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'''DaddyOFive''' is a [[YouTube]] channel and online alias of Michael Christopher Martin, which focused on daily [[video blog|vlogging]] and prank videos. The channel's videos featured Martin, his wife Heather Martina—lso known by her online alias MommyOFive—and their children. In 2017, following claims that the parents were [[Child abuse|abusing their children]] in the prank videos, the channel became the center of a controversy, as many saw their content as extreme in nature.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/39627969/youtube-pranksters-daddyofive-deny-child-abuse-claims|title=YouTube pranksters Daddyofive deny child abuse claims - BBC Newsbeat|date=2017-04-18|website=BBC Newsbeat|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-06-07}}</ref><ref name=":2"/> The channel was created on August 13, 2015,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8lV8KIVWvfsaqOi_d3Wu3w|title=DaddyOFive|website=YouTube|language=en|access-date=2017-06-07}}</ref> and achieved success. However, after the aforementioned controversy, all videos on the channel were removed, and the Martins stopped producing videos on the channel, aside from a formal public apology video.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2017/may/07/when-youtube-pranks-go-horribly-wrong|title=Mean stream: how YouTube prank channel DaddyOFive enraged the internet|last=Cresci|first=Elena|date=2017-05-07|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-06-07|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
'''DaddyOFive''' is a [[YouTube]] channel and online alias of Michael Christopher Martin, which focused on daily [[video blog|vlogging]] and prank videos. The channel's videos featured Martin, his wife Heather Martin—also known by her online alias MommyOFive—and their children. In 2017, following claims that the parents were [[Child abuse|abusing their children]] in the prank videos, the channel became the center of a controversy, as many saw their content as extreme in nature.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/39627969/youtube-pranksters-daddyofive-deny-child-abuse-claims|title=YouTube pranksters Daddyofive deny child abuse claims - BBC Newsbeat|date=2017-04-18|website=BBC Newsbeat|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-06-07}}</ref><ref name=":2"/> The channel was created on August 13, 2015,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8lV8KIVWvfsaqOi_d3Wu3w|title=DaddyOFive|website=YouTube|language=en|access-date=2017-06-07}}</ref> and achieved success. However, after the aforementioned controversy, all videos on the channel were removed, and the Martins stopped producing videos on the channel, aside from a formal public apology video.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2017/may/07/when-youtube-pranks-go-horribly-wrong|title=Mean stream: how YouTube prank channel DaddyOFive enraged the internet|last=Cresci|first=Elena|date=2017-05-07|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-06-07|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>


Initially the channel had been created by the family, in order to share what they thought was their crazy lives.<ref name=":1" /> The channel focused on the Mike Martin, his wife Heather and their five children,<ref name=":2" /> and the channel's success was mainly accredited to the pranks on family members, the pranks ranged from smashing the children's games consoles to putting the children up for adoption,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4475964/Mom-won-custody-DaddyoFive-children-speaks-out.html|title=Mom who won custody of 'abused' DaddyoFive children speaks out|work=Mail Online|access-date=2017-06-07}}</ref> the channel success from these videos reached around 750,000 subscribers and 176 million views.<ref name=":2" />
Initially the channel had been created by the family, in order to share what they thought was their crazy lives.<ref name=":1" /> The channel focused on the Mike Martin, his wife Heather and their five children,<ref name=":2" /> and the channel's success was mainly accredited to the pranks on family members, the pranks ranged from smashing the children's games consoles to putting the children up for adoption,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4475964/Mom-won-custody-DaddyoFive-children-speaks-out.html|title=Mom who won custody of 'abused' DaddyoFive children speaks out|work=Mail Online|access-date=2017-06-07}}</ref> the channel success from these videos reached around 750,000 subscribers and 176 million views.<ref name=":2" />

Revision as of 06:09, 9 July 2017

Michael Martin
Personal information
Born
Michael Christopher Martin
NationalityAmerican
WebsiteDaddyOFive YouTube channel
YouTube information
Years active2015–present
Genre(s)Vlog, prank
Subscribers737,000+
Total views4.7 million+
100,000 subscribers
Last updated: July 9, 2017

DaddyOFive is a YouTube channel and online alias of Michael Christopher Martin, which focused on daily vlogging and prank videos. The channel's videos featured Martin, his wife Heather Martin—also known by her online alias MommyOFive—and their children. In 2017, following claims that the parents were abusing their children in the prank videos, the channel became the center of a controversy, as many saw their content as extreme in nature.[2][3] The channel was created on August 13, 2015,[4] and achieved success. However, after the aforementioned controversy, all videos on the channel were removed, and the Martins stopped producing videos on the channel, aside from a formal public apology video.[3]

Initially the channel had been created by the family, in order to share what they thought was their crazy lives.[4] The channel focused on the Mike Martin, his wife Heather and their five children,[3] and the channel's success was mainly accredited to the pranks on family members, the pranks ranged from smashing the children's games consoles to putting the children up for adoption,[5] the channel success from these videos reached around 750,000 subscribers and 176 million views.[3]

However the family became the center of abuse claims following these prank videos which became gradually more extreme, with YouTube personality Philip DeFranco releasing producing a series of videos covering the channel and sharing his distaste in the content they created,[3] where he focuses on a video involving ink being spilled, and one of the family's children being accused of making the mess.[2] Since then it has been reported that two of the children have been removed from the parents custody following the prank videos,[6] and the creators have also issued a public apology for the videos, and state they are "...a loving, close-knit family."[2]

References

  1. ^ Gajanan, Mahita (May 3, 2017). "YouTube Star DaddyOFive Loses Custody of 2 Children Shown in 'Prank' Videos". Time. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "YouTube pranksters Daddyofive deny child abuse claims - BBC Newsbeat". BBC Newsbeat. 2017-04-18. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  3. ^ a b c d e Cresci, Elena (2017-05-07). "Mean stream: how YouTube prank channel DaddyOFive enraged the internet". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  4. ^ a b "DaddyOFive". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  5. ^ "Mom who won custody of 'abused' DaddyoFive children speaks out". Mail Online. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  6. ^ "Youtube family who pulled controversial pranks on children lose custody". The Independent. 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
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