The Alligabler: The Story of Mike Gabler - Survivor 43

[@natedawg_express4516]

I was thrown off when Gabler won BUT videos like this clear up so much.

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Thank you! That's what I try to accomplish with every winner's video so that by the end you get how they won because the show sometimes does not do a good job explaining.

[@realteamwall]

gabler was my pre season winner pick and favorite character by the finale i had given up hope that gabler would when when gabler won fire making against jesse i thought owen would win it was a pleasant surprise that gabler won after rewatching a lot of the season and watching this video his story is much more clear

[@itacryan]

@@OnceUponAnIsland And I can attest to that after the first two weeks of this airing I was not understanding but it literally took me that long to realize oh the jury is right but the one when that I will never agree with this season 32 not to be rude

[@asmodeus58XX]

It's a bit of an Amber/Danni situation, though comparing them is an insult to Gabler, who actually played. Instead, what you might see upon rewatching the show, is that eventually Cassidy's robotically poor social game (which I compared to Spencer a couple of times) really started to show. Gee whiz, by a little more obvious that you really want Jesse to lose fire, would you? This will definitely earn you his vote, as well as everyone who wanted him to win. Was the jury a little bitter? Maybe. But Cassidy made them bitter.

[@Tungst3n]

Never forget: •Cirie got off the couch to play the game •Ciera voted off her OWN MOTHER • Sammy was 19, but told everyone he was 22

[@potatodog3363]

And Erik gave up his immunity!

[@jesuisencoler]

Angelina sacrified herself for the rice

[@rshawn4303]

Erika is a lamb becoming a lion

[@RedRenegadeBlast]

And in Guatemala we had gary hawkins ,humble landscaper.

[@jordylynharris3912]

And coach slayed the dragon

[@bigbuffguy9589]

So many people have said they wanted to play like Sandra, but I think the Alligabler is the first player who actually did.

[@PThorpe11]

This is actually a great observation.

[@garrettr3644]

He wasn’t nearly as entertaining or cutthroat imo.

[@birdeffects-wm4ih]

@@garrettr3644 True, he was a zouped down and poorer version of Sandra, but still a similar approach to the game. And did an amazing job managing his threat level and making people think he was an easy beat, when in reality he was far from it, ala Sandra.

[@journeyingjay3458]

Absolutely! He was a big character out on the island, causing people to take him less seriously as a player. However, he played very well strategically, just as Sandra did.

[@mattcoats8369]

@@birdeffects-wm4ihhe went from chopping black and being self aware to become a Sandra like..

[@Videoandme1]

"By throwing out Elie's name, I was throwing out Elie's name."- Gabler "By reminding everyone Sami is 19, I was reminding everyone Sami is 19."- OUAI

[@patrickkenneally3016]

This was the season of constant reminders, such as Sami being 19, Jesse being a former gang member, Noelle losing her leg, and Gabler being the Alligabler.

[@Quipen248]

“I work in an operating room, where I do super specialized trans-cathider valve surgeries. So I may not be a genius, but I’m not a dummy either” that line gets me every time 😂😂😂 it takes so much wisdom, smarts, communication to do any sort of surgery.

[@ianlovessoccer77]

Watching an overconfident player like Ellie get her comeuppance was so satisfying to watch. Jeanine/Ellie searching Gabler's bag day 3 and then trying to convince him that his idol was expired was EXTREMELY unneeded, risky, and cocky. Even if that move does work, it is way too soon in the game and would have painted a huge target on their back. Ellie saying "thats what you get for trusting Gabler" on her way out was amazing. She has no clue what she is even saying -- lol Gabler's allies trusted him, and his plan worked, Ellie went home. If anything, I would trust Gabler MORE after the Ellie vote -- he made it clear he wanted Ellie to go home, didnt flip, and got the numbers together to send her home.

[@master11050]

Ellie saying that on the way out also guaranteed Gabler could take credit for getting her voted out without being challenged. She might've helped him in the Final Tribal without realizing it since that was what he claimed as his biggest move.

[@rhino1876]

@@master11050for sure! Also the first vote after the merge usually sets the tone for the rest of the game. It’s a huge vote!

[@oofonyt]

it is still crazy that MIKE GABLER was only 1 jury vote away from the 3rd perfect game

[@TheMNHShow]

Thankfully James had sense

[@civilianarc9624]

@@TheMNHShow *felt bad

[@AsraliaX2]

@@TheMNHShow *wanted Cassidy to get Second

[@jiro110]

You're surprised about that? I'm surprised that Sami is just 19.

[@TimeNap]

I thought Gabler would get 3rd - I thought Cass won the season.

[@julil3021]

Gabler’s fire making is so underrated. Seriously the most impressive fire making I’ve ever seen AND he broke a record

[@vaporterra]

Personally I felt that was the one aspect of his game that was properly rated in real time. No one doubts his camp life skills

[@TelenTerror]

I appreciate the confidence and immediacy. "Gabler, do you think you could beat Jesse at fire?" No hesitation, no big thing, instant honest answer, "Yeah."

[@dianasethna6136]

And now Heidi just beat Gablers record too!

[@owjuan9918]

I’m sure Sami who is 19 and Ciera who voted out her mom would get along great

[@Lethimcookfr]

😂😂😂

[@shotsfired3271]

They’d probably be in a gang together. Did you know Jesse was in a gang?

[@TimeNap]

I love Cody for that handshake after getting voted out. You could see him think it through and realize it's a game and isn't personal. Overall I really liked this cast.

[@ChrisPayneHBTW]

I don’t think you mentioned it in this video, but it’s worth noting that Sami from this season wasn’t actually 22, he was 19. Haven’t watched the secrets video yet, but hopefully it’s mentioned there since it wasn’t here.

[@giovanniorellana2200]

Take a shot everytime he says "Sami, who's only 19!" Except you Sami, you're still under the legal drinking age 😜

[@queenzoroark]

America, where the legal age to drink is 21!

[@wunjo2166]

He could claim it is against his faith cuz he is Mormon

[@Pancake3225]

IMO, one of the most unique winners and biggest heroes in Survivor. I‘ve wanted an older winner for some time and I got my wish.

[@vaporterra]

I get it’s been 14 years but Bob also is an older winner

[@Pancake3225]

@@vaporterra I know but I mean since Bob lol

[@jonathanlee2099]

Still sad that we were close to having an older woman winner (Janet) too :(

[@coltonpark1930]

I feel we’re already getting to the point where people can see and respect Gabler’s game. I just wish people would not overreact on social media and let these winners enjoy their moment.

[@vaporterra]

Happens with every controversial winner. 43 seasons and Survivor is consistent with balancing a satisfying winner edit while not making it obvious

[@natashajacksonmusic]

I never understood why so many people were flabbergasted by Gabler's win. As soon as Jesse went out, I knew I would be satisfied with a Gabler win. This video did his win the perfect justice, so thank you! I loved Gabler!

[@immortal5626]

Exatcly. Im actually suprised how many people thought Cassy would win. I didnt think she had a chance even before her poor final tribal.

[@kellydaunis]

Same here

[@random_jae5886]

​@@immortal5626 the moment Gabler got people laughing with him in his opening statement, I knew he was winning immediately

[@kriuffs]

gabler didn’t do anything substantial though lmao

[@shotsfired3271]

I'm impressed with Gabler beating the 22 year old Sami

[@TimeNap]

@@chuck2469 underrated comment

[@deulgis6644]

22? Omg you're not gonna believe this...! I heard he's actually 29 😳

[@vonnpeirsol5788]

​@@deulgis6644 He's 19

[@crazyinsanepenguin]

​@@vonnpeirsol5788 wtf?! Why would he never mention this all season?

[@vonnpeirsol5788]

@@crazyinsanepenguin My mistake, I walked right into that one

[@scottrickerson5763]

Mike Gabler is one of my favorite winners. I was routing for him the whole season!!! An what he did at the end of the season touched my heart!

[@hbk4ever2]

Despite it not being that long ago, the online discourse with a lot of survivor fans (largely to do with factors OFF the island) being that Gabler didn’t deserve his win and that Cassidy was robbed is genuinely one of the more frustrating narratives thats ever come about for me. Among that final 3, Gabler far and away deserved it most. I found Cassidy to be one of the more frustrating players in recent memory to watch - with her moves almost exclusively rooted in personal animosity that occasionally happened to align with the actual power players plans - rather than any actual strategical prowess by her. Then to turn her nose up at anyone who suggested she played anything other than a dominant, aware and strategic game was the nail in her coffin. Jesse carried the gameplay 98% of the way and she decided to take a knee while Gabler picked up the fumble and scored a Touchdown.

[@Gametoon05]

I remember predicting that Gabler would win if in a F3 with Cassidy and Owen, and people were calling me crazy for doing so. It's funny looking back at all those people in retrospect, Gabler really never got enough credit for his game and sadly still hasn't gotten a lot after the finale.

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

I feel like going back and rewatching makes complete sense as to why he won, but Karla and Jesse blinded us (meaning me) through the finale when watching live.

[@Gametoon05]

@@OnceUponAnIsland Very true. Karla and Jesse were definitely more deserving but I was still annoyed with the people who just dismissed Gabler's game.

[@vaporterra]

@@Gametoon05 Congrats for calling it, reminds me of when I predicted a Michele win

[@kaileim970]

He has mine now. FT was masterful. I love it when the winner brings it!

[@kaileim970]

@@OnceUponAnIsland so true. The attention grabbers. Enjoyed watching them too. I was on the edge of my seat the last couple of episodes with them still in the game.

[@desirae827]

I thoroughly enjoyed this story video because it really does show Gabler was actually hiding in plain sight. The relationships were there, we were just blinded by Karla, Jesse and Cody. Heck, I never understood all the Cassidy hype but once it was the final three I just figured she would win because of all the hype.

[@LukiePookiePatootie]

it’s crazy that in the final seven, gabler new that he could beat cassidy and owen, and couldn’t beat cody, jessie, or karla. crazy how they all went out in a row, coincidence, i think NOT

[@MDaggatt]

As someone from Idaho, I want to say this was easily the best representation of the state I've ever seen. Literally every single guy over 45 in Idaho is exactly like Gabler. He really represents us well.

[@Kaedientes]

"Throwing out Ellie's name by throwing out Ellie's name" what an inspirational quote

[@austinemms9772]

I wasn’t cheering for Gabler, as I liked Karla and Cassidy more but I love that he gave up all his money for a great cause. One of the best humans to ever play Survivor.

[@murph31221]

Wait, can someone tell me how old Sami is??

[@shadowgoon9390]

How is this 1 month old already

[@potatodog3363]

Well everyone thought he was 22…

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

@@shadowgoon9390 01:08 I make all videos up to 6 months before they land here on KZbin! This one was posted on Patreon back on December 22. I currently have 7 or 8 other videos on there that date as far back as September.

[@LukiePookiePatootie]

allow me to explain. he SAYS he is 22, but he is actually 19! 😮😮😮😱😱🥵

[@dontread12]

22 obviously

[@patrickcarlile8532]

Jesse was my favorite this season and I really wanted him to win, however I really did come to respect Gablers game after watching this video and I am super happy that he won.

[@dwcd_5341]

I would love to see just about half this cast return to play: Gabler, Owen, Jesse, Karla, Cody, Sami, Noelle, Ellie and even Cassidy would be a good returnee. 43 is a great season

[@boonski]

Watching weekly I was never sure on Gabler. But seeing his whole game in 1 video really changed my view. For sure deserved it.

[@bodaciousconar]

Gotta love when Gabler pulls off quite the impressive win from one of the worst starts of the season and then says that he is donating his whole million to veterans in need… AND EVERYONE STILL THINKS CASSIDY DESERVED IT MORE.

[@thedopeypotato]

Love the Alligabler 🐊 ❤️

[@thecolombian8909]

"When our children were still being created... when they hatched" killed me and i have no idea why ;-;

[@nathanboyer7739]

I had thought Owen was going to win because of his intro illustrating his desire to be a castaway when he broke the fourth wall and his name appeared below him. I was wrong and never could have guessed Gabler would win!

[@jburnaquatic]

Also, I know people have mixed feelings about the past two seasons but I love these last two winners. Maryanne and Gabler in the end were both my favorite players on the season. They might crack my top 5 favorite winners as well. I mean theyre just such great characters.

[@wambambus9881]

Gabler is, in my opinion, the best winner of the new Era. Entertaining, strategic, and full of heart, gotta love the Alligabler! Edit: Funny story, me and my grandpa watched the season together, and he kept saying "I think Gabler is playing them all for a fool". Turns out he was right!

[@Remixt]

wow I never knew sammy was only 19! I mean the game play definitely spoke of someone closer to 22 years old because there is such a huge difference between those ages!

[@Admiralkirk95]

My dad was rooting for Gabler, but he's no fool, older people generally don't make it unless they are pawns. It's why he was dissapointed(And slightly annoyed) Mike lost to Marrianne of all people last year. Since he felt she was annoying. So he was happy to see Gabler win the game.

[@itacryan]

I was a Cassidy supporter at first but after watching this I realized that the vote was the right vote and the right winner. And I’m no longer a supporter for Cassidy and now for Gabler.

[@huda5725]

That's video shows me why Cassedy lose the solo survivor, thanks for the video, great work as usual

[@bluedevils481991]

15:06 my wife and i loved this line so much we still randomly say it to each other haha

[@smileygirl622]

These videos really make me realize how much everyone under estimates the relationship part of the game even though it really is the only common denominator across winners

[@andsuddenly4252]

The look on Cassidy’s face …….😮 was just a reflection on the importance of never underestimating a good social game. I loved this commentary…..I watched the season and I was surprised by Gabler’s win but it was so informative and very entertaining listening to you that I almost enjoyed this video as much as that season! How did I miss this channel?

[@realteamwall]

this is one of the best story videos ive seen

[@smileygirl622]

Funny story: I am a survivor fan but I fell off a couple seasons before this one. I started watching channels like yours for nostalgias sake before hopping back into the show and I saw so much Gabler content, it was crazy. I had no idea any other contestants names but I knew Gabler so I assumed he was the clear winner. I was so confused when he did win and everyone was surprised! Haha

[@chucklingcharcoal]

Hilarious how you mentioned Sami being 19 years old almost every time you mentioned him. Great touch!

[@CookieCrisp0903]

He was only 19? I thought he was 22

[@Thealligator_man]

Awesome video, great player.

[@egdiiri5642]

I wish Morriah stayed longer, LOVED her personality

[@oscarperiard7474]

Did you know that Sami was not 22 but actually 19 years old!? Crazy, i know.

[@survivorswiftie]

My favorite of your running gags are Ciera voting out her mom and Sami being 19. Always make me laugh

[@nickochoa6207]

between 43 & 44 i’ve watched some older seasons, and i just realized how bright they have made tribal council! like turn down the lights!

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

It used to mostly be lit by fires.

[@nonyabuzznus2017]

43 was my return to survivor (honestly, thanks to your videos) and Gabe was #3 in my top 3 day 1. I was so elated when Gabe won, it sucked me back in to survivor for good!

[@VondaInWonderland]

Praying Psalm 56 would be the perfect verse to hold onto while playing Survivor ♥

[@KamaniJay-lee]

I would love a Jesse James and Cody story video Definitely James because I think he is SO underrated One of my favorites in years

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Great idea! The patrons pick who I cover for story videos.

[@Chrissyeah]

After Gabler announced he would donate his winnings Cassidy looked angry and jealous he was giving it away even though she had no chance of winning in the first place.

[@janetpatri8786]

I liked the whole cast. It was a good season for me.

[@categoricalvariable4141]

really was one of my fav finales in a while, just wish we had the live show

[@carnelianexile]

22 Character moments, but the heroic ones were actually only 19!

[@sophiathomas9796]

i rooted for gabler since day 1 im so happyyyyyyyyyyy

[@scottwaldo]

The most underrated winner in survivor history

[@EzraDair]

Sami being so flip floppy is the personification of a 19 year old player

[@teamsteed1]

Thank you for posting the video.

[@TheWeecheng]

Anyone : *Breathes* Janine : *Pikachu face*

[@zachminder8084]

One of my favorite characters in the newer seasons of Survivor 🤧

[@darkstrawberry5146]

I haven't watched yet this season but just because of Mastodon, i already like this guy ! Anyway, great video again and Gabler seems like a genuine good person and that's really pleasant to see him win.

[@juliemeshberger5305]

i loved gabler!! and the fact he won and donated the money. awesome

[@Yeahyeahyeah61]

I’ve never seen anyone fly under the radar so well. If I ever play survivor I’m gonna play like this.

[@kaileim970]

Love this! Thank you

[@jaye5872]

43 mins long, I see what u did there 🤓 and btw, great video 👏🏽 Gabler deserves a lot more credit than he gets

[@esinger23]

The AlliGabler. Silent, but deadly

[@teamsteed1]

Yeah he was. ;)

[@FrankLuck1]

I love that Sami's 19 ❤

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

It's heartwarming.

[@danielslubski1028]

I was surprised that he won,but after seeing this video,i got it, first, Cassidy and Owen were goats,and he wasent,he didnt lead,but he was in the know most of the times, second,an amazing final tribal appearance.and well I'm an Israeli,so veterans are a part of all our lives here,i cried when he donated the money,what a guy.

[@zacharyweiss2971]

You know in this entire 43:50, I still don't know how old Sami is. Can anyone help me please?

[@Normabbot27]

Survivor 45 and 46 are going to be the best of the 40’s

[@nikolaaleksovski4334]

Any rumors?

[@vaporterra]

Honestly surprised Gabler even had 3 villainous moments

[@joshh4785]

New drinking game : take a drink every time Sami says he’s 19

[@tylerhaggerty4805]

Gabler is my favorite new era winner so far, but this also my favorite cast of the new seasons.

[@jburnaquatic]

I knew Gabler was going to win as soon as he said "hiding in plain site". I was like well there it is! The winner quote! From that point on I was confident. No way the edit puts that in the show if he wasn't winning.

[@SatumitheNeet]

I know it’s a video about Gabler but did you know that Sami who said was 22 is actually 19 years old

[@manolis.799]

Looks like Gabler was the real UTR King all along 👑

[@Keepbumpingthat]

Sorry, how old is Sami again? I keep hearing him say he's 22, but apparently he's 19?

[@realteamwall]

gablers strategy was to take out any threat whenever theyre available the show might have made it seem like gabler was just going with the numbers on the noelle vote but thats exactly who he wanted to go home also gabler was planting the seeds for cassidy to turn on karla and jesse to turn on cody i havent looked into why sami said that cassidy was gunning for karla but its possible that gabler planted the seeds for sami to do that gabler is a far better player than the show portrayed him as and i truly believe he is the best player of the new era

[@lawrencebutrandom9864]

Wait… 19 heroic moments… (Sami) 22 moments in total… (Sami) WHAT DA FUCK

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Complete accident, but still funny lol

[@larrythecableman6963]

How am I the only view of this masterpiece

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

I had to re-edit and re-upload to appease KZbin.

[@cccptcrnch]

so sad that sami didn't reveal he was 19 when he got voted, that would've really just been the bow on top

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

At least he revealed it during the reunion!

[@susanriccio5806]

Surprised he didn't get a hero move when he was talking about the war vets in his immunity win

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

I debated putting it there, but then the editors starting making it a joke edit, so I decided against it and just gave him the hero moment for when he talked about it at camp.

[@gregoryfuller9736]

It pretty obvious he was going to win when watching that scene back the players love his stories.

[@vibes5805]

Hey you got better audio equipment! You sound crisp, man. Nice!

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Thanks. Same equipment, just better editing.

[@marianm2680]

I was happy for him. He was a silent killer ... they thought he was clueless (or at least the narrative was like that)

[@Boberman286]

If you think Gabler still should have lost, then you have been Gabled!

[@619Slipk]

Scrolled down just to poke some fun at the "btw he's only 19" and saw it's even in the description But seriously man, can you believe it? 19?

[@julil3021]

I loved gabler the entire time. I think the editors went a little too far painting him as annoying to the other tribe members. They clearly all loved him and I think a lot of viewers stopped liking him because of it

[@Laughablefreak321]

How old is Sami again? I can’t remember

[@roypalmer69]

Imagine if ciera and sami played in the same season half of the comments would be sami is only 19 and ciera voted out her mom the two biggest secrets in survivor

[@civilianarc9624]

I would like to take this momentous and very rare occasion to let you all know of some Survivor 43 information, it's actually very obscure information that not many people know about. I had to do some HEAVY searching through 43 articles, and even then, this was just a theory I had, that later got confirmed. I was shocked to learn that this information was actually correct. Sami is actually 19.....

[@eugehet]

Mike Gabler - Second oldest winner in survivor history - Oldest contestant of a season to win - Never receives a single vote against him in his season - Holds the record for fastest fire making challenge at 4 min 9 sec (until Heidi broke the record on S44 at 3min 2 sec) - First winner to donate his entire winnings to charity

[@szrsplaythroughs]

you finish off with the sammy running gag and then follow up with "out of 22 character moments (the age sammy was pretending to be) 19 were heroic (the age sammy was)" i see you

[@josh12508]

Wait, why are there so many clips of just a forest with a voice being played over it?

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Sometimes I have to go to extreme lengths to make KZbin copyright happy, this is one example.

[@josh12508]

@@OnceUponAnIsland it was a joke because gambler is wearing camo haha

[@ollieklim47]

Say what you want about Gabler winning, but his story has been the best in this era of Survivor

[@evildorito2688]

I wouldn’t really say 42 was rough, definitely better then 41 and 43 by a long shot in my opinion.

[@stevetaylor9752]

He may only be 19 but I bet Sami wouldn't vote out his mom!🤣😂

[@gregoryfuller9736]

He throwing Eli’s name was smart move he got his main target out