Warner Bros. making Batman: The Animated Series and Disney responding with Gargoyles. And lucky bastards like us in the middle, enjoying the hell out of both. Being a little kid was pretty good.
Fun Facts: The voice actor of Harkon (the blonde viking dude) is Clancy Brown. AKA Mr. Krabs. Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick Star) is the voice of Broadway. And John Rhys-Davies, who plays Gimli in LotR, is MacBeth. ALSO Ed Asner voices Hudson, and he was Mr. Frederickson in Up. There are a lot of good voice actors in this thing.
Don't forget Keith David. My mom was actually a big fan, and I had a fangasm myself hearing him in the Netflix series "Kulipari: An Army of Frogs", because he does one of the main antagonists, another being voiced by Wendie Malick.
Mikaela Nielsen Haha, I actually just watched a bit of that Netflix show a few days ago and I did the same thing xD Keith David has the coolest freaking voice.
My mom used to be a big fan of Keith David. I was a bit surprised at Josh Keaton being in Kulipari because I last saw him being Jack in Transformers: Prime back when I was into that show.
Miguel Sanchez not very fair considering the time difference in when they were made. Plus I would say it was better than last Airbender. And pretty on part with Korra
"That actor" is Keith fucking David, work includes, Princess Mononoke, Rick and Morty, Saints Row IV, Spawn: The Animated Series and loads more, guy has THE most badass voice ever, also Michael Dorn (Worf) was in there too, he was Coldstone
Gargoyles, in my opinion, is the greatest animated series of all time. It is brilliantly written, with incredible complexity in both character and story, seamlessly interweaving mythological and Shakespearean archetypes in its plots and themes. It is also superbly animated, with a stellar voice cast. To me, Gargoyles took what Batman: The Animated Series introduced to children's television animation and elevated it. It also did what Avatar: The Last Airbender often gets credit for bringing to the table (complex world-building, an ongoing myth arc etc.) a good ten years before Avatar even came out. Yet, despite all this, it is criminally underrated and woefully disrespected by Disney, who seem almost ashamed of the cartoon (Although, they seem to feel this way about all their Disney Afternoon cartoons, given the bare-bones DVD releases they all had; and despite the fact that those same cartoons were enormously successful, fondly remembered, and were, in particular DuckTales, instrumental in getting Disney out of its Dark Age, but I digress) Gargoyles deserves so much more than that. It deserves to be remembered for the incredible and influential animated series that it is.
I actually heard rumors that upon production of the live action gargoyles movie(not sure if it’s real or not). They thought of casting Robert Downey Jr as Xanatoes.
who says tony stark wasn’t evil? sure he’s seen as a good guy and fights for truth justice and all that stuff but breaking his character down he does more bad then good. makes weapons for terrorists creates a terrorist,releasing the hulk on multiple cities using his fame and fortune to escape punishment. i view tony stark as a neutral character he leans more towards justice but if doing something stupidly evil will get him more money and power he’ll do it.. he’s the type of character you wouldn’t want in any form of political power because he’ll go mad with power. iron man is a hero and is a necessary to humanity in the marvel universe but if he retired died or went into to hiding the earth would be better off without iron man. no bad guy tony screwed over becoming a terrorist. no more of his fiancé would get kidnapped and tony destroying half a city to save her. going off the grid for a year i wouldn’t be surprised if the crime rate goes down.
Well they have to keep it relevant and relatable to the current generation and bring new things to table that will really keep it in the market for a couple of months.
2:41 ☺️ God, when he says that line “I can scare those cowards away without any help”, it really gives me pleasurable eargasms. The hearing pleasure kind NOT the sexual pleasure kind. Just to be perfectly clear. Keith David has not only the coolest fricken voice but also the most badass voice ever. I can totally imagine him voicing Ganondorf for the new Legend of Zelda movie (if they decided to make it animated down the road).
goliath is voiced by Keith David who was the voice of Captain Anderson in the Mass Effect series. he also played Childs in john carpenter's The Thing and Imam in pitch black/the chronicles of riddick
"he also played Childs in john carpenter's The Thing " Which was funny for me, cause I saw Gargoyles first. And in The Thing, he says he'd make a poor leader (or something like that), which all I know him from is being an awesome leader. He was also in The Cape.
Since Disney has a contract with Netflix, we might have a chance... but on the other hand, I am not sure, if the original castmembers would want to return to take on their old roles :(
I've always hated the fact that for the tenth anniversary they released the first season and only half of the second season on DVD. Come on, Disney, are you struggling that much that you couldn't finish the job?
The princess's disdain for the Gargoyles is somewhat explained later in the first Hudson focused episode. It turns out when she was a little girl, her father was poisoned by a sorcerer who came and went before the princess discovered her father with only Hudson there with him. She either mistakenly blamed him for trying to kill her father himself or maybe just for failing to protect him.
TheAdorkableRJ actually her father used to frighten her by telling her the gargoyles would get her if she was bad. Then she saw Hudson kneeling over her father after the magus attacked him.
TheAdorkableRJ I think that Princess Katherine's character development was pretty interesting too, since she goes from being a little girl that was afraid and prejudiced against gargoyles to raising and caring for gargoyle hatchlings as sort of a foster mom in Avalon.
This needs to come back for the new generation. I remember being in middle school when the show first debut and it seemed like everyday they had a new episode. The plot twists and characters were a perfect combination and Disney hit a homerun with this show.
I live in a country where disney afternoon was never put on But many DA cartoons were and a still are beeing played on saturday, but usualy it is like aladin, timone and pumba, tail spin. I wish we had at least once gargoiles
Keith David is an amazing voice actor! He did the voice of Spawn in the animated series, Goliath, the narrator to the Gargoyles series, The First Fallout game, The Narrator & Okkoto for Princess Mononoke, and hundreads of other roles!
Watched the series as a kid, loved it. Watched most of it as a teen, still loved it. Watched it all a couple years ago, this series has aged so well. It was way ahead of it's time. This series needs a reboot, same style, continue the story in the last season. This series ended too soon.
Not going to lie, I used to skip this show when I saw it coming up in my channel guide on Toon Disney just because I thought this was a Hunchback spinoff. I have missed out BIG time!
The men attacking the castle in 994 are vikings, and they intend to plunder it. You know, because that's what vikings did. It's explained in the show, and not at all difficult to understand.
I loved this show when I was a little kid! I had fond memories of it (even though I had very little memories of it) I am so glad to see one of Disney treasures once again!
while Disney does have some god modern cartoons Gravity Falls , Star Vs The Forces Of Evil The Disney Afternoon was when Disney was at its best in terms of TV animation
There were a lot of Star Trek actors in Gargoyles: Michael Dorn(Worf) as Coldstone Kate Mulgrew(Janeway) as Titania Nichelle Nichols(Uhura) as Diane Maza Avery Brooks(Sisko) as Nokkar LeVar Burton(Laforge) as Anansi Colm Meaney(O’Brien) as Mr. Dugan And most of the other actors played in Star Trek at some point
I'm amazed he didn't talk about the gun episode in the first season. I was legitimately shocked at how much blood blood they got away with showing on a kid's show, and one made by Disney at that.
I swear when (there's no if anymore with today's hollywood) they finally made a disappointing live action movie of this show, I hope disney at least have the decency of casting Robert Downey Jr as Xanatos and Paul bettany as Owen/Puck.
I never watched that show, but my dad never missed an episode. He died 16 years ago. So thank you Nostalgia Critic, for explaining what this show was all about. And making me laugh in the process :)
I thought everyone had forgotten about this...I would bring it up to my classmates, and they would go "What?" -_- I didn't grow up watching TV nonstop, but I was around long enough for the end of the Disney Afternoon. I mention some of the stuff, and stuff like SpongeBob and Barney get thrown in. Whatever happened to good cartoons like Tom & Jerry? Animaniacs, Tailspin, Chip & Dale? Gargoyles, Darkwing Duck, Batman, Justice League Unlimited? Looney Toons (the old kind), Transformers, and cartoons like that?
People got... REALLY sensitive. All those cartoons you named could touch on pretty mature themes if they wanted to. When those sensitive types found out the subtext, they went "OMG HOW DARE YOU HINT AT THIS", and threatened the studios. Said studios went "Well, shoot. People don't like mature, so we'll just crank out a lot of younger stuff." Every so often, there would be (and still are) one or two that would not be that dumb, and people like them for it. Teen Titans, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Transformers: Animated, Transformers: Prime, Young Justice, Avatar: The Legend of Korra, to name a few.
+Aequitas 1995 I know of those, and I enjoy (or enjoyed if they finished/were canceled) them. My issue is not with those cartoons, but in the rarity of them. Children aren't stupid, but we treat them like they are when we put them in front of shows like Teen Titans GO! and SpongeBob, we teach them that we're stupid.
***** Amen to that. I never watched any of them until I was well into my teens, but even so, I can somewhat relate because, when I was really young, I watched Thomas the Tank Engine a lot. This was back when they were using stopmotion and toy trains to make the stories, which they stopped doing late in the 2000s to switch to a completely animated show. A smart move- but in the process, Thomas got dumber. Thomas, as a character, went from snarky to stuck-up. Instead of major accidents, the main engine of the episode would either (a) forget to do something, or (b) procrastinate on doing something, which would lead them to forget about it. Also, so many new characters are introduced that are nowhere to be found in the Railway Series, off which Thomas' adventures are loosely based. Many characters that are in the books are not on the show, even though Sodor has a ton of different railways. I apologize for the rant, but... I totally agree.
+Aequitas 1995 Don't apologize for rants. Many rants are worth reading/hearing. And I agree. I watched Powerpuff Girls and Yu-Gi-Oh growing up. Now look at them. Twerking and half-baked ideas...it's shameful. Granted, the shows I watched weren't always good, but at least I was able to learn things. Something to live by if anyone has kids/will have kids/watch cartoons in general: If you feel your brain cells are dying when you're watching a cartoon with children, theirs are too. Watch something stimulating for all ages. That way, children can rewatch them and get more out of it then just what they saw when they were kids.
superkami guru as much as I agree with your first statement, I have to respectfully disagree with your take on Steven Universe. It's a good show, just on a different level then the nostalgic cartoons.
I remember when I went through that stage when I thought I was too old to watch cartoons. I remember I was like, "Alright, enough of all this kiddie stuff. I gotta start watching some smart, mature, adult programming. LIKE 'FULL HOUSE!'
In the french version of the cartoon Goliath is voiced by Benoit Allemane, wich is also the voice actor who did the french voice for Kain from Legacy of Kain series( well not in BO1, but starting SR1) wich for me was double the reason to love this!!! Also Benoit Allemane does the french voice for Alex Louis Armstrong in FUllmetal Alchimist /-Brotherhood
+Margi Fisher Sad thing is at least in the original series, most of the gargoyles were men. the species did not even have a chance to live on yet the mythical beasts still protected New York.It was not until later that they discover others of their kind had survived and live in secret around the world.
MonsterHunter 66 You are technically correct as the character was not intended to be, hence his interest in females. But the creator has stated that, if he gets to make the call, he will pair him with a male. That male was introduced in a short graphic novel, though they never got around to any relationship. In addition to that choice being a Mary-Sue/ forced diversity fail, I'm really not sure how well the whole 911 thing would have played out? The Gargs would have been outraged, but how would the writers have covered the issue trying not to upset anyone? I think this show was amazing, but I don't trust it wouldn't be brought back mutilated with needless virtue signals, or just not up to par w/ the previous work artistically. Disney and Marvel (as WDC owns them) have really been butchering old characters lately. At least there was a rich fanfictiondom!
@@LaughingOwlKiller you can't just, JK Rowling your characters years after the series ended and expect people to buy that you've been fighting for gay rights the whole time.
Okay, "New York Metropolitan Sewer System" was a funny line. But if you really wanted to make New Yorkers laugh, you could've said "New York Subway System"
Gargoyles was great and still very watchable. Demona and Xanatos were really good villains as they had actual depth and character development. The group of voice actors was quite good.
Actually, the gargoyle dog is really a dog. *SPOILER ALERT* In one episode, the gargoyle team became human, but the humans became gargoyles through a magical mirror. This also affected the gargoyle and it turned out was an actual dog...
Well there was some romance Between Eliza and Goliath, but for the most part, its been border flirting and the most part it was a deep friendhsip with mutual respect, since in a way Goliath's is also a cop( a Guardian), so they have much in common. But where the directors of the show where smart, is to show that even between them there could be misunderstandings and conflicts, since they still are different creatures and are from different times, in some episodes, i remember Eliza arguing wiht Goliath, of him been too over protective and overbearing and stuff, so they would'nt agree of 100% of the things, but they where capable of seeing things in the perspective of the other because both of them as a great deal of empathy. There was of course that time in season 3 i believe where for some reason( can't remember what) Goliath can turn into a human, or he's been turned into a human and his memories have been altered, and he live his life with Eliza has a couple, ebfore things goes back to normal. The show was alos pretty smart with his messages about a lot of subjects, it had layers of grey in a world where most cartoons goes the "Black or White" route, and they treated problems like Drugs addiction, deliquency, theft, fire arm security etc with good care and intelligence. Think of it as the Avatar Last Airbender of the 90's, except they never properly finished it...
The real reason that gargoyles are outside during the day is they absorb sunlight in rock form. I believe it provides a little sustenance and also accelerates their healing. The three stooges and their 'dog' were only in the dark room because they were being punished.
Keith David's voice is so cool that he was also the voice of Spawn. He's one of the greatest voice actors in history along with Peter Cullen, Frank Welker and Mel Blanc.
This show came out when I was in middle school and I fell in love with it! It sure helped that they had tons of voices from actors from Star Trek, another show I loved as a kid!
Gargoyles was my thing. I mean, I loved this show. I had to torrent all the seasons because there was no released official dvd of it. It's a good dark story and Goliath is badass.
you just made me think of something. Demota and Zanatos (do not know if I spelled them right but oh well) working together and you said that Demota is like the Magneto of the show. So would you think Zanatos would be the Lex Luthor of the show? then think what would happen if Magneto and Lex Luthor ever teamed up. Wouldnt that send chills down your spine??
I really wish he would redo this review. He focuses a lot on jokes that aren't funny and a lot of details he left out or got wrong. The Vikings invaded Castle Wyvern for the money. the princess's name is Katherine. Her friend is the Magus (I don't think he was ever given an actual name).
It should be mentioned that in the third season, when the episodes get all crappy and the animation goes downhill, those are not considered to be cannon. Greg Weisman only worked until Season 3 EP 1. The rest of Greg's version of Gargoyles, the way it was supposed to be in Season 3, can be found in the comics that were released a few years ago.
Disney did an excellent job with making this cartoon for older kids, and it even handled some really dark topics about trust, abuse, and even gun safety in mature ways. Wish they’d do more cartoons like this.
I'm surprised that this franchise didn't survive or stay popular longer. It was a neat concept with characters that had far more depth than half the crap Disney churns out these days. It's basically a children's sit-com channel now with little effort put into animation or imagination anymore, both of which are what put Disney on the map to begin with. Having said that, I would love to see a live action or CG Gargoyles reboot if they did it right, as I believe the dark tone combined with a fleshed out cast would translate exceptionally into a real world setting. If not, maybe they could introduce an Avengers style TMNT crossover. Goliath vs Shredder, YEAH! :)
+Keith Harris I think they were trying to hold Greg back. He was giving a lo and they wanted him to have no say so and such and then gota new team of writers and some how was able to do everything and more then them they couldn't give him. He is still a bit ticked about that back when asked in 2002 as I can remember but he has the comics. I think they might be over as well
he's quick to assiciate it with Disney Afternoon, but Gargoyles first aired on ABC primetime. it was on at 8 pm. if that doesn't show how boss the company knew it was right from the get go, i mean, c'mon!
2:41 ☺️ God, when he says that line “I can scare those cowards away without any help”, it really gives me pleasurable eargasms. The hearing pleasure kind NOT the sexual pleasure kind. Just to be perfectly clear. Keith David has not only the coolest fricken voice but also the most badass voice ever. I can totally imagine him voicing Ganondorf for the new Legend of Zelda movie (if they decided to make it animated down the road).
+Jay Xan That would be awesome.. I loved that one growing up and of course in typical American cartoon fashion they never did finish the series. Any future cartoonist out there do me and the rest of the world a favor have your ending show planned out and finished just in case you don't get as many episodes as you originally thought you were going to get. Please....thanks.
Critic: I guess the just associate them with their team action stereotypes Demona: Let us go out in force and put an end to these pigs once and for all. Me: I guess she's "The Vengeful one" Critic: Hey! How ya doin' there, Incredibly Big Boobied One? Me: DEAD!!!! :P
God i really miss that deep storys... Well actualy i find some on MLP when fans get really creativ and write down epic storys like you see them back in gargolyes
Went back to this video because of an announcement of turning it to live-action film. They have to do this one right with Jordan Peele on board to direct.
Oh, by the way, I was online a few years back, and I found out that one of the original writers had been doing a comic book series continuing where the series left off from Season 2. It sounded pretty good from the things I've heard about it. Aaaaaand then he had to end the series early because suddenly Disney was demanding way more money to keep using the characters than he could afford. So as a final "screw you corporate asshats" he released a timeline and summary of future stories he'd been working on.
It can't be stressed how many trek actors and actresses were on this show, even if it was only one or two episodes. Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Michael Dorn, LeVar Burton, Kate Mulgrew, Avery Brooks, and Nichelle Nichols. Kinda nuts. All they needed was Patrick Stewart and Wil Wheaton to make the complete set. But the fact that you had other actors like Tim Curry, John Rhys-Davies, and James Belushi. The talent packed into this show shows the attention to detail they did.
I just love how they turn their wings into capes. That just looks so cool.
Zenith
I know, right?
hell yeah
If I had wings, I'd do that whenever I'm not flying just to flex on everyone else.
They’re like a whole species of Batmans
I was just thinking that
Warner Bros. making Batman: The Animated Series and Disney responding with Gargoyles.
And lucky bastards like us in the middle, enjoying the hell out of both.
Being a little kid was pretty good.
+SpawnRevenge92 but if they copy each others crappy shows we lose out
Loved both and still do
That sums up my afternoons as a kid.
SpawnRevenge92 Seriously I had No Idea that the voices actors were former Star Trek Members
Batman on CN, X-men on Fox and Gargoyles on Disney. Talk about a Golden age of cartoons.
Fun Facts: The voice actor of Harkon (the blonde viking dude) is Clancy Brown. AKA Mr. Krabs. Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick Star) is the voice of Broadway. And John Rhys-Davies, who plays Gimli in LotR, is MacBeth. ALSO Ed Asner voices Hudson, and he was Mr. Frederickson in Up. There are a lot of good voice actors in this thing.
Don't forget Keith David. My mom was actually a big fan, and I had a fangasm myself hearing him in the Netflix series "Kulipari: An Army of Frogs", because he does one of the main antagonists, another being voiced by Wendie Malick.
Mikaela Nielsen Haha, I actually just watched a bit of that Netflix show a few days ago and I did the same thing xD Keith David has the coolest freaking voice.
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My mom used to be a big fan of Keith David. I was a bit surprised at Josh Keaton being in Kulipari because I last saw him being Jack in Transformers: Prime back when I was into that show.
One of the most underrated cartoons ever.
Cult following!
Gola245 i've gotten into gargoyles. What else did he make?
He was a genius of creating this show
It was allright but not EPIC like avatar
Miguel Sanchez not very fair considering the time difference in when they were made. Plus I would say it was better than last Airbender. And pretty on part with Korra
"That actor" is Keith fucking David, work includes, Princess Mononoke, Rick and Morty, Saints Row IV, Spawn: The Animated Series and loads more, guy has THE most badass voice ever, also Michael Dorn (Worf) was in there too, he was Coldstone
Also Commander Anderson from Mass Effect
Keith David also voiced Spawn. This guy and Peter Cullen(Optimus Prime) have the best deep voices I know.
+Minolica Wasn't he in Pitch Black and Chronicles of Riddick as well?
Arbiter...
He was in Rick and Morty? Who did he play
"What could be strong enough to leave claw marks in solid stone?" I can't tell you, but it does rhyme with "Polverine".
The question seems like a setup for a L'Oreal advertisement...
A machine?
@@orangesocks5385 Your profile picture shows a handsome guy
Wah wah
question is where's Francis!
Gargoyles, in my opinion, is the greatest animated series of all time. It is brilliantly written, with incredible complexity in both character and story, seamlessly interweaving mythological and Shakespearean archetypes in its plots and themes. It is also superbly animated, with a stellar voice cast. To me, Gargoyles took what Batman: The Animated Series introduced to children's television animation and elevated it. It also did what Avatar: The Last Airbender often gets credit for bringing to the table (complex world-building, an ongoing myth arc etc.) a good ten years before Avatar even came out. Yet, despite all this, it is criminally underrated and woefully disrespected by Disney, who seem almost ashamed of the cartoon (Although, they seem to feel this way about all their Disney Afternoon cartoons, given the bare-bones DVD releases they all had; and despite the fact that those same cartoons were enormously successful, fondly remembered, and were, in particular DuckTales, instrumental in getting Disney out of its Dark Age, but I digress) Gargoyles deserves so much more than that. It deserves to be remembered for the incredible and influential animated series that it is.
BlackClaudius
Agreed
Well now that Duck Tales has a remake, maybe they'll take a second look at this.
Amanda P
We can only hope. And they had _better not_ fuck it up if they do!
Omg yes!
Personally Avatar is still better, but Gargoyles is a close second.
Xanatos was like an evil Tony Stark
Who said Tony Stark wasn't evil DUN DUN DUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!
WJZAV superior iron man is an asshole
Still looks like Riker
I actually heard rumors that upon production of the live action gargoyles movie(not sure if it’s real or not). They thought of casting Robert Downey Jr as Xanatoes.
who says tony stark wasn’t evil?
sure he’s seen as a good guy and fights for truth justice and all that stuff but breaking his character down he does more bad then good.
makes weapons for terrorists creates a terrorist,releasing the hulk on multiple cities using his fame and fortune to escape punishment.
i view tony stark as a neutral character
he leans more towards justice but if doing something stupidly evil will get him more money and power he’ll do it..
he’s the type of character you wouldn’t want in any form of political power because he’ll go mad with power.
iron man is a hero and is a necessary to humanity in the marvel universe but if he retired died or went into to hiding the earth would be better off without iron man.
no bad guy tony screwed over becoming a terrorist.
no more of his fiancé would get kidnapped and tony destroying half a city to save her.
going off the grid for a year i wouldn’t be surprised if the crime rate goes down.
Though I'd like a Gargoyle movie, I'm concerned it'd be mutilated into some "hip" and "edgy" adaptation with little to do with the original series.
agreed id hate for this to be mutilated
comidyseeker
Same here
And jared leto
Well they have to keep it relevant and relatable to the current generation and bring new things to table that will really keep it in the market for a couple of months.
If Disney brought back the original creative team and gave them free reign and got all the original voice actors back I would be all for it.
Gargoyles don't fly, they glide through the currents of the winds.
Jakomi of the Rose and I say that is bullshit
Gliding my foot, have you seen the aircraft attack scene?
Its fantasy create your own rules
It's not flying, it's falling with style
To be fair, they've never been seen directly taking off from the ground, as if they require an elevated point to start from.
"Give any guy a sword and he will want to go pillage something."
As someone who collects swords this is 100% accurate. I speak from experience.
"I can scare those cowards away, without any help."
Yeah, that is a really cool voice.
Joseph Simpson
Sure is!
2:41 ☺️
God, when he says that line “I can scare those cowards away without any help”, it really gives me pleasurable eargasms. The hearing pleasure kind NOT the sexual pleasure kind. Just to be perfectly clear.
Keith David has not only the coolest fricken voice but also the most badass voice ever. I can totally imagine him voicing Ganondorf for the new Legend of Zelda movie (if they decided to make it animated down the road).
goliath is voiced by Keith David who was the voice of Captain Anderson in the Mass Effect series. he also played Childs in john carpenter's The Thing and Imam in pitch black/the chronicles of riddick
Also Spawn TV series from HBO. Another good one.
"he also played Childs in john carpenter's The Thing "
Which was funny for me, cause I saw Gargoyles first. And in The Thing, he says he'd make a poor leader (or something like that), which all I know him from is being an awesome leader. He was also in The Cape.
I thought he was voiced by Avery Brooks; my mistake
Kaidus4ce Avery Brooks did do a guest voice role, though.
As well as the villain in the princess and the frog
Gargoyles needs to make a comeback. A Netflix series would be amazing
They should
Since Disney has a contract with Netflix, we might have a chance... but on the other hand, I am not sure, if the original castmembers would want to return to take on their old roles :(
As long as it's not a reboot.
by it's very definition it is going to be a reboot what did you have in mind !!?
just play the old show again it doesn't need a fucking reboot!
I've always hated the fact that for the tenth anniversary they released the first season and only half of the second season on DVD. Come on, Disney, are you struggling that much that you couldn't finish the job?
they did! took awhile though
Thankfully Disney+ has the full series.
Goliaths voice is smooth like honey and sweet when he wants it to be.
thats keith david for you
The princess's disdain for the Gargoyles is somewhat explained later in the first Hudson focused episode. It turns out when she was a little girl, her father was poisoned by a sorcerer who came and went before the princess discovered her father with only Hudson there with him. She either mistakenly blamed him for trying to kill her father himself or maybe just for failing to protect him.
TheAdorkableRJ actually her father used to frighten her by telling her the gargoyles would get her if she was bad. Then she saw Hudson kneeling over her father after the magus attacked him.
That too.
TheAdorkableRJ I think that Princess Katherine's character development was pretty interesting too, since she goes from being a little girl that was afraid and prejudiced against gargoyles to raising and caring for gargoyle hatchlings as sort of a foster mom in Avalon.
This needs to come back for the new generation. I remember being in middle school when the show first debut and it seemed like everyday they had a new episode. The plot twists and characters were a perfect combination and Disney hit a homerun with this show.
+Nicholas Fetherston Disney should sell DVDs and air the show on red box. Must better than most Pixar movies of today.
This as the most badass thumbnail ever.
Thank you for reviewing a show that you don't hate! I was REALLY scared that you would hate this...
Mine too. :)
I live in a country where disney afternoon was never put on
But many DA cartoons were and a still are beeing played on saturday, but usualy it is like aladin, timone and pumba, tail spin. I wish we had at least once gargoiles
Kieth David! One of my favorite voice actors of all time.
This show gave us David Xanatos, one of the greatest Disney Villains ever.
Byron MacGreggor the xanatos gambit trope is a thing because of him.
Keith David is an amazing voice actor!
He did the voice of Spawn in the animated series, Goliath, the narrator to the Gargoyles series, The First Fallout game, The Narrator & Okkoto for Princess Mononoke, and hundreads of other roles!
I always like how the Gargoyles growled or roared. I sounds so cool and kinda cat like. Did they use lion sounds or something?
probably a bit of Frank Welker, too
That dude is in EVERYTHING
Hell, he was Bronx in the show too! And Xanatos’ son, Alex.
@@JackieMReacts
Dude does a shit ton of voices, and animal noises too.
Yeah, the guy who voices the leader also voiced Spawn, it's so badass I almost can't believe it.
Watched the series as a kid, loved it.
Watched most of it as a teen, still loved it.
Watched it all a couple years ago, this series has aged so well. It was way ahead of it's time. This series needs a reboot, same style, continue the story in the last season. This series ended too soon.
KeikyoIkaru
Agreed. Although maybe make the style more HD quality
God dammit, Gargoyles was the best show ever.
effluviah
Agreed
Xanatos Disney's first evil Iron Man, lol.
Actually.., yeah it does look like the arsehole Pre-Iron Man Tony Stark, but with the Iron Man suits..., darn son, thats some scary shit.
Yeah he does look like Tony Stark from Avengers Assemble. Except with a long ponytail.
I loved them so much!!! Even had the toy castle and all the figures except Hudson :(
Hudson was the only figure I could find in the store.
I was missing hudson to lost all my toys but Goliath
Best Disney show in the 90's period! Ducktales and Darkwing Duck were excellent, but Gargoyles was king!
Vikings really didn't need a reason to pillage.
PS: This show was AWESOME!
Pillaging is its own reward.
Not going to lie, I used to skip this show when I saw it coming up in my channel guide on Toon Disney just because I thought this was a Hunchback spinoff. I have missed out BIG time!
Natalie Aguirre At least you can view the series here on RUclips or anywhere else on the internet
Natalie Aguirre When Toon Disney was a block on Disney Channel it looked too scary for me (I was 4)
Since I watched BatmanTAS all the time when I was little, I would've loved this show too. Critic's right, they do feel similar.
Natalie Aguirre There are some episodes of the show on youtube.
Natalie Aguirre you sir are a heretic.
They need to have a Gargoyle world in Kingdom Hearts III
Maswartz226 yes yes yes yes yes yes a thousand times YEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Maswartz226 And Sora can become a gargoyle cause why the hell not
Hey he became a mermaid and a Lion Cub so why the hell not
Maswartz226 I'm so curious to how they'd fit that but I'd soooo be with it!!!
I agree, and it be sweet to see sora as a gargoyle
Maswartz226
YES, PLEASE!
The men attacking the castle in 994 are vikings, and they intend to plunder it. You know, because that's what vikings did. It's explained in the show, and not at all difficult to understand.
And the castle they were attacking was Castle Wyvern, with Princess Catherine ruling it.
We forget that Nostalgia Critic can still be funny and entertaining, while reviewing something positivey
I loved this show when I was a little kid! I had fond memories of it (even though I had very little memories of it) I am so glad to see one of Disney treasures once again!
if only Disney make a Remastered of Gargoyles without censor nothing... damn, i'm not going to see the sunshine for a pretty while
This series left such an impact on me as a kid that I still stretch the way the gargoyles do
I'd correct him on saying Doug was on The Disney Afternoon buuuut he corrected himself when he covered the full block last year
Huh?
this was disney at there best, compared to the shite, pickle and peanut and the 7D
Two cartoons don't represent modern Disney cartoons as a whole.
TheJustin4848 still one of the best disney cartoons to date though
while Disney does have some god modern cartoons Gravity Falls , Star Vs The Forces Of Evil The Disney Afternoon was when Disney was at its best in terms of TV animation
I actually dont mind the 7D kinda like it
Seirra Moon I never wanna see that nut and vegetable ever again
Goliath was voiced by Keith David. Yes, THE Keith David, who also starred in Saints Row, Halo and movies such as The Thing and Armageddon
Mass Effect! That's always the FIRST thing I think of when Keith David is mentioned, yet no one else seems to go there.
+TheSefirosu200x Also the Navy commercial voice hahaha
Leon Smith
which the Thing?
the original or the remake?
Karma Akabane the original.
There were a lot of Star Trek actors in Gargoyles:
Michael Dorn(Worf) as Coldstone
Kate Mulgrew(Janeway) as Titania
Nichelle Nichols(Uhura) as Diane Maza
Avery Brooks(Sisko) as Nokkar
LeVar Burton(Laforge) as Anansi
Colm Meaney(O’Brien) as Mr. Dugan
And most of the other actors played in Star Trek at some point
Brent Spiner (Data) as Owen/Puck
Marina Certas (Troi) as Demona
@@Chud_Bud_Supreme I didn’t mention them because they were main characters and I think Critic had already mentioned them
I'm amazed he didn't talk about the gun episode in the first season. I was legitimately shocked at how much blood blood they got away with showing on a kid's show, and one made by Disney at that.
"Does the sky need a name?" Yes, it's name is the sky. Anyway, I always thought Brooklyn was the coolest gargoyle after Goliath.
Cody Hines
I thought it was Hudson or Bronx, myself
I swear when (there's no if anymore with today's hollywood) they finally made a disappointing live action movie of this show, I hope disney at least have the decency of casting Robert Downey Jr as Xanatos and Paul bettany as Owen/Puck.
Why not integrate it into the MCU? I mean both are Marvel Properties :)
QuB4ll because that would mess the plan of casting robert downey Jr and paul bettany
Omar Reyes With James Earl Jones as Goliath.
He's a tad too old now most likely it'll be Dennis Haysbert [president from 24] now I vote for Tom Hiddleston as PUCK !!
Why not have the original voice actor as Goliath?
oh the gargoyles themes. it is just a pleasure to hear it again.
wouldn't this be a pretty kickass world in the Kingdom Hearts games?
Doug Crouse I totally agree!!! can someone please make that happen?
Zack Lunas
It sure would! I would play the hell out of that!
Square doesn't do TV shows.
I thought they were referenced? whatever, I didn't play the game
I never watched that show, but my dad never missed an episode. He died 16 years ago. So thank you Nostalgia Critic, for explaining what this show was all about. And making me laugh in the process :)
I thought everyone had forgotten about this...I would bring it up to my classmates, and they would go "What?" -_- I didn't grow up watching TV nonstop, but I was around long enough for the end of the Disney Afternoon. I mention some of the stuff, and stuff like SpongeBob and Barney get thrown in.
Whatever happened to good cartoons like Tom & Jerry? Animaniacs, Tailspin, Chip & Dale? Gargoyles, Darkwing Duck, Batman, Justice League Unlimited? Looney Toons (the old kind), Transformers, and cartoons like that?
People got... REALLY sensitive. All those cartoons you named could touch on pretty mature themes if they wanted to. When those sensitive types found out the subtext, they went "OMG HOW DARE YOU HINT AT THIS", and threatened the studios. Said studios went "Well, shoot. People don't like mature, so we'll just crank out a lot of younger stuff."
Every so often, there would be (and still are) one or two that would not be that dumb, and people like them for it. Teen Titans, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Transformers: Animated, Transformers: Prime, Young Justice, Avatar: The Legend of Korra, to name a few.
+Aequitas 1995 I know of those, and I enjoy (or enjoyed if they finished/were canceled) them. My issue is not with those cartoons, but in the rarity of them. Children aren't stupid, but we treat them like they are when we put them in front of shows like Teen Titans GO! and SpongeBob, we teach them that we're stupid.
***** Amen to that. I never watched any of them until I was well into my teens, but even so, I can somewhat relate because, when I was really young, I watched Thomas the Tank Engine a lot.
This was back when they were using stopmotion and toy trains to make the stories, which they stopped doing late in the 2000s to switch to a completely animated show. A smart move- but in the process, Thomas got dumber.
Thomas, as a character, went from snarky to stuck-up. Instead of major accidents, the main engine of the episode would either (a) forget to do something, or (b) procrastinate on doing something, which would lead them to forget about it.
Also, so many new characters are introduced that are nowhere to be found in the Railway Series, off which Thomas' adventures are loosely based. Many characters that are in the books are not on the show, even though Sodor has a ton of different railways.
I apologize for the rant, but... I totally agree.
+Aequitas 1995 Don't apologize for rants. Many rants are worth reading/hearing. And I agree. I watched Powerpuff Girls and Yu-Gi-Oh growing up. Now look at them. Twerking and half-baked ideas...it's shameful. Granted, the shows I watched weren't always good, but at least I was able to learn things.
Something to live by if anyone has kids/will have kids/watch cartoons in general: If you feel your brain cells are dying when you're watching a cartoon with children, theirs are too. Watch something stimulating for all ages. That way, children can rewatch them and get more out of it then just what they saw when they were kids.
superkami guru as much as I agree with your first statement, I have to respectfully disagree with your take on Steven Universe. It's a good show, just on a different level then the nostalgic cartoons.
This show was amazing.
Dooality Agreed
Dooality Agreed!!!
I remember when I went through that stage when I thought I was too old to watch cartoons. I remember I was like, "Alright, enough of all this kiddie stuff. I gotta start watching some smart, mature, adult programming. LIKE 'FULL HOUSE!'
In the french version of the cartoon Goliath is voiced by Benoit Allemane, wich is also the voice actor who did the french voice for Kain from Legacy of Kain series( well not in BO1, but starting SR1) wich for me was double the reason to love this!!!
Also Benoit Allemane does the french voice for Alex Louis Armstrong in FUllmetal Alchimist /-Brotherhood
Gargoyles could get away with a lot but imagine what they could get away with on a Netflix series.
Bronx is actually a 'gargoyle beast'- a related species, but not an actual gargoyle. And the irony is Lexington actually IS gay. lol
+Margi Fisher Sad thing is at least in the original series, most of the gargoyles were men. the species did not even have a chance to live on yet the mythical beasts still protected New York.It was not until later that they discover others of their kind had survived and live in secret around the world.
Margi Fisher no he isn't.
Nope, he is. The Creator confirmed it years ago
MonsterHunter 66 You are technically correct as the character was not intended to be, hence his interest in females. But the creator has stated that, if he gets to make the call, he will pair him with a male. That male was introduced in a short graphic novel, though they never got around to any relationship. In addition to that choice being a Mary-Sue/ forced diversity fail, I'm really not sure how well the whole 911 thing would have played out? The Gargs would have been outraged, but how would the writers have covered the issue trying not to upset anyone? I think this show was amazing, but I don't trust it wouldn't be brought back mutilated with needless virtue signals, or just not up to par w/ the previous work artistically. Disney and Marvel (as WDC owns them) have really been butchering old characters lately. At least there was a rich fanfictiondom!
@@LaughingOwlKiller you can't just, JK Rowling your characters years after the series ended and expect people to buy that you've been fighting for gay rights the whole time.
Okay, "New York Metropolitan Sewer System" was a funny line. But if you really wanted to make New Yorkers laugh, you could've said "New York Subway System"
Port Authority Bus Terminal?
what i loved was it took serious issue and treated it as it should be done
The guy who voices Goliath is the same guy who voices Spawn from the animated series.
RIP Ed Asner, the voice of Hudson
Gargoyles was great and still very watchable. Demona and Xanatos were really good villains as they had actual depth and character development. The group of voice actors was quite good.
Actually, the gargoyle dog is really a dog. *SPOILER ALERT* In one episode, the gargoyle team became human, but the humans became gargoyles through a magical mirror. This also affected the gargoyle and it turned out was an actual dog...
C.reature U.niverse
Wow
This show was amazing and I recently rewatched it during lockdown. And yeah this show was full of Star Trek cameo voices.
Well there was some romance Between Eliza and Goliath, but for the most part, its been border flirting and the most part it was a deep friendhsip with mutual respect, since in a way Goliath's is also a cop( a Guardian), so they have much in common.
But where the directors of the show where smart, is to show that even between them there could be misunderstandings and conflicts, since they still are different creatures and are from different times, in some episodes, i remember Eliza arguing wiht Goliath, of him been too over protective and overbearing and stuff, so they would'nt agree of 100% of the things, but they where capable of seeing things in the perspective of the other because both of them as a great deal of empathy.
There was of course that time in season 3 i believe where for some reason( can't remember what) Goliath can turn into a human, or he's been turned into a human and his memories have been altered, and he live his life with Eliza has a couple, ebfore things goes back to normal.
The show was alos pretty smart with his messages about a lot of subjects, it had layers of grey in a world where most cartoons goes the "Black or White" route, and they treated problems like Drugs addiction, deliquency, theft, fire arm security etc with good care and intelligence.
Think of it as the Avatar Last Airbender of the 90's, except they never properly finished it...
The real reason that gargoyles are outside during the day is they absorb sunlight in rock form. I believe it provides a little sustenance and also accelerates their healing. The three stooges and their 'dog' were only in the dark room because they were being punished.
Keith David's voice is so cool that he was also the voice of Spawn. He's one of the greatest voice actors in history along with Peter Cullen, Frank Welker and Mel Blanc.
You forgot to mention that Michael Dorn who plays Worf on TNG voiced the Gargoyles character Cold Stone
This show came out when I was in middle school and I fell in love with it! It sure helped that they had tons of voices from actors from Star Trek, another show I loved as a kid!
Gargoyles was my thing. I mean, I loved this show. I had to torrent all the seasons because there was no released official dvd of it. It's a good dark story and Goliath is badass.
The first two seasons are available on dvd now.
"give any man a sword and he would want to pillage something" truer words were never spoken
Meh Bah
Agreed
"Humanity is our enemy, Goliath!"
"Yeah, but we make such good porn. You got to give us that."
XD
you just made me think of something. Demota and Zanatos (do not know if I spelled them right but oh well) working together and you said that Demota is like the Magneto of the show. So would you think Zanatos would be the Lex Luthor of the show? then think what would happen if Magneto and Lex Luthor ever teamed up. Wouldnt that send chills down your spine??
Thomas Nakanaka
Demona and Xanatos. And yes, it would
I never missed an episode. I wish Disney would make shows like this every time.
I love this show, really loved all the world Mythology it went through in season 2.
I really wish he would redo this review. He focuses a lot on jokes that aren't funny and a lot of details he left out or got wrong. The Vikings invaded Castle Wyvern for the money. the princess's name is Katherine. Her friend is the Magus (I don't think he was ever given an actual name).
In Denmark, the "Disney Afternoon" was name "Disney Fun" and only showed for an hour on Fridays after the average dinner time (at 7 PM).
Goliath's got friends on the other side!
"HE'S GOT FRIENDS ON THE OTHER SIDE."
That's and echo gentleman. Just a little something we have here in Louisiana. A little parlor trick, don't worry
Sit down in my castle, put your minds at ease...
Marcus Peters cause here at my table, I can do anything I please
Pusher Love Man bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum♪
It should be mentioned that in the third season, when the episodes get all crappy and the animation goes downhill, those are not considered to be cannon. Greg Weisman only worked until Season 3 EP 1.
The rest of Greg's version of Gargoyles, the way it was supposed to be in Season 3, can be found in the comics that were released a few years ago.
The voice actor for Golyith is Keath David
Gargoyles is now available to view in full on Disney+. I just rewatched all of season 1 and it really holds up.
Disney did an excellent job with making this cartoon for older kids, and it even handled some really dark topics about trust, abuse, and even gun safety in mature ways. Wish they’d do more cartoons like this.
I realized that Goliath was voiced by Kieth David.
I'm surprised that this franchise didn't survive or stay popular longer. It was a neat concept with characters that had far more depth than half the crap Disney churns out these days. It's basically a children's sit-com channel now with little effort put into animation or imagination anymore, both of which are what put Disney on the map to begin with. Having said that, I would love to see a live action or CG Gargoyles reboot if they did it right, as I believe the dark tone combined with a fleshed out cast would translate exceptionally into a real world setting. If not, maybe they could introduce an Avengers style TMNT crossover. Goliath vs Shredder, YEAH! :)
+Keith Harris I think they were trying to hold Greg back. He was giving a lo and they wanted him to have no say so and such and then gota new team of writers and some how was able to do everything and more then them they couldn't give him. He is still a bit ticked about that back when asked in 2002 as I can remember but he has the comics. I think they might be over as well
+Keith Harris There was an interview with Kevin Feige wanting to produce a Gargoyles movie
Would be great if they made a live action movie based on the awakening! They could even do a side story showing Demona and Macbeth
How could you NOT be a villain with a name like Zanitos, really?
Rennis Tora
Xanatos, actually
Xanatos is actually the Greek word for "death"!
Jason Ross is not Thanatos the Greek word for death ?
I remember some of my favorite toons like T-Rex, Street Sharks, Dinosaucers,Wiget The World Watcher, Mr.Bogus and James bond jr
he's quick to assiciate it with Disney Afternoon, but Gargoyles first aired on ABC primetime. it was on at 8 pm. if that doesn't show how boss the company knew it was right from the get go, i mean, c'mon!
BathrobeKeck no it wasn't it started as an afternoon cartoon they moved to evenings.
2:41 ☺️
God, when he says that line “I can scare those cowards away without any help”, it really gives me pleasurable eargasms. The hearing pleasure kind NOT the sexual pleasure kind. Just to be perfectly clear.
Keith David has not only the coolest fricken voice but also the most badass voice ever. I can totally imagine him voicing Ganondorf for the new Legend of Zelda movie (if they decided to make it animated down the road).
And thank you for the review. What a blast from the past!
Wow, you're video quality has improved SO MUCH. (lol, the Zuul part)
can u do a review of Kim possible?
Also that's Kieth David who did Goliath in Gargoyles. Who does a lot of amazing voice work
have you done pirates of dark water? You should if you havent.
+Jay Xan That would be awesome.. I loved that one growing up and of course in typical American cartoon fashion they never did finish the series. Any future cartoonist out there do me and the rest of the world a favor have your ending show planned out and finished just in case you don't get as many episodes as you originally thought you were going to get. Please....thanks.
+Jay Xan OMG YES! I never knew what that series was called, have been looking for this for years! xD Thank you so much for reminding me of it! xD
+Jay Xan Pirates of Dark Water is definitely worth a review, and worth finishing as a series.
My absolute favorite area of the series was what was called the Avalon World Tour. Especially with the introduction of King Arthur
Critic: I guess the just associate them with their team action stereotypes
Demona: Let us go out in force and put an end to these pigs once and for all.
Me: I guess she's "The Vengeful one"
Critic: Hey! How ya doin' there, Incredibly Big Boobied One?
Me: DEAD!!!! :P
Pretty sure Goliath is voiced by Kieth David. He did tons of voice work back then. Spawn the animated series as well. Absolute legend.
Oh i miss this show
TheDarkSeraph
You and me both
He stopped watching cartoons in high school I’m Almost heading out for college yet my love for cartoons is still strong
God i really miss that deep storys... Well actualy i find some on MLP when fans get really creativ and write down epic storys like you see them back in gargolyes
Went back to this video because of an announcement of turning it to live-action film. They have to do this one right with Jordan Peele on board to direct.
Oh, by the way, I was online a few years back, and I found out that one of the original writers had been doing a comic book series continuing where the series left off from Season 2. It sounded pretty good from the things I've heard about it. Aaaaaand then he had to end the series early because suddenly Disney was demanding way more money to keep using the characters than he could afford. So as a final "screw you corporate asshats" he released a timeline and summary of future stories he'd been working on.
It can't be stressed how many trek actors and actresses were on this show, even if it was only one or two episodes.
Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Michael Dorn, LeVar Burton, Kate Mulgrew, Avery Brooks, and Nichelle Nichols. Kinda nuts. All they needed was Patrick Stewart and Wil Wheaton to make the complete set.
But the fact that you had other actors like Tim Curry, John Rhys-Davies, and James Belushi. The talent packed into this show shows the attention to detail they did.