Tic Taw (Video Franchise)

The archive logo, as seen in Internet Archive.

**Tic Taw** was a YouTube video franchise that released 4 videos in the first half of 2019. It starred Nick, Mani and Niklaas. All 4 videos are archived on the internet, and as of yet they are not watchable.

# Videos

## 1. Tic Taw (original)

-An advertisement of a seemingly useless piece of junk. Blooper reel at the end includes a meme.

### Plot

-Nick introduces the video by getting up from a chair at the doctor's but catches a piece of gum. He then introduces the item, throwing it off screen. Then we meet him at the couch, looking for his gum holder. Aaron Judge (Niklaas) finds it and they laugh over it. Nick then announces the price ($3.99) and shows it to a reporter (Mani). Then all three of then say the slogan in front of the lens.

The blooper reel shows Nick forgetting his lines, fails at gags and a meme-worthy clip.

### Trivia

-Originally filmed in November 2018, this was for a school project.

## 2. Tribute To Tic Taw

-A black and white tribute to the first video. The soundtrack was a popular hockey chant from the time. The whole thing was remixed.

### Plot

-In black and white, hilarious clips from the entire first video are shown. This includes out-of-order scenes and bloopers. The audio is replaced by what sounds like a group of people chanting and talking. The final clip is the slogan, in color.

### Trivia

-Originally intended to have sympathetic, slow music (eg, Imagine)

## 3. Cast Interviews For Tic Taw

-Exclusive inside looks featuring interviews about the videos (Behind the scenes)

### Plot

-Nick, Mani and Niklaas give feedback on the first video. They are presented their questions by a title slide that comes before their scene. First, they are asked what they liked about the video. Then they are asked what they would liked to have done alternatively. Finally, they all agree to do "Tic Taw 2". Nick wanted to do a behind-the scenes segment, Niklaas wanted to be a hockey player.

### Trivia

-Originally intended to be a director's commentary video, But Nick expressed relief in it being instead a cast commentary.

## 4. Tic Taw Finale

-A sad goodbye to the franchise at the height of fame. An exclusive tour of the theater.

### Plot

-Nick explains the reason why the franchise was ending, because of a fight between Nick and Niklaas. He points the camera at an empty couch, unaltered. He then gives an (exclusive) behind-the-scenes look, touring the entire Manicklaas Theater, thereby preserving it in time.

### Trivia

-Just weeks after this was shot, Teachers closed down the set, so no more material could be shot.

# Extras

## Deleted Video: A Science Video

-A deleted video was compiled in June 2019, but it was never released. It is lost. Information is leaked about it on the timeline, and apparently it was supposed to be remade. This has now been disproved and it is gone.

### Plot

-The video is reported to have chaotic, almost insane content, ranging from fire, to air to water to technology. The reason it was not released was because at that point in time, face blurring was unthinkable, and it had some shots of other people. Without their permission, it would have been illegal. The video lasted for around 5 minutes, the longest ever made. The cast knew that would not ever release it, and it is reported to have been left in the archives, but now it is 'definitely' lost, although Niklaas' unnamed solitary YouTube channel 'may' have released a version of it. The video was shot late-may. Nick "broke-up" with Mani just days later, due to issues.

## Bonus: Timeline

-a presentation looking at the entire genesis and filming of each video. It tells the official story of the evolution and fall of the Tic Taw Franchise.

### Plot

-A narrator reads the text out loud. He tells about how Nick met Niklaas, how Tic Taw got started, the height, Niklaas' relationship with Olivia, the manager, Jiahua, the Finale sessions and the legacy. And the franchise ends...............

## Reference

1. ↑ https://archive.org/details/tic-taw-links