Was 'Kid Nation' The Worst Reality Show Ever Made? | E1 - "I'm Trying To Be A Leader Here"

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1 Off-camera bleach drinking incident
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[@plexus]

This is less of a reality show and more of a twisted sociology experiment that you learn about in a high school sociology class the same day as the Stanford Prison Experiment

[@Rainaman-]

Thats what producer originally intended. CBS said nope and had it their way.

[@manband20]

This show is what would have happened if Total Drama Island wasn't completely scripted and had little adult supervision. Where that show was a great parody of stupid reality show tropes and did a great job of throwing a bunch of animated teenagers whose stereotypes would never have a conversation together just to see what happens, this show got a kid to drink bleach. Nuff said.

[@theleap2946]

Eric Stodolnik I’m just surprised no one has done the Stanford Prison Experiment as a trashy reality show yet. 😮😳

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

Or in the Vault Tech Experiment Enxyclopedia

[@rhymeswithpicard8202]

Eric Stodolnik we learned about this in my grade 12 law class

[@ZaoJin]

I love how that first kid was like “yeah I’m probably gonna die out here”

[@serenfan4565]

The first line from a kid in this show set the tone for the rest of the show lol.

[@14kolbster]

New Hampshire gang

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

"He knows too much! He's too dangerous to live another second!"

[@Mrjmaxted0291]

*chuckles* I'm in danger.

[@LongWindedUsername]

I also watched this video!

[@thebitcoinest4869]

Fun Fact: Sophia, in a Q&A on YT years after the show, revealed that she actually DID plan a revolution and attempted to stage a coup against the Town Council but the producers stopped her, saying "That's not how the show works"

[@VCMRR]

If they allowed it ,this would have been awesome as a kid civil war

[@motalurd7101]

Agreed that is brilliant and again like something out of a fictional show

[@mischr13]

typical. americans gotta squash any revolutionary spirit

[@jaysharpESQ]

Is the America Revolution and oxymoron?

[@royriley6282]

Girl (from Florida): "I feel like I'm surrounded by idiots." Guess she ain't gonna be homesick.

[@stinky2367]

As a Floridian, you're not wrong.

[@ttvMaterwelonJen]

I live in Florida (Not born there) and my family calls them floridiots

[@joshuaespinoza8325]

floridian here. sorry to say i agree. lots of people here are just plaun dumb

[@JackMensahBonsu]

Thats Sofia for ya.

[@mrsleep0000]

I mean, if the girl from FLORIDA is saying that...where did they find these rubes?

[@adamdernis]

The line that completely pulled me in "I'm a laborer now and this morning I got up at 6. I scrubbed toilets, I did laundry and I hauled a big barrel of water. And I just got 10 cents and I can't afford a game of jacks"

[@FieryFlamingFajitas]

Hahaha that young girl sounded old and weary when she said that 😳

[@jimpyre5038]

The girl understands!

[@supersizesenpai]

that girl was the echo of an entire society. lol

[@SoCalJellybean]

Avishai Dernis Right?! It’s like, “Smart-Before-Your-Time-Girl, you just won the keys to the kingdom... err, I mean, adulthood! ENJOY!!”

[@Nelcomarproductions]

yeah she has no understanding on economics and the law that you are payed based on the value you provide. Also back then things cost more expensive due to the vast labor costs that where needed to make said object. Unlike now where those items are cheaper due to machinery and automation.

[@justyoureverydaypig3716]

I’m pretty sure this is how Australia started.

[@violenceisfun991]

😂😂

[@DennisAlexioAndyHug]

Lol

[@koilamaoh4238]

Prety sure it was prisoners and some lost amazon tribes..

[@thomaschavarria4003]

koila maoh everybody knows that, he just made a joke.

[@koilamaoh4238]

@@thomaschavarria4003 I know, mine was joke too :) some of it anyway hehe. Aborigines were the original OG's..

[@number1fansince]

This show backfired on the producers cuz the kids actually knew what was going on and adults didn't give em enough credit...

[@hobnoblin5477]

I also heard they purposefully sabotaged the town in various ways to manufacture drama. For instance throwing a bunch of garbage in the middle of town so they could say the kids had a "Garbage problem" they needed to fix.

[@thatsickmao]

Your profile is evil and I legit thought it was a hair

[@chaseramos4865]

your photo is too white I can see the circle. Try taking a screenshot of the youtube comment section background and overlaying the hair onto it.

[@Brandonjones1313]

종이비행기 this was a dumb statement

[@inspiringothers7197]

종이비행기 let me guess, you’re 14. You realise you in fact become a huge deal more intelligent as you grow up through your teen years into early adulthood(your 20s). Your brain hasn’t even finished developing until you’re a young adult(18-25 on average). This is why kids are far far more gullible and naive.

[@DioBrando-dw4fk]

- “That was good” -Anjay “This is cool” -Anjay Truly an optimist

[@tam7254]

Stfu Dad

[@beboy3267]

Oof

[@nerdemojireal]

Giorno Giovanna hi dude

[@rohanspen8170]

@@tam7254 So you're the Italian boi Jotaro asked Koichi to find?

[@ninecrowns871]

Anjaaaaaaayyyyyyy

[@BabyK18316]

This could’ve turned into Lord of the Flies if they didn’t have cameras

[@stanleymawuli2174]

My favorite story book

[@temo810]

that sht is fking messed up but the ending is just.... 🤷‍♂️

[@theguywhowentthere3346]

imagine the ratings!

[@eddiemarohl5789]

Which one is gonna fall and split their head open tho?

[@bigbabado8296]

@@eddiemarohl5789 Probably Jimmy

[@carloseduardoazevedodossan36]

This is like if Total Drama was real and somehow worse

[@termartion9007]

That’s survivor your talking about

[@themaczter9024]

Termartion - you’re*

[@themaczter9024]

Total Drama Island is awesome, what are you talking about?

[@ericx6969]

@@themaczter9024 he said worse lol

[@themaczter9024]

eric23443219091 - He said “somehow worse”, as if it is unlikely for something to be worse than Total Drama Island.

[@AnimaRandom]

Stanford prison experiment 2: children boogaloo

[@wolverine3219]

😂😂😂

[@special-jin4863]

Anima 🤣

[@wafflenixon1767]

hhhHHHOOLLYY

[@HS-mn6jc]

Jesus lmao

[@heisenberg8460]

The belko experience part 2

[@wormsforbrains6029]

This is basically Lord if the Flies mixed with Holes

[@elviralopez5275]

Lmaooooo

[@user-mp4gz6xs3w]

Finally I’m not the only one

[@softyspectre8125]

yeah basically

[@zaqareemalcolm]

Oh my god

[@RyanAnthonyDigitalMedia]

“Sometimes I feel like I’m surrounded by a whole bunch of dumb people..” Welcome to adulthood, Sophia

[@someguyparagon5273]

Wow I've never heard of this show and man she has a point...

[@MrJoekinggiant74]

Amen!

[@user-wd5sb5ce8b]

Wasnt it the point of the show? (apart the very subject of this video)To teach valuable lessons of adulthood?

[@graffititurtle11]

718442 98465683 the point of the show was to entertain an audience

[@DerVasto]

@@user-wd5sb5ce8b It never was about that. They even screwed over the kids by manipulating their "nation" in ways like spreading trash around, pretending it was the kids. This really just was a despicable attempt at entertainment at cost of these kids' time. All they learnt was not to trust grown-ups and authorities.

[@FormulaMeme]

This is the ranch where Dr. Phil sends people.

[@PotterPossum1989]

Literal lol

[@growthstunt]

Walter Clements OH NO

[@bensilver28]

18 naked cowboys in the showers of ram ranch.

[@Taser1-1]

SEND HER TO THE RANCH!

[@uncledwanescult5296]

I would like but it has 669. Likes

[@Gears4Life]

Lets be honest jimmy is the smartest kid in this dumb show.

[@mreverything7056]

Even Jimmy said it

[@amillionresets3263]

Sophia is the smartest

[@Iceboundjester8]

@@amillionresets3263 Jimmy was the first one out. The smartest indeed.

[@egeorgiades93]

Luckily he didn’t have to drink Bleach like the others who stayed.

[@trashboat3848]

Jared is

[@CRUASSANFAN]

I like how Sophia started complaining and they just shut her with a golden star before she could start a revolution

[@hiiroyuy6855]

Paid her off quick

[@dylanmatthew4160]

"City Kids" *Proceeds to cut to one of the token black kids*

[@skylee4961]

thought i waz the only one lol

[@trevormcclever9158]

Bruh 💀

[@rossmaclean3405]

😂

[@craigmorgan7310]

El Duderino shut up bitch

[@williampoole1742]

"Country kids" *Immediately cuts to a white kid* Your point is?

[@tyrranicalt-rad6164]

I liked it better when it was called LORD OF THE FLIES.

[@popspider4920]

TyrranicalT-Rad ha

[@amorrissey9264]

😂😂

[@HeyitsBri_]

An intellectual

[@Kp-dx1yx]

This! 😂😂

[@jonplaud]

And it was on an island.

[@ffffdsd]

Imagine being called poor on national TV

[@Sophia-mw3wi]

i felt so bad for the kids crying cause this is actually so much pressure stress and responsibilities for young kids

[@softyspectre8125]

You can watch Jontron interveiw that crying kid, but all growed up over on his channel, the kid give a lot more insight on the inner workings of the show

[@nigelmoney8563]

This sounds terrible. Where do I watch it

[@teacupdino7177]

nigel money KZbin it’s free look it up

[@dakotaconway4030]

All episodes free on KZbin.

[@TheAssholeAspie]

@@dakotaconway4030 I remember watching it when it came out on CBS. Honestly, it was a lot of fun to watch and I enjoyed it. Then again, I was a kid at the time. I didn't know about the bleach incident.

[@billyhaigh9274]

I loved this show because it causes children pain .... You can tell I'm a school teacher

[@tayclark42]

@@billyhaigh9274 savage

[@LittleRedWhine]

One of the kids did a reddit AMA and said the kids did better then the producers anticipated or wanted so they would get screwed over like when the producers filled the place with trash and pretended the kids let it get that way and needed to clean it up even though they had kept it tidy.

[@Rainaman-]

Heh, saw the post by Michael too. Oh boi was it juicy. He had posted one reply by accident thinking it is a private message. Good read.

[@weirdoshit3504]

dang! that's interesting

[@TheRealCaptainFreedom]

Fun fact.

[@anthonyurquidez9941]

ShutUp Thwat, you look like your mom is your Aunt.

[@anthonyurquidez9941]

Dumbass bitch , Buffy the vampire Slayer sucks 😔🤣🤪👏 and

[@hackermanack3393]

JonTron: Hippity Hoppity, Kid Nation is my Property

[@Nossody]

"drone footage" hohoho... let me tell you something about the early 2000s

[@imlewisblackman]

I love how the mom just happens to have a camera crew with her as she’s told she’s won 20k

[@serenfan4565]

On Michael’s AMA on Reddit, it turns out that that wasn’t actually scripted. The mom’s reaction was real. The logistics and cost of doing that shot was insane, from what Michael said.

[@ruraladventurer1884]

"Reality" TV

[@djphlange]

it just goes to show you how fake this entire shit is lol and to be honest, i didnt even question or think about this until i read your comment

[@patriceb5706]

serenfan 456 which subreddit is this on??

[@serenfan4565]

Patrice B r/IAMA

[@laurenconrad1799]

I love how they keep claiming there are no adults when there are obviously a hundred adults behind the camera filming this thing.

[@Rainaman-]

200 staff to be exact. Crazy innit?

[@JohnSmith-iy7gc]

There must be more than this provincial *LIFEEEEEEEE*

[@RyanAnthonyDigitalMedia]

Lauren Conrad all kid crew too

[@awhiskyintheevening8408]

True, but the adults all swore to observe the Prime Directive.

[@votpavel]

its all kids cameraman/mic crew,kid helicopter pilot,even the gold star was made by kids......so its technically chocolate star on the inside

[@NolaChick82]

6:23 Greg took that shot like the seasoned alcoholic he's destined to be.

[@MiniM69]

So, prophecy fulfilled.

[@EricBarber]

@Falbert ALBUS Man is definitely not a sheriff as someone who knows Greg I promise you he is not 😂

[@dannygreen5477]

Nola Chick ends up marrying an abusive drunk guy, because he's hot making her the defendant beaten wife she's destined to be.

[@HazWolverine]

@@EricBarber what happened to him? We were told he’s a sheriff

[@EricBarber]

@@HazWolverine He still lives in Nevada, pretty sure as a auto shop worker - I have an interview with him on my channel!

[@swaggyspaceman9805]

This is so much better after JonTron actually interviewed Jimmy.

[@softyspectre8125]

poor Jimmy

[@zerourtaga1129]

if pisses me off so that he never asked Jimmy about the part with Lauren trying to be a mother figure to him like a weirdo

[@KrolKaz]

Jont*on is an actual racist u shouldn't be a supporter of his

[@RazeagoAnims]

@@KrolKaz can't tell if this a joke or serious

[@themouthofsauron7550]

@@KrolKaz huh?

[@changedmylife07]

Soooooo we're getting a new video for every episode right? This is a reality show you just dug from the depths of my memories, you can't just leave me like this.

[@ReadmanJ]

Real talk tho

[@anarchist135]

I keep forgetting that this was a thing me and my parents watched when it came out. Please cover more episodes!

[@olandir]

We better get several glorious episodes of this series because I remember Kid Nation and I need to relive the glory that was this train wreck.

[@CarlosMensuckass]

Can. Not. Agree. Harder.

[@anarchist135]

Anyone else remember the episode where they went on what was essentially a vision quest??

[@soulslvr9562]

I love how they zoomed out to everyone else when they said "Poor kids" lmao

[@isabellavaughn7828]

exactly my thought

[@nofomoeone9189]

Isabella Vaughn morning

[@aidanmcdonald3110]

If only one of the kids was a boy scout.

[@tiffanynguyen2215]

mike was a boy scout but he was one of the most useless kids lol

[@cjfaber3872]

Right Tiffany

[@boyhitzcar]

@@tiffanynguyen2215 He was a junior Boy Scout tbf

[@ChaotiX1]

im pretty sure any kids with basic survival knowledge wouldnt be accepted. They would make it too easy.

[@olbradley]

The show was intended to be a shit show, check out the top comment.

[@elijahhiltebrand5921]

Physiological trauma for the amusement of adults

[@softyspectre8125]

I see this as an absolute win!

[@hellobot67]

The thing is I watched it as a kid

[@awhiskyintheevening8408]

"The Lord of the Flies": Life is a beach. Kid Nation: And deserts have more sand than beaches...

[@JamesRednok]

Chris Montgomery I don't like sand...

[@someguyparagon5273]

@@JamesRednok *its coarse and it gets everywhere*

[@YungM.D.]

I like how nobody at the TV station was like “wait isn’t this like that book where all those kids go crazy and kill each other?”

[@someguyparagon5273]

@@YungM.D. Well that's what happends when you're invested in the idea so much you forget about common sense...

[@Captain-Kidding]

@@YungM.D. the producer actually admitted that while pitching the show.

[@ashuhlea]

I remember as a kid watching this and thinking, “oh my gosh, why did they cancel this?” and now I’m just nodding like “yeah that’s why.”

[@thorodox3796]

Same

[@ezekielphillips971]

Greg was giving him advice about not being one of those guys who tells everyone else to do things they can’t even do then Mike got in his face and started yelling so Greg pushed him don’t see how that is bullying

[@softyspectre8125]

honestly yeah you've got a point

[@danib1025]

We actually studied a few episodes of this reality show while reading Lord of Flies.... There were a hell of a lot of similarities...

[@secratekeeper]

Lmfao, the ending, that one “bully” kid with long hair and a hoodie downed that drink like it was a shot.. damn.

[@Jay-vc9vp]

Nicky it might as well been, we never know

[@skeletalremains8555]

He's a cringy 15 year old who thinks he's the shit,what else was he supposed to do?

[@bruhwiiremote]

ah das prolly the BLEACH HAHA

[@elijahculper5522]

According to Michael’s AMA, that kid was one of the ones who threatened to drink bleach to see if production would intervene.

[@youareaspook5897]

@@elijahculper5522 honestly it wasnt a "random" selection either - if they brought any of the type of people that i used to hang around with it wouldve turned into a violence fueled war againt the other "section" the moment that they split them up, production wouldve had to intervene otherwise people would die

[@trentarnold7226]

The shots on the bus look exactly like the open scene of Holes.

[@OldSchoolDudeGaming]

It also looks like an opening for Survivor: Australian Outback.

[@Miss_K3k97]

Maybe that was their inspiration for the show

[@RhyperiorRanger]

Literally the first thing I thought. I was waiting for them to play “keep your eyes down”

[@morsecode5078]

Trent Arnold the buildings, too. Pretty sure this is the same place the movie was filmed.

[@maggiemagz5519]

It also looks like the prison bus ride I was on 27 years ago for assaulting the driver of a cab I took in Santa Fe while stuck in traffic on a hot summer day. Ahhhh... the sounds of heatstroked children warms my heart to this day.

[@Chiledyz]

Funny or Die: 1.4M views in 4 months Jontron: 2.3M views in 19 hours

[@onememeyboi7149]

I love democracy

[@luckluster]

Tbh Jontron's video led me to this video.

[@MrGameonthis]

OneMemeyBoi How is this relevant? 😂

[@javathehunt790]

And at least 500,000 more since 6 days ago (thanks to JT) lol

[@Lakanus]

They dont invalidate each other

[@SuperSara924]

I ended up binge watching this show during quarantine and let me tell you, this video is just the surface. This show is somehow more insane yet entertaining and I feel guilty for enjoying it so much

[@PatricksCrazyPlace]

Is it wrong that I laughed when the 8 year old kid said "I think I'm going to die out here because there is nothing"?

[@FunnyOrDie]

Yes. It was wrong when I laughed too.

[@fozziebear5351]

Definitely wrong of you. But it's human.

[@Soloman_Gumball]

Ralph: "I'm in danger"

[@ForrestFox626]

No, because it's true!

[@TimmyDLC]

0:51 "City kids" - shows black kid "Country kids" - boy with cowboy hat "Rich" - lil girl "Poor" - whole bus of kids Really happy they didn't pick a random kid to focus on when he said poor. Would a been hilarious and probably a lawsuit

[@vangie7308]

ONE OF THE EPISODES I REMEMBER IS WHEN THEY HAD TO COOK A CHICKEN AND THEY HAD TO CUT ITS HEAD OFF AND SOME OF THE KIDS CRIED!!!

[@Monke-ht9kz]

Usually you kill the chicken before cooking it

[@ForrestFox626]

Episode 2

[@serenfan4565]

@Brendan Milburn I sure hope no kids were involved in the chicken killing.........oh wait.

[@JohnGalt916]

You know that's just reality right? My dad grew up on a farm and gad to kill and eat his pet hicken. I think I was 9 when my grandfather had me kill one for dinner.

[@sirrealism7300]

Holy crap I remember watching this as a kid and there was this one 12 year old with a top hat and tuxedo and legit had like candy jewelry and was pimped out everywhere

[@ValKob]

His name is Jared and he was the best kid on the show lol

[@sirrealism7300]

@@ValKob Jared, what a baller

[@wildfire9280]

@@ValKob his name is Jared and he’s still lookin’ good

[@TheJthedog]

I remember I came really close to being on the show, my sister auditioned for the show and I was around and they talked my parents into letting me auditioned because they wanted to do a brother-sister angle at one point and we were selected to be on the third season where they were planning on going to Australia. Then the bleach thing came out and parents sued the studio who made the show and that quickly came to a halt.

[@Rainaman-]

Man that sucks. DK was the dumbass who drank bleech.

[@sarahpoole6770]

How does that make you feel?

[@TheJthedog]

Scott C if you would of asked me when the show first premiered, I would of been completely sad. Now I can I say I’m glad that never happened, I was a dumb enough kid that I would of probably caused bleach incident 2.0

[@sarahpoole6770]

@@TheJthedog 😂👍

[@foreverfuturebound]

what was the bleach thing if you don't mind me asking?

[@diepssuarez2676]

It’s not even like actually a nation, it’s an adult deciding who is rich, poor, gets to rule, and the kids get no say in this dystopian monarchy, and their only reward is money to stay in it

[@alexismorell-carrington-co6310]

Deip Mapper! Welcome to life

[@FunnyOrDie]

Deip Mapper! you talking bout the tv show, or...?

[@awhiskyintheevening8408]

No say? They got more outhouses, didn't they?

[@diepssuarez2676]

Chris Montgomery Yes, but they had to make a choice between Outhouses or a TV the adults made them choose. In a real nation everyone would work to get things done, but the adults decide what work is done. Take for example the competition. In real society people earn money by working, in here the adults decided who gets what. It’s just people playing god in this nation

[@awhiskyintheevening8408]

@@diepssuarez2676 , I was just joking.

[@navaryn2938]

"maybe we shouldn't be taking advice from people who lived in 1885" -American politics, 2020

[@benjaminr8961]

Our constitution was written in 1700s and is what keeps the idiots living today from implementing their moronic ideas.

[@ItzMisterBlitzer]

@AJM_The Black-Fenrir -Am black -act gay Valid

[@CaptainPositron]

@Rappa Kalja Oh yea, American society is doing *SO* well as it continues to distances itself more and more from the constitution. 🙄

[@martiddy]

@@benjaminr8961 1787 to be more precise

[@pepsicat_8538]

I mean the people who ran the country in 1885 were mostly people who ended slavery as part of the union so i'd say their advice may be valid.

[@ariadnegmusdaedaloximo708]

A contestant kid from the show admitted on Reddit that “There were a lot of hookups".

[@jonnypballin]

It’s a bunch of teenagers unsupervised... it’s gonna happen

[@jongerbergerdecht5579]

You realise that anyone on Reddit can just bullshit.

[@ariadnegmusdaedaloximo708]

@@gilberthendersen6796 Jeez, Samuel L. Jackson! Why so biblically dramatic?

[@lookinaturmom]

@@gilberthendersen6796 what in the actual fuck?

[@samson7294]

Gilbert Hendersen I see prison in your future.

[@SharonHF]

How about “the Swan”? Compete for plastic surgery prizes and have every insecurity shown for everyone to see!

[@packerpf]

That's easily covered by simple narcissism..kid's nation has the whole gambit of f'd up psychological issues ha.

[@ideatelevisioninc.375]

I always tell people about that show and no one believes me

[@MrWilson812]

Superstar USA is worse, It was a reverse American Idol. The goal was to find the worst singer possible, but they lied to contestants to make them think they were actually good and talented and only told them how shit they were after they "won" the contest on stage, in front an audience they just performed for and maybe after elimination.

[@Chelaxim]

@@MrWilson812 Think about the people who auditioned who could sing and were told they sucked. Many singers are very self conscious on how they sound.

[@MrWilson812]

@@Chelaxim It's the most disgusting reality show I know of.

[@johnnyr25]

Wow. Nobody read Lord of the Flies before making this. It doesn't go well for the kids in that one either.

[@3Speedboy]

No they read it and said "Let's do that with cameras"

[@norarose9705]

As long as none of the kids are named Piggy nothing can go wrong.

[@quinnzyker6521]

Don’t worry a big adult will come to the town and they’ll stop trying to kill eachother immediately. God that ending felt insanely rushed. Almost as rushed as All Quiet On the Western Front.

[@JohnSmith-iy7gc]

Cough cough *jack*

[@DaDualityofMan]

RIP -Biggie- Piggy

[@juanpablorobayo9891]

"And manage their own economy." **Shows candy candy candy** Ah yes, the red candies give me the protein I need to survive, while the blue candies give me hydration

[@ellastarburst736]

The second episode is called something along the line of "Choose who to die"

[@poopyballs5246]

“So my kid has to live in an abandoned society that grown adults couldn’t successfully establish, get paid 10 cents a day, and endure borderline torture and psychological abuse? No way” “Yeah, but they could potentially win $20k” *“Where do I sign?”*

[@Gamergeek56]

Welfare parents be like : " Free babysitting hell yeah!"

[@BlackRhinoMediaNetwork]

Thought this show was a fabricated memory of my childhood

[@Daroga1]

Yo same. I remember being like "Fuck I'd love to be on this show" as a kid

[@Ryan-em1sv]

Daroga1 Fr I was straight up beggin to be on it

[@a-name8625]

Saw it in middle school and wanted to be on it!

[@000xyz]

wait so mr suinaka really did have a vhs tape of this? i thought i imagined it from inhaling too much sawdust from his woodshop class......now that i think about it, he never finished that story about the two foreign ladies with the hotdog.

[@oash6041]

Me too

[@jackroyaltea5034]

I was a PA on this show. Tom Green was floated as being the host. I was going to the college of Santa Fe eat the time. Good times.

[@mcr-fobpatd1147]

I like how they were like start your own society and then just turned around and handed them the rudimentary version of the society they already live in.

[@xxChacaronXX]

"Best thing to do when starting a new society is to quickly label everybody"

[@rudeboyspodcast]

"Okay, so you're the doctor. You're the fireman. And YOU'RE the town idiot. Have fun!"

[@FunnyOrDie]

When the stakes are this high, you gotta look at each person for 3 seconds and assume everything about them based on superficial profiling! It's the only way!

[@xxChacaronXX]

@@FunnyOrDie You know the ginger's going beto like "FUCKKK!" as soon as he realizes how this is all going to shape out... he,he,he

[@williamg780]

Social scientist: “hey what if we put a group of kids in a town and told them to start civilization back up? It would be a good study in sociology.” Ethics committee: probably not the best idea, seems highly dangerous and unethical Social scientist: we turn it into a TV show? Ethics committee: aight sounds Gucci

[@larsmars2180]

lmao fr

[@BoogalooBoy]

Country kids, they can hunt and provide, but city folks? hell no!

[@amanmohammed7868]

O

[@ethanomcbride]

William Gentry Seriously Im obsessed with Florida girl’s sudden dedication to the worker’s movement

[@wildfire9280]

SCP summarized

[@miguelgarcia6170]

I was watching John Tron and he made a video of it

[@theresacherco3503]

Miguel Garcia me to

[@Solidus005]

Miguel Garcia me two

[@Furby-luv3r]

Miguel Garcia me three

[@theonly6blake911]

Miguel Garcia me four

[@kewlusername6692]

Me as well

[@arlisbloxer05]

Ok but can you imagine how much more insane this would be if it was made TODAY? Good god it'd be the greatest live adaptation of "Lord of the flies" to date

[@samson7294]

You’d have to take away the smartphones!

[@adamandeve6830]

This would have been better if they had a diverse group of teenagers with the age range of 14-19

[@kadendannenberg2897]

That's how you get a lot of teen pregnancy

[@squircle3593]

@@kadendannenberg2897 yeah..better...

[@daemmadilemma]

Ya, I think it would be less controversial if the contestants were in High School since most know how to do things and have more of an understanding about leadership, fairness, etc. TBH if I were on that show I would attempt to bring back communism lmao

[@adamandeve6830]

@@daemmadilemma lol I would try to make a religion and then ostracize the nonbelievers lmao

[@kirk_kirksman4503]

@@adamandeve6830 if this show had people like you and daemmadliemma, it would be the BEST reality show

[@lucasr2050]

“That was good” “This is really cool” -Anjay

[@MisterJunichi]

>kid gets bullied into submission and cries "This is really cool"

[@georgie812]

Lol that indian kid from phineas and ferv

[@nak_attak]

@@georgie812 baljeet is his name

[@FunnyOrDie]

Anjay really shines in this episode lol. Wait til we get the chance to showcase Jared in all his glory.

[@georgie812]

Funny Or Die 😂😂😂👍🏻

[@ChaBillyVang]

This show was revolutionary for me and I seriously wanted to be on season 2. I was 12 when this show premiered and I was so in love with it!!!

[@karla9319]

Alex the Asian was literally the coolest kid there though

[@reikisk8r]

Teaching kids how to survive doesn't look like this.

[@Rainaman-]

I mean, in a way. I am just shocked how this got a green light for TV

[@anthonyurquidez9941]

Ok Boomer

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

A history book doesn't help much either and so does the outhouse problem

[@MichaelMagill1990]

@@anthonyurquidez9941 Do you even understand what you just said?

[@ammagon4519]

@@MichaelMagill1990 hush my brother, if you scold him, he'll repeat the same words again.

[@weasel1822]

I’m sorry… did I hear that right? *THAT WAS JUST THE FIRST EPISODE*

[@elijahculper5522]

weasel1822 The show is on KZbin. It’s insane.

[@robotplays346]

If I were in this show, I would sneak into other people’s houses and steal their stuff

[@Sombody123]

Scriptwriter: "No, in this episode you are supposed to be bullied by this other kid and act miserable, causing a drama between this kid and that kid, which leads to..."

[@Monke-ht9kz]

I would have brought some sort of explosive to set of in the middle of the night

[@thepatchells7389]

Patiently waiting for episode 3... ❤️ This series

[@edwardmorris6634]

This whole thing sounds like the plot of an early 2010’s ya novel

[@michealmcdoesntexist4970]

My god it does.

[@CoolKid-qk7tl]

I'm pretty sure it was called "Lord of the Flies"

[@gracehaven5459]

@@CoolKid-qk7tl the Lord of the Flies is a lot older than the 2010s

[@darekbaird]

Holes?

[@kirby-rh5js]

There’s actually a mid 2000s book I read as a kid that’s a little like this called Surviving Antarctica: Reality TV 2083 in which a group of children are sent to try to survive in Antarctica on live TV with no training and I think some of them die

[@ronatlas2055]

funny how a camera crew was ready at sophia's mother's house.

[@bluryder4186]

I mean, they could have just been like "you're going to get a call from your daughter" and still gotten candid reaction of the money reveal.

[@ElijahD-si9vm]

One of the kids did a AMA. This wasn’t scripted, believe it or not. They flew a camera crew over to their house.

[@Kenzaaa123]

It’s not live... so they probably filmed that part then the next day they went to sophias house...

[@SaikoDono]

She got that call as a reward, so, they could have easily had sent cameras to her house, before letting the call being done.

[@xChitenshi]

im happy how i was the 666's like on this one

[@paestelaesthetic8082]

In fourth grade, my class used to watch these and absolutely loved every episode...looking back on it now I just....okay. Thanks Mr. Conway.

[@ComeAndSee101]

The only reason why I remember this show is because there was one girl that’d keep screaming “DEAL WITH IT” 😂

[@ML_VFX]

"City Kids!" cut to black kid. "Country Kids" cut to chubby white kid lol

[@Juanmaligno]

What's the meaning behind city kid?

[@kingofnara]

@@Juanmaligno kids that come from cities, are you asking a serious question?

[@lIlIlIlI-gs2qx]

@@Juanmaligno It means they love iron city which is a city, made with iron and a city.

[@DeathnoteBB]

Juan Perez Google “inner city kids”, you’ll figure it out

[@bernardoromero5009]

"poor kids" shows the rest of them

[@Bepis13]

There were no drones back then. That was a helicopter shot

[@FunnyOrDie]

WhippySpoosledorf whoa great catch

[@juanbeukes8732]

Are you sure they had helicopters back then

[@guitaro5000]

So then where is the wind and sand blowing? You think there were no drones back then only because you didn't see them at Wal Mart yet.

[@cobaltgofast]

guitaro5000 it had enough altitude to not rotor wash the ground.

[@GyprockGypsy]

Did you not see the helicopter land in the first shot? Do you have no concept of what displacement is? And how young are you? Drones have been a commercial thing for almost 2 decades, let alone industrial.

[@mortamos362]

In the seventh grade our teacher had us watch this after we finished every unit in Canadian Social Studies. Honestly some really good memories and inside jokes keep coming back from this show, miss those days...

[@sabbyro4862]

I'm so glad this video is a thing because I remembered watching this show but none of my friends said it existed so I was starting to think I made it up in my head.

[@ftgwynn]

I remember watching this as a kid like “I could go on this show no problem these kids are babies” and I can definitely say I wouldve died.

[@happyjohn354]

nah by the time i was these kids age i was allowed to go on 3 month camping trips by myself as long as i brought my radio and rifle... just depends how you were raised...

[@theequinoxed9682]

@@happyjohn354 did you not have school?

[@ftgwynn]

Happy John k

[@happyjohn354]

@@theequinoxed9682 its called summer vacation...

[@theequinoxed9682]

@@happyjohn354 shut the fuck up, your so full of shit

[@fite-4-ever876]

I remember when this came out! It looked like the coolest thing ever to a little kid.

[@Rainaman-]

Concept is cool, but dumb. I can see how kids could want to be a part of this

[@tylersbro]

Man this came out when I was 8 or 9, I wanted to be on it so bad lmao

[@wopor333]

Yeah for real wanted this real bad

[@wopor333]

Just without the little snot kids

[@fite-4-ever876]

@@wopor333 the point was that there were kids. That i as a child then could have somthing like that

[@jd7538]

This made me binge those thirteen episodes on New Years

[@danielmiller8201]

90$ says a bunch of kids just hooked up off camera

[@voicelessglottalfricative6567]

they literally separated themselves into equal states, then proceeded to give them too much power, also while dividing into social classes of rich and poor, then the separation starts causing the council to break apart and stray further from unity and ultimately causing a breakdown of society. FEUDALISM

[@navaryn2938]

"you know what a new society really needs? Nationalism"

[@ZetsubouJohnny]

"Miserable children crying" KZbin Recommendations, you finally get me.

[@barusu2596]

Edgy

[@JinxSummer]

great now I'm a terrible person too lol

[@dounin8876]

When I heard about this, I thought the concept was interesting, I thought it was going to be in part like those segments where they ask children about different topics and they arrive to different conclusions than the adults and sometimes their view is insightful, then, when I watched the show, it wasn't anything of it, because, those who made the show, they didn't want to give them the chance to decide anything at all, the thing of them "creating a nation", it was an illusion, of course, they had to give them a starting point, but, they also already had the results decided, in few words, they just were there to be indoctrinated, even if they questioned something, the producers just had everything set to make them replicate what the society already does.

[@NinoGucciani2021]

Absolutely love the commentary 🤷🏻‍♂️😅 u got my sub

[@PointingouttheObvious]

I need the whole season looked at

[@benracer]

All I know from wikipedia is that 3 episodes never aired, and some of them are named in ways that perfectly describe the show I.e.. starving for attention because they are being starved for the attention of viewers

[@Rainaman-]

This captures everything. Trust me.

[@evenbettergames9524]

All the episodes are on KZbin

[@JM-yx4ew]

@@benracer i need to see those episodes, lol. How do we get them leaked?

[@ioannispolemarkhos7364]

No, this is the BEST Reality Show, and we should send more kids in the desert. In fact, we should have them all on an island and see how fast we can recreate Lord of the Flies.

[@sketchycat6223]

Honestly, u don’t even need an island you could lockdown a high school with no adults and it’ll go to hell in less than a week

[@janesmith1840]

That's basically the plot of The Hunger Games.

[@jacobgoldstein1699]

thats exactly what i thought when i saw this

[@mawortz]

the show should be called lord of the flies

[@k1ngmackdaddy447]

@Tarık Mengüç Sharp wit... almost got a paper cut

[@KoolMB]

They should reboot this show but with 20yr old zoomers 45mins of "WhErEs mY pHoNe!!!!!"

[@lking1540]

Yes, so good.

[@il_veltro]

"there's no service i cant make tik toks and i'm gonna miss the kpop show 😢😢😢"

[@TheHiddenStudios]

Surely a few of the kids in this show ARE 20 year old zoomers now, so it'd be the same age group just grown up a bit

[@pinkstarshooter8]

I was actually really little when I watched this show and I absolutely loved it. Now that im older I realize that this show is insane. I honestly thought it was a crazy fever dream thanks for clearing that up

[@fozziebear5351]

This takes 40 sets of narcissistic, abusive, greedy and horrible parents. This is so horrible, I couldn't finish the video. I feel deeply for these children.

[@Rainaman-]

Didn't kids chose to go there?

[@fozziebear5351]

@@Rainaman- Did you make great informed decisions when you were eight years old? That's what parents are for.

[@amandahuginkiss8561]

@ Zero-One-One-Zero One You are so right. This is a prime example of people that should've never had kids!

[@Rainaman-]

@bigpimpdaddy69 not at all. I think the concept presented to kids would get them excited to participate. Execution of the show is what makes it fucked up.

[@WhaleManMan]

That's half of the Internet's buzzwords right there.

[@tannergames899]

The parents that allowed their children to be on the show are honestly really horrible parents

[@thechamp6923]

Not really, considering nothing of what you see on reality tv is real. They were probably kept in some hotel when the cameras werent rolling lol

[@HiThere-ig5iz]

@@thechamp6923 you can read a Reddit AMA where Michael tells you all about what really happened .. not great, honestly

[@drewpalmer4582]

Just saying it’s not as bad as you making it seem. Kids are learning to be adults at a young age, what’s bad about learning discipline, organization, and how government and business work? These kids get a head start on what life really is.

[@josecarlosalbarracinsato9504]

They're learning to build up a society, that's would be a great education program if it wasn't a TV show

[@hellozero]

@@drewpalmer4582 The fact that the parents had to sign a contract saying if the kids die, it's not the producer's fault.

[@brianj8451]

Dude, I remember when this aired. The hype was insane. Which I find totally crazy now looking back at it. I mean even my parents watched for a few episodes and they barely watch tv as it is. Gotta miss the mid 2000s XD

[@guesstime6445]

Who’s here because of Jon Tronshow

[@EzequielFerrari22]

Only you.

[@christopherdempsey3878]

I am.

[@EzequielFerrari22]

@@christopherdempsey3878 No you're not. U.U

[@oddcreatureX]

Greg was legitimately chosen for this show BECAUSE he's a psychopath.

[@Rainaman-]

Want to hear funniest thing? Greg was even worse off camera. That edit was his positive edit lol.

[@trika91]

Kinda ironic that Greg was the oldest kid on the show, but was the least mature and turned into a classic bully for most of the kids. At least he didn’t pick on the kids that were way younger than him, like the 9-10 year olds.

[@morganrobinson8042]

@@trika91 Ironic? They intentionally selected him for maladjustment so they could use him to push a narrative because his actions are so predictable cliche is the only term. He was big because that made sure nobody could stop him. If there was anything like random selection it could be ironic, this was engineered.

[@vinniesauce7084]

@@Rainaman- Were you on the show?

[@Rainaman-]

@@vinniesauce7084 nope, but Michael (the kid who was the good guy) has expressed that in reddit AMA.

[@thegregbooyah]

“7 more outhouses or a tv?” The reaction kills me 😂

[@ImmaLittlePip]

Just watched Jontron do a video of this ... wow

[@jedimasteryoda9541]

This legit looks entertaining and if given the chance, I would participate

[@AM-qy3kr]

Same

[@renialatrice]

The poor kids look like they're having mental breakdowns

[@renialatrice]

@Viz yes make fun of anxiety disorder. So you know a teen know has the same level of anxiety as a mental patient in the 1950s

[@renialatrice]

@Viz so that give syou the right to make fun of something that can turn deadly cause panic attacks can lead to heart attacks.

[@renialatrice]

@Viz yeah it has to be funny

[@tgabz]

@Viz no, it doesn't take it away, but mental disorders explains what is happening with those individuals. you really sound like you think know more than real professionals researchers lol your ignorance is showing

[@678crazydave]

@Viz FACTs

[@spookyrosev6467]

My parents unironically watched this with us when it aired, cue obligatory “oh we should send our kids there” comments to get us to be grateful or some crap Edit: I was not expecting to internet shame my parents. Don’t get me wrong they’re otherwise normal, they just be weird at times

[@OatmealGrillBlazer]

your pfp matches your comment

[@spookyrosev6467]

Exactly!

[@OatmealGrillBlazer]

lucky star

[@javierganzarain4559]

Ahh yes, nothing like some good boomer parenting

[@Rena152]

That's horrible and probably my parents would've done the same Thank God I live in a 3rd world country!

[@thetexancrus2036]

Honestly hope they make another, this was very fun to watch with my family

[@nedved1198]

I remember when this show was first coming out, our local radio guy talked about its debut, and he referred to the show as "Kid Nation, otherwise known as Michael Jackson's Paradise".