2016

S1.E1 ∙ The Fire -- Miscellaneous Mondays

Sun, Jun 12, 2016

I share an anecdote about a fire in my youth.

7.9 /10

S1.E2 ∙ How to Gain Weight -- Tips Tuesday

Mon, Jun 13, 2016

Today, I give a lesson on ways to put on the pounds -- with style.

8.1 /10

S1.E3 ∙ The Shrike -- Wildlife Wednesdays

Tue, Jun 14, 2016

Today, I give a lesson all about the most psychotic bird you'll ever meet.

8.3 /10

S1.E4 ∙ Tycho Brahe - That Happened Thursdays

Wed, Jun 15, 2016

Today, I give a lesson on a great Dane. No, He's not a dog, but he'd probably still bark at you.

8 /10

S1.E5 ∙ A Brief History of Sushi -- Food Fridays

Fri, Jun 17, 2016

This one is about the history of sushi.

8.1 /10

S1.E6 ∙ Why Thorium rocks -- Science Sundays

Sat, Jun 18, 2016

Thorium is the bomb -- one reason being, it isn't.

9 /10

S1.E7 ∙ A Childhood Story - - Miscellaneous mondays

Sun, Jun 19, 2016

I didn't wanna spoil anything so I kept the title somewhat ambiguous. Ill probably do the same for any future childhood stories I might have, and just make them sequels.

8 /10

S1.E8 ∙ Beginner's Guide to Unicycling -- Tips Tuesdays

Mon, Jun 20, 2016

DISCLAIMER: THIS VIDEO IS BASED PURELY ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. YOU SHOULD PROBABLY ALSO CONSULT OTHER SOURCES BEFORE BUYING ANYTHING.

7.8 /10

S1.E9 ∙ Literal Animal Planets -- Wildlife Wednesday

Tue, Jun 21, 2016

I dunno if this totally qualifies as a wildlife video but whatever.

8.3 /10

S1.E10 ∙ Where Religious Symbols Come From -- That Happened Thursday

Wed, Jun 22, 2016

This one is honestly more skit than actual info

8.7 /10

S1.E11 ∙ Produce Section Poisons -- Food Friday

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

I had a lot of fun with the drawings on this one, as you can tell. First time my own doodles have made me laugh aloud after taking a step back and looking at them.

8.6 /10

S1.E12 ∙ The Forms of Carbon As Alcoholic Drinks

Sun, Jun 26, 2016

Sorry about the lack of video yesterday, it was an eventful weekend. Also, i'm gonna ditch that whole daily category thing.

8.2 /10

S1.E13 ∙ Dog Breed Deformities

Mon, Jun 27, 2016

This quickly degraded from a video discussing an issue to a full on doggy roast session.

8.7 /10

S1.E14 ∙ An Open Letter to Swiss Miss

Wed, Jun 29, 2016

First world problems amirite.

9.1 /10

S1.E15 ∙ How to Read Fire Diamonds

Tue, Jul 05, 2016

Hey look, this video didn't have any illustrated violent pooping for once.

8.4 /10

S1.E16 ∙ The Bombardier Beetle

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

I'm actually really proud of that "Vagitus Vulgaris" joke. It works on two levels, both in the false cognate and in the actual Latin, each for a different reason.

8.3 /10

S1.E17 ∙ Slang Words that I Don't Understand

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

I'm sure there's some convoluted origin to all of these that makes SOME sense, but it's funnier if we just stick to a laymen's perspective here.

8.6 /10

S1.E18 ∙ South Sudan, the World's Newest Country

Mon, Jul 11, 2016

Took me a little while to get this video out, both because it ended up being way longer than I intended and because I've been too busy spanking the monkey to do anything productive.

8.9 /10

S1.E19 ∙ Baby Superpowers

Wed, Jul 13, 2016

Unfortunately, I couldn't find any statistics on how long it takes a baby to drown. I'm sure I'm on a list now though, cause I certainly tried.

8.2 /10

S1.E20 ∙ Fidel Castro's Dairy Adventures

Sun, Jul 17, 2016

Yeah, I got the idea from an /r/todayilearned post. So sue me.

9.4 /10

S1.E21 ∙ Cicada Broods

Wed, Jul 20, 2016

This one is about cicada broods.

8.2 /10

S1.E22 ∙ The Great Emu War

Tue, Jul 26, 2016

Did you guys like how the emus had people feet?.

8.7 /10

S1.E23 ∙ The Different Kinds of Straws

Tue, Aug 16, 2016

Literally the only reason I did this one was because I thought of the final joke and had no other way of putting it into video form.

9.2 /10

S1.E24 ∙ Deformities That You Might Have

Sat, Aug 20, 2016

Yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and get a pop filter before I do my next video. The more people point it out the more I notice how annoying it is.

8 /10

S1.E25 ∙ Why It Sucked to Be a Pirate

Thu, Aug 25, 2016

Yar Har fiddle dee dee, bein a pirate just blows to me.

9.4 /10

S1.E26 ∙ Fun Facts about Sigmund Freud

Tue, Sep 13, 2016

DISCLAIMER: THIS VIDEO CONTAINS MANY SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DEPICTIONS. THESE ARE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. (who am I kidding, this is totally gonna get flagged either way.)

9.3 /10

S1.E27 ∙ Creative Weapons of the Medieval Era

Sun, Oct 30, 2016

And before one of you stupid heads inevitably asks, no, jerry the goat lover was not a real catholic saint.

9.4 /10

S1.E28 ∙ Obscure Units of Measurement

Fri, Nov 11, 2016

DISCLAIMER: Sam O'Nella Academy has no association whatsoever with Ragu nor any of its constituents. Ragu is the sole property of Unilever.

9.2 /10

S1.E29 ∙ Animal Weaknesses

Mon, Nov 21, 2016

I am in no way associated with 5 Gum nor any of its constituents, 5 Gum is the sole property of Wrigley, yada yada yada.

9.1 /10

S1.E30 ∙ Why the Chicken Got Domesticated

Fri, Dec 30, 2016

this video looked a lot better as a little window than it does in HD. Just squint while you watch it, that oughta do the trick.

9 /10

S1.E31 ∙ The Banana Republics

Sun, Feb 05, 2017

This was supposed to be like three minutes long.

9.2 /10

S1.E32 ∙ Weird Laws from Around the World

Fri, Mar 24, 2017

This one is about weird laws from around the world.

9.5 /10

S1.E33 ∙ My Theory About Neanderthals

Sat, May 27, 2017

I havent made a video in so damn long that I forgot what little drawing skill I had.

8.4 /10

S1.E34 ∙ Plant Diseases

Thu, Jun 15, 2017

People who say money is the root of all evil are full of crab, they should try horseradish sometime

9.1 /10

S1.E35 ∙ Diogenes, the Publicly-Defecating Philosopher

Mon, Jul 17, 2017

Yet when I do it suddenly it's a crime.

9.4 /10

S1.E36 ∙ The Journey of a Beef Cow

Wed, Aug 09, 2017

Alternate title: "Sam animates his disgusting fantasies for hundreds of thousands of people".

8.8 /10

S1.E37 ∙ Exotic Animals in Ancient Rome

Thu, Oct 19, 2017

Sorry this took so long to get out, I've just been really busy is all, except that I haven't been busy at all and also I'm not sorry.

9.2 /10

S1.E38 ∙ Origins of Phrases

Thu, Dec 28, 2017

ain't that the most fluidly-animated female-batterin' ya ever saw.

9.2 /10

S1.E39 ∙ The Tale of Michael Malloy

Sat, Jan 20, 2018

I used the Smithsonian's account of this as my main reference so if you have some beef about somewhere else giving slightly different details, take it up with them.

9.8 /10