Last year,Jimmy Kimmel Live!brought on rapper and actorSnoop Doggfor a new sketch where he provided his own narration to the BBCdocumentaryseries Planet Earth, which was originally narrated by David Attenborough. Due to popular demand,Snoop Doggappeared on the late night show several times for additional segments, which became such a hit that it spawned an online petition onChange.org, asking BBC, Discovery Communications and Animal Planet to haveSnoop Doggnarrate full episodes.Snoop Doggended up making these petitioners dreams a reality, by launching his own nature showPlanet Snoopyesterday on his YouTube channelMerry Jane.
The first episode features therapperwatching a nature fight between a squirrel and a snake, and at first, Snoop thinks the snake will easily take down the squirrel, but that doesn’t exactly happen. The episode is just under two minutes long, complete with a laugh track, as Snoop calls the action as he sees it. We’re not quite sure how regularly we can expect thesePlanet Snoopepisodes to debut, but you’re able to find them on theMerry Janechannel.
The original petition was started just two months ago, but it currently has more than 65,000 signatures. Of course, these aren’t full Planet Earth episodesSnoop Doggis narrating, like the petition asked for, but if thisweb seriesproves to be just as popular as thesketchesonJimmy Kimmel Live!, it’s certainly possible that he could be brought on board. Then again,Snoop Dogg’s R-rated language isn’t exactly suitable for most TV networks, so we’ll have to wait and see what happens.
Just 24 hours after the firstepisodedebuted, it already has more than 167,000 views on the YouTube channel. The video includesSnoop Doggcommenting on how a squirrel should be able to crack a snake’s head open, since it can crack open a nut, while adding that he’s never seen any “s–t like this before.” The video does feature R-rated language, but if you’re of age and want to watch some unconventional narration to animal fights, this video is right up your alley.
We’ll have to wait and see when the next episode ofPlanet Snooplaunches, but we’ll be sure to keep you posted as soon as we have it. Do you think more people would watch animal programs ifSnoop Doggwas narrating the action? Could this be the start ofSnoop Dogg’s new nature empire? Chime in with your thoughts below after checking out the first installment ofPlanet Snoop.
