3 Movie and TV Show Relationships That Make No Sense - Obsessive Pop Culture Disorder 

I call this episode, "Daniel Pretends He Doesn't Know What Hentai Is"

You forgot to mention the implausible friendship between Daniel and Soren in the popular internet show "After Hours"

I mean Chucky and Tommy are toddlers. They are friends because their parents are friends. There is literally no other way to make friends before kindergarten.

Bart and Milhouse have similar interests Also, they're both picked on by the same bullies

So... we are going to ignore the Soren, Daniel dynamic in After Hours? Cool.

The answer to 1 is always that their parents made them hang out as children, and they just kept up the friendship and/or they are neighbors. Also I have had friendships like that but not as exaggerated, which I expect movies and TV to be, at least a little.

I always figured that Ferris and Cameron were childhood friends. But maybe that's cause I was a Cameron in High School.

Having various friendships with people I have little to nothing in common with I can tell you that they are real. Once two people have been together in a situation where they helped each other out on a regular basis, a bond grows. Then you focus on the few things you have in common movies, music, TV, or whatever. The best friendships aren't the ones you'll have the most fun with. They're the ones where you can trust the other person to be there when you need them. Yeah, I have more fun with some of my buddies, but if my car breaks down on the interstate at midnight in another state with no Uber, toe truck, or cab to be found, I know who come. And I'd go for them to, cause at the end of the day we've had each other's backs so long, not being there for them isn't even a question.

Daniel: the best thing about Cracked.

I wonder if in Daniel's research of nerd/jock relationships he found any fan content of himself and Soren.

Ferris and Cameron were friends because in an earlier draft of the script Ferris met a troubled guy and tried to help him but he didn't and the guy committed suicide and Ferris felt responsible and so that's why he hangs out with this equally troubled guy as sort of a pennance for that.

...and that’s the sorta thing that stops research right in its tracks... 😂 🤣😆

Ah yes, that second one. You missed the most relevant clip! "So anyway, how is your sex life?"

Lost it at "and THAT is the kind of thing that stops research in its tracks!"

The 'Implausible Friendship' is actually very real. It is the basic concept that friends usually start off liking the same stuff, but as they grow, their families, their talents, and the fact they aren't the same person, causes them to develop diverging interests and personas. Zack and Screech give us a glint of this, because before Saved by the Bell, they were in Good Morning Miss Bliss, and we saw that Screech was the odd-man out, it was Zack and Mikey, with Screech as more the geek they used and felt pity for... when Mikey departed between the two series, Screech was still there, and he grew on Zack. Screech is loyal, he is Zack's best friend and Zack is Screech's best friend, and yet both have separate cliques that they interact with, Zack has the cool kids, Screech has the Nerds, in Saved by the Bell they introduced Jessie as Zack's True Best Friend, the literal Girl Next Door who is never interested in Zack and Zack is never interested in her (despite, in my opinion, her always being the hottest girl in the cast, by far). The essential Canon of the Series is that Jessie was in a private school for middle school, but has always been there, her, Mikey, and Zack, and Screech all live on the same Block, they grew up in the same neighborhood, they were friends because they watched the same shows, wanted the same toys, and played the same games, but as they aged, Mikey moved away, Jessie went to a different school and was a girl, Zack took after his dad, and Screech got weird. Their friendship is realistic, but it only works if you accept that they have been friends since they were small children, and it only starts to strain credulity when you get something like Screech and Slater, Nerd and Jock, only friends of friends, who somehow become really chummy despite having zip in common besides the same school and small handful of mutual friends.

Me and some of my best friends for the past 10 years have next to nothing in common. All you really need is a similar sense of humor and to like the other person and I don't think the rest really matters. And the most explicable situation in Saved By the Bell is Screech sold weed, Zach bought weed from him and they started smoking together.

The Jock/Nerd friendship cliche is brought up in 21 Jump Street and explored deeper in 22 Jump Street. It's actually a clever, somewhat subtle theme throughout the whole film that some friendships are sturdy because of how different the people are, Yin and Yang; when two exactly similar people hang out there's no spark. I'd highly recommend both films to anyone reading, as funny and silly as they are, they are also incredibly well made films that actually carry a meaning or two. Also you sit next to Soren at the After Hours table soooooo.........

"that didn't feel good trickling out the old hole" says Smooth D.

Zack and Screech DOES make sense though. Screech just loves and idolises Zack and that's why he does whatever Zack tells him to do. No matter how crazy. And Zack keeps him around coz like I said...Screech literally does anything he's told....he is practically like his servant in a weird way. So why not keep him around

Yeah the smartest guy in our class--good grades with no studying, well read just because he read so fast and absorbed information so easily, hot, athletic, etc etc and the accidental class clown--clumsy, socially awkward, poor grades... were and are best friends to this day. I don't pretend to understand, that's just facts.

Ferris and Cameron and Zach and Screech are probably friends because they were childhood friends that haven't yet realised they have drifted apart.

My best friend is smokes pot, drinks, swears, and lives with his girlfriend (whom he describes their sex life on occasion). I'm a drug-free, wait-til-marriage virgin who never swears and doesn't even drink caffeinated beverages. We're best friends over our love of American Dad and video games. Could that be a movie?

We missed you, DJ Nob! We want more Nob.

Fake friends act nice and suck up to you in case they want to use you in the future. Real friends roast you and call you out on a regular basis...

We need way more OPCD and After Hours.

If I'm remembering right, the Hangover friendship between Brad Cooper and Ed Helms is that they are both friends with the groom (whoever that was) but not really friends with each other. That's a real thing.

LOL, goddammit you are witty! I love all of these cracked videos, especially this one and After Hours. Keep'm coming please! Great work!

Gosh! I love the way you're mind works! I could listen to you deconstruct everything I know about movies ALL DAY LONG!

I think it's more common for women to discuss their sex lives than for men. And the jock/nerd friendships are things that exist due to being childhood friends that just care about each other as they get older.

I am surprised there was no mention of That 70's show, those guys are the worst friends ever :P

Normally me and my friends are polar opposites 😂 Normally our group attracts attention of how weird it looks to some people, as some of my friends dress in band uniforms, others all black, others always dress fashionable and others just plain normal. (On the outside look, but also personality wise). I think our friendship is based that we all hear and understand each other. They are better at things im not so offers me advice when I need it and i do the same for them. Diverse friendship, even if polar oposite, can be functional for some poeple as it opens them to a world they didn't knew with different experiences and exposure to different tastes which foments tolerance 😊

Dude you're my new hero as well as new favorite youtube/internet personality.

To be fair, the "get out, you doofus!" line from 'Friends' was Monica talking to Ross, her brother, not her friend...*adjusts glasses*

5:08 - It's called a "Mastermind," when two people neatly complement one another by compensating for each other's flaws. One will be impulsive; one will be cautious. One will be sensitive; the other will be ruthless. One will be creative; the other will be conservative. When they're working together, they have basically zero flaws because their strengths cancel out each other's weaknesses.

I wish these were weekly!!! Daniel you're the best 😁

DOB, I've missed you. The recent articles chased me away, but the classics brought me back. When you beatboxed the Ferris Bueller riff, I almost spat my drink out.

Can you put the "OPCD" at the beginning of the title? So we know that the video is worth watching?

Man I must be completely living in a movie universe as I am in friendships with all types of people. In fact as I have gotten older and have worked different jobs I would say that I have ended up with friends that are complete opposites to me. I have always had friends from different walks of life. It makes life fun interesting and while yeah you have a couple of people you can only take in small dosages. It's the differences that makes a friendship interesting.

Great Video Mate, Please keep up the good work.

will the next episode ACTUALLY be next month, or will it be two like the spanse between last and this one? I'VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH OPCD & DJ NOB!!!!

He clearly has never had a British friend. 90% of our relationships is being mean to each other. It's how we say I love you.

I was told 30 years ago that no-one likes to hear about your sex life, and it's disrespectful to your girlfriend so I never have.

The mean friends trope is stupid; and likely perpetuated by those who don't understand how to do it. Such as one time at my one job, a coworker and I had separate duties, but would cross paths as we worked. One of us would make a negative comment about the other, they would retort, we would go back and forth once or twice more, then stop. One day a new coworker tried to join in, but she seemed to think the joke was entirely about making fun of me; and did not understand the part about stopping; nor did she recognize the hints we both were dropping that essentially meant, "shut up." We worked at a very busy gas station, and made fun of each other as a means of relieving stress because we could not yell at the customers that got on our nerves; and even though the majority of people are no problem, it only takes one asshole to ruin your day.

Being fair milhouse acts more like a subordinate to bart than a best friend 90% of the time.

Ferris (who names their kid Ferris, anyway) hangs out with Cameron because he's rich and a pushover. Cameron hangs out with Ferris because he has no other friends.

Thank you thank you thank you I've missed Daniel so much I can't even...thank you.

To answer the final question about improbable friendships, I raise you the following: Screech/ Cameron thinks he can become cooler by associating with Zach/ Ferris, who in turn (despite their favorable looks and personality) have self-esteem issues, and enjoy the adoration.

Great episode Dj Nob!

TV seems to think the totality of friendships is roasting, which is insane." Daniel clearly doesn't have black friends. We will meet up specifically to roast each other for hours and love it.

some how they missed one of the most famous polar opposite friends that's Shawn and Cory from boy meets world.

Great segment Smooth D!

I know that the "friends talking about sex" thing gets overplayed and almost always is associated with groups of men, but I have to say that the trope is somewhat accurate for groups of women. I don't know if it's dealing with strict masculinity/"no homo", but I definitely talked about explicit things with a few of my closest female friends.

these writers obviously don't have real friends

I'm so in love with DjNob. Anyone else? No, just me? Really?

As a psychologist, I appreciate the use of "Asocial" in this episode.

I love this show. it always feels ages between episodes but it's always worth the wait!

I like to hang out with people opposite of me I am shy and quiet and logical my friend is loud and crazy she helps me break out of my shell and I keep her from going to prison it works

Next to after hours this is my favorite cracked show

This friendship thing is a concept i never thought about. Thank you OPCD!

This is my favorite pre-endplate outro in all of OPCD. We love and miss you terribly, Daniel the Maniel O'Brien The Lion.

I tend to feel fairly uncomfortable talking about sex with my male friends, but my female friends and I talk (more) explicitly about our sex lives way more frequently

DJ Nob? at least your initials aren't DJ MILF like mine. :/

This is why I love this channel

Great video, smooth D.

Hey Dan have you seen the Beauty and the Beast live action remake yet? They fixed that thing you hate about the disappearing castle staff/villagers.

Ferris is a figment of Cameron's imagination.

Really good episode :D really enjoyed that you used a Crazy ex girlfriend reference. I'd love to see an ep about this amazing underrated show :)

Hi-larious. Had me Rollin. Good show. Good show sir

I love the way he speaks.

I've had friends that were my polar opposite, but it usually comes down to we have common interests that tie us together when I was in highschool I had this really outgoing, I was quiet and kept to myself for the most part, friend that pushed me a little bit to come out of my shell and I needed that, but we shared common interests in movies and tv shows and stuff. I also had a friend that I basically always debated with we had common interests in shows and stuff, but we liked them for some different reasons and we always debated on the whats and whys and wasn't this cool and etc. all you really need for a friendship is common interests if you got that then you're doing just fine. you can build a connection with someone.

The humor is on point, man.

It has always been my hope that Cracked will release a completely couth video devoid of even the hint of that which is uncouth.

How did Dan become my celebrity crush?

You know sth must have went wrong in the time-space-continuum when the first logical nerd-jock friendship that comes to mind is from 21 Jump Street

This is by far my favorite episode so far.

Great episode smooth d

Rebuttal to point 3, Dan and Soren.

I want to be in that very specific corner of the internet

"That's explicable!" you're awesome Dan!

This was a good episode DJ knobs!

To the sex point, HIMYM has Marshal say that "locker room talk" doesn't happen in the locker room.

All my friends are both awul to me and awful people. Me included. i love us, we're the best

Daniel, your OPD videos are the best thing on Cracked. Please never stop talking in that stilted, over-eager way.

I always love the writing in these

Another great OPCD from the ol' Smooth D.

B-b-but my best friend and I are polar opposites and it works well

make more of these! also i would really like to see more actual talking in the other videos. im talking about the ones that just make me read all the time. it seems kinda counterintuative reading something on a youtube video. thanks love ur site.

OPCD is my favourite thing that Cracked makes and I SO wish there were more episodes coming out faster :(

That 40 year old virgin scene will always make me cringe lol

yeees! DOB is back!

I wasn't sure at first, but this episode grew on me.

These hold up so well

Chargers the Movie: In a world of Universal serial buses one group of chargers decide to throw into the world into chaos, the apple chargers. Now it is up to a bunch of ragtag USB 2.0s to prove to the overlord 3.0s that they can still be viable and take down the unnecessary stupid hipster apple chargers for good. (regarding which inanimate object hasn't had a movie yet) (Also still a better movie than The Emoji movie or Cars 2 XD)

I said this for the After Hours episode on "Friends" and I'll say it here: movie and TV characters are written like they're teenagers. Teenagers have unhealthy obsessions about sex, are often mean to each other for no real reason, and can even be found in odd groups of friends because of circumstances or needs. If Ferris had his own car, for example, he might not have kept hounding Cameron to drive over in *his* car. Teenagers are always trying to figure out social cues, the finer points of interacting with other human beings without being completely or even mostly inappropriate. You know what else teenagers are? The main demographic for television and movies. Writers only have to write characters who are as mature as their target audience in order to keep ratings high. Or, if you want a less cynical explanation, writers "write down" to teenagers to show them it's okay to be awkward and inappropriate because look at how awkward and inappropriate adults can be, as long as we all learn a valuable lesson about "friendship" along the way. Movies and TV shows need more adults that act like actual adults.

I made myself cry from laughing because of your quickly abandoned web search of jocks and nerds. Now you know what keeps the trope going. XD (That happy corner of the internet is a very large corner and it includes much more than jocks and nerds. Nothing is safe. 0.o)

I've rewatched OPCD a few times now.. Dan is gold. I love this show

OPCD and After Hours are the only reasosn I come to cracked.

Hate to admit this but, i based my relationships on sitcoms. I wish I had more attentive parents.

I do want to say that I have seen polar opposite friends happen in two situations: they had one thing in common that they really like and can brought them together, and that circumstances forced them to rely on each other, and they kind of stuck together

daniel is the greatest! AND posted on my Bday! thanks universe:)