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Dude Perfect
Websitewww.dudeperfect.com
YouTube information
Channel
Created by
  • Tyler Toney
  • Coby Cotton
  • Cory Cotton
  • Cody Jones
  • Garrett Hilbert
Years active2009–present
Genres
Subscribers50 million[1]
Total views10.24 million[1]
100,000 subscribers2011
1,000,000 subscribers2013
10,000,000 subscribers2016
Last updated: March 25, 2020[2]

Dude Perfect is an American multinational sports entertainment conglomerate headquartered in Frisco, Texas which routinely uploads videos to YouTube. The group consists of twins Cory and Coby Cotton, Garrett Hilbert, Cody Jones, and Tyler Toney, all of whom are former college roommates at Texas A&M University. The members of the group hold many Guinness World Records. Their YouTube videos have garnered over 10 billion total views and their flagship channel, "Dude Perfect," has over 50 million subscribers as of March 24, 2020.[3] The channel is the second most subscribed sports channel on YouTube and the 11th most subscribed channel overall. Dude Perfect is said to be worth over $220 million.

The most popular content created by Dude Perfect consists primarily of videos depicting various trick shots and stunts cut together with upbeat music mixed in. The group also regularly uploads videos of "battles," where the individual members of Dude Perfect compete against one another in a good-natured game or contest usually featuring elements and creative spins on different sports and a unique set of rules. A series of short comedy/satire videos called "Stereotypes," depicts Toney, Jones, Hilbert, the Cotton twins and others acting out humorous scenarios intended to ring true of common experiences and situations. On January 8, 2018, Dude Perfect launched a series called "Overtime," which mixes the lighthearted aspects of their other videos in a talk show parody format. On January 13, 2020, Dude Perfect launched their new series "Bucket List", which is doing things that they have always dreamed of.[4]

History

Early years

The group were betting on sandwiches via basketball shots in their backyard, which were eventually recorded on camera, and a video of trick shots at Toney's ranch called "Backyard Edition" was eventually released on YouTube.[5] Within a week, the video received 200,000 views.[citation needed] Afterwards, a trick shot video from the Christian summer camp Sky Ranch was released, which now has over 18 million views; for every 100,000 views the video received, Dude Perfect pledged to sponsor a child from Compassion International.[5] Afterwards, ESPN's E:60 contacted the group for a segment, and on the third floor of Texas A&M's Kyle Field, Toney converted a shot, which traveled 3.9 seconds, a world record at the time. The shot prompted television appearances on ESPN's First Take, Pardon the Interruption, Around the Horn and SportsNation.

Dude Perfect introduced the Panda mascot, who "developed a cult following at A&M basketball games" when taunting players of the opposing team.[6]

Popular follower increase

Later, the group received professional endorsements and requests, which began with then-Sacramento Kings player Tyreke Evans, in an effort to promote Evans' run for Rookie of the Year.[7] Dude Perfect also appeared on Season 6 of Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory. Dude Perfect also worked with Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, NBA star Chris Paul, Australian bowler Jason Belmonte, actor Paul Rudd, singer Tim McGraw, Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and quarterback Russell Wilson, Ryan Swope, volleyball star Morgan Beck, Heisman Trophy winner quarterback Johnny Manziel[8][9] at Kyle Field,[10] Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill,[11] the U. S. Olympic team,[12] NASCAR drivers Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Travis Pastrana, James Buescher and IndyCar Series driver James Hinchcliffe at Texas Motor Speedway,[13] NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.,[14] New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and coach Sean Payton,[15] the Seattle Seahawks, and St Louis Rams players Greg Zuerlein, Johnny Hekker, Jacob McQuaide, tennis player Serena Williams and Country singer Luke Bryan.[16] The team traveled to the United Kingdom to film a video with players of Manchester City F.C., Arsenal F.C. and Chelsea F.C..[17]

Launch of mobile app, draft, television show

In 2011, Dude Perfect launched a free mobile game for iOS and Android, titled Dude Perfect.[18][19] Later, they released Dude Perfect 2, and other games called Endless Ducker and That's Lit. Additionally, Cory Cotton authored a nationally published book titled Go Big in which he shares the secrets the group has learned along the way building a business in a world largely influenced by social media.

In June 2015, the group was selected by the Harlem Globetrotters in their annual player draft.[20] In September 2015, the group was approved for a television series entitled The Dude Perfect Show on CMT, which began airing during the first half of 2016.[21]

CMT's owner, Viacom, moved season 2 of The Dude Perfect Show to its Nickelodeon channel, where it premiered on July 22, 2017.[22][23]

In 2009, the group set the world record for the longest basketball shot after shooting from the fourth deck of Kyle Field. In October 2010, Dude Perfect extended their record with a "cross-tower" shot, which was 66 metres (216 ft) high, and the basket was 46 m (150 ft) away from the tower's base.[24] In March 2011, Dude Perfect unofficially[a] extended the record with a shot from the top of NRG Stadium, which lasted 5.3 seconds.[6][25] In January 2014, the group successfully attempted a shot from the 171 m (561 ft)-high Reunion Tower, with Jones and Hilbert holding the basket at the base of the tower.[26] In 2018, Dude Perfect broke the record for longest Lego walk (barefoot) and longest pea blow (one breath) in "Overtime" episodes 2 and 3. In episode 6 of "Overtime", Dude Perfect broke the record for the farthest distance traveled rolling across Swiss (exercise) balls. Their 2016 video Water Bottle Flip Edition was named number 6 on YouTube's list of the top 10 trending videos of 2016. Their 2017 video Ping Pong Trick Shots 3 was named No. 3 on YouTube's list of the top 10 trending videos of 2017. Their 2018 video Real Life Trick Shots 2 was named number 2 on YouTube's list of the top 10 trending videos of 2018.[27]

Types of videos

Dude Perfect upload six types of different videos. Their most famous videos are on Trickshots. The most viewed trickshot video of Dude Perfect is Water bottle trick shots 2 with 270+ million views while the "Ping pong trick shots 3" is placed second with 257+ million views .The most viewed Battle video is Bubble Wrap Battle with 91+ million views. The most viewed Overtime video is Crush a Diamond with a Hammer? with 51+ million views and the most viewed Games with Consequences video is Dunk Tank Fifa with 27+ million views. They are listed below according to videos which get the most views.

  • Trickshots
  • Stereotypes
  • Battles
  • Overtime
  • Games with Consequences
  • Bucket List [28]

Legitimacy

Despite their success, questions arose over the legitimacy of the group's tricks; Good Morning America hosted a segment about the tricks and whether they were real,[29] though experts contacted by GMA stated they were unable to find evidence of the tricks being fake. Regarding the doubts, Cody Jones said, "We love it when people claim it's fake because it makes the shots seem even more ridiculously impossible; and we get more publicity and hits on YouTube so we love the mystery of knowing whether it's real or fake."[5] Tyler Toney and the Cotton twins have explained that it takes multiple attempts when filming before successfully converting the final shots.[30]

Notes

^[a] Guinness World Records has recognized Dude Perfect as the record holder; Cory "Thunder" Law[31] of the Harlem Globetrotters officially holds the record with a 33.45 m (109.7 ft) shot at US Airways Center (now Talking Stick Resort Arena) in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, on November 11, 2013.[32]

References

  1. ^ a b "About Dude Perfect". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Dude Perfect - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Dude Perfect Live Subscriber Count and Stats". SubscriberCount.live. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "Dude Perfect". Facebook. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Ralston, Katy. "'Dude Perfect' Becomes National Sensation". Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on January 15, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  6. ^ a b Welch, Matt (June 18, 2011). "Hoop Dreams: Local goes from online sensation to nationwide phenomenon". Star Local Media. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  7. ^ Klimas, Liz (March 8, 2013). "You Know Those Viral Trick Shot Videos? We Talked to the Guys Behind Many of Them and They're Fascinating". TheBlaze. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  8. ^ Gaines, Cork (January 25, 2013). "Johnny Manziel Made A Trick Shot Video That Is Hard To Believe". Business Insider. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  9. ^ Kercheval, Ben (January 24, 2013). "Johnny Manziel has an absurd trick shot video". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  10. ^ Speros, Bill (January 25, 2013). "It's Manziel and Dude Perfect mash-up". ESPN. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  11. ^ Newport, Kyle. "Ryan Tannehill and 'Dude Perfect' Make Trick Shot Video at Dick's Sporting Goods". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  12. ^ "Team USA Olympics Trick Shot Video: Dude Perfect Celebrates The Olympics With Amazing Accuracy". The Huffington Post. July 19, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  13. ^ Haag, Mike (March 8, 2013). "NASCAR drivers, Dude Perfect hoop it up at Texas Motor Speedway". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  14. ^ "Super Bowl Edition ft. Odell Beckham Jr". Dude Perfect. February 2, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2016 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ 'Drew Brees Edition'. Dude Perfect. June 5, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017. URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsEoLVBk_Ts
  16. ^ Wagoner, Nick (June 30, 2013). "Rams Get Their Kicks with Dude Perfect". St. Louis Rams. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  17. ^ "Dude Perfect goes to Manchester City, Arsenal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  18. ^ "Dude Perfect". iTunes Store. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  19. ^ "Dude Perfect". Google Play. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  20. ^ Payne, Marissa (June 24, 2015). "Harlem Globetrotters draft Mo'ne Davis, Alex Morgan and Dude Perfect". The Washington Post.
  21. ^ "Dude Perfect Series Coming to CMT". CMT News. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  22. ^ "The Dude Perfect Show: Season Two Premieres on Nickelodeon in July". TV Series Finale. June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  23. ^ "Nickelodeon Picks Up 'The Dude Perfect Show' for Season 2". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  24. ^ "Dude Perfect shatters longest shot record". NBC Sports. October 1, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  25. ^ Goodman, William (March 23, 2011). ""Dude Perfect" make alleged new world record basketball shot at Reliant Stadium". CBS News. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  26. ^ Nicholson, Eric (January 2, 2014). "Watch Dude Perfect Hit a 500-Foot Trick Shot from Reunion Tower". Dallas Observer. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  27. ^ Allocca, Kevin (December 6, 2017). "It's time for #YouTubeRewind: Celebrating what you watched, shared, and created in 2017". Official YouTube Blog. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  28. ^ https://www.facebook.com/DudePerfect/photos/bucket-list/267814763283621/
  29. ^ Chivers, Tom (September 23, 2009). "YouTube sensation Dude Perfect's 'world's longest basketball shot' - real or fake?". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  30. ^ "Trick B-Ball Shots Turn YouTube Sensation". CBS News. September 28, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  31. ^ "Thunder".
  32. ^ "Longest basketball shot". Guinness World Records. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
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