Salmon Cannon is still one of my favourite segments ever - just, the way they got all those people from different networks together to participate in something ultimately meaningless but most definitely joyful.
I cannot believe that this is the first time I've seen that fish cannon bit! I laughed so hard it hurt! Thank you so much, LWT team, for gifting us these old episodes for free here on UA-cam. You've legitimately made my whole month!
It is 2024…. World is being torn apart by wars, pandemic and greedy people in government and corporations. But fish cannon still reminds us- humanity still can do great things.
I need everyone to know about the Survive The Sound fish tracking game. Every year, scientists in Washington State microchip some salmon to track their journey to Puget Sound. These fish are then given names and cartoon avatars. Some of my favorites are Brian Mackerel, Sergeant Snackbar, and Floundry10. Businesses (usually local and/or fish-related, but not always) can sponsor a fish. For example, Floundry10 was obviously sponsored by Foundry10. This funds the restoration of salmon habitats. Some teachers also have their students sign up and pick a fish to track on their journey. When I was in high school, I picked Forest, who, if I remember correctly, got eaten by a sea lion at one of the dams that the salmon cannon helps fish across. This year, Survive The Sound begins on May 6th.
Once again, humanity is screwing around with an animal that has its homing function that took millions of years to evolve totally screwed over to accommodate us
Anyone know if the full version with lyrics is available anywhere? (I'd love it if I could find it on Spotify/Apple Music/etc but even an unmarked audio file on some decade old webpage would be cool too, I just want to hear the full song!)
I was curious as to whether or not the Mike Bloomberg sites he mentioned near the beginning were still up or not, so I checked All 3 remain online, all these years later. Amazing.
I have sat here while working from home, with this playlist going since yesterday. Sad I have hit the end. Can't wait for the next season to get uploaded.
Ten whole years have passed of me being an avid watcher of the UA-cam clips of this show and *this* is the first time I've heard that there are LYRICS to the theme?? Sidenote: I'm oddly emotional seeing a 10 years younger dancing John
ME TOO. What is it? Maybe there’s it’s just poetic and sad to see John Oliver dancing gleefully before the pandemic, before the fall of Roe, before Drumpf, before Jan6, before Ukraine+Israel/Gaza. It’s not even because it makes me reflect on wtf I was doing in 2014 (because it does). It’s so sad sad to see Oliver blissfully dancing before the world became irrevocably different in the span of 10 years (and not really for the better). The world is now infinitely more complex despite dealing with the SAME issues but on top of it we’re now hanging onto our democracy by a thread.
@@SnooperSwizzle0728 It's like...he's older and more tired now, and he often jokes about how bleak the world feels, but at the end of the day there's just this little spirit and silliness that shines through. What a light, honestly.
@@MeepsNcheese 100% agree. I hope he carries the show at least until things around. He has no idea how much we need him right now. The show is truly a public service. He reinforces that those who have significant concerns about the current zeitgeist are not being hyperbolic (no matter how much gaslighting comes from big corps/certain politicians).
That fish cannon bit has me rollin in my bed at 6am!!! The look on some of those actors' faces was priceless! Wamda Syke's "WTH?" was timeless. How were those soap opera actors able to keep straight faces when the fish hit her in the face during their dramatic moment? I wanted it to go on forever... LOL! 🦈 🦈 🦈
When I first moved to Michigan, I tried to find public transparency documents on the lottery. Couldn't find them. Mind-boggling to think the state runs an organization that manages billions with so little accountability.
From Oregon. I remember when the lottery, and state gambling, first started. I was pushed as a way to fund schools. Since then, legislation has siphoned that money off to so many other things, that education is getting a pittance from Oregon Lottery.
My mother remembers when Washington state lottery started and is still very disappointed the money they said was going to the schools STILL hasn't made it to the schools.
I remember pretty much all of Season 1 well! I was teaching English in Prague at the time. I had a few groups of students who worked at an organization that ran a lottery there (Now I remember the name - Sazka), and I showed them part of this episode in class for listening practice and discussion.
@@ultimatehawkeyefangirl I probably did at some point. I had a lot of classes and showed several clips from Last Week Tonight and the Colbert Report over the years. They were great for starting discussions with advanced-level adult students.
@@itchiegames Maybe they couldn't watch the full episode where they lived? Maybe they were very young at the time? Making a whole lot of assumptions here.
craziest thing is how true John Oliver is to his sense of humor over time. the style hasnt changed much cuz it didn't have to... quality journalist + quality humor in a weird unique John Oliver kind of way!
I started watching this show routinely 5 years ago. I was only 13 when it started… so understandably was not watching this. I am very happy to be watching season one for the first time.
Notably in Virginia you could *only* buy hard liquor at state owned stores called the "ABC" and yes they did advertise it as the money going to things like education
PA has state stores and absolutely no alcohol in convenience stores. Some grocery store chains use a loophole about having restaurants and seating to be able to sell beer and wine. Current governor is in favor of loosening the prohibition-era laws.
Johns Salmon Cannon:- 1,000% ORBITAL! Kudos to everyone involved (kinda reminded me of Harry Hills 'ear cataracts?' sketch years ago) - BRILLIANT! My hat is tipped, to you Sir.
A National Treasure for all topics he and his staff, Paws of Justice, and more cover. When the EP ended with the year 2015 I checked my 2024 calendar and died a little inside. Thanks for making Sundays so very worth looking towards for so long, even if I'm ancient
Salmon Cannon is still one of my favourite segments ever - just, the way they got all those people from different networks together to participate in something ultimately meaningless but most definitely joyful.
Definitely some season finale-worthy effort right there 🙏
One of the best bits in tv history
As a Washingtonian, I am so proud.
Also I love salmon!
Salmon Cannon and Eat Shit Bob are segments that will live on as long as there is a TV set or a computer.
Definitely disgusting.
I cannot believe that this is the first time I've seen that fish cannon bit! I laughed so hard it hurt! Thank you so much, LWT team, for gifting us these old episodes for free here on UA-cam. You've legitimately made my whole month!
the fish cannon segment had always been available on youtube
@@zumabbar that doesn't mean everyone has seen it
@@adam45zthat also didn't mean i said what you said
Same here...my sides are killing me
I want to go erase my memory and watch it again for the first time
Guys I went and looked up all the links John gave us and holy sh*t it is still up and it's still funny years later.
Damm really? That's good shit
They actually explained this later, but every time they make a fake URL for a website, LWT and HBO legally have to buy it and keep it running.
i was also shocked they're still live lmao
does seem like they changed the images from the ones shown in the video tho.
@@kay_faradayi think they honestly updated the images as he aged
It is 2024…. World is being torn apart by wars, pandemic and greedy people in government and corporations. But fish cannon still reminds us- humanity still can do great things.
The pandemic ain’t around anymore but all that other stuff yeah
All Washingtonians should be proud... this is truly emblematic of our state.
Or stupid things.
Man interferes with everything that is natural because of their greed
@@TimmyTheTinmanIt just went into remission. The threat of another pandemic is still there.
The actors keeping a straight face after getting fished was funny
Especially the soap actors
John oliver being free to watch on UA-cam! A match made in heaven!
This is like finding a $20 bill in your pants every time you reload your youtu e homepage
Amen to that!
Teach us about what's REALLY going on Jin Oliver!
bruh same.
I saw the typo after i posted it but figured nobody would read it 🤕
I’m never clicking another one until they include the date in the title. I don’t trust them anymore!!
Hell yea
I need everyone to know about the Survive The Sound fish tracking game. Every year, scientists in Washington State microchip some salmon to track their journey to Puget Sound. These fish are then given names and cartoon avatars. Some of my favorites are Brian Mackerel, Sergeant Snackbar, and Floundry10.
Businesses (usually local and/or fish-related, but not always) can sponsor a fish. For example, Floundry10 was obviously sponsored by Foundry10. This funds the restoration of salmon habitats.
Some teachers also have their students sign up and pick a fish to track on their journey. When I was in high school, I picked Forest, who, if I remember correctly, got eaten by a sea lion at one of the dams that the salmon cannon helps fish across.
This year, Survive The Sound begins on May 6th.
thank you for this info!! :D im so glad i know about this now
Once again, humanity is screwing around with an animal that has its homing function that took millions of years to evolve totally screwed over to accommodate us
OMG this is amazing!
I recently discovered fat bear week, and I love the idee, will definitely be looking this year. But this great!
THEIR THEME SONG HAS LYRICS!? How have I gone ten years without knowing that?
So glad i found this comment lol i never would have guessed it
I caught that at the end and it blew my mind too
Anyone know if the full version with lyrics is available anywhere? (I'd love it if I could find it on Spotify/Apple Music/etc but even an unmarked audio file on some decade old webpage would be cool too, I just want to hear the full song!)
@@jessaminemanchester go by valley lodge
The song is Go by Valley Lodge
The Salmon Canon lives rent-free inside my head.
I was curious as to whether or not the Mike Bloomberg sites he mentioned near the beginning were still up or not, so I checked
All 3 remain online, all these years later.
Amazing.
Yay, I checked and you’re right!
I have sat here while working from home, with this playlist going since yesterday. Sad I have hit the end. Can't wait for the next season to get uploaded.
Been doing the same, and was just thinking the same thing.
Memorial weekend provides.
The salmon cannon is one of the funniest things I've seen in a while.
And everyone that got fish smacked kept a straight face....but I'd bet the outtakes are side splitting funny.
He looks so young. So happy.
He hasn’t learned what we’ve all learned yet
@@oliverisenberg1862or his future self.
So long ago
He wasn't American back then.
Yeah it's harder to be happy now
One of the best 30 minutes of tv there is.
Salmon Cannon LITERALLY never gets old. It always brings tears to my eyes - because I'm laughing so hard.
Ten whole years have passed of me being an avid watcher of the UA-cam clips of this show and *this* is the first time I've heard that there are LYRICS to the theme??
Sidenote: I'm oddly emotional seeing a 10 years younger dancing John
ME TOO. What is it? Maybe there’s it’s just poetic and sad to see John Oliver dancing gleefully before the pandemic, before the fall of Roe, before Drumpf, before Jan6, before Ukraine+Israel/Gaza. It’s not even because it makes me reflect on wtf I was doing in 2014 (because it does). It’s so sad sad to see Oliver blissfully dancing before the world became irrevocably different in the span of 10 years (and not really for the better). The world is now infinitely more complex despite dealing with the SAME issues but on top of it we’re now hanging onto our democracy by a thread.
@@SnooperSwizzle0728 It's like...he's older and more tired now, and he often jokes about how bleak the world feels, but at the end of the day there's just this little spirit and silliness that shines through. What a light, honestly.
@@MeepsNcheese 100% agree. I hope he carries the show at least until things around. He has no idea how much we need him right now. The show is truly a public service. He reinforces that those who have significant concerns about the current zeitgeist are not being hyperbolic (no matter how much gaslighting comes from big corps/certain politicians).
So glad for the full episodes. I'm 36, but I want to be John Oliver when I grow up.
Ugh, same!
So this is the episode that started the bit of buying random URLs… incredible!
That fish cannon bit has me rollin in my bed at 6am!!! The look on some of those actors' faces was priceless! Wamda Syke's "WTH?" was timeless. How were those soap opera actors able to keep straight faces when the fish hit her in the face during their dramatic moment? I wanted it to go on forever... LOL!
🦈 🦈 🦈
Ready to rewatch season 2!!!
When I first moved to Michigan, I tried to find public transparency documents on the lottery. Couldn't find them. Mind-boggling to think the state runs an organization that manages billions with so little accountability.
From Oregon. I remember when the lottery, and state gambling, first started. I was pushed as a way to fund schools. Since then, legislation has siphoned that money off to so many other things, that education is getting a pittance from Oregon Lottery.
Still classic with the salmon canon. I can just hear the call: “You guys wanna be on HBO?”
S1 E24 (aired November 9, 2014)
John Chessant, we salute you!
o7
Hey that’s my birthday. (Not the year though)
8:09 - I love it so much whenever the Daily Show extended universe does crossovers lmfaooo
My mother remembers when Washington state lottery started and is still very disappointed the money they said was going to the schools STILL hasn't made it to the schools.
The salmon cannon segment is the best thing ever made. EVAH
Throwback to when Seth did a standing monologue
And Colbert doing a Report!!
And Jon Stewart on The Dai-oh wait no nevermind.
Throwback to when Seth was in a suit.
I’m ready for season two to drop! 😊
The salmon thing is the funniest thing ever LMFAO
Imagine buying a ‘98 Mazda for $2500 today. Wild
This was the craziest part for me lol take me back
God bless you John for calling out the lottery scammers! Where's our superfunded education systems?!
#ThankyouHBO for making the complete episodes available. I can't even access HBO where I live.
the only other reason was to watch Bill Maher before he became ultra-bourgeois old white guy
I think John Oliver and his team bough the episodes from HBO?
I could be wrong but i dont think its HBO putting it up for free
I remember pretty much all of Season 1 well! I was teaching English in Prague at the time. I had a few groups of students who worked at an organization that ran a lottery there (Now I remember the name - Sazka), and I showed them part of this episode in class for listening practice and discussion.
Please tell me you showed them the Salmon Cannon segment!
@@ultimatehawkeyefangirl I probably did at some point. I had a lot of classes and showed several clips from Last Week Tonight and the Colbert Report over the years. They were great for starting discussions with advanced-level adult students.
The fish cannon may still be one of the best comedic stunts this show has pulled off.
🎉 make old uploads great again! Lol watching the ones I missed (most of them)
Oh my goodness, the salmon cannon bit was awesome!
I can't believe they showered John Oliver with fake salmon for the halibut.
Did i really just binge all of season 1 in one day!
It is SO amazing to have these shows available on UA-cam!
Couldn't wait for this next episode
i mean it came out a decade ago so you could have just went and watched it
@@itchiegames Maybe they couldn't watch the full episode where they lived? Maybe they were very young at the time? Making a whole lot of assumptions here.
The fish launching had laughing so hard.
if I won the lottery I'd buy a whole cart of groceries and not worry about the cost.
Sadly you won't have enough for a whole cart, unless it's junk food
They need to revisit the Salmon cannon in this time of war.
OMG the anachronism that got me - Seth Meyers still doing his monologue standing...and in a suit.
THIS IS A GEM I NEVER KNEW I NEEDED!!!
I love the salmon cannon bit! 😆 🤣 😂
The commitment to the bit
Truly one of the absolute BEST shows on the airwaves today
AMAZING WRITERS!!
thank you thank you
💙💙💙
Nailed it they did, love the Salmon cannon
craziest thing is how true John Oliver is to his sense of humor over time. the style hasnt changed much cuz it didn't have to... quality journalist + quality humor in a weird unique John Oliver kind of way!
JOHN OLIVER speaks the brutal truth hilariously!
"We don't know" is the precise opposite of a spoiler.
Well, I just finished watching the entire season 1. Thank you for this. Here's hoping for LWT to do this some more.
The funniest thing Jimmy Fallon's ever done.
Thank you for uploading the entirety of season 1 from a current HBO subscriber! 🧡💛🧡
I was dying over the fish cannon ..one of the best clips ever
Wait does the LWT song have lyrics?! It’s had lyrics this whole time?!!
John please do this video updated! I work for a lottery company and I’d love to share more info with you on this
The Oregon Lottery money is going to schools, but the legislature removed school funding from the state budget.
It feels like I haven't seen this episode for 10 years!
I have so many things I need to warn 2014 John Oliver about...
Didn't know the Salmon Canon was this early. With so many cameos I thought It was at least at season 2 bit
The Danube Waltz was made for fish cannon
How can you not love John Oliver, classic comedy!
Salmon cannon is perfect. *chef's kiss*
The mid video advert I had was for an online casino….. read the room, algorithm. Read the room.
That is one hell of a salmon cannon!
Needing season 2 in full as fast as those fish are moving through that cannon! 😂🤣
The fingers crossed in green and white was the old logo for Virginia in the early 90's
Wow! Those sites are still active. 😄
Wait wait wait...the show theme has lyrics?
I started watching this show routinely 5 years ago. I was only 13 when it started… so understandably was not watching this. I am very happy to be watching season one for the first time.
The real tragedy is that they don't bring the Salmon cannon back every episode.
..thanks for all the fish
I will never be over the RBG chihuahua
We thank YOU, Jon Oliver!
The Mario batali fish throw hits different today
All praise the glorious Salmon Cannon!😂
Funnily enough two states I've lived in have been in the liquor business
Notably in Virginia you could *only* buy hard liquor at state owned stores called the "ABC" and yes they did advertise it as the money going to things like education
PA has state stores and absolutely no alcohol in convenience stores. Some grocery store chains use a loophole about having restaurants and seating to be able to sell beer and wine. Current governor is in favor of loosening the prohibition-era laws.
@@dizzym9554That's how it is in South Carolina, too
The lottery is a tax on people who are bad at math.
This is so awesome, I get to watch the ones I've missed!
We will never be able to unsee a raw rotisserie chicken strip dancing
The theme song having words will never not be funny.
It’s funny when FanDuel is the opening ad and John Oliver also covers digital sports betting in a later season
Thank you LWT for uploading the entire first season! I hope for more but either way, I will NOT pay HBO for this show.
Peter Gabriel could have easily put a chicken pole dancing in the Sledgehammer video 😅
That penguin looks calm cool and collected.
I want a "room room". That sounds excelent.
Also an "Excelent room" for watching bill and ted
Imagine those supreme court dogs minds just wondering wtf was going on! Lol
I came here for the fish cannon.
Best use of fake salmon.
How To Sell Bullshit Ideas in America: 1. Align it with moms, the military, or kids; 2. Stand back and start shifting product.
It is crazy that this show was able to get so many celebs in on the cannon bit in season 1.
release the second season ma' john!
Go to vacation, cancel yourself! I don’t care. But release the second season John!! Second season! Second season!
This makes my day I love the hustle John
Johns Salmon Cannon:- 1,000% ORBITAL! Kudos to everyone involved (kinda reminded me of Harry Hills 'ear cataracts?' sketch years ago) - BRILLIANT! My hat is tipped, to you Sir.
A National Treasure for all topics he and his staff, Paws of Justice, and more cover. When the EP ended with the year 2015 I checked my 2024 calendar and died a little inside. Thanks for making Sundays so very worth looking towards for so long, even if I'm ancient
I'm ready for Season 2 now please