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kazoo kid (friends)

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The Kazoo Kid saying you know what I think we are gonna be friends, from the 1989 Special Friends video, used for wholesome and ironic friendship memes.

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The Kazoo Kid saying you know what I think we are gonna be friends, from the 1989 Special Friends video, used for wholesome and ironic friendship memes.

This clip features the Kazoo Kid pausing mid performance, looking straight at the camera and cheerfully announcing that he and the viewer are going to be friends. His wide smile, earnest tone and the little kazoo in his hand make the line feel sweetly sincere and slightly awkward at the same time. That mix is why it lands so well as a reaction sound, flipping between genuine warmth and sarcastic friendliness depending on the scene around it. It is short, instantly recognisable and carries a nostalgic VHS charm.

Pro tip

Place the line right after a character does something unexpectedly kind or cringe, letting the pause before 'friends' build tension. Keep the original VHS audio slightly front in the mix and cut on his smile for the strongest punchline.

How people use it

Welcoming a new member into a group chat warmly.
Reacting sarcastically after someone overshares way too quickly.
Adding wholesome endings to awkward first meeting videos.
Soundtracking friendship edits between unlikely cartoon character pairs.

More information

Kazoo Kid is Brett Ambler, the child star of the 1989 direct to video special Special Friends Starring You On Kazoo, where children sing and play kazoos. The tape resurfaced online decades later and went viral in 2016 after remixes and edits paired his earnest delivery with trap music and reaction memes. His 'friends' line became a standalone soundbite separate from the full performance, shared on vine era platforms and later TikTok and soundboards as a shorthand for forced or genuine friendship.

FAQ

Who is the Kazoo Kid?

Kazoo Kid is Brett Ambler, a child performer who starred in the 1989 video Special Friends Starring You On Kazoo. He sings, dances and plays kazoo with other children, delivering his lines with very earnest, cheerful energy directly to camera.

What does Kazoo Kid say in this sound?

He pauses and says he thinks he and the viewer are going to be friends. The line is often quoted as 'you know what I think, we are gonna be friends,' delivered with a big smile before the music continues.

Why is the Kazoo Kid friends clip popular?

It works as both a wholesome greeting and a sarcastic reaction. Creators use the sincere delivery to celebrate real friendships, or ironically after awkward, one sided or overly eager moments, which made it perfect for remixes, edits and soundboards.