@@reid3524 he was considered a risky investment by the manufacturers approach to make Toy Story toys, cause it was attached to a computer animated film
I definitely feel very attatched to my toys. As someone who was confronted with the concept of death VERY early in life, seeing my friends have siblings to talk to, play wirh, love, and grow up with made me feel lonely that I lost all 6 of mine. And having a father who has an addiction and basically being taught from commercials and health class that the addiction would kill him, my toys are everything to me. I lost my siblings, I'm seeing the health of my grandparents declining rapidly, and knowing that my dad could get lung cancer any day now, my toys are the family that I lack. I still have most of my toys to this day, and they still bring me all the comfort and happiness they did back then.
When I was a toddler, I had a beanie baby crab that I had simply named "Crabby". I loved that crab so so much, never knew what happened to him. A very specific memory that I have of my time with Crabby though was when I had thrown a tantrum, I don't remember why, but I was holding Crabby and had angrily tossed him to the floor only to be knocked out of my fit of rage into profound sadness as I immediately felt I had hurt my friend, and went from crying over not getting my way into crying over the idea that this cheap, plush crab had felt pain - pain that *I* inflicted upon him.
I don’t have a single bakugan that I talk to, I simply talk to all my favorite bakugan. Only when I’m alone so I don’t look insane. But they know how I feel.
That last part hit hard, damn. I was that lonsy child and to this day I put a lot of toys in my artwork as a metaphor for how that loneliness has followed me throughout my life. A part of why I do this also connects to the fact that as a kid when doing art studies I mostly choose my toys as a subject to draw, no friends or family but my toys.
Phenomenal video. As a father, I’ve done the same consumerist song and dance every year around Christmas. I love my kids, and I only want them to have the childhood I didn’t. This video is important, and I hope your mostly younger audience can digest this.
Consumerism in itself isn't bad though, as it depends on the context I like to thing Are you buying toys for them to leave you alone? I would say that is a bad form of consumerism Are you buying a toy because your kid genuinly is interested in that product in particular? That is good Honest, even if consumerism is bad, we still do it, although without noticing at times Like buying a car because you like it (and it fixes something, two birds with one stone), or you decide to take a trip somewhere because you like that place I wouldn't put the blame of kids being interested in the hotest products, in fact, it is them at times that create the biggest ones Binny Babies became a fad due to adults investing on them to sell them back, the Cabage Pale Kids became a fad because Kids loved them, and the concept as a whole Hope your kids are doing fine honestly, I am sure you are a great father, and I can see and somewhat agree about your take on consumerism
I worked at a toy store over Christmas when hatchimals were a thing. The amount of people constantly asking if we had them was tiresome, literally asked 50 times a day. We barely had them in stock. When 40 came in one morning they never made it to the shelves as we had 100 people queuing up overnight. 6 months later, we had loads in, couldn’t get rid of them. Even when they dropped to half the price. This was an awesome video!
This was a very interesting, sad, and also beautiful video. I nearly had tears when talking about Regal. I too have felt the same way and still do as an adult. Thank you for this video. However, the end left me feeling slightly sad at the concept of a toy 'filling gaps' for lonely kids. So I'd like to add something: I had a very happy childhood. I was home educated due to being autistic (although we didn't know that at the time) and finding school extremely challenging. I had a loving family and some very loyal lovely friends who understood me that are still my friends to this day. I had no reason for a toy to "fill in the gaps" per say. However, I had so much love to give. And not just because of my hyper-empathy (a common, lesser-known trait in autistics); and I think this is true of many children actually. And an interactive, loveable toy provides an outlet for that - no strings attached. You can hug when you want, love it when you need, and it'll never need anything else in return. I think that is a toy's greatest strength; it's love, but at the child's discretion. Sorry this was lengthy; excellent video
@@JettKuso Yes, so that they and their descendants continue to live on as good citizens to the end of the age! After all, those who forget their history are doomed to repeat it. (I don't own a Cabbage Patch doll, but I surely do know to live by that lesson, AND how to tell jokes.)
Clicked on this video expecting a relatively simple and fun video discussing popular toys from the past decade or so…I definitely got that, but I also got an emotional and heartfelt essay that speaks to me; not only as a kid who didn’t get much time with his parents, but also as an aspiring toy designer who wants to make the lives of other kids a little brighter. Kudos to you, JettKuso. And happy holidays. ^^
Faults *and strengths.* I think that's part of why the last part did hit so hard. I see a lot of videos that are just 'capitalism bad' or 'unthinkingly consume product'. It's rare to have someone acknowledge the complexities of a system that produces both joy *and* suffering.
I was a kid during the Cabbage Patch Kids riots (got one and still have him to this day) but I just want to commend you on including Martha Nelson Thomas as the creator. So many don't know about her and in fact if you Google "who created cabbage Patch Kids" it says Xavier Roberts. So good on you!! You rock!
Through this video I kept thinking about a smaller-scale toy rush that happened late last year for the Gundam Aerial model kit from Mobile Suit Gundam: the Witch From Mercury. The kit would sell out so fast that store employees started filling shelves that were _supposed_ to be full of Aerial kits with a brand of chips that also happened to be called "Aerial," and this ended up leading to an actual cross-promotion with special Aerial chip flavors based on characters from the show. In contrast, two villain suits from the show, the Dilanza and Michaelis, piloted by characters who, at the time, were generally seen as asshole scrubs, had trouble getting _off_ the shelves-- some stores would give you a free Dilanza kit with any purchase of an Aerial kit just to get rid of them, and there are pictures of stores literally stacked to the ceiling with unbought Michaelis kits. The reason this example stood out to me was because _The Witch From Mercury_ happens to revolve around a mother who kills thousands of people and tries to rewrite the actual universe just to make her kid happy, and furthermore the Gundam Aerial herself is somewhat unique in that her pilot, the show's protagonist, thinks of her like a sister, and the show makes a pretty big deal out of the strong familial bond between this shy country girl and her giant robot sister. The robot even has pronouns. _Pronouns!_ Aerial isn't an "it," she's a "she!" And most fans didn't even realize that the robot really _was_ sentient at that point. And I truly think the fact that the robot, despite functionally being just like any other giant robot in any other anime, is treated so much like a character was the main driver of the model kit's popularity. The sleek and slightly cute design didn't hurt, but even kits like the Demi Trainer, which looks like a green trash can with arms and legs, sold incredibly well because the characters who piloted them were beloved by fans of the show. I dunno, your whole point about how love is the primary driver of demand for these christmas fad toys and about how capitalism exploits that love for profit (also a major theme in the show) just made me remember that whole situation. There were no riots, the model kits were aimed at a generally older audience than most of the toys in this video, and were generally bought by the people who would be building them rather than parents, but there are parallels nonetheless, and I think that's really fun.
There’s even a good parallel between Gundams in general and toys. Most factions wanting to use them for profit and war, and the protags wanting to do something good to help people in need. I finish gwitch not long before starting this script so it coulda been an inspiration! Also it’s funny cause I have an Aerial kit on my Christmas list lol
Honestly the last part with your Regal hit harder than i expected. I have a very similar story with my plush animal, a little orange and white Ty cat I named Kitty. I've had her for nearly my entire life, take her on every trip, and hell, she's still near my bed every night even tho im 22 now. Kitty (and her "sister", a smaller white beaniebaby kitten IttyBitty) has been my best friend for as long as I can remember. I was never lonely as a child. My parents (and Kitty) were all the friends i needed. The thought of ever letting go of her fills me with a sense of dread and remorse that i dont think i can properly put into words. I have started to let go a little.. and i think thats why your story of your plushy friend nearly broke me. Im starting to drift away from my oldest friend. Thank you for helping me realise that. Imma go cuddle Kitty now lol
I remember the Furby phase. I was really young at the time but a family friend had collected dozens of them. I still think their design is kind of cute, but it's terrifying to have one randomly turn on in the middle of the night.
@JettKuso Great Video... :) Loved that closing Statement... And you are not wrong... The major Frenzy I remember getting involved in was The TeleTubbies here in the UK... My Children LOVED Teletubbies but were actually too young to care about teh toys... My Wife though, Oh she had fell in to the consumer Hype! She was DETERMINED we get all four as they were being bought up fast and they were going to be valuable... ... Nope! LOL! We could not get all four, but it was very easy finding two of them... And our kids ADORED THEM! To me, That is all that mattered... The fact they were happy!
@@NETHER_NINJA Why wouldnt you want socks? They wear out pretty quickly, you always need the long variety during winter, and you stop worrying about this essential item once you get it.
@@Bionickpunk Socks aren't very exciting. I thought Socks last for ages. I agree, Socks are important for survival but you only need 1 to 2 pairs of socks per a week
Christmas emotions? During the holiday season? It's more likely than you think. Superb job tho, I've told you before how far your artistic voice has come in your recent videos but I'm puttin it out in public so everybody can see it. You're making beautiful stuff, and your passion shows. Merry Chrysler
I found one of those funko Turbo Man's in a store a few months ago & was SO stoked to buy it; Jingle all the way was def a big holiday rewatch for me. I also knew someone that had that OG Buzz & Woody & I was SOOOO jealous
OMG YOU HAVE THE BLUE SALAMANDER BEANIE BABY! I remember having that beanie baby! i don't know what happened to it DX -okay on retrospect, i only had the mini version from McDonald's :U
Hey jett! Glad to see you recovered from the whole new Bakugan are beyblades thing. As a fan of Bakugan and toys in general I understand and im glad you are out of that slump. But the doors are wide open. Now you can be known as a toy youtuber instead of just the only Bakugan youtuber. The skys the limit Whats your favorite toy you got for Christmas? For me it was ss the fallen. I already had the old one but the studio series is so epic and now i can customize the old one into a different prime from rotf (the head on my old one already broke off so no worries about preserving an old toy) One last thing. I am 33 years old and still have my first stuffed animal. His name is baby lion and he is the champion amongst all my toys. Hes been lost, nearly decapitated, and lost again but i always went back to find him. He really was my best friend as a kid.
In the uk, we had a similar craze in 1993, the thunderbirds tracy island. It got so bad that blue peter (a government funded national television program) had to teach kids how to make their own out of recycling…
The summer of 2008, my birth year, i got a grey striped cat plushy with white belly paws and face by my grandmother. He has been with me for 15 years now. He means more to me than anything else i have in my possession. His name is Figaro. One time, me, my brother and my mom were out shopping at a second hand store. There i found another cat plushie, the same as Figaro. When i came home with it, it reminded me of all the great memories i had with Figaro. And how much he's aged. Another time, his chin got a hole in it. My mother had to sowe it shut, and i still remember putting a bandaid on it for him to "heal". It was very therapeutic for me to hug him when i was sad. I know my English is a bit broken, and it doesn't all make sense what i just said, but i just wanted to tell you about Figaro. If you have any mean opinions, please keep them to yourself, for i am not here to spread hate. Stay safe out there
"Adults will do terrible things under the banner of loving their children." Jett Kuso casually dropping one of the most raw, terrifying universal truths of humanity in a video about toys. Seriously, protective love is a force capable of unlimited destruction, for both good and evil.
Damn you funny Bakugan man for making me tear up with your dog and beanie baby story, I'm the same way with the paw print of my kitten who died young from stomach cancer.
This is very good video, it feels very personal and it feel like you had blast making this video, you are the bakugan guy for me but this video show me that you can be a lot more. Have a happy holidays
This was a very interesting video jettkuso, also happy holidays and a happy new year to ya, also when it come to Christmas, i do happen to have a pretty large Christmas list every year that i come up with, i also do get gifts to my family members as well, so overall 10/10
Working at a Toys R Us during the holiday season of 2015, I think there were 3 crazes going on, Lego Dimensions with the expansion sets, Skylanders and Nintendo Amiibos. Working in the electronics section was pure hell seeing those games/toys fly off the shelves and even more disappointed parents of course asking if we had more in the "back". In a way, those parents were like my own back in the day when I wanted beast wars toys, so I guess every generation will always have a crazy fad to surpass the previous ones.
Really very interesting video Jett, My first experience with everyone trying to buy a toy was with "Hatchamels" everyone in school had them on there list. Great video and Merry Christmas!
Jingle All the Way has long been my favorite Christmas movie. I was very excited two years ago when first I watched the movie (Director's cut) with my son when he visited, then on Christmas day watched it again (theatrical cut) at my parents' house. THEN went to Walmart and bought Funko's reissue, which stands tall on a shelf in my living room year round, only taken down at Christmas to instead stand beside my TV as a holiday decoration.
Your mentioning of your Beanie Baby and pets reminds me of the one I have sitting on my desk. I bought it at a store that was closing down and looked a lot like the dog I had for nearly twelve years. The tag actually has my birthday on it!
I remember having a tickle me elmo as a kid, got it for Christmas one year. But like your brother i was much more attached to my build a bear T-rex Rexy
I recall all of these as a kid...my Mom was a bit 'neurotic' and dragged me around to get all of these things. Thankfully my sister nor mom wanted those monstrous looking baby toys...THANK GOD. People were indeed crazy for Beanie Babies I remember, my mom used the hard print Craigslist (aka the Pennysaver) to get the first "Disney Beanie Babies" that they brought out to compete in late 97.
You brought up robosapian, and it brought back the memory of first getting him as a kid. Kinda forgot completely about him, thank you for the nostalgia:)
@@JettKuso I showed a friend your 10 weirdest Bakugan video a few nights ago and I've been on a mini-binge since. You have consistently good production values and vocal clarity. Consistently solid stuff! I also run a tabletop game, and am now very tempted to frighten my players with a casual mention of Alto Brontes Disease.
This is the first video I've watch of your and I great enjoyed it. Wasn't expecting the deep dive at the end and it is still and incredible video. I look forward to watching more of them.
When I was younger, I loved Sonic. Every Saturday morning, I watched SonicX and even managed to watch the whole show, every single episode of every season I watched and loved. One year for Christmas my mom got me a Sonic plushie, and a mini Tails plushie. I played with them a lot, and carried Sonic around a lot. And after watching Toy Story many times, I wrote my name under one of Sonic's shoes just like Andy did with Woody. And for a long time, I played with Sonic, and tails, I even remember recording videos on an old phone that I got, and watched the fun little adventures I made with my plushies. I actually still have Sonic, and tails to this day, and they sit on my shelf where I look at them, and even pick them up every once in a while, and look back on the times I played with them, watched SonicX, Sonic Boom, and even watching Sonic related content like on Balena Productions. Even if I don't play with them as much anymore, they still hold many memories that shaped my life. Even if I moved on to other things like FNaF, or anything else, I still hold a place in my heart for the toys that I had many adventures with that would last forever
I also had, or still actually have my beloved childhood plush. It's a small, happy meal plush Pug who I called as "Mopsio" (Puggy). I used to take him e v e r y w h e r e, often putting him peaking from a shirt pocket, even at the school ceremonies. As far as I remember, he's still somewhere with other plushies and I need to find and reunite with him. He's not only a toy, dude's a small plush friend. I had a lot of toys, but it was this one happy meal plush that took my heart
I❤love the Christmas🎄movie Jingle❄️All The🎁Way...🤘🏼💯✔️ I always wanted a Turbo💥Man figure...but I was never fortunate enough to get one...😕...not even a few years⏪️ago when it was reissued...😞
I had a buzz when I was younger and I loved it. I don’t know what the buzz was called but he has a red light on his chest and his head would move when you make it pretend to fly
I don't comment like this very often, but I just wanted to say; That closing statement was very well thought out and performed, got me right in the feels. Well done. **Side Note** I felt the emotion you had to hold back while telling the story of your 15 yr old doggo. I lost 2 pups in the last 2 years (one of which was MY first pet). BUT, just like yours, mine were in their mid teens and had lived a long healthy and happy life. So it wasn't too difficult to accept it and move forward. I have no idea how you were able to go from your 1st pets story into a strong statement on consumerism in the very next sentence. I woulld have needed AT LEAST 2 takes for that! =P Good luck with you channel and never let anyone tell you toys aren't for adults too.
As a huge buzz fan, im laughing my but off at that little girl. Also i repect you for not killing elsa because i watched that movie with my grandmother in movie theaters
I mean it wasn’t SUPPOSED to be a homestuck reference cause it was a candid call, but homestuck aesthetics and phrasing are burned into my brain so it probably came out by accident.
I remember getting buzz and woody for Christmas. I heard they didn’t make enough buzzes to meet demand. I think I actually got my buzz the next Christmas cause I remember getting Woody first. Would make sense since they were not enough
Bloody amazes me that, without the craze for Cabbage Patch Kids, there wouldn't have been a backlash, and thus, the Garbage Pail Kids wouldn't have been born. Little gross stickers that were a highlight of my childhood wouldn't have existed except for such a bizarre fluke of doll insanity. EDIT: Oh God, Chucky wouldn't exist either, would he!?
I remember all of it in 83 I only wanted Masters of the universe. And I was working in a toy department when Furby hit luckily the people were civil and we had no violence
Mad props to that errant mote of dust that trailed in like a sad solitary snowflake right when you dropped the truth bomb at 25:20. In a weird way it actually added to the sobriety of the moment.
I'm born in '85 and while i can remember the german jingle for cabbage patch kids i don't recall that kids in my kindergarden had them AND they were only advertised to girls. I can't remember any ad where a boy played with one. The largest "toy craze" for me was die Tamagotchi craze of the late 90s. IF a store had the "real" ones they were sold out quickly so most of the kids in my school had fake ones or from other companies. VERY few had the original and then LATER the Beany Babies. The girls in my school started it by bringing them to school and then even some boys had them. And of course you had to leae the paper on the ear so it's a real one and it will be valuable and "rare"
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Turbo man ain't cheap also how is my man buzz risky
@@reid3524 he was considered a risky investment by the manufacturers approach to make Toy Story toys, cause it was attached to a computer animated film
Pls make a video about bakumorph
Jingle all the way is a goatee movir
Your moms funny af you should have her on the video
I definitely feel very attatched to my toys. As someone who was confronted with the concept of death VERY early in life, seeing my friends have siblings to talk to, play wirh, love, and grow up with made me feel lonely that I lost all 6 of mine. And having a father who has an addiction and basically being taught from commercials and health class that the addiction would kill him, my toys are everything to me. I lost my siblings, I'm seeing the health of my grandparents declining rapidly, and knowing that my dad could get lung cancer any day now, my toys are the family that I lack. I still have most of my toys to this day, and they still bring me all the comfort and happiness they did back then.
Same man. I still have a teddy bear named sleepy bear that I had since I was 4
When I was a toddler, I had a beanie baby crab that I had simply named "Crabby". I loved that crab so so much, never knew what happened to him. A very specific memory that I have of my time with Crabby though was when I had thrown a tantrum, I don't remember why, but I was holding Crabby and had angrily tossed him to the floor only to be knocked out of my fit of rage into profound sadness as I immediately felt I had hurt my friend, and went from crying over not getting my way into crying over the idea that this cheap, plush crab had felt pain - pain that *I* inflicted upon him.
Wow, that's a helluva thought. Plush toys are a way for kids to learn empathy, without harming actual pets.
I feel the same way with my bab rainbow I treat her as a daughter I probably will never have
I remember as a smaller kid. I had a Darkus B2 Dragonoid and he was my companion through life. He was someone I could talk to every time...
Thats crazy, im hoping for a darkus drago this christmas
I know how you feel, my bronze hades was my best friend. I named him Hydra. I used to put him on my bike and ride around, I miss doing that.
I had a black darkus Tigrerra. Was like the angel on my 8 year old shoulder some times
I don’t have a single bakugan that I talk to, I simply talk to all my favorite bakugan. Only when I’m alone so I don’t look insane. But they know how I feel.
@@Funky_shroom
Truer words have never been spoken.
That last part hit hard, damn. I was that lonsy child and to this day I put a lot of toys in my artwork as a metaphor for how that loneliness has followed me throughout my life. A part of why I do this also connects to the fact that as a kid when doing art studies I mostly choose my toys as a subject to draw, no friends or family but my toys.
Phenomenal video. As a father, I’ve done the same consumerist song and dance every year around Christmas. I love my kids, and I only want them to have the childhood I didn’t.
This video is important, and I hope your mostly younger audience can digest this.
Consumerism in itself isn't bad though, as it depends on the context I like to thing
Are you buying toys for them to leave you alone? I would say that is a bad form of consumerism
Are you buying a toy because your kid genuinly is interested in that product in particular? That is good
Honest, even if consumerism is bad, we still do it, although without noticing at times
Like buying a car because you like it (and it fixes something, two birds with one stone), or you decide to take a trip somewhere because you like that place
I wouldn't put the blame of kids being interested in the hotest products, in fact, it is them at times that create the biggest ones
Binny Babies became a fad due to adults investing on them to sell them back, the Cabage Pale Kids became a fad because Kids loved them, and the concept as a whole
Hope your kids are doing fine honestly, I am sure you are a great father, and I can see and somewhat agree about your take on consumerism
The difference between Buzz and the rest of the items on this list is that Buzz is cool.
Get wrecked, guns!
@@JettKuso hey Jett quick question, when are you gonna continue the gen 3 review, you are missing out
@@christopherford39 I’ll make more about Gen 3 when I have anything more to say about em.
Unless you’re talking about reacting to the show, in which case hopefully soon!
@@JettKuso yeah I mean the show
I worked at a toy store over Christmas when hatchimals were a thing. The amount of people constantly asking if we had them was tiresome, literally asked 50 times a day. We barely had them in stock. When 40 came in one morning they never made it to the shelves as we had 100 people queuing up overnight. 6 months later, we had loads in, couldn’t get rid of them. Even when they dropped to half the price.
This was an awesome video!
This was a very interesting, sad, and also beautiful video. I nearly had tears when talking about Regal. I too have felt the same way and still do as an adult. Thank you for this video. However, the end left me feeling slightly sad at the concept of a toy 'filling gaps' for lonely kids.
So I'd like to add something: I had a very happy childhood. I was home educated due to being autistic (although we didn't know that at the time) and finding school extremely challenging. I had a loving family and some very loyal lovely friends who understood me that are still my friends to this day. I had no reason for a toy to "fill in the gaps" per say. However, I had so much love to give. And not just because of my hyper-empathy (a common, lesser-known trait in autistics); and I think this is true of many children actually. And an interactive, loveable toy provides an outlet for that - no strings attached. You can hug when you want, love it when you need, and it'll never need anything else in return. I think that is a toy's greatest strength; it's love, but at the child's discretion.
Sorry this was lengthy; excellent video
I love how u could genuinely feel Jetts emotion coming through the last act, great job on the video jett 😊👍
I'm going to watch this video with my Cabbage Patch Kids so they know their history
Teach them their dark legacy. Help them to be better than their bloodline.
BASED
@@JettKuso Yes, so that they and their descendants continue to live on as good citizens to the end of the age! After all, those who forget their history are doomed to repeat it.
(I don't own a Cabbage Patch doll, but I surely do know to live by that lesson, AND how to tell jokes.)
Clicked on this video expecting a relatively simple and fun video discussing popular toys from the past decade or so…I definitely got that, but I also got an emotional and heartfelt essay that speaks to me; not only as a kid who didn’t get much time with his parents, but also as an aspiring toy designer who wants to make the lives of other kids a little brighter.
Kudos to you, JettKuso. And happy holidays. ^^
The funny toy man made me cry. His understanding of nostalgia and the faults of capitalism has made him too powerful!
Faults *and strengths.* I think that's part of why the last part did hit so hard. I see a lot of videos that are just 'capitalism bad' or 'unthinkingly consume product'. It's rare to have someone acknowledge the complexities of a system that produces both joy *and* suffering.
I was a kid during the Cabbage Patch Kids riots (got one and still have him to this day) but I just want to commend you on including Martha Nelson Thomas as the creator. So many don't know about her and in fact if you Google "who created cabbage Patch Kids" it says Xavier Roberts. So good on you!! You rock!
RUclips is my favorite platform about plagiarism and plagiarism discussion, so I had to include the truth!
You sound report the Google for false information
I've wondered how Martha reacted to the Cabbage Patch riots......
definitely feel it might've horrified her.
Through this video I kept thinking about a smaller-scale toy rush that happened late last year for the Gundam Aerial model kit from Mobile Suit Gundam: the Witch From Mercury. The kit would sell out so fast that store employees started filling shelves that were _supposed_ to be full of Aerial kits with a brand of chips that also happened to be called "Aerial," and this ended up leading to an actual cross-promotion with special Aerial chip flavors based on characters from the show. In contrast, two villain suits from the show, the Dilanza and Michaelis, piloted by characters who, at the time, were generally seen as asshole scrubs, had trouble getting _off_ the shelves-- some stores would give you a free Dilanza kit with any purchase of an Aerial kit just to get rid of them, and there are pictures of stores literally stacked to the ceiling with unbought Michaelis kits.
The reason this example stood out to me was because _The Witch From Mercury_ happens to revolve around a mother who kills thousands of people and tries to rewrite the actual universe just to make her kid happy, and furthermore the Gundam Aerial herself is somewhat unique in that her pilot, the show's protagonist, thinks of her like a sister, and the show makes a pretty big deal out of the strong familial bond between this shy country girl and her giant robot sister. The robot even has pronouns. _Pronouns!_ Aerial isn't an "it," she's a "she!" And most fans didn't even realize that the robot really _was_ sentient at that point. And I truly think the fact that the robot, despite functionally being just like any other giant robot in any other anime, is treated so much like a character was the main driver of the model kit's popularity. The sleek and slightly cute design didn't hurt, but even kits like the Demi Trainer, which looks like a green trash can with arms and legs, sold incredibly well because the characters who piloted them were beloved by fans of the show.
I dunno, your whole point about how love is the primary driver of demand for these christmas fad toys and about how capitalism exploits that love for profit (also a major theme in the show) just made me remember that whole situation. There were no riots, the model kits were aimed at a generally older audience than most of the toys in this video, and were generally bought by the people who would be building them rather than parents, but there are parallels nonetheless, and I think that's really fun.
There’s even a good parallel between Gundams in general and toys. Most factions wanting to use them for profit and war, and the protags wanting to do something good to help people in need. I finish gwitch not long before starting this script so it coulda been an inspiration!
Also it’s funny cause I have an Aerial kit on my Christmas list lol
Meanwhile I'm in the minority who doesn't like the show but enjoys building the HGs.
🫡 Thank you for including Tahu Mata and Kongu Inika. As a Bionicle RUclipsr, I love seeing the figures in spotlight.
Honestly the last part with your Regal hit harder than i expected. I have a very similar story with my plush animal, a little orange and white Ty cat I named Kitty. I've had her for nearly my entire life, take her on every trip, and hell, she's still near my bed every night even tho im 22 now. Kitty (and her "sister", a smaller white beaniebaby kitten IttyBitty) has been my best friend for as long as I can remember. I was never lonely as a child. My parents (and Kitty) were all the friends i needed. The thought of ever letting go of her fills me with a sense of dread and remorse that i dont think i can properly put into words. I have started to let go a little.. and i think thats why your story of your plushy friend nearly broke me. Im starting to drift away from my oldest friend. Thank you for helping me realise that. Imma go cuddle Kitty now lol
This made me cry I haven’t cried at a peace of media since spider man no way home and I’m glad I saw this video thanks jetkuso
I remember the Furby phase. I was really young at the time but a family friend had collected dozens of them. I still think their design is kind of cute, but it's terrifying to have one randomly turn on in the middle of the night.
This can happen to all electric toys.
I love the Starkid reference you added, just finished watching Black Friday
@JettKuso Great Video... :) Loved that closing Statement... And you are not wrong...
The major Frenzy I remember getting involved in was The TeleTubbies here in the UK... My Children LOVED Teletubbies but were actually too young to care about teh toys... My Wife though, Oh she had fell in to the consumer Hype! She was DETERMINED we get all four as they were being bought up fast and they were going to be valuable...
... Nope! LOL! We could not get all four, but it was very easy finding two of them... And our kids ADORED THEM! To me, That is all that mattered... The fact they were happy!
The older I am, the more joyful I am for getting socks for christmas.
Why do you want socks?!?
@@NETHER_NINJA Why wouldnt you want socks? They wear out pretty quickly, you always need the long variety during winter, and you stop worrying about this essential item once you get it.
@@Bionickpunk Socks aren't very exciting. I thought Socks last for ages. I agree, Socks are important for survival but you only need 1 to 2 pairs of socks per a week
I would still get disappointed if I just got socks, especially when I already have a lot of socks.
Christmas emotions? During the holiday season? It's more likely than you think.
Superb job tho, I've told you before how far your artistic voice has come in your recent videos but I'm puttin it out in public so everybody can see it. You're making beautiful stuff, and your passion shows.
Merry Chrysler
A Jett Kuso videos about toys that aren't transformers? There's nothing for me this Christmas... 16:39: IT'S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE
WE NEED [[The return of Basedonicle]]
Or bakugan
I found one of those funko Turbo Man's in a store a few months ago & was SO stoked to buy it; Jingle all the way was def a big holiday rewatch for me.
I also knew someone that had that OG Buzz & Woody & I was SOOOO jealous
OMG YOU HAVE THE BLUE SALAMANDER BEANIE BABY!
I remember having that beanie baby! i don't know what happened to it DX
-okay on retrospect, i only had the mini version from McDonald's :U
Hey jett! Glad to see you recovered from the whole new Bakugan are beyblades thing. As a fan of Bakugan and toys in general I understand and im glad you are out of that slump.
But the doors are wide open. Now you can be known as a toy youtuber instead of just the only Bakugan youtuber. The skys the limit
Whats your favorite toy you got for Christmas? For me it was ss the fallen. I already had the old one but the studio series is so epic and now i can customize the old one into a different prime from rotf (the head on my old one already broke off so no worries about preserving an old toy)
One last thing. I am 33 years old and still have my first stuffed animal. His name is baby lion and he is the champion amongst all my toys. Hes been lost, nearly decapitated, and lost again but i always went back to find him. He really was my best friend as a kid.
14:54 the heartbeat transitioning into the next segments music was briliant
This video made me emotional and makes me want to comment a full short story.
In the uk, we had a similar craze in 1993, the thunderbirds tracy island. It got so bad that blue peter (a government funded national television program) had to teach kids how to make their own out of recycling…
The homemade versions people made never looked as good as the Blue Peter demonstrations.
I'm glad that efforts were made to calm down the craze by encouraging people to make their own.
I have the 2013 Lego Star Wars Republic gunship. My Mom had to call every retail store in the state and drive 3 hours to get it for me for christmas.
The summer of 2008, my birth year, i got a grey striped cat plushy with white belly paws and face by my grandmother. He has been with me for 15 years now. He means more to me than anything else i have in my possession. His name is Figaro. One time, me, my brother and my mom were out shopping at a second hand store. There i found another cat plushie, the same as Figaro. When i came home with it, it reminded me of all the great memories i had with Figaro. And how much he's aged. Another time, his chin got a hole in it. My mother had to sowe it shut, and i still remember putting a bandaid on it for him to "heal". It was very therapeutic for me to hug him when i was sad.
I know my English is a bit broken, and it doesn't all make sense what i just said, but i just wanted to tell you about Figaro.
If you have any mean opinions, please keep them to yourself, for i am not here to spread hate.
Stay safe out there
"Adults will do terrible things under the banner of loving their children." Jett Kuso casually dropping one of the most raw, terrifying universal truths of humanity in a video about toys. Seriously, protective love is a force capable of unlimited destruction, for both good and evil.
I love how you included Starkid's Black Friday in the montage. All hail Wiggly!
Dude this the second video you’ve made that’s brought me to the verge of tears wth!
Damn you funny Bakugan man for making me tear up with your dog and beanie baby story, I'm the same way with the paw print of my kitten who died young from stomach cancer.
This is very good video, it feels very personal and it feel like you had blast making this video, you are the bakugan guy for me but this video show me that you can be a lot more.
Have a happy holidays
This was a very interesting video jettkuso, also happy holidays and a happy new year to ya, also when it come to Christmas, i do happen to have a pretty large Christmas list every year that i come up with, i also do get gifts to my family members as well, so overall 10/10
Working at a Toys R Us during the holiday season of 2015, I think there were 3 crazes going on, Lego Dimensions with the expansion sets, Skylanders and Nintendo Amiibos. Working in the electronics section was pure hell seeing those games/toys fly off the shelves and even more disappointed parents of course asking if we had more in the "back". In a way, those parents were like my own back in the day when I wanted beast wars toys, so I guess every generation will always have a crazy fad to surpass the previous ones.
You know it’s a good day when Jett uploads
Really very interesting video Jett, My first experience with everyone trying to buy a toy was with "Hatchamels" everyone in school had them on there list. Great video and Merry Christmas!
Jingle All the Way has long been my favorite Christmas movie. I was very excited two years ago when first I watched the movie (Director's cut) with my son when he visited, then on Christmas day watched it again (theatrical cut) at my parents' house. THEN went to Walmart and bought Funko's reissue, which stands tall on a shelf in my living room year round, only taken down at Christmas to instead stand beside my TV as a holiday decoration.
Your mentioning of your Beanie Baby and pets reminds me of the one I have sitting on my desk. I bought it at a store that was closing down and looked a lot like the dog I had for nearly twelve years. The tag actually has my birthday on it!
I had a woody doll throughout my childhood, think I got it at Christmas and many patch’s later and a new homemade arm later still have him on my shelf
He did it. He beat the other broadcasting shows to this topic TAKE THAT
I remember having a tickle me elmo as a kid, got it for Christmas one year. But like your brother i was much more attached to my build a bear T-rex Rexy
I recall all of these as a kid...my Mom was a bit 'neurotic' and dragged me around to get all of these things. Thankfully my sister nor mom wanted those monstrous looking baby toys...THANK GOD. People were indeed crazy for Beanie Babies I remember, my mom used the hard print Craigslist (aka the Pennysaver) to get the first "Disney Beanie Babies" that they brought out to compete in late 97.
Nice video. And sorry for your loss.
Very poetic and beautiful.
You brought up robosapian, and it brought back the memory of first getting him as a kid. Kinda forgot completely about him, thank you for the nostalgia:)
This dude JettKuso always with this loving and light-hearted outros >:(
I like that you have the same reaction to the Furby as Alto Brontes.
LOL good memory
@@JettKuso I showed a friend your 10 weirdest Bakugan video a few nights ago and I've been on a mini-binge since. You have consistently good production values and vocal clarity. Consistently solid stuff!
I also run a tabletop game, and am now very tempted to frighten my players with a casual mention of Alto Brontes Disease.
LOL "Sing copy right strikes right into the inbox of Disney", I love it.
You absolutely popped off with this video
"Honey wake up! The Jett uploaded again!"
Hey I got myself into the Furby craze and it got my attention the most when I wanted a Gizmo Furby.
5:10 bye bye to support peices
This is the first video I've watch of your and I great enjoyed it. Wasn't expecting the deep dive at the end and it is still and incredible video. I look forward to watching more of them.
Damn now you got me wanting a Buzz Lightyear 😂. Used to love Toy Story.
i had 2 Furbies: the Gremlin and an Angel Furby. They talked to each other, and it was creepy.
This video was very interesting to watch! Learned and re-learned a lot, awesome job! ✨✨
Your mom was quite the veteran to survive the Cabbage Patch Craze.
Awesome video! 😍
“Just listen to this listen girl on Christmas morning “( Buzz Lightyear part )
Almost immediately gets a fnaf movie trailer for the Blu-ray / DVD
Oh god, not a good franchise for a child to be in
When I was younger, I loved Sonic. Every Saturday morning, I watched SonicX and even managed to watch the whole show, every single episode of every season I watched and loved. One year for Christmas my mom got me a Sonic plushie, and a mini Tails plushie. I played with them a lot, and carried Sonic around a lot. And after watching Toy Story many times, I wrote my name under one of Sonic's shoes just like Andy did with Woody. And for a long time, I played with Sonic, and tails, I even remember recording videos on an old phone that I got, and watched the fun little adventures I made with my plushies. I actually still have Sonic, and tails to this day, and they sit on my shelf where I look at them, and even pick them up every once in a while, and look back on the times I played with them, watched SonicX, Sonic Boom, and even watching Sonic related content like on Balena Productions. Even if I don't play with them as much anymore, they still hold many memories that shaped my life. Even if I moved on to other things like FNaF, or anything else, I still hold a place in my heart for the toys that I had many adventures with that would last forever
This is such a great video, awesome job Jett and happy holidays to you and your family!
17:10 for a second there, I really thought you were going to segue into the Good Guy doll from Chuckie!
I also had, or still actually have my beloved childhood plush.
It's a small, happy meal plush Pug who I called as "Mopsio" (Puggy).
I used to take him e v e r y w h e r e, often putting him peaking from a shirt pocket, even at the school ceremonies.
As far as I remember, he's still somewhere with other plushies and I need to find and reunite with him.
He's not only a toy, dude's a small plush friend.
I had a lot of toys, but it was this one happy meal plush that took my heart
Let me guess...A DOG series? Gosh there were cute, Still have my own, Czarny Demon and Pierdek are the names :D
@@Lordodragonss Yup, exactly these ;D
Another pole?
Pozdro :D
@@YershJRSZ YESSS
I❤love the Christmas🎄movie Jingle❄️All The🎁Way...🤘🏼💯✔️ I always wanted a Turbo💥Man figure...but I was never fortunate enough to get one...😕...not even a few years⏪️ago when it was reissued...😞
I had a buzz when I was younger and I loved it. I don’t know what the buzz was called but he has a red light on his chest and his head would move when you make it pretend to fly
R.I.P regal
I don't comment like this very often, but I just wanted to say;
That closing statement was very well thought out and performed, got me right in the feels. Well done.
**Side Note** I felt the emotion you had to hold back while telling the story of your 15 yr old doggo. I lost 2 pups in the last 2 years (one of which was MY first pet). BUT, just like yours, mine were in their mid teens and had lived a long healthy and happy life. So it wasn't too difficult to accept it and move forward.
I have no idea how you were able to go from your 1st pets story into a strong statement on consumerism in the very next sentence. I woulld have needed AT LEAST 2 takes for that! =P
Good luck with you channel and never let anyone tell you toys aren't for adults too.
Ah this is such a nice comment… I’m sorry for your loss, and thank you for sharing.
why are the endings so good😭
"Surely a Christmas fad in real life has never been as bad as the movie" *Insert Matchbox Tracy Island "Toy That Ruined Christmas" here*
Love your video! subscribed. The end of act 3 hit me
Phenomenal video; just...wow.
I had a Crate Creature, the yeti specifically, that was, to this day, the best toy I ever had.
Good massage
Good video Jett 10out of ten would watch again
Jett, you can't just hit me with the sappy Dog story like that man! But I loved the video all around, Happy Holidays!
As a huge buzz fan, im laughing my but off at that little girl. Also i repect you for not killing elsa because i watched that movie with my grandmother in movie theaters
Oh cool! I have a Buzz Lightyear toy from when I was a kid.
11:58 heyyy is that a homestuck reference? Or is it just my brainrot? (But fr the beggining reminded me of roxy and dave a bit)
I mean it wasn’t SUPPOSED to be a homestuck reference cause it was a candid call, but homestuck aesthetics and phrasing are burned into my brain so it probably came out by accident.
@@JettKuso i get you. Also happy holidays!! Thx for replying and for Making such a awesome content !!!
I remember getting buzz and woody for Christmas. I heard they didn’t make enough buzzes to meet demand. I think I actually got my buzz the next Christmas cause I remember getting Woody first. Would make sense since they were not enough
Bloody amazes me that, without the craze for Cabbage Patch Kids, there wouldn't have been a backlash, and thus, the Garbage Pail Kids wouldn't have been born. Little gross stickers that were a highlight of my childhood wouldn't have existed except for such a bizarre fluke of doll insanity.
EDIT: Oh God, Chucky wouldn't exist either, would he!?
Nice to see Bionicles!
I remember all of it in 83 I only wanted Masters of the universe. And I was working in a toy department when Furby hit luckily the people were civil and we had no violence
2:38 Kamen Rider mentioned 🔥🔥🔥
I really want Jett to make a Kamen Rider video just to show people how fun the toys are.
i love this video
One of your best videos for sure!
Your content is so brave and stunning
The Elmo looks like it’s having a seizure 😧😂
I like that he had a black Friday clip
Please continue on niche toy trend on the channel. Love your deep dives!!!
I hate that Greed stole Martha's design of these dolls. I hope Xavier doesn't get away with this
Greed from full metal alchemist: brotherhood really messed things up
Mad props to that errant mote of dust that trailed in like a sad solitary snowflake right when you dropped the truth bomb at 25:20. In a weird way it actually added to the sobriety of the moment.
The ones at walmart right now have the compass and sundial on the stock lol
WHAT
I'm born in '85 and while i can remember the german jingle for cabbage patch kids i don't recall that kids in my kindergarden had them AND they were only advertised to girls. I can't remember any ad where a boy played with one. The largest "toy craze" for me was die Tamagotchi craze of the late 90s. IF a store had the "real" ones they were sold out quickly so most of the kids in my school had fake ones or from other companies. VERY few had the original and then LATER the Beany Babies. The girls in my school started it by bringing them to school and then even some boys had them. And of course you had to leae the paper on the ear so it's a real one and it will be valuable and "rare"
I still have my buzz and as far as I'm concerned it does glow,not as bright but still glows in the dark
That girl with the buzz though lol.