In The Know: Has Halloween Become Overcommercialized?

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  • @cromanticheer
    @cromanticheer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6355

    I love how Duncan is the author of a new book (that happens to be relevant to the current topic) each time.

    • @joshs.5384
      @joshs.5384 4 ปีที่แล้ว +306

      I've never noticed that! God, the Onion packs so much genius into each video.

    • @pvshka
      @pvshka 4 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      I love small recurring jokes like that.

    • @LeoStaley
      @LeoStaley 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Oh God, I've never noticed. How do I go back and watch all these? TH-cam's search is shit

    • @zejdland
      @zejdland 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      th-cam.com/video/uU4q415Rkb0/w-d-xo.html mhm is math science?

    • @RoroRoseD
      @RoroRoseD 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I love that they stick to their lores and connect small details each clips 😂

  • @BobGymlan
    @BobGymlan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3033

    Most people don’t even carry amulets anymore. I realize they’re cumbersome and the permits are expensive, but it’s better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

    • @starcrafter13terran
      @starcrafter13terran 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      That's why we invented lanyards.

    • @robynalice879
      @robynalice879 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hmm? Permits? I'm curious as to what you mean

    • @schattentaenzerin
      @schattentaenzerin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      Isn't there an amendment that gives you the right to bear amulets? 🤔

    • @HettesKvek
      @HettesKvek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Recent innovations in alchemy and enchantments have made most amulets light weight to carry, so there really isn't any reason not to carry them to ward off the demons that seek to devour our souls on the daily basis.

    • @ElDuderinoh
      @ElDuderinoh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@robynalice879 did you even pay attention?!

  • @abduljah9355
    @abduljah9355 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2994

    It was pretty irresponsible to speak impiously of Algol.

    • @Cjnw
      @Cjnw 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Or TH-cam's recommend Algol Rythym !!

    • @dragonsforbreakfast3572
      @dragonsforbreakfast3572 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I thought they said Al-ghoul.

    • @landochabod7
      @landochabod7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@dragonsforbreakfast3572 I think that's the etymology of Algol...

    • @dragonsforbreakfast3572
      @dragonsforbreakfast3572 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@landochabod7 Ah, cool. It's Arabic apparently.

    • @landochabod7
      @landochabod7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@dragonsforbreakfast3572 Yup. Algol is an eclipsing binary star: its light changes in time, which is probably why it had creepy names in many cultures.

  • @copperandbrick
    @copperandbrick 16 ปีที่แล้ว +4165

    "I do NOT want a spate of stillborn births!"
    "Duncan, be quiet! Think about our wells!"
    Oh, these people are good.

    • @rajsouth101
      @rajsouth101 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      No reply to yours 15 year old comment,so I just dropped 1 here 🙂😊

    • @blissfuldj7627
      @blissfuldj7627 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      ​@@rajsouth101 raj, theyre dead

    • @rajsouth101
      @rajsouth101 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@blissfuldj7627 no,she just commented on another video of this same channel just 5 months ago..

    • @blissfuldj7627
      @blissfuldj7627 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      @@rajsouth101 raj, thats a clone, the real one is gone

    • @rajsouth101
      @rajsouth101 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@blissfuldj7627 bro,if u click on the circle ⭕ icon beside the username in the above comment it shows the previous comments one has made in the current channel. When I did it for the @copperandbrick it showed a comment made from this account 5 months ago..

  • @stephfahey1101
    @stephfahey1101 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13644

    "42% of americans can't find earth on globe"

    • @damobeck1
      @damobeck1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +753

      When did Onion stop being satirical?

    • @cablecrusher26
      @cablecrusher26 8 ปีที่แล้ว +208

      +David Mobeck This is satire?

    • @stephfahey1101
      @stephfahey1101 8 ปีที่แล้ว +140

      cablecrusher26 *facepalm*

    • @TheGoodContent37
      @TheGoodContent37 7 ปีที่แล้ว +170

      Now they think the earth is flat.

    • @TCt83067695
      @TCt83067695 7 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      Stephanie Fahey i'm really worried about the 58%

  • @petesmith9475
    @petesmith9475 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1546

    Poor Duncan lost this debate big time.

    • @Noarcs
      @Noarcs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Post office box!

    • @TheMamaluigi300
      @TheMamaluigi300 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Fantastic Mister
      Duncan: *rockets out of Hell*

    • @zejdland
      @zejdland 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/uU4q415Rkb0/w-d-xo.html mhm is math science?

    • @JN-ug5ky
      @JN-ug5ky 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@Noarcs The good ol' PO box

  • @osibald2342
    @osibald2342 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8706

    Their acting feels real. Like, they arent acting or thinking about their lines but like this is happening for real

    • @tomlxyz
      @tomlxyz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +618

      You say it like this isn't legit news

    • @enbybunny9940
      @enbybunny9940 4 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      The power of the onion

    • @sebastian-benedictflore
      @sebastian-benedictflore 4 ปีที่แล้ว +360

      I think that's what acting is.

    • @elijahmendez4107
      @elijahmendez4107 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Well they are probably from hollywood, this is real news in the belly of the beast

    • @aidinwitiak1630
      @aidinwitiak1630 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Could be improv

  • @kellyzing9951
    @kellyzing9951 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1813

    “Has America lost sight of the true meaning of Halloween?”
    15 years later and they still bring me to tears. Why is the Onion not a regular show? They blow SNL out of the water. We NEED them now more than ever.

    • @mykeljmoney
      @mykeljmoney ปีที่แล้ว +117

      My understanding is they cut all this amazing stuff when they were sold to Univision. Big corporations ruining something else

    • @GSBarlev
      @GSBarlev ปีที่แล้ว +17

      They had one for, I think, two seasons on IFC. It was brilliant.

    • @alphabetsoup6681
      @alphabetsoup6681 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      After 2016, reality took a turn and they couldn't compete.

    • @uis8174
      @uis8174 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ain’t that deep bruh

    • @woody5476
      @woody5476 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@mykeljmoneyThey're definitely not what they used to be.

  • @evanracer9
    @evanracer9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3805

    I like believing that this is a real news agency in an alternate universe

    • @matthew8153
      @matthew8153 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Negative Ramos
      Much of the stuff they’ve said has come to pass in this realm.

    • @Tjalve70
      @Tjalve70 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      What do you mean "alternate universe"?

    • @Sawdustinthemakeup
      @Sawdustinthemakeup 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      W-w wait, you're telling me the onion isn't a really news source?

    • @Tjalve70
      @Tjalve70 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @@Sawdustinthemakeup Relax. The Onion IS a real news source.
      They just have a slightly different approach to reality than most other news sources.

    • @Sawdustinthemakeup
      @Sawdustinthemakeup 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Tjalve70 oh thank God! For a second I was starting to think the onion isn't a really news source. Like imagine how crazy that would be finding out that the onion isn't real news!

  • @KZ-hu9uj
    @KZ-hu9uj 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1169

    The moment Duncan went all in on his skepticism, I knew he was done for

    • @coalkingryan881
      @coalkingryan881 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Such is the folly of man

    • @jkta97
      @jkta97 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Just like that other guy who talked crap about the robot overlords.

  • @boccs9925
    @boccs9925 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4601

    And for his eternal punishment Duncan was forced to become Google (if it was a guy)

    • @romantistcaveman
      @romantistcaveman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +214

      Truly a fate worse than death!

    • @---nobody---
      @---nobody--- 6 ปีที่แล้ว +174

      Hahaha😂 that was him in If Google Was A Guy! I knew I recognized him, he’s in s lot of stuff but I could recall specifically which thing I was trying to remember him being in

    • @Ondulado.
      @Ondulado. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Most recently he was in try not to laugh news on ch

    • @MeesterTweester
      @MeesterTweester 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      that just blew my mind

    • @choibtc6121
      @choibtc6121 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      omg u r right. Now I know why he looked familiar for some reasons

  • @MoonShadowWolfe
    @MoonShadowWolfe 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5735

    Hey, I'm starting to suspect that ... there _is_ no Clifford Banes ...

    • @romantistcaveman
      @romantistcaveman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +649

      Do not blaspheme! DO NOT BLASPHEME!

    • @awdrifter3394
      @awdrifter3394 7 ปีที่แล้ว +713

      He exists. He hosted 1 episode wearing a Juliana McKennis mask.

    • @stanislausklim7794
      @stanislausklim7794 7 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      awdrifter3 I think that was the one where they're debating whether to allow kids to see r-rated movies where there masturbate

    • @---nobody---
      @---nobody--- 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I like your profile picture(:

    • @Myne1001
      @Myne1001 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      He does actually appear in one video. Forgot which one.

  • @PMelol
    @PMelol 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3153

    This is actually genius.

    • @SH19922x
      @SH19922x 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      The old Onion was the diamond standard of comedy, what happened to them and comedy in general?!

    • @mikemike7326
      @mikemike7326 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Jack of Blades theyre contents still like this i feel like 🤔

    • @RheeasMedInsights
      @RheeasMedInsights 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeah, these guys should really start a satirical channel on yT!

    • @micahnewman
      @micahnewman 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Actually

    • @matthew8153
      @matthew8153 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      S H
      Because now the truth is more ridiculous.

  • @dominateeye
    @dominateeye 4 ปีที่แล้ว +785

    I think Duncan made some good points, and Algol reacted in a way totally obstructive to the conversation, not to mention unnecessary. ONN shouldn't invite him back, I don't care who he threatens to ghoulify.

    • @michealwilliams472
      @michealwilliams472 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It really is unfortunate that you can't conjure demonic entities and spirits anymore without things getting politicized. MSM has really ruined everything.

    • @kimgkomg
      @kimgkomg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Yeah, he was totally out of line

    • @AppleOfThineEye
      @AppleOfThineEye ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah. What a jerk.

    • @ysf-d9i
      @ysf-d9i ปีที่แล้ว +37

      people like you are the exact reason why algol needed to do what he did.

    • @mtrebtreboschi5722
      @mtrebtreboschi5722 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I dont think its the onion's fault. Its just one of the side effects of a live performance, but I think the fact that Algol blew up on national tv like this is going to hurt his public image and effect whether people choose to keep working with him moving forward

  • @jzplayinggame
    @jzplayinggame 6 ปีที่แล้ว +769

    When they started singing I LOST IT

    • @PauliReinert
      @PauliReinert 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      What did you lose?

    • @yaioru
      @yaioru 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      his peanits 😢😢

  • @joeedangerously4295
    @joeedangerously4295 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2955

    My family used to sacrifice a goat on the altar every year to Asmodeus and the dark Lord Satan when I was a kid. These little brats now, though, they might, MIGHT ritualistically slaughter a cat or something and maybe recite an incantation but that's usually about it. Most of them don't even know the proper sacrificial procedures. They slit the throat first, yeah, but then they wing it. It's depressing how much the reason for the season has been lost. It's a war on Halloween.

    • @alexanderpataki5567
      @alexanderpataki5567 10 ปีที่แล้ว +192

      Even more sadly, at least in my area, is that the children here have moved almost entirely to firework-based methods of cat-slaughter, which clearly does nothing what-so-ever to appease Apharoohl, The Djinn of The Lost Ones.

    • @Sorakeyblademaster37
      @Sorakeyblademaster37 10 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      That's nothing. People in my neighborhood thought the Cwn Annwn and Dark Lord Arawn were some of kind Chinese dish!

    • @malamindulo
      @malamindulo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +129

      I talked to my 7 year old cousin yesterday, and she knew nothing! I thought my Aunt has taught her how to use Jelalji bone charms and Mandrake incense to keep Phi-Alderu, the god of pain, and his hounds of famine at bay from the burial ground. She couldn't even use Enneagram emblems to banish a Dybbuk.

    • @kennykeating5243
      @kennykeating5243 6 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      This is the most useful conversation I've found on TH-cam

    • @itsKaceMusic
      @itsKaceMusic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      *HATE SPEECH* Satan is a black transexual woman. Get it right!

  • @rogerrogers6753
    @rogerrogers6753 10 ปีที่แล้ว +609

    still one of my favorite onion pieces of all time. the amount of views is absurd, it should be 10x what it is.
    Brilliant!

    • @tugboat2030
      @tugboat2030 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      This clip perfectly encapsulates what I thought in church. The pastors would decry Halloween for having fun and celebratory elements while also denouncing the fun and celebratory elements of Christmas. And I'm thinking, "What if Santa Claus brings more people to Jesus than it he wasn't a tradition?" Never got to ask that in church though.

  • @revnede
    @revnede 6 ปีที่แล้ว +563

    "The whole reason behind the bones is the time spent butchering with the family!"

    • @zejdland
      @zejdland 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/uU4q415Rkb0/w-d-xo.html mhm is math science?

    • @reformedzoomer
      @reformedzoomer 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zejdland Wut

    • @zejdland
      @zejdland 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@reformedzoomer yes?

    • @alsocupcakes8885
      @alsocupcakes8885 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@reformedzoomer reported for spam

  • @MrStevemur
    @MrStevemur 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    Every year I dress up as Clifford Banes. No one ever guesses my costume.

    • @meowistforlife
      @meowistforlife 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      How is anyone supposed to guess when they don’t know what he looks like

  • @GreenGretel
    @GreenGretel ปีที่แล้ว +115

    "But when I was a child, our whole family would go down the public square, we'd get around that ceremonial mound, and we'd go sunwise and anti-sunwise - it was a _family_ thing to do." One of my fave lines here. 🤣

  • @Sacchidanand
    @Sacchidanand 6 ปีที่แล้ว +353

    Sunwise and antisun wise.

  • @STeeLfighterz
    @STeeLfighterz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    “That is appalling.. kids being more familiar with a fictional character than with a real ghoul...”. Pure gold lol

  • @alexanderpataki5567
    @alexanderpataki5567 10 ปีที่แล้ว +653

    ...and then we'd all gather around as my grandpa would read from the Necronomicon and sprinkle stags blood over those in attendance. Those were the days!

    • @Lucifronz
      @Lucifronz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      A Necronomicon? Duuude, those are rare. Hope you kept it.

    • @alexanderpataki5567
      @alexanderpataki5567 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Oh, for real? I didn't know it was a real thing, I've seen numerous references to it in pop-culture (Evil Dead, Simpsons, ect) but thought it was more myth than reality. My post was more meant to be a tongue-in-cheek way to mock those who see mainstream, commercial "Halloween" as somehow occult or satanic.

    • @Lucifronz
      @Lucifronz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Alexander Pataki ....this would be the point where I let out a sigh.
      No, the Necronomicon is not real.

    • @Sorakeyblademaster37
      @Sorakeyblademaster37 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Lol but no. Necronomicon was thought up by Lovecraft, and unsurprisingly it's yet another feature of his life's works that's taken on a life of its own. Even when he was alive he had to clarify multiple times there is no Necronomicon and he just made the thing up. Unfortunately some people REALLY need to get out in the real world more often.

    • @alexanderpataki5567
      @alexanderpataki5567 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      it probably IS a real thing, and you guys have been duped along with the masses into thinking it's a modern literary trope, so that those who seek it's true awesome powers can revel in the godlike gifts it will confer upon them in peace, without having to deal with a bunch of rank amateurs such ahs yourselves battling them for mastery of the arcane knowledge.

  • @LuisCalderon_HN
    @LuisCalderon_HN 5 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    -Not everyone literally believes that phantoms will come to replace...
    -OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH

  • @sandrsofias
    @sandrsofias 13 ปีที่แล้ว +407

    Best. Onion. Ever.
    Btw, "Get out your amulets!"

    • @drabberfrog
      @drabberfrog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This is definitely one of the best.

    • @cowsquidman5679
      @cowsquidman5679 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, easily my top 2

    • @turtleanton6539
      @turtleanton6539 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂😂😂😂🎉

  • @FromTheRoomOfLittleEase
    @FromTheRoomOfLittleEase 4 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    This and the schizophrenia one are the best. Not because of the rad subject matter or whatever; I honestly think the writing and performances here are their absolute best.
    This never fails to get a laugh out of me.

    • @PhantasmalBlast
      @PhantasmalBlast ปีที่แล้ว +17

      “The situation in Nigeria seems pretty complex.” Is my absolute favorite. They so perfectly capture the mannerisms of a class of highschoolers who didn’t do the reading.

  • @VizIchi23
    @VizIchi23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    every one of these late 2000s skits are amazing. but every time i see duncan (or whoever plays him) i know it's gold

    • @adgato75
      @adgato75 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He's been a bit actor in lots of stuff. Recently , he was a main actor on "People of Earth" on TBS.

  • @TheOnion
    @TheOnion  11 ปีที่แล้ว +285

    Has Halloween Become Overcommercialized? The Onion weighs in.
    Subscribe to The Onion's TH-cam Channel: bit.ly/xzrBUA

    • @Phil.Grainger
      @Phil.Grainger 11 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      dangers of using an old foxnews studio

    • @sgiff
      @sgiff 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Has the Onion become boring and so last year? I think so.

    • @walterjnr
      @walterjnr 11 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did they manage to blame Republicans for something? That's what most of their skits consist of.

    • @TheLuisMiranda
      @TheLuisMiranda 11 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol. Overcomercialized???
      I guess, being commercialized is ok.

    • @AaronSherman
      @AaronSherman 11 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      One of their best. Nicely done!

  • @tugboat2030
    @tugboat2030 8 ปีที่แล้ว +449

    THINK ABOUT OUR WELLS

    • @TCt83067695
      @TCt83067695 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      tugboat2030 i died

    • @Frogkhan915
      @Frogkhan915 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      XD

    • @zejdland
      @zejdland 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/uU4q415Rkb0/w-d-xo.html mhm is math science?

    • @lindsay4659
      @lindsay4659 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I thought she said whales lol

  • @Speak4Yourself2
    @Speak4Yourself2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    "Frightening away the demons is reason for the season."

  • @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache
    @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache 4 ปีที่แล้ว +455

    Didn't even acknowledge how insensitive "Happy Halloween" is. My beliefs are based on the New Scriptures. Performing rituals to ward off the Eldritch gods of the cosmic beyond like Nyarlathotep with the screeching of sacrificed sea animals. A "Happy Holidays" will do just fine, thank you very much.

    • @Vladimir66616
      @Vladimir66616 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Youev lost your popularity m8 rip

    • @Lordecai
      @Lordecai 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      fuck you Skeleton Bones Ghoulie

    • @Adelei42069
      @Adelei42069 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      THIS IS A WAR ON HALLOWEEN!! IN MY DAY WE SAID HAPPY HALLOWEEN AND WORE MASKS TO SCARE OFF DEMONS!!

    • @artthenecromancer404
      @artthenecromancer404 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      EXACTLY!
      ITS NOT EVEN CALL HOLLOWEEN!
      IT’S “HÅLLOW’S DARK EVE OF THE FEASTING SPIRITS”

    • @Nana-wi4gi
      @Nana-wi4gi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The war on Halloween

  • @hemipemi
    @hemipemi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    I lost it at "Someone complained about the howling!!"

  • @psychologicalsuccess3476
    @psychologicalsuccess3476 5 ปีที่แล้ว +372

    This would be good to show a child, they’d think adults did this as kids.

    • @mittenstherealest
      @mittenstherealest 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      What? You didn't?

    • @Tjalve70
      @Tjalve70 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@mittenstherealest We didn't.
      We sacrificed to the NORSE gods. Not this new fashined culturally imported Halloween stuff.

    • @dillbill7152
      @dillbill7152 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah except we did actually do this stuff.

    • @zejdland
      @zejdland 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/uU4q415Rkb0/w-d-xo.html mhm is math science?

    • @radicalfishstickstm8563
      @radicalfishstickstm8563 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I mean this is meant to satirize the war on Christmas sooo

  • @harktischris
    @harktischris 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    The onion's news anchors and panelists absolutely nail their roles. Way better than any "news report" in a typical movie. Even the chyrons and intro/outros are amazingly well done.

  • @iamrobbyd
    @iamrobbyd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    “frightening away demons is the reason for the season”

  • @UnintelligibleCourtneyM
    @UnintelligibleCourtneyM 10 ปีที่แล้ว +268

    This is the best video the onion has ever produced. The tradition Halloween song made my sides launch into orbit.

  • @bookadmirer.3699
    @bookadmirer.3699 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Playing in the blood puddles was my favorite thing about Halloween as a child.

  • @quietcorner293
    @quietcorner293 5 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    Reminds me on how we ruined Black Friday as well. Stephen Colbert once said, that Black Friday was becoming too commercialized.
    "What happened to trampling people for the love of the game? Or just the pure joy of throat-punching an old lady over that last $20 Dirt
    Devil?"

    • @nathangamble125
      @nathangamble125 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@Tatsujiro Kurogane Their bodies are compensating for their greed! They can't give up too much bottom!

  • @josephsolis6109
    @josephsolis6109 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    "The reason for the season" 😂 the way she said that made me laugh so hard!!

  • @declanjames5604
    @declanjames5604 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    “Get out your amulets” gets me every time

  • @HansDester
    @HansDester 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    "LET GO OF HIM" "IT'S TOO LATE!"

  • @TheSeptet
    @TheSeptet 12 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I know I've said this a few times during my stint on the Internet, but this is, without a doubt,
    THE.
    BEST.
    VIDEO.
    EVER.

  • @PlasticNationStrangr
    @PlasticNationStrangr 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Every Halloween I come back to this sketch. Every single line is just pure gold.

  • @DocDocGoose15
    @DocDocGoose15 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    It's not often that an Onion video ends in an insane, over the top way, but it's gold every time it does

  • @thesimonjadis
    @thesimonjadis 8 ปีที่แล้ว +368

    I watch this every Halloween, though it better reflects every "controversy" about Christmas.

    • @peachlover8572
      @peachlover8572 6 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      Yes there making fun of the war on Christmas with Halloween.

    • @BNK2442
      @BNK2442 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@peachlover8572 *they're

    • @coffe4meplz
      @coffe4meplz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Simon :)

    • @rockdanger
      @rockdanger 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yup.. thats the main point most are missing... when Christians bemoan lack of adherence to archaic superstitious beliefs.

  • @Coratlan
    @Coratlan ปีที่แล้ว +9

    15 years later and this exact conversation is happening about Day of the Dead in Mex/Central American circles.
    Its become less about honoring and remembering the dead and just halloween 2 with a latino flair.

  • @Runny117
    @Runny117 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Clifford Banes is a smart man. He's still holding out until things cool down. things got even worse in 2020

  • @bobbobby632
    @bobbobby632 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    “That is appalling, more kid are familiar with a fictional cartoon than a real goul”
    Best and most underrated line in this entire video

  • @wongdor
    @wongdor 16 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    lol, I was thinking, "hm, this one is alright.."
    then I got to the ENDING.. lmao

  • @UrBigBruv
    @UrBigBruv 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    THEY PREDICTED HAWK TUAH?!?! 1:40

  • @xPythox
    @xPythox 14 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    "Someone complained about the howling!"
    "Complained about the howling? Well how are you supposed to drive the evil spirits away?"

  • @jasonmartz4965
    @jasonmartz4965 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I always come here every Halloween to remember what we lost.

  • @avocadomonkey4892
    @avocadomonkey4892 3 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    The tragedy is that, 10+ years on, things are still the same, if not worse. Thanks to COVID, there are drive-through bonfires where people through their supermarket-bought, pre-cut bones through their car windows as they drive by. The Onion continues to be uncannily relevant across time! (Their amulets must be working overtime!)

  • @wildfallz
    @wildfallz 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    1:40 i think i have lost my mind

  • @sandrabaron1703
    @sandrabaron1703 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Frightening away demons is the reason for the season.... Why do I love this sentence so much?

    • @jeanblaaa
      @jeanblaaa ปีที่แล้ว

      Because it rhymes! 😍

  • @akorn1
    @akorn1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    "Donning animals skins and dancing around a fire pit is the MOST important event of the whole holiday" omfg I'm dying

  • @delattacobell8948
    @delattacobell8948 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    They said hawk tuah during the song

  • @lovelysan
    @lovelysan 11 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Ahahaha, this is still my favorite The Onion skit. Watch it every year and it never fails to bring a (traditional halloween chant) song in my heart.

  • @IYAMNI
    @IYAMNI 16 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    "It's appalling, kids being more familiar with a fictional character than a real ghoul."
    Oh, smack!
    Masters of satire.

  • @nedludd7622
    @nedludd7622 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    "42% of Americans unable to locate Earth on the Globe". That is surely an underestimate.

  • @DDub04
    @DDub04 5 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    As a family who uses artificial bones, it’s simply unfair to say that we must go out of our way to harvest our one bones, and we can easily celebrate the season in more way than we could if we had to butcher and harvest our own bones. Don’t knock it until you try it.

  • @fostardust8284
    @fostardust8284 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    "im not saying i'm not afraid of ghouls, I'm terrified of them"

    • @yugen
      @yugen 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      lmao I think that's my favorite bit

  • @flamesabrethedark
    @flamesabrethedark 14 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    "Everybody, get out your amulets!!!"
    best line ever

  • @sherrihaight2724
    @sherrihaight2724 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Every year I share this again! So well done in do many ways. ❤❤❤

  • @tl7988
    @tl7988 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    “You’re gonna anger the spirits.” I’ll be using this going forward in any political or cultural conversation

  • @trrt2719
    @trrt2719 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I so love that this is factual about the origins of Halloween so many centuries ago!

  • @anonymoussecret5948
    @anonymoussecret5948 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Frightening away demons is the reason for the season 😂 That delivery killed me

  • @AxelQC
    @AxelQC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love the mashup of cable news arguments and "Cabin in the Woods".

  • @ShadesOfFall
    @ShadesOfFall 16 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    "Think about our wells!" Hilarious.

    • @AntonDiwa
      @AntonDiwa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's been eleven long years and this comment has only gotten 3 likes. You have probably forgotten about this account by now, and this comment, and maybe even the onion, but I think that's poetic in a way.

    • @jude_dadude
      @jude_dadude 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Whales

  • @thecyuber558
    @thecyuber558 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    i just love the transition between the satanic summoning and the headline on the tv

  • @SarahHachey
    @SarahHachey 16 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I must say, this is one of the best Onion videos, especially the ending! xD

  • @nah-y4e
    @nah-y4e 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I wish real news was as honest as this

  • @Jamesgames62522
    @Jamesgames62522 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I come back to this every Halloween, legendary!

  • @cynosure516
    @cynosure516 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm back for my yearly Halloween rewatch of this masterpiece

  • @Jrockten
    @Jrockten ปีที่แล้ว +4

    2:10 “because someone complained about the howling” her delivery sounds so real, lmao

  • @blubberingbuffoons
    @blubberingbuffoons ปีที่แล้ว +1

    most amazing commentary ive seen on holidays

  • @kromo770
    @kromo770 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I watch this every Halloween...so good...

  • @starcrafter13terran
    @starcrafter13terran 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    3:14 Who knew this would become a reality?

  • @MrOmnisun
    @MrOmnisun 11 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I miss classic onion. They need to bring it back!

    • @PhyreI3ird
      @PhyreI3ird 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's impossible. The world has been plunged head first so far into absurdity that the classic kind of satire just isn't possible right now.

  • @The1Dragonprincess
    @The1Dragonprincess ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good time for a recommendation! Happy Halloween! 🎃

  • @Hollandhallock
    @Hollandhallock 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I hope things clear up for Clifford banes soon

  • @GoofRebelMusic
    @GoofRebelMusic ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How did i miss, all these years, the best onion video ever?

  • @almicc
    @almicc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    oh my god i've never seen something this intense on a legitimate and reputable news show. i need to renew my cable subscription

  • @FinnWuzHere
    @FinnWuzHere 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    aside from the public radio station, this is Nightvale’s primary news outlet

  • @ratking6133
    @ratking6133 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    "Frightin' away demons is the reason for the season"

    • @drabberfrog
      @drabberfrog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's my favorite part of the whole video.

    • @drabberfrog
      @drabberfrog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      0:56

  • @cabinjackalope
    @cabinjackalope ปีที่แล้ว +2

    God, this was one of the best ones, I swear

  • @gotisenot
    @gotisenot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    As a certified Boomer myself i feel like Duncan so often when i talk to other boomers it blows my mind, iam proud of you kids, you guys really do be kickin ass, you guys are more united then my Generation and my parents generation combined, you guys are politicaly not that interested because it isnt intressting to see old people making choices that fuck over your own generation, your music is weird but its more varity then ever its more creative on the broad spectrum then ever before and you guys actually express yourself, iam watching a lot of young artists on twitch and TikTok, some of that Art is so beautiful, you are more honest then we while still trying to be as nice about it as ever before.
    You guys dont buy houses because my Parents and my Generation fucked the Market economy your money isnt getting you the same stuff as our money once did i saw the "my Parents at 20 VS. me at 20" and yes our rackless behaviour back in the day made this possible on the cost of you guys. And some of yall are depressed because this World can be depressing it may not be the worst time in history to be alive but definitly one thats not in favor of the youth at all. You guys arent a shame to the people that fought wars for our free world, you guys are using the freedoms our grandfathers fought for and they would be proud of yall trust me.

    • @zehtroid
      @zehtroid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cool story, bro.

    • @GrahamBurgers
      @GrahamBurgers 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I'm glad not all boomers are like the bad stories I've heard - super glad to see some positivity.

    • @lowtech42
      @lowtech42 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      appreciate you saying this! 🥺

    • @MadisonR2006
      @MadisonR2006 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      This is so sweet. Idk what it has to do with the video, but as an 18 year old it was nice to hear. My grandpa has said similar things. I bet you have grandchildren and you’re their favorite grandparent.

    • @gotisenot
      @gotisenot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@MadisonR2006 iam not that old yet got a son though, so maybe iam who knows. :)

  • @joemama2499
    @joemama2499 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    DUNCAN, BE QUIET, THINK ABOUT OUR WELLS !!

  • @jasonmartz4965
    @jasonmartz4965 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I hope everyone has their amulets ready for the dark lords arrival. Please prepare at least a month in advance. No half ass sacrifices.

  • @pythag123
    @pythag123 16 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like how he is a heckler for the whole thing, then gets al-ghouled at the end.

  • @InsertName125
    @InsertName125 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Keep the Howling in Howloween.

  • @jadegrace1312
    @jadegrace1312 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is it, this is the best Onion video.

  • @AdamThomas28
    @AdamThomas28 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    These actors are too good at this

  • @SgtHydra
    @SgtHydra 16 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dear Onion,
    I love you.
    Never, ever, ever stop making videos.
    Ever.
    - SgtHydra

  • @sidgt16
    @sidgt16 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That's the price to pay for not having your amulet with you at all times.

  • @chiffmonkey
    @chiffmonkey 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Clifford Banes could not be with us today Feb 30th, because he was working out root -1, cooking the cake in portal, discovering the aether, being the stig, reclaiming pluto as a planet, getting robbed by the one armed bandit, and remembering that there is no spoon anyway, so didn't bother showing up.

  • @ThereIsNoSpoon678
    @ThereIsNoSpoon678 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That turn at the ending though.

  • @AndreasDelleske
    @AndreasDelleske 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I really like those documentaries!

  • @ampisbad
    @ampisbad ปีที่แล้ว +5

    and some people say the Onion is satirical, smh my head

  • @robbylebotha
    @robbylebotha ปีที่แล้ว +18

    2 minutes of any Onion show is better than ALL the episodes of SNL that exist. And better actors than 95% of Hollywood movies.
    How they just vanished is beyond me

    • @drabberfrog
      @drabberfrog ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ikr

    • @SushiCombo
      @SushiCombo ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They vanished because Duncan had summoned the evil spirits.

    • @drabberfrog
      @drabberfrog ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SushiCombo if only Duncan had heeded their warning

    • @KleerAsDay
      @KleerAsDay ปีที่แล้ว

      Vanished? They've been going for like 300 years now, I don't think they're gonna vanish anytime soon