Tobuscus

About

Toby Joe Turner, better known by his YouTube handle Tobuscus, is an American comedian and vlogger who produces and hosts a variety of online video content, including comedy skits, gaming reviews and the daily vlog series LazyVlogs.

Online History

On June 23rd, 2006, Turner uploaded his first video to the Tobuscus channel,^[14] featuring a comedy sketch in which he uses a time manipulating remote control during a game of poker (shown below). Over the next 10 years, the video received upwards of 870,000 views and 5,600 comments.

In 2008, Turner moved to Los Angeles, California. On January 23rd, 2010, the romantic comedy film New Low was released, in which Turner plays a stand-up comedian named Dave (shown below).

Literal Trailers

On December 8th, 2009, Turner uploaded the first in his Literal Trailers series, featuring a parody song about the film Clash of the Titans (shown below). In seven years, the video gathered more than 4.2 million views and 5,800 comments.

LazyVlogs

On August 11th, 2010, Turner began his “LazyVlog” series on the TobyTurner YouTube channel, where he documents his daily life activities (shown below, left). On July 31st, 2011, TobyTurner uploaded a video featuring children from The Fine Brothers’“Kids React” series at the annual VidCon conference as a LazyVlog, which gathered upwards of 1.6 million views and 6,800 comments in the next five years (shown below, right).

In one of his LazyVlogs, Turner revealed that the name “Tobuscus” was given by his friend Lance while they were performing in a play together (shown below).

TobyGames

In July 2010, Turner launched the TobyGames YouTube channel, featuring footage of Turner playing and reviewing various video games. Over the next six years, the channel received more than 1.9 billion views and 6.8 million subscribers.

Games Featured

Game	First Posted	Last Posted	Total Parts	Completion Status
Halo: Reach	September 22, 2010	November 11, 2010	51	Complete
StarCraft II	October 8, 2010	October 30, 2010	22	Incomplete
Fallout: New Vegas	October 19, 2010	January 24, 2011	100	Incomplete
Call of Duty: Black Ops	November 9, 2010	December 7, 2010	35	Complete
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood	November 16, 2010	February 17, 2011	98	Complete
Amnesia: The Dark Descent	December 11, 2010	February 1, 2011	55	Complete
Dead Space 2	January 30, 2011	April 4, 2011	67	Complete
LittleBigPlanet 2	February 12, 2011	May 26, 2011	32	Incomplete
Call of Duty: Black Ops (Online)	February 16, 2011	February 18, 2011	3	N/A
BulletStorm	February 23, 2011	April 14, 2011	43	Complete
Halo: Reach (Online)	March 2, 2011	March 6, 2011	3	N/A
Homefront	March 16, 2011	April 8, 2011	22	Complete
Crysis 2	March 22, 2011	May 25, 2011	59	Complete
Amnesia: The Dark Descent – Justine (DLC)	April 14, 2011	May 14, 2011	13	Incomplete
Gears of War 3 (Multiplayer Beta)	April 18, 2011	April 20, 2011	3	N/A
Portal 2	April 19, 2011	June 10, 2011	54	Complete
Brink	May 10, 2011	May 13, 2011	4	Incomplete
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean	May 14, 2011	May 27, 2011	11	Incomplete
L.A. Noire	May 18, 2011	September 29, 2011	121	Incomplete
Duke Nukem Forever	June 16, 2011	August 31, 2011	69	Complete
Terraria	June 17, 2011	February 9, 2012	208	N/A
FEAR 3	June 24, 2011	August 1, 2011	39	Complete
Deus Ex: Human Revolution	August 31, 2011	September 18, 2011	17	Incomplete
Dead Island	September 7, 2011	December 6, 2011	81	Incomplete
Left 4 Dead 2	September 28, 2011	October 7, 2011	10	Complete
Words with Friends	October 9, 2011	October 14, 2011	6	N/A
Batman: Arkham City	October 19, 2011	November 1, 2011	14	Incomplete
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception	November 2, 2011	March 27, 2012	51	Complete
Skyrim	November 17, 2011	October 5, 2012	323	Incomplete
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations	December 4, 2011	February 16, 2012	75	Complete
Limbo	February 10, 2012	February 16, 2012	26	Complete
Rayman Origins	February 17, 2012	March 3, 2012	16	Incomplete
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword	March 28, 2012	June 24, 2012	81	Incomplete
Street Fighter X Tekken	March 7, 2012	March 11, 2012	5	Incomplete
Diablo 3 (Beta)	April 24, 2012	April 25, 2012	2	N/A
Bloodforge	April 28, 2012	May 3, 2012	6	Incomplete
War Inc.	April 29, 2012	June 6, 2012	6	N/A
Max Payne 3	May 16, 2012	June 4, 2012	19	Incomplete
Slender	August 9, 2012	September 26, 2012	10	N/A
The Walking Dead	September 29, 2012	December 4, 2012	60	Complete
Black Mesa	October 7, 2012	October 13, 2012	7	Incomplete
Dishonored	October 13, 2012	November 4, 2012	22	Incomplete
Need for Speed: Most Wanted	November 4, 2012	November 4, 2012	1	Incomplete
Assassin’s Creed III	November 5, 2012	December 6, 2012	31	Incomplete
Far Cry 3	December 2, 2012	March 6, 2013	90	Complete
Just Dance 4	December 5, 2012	December 22, 2012	2	N/A
Haunt	December 24, 2012	December 27, 2012	4	N/A
Halo 4	December 28, 2012	January 9, 2013	12	Incomplete
Planetside 2	December 29, 2012	January 15, 2013	5	Incomplete
Dead Space 3	February 7, 2013	March 12, 2013	29	Incomplete

Minecraft

On September 22, 2011 Toby uploaded his first Minecraft video titled “Minecraft – BROTHERPIG– Part 1” to TobyGames, which subsequently became his longest running and most popular playthrough. On November 19th, 2011, Turner uploaded a video featuring the Mincraft Enderman, which gained over 7.8 million views and 14,800 comments in the next five years.

CuteWinFail

In September, 2010, Turner launched the cutewinfail^[5] channel, which features various videos placed under the categories “cute,” “win” or “fail.” As of April 2016, the channel has accumulated upwards of 64 million video views and 229,700 subscribers.

Appearances in Other Popular Media

Turner has appeared in the "Annoying Orange ":http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-annoying-orangecartoon aired on Cartoon network as the scientist named Nerville (Shown below, left) and in various commercials, including an ad for the food Hot Pockets (shown below, right).

Tobuscus Adventures: The Game

On May 21st, 2013, Turner announced the release of the mobile game Tobuscus Adventures^[13], featuring Turner as a wizard character in a world populated by zombies (shown below).

Quotes and Catchphrases

“Black, Red and White”

At the beginning and end of each LazyVlog, Turner will often place his finger of over the lens of his camera in order to cause the camera feed to go black and red as he slowly removes his finger, then white as the camera readjusts to the ambient light. This method effectively gives Toby an “Intro of Darkness, then Redness, then Whiteness!”, a phrase which he commonly adapts depending on the surroundings and kind of video. Additionally, the colors black, red, and white have been made Toby’s “colors”.^[8]

“HotHotHotHotHot”

Turner frequently utters the words “hot hot hot” in succession when encountering an attractive woman.^[9]

“Roll the Next Clip Steven!”

Steven is Turner’s imaginary employee who he constantly orders to “roll the next clip” in CuteWinFail videos. This phrase has since been adopted by fans reacting to Turner’s videos in comment sections.

Badadododododododododo SUBSCRIBE!

At the end of his daily LazyVlogs, Turner is known to sign off by saying “Badadododododododo SUBSCRIBE.”

Gaming catchphrases

Turner’s gaming videos also feature several specific catchphrases. Every video almost always starts with “Hello once again, Audience!” and ends with “I gotta pause it. Thanks for watching! Click adnotation on the top right to watch next video. Bless your face. If you sneezed during this video bless you. Peace off. Boop!”.
For more situational quotes, Toby is known to scream “God dangit!” when he fails or dies in the game:

Controversies

Rape Allegations

On April 8th, 2016, vlogger AprilEfff published a blog post on Tumblr^[20] accusing Turner of emotional, physical and sexual abuse while they had dated several years prior. In the post, she claims Turner emotionally manipulated her for years and drugged her with MDMA at one point. That day, YouTuber DJ Keemstar uploaded a video to the DramaAlert YouTube channel about the controversy, featuring a reading of AprilEfff’s post (shown below, left). Also that Day, YouTuber Amelia Talon uploaded a video titled “The Toby Turner story – Standing with April,” in which she tells several anecdotes about Turner pressuring her into doing “weed” and “molly.”^[21] The video was subsequently made private.

On April 9th, Turner’s ex-girlfriend and fellow vlogger Jaclyn Glenn uploaded a video titled “Toby Turner Rape Allegations,” in which she revealed that while Turner was a terrible boyfriend, she didn’t believe he was a criminal or rapist (shown below, left). On April 9th, YouTuber Pyrocynical posted a video titled “Keemstar and Tobuscus Rant,” which encouraged people to not jump to conclusions without adequate evidence, criticized the use social media in lieu of law enforcement and derided herd mentality on the internet (shown below, right).

On April 11th, Turner posted a video titled “The Truth,” in which he calls the allegations “false” and says he never did anything “without her consent” (shown below, left). The same day, YouTuber Philip DeFranco posted a video about the controversy, in which he reveals that while he thinks Turner is likely abusive a drug addict, he isn’t sure if he is a rapist (shown below, right).

Also on April 11th, YouTuber Melanie Murphy posted a video titled “Sexual Consent & MY Time With Toby,” in which she revealed that while her relationship with Turner was “toxic and destructive” and that he cheated on her, she was never abused or raped (shown below).