TANKMEN Series History + creator interview (JohnnyUtah) // Flashlight
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Tankmen is a foundational series in Newgrounds' history. Starting out as only a logo for the site, it has come to be so much more. Learn about the development of that series, it's wild history of parodies, the current state of Tankmen, and how this is all being launched back into the mainstream thanks to Friday Night Funkin'!
Week 7 with the Tankmen is live with a timed exclusive on Newgrounds now!
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Background music
Mermelada Suave by Fionnhodgson ♪ www.newgrounds.com/audio/list...
TANKMEN Theme by Arbiter ♫ www.newgrounds.com/audio/list...
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Let's Play channel ► / 2leftthumbs - Фільми й анімація
Curious to see more videos in this style, exploring the history of flash games and series? Here is a link to the full Flashlight playlist.
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C0ck joek
nice
It feels so weird hearing the 2 failed ughs, then the perfect "UGH", and then right back to a poopy one.
The second one wasn’t bad, just not quite right
Yeah... UGH!
that third UGH has become iconic
@@dizzy-tuesday297 blocked (trains or whatever tf u r)
@@JustAnAverageGuy5731bro what 💀
It's great how FNF is bringing all these old characters back in the limelight.
@I keep getting wooshed nobody thinks that.
@@CloutKamui trust me a lot do
@@CloutKamui some people do
@@jivehornet90833 source: trust me bro
@I keep getting wooshed uh ohhh
Newgrounds = national treasure.
Humanity treasure*
I think newgronds should compete against UA-cam since it's actually targeted towards older audiences and tho flash dead there was little to no usage of it on new grounds anyway and newgronds is well known now there are a few problems such as needing a lot of money and other inconveniences
international treasure*
Universe
@@dave2051 nah they’ll lose if they try to compete against UA-cam. UA-cam just has more users overall.
It's really pretty inspiring to see how far Newgrounds as a whole has come
Indeed
I like to snoop through people’s subscriptions....and I like what I see
Im glad people still know what nitw is
nice Mae pfp
Ok
My favorite quote from any of the episodes is,
“My panties are kind of in a twist because it’s my birthday and you forgot.”
“Oh, I didn’t forget, I just don’t care.”
Same 😂
"you son of a gun" 🤣
"you black and white son of a gun"
“ *oh you black and white son of a gun* “
Same
Came for the obvious, was quickly mind-blown by the NG deep lore. The Cassandra bit is now stuck in my head
I unironically think a Newgrounds iceberg would be a cool idea, and a good excuse to collab with cool people
It's something I've thought about briefly.
I think there is some really crazy stories on the BBS and such. But I feel that I'm not familiar enough with a lot of that to do it justice. I won't rule it out. But my focus will remain on character/series/developer histories for now
@@2leftthumbs Fair enough, after all individual people are messy. But if you ever cover one, Piconjo should be it.
I feel a strong need to keep going on, but instead I'll just say. If you do it, get in contact with BluShades, and maybe Bedhead Bernie
The OG NG crew are very open to talk about stuff. The Spirit Science Guy started on Newgrounds lol
It's insane that you got jeff for this video, he's usually so busy with his daily angryjoe marathons
Really? I heard he never shuts up about Markiplier. Has his videos on a 24 hour loop in the Newgrounds office and it drives Tom crazy.
Loser FNF commentors vs chad oneyplays commentors
CURSE THIS METAPHORICAL ANCHOR
Even tho i started to truly knew Tankmen cuz of FNF, as most people, i kind of knew him with these website that just steal flash games
I always saw Tankmen in the intros but never knew who he truly was, but it doesn't really MATTER how you knew him. We all know he is a goddamn legend.
True lmao. I live in a non English-speaking country so I'd get all my games from other sites. Played a bunch of Newgrounds classics like Dad N' Me and the Henry Stickmin games there but I never knew that Tankman was more than a logo. I only found out about the Tankmen videos recently when I was looking through Flashpoint for animations.
Nevertheless, it doesn't matter if you knew who he is or what is his origin, most people who saw him will remember it for the rest of their lives.
I have played some games in Newgrounds in the past and seen the logo of Tankman, but I never knew there was an entire series.
Same here
I only got fully introduced to tanoman from week 7 but I did some proper research I liked normal tankman
Same here for me. I only knew him as a logo for newgrounds
Hey Graeme
Did Jeff ever tell you about the time where one morning, he woke up and after he saw his own reflection, he fell in love with it?
He’d often cover his big beautiful lips in lipstick, put on women’s clothing and talk to himself in the most Marge Simpson-esque voice he could manage. I only mention this because I once met him at a convention and he wouldn’t stop telling my friends and I about it.
He also mentioned some new Sonic animations while insisting something along the lines of “Sonic’s arms will be the right colour this time” (?) and how much reddit gold he’d invested in that week.
We were gonna ask him about Nightmare Cops, but before we could, he started making motorbike noises with his mouth and getting spit all over his Smurf shirt while running away.
We saw him again later that day where he wouldn’t stop hassling people in the other stalls about how much he loves AngryJoe and the “Kickassia” tattoo he was getting, whatever that means.
Anyway, thanks for all your hard work, man.
Keep up the cool vids. :)
Huh, never knew about that, I didn’t need to either, but it’s funny nonetheless
I'm not sure what to make of any of this. Is it some copypasta I've never seen?
If not, it should be
Its a series of jokes in reference to jokes made about jeff, like him having huge lips and being obsessed with them, or when he dressed as a smurf for halloween as a child, but the photo of it just looks like him in blackface with a smurf shirt.
@@2leftthumbs just listen to sleepy cabin and oneyplays episodes featuring Jeff and you'll understand.
Of course RoachDoggJr
Tankman is also in the indie smash game fraymakers as an assist, I do hope more flash/newground characters do get added into fraymakers, either as an assist or an actual character
Luckily with character mods, we can potentially see a whole Newgrounds roster in that game!!
@@2leftthumbs I want to make Hank/Pico/ or Alien Hominid for Rivals or even frat tools
@@nikblur130 Newgrounds Rumble
@@nikblur130 It exists! It's called Newgrounds Rumble :)
@@2leftthumbs assuming that they get made there before they do in rivals of aether. hopefully fraymakers will bring daniel fornaniel's masterpiece a bit more attention. (yes i know his name is dan fornace, but the rivals community calls him daniel fornaniel as a joke)
"Should've used the Pythagorean Theorem, bitch" is my favorite line in the series
Me too
I love that they used Jeff's iconic catchphrase: ugh...
Yeh
The 3 GodFathers of Newgrounds
Pico's School
Madness Combat
Tankman
That is correct
@@alejjtheninja5803 I think fnf would be one of the many kids
Eddsworld
@@liviwaslost nah not true, but its ok
@@vollithe it was pretty popular.
Expected : ugh
Reality: TITANIC PART 2
@@shotgunner2039 ok
It must stink to hate fun
@@shotgunner2039 i understand since they draw "Weird" things immediately
@@justsomerando4905 monster is original
@@justsomerando4905
People don't know everything, what do you expect
Tankmen only had four episodes, but it will always be one of my favorite animations. I'm now 32 and every time I change workplace I introduce tankmen to everyone, so I can have same style of humour.
The fact 2 left thumbs supports scrabdackle even if he gets no benefit is wholesome.
jake is a great guy, and I was very happy to play a role in hyping up his Kickstarter!
Anyone else talking about how Pico literally goes rocket racoon on all of tankman's teammates during the last week 7 song?
"You guys are wasting your time. I'll never talk!" "Yeah right bitch you see evan over there, that's how we found him after you were finished with him. You guys think we wouldn't get ideas of out own? We'll start with the nutgrinder, the deballantor, and my favorite the stick." *laughs maniacally*
A classic
Wh. What's the stick
Evan ded
@@robinbaduce9903 it's exactly what it sounds like
@@BloodyMaryLPS1112 it literally is
My favorite part about these Newgrounds history videos is that it feels like going through a triple A game backstory on how they were made but these were just made by a bunch of adults
There's always a tank logo in Newgrounds whenever I played a game yet I don't know who the Tankmen are until now. Honestly, these guys are pretty interesting.
Armor Games, Kongregate, and Newgrounds are the three horsemen of Flash player.
This is very true
Don't forget StickPage! :(
True fact, but don't forget StickPage and Free Online Games too.
@@PedroJaimeCostaPereira Let's also not forget about Coolmath Games!
Yeah, there were many websites such as these, though the big three were definitely those. I'm not sure which site would be the fourth, though, to round it up. Perhaps miniclip, though I feel there's not many sites that ever got as big as NG, KG or AG.
This is the last piece of the "old internet": An internet not that family friendly, yet more interesting than now
And free-er to express one's self, creatively.
@@shadyday2122 on surface level now is more expected to be politically correct, but under that there are a ton of genuine creeps peddling content much more disturbing than anything from that era.
This is why I love video games, people coming together and working with all there heart and soul in it with a fiery passion and creating something legendary
my favorite joke is from Tankmen .5, the exchange
"Sorry, my mom told me not to talk to assholes"
"*gasp*"
"Move, asshole! I'll do the talking"
its a pretty simple joke on paper but its executed so well that it cracks me up every time
Mine is from tank men infinity which is, " if I wasn't holding my gun right now, I'd be holding my GUN right now"
-TANKMEN
-BOYFRIEND
-HENRY STICKMIN
i think im obsessed with newground characters
As we all should be!
Yameen pico
Lol I did not know this
It's awesome how FNF is a true love letter to this era of NG content. Like with first adding Pico and Now Tank man. And even more Flash kings in the backround of the Christmas mall level. like Meatboy and Henry stickmin were a few i spotted.
Holy crap the professionalism on this video is insane good job!
Maybe do madness combat next?
I actually did a Madness one a few years back!
But it was super rushed, and I always felt it could have been done much better. The hope it to revisit that later this year alongside "Madness Day"
@@2leftthumbs thanks for responding! your videos always succeed in making me smile.
also id say go for it!
i just got into madness and im excited to see what you come up with
22:26 the timing of the music and animation onscreen are perfect 10/10
Damn fnf is really bringing some awesome series back into the spotlight.
I didn’t really know about tank man past ‘the guy in the new grounds logo’ but now I know that tankman appearing in FNF is kinda like Banjo&kazooie getting in smash, an incredibly old character who was incredibly big in their time getting in a new big thing
*Friday Night Funkin’ is singlehandedly bringing back the glory these Newgrounds icons once had.*
High Quality Ugh Man yeah?
tankmen and fnf got me into Newgrounds :)
i just love the tankmen's designs and the charm of the series.
u that some person who amde the tankgirl video
Same words
same.
How have I never heard of Tankmen until now?? I've just watched it and damn I'm in love?
22:26 If you pay attention you'll know that at this point at the episode steve says "ugh" and the song in the background matches up with it perfectly.
22:26 that "UGH" synced so well with steve XD
steve also said "ugh" in that clip you saw in the timestamp
What confuses me is that there is definitely that one person who thinks Friday night funkin isn't from newgrounds
I did for a been when I wasn’t quite familiar with new grounds and thought it was down for years lol
@@SemiCommma Wow sad.
There's nothing that warms my heart like Jeff's laugh.
5:28 I will NEVER forget the seasonal ones so nostalgic
Thank u so much for doing this vid it brings things back to a simpler time!
My pleasure!
anybody remember alien hominid? one of newgrounds' first games on console?
I only remember it only cause of castle crashers
ins't alien hominid from behemoth?
@@batatolol9867 It was made by Tom Fulp and Dan Paladin who created The Behemoth to make Alien Hominid a full game. It was originally a short flash game on newgrounds
@@Beansman-gp3ws ooooh cool
Don't miss your chance to back Scrabdackle! There's only a few days left
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isnt there not an e at the end of the name ???
@@megagamer8705 That was just for the Among Us video, because the character limited maxed out.
It was ScrabdackL, to be read as Scrabdack-EL. Which was the closest I could come to representing Scrabdackle haha
@@2leftthumbs ahh okay cool
i think i like that one better lol
I think you're sponsored.
23:05 I love how you just KNOW which one it was.
I watched Tankmen back when I was a lot younger so to see it again is getting me all oddly nostalgic.
While never particularly connected to Newgrounds, I used to love playing online games, and I'm loving the simple, dry humor and freedom I'm seeing now with Newgrounds's comeback! I'm definitely gonna be looking at the site more now.
Newgrounds: the greatest thing to grace the universe
Huh, interesting. Ppl behind Newgrounds are one of the most passionate, talented ppl I've ever seen and I respect that deeply. Makes me want to be part of this community one day.
learning that the NG logo was inspired by KMFDM is pretty cool i never would've known that is was without this vid . KMFDM is such a good band definitely one of my favorites
Loving week 7
0:25 THAT'S MY GAME! GUN KNIGHT, IN THE BANNER! :D
That aside, I want to hear more about Nightmare Cops.
Cool
Although the inclusion of the Tankman in fnf has gotten me more interested into him, plus my discovery of the classic series. I allways knew him from playing flash games with began with his logo, AKA stolen from Newgrounds. But for some reason I allways knew the games were gonna be good when they had that logo. Seriously.
The "stolen" concept is interesting. Because some of them would have been. But largely is was kind of like the Flash equivalent of a publisher. Developers benefitted from their games being shared around!
I really gotta make that video on how Flash game monetization used to work lol
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@@2leftthumbs Huh, your right! I agree. I don't think i would call that "stolen" anymore. Amazing video by the way! Really liked it.
I can’t wait for Brad Borne to put some work into making Fancy Pants Man in Friday Night Funkin’
3:15 what it says: Acknowledgment FOR THE MILTEILD
Dam this is really what i needed, i'm completely noob to all of this newgrounds stuff and i have so much catching up to do. i'm so glad fnf introduced me to this entire new to me side of the internet. great video, appreciate all the work u put into it bruh xo
This is my first info about tankmen and watching the series after this I just wanna thank you
I was born in 2008 (I’m 14), But sometimes I really really wish I was born before that so I could experience the peak of what the world was like back then. My generation had those little IPod touches that died really quickly and those rubber band animal bracelets from what I remember, But I do wish I could truly experience what the world and the Internet in 2000-2007 was like. Luckily today, I can get a glimpse of that! I’m the same teenager laughing at a newgrounds skit, just in a different generation! The Internet never really ceases to amaze me and I’m glad I found tankman and newgrounds.
Also, I love at 14 I can already experience nostalgia because of how much the world is progressing. The old Instagram logo and 2010-2016 pop songs are really nostalgic for me.
He should make TANKMEN into a comic.
Tank man is the Newgrounds person Everyone KNOWS
Omg that guy from FnF rIgHt??? uGh UgH the tank man from fnf who say uGH
@@-TheLegendHimself- wOaH
Then what about Pico?
@@ricestrange Well Pico Also is but he’s not the (KING) of Newgrounds Pico was born in 1990s
I remember being very young and coming home from school to watch the tankman series multiple times. I never understood anything but I still found it funny, I haven't been on NG in a long time now but I wanna make an account and start going back again, I'm glad other people are finding out about NG and checking it out now :)
I watched the tankmen series a while ago but this was very helpful to get the full story
I feel like I seen this channel before, yet it feels so charmingly nostalgic but fantastic
I miss the tankmen series😭
Wait that statue had the castle crashers knights. Does that mean... TANKMEN takes place in the same universe as Castle Crashers?
There is one thing I like about Newgrounds, which is that they still support Flash games, but in a different way. Instead of just dropping support, like so many pages did, did one person actually develop a software that allows running flash games on newer browsers, essentially allowing to preserve the games that existed for so long.
Some people just don't get how much NG influenced the modern internet today, especially with what games came from there originally.
I want an ugh remix where every note the tankman sings is an ugh except for the ugh itself, that would be a normal note
Thanks for the great interview!
22:26 The timing of "Ugh" in the song with the "ugh" from Tankmen .5 is a really nice touch
23:06 now this a perfect ugh
i meen that's not this man im dumb
I’m still holding out on the idea that on the last song of week 7 of FNF, a giant chicken will crush him
Sorry bro
Nah, but at least Pico’s there shooting down tankmen from both sides, so we have him.
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So nice to see that the art for the iconic logo was inspired by my favourite band! It always reminded me of BRUTE!'s art and I'm glad to see it be a direct inspiration :)
I even got a commission from Aidan Hughes (BRUTE! himself) a while ago after I added him on Facebook. Next up is to get Käp'n K (KMFDM's frontman) to sign the print I made of it lol
what a conicadence i was just watching tank man so meow
cat moment
I’ve always loved the tankmen design since I was a little kid. Would always spam the no profile tankmen as my profile pic for school.
Honestly after watching a compilation of all the Tankmen Animations they didn't even feel that dated to me, not even in terms of writing.
I genuinely find them to be very well made cartoons. 👍
Ah yes, the iconic Johnny Utah "ugh"
"IM GONNA BE A DAAD IM GONNA BE A DAAAD" *shoots* "Not anymore"
God watching these videos makes me so nostalgic for Tankman and Newground as a whole I watched Newgrounds when I was only 8 Years old and god I love that this stupid dumb site that I still loved and shaped my childhood is still strong and kicking. Long live Newgrounds!
when Phantom Arcade leaked the next week friday night funkin.
Everyone: TANK MAN
24:29 experience tankquility
April 11th: video uploaded
April 18th: Tankman now inFriday Night Funkin' Week 7 (it crashed Newgrounds)
Today (April 19th): Video gets recommended
Wow.
I'm glad I'm not the only one that still quotes tankmen. Thank you JohnnyUtah.
Now this is good content right here folks
I never really found out about Newgrounds until in recent years ago I’ve been wanting to learn more about its character and history.
I was 5/6 when I watched new grounds sweet memories and I even watched tankman have a vivid memory of it soo as a thanks for building the blocks that made me an a animator thanks
I feel someone needs to continues the series for him
I'm excited for an episode on Madness Combat!
I keep coming back to this because I FEEL LIKE THIS WAS A PROPHECY BC I FOUND THIS VIDEO BEFORE I DISCOVERED KMFDM LATER THAT SAME YEAR 😭
Didn't know I missed Tankmen so much.
I love how tank man is so funny that I can only hear parts of the episodes and still laugh my ass off 🤣
if it's true that tankmen 2.5 and 3 can/would come out in the near future then I'll be so damn hyped I'll take anything JohnnyUtah throw at me
18:07 and 8:51 Don't mind this, this is here for me to replay over and over again bc I love it.
Everyone thought Newgrounds will be doomed when flash dies, but it went renaissance instead!
Love how I got a flashlight ad under this.
Why do i have old UA-cam flashback when i watch your vids
As much as I love Tankmen series nothing can beat BITEY my absolute favorite series and I can’t wait for its return
You can't lie you like the ugh sound
I feel bad I missed the height of Newgrounds I didn't even know about it until college
That's just wholesome
Hey I did a play through on Scrabdackle and I’m just starting to edit it, Good game
Ive poked around Newgrounds a bit as a child but didnt really know what it was all about for me?
Was it like CartoonNetwork.com? Some website to play Flashgames? or perhaps something a bit of a mashup.
Seeing this video helped me realize that NG has its own unique style that no other website does. I appreciate it