# I asked people to impersonate Retro Ralph! **Source:** RetroRalph **Type:** video **Published:** 2021-06-08 **Duration:** 6m 27s **Beat:** Pinball **URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScIWsnDa2MI --- ## Analysis Retro Ralph hosted a contest on his live stream asking viewers to impersonate his on-camera persona and catchphrases. The video showcases multiple creative impersonation entries submitted by community members, with Andy Kaufman winning an Xbox Series X. Honorable mentions included The King Kong, Mandy Madsen, and Zohar for their detailed and comedic takes on Ralph's characteristic 'Hey guys' openings, arcade-focused content, and on-camera mannerisms. ### Key Claims - [HIGH] Andy Kaufman won the Xbox Series X for best impersonation — _Ralph explicitly announces Andy Kaufman as the winner and states he is winning an Xbox Series X_ - [HIGH] The contest had multiple submissions, with The King Kong, Mandy Madsen, and Zohar receiving honorable mentions — _Ralph lists these as notable entries: 'The King Kong went all out... Mandy Madsen with the whole CRT bit. That was great. Zohar, you know, Zohar had powder on his face'_ - [HIGH] Ralph says he does his content work online every day for his job — _'You know, I'm online every day or, you know, I do this for my job.'_ ### Notable Quotes > "Jon Hey guys, so over on Retro Ralph Live, we ran a contest to see who could impersonate me the best." > — **Retro Ralph**, Opening > _Sets up the contest premise and acknowledges the impersonation challenge_ > "So first I want to say thank you to everyone that submitted an entry. They were all really good and it was super hard to pick a winner." > — **Retro Ralph**, Contest conclusion > _Ralph acknowledges high quality of submissions and difficulty of judging_ > "The King Kong went all out and literally rolled—I can't believe he had all these little bits and pieces of different stories that had happened throughout time on the channel" > — **Retro Ralph**, Honorable mentions > _Highlights The King Kong's detailed knowledge of Ralph's content history_ > "If I had, um, you know, 14 or 15 Xbox Series Xs, I'd send them all to you guys for participating." > — **Retro Ralph**, Contest conclusion > _Shows Ralph's appreciation for all participants despite single prize pool_ > "It's uncomfortable for some people to be in front of the camera. And I think everyone did a really good job breaking out of their comfort zone and doing this." > — **Retro Ralph**, Final remarks > _Ralph acknowledges vulnerability of contestants and values their participation_ ### Entities | Name | Type | Context | |------|------|---------| | Retro Ralph | person | YouTube content creator and pinball/arcade enthusiast who hosted impersonation contest | | Andy Kaufman | person | Contest winner of Xbox Series X for best impersonation of Retro Ralph | | The King Kong | person | Contest participant who received honorable mention for detailed impersonation incorporating multiple channel storylines | | Mandy Madsen | person | Contest participant who received honorable mention for CRT discharge impersonation bit | | Zohar | person | Contest participant who received honorable mention for using makeup/powder to enhance impersonation | | Mark Kim | person | Mentioned as associate/colleague who appears in Retro Ralph's content and arcade activities | | Retro Ralph Live | organization | Ralph's live streaming channel where the impersonation contest was run | | Xbox Series X | product | Prize given to contest winner Andy Kaufman | ### Topics - **Primary:** Community engagement and contests, Retro Ralph's YouTube persona and catchphrases - **Secondary:** Arcade and gaming content creation, Content creator accessibility and viewer participation ### Sentiment **Positive** (0.85) — Ralph is appreciative of submissions, congratulatory toward winner, and encouraging of community participation. No negative sentiment detected. Shows genuine appreciation for effort and willingness to engage with audience vulnerability. ### Signals - **[community_signal]** Retro Ralph organized impersonation contest on live stream as audience engagement activity, demonstrating active community interaction and direct participation opportunities for viewers (confidence: high) — Ralph announces contest results and thanks all participants, mentions running contest on Retro Ralph Live - **[sentiment_shift]** Positive sentiment toward content creator; multiple community members invested enough time to create detailed impersonation content, some incorporating deep knowledge of channel history and Ralph's mannerisms (confidence: high) — Multiple high-quality submissions; The King Kong included 'little bits and pieces of different stories that had happened throughout time on the channel'; Ralph notes entries were 'all really good' --- ## Transcript Hey guys, so over on Retro Ralph Live, we ran a contest to see who could impersonate me the best. Hey guys, welcome back. And you guys definitely delivered. Hey guys, today we're going to review the Arcade One-Up Baby Cake! Hey guys, welcome back. Today we're gonna be talking about... Squirrel! Hey guys! I think I left someone at the airport. On this episode I will teach you how to negotiate five bucks off a broken Captain America cabinet without dressing up like an Avenger! Hey guys! Hey big man, like John Dee! Oh we on? Oh we're on! Oh we're on! Hey guys, it's Final Thoughts time! So what do I think about the um... Hello? Hey Zohar. Alright, we're going to get right to it today. I'm going to be discharging a CRT. It's got 1.21 gigawatts of electricity. I've got my oven mitt to protect me. And I'm just going to get right to it. Alright, here we go. Hey guys, welcome back. On today's show we're going to talk about one of the 37 YouTube channels that I'm a part of. Hey, oh wait a minute, hold on, hold on. We'll get right to the show, I promise. He is going to be the next owner of an NBA gym. We'll see you when we get to his house on the next one. Oh my God look how steep this guy driveway is Yeah Street Fighter do you know that game I really like Yeah check this out Hey guys welcome back Back from the ATM. I tried to get a whole bunch of money out so I could buy new Sanwa buttons for all my arcades. Hey guys, what's up? Hey, it's Retro Ralph here. And yeah, we're in my arcade and we're just gonna give you a quick tour around since we haven't had a chance to do it in quite a while. But I can tell you what I did pick up recently. a gorf check that out can you believe it i got a hold of this thing it's nuts hey guys just a little coffee in the morning before i get the show started i was looking at this thing noticing that it has a four by three screen and i have some old arcade one-up buttons left over maybe i could put a water-cooled pandora's box here and turn this thing into a coffee cade oh crap oh this one the jack cause you're a jackass you lose well I gotta go plug in my giant Pac-Man joystick, Justin's been texting me all day to play some pod packer online before Classic Kim gets home favorite rooms of the house me and Classic Kim come here and we do uh we do karaoke come on coffee let's do this hey guys See you on the next one Do you Woo. On the next one. See you on the next one. And we'll see you on the next one. So first I want to say thank you to everyone that submitted an entry. They were all really good and it was super hard to pick a winner. But this is the one. This is the winner of the Xbox Series X. Roll the clip. I should have finished painting this rock. Oh hey guys! Oh hold on. Really hot in there. Oh. all right hey oh wait a minute hold on hold on we'll get right to the show i promise oh what was that who is that wait is kim home wait hold on hold on guys hold on hold on hold on oh that's literally the camera oh god damn guys i i just stopped I know I just started the show, but I gotta go. I forgot to pick up my kid. I literally locked over the camera. Okay, I gotta go. See you on the next one. Alright, there you have it. The winner of the Xbox Series X Andy Kaufman Thank you buddy That was awesome You definitely had me and Kim rolling So there only one contest winner obviously but there were so many other good ones they were all great if i had to give a couple quick honorable mentions uh king conk went all out and literally rolled i can't believe he he had all these little bits and pieces of different stories that had happened throughout time on the channel with the whole nba jam thing that was really funny mandy madsen with the whole CRT bit. That was great. Zohar, you know, Zohar had powder on his face and he was made himself look like me. I mean, there's so many good ones. They're all really great. I feel bad. Like I almost want everyone. I wish everybody could win, but, but obviously it's a one person wins the contest. If I had, um, you know, 14 or 15 Xbox series Xs, I'd send them all to you guys for participating. But anyways, thanks so much guys. If you enjoyed this, give me a thumbs up, consider subscribing to the Retro Ralph live channel. We'll do another contest like this sometime in the future. And then those of you that watch these, put your comments below. Which one did you like the best? Who would you have chose for the winner? Be respectful, obviously. You know, we do this every day. You know, I'm online every day or, you know, I do this for my job. So, like, it's uncomfortable for some people to be in front of the camera. And I think everyone did a really good job breaking out of their comfort zone and doing this. It's really, really cool. But that's it. That's it for now, guys. And we will see you. the next one _(Acquisition: youtube_groq_whisper, Enrichment: v3)_ --- *Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: c9f5c493-99ac-4259-81c5-cca7cfcfa0e2*