Jimmy Kimmel's 'I Gave My Kid A Terrible Present' YouTube Challenge (VIDEO)

Just like he did for Halloween this year, Jimmy Kimmel gave parents a funny prank to play on their kids for the holidays and asked them to upload the hilarious results to YouTube.

This time, Kimmel encouraged parents to give their children an early holiday gift. The catch? They had to make it terrible. And we're not talking sweaters-and-socks terrible. We're talking old-batteries-and-onions terrible.

On Monday night's "Live!" Kimmel showed off a compilation of the funniest reactions, from mild disappointment to full-on tantrum. While all of them are funny in their own way, we especially like the little blond girl's reaction to her half-eaten sandwich gift. Had it been a Hot Pocket, she might not have been so upset!

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[rewith85man]

11:38 PM on 12/25/2011

If that happened to me, then what I have in my hands would be thrown to the sender's face.

[jon the helper]

02:50 PM on 12/24/2011

A celebration of the commercialization of little baby Jesus

[LaFleur5]

03:28 PM on 12/19/2011

I can't believe people take so seriously the "thoughtfulness" of a gift and how accepted it is that this obsession should be passed on to children. Gifts are gifts...you aren't owed a gift, and you certainly aren't owed a "good" gift. Even from your parents. For those who believe that kids are naturally selfish, OK fine -- but do you want to perpetuate that selfishness, or do you want to teach your kids humility and graciousness?

We did this with our kids because we were curious how they would react. Would they respond with grace and gratitude? Or would they show us that we failed, as parents, to instill them with these virtues? Thankfully, our kids showed us that we have taught them well. They were gracious and expressed thanks for their gifts (a bag of cotton balls for our daughter and a set of pink press-on nails for our son). They found something to be happy about in even these weird gifts. There will be many times in life that they will be disappointed, and even crushed, by things that happen. My kids will handle those disappointments just fine.

I feel bad for the kids who think that a crappy gift is the worst thing ever, and for the kids who have parents who class these pranks as "abusive" or "bullying". For god's sake, it's just a gift. And if this is what can scar a child for life...well, I fear for our materialistic, greedy society.

[TerriblePresent]

12:25 PM on 12/19/2011

You can look at it as the decline in the true meaning of Christmas, as kids are only concerned about "presents" nowadays. The archive of videos are here: http://www.igavemykidsaterriblepresent.com/

[nomoretv]

12:16 AM on 12/19/2011

Hilarious!!!

[SooperMoojer]

04:58 PM on 12/18/2011

Banana girl is the winner, so adorable http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeytvJdu4Yg&feature=related

[JC Phoenix]

11:53 AM on 12/18/2011

Haha Troll Parents.

[ltyr2002]

08:16 PM on 12/17/2011

I don't think disappointing young children on the most important day of their year just for a few grownup yucks is a very good comic idea.

What it does is bring out the worst in the kids and that isn't funny.

[rewith85man]

11:39 PM on 12/25/2011

It may be worse if the kids are older.

[tourpilot]

03:49 PM on 12/17/2011

Not amused. Playing a prank on innocent children, and then watching gleefully as they are moved to tears, is not my idea of comedy. How about showing the kid some love, respect and support instead, so he grows up stable and secure? The worst is reading posts from people who blame the poor kid in the video clip for his disappointment. I wonder how these snickering adults would have liked a rotten banana or onion for Christmas when they were four, five or six? Then to find out their parent exploited their disappointment for a video clip for some tv show must have REALLY made them feel significant. Lighten up, it's just a joke you say? Go pick on someone your own size. Hardly see how crushing a child's Christmas hopes is funny, especially when the parent allows the joke to continue to the point that the child is moved to tears. Shameful. I would never want that done to me, and certainly would not do it to my children. This reminds me of the tragic reality behind most comedians. Many comedians are deeply depressed, tragic shells of sadness who hunger for attention. Their rage on stage is often palpable. Some become suicidal, others turn to drugs to fill the void. Others just lash out with stupid stunts like this one. Did they get joke gifts (or no gifts) at Christmas when they were little? What's funny about that? I don't see it.

[OrangeCountyCat]

07:22 PM on 12/17/2011

Lighten up, Francis.

[ConnieMack77]

12:30 PM on 12/18/2011

Wow. How about not putting such an importance on material gift giving? There is a lesson here for these kids and when they grow up, they will realize how funny it was. Im with Orange Cat dude. Lighten up!

[tourpilot]

04:04 PM on 12/18/2011

You don't get it. It's not the gift. It's the mean-spirited setup of an innocent child. Think of someone knocking at your door tomorrow to inform you that you've just won the lottery. That person is your parent. You could really use the money, as you're having trouble paying your rent, and you have a lot of debt. Your parent video tapes your reaction - your relief, your joy - for Jimmy Kimmel. And there is one catch. 1) you did not win the lottery 2) you you have never experienced betrayal before. 3) you were hoping every day for the last six months that something, someone would bring you some financial relief. Then people laugh and accuse you of being a materialist. Still funny? Or would you rather feel like smacking that parent in the head? Ten years from now, would it be funny then?

[GoldaMir]

12:04 PM on 12/17/2011

This is a Joke People! this is a Hilarious Illustration, and Real Life IE: That Selfish desire starts from an early age. what if you had all this pent up expectation and your Mom put an old Banana in a wrapped bag? and ( the kid at least gives it a go and try's to squeeze it hahahhaahahhahaha) you were wanting a Barbie or a Star Wars Character.
I loved it Jimmy. Keep em coming! A lot of people just don't get it. Youre a Comedian not a child educator.

[James Newmark]

07:23 AM on 12/17/2011

Considering also the previous video where parents told their kids they ate all their Halloween candy, Kimmel obviously hates kids. And to everyone who thinks these kids are spoiled and materialistic - for god's sake people, they are kids at Christmas time! Weren't presents all you cared for around Christmas, when you were little? Weren't you disappointed when you got a sweater, or other clothes instead of candy and toys?

[kooldalai]

01:08 AM on 12/17/2011

It started off funny and cute and then progressed to illustrate just how materialistic, selfish, self-centered and spoiled some children have become....I know they are not born that way so it comes down to being a reflection of parenting and living in a society that's based on having as much "stuff" as possible. And then we wonder what has happened to the true meaning of Christmas.

[pat47]

06:13 PM on 12/17/2011

You couldn't be more wrong. They are born that way. Humans are self-centered by nature; it is an evolutionary survival mechanism. Nothing is wrong with these kids, they're normal.

[kooldalai]

08:20 PM on 12/17/2011

Go to another country of hard working people and few indulgences, and do that. The kids would be thankful to get anything be it half a sandwich, a hammer or what ever. The kids were upset because they got something that was not from a TV commercial....that is learned behavior. They were not born wanting the latest toy,

[ConnieMack77]

12:31 PM on 12/18/2011

Right On Pat!

[janeinmia]

11:34 PM on 12/24/2011

I so agree -- the bad behavior of some of the kids just goes to show how awful their parenting is.

[oldstuff]

09:14 PM on 12/16/2011

This is only emotional cruelty to the extent that you tell children an All Seeing Man With A Beard is going to give you nice things if you behave. Expectations get all out of whack in relation to actual reality.

[nmc782]

06:45 PM on 12/16/2011

The people who find this -- emotional cruelty to children -- funny would I suppose find cruelty under most other circumstances funny as well. Who has the audacity to question these children's "attitudes" under the circumstances? Perhaps if someone in authority humiliated you and brought you to tears on what was supposed to be a happy occassion you would find it similarly hilarious? Sick. I am so sorry that these children will now have these memories. Chances are, their parents have provided them with plenty of other questionable memories already.

[janroc67]

09:00 PM on 12/16/2011

It's called a practical joke........my kids and me play jokes on each other all the time....and no they are not "emotional" scarred for life.......get a grip and some laughter in your life..

[Argyle Socks]

01:40 AM on 12/17/2011

Yeahhh......

Emotional cruelty to children is calling them fat and ugly throughout their childhoods. Emotional cruelty to children is yelling at them every time they miss a basket at a game or practice. None of these children are going to have emotional scars or need therapy because of this small prank.

I didn't see tears on every child; some were just confused, and some attempted gratitude. And then there was the full out temper tantrum. I consider it worse that the parents let that tantrum go on without punishing him.

[kyanite]

02:30 PM on 12/16/2011

I don't know which breaks my heart more, the little girl's disappointment or her brother's obvious attempt to react politely and please his mom.