That's honestly what's so enamoring about the characters behind these kinds of puppets. They can't really show expression, so their operators have to master the voice they give them and making them move with what limited motion they have. It's a surprisingly incredible acting skill!
Has that been a part of the curriculum for a while, or does that have to do more with a leader like Duterte that looks like the type to champion being some macho player?
i think it's a testament to how bad i was at history class (or how bad they actually taught about Rizal) because i remember the latter more than majority of the info presented in this episode
@@davidmatheny1993 Nah, that's always been part of the curriculum. It was when I was a student over 30 years ago. It's more likely that the macho culture that raised Duterte was borne of the stories of a philandering Rizal, rather than the other way around. Which I always find strange since at its core, the Philippine family is organized around a matriarchy. Unlike in Western family structures, the oldest woman of the house wasn't the resident maid, she was usually the boss. Everyone answered to her, whether it's the hired help, the children, or her own husband. It's probably why unlike the US, we already elected multiple female presidents, and we pay our women the same as long as it's the same job. Like sure, there would still be plenty of low-paying jobs for women, like babysitting, but if you're in an office and a woman's in the cubicle next to you? Bet your bottom dollar she's getting paid as much as you, if not more.
@@justdecaffeinated majority of the Rizal facts I know are from a Rizal biography book I read as light reading instead of from school. It does says a lot. I think its why history is usually a boring subject to learn, its all names and dates. Most of the times too the names and dates are quite inconsequential to events.
@@justdecaffeinated probably both a testament to how badly they'd teach about rizal in history because they always bring it up each year you have a history class (plus the amount of times you'd get quizzed on who each of his lovers were, good lord) and how badly you were doing in history class because it's usually just "a passing discussion in one lesson" kind of thing, lol they usually talk about his life, novels, non-romantic relationships, his impact in history and the occasional conspiracy and criticism of rizal as a national hero and historical figure (usually discussed more in a Rizal class in college, than in regular high school PH history)
I literally just commented the same thing. Idk how I just forgot that little blue creatures like the Professor don’t exist and it’s just Shane behind a curtain.
Ok here’s my theory about the Professor and the Genie: The professor is an immortal being who has been on the earth for eons. At one point in time he discovered the lamp that was being guarded by a genie. The Professor wishes for a time machine, it is granted. The Professor spends the next few thousand years jumping forward in time and living in that time for a while. This has allowed him to see the events shown in Puppet History and many more (the assassination of Julius Caesar, the Boston Tea Party, the burning of the library of Alexandria, Opening Night of Romeo and Juliet, the birth of Christ, etc) this also means that he has many rivalries/friendships with histories greatest characters. Sometime in the 1940’s he graduated from Puppet University and became a professor. He was actually the inspiration for Indiana Jones. He is now living in the present, all the while Shane (secretly a demon) and Ryan are hosting Unsolved. Then, another demon known as Ricky Goldsworth has started to try and possess Ryan. Shane knows Ricky from Hell and they hate each other. It is then that we discover that Shane was the Genie the whole time in disguise. He discovers that the Profesor is in Los Angeles at this time (at this point Puppet History is already happening) and somehow should Ryan win the coveted cup of the History Master, Ricky will completely takeover Ryan. Shane changed the deal so that the Profesor has to stay in this time and never let Ryan win, he must do this until Shane had conquered every demon and ghost in the world (he does this via Unsolved). Rendering the Profesor, trapped and spiteful against both the Genie (Shane) and Ryan. And the genie (Shane) has possessed Ryan this season to kill the professor/protect Ryan from Ricky now that unsolved it over.
Funny how you keep calling him a "gentle nerd" when, among his other more academic and artistic skills, he was adept at fencing, martial arts, and pistol shooting He was also apparently pretty strong despite being 4'11 A story I love is that once a guy named Wenceslao Retana insulted Rizal's family in a newspaper article and Rizal, no hesitation, challenged him to a duel Retana not only backed down a wrote a public apology but also later became one of Rizal's biggest admirers and first biographers Man truely can do anything
Funfact: Jose Rizal was ahead of his time, he's literally mister worldwide with that string of brokenhearts. Imagine having to learn each of his local and international girlfriends for your finals exam.
Fun Fact: Jose Rizal's final poem titled "Mi Ultimo Adios" or "My Last Farewell", written before his execution, was recited before the US Congress after the end of the Philippine-American war by US representative, Henry A. Cooper, and this poem was so powerful that it managed to convince Congress to pass the Cooper Act, or better known as "The Philippine Organic Act of 1902", which created a Philippine Assembly elected by Filipinos, appointed two Filipino delegates to the US Congress, extended the Bill of Rights to Filipinos, and laid the foundation of an autonomous government and ultimately independence from America.
Also to add to this tidbit, the poem was never titled. His friend Mariano Ponce did, but the title he chose (Mi ùltimo pensamiento; My last thought) never really caught on so it eventually became Mi ùltimo adios. Dunno how it got to that, but, translations over the years I guess?
I should mention that Marcelo H. Del Pilar and Jose Rizal were part of an organization known as La Solidaridad. It's kind of a newspaper that raises awareness about the plight of the Filipino people. Jose Rizal felt that what they did wasn't enough, which is why he wrote Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. - from a Filipino 🙂
Jose Rizal's lover phase deserves an episode of its own. Mf had 9 lovers in 9 different countries. Truly Mr. Worldwide. Also he's not your stereotypical nerd. He learned Filipino Martial Arts when he was younger, practiced fencing with Antonio Luna and the Paternos in Europe ( Rizal and Luna almost had a duel over a woman), during his exile he lifted weights based on the cement barbells found in his Dapitan home, learned pistol marksmanship with the Paterno Brothers, studied judo under Jigoro Kano while in Japan, boxed in London and did I mention he has 9 different lovers from 9 different nations? He did all that while being 4'11 (1.5 m).
If Ryan is ever "sick" or otherwise "can't film," I would love to see Shane Madej on the show in Ryan's place. Maybe Ryan could "help backstage to assist the professor"
Fun fact, Josh was a writer for the early seasons of the Simpsons and was co-showrunner for season 7 and 8. He also wrote for Futurama and Gravity Falls
Rizal was featured in Malaysia's high school history book as one of the SEA icons of nationalism. I love how his novel Noli Me Tangere was somehow still relevant up to these days but instead of facing abused from the colonialists, we're now abused by our own people in power. Sad truth to most countries in SEA atm.
I think it is a law in Philippines to study/teach Jose Rizal's life and his works that's why even up to now, a lot of Filipino know his story. This is to maintain the Filipino's love for it country too and still be genuine, it also has high moral to not resort to violence. This is why when that one dude who draw and disgraced the Philippine Flag became huge. There is only law for a real flag to arrest someone but despite it being drawn it stirred anger to a lot of Filipinos.
@@kristinegangman7756 i dont think the philippines (or its "leaders") actually embody what Rizal wants. they resort directly to violence and milliins of people actually approve these methods. just sad really
@@javi020711 Do you mean the current president? cause I'm not gonna lie, I didn't like his attitude and approval to violence but I learned a few more things about history. After the WW2 Elpidio Quirino freed Japanese war criminals although his family got killed by Japanese soldier, claiming that he doesn't want Filipino to inherit hatred towards a country that offers a potential friendship and that destiny had made us a neighboring country. Which to me, is awesome, made me wanna seek more of Philippine history.
@@kristinegangman7756 Yes. I once believed that it would some how tidy things up, but from the looks of it, it just supported corruption within the ranks. It's different when you try and prove a point to the masses by hurting and killing the inocent, let alone your countrymen you should be serving in the first place
Side fact: Jose Rizal’s best buddy, Marcelo H. Del Pilar is also a hero in the Philippines. Del Pilar was actually a more brutal journalist/writer of anti friar propaganda. Rizal wrote novels. Del Pillar basically roasted friars on papers…
honestly love how they cover a lot of world history that’s barely taught in schools, and how they don’t shy away from how terrible the friars/colonizers were
Period. It honestly really pains me and makes me a bit sick to remember how I was taught about conquistadors and colonization growing up. It was always "they came here and loved here, where native ppl already were. And the native ppl simply assimilated to the european ways. And they all lived happily ever after!" And completely glossing over the violation of human rights and personhood of POC and natives in all colonized lands. Much like ppl say "the good and bad side of slavery" there is no good side to slavery, nor to colonization.
school: the colonizers and natives became friends :) puppet history: nah the colonizers SUCKED here’s a lesson about a really powerful and inspiring native
@@Pomagranite167 I feel like that's only taught in countries who colonised, cause trust me "love" was never a word used to teach us about colonisation. We even had some nasty nicknames for the more known officers who were part of the expeditions.
Haha, Rizal's friend, Marcelo (the puppet he talked to in one of the skits) was cheekier. He made parody versions of the Our Father, Hail Mary and other prayers to show just how greedy the friars were. All of these were written in Tagalog so it's hard to translate the humor. Of course, the friars said Marcelo was blaspheming God. There were a lot of other intelligent people in that group of Filipinos who were able to study in Spain. Some of them ended up leading the revolution when they went back to the Philippines. It's a bit sad that most of them died young (before their 50s).
Rizal actually wanted to be a priest and was religious. But after the bit about the cruelty of the friars, he realized that these humans were not of God and he lost faith in them. He believed in a higher being, but not in the truth that the colonizers preached.
He's actually badass if you think about it. He knew writing those two novels would get him into deep shit, but he still did it anyway. And when he read out his death sentence, he pretty much accepted it and was chill. Jose's Spanish defense lawyer apparently showed more emotion and anger than Jose did. On his way to his execution site, he was smiling at the crowd. And he even requested to face his executioners without a blindfold, but his request was turned down. But as he heard shots fired at him, he still made an attempt to turn and face the executioners because he wasn’t a “traitor” to the country (and those who are considered “traitors” must be shot in the back). He told a friend years prior to his execution that he wanted to prove that Filipinos aren’t the “cowards” that Spaniards think they were and are willing to die for their country like 😳 woah he went out like a true BOSS
I don't know if someone already wrote this on the comments, but I would just like to share with you all that at the time of Rizal's shooting the firing squad that shoot him was actually Filipinos who were forced to shoot him because at their backs are also armed Spanish soldiers that were ordered to kill the Filipino shooters if they do not pull the trigger. Also an addition is that if you searched for the picture saved at the day of the shooting in Bagumbayan (now known as Rizal Park) where Jose Rizal was killed, there was a dog within the crowd that turned out to be Rizal's pet Verguenza. Verguenza then circled around Rizal and whimpered after the death of his owner.
It was not Rizal’s dog at the execution. Nobody knew whose dog it was. They interviewed a member of the drum corps who participated in the execution rites in the later years and he said the dog came out of nowhere. Rizal had a dog when he was a young boy in Calamba.
I like Josh. He's shy on camera but so was Kate, her first time! Get him a return spot, guys. I also would LOVE to see a three-person lesson by The Professor...there's so many guests who could do another return!
It would also make it a surprise who wins, instead of just *not Ryan*. Why give points if it's just a foregone conclusion??? Yeah, it's a joke, but that joke has gone on long enough that it's not funny anymore!
@@AskMia411 It's still pretty funny, the guests win because they're the guests so it's an excuse to celebrate them, promote them, and give them treats. But for the REPEAT guests, I really wish they would just throw Ryan a win to shake things up a bit
fun fact: the novels noli me tangere and el filibusterismo were originally written in spanish. Filipinos do not speak a lick of spanish unless they're from a wealthy family who can afford to go to school to learn them. The first translator of his novels was Andres Bonifacio, who got inspired after reading them and proceeded to excitedly read them to his pals. The katipunans are basically just one whole jose rizal fan club. They would read his novels together, then shout his name as battle cry, and that's how the spaniards thought he's behind the revolution itself. The night before his execution, a katipunan snuck into his cell and tried to sneak him out, but he refused, because again, he's adamant that he's not a traitor to his country, so he's willing to accept his execution. He also predicted the arrival of americans in the philippines, written in one of his journals :))
@@allanaalberto9730They were basically one. And unlike so many of the rich people Bonifacio tried to get killed for not joining his cause. Rizal was the one of the few accidental ones and they are willing to save cause technically, it was their fault for makinf Rizal their president
Jose Rizal's mom was also unjustly imprisoned when he was young because she offended some higher ups. The bad treatment led to her bad health. (Jose was able to perform cataract surgery on her later on.) Considering they were a privileged family, you can imagine how much worse off less privileged locals got punished for nothing.
My favorite Jose Rizal story is that years after his death, well into world war II, in the proceedings of the US Congress determining if the Philippines were capable of self-governance, self-civilization, and independence, his final body of work "Mi Ultimo Adios" (My Final Farewell) which was written days before his execution, was recited to US Congress to prove that the Filipino people were not barbarians and savages as the americans thought us to be. When the final line of the poem was read, Farewell, dear ones, farewell! To die is to rest from our labors,” the Congress fell silent and a was shortly followed by a long and thunderous applause. His writings aided in granting the philippines independence years after his death.
Okay this is gonna sound kind of silly… but my favorite Jose Rizal story (more like conspiracy theory, really 😆) is that he’s Jack the Ripper. Was introduced to the thought through a teacher of mine years ago. The “evidence”- 1) Same initials- Jose Rizal= JR= Jack (the) Ripper 2) Rizal was in Europe around the time the Ripper was active, and the murders stopped around the same time 3) Rizal was a doctor. But of course, as a poor, foreign, medical student, he’d be unable to afford certain… academic resources for his education. What would he need to “properly study” medicine? Cadaversss 💀 The longer you think about and look at it, the more holes appear but it’s just such a fun thought xDDD
Somehow disappointed Dr. Rizal is not represented much in history channels here in youtube. Like, this guy is basically all renaissance genius rolled into one, picking up books, booze, and babes in every country he's been and without shedding a single drop of blood stirs up a nation to rise to revolution (even if unintentional).
to be honest, when on the topic of the entirety of the history of the philippines as a whole, Rizal is kind of overrated xdd There's stuff in the modern era history (1900s - present) that gets kind of boring because most teachers end their passion after rizal death, and on the treaty of paris (the time Spain sold the Philippines to the US) but Jose Rizal will always, and forever be, our hero
@@forbiddenfursona That's true. Philippine history isn't only Jose Rizal. Everyone should know more about the various parts of history that made the Philippines the Philippines. Not saying that Jose Rizal is insignificant though, Jose Rizal by all means is not someone we should just put out of the way. But Jose Rizal isn't the only Filipino hero that reserves recognition for their actions.
But on a side view though, Jose Rizal needs more recognition WORLD WIDE, not just nationwide. Ask any Filipino living inside the Philippines and they will likely know who Jose Rizal is. But if you were to cross into different territory to ask the same question to some of the locals, I would guess that only a few would even recognize the name Jose Rizal.
@@forbiddenfursona For real my great-grandfather said, them Yankees put Rizal as our hero because writing books ain't gonna hurt them during their rule.
fun fact: here in the philippines, it is part of the education system to study noli me tangere and el filibusterismo (his 2 novels mentioned in this video) and i will say that the ending of el filibusterismo gave me so much emotions. you would really understand why filipinos back then was influenced by the novels to start a revolution.
@@Abbey0912 it was very clear. Like it was a BIT glitchy but you can clearly hear Horse say "Tell your friend", "The Genie", and "Don't trust Ryan Begera"
obviously it's a Fil-American trying to sound like mom or dad, but good enough effort. A Filipino who spent their childhood here would sound drastically different.
@Paulo Gaviola dont know exactly what mexican accent sound like (apart from how their accents are portrayed in movies) but it would make sense that the accent would sound mexican because Filipinos at that time did speak spanish, especially rizal.
You'd think Rizal's death is the most tragic part of Philippine history until you find out about Luna and Bonifacio's death- killed by the very people they were trying to protect. Jouranlist persecutions and countless civilian deaths by the leaders we, ourselves, elect... We never really learned from our history.
It's like our history is one big giant cycle of fxckery tbh. I don't expect a messianic figure to save our country but can we at least have one proper leader like Ramon Magsaysay.
Lmaoooo glad to know I’m not alone! There was an exam question in college where you had to list down like, 9 women in his life by a certain time period. Listed his first two gf, his mom, and his sisters in birth order to get the points HAHAHAHAHAHA
Something to note about the trial and execution of Rizal: the Spanish had just suffered crushing defeats in the Battles of Binakayan and Dalahican against the revolutionaries and had to abandon the entire province of Cavite and call for reinforcements from Spain. They were losing and were rather desperate at the time, and it may have pushed the Spaniards to rush his trial and execution. Also, the Philippine Revolution did actually achieve de-facto independence in 1898, driving out the Spanish, and in a matter of months organized state institutions, a national assembly of elected officials from all over the islands, and established the first constitutional Republic in Asia. By the time Spain "sold" the Philippines to the US, the entire country sans the US-occupied Manila was held by the revolutionary government. The Americans had to conquer the entire territory they "paid" for by destroying the already functional nation-state founded by the victorious revolutionaries. So I'd hardly call the revolution itself a "failure." It succeeded in most of its goals of liberation from Spain and establishment of a free Filipino nation, but that liberation was cut short by the arrival of a new conqueror - the US. If anything, what failed was the First Philippine Republic's efforts to gain recognition of its independence from a world dominated by violent imperialist powers, particularly a United States blinded by aspirations of expanding its empire into Asia.
Exactly. That's also how I remember it, about the revolution not actually failing but succeeding, only to be. Ut short by the Americans. So I was surprised by that but in the video.
That's a nice way to put how America was back then, since that was exactly how it was. America was beginning to be recognised as a golden child the more they fought into battles, so the people thought conquering and 'educating and helping' what they conquered was a way to flourish that power. I'm not gonna disprove that America did impact some good, but everything isn't all good. I'd also like to add about the first Philippine Republic, I'm practically sure that America didn't really conquer us. Their mere presence just broke us. Maybe we wouldn't have won the battles but we already had an advantage that could be stretched on, but Emilio killed a general (from the very few of them by the way) due to his aggressive mannerisms around the Philippine-American war, only to later on adopt his guerrilla fighting idea right after assassinating him. The sad thing is, if Emilio hadn't assassinated him and the plan went along as planned, it could've worked.
@@Пинагод The Filipinos did hold some advantages over the Americans before the war, particularly numbers and their control of territory, but at that time the US was considered a potential ally. The revolutionaries thought it unwise to provoke a conflict with yet another empire while the country was reeling from the revolution against Spain, so they relied on diplomacy (which sadly proved futile as well). Because of that, plus the woefully unprepared state of the Philippine Army, war was the last resort. Also, Gen. Luna is a bit overrated by modern media. While there was definitely some merit in Luna's suggestion to make use of guerrilla warfare against the US, Luna himself did not have any preparation or experience in guerrilla warfare, and lost every battle he fought against the Americans, completely failing to stall their advance. Many blame Aguinaldo for his assassination, but the reality is that there is no solid evidence that he actually ordered it. Even so, Aguinaldo certainly held responsibility as the men who killed Luna were under Aguinaldo's command, and he erred in not further investigating the matter, though he apparently did demote the men who assassinated Luna from presidential guards to frontline duty. Ultimately, Luna's death mattered little in the long run. Both the Republic's campaign to obtain formal recognition and its switch guerrilla warfare failed to stop the US conquest, but they did contribute to convincing US leaders that they would not be able to rule the country without providing democratic concessions to the Filipino people.
I don’t know why this episode made me feel so sad. Like this guy absorbed information everywhere he went like a cosmic knowledge sponge and even with having the brilliance of understanding the world as it was with all its faults, he maintained the belief that people would inherently change for the better. Thank you Watcher team for sharing his story.
Listening to Shane talking about someone who is actually our National Hero in the Philippines is sooo.....omg I just couldn't imagine this day would come
watching this episode and reading info around the comments has been so informative, what an incredible historical figure to learn about. also, Josh has the sweetest, softest, happiest vibes I've ever been exposed to - I'd love to see him as a return!
at first, Jose Rizal did not like the idea of armed revolution because he thought that philippines was too immature to stand on its own. he never championed for PH's absolute freedom, rather, he wanted the country to become a province of Spain. (him and other Illustrados aka the elite Filipinos) however, at the end, he admitted that an armed revolution was necessary. interestingly enough, that part was always omitted in JP's history because US martyred him as as the Filipino Hero who picked up the pen instead of the sword. Of course, if you're colonializing another country, you would rather have the locals speak rather than fight. that's why much of the armed revolution is lost to the Filipinos.
Yeah, but I think that although he thought armed revolution was necessary, I believe he still deplored violent revolution in general, based on his writings and etc, I mean, in his novel, El Filibusterismo, the final lesson was about reform and not vengeance as Simoun was on his deathbed and Father Florentino reconciling him that violent revolution was never the answer
@@TheKnowledgeMan101 he saw reform as a bridge to ultimate freedom, but he's not that adverse to an armed revolution. him and plaridel (along with other reformists) thought that citing a revolution (which is something that boni was doing at that time) was too premature because they felt that they havent exhausted all bureaucratic means. we always presumed that rizal never wanted to pick up arms because el fili supposedly mirrored rizal vs boni (which you can argue that it's not much of a solid ground to stand on). ambeth ocampo had an interesting take that the failed revolution in el fili is not rizal taking a stand against violence per se, but him showing that a path to an armed revolution takes a lot of heart and innocence to do so.
@@TheKnowledgeMan101 to quote rizal on his letter to blumentritt, "But if the government drives us to the brink, that is to say, when no other hope remains but seek our destruction in war, when the Filipinos would prefer to die rather than endure their misery any longer, then I will also become a partisan of violent means."
@@konata6388 Yeah, but the question is "if" and just because he had no other choice doesn't mean that he liked violent revolution, just because you had no choice to support something doesn't mean that you like the thing you're supporting
And also the US gave SOME rights to the Filipinos So why go for a hard path of warfare when you have representatives in congress (a more formal one by 1916) Then almost full independence by 1930s (full independence by 10 years. But before the 10 years was up, Pearl Harbor happened) Funny thing is. During the election of Manuel L. Quezon (second president of the Philippines). One of the rival parties is backed by the Japanese. And they wanted independence now. No 10 year transition. Japan who would've been part of the the Axis powers. Quezon also saved (2k jews during WW2? Forgot exact number) History isn't always black and white. And im actually saddened that Philippine history isn't part of American history lessons "Those who silence peaceful dissent will be met with violent revolution" - JFK
They kept calling Rizal a "gentle nerd" but the truth was this dude was BUFF and can kick butts if he needed to, he was athletically talented and very skilled in fencing and martial arts
Oh yeah, I've heard that he was insecure because of his height. When historians measured his clothes, they commented on how wide the chest area was and figured he was pretty buff.
i’d like to note that the reason they made rizal turn away from the firing squad during his execution. his executioners were fellow filipinos (who were also held at gunpoint by spanish guwardiya sibil that were told to shoot the filipino gunmen if they hesitated), and by turning his back to them, it would be as if he turned his back on his people. a final, cruel message to the man. but when the shots were fired, he attempted to turn to face the crowd, a sign of his loyalty. though he only made it halfway before he fell dead, it was his final act of love for his fellowmen. what a badass
Rizal is the example of why philosophers love and laud idealists, and why totalitarian rulers hate and fear them. A man who simply wanted better for his people, inspired a revolutionist movement. Never under estimate the power of words.
@@araw_buwan nowadays people are hostile towards intellectuals hence they are called anti intellectuals. Im not as nearly perfect as rizal but he did inspire me to read more books and I know more about basic nursing, diagnosis, basic psychology , applied nursing care and imtermediate first aid, mental health diagnosis, basic sutures, autopsy, and make shift medical supplies. We were poor and my mother left her medicine books for us to read because we had no tv. She works the whole day as a nurse and only returns at night. Ive read every single effin medical books at the library and people wondered why I didn’t take up medicine despite me being knowledgeable in the basics of the field and I was like. Have you seen my grades in all the subjects? I was a dumbass and is not a confident student so even if I tried. I probably wouldve failed hahahah xD
I think the Lore is that Ryan is possessed hence why he’s rather chill. I think the Professor used the Genie to change Ryan’s soul which is why he’s very pleasant/is lost in thought. Ryan is trapped somewhere with the Molasses Horse from season 3.
got any book/info recs? i left manila when i was like 4 and ive been trying to keep up with the general sociopolitical situation in ph and its history recently
update: after watching this, Rizal is indeed ONE of our national heroes, a symbol of Filipino intellectualism and moral values but does not really the face of Philippine independence. you see, Dr. Rizal sure is the one who inspired Bonifacio but that's it. as they said, rizal does reject a bloody revolution and preferred much a peaceful revolution or a reform of such. but he didn't see the whole situation of the colony that time, friars (prayle) excessive corruption and tyranny, racism towards the natives (indios or the ones who are pure blooded filipinos) heck having the title 'Filipino' is only allowed to those who have Spanish blood that is born in the Filipinos and 'Meztizos' to those who have half Filipino and have Spanish blood. Those illustrados (aristocrats in the Philippine colony) are the privileged class in the colonial Philippines, where Dr. Rizal and other illustrados from the Katipunan belong to. He only see a band aid solution for the colony, he wanted the colony to have a representative to the Royal Court and be more part of the government. He is also like Emilio Aguinaldo, the *first president of the republic, to be a state of the US. however, Bonifacio wanted to be free of the shackles of imperialism from spain since he sees the country to be free of foreign power and be an independent and free country. a more self governing nation that is flourishing with culture and traditions. well most Filipinos at this age considered Bonifacio as a more hero since well he is the father of the Philippine revolution and the symbol of the Filipino struggle and plights. but regardless of who is the more fitting hero figure of the nation, we are still thankful of our forefathers on building and paving the freedom the Filipinos.
@@Dulanimare it is sad to hear what your mom did but i'm very glad you want tk reconnect to your roots. yeah, i suggest reading first about the history and culture then the sociopolitical situation over the years. there are books written in english, well most books here are in English tho so i guess that's an advantage, i rarely see a full blown book in Filipino language (tagalog mostly) in the internet. take that advantage tho and also mostly of the books in ibon foundation are in English so don't worry tho.
wait what were ur recommendations again? sorry to ask again but it looks like the comments where u guys gave em are gone for some reason n i didnt have time to check em out bc i was at work :( all i got right now is books from the ibon foundation but im definitely reading up on the general history as well
Can we talk about the molasses ep horse cutting in to say “Don’t Trust Ryan Bergara” and something about the genie?? And all the Pop In’s alluding to some party at the end of the season! 👀👀👀 Also I am so grateful for the Watcher fam covering Filipino history and providing some insight/representation along with a Filipino narrator, it means a lot!
Fun fact: In his journal entry dated January 1, 1883, he shared about a “frightful nightmare” he had two nights before (i.e. December 30). In this dream, Rizal was imitating a dying actor and felt his “breath was failing” and his vision became very dim. Interestingly, Rizal would be executed 13 years later at the exact same date.
I wonder how Jose would feel knowing how history remembers him. I don't think he ever wanted to be remembered - he just wanted to learn and teach and watch good things happen. I think he would be shocked but honored and happy to see the culture thriving
actually he would be piss he said clearly that he does not want to be remember just a simply tombstone with his name and date of birth and death no anniversaries no holidays no status or anything which the Philippines did was the opposite of that
@@miked884 I disagree that he'd be pissed for being well-known, I mean he already was well-known back then for how much Andres advertised him as one of the greatest minds on Earth. Rather I think he'd be disappointed in how glorified he'd be, and perhaps amused that what we know most of him is his girlfriends.
@@Пинагод Actually it was in his will but then again when he was a kid according to his siblings i don't know if its one of his sisters or his older bro (All of his siblings are Heros to btw) he once although he was like 6 or 9 at the time he said one day you will find statues of him in the whole country and by the way he was also know to make statues and bust of famous people particularly Napoleon he even one point told his dad that he need a whole Encyclopedia set and told them he needed for school which was lie btw he just want the set i think he was studying in Ateneo De Municipal i think just tidbit
I just want to say, props for not dragging in all his GFs. It never made sense that it was such a huge part of how he was taught to us --- like virility or whatever was necessary for heroism.
He was an incredibly pretty man, but that's not an important part about him, I agree. Unless his lovers were like, a vital part of stuff, idc about how many lovers he had.
Interesting that that's how you viewed this or was taught to you. My teacher in high school taught us about Rizal's lovers and framed it in the context of him being charming and well-learned. That despite him being a hero and a great figure in our history, he was also a human being who loved and lost, someone with flaws and desires. And that made his writing more powerful, in that he was able to reach out and touch other people's lives with his words, the same way women find him charming wherever he went. Idk if you were taught this frame of machismo=heroism. Or this is your own twisted interpretation of why his gfs are always mentioned when taught.
As a Filipino, can I just say that despite us having multiple mandatory devoted classes to Rizal, this is actually the most comprehendible synopsis of Rizal's life. Good job, Shane and crew!
I actually really hoped that Shane include José's relationships because he's the original Mr. Worldwide and the OG harem king. José is really charming and romantic dude he even got 9 girlfriends including his own cousin or should I say, "sweet home Calamba".
Me googling Josh and finding out about all the classic Simpsons episodes he wrote, like Bart vs. Australia and Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy. Wowee. Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy actually made a big impact on me the first time I saw it as a kid, being the Smart Girl in my family who wasn't interested in boys and wanted to be taken more seriously. Kudos to Josh.
He wrote the Australian episode? Wow! As an Australian and fan of the Simpsons, that episode is often quoted in my household. Especially the knife spoony part
I really appreciate how it was highlighted that Rizal was a reformist despite being the “face” and catalyst of the revolution because that’s a highly significant detail that is often overlooked-Rizal was for reforms and for the native Filipinos back then (called Indios) to receive equal footing with the Spaniards residing in the Philippines at the time. I also loved whoever did Rizal’s voiceovers!! Some other notes/facts: * High school students in the Philippines are required to read his two novels. They’re both very good (especially the second one) although several of my professors in Uni have pointed out that the original texts contained not only Spanish but several other languages so the translations today aren’t as good so we probably aren’t doing Rizal any justice. I hear that reading it in English is actually recommended because there are good translations. * I think this has been pointed out in the comments but Rizal was chosen by the Americans to be the PH’s “official” national hero because of the fact that he was a reformist and may set a good example for the people not to “revolt.” Other names that were considered included Bonifacio (disqualified for being a revolutionary) and Emilio Aguinaldo (disqualified for still being alive at the time) * The Rizal monument in Manila faces the rising sun HOWEVER he never wanted any monuments erected in his name. * Again, as pointed out in several of the comments, he had many lovers-the greatest one of which, was his cousin. * And lastly, a little bit of weird trivia: there is an odd conspiracy theory positing that Rizal was Jack the Ripper (just a little reference to ur Unsolved ep) Pretty sure I missed a ton of other stuff but yeah, great episode, boys!
@@j.a.c3350 Not really sure how it adds up either, tbh. But the broad strokes of the theory are that he was in the area at the time and he’d dabbled into a bit of surgery
I actually had to replay a couple parts (and often do) due to this.. it had my full attention, but uhh.. yea.. just didn’t absorb, soaked right on through..
I was rewatching PH (as you do) but then I realized that at 8:03, Molasses Horse was saying," Don't trust Ryan Bergara! He and his buddy Asmodeus-" and then it cuts off. Just realizing that made me love this series even more ^^
Right? I watched that but back like 10 times and now I’m curious as to what that means for future episodes. Ik this ep is kinda old but I’m still watching through the series
@@kaara18 Fun Fact: Pre-Philippines already made trades with several other islands. And no, he didn't discover 'Philippines', he just named it after King Philip, which is a big unfortunate fact because people were led to believe that Magellan discovered Philippines, which was false as Philippines already had an established civilization(despite tards who keep insisting that Spain brought Philippines civilization despite the Luzon people already having gunpowder and firearms because of their trade with East Asia)
This is why I love Puppet History. We actually get to learn about the history of people of colour that we didn't get to learn in school. For me, most of school history was local history, the world wars/cold war and colonialism. It's all about mainstream Europe and the USA. As a mixed race poc, it's so nice to regularly learn about Asian and African history too. Shout out to Watcher for this!
ye! as a filipino a thing thats kinda sad for me in school is our history always starts at the whole colonization by spain part, pre colonial philippines isnt really explored which kinda sucks, or maybe i just dont listen well in history class, shit i need to read more
@@zhonzhon5112 Some said that our records were destroyed by the colonizers hence we don't have much to study about although there are a still some but not as rich as other countries... But I'm not quite sure tho bc I just heard this somewhere and I kinda forgot where... Buuuuuut, it makes sense tho...
I mean, to be fair if you're white - As an Asian, it's not as if we get to know a lot about white people too. There are mentions when it comes to various topics such as science as music, but that's really because when it came to POC history, it was hardly recorded, even by POC's themselves. I do hope you guys learn more about POC's, because there are pretty solid ones. Hell this video doesn't even cover a lot about Rizal's intelligence, even looking at his religious views will make you learn something new.
As a Filipino American, it actually makes me happy to hear this story being told to a broader audience. I learned about Jose from my grandpa when I was little because he grew up in a village near where he was born. Makes me proud ❤️ also- it’s the only puppet history where I’ve ever aced the questions and not gotten a single one wrong so I’ll take it~
You guys have some man there. Learned, a pacifist, scholar, heart breaker and above all else, student to knowledge. It was fascinating to hear, hell I'd love a good movie about him. Hearing him wishing to face the firing squad and how brave he was choked me up.
@@ItsScapeGoated There's a couple of movies about Rizal (with English subtitles!) - Jose Rizal (1998, actor Cesar Montano as Rizal) is worth checking out. :)
Oh yeah but Josh got the travel country one and the yellow fever one right because he picked up the details the professor dropped and deduce correctly, so he won in part because he is a good listener(unlike Ryan who PROCLAIMED to be lol)
Am I the only one that slowly gets more tense the longer Ryan is nice to the professor? I feel like the season finale might involve attempted puppet murder
That T-rex or whatever was screaming to not trust him! Is he a lizard person? Is it all deepfake? Ryan's evil twin? Sallie possession? I guess for now it will remain UNSOLVED Edit: OMG It's the molasses horse lol Definitely not a T-rex
If you think about it, José Rizal is probably the most baddass nerd in the world, considering how much he basically gave the finger to the corrupt Friars in such an eloquent way. He was a proud man.
i remember reading one of his works (i think its either Noli Me Tangere or its sequel) during highschool, one of the first chapters, there was a big dinner. Among the people at dinner was a friar, who was intentionally given a chicken soup (tinola) w/ chicken wings. the friar didnt mind but it was kind of like a secret big fat middle finger to the friar coz having the chicken wing was frowned upon or meant something of an outcast or not part of the feast (something like that, i kind of forgot). the one behind it was the main character who despise the friar.
Today I learned that José Rizal’s mom was forced to walk 100 miles by the Spaniards when she was younger because she refused to use the Spanish surname the friars assigned to her family. So the urge to stand up to Spanish rule was already in José’s blood. 😬
as an English teacher to teens who don't like reading, this episode's song struck a chord... brb, playing this for my kids during their in-class snack break and hoping they get inspired (":
“It would be fun if he threw a dagger right at a priest” His self insert OC Crisostomo Ibarra almost stabbed a priest with a dinner fork, does that count?
i’d be really interested in seeing a video documenting shane’s process in filming one of these and prepping for it- like coming up with the songs and making the puppets etc, it’s so cool and the production that goes into each one is incredible
ruclips.net/video/mAFRIsw2geY/видео.html&ab_channel=Watcher This video was from Season 1, season 4 puppets are made by another creator (saw her account on IG before but I forgot the name :( Sorry.)
Jose Rizal once said "kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan." "The youth is the hope of our nation." And I strongly agree. Just you wait. We will be able to raise our voice for our country.
As a Filipino that had been forced to learn about all his works and his history and lovelife, this is hilarious! Even one of his works took 75% of a school year
Okay I’m just gonna speak my mind-JOSÉ DESERVES A MUSICAL. I mean he’s an inspiration and a national hero, he had such an interesting and tragic life with triumphs in between. He definitely needs more recognition.
There are several musicals (and movies) about him already. He's also a very debatable national hero (with more than enough recognition going around for him lol)
Finally a Philippine history lesson about our national history without mention of his girlfriends! Just straight to the reason why he is considered a national hero! I salute you Professor! You did better than most teachers ngl!
a shame lots of comments dont have the same restraint talking about it lol. makes me realize that we really do reduce our heroes to the base facts we are taught. essentially, rp612 is shaking hhhhhdhdjdj
@@sweepasiels THIIIS! Rizal was a brilliant man who did lots ot great unexpected things. We were once asked in Rizal Course to create a curriculum vitae of sorts as a project and hell did it reach up to 10 pages long!!! A great, great man and all the Filipino youth could remember is that he's a serial womanizer?! Shame! 😂
After the season 4 finale, I thought it would be fun to go back through the other videos and find out the real scores in each to see if Ryan actually won any. This will be focused on the points won during the questions only, not the extra points the professor gives out willy-nilly. Actual Score: Ryan had... no points and Josh had 5. The guest won fairly.
He's our national hero but it's debated that he shouldn't be our national hero because other men have played larger roles or fought in the revolution namely Andres Bonifacio. It was said that when our country was traded to the US, the US agreed him to be the national hero probably because he was a non-violent revolutionary and would not inspire the Filipinos to rally against their new colonizers. He did not directly experience the oppression that the larger Filipino communities faced because he came from a privileged family who can afford to get him to travel and study abroad. But what the professor said in the video was true that he wanted to send his peaceful but revolutionary message to the elite or those in power because his novels are originally written in Spanish and not every Filipino that time knew how to read let alone speak Spanish
Boosting this, the only reason we have national heroes when most other countries don’t is bc when the American government “assimilated” us they needed smth to keep us in line so we wouldn’t revolt the same way we did with Spain even though they weren’t any better as colonizers 🤷🏽♀️🤧
I feel like we don’t need one specific hero. Both of them contributed to PH’s revolution. They pushed each other to do something about the colonization.
This is the first time learning about Jose Rizal that did NOT talk about any of his girlfriends throughout his life. I'm serious, I remember having a quiz in school on how many girlfriends Rizal had throughout his lifetime. 😂😂😂
@@soupforfree i mean we learned about him since the 3rd or 4th grade pretty much (or it just felt like it’s been that long) so you get pretty tired of it, however juicy gossip is never boring. also like that person^ said we had to memorize everything about him, including the details of his relationships, so fuckboy rizal is pretty memorable.
@@soupforfree i mean, Rizal Law did say to talk abt his life and those lovely ladies are a part of his life + he even wrote a letter to one of them before he died sooo, rip Pepe but we're gonna talk abt his love life
It's charming how pleased Josh is with his drawing, and how he starts to talk about working in animation. Just happy about some cool things he's done and eager to share. You love to see it.
The little graphic with The Professor reading a book titled "How To Spot Fascist Assholes" is just perfect. I feel like that sums of the (fantastic) politics of this series well. Honestly, that song from the Spool several episodes ago still is stuck in my head... And, uh, whatever audio is bleeding through the Jelly-Telly is pretty concerning /and/ suspicion-confirming. Oh, how the plot is thickening like an extra helping of rich molasses on a horse condemned to the pits of hell for probably good reasons that shouldn't be elaborated upon.
In one of our lectures, the professor told us that the last time Jose traveled outside the country, he met a stranger on a ship. The stranger warned him that his life is in a dangerous position, and if he returns to the Philippines, the Spanish will arrest him and he can not possibly get out of prison again. Jose just smiled and said that he does not want to leave his family and country behind. I've always though that stranger could have been a time traveller that tried to change the course of history by swaying Rizal to not return to his country again.
Or someone who read his novels and knows that it will land him in the gallows. The GOMBURZA priests were executed for false charges and even the Catholic Church in the Phillipines was not able to stop that execution.
So my kid saw me watching Puppet History, now he wants a "blue elmo." He won't even play his actual Elmo doll now. Please Watcher can we get a The Professor doll?! Please take my money!
The good news is you can find the base of the professor online, as well as the clothes! I believe his eyes have been changed? Theres some tutorials online on people making their own professor. Good luck :D
so i just wanted to point out at 23:14 they edited in this little laugh sound effect, which is actually a very popular added sound in a lot of philippine television/comedy! (kinda overused here in the PH lol but 'tis what it is). idk if the editors did this on purpose but if they did then applause to the Watcher team and your guys' attention to detail!!
It's interesting, as a Filipino, to watch foreigners learn about our history and Rizal. Rizal is one of the national heroes (most famous among all of them). Actually, at first he just wanted to make Philippines to be a province of Spain and have a representative at the Cortes however because of the injustices done to his mother, he became radicalized and go for the full freedom from Spain. Also, we have a law here requiring all students to study Rizal's life and works.
as a Filippino born and raised, im so glad that the channel decided to cover Dr Rizal and much of my home country's history, and for showing the rest of the world that there's more to our history than just being conquered by Magellan and the Spaniards and being "saved" by the Americans (as i was taught in school growing up in the Philippines) much love from the Philippines honestly ♥️
The amount of love and talent that oozes from this series is remarkable. The puppets, the writing, the editing, the acting, and the SONGS. I’m so glad this wonderfully wacky series exists. It’s like a PBS Kids special and an adult swim bumper had a child, and I am 10000% here for it.
He has one talent he will never learn or master: singing. He said to his friend Figueroa that if he ever sings, people will mistake it for donkey noises...
The horse sounded like he said "Don't trust Ryan Bergara. The genie's body (or "his body") has molded into-". The "Ryan is actually the genie " theory is becoming more plausible . . .
@@Knight049 yo yesss for real, I’ve been thinking that it’s Ryan aka Ricky Goldsworth the whole time, and he’s secretly the genie, and him getting the trophy/jellybeans will make it so he can get the professor once and for all
@@Knight049 I really hope the truth is finally given to us!!! I have nothing to do besides pick apart this show when I get off work so it’s all I do lol
LOVING that we’re going all over the globe with this show. It’s so easy to stick to European and American history that everyone already knows but so interesting and valuable to learn about the cultures and people that don’t get taught in western schools
Philippines History was actually as darker as the Victorian era where execution and sh*ts happen. Especially The Martial Law happened in the Philippines, currently we are facing some history distortion because that one surname who started it all came back again at the presidential position.
I’m lowkey disappointed Shane didn’t mention Rizal’s abundant lovers. I mean he’s like the biggest ladies man that we even make jokes about it until now.
him wishing death on anyone poking the proverbial bear is foul. that shouldnt be the lesson anyone should be taking out of this, yet i just know to some this sh will be the one thats going to stick 😂
Lol he wasn’t a womanizer. Sure, he had a girl crazy phase but being a womanizer means that you juggle women all at once- Rizal didn’t. The ultimate womanizer in PH history was Gregorio del Pilar for having in a relationship with 4 women in one time but then, Rizal received all the label
@@abigailkaterbergcolibaba Yes, actually. It's a requirement for every student in college/university to take that subject. We had to learn his life, writings and love life
Points: 2 I love how he is basically a side character trying so hard to not be a part of the main plot but ends up becoming the most important player in it
Me - *thinking to myself* "We haven't seen that dastardly Genie in awhile." Molasses Covered Horse - "DON'T TRUST RYAN BERGARA!" Ryan - 👁️👄👁️ Me - "ooooooooooooh."
Ok here’s my theory about the Professor and the Genie: The professor is an immortal being who has been on the earth for eons. At one point in time he discovered the lamp that was being guarded by a genie. The Professor wishes for a time machine, it is granted. The Professor spends the next few thousand years jumping forward in time and living in that time for a while. This has allowed him to see the events shown in Puppet History and many more (the assassination of Julius Caesar, the Boston Tea Party, the burning of the library of Alexandria, Opening Night of Romeo and Juliet, the birth of Christ, etc) this also means that he has many rivalries/friendships with histories greatest characters. Sometime in the 1940’s he graduated from Puppet University and became a professor. He was actually the inspiration for Indiana Jones. He is now living in the present, all the while Shane (secretly a demon) and Ryan are hosting Unsolved. Then, another demon known as Ricky Goldsworth has started to try and possess Ryan. Shane knows Ricky from Hell and they hate each other. It is then that we discover that Shane was the Genie the whole time in disguise. He discovers that the Profesor is in Los Angeles at this time (at this point Puppet History is already happening) and somehow should Ryan win the coveted cup of the History Master, Ricky will completely takeover Ryan. Shane changed the deal so that the Profesor has to stay in this time and never let Ryan win, he must do this until Shane had conquered every demon and ghost in the world (he does this via Unsolved). Rendering the Profesor, trapped and spiteful against both the Genie (Shane) and Ryan. And the genie (Shane) has possessed Ryan this season to kill the professor/protect Ryan from Ricky now that unsolved it over.
i find this week’s episode extra fun because as a filipino myself, i relied on my stock knowledge to answer alongside ryan and josh! thank you for covering our history, much love and support from the philippines!
i've just noticed that the professor said that ph was sold to usa and wasn't granted complete independence until the end of ww2. thank you for saying that. that bit wasn't even mentioned in our own history books. in fact, the ph independence day that we celebrate every year is inaccurate.
Yeah, the US rarely talks about how at one point, the Philippines was a US colony and they refuse to talk about the Philippine-American war because of all the atrocities committed by American generals like genocide and putting Filipinos in concentration camps and the result of more than 200,000 Filipinos dead during that time
Fun fact: Even Japan wants to buy Philippines to Spain but rejected. Later, Spain wants to sell the Philippines to Japan but is also rejected. US didn't voluntarily buy the Philippines to Spanish Empire but they Force the Spain to sell it to them.
@@lemuellopena1157 if i remember correctly Japan and the US came to an agreement where basically US would take the Philippines and the US wouldn’t get involved if Japan ever decided to colonize the used-to-be unified Korea
What the f*ck are you talking about?? It's almost in our history book. That the Americans force us their own version of history. They denied that we created our own government and declared ourselves independence before they came. They call us insurgents and bandits, than Revolutionaries and patriots. They want us to celebrate their independence day. July 4. And they want people around the world to believe. That they gave us independence and they free us from Spain. Which is the opposite. WE FOUGHT For OUR OWN FREEDOM. Even though you might call it. Unabsolute and Short live. June 12 is the Day our Ancestors proudly flew the Philippine Flag. As a Sign of our peoples struggle for Freedom.
These are great additions, everyone on this comment chain - I don't know enough. Looked up this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taft%E2%80%93Katsura_agreement sounds like Japan-US agreement over Philippines isn't special.
the funniest unspoken bit of this show is the Professor showing so much emotion despite having a perpetually blank face
this
The beauty of voice acting
Not just voice acting, also lighting and positioning, shots that capture the professor from angles that help give the illusion of life.
That's honestly what's so enamoring about the characters behind these kinds of puppets. They can't really show expression, so their operators have to master the voice they give them and making them move with what limited motion they have. It's a surprisingly incredible acting skill!
Pure unfiltered rage
Ryan: he has a pure heart and spirit
Every Filipino watching: *remembering his countless girlfriends*
Has that been a part of the curriculum for a while, or does that have to do more with a leader like Duterte that looks like the type to champion being some macho player?
i think it's a testament to how bad i was at history class (or how bad they actually taught about Rizal) because i remember the latter more than majority of the info presented in this episode
@@davidmatheny1993 Nah, that's always been part of the curriculum. It was when I was a student over 30 years ago.
It's more likely that the macho culture that raised Duterte was borne of the stories of a philandering Rizal, rather than the other way around.
Which I always find strange since at its core, the Philippine family is organized around a matriarchy. Unlike in Western family structures, the oldest woman of the house wasn't the resident maid, she was usually the boss. Everyone answered to her, whether it's the hired help, the children, or her own husband.
It's probably why unlike the US, we already elected multiple female presidents, and we pay our women the same as long as it's the same job. Like sure, there would still be plenty of low-paying jobs for women, like babysitting, but if you're in an office and a woman's in the cubicle next to you? Bet your bottom dollar she's getting paid as much as you, if not more.
@@justdecaffeinated majority of the Rizal facts I know are from a Rizal biography book I read as light reading instead of from school. It does says a lot. I think its why history is usually a boring subject to learn, its all names and dates. Most of the times too the names and dates are quite inconsequential to events.
@@justdecaffeinated probably both a testament to how badly they'd teach about rizal in history because they always bring it up each year you have a history class (plus the amount of times you'd get quizzed on who each of his lovers were, good lord) and how badly you were doing in history class because it's usually just "a passing discussion in one lesson" kind of thing, lol they usually talk about his life, novels, non-romantic relationships, his impact in history and the occasional conspiracy and criticism of rizal as a national hero and historical figure (usually discussed more in a Rizal class in college, than in regular high school PH history)
Not me genuinely forgetting that Shane is the maker of this show. The professor is genuinely his own person and I love it
I literally just commented the same thing. Idk how I just forgot that little blue creatures like the Professor don’t exist and it’s just Shane behind a curtain.
Ok here’s my theory about the Professor and the Genie:
The professor is an immortal being who has been on the earth for eons. At one point in time he discovered the lamp that was being guarded by a genie. The Professor wishes for a time machine, it is granted. The Professor spends the next few thousand years jumping forward in time and living in that time for a while. This has allowed him to see the events shown in Puppet History and many more (the assassination of Julius Caesar, the Boston Tea Party, the burning of the library of Alexandria, Opening Night of Romeo and Juliet, the birth of Christ, etc) this also means that he has many rivalries/friendships with histories greatest characters. Sometime in the 1940’s he graduated from Puppet University and became a professor. He was actually the inspiration for Indiana Jones. He is now living in the present, all the while Shane (secretly a demon) and Ryan are hosting Unsolved. Then, another demon known as Ricky Goldsworth has started to try and possess Ryan. Shane knows Ricky from Hell and they hate each other. It is then that we discover that Shane was the Genie the whole time in disguise. He discovers that the Profesor is in Los Angeles at this time (at this point Puppet History is already happening) and somehow should Ryan win the coveted cup of the History Master, Ricky will completely takeover Ryan. Shane changed the deal so that the Profesor has to stay in this time and never let Ryan win, he must do this until Shane had conquered every demon and ghost in the world (he does this via Unsolved). Rendering the Profesor, trapped and spiteful against both the Genie (Shane) and Ryan. And the genie (Shane) has possessed Ryan this season to kill the professor/protect Ryan from Ricky now that unsolved it over.
@@dbcooperbaby i love this
@@dbcooperbaby This is the greatest thing ever
Funny how you keep calling him a "gentle nerd" when, among his other more academic and artistic skills, he was adept at fencing, martial arts, and pistol shooting
He was also apparently pretty strong despite being 4'11
A story I love is that once a guy named Wenceslao Retana insulted Rizal's family in a newspaper article and Rizal, no hesitation, challenged him to a duel
Retana not only backed down a wrote a public apology but also later became one of Rizal's biggest admirers and first biographers
Man truely can do anything
i love this information. thank you.
“Theres always an asian better than you”
Goddayum xD
"Gentle Nerd"
Rizal literally had tons of women in his life. Thats a sigma
@@exudeku that’s none of our business though, just his personal life
that is actually... pretty cute. wtf
Funfact: Jose Rizal was ahead of his time, he's literally mister worldwide with that string of brokenhearts. Imagine having to learn each of his local and international girlfriends for your finals exam.
I'm sad they didn't cover Jose Rizal's hoe phase but also glad because that would've taken up 3/4ths of the episode tbh 😅
cmon i still get confused with all of his chikababes 😭✋🏻
@@mayarosales09 SO TRUE, not even a 2 hour movie is enough to show the entirety of Pepe's life
@@undoitri Josephine Bracken parin ang tapat na chikababes mare
disappointed they didn't mention his cousin.../lover but also maybe it was for the best 😭😭😭
You can see Ryan’s soul leave his body every time the professor gives guests jellybeans for just breathing
He has no soul
Bruh just call him Shane
@@morgydee no
@@rosin_eater I hope the face in the window comes to you in the night to keep you awake and break whatever solace that sleep is for you
@@morgydee silence joker pfp
Fun Fact:
Jose Rizal's final poem titled "Mi Ultimo Adios" or "My Last Farewell", written before his execution, was recited before the US Congress after the end of the Philippine-American war by US representative, Henry A. Cooper, and this poem was so powerful that it managed to convince Congress to pass the Cooper Act, or better known as "The Philippine Organic Act of 1902", which created a Philippine Assembly elected by Filipinos, appointed two Filipino delegates to the US Congress, extended the Bill of Rights to Filipinos, and laid the foundation of an autonomous government and ultimately independence from America.
@Blaire Sovereign It did, look it up
Also to add to this tidbit, the poem was never titled. His friend Mariano Ponce did, but the title he chose (Mi ùltimo pensamiento; My last thought) never really caught on so it eventually became Mi ùltimo adios. Dunno how it got to that, but, translations over the years I guess?
I should mention that Marcelo H. Del Pilar and Jose Rizal were part of an organization known as La Solidaridad. It's kind of a newspaper that raises awareness about the plight of the Filipino people.
Jose Rizal felt that what they did wasn't enough, which is why he wrote Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.
- from a Filipino 🙂
@@OneWingedAngelsBand La Solidaridad isn't an org, it's a newspaper. You're thinking of the La Liga Filipina.
@@rajavlitra Oh right. Thanks 😅
I love how the Professor promised 'no more lore' and instantly started adding EVEN MORE LORE to the show. It's great, this show is so good.
Reverse psychology and it worked beautifully 😄👍
Shhh no lore talk!
Yeah and now we gotta know wtf did ryan do??? Cause in the glitching I heard "Do not trust ryan begara"
Jose Rizal's lover phase deserves an episode of its own. Mf had 9 lovers in 9 different countries. Truly Mr. Worldwide. Also he's not your stereotypical nerd. He learned Filipino Martial Arts when he was younger, practiced fencing with Antonio Luna and the Paternos in Europe ( Rizal and Luna almost had a duel over a woman), during his exile he lifted weights based on the cement barbells found in his Dapitan home, learned pistol marksmanship with the Paterno Brothers, studied judo under Jigoro Kano while in Japan, boxed in London and did I mention he has 9 different lovers from 9 different nations? He did all that while being 4'11 (1.5 m).
Short King Supremacy
Edit: I should have leaned into the Philippine History mode and gone "Short King Supremo" argh 😂
Real short king shit 😤😤😤
the original short king
He be climbing those mighty mountains.
Short King Saturday, or as I call it, Friday.
If Ryan is ever "sick" or otherwise "can't film," I would love to see Shane Madej on the show in Ryan's place. Maybe Ryan could "help backstage to assist the professor"
Yeah i think Shane would get along really well with the professor
Yeah it’s such a shame they always film when Shane is busy. I guess running your own company means your schedule is tight though…
@@littlemisspsych1218 yes, I get it. But it is quite rude that they've not even had him pop on in to say hi.
“Shane Madej”
@@GOOM Shane MaGay
Fun fact, Josh was a writer for the early seasons of the Simpsons and was co-showrunner for season 7 and 8. He also wrote for Futurama and Gravity Falls
Oh shit
Is that why Shane made a "choo-choo-choose you" joke? This is amazing regardless
So awesome
That's awesome! Futurama is one of my all time favorite shows. A little underrated but so good. The jokes were very clever and well written.
I was wondering why I recognised the name and I just recently binged Futurama
Rizal was featured in Malaysia's high school history book as one of the SEA icons of nationalism. I love how his novel Noli Me Tangere was somehow still relevant up to these days but instead of facing abused from the colonialists, we're now abused by our own people in power. Sad truth to most countries in SEA atm.
Oof as a Filipino this hurts a lot.
I think it is a law in Philippines to study/teach Jose Rizal's life and his works that's why even up to now, a lot of Filipino know his story. This is to maintain the Filipino's love for it country too and still be genuine, it also has high moral to not resort to violence. This is why when that one dude who draw and disgraced the Philippine Flag became huge. There is only law for a real flag to arrest someone but despite it being drawn it stirred anger to a lot of Filipinos.
@@kristinegangman7756 i dont think the philippines (or its "leaders") actually embody what Rizal wants. they resort directly to violence and milliins of people actually approve these methods. just sad really
@@javi020711 Do you mean the current president? cause I'm not gonna lie, I didn't like his attitude and approval to violence but I learned a few more things about history. After the WW2 Elpidio Quirino freed Japanese war criminals although his family got killed by Japanese soldier, claiming that he doesn't want Filipino to inherit hatred towards a country that offers a potential friendship and that destiny had made us a neighboring country. Which to me, is awesome, made me wanna seek more of Philippine history.
@@kristinegangman7756 Yes. I once believed that it would some how tidy things up, but from the looks of it, it just supported corruption within the ranks. It's different when you try and prove a point to the masses by hurting and killing the inocent, let alone your countrymen you should be serving in the first place
Side fact: Jose Rizal’s best buddy, Marcelo H. Del Pilar is also a hero in the Philippines. Del Pilar was actually a more brutal journalist/writer of anti friar propaganda. Rizal wrote novels. Del Pillar basically roasted friars on papers…
not only that, Marcelo's brother is the second youngest general in the PH! and he (Marcelo's nephew - Gregorio) has a film about himself!
@@davidstark7151 Goyo is his nephew, not his brother
@@sidthesleuth7295 my bad lmao, i'll edit it HWAHAHA
Yeah but I’ll probs go for JPR here bc MHDP didn’t really die for the Philippines 😂
Oh, and probably the most popular work by Del Pilar is a parody of Catholic prayers.
honestly love how they cover a lot of world history that’s barely taught in schools, and how they don’t shy away from how terrible the friars/colonizers were
Period. It honestly really pains me and makes me a bit sick to remember how I was taught about conquistadors and colonization growing up. It was always "they came here and loved here, where native ppl already were. And the native ppl simply assimilated to the european ways. And they all lived happily ever after!" And completely glossing over the violation of human rights and personhood of POC and natives in all colonized lands. Much like ppl say "the good and bad side of slavery" there is no good side to slavery, nor to colonization.
school: the colonizers and natives became friends :)
puppet history: nah the colonizers SUCKED here’s a lesson about a really powerful and inspiring native
@@Pomagranite167 I feel like that's only taught in countries who colonised, cause trust me "love" was never a word used to teach us about colonisation.
We even had some nasty nicknames for the more known officers who were part of the expeditions.
Haha, Rizal's friend, Marcelo (the puppet he talked to in one of the skits) was cheekier. He made parody versions of the Our Father, Hail Mary and other prayers to show just how greedy the friars were. All of these were written in Tagalog so it's hard to translate the humor. Of course, the friars said Marcelo was blaspheming God.
There were a lot of other intelligent people in that group of Filipinos who were able to study in Spain. Some of them ended up leading the revolution when they went back to the Philippines. It's a bit sad that most of them died young (before their 50s).
Rizal actually wanted to be a priest and was religious. But after the bit about the cruelty of the friars, he realized that these humans were not of God and he lost faith in them. He believed in a higher being, but not in the truth that the colonizers preached.
He's actually badass if you think about it. He knew writing those two novels would get him into deep shit, but he still did it anyway. And when he read out his death sentence, he pretty much accepted it and was chill. Jose's Spanish defense lawyer apparently showed more emotion and anger than Jose did. On his way to his execution site, he was smiling at the crowd. And he even requested to face his executioners without a blindfold, but his request was turned down. But as he heard shots fired at him, he still made an attempt to turn and face the executioners because he wasn’t a “traitor” to the country (and those who are considered “traitors” must be shot in the back). He told a friend years prior to his execution that he wanted to prove that Filipinos aren’t the “cowards” that Spaniards think they were and are willing to die for their country like 😳 woah he went out like a true BOSS
Sus tapang lang meron pinoy haha
I am filipino and already knew this one but this still got me teared eyes.
he was amazing.
Rizal is one of the major reasons I became patriotic
Who was the friend he told this too
I don't know if someone already wrote this on the comments, but I would just like to share with you all that at the time of Rizal's shooting the firing squad that shoot him was actually Filipinos who were forced to shoot him because at their backs are also armed Spanish soldiers that were ordered to kill the Filipino shooters if they do not pull the trigger. Also an addition is that if you searched for the picture saved at the day of the shooting in Bagumbayan (now known as Rizal Park) where Jose Rizal was killed, there was a dog within the crowd that turned out to be Rizal's pet Verguenza. Verguenza then circled around Rizal and whimpered after the death of his owner.
That is painful upon painful. Like a bitter pain parfait, hopefully the Filipino soldiers ended up living better lives.
It was not Rizal’s dog at the execution. Nobody knew whose dog it was. They interviewed a member of the drum corps who participated in the execution rites in the later years and he said the dog came out of nowhere. Rizal had a dog when he was a young boy in Calamba.
@@jeanc9519 I believe the dog was the firing squad unit's mascot and this was used to verify the authenticity of the photograph
I think this season is capturing Ryan’s mental breakdown before he snaps and attacks The Professor.
He’s the genie.
I like Josh. He's shy on camera but so was Kate, her first time! Get him a return spot, guys. I also would LOVE to see a three-person lesson by The Professor...there's so many guests who could do another return!
It would also make it a surprise who wins, instead of just *not Ryan*. Why give points if it's just a foregone conclusion??? Yeah, it's a joke, but that joke has gone on long enough that it's not funny anymore!
Ryan, Kate, and Josh: the dream team.
@@AskMia411 It's still pretty funny, the guests win because they're the guests so it's an excuse to celebrate them, promote them, and give them treats. But for the REPEAT guests, I really wish they would just throw Ryan a win to shake things up a bit
If you ever need motivation, know that bad people in charge hate educated people so learning is an act of rebellion. Helps me every time.
Saving this for my sisters rebellious phase lol
Especially women
Indeed. One in particular "loves the uneducated."
lmao this is why i find politically apathetic people unattractive
fun fact: the novels noli me tangere and el filibusterismo were originally written in spanish. Filipinos do not speak a lick of spanish unless they're from a wealthy family who can afford to go to school to learn them. The first translator of his novels was Andres Bonifacio, who got inspired after reading them and proceeded to excitedly read them to his pals. The katipunans are basically just one whole jose rizal fan club. They would read his novels together, then shout his name as battle cry, and that's how the spaniards thought he's behind the revolution itself. The night before his execution, a katipunan snuck into his cell and tried to sneak him out, but he refused, because again, he's adamant that he's not a traitor to his country, so he's willing to accept his execution.
He also predicted the arrival of americans in the philippines, written in one of his journals :))
That just makes it more tragic
Ww2 killed most of the spanish speakers. By the japanese and by the americans shelling most of manila
These fandoms really be doing too much
damn calling the Katipunan Jose Rizal fan club is the funniest thing I've read all day (it is kinda true though)
@@allanaalberto9730They were basically one.
And unlike so many of the rich people Bonifacio tried to get killed for not joining his cause.
Rizal was the one of the few accidental ones and they are willing to save cause technically, it was their fault for makinf Rizal their president
Jose Rizal's mom was also unjustly imprisoned when he was young because she offended some higher ups. The bad treatment led to her bad health. (Jose was able to perform cataract surgery on her later on.) Considering they were a privileged family, you can imagine how much worse off less privileged locals got punished for nothing.
My favorite Jose Rizal story is that years after his death, well into world war II, in the proceedings of the US Congress determining if the Philippines were capable of self-governance, self-civilization, and independence, his final body of work "Mi Ultimo Adios" (My Final Farewell) which was written days before his execution, was recited to US Congress to prove that the Filipino people were not barbarians and savages as the americans thought us to be. When the final line of the poem was read, Farewell, dear ones, farewell! To die is to rest from our labors,” the Congress fell silent and a was shortly followed by a long and thunderous applause. His writings aided in granting the philippines independence years after his death.
Ah, back in the days when the majority of Congress could be shamed by truth.
@recoil53 Bruh I'm dead 😂
Funny thing is despite that Filipinos are still not ready to govern lol!
Okay this is gonna sound kind of silly… but my favorite Jose Rizal story (more like conspiracy theory, really 😆) is that he’s Jack the Ripper. Was introduced to the thought through a teacher of mine years ago. The “evidence”-
1) Same initials- Jose Rizal= JR= Jack (the) Ripper
2) Rizal was in Europe around the time the Ripper was active, and the murders stopped around the same time
3) Rizal was a doctor. But of course, as a poor, foreign, medical student, he’d be unable to afford certain… academic resources for his education. What would he need to “properly study” medicine? Cadaversss 💀
The longer you think about and look at it, the more holes appear but it’s just such a fun thought xDDD
@@trinaangelmira Rizal appeared to be innocent in his writing even voicing out against violence as a way of revolution
Somehow disappointed Dr. Rizal is not represented much in history channels here in youtube. Like, this guy is basically all renaissance genius rolled into one, picking up books, booze, and babes in every country he's been and without shedding a single drop of blood stirs up a nation to rise to revolution (even if unintentional).
to be honest, when on the topic of the entirety of the history of the philippines as a whole, Rizal is kind of overrated xdd
There's stuff in the modern era history (1900s - present) that gets kind of boring because most teachers end their passion after rizal death, and on the treaty of paris (the time Spain sold the Philippines to the US)
but Jose Rizal will always, and forever be, our hero
@@forbiddenfursona That's true. Philippine history isn't only Jose Rizal. Everyone should know more about the various parts of history that made the Philippines the Philippines. Not saying that Jose Rizal is insignificant though, Jose Rizal by all means is not someone we should just put out of the way. But Jose Rizal isn't the only Filipino hero that reserves recognition for their actions.
But on a side view though, Jose Rizal needs more recognition WORLD WIDE, not just nationwide. Ask any Filipino living inside the Philippines and they will likely know who Jose Rizal is. But if you were to cross into different territory to ask the same question to some of the locals, I would guess that only a few would even recognize the name Jose Rizal.
@@forbiddenfursona For real my great-grandfather said, them Yankees put Rizal as our hero because writing books ain't gonna hurt them during their rule.
@@dbducks9697 yeah I agree
fun fact: here in the philippines, it is part of the education system to study noli me tangere and el filibusterismo (his 2 novels mentioned in this video) and i will say that the ending of el filibusterismo gave me so much emotions. you would really understand why filipinos back then was influenced by the novels to start a revolution.
Those two novels literally shaped my politics to this day.
The Lore this season: No overt Genie, it's just codifying the Ryan-torture.
Did you hear the horse saying "Don't trust Ryan Bergara"?
@@venerandoalamaresjr.8910 WAIT YOU CAN ACTUALLY DECODE THAT???
I also heard a genie there and Ryan is friends with Asmodeus
@@Abbey0912 it was very clear. Like it was a BIT glitchy but you can clearly hear Horse say "Tell your friend", "The Genie", and "Don't trust Ryan Begera"
@@ZekromAndYugiAndDrago123 I see, tysm! I tried to understand but guess my ears are just bad lol
Okay but seriously didn't expect the quotes to be voiced over in Filipino accent - the attention to detail in this series is extraordinary guys!!
obviously it's a Fil-American trying to sound like mom or dad, but good enough effort. A Filipino who spent their childhood here would sound drastically different.
@@romxxii well yeah, but it was still an honest suprise. a good one at that
@@zf5149 like I said, good enough effort. I can't expect them to find a first-generation immigrant just for a puppet skit on RUclips.
They did the same thing when they were covering the Golden Stool episode. That too was pretty good surprise.
@@romxxiithere’s probably a ton where they are in California, but if they don’t know anyone/have a big casting budget maybe you’re right
Not gonna lie, i loved the voice acting for rizal. It's literally how i imagined his voice would be.
I think the VA also did an amazing job
its actually very close to the Fil accent when speaking in English
Is it the guy that went with them to Doll Island? It kind of sounds like his voice just leeeeeanning into the accent.
not sure man, he sounds mexican
@Paulo Gaviola dont know exactly what mexican accent sound like (apart from how their accents are portrayed in movies) but it would make sense that the accent would sound mexican because Filipinos at that time did speak spanish, especially rizal.
You'd think Rizal's death is the most tragic part of Philippine history until you find out about Luna and Bonifacio's death- killed by the very people they were trying to protect. Jouranlist persecutions and countless civilian deaths by the leaders we, ourselves, elect... We never really learned from our history.
It's like our history is one big giant cycle of fxckery tbh. I don't expect a messianic figure to save our country but can we at least have one proper leader like Ramon Magsaysay.
Absolute truth.
@@scorpioninpink and jose abad santos
Rizal's death helped the country. Luna and Bonifacio's death was a sign of the country's starting decline ;-;
We're coming full circle, where is this country even going?
damn, i remember the times i had to learn about his girlfriends for an exam. he is THE short king 😭
The blueprint
HAHAHAHAHHAA
sweet home calamba ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Lmaoooo glad to know I’m not alone! There was an exam question in college where you had to list down like, 9 women in his life by a certain time period. Listed his first two gf, his mom, and his sisters in birth order to get the points HAHAHAHAHAHA
@@2mpi-if2ik omg! Hahaha! So on point! It more emulates gossip.
Something to note about the trial and execution of Rizal: the Spanish had just suffered crushing defeats in the Battles of Binakayan and Dalahican against the revolutionaries and had to abandon the entire province of Cavite and call for reinforcements from Spain. They were losing and were rather desperate at the time, and it may have pushed the Spaniards to rush his trial and execution.
Also, the Philippine Revolution did actually achieve de-facto independence in 1898, driving out the Spanish, and in a matter of months organized state institutions, a national assembly of elected officials from all over the islands, and established the first constitutional Republic in Asia. By the time Spain "sold" the Philippines to the US, the entire country sans the US-occupied Manila was held by the revolutionary government. The Americans had to conquer the entire territory they "paid" for by destroying the already functional nation-state founded by the victorious revolutionaries. So I'd hardly call the revolution itself a "failure." It succeeded in most of its goals of liberation from Spain and establishment of a free Filipino nation, but that liberation was cut short by the arrival of a new conqueror - the US. If anything, what failed was the First Philippine Republic's efforts to gain recognition of its independence from a world dominated by violent imperialist powers, particularly a United States blinded by aspirations of expanding its empire into Asia.
Exactly. That's also how I remember it, about the revolution not actually failing but succeeding, only to be. Ut short by the Americans. So I was surprised by that but in the video.
woah, that’s incredible. thank you so much for the deeper explanation! 💚
Get this comment to the top, u put it better than I possibly could 👍
That's a nice way to put how America was back then, since that was exactly how it was. America was beginning to be recognised as a golden child the more they fought into battles, so the people thought conquering and 'educating and helping' what they conquered was a way to flourish that power. I'm not gonna disprove that America did impact some good, but everything isn't all good.
I'd also like to add about the first Philippine Republic, I'm practically sure that America didn't really conquer us. Their mere presence just broke us. Maybe we wouldn't have won the battles but we already had an advantage that could be stretched on, but Emilio killed a general (from the very few of them by the way) due to his aggressive mannerisms around the Philippine-American war, only to later on adopt his guerrilla fighting idea right after assassinating him. The sad thing is, if Emilio hadn't assassinated him and the plan went along as planned, it could've worked.
@@Пинагод The Filipinos did hold some advantages over the Americans before the war, particularly numbers and their control of territory, but at that time the US was considered a potential ally. The revolutionaries thought it unwise to provoke a conflict with yet another empire while the country was reeling from the revolution against Spain, so they relied on diplomacy (which sadly proved futile as well). Because of that, plus the woefully unprepared state of the Philippine Army, war was the last resort.
Also, Gen. Luna is a bit overrated by modern media. While there was definitely some merit in Luna's suggestion to make use of guerrilla warfare against the US, Luna himself did not have any preparation or experience in guerrilla warfare, and lost every battle he fought against the Americans, completely failing to stall their advance. Many blame Aguinaldo for his assassination, but the reality is that there is no solid evidence that he actually ordered it. Even so, Aguinaldo certainly held responsibility as the men who killed Luna were under Aguinaldo's command, and he erred in not further investigating the matter, though he apparently did demote the men who assassinated Luna from presidential guards to frontline duty.
Ultimately, Luna's death mattered little in the long run. Both the Republic's campaign to obtain formal recognition and its switch guerrilla warfare failed to stop the US conquest, but they did contribute to convincing US leaders that they would not be able to rule the country without providing democratic concessions to the Filipino people.
I don’t know why this episode made me feel so sad. Like this guy absorbed information everywhere he went like a cosmic knowledge sponge and even with having the brilliance of understanding the world as it was with all its faults, he maintained the belief that people would inherently change for the better. Thank you Watcher team for sharing his story.
Listening to Shane talking about someone who is actually our National Hero in the Philippines is sooo.....omg I just couldn't imagine this day would come
I 💘 Filipinas
He done did butcher a few pronunciations thooo shsjhjssjsjsj
watching this episode and reading info around the comments has been so informative, what an incredible historical figure to learn about. also, Josh has the sweetest, softest, happiest vibes I've ever been exposed to - I'd love to see him as a return!
I agree! Just going through the comments
*Exposing the lies of the devil*
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at first, Jose Rizal did not like the idea of armed revolution because he thought that philippines was too immature to stand on its own. he never championed for PH's absolute freedom, rather, he wanted the country to become a province of Spain. (him and other Illustrados aka the elite Filipinos)
however, at the end, he admitted that an armed revolution was necessary. interestingly enough, that part was always omitted in JP's history because US martyred him as as the Filipino Hero who picked up the pen instead of the sword. Of course, if you're colonializing another country, you would rather have the locals speak rather than fight. that's why much of the armed revolution is lost to the Filipinos.
Yeah, but I think that although he thought armed revolution was necessary, I believe he still deplored violent revolution in general, based on his writings and etc, I mean, in his novel, El Filibusterismo, the final lesson was about reform and not vengeance as Simoun was on his deathbed and Father Florentino reconciling him that violent revolution was never the answer
@@TheKnowledgeMan101 he saw reform as a bridge to ultimate freedom, but he's not that adverse to an armed revolution. him and plaridel (along with other reformists) thought that citing a revolution (which is something that boni was doing at that time) was too premature because they felt that they havent exhausted all bureaucratic means.
we always presumed that rizal never wanted to pick up arms because el fili supposedly mirrored rizal vs boni (which you can argue that it's not much of a solid ground to stand on). ambeth ocampo had an interesting take that the failed revolution in el fili is not rizal taking a stand against violence per se, but him showing that a path to an armed revolution takes a lot of heart and innocence to do so.
@@TheKnowledgeMan101 to quote rizal on his letter to blumentritt, "But if the government drives us to the brink, that is to say, when no other hope remains but seek our destruction in war, when the Filipinos would prefer to die rather than endure their misery any longer, then I will also become a partisan of violent means."
@@konata6388 Yeah, but the question is "if" and just because he had no other choice doesn't mean that he liked violent revolution, just because you had no choice to support something doesn't mean that you like the thing you're supporting
And also the US gave SOME rights to the Filipinos
So why go for a hard path of warfare when you have representatives in congress (a more formal one by 1916)
Then almost full independence by 1930s (full independence by 10 years. But before the 10 years was up, Pearl Harbor happened)
Funny thing is. During the election of Manuel L. Quezon (second president of the Philippines). One of the rival parties is backed by the Japanese.
And they wanted independence now. No 10 year transition.
Japan who would've been part of the the Axis powers.
Quezon also saved (2k jews during WW2? Forgot exact number)
History isn't always black and white.
And im actually saddened that Philippine history isn't part of American history lessons
"Those who silence peaceful dissent will be met with violent revolution" - JFK
They kept calling Rizal a "gentle nerd" but the truth was this dude was BUFF and can kick butts if he needed to, he was athletically talented and very skilled in fencing and martial arts
The guy has the balls to go on a brawl with General Juan Luna THE GENERAL JUAN LUNA
@@zekedone1845
*Antonio
people forget that rizal is a renaissance man in all aspects. The guy built a gymnasium in dapitan iirc
As a fencer this knowledge pleases me
Oh yeah, I've heard that he was insecure because of his height. When historians measured his clothes, they commented on how wide the chest area was and figured he was pretty buff.
i’d like to note that the reason they made rizal turn away from the firing squad during his execution.
his executioners were fellow filipinos (who were also held at gunpoint by spanish guwardiya sibil that were told to shoot the filipino gunmen if they hesitated), and by turning his back to them, it would be as if he turned his back on his people. a final, cruel message to the man.
but when the shots were fired, he attempted to turn to face the crowd, a sign of his loyalty. though he only made it halfway before he fell dead, it was his final act of love for his fellowmen. what a badass
I am so focused on Ryan's little curl in his hair.
Yo same here😂😂
Same
I have the same curl and sometimes I get called Clark Kent lol
@@corvcrawler My exact thoughts were that he had a Superman curl lol
Rizal is the example of why philosophers love and laud idealists, and why totalitarian rulers hate and fear them.
A man who simply wanted better for his people, inspired a revolutionist movement.
Never under estimate the power of words.
Beautifully worded. Intellectuals are a threat for power-hungry people, so they always try to strike them down.
@@araw_buwan nowadays people are hostile towards intellectuals hence they are called anti intellectuals. Im not as nearly perfect as rizal but he did inspire me to read more books and I know more about basic nursing, diagnosis, basic psychology , applied nursing care and imtermediate first aid, mental health diagnosis, basic sutures, autopsy, and make shift medical supplies. We were poor and my mother left her medicine books for us to read because we had no tv. She works the whole day as a nurse and only returns at night. Ive read every single effin medical books at the library and people wondered why I didn’t take up medicine despite me being knowledgeable in the basics of the field and I was like. Have you seen my grades in all the subjects? I was a dumbass and is not a confident student so even if I tried. I probably wouldve failed hahahah xD
I think the Lore is that Ryan is possessed hence why he’s rather chill. I think the Professor used the Genie to change Ryan’s soul which is why he’s very pleasant/is lost in thought. Ryan is trapped somewhere with the Molasses Horse from season 3.
What if Ryan IS the genie?
@@Holytitmouse no twas shane
A shame how they did not mention Jose Rizal's numerous girlfriends that we were forced to learn and remember in our school lmao
LMAO I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHY I GUESS THEY JUST LOVE THAT ROMANTIC DEBACLES
It's like the man came to spread his knowledge through his seeds.
@@jairovira306 I don't think he got any pregnant though (except for Josephine, but the kid didn't make it).. he just dated them.
Rizal's pullout game too strong
Most of them (save one) didn't have much impact on his life...
i'm a history nerd, especially on PH political history. this is bomb.
got any book/info recs? i left manila when i was like 4 and ive been trying to keep up with the general sociopolitical situation in ph and its history recently
update: after watching this, Rizal is indeed ONE of our national heroes, a symbol of Filipino intellectualism and moral values but does not really the face of Philippine independence. you see, Dr. Rizal sure is the one who inspired Bonifacio but that's it. as they said, rizal does reject a bloody revolution and preferred much a peaceful revolution or a reform of such. but he didn't see the whole situation of the colony that time, friars (prayle) excessive corruption and tyranny, racism towards the natives (indios or the ones who are pure blooded filipinos) heck having the title 'Filipino' is only allowed to those who have Spanish blood that is born in the Filipinos and 'Meztizos' to those who have half Filipino and have Spanish blood. Those illustrados (aristocrats in the Philippine colony) are the privileged class in the colonial Philippines, where Dr. Rizal and other illustrados from the Katipunan belong to. He only see a band aid solution for the colony, he wanted the colony to have a representative to the Royal Court and be more part of the government. He is also like Emilio Aguinaldo, the *first president of the republic, to be a state of the US. however, Bonifacio wanted to be free of the shackles of imperialism from spain since he sees the country to be free of foreign power and be an independent and free country. a more self governing nation that is flourishing with culture and traditions.
well most Filipinos at this age considered Bonifacio as a more hero since well he is the father of the Philippine revolution and the symbol of the Filipino struggle and plights. but regardless of who is the more fitting hero figure of the nation, we are still thankful of our forefathers on building and paving the freedom the Filipinos.
@@Dulanimare it is sad to hear what your mom did but i'm very glad you want tk reconnect to your roots. yeah, i suggest reading first about the history and culture then the sociopolitical situation over the years. there are books written in english, well most books here are in English tho so i guess that's an advantage, i rarely see a full blown book in Filipino language (tagalog mostly) in the internet. take that advantage tho and also mostly of the books in ibon foundation are in English so don't worry tho.
you mean PHPH
wait what were ur recommendations again? sorry to ask again but it looks like the comments where u guys gave em are gone for some reason n i didnt have time to check em out bc i was at work :( all i got right now is books from the ibon foundation but im definitely reading up on the general history as well
Can we talk about the molasses ep horse cutting in to say “Don’t Trust Ryan Bergara” and something about the genie?? And all the Pop In’s alluding to some party at the end of the season! 👀👀👀 Also I am so grateful for the Watcher fam covering Filipino history and providing some insight/representation along with a Filipino narrator, it means a lot!
“ don’t trust rayan bergara someone’s (unintelligible)” that’s why I heard and before that “don’t trust your friend???”
I heard something about Asmodeus
"That's not your friend!...That Genie!...Don't trust Ryan Bergara!...And his friend Amode(us)!" (Asmodeus is the *Jewish King of Demons*)
@@orcalord8166 make sence since in another pop-in satan said one of his minions will be at the end of the season
@@orcalord8166 Holy shit
Fun fact: In his journal entry dated January 1, 1883, he shared about a “frightful nightmare” he had two nights before (i.e. December 30). In this dream, Rizal was imitating a dying actor and felt his “breath was failing” and his vision became very dim.
Interestingly, Rizal would be executed 13 years later at the exact same date.
Coincidence?
I THINK NOT!!!
I wonder how Jose would feel knowing how history remembers him. I don't think he ever wanted to be remembered - he just wanted to learn and teach and watch good things happen. I think he would be shocked but honored and happy to see the culture thriving
actually he would be piss he said clearly that he does not want to be remember just a simply tombstone with his name and date of birth and death no anniversaries no holidays no status or anything which the Philippines did was the opposite of that
Our stupid asses comes in full circle, never learn of our idiotic actions that causes all of the problems that also the hypocrites complains about.
@@miked884 I disagree that he'd be pissed for being well-known, I mean he already was well-known back then for how much Andres advertised him as one of the greatest minds on Earth. Rather I think he'd be disappointed in how glorified he'd be, and perhaps amused that what we know most of him is his girlfriends.
@@Пинагод Actually it was in his will but then again when he was a kid according to his siblings i don't know if its one of his sisters or his older bro (All of his siblings are Heros to btw) he once although he was like 6 or 9 at the time he said one day you will find statues of him in the whole country and by the way he was also know to make statues and bust of famous people particularly Napoleon he even one point told his dad that he need a whole Encyclopedia set and told them he needed for school which was lie btw he just want the set i think he was studying in Ateneo De Municipal i think just tidbit
There’s actually this really cool music video of Jose Rizal walking in a post apocalyptic Manila. It’s called “Kaninong Anino”.
I just want to say, props for not dragging in all his GFs. It never made sense that it was such a huge part of how he was taught to us --- like virility or whatever was necessary for heroism.
Exactly. Imagine if an ex boyfriend of yours suddenly died a hero and his list of exes starts being TAUGHT in schools 😂
He was an incredibly pretty man, but that's not an important part about him, I agree. Unless his lovers were like, a vital part of stuff, idc about how many lovers he had.
Imagine if he'd been a woman... a woman with a long list of boyfriends would be frowned upon, not applauded. So many double standards...
@@Marzi29 I would applaud it, and I'm a man
Interesting that that's how you viewed this or was taught to you. My teacher in high school taught us about Rizal's lovers and framed it in the context of him being charming and well-learned. That despite him being a hero and a great figure in our history, he was also a human being who loved and lost, someone with flaws and desires. And that made his writing more powerful, in that he was able to reach out and touch other people's lives with his words, the same way women find him charming wherever he went.
Idk if you were taught this frame of machismo=heroism. Or this is your own twisted interpretation of why his gfs are always mentioned when taught.
As a Filipino, can I just say that despite us having multiple mandatory devoted classes to Rizal, this is actually the most comprehendible synopsis of Rizal's life. Good job, Shane and crew!
false. hindi na discuss mga chicks niya. HAHAHA
@@Nobody-sh4pu the fact that they made us memorize them too lmao
i never wanted to read noli mi and el fili (i hate reading) but this vid really makes me want to
I actually really hoped that Shane include José's relationships because he's the original Mr. Worldwide and the OG harem king. José is really charming and romantic dude he even got 9 girlfriends including his own cousin
or should I say, "sweet home Calamba".
I mean he is a gentleman. Sisters and mom taught the boy well
SWEET HOME CALAMBA IM DECEASED
SWEET HOME CALAMBA 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 JESUS CHRIST
HAHAHAHAHAHA LORDT SWEET HOME CALAMBA
i like sweet home alabang better
Me googling Josh and finding out about all the classic Simpsons episodes he wrote, like Bart vs. Australia and Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy. Wowee. Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy actually made a big impact on me the first time I saw it as a kid, being the Smart Girl in my family who wasn't interested in boys and wanted to be taken more seriously. Kudos to Josh.
He wrote the Australian episode? Wow! As an Australian and fan of the Simpsons, that episode is often quoted in my household. Especially the knife spoony part
I HAD TO SCROLL TOO FAR TO FIND THIS COMMENT, CMON PEOPLE. WHERE ARE MY SIMPSONS AND GRAVITY FALLS FAN?
I really appreciate how it was highlighted that Rizal was a reformist despite being the “face” and catalyst of the revolution because that’s a highly significant detail that is often overlooked-Rizal was for reforms and for the native Filipinos back then (called Indios) to receive equal footing with the Spaniards residing in the Philippines at the time. I also loved whoever did Rizal’s voiceovers!!
Some other notes/facts:
* High school students in the Philippines are required to read his two novels. They’re both very good (especially the second one) although several of my professors in Uni have pointed out that the original texts contained not only Spanish but several other languages so the translations today aren’t as good so we probably aren’t doing Rizal any justice. I hear that reading it in English is actually recommended because there are good translations.
* I think this has been pointed out in the comments but Rizal was chosen by the Americans to be the PH’s “official” national hero because of the fact that he was a reformist and may set a good example for the people not to “revolt.” Other names that were considered included Bonifacio (disqualified for being a revolutionary) and Emilio Aguinaldo (disqualified for still being alive at the time)
* The Rizal monument in Manila faces the rising sun HOWEVER he never wanted any monuments erected in his name.
* Again, as pointed out in several of the comments, he had many lovers-the greatest one of which, was his cousin.
* And lastly, a little bit of weird trivia: there is an odd conspiracy theory positing that Rizal was Jack the Ripper (just a little reference to ur Unsolved ep)
Pretty sure I missed a ton of other stuff but yeah, great episode, boys!
that jack the ripper one is pretty dope, but how would an eye doctor have the education to commit those types of crimes?
And I've heard of another conspiracy theory that stated that Rizal was Hitler's father
@@j.a.c3350 Not really sure how it adds up either, tbh. But the broad strokes of the theory are that he was in the area at the time and he’d dabbled into a bit of surgery
I was going to mention the Rizal vs. Bonifacio as the national hero during the U.S. rule tidbit but glad someone already mentioned it!
I also noticed that every statue of Jose Rizal in a plaza faces away from the church.
"Sometimes I listen so hard I zone out" is a neurodivergent mood honestly, ryan's out here representing the adhd community weather he means to or not
It is? Omg, that happens to me most of the time and I’ve always wondered why. I guess I really need a trip to a psychologist
man i feel this so much
I actually had to replay a couple parts (and often do) due to this.. it had my full attention, but uhh.. yea.. just didn’t absorb, soaked right on through..
(Does it when eating or playing Genshin)
Me: Huh? Wait what's up-
Yes!
I feel like Ryan is slowly getting gaslit into believing he's been treated fairly??
god that's such a dark way of putting it
my partner thinks the lore might be that Ryan's been hypnotized this season...that's his theory
I thought he seemed a bit more passive! It’s making me so sad, I just want Ryan comfort. Heal his hurts!
Well unfortunately he does suck as guessing the answers so...
@@Trillora I thought it was hyponosis too!
I was rewatching PH (as you do) but then I realized that at 8:03, Molasses Horse was saying," Don't trust Ryan Bergara! He and his buddy Asmodeus-" and then it cuts off.
Just realizing that made me love this series even more ^^
Right? I watched that but back like 10 times and now I’m curious as to what that means for future episodes. Ik this ep is kinda old but I’m still watching through the series
*FUN FACT* :
*The reason why Jose Rizal want to face his shooter is because he want to send a message to the Spaniards that he is not a coward*
The fact that he attempted to face his shooters before he got shot is honestly the most badass thing, and I can only aspire to be like that
@@kryzai9302 The only admirable thing about...
that’s interesting!! I always thought it was bc criminals were shot in the back so he tried to turn around to emphasize his innocence
ANOTHER FUN FACT
Magellan acidentally discovered Philippines cause he was looking for the "Spice Island"
@@kaara18
Fun Fact:
Pre-Philippines already made trades with several other islands. And no, he didn't discover 'Philippines', he just named it after King Philip, which is a big unfortunate fact because people were led to believe that Magellan discovered Philippines, which was false as Philippines already had an established civilization(despite tards who keep insisting that Spain brought Philippines civilization despite the Luzon people already having gunpowder and firearms because of their trade with East Asia)
This is why I love Puppet History. We actually get to learn about the history of people of colour that we didn't get to learn in school. For me, most of school history was local history, the world wars/cold war and colonialism. It's all about mainstream Europe and the USA. As a mixed race poc, it's so nice to regularly learn about Asian and African history too. Shout out to Watcher for this!
ye! as a filipino a thing thats kinda sad for me in school is our history always starts at the whole colonization by spain part, pre colonial philippines isnt really explored which kinda sucks, or maybe i just dont listen well in history class, shit i need to read more
@@zhonzhon5112 Some said that our records were destroyed by the colonizers hence we don't have much to study about although there are a still some but not as rich as other countries...
But I'm not quite sure tho bc I just heard this somewhere and I kinda forgot where... Buuuuuut, it makes sense tho...
@@crystalKrystal oh true true, i forgot about that fsdfds, my dad also said that which makes sense but yeah sucks
Come to Libya
I mean, to be fair if you're white - As an Asian, it's not as if we get to know a lot about white people too. There are mentions when it comes to various topics such as science as music, but that's really because when it came to POC history, it was hardly recorded, even by POC's themselves.
I do hope you guys learn more about POC's, because there are pretty solid ones. Hell this video doesn't even cover a lot about Rizal's intelligence, even looking at his religious views will make you learn something new.
As a Filipino American, it actually makes me happy to hear this story being told to a broader audience. I learned about Jose from my grandpa when I was little because he grew up in a village near where he was born. Makes me proud ❤️ also- it’s the only puppet history where I’ve ever aced the questions and not gotten a single one wrong so I’ll take it~
You guys have some man there. Learned, a pacifist, scholar, heart breaker and above all else, student to knowledge. It was fascinating to hear, hell I'd love a good movie about him. Hearing him wishing to face the firing squad and how brave he was choked me up.
@@ItsScapeGoated There's a couple of movies about Rizal (with English subtitles!) - Jose Rizal (1998, actor Cesar Montano as Rizal) is worth checking out. :)
*Exposing the lies of the devil*
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Josh getting most of the answers right without even trying that hard is the funniest thing ever.
Oh yeah but Josh got the travel country one and the yellow fever one right because he picked up the details the professor dropped and deduce correctly, so he won in part because he is a good listener(unlike Ryan who PROCLAIMED to be lol)
writer's intuition. novelists feel other novelists, in this case, mr rizal
Am I the only one that slowly gets more tense the longer Ryan is nice to the professor? I feel like the season finale might involve attempted puppet murder
the puppet party is gonna be the show's first murder mystery dinner imo
That T-rex or whatever was screaming to not trust him! Is he a lizard person? Is it all deepfake? Ryan's evil twin? Sallie possession? I guess for now it will remain
UNSOLVED
Edit: OMG It's the molasses horse lol Definitely not a T-rex
Good job predicting stuff
Oh shit...
this aged like fine wine
If you think about it, José Rizal is probably the most baddass nerd in the world, considering how much he basically gave the finger to the corrupt Friars in such an eloquent way. He was a proud man.
He also had lots of bitches.
I think Teddy Roosevelt edges out Jose Rizal in the badass nerd department.
i remember reading one of his works (i think its either Noli Me Tangere or its sequel) during highschool, one of the first chapters, there was a big dinner. Among the people at dinner was a friar, who was intentionally given a chicken soup (tinola) w/ chicken wings. the friar didnt mind but it was kind of like a secret big fat middle finger to the friar coz having the chicken wing was frowned upon or meant something of an outcast or not part of the feast (something like that, i kind of forgot). the one behind it was the main character who despise the friar.
@@keito-kun6618 That's Noli Me Tangere, and the friar who was given the wing and the neck was Padre Damaso.
@@TheKnowledgeMan101 padre damaso is fiction. It symbolize to the friars or priest who are corrupt, cruel and wicked during Spanish era.
Rizal: oh no no, im too pacifist to kill them
Bonifacio: im not, give me the gun
THIS
Luna, Bonifacio and Mabini the real gangstas of Philippine Revolution
@@Spiderpunkrocks got the legs of a hero
@@Chi-np2lz I’m sure Mabini would have something to say about the leg part 😂
Talks shit about his girl and or family and Rizal would be willing to shoot you dead in a duel which was true
Today I learned that José Rizal’s mom was forced to walk 100 miles by the Spaniards when she was younger because she refused to use the Spanish surname the friars assigned to her family. So the urge to stand up to Spanish rule was already in José’s blood. 😬
as an English teacher to teens who don't like reading, this episode's song struck a chord... brb, playing this for my kids during their in-class snack break and hoping they get inspired (":
You gotta be able to read to text or to watch tiktoks with the music off !
It feels like an ad for libraries in the best way possible
“It would be fun if he threw a dagger right at a priest” His self insert OC Crisostomo Ibarra almost stabbed a priest with a dinner fork, does that count?
Lol I never thought I’d see the day Ibarra is called a self insert Oc but you’re not wrong
It sure counts haha
pls this is so funny
@@Starii_64 the way Jose Rizal described Ibarra, it does look like a self-insert OC.
self insert OC hahahsaha
i’d be really interested in seeing a video documenting shane’s process in filming one of these and prepping for it- like coming up with the songs and making the puppets etc, it’s so cool and the production that goes into each one is incredible
I think there was one related! But it only included the making of the stage if I'm not mistaken.
@@zhairmagne2702 Then there wasn’t one then.
@@professormurder3691 You just don't watch enough watcher...
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This video was from Season 1, season 4 puppets are made by another creator (saw her account on IG before but I forgot the name :( Sorry.)
Jose Rizal once said "kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan."
"The youth is the hope of our nation."
And I strongly agree. Just you wait. We will be able to raise our voice for our country.
As a Filipino that had been forced to learn about all his works and his history and lovelife, this is hilarious! Even one of his works took 75% of a school year
Okay I’m just gonna speak my mind-JOSÉ DESERVES A MUSICAL. I mean he’s an inspiration and a national hero, he had such an interesting and tragic life with triumphs in between. He definitely needs more recognition.
There are several musicals (and movies) about him already. He's also a very debatable national hero (with more than enough recognition going around for him lol)
Cesar Montano can sing, maybe we could tap him again
Something like Hamilton? Is it gonna be entitled RIZAL? Can't say no to that
Finally a Philippine history lesson about our national history without mention of his girlfriends! Just straight to the reason why he is considered a national hero! I salute you Professor! You did better than most teachers ngl!
Tbh its kinda unavoidable to NOT talk about it
Nice to see Rizal not reduced to his having numerous lovers
Sex sells especially in history class lel
a shame lots of comments dont have the same restraint talking about it lol. makes me realize that we really do reduce our heroes to the base facts we are taught. essentially, rp612 is shaking hhhhhdhdjdj
@@sweepasiels THIIIS! Rizal was a brilliant man who did lots ot great unexpected things. We were once asked in Rizal Course to create a curriculum vitae of sorts as a project and hell did it reach up to 10 pages long!!! A great, great man and all the Filipino youth could remember is that he's a serial womanizer?! Shame! 😂
After the season 4 finale, I thought it would be fun to go back through the other videos and find out the real scores in each to see if Ryan actually won any. This will be focused on the points won during the questions only, not the extra points the professor gives out willy-nilly.
Actual Score: Ryan had... no points and Josh had 5. The guest won fairly.
I appreciate the decision to get a voice actor to read Rizal's words. It sets the tone and somehow gives that gravitas to the quotes.
He's our national hero but it's debated that he shouldn't be our national hero because other men have played larger roles or fought in the revolution namely Andres Bonifacio. It was said that when our country was traded to the US, the US agreed him to be the national hero probably because he was a non-violent revolutionary and would not inspire the Filipinos to rally against their new colonizers. He did not directly experience the oppression that the larger Filipino communities faced because he came from a privileged family who can afford to get him to travel and study abroad.
But what the professor said in the video was true that he wanted to send his peaceful but revolutionary message to the elite or those in power because his novels are originally written in Spanish and not every Filipino that time knew how to read let alone speak Spanish
Boosting this, the only reason we have national heroes when most other countries don’t is bc when the American government “assimilated” us they needed smth to keep us in line so we wouldn’t revolt the same way we did with Spain even though they weren’t any better as colonizers 🤷🏽♀️🤧
As an American… yeah, that sounds like something we would have done.
I feel like we don’t need one specific hero. Both of them contributed to PH’s revolution. They pushed each other to do something about the colonization.
this should be the top comment!!
Very good perspective, more people should see this
This is the first time learning about Jose Rizal that did NOT talk about any of his girlfriends throughout his life.
I'm serious, I remember having a quiz in school on how many girlfriends Rizal had throughout his lifetime. 😂😂😂
We were required to watch a documentary about it in one of my college Filipino classes.
@@francesleones4973 omg do you happen to remember which one it is? thanks in advance
were even required to remember all their names and where theyre from lmao schools are weird
@@soupforfree i mean we learned about him since the 3rd or 4th grade pretty much (or it just felt like it’s been that long) so you get pretty tired of it, however juicy gossip is never boring.
also like that person^ said we had to memorize everything about him, including the details of his relationships, so fuckboy rizal is pretty memorable.
@@soupforfree i mean, Rizal Law did say to talk abt his life and those lovely ladies are a part of his life + he even wrote a letter to one of them before he died sooo, rip Pepe but we're gonna talk abt his love life
It's charming how pleased Josh is with his drawing, and how he starts to talk about working in animation. Just happy about some cool things he's done and eager to share. You love to see it.
I really appreciate that the actor reading Jose Rizal had an actual Filipino accent.
True! That's a nice detail!
You think pepe would sound like that?
@@alas2210 i was just bracing myself to deal with the voice being Shane, and I was glad it's not
more like fil-am aksent
YOU'VE SUMMONED ALL THE FILIPINOS TYSM ✨✨
All the Filipinos come to unite here hhaha
@MMI▶️ i love you
Ive seen this comment so much times please can we switch it up a bit more
Ayyyyyy.
Stop being so thirsty of other nationalities' attention. This is so annoying and feels like we're inferior towards the other nationalities!
The little graphic with The Professor reading a book titled "How To Spot Fascist Assholes" is just perfect. I feel like that sums of the (fantastic) politics of this series well. Honestly, that song from the Spool several episodes ago still is stuck in my head...
And, uh, whatever audio is bleeding through the Jelly-Telly is pretty concerning /and/ suspicion-confirming. Oh, how the plot is thickening like an extra helping of rich molasses on a horse condemned to the pits of hell for probably good reasons that shouldn't be elaborated upon.
I need watcher to sell book covers so every book I read can become How to Spot Fascist Assholes
In one of our lectures, the professor told us that the last time Jose traveled outside the country, he met a stranger on a ship. The stranger warned him that his life is in a dangerous position, and if he returns to the Philippines, the Spanish will arrest him and he can not possibly get out of prison again. Jose just smiled and said that he does not want to leave his family and country behind. I've always though that stranger could have been a time traveller that tried to change the course of history by swaying Rizal to not return to his country again.
That's interesting.
Or someone who read his novels and knows that it will land him in the gallows. The GOMBURZA priests were executed for false charges and even the Catholic Church in the Phillipines was not able to stop that execution.
He wants to sacrifice his life because he love his compatriots. All of his strifes and inspiration is focus toward Filipinos.
*gasps* the PrOfEsSoR??
and that stranger was none other than Obi Wan Kenobi himself.
So my kid saw me watching Puppet History, now he wants a "blue elmo." He won't even play his actual Elmo doll now.
Please Watcher can we get a The Professor doll?! Please take my money!
The good news is you can find the base of the professor online, as well as the clothes! I believe his eyes have been changed? Theres some tutorials online on people making their own professor. Good luck :D
A Trigger-me-elmo is also an option.
Here i found a tutorial..
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It will look very very identical ^^
this is cute aww
@@haishalinkz3121 well, that's effing amazing! Thank you so much!!!!
so i just wanted to point out at 23:14 they edited in this little laugh sound effect, which is actually a very popular added sound in a lot of philippine television/comedy! (kinda overused here in the PH lol but 'tis what it is). idk if the editors did this on purpose but if they did then applause to the Watcher team and your guys' attention to detail!!
YEA!! i fuckin had an out of body experience when i heard that laugh sound effect lmao
@@zhonzhon5112 that sound has a chokehold on philippine tv shows and radios i swear to god
Its so overused to the point I just casually ignored it
ahh, the radio listeners definitely feel to this in an even higher level
LOOL it threw me off so much
It's interesting, as a Filipino, to watch foreigners learn about our history and Rizal. Rizal is one of the national heroes (most famous among all of them). Actually, at first he just wanted to make Philippines to be a province of Spain and have a representative at the Cortes however because of the injustices done to his mother, he became radicalized and go for the full freedom from Spain. Also, we have a law here requiring all students to study Rizal's life and works.
as a Filippino born and raised, im so glad that the channel decided to cover Dr Rizal and much of my home country's history, and for showing the rest of the world that there's more to our history than just being conquered by Magellan and the Spaniards and being "saved" by the Americans (as i was taught in school growing up in the Philippines) much love from the Philippines honestly ♥️
The amount of love and talent that oozes from this series is remarkable. The puppets, the writing, the editing, the acting, and the SONGS. I’m so glad this wonderfully wacky series exists. It’s like a PBS Kids special and an adult swim bumper had a child, and I am 10000% here for it.
This is an accurate take dknddndn
It's a touch Eric Andre esque
He has one talent he will never learn or master: singing. He said to his friend Figueroa that if he ever sings, people will mistake it for donkey noises...
The horse sounded like he said "Don't trust Ryan Bergara. The genie's body (or "his body") has molded into-". The "Ryan is actually the genie " theory is becoming more plausible . . .
Or a Ricky Goldsworth story arc
@@Knight049 yo yesss for real, I’ve been thinking that it’s Ryan aka Ricky Goldsworth the whole time, and he’s secretly the genie, and him getting the trophy/jellybeans will make it so he can get the professor once and for all
@@Gravedigger6796 That would be amazing if that's the way it will end. (Ryan/Ricky as the genie vs the Professor)
Ooooh. I love how the fans are always thinking…
@@Knight049 I really hope the truth is finally given to us!!! I have nothing to do besides pick apart this show when I get off work so it’s all I do lol
LOVING that we’re going all over the globe with this show. It’s so easy to stick to European and American history that everyone already knows but so interesting and valuable to learn about the cultures and people that don’t get taught in western schools
Right? It seems like they're doing an annual "weird French bullshit" episode then really branching out for a lot of others
Philippines History was actually as darker as the Victorian era where execution and sh*ts happen. Especially The Martial Law happened in the Philippines, currently we are facing some history distortion because that one surname who started it all came back again at the presidential position.
I think this song was the best. Mainly just because of the tune. Shane really needs to publish his own song and stuff. He’s a great singer
This episode doesn’t feel the same without the professor’s jellybean satchel
man, I wish Shane could be a guest on this show. Too bad he's never around for filming.
no one mentioning Shane is the professor. Am I right? I’m little confused. 😂
@@leilegaspi9035 he’s actually the professor
I’m lowkey disappointed Shane didn’t mention Rizal’s abundant lovers. I mean he’s like the biggest ladies man that we even make jokes about it until now.
Bro was a short king
puppy fanz w h e e z e
@@browhattheactualfu-2659 NAURRRRRR SHORT KING
Our history teacher made us list all his lovers down in a test lmaooo
@@cathkindip5556 yeah I almost died lmao
The foreshadowing of Ryan betraying the professor is really clever I’m just noticing it now
Same im rewatching and just realized
him wishing death on anyone poking the proverbial bear is foul. that shouldnt be the lesson anyone should be taking out of this, yet i just know to some this sh will be the one thats going to stick 😂
The editing in this episode is just beautiful. It really captures ryan slowly losing it lol
PUPPET HISTORY: does a Jose Rizal episode
Me, a Filipino: First episode where I actually know all the answers xD
Omg relatable
Sana all, alam na yung sagot
Ikr easiest test I had in the last week frick modules
Rizal Course, yo
Same lol
why is Josh such a sweet man?! 😄He's so awkward and the way he celebrates after that first question is so cute! What a lovely guest! 🤗💛
He is... Josh was such a great guest!
i loooooove josh as an older guest! the energy from him is just so peaceful and classy, and he’s so funny without saying much.
"I'm really good at just like sitting and waiting and being anxious."
(Josh Weinstein, 1:30)
What a whole-ass mood that is, sir.
Ryan's impression of Rizal as a nerd is funny to me because he's a big womanizer and had many women in his travels. And one of them is his cousin.
Hot nerds exist. 😝
Hey what’s the deal with cousins? They’re my parents siblings children…?
Lol he wasn’t a womanizer. Sure, he had a girl crazy phase but being a womanizer means that you juggle women all at once- Rizal didn’t. The ultimate womanizer in PH history was Gregorio del Pilar for having in a relationship with 4 women in one time but then, Rizal received all the label
@@katiewebb227 some sort of his second cousin, and was considered his greatest love. they kept exchanging letters while Rizal was abroad
There's a reason why there are some conspiracy theories claiming he's Hitler's dad.
My god, this is like a sick joke. I literally have an assignment due tomorrow for Rizal Class 😭. It's like you guys know I'm dumb 😭.
Good luck!
Mine was yesterday.
Please come back to this comment with your mark I'm fully invested now lol
I'm sorry are you saying there's an entire class based around one historical figure? A whole class?
@@abigailkaterbergcolibaba Yes, actually. It's a requirement for every student in college/university to take that subject. We had to learn his life, writings and love life
i mean this in the most respectful way possible: rizal could GET IT
Same
thats what all his girlfriends probably said
Oh honey he did
He did and he had a lot. Theres also a witness report of him almost ending up dueling someone because of a girl.
@@OZYMANDI4S tbf he was always a bit salty
Points: 2
I love how he is basically a side character trying so hard to not be a part of the main plot but ends up becoming the most important player in it
Reminds me of certain trio characters in Korean novels 😂😂
@@shannendellera575 ah yes, the suicidal pact😂
@@lily9652 i love the fact that even in youtube I can see peeps of the korean Holy (Headache-inducing) Trinity
what novel are you guys talking abo i love reading korean novels lol
when the MC wants to be a side character but the people wouldn't have it 😂
Me - *thinking to myself* "We haven't seen that dastardly Genie in awhile."
Molasses Covered Horse - "DON'T TRUST RYAN BERGARA!"
Ryan - 👁️👄👁️
Me - "ooooooooooooh."
What i didn't catch that!
@@romypotash7114 It's during the Puppet Pop In
It also says "the genie" at 7:59
omg loving this lore
Ok here’s my theory about the Professor and the Genie:
The professor is an immortal being who has been on the earth for eons. At one point in time he discovered the lamp that was being guarded by a genie. The Professor wishes for a time machine, it is granted. The Professor spends the next few thousand years jumping forward in time and living in that time for a while. This has allowed him to see the events shown in Puppet History and many more (the assassination of Julius Caesar, the Boston Tea Party, the burning of the library of Alexandria, Opening Night of Romeo and Juliet, the birth of Christ, etc) this also means that he has many rivalries/friendships with histories greatest characters. Sometime in the 1940’s he graduated from Puppet University and became a professor. He was actually the inspiration for Indiana Jones. He is now living in the present, all the while Shane (secretly a demon) and Ryan are hosting Unsolved. Then, another demon known as Ricky Goldsworth has started to try and possess Ryan. Shane knows Ricky from Hell and they hate each other. It is then that we discover that Shane was the Genie the whole time in disguise. He discovers that the Profesor is in Los Angeles at this time (at this point Puppet History is already happening) and somehow should Ryan win the coveted cup of the History Master, Ricky will completely takeover Ryan. Shane changed the deal so that the Profesor has to stay in this time and never let Ryan win, he must do this until Shane had conquered every demon and ghost in the world (he does this via Unsolved). Rendering the Profesor, trapped and spiteful against both the Genie (Shane) and Ryan. And the genie (Shane) has possessed Ryan this season to kill the professor/protect Ryan from Ricky now that unsolved it over.
i find this week’s episode extra fun because as a filipino myself, i relied on my stock knowledge to answer alongside ryan and josh! thank you for covering our history, much love and support from the philippines!
kinda wished they mentioned his 9 girlfriends, that factoid was drilled into my head in class.
samesies!! i answer along too and this is the only ep i perfected the questions of 😂
i've just noticed that the professor said that ph was sold to usa and wasn't granted complete independence until the end of ww2. thank you for saying that. that bit wasn't even mentioned in our own history books. in fact, the ph independence day that we celebrate every year is inaccurate.
Yeah, the US rarely talks about how at one point, the Philippines was a US colony and they refuse to talk about the Philippine-American war because of all the atrocities committed by American generals like genocide and putting Filipinos in concentration camps and the result of more than 200,000 Filipinos dead during that time
Fun fact: Even Japan wants to buy Philippines to Spain but rejected. Later, Spain wants to sell the Philippines to Japan but is also rejected.
US didn't voluntarily buy the Philippines to Spanish Empire but they Force the Spain to sell it to them.
@@lemuellopena1157 if i remember correctly Japan and the US came to an agreement where basically US would take the Philippines and the US wouldn’t get involved if Japan ever decided to colonize the used-to-be unified Korea
What the f*ck are you talking about?? It's almost in our history book. That the Americans force us their own version of history. They denied that we created our own government and declared ourselves independence before they came. They call us insurgents and bandits, than Revolutionaries and patriots. They want us to celebrate their independence day. July 4. And they want people around the world to believe. That they gave us independence and they free us from Spain. Which is the opposite. WE FOUGHT For OUR OWN FREEDOM. Even though you might call it. Unabsolute and Short live. June 12 is the Day our Ancestors proudly flew the Philippine Flag. As a Sign of our peoples struggle for Freedom.
These are great additions, everyone on this comment chain - I don't know enough.
Looked up this:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taft%E2%80%93Katsura_agreement
sounds like Japan-US agreement over Philippines isn't special.