4 Movie Side Characters Screwed by the Hero - Obsessive Pop Culture Disorder 

I know that the chances are slim but I hope dan starts making those independently

Yeah looking back on it it’s pretty sad he knew the site was in trouble and was trying to help

Wait, did he get laid off, too? Who else got laid off from Cracked?

Maicey Throckmorton pretty much everyone. Im fairly sure that David Wong and Alex Schmidt are still working there

They maybe shoulda laid off the pathetic SJW propaganda a bit, I guess. Ah well.

have you watched Legend of Korra? Cabbage Corp is one of the largest multinational businesses in existence. Cabbage guy did alright for himself...

My Cabbage Corp!

Didn't he get a statue in Korra?

Lucy Love what movie? Also Myyy Cabagggessss!

CABBAGE GUY MADE IT INTO THE MOVIE?! Now I'm partially tempted to go watch it...

Daniel landed on his feet. He has been a writer for the John Oliver show since Aug 2018. He has won the Writers Guild award (as part of the team), and hopefully when the Emmys come back around the show gets Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series again.

@@meltaco1086 I did not know that! It's good he has got a good job and got recognition, I just miss him on RU-vid nonetheless.

haha, right? SPOILER: Chilis did not come up with the money.

I can't tell if this is supposed to be a crude joke. Talk about getting screwed over!

cracked is dead

@@mitchhosman4229 You were, like, 2 years late...

I also like that Daniel doesn't act like Twitter is his Safe Space, like some people do.

Same, but without hearts in my eyes.

We love you Daniel and #Chilis should sponsor you.

this needs more upvotes and also to be #TT

Mitchell Barbee #OPCDchilis

Honestly though is cracked having money issues? I never thought abt it bc I always imagined them as a force of nature on the internet, but with there head editor stepping down (jack o'brien) them asking if people want to donate to them and/become a subscriber on their website for early content, and this? I know it's a joke but also?? Is cracked broke?

Mitchell Barbee how do I help fund opcd?

RU-vid ad revenue is not a stable source of revenue. That's why so many channels now have Patreon accounts to beg for money directly from their subscribers.

Erin Cornelius yes, thank you. I checked the comments to see if anyone else caught that.

It's still a stolen piece of "history" exhibit.

@@the1onlyteagro - And if there was anything blocking people from entering the display that was broken, then that’s going to be expensive to replace. Anti-theft measures aren’t cheap. At the same time though, this could also be a message that their nighttime patrols are lacking.

Also, and I haven't seen The Winter Soldier in a few years, I thought the reason for taking the old suit was because all the newer suits had tracking chips in them.

The reason he took the uniform because he left the one he was wearing when he chance in too civilian clouding. Remember he said "It you are going too fighte a war you need a uniform" has nothing to do with Bucky.

michael rojas there but by the grace of god

im confused what happened why'd he go away

Kevanique Burrows crack closed down their video production arm of their company, with little to no notice before it happened

His new show is 10 times better

Eee Rrrr what show?

don't think you have to...

I disliked the vid for that line

Sidekick Sam - Aww, it's okay. You know this is a satire site, right? It's not cannon, so you don't have to have a homophobic meltdown

It's definitely there in the performance tho

I was watching Winter Soldier and Civil War and was like "fuck already you two!"

Alec Hardcastle insanely true for fellow awkward mother suckers that just wanna make people smile

It's goddamn true. But so is the opposite. Getting called a creep or douche for innocently trying to make a girl smile can be just as ruining of a day, as much as getting that smile would have brightened it.

Gay

He could make me smile anytime

FLAKO DA RULER what is this 2012?

Political Person what? Well, why am I watching Cracked anymore???

StarWarsomania good question

Truly is tragic, DOB is my favorite RU-vid comedian by far

Magic Dragon his new show is amazing compared to this

Haha I was thinking the same.

Kinda like the mom's boyfriend in Liar Liar. Just a normal, wholesome guy that gets screwed over by the psycho Jim Carrey.

The mom's boyfriend was originally a wealthy client that just started hitting on her during a consultation she had for his properties. He talked over her and ignored anything she was saying. This was in her office during work hours.

MommyOfZoeAndLiam same!

The bus driver sort of reminds me of Charles Durning's character in "Tootsie," except that one gets some closure and learns the truth behind the object of his crush.

if Pierce Brosnan looked anything like Robin Williams no one would be championing for him. smh who are these women who want their children to have no father and go on fancy vacations? surely they could go on as many fancy vacations as they wanted with her high power career... oh wait. She was a workaholic who unilaterally decided everything, including not going on fancy vacations her pride swelled at seeing her little angels frogmarched up to do their homework and brush their teeth, (obedience is the key) she never even talks to them. we should feel bad for the dad; the movie is a genderbent indictment of inequal treatment born in homemaker vs. breadwinner co-parenting conflicts he's basically the first wife from a bygone era of family justice casually(no fault)replaced with no supports or considerations. if the movie was recast with a guy divorcing his wife because she couldn't keep a 'good' job and then he hooked up with some heiress the streets would run slick with the blood of men

He did insult Robin williams.

Yep, he's a way bigger victim than the bus driver who..."harmlessly"...flirts with his passengers? For a creepily long time, while not driving the bus? Yeah, I've had bus drivers hit on my when I'm just trying to get home, it f***ing sucks.

I felt bad for Robin Williams wife - he lied to her, he stole custody and only had to pull out this shit because he resfused to find a solution with her and the kids in real life.

It's just a movie, enjoy it or don't.

@@kgt_player1643 It's just a comment. Like it or don't.

Does wormtail count?

In the mouse circus, doin' tricks.

Yep...I buy into that 100%

Woody Would I was wondering if someone was gonna comment about him

This comment is underrated!

You can see his work in other places though. Daniel has been a writer for the John Oliver show since Aug 2018. He has won the Writers Guild award (as part of the team), and hopefully when the Emmys come back around the show gets Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series again.

OCD?

Isagail I didn't notice it until you mentioned it

Isagail fuck you pointed it out and now it's all I can see

Isagail just close your eyes and imagine pulling him close so you can adjust it for him...

Weak

Could be that you're simply a lucky creature of some sort...

Solomon Twiggs LOL, well done.

In the future, there will be llamas.

Erwin Pommel LOL, yes. That is what the prophecy states. It shall be so.

Lucky Llama enjoy it. Its the last 1 youll ever get

What the absolute fuck?! That is not a fun fact! That is one of the craziest, creepiest things I have ever heard.

255ad Who’s Serra?

255ad I love the way that you spell Sarah and will now be stealing it.

Picture him surviving Judgement Day, being rounded up by the terminators and sitting in one of the extermination camps. "She told me this was going to happen and I didn't believe her." Now picture ALL the people she told this was going to happen.

@Uilliam Coorinna in one of my favourite post-apocalyptic book series, Dies the Fire, a Montana based apocalyptic anti-technology cult manages to become a major religion in post “Change” North America by preaching what amounts to “We fucking told you so!”

apparently Serra is a Latino last name so google thought it was what I meant when I googled "Sarra name" to get the correct spelling of Sarah

I agree friend ..I watched these guys alot when I was in my barrack's I kept to my self and I was a lowly PFC and just didn't have friends ..so these guys I enjoyed hanging out with

Rewatching years later, gotta let you know he and soren have a podcast together, Quick Question. DOB now is a head writer for last week tonight and Soren is a writer for American dad, they're doing alright now

@@Richard_Nickerson Tell me how a lonely man who’s innocently flirting with who he perceives to be a woman close to his age is creepy.

GravitySloth right here! woot woot!

PRESENT

WOOT WOOOT

He is the best

Here bitch!!

Stop! Your context might ruin lazily written jokes!

he's a writer on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, now. killing it as usual

He also has a podcast called quick question with soren and Daniel (yes after hours soren)

@@torisinift did not know that! excited to listen :]

And a nazi! See, now all the empathy is gone.

thinking the same thing lol, whats that say about us?

Lucky Llama You've actually made me feel a lot better by imagining him as a serial aldulterer!

His flirting seems way too awkward for that though.

lol if that were the situation then he dodged a bullet

Frosty The Glaceon but then again, he was a criminal wanted by the FBI who had basically lied to her nonstop soooo... I don't know why she should have acted any different

Just a heads up, if you're missing that DOB magic. Him and Soren, from After Hours, have a podcast called Quick Question with Soren and Dan. It's awesome!

Like john oliver kinda last week tonight

@@KS-xk2so thanks for letting us know!

Undrave Seriously, ya don't even have to buy wood chips... So what the hell, oddly fresh-faced Hugh Laurie and the chick from Beetlejuice who's name escapes me at the moment ? What. The. Hell?

lol

Geena Davis is her name. She was also in Thelma and Louise.

Ryan Terry This is news to me, and I sincerely hope you're joking. Why would this be the last episode? What happened?

Maicey Throckmorton Cracked laid off the majority of their most popular writers/video personalities. Look up Daniel O’Brien on twitter for more, but the only info you need on there is “formally cracked.com”

Ryan Terry Why would they do that? Are they trying to sabatoge themselves? Thanks for the info, I'll go check it out.

The last recorded episode, which is unaired, includes the line "I have so much fun making this show". Hearing that fact made me stare at the wall for a few minutes.

His new show is 10 times better

Synde Ton he never implied that Mrs. Doubtfire owed the bus driver anything, he just said that it's probably depressing for him that not only was his flirting unwanted, but that the only person we see him show interest in wasn't even real in the first place. The only implication was that if it was just the two of them on the bus, why would Robin Williams have to keep up the charade instead of breaking character to stop the flirting. After all, we see him break character when he's getting his purse stolen. The flirting coming from the old man comes off as uncomfortable enough to sympathize with Robin Williams' character, but without getting creepy enough for us not to sympathize with the bus driver. We can see that he's trying to be sweet with his flirting, but we understand that it's an uncomfortable situation for Williams.

therealCrazyJake As a woman, I have been in situations where I know I am going to have to see the same person every time I use a particular service and that person won't pick up on my uncomfortable body language or the fact that I try to avoid more than one word answers. The reality is that the options are being blunt and risking them getting angry and considering you that rude bitch and treating you poorly from then on or staying stoic and hoping that they eventually leave you alone. I have tried both with varying results. To me, by framing the bus driver as the victim in this situation, is no different than supporting a cat-caller's right to impose themselves into the lives of passersby, only it's worse cause he the drive gets to hold her hostage each night. No matter how polite the bus driver is with his unwanted sexual overtures, they are unwanted and he is being unprofessional - he is not the victim just because he was hitting on a cross dresser. Also, cross dress are people and do exist. She wasn't a freakin hologram.

Synde Ton nobody said the bus driver was the victim!! Here's a thought, try putting yourself in someone else's shoes and consider how they might perceive something differently. The old man may not have picked up on his body language, and for obvious reasons: it's not as obvious as YOU think it is. This old man is just someone who didn't mean any harm by his words, but wasn't being appropriate given the situation. Considering that Robin Williams was wearing a body suit and a latex mask, he probably couldn't have picked up on certain nonverbal reactions. Remember that we only see the scene from Daniel Hillard's perspective, so we have no idea what it's like for the old man. The way I see it, he was being sincere with his words, but we as the audience are more aware of the uncomfortable circumstances.

therealCrazyJake the name of the video disagrees with you on the victim thing. And My entire point was that men should try to see it from the lady's point of view, so stop getting so up in arms please. Not meaning any harm is not the same as not doing anything wrong. It is no different from being stopped by those guys who think it's okay to tell women, "You should smile more. You'd be prettier if you smiled." Like the woman has an obligation to be pretty for him.

Synde Ton you're missing the point of Daniel's take on the scene. You can either look at the interaction with only the perspective given by the movie or you can look at it from both ends with a fuller understanding towards both parties, and simply chalk it up as a misunderstanding. Yes, the scene is intended to look from "a lady's perspective" as you say. Good job, you understand symbolism. But the scene is also supposed to act as a situational irony, because we know what's going on better than the side character in question. He could be a serial killer for all we know; he could be a sociopath with a long history of violence and sexism; he could be a real sleaze bag; however, for all we know, he could also be a quiet guy who just doesn't interact much outside of the occasional lone passenger (which, by the way, is common for any chauffeur or bus driver to do from time to time). When talking about any character on this list, all you can do is speculate what it's like on their end, because that's not what the movie is focused on. At the end of the day, we're both just talking about a side character that we can literally interpret however we want outside of the scene. Since he's not the main focus of the movie, we don't know his story, and we probably never will.

KandaPanda dude, hug her a lot every moment is precious.

Yeah, pretty close to home for some of us loners...

Yup, those 10 seconds described me perfectly as well.

I 100% agree. I've had a hard time loving Cracked after they let that show die with a whimper. I would pay to just listen to Dan, Soren, and Maggie Mae chat all day. (Just cutting-and-pasting my reply from a similar post in the hopes that Dan and Company will see the support that show had)

I don't think "everyone" did that. I thought she was a great part of the crew.

For sure, I thought the same thing!! And you said it so well 😄

I wouldn't call it creepy, but definitely uncomfortable. The discomfort of the situation is something that is clearer to the audience, because we know what's going on, but the bus driver is clueless, so it's less clear that the person he's flirting with isn't comfortable. From the bus driver's perspective, he's speaking with someone who's polite and believes her to not be bothered by engaging in small talk. It's sincere enough to where you know he isn't trying to be a creep about it, but just creepy enough for the audience to sympathize with Daniel Hillard/Mrs. Doubtfire's situation. He's just an old man looking for love in all the wrong places. Also, I feel as though, Robin Williams could have just broke character and said "come on, man, I've had a long day, just drive, please."

I'm sorry, did you just refer to the main character of Mrs. Doubtfire as neither "Robin Williams" nor "Mrs. Doubtfire", each of them perfectly acceptable in any company, but by the character's actual name? That's absurd.

I always thought it was a sly comment on how women are treated in public even though they are obviously uncomfortable/ not interested and how there is a power balance shift with him being the bus driver and it being only the two of them on the bus. You can tell he means well but it isn't done at an appropriate time causing the audience to feel a bit skeeved out

The only thing keeping me from agreeing with you is that the bus driver didn't get rebuffed... Mrs. Doubtfire could have chosen a seat further from the front, or told him "she" wasn't interested - in a relationship - just about anything... Instead, "she" said nothing. In fact, the easiest thing for a disinterested Mrs. Doubtfire to do would have been to use "her" normal man voice and tell the guy it's a costume for a performance... Had Mrs. Doubtfire said or done anything to dissuade the bus driver then I'd be in total agreement with you... Otherwise, O'Brien's analysis rings true... And makes me more than a little sad... (also, we live in a world where the guy is expected to pursue the girl - but the girl get's to set all the conditions: leave her alone unless she's interested, pay for everything if she is interested - or hasn't decided yet, don't make any moves but definitely be confident, just be yourself and friendly, but don't be too pushy... It seems like it's always a lose/lose situation. That's not to suggest that "no" isn't a perfectly good answer and should end the conversation - but it's really hard to know sometimes what the rules are)

Elizabeth Morgan or it could be possible that he places himself on both sides and only comments on the side that we don't see, because that was the whole point of the video.

Elizabeth Morgan or.....it’s the secret of his success. Comedy comes from pain, generally speaking. Of course he empathized with the bus driver, it’s an elderly version of what a socially awkward guy like DOB would align with.

right? i loved that show when it was on. it was the best kind of internet pop culture news. I fucking miss the spit take too... too bad jack left

I 100% agree. I've had a hard time loving Cracked after they let that show die with a whimper. I would pay to just listen to Dan, Soren, and Maggie Mae chat all day.

Echobase121 Preach!

Surreal Cereal could not agree more

Everything DOB touches is gold. But he definitely does need someone to reign him in a bit, because he knows how good he is and can be a bit of a cocky d-bag. He's still my favorite... Oops

GreatgoatonFire So what you’re saying is....Some people say - you know they can’t believe - DOB didn’t mention Cool Runnings.

Or what about Hardball with Keanu Reeves?

africanchick23 Hardball isn't 90s, missed it by 2 years.

Oh. What about You Got Served, Drumline, Stomp the Yard and Bring It On? Those all count as sports movies too.

srslynotironman :D You go get your palace! I see pride. I see power... 😆

hmm... the show is cute, but you never using the internet again is a VERY tempting offer...

Looks like you're not using the Internet anymore. Cracked fired everyone

Awkward

No word if Daniel has been fired, and no word on if they canceled this show. Ya'll talk out of your ass so often, I wonder if anyone around you believes a single thing that comes out of your mouths.

usernamesareforidiot Better tell that to Dan who's been tweeting all day yesterday about being fired from Cracked.

Holly Huffstutler and he can drive at night, too! Why does he need to hit on any one senior woman, he just needed to show up and he'd be swarmed by available ladies like piranhas on a cow carcass!

This is a year old but THANK YOU.

Fuck off lol oh it would be rude boohoo I'm oppressed

@@peasantbot8656 Complementing a women is considered "sexual harrassment" these days, according to some women. There isn't any nuance anymore, you don't read eachother's body language or anything. EVERY step needs to be "consented", you basically need to ask girls for consent to even talk to them in public. I'm of course not talking about every girl, not even the majority of them. But the vocal minority of "feminist" women actually believe these things.

Anigurl28 Miranda the (actress/his wife) loved him though wanted to give her husband, who she never stopped loving ANOTHER chance.

I like how when you were typing this message, your phone assumed the word "Kindle" was a pronoun and capitalized it for you.

Point taken but its just a movie and I think the underlying message was BOTH parents are important for different reasons. 🌸 Namaste

Much like the other guy in Liar Liar

Chili's is a restaurant food chain.

that chili's outro was awfully poignant in retrospect RIP

Cool, but that elderly security guard is still fired and never getting a job again.

No he's not fired. It's Stan Lee -- he can BUY the Smithsonian

He travels all over the galaxy and get's a lot of different jobs

He gets a job as a package delivery person in the next CA movie. He is doing fine.

he's also a freakin watcher informer... so yeah... human affairs doesn't affect him at all

artistryiscomingback Yes, I totally agree! Plus, all the “positive” parts of the bus driver character aren’t positives, they’re just basic human decency. Should we really applaud a man for not grimacing at a woman for having hair? That should be like, minimum expectations. Plus he’s approaching Mrs. Doubtfire at night when they’re alone and he has the power, driving the bus. He seemed like a nice guy! He just wasn’t screwed nearly as much as Pierce Brosman’s character in the film.

@@vinceknox4425 I guess I haven't been to as many white knight classes as the people in this comment section. If a women I'm talking too has legs like that I'm for sure going to change my tone in a hurry lol.

@@zacharywoodford8530 White knights - you are a very young person, I assume, maybe to young for a real relationship. Let me tell you: 1. Not all people who write here are men. Sounds weird but women are everywhere - and not all of them have names and avatars to meet your idea of "girly". 2. Many men stand up for justice - whenever it seems right. Haven't you watched your super hero movies? If you pick and choose, you're not a good person. You have to get involved - never mind who is being targeted. Black, white, man, woman, christian, muslim - injustice is injustice. So many women stand up for men who are treated unfairly - what would you call that? We all, as a society, profit if people are treated equally. Men just as well as women. So please, start thinking for yourself and stop listening to some idiots with their ideas about white knights.

@@oskarkuelz2706 But why would white knight be only men?

Keep in mind, we're talking about an old man and a person he believes is a female contemporary. The way younger people like yourselves relate to each other is very different from the way older men and women do. We aren't and never were uncomfortable with flirtatious behavior. We find it fun and something that makes us feel alive.

I know right? I kept waiting for him to bring it up but he didn't.