I agree. Her head is very big, like the rest of the characters and I don't usually like heads 5 times larger than the body, but for some reason it looks good on her.
@@Fluffycakez5 Im not sexualizing her if that's what you're trying to say. The light blue dress complements her skin and eyes and her hair has a nice distinctive pop to it. The minimalism allows for nothing to overtake or distract from the rest of the design which makes it a rather unified piece. So yeah, Lola's aesthetic is a 10/10.
It was actually explained that moshimo sent robot boy to Tommy because he wanted him to develop a childlike and innocent personality - unlike protoboy, which is a military weapon. In fact, he primarily wanted to make himself a child substitute... Which happened to be powerful weapons. Then again, the writing isn't perfect
@powerstar 2028 "litteral poop is used to build houses, so one made of broken bricks is ok in my book" obviusly is not that extreme, but giving a free pass on a flawed basic concept is how we ended up with stuff like jhonny quest; acceptable but nothing more
I did too. Mainly due to the inward frustration I had realizing this show preceded either reruns of the original PPG or Billy and Mandy and occasionally Ed, Edd n' Eddy without fail in the mid-00's. You want to watch either of those? *Suffer through RobotToy first* you TV watching slime.
Personally I never heard of Robotboy but I have stumbled upon the series at one point, and I thought of never seeing MLAATR before But a peculiar revelation came up when I was skimming at shows from the past that my mum has mentioned that I have seen MLAATR But when I was probably FAR YOUNGER Then I was because I don't remember much from the show either... Though I do get a tiny feeling of nostalgia which either might just be the animation due to the familiarity with other similarly done animation or my mum was right.
Or how Spongebob can make fun of homeless people in “Whatever Happened to Spongebob”... Last time I checked, homeless people don’t watch Spongebob, so jokes like these and those are like jokes behind their backs.
I think we’re saying the same thing, because I’m saying like what you’re saying; amish people wouldn’t really see this show. And then I added on to that saying not only are there jokes involving amish people that amish people themselves wouldn’t see, there have also been jokes in other shows about homeless people (ie Spongebob), and I was saying that homeless people also wouldn’t see jokes about themselves. However now I realize that yes there are some homeless people out there that would be capable of seeing that, so it’s not completely analagous to amish people.
As someone who's been animating in flash for 2 years, it is not JUST a "puppet animation tool". You can also animate the old fashion way and draw an entirely new character every frame. Most studios just choose to use motion tweens because it's more cost effective.
powerstar 2028 Ooh, sorry for not having the same opinion as you. We should all be crucified, because you are clearly the only person in the universe that matters and what you say is the truth. Everyone else is wrong and should get thrown in a tub of acid. This is a joke. Learn to accept opinions, or don’t go on the Internet at all.
Robot girl learning to fly and stuff actually makes sense. Modern day AI is built upon learning algorithms, I'm sure how she learns to fly is simulating it hundreds of thousands of times, until the random movements the simulations make end up being something close to flying. Eventually, she'll find one that works pretty well. Robot boy straight up telling her how to do it just makes the "evolution" process go faster.
'Every Flash animation should look better than Phineas and Ferb.' Go watch Wakfu, and go in remembering that it was made in Flash BEFORE Johnny Test. Your Welcome.
@powerstar 2028 A competant individual can do crazy shit with Flash, i can name 2 different zelda animations done with it alone. It's just most of the ones by big studios are done lazily and cheaply.
@powerstar 2028 Newgrounds in its heyday had some examples of good animations done in Flash. (You kinda had to dig for the diamonds in the rough sometimes.) That might have been before your time though. Flash is a tool. Someone can draw something really amazing with a sharpie and something poor quality with a Copic marker. It depends on how skilled the artist is and how well the artist knows their tools. A lot of the Flash animations you see on RUclips nowadays are done by newbies. (Not that there's anything wrong with that; you gotta practice if you wanna improve, etc.) I can't say I've personally ever seen anything particularly good made with Pencil2d. *Shrugs* I'm probably not looking hard enough. Personally I used to draw individual frames in SAI then string em together in a different program like a flipbook. That was before I got my own copy of Flash though. I only learned how to use Flash from school.
You also gotta consider, it's generally faster to keep using software you're familiar with than try to learn how to use a new one. 😅 I spent literal years trying to find an alternative program I could use for making some basic games. The few that offered the features I needed were so complicated for me there was no point in trying to learn a new software when I knew Flash would be enough. There are some decent alternatives for aspiring animators and people interested in making like point n click games or virtual pets or whatever. Alternatives that young'uns can afford. But don't underestimate the capabilities of Flash in the hands of a well versed amateur armed with a drawing tablet. No seriously the way the Adobe subscription cloud model works now makes it too expensive to justify the long term cost for most non professionals, even for the hobbyists who are adults. It doesn't make sense to start trying to learn how to use Adobe programs with how much it costs right now. Some artists were fortunate enough to buy CS6 or older programs so we don't have to worry about the subscription fee. But you can't *buy* and own Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, etc. anymore. Keep using Krita or Pencil2D or whatever for animating for now.
Hmm....I actually liked this show. This, Juniper Lee, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, Class of 3000, etc. Were they perfect? No. But they were still fun in their own way. IMO.
Class of 3000 was actually good. Hi Hi Puffy is the intro to weebery so you better be glad, and Juniper Lee... Wait what the heck is that? Who even remembers that show?
Same here. I thought all these shows were pretty nice and they make up a good part of my childhood. And I’ll happily watch them again if I feel like I’m in the mood for it.
It is explained in the show why he gives him to Tommy. Not because he's his biggest fan, but because he wanted Robot boy to have a chance at being a normal boy not the Kamikaze's killing machine. Also because hes getting old.
😂😂😂 I also remember the character Bjorn Bjornsson, who's basically a Swedish version of Stewie Griffin. And that's why he was the best character on the show!
Bruh i remember this show existing, i remember watching probably all of it as a kid, yet I couldn't tell you one plot outline, one quote from the show, couldn't even remember a single character's name. Forgettable garbage.
I just commented this. It’s so weird because I know I watched this show but i barely remember what this show was about. It took me 30,seconds just to realize I’ve seen that robot before.
You know what's funny about Mr. Enter saying that every episode was written in just one go? Many of these episodes were either written or partly written by Cindy Marrow, who has also written episodes for My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. That means she put more effort into MLP than in Robotboy...
HeavyWeaponsPie Hello. It’s Lola Mbola from twitter. I run the parody account because I like Robotboy. ToonBoom is really fun, I use it fir some dance and walk prototype animations
I agree with you for the most part but I was legitimately caught off guard by the Protoboy episodes. They were actually really good and interesting. I especially enjoyed the one where Protoboy stole Robotboy’s body
I do like that Protoboy is a (mostly) serious character, it makes him and cool and enjoyable, as most other villains (with the occasional one off villain exception like Susie and Robotman (he did have funny moments when he was being a nuisance, but his evilness is played seriously) are usually comedic.
Robotboy always had problems that I could notice as a kid, and the worst part was that I enjoyed the show enough to want to see the show fix those problems as it progresses; which it never did.
No, it is animated in a software called ToonBoom, it’s been around since the early 90s, and shkows like Spongebob and the simpsons have used toonboom for a long time
Sooo....you had no thoughts on the villian, Enter? Not saying you had to go super in-depth, but you barely mentioned Kamikaze outside of his name (yet you ranted about Gus for half the review). You also BARELY talked about Robot Boy himself (ya know, the FRICKIN' title character). I'm not even a big fan of this show, but Enter, this review felt both RUSHED and too fixated on particular characters, instead of the whole.
@SL Dave I feel him talking about the issue with the main gimmick was good, but as you said spreading out the time to focus on more of the characters would have been an improvement, and it is fine to mention problems with reoccurring characters, but I feel like giving more time to the biggest issue of the show would help hammer in his point better and emphasize it.
For Mr.Enter to say that Guss is the worst child character ever is an over statement. Becuase we all know it is a matter of time before he finds somebody even worse than Guss. ...You just wait for it.
Hmm...I dont directly recall watching this show, but the designs and art feel so familiar? I think I recall an episode where they disguised the robot as a toy, but that might have been another show.
Not certain if that happened because ive never seen the show, but that's a very common trend in "not a human" characters, so I wouldn't doubt a show like this would join in
Fancy Snake I remember the episode where they slap a screen on robotboys head and use him as a tv but for some weird reason he imitates the characters shown on it as well. No way this could go wrong, right?
Oh come on, not my Robotboy! I know it wasn’t exactly the best show out there, it probably wasn’t even that good, but it still had SOME charm to it. At least 3/4 of the cast were pretty decent, and Ro himself is just a sweet little cinnamon roll. I felt like this show had potential if it was handled a bit better and it’s really sad that it never really had a chance to improve before being cancelled.
I agree. Also, Enter didn't even talk about such crucial aspects of the show as the main antagonist and his sidekick, which in my opinion, did give the show a lot of personality.
@@kooarchived I don't see how anyone with the same IQ as Rick and Morty, would enjoy that show. At least R&M make me laugh and not cringe! Even Robotboy had way less cringe than The Oblongs!
Mr Enter always nitpicks. Robotboy (as a show) actually looks better that Adveture Time imo. He always comes to cartoons with a prejudice so much that he can't admit good qualities of bad shows and bad qualities of good shows. Robotboy (as a show) looked really good.
I’m a sucker for the protective friend/sibling/parent/parental figure trope which this show has a lot of so I like it for that. My problem with it is how stagnant it feels. They keep telling us Robotboy is supposed to be learning how to be a real boy with Tommy but I never feel like he’s leaned anything. From first episode to last episode he’s exactly the same and that’s fine for an episodic show but then don’t keep reminding us that he’s supposed to be learning things because then I expect character development.
Yeah, usually, it's the crazy, high-end villains that help add some much needed laughs and personality to an otherwise unimpressive show! Other examples include Dr Robotnik in AoStH and Dedede in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
"Non applicable" - oh that's savage. I was wondering why I clicked off that show yesterday when it was recommended now I know. Nostalgia couldn't even make it work.
I genuinely cringe when Mr enter says, "flash is used to animate complex shapes, not simple ones". First off, he has said this 5 years ago, when he had little to no drawing experience. Much less in flash. But now, 2019, he has actually started drawing, traditionally anyways, and has shown little to no experience using flash himself. 2. Where did he get that fact from? The shows I have seen using flash generally use geometric. (Exp. Foster's , mlp fim, and motorcity) these shows have geometric, simple character designs and have shown to work very well with the animation. Just watch any episode of motorcity to know what I am talking about. As for this show being animated in flash, I could not find any proof of this. Very little information has been released of this show through Wikipedia or any other site I went to. It looks more traditionally animated if anything. The movement look more smooth than shows like atomic betty and puffy ami yumi. Mr enter, if you're reading this I would love to see more sources sited in your descriptions to backup you claims. Thank you
1. This is a sort of red herring complaint because you can easily pick up this information second hand by talking to people who used Flash and he is correct. That being said Flash can animate simple geometric shapes as well as complex ones but for that reason it makes it preferable to use the complex characters if you can. It's like using a ten gallon container to carry 8 ounces of water, sure you can do that but it's kind of a waste of the tool. 2. Yes you're right, you can use Flash to animate simple shapes but all of the shows you just mentioned feature more complex character designs than Robot Boy especially Motorcity.
I remember the reason. It was to teach robot boy how to act more like a person and to adapt to the world more easily due to a frame of reference. He saw Tomy as a good, kind hearted boy that would take good care of him, like a little brother.
In England this show was always that filler show they had 50 reruns of on after 9 at night and before 6 in the morning, so yeah; this just reminds me of staying up late, but getting so bored by there being nothing but this on that I went to bed anyway...
I still remember this and I thought it was decent. This was also a co-production with the UK, so there were several British actors, one American actress (who voiced Robotboy, Lola and Debbie Turnbull), and one Irish actress (who voiced Tommy) voicing a mostly American cast of characters. Also, the late Eiji Kusuhara (the voice of Dr. Kamikaze) was also one of the announcers from "Banzai!", so it was a pleasure to hear his voice again.
Yeah. It's entirely digital ink and paint (aka traditional animation). But unfortunately, not as fluid as most hand drawn cartoons around the time. However, Digital eMation (who also worked on the animation for Oggy and the Cockroaches (season 3), OK KO, Billy and Mandy (last 3 seasons) and Evil Con Carne) gave the show some very fluid animation compare to all of them.
A logical explanation of why a robot wouldn't know it's own abilities: it's supposed to look and act just like a human, but you armed it so it can defend itself (see: Astroboy the movie)
I use to be obssessed with this show as a kid, alongside Camp Lazlo. 7:29 - 8:16 Actually, Robotboy was completely hand drawn. Phineas and Ferb was made in Toon Boom, a software similar to Flash.
The best thing I can remember from this show is all the times Robot Boy transformed. Say what you want about it, but every time he transformed the hype meter skyrocketed.
It's been a long time, Robotboy. I will accept your flaws that I have completely forgotten because like I said it's been a long time so I forgot pretty much everything about the show. But you (character not show) will always have a spot in my -long term memory- heart
You forgot to talk about how AWFUL Tommy's parents are. They belong at #1 on a Worst Animated Parents list. They are often flip-flopping between tolerable and so neglectful that I'm surprised Tommy isn't dead yet. They constantly ignore Tommy because he's not tough or strong, and favor their other son, Donnie, who is so aggressive that, once again, I'm surprised he hasn't killed Tommy yet. And he's come pretty close if I remember correctly. Half the time, they don't even care if Tommy gets killed. In the episode, 'Mancation,' Tommy's father drags him and his brother on a camp trip with literally NO supplies and doesn't seem too concerned when Tommy literally falls off a mountain. And the reason Tommy almost falls is because his father forced the boys to climb the mountain and Donnie SHOVES Tommy off the cliff their climbing after Tommy makes a smart alec comment. The mother is a bit more tolerable, but she won't win any mother of the year award either. In one episode, Tommy leaves the house without permission and she sends Donnie to fetch him, while giving him permission to use physical force. I'm sorry, but this couple just annoys me and I'm surprised their mistreatment isnt brought up ONCE in this review.
Duuuude! I love Robotboy as a kid. It did have its weak aspects, but I love the unique shapes and weapons. Never like Gus. Also.... hypospace police.. ayy!
"I was one of the only two people on Earth who had never actually watched the show before." I'm the other person who's never seen this show. I hadn't even heard of it until this video popped up in my recommend list.
"Why would you not program knowledge of a robot's abilities into the robot?" Wasn't there an episode of My Life as a Teenage Robot that showed that Jenny had to study her user's manual to know about everything that was built into her? I remember there was an episode where it's confirmed that her mental faculties, over four years, few from that of an infant to what they are in the series, and if her AI was a neural network, it would make sense. I know, two different episodes of Teenage Robot to explain, but still.
The one thing I remember about this Shia is that "not applicable's parents were oddly abusive. I mean the dad encouraged the punk rock kid to beat up the main charecter to "build character and in one episode he gave the brother a new computer even though Tommy is the tech genius... supposedly he is a prodigy and that is why he has the robot. I mean he is seen repairing robotboy a few times and once made a robot monkey so I assumed that was the reason.
Now as much as I love the Show. You have to understand that opinions are a thing. Nobody is saying that you must agree with them, only that you understand it. Also the show has flaws, but even so It’ll still hold a place in my heart.
I remember this show and, in hindsight, I think the reason they made it this way was because, really, it probably meant to appeal more to kids who watch anything
I used to watch this show on Cartoon Network and the one big ongoing trend I remember is that Robotboy is battery-powered and most of the time runs out of charge. It was so tiring that Gus even got cross at Tommy for not charging Robotboy up to full energy. Yeah, Tommy's bad at doing his job, isn't he?
tbh, i used to really like Robot Boy. But when i rewatched the show recently, it wasn't very good. Not terrible, but it has a lot of problems. Besides, there's always something that we loved as kids that we look back on it and realise that weren't that good.
this is not one of his best episodes. sure, the serie as a whole was not good, but pull out a basic 10-ish minute and not really do a complete rewiev for the whole serie is a bit much
@@adamdavis1648 As well as massively hypocritical, such as Growing Around. Complaining how something in a cartoon 'doesn't make sense' when they go about creating something that runs on just that, and expecting people to just accept it. Among other things.
Woah woah woah! You can't just throw Half-Life references like that! Except you can. Because you did. And I love Half Life references. So I don't care.
This show and Gadget Boy served as the basis for me and my friend riffing on shows back in primary school; Robot Boy during day time, Gadget Boy during night time. I remember the show not being good, but I also remember not thinking of it as abysmal - though only because I was used to awful episodic plots and truly idiotic characters at that point; Gus was just one of many to me.
Personally I'd consider this show one of the least bad atrocities. Robotboy is flawed and doesn't elevate itself to anything outside of a mediocre 'nothing else is on time-waster show' but it does have some merits. Some of the action scenes are done well with this art style and the 'Crying Time' episode was pretty good showing this show is capable of some emotion and even a little bit of subtlety. That's enough to make me wish they'd put a bit more care to this show. But to each his own.
I never really questioned this show when I first saw it since I was a dumb kid, and I really liked it back than. I have autism, so I was much dumber than most kids back then. Seeing all these details be re-introduced to me now, I can understand why one could have hated this show. Off topic, Flash can indeed look just about as good as 2d animation, since the only difference is that puppet animation is actually used more like a tool, rather than a medium. You can be lazy with anything handed to you, not just puppet animation.
this show really didn't handle friendships at all. also tommy's brother is a straight up sociopath since he actually tried to throw tommy into a woodchipper in one episode. siblings not getting along isnt something new, but that was straight up attempted murder.
![Animated Atrocities 154 || Let's Not Be Skeletons [OK KO]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/1VJHV8fNXzA/mqdefault.jpg)
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"and Not Applicable"
that made me laugh for some reason
"But he's not very creative" made me giggle. 😄
When he said that I was seriously trying to remember his name and all that came to mind was 'not Mac'
Me too
Also, they wasted Robotgirl's potential, as she only appeared in 2 episodes, and she was kinda a damsel in distress in one of them.
GENIUS.
Wich one was the damsel in distress episode?
@@kristelvidhi5038 The one when she lost her memory. Yeah, they screwed over her HARD.
@@ChiefMedicPururu although the comedy was quite decent i liked how she punched gus in the face 🤣
@powerstar 2028 whatever floats your boat man
She was the cutest character at least, others were meh, sad that she wasn't as frequent :p
Lola's aesthetic is a 10/10 though.
Her design is nice.
I agree. Her head is very big, like the rest of the characters and I don't usually like heads 5 times larger than the body, but for some reason it looks good on her.
She's like ten
@@Fluffycakez5 What do you mean with that?
Medusa Sea- Nothing that's important anymore...
@@Fluffycakez5 Im not sexualizing her if that's what you're trying to say. The light blue dress complements her skin and eyes and her hair has a nice distinctive pop to it. The minimalism allows for nothing to overtake or distract from the rest of the design which makes it a rather unified piece.
So yeah, Lola's aesthetic is a 10/10.
"I'd rather adopt DW than watch this tub for 5 more minutes."
That's a sick burn.
Tub of lard
Not bad but I kinda liked Gus.
I remember this show.
Primarily that his "powered up battle" form always reminded me of the Toonami robot host, for some reason.
Tom being a child actor on Robot Boy.
I want this to be canon.
If Steve Blum was robot boy it would make this show way better
@@spencerw4160 Steve Blum as super activated robotboy!!!
It was actually explained that moshimo sent robot boy to Tommy because he wanted him to develop a childlike and innocent personality - unlike protoboy, which is a military weapon.
In fact, he primarily wanted to make himself a child substitute... Which happened to be powerful weapons.
Then again, the writing isn't perfect
So RB w
the episodes with protoboy just creates more and more plotholes, in relation with everything else
@powerstar 2028 "litteral poop is used to build houses, so one made of broken bricks is ok in my book"
obviusly is not that extreme, but giving a free pass on a flawed basic concept is how we ended up with stuff like jhonny quest; acceptable but nothing more
@powerstar 2028 that is actually a fair point
Wanted him to develop good morals, rather. It's a modern day Pinocchio story. :P
Ya'know, I had erased all memory of this show from my subconscious...suddenly they all come flooding back. Thanks...I think.
I did too.
Mainly due to the inward frustration I had realizing this show preceded either reruns of the original PPG or Billy and Mandy and occasionally Ed, Edd n' Eddy without fail in the mid-00's. You want to watch either of those? *Suffer through RobotToy first* you TV watching slime.
Personally I never heard of Robotboy but I have stumbled upon the series at one point, and I thought of never seeing MLAATR before But a peculiar revelation came up when I was skimming at shows from the past that my mum has mentioned that I have seen MLAATR But when I was probably FAR YOUNGER Then I was because I don't remember much from the show either... Though I do get a tiny feeling of nostalgia which either might just be the animation due to the familiarity with other similarly done animation or my mum was right.
Robotboy wasn't that special to me but I respect peoples childhoods with this show.
@Shaman X what makes you think that we're going to take an opinion from a trash commenter like you?
Am I the only one remembering this show?
5:05 well if you write an amish character, the amish wont find out so in turn you can never offend the amish
Or how Spongebob can make fun of homeless people in “Whatever Happened to Spongebob”... Last time I checked, homeless people don’t watch Spongebob, so jokes like these and those are like jokes behind their backs.
Then maybe some saw it. Pretty much same situation for amish people not seeing an amish cartoon character
I think we’re saying the same thing, because I’m saying like what you’re saying; amish people wouldn’t really see this show. And then I added on to that saying not only are there jokes involving amish people that amish people themselves wouldn’t see, there have also been jokes in other shows about homeless people (ie Spongebob), and I was saying that homeless people also wouldn’t see jokes about themselves. However now I realize that yes there are some homeless people out there that would be capable of seeing that, so it’s not completely analagous to amish people.
Family Guy did that
I believe that Johnny Bravo also had an episode that made fun of Amish people.
Gus is basically a kid friendly version of Cartman
Mathieu Leblanc But less likable
@@mediadragon2191 Somehow.
I'd apply that more to Eddy, from Ed, Edd n' Eddy. Or maybe Gumball Watterson.
Except he's not funny
@powerstar 2028 says the person who doesn't have good grammar
As someone who's been animating in flash for 2 years, it is not JUST a "puppet animation tool". You can also animate the old fashion way and draw an entirely new character every frame. Most studios just choose to use motion tweens because it's more cost effective.
powerstar 2028 Well, Adobe Premiere Pro is an industry standard for film editing. So that’s odd that you’d say that.
@powerstar 2028 they're*
@powerstar 2028 terrible people are what?
powerstar 2028
Ooh, sorry for not having the same opinion as you. We should all be crucified, because you are clearly the only person in the universe that matters and what you say is the truth. Everyone else is wrong and should get thrown in a tub of acid.
This is a joke. Learn to accept opinions, or don’t go on the Internet at all.
In my opinion, the best example of Flash Animation used to its full potential would probably be Wander Over Yonder.
Man how I loved that show. ^_^
That show was flash?
That was flash???
The first season was hand-drawn but thanks to low-rating, season 2 was flash animated.
@@nicenameyougotthere.5021 Ohh! Thanks for that. But season two was still pretty well animated. At least they did a good job with it.
Writers: So we’re going to make a female counterpa-
Every Animator Ever: WE’RE GONNA MAKE HER PINK AND HAVE A BOW
Robot girl learning to fly and stuff actually makes sense.
Modern day AI is built upon learning algorithms, I'm sure how she learns to fly is simulating it hundreds of thousands of times, until the random movements the simulations make end up being something close to flying. Eventually, she'll find one that works pretty well.
Robot boy straight up telling her how to do it just makes the "evolution" process go faster.
Well thought out and based on the real world
Yeah but the show never truely dived into that.
@@cameoshadowness7757
True, but I guess you could say this is more of a theory.
A FiLM TheORy
*It'd really be more of a hypothesis.
Wow I buy that completely
@@wj11jam78 [°~°]
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I got you.
'Every Flash animation should look better than Phineas and Ferb.'
Go watch Wakfu, and go in remembering that it was made in Flash BEFORE Johnny Test.
Your Welcome.
@powerstar 2028 A competant individual can do crazy shit with Flash, i can name 2 different zelda animations done with it alone.
It's just most of the ones by big studios are done lazily and cheaply.
@powerstar 2028 I never claimed that flash was a better program to the others, I was merely pointing out it's possible to make amazing things with it.
@powerstar 2028 Newgrounds in its heyday had some examples of good animations done in Flash. (You kinda had to dig for the diamonds in the rough sometimes.) That might have been before your time though. Flash is a tool. Someone can draw something really amazing with a sharpie and something poor quality with a Copic marker. It depends on how skilled the artist is and how well the artist knows their tools. A lot of the Flash animations you see on RUclips nowadays are done by newbies. (Not that there's anything wrong with that; you gotta practice if you wanna improve, etc.) I can't say I've personally ever seen anything particularly good made with Pencil2d. *Shrugs* I'm probably not looking hard enough. Personally I used to draw individual frames in SAI then string em together in a different program like a flipbook. That was before I got my own copy of Flash though. I only learned how to use Flash from school.
You also gotta consider, it's generally faster to keep using software you're familiar with than try to learn how to use a new one. 😅 I spent literal years trying to find an alternative program I could use for making some basic games. The few that offered the features I needed were so complicated for me there was no point in trying to learn a new software when I knew Flash would be enough. There are some decent alternatives for aspiring animators and people interested in making like point n click games or virtual pets or whatever. Alternatives that young'uns can afford. But don't underestimate the capabilities of Flash in the hands of a well versed amateur armed with a drawing tablet. No seriously the way the Adobe subscription cloud model works now makes it too expensive to justify the long term cost for most non professionals, even for the hobbyists who are adults. It doesn't make sense to start trying to learn how to use Adobe programs with how much it costs right now. Some artists were fortunate enough to buy CS6 or older programs so we don't have to worry about the subscription fee. But you can't *buy* and own Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, etc. anymore. Keep using Krita or Pencil2D or whatever for animating for now.
Dude..
I know flash is flawed and all but You were just ranting like a Child...
I actually watched this show a lot as a kid and had fond memories of it, even if it's not very good.
Everyone has that one show. Mine is Skunk Fu
Pseudo Nym Oh god I forgot about that one
Yeah, it's kinda like a bad slasher film, like Halloween 6. Sure, it's terrible but you somehow like it.
kristof gergely Same here!!!😄😄😄💙💙💙
I enjoyed squirrel boy growing up cause i thought the sticky buns looked tasty.... that was the only reason
G-Man in this show was basically a more child friendly version of Eric Cartman from South Park.
Hmm....I actually liked this show. This, Juniper Lee, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, Class of 3000, etc.
Were they perfect? No. But they were still fun in their own way. IMO.
dynamickirby Juniper Lee was a fun one and Jackie Chan Adventures was an amazing show!
Class of 3000 was great and you know it.
Class of 3000 was actually good. Hi Hi Puffy is the intro to weebery so you better be glad, and Juniper Lee...
Wait what the heck is that? Who even remembers that show?
@@ZXNovaBoom It's Cartoon Network's American Dragon: Jake Long.
Same here. I thought all these shows were pretty nice and they make up a good part of my childhood. And I’ll happily watch them again if I feel like I’m in the mood for it.
It is explained in the show why he gives him to Tommy.
Not because he's his biggest fan, but because he wanted
Robot boy to have a chance at being a normal boy not the
Kamikaze's killing machine. Also because hes getting old.
But why not just raise him as a normal boy.
Kamikaze's killing machine...
That sounds... uh...
But why Tommy specifically?
Also he has more than 3 emotions
"What ever happened to Robot Jones."
Anyone remember that one?
that title for the show fits so much it makes me cry.
*I FUCKING MISS ROBOT JONES*!
Yes. I do.
Yes.
“Wanna hear another “Secret”?”
*The Sky is Blue.*
*W H A T*
I remember I watched one episode of this as a kid and my mom yelled at me cuz she thought it was South Park
😂😂😂
I also remember the character Bjorn Bjornsson, who's basically a Swedish version of Stewie Griffin. And that's why he was the best character on the show!
@@alexvaughan1013 bruh
Robotgirl not knowing any of her abilities is even stupider than you said because she is the 3rd robot ( Protoboy was made before Robotboy).
She is actually the 4th, Robotman was made beforehand.
This show could use a reboot, because of how iffy the original was, even if I feel nostalgic for it.
This could actually work if done right.
@@PrincessGalaxia9 That's what I'm wanting to see done.
i can see a reboot of this show working too. and i just hope that cartoon network doesnt turn the reboot into another teen titans go wannabe
@@andrewclark3330 Exactly, as Teen Titans Go killed Teen Titans off for a while.
@@teh_supar_hackr yeah. but i am glad that the movie gave us SOME hope of the original returning someday
Gus' voice actor was in 2 seasons of the Amazing World of Gumball. He played Tobias, Larry, and Mr Robinson
What was I smoking when I was younger?... Good lord...
Also, LOVE that mention of Megas XLR
Please don't take the Lords name in vain
Yuki Naruto ikr I wish Megas XLR came back
Megas XLR needs to make a comeback, it was so damn awesome
Not a good show, but a good milf is in the show.
200/10
Seriously, I forgot how thicc the mom was. 2:03
Why yes I am morally depraved, what of it?
Ro321chile for real xD
Hell yeah! There's also the hot PE teacher.
Bruh i remember this show existing, i remember watching probably all of it as a kid, yet I couldn't tell you one plot outline, one quote from the show, couldn't even remember a single character's name.
Forgettable garbage.
I only remember the main characters.
Dude same I watched a fuck load of this but couldn't remember anything
I just commented this. It’s so weird because I know I watched this show but i barely remember what this show was about. It took me 30,seconds just to realize I’ve seen that robot before.
If it were more popular, a creepy pasta "candle cove" situation likely would have been written
I consider the fact that this didn't happen as a good thing. Popularity's overrated.@@Kingdeathtrooper
You know what's funny about Mr. Enter saying that every episode was written in just one go? Many of these episodes were either written or partly written by Cindy Marrow, who has also written episodes for My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. That means she put more effort into MLP than in Robotboy...
This show was so forgettable that I literally did not remember that I had seen it until I saw clips in your review.
your flash criticism makes no sense. robotboy is clearly hand drawn. not flash tween animated.
What Do You Mean "Clearly"
Poke Jack it’s obviously hand drawn
I heard it was actually made in ToonBoom from TVTropes.
HeavyWeaponsPie Hello. It’s Lola Mbola from twitter. I run the parody account because I like Robotboy. ToonBoom is really fun, I use it fir some dance and walk prototype animations
@@ShadeATV k
I actually like RobotBoy’s simple geometric style, it duels MLAATR’s simple 50s-esque (well in my opinion) style.
SamuraiFighterChick you know, it gives them more character then making them look bland and normal looking
@@PancakemonsterFO4 You're both right-
I agree with you for the most part but I was legitimately caught off guard by the Protoboy episodes. They were actually really good and interesting. I especially enjoyed the one where Protoboy stole Robotboy’s body
I do like that Protoboy is a (mostly) serious character, it makes him and cool and enjoyable, as most other villains (with the occasional one off villain exception like Susie and Robotman (he did have funny moments when he was being a nuisance, but his evilness is played seriously) are usually comedic.
Geez kinda wish you mentioned the villains, they are kinda funny and a nice antagonist for being some simple, especially the assistant.
Robotboy always had problems that I could notice as a kid, and the worst part was that I enjoyed the show enough to want to see the show fix those problems as it progresses; which it never did.
I don't think Robotboy was animated in Flash. I think it's just stiff hand drawn animation taking inspiration from UPA cartoons.
No, it is animated in a software called ToonBoom, it’s been around since the early 90s, and shkows like Spongebob and the simpsons have used toonboom for a long time
@@ShadeATV and? It's isn't animated by flash, toon boom isn't a flash only software you know
G-Man: WAKE UP MISTER FREEMAN
WAKE UP AND SMELL THE ASHES~~~~
Mr Enter: I wish.
Wake up and smell The G-Man's barf.
Sooo....you had no thoughts on the villian, Enter?
Not saying you had to go super in-depth, but you barely mentioned Kamikaze outside of his name (yet you ranted about Gus for half the review).
You also BARELY talked about Robot Boy himself (ya know, the FRICKIN' title character).
I'm not even a big fan of this show, but Enter, this review felt both RUSHED and too fixated on particular characters, instead of the whole.
Agreed, I do like Enter's reviews but he does tend to fixate on particular points, even insignificant ones, rather than the movie or show as a whole.
@SL Dave I feel him talking about the issue with the main gimmick was good, but as you said spreading out the time to focus on more of the characters would have been an improvement, and it is fine to mention problems with reoccurring characters, but I feel like giving more time to the biggest issue of the show would help hammer in his point better and emphasize it.
@SL Dave Thank you for the mature discussion.
This thread restores my faith in humanity.
someone's salty
wait, phineas and ferd was hand drawn? damn, i just got even more respect for that show.
he wants robotboy to learn how to be a real boy
For Mr.Enter to say that Guss is the worst child character ever is an over statement. Becuase we all know it is a matter of time before he finds somebody even worse than Guss. ...You just wait for it.
Hmm...I dont directly recall watching this show, but the designs and art feel so familiar?
I think I recall an episode where they disguised the robot as a toy, but that might have been another show.
That happens. Idk why I remember it happening but that is one of the episodes.
Not certain if that happened because ive never seen the show, but that's a very common trend in "not a human" characters, so I wouldn't doubt a show like this would join in
Fancy Snake I remember the episode where they slap a screen on robotboys head and use him as a tv but for some weird reason he imitates the characters shown on it as well. No way this could go wrong, right?
Tommy could at least dress Robot Boy up as a green dog, or something.
Schwarzer Ritter GIR is amazing. He twerked at a cow.
Oh come on, not my Robotboy! I know it wasn’t exactly the best show out there, it probably wasn’t even that good, but it still had SOME charm to it. At least 3/4 of the cast were pretty decent, and Ro himself is just a sweet little cinnamon roll. I felt like this show had potential if it was handled a bit better and it’s really sad that it never really had a chance to improve before being cancelled.
I agree. Also, Enter didn't even talk about such crucial aspects of the show as the main antagonist and his sidekick, which in my opinion, did give the show a lot of personality.
I agree. In fact, this show was one of my guilty pleasure shows growing up.
Still better than...
THE OBLONGS!! FUCK THAT SHOW FOR ALL ETERNITY TO THE PITS OF HELL!!
@@03bgood I like that show in my opinion.
@@kooarchived I don't see how anyone with the same IQ as Rick and Morty, would enjoy that show. At least R&M make me laugh and not cringe! Even Robotboy had way less cringe than The Oblongs!
Nobody:
Me at 3 am: is the kid from Robotboy and Mac from Foster Mansion related somehow
Is Mac, Tommy, Kurt, and Kurt Cobain all related?
AND his name is "Tommy Turnbull". So original!
Oh God, Gus really does sound like an Eric Cartman impersonation.
Right? I thought so, too
I actually liked the design of the robot.
Mr Enter always nitpicks. Robotboy (as a show) actually looks better that Adveture Time imo. He always comes to cartoons with a prejudice so much that he can't admit good qualities of bad shows and bad qualities of good shows. Robotboy (as a show) looked really good.
Your all assholes
And and probably no one remembers this
The only good part of the show
@@DeeJayBanana44 that is cause Mr. ENTER is one of those very elite critics.
I’m a sucker for the protective friend/sibling/parent/parental figure trope which this show has a lot of so I like it for that. My problem with it is how stagnant it feels. They keep telling us Robotboy is supposed to be learning how to be a real boy with Tommy but I never feel like he’s leaned anything. From first episode to last episode he’s exactly the same and that’s fine for an episodic show but then don’t keep reminding us that he’s supposed to be learning things because then I expect character development.
That JonTron "What?" Was so unexpected, it made me laugh out loud for some reason!
I liked Dr.Kamikaze and COnstaine they were the best parts of the show.
No argument here
Yeah, usually, it's the crazy, high-end villains that help add some much needed laughs and personality to an otherwise unimpressive show!
Other examples include Dr Robotnik in AoStH and Dedede in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
"The Characters also have Very Thicc outlines."
*Cuts to Tommy's Mom
@@katelyncarson422 don't start a reply chain
"Non applicable" - oh that's savage. I was wondering why I clicked off that show yesterday when it was recommended now I know. Nostalgia couldn't even make it work.
I genuinely cringe when Mr enter says, "flash is used to animate complex shapes, not simple ones".
First off, he has said this 5 years ago, when he had little to no drawing experience. Much less in flash. But now, 2019, he has actually started drawing, traditionally anyways, and has shown little to no experience using flash himself.
2. Where did he get that fact from? The shows I have seen using flash generally use geometric. (Exp. Foster's , mlp fim, and motorcity) these shows have geometric, simple character designs and have shown to work very well with the animation. Just watch any episode of motorcity to know what I am talking about.
As for this show being animated in flash, I could not find any proof of this. Very little information has been released of this show through Wikipedia or any other site I went to. It looks more traditionally animated if anything. The movement look more smooth than shows like atomic betty and puffy ami yumi.
Mr enter, if you're reading this I would love to see more sources sited in your descriptions to backup you claims. Thank you
As an animator, you're required to swear by Blender, use only Blender, and never, EVER, *DUH,* say the tools are "too complicated".
1. This is a sort of red herring complaint because you can easily pick up this information second hand by talking to people who used Flash and he is correct. That being said Flash can animate simple geometric shapes as well as complex ones but for that reason it makes it preferable to use the complex characters if you can. It's like using a ten gallon container to carry 8 ounces of water, sure you can do that but it's kind of a waste of the tool.
2. Yes you're right, you can use Flash to animate simple shapes but all of the shows you just mentioned feature more complex character designs than Robot Boy especially Motorcity.
I honestly adored this show and still do. I rewatched some episodes a few years ago and remembered loving it just the same.
I remember the reason. It was to teach robot boy how to act more like a person and to adapt to the world more easily due to a frame of reference. He saw Tomy as a good, kind hearted boy that would take good care of him, like a little brother.
@@thetwistedsamurai So true. I still love the show, even through jokes can be disgusting sometimes, I love Robotboy as a character
I actually like how this show looks
In England this show was always that filler show they had 50 reruns of on after 9 at night and before 6 in the morning, so yeah; this just reminds me of staying up late, but getting so bored by there being nothing but this on that I went to bed anyway...
I still remember this and I thought it was decent. This was also a co-production with the UK, so there were several British actors, one American actress (who voiced Robotboy, Lola and Debbie Turnbull), and one Irish actress (who voiced Tommy) voicing a mostly American cast of characters.
Also, the late Eiji Kusuhara (the voice of Dr. Kamikaze) was also one of the announcers from "Banzai!", so it was a pleasure to hear his voice again.
Rest in piece Eiji.
Opinion respected. But I agree it has its flaws. Although, the animation is actually pretty good.
it definitely isn't animated in flash.
Yeah. It's entirely digital ink and paint (aka traditional animation). But unfortunately, not as fluid as most hand drawn cartoons around the time. However, Digital eMation (who also worked on the animation for Oggy and the Cockroaches (season 3), OK KO, Billy and Mandy (last 3 seasons) and Evil Con Carne) gave the show some very fluid animation compare to all of them.
He was very wrong in this video
@@antoineholliday7631 Actually, it ain't just him. Wikipedia mentioned this was flash animated too.
@@kooarchived WIKIPEDIA IS NOT A RELIABLE SOURCE!
The whole Amish things is played off to be awkward or uncomfortable whenever G-Man's parents show up for "Augustus".
A logical explanation of why a robot wouldn't know it's own abilities: it's supposed to look and act just like a human, but you armed it so it can defend itself (see: Astroboy the movie)
Unlike your boy version, which you told Immediately
True but Robotboy looks more toy than human boy
Edit: DONT see astroboy the movie
@@Tokuijin yes, but he asked for a logical explanation why ANY robot wouldn't know about its basic capabilities, not why Robotboy/girl wouldn't.
@@Tokuijin ''tween for a day'' sounds like it was about addressing that inconsistency.
"The Hills are so steep" I don't know, maybe they wanted to be accurate when taking place in San Francisco?
"And we are NOT touching this one!"
I use to be obssessed with this show as a kid, alongside Camp Lazlo.
7:29 - 8:16 Actually, Robotboy was completely hand drawn. Phineas and Ferb was made in Toon Boom, a software similar to Flash.
Phineas and Ferb is hand drawn too
Yeah, I also wondered why Tommy is hanging out with G-Man.
G-Man caused a lot of trouble.
Jarosław Sobiński because plot !
Because no conflict means no character development. No really, watch Destroy All Robots.
Man, I missed this show lmao
This, Wayside, and The Secret Show were my childhood.
One of those was not like the others.
cause it awakened THAT side to you
...
Deb Turnbull is hot
The best thing I can remember from this show is all the times Robot Boy transformed. Say what you want about it, but every time he transformed the hype meter skyrocketed.
It's been a long time, Robotboy. I will accept your flaws that I have completely forgotten because like I said it's been a long time so I forgot pretty much everything about the show. But you (character not show) will always have a spot in my -long term memory- heart
You forgot to talk about how AWFUL Tommy's parents are. They belong at #1 on a Worst Animated Parents list. They are often flip-flopping between tolerable and so neglectful that I'm surprised Tommy isn't dead yet.
They constantly ignore Tommy because he's not tough or strong, and favor their other son, Donnie, who is so aggressive that, once again, I'm surprised he hasn't killed Tommy yet. And he's come pretty close if I remember correctly.
Half the time, they don't even care if Tommy gets killed. In the episode, 'Mancation,' Tommy's father drags him and his brother on a camp trip with literally NO supplies and doesn't seem too concerned when Tommy literally falls off a mountain. And the reason Tommy almost falls is because his father forced the boys to climb the mountain and Donnie SHOVES Tommy off the cliff their climbing after Tommy makes a smart alec comment.
The mother is a bit more tolerable, but she won't win any mother of the year award either. In one episode, Tommy leaves the house without permission and she sends Donnie to fetch him, while giving him permission to use physical force.
I'm sorry, but this couple just annoys me and I'm surprised their mistreatment isnt brought up ONCE in this review.
Yeah, looking back, they really were terrible parents
@@zzz43344
Yeah, I'm genuinely surprised MrEnter doesn't talk about it. You'd think he would consider some of his previous view on animated parents.
@@frankielovejoy9928 Ikr.
Duuuude! I love Robotboy as a kid. It did have its weak aspects, but I love the unique shapes and weapons.
Never like Gus.
Also.... hypospace police.. ayy!
We can all agree Gus is a disgrace to the human race.
@@JustCallMeHeavy Yep we can all agree with that.
@@breather8758 bruh
Well it’s like the British version of the Fairly Oddparents.
Tommy is Timmy.
Lola is Wanda. And
Gus is Cosmo.
Bambi is Veronica.
Donnie is Vicky.
Best joke that ever came out of this show was: "Its fisty cuffy time!" *Person gets punched out of a window*
I remember an episode were Gus did a perfect impersonation of a Chatline girl. Could be remembering it wrong
"I was one of the only two people on Earth who had never actually watched the show before." I'm the other person who's never seen this show. I hadn't even heard of it until this video popped up in my recommend list.
and me makes three
Astro boy, robotboy, my life as teenage robot, and megaman...
Hmm... Something is odd...
"Why would you not program knowledge of a robot's abilities into the robot?"
Wasn't there an episode of My Life as a Teenage Robot that showed that Jenny had to study her user's manual to know about everything that was built into her? I remember there was an episode where it's confirmed that her mental faculties, over four years, few from that of an infant to what they are in the series, and if her AI was a neural network, it would make sense. I know, two different episodes of Teenage Robot to explain, but still.
But robot boy seems to naturally know.
The one thing I remember about this Shia is that "not applicable's parents were oddly abusive. I mean the dad encouraged the punk rock kid to beat up the main charecter to "build character and in one episode he gave the brother a new computer even though Tommy is the tech genius... supposedly he is a prodigy and that is why he has the robot. I mean he is seen repairing robotboy a few times and once made a robot monkey so I assumed that was the reason.
8:30 It was stated in one of the episodes that Tommy lives in San Francisco so it's supposed to look that way.
Well it’s also because of the mighty b which aired on the same year this show ended
Just because you think its bad, doesn't mean
we do. This show definitely deserves a reboot.
Yea, that's uh.. Called an opinion? ._." Just because someone voices theirs doesn't mean they're demanding you change yours lmao
Now as much as I love the Show. You have to understand that opinions are a thing. Nobody is saying that you must agree with them, only that you understand it. Also the show has flaws, but even so It’ll still hold a place in my heart.
@@EagleTimberWolf bruh
@@FrenchFryCheese04 I re-read my own comment to see what I said and I'm not sure what elicited that response but okay.
@@EagleTimberWolf :/
I remember this show and, in hindsight, I think the reason they made it this way was because, really, it probably meant to appeal more to kids who watch anything
This was really unexpected.
True
I used to watch this show on Cartoon Network and the one big ongoing trend I remember is that Robotboy is battery-powered and most of the time runs out of charge. It was so tiring that Gus even got cross at Tommy for not charging Robotboy up to full energy.
Yeah, Tommy's bad at doing his job, isn't he?
Oh boy, a new Animated Atroci-
*Robot Boy.*
...
Aaaaand unsubscribe.
JK, wouldn't do that to you Mr. E. 😁
I was going to say, there are far more controversial opinions he has.
Ha. Almost got us.
tbh, i used to really like Robot Boy. But when i rewatched the show recently, it wasn't very good. Not terrible, but it has a lot of problems.
Besides, there's always something that we loved as kids that we look back on it and realise that weren't that good.
this is not one of his best episodes. sure, the serie as a whole was not good, but pull out a basic 10-ish minute and not really do a complete rewiev for the whole serie is a bit much
@@adamdavis1648 As well as massively hypocritical, such as Growing Around. Complaining how something in a cartoon 'doesn't make sense' when they go about creating something that runs on just that, and expecting people to just accept it. Among other things.
this show was a huge part of my childhood
doesn’t matter how not great it is
I remember liking this show as a kid.
the only thing I can quote from this show is the robot saying "Me Robotboy"
everything else is just a blank
Woah woah woah! You can't just throw Half-Life references like that!
Except you can. Because you did. And I love Half Life references. So I don't care.
Oh my goodness I thought this show was a fever dream when I was a kid
super robot monkey team hyperforce go! Needs a reboot...
And it was actually good to begin with. Though an actual pilot wouldn't go amiss.
I haven't heard of that one
@@zzz43344 it has Mark Hamill as the villain. Look it up, it's one of my favorite cartoons ever.
Ay, one of my old favorites.
This show and Gadget Boy served as the basis for me and my friend riffing on shows back in primary school; Robot Boy during day time, Gadget Boy during night time.
I remember the show not being good, but I also remember not thinking of it as abysmal - though only because I was used to awful episodic plots and truly idiotic characters at that point; Gus was just one of many to me.
oh god yes. this show was basically the same episode over and over again i dont understand how i liked it so much at first
mac's mom?
well It was one of my prouder faps@@cedenoa001
I used to watch this show when it was around, but I forgot about it entirely ever since about 2008.
That's a funny way of spelling Astroboy
Personally I'd consider this show one of the least bad atrocities. Robotboy is flawed and doesn't elevate itself to anything outside of a mediocre 'nothing else is on time-waster show' but it does have some merits. Some of the action scenes are done well with this art style and the 'Crying Time' episode was pretty good showing this show is capable of some emotion and even a little bit of subtlety. That's enough to make me wish they'd put a bit more care to this show. But to each his own.
Who else remembers this show as kid, cause I feel not s whole lot of people talk about?
I remember SEEING it time to time but I don't recall literally anything else other than the robot has a combat mode.
@@chaoticneutral7976 For a while, that's how I remembered this show, too
I love how he didn't even mention Lola or the Super Activation form
To be honest, would that change ANYTHING to mention those?
@@ChiefMedicPururu No, but I found it funny. It made me think he has no problems with those and I chuckled.
I never really questioned this show when I first saw it since I was a dumb kid, and I really liked it back than. I have autism, so I was much dumber than most kids back then. Seeing all these details be re-introduced to me now, I can understand why one could have hated this show.
Off topic, Flash can indeed look just about as good as 2d animation, since the only difference is that puppet animation is actually used more like a tool, rather than a medium. You can be lazy with anything handed to you, not just puppet animation.
Probably wasn't the autisim man.
more interesting as a secret would be: The sky is still blue at night
OK I’m just gonna come out and say it he looks like a max from Foster’s home but with blond hair? Anybody else?
Yeah, that's what I thought too.
@@jm2198 Same
this show really didn't handle friendships at all. also tommy's brother is a straight up sociopath since he actually tried to throw tommy into a woodchipper in one episode. siblings not getting along isnt something new, but that was straight up attempted murder.
Wow, this video has just been uploaded 20 minutes ago and already there's 35 comments!
Neat.
Gus is pretty much a G-rated Eric Cartman.
This show felt like it started out as a pitch idea and changed absolutely nothing when it was released.
This show felt like some board member had an idea, and then rather than reworking it to fix everything--yeah, it was just shipped to air.
Cartoon Network didn't make it, they acquired it. It was a British-French-Belgium production.
Facts