I worked 4 years in the security department at Universal (mid-1990s) and spent most of that time roaming that entire lot during the graveyard shift. Virtually all those sets on NY Street are relatively new (a huge fire burned much of it to the ground in 2008). I also noticed they've put up more modern-looking facades. As for the Psycho House: I was the only one who'd go up there on dark, rainy nights. Oh, such fun. As for the inside of Psycho House, it's pretty much just a shell, looking much like an empty garage. But a fun video and thanks for bringing back great memories for me!

I worked for a popular TV show from 1995 to 2001 and our offices were on the Universal lot. I would drive around the lot on my golf cart all the time, and look inside everything. I even got to walk inside sound stages to watch filming of big films. It was a great time.

@presley1712

7 жыл бұрын

MrUndeadEd what show did you work on?

@zebratangozebra

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe Mr Ed

@garyschermer5463

5 жыл бұрын

that's so cool.

@TheTaylw1

5 жыл бұрын

MrUndeadEd lucky

@dvo1245

5 жыл бұрын

It's awesome, huh!!! My friend worked on a popular tv show also, was bout 2 name that show but then again, might not be the smartest move, edit button hit... he would get us guest passes after hours around midnight, a couple of golf carts, backpack full of beers & other stuff, like the stuff some people might put on a pizza, haaaaa, yes, I'm serious... we ran around the back lot like a playground all night long!!! Those were some of the best nights my friends & i had, pretty hard 2 top!!! Jumping off 2nd stories on2 stunt bags in the western town, walking through the psycho house & crashed airplane, we climbed a fire escape 2 get in2 the Pirates of the Caribbean sound stage that was set to look like a thailand pirate village with caves & a lagoon, man, 2 this day those are some of my fondest memories, those Universal nights... I am eternally grateful I got 2 experience that!!!

You are the Mr. Roger's of traveling the US for adults. That's a compliment. I loved watching him as a kid when he would take us to factories where things were made. You take us to Universal Studios where movies were made and make it fun to learn stuff we may otherwise never consider or see. Thanks!

Now with all the retro style channels... I'm amazed at how often the houses were shared by different fictional families ! 😏. Adams Family, Donna Reed Show, Dennis the Menace, the Partridge Family, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeanie, Fathers Knows best, Marcus Welby, Andy Griffith, Leave it Beaver, Gidget, My three Sons, Adam 12, Dragnet, and the list goes on and on. 😓 And I love those huge painted back drop murals.

I was a VIP tour guide at Universal from 1976 to 79-the lot was much bigger then and things were more in the original areas-Spartacus square and Europe burned down in one of the several fires that have happened since then-The showboat is gone as is the tower of London and the original 6 points Texas-The lot evolves as films are made and many sets have been placed just for the tour-Beavers house was next to Marcus Welby and colonial drive had many places including yhe HARVEY house, Munsters, Animal House etc-it was nice to hear you sound excited about visiting the lot-on the VIP tour we could take our guests off the little trolly and let them do what you did-get up close and personal and take pictures on Beavers Porch or the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew houses etc-That lot was at one time the largest in the world and taking people through it was a privilege since movie history was made there-Frankenstien, Dracula The Mummy and the Wolfman -the original Phantom of the Opera stage I think may also be gone-that had a full sized opera house set with seats and boxes that was used in many films-its sad that Universal has basically reduced their studio to an amusement park but it also serves to keep the history of Hollywood alive-glad you had fun-Warners also has a tour and some of the Hello Dolly set still exists at 20th-the tram tour isn't what it was when they opened in 1965-we had lots more to show people in those days and the tram tour took 4 1/2 hours or more.

@arvannoy5216

9 жыл бұрын

Hey...Colonial St. use to be in a entirely different location. Universal needs to get rid of the Who Ville that no one gives a crap about and the Plan crash scene..Universal is waaaay behind the times. We were zipped around the back lot like we were a inconvenience ...Universal Tour isn't what it use to be.

@donald1949

9 жыл бұрын

Anthony Richard You are totally correct-its no longer a tour its an extension of the amusement park-they don't have room to expand like Florida here in California-its sad to me since I remember a truly historic 420 acres in 1976-79 when I was a VIP guide-now its a sad artifact and frankly embarrassing with what they present as "film sets"

@magiccheeseball

6 жыл бұрын

original back to the future clock tower burnt down too , that one is a rebuild. why do so many things burn down there?

@imnew2nm324

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, it used to be a lot of fun, now, they make you feel like you are a pain in their butt.

@arnoldibay5929

4 жыл бұрын

@@magiccheeseball, are you talking about in the 2008 fire? the clock tower did not burn down. that block was spared from the fire, actually.

Thank you, I really enjoyed this and the way you presented it.

HELLO FROM 2022! youtube auto played this video ! Such a fun time to go back and watch a old video from Adam

I enjoy all of your video's Adam the Woo !!! Thank you for posting them ❤

I've seen the Hollywood backlot through your eyes and enjoyed the running monologue. Another bucket list item, gone.Thanks Woo

awesome, i freaking love the Burbs!

@projectzip

10 жыл бұрын

Art your house is on fire..............and your wifes home. MY WIFE IS HOME!

@paulstevenmartinez

6 жыл бұрын

Lol

I don't know if anyone mentioned this but the houses shown from 3:00 - 3:37, is Wisteria Lane from desperate housewives.

@bronx15_82

8 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@Trysmiling

7 жыл бұрын

Yep..recognized them right away. :)

@onitadee4000

6 жыл бұрын

Amanda Wilber its so true

@walterwynnchok7474

6 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@saiyongdawn7756

6 жыл бұрын

Well gosh, why didn't he say so?

I enjoyed seeing the Universal Studios Backlot. 😄❤👍

The Wisteria Lane part blew my mind. I just binge-watched Desperate Housewives and never would have made some of those connections from previous filming...

A lot of those egyptian things were from Night at the museum

Oh my God, thank you SO much for sharing this. You have thus far gone through two of my favorite places- one being the old Fairmount High School in Indiana, and the second being Mayfield Pl from The 'Burbs, my favorite movie!

Can't believe you found the famous paperclip that Sarah Conner used to escape in Terminator 2, amazing!

I love your vids. You and I are the same age and I love it when you do the 80's movie locations. We're going on a cross country trip in June from fort mill sc to los Angeles and your videos are going to constantly be used as reference points. Keep it up and keep the 80's alive.

Wow, this looks like such an amazing opportunity. I would have absolutely loved to be able to experience this in person.

Wow! Just woooow!!! It's so surreal and amazing looking at the places where all our favourite films were made 😮

Great visit - we went last year and had a fun time. Thanks a bunch!

That movie theater looks like the one that would end up being used in Once Upon a time in Hollywood

@jessicapazo7718

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was thinking the same thing lol

@mjphoto45

3 жыл бұрын

Purple rain too

I remember going to universal in California when I was a little girl. I was obsessed with war of the worlds. I went on a tour on a bus and we drove right past that place on 5:43. It's so cool that you got to see that on foot.

@Travisfairman

2 жыл бұрын

Hit me up

Find your roots and stay with it Adam this was amazing! Minimum acceptance from the KZread and other social media platforms. Maximum effort and content on your part! Love you bro keep up the great work! from Kenosha! NC

Universal Back Lots , Wooooooow ! This is really something , great !

Yes. That was that car that was in that film. I do believe that exactly same car was used in another film. You know that one film with that actor with that face? You are freaking hilarious! GREAT videos. Please do not stop.

One time when I was there I saw Travis Barker from Blink-182 just casually walking around in the old west area haha

I got to do the vip backlot tour a couple years ago, probably my favorite park experience of all time.I need to go back soon, Awesome video!

"I'm just rambling incoherently" LOL Love it...

Just FYI... the plane wreck is from War of the Worlds with Tom Cruise...

@mistervacation23

4 жыл бұрын

I wish there was a law that would shut people up that think they have to express their opinion on everything they see or hear. How about that?

@drmcglone7601

4 жыл бұрын

IMPORTANT INFORMATION 🤦🏽‍♀️

@mistervacation23

4 жыл бұрын

@Ganda Gandara good point

Back to the Future, my love. Viewing this in the year of the 30th anniversary of BTTF. 👍

@metalguyn

8 жыл бұрын

+kelseymorgan94 Today is October 21st 2015. The date they traveled to in the future.

Cool behind the scenes look. Thanks for sharing.

Incredible work gone into that set.

3:00, that's the Colonial Street where Tom Hanks "The 'Burbs" where filmed. Awesome!

@platos8397

6 жыл бұрын

i thought the same

@yamac488

5 жыл бұрын

It’s not like he straight up says it in the video or anything...

@josemonje780

5 жыл бұрын

"Hey Ray... Sleep tight"

@vikkinicholson2300

5 жыл бұрын

@@josemonje780 great movie..... watch it at least once a year

@josemonje780

5 жыл бұрын

@@vikkinicholson2300 Its very good and underrated

i like his narration ! He actually says out loud what I'm thinking inside...

I went to S. Cal to visit my cousin back in 82.Went on the Universal City tour.Back then they still had Gilligans Island. It was amazing seeing where they filmed everything.Saw The Beavers house too....

GREAT WALKING AROUND THE UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD BACKLOT !!

0:40 that looks like the ghostbusters garage :P

3:00 so glad to see Wisteria lane from Desperate Housewives ❤❤

Just astounding !

Excellent tour, thank you, very entertaining..

that was really cool Adam..

@trubshawuk

6 жыл бұрын

The Animal house was only used in the tv series “Delta house”, which only lasted one seson, the original Animal house is in Eugene Oragon. I was on the tram tour a couple of weeks ago and I cant wait to go back. Is the walking tour available with a vip pass?

neat stuff seeing the Bewitched House, Beavers House aka Marcus Welby's house...all the same...and 13 13 Mockingbird lane....Cool!

@ranlive1

6 жыл бұрын

GasserGlass I didn't see the Bewitched house.

@scottreynolds390

6 жыл бұрын

Bewitched house is in W.Bros studio www.google.com.au/maps/place/Warner+Bros.+Ranch+Blondie+Street/@34.1578367,-118.3438781,94m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x80c2bfd24667e095:0xcae895c05394a0e4!8m2!3d34.157658!4d-118.3436421

@feliciasingleton4849

5 жыл бұрын

Amazing...still looks like Wisteria Lane....oh, and that blue house was NEVER in Animal House-it was in Delta House, the spinoff TV show

My favorite lot to work on.

I will definitely look into taking this tour! Thanks for the great video!!

2:44 Big shopping cart had me laughing uncontrollably. I guess it was the way it was said.

@igotmoswagdenu

9 жыл бұрын

im pretty sure its the one used in jackass

1:03 home alone trapped in new york ya ya classic thats where his aunt and uncles house was where he layed the traps out

@deathmagnetic12085

4 жыл бұрын

But last time I checked, 20th century fox made home alone. I don't think 20th century fox can use another Studios set for a movie? I mean it looks accurate, but still.

@AbandonedwithBizzy

4 жыл бұрын

Tony Chavez yourusacityguide.com/ultimate-home-alone-2-filming-locations-how-to-find-all-the-new-york-film-locations a simple google would have shown i was right lol but there is the information i don’t know why they filmed on that lot but they did

@olivivita

4 жыл бұрын

Abandoned with Bizzy its not the house of Bruce Almighty?

@AbandonedwithBizzy

4 жыл бұрын

@@olivivita lol good call im sure its also used as that too !!

I loved your video.....thank you so much for sharing!

I now want to go there too. And not stuck on tour tram but free to explore like you did. Fun video.

Really enjoyed this video Adam. I took the tour in '97 and loved it. Been wanting to go back. When I was there King Kong was still running and they had the Backdraft experience as well as the Back to the Future ride. They had to shut the ride down because some Japanese tourists were video taping it They asked them to leave so the rest of us could experience the ride. Of course I didn't get to see as much of the back lot that you did but it sure did bring back some lovely memories. Thanks!

@mrkyle316

9 жыл бұрын

Nora Dennis Go back the next chance you get Nora! Life is short, go have some fun this summer :)

@noradennis4361

9 жыл бұрын

I intend to take my niece and nephew who live in Bakersfield the next time I go. :)

That was the Leave it to Beaver house... They used to identify it as such 20 years ago but not now...

I would love to see this someday. My love for the movies...this would be a dream.

I do recognize those lots. I appreciate these tours of places not all can have access to.

I believe the sarcophagus @11:45 was used in Nancy Drew, "A Haunting We Will Go", and the hollow statue @11:56, and the Bates house, were used in the Hardy Boys pilot, "The Mystery of the Haunted House".

@kurtbarlow9402

5 жыл бұрын

Yes. The Bates house still had the porch extensions that were added for the mini series "Captains and the Kings" (1976)

@ToyotaGuy1971

5 жыл бұрын

@@kurtbarlow9402 Cool, I didn't know about that.

@kurtbarlow9402

5 жыл бұрын

@@ToyotaGuy1971 I only learned about the series lately. It didn't do well. It was during this time that they also added the second window on the ground floor, (front face of the house) I'm designing a shed as a mini replica of the house, and have had to do some intense photo research, as the studio blueprints aren't very accurate when compared to the house they actually built.

@kurtbarlow9402

5 жыл бұрын

@@ToyotaGuy1971 Further research has led me to a bit of a mystery. The house in "Captains and The Kings" had the same porch extensions as "Hardy Boys" but had the second window, as mentioned earlier. There's a photo of the house with the extensions, but unpainted, (no window) with the tower roof removed. I believe that this is when the original facade was totally replaced. (second window added) in prep for the series being filmed Mystery... There's no second window, and unpainted in the Hardy Boys pilot (77). That would mean it was filmed BEFORE "Captains"(76), but sat on the shelf for a bit???? That would also give Hardy Boys the distinction of being the original facade's last film appearance.

@ToyotaGuy1971

5 жыл бұрын

@@kurtbarlow9402 That *is* a mystery. Well, could it be it was still in post production and editing during that time? Seem plausible?

I wish they hadn't torn down the Psycho house & hotel at Universal in Orlando. I know they were remakes, but it was still cool to see them.

@jenisedai

10 жыл бұрын

***** They did replace it with the new Harry Potter section, which looks cool

@Drac39

10 жыл бұрын

jenisedai Not as cool as Jaws

@jenisedai

10 жыл бұрын

Drac39 Agree to disagree? Inside The Magic did a series of videos giving an inside peek at the new section, and it looks pretty cool.

@pamelawaits7207

7 жыл бұрын

Thessarabian I was just at Hollywood universal studios. I loved the back lots. very interesting.

@saiyongdawn7756

6 жыл бұрын

Wow. They tore down 'Pyscho' house? It was a remake?

I am new to your videos (years late sorry), but I do enjoy your commentary and the interesting places you visit. Thanks for sharing this video...….how cool you lucky lucky lucky lucky luck boy!

A lot of fun there the great blog the backlot thank you Adam the woo p

The Burbs! It's Walter's house! :O

@xxmoon_shadexx9376

5 жыл бұрын

OMG ITS YOU!

@99prxblms99

5 жыл бұрын

Suck off jellish sucker.

I could swear the shopping trolley at 2:46 is from Jackass the Movie.. if so, very cool!

@jamesfatale4568

6 жыл бұрын

even the black eye peas and lmfao videos

@mrcrock2095

5 жыл бұрын

That's what I thought

Many of the buildings I have seen on TV shows! That was so cool!

Thanks for the tour. I was there in September 2014 and thoroughly enjoyed it but was stuck on one of those tour trains that rush you around way too fast. All I wanted to do was tell them to stop for a second so I could take it all in. If I make it back there, I'm definitely doing the walking tour. Wayne from Australia.

The plane wreckage is from War of the Worlds. I recognized it even before you said it was from a popular Tom Cruise movie, I've seen it like a hundred times. :D

@aldotrujillo9404

2 жыл бұрын

Same lol

1:30 "AH ah! Callahan: I know what you're thinking: "Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?" [The bank robber gives up trying to retrieve his shotgun; Callahan picks it up and starts to walk away.] Thief: "Hey! [Callahan turns around] I gots to know!" [Callahan aims his revolver and pulls the trigger, but the gun just clicks on an empty chamber, and he grins, laughs, and walks away.] Bank Robber: "Son of a bitch!"

Very interesting video ! What a privilege visit these sets !

My favorite Woo video to date !

I watch Parenthood. I can't believe you were able to walk around the set like that unsupervised. By the way that crashed plane was super creepy.

@57LorN

10 жыл бұрын

When i did the VIP tour, a security guard was here when we visit STAGE44 (Parenthood).

@Andrewhaut

10 жыл бұрын

57LorN Same here. It was such an amazing experience

this guy is doing my head in i had to turn down the sound on my laptop

Just subscribed! I love this kind of stuff...I'm a big movie/war history buff and have always wanted to do battlefield or set and filming tour locations. You are living my dream, great video!

Great stuff, thanks for sharing.

At 6:33 Sits the Chevy Monte Carlo from The Fast & The Furious Tokyo Drift.

8:18 Red Mazda RX-7 and Yellow Toyota Supra from the opening race of 2Fast2Furious, and behind it Romans Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder. Looks like Doms 69 Charger in the back, but can't be sure. Probably stunt cars.

@TheBrownGarage

10 жыл бұрын

i was tryin to get a good look at the cars but adam cut filming 10 secs too soon

@classiccarguy97

10 жыл бұрын

That's not doms charger. That's bandits trans am

@AKhellbindeR

10 жыл бұрын

classiccarguy97 How in the hell could you spot that? Have you been there? Impressive.

@EvanTisby

9 жыл бұрын

behind each car was a poster of what movie it was in, so yes you were right

@dannyirvine8657

9 жыл бұрын

It was doms charger

Great job , and tour,😎👍🍻

The spot at the end where the water rushes in. Lady gagas Judas music video was shot there. She stood in the middle and got washed away by the water.

your videos are brilliant!!

Love your videos man! how did u get access to all this stuff?

Adam makes this really fun !

That was so neat !! Thanks for sharing !!

The studio tour is the best part of Universal Studios. It's really awesome you got to walk around. I've always wanted to do that. I'm glad you gave the older history of the sets too. Unless you get a really awesome guide on your tram, they only talk about what the sets were most recently used for and the tour guide lets the tv's do all the work and I hate it. I like the tour guides who know their stuff and give you an enriching experience. The tours were better before they made videos for the trams.

@tom_reagan

9 жыл бұрын

Elfie, I couldn't agree more. The Backlot Tour is not what it used to be. I've probably been on that attraction about a dozen times, since the early 80s. The last time I was there, our tour guide admitted that he was an actor and that the tour guide gig was a side job to pay the bills. He didn't say it in a "this job sucks" sort of way, but after hearing that it made sense why he wasn't into it for the sake of being a movie buff. I'd much rather have an average Joe off the street as a tour guide, if he's a huge movie buff or better yet, a film historian, than someone who just knows how to perform for an audience.

@imnew2nm324

5 жыл бұрын

I first went on their tour in the late 60's. then it was Universal, no theme park then

1:07 everybody hates Chris stairs?!

Your walking tour is great, thank you so much for doing it the tour.

This was a really great video Adam. I have a lot of the movies with a lot of those props in them.

He will later ban for life by Universal studio

at 1:00, I know I've seen that Theater once or twice in a TV Show or movie (couldn't narrow down, though) 2:01, Yep, That's Hill Valley/Kingston Falls from BTTF/Gremlins, respectively 2:43, Isn't that the Shopping Cart from the Jackass posters? 5:05 I'm Genuinely surprised that the Whoville set was erected almost smack-dab on top of the Bates Motel set 5:31 It's the War of the Worlds set, You know, from that Tom Cruise movie 8:41 now I KNOW I've seen that... If I'm not Mistaken it was used in Scream 3 11:19 I swear that gong was used in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom's opening scene at the club in Shanghai

@teaymeq

10 жыл бұрын

That giant shopping cart was used in "The Incredible Shrinking Women" with Lily Tomlin so she could appear to be smaller. Not sure if it's been used in other productions since then.. Here's a link to a pic. media.aintitcool.com/coolproduction/ckeditor_assets/pictures/5283/original/isw01.jpg?1327867370

@dsantos10

10 жыл бұрын

Was that the giant shopping cart used in one of the Jackass movies? A bunch of the guys were piled in there, wearing superhero costumes maybe? And explosions were going off around them.

@holtaydecals6337

10 жыл бұрын

Yes that is the cart from jackass

@michaelsteinbach

9 жыл бұрын

The gong from Indy, where they hide behind it while getting shot at, was about 6-8 feet diameter and had dragons and a mountain on the face. That gong does look familiar though.

@ctobias1984

6 жыл бұрын

I knew it was from Gremlins!!

Thanks for sharing this is awesome

Thank You. Fun to watch

man I felt sick by the end of this video...so much camera movement and out of focus stuff

This question probably has a simple answer, but is there anything inside those homes or is it just wires, lumber, etc?

@Trysmiling

7 жыл бұрын

On the lots they are only sets and the wires you see are for the film crews. Even when on location, like when they are filming in a real house, the lighting and everything is controlled by the crew.

@CVert151

7 жыл бұрын

So if I could go inside, it would be just a bunch of wires? A huge empty space?

@Trysmiling

7 жыл бұрын

Chase Petit Yes, the rooms would look real as you walk on the set, but if you look up there would be no ceiling or anything. No real walls and everything is easy to move around. These are all set up in warehouse type areas. Behind the "walls" of each set is warehouse space and where the film crew sets up and works. It's really pretty interesting because as you watch on tv or in a movie it all looks so real.

@ethancroft2560

3 жыл бұрын

I've been on the Universal Backlot. Most of the buildings are just facades. They have exterior walls, but no innards. The interior shots are filmed on the sound stages.

This is really amazing...i wish to wander to studios like that

Pretty cool, love it!

Omg he's on wisteria Lane😲😲😲🍎♥️

4:00 I died I love it

My claim to fame as a guide was that my tram sank in the Red Sea around November '83. I believe the driver was Ray. All ended well--the guests all got free Olypmic outfits and signed release agreements in the tour guide breakroom, which was cleared out to accommodate the wet visitors! 😊

That one you showed close up is a Boeing 747, I can tell from the nose & cockpit design plus the pilots escape hatch on the roof. I've been a fan of commercial planes since I was a kid.

You should do the lost boys filming location

@AwesomeShelbiNicole

8 жыл бұрын

YES!! Omg! I hope he does!

You are a very lucky man. I would love to wander around the backlot. Great video by the way. Your commentary was very entertaining. How were you able to do this? Thanks for posting this.

@alisondawson3421

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah, how did he get back there ???

@williambailey9306

8 жыл бұрын

+Alison Dawson buy the $300 universals ticket, we walk around there all the time

@joanneg.733

7 жыл бұрын

he's a 'back-lot' guy...

@haroof

7 жыл бұрын

You don't simply to get to walk around wherever you want like Adam in this video by paying the $300 VIP ticket. Adam was obviously invited by someone from Universal to do this. Very cool nonetheless.

@robertroma1809

7 жыл бұрын

The V.I.P. tour takes you to ALL these spots. And you can walk around just like Adam did. The current cost is around $389. Check out the Universal Studios Hollywood website for more info.

I think this is one of my favorites of your videos -

You are the best !! Miss your daily vloggs !

6:30 I think that was from Spiel Bergs war of the worlds

Id do anything if 40 Acres lot was still up and had all the old Andy Griffith Show sets :(

@theendorsement

7 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite shows EVER!

@queencerseilannister3519

7 жыл бұрын

Same :) My folks had me watching it growing up.

@theendorsement

7 жыл бұрын

QueenCersei Lannister mine too!!!!!!!!!! now I watch it on my own with no regrets.. lol

@queencerseilannister3519

7 жыл бұрын

Yes. I even have a Facebook tribute page with 11,000+ members haha

@jvcomedy

5 жыл бұрын

What's the name of the facebook page? Or please provide a link. I'd like to check it out. Thanks!

When I walked around that same prop house in the early 90's I came across Doc Browns thought reading gear setting next to some hover boards. I climbed the clock tower and enjoyed the Burbs street.

Very cool video. I've always wanted to get on that back lot by myself and just have free rein. Thanks for posting. I wish Paramount Studios and Burbank Studios had a tour that would be cool as well!