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The Bunker Jokes is a parody series in which Fritz Tornow, Walther Hewel, Hans Krebs, Eva Braun, Ernst-Günther Schenck and a few others, most of which are at least half-drunk, makes a one-liner joke about a certain character in the Hitler Parodies, characters from other films or other one-liner jokes.

The series as it is known today makes almost exclusive use of the generals drinking scene, though in the end of the parody characters from other scenes are usually shown.

Origins and developments[]

The first joke-themed parody (using the Reviews Scene) was introduced by thelobsterperson in his parody "Günsche's joke of the day! Justin Bieber".

Parodies that uses this particular scene and format (and thus establish the series familiar to many today) was introduced by FuhrerFegelein, with the characters joking about Joseph Goebbels, e.g. why is his name Goebbels, his favorite song, his favorite band, etc. It usually shows Goebbels being angry or sad in the end. Unlike the first incarnation by thelobsterperson, the present Bunker Jokes proper are mainly one-liners.

This meme developed significantly, with the characters joking about other characters, such as: Günsche, Goebbels, Hitler, Jodl, Göring, Eva, Burgdorf, Fegelein, Traudl, Krebs, Reitsch, Schenck, Mohnke, Grawitz, Keitel, Högl, Greim, and Blondi. Some Untergangers, including series originator FuhrerFegelein, give appropriate titles according to the character being joked (e.g. Hitler Jokes or Goebbels Jokes) while others stick to the Bunker Jokes label. There are also jokes about non-Downfall characters, or simply generic one-liners.

A few joke subsets have emerged within the series, such as jokes referencing Hitler's Parkinson's and the characters' pick-up lines. There are also derivative series that serve to counter this series, presenting the joke in different ways (see this section).

Types[]

Multiple types of the series exist, each differentiated by the sequence of speakers. Some of them include:

Hewel-Tornow (short)
The most typical of the bunker jokes. Hewel presents the question, and Tornow delivers the punchline.
Hewel-Tornow (long)
A variant of the above, but using Tornow's longer dialogue (which is actually the original in Downfall).
Hewel-Tornow-Krebs-Tornow
Most probably used on jokes involving Krebs. After the punchline is given by Tornow, Krebs refutes it, and Tornow replied with the final verbal blow.
Eva-Hewel-Tornow
Eva presents a fact, then Hewel asks why, to which Tornow replied with the punchline.

In almost all cases, the characters being joked about is shown at the end of the video, mostly displeased by the joke. Some even reacted violently. Interesting to note is that a lot of these characters are themselves present with the drinking party (such as Günsche, who can be seen next to Hewel).

Derivatives[]

Smell of the Ice has also created the opposite of the Bunker Jokes, Anti-Joke Keitel, in which Keitel answers Schenck's question correctly, which causes him to leave the room, while Tornow smokes his cigarette without laughing and the whole room is silent.

Mfaizsyahmi had also started a spinoff series called the Fail Joke Stehr on late-May 2013. In this spinoff Stehr replies to Hewel's question with slightly funny to unfunny one-liners and a rimshot (ba dum tss) is played. Everyone gives an awkward look and Schenck leaves the room. Unlike the Anti-Joke Keitel, the Fail Joke Stehr still contain actual jokes. A little comparison made by mfaizsyahmi shows that parodies containing the exact same joke is more well-received in the Bunker Jokes format than the Fail Joke Stehr one, probably due to the title.

Trivia[]

  • The scene of Fritz laughing was first used in KakashiBallZ's Before Fegelein...there was HIMMLER!! in a humorous way, but it is not a Bunker Joke.
  • In Günsche Jokes, the ending shows Günsche in the Hitler Reviews Scene, even though he is seen in the beginning with the others, beside Hewel.
  • Despite being one of the most hated characters, Fegelein enjoyed being free of jokes directed at him for some time, until Fegelein's Jokes - Fegelein's Least Favourite Bug Tricks is uploaded.
  • Göring almost always reacts very violently toward his jokes; he checks his watch and then blows up the room with his... fart?
    • mfaizsyahmi's Göring jokes are almost always followed by a longer laughter edited in, doubling the video duration.
  • A subset of Hitler's jokes involve his Parkinson's, inspired by Michael J Fox's jokes.
  • It is interesting that many characters that are being joked about, like Günsche, Burgdorf, Krebs and Eva are actually in the scene, and Burgdorf himself is seen laughing, possibly even Krebs.
    • If the laughing part is not edited properly, Eva will show up walking in, which might pose the same paradox if she was seen in the joke's antecedent.
  • After the laughing scene, they have sometimes completely opposite reactions:
    • Krebs once told Tornow that he's right near him, but Fritz did not cared.
    • After laughing in the scene, Burgdorf has sometimes reacted extremely violent, he even tried to shoot the laughing characters several times. On rare occasions, he laughed.
    • Günsche reacted violently only once.
  • One parody has been made highlighting Burgdorf's awkward moment in the scene, as Krebs talks to Tornow.
  • When uploading Bunker Jokes parodies on YouTube, the default thumbnail (the middle thumbnail) usually reveals Tornow's punchlines. Many Untergangers changed the thumbnail to the first (Hewel asking the question) or the third (everyone laughing). Non-standard formats may have different thumbnails.
  • A close cousin of the Bunker Jokes is the "Yo Momma" jokes, started by FegeleintheLostTapes in his Viva La Fegel series. The Mohnke talks to Goebbels scene where the showdown occurs becomes very notable for subsequent Yo Momma jokes made by later Untergangers.

External links[]

Scenes in Downfall's timeline
  1. Prologue
  2. Hitler's Secretarial Interview
  3. Battle Scenes (first part - bombing)
  4. Traudl, Gerda and Constanze wake up to artillery fire
  5. Hitler Phone Scene
  6. Eva and Traudl discuss in the kitchen [ext]
  7. Fegelein and Himmler at Hitler's birthday
  8. Schenck and the burning of documents
  9. Himmler greets Hitler (aka Hitler Wants Himmler Scene)
  10. Himmler and Fegelein at the garage (garage)
  11. Hitler walks around the model of Berlin (Germania)
  12. Hitler Youth Artillery Scene
  13. Hitler Planning Scene [diff]
  14. Hitler's Generals Discussing Scene
  15. Hitler congratulates the Hitler Youth
  16. Traudl, Gerda and Constanze talk in bed
  17. Schenck and Müller around a bonfire
  18. Party Scene (beginning)
  19. Hitler and Speer chat on the couch
  20. Party Scene
  21. Battle Scenes (second part - Weidling)
  22. Mohnke calls Schenck
  23. Weidling goes to the Bunker
  24. Schenck in the Hospital
  25. Wilhelm and Dorothee Kranz arguing [ext] [noDl]
  26. Singing Burgdorf Scene [diff]
  27. Peter Kranz's street battle
  28. Fegelein talking to Traudl and Gerda
  29. Original Bunker Scene
  30. After the Original Bunker Scene
  31. Fegelein and Friends
  32. Traudl and Gerda talking in bed
  33. Eva walks Blondi
  34. Hitler Laughing Scene (aka Hitler's Trollface) [ext]
  35. Battle Scenes (third part - Mohnke)
  36. Schenck and Müller in a truck
  37. Schenck enters the shelter [ext]
  38. Mohnke talks to Goebbels
  39. Eva talking on the phone with Fegelein
  40. Magda Goebbels and the Goebbels children arrival [noDl]
  41. The Goebbels children sing to Hitler
  42. Schenck and Haase operating [ext]
  43. Hitler instructs how to commit suicide
  44. Eva and Magda write their letters
  45. Hitler stares at his favourite painting
  46. Peter Kranz in the bomb shelter [ext] [noDl]
  47. Battle Scenes (fourth part - Peter Kranz)
  48. Hitler talks about the Battle of Berlin (aka Bunker Scene 2) [ext]
  49. Peter Kranz hides in the artillery crater [noDl]
  50. Keitel, Krebs and others talk [ext]
  51. Hitler talks to Keitel
  52. Battle Scenes (fifth part - well)
  53. Bormann informs Hitler
  54. Speer and Traudl talk
  55. Peter Kranz in the fog [noDl]
  56. Magda, Eva and Bormann talk to Speer
  57. Speer's last conversation with Hitler
  58. Peter returns home [ext] [noDl]
  59. Traudl and the singing Goebbels children [ext] [noDl]
  60. Hitler meets Greim and Reitsch
  61. Hitler Eating Scene
  62. Hitler Explains Scene
  63. Traudl and Eva discuss Fegelein's flee [ext] [noDl]
  64. Hitler, Grawitz and Günsche (Reviews / Informed / Pros and Cons)
  65. Grawitz family's suicide
  66. Högl enters the brothel [noDl]
  67. Fegelein's Arrest Scene
  68. Eva wants Hitler to spare Fegelein
  69. Weidling and Mohnke inform Hitler (Bunker Scene 3, pt1)
  70. Generals discuss and Burgdorf gets angry (Bunker Scene 3, pt2)
  71. Fegelein Execution Scene
  72. Traudl is late to Hitler's dictation [diff] [noDl]
  73. Hitler will scene
  74. Hitler wedding scene [diff]
  75. Goebbels crying scene
  76. Mohnke caught in the artillery fire [noDl]
  77. Mohnke talks to Hitler
  78. Hitler and his generals receive telegram from Keitel (Bunker Scene 4, pt1)
  79. Hitler instructs Günsche (Bunker Scene 4, pt2)
  80. Haase, Flegel and Schenck meet Hitler
  81. The doctors and the drunken people / Bunker Jokes
  82. Soldiers deliver gasoline to the bunker
  83. Blondi is killed
  84. Traudl's last chat with Eva [noDl]
  85. Hitler's last supper
  86. Traudl and Gerda smoke in the generator room [ext] [noDl]
  87. Hitler's Farewell Scene
  88. Magda begs Hitler
  89. Hitler Suicide Scene
  90. Krebs and others walk through the streets of Berlin [noDl]
  91. Krebs meets General Chuikov [diff]
  92. Goebbels Rants Scene
  93. Magda drugs her children
  94. Joseph Goebbels gives a last testament
  95. Goebbels Children Murder Scene
  96. Weidling announces Berlin's surrender [diff]
  97. Krebs and Burgdorf's suicide
  98. Joseph and Magda suicide
  99. Mohnke convinces Schenck to evacuate [ext]
  100. Berlin's breakthrough [diff]
  101. Soviet women in the Bunker
  102. German soldiers gathered in a plaza
  103. Günsche scouts the Soviets [noDl]
  104. Traudl and Peter walk past the Soviets [noDl]
  105. Schenck's conversation with Stehr and Hewel [diff]
  106. Traudl and Peter leave Berlin
  107. Fates of surviving characters scene
  108. Epilogue
ext Scenes only in extended edition, diff Scenes differ between theatrical and extended edition, noDl Scenes without known download link

List is part of the Grand Unified Downfall Scenes Database.

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