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FAKE BUS DRIVER: HOP ON

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Why it worked

The video likely worked due to the unexpected and humorous interaction between the fake bus driver and the child, playing on the common fear or distrust children might have of strangers.

Summary

A man pretending to be a bus driver tries to trick a child into getting on his bus. The child initially complies but then realizes the man is not a real bus driver and is not taking him to school.

Structure

1Fake bus driver invites child on
2Child is initially hesitant but gets on
3Fake bus driver reveals he's not a real bus driver
4Child reacts with disbelief and suggests throwing them off a cliff
5Fake bus driver tells child to get off

On-screen text

FAKE BUS DRIVER: HOP ON SCHOOL KID: OH SHUT UP SCHOOL KID: JOSH! FAKE BUS DRIVER: *SOCIAL EXPERIMENT* SCHOOL KID: SITS DOWN FAKE BUS DRIVER: WHO'S JOSH SCHOOL KID: NO IDEA FAKE BUS DRIVER: TO GO TO SCHOOL SCHOOL KID: NO FAKE BUS DRIVER: GO TO SCHOOL SCHOOL KID: *SHAKES HEAD* FAKE BUS DRIVER: BE DOING RIGHT NOW SCHOOL KID: EATING POPSICLES SCHOOL KID: I DON'T KNOW FAKE BUS DRIVER: SOME POPSICLES MAYBE SCHOOL KID: H*LL YEAH FAKE BUS DRIVER: AM I THE COOL FAKE BUS DRIVER: GETTING YOU POPSICLES SCHOOL KID: YEAH FAKE BUS DRIVER: TO TELL YOU I'M NOT FAKE BUS DRIVER: ACTUALLY A BUS DRIVER SCHOOL KID: YOU COULD THROW US SCHOOL KID: OFF OF A CLIFF FAKE BUS DRIVER: I'M NOT REALLY FAKE BUS DRIVER: A BUS DRIVER FAKE BUS DRIVER: YOU TO YOUR DAD FAKE BUS DRIVER: WHO'S OVER THERE FAKE BUS DRIVER: AT YOU FAKE BUS DRIVER: GETTING IN A BUS FAKE BUS DRIVER: LIKE THIS FAKE BUS DRIVER: WHO I WAS FAKE BUS DRIVER: CALLED ME JOSH FAKE BUS DRIVER: AND HOPPED RIGHT IN FAKE BUS DRIVER: MY NAME FAKE BUS DRIVER: KID FAKE BUS DRIVER: MORE CAREFUL FAKE BUS DRIVER: IN GENERAL FAKE BUS DRIVER: GET OUT!! SCHOOL KID: *GET'S DOWN FROM BUS*

Original caption

Kid Fails A Safety Test His Parents Set Up...