The Big Picture: The Prophesy of Freakazoid
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Haven't watched a MovieBob anything in quite a while. Still, this title caught my attention, and I have to say, this was an excellent ep. ^_^
Seriously though guys, the Candlejack meme is old. Can't we finally just let it g
Seriously though guys, the Candlejack meme is old. Can't we finally just let it g
The nineties were awesome for Warner Brothers' animation departments. They got to bask in their classic figures' signature humour and to twist it around for new audiences and purposes. They also did some obviously memorable stuff with DC Comics' canon.
I loved Histeria, for instance, but it's kind of funny how most of the episodes stuck to one-note factoids about the figures they covered. I remember the Taft/Shaft number, for instance, and how the whole joke centered on how fat and lazy he'd been. No mention of his own busted trusts or his work in the Philippines because, hey, kids aren't gonna pay attention to that. It ain't workable comedic material.
Apart from that, the WB cartoons of that era made my early weekdays before the bus ride to school and my Saturday mornings pretty damn memorable.
All I'm hoping is Bob's eventually going to cover Earthworm Jim. That character was awesome back in the day, both as a cartoon character and as a game protagonist. I kept hoping for a Freakazoid/EWJ double-team, as a kid.
I loved Histeria, for instance, but it's kind of funny how most of the episodes stuck to one-note factoids about the figures they covered. I remember the Taft/Shaft number, for instance, and how the whole joke centered on how fat and lazy he'd been. No mention of his own busted trusts or his work in the Philippines because, hey, kids aren't gonna pay attention to that. It ain't workable comedic material.
Apart from that, the WB cartoons of that era made my early weekdays before the bus ride to school and my Saturday mornings pretty damn memorable.
All I'm hoping is Bob's eventually going to cover Earthworm Jim. That character was awesome back in the day, both as a cartoon character and as a game protagonist. I kept hoping for a Freakazoid/EWJ double-team, as a kid.
Freakaziod had the single best method of torture i've every seen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EasKFxR2e4c&feature=player_detailpage#t=169s
one i still threaten to employ to this day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EasKFxR2e4c&feature=player_detailpage#t=169s
one i still threaten to employ to this day
AWWWWW FREAK OUT!
Freakazoid was my 90's TV watching staple of entertainment before it got taken off the air. I got the DVD's when they were available and I treasure them to this day and hope one day my child will enjoy watching it as much as I continue to.
I don't remember if you covered Ronin Warriors (Samurai Troopers) yet but if you did I need to re-watch that episode of The Big Picture and I'm hoping in the future you cover classics like;
Jayce and The Wheeled Warriors
Silverhawks
Robotech
Go-Bots
Bionic Six
Fantastic Max - C'mon, you know you watched it too...whoever is reading this.
Mighty Max
and a personal 90s favorite of mine Bots Master which was on early in the morning before 5am was known to me and was very cool.
Freakazoid was my 90's TV watching staple of entertainment before it got taken off the air. I got the DVD's when they were available and I treasure them to this day and hope one day my child will enjoy watching it as much as I continue to.
I don't remember if you covered Ronin Warriors (Samurai Troopers) yet but if you did I need to re-watch that episode of The Big Picture and I'm hoping in the future you cover classics like;
Jayce and The Wheeled Warriors
Silverhawks
Robotech
Go-Bots
Bionic Six
Fantastic Max - C'mon, you know you watched it too...whoever is reading this.
Mighty Max
and a personal 90s favorite of mine Bots Master which was on early in the morning before 5am was known to me and was very cool.
Y'know, even though I'll admit that the candlejack joke is overplayed, it's even worse when people cut off in mid-utterance of the name. He only shows up if you say the FULL name. Kinda like how Beetlejuice only showed up if you said his name three times, not two and a half.
How is it possible to "run long" on a web video? There's infinite bits, and therefore infinite time on the internet. There's no need to stick to a set length, as you are not bound by the constraints of broadcast TV.
Yeah, I remember watching the show when I was like 5 or something and I was genuinely scared of candlejack, I mean it reaMorbira said:
I love that episode where The Lobe kidnapped Norm Abrahm (voiced by Norm himself) to build a giant wooden horn ...for some reason.
"there is no more important safety rule than to wear these (points) safety glasses"
[hr]speaking of kidnappings, whoever is kidnapping our fellow escapist
"there is no more important safety rule than to wear these (points) safety glasses"
[hr]speaking of kidnappings, whoever is kidnapping our fellow escapist
Ugh... this show is just as annoying and stupid as it was when I was a kid.
I've always hated it.
I've always hated it.
::Notices ReBoot screencap::
I rewatched all of ReBoot a few months ago; kicks more ass as an adult than it did as a kid, though the first season is weak & has annoying sound effects. Thankfully they stopped that shit at season 2 & each season thereafter was more & more mature.
Great, now I'm going to have the theme songs to Freakazoid & Tasmania stuck in my head all week.
Ah, it seems like every cartoon Spielberg & Timm touched turned to gold back in the 90s.
Freakazoid; because there wasn't much of an internet to troll on back then.
I rewatched all of ReBoot a few months ago; kicks more ass as an adult than it did as a kid, though the first season is weak & has annoying sound effects. Thankfully they stopped that shit at season 2 & each season thereafter was more & more mature.
Great, now I'm going to have the theme songs to Freakazoid & Tasmania stuck in my head all week.
Ah, it seems like every cartoon Spielberg & Timm touched turned to gold back in the 90s.
Freakazoid; because there wasn't much of an internet to troll on back then.
I'd never heard of freakazoid until this. Then I watched the first series on youtube.
And now my life has been greatly improved.
And now my life has been greatly improved.
NOOOOOOO! GET OUT OF HERE WITH YOUR COMMENT! LEAVE THE POOR ESCAPISTS ALONE! SHEEEEESH! YOU'RE A CREEP! WE WERE ALL HAVING A GOOD TIME UNTIL YOU SHOWED UP DRACONALIS! OOOOO! GO HAVE SOME COFFEE WITH CREAM OR SOMETHING! BECAUSE I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING! THIS IS A HAPPY PLACE!Draconalis said:
"and he was awesome"
Yes, yes he was.
I remember many a Saturday morning, in the time slot when my friends were enjoying "The Tick," I would revel in the insanity of "Freakazoid!" Before the official DVDs were available, I had bootlegs. I have to say that the show is even more entertaining to me as an adult than an early teen, but that's one thing that was great about the show, the humor transcended generations. A couple years ago, I was showing the DVDs to my younger brother, and my father (who usually doesn't care for cartoon humor) walked in, and got stuck watching and was cracking up with us. And the show continues to entertain; just last week, my wife and I were introducing some friends to the show. Yes, "Freakazoid!" truly is awesome. If you've never seen it, then what are you waiting for!!! Go grab the DVDs, and get yourself a mint or a fat-free frozen yogurt* with your favorite cop buddy and watch the show!
*muffins or scones are acceptable alternatives
[one minor nitpick on the video: the title should be "The Prohecy of Freakazoid"; "prophecy" (rhymes with "sea") is the noun, to "prophesy" (rhymes with "sigh") is the verb, the action of making a prophecy]
Yes, yes he was.
I remember many a Saturday morning, in the time slot when my friends were enjoying "The Tick," I would revel in the insanity of "Freakazoid!" Before the official DVDs were available, I had bootlegs. I have to say that the show is even more entertaining to me as an adult than an early teen, but that's one thing that was great about the show, the humor transcended generations. A couple years ago, I was showing the DVDs to my younger brother, and my father (who usually doesn't care for cartoon humor) walked in, and got stuck watching and was cracking up with us. And the show continues to entertain; just last week, my wife and I were introducing some friends to the show. Yes, "Freakazoid!" truly is awesome. If you've never seen it, then what are you waiting for!!! Go grab the DVDs, and get yourself a mint or a fat-free frozen yogurt* with your favorite cop buddy and watch the show!
*muffins or scones are acceptable alternatives
[one minor nitpick on the video: the title should be "The Prohecy of Freakazoid"; "prophecy" (rhymes with "sea") is the noun, to "prophesy" (rhymes with "sigh") is the verb, the action of making a prophecy]