Fabio is, with no question, my favorite winner. The only winners who really come close are Tyson, Yam Yam, and Danni.
@Steelers29 ай бұрын
ok that is a winner list that is all over the place
@EzraDair9 ай бұрын
You my friend are my twin.
@MikeGlasses9 ай бұрын
Tyson, Yam Yam, and Danni. I see you love “snarky”.
@khevinpasaway9 ай бұрын
Please Do Kim from One World.
@matsushitathefifth28629 ай бұрын
Yam yam 😂
@snobey7 ай бұрын
The fact that his only villainous moment is just peeing in a pool is the most fabio thing you can imagine
@salioumbodji85169 ай бұрын
Whether it was intentional or not, Fabio “playing dumb” ended up being an amazing strategy. You can see people emulating his game in later seasons. I guess you could say Fabio is a pioneer of the game.
@billyp18369 ай бұрын
A Game Changer if you will
@Ian000039 ай бұрын
He definitely was hamming up how dumb he was
@KyleOgilvie19 ай бұрын
Sometimes you've just gotta let the golden retriever win.
@patrickkenneally30169 ай бұрын
Fabio and Bob are interesting winners to me. They're winners outside the typical age bracket for winners(around 29-40), weren't taken seriously by their fellow castaways, and won immunities to get to the end. Funny how they're winners in two of the messiest seasons.
@andrewcartier77489 ай бұрын
Also the youngest and oldest winners in survivor history.
@JairoD.Garcia8 ай бұрын
We’re get to Australian Survivor 2016, Kristie Bennett is ever worst than Bob & Fabio game wise.
@JairoD.Garcia6 ай бұрын
Just wait for Australian Survivor 2016 winner as well. This is a whole another terrible level than Bob & Fabio.
@TheChamp339 ай бұрын
The more I look at Fabio’s gameplay, the more impressed I really am. He actually has somewhat of a good read for a younger player especially on Brenda, Chase, Alina, NaOnka, and even Shannon who was his ally. Him playing stupid for so long really got him a $1 million dollars.
@andrewcartier77489 ай бұрын
100 percent. The fact they all didn’t vote him out over Benry is hilarious… Jane, Chase, Holly and Sash would’ve coasted if Benry stayed, he’s basically just a dumber version of Fabio imo
@TheChamp336 ай бұрын
@@andrewcartier7748 I wouldn’t say dumber version, Fabio just understood the role he had to play in order to go far, even though he was on the bottom. He won immunities when he had no choice but to and he knew had to play cool and stupid. Benry was a little more trigger happy to play hard which the rest knew.
@ryhi59 ай бұрын
Most people consider Nicaragua to be a Bottom Tier Season, but Fabio singlehandedly saved the season and made it worth watching for me. He's one of my all time favorite winners, and I definitely would have hated the season if Chase had won instead.
@e_eyster9 ай бұрын
He saved it from being a bottom five type season. Editors deserve a lot of credit for taking a cast where from the merge on there were maybe two or three people who were not some sort of villain that would be a very hard sell for the audience to get behind winning and craft a narrative where Fabio earned it. Still a below average season because really few if any people should have been cast on the show in retrospect, but could have been far worse.
@Menstral9 ай бұрын
Actually, I think the recruited players were the best players. There are better looking and they not wannabes or game bots.
@jdrandall79869 ай бұрын
Preach it man
@thomascolabella57579 ай бұрын
All I wanted was Fabio in WaW, I NEEDED that Fabio sweep, but alas it was never meant to be.
@master110509 ай бұрын
Imagine Fabio winning WaW. I would've laughed so hard lol.
@vaporterra9 ай бұрын
Fabio would’ve done great on Winners at War. I see him getting to the final 6 without needing Edge of Extinction and he could connect well with players like Tony Sarah and Ben who were part of the big alliance that season
@asmodeus58XX9 ай бұрын
Well, Ben isn't much liked either and he was pretty solid in WaW. Anything can happen.
@TinMan4459 ай бұрын
Fabio and Nianka being in the same tribe was comedy gold. Ultimate positivity vs the ultimate Debbie downer😂
@Dirty_mike_and_dem_boys4 ай бұрын
How was she on the jury after quitting
@venlocity23 ай бұрын
@@Dirty_mike_and_dem_boysthey hadn't made it so that quitters can't yet. I think their quitting was the reason why
@OsatoOkazaki9 ай бұрын
When it comes to this season's Older vs Younger theme, Fabio as a winner is truly the epitome of it. Well deserved and hard earned.
@e_eyster9 ай бұрын
I still really wish that there was a world where Fabio actually was an okay chess player to the extent that he could strike up a conversation and accidently end up calling Martys bluff.
@johndavis52319 ай бұрын
I feel like you can tell a lot about someone's appreciation of the game by how much they understand and appreciate what Fabio actually did here. He really showcased how someone can use their social skills and their ability to read others to play an effective lone wolf strategy, and it's a shame he's never been brought back.
@gasstationburrito52869 ай бұрын
Fabio very underrated winner IMO same with Chris D from Vanuatu
@BRPerfections7 ай бұрын
Nothing better than seeing Fabio win final immunity for the first time.
@itacryan9 ай бұрын
Fabio is Owen as a winner and has the figure as Jeff on Total Drama Island.
@vaporterra9 ай бұрын
*Geoff but agreed!
@billyp18369 ай бұрын
I love this dude! Just a bundle of golden retriever energy. Him and John Paul Jones from The Bachelorette should team up for something.
@ajl97729 ай бұрын
Fabio explained his whole strategy in episode 1. He played up the part of being the fun goofball so they'd underestimate him and keep him around. It worked. Did he get really lucky? Oh undeniably, but he had a strategy even if it didn't allow him to control the game.
@Nobody-xe9fc9 ай бұрын
On an unrelated note, what the producers did to Kelly Shinn was one of the most heartless things I have ever seen. They had her out there wearing not much besides a bikini and a sun dress thinking she'd be out early. Turns out she was considered a good social player among the others who played with her. She, like Fabio, found herself in a stronger position of power after the tribe swap.
@andrewcartier77489 ай бұрын
Fabio letting her use his jacket pretty much locked her vote down.
@airtempest89459 ай бұрын
The way they railed into her for quitting on Day 28 after being sick the entire time is even more laughable now that Survivor is only 26 days, meaning they literally lampooned her for lasting LONGER on the island than anyone in the new era.
@Videoandme19 ай бұрын
There is a Fabio moment that you definitely didn't include (don't know if intentional or not, but I find the moment hilarious): NaOnka: Fabio, I don't like you. Jeff: Fabio, she don't like you.
@OnceUponAnIsland9 ай бұрын
At that point it was like, what else is new? LOL
@andrewreinwand49429 ай бұрын
Without Fabio, this season could have been super bleak and dark. Only a couple quirky people on the season, most who were voted out early, and then you have a lot of shady personalities that are not presented as much more than that. Fabio was a light/goofy presence the season very much needed
@giovanniorellana220010 ай бұрын
Jud AKA Fabio is one of only three people I made as winner picks that went on to win the game, the other two being Adam and Yam Yam.
@kel_xoxo10 ай бұрын
I love that! Definitely picked out Adam as the winner early in his season too.
@random_jae58869 ай бұрын
@@kel_xoxoI love Adam's win, he was so messy but the guy knows how to rebound from a bad spot.
@tylerhaggerty48059 ай бұрын
Liked Fabio as a winner then, and even more now. Anyone else notice he was pretty good at puzzles? Not just a physical threat. He seemed to be a genuine nice person too. If they ever do old school vs. new era, they ought to have old schoolers be the past champions snubbed from WAW (Fabio, Todd, Jenna M., etc.), as the best excuse to get this guy out there again.
@EzraDair9 ай бұрын
To me Fabio is my absolute favorite winner cause when you look at Survivor winner list, his type is always never makes it to the end cause they’re super athletic and popular -joe/ Malcom- the fact that he actually survived the votes and won the game against two great great strategists is a huge win for fans especially considering the ers he was playing in which was dominated by villains and cutthroat players. Nat from Samoa was a retrospective popular winner cause it took time for people to cool off on her but he was just a breath of fresh air in a dark dark time. Absolutely one of my favorites! Thank u Nonka for your reconciliation for all the hard time u gave him. it was worth it!
@NomnomSaix10 ай бұрын
I really like people who manage to make it to the end and win without their alliance in the final 2/3 with them like Fabio, but people look down on such winners
@esdeathisbae94809 ай бұрын
Its cause they aren't "dominant" and can't get by without immunity
@XanderMatthews-nv9zf9 ай бұрын
Well yeah they got lucky a challenge favored then, had the FIC been something endurance based instead of focus based would Fabio have won? I don’t think good winners should have that question mark
@illford5 ай бұрын
@@XanderMatthews-nv9zfI don't think it's a question mark, imo as long as you win you played the game correctly who cares how they did it. Lying and cheating are all valid why isn't being good at challenges and being a nice guy not also worthwhile? Imo I'd rather support winners who seem like people just doing them in order to win, it's much more real to me
@chasethecomet54539 ай бұрын
Fabio is my favorite survivor player of all time!!! I loved this video and getting to relive his story again
@theninjagamer123 күн бұрын
Fabio is one of my favorite characters, hes just one of the goofiest comic relief characters and probably the first comic relief character to win.
@maggie1983339 ай бұрын
Fabio’s strength is his social game, threat management, flexibility, and physicality.
@deltagolavista19 ай бұрын
Fabio is probably the most underrated winner in survivor. it was a huge casting mistake to leave him off WaW.
@bigtimetimmyjim64869 ай бұрын
The only surprising part about Fabio's win to me was that is was a narrow 5-4 win; that season really did have a lot of curmudgeons and people who would knock Fabio for just being a good dude.
@Emperor_Fun9 ай бұрын
My #1 winner, Judson "Fabio" Birza. What a legend in my heart even if he's a "low tier" winner. He did what he needed to do and it worked! A game-changer surfer bro playing dumb and calm. What a messy season, what a winner in Fabio.
@kodamaakemi97589 ай бұрын
34:39 Dan's vote out confessional is HILARIOUS
@rEdbrICkmArOOnAUbUrn49756 ай бұрын
honestly
@the_fd_1809 ай бұрын
He's Michelle 1.0. Loved his gameplay! Even if the two quits don't happen I believe he still wins. Don't judge a book by it's cover (looks).
@terrancebrown879 ай бұрын
Nayonka totally wants Fabio
@Ender02149 ай бұрын
Nicaragua and Fabio are my guilty pleasures of Survivor. This was my first full season of survivor i saw live, and 10 year old me took one look at Fabio and wanted him to win. So you can imagine my joy when it came true. Still to this day enjoy both more than a most fans
@michaelshepherd85459 ай бұрын
Fabio was the second person I managed to choose as winner successfully, and I'm so glad he won. It wasn't a strategic choice, he's just so fun to like.
@KyleOgilvie19 ай бұрын
"I brought you to the final three" is hilarious.
@nvm90409 ай бұрын
I love Fabio and he played the fool to the tee and he fooled his fellow castaways His confessionals showed his intelligence and his under the radar approach
@itszaque9 ай бұрын
I genuinely didn't remember his name wasn't actually Fabio lol
@A1Atomic9 ай бұрын
Yes he posted 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@evanbriggs4439 ай бұрын
Philippians 2:3 Exactly what I needed to hear this morning. Thank you, keep making awesome videos my friend. God Bless you.
@andrewcartier77489 ай бұрын
I loved the bond Fabio had with Marty, definitely not one I expected given his initial stance on having older tribe members. Also Chase not being for the boys lost him a million.
@malcolm60779 ай бұрын
“Golden boy” Breaking down Malcolm’s Survivor 25 Philippines season We need it
@OnceUponAnIsland9 ай бұрын
05:00
@lilliandun44909 ай бұрын
Fabio is one of my favorite characters ever! He is such a goofball and was fun to watch. Was waiting for this video!!!
@rebeccadbates9 ай бұрын
I need to let you know that the first podcast I ever listened to you do was right after “aiya playing with the boy” was on season 45 and really, I feel so bonded with you and like I’m part of the funniest inside joke with you.
@OnceUponAnIsland9 ай бұрын
Benry set it up so perfectly here 😆
@flipcamgamer9 ай бұрын
Despite the reputation this season has Fabio was without a doubt one of the few brights spots in a dull and uninteresting season. Just him being goofy and fun for most of the game and then stepping it up to stop the majority alliance from steamrolling the game was absolutely satisfying. As far as Winners At War goes I would much rather have him, Earl, Richard Hatch, Chris D literally anybody memorable or rootable compete instead of winners like Ben or Nick in my personal opinion.
@xoxnataiie8 ай бұрын
It’s so frustrating that Naonka made a good move and then quits immediately after. i understand her reasoning after hearing a podcast episode with her but it would’ve been so fun seeing how it played out after she took out Brenda
@cvill039 ай бұрын
Interesting tidbit. Hayden Moss, Winner of BB12 & castaway on SURVIVOR BLOOD VS WATER told Sharon Tharp, he audition for this season. He was almost close in getting casted but they Fabio. So they definitely were looking for a type.
@DircyaT.Rubino9 ай бұрын
1:39 Why does no one talk about running into HIM at a grocery store store?
@maliko44609 ай бұрын
Most underrated season of all time
@esinger239 ай бұрын
I liked Fabio. He had a great personality and a good sense of humor
@rEdbrICkmArOOnAUbUrn49756 ай бұрын
Fabio definitely deserved the win
@JakeHire9 ай бұрын
Fabios always reminded me of jerma.
@WRDend9 ай бұрын
Fabio is still my favorite winner (followed by Jeremy and Parv); that final tribal moment between Jud and Naonka, then Fabio vs Chase 👌😢
@lebbyt9 ай бұрын
RIP Dan, what a true man
@hellojace9 ай бұрын
Nice. Enjoyed the music ;)
@ZakaryPhilipation20 күн бұрын
I'm glad Fabio didn't get his torch "Shmuffed"
@terrancebrown879 ай бұрын
You either love him or hate him. I can relate to his personality so he is one of my favs 💨
@NirYuZy2 ай бұрын
Fun fact:Fabio wasn't originally in the final cast of survivor nicaragua. He replaced Hayden Moss, who ended up winning BB12.
@joshroberts2432 ай бұрын
Dude really just stumbled his way to a million
@lawrencebutrandom98644 ай бұрын
30:06 Kelly and Sean ahh moment from Borneo 💀
@jiro1109 ай бұрын
I might be insane but I consider Nicaragua a Top 20 season, or, in my personal favorites at least. I view it in the same way as Gabon, a total mess and just full of characters. Though it's nowhere close to Gabon's entertainingly humorous trainwreck I still love it for what it is. Only thing I don't like is the double quit. Also, we're at the halfway mark of story video and up next is the Robfather, a.k.a., the Mentalist.
@nancysimmer990810 сағат бұрын
Fabio peeing in the pool doesn't bother me he's probably been doing it all his life this show was the best ever I can't stop laughing😂😅😂😅😊
@HectorRios-ue4im9 ай бұрын
Neyonka was such a stereotype
@absurdandy41226 ай бұрын
Stealing someones socks and then yelling at them for it 😂
@nathantravis56599 ай бұрын
Fabio was one of my few winner picks
@icov15579 ай бұрын
Fabio is the people's champion
@joncross84839 ай бұрын
I'm so sad that Jimmy Johnson didn't play the game through as far as he could. I get it, but I just wish I lived in that alternate universe
@julijepp9 ай бұрын
Is that animated channel intro new? If not I only just realized it 😅 Either way I love it! I'm just finishing up the video and I was so excited to watch my fav survivor channel make a video about the player who got me interested in the show! it was worth the watch and more!
@OnceUponAnIsland9 ай бұрын
Thanks! I have been using that animation since September 2019 when I made my first video about Richard Hatch and I include it in every Survivor story video 😃
@julijepp9 ай бұрын
@@OnceUponAnIsland Hahaha how embarrassing, I usually listen to your videos while doing chores around my apartment, I guess today I got a better look 😅 I also recently saw your Richard Hatch video so it's crazy it's slipped by me that much lol, anyways thanks for the videos and thanks for not being offended at my silly mistake either! Have a great day
@OnceUponAnIsland9 ай бұрын
Nah it is okay, I appreciate the compliment. The animation works so perfectly that it has needed almost no update since I first used it.
@danielslubski10289 ай бұрын
He's in he's thirties now, i wonder how he's doing.
@bigbuffguy95899 ай бұрын
Fabio is one of my favorite winners of all time. I love that he basically vibed his way to the million dollars. I really wish he had been cast on Winners at War. I'd love to see him interact with other winners like Sandra and Tony.
@savagejackson80079 ай бұрын
I've been to nicaragua at one of the most beautiful times of my life... shots fired
@OnceUponAnIsland9 ай бұрын
I bet it is, the exact location and time of year they filmed it made it look ugly.
@iankinnell56439 ай бұрын
Fabio for me is like other winners like Natalie White who dont get the credit they deserve
@stadbab9 ай бұрын
what a goofball - in the best possible way.
@wattrus60779 ай бұрын
Fabio is one of my all time favorite winners, close to Mike Holloway
@lemenjr.78729 ай бұрын
I wish he was on the Game Changer 🔥 that would be awesome
@jimcheung35279 ай бұрын
Thank goodness Fabio won over Chase
@spencergriffith4689 ай бұрын
Can you do the story of Ralph Kiser
@OnceUponAnIsland9 ай бұрын
He is available every month to be picked! 05:00
@Ian000039 ай бұрын
I forgot Jimmy Johnson was in this game
@Ian000039 ай бұрын
Greatest winner ever
@meganhanson17619 ай бұрын
This season still has me confused.
@sophie_jordan9 ай бұрын
I am BEGGING you to do a Michele winner story please she’s one of my favorite players
@OnceUponAnIsland9 ай бұрын
05:00
@sophie_jordan9 ай бұрын
@@OnceUponAnIsland I respect the grind - will do 🫡
@tiro76219 ай бұрын
I’d love to see him play in a season like hvv 2
@jackkolero7 ай бұрын
So so underrated
@hudjames119 ай бұрын
Coach in the live reunion before Tocantins even aired. 😂
@snobey4 ай бұрын
Nicaragua was after Tocantins
@seanadams5885Ай бұрын
@@snobey Wasn't it also after heroes vs villains as well? So he would have been on there twice at that point. haha
@HectorRios-ue4im9 ай бұрын
We still waiting for the Cochran video
@OnceUponAnIsland9 ай бұрын
05:00
@kuma24489 ай бұрын
I've been watching the newest Season of AU Survivor... I think I've enjoyed much more than any other modern US Survivor season. And soon my country might have its own version of Survivor (I saw the casting call but didn't want to sign up because I like my job and I hate the tropical climate.)
@degeneratemale538610 ай бұрын
He’s just a silly little guy
@samuelhair44657 ай бұрын
Ok I’m confused. Why have smart and dumb at the same time? It’s been in every episode but if something is smart and dumb… it’s neutral. Why have the contradictory information? Same thing with “good” and “evil” at the same time. Just doesn’t make sense to me.
@OnceUponAnIsland7 ай бұрын
Because a move can be smart and dumb at the same time.
@morethantypicalzzz44878 ай бұрын
32:19 Gigachad face
@ririhoskins56849 ай бұрын
I would love to see phillips story
@OnceUponAnIsland9 ай бұрын
05:00
@kodamaakemi97589 ай бұрын
Why do you count people thinking Fabio is dumb as a dumb strategic move on his part? It's something I've seen in other story videos and it confuses me; I think the biggest other example was the Sugar video where Corinne thinks Sugar is dumb without even knowing her and that was counted as dumb strategy.
@OnceUponAnIsland9 ай бұрын
If the show is painting someone as dumb then that is a dumb move. Perception is important and if people view you as dumb then that means they don't want to work with you or won't vote for you at the end of the game. Holly and Alina both viewed Fabio as dumb, for example, and didn't vote for him at the end. Corinne thought Sugar was dumb and didn't vote for her at the end. Jurors vote for whoever they want to represent their season and typically they will vote for someone who seems smart.
@darktarius87768 ай бұрын
bro you're literally fabio😄😂🤣😂🤣
@sequoia11719 ай бұрын
Jimmy! Lol
@chw145569 ай бұрын
Fabio played the idiot stoner guy so well. He was a smart and clever player. Knew exactly what he was doing.
@RowingFrontal57 ай бұрын
“I don’t want to give my vote to a boy. I want to give it to man” what a cringe line
@bees.8579 ай бұрын
That vampire movie is sooo bad, yet so hilarious.
@kopanomoss57529 ай бұрын
yea, she put a pan in her bag
@OnceUponAnIsland9 ай бұрын
And the fruit and the flour and buried it in the ground lol
@kakashiskin70239 ай бұрын
Great video, but why give him a dumb point when he didn't do anything wrong with Naonka? Because she didn't like him? She doesn't like anyone..
@OnceUponAnIsland9 ай бұрын
Which scene? I can explain anything I mark if given a timecode.
@kakashiskin70239 ай бұрын
@@OnceUponAnIsland I think three in the rising action. The first one you said yourself "what did Fabio do wrong, am I taking crazy pills" then directly right after when she wanted to vote for him like he could have done something about her delusion. The third was when he was in the tree but just goes off the first two and the fact that she doesn't like him.. because of her delusion. So don't understand how that's dumb
@OnceUponAnIsland9 ай бұрын
It's dumb because she wants to vote him off and hates him. If he didn't turn things around with her then should would have voted for Chase and Chase would have won. It's my interpretation of what the story is trying to convey.
@kakashiskin70239 ай бұрын
@@OnceUponAnIsland I can get behind that. Appreciate the content and responses!
@itzwakk3359 ай бұрын
Fabio gets way too much glaze imho
@raydiomix75269 ай бұрын
Naonka is such a drama queen
@xmodrecordshypersyncrecord8439 ай бұрын
no more Naonka already please. Sorry love your videos but it's been weeks now in Nicaragua. Hated her then, hate her now still. I know people like her but can we move on. Thanks.
@OnceUponAnIsland9 ай бұрын
How can there be a Fabio video and there not be Naonka? Please explain.
@xmodrecordshypersyncrecord8439 ай бұрын
@@OnceUponAnIsland yes I get it but feel like we had gone over Brenda, and Chase, I think you did another one too, and now Fabio all form Nicaragua. Unfortunately Naonka is part of all that and I am tired of her. Thats all. Her quitting and getting to be on the jury and deciding a winner is wrong. Same with Purple Kelly. But thats my opinion. You post what you want. Love your channel.