Andy Kaufman "Friendly World"

[asl4nsgr4c3]

The girl at :50 looks spaced out of her skull. LOL

[asl4nsgr4c3]

I'm reminded of "It's a Beautiful World" by DEVO.

[devinrein44]

literally the greatest andy kaufman moment of all time...yes before fridays mighty mouse latka tony clifton even though they were all great...but it was the moments on his special that defined his true comedy...everthing he found funny was in the specials...and friendly world is such a simple song...better than any other modern bs song. this song defines andy and his legacy...its just pure and perfect...why did he have to go?

[capamerica8780]

I hate that Andy is really dead. But you know what he's doing right now? Standing next to God saying "Come on, just ONE day back down there! Do you know how funny that would be? COME ON,! Please!?"

[aniketchaturvedihack]

@geddyyeti2112 I was actually shocked at the end of man on the moon when his manager was clapping at tony's performance....

[sherox08]

He was so cool....:(

[maning04]

I just watched man on the moon.. I almost cried at the last part

[A2Z83]

Yes the woman next to him was in man on the moon. Watch the biography videos on youtube if you want to know who she is

[brnt7342]

RIP Ron Paul

[GotFlow5]

is the girl in the red retarded? she just zones out while everyone else is dancing

[MrSkiphop]

0:51 She was in Man on the Moon wasn't she?

[Darkrainbird]

@MrSkiphop Yep, it seems to be her :) The girl in red.

[aacrowley897]

hEARTLESSNESS IS WHAT ALL THIS MEDIA HYPED WAR GAMES IDIOCY AND GANGSTA IDIOCY PROMOTES. AND THE MAJORITY DO NOT EVEN SEE WHAT ITS DOING TO THE WORLD EVEN AS THEY CRY OVER WHAT ITS LIKE THEY DO NOT SEE JOHNNY PLAYING MORTAL COMBAT AS WRONG AND THEY DO NOT SEE THE MEDIA HYPING UP WAR AND MAKING WAR OUT TO BE SOME TYPE OF GRAND THING.

[generation1313]

I feel like he told all of the people behind him that he had cancer, during the commercial break just before the song. I think that's why they all had those weird morbid expressions.

[txmomoftwo1]

i dont believe for a minute that he is dead, i think he is waiting in the background for the right moment to jump out and say gotcha! he is likely working as wwe staff, possible owner or part owner. think about it.

[caderoger]

@txmomoftwo1 it would be the ultimate joke if he was alive to get really old, like 100 years old. and then, when he reaches the true end of his life he calls everybody, the media and stuff, for a big live interview and then when he starts to talk he just says "well, so I was alive all the time, I got you all. now I am going to die. bye." and then he just DIES!

[letmeinterrupt]

Internet - that is what this guy needed!

[davidaycock]

Love this!!!

[Dodgem456]

rip :(

[theSNAFUman]

whos the girl to the left of him

[TeddlemonCE]

idk



[LeeHarveyOswald6]

seriously guys why not

[LeeHarveyOswald6]

David Tolle would love this.

[awesomeguy1382]

reast in piece andy :'(

[emni66]

my break-up song

[kakashi76767]

we missed out on many more fun pranks by the number one prankster of all time. Rest in Peace Andy.

[GeddyYeti2112]

You're heartless if you didn't bawl at the end of Man on the Moon.

[Slippybro]

@GeddyYeti2112 I cry every time.

[jerzeefranky3475]

Him & Ernie Kovacs were BOTH WAY ahead of their respective times...

[TheABCOLE]

R.I.P.

[comedy1112]

I love this song. Too bad it's not true.

[iceman6937]

GAYYYY AS FUCK

[ThePokeyPictures]

@iceman6937 go away

[andykaufmen]

@iceman6937 be happy friend, im sure your super sweet

[NatsiSlaveMaster]

This song makes me feel so sad, that a man like that can believe in himself that much, without care for what others think, and was sadly taken away

everyone should try to be a little bit like Andy Kaufman

[andykaufmen]

@NatsiSlaveMaster be happy friend

[IDPREFERNOT]

Andy Kaufman, one of my surrealistic heroes. Has anybody seen Bob Zmuda recently?

[mustained300]

thats a really good song, 0:45 i think thats Andre 3000's dad, I like Andys stuff, not sure what exactly he was trying to do here, he has a nice voice though

[DevilJosh4ever]

Wow! Smiley the psychotic button from Evil Ernie made an appearance in this video.

[Chimchimchu]

This song makes me sad inside.

[tendenz262]

@Chimchimchu me too because of the Man on Moon movie, it is actually a happy song

[ErichVanPeetrs]

Thank you very much, I love you.

[GotFlow5]

LMFAO :52 she has the face like "wtf am I doing here"

[jerzeefranky3475]

was this the special they took 4ever 2 air after he filmed it (mostly after becoming a star on taxi & snl & what-not)...or from "uncle andy's playhouse"...

[CaprimusicGLP]

Simultaneous sincerity and irony. Kaufmanology. Genius!

[stankler]

i think pee wee herman picked up from where andy left off

[Tigermoon1950]

Folks....we're talking milk and cookies for everyone. Can the world be any more friendly than that? Andy really did love everyone. We lost him way too soon....like so many others. R.I.P. Andy. And thanks for giving us a friendly, friendly world, albeit for a short while.

[Blame83]

the world is such a wonderful place.

thanks andy.

[greedyhips22]

7 Fabian fans

[Zerduest3]

7 Unhappy douche bags are Talibans

[jpeter63]

My favorite tune. And Andy makes it even better.

[unclewalt56]

Andy, you were one unique dude; you were only 35 years old when you left us back in 1984. RIP my friend.

[ryanisryan69]

Yep...So far 7 Unhappy douche bags dislike this video.

I fuckin like it its not extremely funny or whatever but damn, it is funny expecialy with how fucked up the world was and still is.

[IamDaRightG]

Is this the version, which was projected at his funeral? Does an(d)ybody know?

[tickedoffnow]

Andy Kaufman=Best Comedian In The Whole World

[Eproctophil]

Wonderful song.

[BLANCHE346]

本当に本当に素敵な人だと思います。

[tictixtiv]

@BLANCHE346 Me To

[07foxmulder]

was this the video shown at his funeral?

[poundwaffle]

@07foxmulder movies dont lie, so yes

[07foxmulder]

@poundwaffle i'm not sure if that was sarcastic.... but if it was, i've watched a few documentaries on andy kaufman and friends of his who were at his funeral said that a video was playing of him singing a song.

i am also quite aware of how inaccurate man on the moon was.

[BlackadkinsENT]

@07foxmulder this may be a old comment but i saw it and wanted to comment on it. The movie was inaccurate. It was even said in the beginning it was altered to be more dramatic, basically like every other biopic film

[richard2humphry]

very nice

[CalliRichelle]

Taken far to young! Andy you make me so happy even in my darkest times! I love you so much!

[drawswithcrayon]

What the heck? Why are they so morbid? Did he tell them that he had cancer during the commercial break just before this song?

[artysmokes]

Such brilliant surreality/irony.

[poundwaffle]

Andy Kaufman is my all time favorite person

[buckyew2]

Why should any heart be lonely? I just jacked it to that line.

[JRBwithME]

I am such a hugh fan of Andy. I am British born and still there but I remember the first time I saw Any in Taxi and now we have the internet have caught up sooooooo much. He makes me so happy. I am il and disabled and housebound and Andy reminds me of how i would like to be, full of fun and mischief, but in a good way. To make life better. And he certainly did that for so many people; including me! Bless his cotton socks. XXX

[GreenTeaGarlic]

Why does everyone in the chorus look absolutely terrified?

[generation1313]

The world is such a wonderful place to wander through....

[kf932009]

This has got to be one of the most beautiful songs ever

[sarangnorway]

Pure Genius.

[RandomRider00]

R.I.P. Andy. The world needs more like you.

[captianstoney]

we won't stop until everybody sings, lol

[ALittleBitOfGreen]

andy <3

[paulk1997]

My Hero



[A2Z83]

why a lame edit with stupid face? this looks fucking retarded.

[weedweed0420]

Andy Kaufman Pure genius

[TibetKanagawa]

My hero forever!

[OsvaldoREVES]

Todos unidos podríamos lograr un mundo amigable.

Brillante Andy!!!

Saludos.

[Mlonearrow]

Andy Kaufman was briliiant. If he's dead (who knows) may he rest in peace.

[Glennth]

easily 20 years before his time

[gigantes1966]

Hey! What about ME, Tony Clifton?!? I'm just as big a part of this song as these other guys! I will not sit back while some sawed-off Colonel Kurtz wannabe has his day in the sun!!

[Cobraeik]

HAHA what the hell is this ?! bullsh*t

[jerryhello100]

@Cobraeik That is esactly the response you are supposed to have.  Laugh at the stupidity and say WTF.

[Cobraeik]

@jerryhello100 Haha ! WTF ! :P

[kf932009]

this is a beautiful song

[jonboy7560]

is this the one played at his funeral?

[stepeasy420]

yes

[dookies]

is the angry face bouncy ball part of the original?

[raptlok]

Don't think it was, but i'd have to rewatch it again to make sure. I have this special on vhs, hehehe

[dookies]

haha ok was just wondering cuz that would have been pretty neat. he is being kind of sarcastic and corny in this video, right? :)

[ALittleBitOfGreen]

just realized you got an answer already..lol

[DeadJ0ker27]

@dookies

Yes & No. Which is the great thing about Andy the message was completely sincere but he knew why it was funny and made it corny on purpose.

He was joking but at the same time he was serious. It's kind of complicated to explain but i think you get what im saying.

[casadyrocks]

yes

[ALittleBitOfGreen]

nope it is not.... i have no idea why it is added to this vid.

[dookies]

i actually was still unsure- thanks

[DillonGageVideos]

nope its white in the original just search andys fun house

[bttfnut89]

no its not. its clearly doctored.

[ALittleBitOfGreen]

never be forgotten♥

[theshadowmannikolaus]

how andy died??

[ALittleBitOfGreen]

a rare form of lung cancer

[UneducatedGenius]

for some reason i feel sad

[TrygviMurt]

@UneducatedGenius - I felt really saddened, too, after watching this. Perhaps because it reminds of the funeral scene in Man on the Moon. I don't know. But what a genius the man was. It touches me.

[stepeasy420]

A true legend.

[DMMP28]

He was ahead of his time that's for sure.

[Snootwaller]

So far ahead of his time, we still haven't caught up. One day every schoolchild will watch this as part of their education in American artistic geniuses.

[FanFuknTastic]

@DMMP28 Andy didn't have a time.

[AMVslowking]

@DMMP28 I'd say he was more sideways of his time, which is way more fun.

[gaurav1221]

@DMMP28 why do you think that he was ahead of his time? 

[unclewalt56]

Andy was a one of a kind; and sorely missed.....

[CelticSa]

R.I.P Andy

[eugenepota]

Nice work Andy Kaufman, maybe don't wear a bra next time

[emoviebuff87]

why did he leave so soon??

[platypuski]

legend

[cosbine]

I miss Andy

[ParadiXe311]

0:50

[pittresident]

@ParadiXe311

Ok, what about 0:50?

[ParadiXe311]

@pittresident It marks this clip's 50th anniversary of the "second".

[bernyqueen]

thanxs for you andy

[OoMixail]

R.I.P. :(((((

[krammit69]

This song is definitely filled with irony and when you think about all the hatred in the world you have to believe this is a big joke.  But while listening to the song I think damn I wish the world was that way. I guess it's like watching a fantasy type movie. If nothing else Andy made people think.

[TomVelu]

The song is a joke, of course. He is playing a 5 year old, singing in his vbedroom, wishing for everyone to be nice.Of course, the world is anything but. The guy was a genius.

[cosbine]

I don't know that I believe this. If there was one thing that Andy believed in it was this.

He loved messing with us, true, but he didn't want people to be pissed off. He was an incredibly positive person.

[90AlexF]

Andy was a great artist and a great guy. wonderful song. R.I.P. Andy.

Grüße aus Deutschland, ja Andy hatt auch hier fans

[Blame83]

lui è stato un genio

he was a genius

[MommasOhBoy]

i could see someone throwing a fit with this song

[maartjechiel]

omg this is the first time that i see this clip, but I have seen the version from the movie....  and Jim carry has done is so well.. i cant hear the difference..... OMG

[thisfriendlyworld]

he was a good guy...he wanted this world be friendly. It is all said in this song! he had a good heart.

When he was mean like Tony Clifton or the wrstler guy..they were his characters. Many people didn't understand it... since i have heard and read many things about him...

but sure he wouldn't have never believed and still after 25yrs after his death..people are wondering what is true and what is not....

[mokbass]

of course its ironic,kaufman could be sweet,like he is here and then he could be a total prat when he played tony clifton.

yep,its a friendly world!

[spanischerschka]

Am i the only one thinking the song's meant to be ironic?

[Despys]

that is true

[MrAlexis1003]

Andy Kaufman is the best!!

And this song is very good... and the argument is very important!!!!

[sappypngn]

thankful for this friendly world

[karljuda1977]

Andy Kaufman R.I.P. ??? Excellent song, congratulations wherever you are... Frendly World ah??? hahaha five stars of course.

[blueboydogs]

thanks for commenting on the video.....yes, i know and love irony and sarcasm to a point....i'm not sure what your point is about mr. not so smiley, i didn't say anything he was always mean...and to XsergiomorreX i can't tell you who all these people are, but i do know some of them are friends and regulars of Andys by reading about him....goodday to all....

[jadegizmo]

Should send this video to our Brothers over in Iraq lol

[Zaziema]

I agree

[Amyrox123098]

heard all the people on stage with him were just random pimps drug addict and homeless dudes he picked up on the way to gig...ha ha ha ye have to love andy sometimes i think he was clever the jokes even went over his own head:::)))

[XsergiomooreX]

did andy write this song?

[thisfriendlyworld]

nope...

[lordmaldad]

No, I'm not sure who wrote it, but Fabian sang it years before.

[Mullahgrrl]

I much doubt it.

[tickedoffnow]

I luv u Andy XD

[blueboydogs]

Mr. Evil Not So Smiley Face gets meaner cause he wants to make his point before the song ends, get it....Irony, Irony, It was used in "Man Over the Moon" for a reason, The world is not friendly, that is why, the face looks so mean over that word

[blueboydogs]

O.K. Speekezy or whomever I am replying to, the smileyface is Andy's sense of humor, he may not have added, I don't know who did, but it fits...that is what Andy was all about Speekezy, you moran, irony, irony, look it up, if you don't get it you don't get Andy, you may have thought you did but you don't, he is singing a very sweet easy song, the world is not friendly, we all know why people are lonely,

[MrShitdick]

its not irony idiots its sarcasm saying one thing and implying the other even with the friendly song and the mean face you couldnt figure thaat out and im only 17

[benjammin221]

then u should kno that sarcasm is a form of irony

[blueboydogs]

You guys if you really get Andy, then you should get the smiley face, and the friendly song, and the face turning meaner and meaner-----guys, its called IRONY, you know what Andy is soooo great at.... right, come on.

[spankysteez]

what? the face gets meaner and meaner? it's mean in the first place you under analytical fool

[blueboydogs]

You guys, several comments....I love Andy termendously.....he's a fantastic singer...listen to him copy, Elvis and Slim Whitman, he's great, the smiley face is great. Why is it great???? Because the world is not a friendly, friendly world guys, the more he sings it the meaner the smiley face gets. Get it...

[benjammin221]

ur blind the smiley face is mean from the beginning

[thisfriendlyworld]

The Best!

[misterten2]

andy was certainly one of a kind...regarding the original song it comes from a Fabian movie but I don't recall the title, i think it was something like 'hound dog man'

[ALittleBitOfGreen]

I miss you Andy <3<3<3<3

[bouncehoper]

what's with the creepy smiley face thing??? yeeck.

[blueboydogs]

Why does everything have to do with racism, we all have something, it doesn't have to be race people it's not all about race even though you guys would like to think it is. It is not there are other issues.

[seigneurjp1]

Vraiment émouvant cette chansons , quand on sait qu'il est partie vraiment tôt

[evilquinquinburger]

is dis song a comedy