Why David S. Pumpkins Went Viral (It's Not What You Think)
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America fell in love with this weird, silly comedy sketch. I explore how that happened.
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@Preserbius Жыл бұрын
My favorite part of the original sketch is when Keenan says, "hey it's 100 floors of frights, they can't all be winners," and gives a sly lingering glance at the camera. Contextualizes the whole thing as a meta commentary on criticisms of SNL.
@usedbodypillow6718 5 ай бұрын
You're thinking too deep bro, its not that serious.
@jeffreymelton2200 5 ай бұрын
I can see that. however in that context 99 floors would be Mr.Pumpkins especially if it is a contextualization of modern SNL
@ansiaaa 4 ай бұрын
he doesn't give a glance at the camera, he's reading his lines on the teleprompter
@StarkIller-df7gw 18 күн бұрын
That was written in as part of the script! 😂
@z-beeblebrox Жыл бұрын
What I loved about the sketch is how it took a weird aspect of Halloween - that half of it is comprised of genuinely scary shit (the undead, creepy ghost girls, monsters, masked killers), while half of it is comprised of "spooky" things that aren't scary at all but symbolize scariness (black cats, skeletons, jack-o-lanterns) - and played with the intersection of that. David S Pumpkins is both the LEAST scary and MOST scary thing they encounter.
@devforfun5618 Жыл бұрын
there is also the point that a lot of costumes are movie characters, and not a public domain character like Easter Bunny and Santa Claus, the two most popular costumes in recent years are Harley queen and the clown from IT, and i don't think it is a coincidence that they are clowns, funny things but scary
@theprousteffect9717 Жыл бұрын
Adding to that is the casting of Tom Hanks. Literally one of the most beloved and least threatening actors ever.
@calebclunie4001 Жыл бұрын
Ambiguity, and The Unknown, is what David S. Pumpkins represents. Our brains want closure (like when we play a crossword puzzle), and when we don't get it, we are left in a state of uncertainty. It's off-putting. Those with active imaginations, tend to project into the unknowns. Without context, most seem to lose orientation, but still clamour for it. All fears, I believe, stem, from the fear of "not having control". The people on the elevator, have no say. Free will, was removed. It is a linear path, of disappointment. When one begins to accept that disappointment, as that one becomes desensitized, then enculturation takes hold, it becomes a feedback loop of uncertainty. (Enculturation is the process by which people learn the dynamics of their surrounding culture and acquire values and norms appropriate or necessary to that culture and its worldviews.) The linear structure of it, is a giveaway. Someone is afraid of things getting out of line, so they use pressure/force, to attempt to mold it to their vision. Nature usually fosters an environment, where things can flow into, based on the Phi ratio. i.e. Predictions can be made about the size of a forest, based on the measurement between the branching on a single tree. With that limited data set, we don't need, to know every thing in between. With David S. Pumpkins, no predictions seem to help, to orient. He is independent, of our models. We then give up trying to see what's wrong with him, and are left with self examination. Why did we buy into this premise, to begin with? To be presented with the off-putting? The unknown, potentially, scares the pants off of us. ¿Preguntas?
@Ceares Жыл бұрын
Exactly. I saw this sketch for the first time last year, completely removed from any of the stuff he talked about and while I giggled at the silliness, it was the last bit where he really does scare the hell out of them that made it a favorite. To me he's like the really scary things, the killers that look completely ordinary or maybe just a little weird until they they're not.
@billyvsbilly1 Жыл бұрын
I have never heard of this sketch or character. I haven't watched SNL is years though
@VioletTheGeek Жыл бұрын
Aside from the goofy skeleton dance, my favorite part of that sketch is the end when he pops up behind them and legitimately scares them.
@Michael-kp4bd Жыл бұрын
It was an interesting choice to throw in an actual punch line, considering the entire 98% of the sketch was absurdist humor that stood in its own
@arandomnamegoeshere 8 ай бұрын
IMHO that's what makes the sketch a step deeper than just the absurd. As the absurdity rolls on, David S. Pumpkins gets in their head. And that's when something gets scary.
@StarkIller-df7gw 18 күн бұрын
@@arandomnamegoeshere Excatly he messed with their head & then while still mentally messed up he gives them a mad fright! 😂😂😂
@JH-yj7kk Жыл бұрын
What always made this sketch so funny to me was that it really shouldn't be funny. It's just so stupid that I don't want to laugh, but I can't help it, which makes it funnier.
@jonnyanderson3042 Жыл бұрын
Me and my friend call that comedy underflow. It wraps back around to being funny
@EndOfTheW0rld 3 ай бұрын
yeah sooner or later it gets you i literally hated it at first
@neurodivergentpixi6736 Жыл бұрын
"Is it 'more cowbell' funny?" No sketch is "more cowbell" funny. In fact that's exactly what David Pumpkins needed, more cowbell.
@Du-Masses Жыл бұрын
I think Colonel Angus is the funniest Christopher walken skit….but it’s not quite as quotable.
@isabeladler867 Жыл бұрын
Why does nobody mention Dolly Parton as "one of those celebrities everyone just seems to like." Not just T1J, but it sometimes seems that she's so unproblematic and loved that everyone forgets she exists.
@5Detective Жыл бұрын
Well, there's also Mr. Rogers and Bob Ross, and I'm sure there's technically more, but he probably didn't want to keep adding more celebs. I think he mainly wanted to tee up the bit about Ellen and Smith both tarnishing their own reputations so badly.
@T1J Жыл бұрын
i genuinely considered putting dolly parton on there!
@hugh_jasso Жыл бұрын
Dolly is the Queen. She donated royalties from Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You remake to the local black communities in Nashville.
@TheMysteryDriver Жыл бұрын
Ellen?
@combogalis Жыл бұрын
@@TheMysteryDriver She and Will were put at the end because of the next line T1J said about a couple of them possibly ruining that image. Ellen USED to really be that.
@brandonhicks9926 8 ай бұрын
My favorite line from the original sketch is “Look man, it’s 100 floors of fright, not all of them are gonna be winners”
@RadicalTrivia Жыл бұрын
Additionally, John Cleese apparently feels the same way about the Ministry of Silly Walks bit. He doesn't understand why people like it, and he often refused to do it live.
@Baribrotzer 8 ай бұрын
An essential part of the gag - as I see it - is that he actually DOES scare them at the end. Yes, DSP is the least scary imaginable character, but they're puzzled by him, disconcerted, and confused as to exactly what his point and frame of reference might be - and then he breaks the fourth wall and pops up behind them with his "ANY QUESTIONS?"
@sanityisrelative Жыл бұрын
The absurd sketches are always my favorite. Tiny Horse lives in my head rent free.
@picahudsoniaunflocked5426 Жыл бұрын
Nestspresso...
@A2forty Жыл бұрын
I can't stop with Dr. Reginald Saunders
@MightyAverage Жыл бұрын
Weird Little Flute is the one that sticks with me.
@NeonNijahn Жыл бұрын
Lil' Sebastian is better
@kemasuk 4 ай бұрын
*Almost Pizza* is rent-free in my head.
@josephrogero7988 8 ай бұрын
I think we live in an era where everything has to be part of some extended universe and monetized in some way. that made David S Pumpkins feel refreshing. He is his own thing and we get to be part of it.
@StarkIller-df7gw 18 күн бұрын
Excatly David S. Pumpkins is his own thing! 😂😂😂
@lauragraham170 Жыл бұрын
David S Pumpkins has a Kids In The Hall surrealist feel that's hard to describe. I watch it every Halloween. The Tom Hanks angle just adds to the strangeness.
@The27thS Жыл бұрын
I actually didn't even see the sketch until years later when youtube randomly recommended it and I became mildly obsessed with it. There was something I couldn't put my finger on as to why exactly it was so funny and I found that compelling.
@justicebeske5704 Жыл бұрын
2016 was a collective fever dream. Not the worst year ever but the weirdest I remember
@ChefMimsy Жыл бұрын
And we have yet to shake that weird... it just won't go away!
@michellekholmatov9562 Жыл бұрын
That’s when the killer clowns were out and about right?
@sanityisrelative Жыл бұрын
@@michellekholmatov9562 I constantly forget that the killer clowns were a real thing that happened.
@Joe-gw9wh Жыл бұрын
@@michellekholmatov9562 harambe died too
@zoyadulzura7490 Жыл бұрын
That year hate crimes skyrocketed. Disturbing.
@ellelongacre3723 Жыл бұрын
I'm both impressed and mad that you dropped the hot take "David S. Pumpkins is the Result of Liberal Huberis" without explanation directly before the Nebula add and in the direct middle of the video. Effective tactic.
@Ceares Жыл бұрын
is that a hot take though at this point? Doesn't everybody admit that liberals thought there was no way Trump was going to win? TBH I'd imagine there were plenty of Conservatives that didn't think he'd win either. I don't even think Trump thought he'd win.
@sirKonradical 8 ай бұрын
@@CearesHe didn't win, though. He was placed in office by the electoral college
@nekodachi- 8 ай бұрын
@@sirKonradical- He did win. The Electoral College is how the President of the United States is chosen. The popular vote doesn't mean anything.
@sirKonradical 8 ай бұрын
@@nekodachi- Whatever you gotta tell yourself
@sirKonradical 8 ай бұрын
@@nekodachi- Te be honest,America got lucky his ego is so fragile. He might have had two terms otherwise
@Nefariousbig Жыл бұрын
The final jumpscare and freezeframe justifies literally anything that precedes it, it's pure art.
@Robert-hz9bj Жыл бұрын
I remember the first time I watched it. A friend actually showed it to me on KZfaq, claiming it was one of the funniest things he'd seen on SNL in a long time. I start watching, and first I'm confused as to why this was so funny, but the sheer repetition of this weird gimmick (plus Kennan Thompson's deadpan delivery of "We've got 100 floors of fright, they're not all going to be winners") really won me over in the end ^_^
@julieblair7472 Жыл бұрын
the "long ass cable" gag in black jeopardy will live in my heart forever. I have drilled holes in the floor. Screw wifi.
@littlelistmaker Жыл бұрын
Didn't know I needed a David S. Pumpkins video in January of 2023 but here we are. I think your explanations are really astute. I remember watching that sketch after months of stress over the election and feeling so relieved at how good it felt to laugh at something totally goofy and not at all rooted in anxiety, politics, etc. It still elicits that feeling for me when I rewatch it.
@brhettdavis7061 Жыл бұрын
I remember when my buddies just randomly would not shut the fuck up about THE Davis S Pumpkins. I had no idea what was going on, I was like 16 and didn't watch much SNL and I remember being so confused and like, I didn't hate it but I was just so baffled by what I was watching. We still sometimes will be playing a game and somebody will be like "and the skeletons?" and we all in unison go "are part of it!" its just a sketch that birthed so much banter.
@fangal12 Жыл бұрын
As a fellow aging Millennial I loved David S Pumpkins. The goofy expression Tom Hanks wears through the whole skit just tickles my boomer funny bone
@thirtythreeflavors 8 ай бұрын
My god your generation is so obsessed with generations.
@fangal12 8 ай бұрын
@@thirtythreeflavors 😆 I see what you did there, very funny. I love ironic humor
@ConernicusRex 7 ай бұрын
@@fangal12be fucking gone, bot.
@twyckoff87 Ай бұрын
generational solidarity is the lowest form of solidarity.
@yefreitor Жыл бұрын
I can’t help but feel like there was a real-life curb your enthusiasm plot happening around larry david basically doing “David Pumpkins” a few months before Tom Hanks, only for Hanks’ version to become this massive and beloved cultural phenomenon while no one even remembers Larry David’s
@ContentMadame 8 ай бұрын
Probably because Larry David doesn't have the same appeal that Tom Hanks has. I've never thought LD was funny.
@haileybalmer9722 Жыл бұрын
I feel like I woke up in a different dimension. This is the first I'm hearing of this. It's a bizarre experience.
@T1J Жыл бұрын
a lot of folks are saying that. very interesting how something can be mega viral but still a lot of people completely miss it.
@dividendjohnson4327 Жыл бұрын
Oh good, it's not just me. I'd never heard of this sketch before and thought Pumpkins was, Iunno, a webcomic from back when, or maybe a weird pumpkin mascot?
@5Detective Жыл бұрын
@@T1J It'd be interesting if you did a poll on your channel for this. I have to wonder if there's some weird demographic that watches your videos, but wouldn't have seen the sketch. I'm not actually who the sketch was most popular with, but I have to wonder if it was least viewed by a certain demo that watches your vids. I'm not sure if your content skews older or younger.
@Kyarrix Жыл бұрын
I used to watch SNL every week and I had never heard of this. The other ones, yes, this one never.
@KnivingDispodia Жыл бұрын
Same here bud. To be fair 2013-2018 were kind of a drug induced fugue state for me.
@stephenwilliams163 Жыл бұрын
My sister absolutely loved David S Pumpkins. She sent me the video right way. I still don't get it, but I've been not getting it for so long now that there's kind of a comfortable familiarity in not getting it.
@wellsb973 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely remember that sketch as one of the last almost universally funny things before the election. Culture, and especially online culture, changed rapidly in the weeks that followed.
@FoxMacLeod2501 Жыл бұрын
I mean, a huge part of why I found it hilarious was that it was Tom Hanks. If it was, say 1990s Jim Carrey, or any other notoriously humorous or goofy performer or comedian... it definitely wouldn't have been nearly as funny. That, plus something I always love, which is when some people are the "straight man," seeing it as ridiculous as the audience probably does, while other supporting castare acting as though they're completely familiar and comfortable with this utterly absurd, ad hoc or completely original thing going on; and _we're_ the weird ones, for **not** already being totally familiar with this thing we obviously could never have even heard of before because it was just made up like thirty seconds ago. Something like that.
@RadicalTrivia Жыл бұрын
Oh man, do I have a story for you.... My buddy's parents were in Vegas as a craps table, and up walk Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. His dad is super excited and nervous, so he just turns to Tom Hanks and says "Hey, I loved you in 'The 'Burbs'". Rita Wilson bursts out in hysterical, crying laughter. But for real though, 'The 'Burbs' does rule.
@T1J Жыл бұрын
people don't talk about it enough!
@ashtongaskill3980 Жыл бұрын
I'm only aware of this because I have one friend who dresses as DP for Halloween every year. This is the first time I've seen any of the actual sketch.
@rotisseriepossum Жыл бұрын
i worked at target during Christmas that year and we had these Christmas suits for sale that I’m 100% convinced only existed bc of David S Pumpkins. it looked like if someone made a David S Presents.
@maddmaxxpain Жыл бұрын
You must be on to something, because those just appeared as if they always existed, but were everywhere…starting at that time!
@elustran Жыл бұрын
Knowing nothing about this meme and seeing it treated like a well-known funny bit is like coming in from an alternate universe
@randombrokeperson Жыл бұрын
I was introduced to the character only a few months ago by chance and am shocked to learn it was such a big deal? I mean it even has a Funko doll? IDK where the hell i was to have missed this lol!
@malindacross192 Жыл бұрын
I've seen a stray gif in the wild but I had no idea it was a "thing," but this *is* unlocking memories of early qanon quackery
@alZiiHardstylez Жыл бұрын
Yeah man, I totally missed this. Way off from my radar. Not even a reference in life or something that cycles back to it where I give it a quick google. This video was literally the first time I ever saw the bit.
@MattMcIrvin 8 ай бұрын
The weird thing is that that same feeling is essentially the core OF the sketch! There's a thing that is clearly supposed to be A Thing, but you've never seen it before. So the people experiencing it this way now are getting it on two levels.
@Rorybabory Жыл бұрын
I dressed as David S. Pumpkins for Halloween once. That sure was a thing.
@hollaatthekid1796 Жыл бұрын
What made it funny and scary at the same time was how absurd he was and the final way he popped up behind them. It’s the complete unknown as to how weird that was going to get and what all don’t we know about him that makes him frightening. For example the scariest part of 28 Days was that moment he realized the city was completely abandoned and he didn’t know why and he is standing in the middle of an empty city in a hospital gown , no weapons or protection for what ever scared everyone away and you have absolutely no idea what is going to happen next , but know that it’s pretty bad.
@lydia1634 Жыл бұрын
David S. Pumpkins promises he will scare the hell out of them, and that gives the sketch an actual narrative arc. He makes a promise, stuff happens, he keeps that promise
@heyitsnasira Жыл бұрын
As a person who watched this live and spread it via KZfaq....idk why I loved it. It's fucking stupid but I love it.
@SamuraiMujuru Жыл бұрын
I've never actually seen a whole episode of SNL, I had no idea David S Pumpkins was that recent. When everyone started losing their minds I honestly assumed it was a beloved old sketch making a newer appearance
@madmonk3030 Жыл бұрын
I think a lot of younger folks don't realize Hanks was a comedic actor for years. Dragnet in particular is a favorite of mine.
@ginkgobilobatree Жыл бұрын
He first became famous for Bosom Buddies a comedy show - at least that's where I first knew of him. (2 guys dress up as women in order to rent in a women-only building.)
@justhearmeout3959 Жыл бұрын
I've always felt like "I'm David Pumpkins maaan" was actually a subliminal nod to just how absurd Trump's running for presidency was. Just the fact that he had so much confidence, with so little actual potential. This has been, conspiracy me 😅
@T1J Жыл бұрын
I like that interpretation lol
@bettyveronica9880 Жыл бұрын
OMG! You nailed it! The skeletons are his sycophant b****hes like the GOP😂😂😂
@NoComment-xd9qp Жыл бұрын
He won though so "little actual potential"? They're both orange though so hmm...
@justhearmeout3959 Жыл бұрын
@@NoComment-xd9qp that's actually my point. People liked -Donald Trump- David Pumpkins even though he brought nothing to the table
@justhearmeout3959 Жыл бұрын
@@bettyveronica9880 so you see it too 😅
@Squishy876 Жыл бұрын
I love David S. Pumpkins and quote it to this day
@user-js3xr9ly2v 8 ай бұрын
I totally missed out on David S Pumpkins when it was viral. I first saw it when, in late August 2019, as a result of me watching some SNL Stefan sketches, the youtube algorithm fed it to me. I laughed so hard and immediately became obsessed with the sketches and the character
@AutoBindBricks Жыл бұрын
3Legged Jeans is my favorite SNL thing!!! 😂😂😂😂 Also Kevin Roberts is No… David S Pumpkins!!!
@Mariusioannesp 8 ай бұрын
I think an important in the 2nd David Pumpkins sketch is that they had a guest of the ride played by host Jack Harlow who was really into David Pumpkins. I feel he stood in for that great mass of people who ended up loving David Pumpkins.
@ChelseaColeslaw Жыл бұрын
I completely forgot about Larry David delivering "I'm the coolest bitch in town" with nuclear levels of Larry David cadence. I honestly love that more than Mr Pumpkins but to each their own
@TheMaskedHero 10 ай бұрын
The Donald Glover skits are incredible. Gotta love that Derrick Comedy alum.
@brothajohn Жыл бұрын
You forgot one important point. David S. Pumpkins is “his own thing!” 😂
@Curtis006 Жыл бұрын
David Pumpkins feels like yesterday, we're already doing retrospectives on him
@caleb98963 Жыл бұрын
1:00 David S. Pumpkopops, if you will
@unclebuttonz7865 Жыл бұрын
I was in the audience for the rehearsal for this night! My girlfriend and I at the time were of the last 3 to enter the balcony doors before they swiftly shut them behind us. Suuuuch a great experience!
@ComicDrake Жыл бұрын
Mad respect for the timing of this video.
@ColinTedford Жыл бұрын
The timing probably helped its reception, but I didn't hear about it until a year or 2 later and I still loved it. Besides the other things you mention, part of it is Hanks's performance. There's something off in everything about him - his speech, his movements, his body language. The ending is great, too. I read the big article about how David Pumpkins came to be, and I don't remember it mentioning the shooting range sketch. Now I know! Watched on Nebula.
@MattMcIrvin 8 ай бұрын
That is fascinating to me--I did not know until I watched this video that they'd done a sketch with essentially the same premise months earlier, that is mostly forgotten. That this is a kind of refinement of the shooting-range sketch that somehow clicked.
@ColinTedford 8 ай бұрын
@@MattMcIrvin And it's amazing to me how, even tho they're so similar, the Pumpkins sketch is (I think) so much better.
@NoahSpurrier Жыл бұрын
It was a surreal skit. It’s like “Old Gregg” bit from The Mighty Boosh. It’s unnerving.
@RealBradMiller Жыл бұрын
Do ya love me Are ya playin' your love games with me? I just need to know what to do Cuz I need your love like A-come on now
@bunnygrill Жыл бұрын
The best thing about this skit is that Tom Hanks doesn't even get it
@ChaoticAtmosphere 8 ай бұрын
Hey @T1J. I believe what most people miss about the original 100 Floors Of Frights skit, with David Pumpkins is the first time the ride guests encounter him he says "How's it hangin'? I'm David Pumpkins and, I'm going to scare the hell out of you." then proceeds not to by dancing around then asking "Any questions." but the elevator doors close before the ride guests can ask and he hasn't scared the hell out of them. The 2nd time he appears he answers a couple questions then does the dance again. By now, the guest riders are fogetting his first statement that he's going to scare the hell out of them. Then on the 99th floor, a gut with a chainsaw appears saying "Arrrrrrrgh!!! I'm crazy for David Pumpkins!!!" and David and the skeletons dance by from left to right. On the 100th floor, it's just the B-Boy skeletons, but where's David Pumpkins? Well, he's about to scare the hell out of the guest ridars and he does 100%. It's like a knock knock joke, you don't get to the punchline after 2, 3 , 4 or even 5 times. On the 100th floor, he scares the hell out of them and that's what completes the skit and makes it so funny. Only a small percentage of viewers get it. And the ones that do, made it go viral. With that being said, here, watch it again: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qLlgY9uI09fbpn0.html
@how_am_i_not_myself 8 ай бұрын
Lol it wasn't a guy with a chainsaw it was Leslie a woman
@GrandArchPriestOfTheAlgorithm Жыл бұрын
The Recommending Ones & Zeros apologizes for the devastating and overwhelming distress that must have happened while waiting on our blessing.
@catcatcat7989 Жыл бұрын
i totally forgot about this sketch until now and for some reason it makes me feel nostalgic and warm inside. it’s so good for the heart to just laugh at something really stupid, esp in hard times as you said
@adolphvega6784 8 ай бұрын
Great video ! New subscriber ! 🎉 I agree with your statements but I think you missed something big . That being said I think part of the reason why David Pumpkins is so funny is how it hacks our brains. Everything is on the ride is derivative. In a time of constant sequels , prequels, reboots and such having some NEW is refreshing. The fact that the audience watching is probably having the same experience as the characters in the sketch. It’s so absurd and ridiculous and bizarre that we feel uncomfortable which in itself is scary because we don’t know what it is or how to react and the UNKNOWN is always the scariest thing. The sketch is playing with YOUR Expectations. It’s so random and the punchline at the end is so good with David doing a great jump scare gag and you understand why he is scary because he’s so random and unpredictable and unknown. David Pumpkins dares us with Any Questions as his tag like and he never answers them.
@Feralbyrd Жыл бұрын
I loved this sketch from the first moment I saw it, but somehow missed all the viral memery
@lamibonxd Жыл бұрын
considering i was 12 in 2016 i missed this. somehow when i learned about it a year ago i thought it was from the 2000s, i had never seen a second of the sketch😂
@alZiiHardstylez Жыл бұрын
13:24 - Oh, it will and it's going to make you second guess everyone in Hollywood. ✈✈
@PopCultureAnticSS 8 ай бұрын
David S Pumpkins is the skit we didn’t know we needed but the one we deserve:)
@thebigempty_5792 Жыл бұрын
my 2 cents: 1 - Ear Worm/gets stuck in your head music loop (look up the SPACE PANTS sketch which has a similar ear worm track.) 2 - Tom Hanks crazy eyed smile and perfect comedic delivery 3 - The crazy skeleton costumes with the Troll Doll like hair and great dance moves and make up 4 - many times it's the overall combination of many otherwise small things that when put together make up a very memorable sketch.
@Elzilcho87 Жыл бұрын
Tom Hanks + "lol so random" humour on SNL = Mainstream wine moms howling in laughter
@ActionGamerAaron Жыл бұрын
I've literally never heard of this sketch until this video.
@Skenderbeuismyhero Жыл бұрын
"Random humor" has gained ground since the advent of vine and TikTok and whatnot.
@peonylarkspur645 Жыл бұрын
ok but the appearance of david s pimpkins (NOT pumpkins) on the rap song sketch with 50 billion other emcees was kinda iconic
@RyanKaufman Жыл бұрын
This is needlessly sentimental and personal, but as a kid growing up without a dad, Tom Hanks was my surrogate dad. I'd watch Big and The Terminal on repeat especially, something about him just clicked in my kid brain. And I really, really like David Pumpkins. I never quite knew why, as I'm an adult now with adult bullshit and too much cynicism. So this was very cathartic and hits home for me. And god I really fucking hope he's not cancelled. I'll be devastated.
@user-si3gu8pm6j Жыл бұрын
Tom Hanks - a great actor with superb comic timing still in his toolbox
@Meladjusted Жыл бұрын
Yes! I love you for hyping The Burbs! 💜 Been one of my faves since childhood, but it was always _constantly_ mentioned as one of Hanks' few "embarrassingly bad" films. _Wtf?_ He's hilarious in it! So many quotable lines from that film. The Money Pit is another way too often disrespected Hanks comedy.
@cousinstu 8 ай бұрын
Thanks for this. Great breakdown, explanation. I still don't get it, but at least now I better understand. And Tom is a treasure.... he doesn't get it either, but still plays the character because he knows it makes people happy.
@shirleytemple3728 Жыл бұрын
I love 'The Burbs'. Carrie Fischer, Dern, Feildman...classic! 😂
@meaganblack1529 Жыл бұрын
On Halloween THIS YEAR, I had the itch to watch David S. Pumpkins. I was high and half-paying attention to my friends, and typed "F Pumpkins" into the KZfaq search bar before hitting enter. KZfaq still knew exactly what I meant: the SNL video was the very first result.
@GES16 Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say it has absolutely nothing to do with parody. It's light and fluffy yes but it's also about memes and pop culture references being absolutely everywhere. Without context David S Pumpkins makes as much sense as some guy wearing a goalie mask or a striped suit for a costume.
@QuantumElectricians 8 ай бұрын
What made it stick also was he turned out to be genuinely scary at the end by appearing behind them suddenly, which made him seem actually supernatural and creepy. Almost like a Beetlejuice type.
@averyeml Жыл бұрын
Part of it is watching Tom Hanks having the time of his life doing something genuinely stupid. I think David Pumpkins works on a Halloween level because Halloween is just a huge trainwreck of whatever people can come up with. There’s the genuinely scary stuff which is easy to define and identify, but when you look at “family friendly” non-scary Halloween stuff you can name pictures (black cats, Jack o lanterns, etc) and maybe Charlie Brown or something. It isn’t rife with actual CHARACTERS and details that can be named and referenced. So along comes David S. Pumpkins, goofy and weird Halloween guy that so many people see because SNL gets watched by a ton of people during election years, doing something off the wall and memorable.
@meander112 Жыл бұрын
Engagement for the engagement god!
@letsg0b0wling1 Жыл бұрын
I too wish to offer an engagement if it so pleases the algorithm
@jcspoon573 Жыл бұрын
Never heard of this, seen it, had any idea it existed, but T1J is covering it, so ... DEFINITELY saw the Black Jeopardy episode with Hanks, it was amazing (and also covered by T1J).
@twyckoff87 Ай бұрын
I just want to say I recently discovered your channel and I'm so impressed with your videos. Your Elaine video got me hooked, and you knocked it out of the park again.
@grimmes1159 8 ай бұрын
I think the dudes reactions made it way funnier than anything. Like when David asks any questions and he just yells “ yes, several”
@bradlcnm 7 ай бұрын
Thank you for detailing why I love this skit so much!
@ZyllasAthenaeum Жыл бұрын
That man better not milkshake duck us.
@ZGKIV Жыл бұрын
The return is funnier. When he shows up behind them, it's so good
@OakCityGamers Жыл бұрын
The second DSPumpkins was funny because it was the idea that nobody went home from the elevator ride and wanted to spoil DSPumpkins…. Living in the world today? It’s the joke I got a day or two later… unlike the first. But for real.. I had no clue. Honestly. The cartoon wasn’t as good… but returns was great! This video was good man. Got to go watch the Doug sketch again All actors are Not smart…. But they can be. Edited due to autocorrect issues*
@OakCityGamers Жыл бұрын
The World Needs David S Pumpkins! I subscribed after watch some of your vids. Good stuff man
@onyxeyes3561 Жыл бұрын
I was so happy that you used "New Lindsey Ellis Videos" as the carrot for Nebula. She was the reason I go it two years ago, and I'm glad you are apart of it too!
@987nananana Жыл бұрын
Man I’ve got to say I’m new to the channel but I am loving the content. It’s nice to see videos that are just looking back on positive things in pop culture. Everything is so negative these days to watch something positive is such a breath of fresh air. You’ve got my subscription man keep grinding I wish you nothing but success!
@GeorgeLocke Жыл бұрын
Hanks sells it so hard. That man works.
@Kiwicrack 8 ай бұрын
Happy to know other people remarked that the David S Pumpkins sketch was like, the candle blowing out before a proverbial long night.
@dondevice8182 Жыл бұрын
Brother, I hadn’t even put David S Pumpkins in context to the elections but you’re right!
@prufrock1977 Жыл бұрын
Love your content, man. Thank you!
@ahlishaholloway233 Жыл бұрын
David S. Pumpkins is one of those things people hear about, but have never actually met anyone that watched or consumed it.
@chuntguntley8771 Жыл бұрын
I watched it on the night of air and loved it. I didn't even know people were mad at David S. Pumpkins.
@hhhpestock951 Жыл бұрын
That hurts.
@danilejai7801 Жыл бұрын
I’m a person that watched the original airing! I was confused and delighted all at the same time!
@darkhobo Жыл бұрын
Brah. It was the last episode of SNL before an election. Hundreds of thousands of people saw it live lol.
@chuntguntley8771 Жыл бұрын
@@darkhobo that's what I'm sayin'!
@tkwilson71 3 ай бұрын
T1J, first time watch. Great perspective. Thanks man, loved the vid, made me smile.
@cmd8718 Жыл бұрын
It's just because tom hanks is America's uncle.
@SeymourDisapproves Жыл бұрын
I love the David Pumpkins skit so much lol
@ametrinefirebird7125 Жыл бұрын
"Haha, boisterous orange man presumes to be ubiquitous in this setting!" No one expected the funny guy in the orange suit to become popular. No one expected the orange in a funny suit to become president. It's all thematically consistant, so i don't think this video is too far fetched. 👍 I subbed~
@AnnaCatherineB Жыл бұрын
I have never heard of this character or seen him portrayed before watching your video so I'm baffled
@PatriciaPerkowski Жыл бұрын
Just...just because of your subscriptions request you made was so fun I had to smash that button
@firiel2366 Жыл бұрын
Had no idea when I woke up this morning that I was going to watch an analysis of David S Pumpkins by T1J but here we are
@SilortheBlade Жыл бұрын
I recall watching this at a friends place. After a few minutes we looked at each other and changed the channel.
@JeniJustJeni Жыл бұрын
I LOVE The 'Burbs! I rewatch it regularly!
@heavenly2k Жыл бұрын
Ngl when I first saw that skit I was cracking up. It was giving immense Tim and Eric vibes.
@Brolo214 Жыл бұрын
Damn, that’s a quality rabbit hole right there.
@gangrene11 Жыл бұрын
Tom Hanks is dope
@megsley Жыл бұрын
just a fantastic, silly little skit with a bit of innocent charm - come back, David S. Pumpkins!
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