James May being iconic for 6 minutes

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  • @JoeyLovesTrains
    @JoeyLovesTrains 4 роки тому +4601

    Egg

  • @Zac-cw1zz
    @Zac-cw1zz 3 роки тому +3715

    “Are we beyond the watershed?”
    “Yes.”
    “You’re a fu______”

    • @VUFL0
      @VUFL0 3 роки тому +13

      @Ken Norcott yeah yeah sureeeee...

    • @BaldMancTwat
      @BaldMancTwat 3 роки тому +108

      For anyone wondering, it is actually cut that way in the show.

    • @SpaceMissile
      @SpaceMissile 3 роки тому +168

      i had to google it - he's talking about the late night portion of the channel, where more shows targetting more mature audiences play. He's effectively asking permission to drop an F-bomb. lol

    • @GermanPerfectionist
      @GermanPerfectionist 3 роки тому +37

      @@SpaceMissile Wow, I never actually got that reference in all those years, thank you!

    • @SpaceMissile
      @SpaceMissile 3 роки тому +11

      @@GermanPerfectionist happy to help

  • @_KaiTheGamer_
    @_KaiTheGamer_ 3 роки тому +1912

    "I dunno mate, I'm jus' a mascot."
    ".. That's Rich from production."

    • @Ian-oh1nq
      @Ian-oh1nq 3 роки тому +7

      where is that clip from

    • @kltsoi5860
      @kltsoi5860 3 роки тому +24

      @@Ian-oh1nq James May our man in Japan

    • @Tranq.Maple_
      @Tranq.Maple_ 3 роки тому +4

      @Peter Griffin he’s right, it is from Our Man in Japan

    • @Icetea-2000
      @Icetea-2000 2 роки тому +7

      Wha- No no I’m just a Japanese bloke believe me mate!

  • @abiwaraerwin2887
    @abiwaraerwin2887 4 роки тому +3540

    "...you dissapoint me, Ramsay." I think not many people in the planet has the luxury to say that directly to Gordon Ramsay. And James said it like it was nothing. That's definition of class, ladies and gentlemen.

    • @ToreDL87
      @ToreDL87 4 роки тому +59

      @TheBuragi Ramsay's reaction was epic too haha, "lost in style" I guess you could say :D

    • @lentilsAre
      @lentilsAre 3 роки тому +40

      such a raw line

    • @josephstalin7353
      @josephstalin7353 3 роки тому +17

      @TheBuragiAnd he was hammered while doing so

    • @filipbitala2624
      @filipbitala2624 2 роки тому +4

      THE NUMBERS, WHAT DO THEY MEAN

    • @davesarmita4816
      @davesarmita4816 2 роки тому +13

      i think hes the only person to ever say that to gordon ramsay

  • @joshkirkham4281
    @joshkirkham4281 4 роки тому +2303

    “Have you ever been to Hammersmith?”
    Almost as good pick up line as “hello”

  • @bored.in.california2111
    @bored.in.california2111 4 роки тому +4891

    You disappoint me Ramsey. 5:04
    Honestly I have never thought I'd see the day when someone says that to Gordon Ramsey. Least of all James May.

    • @MrSheep-uv7up
      @MrSheep-uv7up 4 роки тому +625

      And he says it like a bond villain.

    • @Konev
      @Konev 4 роки тому +354

      Whats even better is that he bet Gordon in the cooking challenge.

    • @A_Dragovich
      @A_Dragovich 4 роки тому +184

      @@Konev And won

    • @skiingcrocodile2153
      @skiingcrocodile2153 4 роки тому +158

      Not only that, he also beat him in the cooking challenge

    • @bored.in.california2111
      @bored.in.california2111 4 роки тому +45

      @@skiingcrocodile2153 I respect that man now.

  • @michaelbeale2498
    @michaelbeale2498 4 роки тому +3801

    You know the women on the yacht secretly were loving on James.

    • @egirlsareruiningmylife
      @egirlsareruiningmylife 4 роки тому +533

      THEY'RE HOT FOR JAMES MAY RIGHT NOW

    • @himanshumundepi
      @himanshumundepi 4 роки тому +3

      What episode/season is that?

    • @hugos2475
      @hugos2475 4 роки тому +9

      @@himanshumundepi season 17 i think episode 1

    • @gazzer264
      @gazzer264 4 роки тому +3

      Himanshu Mundepi hot hatches in Italy series 17 ep 2

    • @videosfromelsewhere926
      @videosfromelsewhere926 4 роки тому +45

      @@egirlsareruiningmylife Thank you for using "they're" properly. You have won the internet today

  • @hughthompson4846
    @hughthompson4846 4 роки тому +3074

    "Manual"
    "Semi automatic"
    *"Oh these must be the weapons"*
    James May at his finest

    • @jacobcraft123
      @jacobcraft123 4 роки тому +14

      I read this right as that scene came up

    • @jd3076
      @jd3076 4 роки тому +3

      Ikr reminds me of my childhood memories like zoids and gundam seed destiny 😁🤣

    • @paulenglehart401
      @paulenglehart401 3 роки тому +1

      Way episode was that on an the episodes in the beginning

    • @DeathBringer769
      @DeathBringer769 3 роки тому +1

      Well they do treat a vehicle as a deadly weapon in a court of law, lol.

  • @JarthenGreenmeadow
    @JarthenGreenmeadow 3 роки тому +745

    "You're not being filmed, so you can have a joint"
    Legend.

  • @jaws1754
    @jaws1754 4 роки тому +4082

    I've really gotta stop quoting him, Its confusing my family.

  • @notaword1136
    @notaword1136 2 роки тому +663

    I love how James May's relationship to Gordan Ramsey is just complete, inexplicable dominance. Gordan fucking Ramsey... cannot compare to this man's sheer power

    • @missbelled6700
      @missbelled6700 2 роки тому +115

      Gordon's greatest strength is forcing others to confront the shame of their failures. James knows neither.

    • @familybills2908
      @familybills2908 2 роки тому +6

      YESSSSS! Great way of putting it!

    • @bradleylovej
      @bradleylovej Рік тому +6

      @@missbelled6700 This is a great comment

  • @fxzn
    @fxzn 4 роки тому +1053

    "you disappoint me ramsay"

  • @j4ff4c3ks1
    @j4ff4c3ks1 3 роки тому +335

    "James, the Queen is German, but you don't sing Deutschland Deutschland überalles every time she comes on the television do you?"
    "Well i do actually"

  • @FrDougal9000
    @FrDougal9000 4 роки тому +1284

    There's something quite beautiful about the subtlety of 0:21. While Oz Clarke is struggling to explain how awful the wine is, James just quietly chucks the wine onto the grass.

    • @WillsWiII
      @WillsWiII 4 роки тому +10

      Shut up

    • @SpaceMissile
      @SpaceMissile 3 роки тому +20

      @@WillsWiII you're a fuckin' knob

    • @seatspud
      @seatspud 3 роки тому +4

      Which bottom shelf wine was it?

    • @tanker4516
      @tanker4516 2 роки тому +9

      @@seatspud it was garlic wine in America

    • @azcatriz
      @azcatriz 2 роки тому +24

      @@tanker4516 forgive me for sounding a bit rude, but wtf is garlic wine and why is it a thing?

  • @bilyananikolova1459
    @bilyananikolova1459 4 роки тому +520

    “What flavor is it?” 🤣

    • @hamishlaurie2
      @hamishlaurie2 3 роки тому +9

      Tastes awful it’s meant to be tropical I think

    • @max010113
      @max010113 3 роки тому +8

      May with the real questions

    • @legefy
      @legefy 3 роки тому +7

      Salmon

    • @imleksutra933
      @imleksutra933 2 роки тому

      What a fucking legend.

    • @layonyatsu7203
      @layonyatsu7203 2 роки тому

      “flavor”
      one of the greatest jokes

  • @leonhard7173
    @leonhard7173 4 роки тому +282

    How can one human take so much pain and still be so legendary?

    • @subtlerooster9265
      @subtlerooster9265  4 роки тому +45

      He's fully stocked on Naproxen and Calpol I'm guessing

    • @tomf3150
      @tomf3150 4 роки тому +26

      Well he's british, he keeps calm and carris on.

    • @Esswhy.05
      @Esswhy.05 3 роки тому +10

      @@tomf3150 *English national anthem plays*

  • @inspectorklaus7821
    @inspectorklaus7821 4 роки тому +274

    1:55 James May becomes an anime protagonist

    • @soldadoryanbr7776
      @soldadoryanbr7776 3 роки тому +22

      That was just 1% of his true power

    • @Copy_Right_
      @Copy_Right_ 3 роки тому +11

      @@soldadoryanbr7776 he was barely using his power.

    • @soldadoryanbr7776
      @soldadoryanbr7776 3 роки тому +18

      @@Copy_Right_ the top gear anime,where James seeks revenge for Jeremy and builds up his harem with UK girls.
      匚ㄖ匚Ҝ

    • @LordVader1094
      @LordVader1094 3 роки тому +3

      @@soldadoryanbr7776 So Bottom Gear, basically

    • @soldadoryanbr7776
      @soldadoryanbr7776 3 роки тому +3

      @@LordVader1094 but with JDM exhaust fooomes

  • @shadowblade2149
    @shadowblade2149 3 роки тому +147

    I like how it ended on 'You're a fu-' 😂😂😂

  • @Oliver-jz1en
    @Oliver-jz1en 3 роки тому +68

    "Do you know where there's any beer?"
    "I dunno mate I'm just a mascot"
    "That's rich from production"

  • @SquidFiction
    @SquidFiction 4 роки тому +619

    5:22 why does his coughing sound like club music?

  • @thefiendletmein2982
    @thefiendletmein2982 4 роки тому +148

    5:47 is hilarious normally the people they meet try to be a little nice to them but he's just blunt and I love it

    • @mrnomnomjr4339
      @mrnomnomjr4339 2 роки тому +1

      why did that guy laugh tho?

    • @emilyg927
      @emilyg927 2 роки тому +14

      @@mrnomnomjr4339 James asked, if he were to glaze and fire his own pot, how much it would sell for in his shop. The man laughed at him because James thought it would make any money at all. 😂 absolutely brutal

  • @coolL9457
    @coolL9457 4 роки тому +104

    "its a bit like Monaco actually, Have you ever been to Hammersmith?" my god i laugh every time

  • @dangerm2156
    @dangerm2156 4 роки тому +177

    "She is effectively saying that you've given me the baby, now get on the back.. " *LMAO*

    • @mostwantedjellynalawade5776
      @mostwantedjellynalawade5776 2 роки тому +1

      i dont get it

    • @filipbitala2624
      @filipbitala2624 2 роки тому +5

      @@mostwantedjellynalawade5776 ah you see back can be interpreted as someones lovely bottom

    • @JetFalcon710
      @JetFalcon710 2 роки тому +5

      The wheeze from Clarkson makes that scene so much better

  • @tiffanyspencer1082
    @tiffanyspencer1082 4 роки тому +97

    1:11, Jeremy losing his shit 🤣🤣🤣

  • @TheThunderwars
    @TheThunderwars 4 роки тому +83

    "You've given me the baby, now get in the back"

    • @Yora21
      @Yora21 3 роки тому +2

      Clarkson did not see that coming.

  • @anthonymcrooster3703
    @anthonymcrooster3703 2 роки тому +31

    "You disappoint me Ramsay," was just so boss moment, I love it!

  • @gameexpert385
    @gameexpert385 3 роки тому +69

    "What you are witnessing here is aspergers made real"
    "Is that what makes my wee smell funny?"

  • @markmayonnaise1163
    @markmayonnaise1163 3 роки тому +37

    4:31
    "She's effectively saying you've given me the baby, now get in the back."
    Clarkson: ...🤣

    • @shitlordflytrap1078
      @shitlordflytrap1078 11 місяців тому

      I've rewatched this dozens of times and only now have I gotten the second meaning.

  • @OfficialArcDuke
    @OfficialArcDuke 2 роки тому +30

    May is a rare breed that remains infallibly original regardless of time, place and social climate.

  • @majesticfirebird2310
    @majesticfirebird2310 4 роки тому +62

    0:41 "tasting the mystery-" (BANG) "shut up" 😆🤣

  • @alexanderhill-cp8be
    @alexanderhill-cp8be 4 роки тому +177

    3:03 - 3:08 is such an underrated part i'm crying hahahaha

  • @tobos8909
    @tobos8909 4 роки тому +404

    Is he ever *not* iconic?

    • @benjcunningham143
      @benjcunningham143 4 роки тому

      Someone said it on the last video, youre forgiven for saying it here though as it is that true

    • @dangerdean9066
      @dangerdean9066 3 роки тому +2

      No

  • @jtcranger02
    @jtcranger02 4 роки тому +235

    How have I never seen him holding an MLP toy with a look of disgust?

    • @play_sports_and_read_books
      @play_sports_and_read_books 4 роки тому +3

      It's his most recent show with amazon :
      Our Man In Japan

    • @subtlerooster9265
      @subtlerooster9265  4 роки тому +26

      @@play_sports_and_read_books It's actually from "My Sister's Top Toys", but granted the setup is similar

    • @play_sports_and_read_books
      @play_sports_and_read_books 4 роки тому +2

      Regal Rooster is there such a show?
      Added to the watchlist

    • @play_sports_and_read_books
      @play_sports_and_read_books 4 роки тому +1

      Regal Rooster yeah, here is the episode too
      ua-cam.com/video/JVDXDUPlLXs/v-deo.html

    • @subtlerooster9265
      @subtlerooster9265  4 роки тому +3

      @@play_sports_and_read_books I think it might have been a one off special but yes, there was

  • @JoshSweetvale
    @JoshSweetvale 4 роки тому +69

    2:20 You can see the MGS exclaimation mark above Jeremy's head.
    5:05 And this is when James May got on my 'do *not* fuck with' list.

    • @JetFalcon710
      @JetFalcon710 2 роки тому +3

      Same here. On Top Gear, James pretends to be the most boring person alive, but when he's literally anywhere else, he's f--kin' awesome. I'd love to hang out with him tbh

    • @layonyatsu7203
      @layonyatsu7203 Рік тому +1

      "you dissapoint me ramsey" has too much power wth

  • @Lgs260495
    @Lgs260495 3 роки тому +59

    1:00 run for it, it's pervy.
    I want an HD clip of that.

  • @AaroMesa
    @AaroMesa 4 роки тому +52

    1:56
    His face absolutely kills me

  • @Sammie1053
    @Sammie1053 8 місяців тому +9

    I absolutely adore this man. Not a petrolhead, so I never watched much of Top Gear outside of clips, but James is a hero. Hammond is benign enough, though a bit too “TV” for my tastes, and Clarkson is Clarkson, for better or worse, but James is almost an aspirational figure. Quirky but confident, softspoken but sharp, simultaneously a cultured gentleman and a bumbling bloke. It’s hard to think of a single living human I would rather have a pint with

  • @mathewmcdonald5853
    @mathewmcdonald5853 3 роки тому +32

    Really wish the clip of him trying to light that WW2 nuclear missile with his pocket lighter was in this video. That is my all time favorite clip of James May.

    • @JetFalcon710
      @JetFalcon710 2 роки тому

      If that missile did actually go off, that would be the greatest final episode in history

  • @sbraypaynt
    @sbraypaynt Рік тому +8

    2:35
    Absolute king, zero pandering, completely relaxed not pressurised or insecure, doesn’t need to prove anything. Just boring conversation.

  • @JK-uj9hs
    @JK-uj9hs Рік тому +13

    "You disappoint me Ramsay." That was iconic for sure, honestly it was cool.

  • @kynamite1196
    @kynamite1196 3 роки тому +29

    I didn't actually appreciate how funny James actually is until I got older

  • @TheoMicouris
    @TheoMicouris 3 роки тому +74

    "do you speak english"
    "yep"
    "do you know where there is any beer?"
    "i dont know mate im just a mascot"
    "Thats Rich from production"

  • @JeanMarceaux
    @JeanMarceaux 3 роки тому +13

    Being able to say "You disappoint me, Ramsay" is a flex.
    Change my mind.

  • @salty_scvmbxg
    @salty_scvmbxg 2 роки тому +61

    “Like they did on their French holiday in 1939” gets me every time 😂😂

    • @rainman6090
      @rainman6090 Рік тому +2

      It's funny but it always slightly bothers me because Germany didn't enter France until 1940.

    • @derpasoruswrecks2773
      @derpasoruswrecks2773 9 місяців тому +1

      "Take the Third Riech" 😂

  • @benmeager7929
    @benmeager7929 4 роки тому +27

    Legend says James is still trying to swear beyond the watershed. “Your a fuuuuuuuuuuu...”

  • @cameron2348
    @cameron2348 4 роки тому +45

    The ending😂😂

  • @flambo170
    @flambo170 3 роки тому +10

    'You dissapoint me Ramsey' quite possibly the ballsiest sentence ever uttered

  • @Jo_Wardy
    @Jo_Wardy Рік тому +8

    He could literally fit in with any generation and feel cool and is.

  • @TheAmericanDane
    @TheAmericanDane 3 роки тому +7

    Simple, straight to the point, and as British a way to to put it as possible:
    “Hammond?”
    “Yes mate?”
    “May, bad luck”

  • @kittensofdeath4904
    @kittensofdeath4904 3 роки тому +12

    James may asking a mascot where he can find beer has to be the best thing I've seen in a while

  • @LeonBlack666
    @LeonBlack666 3 роки тому +11

    James may is the kind of old person we all aspire to become

  • @dlyonthescreen2657
    @dlyonthescreen2657 4 роки тому +14

    This man will be remembered

  • @LancerloverLL
    @LancerloverLL 3 роки тому +61

    "I liked the bit where James fell off the horse."
    - Jeremy Clarkson

  • @subtlerooster9265
    @subtlerooster9265  4 роки тому +146

    Since when did this bag itself half a million views

    • @bilyananikolova1459
      @bilyananikolova1459 4 роки тому +4

      People love Captain Slow, keep them coming! ❤️

    • @TotoGeenen
      @TotoGeenen 4 роки тому +2

      What's the song you used in the first few seconds of the video?

    • @francis3372
      @francis3372 4 роки тому

      hell yeah!

    • @JoshSweetvale
      @JoshSweetvale 4 роки тому +4

      It's a nonstop memeable moment stream. What were you expecting?!

    • @subtlerooster9265
      @subtlerooster9265  4 роки тому +2

      @@JoshSweetvale I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW

  • @endersteve3769
    @endersteve3769 3 роки тому +3

    ''Hammond? (yes mate?) May, Bad luck''
    -james May in the artic

  • @SuperHero1234123
    @SuperHero1234123 3 роки тому +5

    That Turn Indicator bit is absolutely peak comedy, in all sincerity. Brilliant.

  • @meatballg8655
    @meatballg8655 9 місяців тому +2

    james becoming an anime protagonist with the katana is one of my favourite unappreciated moments from him

  • @LRSNRCNG309
    @LRSNRCNG309 3 роки тому +11

    James may saying gordon "disappoints" him is so british 😂

  • @Septimus_ii
    @Septimus_ii 4 роки тому +13

    My favourite James May moment is his reaction to drinking the Bloody Awful cocktail on top gear

  • @thelandylad1022
    @thelandylad1022 4 роки тому +62

    This is the funniest thing ever.

  • @RubenSprng
    @RubenSprng 4 роки тому +7

    That ending was spot on

  • @lscf
    @lscf 3 роки тому +1

    I watch these James May being Iconic videos back to back at least 5 times a day

  • @zoinksss1372
    @zoinksss1372 3 роки тому +14

    3:09 don’t mind me I’m just leaving a time stamp for myself

    • @wwaxaww5090
      @wwaxaww5090 3 роки тому +1

      commenting so i have it as well

  • @_slickerzentertainment6397
    @_slickerzentertainment6397 3 роки тому +9

    1:32 “IS THAT GLOCK?”

  • @zicwarrs9729
    @zicwarrs9729 3 роки тому +10

    James: *Dying*
    Jeremy: “What if we used more of those bags of stones?”

  • @spdutahraptor777
    @spdutahraptor777 Рік тому +6

    That fall from the horse was more worrysome than iconic to be honest

  • @viggerlol
    @viggerlol 4 роки тому +9

    Lowkey the funniest out of the 3

  • @zanzibar4730
    @zanzibar4730 4 роки тому +11

    1:53 James, of the Hidden Leaf Village

  • @stephenhuntingford8816
    @stephenhuntingford8816 3 роки тому +9

    What's worse than stepping on a lego?
    A landmine.

  • @themomorain
    @themomorain 4 роки тому +35

    momorain
    4:12 They guy in the background :,D

  • @beeeennnnnnn
    @beeeennnnnnn 3 роки тому +1

    For some reason just the way he delivers "what does that mean?" Cracks me up something fierce

  • @TheoMicouris
    @TheoMicouris 4 роки тому +10

    0:35 the face he pulls

  • @oversteer_9339
    @oversteer_9339 3 роки тому

    Ive watched this so many times and it still pops up XD Golden

  • @LevonBlueoak
    @LevonBlueoak 2 роки тому +7

    even as a weeb, I agree with James on that restaurant being pervy. also, Our Man in Japan is awesome

  • @Pyr0nEx
    @Pyr0nEx 2 роки тому +4

    James is the only person that can say “You disappoint me, Ramsay.”

  • @mjak993
    @mjak993 4 роки тому +1

    Best of the bunch... such a legendary bloke.

  • @Bzorlan
    @Bzorlan 4 роки тому +4

    That ending is perfect

  • @clown-cult96
    @clown-cult96 3 роки тому +10

    I am absolutely here for Gen Z’s new appreciation of Top Gear, especially James.

  • @0viken0
    @0viken0 4 роки тому +33

    If is not the time when may won against clarkson and hammond is incomplete

  • @captainslow2883
    @captainslow2883 Рік тому +1

    The end is perfectly cut

  • @lizzy-wb5ii
    @lizzy-wb5ii 4 роки тому +2

    I actually love him so much

  • @ethanrobz4486
    @ethanrobz4486 4 роки тому +6

    Well done. Love ur vids keep it up. Great quality

  • @craigsmith9843
    @craigsmith9843 3 роки тому

    the master of understatement that can not be replaced.

  • @pretzelhugs3751
    @pretzelhugs3751 4 роки тому

    Thank you for this

  • @edvinkeskin8558
    @edvinkeskin8558 4 роки тому +11

    This is the kind of content the internet exists for

  • @meloche1syndrome
    @meloche1syndrome 4 роки тому +1

    James may is the best

  • @billyslaironair8860
    @billyslaironair8860 4 роки тому +18

    Just a normal day of the life of the rooster, top gear will never be the same btw

  • @jaredgorrell1108
    @jaredgorrell1108 2 роки тому +2

    The most iconic man... in the world.

  • @Igwanur
    @Igwanur 3 роки тому +7

    "You dissapoint me ramsey"

  • @iipinkfrxgyt395
    @iipinkfrxgyt395 4 роки тому +5

    *”u disappoint me, Ramsey..”*

  • @obi-wankenobi9743
    @obi-wankenobi9743 4 роки тому +5

    Jame May, Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson are the holy trinity

  • @adamputtergill
    @adamputtergill 4 роки тому +5

    Next video- James may being iconic for 7 minutes? I’m ready!

  • @craigturner8993
    @craigturner8993 4 роки тому +6

    James may is bloody hilarious 😂

  • @jv6miata
    @jv6miata 3 роки тому +4

    Growing up is realizing that James is more hilarious than our 12 year old selves thought

  • @idcgaming518
    @idcgaming518 8 місяців тому +2

    "What flavour is it?" James may, everyone. Autism incarnate. Sincerely, an Aspie.

  • @intorsusvolo7834
    @intorsusvolo7834 2 роки тому +3

    If he just waited for the yarn that would have been really clever.

  • @edwardbailey6986
    @edwardbailey6986 4 роки тому +6

    I now constantly say "Oh cock" when something goes wrong, thanks to James May 😂

  • @BIGGUY0683
    @BIGGUY0683 3 роки тому +2

    ‘Does that make my wee smell?’ I lost it there!

  • @timwilcox4972
    @timwilcox4972 4 роки тому +1

    He's quite simply brilliant

  • @matttondr9282
    @matttondr9282 Рік тому +4

    He dismissed Gordon so casually… well he had the right to since he beat him in the cooking challenge 😂