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Dude Perfect
Genre	SportsEntertainmentComedy
Starring	Tyler ToneyGarrett HilbertCody JonesCory CottonCoby CottonPanda
Country of origin	United States
Number of videos	431
Original channel	YouTube
Original run	March 16, 2009-present
Number of Subscribers	60.1 Million

Dude Perfect is a YouTube trick shot team consisting of Tyler Toney, Garrett Hilbert, Cody Jones, Cory Cotton, Coby Cotton, and Panda. It all started with basketball shots and sandwich betting. Dude Perfect is multinational sports entertainment conglomerate company headquartered in Frisco, Texas, United States. It routinely uploads videos to YouTube. The channel is the second most subscribed sports channel on YouTube and the 12th most subscribed channel overall.

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.

Contents

• 1 History
• 2 Mobile App, Draft, Television Show, Documentary
• 3 Legitimacy
• 4 Channel Series (Content)
  • 4.1 Dude Perfect Stereotypes
    • 4.1.1 Stereotype Episode Guide
  • 4.2 Face-Off
• 5 Data From: https://www.youtube.com/corycotton

History[]

A trick shot video from the Christian summer camp Sky Ranch was released, which, as of January 2013, has over 10.8 million views. For every 100,000 views the video received, Dude Perfect pledged to sponsor a child from Compassion International 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, which was a world record at the time. The shot prompted television appearances on ESPN's First Take, Pardon the Interruption, Around the Horn and Sports Nation. Eventually, Dude Perfect introduced the Panda mascot, who "developed a cult following at A&M basketball games" when taunting players of the opposing team.

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. Dude Perfect also worked with Australian bowler Jason Belmonte, country singer Tim McGraw, and Heisman Trophy winner and Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel at Kyle Field, Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill, the U. S. Olympic team, NASCAR drivers Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Travis Pastrana, James Buescher, and IndyCar Series driver James Hinchcliffe at Texas Motor Speedway, and St. Louis Rams players Greg Zuerlein, John Hekker, and Jacob McQuaide, also working with A&M wideout Travis Labhart. Also Zac Efron.

In 2009, the group set the world record for the longest basketball shot after shooting from the third deck of Kyle Field. The record was jeopardized by Legendary Shots, who made a shot from Birmingham, Alabama's Vulcan statue, but in October 2010, Dude Perfect extended their record with a "cross-tower" shot, which was 216 feet (66 m) high, and the basket was 150 ft (46 m) away from the tower's base. In March 2011, Dude Perfect unofficially extended the record with a shot from the top of Reliant Stadium, which lasted 5.3 seconds. In January 2014, the group successfully attempted a shot from the 561 ft (171 m)-high Reunion Tower, with Jones and Hilbert holding the basket at the base of the tower.

In 2013, Dude Perfect launched a mobile game for iOS and Android, self-titled Dude Perfect. 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.

Mobile App, Draft, Television Show, Documentary[]

In 2011, Dude Perfect launched a free mobile game for iOS and Android, titled Dude Perfect.[1][2] 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.[3] 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.[4] Its second season aired on Viacom sibling network Nickelodeon.[5]

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.[6] In March 2011, Dude Perfect unofficially extended the record with a shot from the top of NRG Stadium, which lasted 5.3 seconds.[7][8] 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.[9] 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.[10] Partnering with YouTube Originals in 2020, Dude Perfect released a documentary: 'Backstage Pass', which explored the creation and behind the scenes of their live tour: 'Pound It, Noggin'.[11][12]

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,[13] 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."[14] Tyler Toney and the Cotton twins have explained that it takes multiple attempts when filming before successfully converting the final shots.[15]

Channel Series (Content)[]

Dude Perfect Stereotypes[]

The Stereotypes series is where the dudes act out the stereotypes of different subjects usually involving different types of sports or outdoor activities.

"The Rage Monster" stereotype appears in every single Stereotypes episode and is portrayed by Tyler. The stereotype usually involves another character portrayed by Cody causing Tyler to lose his temper and become the Rage Monster, which is then followed by Tyler destroying everything in sight and Cody being the unfortunate victim of the Rage Monster's path of destruction.

The "Mr. Excuses" stereotype appears frequently but not in every single episode and is portrayed by Cody in which the titular character constantly makes up flimsy and pathetic excuses as to why he is performing poorly in the sport of the episode, or why he does not wish to participate.

Also a frequent stereotype is "The Old Guy" portrayed by Cody's Grandfather, who continued to play The Old Guy until his passing in March 2019.

Stereotype Episode Guide[]

1. Pickup Basketball
2. Golf
3. Fantasy Football
4. Fishing
5. Madden
6. Gym
7. Movie Theater
8. Restaurant
9. Super Bowl Party
10. Driving ft. Dale Jr.
11. Hunting
12. Softball
13. Beach
14. Christmas
15. March Madness
16. Grocery Store
17. Skiing
18. Camping
19. Quarantine
20. Swimming Pool
21. Halloween
22. Game Night
23. Cell Phone
24. Airplane
25. New Parent
26. Wedding
27. Thanksgiving
28. Hotel
29. Neighborhood
30. Road Trip
31. Pet
32. Office
33. Dad
34. Awkward
35. Birthday

Face-Off[]

Face-Off videos are featured on the Whistle Sports Network YouTube channel. In these Face-Off videos, the Dude Perfect members draw two people to Face-Off in a contest and a sideline announcer to commentate. The commentator is usually portrayed in a comedic sense, with an outlandish outfit and personality. Tyler is most often chosen to play this role, having been selected 10 times. At first, the winner received a replica WWE Championship belt, referred to on-air as the "WWC (Winner Winner Championship Dinner) Belt", but eventually a customized Dude Perfect Face-Off Championship belt was created, first debuting in the Office Golf Face-Off. However, the WWC is still occasionally presented along with the customized belt.

Coby is the most successful member of the group in regards to Face-Offs; he has competed in 8 Face-Offs and won 7 of them. By contrast, Cory is the least successful, being winless in his 8 Face-Offs.

Dude Perfect Face-Offs
No.	Contest	Winner	Score	Loser	Commentator(s)
1	Ping Pong	Coby	20 – 17	Cory	Tyler
2	Golf	Cody	-3 – E	Garrett
3	Hockey Shootout	Garrett	2 – 1	Coby	Cody
4	Darts	Cody	3 – 0	Cory	Tyler
5	Football	Coby	10 – 9	Cody
6	Super Smash Bros (3DS)		2 – 0	Cory
7	The Most Dangerous Game	Toby	2 – 0	Tyler	Coby & Cory
8	Field Goal Kicking	Garrett	4 – 1	Coby	Tyler
9	Roller Skating Tennis	Coby	2 – 1	Garrett
10	Football Skills	Cody	2 – 1
11	Battlebots	Garrett	7 – 1	Coby	Cody
12	Turkey Bowling		27 – 21	Tyler	Coby
13	Hockey Skills	Tim	2 – 1		Cory
14	Office Golf	Cody	840 – 50	Cory	Tyler
15	Gingerbread House	Tyler and Cody	1 – 0	Coby and Cory	Garrett
16	Home Run Derby	Garrett	6 – 5	Cory	Tyler
17	Basketball Shootout	Coby	17 – 15
18	Golf: Rahm & Bryan	John Rahm	2 – 4	Tyler and Garrett	Wesley Bryan
19	Go Kart Soccer	Tyler and Garrett	3 – 2	Coby and Cody	Cory
20	Sumo Soccer	Tyler	2 – 1	Garrett	Cody
21	What's In The Box	Coby	36 – 31	Cory	Garrett
Win Record: 5 (Coby), Win Record (By Team): 2 (Tyler), Most Losses: 6 (Cory), Most Losses (By Team): 2 (Coby) Most Announces: 11 (Tyler), Most Announces (Teams): 1 (Garrett, Cory)

Data From: https://www.youtube.com/corycotton[]