Dickens was so obsessed with Christmas because he grew up in a rare time period where every year of his childhood had beautiful, snowy Christmases, but by the time he grew up that climate had returned to your typical wet, rainy British winters.
the cold climate during his childhood was caused by the same volcanic eruption responsible for the "year with no summer" which spawned such classics as Dracula and Frankenstein. Interesting how much an event like this can influenxe literature and by extent culturr
Edward: "I've kissed your smiles away..." Edward was later charged and convicted of domestic abuse, and sentenced to watch over Old Man for the rest of his life. The lawsuits continue to pile up.
I honestly think that line is supposed to refer to a sad farewell kiss, since this Edward was leaving Bertha for the Navy. The farewell kiss only strengthens Bertha's melancholy and reduces any chance of future happiness unless Edward comes back. *Wait. Why am I trying to apply logic to this joke comment?!*
Kind of funny how at the beginning, Danny Thomas mentions how not many people know about Cricket on the Hearth and he'd just found out about it himself, but then he looks surprised when he thinks the audience never heard of it either.
It might have been "there's a story very few people who've heard of based on this Victorian tradition. Oh, you haven't heard of the tradition the story is based on either?"
"Suggested by" basically means "very loosely based on." There was a cricket in the original, but just a regular cricket--certainly not a Jiminy-esque talking one who interacted with the human characters, let alone a bunch of other talking animals. There was a whole other plot cut out about a man who's led to believe his wife's unfaithful, but is set straight in the end. Caleb's blind daughter Bertha was originally the SISTER of missing Edward; his sweetheart May was a different character. They made her a composite for this version.
And if you went missing and managed to come back. DON'T disguise yourself as an old beggar in order to test your fiance's love after suffering hysterical blindness! 🧔=🧑
I had a bad enough day at work that I was crying when I came home. (I'm almost 30 and rarely show emotion.) So I decided to re-watch your "Cricket on the Hearth Review" for the god-knows-what-th time. And now I am crying from laughing so hard. Literally. Tears rolling down my face, can't breathe laughing. (It's been long enough since I saw this review that I'm reliving a lot of the jokes.) Thank your for this hilarity Mr. Phelous.
We have _Cricket on the Hearth_ as part of a Rankin/Bass Christmas DVD boxset. The discs containing _Rudolph_, _Frosty_, _Santa Claus is Comin' to Town_, _The Little Drummer Boy_, and Bill Melendez's _Frosty Returns_ all share a case, which resembles a hardcover book. However, _Cricket_ has a separate case, as if the people making the set didn't really like the thought of putting it together with R/B's crown jewels.
I have that DVD set too, though we also have _Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol_ and _Cricket On The Heart_ is on the same disc as _Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer_ and _The Little Drummer Boy._
I watch this every December while ironing Christmas curtains :D It's just a weird tradition I got because it was one of the first things I did after moving into this house a few years ago. And every year I get the goddamn sexy cat song stuck in my head for days.
I try to not watch Phelous's Chistmas reviews outside the season, but they are just so entertaining I can't help myself. But this one I haven't watched in a long time, and it is nice to watch it now. It is my own personal Christmas tradition to watch Phelous's Christmas videos at this time tough.
18:24 I think the exchange should've gone like this, Crow: we've got no place for true bugs around here. Cricket crocket: hey who are you calling a true bug, I am an orthopteran, and proud of it
Fiona Herceg Heh, yeah. But it is fun to make that joke. And as a member of the LGBT community I can say that I find nothing offensive about it as such. : ) Thumbs up to your comment any way as a history nerd. Interesting how the meaning of words have changed.
Are we not even going to address the fact that while Bertha and Edward are lovers in this movie, they're brother and sister in the original book? Not cool, Rankin/Bass. XP
I stumbled upon this movie quite recently on a Christmas Classics collection. It was on the same disc as Rudolph. Yeeeeaah it is definitely a "classic"
Molly Awesomeness A "classic" meaning a poor excuse to fool you out of your money. And do you mean the 50s Rudolph cartoon with the poorly recorded voices? Imho That was awful!
Not surprising Danny Thomas would put his daughter Marlo in the show! You might know her as Rachel's mom from "Friends" and took over as chairwoman of St. Jude's Childrens Hospital, the foundation her father started, after he passed away.
10:46 I see this quite a bit in kids cartoons when a talking animal/insect friend is helping humans with important work using these really complicated tiring methods, and I question the efficiency of it all. I mean, instead of sitting around doing nothing until asked, then jumping into a little circus act, Cricket could be simply refilling a bowl with tacks or mixing paints at his own constant pace. That way Caleb and Bertha could keep a work flow going and Cricket could not waste so much excess energy. But then, Caleb could not be an ass and keep the important parts like the wheels of a toy wagon next to him.
My mom actually got this one about five years ago on dvd, it came in a collection of classic Christmas movies. Ones like Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer & Santa Clause is Comin' to Town.
I haven't seen that many episodes of the Danny Thomas show- I don't remember any Rankin Bass stuff put in other episodes Still one of my favorite reviews- this cartoon has a lot of recognizable talent involved, based on an obscure book, and is absolutely fucking insane. Thus, it's perfect for a really hilarious review.
Danny Thomas is also famous for starting the Saint Jude hospital where children can be treated for free of their illness.. they kind of beg others for donations now, but doctors are not free.
I love it when you do these horrible animated films! I keep forgetting Danny Thomas had his own show. I think this is why God the animation is hideous "EGO ON THE HEEAAAAARTH" Roddy McDowell's too good for this Danny and Marlo Thomas as English people. Oh boy. The Old Man running gag is still hilarious. HIEEEEEEEEEEEEE I love all the "inviting people in" jokes. The fish one was my favorite Well, that's a random animated musical number. Most of these musical numbers are out of nowhere and have nothing to do with anything and don't make sense whatsoever BLINDNESS DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY Stupid villain is stupid. And stupid heroes are even dumber Can't wait for part 2!
There actually is a condition called "hysterical blindness" which means you can go blind after a traumatic or devastating event. It's to do with emotional responses blocking the signals between the eyes and brain temporarily. It sounds quite melodramatic, but there it is.
So... Since the cricket showed up Birtha's fiancé died at sea, she went blind from grief, Caleb stopped working to care for her, he went into debt from paying doctors to fruitlessly examine her condition, they got evicted from their home and Caleb was forced to take a non-profit job for an asshole who gave him excessive work loads and makes them sleep at the workshop and live off of table scraps. WHAT THE FUCK KIND OF LUCK IS THAT?
Most of the problems weren't luck. They were just Caleb being utterly braindead, and the author of this adaptation's script (or of the original story if this element is in it) not understanding how hysterical blindness works. (For the record, I don't either, but I know it's not this.) Though I _suppose_ the latter could be considered bad luck, so I'll let you have her blindness as "bad luck" if you want it. Still, only her blindness and the ultimately false report of this soldier guy's death are bad luck, the rest is all just sheer stupidity.
Oh no, Bertha never got to paint the eyes on the doll. SHE’S COMPLETELY USELESS NOW 🤣 Always love rewatching your Christmas reviews during the holiday season! They’re just as classic as any film on tv! ❤❤
Holy shit I actually had this on a DVD collection as a kid. For the longest time i thought it was a hallucination or I got it mixed up with the Cricket of Times Square books but then the song kept getting stuck in my head at random times
I’ve been Wondering for years what the name of that book was! I remember reading it in third grade and bits and pieces of the story remain in my head specifically the Chinese restaurant part.
The cricket is easily one of the most evil creatures Phelous has faced! Name me any being so evil, it will try to ruin the lives of people who saved it!
1. 5:39: Why is he winking so much? And so slowly? 2. Danny Thomas is rockin' that velvet jacket. 3. Damn, Edward could crush coal into diamonds with that jaw... but instead, he's too busy kissing smiles away (seriously, WTF?!). 4. 10:52: Should I even bother pointing out how they got the principle of the whole "spoon as a catapult" thing wrong? You know what? Not worth it. 5. 12:16: Holy crap, is the Ice Cream Bunny approaching?! 6. 12:41: "I seek shelter from the bitter cold... oops, wrong movie, never mind."
I could probably request another review at this point, but he did such a great job, nothing ever comes to mind. It was an extra feature in the $10 bargain bin "Rudolph" stop motion movie DVD I randomly had one Christmas. Few months later... I realized it was kinda the perfect material for a Phelous review. But, seriously, he found more hilarious material from it than I ever thought possible.
How is Old Man classified? Is he a meme? A character? Should he and like characters have their own sub-section with a new name, devoted to characters with personalities derived from implications in their behaviors from what they were originally in?
Now I wonder why this little gem of Dickens didn't get that much love? I mean come on! Also thanks for keeping "Old Man" as a character on this show, There were a lot of laughs to come from this old ass. DOYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
enlistment? i guess the victorian navy gave out incredibly elaborate uniforms to simple enlisted troops, especially considering the period's general povery and disregard for the grunts of society. (seriously this guy's clearly at least an officer of some kind)
Im up at 3 am even tho im extremely ill watching this video because youre my lullaby, Phelous. 🥺 thanks for being there when everyone in my house is aslerp
Love rewatching this every Christmas, I hope he gets to do more of the Rankin Bass specials. The Jack Frost one is pretty hilariously bad and rich for riffing material.
Are you sure she was struck blind before the news of her dead fiance? Even before that happens, she never looks like she's looking at anyone. She always has this blank stare.
Man, Phelous.. I really love how your reviews are going. I've even gotten to see most Movie Nights videos... TBH, I couldn't find ur videos before. I saw u just early last year when I found Suburban Knights (My favorite of the 3) And another thing: I used to watch Spoony, but now, he's just gotten a lot more bitter, especially with movies... When you do reviews with Allison (hope I spelled her name right) and Brad, it's truly hilarious. Keep going with Bootleg Zones, I love those (especially when most of the toys you review there are everywhere where I live) :)
I'm only now noticed that Berta (or whatever is her name) looks like shes blind from begining, stare into nothing, when Caleb's eyes, on other side, looks fine.
Where's the Old Man even from anyway? Phelous and his darn obscure running gags... *shakes fist impotently towards a Canadian on the other side of the world*
Dickens was so obsessed with Christmas because he grew up in a rare time period where every year of his childhood had beautiful, snowy Christmases, but by the time he grew up that climate had returned to your typical wet, rainy British winters.
Ah I see
the cold climate during his childhood was caused by the same volcanic eruption responsible for the "year with no summer" which spawned such classics as Dracula and Frankenstein. Interesting how much an event like this can influenxe literature and by extent culturr
Well, he pretty much single-handedly brought back Christmas, since Epiphany re-eclipsed it during the regency.
Ah, winter. Such a wonderful time (of the year 😁)
Sometimes it does snow at Christmas.
Edward: "I've kissed your smiles away..."
Edward was later charged and convicted of domestic abuse, and sentenced to watch over Old Man for the rest of his life. The lawsuits continue to pile up.
There's no crime as terrible to deserve having to do that.
but the crime its so wet... it useless now
I honestly think that line is supposed to refer to a sad farewell kiss, since this Edward was leaving Bertha for the Navy. The farewell kiss only strengthens Bertha's melancholy and reduces any chance of future happiness unless Edward comes back.
*Wait. Why am I trying to apply logic to this joke comment?!*
Ive f*cked my life awaaaaaaaayyyyy
This comment chain is great.
Plot twist the guy with green skin actually had cricket Crockett living with him before and that's what you look like after crickets drain your luck
Lord Voldemort, No he was an mutated cricket
It's like Gollum after 500 years on the ring.
Ah so that is why he is green.
Kind of funny how at the beginning, Danny Thomas mentions how not many people know about Cricket on the Hearth and he'd just found out about it himself, but then he looks surprised when he thinks the audience never heard of it either.
I know right. It's just like, "Uh...Danny?"
GREAT CONTINUITY!
I had to 😂
Unless there was meant to be a ad break but even THAT would be awkward 😂
It might have been "there's a story very few people who've heard of based on this Victorian tradition. Oh, you haven't heard of the tradition the story is based on either?"
I love how Cricket Crockett just becomes this super villain that just shoots people when he wants and makes fun of blind Bertha. It’s fantastic
I hope he teams up with Wabuu someday
The "Ego on the hearth" joke had me laughing out loud- I love this already!
"Hey, stranger, would you want to PLEASE LIVE WITH ME!? I MAKE TOYS!"
I love this review, every joke is exactly on point.
"Ego on the hearth" always cracks me up.
my favorite part was the "two tacks" moment
"Suggested by" basically means "very loosely based on." There was a cricket in the original, but just a regular cricket--certainly not a Jiminy-esque talking one who interacted with the human characters, let alone a bunch of other talking animals. There was a whole other plot cut out about a man who's led to believe his wife's unfaithful, but is set straight in the end. Caleb's blind daughter Bertha was originally the SISTER of missing Edward; his sweetheart May was a different character. They made her a composite for this version.
Ha, guess they thought that story would be too dark for kids. Oh, the irony.
@@ExplorerDS6789too dark for kids unlike how the Bird, Monkey, and Dog were murdered later in the special. Ironic yeah
@@Private-Potato Hence the reason I put "oh the irony" at the end of my comment.
@@ExplorerDS6789 I was agreeing it was funny in an ironic way.
I've kissed your tears away: Aww, that's so sweet. :3
I've kissed your SMILES away: !?!?!???
Ive f*cked my life awayyyy
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it's a creepy line, and I can't come up with some other way they could have meant it. It's not really something that's open to interpretation.
Well, that explains why she was crying in the first place. 🤔
Maybe it was a euphemism for cunnulingus
fun fact: Danny thomas was the founder of St.Judes hospital
The patron saint of lost causes. And they say the Catholics don't have a sense of humour.
@@mastermarkus5307
Pffbt oh lord.
I think this movie actually has an important lesson... don't let deadbeat crickets in your home otherwise they will ruin your life
SilverVixen crickets are completely useless now.....
Well, my cat kills those so I’m good
And if you went missing and managed to come back. DON'T disguise yourself as an old beggar in order to test your fiance's love after suffering hysterical blindness! 🧔=🧑
Get Timon and Pumbaa on the line.
And this is why Pinocchio was able to be a total sociopath because he smashed the cricket with a mallet!
I had a bad enough day at work that I was crying when I came home. (I'm almost 30 and rarely show emotion.) So I decided to re-watch your "Cricket on the Hearth Review" for the god-knows-what-th time. And now I am crying from laughing so hard. Literally. Tears rolling down my face, can't breathe laughing. (It's been long enough since I saw this review that I'm reliving a lot of the jokes.)
Thank your for this hilarity Mr. Phelous.
I LOVE the Beauty's father joke. NEVER STOP DOING IT!!
You can NOT NOT have too much Old Man!!
HHHHHYYYYYYYEEEEEEEGGHH!!!
+FreakDaMIghet
Yeah, that could easily become his 'taste the rainbow.'
Wonder if he'll make a T-shirt out of that.
+FreakDaMIghet Old man never gets old. WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
The phony credit roll was probably one of the best META jokes you've done
ToruKun1 agreed.
Top fake ending
Agreed 🤣 I can never not laugh
We have _Cricket on the Hearth_ as part of a Rankin/Bass Christmas DVD boxset. The discs containing _Rudolph_, _Frosty_, _Santa Claus is Comin' to Town_, _The Little Drummer Boy_, and Bill Melendez's _Frosty Returns_ all share a case, which resembles a hardcover book. However, _Cricket_ has a separate case, as if the people making the set didn't really like the thought of putting it together with R/B's crown jewels.
Dsneybuf yup, I have that same one
Now I want there to be an Indiana Jones box set with Crystal Skull set apart in a similar way.
I have that DVD set too, though we also have _Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol_ and _Cricket On The Heart_ is on the same disc as _Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer_ and _The Little Drummer Boy._
@@rogue7723 No offense, but that sounds like a completely different DVD that just happens to have some of the same specials.
Do we have to put it in?
Yes.
But it's so bad! At least put it separate.
Ok. I wasn't happy about putting it next to the good ones.
I can't help but laugh so hard every time I see Caleb get stabbed in the eyes by those tacks.
+AT Productions And the mouth!
I was fully expecting it given Phelous' sense of humor but it still made me crack up XD
I watch this every December while ironing Christmas curtains :D It's just a weird tradition I got because it was one of the first things I did after moving into this house a few years ago. And every year I get the goddamn sexy cat song stuck in my head for days.
Phelous is like a gift who keeps on giving all year long.
Ooo I should do that too but with ALL the Christmas reviews 🤣 Christmas marathon
@@otakunthevegan4206 exactly
I try to not watch Phelous's Chistmas reviews outside the season, but they are just so entertaining I can't help myself. But this one I haven't watched in a long time, and it is nice to watch it now.
It is my own personal Christmas tradition to watch Phelous's Christmas videos at this time tough.
1:09 Goddammit Phelous, I thought my computer was dying.
Ain't I a stinker?
+Phelan “Phelous” Porteous Yes. Yes you are. A funny stinker xD
+SquirrelLuvsPnut1 Phelous.exe has stopped working.
+TheArceusftw The Phelous program has committed an illegal operation and will have to shut down. For more details, contact the vendor.
His computer stopped working? It must've gotten wet.
The fake credit roll from the beginning of this one is one of my all-time favourite Phelous jokes XD
100% agree😂 I will end up laughing so hard I cry 🤣
Old Man makes every movie better.
This movie's completely useless now!
This is by far the best Old Man cameo.
OLD MAN ON THE HEAAAAAAAAAAARTH
Let's agree to disagree.
Tareltonlives old man on the HHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERTH!
Don't judge me.
the "fake" fake fake out ending at the beginning was the most hilarious thing I've seen so far XD
Indeed. That's a nice "Take That" to this cliché in reviewer videos.
''I don't like this movie. Doesn't seem too friendly. 🎵'
18:24 I think the exchange should've gone like this,
Crow: we've got no place for true bugs around here.
Cricket crocket: hey who are you calling a true bug, I am an orthopteran, and proud of it
♫Entomologist on the hearth!♫
2:46-2:52 "Yes, I'm chastising you for not hearing about something that I just found out about."
Danny Thomas. the original hipster.
Watching Phelous’ CotH review is a new favorite tradition of mine, merry Christmas
Merry Christmas 2024!
🎵 *...and you're still gay insiiiiiiiiiide~* 🎵
"We have a gay old time!"
wait, what do you mean by gay?....
We talkin' YAOI or YURI here?
Well I'm definitely yuri inside. : )
Fiona Herceg Heh, yeah. But it is fun to make that joke. And as a member of the LGBT community I can say that I find nothing offensive about it as such. : ) Thumbs up to your comment any way as a history nerd. Interesting how the meaning of words have changed.
AuroraKnux I'm always gay inside
Doctor no.1: Who's suffering from hysterical blindness?"
Doctor no.2 (While pointing to Betha.): "That Girl!"
I can't believe it took me this long to find that comment. Love it
The cricket is voiced by the late Roddy MacDowall. He later voiced Mad Hatter in Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures.
He’s also Snowball in Pinky and the Brain
And he was Peter Vincent, the great vampire killer.
An Old Man cameo. Definitely in my top five.
15:33 Either Tackleton is a ventriloquist or his eyebrows are able to laugh.
tis the season for my holiday ritual of watching Phelous christmas movie reviews
Phelous, your Cricket Crockett voice is really funny. Roddy McDowall would be proud. 😄😄😄
He was as mad as a hatter
Mr. Phelous, you're one of those reviewers whose reviews I'll re-watch again, and again. Just thought you should know. Thanks for reviewing!
4:44 - 4:52 Holy shit thats some good lip sync. Seriously thats probably even better than the actual cartoon. Good job Phelous.
Are we not even going to address the fact that while Bertha and Edward are lovers in this movie, they're brother and sister in the original book? Not cool, Rankin/Bass. XP
Emberilliance That is a strange choice to make.
♫Incest on the hearth♫
Who gives??? As long as both parties are 100% consenting its no ones business
He addresses this in Part 2.
Wait what?!
The BEST thing about this review is how rapidfire ADD it is! I can't stop rewatching it.
Christmas is soon? Time to watch a Phelous classic!
In Britain, bugs refer specifically to a subset of insects, such as aphids and cicadas, sorry to be a party pooper.
LazyNed your comment truly _bugs_ me.
Little Princess Babygirl I hear only crickets with your comment (I'm self loathing right now)
@redloiyu654jay what?
That is the scientifically accurate term, too. The group was one of the original clades set up by Linnaeus.
@redloiyu654jay they were just sharing trivia🤷♀️
I stumbled upon this movie quite recently on a Christmas Classics collection. It was on the same disc as Rudolph. Yeeeeaah it is definitely a "classic"
Molly Awesomeness A "classic" meaning a poor excuse to fool you out of your money. And do you mean the 50s Rudolph cartoon with the poorly recorded voices? Imho That was awful!
I kinda wish Caleb tested Crockett's luck Mulan-style by walking into traffic
And yes, this review is a Holiday tradition of mine
Not surprising Danny Thomas would put his daughter Marlo in the show! You might know her as Rachel's mom from "Friends" and took over as chairwoman of St. Jude's Childrens Hospital, the foundation her father started, after he passed away.
Oh
I remember Marlo from "That girl" reruns actually :)
@@Tareltonlivesme too. Not bad to look at but a remarkably annoying character…
10:46 I see this quite a bit in kids cartoons when a talking animal/insect friend is helping humans with important work using these really complicated tiring methods, and I question the efficiency of it all. I mean, instead of sitting around doing nothing until asked, then jumping into a little circus act, Cricket could be simply refilling a bowl with tacks or mixing paints at his own constant pace. That way Caleb and Bertha could keep a work flow going and Cricket could not waste so much excess energy. But then, Caleb could not be an ass and keep the important parts like the wheels of a toy wagon next to him.
He pronounces "hearth" as "herth", and for some reason I like it.
Me too :)
I thought it was supposed to be pronounced "herth"
@@whyiamafs in England we say “harth”.
@@bethanyhitchen3989 yep, there’s no wrong or right way to say the word
@@whyiamafs Dialect.
The holidays are coming up which means it’s time to watch this classic review 🎉
Brass crickets are sold to sit on one's hearth and bring good luck. A friend gave me one decades ago and it's still on our hearth.
My mom actually got this one about five years ago on dvd, it came in a collection of classic Christmas movies. Ones like Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer & Santa Clause is Comin' to Town.
I haven't seen that many episodes of the Danny Thomas show- I don't remember any Rankin Bass stuff put in other episodes
Still one of my favorite reviews- this cartoon has a lot of recognizable talent involved, based on an obscure book, and is absolutely fucking insane. Thus, it's perfect for a really hilarious review.
That part with the tacks had me dying XDD
This is the funniest episode I've ever seen from you! I was laughing my ass off the whole time! 😹👍🏼
Me: Hmm, this song isn't that bad, maybe we are being to hard on this mov-
Eric: I've kissed your smiles away!
Me: Never mind!
Danny Thomas is also famous for starting the Saint Jude hospital where children can be treated for free of their illness.. they kind of beg others for donations now, but doctors are not free.
OH old man jokes are hilarious, don't stop.
Vincent Padilla you already made the comment i was gunna say!
I'm completely useless now......
16:11 such quality eye animation.
I love it when you do these horrible animated films!
I keep forgetting Danny Thomas had his own show. I think this is why
God the animation is hideous
"EGO ON THE HEEAAAAARTH"
Roddy McDowell's too good for this
Danny and Marlo Thomas as English people. Oh boy.
The Old Man running gag is still hilarious. HIEEEEEEEEEEEEE
I love all the "inviting people in" jokes. The fish one was my favorite
Well, that's a random animated musical number. Most of these musical numbers are out of nowhere and have nothing to do with anything and don't make sense whatsoever
BLINDNESS DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY
Stupid villain is stupid. And stupid heroes are even dumber
Can't wait for part 2!
Hey, I feel like I see you everywhere! :D
+Tareltonlives I feel like if anyone's too good for this movie, it's definitely Danny Thomas.
+Tareltonlives comment sure fits your profile pic *secretly falls in love
There actually is a condition called "hysterical blindness" which means you can go blind after a traumatic or devastating event. It's to do with emotional responses blocking the signals between the eyes and brain temporarily. It sounds quite melodramatic, but there it is.
Kinda like dying of a broken heart
8:10 "oh! she's wet from crying! she's completely useless now!"
:| dafuq wasdat?
Oh, Anthony, if you don't know what that response means, you don't deserve to make Old Man jokes.
(After an hour of thinking) OH, I GET IT, IT'S THE NOISE THE OLD MAN MAKES!!!
and her boyfriend got all wet from the tears!
he's useless too!
oh no! We're all wet from laugh tears! We're all ruined! HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
8:51 "Oh, Edward...I've already forgotten you." 👀😱"OHHHHHHHHH!!!"
7:57 Old Man is one of the best things about your videos!
KolonaRulez heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
So...
Since the cricket showed up Birtha's fiancé died at sea, she went blind from grief, Caleb stopped working to care for her, he went into debt from paying doctors to fruitlessly examine her condition, they got evicted from their home and Caleb was forced to take a non-profit job for an asshole who gave him excessive work loads and makes them sleep at the workshop and live off of table scraps.
WHAT THE FUCK KIND OF LUCK IS THAT?
Most of the problems weren't luck. They were just Caleb being utterly braindead, and the author of this adaptation's script (or of the original story if this element is in it) not understanding how hysterical blindness works. (For the record, I don't either, but I know it's not this.) Though I _suppose_ the latter could be considered bad luck, so I'll let you have her blindness as "bad luck" if you want it. Still, only her blindness and the ultimately false report of this soldier guy's death are bad luck, the rest is all just sheer stupidity.
Bad luck 🤣
"The service at the Money Lender is fine, but it's the evil laughing that keeps me coming back." X'D
This is one of my favorite reviews, I`ve seen this one so many times.
"Naughty, naughty birdie! You come to beddie right now!"
No jokes about that one?
Someone explained to me that "I've kissed your smiles away" is another way of saying "I've kissed you smiles goodbye."
Is it me or the raven keep changing into different shades of black.
Yeah. Even in the same shot it changed color.
Never get rid of Old Man
This video has become an annual Christmas tradition to watch with friends. This is easily my favourite review of yours!
Oh no, Bertha never got to paint the eyes on the doll. SHE’S COMPLETELY USELESS NOW 🤣
Always love rewatching your Christmas reviews during the holiday season! They’re just as classic as any film on tv! ❤❤
Holy shit I actually had this on a DVD collection as a kid. For the longest time i thought it was a hallucination or I got it mixed up with the Cricket of Times Square books but then the song kept getting stuck in my head at random times
I’ve been Wondering for years what the name of that book was! I remember reading it in third grade and bits and pieces of the story remain in my head specifically the Chinese restaurant part.
The cricket is easily one of the most evil creatures Phelous has faced! Name me any being so evil, it will try to ruin the lives of people who saved it!
What about Wabuu?
The ninja turtles from Back to the sewers.
More like back to the soup pot.
1. 5:39: Why is he winking so much? And so slowly?
2. Danny Thomas is rockin' that velvet jacket.
3. Damn, Edward could crush coal into diamonds with that jaw... but instead, he's too busy kissing smiles away (seriously, WTF?!).
4. 10:52: Should I even bother pointing out how they got the principle of the whole "spoon as a catapult" thing wrong? You know what? Not worth it.
5. 12:16: Holy crap, is the Ice Cream Bunny approaching?!
6. 12:41: "I seek shelter from the bitter cold... oops, wrong movie, never mind."
Still a better holiday special than The Christmas Tree.
Or Noel
Fuck that movie
amen!
@@CaffeineDeprivation But… he’s Noël and he have a happiness ! *clock* he’s Noël and he have a happiness ! *clock* he’s Noël and he have a happiness !
And this was better than Rapsittie Street Kids.
1:09 Phelous.exe has stopped working. the cause of this must be because of too many Christmas Carol adaptations.
I think this is one of your best videos. It's odd that it was done by request.
I could probably request another review at this point, but he did such a great job, nothing ever comes to mind. It was an extra feature in the $10 bargain bin "Rudolph" stop motion movie DVD I randomly had one Christmas. Few months later... I realized it was kinda the perfect material for a Phelous review. But, seriously, he found more hilarious material from it than I ever thought possible.
wow, you are the one who requested it? Thank you! You are right, he found so much humor in it, not to mention the just bizarre gags he usually does
LMAO 8:05 Looks like I was expected
+Lobo's Top 5 "Old Man" never gets old, ironically. xD
+Lobo's Top 5 I love this running gag. HIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Hans Conried(voice of Tackleton) is also the voice of Captain Hook.
Famousauthor1 And the Grinch in "Grinch Night."
ha ha ha, I'm loaning money to someone who will never be able to repay me and the interest, truly I'm the evilest and stupidest banker
+alucardyoici Did you forget the 50% discount.
alucardyoici Hey, worked for Scrooge.
dude..this was one of your best reviews!! I was dying at the part with nails in the eyes xD
I'll say, I think Bertha's design is pretty cute. I dunno, it just has that 60's vibe I like.
6:20 those police officers got all wet. They're completely useless now!
i make it a tradition to watch this review every Christmas Eve.
Me too
How is Old Man classified? Is he a meme? A character? Should he and like characters have their own sub-section with a new name, devoted to characters with personalities derived from implications in their behaviors from what they were originally in?
this thumbnail would actually make a great christmas card for phelan. his skin looks so glowy and his smile is so bright 😇
Now I wonder why this little gem of Dickens didn't get that much love? I mean come on! Also thanks for keeping "Old Man" as a character on this show, There were a lot of laughs to come from this old ass. DOYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Well it is in the Christmas Classics DVD set, which is how I first watched this.
Your completly useless now
well, the art style of this film is pretty aesthetically pleasing
enlistment? i guess the victorian navy gave out incredibly elaborate uniforms to simple enlisted troops, especially considering the period's general povery and disregard for the grunts of society. (seriously this guy's clearly at least an officer of some kind)
Im up at 3 am even tho im extremely ill watching this video because youre my lullaby, Phelous. 🥺 thanks for being there when everyone in my house is aslerp
Your videos always have a great rewatchability to them, and cheer me up. Thanks Phelous!
Love rewatching this every Christmas, I hope he gets to do more of the Rankin Bass specials. The Jack Frost one is pretty hilariously bad and rich for riffing material.
Are you sure she was struck blind before the news of her dead fiance? Even before that happens, she never looks like she's looking at anyone. She always has this blank stare.
12:42
I thought only virgin girls suffered from hypochromic anemia.
I guess I stand corrected now... Unless * shocked *
Man, Phelous.. I really love how your reviews are going. I've even gotten to see most Movie Nights videos...
TBH, I couldn't find ur videos before. I saw u just early last year when I found Suburban Knights (My favorite of the 3)
And another thing: I used to watch Spoony, but now, he's just gotten a lot more bitter, especially with movies...
When you do reviews with Allison (hope I spelled her name right) and Brad, it's truly hilarious.
Keep going with Bootleg Zones, I love those (especially when most of the toys you review there are everywhere where I live) :)
I swear Phelous is the only one who can make me laugh out loud.
Same here!
My Christmas tradition for the past 3 years. I think this might be my fav of your vids man (both parts of this special I mean).
Wow, you are still just as great as you always were phelous, hilarious video
I'm only now noticed that Berta (or whatever is her name) looks like shes blind from begining, stare into nothing, when Caleb's eyes, on other side, looks fine.
The old man has found a way to cross over from his good times review. The time of the old man has come!
"Cricket Crockett" I cringe every time.
Hey. Hey...
Cricket Crockett.
+Noel Goetowski HACK OFF!!! 😂😂😂😂
Noel Goetowski God dammit Fourth Doctor!
Cringit Crockett
@@dragonempress8367 Cringle Crongle
I thought the siren @ 12:10 was part of the cartoon for a few seconds. :P
kinda scared me TBH....I'm not good with sirens DX
Where's the Old Man even from anyway? Phelous and his darn obscure running gags... *shakes fist impotently towards a Canadian on the other side of the world*
Its from his first Beauty and the Beast animation review.
Bboy Bobcat Thanks!
This is one my of my favorite reviews just for how weird the movie get. Glad to see it here!