When Ringo sold up 

Tom Scott interacting with young internet people is such a gift to the world.

The actual interesting thing about him choosing Ringo as 4 or 5 was that Ringo was the replacement drummer. Pete Best was the original 4. Ringo was either the replacement 4 or the 5.

i love how Tom pulled the rip-cord the second he attempted the Ringo impression.

My level of excitement kept going up with each new person showing up in the video. From "oh nice, it's Taha" to "wait, is this going to be all of AIP" to a happy yes. Been a while since the last AIP video so it was extra nice seeing them Them asking if Ringo was the drummer hurt a bit though, haha

As someone who is STILL WAY TOO YOUNG to have experienced the Beatles myself, and as someone who is aware that common knowledge changes all the time, and as someone who knows that even what common knowledge is or should be is rightfully challenged all the time, my jaw still dropped when I watched them struggling to know who Ringo Starr was and to only now find the connection to the even more famous Beatle by naming "that woman who made the vegetarian sausages".

This reminds of a phrase I was thinking of earlier today "ignorant is not the same as stupid".

Also, it's difficult to feel bad that we in the US didn't have Ringo as Mr Conductor because we had George Carlin instead after the first season or so.

I feel like I've seen so many Beatles references in Tom Scott's productions, if he is a massive Beatles fan I'd love to just hear him talk about it forever.

The first thought I went for was that it was a copy for him to play along with and his audio track was muted or left off.

I was thinking along the lines of the Soviet era bootlegs and maybe you could tell it was his because it was recorded onto an x-ray of his arm or something. I was trying to think of my vinyl knowledge and then only things I could think of is that people made copies on old x-ray prints and that people melted them down and made ashtrays out of them.

“Is he related to the woman who makes the vegetarian sausages?” This all had a really similar energy to when someone under the age of 30 is asked a question about pre-decimal currency on The Chase 😂😂😂😂

when you mentioned that he was the narrator of Thomas, i was so excited for someone to say that outside the thomas fandom, and i don’t know why 😂

Sign I’m a Beatles fan: I figured it out in less than 30 seconds. Further evidence that I’m a Beatles fan: much of this video was painful to watch 😂😭

4:20 For the record, Ringo Starr narrated the first two seasons of Thomas the Tank Engine for both the British and American dubs. The first two seasons were later redubbed for American audiences by George Carlin, but Ringo was the first American narrator.

Funny enough, Ringo was the fifth Beatle as he replaced the original drummer (Pete Best iirc)

nice collab with answer in progress.

There are many people that say they are the 5th Beatles. The Wikipedia article on "fifth Beatle" will give you a starting point on information to look into about the many people with various levels of claims to be the fifth Beatle.

I was so happy when I heard answer in progress on the podcast. I was hoping for this collab!

Just to point out there were originally 5 Beatles John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Pete Best (drums) & Stuart Sutcliffe (bass)

Tom was surprised Sabrina knew about HMV, but HMV was a record store chain in Canada (a subsidiary of the British chain) for a long time, from 1986 until 2017. So even thought she's solidly Gen Z, there's a slight chance she may have gone into an HMV at some point in her life.

I knew that Ringo narrated Thomas the Tank Engine because Tim Minchin references it in his song "Lullaby". I also knew that there were four members of the Fab Four, but that counts as General Knowledge, Taha!

At the 3 minute mark I was on the wrong theory and couldn't leave it. That the record was printed on an x-ray image that was of Ringos body. The printing records on x-ray images was done in the 50s and 60s to smuggle banned music into the Soviet Union.

I was thinking that he had the album signed by the other 3 guys, with like "for Ringo, John" etc. I am not surprised that much that that's not the right answer, but I am very much surprised that that was not one of the early guesses by the panelists

I thought it might be like on some vinyl there were little scratched messages between the run-out groove and the label and his said something in particular. Had no idea they were simply numbered and that every single one was therefore unique.

4:01 I half expected to hear “Mystery Biscuits” here

Love this cast. Sabrina Taha and Melissa are great!

I thought maybe his kiddos had cut their first teeth on the cover or something, so it could be proven with historical dental records... 😂

Not knowing much about the Beatles, numbering was one of my first thoughts, but I figured that would be too obvious.

Now this one I got instantly 😊🎉

I Knew it was going to be about the serial numbers but I wasn't sure if it would be 00004 or it would be that the original didn't have the serial numbers for what ever reason

Along the same lines as Sabrina at 6:05 my first thought is that he had scratched out all the songs except "Don't Pass Me By." Classic Ringo!

I was surprised Tom was surprised at the HMV reference, but apparently it's a British chain. It was in Canada too until about five years ago

PEACE AND LOVE PEACE AND LOVE, NO MORE FAN MAIL, PEACE AND LOVE PEACE AND LOVE.

That was like the vinyl version of shouting "First!" on the comments.

6:42 “there were only 4 Beatles” [Stuart Sutcliffe has entered the chat] [Pete Best has entered the chat] [Norman Chapman has entered the chat] [Tommy More has entered the chat]

2:36 Actual bruh moment. 😆

Some thoughts popped in my head that I thought maybe it's an additional song in only one.

Did Pete Best get #5?

Melissa trying to guess "DNA" without saying "bodily fluids", haha... 😅

I initially thought that 'clearly' was a very intentional word, and assumed that Ringo's pressing was, quite literally, transparent.

My immediate instinct was that they were numbered and he had #4 😂 So glad someone said it

oh man i figured this one out fast by accident, and it's because they actually mention it in the beginning but then leave that train of thought

7:22 This Video Has 60,983,771 Views

Oh my goodness I am that person who was yelling* at the screen!!

I watched copy 3900 of this video

I'm going to give myself that one. Bc my first thought and the answer I would've guessed was the serial number.

The fact that Sabrina asking if The White Album was on Vinyl is totally legit makes me wonder how old I really am. Perhaps I'm immortal and just don't know it.

In the US, Ringo was the original Conductor. The second was George Carlin.

My dad is a pretty into the beatles and didn't know this

Label "Artist Copy" printed on it at various places?

I also do not know remotely enough about the Beatles but I looked up the cover of the white album and saw photos of the back which has pictures of them on it, if I saw the right one? Maybe on his unique version, his photo is in a unique position, to the very left for example or it is in colour and everyone else is in black and white?

Dang, i was hoping it had a yellow submarine sticker on it.

I have a friend who knew Ringo Starr PURELY as the Thomas and Friends narrator. The beatles are definitely, definitely less relevant than ever.

It's only a couple of years ago that I got the gag in the band name.

1:30 My first thought thought was that he had jokingly added "Me!" under the portrait of himself, but then I remembered it was the "White Album" which is actually just a self titled album that is called the white album because it's entirely white; so I'm not sure there even is any portraits on it. My second thought was that it was labelled "Ringo's copy" or something by the manager or something, though that would not prove it's one of the early copies. So I wondered it it might have a dated postage stamp on it (though it seems rather careless to mail a vinyl record). Then I just googled the album to se the cover just to see if I could think of a clever way he could prove it; and then I saw that the album was blank except for a faint "The Beatles" label (which I seem to remember was actually only added as a sticker later because it was confusing having a completely blank album in record stores; or maybe it was only embossed on the original run or something very faint like that...) and of course a serial number. And then I remembered I think I've heard about this story before. And I'm pretty sure the reason he could prove it's his original copy is because he had one of the first 4 serial numbers; probably number 4 (since I'm sure Lennon and McCartney got the first two, and presumably they thought Harrison was the 3rd most important Beatle). I'm almost certain that's it, so I accidentally spolered myself one and a half minute in, lol.

Tom, you didn't want to do a deep dive into 'The Fifth Beatle'?

Beatle #5 is obviously Billy Shears, Tom.

So - am i the only one wondering what James Strieb is doing on the thumbnail?

Sorry for any Beatles fan who reads this, but prior to this video, I didn't even know Ringo Starr was a drummer for the Beatles. The only thing I know about him is that he has started painting since 2005, with his most noteworthy artworks being "Hat Man" (2008) and "Elaphant Foot" (2008).

Initial thoughts: not a Beatles fan, but if I remember, it was called the "White Album" because the cover art was blank (or was that Metallica's Black Album, or both). Maybe it was so because they didn't agree and decided on a "proper/standard" one. So, maybe their personal copies had their own custom covert art used as a placeholder until the final design was decided (which was not). TL;DR: it was custom cover art because the final version did not exist yet.

"There are only four Beatles"... cue long discussion on the history of the band before they made it big (Ringo would be at least number 6) and the later concept of "the fifth Beatle".

who has the number 9?

why does taha look like a mii in the thumbnail

In fairness to Taha, if he considers Ringo "fifth", it could be because he's heard of Pete Best.

My mind went straight to DNA sample. I hope I'm wrong

Ngl, i would buy a copy of the White Album if it was JUST Ringo’s drum tracks

2:34 the word surviving makes it seem like the whole band was in some car accident or something and ringo was the only one who didnt get burned alive

I wonder if each new owner of a super valuable object ever puts it in a case so that you have a Russian nesting doll situation?

I also don't know the Beatles, but to be fair, I don't pay attention to modern-day artists either. :P

Pressing No1? Maybe a record without drums on it?

Guess at 0:50 was it a white label copy with his name written on the label? I think I'd have asked if it was pressed from a different die to the commercially released version. Asked if there was something special on the run out groove where the kind of information only the deeply nerdy care about sometime goes. The "White Album" actually called "The Beatles" was released in November 1968. I've just cheated - did Ringo get #1 because he was the oldest Beatle, did John get #2, Paul #3 and George #4? I don't think there's anyway I would have asked if it had something to do with Ringo being the oldest member of the band

It kind of breaks my heart to hear someone say they know nothing about the beatles.

HMV is still around, so...

Has is probably out of date now because in the beginning he said that he auctioned it in 2015

I was rather disappointed that the highlight from this episode doesn't feature Sabrina's hangry cat... Oh, and to all you Beatles membership pedants in the comments, there are currently NO Beatles, and only TWO former Beatles. How's that for pedantry?

How can you know so little about The Beetles? The Bad Four, as they were known, are Manchester’s greatest export!

You say he is seen as the 4th Beatle but he is technically the 5th! The Beatles originally had a different drummer but he wasn't a good fit so the producers found Ringo instead! Think they said he was too handsome or something.

I’d better delete my spoilers, but I guessed it (essentially; 4 instead of 1) about halfway through. Ironically, Ringo was absent for several of the key recording sessions for the White Album. For example, Paul played drums on _Back in the USSR_ (a parody/joke on _Back in the USA_ ).

That album just has a serial number? Don't know that's too interesting. 😅

Honestly being young is not an excuse to know nothing about the Beatles. They are a huge part of 20th century

Pete was the Best of The Beatles

Who are these people?!?

Glad to see another person who doesn't give a rats tail about the Beatles

coffee stain?

Paul’s not alive. The giveaway is the Abby Road album cover. Paul’s imposter isn’t wearing shoes.

Is Paul still alive? Lol

6:42. "There are only 4 Beatles." Revising history much? There were 11 people who were part of the band at one point or another, with Stuart Sutcliffe, Pete Best and Billy Preston being the most famous and longest lasting.

Isn't Tom himself of an age where the Beatles were no longer relevant?

I mean, technically he only narrated the first season of Thomas the Tank Engine, but I'll give you that one.

Technically Ringo was the fifth beatles

Yes Taha Khan is dissapointing me, lol.

He could have stolen it off John Lennon...

ITS TAHA AND MELISSA FROM ANSWER IN PROGRESS I HAVENT LISTENED TO THE PODCAST YET BUT IM SURE SABRINA IS GONNA BE THERE HYPEHYPEHYPEHYPE

This demonstrates why the future of the human race is doomed

Please don't judge my generation based on these heathens

How... old are these people? This was painful 😬

here before the "wAaAaAh FuWw ViDeOs WhEwE" kids

Didn't know the Beatles' names. Didn't know dates for WW1. Bit of a low point in terms of guests this week. 🙂