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@reportermatt The New Bedford bird guy's lore runs deep. . #NewBedford #Massachusetts #Birds #Parakeets #NewEngland Fall River Dartmouth Acushnet Fairhaven Freetown
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- Length · 6 May 2026
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Video #29523 · Vlog
Documentary profile of local characterfrom @reportermatt
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Overview
A reporter interviews and follows Jesus Ramos, a man known as the 'New Bedford bird guy,' documenting his unique lifestyle. The video showcases Ramos's interactions with his 'service birds' in public, explores his home life with numerous other pets including a lizard and a dog, and reveals surprising and 'wild' details about his past, including an arson accusation.
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Simple outline
- 1Present intriguing incident
- 2State escalating premise
- 3Drop shocking revelation
- 4Explore character's world
- 5End with defining moment
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Classification
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Hook analysis
What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Verbal hook · 65%
I do wanna apologize for the girl in Dunkin Donuts.
Visual hook · 35%
A medium shot of two men on a couch in an interview setting, which quickly cuts to a man with multiple colorful birds perched on his shoulder inside a Dunkin' Donuts.
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Hook template
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I do want to apologize to the at because of my .
- — I do want to apologize to the barista at the coffee shop because of my parrot.
- — I do want to apologize to the flight attendant because of my emotional-support snake.
- — I do want to apologize to the cashier at the hardware store because of my robot vacuum.
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Hook and payoff
The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
A 'cold open' that drops the viewer into a moment of conflict or intrigue involving the subject, creating immediate questions about their story and persona.
Payoff
The video concludes not with a summary, but with a short, intimate, and often wordless scene that perfectly encapsulates the core essence and heart of the character, delivering an emotional and memorable final impression.
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Narrative framework
The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Escalating Character Profile
Introduce a quirky character through a specific, intriguing incident, then systematically reveal increasingly bizarre and unexpected layers of their life, validating a narrator's explicit promise that the story will get progressively 'wilder'.
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The Narrator's Promise
The narrator explicitly sets the expectation for the viewer, stating that the story is more complex and strange than it first appears and will escalate in weirdness.
- 2
The Pattern-Breaking Reveal
The subject reveals a shocking or completely unexpected piece of information that is disconnected from the initial hook, confirming the narrator's promise and deepening the mystery.
- 3
The Foundational Reset
The narrative pauses the escalation to formally introduce the subject, providing their name, context, and public identity after the initial hook and shock.
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The World Immersion
The viewer is taken into the subject's personal environment to see the physical manifestation of their unique life, exploring the 'lore' firsthand.
- 5
The Eccentricity Deep-Dive
The subject reveals more layers of their unique lifestyle, showcasing hidden details, other related interests, or surprising habits that expand on their core identity.
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The New Bedford bird guy's lore runs deep. . #NewBedford #Massachusetts #Birds #Parakeets #NewEngland Fall River Dartmouth Acushnet Fairhaven Freetown
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WBZ 1030 NEWSRADIO
Transcript
I do wanna apologize for the girl in Dunkin Donuts. I'm being denied service in Dunkin Donuts because I have my worst with my service birds at that. Misunderstanding. Every minute I spent with the New Bedford Bird guy got wilder and wilder. Back in 2004, I was the one that burned down the building. Oh. So let's take it from the top. Are you Jay? Yes. My name is Jesus Ramos. Or as he's better known They started calling me bird whisperer. My name right there. Yes. And I had questions. Come on. Are the birds gonna follow us in or what? They'll come in when they're they're ready. Sexy Charlie? Currently has six birds, which is down from nine. Well, I good more tier. The sweetie. This is where she lays all her eggs. And these aren't the only animals in the house. I have squirrels that come in. I feed them. I do puzzles, and they'll sit there and do like, play with the puzzles with me. The only ones that go everywhere with them are the birds. Yeah. You're sexy. A lot of people say they're mess