Oberlin College Friday Parody - In honor of the Class of 2011!

[XxlcfcTashxx]

Made me cry laughin

[leson2403]

Someone download the clip before Ark Music Factory sends a DMCA takedown, even though this parody falls under fair use.

[altheaadriana]

How much do I love my school? SO much!!

[AmoungTheSky]

Seeing these videos makes me feel rather happy to know that this college has character. I think I just may apply :)

[Hoax4q]

Oberlin is an oasis in a desert of tight-ass stupidity.

[nosolids1]

go OBERLIN!

[gamgagirl]

28 people are sittin' in the back seat

[LovexxLoudxMusic]

dude if i was 18 i would totally go there only 6 more years

[aquarumable]

It's all about Dean Stull dude ;)

[83joonior]

As much as I hate this song, I couldn't help but have a grin while watching it. Totally cool to see the admins do something like this.

P.S. that one guy looks like Jon Lovett, especially with that wig on (for some reason).

[Corey222ful]

Oh Oberlin. How I love you so.

[evanfinch]

OBERLIN ROCKS

[either4or]

Well, I was embarrassed by this. My friends watched it and just looked at me in shock wondering what kind of joke school I graduated from. I pulled out the old "well, Oberlin college tuly is great - the first school to accept women ...." the usual proud Oberlin statements.  But wow...it's just hard to get my head around this.

However, I burst out laughing when Dean Stull rolled up. Perfect. Don't get me wrong, I think it's hilarious, but just...stooping a bit low.

[octavebasse8]

YES YES YES!!!!!!! I am SOOOOOOO going to Oberlin, now!

[TheFragCenter]

@octavebasse8 Exactly what i was thinking



[bobkelso4245]

Im sorry, but the head bobbing at 1:00 is just too much.

[TheEveroser]

I love it! Hilarious! Something better to watch than the original! Can't even watch original!!

[vesse771]

It's ironic because normally Oberlin is a place where good music happens.

[14gretty]

this is the best version the best part was from 0:00 from 4:17

[okayseriouslynow]

this is possibly one of the most awkward videos i've viewed in my entire life. i like how people kept on doing the "my hand is a dolphin" thing

[yoyoyo44352]

I like this a lil bit... yeaa...

[ViewerTrue]

Embarrassing...that this proud school stoops to making fun of a 13-year-old girl. Very bad judgment on the part of Krislov and Stull. I do have a great sense of humor but this is wrong.

[jhstolze]

I love this! Makes me wish I had gone to Oberlin.

[abbyangle13]

this is creep:)

[14doranc]

It was devoid of morals. There was no plot. It may seem better than the other video but both are just as bad. My grandma could've been a better actor. The lighting is poor at best. The lyrics were so bad, they could make Mt. Everest crack in two. If your and Black's goal was to bring comfort to a severely depressed teen like myself, then I can tell you that you have failed, miserably! I give that video two thumbs down and a long period of flatulence.

[saminnyc]

<-- Obie Alum....it's times like this that I am very proud of my alma mater. We rock!

[JaysThoughts]

This looks much more like a tribute than a parody.

[aquamarinep]

What dedicated administrators!

[talyaxxschmalya]

I know where I'm going next fall :)

[maaaarinrin]

hahah this is so excellent. i was pretty happy with my uni but you all make me want to go to Oberlin. ;)

[mrllamadoesnotwant]

This is too precious! Jeez, I was thinking that Oberlin had received enough of my money already but I'll have to donate because of this. Nancy Dye never would have done this for us.

[Luongshot]

I have been there before o.0

[LivingInExile]

My Daughter is class of 2011 and we saw the video on the square.  Oberlin was a great place for her to go.

[thebuzzardsden]

So happy to see that my tuition money and the time of my school's administration is being used to provide me with a great education!!! Go Oberlin!!!!

[jjfloorboard]

One of the many reasons I am so proud to be an Obelrin grad!

[ivan3440628]

Wat Program u used in making this video?? plz,...

[OberlinCollege]

@ivan3440628 Final Cut Pro

[alexander89d]

When I heard that Oberlin did a parody of "Friday," I originally was mildly annoyed that this video was made for my graduating class as I feel Rebecca Black has already been parodied too much (even though her video does deserve to be parodied). However, after watching this video, I must admit that it is very well done and that the video mirrors the original quite well, and I actually cannot imagine a better graduation tribute video.

[OberlinCollege]

@alexander89d Thank you!! That means a lot

[faithprincess9388]

Awesome video. Hope RMIT does something like this too :) *Cross fingers*

[faithprincess9388]

Awesome video. Hope RMIT does something like this too :) *Cross fingers*

[jrobinso]

stull...what a clown! haha

[Theannahertzberg]

When i shook Marvin's hand today i wanted to tell him he's so amazing!  So proud of this video and the awesome class of 2011, go us!!!!

[Theannahertzberg]

When i shook Marvin's hand today i wanted to tell him he's so amazing!  So proud of this video and the awesome class of 2011, go us!!!!

[mirtheous]

wtf

[kkiceman14]

Awesome. Oberlin College's administration is cool enough to make a video for their graduating class

[chuk99]

I am so proud to be an alumnus of Oberlin College (class of '85). Not only is it excellent academically, but it has a sense of whimsy that can't be equaled.

[Kitabo27]

 Albino Squirrel Alert!!!

[Soalai2006]

Dear god, I love Oberlin.

[karatepaperclip]

SO SPOT ON! I'm so excited to be attending class of 2015! I think everyone is. We we we so excited.

[DJHSmbhottie]

1:55 ...... rebecca blacks mom

[myvideoreviewer]

Rebecca, an eighth-grader, made a successful video. She had courage, creativity, and success. Why not celebrate it? Oberlin is a progressive school. It is bad enough that she is experiencing cyber-bulling and other hateful messages. It is sad. Why cannot we celebrate other people, especially young people, success. Is this so hard? It is time to grow up, America!

[thatsnotthewaytodoit]

haha so funny!! go Oberlin!! :)

[alisonricker]

Delightful! Made me happy just to watch, and to be part of campus/town life. No need to be embarrassed, BenBakerSmith - it's all for fun! Plenty of other grand and glorious moments this weekend will honor the Class of 2011. This captures one aspect of the free spirit that I value about Oberlin.

[roaringrockets]

If only they had fixed up the soundtrack as well as the visuals.

[magoditskane]

Hah they even have their own awkward dancing girl

[pwneador]

LMAO

[eliarbogast]

does rebecca black know about this?



[Commando61]

@eliarbogast I imagine so. I think they had to legally obtain permission to use the song.

[amacy1]

Great job Daniel!

[eliarbogast]

Only version of "friday" I like

[SushhiLovesYouu]

whos driving? :)

[HamDigArts]

Fearless, indeed.



[HamDigArts]

Fearless, indeed.

[HamDigArts]

Fearless, indeed.

[dij7878]

I love this!!! Educators rule!

[elcrispino]

the guy motioning at 0:46 is great! complete channeling of the guy motioning for rebecca to get in the car in in the original.

[elcrispino]

liked it but i feel ripped off that the family isn't moving around in fast motion behind you while you are singing at the bottom of the stairs.

[eliarbogast]

@elcrispino the family is moving!

[qpnaosc]

@Labrat64328 @yoloteng0 Ah, thanks for setting me straight... I am an English major, I suppose I should know that... I suppose satire is a bit too edgy for Krislov, eh. 

[Labrat64328]

@qpnaosc par·o·dy/ˈparədē/ Verb:Produce a humorously exaggerated imitation of (a writer, artist, or genre). Noun:An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

[gegloff1]

Very enjoyable to watch for someone who grew up in Oberlin and spent a lot of time on the campus. Kudos to all those who participated and clearly don't take themselves too seriously. I can see by some of the critical commentary that Oberlin hasn't changed much in the last 30 years. :-)

[SILENTxHILL1234]

total win!

[freerangemom]

Great job. Congrats to the class of 11 from this Obie '81

[qpnaosc]

Hm, doesn't a parody mean that you're supposed to do more than replicate something?

[yoloteng0]

@qpnaosc Notice it's a parody of the video, not the song

[TsunamiSmif]

ha ha

[TsunamiSmif]

@qpnaosc ha ha

[cyocom]

The University of Utah is looking for a new President.... hmmmm.

[MrClimate1986]

fun

[benkawaller]

Daniel Schloss is a genius.

[dyna5899]

the one administrator looks just like black, well we know what rebecca black will look like in 30 yrs lol

[ulpohan]

the first time i listened to the lyrics.

[wbspidr13]

fuck yeah. oberlin

[RoderickGubla]

I don't know but it's way more interesting without Rebecca Black annoying facial expressions! I LOVE IT! These teachers rock, i wish they taught me!

[Mokoshne]

any school that does this is awesome.

[quizznos12]

he kinda reminds me of Toby on the office.

[raxelrod0]

There's only one Oberlin and one Marvin Krislov. So amazing!! Love it!

[GEAR274]

Great. Now I can no longer listen to this song without imagining Marvin Krislov. Oberlin is Awesome :D

[metaphid]

White squirrels and college administrators: WOOT!

[jzzsxm]

That's . . . surprisingly well done.

[kaetcore]

one of the myriad reasons our school beats your school

[Megzirra]

@kaetcore and also because we can use words like myriad correctly. I <3 being an Obie Alum!

[coasterguy59]

@kaetcore I love that you used myriad

and instead of bitching about whose school is better (especially since we're in the same conference) I'll just say to each their own.

[Fluffy531]

So silly, soooo cute!!!!

[XAznOfDoomX]

Oberlin Class of 2015 :)

[CheeseBon]

this vid is good but i hat to stop watching 30sec in cos i hate this song :/

[CheeseBon]

lol theres no one driving!!

[Julilove2008]

Dean Stull kicks ASS!!!!! :P



[Pooky1991]

Wish my school did something this awesome.

[CNAsweetpeas47]

omg i freakin love oberlin. ITS MY LIFE. used to live there... moved in middle school... I RECOGNIZE EVERYTHING AND OMG I LOVE THE CONSERVATORYYY~!!!! ahhh... my mom taught there but she got fired so we moved. i hate my life.

[lucretius123]

they couldn't find a single black person in the entire college to play the part of patrice?

[michellemwong]

@lucretius123 they also didn't find a teenage girl to play rebecca black. you are missing the point.

[lucretius123]

@michellemwong no, no. got the point. just poking a little fun at the apparent lack of diversity of oberlin college. perhaps i should have ended with a ;)

[MetalTubest]

Go Grandma dolphin hands!

[jazcsII]

i wish i went to a college like this!



[kbaer65]

S. Frederick Starr would never have done that. :-)

[misterasaurus]

That's my president!

[Phoenix3568]

*sigh* people and their lack of knowledge of the Albino Squirrels....

[flickeringice]

Whoever disliked this: the albino squirrels are coming for you.

[sapincher]

I've seen a lot of rats in my time and that was definitely a rat

[JHCC247]

elcrispino, that's not a rat; it's a white squirrel. They've been on campus for at least 40 years.

[Alexkrislov]

Geez, Marvin, I never knew you had it in you!

[elcrispino]

I liked the rat in there for no reason

[mahlerman101]

HAHA! Priceless! Brought back so many memories...

[carolllevine]

This is hysterical!!! Love the wig - well, the whole thing!!!! Thanks for making me laugh aloud today :)

[Heldenhorner]

Thumbs up for starvin' marvin being a baller

[khansend]

yeah Marv....

damn i miss that place.

[jesterbird]

I love this. XD

[mickytto]

This just made my day!! <3 Oberlin!! So proud to be an Obie!! :)

[nazncy]

Wow prez krislov, you get 2 thumbs up!!!! I miss oberlin!!!!

[monello1973]

Kudos to 3:36 and the white squirrel of Oberlin!

[MargotHanley]

yes

[ilanabass]

This is amazing. Every time I think I'm over Oberlin, it comes back to remind me. 10 yr reunion is coming up quick.... :)

[dmazingo]

Love the albino squirrel!

[Qber4life]

I'm the 308th viewer! Are you too? lol there were already 307 views before I had even watched the video, so that means I'm the 308th viewer.

[ununhexium]

marvin krislov in a wig, forever

[rentfriend]

ha ha ha was that Dan Schloss in there too!? I went to high school with him! So awesome!

[VoidDragon202]

Production values look higher than the original...

[lili2cute]

I'm the 307th viewer! Are you too? lol

[tallboy12321]

@lili2cute yes!

[thegreatestg]

@lili2cute nope

[stellaskim]

I loved Dean Gates before, but now I love her even more.

[unloveableniq]

omg this video makes me miss Oberlin...i cant believe how much it looks the same 10 years later (man i feel old lol) like Ben Franklin is still there lol like really? i need to go back for the visit man this brought back memories

[JediDWH]

This video made my day- nay, my week. <3 Never stop being awesome, Oberlin!

[Flashtone08]

this is a conspiracy to make me like this song.

[Kamdonion]

@Flashtone08 You will be assimilated into the fanclub. Resistance is futile.

[skfball39]

This is why Oberlin and why I miss it sooo much :( wish i could back

[bhilleng]

Marvin is a badass new god.

[raindropcharlie]

THIS IS MY FAVORITE THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED.

[deetfin]

This is why I love Oberlin!

[Killaya]

Ohhhh myyyyy goddddddddd this is the best thing I've ever seen in my life

[carybeep]

The rapping scene with David Stull is simply perfect!

[jmullaney328]

WONDERFUL!!!!

[dcyzak]

I love Oberlin.

[alemonmoonsky]

oh my god i miss OBERLIN AHHHH.

[phazonsuitzora]

Yep. I made the right choice to go here.

[octopirock]

Krislov is the best ever. Just saying.

[percussionzach]

I love that i go here...



[abfabbrazzlefrat]

This is the best thing. Just, ever.

[flickeringice]

This is awesome.

[anichols8590]

<3 oberlin

[lili2cute]

Watching this premier at the Senior Supper today was the highlight of my senior week!

TIME TO GO VIRAL!

[d3monicferret]

I can't believe this

[sunflower0986]

Top score.

[wantonfox1]

In my 40+ years working at Oberlin College, this is the best (funniest) thing I've ever seen. Party on guys!

[ryanbrazell]

I am in awe of how completely amazing this is. I love Oberlin.