+Matt and Tom Happy new year! You should have done a time lapse photo every day kind of thing about the slow decay of Matts soggy cardboard cutout! Cue the sad piano time-lapse music!
A message to 2025 Tom: These got me through quarantine without my friends. These are still getting through 7 months of not seeing my friends because I'm still scared of the pandemic. Please don't delete any of these old videos they are simply amazing.
Message to 2025 Tom; Please don't delete them, every few years I rewatch these videos because they helped keep me sane in university and it's like having a sit down with some old friends I haven't seen in a while.
"I did linguistics, so I had some time." - As a current linguistics undergrad, I feel this. I spend more time studying random topics in linguistics than I do studying for my actual courses.
**puts on best Tom Scott voice** ‘Soggy cardboard cutout’ sounds a BIT euphemistic… To 2025 Tom: I absolutely adore these, something about watching some old mates wax poetical about their shared history whilst good-naturedly taking the piss out of each other (and themselves) is utterly wholesome and uplifting; please, don’t pull them down! They’re very good for the soul, if such a thing exists.
Okay, you had a cardboard cutout when you were insignificant to the world. Now you are approaching some significance status and should definitely try and get a high five wax version of yourself.
+Matt and Tom My ex used to have a house in Gunnersbury, before we moved to the States. As I recall, sitting out in the garden, there was a plane overhead every 55 seconds heading into Heathrow.
A message to 2025 Tom from nearly 2025: Please don’t erase these. They’re a time capsule. These videos hold wisdom that goes far beyond the moment they were filmed. Your unwavering drive, your authenticity, and the passion you bring to everything you do are truly inspiring. I’ve taken so much from them, and I’m certain they’ll continue to help both myself and others.
i love that you seem to have decided not to go the 'delete all my old videos i now think are cringey' route because it means i still get to binge them all chronologically in 2023
Still at university, however I'm doing theoretical physics so most of my "free time" has already been allocated to either revision, society socials, or curling up in a ball because my course makes me feel inadequate.
+DisaidraGaming As an astro student, I feel your pain (but we don't even have the socials, save for christmas and end-of-year meals. That I'm aware of, at least)
+DisaidraGaming Yep, that's exactly my life.. its sad I've never got to experience what most people seem to experience as students. Working jobs is so much nicer because at least you get a free weekend..
To Tom from this year, Please don't delete these park bench videos, I still watch them regularly, and along with the Tech Diff, they are one of the few things that can turn any bad day into a good one.
Tom and Matt, please I beg you do not delete these videos in 2025. The park bench kept me sane in the uncertain times of the pandemic. Watching your videos momentarily transported me back to going out with my friends to the park and hanging out before the world fell into chaos. The respite you provided me single-handedly got me through the pandemic, thanks Matt and Tom. Olly
I'm also with you guys on the "prank" videos. It's only a matter of time before someone tries it in the US of A and ends up being shot by someone with a conceal carry.
+Tom Bullock pretty sure it's already happened but the video got deleted.... no proof though, but there's enough beer and guns in texas to guarantee it's already happened.
My favourite hidden camera prank was a video where a guy wearing a scream mask jumped out of a dumpster and scared the crap out of people, the best part was that one guy just reacted and knocked him out cold as a reflex, it was beautiful, all I could think was 'that guy deserved that'. XD
On the topic of london street performers, i was in Covent garden just before christmas and there was this man who was balancing on several layers of plank and tube, whilst juggling machetes. Was impressed.
Watching this in 2025. Tom, I hope you don't delete these - they've brought me a lot of joy and eased a lot of my anxieties about adulthood. You and Matt were both lovely people -- you two have not only done so many interesting things, but also learned a lot from them and shared that wisdom with us. I'm really grateful for all that.
Im okay with most of the Just for laugh pranks, not the prank channels though. As long as the other person goes away laughing and happy i think its a perfect prank.
I think I remember seeing Tom juggling in the park in York in 2006/7, while I was desperately trying (and failing) to chat up a girl I was very interested in. I certainly remember Mr Purple!
The only time I think it's ok for you to do a prank to unsuspecting members of society, is something like the elevator weather man, where it does NOTHING to to actual person, and they are already stuck for a set amount of time.
I also hate those pranks. My father laughs and shows me them and I imagine "that's because it's not you there". It's funny because he doesn't like the ones that "apparently are set up"
My friend collects the cardboard cutouts from movies. She works in a movie theater and often takes them home once the movie isn't being promoted anymore. For a prank once, we stuck pictures of a lot of her friends to the backs of them. She's kept them so actually several of my friends are now cutouts in her closet from that old prank.
It's super weird looking at a video of matt and tom doing a ''we did this super long ago'' and the video itself is now 3 years older than the origional video was when they made this.
Aw man I remember the painted people statues from childhood trips to england. sad to hear that's not a thing anymore, that was a cherished memory of mine :(
A message to 2025 Tom please don't delete any of these old videos they are simply amazing
+struan gallie I'm not sure the 2025 struan gallie will agree.
+struan gallie It'll be pretty difficult for him to do considering there are browser plugins that let people download stuff from youtube...
+struan gallie its the internet nothing is ever truly deleted....
yes please, 3 years later, still amazing :)
ok
"Wouldn't it be funny to have a cardboard cutout of yourself?" someone asked me the other day. Little did they know I've had one before! -- Matt
+Matt and Tom Happy new year!
You should have done a time lapse photo every day kind of thing about the slow decay of Matts soggy cardboard cutout! Cue the sad piano time-lapse music!
The cutout may be gone but do you still wear the t-shirt? And get high fives?
+Scarlett Phoenix Good question!
You assume you are capable of wiping yourself from the internet.
THE INTERNET IS FOREVER
A message to 2025 Tom: These got me through quarantine without my friends. These are still getting through 7 months of not seeing my friends because I'm still scared of the pandemic. Please don't delete any of these old videos they are simply amazing.
Yes! I made it through the pandemic solely thanks to Tom Scott and Matt Gray's videos from the past.
Look after yourself
I spent a lot of Summer 2020 listening to these park benches and it helped me get through a really unsure time
Message to 2025 Tom;
Please don't delete them, every few years I rewatch these videos because they helped keep me sane in university and it's like having a sit down with some old friends I haven't seen in a while.
DOUBLE GRANNY SIDESWIPE I HAVEN'T SEEN ONE OF THOSE SINCE ITALY IN THE 1983 SEMIFINAL
Cole Donnelly XD +
Housewives' favourite.
This sentence struck fear into my heart.
"I did linguistics, so I had some time." - As a current linguistics undergrad, I feel this. I spend more time studying random topics in linguistics than I do studying for my actual courses.
As a current linguistics undergrad, same
as soon as tom says he'll erase this in 10 years someone starts making copies of everything he's made, for posterity.
Or blackmail.
@@PainlessPhoenix no, they're too lovable
@@zaidlacksalastname4905 whitemail
@@richardmillhousenixon redmail
@@Eliza_Stone and for matt graymail.
**puts on best Tom Scott voice** ‘Soggy cardboard cutout’ sounds a BIT euphemistic…
To 2025 Tom: I absolutely adore these, something about watching some old mates wax poetical about their shared history whilst good-naturedly taking the piss out of each other (and themselves) is utterly wholesome and uplifting; please, don’t pull them down! They’re very good for the soul, if such a thing exists.
Okay, you had a cardboard cutout when you were insignificant to the world.
Now you are approaching some significance status and should definitely try and get a high five wax version of yourself.
bring the channel back
You might hate this in ten years, but I laughed out loud at the landlord anecdote.
Five years later, so did I.
You guys have a knack for choosing park benches under flight path of an airport.
Pretty much all of London is under the flight path of one of its airports! -- Matt
+Matt and Tom My ex used to have a house in Gunnersbury, before we moved to the States. As I recall, sitting out in the garden, there was a plane overhead every 55 seconds heading into Heathrow.
That is very true. London has more airports than America has cities named after British cities. :P
@@rockrollinnolan8521 London has more airports than America has cities. Full stop.
@@bigbenhebdomadarius6252 You should have put up an ADS-B receiver!
A message to 2025 Tom from nearly 2025: Please don’t erase these. They’re a time capsule. These videos hold wisdom that goes far beyond the moment they were filmed. Your unwavering drive, your authenticity, and the passion you bring to everything you do are truly inspiring. I’ve taken so much from them, and I’m certain they’ll continue to help both myself and others.
i love that you seem to have decided not to go the 'delete all my old videos i now think are cringey' route because it means i still get to binge them all chronologically in 2023
ever more relevant
Still at university, however I'm doing theoretical physics so most of my "free time" has already been allocated to either revision, society socials, or curling up in a ball because my course makes me feel inadequate.
+DisaidraGaming Aeronautical Engineering. I understand.
+DisaidraGaming As an astro student, I feel your pain (but we don't even have the socials, save for christmas and end-of-year meals. That I'm aware of, at least)
Society socials! That brings back memories :D (.....as do the other parts. But this brings back *nice* memories...)
+DisaidraGaming Yep, that's exactly my life.. its sad I've never got to experience what most people seem to experience as students. Working jobs is so much nicer because at least you get a free weekend..
I'm doing microbiology!
a message for tom in 5 years: dont delete the old videoes, theyre the peak of humor and fun.
Please warn us before you delete these videos.
To Tom from this year,
Please don't delete these park bench videos,
I still watch them regularly, and along with the Tech Diff, they are one of the few things that can turn any bad day into a good one.
I was crying with laughter at the landlord bit. It's like something from a surreal sitcom.
Tom: "If you are in University and not doing a complicated Science degree..."
Me: *Cries in Aerospace Engineering*
Cries in mechanical engineering
cries in material engineering
What have we done wrong in life
''The bike he was wearing''--Tom
That guy at 13:50 has been a long time coming.
How appropriate
Tom and Matt, please I beg you do not delete these videos in 2025. The park bench kept me sane in the uncertain times of the pandemic. Watching your videos momentarily transported me back to going out with my friends to the park and hanging out before the world fell into chaos. The respite you provided me single-handedly got me through the pandemic, thanks Matt and Tom. Olly
The bit when his landlord comes knocking and his cardboard cutout is in the hallway. Absolutely Priceless :D :D :D
I'm also with you guys on the "prank" videos. It's only a matter of time before someone tries it in the US of A and ends up being shot by someone with a conceal carry.
+Tom Bullock pretty sure it's already happened but the video got deleted.... no proof though, but there's enough beer and guns in texas to guarantee it's already happened.
+Derek Westlund I think they began open carry today, guess that won't be happening in texas again
+Tom Bullock Although in the States, we've had a tradition of shows like Candid Camera ever since the earliest days of television in the late 1940s.
I'm pretty sure most "dangerous" pranks are fakes.
Tom Bullock 2 years later and it's happend
You don't notice the sunset while the video is playing, but after you finish watching it, go back to the beginning. The is a stark contrast.
My favourite hidden camera prank was a video where a guy wearing a scream mask jumped out of a dumpster and scared the crap out of people, the best part was that one guy just reacted and knocked him out cold as a reflex, it was beautiful, all I could think was 'that guy deserved that'. XD
The original video has a 6-year-old comment from Dr.Grime :O
(you most likely know him from Numberphile).
DoctorPC He's a friend of theirs!!
Hes a mate of theirs
Now it's a 10-year-old comment!
We are nearly to 2025. I do hope you won’t delete all these wonderful gems! Indeed, a reprise seems in order!
Please never remove this from the internet 🤣
Your take on Brian Blessed is spot on. I actually met him once, decades ago. Nice chap, but you characterized him exactly.
The Purple Man is still there, too! All of his proceeds go to charity, such as a Grenfell Survivors charity or one for refugees
On the topic of london street performers, i was in Covent garden just before christmas and there was this man who was balancing on several layers of plank and tube, whilst juggling machetes. Was impressed.
Watching this in 2025. Tom, I hope you don't delete these - they've brought me a lot of joy and eased a lot of my anxieties about adulthood. You and Matt were both lovely people -- you two have not only done so many interesting things, but also learned a lot from them and shared that wisdom with us. I'm really grateful for all that.
Im okay with most of the Just for laugh pranks, not the prank channels though. As long as the other person goes away laughing and happy i think its a perfect prank.
Dude I am right there with you on not liking prank chans. I think it speaks to the character of the people involved and those who enjoy them.
The Matt Grey High Five Face Off, Six Years Later, Six Years Later
I still come back to these park bench videos after all these years. Way better than most podcasts imo
Never delete the videos they are just so funny
Couldn’t you just take the picture of him while wearing the t-shirt instead of putting it on the cutout
Sean M t-shirt hadn't arrived yet.
I think I remember seeing Tom juggling in the park in York in 2006/7, while I was desperately trying (and failing) to chat up a girl I was very interested in.
I certainly remember Mr Purple!
did someone knock the camera at around 11:00 :0
Looks like I forgot to apply the colour correction and shift to the camera's second file. Whoops! - Tom
omg :0 u replied best new years gift ever :) keep up the great work and say hi to matt for me please
+Mot U RS The camera changing angle very slightly, and the lighting changing bothered me. Glad to see it was not just my imagination!
I'm afraid Yoda has been seen in York too. But Purple Man is still doing what he does.
I'm the same that I really like 'pranks' where everyone involved has consented, but forcing it upon unconsenting people is just unpleasant
Good news, its 2023 and its still on the Internet
Brian Blessed? I'm an American, and I know Brian Blessed. he was really hard to avoid in America for a brief while.
*_GORDON'S ALIVE?_*
I'm also American, and I know Brian Blessed solely because the Yorkshire anthem is great, and my mom knows who he is.
That dog in the background at 11:50 are a good example of video compression/keyframing.
5:40 toms shadow kinda looks like a rooster
are we going to see a throw back to the technical difficulties i'd love to see a reunion
Tom, hope you're not actually gonna erase the Park Bench series this year!
Matt and Tom's student escapades are on of the reasons I'm trying to do media
3:28: Matt appears to be losing the internal struggle with the demon possessing his body.
just bingeing this whole channel again now for fear of the purge due to 2025 Tom
had a good reason for reposting an old picture recently as it showed my progress in weightloss over a year.
This is such a great series.
the shadows behind tom's hands make it like he has a second pair of hands
The only time I think it's ok for you to do a prank to unsuspecting members of society, is something like the elevator weather man, where it does NOTHING to to actual person, and they are already stuck for a set amount of time.
I actually love 10 years ago Tom - if 3 years in the future me is anything like him, I will be a very happy man!
#
50doctorwho Well?
Cameron Fox Beat me to it
@@itscfox precisely my question
I also hate those pranks. My father laughs and shows me them and I imagine "that's because it's not you there".
It's funny because he doesn't like the ones that "apparently are set up"
These are that much fun to watch I do not want them to be deleted. My ten year younger version is a polite derp. Today the derp-part is mostly gone.
"Crusty Jugglers!" Haha, I love Hot Fuzz xD
We need a "The Matt Gray High Five Face Off, Six Years Later, Six Years Later"
A colour print on A4 is now 15p and the purple man is still here!
My friend collects the cardboard cutouts from movies. She works in a movie theater and often takes them home once the movie isn't being promoted anymore. For a prank once, we stuck pictures of a lot of her friends to the backs of them. She's kept them so actually several of my friends are now cutouts in her closet from that old prank.
people studying linguistics 🤝 not claiming to be studying a science
Please don't delete it, those were some hilarious videos.
I feel exactly the same about hidden camera prank stuff, Tom!
"Matt Gray's soggy cardboard cut out" isn't that a card against humanity.....
"Crusty Jugglers" - Hot Fuzz. Classic Line.
The Matt Gray High Five Face off, 6 years later, 6 years later
I love this channel. you guys are great. listening to you just talk and riff on stuff is very amusing.
Woohoo Another 10 years of Tom Heliariouse Humor!
You can now do a Six Years Later, Six Years Later video.
I love This Chanel guys, but it always makes me really sleepy lol, keep up the good work
It's super weird looking at a video of matt and tom doing a ''we did this super long ago'' and the video itself is now 3 years older than the origional video was when they made this.
Did anyone else see the man walking 3 dogs walk passed as Matt called someone an arse?
My favourite prank channel is Improv Everywhere. It's just great, harmless, uplifting.
Hi 2025 Tom, it's nearly time to forget to delete this, because its still bringing joy.
in birmingham I saw the floating yoda fighting with a predator statue
a battle for the ages
High five face off 6 years later, 5 years ago 😂
i still have one of those dv cameras, it even still works =)
that was amazing. I really want to do something like what you used to do. Caught the jump cut!
As someone who now frequents York often, I understand this video more.
ITS A PRANK (GONE WRONG) (GONE SEXUAL) BEST PRANKS 2016
+Miniman3214 It's just a murder prank, bro! Look, there's the camera!
+MetroAndroid so he's not dead?
+Miniman3214 No, Bernie's fine!
The Matt Gray High Five Face Off, Six Years Later... Six Years Later
Aw man I remember the painted people statues from childhood trips to england. sad to hear that's not a thing anymore, that was a cherished memory of mine :(
We still get them down south every so often :)
So, what is the greatest quote of all time, then?
So in 4 years will we have the Matt Gray high five face off, six years later, six years later
Watching this on the sixth anniversary of this video.
Tom Scott, you must be my brain twin when it comes to hating prank channels. I also loved Jackass and even have one of their movie's.
I'm starting to notice that with a British accent, Los Angeles sounds like Los Angeleeze
It's still here in 2020
Well that’s a miracle
Happy New Year
6 years later
it is 6years after the 6 years later video
This has more views than the actual video.
Please don't erase all traces of this from the internet
Hello 2025 Tom, don't delete this
Happy new year. Don't delete them!
Tom, it's 2025 now. Please don't delete these! Thanks
That was a really fun video.