# 'Perfect' YouTube videos?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-youtube-videos/664952
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [July 30, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-youtube-videos/664952 "2013-07-30T21:40:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@CheapBastid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheapBastid)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-youtube-videos/664952/1 "2013-07-30T21:40:14Z")
It occurs to me that there are many ‘good’, ‘fun’, 'entertaining, etc. YouTube videos and channels, but (for me) there seem to be a ‘class above’ where the medium and the message meld into a cinematographic delight. In thinking a bit about it I find the ones I consider ‘perfect’ often are short, so they can ‘hit that note’ perfectly. Often there is a sense of a deeper story in them. Occasionally there are those longer ones that hit that note enough that either it sustains awesome or it comes around to awesome again.
I nominate:
[Dramatic Chipmunk (Groundhog)](http://YouTu.be/a1Y73sPHKxw) (who showed us the way)
[My daughter has chosen the Dark Side](http://YouTu.be/XF7b_MNEIAg)
[Barking Cat](http://YouTu.be/aP3gzee1cps)
In the category of hitting that note again and again:
[No No No Cat](http://YouTu.be/kxRX6LXDpWs)
[Ladder Goat](http://YouTu.be/ggB33d0BLcY)
In the category of being more perfect when you watch an intro:
[Kitty Corliss](http://YouTu.be/Veg63B8ofnQ) (the one that made me think to start this thread)
Watch [Grinding the Crack](http://YouTu.be/TWfph3iNC-k) first to properly set the stage.
What are your nominees?
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### Author:  [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-youtube-videos/664952/2 "2013-08-01T20:47:02Z")
In line with no no no cat
Oh long johnson
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tvgkyODiOE)
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### Author:  [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-youtube-videos/664952/3 "2013-08-01T21:00:03Z")
[Pinky](http://youtu.be/Yi-Jukjqoa0). Probably my favorite internet video of all time
[Mad Cat](http://youtu.be/G0tiT7KlACM) “Friendly, good with children”
[Newswoman is not a cat person, cat is aware of this](http://youtu.be/9sIm3uc3GIE)
[German weather woman cannot stop laughing](http://youtu.be/fttToYwL-nY). Possibly the most infectious laugh ever
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### Author:  [@Orr\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orr_G)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-youtube-videos/664952/4 "2013-08-01T22:23:19Z")
The one I thought of has been taken down. I like it because of just how _wrong_ it is. Was. I’m actually really sad that it’s been taken down.
This is a similar video of the same incident: [DAD HITS DAUGHTER WHILE PLAYING KINECT! - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drKjZOuV1DI)
The version I’m thinking of, however, included a perfectly timed “HEADSHOT!!!” (a la Unreal Tournament) and then the baby screeches. So, yeah, very wrong, but perfect nevertheless.
Although I suppose a truly perfect video would be one that actually existed…
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### Author:  [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-youtube-videos/664952/5 "2013-08-01T22:32:11Z")
[Special Effects Girl](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muc0kaQtCMU)
[Don’t dance, Fight!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev6qEj5sfKU)
[Luckiest Man Alive](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyTKyZ7XHVM)
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### Author:  [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-youtube-videos/664952/6 "2013-08-01T22:33:00Z")
[Go! Bwaaaah!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJq4jWSQNd8)
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### Author:  [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2013, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-youtube-videos/664952/7 "2013-08-02T13:33:45Z")
The “Boom Goes the Dynamite” sports recap–it’s hilarious how bad the anchor is, but I probably wouldn’t be any better.
The music video for Ke$ha’s “Blow”
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### Author:  [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2013, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-youtube-videos/664952/8 "2013-08-02T17:41:12Z")
> [@Dr.Strangelove](#):
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> [Go! Bwaaaah!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJq4jWSQNd8)
Entertainment to time invested that is the most perfect ratio I’ve seen on Youtube.
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### Author:  [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-youtube-videos/664952/9 "2013-08-02T18:15:24Z")
> [@Morbo](#):
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> [German weather woman cannot stop laughing](http://youtu.be/fttToYwL-nY). Possibly the most infectious laugh ever
I see your German weather woman and raise you [Dad at Comedy Barn](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4Y4keqTV6w).
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### Author:  [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2013, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-youtube-videos/664952/10 "2013-08-02T18:19:24Z")
As for my most recent perfect short video discovery, I sure do love [this](http://youtu.be/u_MJM_V82T8) one
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### Author:  [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-youtube-videos/664952/11 "2013-08-02T19:13:33Z")
[The “Sail” cat video.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awf45u6zrP0)
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### Author:  [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2013, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-youtube-videos/664952/12 "2013-08-04T09:12:28Z")
Five second films.
> **[Planking](http://5secondfilms.com/watch/planking/)**
>
> Realizing your friends have a problem is the easy part. Getting them to go into Meme Rehab, and resisting the urge to detonate their nuts with a swift kick, is where it gets tough.
> **[Bring Your Child to Work Day](http://5secondfilms.com/watch/bring_your_child_to_work_day/)**
>
> He’d rather be slashing the mayor’s tires or be playing Pokemon: Petty Larceny, but this at least gets him out of school for the day.
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### Author:  [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2013, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-youtube-videos/664952/13 "2013-08-04T10:06:40Z")
> [@chacoguy](#):
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> [Special Effects Girl](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muc0kaQtCMU) …
omg thanks for sharing! it didn’t quite get me immediately, but i lost it after she paused to take a breath, adjusted her position and started to laugh again at what she saw.
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### Author:  [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2013, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-youtube-videos/664952/14 "2013-08-04T13:03:36Z")
> [@Renee](#):
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> [The “Sail” cat video.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awf45u6zrP0)
That one made me laugh like Dad at the Comedy Store
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### Author:  [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-youtube-videos/664952/15 "2013-08-04T16:28:59Z")
[Cats vs. Laser](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8whTWQ-RHkk)
It’s short, entertaining, and features cats. This video never fails to cheer me up.
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### Author:  [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-youtube-videos/664952/16 "2013-08-07T21:58:58Z")
This may not be the best YouTube video of all time, but to me it distills some of the pure amateur enjoyment of the site. I present to you [the Asterino Sisters singing God Bless the USA](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aZEg-Rmdqg). It’s goofy, embarrassing, totally sincere, and had me laughing out loud - like something from Awkward Family Photos.
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### Author:  [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2013, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-youtube-videos/664952/17 "2013-08-07T23:04:59Z")
[Ultimate Dog Tease](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGeKSiCQkPw) is still my go-to giggle machine.
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### Author:  [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-youtube-videos/664952/18 "2013-08-08T02:04:41Z")
> [@SykoSkotty](#):
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> That one made me laugh like Dad at the Comedy Store
It cracks me up every time I watch it. The timing is so perfect.
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### Author:  [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2013, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-youtube-videos/664952/19 "2013-08-08T03:04:31Z")
Some I always enjoy:
[Dog escaping kennel](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ13Wcx4wjQ)
[Foxes on a trampoline](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8xJtH6UcQY)
[Kitten fighting apples](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-1F-CokXNU)
[Little girl singing](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M-Glv9nyi4)
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### Author:  [@CheapBastid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheapBastid)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2013, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-youtube-videos/664952/20 "2013-08-14T03:07:24Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#):
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> [Ultimate Dog Tease](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGeKSiCQkPw) is still my go-to giggle machine.
I miss the Mystic Cat video he did years ago. I guess he had to pull it as the cat’s owner asked him to, but my kid and I still use the line: “Mouuuuuse… _Come Ooooonnnn!_”
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