The Try Guys Recreate Awkward Middle School Photos

[@allison8396]

I almost cried when Zach said Eugene looked strong, that was such a sweet moment. It's nice to see both of them where they are now given how hard it's been in the past

[@Alex-rain9]

I actually cried and I agree... That was sweet and it is amazing to see such differences in those two photos being acknowledge by Zach. Being able to express yourself and who you trully are with close friends is such an empowering moment, especially when they recognised themself the fact that you have grown stronger because of your experiences and congratulate you for being who you desire to be and the difficulties you had to encounter. (sorry for the quality of my english and the long comment ! xD Have a great day btw

[@RakaAbhirama29]

When?

[@harmankang6883]

Stop

[@allison8396]

@@RakaAbhirama29 About 14:07

[@aichitoshiki1321]

It really is sweet

[@fordrsd]

Ned asking his neighbours if it was okay to prank them before his friends came over is the most Ned thing ever

[@littlebird5207]

Oh my god, yes!

[@littlebird5207]

wing 2786 it’s the middle school way, acting cool ... but with responsibility- and with permission from your parents... and your neighbors... and your cat ... and Jesus (or whatever ones’ religion is).

[@tryingmybest7659]

Little Bird 👏🏼😂

[@beeingee]

His mom made him tho

[@GalaxyPrincessK]

His mom made him do it

[@michilovesyou1735]

so we're just not gonna talk about how Keith finessed his middle school into giving him a trophy for selling candy for money????

[@shelbyg.8553]

Work smarter not harder

[@caroldoughty418]

lol

[@averybadidea1469]

@Yusuf Ali I thought you said executed and got way more excited than I should have been

[@All_Gnatty]

Yeah, I ran every business in my high school most of the staff didn’t find out but the ones that did helped me and gave me a ‘storefront’ in their classrooms

[@olivialidster392]

Eugene: divorced parents, bullied about being Asian, in the closest. Zach: struggling with OCD. Keith: selling illegal candy/lollies. Ned: ✨ʜᴏᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇs ᴛᴇᴄ✨

[@Hayvin._Rena]

Kinda reminds me of Freddie from icarly

[@RoganLaughs]

nahhhh reminds me of Gordo from Lizze Mcgurie

[@justme72728]

Turns out, he's a ✨ fucking up his perfect life✨ kinda guy

[@Qdaman17]

@@justme72728 yeah, maybe Ned thought he could get a way with it, it’s sad but it’s also not that unexpected, people with great lives that think nothing bad can happen to them tend to cross the line

[@princessfaith925]

So you're telling me Ned *wasn't* married in middle school?? He wasn't always Ariel's husband??? that doesn't make any sense

[@chessborger1256]

Exactly, the government is hiding something about Ned.

[@fungisus1157]

Wait he was never married at one time? Lol your lieing it cant be

[@elsōland]

he never mentioned not being married at a young age, I’m pretty sure he’s been wed since the womb.

[@heyryanisonx3141]

@@elsōland Ned + Wes = Wed

[@fungisus1157]

@@elsōland *before the womb

[@mysa3041]

2:28 "...in reality I looked like a young Dwight Schrute" The accuracy XD

[@buddah8706]

I was dead

[@thewinstonnewscompany6637]

somehow i read that as shane dawson =(

[@wwalnut]

1:31 this one look even more like Dwight 😂😂😂

[@katherineli4399]

ned in middle school: obsessed with computers, a coding prodigy no wonder he got into yale

[@miguelm5450]

@Lady Seashell Bikini that's yale -_-

[@Jai_moss07]

@Lady Seashell Bikini do you know which one, because I'm kinda curious

[@akarisunflower1688]

Miguel M Yale it is a college not a high school 🙃

[@RachelPallatin]

Not all computer nerds can get into Yale, but we all get along. :P

[@nbbim2012]

The sadness in Eugene's eyes is beyond heartbreaking. So glad he's finally being who he really is now!!!!!

[@chun9889]

Yeah same!

[@Tati_ab]

Young Ned looks like a kid I’d have a crush on from a Disney Chanel original movie

[@brightsalot]

Tati Bullock 🤯 omg totally. Like straight outta the thirteenth year

[@nicoleyhope96]

Malcom in the Middle

[@oliviasneed6867]

Tati Bullock yes thank you

[@cassiopeia6357]

And would draw and write our initials

[@niksalimahnikabdullah8159]

I literally have a crush on young Ned

[@annayang347]

All the other try guys: Trying hardest to replicate photo only Eugene: Does the same but then has a whole photoshoot with different poses and decides to get rid of the shirt

[@McSkzzle]

im sorry the only thing i can focus on is that your pfp is jeonghan

[@coppersandsprite]

I think that he needed to do that because of the emotions that were coming up.

[@seungkwanbaby1241]

Anna Yang I see you fell into the diamond life😏😏

[@moziel8506]

gay

[@ajunicee]

Seungkwan Baby I see y’all are intellectuals

[@avaboswell8938]

*is nobody gonna talk about how ned could’ve been a model or smth as a teenager*

[@mariesdal1161]

ava boswell he is a very beautiful man.. especially then

[@ifur666]

always been my fav try guy but...back then he especially reminded me of young jonathan brandis

[@allyouneedislove3218]

He is (and was) very handsome, in my opinion the most handsome out of all the try guys

[@mayorofloserville1854]

He looked like a tiny Backstreet Boy.

[@Khushi-jl8mj]

OMG yeah he was cute af

[@gumiho3099]

Young ned is literally _the 90's stereotype of that young kid who's perfect, that lives next door but likes your bestfriend and not you..._

[@yashica__]

Ariel being my best friend sounds better to me though.

[@mirandachen8189]

YES he was so cute

[@yveewong]

😭🤣

[@SomeGuyOnYT]

Oddly specific

[@danielavelazquez3551]

Cory Matthew

[@hollycaylynn9370]

I definitely would've had a crush on Ned in middle school what a cutie.

[@raekumor]

Holly Caylynn I was literally just about to comment the same thing I would TOTALLY

[@averyrenberg4906]

SAME

[@sannelaces8127]

Same 😍

[@stephaniejerrell8000]

same but I was lookin rough and he would’ve never even see me

[@chard-on]

Ned's still a cutie, wdym

[@lilyr.majeski7125]

“The worst years of your life.” Me: I AGREE.

[@Equa11ysurl]

Rosie Posie YES

[@Ecdemaniac]

Wait for high school

[@cl03cl]

Rosie Posie it really was

[@Hexxous]

Cletus The III I'm a junior in high school and middle school was so much worse.

[@charlotteannpaisley5023]

Cletus The III I think high school is not going to be that bad

[@jacs2cents98]

Eugene’s photo is the epitome of, “It gets better.” Because it really does. I wish my middle school self knew that.

[@jacksonajj85]

Jacs2cents for sure

[@laurenlanterns4376]

Me too

[@ednacole7148]

Same

[@mirii7]

@@RickyRegal. they aren't talking about looks, they mean in an emotional and personal way

[@tiacho2893]

I grew up a Korean kid in a small town in Ontario, Canada. Yeah, I relate.

[@bikopanko]

Why is no one talking about Eugune’s glow up like D A N G

[@reychellbrooks6276]

Exactly what I’m thinking

[@amberwoods5101]

Ikr WTF?

[@noarazinsky3955]

Exactly what I thinking

[@briannam8625]

frrr

[@emperorblob7886]

Young Ned looks like Malcolm from Malcolm in the Middle

[@crabtoes2210]

"we would light fireworks and ring peoples doorbells" oh so ned was *that* kid

[@rayax2805]

crab toes BUT he was that kid who got permission first. 😂

[@scout3038]

*that* kid

[@morganmarsh1276]

@@rayax2805 I mean, if that isn't Gemini culture idk what is... doing stupid stuff but not having the confidence or reassurance to do so alone

[@boniwons]

He was THAT kid, but he asked for permission before he did it 😂😂😂

[@cabbage2125]

he was the kid that i would have had a crush on... AHAH

[@reeseslightning11]

I would have crushed on Ned *hard* in middle school. Damn. And Eugene is the definite example of what a glow-up is.

[@sheilamendoza477]

I 100% agree with you

[@bbatiny]

Idk... I would be the one who would have had a crush on the middle school Eugene...

[@deaf-tomcat]

ok but Eugene was also a looker then!!

[@sheilamendoza477]

@@deaf-tomcat Eh not really

[@Urmomdot.com69]

Factss

[@umno6347]

Keith sounds like the middle school kid everyone wanted to hang out with.

[@raffy234]

yeah right ?? :D

[@Seeitall728]

I’m sorry but Keith just sounds so goddamn cool in middle school making illegal candy like and then getting an award for it makes my life

[@harinder13137]

IK RIGHT

[@mira.r]

keith the candyman!

[@MoonEmpath29]

For real! 🥰

[@danielabondad1409]

no one: literally no one: eugene: somehow ended up shirtless again

[@haleym3725]

daniela laino it’s like a hobby at this point 😂

[@gracehowell.]

He's actually Captain Kirk!

[@sonsiehollingsworth5342]

Hahahaha !!! Yup 😆😆

[@shinyxu7064]

Zach and Eugene are so open and honestly relatable as they talked about who they were in middle school.... I'm glad they've both come a long way to accepting themselves. And yes I was crying as they described their middle school years.

[@sarahkuder5018]

Ikr?!😢😢

[@DReivenn55]

Me too.

[@LauraLaura-mv4xh]

dude same. I feel like most of us tried to blend in but deep down as little kids we knew that we just weren't as bubbly as kids "should" be. and now that we're adults we see that's fine and I just wish I could tell that to my little 9 yo self that was going through some sh*t that wasn't even her fault but that dragged her along

[@keerthikumar3417]

@@LauraLaura-mv4xh same !! If I could go back I'll tell my 9yr old self that he did good and never gave up and I'm proud .

[@Karin_Allen]

Absolutely. *My* parents got divorced when I was in middle school, and my mother took me and my brother back to her home town. I knew no one there, I was just hitting puberty, and I seemed to have lost the ability to make new friends. So I would just sit against the fence at recess and cry. But now I can imagine my current self sitting down next to that little girl and telling her it'll be okay, I understand everything she's going through, and she's going to have a really weird and amazing life one day. So much love to Zach and Eugene for being so vulnerable. I love you guys!

[@ostephoo7712]

Nobody: Zach: “I looked like a young Dwight Schrute” That should not have been as funny as it was 😭

[@vanessadixon5544]

o Steph o O it’s even worse because it was so true

[@myutoob0279]

But Dwight is actually cute... So I think it's a good comparison.

[@Jackieb741]

So accurate

[@parkchaes]

“i can see the sadness behind your eyes in this photo and... it’s gone. you look strong. you look indignant. you look like you’re going to stand up to the world.” this made me want to cry :(

[@chisol3508]

That was beautiful and really embodies who eugene is now 😊

[@AP-jz1eh]

saaame i teared up when he said that!!

[@julesoxana3630]

Same :'(

[@summer_the_rae]

What Keith did in middle school: -Got a girlfriend -Had a makeout session -Made a business -Made $400 What I did in middle school: -Pined after straight girls

[@jessieamber.]

Made well over $400!

[@vesta2758]

me too tho

[@gracekelly652]

MOOD

[@quilk4852]

$150 a week means he made way more than $400 in all of middle school

[@millzskillz]

Summer Rae my best friend has a business and has made profit of over $1000

[@1r3n3]

ned was *SO* *_CUTE_* in middle school wtf

[@arthemisheranyxx7966]

URΔNUS finally someone said it

[@mariecc2339]

THIS IS WHAT I CAME FOR😂he was daddy before he was a daddy

[@breejackson134]

@@mariecc2339 i have been crying laughing at this comment for 6 mins lol

[@stinkyrat2960]

OMGGG

[@marie.777]

YES

[@nadineramirez5418]

if my husband doesn’t act the way ned did when he took off his ring i really don’t want it

[@lukescrains1446]

lmao that's what i was thinking... like if you're not this proud to be married whats the point

[@ayenntapar3061]

p

[@mikachouuu]

@@lukescrains1446 EXACTLY

[@metalhead6548]

Nadine Ramirez one time my dad lost his ring when taking the trash out when my parents were young, he was divested when he didn’t feel the ring in his finger once he got into the shower. He found it like two days after tho.

[@andikaputri2625]

OMG IKR! LIKE HE REALLY TAKES A GOOD CARE OF THAT RING I CANT EVEN 😭

[@DarlingNikki]

5:23 Ned: "I have to take off my wedding ring..." Yeah, you're probably about to recreate that too.

[@laurencazares1513]

BAHAHAHAHAHGAGSGAHSGH I CAAAANT

[@inosukeinosuke-od4gd]

LMAO😭

[@growing_paynes]

Mildly disappointed that Zach didn’t get to hold a real cat

[@Jadeskorpion]

Seriously, how hard could it be to find a real cat for a picture!

[@mkiroussiva9048]

"This is like the saddest kid ever and this is shawn mendes for calvin klein"

[@charmer_]

its really awesome to see how he grew to love himself in the end ʕᵔᴥᵔʔ

[@tae2248]

Its really heartwarming watching Eugene try to recreate his passive, closeted, sad memories and then be like "okay that's fine let's go take shirtless photos of me somewhere else." Like it's obvious that he's grown so much and I think that's really sweet.

[@Karin_Allen]

And I loved his story about the teacher who understood him and changed his life. At least a couple of teachers did the same for me, and I'm sure most of the rest of you had someone like that in your lives. Nothing beats a good teacher.

[@haleym3725]

Amy Rae he looks sooooo different!!

[@sk8ergurl327]

A truly inspiring person

[@blackmould]

And that’s on character development

[@idroppedmychicken]

Imagine being Eugene’s middle school teacher and then seeing him shirtless in like- every single video.

[@yeontan7566]

@@amberwoods5101 bruh- 😂

[@gothbugbite]

haha i have his middle school teacher for one of my classes

[@rulerthelion860]

You can see him more than just shirtless in some videos 🤭

[@aur9035]

@@gothbugbite really? Was it ms keller? (Or whatever he said her name was)

[@royannaa]

@@aur9035 my captions said Koehler

[@aayushisah3080]

Ned was a heartthrob. Bet most girls in his school had a crush on him.

[@pierrelemagnifique205]

Voldy thank you (my name is ed)

[@kywupid]

Poisoned Bytoxic she said Ned

[@aayushisah3080]

@@pierrelemagnifique205 bruh come on, I was clearly talking about Ned not you. And btw who tf are you?

[@aayushisah3080]

@Taryn Chao idk other girls liked that or not. But I absolutely love computer games and computer freaks attract me! If I was in his school at that time, I would surely had a crush on him.

[@stevenzucchini6959]

I really hope you’re not just some 30 year old man who is calling an 11 year old attractive

[@dorissaclaire]

Eugene: “Texas...realized I was gay in 6th grade...oh and my parents got divorced! It was the worst time!” Me: “ooofffff, felt” .

[@wolf.kid5628]

Me too

[@Mhospitality]

Nobody: Literally nobody: Zach: "they thought I was a women because my balls where mid dropping"

[@youcandoit7408]

keith's candy selling story, eugene's story about the teacher who directed him towards film making and zach's story about discovering that all his childhood idols also had mental illnesses just like normal people were really beautiful and wholesome.

[@moniqueguevara6274]

Ok so Eugene story is very powerful. But no one is mentioning Zach’s. Mental Health is very difficult to talk about and for Zach to say that he wants to accept it especially being aware of it now is beautiful.

[@badlandsghost]

I think its because zach has talked about his issues before whereas eugene never really has, plus its very rare for asian men to talk about mental health or really anything deeply emotional.

[@annastascia878]

Alastriana Teregov just because he’s talked about them before doesn’t make it any less meaningful.

[@badlandsghost]

@@annastascia878 i never said it did. Im saying its more suprising that eugene did.

[@shaniawashington8523]

Same I think we all know there’s stuff Eugene will and won’t talk about he’s not that open when it comes to that stuff but Zach is and to hear him talk about it is kinda surprising

[@edwardcatt2399]

If mental health is "difficult to talk about" then why do people bring up whatever history of illness they have so readily _and_ wear it as a badge of honor? If anything I've yet to meet anyone who _didn't_ drop personal details in lieu of any provocation from me.

[@indecisiveliv]

90% of the comments: Ned was so hot wtf the other 10%: Eugene having a full on photoshoot wow

[@RobbieStacks90]

Ned looks like crap in 2020. I would think he's a homeless guy. I look better than I did in 2000 because I'm an alpha male who's aged like a fine wine.

[@txkyocity2452]

@@RobbieStacks90 ok but that's rude

[@allysilman1631]

@@RobbieStacks90 I really hope this is satirical, otherwise its just emarassing...

[@sweeperboy]

@@allysilman1631 My general rule of thumb: anyone who *calls himself* an "alpha male" is probably not one. It's worked pretty well up until now.

[@randomgrmlin]

@@RobbieStacks90 *Sarcasam* I bet you get a lot of girls, huh?

[@hez_am_i2448]

Wait - so Ned wasn't a jock? They were all kinda nerdy.... almost seems like Keith was the least nerdy.........

[@sophiap8980]

Yale graduates are absolutely not allowed to be jocks!

[@bradley322]

What about people that played sports at Yale?

[@sophiap8980]

bradschuss322 twas a joke.

[@DaniJHollis]

@@bradley322 funny enough in the podcast Ned says that yale's sports teams kinda sucked lol

[@sssam844]

Which is weird😂

[@harlanhardway5955]

Ned asking permission to ding-dong-dash is the most adorable thing ever.

[@aur9035]

Time stamp?

[@yeah88942]

@@aur9035 starts at around 6:00 !

[@kaylarose402]

Eugene: I’m the oldest Try Guy. Me: *spits out Capri Sun*

[@louisa2178]

I know, right ??!!!

[@kintokatt7004]

Asian don't raisin

[@unlinedwork]

Are Capri Sun still available?! What have I been doing for 20 years drinking fruit punch like a chump?

[@mariaysuflor]

@@unlinedwork They're still available! They've never been out of the market

[@Hestorzg]

Kinto Katt he looks his age

[@JanPyt]

Ned having to go around to his neighbors and ask for permission to prank is exactly why he turned out so nice 😂❤️

[@OhBoyILoveTomatoes]

Ah middle school the worst- I mean the, uh, weirdest time to be alive? ...no it’s the worst

[@rahtjesu]

Nah man that’d be highschool I feel like death cuz of it 🤢

[@AxxLAfriku]

GAGAGAGAGAAGAG this is wonderful! PRANK! It is terrible! I looked in the mirror and saw something UNPRETTY: my face. GAGAGAGAG! But I am happy again because I have TWO HOT GIRLFRIENDS and I make cool YT videos with them! Good evening, love and peace, dear rufus

[@vibesluxx]

bruh u prob in middle school

[@OhBoyILoveTomatoes]

RickXi, yup

[@wrenrix]

Wait I saw another comment with this exact same thing

[@ssugarmagnoliaa9552]

i can’t wait for my youthful cheeks to shed off and reveal the bone structure of a god like eugenes did & if it never happens for me i’m suing

[@katie5822]

Just turned 25 and I’m still waiting for cheekbones :/

[@Luisa-mu9yw]

24 and never lost my fat baby cheeks

[@kiaraprabhu7080]

Who are you suing?? lmaooo

[@ianbyrne465]

@@kiaraprabhu7080 god

[@kenyanbee753]

Still waiting for mine at 26

[@catherineb.8311]

Ned **shows an old photo without ariel** me: sounds fake but okay

[@kandasamylogeshwari4892]

weird but true

[@Corey5268]

Being forced to reckon with the fact that there was a time before Ned was married.

[@justme72728]

I hate him so much for what he has done

[@cecefernandes5657]

"I didn't feel capable of hanging" This is exactly how I feel. It's not that people are mean or anything I just don't...fit into that group. I'm not capable of hanging out.

[@molly6311]

Live Louder This was me as a child/teenager and it’s still me now as a grown adult. Finally realized most people aren’t like that when I started therapy 🙃

[@ihatedmyoldnamesoheresanew7204]

I relate. I have a few people I talk to, but I'd rather call them people I talk to rather than friends cause I don't wanna seem clingy or weird or autistic.

[@tn8783]

I complete get that, and it sucks bc I don’t know how to change it :/

[@mollys4443]

i hated my old name so here's a new one -autistic does make sense in your statement.

[@lampekartoffel]

I know this sounds cliché, but it has a lot to do with the people around you and how comfortable you are with them. From I was 3-18 I only had one person I saw as a real friend. He's still my best friend today, but during my boarding school year (in Denmark we have a special type of boarding schools which like 1/3rd of the population go to one for 1-3 years) That year I learned that there are other people as weird as me and they accepted me for who I was, so when I went to high school I was so extremely lucky as to randomly ending up being paired with this one classmate who befriended me and introduced me to her amazing group of friends! I'm still really bad around people in general but this one group of friends I'm extremely comfortable around and I feel so relaxed it barely drains me to be with them even though I'm very introverted Anyway, what I mean to say with this little story is, I've been where you are and I have hope that one day you will find "your people" - hang in there😊

[@omgsomeonesomewhereonearth5936]

Why does young Ned look like every boy I had a crush on when I was 13 this is not fair

[@alicewaters4238]

Upasana Mondal Ned looks like my fourth grade crush

[@omgsomeonesomewhereonearth5936]

@@telepathicmagicshop Bro, I was 13 5 years ago, things haven't changed much lol

[@isabellamccormick4992]

He looks like every boy I had a crush on 4th grade - 7th grade

[@nyxion2771]

Yeah, he looks handsome even at current age to be honest. I'm 17, so no weird implications, just genuinely complimenting. 🥺

[@omgsomeonesomewhereonearth5936]

@@nyxion2771 Same, and he does!! Especially as of like two years (??) ago. I mean, I'm sure he was handsome before that as well but I definitely started noticing it since then

[@patchy_q]

When Eugene laughed after talking about the worst time of his life... I felt that

[@maggieironcloud]

Middle school me would’ve definitely been crushing on middle school Ned

[@feraguilar4175]

Yesss! Haha he looked just like Frankie Muniz

[@geckopecko]

lmao same

[@sarbiacarmona510]

Me too

[@allyouneedislove3218]

Absolutely

[@SasukeUchihaOfTheSound]

Samee

[@grace-sv7kf]

"In reality, I looked like a young Dwight Schrute."

[@valeriadelrio-rodriguez4953]

He did lol

[@Dj2anime]

So...Zach and Eugene made me teary, Ned looked like the guy half the grade had a crush on, and Keith was a freaking entrepreneurial kid genius.

[@alesiahoxha7181]

THE FACT THAT YOUNG NED LOOKS LIKE YOUNG LEO DI CAPRIO NEEDS MORE HYPE

[@grape2380]

Eugene looks like that Asian Uncle who just shows up at a family gathering, even tho we don't know where he lives or even his number, he just shows up and sits at the farthest table.

[@bunnynomz]

omg💀

[@charulsahu]

I am an indian & i can relate

[@slu66y]

SIR KAPS A LOT alright it’s past your bedtime, kiddo. i hope you felt good and satisfied after writing that comment and being a troll on the internet, now go to bed

[@Bagruf]

you must be fun at parties

[@slp_9296]

@@TOXX1CCC Aww, I think someones a little grumpy

[@clown-cult96]

I’m shook by how smart Ned is and how low key he is about that

[@kcblachere152]

he legit went to Yale and I always forget

[@alysonshorthouse8858]

Everything Eugene tells us about his backstory is just heartbreaking. He is such an amazing and inspirational person now, and I know his past has helped form that, but I really wish he hadn't gone through all that.

[@RobbieStacks90]

What's heartbreaking? That's his problem if he's insecure for liking dudes. God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve, but don't start crying like a little girl if people clown you for your fruity ways. You think we alpha males are a problem because of that "toxic masculinity" concept you made up, but this guy isn't even comfortable in his own skin. That's toxic insecurity.

[@ajunicee]

Zenigundam why don’t you Adam and leave

[@sweeperboy]

@@RobbieStacks90 Ah, that "alpha male" thing again.

[@maniestacio9245]

菲丝 I’m dead 😭

[@Pickles145]

@@RobbieStacks90 What is it with "Alpha males" and spreading negativity? Don't you have anything better to do than being rude in a comment section on youtube?

[@fairybells]

Ned was actually cute when he was younger I would have had a crush on him Edit: holy crap 2.2k likes!? THANK YOU :)

[@amberwoods5101]

Same😂

[@lilymeia06]

Same hahaha

[@breanasanchez1579]

I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME

[@NightingaleFlorine]

@Maya Amos no its not ahahaha

[@bxbbletae1268]

I wouldn't, I don't "fall" for looks.

[@Lemon-ms3tu]

ok but Ned looked VERY cute when he was in middle school though

[@arielp2550]

This was my first thought too

[@Cainnetre]

He always looks cute (= and handsome

[@sundaycrane6581]

YES WHAT THE HECK

[@AS-vq2rh]

He's looked the exact same his entire life lol

[@anna-jh7zy]

And very different for some reason. Like it's his younger brother, not his younger self. They are both cute though :)

[@niranjananair5394]

"They just thought I was a woman." Zach 2020.

[@FritoBanditoify]

Eugene’s story gives me so much hope... just hearing him say “those were the worst times” and seeing him so bright and happy now... makes me believe i can be like that someday too Edit: Wow thank you so much for all the support... I was having a really bad day and coming home to this.. just ugh, thank you

[@laurenmaxell5917]

Being a teenager SUCKS. As soon as you get older people get nicer and become more mature, it will get better. Just hang in there😘😀💙

[@effynikki1221]

As an adult now, I hated being a teenager and now that I’m in my early 20s I know realise that the world isn’t as cruel as I thought it would be. I hope everything goes well for you

[@singingfan]

Hugs

[@mels3958]

Being a child at any aged sucked for me. I gained a lot of responsibility as an adult, but I also gained a lot of freedom and I after I moved away, I was finally allowed to be myself. Being an adult is mostly awesome!

[@moondropasmr8442]

Eugene at 12: Depressed and GAY. Me currently at 20: Felt that...

[@yulissaanahi7903]

I can’t imagine Ned asking permission to his neighbors like “ hey my friends and I want to do a prank, can we? -Yes!? “ walking home like a champ , oh well I guess I can imagine

[@iamnaominnedi]

Zach: Cooper, I need you to look at the camera. Cooper: Meow.

[@sellyadel9346]

I love this part XD

[@iamnaominnedi]

@@sellyadel9346 Lol, it was funny

[@mckenziedance28]

14:09 Zach: “I can see the sadness behind your eyes in this photo, and (now) it’s gone. You look strong.” I started tearing up IMMEDIATELY. Thank you Eugene for being who you are and being such an amazing role model for everyone who gets to see a piece of your journey.

[@AlienAceCat]

Same! It was eloquently put, Zach got it just right. The more Eugene shares of his history, the more I see the story of a tightly-closed bud blooming slowly but surely into a rare beautiful flower.

[@zlatkajupe]

Ned - Don’t lose my wedding ring!! Also Ned - I was having a consensual romantic relationship with a coworker

[@deepredd]

Big yike, this didn't age well.

[@danaezevely4150]

Eugene’s shout-out to Mrs Koehler totally empowers me as a teacher. We CAN make a difference. edit: these likes show just how greatly teachers are appreciated! Thank you! Also, shout out to Mrs. Glover who’s now in heaven...the teacher that inspired me to become a teacher.

[@elisewilliams3969]

Teachers can and DO make a difference! I've had teachers positively impact my life in such a drastic and positive life-giving way. Y'all and YOU are amazing, thank you so much for doing what you do!

[@btaylerpackard2475]

Yes! I had many teachers that meant a lot to me and helped me through harsh times and I think about them a lot. My highschool chemistry teacher, my 4th grade math teacher, my Sophomore year math teacher, a councilor (er?) In middle school. They all helped me accept myself a little more and more. Good teachers stick with a kid well into adulthood, I'm 21 now and I still think of little comments and moments that make me smile.

[@faith9196]

You definitely do!! Oh what would we do without you guys. I hope to one day become a teacher myself :’)

[@wolfiedoesstuff4787]

Wait... A teacher on Try Guys??? Where is this, I clearly do not know class *in the least.*

[@ditkind1340]

Danae Zevely I thought for a moment that you were Mrs Koehler, haha wow my brain crashed. 😂

[@serenitymercer]

"People I love and adore are effed up just like me." THIS WAS A TRANSFORMATIVE MOMENT IN EVERY NEURODIVERSE PERSON'S LIFE

[@MaryMahowich]

non-neurotypical gang 😎😎😎

[@kristenhoneywill2130]

It's so great to see someone using the correct term; "Neurodiverse" 😁👏 I get called different or abnormal for my autism all the time and it's a pain the in ass

[@serenitymercer]

@@kristenhoneywill2130 Yah! Of course! I'm glad you replied, it lets me know I'm not the only one saying this!

[@yurigouveawagner9432]

I always were very self concious about my add until I found a youtuber that also had it. He made me get way more confident.

[@laurazaetz2105]

I am an INFJ with ADHD, anxiety and depression. Am I neurodiverse? Sorry this is the first time I've heard it phrased like that.

[@scoutintime]

Eugene: Describes his photo Me: Almost crying

[@Spriggles256]

"What were you like in middle school?" Ah yes, suicidal.

[@lee_angie]

middle school is so fucking hard! like i almost don’t want to have children bc of it.

[@honeybeartoast3529]

still am😚🤚 middle school started it💔👋

[@asmimazumder5550]

For me its ,high school

[@xoackxo750]

This hit hard

[@leslieserrano3382]

Same hated it

[@maryooowoahh]

why does young ned look like young leo. like im seriously crushing over young ned in that picture

[@faiali2895]

Mary Moses young ned in that picture was like 11 lol you should not be crushing on him

[@maryooowoahh]

fai ali oopsies

[@elliethegreat9]

right?? omg id have had the biggest crush on him in middle school

[@sarahsevak3467]

i was just thinking that

[@virgil6290]

He looks like my dad when he was that age

[@Moss_Made006]

Eugene has come such a long way and I think i speak for everyone when I say I’m proud of him

[@Vicky-tc1fs]

Is no one going to mention that Ned kinda looks like young Leo Dicaprio in that photo :))

[@IvyG-C]

Vika Viktorija THAT EXCALTY WHAT I SAID BAHAHAHA

[@ava6359]

Vika Viktorija I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT

[@fatmah6097]

IKR

[@lexitucci5056]

Yup

[@BigCryptidEnergy]

That's so funny, I keep seeing Lindsay Lohan in that picture

[@oscarwilde5408]

Everytime Eugene talks about being sad when he was younger, it gives hope that I'll not be the way I am now, when I'm older.

[@Crabby-Abby]

You'll get there, I promise. It gets so much better.

[@aliasjsjsjs8783]

honestly young Ned looks like he would be the main character of some 90s sitcom

[@Kiwiohkiwi]

I think romcom would also work

[@stephtomkins1248]

I like that this wasn't just you guys recreating photos, it was you talking about your experiences and how you've grown, I feel like a lot of your audience would be able to relate really strongly with this video

[@RobbieStacks90]

Their experiences are corny. What a bunch of simpletons.

[@nunmcbuttcheekbleh2658]

@@RobbieStacks90 coming from someone with a face like yours that seems a bit hypocritical

[@RobbieStacks90]

@@nunmcbuttcheekbleh2658 Unlike these guys, I actually have great middle school stories. Action-packed ones Their stories ruined their own video, some of the lamest material I've heard in a while none of it was interesting, but then you have all these girls on here saying, "Omg that's so relatable!" like they wanna drop their panties for them. Says a lot when most of the people relating to your stories are females

[@TotallyNotRosie]

Zenigundam Ok and? They’re sharing parts of their personal lives, even if it’s not cool to you, it’s touching to us. If you’re not gonna share your middle school experiences, don’t brag about it

[@alicegallagher4061]

No one: Absolutely no one: Keith: shows up to pep rally in a cape🦸‍♂️

[@Clarinalein]

This may be a stupid question, but I am not from the US and I always wondered what "pep rally" really means. Sometimes it is translated as warming up (maybe for sports? Or is it pre drinking for a party?) and sometimes an election campaign - could anybody elaborate? 😅

[@alicegallagher4061]

@@Clarinalein don’t look at me I’m Irish but I’m pretty sure it’s like a pre sports thing idk🤣

[@spitfirerat]

Clarinalein usually it the marking of the end of a trimester but also before a sports game so they gather the students into the gym on bleachers or outside on bleachers and the sports teams preform lil skits or the teachers put on contests and you can win a shirt or something

[@spitfirerat]

Clarinalein this is the definition I got when I googled it to make sure I was correct, “A pep rally or pep assembly is a gathering of people, typically students of middle school, high school, and college age, before a sports event. The purpose of such a gathering is to encourage school spirit and to support members of the team. It is generally seen as an American phenomenon.”

[@Clarinalein]

@@spitfirerat a great thanks! :)

[@skye629]

9:13 I love how Eugene started having his own little photoshoot lol

[@kathleen4301]

"I can see the sadness behind your eyes in this photo and [now] it's-it's gone. You look strong, you look indignant. You look like you're gonna stand up to the world." My heart.

[@OneFlewOverTheCuckoo1999]

Kathleen I loved that quote and I know Eugene really loved hearing those words. *Stay strong Eugene*

[@cheshirealice8461]

I actually cried here

[@ellw7830]

I loved this quote

[@Luckcat16]

The look in Eugene's eyes in his middle school photo breaks my heart. Partly because I recognize it. I remember feeling the way he looked when I was in 6th grade. For all the kids going through that moment right now - your feelings are valid and you are worthy life and love.

[@skylerp5740]

Thank you. I'm a middle schooler dealing with a lot of tough shit right now similar to what Eugene was going through. I needed this

[@Luckcat16]

@@skylerp5740What you are going through is extremely difficult and there are no if ands or buts about it. My stuggle was different, but I was so sad. I was so sad and withdrawn somedays that it didn't even seem like I really existed. I was going through the motions and putting on a great show, but I wasn't present. I started on anti-depressants because I suffered long term emotional abuse and had a family history of clinical depression. They didn't cure me. I still felt awkward and out of place, but the long stretches of feeling nothing started to fade. Between remaining medicated and growing up I started to gain more confidence in myself. Eventually I decided that my mission in life was to make peoples lives better using the advantages I did have in life. I went to college and graduated. Then I went to law school and graduated. Then I failed the bar exam. I cried for 20 minutes, took a nap, then ate some pizza. That same afternoon I signed up for the exam again. I could only get through that so easily because I knew what real stuggle was. Real struggle is what you're doing right now. Now I'm waiting on the results again. I'm nervous, but I know I will be okay. Just like I know you will be okay. You're tougher than you know, but it's okay not to feel like it sometimes. I'm be sending you lots of love. ❤

[@mwahmaii]

LRCLaw this is so encouraging. i know it wasn’t for me, but thank you. everyday, i feel so lifeless. i feel the need to harm myself to put myself back in line. i don’t deserve friendships, i don’t deserve good connections with others. i’m selfish, ugly, fat, and just an awful person. i know i am. it’s so hard not to just yell at people or to die, but i’m trying. i’m trying for myself. i started writing a diary to let it out because i can’t go to anyone. if my parents find it, i’ll most likely be gone within 24 hours of them confronting me about it. i don’t have a good connection with them. i’m pretty sure my mom would rather want me dead and my dad is one of the reasons for my anxiety.

[@leakybumhole]

no

[@Luckcat16]

@@mwahmaii It was absolutely for you. It was for whoever needed to hear it and whoever it would resonate with. This is incredibly difficult particularly when you don't have someone who supports you. I think the journal is a wonderful idea and shows how much effort you are putting into helping yourself. If you have access to counseling or therapy it might be something to look into. I'm in therapy and I wish I had done it sooner. It has been immensely helpful. If you're not ready for that or don't have access to it, you can also find lots of suicide and self-harm hotlines where you can talk to people who can help you. It's okay to need help, we all do sometimes. That was really hard for me to accept, but once I did, I felt so much freer. It took many years for me to start figuring out that not everything in my life was my burden to bear. I was carrying a lot of things that did not belong to me. My mom's disability, my dad's abuse, they weren't ever mine. It wasn't my fault and I wasn't responsible to fix it. I'm still working on truly embodying that, but I'm making progress. The more I work on myself the better I feel because I am taking steps forward. Even when they are small steps, I am still moving forward. I'm sending you lots of love and good vibes on your journey forward.

[@AminahYasmin]

Zack: “... these four guys, dedicate their lives...” Me: to fighting crime. AND. The forces of EVIL *plays PowerPuff Girls theme song*

[@Evar0se]

DanceHeart143 zACH

[@moth6873]

*Sugar, Spice, And everything nice, these were the ingredients chosen to create the perfect little girls, but professor utonieum accidentally added an extra chemical to the cunncocsion CHEMICAL X.. Thus the powerpuff girls were born, using there ultra super powers, blossom, bubbles, and buttercup, have dedicated there lives to fighting crime and the FORCES OF EVIL* -music-

[@peebis._]

I mean same colors except purple so Eugene is the professor or evil monkey man cuz he’s kinda purple😂

[@taurus_art4264]

@@moth6873 it's extra ingredient

[@CiaraEliseFlo]

I need a Netflix original movie inspired by Eugenes life story asap.

[@MxCAT7]

*gasp* yes! That would get fucking emotional...

[@diip-ali1228]

Knowing netflix they'd probably screw it up somehow

[@shelbyhathaway6602]

I kind of want one for all of them. I feel like Eugene and zachs would be super inspirational. Keith’s would be like that Leonardo de caprio movie. I can’t think of the name right now. And Neds would be like breakfast club of sorts I feel.

[@jihyoshighnote]

Yessssss

[@helenfoster8969]

I know we always talk about Ned going to Yale BUT EUGENE WENT TO USC THAT’S HUGE

[@sofiemunkhvidegaard5730]

EXACTLY

[@faith9196]

Right??

[@basicbrownbitchnamaste4396]

His LinkedIn page says he got a 4.0 gpa too likeee whaaat 😴

[@aebeeceeonetwothree1377]

I know right?!??

[@kaya7853]

Ned was the boy every girl had a crush on.

[@cassandravee6321]

Yeah. He looked like a popular guy in school.

[@eggnims1426]

he looked so handsome (still does) but wow 😳

[@faerlywell]

I know I was just thinking that. I was like wow me at that age would've definitely had a crush on him at that age lol

[@sweetsalvation7143]

Is he gay?

[@fueledbyfood]

@@sweetsalvation7143 no bruh

[@aceofspades4930]

" i was staring off into the distance being depressed " isn't that the biggest middle school mood

[@annoyingmusiclover1936]

slow poke I completely disagree. everyone’s situations are completely different and cause different experiences.

[@xneptunianx]

Yes that is so true. My middle school years especially 6th grade was the hardest time of my life. I was dealing with so much depression and mental health issues.

[@xneptunianx]

slow poke Not really. I know some people that say middle school was really good for them. It’s a rare occurrence I suppose but some people have good luck ig.

[@yaxel2385]

👏🏻Just👏🏻 Stop 👏🏻

[@xneptunianx]

slow poke Hmm alright lmao

[@elledklddl4126]

It was empowering hearing Zach talk about his OCD because in I struggled (and still do struggle) with OCD.

[@PrimRooks]

Eugene’s story about the teacher who encouraged him to pursue filmmaking was so sweet; everyone needs that kind of teacher in their lives!

[@angeliki5135]

"I became secure with my insecurities." -Zach 2020 This is a motivating quote, thank you Zach. ^-^

[@shekinahakinfe8182]

Eugene's reaction to the picture made me realise that one day I'm going to look back at a photo of where I am now and I'm going to feel sorry for that girl because my life would be in a better place and I won't be that girl anymore. And that made me smile.

[@evanstarks7990]

Shekinah Akinfe same

[@raffy234]

hella motivational...

[@AK-jt7kh]

Exactly. As an adult, I can tell you this is 1,000% true! I had such a ROUGH time in middle school - no joke. I feel a lot of love and sympathy for that girl I was. I wouldn't have traded that experience in though if I could have, to be popular, and pretty, and all the rest of it - because going through that phase made me who I am. I love who I am today. I'm happy, I'm free. There's so much love in my life. I can express myself all of the time. I help animals find homes. I can go anywhere - do anything, and I'm my own boss! The kid I was back then made me who I am now. Never forget to look at the "bigger perspective". Your youth is just a few years of your life. Your adulthood is aaaalllll the rest. Better to have life suck as a kid if you're a happier adult. One day, you'll look back on where you were, and wish you could go back in time, give yourself a big hug, and tell you that it's all going to work out, and just to hang in there.

[@juliavandenakker9350]

Yes, and I wish I could talk to her back then!!! We would be besties, and I could help her out, and she could help me out!

[@itspowers9107]

@@AK-jt7kh If you dont mind me asking, do you work for an animal shelter? I was interested in doing this but I only see them looking for volunteers (not that I dont want to volunteer it's just that I need money and a stable income). How does one become their own boss at animal shelter, presuming that is what you do.

[@axatoonss4375]

Hands down, Ned was the hottest try guy as a kid. (Tbh still is) he like never aged?

[@amberwoods5101]

I know...just bearded😅

[@garnteerarsherman5675]

I would've definitely get my heart broken by him

[@jadastreater6154]

He reminds me of Andrew Shane Dawson’s videographer

[@avocados1707]

I KNOW RIGHT-

[@Imokayluv]

Ned hit his peak in his teens., a lot of white people do. I wouldn’t call him handsome rn, his face is just not it. Also his voice is even more of a turn off since it sounds like squidward’s. Now if we want to talk about personality rather than looks… still no. He’s a scumbag cheater. So there’s that

[@jalisaramos6091]

I would have had a big crush on middle school Ned 😳

[@fatmah6097]

large oof same tho

[@Okayme8080]

Same

[@ムu乃尺乇乇]

honestly thoo

[@529perla]

Same

[@tessaaugust4080]

wouldn’t we all?

[@monalu2640]

"I can see the sadness in your eyes... It's gone" That moved me

[@kyeomcheollie]

Imagine meeting Ned back then, the cool-smart-sweet handsome cute boy next door that you'd fall in love with. Welp. I was born on the wrong time.

[@nyxion2771]

He'd still be in love with his wife and have a child and say as a father.

[@amberwoods5101]

Holy fuck yes!

[@whodafuqareyou.whyareuusin4513]

SAMEE HUHU

[@whodafuqareyou.whyareuusin4513]

I WAS BORN ON THE WRONG PLACE AND IN THE WRONG TIME HUHU

[@jamiekliewer879]

Ariel: 👁👄👁

[@ShiGuyRadon]

I know it’s years later but hearing Zach talk about OCD is still extremely comforting. I was hospitalized for it so to hear someone I watched during those hard times has it too is really encouraging

[@한아름-o5h]

Now I see why Ned says he's the most handsome.

[@dadang9812]

Middle school Ned.. whoo. I’d send him a note in school.

[@Not.Maxton]

Me, a gay raised in Texas with Texas sized depression: *pats Eugene's shoulder sentimentally, but also trying to ignore the fact he keeps posing like an underwear model*

[@animater19]

Max BRO SAME

[@hbhtcr5707]

Eugene really took the opportunity and had a whole other photoshooot lmaooo

[@endtrapta3393]

ned: i was hot keith: i went to parties a lot zach: i was driving lamborghinis, sipping super dry martinis, in the tiniest bikinis on a yacht eugene: but i was depressed

[@sannahlykkemllerandersen1887]

that's just.. waow. great :)

[@phroobin]

If they new then, what they knew now!

[@endtrapta3393]

Ruben Alexander they would’ve looked within and let love in somehowwww

[@Emm_Er]

I was just listening to this! 😂😂

[@BH-ci3zc]

~An unhappy beauty queen Who dreamed to be Miss Argentina I had such low self-esteem I was a mess~

[@meow5770]

When Ned said he would ask his neighboors if he could prank him I was dead-- Imagine someone asking you that

[@megcammack2037]

The picture of Eugene when he was in 8th grade doesn’t look like him at ALL

[@devilconcrete2699]

The gLOW UP THO

[@pandesal6607]

most asians are like that they don't look like their younger self

[@emilymulcahy]

I thought he was more handsome back then, but I like a lil meat on the bones

[@FrillShiranui1426]

@@pandesal6607 yeah... same here

[@MarthaLuz05]

Meg Cammack I just made your comment 666... your welcome

[@allisonnorton999]

Oh my god when Keith starts talking about how he would sell candy at his school he immediately made me think of that show recess with the kid who would try to sell random stuff to the kids on the play ground 😂 and the jacket just adds to it

[@mai-ph9yo]

i used to sell bookmarks i made out of rainbow loom and i started a whole mini business with my friends

[@questioningotaku6252]

i wanna know what kind of candy he sold lol

[@allisonnorton999]

Questioning Otaku I know right?!

[@caiusallen495]

Everyone: aww little tryguys Zach: Ned is this when you first found porn?

[@santanauhl5346]

It was really nice of Zach opening up more on his OCD. As someone who struggles daily with it since I was a little kid, it's great to hear from someone I look up to also has faced something similar. Need to get actual OCD out there more as it's usually seen as a funny joke when someone is very organized. Thank you Zach. (: