Scott the Woz


Scott the Woz is a gaming comedy review web series created by American YouTuber Scott Wozniak under his own later-formed production company, Blue Border Entertainment. The series, starring Wozniak, covers video games and gaming history. Episodes are written and directed by Wozniak, with recurring characters played by his friends.
The series is known for its philanthropic efforts, with fundraisers collectively raising over $1 million for charity. From 2021 to 2022, compilations of episodes were syndicated on the revival of the TV network G4. The reception for the web series has been generally positive from critics and writers.

Premise

Scott the Woz is a video game review web series, with a focus on discussion and retrospective of video games topics such as consoles, accessories, merchandise, history and subculture.
Most episodes adhere to a structure where Scott explains or analyzes a video-game related topic, interspersed with cutaway skits and some recurring jokes. Some episodes deviate from this structure, and feature the video-game topic as interludes between scenes, or are simply just an extended skit with video-game references and themes.
These reviews show his opinion for entertainment, but are often researched to present information about these products and companies, while giving critique of faulty or misleading products. He draws from a large collection of game merchandise. The topic of his videos can vary from specific franchises and games like Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog to broader game genres and categories, like "3D Gaming" and "Console Pack-In Games".

Cast

  • Scott Wozniak as Scott The Woz
  • Sam Essig as Jeb Jab
  • Eric Turney as Rex Mohs
  • Joe Robertson as Terry Lesler
  • Dominic Mattero as Wendy's Employee / Target Employee
  • Justin Womble as Jerry Attricks
  • Jarred Wise as Officer Steel Wool
  • Will Kanwischer as Chet Shaft
Credits adapted from TV Guide.

History

Background

Scott Daniel Wozniak was born on June 2, 1997. He was raised in Whitehouse, Ohio. As a child, Wozniak uploaded videos to YouTube under the brand WozniakNews. They were based on his own creations, such as short stories, comics, and drawings. He ceased WozniakNews in 2012 due to low viewership. Wozniak returned to content creation when he was still attending Anthony Wayne High School in his senior year of high school with The Internet and You, a 30-minute comedy YouTube video released in 2016, that features many of the same actors from Scott the Woz.
He intended for The Internet and You to be his final video, as he was unsure if he would continue to make videos. Wozniak eventually changed his mind, leading to the production of Scott the Woz. In 2017, he started uploading to the Scott the Woz YouTube channel, and by 2018 the channel hit 100,000 subscribers. In 2021, Wozniak had a cameo in the film Hero Mode''.''

Production

Wozniak published the first episode of Scott the Woz on January 7, 2017, focused on his opinions of the Nintendo Switch, combining his interest in video games with his skit-based comedy. In 2020, he formed the company Blue Border Entertainment to help produce the show. The series maintained a consistent schedule of weekly videos until May 2022, when Wozniak announced that the series would run without schedule. In November 2024, Wozniak signed with the Creative Artists Agency.

Syndication on G4

Scott The Woz was broadcast on the 2021 revival of TV network G4. Ten episodes, consisting of one-hour compilations of YouTube episodes, premiered from December 7, 2021, to February 8, 2022. The series was also featured on Pluto TV's G4 Select since March 2022.

YouTube series overview

Television episodes

Contents below are adapted from TV Guide.

Fundraising

Limited-edition merchandise themed around the show is offered once a year during the Merchandise for Charity Bonanza events held in collaboration with Pixel Empire, with all proceeds donated to Critical Care Comics and the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. As of 2023, the fundraisers have collectively raised over $1,000,000. The events feature common items like T-shirts, posters, and more unique products, such as VHS releases of The Internet and You and a behind-the-scenes art book.
In 2020, Wozniak began to offer the Mysterious Game of Crypticism, a randomly chosen Nintendo Entertainment System cartridge with a custom label to hide what game it was. On November 26, 2021, Wozniak announced Monopoly: Scott the Woz Edition, an officially licensed version of the Monopoly board game based on Scott the Woz. The game, produced in limited quantities, was sold via the Pixel Empire website as part of a charity fundraiser.
In December 2022, he announced Clue: Scott The Woz Edition, a version of Clue based on the show. On June 6, 2025, Wozniak donated a brand-new Nintendo Switch 2 console to Nationwide Children's Hospital, just one day after the console released.

Reception

Scott the Woz has received a generally positive reception from critics and writers. A 2020 listicle from Innovation & Tech Today Anthony Elio named Scott the Woz as one of the five best YouTube channels for gamers, and Florian Thibodeau of Jeux.ca called Wozniak his favorite YouTuber.
The series has been praised for its humor and writing, described by Screen Rant Pio Nepomuceno as "zany, off-kilter, and outlandish" in a ranking of the series' best episodes. Reviewing Scott the Woz for PC Games, Lukas Schmid hailed the series' comedic script as "perfect", writing that no cuts feel pointless and that running gags are established without overuse. Schmid, however, noted repetitive linescommenting that statements are sometimes repeated word for word only three sentences laterbut admitted that this might make the videos easier to follow. Kennedy Unthank from Plugged In called it a "fun" and "entertaining" show, but voiced a disliking towards aspects of the script that he found unsuitable for younger children. He criticized crude jokes, such as the referral of condoms as "a college essential", and disapproved of the use of swearing; whilst words such as fuck and shit are censored, he noticed that other words, such as dick and bitch are not.
The series' characters and universe have also received positive reception, having been called absurd or surreal. Schmid called the cast of Wozniak and his friends fast-paced and funny, and particularly praised Wozniak's fictional portrayal of himself as an exaggerated character that still remains authentic.
Unthank positively noted Wozniak's research and detail on covered topics, opining that even episodes surpassing an hour in length still maintain a genuine and fair review. Nepomuceno wrote that the best episodes of Scott the Woz are those that combine his reviews, retrospectives, and skits. Comparing the series' 2017 review of Super Mario 3D World to its 2021 re-review, Nepomuceno said that the 2021 review does well in incorporating jokes to the more "serious" 2017 analysiswhich was similar to a "formal game review".
Wozniak received criticism for a segment in the episode "Nintendo Switch: Five Years In", in which he criticized Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania use of the Unity game engine. He had repeated a common prejudice that the Unity Engine, due to its cheaper features and engine limitations, had caused worse gameplay. However, game developers expressed frustration from this, saying the negative impression is detrimental to indie Unity developers. Scott apologized and said that this was a "dumb line" as an excuse for his discomfort with the game, and that he would do more research in the future.
His YouTube channel Scott The Woz has amassed over 2 million subscribers as of December 2025, and its popularity has been noted by writers. John Connor Coulston, writing for PopCulture.com, described the fanbase as a "huge online following", and attributed the series' popularity to its "comedic-yet-earnest" style produced in a unique homemade manner. Schmid described the show's style as "simple", though with much effort put into "tiny side gags", and praised the series' lack of sponsorships.