Caleb Hunter Phelps (born: August 29, 1996YouTuber who makes videos of him reacting to memes and Twitch clips, going to Omegle, and commentating on YouTube drama and trending news events.
), better known online as oompaville, is an AmericanHistory[]
Originally known for making gaming videos, he has since removed any of his gaming videos prior to May 31, 2019 and mainly uploads him reacting to memes but will upload him playing some games from time to time. His first video was made on May 31, 2019. He has uploaded even older videos but has made them private. He also watches messed-up animations from channels like Actually Happened, Share My Story, etc.
When he surfs Omegle, he sometimes enjoys trapping people by dressing up as a female police officer or Japanese schoolgirl. In January of 2021, he made a video titled, "the end." stating that he was going to stop sexualizing his thumbnails, saying that he initially did that as an ironic way to get his channel famous, calling it "demonetizable content that didn't get demonetized".
Collaborations[]
He was a co-host the podcast, SomeOrdinaryPodcast, along with Nux Taku and SomeOrdinaryGamers. He was also good friends with Pancho as well.
His grandma makes an appearance in some of his videos. He typically makes vlogs with his cousin Clint.
Alongside Nikocado Avocado, he has produced a large variety of content, including a podcast called the D-Fire Podcast, of which he is a host of.
He has also interviewed controversial online figures like Andrew Tate and That Vegan Teacher, whom he usually gets hate from as he revealed from his interview with That Vegan Teacher.
Personal life[]
Caleb was born in Virginia[1] to Jesse and Lois Phelps. He is mostly of Italian descent,[2] but partially Greek, Cypriot, Lebanese, and Syrian.[3] He has a sister[4] and two younger brothers named Gilbert and Humphrey.
In 1st grade, he left school and became homeschooled. He is autistic,[5] as he stated in his "It’s Your Fault" video with Nikocado Avocado. He also has ADHD, which he stated in multiple of his videos. He also has misophonia.[6]
In early 2021, he moved to Frisco, Texas, with her and Clint. At some point in August 1st, he was temporarily homeless until his home in Texas was ready. He later moved to central Texas in late 2021. From the age of 15, Caleb was in a long lasting relationship up until July 25th, 2022. He is currently in a relationship with fellow YouTuber Kallmekris. [7]
He owns two dogs named "Frankie" and "Pip". He also owns two cats named "Pickle" and "Little Bean".
Companies[]
SourBoys Candy[]
Caleb along with YouTuber Rifty launched their own Candy Company called, SourBoys Candy.[8]
SourBoys Interactive[]
Caleb started the Gamedev Company SourBoys Interactive, on November 19, 2024.[9] Their first game is called, Black Pine: Incident Response.[10]
Controversies[]
Loli Contents[]
On September 16, 2024, a video of SomeOrdinaryGamers, Nux Taku and Oompaville was reuploaded, where Caleb along with the others, were watching loli contents that Nux was showing them.[11] A post on SomeOrdinaryGamers subreddit restarted the drama again.[12] Mutahar later made a video on December 2nd, called "Post Nux Clarity" which he deleted 6 hours later. After deleting it, he made a Community Post[13] on YouTube explaining why he removed the video.
In-fandom Gags/Jokes[]
- Ironic overuse of special effects in his videos to make him seem more energetic and wacky
- Usage of meme sound effects
- Pausing the video to ask his viewers to caption unusual and/or comedic images
- "Eating" the captions he likes the most, and sometimes vomiting out specific ones he doesn't like
- Exaggerating sadness/crying when he sees sad scenes, specifically doing a "baby cry"
- Farting onto his mic
Trivia[]
- He once shot his golden 1M subscriber plaque.
- He appears to love and respect fat people, especially people he brings up in his videos like Nikocado, Tammy and many more.
- Nikocado Avocado thinks Oompaville is bisexual, even after he has stated himself that he is straight, as seen in the "It's Your Fault" video collaboration with Nikocado Avocado.
- He has an aunt named Karen.
- He has had a family member die of Parkinson's disease, as stated by him in his "This Is Horrible..." video.
- He is a fan of the YouTuber Flamingo.
- He is a fan of Red Dead Redemption, and commonly uses music from the OST.
Quotes[]
- "I was homeschooled."
- "Lean in for a sniff."
- "Om nom nom."
- "Shungite."
- "Roll the clip!"
- "That was almost musical. (singing and mimicking Bosnian) A tata koliko je sati, a tata koliko je sati!"[14]
Channel milestones[]
Note: The following dates are according to Social Blade. Dates may vary by one or two days due to differences in time zones.
Subscriber milestones[]
- 1 million subscribers: July 24, 2019
- 2 million subscribers: August 14, 2020
- 3 million subscribers: October 1, 2021
- 4 million subscribers: November 27, 2022
- 5 million subscribers: February 18, 2024
Video view milestones[]
- 100 million views: July 17, 2017
- 200 million views: January 30, 2020
- 300 million views: October 22, 2021
- 400 million views: February 15, 2022
- 500 million views: October 11, 2022
- 600 million views: March 1, 2023
- 700 million views: September 1, 2023
- 800 million views: March 24, 2024
- 900 million views: July 30, 2024
References[]
- ↑ https://youtu.be/E-2Juzrt270?t=497
- ↑ https://youtu.be/lxz24iTuoVM?t=249
- ↑ https://youtu.be/iJoSKg6ERwY?t=88
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwV8k2w1Zak
- ↑ https://youtu.be/E-2Juzrt270
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX-mkvS7qd8
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsEYzmXeHI8
- ↑ https://sour.gg/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_uT0v9QtXg
- ↑ https://steampowered.com/app/3266110/
- ↑ https://youtu.be/Tihx_JTdT6Q
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/SomeOrdinaryGmrs/comments/1h2h987/
- ↑ http://youtube.com/post/UgkxzBXzxsIm6XeboYw_tsvKVmp2jlxTsl22?si=x2iDLqMlet7RJ4h9
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txzH0oH6UJM&t=2m51s