February 26, 2018 marks the premiere of the Olan Rogers-created animated series Final Space. While longtime fans of the YouTube star have been waiting for this big breakout moment, many people still do not know who he is.
For those unaware of who he is, Olan Rogers is different from the usual YouTuber. His channel and social media sites aren't overloaded with advertisements. He doesn't do ridiculous, weird challenges. He even holds free events for his fans! In 2014, he opened a soda parlor/apparel shop in Nashville, where he holds trivia nights, video game tournaments, and even movie nights! He's funny, talented, and genuinely real.
Who is "Little Big O"? The best way to get to know the Tennessee Wonder Child is through his YouTube channel! Don't know where to start? Here are fifteen of his funniest videos!
1. Ghost in the Stalls
This one is legendary. It is the ULTIMATE Olan Rogers story! Funny catchphrases, pranks, pop culture references - it's got it all!
Best Quotes: "It's a Monday." "I am the Master Commander!" "Again? Freaking again?!"
2. The Batman Birthday
This one is my favorite! In this video, he tells the story of how his Batman-themed seventh birthday was invaded by a kid named Christopher Robin.
Best Quotes: "It was the middle of June, and it was hotter than Charamander's q-tip." "Out of the corner of my eye, like The Shining, I saw Robin. Christopher freaking Robin." "He was basically... a horcrux." "I had the wind at my back, and the dreams in my forward."
3. Chuck E. Cheese
Chuck E. Cheese is a terrifying place. That giant animatronic band is the stuff of nightmares! In this video, Olan Rogers shares his story of being terrorized by that robot rat.
Best Quotes: “You know back in the day, back in the hayday, when all of your problems could be solved with a slice of pizza? Suck at algebra? Eat a slice! Can’t put on that underwear right? Well, go ahead and eat a slice! You hate pizza? Eat a slice!”
4. The Snack Thief
Lesson learned from this story: Midday snacks are important to second grade children, and you do NOT want to mess with the mother of a child whose midday snack has been stolen!
Best Quotes: "I was a small carb in a big-carbed world." 'Freaking Scotty!" "Abusing candy? Not in my house!" "We gotta save Buddy!"
5. Clues Stained in Ink
This one is a hilarious story about the mischief one might get into when bored.
Best Quotes: "The only way to liberate yourself out of boredom is to give in and drop the chief. You can't have mischief without chief!" "I'm here, the printer is out there... one plus one equals fun!" "I once mooned five miles of highway traffic. And I was driving. Kidding, it was eight miles." "I mean, it was strangely beguiling, until I realized that I had inadvertently mooned myself."
6. Meet Starscream
This one isn't a story, like the others, but it IS an adorable introduction to his cat, Starscream.
Best Quotes: There aren't really any in this one, but it is really adorable!
7. It’s In the Genes
In this story, Olan Rogers said the single most relatable thing he has ever said: "I freakin' hate all pants."
Best Quotes: "Pants do this thing on me where it sounds like a ship trying to set sail every time I walk." "High school me thought that the ladies were all about the backyard buns. You know, that's what they looked for." " I hope they just look out for elbows." "It was like I got hugged by Daryl from the Walking Dead. Season seventeen Daryl." "James, we can fix everything!"
8. Midnight Claw
This is a story of nature, magic, and monsters! Well, camping, rolling lightsabers, socks, and bats, but I swear it's as brilliant as that first description makes it sound!
Best Quotes: “It’s the story time equinox.” “You might see long johns. I see cotton chain mail.” “It was my kingdom, okay. And when enemies attack your kingdom, you don’t flee. You show them why it’s your kingdom.” “DID THAT FREAKING JUST HAPPEN?!”
9. The Bad Apple
In this story, Olan Rogers talks about a time where his curiousity literally ruined an apple.
Best Quote: "I was the M&M of the family. I wasn't even a peanut M&M, I was just the little chocolate M&M." "I have no idea what he gave to us. An embryo of a lava being? He went up to Mount Doom and scooped a tear from Sauron's eye!"
10. Return of the King
"Return of the King" is a story of love, heartbreak, and tragedy. It's HILARIOUS!
Best Quotes: "Was she the fairest girl in all the gated playground? I have actually no idea. Did I like her ninety percent because her last name was the name of a snack I frequent, Bugles? Heck yeah!" "It went so deep, James Cameron has already planned an expedition to find this skittle!" "It was like he did something wrong at the Willy Wonka factory and they took him away! All that was missing was a musical number!"
11. The Fear Awakened
This story is all about the hilarious terror of waking up with two numb, useless arms.
Best Quotes: "Nothing takes the birthday cake quite like this. Well, maybe the birthday kid." “I know that’s a bold statement. Perhaps even italic. With a font size upwards of the 30-point. I mean, maybe even 42-point. Crap! That’s headliner size! And it’s in Times New Roman, so you know I’m serious!” "Freaking Van Helsing would do something like that." "Here lies our beloved. Cereal is life." "I'm going to use both of these and a spoon to become a cereal killer."
12. Cut From the Picture
Picture day was always the worst part of school, especially when your hair is a disaster! Also, Olan's mom is a total badass!
Best Quotes: "I mean, I see chunks of hair in the towel! I mean just CHUNKS! SO monumental that you need a Costco membership to experience it!" "It was like an inverted lego!" "My dad wanted answers pretty quickly, but all I could say was, 'I was combing.'" "The barber was... he was out, so the bartender cut my hair." "That's why I gave him a hat!"
13. Movie Barriers
This is an old one (it'll be eight years old in May), but it's still one of his best!
Best Quotes: “Nobody just walks into the movie theater and just wants a vegetable seat!” “Uneatable nachos! Nobody could eat those! Not even Doug Vinny!” “And what she did next was the icing, was THE ICING, on my uncomfortably-made, awkward, stranger-made cupcake! She brought the armrest dividing me and her up.She brought that crap up, no qualms about it. . . She made two divided chairs into a freakin’ couch. We’re watching the movie together now!”
14. The Comeback Kid
Paintball was a disaster for fourteen year old Olan...
Best Quotes: “An undersized, awkwardly slow roly poly. This is the visual that I would use to best describe middle school me.” “He had the agility of a hammock, and he had a head shaped like a vertical watermelon. He was odd.” “What a tool… belt. What a toolbelt! What a tool bench!” “Son of a Wesley!”
15. Echoes Through the Wall
Terrible neighbors are no match for a prank planned by the Tennessee Wonder Child!
Best Quotes: “He looked like a thrift store Jason Statham.” "That crap is two-player Jumanji!" "I don’t have an owl!”



















