Sam's Dad, Robert Reich, Tells All

[@azrulashraf00]

"Hey do you have time to be in breaking news" "I'm sorry I'm gonna be busy" "You'll get to roast your son" "You son of a bitch I'm in"

[@rosalindcormier4384]

That is probably how it went

[@1st2nd2]

If he's in, I'm in!

[@Crimson-_-blaze]

If he's in, I'm out

[@pubberhubber3462]

If he's out I'm out

[@amithabraham2224]

If he's out, I'm in

[@TonyTylerDraws]

That utterance of “No” and the defeat in Sam’s eyes would sustain Brennan’s life force for at least a year

[@madhattergodess]

Especially after that GameChanger episode that was used to break Brennan.

[@BreadOnInternet]

​@@madhattergodesswhich one? The "Brennan cant win one", or the time with the rigged bird naming. Or maybe the one where he was forced to work with his opponents on the Jeopardy episode.

[@thepenguin9]

​@@BreadOnInternetthat's the same one I believe The way to win was to guess the rule of the game. Cheeky spoiler ahead Brennan apparently got the rule first but for the sake of the bit agreed to let it run on more

[@BreadOnInternet]

@@thepenguin9 all 3 of the moments I mentioned were from different episodes.

[@pattybalzano6034]

​@@thepenguin9it's worse than that, Brennan kept trying to answer between questions but Sam ignored him and powered through to the next question each time, which frustrated Brennan even more than he would have otherwise been

[@sammcdaniel1564]

I didn't realize Robert was Sam's dad. This is a game changer.

[@onothankyou]

You could say... Its breaking news.

[@skyelirious]

I see and appreciate you both 😂

[@KrappiTheClown]

I see what you did there...

[@elidelajandro]

He was there the whole time.

[@SatanicHorse]

He's been there the whole time.

[@Sirenhound]

I like the idea of a young Sam yelling "do you know who my father is?!" to his father!

[@HeronWolf]

Somehow learning that Sams father was on the Cabinet was like the missing link. Everything makes sense now. I’m not sure how I didn’t already know but it feels right.

[@yellowstalk6653]

now we just need to know where he grew up

[@himmelsdemon]

He has been there the whole time!

[@riannebanzuela7099]

he grew up in cambridge, MA

[@chrisclark784]

near Crumbley Square Theater

[@MegCazalet]

@@riannebanzuela7099 Somebody hasn’t seen that episode of Game Changer.

[@jesanne]

I love the fact that Sam's mom did Game Changer and his dad did Breaking News 😅

[@darknessdragon270]

Which episode?

[@BlueJaguarRanger]

@@darknessdragon270the final episode of Game Changer Battle Royale

[@WardNightstone]

his wife did breakign news too

[@jordansean18]

Also his wife was on Dirty Laundry 😅 but she's a semi regular

[@gukkiecrumbs]

@@jordansean18I thought he was gay 😭

[@saracarman3925]

Coming back to this after learning that Robert Reich apparently has a fairly active KZbin channel, which makes everything about him sitting down to film himself on his phone 100x funnier.

[@phatngo5373]

Oh woah, new channel to binged watch.

[@narniaknight]

I follow Robert Reich. This is how I found out they were related.

[@ACAB.forcutie]

​@@narniaknight I'm finding out right now from this short 😳

[@mndlessdrwer]

Brennan's mom and aunt are both actresses, with his mom being a playwright, author, poet, and producer. His aunt is also a comedian. Sometimes it really is in your blood. It was funny when I looked him up and his mom's name was blue in wikipedia.

[@chrishansen8119]

@@mndlessdrwerI never even put together that Elaine Lee was his mother, and it makes so much sense

[@alanbunbun6961]

The utter despair in Sam's eyes

[@wouldiwasshookspeared4087]

Deer in the headlights.

[@samueleveleigh2767]

Never have i been so shaken by a youtube family connection than when i found out john and hank green were brothers

[@adam-vm3zj]

I've seen John a few times and I was quite upset with that.... somebody who clearly tries to have Hank Green energy, felt like an impostor. Then when I got to know they are brothers....

[@Umbra-my1kw]

​@@adam-vm3zjJohn and Hank started KZbin together no one is copying anyone

[@quiroz923]

My favorite genre of Jon Green comment is the people who suddenly go “wait you’re the Fault in our Stars guy?

[@Rev_Erser]

​@@adam-vm3zj They've gone a long-running channel together called vlogbrothers

[@JamEngulfer]

It’s funny because my intro to John was through Crash Course, where I immediately went “cool, they must be brothers”. The bigger shock was learning John was actually the Fault In Our Stars guy.

[@chadgiga4213]

i did not know the goofy owner of college humor had a former secretary of labour for a dad

[@TheTrueLeafless]

And Robert Reich has his own youtube channel It is very informative

[@popcultureprogrammer2171]

And a socialist at that

[@radishinglad998]

Kind of makes sense when you consider how Sam's charging a reasonable price for Dropout and doesn't extort his employees

[@spacegay6030]

@@radishinglad998 Sam truely saved CH from itself lol

[@BIacklce]

You mean the oh so subtle political bent of college humor was missed on you?

[@saracarman3925]

Love that not only did Sam ask him to do Game Changer and he said no, he clearly sat down and filmed this on his phone which Sam then implies is an equivalent time commitment to a day of being on set. Amazing nepo kid energy from the least nepo kid man 😂

[@Vegas242]

Pretty sure Sam is just joking 😆

[@jollimaiahtacksworth]

He runs a whole company and hosts most of the shows himself. I'm sure he knows what the time commitment actually is, he's just not being serious

[@Gildedmuse]

​@@jollimaiahtacksworthl

[@imallsoupedup]

@@GildedmuseJ

[@reginabaptista7402]

​@@imallsoupedup K

[@DivusMagus]

A good father never misses an opportunity to embarrass their child.

[@sea-envy3137]

Not Just fathers, have you seen all the moms that have shown up on V-Tuber channels recently?

[@aimeepollock2943]

I love how at the end during Sam’s complaining you can clearly hear the camera men and crew laughing.

[@oldvlognewtricks]

Breaking News is gold for behind-camera laughter

[@williamleewolverine]

For context: Sam Reich’s dad not only served as the Secretary of Labor, but is a professor at UC Berkeley and founded Inequality Media alongside Jacob Kornbluth which features economic and current events. He is a badass and very much a liberal icon.

[@justinchase6666]

Please, he perpetuates fallacies and created nafta, which pretty much destroyed Detroit. He couldn't comprehend car manufacturers would just shift to mexico since it costs less. Honestly he is the person most responsible for trump.

[@AriSolMorningstar]

​@@justinchase6666i mean yeah, he is still a liberal

[@manderly33]

@@justinchase6666speaking of perpetuating fallacies, he did not “create” NAFTA. NAFTA was negotiated by GHWB, and Clinton was in favor of it. Reich’s job as Labor Secretary is to implement his boss’s agenda. He was wrong and so was Clinton, but it’s not accurate to say it was his idea.

[@ohokay2013]

I love how Robert Reich followed the rules of the bit and had 0 breaks

[@yoda5436]

that reich joke caught me so fuckin off guard, what kills me is the cut to lilly sat there like "what did he just say about his own last name"

[@boopledoo]

Bc she just pronounced it the wrong way 🤣🤣🤣

[@Parrotcat]

As a german i wanna add, they all mispronounced it, Reik and Reisch is both wrong😭

[@orckiee5333]

​@@ParrotcatWhat's the proper pronunciation?

[@BalroomBlitz715]

@@orckiee5333I’m not German but I think the ch in reich is meant to be the unvoiced velar fricative, notated /x/ in IPA. It’s not a sound in English, but it’s the ch in loch and Johann Sebastian Bach. You can look it up if you need further example.

[@luschmiedt1071]

​@orckiee5333 also if you know spanish the Spanish J "jota" makes the same sound. The most common example for an English word using this sound would be a Scottish loch, but since most people mispronounced loch as well I'm not sure if that explanation helps. 😅

[@Rotoprism]

I have subscribed to Robert Reich's YT channel and I had no clue his son was Sam

[@unnamedenemy9]

I too was today years old when I found this out

[@andrewwalker9960]

i just borderline shouted WHAT!?

[@amarull6]

I lost my mind when I saw that Robert Reich and Sam are father and son. I HAD NO CLUE

[@cmh23582]

@@andrewwalker9960my exact response as well and looked around in disbelief to an empty room expecting the same shock haha

[@dashboarddevil4713]

Yeah, this is blowing my mind and I've watched this clip 5 times already 😂

[@Doc_Aspy]

Dads always have a moment to spare to roast the shit out of their sons for views.

[@ADCruz2]

Still waiting on my dad's day (as I'm sure he is as well)

[@nickmccabe2327]

Sam's grudge that his dad didn't do Game Changer was the cherry on top

[@klandgraf6956]

Getting Sam’s dad to roast him in such a manner is just iconic

[@kizikucalegon8673]

The last time they did this they got his wife, now his father. One of these days his dog is going to be turned against him.

[@collinalvarado1462]

His dog has already been on game changer lmfao

[@munjee2]

​@@collinalvarado1462they need to bring out his step parents then

[@kizikucalegon8673]

@@collinalvarado1462 Finnegan is a good boy who remained loyal to him on that episode, though.

[@ButyoucancallmeKat]

Finnagen is the goodest of good boys and it was his birthday a few days ago.

[@possiblyicy]

RIP Finnegan, you were the best boy :(

[@IanWeaver]

Sam's face of bewilderment when his dad showed up is just absolutely outstanding.

[@justinhamilton8647]

sam’s the only nepo baby i trust. id trust him with my life

[@cavetrollvillageidiot3095]

Brennan: “Huge mistake.”

[@smwillia]

I would add Jack Quaid and Mica Burton to that list, and stop there. Others might be added, but a strict vetting process is required.

[@joshbotofborg2577]

Sam is Robert Reich's son!?!? I follow both and had no idea! :D

[@RabidDogma]

I KNOW RIGHT?? Blew my mind.

[@tomrogue13]

It's like when Darth Vader told Luke he was his dad.

[@RabidDogma]

@@tomrogue13 Yo spoiler, wtf bro

[@alexreid1173]

@@RabidDogmaIt’s been decades. At some point, it’s just not a spoiler.

[@RabidDogma]

@@alexreid1173 I know, it was a joke.

[@BillyFrench]

It warms my heart to have been a huge Robert Reich fan and a huge Sam and Game Changers fan independently, not knowing the connection. Love it.

[@pricerowland]

This the joke I always hoped would happen but never dared to think it could be possible

[@alexbucsp]

I bet Mr Robert Reich may know where Sam is from! He never has told anyone about, and it seems a pretty sus thing to be so secretive about.

[@Randomvideos3200]

Maybe, JUST MAYBE, he may also know what movie theater he liked to go to

[@everythingreview767]

I can smell the fresh batch of pipcorns

[@JosephWithaG]

But what if I didn't have any of that?

[@Grey0730]

He might be from Cambridge, Massachusetts. I’m not sure though

[@Josh-99]

I honestly didn't know that Sam was Robert Reich's son. That's absolutely amazing, especially since I 100% adore both of these men for their incredible intelligence and wit.

[@thane9]

I'm a huge fan of Robert Reich and Sam and I never put two and two together! This was shocking to see, but somehow it's like a huge puzzle piece dropped from the sky and linked everything together perfectly.

[@jasonmaguire7552]

Have fun being poor forever

[@Ostermond]

I had no fucking idea that Robert Reich, 22nd Secretary of Labor of the United States of America - a face who I’d seen on Morning Joe for YEARS watching it with my dad growing up, was SAM’S FATHER. WHAT THE FUCK.

[@Thrawnmulus]

Learning that Sam whitewashed his own last name from his father made my day

[@keystonelyte]

He didn't whitewash it, he unNazi'd it... how tf can you whitewash a German name? Germans are basically the whitest white people lmao

[@demetriam2408]

EXACTLY, I've always been so confused on how he pronounced it, it feels so good to be right.

[@Pomlithe]

(It is a joke, it is not pronounced Rike)

[@Droid6689]

​@@PomlitheIt literally is

[@Pomlithe]

@@Droid6689 if you are using the word in german then sure but the last name of sam and robert is pronounced with a SH sound as in wash. you can find this on robert reich's wikipedia entry.

[@Octobris]

I love how she barely contains herself when she's introducing the "guest" because it' just too good :D

[@freddyfezbennder6687]

I did not know Sam’s dad was Robert Reich. I had to google this multiple times to make sure this wasn’t a bit

[@JacobGrippenMusic]

I assumed it was a bit the first time I saw this short, but Googled it this time, indeed.

[@MikeDCWeld]

I never even knew that Robert Reich existed.

[@TriXJester]

Top 10 Anime Betrayals

[@IunaIia]

I like how specifically Robert framed his video to be of him and a photo of a baby Sam. I thought this with a crop for just the YT short, but then I watched it on the Dropout dot TV (S6E01)

[@igiveupfine]

thank you for saying what episode it was. i must have missed that one.

[@CommunalPissRug]

Theres always time to roast an unknowing family member

[@electricalarachnid]

Proof that no one can ever roast you to your core quite like family.

[@mikehawk8984]

Holy shit your username made me laugh harder than the short 😂

[@theoriginaltoast420]

I googled Sam's dad. He's 4'11" and Sam is 5"2'. I had no idea.

[@b.t.peterson6429]

That's actually wild. I somewhat respect them both. I'm just legitimately bamboozled by that.

[@theoriginaltoast420]

@@b.t.peterson6429 Right? They seem so much taller on camera.

[@ladykoiwolfe]

Sam has always seemed tiny to me, and I'm saying this as a pretty short woman. I don't mean he seems short compared to Grant, everyone seems short compared to Grant.

[@gillsmoke]

I had NO idea. I am kinda shook.

[@onyx.avenger]

I can't believe that I learned Robert Reich was Sam's father in a comedy bit! :o

[@charliem27]

This is the craziest connection I’ve ever seen. Genuinely speechless

[@FoxInTheBasement]

How the fuck did i not know robert reich was sam’s dad?!

[@known_film4081]

It makes sense now 😂

[@GaleGrim]

Game Changers offer "Nah son, I can't be on your game show." Breaking News offer "Roast my son on his show? I'll clear my sechdual, bet"

[@alruin95]

You know, knowing who Sam's father is, suddenly things make a lot of sense

[@DivineChaos90]

How did I not know that was your Dad. I love your Dad!

[@davebuckthorp4143]

Sam got read for filth, Sam's Dad has been waiting years to roast him.

[@cahoolie]

Wait i never made the connection that robert reich was sams dad lmao

[@7792pnaurfr]

Maybe because he mispronounces it

[@alchemysaga3745]

This... *explains SO MUCH about Sam.*

[@bonnie1303]

The adorable baby Sam over dad’s shoulder ❤❤

[@TehConqueror]

"Don't you know who my father is!?" Based on a lot of these comments, apparently not

[@gabyrocha4467]

Sam and Raph's synchronized cackle was the best

[@LittleKrieg]

Am I the only one that saw his name thought it said Reich as in the Third Reich and not the way they said it.

[@TryinaD]

I think Robert pronounced it like that and Sam does it another way

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

The look on Sam's face 🤣

[@geeksquad4741]

Their related!!!!!! Yooo my world just exploded. 😂😂😂

[@Rick__C-137]

*They're

[@deelightful7996]

Is that a baby picture of Sam in the background? Just perfect 😂😂😂

[@ShinningDarkness]

The layers of comedy there, your dad is a savage.

[@Hobonewsnetwork]

Oh sh*t, Bobby has a son!? Your dad’s Killin’ it on KZbin.✌️

[@oscarlagunas740]

That game changer line is underrated

[@Rik3n]

Truly an iconic moment in Breaking News history!

[@johnpercychisholm9957]

I had absolutely no clue that was Sam's dad.

[@IronDogger]

🤯 you done broke me! I would’ve never made the connection! It’s like kindergarten, bring your dad to school day and Sam just caused complete pandemonium in class!

[@brianlawson3757]

I wish my father was still around to roast me like that. We'd have both laughed our asses off!

[@millermichael]

I love how he fit in the “Reich” joke

[@cthulhuman6162]

Gee I wonder why Sam would want to pronounce “Reich” in a different way

[@aniruddhbhatkal1834]

That business plan bit is what's gonna come closest to replacing Ron Swansons's famous "I have a permit." meme.

[@mrwi]

Wait. Sam is ROB REICH’s kid?! [brain explodes everywhere]

[@poolhead1254]

dont worry sam. you’ll always be my second favorite nepo baby.

[@LC_butnotfrom_theOC]

I’m pretty sure that a picture of Sam in the background 😂

[@oldvlognewtricks]

Please let this be true… the framing is too perfect for it to be an accident

[@munjee2]

Could be a brother of his

[@HandOfVecna1188]

The best part of this is that it means Robert Reich has interacted with and read words penned by Grant O'Brien

[@samschellhase8831]

You know, I always thought the last name was pronounced the way Robert pronounced it. Then I learned who Sam’s father was, and assumed I was just saying it wrong all these years. Now I’m just confused

[@A_T216]

They're both correct ways of saying it. The way Sam pronounces it is more Anglophone-friendly, and the way Robert says it is closer to the German.

[@caitlynmcmunn]

My grandma’s maiden name was Reich, pronounced as “Rike”, not “Reish”. I guess there are multiple ways of anglicizing names

[@ezrafriesner8370]

It isn’t even really wrong. Some low German dialects pronounce ch like the English ck, especially once you get closer to the Netherlands where the word becomes rijk

[@XMysticHerox]

@@A_T216 "the way Robert says it is closer to the German" Not really. The way Robert pronounces it is just as wrong.

[@A_T216]

@@XMysticHerox I'm saying that there is no wrong way to say it, as it's a name, foremost, and so it's correct however the person it's attached to says it. But more broadly, language only exists to communicate, and so if communication is facilitated, then there is no incorrect.

[@xXnintendorkXx]

That dude is your Dad? He says good things on the news. I like your dad.

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

Sam has put _plenty_ of soul-crushing surprise guests on the show for his -victims- contestants, it's fitting he gets one of his own. 😂

[@auhsz9140]

THIS MAKES SO MUCH SENSE NOW

[@asnail7346]

Now that we've heard from his father, I can't wait to hear the rest of Sam's backstory. Like where'd he grow up and what did he do for fun?

[@themindset4164]

The beat drops are killing me 😂

[@jasonsmith4969]

I don't have "big NPR energy." But I wish I did.

[@Scorpio3002]

This episode taught me why I kept getting Robert Reich in my KZbin recommendations.

[@Bored0720]

Sam's dad on Game Changer! Let's gooooo!

[@melmartinez7002]

Oh my god, that was fabulous except for snorting my drink out through my nose while laughing.

[@chardris77]

This is amazing. What episode is this?

[@kyraxx]

New episodes from the brand new season

[@collyflower6623]

Dropout America 2 (Breaking News)

[@Dontdoit_]

It’s crazy cause I didn’t know this and been binge watching all Rob Reichs stuff

[@michaelengland6534]

What a great moment and a great father. I hope he had a grwat sun with his family.

[@aarons.6376]

Robert and Sam are one of my all time favorite father son duos

[@realkingofantarctica]

So, if Sam's grandfather also shared the same last name, that would make Sam the third Reich.

[@exzeroex]

It was cool to hear Reich at the end after being confused about the Reishes at the start.

[@danielshaffer2609]

Sam's such a good sport. And his parents seem like they're extremely interesting and cool folks. The fact that none of their shows have been nominated for big awards is criminal.

[@-_-august.amber.-_-]

Newish fan here. Icb that this is how I find out that I've read and critiqued papers by Sam's dad for my social work master's. 😭😭😭 I'm in shock.

[@tc2241]

WTF!!! Sam’s dad is Robert Reich!?!?!?

[@christopherclayton5500]

Honestly, I would rather fight 100 duck-sized horses than 1 duck-sized duck.

[@crowofrevelry]

Fathers always have time to roast their children.

[@shaan702]

Sam’s dad Robert Reich was the Secretary of Labor under Clinton and his grandfather Edwin Reich was a successful businessman in Scranton. While I do appreciate the contributions of the first 2 Reichs, I’m a HUGE supporter of the 3rd Reich.

[@realNoMee]

I was sitting here thinking "Wow she is saying that name wrong so many times and so confidently in front of him that must be how it's pronounced" and then his dad dropped the truth lmao

[@jahuuuu9625]

His dad correcting them is a joke though. The way they say it is the closest you can get to pronounce it correctly using only English sounds. Just type it into Google translate and let the German voice say "Reich"

[@ThorsShadow]

Robert fucking Reich is Sam's dad?!

[@TQdoesdumbstuff]

Damn. Had no idea.

[@cristlejohnson4900]

The name pronunciation killed me

[@orangemage9522]

I have been a fan of Robert Reich for so long and also a long time fan of the College humor crew. I had NO IDEA Sam's dad was a legend!

[@codefreak8]

this short was what convinced me to subscribe

[@overlordupchuck]

I can think of a few reasons sam purposefully pronounces it the way he does

[@JanxZ]

bros cant stop with the orchestral hits

[@firemelon-vs-everysingledog]

If Sam had a child, would he be called the Third Reich?😂😂😂😂

[@TheLexzilla]

This sent me down such a rabbit hole. Robert Reich is such an amazing and inspirational man!!!