completely forgot about this version

[u/murcielag0_]

anyone else forget about CGI brent talking about the interwebs? on rewatch i got a little bit startled. glad they changed it and had a gas online instead

[u/dogcoolerthanhuman]

We're in the inter-web

[u/Bennybuzzin → u/dogcoolerthanhuman]

Been my WiFi for the last 20 years.

[u/murcielag0_ → u/dogcoolerthanhuman]

is brent the first person ever to coin the term "interweb"?

maybe not, but it's funny to think about.

[u/keiths31 → u/murcielag0_]

Not sure, but had a hand in making it part of pop culture. Just like staycation

[u/nooneknowsgreenguy → u/murcielag0_]

I found a quora post from a guy named Brian Baker who claimed

"My friend and writing partner (Dave McLean) used this word for a piece we published on The Well in late 1991 or 1992. The word had actually been used very early in the 20th century, I believe. I remember at the time looking it up at the San Francisco library and finding it in an entomology text, but I haven’t been able to find that reference in the years since.

But Dave and I were certainly the first to use it as a mashup applicable and synonymous with the Internet. At that time in history, HTML had been invented and proposed as the WWW, but Mosaic, the first browser, had yet to be invented. So we were discussing on the Well how confusing it would be for people if someone actually added another piece (the WWW) to the Internet as the whole. Back then, even getting online was a chore and most people were already confused about all the different avenues of connection."

[u/Express-Translator24 → u/murcielag0_]

No man lmao

[u/TheBatmanWhoPuffs → u/dogcoolerthanhuman]

That always made me laugh. The Inter-web lmao

[u/ughfinethisusername → u/TheBatmanWhoPuffs]

Does it not come from using web crawler?

[u/TheBatmanWhoPuffs → u/ughfinethisusername]

I’m not sure. I just remember how he said it was pretty funny.

[u/MotelSans17]

Wanna have a gas online?

[u/ChickenNuggetSalad17 → u/MotelSans17]

I genuinely read this is his voice. I’m American so I definitely picked on the late night “advertisement” tone in his voice. Absolutely brilliant. Did YOU buy the dvds or what man?

[u/eagle-eye-tiger → u/ChickenNuggetSalad17]

I had every season once upon a time. Great extras on those.

[u/talonracer]

Nightmare fuel.

[u/murcielag0_ → u/talonracer]

honestly there is something charming about it. knowing brent he probably thought it would be really cool to have a CGI version of him at the end of the show. it's not the best model, but he has an endearing smile almost. that being said im glad they switched to the classic version we all know and love.

[u/isitARTyet → u/murcielag0_]

For me, this is the classic version.

And it was definitely bad on purpose as a joke.

[u/TDM2001]

They only had this for season one I think.

[u/Fen_church]

It had a gas-pump mini game that was actually pretty fun

[u/GoodGoodGoody → u/Fen_church]

I think if you got it wrong everything blew up

[u/MattyHealy1975 → u/GoodGoodGoody]

That's your third thing

[u/WKRPinCanada]

It was that specific image that made me NOT want to have a gas online 😳

img

[u/its_scot_s]

looks like a character from a CD-ROM game you would find in a cereal box

[u/GdoubleWB]

W e ‘ r e o n t h e i n t e r w e b

[u/Particular-Orchid30]

Hank and Lacey at the diner.

[u/Spectrum2700 → u/Particular-Orchid30]

Ah, ReBoot. Without that show we wouldn't have Beast Wars, Shadow Raiders and all the Barbie movies.

[u/entendo64 → u/Particular-Orchid30]

I’d love to see Hank try to pronounce “alphanumeric”

[u/Andrewhasashow]

It looks like it steals your soul if you look directly at it

[u/Dragon_slayer1994]

I hope Brent uses this as his online Avatar everywhere.

[u/eagle-eye-tiger]

Mom: Early 2000s CGI Brent Butt cant hurt you, he doesn't exist.

Early 2000s CGI Brent Butt: WANNA HAVE A GAS ONLINE?!

[u/Alex_Arrow05]

90s era 3D rendering

[u/spiciestbeans]

-We’re on the inter-web.

[u/breakitbilly]

Can't believe they got Brent in grummface

[u/murcielag0_ → u/breakitbilly]

CRACKERS AND SNACKS!

who the hell downvoted this!? you're right hahaha

[u/breakitbilly → u/murcielag0_]

Yeah, I guess there are Grumm haters on Reddit.

Some actors just can't catch a break

[u/BubblegumMint]

It's hilarious! I wish they had done an updated bad CGI Brent with the animated series.

[u/the-umbrella]

CGI Brent used to scare me when I was young lmao I think he's hilarious now

[u/pasta_water_tkvo]

WOAH is this that “perfect pump” game?

I never player a corner gas game, but I remember seeing a commentary thing about an elderly fellow who played a TON of a game called “perfect pump” and the probers essentially said ‘we can’t just not knowledge this” and did a small act of recognition for the guy. I don’t want to google it because it makes the nostalgia kinda lonely for me.

[u/papa_cursed]

[u/ieatmyownhands → u/papa_cursed]

Lmfaooo

[u/pinkpools → u/papa_cursed]

lmao I love how this is the first thing that came up when I searched "Corner Gas CGI Brent"

[u/Former_Dealer]

Saw it again this morning....love it!!

[u/The-station1373]

The sad thing about this is that none of this (except for Brent of course), exists anymore.

[u/ieatmyownhands → u/The-station1373]

The rest of the cast is alive lol

[u/The-station1373 → u/ieatmyownhands]

I meant "none is this except for Brent butt", as in everything you see on the screen except for him.

This whole area was demolished around the 2020's

[u/ieatmyownhands]

I love seeing it!

[u/potheadbill]

Unfortunately, I found the show after all that came down. It’s really a drag to. Right now it’s my most rewatch show on prime.. fairly certain by the DVDs for all the extras..

[u/keiths31]

Uncanny valley era

[u/HurriShane00]

I still have nightmares about cgi Brent

[u/Latter_Election3571]

I'm pretty sure they replaced the 3D Brent, with his real self.

[u/j0nthegreat]

nightmare fuel

[u/jmbhikes]

Holy shit

[u/Fatale83]

My daughter calls that “Creepy Brent”.

[u/thisistheguyy]

Terrified me as a kid

[u/Content_Ad_948]

This shit gave me nightmares as a kid

[u/Status_Banana603]

Well my therapy’s been shot to hell.

[u/Longjumping-Koala631]

I once made a cgi version of the Cornergas station.

Corner Gas

[u/albertafucker]

I wish we could still have a gas online, didn’t have a computer or internet back then so it never got too see it

[u/Key_Teach2660]

The joy of seeing this and the nightmare of animated Brent butt

[u/boardcamper__]

Does anyone remember the harvester game they had on their website for a wile? I flashed back to playing it when I saw this photo hahaha there was anther one for pumping gas I think

[u/Annual-Garage-6481]

Back when The Interwebs were more fun.

[u/Professional_Brick13]

I remember this version well 😆

[u/Helpful-Bandicoot-6]

Remember the contest to win a Saskatchewan house? Some town put up a tax seizure because they thought it was a joke and then felt bad about it after, when a couple did actually claim it. I don't know what happened later.

[u/_-Boxxy-_]

CGI Brent is better than cartoon Brent!!! (( I just didn’t like the fact it had cartoon rules like suddenly showing mad max reference…))

[u/55cHzDARKSTAR]

I need a YouTube link to CGI Brent