1 00:00:00,039 --> 00:00:03,522 - "You've heard of Elf on a Shelf. Now get ready for..." 2 00:00:04,112 --> 00:00:05,166 (slamming table) 3 00:00:06,056 --> 00:00:08,310 You guys are trying to-- you know, it's a trap. 4 00:00:08,310 --> 00:00:09,152 This is a trap. 5 00:00:09,152 --> 00:00:10,670 - You've heard about Elf on a Shelf. 6 00:00:10,670 --> 00:00:13,940 Now here's Lilly on 12 milly. 7 00:00:16,610 --> 00:00:19,636 ♪ (dramatic chord) ♪ 8 00:00:20,446 --> 00:00:22,208 - (FBE) So today, we are going to be showing you 9 00:00:22,208 --> 00:00:26,805 a bunch of memes that all stem from a traditional Christmas tradition 10 00:00:26,805 --> 00:00:28,744 that has gone viral recently. - Okay. 11 00:00:28,744 --> 00:00:31,089 No clue, whatsoever. (laughing) 12 00:00:31,089 --> 00:00:34,447 - Christmas tradition? In September? 13 00:00:34,447 --> 00:00:35,832 - I'm Jewish, so I have no idea. 14 00:00:35,832 --> 00:00:36,889 (laughing) 15 00:00:36,889 --> 00:00:38,200 - Elf on the Shelf? 16 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:40,169 Elf on the Shelf, yeah! 17 00:00:40,169 --> 00:00:41,891 - (FBE) This is the Elf on the Shelf meme. 18 00:00:41,891 --> 00:00:43,120 - Okay, I've never seen it. 19 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:44,549 - Oh jeez. - Oh, yeah. 20 00:00:44,549 --> 00:00:46,354 Oh, I'm all in on this. 21 00:00:46,354 --> 00:00:48,324 - It's got a meme now? - Yes! 22 00:00:48,324 --> 00:00:49,263 - Elf on a Meme? 23 00:00:49,263 --> 00:00:50,429 - (FBE) So here's a meme that people say 24 00:00:50,439 --> 00:00:52,202 may have been the first one to do this. 25 00:00:52,202 --> 00:00:55,343 - "You've heard on Elf on a Shelf, now get ready for..." 26 00:00:55,343 --> 00:00:56,651 Ash in the trash. 27 00:00:56,651 --> 00:00:58,113 - Ash in the trash? - Ash in the trash! 28 00:00:58,113 --> 00:00:59,329 Ash in the trash, yes! 29 00:00:59,329 --> 00:01:00,716 So it's things that rhyme? 30 00:01:00,716 --> 00:01:01,840 Turkey on a jerky? 31 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:04,141 - It's a thing that rhymes on another thing. 32 00:01:04,141 --> 00:01:05,054 - Is this a thing? 33 00:01:05,054 --> 00:01:06,492 Oh my god, is this something I'm not gonna understand, 34 00:01:06,492 --> 00:01:07,181 like fidget spinners? 35 00:01:07,181 --> 00:01:09,626 - I've never heard of the saying, but I think I understand 36 00:01:09,626 --> 00:01:14,492 the idea of rhyming moderately well, so I'm in. 37 00:01:14,492 --> 00:01:16,576 - (FBE) So this first one was actually created in 2016, 38 00:01:16,576 --> 00:01:19,314 but wasn't until a few weeks ago when it started gaining popularity 39 00:01:19,314 --> 00:01:22,448 on Reddit and now it's everywhere, so we have some more to show you now. 40 00:01:22,448 --> 00:01:23,659 - "You ever heard of Elf on a Shelf? 41 00:01:23,659 --> 00:01:25,698 Nah, man, it's about Shrek on a deck." 42 00:01:25,698 --> 00:01:27,680 (laughing) See, this is gonna be one of those things 43 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:29,792 where it's stupid, but I'm gonna laugh 44 00:01:29,792 --> 00:01:30,740 at every single one of them. 45 00:01:30,740 --> 00:01:33,634 - "Nah, man, it's about Shrek on the deck." 46 00:01:34,904 --> 00:01:36,724 This is turning me into a rapper, I think. 47 00:01:36,724 --> 00:01:38,400 - Shrek on the deck. - Yeah. 48 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:40,911 - (laughter) Okay, I just laughed. 49 00:01:40,911 --> 00:01:42,369 Something's working here. 50 00:01:42,369 --> 00:01:44,494 - Is this the new meme that's blowing up? 51 00:01:44,494 --> 00:01:46,476 It's very simple. 52 00:01:46,476 --> 00:01:49,546 I feel like people are amused so easily now. 53 00:01:49,546 --> 00:01:51,032 - Shrek on a deck! Yes! 54 00:01:51,032 --> 00:01:52,609 I get really excited about this meme. 55 00:01:52,609 --> 00:01:54,549 I don't know why I like it. 56 00:01:54,549 --> 00:01:56,994 - It's just a bunch of rhyming things. 57 00:01:56,994 --> 00:01:58,498 - Mmm, my girl! 58 00:01:58,498 --> 00:02:02,395 "You've heard of Elf on a Shelf, now get ready for Peach on a beach!" 59 00:02:02,395 --> 00:02:07,800 - "You've heard of Elf on a Shelf, now get ready for Peach on the Beach." 60 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:11,045 I want the "Thug Life" sunglasses to come down over my eyes, like... 61 00:02:11,045 --> 00:02:12,571 ♪ La-da-da-da-da ♪ 62 00:02:12,571 --> 00:02:14,634 ♪ It's the one and only D-O double G ♪ 63 00:02:14,634 --> 00:02:15,956 ♪ Snoop Dogg ♪ 64 00:02:15,956 --> 00:02:18,551 - Should we just be zinging these out as soon we see the image? 65 00:02:18,551 --> 00:02:20,129 - I can't help it. - Okay. 66 00:02:20,129 --> 00:02:21,980 As fast as we can get-- we're in a race with each other. 67 00:02:21,980 --> 00:02:22,875 - Solving a riddle. 68 00:02:22,875 --> 00:02:24,306 - Part of of the cleverness of this meme 69 00:02:24,306 --> 00:02:26,459 is that sometimes it takes a little thinking to be like, 70 00:02:26,459 --> 00:02:31,157 "What is this and how do I work it into the context of the meme?" 71 00:02:31,157 --> 00:02:36,861 - "You all know Elf on a Shelf, but now it's time for Tide on a slide." 72 00:02:36,861 --> 00:02:38,863 Mmmm! All right, all right. 73 00:02:38,863 --> 00:02:40,537 - Tide on the slide. See, perfect example. 74 00:02:40,537 --> 00:02:42,086 - You beat me to it. You beat me to that one. 75 00:02:42,086 --> 00:02:43,979 - "Now it's time for Tide on the slide." 76 00:02:43,979 --> 00:02:46,539 (laughing) 77 00:02:46,539 --> 00:02:49,176 This is like more dad jokes. 78 00:02:49,176 --> 00:02:52,987 - It's cute, but I've seen better memes, I feel. 79 00:02:52,987 --> 00:02:55,278 My meme standards are a little higher. 80 00:02:55,278 --> 00:02:58,636 - A little too on the nose. - They're all on the nose! 81 00:02:58,636 --> 00:03:03,650 - I have never seen so many puns in a Twitter account than yours. 82 00:03:03,650 --> 00:03:05,025 - I love puns. 83 00:03:05,025 --> 00:03:07,650 - I cannot believe you're not on board with this meme. 84 00:03:07,650 --> 00:03:10,544 This meme screams you. - It does. 85 00:03:10,544 --> 00:03:12,943 Maybe I'm just jealous that I missed out on it. 86 00:03:12,943 --> 00:03:16,658 - "You've heard of Elf on a Shelf, now get ready for Bane on the plane." 87 00:03:16,658 --> 00:03:19,863 - "You've heard of Elf on the Shelf, now get ready for Bane on a plane." 88 00:03:19,863 --> 00:03:21,758 - Is that Bane? Bane on a plane! 89 00:03:22,408 --> 00:03:23,302 I get it. 90 00:03:23,302 --> 00:03:25,568 Oh my god, am I a lame person that's out of touch? 91 00:03:25,568 --> 00:03:26,649 - I wasn't a Batman fan. 92 00:03:26,649 --> 00:03:30,517 I'm more of a Spider-Man Stan. 93 00:03:30,517 --> 00:03:32,856 - If I saw Bane on a plane, I'm sorry, you know, 94 00:03:32,856 --> 00:03:34,924 I'm taking the next one. 95 00:03:34,924 --> 00:03:37,339 - That's just a clip from the movie. - Yeah? 96 00:03:37,339 --> 00:03:39,895 - I like the ones where they're actually doing the photoshop, 97 00:03:39,895 --> 00:03:41,814 the superimposition. - I don't know. 98 00:03:41,814 --> 00:03:43,982 I like the simplicity of just the screenshot. 99 00:03:43,982 --> 00:03:45,427 - That one is amusing. 100 00:03:45,427 --> 00:03:46,862 It does require some thinking. 101 00:03:46,862 --> 00:03:48,627 You need to know the context of the movie. 102 00:03:48,627 --> 00:03:50,137 That one's a bit tricky. 103 00:03:50,137 --> 00:03:51,248 - And that's what makes it fun. 104 00:03:51,248 --> 00:03:53,711 It's like a little inside joke in every rhyme. 105 00:03:53,711 --> 00:03:58,358 - "You've seen Elf on a Shelf. Now get ready for Drake on a steak." 106 00:03:58,358 --> 00:04:02,080 - Drake on a steak. - (laughing) 107 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:03,977 - A rare stake. - That's hilarious. 108 00:04:03,977 --> 00:04:06,214 - I love me some Drake, and I love me some steak, too. 109 00:04:06,214 --> 00:04:07,792 - Why have I never seen any of these? 110 00:04:07,792 --> 00:04:08,749 Am I asleep? 111 00:04:08,749 --> 00:04:12,854 - It's almost as if this is some fictional home shopping network, 112 00:04:12,854 --> 00:04:14,805 like, "You're familiar with the one product. 113 00:04:14,805 --> 00:04:17,173 Now, Drake on a steak!" 114 00:04:17,173 --> 00:04:20,676 - "You've heard of Elf on a Shelf, now get ready for..." 115 00:04:21,296 --> 00:04:22,363 (slamming table) 116 00:04:23,483 --> 00:04:25,400 You guys are trying to-- you know, it's a trap. 117 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:26,219 This is a trap. 118 00:04:26,219 --> 00:04:27,749 - "You've heard of Elf on a Shelf, 119 00:04:27,749 --> 00:04:30,288 now get ready for The Rock on the cock"? 120 00:04:30,288 --> 00:04:31,437 - There's a cock. Is that what this is? 121 00:04:31,437 --> 00:04:32,261 Is The Rock on a cock? 122 00:04:32,261 --> 00:04:34,833 - Rock on a cock. Oh yeah! 123 00:04:34,833 --> 00:04:37,168 - Yeah, that's dirty. - No. 124 00:04:37,168 --> 00:04:39,873 - I wasn't going to say it, but you said it. 125 00:04:39,873 --> 00:04:44,855 - This one takes a Christmas rhyme and turns it a little bit dirty 126 00:04:44,855 --> 00:04:47,149 and I'm like, "Oh, you shouldn't do that." 127 00:04:47,149 --> 00:04:49,045 It's the magic of Christmas! 128 00:04:49,045 --> 00:04:50,645 - "You've heard of Elf on the Shelf, 129 00:04:50,645 --> 00:04:53,200 now get ready for RuPaul on the U-Haul." 130 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:54,415 Oh my god, that's the best one. 131 00:04:54,415 --> 00:04:56,810 - RuPaul on a U-Haul. (laughing) 132 00:04:56,810 --> 00:04:58,381 Okay, I 'stand that one. 133 00:04:58,381 --> 00:04:59,765 I 'stand this meme now. 134 00:04:59,765 --> 00:05:01,201 - (crowing) - I love this one. 135 00:05:01,201 --> 00:05:02,291 "You've heard on Elf on a Shelf, 136 00:05:02,291 --> 00:05:05,291 now get ready for RuPaul on a U-Haul." 137 00:05:05,291 --> 00:05:07,385 - This is funny. - This photoshop. 138 00:05:07,385 --> 00:05:08,033 - Yeah. 139 00:05:08,033 --> 00:05:11,092 - If a rapper put all of these rhymes in a rap song, 140 00:05:11,092 --> 00:05:13,618 I mean, I think it'd go platinum, you know. 141 00:05:13,618 --> 00:05:17,336 I feel like I'ma steal this, and I'ma drop a mix tape tonight. 142 00:05:17,336 --> 00:05:18,273 - I enjoy it. 143 00:05:18,273 --> 00:05:21,230 I'm just gonna say some of these have made me laugh. 144 00:05:21,230 --> 00:05:24,366 Our friend Sean was just moments ago telling us 145 00:05:24,366 --> 00:05:27,229 how annoying these were, but, hey, I'm having fun. 146 00:05:27,229 --> 00:05:28,354 - It's stupid. 147 00:05:28,354 --> 00:05:29,422 - Ooh, that's good. 148 00:05:29,422 --> 00:05:31,019 "You've heard of Elf on the Shelf, 149 00:05:31,019 --> 00:05:33,860 now get ready for Ed Sheeran on Helen Mirren." 150 00:05:33,860 --> 00:05:36,341 You know, actually, now that I say it out loud, 151 00:05:36,341 --> 00:05:37,964 there's one too many syllables in there. 152 00:05:37,964 --> 00:05:41,502 - Wait, is that Ed Sheeran on Helen Mirren? 153 00:05:41,502 --> 00:05:43,943 - (groaning) Okay, too far. - Wow. 154 00:05:43,943 --> 00:05:45,777 - Too far. - Wow. 155 00:05:45,777 --> 00:05:51,319 - This is Ed Sheeran on Helen Mirren. - Oh. Oh! 156 00:05:51,319 --> 00:05:53,121 - Sheeran on Mirren. - Wow. 157 00:05:53,121 --> 00:05:57,068 - We're getting real cerebral with these creations at this point. 158 00:05:57,068 --> 00:05:59,389 - The internet is so weird. 159 00:05:59,389 --> 00:06:00,306 I love it. 160 00:06:00,306 --> 00:06:04,004 - "The best 'You heard of Elf on the Shelf meme yet.'" 161 00:06:04,004 --> 00:06:05,556 Okay. 162 00:06:05,556 --> 00:06:08,379 "Well, get ready for socks on the floor." 163 00:06:12,169 --> 00:06:14,628 - "Mom, that doesn't even rhyme." 164 00:06:14,628 --> 00:06:17,569 Aww. I like when parents try and get involved. 165 00:06:17,569 --> 00:06:18,836 - "Socks on the floor"? 166 00:06:18,836 --> 00:06:20,646 (laughing) It doesn't even rhyme. 167 00:06:20,646 --> 00:06:22,418 See, that's good. I like that. 168 00:06:22,418 --> 00:06:23,508 That's what my mom would do. 169 00:06:23,508 --> 00:06:26,649 - Oh, the moms. That's my mom, literally. 170 00:06:26,649 --> 00:06:28,373 She would text me that. 171 00:06:28,373 --> 00:06:31,828 - Props to this mom, who is up with the hippest of memes. 172 00:06:31,828 --> 00:06:33,844 - Yeah, this is a cool mom. - Well done, her. 173 00:06:33,844 --> 00:06:36,915 - She not only knows the meme, but she's subverting 174 00:06:36,915 --> 00:06:38,700 the meme to make fun of her kid. 175 00:06:38,700 --> 00:06:40,798 - I feel like this is gonna blow over pretty quickly. 176 00:06:40,798 --> 00:06:41,784 - I don't know, man. 177 00:06:41,784 --> 00:06:44,718 Stuff like this stays around forever. 178 00:06:44,718 --> 00:06:45,924 - You know what? I'm taking it back. 179 00:06:45,924 --> 00:06:46,926 I don't think these are stupid. 180 00:06:46,926 --> 00:06:48,867 These are fun. It's a puzzle. 181 00:06:48,867 --> 00:06:50,449 It's kinda like a riddle you got to solve. 182 00:06:50,449 --> 00:06:52,008 - That's what I'm saying. - It's like a mind game. 183 00:06:52,008 --> 00:06:53,739 You could make a whole book of these. 184 00:06:53,739 --> 00:06:56,015 Get rid of the Sudoku and just replace it 185 00:06:56,015 --> 00:06:57,452 with Elf on a Shelf Challenge. 186 00:06:57,452 --> 00:06:58,980 - Oh, you know that's already in the works. 187 00:06:58,980 --> 00:07:00,951 - Our audience did one of me the other day-- 188 00:07:00,951 --> 00:07:02,954 - Wait, really? - And they put it on Twitter. 189 00:07:02,954 --> 00:07:05,480 So it was a picture of my face-- - Yes. 190 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:09,572 - And then it was a treble clef symbol underneath it. 191 00:07:09,572 --> 00:07:11,295 - "Steph on a clef!" - It was Steph on a clef. 192 00:07:11,295 --> 00:07:12,750 - Oh, that's cute! - It was great. 193 00:07:12,750 --> 00:07:14,319 - (FBE) While some memes are more abstract 194 00:07:14,319 --> 00:07:16,052 and harder to understand, Elf on a Shelf memes 195 00:07:16,052 --> 00:07:19,069 are very simple and ask you to just rhyme two things, 196 00:07:19,069 --> 00:07:21,029 so what do you think about the simplicity of this meme? 197 00:07:21,029 --> 00:07:23,986 - I think just people are getting so easily amused. 198 00:07:23,986 --> 00:07:26,594 - I like how everyone can participate because it's easy, 199 00:07:26,594 --> 00:07:29,458 but I like that memes require a little bit of wittiness. 200 00:07:29,458 --> 00:07:31,187 This is a little bit too simple for my liking. 201 00:07:31,187 --> 00:07:33,015 I think we should have higher meme standards. 202 00:07:33,015 --> 00:07:36,650 - I think it works because, you know, kids want to watch the memes. 203 00:07:36,650 --> 00:07:38,927 They want to look at the memes and, you know, you gotta make it 204 00:07:38,927 --> 00:07:40,296 easy for them to figure out. 205 00:07:40,296 --> 00:07:42,735 - The simplicity works because it's all inclusive. 206 00:07:42,735 --> 00:07:45,838 Anybody can get on the Elf on a Shelf meme now. 207 00:07:45,838 --> 00:07:49,215 You don't have to be an Einstein to get in on this one. 208 00:07:49,215 --> 00:07:51,791 - The fact that this one is so simple is nice. 209 00:07:51,791 --> 00:07:53,645 You can make abstract memes for days, 210 00:07:53,645 --> 00:07:57,078 but actually making a meme that everyone can participate in 211 00:07:57,078 --> 00:08:00,282 is sort of refreshing, actually, and I don't have to go 212 00:08:00,282 --> 00:08:01,837 look up where it came from. 213 00:08:01,837 --> 00:08:04,928 I can just be like, "Oh, I know the original reference for once." 214 00:08:04,928 --> 00:08:07,627 And I can see it rift on, and the simpler it is, 215 00:08:07,627 --> 00:08:09,564 the more creative people can also get with it. 216 00:08:09,564 --> 00:08:11,659 - It's more rewarding when it's more obscure. 217 00:08:11,659 --> 00:08:15,726 For example, Ed Sheeran on a Helen Mirren, 218 00:08:15,726 --> 00:08:19,035 you know, there's that sense of reward when you're like, 219 00:08:19,035 --> 00:08:21,018 "Oh, I know who both of those people are." 220 00:08:21,018 --> 00:08:23,422 And, yeah, that makes you want to share it 221 00:08:23,422 --> 00:08:26,753 because you're like, "Do you know the pop culture knowledge that I know?" 222 00:08:26,753 --> 00:08:27,931 - (FBE) Finally... - Yes? 223 00:08:27,931 --> 00:08:29,437 - (FBE) ...to end this episode... - Yes? 224 00:08:29,437 --> 00:08:31,807 - (FBE) ...we have two very talented graphic designers here, 225 00:08:31,807 --> 00:08:33,244 Brynn and Lindsey. - Yeah? 226 00:08:33,244 --> 00:08:35,287 - (FBE) So to end this episode, we want you to make 227 00:08:35,287 --> 00:08:40,462 your own Elf on a Shelf meme. - (laughing) 228 00:08:40,462 --> 00:08:41,847 - Okay. - Okay. 229 00:08:41,847 --> 00:08:45,079 - I think we should do MatPat on a fat cat. 230 00:08:47,289 --> 00:08:49,128 - You've heard about Elf on a Shelf. 231 00:08:49,128 --> 00:08:52,239 Now here's Lilly on 12 milly. 232 00:08:54,949 --> 00:08:57,153 - You've heard of Elf on the Shelf. 233 00:08:57,153 --> 00:09:00,530 Now get ready for Mufasa on mi casa. 234 00:09:01,180 --> 00:09:02,133 Something like that. 235 00:09:02,133 --> 00:09:03,376 - Issa on a pizza. 236 00:09:03,376 --> 00:09:04,756 What? - (FBE laughing) 237 00:09:04,756 --> 00:09:05,531 - Come on! 238 00:09:05,531 --> 00:09:07,031 - You ever heard of Elf on the Shelf? 239 00:09:07,031 --> 00:09:11,598 Well, get ready for granola bar in the car. 240 00:09:11,598 --> 00:09:13,367 Nailed it. That's what I ate this morning. 241 00:09:13,367 --> 00:09:18,290 - How about, um, a pimp on a shrimp cocktail? 242 00:09:18,290 --> 00:09:20,472 - (laughing) Pimp on a shrimp. - Pimp on a shrimp. 243 00:09:20,472 --> 00:09:21,226 - I like that. 244 00:09:21,226 --> 00:09:23,115 - Mega64 on a snore. 245 00:09:23,115 --> 00:09:25,473 Okay, and it's-- hear me out. 246 00:09:25,473 --> 00:09:28,891 It's a sleeping old man snoring, mouth open, 247 00:09:28,891 --> 00:09:31,861 and Mega64 is floating out his nostrils. 248 00:09:31,861 --> 00:09:34,158 - It's kind of symbolic of our video content, 249 00:09:34,158 --> 00:09:35,990 kind of where that's headed. - (laughing) Yeah. 250 00:09:35,990 --> 00:09:39,115 - Thank you so much for watching this episode of YouTubers React. 251 00:09:39,115 --> 00:09:42,063 - If you liked what you saw, subscribe to everybody below. 252 00:09:42,063 --> 00:09:43,636 - Bye! - Bye, see ya! 253 00:09:43,636 --> 00:09:45,514 - Hey guys, thanks for watching this episode of YouTubers React 254 00:09:45,514 --> 00:09:46,393 here at FBE. 255 00:09:46,393 --> 00:09:49,179 Subscribe to all the YouTubers down below, right below me. 256 00:09:49,179 --> 00:09:51,676 Let us know in the comments what next you'd like to see. 257 00:09:51,676 --> 00:09:52,951 Maybe we'll do it. 258 00:09:52,951 --> 00:09:54,178 Bye guys.