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| Runforthecube | |||||||
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| Nationality | Canada | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
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| Years active | 2011–present | ||||||
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| Subscribers | 355,000[1] (August 31, 2018) | ||||||
| Total views | 60 million[1] (August 31, 2018) | ||||||
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Last updated: August 31, 2018 | |||||||
Runforthecube is an anonymous YouTuber who reviews candy, food, and toys. He also shoots travel vlog videos. Runforthecube's face is never shown and the only visible part of his body is his green gloves.
Description and History
[edit]The YouTube channel first started uploading name and word pronunciation videos on his channel in September 2011, even though the channel had previously been created in March 2009[2]. The YouTube videos featured only audio with white text on a black background, with no other visual elements.
Video elements
[edit]All of the product review videos have the same introduction of the person saying 'Hello, this is Runforthecube' followed by a statement on what is being reviewed. The toys, candy, or other products are poked with surgical tools or cut open with a scalpel while Runforthecube wears green medical gloves. It appears that the videos are shot and edited with a voice-over added afterwards. At the end of each video, Runforthecube says the catch phrase "Peace, peace out". The the high pitch of the Runforthecube voice and the unique English dialect adds to the mystic.
Jelly Belly Pet Rat Gummi Candy
[edit]On July 23, 2014, the product review video for a Jelly Belly Pet Rat Gummi Candy was released[3]. The video shows the gummi rat pulled out of the packaging, played with, and then cut in half with a scalpel. The Hulk Hogan theme song Real American is hummed while the gummi rat is pulled apart, in what appears to be mimicking Hulk Hogan ripping his shirt open. The video dialogue below is included in the video description:
“Heeeeello, this is Runforthecube. Today we have a Jelly Belly Pet Rat Gummi Candy, Jelly Belly Pet Rat Gummi Candy. Let’s slice it open, so he can breathe. Mmm, fresh air. Pet Rat time to come alive. Escape the package, escape the package. Pet Rat is very big and long, very big and long. The bottom is very flat. Good boy, very good boy. Pet Rat is a very good boy. A-rat-tat-tat-tat, A-rat-tat-tat-tat, A-rat-tat-tat-tat. Smell my finger, smell my finger. I’m giving my Pet Rat a head massage, a head massage. My Pet Rat has a strong bungee cord, a strong bungee cord. I must have this bungee cord, snip it off. Snip! Awe, I like my bungee cord. It is cute. Cut out his eyeball, cut out his eyeball. I wonder if Pet Rat has a brain, I wonder if Pet Rat has a brain. Let’s find out. Cut him open! I think I found his brain, I think I found his brain. I can not pull it out. It is stuck inside. Bah duh bah duh bah nah nah nah nah. Bah duh bah duh nah nah nah nah. Peace, Peace Out!”
Sanjeev Cube
[edit]On January 28, 20017, a new puppet character called Sanjeev Cube was added to the Runforthecube channel[4]. The puppet appears to be an antique Indian Kathputli doll that wears gray sweatpants, a red checkered shirt, a red turban, and green medical gloves. The Sanjeev Cube puppet appears in music videos, internet challenge videos, and photos. A digital lookbook was created from photos of Sanjeev in Iceland[5].
Reaction
[edit]The channel first gained notoriety after being featured in the popular NHL blog 'Puck Daddy' on Yahoo Sports[6] [7], Around the Horn on ESPN, and the Jim Rome Show[8]. The channel expanded video content from just name pronunciations to music covers in 2012 with a cover of What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction. The Runforthecube music covers of I Knew You Were Trouble by Taylor Swift and Royals by Lorde were shared widely on Tumblr generating over four million audio plays.
Runforthecube videos are popular with reaction and social commentary YouTube channels. On July 29, 2016, Erik Hofstead of Internet Comment Etiquette uploaded the YouTube video 'Children's Online Entertainment' with a reaction to a Runforthecube video[9]. On August 26, 2016, Pyrocynical posted a commentary video called 'Cringe Has a New Form'[10]. On September 3, 2016, Ethan and Hila Klein of h3h3Productions produced a nine minute reaction video to the Runforthecube channel[11].
Language and speech
[edit]Runforthecube uses a consistent and unique idiolect that alters the English Standard to emphasize different syllables and vowels. He speaks English by pronouncing words phonetically. Many of the sentences in the video commentary are restated twice for an unknown reason. At the end of words or sentences, Runforthecube makes a high pitched squeak.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About Runforthecube". YouTube.
- ^ "Runforthecube About Page". YouTube. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
- ^ Runforthecube (July 23, 2014). "Jelly Belly Pet Rat Gummi Candy - Runforthecube Candy Review". YouTube. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
- ^ Runforthecube (January 28, 2017). "I'm Sanjeev Cube". YouTube. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ^ Cube, Sanjeev (April 9, 2018). "Escape to Iceland Lookbook by Sanjeev Cube". Runforthecube. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ^ Mooney, Harrison (October 4, 2011). "Learn how to pronounce Guillaume Latendresse terribly". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
- ^ Wyshynski, Greg (November 9, 2011). "Interview: YouTube Hockey Names Guy Tells (Almost) All". Yahoo News. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
- ^ Brandt, Kyle (February 18, 2013). "Kyle Brandt in the Jungle". The Jim Rome Show. CBS Sports Radio. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
- ^ Hofstead, Erik (July 29, 2016). "Internet Comment Etiquette: Children's Entertainment Online". YouTube. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ^ Pyrocynical (August 26, 2016). "Cringe Has a New Form". YouTube. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ^ h3h3Productions (September 3, 2016). "This Weird Toy Channel is Freaky". YouTube. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
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