Cucksumerism: Why Pokemon Sucks

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  • Опубліковано 1 чер 2024
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    This is the story of how Pokemon Cards created a brand new form of consumerism the world has never seen before... twice.
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  • @Boy_Boy
    @Boy_Boy  2 роки тому +7502

    We would like to note that we officially coined the term "cucksumerism".
    You are not allowed to use the term unless you pay us, in which case we'll record ourselves using the term for you.

    • @thesoosh3915
      @thesoosh3915 2 роки тому +401

      I’m going to need at least 62 clips of you saying it with different cadences, cheers!

    • @Qwerty-zj3rk
      @Qwerty-zj3rk 2 роки тому +25

      cucksumerism

    • @O8S1S
      @O8S1S 2 роки тому +28

      Cocksumerism

    • @Daosx89
      @Daosx89 2 роки тому +176

      do you accept unopen Pokémon cards as payment?

    • @theuglypugling6770
      @theuglypugling6770 2 роки тому +33

      Maxmofoe is quaking

  • @RFLCPTR
    @RFLCPTR 2 роки тому +2906

    "cucksumerism"
    we truly live in the darkest timeline.

    • @griffin2465
      @griffin2465 2 роки тому +24

      Clearly you've never dealt with trolls

    • @CoolcatsSk8
      @CoolcatsSk8 2 роки тому +39

      Idiocracy was real

    • @thomasvnl
      @thomasvnl 2 роки тому +5

      Rick C-138 is probably ruling it

    • @Dockhead
      @Dockhead 2 роки тому +4

      @@CoolcatsSk8 it IS real.

    • @Boy_Boy
      @Boy_Boy  2 роки тому +373

      I'm glad you appreciate the term we invented!
      Now lets hope it'll only be relevant for a few weeks and not become the face of consumerism in the future.

  • @frechjo
    @frechjo Рік тому +22

    As far as I know, this began in the 80s, when the US deregulated some aspects of media aimed at children.
    Then you had toy companies like Matel making shows centered around selling stuff.
    The model was pioneered by them, in things like Transformers, GI Jow, all the Barbie shows, He-Man, My Little Pony, and a long etc. This model went on into the 90s, and it's still in place today.
    Pokemon just refined and perfected the recipe. They streamlined a system in which they could keep introducing a gazillion characters into the show. A cornucopia of dumb things to sell to children.

  • @lburger404
    @lburger404 Рік тому +740

    The part at 2:37 aged like fine wine. Can't believe BB knew about Tate a year ago

    • @jetblackills5331
      @jetblackills5331 Рік тому +11

      yeah, its a true wonder

    • @keyb
      @keyb Рік тому +3

      broooo 😭

    • @andrewsegall9485
      @andrewsegall9485 Рік тому +71

      My name is Andrew that shit tripped me out

    • @whatshappenedhere1784
      @whatshappenedhere1784 Рік тому

      @@andrewsegall9485 You'd only be worried if you were a pedo surely 👀

    • @andrewsegall9485
      @andrewsegall9485 Рік тому +14

      @@whatshappenedhere1784 Lmao it just tripped me out when he said “you watching this video right now, Andrew”

  • @Ekyllier
    @Ekyllier 2 роки тому +3794

    "based their entire personality on following the orders of some marketing company from the 90s". I don't even collect pokemen cards and I can feel the burn form this truth.

    • @createusername6421
      @createusername6421 Рік тому +37

      More like supporting a great company that makes great entertainment and continuing to make great entertainment because we support them.

    • @eragonfreedman9228
      @eragonfreedman9228 Рік тому

      @@createusername6421 cuck

    • @plexyglass429
      @plexyglass429 Рік тому +30

      Sounds alot like apple

    • @taylorneal5825
      @taylorneal5825 Рік тому

      @@createusername6421 Cucksumerist spotted

    • @dauntingkitty
      @dauntingkitty Рік тому +242

      @@createusername6421 how does that boot taste

  • @scrunklepunk
    @scrunklepunk 2 роки тому +4242

    i really wish my parents didn't throw out my cards when i was a teenager because i "was becoming a man and didn't need shit like that anymore"
    like they weren't even right about the man thing

    • @Boy_Boy
      @Boy_Boy  2 роки тому +832

      hahahaha this is the best comment we've read!

    • @MMenyan
      @MMenyan 2 роки тому +31

      real

    • @mynameis8211
      @mynameis8211 2 роки тому +36

      Underrated comment.

    • @rusteddenial453
      @rusteddenial453 2 роки тому +51

      47%

    • @MMenyan
      @MMenyan 2 роки тому +25

      @@rusteddenial453 wow babe youre so cute and funny (cunny)

  • @Shot5hells
    @Shot5hells Рік тому +89

    to be fair about the household objects as magical creatures, I assumed that was inspired by japanese folklore about tsukumogami (tools or objects that have gained a spirit by existing and being looked after for a long time) rather than just "let's just put a cup on there"

    • @gamesake999
      @gamesake999 9 місяців тому

      this guy doesnt know shit

    • @daanstrik4293
      @daanstrik4293 4 місяці тому +9

      The chandelier also has some cool lore with it litterally burning souls to keep itself lit.
      There’s a lot to shit on when it comes to pokemon.
      But creature design is one of its strongest aspects

    • @VeryRGOTI
      @VeryRGOTI Місяць тому +3

      Honestly that still sounds silly if i'd explain to my mom or dad why it's not just an object and say that reason

  • @altoncoolthings
    @altoncoolthings Рік тому +364

    As a tournament player, it's insane how much their influence bumped up the prices. Like I just want to own a few packs here and there for my own collection and deck, and I can't even have that.

    • @MA-ck4wu
      @MA-ck4wu Рік тому +6

      yeah fr, what's the situation where you live? Here in holland it's €7.95 ($8,63 ) for a single pack!

    • @Feralbreed
      @Feralbreed Рік тому +34

      Well maybe now is a good time to realize you've been wasting your money on cardboard made for literal children.

    • @chrisboelens2640
      @chrisboelens2640 Рік тому

      @@MA-ck4wu Packs are 5-6 euros here in the Netherlands, if you're paying 8 your store is ripping you off.

    • @chrisboelens2640
      @chrisboelens2640 Рік тому +108

      @@Feralbreed wahhh you're having fun the wrong way :(

    • @MA-ck4wu
      @MA-ck4wu Рік тому

      @@chrisboelens2640 I'm not talking about online stores. I'm talking a brick-and-mortar store ''sigarenboer'', that sells magazines, candy etc. and the booster packs I found there were 7.95

  • @Thepatientsadvice
    @Thepatientsadvice 2 роки тому +2170

    I had a stepdad at the time who traveled to Japan and he bought me boxes of normal pokemon cards and japanese boxes as well. I had every first edition pokemon card, and its Japanese version as well. Both were complete full sets. And then I traded them all for a rob zombie cd because it cussed and I wanted to be a cool kid who didnt have pokemon cards and had cds that cussed. My mom heard me listening to it the next day and took the cd so then I had nothing and everytime pokemon resurges I think about this and now I won't let my son throw any old toys away and its a problem. Fin

    • @freedomcaller
      @freedomcaller 2 роки тому +66

      I had tons of pokemon cards and I can't remember what became of them. But I know exactly where in my parents house my collection of every rob zombie CD is 😅

    • @counterfeit1148
      @counterfeit1148 2 роки тому +20

      I somehow read something about time travel and assumed the comment was a joke at first

    • @rosiecatbandit
      @rosiecatbandit 2 роки тому +3

      😂

    • @DimIsHigh
      @DimIsHigh 2 роки тому +74

      Dude, just know that I can't really fathom what it has to feel like living with that burden. Everytime I will think I have something to regret in life, I'll think about you and this story.

    • @freedomcaller
      @freedomcaller 2 роки тому +37

      Lol its only a few thousand dollars. You can easily do much worse buying a house in the wrong neighborhood or a ticket to fire music festival 🤣

  • @sirhenk5910
    @sirhenk5910 2 роки тому +623

    We were even dumber in my primary school, we didn't just not know about the game, we made our own game which was just "who can throw the pokemon card the furthest". People would have bets and whoever won got to keep both cards

    • @MA-ck4wu
      @MA-ck4wu Рік тому +39

      lol you must be dutch, cuz that's what we did in primary school as well

    • @Daniilo11
      @Daniilo11 11 місяців тому +26

      Omg we did the same in Sweden! Nobody at all knew how to actually play.. We had on game where who got closest to the wall won 😂

    • @sirhenk5910
      @sirhenk5910 11 місяців тому +14

      @@Daniilo11 exactly, closest to wall wins

    • @scottgardner2950
      @scottgardner2950 9 місяців тому +2

      What card has the best aerodynamics?

    • @octaviathz
      @octaviathz 9 місяців тому +5

      Here in Brazil kids would play a game called "hit cards", i don't remember exactly how it went because i wasnt the type to put myself into many interaction with others, but basically they somewhat folded the cards a specific way, and hit the cards with both hands in a specific posture to try to create a vaccum to pull the cards into the air, and whoever managed to pull the cards in a way that made them flip got a point, and whoever had more points when they went through the whole deck won. They'd bet their cards on this

  • @HugeChungus
    @HugeChungus Рік тому +167

    Every 5 years or so I get bit by the Pokémon bug and play through my old games. So timeless. Always gonna love Pokémon

    • @Mategetfucked
      @Mategetfucked 7 місяців тому +21

      There’s a big difference between that and completionists dropping thousands of bucks a month on new merch drops including lamps, cups, shirts etc which they don’t even intend on taking out of the packaging and using. That’s not nostalgia at that point. More like OCD

    • @HugeChungus
      @HugeChungus 7 місяців тому +11

      @@Mategetfucked I agree 100% mate

    • @Ninja_Koopa
      @Ninja_Koopa 6 місяців тому +4

      I'll never forget the good times that the early gens gave either. It was peak. Idk wth is going on with it now.

    • @connorism69
      @connorism69 6 місяців тому +3

      @@Ninja_Koopa Gen II was GOAT for me.

    • @ebs777
      @ebs777 6 місяців тому

      @@Mategetfucked thank god its not your money

  • @divelar9027
    @divelar9027 2 роки тому +2337

    Finally a video from the best channel that ever existed

  • @_h202_3
    @_h202_3 2 роки тому +604

    “Sorry babe I can’t come out tonight, new Boy Boy just dropped”

    • @ShadowWizard123
      @ShadowWizard123 2 роки тому

      It's 13 minutes long tho

    • @mirror8519
      @mirror8519 2 роки тому +11

      "Honey i told you to stop watching gay porn, it's not healthy for our relationship."

  • @lavasharkandboygirl9716
    @lavasharkandboygirl9716 Рік тому +494

    In about 2015, my friend and I got really stoned, and started reminiscing about Pokémon. We ended up digging up our cards and learned how to play the game. It was incredibly boring and uneventful

    • @crazygreek6341
      @crazygreek6341 10 місяців тому +34

      We did the same thing in 2017 and got to the same result. Then we did the same thing with our old Yu-Gi-Oh cards and had way more fun

    • @j.w.213
      @j.w.213 10 місяців тому +1

      @@olgringold5142 not true!

    • @cryptocaesar8972
      @cryptocaesar8972 9 місяців тому

      @@crazygreek6341 Yugioh has too much text on cards sometimes and the rules have gotten weirder and weirder.

    • @ProPandaPlays
      @ProPandaPlays 9 місяців тому

      you sound like hella boring people lol

    • @ProPandaPlays
      @ProPandaPlays 9 місяців тому

      honestly kid your just lame LOL people who are bored the most are boring :) sad but true lol the games not REVOLUTIONARY but you just b boring lol

  • @logan_page
    @logan_page Рік тому +214

    Fun fact: my parents saw the pastors freaking out about Pokémon, and decided to buy me Pokémon cards for Christmas because of it.

    • @iamgubbler95
      @iamgubbler95 Рік тому +32

      Ooooh edgy

    • @campbell682
      @campbell682 Рік тому +18

      Strange behavior

    • @raph5906
      @raph5906 10 місяців тому +16

      best parents

    • @D3xterJettster
      @D3xterJettster 9 місяців тому +11

      Based

    • @justadummy8076
      @justadummy8076 9 місяців тому +10

      That’s kinda weird, your parents are the same as that pastor, just the opposite

  • @TheLastSliceOfPie
    @TheLastSliceOfPie 2 роки тому +220

    The part about kids having the cards but not knowing how to play the game or really caring that much was incredibly accurate. I was one of those kids lol.

    • @Boy_Boy
      @Boy_Boy  2 роки тому +32

      hahaha same!

    • @Shvetsario
      @Shvetsario Рік тому +5

      I wasn’t, but had no one to play with except for a few friends in 5th grade

    • @Eddisdedd
      @Eddisdedd Рік тому

      ​@@Shvetsario I used to have to go to a tournament in a town nearby, it was fun until the kid that's used to their hard of hearing grandparents wouldn't stop yelling

    • @entropybear5847
      @entropybear5847 Рік тому

      We all were.

    • @irissupercoolsy
      @irissupercoolsy Місяць тому

      I was the kid that wanted to play and knew how to play but no one wanted to join me 😭😭

  • @4thcolour288
    @4thcolour288 2 роки тому +837

    Grew up poor so I always saw through the pointless consumerism of collectable landfill at a young age but that might have just been me on copium

    • @Boy_Boy
      @Boy_Boy  2 роки тому +352

      whatever it was, that copium made you hella smart

    • @gabbyhansen328
      @gabbyhansen328 2 роки тому +39

      when i was a kid i used to feel physically sick whenever i saw shit like this because of how worthless it was

    • @ms.bunniesarecute2287
      @ms.bunniesarecute2287 Рік тому +23

      Same😢 I had the original 2 gameboy games and thought they were fun when i was 11...but it just felt so worthless and dumb to me. I had to work at my moms snowball stand to help feed my pet lol, an arguably better and real life pokemon

    • @4reptar207
      @4reptar207 Рік тому +35

      @@ms.bunniesarecute2287 I feel like the games aren’t nearly as bad as the cards. At least you just buy it once and have hours of fun. With the cards, you’re just meant to keep buying and buying, and never play with them lol

    • @epicgamer-ny4fj
      @epicgamer-ny4fj Рік тому +6

      @@4reptar207 Well not really, there'd a game for them. If you wish to lock them in a safe for fifty years that's fair, but some actually like playing the card game! Like me! [I like card games]

  • @Garden0flowr
    @Garden0flowr Рік тому +79

    The reason why I like the cards is for the same reason I like the games:
    Fictional zoology with great depth to it and I find every pokemon I've ever seen adorable, even critters like Regigigas and Eternatus
    However, I don't understand the obsession with buying up and hoarding the cards until their value is raised so ridiculously that the kids the series is marketed to don't have even a sliver of a chance to get pokemon cards

    • @galamotshaku
      @galamotshaku 8 місяців тому +2

      its called capitalism mate

    • @kingezekiel125
      @kingezekiel125 8 місяців тому +2

      @@galamotshaku and man-children

    • @Ecoecosupremoreal
      @Ecoecosupremoreal 5 місяців тому

      ​@@kingezekiel125let me get this straight,adults doing stuff they like makes them man-children? Honestly kinda stupid

    • @kingezekiel125
      @kingezekiel125 5 місяців тому

      @@Ecoecosupremoreal doing stuff in excess, i mean im a man-child too (i collect warhammer 40k and Warcraft stuff, plus various anime stuff), i dont use the term as an insult

    • @Ecoecosupremoreal
      @Ecoecosupremoreal 5 місяців тому

      @@kingezekiel125 my cousin (23) has all pokemon games,is this being a man child?

  • @Razorsharp12348
    @Razorsharp12348 Рік тому +14

    I remember growing up without my own income, bc i was a kid, watching those unboxing seeing what the inside of a new pair of beats headphones looked like. Now i feel joy purely unboxing things i waited for a long time to get.

    • @patman_for_sure
      @patman_for_sure Рік тому

      I know this feeling although mine was with gaming. Buying games that I used to dream of was very therapeutic.

  • @humble_roots
    @humble_roots 2 роки тому +729

    I remember I got a holographic charizard when I was young without even knowing how lucky I was. I still have it in a nice case I'm gonna hold it until it's worth nothing in the post-apocalyptic wasteland!

    • @vagabundood
      @vagabundood Рік тому +7

      Hahaha what would that card be worth then 😂😂😂😂

    • @humble_roots
      @humble_roots Рік тому +25

      @@vagabundood SHINY! 👀

    • @TpowerTES
      @TpowerTES Рік тому +77

      @@vagabundood bout 350 bottle caps

    • @MrEverisforever
      @MrEverisforever Рік тому +8

      They'll never drop in value

    • @justjay1337
      @justjay1337 Рік тому +6

      @@vagabundood i reckon about a months of rent or like 2 weeks of food. most charizard base sets go from $120-$900 depending on the condition/edition.
      it's easier to keep something like a charizard card safe. especially if the food is gonna go bad or get stolen. people really don't think about what happens in post apocalyptic scenarios lol.
      its even better than a baseball card or silver. obvs not as rare as a babe ruth card but it is significantly more culturally relevant.

  • @Gayass776
    @Gayass776 2 роки тому +770

    I can proudly claim that I was a nerd who knew how to play. Sadly I was the only nerd in my school so I still couldn’t play with anyone.

    • @alpharius7216
      @alpharius7216 2 роки тому +32

      same, this really says alot about our society 😤

    • @ghostlandered
      @ghostlandered 2 роки тому +11

      I played the game boy game and recently started playing online and wthe actual cards. Much cheaper to play than magic.

    • @minisithunknown5568
      @minisithunknown5568 2 роки тому +3

      I was into Magic The Gathering CCG.

    • @batman3698
      @batman3698 2 роки тому +19

      It turned into more of a currency system on the school grounds than a game

    • @someoneudontknow3709
      @someoneudontknow3709 2 роки тому +2

      I also know how to play for the soul fact that once I had the idea to do pokemon for the school project involving making a card/board game

  • @Dex99SS
    @Dex99SS 7 місяців тому +62

    Pokemon FOR SURE was NOT the first to discover the cartoon / merch hack. There were actual laws and such about all of that back in the 90s in general... but Dik, Hanna Barbera, etc era... the whole GI Joe, Xmen, Ninja Turtles, Ghostbusters, He-man, Transformers, etc era... the whole Fox Kids era... it was all done WELL BEFORE Pokemon ever came on the scene and swooped up the derpy kids.

    • @ttaka8233
      @ttaka8233 2 місяці тому +8

      Star Wars was 100% the OG. Lucas retained the merchandising rights to Star Wars and made bank. That's why there is the merchandising joke in Spaceballs. The Kenner action figures sales dwarfed ticket sales.

    • @estfatul744
      @estfatul744 2 місяці тому

      sound like a derpy kid knowing all that

    • @CoryWatson
      @CoryWatson Місяць тому

      yeah this is kind of a poorly made video. seems he just hates pokemon? no one had issues growing up with pokemon. And now we all made money off our collection of cards. Just like everyone else that collects things in their originality and keeps it for the future and it becomes popular again. MTG, Yu Gi Oh, Video games, disney merch, etc

  • @purpleprinc3
    @purpleprinc3 Рік тому +9

    10:30 Oh my days "a little nibble on the side...sony's signature cardboard case" 🤣🤣🤣

  • @wimble6330
    @wimble6330 11 місяців тому

    Only just discovered this channel but already come across several of my favourite videos for a long time. Great work guys!

  • @mickfitzgibbons3073
    @mickfitzgibbons3073 2 роки тому +357

    When I was in elementary school some kid scammed me and told me that the weedle was better than a mew. So I did the rational thing, and traded it. Still upsets me to this day.

    • @Boy_Boy
      @Boy_Boy  2 роки тому +207

      That is some serious trauma. Hopefully one day you'll be able to trust again.

    • @yesno8273
      @yesno8273 2 роки тому +11

      Track that kid down and set his house on fire for that disgusting betrayal

    • @kieran.grant_
      @kieran.grant_ 2 роки тому +34

      @@yesno8273 leave the Weedle at the scene of the crime

    • @Nick_J_
      @Nick_J_ 2 роки тому +5

      You traded cardboard for cardboard. It’s not a big deal

    • @kieran.grant_
      @kieran.grant_ 2 роки тому +39

      @@Nick_J_ by that logic I could trade you a $1 bill for a $2 bill because I'd be trading "a piece of paper for a piece of paper".

  • @jaoschaos724
    @jaoschaos724 2 роки тому +106

    the camera "cucksumerism unboxing ritual" killed me, gg

  • @andrewvillagomez1237
    @andrewvillagomez1237 Рік тому +9

    Holy fuck I’m shaking 2:42

  • @flarone
    @flarone Рік тому +4

    I thumbs up'ed when you beat the kid up for his pokemans card, and subscribed when you bit the box during the unboxing. Kudos.

    • @Boy_Boy
      @Boy_Boy  Рік тому +1

      Thanks! We'll have more unboxing videos coming your way!

  • @Cosmonaut_Devin
    @Cosmonaut_Devin 2 роки тому +292

    I died laughing when you said, “that leaves three dollars for a yo-yo or some marbles.” 😂 lmao

    • @nukiradio
      @nukiradio 2 роки тому +2

      My toy budget In 2003

    • @ExtraThiccc
      @ExtraThiccc Рік тому +1

      Bruh 3 bucks in the 20s was like millions today

  • @jacksonjull8393
    @jacksonjull8393 2 роки тому +421

    Honestly, you lads have the best sense of Aussie humour, and your production quality is better than a lot of the top UA-cam channels. Here's to 1 million subs by the end of the year.

    • @Boy_Boy
      @Boy_Boy  2 роки тому +129

      Thanks heaps mate! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
      I'm not sure if it'll happen anytime soon, but you could speed it up by making another 1 million accounts and subbing with those!

    • @jacksonjull8393
      @jacksonjull8393 2 роки тому +23

      @@Boy_Boy Coming right up boss

    • @timgooding2448
      @timgooding2448 Рік тому +2

      @@jacksonjull8393 491K subscribers. You were half right.

    • @AwesomeLad66
      @AwesomeLad66 Рік тому +1

      @@timgooding2448 518k subs, he should be there by next month

    • @ehczagbk1257
      @ehczagbk1257 Рік тому +2

      @@AwesomeLad66 damn you’re definitely right at this rate

  • @mrduuud
    @mrduuud 2 місяці тому

    Just found this channel - love what you guys are doing here. Very clever and poignant

  • @VultureXV
    @VultureXV Рік тому +81

    A wise anonymous man once said to me, "You don't miss Pokemon, you miss the 90's."
    These adults don't really want ot 'catch em all' they want to reminisce about waking up early on a Saturday morning in your parent's house, turning on the TV to watch Pokemon and playing Gold/Silver for the bug catching competition.

    • @j.w.213
      @j.w.213 10 місяців тому

      that will be it, good conclusion!

    • @YoutubeSucksEggs
      @YoutubeSucksEggs 10 місяців тому

      Nah, Pokemon Go is awesome. I get to catch not only the nostalgic Pokémon I love and find new ones, I also get to battle with them and share that fun with my friends. As an adult it’s great to see how the franchise has developed and find new ways to enjoy my hobby. I’ve met new friends, went on trips and have enjoyed nature thanks to this hobby

    • @Flipbug_The_Whimsical
      @Flipbug_The_Whimsical 10 місяців тому +9

      That's right. It sucks being a grownup in a pandemic with a fucked economy and a housing crisis. I just want to quietly enjoy a game for a few hours and think of nothing else like I could back then.

    • @fartmnms
      @fartmnms 8 місяців тому +1

      Nope, I disliked the anime, it's for babies
      I just wanted to watch my EV trained scizor swipe away the competition
      *insert evil laugh*

    • @tizioqualunque4622
      @tizioqualunque4622 4 місяці тому

      I miss Yugoslavia civil war 😢

  • @zyobr
    @zyobr 2 роки тому +1243

    Never got into Pokemons, but Mortal Kombat caps or pogs were popular for some time in the mid 90s where I'm from. Kids were really eager to collect as many as they could. Didn't even think this "Gotta catch 'em all" idea could stick and sting that hard though. And the upward trends during the crises - that's some mind-boggling stuff!
    Glad to see you guys picking up, keep at it!

    • @DanieleCapellini
      @DanieleCapellini 2 роки тому +5

      ого какие каналы бойбоя смотрят

    • @MyrMerek
      @MyrMerek 2 роки тому +2

      Zdraste

    • @cheeseguru1017
      @cheeseguru1017 2 роки тому +2

      Fuck yeah dude love some Kombat Kaps be pingin for hours

    • @hypnotoad28
      @hypnotoad28 2 роки тому +6

      How dare you say PokemonSSSSS
      My dad used to call them Pokemans lol x)

    • @kyne2692
      @kyne2692 2 роки тому +2

      We had Pokémon where I'm from but Dragonball was more popular, so kids would collect the Tazzles or Tazos from Simba Chips and trade the gold ones for the green ones that could click

  • @liminalgirl
    @liminalgirl 2 роки тому +322

    I HAVEN'T WATCHED IT YET BUT I'M SO GLAD YOU ARE UPLOADING ON THIS CHANNEL. I STRONGLY BELIEVE IN BOY BOY SUPREMACY.

    • @Squirrelanditsnutz
      @Squirrelanditsnutz 2 роки тому +7

      *Drake disgust face* White Supremacy
      *Happy Drake face while pointing* BoyBoy Supremacy.

    • @cybunny25
      @cybunny25 2 роки тому +5

      Gotta love me some Boy × Boy action

    • @lukey391
      @lukey391 2 роки тому +1

      OKAY

    • @s1syphe
      @s1syphe Рік тому +1

      what is their other channel?

  • @Megaghost_
    @Megaghost_ 11 місяців тому

    I just found your channel a few days ago, you are great boys!

  • @Xuluahutl
    @Xuluahutl 10 місяців тому

    Boy seriously, I love your vids but that dancing around 8:14 smoking with that baseline... pure gold!!!

  • @mickey8298
    @mickey8298 2 роки тому +859

    It's a shame UA-cam has fucked this channel over in the algorithm, this is some gud content.

    • @the-engneer
      @the-engneer 2 роки тому +55

      All the best channels don't get the recognition they deserve, but hey there's always Logan and Jake Paul, and PewdiePie! Woohoo those guys are so cool

    • @AirNeat
      @AirNeat 2 роки тому +6

      There's no call to action so of course

    • @Sx-xy2zi
      @Sx-xy2zi 2 роки тому +4

      That's because algo can't merch criticism of merch. Well... You can but it's frowned upon

    • @hijibaka
      @hijibaka 2 роки тому +14

      p sure they had less than 20k subs just over a month ago, so they're finally gaining some well deserved traction

    • @j.lbecte5524
      @j.lbecte5524 2 роки тому

      @@srogiegrzyby337 Still bitter truth is better than sweet lies.

  • @NachozMan
    @NachozMan 2 роки тому +93

    Props for the use of Lacrimosa lol, I know it's basically royalty free Mozart music but damn is it such a good piece, I love hearing it.

    • @Boy_Boy
      @Boy_Boy  2 роки тому +47

      It's such a beautiful song. We were thrilled when we found a usable royalty free version.

  • @cykurosaki1337
    @cykurosaki1337 Рік тому +4

    Got into the hobby again during the pandemic but now I just hate it - all the inflationary prices, fake demand, chase cards, and that overall FOMO was a turn off for me.

  • @Thanos-uj9ws
    @Thanos-uj9ws 2 роки тому +38

    At least I drive slow through school zones 🤷‍♂️

  • @druidieh
    @druidieh 2 роки тому +60

    That was golden. The Jeff bezos laugh remix, the editing, labeling it cucksumerism, absolute 10/10 would watch again

  • @nat7278
    @nat7278 Рік тому

    These videos are so good. Well done.

  • @edisonguineywhite5804
    @edisonguineywhite5804 Рік тому

    i really think this is one of the best videos ever made. very well done!

  • @somerelativleyuninterestin4763
    @somerelativleyuninterestin4763 2 роки тому +127

    Hearing “Pokemon ruined the economy” is just surreal as all hell

  • @0oSSSo0
    @0oSSSo0 2 роки тому +31

    The production value is off the charts. Didn't expect that thinking that this was a commentary channel.

    • @Boy_Boy
      @Boy_Boy  2 роки тому +14

      The more views/subs we get, the more we can justify putting in the effort to make good stuff!

  • @justanotherjerros9054
    @justanotherjerros9054 3 години тому

    the irony isnt lost on me when an ad for an adblocker plays before a youtube video telling you that they can remove the ad you are currently watching

  • @nilocdg9752
    @nilocdg9752 10 місяців тому +4

    Nothing wrong with a hobby or collection. But hoarding massive amounts of product is just scum to me.

  • @archerdan9827
    @archerdan9827 2 роки тому +46

    0:24. Only true artists can intertwine the beauty of visual arts and music. Australia, you’ve done it again!

  • @Sir_Billions
    @Sir_Billions 2 роки тому +40

    *MASSIVE LEGEND HERE* Max will always have a special place in my heart. Never been into the Pokemon cards but I sure do love watching Maxmoefoe's Pokemon channel.

  • @mr.izohi.5090
    @mr.izohi.5090 5 місяців тому

    The best begin of a Video (from zero to 0.25sec.genius), bravo Majestro

  • @realdavidpain
    @realdavidpain Рік тому +5

    10:36 thank you - I shat myself laughing :(

  • @TheArtisanGeek
    @TheArtisanGeek 2 роки тому +110

    Lmao I remember how I used to play outside and try and burn holes into my Pokemon cards with a magnifying glass -- weird how mundane things can randomly skyrocket in value.
    Also great job on the video! They keep getting better and I really appreciate it! :)

    • @Boy_Boy
      @Boy_Boy  2 роки тому +36

      ahaha i did exactly the same. I also have memories of chewing on a Charizard

    • @DragonballZTime
      @DragonballZTime Рік тому

      HAhah I did that too but otherhand I did with more things and fire

  • @TheZephyrNation
    @TheZephyrNation 2 роки тому +40

    As a man named Andrew I feel attacked for no reason...

    • @StephenLawson
      @StephenLawson 2 роки тому +6

      Prince Andrew

    • @iambakedmydude1800
      @iambakedmydude1800 2 роки тому +6

      Not gonna lie for a second it actually scared the living shit out of me cause o was not expecting it

    • @dajoker1483
      @dajoker1483 Рік тому

      The only way I could have been more scared is if he had said Drew instead of Andrew

    • @aksurf2312
      @aksurf2312 Рік тому

      Thats the point, its a common name. The joke is funny af when you think about it on a couple levels. The shock of A youtuber saying your name combined with implying your a pedofile.

  • @nameynamename3758
    @nameynamename3758 Рік тому +4

    i can't believe pokemon invented merchandising in the late 90s

  • @andywarhaul12
    @andywarhaul12 Рік тому +4

    I’ve always thought it would be fun when a UA-camr picks a random persons name like “Hey Phil yeah you watching this I’m talking to you Phil” and have it be my name. This time as an Andrew…it was not fun

  • @kennethgg2130
    @kennethgg2130 2 роки тому +136

    The fact that you have less than 100k subs is criminal

    • @pippincovington1348
      @pippincovington1348 2 роки тому

      Yeah... What is this

    • @Rockinintomordor
      @Rockinintomordor 2 роки тому +3

      UA-cam and other social media purposely torpedo and subvert radicals like them for the sake of trying to maintain the neoliberal status quo on their platforms. That they manage some success *despite* the algorithms being weaponized against them is a sign of their real success.

    • @germpot
      @germpot 2 роки тому

      Channels that focus on quality are usually like that. They stick with a specific subject, rather than going for a Minecraft let's play today, and a reaction to Twitch drama tomorrow, and a fake apology video every three months, which is all the shit that draws people in. Folks want mind-numbing entertainment to distract them from reality, because reality is shit. These boys, their channel focuses entirely on reality, which so many are trying to escape. The name of the channel is literally "Boy Boy", which is the realest interpretation of all of their content. It hammers the point, that this channel focuses on reality, home.

  • @scromly1169
    @scromly1169 2 роки тому +48

    I love how you end the videos most of the time. It’s always at some sort of a cliffhanger. I’m expecting you to say one final thing to make me think a specific thing, but you always leave it up to the viewer on how they should feel. Happy, sad, disappointed, humored, etc. love the content sfm man, it’s fun and makes one think.

  • @hungrydin0
    @hungrydin0 9 місяців тому +1

    Amazing video, nailed the point on everything.

  • @blakerau6167
    @blakerau6167 10 місяців тому +5

    the actual card game is super fun, shame it's wrapped up in consumerism

  • @Ekyllier
    @Ekyllier 2 роки тому +50

    this definitely brings new meaning to commodity fetishism

    • @Boy_Boy
      @Boy_Boy  2 роки тому +29

      Marx just keeps on being proven right every year.

  • @tangbein
    @tangbein 2 роки тому +22

    When I was in elementary school, in 5th grade I think it was, there was this podium in the courtyard where the principal and teachers would stand and hold speeches to the entire school. My friends and I would often go on top of that podium and throw Pokémon cards out to crowds of 1st graders. We truly felt like medieval prison guards, standing there, watching them fight each other to death over our Pokémon cards.

  • @JibRule
    @JibRule 7 місяців тому +2

    I love when I cast spells at a small yellow rodent in a video game

  • @billyhighfill
    @billyhighfill Рік тому +1

    You guys are funny!! I love your content. So original. The accents are 👍. Keep making the content you do guys. Please don’t change. 🤜🤛🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

  • @mgcarrigan
    @mgcarrigan 2 роки тому +17

    I just found this channel and I'll send up going through this entire play list all at once. Such a great channel. Keep going guys, you've got talent.

  • @kappabuh
    @kappabuh 2 роки тому +14

    2:32 my name is andrew and when i heard this i had to put down my burger king spicy chicken sandwich and watch it again to make sure i heard it right

    • @Twenty2246
      @Twenty2246 Рік тому

      My names Andrew and I feel attacked

  • @Olvrin
    @Olvrin Місяць тому +1

    Its quite incredible how well this video ages so well... and scarier and scarier.

  • @alexmottley8890
    @alexmottley8890 Рік тому +8

    You guys are fucking legends! So in your face, the way it should be. Love it, keep it ups lads.

  • @Jacksongirard
    @Jacksongirard Рік тому +94

    When I was living in Australia in 2001 it was all Digimon and POGs at every recess. Also dance battles and killing scorpions. Man, Australia was the most fun I ever had in school. Shout out to Whyalla!

    • @Jacksongirard
      @Jacksongirard Рік тому

      Wait... did you put... your PP in that camera box? Is there footage on the patreon?!

    • @ITSFISHY
      @ITSFISHY Рік тому +1

      2001 was port lincoln for me so similar experience I'd bet!

    • @sergeynazaro1768
      @sergeynazaro1768 Рік тому +1

      Killing scorpions

    • @TipeONegatyve
      @TipeONegatyve Рік тому +1

      POGs were not popular in the US after like 98...

    • @jesuschrist9985
      @jesuschrist9985 Рік тому +2

      @@TipeONegatyve cool man, got any other useless information that’s not relevant to this dude you can add?

  • @frankfurt1063
    @frankfurt1063 2 роки тому +8

    I only got into your channel here a week or so ago and I've already seen every video on here, finally some more stuff ! Channels like yours make a situation like this rn a lot more enjoyable to get through

  • @tirthoroy2218
    @tirthoroy2218 8 місяців тому

    never thought about unboxing like that, thank you for this

  • @ningboy3274
    @ningboy3274 Рік тому

    4:15 I remember having this vhs, it just randomly showed up in the mail for my brother one day back in the 90s...

  • @brockstephens7961
    @brockstephens7961 2 роки тому +198

    Marx and Engels predicted this in their revolutionary theory of "Pokemon materialism." Truly they knew how capitalism would evolve

    • @jerkfudgewater147
      @jerkfudgewater147 2 роки тому +19

      Cucksumerism is such an apt term… paying to watch someone else enjoy what you don’t have 😬 that hits the bone

  • @soultr549
    @soultr549 2 роки тому +40

    This video is terrifying and funny at the time, the ending was top notch!!!

  • @Rudygiulianisfrumpybooty
    @Rudygiulianisfrumpybooty Рік тому +2

    9:34 so much of a fan that he went to Japan and filmed a dead boy with a pikachu hat. Such dedication to say the least

  • @drew8235
    @drew8235 Рік тому +2

    At the end of the day it doesn't matter as long as it makes people happy and it's not damaging anyone. I can collect cards and still go about my day to day just fine lol.

  • @rectalfission
    @rectalfission 2 роки тому +69

    Damn, I'm on time for my favourite piece of upsetting politicised entertainment !
    Thanks Boy Boy for ruining the illusion of liberalism with such consistency, my pain increases, but my awareness too... *Sad Marxist laughter*

  • @Garlicbredqueen
    @Garlicbredqueen 2 роки тому +38

    I love how it’s told historically, even with more recent events. This video will stay a timeless classic from an amazing channel 👌🏻

  • @TheTurtleNexus
    @TheTurtleNexus Рік тому +4

    I am a millennial and somehow managed to be completely unaware of Pokemon until I was an adult. But I did live through Turtlemania and it was amazing!

  • @WhatisAPaladin
    @WhatisAPaladin Рік тому +1

    this is super good editing and filming, i get screenwipe/charlie brooker vibes from it. nice work

  • @algar6616
    @algar6616 9 місяців тому +1

    Saw a couple Pokémon card unboxing videos and felt similarly.
    At first it’s, “oh cool a sandshrew” then it’s flying through every single common card and only looking at holographic, then it’s skimming the more common holographics and really just waiting for that “one rare pull”. And somewhere along in that process it goes from a frivolous yet fun watch, to a depressing reduction of why we enjoy watching these video and buying things… it’s always the next thing

    • @dawn9532
      @dawn9532 9 місяців тому +1

      maxmoefoe does it differently and makes it entertaining

  • @takescake
    @takescake 2 роки тому +11

    I love how the channel died then you two stuck the defibrillator on its lifeless body and now it's back baby!

  • @jbitt1617
    @jbitt1617 2 роки тому +49

    What an extremely well thought out and put together piece of content. Quality stuff boys

  • @fran2911
    @fran2911 Рік тому +6

    12:03 bruh..

  • @HeckaLives
    @HeckaLives 2 роки тому +27

    "Don't think, just consume product. Then get excited for next product."

  • @Maximilian-Willert
    @Maximilian-Willert 2 роки тому +16

    Oh come on! It's not even a Sony Alpha S3! But in all seriousness, once again an absolute master piece from you guys, thanks so much!

  • @Trillyana
    @Trillyana Рік тому +50

    I had cards when I was a kid. One day my brother came home with a new deck and I was jealous, so I went to the store to get one too. Except I couldn't find what he got, so I bought a deck of Japanese cards, despite not being able to read a single word of Japanese, because I was a dumb kid and kids do dumb things.
    Now that I am an adult who CAN actually read Japanese, I don't even have the cards anymore because I gave all of my cards away to my friend when I was 10-11 because I stopped caring about them.
    But, one thing you didn't cover in this video is that they intentionally made new cards more and more powerful over time within the game to ensure that you couldn't just use old cards forever and you HAD to buy new ones or you would automatically be at a disadvantage.

    • @epicgamer-ny4fj
      @epicgamer-ny4fj Рік тому +3

      I mean, it'd also be pretty hard to make new cards after a while
      It's a buisness. Buy singles, not packs, and it's not like you HAVE to play comeptivley, there are different formats I'm sure. Or a budget deck that can stand its own

    • @mekaniklboltmb4880
      @mekaniklboltmb4880 Рік тому +2

      The powercreep is insane

    • @alanross2482
      @alanross2482 Рік тому

      That was when I officially checked out of the hobby

    • @ey1615
      @ey1615 Рік тому +6

      Yeah it's a widely known and clearly defined phenomenon among players of card games & video games. It's called powercreeping.
      People don't even question it anymore because of how normalised it is.

    • @jironamos7650
      @jironamos7650 Рік тому +2

      @@ey1615 power creeping does not happen in videogames tho, at least, good singleplayer games, now in card games? Yea, but theres an exception, those are called "timeless formats" where you can play the same stuff you played in 2005 now in 2023 as if nothing have changed cause those are the rules

  • @arbitrarynumbers18
    @arbitrarynumbers18 Рік тому +1

    This is a well done video, very entertaining and interesting, but I felt misled by the title. I guess I'm just used to discussion specifically about the games.

  • @jackclay5565
    @jackclay5565 2 роки тому +3

    So glad you boys are still uploading here, love your videos!

  • @lumay6763
    @lumay6763 2 роки тому +147

    Great video! Truly sad how easily manipulated children can be, but really terrifying how adults and "grown-ups" believe that what they are buying is an actual investment. It's a game that only the rich win, either by selling high or alienating the poor.

    • @lumay6763
      @lumay6763 2 роки тому +2

      Bye the way, noiceeee boxpie

    • @AverageAlien
      @AverageAlien 2 роки тому +16

      Lmao nothing has any inherent value unless the market says it does. If something is expensive, that's YOUR fault, the buyers fault for buying for that price. The buyer and seller both agree on a price, that's how price is invented. Without a buyer and a seller agreeing on a price, there are no prices for anything

    • @StreakyBaconMan
      @StreakyBaconMan 2 роки тому +10

      It has happened numerous times - speculative investors enter the market, artificially drive up prices with dirty tricks like fake sales for huge prices and people see the price increases and think "I should invest!" and end up paying more than they will ever be able to sell it for. What people need to remember is that these people at the start who drove the prices up are only buying into the market because they want to make money, and don't care about collecting anything but money, once they have left the market the demand shrinks which makes prices fall, which means nobody wants to invest anymore and those who did are all trying to sell off making the prices fall even more until you are left with just the legitimate collectors who have any desire to purchase these things, and they generally can't afford to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on an item to add to their collection if they can never really sell it again.

    • @jayc33day
      @jayc33day Рік тому +5

      Ur stocks aren't a real investment

    • @MrEverisforever
      @MrEverisforever Рік тому +10

      Pokemon cards just like dollars are only worth what people are willing to pay. First edition pokemon cards can never be re made and will hold onto their value. It's sad that you don't understand this

  • @nannesoar
    @nannesoar Рік тому +4

    Jeff Bezos telling the shareholders that they're "in need of some remedial toy education" is kind of cute in a evil businessman type of way.

  • @robotcrocodilio3109
    @robotcrocodilio3109 2 місяці тому

    We'd had a similar phase over in my primary school Sydney where there were these pencil caps called ooshies that you could collect but people actually played games with them, the idea was to flick them and if they hit the other person ooshies you could keep them or something else depending on the game you were playing, it was fun and kinda had ups and downs in my time there.

  • @pietervanschalkwyk3700
    @pietervanschalkwyk3700 2 роки тому +4

    The skit at 10:43...is easily the BEST thing I've seen ever! Your enthusiasm at his unboxing video...my tummy hurts from laughing!!!

  • @mr.obvious4810
    @mr.obvious4810 2 роки тому +7

    4:38
    "You've got hundreds of these cards"
    "Yeah and i got a lot more hen..hheheh"

    • @Boy_Boy
      @Boy_Boy  2 роки тому +7

      Another reason why kids are dumb

  • @E_T_31
    @E_T_31 Рік тому +3

    Funny thing, Kevin Teller, the guy who got Logan Paul's Charizard (11:12) is actually one of Germany's biggest Twitch Streamers going by the name of "Papaplatte"

    • @Elias-zd7eo
      @Elias-zd7eo Рік тому

      Genau das habe ich auch gerade gedacht, ich wollte nach den Kommentar suchen und schauen, ob ich das richtig verstanden hat. Papaplatte einfach international Boy

    • @E_T_31
      @E_T_31 Рік тому

      @@Elias-zd7eo true dat :)

  • @l.aduque4389
    @l.aduque4389 Рік тому +8

    Bro has a communist Pro-Castro July 26 movement flag in the background 💀

  • @NukeTshernobyl
    @NukeTshernobyl 2 роки тому +3

    The scene at 8:10 is so well made. I love how the music turns. Should be a scene in a movie or something.

  • @Gaby-wi4bx
    @Gaby-wi4bx 2 роки тому +32

    I'm so glad pokemon teached me how to cast spells, I always write it in my CV

  • @cmendoza1094
    @cmendoza1094 Рік тому +2

    Star Wars 50yrs ago : “ Am I a joke to you !?”

  • @jacksonsparrow1862
    @jacksonsparrow1862 Рік тому

    I gotta watch that ‘watch me open this box video’ right now!!!

  • @DavisSorenson
    @DavisSorenson 2 роки тому +36

    "All that once was directly lived has become mere representation."
    "[the history of social life can be understood as] the decline of _being_ into _having_ , and _having_ into _merely appearing_ ."
    - Guy Debord, _The Society of the Spectacle_

    • @Cibershadow2
      @Cibershadow2 2 роки тому

      Tom Nicholas (the channel) had a really good video going into this, and what it means for our modern society