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@ScorobeSlavinpoop

10 ай бұрын

Go on hot ones and eat spicy wings Adam! Please!

@NecrochildK

10 ай бұрын

Yay, Defunctland! XD This is the collab I had no idea I needed.

@johansenjuwp

10 ай бұрын

with an intro like that i thought you were about to say you partnered with nebula or something like that. awesome job by the way

@jamesdykes517

10 ай бұрын

Hey Adam, I'm not sure if I may have missed it, but can you do a segment maybe on the current Hollywood strikes and how KZread is influenced/influencing it. I don't agree with all the points on the strikes, but wish you all safety and a working solution.

@bookbook9495

10 ай бұрын

So when are you getting on Nebula?

Thanks so much for having me!

@ayushchattoraj2182

10 ай бұрын

This was such a fascinating behind-the-scenes video. Your work with the Disney jingle and the queues are still videos my girlfriend and I quote back to each other every day! Thank you so much for the incredibly important historical work you do. Can't wait for your next documentary, Kevin.

@SluttyPhone

10 ай бұрын

You look just like i thought you would!

@SquirefromtheShire

10 ай бұрын

I’ve been watching your videos for years and never knew your name until watching this 😂 you put out amazing content, you’re the only proper way to learn theme park history.

@BanazirGalpsi1968

10 ай бұрын

I love your avatar. It's half way between the 2 state plus lip flaps lio convoy uses, and the camera driven live full motion avatars sometimes used by someone like sarafina. It's very appropriate to the Kevin online persona. Are you puppeteering the arms with keyboard commands or some other method? I note three states of arm movement, carefully selected to the types of comments you express. Very skillfull. I'm only surprised it doesn't look like brad pitt.

@BanazirGalpsi1968

10 ай бұрын

Also the head moves that sometimes Bob sideways slightly are awesome

I LOST it when Kevin tried to explain The Wiggles to Adam. Adam, how on Earth have you escaped the Wiggles?!

@monzorella1

10 ай бұрын

Maybe it's a US thing. I'm from London and I have never heard of The Wiggles

@richsackett3423

10 ай бұрын

@@monzorella1 Australian

@chadsmith3363

10 ай бұрын

They were described to me as "four guys who decided to use their Early Childhood Development degrees to conquer the world."

@floridafamilyfun1597

10 ай бұрын

@@chadsmith3363 that’s amazing!

@liamobrien1839

10 ай бұрын

Two things: 1. Someone needs to animate the wiggles section of this video 2. Wiggles knowledge is directly indexed to age and whether or not you or your friends have children. I only know about the Wiggles because a friend has a child.

Hearing this convo, I realize that explaining The Wiggles to someone who has never heard of them sounds insane. “YOU DONT KNOW FRUIT SALAD YUMMY YUMMY?!?!”

1:03:53 the wiggles conversation begins, and adam reveals he doesn't know what the wiggles are. That conversation is almost exactly what happened to me with my partner as kevin and me as adam staring blankly as he says 'you don't know toot toot chugga chugga big red car?'

@The_Morrigan1864

10 ай бұрын

You're the hero on this thread

@kaweenis

9 ай бұрын

“u dont know fruit salad yummy yummy? 🤨”

@PetProjects2011

7 ай бұрын

I love how the interview was going pretty professional, and then just goes off the rails the second Kevin mentions The Wiggles

"Adam Conover doesn't know The Wiggles," has changed my brain chemistry, as well as how I view his entire body of work. Kevin Perjurer has once again revealed an earth-shattering truth that the world needs to know!

@badmoonrisin4700

10 ай бұрын

Ain't that right! It really proves there is always something new to learn.

@gljames24

9 ай бұрын

He was one of the 10,000.

Watching Adam, who is supposed to know everything, learn about WigglesMania live was truly the best piece of media of this decade.

@bkinder83

9 ай бұрын

Joe Rogan already exposed that Adam in fact knows very little

@nuclearbiologist

8 ай бұрын

@@bkinder83 I wouldn't trust Joe Rogan to read a clock

@inajar7947

7 ай бұрын

​@@bkinder83weird, since Adam's most famous "informing the masses" show has sources cited on screen for everything he says, and Joe Rogan just..... Says things. And Adam issued corrections when he was wrong, and Joe.... Doesn't. But sure, Joey "proved" something. Sure bud

i love how shy kevin is at first and then he completely comes out of his shell while explaining the wiggles

@VegasA3

9 ай бұрын

He wiggles out of his shell.

@sketchycat6223

Ай бұрын

The type of freak he is finally emerged lol

It fills me with joy to see Adam learn about the Wiggles for the first time. Murray, the red Wiggle, was at my parents wedding. Everyone in Australia knows the Wiggles. Personally.

@weirdferretthing

10 ай бұрын

Hard not to, Austrailia is like 2.7 million square klicks of desert and like 40 people. The Wiggles at any given time in their history have been 10% of the population.

@meghangriesemer1129

9 ай бұрын

You have the Wiggles, Kath and Kim, and the Irwins! All the best media and people. As an American, I'm jealous! You have the best culture.

@Neojhun

8 ай бұрын

@@weirdferretthing Yep I saw them live once at a Christmas carols IIRC 2003. Beyond 10% of Aussies seems more likely.

@ThePopopotatoes

3 ай бұрын

​​@@meghangriesemer1129 **Australians smiling and nodding while pushing bogans and Murdoch under the rug**

Fun fact: Jeff sleeps because he was nervous about performing in front of kids, and waking adults up is a really empowering thing for kids to do

@daniellewilliams6721

9 ай бұрын

They also suggested he do it as a way to connect with kids more since he had the least experience with kids out of all of them

Can we all just take a second to appreciate Kevin's avatar and the fact that his background has a timelapse from day to night as the conversation evolves?

@KyraHogue

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for pointing out the day/night change. That's an amazing detail.

Kevin's series on Jim Hensen is one of my favorite things on KZread. His deep dive into Walt Disney's inspirations leading up to Disneyland is also fascinating.

@a.person501

8 ай бұрын

The Jim Henson series is one of my favorites too

When I watched the Disney channel jingle video, I remember crying at the end reveal. I honestly think he should submit something to a film festival someday. He's such a wonderful storyteller.

The thing that made Perjurer's doc on the Disney theme so memorable for me, was another happy accident. His video came out within days or weeks of hbomberguy releasing his video on the Minecraft oof sound. Both ended up being stories that got away from these creators in their depth and scope, but landed on opposite ends of the creativity spectrum, While Kevin found and brought to light someone deserving of praise for their work, and so did Harry, Harry had no choice but to end up focusing on the man who went to fantastical efforts to claim credit for work that wasn't his, and hide the legacy of those that really did the work. Watching both stories in succession really brought them into amazing contrasting focus. One time the Youttube algorithm didn't fail me.

@flameongamer8534

9 ай бұрын

small correction, it was the roblox oof

I was drawn to Defunctland because my grandfather was part of an engineering team that worked on a bunch of Epcot attractions back when they were first built, including Spaceship Earth and The Living Seas. The sad nostalgia I felt when Living Seas became Finding Nemo themed hit me weirdly hard, and I always wished there were more people who cared about the old rides. And Defunctland is clearly working from a similar mindset, putting down some of the best content on KZread.

@toddjones1480

10 ай бұрын

My great-grandfather was a contractor on EPCOT and my grandfather was an on-site supervisor. I'd completely forgotten about it until I went there for my first time this past December. I saw things that I'd heard stories about and wheels started turning.

I was cracking up when you got derailed by Adam's lack of Wiggles knowledge. This was a great episode. ❤❤

@smalltime0

10 ай бұрын

You can't expect him to know every spin-off of 80's pub rock bands

I expected a Brad Pitt photo (Which is Kevin's actual appearance) but this works too. Next to Dan Olson this was one of the biggest surprise Factually episodes!

@ericb.4313

10 ай бұрын

For some reason, I was expecting a VTuber.

@Jamesbaby286

10 ай бұрын

@@ericb.4313 Is this not a Kevin V-Tuber?

@ccggenius

10 ай бұрын

If it makes you feel better, there's no reason you can't pretend it's Brad Pitt from Deadpool 2 wearing a Defunctland Mousketeer costume.

@captainrana4777

10 ай бұрын

I expected a photo of tom selleck to be a cheeky reference to meet the robinsons

@cannotthinkofaname7904

10 ай бұрын

I've been jumpscared by it so often that I expected Kevin to be cosplaying as Michael Eisner

Even if you didn't watch the Wiggles as a late 90s kid or were old enough to have children watching it, they were a pretty big phenomenon in the US (children's shows arena), as big as maybe Arthur, Blues Clues, Barney, or Dora the Explorer which I'd imagine Adam would know of. Perhaps if he saw a photo to jog his memory.

@JossCard42

10 ай бұрын

Like, I was an adult by the time the Wiggles got huge, but even I had heard through social osmosis that "The Wiggles is some kind of children's band?" I definitely didn't understand just how deep the mania went until I watched the Defunctland video about it.

@FearMonarch

10 ай бұрын

I'm 100% sure everything he does is played up for exaggeration. That or the dude is the epitomy of "I lived in a privilege bubble away from the plebians and their childish entertainment"

@AlexaDonne

10 ай бұрын

Adam is my exact age and until recent adulthood I had never heard of the Wiggles as a US phenomenon; only as a joke I heard in the UK about them when I lived there. He genuinely and easily simply missed it. We're too old for it, as well as too young (having been older teens in the late 90s). Same reason he has zero context for the Disney Channel theme--same as me, A Poor who did not grow up with cable. Plenty of pop culture is not universal, and it's actually MORE interesting to probe into *why* people of various ages/background don't know about something that seems super obvious to you.

@TheFerruccio

3 ай бұрын

My absolute first experience with "the wiggles" was hearing about them through this very video. I had no idea, and I wasn't even an adult during their rise in the US. It's fascinating just how completely divided the culture is on this. I started asking friends of mine and they absolutely have heard of them. Blows my mind!

The Wiggles derailing this interview was one of the funniest things I've ever watched 😂🙌🏻❤️

Defunctland is one of those channels I’ll never unsubscribe from. Always putting out great content. Such an unexpected and amazing guest, I love it!

@NotThatGuy_YepThatGuy

10 ай бұрын

Agreed

The break down during the wiggles moment is truly the HARDEST I've laughed in perhaps a couple weeks!! Absolutely EXCELLENT interview here, wonderful to see Kevin talk abt the process of his work!

@moxiebombshell

10 ай бұрын

I am CRYING 😂😂😂

The way my jaw dropped when I saw a Factually crossover with Defunctland!

@RBSkellington

10 ай бұрын

Same!

@ohiasdxfcghbljokasdjhnfvaw4ehr

10 ай бұрын

TWO KZreadRS ON ONE KZread VIDEO?!?!?!?!?!?!?

So glad to see Kevin getting into VTubing.

@kanaru9568

6 ай бұрын

I guess I could say Defunctland is my oshi now lol

I absolutely love Defunctland; Kevin's work is amazing. What a wonderful episode

@manujohn99

10 ай бұрын

Why is Mickey talking like that???

We can't shout out bumpers / interstitial videos without giving serious respect to the folks from Adult Swim. Their bumpers in the 00s were incredible. Not from a visual artistry perspective, but from a meta comedy perspective and the esoteric music they promoted.

@mnchls

10 ай бұрын

PREACH

@Ryotsu2112

10 ай бұрын

It was an amazing time. I used to mainly watch Saturday nights during the anime blocks and that’s where I was introduced to the likes of Cowboy Bebop, Fullmetal Alchemist and other series I hadn’t heard of. Those bumpers were on another level of creativity and had such an amazing vibe. Years ago I went down a rabbit hole educating myself on some of the musical artists that were featured in those obscure bumpers, finding songs like ‘At Last’ by Psyche Origami among others.

@ULTRABLUE4

10 ай бұрын

You, right

@zakunick1

10 ай бұрын

AS was great for people who were older. But the late 80s early 90s Saturday Morning bumpers were classics. After these messages we’ll be right back.

@95keat

7 ай бұрын

I still quote GIGANTOR!

Kevin is one of the best doc makers we have. I had zero experience with that era of the Disney Channel, and his documentary made me cry. Every time he releases a new video is a holiday. Thank you for showcasing Defunctland and Kevin.

Defunctlands work is beautiful. Frequently they bring a tear to my eye either through sweet nostalgia or the appreciation of people who work hard for the things they love

@zakunick1

10 ай бұрын

The episode with the Disney chime hit hard at the end. It was quite beautiful.

We desperately need a reaction video of Adam watching a performance of the Wiggles, and then the absolute nightmare fuel Wiggles “costumes” at Dreamland from the Defunctland video. If Kevin, and the rest of us, had to suffer through that, so should Adam. 😅

@froschkoenig666

10 ай бұрын

Have him react to the wiggles puppets lol

I remember being the first guest on his podcast from Defunctland for the late Disaster Studios at Universal Orlando. Kevin was amazing and very humble before, during and after the interview.

Defunctland is so great. Ive barely been to any theme parks but his videos are so engrossing. I watched that entire video on the history of standing in lines, almost 2 hrs, in one go lol.

I think you can see Kevin's mind break a little through the avatar when Adam reveals he has never heard of the wiggles

I was Australian child who grew up with the wiggles, and it was not until this podcast that I considered how wild it would be to explain the wiggles to someone who had no context. Like this group of guys had a rock band but they were childhood educators so they made a group and they sing about potatoes and salad.

His series on Muppets is the best way to get into his videos

@fuzzydumpling9829

10 ай бұрын

No it isnt

@LorneGrimmer

10 ай бұрын

​@@fuzzydumpling9829what is your opinion?

@fuzzydumpling9829

10 ай бұрын

@@LorneGrimmer That it isnt

@toddjones1480

10 ай бұрын

@@fuzzydumpling9829Cool story, bro.

@tavvy9482

10 ай бұрын

​@@fuzzydumpling9829genuine question, what do you think is the best episode/series to get into defunctland? I adore the muppet series (duh) but I can definitely see others that are just as, if not more, accessible

Honestly a little disappointed that it wasn't a badly animated Brad Pitt pic filling in for Kevin's secret identity.

I think Kevin’s Disney theme video should be nominated for an academy award. I am not even joking.

@ThePopopotatoes

3 ай бұрын

I've tried to put it on for background noise a couple times after I watched it the first time and I always end up stopping and properly watching and listening after a certain point. It's captivating and I cry by the end each time. It's truly a beautiful work of documentary filmmaking

I was also introduced to the Wiggles by Defunctland, so I found Adam's mental breakdown very relatable. It's weird, because I've heard of the Teletubbies and I bet he has, too.

Kevin expalining The Wiggles to Adam is my new favorite thing on the internet

"I can't believe you talked about them for a full five minutes and this is the first time you mentioned 'oh, they actually wiggled tho!'" "They're called 'The Wiggles'... I can't feed it all to you with a spoon." This is top-tier content, Mr. Perjurer was very right to be excited to explore this topic with Adam.

This was a really fun and also interesting time to hear Kevin’s perspective on their work. Adam hearing about the Wiggles for the first time and Kevin’s reaction to that absolutely killed me. Great episode lol.

I LOVE that you’re recognizing Kevin and his work. His artistry is absolutely incredible.

We had a hand in kickstarting the theme park niche with Defunctland, among other channels. It’s truly remarkable to see how far Kevin has come. Bravo to him! 👏

kevin's complete and utter confusion about adam not knowing who the wiggles are is so funny. i lost it at "you don't know fruit salad yummy yummy?" 😭😂 it's even funnier to me because i know who the wiggles are but i never watched it, so sadly, i also don't know fruit salad yummy yummy. 😅

Kevin must have heard me in my room watching the wiggles video and literally screaming "Yessss YESSSSS" during the exact part of the video he pointed out where people would be having that reaction. I ended up way too excited for that wiggles video lmfao.

Some other channel I like on YT Not Just Bikes, Climate Town, Second Thought, Todd in the Shadows, and weird History to name a few. I've watched the great Defunctland channel many times. Thanks for this!

@frousteleous1285

10 ай бұрын

Not Just Bikes is suuuch a good channel. I really think Adam would get a kick out of talking to NJB

@Toteke

10 ай бұрын

I was about to say Second Thought would be a stretch, but that's actually a perfect guest for this podcast

@xxbobsetsfirexx4269

10 ай бұрын

Todd in the Shadows is great.

@sharks2571

10 ай бұрын

Climate town is the bessst. We need more comedy/climate information. Olifrost makes great climate themed comedy music in a similar vein

Love the Background transition from blue skies to sunset for Defunctland's Icon, Nice Touch! Also Defunctland is a true artist and one of the most talented creators on the platform .

That description of the wiggles was the most ADHD thing I've ever heard and I loved every second

Adam is such a child of the 80s that nothing in media from 1997-2014 exists in his world. (Also I feel like maybe he would’ve gotten it quicker if Kevin mentioned early on that it was a kids show)

Adam's genuine confusion over not knowing who The Wiggles are absolutely sent me, I laughed that entire segment. Defunctland's videos were one of my saving graces during quarantine, so it's great to see two wonderful people on the same show. Great episode!

Adam learning about the wiggles is the best part of any of his podcasts

So happy to see Adam giving Kevin more recognition! His work is amazing. The ending of his last piece just broke me. Never would have imagined something so heartfelt coming out of a few notes on the scale.

Never in my life would I think I would see the worlds 2 best debunkers in the same podcast. LETS GOOO!!!!

I absolutely understand the wistfulness of the past that you talk about. I really wanted to be a dolphin trainer at Marineland in Palos Verdes, CA. Unfortunately, they closed while I was in 8th grade and, after the owners killed 1/3 of the animals transported to Sea World San Diego, it destroyed my dreams by the cruelty and callousness inflicted by Harcourt, Brace & Jovanovich. Would love for @Defunctland to tell Marineland's storied history.

Kevin Perjurer is on of the most amazing documentarians on KZread today. Can you believe he made a 1 hour 42 minute long episode about the history of Disney’s FastPass system that was so interesting I’ve watched it THREE TIMES? All his content is amazing and I’ve watched every single one of Defunctland’s videos at least once.

@Noxcuses316

7 ай бұрын

Me too! It’s so soothing and engaging

Defunctland’s video essay about The Disney Fastpass is one of the best documentaries of all time.

Love it when you have my favourite KZreadrs on here! Now you just need to bring PhilosophyTube, Lindsay Ellis, Sarah Z, Thought Slime, and Jenny Nicholson 😂

@user-kz8zr4si3i

10 ай бұрын

Dude.... Adam Conover x thought slime would be something I would literally pay money for. Im seeing the new wave of youtube collaborations and I am 100% down with it

@thatcutenerdgirl6090

10 ай бұрын

Oh, and Shawn of course!

@thatcutenerdgirl6090

10 ай бұрын

@@user-kz8zr4si3i right??? I’d die

@thetoxicfanbase4756

10 ай бұрын

I am a major fan of ever other person you listed, but I have never heard of Thought Slime in my life, which means I need to check it out immediately, so thank you, kind stranger!

@thatcutenerdgirl6090

10 ай бұрын

@@thetoxicfanbase4756 you’re very welcome! You’ll love them! Very interesting political and media commentary

Love that you had Kevin on. His documentary on the Disney Channel Theme was truly one of the best films I watched last year.

Adam x Kevin Perjurer? Now this is the ultimate crossover I never knew I needed!

@EpixAndroid

10 ай бұрын

I was about to say the same thing! I figured that someone else had beat me to it.

When I 1st came across, 'DefunctLand', I was shocked - so much info, on so specific a topic, & made so interesting!

@EmeraldCityVideo

10 ай бұрын

It's wonderful work. Kevin also helped promote a documentary about the made-for-Disney rock band Halyx, which was similarly incredible.

I have been a fan of Kevin Perjurer when "Defunctland" was a project to build a virtual theme park filled with attractions that no longer exist. His video on the Snow White wrap party is probably the video I share the most on this platform. I was a casual Disney fan, but after I started watching Defunctland I branched out to other theme park vid creators, videos of people exploring parts of Disney that are closed to the public/abandoned, criticism of older Disney movies, etc. I will admit, however, that one thing I was excited about when I saw the interview was maybe seeing what Mr. Perjurer looks like. :(

Serious, excellent interviews with a person represented by a Mickey Mouse avatar. What a time to be alive.

Defunctland is one of the very best content on KZread. Each entry is great, with real shout-outs to the essay about the history of the fast pass and the history of who write the Disney Channel theme. The depth and research is top tier.

I never cared about the wiggles, but Kevin is so interesting in his videos that I still watch. Need more content creators like him!

Interesting fact regarding the point made about the walk-able nature of Buffalo, NY: Buffalo's park and parkway system was designed by famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. His portfolio includes famous parks and zoos like Central Park in NYC, Prospect Park in Brooklyn, Cadwalader Park in Trenton, NJ, and the Niagara Falls Reservation state park. The radial layout of the city itself was designed by Joseph Ellicott, based on the original 1791 design for Washington DC (itself loosely based on Paris). Unfortunately, a lot of the surrounding towns and suburbs fell prey to the other (in)famous civil architect, Robert Moses. Thankfully, Buffalo is slowly undoing a lot of the damage that Moses did and re-implementing a lot of the parkways and walk-able spaces that were replaced by express ways and highways in the 1940s and 50s.

Adam acting like KEVIN is the weird one during the Wiggles Revelation will never get old

I love the very subtle effect that his animated background changes time of day over the course of the interview.

@lauraw.7008

10 ай бұрын

And the clouds slowly drifting.

My favorite part of the Wiggles conversation is how Adam very much seems to believe the wiggles are a niche interest and he is in the majority who won't know who they are 😂

@artistryiscomingback

8 ай бұрын

That is also what ticked me about it 😂😂

Huge fan of Defunctland. My most common comment after watching one is about the quality of the writing and production. I don't think anyone has done a better, more respectful story of Jim Henson, on his DefunctTV channel.

I am so happy. It's my two favourite KZread people coming together. Defunctland is such a safe space for me on the internet

I've been watching Defunctland videos for a few years. Love what he does, and I can't wait to see his next video.

His mini series on Henson is amazing..been a fan since the Disaster Transport video. He is without a doubt one of the best documentarian and content providers there is. Glad he didn't give his appearance up..Like El Santo. My favorite video of his has to be Walts Company feild day..just love that story. The history of Coney Island and his deep deep dive into Disney's fast pass evolution are also top tier. He uses all the flourishes of great videos to tell the long crazy history of that industrie and America through the 20th century.and beyond.

Defunctland is hands down one of the best channels on the internet and I've been a huge fan for years. So glad to see this collab!

I love Kevin's work. It is wonderfully niche. I work in unscripted TV and I've done a bunch of shows on Amusement Parks and Coasters and I thought I knew a lot about them. I have learned so much from Defucntland! I was raving about the Disney Channel ID video to my family, and I could not convince them of how truly fascinating the video is.

Thanks Kevin for the respect to all the creatives behind these places. As a designer working for a theme park, I've spent most of my career being an unseen aspect of the industry. We always appreciate when people get excited about what we do ❤

@badmoonrisin4700

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service!

My favorite types of documentaries are the ones where a simple premise balloons beyond the original scope and reveals more and more as the documentarian continues pulling the thread.

I feel like I've learned so much about so many different topics from Defunctland's channel! I remember the Adam Ruins Everything episode about videos games. It sounds like that may have been one of his favorite episodes.

I didn't know that I needed Kevin patiently explaining an Australian children's musical group to Adam in my life, but now I have it I'm so damn happy it exists

LOVE Defunctland. Among the top documentarians on KZread, along with Bobby Broccoli and Jon Bois.

@MelMelodyWerner

10 ай бұрын

can we not? Nick Robinson literally got fired from Polygon for sexually harassing people, and he admitted it.

@Sam_on_YouTube

10 ай бұрын

@@MelMelodyWerner I... was not aware of that. Thanks for letting me know. I almost didn't include him just because his content is not really documentary style in terms of length and scope, even though it is in terms of presentation and research level. After your comment, easy call to edit mine to leave him out.

@MelMelodyWerner

10 ай бұрын

​@@Sam_on_KZread all good, it happens. just bothers me when I see people talking about him like he's harmless.

Im so happy you asked about the Disney theme, its one of my all time favorite videos on KZread and so cool to hear the back story on it and cant wait to see the newest one he's working on! Iv never been a disney kid like you, a little too old and was die hard Nickelodeon kid but i love learning and watching Kavins content about it! ❤❤❤

46:37 I think Adam's point about the reappraisal of George Lucas and the prequels applies to Michael Eisner as well. As Disney's CEO, Eisner was a powerful guy with a lot of weird ideas, some of which were fantastic and others not so much. But even his blunders have been reevaluated in a positive manner because that sort of unleashed risktaking is arguably a better creative strategy than what we have seen for nearly 20 years under Bob Iger, that being a more corporate approach with several colossal acquisitions and a heavy focus on franchises and existing intellectual property.

The "somebody wanted to make this" immediately made me think of the TV show community, and how much the early years of that show felt like Dan Harmon's will manifest, even though it was made by a writer's room. Most tv shows I see have a plurality of voices, but this one stands out in my mind of a 21st century example of the one man doing his thing.

I'm with Adam on the Disney Channel Theme episode. A topic that I had no nostalgic connection to, but that I found unbelievably fascinating thanks to Kevin.

Sehnsucht Is the German word that most closely relates to what we call nostalgia in English. In Old High German it translates to "sickness of the painful craving". Nostalgia Greek origin; Nostos (return, home), and Algos (pain) roughly means to feel acute homesickness in the moment. There is a melancholic longing to Defunctland documentaries that sits with you but the occasional well-timed joke helps to break it up and make it bearable. Thanks for the content guys.

@izzy4bitney

10 ай бұрын

I didn't know who the Wiggles are either, thank you so much for this interaction lmao

I’m glad Kevin noted that our concept of the 50s is based on the 80s. I’ve been thinking about that a lot since Paul Reubens’s passing. I have a deep love of the 80s but not the usual love people have. It’s not He-Man and Madonna, it’s the B-52s and Pee-Wee Herman. The 80s that were an over saturated funhouse mirror of the 50s and early 60s. Half of goth rock is straight up just surf rock.

This whole thing is an absolute goddamn delight, top to bottom. The ultimate crossover I never expected. Thank you, thank you, thank you both.

Kevin’s videos got me through the pandemic. His fastpass video remains one of my favourite pieces of media ever (including movies, TV shows, music, etc), and the Disney channel theme song video made me weep. Defunctland is filed under “this shouldn’t be free” in my recommendations of video essays.

Kevin is amazing. Defunctland makes some of the best video essays out there and I lose my mind every time I rewatch the Fastpass video.

We used to be obsessed with ghost towns and they have been rendered cheesy by modern standards because if they still exist, they are extremely remote or commodified into tourist attractions. Defunctland's interesting because it reverses the stream and examines what happens when it goes the other way. What ghost towns can we explore that started as tourist attractions, but are now ghost towns in the middle of dense urban sprawl. (Jenny Nicholson has done videos where she goes to abandoned theme parks and is fun, too.)

@gargrazz

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(And Adam, if it helps at all, the ONLY reason I know about the Wiggles is because my adult friend who trucked in obscure music scenes was obsessed with them for psychedelic reasons.)

@SickJacketMan

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Yeah the closest thing that exists to modern ghost towns are ones on the verge of dying but still have stragglers. Look at Centralia for the most well known example.

On the next episode of Adam Ruins the Wiggles... I'm so glad you actually asked about the wiggles because though I've heard of them I didn't actually know what they were -- aside from this weird notion that I had but someone once told me they were more palatable than the Teletubbies

This person (and two others) are the reason I wantto make video essays. So I really love this interview. I think this is the first time I havent just played a podcast in the background. I was actively hanging on each topic.

Great episode, It was insightful and funny also. As somebody who was forcibly subjected to hours upon hours of the wiggles , that portion of the podcast was absolutely hysterical.

I have enjoyed Defunctland for quite a while now and it is great to hear the creator interviewed. Great respect!

This is the crossover event I never knew I needed. Adam learning about the Wiggles was one of the best things. Adam Learns New Things is a show I would 100% watch.

THE CROSSOVER I NEVER KNEW I NEEDED Loved these two for at least a decade. Even just the first 2 min with Adam talking about Kevin had me so happy and hype lol

This is so cool, so proud of you Kevin!!!! Been watching Defunctland for the longest time and im so happy to see him blowing up more 😊

I also loved it when Kevin tried to explain the Wiggles to Adam. Now I hope Adam will go to Defunctland and listen to the Wiggles episode.

Defunctland as a channel more than anything makes me really feel time. Time feels so abstract until confronted with this feeling of past joy and not being able to ever go back. I just cried so much after I finished his Jim Henson series, I could feel how Jim felt time slip away until it all was gone and in that moment I felt my own time slipping in seconds away from me. It’s an indescribable pain to feel life slipping away in time and still see the beauty of the individual moments.

51:30 THANK YOU, KEVIN! in the grand scheme of things, the US has not been around as a country for very long. The implications of that fact have been keeping me awake for years.

The collab of the year!! I love both of their channels this is a dream come true!

2 of my favorites combined!! Adam and Defunctland!!!! Great show!

Thank you for giving this channel more exposure. I had never heard of this channel before. Now I can’t get enough of it.