Ridiculousness: Why is it ALWAYS on MTV???

[@MediaPastimes]

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[@gmork1090]

MTVs 40th anniversary was the same month I turned 40. That they had a 24 hour marathon of Ridiculousness is just... add further depression insult to injury. Thanks ass hats.

[@skumsters2323]

wow then im just one year of...cool gen x is so cool ;) love from rotterdamn bit late

[@mechajay3358]

MTV's obsessive need to rerun this show is a highlight of how much it has fallen for from the awesome Network it once was.

[@jinmark9453]

When was that ? As far as I can remember it was always lowest common denominator garbage reality TV.

[@kristiekinzig436]

@@jinmark9453 then you are obviously born after the 80s LOL

[@jinmark9453]

@@kristiekinzig436 do you want to feel really old? I was born after 2003 and im almost 20 and 80s sound like prehistoric dinosaur bones to me.

[@beauxr.benoit1374]

If you still like the music they played. I only liked the Headbanger's Heavy Metal Ball.

[@justinc6962]

@@jinmark9453 MTV was actually good in the 90s and early 2000s

[@stproducciones9140]

Can confirm. My mom is almost 50 and she really likes this show.

[@MediaPastimes]

Yeah I’m pretty sure my dad and I watched it together when I lived at home, people falling down or racking their nuts is a universally loved art form.

[@twin78]

Imagine being locked up, in solitary confinement & hearing Chanel West Coast's laugh for 30 days straight. That'll drive anyone crazy. My GOD! Nothing beats an original... Jackass

[@MediaPastimes]

A worse punishment than waterboarding.

[@lordbafford640]

I was in my Hotel Room in Portugal and turned on MTV just for some background noise, but didn't really pay attention to it. Until this Chipmunk-Laugh always distracted me from packing my stuff. This made me so aggressive somehow!

[@russell8318]

Imagine being locked up in solitary and having a tv and cable, sounds like a huge luxury to me.

[@mikehunt7419]

@@russell8318then quit been so dirt poor 🤷‍♂️

[@geijienduro7610]

Who even in Channel West Coast is she known for anything besides her annoying laugh and being that chick on rediculousness?

[@fizzyfuzz5878]

It's makes me sad seeing MTV now, compared to how South Korea promotes their artists on TV. There's just too many shows like it and it's wasting the channel's potential. At least the older MTV non music shows were diverse. And Tosh.O has sketches and meets some of the people in the videos.

[@MediaPastimes]

That’s the thing that I’ve always admired about Tosh’s show over Ridiculousness, his web redemption portion is absolutely brilliant. The one he did with the crazy monster energy drink boycotting lady was so good. But yeah the music industry in the US is an absolute mess. FM radio is garbage, satellite radio was awesome for a while but is nearly as bad these days, and the hardest working bands and artists go unnoticed. It’s depressing.

[@khosta6690]

Bro I miss when MTV was about music

[@yokuzo11]

@@MediaPastimes Real talk; There are so many music artists I see on KZbin with very good songs and well produced videos but yet they don't get anywhere near the massive popularity they deserve

[@ssj843]

And Tosh is actually funny

[@JokersVsZombies]

Its what youtube is for

[@WarTheory]

Great video.... I guess I'm feeling pretty old... I remember when MTV used to just play music videos all day all night and real late at night on the weekends you had the headbangers ball

[@MediaPastimes]

I was born in 92, but MTV is one of my earliest childhood memories. We kept it on 24/7 in my house, simply because of the music videos!

[@jonathansharp5540]

Yes. That was when MTV was actually about the music…you know…the channel title made sense unlike today when they’re nothing about music. They seriously should just kill it off and make a new channel, but I know they own too many money making franchises to simply give up.

[@TheEatmorDininghall]

So MTV decided to run a marathon of Ridiculousness to celebrate their 40th anniversary. That's ridiculous.

[@MediaPastimes]

It is ridiculous...ness!

[@LoneWolfed]

We watch this at work during our break. As long as you don't binge watch it. You'll be able to tolerate Dyrdek's bad humor.

[@CharlotteMadonsela]

Egg etryehje😮😮😂😢😂😮😮efhftg I 🎉😮 hope bfh

[@ajh.4131]

Can we also talk about how MTV recycles it’s reality show stars? For example, cast members we see on The Challenge, we’ll also see on Ex on the Beach/Are You The One/Teen Mom. My speculation is that it’ll save time and money, but seriously MTV??

[@MediaPastimes]

It definitely saves them money, they'd rather hire someone who is basically unknown outside of the MTV space than pay a celebrity (way more money) to host a show.

[@KaeBae_]

MTV loves to beat a dead horse. They think, "Oh viewers really like this person. Let's put them in everything that we possibly can!" In the spirit of animal metaphors, they milk that cash cow until it's bone dry.

[@josephkleimola2]

Love your videos homie. Brings me the 2005ish nostalgia. Found you before like 1 or 2k idk. Keep it comin.

[@MediaPastimes]

Thank you, I appreciate the support!

[@MichaelOKeefe2009]

This show is basically MTV's "Spongebob".

[@jak71113]

Was going to comment the same thing.

[@CrunchyJalapen0]

Always pumped when I see a new upload from you. Keep up the awesome content man.

[@MediaPastimes]

That’s the goal, thank you!

[@samv.3217]

6:24 I can vouch for that. My dad and grandpa are obsessed with Ridiculousness. More than anyone else in the family.

[@KingMasadaX]

Personally for me, the lack of shows that I like on cable, are why I periodically watch Ridiculousness, it's easy to find something on primetime, but at 5/6 am when most channels are playing infomercials is A LOT harder to find something to entertain.

[@yokuzo11]

Why do you have cable? I'm not insulting you, I'm just making conversation because I'm curious as to why you have cable in this day and age of streaming apps?

[@ItsOKtobeNormal]

​@@yokuzo11some people just like it, I tried to get my grandma to use streaming services but she just liked cable 🤷‍♀️

[@TheA53ford]

Can we just change it from MTV to RTV? I mean that's about all it is.

[@MediaPastimes]

RobTV or RidiculousnessTV? Either works 😅

[@Puffydazero]

More like rerun tv

[@apicaboo]

This is the first video I’ve ever seen of yours and dannnnggggg this is good dude. Super quality editing. Love the content you definitely deserve more subs

[@MediaPastimes]

I would probably have more subs if I focused my content on a single topic, but I like a lot of things so I just make what I want 😅 thank you dude. I have an MTV CRIBS video coming out soon 🤙

[@MrKrewie]

Man I'm surprised anybody even watch MTV anymore

[@jacob476]

Worked at a paramedic station where this show was always on. Obviously we were almost never at the base, but between all the trucks running, someone was always watching it, even if just for 5 min

[@weston407]

Lol it's always on at my fire station; it's just background noise, no one watches it

[@secretdamon]

love your channel dude, keep it up. always good to see a new upload from you

[@MediaPastimes]

Thanks dude! I appreciate it

[@NameThatSong1]

MTV stopped being "Music Television" long ago. Now that channel is nothing but garbage! In the 80's it was music videos 24/7. We would watch MTV all day on Christmas back then. Why call it MTV anymore?

[@MediaPastimes]

I agree, they really should change the name but the MTV name carries so much brand recognition that they never will.

[@NameThatSong1]

@@MediaPastimes Yes, the brand itself carries so much recognition. Time for a "brand name change" though? MTVX was great at first too.

[@TDace25]

Thanks for answering this. I ask it every time I see it on MTV. Subbed

[@ironman4122]

Missed when MTV had original shows like Jackass, Rob & Big, Pimp my ride, Punk’d ,and oh yea MUSIC VIDEOS!!!

[@MediaPastimes]

During the era that all of those shows were on, I turned to Fuse for my music videos. MTV was only showing top 40 garbage by that point (but MTV2 was alright for music videos... when they actually played them).

[@MoSuli96]

@@MediaPastimes at least they were still playing actual music for hours on end.

[@verynice126]

This channel got some good videos. Hits me in the nostalgia feels.

[@pchtommy1268]

I miss the 80s-2009 MTV

[@BeachLookingGuy]

that chanel cackle is the funniest part of the show for sure

[@MediaPastimes]

The studio audience is a built in laugh track for the show, but she adds another layer to it for sure.

[@NicNakBraun]

I won't watch it because of that laugh. Lol

[@ftir1450]

This was often on in the background of patient's rooms when I worked as a nurse on a medical floor of a hospital

[@jpmtlhead39]

Honestly ive seen abaut 10 minutes of this show and was more than enough. What a Sad sight. A 40+ year old man with a hat twice the size of his head acting like he was 16... I Said acting,sorry, he's just being himself. Completely Ridiculous.

[@m4th1a2]

I remember seeing the 1st season as a 12-year-old and was sure it was going to be cancelled after the season ended. How was I wrong

[@MediaPastimes]

I was like 18 or 19 when Ridiculousness premiered and I felt the same way.

[@m4th1a2]

@@MediaPastimes I know right? The production value just seemed so low to me and even as a little kid I deemed is as too low to be allowed a 2nd season... Nevertheless 26 of them. Man, I miss the times when South Park, Pimp my Ride, Jackass and other gems reigned supreme on MTV

[@adamvialpando106]

​@@m4th1a2Was South Park ever on MTV?

[@Kenif_18]

Dude, my parents love this show. They always have it on if they're not watching a movie on netflix or any other streaming platform.

[@threatlevel_TACO]

I miss Wild Boyz. What I would do to watch that all day again.

[@tyguy3876]

Been looking forward to this one - thanks!

[@MediaPastimes]

Glad you liked it!

[@comixproviderftw_02]

What is the audience for Ridiculousness? People who never had access to the internet before?

[@HenryGomezYoga]

You did a great job with this video. I thought they just got the clips off KZbin. I watched the show when it first came then just moved on to something else. My dad is in his early 50s and watches the show. Have a great day.

[@MediaPastimes]

Thank you! Yeah I never quite knew how they got the clips until I researched for this vid, very interesting process.

[@willpomeroy7711]

Let’s copy Tosh.0 by getting the three least funny people on television as the hosts.

[@charlyono]

I’m new to your channel but man I’m hooked on your vids! Keep up the great work.

[@MediaPastimes]

Much appreciated, thank you 👌🏻

[@TRFAD]

I haven't had cable tv in years. I was a computer kid so I stopped watching tv around 2004 ish when we moved to a new home. They asked if I wanted a cable link up in my room and I said Nah. From then on I never watched cable again for many years. Every time I've been in a hotel and flipped through the channels I always came across MTV or MTV 2 or whatever and this show is always what's on. lol, I'd get curious and flip through these old channels at a friend's house and be like "I wonder what happened to that channel" Then be like oh wow this show again. lol

[@wizzydoesdallas3408]

I've been in the hospital multiple days over 20 times the last year and a half and I leave the tv on ridiculousness the whole time. Lol. I like the show.

[@StudentXZG]

Keep up the great content brother!! Love it

[@MediaPastimes]

Thanks dude!

[@SlobZombie]

Every time I'm in a hotel room, i see at least one minute of Ridiculousness , then i go eat Cracker Barrel

[@deplorablespartan58]

Facts...it 4/11 2022, 2:25 pm and Ridiculousness is on MTV for the next 8 hours.

[@SaintCyrX]

There is no MTV anymore. Looking at their schedules, you have to figure they have almost zero connection to teen viewers now. They are basically just one of those free wifi networks you get with your smart TV at this point. If I'm running MTV, I realize the current gen z is lost to me, and rerun old MTV shows and mix in new seasons of their old reality IP's. I would even fold MTV2 so I'm not competing with myself. Hell, bring back old real world and road rules casts for middle age runs.

[@MediaPastimes]

They tried to bring back their legacy programming with MTV Classic, it didn't work. Ridiculousness gets tons of viewers, because people just want to throw on mindless garbage while they scroll on their phones.

[@expertguy101]

Thank you for clearing up this mystery

[@shaunoleary8740]

Thank you for this video. I've wanted this answer every time I was relegated to cable TV by a hotel stay! lol!

[@jbrunch8082]

It is sad how MTV has destroyed itself. It was once one of the most influential channels in American culture and is now a complete joke full of woke garbage.

[@ryanwillie9271]

Cool when I see a new episode.....much props Rob !!111

[@JulianClarkFilms]

Coziest channel on KZbin!

[@MediaPastimes]

I try, glad you’re liking it!

[@Jeudaos]

RIP big black. Rob and Big started it all for Rob

[@viktor1324]

Duude, love your videos

[@MediaPastimes]

Sweden rocks, you guys have the best music (Katatonia, The Hives, Opeth 🤘)

[@Aupsic-hh5sy]

Boomers LOVE seeing videos of people falling, hurting themselves in goofy accidents and stuff like that, adding the fact that most of them have really bad internet connection and aren't really interested in upgrading, it makes sense this show is so popular.

[@MrBird2007]

My last job always had it on in the breakroom. I laughed at my co workers because they were all easily amused. I got tired of it pretty quickly. But if you like it good for you.

[@kenrutherford1109]

These days Ridiculousness is practically all they ever show on MTV

[@jotun.616]

The soup, formally talk soup, cos it was all talk show clips, was actually greg kinears show, if were gonna give the host of E! Network shows credit like that. Yea, greg kinear used to host a show that just mocked daytime talk show clips.

[@josephpossanza5022]

Ridiculousness helped me through my prison stint.. especially when lockdown was at 8pm and not back out until 8:30 am

[@verynice126]

And law and order I bet.

[@danibeto]

In Mexico all day is Acapulco Shore, a regional version of Jersey Shore, so nasty. But in other countries MTV still holding is essence like Argentina, that signal have so much music today

[@sevvvs]

cant stand this show, Rob should just do a skating show for youngsters, a skate crew or something

[@MediaPastimes]

I feel like the Braille KZbin channel has already done that sort of thing, kids are absolutely crazy for that channel, too.

[@TheA53ford]

He actually did a cartoon. I remember it being on Nickelodeon at times

[@savannahmonahan3683]

Tiktok exists…KZbin exists… the reason why Ridiculousness exists makes no sense. Plus no one thinks people getting hurt is funny anymore…

[@MediaPastimes]

It’s for people who are too lazy to use TikTok and KZbin, lmao.

[@ct6852]

Wish they would still play music videos. Or even just lyric videos. There's still a lot of amazing music videos being made and they deserve a platform in the place that was supposed to be their home. Mtv could've just produced a spinoff channel and called it something else for the other stuff. It's been like if TCM played nothing but dial-up era internet porn...just not the time or the place.

[@ibn1989]

It doesn't make them any money

[@ct6852]

@@ibn1989 Wonder why they don't just rename the network?

[@ibn1989]

@@ct6852 according to them, the initials "MTV" don't stand for anything anymore

[@kenrutherford1109]

3:09 *WARNING:* Please do not attempt to perform any of the stunts or activities in this show, as they are dangerous and could lead to serious injury. Video submissions of any kind are not accepted by MTV or the producers.

[@jlovebirch]

I always thought of this as a more commercial follow-up to Jackass -- which isn't even mentioned here.

[@MediaPastimes]

I would've mentioned it if I shared that opinion, but they're really not that similar. Ridiculousness is more-so "America's Funniest Home Videos" than anything else.

[@jayparker96]

This show will suck you in lmao.. i watched like 2 hours straight of the show on youtube the other day after years or not seeing it, and that was by choice 🤣

[@lando9flo]

I’ve never liked this show.. everyone is so fake. I’ll take Tosh

[@thepoobandit2850]

The graph at 7:15 is very interesting, I can’t believe how high up Friends and Golden Girls are

[@MediaPastimes]

The cast of Friends receives $20 million per year from syndication royalties, absolutely insane.

[@NJLIFEHACKER]

HER LAUGH helped the show too lol

[@MediaPastimes]

And it will continue to help the show until it goes off the air in 2035, lmao.

[@L0kias1]

It’s funny people keep talking stuff about cable but over 50% of American households still have a subscription. I don’t get why people act like it’s still not a thing

[@gungasc]

Ridiculousness had its 40 year Anniversary when it was only 10 years old.

[@MediaPastimes]

Can't believe the 100th anniversary is already next year. What a milestone!

[@SaraSmilesandCreates]

Does MTV even show music videos anymore?

[@tremblind]

No

[@d.k.7471]

Joel McHale's show The Soup? I'm sorry but that was actually Greg Kinnear's show called Talk Soup. Eh, I'm just bustin' balls.

[@MediaPastimes]

I'm too young to have known about that version of it, OOPSIE!

[@ct6852]

Every iteration of that was GREAT. Sad they ended it. Not sure why it's so hard to find clips of it on KZbin.

[@marcheeb9755]

The Soup was a revamp if Talk Soup which originally was hosted by Greg Kinnear and then a few other dudes then Aisha Tyler that started in the 90’s. McHale revamped it. Also, Boomers weren’t watching Mtv in the early days. Gen X was.

[@koltinn]

Hey, was wondering of you still had the "Raab tells a story" vid the one with the turnpike toll booth. I could only find audio of not the actual footage of it.

[@MediaPastimes]

Nah I had to delete all of that stuff when I became a KZbin partner. That clip was ripped from the bonus disc for season 4 & 5 of Viva La Bam, though.

[@kurlytopb2lmgbaltimore719]

I would love to see them old and still laughing on the show...🤣🤣

[@MediaPastimes]

Just imagining an old ass Rob pulling a muscle in his back from laughing 😅

[@turdcalzone7636]

That intro cover song was amazing.

[@MediaPastimes]

That was a live recording by DEVO, the theme song of Ridiculousness is a cover song with rob on vocals 😅 but to Rob's credit he did have DEVO record the cover with him.

[@GodBoredWas]

never seen an episode of it. not one. Now I'm here... but why?

[@seth1665]

I'd rather my parents watch this than Fox news lol.

[@randalltonbrewster]

"fox news" *cable news in general, right?

[@beauxr.benoit1374]

And I know this isn't the right song but the intro is also from Led Zepplin's Misty Mountain Hop.

[@hectorresu2837]

I lost interest in MTV long ago when they stopped the music videos. What they have on now is just.. utter shit.

[@kenrutherford1109]

I agree! Their programming sucks

[@DavidS22003]

Mtv live still airs music videos as well as mtv hits and mtv classic

[@workinprogress2077]

Those Jersey shows are VERY cheap to make too. They only shoot for 10 days at a time. Probably 250k per episode and probably less because they are getting free hotels and other free production support from sponsors.

[@MediaPastimes]

Makes sense. MTV seems to prioritize cheap content over quality programming.

[@Vulture2264]

If I had a nickle for every time Viacom *Lightning strikes* made a show about a random people hosting a show about clips on the internet. I would have five nickles, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened five times.

[@TheBryanChannel]

If I’m being honest, I love Ridiculousness.

[@vanhattfield8292]

I'm not sure why it is always on, but it is absoutely Riduculous(ness).....

[@shoman3927]

I didn't read the M at first and still thought this title made enough sense to click on.

[@MediaPastimes]

lmao, best comment on this video to date.

[@kalebkennedy327]

Usually whenever I travel and the hotel wifi is awful and slow, i usually turn it on for background noise or just look up to see if i can get a cheap laugh. I also adore Chanel's laugh

[@MediaPastimes]

My hotel show is Impractical Jokers, TruTV’s ridiculousness 😅

[@d.n.3652]

I only watch this when I’m in hotel rooms

[@cyberpunkmodels692]

I hate rob and wish that show never existed.

[@BloodProjekt]

Probably someone use gold experience requirem I do like ridiculousness back in 2011 during the summer

[@MediaPastimes]

I watched it a bit in its early days but it’s gotten old fast 😬

[@Swangorapofficial]

People are attracted to positivity right now

[@MediaPastimes]

Absolutely nothing wrong with that, either. That’s why I made an effort to not shit all over the show in this video, I understand how important it is to a lot of people.

[@dr.j1416]

It’s pretty pathetic that MTV is using the ridiculousness show as an excuse to “save money” to keep their station going. Have they ever thought of bring back music videos of the 80s, 90s, 2000s and today? Maybe even The Real World? Or other MTV classics on what made MTV great and watchable? If this is their way of running the program by giving us a marathon after marathon of ridiculousness with the annoying dolphin laughing chanel west coast, than MTV is doomed. Smh 🤦‍♂️

[@MediaPastimes]

There’s an entire channel called “MTV Classic” which does all of the above, not sure how well it performs but it’s included with Philo, Sling, and all of the other streaming TV apps.

[@akiame21]

I get it. I used to love the show World's dumbest, which had comedians and d-listers making funny comments about the videos. For some reason they do not show new episodes anymore but it was really funny. I cannot watch Ridiculouness bc Chanel's laugh is torture.

[@bltvd]

I am one of those 2 people who have never seen it. I enjoyed the SNL parody though.

[@ralphwiggum1982]

Mtv is basically ridiculousness an catfish an shit catfish doesn’t even get played nearly as much

[@hippobruh1543]

NEW VIDEO YEAH BUDDY

[@MediaPastimes]

YeeeeeeEEEESSSSS!!!!1!1!1!1

[@serenitynow85]

I can't tell if Deliciousness and Adorableness were actual shows

[@MediaPastimes]

They were very short lived (for good reason).

[@pmg-1]

I like Deliciousness...Love Tiffany Amber Theissen

[@samphillips9398]

I don't know but I like it. I get upset when it's not on. I can start watching it & it'll be like 6 hours later & I only move because I need a drink or to pee.

[@beauxr.benoit1374]

Me. When I could that was the only thing on MTV that I actually wanted to watch.

[@korbendallas7181]

It’s America’s funniest home videos…. So the audience makes sense. The saturation of it on the channel doesn’t.

[@cptbusstop92]

When it comes to this show it’s the commentary that be having me cracking up. The way they be talking to each other be having me dying

[@Enterthe4rest]

Lol smh. I disagree

[@PcGamingForFun]

Keep shows like ridiculousness coming. Love rob dyrdek 🤘

[@kenrutherford1109]

I like Rob Dyrdek personally, but I can't stand Ridiculousness

[@heathj7794]

I'd love to see mtv bring back room raiders, date my mom, and made

[@russell8318]

They had lots of good shows, I like ridiculousness, but room raiders, mtv cribs, the real world, making the band, pimp my ride, and some videos in between and at night was a good vibe.

[@palexander5090]

I love her laugh. Insta-bone, rinse, repeat.

[@MediaPastimes]

Most respectful KZbin commenter.

[@Magdalena8008s]

I own it. Im to blame. When i go to bed it put it on MTV or whatever terrible paranormal show is on travel channel. And, it puts me to sleep. And i do get a few chuckles at times. So, i own it. Shame on me.