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NUB-ERLY LOVE: "It's a dangerous thing"
Growing up on their secluded piece of land in Birch Runville, Pa., Robert, Ben, and Turner Graeff didn't have cable or a computer, and their closest friend's house was twenty minutes away. So to battle boredom, the brothers took to their backyard. But playtime for them wasn't like it was for most of us.
NUB-ERLY LOVE: "It's a dangerous thing"
Growing up on their secluded piece of land in Birchrunville, Pa., Robert, Ben, and Turner Graeff (pictured right) didn’t 
have cable or a computer, and their closest friend's house was twenty minutes away. So to battle boredom, the brothers took to their backyard. But playtime for them wasn’t like it was for most of us. These boys were jumping off their father’s construction equipment, swinging on a garden hose from the roof of their three-story home and setting fire to their wooden tree fort.
They were risk-takers from a young age and, as middle brother Ben explains, nothing has changed. “[We must have] a danger gene or something, because we were all the ring leaders and still are. When all three of us get going, it’s a dangerous thing.”
Passing into their teenage years, however, the threesome was forced to invent new ways to challenge their fears. So they started to film their stunts — jumping out of cars into roadside shrubbery, surfing down escalators in public spaces, and running full speed at moving cars. Soon enough they had a small following of friends that wanted to join in on the fun — and the pain — and they called themselves Team NUB, with NUB being an acronym for Nobody’s Un-liked Buddy.
Their videos featured them and their friends doing original stunts on homemade sets, which gained a hearty following on their YouTube Channel, NubTelevision. But the Graeff boys were slotted for something greater.
Focusing on their individual passions, Robert and Turner shipped off to Kahana’s Stunt School in Groveland, Fla. to become professional stuntmen. Ben, leaning toward the creative side of filmmaking, 
enrolled at the Art Institute of Philadelphia to pursue a degree in Digital Film and Video Production.
When they reunited, they hooked up with local film producer Robbie Beach and the creative juices started to flow. In a few days, the brothers and Team NUB filmed an immense amount of material that showcased Robert and Turner’s newly certified stunt coordination and Ben’s creative edge for new effects and editing.
With this footage, they launched their first NUB Episode on iTunes. And within one month they racked up 11,000 fans from around the world. The brothers were offered a contract with WMCN Television to air monthly, sixty-minute episodes. This month’s offering, “Space Odyssey,” will launch tomorrow, Oct. 27, at midnight and is projected to reach 2.6 million homes.
For now, the master plan is to continue returning to their PA territory — affectionately known as the NUB Compound — to shoot and produce mayhem. “We are just starting to evolve,” says Ben, remarking on the unique chemistry that keeps the gears of NUB Revolution grinding daily. “We all feel the same way about life and what’s worth doing. The whole thing’s a blast.”
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