Rising social media star and maritime comedian, Willem Powerfish, is known for providing laughs to his hundreds of thousands of followers via his wildly popular fishing-related videos and pranks.
In his latest installment Powerfish, who goes by @willem_powerfish on social media, enlists the help of an unsuspecting good samaritan to assist in a simple boat launch.
Sounds easy, right?
Those who are part of Powerfish’s faithful following know things are never what they seem with the bearded badass, who has racked up 155K subscribers on YouTube. The video opens with Powerfish making his intent clear — to launch his boat and continue his perpetual hunt for flatties. In what can only be interpreted as comedic foreshadowing, Powerfish utters his signature line, saying, “I hope I don’t do me self a mischief”.
Yet, mischief takes center stage once Powerfish reaches the boat ramp and enlists the help of a local to back the boat safely into the water. Try as he might, the do gooder can’t get Powerfish to line the boat trailer up correctly. In one side-splitting scene Powerhouse asks the man, “What does ‘right hand down’ mean?” to which the gentlemen offers the perfect comedy-straight-man reply.
“It means your RIGHT hand goes DOWN the steering wheel.”
It’s a credit to this man’s tenacious spirit that he never gives up, continuing to attempt to guide Powerfish and shouting “RIGHT HAND DOWN” as if it’s the magical incantation that will allow him to escape the never ending insanity — at least until Powerfish revs the engine, sending the boat, trailer and car all into the drink. At this point, our fearless helper throws up his hands in defeat as Willem sits in the floating car, bringing his foreshadowing full circle, saying, “I’ve done me self a mischibef here…So, this is how the Powerfish ends.”
True to his golden character, the good samaritan, doesn’t leave the scene altogether. Rather, he watches from a distance as Powerfish makes his way to the roof of the sinking car, looking like a castaway on an AU Falcon raft as he bemoans, “Where are the flatties?”
Eventually, a towing company comes to the rescue, removing both the submerged vehicle and the boat from the water. In the end, Powerhouse seems to have made peace with the scrapyard destination for car and boat, giving them both the most heartfelt sendoff Willem Powerfish can muster — “See ya later, ya dog.”
The video is absolutely worth a watch and has garnered nearly 700K views since its posting. You can find it by clicking here.
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