The Summer of Larry

[@RareEarthSeries]

I put a bunch of end credits so I could make up for not being here all year. Sorry I've been unproductive, it's been a heck of a ride. Also, I know times are tough, but please consider becoming a patron if you can: www.patreon.com/rareearth

[@rickster008]

Its been so long, im happy to see there's a new video Happy New years

[@sorryiwashammored]

How do we tie politics and a raccoon together... this was a waste of time

[@RareEarthSeries]

@@sorryiwashammored Do you always cry this much or just when you're surfing the internet

[@larkrogers3690]

This is the best way to welcome in a new year 😢 Long may the Larry and Baby Larry family reign

[@Benagiser]

Great seeing this unfold on insta throughout the year. I dont have a lot of perspective living here in South Australia but stay safe mate and happy new year to you and your family. Much love.

[@TrenchReynolds]

Evan, don't sell yourself short. You're not just a local weirdo, you're the internet's weirdo. 😊

[@NebulaSurfer314]

Minds of different sparkling endless inspirations.

[@derAppelkuchen]

Chris Hadfield, astronaut and scene builder for raccoon movies

[@carnsoaks1]

Dad, can you help me design a birdhouse? a: How far would you like to go?

[@zalphinian]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who had that thought!

[@connorbuck4936]

Sometimes I forget that Evan's dad is Chris Hadfield.

[@iiiiitsmagreta1240]

Same - it was so weird recognizing him building the raccoon house and then remembering XD

[@MisterMakerNL]

Lol really, I thought I looks like that astronaut... but he is?

[@donatodiniccolodibettobardi842]

Don't tell anybody, but I learned Chris's name (I'm not very knowledgeable of Earth's astronauts, huh) only after I watched a bunch of Evan's videos and then seen a vid where he explained his intention to turn this channel in what it became. So you know. Chris Hadfield, Evan Hadfields's dad. But tssssshh. ;)

[@FireGuy90]

I only learned this today! I was so confused when I saw Chris bloody Hatfield building a racoon house

[@donatodiniccolodibettobardi842]

@@FireGuy90 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpuwcmdsfaqirqs :)

[@Voodoomancer]

This is most definitely, in every way, the Rare Earth version of posting pictures of your puppy.

[@Randybootseric]

This is rare puppers

[@Azeria]

Larry’s adorable!

[@RazorSkinned86]

The reddit subreddit r/trashpandas has been going nuts over larry pictures and clips.

[@paulashields2675]

Raccoons seem gorgeous but we haven't them here in Ireland or Europe you're so lucky

[@GGanon]

Are you the new Justin Y? I see you everywhere

[@Azeria]

@@GGanon you’ve just got good taste

[@meisteremm]

@@paulashields2675 Eh, consider yourself lucky. They scatter trash, they can be aggressive and if you have a cat or small dog they may attempt to kill it.

[@edwardokaa]

I saw your Larry photos on twitter and thought "he's lost it", but I'm glad you did, because you have saved 2020 in the nick of time. No year in which we get to see an astronaut and his son building a raccoon house can be a wholly bad year.

[@mauriciohernandez1176]

I never thought i will see an astronaut that sings in space and also builds racoon houses.

[@marhabarashid5518]

He isn’t an astronaut, his father is.

[@russdewolf8705]

@@marhabarashid5518 Did you not actually watch the famous Canadian Father and astronaut build and install the ruh-coonhouse with his surprisingly amusing son?

[@MatthewRoche]

I love this so much. My Larry in 2020 was Mrs. Duck, who visited me almost every day for a few months last spring, and who ate from my hand. Although I never built her a house I did install a bird bath...

[@shaorandra]

Evan of course you are a Disney Princess! And Larry came to you because your are awesome! Dont let anyone ever tell you anything else!

[@meisteremm]

...And now I find myself imagining the alternate version of Snow White where raccoons are whistling to her instead of bluebirds.

[@shaorandra]

@@meisteremm that sounds like a beautiful ending!

[@donatodiniccolodibettobardi842]

@@meisteremm More like helping her break and enter wherever she wants.

[@meisteremm]

@@donatodiniccolodibettobardi842 Tomayto tomahto.

[@florisvandenbeld6621]

Is this an uplifting Rare Earth video? It's a miracle :)

[@kidmohair8151]

what??? they're all uplifting!! silly human

[@selfishstockton6123]

Rare Miracle

[@moodist1er]

All of a sudden there's an astronaut building a racoon a house on an island.

[@meisteremm]

Seems like a pretty natural course of events, really.

[@BriManeely]

Larry's IG updates made my 2020 bearable. Sincerely. As an American, I watched the numbers climb and climb and the heal public take no notice, and when I was feeling overwhelmed, I'd go to my social media pacifier and nearly every time there was a short video of Larry being adorable. Thanks, Evan, for all the smiles in a shitty year, and for topping it off with a full length Rare Earth video. I appreciate you, and look forward to having a job again so I can support you on patreon again. Cheers

[@grimaffiliations3671]

I need to find me a Larry

[@RareEarthSeries]

Amen

[@VoIcanoman]

@@RareEarthSeries Last week we found a little chickadee on the ground, frozen to the snow (it was below -20 °C with a bitter north wind...Winnipeg man...the cold isn't all hype here :) ) with a damaged wing (I guess her wing got hurt and she couldn't keep herself moving, so she just sat there, melting the snow until her body heat couldn't keep it warm and it froze). So we took her in, and warmed her up and are feeding her and giving her time so that her wing might heal (I don't think it's broken, but it isn't quite right). Winter is a tough time for little birds; if she can't fly properly to eat seeds from the bird feeders people leave out (with most other food sources covered by snow), she'd probably starve. But she has started to chirp at us, and isn't afraid anymore, so I guess we've found our Larry too.

[@henriqueschmitz7520]

Cats tend to be acceptable Larrys, you can find a stray one and make friends. Just make sure not to steal someone's cat

[@riley2898]

I have Charlie’s. A bunch...15-20.

[@riley2898]

I have Charlie’s. A bunch...15-20.

[@NirrumTheMad]

Oh my god sweet breath of relief a new rare earth I have been starved.

[@mikerphone.]

When i was a kid i had a Larry, her name was Bill. One spring i spotted Bill leading a tiny troop of five little kits across the retaining wall in my backyard. Her favorite snack was an egg. I would hide them around the yard for her to hunt down as i watched laying prone atop the roof outside my window. I can't remember if Bill stopped coming around year after year or if i stopped looking for her as i grew older.. either way she lives on in my memory, just as one day we will all live on in the memories of our friends and family. I've been doing a lot of thinking recently about memories in general, and how we honor those who came before us or who've left earlier than we have. If anyone's got a good book or media recommendation for this topic, I'd love to hear them. Hope everyone had time this last year to make happy memories despite all the hardship. If you didn't, tonight I'll raise my glass to you and to your new year, and the memories you will make. May they be merry. -Cheers

[@DrOtto-sx7cp]

🙏🌹

[@gretaweiss6802]

Have you seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind?

[@mikerphone.]

@@gretaweiss6802 I have heard of it, but i dont think I've ever seen it. I'll give it it watch.

[@davidottley2739]

What a great childhood memory. I don't know if this is what you're looking for but you should watch My Life. It's a film (drama) starring Michael Keaton and Nicole Kidman. It's so good but fair warning it's a tear-jerker.

[@mikerphone.]

@@davidottley2739 Thanks for the recommendation, I'll give it a watch.

[@YourTypicalMental]

What's going in Chris Hadfield's head? "I've been to space, yet now I'm building a raccoon house with my adult son."

[@mrboredj]

I'm 1:29 in and my sudden impression is that racoons are probably well on their way to domesticating themselves, in the same way dogs did when man was still trying to master the fire.

[@Bangpath247]

more like cats. I had one as a pet when I was a kid. very cat like until about 2 years old. then they get kinda mean.

[@FLOABName]

Saw new rare earth video. Yes! Saw it was about Larry the raccoon: YESSS!!!!

[@Belckan500]

i needed this after so much personal pain this year. thank you.... truly

[@Pablo.Rodriguez]

I love how this man tells every story with this much passion, gotta love Larry and a cute break from what was this year, cheers from Latin America, Evan :)

[@werty2010master]

I've seen your father speak multiple times at different times and always looked up to him kinda like one looks at a superhero. But I think it's so cool just to see you and him being father and son. It really humanizes him. It's really neat

[@kiri101]

It's been a difficult mental health year for many and all, I'm glad you've found some healing Evan

[@janetllacava9037]

Thank you. We live in the woods in Eastern Pennsylvania, near Allentown. We feed and interact with many of the wild creatures. We have Rockina the Raccoon, and her pals. We have a feral cat we call Miss Thing. We build them places to sleep, also. We feed all of the birds, deer, foxes, opossums, and whatever. They give us much joy, and just like you, it made 2020 a much better time for us. Anyone who is kind to animals, in my opinion, is a good person. I will continue to enjoy your videos.

[@AlRoderick]

Who can I ask to help me assemble something high off the ground... Wait a minute!

[@ezearo]

Talking about high, was that a joint?

[@TheFilmFatale]

@@ezearo ha...thought the same thing

[@Irishxlily]

A few weeks ago I remember taking a second to ponder what you were up to this year since you couldn't travel. Turns out you were courting and obsessing over a raccoon in your backyard. You know what: I respect that. Time well spend in 2020.

[@arceliarae5379]

I've missed your videos so much. I'm glad to see you back.

[@MaceWinduDuHuen]

mighta been my favorite episode so far

[@GodsThirdEye]

Your honestly blessed Evan. Dad was an astronaut with a great career then you becoming a great journalist/story teller yourself. I hope you'll start uploading more. Stay safe.

[@NotJuquan]

What hiS dad name

[@dasdasdaxzvea]

@@NotJuquan chris hadfield

[@MS-ic3rd]

I followed this saga on Twitter as it happened, still the most heart warming content of 2020 I watched... thank you for posting here 💜 Wishing you and yours all the best for 2021

[@CyKosis1973]

You and Larry are the end of the year that we needed. Missed you, man, glad you're well...

[@mikew735]

holy shit your dad is chris hadfield, that hit me out of left field real hard. i kept rewinding it like "is that an astronaut?"

[@Lazrusz]

Thx for video Evan. You've been missed. Wishing you all the best in 2021 for you, your Dad(one of my heroes) and the rest of your extended human/raccoon family.

[@lecutter9382]

Good on ya. If you really want to help out wildlife clear out the scrub around your property and start planting fruit and nut trees and shrubs - go for a biodiverse range - and pollinator plants for the bees and butterflies and other beneficial insects. Not only does it help them it's helps scrub carbon from the atmosphere and you get the benefit of having some organic fruits and nuts yourself. Harvest what you need to so you can parcel it out to the critters over the winter and it's win-win for all of you! I know because I do this myself. I have several dozen chipmunks, squirrels, bunnies, a possum and a skunk who are all regulars at my place year round. Where they really need it and appreciate it is winter - I'm east of Hogtown an hour. I wish more people would plant these things everywhere. Grow some cuttings and go plant them in parks and trails and stuff like Johnny Appleseed.

[@jahnwilliam]

And here my girlfriend and I were looking for a name for her trash panda plush Christmas gift. Thank you :)

[@nilesbutler8638]

Larry: " There have not been sufficient nutrients delivered to all the compost heaps I use to frequent. This is unacceptable, I wanna talk to the manager!" * goes on tho find one of the last humans left and complains. Gets food. All is well.* Also - "I´m the kind of guy who gambles a lot on his feelings how healthy a racoon walking towards him looks like." Epic!

[@MisterItchy]

I was wondering the other day if you were okay. Glad to hear you got to enjoy this wonderful gift and thank you so much for sharing it with us!

[@Seraph.G]

I remember watching this saga on Twitter, and I was really glad you had found some bizarre thing to bring you joy in such a difficult time. It really made my summer better as well

[@AngieMontiNERIUM]

Your a totally amazing, awesome and incredible human!!! I have so much admiration for you!!! Thank you for taking care of all the ‘Larry’s’ out there!!!!

[@jlibb099]

Welcome back and thanks for sharing this part of your life.

[@etherdog]

Man, that was a long time in the editing room! But worth it! I almost forgot how much I miss your content and just signed up for Nebula/CS.

[@RockyMtBrook]

Beautiful, thank you. I have a soft spot in my heart for coons, as we had them as pets when when I was growing up and I befriend as many wild ones as I can. You really made my day.

[@ginknee5835]

Since I found your channel and videos sometime this year (lockdown time is a blur), and got to see all these interesting and unique people and places when I couldn't leave the house, even if it was just through the lens of a KZbin Video, in a way, Rare Earth was my Larry. Thank you and your whole team. Here's to a better 2021 for all of us.

[@justinlavigne6464]

"I'm cool, and she knew I would be cool." Facts!

[@jadenrobertshaw3545]

Man I needed this video right now, Perfect timing.

[@CSMartin]

Cool to see your Dad helping you. You are great Canadians!

[@kidmohair8151]

yay! thank you for coming back to the nefarious youtube... be it ever so humble and not so world travelling, the inner space of ourselves is also enlightening

[@BruteZ7957]

You can't even begin to imagine how much this random video meant to me. I'm crying as I type this. We need more weirdos, God knows I do. Keep up the whatever it is you do. Thanks.

[@TheMagrhino]

Glad you’re back made my day

[@RoelfvanderMerwe]

Omg. This is f*ckin insanely awesome. Literally crying at the end!

[@TomTomLo1]

8:58. Is that Commander Chris Hadfield?!

[@Tminister]

yea

[@jonathanwalther]

It's him. How come?? edit: Bc it's his dad. Fool me. Never recognised the name in the outro page. Until now.

[@amiscellaneoushuman3516]

Yeah, Evan is his son

[@ThePixel1983]

@@amiscellaneoushuman3516 Evan, son of Chris

[@ThePixel1983]

Sadly, the house wasn't in the shape of the space station. ;)

[@MrLittelmerciles]

I forgot how much I've missed your videos, what a pleasant suprise before the new year

[@Rockin357]

I had a relationship with a racoon once too. She left her kids with me for three days when she needed to find a new home. It is a wonderful gift and yes it is for us more than them, I think. But it is a gift few people realize IS nature and natural if we let ourselves see it. Most humans don't. THAT is the sad thing I feel. I have good relations with many animals thanks in part to Smacker (the aforementioned racoon) and Petey (rabbit) and all those precious neighbours that lived in my back yard. Thankfully I can see, really see, nature... I am very grateful for them. Great video and thank you. I needed that. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[@AwakeInNaptown]

Seeing a new video from you pop up on my feed was a breath of fresh air. 2020 has been terrible, but I love Larry and I'm glad she was there for you at a time you needed her. Hope to see more videos, too, because your unique view on the world around us is something I need and I know others do as well.

[@flipletape9706]

I keep looking at your channel hoping you released new stuff lol Can't wait to have you back online! All of your videos are seriously fantastic!

[@bethwilks6996]

Loved this so much!

[@danielschein6845]

Hey. Welcome back. I was worried that the pandemic put you out of business. Larry and BL are adorable.

[@richardlin2359]

Didn't realize how much i missed this channel

[@flannamcgowan7863]

I had a reunion this spring with a 3-footed squirrel that I befriended last year. I too, thought he had passed through the winter. When I noticed him a few days ago up on the hill and I called him, my husband said it was like watching a long lost reunion scene in a movie. I've also raised orphan raccoons so I loved your videos.

[@billypilgrim1]

Like "My Octopus Teacher" but with a happier ending

[@thcprodu]

Thats a great way to share those footage. I live in a forest caban at the mountains and had a lot of wild visits aswel.

[@GeorgeTheDinoGuy]

I discovered this channel by watching a Tom Scott video and I’d like to say your channel is beautiful, thanks for making this content!

[@samb123]

Great to see you back!

[@ashtoncox2005]

been a long time, glad to see this again

[@morbital]

From building the ISS on spacewalks to building a racoon shelter in cottage country, humanity is pretty cool sometimes!

[@peterfielding7469]

Thanks for this I’ve missed your videos. I really needed to listen to you right now

[@ThisIsMeOTHY]

My new favorites thing on the internet. I plan to rewatch this and unhealthy amount and when people in the future ask me about 2020 share it as a testament of "the tough times and what it brought out in the best of us."

[@williamsurname4669]

My family takes care of farrel cats, the mother never let us pet her and eventually she moved away. 8 years later she came back and settled down in our back yard. She loves to get pet now. Maybe the same thing will happen with Larry.

[@phasm42]

"please don't bite me" - good rule 😅

[@robertnarmstrongjr3920]

Evan, I don't always agree with you on some things you say but you have the right to say them. I love most of your work. You are very thoughtful you make people think Your research and presentation is captivating. I think you should visit the Solomon Islands when all this gloom and doom is over and find that special story that moves the heart. I went there back in 1990 to visit a friend who was in the peace corps. The Islands have experienced WWII. They even have a native quasi religion called the Cargo Cult. I think you could make quite a few videos there. I hope you can be back on the road looking forward to new adventures with you. All the Best.

[@RareEarthSeries]

I had hoped to make it to the South Pacific this past May, but the Covid era has disrupted things a tad. I'll be heading over as soon as I can do it safely for the people of those islands, though! Thanks for the nice comment Robert!

[@trishitmukherjee5552]

Holy shit..!! Yesterday I wanted to see your videos so bad, that I started rewatching your old ones. I watched the one about Fuji apples. Amd you just uploaded a new one. BEST. NEW. YEAR. GIFT. EVER!!! Thanks...!!!

[@tpleiros]

This video actually loosened a ball of pain in my chest, made me smile and shed a few tears. Thank you, Evan (and Larry), for a lovely video that picked me right up.

[@lauraaustin3812]

I love this video. I loved all your Larry updates on IG. It’s funny how nature has this perfect timing of coming into ones life exactly when one needs it too. There is something special about feeling like a wild animal needs you. I had it happen to me this spring with a squirrel I named Thomas. He was born with a week wrist was bullied by the other squirrels needed help cracking nuts....I was there for Thomas. Your video is funny, thought provoking, sentimental and heart warming. Happy New Year. Take Care.....I love Larry too.

[@bluetoes591]

As much as I enjoyed Larry on Instagram, this is so much better. She has the sweetest face of any raccoon I've ever seen. Thanks for being there and being part of her story. And thanks for sharing, hopefully she'll be back next year. Happy New Year Evan.

[@joanna6569]

I've been living to see chris building a racoon house

[@inutaro]

I thought I was so alone with my raccoon journey during the pandemic. I gave my raccoon the name Bandit. She had a baby also who I babysat as well. But did not make it through to adulthood. This video really help me come to terms with that loss. I felt so responsible for its passing, even though it wasn't my fault. Its tough in our woods here... Thank you so much for this video. I never realized I was carrying that weight until this video helped me feel it. You are also a wonderful raccoon friend. Much love.

[@denn0134metnetedu]

Great video, following Larry (and you) on Twitter this summer helped me through as well. Long live Larry!

[@michaelcherry8952]

Just what the doctor ordered! At little bit of harmless insanity amidst the all too real insanity of 2020. Thank you for this. We REALLY needed it. Take care and have a Happy New Year and a much, much better 2021.

[@deeser]

Thank yo Evan. I needed that. Been missing your usual output, but this was just a perfect little virtual hug of a video.

[@JonathasJunior]

We need Larry in 2021

[@Chuck59ish]

While you got stuck on an island, I got stuck in the house with C. Difficile, went to Emergency for a leg wound, I'm a Diabeteic and really thin skinned, and was prescribed the wrong antibiotics and a couple of weeks later end up back at Emergency and ended up spending a week in isolation in the hospital. Today is actually the first day I've felt well enough to get out of the house. Now I'm watch the World Junior Hockey championship from Edmonton. Have a HAPPY NEW YEAR and hope larry comes back in spring.

[@jessicajae7777]

This is one of the best videos I've seen in a long time. Loved the peanuts reference. The Larry house was the sweetest thing ever. I've been trying to tame a wild crow, soooo.....

[@riley2898]

Mother and baby raccoons come out to forage for food. Safer in the daytime, less predators.

[@henriqueschmitz7520]

Ah, the KZbin algorithm is a harsh mistress. Took me over a month to find this gem, and only because I had to search for the name of some phallic canadian town. I am happy I did tho. It's nice to see the same Evan there still, making the most out of unusual experiences. It must have been harsh to be a youtuber who makes travel videos in 2020. I hope you are alright and that it hasn't gotten too dark for you. Keep finding meaningful things to do like Larry, both you and us will be happier like that.

[@bomoknows999]

I can feel the multi-layered depression. Balkan skills.

[@RijackiTorment]

Absolute gold! I think many of us needed this year to be able to slow down, reflect, and find different directions. We were the privileged that could isolate and didn't have to interact with people daily and I think, rather I hope, many of us also reflected on that, too.

[@HipyoTech]

HOW DID IT TAKE 4 DAYS FOR KZbin TO RECCOMEND THIS TO ME

[@BatCaveOz]

10 out of 10 for effort.

[@Squossifrage]

You could have just bought a Switch and played Animal Crossing like the rest of us...

[@bennyrlucas]

This sparks joy. I've missed these videos, but the wait was worth it.

[@oldfrend]

i see you also tamed a wild chris hadfield, who appeared.

[@wakingcharade]

Canadian travel documentary youtuber goes crazy, forms bonds with raccoons. I really missed your videos this year, but I appreciated all the small twitter updates. Thought about your videos on the Karabakh a lot. I also sometimes wondered how your series might one day cover the scenes of the protests here in America. I know that must have been hard, being stuck on an island in Canada with your camera, however scenic, while 2020 happened around the world. Thank you for sharing Larry with us.

[@ArchFundy]

Welcome Back Evan! Your a lucky dude that has Canada's coolest dude ever to help ya build props for your vlog. Glad to see you both made it thru this year OK. Looking forward to more Rare Earth when this mess is behind us. Be well and Happy New Year.

[@SamTahbou]

My year has been far from ok, but thank you for the sentiment. I will look forward to more travel vids in the future.

[@JoshuaDb_The_Witness]

I respect this video so much. Love the candor. Welcome back!

[@OmegaSparky]

OMG! There is something really rediculous about what's going on at 8:15. Think about it. Chris has been to space, multiple times, for long periods of time. And yet, there he is building school bus props for a raccoon that his adult son has befriended. Love it. So good.

[@beckyprante2534]

Great story. One time we saved some orphaned racoons. We little by little left them outside to experience and one day they went away. We thought we would never see them again, but one night at 2 am there was a knocking at our door and the babes came running inside the hose to say hello, get something to eat and left to never return. They just let us know they were okay and still thought about us.

[@Digephil]

I'm glad you and Chris could have some fun making the house for Larry! You didn't have to make this video, but I'm glad you did.

[@kirawelty]

Absolutely wonderful as always Evan. Thanks for everything you do for us.

[@MrGevaY]

It's good to have you back. Thanks for a sweeter year-end and praise the Larry