Hypothetically, if I were to watch Dan and Phil for the first time, where should I start?
!!!! Calci I could cry. SO, I feel like some pretty good introductory videos from The New(er) Era are:
the pizza mukbangs. Super chill, good to put in the background, and I feel like you get a good grasp of their personalities when they aren't in full Entertainer mode.
How Phil nearly died and Why Dan had to call an ambulance are just, top tier (The medical stuff is not too bad imo, specially in the ambulance one) You get to see the way they tell stories, and also you get some of the lore about the way Phil Lester is 2 seconds away from dying constantly. Honestly, all the medical emergencies ones are good? yeah. it sounds weird but I swear they are just good content.
The baking videos are also just top tier entertainment. The cooking sucks but the banter! the jokes! the halloween one last year is just. a masterpiece (and your introduction to the very important character of sister daniel)
Dan is leaving me and I try to give Dan a haircut, also chill videos of them being so annoying (fondly)
All the What Dan and Phil text each other are just great little capsules of how weird these two are
If you want cute animal content, the calendar shoots are just great
And I would suggest going to Dan and Phil Games and really just picking the one that sounds interesting to you. I'm very partial to their horror games videos personally, but the cards against humanity type videos also appeal to me and my sense of humor. Btw by now it is more of a couple's channel than a gaming one. They just exist there and sometimes they play games
Finally of course, I would 100% recommend watching Basically I'm Gay (and Coming out to you), because of the lore but also is just a very beautiful, emotional video about being queer and the story of Dan. And if you are ready for it, watch Phil is not on fire. That's THE beginning. Its all over the place, and that's the beauty of it.
And if you are up for a longer thing, We're All Doomed is Dan's big solo show that is good for the soul if you happen to be existential and worried about the future. Its on youtube!
And apart from that really is watch whatever sounds interesting to you and if you catch the phannie bug you will slowly catch up on the lore i promise. (also the videos of them reacting to their old stuff are good)
Yeah! I would say sorry for the word vomit, but you knew who you were sending this ask to, that's just who I am. If you like anything in particular and want more things like it, tell me! I have been here for a decade, I love talking about these two.