Fun fact: Identical twins have DNA that is 99.9% the same. They also have almost nearly identical brain wave patterns. But they do have different fingerprints and teeth marks!
I think I remember reading somewhere that the concept of identifying a person by the fingerprints was the result of twin criminals. When the police caught one, the criminal would just say 'they have the wrong twin' and the police couldn't prove whether they were lying or not so they let them go. Only once fingerprints were used could they tell who was guilty of what crime.
As an identical twin I can confirm While our personalities are very different, we still go about things in our day to day life in the same way/ticks.(unconsciously curling our mustaches, cracking our knees by twisting our bodies, making random noises after getting stupid baked etc..)
She is a solid yellow with no tints of green to me, I’d be curious if other people see something different like that black/blue white/gold dress debate.
@@eatatjoe Mate, I did not even notice that. Rewatching it as an adult, the lines have become super conspicuous, thus make me question the artistic choice.
I remember liking this show quite a lot back in the day, surprised to see so many people disliking it now. Maybe it's just nostalgia blinding me, but I still think it's an okay show, far from bad at least.
This is a gross out show, they were pretty popular in the 90s and 00s, mainly just with kids and younger teens. Even back then they were usually disliked by adults and some kids. I'd say it's more nostalgia goggles affecting your view of it today since most people I know that were kids then but didnt watch it (including myself) dont care for it even though many of us liked those sorts of shows back in the day.
To me season 2 is not that bad as i felt the point of Wayne was always able to get people to do what he wanted and use theme for his own personal gain as we've seen Him back in season 1 to get people to do things for him or was able to wrap people around his fingertips as the Point of Mr pretty was just that teacher you had who always got butter up or was that teacher the student used for there own needs or was looking for someone else to blame for there mistakes
Me either. Heck I wouldn’t have believed this aired in the us if it wasn’t for the fox box before 4kids tv transition and the CNCity Era having transitions showing you what’s now playing and what’s next. Found some below for this show: CN City era bumper (circa 2005) m.ruclips.net/video/SduDn6duJ9w/видео.html Foxbox Bumper (circa 2003) m.ruclips.net/video/dYxkAGiwD-M/видео.html In Europe they even got a ident m.ruclips.net/video/9tEN_et4su4/видео.html
I always guessed the skin colour was due to them living by the soap factory and chemicals have genetically effected them. The characters with normal skin tones are either in touch with nature Like Tony in the swamp and Wendy and her dad being Rich Elites who can keep away from the exposure.
@@RaraZeCat They carried a recessive gene. There was some inbreeding, which probably contributed to more of them being born blue, but it’s primarily due to the gene. The patriarch was blue and he wasn’t inbred (to my knowledge). The family was the Blue Fugates.
After remembering the show in a while I thought there was something of a tyler durden complex going on with the glasses kid and wayne. Or at least a Dr Jackyl and Mr Hyde kind of deal
Are we going to forget that one time where Wendy sets up a trap for Wayne which breaks his bones? Then the rest of the episode goes the same route as Stephen King’s Misery; even as a kid, I found that really disturbing
Dude, this show was completely erased from my memory until watching this video just now. I read Misery like a decade later and something about it felt oddly familiar. Reading your comment just turned this vague familiarity into a strong sense of deja vue when thinking of that art style.
Bruh this made me remember that episode. She purposely broke his bones so she can nurse him back to health and all the same time his brother gloats about it.
This was one of those cartoons where, back when we had Sky, I'd watch purely because somehow none of the other kid-oriented channels had anything. I have no nostalgia towards it. It was watchable, but in an annoying way.
I remember watching this. The gross out humour used to make me feel sick as a kid. CBBC thought otherwise and continued to air reruns of this monstrosity.
I hated this cartoon SO MUCH as both a kid and as an adult due to the parents and of course Wayne due to him ALWAYS getting away with everything and never getting punished !
Wasn't there an episode when Wayne does get punished when the mom puts him into some machine to have him clean? Though I will say, the episode creeped me out because hearing Wayne screaming and watching the mom with her mask on giving an evil look, made it seem like he was being tortured. I don't know what episode that was, can someone tell me?
I can't believe you didn't even mention that awful episode where their teacher was looking after the twins and their father while their mother was away, it's ingrained into my brain, it was so traumatizing
To me season 2 was not that bad as the point of Mr pretty was that teacher you had who try to offer support and help a student they thought they could help without realizing there true nature also There was moments back in season 1 When Wayne used his dad to get what he wanted also there was Moments Wendy used anything to get what she wanted and always at times got away with it showing season 2 had some moments like season 1 it just going back onto it
I remember in the US it aired on Fox’s 4Kids TV block before it moved to CN and it was one of the shows that definitely stuck out like a sore thumb, even when it had a more diverse lineup long before they doubled down on anime. Something about it just made it just feel weird watching even when I was just a kid and couldn’t process what was good and bad. Heck, I remember there was a commercial that mocked the viewers saying something along the lines of “if you thought they couldn’t get worse, you’re in for a rude awakening” as if they knew people didn’t like it.
@@Bmanritchie Teen Titan Go had it's moments but it was nothing like the crab twins to be honest I always thought at the Crab twins was up-to-date version of Ren and Stampy
@@yunogasai1338 - This show was on around the time CN was in their ‘Toon City’ phase where Dan Snyder was intro-ing live action shows and trying to kill Toonami on Saturdays before [as] came on. Megan XLR also aired at the time
At 9:41 you can see the laziness in the animation as the green background / door behind Wayne all of a sudden recolors his eye from white to green for a frame.
@@DAOW17 Oh my god, are you OK? I didn't know people who remember the last millennium were still living =D Seriously though I know what you mean. Like i think back to the introduction of pokemon to the UK and have a little crisis sometimes. Feels like 10 years ago, not 20+.
@@fightthepowerman lol yea born 89 so got to experience both the 80’s and 90’s growing up. #blessed. Seriously great time for cartoons with reruns of transformers and Cartoon Network starting.
i can tell that Wayne was voiced by Tom Kenny, because he sounds way too similar to Spongebob at certain points, while at other times. his voice sounds too similar to Ice King, i know this came out before Adventure Time. but still
I think this show came along just as PowerPuff Girls, Dexter's and Ed, Edd & Eddy were starting to cycle out of Cartoon Network, but before good shows came and replaced them like Foster's, Grim Adventures and KND. Believe me, we didn't miss it.
Explains why I remember this show being on pretty often and me being disappointed it was on air. I always remember waiting for something better to come on. It's so weird to me that I've probably watched every episode of this show as a result, but I literally can't remember any of the plots.
Fun Fact: Some of the episodes are written by Andrew Brenner, who wrote some Thomas And Friends stories in magazines and after The Cramp Twins, he became writer of the CGI series!
I loved this cartoon so much because of it's silliness, I didn't speak English at the time and I didn't understand but I just loved it. The intro song was stuck on my head for all of these years
I remember watching Cramp Twins at 4am when I was sick as a kid. Me and my mum would sleep in the living room and have the tv on quietly to help me relax. Cramp Twins always helps me feel calm and happy :)
Unpopular opinion, but I loved this show, both seasons even. Not on the same level as the Greatest CN stuff, but just something that's above average and memorable enough for me to keep coming back to it. Especially Wayne's antics. He's the first "love to hate" character I was ever exposed to in media. I never got tired of him, even in the worst episodes. I just wish they gave the show a little more care, because the potential was very underused.
Hey Steve, I have a show that is around your ally it’s called “The Long Long Holiday” an animated show made in 2015 its about 2 kids living in German occupied France during WW2, it’s only 10 episodes long but it had a very investing story and it’s not afraid to show some of the realities of war,I think you’ll enjoy
I watched that show on Netflix. That kid getting blown up by the land mine is enough to make someone fear going to the beach for the rest of their life.
I had completely forgotten about The Cramp Twins! I remember finding it decently entertaining and I sort of liked the aesthetics of it. But at the same time, it felt like such a depressing and cynical universe with so many horrendous people in that small town.
You know what, I'm surprised to find a review of this show that isn't completely negative. Because I for one don't think The Cramp Twins is deserving of the hate it gets. As someone who's been a fan of the TV series from the beginning, I consider it criminally underrated and misunderstood. I'm not saying people have to like this show, as not every episode ends up working. But I do think there's more to it than people give it credit for. I think the extremities that the characters go to can be legitimately funny and clever. I hope other people will come to accept Wayne and Lucien's antics, and I also hope the series will get a proper conclusion. But anyway, I can definitely respect your honesty. There were points I can agree and disagree with. Regardless I believe people need to listen to things from a different point of view.
Steve, no joke, I was legit thinking about this earlier today during my shift. Thought about going home and trying to remember the title, got home and then your review shows up XD The only episode I actually remember was Wayne getting a crush on a tomboy engineer girl, only thing I remember
Just noticed something. Wayne looks like two characters: * Lock from Nightmare Before Christmas * A crazier young Dr. Drakken🤣🤣 Totally remember watching this as a kid😃
The unnatural skin color of the characters is actually explained as to Soap city (the show hometown of family) being affected by the chemicals from the Hazchem factory (the enterprise owned by Wendy Winkle's and where the twins dad work) that it releases into the city atmosphere and the swamp (also affecting the drinking water) and most of the city works in the factory where Wendy's dad is known to be completely negligent of work safety or even implementing biohazard precautions.
This cartoon is like... an old baseball card hidden in a box in your closet... Its there. In the back of your mind. and you always forget it exists until you actually see it physically and you're like "Oh, yeah that was a part of my childhood" Then you close the box, put it away, and forget again.
List of things you should watch: - fehérlófia - Alice (Swankmajer) - animerama trilogy (one thousand and one nights + kureopatra + belladonna of sadness) - 1001 nights (Yoshitaka Amano) - yellow submarine - allegro non troppo (expecially the bolero segment) - Heavy metal - Aliens, flamingos & ecstasy - cat cindarella (Alessandro Rak) - the art of happines (Alessandro Rak) - the breadwinner - atama yama - Fantasia - Azur et Asmal - kirikou and the sorceress - where the dead go to die - the Adventures of Mark Twain - fantastic planet - waking life - I married a strange person - cat soup + Nekojirou theatre (you should watch nekojirou theatre first) - genji monogatari - genius party beyond - robot carnival - son smeshnogo cheloveka - waltz with Bashir - Chico & Rita - where's my body - Samson and Sally - neo Tokyo - Yolo: Crystal fantasy
i wish i didn't remember this show. the episode where the mom wants everyone to clean and the dad takes down a poster lives rent free in my mind and now it feels validated.
I remember this show airing on The Fox Box with all the 4kids anime shows like Yugioh, One Piece, Teenage Mutant ninja turtles 03, Kirby Right Back at Ya, Fighting Foodons and the like. The intro alone turned me off from watching it and it Wasn’t there long.
This thumbnail and title completely unlocked a memory for me. I thought I knew everything that I used to watch as a kid, nope, completely forgot about this one but I loved it
I watched this show when it aired on Cartoon Network (several times over) as a kid then watched it again recently as an adult after seeing a ' core memory ' Instagram reel of it haha. I think the show has some unique aspects to it, with the best coming from the writing department. The art direction was ehh okay . I can see where they were going with it, kind of reminds me of a take on 60s pop art, using flashy colors to create contrast, at times overly simplified but just good enough to pass as a cartoon. I've seen theories on why certain characters have certain skin tones, but as you say, it seems more random and more based on character personality/design themes. I did enjoy the fact that they spent time developing each area's unique traits (swamp being green/brown to symbolize nature, their family home being themed in purple to show off the mothers fashion taste and sense of order within the household etc.) What stands out most is how each characters personality traits dramatically shift the overall tone of each episode and how each of these ' forces ' interact with each other, which opens the door for stories to be developed with the most obvious being Wayne and Lucien's constant battle for self expression. This is also where the show suffered most, as Wayne's character tends to become ' too much ' all the time which makes it hard for the audience to stick around as you're constantly force fed this sense of tension and anxiety, had he been toned down a bit I think it would've created a more confluent story line. Lucien becomes an idealistic tyrant at times, but it's not always obvious and unwatchable as he seems to learn from his mistakes, questioning himself along the way and thus developing, which is a balance I think they could've better utilized. I did also enjoy how much effort was put into many side characters stories, eg: Walter Winkle secretly being of the swamp folk but hiding it from his own family, yet still spending time in the swamp in his free time and even simple side stories like Dirty Joe falling in love and how that affects Wayne.) What I most liked about the show was the focus on family structure, which I think many modern stories have forgotten about, that no matter how crazy things get in each episode, the family and community still seek to help each other out regardless of their mistakes or short comings, I found this well portrayed as it displayed the overall maturity of each adults character regardless of their shortcomings. The little things add up in this show but ultimately fall victim to the rough animation style and over focus on Wayne's desires to be as unlikable as possible. Overall it's an ' okay ' show with some nice quirks but many annoying aspects it couldn't seem to shake off towards the end of its run.
You're the first person I've seen review this show that didn't basically say it was total crap. Makes me think twice about potentially giving it a try, at least season 1. Props!
Tony Parsons was the only character in this show I wouldn't incinerate on sight. I never knew every single member of a cast could be an antagonist except one guy who lives in a swamp.
Ah i remember cartoon networks dark Era. This actually wasn't that bad, until we got to those season 2 episodes. Yikes, I know they were kinda bad as a kid, looking back now I can see why this show gets so much hate now.
You know what’s even funnier than Homescapes gameplay? It’s advertising. I’m not shitting on Steve for advertising it, his advertising was actually really well made in showcasing exactly what the game is about and how it functions. I’m not even shitting on the game itself, I play the game and I enjoy it quite well. I meant more the advertising made by the company behind the game. It’s just ridiculous.
The cramp twins just fill me with rage. It was always on during school time, so was basically the only thing I could watch when I was (frequently) off ill. I'd just sit there in my parents bed, body aching, eyes welling up with anger begging for the nightmare to end and to watch some Mona the Vampire instead!
Man, Cramp Twins was one of those show's you would call a distant fever dream, forever relegated to the likes of CBBC or CITV. Anyone remember Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids?
Never watched Grizzly Tales, but I was fully aware of it. I never really got into The Cramp Twins either, but I remember watching the intro. (Same with Working Lunch! Remember that?)
Loved grizzy tales, i remember the episode where a farmer kills a bunch of kids and put their corpses in an apple cider drum really stood out becuase it was so morbid
Oh man I remember watching this show but I have always forgotten the name and it has always eluded me. Thank you Steve for bringing it back and showing the show the light of day. Not going to lie the show is different from what I remembered as a kid.
maybe its just because of the weird character designs and being set in a little town but this somewhat reminds me of the oblongs. of course they are very different but something about this just gets me thinking about it
I know this comment is a year later, but same here. I think the polluted elements and class division (the valley people in ooblongs and swamp people in this cartoon) is another similar element. Also the cynical vibe of both cartoons and crass/unconventional humor. I love both shows a lot.
Ed, Edd & Eddy was brilliant, and almost every episode was hilarious. The Cramp Twins was mediocre. Until Steve posted this review, I'd forgotten that it ever existed.
Wow. Ain't this a nostalgic trip. This was one of those toons that aired late at night as a kid (at least in my country) It was entertaining as a kid n I sympathized with Lucien getting bullied by Wayne. I never watched anyone review it till now
Ok, why is it that when a series (live action or animeted) has a male stalker it's shown as a serious problem that needs to be dealt with, but when it's a female stalker it's played up for laughs. Characters like Helga from "Hey Arnold," Wendy Winkle from "The Cramp Kids," and Marinette Dupain-Cheng from "Miraculous Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir" keep multiple pictures of there crush, build a shrine dedicated to them, and do some pretty bad things so that their crush doesn't end up with another girl (who's probably just a friend and wanted to hangout) and suffers no consequences for their actions, the only contradiction to this is that Helga is punished by the universe when the episode is dedicated to her "crush."
The outer line style in Cramp Twins was probably an attempt to create their own style, similar to Home Movies. Where their outlines were always moving or twitching. After all Home Movies was introduced in 2001 and ended in 2004 exactly the same as "Cramp Twins" It's likely the styles are a coincidence since both series were released in Sept 3rd and Sept 4th literally 1 day apart from each other.
"IN YOUR DREAMS GIRL-PANTS!" Still one of my fave lines! Also before CN, this show was on Fox Kids! Btw will you review Oggy and the Cockroaches or Space Goofs?
Oggy definitely had some dark moments such as one episode where Oggy is nearly eaten by a tribe of termites despite termites eat wood and mushrooms so they shouldn't really have the hunger to eat a cat
Eh. I rather not review Oggy and the Cockroaches, since it's a dialogue-free cartoon. Just like The Pink Panther and Shaun the Sheep. The series can have a history behind how it was made, but it's not a cartoon to review. Again, it's just a wacky cartoon with no voice acting.
I remember looking at that pufferfish meme, looking up its origins, and I got one huge nostalgia bomb thrown at me when I realized where it was from. Same with Oggy, but with a different meme.
3:32 I know it’s Tom Kenny, but Wayne sounds almost EXACTLY like SpongeBob Funny since most of his roles go more into the Ice King/Mayor side of his voice
the most solid memory i have of this show is an episode in which the twins get sick. Lucius i think got sick from chewing on some specific thing and thus had to stay home, Wayne got jealous of his brother not going to school and purposefully made himself sick by going to bed soaking wet and with a window open. however he was disappointed to realize that all both of them did was be forced to stay in bed all day with nothing to do. i have no idea how the episode ends, the only other vague memory i have is the opening credits which was only jogged by the short clips you showed to differentiate the seasons. definitely a bizarre show, one that i have thought of a few times over the years, and it was great to find this review!
I used to watch this on Fox Kids, 4kids entertainment, or foxbox. I forget what name they were using at the time. Anyways, it was a very interesting show. I rather enjoyed it, though I believe I've only seen the first season (as in the USA first season). Another show that had similar humor was "The Ripping Friends". If I recall... "The Ripping Friends" was by the creator of "Ren & Stimpy". I don't remember... Love the content! Keep up the amazing work!!!
I remember watching this show, but it was one of those shows you remember fragments of about, no name, no plot, no character recognition, but just a long forgotten fever dream.
I remember this show back when it aired on FoxBox/4Kids. Not one of my favorites at all yet it sits rent free in my mind. I've always hated Wayne for effectively being a black sheep who gets away with murder while Lucian was always taking the blame. About one of the impressive things he did that blew me away was how instead of being a jerk, he made a nice casket and funeral for Lucian's worm. I also remember the opening change where in season 1 when Wayne got spanked as a newborn reacted pleased like he liked it. In season 2, same situation but instead Wayne growled like an animal.
Have you ever heard of this French cartoon called “Dragon Hunters”. It ran for two seasons and a movie. But out of the two seasons, season one is better. The movie was decent to. And it’s a very unique and underrated cartoon.
This was my favorite show on CN as a kid.in summer break there was a "single cartoon" week where every day only one was shown for nearly all day.Wednesday was 10 hours of this.
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Fun fact: Identical twins have DNA that is 99.9% the same. They also have almost nearly identical brain wave patterns. But they do have different fingerprints and teeth marks!
That wasn't fun.
Oh, weird
@@MajorJakas It's an interesting one, so does that mean the siblings we see aren't "identical" twins
Most obvious one is skin tone
I think I remember reading somewhere that the concept of identifying a person by the fingerprints was the result of twin criminals. When the police caught one, the criminal would just say 'they have the wrong twin' and the police couldn't prove whether they were lying or not so they let them go. Only once fingerprints were used could they tell who was guilty of what crime.
As an identical twin I can confirm
While our personalities are very different, we still go about things in our day to day life in the same way/ticks.(unconsciously curling our mustaches, cracking our knees by twisting our bodies, making random noises after getting stupid baked etc..)
05:29 "The mum and the dad are both shades of green"
Ok, I can't be the only one seeing the mum as yellow right?
She is a solid yellow with no tints of green to me, I’d be curious if other people see something different like that black/blue white/gold dress debate.
@@okami6399 No, she’s definitely yellow. His eyes must be on drugs, lol.
I swear it’s yellow to me
Yeah 100% yellow.
No, she's yellow.
Damn I remember watching this as a kid but I can't recall a single episode
Mohamed Nail --- same.
Ha same
Ditto. However, all I can remember is Wayne's insult "girl pants".
@@operaanimelover369 All I can remember is the boiling line-y gimmick the show had to emulate Ed, Edd n' Eddy.
@@eatatjoe Mate, I did not even notice that. Rewatching it as an adult, the lines have become super conspicuous, thus make me question the artistic choice.
I remember liking this show quite a lot back in the day, surprised to see so many people disliking it now. Maybe it's just nostalgia blinding me, but I still think it's an okay show, far from bad at least.
The same goes for me I always follow this show as a odd cartoon I didn't really love it but at the same time I didn't hate it either
This is a gross out show, they were pretty popular in the 90s and 00s, mainly just with kids and younger teens. Even back then they were usually disliked by adults and some kids. I'd say it's more nostalgia goggles affecting your view of it today since most people I know that were kids then but didnt watch it (including myself) dont care for it even though many of us liked those sorts of shows back in the day.
To me season 2 is not that bad as i felt the point of Wayne was always able to get people to do what he wanted and use theme for his own personal gain as we've seen Him back in season 1 to get people to do things for him or was able to wrap people around his fingertips as the Point of Mr pretty was just that teacher you had who always got butter up or was that teacher the student used for there own needs or was looking for someone else to blame for there mistakes
I also genuinely liked it then, and I still watch it now. I'm 29. I don't think it's just nostalgia for me ...
I always thought the black outlines were meant to depict the characters being tense or stressed some way. You might even say.. feeling cramped.
I… I can’t unsee it now
I want to know what was going on in that world that made the trees and furniture cramped...
I always thought they were trying to imitate Ed, Edd, N' Eddy's squiggly line style.
OOOOHHHHHH I GET IT !
god fucking damn it
This show's worst offense: being so incredibly boring visually.
Wich was reason numero uno on why I never watched it
@Jamal Ramadan It's just humour. Not good, but still just humour. Why would it be removed from air for that?
I don’t even remember this show on Cartoon Network
Me either. Heck I wouldn’t have believed this aired in the us if it wasn’t for the fox box before 4kids tv transition and the CNCity Era having transitions showing you what’s now playing and what’s next. Found some below for this show:
CN City era bumper (circa 2005)
m.ruclips.net/video/SduDn6duJ9w/видео.html
Foxbox Bumper (circa 2003)
m.ruclips.net/video/dYxkAGiwD-M/видео.html
In Europe they even got a ident
m.ruclips.net/video/9tEN_et4su4/видео.html
Lol, the execs at CN or Warner Brothers probably despise this show or something nowadays and probably wanted to cancel it horribly 😂😂💀💀
You've just awakened a deep memory inside of my brain .... I completely forgot about this show
Same.
Same.
Yeah me too, I somehow forgot about this show.
Crazy thing for me was I remembered the show before this, but don't remmeber enjoying it as a child.
@@sircatsmeow2886 same. I remember watching it but I was kinda confused watching it
I always guessed the skin colour was due to them living by the soap factory and chemicals have genetically effected them. The characters with normal skin tones are either in touch with nature Like Tony in the swamp and Wendy and her dad being Rich Elites who can keep away from the exposure.
Great theory
@marsell yeah it was just my theory, or more like a fan fiction I had when I watched it as a kid. I think it does hold water though.
@marsell wasn’t there a group of people somewhere in history who inbred so much they turned blueish? That could be the reason.
@@RaraZeCat They carried a recessive gene. There was some inbreeding, which probably contributed to more of them being born blue, but it’s primarily due to the gene. The patriarch was blue and he wasn’t inbred (to my knowledge). The family was the Blue Fugates.
@@karaoconnoraliasraidra thanks for clearing it up, I heard of them and inbreeding was a factor, didn’t think there was more to it.
I remember watching this show and being really freaked out because I thought the blue twin was a demon with salmonella
The blue twin scared me when I was a kid lol
Oh shit! XD
Lmao!
After remembering the show in a while I thought there was something of a tyler durden complex going on with the glasses kid and wayne. Or at least a Dr Jackyl and Mr Hyde kind of deal
….I mean your not exactly wrong
Are we going to forget that one time where Wendy sets up a trap for Wayne which breaks his bones?
Then the rest of the episode goes the same route as Stephen King’s Misery; even as a kid, I found that really disturbing
Dude, this show was completely erased from my memory until watching this video just now.
I read Misery like a decade later and something about it felt oddly familiar.
Reading your comment just turned this vague familiarity into a strong sense of deja vue when thinking of that art style.
I'm surprised she never did this to Wayne where she throws them into a well like in Silence of the Lambs
Bruh this made me remember that episode. She purposely broke his bones so she can nurse him back to health and all the same time his brother gloats about it.
This was one of those cartoons where, back when we had Sky, I'd watch purely because somehow none of the other kid-oriented channels had anything. I have no nostalgia towards it. It was watchable, but in an annoying way.
Like a youtube drama?
Yes, same here!! It was definitely one of those "in between shows"
I honestly thought this show was a weird fever dream. Probably because I only saw 1 or 2 episodes of it.
Yep. This exactly
It's because the other channels shut down and Cartoon Network was the only 24/7 kids channel at the time.
I remember watching this. The gross out humour used to make me feel sick as a kid. CBBC thought otherwise and continued to air reruns of this monstrosity.
that was my problem as a kid aswell with this show
I mean in da bungalow ?
Lol, I thought that CBBC kids channel in the UK was supposed to be very educational.
@@YakkoWarnerTower if you cannot Dennis the menis "educational" reffing to the British version not the American
CBBC and CITV were the shits back in the day, but look at them now, they are a shadow of their former selves
I hated this cartoon SO MUCH as both a kid and as an adult due to the parents and of course Wayne due to him ALWAYS getting away with everything and never getting punished !
Ye, this bothered me as well .-.
But I didn't hate the Show
He did in a few episodes when Lucian goes finds a way through his plans
@@leviedds9354 Looking back at this show, honestly, Lucian was pretty annoying too. He comes off as a kid version of a white knight.
Wasn't there an episode when Wayne does get punished when the mom puts him into some machine to have him clean? Though I will say, the episode creeped me out because hearing Wayne screaming and watching the mom with her mask on giving an evil look, made it seem like he was being tortured. I don't know what episode that was, can someone tell me?
I didn't hate it. I just found it odd, but slightly mediocre. Pretty ugly character designs, too.
I can't believe you didn't even mention that awful episode where their teacher was looking after the twins and their father while their mother was away, it's ingrained into my brain, it was so traumatizing
At least she got punished at the end
To me season 2 was not that bad as the point of Mr pretty was that teacher you had who try to offer support and help a student they thought they could help without realizing there true nature also There was moments back in season 1 When Wayne used his dad to get what he wanted also there was Moments Wendy used anything to get what she wanted and always at times got away with it showing season 2 had some moments like season 1 it just going back onto it
I remember in the US it aired on Fox’s 4Kids TV block before it moved to CN and it was one of the shows that definitely stuck out like a sore thumb, even when it had a more diverse lineup long before they doubled down on anime. Something about it just made it just feel weird watching even when I was just a kid and couldn’t process what was good and bad. Heck, I remember there was a commercial that mocked the viewers saying something along the lines of “if you thought they couldn’t get worse, you’re in for a rude awakening” as if they knew people didn’t like it.
So preparation for ‘Teen Titans Go!’ writing?
@@Bmanritchie Teen Titan Go had it's moments but it was nothing like the crab twins to be honest I always thought at the Crab twins was up-to-date version of Ren and Stampy
It was actually on kids wb from what I remember then on cn
That's probably why I don't remember watching it on cartoon network
@@yunogasai1338 - This show was on around the time CN was in their ‘Toon City’ phase where Dan Snyder was intro-ing live action shows and trying to kill Toonami on Saturdays before [as] came on.
Megan XLR also aired at the time
Wayne is clearly lilac and I will die on this hill. Also, glass shattering moment with the outer lines on the characters.
Nah, he's periwinkle.
I love how Tom Kenny is almost in every show lol
Yeah, he's just one of those VA's that just steals the show!
So that means SpongeBob is everywhere
Man legit dominated CN in the 2000s lol
So that’s why my cousin told me spongebob was on cn years ago. I thought this was just a bad dream
He's in everything just like Cree Summer and Tara Strong
At 9:41 you can see the laziness in the animation as the green background / door behind Wayne all of a sudden recolors his eye from white to green for a frame.
Wow.. the memories of coming home from primary school and this was already on the tv, just hit me like a tonne of bricks.
I'm so old...
...You old? This hurt me.
…I would see this after I got home from high school..now I feel old. And I’m not old yet!
@@DAOW17 Oh my god, are you OK? I didn't know people who remember the last millennium were still living =D
Seriously though I know what you mean. Like i think back to the introduction of pokemon to the UK and have a little crisis sometimes. Feels like 10 years ago, not 20+.
@@fightthepowerman lol yea born 89 so got to experience both the 80’s and 90’s growing up. #blessed. Seriously great time for cartoons with reruns of transformers and Cartoon Network starting.
Yeah 23 here I remember this well
I haven't thought about this show in 20 years. What a time capsule this episode was
i can tell that Wayne was voiced by Tom Kenny, because he sounds way too similar to Spongebob at certain points, while at other times. his voice sounds too similar to Ice King, i know this came out before Adventure Time. but still
Does that mean Wayne is actually Simon? If so what caused the name change? And what happened to the rest of his family and change in skin color
I think this show came along just as PowerPuff Girls, Dexter's and Ed, Edd & Eddy were starting to cycle out of Cartoon Network, but before good shows came and replaced them like Foster's, Grim Adventures and KND. Believe me, we didn't miss it.
Explains why I remember this show being on pretty often and me being disappointed it was on air. I always remember waiting for something better to come on. It's so weird to me that I've probably watched every episode of this show as a result, but I literally can't remember any of the plots.
As someone born in 1999 all of those shows blend together in the same vague time period for me
Fun Fact: Some of the episodes are written by Andrew Brenner, who wrote some Thomas And Friends stories in magazines and after The Cramp Twins, he became writer of the CGI series!
Redemption Arc IRL
Which i have to say is pretty cool
“The cramp twins? More like, the crap twins.”
Oh man you going to bring it that hard this whole video? Lol
I remember HATING this show so much as a kid, and I used to love just about anything animated back then so that's how you KNOW it's bad
Lmao
I used to absolutely love this show, it's alarming how many episodes I still have stored in my brain
I loved this cartoon so much because of it's silliness, I didn't speak English at the time and I didn't understand but I just loved it. The intro song was stuck on my head for all of these years
I don't know anyone who watched this show, almost felt like I imagined the whole thing!
I remember watching Cramp Twins at 4am when I was sick as a kid. Me and my mum would sleep in the living room and have the tv on quietly to help me relax. Cramp Twins always helps me feel calm and happy :)
Unpopular opinion, but I loved this show, both seasons even.
Not on the same level as the Greatest CN stuff, but just something that's above average and memorable enough for me to keep coming back to it.
Especially Wayne's antics. He's the first "love to hate" character I was ever exposed to in media. I never got tired of him, even in the worst episodes.
I just wish they gave the show a little more care, because the potential was very underused.
Hey Steve, I have a show that is around your ally it’s called “The Long Long Holiday” an animated show made in 2015 its about 2 kids living in German occupied France during WW2, it’s only 10 episodes long but it had a very investing story and it’s not afraid to show some of the realities of war,I think you’ll enjoy
I watched that show on Netflix. That kid getting blown up by the land mine is enough to make someone fear going to the beach for the rest of their life.
I watched this ages ago and I been trying so hard to re find it for years oh my godness. Thankyou lol 😂
I absolutely loved this show as a kid. A lot of people completely forgot it existed. I never thought I'd see it mentioned in a RUclips video lol!
I had completely forgotten about The Cramp Twins! I remember finding it decently entertaining and I sort of liked the aesthetics of it. But at the same time, it felt like such a depressing and cynical universe with so many horrendous people in that small town.
You know what, I'm surprised to find a review of this show that isn't completely negative. Because I for one don't think The Cramp Twins is deserving of the hate it gets. As someone who's been a fan of the TV series from the beginning, I consider it criminally underrated and misunderstood.
I'm not saying people have to like this show, as not every episode ends up working. But I do think there's more to it than people give it credit for. I think the extremities that the characters go to can be legitimately funny and clever. I hope other people will come to accept Wayne and Lucien's antics, and I also hope the series will get a proper conclusion.
But anyway, I can definitely respect your honesty. There were points I can agree and disagree with. Regardless I believe people need to listen to things from a different point of view.
Thanks bro
Steve, no joke, I was legit thinking about this earlier today during my shift. Thought about going home and trying to remember the title, got home and then your review shows up XD The only episode I actually remember was Wayne getting a crush on a tomboy engineer girl, only thing I remember
Oh word?
If any of you remember this show, you deserve a veteran's discount.
Until today, I never heard of the cramp twins, so no, I do not deserve a veterans discount
I thought this was just a dream from a time when I was really sick as a kid
@@olivershmoliver0575 same!
Cos of the soap wars?
I remember this! Now, I could really use that discount.
The theme tune is an absolute banger though
“Let me out! Give me back my clothes!” Got me rolling lol
Just noticed something. Wayne looks like two characters:
* Lock from Nightmare Before Christmas
* A crazier young Dr. Drakken🤣🤣
Totally remember watching this as a kid😃
Dr. Drakken with Spongebob's voice
@@beaconhousepechsfilm-makin8187 lol
Yea I thought of Dr drakken aswell 🤔
You know, now that you've mentioned it, he does kind of look like Dr. Drakken. 😆
@@beaconhousepechsfilm-makin8187 - Wayne's voice does kind of sound like it would suit a young Dr. Drakken. 😆
The unnatural skin color of the characters is actually explained as to Soap city (the show hometown of family) being affected by the chemicals from the Hazchem factory (the enterprise owned by Wendy Winkle's and where the twins dad work) that it releases into the city atmosphere and the swamp (also affecting the drinking water) and most of the city works in the factory where Wendy's dad is known to be completely negligent of work safety or even implementing biohazard precautions.
This cartoon is like... an old baseball card hidden in a box in your closet...
Its there. In the back of your mind. and you always forget it exists until you actually see it physically and you're like "Oh, yeah that was a part of my childhood"
Then you close the box, put it away, and forget again.
One part of the intro had me chuckle: when the twins are born, the parents cringe upon seeing the blue kid.
It seems they knew Wayne had bad boy in him the second he was born
I remember seeing an episode of this on a random dvd comp when I was a kid, it feels so weird seeing it again.
6:06 that's one of the details that always caught my attention of this show: the lines out of the actual lines floating
List of things you should watch:
- fehérlófia
- Alice (Swankmajer)
- animerama trilogy (one thousand and one nights + kureopatra + belladonna of sadness)
- 1001 nights (Yoshitaka Amano)
- yellow submarine
- allegro non troppo (expecially the bolero segment)
- Heavy metal
- Aliens, flamingos & ecstasy
- cat cindarella (Alessandro Rak)
- the art of happines (Alessandro Rak)
- the breadwinner
- atama yama
- Fantasia
- Azur et Asmal
- kirikou and the sorceress
- where the dead go to die
- the Adventures of Mark Twain
- fantastic planet
- waking life
- I married a strange person
- cat soup + Nekojirou theatre (you should watch nekojirou theatre first)
- genji monogatari
- genius party beyond
- robot carnival
- son smeshnogo cheloveka
- waltz with Bashir
- Chico & Rita
- where's my body
- Samson and Sally
- neo Tokyo
- Yolo: Crystal fantasy
@Amanda Austin i love that film
Great list of reccomendations!
@@alec2733which one?
I remember this show thinking it looked really weird.
i wish i didn't remember this show. the episode where the mom wants everyone to clean and the dad takes down a poster lives rent free in my mind and now it feels validated.
I remember this show airing on The Fox Box with all the 4kids anime shows like Yugioh, One Piece, Teenage Mutant ninja turtles 03, Kirby Right Back at Ya, Fighting Foodons and the like. The intro alone turned me off from watching it and it Wasn’t there long.
This thumbnail and title completely unlocked a memory for me. I thought I knew everything that I used to watch as a kid, nope, completely forgot about this one but I loved it
Yeah it wasn't the best show ever but dang whenever I hear the intro a deep sense of nostalgia hits me
This was one of my comfort shows I honestly don’t remember a lot from it but it playing in the background was always a vibe
I had been looking for the name of this show from my memories. Very glad you reviewed it. Great video as always!
I watched this show when it aired on Cartoon Network (several times over) as a kid then watched it again recently as an adult after seeing a ' core memory ' Instagram reel of it haha.
I think the show has some unique aspects to it, with the best coming from the writing department. The art direction was ehh okay . I can see where they were going with it, kind of reminds me of a take on 60s pop art, using flashy colors to create contrast, at times overly simplified but just good enough to pass as a cartoon. I've seen theories on why certain characters have certain skin tones, but as you say, it seems more random and more based on character personality/design themes.
I did enjoy the fact that they spent time developing each area's unique traits (swamp being green/brown to symbolize nature, their family home being themed in purple to show off the mothers fashion taste and sense of order within the household etc.)
What stands out most is how each characters personality traits dramatically shift the overall tone of each episode and how each of these ' forces ' interact with each other, which opens the door for stories to be developed with the most obvious being Wayne and Lucien's constant battle for self expression.
This is also where the show suffered most, as Wayne's character tends to become ' too much ' all the time which makes it hard for the audience to stick around as you're constantly force fed this sense of tension and anxiety, had he been toned down a bit I think it would've created a more confluent story line. Lucien becomes an idealistic tyrant at times, but it's not always obvious and unwatchable as he seems to learn from his mistakes, questioning himself along the way and thus developing, which is a balance I think they could've better utilized.
I did also enjoy how much effort was put into many side characters stories, eg: Walter Winkle secretly being of the swamp folk but hiding it from his own family, yet still spending time in the swamp in his free time and even simple side stories like Dirty Joe falling in love and how that affects Wayne.)
What I most liked about the show was the focus on family structure, which I think many modern stories have forgotten about, that no matter how crazy things get in each episode, the family and community still seek to help each other out regardless of their mistakes or short comings, I found this well portrayed as it displayed the overall maturity of each adults character regardless of their shortcomings.
The little things add up in this show but ultimately fall victim to the rough animation style and over focus on Wayne's desires to be as unlikable as possible.
Overall it's an ' okay ' show with some nice quirks but many annoying aspects it couldn't seem to shake off towards the end of its run.
There was a reason my memory stowed this show away in a dusty dark corner. Thanks a lot Steve
Man, i completely forgot about this show. It's nice to revisit it, the good and the bad. Thanks for this!!
You're the first person I've seen review this show that didn't basically say it was total crap. Makes me think twice about potentially giving it a try, at least season 1. Props!
Yeah I was expecting nothing but negativity from the thumbnail... surprisingly balanced.
Tony Parsons was the only character in this show I wouldn't incinerate on sight. I never knew every single member of a cast could be an antagonist except one guy who lives in a swamp.
I remember this airing fairly late in the evening on CNUK. Suggesting the network didn't have much faith in it.
That and Gadget Boy...
Ah i remember cartoon networks dark Era. This actually wasn't that bad, until we got to those season 2 episodes. Yikes, I know they were kinda bad as a kid, looking back now I can see why this show gets so much hate now.
I knew I wasn't going crazy as a kid when they changed the intro and animation style!
The horrors that were afflicted upon this show, have now stained my eyes. OH THE HORROR!
You know what’s even funnier than Homescapes gameplay? It’s advertising. I’m not shitting on Steve for advertising it, his advertising was actually really well made in showcasing exactly what the game is about and how it functions. I’m not even shitting on the game itself, I play the game and I enjoy it quite well. I meant more the advertising made by the company behind the game. It’s just ridiculous.
The cramp twins just fill me with rage. It was always on during school time, so was basically the only thing I could watch when I was (frequently) off ill.
I'd just sit there in my parents bed, body aching, eyes welling up with anger begging for the nightmare to end and to watch some Mona the Vampire instead!
thank you for reminding me that "mona the vampire" was a thing
Man, Cramp Twins was one of those show's you would call a distant fever dream, forever relegated to the likes of CBBC or CITV.
Anyone remember Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids?
Yes I remember it , it was the best show on citv
Never watched Grizzly Tales, but I was fully aware of it. I never really got into The Cramp Twins either, but I remember watching the intro. (Same with Working Lunch! Remember that?)
Loved grizzy tales, i remember the episode where a farmer kills a bunch of kids and put their corpses in an apple cider drum really stood out becuase it was so morbid
Oh man I remember watching this show but I have always forgotten the name and it has always eluded me. Thank you Steve for bringing it back and showing the show the light of day.
Not going to lie the show is different from what I remembered as a kid.
maybe its just because of the weird character designs and being set in a little town but this somewhat reminds me of the oblongs. of course they are very different but something about this just gets me thinking about it
I know this comment is a year later, but same here. I think the polluted elements and class division (the valley people in ooblongs and swamp people in this cartoon) is another similar element. Also the cynical vibe of both cartoons and crass/unconventional humor. I love both shows a lot.
"The Cramp Twins? More like The Crap Twins!"
*gets horrible Cyber8 flashbacks*
Its amazing how a kids show managed to shock me more than Family Guy
“Cramp Twins whenever I see it referenced or reviewed online never seems to be revered in a positive light” CatDog would like to have a word with you.
CatDog still has its fans.
@@kootunesscrewy True. I'm one of those fans lol
Ah yes. The show that tried to copy "Ed, Edd, And Eddy" with the scriggle outlines but FAILED at doing it! ✍️
This show seems more like a lackluster Invader Zim Clone.
Also tried to copy Doug with the odd skin colors.
Ed, Edd & Eddy was brilliant, and almost every episode was hilarious. The Cramp Twins was mediocre. Until Steve posted this review, I'd forgotten that it ever existed.
Lol, probably the writers, and execs on Ed Edd and Eddy hated this garbage, and ugly lookin show too we never know.
Ah yes, I never knew Ed, Edd n Eddy invented scriggly outlines in cartoons
Wow. Ain't this a nostalgic trip. This was one of those toons that aired late at night as a kid (at least in my country)
It was entertaining as a kid n I sympathized with Lucien getting bullied by Wayne. I never watched anyone review it till now
Ok, why is it that when a series (live action or animeted) has a male stalker it's shown as a serious problem that needs to be dealt with, but when it's a female stalker it's played up for laughs. Characters like Helga from "Hey Arnold," Wendy Winkle from "The Cramp Kids," and Marinette Dupain-Cheng from "Miraculous Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir" keep multiple pictures of there crush, build a shrine dedicated to them, and do some pretty bad things so that their crush doesn't end up with another girl (who's probably just a friend and wanted to hangout) and suffers no consequences for their actions, the only contradiction to this is that Helga is punished by the universe when the episode is dedicated to her "crush."
The outer line style in Cramp Twins was probably an attempt to create their own style, similar to Home Movies. Where their outlines were always moving or twitching.
After all Home Movies was introduced in 2001 and ended in 2004 exactly the same as "Cramp Twins"
It's likely the styles are a coincidence since both series were released in Sept 3rd and Sept 4th literally 1 day apart from each other.
"IN YOUR DREAMS GIRL-PANTS!" Still one of my fave lines! Also before CN, this show was on Fox Kids! Btw will you review Oggy and the Cockroaches or Space Goofs?
I LOVED THOSE SHOWS FROM XLIAM
Oggy definitely had some dark moments such as one episode where Oggy is nearly eaten by a tribe of termites despite termites eat wood and mushrooms so they shouldn't really have the hunger to eat a cat
Eh. I rather not review Oggy and the Cockroaches, since it's a dialogue-free cartoon. Just like The Pink Panther and Shaun the Sheep.
The series can have a history behind how it was made, but it's not a cartoon to review. Again, it's just a wacky cartoon with no voice acting.
@@williampulfer-melville8536 You mean dust mites, right?
The termite episode actually has it eating the wood (and some metal) in Oggy's house.
I remember looking at that pufferfish meme, looking up its origins, and I got one huge nostalgia bomb thrown at me when I realized where it was from. Same with Oggy, but with a different meme.
3:32 I know it’s Tom Kenny, but Wayne sounds almost EXACTLY like SpongeBob
Funny since most of his roles go more into the Ice King/Mayor side of his voice
Hell yeah, this show was great back in the day.
edit: now i know why. i never saw Season 2 (3&4).
the most solid memory i have of this show is an episode in which the twins get sick. Lucius i think got sick from chewing on some specific thing and thus had to stay home, Wayne got jealous of his brother not going to school and purposefully made himself sick by going to bed soaking wet and with a window open. however he was disappointed to realize that all both of them did was be forced to stay in bed all day with nothing to do. i have no idea how the episode ends, the only other vague memory i have is the opening credits which was only jogged by the short clips you showed to differentiate the seasons. definitely a bizarre show, one that i have thought of a few times over the years, and it was great to find this review!
For me Cramp Twins is one of those show's where I kind of know it's bad but I still enjoy it due to growing up with it.
Allways nice to see an obscure pice of childhood, you didn't think about since 15 years...
Those characters are memorable to me cause of their distinct designs.
It's so strange how much of this show I still remember after forgetting it completely for so long
I have a suggestion of a messed up film, it's named The black cauldron.
It used to air on Fox Kids instead of Cartoon Network in my country (Mexico). But now, it is considered a lost media. It's probably for the best.
I loved this as a kid it was the only show where it showed what true bullying was like
I never knew it was on Cartoon Network. Where I lived, they would show it Saturday mornings on the FoxBox
Wendy's hair being blown off is her wig, she got lice from Wayne if I recall correctly.
Everytime I look at or get recommended a video from your channel its pure nostalgia
Read Kath Soucie's wiki to find that The Master from Fallout is voiced by Kanga and Pooh. Shit went down in the Hundered-Acre Wood.
I know her best as the voice of both Lola Bunny as well as the voice of Princess Sally Acorn from the Sonic satam cartoon
I used to watch this on Fox Kids, 4kids entertainment, or foxbox. I forget what name they were using at the time. Anyways, it was a very interesting show. I rather enjoyed it, though I believe I've only seen the first season (as in the USA first season). Another show that had similar humor was "The Ripping Friends". If I recall... "The Ripping Friends" was by the creator of "Ren & Stimpy". I don't remember...
Love the content! Keep up the amazing work!!!
I remember watching this show, but it was one of those shows you remember fragments of about, no name, no plot, no character recognition, but just a long forgotten fever dream.
I remember this show back when it aired on FoxBox/4Kids. Not one of my favorites at all yet it sits rent free in my mind. I've always hated Wayne for effectively being a black sheep who gets away with murder while Lucian was always taking the blame. About one of the impressive things he did that blew me away was how instead of being a jerk, he made a nice casket and funeral for Lucian's worm.
I also remember the opening change where in season 1 when Wayne got spanked as a newborn reacted pleased like he liked it. In season 2, same situation but instead Wayne growled like an animal.
This is Dr. Drakkens villain origin story
Have you ever heard of this French cartoon called “Dragon Hunters”. It ran for two seasons and a movie. But out of the two seasons, season one is better. The movie was decent to. And it’s a very unique and underrated cartoon.
Dragon Hunters was so cool, but it's sad that the movie killed the franchise.
I remember a CGI franch show called insecktors that was dubbed in the uk it came out around when reboot was popular
Oh shit! Thanks for making me remember
This was my favorite show on CN as a kid.in summer break there was a "single cartoon" week where every day only one was shown for nearly all day.Wednesday was 10 hours of this.
Oh god I vaguely remember this show. The purple twin was so evil for nothing. And the artstyle, god....
3:33 when Wayne gets mad he sounds like SpongeBob SquarePants
Steve could you please do another “what went wrong”? those were really good
3:42 Gotta love how he just sounds exactly like SpongeBob there.
I always loved Cramp Twins as a kid