lied or played nice with you to get something? It could’ve been something juvenile like trying to get your snack, play with your new toy, or come over to your house cause you have pool.

[@jeanclaudevantom692]

@@trika91 manipulation isnt typical behavior.. ALL behavior is learned its not inherited.. so no not all kids manipulate to get what they want. yes kids do it. as you say to get candy or whatever but there's also kids that dont do that.

[@trika91]

Tom Garcia Ok. Manipulation is learned, but how do kids learn to lie, cry, beg, or fake intentions if not learned from their parents/guardians? Most of that is learned in the schoolyard by interacting with other kids. Kids either experienced it or witnessed it to either know how to avoid manipulation or use it for themselves. Plus, I know not all kids manipulate; there are good honest children out there who know right from wrong. But most kids act on selfish impulses, and sometimes use manipulation unintentionally just because they desire something. I mean what kid hasn’t acted selfishly at one point and cried, lied, whined, faked, or fussed to try to get something?

[@ItsMeBrandonLee]

Expectation Host: Joe Rogan. Reality Host: Shmoe Rogaine

[@ron2037]

"have you ever tried DMT?"

[@Lobos222]

Jimmy, 8 years old: "My mom and dad clearly dont love me and I think I am going to die out here" LoL :D

[@vangie7308]

ONE OF THE EPISODES I REMEMBER IS WHEN THEY HAD TO COOK A CHICKEN AND THEY HAD TO CUT ITS HEAD OFF AND SOME OF THE KIDS CRIED!!!

[@Monke-ht9kz]

Usually you kill the chicken before cooking it

[@ForrestFox626]

Episode 2

[@serenfan4565]

@Brendan Milburn I sure hope no kids were involved in the chicken killing.........oh wait.

[@JohnGalt916]

You know that's just reality right? My dad grew up on a farm and gad to kill and eat his pet hicken. I think I was 9 when my grandfather had me kill one for dinner.

[@overloookable]

“Wow it did not take these kids long to question capitalism”

[@CaptainSpalding72]

Little Marxists? Exterminate them.

[@iMajoraGaming]

@@CaptainSpalding72 poe's law has me unsure if this is legitimately an actually autocratic bootleg mccarthyist or a shitpost

[@willywonka7812]

Capitalism is sacred to rapists, slavers and thieves. Wonder what peccadillo floats Sal's boat

[@isaacsorrels4077]

@@willywonka7812 The problem with rapists, slavers, and thieves is that they are fine with using any system. The problem isnt the system, its the lack of conscience. It doesnt matter whether its capitalism without a conscience or communism without a conscience, its all gravy to them as long as they can do it without a conscience.

[@willywonka7812]

Get a proper username. You are not your nationality. Surely there's a brain in there somewhere, capable of original thought. Oh, i've just seen your playlist, and evidently not :(

[@nicogs97]

I remember watching this show when it came out. I wanted to be on the show so bad!!! I remember they also canceled the show because one of the girls tried baking cookies to win the gold star but ended up burning herself. I also remember that one of the kids killed one of the chickens or wanted to kill one to eat it. There was a lot of controversy when the show aired. One of the kids was in an interview and talked about how there were sexual things going on with some of the kids. One of the kids who was on the show was also a KZbinr for a while but idk if she’s posted videos recently. There was also things on show that were questionable. I remember in one of the episodes one of the kids was humping a hay bale in the background. There was also a ton of bullying going on. And in the show there was also sexism, racism, harassment etc... going on. I remember one of the kids, I think it was the bully kid, would call two girls on show Paris and Nicole because they wouldn’t clean the house. I think at one point they even burn the entire place down. There was also so many other things that happened on the show but it’s a long time ago since I watched it. I think I was in the 4th grade when the show came out back in 2007. But for some reason I really liked the show and wanted to be on it so bad lol I think this show was one of the reasons why I started becoming so intrigued by the concept of KZbin and being your own entertainer.

[@AM-qy3kr]

Lmao, I think he referred to Taylor and Laila as Paris and Nicole.

[@jonnypballin]

Wait they burned it down?

[@nicogs97]

@@AM-qy3kr OMG YES!! So, my memory still works after all these years lol Also, wasn't one of the girls hispanic and the bully kid would call her something like "mamacita" or like some Mexican stereotype?

[@nicogs97]

@@jonnypballin Yes, I think it was in the last episode they set the place on fire. Also, there was a candy shop where they got to go in and buy stuff but they ended up destroying it.

[@mario167100]

Honest to god, this entire show seems like an experiment. My morbid curiosity is actually a bit intrigued on what would have happened if this show continued.

[@billyvitajedi]

When people purposefully make Lord Of The Flies for television

[@danib1025]

We actually studied a few episodes of this reality show while reading Lord of Flies.... There were a hell of a lot of similarities...

[@relientkenny]

i was wanting to be on season 2 of this show and my mom was like “hellll NO.” and then it got cancelled after season 1

[@CaptainSpalding72]

Idiot

[@lauriv1381]

@@CaptainSpalding72 snow flake

[@CaptainSpalding72]

@@lauriv1381 pussy

[@nickc3657]

Wow Disney’s official Lord of the Flies adaptation looks great

[@Rainaman-]

And instead of being killed by a rock, dude drinks bleech

[@jamienelson9257]

I'm pretty sure one of the kids on this show ended up on Intervention.

[@greghannibal]

Only one?

[@SuperSara924]

I ended up binge watching this show during quarantine and let me tell you, this video is just the surface. This show is somehow more insane yet entertaining and I feel guilty for enjoying it so much

[@lillost]

I remember this show, but I was a kid when I came out and thought it was such a cool concept! Now I just see that it’s ridiculous that they thought putting someone as young as 8 in this situation was a good idea.

[@oddcreatureX]

Greg was legitimately chosen for this show BECAUSE he's a psychopath.

[@Rainaman-]

Want to hear funniest thing? Greg was even worse off camera. That edit was his positive edit lol.

[@trika91]

Kinda ironic that Greg was the oldest kid on the show, but was the least mature and turned into a classic bully for most of the kids. At least he didn’t pick on the kids that were way younger than him, like the 9-10 year olds.

[@morganrobinson8042]

@@trika91 Ironic? They intentionally selected him for maladjustment so they could use him to push a narrative because his actions are so predictable cliche is the only term. He was big because that made sure nobody could stop him. If there was anything like random selection it could be ironic, this was engineered.

[@vinniesauce7084]

@@Rainaman- Were you on the show?

[@Rainaman-]

@@vinniesauce7084 nope, but Michael (the kid who was the good guy) has expressed that in reddit AMA.

[@autisimothemagical1328]

Rimworld when all your colonists has 1 points on every skill.

[@Ruthun92]

Ate without table: -8 mood

[@sirrealism7300]

Holy crap I remember watching this as a kid and there was this one 12 year old with a top hat and tuxedo and legit had like candy jewelry and was pimped out everywhere

[@ValKob]

His name is Jared and he was the best kid on the show lol

[@sirrealism7300]

@@ValKob Jared, what a baller

[@wildfire9280]

@@ValKob his name is Jared and he’s still lookin’ good

[@HunterSentinel]

My first question would be [raises hand] “are we aloud to reenact lord of the flies, and when do we start?”

[@Mannibal_Lector]

Sooo.....Is Zack Morris not trash anymore?And are certain episodes not very special anymore?

[@adavies9186]

apparently the guy got a job working on the new saved by bell reboot so those series are on hold

[@CoinsAndCapsaicin]

@@adavies9186 for real? I'm actually sad about that....

[@sint0xicateme]

And 'Telenovelas Are Hell'!

[@nataliearreola6361]

@@sint0xicateme for real though. Telenovelas are hell is my favorite

[@tinycomedian]

I was hoping for more Zack Morris is trash

[@makaylahating9055]

God I remember this show and how they couldn’t call their parents

[@Rainaman-]

Fun fact, Sophia stole phone from one of the crew lol.

[@KSmithwick1989]

Just wondering did they have some sort of over-priced commissary, like in a prison? Considering they were already getting paid pennies on the dollar and had virtually unobtainable phone access.

[@miguelgarcia6170]

I was watching John Tron and he made a video of it

[@theresacherco3503]

Miguel Garcia me to

[@Solidus005]

Miguel Garcia me two

[@Furby-luv3r]

Miguel Garcia me three

[@theonly6blake911]

Miguel Garcia me four

[@kewlusername6692]

Me as well

[@aarynsasmr2558]

When I was younger I wanted to be on kid nation SOOOOO BAD

[@WOR159]

Same here lmao 🤣 haha

[@DaisukeKigurou]

Of course when I was fifteen I wanted to be on this show, but looking back... I am glad I didn’t go through with signing up..

[@Rainaman-]

And the oldest/biggest guy is also the bully. Man I can feel for those 12y olds

[@DaisukeKigurou]

Reinis Miks Don’t worry, at fifteen I got good at kicking the shit out of people. That and I had an affinity for sharp things. So, if I were on that show as a kid/teen I’d more or less would have hurt him.

[@Monk-ow3ok]

Yeah, me too, except I was a 13 year old who just discovered porn and the prospect of getting a hand job from one of the campers AND $25,000 lead me practically beg my parents (unsuccessfully) to look into getting me on the show.

[@Rainaman-]

@@Monk-ow3ok free money and free handjobs.

[@DaisukeKigurou]

Saul Pinkmen Fuck at 15, I’d try and figure out who is the gay kid on the show and would have tried to start something ( I’m gay, and sorta knew at fifteen 😉). But yeah, still fine with not being on cause of all the needless drama.

[@tatyananachelle4684]

Maybe there's a reason I NEVER heard of this show 😭😂

[@navaryn2938]

"maybe we shouldn't be taking advice from people who lived in 1885" -American politics, 2020

[@benjaminr8961]

Our constitution was written in 1700s and is what keeps the idiots living today from implementing their moronic ideas.

[@ItzMisterBlitzer]

@AJM_The Black-Fenrir -Am black -act gay Valid

[@CaptainPositron]

@Rappa Kalja Oh yea, American society is doing *SO* well as it continues to distances itself more and more from the constitution. 🙄

[@martiddy]

@@benjaminr8961 1787 to be more precise

[@pepsicat_8538]

I mean the people who ran the country in 1885 were mostly people who ended slavery as part of the union so i'd say their advice may be valid.

[@GPSeditorial]

i totally remember watching this as a kid and not realizing how horrible it was

[@Rav_Ram]

I wanted to be on kid nation when I was little

[@Getttcrunkkkx3]

Ravioli Ramón OMG SAME!!!

[@DaDualityofMan]

Deadass

[@maruftim]

If only they didn't have the camera, all of them would've been killed by this one psycho

[@ariadnegmusdaedaloximo708]

A contestant kid from the show admitted on Reddit that “There were a lot of hookups".

[@jonnypballin]

It’s a bunch of teenagers unsupervised... it’s gonna happen

[@jongerbergerdecht5579]

You realise that anyone on Reddit can just bullshit.

[@ariadnegmusdaedaloximo708]

@@gilberthendersen6796 Jeez, Samuel L. Jackson! Why so biblically dramatic?

[@xcidgaf]

@@gilberthendersen6796 what in the actual fuck?

[@samson7294]

Gilbert Hendersen I see prison in your future.