MTV's Downtown, Episode 10: Night Shift
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- Loved by critics. Adored by fans. Cancelled by MTV.
Welcome to Downtown.
This is the first, and most overlooked, animated series from the award-winning creative team of Chris Prynoski and George Krstic.
This critically acclaimed, reality-based, animated series follows the lives of Alex and Chaka, a brother and sister pair of polar opposites, as well as their East Village friends. A funny, trippy and often surreal take on modern life in the city, Downtown portrays the intersecting lives of a group of diverse characters who live, work, and play in the greatest town in the world - NYC.
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idk whats funnier. Serena giving goat deodorant or him being genuinely excited to get it
Imo the second thing lol
I busted out laughing 😆
serena the goat
Bro I was litterally about to say the same thing word for word.
And the fact she gift wrapped it
"You are just confusing hate with envy" Lol gotta love Goat
I mean that's why he's the goat. THE GOAT!!!
i can’t tell if jenn being so adamant about proving serena is bad news is because she’s jealous and wants to be with alex, or she’s secretly in love with serena and is deflecting
either way, she sucks. she does the same thing she disses alex for: chasing the illusion while ignoring the people actually in her league.
All the guys in the show are CREEPY towards Serena yet you hate Jen ? Sounds like you’re jealous of Jen
@@Pinkrosessss i hate jen and hate the guys towards serena 🗿 LMFAO
im voting for the latter
bro its def alex
I'm not into the goth thing it's too depressing.
The fact that Lizzy said this makes it all the more funnier. I love Downtown.
Brandon Jackso
Goth girls is where it’s at
I doubt goth girls are broken up about you not liking their aesthetic.
@@shannacollins8371 dude the op was quoting the episode
@@shannacollins8371 6 years later? I was quoting what Lizzy said you doofus.
The dialogue on this show is 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
Doesn’t even feel like you’re watching an animated series.
seriously. it’s INSANE.
This show is so well written- really realistically nonchalant jokes. Not really funny but it makes you feel like your joking with friends...😂✊ lonely 4ever
Well most of the show is actually improv so that's why it has that feel to it!
Downtown and Megas XLR must be set in the same universe because Goat is on both shows.
This is the one episode where I can see why people call Jen annoying in each comment section.
RIGHT. At first, I thought they were being a little extra, but she is the WORST person to be friends it.
Jen is a fart in a rose garden.
She's sarcastic and cynical but she's honest, admits her faults, acknowledges who she is and doesn't try to be someone she isn't...
@@ApocalypticJoker It's possible to be all those things and still be a shitty person.
@@ApocalypticJokeryet she’s not a good Or supportive friend, Debby downer, constantly putting people down because she’s insecure, and always projecting. Definitely wouldn’t wanna be around that.
Deodorant!
I fucking love how Goat is genuinely happy and oblivious about his gift.
Jen’s character is interesting but she’s literally the worst friend
i know im asking randomly but does anyone know of a method to get back into an Instagram account..?
I stupidly lost my password. I appreciate any tips you can give me.
So true
She knows her situation and accept it she just keeps it real I like Jen she's dope
How🥴
Yeah! How dare she stops Alex from stalking HIS goth gf! I would punch Jen in the face if she stopped me from getting my prey! She would be bleeding in the ground but still wouldn’t be able to comprehend my power!
the way mecca and chaka gossip is so funny
one of my favorite parts. i love their voices as well.
nahh the way they talked ab Lizzy was crazy. Chaka needs to chill.
Yet for some reason every hates Jen?
Frr 😭😭
Serena and Goat are my favorites , they are kind and friendly despite their appearance.🖤
i wanna like goat but he likes underage midget porn
its crazy how this show will make you love every character despite their flaws. goat is goated lol
I like Lizzy, super short screen time, but yeah.
me too
I love her but Jenn is a HATER LMAO
It’s like... does she wanna be with Alex or not?
She want Alex so bad lol
no wonder alex don’t want to be with ha ass
@@serena6715 honestly I doubt that. I think she's into girls.
i feel like she’s jealous of serena because how everybody is attracted to her
The way they went in on Lizzy 😂😆 gets me everytime like they lit her up
lmfaooo COMPLETELY UNPROVOKED TOO
Just shows to you how some friend groups really are lol
She kept going 😭
alex’s voice is so hot tbh
Finallyy someone said it
literally what i was thinking
@@Gorlicchey random person, you are really pretty. ok bye.
@@takeoffwithmeburner nah nah u are not getting off that easy buddy
fr
I've went through the "im not like other girls" phase and as much as i commend people for not coping out to be popular/get with guys, Jen's comment's twords others are way too personal for it to just be about her social standing. Like you cant possibly justify her stalking someone to the point were they starting panicking 😭 or how shes just so negative when Alex wants to do something good for himself. Shes so insecure and its obvious.
Yep. Also, the fact that she has unresolved feelings for Alex doesn't help. At this point, it's pretty damn obvious.
god I love this show. Despite not being American, the dialogue reminds me so much of how my friend group talks to each other, and the urban setting really just tops that off. Wish there was more episodes so badly
It's not American?
i think they meant that they themselves aren't american.@@tinymegazell6060
@@tinymegazell6060 what I meant is that I’m not American, but relate to the show. I understand that I worded that poorly in the original comment lol
Jen reminds me of a friend my bf had, they were friends before me. She was always jealous and hating on every girl he was friends with. She told him he better not fall in love with me when him and I became friends. It was obvious she was in love with my bf lmao.
SAME.! word only for word, that's why I have Jen sm.
@@amayaomeally9969U mean “hate?”
NO WAY I EXPERIENCED THAT TOO 😭😭😭 but him and I split back in November bc of his friends hating me 🩷
jen was right to call alex out on the stalking aaaaaaaand that’s about it
and then she proceeded to stalk serena for an entire night, how ironic
If you make petty accusations against 1,000 people you're bound to be right once (and Jen fanatics are crazy about that one instance)
RIP Leyora Zuberman aka "Chaka Henson" -- October 3, 1979 - April 11, 2023
RIP Scot Rienecker aka "Goat" -- February 29, 1972 - February 20, 2023
I just discovered this show in April and didn't know they passed away 😧🕊️🙏🏽
They were so young too
Yeah when Jen is in the comic shop she lets her real feelings about Alex slip. Its also funny because she puts herself through Hell because of her jealousy. I actually like Jen but there's so much self loathing, and I'm not sure why.
really? where did she say she liked alex that way? can i have a like time?
@@goodgod326 Lot of stuff, like how she'd been watching him stalk Serena for 20 min. If she's not into him why is she watching him stalk another chick for 20 min? Also, when she walks into the comic shop Minus immediately asks if she's looking for Alex and she's like, its not like everything in my life is about Alex. She's clearly into him.
Also, She got super jealous of Serena and spent the entire episode stalking her. She never actually says she's into Alex cuz she's kind of waiting for him to grow up a little bit but like the limo episode kind of brought out the sexual tension
Anyone else notice that britpop is almost always playing when Serena is on screen? I really thought they would play goth music but the went the completely opposite direction lol.
Yeah Bauhaus or sisters of mercy would've been tight
Unfortunately yeah. I genuinely do think that Serena is an actual Goth character because at the very least, she name dropped a goth band (Dead Can Dance, even though they only ever released one actual goth album) and I later learned that they do kinda parody Sisters of Mercy in episode 4 where Serena mentions liking a band called "Brothers of Creation". So it's clear the writers at the very least did a little research on goth and tried to have Serena be seen as a real goth.
That said I agree with you and BlamBlarson, they should've played some goth music for her in her scenes, it's not like they couldn't since they were able to get all kinds of alternative music in the show. Whether it was something from the 80s like Sisters of Mercy, Bauhaus, Clan of Xymox, or The Mission or the 90s like Switchblade Symphony, The Frozen Autumn, The Wake, or Love Like Blood.
It's pretty much the same missed opportunity that happened in Daria with the character Andrea who was supposed to be a goth as well. They didn't play any goth music for her during her scenes neither.
The lizzy scene is actually one of the original stories from the Pilot. They split and distributed the whole pilot into the main series.
Lizzie’s voice is so aromatic and smooth
She seems so cool & humble. Hate that her scene was so short
this is my favorite episode because it has lizzy in it
Literally, all of Alex’s friends are horrid. Wow
I love 'em honestly, but they do have their flaws. Serena- really has it in for nerds like everyone else, judges Alex's clothing but doesn't like being judged for hers. Jen- always sarcastic and jealous, and almost never supportive, judges his tastes in women Goat - actually bought shit with Alex's card and even let Serena take his couch in ep.1, super sleazy His nerd friends - drooling disgustingly over Serena and openly staring at her like a piece of meat while bonding over their objectification of her.
Minus (Fruitys blonde friend) actually is one of the better characters. They're not all completely bad but they can be annoying.
dont diss goat
You attract the kind of people you are
@@devillass6025 His name is Matt
Minus is his stage name
@@fuckminus3029 tag name is the technical term.
Funny how no one comes for Chaka for the way she disregards others, like Lizzy, but you guys call out Jen…hmmm
Man that lizzy scene was so messed up
@@warmuzi4240 hell yeah
Because we don’t see Chaka behaving like a pessimistic cunt every episode
i mean you have a point but at least Chaka has shown to be nice and empathetic with her close friends. also she doesn't always target girls and slutshames them
@@mardefondo1774 lmfao when? Not even trying to be snarky or anything but the most compassionate, empathetic or even gratitude of the sort I can recall from her is her saying “thank you” to Alex when he ditched his dream girl to help her after she stole from a child.
it would be better if Alex had more balanced friendships. He only has Jen to share his plans and grievances with, but she is toxic and annoying most of the time. The ones that are not toxic or annoying are just indifferent. Would be nice to see him having a good time with someone more similar and empathetic
right like they find comfort in each other because they have miserable lives but Alex taking an interest in Serena you can see he wants to break out of his shell and that she brings him a new happiness but because of Jens insecurities she projects her baggage onto him which is quite sad
Serene i think is pretty cool
Goat
Omg I wasn’t alive in the 90s or even most the 2000s but this is the best show
I was a baby in the late 90s
Yes!
Was born 2001, didn't know about this til now lol
Born in ‘02 and im just finding this today on my break at work
@@amee.6453Ditto!
This show is so time machine for people my age. So damn on point.
im so sad that i only have like 3 episodes left omg
Literally trying to save each episode
jen is such a pick me it’s insane
right
Wow... Lizzy's voice is just enchanting.
"She always looks like she's about to die" 😂😂😂
That intro with Alex doing his stalker voiceover is giving me show “You” vibes way before it was thought of 😂
16:18 "It draws upon 2 rarely combined genres: espionage and haiku."
I'd love to read his book, ngl.
haha same
that bit was so so good, had me on a neo-luddite rabbit hole
Nah this episode confirmed that Jen really is a f**kin hater BAD😂
I hate Jen, she needs to give Serena her own privacy, it’s not her business what’s going on in her life. Jen is so childish and ignorant. And yes I’m kinda being bias about this (I like Serena’s character who is goth and chill), but mostly not, since it’s an invasion of privacy.
Serena and Minus are the best characters.
Bruh watch teletubbies if you dont want conflict
Ya! Jen needs to shut the heck up!!
@@ZZZ-xq9pk😭😭😭😂
"anyone with 10 bucks can buy fishnet stockings it doesn't make you ✨exotic✨"
I love how Alex doesn’t give a shit when they’re shitting on Lizzy
dang my new all time favorite comfort show, rewatched it like 10 times all over the past few days… any others like this, 90s set in the big city?
Ever watch Mission Hill?
Seconding Mission Hill
DEODORANT!
Jen is simply jealous of Serena.She acts like an alternative and femminist girl but she is only a moralist and superficial person.I know many people like her.Goat is more sincere and if it were up for him Serena and Alex would stand together.
do I love Serena? or do I want to Be Serena?
The Alex Conundrum
serena my beloved
jen is such a hater😭
Damn this has so many interesting characters other than the main cast .Such as Lizzy,those 4 nerds,that security lady from the "Testing" episode who happened to be Goat's high school friend,Serena and Matt's boss,and Alex's boss.Its a shame the show ended far too early because I really wanted know more about these characters
I like how Serena gave Goat deodorant😂
why is Jen so jealous?!
Because she wants him
Jen is one jelouse friend...
Jen jealous for 21 mins
LIZZY IS GOD
I think jen is just hurt and hates herself so she acts out and hates on everyone else
That's exactly it. I like Jen, but she's the perfect personification of the expression "hurt people hurt people".
And not just that, she's afraid of losing her only friend.
6:55 the old days of the internet. It has come a long way
Everyone saying jen is annoying like yeah sure but no one bats an eye at Alex for being a creep
Or Chaka for using Alex
It’s because she’s so annoying that it just sticks out more than anything. I hate Alex too.
For anyone wondering the song at 17:01 is Stutter by Elastica !!
*Chaka and Mecca viciously talking about lizzy behind her back for over a minute:* no one says anything
*Jen does literally anything:* Everyone hates Jen
@@cruezilla Chaka is annoying or doing something horrible in just about every scene she's in. Jen can be abrasive, but she's never horrible like Chaka.
@@cruezilla Grown woman? She's an adult yes, but she's, like, in her very early twenties. Chaka is 17. There isn't that much of an age difference, and even if there was, I don't think Chaka should should get a free pass for being a jerk just because she's young.
And you must have a very unique definition for the word "sometimes" if you think that accurately describes the amount of times Chaka is annoying. Chaka is annoying all the time, which would actually be fine if her annoying personality were in any way entertaining, but it isn't because in order to like an annoying character there have to be other things about them that compels the viewer to like them, but her annoying, rude, and selfish personality is all there is.
Jen, on the other hand, while she can also be annoying, rude, and selfish, has some of the best and funniest lines in the show imo, and just doesn't come off as mean-spirited and self-centered as Chaka despite constantly complaining about all the things and people she hates.
I actually hate Chaka more than Jen, Chaka is just an asshole to Alex and uses him constantly. At least Jen looks out for Alex and hangs out with him.
@@cruezilla That's honestly not a good excuse, a lot of people get along with their siblings just fine. Like sure, problems may arise but blood is always thicker than water. I actually think all the characters are equally bad, they each have their best and worst moments but that's what makes this show so damn relatable.
@@2diefor uhm not really
8:05 I think they are projecting a bit, like they have their own feelings of depression and anxiety, and they are making fun of her as a defensive way to explore those emotions without having to take responsibility for them
I am guessing that's where a lot of bullying comes from
projecting, sublimating, and grappling with their own issues with the feelings that they are mocking in another person. SO not only does that not actually deal with any of their emotions, they also make it worse for the person who might Really need help
it might make it more understandable, but it also makes it look so much more ugly, they could bond with the person they see who recognizes their pain, but they choose to mock them to distance themselves from those feelings, or convince themselves they have
I think Goat would make an excellent wingman all things aside.
Jen is the most jealous person I’ve ever seen in a TV show, she literally does nothing but put down other women to empress Alex I’m sorry but it bothers me so much
Fr she pisses me of smmm omgg
11:13 giving chris chan
😭😭😭
i was about to comment that
16:57 Notice how mad Jenn got right here?
i dont wanna friend like jenn damn
There's something about Serena, the goth chick during her night shifts in Downtown.
The thought she had when Serena went into Alex’s job just wow. It gave jealousy?? Because why would they say that & why do you care lmfaooooo
i think we can all agree - lizzy is best girl
voices remind me of Recess for some reason
Obsessssed with Max and Chaka
She gave him deodorant 😭😭
💀
the irony of everyone hating Jen and calling her toxic when really she’s just insecure. and they say you hate in others what you really dislike about yourself. she’s not a bad person, she’s just insecure in herself and relies a lot on her male friend. In reality as soon as she gets more distance from him, she’d grow as a person because she’s not constantly feeling rejected by the main guy in her life.
Exactly. Jen suffers from insecurity that stems from her weight and how her life is going which isn't all that fulfilling for her but she's stuck in her misery and uses sarcasm as a shield. I'd like to believe had the show kept going, we would've got to see Jen open up about her insecurities, like further then she did in the Limo episode.
So? Jen's insecurity does not excuse her from her actions. She is constantly tearing down another woman. For her, most women are sluts just because they are pretty or hot. I understand, insecurity goes hand by hand with jealousy (in many cases), and I know this because I think that sometimes too, however, we shouldn't excuse our jealousy just because of our lack of self-esteem. If you do that, it can start to turn into gratuitous hate and we don't want that. As for Chaka, she is also wrong, but she showed us in a few moments that she doesn't hate all women freely and just because. In that fight episode, she said: “I’m not going to fight with you because of him”. Of course, at first she wanted to create a situation with the other girl, but then she understood that it wasn't a good way to go. I don't see Jen doing that. In fact, even when Goat and Alex found out what she was doing, she was still trying to get mad at Alex for saying he got into a fight with a psycho. Jen needs to work on herself and understand that it's not the other women's fault. This is coming from someone who, when I have hateful thoughts about myself, I start to hate everyone (internally), as if my misery is everyone's fault, when it isn't. (Some people that crossed my path have something to do with it, yes, but not those I don't even know. I know it's not easy, but that is the right thing to do).
Just bc someone is insecure doesn’t mean they’re NOT a bad person lol. She’s just insecure AND a hater. Most as$holes have a reason they turned out that way, doesn’t make it justified, just brings more context to their miserable personality.
I'd love to have Aeon Flux t-shirt
tw: intense flashing lights at 7:50-8:30
Bruh
@@skeleton2389 I don't even have epilepsy but that part offed me. Just throwing it out there for those who might need it more.
@@cheesecakelasagna oh okay yeah that does make sense I just thought u were one of those people who put trigger warnings on everything
@Rafael Dejesus lmao, it's not woke. Epiletic seizure is a real medical condition.
@Rafael Dejesus are you pretending to be mentally deficit as a joke or do you not know that epilepsy is a physical reaction you cant control
The song at 10:45 is "Sour Times" by Portishead.
ur a real one fr
Serena was doing only fans decades before anyone else
Wedge not understanding Laid isn't a star wars character is lowkey the most hilarious thing a side character has said in this show
i found this series while working night shift this confirms everything happens for a reason 😂
lol daydream Serena saying everything we all wanna say about Jen lolololol
I like the idea that the trashed golf cart has been sticking out of that sand pit for over 20 years and still nobody ever noticed.
gah i love goat "thats what my mom taught me-"
I gotta watch this show while smoking weed holy shit 😂
3 episodes left :(
Brooooo
I need me a Serena
"DEODRENT 😆"
Jen is such a hater cuz she’s insecure it’s so annoying
jen pissed me off so bad this episode i hate a girl who isnt a girls girl 😒😒
and ALLL THE MEN ew i was screaming for serena to run from them all
Love the shout out to dead can dance
Jen acting like lying to impress a cool girl is worse than stalking a woman for several hours at night. Jesus christ
I believe the track at 3:10 is "When you gonna learn" by Jamiroquai.
Why are the soundtrack and animation so fcking good?
Why is Jen’s problem with Serena it’s like she doesn’t want Alex to be happy😵💫
It was mostly because Jen felt like she was losing her best friend. It seemed to be apparent that Jen doesn't have many other friends besides Alex and when she noticed how head over heels he was for Serena, it made Jen feel like she was gonna lose the only person she can stand to be with.
Never hated Jen until this episode.
Gosh serena is just... Oh absolutely yes pls🙏🙏
This show is amazing
16:58 they look so jolly
I hadn't seen this but starting about 1980 I was 20 yr old Rock-'n'-roll lover, so at first I didn't like MTV, video killed the radio star, it's so true but soon I was hooked, and this is very cool.thanl you.
U mean “‘thank’ you.”
18:38 luv how Alex spins the top for them ❤ keeping them happy
seeing everyone views on Jen and her character really goes to show that no matter what you do or how u are , you can’t please everyone , (& yet EVERY BODYS a critic.) but there’s always going to be people who like who you are or at least understand why you are how you are, so just be yourself ❤
I have differing opinions on Jen but like most have said i think her personality come across as brash n insecure at times. Being cynical shouldn’t be someone’s whole personality 🙃
Dude that stillframe at 11:45 lmao
OMG her saying she went to pick up dead can Dance tickets 🥺💓 so me I love her