Certain People I Could Name - They Might Be Giants

[Uvastiker333]

I find most videos with lots of pop up text are obnoxious, but in this video the popups are hilarious. ^_^

You deserve a medal. :D

[JackOLantern011]

Well people, their is this one button I found on the bottom of the video screen that looks like a squarish word bubble... click it, and let your popup troubles go all the way the wunderland......

[LeidenPierce]

I'll be honest, I stayed on this one because of the popup text. XD

[SpiritStiff]

Seriously, I  think the popups are really funny.

[Ciccioli]

The popups were cool, don't be faggish, people.

[AssortedBullshit]

Guys, the fifth button from the right on the bottom of the youtube screen turns of the annotations. Thumbs up so people can see.

[Ashengraychild1]

They *have* paid for worse. at least, I assume they paid the folks wot made the official video for "Damn Good Times".

[runedscope]

This is honestly rather good

[GrayGriffonKnight]

I'm disappointing! -runs off screaming like a psychopathy-

[EvilEmoCupcakes]

I actually stayed for the video just because you heckling me was rather amusing.

Now... -goes to watch other video-

[Alexander9356]

I love thw Skullivan and his Segway

[Clone4115]

what the fuck am i watching xD

[BLACKzeronine]

lol, the annotations made if funnier.

[HellsPlumber]

Aw, don't be dissapointed XD

[fadedlight12]

OH MY GAWD I FUHKING WUV CHU WIFF YOUR WORDS!! <3 .. You just made my day. (:

[Thelegoterrapin]

WHY ARE THERE SMURFS?

[looshkin66]

well fucking done my friend

[GoldStripe13]

Oh.

[YankeeBoyBasin]

ha! this is freaking awesome. i love the animations and the little blue dude :P

[butterballs11]

i first saw this yesterday and have whatched it at least 50 times or more since

then

[Direness]

I agree! I came for the video; I stayed for the heckling!!

[SpiritStiff]

I would have watched the higher quality version, but the Pop-ups kept me here, this one has more charm :)

[thomasestevezjr]

@AKAcronny, okay you don't suck. i like your videos. I just didn't appreciate being heckled while trying to enjoy your work.

[thomasestevezjr]

what is up with the pop up text during the lower quality version?!?!?!?! My internet connection is slow at the moment, but i wanted to watch this video. turns out i got heckled by the pop ups the entire time, how annoying. I couldn't even finish it. you suck.

[AKAcronny]

@thomasestevezjr Both versions are 360p, and both verions can also be scaled down to 240p. So their load times shouldn't be any different. And um you can also just uh turn off captions whenever you feel like it by clicking that little "hide annotations" button.

But I do suck. You're not wrong there.

[AkatsukiLoverX3]

@AKAcronny You dont suck! That gives me the wrong impression..So..you represent They Might Be Giants? Act a bit less...sad! Please? :3

[yeagerkid]

@thomasestevezjr u can turn those off...

[sonofblah]

@thomasestevezjr I agree.Really irritating.

[DDP117]

Ha. Watched it anyways.

[GRAMMARFTW]

how nice of the Skullivan to rescue his friend from prison.

[JollSSteR]

amazing animation

[MimeSlayer1337]

They probably meant to be joking in their quote, not to be rude or anything. theyre cool guys.

[AKAcronny]

@MimeSlayer1337 Yeah totally. I never thought otherwise. I'm so stoked they said anything about it at all.

[josiahbeast]

@ 0:56 - I'M BAAACK, AND I RENTED TOOTSIE! YA GOTTA CHECK THIS OUT!

(brilliant tmbg inside joke)

[HavazikFerric]

OH GOD, MAKE MORE, PLEASE.

[VCBee042]

congrats, tmbg just linked your video on facebook. enjoy your twelve seconds of quasi fame.

[zsmughal]

You've been linked from the TMBG page on Facebook!

[2manysocks]

I had this song stuck in my head today, kind of out of nowhere. So I looked it up on youtube and watched this vid. Then I read the comments and description and went "This was just a fan-made video? Dang!"

[johnnyenglishguy1]

astonishing..good work fella

[RobotKing27]

the bunnyslippers are easy to make out at 1:23

[ChillbobRS]

This deserves more than 9000 views. I laughed many times watching this! It's a bummer TMBG never got back to you, I think this is some high quality fan appreciation :) You'd think they'd at least send you a fruit cake or autograph... or at least a cease and desist letter.

[AKAcronny]

@ChillbobRS Thanks, man. Yeah I'd totally settle for an autographed cease and desist letter.

[Turtletypernumbah12]

I really like the animation!!! lol at the skeleton on the segway!!!

[tiscooler]

Thumbs up if you came here from TvTropes!

[RobotKing27]

@tiscooler what on tvtropes linked you here?

[tiscooler]

@RobotKing27 The expy trope page.

[crovaxthecrazy]

This is actually really good!

[lamstrige905]

awsome song, am i the only one who thinks this guy looks like bubs off of homestarrunner? :P

[RobotKing27]

@lamstrige905 maybe bub's younger, much THINNER twin

[kelseyisarobot89]

This is awesome, good job bro.

[csalinas777]

Wow. This video is very well done Animation (Was it -Flash?). Funny as I was searching for this video first before doing a similar animation for the same song... but since you did it well there is no point in challenging. Right on the nose.

[Sol4naceae]

This is really beautifully done!

It fills out the meaning and emotion of the song so well... Now it's tough to imagine this song without this video. Your work seems right at home with TMBG. Would love to see more like it!!

[Fireicee1]

1:09

THE GENOCIDAL OVERLORD IS A TEA CUP? Damn....

[Kyrubas]

Awesome! I love it, this has to be one of my (many) favorite TMBG songs and you have embodied their style in this video so well.

[BongoWW]

Awesome. :)

[G04i77A2]

i do believe that the skeleton is actually the skullivan

[kirkpear]

this is great. a nice song and a beautiful video.

the guy kinda resembles bubs from homestar runner. :)

[aerozord]

ya never really notice because of the segway, but he's wearing bunny slippers

[AKAcronny]

Hahaha. Mainly so I don't have to draw skeleton feet. It was a totally serendipitous moment of lazy character design.

[aerozord]

it works man, its that bunny-eared lawyer kinda thing. Already got a skeleton riding a segeway so why the hell not am I right

[PencilLord]

Ahh, a fellow listener of They Might Be Giants! Well, let me just say that I very much enjoyed your fun, little creation. I found the overall narrative and animation to be surreal, but nevertheless very fitting to the song. You have very creative talent and it is my honor to make this my PICK OF THE WEEK video...for this week. :)

[supercharge101m]

Great Video pity they not promote this this song more.

[Grofro]

Just read the wiki before coming back to correct a previous typo:

My last comment should have read "Great song: cra...zily awesome video!" ...I don't want coal next year on They day... haha

[Grofro]

depending on when the word got back to you, I think I know which video they were talking about (check out "I'm all you can think about" from Their venue songs. Great song: crap video)

[standardbearer]

abesolutely GREAT video!!!

[biscuitdoughhandzman]

this was so freakin epic i cant stop watching!

[completesquare76]

I think they did include a link to it in one of their email newsletters a few months ago, did they not?

[AKAcronny]

Did they?! I read all of the newsletters anyway, but maybe I missed it. Do you recall what month or year it was? Now I'm curious and I want to check the wiki.

[completesquare76]

I wish that I kept a backlog of all of their emails but I am only going off hazy recall. I would say that I am 75% sure that they linked to it in one of their emails early in the year (Before June?)

[jinnybizzle]

whys the skullivan in it tho. shouldnt he be out somwher?

[Arichat60]

Personally, I'm just wondering what the heck Skullivan was thinking throughout all this.

[1JRCB1]

Skullivan always has a Segway with him. Great animation!

[Carriboo9]

"Exxxxxxxxcellent Smithers"!! WOW...this is fantastic work. Hope you got an A++++++++++++

[vvYubvv]

This ought to be made an official clip, because it's made of awesome. Now someone just needs to make a decent one of Au Contraire and I'll be quite happy.

[High5Man]

An awesome animated music video of one of my favorite TMBG songs!?

Yeah, you're pretty much the greatest person in the world today.

[slinkyspedboy]

I like this song a lot - hard to get videos of everyone's favorite TMBG songs, but maybe thanks to the internet, someday...

[suchducks]

The rocketship ad made me laugh when I finally caught it :P

[Airemiss]

wow! really great!!!!!!!

[scottyc35]

this is delightful! thanks for acknowledging those 3 notes after the line "halfway 'round the world"... nice job!!!

[megen1996]

ahhhhhh! i love it no paid person could have done better and i love how the old skelliton thingy has no neck

[valerie2776]

Gah! I used to watch this all the time on your site. So, so great.

[JacksonJunior101]

Bravo.

[sandysmilinstrange]

I didn't find it creepy. Very engaging and entertaining.

1:42-2:00 is pure gold.

[JacksonJunior101]

The Mexican judge! Holy shit, work of genius.

[vvYubvv]

Agreed. This whole clip is rather the awesome.

[lilvickie6]

Oh shoot - I'm gonna have nightmares from that....lol

Really - didn't anyone else find it the least bit creepy? GOOD, but creepy.

[Spuddytastic]

Brilliant work. It's a pity only 421 youtubers watched this, it deserves more

[cooliojojo7]

just wow

[TitaniumChocobo]

1:42-2:00

best part =)

[AdamOfNebb]

Loved the song when I first heard it and I still do, then I find this. This is amazing, it fits the song perfectly, has superb animation and is quite funny and interesting! Brilliant, a billion thumbs up. I am now subscribed.

[goldenpizza]

Great work. did you do this when you where at the W?

[AKAcronny]

Thanks! Yeah, I was working on it for most of 2006 and then at the end of the year Laura let me make it my final project even though I was already about 4/5 finished.

[XcaptainXobliviousX]

omg, dud, ive been looking for this song for months!! you are my personal jesus!  O:

[Uberuler]

Smooth animation, nice coloring, nice visuals, awesome song, and cool characters, it's really really good