Derek Gerard

Derek Gerard (born: ) is a Canadian YouTuber who uploads various types of YouTube videos, usually with his best friend Jaspal Sidhu. His videos vary from 24 hour challenges, to "toy reviews", to buying random stuff (Buy buy buy challenge), to eating challenges, and to "Say Yes to Everything" challenges. Every , he will create a video of which at first will be very serious, but will end up to be a joke at the end of the video. 
== That Library Show ==
Derek's current channel and show is called That Library Show, featuring 'whispered', ASMR-style interviews between various influencers and celebrities at the Vancouver Public Library. Derek discusses a wide range of topics (18+) with a diverse variety of guests, including other YouTubers like J.J. McCullough, social media personalities like the Da Vinki twins, FameGrandpa, OnlyFans adult performers like Elle Mae, and celebrities like BBno$.
==Derek Games==
Derek has attempted to create a gaming-related channel in the past, where he would create videos (sometimes live streams) of him playing various games. Derek sometimes jokes about how he has attempted several times to keep the channel active, but has failed since the last activity on the channel was 2017. Most videos are now hidden.
==Reacting to "cringe YouTube" series==
On May 26, 2017, Derek uploaded a YouTube video reacting to another video by Fizzy Toy Show, makers of puppets and toy videos for children. Derek heavily satirized, roasted and critiqued the company and their video, but also left a comment asking for his viewers not to send hate-mail to Fizzy Toy Show, nor to leave negative comments on their videos.
Subsequently, Derek received a cease-and-desist letter from the Fizzy Toy Show, advising him to stop talking about their channel as it was bringing negativity towards their overall brand and videos (despite Derek's disclaimer and warning to his own viewers).
On June 13, 2018, Derek uploaded a YouTube video reacting to several videos that were created by Blippi, who creates entertaining educational videos for children under the age of five. Derek discovered a video which had a relatively low number of views, where Blippi was seen out of character, but still in costume.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPb90qFQGGs Blippi was messing around with a lighter, but realized that he was on video so he tossed it across the floor and pretended like he had randomly found it.
It is unknown if Blippi or Axe Family (the other person in the video) actually smoke, but a comment from Axe Family has been posted regarding the lighter seen in the video: "That's my lighter that fell out of my pocket. I don't smoke, but I carry a lighter for work and for wildland firefighting purposes for starting a drip torch or an emergency backburn if I had to. I understand how seeing a lighter could be seen as a bad influence but that's not the case here."http://prntscr.com/ohtuxd
===Running gags===
Derek has multiple running gags throughout his videos. Some we haven't heard in a while, and some are still active running gags to this day. Some examples may include:
*"Follow @JasSidhu95 on Instagram" (This running gag originated from Derek shouting out Jaspal's Instagram account a lot in his videos. Jaspal often disliked this running gag.)
*Derek's coffee (Derek often buys coffee from Starbucks and labels on a quickly written note that says "Derek's Coffee".)
**Derek has also joked about opening a coffee brand named "Derek's Coffee" in the past.
**Derek jokingly says he dislikes Starbucks in some of his videos, stating that his imaginary brand "Derek's Coffee" is better.
*Jaspal is a f***boy (self-explained)
*Jaspal is never paid (self-explained)
*"Pumpkin hole" (They went to a pumpkin patch once, and now this phrase is sometimes used in suggestive situations.)
*The ancients (brought up by Jaspal very randomly in some of Derek's videos, usually with no background, meaning or story.)
*"OH MY GOD BECKY!!!" (Jaspal will have a very high pitched voice, scream "OH MY GOD BECKY", and then make an inaudible noise.)
**Jaspal owns an "OMG BECKY!!!" shirt, which he can be seen wearing in some videos.
*Supergirl (Jaspal's favorite show)
*Ashley (Derek's ex-girlfriend)
*Olivia (Jaspal's imaginary girlfriend)
*Derek's bald spot (Derek has a bald spot on the side of his head which his fans usually make fun of him for.)
*Derek most likely has a crush on Rosanna Pansino
*PUPPOCINO BEENO WENNO (Derek buys a puppocino for his dog and proceeds to say the phrase)
== Influence ==
Derek was one of the main pioneers of "Drive Thru" content, particularly the "letting the person in front decide what I eat" challenge, which trended in 2019. 
FaZe Rug has often claimed in his videos to have been inspired by Derek Gerard's video ideas.
Derek appeared briefly in the 2019 YouTube rewind.
Derek and Jaspal appeared in the 2023 season of the Canadian version of The Amazing Race.
== Trivia ==
Derek has a dog named Herc/Hercules.
==Subscriber milestones==
==Gallery==
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omg.png|Jaspal seen wearing a shirt which says "OMG BECKY".
==References==
Category:Review YouTubers
Category:Vlogging YouTubers
Category:Canadian YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2010
Category:One million subscribers
Category:Two million subscribers