Why Nostalgia Is Total Bull - People Watching #10

[@cracked]

Enjoy the season finale! If you would like a second season, please visit Facebook.com/SUBNORMALITY!

[@SweetLilWren]

Cracked I most definitely would love to see another season of this series

[@vexxama]

I suppose this will mean a hiatus between now and the next season then. I'll just say I've enjoyed people watching so far, it's been an interesting look at human dynamics as opposed to the friends/himym archetypes of people. I really want to found out more about these characters and what they think, and I can't wait until the next episode

[@brydoncorosu3827]

absolutely loved this season and just the concept of it all.

[@ruthjensen6718]

Modern poetry fills every episode. Thank you. Yes please, more of these. Many seasons if possible. 'After hours'gives me the laughs and Roundtree gives me thoughts.

[@weatherresults1684]

This is the best thing I have seen on the internet in a long time. Keep making this show please.

[@crazyk8lady562]

existential crisis voiced

[@cracked]

Yes!

[@ragnaroksora8129]

+Cracked youuuu

[@dainlord]

kateknowsnothing alan watts

[@lunacouer]

Yes! They nailed what it's like for everyone in their twenties. It gets a lot better in your forties, though. At least, for me and everyone I know. It's the place where you realize that you're both special and not special, and that's just fine. Plus, after adulting for 20+ years, you have the experience to know that you really can handle life, both the wonderful and the shitty. You just go on with your bad selves, millenials. You're rock stars, growing up in the culture we're in. ETA: Jessica made a good point, in that perhaps it's not *everyone* in their twenties. I was basing it off of my own experience, and those of my friends back then. I argue that it's not an invention out of sheer boredom - I mean, I was dealing with some real shit back then, yet all these questions came up. Just happened naturally, at the same time as the real problems.

[@spoonikle]

kateknowsnothing - continually marching towards irrelevance, there isn't a thing in this world we don't want to fix. Yet there isn't enough time. Its all useless. All the skills I have are used by someone else, a self serving someone, to further perpetuate endless suffering in the name of greed. worse still they are nameless and faceless. if I work towards some kind of real change, the crippling weight of the ever rising cost of living will drag me to the bottom. Beyond that, endless ridicule , even hatred by the old jaded shits who gave up on trying to save anyone but themselves a long ass time ago. on one hand I serve myself and selfishly work for money, or I serve myself and work to change the world... it all seems selfish - i really do want to sleep the days away. every dime I pay in taxes goes to kill a person. every product i buy further exploits those unlucky enough to not be born wealthy. it gets better? no - the idea that anyone can live with themselves in the USA is simply ignorance or numbness.

[@skuzzyj]

For the longest time, you think *"it's gotta just be me, right?"* Then... you maybe get _uncomfortably_ honest with some people in conversation, be it friends, maybe that odd semi-distant family member that you can actually _kind of_ talk to, or just some stranger at a bar who's also trying to drown the same feeling but won't actually admit it until somebody brings it up - that kind of bizarre interaction two strangers can have when they know that they can actually open up about something trivial or deep and the honesty is okay because they never worry about judgment because they never actually have to see each other again after they discuss it, and if they do in passing, _it's just that._ Then you stumble across across a cartoon video series... on a comedy channel... that perfectly sums up exactly that feeling... and as you start reading the comments, you just sit there thinking _"holy. fucking. shit."_ And it *isn't* *just* *you.* ...... This series couldn't have come at a better time. And fuck nostalgia.

[@chuck7228]

All of the above, exactly, thank you very much!

[@Flyingwithoutmings]

SkuzzyJ this series is so fucking amazing, I can’t believe how accurate it is to such specific feelings

[@nagysamuel2575]

The honesty in your comment is what made it so powerful You try to bury those feelings and thoughts, until someone, completely unexpected, brings it up, and suddenly you're not alone anymore Thank you, not afraid to say that I took a screenshot of your comment so it can help me on the bad days

[@Magical_Trash]

I love how this series has so many diverse characters and talks about so many different issues without being condescending or patronizing. It doesn't feel like someone's shoving their agenda down my throat. I really hope this gets a second season.

[@Mjd.html.]

This has to turn into a Netflix series,that’s it.

[@ryanw1140]

Why so we can pay for that shit?

[@Guti0090]

@@ryanw1140 just make new accounts

[@frankwolftown]

Yyaaaaaaasssss!!!!!

[@sdrawkcabdaer]

Then you would be nostalgic about when it was a KZbin series

[@josephgarfield3363]

It kinda feels like millienal bojack horseman and I love it.

[@Blandco]

I liked how the one guy was able to hang out during movie night with the other two. That was a genuine moment.

[@Tomkat53]

The future of tattoo parlors certainly seems secure, according to this video.

[@janaekelis]

According to millenials, its secure

[@christopherscottb]

People who look like this used to be considered bizarre and grotesque enough to be the subject of Ray Bradbury stories. (i.e. "The Illustrated Man")

[@Nangong123]

@@christopherscottb Now people in the past would look very peculiar today, every day, everything changes

[@christopherscottb]

@@Nangong123 True enough, but my smartass observation still stands. ;p

[@TerryRoyer]

I'm so happy that depressed girl is getting help :' )

[@yeadontwearitout]

In the waiting room of a clinic apparently lol

[@ethanisaiahkim]

you play for crabs bro?

[@abigailalexandre9993]

She gives me hope

[@Pandora234able]

@@yeadontwearitout Maybe the office is getting renovated or she just needed to come in because of a crisis?

[@JodyOuO]

The writing in this was amazing... This is my new favorite video.

[@frankwolftown]

]here is a crowdfunder for a season 2. Give until it hurts! www.indiegogo.com/projects/peoplewatching-season-2-ten-more-episodes/x/4885259#/updates/all

[@metal665lica]

For the love of fuck, make season two!

[@joeyh7434]

metal665lica agreed

[@aDecentBug]

Just binge watched all of these. My emotions have been ground down to numb little nubs but I am so ready for season two!

[@debries1553]

"To the people watching... if we can keep on going, so can you."

[@DigitalNinjaVideo]

Sorry After Hours, sorry OPCD, this is the best thing that Cracked has ever made.

[@jamessweeney2817]

DigitalNinja one of the best things to binge

[@johndavies9869]

DigitalNinja you are so right!

[@cristlewrite7944]

so true

[@joeyclemenza7339]

I gotta admit... if they had to sacrifice After Hours for THIS? ...it was well worth it. This show belongs on like HBO, or some other platform that offers incredibly provocative, intelligent and nuanced story telling. Cracked has ONE GEM LEFT!!! this is story telling that’s relevant to US!!! The ‘elder millennials.’ Those who are stuck in this strange limbo of endless youth and arrested development.... desperate to realize the potential of our parents by comparing ourselves to our peers... in THIS time of all times. I fucking love this show...

[@JinzoCrash]

Couldn't stand After Hours, but liked Honest Reviews. I'm glad I checked this out... stopped watching Cracked COMPLETELY after the big tobacco paid shill video "Why We Need to Say Goodbye to Vaping". It was so disgusting, I just left Cracked, cold turkey. Nice to see this intelligent cartoon series resides here.

[@user-xb7uu9rn9v]

I can only describe People watching as a show that just takes your heart on the most thoughtful walks

[@sigh824]

F that's a really nice way of putting it. I like it

[@DJ-vg1pr]

Its hipster bullshit

[@callmecaution1]

I saw this years ago around when it first came out. I was 22 and struggling in my 5th year of college pursuing a liberal arts degree. My family had just gotten done interrogating me about what I was going to do with my life, truth be told I had no clue and I'm pretty sure that they sensed that, it was very embarrassing ...at 26 things are going well for me now, but gotta love how fate or the algorithm tugs on the ole heartstrings by randomly recommending an old one like this. I'd like to think the universe sent me this video to leave words of encouragement for someone whos searching to see so here it is If you're in a tough spot just know that no matter what you do, your highest highs and lowest lows are still ahead of you. Being down on yourself and indecisive when things aren't going well won't do anything for you. Try new things and think different. Things that worked for me were waking up at 5am for exercise, reading, and Googling "____jobs for people with _____ certifications". -

[@ICantRecognizeCelebrities]

I actually really appreciate the lack of clarity toward Frank's gender confusion. It could be interpreted as born female and transitioned, or born male and *struggling* to transition. Both groups can relate to this character, and keeps the audience thinking, "who is this person?"

[@katmckenziepanpride]

Lilah Fidler *Jeremy

[@georgespades9936]

This person is cute for an animated character.

[@totallynicholas4630]

if you go back and rewatch how "friends" created the "friendzone," you basically see that Jeremy is a transwoman.

[@felicityfoo6240]

nick thomas jeremy is a trans man

[@totallynicholas4630]

Felicity Foo went from balls to no balls. thats trans-woman, right?

[@alexgrace293]

WHEN A VIDEO INCLUDES A TRANS MAN BUT IT'S NOT ABOUT BING TRANS >>>>

[@JB-1138]

Alexandria Heston Who was trans? How did I miss that?

[@bree6438]

@@JB-1138 jeremy. (the redhead) he's ftm

[@Marmalade-_-]

They only hint at it. It's not said until they have a date with candy. So it's okay if you missed it.

[@lucapeyrefitte6899]

hon bun what episode is that?

[@Marmalade-_-]

@@lucapeyrefitte6899 it should be episode 6 of season 2

[@hasti5915]

I watched this when I was 18 and I didn’t realize how much these videos held so much weight. I’m glad I came across this after years it bringing me up when I actually needed it. When the song writer said soon schools over youths over I was like damn 18 year old me didn’t even know what that felt liked. I have to desperately try and prove I was here. The people who worked on this series. Thank you these videos have and do have an impact on me, and many others. The end was funny even after all these years.

[@mediocremarty4500]

I am looking forward to the vaguely Slavic-sounding Future English.

[@lyricbot8513]

Marty Zimmerman like Anno2050?

[@LaineyBug2020]

Marty Zimmerman Engrixican?

[@adrianazashen]

Lainey Bug We call it Spanglish.

[@LaineyBug2020]

Glitter Berries I was throwing Engrish in there (Mandarin or Cantonese & English) & playing on the fact he said Mexican instead of Spanish....

[@tylerdurden9161]

I'm Slavic and that didn't sound like some English-Slavic. For me it sounded more like Dutch, Romanian,English speaking underwater.

[@haruchan9472]

It’s really scary to go through the process of “maturing” and growing older, losing your youth..... and you can’t even ask for advice for it bcuz everyone is so different. Everyone has different experiences. So the answers you”ll get are always vague. Which sucks because then you have to rely on yourself.....

[@safaecreates3361]

At least it's good to know that the process of growing older and fully realizing you will never be a child again is universally shared. Somehow I always think I'll go back to my childhood and now I see that's not how it works, it will forever be moving forward!

[@neonfroot]

The problem is that society treats adulthood as universal suffrage, that is every single adult shares the same exact experience and understanding especially after thirty. That's not true Most adults are awfully solipsistic, especially when talking about their childhood.

[@neonfroot]

​@@safaecreates3361 Childhood actually kinda sucks ass. You're not respected nor taken seriously. But you're pathologised for the slightest flaw. Adults overreact to kids saying cuss words or liking violent/edgy entertainment. Adults cannot even tolerate children having differing pop culture preferences than their elders.

[@clueless294]

I love this series so much as weird as it is to say this really made me grow as a person I wished there was more than two seasons

[@fabiangamboa1714]

Its weird, this feels like a season finale

[@Ronicalter]

Fabian gamboa probably because it is

[@lyricbot8513]

Fabian gamboa if you don't like it, you don't have to watch it...

[@fabiangamboa1714]

I Liked it, I just didn't know, the 'this is the season finale' comment went up after I posted.

[@joli0]

Fabian gamboa cracked says it us

[@joli0]

is

[@vlcoates01]

This series has been one of the most incredible things I have seen on you KZbin the way you deal with serious issues is so beautiful it's almost poetic. I know this comment seems over the top but truly I mean it

[@FantasticalFlorance]

Victoria Coates well accept that talking in a movie theater episode that was BS

[@brianm1330]

I've been going through some shit lately and this made me remember that I'm only still here because I didn't give up. I thought hard about killing myself just yesterday, and this video gave me a little bit of hope knowing that one day, I'll be able to look back and still be here because I didn't end my life. Thank you Cracked for this amazing video. ❤️

[@strix50]

Brian M I hope my friend see this and think the same...

[@frankwolftown]

Hang in there man.

[@BrothaShinobi]

Hope you're still here with us, fighting the good fight!

[@andrebrynkus2055]

I see this today. I hope you're still going, buddy.

[@juanhernandez-ut5rw]

Don’t give up man, you are strong 💪🏽

[@genesiscruz4885]

Who’s still watching this gem in 2022?! ‼️ Every year I see it and still every year very relevant 😅

[@headhunter0025]

This is the most poignant thing I've watched on KZbin, I want everyone to see/hear this. This is the diatribe to end all diatribes, the most core and pure values of the cracked writing team are on display here. Just so much truth here, thank you.

[@jalenrichardson5535]

This is my favorite series that cracked has done. Never stop.

[@bsinita_wokeone]

jalen Richardson same here man

[@MrBazBake]

Easier to watch in this format than to read the old 10.5 inches of straight dialogue bubbles only briefly broken up by a glimpse at whatever was drawn underneath. Just as great, though.

[@thegamingchip8509]

this is so touching, i think its getting to the point in this series where the characters are well developed and you fully understand their motivations and goals

[@rampant1apart]

This seems awfully heartfelt. I can't relate totally to this, but I can appreciate the sincerity here. I don't know if I'm truly nostalgic in the textbook sense. Like I acknowledge childhood had a lot of cool parts but I'm not winsome for it. But gratitude? Gratitude I can get. And that's kind of awesome.

[@WTFAnyNameWorks]

''One day this all will be over'' that line is all I need.

[@ericaldrius]

Ok, the artwork is hiding so many jokes. It's.... amazing. My favorite? The "track-marks" on his arms @ 4:03. Genuinely hilarious.

[@Zvarri1228]

This is by far the best series Cracked has ever done. I sincerely hope we get more of this in the future.

[@JeremyBerimy]

Damn, I wasn't expecting to cry. It's amazing how these short videos are so specific yet speak to everyone of us on a personal level. Hope you make a season 2.

[@nothandomlambo4216]

"How we look the same but we hate each other regardless". Deep.

[@SMM_NAA]

Everything about this series is amazing. The little hidden backdrops and connections to the beginning of the episode or even a one before, just goes to show the inspiration and talent that went in to making these.

[@RevJunco]

winston rowntree astounds as always with this incredibly hard-hitting but uplifting and optimistic sendoff for the season. kudos, man. please don't ever stop writing.

[@that1guy427]

That guy's comedy show sure is a barrel of laughs..

[@Nitsua1201]

That1Guy Sort of the best you can hope for with an open mic night. Except I'm pretty sure that's a shitty play on words with the guys name. Whatever.

[@jaredblatterman6877]

That1Guy , much like this whole "season", lol

[@benzur3503]

That1Guy if Louie ck can drive on non comedic material and get world renowned for it I think we can imagine some dude having a good show with some inspirational material

[@Santa1936]

Watch a hicks or carlin special. The comedians we think of as the greats honestly had a lot of lulls in their shows

[@StrangeDepthsAP]

I think it's supposed to be a spoken word show.

[@jysjjp5221]

This is probably one of the best series on KZbin. It's definitely my favorite

[@Belldandy722]

"You've had to learn how to live with the knowledge that all of this will one day be over and all you can do is try to make some ripples in the water to prove you were here before you sink to the bottom"... I want to cry so bad 'cause I've been thinking about this so much...

[@akumaoni2837]

6:41 That got me grinning :D The idea that a stripper is just sitting down and pouring her heart out is oddly.... nice

[@michaelalpert1151]

I've never thought about the past like this before. There's always been something in the back of my head trying to grab my attention. This video made me realize that it was actually the future. It's beckoning me, and I need to start looking forward to it instead of just running away

[@gordon_shumway]

Michael Alpert you needed a video to know that? Don't go into that future then, looks pretty grim.

[@checkURusername]

Gordon Shumway I doubt they needed a video. What they needed was to hear that other people are going through the same feelings and thoughts as they are. That can change everything in a person's life even though it seems so obvious. I do appreciate the humour in your comment tho. Even if it was a bit dicky.

[@checkURusername]

Gordon Shumway I doubt they needed a video. What they needed was to hear that other people are going through the same feelings and thoughts as they are. That can change everything in a person's life even though it seems so obvious. The discussion in the video changed their point of view for the better. That seems like a good result. I do appreciate the humour in your comment tho. Even if it was a bit dicky.

[@gordon_shumway]

Jean Claude Van Damme I'm dickish because he sounds silly saying that and adding "it's beckoning" doesn't help. Wake the F up and be more practical. Past, future, pffff, just grab the shovel and keep shoveling through life, that's how it goes.

[@checkURusername]

Gordon Shumway who cares what word he used? He cold have said the future is sending him a text message to his cranium it wouldn't matter. Also that sounds like what he's intending to do, shovel through life with a new outlook. Sounds like you're getting what you want to me.

[@Walker0527]

This episode touched me on a much deeper level than i was expecting

[@AaBb-zj2ld]

thats because you need to grow up. welp, the more you know.

[@ubaygaper6349]

Agent 0hi0 then you are adiot

[@occams_blazer]

"You care about this way to [sic] much" says the person who is posting repeatedly on a video they apparently dislike, to people with whom they obviously disagree, in a manner which shows a not infinitesimal degree of investment in the matter. What dull irony. Seriously, though, it would be really nice if you just didn't follow through on your impulse to spread negativity. You can keep it to yourself because it's not hurting anyone that +Agent 0hi0 likes this video. When you feel the urge to tear someone down, perhaps consider examining what it is in you that feels it's appropriate to do that. Because it's pretty unpleasant and I can't help but wonder if it's a trait that makes you as repellant in real life as it does online. And I'd hope that you'd not want to be seen that way.

[@siennahartle9069]

Why do people feel so much need to comment on someone saying they were emotionally engaged in a video?

[@kozhikkaalan]

same here

[@Molly-et5xl]

I alway wonder if its just me, or if most of my generation is deep in existentialism

[@niklashansen5432]

Most generations, only that the forums to express it are much greater now.

[@KittyPee61]

Niklas Hansen + all generations 🌝

[@TheNewFlutist]

Go read some Dostoevsky. :)

[@comdrive3865]

@@niklashansen5432 Truly amazing how there's somehow never a cure for this, from generation to generation, can never be fixed.

[@bigbay1159]

You're not as deep as you think I can say that much....

[@allegraporrino1309]

Hey, doubtful if anyone will see this, but I just binged all 10 episodes and it was strangely comforting to see something that seemed to be specifically tailored to my predisposition towards painstaking word dumps about human subjects that ultimately have a wryly hopeful tone. Of course, I could be completely misinterpreting the whole point, but that's showbiz. Anyways, amazing job on this series. Seriously. You did so many things right, in my admittedly inexperienced eyes. Keep up the good work.

[@timmytoms__]

SAME HERE OMG. :'(......

[@WashashoreProd]

The thing that strikes me the most about Jeremy is that he was a very attractive young woman, but it wasn't him. I mean, I'm trans myself, and I've only taken one selfie in my life (about a month ago) that I was ever happy with. I'm told I was an attractive guy, but nothing about that person felt like me. I'm not nearly as girly as I'd like to be now, and it's weird as fuck to be called beautiful, but that one selfie had more of me in it than every picture ever taken of me combined.

[@katmckenziepanpride]

WashashoreProd I would like to thank you for finally pointing out that he was a girl. And good luck on your progress through life.

[@spyrofan9681]

Did we just learn that Jeremy is transgender? Cause if so it just makes his amazing beard even more impressive

[@AnneB2]

It's been hinted at since the very beginning. Have a re-watch and look out for it, the attention to detail in this series is phenomenal.

[@pittigintens3018]

Spyro Fan its not a secret, they litteraly say it in the pilot episode

[@bryntendo]

Hey I'm trans and my beard is better than my brother's. He doesn't care, he never needed one, but it's all I ever wanted as an awkward teen. And it took me until nearly 30, but I did it.

[@VeraDragon]

When did it say it in the pilot? I totally missed that

[@josephcorridon9314]

Not is the dating episode, in this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4ukknaQgttna8U.

[@jacoblester8477]

This series goes back and forth between rambling crap and great material that resonates with me on a deep emotional level in a way few things do.

[@jacoblester8477]

So.... yay?

[@mayanightstar]

I know, each episode is so polarizing, like I either really love it or find it super pretentious. There's no in between.

[@grumpymacaron]

i'm glad i'm not the only one who feels that... but now that it's over i don't know what this series has left me with lmao

[@kibateo]

I suppose it might be what you love and absolutely relate to on a deeper level may be "rambling crap" to another and vice versa.

[@paigemadill9730]

ya I keep finding myself thinking they sound extreamly winey and self defeatist. I mean I really like the thoughts so im conflicted.

[@Moscato_Moscato]

Nostalgia isn't bad because it's a framed picture of the past but it's certainly not something people should aspire too

[@niklashansen5432]

I really like the way you framed that (punny-pun-pun). In a way, you can equate that to social media where you also also put up a frame while looking at other peoples frames. Both in nostalgia and social media, your frame consists of the selected good parts whether it is a conscious choice or a selective view. Neither is something you should aspire too. But neither is inherently bad or good either. Both nostalgia and social media can serve a purpose if used for its prober purpose - seeing what made you and what now defines you. All of it affects you and the person you are today. I´d like to see a follow up video on that topic from People Watching. Thoughts?

[@zizibs]

Your work is great, guys! I loved each and every episode s2 Some made me cry, but they all made me think about life and I liked it very much! Also, I'd like *so much* to help translating People Watching videos to portuguese (BR) because this is a content that must be shared with all my friends, you know... So please, consider the possibility of allowing translated subtitles, ok? Thanks.

[@zizibs]

Oh, I found out that I *can* make the subtitles... I don't know if that was always possible and I just didn't notice or you enabled the option just now... Either way, that makes me *very* happy! I'm going to translate all episodes as soon as I can! Thanks again for the incredible content!

[@Sonam-cn2dd]

zizibs How do you do it? I'd love to do do some subtitles in German!

[@JDvidM]

its the last option in the three dots to the right of all the thumbs up button. just in case you have not found out yet

[@Inertia888]

People Watching is spot on! I don't I have ever heard anyone explain it or describe these feelings quite so dead on! Still sitting alone at my home. With people out there that I know want me to come visit. But I am irrationally afraid . So Here I sit and watch . {speaking of the series as a whole}

[@ggopfrijns7988]

Not to be hatefull but dont je learn english at school?

[@gingerisevil02]

I was abused so nostalgia makes me feel sick. I get “depressive” nostalgia, cause it could’ve been good.

[@Lifeishard237]

Me fucking too.. sometimes I imagine my childhood being better and thinking how much better I’d be if it was better.

[@rutger5000]

Good job making it this far. Hope you do have a place that feels like home to you.

[@nettewilson5926]

That makes sense. Damn.

[@youtubeviolatedme7123]

You never gave up, and that's what matters. Try not to look at the past too much, and don't compare it to the pasts of your peers. All those peachy "coming of age" stories tend to be fabricated outliers anyways. You only have control your future at this point. You aren't alone and you can still construct and lead a fulfilling life even if you were dealt a terrible hand early on. Focus on getting your finances in order. Then tend to your physical health. Finally you can start expanding your social circle.

[@MiyukiNakira]

​@@Lifeishard237Same, but with my adolescence.

[@davidawakim5473]

Loved the whole series! (this is coming from a 14 year old who has no experience in adult life) I honestly can't wait for a second season (maybe even a third, but ONLY if adding that extra season doesn't deteriorate from this Amazing series) The internet needs more of this stuff. It really does.

[@adrianazashen]

Just a 26 year old seconding your post. 😋 Apparently this series is based off some comics, so there's​ more out there.

[@neonfroot]

People dont need to be an adult to understand this. I don't believe that age numbers are qualifications for understanding things

[@lundylow]

I revisit this episode every few months. And the clincher for me is always "I'm glad I kept going." This episode makes me emotional, but that's the moment where the closest I come to sobbing is.

[@amadeuscrossing7061]

Yes

[@cachacinha1378]

This is by far the best series I've seen in the past few years. I love every aspect of it, the themes, the characters, the animation, the styles, the voices, colors, everything. Thanks for making these.

[@isaacrichman9586]

I'm so very grateful for these little cartoons. I just graduated high school, moving across the country for college, and there's nothing I fear more than failure, and wasting my youth. A friend of mine died last week, someone I've known throughout high school. I've been isolated, and alone with my own self destructive thoughts. My thoughts often betray me, I think about some really awful things. I feel guilty that the death of my friend is what it took to purge suicidal thoughts from my mind. But having something so honest, so comforting in the fact that it isn't promising a miracle cure really helped me feel better about myself. I don't think anyone will necessarily read this, but I just had to put it out there that this series has really, profoundly uplifted me.

[@TheNocturnalLogician]

Man, this series ALWAYS speaks to me. Even if I'm in a bad way and shit looks dark in all directions, I know I can always look to these videos for a hand back up to the surface. Thank you for making this series, Cracked.

[@jazzo44556]

Season 2! SEASON 2! You guys better make season 2.

[@gmsarc]

Wow that hit a lot of personal notes.

[@JoshWhiteMutualist]

Cracked... I come for comedy, mild safe, sometimes funny comedy... I don't know who these guys here doing this show are, but gods dammit they keep hitting shit on the head. Good job, even if it isn't comedy.

[@shai4414]

I love how real and raw this series was, not only did it show the diversity of people but it explained how alike people are. I loved it so much I hope I see a season two

[@FunnyBuns1]

0:55 "Maybe it makes sense why people are nostalgic for childhood... because anyone looking at the world right now would conclude that SHIT IS FUCKED"👏😆👏😆👏😆👏 So true, it's hilarious

[@readerthe3rd]

I really did need this now. 'Even though you made this for everyone...I really felt like you made it for me' *rolls eyes* #deep

[@tabithacole5964]

Hopefully things got better for you.

[@Just10tb]

This show makes a lot of people feel a lot less lonely and Ii fully support that.

[@mistypersimmon]

This entire series is pure SUBSTANCE. Thank you for making something so real and raw.

[@Shy_wayzz]

I watched this video first time starting my uni . after 6.5 years I finally felt the video

[@EmoLady123]

it's like cracked took all my teenage angst and made it grow up with me into young adult existentialism

[@neonfroot]

Teen angst and waurter life crisis are the same. People think teens snd twenties are different just because of the legal treatment but it's not. Very few people manage to become different in their twenties compared to their teens. In fact, part of why growing up sucks is because society for the past two centuries has infantilised young people.

[@SebastianSeanCrow]

I just love how the Jeremey is Trans. Like you can't believe how much that made my day.

[@NoirpoolSea]

Sebastian Sean Crow Thank you for pointing that out.. I couldn't figure out who the new character in the wrong voice was on first watching. So this is why Jeremy said he's never kissed Anyone on the groups I would join episode!

[@iloveurgirl]

Sebastian Sean Crow I would have never thought of it

[@JB-1138]

When did he say he was trans? I missed it.

[@Moct3zoom]

he doesnt have to, his actions and emotions all together, I knew something was off but in a good way lol

[@domomitsune5920]

Nostalgia is bullcrap. You only see things how your mind wants to interpret them. What you thought as a great experience, was in fact not so great after all, sometimes. Nostalgia can be broken by a remake or reboot. It can prevent the future from happening. Just because you want to keep things the way they were. And when someone does go to change that, you get upset with them, especially when they ruin it. There is nothing from 2000, 2010, and 2020 +, that I can say I want to remember. As far as I'm concerned, nothing eventful ever happened. I can't honestly remember anything I did a week ago. You asked me one thing that happened a decade ago that I can remember with full detail, I can't give you one thing. If you only live in the past, you're already dead. If you only live for the future, you're not living in the present. If you're living for the present, it's already left, by the mere thought of trying to think of it.

[@Deuteromis]

Very true, perfect example is I found my old toys I played with as a kid. I remember the nostalgia playing with them...then looked at them and realized how shitty they look.

[@neonfroot]

The problem with nostalgia is that it makes people more intolerant of newer generations. It makes people exaggerate any flaws or slights of their juniors. Look at how Millennials treat Gen Z and Gen Alpha

[@kingnew2877]

This is a gem of animation. As much as I want more... I don't want this to ever have the possibility to lose its genuine dialogue, deep and real perspectives, and wholesome and honest personality. This is true beauty, raw and unfiltered.

[@amadeuscrossing7061]

4:57 I and many others don't want the world to go back to how it was, we are trying to change it by saying "Never More" to the way of life of those who came before us and with their brokenness attempted to corrupt what humanity we had left.

[@oOoCassandraSteeloOo]

I'm not obsessed with nostalgia; I'm sick of people saying how everything is getting worse and worse and pretending that putting an effort into anything is worthless because of it. I get that people seem to be nostalgic all the time because they forgot the bad things from the past and were much younger, maybe even too young to understand the bad things. But damn, stop making remakes, reboots, prequels, sequels etc.; bringing back the past won't do shit. Allow yourself to care about the future in a positive way. I mean, goddammit, you can't wait for someone else to do it for you.

[@bacht4799]

Cassandra Steel totally agree my words again life is NOW not yesterday or the future not because we not should learn from past or get ready for the future but we should stop sitting with us Nirvana cd and Star Wars DVD and say " this is only things there matter make it back to this " no thanks let's sometimes else take over now and then and MOVE ON that's would be nice please 😃😊😎

[@ShaunDreclin]

Cassandra Steel sometimes bringing back things from the past flops, sometimes it doesn't. there are some stories you can tell a hundred times and they will still be great. 30 years from now I bet we will be seeing new lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, avengers, etc remakes.

[@jonnyglitched]

This series is my favorite thing, I've been showing it to all my friends. Turns out me and some of my friends have some... strong differences in opinion.

[@tobybartels8426]

That's too bad about your friends.

[@HarleyQuinn213]

We could be friends instead, though! Haha Yeah, it sucks when the awesome people don't live near by and the people you have around don't feel close to you. I happen to have that issue since 2-3 years.

[@jonnyglitched]

but that's my secret, I love a good argument!

[@ting-hsiangwang311]

I seriously need to consume these episodes in scripts.

[@peribow]

Feeling crazy that i have nostalgia for this series

[@daynajames4507]

I feel like this is so relevant in 2022 I can't believe this was out 5 years ago

[@corrytincher8280]

did that red headed girl become the bearded guy? is he trans?

[@occams_blazer]

Yep!

[@azdgariarada]

Where you been? They revealed that a few episodes back.

[@fatwatermelonz]

Wait, they did? Which episode was that?

[@azdgariarada]

Pretty sure it was the episode with the male and female "just friends" talking about how they met. An early scene shows them visiting the cafe when they're young, being served by a female waiter with distinctive arm tatoos. Then when they go back to the same cafe later in life, their waiter is the red headed bearded guy, with the same tatoos.

[@callies8907]

They say he's trans in the trailer! Yeah, he's trans, except that "red headed girl" isn't a girl at all, because, you know, he's a trans guy.

[@K-Popsicle]

this should beg getting waaay more views then it is

[@DJSbros]

Absolute perfect video for all those early 20 somethings.

[@neonfroot]

Nah. People in their 30s are worse.

[@claytongriffith8323]

Thank you Cracked for giving me something I can keep as I grow, because this makes adulting more bearable.

[@ab7244]

Dear the Past, Thank you for the love letter. It’s of great help right now. I will kept all your wisdom in mind. Things are hard, but nostalgia is a lie. Love, The Future

[@visionplant]

Well, as a teenager, this sounds terrifying. So I'm just gonna stop half way through the video unless someone gives me a valid reason to watch the rest of it.

[@occams_blazer]

The end brings it back to a good place. This whole series is pretty damn solid.

[@heroprime7599]

What scared you exactly? I'm curious to know.

[@RVBMichaelJCaboose]

The other half resonates more with those who have already dipped their toes in adulthood and have had some hardship. It's easy to look back and yearn for the time where you were still a kid, having no worries other than have you done your homework yet. But at the same time, you realize how much more you have now than what you had back then. And sometimes that makes you value who you are now even more .

[@neonfroot]

​@@RVBMichaelJCaboose Kids can experience hardship too you know. We need to stop assuming that kids don't experience any difficulties in life just because they're not allowed to work or pay bills. And I think most of the struggles of adulthood are due to postmodern society infantilising young people.

[@RVBMichaelJCaboose]

@@neonfroot not saying they don't and maybe looking back and realizing that what I experienced as a kid wasn't that big a deal does trivialize what I went through. to completely separate the parents from being perpetrators, society in places like schools or playgrounds can definitely be a source of hardship because of stigma from your peers. Still, I think that if one is able to see the bigger picture once they come of age, saying that shit wasn't that tough as a kid shows how much they've grown as they have a better handle on contemporary bullshit. Time moves in one direction and we can't always focus on then. that's why, i think, adults would tell kids it isn't so bad because they want to instill the hope that things will get better for the kids.

[@eightfeetabove]

"the mechanisms that let you go anywhere can sometimes paralyze you"

[@jacemachine]

Worst. Lapdance. Ever. :D

[@WorstEpisodeEverr]

Jacemachine Gaming eerrrr hmmm! please find your own catchphrase and cease from using mine! ;(

[@allentor2876]

"This scene does not contain a lapdance." *DING*

[@Trj113]

AYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[@jonnyvelocity]

Ot perhaps the last empty lap dance ever.

[@EmotionLord]

This series absolutely WRECKED me as a person. Ive never been so thankful to be exposed to something with so much impact towards what im currently facing in life. These characters felt so incredibly real, and the writing was incredible. The way these episodes kept subtle details from older episodes was astounding... I found myself bawling from just small nods towards the characters issues. Kudos to you Cracked, on such a incredible series. I'll be waiting patiently for you to rip out my emotions again on season 2!

[@NFREAK141]

You know, back in my day, when I turned on Cracked I wanted to learn and laugh while doing it and laugh at the absurdity of the world. I never realized I would be inspired and shit.

[@exmythos7318]

not first because I actually wanted to watch the video first...

[@sotijas]

cool, cant fucking wait for people to start spamming this on every video

[@DrGandW]

You earned that pin sir

[@PrettyPurpleness]

How does it work? And a life that doesn't revolve around watching videos on KZbin all day.

[@exmythos7318]

PB&J haha that's a nice reason too... :)

[@AegisEpoch]

low key humblebrag lol

[@krishaungreen4647]

The deepest video yet, hit the heart hard. who ever produced this ,thank you. Nevertheless God is on the throne. I love you all.BLESSINGS FOREVER!

[@merlainayates00]

been watching reruns for a while because i love this so much , does anyone know of other web series like this one ?????

[@2Mcburgersplease]

not web series, but the animated show bojack horseman is really deep like this series.

[@newChiller]

@@2Mcburgersplease thanks, might finally give it a try

[@cait-47]

I just needed to take some time to thank you all!! This series is really great and I absolutely love it. Thx for committing to doing videos :D

[@Abenstern]

Wow, just found this video. Amazing how this guy found something that's been in my head for decades. No nostalgia, no regret, just keep going and doing the right thing.

[@Santa1936]

Just watched this again. Didn't notice the shattered mirror and ds mimic at 3:05

[@Pablo-hq2ni]

Yup this is my favorite show now

[@dashiellbenson6221]

Wait, was that the evil depression hippie in the confession booth?

[@akolivancollins]

This is my favourite episode I am going to cry.

[@jemikie9833]

This is the best online series that I have ever seen. I loved every moment of it, and even of the comment section. It was so connecting and encouraging. Amazing

[@sunniquecrombie4656]

This should be on Netflix series

[@austinfry8408]

wow. I just watched all of these... gotta say. That is some amazing interpretation and inspirational videos. keep up the good work!

[@joshuamoore91]

this is probably pretty good for 19 21 year old who haven't actually spent a decent amount of time being an adult.

[@peace2world101]

Joshua Moore Could you please elaborate on how an adult sees the world differently from the perspective given in this video? I'm interested.

[@xandertrejo]

+Alyssa House Because an adult is done with the akward phase in between childhood and adulthood. which is talked about in the video by the girl best friend of the standup comic talking. And like if someone has already figured this stuff out this is all kind of lame since this is meant to guide the audience to the revelation.

[@sigh824]

Joshua Moore it is tbh. Every time I watch one of these I feel just a little better about myself, a little less alone. That's nice.

[@mikeklein9816]

Right because “adults” have it all figured out. Don’t make me laugh. That’s some of the silliest most pretentious bullshit I’ve heard in a while.

[@Kairnestar]

I'm pretty sure a big theme of this series is that pretty much nobody has this whole life thing figured out, but get better at masking that, especially from themselves, as time goes on. And how it's important to continue on with what you have to do to live and thrive despite that. Existentialism isn't exclusive to the young, or else we wouldn't even have common understanding of terms like mid-life crisis.

[@Nonyah123]

This took me through the journey I've gone on over the last year.

[@MelvaCross]

This series is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. Thought provoking stories, unconventional, diverse and interesting characters and subject matter that's really fucking bitter sweet. Awesome character designs and music too. I have to share this with everyone I know. And maybe I find the energy to write German subtitles so I can share this with my family. Please PLEASE let there be a season 2!

[@bigbay1159]

Thank you! Something that has an optimistic look to the future instead of the same bullshit of being stuck in nostalgia.Nostalgia is great at times when I need it, like me leaving my first apartment of 7 years and making the letting go process easier. But im so tired of the constant bitching about the past (typically the 50s or 80s/90s) being so much better and how today is basically the end times. It's not, im from the 90's and while times were great and carefree, doesn't take away from today either though...not always great but no period in time is, and people need to stop acting like that isn't the case. I became a Marine in 2010 and from there life just became this journey. My memories of the 90s is a cozy one playing video games with cousins and family (mario64 etc), enjoying what most other 90s kids did. But you're out of your fucking mind if you think id stay stuck in the 90s nostalgia of childhood, and never joining the corps. Man the 2010s were crazy, basically a story of a kid leaving home and never looking back. Been out 6 years and i will say that my time in the corps will always overtake my 90s nostalgia. Not because the 2010s were this objectively better time but because I made them so :)