The 46 Most Surprising Secrets of Survivor: Cook Islands

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Who do you want to see play again from this cast? Watch every single secrets video here - kzbin.info/aero/PL-J4ldj2BdE2McwzPjDDJAuBDHZriyYOG

[@giovanniorellana2200]

Brad

[@TheDizzleHawke]

Cao Boi!

[@teksnotdead902]

I'd say Penner but I doubt he'd want to and in all honesty his Survivor character arc reaches a satisfying conclusion. For someone different Id say Becky.

[@UnbreakableBloke]

Yul Kwon is just so fantastic casting. He also influenced me on how to be diplomatic in my daily life.

[@MikeGlasses]

The fact that Candice has 2 more seasons played then 80% of the cast is ridiculous when you see this cast in action

[@hannahcochrane3459]

In Candice’s defence, her and her husband weren’t originally meant to play BvW

[@MikeGlasses]

@@hannahcochrane3459 she replaced someone on heros vs villains as well. She’s Survivors favorite hey we need a player ASAP

[@Furkward]

Yup Jenny, brad, Nate and sundra Christina.

[@penthousewhippit]

@@hannahcochrane3459 and ironically enough, that was the only season I enjoyed watching her

[@TheAckeePlant]

Right? So many better people could’ve been brought back. Some people who I didn’t like at first grew on me a lot when they returned, like Amanda, but Candice is just eh

[@sizzledrizzle104]

Nothing has surprised me more in any of these secrets videos than finding out that Penner wrote the Bye Bye Man

[@dragon_ninja_2186]

6:41 “You can have black, white, uh… Chinese on the same team…” -Mike Jones All I can say is wow. Just wow. Thank you Mike for your incredible take.

[@willmiddleton913]

Just based off the footage we see I’m not sure how much of Billy’s interview is factual. Not saying he’s lying but over the years he may have stretched some of these stories in his own memory. I mean it didn’t even take him a whole day to completely misremember his encounter with Candice.

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

I felt the same when I rewatched the interview the second time. It is wildly entertaining, but how much is factual? I have no idea.

[@ElvishPrinceling]

That happens to most people, honestly. Memory is flawed, and easily manipulated.

[@myus_0026]

These secret vids r so unique and something only you do and it’s so interesting, keep up the amazing work

[@krazyeman4]

This is actually my favorite season. I loved Yul and Penner and the entire story of the season

[@TheDizzleHawke]

I watched this season in real time and don’t remember being upset about the ethnic twist because at the time I trusted Survivor to produce equitable content, and in the end I think they did.

[@freddytang2128]

I feel like production got super lucky. Cause like Yul said, if one race ganged up on another race, this would have looked really bad

[@sleeperagent3931]

I think if one race teams up or like penner wins, I don't think we get 42 seasons, so this was a massive risk with very little upside

[@TheDizzleHawke]

The tribe shuffling via swap and mutiny made ethnic based alliances virtually impossible, as people gravitate toward personalities they like. Even pre swap, there was turmoil within the tribes. Cao Boi was the odd man out in his tribe, the Hispanic tribe threw a challenge just to vote out Candice’s boyfriend, etc. After the mutiny and post merge we saw strong cross-ethnic bonds with Yul, Sundra, Ozzy and Penner. That’s one from each tribe. Can’t get more diverse than that. At the end of the day, it’s a human behavioral experiment that bears out human connections on a variety of traits that have nothing to do with ethnicity, gender, age or sexuality, like work ethic, taste in popular culture, or just “good vibes.” In Survivor, trust is paramount. It’s all about who you can trust based on your perceptions. This transcends ethnic divisions. From the very beginning, we’ve seen unlikely alliances with polar opposite personalities starting with Rudy and Hatch right up to Omar and Jonathan in 42. This season was no different in that respect.

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Yeah, heck Penner wanted all of the original Raro in the final 4. What a bad look that would have been.

[@TheDizzleHawke]

@@OnceUponAnIsland the tribe swap and mutinies put an end to that.

[@Phenrir]

I like this season a lot. It has a special place in my heart with Vanuatu. Also, I had the opportunity of visiting the Cook Islands and it must be one of the most stunning places I have been, but the Islands are small. Living there must be difficult because you can walk around the island in a few hours.

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Wow!

[@lindam156]

I was like 12 when Cook Islands was on TV and as a young, black girl, I was really excited at the race twist because it was the first time the cast wasn't mostly white. Over a decade later, obviously, I think they could've done it differently, especially since they pretty much went back to having mostly white casts after it but yea, I liked it at the time.

[@monapop]

Jeff said it from the beginning: 80% of applicants are white. Also the show mirrors the demographic in the US. So unless the black and brown communities start applying this will remain as is.

[@katelynmahoney4633]

I had no idea Parv was a boxer, so cool that you were able to find some footage!!

[@lindam156]

I remember at the reunion, Jeff asked her about it and she responded it was mostly model boxing and not real. It was kinda sh*tty that he even asked her to clarify her boxing profession because she was "too cute to be a real boxer" 😒

[@zeaferjones1404]

@@lindam156 It was very low level boxing but it was still professional boxing and she did train for it and stuff. She knows how to box pretty well and she is a beast in challenges in survivor for a reason. She trains hard.

[@spongylevel]

Our boy is back with another secrets video about one of the best seasons

[@AKMediaCollector]

This is still one of my favorite seasons of Survivor.. one of the few I’ve purchased on dvd to watch

[@iamanapachehelicopter]

Yul is just honestly one of my favorite humans.

[@henrycooper9808]

I think most of the interesting players have came back in the show already but cao boy would be an amazing character to come back he was an amazing player and might shake up the game again

[@kevinkritter9548]

Yeah same. He should have come back in Game Changers or Second Chances.

[@davidbullock1101]

Definitely plan voodoo is a common strategy with idols in play

[@freddytang2128]

I love how a fan said “the blacks, the whites, the Chinese can be on same tribe”. As if Chinese represent Asians 😂

[@dragon_ninja_2186]

I was like, wow that also didn’t age very well.

[@lindam156]

Yup… or “Indians and Asians” as if Indians aren’t Asian 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@MoNehNeh17]

@@lindam156 American geography classes 101

[@sparrowhunter1671]

Actually that makes sense. The chineese are a subgroup of Asian people, black Americans are a subgroup of black people (there are black people all over) and white Americans are a subgroup of white people

[@kevinlohmann3185]

Clicked on this video so fast. I just knew there'd be some juicy secrets for Cook Islands

[@CloneOhHigh]

Madtv is so moronic. They wanted to portray a satirical ploy on that season's twist yet they put the most stereotypical, racially driven jokes and microaggressions about each race.

[@Delaretro_]

The headache thing by Cao Boi is actually legit

[@ricardothompson3205]

omg. i would never remember that. Penner and the nanny . That show was huge here in Brazil ad well in the past.

[@chrissymcnamara5416]

Didn’t realize Penner did so much acting!!! I miss him!💕💕

[@patrickcallahan9206]

keep up these videos!!! what about cambodia and the other seasons in the 30s?

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

The patrons pick which videos I make 😊 Edge of Extinction secrets are on there now.

[@peterjohn5544]

Penner was also on two episodes of Melrose Place, playing Matt's love interest.

[@ptderu7349]

machinegunning out videos lately. I like it :D

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Thanks, though I always do 2 a week.

[@RedVDaveRVDTV]

Jonathan Penner was also in Amityville It's About Time in 1992.

[@uuzd4s]

Survivor is a Reality Show about social experiments, which fits into this season quite well. It Also proved that Ethnicity isn't what makes a group work well together, but in fact, Common Goals. In the end, it became an Individual Game, which had nothing to do w/ Race. This season of Survivor was a Success for Good reason making it worth watching again. And . . . Mr "Love at First Sight" is still the same Practicing Buffoon he portrayed on the show in these interviews.

[@Zakemaster]

Wait… Penner wrote the abomination that is The Bye Bye Man? Well I’ll be damned.

[@anthonyyjpv5844]

lookin back it’s wiiiiild that they did a race war season and it’s widely regarded as a very good season.

[@LiamP589]

I think the cast was great. If they still committed to the diverse cast and just did a school yard pick like Fiji, or a random divide it would have been much better instead of dividing races...

[@reginamachamer821]

Omg I had no idea Penner wrote the bye bye man.. that's fcking cool omg I wanna watch it again now lol

[@dylanotto949]

The irony of a Fox program insulting Survivor for racism given how shows like Family Guy and..well Fox News itself exists is just pure gold.

[@jacobadelsheimer9645]

I remember that madtv clip. It’s been like 3 years since I’ve seen it.

[@GamerboyOnetwo]

Such a great season, with such a great winner

[@RIMovieCorner]

MADtv then got Jeff himself to do a segment singing a whole bunch of Survivor parody songs, which even included some jabs at that infamous twist kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqvaga2ZiJ53e8k

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

I am saving this for Fiji since they were planning on doing the twist again that season.

[@danconnell926]

cao boi said Yul was shi**ing blood lol

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

OUCH!

[@anaaaaaaaaaaaa2093]

"throwing someone a rope" is not an insult, but I guess that depends on whether you view people who need help as an insult..

[@johann7216]

So was JP still closeted during this time? LOL

[@rt66vintage16]

I think Billy talks too much so we don't need to see him again. He was really an outcast on his tribe, but I disagree with Ozzy about throwing the challenge, that game play never works well. My favorites were Jonathan, Yul and Ozzy, of course. Thanks for your good work, OUAI.

[@DashingKg]

2:40 Hmong artwork in the background.

[@gamingupgradeYTT]

I like the race division for 1 season. I'm glad they did it but I never want to see it again

[@noimkindamogus4970]

10/10 video it had Rebecca Borman in it

[@sunshinehwy]

Billy for Second Chances 2 😂

[@briansledzzz3493]

That bye bye man movie is on Netflix btw it’s a decent movie tbh

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

I'm not big into horror movies so I will take your word for it.

[@lemon98TV]

Is it like a ghost/ devil horror or human killer/ monster horror? I cannot deal with ghost stuff...

[@WhistleMeThis]

Flicka walked so Sugar could run

[@radlee974]

OMG!! I remember _”The Naked Truth”!!!_ (I LOVED Tea Leoni as a kid. LOL.) Aaaand I actually remember Jonathon Penner/his character on it as well!! But I NEVER would’ve put 2 & 2 together! (I can’t imagine that I *ever* would’ve thought about _The Naked Truth_ again were it not for this video!!) Also, I’m like 99.9% certain that JP came out as gay at some point after Cook Islands aired, (I personally found him to be the hottest guy on the season, which is saying a LOT cause there were several super hot dudes there: Ozzy, Adam, Yul, Nate, and Brad were all major studs, so I _really_ paid attention to any news about JP. So it DEF caught my eye when it came out that he and I played for the same team! LOL.) sooo I’m not too sold on there being much behind him and Christina’s flirting on the island. LOL.

[@rivendriftwood]

It's was on Janice Dickinson's modeling reality show.

[@israelizzyyarrashamiaak766]

Ironic people felt this way when Cook Islands was airing … now people would praise this same move. If you labeled 40 tribes people would be pleased by the labels. Nuts how the world has changed just in the lifetime of survivor

[@MsSaby97]

PENNER WAS IN THE NANNY?????

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Multiple times apparently lol

[@MsSaby97]

@@OnceUponAnIsland yeah i remember the character! I just had no idea that was him

[@fendiefendie]

@@MsSaby97 You're me when I realized it lol I still can't believe Danny Imperioli is Penner!

[@BsBCherry]

I'd love to Sekou get a second chance, even though it likely won't happen.

[@freshofbreathair1476]

They should bring the theme back but Indian Americans vs Native Americans who were both totally overlooked.

[@tinseltonya]

I think I’m the only idiot that did not realize they were divided by race. I didn’t see any Trailers or premieres. It just didn’t dawn on me until I saw your last video.

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Have you watched the season?

[@tinseltonya]

@@OnceUponAnIsland Yes but I think I missed the first episode. I totally get it now but I just didn’t comprehend it at the time for some reason 🤷‍♀️

[@reginamachamer821]

Wait a minute.. I have literally no recollection of Parvati being a boxer...??? Wtf?! I could swear that they said she was like a fundraiser planner or like a charity event organizer or something along those lines.

[@isabellaearnhardt6380]

❤️

[@matt010288]

Julie Chen Moonves* lol jk. Love these secrets videos! Thank you so much for your hard work!!!!!

[@Kaibat1205]

lol Jeff Probst F3 logic is so backwards

[@Mushtaco]

Billy is such a fibber man, or maybe he really believes everything he says?

[@diandranyirinkwaya7770]

Just my opinion as a new fan I just finished wacthing this season for the first time and the race war was an ABSOLUTE NO FOR ME‼️‼️ and trust me in today’s world shit like that wouldn’t slide , the race war in that season is definitely a dark cloud over the season, the season only becomes enjoyable after the merge but that race separation was so triggered to watch 😢

[@tinuviel1127]

Sigh, Billy Billy Billy

[@justinpascal8332]

I love the video but hate the season

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

What don't you like about Cook Islands?

[@justinpascal8332]

@@OnceUponAnIsland over half of this cast is forgettable, the strategy was horrible, the bottle twist felt rigged, it started making seasons have a final 3 instead of a final 2, and Billy and Candice didn’t get married

[@howdy6987]

Give it enough time and eventually the players will now today make alliances and end game packs souley based on race 🤡

[@lindam156]

Players have literally done this in past seasons. It wouldn’t be new 🤷🏾‍♀️