Cricket On The Hearth Part 1 - Phelous

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  • Опубликовано: 9 янв 2025

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  • @ChrissieBear
    @ChrissieBear 3 года назад +198

    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.

    • @gracekim1998
      @gracekim1998 2 года назад +8

      Ah I see

    • @juliamavroidi8601
      @juliamavroidi8601 2 года назад +62

      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

    • @Tareltonlives
      @Tareltonlives 2 года назад +9

      Well, he pretty much single-handedly brought back Christmas, since Epiphany re-eclipsed it during the regency.

    • @hopemueller2658
      @hopemueller2658 Год назад +2

      Ah, winter. Such a wonderful time (of the year 😁)

    • @eleanorhogan8643
      @eleanorhogan8643 3 месяца назад +4

      Sometimes it does snow at Christmas.

  • @zak22wolftheultramanzenith35
    @zak22wolftheultramanzenith35 8 лет назад +225

    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.

    • @WeirdWonderful
      @WeirdWonderful 8 лет назад +17

      There's no crime as terrible to deserve having to do that.

    • @alexzmorrigan
      @alexzmorrigan 8 лет назад +23

      but the crime its so wet... it useless now

    • @damienjarlen179
      @damienjarlen179 8 лет назад +29

      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?!*

    • @ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45
      @ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45 7 лет назад +8

      Ive f*cked my life awaaaaaaaayyyyy

    • @Ratciclefan
      @Ratciclefan 7 лет назад

      This comment chain is great.

  • @lordvoldemort9440
    @lordvoldemort9440 7 лет назад +242

    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

    • @erinpoland5662
      @erinpoland5662 5 лет назад +12

      Lord Voldemort, No he was an mutated cricket

    • @TheBonkleFox
      @TheBonkleFox 5 лет назад +15

      It's like Gollum after 500 years on the ring.

    • @eleanorhogan8643
      @eleanorhogan8643 18 дней назад +1

      Ah so that is why he is green.

  • @ExplorerDS6789
    @ExplorerDS6789 8 лет назад +123

    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.

    • @hopemueller2658
      @hopemueller2658 2 года назад +15

      I know right. It's just like, "Uh...Danny?"

    • @gracekim1998
      @gracekim1998 2 года назад +16

      GREAT CONTINUITY!
      I had to 😂

    • @gracekim1998
      @gracekim1998 Год назад +6

      Unless there was meant to be a ad break but even THAT would be awkward 😂

    • @davidspring4003
      @davidspring4003 4 месяца назад +4

      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?"

  • @xavierkazoo1619
    @xavierkazoo1619 7 лет назад +161

    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

    • @Tareltonlives
      @Tareltonlives 4 года назад +22

      I hope he teams up with Wabuu someday

  • @Rexdrinksredbull
    @Rexdrinksredbull 9 лет назад +197

    The "Ego on the hearth" joke had me laughing out loud- I love this already!

  • @mastermarkus5307
    @mastermarkus5307 9 лет назад +49

    "Hey, stranger, would you want to PLEASE LIVE WITH ME!? I MAKE TOYS!"
    I love this review, every joke is exactly on point.

  • @Gasoline85
    @Gasoline85 8 лет назад +213

    "Ego on the hearth" always cracks me up.

    • @opalyasu7159
      @opalyasu7159 3 года назад +4

      my favorite part was the "two tacks" moment

  • @jenniferschillig3768
    @jenniferschillig3768 5 лет назад +105

    "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.

    • @ExplorerDS6789
      @ExplorerDS6789 Год назад +6

      Ha, guess they thought that story would be too dark for kids. Oh, the irony.

    • @Private-Potato
      @Private-Potato Месяц назад +1

      ⁠@@ExplorerDS6789too dark for kids unlike how the Bird, Monkey, and Dog were murdered later in the special. Ironic yeah

    • @ExplorerDS6789
      @ExplorerDS6789 Месяц назад +1

      @@Private-Potato Hence the reason I put "oh the irony" at the end of my comment.

    • @Private-Potato
      @Private-Potato Месяц назад

      @@ExplorerDS6789 I was agreeing it was funny in an ironic way.

  • @piranhacupcake5154
    @piranhacupcake5154 8 лет назад +261

    I've kissed your tears away: Aww, that's so sweet. :3
    I've kissed your SMILES away: !?!?!???

    • @ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45
      @ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45 7 лет назад +49

      Ive f*cked my life awayyyy

    • @thekeeperofsecrets1615
      @thekeeperofsecrets1615 7 лет назад +10

      Ninja Briefs the Saiyan blurbblurbblurb

    • @gwendolynwestwind9764
      @gwendolynwestwind9764 7 лет назад +27

      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.

    • @jamesoblivion
      @jamesoblivion 6 лет назад +10

      Well, that explains why she was crying in the first place. 🤔

    • @HeilRay
      @HeilRay 6 лет назад +8

      Maybe it was a euphemism for cunnulingus

  • @otakurailfan
    @otakurailfan 7 лет назад +116

    fun fact: Danny thomas was the founder of St.Judes hospital

    • @mastermarkus5307
      @mastermarkus5307 7 лет назад +34

      The patron saint of lost causes. And they say the Catholics don't have a sense of humour.

    • @HeilRay
      @HeilRay 3 года назад +1

      @@mastermarkus5307
      Pffbt oh lord.

  • @Bloodprincess04
    @Bloodprincess04 7 лет назад +228

    I think this movie actually has an important lesson... don't let deadbeat crickets in your home otherwise they will ruin your life

    • @wastelandlegocheem
      @wastelandlegocheem 6 лет назад +17

      SilverVixen crickets are completely useless now.....

    • @sweetcinnamonpnchkin
      @sweetcinnamonpnchkin 5 лет назад +9

      Well, my cat kills those so I’m good

    • @vivimariefedorov7374
      @vivimariefedorov7374 5 лет назад +15

      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! 🧔=🧑

    • @HeilRay
      @HeilRay 3 года назад

      Get Timon and Pumbaa on the line.

    • @kenthuang436
      @kenthuang436 Год назад

      And this is why Pinocchio was able to be a total sociopath because he smashed the cricket with a mallet!

  • @lizzychrome7630
    @lizzychrome7630 8 лет назад +176

    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.

  • @FreakDaMIghet
    @FreakDaMIghet 9 лет назад +430

    I LOVE the Beauty's father joke. NEVER STOP DOING IT!!

    • @TheRealGaucelm
      @TheRealGaucelm 9 лет назад +41

      You can NOT NOT have too much Old Man!!

    • @FreakDaMIghet
      @FreakDaMIghet 9 лет назад +43

      HHHHHYYYYYYYEEEEEEEGGHH!!!

    • @80MWH
      @80MWH 9 лет назад +4

      +FreakDaMIghet
      Yeah, that could easily become his 'taste the rainbow.'

    • @TheRealGaucelm
      @TheRealGaucelm 9 лет назад +12

      Wonder if he'll make a T-shirt out of that.

    • @MisheardMetal
      @MisheardMetal 9 лет назад +15

      +FreakDaMIghet Old man never gets old. WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

  • @ToruKun1
    @ToruKun1 9 лет назад +188

    The phony credit roll was probably one of the best META jokes you've done

  • @NJ_Dsneybuf
    @NJ_Dsneybuf 8 лет назад +98

    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.

    • @dianarose0055
      @dianarose0055 8 лет назад +10

      Dsneybuf yup, I have that same one

    • @scitechian
      @scitechian 8 лет назад +20

      Now I want there to be an Indiana Jones box set with Crystal Skull set apart in a similar way.

    • @rogue7723
      @rogue7723 3 года назад +3

      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._

    • @NJ_Dsneybuf
      @NJ_Dsneybuf 3 года назад +1

      @@rogue7723 No offense, but that sounds like a completely different DVD that just happens to have some of the same specials.

    • @CommanderViviax
      @CommanderViviax 2 года назад

      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.

  • @PLAYER1ISCOOL
    @PLAYER1ISCOOL 9 лет назад +153

    I can't help but laugh so hard every time I see Caleb get stabbed in the eyes by those tacks.

    • @followthewizard359
      @followthewizard359 8 лет назад +6

      +AT Productions And the mouth!

    • @EagleTimberWolf
      @EagleTimberWolf 6 лет назад +6

      I was fully expecting it given Phelous' sense of humor but it still made me crack up XD

  • @Weiilayou
    @Weiilayou 6 лет назад +43

    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.

    • @otakunthevegan4206
      @otakunthevegan4206 6 лет назад +7

      Phelous is like a gift who keeps on giving all year long.

    • @gracekim1998
      @gracekim1998 2 года назад +2

      Ooo I should do that too but with ALL the Christmas reviews 🤣 Christmas marathon

    • @gracekim1998
      @gracekim1998 Год назад +1

      @@otakunthevegan4206 exactly

  • @tessalyyvuo1667
    @tessalyyvuo1667 Год назад +7

    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.

  • @Quizlet89
    @Quizlet89 9 лет назад +220

    1:09 Goddammit Phelous, I thought my computer was dying.

    • @phelous
      @phelous  9 лет назад +121

      Ain't I a stinker?

    • @Webshooters1
      @Webshooters1 9 лет назад +13

      +Phelan “Phelous” Porteous Yes. Yes you are. A funny stinker xD

    • @TheArceusftw
      @TheArceusftw 9 лет назад +17

      +SquirrelLuvsPnut1 Phelous.exe has stopped working.

    • @TheRealGaucelm
      @TheRealGaucelm 9 лет назад +4

      +TheArceusftw The Phelous program has committed an illegal operation and will have to shut down. For more details, contact the vendor.

    • @KingNazaru
      @KingNazaru 9 лет назад +12

      His computer stopped working? It must've gotten wet.

  • @jessaminehaak8253
    @jessaminehaak8253 2 года назад +17

    The fake credit roll from the beginning of this one is one of my all-time favourite Phelous jokes XD

    • @gracekim1998
      @gracekim1998 Год назад

      100% agree😂 I will end up laughing so hard I cry 🤣

  • @AuroraKnux
    @AuroraKnux 8 лет назад +284

    Old Man makes every movie better.

    • @ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45
      @ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45 7 лет назад +15

      This movie's completely useless now!

    • @sevendeadlysquids404
      @sevendeadlysquids404 7 лет назад +5

      This is by far the best Old Man cameo.

    • @Tareltonlives
      @Tareltonlives 7 лет назад +9

      OLD MAN ON THE HEAAAAAAAAAAARTH

    • @Kahran042
      @Kahran042 6 лет назад

      Let's agree to disagree.

    • @wastelandlegocheem
      @wastelandlegocheem 6 лет назад +9

      Tareltonlives old man on the HHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERTH!
      Don't judge me.

  • @Cadena94studios
    @Cadena94studios 9 лет назад +63

    the "fake" fake fake out ending at the beginning was the most hilarious thing I've seen so far XD

    • @TheRealGaucelm
      @TheRealGaucelm 9 лет назад +8

      Indeed. That's a nice "Take That" to this cliché in reviewer videos.

    • @MinscFromBaldursGate92
      @MinscFromBaldursGate92 3 года назад +3

      ''I don't like this movie. Doesn't seem too friendly. 🎵'

  • @jaketucker2559
    @jaketucker2559 7 лет назад +43

    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

    • @Tareltonlives
      @Tareltonlives 4 года назад +12

      ♫Entomologist on the hearth!♫

  • @jeremyusreevu237
    @jeremyusreevu237 4 года назад +14

    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.

  • @captainhades1583
    @captainhades1583 Год назад +6

    Watching Phelous’ CotH review is a new favorite tradition of mine, merry Christmas

  • @AuroraKnux
    @AuroraKnux 8 лет назад +217

    🎵 *...and you're still gay insiiiiiiiiiide~* 🎵

    • @sherlocksmuuug6692
      @sherlocksmuuug6692 7 лет назад +43

      "We have a gay old time!"

    • @ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45
      @ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45 7 лет назад +11

      wait, what do you mean by gay?....
      We talkin' YAOI or YURI here?

    • @MsDjessa
      @MsDjessa 7 лет назад +8

      Well I'm definitely yuri inside. : )

    • @MsDjessa
      @MsDjessa 7 лет назад +16

      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.

    • @jessicahymow1410
      @jessicahymow1410 7 лет назад +6

      AuroraKnux I'm always gay inside

  • @heidifedor
    @heidifedor 8 лет назад +35

    Doctor no.1: Who's suffering from hysterical blindness?"
    Doctor no.2 (While pointing to Betha.): "That Girl!"

    • @Tareltonlives
      @Tareltonlives 4 года назад +4

      I can't believe it took me this long to find that comment. Love it

  • @bromodragone8405
    @bromodragone8405 4 года назад +18

    The cricket is voiced by the late Roddy MacDowall. He later voiced Mad Hatter in Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures.

    • @sarahmcmann5253
      @sarahmcmann5253 2 года назад +2

      He’s also Snowball in Pinky and the Brain

    • @JHParee
      @JHParee 2 года назад +1

      And he was Peter Vincent, the great vampire killer.

  • @christophercase6042
    @christophercase6042 9 лет назад +51

    An Old Man cameo. Definitely in my top five.

  • @countesschewi2399
    @countesschewi2399 9 лет назад +52

    15:33 Either Tackleton is a ventriloquist or his eyebrows are able to laugh.

  • @TheLadyandMaster
    @TheLadyandMaster Год назад +6

    tis the season for my holiday ritual of watching Phelous christmas movie reviews

  • @byronchandler5000
    @byronchandler5000 5 лет назад +32

    Phelous, your Cricket Crockett voice is really funny. Roddy McDowall would be proud. 😄😄😄

  • @lizzychrome7630
    @lizzychrome7630 8 лет назад +51

    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!

  • @Metalheadgangster
    @Metalheadgangster 9 лет назад +9

    4:44 - 4:52 Holy shit thats some good lip sync. Seriously thats probably even better than the actual cartoon. Good job Phelous.

  • @Emberilliance
    @Emberilliance 7 лет назад +125

    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

    • @jsb8261
      @jsb8261 7 лет назад +21

      Emberilliance That is a strange choice to make.

    • @Tareltonlives
      @Tareltonlives 4 года назад +51

      ♫Incest on the hearth♫

    • @megatron6713
      @megatron6713 4 года назад

      Who gives??? As long as both parties are 100% consenting its no ones business

    • @Godzillakingofkaiju1
      @Godzillakingofkaiju1 3 года назад +5

      He addresses this in Part 2.

    • @gracekim1998
      @gracekim1998 3 года назад +1

      Wait what?!

  • @lizzychrome7630
    @lizzychrome7630 6 лет назад +12

    The BEST thing about this review is how rapidfire ADD it is! I can't stop rewatching it.

  • @countesschewi2399
    @countesschewi2399 8 лет назад +32

    Christmas is soon? Time to watch a Phelous classic!

  • @neddles33
    @neddles33 8 лет назад +41

    In Britain, bugs refer specifically to a subset of insects, such as aphids and cicadas, sorry to be a party pooper.

    • @jennibeanthesweetsqueen5245
      @jennibeanthesweetsqueen5245 7 лет назад +9

      LazyNed your comment truly _bugs_ me.

    • @accidentalalicorn5323
      @accidentalalicorn5323 7 лет назад +4

      Little Princess Babygirl I hear only crickets with your comment (I'm self loathing right now)

    • @gracekim1998
      @gracekim1998 4 года назад

      @redloiyu654jay what?

    • @Tareltonlives
      @Tareltonlives 4 года назад

      That is the scientifically accurate term, too. The group was one of the original clades set up by Linnaeus.

    • @gracekim1998
      @gracekim1998 2 года назад

      @redloiyu654jay they were just sharing trivia🤷‍♀️

  • @mollyawesomeness3572
    @mollyawesomeness3572 8 лет назад +15

    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"

    • @ssfinch4761
      @ssfinch4761 8 лет назад +5

      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!

  • @Tareltonlives
    @Tareltonlives 4 года назад +19

    I kinda wish Caleb tested Crockett's luck Mulan-style by walking into traffic

    • @Tareltonlives
      @Tareltonlives 4 года назад +6

      And yes, this review is a Holiday tradition of mine

  • @LaDracul
    @LaDracul 9 лет назад +18

    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.

    • @gracekim1998
      @gracekim1998 4 года назад

      Oh

    • @Tareltonlives
      @Tareltonlives 4 года назад +3

      I remember Marlo from "That girl" reruns actually :)

    • @markiangooley
      @markiangooley 15 дней назад

      @@Tareltonlivesme too. Not bad to look at but a remarkably annoying character…

  • @rhett8-u1n
    @rhett8-u1n 7 лет назад +21

    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.

  • @followthewizard359
    @followthewizard359 8 лет назад +40

    He pronounces "hearth" as "herth", and for some reason I like it.

    • @catcookie2218
      @catcookie2218 5 лет назад +2

      Me too :)

    • @whyiamafs
      @whyiamafs 5 лет назад +5

      I thought it was supposed to be pronounced "herth"

    • @bethanyhitchen3989
      @bethanyhitchen3989 3 года назад +3

      @@whyiamafs in England we say “harth”.

    • @gracekim1998
      @gracekim1998 3 года назад

      @@bethanyhitchen3989 yep, ​ there’s no wrong or right way to say the word

    • @gracekim1998
      @gracekim1998 2 года назад +1

      @@whyiamafs Dialect.

  • @femmetron9k182
    @femmetron9k182 2 года назад +8

    The holidays are coming up which means it’s time to watch this classic review 🎉

  • @annnichols3091
    @annnichols3091 Год назад +2

    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.

  • @witchypoo7353
    @witchypoo7353 6 лет назад +6

    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.

  • @Tareltonlives
    @Tareltonlives 2 года назад +8

    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.

  • @AubbieChan
    @AubbieChan 9 лет назад +41

    That part with the tacks had me dying XDD

  • @heliosdelsol
    @heliosdelsol 7 лет назад +18

    This is the funniest episode I've ever seen from you! I was laughing my ass off the whole time! 😹👍🏼

  • @ianmacmillan7865
    @ianmacmillan7865 5 лет назад +9

    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!

  • @AgapeForgotten
    @AgapeForgotten 8 лет назад +13

    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.

  • @crimsongrain6163
    @crimsongrain6163 9 лет назад +69

    OH old man jokes are hilarious, don't stop.

    • @wastelandlegocheem
      @wastelandlegocheem 6 лет назад +1

      Vincent Padilla you already made the comment i was gunna say!
      I'm completely useless now......

  • @RandomPrussian1871
    @RandomPrussian1871 8 лет назад +14

    16:11 such quality eye animation.

  • @Tareltonlives
    @Tareltonlives 9 лет назад +109

    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!

    • @TheRealGaucelm
      @TheRealGaucelm 9 лет назад +5

      Hey, I feel like I see you everywhere! :D

    • @naranara1690
      @naranara1690 9 лет назад +4

      +Tareltonlives I feel like if anyone's too good for this movie, it's definitely Danny Thomas.

    • @lainiwakura666
      @lainiwakura666 9 лет назад +3

      +Tareltonlives comment sure fits your profile pic *secretly falls in love

    • @followthewizard359
      @followthewizard359 8 лет назад +15

      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.

    • @Tareltonlives
      @Tareltonlives 8 лет назад +10

      Kinda like dying of a broken heart

  • @krimsonklaww611
    @krimsonklaww611 8 лет назад +88

    8:10 "oh! she's wet from crying! she's completely useless now!"

    • @krimsonklaww611
      @krimsonklaww611 8 лет назад

      :| dafuq wasdat?

    • @sweetcinnamonpnchkin
      @sweetcinnamonpnchkin 8 лет назад +2

      Oh, Anthony, if you don't know what that response means, you don't deserve to make Old Man jokes.

    • @krimsonklaww611
      @krimsonklaww611 8 лет назад +5

      (After an hour of thinking) OH, I GET IT, IT'S THE NOISE THE OLD MAN MAKES!!!

    • @dusksentry5836
      @dusksentry5836 8 лет назад +3

      and her boyfriend got all wet from the tears!
      he's useless too!

    • @krimsonklaww611
      @krimsonklaww611 8 лет назад +3

      oh no! We're all wet from laugh tears! We're all ruined! HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

  • @LauraSusanJohnson
    @LauraSusanJohnson 5 лет назад +7

    8:51 "Oh, Edward...I've already forgotten you." 👀😱"OHHHHHHHHH!!!"

  • @kolonarulez5222
    @kolonarulez5222 8 лет назад +18

    7:57 Old Man is one of the best things about your videos!

  • @jekblom123
    @jekblom123 7 лет назад +19

    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?

    • @theuncalledfor
      @theuncalledfor 2 года назад +4

      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.

    • @gracekim1998
      @gracekim1998 2 года назад +3

      Bad luck 🤣

  • @EagleTimberWolf
    @EagleTimberWolf 6 лет назад +12

    "The service at the Money Lender is fine, but it's the evil laughing that keeps me coming back." X'D

  • @MrFreE3D
    @MrFreE3D 9 лет назад +14

    This is one of my favorite reviews, I`ve seen this one so many times.

  • @HiperPivociarz
    @HiperPivociarz 7 лет назад +8

    "Naughty, naughty birdie! You come to beddie right now!"
    No jokes about that one?

  • @diegobareno5820
    @diegobareno5820 4 года назад +16

    Someone explained to me that "I've kissed your smiles away" is another way of saying "I've kissed you smiles goodbye."

  • @tilleymediatilley1241
    @tilleymediatilley1241 8 лет назад +29

    Is it me or the raven keep changing into different shades of black.

    • @Gasoline85
      @Gasoline85 8 лет назад +7

      Yeah. Even in the same shot it changed color.

  • @evilemster3047
    @evilemster3047 9 лет назад +52

    Never get rid of Old Man

  • @TAGMedia7
    @TAGMedia7 9 лет назад +6

    This video has become an annual Christmas tradition to watch with friends. This is easily my favourite review of yours!

  • @madisonlynn2419
    @madisonlynn2419 Месяц назад +1

    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! ❤❤

  • @Guzuma
    @Guzuma 6 лет назад +7

    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

    • @kenthuang436
      @kenthuang436 Год назад

      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.

  • @BronzeBoy520
    @BronzeBoy520 9 лет назад +18

    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!

    • @WickedParanoid
      @WickedParanoid 6 лет назад +5

      What about Wabuu?

    • @HeilRay
      @HeilRay 3 года назад

      The ninja turtles from Back to the sewers.
      More like back to the soup pot.

  • @elizabetheowynbelle
    @elizabetheowynbelle 6 лет назад +6

    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."

  • @Bandersnatch41
    @Bandersnatch41 9 лет назад +39

    Still a better holiday special than The Christmas Tree.

    • @CaffeineDeprivation
      @CaffeineDeprivation 7 лет назад +8

      Or Noel
      Fuck that movie

    • @TheAngelmisa
      @TheAngelmisa 7 лет назад +3

      amen!

    • @KorenLesthe
      @KorenLesthe 3 года назад +2

      @@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 !

    • @kenthuang436
      @kenthuang436 Год назад

      And this was better than Rapsittie Street Kids.

  • @MegaAnimazing
    @MegaAnimazing 8 лет назад +16

    1:09 Phelous.exe has stopped working. the cause of this must be because of too many Christmas Carol adaptations.

  • @icantbelieveitsnotnews2828
    @icantbelieveitsnotnews2828 7 лет назад +16

    I think this is one of your best videos. It's odd that it was done by request.

    • @Firesidetalker
      @Firesidetalker 7 лет назад +4

      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.

    • @icantbelieveitsnotnews2828
      @icantbelieveitsnotnews2828 7 лет назад +1

      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

  • @Lobothemainman23
    @Lobothemainman23 9 лет назад +54

    LMAO 8:05 Looks like I was expected

    • @Gasoline85
      @Gasoline85 9 лет назад +8

      +Lobo's Top 5 "Old Man" never gets old, ironically. xD

    • @Tareltonlives
      @Tareltonlives 9 лет назад +12

      +Lobo's Top 5 I love this running gag. HIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

  • @GothicQueen1
    @GothicQueen1 8 лет назад +6

    Hans Conried(voice of Tackleton) is also the voice of Captain Hook.

    • @andrewollmann304
      @andrewollmann304 8 лет назад +1

      Famousauthor1 And the Grinch in "Grinch Night."

  • @alucardyoici
    @alucardyoici 9 лет назад +70

    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

    • @goufr3540
      @goufr3540 9 лет назад +25

      +alucardyoici Did you forget the 50% discount.

    • @andrewollmann304
      @andrewollmann304 8 лет назад +6

      alucardyoici Hey, worked for Scrooge.

  • @melodiouslotus1685
    @melodiouslotus1685 9 лет назад +7

    dude..this was one of your best reviews!! I was dying at the part with nails in the eyes xD

  • @Ukiby3000
    @Ukiby3000 4 года назад +8

    I'll say, I think Bertha's design is pretty cute. I dunno, it just has that 60's vibe I like.

  • @jackhenderson1039
    @jackhenderson1039 9 лет назад +44

    6:20 those police officers got all wet. They're completely useless now!

  • @HoboJoe83
    @HoboJoe83 4 года назад +6

    i make it a tradition to watch this review every Christmas Eve.

  • @kilgoredonner2214
    @kilgoredonner2214 9 лет назад +24

    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?

  • @lnfreeman
    @lnfreeman 7 лет назад +5

    this thumbnail would actually make a great christmas card for phelan. his skin looks so glowy and his smile is so bright 😇

  • @OnDavidsBrain
    @OnDavidsBrain 9 лет назад +11

    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!

    • @billybarnett9518
      @billybarnett9518 9 лет назад

      Well it is in the Christmas Classics DVD set, which is how I first watched this.

    • @guilhermehey3736
      @guilhermehey3736 4 года назад

      Your completly useless now

  • @lilgreenslimecat
    @lilgreenslimecat 4 года назад +4

    well, the art style of this film is pretty aesthetically pleasing

  • @RAFMnBgaming
    @RAFMnBgaming 8 лет назад +10

    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)

  • @eparigon
    @eparigon 5 лет назад +7

    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

  • @JamieSwitzer
    @JamieSwitzer 4 года назад +3

    Your videos always have a great rewatchability to them, and cheer me up. Thanks Phelous!

  • @JinxSanity
    @JinxSanity 5 лет назад +4

    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.

  • @PKMN37
    @PKMN37 7 лет назад +6

    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.

  • @nozoto
    @nozoto 8 лет назад +18

    12:42
    I thought only virgin girls suffered from hypochromic anemia.
    I guess I stand corrected now... Unless * shocked *

  • @AireVocalGravityDZ
    @AireVocalGravityDZ 9 лет назад +9

    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) :)

  • @MisheardMetal
    @MisheardMetal 9 лет назад +6

    I swear Phelous is the only one who can make me laugh out loud.

  • @griztendo
    @griztendo 7 лет назад +4

    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).

  • @DwRockett
    @DwRockett 9 лет назад +7

    Wow, you are still just as great as you always were phelous, hilarious video

  • @SilentPrayerCG
    @SilentPrayerCG 5 лет назад +6

    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.

  • @irissubjectnull
    @irissubjectnull 9 лет назад +6

    The old man has found a way to cross over from his good times review. The time of the old man has come!

  • @followthewizard359
    @followthewizard359 8 лет назад +79

    "Cricket Crockett" I cringe every time.

  • @MrImpossiblyBlack
    @MrImpossiblyBlack 9 лет назад +13

    I thought the siren @ 12:10 was part of the cartoon for a few seconds. :P

    • @SuzakuMalikXemnas
      @SuzakuMalikXemnas 6 лет назад +5

      kinda scared me TBH....I'm not good with sirens DX

  • @DarthRushy
    @DarthRushy 8 лет назад +7

    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*

    • @TheBboySpooky
      @TheBboySpooky 8 лет назад +12

      Its from his first Beauty and the Beast animation review.

    • @DarthRushy
      @DarthRushy 8 лет назад +2

      Bboy Bobcat Thanks!

  • @Resstarr
    @Resstarr 9 лет назад +6

    This is one my of my favorite reviews just for how weird the movie get. Glad to see it here!