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Friends Without Benefits

Friends Without Benefits

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About

Friends Without Benefits, also know as FWOB, is a YouTube collaborative Let's Play channel created by YouTuber Alpharad and Dad as heck. For their channel, they play video games while providing commentaries and conversations with each other. Since the launch in May 2016, the channel is still relatively small but has quickly developed a huge following online.

Online History

The channel officially started on June 24th, 2016, with an announcement video in Alpharad's channel,[12] in which he explained how he just created a Let's Play channel with his friend, Dad as Heck (shown below).[1][4]



The first three series they uploaded were Super Mario 3D World, Ducktales Remastered, and Kirby Planet Robobot; they've branched out to many other games ever since (shown below, left to right).[13][14][15]



Content for this channel would be upload daily until the channel took a considerably long hiatus starting on September 21st, 2016, without concluding their series on Mario Golf (GBA) (shown below, right).[16] The channel didn't upload until January of 2017, with a playthrough of Super Mario 64, in which they explained why the channel stopped uploading and what were their plans for the future (shown below, left).[17]



On March 14th, 2017, the channel officially came back, with plans to reboot itself by creating a new series that involved them playing Jackbox Games (shown below).[18] Alpharad and Dad also introduce three new members to the show: Major Duncan, Weegee the God, and Deezus.[5][6][7]



Travis

Later that year, a new member called Travis joined the show, he officially debuted in episode 17 of their Mario Party 4 series. However, around three weeks later, they made an announcement where they said that, unfortunately, he had to leave the show; Travis later made his own video explaining why he made that decision.





Alpharad's Departure

On August 21st, 2018, Alpharad made a Twitlonger where he explained his feelings about the state of the channel and why he ultimately decided to move on from it.[19]

Leaving Friends Without Benefits l feel pretty uncomfortable posting this, but it's honestly been a long time coming.I wanted to condense this to a formal announcement on the FWOB channel, but this news is a weird parasite that I desperately want to get off of my chest. I honestly knew in March of 2017 when the channel had new, dedicated life with the addition of three new members, that I would someday have to move on. I realized it in the middle of our first episodes as a group. My recent absence wasn't really leading up to this. I just happened to get too busy and then decided to give in to what I knew what I have been needing to do for a while now. With this said, I plan on leaving the Friends Without Benefits channel officially within the next couple months. I am doing one last series with each member as a send-off. Shovel Knight with Major, Shadow Forces with Cade, Kingdom Battle DLC with Dillon, and finally finishing Spelunky with Don. On top of this, the first 30-ish episodes of Persona 5 and about 10 episodes of Kingdom Hearts with Major wil both be put on the FWOB Patreon within the next few months It hurts me to say this, but I'm sure some have been aware of it as viewers: I genuinely don't feel like l fit in anymore. As I was recently browsing r/FWOB, it surprised me how many people have caught onto it. The brand of FWOB is something that I don't recognize and I felt like it grew without me. I don't feel up to par on inside jokes and I don't feel likeI have the same synergy with the rest of the cast in the same way that they do with each other. This is not to any fault of FWOB Members, but this is my own personal problem that I've been struggling with for a while. l really have been trying to improve and find ways to mesh within the group, but I really don't think it's there. I don't want anyone to blame the other cast members, because it really is just that it's out of my comfort zone Another thing that added to my genuine discomfort was my role in Mario Party, as silly as that sounds. I think Mario Party being a constant series on the channel, allowed us a platform to show our personalities at large and that perception carried over into every other series. Being that a lot of my wins in Mario Party came from "luck," I felt like l became a heel to the show at large. Which, if you know me at all, is a role I'd never feel comfortable playing. I was stuck in limbo trying to be myself without acting like I was pandering against my role, which again, felt even more uncomfortable This acts as a hard cut between Alpharad and FWOB as soon as the Spelunky finale goes live. I won't be in standard series, I won't be appearing in Mario Party, and I won't be promoting the channel. I really want to use this upsetting scenario and make the best out of it. I want to use this time to focus on my own channel and find more time to function as the Creative Director for Panda Global. I really had a lot on my plate and I had to make a decision to eliminate one of my tasks and sadly, FWOB made the most sense I've been aking to Don the past few weeks about this and l even mentioned it to Major about 6 months ago. This twitionger is really scattered simply because I don't know how else to do it. Even though I am sad to leave the channel, I really do think that it should be a celebration that I feel comfortable enough to leave the channel and still believe in the success of it to come. FWOB has its own identity and even though it doesn't match up to my own, I'm just proud it has an identity at all. When FWOB started with me and Don, I was really happy. Sure, that didn't last for long, but it was a very genuine experience of two best friends playing video games. Even though the channel has changed a lot, I'm honestly really happy to see it continue on without me Major and Don mesh well together, Cade and Dillon are practically the same person, and then there's me: the busiest one who didn't really have a static member who I meshed well with on camera. All in all, I do find it bittersweet. I'm mainly just happy that the channel will live on with such a bold identity that it has now. It's no longer Alpharad's lets play channel and is now the host of a community for boat crazed 12 year olds and insane analysts for a children's party game Thanks for having me, the only fanbase on the internet. Boat.

Fandom

Over time, FWOB has developed a fairly large community of people who enjoy their content, garnering over 170 thousand subscribers as of January 2019th, as well as their official subreddit having over four thousand subscribers.

Many inside jokes in the show have spawned plenty of memes and fanart over their run time. (Examples shown below)


Not long enough, back to square one Doesn't want to answer End the episode, Bob Laughs Knows the answer It's a joke Doesn't know the answer They don't do it They do it Long enough Laugh "Do it, you won't" That's the Couldn't tell Wait for someone ya Bob"to say something a episodeldeTheyhesta Look at episode length Answer ask for something funn It's a question No pressure" "God damn" random moans FootballTalk about stuff that happened recently Uh oh, ran out of commentary, Bob With Don or Major based orn gameplay sees t--- or ass "Me and Cade have been watching (an anime), and let me tell ya, it's (Just awful - One of my personal favorites)" Actually talk about the videogame "Aw yeah, Billy" They talk about that "Back to you, Bob" Cade agrees, Cade disagrees, they move on they argue a lot something good happens "Thanks, Bob" something bad happens Oh nowie" "Can we talk about that?" "You hate to see that one happen, Bob" Choose your class Assassin Alchemist Ninja Mage Sorcerer Bard


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Bedroom? If You Insist.

During episode 5 of their Jacbox Games series, while the group was playing the mode Word Spud, they created what became known as the "Bedroom copypasta". Near the end of the video, Alpha mentioned he wanted this story to be copypasted in every FWOB video and in any streams of the FWOB members.



Following this, the Bedroom copypasta has become an inside joke among FWOB fans and the subreddit, with many memes being created in the likeness of it.

bedroom?ifyou insist. imean you are prettý cute. he took my hand iblush deeply.as we walked towards the bedroom i pull out my bad d---.wOw thought you were a lad y." well, whatever works? narrator itdidnt work.its ok st"m my surgeon surgeon did a goodiob on e. i was once a dog conveniently.heidentifies as a dogkin. wow thats quite a surprise you knowwhatelse is surprising ?hehada 13 inch dog and en erything , but like.as a joke. oarentsare really proudo him for that massive honk with mý ability totakesúcha massive doq,..to thinki was gaybefore

Boat

In episode 6 of their Mario Party 4 series, Deezus referenced an episode of Family Guy to prompt Dad into buying the Magic Bag item by saying the phrase "it could even be a boat".



Ever since that moment, the word "Boat" has become a recurring joke among the FWOB fanbase, so much that the team even decided to reference it in their intro and outro, among many other series.


OLYSHIT!! 5 M------------ RIENDS THOUT BENEFIT reference??7 Car Salesman: *slaps item bag this bad boy can fit so many f------ boats init * Blacl la ET Item Desc IS Buck


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Donkey Kong Surge

On episode 2 of the Mario Party 4 series, Weegee said the phrase "Donkey Kong Surge" after successfully coming back around and winning a minigame.



Since that episode, the phrase has become an in-joke among the FWOB community, being mentioned multiple times after, especially in reference to Weegee's usage of DK in their following Mario Party series; while also having variations such as "Koopa Kid Surge", "Dry Bones Surge" or "Birdo Surge", alluding to Weegee's other commonly used Mario Party characters.

I'm Groceries

During episode 2 of their Mario Party 9 series, while Major was on a conveyor belt, he uttered the phrase "I'm groceries".



In the following years, the phrase has become a meme among FWOB fans, becoming Major's catchphrase and even being referenced in their current outro.


, L Friends Without Benefits @FWOB Siguiendo if you don't love me at my then you don't deserve me at my Traducir Tweet 15:42-11 abr. 2018 APE

Weegee vs. Giraffe

On episode 4 of their Mario Party 4 series, after being asked by Dad "what's the biggest animal you think you could take in a fight?", Weegee responded with various unrealistic answers, such as a bear, kangaroo, and a giraffe.



Ever since them, many FWOB fans have mocked and joked about the idea of Weegee fighting a giraffe, with many memes alluding to it.


Howfoolish.. Donit underestimatea giraffe slimitless destructive power WHO WOULD WIN? The son of Jesus One Necky Boi

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External References

[1] YouTube – Friends Without Benefits

[2] Twitter – Friends Without Benefits

[3] Friends Without Benefits Wiki – Alpharad

[4] Friends Without Benefits Wiki – Dad as heck

[5] Friends Without Benefits Wiki – Major Duncan

[6] Friends Without Benefits Wiki – WEEGEE THE GOD

[7] Friends Without Benefits Wiki – Deezus

[8] Friends Without Benefits Wiki – Turvis

[9] Friends Without Benefits Wiki – MVD

[10] Friends Without Benefits Wiki – ESAM

[11] Friends Without Benefits Wiki – Fio

[12] YouTube – Alpharad

[13] YouTube – Super Mario 3D World: Welcome! – EPISODE 1 – Friends Without Benefits

[14] YouTube – DuckTales Remastered: Editing Error – EPISODE 1 – Friends Without Benefits

[15] YouTube – Planet Robobot: Kirby X – EPISODE 1 – Friends Without Benefits

[16] YouTube – Mario Golf (GBA): Eagle Boys – EPISODE 3 – Friends Without Benefits

[17] YouTube – Super Mario 64 – Friends Without Benefits

[18] YouTube – Jackbox Games: The Only Show On The Internet – EPISODE 1 – Friends Without Benefits

[19] Twitlonger – When you talk too much for Twitter

[20] Reddit – r/FWOB

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