One of my favorite forms of entertainment is YouTube. You can watch almost anything on there. I've been a viewer and subscriber of some of their content creators for close to 12 years, and I have seen many different YouTube channels rise and fall. Here I am going to list some YouTubers that I may still be subscribed to, but they no longer upload like they used to. Basically, these are the YouTube channels I miss getting new content on. I'll also throw in my favorite YouTube video of theirs.
The Microwave Show/Jogwheel/Jonathan Paula/Movie Night
The one I think I miss most is the combination of channels put together by Jonathan Paula. At one point, he was doing the Microwave Show, "Is it a Good Idea to Microwave This?", he did his own content, reviewing tech and shared his thoughts on current events in "The World According to Jon", AND he did his show "Movie Night" in which he reviewed films. The Microwave Show was awesome. He and his buddies Jory and Riley would microwave various objects to see the results. My personal favorite was the Airbag episode. They stopped doing the show about a decade(!) ago, and then Jon kept doing solo projects. However, in recent years, Jon has basically stopped releasing new content and focused more on his family. He got an actual job working Mondays through Fridays, and he has two daughters now. I am still friends with him on Facebook and follow him on Instagram. Perhaps someday he'll get back to releasing tech reviews and more consistent "Movie Night" episodes, but I doubt it. He still releases his annual Oscar Movie reviews in February, at the very least.
Favorite video: "Is it a Good Idea to Microwave an Airbag?"
Barats and Bereta
Barats and Bereta were a comedy duo formed by Luke Barats and Joe Bereta. They met at college, Gonzaga University, and started making videos while in school there. They kept uploading content after graduating and their content exploded. They did some great sketch comedy videos, such as "Mother's Day", "God's Facebook", and "Cubicle War". Basically, they were Smosh before Smosh. They were Rhett and Link before Rhett and Link. They unfortunately went their separate ways years ago. Joe joined SourceFed on YouTube, although I've never been a big fan of that channel. Luke hasn't done any solo projects or joined anyone. I just wish they'd get back together and release new content. At least their channel is still up with all of their old content, which I watch every few years or so.
Favorite Video: "Douche Off"
Pranksist Productions
I discovered these guys after Jack Vale held a prank contest on his channel, and I don't remember if these guys won, but they definitely were finalists. I don't even remember the two guys' names, but they were the absolute best pranksters. My favorite videos were when they randomly screamed in elevators at their school, and had to come up with some elaborate lie as to why they were screaming. I remember they're from Indiana; one with long, dark, curly hair and the other with blonde hair. Their screaming pranks may have induced some of my hardest laughs ever. The dark haired guy had a high-pitched scream which was hilarious.
Favorite Video: "Elevator Screaming"
Magic of Rahat
I don't know why Rahat stopped making videos, because at the time he stopped his channel was doing well (and seemed to be on the rise). But his most famous videos were going through drive-thru's of various fast food restaurants and pranking them by being a robot, Elmo, or other character. He was also good at changing his voice to match his character. But most notably, his best work was his design of the characters and ways he would prank people. He'd have to design a way for the costume to work and look realistic while still being able to drive in it. On one of his videos he designed the seat of his car to go around him, so it looked like no one was driving. Some of the reactions of the fast food employees were just priceless, and if anyone's looking for a laugh, I highly recommend watching one of his drive-thru videos (or better yet, all of them).
Favorite Video: "Drive Thru Robot Driver Prank"
Jaboody Dubs
Now they still upload content, but I miss when they would dub over infomercials. They have a "Sticky Buddy" infomercial dubbing that has over 27 million views. I think they must have run out of infomercials to dub over, because that content was gold. My favorite was the "Orange Glo" dub, I think. I can still watch these over and still laugh at them, even though I know all of the jokes they make. They did curse a lot, but that's what made them so funny, because you wouldn't expect the infomercial hosts themselves to curse. They were the best at impersonating Billy Mays, RIP. Now they do video games and talk about various things. Not as entertaining, IMO.
Favorite video: "Orange Glo Dub"
Kipkay
He still uploads content as well, but not as much as he used to. He used to show a lot of hacks and how-to's, then he went on to reviewing tech gadgets. Still enjoyable, but that's not how he gained his subscribers. My favorite part was when doing these hacks and how-to's, his cats would make an appearance and sometimes play with whatever he was working on at the time. He's very tech savvy, and there are a ton of things he's crafted that I'd love to own.
Favorite Video: "World's Loudest Alarm Clock"
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