# The Onion "news" clips- who knew? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 20, 2008, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-news-clips-who-knew/468726 "2008-10-20T12:31:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-news-clips-who-knew/468726/1 "2008-10-20T12:31:07Z")
Confirmed CNN junkie here. I’ve found paradise. I can now die a happy man. The Onion has parody video clips and news stories on their web site. [This little gem about McCain](http://www.theonion.com/content/video/mccain_vows_to_replace_secret) is just brilliant. Seems there is a real set. Great homage to the CNN Situation Room set, too. Hope they keep this going after the election. Anyone watching these? Is this an election-year specific bit or has The Onion had this kind of video parody going and I’ve just not found it? Cartooniverse ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-news-clips-who-knew/468726/2 "2008-10-20T12:46:38Z")
They’ve been doing these for at least a year or two now. Some really funny stuff. [Here](http://www.youtube.com/user/TheOnion) is The Onion’s profile on Youtube with links to all of the videos they’ve put up. Looks like, at this point, they’ve uploaded 126 videos! ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-news-clips-who-knew/468726/3 "2008-10-20T15:01:20Z")
I’ve been watching the ONN(Onion News Network) for about a year now. They’re just as funny as the print edition, and since they’re online they don’t have to worry about any of the censors beyond what Youtube allows(which is a lot). They have a CNN Situation Room parody, as well as “News Hour with Jim Lehrer” style bit, and a “Today Show” or “Good Morning America” style parody called “Today Now”. The Today Now segments tend to be longer and Here’s some of my favorites( **interface2x** kindly linked to the Onion Youtube profile), titles from memory. Panda Demands Abortion Overweight boy avoids ridicule by wearing shirt at pool Is the Government Monitoring Paranoid Schizophrenics Closely Enough? Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-news-clips-who-knew/468726/4 "2008-10-20T15:17:07Z")
Tivo actually will deliver them directly to your TV. When they do a new one it just shows up in my recorded shows. Look for the one about Bush touring the US to witness the devastation caused by his Presidency. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-news-clips-who-knew/468726/5 "2008-10-20T16:00:41Z")
My absolute favorite is [Concentric Circles Emanating From Glowing Red Dot](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wHMaJ6AtNs). ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-news-clips-who-knew/468726/6 "2008-10-20T16:09:52Z")
> [@iamthewalrus\_3](#): > > My absolute favorite is [Concentric Circles Emanating From Glowing Red Dot](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wHMaJ6AtNs). Oh that is good stuff. ---
**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-news-clips-who-knew/468726/7 "2008-10-20T16:53:18Z")
Be sure to pay attention to the news crawls along the bottom. As to my favorite, there was one about illegal immigrant CEOs taking the jobs of American CEOs (“They’re willing to work for only $400,000/ yr”) that was pretty good. But really, pick one and it likely will be good. ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ian_D.Bergkamp)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-news-clips-who-knew/468726/8 "2008-10-20T17:27:42Z")
Thanks for the link. I’ve been listening to the Onion Radio News podcasts for a while now and really enjoy them, so I look forward to seeing the video version. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-news-clips-who-knew/468726/9 "2008-10-20T17:28:38Z")
My favorite: **In The Know: Are We Giving The Robots That Run Our Society Too Much Power?** > **[The Onion | America's Finest News Source.](https://www.theonion.com/)** > > The Onion brings you all of the latest news, stories, photos, videos and more from America's finest news source. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-news-clips-who-knew/468726/10 "2008-10-20T17:57:13Z")
Personally I like; Poll Reveals 430 New Demographics That Will Decide Election: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uql1avoyizc/hqdefault.jpg "Poll Reveals 430 New Demographics That Will Decide Election") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uql1avoyizc) Who will win the crucial facebook masturbators demographic? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-news-clips-who-knew/468726/11 "2008-10-20T19:27:51Z")
I knew about the video clips before I found out they made an Onion movie. It was kind of uneven but parts were hilarious. I like how they don’t try to make every one of the videos socially or politically relevant (though I like those too). Some are just funny for the sake of being funny. I liked the Ninja Parade and the one with the NASCAR coach. “Turn Left!” “I’m turning Left” Sorry in a place with no streaming video, can’t link. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-news-clips-who-knew/468726/12 "2008-10-20T19:46:49Z")
You can get them automatically delivered as video podcasts through iTunes. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-news-clips-who-knew/468726/13 "2008-10-20T19:55:15Z")
As someone who follows Young Hollywood for some reason, I’m particularly fond of [Disney Geneticists Debut New Child Stars](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZgXg_7kVI8). ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-news-clips-who-knew/468726/14 "2008-10-20T20:23:26Z")
This isn’t a new joke, but the execution is flawless: [Boy Scouts offer to give Breast Exams](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbVifPkbYsk) done in Morning Show style. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-news-clips-who-knew/468726/15 "2008-10-20T20:55:50Z")
I guess they never put the one up about the proposed anti-skullfucking bill. Guess it couldn’t get past the Youtube censors. That one had me rolling. ---
**Author:** ![\_Undecided\_Adrian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/eada6e/32.png) [@\_Undecided\_Adrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Undecided_Adrian)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-news-clips-who-knew/468726/16 "2008-10-20T21:55:53Z")
[It’s up on their own site (NSFW!)](http://www.theonion.com/content/video/live_from_congress_the_skull) enjoy!