Is there life on other planets? (1962) | RetroFocus
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- In this Four Corners segment from August 31, 1962, Ray Taylor asks an eclectic mix of Sydneysiders, “Is there life on other planets?”
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#aliens
I love how almost all men in the 60' talk like narrators
Exactly 😂 and now most of men sound like dead robots
Pretty sure it had something to do with the recording that made their voices all sound the same
@@supahman20 nope, it's the original way or accent to speak English with a rhythm. That's so lost now. No one likes to speak like a narrator now.
@@supahman20
Actually, Australians identified with our British counterparts in the 60's,
we still paid in pounds & had the royal mail etc,
& if you read the news it was demanded you speak proper English because that's what audiences expected, also, many upper class still spoke as English because it was considered 'cultured' & you couldn't get a job as a newsreader without sounding how boss's thought as professional,
of course, this was before Aussies started accepting our own way of speaking & being comfortable with our own vocal inflections
& before our tellys were flooded with yank tv.
Lmao also sounds like a race horse commentator
"Do you believe there's life on other planets?"
"No, I'm German."
Paul James the benefit of having a multi lingual reporter
Does this statement mean, "No, I'm German, so we'd kill them all?"
That bit made me laugh out loud. It's like some Monty Python piss take
@- One of the most remarkable scientist is german, His name is Heinz Doofenshmirtz
I like the accent they all have. It's just so old school and fun to listen to
The fact that the alien panicked and said "No I'm German" was hilarious!
😂🙈
🖖🏼👽🖖🏼
🤣
lol
Underrated comment
That's funny, fellow human humans
The cleverest response was the young lady who said the life’s appearance would depend on the atmosphere where they come from! That’s an incredibly smart response for just a surprise question.
@@wilhelmeley6617bro who hurt you lmao writing a whole essay about her being dumb for her response lmao get over yourself.
@@wilhelmeley6617 troll spotted!
@@wilhelmeley6617 Not thinking about interesting questions with big implications - even if they're totally speculative - every once in a while is actually pretty shallow intellectually speaking. Being curious is a good thing and you're allowed to (and should) think of things outside of your narrow day-to-day "circle of concern." Btw, most people picture the classic grey alien when thinking about extraterrestrial life so an actual comment on the atmosphere that life evolved in affecting how they would look is notable.
And especially for that time period. I was surprised, too
Except she believes "they'd be in animal form."
"would you like to think about it for a second?"
"oh not really"
dude was ahead of his time
Lol, this comment made my day.
that is deep 😅
When he had flashback he use to seen the future
Like Big L and 2Pac
Boba Fett420 How do I get my ex back without being desperate?
It’s long distance 🙁
Interviewer: "do you think there is life on other planets?"
Sweating alien: "no..I'm GERMAN!"
Ladies and Gentlemen... We Got Him 👽
Howled laughing at that 😂
Lol 😂
🤣
Uhhh vegetable
2:47 She impressed me by saying that it depends on what atmosphere they're living in.
"No. I'm German."
We're onto you, alien. We're onto you.
Dude: I speak french
Interviewer: *starts talking french*
Oh damn, flexing since 1962
Cool man but didt ask
No Name damn bro your comment is so original 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
No Name I asked
@@NoName-xy2jy We found who asked
@@ivy4273 dame agian didt ask
their speech is so clean, calm and a bit posh.
"I hope not... because they'd be frozen to death"
She had me in the first half ngl 😂
"Do you think there's life on other planets?"
"German"
lmao
German here. Can confirm we're from another planet.
Austrian here I can confirm since we are the neighbor planet
@@lukashall1416 true dude, people kept mistaking us for Austria but they were not wrong. we are Austria.
Now I am lost xD
“Would you like to think about it for a minute?”
“No not really”
Sensible man.
Thug life
“Oh i don’t know”
Then he proceeded to think about it for the rest of the day...
Once i knew a person who had such little interest about space and other planets, that while we were accidentally watching together a mockumentary on traveling to and exploring the planets of the solar system, showing spaceships and crews actually landing on Jupiter and Saturn satellites, he asked me if what the film showed, did in fact happen. He had no idea about the current stage of space exploration.
They speak so elegantly
They speak like they have some kind of neurodegenerative disease, perhaps it's the lead?
ironic since half of their answers were insane nonsense
@@lc3920 that was the joke
@@lc3920 But eloquent nonsense.
Nice to see people talking without say "like" every second word.
No tattoos or nose rings either.
Nose rings are fine the incessant use of like is horrible
Guy: no inglis, french
Reporter: *speaks french*
Checkmate.
Yuor profile pic matches your matches
davie504 fan??
@@rijuchakraborty7679 sup slapper
@@subifcommentisworthy2991 Kya kaise ??
@@rijuchakraborty7679 how did you know im a davie504 fan?
Spoiler: That guy who said vegetable looked very tense. He is the life on other planets.
He want say: Sayans (vegatable)
LOL "SPOILER".
Back then if someone was pointing a camera at you, it was much more probable that you’d be going on film and would be viewed by millions of people. I don’t blame him for getting nervous.
That's right, even today. But my answer was ironical not critical.
@@deejohn4772 sayans... Vegetables 🤔 ... Vegeta 😱
It's fascinating to see how people were in the past, they seem gentler somehow, or at least more reserved, which isn't necessariy a bad thing.
People just had more class. Where we are today seems like a different planet altogether. Imagine how people would stare if you went grocery shopping wearing pajamas? Or there were people living on sidewalks and defecating on the street?
And happier!
Maybe you need to pick up a history book?
People were so respectful , interesting and well spoken
“Do you think theres life on other planets?”
*”No im German”*
JAJAJAJAJAJAJJA
Too busy germaning across europe
Best possible answer.
Kisra David to us or to the U.S.?
In Germany we say "Ehrenmann"
The guy nervously saying "vegetable" at 1:35 gave off such strong "I'm an alien in disguise" energy
And then he started walking fast 😂
@@poudiislonglostbrother8148 LOL YES the way he just scurries off killed me 😂
"Shit they're onto us"
bra this comment actually comedy 💀💀😂
No seriously, It's kinda suspicious
The "animals" woman with that answer showed the most insight to me. At least she recognized life may be possible and would likely be vastly different.
Watching this in 2023 makes me appreciate that people can have civil conversations and agree to disagree with what would be considered a “taboo” subject at the time
What does that tell you about today ?
@@atlntcostv7293 🤷🏼♀️
@@itsmebrittney-b ur a cf
@@atlntcostv7293 think, that a majority are quick to self defence, defending that their understanding is superior to that of another. Using snarky and rude remarks to fuel their egotistical nature.
Not all are that way however, its mainly the ones on the internet. And it begins to add understanding as to why there is such noticeable generational divide, on nearly everything, from music to cars, culture, beliefs etc.
In my experience older people - more often than not - are very kind and polite.
And with that said, I believe many people today (again, not all) are very satisfied with themselves, but not maybe not all in the best ways.
As soon as ufo was brought up the interviewer called it a figmaent. "The whole group saw the same figment" reads as: "you're full of shit."
“What did he look like”
“He was standing still”
The 60s were wild.
you misheard
they were talking about him seeing a ufo "it was standing still"
MENACINGLY !
most complicated man lol
old dude was lying lmao
He was vibing
"911, what's your emergency?"
"Im German"
"Sorry I didn't get that"
"Uhh, vegetable"
6zwd2 😂 these comments
Monkey D. Luffy luffy sama
Its 110 in germany
_The first troll in history?!_
2 years before his country started a world war lol
Even in black and white.. look at how clean everyone and everything was!! Not to mention how well spoken everyone was!!
You couldn’t tell it is either white or black n grey
@@healingandgrowth-infp4677 Black and White is how that type of broadcasting format was referred too once Colour TV came into existence but yes it is in a 'grey scale'. Look at how clean, neat and tidy everyone was but also look at the environment they are in!! Compared to most places of today we live in a filthy world!!
Apart from that scruffy 🐸
@@johnmcguire1792 what scruffy frog??
Back then , there could be a lot of litter in the streets. . .the Yarra River was disgrace. I'm assuming Melbourne here
2:24 She gave the best response in my opinion
French guy: “No speak English. French.”
Aussie Reportah: *casually busts out the same question in French*
Surprised Char 😂
He had a decent level but the way he asked in french didn't make much sense so I understand why the French dude is confused.
@@Dr_Callidus_Corvus he did say ouais i think which is like yes in french
What he said didn't make no sense tho
Word for word, he said something like "Do you think there are other lives of the planets?" which is a noble attempt but definitely confusing.
“What sort of life do you see out there?”
“v e g e t a b l e”
I read this as the video played this line , I was trippin for a second lmao
This Guy was ahead of his time
LMAO
😂
@@joerrelsaguin4550 bro same lmaoo
I have seen a genuine flying saucer in broad daylight within 100 yards. I have no idea where it was from but I swear on my life it was real, my ex who was with me saw it as well. It was dead silent and hovering about 100 feet in the air. We watched it for about 5 minutes from the edge of a field. I ran back to the car to get my phone and take a picture, when I turned back around it was gone, never made a sound.
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
1962 the year Spider-Man had his 1st comic book. 😊
Guy: "we're French, no English"
The Interviewer: *I'm gonna do what's called a pro gamer move*
LMAOOOO ☠️
son français est assez bon
To be fair, it's was nice for him to try. But it really was bad French x')
The answer after that was, roughly, "Where ? Like on Mars ? I dunno.".
Lol dood
@@gerardlacroix6015 and the joke was that the interviewer asked if the aliens would be french
That's it I'm using "I'm German" as an excuse to get out of awkward situations from now on
windows_x_seven that and, uh vegetable
Why do you hate your Jewish co-workers
"I'm German"
Ich bin deutsch
windows_x_seven-420 likes ayyyy
meni b-bwahahahah 🤣🤣
It’s kinda funny the older lady when she said “I don’t know what we will find but it will be something worth knowing” we have made massive leaps since this interview and learned a lot about our solar system but we’ve mainly found a lot of cool rocks and weather patterns that I had a brief portion of in school only to be forgotten later😂
Well we landed on the Moon in 1967 or 8 can't quite remember now. I was about eleven anyway. Delia Morris
@@nielszindel1151 1969 the only reason I remember was because of the last 2 numbers
1:36 Omg that’s such a good answer
"Do you think there is life on other planets?"
"No, I am German"
Understandable, have a nice day.
vegetable.
vegetable
vegetable
vegetable
vegetable
Interviewee doesn’t speak english, instantly switched to french. Mad respect.
such a great polyglot, I'm impressed !!
@@dddemeuter1115 ugh! Always a hater
@@dddemeuter1115 barely made no sense?
@@dddemeuter1115 just like your English, then...
@@dddemeuter1115 definitely! because of his french, that man didn't understand nothing and couldn't answer :)
I saw a flying saucer hovering over a community college located in Bristol/Plainville, CT, circa 1990. It was broad daylight on a warm and sunny day; I had just stopped at a red light when looked up and there it was, just hovering.
I pointed up at the saucer and said to my 5-year-old, “What’s that, son?”, because I thought that I was hallucinating.
Thankfully, my son said, “That’s a flying saucer, Mommy!”. He still remembers that, to this day, too.
I scoured the newspapers for days, afterward, but never saw or heard a thing about the incident.
I did, eventually, enter the info on a website that keeps detailed records of all UFO sitings.
1:30 - “Do you think there’s life on other planets?” - “No, I’m German”.
If a reporter ever shoves a microphone in my face, I'm responding with "no, I'm German." If he persists, I'll reply "vegetable."
Keith Bruner if it happens same
I used to put off street beggars by bursting into Greedo's alien dialogue from Star Wars. "Toom kuru yay poo yaya?"
@@DeadAbeVigoda brilliant!
What if he casually asks the same question in deutch
Makes perfect sense
_"no, not really"_
_"i'm german"_
_"uh, vegetable"_
_"because we'll be frozen to death"_
_"oui, oui"_
_"we're animals, aren't we?"_
*ah yes, completely relevant answers.*
😂😂
cant think of a name well the theory of the Bible answer makes sense. The Bible never spoke of making any other animals or people on other planets.
When they get in front of cameras sometimes they get nervous and say something dumb
@@nickwilson3499 Amen, amen amen and hallelujah.
@@nickwilson3499 *"Planters"? And the Bible isn't a theory - considering it predicted events thousands of years before they occurred with complete accuracy - and it also doesn't say Earth is the only planet - many people are clueless as to what the Bible really says and why it even exists in the first place.*
My goodness they were so polite! I love it.
Some of the answers were hilarious. TY for uploading this. The debate goes on.
“Do you think there’s life on other planets?”
“No, I’m German.”
🤣😂🤣
He said "No", "I am german".
You see, he knows.
WTF JUST LIKE MIND YOUR LANGUANGE COMEDY 🤣
I'm German too. We had life from planet "bunchabastards" ruling our country from 1933 to 1945. And they're trying to move back in. They already have in Turkey, Hungary, Brazil, Russia, China, North Korea and not to forget USA and UK is very suspicious as well^^. "bunchabastards" lies in the "letsjustignoredemocracy" galaxy.
hahahaha
Ja Moin :)
1962 "is there life on other planets?"
2019 "will you join the raid to help release the aliens?"
We regressed
@@stevenloweg9755 we've Evolved
@Ses em Delete all religion, it won't come back the same - Delete all science it will return as before
@Ses em Lol, sky daddy be sad.
Why would I need him in final hours if I'm going to die anyway?I don't believe in afterlife because it's just childish wish of gullible that there is some place better than this world.
It's always a treat to see old videos & compare the changes leading to Todayy;
Not only is the film uniquely discernable to its time frame, but the Peoples Countenance, Clothing Style & Surroundings as well
Fantastic footage, amazing how much resolution you can pull from film.
Everybody gangsta until the interviewer starts speaking French.
no one is "gangsta" gtfo kid
Sound Tribe you're an L, gtfo kid
Sound Tribe u embarrassed urself there mate
@@eaSTS9 whoosh
@@eaSTS9 it's a joke
Austrailian: I don't know
French: No speak English
German: I'm German
American: VEGETABLE
Is plant based life more likely than animal based life?
The "vegetable" guy worked in area 51 back in the states before being sent to Australia to gather the best scientists in biology, astrophysics, language, other subjects etc. and bring them back. He worked in "Building 33" as you see in the clip and the old lady who said "frozen to death" is his mother who he decided to take to get to know Australia. The mother, also outside of "Building 33", gave out classified information given in confidence by her son by saying "they'd be frozen to death". You see, the aliens from area 51 came from a planet that underwent a sudden ice age and its population fled to many planets in the "goldie lock" zone including our earth, which is the only survivable one for their kind in our solar system.
RS Familia uhm are you being sarcastic or?
@Aidan Snyder No lol they're Australians
I thought this was in England but it didn't feel entirely right, then i saw this comment thread and realized they're Australian, also says so in the description
The most awesome thing is that they thought of other planets in our solar system only when they refer as other planet. Getting to know of opinions of a generation 60 years ago is really fascinating to me.
3:20 that was soooooooooooooooooooooo smoooooooooooooooooooooth, damn.
Can you imagine being interviewed in the 1960s only to be remembered decades later as the guy who said vegetable
He's probably dead by now
Hahahahahahah
"No, I'm German."
Popeyes Chicken this was 58 years ago
Popeyes Chicken I-
guy only speaks French
interviewer casually switches language
I think he knew it particularly
He's a Goat hahaha
@@stratussx hes clearly human, but to quote the young woman from the video, "we are all animals arent we"
I am exactly seeing that during reading ur cmnt...😂
Legend
its crazy how well spoken and calm everybody is
"No, im german"
"Vegetable"
I agree
Correct
Dababy
@@cachorrocareca3233 da baby 'suge'
Lesssgo
@@cachorrocareca3233 wtf is that
"Do you think there's life on other planets?"
"Erm.....vegetable?"
I mean plants are considered as living beings
He Pointed Vegeta Race
He predicted dragon ball z?
DarkRaiser982 that’s what he meant
He must've been hungry
Some of these answers are fantastic.
Surprised at how reluctant people were in general to talk on the subject
"No, not really."
-An Alien, realising they're getting closer to figuring it out.
vol Rogue facts he said it so quick
That “vegetable” guy is on to something
Indeed he was*
He made me laugh haha
Hey its possible
Obviously he worked with the Nazi space program and didn't want to give away the existence of the Nazi space empire
@@LiveYourLifeWithJoy what do you mean he was? We haven't found any extraterrestrial life yet. Prove me wrong
Love this kinds of stuff. I wish I could be there just seems like a more sensible time
I was with DCA Australia Dept of Civil Aviation Head Office in Melbourne in the late fifties. We had two seemingly authentic sightings on so called 'flying saucers'. The first the scrambled fighters from Cambridge Aerodrome Tasmania but they saw but were unable to get near them. The second in far North Queensland where the flight crew of a Douglas DC6B with 4 in cockpit crew and 4 hostesses and 56 passenger all of whom witnessed a 'flying saucer' which flew around them. The Douglas DC6B, Australia's largest domestic airliner of that era, and all onboard swore an oath as to the fact. Up until i had been skeptical. however, as a result, I doubt whether we ARE the only living being in the universe.
“What kind of life do you believe is out there?”
“Vegetable”
Nervously walks away and looks back to see if he is being followed
Probably he meant Vegeta and the other saiyans from Dragon Ball Z way before Akira Toriyama "created" them... makes sense.
@@Masamune364 ofcourse😮 that makes such more particular sense
33
He knows something we don't
He is definitely a time traveler from 2038. Don't ask me how I know that.
Its weird seeing Old people in old times. That makes them even older.
Or dead
@@fourthgonzalez8739 100% dead lol
@@fourthgonzalez8739 he's saying that this was x years ago and there y years old therefore your looking at someone from the early 1900s even possibly the 1800s
@@iocsparkfire0075 There are a couple people who look older than 62 so I think they were born in late 1800s possibly
its weirder seeing young people
It's wonderful that the reporter was so willing to back in time to ask these people.
Love the quality man
Interviewer: "So do you think there are life on other planets?"
Alien: "VeGeTaBle."
vegitation
Dark Coffee Bean this comment is so underrated!!😩🙌
Ulusxs 109 I’m waiting for it to pop off 😩
*alien panick*
Vegeta is an alien you're right
“do you think there’s life on other planets?”
“uhh vegetable”
“..I’m German”
sounds like a cleverbot conversation
He might be an alien
He was hiding his alien vegetable!
Too much Kraut of a brain.
Cool to see the thoughts from over 50yrs ago.
The best video i have seen the whole time i have had a TH-cam watching career thank you so much
“No I’m German “
- German man when asked about extraterrestrial life in (1962)
He thought his cover was exposed so was trying to establish himself as a German. He was an 👽
@@sauronishere8040 Agreed, that is exactly what happened in this clip.
@@sauronishere8040 yes
Kinda sus
He saying he don’t speak that shit
“vegetable” lovely
he seemed in hurry, just gave an answer to get away.
Pretty sure he meant plants
I think he meant vegetation💀not vegetables
He meant planet Vegeta. Guys Goku is real
He was in a hurry to see his "vegetable" dealer.
Mad respect to the reporter for instantly switching to french 👏🏼👏🏼
This guy is quick with the questions very nice
Damn TH-cam in 1962 was pretty lit.
‘Vegetable’
I| Cr3Ek |I r/woooshh
@@icr3eki806 r/woooshh
@@temavero2124 You thought I mean it? Dude you got r/whoooosh from me
@@icr3eki806 R/WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH
I honestly love these videos
Back when everything was so much better. Wished I grew up in this era. I grew up in the 90s
Your era was also golden. Be proud of that sht
When the socially awkward dude said vegetable for no reason, I felt that.
He meant plants you dipshit. It's more likely there are plants than animals in any given evolutionary situation. This comment section is filled with morons.
@@christinash2235 more likely bacteria
@@christinash2235 nah, just filled with people that understand jokes. Have a nice day.
Christi Nash No shit he meant plants dumbass, it was a joke.
Christi Nash I feel bad for you.
The vegetable guy was 100% an area 51 alien that had escaped and blended in with society
Not doing a very good job of blending, is he?
That seems interesting
@@Bananaguy7 You shush now he is trying his best!
An area 51 vegetable
Home Phone a vegetable 51 area
The original “chill bro it was a prank”
That’s like a Ant 🐜 saying “Are we the only Anthill around” lol 😂
little did they know 56 years later, it’d be posted on the internet
amar imagine trying to wrap your mind around the concept of The Internet if you were their age. Truly the Internet is like a different planet, it’s quite alien.
@45 Jugga most of them are dead, but ok
Ahahaha wow woah.
@45 Jugga they ded
Mindblown
"Hello, is this the Krusty Krab?"
-"No, i am German."
Yannick nice
Why is this not top comment?
I swear this video has popped in to my recomdations a million times
So bloody good!
Guy: *speaks French to pretend not to understand because he doesn't care.*
Interviewer: *Asks again in French*
Guy: merde...
I'm French and he was actually french, I could tell by his accent Probably just a bit shy lol
@@ltsuyo And probably surprised that the interviewer spoke in French to ask him such a weird question in that context.
He is french
The interviewer’s French wasn’t all that great, so he probably still didn’t really understand him
he said " la bas chez mars je ne sais pas " so he's not pretending
French Guy: I don’t speak English
Reporter: *Not Answering Was Never An Option*
More like
Reporter : *Answering was never the forced option*
No it’s *”Not answering was never an option”*
what did u edit m8?
@Mastema wow the guy legit missed the *N* word LMAO
That guy is what every single journalist should aim to be: a completely prepared person for every single possible and also improbable situation
Priceless vintage footage.
that last guy has great clarity of mind!!!
It's the 60s whys everyone acting like they got somewhere to go?
Kamn because they do?
lol children
his breath prolly stank 😂
They all had hula hoop lessons.
Probably nervous because of the camera & the interviewer. This sort of thing wasn't normal back then.
"No i'm german" 😂
My man has his priorities straight
I think he was trying to say that he's German and didn't understand English lol
Hahahaha I love his response hahaha
in other words, all other races are stupid... now take me to your leader, or I will unleash my death-ray!
nigelcarren in other words no Germans never thought that and hilter hated Zionist fake Jew posers so ? Yeah you don't know true knowledge
2:35 this is what Eddie Benjamin sampled in “Only You”.
Even today I think the best answer is "I don't know". Yes, now we know there are probably so many planets out there the number is hard to imagine but one thing remains unknown. We have zero idea how common it is for life to get started from non-life, like it did on Earth. I think it's entirely possible the process is so rare, that Earth may be the only place with life in the universe, or maybe it's so common there are nearly countless other places with life. Right now we just don't know.
I disagree since the question wasn't about knowledge
That old lady 😂 “I hope not” “Why?” “Because they would be frozen to death” *walks off*
she said 'i'd be frightened to death', but i also thought she said that at first lol
Thank you i couldn't understand what was being said there i thought she said "Because there'd be thousands of deaths" I got so confused
Smart lady
@@bumbled She definitely said frozen.
Most scientific conclusion
People's vocabularies were so much more diverse they spoke well and concise.
Aww, I _love_ this! 💙 What a fun video!!
"I hope not. They'd be frozen to death!"
"No, I'm German."
"Yes definitely. . . Uhh vegetable."
Ahhh the 60s 😝
I heard it as "Because I'd be frozen to death" and thought she probably meant "frightened". But she clearly said "frozen", so I guess either she misspoke or she was referring to some very specific method that aliens were using for killing humans at the time...
Before her clip ends you can see how happy she looks about saying that lol. Seems like a joke to me
I love ur dog
Kxng AP Thanks I love my dog too
"I'm German"
I'll use it on my professors for not answering test questions.
did it work
Or say vegetable
"What's 6 divived by 2?"
I'm German
Except you are a Bangladeshi.
You aren‘t German.
3:06 - OMFG THAT LOOK ON HER FACE! 🤣🤣🤣
She was expecting him to be a "client" and BOOM - disappointment. 😂
pretty impressed how he switched languages on the fly just like that