We Remember Our First Drink... Americans React "The Inbetweeners - S1E2 - Bunk Off"

[@matthewvivian7235]

I worked on a TV show with Neil's dad earlier in the year and he's so so lovely, but also talks and acts just like he does in the show, in real life. Everyone on set called him Neil's dad. In fact, it took some effort to remember to call him Alex when chatting with him.

[@scottandrewbrass]

Bumder!

[@arrongumbrell539]

I been on a film shoot with Jay's dad a few years ago and he isn't far off his character too only not rude like Jay's dad.

[@theonetheonlyjoey]

I remember him as Julius Nicholson from The Thick Of It, outstanding character

[@ZhangK71]

Was it the Apple TV+ show _Hijack?_

[@matthewvivian7235]

@@ZhangK71 Yes it was, and funnily enough since posting this comment, I've worked with him again on something else.

[@Marzipan_Rocks]

We didn’t have to ring the school, we just had to take a sick note to explain the absence when we went back. I used to write sick notes for my friends when they bunked off school because my handwriting was feasible as from a parent. Did that a few times for them. I never actually skipped school… threw a couple sickies and stayed home though 😂 told my mum I didn’t want to go so she let me stay home as I didn’t do it often. Then just watched daytime tv with her 😂 I was drinking in pubs at 17 when the drinking age was 20 (it’s 18 now - New Zealand) and never got asked for ID until last year… I was 47! Like I knew I was having a good hair day but really?? 👏🏼🤪

[@sup3rblade84]

Watched this over and over and now im watching Americans watch it over and over......this show is legendary.....

[@MilliGaming86]

I wish I could rewatch it all again without knowing what's coming, there are so many legendary episodes, you guys are in for a treat

[@TOBYWASLOST0]

I have said this so many times.

[@ArunaUtd]

I can quote Will's whole shop conversation word for word, amazing scene!

[@suckered1316]

loving watching these with you lol. The Inbetweeners is classic bloke comedy. The full length movie saw me (50), brother, my dad (75) and my 21 year old son sat in a line pissing ourselves laughing , that is true humour.

[@moonramshaw1982]

It was a lot easier to get served in the UK when I was a kid. I was drinking in a pub for 2 years before I asked the landlord if I could have my 18th there

[@shaunwild8797]

Same here. I was drinking in pubs when I was fifteen. Mind you it was the late 70's.

[@MilliGaming86]

Agreed, I drank in my local from 16, they knew we were all underage but things are alot more relaxed in local boozers

[@myoung7654]

Also drinking locally from 16 back in the 70's and as long as you behaved the pub was happy to have your custom.

[@shaunwild8797]

@@MilliGaming86 The landlord use to warn us in advance when the police were doing their rounds. 😁😁Gave us enough time to work out our fake date of births in our heads.🤣🤣

[@moonramshaw1982]

@@shaunwild8797 Been there done that 🤣🤣

[@rorz999]

Just finished work and sat down to a cup of tea. This is perfect timing, gonna enjoy watching this!

[@lewisfisher4914]

The guy that wrote that Simon beasley.....I worked on his house doing landscaping and building. Cool guy outside his job too

[@greeneagle1919]

Great video lads 👍 this show was an absolute masterpiece. It's really rare for sitcoms to feel so relatable regardless of your generation or background but it mirrored so many people's school experiences. I used to watch it as a teenager with my Dad and he found it just as relatable (and hilarious) as I did, it really is a timeless classic. Glad you're enjoying it, keep up the good work!

[@uberdump]

I’m in my 40’s and remember this series fondly. It’s such a good funny one and it’s so great to see you enjoying it for the first time. Make sure you cover the movies afterwards too!!

[@con2468a]

What makes this funnier is when the director filmed this they stood on a ladder and repeatedly threw a frisbee at this poor girls face 😂

[@peterf08]

Im glad you guys really enjoying it, it is a british classic one of the best series ever

[@AzraelisHorny]

I don't think I've seen a single American get the 'frothing at the gash' line 🤣

[@ciaranconlon84]

With almost no exceptions, every episode is better than the last and ups the ante further. I'm already anticipating how you will react to the next one...

[@craigjeffery2661]

Glad you guys have discovered this gem, the writers of the show would admit they based the things they get upto in the show shamefully close to things they did & got upto.

[@kezza6626]

Lads, you're gonna love this show. It gets better with every episode. You'll learn some interesting slang too. Enjoy.

[@Kat._Blue]

To get alcohol in Germany is very easy. You have to be 16 years old to buy beer and wine. If your parents are present you can drink at 14. only hard liquor like whiskey,bourbon, rum and so on you have to be 18 years old. You can go to clubs at age 16. But you have to leave at 12am but back when I was young your parents could sign a letter and with a copy of their ID you could stay as long as you wanted. My parents where really relaxed and I had no curfew and we grew up in a really safe environment and spent our weekends partying and enjoying our youth. Good old times. But in Germany it’s still like that a lot of times.

[@dawnfishwick861]

You can drink alcohol from the age of 5 in England in your own home or any private premises

[@jase6709]

I was terrible, always bunking off every day. The trick was to go to registration and then jump over the fence, return for lunch and afternoon registration, then do the same again. Don't copy me kids..

[@SoaralotMusic]

I'm loving your guys' reactions to this series so far. I have watched many American reactors do this show at this point but I really enjoy how you guys explain how this show relates to you even as Americans. Top notch, can't wait to see more.

[@crispeybear]

You can see Daniel, literally lock n load for future ref, to laugh in his son’s face after he pulls this SH!t for the first time 😂 classic pic freeze on my telly 🥰

[@ciandarcy5430]

You guys have an infectious friendship, makes for great watching!

[@andyq752]

Episode 2 already? Ha! I knew it'd get u guys hooked. Only gets better and crazier, and after the 18 episodes there are two full movies! Clunge posse!

[@dazdingdong]

I'm glad you guys found this I have seen each episode multiple times and am in stitches with laughter each time seen a few reactions to each episode and you guys crack me up

[@billgrisenthwaite3874]

This is a show that just gets better and better as it goes on

[@eddiedonaghy2650]

One thing I’ll say about the Inbetweeners is, it gets better.

[@nathandc2669]

Really appreciate you guys reacting this this one of my fave shows of all time ♥️ massive W guys 😂👏👏👏

[@ukunboxings2242]

Keep going with this, love this series one of my all time favourites.

[@markr418]

You guys are loving it as much as we did when it first came out. Truly one of the great British comedies

[@briankilpatrick6014]

You guys watching this is killing me. 😂😂😂. Keep it up guys loving your reactions. 👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@TOBYWASLOST0]

Inbetweeners is what it is like growing up as a 16 year old in the UK. You will LOVE the 3 seasons and 2 films. You got a lot of laughs to come. Enjoy!

[@WallieTheRed]

You're going to love this show the longer it goes on.

[@anthonygibbs9691]

Great reactions guys glad ur enjoying our series there are 3 seasons and two big screen movies please give them all a watch u won't be sorry

[@jason6848]

I'm in for the series on this one! I LOVED The Inbetweeners, as a high school student at the time this spoke to my generation like no other show on T.V and those of us who were "The inbetweeners" not quite popular but not at the bottom of the pile, yes we literally lived and breathed this word for word. haha we take those times for granted.

[@AndyFNQ84]

Fucking love your reactions to this guys. My face literally hurts and my eyes are still watering from laughing with you. Great reaction to a top show, thanks lads

[@peterfoakes7569]

This show gets better and better lads, you will love it!

[@mikebooth387]

I remember going to see the band "Morning Runner" who sing/play the theme tune to 'The Inbetweeners." The track is called - "Gone Up In Flames." I saw them perform at "The Barfly" in Birmingham. The album was called "Wilderness Is Paradise Now." They were a good band and a great night!

[@mattdoliver1984]

Glad your doing Inbetweeners there’s a movie aswell but obviously that’s on a bit longer

[@palm2004]

Loving these inbetweener reactions

[@TheCornishCockney]

It’s like a documentary on British schools. It was even more savage in the 60’s. And yet more Americans piss themselves laughing at our brilliant comedy.

[@PaulHipToBeSquareAllen]

“He shoved them up his arse “ is a legend line that no reactors get.

[@HouseOfMitchell]

The legal age in the UK to drink is actually five, but you have to be with your parents and in your own home. I think you can drink at 16 in the pub if an adult buys you it but I think it used to be 12 way back cause i used to get them at 12. Unfortunately pubs and clubs aren't the same these days, not like they were in the 90's

[@justsomeguycalledkaraka5614]

Love these reactions guys

[@groundhoglife]

I’d forgotten how good this series is, not watched it for a long time but loving you guys react to it 😁. You definitely should check out Friday Night Dinner once you’ve finished this 👍

[@chrisellis3797]

Simon didn't really fuck it up, there was nothing TO fuck up. Carlu wasn't into him or the pavement message. You missed where she realised he was getting ragged by everyone so she pretended it was cool to save his embarrassment.

[@davidjones3890]

"This is a Trainwreck!" Welcome to British sitcoms, lads!

[@Syzygy77]

I ditched way too much in high school. I ended up on an attendance contract in order to graduate my senior year. The funny thing was that I had all the credits I needed to graduate halfway through my senior year. I still had to show up to school through the end of the school year though. The last half of my senior year was all study hall without anything to study.

[@jameswg13]

Depending where you are in the UK staying off school or leaving school when not supposed to is called different things. My local region it was called wagging it. It was done by everyone at some point. When I was a teacher it became lot harder for kids to wag it off school grounds but from lessons I know kids that did.

[@makaveliuk86]

You missed Carly's look when she clocked the lads,she only agreed to that date to p!$s on their bonfire...👀🤷‍♂️😂😂

[@APieceOfLiquid]

My last year of school I did some skipping class or went home early. I even got a friend to write me a note pretending to be my mam saying I had to leave early for the dentist. Also a teacher didn't turn up for the last class one day so we all just left after 10 mins of nobody turning up haha.

[@veryvarley6706]

Frothing at the gash is one of the most perfect Jay sayings. Just for the American translation --- frothing = foaming gash = vagina.

[@Starlight68233]

It’s so easy to get served in UK, I was 14 and no one was bothered

[@sideshowmark913]

As I am irish we use to drink a lot of strange alcohol when we were 14 years old to around 16 which would be different colours lol. Also we would call skipping school that we are going mitching for the day

[@OracleTheRonin]

I like how Will says christ no! I'm not made of money when offered wine despite the fact you can probably get 3 botttles of shitty wine that you would happily have as a teenager for the price of 2 bottles of Gin.

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

She definitely wasn't into him. She just wanted to make will and Jay jealous, the look and smirk when she saw will and jay reveling in it said it all So glad you're watching these though. Brilliant representation of what teenage life is like as a kid in the UK.

[@jaydee285]

Man back in the skool days I would skive and get one of the girls in my year to write a note the following morning and then get then to sign it as my mom lol

[@MattSingh1]

*The actress that plays Simon's mother was/is in the legendary 'The Muppet Christmas Carol.*

[@WelshAmethystGirl087]

I'm looking forward to this whole series reaction with you guys, you have to do top gear next

[@WelshAmethystGirl087]

Maybe not all the way from season 1 but at least the majority of their episodes or at least the specials gezza, hamster and captain slow did together. Their specials were like an hour sometimes hour and a half long and so funny

[@nathandc2669]

U are both legends thanks for reacting to this goat series ♥️👏

[@rogu3rooster]

The thing about 6th form in the UK is that you are under no obligation to attend, once you're past 16 and done your GCSE's it's purely optional

[@anthonyholroyd5359]

Regarding getting served? You'd pick your tallest and beardiest mate and he'd head into a small, independent shop. First time I got properly drunk I was 15. And I was by no means an 'early drinker'.

[@NeilusNihilus]

You are correct, there isn't a bad episode. In fact, it only gets better.

[@apw1080]

You boys are in for a wild ride with this.

[@bensmith1689]

Can't wait til you guys do the 2 movies. There are some scenes in those that will absolutely end you.

[@markrobinson3714]

Great reaction they get better and better

[@MarkmanOTW]

Unanimously, all of your fellow Americans (KZbin reaction channels) LOVE 'The Inbetweeners' - makes you wonder who they employ in the US TV broadcast channels and how they commission TV shows in the USA. Must be the 'censorship' rules. BTW the US remake was a disaster. Great you guys are enjoying it 👍😄

[@tommybradley4649]

In real life, James Buckley (Jay) is a huge Oasis fan, hence his haircut in this 👍🏼

[@coot1925]

Forget the shovel, these 2 were using an excavator to dig the massive hole.

[@luckymenace3816]

Don’t forget to watch the two films after the show 🎉

[@gringopablo]

Well... In this show you'll see a lot of things you don't on American TV. 😄

[@SamA7x]

Please do the whole series.

[@mlnicholson77]

If you enjoy this type of humour, try watching Benidorm - a sitcom based around a British family holiday in Spain.

[@MrPhil727]

In England it’s pretty easy to get alcohol you just go to a small corner shop and if none one is in there they will most likely serve you. When I was a kid we just stand out side the shop and ask young guys to go in for us and buy it for us

[@JeccaJ]

The legal age to purchase alcohol in the UK is 18. However, it's legal to drink beer, wine or cider (not spirits) with a meal at 16-17 when accompanied by an adult, and an adult can give you alcohol to drink in the home if you're over the age of 5, so it's common to find young teenagers drinking shandy or alcopops with parental consent. You can get a driver's license from 17 in the UK, so teenagers will congregate at McDonald's in very much the same way you did at Applebee's 😄

[@Steezy93]

lets goooo you pair of bumders

[@Adrian-o2q7h]

My first time bunkig off, me and my mate were caught by the truancy officer and we were 10. I then did not bunk off again until I was 14. I think English Northerners and other Southerners call it doing the wag. People in London and the surrounding areas call it bunking off.

[@JVTrickypants]

Yes!!!!! Love it!!!!

[@danrice2797]

Pleaaaaase watch the behind the scenes of the frisbee scene - it’s madness, they had a man on ladder throwing them in her in face point blank 😭 disclaimer “she was a fantastic sport about it” Joe Thomas

[@justthisguy]

I believe they remade this episode in the American version also shot for shot. Good example of the difference between British and US shows. I'm not sure if it's because I've seen the original show but the TV one just doesn't hit right.

[@wozzywick]

Karly clearly wasn't into him. She just wanted to prove the guys wrong for laughing

[@Redchannelconditions]

I’ve always been a car guy. So I’d recognise all the teachers cars in the car park lol so the Applebee’s thing wouldn’t have been an issue

[@Nutrient-Gold]

Loving the reaction to this already. More hilarity to come…

[@darkraft1020]

Great reaction!

[@TheRedPeril]

This episode just makes me wish to go back, for one day, and just get pissed and try and pull some girls.

[@kallumleader9110]

omg I've been looking forward to this react xD

[@tanyacampbell29]

Can I just say the way you edited the video on the first episode was much better lol. I used to bunk off of school all the time, it was fairly common in the 90's I don't think it's that common anymore, kids seem to enjoy their education now lol well certainly all the teenagers I have met through the years of teaching them in The Army Cadet Force and working in a school, they're mainly all well behaved now lol. You're wrong about Carly, Simon loves her but she is not interested in Simon she just likes the fact that he likes her and the reason she invited him was because they are friends but she felt sorry for him because she didn't want him to feel embarrassed outside the house when Jay and all her female friends were laughing at him she was just being a friend. Saying that though there is more to come which I am sure you already know as this has been posted after you've already watched them all.

[@christianbrienesse]

Question for Daniel- where does that hoodie come from, if you don’t mind me asking? It looks awesome.

[@ShahPhilLeotardo]

18 is the legal age to get served with Alcohol in The UK.

[@repairupdaterepeat5815]

WATCH " BLACK BOOKS!" Unfortunately boys, this is quite weak and as it goes on it gets better till the end. Then you know you will not see anything as funny ever again. So many highlights I want to share but don't want to spoil the surprise. Oh there's 2 films as well. The first is amazing,. The second isn't as good but better than anything WB are throwing out of their hatch. at the time Channel 4 were pumping out some brilliant shows. Inbetweeners, black books, spaced, the green wing, peep show as well as some belting reality shows, the highlight of which was "Bad Lads Army."

[@Mandz6494]

I hope at some point you guys get to watch the dance scene in the first inbetweeners movie, it’s absolutely hilarious 😊

[@MrGoldie1976]

Skyving we called bunking off school

[@lepukeko966]

I don’t know what it is about this show. Sure it’s an exaggeration, but it hits home more than any other teen show I can remember. I should be way too old for this, but as well as being legit hilarious, it’s quite poignant. It will last generations

[@Mag_1892]

Was easy buying booze underage back in the naughtys. Bit gel in your hair try grow a bum fluff tash. Good to go with carlsberg special brew from the dodgey off-licence

[@paulkennedy4505]

it only gets better

[@justtango4741]

Carly's dad is the older dude in Buffy!

[@JonathanReynolds1]

Anthony Head (Giles in Buffy)

[@billybollockhead5628]

And he likes coffee

[@djdeemz7651]

When you think about it the inbetweeners best US alternative is American pie films

[@lindamerrett6600]

Good reaction guys 🇬🇧

[@jamesfield1674]

My guys so glad you enjoy this, the American version was a definite let down

[@nellspencer6417]

2 mins 10 seconds in and I'm thinking, you've no idea what's in store. 🤣

[@jackhowes8530]

That guy would of served will no matter what, it’s a funny thing everyone knows that’s a ship underage people can get served in