zefrank1 / True Facts (and sometimes Jerry) Appreciation Thread - Informative and immature animal documentary YouTube videos

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Many of you have probably seen this dude in the past, maybe are even a fan. Well, I wanted to create a thread to keep track of this dude's great videos. Think short animal documentaries but with immature humor and commentary mixed in. If you can't tell they are just great. It's tricky where to start, so I'll share a couple of the best me and other's on the 'farms enjoy:

Channel Link:
https://www.youtube.com/@zefrank/featured

Very first episode I discovered: the beginning few seconds sold me instantly:

My favorite episode (ocean invertebrates really push ze and Jerry's sanities' to the limit, which adds to the comedy -- I also like these critters irl):

@Sundae 's personal favorite episode:

zefrank got to work with BBC Earth in 2013-14 (no clue if he went beyond this, but the BBC working with Ze is awesome):

Back in 2014, zefrank1 actually gave a TED talk (?!):

Besides his "documentaries", he has made a few derpy music videos that, at first seem dumb, but get stuck in your head and become awesome:

Puffin stuffin muffin:

Now I have heard in the past, there was some controversy about ze raising money for videos and doing nothing with it? (Some comment I read somewhere -- no proof), so if we find any fun or not-so-fun facts about True Facts, we should collect them here. Otherwise, this will be a fan thread where we can share better-than-average animal YouTube videos.

 

[Sundae]

No matter how many times I watch this video, the bit with the frog mating calls cracks me up every time I see it (1:54 in the vid):

Second favorite video after the macaque one:

And on the subject of ocean invertebrates:

 

[Kittehclaws]

Sad Cat Diary
This was my intro to Ze Frank. Still as true today as the day it was uploaded!

 

[Agarathium1066]

Really enjoy his true facts series but know nothing about the guy or if his facts are in any way accurate. Good timing and editing, his voice is relaxing and enjoyable.

 

[umami's milk]

So happy he went back to making these after disappearing for a few years.

Teddy has an Operation is still a fav!

 

[Kiwi On The Go]

I love this dude's work, huge David Attenborough vibes with great humor and visuals.
Spiders are especially cool so seeing him make a video on tarantulas a few weeks ago was great

I don't even mind the sponsor segments in his videos, normally sponsored ads are something I'd skip but if he gets paid for it, then good for him. I'll sit through it. One of the few youtubers I know of that 100% deserve the money they're making on their content.

 

[5t3n0g0ph3r]

Been a fan of his work since 2015 (?).
The "sad _ diary" videos and True Facts series have become better and better with each new video.
Also, he created a second channel for the "Educational" edition of True Facts. Basically, it's the same videos but with some of the NSFW jokes cut out.

 

[Your Starter for 10]

I don't even mind the sponsor segments in his videos, normally sponsored ads are something I'd skip but if he gets paid for it, then good for him. I'll sit through it. One of the few youtubers I know of that 100% deserve the money they're making on their content.

Yep, him and Sseth's ads I'll usually listen to. Franks are so short, and in the same tone as the rest of the video that you barely notice. And Sseth's you have to watch to see how much batshit lunacy he can cram into an ISP ad and still have them pay him to do it.

But back on topic, I love Frank's videos and love them even more that my kid is old enough to hear them. Well not really old enough for some of the spiciest stuff, but that's her problem not mine.

Although I still think my favorite line from all of them was about the armadillos that said they could teleport 2 inches in any direction. I don't think that's true.

 

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Ze auditioning to become an audiobook narrator with one of his more "poetic" videos (also plugging another guy's channel, which is cool).

 

[UnKillFill]

Behold, the majestic Oppih.

 

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Slime molds doing smart things and even civil engineering. His episodes covering bizarre invertebrates are the best.

 

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Mollusks giving fish facials. Because ocean aquatic life is weird.

 

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A bit scattered, but still great. T-posing micro-frogs are a new favorite animal of mine.

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

I can be your carrot.

 

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A day early April Fools video about backward Oppihs:

 

[Absolute-Despair]

It’s still wild to me how this guy left for 4 years only to seemingly come back out of nowhere like nothing happened, not complaining though, can’t get enough of his true facts series.

 

[Konig]

Put his entire video playlist on while dropping LSD last week. Was the chillest 6 hours of my life.

 

[Amber the Hedgehog]

Also he has made education editions of some of his videos so that teachers and parents can show them to little kids. The main videos are way funnier but these perfectly nice addition. Basically cleaned the language, cut out the adds and some other changes make the videos appropriate and easier for kids to undestand. I think that's pretty neat.

 

[JamusActimus]

I really enjoy this nigga

 

[12345678901]

Kinda disgusting, always talking about pussy cum ass shit