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  • Опубликовано: 27 май 2022
  • Kevin from Galway causes a children's TV presenter to lose his composure live on air - but who is Kevin from Galway?
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    "The Den was a long-running popular children's television strand of Ireland's public broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. First broadcast on 29 September 1986 on RTÉ1, it moved to Network 2 two years later. Initially a continuity strand for weekday afternoon programmes, The Den later expanded during the late 1990s and the 2000s until it became synonymous with RTÉ's children's output. At various times during its run, it was known as Dempsey's Den, Den TV and Den2.
    In mid-2010, RTÉ Television announced an overhaul of its children's output, with the launch of RTÉjr and TRTÉ. The Den aired for the last time on 19 September 2010. It returned for six weeks from November 2020."
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  • @Qxir
    @Qxir  2 года назад +429

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    • @Average_Dinosaur_Enthusiast
      @Average_Dinosaur_Enthusiast 2 года назад

      im boiling rn

    • @werbnaright5012
      @werbnaright5012 2 года назад +2

      I'm tellin' you. This Irish shit is gold. You can just make up any crazy shit and North America will believe it.

    • @KillsAll.
      @KillsAll. 2 года назад

      That new Chuck Berry song at the end

    • @jorjanmnkersbigepik8809
      @jorjanmnkersbigepik8809 2 года назад +1

      holy sh it got no sleep up all night but fuck yea it was worth it dawg i love you so much

    • @WowBlankpage
      @WowBlankpage 2 года назад +1

      You look good with a beard

  • @callumsparrow4379
    @callumsparrow4379 2 года назад +7163

    Is it bad that, judging by the thumbnail, I was expecting something really horrible and morbid to happen on Kevin’s end of the segment?

    • @SinjoroMoseo
      @SinjoroMoseo 2 года назад +556

      I thought the same, I have definitely watched too much Qxir

    • @adammetzger4182
      @adammetzger4182 2 года назад +62

      So did i.

    • @williambertels8257
      @williambertels8257 2 года назад +213

      It's Qxir, anything horrible could happen at any moment.

    • @thefinthechat923
      @thefinthechat923 2 года назад +74

      I mean, the thumbnail looks like a scuffed image of the muppets, so I don't blame you

    • @gunmunz
      @gunmunz 2 года назад +57

      @@thefinthechat923 The whole show looks like a scuffed muppets. I was honestly suprised it happened in 2004 when it looks like a cable access show from the early 90s

  • @jimbojones9665
    @jimbojones9665 2 года назад +5146

    The whole time I watched this, I kept thinking something horrible was going to happen.
    I suppose not all stories have end badly.

    • @Xenu321
      @Xenu321 2 года назад +89

      Yeah same i thought his mother getting murdered in the next room or something :D

    • @0Onyx13
      @0Onyx13 2 года назад +1

      i thought Kevin had some mental disability and was cringing the whole time the dude laughed, but thankfully he didn't upset anyone.

    • @KiLDELTA
      @KiLDELTA 2 года назад +25

      Same, just waiting for something gruesome.

    • @FriedrichHerschel
      @FriedrichHerschel 2 года назад +17

      It's "Televised Eireann", not "Last Moments".

    • @mortson978
      @mortson978 2 года назад +5

      No story, when taken to its natural conclusion, ends happily. Tragedy awaits us all.

  • @SalisburySnake
    @SalisburySnake 2 года назад +1679

    As a native speaker of English, I'm almost 100% confident in my ability to speak and understand it. But speaking to Irish puppets OR Irish children through a poor phone connection is pretty much my worst fear.

    • @fujifilm5127
      @fujifilm5127 2 года назад +32

      Scottish tho

    • @SkunkApe407
      @SkunkApe407 2 года назад

      Try having a convo with a drunken Scot. Fuckers forget that consonants exist and have a vowel movement.

    • @himself000
      @himself000 2 года назад +78

      Im pretty sure the Irish cant understand the Irish

    • @senorpepper3405
      @senorpepper3405 2 года назад +5

      I was gonna say, their English sounds terrible.

    • @namae6637
      @namae6637 2 года назад +59

      As an Irishman raised in Galway with significantly younger siblings and younger cousins, I can't understand Irish kids on the phone either. I just pretend to understand and say 'ara youre dead right lad' every now and then.

  • @TheNewRobotMaster
    @TheNewRobotMaster 2 года назад +541

    I'm a teacher and let me tell you: a lot of kids barely understand what they are doing or where they even are. Sometimes you can't help but crack a smile at their antics.

    • @JeffLocke1
      @JeffLocke1 2 года назад +22

      As a former High School teacher I concur! So many kids are lost in the sauce or just plain stupid...

    • @ryanjones7681
      @ryanjones7681 2 года назад +38

      As an adult, I can confirm they never change, but they are allowed to drive and vote....
      😕

    • @dfgiuy22
      @dfgiuy22 Год назад +12

      What do you mean kids can barely understand what they are doing or where they even are... a lot of adults don't even know. It's harder to crack a smile when dealing with older people though

    • @omniscientbarebones
      @omniscientbarebones Год назад +2

      @@ryanjones7681 you were a kid once. You had those rights, why can’t we?

    • @shinji391
      @shinji391 Год назад +1

      But Kevin was 11 at the time.

  • @chrisbutler1668
    @chrisbutler1668 2 года назад +2151

    Kevin was purposely trying to throw Amy off her game. And it worked! He won the bike without asking a single relevant question.
    The best offense is a good defense.

    • @jreschke5
      @jreschke5 2 года назад +6

      Haha! For sure

    • @deletebilderberg
      @deletebilderberg 2 года назад +7

      Nah.
      He’s THICK.

    • @tianlanderas
      @tianlanderas 2 года назад

      Kevin won the psicological warfare.

    • @cityhawk
      @cityhawk 2 года назад +8

      More likely that the lights are on, but nobody’s home.

    • @Vooman
      @Vooman Год назад +4

      always keep them guessing your next move

  • @jwsuicides8095
    @jwsuicides8095 2 года назад +1820

    ...poor Kevin. I can't believe he was still rubbish at it as an adult. They had a good time at least.

    • @girlbuu9403
      @girlbuu9403 2 года назад +110

      "Does it have four wheels? No? Hrm... three wheels? Oh shoot I thought it might be a tricycle. One wheel? Damn, there goes my unicycle theory... does it have five wheels? Oh! Is it a motorcycle?!"

    • @borgertibby7702
      @borgertibby7702 2 года назад

      He has to be taking the piss

    • @A_Ducky
      @A_Ducky 2 года назад +81

      I have a feeling Kevin is an introvert who doesn't function well when put on the spot. I'm similar.. public speaking class in college absolutely terrified me (my entire audience was 7 people 🤦).

    • @jwsuicides8095
      @jwsuicides8095 2 года назад +5

      @@A_Ducky {hugs} You're not alone in that.

    • @A_Ducky
      @A_Ducky 2 года назад +6

      @@jwsuicides8095
      Thank you! Big hug! 🤗
      Heart in the throat, eyes heavy, mom's spaghetti (upwards).. lol.
      I stopped my education at Associates for fear of public speaking (last project for Bachelors was supposed to be this big presentation of a complete civil engineering project). I did that so many times at work, knew it & all.. but couldn't present it to a handful of people. Not even calculus or something important, gave up coz of that. :(
      Some of us are just not meant to be on the spot, or under stage lights. Our brain leaks out of the ears suddenly, lol. I'd rather endure physical pain than do karaoke, for example. Blending in = the only way to live, heh (:

  • @TRDiscordian
    @TRDiscordian 2 года назад +390

    Blows my mind how he couldn’t guess bicycle after having literally just talked about the bicycle. Great story!

    • @A_Ducky
      @A_Ducky 2 года назад +22

      Stage fright maybe ...all those lights & stuff. Would do a number on introverts.

    • @davidhollenshead4892
      @davidhollenshead4892 2 года назад

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_syndrome#Social_and_psychological

    • @TAKE_BACK_BRITAIN
      @TAKE_BACK_BRITAIN 2 года назад +7

      Yeah fr, that was the first thing I guessed after he said it has wheels.

    • @A_Ducky
      @A_Ducky 2 года назад +29

      I really think the dude froze. He also went red in the face as soon as asked to play a game that must have brought him teasing when he was a child.

    • @rash15
      @rash15 Год назад +2

      Kevin still didn't get the game lol..

  • @alyssa2796
    @alyssa2796 2 года назад +360

    I’m surprised Kevin from Galway is still alive after 13 years. That’s impressive

    • @Renard380
      @Renard380 Год назад +27

      That's because he broke the bike before he broke his skull

    • @shinji391
      @shinji391 Год назад +21

      Kevin was way too old (11!) at the time to be playing that game, let alone watch it. I don't know what that says about his intelligence, but it definitely says something.

    • @NodDisciple1
      @NodDisciple1 Год назад +13

      @@shinji391 Time to get him a "special" helmet for his short bus rides I think. :-/

    • @shinji391
      @shinji391 Год назад +1

      @Brother Malachai do you mean bike rides?

    • @NodDisciple1
      @NodDisciple1 Год назад +3

      @@shinji391 No. He still needs a helmet for even riding a bus. X_x

  • @Brian-zo1ll
    @Brian-zo1ll 2 года назад +237

    In Ireland, even kid show puppets get in drunken brawls.

  • @Seth-mu3wo
    @Seth-mu3wo 2 года назад +2569

    I recently met an Irish guy, and was telling him about your channel. We had a long discussion about the short story of the man on the train with the cake. Weird how an American and an Irish man met in Colombia, and shared culture via your channel.
    Love the content

    • @WouldntULikeToKnow.
      @WouldntULikeToKnow. 2 года назад +41

      That's just beautiful 😂

    • @solared
      @solared 2 года назад +27

      Funnily enough, the cáca milis video inspired me to start learning Irish, which has been really fun and I've gotten to meet a bunch of great people

    • @TrickiVicBB71
      @TrickiVicBB71 2 года назад +5

      This is a great story

    • @Seth-mu3wo
      @Seth-mu3wo 2 года назад +9

      @@solared
      The Irish guy spoke fluent Irish and it was very interesting. Good luck with your language learning. 😀

    • @A_Ducky
      @A_Ducky 2 года назад +7

      How cool.
      Qxir - changing lives, one story at a time.

  • @iceless
    @iceless 2 года назад +63

    "Where'd I get me shades?!?" the sound of pure disbelief just had me laughing so hard for a solid 10 minutes.

  • @lektik2941
    @lektik2941 2 года назад +37

    Man seeing Kevin sweating on the radio show was priceless.
    "has wheels... not a car.... I need a minute."

  • @doczaius
    @doczaius 2 года назад +1344

    This might be the funniest thing I've ever seen. I can't imagine being in the room with the puppets reacting, I'd have peed my pants.

    • @the_birthday_skeleton
      @the_birthday_skeleton 2 года назад +13

      monkeys in pants.. how ridiculous!

    • @davidt-rex2062
      @davidt-rex2062 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/Gc3RQEgkA_8/видео.html something similar from an adult.

  • @faizalf119
    @faizalf119 2 года назад +1855

    Kevin cluelessness is clearly typical children nervousness/stage fright. His call finally reached his favourite show. But the moment he had to speak to the show's mc he got nervous because the whole Ireland is watching. Happened to me too when I was 12 when I called a phone call quiz show that pretty popular back in the 90s. The show was very popular and it's really hard to reach. I kept trying when suddenly I got connected. Then I screw up big time when I start to stutter and blurting words. I close the phone before I can even answer the question (I knew the answer!) just because I can't handle it anymore.

    • @justtime6736
      @justtime6736 2 года назад +25

      Oh yes, this.

    • @the_birthday_skeleton
      @the_birthday_skeleton 2 года назад +41

      I often have this issue when calling up the bank, my local library or when I’m volunteering for a 24/7 crisis helpline
      Except rather than stuttering I just can’t stop _nuttering_

    • @ryanpenrod1859
      @ryanpenrod1859 2 года назад

      ...but he still acted like an idiot 14 years later. I think he's just dim.

    • @aliveandwellinisrael2507
      @aliveandwellinisrael2507 2 года назад +25

      Maybe if he was still a child when he did the same thing on the radio show

    • @alexandercarder2281
      @alexandercarder2281 2 года назад +23

      Man your just like I was as a child. I remember the first time I figured out how to use our dial up phone (the round turny ones) and called my best friend Collin only his mum answered and said “Helloooo” and I panicked and hanged up 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

  • @sparkymafia
    @sparkymafia 2 года назад +83

    As a Galwegian I can confirm this was a historical moment for the county

  • @merce5434
    @merce5434 2 года назад +106

    The fact that after all of this, these 2 went out and “got pissed” made me crack the fuck up aloud. Congrats Ireland, you never cease to amaze me!

  • @jm2437
    @jm2437 2 года назад +1084

    Not only did I learn important Irish history from this, it's a heartwarming tale as well. Bravo.

  • @FlaccidFella
    @FlaccidFella 2 года назад +273

    "A late night show where elmo smoked crack and threw Oscar into a trash compactor"
    That is easily the funniest thing I've ever heard you say 😂

    • @CivilEngineerWroxton
      @CivilEngineerWroxton 2 года назад +9

      LOL I totally agree with that. When he said that I was in tears because I was laughing so hard. That paints a REALLY funny picture.
      "Elmo's crushing! Elmo's CRUSHING Oscar! You've insulted me for the LAST time, Oscar! Say goodbye to Big Bird and all the rest, you green piece of trash! Elmo's cracked out!" 😀

    • @emilyadams3228
      @emilyadams3228 2 года назад

      I would SO pay to see that. Have the whole show, & everyone in it, be the opposite of who they are, the most twisted, debauched fucks, like Dana Carvey’s Jimmy Stewart on SNL in the late ‘80’s - early 90’s.

    • @emilyadams3228
      @emilyadams3228 2 года назад

      I would SO pay to see that. Have the whole show, & everyone in it, be the opposite of who they are, the most twisted, debauched fucks, like Dana Carvey’s Jimmy Stewart on SNL in the late ‘80’s - early 90’s.

    • @Bacony_Cakes
      @Bacony_Cakes Год назад +3

      @@emilyadams3228 Except Kermit. Kermit's still Kermit.

    • @skepolotv4173
      @skepolotv4173 Год назад +1

      If everyone is the exact opposite of who they are, does that mean Oscar is an overtly optimistic and wholesome guy who borders on toxic positivity instead of being the Grouch?

  • @uncle1886
    @uncle1886 2 года назад +13

    “So, wanna ask a question?”
    *PTSD KICKS IN HARD*

  • @BryanSteacy
    @BryanSteacy 2 года назад +15

    My favourite bit of What's Snots is when the presenter in regards to his laughing says "I apologise" and immediately starts laughing again.
    I also love the really exasperated "as safe..as a hatter..." from Snotser at the very end.

  • @Reth_Hard
    @Reth_Hard 2 года назад +87

    "Hey! let's play What's Snots? once again!"
    You can see the fear in his eyes... lol

  • @crystalmrstessaroifyourena3505
    @crystalmrstessaroifyourena3505 2 года назад +292

    I honestly think that this presenter handled this situation in the best possible way , especially if it was live ... bless his sweet soul ...

    • @WhuDhat
      @WhuDhat 2 года назад +2

      Mrs.T

    • @crystalmrstessaroifyourena3505
      @crystalmrstessaroifyourena3505 2 года назад +1

      @@WhuDhat you tryna tell me you a nasty boy ? Lol

    • @LagrangePoint0
      @LagrangePoint0 2 года назад

      @@crystalmrstessaroifyourena3505 Hey Mrs. T, sorry to be so bleak, but if isn't love what you seek...
      at least let me clap dem cheeks.

    • @babyblue6546
      @babyblue6546 2 года назад +3

      @@crystalmrstessaroifyourena3505 he might not be but I am

    • @crystalmrstessaroifyourena3505
      @crystalmrstessaroifyourena3505 2 года назад +1

      @@babyblue6546 of course you are with your little blue suit ... that picture is adorable! ... I'm going to hope that you are old enough to recognize a Janet Jackson reference , lol ...

  • @themongrel930
    @themongrel930 Год назад +16

    this one was genuinely fun. Very humorous and sweet. No death. No pain. Just laughs.

  • @bradmiley
    @bradmiley 2 года назад +35

    Bloody hell Qxir, you've just caused an ancient memory to bubble up! I remember Rodge and Podge! I think it was shown in the UK on the Paramount Comedy Channel - which was brilliant, it's a shame it's no longer around. I would have been in my late twenties back then, and me and my wife watched it (I want to say "religiously", but they were semi-demonic, so I won't) with great enthusiasm.
    Wow! Your channel is full of great stuff, always fascinating, but you've stroked the old nostalgia gland here.
    Ahhh heady days.
    Good luck to you, Slàinte, and Godspeed you sir!

  • @omnisciency
    @omnisciency 2 года назад +412

    I used to watch the Den all the time and didn't even realise how absolutely chaotic it was looking back at it 😆 I love this Televised Éireann series

    • @kenkaniff8428
      @kenkaniff8428 2 года назад +3

      Whats the meaning of "Éireann"?

    • @omnisciency
      @omnisciency 2 года назад +9

      @@kenkaniff8428 It just means Ireland, though if you use the country name on it's own it's just Éire (I think since I always sucked at Irish in school)

    • @kenkaniff8428
      @kenkaniff8428 2 года назад +1

      @@omnisciency thanks pal. Much appreciated

    • @skylined5534
      @skylined5534 2 года назад +1

      @@omnisciency
      A sort of 'Tiswas' atmosphere to it!

  • @breezus3928
    @breezus3928 2 года назад +57

    The host's quiet-because-he's-trying-not-to-laugh "wouldyouliketoaskaquestion?" killed me, along with "I'M A TING, I'M A TING, I'M A TING!!!!"

  • @tommurphy4094
    @tommurphy4094 2 года назад +7

    I've only lived in Ireland for 3 years - seeing that this is what people, now in their 30's watched as kids, explains A LOT.

  • @tiggytheimpaler5483
    @tiggytheimpaler5483 Год назад +14

    I'm so glad this is wholesome. We had a a radio show where I'm from where kids could call in and they live aired the kid describing his abuse by his step dad and listening to the radio host (who also did a show after 10pm that was raunchy as all) try to keep it together was heart breaking. They eventually got the kid away from his step father and shit mother, not gonna repeat what was said on the air but my God it was my first time (I was 14 waiting for my cousin to come on the air) that I realized just how evil people can be

    • @adrianghandtchi1562
      @adrianghandtchi1562 Год назад +5

      Glad he could get away from his abusive family, some don’t get that chance. Hope he found stable love and care.

  • @davidbuchan2909
    @davidbuchan2909 2 года назад +79

    That's a good story! He can be excused for being star struck and flustered once, but twice playing the same game?

    • @emilyadams3228
      @emilyadams3228 2 года назад +1

      And not through a dodgy phone this time.

    • @LaplaceVI
      @LaplaceVI Год назад

      @@_marlene Yikes, what did Kevin from Galway do to you?

  • @jpsrandom6943
    @jpsrandom6943 2 года назад +279

    This is kinda wholesome, after all it was a kids tv show, the host made what any human would do, and the kid was just a kid, so nothing bad to say bout this, thanks for sharing this with us, much love from Colombia

    • @cottonballs185
      @cottonballs185 2 года назад +4

      In spite of adulthood, he remained a based rebared

    • @Alext0250
      @Alext0250 Год назад

      Paisanooo

  • @roguescape
    @roguescape 2 года назад +13

    This is actually very wholesome and it put a nice smile on my face

  • @elenas3571
    @elenas3571 2 года назад +30

    I expected something terrible to happen to Kevin. I’ve read to many stories where kids accidentally admit to themselves or someone else being abused without realizing. When I read “break down” I expected it to be tears not laughter. I have definitely been watching too many Qxir videos.

  • @sambird141
    @sambird141 2 года назад +20

    He definitely still didn't understand the game lol

  • @N-GinAndTonicTM
    @N-GinAndTonicTM 2 года назад +104

    I know kids aren't exactly the smartest bunch of people, but holy shit, these two are on another level.
    Edit: Also, the outro song is Neffex - Tough.
    You're welcome.

    • @shinji391
      @shinji391 Год назад

      Kevin was 11 at the time.

    • @N-GinAndTonicTM
      @N-GinAndTonicTM Год назад +8

      @@shinji391
      11 year olds are smarter than this.

  • @SWISS-1337
    @SWISS-1337 2 года назад +3

    "you both win a bike!" that's a great way to get out of it.
    Love seeing him trying to wriggle out of it.

  • @MumwaW
    @MumwaW 2 года назад +17

    I love it when you tubers talk about something specific to their county. It’s always super interesting

  • @klatubaradanikto
    @klatubaradanikto 2 года назад +131

    I am in stitches. I was really worried that he was going to have a breakdown or something. Yay for the happy ending.

  • @nomdeplume5446
    @nomdeplume5446 2 года назад +175

    I’m not Irish and I’d never heard of this before, but it was fuckin hilarious. I would love to see more meme videos like this.

  • @lewisirwin5363
    @lewisirwin5363 2 года назад +3

    This reminds me of a classic incident on Radio New Zealand, which was a phone-in contest where you were supplied with an answer, so had to guess the corresponding question. The answer was "Sunday", the question was: "What day is Father's Day on?"
    Hilarity and heartbreak ensued when the lucky caller knew the answer involved Father's Day, but completely forgot to frame it as a question. For two long minutes.

  • @nmiller248
    @nmiller248 2 года назад +1

    "Its a bike Kevin, Its a fucking bike".
    Holy shit I'm so happy you put that in there. I was thinking that word for word in my head.

  • @paulreynolds7103
    @paulreynolds7103 2 года назад +180

    Growing up in Ireland in the mid 2000s watching RTE all the cartoons are from the 90s... a very weird blend of a childhood🤣

    • @WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS
      @WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS 2 года назад +7

      He man and she ra are from the 80s mate

    • @kenkaniff8428
      @kenkaniff8428 2 года назад

      It looked like I saw He-man in the clip. That's from the 80s!

    • @paulreynolds7103
      @paulreynolds7103 2 года назад +5

      @@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS yes but the majority were from the 90s but some were as far back as the late 60s like Scooby-Doo😂

    • @WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS
      @WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS 2 года назад +3

      @@paulreynolds7103 Fair one, I am in SE England and I used to watch RTE on occasion to get to watch the programs I watched as a kid lol.

    • @midnyte_ryder
      @midnyte_ryder 2 года назад +1

      How is this bad??? You got a hell of a blend in cartoon culture not many likes of your age have even heard about let alone seen. He-Man for life!!!✊🏼

  • @Frosty_tha_Snowman
    @Frosty_tha_Snowman 2 года назад +345

    You should do a last moments (or a tale from the bottle) on the Grizzly man who lived with bears for like 13 years before one inevitably ate him

    • @garrisonmcelwain19
      @garrisonmcelwain19 2 года назад +3

      Good idea

    • @bruh-gn5kc
      @bruh-gn5kc 2 года назад +32

      That bear was playing the long game waiting to eat him 💀

    • @chrisbutler1668
      @chrisbutler1668 2 года назад +14

      They already have a 2 hour documentary on it that most people are at least aware of, if they haven't already seen it. It would be like a video about SeaWorld and orcas. The best videos here are on the obscure topics, stories or events.

    • @maclura
      @maclura 2 года назад +16

      @@bruh-gn5kc maybe, but there was one other thing, he brought his girlfriend with him that final time, she'd never been around the bears before, so that was probably the main issue.

    • @PumpkinEater-gh6ok
      @PumpkinEater-gh6ok 2 года назад +1

      That's not last moments material

  • @SakuraAsranArt
    @SakuraAsranArt 2 года назад +13

    We had a similar show in my country when I was young. The human presenter, Jason and his friend, a weird looking puppet called Thingee introduced cartoons, performed skits, staged games for the studio audience and competitions for home viewers. It was a TV variety show for kids and would be no more than a minor footnote in childrens TV history if not for the infamous final episode.
    That day school children across the country, myself included, hurried home to watch, though nobody knew this would be the final episode. The show started normally with Jason and Thingee (the puppet) engaging in some banter followed by some cartoon segments. All seemed well.
    But behind the scenes some tension had been growing between Jason and higher-ups in the company. It's not clear exactly what set Jason off, the rumors range from drug use to being fired that day. But regardless of why in the latter half of the show Jason had an unhinged freak out on live TV. He attacked co-host Thingee ripping the puppets head off and waving it at the cameras while ranting about the production company, the TV station and media in general.
    The shock of the incident meant that it was some time before production staff snapped out of it and cut to a cartoon segment before ending the show early due to "Technical difficulties".
    Jason was immediately terminated from the show and while he has made other TV appearances, these days he's got a fairly good career in radio broadcasting instead. Thingee was never seen again.

    • @DoctorHomicide
      @DoctorHomicide 2 года назад +1

      Is there footage of this because I’m fascinated now by this show. Btw what is it called?

    • @SakuraAsranArt
      @SakuraAsranArt 2 года назад +2

      @@DoctorHomicide The footage of this incident is generally considered lost media but there has been speculation for many years that there is a copy deep in the archives of TVNZ, our national broadcaster. They have neither confirmed or denied this and refuse to admit this meltdown ever occured. Because the show aired in the pre-internet dark ages the only copies out in the wild so to speak would have to come from people who taped the show on a VCR the day it aired. The show was called Son of a Gunn and I did manage to find a compilation someone uploaded to YT which shows Thingee, the weird puppet thing.
      ruclips.net/video/0LAXn1E6Tys/видео.html

  • @TheHasselBoff
    @TheHasselBoff Год назад +2

    I love how he found him a few years later and they went out on the lash, that's ace

  • @badledgend1172
    @badledgend1172 2 года назад +23

    Thinking "oh, Kevin's matured and become an intelligent adult!"
    *Two minutes later*
    IT'S A BIKE, YOU FUCKING MUPPET!!!

    • @onqskonq8018
      @onqskonq8018 2 года назад

      What's the thing that was given in the show????

  • @Abigart69
    @Abigart69 2 года назад +79

    fucking loved this story, glad it wasn't a gruesome or violent breakdown tragedy

  • @matthewjacobs3763
    @matthewjacobs3763 Год назад +1

    I lost it when you cut in “It’s a bike Kevin.”

  • @GundamMate07
    @GundamMate07 Год назад +1

    Kudos to you for giving subtitles on the TV clips mate, wouldn’t have understood jack otherwise

  • @elen5871
    @elen5871 2 года назад +92

    the televised éireann shit you do is absolutely some of my favorite stuff on RUclips, and every time there's a new one I get so excited. definitely gotta grab me a where'd ya get your shades shirt now lmao

    • @kenkaniff8428
      @kenkaniff8428 2 года назад

      What's the meaning of Èireann?

    • @Tuberex
      @Tuberex 2 года назад

      @@kenkaniff8428 Ireland. It's not that hard to use google translate

    • @elen5871
      @elen5871 2 года назад +4

      @@kenkaniff8428 it's Irish for Ireland, like how Deutschland is German for Germany or Italia is Italian for Italy or Fuck Off That's My Meat is American for America, or TERF Island is British for England or whatever.

    • @kenkaniff8428
      @kenkaniff8428 2 года назад

      @@Tuberex oh piss 0ff with your snyde remark. Aren't you a delightful soul. Fact is I've never used that in my life and quite honestly didn't think of it

    • @kenkaniff8428
      @kenkaniff8428 2 года назад

      @@elen5871 thank you. Much appreciated.

  • @jollamasbait
    @jollamasbait 2 года назад +59

    Seeing Irish culture is really interesting,Great video btw

  • @hedgeearthridge6807
    @hedgeearthridge6807 2 года назад +34

    Man, The Den sounds like if Eric Andre produced a kids show. Except the madness isn't an act, it's actually real.

    • @howdoyoudo5949
      @howdoyoudo5949 Год назад

      Eric Andre's Mandess isn't real?
      Then how come Hannobal Burgess is still alive?

  • @isellcrack3537
    @isellcrack3537 Год назад +2

    Kev, Kev, Kev 13 years and this game for kindergarteners is still an incomprehensible enigma. A true daredevil of intellectual acrobatics. My man you don`t even have to hear him speak to know how dumb he is. Just look at that face. There ain`t a single person with an IQ score higher than 10 that can be this happy. What a fkn LEGEND. Keep on rocking Kev and don`t let anybody ever change you.

  • @brooklynbarbie6855
    @brooklynbarbie6855 2 года назад +39

    Ireland sure has some weird shows. I loved the cartoons presented when I was growing up in the 80s (He-man & She-ra being my favorite). I can’t believe you watched these in the early 00s !

    • @slainemccool2875
      @slainemccool2875 Год назад

      We got them in the 80s too but they would just keep airing them

  • @isaacmay8014
    @isaacmay8014 2 года назад +4

    I was volunteering at a tv station in a Canadian city around Christmas time and the did this show where kids could call in to talk w/ Santa. This elderly lady called in pretending to be a five y/o girl and halfway through the call she "runs to get her brother" (cue shuffling on the spot sounds) then she gets back on the phone doing an even feebler impression of a little boy. Then ten minutes later a teenaged boy calls pretending to be a little kid, all the while I have my finger on the sound board ready to mute the call at any second. But they didn't say anything untoward but trust me, I'm never doing live shows again. Great content Qxir I really enjoy your Televised Eireann series.

  • @generalmanager9208
    @generalmanager9208 2 года назад +1

    April 1st 2004? Bro that's the day my dad died, at first I thought it was the worst April Fool's Day joke of all time - it wasn't a joke. I'm happy something as wholesome as this occurred on the day my ten year old world fell apart, I'm 28 now and doing much better and can see this video now and it's bittersweet.

  • @elenas3571
    @elenas3571 2 года назад +5

    I thought Kevin would admit to being abused over the phone or use the show as a call for help. I’m glad it turned out to be a simple mix up and Kevin appears to be doing well!

  • @ffturbo
    @ffturbo 2 года назад +87

    Been binging all the Qxir videos for the last few days and finally theres a new one. Big up Qxir

    • @A_Ducky
      @A_Ducky 2 года назад +1

      Whenever I ask myself what to watch.. i come here & rewatch his stuff for the umpteenth time. Just one of those gems of a channel. Especially Tales from the Bottle series.

  • @0Onyx13
    @0Onyx13 2 года назад +5

    I swear, if you didn't have clips to back up what you say, I'd be sure that growing up in Ireland is just a long LSD trip 😂

  • @Pataganja
    @Pataganja 2 года назад +2

    I just knew it was a bike as soon as he started the game 😂

  • @BunnyQueen97
    @BunnyQueen97 10 месяцев назад +1

    I think Kevin just has quiz anxiety 😂 he’s like ugh I’m gonna have to guess until I get it and he shuts down.

  • @farisfaikar_r
    @farisfaikar_r 2 года назад +44

    The story is hillarious and surprisingly heartwarming. Great video as always Qxir

  • @KillsAll.
    @KillsAll. 2 года назад +15

    This is like that ‘Murican boi whom answers “I like turtles” to a question I forget bout exactly wut but not shells 😂🐢🎙

  • @TheGreg6466
    @TheGreg6466 2 года назад +2

    Two of those puppets at 0:44, were used for ZIG and ZAG in the UK, I think they originally appeared on the big breakfast in the early 90's, I think they got their own show too. They were pretty popular, they even released music.

  • @frankboff1260
    @frankboff1260 2 года назад

    ‘Elmo smoked crack and threw Oscar into a trash compactor’
    The most unexpected sentence ever! 🤣

  • @kyleripple5882
    @kyleripple5882 2 года назад +11

    Qxir you should do an episode on the Mexican business man who walked into a spinning helicopter blade

  • @retrocd7991
    @retrocd7991 2 года назад +16

    I remember growing up in ireland and there being only 4 channels, RTE 1, RTE 2, TV3 (now virgin media 1) and TG4(the Irish channel)
    The only show kids could watch when they came home from school realistically was the simpsons at 6
    And this was as late as 2010….and even then it was a leap from 4 channels, to a staggering 7 channels!
    I think I also remember watching the last episode of the den. I got emotional even though as a child I never cared too much for the show

    • @GeneralThargor
      @GeneralThargor 2 года назад +2

      Look at you with your fancy 4 channels, there were only two in our house, RTE1 & RTE2, and one of them didn't start till 6pm

    • @DirtIndustry
      @DirtIndustry 2 года назад

      Network 2

    • @rrai1999
      @rrai1999 2 года назад

      @@GeneralThargor how? you cant pick up TV from europe or the UK? even with just rabbit ears in southeast north america you can pick up like 50 channels, and if you have any sort of TV service youve got like 500

    • @GeneralThargor
      @GeneralThargor 2 года назад +1

      @@rrai1999 there WERE i.e. past tense, back in the 80s. No idea how many channels exist now because I haven't plugged a TV in for over 10 years. Too much advertising for my liking.

    • @retrocd7991
      @retrocd7991 2 года назад +1

      @@GeneralThargor as of today, I have 13 channels on my TV. (Didn’t even realise sky news was on it till now) a testemant to how little I use the Television.
      I most use my TV for video games, and even then there hardly used.

  • @boomerbs3178
    @boomerbs3178 Год назад

    My husband is from Texas and I'm originally from Dublin. We watched The Den with Ray and Zig and Zag in the late 80's and early 90's. We remember Dustin running for President! How we come across this clip is a miracle.
    Oh and Seamus O Toole, the nastiest Leprechaun in all of Iteland. Thanks for the memories!
    🎵With a shileagh in my ear and my finger up my nose🎶

  • @justsayen2024
    @justsayen2024 Год назад

    I had to watch this one again, that last bit when he couldn't figure out it was a bicycle what's gold.😄

  • @Subpar1O1
    @Subpar1O1 2 года назад +5

    The Den is such an anomaly in my memory, I've grown up watching it enough to know what it is but it was never the main program I watched when I was little. This is perfectly in line with the memories I have of it lmao

  • @landnanners2011
    @landnanners2011 2 года назад +8

    The ending to this story is so wholesome.

  • @Tidyweekender
    @Tidyweekender 2 года назад +1

    I just spotted Zig and Zag at 0:30, had no idea they first found fame in Ireland before becoming a staple of Channel 4's Big Breakfast in the UK. The mind boggles!

  • @stejer211
    @stejer211 10 месяцев назад +1

    I think humanity can stop searching for the densest object in the universe.

  • @igy648
    @igy648 2 года назад +3

    Kevin is probably a police dispatcher now.

  • @butwait
    @butwait 2 года назад +5

    Ask me a question Kevin.. Kevin?..*Kevin's brain instantly crashes*

  • @MisterIvyMike
    @MisterIvyMike 2 года назад +1

    I guess Kevin sometimes isn't the brightest candle on the birthday cake, is he? 🤔😆

  • @Seven-yd6bv
    @Seven-yd6bv 2 года назад +2

    I love this one. I live in Seattle Washington state and back in the '60's we had J.P. Patches. So my uncle Bernie was there in the kids audience (this was live also) and J.P. is saying hello and asking with the microphone their name etc. And asked my uncle's name and J.P. heard Bunny. "Say hi to Bunny!"

  • @user-vb4eq4vx1q
    @user-vb4eq4vx1q 2 года назад +7

    I remember when Qxir only had like 5k subs. Have come a huge way mate

  • @manfromnantucket9544
    @manfromnantucket9544 2 года назад +12

    They should've given Amy a ladder to climb onto the ceiling

  • @Benji-mx1no
    @Benji-mx1no 2 года назад

    This was fantastic! Absolutely love this video!

  • @ireland2657
    @ireland2657 2 года назад

    Loved the Den..great craic..42 now remember it well..no other channels in my house either..

  • @happerexyt9952
    @happerexyt9952 2 года назад +37

    this is why I love the irish, they are just the best

  • @FinnBehringer
    @FinnBehringer 2 года назад +9

    Haha I’m so early this time round, but yeah maybe you will see this comment if I’m lucky, I just would like to thank you for making content like this, especially as a person who is also from Ireland it is really great having your channel to watch

  • @completely_sideways7199
    @completely_sideways7199 2 года назад

    Yaas! I love the longer videos!

  • @TheJtyork420
    @TheJtyork420 11 месяцев назад

    I love this so much. Ive watched it bout 20x and it cracks me up everytime.

  • @davealmighty9638
    @davealmighty9638 2 года назад +32

    Seeing that this is from Ireland, i suspect that A LOT of alcohol was involved in the making of this show. 😂

    • @devinmcleod3395
      @devinmcleod3395 2 года назад +7

      It's Ireland, alcohol is/was/will be involved in a lot of things.

    • @devinmcleod3395
      @devinmcleod3395 2 года назад +3

      @seraphim Yeah, yeah it is, thats the point...

    • @davealmighty9638
      @davealmighty9638 2 года назад +5

      @seraphim you won't find too many Irish people offended by it.

    • @sl_721
      @sl_721 Год назад

      @seraphim I’m Irish and yes, it may be stereotypical, but who really cares. We need to be able to take a joke

  • @wildman510
    @wildman510 2 года назад +6

    "it's only live national television dont worry about it" 2020 in a nutshell

  • @ElHombreGato
    @ElHombreGato 2 года назад

    I absolutely love these. It's so cool to learn about obscure local happenings... especially from Ireland.

  • @ea5yliver
    @ea5yliver Год назад +1

    "It doesn't have an engine? Go cart?" 😂😭

  • @yohankim2616
    @yohankim2616 2 года назад +14

    Love watching your videos anytime of the day, they have a unique vibe, surreal, dark, funny, mildly creepy. Keep up the great work, love from South Korea!

  • @worsel555
    @worsel555 2 года назад +4

    0:56 "I would just like to point out they were airing these when I was watching in the EARLY 2000's." *Me, having watched those cartoons when they were released as new back in the early 80's:* Man I feel old...

    • @TheGreg6466
      @TheGreg6466 2 года назад

      Yeah, that brought back some memories, I wish I'd kept all my Starwars and He-Man action figures from back then, I had them all and the castle of greyskull too, I think they're worth a bit now.

  • @hentaiindividual3333
    @hentaiindividual3333 Год назад

    I appreciate the subtitles Because if I had closed my eyes I would’ve had no idea what they were saying

  • @Kokoshi
    @Kokoshi 2 года назад +2

    This was awesome! I love these nice little divergent from the dark stuff, especially in these darker times. And I hope for the best for Kevin. May he & Amy find happiness farther than where most of us are at the moment.

  • @TheManWhoStoleTheShadows
    @TheManWhoStoleTheShadows 2 года назад +6

    A good change up from the dark stuff. Equally as entertaining, would definitely enjoy more

  • @Silver-rx1mh
    @Silver-rx1mh 2 года назад +6

    Sorry, I'm beginning to think Kevin may be a wee bit thick.....lol

    • @emilyadams3228
      @emilyadams3228 2 года назад

      Only enough to stop gamma radiation, if he were chick underwear instead of lead.

  • @JoeSmith-bs1kt
    @JoeSmith-bs1kt Год назад +1

    Safe as a hatter is an unappreciated gem

  • @Noah_Levi
    @Noah_Levi 2 года назад

    Always happy to see a new episode of Televised Éireann

  • @thomaslardinois6383
    @thomaslardinois6383 2 года назад +4

    This is such a good vibes video, love it. Brightened my day!

  • @spiderpanch
    @spiderpanch 2 года назад +3

    Some of the best content around. Love this channel

  • @christinacarr8971
    @christinacarr8971 Год назад +1

    I subscribed because this was the best laugh I've had all day! I 100% agreed with the commenters assessment of the entire debacle. Thanks for the laugh!