Afro Ninja: Did This Stuntman’s Viral Kung Fu Fail Ruin His Career?
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
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One of the first viral internet videos was the Afro Ninja. It features a man catastrophically failing a backflip and completing busting his face on the floor. One might think the man in the video was just some random shmuck attempting a challenging stunt a failing miserably, but he was actually a professional. Today I tell you all the story of the Afro Ninja, how this clip exploded online, and what happened to the Afro Ninja after he went viral.
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AfroNinja got his redemption in Weezer's Pork and beans vid.
That's probably the single most important video on this platform. I'm going to go watch it now
Does anyone remember around the time the afroninja video was peaking (I think it was maybe a year or two after) in popularity there was a Brisk Tea commercial that had an animated segment that was inspired by the afroninja video. I tried finding it on RUclips and I can't. There has to be someone in their late 20s that remembers this commercial.. or maybe it was from something else. It may have been stop motion.
@@FloppyRodrigo Amen!
YES. Still an amazing song and vid
Imma do the things that I wanna do...
Im glad it didnt ruin his career, hes clearly a very talented man whos created a lot for people
Same, I felt devastated when I read the title!
I like it too
how many kids has the guy got??????
Your comment reduced my brain cell.
fuck it didnt ruin his career? that just ruined my day!
That must suck.
You’re really good at something but mess up once and the whole world sees it.
😭😂😭😂😭😂
That's life cuz
But the whole world embraced it
It will depend on how you handle the failure.
in many careers, you screw it once and never call you again, like in film industry.
To his credit, Afro-Ninja did define the golden age of the internet. To most people that flop makes us nostalgic of the past. That is something he should be at most proud.
The fact that someone would leak this online shows how much people would rather see u fail.
IDK maybe or they just knew it was funny as hell 🤣
@Death to Communism I dunno. The audition was for a Nike ad starring mostly black men. Here the other “auditions” are labeled as part of a parody to promote a _Tekken_ videogame.
I n a lot of cases I would agree but this was hilarious.
It's just difficult to sit on a video so hilarious. We are not feeding some need to see him fail. It's just hilarious how he tried to finish the bit while half unconscious. Relax.
This part. People will say its "just funny" but what are they laughing at? The fail. The fact that he didn't complete it, hurt himself, and embarrassed himself. The cringe of the failure. Thats the joke.
The most sarcastic ad ever lol.
👍yup
Yeah I feel this will be the only time he will be sponsored, they've pulled off people who do it sarcastically before lol
I hope he got paid good.
I hate seeing good youtuber being sponsored by this bullcrap
Only matched in recent times by Whang's ad for RayCons where he had to mention celebrities he clearly isn't a fan of. Although that is actually a good value product by all appearances.
Truly lol
The most impressive comeback in this video is Tosh’s hairline
El Pockmark ruclips.net/video/q1xYjQsLQ-A/видео.html
LinkGuy 746 too obvious my friend
damn he had that floating island i never noticed
Blu Demon sorry
LinkGuy 746 it’s ok
Whomever did Tosh's hair restoration is brilliant... I had no idea.
Nathan Arievlis prolly the same guy who did lebrons
Was 'bout to sayvthe same shit but more eloquently.
@aviato287 x same although I dont care about my hair.
@aviato287 x Just cut mine, too. I miss that extra cushioning lmao
Honestly he looks younger in the later clip and older in the earlier. That doc did a great job.
My respect for afro ninja has increased 100 fold. What a beast of a man
this dude was the anti-star wars kid. professional, never really got hurt by it's popularity, embraced it, and is still doing his thing
Tosh's hair in 2009: 30%
Tosh's hair in 2020" 100%
Man I wish I had money
I agree money first. Next is finding a doctor who can do a restoration like this one. I’d love to know who did it.
Probably seed implants
look at Elon Musk's Hair Before !!
Me too. I need some Bosley
“Everyone deserves a second chance!”
-Tosh’s hair
God that was beautiful.
No doubt his hairline got the ultimate redemption I would say.
Lol, came to hear a million afroninja fail jokes, instead got a million and 1 tosh hairline jokes. Great stuff, lol!!!!!
It's like he saw what was coming years away. No redemption just cancellation.
I was going to make a similar comment! Actually I never noticed his balding. I guess gradual changes are less noticeable!
That little nod of confidence before the flip always gets me laughing.
Heh!
🤣🤣🤣
What always gets me laughing is when someone in the background says "John, are you ok?" I'd be like "Did you just see what just happened?! HELL NAH I'm not ok!!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂 every time
@@gregjones7196 martial arts decorum.
Unless you're in two pieces, you always say you're okay even if you're hurt bad.
This dude is the best, he turned his biggest mistake into a great thing that happend to his life instead of crying over it and deleting every video
how would he "delete every video"?
@@markfrost2707
Not him deleting but demanding the delete…
Back then, an example of this was
Starwars kid.. but honestly, star wars kid’s reaction is justified for me…. The uploader were his bullies
Mad respect to him on embracing the meme, truly legendary!
@Der Bettnässer you don’t have any clue on what you’re talking about. A fail like this on his industry usually means your career is gone. Since no one will hire a man that fails to do a simple stunt…
@Der Bettnässer That is now afroninja was years ago, things change and I imagine there is a lot more leeway with mistakes these days. If a pro says it could end your career back then it, probably would've.
Afro ninja isn't a character in Raid: 0/10
we got rasta capoeira, hood wing chun in tekken. but not afro ninja
Remember Daxflame? He became "famous" as a kid in RUclips back in 2007 for his cringy diaries videos, that resurfaced some time ago thanks to "Superman is coming to school" meme. People still debate if he was just a really good actor or it was legit. He's now a writer I think and still active on YT, so it could be an interesting topic for video.
The BBC did him recently ruclips.net/video/4UZSHDEBRmI/видео.html
He was in Project X as well
A bit of both is my understanding. Daxflame is a character, but the guy himself is kind of awkward himself in real life.
Dax Flame is the man! KEE-YAH!
Hears Raid Shadow Legends Advert.
"NO NO NOOOOO THEY GOT TO YOU!!!!!!"
* Quickly looks to see if all windows and doors are locked
*Sees Raid Shadow Legends PR spokesperson in yard.
^Cries tears of defeat.
@skorn Me too! haha
Are you playing yet?
Atleast he knows what hapens, but can you blqme anyone? When they pay you up to 10 grand for it, I would take it in a heartbeat if I werent poor
@@TheShinobi777 *Blankly stares at screen
Raid Shadow Legends is the epitome of pulse pounding, high quality gaming.
*Drools on floor.
@@0uttaS1TE baton down the hatches haha.
WHY, just WHY did Eric Andre never have him on his show?? As an interviewee or just someone to do crazy, surreal stunts with Eric.
Yesssss!!!!
Yes! I can imagine him falling on Eric’s desk and “accidentally” whipping his “real” nun chuck on to the guests face
From stumbling and falling on his face to kicking Thanos' ass, possibly as the late Chad Boswick/Black Panther's double is an amazing career
I'm just happy it didn't hurt his career. I had no idea he had such an impressive resume.
You should do, “what ever happened to the flea market Montgomery guy” that’s a classic
I'm trying to hear the "flea market, Montgomery" in my head but all that's playing is "get connected, for free, with education connection"
It's just like, it's just like, a mini.... MAWLLL
I live in Montgomery and I thought about this the other day lol
Sad that they closed
He seems a really nice guy. Sometimes our greatest failures can become our greatest success.
I honestly never knew that the Afro Ninja clip was this recent. I always thought it was from the 70's or possibly early to mid 80's.
There's this video about this guy named the Kung fu guy, that was made in the 80s I think.
He is the embodiment of the "Task Failed Successfully" meme
You should do the history of a youtuber called wavywebsurf, he had a niche for discussing internet topics that occurred in the past and certain celebrities who randomly disappeared. Who is the man behind wavywebsurf?
edit; Hoooly, all 600 of you look freaking fantastic. I hope everyone is staying well!
Hmm, never heard of him.
He sounds like a good youtuber
...hol up
I want to see who's going to do the whatever happened to wavywebsurf in like 20 years. It'll probably be wavy
Adriana W. I love it lol
Dude, everybody messes up. Ever seen the Jacky Chan outtakes? Poor dude. 😬
Jackie Chan tends to show them at the end of his movies. They're pretty serious form time to time. I don't think the flip failure is what made this viral but the fact he still tried to do the nunchucks after.
Yeah especially his 80s films
While your integrity is dead atleast the money can keep you alive .
A man has to eat!
He's getting crazy hospital hazard pay right now.
And suddenly Capitalism made sense...
I like Afroninja now. He has skills and embraced the fuckup. We all make the odd mistake, but never while doing something as awesome as a backflip nunchuck trick.
The Internet wouldn't be what it is today without this clip
Absolutely love these videos! Can’t believe I forgot about this one! Nice to see he is doing well now though! Also good job on the raid spon 😉😉
thanks man!
Best way to do a raid sponsorship lmao
@@tasherxx_ He is!
@@tasherxx_ He is
@@tasherxx_ he is
@@tasherxx_ He is!
Frr lol.. or like Trap lore Ross did a UK drill rap to it lmao
I miss the era of youtube when Afroninja was a thing....
And Raid wasn't? Cause I do too
I miss it too. It was way better than now.
@@numberyellow Hahaha, fuck no! Variety is so much better now!
Clay3613 yeah man a platform full of passionless content that chases trends is such variety.
@@DragoonCenten I dunno.. I mean, there's plenty of good, creative, entertaining stuff to watch, if you know where to look. I was referring more to it being better in that there was less corporate involvement, no commercial junk content, no political and ideological interference, and almost no censorship.
Tbf, no one ever really knows the stuntmen or remembers them. In that sense, this guy has gotten more notoriety than most stuntmen.
He’s a strong strong man for his character. Not a lot of people could brush this off and come back from it.
@Der Bettnässer Hah, like you've never cried
@Der Bettnässer Uh, I'd be pissed too if someone posted something embarrassing about me
Even Wavy doesn’t respect Raid ad reads.😂
skte2die ruclips.net/video/q1xYjQsLQ-A/видео.html
No one likes them, but people can’t be picky with sponsors, they have to pay the bills somehow
She fine tho
family first 4ever 😂😂😂😂😂 that part had me weak af
10:50 When your wife's boyfriend brings back KFC.
That’s when he lets me hug her without paying him any good boy points
wifes boyfriend..
@@novicious7945 Thats the joke, congrats
@@dirtydirtyshisno7284 I get the joke, I know the joke, i only said wifes boyfriend as a reaction to the joke.. Thank you for coming to my TedTalk
Also: When your wife's son tells you he likes you better than her boyfriend.
YOU AINT GOT NO GAME
B R O T H A A A A
This man is basically if Lemmino were to stay with memes.
I love how we got you, and the light hearted highly researched stuff.
And Lemmino's serious and partially light hearted highly researched pieces.
Top10memes
Those “auditions” can’t be real
The first one says it’s a parody from a _Tekken 5_ ad…
I love how Raid ads are just now extra comedy content.
This channel is what we should actually be learning in history class. All of these daily iconic videos explained in a storyline
When my boredom from being isloated was at its worse wavy came through.
I guess its one of those rare times where the meme actually helped the person in the long run?
I like how he gets back up and just aimlessly swings the chucks around just to do another face-plant.
Damn that Pokémon Stadium music really hit me in the nostalgia hard.
Same but with the sly 3 music instead of pokemon
"Everyone deserves a second chance"
So true. It's great to see redemption stories,
Bc we all fall down along the way.
What matters is getting back up again afterwards.
Well said.
12:19 R.I.P Chadwick🙏🏽 Wakanda Forever
Can't put a price on becoming a legend!
Even if RUclips is archaic history 20 years from now, Afro Ninja is part of it and will never be forgotten.
It was the “sssstthh” before the backflip that took me out😂
I forgot that daniel tosh, before he made real money, was going bald.
yusef igli same with Steve Carrell! Watch The Office season 1 compared to his hair in the next season lmao
His hair was thinned on purpose. To look more like a real person.
I literally just said to myself “I’m so bored..” thanks for the upload Wavy right on time man haha
Right on time for a Aids Shadow Legends advertisement! You know Wavy's got your back 👍
Snowy, It was pretty easy to skip. Didn’t bother me in the slightest. He’s gotta make that bread somehow.
"This video was sponsored by Raid Sha-"
Me: *proceeds to skip 70 seconds*
(Edit: Yes, I’ve seen the sponsorship and it was pretty funny.)
You should watch this one
Yeah he actually makes fun of it lol
I was going to skip it as well, until i saw how he was doing the read.. It's actually funny. I think the folks behind Raid, have learned to accept the fact that their game is a fucking meme now.
Watch it. Methinks they shan't be sponsoring him again.
@@pembrokelove Hopefully, the check cleared BEFORE he did the ad read, lol.
I'm so so so happy he didn't get ruined from this video. It will always be how he is most remembered, but I think we all still respect the guy and we don't think he is a goof. I am so glad to know the story behind the video.
Man I died on the Raid: Shadow Legions section hahaha
I'm glad it worked out for him.
It's actually kind of inspiring. After face-planting an audition like that, who would have thought that not only would you get the part,
but later on down the line you would participate in the most successful movie of all time.
Also, that Raid spot...Well done.
I'm happy to know the story behind this video. It was obvious he had skills without knowing this, you don't just attempt a backflip.
That was one of the best Raid sponsorships I've ever seen. Up there with Internet Historian's.
Flashgitz did a pretty great one at the end of their last video.
Counts are always good too
Wavy is now on an elite level of Raid sponsorship only Count Dankula and Internet Historian could reach before today. Best Raid ads imaginable.
Even watching just the fail video you can tell he isn’t just some regular guy - he almost makes the full backflip. An average person wouldn’t even come close.
No... I just started this video and I saw the raid promo...
Bruh, he makes fun of the game during the advert lol
This blunder will not stop him from someday becoming hokage
Rest In POWER!!!...Father Jim Kelly!!!
👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾😔
Jim kelly was and still is one of the greatest martial artists of all time, you know you are great when even bruce lee acknowledges your skill
Thing you may not had known about Mark Hicks is that he was the closing performer of Tubbs in the final Miami Vice Action Spectacular in Universal Hollywood Studios
Afro Ninja: *exists*
My brain: _Does anymore remember _*_Afro Samurai?_*
Recently found out your a nurse, keep well man and thank you for all your work around these trying times.
Thank you for this.
I never saw this guy as a failure because I can't do shit like him ib even the slightest but, now I have a hole new respect for him.
You can see all emotion driping from his face when he starts talking about the raid shadow legends ad
Can't lie, after watching this, I wish the afro ninja would get me into his level of shape.
Love how Tosh used to treat Web Redemption like a Kitchen Nightmares-type redemption story instead of the meta skits that they are now.
I chuckled every single time I saw the clip oh, this is truly a Timeless one
Good, I'm happy that this really talented man never got ruined for one messed up stunt. Stunts go wrong all the time, even watch Jackie chan who is actually a talented stunt man, his out takes are hilarious at the end of his films.
I’m starting to believe RAID is just a very elaborate money laundering scheme. Unless the game is a good as every advertisement makes out, there’s no way they’re turning a profit.
You’d be surprised at how profitable bad mobile games are.
From what i know its EXTREMELY popular in china and asia
When he did that commercial he was lik” man, I fell on my head for this” 😂😂😂😭🤦🏿♂️🤷🏿♀️💀
From falling face flat of the floor to triumph over Thanos’ army, what a meme story. Thanks for sharing it!!
I love how he handled this plug-- I mean "paid promotion" lol
8:31 I feel like he was going for a college-project level comedy movie with no actual seriousness.
Schadenfreude is a real thing. That's how he made himself known for a while. I got nothing but positive vibes for this guy. He knew how to to use it to be more than 71,99% of stuntmen of Hollywood. I wish him all the best.
Until now, I ALWAYS thought his backflip fail was done on purpose!! I'm in shock!
I still laugh my ass off every time I see this! :-)
Still having laughs for this lol
Of the many times ive seen this botched clip, first time i realize one of the nunchuks flying out of his hand when he hits the ground. 0:12
When the planet decides to plant one on your chin but you still got heart.
Glad we have this guy to give me a backstory to old memes I nearly forgot about
@10 IN A ROW? AYE INDICTMENTS. what
I have been seen this video for about 12 years now and I laugh every single time... God damn. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Is it a crime that I didn't skip the sponsorship? It was just so good
This guy come straight out of a comic book. Jim Kelly
🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 haaaaaaaa haaaaaaa 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you are evil
🤣🤣
Every comment is literally about Tosh’s Hairline lol.
Roper was supposed to die in Enter the Dragon, not Kelly’s character. However, the man who played Roper (RIP) did not want to die in the movie so they switched
The actor's name was John Saxon
And that guy who survived couldn't do martial arts for worth a damn
That Raid Shadowlegends ad was amazing. I thought Count Dankula had the most sarcastic ads for them but you just beat him.
That this happened to a legit expert makes it 1000 times more funny.
0:08 that stupid smug look on his face gets me every time
I find it hard to understand how RAID could be getting ROI on these promos anymore lol, it’s literally become one of the most high profile memes of the last several months
Brand awareness. "All publicity is good publicity" is not true, but for Raid it kind of is
Their marketing director is either a genius or an idiot. Still can't figure out which.
But I agree. Being in marketing myself, I would really like to see their marketing metrics, especially their ROAS (Return On Ad Spend).
They're definitely taking a risky, aggressive approach. I'd say they've reached the saturation point, meaning their ads are producing diminishing returns. And their ad campaign is seriously at risk of having the opposite effect, of just pissing people off when they see them.
Great video as always and I think that everyone can agree that sponsors aren't so bad if that's what keeps the channel going :D
Bro even got named after a theme song in the online game Territory War.
The best part is the cocky confident sneer he does before the flip, just made the fail so much funnier.
Ah, raid shadow legends. Anything that reminds me of Internet Historian is a good thing.
I know the Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves China stage music when I hear it
The phenomenon of "Ventrilo Harassmen" would be interesting! I spent so many hours in the early days of RUclips watching those!
I love how he's doing a tongue in cheek style of the promotion, referencing how oversaturated it is on RUclips