And that's the beauty of the way these references were made. If you don't understand them, you think it's just him being silly, and you have a laugh. If you do understand these references, you still laugh either way.
I was just old enough to know a few of the impressions, so the whole time I knew that he was doing it, I just didn’t know who they were impressions of. I’m 26 now.
RIGHT?! It wasn’t until 2017 that I found out his “uh..uh, master? There are a few, uh, provisos? uh, uh, a couple of quid pro quo” was a certain William F. Buckley, Jr. It makes Williams’ impersonation that much funnier.
It's interesting because impressions of a lot of these people were pervasive in cartoons so I was like, aware of the caricatures but not the original person. Like you see Peter Lorre impressions in cartoons basically all the way back to when he was acting
Fun Fact: 70% of Genie's lines were not in the script, Robin Williams improvised it, thus giving the animators extra headache in animating those lines. LOL. Williams is such a genius!
Actually, less of a headache and more of freedom. Having a character like Genie who does so many improvizations and impressions gives the animators a lot more freedom.
There's an interview where Robin talked about it. He asked if he could improvise and they said of course. One day an animator asked if he could stand in the booth with him so he could draw while Robin did the voices and eventually there was a bunch of animators standing in this tiny booth with him scribbling madly while he said his lines
Man Robin was just a masterpiece, if only he were here to play Genie in the live action Aladdin. Also I am not hating on Will Smith I just think the movie would have been more funny if it was Robin. But a lass RIP to the legendary Robin Williams
In a way, it was a form of payback for Disney not giving in to his simple demands. For those who don’t know, he DIDN’T want his name used to market the movie, but Disney did so anyway.
I'm from Denmarks and Aladdin was one of THE first Disney movies I ever saw and owned (on VHS), and I had NO IDEA about the references since I didn't know about any of the american celebreties and the internet wasn't a thing yet, but the characters were still funny so they work.
Animator: "Sir Robin horrifically off script" Director: "just deal with it and animate around him" Animator: "What?" Director: "I meant what I said!!!"
If you didn't know. They actually did that. I think the tribute video by Disney had some of the animators saying that he just went off with impressions and jokes and they had to pick out things they wanted to use and animate to that.
List of Genie's impressions 0:01 Arnold Schwarzenegger (Born on July 30, 1947, in Thal, Austria) 0:08 Superman II (Released on June 19, 1980) 0:25 Señor Wences (Born on April 17, 1896, in Peñaranda de Bracamonte, Spain. Died on April 20, 1999, in New York City) 0:37 Ed Sullivan (Born on September 28, 1901, in Harlem, New York City. Died on October 13, 1974, at the Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City) 0:52 Groucho Marx (Born on October 2, 1890, in New York City. Died on August 19, 1977, at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA) 1:04 Cab Calloway (Born on December 25, 1907, in Rochester, NY. Died on November 18, 1994, in Hockessin, DE) 1:18 William F. Buckley Jr. (Born on November 24, 1925, in New York City. Died on February 27, 2008, in Stamford, CT) 1:41 Peter Lorre (Born on June 26, 1904, in Austria-Hungary. Died on March 23, 1964, in Los Angeles, CA) 2:01 Robert De Niro (Born on August 17, 1943, in Greenwich Village, New York City) Taxi Driver (Released on February 8, 1976) 2:30 Carol Channing (Born on January 31, 1921, in Seattle, WA. Died on January 15, 2019, in Rancho Mirage, CA) 2:55 Arsenio Hall (Born on February 12, 1956, in Cleveland, OH) 3:06 Jerry Lewis (Born on March 16, 1926, in Newark, NJ. Died on August 20, 2017, in Las Vegas, NV) 3:29 Walter Brennan (Born on July 25, 1894, in Lynn, MA. Died on September 21, 1974, in Oxnard, CA) 3:46 Mary Hart (Born on November 8, 1950, in Madison, SD) 3:56 Ethel Merman (Born on January 16, 1908, in Astoria, New York City. Died on February 15, 1984, in Manhatten, New York City) 4:12 Rodney Dangerfield (Born on November 22, 1921, in Deer Park, NY. Died on October 5, 2004, at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA) 4:20 Jack Nicholson (Born on April 22, 1937, in Neptune City, NJ) 4:46 Airplane! (Released on July 2, 1980) 5:01 Das Boot (Released on February 10, 1982) 5:15 Robin Williams (Born on July 21, 1951, at St. Luke's Hospital. Died on August 11, 2014, at Paradise Cay, CA) 5:35 Adrian Crouner (Born on September 8, 1938, in Pittsburgh, PA. Died on July 18, 2018, Troutville, VA)
I am today years old realizing Adrian Crouner was actually real and not just a Robin Williams character. These 2 are the reason, “Good Morning Vietnam,” is such an iconic phrase
The Genie is basically Disney’s version of Deadpool. Incredibly powerful but uses said powers in a childish, eccentric way. Makes references no one in the set universe would understand. Gets bullied and bossed around by people barely a fraction as powerful as them. Breaks the 4th wall basically all the time and are completely self aware, able to reference and even name the actors who portray them.
Even if you didn't get the references, they were still funny, I had no idea who William F. Buckley Jr. was and those scenes still made me laugh out loud.
@@jeffreygao3956 Somewhere on RUclips, there must be a video of Gore Vidal making Buckley lose his cool during a nationally-televised debate. That moment is *so sweet* despite Buckley's homophobic epithets...
@@jeffreygao3956 Buckley was very racist early on in his career and apparently changed his views after white supremacists set off a bomb at a black church in 1963.
0:01 Genie Schwarzenegger 0:08 Genie in the Phantom Zone 0:25 Senior Genie Wence and his puppet 0:37 Genie Sullivan 0:52 Groucho Genie Marx 1:04 Genie Calloway 1:18-1:22 William F. Genie Jr. 1:38 Genie Lorre 2:00 Genie De Niro from Taxi Driver 2:27 Genie Channing 2:53 Arsenio Genie Hall 3:04 Genie Lewis 3:29 Genie Brennan 3:46 Mary Genie Hart 3:56 Genie Merman 4:11 Genie Dangerfiled 4:20 Genie Nicholson 4:46 Genie as Pilot Bee 4:59 Submarine Genie 5:15 Robin Genie Williams 5:32 Genie Cronauer Genie: Made you look
As a kid most these went over my head as I didn't really experience these people but I remember reruning my VCR tape over and over giggling at night to the movie Robin Williams was a great man. Glad he had a good impact... Hope he rests peacefully knowing all the hearts he touched.
Many were spot one though Some were “eh maybe 🤷♂️” they could of went either way mind you the man was a maniac but that Adrian bit at the end was beautiful
I was 5 when I first saw this movie, I'm 35 now and I still recognise maybe 4 of the references. Still looks like Robin and the animation team had a blast making this movie.
Like everyone else has said, we don't have to understand the references to enjoy the Genie's antics and personality. In my case, I had no idea who Jack Nicholson was, but Genie wearing sunglasses and acting "cool" has always been my favorite Genie antic
Here's where I feel like I missed an opportunity to get the role of the Genie in the live action Aladdin. Had it been me, I would have been HILARIOUS and perfect.
The phantom zone scene is actually from Superman (1978). Of course, its inmates would become central the plot of Superman II, so it's understandable to confuse the two.
When you're little and watch this, Genie's being a goofball. When you're older and watch it again, Genie's still a goofball but he makes so much more sense and is probably a lot funnier.
I think the Peter Lorre one is harder to see the similarity because he's yelling in that clip but usually he was very soft spoken and breathy. Lots of characters are based on him, most notably the maggot from corpse bride
@@Lolbama2012It makes more sense that the movie is set in the distant future than in the past. It's not just Genie's references, but also the magic carpet ride, where they see the Sphinx being built and visit Beijing's Forbidden City, which was built nearly 4000 years (!) later, so it should be impossible, unless they are all being rebuilt after a global apocalypse. Also, the Genie says that he was in that cave for 10,000 years, yet there are apparently solid historical records of his existence and usage instructions, since Jafar knew exactly what and where the lamp is and how to use it. There are no historical records from that long ago in our time, but if the movie is set 10,000 years in the future, then it all makes sense.
When watching this as a kid, I was so proud that I was the only one in my class to recognize Genie's impressions of William F. Buckley Jr. and Jack Nicholson.
This is one of the great things about re-wacthing a movie from my childhood as an adult. Not that the magic disappears ,but rather that I understand the movie on a new level and still re-watch it with the same happiness as I did when I was about 5 or 6 years old,because now I understand all the smaller details, which I did not know as a kid,but just found funny because they really where :) Robin Williams you where such a legend and you did such an amazing job with not only Genie but many more characters . You will live forever in our hearts.
Thank you for this. I've been watching this movie all my life, as a kid in the 90s and now my children watch it. I use some of these lines regularly and never realized who some if them were impersonating. RIP Mr. Williams, you're a legend.
There is a voice missing from here. In Prince Ali, who is that male voice an impression of before the Mary Hart ("He's got 75 golden candles'). The Mary Hart refers to him in "Fabulous, Harry, I love the feathers".
This is not just entertainment, this is the spiritual legacy of a comedy GENIUS and a tormented soul. I'll alway love RW and I'll always smile, hoping to make him proud wherever he's now. THANK YOU, ROBIN!
the references work well because you can enjoy it as just a part of genie’s fun personality without knowing what he’s referencing the animation and robin Williams performance really do a lot
I love how I didn’t get any of the references back then but they fit so perfectly, they’re timeless and they sort of spot on even if I don’t who he is imitating, it fits the line!
This is a Golden First Place you've made! I wish you millions of views! many, many more! I was 4 in 1992 when I saw this in theaters, my first visit to the theaters. I'm 36 & a half now. I twas a fool, to not seek this out sooner. You are my hero, dude. I have never known pretty much all of these references. I figured out a few, but others I just didn't know because my parents didn't tell me. I remember knowing who Rodney Dangerfield was because he was SO popular & I recognized the Jack Nicholson face, but didn't know his name yet. Thanks so much for this fun video.
I actually didn’t know most of these out side the most obvious 3 (dangerfiend, Nicholson and De Niro) as many 90’s kids wouldn’t but this is great. Thanks for putting it together.
Aladdin actually takes place in modern times. That's why none of the other characters act confused when Genie does an impression. Also, Agrabah does resemble a modern middle eastern city.
The best part about this impressions is the theory behind it. The one, which say that Aladdin is taking place in the future :D Civilisation was destroyed, and restarted :)
Thinking back. The fact the he ad libbed a good chubk of that. Means he consumed all of that media, and then could call on it randomly responding to something that was just said. Its sad he suffered from depression he was a genius. Could you imagine how fast his brain worked??
This is 1% of what Robin Williams could do. He had an arsenal of impressions the size of China, from celebrities to common archetypes, that he could reference with minimal effort. There is one interview with Letterman in which he pulls up his trousers and lo, he becomes an old Jewish man! In his Actors' Studio interview, he gets a scarf from the audience and uses it to turn into Mother Theresa, then Gandhi, then a belly dancer... Most performers didn't like working with him because they just couldn't keep up; the only one fearless enough to handle him was Billy Crystal, who knew to play it straight while Robin literally bounced all around. Williams in many ways was of his time, his work relied on a shared body of knowledge: everyone watched the same TV and movies so everyone got his references. But he was, without a doubt, the best improviser of his generation, and definitely in the short list of the very best comedians and actors ever (he had insane range).
The Groucho Marx reference was to his TV show where a duck would fall from the ceiling carrying the "secret word" of the day. Some of these chosen examples aren't very close to the parodies! But great to see them all the same.
Beyond him being able to make use of the impressions, the more fascinating thing to me is, I imagine he must've seen so many people in his life and was somehow able to remember the way each of them sounded or acted. For many of these, I had no idea how the original person was...
Genie is a character that benefits from the traditional animation medium. If they wanted to make all these visual references in CG, they’d have to create all these variant models of the genie. Of course no studio would ever put the resources into that for single shot gags.
Fun fact: The merchant at the beginning of the movie, who was also voiced by Robin Williams was originally going to be revealed to have been the Genie the whole time and that was when The Genie would say “Made ya look.”
I knew nothing of references as a kid, but once he brought the carpet out, I always kinda thought, from his tone, he was pulling off Rod Roddy, famous announcer for game shows, more well known for price is right after the first announcer, Johnny Olsen, passed away.
Today marks the anniversary of Robin's passing. The Genie is living rent-free in our hearts.
RIP, Williams
May the legend actor never forget from my childhood from Night at the Museum
@@matthewskudzienski888 I saw the first NATM, and I couldn't listen to Robin without picturing The Genie in my head 😂
@@tyrone162 He’ll surely be missed!
I wish I could find a magic lamp 🪔 and wish him back ❤
When I was a kid, I didn't know the Genie was making references. I thought he was just being silly.
And that's the beauty of the way these references were made. If you don't understand them, you think it's just him being silly, and you have a laugh. If you do understand these references, you still laugh either way.
Thats the best way to make a reference. Even if you dont get it, it should blend in with the movie.
Same
Meanwhile nowadays people think im referencing somebody when I was just being silly
I was just old enough to know a few of the impressions, so the whole time I knew that he was doing it, I just didn’t know who they were impressions of. I’m 26 now.
I love all of Genie's lines. But for some reason the "I can't believe it. I'm losing to a rug."-line always gets a smile out of me.
It's a great Rodney, and the animation is hilarious
Always 😄 I literally came here after watching that specific scene to see what other people think of it
Should've been "I'm getting beaten by a rug!"
@@philmstud2k *in soviet russia*
The eyes, oh my god the eyes. It’s killing me. They’re killing me.
References that literally no kid in the 90’s could ever know, but still hilarious 😂
I know them
I actually did know most of them as a kid lol. But im a rarity
I knew maybe a handful back then
RIGHT?! It wasn’t until 2017 that I found out his “uh..uh, master? There are a few, uh, provisos? uh, uh, a couple of quid pro quo” was a certain William F. Buckley, Jr. It makes Williams’ impersonation that much funnier.
It's interesting because impressions of a lot of these people were pervasive in cartoons so I was like, aware of the caricatures but not the original person. Like you see Peter Lorre impressions in cartoons basically all the way back to when he was acting
Fun Fact: 70% of Genie's lines were not in the script, Robin Williams improvised it, thus giving the animators extra headache in animating those lines. LOL. Williams is such a genius!
Actually, less of a headache and more of freedom.
Having a character like Genie who does so many improvizations and impressions gives the animators a lot more freedom.
From what I've heard, they recorded HOURS of Robin's improv lines. That man, what a genius!
Plus it snubbed Aladdin writers of submitting an Academy Award nomination for best writing
There's an interview where Robin talked about it. He asked if he could improvise and they said of course. One day an animator asked if he could stand in the booth with him so he could draw while Robin did the voices and eventually there was a bunch of animators standing in this tiny booth with him scribbling madly while he said his lines
Man Robin was just a masterpiece, if only he were here to play Genie in the live action Aladdin. Also I am not hating on Will Smith I just think the movie would have been more funny if it was Robin. But a lass RIP to the legendary Robin Williams
Fun fact: Robin Williams improvised so many lines that Aladdin couldn’t be nominated for the Oscar for best adapted screen play
In a way, it was a form of payback for Disney not giving in to his simple demands. For those who don’t know, he DIDN’T want his name used to market the movie, but Disney did so anyway.
That's not true at all
Wouldn’t have won anyway, that movie sucks (and is racist)
@@FortunAdlaich y u buggin cuh
@neilmcapa2273 God, don't tell me you're one of those losers who sees bigotry in everything, are you?
The beauty of Genie is that even if you don’t get the references, they fit into the film and personality perfectly.
Robin Williams was a genius
Subscribe to Joshua Duferrena! He’s amazing!
they had 12 hours of recordings to sift through when he was done
You mean IS a genius!!! He may be physically gone, but his spirit will NEVER DIE!!!!!
I'm from Denmarks and Aladdin was one of THE first Disney movies I ever saw and owned (on VHS), and I had NO IDEA about the references since I didn't know about any of the american celebreties and the internet wasn't a thing yet, but the characters were still funny so they work.
Fact
As a kid, I probably got like 10% of the references, but the comedy came more from Genie's shapeshifting and manic energy
0:08-0:09 I Love This Genie Does That.
Animator: "Sir Robin horrifically off script"
Director: "just deal with it and animate around him"
Animator: "What?"
Director: "I meant what I said!!!"
"Did I stutter?!"
If you didn't know. They actually did that. I think the tribute video by Disney had some of the animators saying that he just went off with impressions and jokes and they had to pick out things they wanted to use and animate to that.
"Getting that man to stick to the script is like herding cats during a thunderstorm."
“I said what I said.”
"I can't believe it.. I'm losing to a rug!"
😂😂
I get no respect at all
One of my favourite Disney quotes ever.
@@lofthouse23 TELL HER THE TRUTH!!!!!!!!!
@@dominicparisi2999 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I really love the Jack Nicholson improv! Its on point!
Heartwarming too to know that they're good friends professionally.
Same
Me 2
Jack was a good friend of Williams, and called him "Robbo". I bet they "lived it up" quite a bit, in the '70s...
List of Genie's impressions
0:01 Arnold Schwarzenegger (Born on July 30, 1947, in Thal, Austria)
0:08 Superman II (Released on June 19, 1980)
0:25 Señor Wences (Born on April 17, 1896, in Peñaranda de Bracamonte, Spain. Died on April 20, 1999, in New York City)
0:37 Ed Sullivan (Born on September 28, 1901, in Harlem, New York City. Died on October 13, 1974, at the Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City)
0:52 Groucho Marx (Born on October 2, 1890, in New York City. Died on August 19, 1977, at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA)
1:04 Cab Calloway (Born on December 25, 1907, in Rochester, NY. Died on November 18, 1994, in Hockessin, DE)
1:18 William F. Buckley Jr. (Born on November 24, 1925, in New York City. Died on February 27, 2008, in Stamford, CT)
1:41 Peter Lorre (Born on June 26, 1904, in Austria-Hungary. Died on March 23, 1964, in Los Angeles, CA)
2:01 Robert De Niro (Born on August 17, 1943, in Greenwich Village, New York City) Taxi Driver (Released on February 8, 1976)
2:30 Carol Channing (Born on January 31, 1921, in Seattle, WA. Died on January 15, 2019, in Rancho Mirage, CA)
2:55 Arsenio Hall (Born on February 12, 1956, in Cleveland, OH)
3:06 Jerry Lewis (Born on March 16, 1926, in Newark, NJ. Died on August 20, 2017, in Las Vegas, NV)
3:29 Walter Brennan (Born on July 25, 1894, in Lynn, MA. Died on September 21, 1974, in Oxnard, CA)
3:46 Mary Hart (Born on November 8, 1950, in Madison, SD)
3:56 Ethel Merman (Born on January 16, 1908, in Astoria, New York City. Died on February 15, 1984, in Manhatten, New York City)
4:12 Rodney Dangerfield (Born on November 22, 1921, in Deer Park, NY. Died on October 5, 2004, at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA)
4:20 Jack Nicholson (Born on April 22, 1937, in Neptune City, NJ)
4:46 Airplane! (Released on July 2, 1980)
5:01 Das Boot (Released on February 10, 1982)
5:15 Robin Williams (Born on July 21, 1951, at St. Luke's Hospital. Died on August 11, 2014, at Paradise Cay, CA)
5:35 Adrian Crouner (Born on September 8, 1938, in Pittsburgh, PA. Died on July 18, 2018, Troutville, VA)
5:35 Goooooooood morning Vietnam!
3:46 seems wrong, it looks and sounds just like Joan Rivers 😅
Can you really call Robin Williams an impression as he’s voiced by Robin Williams?
Only Robin Williams can impersonate Robin Williams
I am today years old realizing Adrian Crouner was actually real and not just a Robin Williams character. These 2 are the reason, “Good Morning Vietnam,” is such an iconic phrase
Legends like Robin Williams will never be forgotten
Only Robin williams can do robin williams
"Often imitated never replicated"
LOUDER!
Some of us at the back can't hear you.
Genie is technically impersonating himself.
Robin Williams is dearly missed. What a talent.
🧟 I can't... Bring evil joe Jackson back from the dead and it's not a pretty picture 😱 I Don't like DOING IT!!!!!
I cried when he died. Such a huge loss! RIP 🧞♂️
@@rafaliciousbmxyes! 😢
@@rafaliciousbmx well, in our hearts, he's still alive. Our senses of humor are technically him as a reincarnation.
The Genie is basically Disney’s version of Deadpool. Incredibly powerful but uses said powers in a childish, eccentric way. Makes references no one in the set universe would understand. Gets bullied and bossed around by people barely a fraction as powerful as them. Breaks the 4th wall basically all the time and are completely self aware, able to reference and even name the actors who portray them.
Well, technically, Deadpool belongs to Disney too.
@@c0mpu73rguy oh he is!? well, I hope he’s gonna get paid for that
😂😂 BEFORE Disney got the legal rights to Deadpool, that is.
Even if you didn't get the references, they were still funny, I had no idea who William F. Buckley Jr. was and those scenes still made me laugh out loud.
Buckley Jr. wasn’t that cool a guy.
@@jeffreygao3956 Somewhere on RUclips, there must be a video of Gore Vidal making Buckley lose his cool during a nationally-televised debate. That moment is *so sweet* despite Buckley's homophobic epithets...
@@jeffreygao3956 Buckley was very racist early on in his career and apparently changed his views after white supremacists set off a bomb at a black church in 1963.
Genie once said: “I thought the earth wasn’t supposed to shake until the honeymoon”
-Aladdin and The Forty Thieves
@@f1ybo1 that’s wild
🧞♂️: 🫢😳 And I COMPLETELY regret saying THAT. I did not know what I was talking about.
You know Robin Williams was a genius, when he does an impression of himself as Genie!!!
R.I.P Robin, you will always be missed!!!😢
Well, his spirit lives on in our hearts..
0:01 Genie Schwarzenegger
0:08 Genie in the Phantom Zone
0:25 Senior Genie Wence and his puppet
0:37 Genie Sullivan
0:52 Groucho Genie Marx
1:04 Genie Calloway
1:18-1:22 William F. Genie Jr.
1:38 Genie Lorre
2:00 Genie De Niro from Taxi Driver
2:27 Genie Channing
2:53 Arsenio Genie Hall
3:04 Genie Lewis
3:29 Genie Brennan
3:46 Mary Genie Hart
3:56 Genie Merman
4:11 Genie Dangerfiled
4:20 Genie Nicholson
4:46 Genie as Pilot Bee
4:59 Submarine Genie
5:15 Robin Genie Williams
5:32 Genie Cronauer
Genie: Made you look
As a kid most these went over my head as I didn't really experience these people but I remember reruning my VCR tape over and over giggling at night to the movie Robin Williams was a great man. Glad he had a good impact... Hope he rests peacefully knowing all the hearts he touched.
Robin Williams gave us the pleasure of hearing what Jack Nicholson would sound like in an animated film.
5:15 Man, Robin Williams does a PERFECT impression of Robin Williams. Definitely the most spot-on out of all the impersonations here.
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I didn’t think Robin Williams could pull off a good impression of Robin Williams, but it was spot on!
And yes, there is no earrape this time.
Okay :)
Many were spot one though Some were “eh maybe 🤷♂️” they could of went either way mind you the man was a maniac but that Adrian bit at the end was beautiful
3:40 tho
@@mileyluong5251🧞♂️ 🗝
👍
Robin Williams as the Genie was one of the greatest casting decisions of all time.
I was 5 when I first saw this movie, I'm 35 now and I still recognise maybe 4 of the references.
Still looks like Robin and the animation team had a blast making this movie.
The Airplane one is a stretch, he's just saying mayday.
The whole phrase came from that movie tho
I'm pretty sure it's a reference to Alec Guinness in Malta Story
@@sunshinex2012 Bruh people say mayday when they're crashing, it's been said outside of that movie...
@@Gggmanlives but at the time of release that’s the movie where it first came from
@@Gggmanlives lol
the fact that Robin Williams did an impression once very 5-10 seconds at certain points in this movie is extremely impressive
5:15 So, he’s basically doing an impression of himself there
Like everyone else has said, we don't have to understand the references to enjoy the Genie's antics and personality. In my case, I had no idea who Jack Nicholson was, but Genie wearing sunglasses and acting "cool" has always been my favorite Genie antic
There will never be a more perfect match of character and voice actor like the Genie and Robin Williams again.
Here's where I feel like I missed an opportunity to get the role of the Genie in the live action Aladdin. Had it been me, I would have been HILARIOUS and perfect.
Usually I don’t like it when a character does a bunch of pop culture references but this is something special
3:04 is more likely an homage to Johnny Olsen (Price is Right) or Monty Hall (Let's Make a Deal) than Jerry Lewis.
Agreed. Jerry Lewis would have been more of his "OH A LAAAAAADYYYY!" persona than his older voice.
Robin Williams brought so much joy and laughter and he will 🐝 missed. R.I.P. 😢Robin Williams
Well, our memories of him and our senses of humor are technically a reincarnation of him.
4:58: I love that reference to Das Boot (Rest in peace, Wolfgang Petersen)
The phantom zone scene is actually from Superman (1978). Of course, its inmates would become central the plot of Superman II, so it's understandable to confuse the two.
Robin was a genius. Even not understanding half of these as a child, he was still hilarious. That’s comedy.
I think you mean "IS" a genius. Our memories of him and our senses of humor are technically his reincarnation in us. 😉
I cant believe i'm losing to a rug
Still my favourite genie line
R.I.P Rodney Dangerfield
The Rodeny face and eyes made it all the more classic😆
4:11
Genie: I can’t believe it. I’m losing to a rug.
Hugo (four years later): You’re telling me, I’m losing to a bird!
When you're little and watch this, Genie's being a goofball.
When you're older and watch it again, Genie's still a goofball but he makes so much more sense and is probably a lot funnier.
😅 His Goofball Island is probably his largest personality island (yes, that's a reference to Inside Out). He's ALWAYS a goofball, no matter our age.
Even genie knows how to break the 4th wall
I love how William F. Buckley's real voice sounds more exaggerated than Robin Williams' impression of it.
“I can’t believe it I’m losing to a Rug!” Was my favorite ❤
All these impersonations and one man had them all, legendary Robin Williams. May he find eternal peace.🙏🥹
I think the Peter Lorre one is harder to see the similarity because he's yelling in that clip but usually he was very soft spoken and breathy. Lots of characters are based on him, most notably the maggot from corpse bride
John K said he based Ren's voice off of Peter Lorre. so if one fails to do a Ren impression. they end up doing a Peter Lorre impression.
Absolutely love how Genie is making references to things that don't even exist in that time period.
aladdin is set in the future so references to our time makes sense
@@finalfantasy50 That's a fan-theory that exists solely because the dark and edgy fan theories were popular.
@@finalfantasy50 Or... It could be that the genie could see the future, ya know, seeing as he is all powerful.
As a nigh-omnipotent being, he is undoubtedly omniscient as well.
@@Lolbama2012It makes more sense that the movie is set in the distant future than in the past. It's not just Genie's references, but also the magic carpet ride, where they see the Sphinx being built and visit Beijing's Forbidden City, which was built nearly 4000 years (!) later, so it should be impossible, unless they are all being rebuilt after a global apocalypse. Also, the Genie says that he was in that cave for 10,000 years, yet there are apparently solid historical records of his existence and usage instructions, since Jafar knew exactly what and where the lamp is and how to use it. There are no historical records from that long ago in our time, but if the movie is set 10,000 years in the future, then it all makes sense.
When watching this as a kid, I was so proud that I was the only one in my class to recognize Genie's impressions of William F. Buckley Jr. and Jack Nicholson.
This is one of the great things about re-wacthing a movie from my childhood as an adult. Not that the magic disappears ,but rather that I understand the movie on a new level and still re-watch it with the same happiness as I did when I was about 5 or 6 years old,because now I understand all the smaller details, which I did not know as a kid,but just found funny because they really where :) Robin Williams you where such a legend and you did such an amazing job with not only Genie but many more characters . You will live forever in our hearts.
The genie's ability to do virtually anything is what allowed Robin Williams to put in all that improvisation.
R.I.P Robin Williams(1951-2014)🇺🇸✝️🕊️☮️
Well, his spirit lives on in our hearts.
I gotta say, the Genie’s impression of Robin Williams was spot on 😎
I grew up watching this movie but literally had no idea what 90% of these references were yet I still laughed my head off!
Man I miss Robin Williams, he always put so much charm into The characters he voiced.
Well, our senses of humor are technically a reincarnation of him.
Thank you for this. I've been watching this movie all my life, as a kid in the 90s and now my children watch it. I use some of these lines regularly and never realized who some if them were impersonating.
RIP Mr. Williams, you're a legend.
There is a voice missing from here. In Prince Ali, who is that male voice an impression of before the Mary Hart ("He's got 75 golden candles'). The Mary Hart refers to him in "Fabulous, Harry, I love the feathers".
Robin Williams doing an impression of himself. That was the best gem of all.
This is not just entertainment, this is the spiritual legacy of a comedy GENIUS and a tormented soul. I'll alway love RW and I'll always smile, hoping to make him proud wherever he's now. THANK YOU, ROBIN!
the references work well because you can enjoy it as just a part of genie’s fun personality without knowing what he’s referencing the animation and robin Williams performance really do a lot
0:30 oh god, that's nightmare fuel
Nah, it's hillarious
Robin Williams was an amazing talent. Thanks for making these connections to these older tropes that some of the younger viewers may not have seen.
Genie: 4:20-4:22
Me: You’re Talking About Sparky The Magic Piano, Right
I love how I didn’t get any of the references back then but they fit so perfectly, they’re timeless and they sort of spot on even if I don’t who he is imitating, it fits the line!
This is a Golden First Place you've made! I wish you millions of views! many, many more!
I was 4 in 1992 when I saw this in theaters, my first visit to the theaters. I'm 36 & a half now. I twas a fool, to not seek this out sooner. You are my hero, dude. I have never known pretty much all of these references. I figured out a few, but others I just didn't know because my parents didn't tell me. I remember knowing who Rodney Dangerfield was because he was SO popular & I recognized the Jack Nicholson face, but didn't know his name yet. Thanks so much for this fun video.
Knowing the references really makes you realize just how great these impressions were.
Can't believe he referenced himself in the end.
"If this lady is your wife, then you should be ashamed." That got me rolling 🤣
Rest in peace, Williams. You were great.
It should be pointed out he’s specifically impersonating Mart Hart when she hosted the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in ‘87.
I actually didn’t know most of these out side the most obvious 3 (dangerfiend, Nicholson and De Niro) as many 90’s kids wouldn’t but this is great. Thanks for putting it together.
Only Robin Williams can pull this off there will never be another Robin Williams RIP Legend
4:19 the Jack Nicholson impression is hilarious😂
I really wish there will be another actors like him! Robin Williams is such a legend! ❤
The dangerfield one is the best, it literally comes out of nowhere lmao.
I can’t believe it I’m losing to a rug!
If robin was still alive, he would have impersonated maybe Ryan Reynolds.
Wouldn’t surprise me if he did a one man spoof of all the avenger films
There's nothing special about Ryan Reynolds. I mean nothing stands out to impersonate
If he was in the live-action version, think about what he could have done.
@@christianparrish6647 Detective Pikachu? 😂😂 I WOULD BE CRYING!
3:30
Now that acting.
Boy had me laughin too.
Gotta love that Genie and Pumbaa both did the Taxi Driver bit
1:05 I was not expecting that. SAVAGE
2:34 My favorite moment in the entire movie! I could listen to 2 straight hours of this while still laughing! 🤣
Aladdin actually takes place in modern times. That's why none of the other characters act confused when Genie does an impression. Also, Agrabah does resemble a modern middle eastern city.
The best part about this impressions is the theory behind it. The one, which say that Aladdin is taking place in the future :D
Civilisation was destroyed, and restarted :)
Thinking back. The fact the he ad libbed a good chubk of that. Means he consumed all of that media, and then could call on it randomly responding to something that was just said. Its sad he suffered from depression he was a genius. Could you imagine how fast his brain worked??
This is 1% of what Robin Williams could do. He had an arsenal of impressions the size of China, from celebrities to common archetypes, that he could reference with minimal effort. There is one interview with Letterman in which he pulls up his trousers and lo, he becomes an old Jewish man! In his Actors' Studio interview, he gets a scarf from the audience and uses it to turn into Mother Theresa, then Gandhi, then a belly dancer... Most performers didn't like working with him because they just couldn't keep up; the only one fearless enough to handle him was Billy Crystal, who knew to play it straight while Robin literally bounced all around. Williams in many ways was of his time, his work relied on a shared body of knowledge: everyone watched the same TV and movies so everyone got his references. But he was, without a doubt, the best improviser of his generation, and definitely in the short list of the very best comedians and actors ever (he had insane range).
@@supertoyg That's a very cool bit of history, thank you!
The Groucho Marx reference was to his TV show where a duck would fall from the ceiling carrying the "secret word" of the day. Some of these chosen examples aren't very close to the parodies! But great to see them all the same.
3:28: It’s Old Man, from GoodTimes’ Beauty and the Beast!
Beyond him being able to make use of the impressions, the more fascinating thing to me is, I imagine he must've seen so many people in his life and was somehow able to remember the way each of them sounded or acted. For many of these, I had no idea how the original person was...
One of the best animation performances of all time no question
I'm absolutely in love with the work you did for this video thank you I've been waiting for this for far too long and didn't even realize it.
You forgot Pinocchio...
Fun fact: at 5:34 we can see in the right hand corner of the blue screen that the whole movie took 1,454 backgrounds
Only Robin Williams can impersonate Robin Williams with such accuracy.
Of he called me on the phone. I'd never know the difference
That Arsenio hall clip was legendary. He put that guy back in his place for saying that
3:04
What you claim to be Jerry Lewis is actually the announcer for Let's Make a Deal and The Price is Right: Johnny Olson.
5:24
So this is the start that he introduced Disney's that does make sense
Genie is a character that benefits from the traditional animation medium. If they wanted to make all these visual references in CG, they’d have to create all these variant models of the genie. Of course no studio would ever put the resources into that for single shot gags.
Genie rule number 4:Dont wish I do anything I want
We'll never have another friend like you, Robin ✨️☮️
Then you haven't met ME in person. I'm as hilarious as Robin was. I can do my own impressions and kid-friendly jokes.
I miss Robin so much 🥺🥺 such a good man 🥺 he did amazing as Genie and other great movies
Fun fact: The merchant at the beginning of the movie, who was also voiced by Robin Williams was originally going to be revealed to have been the Genie the whole time and that was when The Genie would say “Made ya look.”
No one:
Not a single soul:
Genie after turning into a boat: arooo arooo *starts speaking German*
It’s a good reference to make, Das Boot is a classic
Genie:
A character created for adult viewers of Aladdin.
I knew nothing of references as a kid, but once he brought the carpet out, I always kinda thought, from his tone, he was pulling off Rod Roddy, famous announcer for game shows, more well known for price is right after the first announcer, Johnny Olsen, passed away.