When and Why did Aquaman become a joke?

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  • Опубликовано: 27 окт 2024

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  • @kaiwilliams141
    @kaiwilliams141 5 лет назад +40

    Justice League was my introduction to the character. I actually thought he was cool. He was the character that cut off his own hand to save his son.
    I disagree with the brave and the bold note. I think all the characters were silly. That was part of the show's nature.

  • @ashleymachado5146
    @ashleymachado5146 5 лет назад +114

    Best adaptation of aquaman = mermaid man and barnacle boy.

    • @cooperkyler8077
      @cooperkyler8077 3 года назад +1

      dunno if you guys gives a shit but if you're stoned like me during the covid times you can stream all of the latest series on instaflixxer. Been streaming with my gf for the last weeks =)

    • @zahirzion5722
      @zahirzion5722 3 года назад +1

      @Cooper Kyler yup, been watching on instaflixxer for months myself =)

    • @NeroLeMorte
      @NeroLeMorte 2 года назад +1

      Yess

    • @NeroLeMorte
      @NeroLeMorte 2 года назад

      @@cooperkyler8077 Spambot comment^

    • @beaupeterson188
      @beaupeterson188 2 года назад +1

      At least they leaned into the lameness, which made it great.

  • @andrewcabral963
    @andrewcabral963 5 лет назад +25

    Before I started reading about Aquaman i just thought "Pfft what's so great about him he's just some guy that can swim and breathe underwater and communicate with fish." But with Jason Momoa's Aquaman film coming out and when I saw the trailer it really inspired me to get into reading about him the only stuff I knew about him was the time when he lost his hand by a school of Piranha's and he replaced it with a harpoon but then I looked up the time when his only son was killed by Black Manta and also learning some of the other stuff he can do like he's as strong as Superman he leap far distances he has incredible reflexes and that trident he has which can summon lightning and massive tidle waves now Aquaman's on my list of favorite DC Heroes it's now the top 4 my top 4 are 1.Superman 2. The Flash 3. Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) 4. Aquaman.

  • @elcheshireilustracion9396
    @elcheshireilustracion9396 5 лет назад +29

    Well, Aquaman from the comics is really badass. And I just mean in general, not the hard boiled 90s guy. And Jason Momoa is such a fantastic and charismatic actor, I have a lot of faith on this movie. Even though Black Mantra probably won´t talk with autotune. :c

  • @seanthornton9969
    @seanthornton9969 5 лет назад +18

    I am a hell of a lot older than you and I always liked the Aquaman character over Namor. I grew up in south Florida and lived near the beach it gave me the desire to become a scuba diver and explore what I could. The character in my mind was the cool Jacques Cousteau not the old fart with his own ship.

    • @feroniks366
      @feroniks366 4 года назад

      Sean Thornton I’m not gonna trust a anonymous dude who’s obviously lying

    • @seanthornton9969
      @seanthornton9969 4 года назад

      @@feroniks366 I was born in 58 I grew up during the 60's and early 70's what I posted here is not a lie. my grandparents ran a motel on the beach in Hollywood Fl. from the late 50's until 1979 where I spent every summer until I lived with them during high school. I am still a certified PADI Dive Master. When I was in the Navy I was on a missile sub. When I put the first post up I was not and still am not lying. if you are so stupid to call someone that was remembering his years growing up and the comic characters I liked a liar you must truly be a liar yourself, because true liars project themselves on others.

  • @mustang8206
    @mustang8206 4 года назад +8

    I loved Aquaman in Batman Brave and Bold. He was hilarious

  • @Spartan3457
    @Spartan3457 5 лет назад +20

    I think Spongebob also had a lot to do with it. They used silly Super Friends version of Aquaman and Aqualad to create their worn out superheroes for the show, and it left a lasting impression on us who grew up watching Nickelodeon and CN when Hannah Barbera was out of the spotlight for kids programming. I am also excited by the new Aquaman, and I hope it gives some respectability to his character.

    • @MrRavenRoberts
      @MrRavenRoberts 5 лет назад +4

      TO THE INVISIBLE BOAT MOBILE!!!!

    • @vice2versa
      @vice2versa 5 лет назад +2

      SpartAN3457 Also it wasn't just spongebob, every other cartoon that parodied superheroes had at least one character whose ability was to talk to something useless. I remember a rugrats episode where they were playing as imaginary superheroes and tommy had the ability to talk to diapers and that was all he could do. Family had jokes about aquaman being useless, so many properties made fun of the character. .

    • @TheAutobotPower
      @TheAutobotPower Год назад

      Hey, Mermaid man and Barnacle boy are light years better than that aquaguy.

  • @otrapendejada
    @otrapendejada 5 лет назад +25

    No pun intended!? Liar! I could see the intention. The premeditation in that pun! You enjoyed that! Admit it!

  • @lehran2516
    @lehran2516 5 лет назад +6

    It seems like every time DC messes up, Aquaman always comes out as the cool character. It's like all the effort for everything somehow just went into Aquaman.

    • @jonathanbhatty8592
      @jonathanbhatty8592 5 лет назад +3

      Its funny Aquaman just saved the DCEU along with WW,

  • @s0ggy_flannel
    @s0ggy_flannel 5 лет назад +5

    OUT RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGEOUS!

  • @Vandreand
    @Vandreand 5 лет назад +9

    I remember those shorts in CN where he was the host of a kid show 😂😂😂

  • @PepeMetallero
    @PepeMetallero 5 лет назад +24

    aquaman is ripping of Mermaidman, shame

  • @TFAHound
    @TFAHound 5 лет назад +3

    I think Peter David said about Aquaman something along the lines of him being more a badass than most every other superhero in that you could have Arthur fighting bad guys in Gotham, Metropolis, Central City... etc. and Arthur would do about as good a job of fighting those bad guys as any of the other heroes but the list of heroes that could even survive standing on the bottom of the ocean is a very short list.

  • @MarioUcomics
    @MarioUcomics 5 лет назад +4

    Hook hand Aquaman is still my fav Aquaman in terms of look and tone

  • @Ben10man2
    @Ben10man2 5 лет назад +4

    Hook hand was dope, wtf u talkin bout XD

  • @Matt-je9cj
    @Matt-je9cj 5 лет назад +1

    Really enjoyed everything about this video after a long day at work. Laughed multiple times and now I want to watch super friends. Thank you!

  • @lankthedank6931
    @lankthedank6931 Год назад +1

    To be fair, Brave and The Bold wasn’t very serious to begin with.

  • @tharobiiceii
    @tharobiiceii 5 лет назад +4

    It's too bad that Jason Momoa is known more for Game of Thrones rather than Stargate: Atlantis since that seems to tie in better with him being cast as Aquaman.

  • @straywhisker4063
    @straywhisker4063 5 лет назад +2

    It may have started with Family Guy. In particular, the episode where he is laying on a couch underwater asking a fish to get him a beer. Unless the stigma pre-dates 10 years ago when that aired.

  • @DJPJ.
    @DJPJ. 5 лет назад +4

    I like Aquaman because I grew Up with "Batman the brave and the bold".

  • @robinghoshal6771
    @robinghoshal6771 5 лет назад +2

    I really like the smallville depiction it's really fun and I think it was a very cool take. The lack of the Atlantis stuff I don't hate cause I understand there are budgetary limits but there are hints towards it with Mera and that he would one day ascend to the throne.

  • @TEXASBEARJEW
    @TEXASBEARJEW 5 лет назад +1

    I closed my eyes and saw Ray Romano doing this video. Chuckled on the inside.

  • @splish8869
    @splish8869 5 лет назад +2

    The Aquaman in Justice League and Justice Leauge Unlimited were really good, but he didn't appear that much in the show

  • @MrDevtun
    @MrDevtun 4 года назад

    In Super Friends, Aquaman hitched a ride everywhere w/ Wonder Woman in her invisible jet - bada$$. His jet ski was so cool as well.

  • @teditube1971
    @teditube1971 5 лет назад +4

    It was the riding of the giant sea horse that killed him

    • @Eagle0watch7dv
      @Eagle0watch7dv 5 лет назад +4

      Yea Aquaman is a useless-ass hero. How you a hero but you can only fight in water. Lmao

    • @christianhenry4173
      @christianhenry4173 4 года назад

      @@Eagle0watch7dv if it was a fight between Aquaman and Perseus this would be thier conversation
      Aquaman- I'm king of Atlantis
      Percey Jackson- Dude your holding my dad's Triton its mine now.
      Percy Jackson then Crushes aquaman with the force of gravity under water

    • @Eagle0watch7dv
      @Eagle0watch7dv 4 года назад +1

      @@christianhenry4173 lol

  • @BH-og5kj
    @BH-og5kj 2 года назад +1

    the new 52 comic version of aquaman created by Geoff Johns I think portrays aquaman really well and would be a good introduction to aquaman. I'm glad that dc got Jason Mamoa was cast as aquaman because at least it's succeeded in changing a lot of peoples opinion's about him which will hopefully result in more aquaman content. i will admit the movie itself left me disappointed. I think the way they should portray aquaman should be more subtle. yes his abilities are important and make him strong, but it's his strength of character that makes him formidable. i can't prove this, and I might be wrong, but i was always under the impression that aquaman which was created in 1941 was dc's response to marvel creating namor which was created in 1939

  • @elindigeno1215
    @elindigeno1215 5 лет назад +2

    Nice bookshelf!

  • @hyoeden
    @hyoeden 5 лет назад

    I honestly remember him more from the Aquaman & Friends Action Hour on Cartoon Network. That show was hilarious.

  • @benana4379
    @benana4379 5 лет назад

    Are you guys coming to PAX South again this year? I saw you last year, but was too nervous to say hi.

  • @luisoncpp
    @luisoncpp 4 года назад

    I don't remember how it was portrayed in Super Friends, I never watched the 60s show, and I never watched the few episodes of him on Justice League or Superman; so my first impressions from Aquaman were from a joke Cartoon Network Commercial where the Powerpuff Girls save the Super Friends. Then from a parody show on Cartoon Network LA, named Aquaman and Friends Action Hour.
    My first look into the more serious Aquaman was with the Injustice videogame.

  • @antimonitor4729
    @antimonitor4729 4 года назад

    TBH, My first impression about him was from Super Friends shows( And in that time i didn't even know it was called Super Friends shows)......So later when i reading comics it really surprised me.....

  • @mauvnoelful
    @mauvnoelful 5 лет назад +2

    I feel like aquaman being a joke was just a running gag. I'm pretty sure people know that he's very useful in and outside of the water

  • @johnflapper
    @johnflapper 5 лет назад

    I'm glad he's getting a solo movie, it's probably going to be the best depiction thus far! I'm not a huge DC fan, but I have ALWAYS loved Aquaman and Green Lantern. I play Injustice with my best friend, I'm Aquaman or any one of the Lantern's. I bought Lego Batman 3 for all of the Lantern focus. Totally excited for him to not be a joke anymore

  • @baki484
    @baki484 Год назад

    Aquaman has always been cool to me even in the DCAU shows like justice league unlimited and young justice. Shows like spongebob and family guy are what made people not take him seriously. Which is a disservice.
    Edit:guess super friends is also to blame.

  • @newvirtue968
    @newvirtue968 5 лет назад

    two things i think could help aquaman become less of a joke. First, do what they do with the flash. we need to actually see superman tie or lose to aquaman in a race/fight/etc in popular media under the sea. like super man is superman but he kind of takes a sidekick position to flash when the episode is about speed, sometimes same for lantern when its about space. well this should happen also when its about underwater. second they should do what marvel does with their main line up in smaller media. mention him like marvel mentions the hulk even when hes not around. tvs in the background should have world events about atlantis, the watch tower should mention they dont need to send anyone to save a sub or something because you-know-whos can handle it in his sleep. Young justice i think does this well in the way they have the main heroes existence constantly held over the heads of the team. in fact id say atlantis in general as well as aquaman is pretty well depicted in young justice as badass despite him barely actually being in it.

  • @ricklogan7889
    @ricklogan7889 5 лет назад

    Good. You covered a lot of ground.
    Any chance of something on Kamandi~???

  • @chimpo961
    @chimpo961 2 года назад

    That actually makes sense why he's was a joke back in the old days, and no wonder why they picked him to fight SpongeBob in Death Battle which is happening soon

  • @smashallpots1428
    @smashallpots1428 5 лет назад

    ive always been an aquaman is a bad defender i was a bit excited hearing jason would be playing him because i felt he could make people want to like aquaman seems to be working looking forward to seeing the solo flick

  • @badwrongfun5541
    @badwrongfun5541 5 лет назад +4

    I genuinely enjoyed the 60's cartoon a lot as a kid (growing up in the 90's). Though I think something that was kinda touched on here but not really is that he's DC's answer to the original and oldest Marvel Super Hero, Namor the Submariner, who is so much more consistent. Which I think is a big part of why I can never really care about Aqua Man all that much, since he's a rip off. Though on a related note, I actually highly prefer the Adam West and Brave and the Bold versions of Batman since I think otherwise it's super easy to accidentally turn Batman into a villian by virtue of being the bazillion who gets his rocks off by beating up poor folks in the street.

  • @Corpsman01
    @Corpsman01 5 лет назад +1

    Yeah, Auguaman, good guy.

  • @Liam_Mellon
    @Liam_Mellon 5 лет назад +1

    Like a lot of people, I used to not like Aquaman....until I actually started reading Aquaman

  • @TevyaSmolka
    @TevyaSmolka 5 лет назад +1

    I personally think aquaman is very underrated in my opinion

  • @vincentfranklin17
    @vincentfranklin17 5 лет назад +1

    The "67 series was far more respectful to Aquaman than the later Super Friends shows.

  • @bisexualichigo4227
    @bisexualichigo4227 4 года назад +1

    Same dude, I can’t figure out how people like Batman vs Superman.

  • @MrRavenRoberts
    @MrRavenRoberts 5 лет назад

    i shot soda out of my nose when you said oh its shity aquaman roflmao

  • @pikachuichooseyou4273
    @pikachuichooseyou4273 5 лет назад

    Robot Chicken has my favorite depiction of Aquaman...

  • @Germania9
    @Germania9 5 лет назад

    Aquaman has so much potential, it's unfortunate a lot of comic writers, save for some writers, don't get him or render him useless or find his "sea" thing boring. Dude can summon a fucking sea monster out of the ocean's nether regions and yet most writers find him lame.

  • @SignalRidge
    @SignalRidge 4 года назад +1

    Aquaman is the SHIT!

  • @lylearmstrong536
    @lylearmstrong536 2 года назад

    Aquaman cartoon was Hannah Barbra aswell

  • @purplequeen4007
    @purplequeen4007 5 лет назад

    The person who directed Batman v Superman is the same person who casted Jason Momoa as Aquaman.

  • @John_Nada_
    @John_Nada_ 5 лет назад +1

    I think he was when I was a kid some decades ago

  • @celiafrostborn
    @celiafrostborn Год назад

    I kinda see him as a joke, he is far from the best to have outside of water missions where he really shines but outside of that he is just a super strong dude. He is a specialist for the water missions of course but that's pretty limiting, versatility is not his strong suit. Plenty of super heros have super strength and durability so why would you go with the guy who is the water guy specifically for a land mission?

  • @Xanduur
    @Xanduur 5 лет назад

    What action figure did I get for Christmas in the 70s? Aquaman. Ugh. :)

  • @Mangamatix
    @Mangamatix 5 лет назад +1

    I think he was well depicted in young justice

    • @thor7943
      @thor7943 4 года назад

      And injustice and flashpoint

  • @syrianarab95
    @syrianarab95 5 лет назад

    To not mention Family Guy, South Park, Big Bang Theory, and Spongebob I think was a mistake. I believe they had a bigger impact on forming the general public’s view on Aquaman then any superhero show.

  • @RealNick04
    @RealNick04 3 года назад

    Idk why people think Aquaman wears black underwear. Not all superheroes wear their underwear on the outside. Also, it was a comic misprint. Ik it's not related to the video btw.

  • @elem3ntamr
    @elem3ntamr 5 лет назад

    What about Flashpoint? how do you feel about that depiction?

  • @mattm314
    @mattm314 5 лет назад

    I thought Black Vulcan was essentially a way to get around not being allowed to put Black Lightning in the show?

  • @lozano-jd2ku
    @lozano-jd2ku 5 лет назад +2

    Idk he's a beast in rebirth

  • @tomendacott3728
    @tomendacott3728 5 лет назад +10

    Because dc is dc

    • @Germania9
      @Germania9 5 лет назад

      Current DC just can't grasp what makes anyone not Batman popular so they make them all Batman in the new 52: Angsty, angry and "edgy".
      The new Rebirth line is kinda ok, though I'm still skeptical.

    • @nogannaul2156
      @nogannaul2156 5 лет назад

      Pranav Sriram marvel are actually really good and dc smelly

    • @tomendacott3728
      @tomendacott3728 5 лет назад +1

      Pranav Sriram that they have historically been inconsistent with their characters throughout different media.
      Marvel has largely stayed true to the character though they have released some bad movies as well.

    • @tomendacott3728
      @tomendacott3728 5 лет назад +1

      Pranav Sriram the character evolved in the comics to be much more that of RDJs character in the movie.
      Seriously look at Batman he’s run the gauntlet from campy do gooder to grim defender.
      They had to wrangle in Superman’s powers because writers were literally just adding new ones on the spot originally.
      It’s nothing to do with being a marvel fan or dc fan. It’s objective truth.

    • @tomendacott3728
      @tomendacott3728 5 лет назад

      Pranav Sriram lol Peter Parker hasn’t been edgy ever.
      And I said more consistent I didn’t say Marvel did a perfect job. YOU are the one who brought Marvel into this. So don’t get your panties in a wad over someone pointing out DCs failings.

  • @ADiretoria100
    @ADiretoria100 Год назад

    4 years later, did the movie helped, if not fixed the problem?
    *Hell yeah*

  • @Corpsman01
    @Corpsman01 5 лет назад

    Went to high school with Mamoa. No one liked him. I enjoy Auquaman as a superhero. Talking to fish is pretty sweet. Oh and he gets to hang with Wonder Woman!

  • @AsgersWeb
    @AsgersWeb 3 года назад

    16:03 I thought you liked superheroes? Didn't you say the filmmakers have to the sourcematerial seriously

  • @RealNick04
    @RealNick04 3 года назад +1

    Somehow, the Aquaman movie made that lame ass seahorse look cool.

  • @TheAutobotPower
    @TheAutobotPower Год назад

    I don't feel bad for DC. Whitefish is lame he isn't the lamest because green lanterns have that spot. "Aquaman and friends action hour" show the best of him tho.

  • @lylearmstrong536
    @lylearmstrong536 2 года назад

    You forget smellville one
    And young justice

  • @Theonetruewonderfly
    @Theonetruewonderfly 5 лет назад +2

    He's not a joke. Namor is just better.

  • @DyordsNavatrutu
    @DyordsNavatrutu 4 года назад

    in the comics, he physically turned into a balloon
    'nuff said

  • @lamarbrown3531
    @lamarbrown3531 5 лет назад

    I am thinking about this and I'm joining the DC COMICS AND MARVEL STUDIOS BUSINESS.
    CAUSE of a lot more damage

  • @SaitohYatate
    @SaitohYatate 2 года назад

    I think this whole “Aquaman is a lame joke” schtick continued with Cartoon Network’s bumpers and commercials. This was further intensified by comedians such as SeanBaby, who made fun out of every little thing that made “Superfriends” corny.
    IIRC, bearded-harpoon-arm Aquaman was around since the late 80s, right?

  • @bluelightstudios6191
    @bluelightstudios6191 4 года назад

    I like all versions of aquaman than the justice league movie version of superman.

  • @giourkas17
    @giourkas17 5 лет назад

    i wasnt sure i guess if he is a joke or not...but yout video subconciously gets me that he actually is.(i guess until now with all this new bad jason momoa cast)

  • @FosukeLordOfError
    @FosukeLordOfError 5 лет назад

    Batman brave and the bold aqua man was my favorite, but I haven’t read the comics I just watch the cartoons and movies. Tv tropes boisterous brawler is his archetype in that show.

  • @GoRunner5564
    @GoRunner5564 5 лет назад

    He forgot flashpoint paradox lol

  • @jalbertgo
    @jalbertgo 5 лет назад +1

    Never trust an amphibian 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @tkt2088
    @tkt2088 5 лет назад +7

    Spongebob.

  • @EarthLor3
    @EarthLor3 2 месяца назад +1

    Fishman

  • @thor7943
    @thor7943 4 года назад

    Fuck Aqua man was fucking annoying to fight in injustice.

  • @CartoonTriper
    @CartoonTriper 5 лет назад

    Brave & the Bold Aquaman is the Best, be hammy but also Badass

  • @TheFLAMEXD
    @TheFLAMEXD 5 лет назад

    Would anyone like a new animated series based on the comics for DC streaming service?

  • @jamigrecio
    @jamigrecio 5 лет назад +2

    Just guessing before watching but its bc of superfriends right?

  • @higordemorais4108
    @higordemorais4108 5 лет назад

    Anyone knows the name of the song at the end of the video?

  • @corbeaumort7531
    @corbeaumort7531 4 года назад

    Is that the TMNT theme?

  • @dr.strangesleftglovewoot8625
    @dr.strangesleftglovewoot8625 5 лет назад

    Hey if there was anything awesome to take away from bvs atleast it gave us the best Batman fight scene in live action

  • @brandonbaerga4972
    @brandonbaerga4972 2 года назад

    Well James Gun turned him into a joke again

  • @fattygamer94
    @fattygamer94 5 лет назад

    I live the DC animated movies. That's one thing they're doing better than marvel.

  • @casualverse
    @casualverse 5 лет назад

    people are sheep is why he stayed a joke, even though the first 4 years of it were hilarious.

  • @beaupeterson188
    @beaupeterson188 2 года назад

    Perhaps don’t sell your god of the sea on talking to fish and riding seahorses. Maybe take notes from ancient mythologies and epics, where the sea was a treacherous gateway to the unknown and adventure. Aquaman makes water look wet, not awesome.

  • @cadeharrill
    @cadeharrill 5 лет назад

    nice haircut LOL

  • @lylearmstrong536
    @lylearmstrong536 2 года назад

    Wonder twins weren’t made up they were in dc comics

  • @hyperx72
    @hyperx72 4 года назад +1

    Katara is the best Aquaman

  • @rickytrix
    @rickytrix 5 лет назад

    no Flashpoint ???

  • @Synysterkush
    @Synysterkush 5 лет назад

    WHERE DID MY GORGEOUS LONG HAIR BEAUTY GO!!!!! I do not accept you as wulf denn!!!! Lmao naw your good but where he at????

  • @jacksauce
    @jacksauce 5 лет назад

    Not gonna lie, it’s the best movie I’ve ever seen.

  • @RealNick04
    @RealNick04 3 года назад

    Everyone on Super Friends was lame asf except for Superman

  • @UlyssesSane
    @UlyssesSane 5 лет назад +1

    DC is simply silly 😂

  • @enjoi0555
    @enjoi0555 5 лет назад

    I liked the director’s cut of Batman v Superman 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @roslolian11
    @roslolian11 5 лет назад

    Well first of all his costume sucks, green and brown gold wtf is that color scheme. Secondly he is like Superman but weaker in every way. It is also a bit jarring because he looks so clean cut when he is supposed to live in the sea and be exposed to harsh elements but he looked like he just got his hair styled up and got a facial in a beauty salon.
    The new Aquaman (in DCEU) is a much better character and should have been Aquaman's look in the first place...except for the costume.

  • @drahunter213
    @drahunter213 3 года назад

    Before the live action I actually thought aqua man was like this push over and is the most useless one in the group lol like in the 90’s he was “gay”
    So nobody liked or picked him because he was so unpopular..but their are those who liked him because dude controlled the sea and the sea is bigger then land..so yeah lol

    • @napoleon6979
      @napoleon6979 3 года назад

      What the hell are you talking about? Have you ever read the comic books?

  • @Camothor10
    @Camothor10 5 лет назад

    the justice league was the shit