Mansa Musa: The Richest Man Who Ever Lived • Puppet History

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Created and hosted by Shane Madej
Director: Katie LeBlanc
Featuring: Ryan Bergara, Ify Nwadiwe
Writer: Garrett Werner
Editor: Lauren Yamin, Jillian Diblasio
Research: Jasmin M. Goodman
Camera Operator: Lesley Elizondo
Sound Operator: TJ Marchbank
Motion Graphics Animators: Mike Fox, Julia Capuano
Graphic Artist: Mollie Ong, Crystal Cheng
Additional Music By: Patrick Volker
Puppets by: Madison Girifalco (@mindovermadison)
Production Coordinator: Brittney Lee
Creative Director of Post Production: Anthony Frederick
Head of Development: Katie LeBlanc
Production Manager: Nicole Beaudoin
Executive Producers: Steven Lim, Shane Madej, Ryan Bergara
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[@CHESShireCat]

The Professor gave a real time economic lesson this episode with the jellybeans... by handing out more and more jellybeans he decreased the value of a single jellybean to almost nothing

[@takeagalbythehand]

Oh my gosh I did not notice that! Noice!

[@ellabernardini]

so does this mean ryan won all along?

[@maryamo9159]

These videos are always so well thought out

[@estellamarieann3062]

You’re right!

[@whenlifegivesyoulemons661]

inflation summarised

[@b.g.6696]

"Oh this looks like a cute webseries what's it about." "A time-travelling puppet gaslights a simple man until his spirit breaks"

[@isabellehammel84]

That's it, that's the whole show.

[@TheWeeklyFangirl]

"Also, there's musical numbers!"

[@isabellehammel84]

Yess, we can't forget about the musical numbers

[@demonangel918]

Calling Ryan simple, how rude!

[@jadeyu7197]

and then he needs therapy

[@mazelrinefinder6990]

Professor's cutest moments 1. Showing his cute, wittle feet 2. Omnomnomnomnomnom 3. His sneeze

[@wolfiemuse]

Also, getting his lil’ head rubbed in another episode

[@thetulips9714]

Also he is a jelly earther

[@Rougecipher]

“What would you do with all this money?” Ify, a normal person: redistribute the wealth Ryan: have you considered murder?

[@agentsus9681]

Ricky*

[@aaeve5676]

Is this an SAO Abridged reference?

[@Grim_Sister]

Me: make sure everyone had enough for health care

[@hannahbrown2728]

​@@agentsus9681 How does this have 42 likes it literally says Ify in the description.

[@TheomnonomMonster]

⁠@@hannahbrown2728 it’s a reference to ricky goldsworth (from unsolved)

[@RaspberryPastry]

Seeing Shanes creativity fucking blossom on Watcher just made me realize how limiting being buzzfeeds funnyman must have been

[@satarupagingerkolay]

Very true. I mean how could they cancel ruining history? Even there Shane used to bring small cardboard figures and models. He is hella creative.

[@tea9047]

so many buzzfeed employees have so much wasted potential when employed there but they were REALLY holding shane back, he’s crazy talented

[@allikazaam]

@@satarupagingerkolay I LOVED ruining history! I was so sad when I realized it got cancelled. I'm so glad he was able to revive the spirit of it with puppet history, this show is amazing

[@satarupagingerkolay]

@@allikazaam Tell me about it. In Ruining History they actually dealt with really interesting topics. I learnt more from these shows than I did in my history classes in school.

[@Wishexe]

In the podcast with the TryGuys, Buzzfeed almost didn’t hire Shane because he was slow. Apparently, a bunch of people had to convince the company to keep him and his skills. I’m so glad he’s free and have creative control

[@freya2294]

ryan saying "friend" more than necessary comes across as a sinister cry for help

[@cactipoke]

it’s like he’s trapped inside his own mind without control of what his mouth says. something about his eyes…..

[@wwren]

Blink twice if you're being held hostage by the genie

[@rccmalcolm9780]

@@wwren lol

[@lyn100]

my money's on the genie. he's behind this

[@Hew91]

What's worse is him actively enjoying the C dawgs bit

[@leenkhouj2092]

As a Saudi Muslim, i am so thankful and joyful of these stories. Due to the medias imagery of muslims, people always have negative assumptions; but this story not only taught us of Musa's story, but i felt for once muslims were recognized for something nice and it just made me so happy. Thank you professor.

[@IAmNotYourProblem]

He not only was very generous, but also worked hard for his people, by setting up a government for the people. If only other Muslim world leaders would be just as generous and people focused. Looking at Iran and Saudi Arabia right now.

[@tenthwave5834]

It’s so unfortunate because all the Muslims Ik are incredibly sweet, but also incredibly family orientated. The media just needs a scape goat to justify bigotry

[@samuelbenhardt4230]

Yeah, I think it's a shame that so much time is spent teaching the European dark ages while the Golden Age of Islam was going on at the same time.

[@idontneedaname318]

@@samuelbenhardt4230 literally the foundation of mathematics was based on Muslim Scholars

[@MilkMocha56]

​@@idontneedaname318 it wasn't 😂 India was invaded for so long. And indian books were translated in Persian and arabic.The indo arabic number system have roots in india. The golden period started after invasion of india started.same with european enlightenment. Why is that both civilization started getting ideas when they reached the land of indian subcontinent?

[@samanthahudzik6219]

Is anybody else just really, really hoping for Ryan to win a single puppet history episode? I know it’s a moot point because the whole schtick is that Ryan will always lose, but I just want to see him celebrate.

[@alisemaffesoli1735]

Same. If puppet history ever ends, I think the last episode will be the one where Ryan wins, or at least it's a fair counting of the points.

[@bridgetdunleavy3549]

They should figure out how to get Shane as a guest and then have Ryan win

[@alisemaffesoli1735]

@@bridgetdunleavy3549 That would be fun as heck and I would watch it on repeat.

[@cricketlowrey1927]

My bet--in the season finale Ryan uses a genie wish to win but it tears the fabric of the universe and causes all the weird side bits this season (like the professor's "no lore" addendum in the first episode)

[@vizzy5764]

You got your wish Samantha. But what did it cost?

[@edsudesu8456]

When the Professor said he hoped he transforms into a new, bigger form, I just imagine Shane replacing him wearing a blue furry suit.

[@wrexvincent2192]

Thanks! I didn't need to sleep

[@jjvalenta526]

So just Cookie Monster?

[@CottonCandySharks]

Oh god no

[@hiti6753]

Me too! I hate it!

[@samham8596]

I hate it but I would like to see this

[@aubryellaotero1064]

The Professor giving Ryan a million jelly beans and then *immediately* awarding Ify 2 million jelly beans is pure comedy. That’s classic.

[@ellabernardini]

he looked so happy for one brief second

[@TheBigWI93]

Me when my bet looks like its going to win then losing in the last minute

[@HamelinSong]

Honestly this bit about Ryan never winning is getting a bit old....

[@angelinastankovic2500]

@@TheBigWI93 i

[@greengreen4616]

@@HamelinSong I've always felt the dynamic is like when you're kids and you get forced to have another kid over. The guest gets the preferential (and sometimes unfair) treatment from the adults. And you get told off for being mean to 'the guest', even though sometimes you wern't being unreasonable.

[@ASloppyJoe]

Ify at the end really is a mood. "Oh so this dude is just a nice, friendly, boss-ass rich guy whose only issue is being TOO generous? Sweet!" immediately dropped to "yeah ok so he killed people sometimes that tracks" like a high-dive tournament.

[@lauravr5632]

Ryan: “ancient like Gandalf, right?” Professor: “well Gandalf the white was like his reborn form” *alright, nerd*

[@Gigawolf1]

Who knows, maybe someday this show will have someone get reborn?

[@Kattyedits422]

@@Gigawolf1 don't do this to me. Don't give me false hope

[@Gigawolf1]

@@Kattyedits422 If puppet hell, puppet satan, and puppet gid are real, so too may be puppet heaven. How powerful would a puppet be if they had 65 million years in the afterlife? Who knows what could happen then?

[@hippietallywack7783]

The professor putting his feet up to show his “shoes” MADE ME SCREAM that was so cute

[@leigh8599]

You were featured in a wearewatcher Instagram post

[@hippietallywack7783]

THEY DONT KNOW HOW HAPPY I AM 😭😭

[@veronicav6008]

SAME "just my fuzzy little feet" I wanted to cry that was adorable 😭😭

[@Graci3_Pzzz]

IKR??! HE IS HONESTLY SO CUTE MY GOD

[@samnkayjay]

4.5 on wiki feet. Lol

[@curtislindsey1736]

Beyond Beef Boi being so nice freaks me out. It feels like he's hiding something.

[@shaunnrice1698]

In league with the genie

[@curtislindsey1736]

@@shaunnrice1698 holy shit, I bet you're right!

[@katten39]

@@shaunnrice1698 NO LORE! Dems the rules Shaunna Rice

[@CrouchingTigress01]

He’s gunna blow up at the end of the season I’m sure

[@harmonlanager2670]

He’s a fuckin genie in disguise

[@RedRowan_]

I know they probably have people making them, but I love the idea of Shane just staying up all night painstakingly making each puppet. Like him just in his room gluing each gold coin on and just singing his little songs to himself.

[@penise8365]

i think shane does

[@wolfiemuse]

I think he makes some of the simpler puppets, but I’m pretty sure the Prof was professionally built by a puppet maker. It looks really high quality. I’m gonna go out on a limb and say I’m not sure anyone at Watcher is experienced in making high quality screen puppets; because if they did, ALL the puppets would be that nice, not just Professor. IE I could see Watcher making the dinosaurs, just can’t see them having made both the dinosaurs and the Professor. They’re too radically different

[@alrightmaz]

puppet maker credits are in the description!

[@wolfiemuse]

@@alrightmaz Sounds about right! Guess I had a good hunch. I do think Shane has made many of them however. The singing guests, some of the lower quality puppets etc because we’ve actually seen a clip of Shane in the process of making one of them before. In the ep where he summarizes all the lore in like S3 or 4. I think the Hapsetshut ep

[@alrightmaz]

@@wolfiemuse oh definitely! i recently rewatched ruining history and he made a few little visual aids even then. i agree that it’s probably mostly the more elaborate ones.

[@ef1876]

I really appreciate how Puppet History branches out instead of focusing solely on European history. It’s super interesting to hear about history that isn’t inbred cousins squabbling over whatever and I get to here about people and empires and such that I would never come across otherwise

[@captainturdbeard4929]

Disturbed by Ryan’s niceness. He has gone completely mad.

[@peelslowly28]

Like Scrooge at the end of Christmas Carol

[@greythomas6199]

Ricky is tricking the professor and all the guests

[@EZee213]

30:53 is the look of a man who's close to the edge.

[@lililkalulukalilalilalulal1438]

he hit his head pretty hard when crazy the horse dropped him and now we know why crazy was named as such.

[@TheDCT0]

I bet it's a result of a genie wish.

[@graceful_rose_thorns]

Ryan is the genie in disguise. He’s being nice to lure the Professor in a false sense of security

[@vexusvexed]

Real shit??? What if you're right??

[@laurenhawes7201]

Cant wait for ryan in a genie costume in the finale, playing for the professors soul.

[@bixiebee6165]

i was literally just about to comment this omg :0

[@wolfdemon-sterling5349]

Oh 😮

[@marteana01]

omg you're totally right

[@nesscalloway6985]

"I hope I am a little bigger..." "A new, exciting form..." Did Shane plan the lore for the professor this far in the timeline

[@shimaabdo3301]

As a muslim egyptian this made me feel so included, shane's pronounciation of arabic words is 🔥🔥

[@mrigaankamuch]

The real MVP this season is Ryan's therapist. Give them all the history points.

[@stephanieread5404]

When he humbly said "we all have your faults" I felt a shiver down my spine haha. Who is this man and what did he do with Ryan Boogara?? 😂

[@alycia6928]

You could even say they're the richest person in the world considering how much Ryan's paying in therapy bills

[@alyn.m]

“Behind every good person, is an even better therapist.” - I don’t remember because my ADHD is acting up (it might not even be a real quote, idk)

[@therealmvpx]

Wym I’m not his therapist lol

[@mrigaankamuch]

@@therealmvpx AAAHAHAHA

[@confusedpanda42]

I love how Ryan just stopped functioning for a sec when the professor gave him all those jelly beans

[@ashleeherrera8756]

And then his face when he looked up when Ify got 2 million jelly beans🤣🤣

[@blackkittycat3591]

Rewatching this after the new season's trailer came out and... the professor talking about Gandalf being reborn and wanting to be reborn as well... this was brilliant foreshadowing.

[@jenifergarcia327]

it literally is i was just going to comment the same thing 😂

[@chloehepperle5886]

I was thinking the same thing💀

[@lauravr5632]

Professor’s lore is sounding more and more complicated and intriguing. Sounds like a content goldmine to me.

[@halliewong]

If lore is a goldmine, you could even say that the Professor is............... _The Richest Man in the World_

[@TonysWorld]

Am I the only person who wants to see Shane appear as a guest? I think the Professor would really like him.

[@dominickguntur6136]

I mean, he's the one voicing the professor so idk how he would talk as the professor while he's sitting there

[@Genderanarchy]

666th like B)

[@memomorph5375]

We have split screen editing and/or voiceover technology! I think it’s time for Shane to guest

[@metalgod360]

@@dominickguntur6136 I'm sorry that you don't get jokes.

[@lookshotty6988]

@@dominickguntur6136 r/whoosh

[@aoifecraddock6164]

My Ryan theory: Ryan is now fully possessed by Ricky Goldsworth, who realised that his cutthroat attitude made it too obvious each time he was possessed, so he realised he needed to go the other direction and go super nice. His response to what would you do with that money being “disappear a bunch of people with no loose ends” is pure original Goldsworth slipping out

[@willlavine1105]

oh shoot that makes sence tho

[@estellamarieann3062]

Excellent point!

[@hackingdiva1587]

I'm astonished that's an amazing assumption 👏👏👏 chefs kiss for that dude

[@rosiejl2798]

That was my thought too

[@brie7516]

THIS

[@ArcherOwl]

After the season 4 finale, I thought it would be fun to go back through the other videos and find out the real scores in each to see if Ryan actually won any. This will be focused on the points won during the questions only, not the extra points the professor gives out willy-nilly. And I'm not including the huge crazy numbers. If an answer is right, it's one point. Actual Score: Ryan had 2 points and Ify had 2. It was a tie.

[@emilykate0835]

what was it if you count up how many million jelly beans he gave both of them

[@directed4703]

While it is unclear why exactly we caught a glimpse of the Molasses Horse in Hell during the Clipped Coin's Puppet Pop-In, this does confirm that, based on God's statements during the Great Molasses Flood episode, the Molasses Horse very well may have been a horse-bigot. Shame.

[@katinakeks]

Love how the professor's mouth movements are getting more and more exaggerated every season. muppet vibes

[@VeraBean]

Maybe he has been practicing his ventriloquism?

[@Raven-wq4li]

I'd love to see him do the kermit scrunch

[@kellywimer1042]

I don't know why....but the professor showing his blue floof foot just melted my heart.

[@karennoneyabeeswax7929]

And the comment about a solid rating on wikifeet? That was awesome!

[@lornarettig3215]

@@karennoneyabeeswax7929 I didn‘t even know wikifeet was a thing 😉

[@tiffanireimer5616]

I’m interested in a professor plushy 😂

[@Maryam-mz7jo]

SAME. SO TINY AND ADORABLE

[@kellywimer1042]

@@tiffanireimer5616 You think they'll make one? I kind of want the gymnastics outfit from the 1904 Olympics.

[@dutchxxapplexpie]

Dang. Hits different hearing them say that they don't care about money now in 2024.... This sucks guys. 😢

[@SCruz-wi3wd]

sometimes i completely forget it’s shane behind the professor puppet, that’s how good he is.

[@jaybutler779]

If you listen close you can hear Ryan’s heart shatter when he lead the charge on the C Dogs bit.

[@hackingdiva1587]

Just deep inside he is just singing hello darkness my old friend to himself

[@peipei9856]

This whole show is just ryan's joker arc

[@vidanahy2565]

LMFAO

[@sureindubitably3771]

I believe it tbh

[@machin8593]

You were accurate, in hindsight

[@mbae123]

I never knew the limits of Shane's creativity would be endless because the songs every puppet history is just so good and well-produced.

[@heytheredemons]

8:16 Watching this bit again after the events of season 5 is hilarious

[@DaringPerspective]

"I'd disappear a couple people with no loose ends" haha, the true ryan is starting to bubble up from this calm facade

[@conniebonnie446]

Ricky Goldsworth

[@DaringPerspective]

@@conniebonnie446 haha, he's back! I would love if they revealed that it was Ricky this whole season

[@jacksonstansfield7756]

The pain in Ryan’s eyes when he said “got a couple of seadogs”

[@gabyschirripa5244]

Arr arr arr arr arr 💀

[@hotpinkcrayolas]

"Just my fuzzy little feet" is going to be my response to 'who are you wearing?' if I am ever in the unlikely event of being on a red carpet x

[@Kattyedits422]

"*Who* are you wearing?"

[@awbr1991]

It's unreal how little attention this man gets in modern times. The dude was an absolute alpha

[@phoebedarker]

We should protect him from the incels lest they alter his memory to some shitty "inspirational" instagram dude

[@fishyboi98]

If you think about it, Ryan now has the second-highest amount of history points out of any student on this show, meaning he's forever going to be second place.

[@kipechawolfeortiz8791]

I like this.

[@anttibjorklund1869]

And Ify has the highest.

[@ASMRShanny]

Why do all the end songs always slap. Like put them on Spotify. I need to download them.

[@pumpkinpatch2203]

ngl, my favorite is def the one from Ziryab

[@taun96]

My favourite is the one from the big pile of diamonds.

[@_gremlinboy]

I enjoy the classics, the titanic propeller is my jam

[@RewindingFilm04]

All the songs from the previous Puppet History seasons are on SoundCloud

[@XblasertX]

@Josh Mowery i don't know man, the diamond necklace song slaps pretty hard

[@tangledroses]

“… was his reborn form. Maybe some point, I’ll transform into an exciting, new version of myself. I hope I’m a little bigger!” this foreshadowing of the professor’s new, larger puppet in s4 after a “rebirth” is. CRAZY for ab improv (supposedly) line. shane is such a good writer what the hell

[@BOWNK]

Someone has a gun to Ryan's back this episode, he's way too nice

[@maureenlaneski2802]

Maybe he's sick?

[@et0g3n]

its ricky goldsworth

[@media_crone]

there’s something off about these puppet pop ins, I think the Genie is messing with them somehow. The Big Pile of Diamonds didn’t say their catch phrase without prompting and the Randy Newman Coin, normally chill, doesn’t pass my vibe check.

[@beesbrownies]

maybe he's doing something to ryan too?

[@venerandoalamaresjr.8910]

And they keep mentioning about going to “a party” where the Professor doesn’t want to go…

[@kaitlnwhite6809]

I think the Genie is working with Ricky Goldsworth to possess Ryan and usurp the Professor somehow. Ryan is being too sus lately.

[@tana3875]

I completely agree aha I don’t know if it was on purpose but they were acting a bit different aha

[@anonymousonyx7755]

@@beesbrownies Momento Mori

[@elizabethduffy2145]

Ok, it’s clear the Genie has taken over Ryan’s body and only Ricky Goldsworth can save the day in some kind of epic but morally dubious multiverse crossover.

[@satarupagingerkolay]

This series now is actually looking like a blockbuster series with like season finale showdowns with the genie and stuff. The genie working with Ricky Goldsworth and it is upto The Professor to save his puppets, this is just pure television perfection.

[@isabellaangeline2175]

Shane and Ryan are so damn talented, funny and they work so well together. I wish Netflix would throw a bunch of money at them so they could create more shows like this and get the bigger platform they’ve earned.

[@user-jg5xo7bd9c]

All the genie lore makes me miss the hot daga. 😭 I'm happy for Shane and Ryan and proud of them for branching out from buzzfeed unsolved but Maizey was the wlw representation I needed lmaoo

[@apricitycc]

if your man doesn't have a swimming pool be built in the middle of the desert for you, is he really your man?

[@ShadowMage-]

Can we all agree that Watcher is another school. Steven teaches home ec, Ryan with creative storytelling, the Professor with history, and Shane is just that one cool homeroom teacher

[@victoriac8563]

When Weird Wonderful World was still around Shane was the outdoor ed/PE teacher (please bring WWW back when it's safe we are starving for it)

[@sapphosdescendants3997]

I love this, but as funny as Shane’s quirky uncle vibes are, let’s give him some credit! He’s super creative and rlly good with film, he could be a good drama teacher

[@Finn4thewinn]

The fact that the professor was reborn and also bigger so he can reach things better is such a fun way to wrap up this one episode

[@jellybeanboy]

"Hubris; a dish best served cold" RYAN; A GUY WHO SAYS STUFF LIKE THIS

[@imheretorobyou]

I'm telling y'all, this isn't Ryan, guys. This is Ricky in disguise trying to trick us all

[@hackingdiva1587]

🤔🤔

[@emilybarclay8831]

Ricky is in kahoots with the genie and trying to find the professor’s secrets to double cross him

[@imheretorobyou]

@@emilybarclay8831 Yesssss😂😂

[@emilybarclay8831]

@@imheretorobyou the genie is corrupting all the creatures that sing in the episodes. He’s how things like wheat and dead geese can talk. He’s the reason the songs are getting darker and darker. The professor’s beloved teaching companions are being corrupted by the genie

[@imheretorobyou]

@@emilybarclay8831 omg that would be SUCH a plot twist

[@patriciaangustia]

If the Professor is actually gonna be teaching an entire class about World History, I'd never go absent ever again, ditch the handsome and beautiful ones, we've got the Professor (edit: i meant the handsome and beautiful ones means real people who teach us in school, ngl in my experience only a few are really good teaching like this interesting, and Shane's character on take of the professor is hooking me :3)

[@KP-qs3ob]

Are you saying the professor isn't handsome and beautiful? 👀

[@backwardglances]

Between this and Tasting History (Max is a cutie) I’ve learned SO MUCH the past year. More than my high school and college history courses combined. Legit.

[@Luan-st2gb]

Implying the professor isn't handsome and beautiful Rotten jellybean for you

[@Oh.Its.Abby.]

@@Luan-st2gb lmaooo 400 million rotten jelly beans 😡😡😡😡

[@koro-is-caffeinated]

The Professor is a handsome lad don't be mean to him

[@ThePrimeShadow]

Just a shoutout to Ryan’s & Ify’s fits this episode 🔥 Ryan’s color way and shoes and Ify’s Nu-Gundam shirt make this episode rock more

[@erinyes3943]

Absolutely agreed The colors were on point

[@Shiki3198]

Ryan having an existential crisis at the influx of jellybeans he earned is the peak of the episode 😂 and Ify seems a cool guy to spend time with, with awesome dance moves! Thanks for the history lesson as always Professor!

[@missybarbour6885]

Wait, so The Professor knows he's a puppet, but the Oar is just Buzz Lightyear-ing his was through life?

[@satarupagingerkolay]

I think that's a part of the genie lore. I mean what if they have forgotten about it. They have called themselves anthropomorphic so I assume they are aware that they are not real. So what if they have forgotten about it for some reason.

[@booktales1687]

The lore is getting borderline concerning

[@aurora5481]

@@satarupagingerkolay Then again, if there would be one puppet among the ensemble who'd be self-aware, I feel like it would be the pile of diamonds because a) that guy fucks, and b) he's a "pile of diamonds" following being hacked to pieces from original necklace form, _then_ made sentient. If there's a point you start suspecting magic is involved, it would probably be the part where you're a pile of disjointed body parts moving as one.

[@satarupagingerkolay]

@@aurora5481 Yeah that made so much sense. Woah! It just blew my mind a little.

[@loverofsleep]

'Buzz Lightyear-ing' OMG you genius

[@soph4081]

the fact that the professor is the only puppet who knows what a puppet is/that he is one was a very unexpected and very important piece of lore to throw in... i am taking notes

[@satarupagingerkolay]

Do you think the puppets have forgotten they are puppets? I mean they have addressed themselves as anthropomorphic so I had assumed that they atleast knew that they are puppets, but I feel like for some sinister reason they have forgotten about it.

[@soph4081]

@@satarupagingerkolay omg thats a good point i think i saw other people thinking the genie was interfering with the puppet pop ins this season so that might be going somewhere??

[@satarupagingerkolay]

@@soph4081 Yup. I don't know whether you caught this or not but in this week episode, during the puppet pop- in, in the glitches, the Bostonian Horse from the previous season was seen burning.

[@soph4081]

@@satarupagingerkolay bRuh i did not realize i was watching a horror series

[@satarupagingerkolay]

@@soph4081 It feels like that, right?😂😂😂

[@colerobison6565]

at 8:21 in the video the professor says “maybe at some point i’ll transform into an exciting new version of myself” INDICATING THAT THE PROFESSOR ISNT ACTUALLY DEAD HES JUST GONNA TRANSFORM

[@Ezramicon]

Congrats on being reborn a little bigger, Professor McNasty! 🎉

[@MollyKillers]

Ryan actively participated in the “C dogs” bit… I don’t know if I should be really worried or proud of him

[@Chimerical_]

@Yukia 💕🤤 joe mama

[@Johnwicklover1994]

probably worried

[@katoatoato]

I always feel like a kid watching a kid show when I'm watching puppet history. I laugh at all the jokes and sing the songs while bouncing in my chair. Nice to still have those happy moments.

[@greythomas6199]

Glad I'm not the only one

[@joeymooring5314]

same!!! it's wonderful

[@kaemincha]

omg thats exactly the feeling!! i just get to sit back, have a good time, and learn!

[@DanielleVlog365]

If does something for the soul, it really does

[@KingOfGaymes]

Unlike school, I actually enjoy learning with puppet history 😄

[@tjsal2757]

8:16 omg the foreshadowing!!!!

[@KingDerpy13]

This show is like Saturday Morning Cartoons, but you actually learn something and have fun while doing it.

[@rayabarreiro]

Petition to have Watcher go through the songwriting process for Puppet History. These bops deserve their own episode.

[@TamaraLynnchambers]

YES YES YES YES A THOUSAND YIMES YES!

[@jasminvalerie]

Their version of “Behind the Music” 😎😂

[@allhailthewatcher7310]

Yes, please.

[@cassandracraig4934]

I CANT wait for Ryan to fucking just lose his mind at the season finale. I want to see chaos from this man.

[@recoil53]

I want Watcher to do like some of the Japanese Wrestling and have a Professor/Ryan throwdown,

[@ellabernardini]

ryan’s gonna lose it, just like he did looking for la llorna

[@jevilcore]

The Professor is so adorable I’m gonna lose it. His fuzzy little puppet feet and his little puppet sneeze 🥺

[@Sparklingjm1]

Why is no one talking about how cute the professor’s sneeze was? *achu*

[@lemontree9518]

my heart (*≧∀≦*)

[@Gyozafiend]

*bangs chest*

[@ktrujillo]

“I hope I’m a little bigger cause I can’t reach most things.” As a short person, I felt that. 😩 Also, low key feel like this season is a fever dream that the professors having because the genie finally found him.

[@riakaty1979]

Wait, is that why Ryan is so nice now?

[@TyphlosionGirl]

I feel like the professor being small is a jab at Shane being tall and lanky XD

[@NagiCrawford]

@@riakaty1979 I

[@ulrikahaggard9923]

Are you the size of a time traveling hand puppet tho?

[@ktrujillo]

@@ulrikahaggard9923 Depends on how tall everyone else is, cause I could be to some. 😆 Without the time traveling part.😅

[@kaemincha]

When the small pile of fortune said "Hey" and Ify smiled back, I lost my shit... it was so cute lmao

[@katherineleslie5249]

Going back and rewatching after the first episode of season 5. The professors comment on a new fun version of himself hits different now.

[@jodiefong4397]

I'm really glad that puppet history covers historical stories from around the world (especially from African countries). At least in the west, history classes are very western centric. It's good to learn about other parts of the world.

[@tinaperez7393]

Yeah - I'd like to hear about the Mughal emperor who's fleet from mecca back to India was partly attacked and robbed by that American pirate leading to the largest pirate booty of all time and it was only a small part of the sea caravan's riches.

[@BEngelbrecht97]

I am convinced that Ryan is possessed by the Genie and this whole "nice" and "friendly" act is a distraction to confuse the Professor. And when the Professor has gotten comfortable with this new Ryan, the Genie will finally have his revenge.

[@emilybarclay8831]

THIS. Although I’m more of the idea that Ricki has wrestled control and him and the genie have a pact to take down the Professor via Ricki gaining his trust

[@ghostcassette6012]

Or Ryan made a deal with the genie to get back at the Professor. He's clearly pained at times while playing along, but it's needed for the con

[@PalKia002]

my theory is that the genie has taken the professor and has wandavision him into his own show. thats why ryan is so inaccurate with him being almost polite to the professor and all those technical glitches

[@abigailkinghorn4707]

We're just not gonna talk about how Shane perfectly recreated the sound and mood of the Killer's "Day & Age" album in that last song? Just dropped that on us like it was nothing? King Shit

[@dreanamickens5187]

The professor’s cute little foot and jelly earther theory is so adorable 🥰

[@onipot9639]

Lol Shane's anticapitalist sentiment is really showing in the treasure-chest's song lol

[@jaynenunya6070]

@Olivia Bailey (student) I mean...we all support capitalism to survive, even if we disagree with it...

[@thespankmyfrank]

@Olivia Bailey (student) Well, unless you're literally a hermit producing your own food and living without outside interference, you're contributing to capitalism in one way or another. Doesn't mean you can criticise it while you're in it lol.

[@jnnlyne]

@Olivia Bailey (student) You can still create a company and be anti-capitalist. Mind blowing, I know.

[@isaaccruz1093]

@@jnnlyne no, you can’t lol

[@pistachiooo9033]

i love the fact that shane just casually throwing up islamic knowledge such as hajj and friday, islam has a lot a beautiful value that a lot of people don’t understand

[@christmastiger]

Ify mentioning sneakers, a graphics card, eating the rich, and wikifeet all in the first minute and a half has me in love

[@Paleodude626]

This guy used to be the richest man ever, then Ryan and Shane found the treasure of Forrest Fenn and left him in the dust

[@vsratoslava]

Shhhh! They DIDN’T! ✨wink✨

[@Nefepants]

This was probably funnier in your head, because this is kind of racist.

[@vsratoslava]

@@Nefepants how is this racist? Genuine question

[@joey-js9pr]

@@Nefepants literally how. in what way is this discriminating against someone

[@babydollva6652]

@@Nefepants how????????? Nothing about that was racist

[@BadGirlMoni]

Ryan’s dead eyed smile at the end gave me chills. He accepts the outcome, but at what cost?

[@deaddumplings5565]

@Yukia 💕🤤 omg your everywhere

[@veenavinod4236]

I have a feeling the end of the season will be Ryan snapping and the professor finally getting his ass beat

[@fingerstokeyboard]

shane should become a voice actor, he is so good at doing different voices and he can sing.

[@TheRealLemur]

Professor: "Maybe one day I'll be reborn as a new version of myself. I hope I'm a little bigger!" Two dinosaurs and a jelly bean later, it happened !!!

[@lornarettig3215]

I imagine the Professor‘s fuzzy little feet smelling of jellybeans.

[@speckofdignity2487]

I was thinking blueberries for some reason, but I like that idea better

[@laurenhawes7201]

@@speckofdignity2487 I get that, its probably the color, I would think his feet smell like blue raspberry flavoured things.

[@user-cn9ly4fd3f]

JellyBelly blueberry jelly beans!

[@Eternlsunshine]

He has jelly toe beans

[@taylormcleod499]

the professor is slowly losing his sanity, similarly to how shane just lost his sanity being near ryan….. how strange

[@NoiseDay]

Ryan has that effect on people

[@aw9275]

it's not Ryan...It's Ricky Goldsworth.....

[@stefanie9072]

The professors feet was the serotonin booster I didn’t know I needed

[@0amburgh063]

Imagine reading this without watching puppet history before LMFAOO

[@marshayame]

Man I loved Ify's energy and what he brought to this episode, would love to see him back next season! I'm over here cracking up between him and Ryan 🤣

[@howdy4504]

"He abolished slavery" Oh cool! "Slaves accompanied him on his Hajj" 🤔

[@mixmastermind]

Yeah I have no idea where the idea that the Manden Charter abolished slavery comes from. And Mansa Musa arguably jumpstarted an intensification of the slave trade in sub saharan Africa

[@emajosefinetirud9545]

Having Ryan within reaching distance to the Professor has never felt so alarming.

[@drawingsticks5333]

This episode was so much fun, Ify was a delight. Looking forward to Shane doing Latin American history at some point (maybe Incas!)

[@kaycosette]

Yes! Lets bring Ify back!!

[@curator3539]

So what I took from this was when a king is actually for his people they flourish, but also maybe don't kill people for wearing sandals. I mean I know some people REALLY hate seeing feet but like provide them with slippers or something when they come in your palace, like having indoor shoes and outdoor shoes

[@partlyironic]

I would like to formally acknowledge the real star of this episode: Ify’s thighs. Really good stuff. Special thanks go to Ify for getting those bad boys out and letting us all enjoy them.

[@deeriggs3319]

Sometimes I read the comments before finishing the vid and I find gold like this comment 😂

[@t.fairuz29]

Ify is ✨fyne✨

[@liriodendronlasianthus]

I really enjoyed Ify during the D&D one-shot on Geek & Sundry, DMd by Matt Mercer

[@TubbsCustard]

My thoughts exactly

[@VegaP6]

i'm a lesbian and ify's thighs made me feel things

[@zerostar9491]

WHO said we don't want to hear about the genie. I, personally, NEED to know more of the genie Lore

[@j.d.thedragking2872]

I've felt so baited the past two episodes with questions feeling like the perfect setup to reference the genie, but it doesn't happen. :(

[@kpturn42]

“Hopefully I’ll be reborn big” me as of the most recent episode: 👀👀👀

[@elenapazqc1467]

why is no one talking about how much of a banger today’s song was?

[@joanaecho]

The professor is back!! The only class I’ll stop everything to watch

[@moonbook12]

Agree

[@journeysoutloud1990]

Agreed.

[@vsratoslava]

Same

[@itsalaynnaguys]

I think this proves how keeping people wanting to pay attention helps them learn more. Like 100000%

[@ilse5670]

@@itsalaynnaguys it's called intrinsic motivation and is the level of motivation you need to aspire in your students in order for them to learn the most!

[@tana3875]

Ready for a season of puppet history with absolutely “no lore”

[@cmsully1]

Re-watching this after Season 5... SHANE PLANNED DINO PROFESSOR ALL ALONG!

[@ClaireSunshine]

HOLY SHIT THE "New Bigger Form" JOKE WAS FORESHADOWING

[@Hannah-yj9tq]

I love how Ryan is nice and then everyone is automatically sus of him

[@recoil53]

"I'd disappear some people"

[@Hannah-yj9tq]

@@recoil53 I hear your point and totally get it now

[@cultstuffcrow]

Yeah. A name Ricky Goldsworth