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#1 terronus Jul 22, 2008 20:16:04	OK. Nearly every D&D player in existence has heard the Dead Alewives' D&D sketches. We hear, at the very least, a vague reference to them almost every session. It doesn't help that my DM is a mountain dew addict. Has anyone seen or heard any funny parodies/skits other than this? The Dead Alewives were smart and intuitive about how to parodize gamers. The Reno 911 D&D group, while making me chuckle, was not really funny enough to watch more than once. Here are some vids that I enjoyed, with a brief explanation of each. D&D The Best Game Ever Show http://youtube.com/watch?v=4YrUwDE0HG0 Funny, it was witty and had a lot of insight. Someone there must have been an experienced gamer.
#2 pigknight Jul 22, 2008 21:03:48	Get a Life is funny 'cause it's true.
#3 kaius Jul 22, 2008 23:17:25	Fear of girls: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=HmgLOKRl5J0
#4 terronus Jul 23, 2008 1:17:41	Kaius, thanks for the vid, I'll definitely be showing our group. Here's a couple of other ones. Fellowship of the D20 Show http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=5IfqFNbutqs Short and funny. I wish they had finished the film.
#5 killerdungeonmaster Jul 23, 2008 2:21:46	Celebrity Dungeons and Dragons Show http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=O4InEGJzOsQ Christopher Walken DMs. 'Nuff said.
#6 JohnLynch Jul 23, 2008 3:29:16	Is the Dead Alewives video the one with the cheetos? Because I thought that was an actual D&D game.
#7 terronus Jul 23, 2008 11:37:01	Yah. They were a comedy troupe out of Wisconsin in the 90s, I think. Not sure if they ever did much of anything else, but the "session" was originally put on a CD... which is why we get so many fan-made videos of it today. There was a video of the sketch as a bonus feature on the video game Summoner, however there is a 2nd sketch that has no "official" video per se. Well, here they are for posterity: Dead Alewives Part 1 http://youtube.com/watch?v=vChEPj0dXXk Dead Alewives Part 2 http://youtube.com/watch?v=o1e20K3Tmj0
#8 _jayne_cobb_ Jul 23, 2008 11:46:22	OK. Nearly every D&D player in existence has seen the Dead Alewives' videos. We hear, at the very least, a vague reference to them almost every session. The Dead Alewives did an audio sketch - two, actually. Several videos have been made using that as a soundtrack but none were made by the Dead Alewives.
#9 terronus Jul 23, 2008 13:26:06	Duly noted, that was a mistake on my part... in fact I mentioned a little bit about their history in the post right above, but I'll go ahead and fix the OP as well.
#10 terronus Jul 23, 2008 21:43:58	At the end of my original post I mentioned a video I couldn't find. Well, here it is, and I think its definitely worth watching. D&D Guy: Episode 1 Show http://youtube.com/watch?v=_43VgvonSOo Every gamer has made a wise crack or passing joke about this scenario. These guys perfected it... I recommend episode 2 as well. As a side note, I wish my DM used these sorts of descriptions. You almost feel like you're there!
#11 terronus Jul 25, 2008 11:44:01	Dungeons and Dragons Show http://youtube.com/watch?v=6yQhMkyDS5s Probably one of the most immersive games I've ever seen. And funniest... so many subtle things make this video funny.
#12 terronus Jul 27, 2008 19:32:08	Well, I'm running out of steam (or in this case, videos). If anymore people enjoyed this thread or have more to add... please do! Or at least let me know you're interested and I will continue my vigilant hunt for the best videos out there. So, here's another I came across. Dungeons and Dragons Game Night Show http://youtube.com/watch?v=KWBdHdNqr2Q When the cat's away, the mice will play... and this gaming group's dynamics are awesome. Plus, they get bonus points for playing AD&D. Enjoy.
#13 Endarire Nov 05, 2008 0:42:07	I enjoyed the D&D Guy first episode, though the shower scene was awkward.
#14 terronus Nov 05, 2008 18:22:24	I enjoyed the D&D Guy first episode, though the shower scene was awkward. Deliberately so! Probably the part I laughed the hardest because I didn't know what I would do if a were the player in that situation.
#15 deckinhand Nov 24, 2008 8:51:05	I admit that this is not directly on point by not being about D&D specifically. However, these fellas are cut from the same cloth and it is hysterical. http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/2536/detail/ Terronus: I'll remove this post if you think it's too off topic.
#16 batshido Nov 24, 2008 8:56:05	Penny-Arcade has done some awesome strips about D&D. I'd link to them, but I'm pretty sure they all violate the CoC. It's kind of a trope with them.
#17 werral Nov 24, 2008 9:13:35	A comic not a video but DM of the Rings is a classic
#18 terronus Nov 24, 2008 11:17:24	Terronus: I'll remove this post if you think it's too off topic. No way, that was hilarious. A comic not a video but DM of the Rings is a classic Good stuff, too. I had read a few of these a while back and forgot! I'll have to go back and read some more. Here's a slightly off-topic yet funny video: Harry Potter in the Hood: Show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GpZpoaZaSE This doesn't really require much explaining.
#19 Endarire Nov 24, 2008 16:28:36	D&D PSA Part 1 I preferred this part most.
#20 The_White_Sorcerer Nov 26, 2008 22:08:56	Penny-Arcade has done some awesome strips about D&D. I'd link to them, but I'm pretty sure they all violate the CoC. It's kind of a trope with them. "I like popsicles."
#21 deckinhand Dec 24, 2008 8:17:41	For good measure.
#22 terronus Dec 24, 2008 11:29:35	Well, its not D&D... but I haven't been able to find much in comedy shorts lately (just the serial shows, like the PSAs, Unforgotten Realms) so here's a short one that "nerds" can relate to: Telephone Nerd
#23 seyon Dec 30, 2008 0:36:12	The Gamers 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiTEHqAeanw -- its only part 1 The Gamers 2: Dorkness Rising http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwtH5oQqHPg&feature=channel_page -- once again part 1
#24 guest742122278 Dec 30, 2008 5:28:25	It isn't exactly a parody or anything like that. but a 10 minute skit from the shortlived tv series Freaks and Geeks. On youtube, look up Freaks and Geeks and keep an eye out for anything that goes along the lines of "DnD" and "Carlos the Dwarf". And i agree, the Dead Alewives thing is getting old fast. The casting magic missile into the darkness was funny the first 2 times maybe, but after hearing it everytime a spellcaster in my group misses an attack, "oh i wasn't attacking him i was attacking the darkness", i just wanna punch a baby.
#25 terronus Dec 30, 2008 11:39:24	The Gamers 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiTEHqAeanw -- its only part 1 The Gamers 2: Dorkness Rising http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwtH5oQqHPg&feature=channel_page -- once again part 1 Those were surprisingly awesome. Good find! And i agree, the Dead Alewives thing is getting old fast. The casting magic missile into the darkness was funny the first 2 times maybe, but after hearing it everytime a spellcaster in my group misses an attack, "oh i wasn't attacking him i was attacking the darkness", i just wanna punch a baby. I know what you mean. As a referenced in the first post, my old DM (his campaign ended a month or two back) was always drinking mountain dew. You can imagine how many times during a game someone would do the high pitched drone of 'Where's the mountain dew?' 'Can I have a mountain dew?' ...
#26 shriekingdrake Feb 19, 2009 22:14:18	up the volume!!!

Post/Author/DateTime

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terronus

Jul 22, 2008 20:16:04

OK. Nearly every D&D player in existence has heard the Dead Alewives' D&D sketches. We hear, at the very least, a vague reference to them almost every session. It doesn't help that my DM is a mountain dew addict.

Has anyone seen or heard any funny parodies/skits other than this? The Dead Alewives were smart and intuitive about how to parodize gamers. The Reno 911 D&D group, while making me chuckle, was not really funny enough to watch more than once.

Here are some vids that I enjoyed, with a brief explanation of each.
D&D The Best Game Ever

Show

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4YrUwDE0HG0
Funny, it was witty and had a lot of insight. Someone there must have been an experienced gamer.

pigknight

Jul 22, 2008 21:03:48

Get a Life is funny 'cause it's true.

kaius

Jul 22, 2008 23:17:25

Fear of girls:

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=HmgLOKRl5J0

terronus

Jul 23, 2008 1:17:41

Kaius, thanks for the vid, I'll definitely be showing our group. Here's a couple of other ones.

Fellowship of the D20

Show

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=5IfqFNbutqs
Short and funny. I wish they had finished the film.

killerdungeonmaster

Jul 23, 2008 2:21:46

Celebrity Dungeons and Dragons
Show
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=O4InEGJzOsQ
Christopher Walken DMs. 'Nuff said.

JohnLynch

Jul 23, 2008 3:29:16

Is the Dead Alewives video the one with the cheetos? Because I thought that was an actual D&D game.

terronus

Jul 23, 2008 11:37:01

Yah. They were a comedy troupe out of Wisconsin in the 90s, I think. Not sure if they ever did much of anything else, but the "session" was originally put on a CD... which is why we get so many fan-made videos of it today. There was a video of the sketch as a bonus feature on the video game Summoner, however there is a 2nd sketch that has no "official" video per se.

Well, here they are for posterity:

Dead Alewives Part 1
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vChEPj0dXXk

Dead Alewives Part 2
http://youtube.com/watch?v=o1e20K3Tmj0

_jayne_cobb_

Jul 23, 2008 11:46:22

OK. Nearly every D&D player in existence has seen the Dead Alewives' videos. We hear, at the very least, a vague reference to them almost every session.

The Dead Alewives did an audio sketch - two, actually. Several videos have been made using that as a soundtrack but none were made by the Dead Alewives.

terronus

Jul 23, 2008 13:26:06

Duly noted, that was a mistake on my part... in fact I mentioned a little bit about their history in the post right above, but I'll go ahead and fix the OP as well.

#10

terronus

Jul 23, 2008 21:43:58

At the end of my original post I mentioned a video I couldn't find. Well, here it is, and I think its definitely worth watching.

D&D Guy: Episode 1

Show

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_43VgvonSOo
Every gamer has made a wise crack or passing joke about this scenario. These guys perfected it... I recommend episode 2 as well.

As a side note, I wish my DM used these sorts of descriptions. You almost feel like you're there!

#11

terronus

Jul 25, 2008 11:44:01

Dungeons and Dragons

Show

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6yQhMkyDS5s
Probably one of the most immersive games I've ever seen. And funniest... so many subtle things make this video funny.

#12

terronus

Jul 27, 2008 19:32:08

Well, I'm running out of steam (or in this case, videos). If anymore people enjoyed this thread or have more to add... please do! Or at least let me know you're interested and I will continue my vigilant hunt for the best videos out there. So, here's another I came across.

Dungeons and Dragons Game Night

Show

http://youtube.com/watch?v=KWBdHdNqr2Q
When the cat's away, the mice will play... and this gaming group's dynamics are awesome.

Plus, they get bonus points for playing AD&D. Enjoy.

#13

Endarire

Nov 05, 2008 0:42:07

I enjoyed the D&D Guy first episode, though the shower scene was awkward.

#14

terronus

Nov 05, 2008 18:22:24

I enjoyed the D&D Guy first episode, though the shower scene was awkward.

Deliberately so! Probably the part I laughed the hardest because I didn't know what I would do if a were the player in that situation.

#15

deckinhand

Nov 24, 2008 8:51:05

I admit that this is not directly on point by not being about D&D specifically. However, these fellas are cut from the same cloth and it is hysterical. http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/2536/detail/

Terronus: I'll remove this post if you think it's too off topic.

#16

batshido

Nov 24, 2008 8:56:05

Penny-Arcade has done some awesome strips about D&D. I'd link to them, but I'm pretty sure they all violate the CoC. It's kind of a trope with them.

#17

werral

Nov 24, 2008 9:13:35

A comic not a video but DM of the Rings is a classic

#18

terronus

Nov 24, 2008 11:17:24

Terronus: I'll remove this post if you think it's too off topic.

No way, that was hilarious.

A comic not a video but DM of the Rings is a classic

Good stuff, too. I had read a few of these a while back and forgot! I'll have to go back and read some more.

Here's a slightly off-topic yet funny video:
Harry Potter in the Hood:

Show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GpZpoaZaSE
This doesn't really require much explaining.

#19

Endarire

Nov 24, 2008 16:28:36

D&D PSA Part 1

I preferred this part most.

#20

The_White_Sorcerer

Nov 26, 2008 22:08:56

Penny-Arcade has done some awesome strips about D&D. I'd link to them, but I'm pretty sure they all violate the CoC. It's kind of a trope with them.

"I like popsicles."

#21

deckinhand

Dec 24, 2008 8:17:41

For good measure.

#22

terronus

Dec 24, 2008 11:29:35

Well, its not D&D... but I haven't been able to find much in comedy shorts lately (just the serial shows, like the PSAs, Unforgotten Realms) so here's a short one that "nerds" can relate to:

Telephone Nerd

#23

seyon

Dec 30, 2008 0:36:12

The Gamers 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiTEHqAeanw -- its only part 1

The Gamers 2: Dorkness Rising

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwtH5oQqHPg&feature=channel_page -- once again part 1

#24

guest742122278

Dec 30, 2008 5:28:25

It isn't exactly a parody or anything like that. but a 10 minute skit from the shortlived tv series Freaks and Geeks. On youtube, look up Freaks and Geeks and keep an eye out for anything that goes along the lines of "DnD" and "Carlos the Dwarf".
And i agree, the Dead Alewives thing is getting old fast. The casting magic missile into the darkness was funny the first 2 times maybe, but after hearing it everytime a spellcaster in my group misses an attack, "oh i wasn't attacking him i was attacking the darkness", i just wanna punch a baby.

#25

terronus

Dec 30, 2008 11:39:24

The Gamers 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiTEHqAeanw -- its only part 1

The Gamers 2: Dorkness Rising

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwtH5oQqHPg&feature=channel_page -- once again part 1

Those were surprisingly awesome. Good find!

And i agree, the Dead Alewives thing is getting old fast. The casting magic missile into the darkness was funny the first 2 times maybe, but after hearing it everytime a spellcaster in my group misses an attack, "oh i wasn't attacking him i was attacking the darkness", i just wanna punch a baby.

I know what you mean. As a referenced in the first post, my old DM (his campaign ended a month or two back) was always drinking mountain dew. You can imagine how many times during a game someone would do the high pitched drone of 'Where's the mountain dew?' 'Can I have a mountain dew?' ...

#26

shriekingdrake

Feb 19, 2009 22:14:18

up the volume!!!