Who Is Flat Eric? - Obscure '90s Puppet Explained | Some Boi Online

[@ArtBoy54Productions]

Fun fact! Flat Eric makes an appearance as a playable character in the mobile game Crossy Road, beats and all!

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Yes he does! A random yet welcome cameo all these years later!

[@soniaortega5573]

I know and also it has funky beats in the game.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Unfortunately not Flat Beat, but one of Mr. Oizo's new tracks which is still cool.

[@geneosis]

They should make him a DLC character for MORTAL KOMBAT!!! lol

[@SomeBoiOnline]

I endorse this idea 😂

[@perocigla4425]

Flat Eric doesn't eat hot dogs in the video, he "smokes" them.

[@darthbuzz1]

Yes... hotdog cigars. This makes this Flat Eric fan and vegan very happy.

[@8BitNaptime]

he offers one to his assistant after signing the contracts too

[@perocigla4425]

@@8BitNaptime Yeah 😁

[@78deathface]

I used to have a life size Flat Eric plushie, I literally found him sitting on top of a dumpster in an alley. He sat proudly on top of my bookshelf for many years. He left at some point and we lost contact, but I still think about him often. I hope he is out there somewhere living his best life.

[@mykejustmyke1407]

I still have that plushie.. he rides with me in my whip, those who know him react accordingly!! 😆

[@taipeijoey101]

Flat Eric has made multiple appearances since the 90s, most notably the cover art for Lambs Anger in 2008, the short film "Being Flat" in 2015, and the cover of Rythme Plat in 2019

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Great to hear he's still around. I'm considering doing a video following his current whereabouts in media.

[@taipeijoey101]

@@SomeBoiOnline Quentin has the full rights to the character, and he released 20th anniversary plushes in 2019

[@chucku00]

Even if "Eric" is a casual English name, it's also a casual French name too, just like "Paul" or "Quentin"... And Mr Oizo is pronounced "wa-zo" (oiseau is French for bird).

[@christopherlussier4383]

Merci.

[@spellrite1]

I'm more confused by the good-effort pronunciation of "mise-en-scène" in the video, yet Oy-zo rather than Oiseau(x)!

[@chucku00]

@@spellrite1 US cinema schools and industry vernacular are using a lot of French words so people try to pronounce them properly in case if they travel to Europe people wouldn't make fun of their "yankee way' of pronouncing cinema/theatre related "technical" words.

[@autobaancruizer1093]

Loved Flat Eric back in the 90s. I always had the idea of it going further. Id make a great personage in a movie. I miss his furryness on tv

[@BaboDex]

1998: Stressed Eric 1999: Flat Eric

[@wnerraw]

I bought a Flat Eric plush on a whim at a souvenir stand in Pisa back in the summer of 2000 while studying abroad. I've seen him and the videos online before the trip and thought it would be a fun buy. Brought it back to the States only to find out it was a knock off version. 😒 It's still sitting proudly on display on my living room shelf to this day, however. 😃

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Aw that's a shame, haven't seen any knock-offs myself so that's interesting to hear! Glad you still have him though 😃

[@solonsaturngaming3727]

When my aunt went on a trip to France when he was huge she managed to get me a Dennis The Menace Toy not the American version of Dennis the Menace, and Flat Eric still got mine in storage i always see him little beady eyes looking at me every time i see him in the bin with my other plushies i collect. He and Mighty Mouse are just chillin and exchanging beats with the other stuff animals i own lol.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Amazing, a Flat Eric from his original home!

[@kerrymiles9966]

Just bought my 24 yr old daughter a flat Eric. We have wanted one for so long! Love him 😂

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Haha that's great!

[@Momesp1s]

Man i love this, a week ago i saw the music video on my TV and discovered flat eric. Very funny character, so i got into him and started researching. And then you come by! Can't beat this.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Thanks so much 🙏 Glad to hear you've discovered Flat Eric and enjoyed the video!

[@Momesp1s]

@@SomeBoiOnline No problem! By the way, thanks for mentioning the maker of flat eric because you cant find that everywhere.

[@TheGroovyGoose]

You know it’s your childhood hero when your British😆

[@GhostlyDogg]

I love Flat Eric. My favourite character.

[@HuskyHacker25]

He is still a legend

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Definitely!

[@concave12YT]

My first some boi online video I ever watched and now I listen to Mr oizo religiously. 😂

[@SomeBoiOnline]

So glad to hear it! 😂

[@nacejehart4849]

My uncle bought me the little one and the bigger version in 2003 when he was in US air force. Greetings from Slovenia🇸🇮

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Great to hear of Flat Eric's international appeal, thanks for dropping by! 😁

[@Beeezledrop]

I love that people fight over a plush of him in the music video HAM.

[@dopedrums]

I need him in the next Smash Bros.

[@Stella-wj8xk]

This is so wholesome and we should bring this character to American commercials,I wish they would bring back the plushies of him too

[@sourandbitter3062]

Yeah, it's "wah-zoh". Like oiseau, a bird in french. Because he has french "roots". XD

[@pacifistidentitarian549]

"yeah I use yo know Quintin, he's a real ... he's a real.....Jerky "

[@robd1365]

Takes me back to better times, youth, wellbeing and everyone who mattered most to me was still around.

[@DatGuy12345]

I mostly know flat eric from a KZbinr I watch which has 2 flat eric puppets. Today I searched him and holy crap one of his puppets is expensive as hell (480 dollars on my country)

[@Ever_2008_ARG]

I met Flat Eric thanks to a Spanish youtuber/streamer called Vicio One More Time, he mostly features his two Flat Erics in the background of his streams, and he also uses him as sort of a mascot for his band

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Very cool!

[@volttherobot]

Thanks for making this - saw this fuzzy gentleman years ago in a short clip (where he's boppin' to the beat) and had no idea who he was.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

You're very welcome, glad you enjoyed!

[@esf88]

I've still got my Flat Eric on my shelf! Legend

[@rawbertdogler]

wah-zo. like oiseau / oisseau, the french word for bird and a french city. otherwise good shit mane !

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Ah damn. I'd seen the name written for years but never heard it said aloud. Looked for the pronunciation online beforehand, but turns out Google lied 🙃 But thanks for letting me know - glad to hear you enjoyed!

[@edbangerrr1489]

@@SomeBoiOnline also mr = monsieur in this case being French and all :)) great video dude

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Thank you! 😊

[@soniaortega5573]

I appreciate this comtent.

[@alm4655]

@@edbangerrr1489 Mr = Mister M. = monsieur

[@mrcead]

Flat Eric takes me back, lol I'm so old😂

[@Foxii-86]

2:32 *flat eric vibing*

[@muskylounger]

What we all came here to see really

[@Seirin-nr.15]

I have a little Flat Eric peluche in my car since 1999, my cars are his home!

[@1966ldm]

Thanks for the breakdown- it enlightened me greatly! I didn’t know a lot of that until now

[@megazenn22]

My dad had one of these and it gave me nightmares for year. not joking I was terrified by it

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Oh no 😂 never heard of such a story before. I suppose the face is rather startling...

[@megazenn22]

@@SomeBoiOnline i think it was more the arms thb

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Fair, it's not like any aspect of him is natural 😅

[@masonpim]

Flat eric also appeared as a contestant in mashup week

[@AverageNintendofan-ll2pm]

CLUB BANGERS!!!!!

[@CyclingSteve]

Mr Oizo has featured Eric in multiple videos. Mr Oizo - Hand In The Fire - kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5WZhKuaqr-Zn9U Mr Oizo - All Wet - kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3TUcoyKgqtpZ6s WHERE'S THE MONEY GEORGE Mr OIZO - kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3yoXndpbLiZrbc And a bunch of other shorts.

[@icascone]

I miss those days! Thanks for doing this video!

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed! 😊

[@d5215-d1y]

Well looking at it from my point of view, I would consider that -''If there wasn't A Flat Eric then there would be no Electro House music'' that is why he so timeless!

[@ryandelaney3547]

Just unlocked him in Crossy Road. He's So Cool!

[@PuppetNerd]

Those hands are epic.

[@SpikePeanuts]

Oh hey man its you! I was in one of you world puppetry day videos a few years back!

[@Der_Kleine_Mann]

We clearly need him back. Good times, good times.

[@qtrax100]

Thanks for the background, everything I needed to know about FE

[@dayrider]

I v''e had a Flat Eric for quite a few years now ,he sits in my living room with his friends & with it being near Christmas he has his Christmas hat on , he looks cool

[@HangmanOfficialUploads]

Apparently "Oizo" is pronounced "hua-zoh".

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Yeah I've became aware of this since the video was uploaded. The name isn't spelt anything like the pronunciation, but it is French I suppose 😆

[@HangmanOfficialUploads]

@@SomeBoiOnline I didn't know until much later either. Like pretty recently since I decided to look up more of his music. I grew up only knowing Flat Beat, but god damn, man's got some seriously nice tracks besides that!

[@giannisnos7012]

So nice

[@MikeDoesMusic]

It's more like wazzo.

[@saerin5991]

Oizo = funny writing of "oiseau" = bird ;)

[@Bradlinho1485]

when i was younger i regularly had nightmares about the flat eric plush my dad had, with one recurring dream being him trapping me in a sleeping bag and jumping up and down on a bed with me, ill never forgive him for that

[@SomeBoiOnline]

😂😂

[@Blueskies2513]

my geography teacher had a plushie of eric and gave it to my form group

[@PeteRumley]

I have about 20+ flat Eric's they all have their own names and they are very much part of my everyday life 🤍 I'm 30 but got them all when I was around 6 years old, I love them

[@pehhii]

Flat Eric was also in an eS commercial, I think?

[@griefingg0lem685]

Luckily Flat Eric lives on through fandom stuff, like music tournaments.

[@synkrotron]

still got my Flat Eric... he sits on my synths 🙂

[@SkinnyEMedia]

Americans never heard of him really but the French, British, and mostly Europeans know it well

[@nickbratis3326]

Flat Beat was played on MTV regularly. That is where I seen him all those years ago.

[@theGarbs]

Flat Eric was also in Rubberhead, a TV comedy show hosted by Sarah Silverman. The segment stars John C Reilly and features the song "Ham" by Dupieux. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXukZJqHa8-grsU

[@SomeBoiOnline]

That's the last place I would expect to find Flat Eric 😆 what a disturbing music video!

[@leesmapman4764]

Flat Eric can be seen in Quentin Dupieux's movie Wrong Cops.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Can't seem to find anything on that, is he just an Easter Egg in the background?

[@leesmapman4764]

@@SomeBoiOnline it can be found as a background prop in one of the cops houses

[@SomeBoiOnline]

That's great info - thanks!

[@POLOAZTECA]

I just learned about Flat Eric today thanks to the motorcycle video on instagram. I Love it! 😂

[@84Terminator]

I remember his videos, very cool

[@guiguijol]

It's pronounced "wazo" oi in French sounds wa. Oizo is a "misspelling" of oiseau. (bird) the way you said it was very surprising for the frog eater I am. not to mention he inspired all the French touch dj's we had from Daft Punk to Justice via SebastiAn or Laurent Garnier. Dupieux is the godfather of all still today.

[@JoaoMSilva]

Great video, trip to the past, thank you. I don’t have mine anymore…my kid says he’s hers now 😃

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Ah that's mint, really glad you enjoyed it!

[@nairbas392]

I’d actually had never of heard of Flat Eric until he named got mentioned in an episode of “This country”.

[@victoriaevelyn3953]

Flat Eric sounds like a flat earthers KZbin channel

[@TheHypersonic55]

Thanks for making thjs video, made me feel all nostalgic. I remember watching the music video for flat beat all the time and my mum bought me the single on CD and bled that thing dry 😂 I always wanted one of those Eric toys but alas I never got one.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Really glad you enjoyed it, I loved watching the music video when I was younger!

[@aemilpeters5644]

FUN, COOL and IMPPORTANT - your docu here - THX THX THX!

[@ecflyerss]

one of the greatest to ever do it. i love flat eric

[@bryanr87]

I had forgotten about flat Eric - been a long time.

[@iceManSwag]

I got the Flat Eric toy when I was a teen

[@Hamptonacres1]

Love me some Flat Eric.

[@Tadesan]

Positif! Mr. Oizo is very talented.

[@TheAllstonians]

I absolutely love FE.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Great profile pic!

[@Catmoon241]

WHEN I WAS PLAYING CROSSY ROAD AND I DAM THOUGHT FLAT ERIC WAS A DOG-

[@psyboyo]

Woooow! What an amazing video!! I loved Oizo on tv music shows, I thought it was it's name...! Now I know better. Damn, thanks youtube for random video popping in my browser. Sometimes Google isn't that evil. Sometime it makes wonderful mistakes! 🤘😲🤘

[@psyboyo]

And I want an Eric doll now! But its a bit late huh?

[@TooManyCables]

Jesus Christ..."All the way back to the 90's." 24" JNCO jeans, ring collared shirts, running shoes and actual warehouse parties seems just like yesterday.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

I came into the world just after the 90's so it seems like a strange fantasy to me haha.

[@mireillefortin6772]

Thank you for this video! I love puppet's knowledge.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

You're welcome, glad you enjoyed!

[@RegenTinte80800]

In all honesty... I don't even care who it is. I just love it.

[@LounoirRecords]

until a few years ago i had a small flat eric plush but i cant find him anymore :(( regardless i thought he was and still is one the coolest puppets ever created

[@SomeBoiOnline]

I similarly lost one for years as he was presumed thrown out, but luckily he'd been in my garage all along.

[@THEADVENTURESOFKEVINTHECARROT]

Will you do a video on Aardmans darkside? 😊

[@g2macs]

I remember the name and the image of him slapping the door.. .. but everything else was just a blank,.

[@Zontar82]

did they really made those levi's jeans with a yellow pocket?

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Yep! There's a few pictures floating around online.

[@mattmaff1]

Great video man

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Thanks! 😁

[@_.Michael.Cordova._]

I had never heard of him before 😱 He's so cute.. Do we think he's technically a Muppet?

[@SomeBoiOnline]

It's an interesting one, he's definitely the Muppet style of puppetry, not to mention actually made by the Henson Company.

[@justincaines9801]

I had no idea who Flat Eric was when this wierd yellow monkey showed up in a store. It was cheap and had real toddler shoes. I'm happy to say that both My children wore those shoes! Years later I saw the videos ...thank you Flat Eric!

[@darrelldundee5045]

Flat Eric a legend 😊😊😊😊😊

[@stevendalloesingh1214]

Just saw "Flat Beat" music video, al9ng with the top comment (about Biden) and totally lost it! Great video!

[@darrelldundee7198]

Long Live flat Eric

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Amen to that 😆

[@jacobstaten2366]

I'm 35 and only saw one of these videos a week ago.

[@JR-gh8lp]

Oh my goodness, I am so in love 🥰

[@Pauldjreadman]

Ah ha so the muppet company was involved. Well I never.

[@hagenpresser8721]

Yeah Legend!

[@georgeJohnny2763]

I have a Flat eric. I've always had it and never knew what it was😮until now

[@HughS82]

4:06 he says 'wow'

[@Lechgang]

He is God. Flat Eric is god of beats.

[@upinarms79]

Wait, is that cop John Dunsworth from Trailer Park Boys? Looks an awful lot like him if it's not.

[@oxycodin2253]

I’ve got a full sized flat eric

[@zomien_]

i just know him from that crossy road

[@peterengle5066]

Who else thought his name was Flat Stanley when you were a kid???

[@dalascalvo4957]

What about Vicio OMT?

[@joerosen5464]

Being from Canada, it would appear that we've got here is an Anglo-French cultural icon that never crossed the pond. Being born in Montréal, the..."vrai fromage" aesthetic about Flat Eric strikes me as Gorf to the core. Despite not having lived in Québec for over 40 years now, I was immediately struck by the unmistakable low-budget corniness & "je ne sais quoi" French (which is FAR less sophisticated than even Québecois humour!) sense of humourless humour that's stamped all over these no-budget Stephane/Plat Eric skits. It's like he's an "in" joke that was outed a long time ago; what's more perverse than brushing the dust off a best-forgotten wannabe Muppette & making an "out" joke "in" again?🤪 Yet... he's strangely loveable. Even if we never knew WTF he was here in North America. And never will.

[@rainforestvids3534]

Did he die?

[@SomeBoiOnline]

That's up for debate. I'll likely make a follow-up video on this soon.

[@CertainlyCaro]

He's still around I believe kzbin.info/www/bejne/h37Sq4mup99-r7s

[@muskylounger]

@@SomeBoiOnline I better subscribe then, sounds like quality content I cant miss

[@lolsteve9918]

Si 👍

[@dokidoki_bells]

love that guy

[@marktrudeau8512]

"wah-zoh"

[@billykruger8392]

Is it just me or does Flat Eric sound like Christopher Walken?

[@sebastiaanadema9801]

It's a sensitive good person

[@Selkie15]

Fun fact! (not as fun as the top comment but hey) Oizo is actually pronounced Wazzo.