MTV's Downtown, Episode 03: Hot Spot

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  • Опубликовано: 12 сен 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.
    Based in Hollywood, Titmouse has quickly gone from an underground animation nerd collective to a world-renowned animation studio. Check them out at: www.titmouse.net
    Enjoy the show? Then why not take a look at the promotional DVD! It's loaded with interviews, behind the scenes footage, production art and commentary, and is the ultimate (and only) Downtown collection out there! Details of obtaining the DVD can be found here: chrisprynoski.b...
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Комментарии • 872

  • @dcaccavo1
    @dcaccavo1 Год назад +3515

    Really enjoying watching these again. I used to be a sound recordist/editor and mixer, and was, for "Downtown" among other things. As others have mentioned the cast was mostly non-professionals - although it was scripted we encouraged improvisation once we had good takes of the script. It was a group effort and a LOT of work getting those performances, but the naturalness shows. Ultimately the show was cancelled because a VP at MTV pushed for their pet project instead - which flopped ("Spy Groove"). So glad to see people still enjoying it!!

    • @jolia1997
      @jolia1997 Год назад +17

      Hola, Me podrías dar los scripts de los episodios sin importar que sean los finales? Encontré el script del episodio 1 y aunque no fue el final me ayudó a muchísimo a traducir el episodio y subtitularlo, sería de gran ayuda si me ofrecieses el material

    • @castillitocore
      @castillitocore Год назад +17

      @@jolia1997 creo q deberías hablarle en inglés

    • @magicalnewsmaneditsbumpers4374
      @magicalnewsmaneditsbumpers4374 Год назад +110

      This series rocks, thanks for your work on it

    • @missfefeloves
      @missfefeloves Год назад +52

      @@jolia1997 I really wish it continued 😢😢😢 this show is literally a blessing to me run and helps with my depression sadly it won’t last

    • @user-ju3tv3ij5l
      @user-ju3tv3ij5l Год назад +40

      OMG that’s so awesome! Great work 🙌 Do you know where the names of the characters came from?? I can’t help it but be curious bc I never met anyone else other than my mother being named Mecca and from nyc at that! What an amazing production to be a part of.

  • @rowanpdf
    @rowanpdf 3 года назад +4423

    the voice acting feels so natural omg

    • @honeyxbrii
      @honeyxbrii 3 года назад +268

      Yeah I think it’s because instead of using voice actors they just used random people

    • @lannaherrmann3580
      @lannaherrmann3580 2 года назад +127

      a lot of its improv

    • @dcaccavo1
      @dcaccavo1 Год назад +233

      It was scripted, but after we got a take we were happy with we’d encourage them to loosen up and try things. Some great stuff came out of that!

    • @likeacorpse
      @likeacorpse Год назад +20

      @@dcaccavo1 u were involved with the show?

    • @trendybistro
      @trendybistro Год назад +55

      @@dcaccavo1 Holy shit it's emmy award winner Danny Caccavo, great work!

  • @cristobalbarrera8522
    @cristobalbarrera8522 Год назад +1755

    RIP to the voice actor of Chaka, Leyora Zuberman. She passed away April 11, 2023.

    • @UrbanAlchemystic
      @UrbanAlchemystic Год назад +146

      Oh no I had no idea may she rest in peace I always like to chaka's in Mecca I thought they was the coolest I was about 14-15 when the show came out😢. She kind of reminded me of a animated pink because pink was pretty popular at that time too. I wonder what happened to her

    • @dudeguy7812
      @dudeguy7812 Год назад +21

      Damn r.i.p

    • @swervegod1897
      @swervegod1897 Год назад +15

      R.I.P 😢🙏

    • @InhalingAerosol
      @InhalingAerosol Год назад +9

      RIP

    • @Spacingout3000
      @Spacingout3000 Год назад +17

      Holyshit, had no idea she passed..r.I.p

  • @suntracingno
    @suntracingno 3 года назад +3377

    youth fashion has cycled right back around to this era

    • @dyringatory1096
      @dyringatory1096 3 года назад +158

      haha yup, i love how 20 years ago teens would gag at the thought of dressing in clothes/styles from the 80’s (for example) yet now we’re more than happy to lmao

    • @dyringatory1096
      @dyringatory1096 3 года назад +8

      @Marley Zakai yeah no, nobody gives a shit about you or your totally not an alt friend zachariah lmao

    • @nataschamcgregorian6313
      @nataschamcgregorian6313 3 года назад +13

      Thank god

    • @ukiyuo8250
      @ukiyuo8250 2 года назад +90

      thank god. i’ve always loved baggy clothes but whenever i wore them i got picked on for it and now it’s a trend again

    • @hbdhbd6611
      @hbdhbd6611 2 года назад +68

      because it's much more eccentric colorful and fun than the somber earth tone minimalist kim kardashian look that's in right now.

  • @nicupetricas9718
    @nicupetricas9718 3 года назад +2800

    God, id kill to be exactly like Matt. He's so relaxed and his approach to life really digs. I'm also super jealous of his art skills

  • @pony3284
    @pony3284 Год назад +591

    "i told him im vegan and I cant swallow"
    LMAO

    • @QoSwords
      @QoSwords 5 месяцев назад +49

      "I told him i'm vegan and I dont swallow animal protein"

  • @kingxenomorph4702
    @kingxenomorph4702 4 года назад +1182

    Why this hasn’t made a comeback is freaking beyond me

    • @slanetroyard92
      @slanetroyard92 4 года назад +57

      Me too undergrads is making a comeback so is clone high

    • @scruffnananessful
      @scruffnananessful 3 года назад +67

      This show nails the 90s if the ever made a comeback it would never be the same...blame mtv for cutting off more shows then fox

    • @NewYorksMostWanted
      @NewYorksMostWanted 3 года назад +14

      @@scruffnananessful Gotta really blame the morons back then that watched reality tv all day long and raised the ratings over the roof. MTV's gotta cater to the ratings to keep their business up so the blame isn't all the way on them

    • @Hanna-bd7ow
      @Hanna-bd7ow 2 года назад +3

      Literally

    • @SBZmike.
      @SBZmike. Год назад +11

      @@scruffnananessfulwould be different if adult swim picked it up. I think they would do it justice

  • @heidiheidi0
    @heidiheidi0 2 года назад +1238

    The most unrealistic thing about this series is that Alex and Jen work as shop clerks and manage to live in apartment in NY. Jen has a roommate but Alex pays for that studio all on his own. Even in 2000, that was impossible.

    • @miata350
      @miata350 Год назад +56

      Rent control

    • @ObeseBrownKid
      @ObeseBrownKid Год назад +243

      he gets paid ten dollars an hour. and his apartment is very dirty and like worse than the other rooms. im sure they gave him a deal for the room due to the last person.

    • @hoarsecorpse
      @hoarsecorpse Год назад +81

      nah that wasnt impossible, it just depended on where you lived. i hear anecdotes from family members all the time

    • @latviandragon2718
      @latviandragon2718 Год назад +7

      am guessing the landlord was very kind

    • @ZyxthePest
      @ZyxthePest Год назад +139

      10 bucks is about 18.06 today, meaning by today's standard he's probably pulling 1k a week, with overtime. That's just about enough for a shitty apartment in 1999.

  • @pocketpeach892
    @pocketpeach892 5 лет назад +1033

    This cartoon was ahead of its time

    • @ashleyjonesSTE610
      @ashleyjonesSTE610 3 года назад +43

      In the context of what was on TV then... kind of? In the context of capturing that time? Not at all! (in a good way!)

    • @creepydoll2872
      @creepydoll2872 3 года назад +69

      i wouldn’t really say so, it’s perfect for the late 90s but compared to whats on tv now..yes it seems ahead

    • @IrnBru18
      @IrnBru18 3 года назад +17

      Imagine the storylines Downtown would have today!

    • @ravennightshade2644
      @ravennightshade2644 3 года назад +3

      Definitely

    • @ianrichardspangler
      @ianrichardspangler 6 месяцев назад

      It's not what they said it's how they said it. Beautifully done if you ask me.

  • @gorilla-grip-pussy-support7976
    @gorilla-grip-pussy-support7976 2 года назад +1907

    I know a lot of people are quick to brand Jen as a “I’m not like other girls type of girl.” But growing up in the 2000’s...the archetype of women was you were either skinny (I’m talking size 0) and hot or you were worthless. We’ve come a long way in terms of celebrating and accepting different types of women NOW, but back then it was exhausting. I don’t blame her attitude at all. There wasn’t really any social media that promoted body positivity. You were at the mercy of whatever was in magazines or on tv.

    • @KaiDecadence
      @KaiDecadence 2 года назад +363

      Thank you. It's a little annoying how people are saying that she's a hater and "not like other girls" type but it's mostly because the ones complaining are younger and didn't live through the 90s and/or early 2000s when heroine chic was the look that was being touted as most attractive for women to look like, the whole Kate moss look. Jen's attitude was a reaction to that mentality when it was more relevant. Before social media and all that.

    • @asvpkvrlv
      @asvpkvrlv Год назад +153

      It’s almost like they’re perceiving a time period that they did not grow up in with a modern lens. I personally was not a teen in the 90s but it’s quite obvious Jen is supposed to be the “against the herd” archetype. That’s all, she’s just a character.

    • @internetpointsbank
      @internetpointsbank Год назад +4

      Yes new york

    • @kerblam
      @kerblam Год назад +67

      if we're going by this logic, they would call daria a hater too!

    • @evagrace9095
      @evagrace9095 Год назад +6

      Good point I didn't think of it like that

  • @JariahxSynn
    @JariahxSynn 5 лет назад +501

    Mecca such a romantic

  • @Kokokandi
    @Kokokandi 11 месяцев назад +232

    “The bigger the booty the more for fruity”😭 my new fav quote

  • @sketchycat6223
    @sketchycat6223 Год назад +467

    This is one of the only shows I’ve seen to capture how people who are teens/young actually adults talk

  • @sominboy2757
    @sominboy2757 4 года назад +571

    Back when kids who had older siblings could go missing for days and not get the cops involved. Ahhhhh the late 90s early 00's

    • @slanetroyard92
      @slanetroyard92 3 года назад +64

      As long as the sibling found a way to call and let u know everything was cool. Like how back in the 60s kids could go for a walk or ride their bikes when the sun went down. They didn't have to worry about ending up on the back of a milk carton.

    • @Nailsnailsnailsallday
      @Nailsnailsnailsallday 3 года назад +2

      You know it

    • @Mylifeisperfect190
      @Mylifeisperfect190 2 года назад +87

      @@slanetroyard92 bruh you are so naive to the 90s and the 60s. At those times kids would get missing much more than nowadays just say you fantasize the "olds days" and leave

    • @AlexClementine
      @AlexClementine Год назад +65

      ​@@Mylifeisperfect190 Yeah back then there were countless children who went missing and ended up being victims of horrible people. That's how Jeffrey Dahmer got many of his victims. Everyone assumed the kids ran away or were probably out with friends and didn't bother looking for them.. Those good old days never actually happened.

    • @Corasz
      @Corasz 9 месяцев назад +2

      ⁠@@Mylifeisperfect190frr a serial killer named dean corll had all of his victims vanish from a small part of houston tx and even after nearly 60 young boys went missing the police was like "uhm theyre runaways"... nobody cared, the police didnt care. and that was the early 70s. it was way more risky to disappear, when parents wanted to report law enforcement didnt take it seriously

  • @vinesauceobscurities
    @vinesauceobscurities 2 года назад +457

    The way that retail spot transitioned from an old school dive bar to a hip underground club, and finally a gentrifying yuppie lounge is so emblematic of NYC in the 1990s.

  • @jhashfaghsdfsajdfjgsajgfas342
    @jhashfaghsdfsajdfjgsajgfas342 3 года назад +1627

    Even if some of the characters are ‘bad people’ I still feel like this is the realist set of characters I’ve ever seen. I like mostly all of them and their interactions. Never found any of them really as annoying as everyone saying.
    Edit: you people were right Jesus Christ Jen and Chaka collapse in this episode. I still like them but wow just wow.

    • @WocklessGamingforAnimeMoms
      @WocklessGamingforAnimeMoms 2 года назад +8

      Could you recommend other shows like this?

    • @jane_avan
      @jane_avan 2 года назад +65

      @@WocklessGamingforAnimeMoms Daria

    • @KaiDecadence
      @KaiDecadence 2 года назад +125

      @@WocklessGamingforAnimeMoms that's hard because there really weren't many shows like Downtown when it came to borderline realistic dialogue. Daria has good satire and somewhat a similar feel to this. I'd also recommend Mission Hill, it has a similar atmosphere followiing 4 young adults (one of which a nerdy teenager) and them navigating through life in the city. The main character isn't really nerdy like Alex but he is stuck in a job he hates lol. The show also has a 90s feel to it since it came out in 2000.

    • @toniancoleman7603
      @toniancoleman7603 2 года назад +19

      @@WocklessGamingforAnimeMoms undergrads

    • @oddball3264
      @oddball3264 2 года назад +24

      Home movies. It's similar to this show dialogue wise

  • @p6xei
    @p6xei Год назад +740

    everyone calling chaka and jen annoying clearly doesnt see the point of the show. like these could be real people walking past you on the street, of course theyre flawed. if you hate them so much you are clearly not the right person for this show

    • @mayacokie4811
      @mayacokie4811 Год назад +125

      U can enjoy a show and dislike some of the characters. So what when u watch movies, u love every single character and agree with every decision they make?💀 I doubt

    • @p6xei
      @p6xei Год назад +5

      @@mayacokie4811 literally not what i said but ok queen

    • @star-mg8vx
      @star-mg8vx Год назад +57

      @@p6xeigirl i would literally hate jen if i met her irl😭😭 shes not my cup of tea lmfao and theres nothing wrong with that doesn’t mean this show “isn’t for me”

    • @eni6580
      @eni6580 Год назад +63

      u can criticise characters and still like the show u weirdo

    • @microwave_safe
      @microwave_safe Год назад +6

      ur weird bro

  • @Rynwho
    @Rynwho 4 года назад +3655

    Jen is basically a “I’m not like the other girls” like honey like the other girls have fun don’t be upset because you’re miserable

    • @lauren5738
      @lauren5738 3 года назад +663

      fr although i love her she was rlly annoying sometimes

    • @holepunch1829
      @holepunch1829 3 года назад +194

      wouldn't say it predicted any if they've always been around

    • @creepydoll2872
      @creepydoll2872 3 года назад +86

      @Yʊӄǟʀɨ Yǟӄʊʍօ Someone like her has always existed

    • @valencialynn489
      @valencialynn489 3 года назад +14

      deadass she’s annoying & the least attractive girl character

    • @333llaaa
      @333llaaa 3 года назад +30

      exactly lmaooo

  • @belogicless
    @belogicless Год назад +132

    i love how fluent the characters mannerisms are, and the face structures. perfect.

  • @cosmicreturn26
    @cosmicreturn26 7 лет назад +278

    "Here's a quarter. Call someone who cares."

    • @Piledriver86
      @Piledriver86 6 лет назад +16

      Yeah, that doesnt really work these days. When was the last time you saw a phone booth?

    • @springchickena1
      @springchickena1 6 лет назад +6

      i have to use phone booths because im not a spoon fed and owned cattle for lease. but at least i retain my personality and conscious

    • @Blackburn-Arts
      @Blackburn-Arts 5 лет назад +4

      @@LadyTidePod agreed

    • @aerozeppelin-1678
      @aerozeppelin-1678 3 года назад +1

      @@Piledriver86 2013

  • @osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624
    @osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624 3 года назад +331

    Back when parties in the late 90s/ early 2000s were cool for everyone to just dance, talk, hang out, drinking alcohol, getting drunk, and of course, meeting with people who are so new and to date.

    • @demiokulaja7787
      @demiokulaja7787 2 года назад +87

      isnt that how parties are nowadays too? lol

    • @osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624
      @osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624 2 года назад +15

      @@demiokulaja7787 yes they are, throughout the whole decades. 😀

    • @gmoberryx4106
      @gmoberryx4106 Год назад +2

      @@demiokulaja7787not where i am lol

    • @patriciapeters7604
      @patriciapeters7604 9 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah lol parties are still like this, especially here in tampa!

    • @The_Man_Who_Sold_the_World.
      @The_Man_Who_Sold_the_World. 4 месяца назад +5

      Why does everybody act like the 90s happened on a whole different planet? Things were NOT that different back then

  • @ukiyuo8250
    @ukiyuo8250 2 года назад +253

    i really want a friend group like this

    • @beepbopboop9134
      @beepbopboop9134 5 месяцев назад +21

      thing is they’re all toxic some way

    • @AN0R3X
      @AN0R3X 2 месяца назад

      ​​@@beepbopboop9134every friendship has some toxicity in it

    • @heathyrdamian6957
      @heathyrdamian6957 Месяц назад +5

      @@beepbopboop9134every human on this planet is toxic is some way. no one is perfect, we have our flaws.

  • @johannivalerio8146
    @johannivalerio8146 3 года назад +346

    I think I am about to watch this whole show in one sitting

    • @canaisyoung3601
      @canaisyoung3601 Год назад +22

      There's only 13 episodes in the series. You should be done with it in a day.

    • @SmellyJannelley
      @SmellyJannelley Год назад +9

      Like I can’t stop watching 😂

    • @Tiny.pixie1
      @Tiny.pixie1 10 месяцев назад

      Same

  • @th16rry72
    @th16rry72 3 года назад +813

    You can really get good fashion inspo from this. I love it! Chaka is so freaking annoying and Jen sometimes too.

    • @slimeandgrime9626
      @slimeandgrime9626 3 года назад +174

      sometimes I'll just pause and stare at all the different designs for the background characters

    • @th16rry72
      @th16rry72 3 года назад +8

      @@slimeandgrime9626 same

    • @jos9342
      @jos9342 2 года назад +35

      @@slimeandgrime9626 lol same I just screenshotted a background character for art reference

    • @geekchic8798
      @geekchic8798 Год назад +89

      Jen is a lot more tolerable than Chaka. I think the reason why people find Jen a tad annoying is because she has a bit of that "I'm not like other girls" attitude with a clinical hipster vibe, due to seeing a lot of those uptown fashionistas and trust fund hipsters.

    • @riverbanzachamploo9725
      @riverbanzachamploo9725 Год назад +60

      I love Jen and Chaka but Jen can be a pick me hater sometimes and Chaka can be intitled and not think of others feelings sometimes. But I still like them.

  • @Faaade_
    @Faaade_ 4 года назад +820

    Jen's funny, but she's also a hater sometimes.

    • @damiengomez581
      @damiengomez581 3 года назад +109

      Yeah, but usually with good reason. She's also not too serious with her hate, it's more of a game to hate on others

    • @Faaade_
      @Faaade_ 3 года назад +246

      @@damiengomez581 shes funny so people see it that way. Ive met people like this in real life and it gets old quick. Hating everything as a personality trait is annoying. I promise.

    • @damiengomez581
      @damiengomez581 3 года назад +161

      @@Faaade_ Shes a perfect example of how hypocritical everyone can be, even if they think they're on different sides, we're all just people living with our personal demons. And Jen cannot see that. Her view on the world is a paradox in itself. That's just her dealing with her own personal demons. But the thing is, she's afraid to really be herself on the outside out of fear of being like one of "them". Jens a very forthright, blunt, but stubborn, girl with deep insecurities. She realizes this but refuses to understand the other side, how hypocritical her hate statements are. It's like a game of ping pong when she's hating, making statements, making valid points but also having the statement be contradictory in of itself.

    • @Faaade_
      @Faaade_ 3 года назад +24

      @@damiengomez581 Great points!! I totally agree.

    • @l.l.a.s3645
      @l.l.a.s3645 Год назад +27

      She is "NoT likE OthEr GiRls"

  • @tammyr.5203
    @tammyr.5203 6 лет назад +383

    I love Jen and Alex's friendship! 7:12 is honestly had me dead!

  • @xblade149
    @xblade149 4 года назад +172

    As a 20 something year old I relate to these characters

  • @RyanRoemer8624
    @RyanRoemer8624 Год назад +253

    Best shows of the 1990s/2000s
    1. The Head
    2. The Maxx
    3. Spawn The Animated series
    4. Beavis & Butthead
    5. Daria
    6. Downtown
    7. Mission Hill
    8. Undergrads
    9. Clone High
    10. Aqua Teen Hunger Force
    11. Metalapocalypse
    12. Sons of Butcher
    13. Tripping The Rift
    14. Drawn Together
    15. Kappa Mikey
    16. Aeon Flux
    17. Archer
    18. Frisky Dingo
    19. Sealab 2021
    20. Assey McGee

  • @milk6514
    @milk6514 4 года назад +195

    Jen was the wild downer lol

    • @Paz_amor_gatos
      @Paz_amor_gatos 3 года назад +74

      She was so annoying this whole ep

    • @heaven4479
      @heaven4479 3 года назад +52

      @@Paz_amor_gatos literally like why are you mad that others are having fun

    • @ravennightshade2644
      @ravennightshade2644 3 года назад +3

      @@Paz_amor_gatos in the episode “night shift” she was a straight up b!tch

    • @chaz3196
      @chaz3196 2 года назад +8

      Hated her in this ep fr

  • @Oynx127
    @Oynx127 3 года назад +139

    Alex and Jen’s banter together is the best lol

  • @plumcvnt1937
    @plumcvnt1937 Год назад +101

    The fashion, the movie references and the voice acting. This is so fresh!! I love television

  • @imhislobster2063
    @imhislobster2063 Год назад +135

    People calling Jen annoying, which I understand but Chaka was acting so entitled 😭 love everyone though this show is just for fun so no one should take it too seriously

    • @WolfgangXP65-67
      @WolfgangXP65-67 Год назад +19

      Yeah man. Chaka was just not in it man. Like, if my older brother told me to take the trash out and pay back the money owed I would do it ASAP

    • @imhislobster2063
      @imhislobster2063 Год назад +3

      @@WolfgangXP65-67 same!!

    • @moneymaker3208
      @moneymaker3208 Год назад +3

      Both can be really annoying

  • @DDizzdot
    @DDizzdot Год назад +53

    RIP Leyora Zuberman aka "Chaka Henson" -- October 3, 1979 - April 11, 2023
    RIP Scot Rienecker aka "Goat" -- February 29, 1972 - February 20, 2023

    • @xs0528
      @xs0528 10 месяцев назад +3

      They both died?!? What happened to ‘em!?!

    • @terrelltownsend8016
      @terrelltownsend8016 7 месяцев назад +4

      ​@@xs0528Leyora died from substance abuse. Scot died from injuries sustained in a house fire.

  • @oddly.alright529
    @oddly.alright529 5 лет назад +477

    I would hate having Chaka for a sister...

    • @terrelltownsend8016
      @terrelltownsend8016 4 года назад +176

      Me too. She’s irresponsible, she takes advantage of her brother, and she thinks she knows everything. I’m glad she got what she deserved at the end of the episode.

    • @pbot2029
      @pbot2029 3 года назад +97

      @@terrelltownsend8016 She definitely got her come-uppance but she balances Alex out. In later episodes she pushes him to be more assertive and talk to girls he likes instead of putting them on a pedestal and playing Mr. Niceguy. She could also learn to be more disciplined, focused, and financially responsible from him. They're like opposites.

    • @ravennightshade2644
      @ravennightshade2644 3 года назад +4

      Especially if she was the younger sister. I feel bad for Alex

    • @Forgiveiolord
      @Forgiveiolord Год назад

      I wouldn’t mind I don’t gotta do all the extra

  • @bigelakafatdaddychannel5002
    @bigelakafatdaddychannel5002 4 года назад +132

    I miss this show a shame that mtv never do no animation anymore

  • @yvngarmz5984
    @yvngarmz5984 3 года назад +100

    I love Jen’s film references! Planet of the apes and taxi driver

  • @Lord-valentine
    @Lord-valentine 2 месяца назад +4

    I love the banter in this show. Movies and television don’t have witty dialogue like this anymore

  • @0vern9K
    @0vern9K 11 месяцев назад +31

    Chaka is the type of sibling you get away from when you can

  • @ceiiknmzx8412
    @ceiiknmzx8412 3 года назад +153

    chaka can be a vibe sometimes but she’s mad annoying

  • @brinichole3522
    @brinichole3522 7 месяцев назад +18

    Honestly men always say they don’t like certain girls but then they stare like that lmao

    • @Sly_Tendencies
      @Sly_Tendencies 2 месяца назад

      I’m sure you’ve met someone whose pretty look at, but a detriment to your health (physically/mentally) with anything further. Much like watching a majestic wild animal in all its glory that could tear you apart the moment you’re on their side of the glass.

  • @InsaneNuYawka
    @InsaneNuYawka Год назад +39

    "I have to pay to get rid of you ? "
    "Works for me! Here's a quarter and call someone who cares "
    DAYUM 😆That's one of the best BURNs ive ever heard on a cartoon🤣

  • @adminmusicmgt7109
    @adminmusicmgt7109 Год назад +47

    i cant believe its pedro pascal doing the voice at 10:12 😂

    • @jolia1997
      @jolia1997 Год назад +6

      todos los caminos conducen a downtown

    • @larissasplaylists
      @larissasplaylists 11 месяцев назад

      omg was it him??

    • @plumlum
      @plumlum 7 месяцев назад +3

      you're lyiinngggg are you serious????

    • @adminmusicmgt7109
      @adminmusicmgt7109 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@plumlum its him

  • @alainchristian
    @alainchristian 23 дня назад +2

    Chaka doing community service was one of my favorite endings

  • @BrokamaGay
    @BrokamaGay 7 лет назад +77

    The ending with Chaka picking up litter was used in Megas XLR with Coop throwing trash at that bounty hunter chick picking up litter after her defeat

    • @terrelltownsend8016
      @terrelltownsend8016 3 года назад +8

      To think this was by the co-creator of that show and Goat appears in both.

    • @slanetroyard92
      @slanetroyard92 3 года назад

      @@terrelltownsend8016 think he'll ever do downtown again?

    • @terrelltownsend8016
      @terrelltownsend8016 3 года назад

      @@slanetroyard92 Probably not.

  • @sackboy024
    @sackboy024 8 месяцев назад +15

    I am utterly mesmerized by the way Jen swings over the counter at 11:23 - I feel like animators just aren't given the time or the training for cuts like that anymore.

  • @tommykai72
    @tommykai72 3 года назад +110

    Chaka gives me very much Aries energy lol

    • @freya9921
      @freya9921 3 года назад +24

      She's the epitome of aries energy hahaha

    • @Funky_Dead_Cat
      @Funky_Dead_Cat Год назад +11

      While Alex has more like a taurus vibe.

  • @JULYSNOWING
    @JULYSNOWING Год назад +30

    Everyone needs to go piss off somewhere else bro Jen is fire

    • @judymoodyy
      @judymoodyy Год назад +3

      she’s great but she’s such a hater to girls

    • @KaiDecadence
      @KaiDecadence 10 месяцев назад +10

      Jen is part of what makes the show and it was cool how they went with a surly character like her.

  • @Nailsnailsnailsallday
    @Nailsnailsnailsallday 3 года назад +113

    But we need to have a community hear of people who love downtown we need to come together and protest to come back but not with no new age crap it is still have that nostalgic summer nights and lazy afternoons

    • @beth9137
      @beth9137 3 года назад +1

      i will join

  • @crystalbreland561
    @crystalbreland561 5 лет назад +38

    This was my favorite show I miss it.

  • @stlyphil
    @stlyphil Год назад +22

    “The bigger the booty, the more for Fruity” 😂😂😂

  • @ezinnehuntress7533
    @ezinnehuntress7533 6 месяцев назад +6

    Mecca is the dreamer and I live for it. And I want Matt's personality so bad

  • @johnshields6852
    @johnshields6852 Год назад +66

    I love animation with real-life problems, this is so cool and accurate.

  • @jamarsh09
    @jamarsh09 3 года назад +242

    Jen was so negative in this episode. Very thin line between just disliking shit and letting it consume you.
    Anyone who hates a group of people to the point where you have to call them scum and say your gonna irrticate them needs help.

    • @RyanRoemer8624
      @RyanRoemer8624 Год назад +11

      Jen is cool

    • @Johnny-mp2ew
      @Johnny-mp2ew Год назад +15

      it was a taxi driver reference

    • @shannacollins8371
      @shannacollins8371 Год назад +1

      @@RyanRoemer8624Me when I lie.

    • @metadreamland
      @metadreamland Год назад +3

      Dude it is a cartoon

    • @2diefor
      @2diefor 11 месяцев назад +11

      So nobody's gonna mention how negatively Chaka was treating Alex?

  • @amiescraft8154
    @amiescraft8154 6 лет назад +153

    Talking about being vegan even all these yrs before😗 wow

    • @joeyclemenza7339
      @joeyclemenza7339 6 лет назад +53

      veganism has been "hip" for decades. it was even hip in the 80's with all of the damm yuppies, and in the 70's with all of the hippies and revolutionaries.

    • @apodis4900
      @apodis4900 6 лет назад +27

      The vegan society was formed in 1944, and there have been various episodes of 'trendy' veganism since then as Joey described. The society gains members during these periods, although a lot of them leave when that particular episode of fashionable veganism does. Of course at the current time the 'hipsters' have predominantly adopted it, at least for a while.

  • @HalcyonxTeatree
    @HalcyonxTeatree 3 года назад +27

    Alex is actually a dreamboat

  • @danxden
    @danxden Год назад +9

    The taxi driver reference Jen made during the water scene is so nice 🫠

  • @benni7628
    @benni7628 3 года назад +17

    "Works for me. Here's a quarter, call someone who cares ☺️"

  • @aidancanoli
    @aidancanoli 6 лет назад +145

    YES DUDE I LOVE JEN
    "Someday a rain will come and wash away all the scum"

    • @terrelltownsend8016
      @terrelltownsend8016 4 года назад +3

      Too bad her plan with the fire sprinklers backfired.

    • @Bingo_the_Pug
      @Bingo_the_Pug 4 года назад +21

      Taxi Driver reference?

    • @aidancanoli
      @aidancanoli 4 года назад +4

      Bingo the Pug yes ur a very knowledgeable dog good boy 🐶

    • @fredthebear277
      @fredthebear277 4 года назад

      Aidan Connolly great movie , I just want to travel around New York City and upstate

  • @SixWheelsDown
    @SixWheelsDown Год назад +7

    13 year old me somehow missed this show- thanks for making it so i can see it now at 37

  • @ughhhhh2000
    @ughhhhh2000 6 месяцев назад +17

    JEN IS SO ANNYOING MY GOD.

    • @raxqs.
      @raxqs. 6 месяцев назад

      how😂

    • @ughhhhh2000
      @ughhhhh2000 6 месяцев назад +10

      @@raxqs. she contstanly hates on other females because lf her own insecurities. She only hangs out with boys because she is afraid of the criticism from girls, and continues to bash other girls instead of working on herself. Shes rude to serena simply because she splits alex's attention, and because she feels sad.

    • @raxqs.
      @raxqs. 6 месяцев назад +3

      @@ughhhhh2000 i kinda liked her as a character but i can see where ur coming frm

    • @taylor-fb5bq
      @taylor-fb5bq 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@ughhhhh2000she hates on EVERYONE 💀💀

    • @angeloalvarez5520
      @angeloalvarez5520 4 месяца назад +4

      Those clubs were replacing places she liked to eat at, I could see why she'd hate it

  • @jaslanaye6191
    @jaslanaye6191 11 месяцев назад +17

    jen reminds me of janice from mean girls

  • @liokin229
    @liokin229 Год назад +36

    Damn this is like old school gentrification, the phase before the current gentrification we're seeing now in our cities.

  • @rory2112
    @rory2112 Год назад +11

    This show is so satisfying to watch

  • @misstekhead
    @misstekhead 3 года назад +44

    I wish I could find a playlist for this whole series.

    • @perhaps1094
      @perhaps1094 3 года назад +20

      Here you go: ruclips.net/p/PLjLt9Ko9Xnsicvt79T6plaoDguyPpzbuM

  • @osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624
    @osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624 3 года назад +95

    FACT: This animated show on MTV targeted to humans who are ages 18-25 also known as 'Young Adulthood'. Since I am age 23, I can watch this animated MTV show on RUclips. Lucky Me! ☺️
    Who knew, I never watch this animated MTV show before when I was age one and watch some educational show for children on TV.

    • @gretchengeorge5302
      @gretchengeorge5302 Год назад

      Alright, loser.

    • @seeleunit2000
      @seeleunit2000 6 месяцев назад +1

      Dude, I watched this when it originally aired back in the late 90s as a kid... It's not that out of place.

    • @osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624
      @osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@seeleunit2000 Ok. 👍🏿

    • @angeloalvarez5520
      @angeloalvarez5520 4 месяца назад +1

      What a strange comment

    • @osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624
      @osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624 4 месяца назад +1

      @@angeloalvarez5520 A comment of what I typed? Yeah. I never grew up watching this show. This show target young adults to live out their experiences in working, partying, getting to know each other, and of course, provide the life what they will be in the future. 😀

  • @sarahkaiser8709
    @sarahkaiser8709 3 года назад +34

    Pedro Pascal is credited as an actor on this episode, but I have no clue who he plays

    • @caelaevans
      @caelaevans 3 года назад +6

      He's the bouncer at Flame.

    • @SanDeE2130
      @SanDeE2130 2 года назад +13

      ​@@caelaevans You sure? Doesn't sound at all like him. The guy at the club around 10:14 sounds like Pedro though.

    • @lizzybethnj617
      @lizzybethnj617 2 года назад +1

      Are u serious that’s awesome

    • @ytpmvsux
      @ytpmvsux Год назад +2

      @@SanDeE2130 that's him

    • @shirley444
      @shirley444 Год назад +1

      He’s the guy that was talking to Chaka at the club. When she was dancing with the wig on at flame

  • @kyran._xx
    @kyran._xx 11 месяцев назад +12

    Glad 2000s fashions is coming back

  • @Absolynth
    @Absolynth 3 года назад +17

    This was the episode that stuck in my mind for 20 years that got me to find it again.

  • @bjw4654
    @bjw4654 Год назад +6

    Found this show perfect timing my comfort show rn

  • @gracie8117
    @gracie8117 3 года назад +35

    love this show, I wish it got a season 2

  • @douglasjunior9245
    @douglasjunior9245 4 года назад +32

    Here in 2020!

  • @ceci7962
    @ceci7962 3 года назад +115

    Uuhhh.. I love this show (,:

    • @gracie8117
      @gracie8117 3 года назад +31

      fr I rly hope this show doesn't blow up on tiktok ppl would ruin it

    • @davidford3968
      @davidford3968 2 года назад +6

      "Stop please, my soul hurts"

    • @_Jaxx333
      @_Jaxx333 2 года назад +15

      Well uh it hasn’t been on tik tok, and what’s wrong with more people finding this. It’ll give em a reality of what’s New York like. Cuz sometimes living here is f u n.

    • @sillymonkeysixtynine
      @sillymonkeysixtynine Год назад

      YES IM SCARED I LOVE IT AND ITS AMAZING IF IT'S APPRECIATE IT BUT NOOOOOOO OMFG

    • @zopps8529
      @zopps8529 11 месяцев назад

      already happened

  • @markow.3054
    @markow.3054 3 года назад +18

    This show so much more interesting and fun stoned

  • @ShazfaRahman
    @ShazfaRahman 2 месяца назад +2

    You can tell Chaka and Alex are related by seeing them moves 😂

  • @MarxistMomentum
    @MarxistMomentum Год назад +47

    I'm so sick of people saying Jen is the worst character when Chaka is a complete brat! She's rude, generally unpleasant, leeches off of Alex without giving anything in return, and when he ask her to do anything for him she whines like a freaking loser. At least Jen is actually fun. Chaka actually pissed me off. Stop hating on Jen. She isn't that bad, especially when compared to that lossr Chaka.

    • @iateyursandwiches
      @iateyursandwiches 11 месяцев назад +16

      But chaka is a real one though. She tried to set Alex up with his love interest, Serena seamlessly(though Alex was the one who still blew it).
      She is Bratty but she does care for her brother deep down and he for her(as you see in this episode ). Just has a reluctance with acting like it most days.

    • @KaiDecadence
      @KaiDecadence 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@iateyursandwiches It was implied that Jen cares for Alex as well though and did try helping him get close to a girl he liked in high school in a previous episode. She can have a sharp tongue and clearly has some discontent with how her life was going but she never really went out of her way to torment Alex. Even in a later episode when she spies on Serena, it was out of concern that Alex might be falling for the wrong kind of girl.

    • @seeleunit2000
      @seeleunit2000 6 месяцев назад

      Thank you ! Seriously, these people act like Jen caused world war III.

    • @seeleunit2000
      @seeleunit2000 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@iateyursandwichesAnd Jen sticks with Alex and supports them to the best of her abilities, but she's not going to pretend that Alex is perfect and she's not going to sugarcoat anything for him.
      Sometimes she's a little bit too harsh, but she definitely does act like a decent friend.

  • @mackc4735
    @mackc4735 Год назад +30

    Jen had me so HEATED this episode

    • @seeleunit2000
      @seeleunit2000 6 месяцев назад +4

      Dude, Jen's the problem ?
      Chaka basically stole her brother's apartment and trash the place and Jen's the problem ?

    • @TheyLuvMeKJ
      @TheyLuvMeKJ 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@seeleunit2000 both were the problem

    • @angeloalvarez5520
      @angeloalvarez5520 4 месяца назад

      Really?

  • @maianeuhaus6706
    @maianeuhaus6706 9 месяцев назад +5

    I love old shows, I'm ten and TOTALLY into this stuff

    • @soapppi
      @soapppi 3 месяца назад +3

      ur ten?!!!!! girl go play outside

  • @kanyeeast1115
    @kanyeeast1115 4 года назад +18

    this show is so good.

  • @IIVIIX
    @IIVIIX Год назад +10

    Rewatching his show is always a joy

  • @solarpolar666
    @solarpolar666 6 лет назад +93

    I can relate to characters like jen

  • @Nailsnailsnailsallday
    @Nailsnailsnailsallday 3 года назад +45

    I love Jen this was my shit growing up I’m from London but New York but then was fucking amazing you know I always like about Mecca she is one foot in reality and other in fantasy But Jen is my girl and I love her flatmate so much as an artist you appreciate this beautiful beautiful animation illustration look at the buildings they have little swirls It’s so nostalgic please never never never take this off RUclips

  • @AidarEduardovich-ig8fp
    @AidarEduardovich-ig8fp Год назад +12

    Skinny girls at 2:00 is actually cool looking

    • @xs0528
      @xs0528 9 месяцев назад

      Ya.

  • @Jay-om7zw
    @Jay-om7zw 10 месяцев назад +5

    this episode is such a good one. the fashion is so good it's so nyc Lowkey equivalalent to todays times. wish this show could be rebooted such a good show for gen z

  • @louiseoh
    @louiseoh 3 года назад +8

    Almost 2021 and still here we are

  • @meshackjohnson7646
    @meshackjohnson7646 7 месяцев назад +2

    Yo Fruity cracks me up fr "The bigger the booty the more for fruity"😂😂😂

  • @adamchristensen5231
    @adamchristensen5231 8 месяцев назад +13

    10:14 introducing Pedro Pascal, the Mandolorian himself. Though I feel like Alex might appreciate that fact more than Chaka.

  • @MxMoondoggie
    @MxMoondoggie 3 года назад +156

    Back when this was released, Jen's attitude was known as sassy and funny lol. I guess these days the culture is more about finding reasons to be offended and "you can't tell me how to live my life even if it's shitty" so people find her to be a hater. Chaka always made me wish I had a sister, she has so much energy and actually gets along with Alex better than it seems sometimes. I have a younger brother but we were never particularly close growing up so I envy how close they are. Weird name though, I don't think anyone ever named their kid that. It's like they took some random Arabic words in Chaka and Mecca and slapped them on there.

    • @Obolo_m3nace
      @Obolo_m3nace 2 года назад +102

      They’re not “finding a reason to be offended”, the critiques they have of her are valid, the only reason you feel otherwise is bc you relate to them…

    • @_Jaxx333
      @_Jaxx333 2 года назад +71

      I don’t think people are finding reasons to be offended when it comes to Jen, it’s just that having someone beat down on u like that all the time is annoying. Even Alex realizes that.

    • @GryphonWyng
      @GryphonWyng Год назад +3

      I think Chaka is a nickname.

    • @jabrokneetoeknee6448
      @jabrokneetoeknee6448 Год назад +20

      Youth culture right now is horribly conformist. I think Gen Z and late Millennials grew up in a monoculture that was the product of social media… never really experiencing any true “counterculture” phenomena. Right now it’s hip to deride a person who bucks trends as a “pick me.” Honestly, it’s a very stifling environment. The attitudes of 2020s are replicating those of the 1950s and 1980s in their hostility toward individuality.

    • @kage6613
      @kage6613 Год назад +2

      Singer of the band Orange 9mm named Chaka.

  • @miata350
    @miata350 Год назад +10

    I missed out on this show in 1999 but I love it

  • @itsnotaphasemom4789
    @itsnotaphasemom4789 3 года назад +36

    Jen is kind of annoying.

    • @damiengomez581
      @damiengomez581 3 года назад +20

      This episode extremely....it goes to show how judgemental and hypocritical both sides can be. But at least Jen is more upfront with her thoughts and just wants everyone else to be real to. But by her talking smack is contradictory to her cause

    • @WolfgangXP65-67
      @WolfgangXP65-67 Год назад

      ​@@damiengomez581 yeah she kinda was out of character here lol. Alex was more levelheaded and flexible as he usually is ;)

    • @seeleunit2000
      @seeleunit2000 6 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@damiengomez581... Seriously, you find Jen to be the worst in this episode ? Chaka basically stole her brother's apartment and thrashed it & yet Jen's the worst ?

  • @jamillie87
    @jamillie87 Год назад +12

    This should be easy to bring back the characters should all still be around and it’s simple really close to home and simple love it gives me lo-Fi bojack horseman vibes 🏆

    • @xs0528
      @xs0528 9 месяцев назад

      Ya, every character except Jen.

  • @Caesar_Online
    @Caesar_Online Год назад +5

    These storylines are so good

  • @PallasAthene12
    @PallasAthene12 2 года назад +61

    Man, Jen totally predicted gentrification.

    • @goodgod326
      @goodgod326 2 года назад +67

      predicted? dude it’s not a new concept, it’s been happening for years

  • @strawberrysoup6571
    @strawberrysoup6571 4 месяца назад +2

    Jen is hilarious. I would love to have pessimistic friends irl.

  • @Nat-kv1hc
    @Nat-kv1hc Год назад +17

    why am i into alex…

  • @JSTheOperator
    @JSTheOperator Год назад +2

    Holy- Everything from the animation to the soundtrack has such an amazing feel. I heard Bull in the Heather in ep 1 and i was like wtffff. Oh to be a young adult in the late 90s early 2000s alt scene. The ny alt scene now is just trying to replicate this! *chefs kiss*

  • @davidford3968
    @davidford3968 5 месяцев назад +3

    15:58 is oh so true from that time and how the world changed

  • @missmoanypants
    @missmoanypants Год назад +3

    Omg the RUclips gods put this in my recommendations!

  • @DefinitelyNotNormalLol
    @DefinitelyNotNormalLol Год назад +12

    I remember seeing this show when I was literally like 3 or 4 years old when switching the channels from Cartoon Network wow what a blast from the past 23 years later 💀.

  • @Jay-om7zw
    @Jay-om7zw 10 месяцев назад +3

    chaka easesdropping on the conversation at 7:17 then calling Mecca is hella funny girl had a plan and stuck to it.😂

  • @lovebug9696
    @lovebug9696 Год назад +6

    Jen's premonition of humanity was fairly accurate 😔🫡