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  • Опубліковано 31 сер 2009
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    'E-Mom' Gloria Bianco shows Jim and Tracy how geographical distance is no longer a roadblock to shamelessly interfering with the lives of your children.
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  • @tricityladytn
    @tricityladytn 6 років тому +3596

    "Now the only excuse for not knowing every detail of your child's life is having a life of your own." I see what you did there, Jim!

  • @edmundcatlinmusic
    @edmundcatlinmusic 9 років тому +3144

    I bet Onion bloopers are worth their weight in gold.

  • @VultRoos
    @VultRoos 6 років тому +1669

    Omg the onion predicted kids leaving Facebook and why

    • @eatmyhole9677
      @eatmyhole9677 5 років тому +108

      you're crazy kids love pretending to give a fuck about their family's riveting pilgrimage to costco last weekend.

    • @sinsoftheswamp8346
      @sinsoftheswamp8346 4 роки тому +67

      @@eatmyhole9677 I love seeing grandmas rascim

    • @gordonf5553
      @gordonf5553 4 роки тому +8

      @@sinsoftheswamp8346 same

    • @ans.5364
      @ans.5364 3 роки тому +1

      miýwêýihtâkosiw Mahihkan
      Hey you okay?

    • @StillGamingTM
      @StillGamingTM Рік тому

      The foresight of the Onion is getting spooky!

  • @jimmyredd
    @jimmyredd 6 років тому +876

    "Get your glasses ready because we're gonna interview a war widow in 3D"
    lmao good lord

    • @andeven1
      @andeven1 5 років тому +26

      get your glasses out!

    • @GTA5Player1
      @GTA5Player1 4 роки тому +7

      Remember when 3D was a thing? Damn...

    • @LuizAlexPhoenix
      @LuizAlexPhoenix 3 роки тому +5

      @@GTA5Player1 Yeah, nowadays I just live in 2D.

  • @cparks2716
    @cparks2716 10 років тому +1523

    "Just spell everything wrong and swear alot". So true.

  • @GleeChan
    @GleeChan 10 років тому +855

    I had to pause this video like 3 times to read all the comments and tweets Jeff's mom left. lol

    • @shockcannoli122
      @shockcannoli122 4 роки тому +70

      Bro I woulda don that 2 but i remenbered i sholdnt looc at skreens 2 long

    • @ouaispasmal
      @ouaispasmal 4 роки тому +34

      yea dint lok at screenz to long bro totallly messes wit i-site, so not cool :(

    • @kentcyclist
      @kentcyclist 4 роки тому +2

      Me 2

    • @yossarian1633
      @yossarian1633 4 роки тому +2

      Me too, it was worth it.

    • @maggus_1
      @maggus_1 3 роки тому +19

      Bro yoo should driv slow cos pollice cant give yu a tickey

  • @GreenLightMe
    @GreenLightMe 11 років тому +177

    she made him check his tire pressure, lol

  • @everystar15
    @everystar15 11 років тому +1139

    It's really sad how this is supposed to be a joke yet my mom is actually like this. No exaggeration.

    • @cabreram.4734
      @cabreram.4734 6 років тому +18

      everystar15 how are things playing out?

    • @fabclark123
      @fabclark123 5 років тому +16

      update plz

    • @ivanpecenica1029
      @ivanpecenica1029 4 роки тому +60

      Same. Mine stalks both my younger sister and me. Mine even called and texted my friends, when i havent been online for a day or 2, because she panicked looool

    • @tyjo5624
      @tyjo5624 3 роки тому +1

      Oh my god you are the mom all along

    • @LuizAlexPhoenix
      @LuizAlexPhoenix 3 роки тому +13

      OP has had this account taken and it was the mom! Run before she does it to you.

  • @Moonpies
    @Moonpies 15 років тому +41

    Freeze the screen during the Twitter pages and it's priceless how E-Mom sends subtle messages for Jeff to check his tire pressure, visit his mom, and dump Jenny.

  • @HadaCakraningrat
    @HadaCakraningrat 13 років тому +44

    "Dear Jeff, Suck It, Sincerely, Adam"
    LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo

  • @WhiteTiger225
    @WhiteTiger225 15 років тому +73

    The woman they picked for the E-MOM & The makeup was just friggin perfect! You guys never cease to amaze me to make it look so real, it's scary!

  • @bruinwhite9108
    @bruinwhite9108 2 роки тому +28

    Inflatable ape draws investors back to Wall Street. Did the Onion predict NFTs?

  • @babyirene3188
    @babyirene3188 9 років тому +930

    So damn right. This is absolutley stunning writing and comic.acting. SNL hasn't done anything near this good or this relevant in years. Decades probably.

    • @aifesolenopsisgomez605
      @aifesolenopsisgomez605 5 років тому +21

      never since 1896

    • @moltimondi
      @moltimondi 4 роки тому +7

      Last time SNL was cutting edge, John Belushi was in the cast

    • @eskilajnenn
      @eskilajnenn 2 роки тому +1

      SNL is always so over the top and hysterical 😴

    • @TonyGonzales
      @TonyGonzales Рік тому

      Ironically this stupid comment is under every onion video. UA-camrs are the lowest form of funny.

    • @a2knyc
      @a2knyc Рік тому

      ever

  • @sharkyjeff1055
    @sharkyjeff1055 5 років тому +90

    “Girls like that like to have fun”

  • @justrandomthings319
    @justrandomthings319 6 років тому +222

    "So now the only excuse for not knowing every detail of your child's life is having a life of your own".

  • @Immadeus
    @Immadeus Рік тому +86

    I am laughing so hard from this but also crying because this isn't even satire, this is just what parents do now, even a decade later.

  • @MichelleOsorio
    @MichelleOsorio 15 років тому +224

    This is why you adjust privacy settings to control who can see photos tagged of you by other people. This is also why you have an entire separate list titled Family and block them from EVERYTHING! :-D

    • @SteveOnlin
      @SteveOnlin 4 роки тому +24

      10 year old comment

    • @timewalker6654
      @timewalker6654 4 роки тому +4

      @@SteveOnlin yeah

    • @lazyhomebody1356
      @lazyhomebody1356 4 роки тому +12

      This is why you create fake profiles

    • @bern9642
      @bern9642 3 роки тому

      There is something known as fake profiles

    • @LuizAlexPhoenix
      @LuizAlexPhoenix 3 роки тому +7

      Lists are now visible so they can see you doing this. It's better to just go into settings and delete your account.

  • @grip31gangsta
    @grip31gangsta 11 років тому +70

    lmaoooooooo "porno fuuuckd up my computr!"

  • @Hawkza123
    @Hawkza123 12 років тому +52

    The attention to detail in these videos is amazing. I especially liked the way Gloria had only two friends!

  • @Shinyarc
    @Shinyarc 6 років тому +420

    Forgot the part where you spam Minion memes that make no sense

    • @SmashLiXs
      @SmashLiXs 5 років тому +28

      yeah this would be more accurate if this was made after despicable me was released

  • @vengefulbeauty
    @vengefulbeauty 14 років тому +30

    2:04 "porno fuuuckd up my computr!"
    God, aint that the truth.

  • @Jefff72
    @Jefff72 6 років тому +164

    My daughters are 6 & 2 and this gives me a lot of time to strategize on how I will keep tabs on them. I can post threatening messages on the wall of the guys in their photos and tell them that they need to stay away from them. I'll put a fake profile of a muscular guy with a black belt in martial arts.

    • @shadows_star
      @shadows_star 5 років тому +31

      For bonus points make sure the pfp is a 6'7 black man with a black belt

    • @Jefff72
      @Jefff72 5 років тому +10

      @@shadows_star Damn you're good. Thanks will do!

    • @lordofthecats6397
      @lordofthecats6397 5 років тому +26

      And throw in a little love for the second amendment as well, just for good measure

    • @codrinn9999
      @codrinn9999 5 років тому +6

      6 and 2 by looks? 1 is average and 1 ugly? Sry bro

    • @MoizRafay
      @MoizRafay 5 років тому +4

      Your mom taught you well, eh jeff?

  • @ass-master-deluxe
    @ass-master-deluxe 4 роки тому +85

    "SHIT! almost forgot my dAd's Bday tday, Anyone else gto yr dad's bday comeing up?"
    ngl incredibly accurate Karen

  • @nedflanders2943
    @nedflanders2943 2 роки тому +57

    This genuinely made me feel bad for my mom.

    • @sploofmcsterra4786
      @sploofmcsterra4786 8 місяців тому

      Gotta love that guilt because you don't let someone love you enough.

  • @republicofsandles
    @republicofsandles 12 років тому +43

    "So now the only excuse for not knowing every detail of your child's life, is having a life of your own."
    I wish parents would get their own damn lives.

    • @Oatmea1L
      @Oatmea1L Рік тому

      Many do

    • @republicofsandles
      @republicofsandles Рік тому

      @@Oatmea1L Increasingly so, and that's been a pleasant development.

    • @teiloturner2760
      @teiloturner2760 Рік тому

      ​@@republicofsandles no

    • @hungryburger1170
      @hungryburger1170 7 місяців тому +1

      "People have kids to live through them, study finds." -The Onion

  • @mcqinc.1029
    @mcqinc.1029 4 роки тому +10

    0:55 Adam Lambert: Dear Jeff, suck it. Sincerely, Adam.

  • @something8245
    @something8245 2 роки тому +7

    Lmao onion predicted bored apes.

  • @theoneandonlyartyom
    @theoneandonlyartyom Рік тому +6

    well this is eerily accurate for me as i cant get a friend without my family practically doxxing them

  • @Mrdaimion
    @Mrdaimion 12 років тому +88

    "Now, the only excuse to not know every detail of your child's life is to have a life of your own."
    Oh God, I almost fell down laughing at that.

  • @questionmark9819
    @questionmark9819 Рік тому +23

    The tragedy of this sketch is that there are plenty of of mothers and fathers who are actually like this and think they're doing something good. Ridiculous.

    • @loge10
      @loge10 7 місяців тому +1

      Actually, the tragedy of this sketch is it predicts the horror of our Facebook culture in general.

    • @questionmark9819
      @questionmark9819 7 місяців тому

      @@loge10 yes, exactly. That's the horror of the FB culture with ONE of the many things that is wrong about it.......parental interference.

  • @dannyphehe
    @dannyphehe 10 років тому +45

    ah dude! porno fucked up my computr!

  • @itsme2313
    @itsme2313 5 років тому +200

    All of this is real
    All of this exists
    This is not a joke taken to it's highest possible conclusion
    This is just something that happens

    • @rustinstardust2094
      @rustinstardust2094 5 років тому +32

      Yep. My mom begged me to add her on FB. She *promised* she wouldn't write anything on my wall. But she commented the shit out of anything and everything I said. I unfriended her, and no, I've never felt bad about it.

    • @insertyourfeelingshere8106
      @insertyourfeelingshere8106 5 років тому +5

      Rustin Stardust
      What a mad lad

    • @rustinstardust2094
      @rustinstardust2094 5 років тому +15

      @@insertyourfeelingshere8106 Nope. Just a lass with sass.

    • @insertyourfeelingshere8106
      @insertyourfeelingshere8106 5 років тому

      Rustin Stardust
      Do u not realise I am mocking you

    • @rustinstardust2094
      @rustinstardust2094 5 років тому +14

      @@insertyourfeelingshere8106
      Do you not realize I don't care?
      I am mocking your poetic retort
      With my own rhyming flair

  • @mako4874
    @mako4874 5 років тому +33

    "can't wait for the wkend! 2 visit my mom!"

  • @absoluteterror9098
    @absoluteterror9098 Рік тому +22

    This triggered me because in highschool my uncle's wife was Facebook stalking me, didn't realize she clicked on to the profile of a friend who wrote on my wall and then called my grandma to tell her how i was sneaking out to all the places my friend had posted about on his profile.
    I didn't realize what was happening when i got ambushed and screamed at for going places i never went on days.... I never left my house.
    Im lucky i was suicidal with crippling depression so i could easily point to the fact I was literally home all day everyday so there was no time for me to be lying about where i was going...
    I immediately went on Facebook when mid scream, they slipped that nobody "saw me at the places but somebody saw it on my Facebook wall". I went to my wall, pointed out there was nothing that was being described, then I saw my friend's post, clicked on his profile and found every fucking thing I was accused of doing.
    I wasn't even 16 at the time, I'm 28 now.... And I still won't accept any family on any social media. I don't even use Facebook anymore, I just update my profile picture like once a year to give the impression I use it regularly.... Just so they KNOW I saw their friend requests and REFUSE to acknowledge them.

  • @hrishikesh-s
    @hrishikesh-s 3 роки тому +11

    Fun inflatable ape draws investors to wallstreet! The onion predicted GME

  • @BirdGang6
    @BirdGang6 Рік тому +3

    This one hit waaaayyy too close to home lol

  • @austinevans
    @austinevans 15 років тому +35

    One of my favorite Onion videos ever ahahaha.

    • @ginabrogan1825
      @ginabrogan1825 Рік тому +2

      Hi austin

    • @Lancynical
      @Lancynical Рік тому

      The better ones are the news segments they do.

    • @sir.fender6034
      @sir.fender6034 9 днів тому

      Omg 14 years ago your name was Duncan. I did not expect to see you in the comment section.

  • @pablovirus
    @pablovirus 15 років тому +5

    "So now the only excuse for not knowing every detail of your child is having a life of your own." Lol'ed at that one

  • @ykifle
    @ykifle 15 років тому +16

    "we're going to interview a war widow in 3D. "
    EPIC

  • @Lingalemon
    @Lingalemon 3 роки тому +3

    Unexpectedly, this one is one of my absolute favorites of the Onion's. I am in tears at the mother's attempts to blend in with the natives. Day 52...

  • @tks91
    @tks91 15 років тому +13

    "The only excuse for not knowing every details of your child's life is having a life of your own."
    ROFL

  • @Craeonkie
    @Craeonkie 2 роки тому +5

    This aged soooooooo well

  • @ErichoTTA
    @ErichoTTA 15 років тому +20

    Funniest part was saying you just needed to swear and use bad grammar.

  • @samadhi5757
    @samadhi5757 15 років тому +8

    This was so funny! My son was the one to get me on Facebook to begin with and while I do love the picture sharing capabilities, it sure can be an eye-popping experience! I try to stick to what they send my way...it's easier on me!

  • @lionel2169
    @lionel2169 2 роки тому +6

    2:44 Fun inflatable ape draws investors back to Wall Street wow did they predict WSB

  • @EverythingPiano
    @EverythingPiano 14 років тому +1

    this is just so well done I keep coming back to it

  • @daltonwise7410
    @daltonwise7410 Рік тому +7

    A lot of parents of full grown adults are probably like this..... Unfortunately I could see my parents doing this to me and my sister..... Good on the Onion for calling out this bullshit in a funny way!

  • @TheJoelD
    @TheJoelD 15 років тому +6

    "So now the only excuse for not knowing every detail of your child's life is having a life of your own."
    Ah, The Onion is so full of wisdom.

  • @InvaderWakkoReborn
    @InvaderWakkoReborn 11 років тому +11

    STOP IT MOM! YOU'RE EMBARRASSING ME!

  • @eliargumedo4728
    @eliargumedo4728 Рік тому +1

    Im still waiting on the edition of Today Now where they tell us how to tell someone the bathroom is being used without feeling weird

  • @lord5582
    @lord5582 4 роки тому +6

    “Thank you so much for being with us again”
    “Ok”

  • @bonelesswatermelon420
    @bonelesswatermelon420 2 роки тому +7

    "Fun, inflatable ape draws investors back to Wall Street."
    It's not an exact prediction but is close enough to say that The Onion predicted NFTs

  • @Mike-mc3ty
    @Mike-mc3ty 4 роки тому +6

    *laughs in college student stuck at home for COVID*

  • @TacoBoat2
    @TacoBoat2 15 років тому +1

    I did my current events for my class assignment on this, my favorite news source.

  • @Gentlemenpickleesq.
    @Gentlemenpickleesq. Рік тому +2

    Not my parents but LITERALLY how my extended family sees Facebook... XD

  • @TheCompleteMental
    @TheCompleteMental Рік тому +4

    Jim fucking demolished her in one line

  • @skyboundzoo7529
    @skyboundzoo7529 5 років тому +5

    Look at that laptop. Amazing how far we came in a short time

  • @ik0la
    @ik0la Рік тому +2

    We watched this in my AP Lit class to demonstrate Gertrude's role in Hamlet.

  • @A_J___
    @A_J___ 4 роки тому +2

    I paused the video a few times to read the posts...the people that come up with this content are hilarious

  • @armelior4610
    @armelior4610 Рік тому +2

    Now I get why the biggest social media for teens/young adults keep changing every decade or so... parents can't keep up on the new app they never used when they were younger. Good to know tiktok will become old-fashioned around 2030 then

  • @chaldoone9656
    @chaldoone9656 2 роки тому +5

    I'm not muslim.... but when he said Emom I thought he said Imam lmao

  • @Datavar
    @Datavar 15 років тому

    I've watched this 5 times and that's the first time I noticed that. Good catch!

  • @Teh-Penguin
    @Teh-Penguin Рік тому

    I love coming back to these. Next level comedy.

  • @markswanson549
    @markswanson549 2 роки тому +3

    Girls like that like to have fun 🤣

  • @dannyphehe
    @dannyphehe 10 років тому +4

    ah dude!! porno fucked up my computr! LMAO

  • @kualarompin589
    @kualarompin589 5 років тому +1

    Cant wait fer weekensd!!!! 2 visit my mom.
    Every parent need to remember to do this once in a while :D Brilliant.

  • @slimeville9074
    @slimeville9074 3 роки тому +3

    This is totally my mom. Lol

  • @CZsWorld
    @CZsWorld 15 років тому +21

    omg scary

    • @FrancoPantoja
      @FrancoPantoja 3 роки тому +2

      found ya

    • @wsbys
      @wsbys 3 роки тому +2

      found ya

    • @marwane5647
      @marwane5647 3 роки тому +1

      Man !!! 11 years apart

    • @calvinscarvings.66
      @calvinscarvings.66 3 роки тому +1

      An ancient comment!

    • @CZsWorld
      @CZsWorld 3 роки тому +4

      @@calvinscarvings.66 I have no recollection of commenting that haha

  • @deadjuice1880
    @deadjuice1880 4 роки тому +27

    Why does onion news always turn on captions? Is that me or for everyone?

  • @SEB1991SEB
    @SEB1991SEB 3 роки тому +2

    She’d be better off using that Twitter account to send Jeff messages like “dude. Hv u seen da new Durex comercial? Was awesome!”

  • @RJWaters2
    @RJWaters2 14 років тому +2

    "Get those glasses out" gets me every time!

  • @CyanicCore
    @CyanicCore 3 роки тому +2

    One of the few that feel 100% true!

  • @7777stine
    @7777stine 11 років тому +7

    2:07 Pause it, read.....

  • @egagnard
    @egagnard Рік тому +1

    The term e-mom would ring differently today

  • @carlaceja8364
    @carlaceja8364 3 роки тому +2

    dont let my mom see this she would love this

  • @user-74652
    @user-74652 15 років тому +10

    Onion stories seem to be getting more and more true...
    It's definitely a serious issue that parents are using those sites to stalk their children, even when they're not children anymore. I've even heard schools and news networks ENCOURAGING parents to use those sites for that purpose.
    But still, nice one, Onion.

  • @sybel4029
    @sybel4029 8 років тому +7

    hahahahaha this is gold

  • @silentdetox
    @silentdetox 14 років тому +1

    Seriously, the best part is the things she posts and the responses. The tweet about checking his tire pressure. And then threatening to kill that girl

  • @midinerd
    @midinerd 12 років тому +1

    wheare a warm coat... LOLOL

  • @TheMoctezuma86
    @TheMoctezuma86 11 років тому +7

    I am so glad my parents think that facebook is too stupid to bother making an account. I avoid adding strangers as friends just in case

  • @brettdawson3257
    @brettdawson3257 3 роки тому +5

    My mother has mental health issues that sometimes go untreated. My eldest sister did a great job filling in for her while she was sick.
    One day, while my mom was medicated, she told me "I love the way your sister takes care of you guys while I'm away. But when I'm medicated, I'm mom. It's easy to use Sarah's motherly instincts to freak her out so she'll leave to go see her boyfriend while I make up lost time being a mom"

  • @tintswaloshilowa6891
    @tintswaloshilowa6891 4 роки тому +3

    E-mom 🤣🤣🤣

  • @cronknews
    @cronknews 15 років тому

    Onion, oh Onion. You've outdone yourselves. If only we had your budget... Bravo!

  • @Zephemus
    @Zephemus 15 років тому +4

    What's scary is I can almost promise you all that some mom out there is actually taking up this advice. :D

  • @crazylilbuddy
    @crazylilbuddy 11 років тому +4

    the first time i saw this a couple years ago i thought it was fake

  • @Dkay35
    @Dkay35 14 років тому +2

    "Get those glasses out!" lmao

  • @JackMoranRain
    @JackMoranRain 15 років тому

    Stop it your killing me HAHAHAHA

  • @fbbfan9476
    @fbbfan9476 4 роки тому +4

    And now it’s Insta and snap

  • @AdditivesMk2
    @AdditivesMk2 15 років тому +2

    The onion's total genius is revealed in the fact that it seems half the people can't even tell it's satire.
    That said, I swear i know some mothers, namely mine, who try and do this.

  • @cocoacity1
    @cocoacity1 14 років тому

    I just love this video!

  • @kgo812
    @kgo812 15 років тому +2

    hahahah my professor showed us this! so hilarious

  • @TsukiNaito1
    @TsukiNaito1 3 роки тому +3

    Boomers.

  • @Celisar1
    @Celisar1 Рік тому +8

    Many people here fail to see the second layer to this video.
    If people kept more in touch with their parents they wouldn’t have to do desperate attempts to stay in touch that way.
    Imagine loving a child and taking good care of it for 16 or 17 years and then from one to another moment you don’t hear anything anymore. That’s hard and also wrong. You don’t need to be a parent to understand that.

    • @jannetteberends8730
      @jannetteberends8730 Рік тому +3

      That’s life, young animals don’t care for their parents once they leave the nest. Parents are there for their children, but it’s not the other way around. Parents should be prepared for this. They come back when they need you to take care of your grandchildren.

    • @AlexssandroMeneses
      @AlexssandroMeneses Рік тому +1

      MOM,stop posting these weirdly specific comments about our relationship. That's so cringe.

    • @whatsmyprintedname
      @whatsmyprintedname Рік тому +1

      ​@@AlexssandroMeneses that's right leave us alone. Cringe is not something you want to binge like in the Union. Imo greatest responds. I might use it.

  • @Aurelian369_
    @Aurelian369_ Рік тому +1

    GET YOUR GLASSES READY BECAUSE WE’RE GONNA INTERVIEW A WAR WIDOW IN 3D

  • @mangekyuoamaterasu
    @mangekyuoamaterasu 14 років тому +1

    2:03 "porno fuuuckd up my computr!" lol

  • @FearfulChaos
    @FearfulChaos 11 років тому +8

    Why can't this be the official news source?

  • @HGWells-wk7oj
    @HGWells-wk7oj 11 років тому +7

    BUT YOU DO HAVE A UA-cam ACCOUNT. HI HONEY!
    SMALL QUESTION: WHERE IS CAPS LOCK KEY?

  • @David2Play
    @David2Play 15 років тому +1

    JAJAJA
    0:54 "dear jeff, suck it, sincerely adam"
    LOL

  • @wacko1358
    @wacko1358 12 років тому

    Wow @TheOnion you are the best ever.

  • @Qwertyzoid
    @Qwertyzoid 10 років тому +3

    hey is this fake?