The Sinking of the SS Poseidon | A Short "Documentary" | Fascinating Horror

Happy April Fool's Day, everyone! The Poseidon Adventure has always been a favourite film of mine - if you haven't seen it yet you should definitely give it a watch!
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - Background
03:03 - The Sinking of the SS Poseidon
07:47 - The Aftermath
MUSIC:
► "Glass Pond" by Public Memory
SOURCES:
► ► "The Poseidon Adventure" directed by Ronald Neame, distributed by 20th Century Fox, December 1972. Link: www.imdb.com/title/tt0069113/
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[@FascinatingHorror]

Once again, I've had an absolutely excellent day reading all the comments on this video 😆

[@iwaited90daystochangemynam87]

wow

[@dandandydan]

I bet you have. 😆 You're awesome dude, the greatest of thanks for your content. ☺

[@teddyboragina6437]

this is the exact proper way to do this

[@subclasshero6391]

I'm in bed at the arse-end of the 'flu and you absolutely had me wondering how I'd never heard of this until 'underwater earthquake'. Well done.

[@ElectricBowman]

It’s the one day we can all put in as much effort as you, dude. Kudos 👊🏻

[@theplinko9840]

Fun fact: one of the survivors of this disaster was Manny Rosen, who just so happened to also be one of the only two survivors of the London Chocolate Factory disaster just a year earlier.

[@Mytube777]

Interesting!

[@jayehum5019]

😂

[@bongo3320]

OK so we've concluded Manny made it out but was the other survivor Mr Wonka or just one of those disposable dwarfs?

[@TeriLynn923]

😂😂😂😂

[@largedoglover99]

Lol😂

[@richardwheeler6115]

I witnessed this tragedy personally as it happened. My family and I chose to stay in the warm and dry theater and thus survived with no injuries.

[@_the_dude_abides_]

Stunning and brave

[@slc2466]

At the drive-in it was a little riskier, but we also made it out alive.

[@themechanic8643]

Please, regale us with your heroic tale!

[@emb5048]

And I survived the Challenger explosion.

[@dawnstorm9768]

Whew!😂

[@glenchapman3899]

With such an incredible story, one has to wonder why no one has ever made a movie about this sinking.

[@BigLisaFan]

This would make a great disaster film. LOL

[@stantheman9072]

@@BigLisaFan Might even start a trend!

[@jessiejamesbest]

They did. 2006 movie titled Poseidon.

[@vcdonovan5943]

@@jessiejamesbest You must be fun at parties.

[@craigbabuchanan]

That would be quite the Adventure

[@pilotbug6100]

my great grandfather was there, he tried to warn everybody about the disaster but no one listened unfortunately, and then he was kicked out of the theater

[@jacintodiegoobregon6896]

Did you know the documentary crew who filmed the original Poseidon tragedy also happened to film a fire at a San Francisco high-rise two years later. That one was quite a towering inferno.

[@micheleshively8557]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jimmyyu2184]

Somehow the same documentary crew ended up at an airport later years... 🤷‍♂ Such eerie coincidences. 🤦‍♂🤣

[@gregoryhalpin3440]

I almost died fighting that fire. I fell from a scenic elevator that was being lowered by a helicopter. The chief literally saved my life!

[@yamato0965]

@@gregoryhalpin3440 Ernie Orsatti not only did the Inferno scene, but he played Pamela Sue Martin's boyfriend in Poseidon. He made the famous fall into the window.

[@yellowstone024]

@@yamato0965 window guy was later replaced by Propeller guy in another movie

[@zw4026]

I’m ashamed to admit I thought “wow the movie they made of this disaster was very accurate” didn’t realise till the end 😂

[@MarcelaElviraTimis]

Same 😅

[@3UZFE]

looool

[@carmengomez3748]

He made a similar joke last year, that's why I see this one coming 😂😂

[@MarcelaElviraTimis]

@@carmengomez3748 I've discovered this channel only last summer... or late spring, so I didn't know about the tradition of fictional disasters 😅. Now I know, lol Edit: stupid youtube algorithm didn't feed me the April fools disasters. I'm wathcing "Jaws" now, lol

[@scarymsmary]

SAME. And I already know he does this every year! ARGH! hahah

[@benjaminkoontz2711]

The SS Posideon haunts all who remember her to this day. Her siren song never leaves us. Through the ocean mists she reminds us, throughout our lives, that "there's got to be a morning after"

[@Nathan-jq1uw]

Only if we can hold on through the night!

[@aldorph1989]

Plus, you have to admit, that drummer had quite the fine head of hair!

[@Nathan-jq1uw]

@Al Dorph I thought Teddy had beautiful hair, even if Manny Rosen said he "looked like a girl."

[@alexboysen9472]

This is true. I watched it the first time together with my mom when I was 12. I can t count how much more since then. That siren and the ballroom scene has haunted me ever since.

[@PadisherCreel]

Film footage taken during those fateful New Year events on SS Poseidon in '72 and '73 were licensed to be included in the video for a popular music song in 1996 by the musicians who named themselves Klubbheads, as a tribute to the unfortunate souls who tragically lost their lives.

[@VHFonFire]

Totally fooled me 😅 I’ve never seen the movie, so here I was thinking “Omg, it happened 3 times? That’s wild!” Literally had to go to the comments and finally saw the quotes around “documentary” 😂 Well done!

[@wrosebrock]

I saw the movie a long time ago but was still fooled

[@ruthshelton-tp9ie]

Folks are just having a bit of fun. Like when I mentioned the movie should be shown on Cruise Ships as a TRAINING FILM.

[@carolinematusevich889]

My first thought after reading the headline was, "Wait. I thought that was fiction." I remember I had just turned 4 when it was on TV, and my mom had to watch it. That was in 1974. So, when he said that it occurred in 1972, my next thought was, "It sank in 1972? How did they make the movie so fast? . . . . . . . . Oh wait... Is this a joke?" 😄😆😆

[@ruthshelton-tp9ie]

@@carolinematusevich889 I turned down a good paying job of Cruise Director. I love the sea but I hate the pollution that Cruise ship cause in the oceans, dumping their waste into the ocean. President Kennedy had a ship on his desk -- plake read: ' The ocean is so big & my ship is so small. '

[@leithscrumhalf4143]

I remember watching the documentary about the original disaster and thinking how fortunate it was that so many film crews were on board....

[@BTScriviner]

It was one of the early examples of reality TV.😉

[@Dulcimertunes]

Who sadly, died

[@emilyadams3228]

Everyone on the film crew was also a musician. Their film was instrumental in the investigation.

[@BTScriviner]

@@emilyadams3228 Ouch. 😉🤣

[@EndlessSurprisesSD]

I'm taking a break from packing to move. My brain is fried. He said, "Capitan Harrison," and I thought, "He looks a lot like Leslie Nielsen." Then the picture expanded and showed Gene Hackman. Then it clicked. 🤦‍♀️I can't wait to be done, on the road, and arrive.

[@alifarrow6214]

I cannot believe they've not made a movie of this disaster!

[@Argumemnon]

It deserves at least two!

[@Isolatum]

@@Argumemnon yeah at least :)

[@elmin82]

Ahahah

[@Mytube777]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@KimmyLikesIt]

@@Argumemnon ….and an Oscar winning theme song!

[@IndeedQuiteSo]

Who else was nearly 5 minutes in before they realized it was an April Fool's joke? It was actually fun being so thoroughly fooled. Absolutely brilliant.

[@conesuela1]

I can't believe I have never heard of this disaster before. RIP to all those who never got to see the morning after. 😢

[@therealtony2009]

traguc

[@catlovermarty]

Maureen McGovern thanks you! Somehow, she found her way to the Towering Inferno.

[@lesigh1749]

They made a film about it with Kurt Russel, but it wasn't very accurate.

[@deboralee1623]

or got to sea the mor... oh, wait, they _did_ get to sea. and the sea got to them.

[@factuallyfictitious]

My great aunt and uncle, the Muldoons, were supposed to take their honeymoon on the Poseidon but they arrived in New York late and missed it. Ended up going to Amity Island instead, where they got to experience one of its last few tourist seasons before all the shark attacks happened. We lost great uncle Rob about 30 years ago at that Isla Nublar park, unfortunately.

[@MrZoolook]

I'm sorry for your loss.

[@blancatravels]

What an uncanny string of "disasters" 😜

[@stevenstice6683]

Oh really? My mom and dad went to a Christmas party in Los Angeles, only for it to turn into a hostage crisis culminating in the roof exploding.

[@ButterflyAngel008]

​@Steven Stice I am glad they survived. I hope the dear gent tossed onto the cop car wasn't related to you! 😊

[@stevenstice6683]

@@ButterflyAngel008 No, they were just guests. They got out fine.

[@cambiata]

The best thing about this video for me is that I temporarily forgot the date when I started watching, and so for a long time I was thinking, "Wow, that old 70s movie was actually based on real events? Amazing!" Right up until you said the line about it being a very "cinematic" adventure. I don't always enjoy being tricked on this day, but I enjoyed being tricked this time.

[@gentlespiritjw4904]

Same!!! 😂

[@BeeWhistler]

Believe me, with my history of missing jokes, I’d have been the same had I not remembered the date.

[@Norfnorf12]

Same here! I was like “this sounds familiar. Isn’t there a movie based on this?” Then I saw Gene Hackman and it dawned on me 😂

[@LisaBowers]

​@@Norfnorf12I was like, "Oh wow, the movie was _really_ based on a true story?!" ... then Gene Hackman made an appearance. FH got me bad this year! That'll teach me to pay better attention to dates! 🤣

[@rebeccaleathers7907]

He got me on one before on April fools day!!! I was ready for him this time.😂

[@1506pinkers]

Great stuff! One of the best lines in the film was from the character played by Roy Kinnear when addressing the passengers before the New Year’s Eve party. “Let’s make this a night to remember”. One for fans of the British movie about Titanic starring Kenneth Moore.

[@davidsigalow7349]

Roy Kinnear was also in "Juggernaut" a few years later, as Richard Lester always found a part for him.

[@Lucinda_Jackson]

You didn't fool me for more than a moment, being old enough to remember seeing the movie in the theater before Christmas in 1972, before your version took place! As I was puzzling out the date, you mentioned the captain and flashed Leslie Nielsen's photo up. And then it hit me that I was watching a day late and it was from April 1st! Well done!

[@Kuypers125]

To be fair, they did a remake not that long ago So someone doesn't need to have been alive in the 70s to get the joke But using footage from that version would have been too obvious

[@Lucinda_Jackson]

@@Kuypers125 I never said anyone had to be alive in the 70s to get the joke. 🙄 I was merely relating my own experience. I knew they did a remake and I could never figure out why as it was a pretty bad movie first time out.

[@Kuypers125]

@@Lucinda_Jackson And I never said you did Unclench

[@Lucinda_Jackson]

@@Kuypers125 Seems like you're the one who's overwrought and needs to unclench. You absolutely did say that. 🙄 The world is suddenly so full of people who smugly fire off nonsense "gotchas" at people then stand back and blink with wide-eyed innocence as they proclaim, "But I didn't say that" when someone answers back. I'm sorry for you that you have become one of those people. Be better.

[@skylined5534]

​@@Kuypers125 "Surely you can't be serious?!"

[@adriad4855]

As someone who doesn't watch movies I can say that these April 1 videos are very well done. They are stylistically identical to the regular vids. You, sir, are an artist. Well done!

[@danakscully64]

I don't watch many movies, but I saw this one as a child, and I'm still traumatized. I can't do disaster movies, they stress me out.

[@Catenfur]

I forgot what day it was… saw the title and was like WAIT? It was a real ship?? Lmfao. Then scrolled down and saw your comment

[@kevinwheeler325]

Last year's Jaws one was better js

[@katie8404]

I haven't seen any of the Poseidon Adventures, and got farther into this video than I care to admit before the penny dropped and I remembered the Isla Nublar vid from a couple of years ago.

[@babybookworm003]

I agree

[@aaronsalcido90]

R.I.P. Belle; She was an excellent olympic swimmer cut down by a pesky heart attack but at least she saved some lives...

[@AudreyMealiff]

Indeed. Just so lucky they had her with her amazing swimming background.

[@xr6lad]

To think she would have survived if she hasn’t had that last piece of pie!

[@jayconstantine5928]

There is never a dry eye in the house when I watch this scene. . .

[@ShakespearsCyst]

​@@xr6lad Boo

[@slc2466]

Fortunately, despite her death, she still stole the show and was awarded a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination for her efforts.

[@katej23]

This is one of my very favourite lesser known disasters. Surprisingly, one of the survivors of this disaster also survived the great Chocolate Factory Disappearances in 1971. A lucky man indeed!! P.s. I absolutely adore the slight change in voice tone in these vids. They are still brilliantly done but you can hear the smile and silent chuckle in the words, especially when he’s dropping hints as to what is really happening (or not so really happening)!

[@cal-native]

Well done! When I saw Leslie Nielsen, I simply thought you were using him to illustrate a point. Then it began to dawn on me where this was going, ultimately confirmed by Gene Hackman. Extremely well written 👍

[@Rohald20]

I only thought "wow he looks ALMOST like Leslie Nielsen". I needed another 2 minutes to starting having doubts.

[@IWriteDrama]

This reminds me of another disaster that was widely covered. A charter boat taking a three hour tour near Hawaii which encountered rough weather and was tossed. Thankfully, the crew were fearless and courageous otherwise that ship would've been lost. Thanks for another great video. Happy AFD!

[@skyden24195]

You must be speaking of the castaways that included the first mate, the skipper too, a millionaire and his wife. a movie star... and the rest. (I think it was a professor and some farm girl named Mary-Ann.)

[@Lazarus1095]

I heard rumours that one of the crew couldn't be accounted for afterward, but neither the passengers nor the skipper would acknowledge his presence on the initial roster...

[@davidcox3076]

I wonder whatever happened to the crew and passengers? Were they lost at sea or did the ship set ground on the shore of an uncharted desert isle?

[@Lazarus1095]

@@davidcox3076 As I understand it they were eventually rescued after several years when a Coast Guard helicopter spotted them in a makeshift raft. A remarkably well-provisioned raft...

[@davidcox3076]

@@Lazarus1095 Thank you! I'm glad to hear that they survived and were rescued.

[@ElectricBowman]

It’s to the Captain’s eternal credit that he was able to suppress his well known slapstick tendencies long enough to implement all the safety measures he could in the time available, especially after surviving a tricky space mission nearly twenty years earlier. Surely, he deserves a posthumous medal.

[@tjkhanks]

Ha! Don't forget how he stopped all the evil nations leaders from the 80's (somehow) when he was on the Police Squad. 🤣

[@wayneoneill5265]

He does, and don't call me Shirley.

[@yamato0965]

Dammit, it's not fair! Captain Harrison had spent his entire career working on his skill of holding his breath for a LOOOONNNNGGGG time, but it just wasn't long enough!

[@rojo1193]

​@@wayneoneill5265 you took my line 😂😂😂

[@weaviejeebies]

It was the wrong day to quit sniffing glue, but he did his best.

[@owellafehr5191]

This was brilliant. XD I love all the little references you made to the unbelievability of the situation, as well as the mention of the poorly-received 'sequel ships.' It's actually quite interesting to see a fictional event like this covered in a realistic manner, as if it actually happened.

[@Ericaodd]

Excellent video. Very informative! Next year you should cover the inferno that struck the Glass Tower, or the great earthquake in Los Angeles in 1974!

[@garyb6219]

I was looking for this comment! Completely agree!

[@jibbitybibbity191]

I don’t know about y’all but these annual light-hearted movie parodies give me strength for another year of tragic tales

[@Iamthelolrus]

I look forward to these every year. This one is a whole new level.

[@xeokym223]

I think I'm running out of disasters, it gets harder & harder to find ones I don't know about anymore.

[@hollieBlu303]

I think he needs to do a follow up on the USCSS Nostromo and their heroic efforts to retrieve the black box of the Sevastopol 😅

[@BloodiestMargie]

this isn't lighthearted it's an immense tragedy

[@Iamthelolrus]

@BloodiestMargie the sequel was a tragedy. That was bad.

[@ilikeoptter]

Bravo! I was on the SS Poseidon in 1972. As long as I live, I'll never forget that harrowing experience. As a survivor, I can tell you it was 1 hour and 57 minutes of sheer hell! I'll never forget it. Thank you for recounting every excruciating moment of that horrific night so vividly.

[@baker_canner]

Lol, best laugh I've had in a while!

[@pellelindbergh4455]

god was with you ,

[@susangreene9662]

Excellent!

[@beebopalula5070]

Scarred for life!!

[@cornjobb]

yeah, thank goodness you were the underwater swimming champion at your school.

[@dokidaddy1056]

Oh this was fun. I've always wanted a 'documentary' on Poseidon. Great job.

[@nick37104]

My uncle Mike was one of the survivors but his wife didn’t make it. He was a cop in New York City. He never said much about it, only that, “That Goddamn tub ruined a good thing.” Thank you for this documentary. I had no idea he went through this. No wonder he was so angry all the time.

[@Sandra-dm8rd]

Stella!!!!!!!

[@marshamariner7897]

@@Sandra-dm8rd LINDA!!!!😥😥

[@funbricks1]

Nicholas Rogo, right? I'm Robin Shelby, good to meet you. Did we not meet in 1999 when all of the remaining survivors met up?

[@paulcooper8818]

I remember being at the movie theater eating popcorn when first hearing about this tragedy. With so many B-tier Hollywood stars in jeopardy, there was an audible gasp from the audience.

[@kv1648]

I don't think Hackman, as he was in 1972/1973, would be considered "B-tier." Hackman was already a celebrated actor, riding high after winning an Oscar for Best Actor for his legendary performance as Popeye Doyle in "The French Connection." On a personal note, I believe both Hackman and Borgnine (himself a prior Oscar, BAFTA, and Golden Globe winner) were robbed of Academy Award and/or Golden Globe nominations for "The Poseidon Adventure." Borgnine, Red Buttons, and two-time Oscar winner Shelley Winters were certainly B-tier at this point in their careers, and the rest of the cast--pre-"Airplane" Leslie Nielsen included--likely occupied lower tiers. **And remember: Always load enough ballast. You never know when your boating excursion could turn into an episode of "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea."** 😂 For those who've never seen "The Poseidon Adventure," please see the following: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJCcgZqfg9qqesU kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3-ynoerrNN6j8k

[@UtahTabby]

I'd pay $20 to see a lot of B, C & D list actors put in 'jeopardy' today. Half the A list ones, too. I suppose, today, the jeopardy would be the Botox supply running out.

[@quillmaurer6563]

The '72 movie was mostly big stars actually, looking at the two remakes it looks like even the low-budget 2005 remake had some pretty well-known actors involved, albeit perhaps "has-beens."

[@troybirch]

Those were far from B list stars. Red Buttons, Shelley Winters, Gene Hackman, Jack Albertson and Ernest Borgnine had all won academy awards for earlier work. The director had been nominated 3 times earlier

[@Backstabmacro]

Great video as always. The book this movie was based on was itself inspired by the Queen Mary surviving a hit from a 90 foot rogue wave in the 40s. She listed severely, but didn’t capsize.

[@EXROBOWIDOW]

I think the Queen Mary is in worse danger in recent years than she ever was when she sailed the seas. Queens are very expensive to maintain, or so her recent owners have learned after years of neglect. Though she just reopened for tours, so maybe there's hope for her.

[@annleung8878]

This is a movie.It's fiction lol

[@EXROBOWIDOW]

@@annleung8878 The movie was based on a book by Paul Gallico, The Poseidon Adventure. I never saw the movie, but I read the book. I checked the book out of the library, so guess which section the library shelved it in. The Queen Mary, on the other hand, is real. She is permanently berthed in Long Beach, California. Though no doubt there is a lot of fiction about her. I have been on board her on a few occasions.

[@boataxe4605]

@@EXROBOWIDOW Well there are a lot of fictional ghost stories about her. And Paul Gallico himself said that the book was based on the time that the QM was hit by a rouge wave and almost capsized. Experts say that she was about 5 degrees from going over.

[@Badazitan]

Next year, you should cover the flight and mission of the space shuttle Independence. The bravery and heroic actions of those astronauts/oil drilling workers is unmatched. Throughout the documentary I watched, I didn't want to close my eyes... or fall asleep.

[@oatseawong6664]

I don't want to miss a thing

[@falcon664]

My grandparents were so upset to miss the boarding of the Poseidon. They later heard how lucky they were. A few years later they were thrilled to be invited to the dedication party for the beautiful, new Glass Tower in San Francisco. Unfortunately, they were on time for that event.

[@McPh1741]

I’m so glad you covered the other 2 similar “incidences” in 2005 and 2006. You would think the builders of those ships knew they were doomed to fail. It was so obvious.

[@franciszeklatinik889]

Maybe it's not a good idea to name ships those Poseidon, as that name is cursed.

[@sterlingduck5402]

You absolutely should have another channel in which you do other 'cinematic tragedies' in this manner. The delivery, the seriousness, and the follow-up that only you can do, but applied to "less serious" disasters... I'd watch as much as this channel.

[@cathietowle4014]

I got such a kick out of this. This was my favourite movie as a pre-teen and I saw it about 15 times at the Carlton Cinema in Toronto (and subsequently many more times!). I've watched many of your documentaries and really enjoyed seeing the SS Poseidon get the full documentary treatment! What a hoot!

[@Kiroquai]

The way you weave tongue-in-cheek references to this being a film but still have it make sense within the context of your channel and what you usually do is utterly sublime. Very enjoyable 🙂

[@Raketenclub]

not funny at all.

[@PattyPaints]

Agreed! I got quite a chuckle out of those references... box office, cinematic, sequels... to name a few.

[@Mirily]

Couldn't have said it better myself! 👍

[@BeeWhistler]

@@Raketenclub Just not your kind of humor, then. We found it funny, anyhow.

[@emusaurus]

I facepalmed at myself after I read your comment, because I forgot the Poseidon wasn’t real lol. Totally forgot about the Fascinating Horror annual April fools day joke. Hope you have a wonderful day :)

[@RynardMooreVstar1]

One thing about the Poseidon disaster that haunts me to this day is the dude who was desperately trying to hold onto the table but sadly lost his grip and fell down into the light fixture causing it to explode. Oh the humanities.

[@Le_Comte_de_Monte_Felin]

It's ok. The cruise line billed his family for that.

[@utsxslv]

Oh my goodness. You are so good! I'm sitting here listening to you talk and you slipped in the money at the box office. I totally thought you were making a joke. Little did I know that the entire freaking video is a joke. You take me by surprise every year with just how matter of fact you are. It took me longer on this one to realize what you were doing than on the one with Jaws though. Thank you so much for all of the time and effort you put into these!

[@EXROBOWIDOW]

I, too, was puzzling about the box office. I was thinking to myself, "Wait-- do these cruise ships book through box offices? Is that what they call the place you buy cruise tickets?"

[@utsxslv]

@@EXROBOWIDOW I'm glad I'm not the only one! LOL. He totally tipped us off right in the beginning of the video! And I missed it!

[@katej23]

He gave it away early this time but I loved it, you can hear the cheeky smile in his voice as he hints at the joke!

[@JesseFred]

I'm so ashamed, I've seen multiple poseidon movies and it still took me until he said box office to realise 😆 I'm going to put it down to me watching it at 5am before my coffee on April 12!

[@DanielElizondoL]

Throughout the video I kept thinking "Oh, so they based the movie on this incident..." 🤦‍♂I didn't get it until the very end...

[@chrismaverick9828]

Joking aside there is at least one solid lesson to be gleaned from such a tale: The captain is the master of his ship. He is responsible for the lives of everyone aboard and of the safety of the ship itself. If he says to take on ballast, you take on ballast. If he says it's too heavy, you ditch weight, no questions from the company should be needed. Ship stability is no laughing matter and it doesn't take much of a mistake to lead to tragedy.

[@thecrownaaron]

My great-aunt Fergie was a victim in the 2006 accident. After so many ships of the same name kept sinking, you'd think there would have been greater caution to repeat history. Thank you for such indepth and consideration when covering these tragedies as always 🙏🏻

[@toughbutsweet1]

Although she never spoke a word for the duration of the disaster.

[@angiescott9692]

This is my favorite comment lol

[@dukx3986]

Had I read this early on in the video, I would be sad for your Aunt. I'm an idiot - bought it up until the sequels.

[@mqjahnke]

I was floored when I found out that they managed to release some songs she recorded on that fateful voyage posthumously! So sad 💔💔

[@deletdis6173]

RIP to Fergie and her humps and lovely lady lumps.

[@kerryh3918]

One of my all time favourite movies…..the look on Cpt Harrison’s face as the wave approaches is unforgettable, not to mention Robin & his fascination with the upside down toilets lol

[@starmantheta2028]

I can't imagine how many takes it took for you to narrate this without cracking up.

[@MrSilasgreenback]

I'm embarrassed to say that I did fall for this for a minute or two. The thought did cross my mind that "The Poseidon Adventure was based on a real tragedy?", how did I never hear about this? It's superb how a matter of fact delivery can give some sense of reality to even the preposterous. Very well done, this is one of the better April Fools I've seen.

[@the_sandman_]

I got got last year here too! When will I learn?! 😂😂

[@thomaschristopher1513]

Yeah, same here. I heard of the movie but never seen it, so I was wondering the same thing. I didn't twig until the mention of the little boy with bizarre knowledge of the ship's layout!

[@madkills10]

man I didn't even realize till I read the comments. I said to myself at one point "Wow they need to make this a movie" well lucky me I guess haha

[@PreludeInZ]

It is almost 4am and I just woke up, also got got for an embarrassing long portion of the video.

[@AD-hq2uz]

Same 😂😂😂😂😂😂😮😢

[@eywine.7762]

Some may not realize that before the documentary "The Poseidon Adventure" was filmed, Paul Gallico researched the event and recorded it in book form. I believe Mr. Gallico's version of the catastrophe is more detailed than the film version. And it has some striking differences from the film, the greatest one being (spoiler alert)... that the people who elected to remain in the ballroom survived and were rescued without enduring all the hardships of the group who chose to climb to the ship's hull. This ironic twist hit me hard when I read it.

[@elizasnodgres7323]

😅

[@boataxe4605]

And he got the idea from a true story about the time The Queen Mary was hit by a freak wave and rolled so far that she almost capsized, experts say that just a few more degrees and she would have gone over.

[@christopher7539]

I usually listen to you videos while doing different chores (usually cleaning up the kitchen). Today was no exception. I was completely and thoroughly invested in this horrible story, completely perplexed by the remarkable coincidences that occured, absolutely convinced that this type of negligence was perfectly in line with all other examples of corporate greed, and I genuinely didn't realize anything untill the final minute. Well done! In my defense, today is April 9th.

[@genghis_connie]

Love it! I feel like some of these survivors later booked rooms in the historic Towering Inferno incident.

[@gingerhoggatt7838]

I called my boyfriend into the room, exclaiming, “I had no idea the movie was based on a real event!!” I laughed until I cried when he filled me in. 😂

[@BeeWhistler]

You must have made his day! If I hadn’t remembered the date I’d likely have done the same, lol.

[@NotZelda1]

Yeah, it took me a minute to catch on! 😅

[@sofaking8228]

What color is your hair?

[@SuperScottCrawford]

Filled you in, did he? Until you cried?? Must be packing.

[@sambarker7930]

It was kinda based on a real event. RMS Queen Mary (the other ship mentioned in the video) was used as a troop ship in WW2 and on one crossing was broadsided b a freak wave. The ship listed to about 52 degrees before managing to right itself

[@GoblinTham]

the fact they remade the poseidon not once, but twice, is a real slap in the face to not only the victims, but the survivors as well

[@eywine.7762]

And to the movie loving public.

[@williamsheets9539]

Plus a sequel.

[@RHR-221b]

@@williamsheets9539 Dont forget the prequel, w ... or the apostrophe! Stay free. Rab 🍻 😎

[@deletdis6173]

I know, right? Where's the accountability? 😡

[@randomscb-40charger78]

@@eywine.7762 And to us minorities who know the original Poseidon was, and always will be more iconic.

[@ericsmith8373]

Capt. Harrison: Close water-tight doors! Crewman: Surely you can't be serious. Captain Harrison: I am serious. And don't call me Shirley.

[@onceamusician5408]

BRILLIANT!!! I saw the move in 1973 as a 14 year old and it totally blew me away. Not only was i completely hypnotized by John Wlliams' score but a tightwad like myself actualy paid to see it THREE TIMES that year. now that last is a sign of how impressed i was. to make a "documenary" of it was very clever

[@dfuher968]

Being a child of the 70s, I grew up with this and The Towering Inferno as the ultimate disaster movies. Awesome to see this get ur special touch!

[@eywine.7762]

What about Earthquake with "Sensurround!"

[@newshodgepodge6329]

Those are the two that always stick out in my mind as well.

[@deletdis6173]

Movie? These are actual tragedies, I'll have you show some respect. ;D

[@MelanieCravens]

The start of my love of disaster movies! Earthquake, Meteor, Posidon. Wasn't allowed to watch Towering Inferno til I was grown because I've always had a fear of being trapped in a burning building. Must be from a past life, LOL.

[@debd353]

I love that you kept showing actor Leslie Nielsen in his role in "The Poseidon Adventure" as the captain. You got me! LOL!

[@fyourfeelings6830]

I thought that was him 😂😂😂

[@gleebydeeber397]

@@fyourfeelings6830 nice name lol

[@87ventus]

And the great actor Gene Hackman too as the Reverend Scott😅

[@skylined5534]

@@fyourfeelings6830 ""Surely you can't be serious?!" 🛬🛫✈️🛩

[@fyourfeelings6830]

@Skylined I am serious amd don't call me Shirley

[@rmooreg]

Very good! Sly, witty retelling of one of the most terrifying maritime disasters to have never happened. Amazing, mostly unbelievable story of human endurance and survival instinct that is testament to mankind's primal need to fantasize. Starkly contrasting the depths of courage and bravery against the vastness of stupidity, it is a tale of man's potential for greatness that's as fictitious as the ship it plays out on. Great satire, presented seriously, with tongue lodged firmly-in-cheek, as well as surpringly accurate critique of the source material. This is how it feels to laugh in the face of disaster!

[@Satellite_Of_Love]

Excellent content as always. Might I recommend one? I know you may not be able to get around it until next year, but an aviation incident came to my mind while I was watching this. Could you do a video on Flight 209 that took place on July 2, 1980? The brave actions of pilot Ted Striker (who overcame both his fear of flying and a drinking problem) should be shared for generations to come.

[@MilesL.auto-train4013]

Oh god yes this would be excellent.

[@JayB-mt3cf]

That, surely is a good idea!

[@hebneh]

@@JayB-mt3cf It is. And don't call me "Shirley".

[@nthgth]

Excellent suggestion. And username.

[@nthgth]

Actually is 1:15 still image taken from that event? (Before disaster nearly struck)

[@socialmoth4974]

I remember seeing bits of the film when I was a kid. It totally freaked me out. In particular, I saw the part with the woman who held her breath to ho under water. I didn't realize it was based on a true occurrence. I thought it was just one of many disaster movies that were popular at the time. Edit, I just realized it's April Fools Day. You got me!

[@MilesL.auto-train4013]

hehehehehehehheheheheheheheheheheheh

[@Yikes702]

The legendary Shelly Winters was the woman in question. Haha.

[@depalma13]

Hoing underwater is very difficult when not breathing.

[@jimroscovius]

😂😂

[@Nikki0417]

It took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out when he was posting April fools videos. 🤣

[@kathleenrobertson2193]

I literally started cackling as soon as I saw the thumbnail and I didn’t stop throughout the entire video. This was utterly hilarious. Your deadpan, tongue in cheek delivery was brilliant. I always look forward to your regular videos, but your April 1st videos are next level.

[@deletdis6173]

The photo of the ballroom slowly spinning upside down is what did me in. 🤣

[@michaelwerner1836]

Had me for a while, since I do not usually read the description until after watching. Nicely done!

[@kalyko]

Man, I love your April fools videos. They're so well done.

[@johnathanschaaf8731]

I have to say - you totally “got me”. :( I loved that movie when I first saw it. When i saw your video I thought “wow, it was based on a true story?!?” I even told my history buff son about it. When he seemed “skeptical, I came back to read the comments & realized what day it was. I hate April 1st. 😂

[@EllesGhost13]

Got me too 🤦, we dont do april fools here though

[@randomscb-40charger78]

@@pfridell8424 It sort of is. During the second world war, the RMS Queen Mary, then a troop transport vessel, was struck by a rouge wave while carrying troops across the Atlantic. She listed over 52 degrees to her starboard side before she righted herself up again.

[@BSDKaffee]

Never heard of this disaster before. I was quite captivated until the end of the video when I realized what day it is. Great job!

[@caroldixon7796]

This was great. Your professional narration really really adds to the presentation.. Thank you so much. Of course I will now have that song running through my brain for the rest of the evening.

[@BobSmith-ve8sw]

Just outstanding fun! Thank you so much for your clever take, and wonderful humorous approach. Well done!

[@SaarKing71]

I can remember the TV coverage of this disaster when I was a child. I was excited and frightened at the same time, the video documentation was so... vivid and realistic. At least for the time. Thanks for bringing the memories back and for treating the incident with the respect it deserves!

[@xeokym223]

Ah, a fellow oldster like me.

[@DAGO58]

Thank you for taking the time to cover this tragedy so respectfully. It’s this that sets your channel apart from all others. The fact that the Captain was overruled with regards to ballast was absolutely criminal, hopefully justice will eventually be served…

[@rich_edwards79]

Lessons will be learned!

[@DAGO58]

@@johnsmith-ig9ow ya don’t say

[@DAGO58]

@@rich_edwards79 🤣

[@pseudotasuki]

Surely you aren't serious.

[@TeriLynn923]

@@DAGO58 In his defense, sometimes sarcasm doesn’t translate well.

[@MistofSolaris]

Been lurking about but this one hooked me into subscribing. You are amazing and thank you 😂

[@ScipioAfricanusI]

I kept think 'how impressive that Irwin Allen followed the 'history' of this event so closely. Well done!

[@ArnisKaye]

You do this every year and I still fall for it in the beginning of the videos 😂 A testament to how good you are at your craft. Love this channel❤

[@natalieerickson5519]

Glad I'm not the only one! 😂 I rarely get tricked so this was like when you hysterically laugh at a jump scare! Prayers you have a very happy rest of your week! ✌️

[@arbel7655]

I didn't know it wasn't based on a real event until the sequel comments at the end 😂

[@Satellite_Of_Love]

Same! He's very clever when it comes to these!

[@katej23]

It’s one of my faves and it didn’t even click for me except for when I went to watch this weeks and saw another one thinking I’d missed last weeks. I realised a minute in though and was so excited!

[@HeckinEvie]

A cinematic journey indeed... Can't believe it took me that long to realize. Well played.

[@Bees4NoReason]

Once again, you don't disappoint. I love these.

[@carriewhite2096]

I really like these videos. No unnecessary drama, just the facts. Thank you very much uploader.

[@Flying_Titor]

This is by far the best recurring april fool's joke I've ever seen. Such a brilliant concept and it fits this channel so well

[@dx1450]

I love it when they do this. And there are so many disaster movies to choose from. Would be funny if they did a disaster documentary spoof of "Airplane," which itself was a spoof.

[@mysterycrumble]

please also watch matt orchard's one

[@matthewhahn1132]

I told you

[@the_once-and-future_king.]

'The airline industry was taking off.' I see what you did there! Also: I was confused AF when you used a photo of Leslie Nielson until I realised what was going on.

[@colormedubious4747]

The unsung hero of this tragic disaster is a man named Ronald Neame who, it is said, provided invaluable directions to the survivors.

[@ebradley2357]

You need to cover another forgotten maritime disaster that happened about 8 years prior. Outside of Honolulu Hawaii, the small charter boat SS Minnow, with seven souls on board, went missing somewhere in the Pacific Ocean after encountering a typhoon. To this day, nobody knows what happened to the crew and passengers as this tragedy was quietly swept under the rug.

[@maryeckel9682]

I want to hear FH read the roll call of their names.

[@sd31263]

Two of the passengers were never identified, so officials just referred to them as "the rest."

[@christopherwall2121]

I've read there were a ton of reports from travelers in that area claiming to have encountered the _Minnow_ survivors on a nearby island, but inexplicably, none of those reports indicated the castaways even wished to leave.

[@peterpiper831]

Sherwood Schwartz said that at the time of Gilligan's Island airing, the US Coast Guards received a number of letters from citizens imploring them to go and find those poor castaways.

[@annikabjornson998]

Beautifully done, with your usual respectful, sensitive delivery. You sounded so broken up when describing the last few casualties, God rest their souls. Please, please tell me there was a morning after. There’s got to be! I’ve been looking forward to this. I knew you wouldn’t let us down!

[@bestcatdadever5249]

My Mother and Father died on that ship before I was born. Thank you for handling the tragedy with such kindness.

[@elizasnodgres7323]

😜

[@thelarryman482]

Wait a minute...

[@melodiejohnston9528]

There's just a whole lotta people that aren't picking up what you're laying down. 👏🙄🤣

[@nthgth]

👏👏 well done 😄

[@funbricks1]

um what

[@erictroxell715]

As always you do a FANTASTIC JOB. I've recommended only you and a select few others to teachers for use in classroom material. I had a few students who even asked me about this tragedy over the years.

[@helveeta]

Poseidon Adventure is one of my fave films ever! Thanks for making this!

[@apollofell3925]

I genuinely looked forward to this video this year, probably the most fun April Fool's gag I know of. It's hard to believe I've been watching three years of fascinating horror!

[@AG-ng8gt]

Same!

[@BeeWhistler]

His gags are the best. I was thinking earlier how April Fool’s is just not my thing because I hate startles and hate being tricked… but these are a delight.

[@Tessothemorning]

​@@BeeWhistler couldn't agree more. I find April Fools a bit mean spirited and tedious, but this is an annual treat I find myself looking forward to by about February!

[@amybobamy8936]

I saw the title, remembered what day it was, and immediately got excited! Your April Fools videos are always the best!

[@Bandit69ply]

I did also. I couldn't wait to see how this one played out! Lol

[@WorldTravelA320]

Agreed

[@ceicli]

You had me there... for a while! So well done! 😂

[@mattpicotte2511]

Love this channel!!! Thank you

[@davidgradwell8830]

I love the tongue-in-cheek references to the sequels and remakes! Well done!

[@piercekuhn]

The movie came out in 72 not 73

[@QT5656]

It's amazing how few people are able to hint that they get it without potentially ruining it for others. Yes, well done you ... amazing... Here have a medal 🥇

[@phightinphil25]

This is exceptionally well done, just like all his other episodes. It fits perfectly.

[@ladydainwinters8564]

Do you read comments before listening? 😅 I don't. I almost fell for it, just for a few seconds. I always read comments after video.

[@QT5656]

@@ladydainwinters8564 I know the film well and immediately recognised the name of the ship from the title. I was also already aware what the day was. Nevertheless, there are other people out there with different circumstances. Moreover, I think it's a shame when someone has put in so much effort into making a clever video and people don't have the etiquette to play along - at least for a few hours till noon FFS. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@hotbam37]

Yeah he got me for sure. Never saw this movie and didn't realize it was April already. He did a good job fooling me. I didn't realize until near the very end of the video.

[@antman8845]

I checked the comments because I thought the day of upload was unusual, not clicking that it was April fools.

[@virginiaorganbuilder]

One of my favorite channels just got even better. Bravo.

[@Leemacht]

Ah yes. Quality April Fools content - The Poseidon Adventure!

[@jonawesolowski-thecommunit9968]

Of course. Lol. Like for a couple mins I thought wow what a coincidence just like in the movie haha

[@Argumemnon]

Don't explain the joke!

[@quigglebert]

Ah shit, now I have to be super cautious about everything again

[@allisonmarlow184]

I was trying to figure this out!!😂 Oh they got me!! I love it!

[@OrangeYTT]

@@Argumemnon Even after reading this comment it took me 5 minutes of watching the video to figure it out

[@mongke1000]

There must have been more survivors to this tragedy. I distinctly recall a man looking very much as captain Harrison serving as a police officer in the late 80s.

[@thebigdog2295]

That was his twin brother.

[@badsneakers917]

Surely you can’t be serious

[@jimbear62]

@@badsneakers917 I'm serious....and dont call me shirley

[@Nurichiri]

And before that a doctor onboard an Airplane! I hope to see a documentary on that near disaster.

[@skyden24195]

It is rumored that he was actually a vampire that loved being dead.

[@skywardguy9081]

LOVE your April 1 vids!

[@Arterexius]

Last year I realized it pretty quickly, but this year not so much. I haven't seen the Poseidon Adventure, but I must admit I was sceptical from the thumbnail alone, as you normally don't cover disasters that are that old and revolving around ocean liners. And I was falling for it, until the part about the boy who knew a suspicious lot about the ship and similar disasters. One of those would be plausible (as is evident with the Tsunami disaster of 2004), but not both at once. Still, absolutely incredibly crafted and I love these every year. You're a master!

[@NaturalHigh21]

Fascinating Horror always coming through with the best April Fools videos

[@newshodgepodge6329]

Maybe it's just me. But I don't get the joke.

[@NaturalHigh21]

@@newshodgepodge6329 the SS Poseidon is a fictional ship from the 1972 film ‘The Poseidon Adventure’

[@mikejornlin]

Despite recognizing the captain, it took me an embarrassing 7 minutes to realize this was a joke. I was like “Whoa, I had no idea that movie was based on a true story!” 😂 💀

[@christophercole8114]

You know this reminds me of a distant relative of mine who tried to warn people about the Titanic. He kept saying "The ship is going to sink! Over half of the passengers and crew won't survive!" He was getting annoyed that nobody seemed to be listening to him. That was until the theater manager went up to him saying that if he didn't stop interrupting the movie he'd be asked to leave and not get his refund.

[@sarahcb3142]

I've been on a Fascinating Horror binge and was just listening to the audio and had no idea what day this was published. I then went to the comments to learn more about it like i usually do. God damn it! He got me over two months later!

[@stephcarlofc]

Keeping the April Fools tradition each year!! ❤️ it 🤣🤣🤣. Great movie!!

[@smurftums]

Towering Inferno for next year? :) :)

[@christopherweise438]

@@smurftums - YES!!!!

[@LickMyRainbow77]

That Captain Harrison sure does remind me of one Dr. Rumack, the physician aboard Trans American Airlines Flight 209 who helped diagnose the near disastrous outbreak of food poisoning aboard that flight and helped keep passengers calm during the whole ordeal to Chicago. Might be related. TAA Flight 209 itself would make for a fascinating video in of itself

[@christopherweise438]

Must have a twin brother named Frank Drebin as well.

[@elfthreefiveseven1297]

Perhaps they were triplets, separated at birth.

[@christopherweise438]

@@elfthreefiveseven1297 - LOL!!

[@MrZoolook]

Funny. I remember seeing somewhere that he was dead, and loving it.

[@bobfallon2676]

@@christopherweise438 Hell of a detective that Drebin was.

[@Willpower-74205]

You almost had me! I thought that the captain looked a bit too much like Leslie Nielsen, but the moment I saw Hackman, I knew I was being had. Great job, FH! 😃👍

[@RebeccaCampbell1969]

Yeah, but don’t ever call me Shirley 😂😂😂😂😊

[@jamessimms415]

He was reincarnated as Lt. Frank Drebin

[@BeeWhistler]

For once, I saw through it right away… simply because I scrolled through today’s videos deliberately searching for any pranks! Usually I’m pretty easily tricked so it’s a big moment for me. I love how hard he commits to the joke, though!

[@jaywalker1233]

Excellent and very witty! I actually love this old movie, recently bought a cheap blu ray off eBay and thoroughly enjoyed rewatching the fun story, the impressive film sets (no CGI!), the generally good acting ensemble and the superb restoration. Great value entertainment and glad I’ve never seen the “sequel/remakes”

[@chloesdad1000]

Took me a few minutes to twig it, but the Captain put me back on track. Great video.

[@elizabethhair9017]

After last years' Isla Nubla Incident, I was looking forward to what you might come up with this year, as always beautifully narrated. Have a good April

[@sister_bertrille911]

I saw an interview with survivor Susan Shelby, and she said that she kept singing "There's got to be a morning after..." to herself to keep her spirits up as she, her little brother, and the other survivors made their way to the hull.

[@yamato0965]

After the disaster, I think she worked her way through school as a teen detective, but don't hold me to that. She then moved to Denver and married into the wealthy Colby family, and is now a powerful force in that dynasty. Nice to know that this horrible event didn't mar her life....

[@k.c1126]

I started singing as I heard the name of the ship....😊

[@johnmadden2814]

Isnt there a pill for that?

[@catreader9733]

​@@johnmadden2814 It took me a brief moment to get the point of your comment, which made it all the funnier for me. Oddly, the Susan Shelby in the novel might have wished for what you were referring to.

[@Yikes702]

Hahahahahah. Your comment was the best.