'Evil Genius' Father and His Three Children Disappear in New Zealand | Thomas Phillips Case Analysis
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- Опубліковано 2 тра 2024
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“A wool hat, which was stretched to the maximum.”
😭😭😭LOL
Had to have it custom made to fit an 👽.
Came here for this! Lol
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He does look like megamind, or a young Mr Burns from The Simpsons 😂
Hahahahahahahaha
"Hey big head, yeah I'm talking to you"!
I mean, his brain looks big, but is he really a genius if he ended up being covered by Dr Grande?
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Hahaha 😂
Well he's not in court
Oh it's big for sure; The problem is that it's smooth too.
Dr. Grande out here roastin 5-heads for lunch
He wasn't wearing a helmet. He painted his head black.
Good one. Did you come up with that off the top of your head?
Not diagnosing anyone here, but upon viewing Thomas Phillips' photograph I thought two things: a) autism occurs in a third of hydrocephalus cases and b) the cartoon, Pinky and the Brain that my kids loved to watch.
You read my 🧠
In addition to that, Megamind
The roasting in this video is just, superb. The two well timed big head jokes were unbelievable.
So unbelievable
And Dr Grande says them all without cracking a smile…just a quick, blink and you may miss it, lift of an eyebrow!
Dr. Grande's dark, deadpan humor is right up my alley.
I often joke around the same way and some people don't always know when I'm joking.
Either way, I get a laugh or a raised eyebrow.
That said, Dr. Grande never fails to be informative, educational and funny. He's great at breaking up the dark tones of a story with a bit of (masterfully executed) levity.
Also, that photo comparison between Tom and Megamind, combined with all the jokes was hilarious. 😆
He absolutely loves New Jersey.
@@spazmonkey3815 😂😂😂
Beautifully put. I was getting a kick out of the three more times Dr. Grande innocently worked the word- head- into the ensuing narrative.
He reminds me of old young sheldon. But not regular sheldon.
He's probably unable to laugh, anyways. And someone's just writing these gags for him, which he himself isn't even aware of. There had definitely been times before a funny Dr. Grandeur. "Just speculating..."
This is so unfair for the children. They deserve to be rescued. Heartbreaking.
I'm guessing that he was smart enough not to take the clot shot. If that's the case, then the children are better off with their father.
I dont trust men like this at all even if theyre fathers. I'm scared for his daughters. Maybe ive watched too much true crime and its warped my mind but its just how it is
The community is protecting them for a reason people. We have fkd up one sided laws in NZ that favour the mother.
@@drkimble7315 he already had custody what does this have to do with the mother? If she gets custody now because he oh I dunno committed armed robbery with his child, I hardly think that's messed up laws is it
He never had custody, he took off with them when the marriage ended. She never had a say.
I swear….if I was a criminal out in the world committing crimes…and I heard that Dr. Grande was on the case…. I’d just give up and I’d turn myself in!
I wouldn't turn myself in immediately. I'd wait till the YT vid was released with his deadpan, pithy comments.
Why? He's not an investigator
@@marcussmithwick6326 so….it’s just my way of saying he gets to the bottom of the case….and that his conclusions are pretty much spot on….
@@Cold_Hard_Truth well I’d probably get to hear some real good ones when he reviewed my case on the nightly news
@@marcussmithwick6326 I know he’s not. It was just a joke. I’m just saying he gets right to the point and seems to figure things out. He’s really smart.
"He was wearing a wool hat which was stretched to the maximum" Nice one Dr. Grande.
Might I add ,Tom seemed to often be "a head of things".
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He'll never be the head of a major corporation.
It's a shape that he never got ahead in life.
Here in NZ it is prohibited to report on family court matters, but I got the vibe the wife was challenging his custody of the children which motivated Tom ‘big head’ Phillips to disappear with them. The court and police have not shown themselves to be particularly competent in how they have dealt with these matters.
Yes I'm here in NZ too. It seemed to be fairly common knowledge that he had reason to believe he may lose custody. I am inclined to think that the police are not going hard to find them because they fear they may further endanger the children by doing so.
If you're the type that disappears with their children she was right to challenge the custody. He had every ability to choose another path faced with that challenge but he took both the lazy and dangerous way out. This situation was not caused by someone challenging someone else's custody, which happens every day
@@donnalouisemorrow I have quite strong views on it. That by denying the mother's right to access he is breaking the law, almost kidnapping. One day it will catch up on him and the legal repercussions will be interesting!
@@user-mc9qh9xc6v If police truly thinks so I’m pretty sure they are very wrong- because if there are substantial reasons he might loose custody then I doubt the children are emotionally, mentally and physically safe right now ….
Even more reason to take the search seriously 😢
Yeah an important missed detail, custody battles are a big thing here alot of shit mothers getting custody over great dads, that'll be why the community is behind him
You actually have such an impressive rate of uploading videos Dr. Grande!! Thank you so much for all the work you put in to this channel and all the informative and interesting content you put out. Your expert analysis is always engaging and enlightening for me to listen to and has been for years now!
Not hard when you are reading Wikipedia articles.
I'd like to see you upload content as high quality as Dr Grande "Ken", barbies boyfriend Goofy ahh name
Here here 🎉
@@Ken-fh4jc How bout going to university, then med school and then residency in the US to earn an MD, was that part hard? What have you done, Ken? Here’s a suggestion: Shut your mouth, or back up your talk and start posting your own videos. 🤷♂️
If what you claim were true, you would be the real loser here for not making a channel and doing the same thing because it’s (ostensibly) that easy. Of course…it’s not. You’re just telling lies. Obviously it takes a whole heck of a lot more than just surfing Wikipedia.
Reality is you just are being negative and no one else can know why because you’re behind a keyboard. I really don’t care though, stay salty if you want. 😂
@@Ken-fh4jc
You consult Wikipedia? Interesting. I believe Dr. Grande’s source is not Wikipedia. Could be he has inside sources in Law and Order and public records. Dr. Grande could have been an investigative journalist. He does know how to put a story together and he does know how to deliver, like no one can, in the Grande style of his own.
Dr Grande, if you're interested in covering NZ cases please cover the injustice around the tragic death of a child called "baby Ru" it provides a shocking insight into a subculture of terrible abuse and a legal system that seems to side with offenders present in New Zealand.
yeah, no one has been charged as far as i know for baby Ru's murder. How disgusting.
Or the Kahui twins
It is a dark, open secret
or how about the Green MP Lawyer who steals from shops
Please do!! Outraged at this case & the people in that house….nearly dated a dude who lives on the same street, very thankful I wasn’t around to be any closer to those cowards. Breaks my heart ):
Thomas took the term "egghead" to heart. Reminds me of a certain lab rat...
Or the aliens from Mars Attacks.
What are we going to do tonight Brain?
It's more like a lightbulb shape.
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Nah more like Megamind
2:40 - Audible laugh from me as I had just thought, upon seeing his photo, "Wow he's got a large head." I was NOT expecting your commentary to match my uncharitable thoughts. 😂
The side by side comparison to the blue evil genius pic did me in! 😂
How does he keep a straight face 😂
My mind also went straight to Megamind... I'm glad I wasn't the only one struggling to keep a straight face about it haha
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i can't believe it at first glance. I thought it was just optical distortion, the position of the camera was high and looking down his face.
His resemblance to Megamind is only skull deep. Megamind was a master of disguise & wouldn't rely on an overstretched bobblehat to keep him anonymised
wow.....what a total nerd, who doesn't get any sex, you must be if THAT bothers you.
I’m genuinely impressed with the pronunciation of the Māori place names.
Except I had to think a bit before I realised he was talking about Te Kuiti (the scene of the bank robbery). Otherwise yes, not bad.
Te Kuiti . . . Tea - koo - itty
True. But he struggles with Toowoomba.
He could get lost in his own thoughts.
you violated him with that thumbnail 😆
That cranium has it's own atmosphere!
And it's own zip code!!
It is like Sputnik… spherical but pointy in parts.
Time and space are truly warped in its vicinity...
2:45 👽 👀
Thank you so much, Dr. Grande!
The children need to be taken away and given a home where they can grow up NOT being bank robbers and felons.
The Megamind comparison is spot on!
So you'd support taking the children of gang members away too?
I think you missed the part when Dr Grande mentioned the children cannot be found. I wouldn't put too much stock into the NZ police identifying the dad as a bank robber. It sure is a pretty weird situation though, I'm sure Dr Grande will do a thorough analysis if they are found and have turned feral
Sounds like he's way aHEAD of the local police!
Will Farrell, the guy who voiced Megamind, would be impressed
Your attempt at humor should embarrass you.
Thanks for the heads up!
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Yall are ruthless 😂
I'm living in Hamilton NZ and can't believe this guy has evaded the police so long. Shameful effort by the cops who haven't applied enough pressure to the family helping Tom. The mother of the children deserves better.
His family know! And surely they are being watched...I can't believe it has taken this amount of time!
Dr. Grande, please analyze the case of Hannah Gutierrez Reed. Her lack of remorse makes me think she may have some sort of psychopathy.
I thought he did ?
OMG Dr, you're covering this!! I live in New Zealand and this case has become such a mystery in many ways, how he has avoided being found with 3 children
Pretty easy to avoid being found if no one is actually looking for you.
Holding up that globe must drive him crazy.
I don’t know how he can deliver his jokes with a straight face.
Canadians are known for deadpan humour. Maybe he spent time in Canada.
Like I mentioned in another comment… he does this without cracking a smile….just a quick, blink and you may miss it, lift of an eyebrow!
Watching this from New Zealand.
Thank you Dr Grande for covering this case.
It’s Grande time. ❤ Let’s go! ❤ Thank you, Dr. Grande, for bringing us so many interesting and informative cases every day. ❤❤ We always look forward to them. ❤
His head makes him look like one of those green dudes from the original Star Trek series😂
If they're the big brained aliens I'm thinking of I believe they're white or gray. They're called the Talosian. But I'm sure there are a green species as well lol.
He looks like the aliens from the very first episode if you ask me
A Talosian, actually, from TOS 2 part pilot episode...
@@pedroh.ferraz511 they're iconic because I think they were shown at the end of the credits after every show (if I am remembering correctly)
Dr.Grande you are right-the kids wellbeing should be priority for authorities.They need to find them regardless what...
Obviously this man don't have any maturity and most likely is craizy.
Thank you for your great work
Maverick's mullet haircut is a crime in and of itself.
I look for you each & every day, Dr. Grande! You are like that cup of coffee, I must have!🎉
Thomas Phillips walks into a clothing store: "Can I get a size 14?"
Employee: "Shoes?"
Thomas Phillips: "No, hat."
To be fair... I've been living in New Zealand for the whole time and haven't heard of this story until now. I don't engage with new media here, because it sucks.
Savage thumbnail Doc. I love it!
That head and joke, funny! I've seen his pic before, hard to believe anyone has that shape🙄Great breakdown & analysis for us of another strange case. Thanks Dr G😊🧡🤍
The general consensus is that since Tom lost custody to his kids, he wasn't and isn't willing to let the drug addicted Mother take them so he has taken to hiding with them. The town know of her issues hence the idea that he is receiving help from those in his hometown to stay hidden.
It'd be difficult to get a search warrant for every single house down there all at once....
I wondered what the other side of the story was.
How do you know she's a drug addict? Also, how do you know that having a parent who uses drugs is worse than having a parent that refuses to let you get an education and grooms you to be a violent criminal?
TIL if you park your car near a field with cows and watch a video on UA-cam, the cows will come over to you to listen to the soothing tones of Dr. Grande analyzing a situation like this. I wish I could share the photo. They started to leave when I had to pause the video to get a photo and calmed down when I started it again. lol!
As a kiwi , this is one strange story . For sure his family are protecting him . Feel for the kids ❤
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I know exactly what youre going to say for the first 20 seconds but i still watch it each time lmao
Dr.Grande have you received a u tube trophy yet?I hope you have.
I was wondering the same thing!!! He must have!
I live in the area where this is happening. I don't think it's fair to say the police are "apathetic." There have been appeals to the public, and extensive coverage of the sightings. Further, it's been reported that technology like cameras that can identify heat sources like people have been used to try to find the family in the bush. But the area they may be hiding in is extensive, and there are numerous caves in the region. So they could be there, but no heat signature detected if they're in a cave. I guess they also have to think about the well-being of the children and potential risks if he's got an "If I can't have them all to myself in the woods, no one can have them" mindset. And yes, there are some feral people and feral families who make it hard to get information, before during or after a crime being committed.
Prayers for the Safe Return of the Children!🙏🙏🙏🙏💔💔💔💔
Who is listening to the prayers, and what action should they take?
Interesting story I'd never heard.
I do take exception, however, to making light of his physical appearance- particularly bone structure, which is something none of us have any control over. Consider that there might be viewers who either have similar features, or even more pronounced- but also they might have children with similar features. It's really insensitive to make fun of people in this way, no matter how 'subtle' you might be making it. Moreover, there might be some of these people who really struggle w/ self-image because of years of teasing- & you further damage them. These days, for myriad reasons, a lot of people are just hanging on by a thread. It would really be sad for one of them to inadvertently stumble into this backhanded abuse. Message: you're smart enough to inject humor (which is non-essential to this story anyway) without taking cheap shots. C'mon Dr. Grande!
Lastly, it's particularly a poignant thought that the people protecting him might dislike or despise the police MORE than they do a criminal who is possibly endangering 3 children. I wonder how much of this resentment has to do w/ the way New Zealanders were treated by police during the PLANdemic?
People don't like fake charity. I laughed and felt refreshed as Dr. Grandes sense of dry wit is not offensive. He's quite good at it. As a minor league big head, I felt a life time reprieve from being an oddity by viewing this story, laughing at the humor and accepting this real person as they are. A mind is a terrible thing to waste. I have greater sentiment for their predicament, whatever it is and because of it wish all involved well. I'd hate to be so tight that everyone in my path was an impediment. Take a deep breath.
@@reavanante2160 I'm no super-sensitive; however, I am a prick to the callous. Make a great day.
@@reavanante2160 You're only minor league. It doesn't count.
Thanks for covering this Dr Grande!
There was a vast expanse to cover in this one.
Always interesting
Thank you❤
This is in my country. Because he has custody of the children the police have done virtually nothing. It's disgusting. There is no doubt someone else is helping him. Probably family.
As an aside: the community aren't that happy with him. A lot of them turned out for the first search.
Obviously the alien mothership returned to pick him up.
What are police to do, sounds like they should detain multiple family members. the family is protecting a felon and directly hurting the children.
@johnrieley1404 NZ police can be really bad sometimes. Right as I comment this there's three people roaming free after a baby in their care was killed, police keep saying "not enough evidence" and there's been a number of times when the family of kids hurt/killed in their homes just won't speak to police so no one's ever arrested or charged.
@@AmonAnon-vw3hr I appreciate your comment, and having been railroaded by police in criminal court (stupidly I did not follow judge's advice to get a lawyer, I had no money), and having been a child protective services abuse investigator, I see complexity. I say, enabling is bad period. I think, in the end, it is our feeble Western politics that is behind this, punishment in some ways is a thing of the past in the U.S. People steal thousands of dollars of merchandise, arrested, the next morning let out of jail by a woke judge under woke law. Violence is becoming ordinary, and what, the judge lets you go back to the community after you have seriously hurt someone else in the family or a stranger, putting them into hospital and changing their life forever, physically and mentally.
Thank you again Dr. Grande 🙏
Love the content. 💯👍
This sincerely makes me want to move to New Zealand, everyone there sounds so kind ❤
I'm in New Zealand Dr.Grande. It's been a very sad and frustrating case. People just want to see the children out safely. You did well with the Maori pronounciation.
The town where the robbery was is "Tee Koo-Wit-ee".
That's not the correct pronunciation either.
Always interesting
Thank you ❤
Imagine ending up in a Dr. Grande video with "megamind mystery" in the thumbnail…
Hi Dr. Grande, excellent analysis. As always I learn something new from your videos.
Cool to have a case closer to home! I remember watching this on the news
Ticked by Dr Grande driving to work today. Of course i only listened while driving and had to replay to see the Head once i arrived!
How did Tom keep getting such a big head start on authorities?
COMPLETELY agree with you Dr. Grande!!! Wise as always.
Your jokes are a head above the rest Dr Grande ❤
Tom looks like he’s stuck on that one filter we’ve all used where it sucks in your face and makes your forehead ginormous.
I feel bad for his mom that gave birth to him.
Hahahaha
C-section fer sure...
Ouch!
Must have been a WIDE birth…
Prayers the children 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
Why in god's name would they charge him with wasting the money. He's not the one who called them.
The way he staged his first disappearance raised concerns re his and his kids' safety. It was as though he wanted to give the idea there had been some sort of accident that had wiped them all out and that they were all drowned for example. All he had to do was tell someone he was taking the kids and going bush, and that they were all safe.
@@kaz1015 That's your speculation. You have no idea what he was thinking. Maybe he didn't want to tell everyone where he was. If he was disconnected, he might not have even known the search was happening.
Sharp as always, thank you for the informed analysis Dr.,, I was going to go with Mekon, but this works too hahaha.
There must have been a lot going on in his head
You have to know NZ he probably just wants to disappear, I completely understand his thinking
Him disappearing is fine. Him disappearing three kids, denying them an education, isolating them from society, and grooming them to be violent criminals, is not fine.
I saw what you did with that thumbnail, Dr. Grande. And I thank you for it 😂
Fascinating situation Hello from Uk
Best not to pick on people's physical characteristics. But yes, very strange case. We (in NZ) havn't heard much about it recently so we don't know what is going on. Presumably the police or relatives know what is going on.
I haven't watched this yet but I'm glad you cover it. Its interesting to me that someone managers to live of this land unnoticed.
Right when I saw the photo, I knew where this was heading.
I'm soooo glad you mentioned that Megamind dome 🤣🤣😍
Dr Grande you are a master at analysis with humor. 😂😂😂
Thank you for pointing out the complete ineptitude of the New Zealand Police.
Their history of monumental cock up's is legendary.
Thanks for the upload after I did a major grocery shopping expedition, Dr. Grande! Your true fans love your humor and sarcasm. April 17 is Malbec World Day, Ford Mustang Day, National Cheeseball Day, Bat Appreciation Day, Herbalist Day, Nothing Like A Dame Day, Blah Blah Blah Day, International Haiku Poetry Day, Daffy Duck's Birthday, Petunia Pig's Birthday, and World Hemophilia Day.
You're funny, Dr. G. He does have a rather large skull. Remember the 80s band, Big Head Todd and the Monsters? Came to mind first thing when I saw "Big Head Tom!" Thanks for a funny and entertaining story!
This episode was a head above the rest
A.) NICE shirt Dr. G.
B.) I shall not disclose how many times I had to do a wee bit of a rewind to laugh again at your commentary.
C.) Dr. Grande for President ⭐️😉
I looove your shirt❤
Good 🌆🌌🌠🌵🪴🍀 evening, Dr. Grande! How was your day? Good, I hope! Thank You!
❤🎉Congrats on 1.43! Great podcast today! Guys always look so sharp in pink! ❤
Real life 'Hunt for the Wilderpeople' story...I'm sure he's telling his kids they're on a mission just like the kiwi film.
There was something about him on the news here 2 or 3 months ago when someone saw him committing a crime. The TV reporter asked the witness if he was sure it was Phillips and the witness said something along the lines of, "you couldn't mistake a head like that!".
“Some have argued that given the size of Toms head, a lot of space would have been required to clear it. Perhaps he was telling the truth.”
I never knew that I would get so much enjoyment out of your brand of giving a read😂 it’s gotten to the point where you crack me up pretty much every single episode🤣
He should be known as Head Kelly, NZ's version of Australia's Ned Kelly.
Taking his Child to commit Crimes??!!
I can’t help wondering what Tom would look like, wearing a large Stetson hat.
Don’t let it all go to your head, Tom~.
"Some argued that, given the size of his head, a lot of space would have been required to clear it" 😭
his head reminds me of an Alien I once seen in a Star Trek episode. The Menagerie I think it was called.
The police can't find him because he's always ahead.
The "evil genius" dad had a funny head shape, he must have read at least eight books a day to achieve his expanding brain and huge head.
My ribs hurt!! Can’t finish the video oh no man! Dr Grande ur funny man!
Tom is messing up his kids for life.
Wot in the "Hydrocephalus Fail" is THIS❗❗⁉️🧟♂️🤯...👀🤷🏾♀️😱⁉️
Please cover the case of the old man who killed the uber driver.
@ the 20th hour since a new Dr. G video I begin to get a strange sensation of nervousness. I start checking in every so often! Will it come now? How bout now? This is in no way a criticism but much more a testimonial!
Based on the thumbnail photo, he's obviously a genius. Even Einstein didn't have a head that big. Is that guy even from our *planet?!*
Hydrocephalous doesn’t make you smarter. Often quiet the opposite
His head is as disturbed as him 🙄😂
😭😭 You did that man so dirty omg
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