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Lawrence "Larry" Michalec Sr. (born: August 11, 1965) and Kyle Michalec (born: September 14, 2001), better known online as Lunatic Dad, is an American YouTube duo known for their pranking, gaming and vlogging videos. Larry is known as Lunatic Dad because he has been having trouble with his Bipolar Disorder, according to Kyle, leading his dad to become more and more hot headed and also very short tempered, even though fans believe that the “destroying the gaming console” thing is actually fake, but Kyle told them it was not, even though he knew how to control his anger on several occasions, but when a fight starts, he drops the control over his temper. This is when you hear him start swearing and shouting and smashing up TVs and PlayStations.
Content[]
They're known famously for Larry known himself as "Lunatic Dad", destroying electronic devices and others in fits of rage, as well as being pranked by his own son Kyle who is the cameraman and the one who always pranks his father. Kyle and Larry are also seen playing games on streams and on DLive, but sometimes Larry starts to have a Lunatic Dad moment. Larry starts to destroy Kyle's things such as his PlayStation 3, his Bluetooth Headphones, and even his TV.
Since then, Lawrence has been in other KidBehindACamera series.
Controversy[]
Copyright Striking Wafflepwn[]
On September 27, 2021, Stephen and Jack Quire from wafflepwn, infamously known for their Greatest Freak Out Ever series, received a copyright strike from the Lunatic Dad YouTube channel. The reasoning Jack and Stephen Quire received the copyright strike was because the two "didn't ask for permission"[1] which has returned with backlash, with Jack ranting and Stephen enraged.[2]
Destruction[]
Lunatic Dad Demolishes PS3[]
On February 12th, 2017, Kyle uploaded a video called "LUNATIC DAD DEMOLISHES PLAYSTATION 3, Kyle's brother Lawrence Jr. recording him just to annoy him. Then, their dad Larry enters and finds out Kyle hasn’t had any work under his belt, telling him that he was being a bum watching TV and going on his gaming console. Dad turns the TV off, but Kyle puts it back on when he isn’t looking. Then, the TV gets turned off again and Kyle’s dad fetches his hammer, takes the PlayStation 3 and smashes it to bits, shouting and telling Kyle he was tired of him playing games and blagging with him about making videos and making money.
Lunatic Dad Rips Apart Mom’s Dishwasher[]
On April 12, 2021, Kyle and Lawrence Jr. uploaded a video of Larry smashing their Mom (Lunatic Mom)’s dishwasher after an argument about Kyle not washing up properly. He stamped on it, ripped the top bits out and finally destroyed it! He called Kyle a blithering idiot as well. At the start of the video, Larry told Kyle he had the Coronavirus vaccine the day before.
Pranks and chaos[]
Dad’s Number Got Leaked[]
On July 16, 2018, Kyle leaked his father’s phone number on Twitter, tweeting: "Guys, I want you to retweet this all over and Dad, you just got pranked here. Has this number got you? ******". Kyle asked his father if he had got any calls, but revealed that he leaked his phone number after Larry saw the tweet. All day, strangers pretending to be companies or restaurants were calling him, including a guy called Ricky Quartez. He even attempted to drop Kyle’s phone in the toilet.
Watered Down Prank[]
On October 22, 2017, Kyle uploaded the “WATERED DOWN PRANK“ video, which showed him standing at the top of the stairs and when his father Larry came through the door, he chucked a bucket of water over his head. Larry told him that he had brought food home and “come back from the lawyer”. Larry even told Kyle that he would take some money off him and that Kyle would have to work since the water would leak down into the basement.
Dad Goes Slippin[]
On March 4, 2016, Kyle uploaded a video, telling everybody he would pay his father Larry back for breaking his phone. He wears a scary face mask and suit, then jump scares Larry from behind. Then, he scares him again when Larry is running around trying to get him back.
Car Wrecked[]
On February 6, 2016, Kyle uploaded a video of himself deflating his dad’s tyres while he was asleep. Then, he woke him up and Larry examined his car, not knowing Kyle had vandalized it. Kyle reveals he did it when Larry tries to find the phone and call the police.
Lunatic Dad Freaks Out Again[]
On January 10, 2016, Kyle uploaded the “Lunatic Dad Freaks Out Again” video of himself playing his drum set, but it woke up his dad Larry, who came in shouting “WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!!!!” and told him he had to work the day after, but told him to stop the prank.
Family[]
Larry, with his wife Julie and his 8 children, Michael, David, Steven, Lawrence Jr., Matthew, Kyle, Natalia and Amber. On the channel, the family are known as the Lunatic Family, and their house is referred to as the Lunatic Household due to the fact that everybody in the family is included on the channel.
Quotes[]
- You wanna play around? You wanna play around? There! There! —Dad’s quote when he destroys a TV.
- There! There’s your system! There’s your system! —Dad’s quote when he destroys a PlayStation.
- Cut the camera! —Kyle’s quote when his dad destroys stuff and leaves the room.
- You son of a bitch. —Dad’s quote when Kyle plays a really bad prank on him, such as the Watered Down Prank.
- You’re an idiot! —Dad’s quote when Kyle throws a bucket of water over his head.
- Hey, guys! It’s Kyle here! —Kyle when he does an intro.
- What the hell are you doing?! —Dad’s quote when he hears Kyle playing his drum set when he’s asleep.
- Mother- —Dad’s quote when Kyle pranks him by spray painting on his car.
- You’re an asshole —Dad’s quote when Kyle tells him that he can’t turn on his own TV in Dad’s Number Got Leaked.
- You are a blithering IDIOT! - Dad’s quote when he shouts at Kyle in Lunatic Dad Rips Apart Mom’s Dishwasher.
- You got a big mouth, you don’t listen, and you act like a 2 year old child! - Dad’s quote when he destroys Kyle’s Bluetooth headphones.
- WHAT WAS THAT FOR?! - Kyle's quote when asking his Dad about the meaning of destroying his TV.
- You people suck! - Mom’s quote when Dad destroys the bathtub after Kyle used a bristle to clean the tub and disrespected him. [3]