Minimum Wage - They Might Be Giants

[StarCraftWhore]

This video makes me want to blow up the Burger King I used to work at. LOL

[justindude288]

Abraham Lincoln cracks me up.

[justindude288]

This almost makes ME want to work at Mickey Dee's!

[Drworm89]

Awesome that you're the guy who made this video!

[Naruto888897]

HUNGRY

[Homfrog]

Awesome!

[GitarrSnubben666]

i need someone smart to keep me entertained

comment me back D4

[lizardizzle]

the only thing this video's missing to be more realistic are the morbidly obese fat kids and parents.  And the mexicans. lots of them.

[Dazzlezzz]

come on.... racism is NOT okay.

[lizardizzle]

oops, sry. The Southern California/ Orange County style got into me. I forget that it doesn't fit on the internet. :(

[ericvillarcoronado]

especially uncultured white ppl like you... ! Pendejo... which translates into stupid ass!

[ericvillarcoronado]

* this comment was meant for the lizardlizzie * the one below this one *

[intrepgun]

the reason there's 'so many mexicans' is that they're the natives to this land. mexican and native american tribes share quite a bit of blood. but since more mexicans were willing to convert to christianity, far less of them were killed. the native american population before the europeans came was around 60 MILLION. now, barely 200,000. that's extermination. and it was what our country was founded on, despite the fairy tales you hear in school.

[HeroicBard]

Amazing.

[Sviolinist]

I remember finding this video years back and loved it

[mr1357989]

fo some reason this reminds me of that show, SuperJail

[tomjf2004]

Very NICE

[alleexm]

I always just pictured a guy standing motionless at a cash register, randomly going "MINIMUM WAGE!" and then just standing there staring the rest of the song.

[JasonDTube]

I like how John and John are eating at the store.

[TackyRackyComixNEO]

This is amazing XD

Personally, though, this song always reminded me of elevator music.

[jimboya2]

that's pretty funny. I like the unicycle guy

[PencilLord]

Sensational use of satirical visuals, which invokes upon the viewer a...feeling of "giddyness", if that would be a real term!

[bao20]

lol all it is is the word minimum wage and it's still awsome

[burningflurber]

you haven't heard the least of tmbg

[InsectRepellant]

Very good!

[chinathetown]

21/f/single hiiiii boys q

[intergog]

I saw this happen at a McDonalds restaurant. In fact, the first time I heard it was in that same restaurant!

[intergog]

the sad truth about any fast food joint.

[rockufaler]

hahahahahhahahahhahahahahahhah­ahaaaa!!!!!!!!!!a!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! bacon noises aAAAAAAAA!!

[bloodsuckern]

what does they might be giants have to do with this .... ''song''

[galfridus73]

Listen to Flood. I realize the album came out in 1990... but that's where the song is from.

[raythine]

Well, they wrote it.

[the44virus]

Good take on this song! Thanks for sharing it!

[sshapewa]

listen mother fuckers!!if pure capitalism becomes a norm,wages will fall dramatically which leads to more employment-low wages which = to low prices.

[drunkendan]

not true you wouldn't hire a bunch more of workers just because you pay them less unless. You'd couldn' have them working at the same time because guess what youd end up running out of things for people to do the only way it would work is if you made the indivduals work less days so they would infact make less money. Prices depend on the worth of the american dollar not how many people are working

[IronicInsomniac]

Exactly what my experience of working at McDonalds was like.

[thecool1337guy]

i usually don't like fan made videos, but this is really awesome and very well done. good job!

[drunkendan]

i had a simalur idea in my head when i heard this song. But the guy with the whip hits an employee with it not the store. Then he dances with the whip hiting employees

[TheeSensei]

Wow excellent!!! omg!

[guitar4life33]

AAHAHAHAH goto love they might be giants..

[grapefruitm00n]

I always thought he sounded like Steve Martin in this song. Also, they sampled Sinatra's version of DOWNTOWN

[doomtints]

Hilarious.

[vodou]

That's some great animation, and a song I've always loved.

[BEB131]

LOL  seanmcbride i love the description of the vid

[chrispollock]

yeah thats a great idea. then we can go back to having robber baron fatcats paying people shit wages that they can't live on. ron paul can suck it

[kfcjpo]

I wish that my job was more like this, then I wouldn't mind being paid minimum wage as much.

[BustedHeart]

This is so not how it really is...

awesome.

[BlinkerBoyEd]

Wow, this is fabulous.

[phoenixmoon3]

SHUT UP I LOVE IT! THis song cracks me up. i love the whip. Everytime i'd hear it i'd fall out laughing. cos its so true.

[notstarvingyet]

this is absolutely fantastic!

[ruger1super1redhawk]

Very good job on the animation. It fit the song perfectly. The dancing fast food was a nice touch.

[KingBeowulf]

BRILLIANT! Great job. (The video, not working fast food.)

[4lligator]

our local McDonalds is never that exciting...

[Sylar03]

This is good. Great job!

[cliffsheets]

Those employees seemed pretty excited to be working for minimum wage.

Great gob on the video!

[Nightshade4711]

yea it's like minimum wage is the greatest thing in the world...is it just me or does this video seem to be promoting something?

[PoisonPeachPit]

It's just you, Nightshade.

[Nightshade4711]

seriously only me, or are you kidding :P

[NiggaTubeDotCom]

One of my all time favorite songs, and a cute animation to boot. kudos.

[red1964]

Amazing song - a critique of the entire rotten capitalist system in two words and a sound effect. Genius.

[vandergoose]

That's right dirty capitalists...The Soviet Union had it right!...wait are they still around?? America!...where our poor people are fat and watch American idol on 52'' tv's!

[red1964]

WARNING: DON'T FEED THE TROLLS!

[TheMackDaddy123]

Lmfao. "rotten capitalist system" Just no. Its the greatest thing to ever happen. just fyi.

[red1964]

So greed and wiping your feet on your fellow human being trying to get to the top of the heap is great? Funny I missed that. Just FYI.

[TheMackDaddy123]

Exactly. Its called hard work. Anyone can do it.

[CrkdBluShds]

People! need I remind you that a video like this is not the place to have a debate about the benefits of minimum wage, or, as some say, lack thereof benefits.

Please, respect the video. I personally loved it. I thought it was hilarious.

[madcatzy]

great stuff sir

[DireCrow]

Hey!!! That was a great video. Minimum Wage is a guilty pleasure of mine from TMBG and I think your interpretation was great!!! Even the M and W initials in the form of 'golden arches' was brilliant. Great job and I look for more animation to come.

[Shenkisshi]

despite the syncing problems, this is a really good video. xD :)

I was thinking something more western but I really like this.

[TheAntiOwnage]

LIES. There is nor dancing... but that guy holding the whip is pretty accurate :(

[KaneFenton4Freedom]

Everyone can benefit if it is a real free market AND If it is fraud free. That is governments job, that is their job 100%. STOP FRAUD, DON'T REGULATE. They don't step in until a company commits fraud. Mcdonalds serves bad meat, they should pay the price. Government enforces that. But they can't make regulations and all that. Until that company does something fraudulent, they should be able to do as they want. It's free market, freedom AND the two natural laws.

[KaneFenton4Freedom]

(cont)

They work perfectly together. So I'm not saying go back to those days because in those days people didn't respect the 2 natural laws and government didn't really stop fraud, so I'm saying the real free market that is constitutional.

[KaneFenton4Freedom]

haha. Nice argument. Before that things were fine! Remember the 20's? Things boomed, mostly because of the FED. and before that things are fine. Things were fine up until 1930 when the depression happened, 1938 the minimum wage was introduced and in 1941 there were more unemployed people then in 1930. That obviously worked just as planned, it looks as though these government regulations and involvement screwed things up. Don't deny facts or freedom. Free market solution worked and still works.

[TrueSoreThumb]

Lol, I love your social commentary with this piece-- I think it goes along with teh song. :#

Shame that your video upload has TONS of audio desynch issues with teh video :(

[jedbeetle]

very nice!

[sSereth]

Brilliant.

Also: shut the fuck up with the political statements!

[KarateChopWonder]

woah thats a slam in McDonalds face

[KaneFenton4Freedom]

The Minimum wage is terrible! Why does our dumb government get involved! Why! It's not their job, it's just more big, dumb government! It should be between the employee and the employer! Besides, the minimum wage hurts employers, sometimes they can't afford to pay that much, and you know what, instead of high wages..they go out of business, and so no wages!!! Click on my name and see my channel!

[TheMackDaddy123]

I disagree =D

[KaneFenton4Freedom]

Why? You like big government? Or you don't like the constitution. You want government there to pamper you. To satisfy your every need...make you dependent, all at the cost of freedom, other peoples money, even your own...high taxes. Why? Just tell me why. saying you disagree does nothing.

[illinoisgrad]

Minimum Wages causes unemployment among the youth and lower-skilled. These people are the ones that need the most experience as possible. It's a terrible injustice.

[alfan14]

MINIMUM WAGE!!

hyah!

[crockty]

hehe...I wish I was that good at animation :(

[justinisboss]

I love this song and great video!

[stuckin85]

That's really cute!

[jivan252]

That's really well done.

[maxim2266]

scared me a bit

[spelchekmeIstoopid]

And so it should, stay in school and get good grades

[Zant5976]

lmfao

[KnowJesusKnowPeace]

The wealthiest people earned C's in high school, then started their own business. The A students went to work for someone else, and earn what the old C students want to pay them.

School teaches people to be workers, not humans.

[bobbiwib]

haha hilarious video, awesome song xD

[wojtekpawelski]

:)))))))))))))))))))))))))

[vincentsawsome]

dude when u worked there where u on crack or somthin or else lol just kidding lol

[wowwowgirlly]

I LOVE TMBG!

[auddah]

My kids love this!

[caled2care]

Heyah!!! I like the whip snapping sound cause that's just what it's like at one of those places.

[monkeybanana1294]

this is a gay show i like that special monkey!!!!!!

[ZeikJT]

heh, they might be giants are just awesome! :D

[pintsizecatastrophe]

amazing. :)

[distorteddogma]

Nothing like that first paycheck. . . "Wait is this all I get for the week?" Well maybe having someone steal one third of you fresh, hot, sizzling, bacon! That's what it's like.

[8WSUD]

ah...Minimum Wage, 7 dollars and hour... then 40% is taken away by the government.

[inappropriatetouch]

if you're making $7/hr and you're in a 40% tax bracket, you're doing something wrong

[chives2]

YES!! ~There all smieling but there getting minnimum wage! i love it great imagery from a media perspective!

Ehoever made this really captured the "john and john" feeling, (the two men sitting at the sides eating at the start)

[torabora]

i have to say that was awesome...

[Jetsetlemming]

ahahaha, that was great. :)

[felster]

OH MAN I LOVED THAT!

[jimbothefirst]

So if the video is exactly like the real thing, then did the food actually dance on its own or was it just the cockroaches that were eating it that danced?

[AsakiSun]

XD!!

[pabloantoniocid]

this video is awesome. i agree... only on drugs one can bear to work for minimun wage

[natdatil]

I don't see why the congress keeps trying to raise the minimum wage. It looks like working for minimum wage is just as much fun now as it was in my day.

[IAmJaneEyre]

Are those the Johns eating hamburgers?

[dwad777]

Nothing short of a work of genius

[fearthehobbits]

Nice!

[EekBubnSalmonilla]

Wow, this is bizarre... But very good!

[eslington]

Great job.

Captures what I feel is the essential heart of this song.

[Echidnite]

Wow, this is a great video! I love that you managed to *actually* animate it as opposed to tweening everything in flash. XD Great job!

[weirdandrandomlily]

Great job! I love this song. Go TMBG!

[quartzy]

This is an amazing video. Probably because you were able to focus on animation, for a 45 second video. The preceding sentence makes no sense.