Jonathan Frakes is the Punmaster - Beyond Belief? Fact or Fiction

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  • Опубликовано: 31 янв 2025

Комментарии • 313

  • @krieghart5515
    @krieghart5515 3 года назад +492

    "Now, don't try this at home. I've been practicing for years." _sorta does it_
    I never get tired of seeing that.

    • @MrInsertyn
      @MrInsertyn 2 года назад +31

      First time I see it, goddamnit I laughed so hard.

    • @CJWilly
      @CJWilly 2 года назад +49

      Plot twist: that was the best of 58 takes.

    • @ciontachthecthonicchampion3576
      @ciontachthecthonicchampion3576 2 года назад +19

      My friend didn’t know what the trick was supposed to be, just laughed coz she thought he just ruined a table randomly

    • @CircaSriYak
      @CircaSriYak Год назад +22

      Its entirely possible he wasn't lying about doing it for years, but the producers probably didn't think to put any food or drink in the actual table settings. Without the weight and inertia of said food and drink the trick doesn't work nearly as well if at all.

    • @krieghart5515
      @krieghart5515 Год назад +4

      @@CircaSriYak it seems like it’s always studio interference ruining things

  • @JarvisBaileyVA
    @JarvisBaileyVA 4 года назад +274

    My favorite part of this is that smile he does after every pun like he's so damn proud of himself.

  • @nowknowthis
    @nowknowthis 11 лет назад +251

    i just love the smug look on his face after all of them.

  • @Yumifreak3
    @Yumifreak3 5 лет назад +366

    The smirk he made after the pun was the final icing on the cake.

    • @Bing35P
      @Bing35P 4 года назад

      Lol

    • @archstanton664
      @archstanton664 4 года назад +10

      He does that accomplished smirk after every pun. Lol

    • @ShockerTopper
      @ShockerTopper 3 года назад +4

      It’s so genuine! lol he literally seems like he got the right to make up his own lines and the way he emotes. Good old commander Riker (I grew up periodically watching it). I remember this amazing show haha his puns made me laugh SO hard lol

    • @englandbengal
      @englandbengal 3 года назад

      Well done!

    • @kenirainseeker539
      @kenirainseeker539 11 месяцев назад +1

      He's a man who is proud of his dad jokes.

  • @thegallifreyanarchitect7870
    @thegallifreyanarchitect7870 3 года назад +69

    His eyes still twinkle through the 480p

  • @madizzle90
    @madizzle90 5 лет назад +351

    I like to imagine that Frakes wrote all of these himself.

    • @kurtmorris454
      @kurtmorris454 3 года назад +8

      I don't think so because by season 4 his puns were much more desperate and far less creative, seemed very much like a different person was writing his puns then in the first 3 seasons.

    • @burnummaster
      @burnummaster 3 года назад +44

      Not this time

    • @krieghart5515
      @krieghart5515 2 года назад +19

      We got you!

    • @Brandelwyn
      @Brandelwyn Год назад +4

      ​@@kurtmorris454is this story based? Unfortunately, not this time

    • @ordetschmordet9227
      @ordetschmordet9227 2 месяца назад +2

      This one was invented by a writer.

  • @dplatt7290
    @dplatt7290 5 лет назад +294

    This man is a national treasure

  • @TechnologicallyTechnical
    @TechnologicallyTechnical 5 лет назад +721

    Is the person who uploaded this video a time traveler? Or was he simply ahead of his time with this one?

    • @missyadams
      @missyadams 4 года назад +19

      Good one

    • @FriendZone75
      @FriendZone75 4 года назад +94

      Not this time.

    • @musyarofah1
      @musyarofah1 4 года назад +78

      It never happened

    • @PresidentSunday
      @PresidentSunday 4 года назад +62

      It's false.

    • @CarBore
      @CarBore 4 года назад +68

      A similar story happened to a young man in the Pacific Northwest about 20 years ago

  • @JosiahKrueger
    @JosiahKrueger 6 лет назад +185

    "Did the story of the mummy really happen? or are we just keeping the truth under wraps?" - Jonathan Frakes [+_=;

  • @SmoothRiker
    @SmoothRiker 10 лет назад +198

    I'm so glad someone made this. My mom and I would always joke about these terrible puns and that's the main thing I remember from this show.

    • @AvesPasseri-Jinysvet
      @AvesPasseri-Jinysvet Год назад +1

      Well, and imagine I heard them translated into my language wondering how the hell the translator manage to translate them. Cause they were still funny and appropriate somehow. 🤣🤣

    • @bmo14lax
      @bmo14lax 2 месяца назад

      I also Have great memories growing up and watching this show as a kid with my mom

  • @RebirthFlame
    @RebirthFlame 4 года назад +57

    You know what they say: "Frake it till you make it."

  • @sllehmann
    @sllehmann 4 года назад +62

    My Dad was the Creator and Producer of this show. Awesome to see there are still people watching! :)

    • @RemoteControlProds
      @RemoteControlProds 3 года назад +20

      Lynn Lehmann, huh? Well, for all the Beyond Belief fans that span generations, we thank you and your dad.

    • @missyadams
      @missyadams 3 года назад +12

      We want the show back please. We appreciate your Dad's work

    • @heatherarchibald6233
      @heatherarchibald6233 Год назад +5

      Please, thank him, for us all 👏👏

    • @RKStrikerJK5
      @RKStrikerJK5 7 месяцев назад +4

      If you see this, please pass my thanks onto him. ❤❤❤

    • @youreshouldoflearntgrammer8277
      @youreshouldoflearntgrammer8277 Месяц назад

      Total fabrication.

  • @elizabethgalligan1805
    @elizabethgalligan1805 3 года назад +31

    Love the way he smiles after each pun....And he has a nice smile😊😃

  • @roguishpaladin
    @roguishpaladin 5 лет назад +68

    Me in 2019: Oh, man, another Jonathan Frakes meme video...
    *notices date*
    Me: Notesmash, you are a person ahead of their time.

    • @bmo14lax
      @bmo14lax 2 месяца назад

      A meme veteran 🫡

  • @Samsonschizovsky76
    @Samsonschizovsky76 4 года назад +30

    Shocking to see a Jonathan Frakes parody video way before he officially became a meme

    • @bmo14lax
      @bmo14lax 2 месяца назад +1

      That's kind of how memes get made And brought into the popular attention

  • @DietrichGarbo
    @DietrichGarbo 5 лет назад +27

    I’m glad more people are discovering this program. I used to watch this show all the time when I was younger.

  • @kalteich
    @kalteich 11 лет назад +64

    I'm waiting for him to say, Computer: end program.

    • @lee9655
      @lee9655 4 года назад +2

      Or "Shields up.." :-)

    • @draco5991rep
      @draco5991rep 3 года назад

      Is this story about a captain of a spaceship the truth, or just science fiction?
      You thought the story about Captain Riker is the truth? You're right, a similar story happend to a man at Beteigeuze, in the star constellation Orion.

  • @falconboy72
    @falconboy72 12 лет назад +36

    They need to bring this show back to primetime TV

  • @dianacramer8280
    @dianacramer8280 4 года назад +17

    love his smirk, truly works of art

  • @movieguy7882
    @movieguy7882 8 лет назад +54

    This is the best video on RUclips

    • @Keefus88
      @Keefus88 5 лет назад +5

      Where has this video been my whole life. You are blessed to have found it as early as you did sir.

  • @squeakybeak7832
    @squeakybeak7832 8 лет назад +23

    This is amazing, thank you. His winks at the end of the puns are priceless.

  • @WillConley
    @WillConley 5 лет назад +251

    Did 5 people thumb this down...
    ...
    Or are they just...
    ...
    (sip of coffee)
    (check the time)
    (comb beard)
    ...
    ...giving it the finger?
    ;)

    • @dracofirex
      @dracofirex 4 года назад +1

      They're too touch and go.

    • @bmo14lax
      @bmo14lax 2 месяца назад

      Lmao

  • @Comkill117
    @Comkill117 Год назад +3

    “A funny thing happened to me on the way to the office today. Did I say funny? It was beyond belief!” -Jonathan Frakes

  • @CoolsBreeze
    @CoolsBreeze 7 лет назад +22

    I always loved the set on this show.

  • @Pagliacci_Rex
    @Pagliacci_Rex Год назад +3

    His wry little grin at the end just seals it. What a legend.

  • @CezaMVO
    @CezaMVO 4 года назад +10

    YES!!!!!!! I never thought someone else shared my appreciation for this puns. This show is timeless.

    • @JessieIrene333
      @JessieIrene333 11 месяцев назад

      Same! 😂 my kids and I love them

  • @81kasen01
    @81kasen01 13 лет назад +13

    The world demands ten more hours of these puns!

  • @STARGAUD
    @STARGAUD 4 года назад +7

    put it at .5 speed and he sounds like a drunk trying to get your attention on the sidewalk

  • @thechad31790
    @thechad31790 13 лет назад +21

    2:43 GET THAT BROLIN SHIT OUTTA HERE

    • @TheClintDavis
      @TheClintDavis 7 лет назад +5

      The cricket noises fucking killed me! Brilliant stuff.

    • @TheRealG5
      @TheRealG5 5 лет назад

      The joke in that scene was good, and Brolin did host the 1st season, but i agree with your demand to get him out, as the title clearly states Frakes not Brolin.

  • @DlcEnergy
    @DlcEnergy 4 года назад +12

    So did pirates actually use wooden stumps to walk? Or are we just pulling your leg? **tilts head and smiles to self** :}

  • @TheManoDestra
    @TheManoDestra 3 года назад +11

    Boy, Jonathan Frakes sure got old real quick near the end.

    • @DorvellTStewart
      @DorvellTStewart 3 месяца назад

      That last clip was of James Brolin, the original host of "Beyond Belief".

    • @TheManoDestra
      @TheManoDestra 3 месяца назад

      @@DorvellTStewart Woooooosh

  • @petersmithyy4556
    @petersmithyy4556 28 дней назад

    I definitely remember this being on TV and there is definitely something about Jonathan frakes, I recognized him from Star Trek but he's got such a pleasant presence about him

  • @LadyZomkie
    @LadyZomkie 13 лет назад +5

    I love this show!

  • @judyhopps9380
    @judyhopps9380 5 лет назад +8

    This video should have come with a warning for how much swag it has

  • @terryeubanks8797
    @terryeubanks8797 4 года назад +4

    The Cryptkeeper is just Jonathan Frakes as a zombie.

  • @LouisianaCityboi
    @LouisianaCityboi 4 года назад +6

    Oh, how he loves his puns.

  • @SaucyPuppetShow1
    @SaucyPuppetShow1 5 лет назад +6

    1:40 Okay, I had to resist the urge to get up and throw my monitor across the room at this one

  • @alisharo58
    @alisharo58 9 лет назад +9

    I LOVE THIS! Best show/best host!

  • @Janybody17
    @Janybody17 13 лет назад +6

    Jonathan Frakes I love you.

  • @Bl00dBl055um
    @Bl00dBl055um 3 года назад +4

    He probably makes the best dad jokes

    • @fartdonkey8290
      @fartdonkey8290 3 года назад +1

      Whoever the thief is who stole my anti-depressants, i hope you're happy

    • @fartdonkey8290
      @fartdonkey8290 3 года назад +1

      Don't ever get into a pillow fight with Death, you'll regret the reaper-cushions

    • @fartdonkey8290
      @fartdonkey8290 3 года назад +1

      What do you call karate class full of amputees?
      Partial Arts

    • @fartdonkey8290
      @fartdonkey8290 3 года назад +1

      What did the drummer name his two daughters?
      Anna One, Anna Two

    • @fartdonkey8290
      @fartdonkey8290 3 года назад +1

      I honestly didnt think my chiropractor could help my poor posture.
      But i now stand corrected

  • @SammEater
    @SammEater 2 года назад +2

    I like to imagine this is what Riker does in the Holodeck when no one is around.

  • @DarrenSemotiuk
    @DarrenSemotiuk 5 лет назад +6

    Later, Mitch Pileggi (aka "AD Skinner" from "The X-Files") further advanced this beautiful art form during FOUR hilarious seasons of "Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed"!

  • @puremercury
    @puremercury Год назад +1

    "Was this story based?" "Yes."

  • @DanimationMovies
    @DanimationMovies 8 лет назад +4

    thank you for making this

  • @wormspeaker
    @wormspeaker 5 лет назад +4

    Commander Sex-Beard sure loves him some puns.

  • @postbunnie
    @postbunnie 2 года назад +25

    You can tell he gets more and more self-aware because the jokes get dirtier and dirtier in an oh so subtle way

  • @MATT3893891
    @MATT3893891 7 лет назад +68

    Is this story about the dog who saved the childs life on top of the tree, true? Or are we barking up the wrong tree.😉

    • @coreymorgan6877
      @coreymorgan6877 6 лет назад +1

      Lol was that really 1 of the puns? Cant remember tht story off back

  • @eamonflanagan23
    @eamonflanagan23 3 года назад +3

    I don't care if those puns were written by writers. Jonathan Frakes wrote them to me

  • @NigelsFunhouse
    @NigelsFunhouse 5 лет назад +43

    Bro the James Brolin episodes are the worst. Frakes was a million times better. Brolin would straight up be like "So, is the tale of the mother saving her daughter real, or fake?" "Yep, its real."

    • @KevinLuper99
      @KevinLuper99 5 лет назад +2

      Who the fuck is James Brolin?

    • @peanut983
      @peanut983 5 лет назад +11

      Kevin Luper Thanos’ dad

    • @tokyosmash
      @tokyosmash 5 лет назад

      Kevin Luper the guy who played the sheriff in “The Car”

    • @missyadams
      @missyadams 5 лет назад +4

      @@KevinLuper99 actor who was the lead in 'The Amityville Horror', Barbara Streisand's husband and was the host of this show in Season 1

    • @noahfessenden6478
      @noahfessenden6478 5 лет назад +3

      I skipped season 1 for a reason.

  • @leek5682
    @leek5682 4 месяца назад +1

    The dog nailed the bark + howl

  • @sarahberkner
    @sarahberkner 2 года назад +1

    This has the same vibe as Rod Serling introducing the main character on Twilight Zone episodes.

  • @EQOAnostalgia
    @EQOAnostalgia 3 года назад

    It never gets old i swear.

  • @JustSomeCanadianGuy
    @JustSomeCanadianGuy 5 лет назад +5

    Best horror host since Rod Serling.

  • @Cnhartley5
    @Cnhartley5 3 года назад +1

    Watching this high is a requirement in life not a "half-baked lie"

  • @AntiNihilist
    @AntiNihilist 3 года назад +1

    I just remembered the structure of this show and realized this right here must be his whole day of acting.
    Then the next day he does the voiceover vignettes.
    Sounds like a cushy job

  • @DizzyedUpGirl
    @DizzyedUpGirl 3 года назад +3

    He always amused himself.

  • @invisiblezero
    @invisiblezero 8 месяцев назад

    That dog barking just made me burst out laughing for no damn reason.

  • @rnhtube
    @rnhtube 3 года назад

    Who ever made all these videos, thank you.

  • @ananousous
    @ananousous 3 года назад +1

    2:22 What's the pun here? Did he say The Seat?

  • @postbunnie
    @postbunnie 2 года назад +1

    Did he really miss an opportunity to say that's how the cookie crumbles at 2:41

  • @SIugworth
    @SIugworth Год назад

    My favorite pun is from the trucker’s meeting skit also looks like he’s holding back a laugh, genius

  • @jamesreynoso4054
    @jamesreynoso4054 Год назад

    Or are we just taking you for a ride " That's my favorite one

  • @ZetaPrime77
    @ZetaPrime77 2 года назад

    Absolutely wonderful

  • @sstewas986
    @sstewas986 12 лет назад +1

    I love when this show comes on the stories are really good and very mysterious johnathan frakes does a real good job as the host.

  • @mortisthenecro
    @mortisthenecro 4 года назад +4

    Is the story of the magical toilet true? Or are we just full of shit?

  • @ordetschmordet9227
    @ordetschmordet9227 2 месяца назад

    You can tell Frakes never met a cookie he didn't like.

  • @BlueJWay999
    @BlueJWay999 5 лет назад +4

    This show use to scare me so much as a kid

  • @iangaz739
    @iangaz739 5 лет назад +2

    What delivery!

  • @Post-Truth_Cephalopod
    @Post-Truth_Cephalopod 4 года назад +1

    IT'S FICTION! A TOTAL FABRICATION! WE CREATED IT!

  • @Posby95
    @Posby95 6 месяцев назад

    All I can hear is Vinny saying "Goddammit, Riker".

  • @bradleybear5791
    @bradleybear5791 4 года назад +4

    This is the funniest thing ive ever seen.. I needed this..

  • @Bulldogg6404
    @Bulldogg6404 4 месяца назад

    "Is this one for the history books... or just one for his story books?" -Frakes, probably.

  • @HouseJawn
    @HouseJawn 2 года назад

    I could watch this on repeat and still laugh all day 🤣

  • @vuthearithkeary4704
    @vuthearithkeary4704 7 лет назад +2

    the only guy who can read lyrics from raps like straight outta Compton without rapping them and find it legitimately amusing. please tell me there is somebody else who'd find that amusing.

  • @romanglinnik8073
    @romanglinnik8073 4 месяца назад

    Frakes could walk up to the camera, read off of a mc donalds menu and still sound logical.

  • @BNL07604
    @BNL07604 12 лет назад +6

    I mainly watch this 'cause it scares the shit out of me, but I can't help enjoying the puns!

  • @AnAdorableWombat
    @AnAdorableWombat 3 года назад +1

    That damn grin lmao!!!

  • @pandahsykes602
    @pandahsykes602 3 года назад +1

    @1:09 frakes randomly appears with good boi doggo

  • @IAmAndrew1
    @IAmAndrew1 3 года назад +2

    He can't keep getting away with this

  • @geraldtn3175
    @geraldtn3175 4 месяца назад

    With the very last one you told us all we needed to know about why they went with someone else after season 1 😅

  • @sydneyb2378
    @sydneyb2378 9 месяцев назад

    For a modern day Frakes, I recommend Don Wildman on Mysteries at the Museum. His puns are terrific and he loves delivering them just as much as Frakes 😂

  • @PinkiePieBITW
    @PinkiePieBITW 5 лет назад +1

    Just imagine if he made these up on the fly.

  • @Theosyion
    @Theosyion 8 лет назад +23

    Anyone else here from vinesauce?

    • @RoyalKnightVIII
      @RoyalKnightVIII 5 лет назад +1

      What stream?

    • @theprimerib
      @theprimerib 4 года назад +1

      @@RoyalKnightVIII it never happened.

    • @RoyalKnightVIII
      @RoyalKnightVIII 4 года назад

      @@theprimerib guess that post was cooked up by a writer

  • @AJScraps
    @AJScraps 3 года назад +1

    Man, Jonathan looking different without a beard😂

  • @kenirainseeker539
    @kenirainseeker539 11 месяцев назад

    This is a man who knows you laughed at his silly pun. He's proud of each one. And his amazing shit-eating grin is him calling you out, saying, "yeah, I know you laughed, don't try to tell me you didn't."

  • @kurtmorris454
    @kurtmorris454 3 года назад +1

    his puns went belly up in season 4, almost like they hired a different pun writer.

  • @houcky7777
    @houcky7777 4 года назад +1

    That dogs acting skills are almost on par with the horse from Blazing Saddles.

  • @4HBirtcher
    @4HBirtcher 2 года назад

    Commander Riker is still living in an alien world!

  • @1andonlyzara
    @1andonlyzara 4 года назад +2

    That last one isn’t Jonathan Frakes, it’s James Brolin!

  • @belenceballos9456
    @belenceballos9456 7 лет назад

    Años queriendo encontrar estos vídeos WOW por fin solo recordaba el primer nombre Jonathan pero no recordaba esto Drakes por fin

  • @englandbengal
    @englandbengal 3 года назад +1

    This man should be protected!

  • @bradceplina
    @bradceplina 4 года назад +1

    “ what about the details of chocolate chip cookies?”

  • @andr00py
    @andr00py  12 лет назад +1

    THE RAMBLING OLD FOOL.

  • @LacertaZilla2024
    @LacertaZilla2024 5 лет назад +5

    Hello Mr. Xanatos

  • @CLOWNBOT00
    @CLOWNBOT00 3 года назад +2

    The crickets at the end for the first host... How did you rate that one? Was James not all that funny, or did he not *pull* you to his liking?

  • @dplatt7290
    @dplatt7290 5 лет назад +1

    Played at half speed it sounds like it's directed by David Lynch

  • @SpontaneousWeasel
    @SpontaneousWeasel 4 года назад

    The dog was the best bit

  • @WestonPedestrian
    @WestonPedestrian 5 лет назад +2

    Set phasers to pun.

  • @onkelpappkov2666
    @onkelpappkov2666 4 года назад +2

    Is this Netflix show about the guy with the tigers true?
    Or are we just lion?

  • @deadNightwatchman
    @deadNightwatchman 5 лет назад

    Ah, the number one punster!