The Terrifying Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius • Puppet History

[@whoahdude9742]

“Notorious for hangover.... reportedly” - the professor was there and is definitely immortal this is why he knows history.

[@xxJETSETxx]

I mean. I'm here for any fan theories that involve "Demon" Shane and "Immortal" Professor tiptappin through time.

[@trix9025]

Let's be honest, the Professor is probably a timelord and the stage is his TARDIS.

[@juli2578]

muppet university is just a time travel center and that's how they learn 😌

[@4eyedgreyfish978]

IT'S CANNON! THEY LIKED IT!💜

[@ryntaylor3107]

I would love a show, or a comic or something that just shows the moments and bits of history that the professor witnesses and like- moments he’s there.

[@eddiesmile5442]

“Dead men tell no tales” says Ryan, the man who believes in ghosts so hard he gets a buzzfeed show about it, for the second time on camera

[@indiegogurt]

Eliza ???????????? Maybe that’s why the ghosts ignore him. They don’t wanna be the narc.

[@justfloatingthrough2457]

Haha. Ryan: “Dead men tell no tales” Kate: “I thought you believed in ghosts?” Shane: “Yeah, what do you say about that idiot” Ryan: (OoO)

[@skyeperez8305]

nairilee excuse you, apple taters was VERY important.

[@ayushibhanja]

nairilee loophole, babEy!

[@graceriley2500]

@@nairilee I'd say "apple tater" was rather meaningful

[@rachaelschuster22]

"some history is just a mystery." me crying: can't you just say it's unsolved

[@blondieYorkie]

But mystery and history can rhyme if you say it right

History's a mystery and that's why I like history 🎶 I've had this song stuck in my head since sixth grade

[@Looooading...]

I wish I could like this twice

[@soshiangel90]

I WAS WAITING FOR THIS!!

[@random_girl1904]

BUT THE RHYME

[@griffinlacy3301]

Elmo just wants to entertain the kids. His brother, however, is an intellectual.

[@chillaxcutie456]

You are so right, the professor looks like a blue elmo

[@Styner09]

Would've thought the Professor was related to Cookie Monster.

[@araw_buwan]

@@Styner09 Cookie Monster and Elmo's lovechild, perhaps?

[@Styner09]

@@araw_buwan if that's the case, The Professor got that recessive eloquence gene.

[@HelloItsMikkan]

Elmo wants to "Entertain" children.... Usually by ticking their inner thigh

[@gabbinvisible]

Is... No one going to talk about the fact that this season is low-key uncovering the lore that the Professor is an immortal being ?

[@palter5820]

Lizzy Dupas the professor is my favorite cryptic

[@emmamaltus7335]

I was looking for this comment !!

[@gabbinvisible]

@@palter5820 Mothman who ? I only know The Professor.

[@Snurbyy]

Like when he was talking about the alcohol would give you a bad hangover "reportedly"

[@ZekromAndYugiAndDrago123]

He's The Doctor if The Doctor was a puppet.

[@samikelley3608]

Puppet History does online school better than my actual school system.

[@boopboopbapboop]

my history teacher would probably ask how i know about this,, five words: Puppet History with The Professor

[@beccaarnold5519]

I've learned more from puppet history and their Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime then I ever have in school.

[@ebenmorrid]

same, tbh it's kinda sad

[@samikelley3608]

@@beccaarnold5519 same tbh, shows how messed up the school system is

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

Kinda not great at teaching math lol

[@annef0x]

At this rate, it isn't even a question anymore: *Professor McNasty is an immortal*

[@hannahsquire2442]

Mmmmhhhmmmmm

[@Blueklima9708]

I agree 1000%, but I thought you said ‘immoral’ for a sec

[@AlashiaTuol]

He's a Time Lord, like the Doctor.

[@morganmarsh1276]

@@AlashiaTuol and Keanu Reeves and Five Hargreeves

[@werecatassassin8516]

@@AlashiaTuol the bbc were gonna announce it next year, Professor McNasty is gonna be the next doctor

[@DanielleVlog365]

Ryan: "Dead men tell no tales." Dead Men: *"Apple Taters"*

[@ajsioux]

also dead men: *s p a g h e t t i*

[@alanna6034]

Dead human: *cghuck*

[@alanna6034]

@Bella Modlin this is from buzzfeed unsolved when Ryan used this little machine that was going through radio channels at a fast rate and people said if you got two or more words out of it that would be that ghost talking. I think they asked the ghost what their name was and the machine blurted out apple taters.

[@glorina_29]

Spaghetti

[@minastark9364]

@@alanna6034 what episode was it? I need it pls

[@NamelessPossum]

Ancient Karen be like: "I'm still not sold on this whole volcano thing but do you think my house will be fine?"

[@SavageBunnyGetMoney]

plandemic lol

[@jellyfish2006]

Karen: I'm not leaving my house just because of some volcano! Where's the ancient manager!!!!!!!!!!

[@SavageBunnyGetMoney]

@@jellyfish2006 that volcano only kills 99% of people well what if I'm 1% like Julius Caesar says we'll be ok 😏

[@CRUSH40RULES]

@@jellyfish2006 The Ancient Manager already fled.

[@zerofox641]

And somehow people are still like this. Don’t believe that natural disasters are going to be as bad as people say they are (hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires etc) and then they’re surprised when their shit is destroyed

[@michellev86]

why is no one talking about how cute the professor looks with a tiny pillow on his head 😖

[@partlyironic]

We don’t want to detract from his authority

[@sksksksk8032]

so adorableee

[@lexigrimhaive]

He IS such a cutie!!

[@unnamedjello9779]

I started screaming from the cuteness

[@soshiangel90]

I need a pillow prof pin ....

[@sharksgrr]

i love how transparently the show is rigged against ryan now. im so happy

[@mack4064]

i counted and he only lost by one point at the last question which i find hilarious and completely rigged XD

[@jasonw2048]

I think there's actually a reason for that; my theory is that Shane sends the prizes to the guests before the episode starts, so he kind of has to rig the game in their favour

[@smokeface2228]

I want Ryan to get super competitive one of these episodes, get all the points, and Shane has to make something up to make him lose still🤣

[@borisrenderos5831]

Someone has to be the loser.

[@borisrenderos5831]

Kat Astrophe He doesn’t have a handicap. Just stacked against him. B t rules.

[@sarahwillacker4135]

It makes me smile to imagine Shane staying up late to hot glue googly eyes and feathers to a cardboard volcano puppet

[@araw_buwan]

That's an adorable imagery thank you

[@abigails_castles.crumbling]

*my mom when I’d tell her abt a really important project last minute during elementary:*

[@mebreevee]

@@abigails_castles.crumbling but ur mom prolly looked more exasperated then happy i imagine shane having an amazing happy doofy smile

[@abigails_castles.crumbling]

@@mebreevee yeah lmao, she does 😭

[@JadelynBiersackBVB]

Omg that is so true!! He is so passionate about it!

[@rengabrielle]

shane’s been giving lin-manuel miranda a run for his money with all these bangers he’s putting out

[@uncreativeusername3772]

Watch out Lin, The Professor is coming for your crown

[@recoil53]

Just wait until they hit the road with the Puppet History Singers.

[@ishanafondekar6334]

Coming up on Broadway for its debut 'HAMILTON VS THE PROFESSOR'

[@isabellevasquez7433]

Tbh I’d take Shane over Lin any day we love our acab boy who didn’t write weird fanfiction about slave owning dickwads that were complicit in the genocide of native Americans

[@leahlopez1780]

@@isabellevasquez7433 i-

[@unnamedjello9779]

He protecc He attacc But most importantly His satchel’s full of snaccs

[@emem1356]

this comment is everything!

[@unnamedjello9779]

@Em & Em Thank you, you stunning pomegranate

[@rosin_eater]

Unnamed Jello Is that a reference to Hamilton in a nutshell or something else?

[@unnamedjello9779]

@Chloe :3 *gasp* YOU UNDERSTAND ME. *sniff* Thank you.

[@rosin_eater]

Unnamed Jello ONE OF MY KINDDDDD

[@ope_is_me]

I’m a fan of the “the professor is as old of time” side plot starting in this series.

[@concernedthanos6725]

I like how it’s just the side plot

[@bobbyshewan4229]

Ya boi Thanos I went into this show thinking it was gonna be a ruining history rip off and nothing more, but I’m glad that I was wrong

[@broly425]

Sort of like recorder 451 from marvel An omnipresent immortal being there just to simply study humans

[@kbrock9146]

Shane is a demon boi. The Professor is immortal. And Ryan is the ever-present, ever-suffering side-kick.

[@lexigrimhaive]

Same. Made possible by the genie.

[@blessiejustine]

love the fact that matt actively asks questions, like a true student! maybe if the _other_ student asked questions, he might get more chances of getting jelly beans

[@NerdAlert4224]

Maybe if SOMEONE would take initiative…..

[@TheHouse2281]

He asked so many questions he made a video about how the earth is actually flat

[@geekgirl_luv4262]

@@TheHouse2281he what

[@TheHouse2281]

@@geekgirl_luv4262 he made a video for buzzfeed a while ago about how realistic the idea of flat earth is

[@molly6665]

Fun fact: they didn't have a word for volcano so they actually just called it an angry mountain; iratus mons in latin.

[@weakanklesfornamjoon]

누나Molly I love this smart community!

[@b4kuch1n50]

this makes me irrationally angry. Vulcanus was in their pantheon. they /named/ him that. he wasn't named that in greek. he was the deity of volcanoes. and they called their volcanoes THAT

[@Knowledgesquad1]

Vulcan (Volcānus) was a god of fire, he only became associated with Volcanoes once Romans figured out they exsisted after pompeii. And it made sense to make this connection, considering that to them it would have appeared like the Volcano was raining fire from the sky therefore related to the God of fire. The word Volcano actually came from Vulcano, an Island in Italy that had a Volcano on it, and just so happened to be named after Vulcan, the god.

[@cprk594]

BnH013 the word 'volcanus' meant mountain! they didn't know the difference between mountains and volcanoes (so few had erupted for them to be able to distinguish the two) so both were named the same.

[@kangaruri2157]

BnH013 yes. that is the etymology of volcano. however, he was a god of fire , not a god of volcanoes - when these deities were conceptualised, it’s not like there would have been a convenient volcanic eruption. vesuvius was destructive and terrifying, but they didn’t immediately associate it with one god; the citizens of pompeii and the neighbouring herculaneum simply thought the gods, in general, were angry. they didn’t know what was happening, and, considering that pretty much everyone who stayed in pompeii died, it’s not like they could really find out.

[@JW-lf6wr]

Professor wearing the tiny pillow over his head is SENDING ME It's truly the cutest thing ever

[@idunnoiguess1472]

Gives me serotonin ☺️

[@doingmything6179]

YES!! INSTANT HAPPINESS

[@meghanphillips3495]

Just when you thought he couldn't get any cuter, he ties a pillow to his head--and wears it for the rest of the video!

[@hyenawithgun1395]

“pliny sounds like a john mulaney character”- proof the the professor is immortal and was friends with jm throughout history

[@arianamaria_]

The professor was the young Victorian ghost girl johns mother saw

[@Lauren.E.O]

The Professor’s first name is also John, and they once had lunch at the Salt and Pepper Diner.

[@Obironnkenobi]

My history teacher once said: "Pompeii was put on the map by being taken off of it." and that is what I think of whenever I hear anything about Mt. Vesuvius or Pompeii.

[@DeathnoteBB]

Damn. It sure is wild how true that is for many things in history. Aaron Burr, and Hamilton, will forever be known for one killing the other. The Mona Lisa was only so famous after it was stolen.

[@charliecat422]

It wouldn’t be a class if the teacher didn’t mispronounce your name

[@PuppyLove2468]

Lol yeah every single year the teachers butchered my name, Its Lorelei (Lore-e-lie), one time someone called me Lorelli

[@dersuddeutschesumpf5444]

@@PuppyLove2468 were you named after that German poem written in 1824 named (in modern German) "Lied der Lorelei" that deals with some lady singing near the Rhein which leads to a distracted sailor drowning? If so that's a cruel ass name

[@PuppyLove2468]

@@dersuddeutschesumpf5444 Lorelei is the name of a big rock on the Rhein/the "sirens" around it, basically there were stories about sirens/mermaids luring sailors to their deaths, my mom named me Lorelei because the sirens were unaffected by the sailors while they threw themselves at them, or something along those lines, basically im named after a bunch of heart breakers (ironic considering im aro/ace)

[@PuppyLove2468]

@@cocoapowder2 lol yeah

[@kebert2thumbsup]

the struggle is real!

[@jekkabean]

Just throwing this out there: Tiny Puppet History Winners packages with little trophies, jelly beans, and one of those The Professor cards, to order and send to your friends. You're sitting on a gold mine.

[@IsabellaS_]

Those would make perfect birthday gift bags lmao i

[@chrischrischrischris5174]

You can *only* send it to your friends, though, as the card has either a variety of compliments and/or insults regarding one's knowledge of history on it, written as explicitly and *directly* coming from you, yourself, personally (when the cards themselves are randomised and you don't know what you'll get on order)

[@Starcloud13_]

omg wait i would actually love that

[@astrangelittlecryptid]

YES PLEASE

[@goldenknife3835]

Those aren’t cards those are pins!

[@faeraindrops]

There was no choice: i had to come extremely early to....”class”

[@alfredscookies1598]

Same

[@invared]

True

[@abigailwoods3412]

The fact that Pliny the Elder had a “weak windpipe” is actually important to the story that Pliny the Younger writes - Pliny the Elder was on the beach trying to help rescue people as he was a (retired?) naval & army captain. He died of an Asthma attack on the beach while he was helping because of the ash, and Pliny the Younger wrote about his heroic death in his letters detailing the eruption. Yes, I am an ancient history nerd and had to study Pompeii and Herculaneum extensively in both school and part of my first degree :)

[@liyre4189]

Woah... you've connected the dots!

[@suttontull8491]

It's all the more impressive when you think of the fact that he was aware of his asthma, even if he didn't call it that, but still set sail for a massive cloud of Ash and was still able to help anyone while suffering what must have been a non-stop asthma attack. It also explains why he took a nap, probably a way to help deal with his asthma attacks.

[@khylashifts5564]

it’s so cool that you know this

[@KeeBay30]

@@liyre4189 you didn't connect shit (he did but)

[@trottinboots]

@@KeeBay30 * draws bullshit shapes with my fingers * i've connected them

[@allyt5325]

The man said “fortune favors the bold” and that was pretty bold of him to ask for a bath in the midst of a volcano eruption

[@VandanaKumari-lj3yj]

"Fortune favours the bold" he said followed by "how am I gonna be an optimist about this" minutes later

[@Juliana-kc1sv]

I mean he did get a bath before his inevitable death. Alternatively he could’ve died with NO bath

[@evilcatv]

"Don't call me rotten" the voice crack is IMPOSSIBLY good

[@hehe-dl3pr]

i imagine that’s what *sad professor noises* sounds like

[@forthefrogs]

they found so much graffiti in the area around it, and a lot of it was gay.

[@sondpnichqfvd]

i’ve always remembered the one that’s like “weep, you girls, for i will now only have sex with men” just cuz it makes me laugh that it sounds like the writer’s gathered/addressing an audience of truly distraught women

[@00muinamir]

Sooo much of it was gay. But there's also an ad for kosher fish sauce, and a bad restaurant review, and the 1st century equivalent of "for a good time call...". Nothing's new I guess!

[@Ghost-ss1vu]

This is actually the best thing 😅

[@Adnilem2]

I bought an entire book of discovered graffiti from Pompeii when I was in Naples and every so often skim through it because it's so damn funny to me XD

[@ButILikeYouAndThatIsNotFake]

@@Adnilem2 title and author please 👀

[@Constant_Herb]

In case anyone was curious, Romans actually had a really good mail service. They'd have multiple posts set up between destinations and would treat it like a relay race. Mail would be sent out and the mail carrier would ride a horse to the nearest post to hand off the mail, then that mail carrier will take it to the next post, and the cycle continues until the mail reaches its destination. By carrying mail over multiple short distances, messages were able to be sent and received on the same day because there isn't a need to stop and rest over the course of multiple hours/days.

[@crablessinbaltimore]

that's really interesting!! also funny to imagine ppl being competitive mailmen 🤣 thanks for sharing!!

[@incoherentscreaming3889]

me: thinking that ryan finally won the professor: gives matt two points at the end me: 👁👄👁

[@waitaminute-113]

He just won’t we have to accept it.

[@liger1411]

He pulled a Dumbledore.

[@ives6622]

@@liger1411 this comment deserves a medal

[@lamia8089]

@@liger1411 i was about to say that! XD

[@iwastheonewhocrashedyourwi9500]

@@liger1411 LMAO I CAN'T BHAHAHHA-

[@harriet9928]

16:17 "jesus christ" - "the guy who died a couple of years ago? what about him?" kdjkdfjdf

[@aloevira6611]

I DID NOT CATCH THAT THAT IS AMAZING

[@sunsun5005]

I laugh so loud every single time. 1 molecule of serotonin per viewing

[@vxvtriumph777]

why is this so fucking funny

[@missimmi]

I just realised that! I was hoping someone else did, that was great!

[@greatvalue_ethelcain]

More like decades lol

[@OkSotoMami]

Ryan: you’re a rotten thing or man or whatever you are The professor: ;o;

[@meggnoggs]

Genuinely can’t believe how cute the prof is w that little pillow on his head.... give me the professor plushie with the changeable hats

[@satarupagingerkolay]

They really should make proffesor plushies of different versions. Like one with a hat, one with a pillow on the head, one with a women gymnist uniform.

[@gabrielahikari3107]

I definetely don't say this enough: the editing for Puppet History is just brilliant. Incredible work

[@ithinkimarealboy2402]

How often do you feel you are expected to say it? Does 'Puppet History' come up much day to day for you?

[@danie3472]

1k likes and only one other comment cool 😂

[@scarletrose_9848]

Yaaaaas!

[@almasyrinoa]

I wish for a multiple like button for this video

[@razeenahfauz3790]

Yes it's expertly edited 🔥🔥❤️❤️

[@zeuslgn]

RYAN: "That sounds the most Old English-y." Time Period: 1st Century Place: Italy

[@jamiel6005]

I was surprised no one picked up on that 😂

[@zeuslgn]

@@jamiel6005 I'm pretty sure he's referring to Shakespearian English (Early Modern) but either way he's 400 to 1500 or so years off, not to mention 1200+ miles. But hey, it's Ryan. He gets a pass. #rickygoldsworthsaidso

[@madeniquevanwyk]

Ryan likes research but simultaneously has almost zero common knowledge sometimes

[@larisadezeljin4368]

Yeah I had to pause like "no no, correct me of I'm wrong but.... That was Latin" and I had to process for a moment

[@maggielu3927]

Madenique van Wyk that reminds me of ryan not knowing how many people there are on earth

[@cluelessbluebird]

Can we just acknowledge how talented Shane is? Like he makes history interesting, makes the puppets and theatre, WROTE SONGS FOR SAID PUPPETS, and does genuinely good voice acting (at least to me) Like cmon

[@Ravenclaw75908]

It’s ridiculous how good he is. Give Shane his award for Best Original Segment.

[@kassidytucker8431]

We're talking about the man who made the hotdoga of course he's talented

[@Cat-tg8nk]

shane is the goat

[@walmartrotisseriechicken]

triple threat. he got it all 💚

[@CopaceticKitty]

I was thinking this then I remembered they have a whole ass production team full of people lmAo

[@ZombieZeke]

Something I think is important to note: my man Pliny the Elder was insane. One of the "facts" he wrote in his Natural History book was that elephants had religious beliefs and actively practiced. He never saw an elephant in his life

[@lunettasuziejewel2080]

What's nuts is that elephants have been recorded holding "funerals" for their dead family members...so they very well could have religious beliefs!

[@caitlynr7295]

@@lunettasuziejewel2080 Yeah, maybe Pliny the Elder was onto something tbh. Insane, or ahead of his time?

[@Sandbeard]

@@caitlynr7295 It’s all connected 😱😱😱

[@Sandbeard]

my comment is sarcastic btw

[@caitlynr7295]

@@Sandbeard well yeah, I mean I figured we were all joking here, not seriously thinking this guy was secretly an elephant genius lol

[@apencupnamedgabriel5228]

I love how everyone is just vibin’ to the mount Vesuvius song, a song about mass genocide by Mother Nature.

[@cursedwithsetience4017]

It’s easy to vibe to

[@spiderlily5682]

"Health to you, Victoria, and wherever you are may you sneeze sweetly" Me, someone named Victoria: Oh, my... Thank you, graffiti.

[@th121]

Me, as someone living in Victoria, the only Australian state still in lockdown: Oh, my... Thank you, graffiti.

[@solisemporium]

Me, someone who also lives in Victoria, the Australian state on lockdown: oh my, thank you,, but please don’t sneeze, we can handle that

[@victoriarich1810]

My name is Victoria, and it made me so happy.

[@melsterifficmama1808]

To sneeze sweetly is my new goal as one who is currently surrounded by ragweed. Nope. Still sneezing like a horse with a cork stuck in one nostril. Alas!

[@victoriaa6313]

As someone who is both named Victoria and lives in the state of Victoria in Australia, Oh my... thank you graffiti

[@spacetypo]

my favourite pompeii graffiti: "on April 19th i made bread"

[@Seawitch555]

To honor them, I shall bake bread on April 19th from now on

[@mikeylikesit525]

That is my best friends birthday. It shall be her birthday bread.

[@mereisnotonfire]

ayyyyy my bday

[@TwoWholeWorms]

Mine is "Lacoris fellas." xD Plus ça change, innit.

[@pLanetstarBerry]

Let us petition to make April 19th Bread Day.

[@cazia9]

‘He put down his Pliny The Book, put on his Pliny the Shoes’ had me giggling incessantly

[@iiiiiiii2159]

Why is the professor so much better with his expressions than me, I mean look at the thumbnail, the fear, the courage, couldn't expect less from him.

[@xhttpsbeom]

*earth trembling* people in pompeii: “everything is fine”

[@99fireandice]

Honestly tho? I big relate. Just casually sitting by as everything falls apart just like “well, that’s how my day is going”

[@user-fl4hn5cq7b]

same

[@sepiahoney]

“y’all hear sum?”

[@xhttpsbeom]

Abby Holt nah bro nothing here

[@kamilucredic]

I can only imagine that's what life in California is like (and am thankful I only have to imagine it).

[@mysteryjunkie9808]

"Jesus Christ" "Oh the guy who died a few years ago. What about him" 😂😂😂 Underrated joke right there

[@PuppyLove2468]

I completely missed it lol

[@sunsun5005]

my favorite joke in this episode

[@deepstonecostco]

The thing that haunts me about Pompeii is how just within a few years nobody could even remember where it'd stood. An *entire city* just wiped off the face of the Earth so thoroughly even their neighbors didn't know where they'd been buried.

[@AnneliseB23]

I like how in almost all the thumbnails the Professor looks responsible for whatever event he is discussing today.

[@mollymarch286]

Annelise Blanchette he probably was!

[@arianvixal7143]

Molly March Ah yes, the immortal puppet.

[@TerrificGiggles]

The Professor is an eldritch god who got tired of creating the destruction of the world without anybody knowing anything about it and is now teaching us so he gets the recognition he deserves.

[@underscorekay]

that would explain his raw power

[@madalyn7360]

yeah sounds about right

[@Pyro_Mothman]

And Shane is the demon that lends him the puppet as a vessel

[@tyffaneelavely8087]

Shane never ceases to amaze me. He really is so creative & talented. He makes the puppets, he does the voices & sings the songs, his acting is awesome. The faces the professor makes are hilarious.. Even though he face doesn't really change, Shane puppeteering makes it feel like it does lol..On top of all of that awesomeness, the whole thing is absolutely hysterical. Shane never fails to make me laugh, no matter what he is doing. I don't want to sound like a kiss-ass lol but I genuinely admire the man. Puppet History is my favorite show. It has so many things I love in it. Props to the editor too, because the editing style adds so much weird, wonderful magic to the show. ;) Thanks to everyone who helps make this possible. That includes you Ryan. I appreciate that you were a more willing participant this time around lol. For real though, Ryan being there adding his thoughts & opinions to the mix, makes the show even better. Both of these guys are talented, funny, and make a great duo. :)

[@charlotterice3839]

THIS ^^^

[@oiseau_]

couldn’t have said it better!!

[@razeenahfauz3790]

I agree

[@gabriellagonzalez1149]

This is so true!

[@Daisy30y03]

I agree 100%

[@jaynenunya6070]

As someone who knew of Pliny the Elder from Sawbones (a podcast about medical history), Pliny taking a nap then running out with a pillow on his head is extremely on brand.

[@stellargay]

I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING. i love that now we can associate pliny as being a mcelroy homie

[@jaynenunya6070]

@@stellargay he's just a Strange Lad and I love him

[@besschamley698]

the professor is looking snazzy today

[@maggiekwan6700]

it's his look, yknow?

[@carebear.234]

He's always looking snazzy

[@sapphire_sphynx]

Very, very snazzy. As always, of course.

[@soupforfree]

a snazzy king 😌💅

[@willfontana8838]

Does he ever not?

[@extermicakess]

The Professor really has the classic “i’ll wait” teacher face

[@s3xbobomb1959]

Oh my god

[@zaza_y.a]

Lol

[@vvalentine7848]

look me in the eyes rq

[@anoushkab1079]

I’m just going to take a wild guess that Ryan doesn’t win the jelly bean cup this time either

[@haleygray5594]

Me watching seeing that he’s two points ahead so far. “The Tables soon shall turn Ryan” 😂

[@fankyfashionmonkey]

i was hoping he would, as he got the early points but things went down xD

[@Jawn529]

He gets scammed out of winning

[@aplooploo3909]

i remember seeing on twitter that ryan not winning the coveted title of history master is the new leo dicaprio not winning an oscar

[@Karin_Allen]

Ryan could get every answer right while the guest get every answer wrong, and Sha- uh, the *Professor* would still find a way to make Ryan lose.

[@Blackjack1317]

Just a quick side note to the "fortune favours the bold" quote: in latin it's "audaces fortuna iuvat". So theyre actually speaking about fortuna, goddes of luck and good fortune, who would have guessed. So when he said, "fortune favours the bold", he also coud have said, "the goddes of luck favours the bold".

[@ThornheartCat]

"Aren't you a professor?" Uh, he's a professor of HISTORY, Ryan, not geology!

[@alliememer1183]

You know I’m glad that Shane finally got to keep a history “show” alive I really enjoyed ruining history and I was sad when there wasn’t a second series. It was almost endearing that one of his main shows on ‘The Watcher’ was about history

[@unrealcreature]

Do you know if he has a history degree or is just a big fan of history

[@paigeproffitt1830]

Steampunk Kittens i might be wrong but i think he has a film degree

[@unrealcreature]

@@paigeproffitt1830 we'll find out eventually either by a future vid or someone seeing these replies and answer our questions.

[@lunacraftcrochet]

Same!!! I loved Ruining history so I am so pleased of these series!!!!

[@deenam2567]

Y’all realize that if the professor has lived through all this history, bad things have followed him wherever he goes... His name is literally THE Professor: True Harbinger of the End, Professor

[@Companion92]

Maybe he is a timelord

[@erinidum]

Do you mean to tell me you thought it was a coincidence that the Professor appeared on this platform in this, the year of our Lord 2020, in which the world has unabashedly descended into chaos?

[@royce6485]

this is basically Dr Who lore, wherein which we get the name Doctor from him, and in many worlds in the universe "doctor" means killer.

[@deenam2567]

@@erinidum EXACTLY

[@deenam2567]

@@royce6485 That's actually really cool lore. You know, maybe I should give Doctor Who a chance. I remember watching the Minotaur episode when I was younger, getting thoroughly spooked, and completely avoiding it after that.

[@azarinevil]

Ryan: Scared of Annabel Also Ryan: Nemesis to an immortal talking puppet that made a deal with a genie 😂

[@laurenlanterns4376]

“Jesus Christ!!” “Oh you mean that guy who died a couple of years ago?”😂

[@vsratoslava]

«- yeah, what about him?» - god I laughed so hard

[@scp--297]

😂😂😂 Oh my.

[@mariavictoriaschmidtjara5860]

When was thisss, how did i missed? 😑

[@Rangercsz99]

actually, romans did know about volcanoes and they even had a festival annually called vulcanalia, in honor of the god vulcan, god of blacksmith, fire, and volcanoes! they just didnt encounter them very often, and it had been a long while since vesuvius had erupted, so they had no idea that vesuvius was a volcano, hence why it was called a "mons" rather than them trying to adapt the greek word "etna" (meaning volcano) into latin as they did with other greek borrowed words. also, fun fact, vulcanalia was held every year on august 23rd (because the romans were like "oh no this is the hottest time of the year, so everything is at risk of catching on fire" which is the day before vesuvius erupted. pretty sure the pompeiians thought vulcan was super mad about their vulcanalia festival

[@kb71404]

This was very interesting, thank you!

[@jasminesaldana7796]

thanks for sharing this!! this is so cool and interesting to hear about :,)

[@Jimjim226]

Ha nerd

[@sarahmoore7890]

Vulcan: the sacrifices sucked, so die humans! Humans: *literally got mind blown, chocked to death, melted and cemented* shit he mad!

[@loopydoopy4197]

Wait is this where the planet Vulcan (as well as the Vulcan ppl oc) in Star Trek came from????

[@itsyaboiroman3345]

Fun fact: No one was worried about Vesuvius because it had a top on it. It looked like an ordinary mountain so no one knew it was a volcano. When it erupted, the force was so great that it blew the top of the mountain off and created the crater we can see today.

[@iiiiiiii2159]

Not such a fun fact for the people tho-

[@itsyaboiroman3345]

Shrika Nambiar Yeah but they’re dead tho so they’re probably over it

[@mace3503]

Lmao

[@itsyaboiroman3345]

Hannah Garcia I’ve been to Pompeii and seen the bodies. If they were going to come after me, they would have done so then.

[@zoesmybaby]

that's how they all work

[@ajb0yd]

4:38 Ryan's "Mattias' moustache is as large as he is stupid" has the same energy as Nina Zenik's “It's not natural for someone to be as stupid as he is tall, and yet here you stand” and I think that's beautiful and historically correct. AND SHE WAS TALKING TO MATTHIAS WHEN SHE SAID IT

[@erinyes3943]

I fucking love you for this

[@nuzha101]

OMG RIGHT!!! I’m so glad I’m not the only one that thought this!!!!

[@ribottostudio]

"We'll see what happens in the sequel." LITERALLY the mindset of 2020 right now.

[@Cheesegoddess]

Oh man jfc can you just imagine.....what a cherry for this shitstorm sundue year...

[@Baby_Weber]

"Fortune" in this case, boys, would likely be the Roman goddess Fortuna -- a personification of something more like fate or luck.

[@littlefxng5791]

And the Romans had a not so great outlook on her.

[@jostewart3192]

littlefxng they celebrated the coming of Fortuna with every coming spring and if they didn’t see a clear sign of peace they assumed life was gonna be shit for 12 months. I wonder how their last April went :/

[@littlefxng5791]

Yeah, this is also where the wheel of fortune phrase came about, from this festival I believe. Or at least one of the writers, from the more pessimistic philosophy wrote that.

[@GreenGlo1991]

I felt like the confusion was because of the culture. Thank ye

[@ashestodust9483]

It makes me wonder if the translation made it fortune when it was actually Fortuna, especially since the noun was given such personification.

[@ohsodylicioso]

Everyone in Naples: _screams in panic_ Pliny the Elder: *sleeps*

[@candidcadaver]

The thumbnail truly is a work of art. The fiery glow of lava shining in the professor's glazed eyes, his mouth open in awe at Vesuvius erupting from behind... beautiful.

[@virgomoons]

"An ancient Karen" One of the best lines I've ever heard xD

[@bonniez7119]

The professor is getting me through the week

[@medicmakenna]

Amen sis

[@moonbook12]

Same

[@hannahsquire2442]

You're welcome :)

[@joshnyman218]

@@hannahsquire2442 holy crap is this actually The preofessor?

[@donovanherne3973]

frfr i kinda started crying when they announced season 2

[@imtoto813]

i feel like one of these days the professor is gonna assert dominance by making a song out of voice footage of Ryan and having him sing the ending like that

[@lgdebruin7256]

Omg, like Shane did in a Hot Daga episode

[@bbblackmore5447]

@@lgdebruin7256 if the hotdaga don’t get a cloab in puppet history, what is the point in life

[@meat1031]

you like sleeping with sirens 😏😏

[@nanni4432]

fun fact: "fortune favors the bold" originally derives from a passage in The Aeneid, Pliny just quoted it in that moment :)

[@bethgrinnell1164]

My biggest gripe with Jurassic World was Chris Pratt being overtaken by the pyroclastic cloud, only to emerge totally unharmed seconds later. They're the volcanologist's nightmare. "You can't outrun a pyroclastic flow." He'd have been dead the second he was out of sight. That ash is so hot it would have melted his skin and throat, and the moisture from his body would have quickly cooled the layers of ash into rock, preserving him alive. But that's Hollywood for you.

[@potat04]

LOVELY

[@lizzylucyn7133]

Crisp Pratt

[@drawmaarts7654]

Crisp rat

[@Ghoulieanna]

To be fair, he’s also able to train raptors. Probably not the most scientifically accurate movie

[@tombrick790]

wow

[@OceanHedgehog]

With regards to "Fortune Favors the Bold", "Fortuna" was the Roman Goddess of Luck. So Pliny was basically saying, "Don't sweat it - if we're brave enough, Lady Luck will be on our side."

[@CRUSH40RULES]

Meanwhile, Vesuvius was like 'Oh yeah? Let's see Fortuna protect you from this! Pyroclastic Flows!'

[@bwingbwinggwiyomi]

and how that quote would turn ironic and tragic real quick..

[@es0terichowell871]

And then she wasn't

[@appleuwumer]

It do be that way sometimes

[@SuzysRedStripes]

Why do I find that really sweet for some reason?

[@rae.7908]

The professor: you’re a little baby aren’t you? Ryan: a bear would make light work of you. While Matt: look at my little dandy trophy oh look! It comes with jelly beans hehe

[@KitsunenoHibi]

Some geology facts! Volcanoes erupt for a variety of reasons depending on their makeup, location, and circumstances. In the case of immense ash explosions like Vesuvius and Mount St. Helens, there are a few factors that come into play. First, there needs to be a large volcano with a long chute and magma chamber. Then, the volcano needs to have formed a "cap" of sorts. A thick layer of cooled lava sealing up the top of the volcano. This sets thing up for massive pressure to build over time. Superheated gas collects, mostly comprised of acidic sulfur and other noxious fumes as a result of molten stone churning. In the human perspective, this takes a massive amount of time, hundreds of years to many thousands. But these explosions are INCREDIBLY rapid in the geologic timeframe, really. Anyway, as the pressure builds, things get intense. Eventually, usually instigated by a surge of magma moving, things pop. In the case of Vesuvius, it was a vertical explosion, sending out the infamous ash cloud to start. This brings down a burning rain of large ash flakes and rock, heating the air dangerously while at the same time beginning to darken the sky. Very scary. The cloud of fire and ash can rise very high because of just how hot it is, allowing for insane levels of spread of the debris. Once the initial pop passes, just like putting mentos in a bottle of coke, the "flow" period begins. In the case of ash explosions, this means the mentioned pyroclastic flows. A river of superheated toxic gases, ash, and crushed rock so dense it moves like a liquid. Because gaseous sulfur is denser than normal breathing air, it prevents the heated air from rising, turning the flows into insanely fast rivers of boiling death. Plants wither and burst into flame, living creatures are both smothered and burned alive if caught, the earth is scorched and coated with rapidly hardening ash and pumice.... It's a nightmarish wall of death that is nigh on impossible to escape because they move so rapidly. After all the heavy gases are vented out of the volcano in an ash cone explosion, what do we get? MORE ASH! Seriously, the things spew fire and ash until the turmoil below that sparked the eruption begins to ease. However, it's less "Sodom and Gomorrah" at this point, since the pressure is released and there will be a large decrease in things like fiery boulders and streams of death gas. But the ash cloud, still being fueled, will instead spread and continue to rise, coating areas even hundreds of miles away with thick layers of ash. The close areas around the volcano will be dark, like Pliny the Younger described. Dark, and smotheringly hot as the settling pumice and ash release heat. Part of why Pompeii was insanely hard to dig out is because the debris from the pyroclastic flow was basically fused together by the heat and motion. Once it reached level ground and began to gather over the city, of course the heat was released into the surrounding area as the ash and pumice solidified. If you've ever seen a chunk of the famous Mt. St. Helens ash, you'll see it's an incredibly hard, heavy, dense stone. Volcanic eruptions and pyroclastic flows are like metamorphic processes in rapidfire, leaving very tough material in their wake. As the heat disperses, and with no new sources emerging from the volcano, the ash cloud causes temperatures to drop quite rapidly. Like a mini nuclear winter... The ash clouds can be so dense that no sunlight can penetrate for days, making things pretty chilly. But eventually, the ash gets cool enough and descends as well, coating everything. In areas far enough from the devastation, this ash is wonderful! Highly beneficial for the soil, full of lots of minerals from the magma. But at the base of the volcano, it makes a thick, hard layer, adding more width to the volcano's base. Geology is so exciting!

[@aurelius2895]

This is a year late, but I love the way you write. "Insanely fast rivers of boiling death." is my new favorite sentence.

[@ayabowen2852]

i love you

[@uglybetty8747]

Loved your comment. Thank u !

[@yvonnejones9940]

Thx for that. I actually found your writing and photographic descriptions exciting. You turned me into a volcano nerd. Now I have to go read everything. Kudos. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@melbapeach162]

This comment is 3 years old and still educating people 🌋❤

[@facevaluehighfive]

“Some history is...hehe... just a mystery.” -The Professor, 2020

[@moonyallans2273]

I guess some of it will remain.............unsolved!

[@66Roses]

"Vesuvius hasn't erupted in almost 400 years." 2020: 👀

[@StarshipGRanger394]

It actually last erupted in 1944 and killed 26 people

[@sillydingus1592]

It is overdue to erupt in a similar way to the 79 A.D eruption but it is under close surveillance and the people of Naples would have fair warning before hand.

[@recoil53]

@@sillydingus1592 Because there won't be a panicked evacuation that jams the roads.

[@sillydingus1592]

recoil53 Sorry I should have evaluated, it would be a couple of years in advance which actually happened in Pompeii (earthquakes of 62 and 64 A.D caused by seismic activity)

[@catherineshinn7125]

Vesuvius hasn't erupted since March 1944, but Vesuvius is still an active volcano... it will erupt again 🌋

[@emmab3275]

Me, watching the last episode: "Wait, did Shane have someone waiting in Kate's hallway or something? How did he get the trophy to her so quickly?" Me, watching this episode, remembering: "Ohhhhhh that's right Ryan will never win"

[@liriodendronlasianthus]

My thoughts exactly

[@MegaChickenfish]

Knowing how many people live directly in the path of our *near-yearly hurricanes* in the US, 3 million around Vesuvius doesn't surprise me at all.

[@lunettasuziejewel2080]

Living in that path, I will say that it's a lot easier to survive a hurricane than a volcanic eruption, though.

[@percyschryver8917]

Fun fact!! The quote "Fortune favors the bold" was likely a prayer to the Roman goddess, Fortuna, who was said to grant luck, especially in very dangerous situations. And the direct translation of some of the graffiti about Epaphras leads scholars to believe he was a slave who served a wealthy family and was actually quite skilled at the ball game--the people who wrote it were jealous of him! Awesome episode!

[@Kozinu]

Thank you for this. :D

[@lizbethlopez6688]

This is what I imagine will one day be an episode: Ryan has lost/tied all Puppet History episodes. He still hasn't "won" an episode whether it was fair and square or it was a bullshit reason, He's really fed up and gone insane with continuously losing to his guests and his feud with the puppet. The Professor does an episode that Ryan would be well known at and therefore win. We wait for the doorbell to ring, thinking The Professor would pull a sneaky one and not bring Ryan his rightfully owned trophy. But The Professor wouldn't be that cruel. Ryan did, after all, win. He comes back so excitedly but slowly starts to frown in disbelief. He looks so heartbroken. "Wh...where? Where are the jellybeans?" The episode finishes with a slow zoom in at The Professor's face

[@jamesdoesmusic_]

Omg it’s so cruel.... It needs to happen

[@lizbethlopez6688]

@@jamesdoesmusic_ I want it to happen

[@meghanphillips3495]

It's like a twilight zone episode. He finally gets his trophy and its empty

[@goldenreader4476]

this is so painful😭

[@quinnbro3480]

Okay Satan, take it easy there.

[@samiai8905]

"-You're a rotten man, or thing, or whatever you are." "Ribbit" "Or Frog."

[@tmalaklaryka]

I laughed so much with that croar 🤣

[@mbur2024]

I'm a year late to this, but the professor wearing the tiny pillow is complete perfection. I didn't even notice it at first, but when I did I lost it. I can only dream of having a puppet as magical as him.

[@bulkbogan5849]

as someone who has studied volcanoes for a year, especially this eruption, and have been on mount vesuvius myself, the video was pretty accurate for a puppet history lol. the only thing that bugged me was the animations of the eruption, showing massive quantities of lava spewing out. we know nowadays based on plinius' recounting of the eruption that it had a volcanic explosivity index (VEI) of 5, meaning that little liquid lava actually came out. and even the liquid lava that came out was really viscous, meaning that it couldnt have shot up into the sky like that. rather, it would just flow extremely slow down the volcano. Vesuvius is actually situated next to a much larger volcano, the Phlegraean Fields. the Phlegraean Fields is basically a big ass crater, most of it underwater, with some areas where smoke comes out of the ground. when it last erupted, it had a VEI of 7. another thing that is incorrect is that the last eruption was in the 17th century. thats wrong, the last eruption was in 1944, as WW2 was going on. its a really interesting topic, and it played a small role in the politics of the war. if you visit vesuvius, on the way up you can actually see the solidified layer of lava that flowed in 1944, and all the vegetation it killed. also, regarding matts question about what the volcano looks like, there isnt a massive hole with red lava bubbling below. it just looks like a normal mountain with a small crater on top. in some spots you can see gas coming out of the rocks, but thats about the most exciting thing you can see when looking at the crater. and lastly: yes, naples has an escape plan in case of an eruption, but also its a city of 3 million people. if vesuvius were to erupt now, it would be absolutely devastating. even with the escape plan, highways would probably get clogged with traffic. if someone actually reads this comment and is interested to know more, i put some links below. VEI: geology.com/stories/13/volcanic-explosivity-index/ 1944 eruption: www.life.com/nature/mount-vesuvius-volcano-photos-from-1944-eruption/ phlegraean fields: www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2017/05/15/rock-models-suggest-phlegraean-fields-volcano-more-likely-to-erupt-than-previously-thought/#df7a39a98636

[@xLightblueBubblegumx]

that's so interesting! thank you for the additional information (and the first hand account of vesuvius)

[@bulkbogan5849]

@@xLightblueBubblegumx glad you read through it! :)

[@skippyjonjones23]

I took geology as one of my science courses in college and think it’s hella cool.

[@mocotojam6767]

This person volcanoes

[@zahrahhashmina7022]

thanks man, super cool read

[@notebookpaper3073]

when i was in like second grade i hyperfixiated on pompeii to the point where i wore a vesuvius costume for halloween

[@notebookpaper3073]

rip to the 2000 or so victims but im different ✌️

[@notebookpaper3073]

26:06 is just 2nd grade me lmao

[@hopemoore]

That costume sounds awesome

[@LunAR-ic7uj]

@@notebookpaper3073 i have no idea who you are but ily

[@oddanderson9131]

I bet you were one of the weird kids who was under appreciated in their time

[@hels7]

So, I'm a Geologist and although I'm not from Italy I'm working with a geologist group from Napoli. I would like to share 2 things with you all but first of all THANK YOU SHANE I loved the episode! So, the first fact is that actually Naples is not endangered by the Vesuvius, there is an other big big volcano at the west of Napoli called "The Phlegraean Fields", it's part of a natural park, and that one is the one that endangers them. I once asked "what would happen if it erupted and why do you still live here?" and one of the geologist from Naples that I work with told me this "We will probably die but the food is too good to leave" 🤣🤣 Napolitans are the best people! And the second thing is only that I highly recommend visiting the runes, there is a lot of cool information there about how they lived and everything, also visit the Vesuvius itself! It is a cool walk and you can see the whole region including Pompei and Naples! Really cool! Have a great day!

[@kraziiXIII]

Be warned, you can also accidentally put your hand on an ancient penis on a wall in Pompeii if you lean up against a wall. Street corners are the more phallic areas. I wish I were kidding. My mom made me pose with it after one of our chaperones leaned up against it.

[@nethra8884]

I went to Italy in 2011 and we got to visit Pompeii and see all of the ruins. I was fascinated! walking around was just so surreal and even though it was super hot that day I had a great time learning about the history

Yess, visiting the Vesuvius is so freaking cool

[@nikkicoco4980]

I was just watching a show on The Phlegrean Fields! It’s said that if it erupts it could do damage to the entire western half of Europe! And leave all of Italy in ash! That’s so crazy and kinda sad, But also kinda cool!

[@keirar1385]

I love whoever is doing these subtitles, the little detail of having the intro noise being written as "shweem... ka-BLONK" instead of a simple "intro sound" makes me happy

[@tabtracer]

The only other active mountain volcano in Italy was and still is Mt. Etna on Sicily. Known as the Gentle Giant, it does not have violent pyroclastic "Plinian" eruptions, like Vesuvius does. Etna has regular releases of pressure, so the eruptions aren't violent and destructive. (Also people know to keep their distance because it doesn't go centuries and centuries without erupting, unlike Vesuvius.) This somewhat explains why Pliny the Elder might not have been too concerned about the volcanic activity of Vesuvius. He would have known about the patterns of Etna, and may have assumed the same for Vesuvius. Too bad he was super wrong.

[@hilariousbenjamin5614]

Stromboli I think is till active as well

[@emjenkins464]

@@hilariousbenjamin5614 not as much as Etna, which was even seen as the forge of Haephestus - the blacksmith god. It notably often erupted around the same time of year as Pompeii, with its religious festivals honouring Haephestus.

[@cocolime6496]

This is very interesting, thank you!

[@bulkbogan5849]

Stromboli, Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields are still active despite not spewing out lava.

[@gaia_crs]

Stromboli is actually considered one of the most active volcanos in the world: every 10-20 minutes it emits ash and lava and other stuff, but the eruptions are usually not that violent. Furthermore people don’t stay away from Etna that much, you can actually go skiing on there.

[@markleequi1164]

I imagine Shane and Ryan found the Professor on one of their demon hunts he just decided to stick around ever since

[@ItDoesntMatterReally]

They took his bridge, so they gave him a history show for being a good sport about it.

[@rebekahglen279]

I love that the professor just kept the pillow tied to his head

[@scolek22]

im so glad pliny the elder was in this. he is truly one of history`s greatest memelords.

[@milliedee8364]

I have forgotten what Shane looks like and now just picture him as a blue furry puppet 😂

[@zhixci958]

"that sounds the most old englishy" Romans: is latin a joke to you?

[@cowsharkdefin6376]

Also that wasn't even Old English.

[@lilliankuntz489]

LOVE the fact that they’re repeatedly implying the professor is immortal. He’s not even telling what he learned, he was just there

[@JustASorcerer]

25:21 Not entirely nutty when you consider that volcanic soil is some of the most fertile on Earth. It's the main reason regions around volcanoes are still heavily populated even today

[@CH--.]

"Insult eachother and who ever does it better gets points" What a good school

[@bobmaniscoolpoop21]

According to the wiki, The Professor is like 2 billion years old and has probably been to pompeii during the eruption

[@LD-hs9iv]

He's a DEMON SHANEMADEJISADEMONCONFIRMED-

[@kaceykace]

Ryan's "oh no I dropped my pen" line was literally the cutest sound I've ever heard I swear he sounded like a tiny kid ahaah

[@babe362]

my crush on him just exploded from that moment alone

[@makz_8714]

18:00

[@bwingbwinggwiyomi]

he sounded like an old woman to me 🤣🧓🏻

[@bluesapphireymca]

If you guys could get Brennan Lee Mulligan as a guest on the show it would be a riot

[@winterling223]

Oh my gosh yes

[@sl33pi6unni]

I would die omg

[@leahsmith6573]

Two and a half minutes in and The Professor has already further confirmed his immortality.

[@Taylor-kg1ig]

I think fortune means like “good luck” in the case of that quote... so like “good fortune (good luck) will favour the bold”

[@JosephDavies]

Correct. Good fortune is not riches, though it can lead to riches. Think "fortunate".

[@JosephDavies]

@Ryan Vigus That is precisely the meaning of the phrase. :)

[@sandyruitenberg2928]

@Ryan Vigus Yeah I also was thinking more that it was related to Fortuna!

[@JosephDavies]

@Ryan Vigus Yes!

[@partlyironic]

I was obsessed with this whole discussion they had about this. They (particularly Ryan) are so so intelligent and then sometimes they will just say something dumb as all hell to keep us on our toes

[@alex-fs9yt]

Me, age 16: Yeah, I'm already in university Them: Huh? Which one? Me: Puppet University😏

[@BESTBELIEVEitsnatay]

I've grown so emotionally attached to The Professor.