Ze Frank's web playroom

www.ted.com On the web, a new "Friend" may be just a click away, but true connection is harder to find and express. Ze Frank presents a medley of zany Internet toys that require deep participation -- and reward it with something more nourishing. You're invited, if you promise you'll share.
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[@AudioDriver]

Oh my god, I can not believe this is the same guy that makes the silly "True Facts" videos about animals. This guy is amazing. I'm so glad I accidentally found him

[@sarahvirginia2565]

Funny, I was just thinking same thing.

[@footsteps398]

AudioDriver nee too

[@Freddypalms]

Right

[@omarkamel3662]

That's how a Ze Frank do.

[@ThePlasticJones]

And "Dear Kitten"

[@mrmagoo.3678]

Ze seems to have a natural gift of being relatable & unfathomable at the exact same time, I'm so glad I found out "Who He is" (as a creator).. He's made Me cry more than once, but mainly has Me giggling like a kid and squirting Milk out of My nostrils.

[@all3ykat79]

Hey Ze, if u read this, thank you for this talk. I've had a bad day, just another in a long bad year, but this one was harder than most. I'm going to have to save this talk, and come back to it in time of need, ya know? BTW in this last year one of the good things that happened was I found your KZbin channel and have devoured your interesting facts videos. My favourite feel good, and things I knew nothing about, video has got to be about the leaf hoppers. Comedy helps me maintain my happiness in the face of adversity. Thank you.

[@midwest4416]

Seeing Laura's face when she hears "Just Breathe" for the first time...

[@karenburrows9184]

Mid West: Oh, yes, my man - you read my mind!

[@marissagall2472]

I really feel for the lonely lady on the voicemail... my heart goes out to her... I hope she's doing well. ❤

[@uptheaubins]

Thank you, I've been very depressed lately and your song "you'll be fine" made me feel better

[@geebuttersnaps6680]

Why do I always end up crying at the end of his videos! So beautiful.

[@phabelgreene7875]

I don't care what anyone says. The internet is a beautiful place.

[@luukeluketer1024]

+Phabel Greene ....its not a real place......

[@GeneralAceTheAwesome]

+luuke furtado Isn't that why it's so beautiful though? That it's not always a real place?

[@boonbrazy338]

+Noah Dale beautifuk

[@phabelgreene7875]

I take it back. The internet is terrible. I'm going outside.

[@GeneralAceTheAwesome]

DERPAKUS Thank you for that. Corrected Phabel Greene Well, why would you do that?

[@TalynCo]

Lol @ his face at 4:57. "I'm... About to whip somebodies ass.." I MUST find the goose remix. I want to hear the whole thing... Funny and awesome stuff.

[@smokeysky]

The only thing I don't like about the video is how he does not have enough time. I could watch this for an hour or longer.

[@weisquared2]

cried listening to you're ok. it just brings out all the loneliness and makes you feel better at the same time. thanks ze. you're magnificent

[@LJKing-pd4kq]

I'm not crying, you're crying!

[@magicoA]

Man I love Ze Frank. That you'll be fine thing was awesome

[@Phyankord]

i finally realised how ze is so interesting to me. his voice sounds so much like michael shanks from stargate

[@twinkles1929]

OMG I just found Ze and when I finally saw him not doing True Facts videos here my first thought was he looks and sounds like Michael Shanks too.

[@Onlyonewish123]

This guy is so creative. He just takes positives and negatives and gets people together to make such awesome things!

[@dqw4w9wgxcq32]

How is nobody talking about the fact that zefrank1 started the earth sandwich? That's incredible.

[@MrMusuta]

Ze Frank is my personal hero!

[@DreamDaddie]

That chorus made me feel real good. Thank you

[@jadecatgreen]

Man that last song made me cry.

[@Nanajennie1]

I am so glad to have discovered Ze Frank! What a wonderful man! And all because I stumbled on 'True Facts about the Tarsier' LOVE HIM!

[@reev9759]

So disappointing that he was rushed the entire time

[@chiconapeacefulpath]

At about 17 min, I lost it. 😭 What a beautiful soul He is!!!

[@jloughry1976]

The actual name of the you're okay song is chillout song. Might be why so many have difficulty finding that song.

[@Crazee108]

that last song got to me, i really needed that... thanks

[@otabakbitecek]

Now that I think about it, you're absolutely right.

[@severinwolf497]

True. He is very inspirational.

[@bananapk1]

All of these projects are just do powerful and amazing!!

[@uglym0lly]

♥ Ze!

[@EvaTheInsane]

The show is back!!

[@p0pp4]

"Chill Out" is one of my favorite songs.

[@Shiboneko]

this is wonderful.

[@cosmoscoach4698]

The closing song made me cry. Not fair... ;)

[@spacenerd9499]

Ze Frank is an amazing, creative human, all heart!

[@mathgang1]

so much joy...

[@KTChamberlain]

These people are called "Cuttleboners"...by me and now by you. --Ze Frank

[@henrykrider179]

This guy is a genius. He is the Einstein of interaction and feelings. He

[@SarahBloom]

i listen to the youre okay song so often after my boyfriend sent me this when i was stressed out one night. it seriously helps so much. thanks ze! :)

[@Niphai89]

Ze Frank is amazing. Period.

[@SirMagicToast]

This makes me happy

[@jtryland101]

Fantastic. Just plain fantastic...

[@enaliug]

I can't like this enough, Ze is so inspiring

[@khatisntdeadyet]

The world chorus made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.Ze, urmy hero.

[@wallysaruman]

It's back!

[@DrRoryE]

Yeah yeah I read the New Yorker article, I believe there was a Harpers one as well. I still don't see how this talk is commercial.

[@0momma]

Hey you're ok part made my heart swell

[@SulisFidelis]

I'm glad that I can be part of The (now A) Show, even though I wasn't last time. Thank you Ze

[@skehleben7699]

The song that I sing when I'm scared of something...

[@jojoboe]

This is cathartic, for sure.

[@ddobry21]

Ze Frank is alright

[@socalledcollegelife]

I feel fine now.

[@johannasadventures3467]

ZeFrank you are amazing

[@HankTaylor]

A realization with this video: the world is full of good people :)

[@bettyesquivel4938]

If only I could convince my husband ....he is entering the dark . Good video.

[@annahappen7036]

I hope you and your husband are doing OK and sticking to the light.

[@bettyesquivel4938]

@@annahappen7036 Sadly, I have lost him. He wants to leave me. Says it is not my fault but, his.

[@bettyesquivel4938]

@@annahappen7036 He is seeking counseling.

[@EpicSuccuss]

you know it's back right?

[@djhk15]

17:35 You can see that he knows that he's done a good thing.

[@yotsubakoiwai1645]

what the hell is the rolex ad doing at the back of this video?

[@fastmmw]

ze is a good man

[@davidt0504]

I can only imagine what our society will be like by 2100. I believe there are only two outcomes. 1) we will be gone either destroyed by something or ourselves. 2) we will be almost completely unrecognizable to someone from 2010 if they were to walk through a door straight to 2100.

[@TheViralSweed]

MAN I WANT THAT SONG :O!!

[@hilariofreire]

THIS GUY IS AMAZING

[@AmmarFarisA]

So he's the one who start placing bread in a random place?

[@FortessOfMind]

we should be more like him

[@LeonieZurakowsky]

Rolex is a TED sponsor - the main one I think! ARG! :D

[@elfdog2915]

Anger batman vs. Caring joker

[@isambo400]

Bring back the wheelchair guy

[@sparklymage]

Delightful.

[@AlgeKalipso]

sorry for downsorting

[@clemensetz]

At 1:20 I read: YOUNG MEN OWN ME - I have a sick mind

[@axearttv7022]

Youngmenowme trending on tiktok lol

[@katowo6521]

here we will explore true _facts_ about ze frank....

[@triforce7964]

This should be the top comment

[@mariahgrimes207]

That’s how the zefrank doooo

[@itsaalex430]

Everyone talks about Bob Ross and Mr Rogers, and then there's this man making a chorus out of random internet people just to be kind to a stranger.

[@Crimethoughtfull]

That last song was AMAZING!

[@deniseengle4269]

I have sent Just Breathe to many many people..

[@dbhollowell2160]

Ze Frank is an extremely creative fella. Find myself binge watching True Facts on the regular. 'cause that's how I do.

[@TheBenenene10]

If Ze needs more time give him more time!

[@thomastakeshita4979]

Your comment was made 3 years ago. He still hasn't posted a video

[@RegiaFGC]

Thomas Takeshita now 4 years

[@saramoni4748]

WE HAVE LIFT OFF

[@imaginethat995]

Saramoni WE SURE FRICKIN DOODLEY DO!

[@christiansosa8189]

times up!

[@TaterKakez]

The woman’s voicemail about crying at small kindnesses had me sobbing. My dog walked up to make sure I was ok 💜

[@somebloke3869]

Dogs are the best people. This is do true that there's even a song of that title.

[@AB1DE]

🥲

[@kraneiathedancingdryad6333]

Me too.

[@lumgs2009]

There's so much in that head of his. I can feel he needs more time, more space, more, more.

[@wendywu5154]

If there was a Cult of Ze, I would totally join. I like his flavor of Kool Aid!

[@chyvaelry]

I would drink that Kool-Aid!

[@bukkeki]

It was Flavor Aid

[@BurnDoubt]

Butt drinking kool-aid (Sorry) But drinking kool-aid is kinda bad for you

[@CarlosSarceno]

"Deep emotional song".......3 seconds later BUY A ROLEX

[@redlupo6193]

Today, October 7, 2019, I got the Same.Rolex.Ad.😱

[@tburnette910]

Oct 19, 2019...Same Rolex ad. Talk about discordant!

[@dacksonflux]

@@tburnette910 it's part of the video. We all got it.

[@su18ku12]

@@dacksonflux whoooosh

[@deandynamite8281]

Got the same ad. Didn't buy one though

[@otabakbitecek]

I watched Ze's other TEDtalk first. In that, he looks like he's trying to put everything together and get through the 18 minutes he was given. In this one though, oh my god. You can see how much they have created together, and now even 21 minutes is not enough to tell everything. It's beautiful. I love human consciousness. I hope I can meet Ze one day, and tell him how much he has done, and how beautiful all this stuff is.

[@LeoCrossChaos]

To the person responsible for the level of the outro: Please, make love to a cactus.

[@TaterKakez]

LeoCrossChaos fucking Right?!? 😂 well stated 👏🏼

[@destree6348]

LeoCrossChaos lmfao 🤣🤣🤣

[@crj198]

That is so much better than saying "go fly a kite." lol

[@sophystigy]

Hahaahhah

[@peripheralparadox4218]

I tried but the condom broke.

[@cycytries]

Why did that "you're ok" song just make me cry??!

[@Arm0ry]

Because it's like a big hug and cuddle from a hundred people who just care about you that second

[@deandynamite8281]

Hey, you're okay! :)

[@jayands]

You'll be fine

[@sdb9884]

Just breathe! 🥰

[@chrismueller4112]

S Db ... big hug...

[@patuszodi7532]

If I heard the song without watching the TED Talk, I would've not liked it. But, knowing the whole backstory made it special

[@bland9876]

Pat Uszodi I heard a really really really bad Christmas song on the radio once that makes the song sound good

[@MikeTheGamer77]

Its all in the details.

[@lxt101]

I don't cry at many things. But hearing how that last song was made, and then hearing it.. fucking magical.

[@probablyhuman3193]

lxt101 same man

[@RajSingh-qc6lq]

Same, manly tears of manlyness flowing down my manly face. Manly.

[@AmberAmber]

@@RajSingh-qc6lq my lady tears are also manly. I dunno why ;)

[@ophel1a]

Oh, good. I'm sitting here sobbing, but at least there's a few more of us out here. :P

[@judithtuckwell2104]

That's what kindness does to us. Brings us back to our true nature.

[@bandybrony1868]

Ze's look of utter peace as he plays the Overwhelmed Song almost touches me as much as the actual song itself. Here he is, barreling his way through this presentation, not even pausing to let the audience applaud for fear of not making it to the end in time, when all of a sudden he takes a moment to take a hint from the very song he made and just breathe.

[@MadMontyMN]

The people who downvoted are the ones who started Angrygami

[@andy4an]

This guy has an incredible youtube channel. If you want very silly stuff, he's got it. but his "ashow" is full of deep thinking that will warm your heart and encourage you.

[@danda7619]

My first Ze Frank was the «True Facts about ducks», it turns out he's not that messed up after all! XD

[@reginaldsin738]

well that ending was calming until the ted logo came up

[@biolinkstudios]

Laughed more then I should at that XD

[@astarte66]

***** lol, you are not alone in this.

[@ivyssauro123]

Reginald Sin Thanks for warning me!

[@josephsynthesizer6410]

the ending= the closest Ze will come to dropping the microphone. It feels real good to do what you tried to do. right on, Ze Frank.

[@josephsynthesizer6410]

17:40-17:50

[@talldrinkomusic]

Giving yourself in service of others when we have so many wants and you are still walking your own path is a gift and i appreciate all you have done. Thx ze for bringing this together.

[@AFishBicycle]

I was unaware this is how a ZeFrank do

[@ShekinaBodhisattva]

The "you'll be fine" song made me cry :D :)

[@johncameron1935]

As soon as the little girl's voice started up, it was waterworks. I got nothing.

[@AmberAmber]

Same. Sobbing.

[@andy4an]

I've listened to this many times, and I still get tears when I hear the "just breathe" song.

[@QuinnEthanR]

HIS NATURAL VOICE WHAT

[@liserene167]

This is, without a doubt, my most favorite TED talk ever. It’s been my favorite since it was released, and I’m still loving it in 2021. ♥️

[@revengejunkie111]

I'm studying psychology and Ze Frank's thoughts are much more effective than anything I've read about thus far. Thank you, Ze Frank

[@snowyrey21]

Zefrank... the definition of humanity..

[@scarstalgia3947]

+Paprika Harris Yes... He's such an amazing, creative and beautiful soul...

[@exodusii5556]

+C'thulu TheGreat every time I think of that it makes me so sad.

[@goblethisgoblethat]

haha shh'ing the audience, what passion

[@MrMacquarrie]

Ze has turned social media and moreover the entire Internet into an anti-depressant. His ideas and work carry an unbelievable impact upon the world. Thank you, Ze.

[@stamriel]

I just discovered Ze a few days ago, and I took a screenshot of that exact moment of transcending tranquility he had on his face. I also extracted the audio from that song and set it as my alarm. I now wake up every morning to that tune with a picture of his face in utter peace. It really helps with my depression

[@hollyrr]

I've loved this man's spirit for over ten years. I've learned a great deal from his "silly" True Facts pieces. I wish my teachers in high school could have communicated zest for life as he does.