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It’s interesting how Mucha lucha was WB’s/CN’s first cartoon made in flash, while Nickelodeon’s first cartoon made in flash was El Tigre The Adventures Of Manny Rivera. And speaking of that, the creator of el Tigre used to work in Mucha lucha before he went to Nickelodeon 😄
That’s really interesting I didn’t think of El Tiger as the first flash cartoon on nick, but that’s a really funny connection. I had a segment about how Jorge Gutierrez worked on seasons 2 and 3 and how it was his start working in tv animation, which is so crazy to think about. Thanks for your comment!
I’ve also heard that from Hispanic friends of mine, and it’s one of my bigger motivations and inspirations for why I love animation, because often times people say “show X was the only time I saw a person like me could do this or that”
Just seeing clips play remind me how uniquely fun this animation style was. Every character felt like the Wooden signs you'd see on an old abandoned road squeaking as it waves to noone, brought back to their hay-day.
Yeah they definitely had that flash snappy style where some parts were just moving the digital puppets around in flash, and some parts are just drawing one new frame by hand for new poses and stuff, seeing these techniques happen at the same time can definitely give that swinging hinge feel, really interesting way to look at it
Thanks for checking it out. I definitely agree, seems like Kids WB had other plans for the vision of the show and stuff, but it’s really cool to see the creator is still doing stuff with the show
Between Mucha Lucha and the Wrestler Rey Mysterio I was absolutely obcessed with Lucha as a kid that I remember begging for a Rey Mysterio Mask for my 6th birthday from practically all of my relatives
Lol that is so awesome, I didn’t even know they sold rey mysterio masks (if they did!) but that sounds like a great marketing opportunity. I didn’t watch much WWE but played the games a lot because my library had them, my Big Show was schnasty
This really unlocked so many lost memories. If you had asked me about this show 50 minutes ago i could tell you nothing. But every clip you showed i remember.
I really appreciate that you mentioned other roles the voice actors also play. It's wonderful to find out where I'm actually knowing some of the voices from.
As someone who grew up in a Mexican household this was my first exposure to Mexican cartoons ❤️ I was surprised to find others who have never even heard about this show. And as someone who collects DVDs, finding the entire series is hard, only having a 5 episode dvd and the Movie
11:10 This might actually be a double reference. One to the Primus song "Sellers of Seas of Cheese" and another to the National Dairy Board ad "Cheese, Glorious Chesse"
I was thinking of the cheese glorious cheese part, but had no idea about the primus song, and I couldn’t really find anything about seas of cheese, so I think you might’ve gotten it! Thank you so much
Man... this show was my introduction to Lucha. I remember specifically watching this show on the weekends, when my mom came in and introduced me to Rey Mysterio. It also introduced me to Hispanic music, and i still cant help but put on one or two tracks from the show every now and then.
Thank you I appreciate it, there was fortunately a lot of info I could find about the production of the show, so it made this video a lot of fun to make
One thing from this show that really stuck in my head since I was a kid was when the Flea was trying to decide which activity he wanted to do at a party. "Spin the Snow Pea, Wrestle or Dare. Spin the Snow Pea, Wrestle or Dare. Spin the Snow Pea, Wrestle or Dare."
Interesting note about animating in Flash: Assuming they kept the source project files (or at minimum, compiled them into SWFs and kept those), graphical upscaling of the show is _trivial_ since it's all vector-based, just re-play the files with a larger target canvas.
@@Colby2D Homestar Runner is proof that even "traditional internet cartoon" style Flash animation is timeless. (...the ActionScript3 needed to make the _games_ work, not so much, Ruffle still has trouble running Stinkoman 20X6...)
@@Colby2D One little note: ML was actually animated in MACROMEDIA Flash, way before the company was bought out by Adobe. I still have my original Macromedia Flash software...🙂
Wow I just realized that😭 I guess there’s not a lot of recognizable / meme lines from the later seasons of dexter I can think of off the top of my head
There is a Spanish riddle that goes "In the sea there is a cheese, and in the cheese there is tea.. What am I?" maybe that is what it is referring to. Especially since it is a reaction to lunch. The answer is bread 🌊🧀🍵= 🍞 In Spanish the riddle is "¿En el mar hay un queso, y en el queso un té. Que soy?" with the answer in Spanish being " Marquesote" which is a sweet bread.
one of my proudest childhood moments was when i won a plushie of masked dog from a claw machine. i had never seen merch of the show anywhere so that was a crazy find! i miss this show, it was so energetic and unique! the animation is really solid for early flash, even with the software's limitations it doesn't feel cheap at all
That is so awesome I looked up the masked dog plush and want one it looks so good and he may be my favorite character lol. I had a similar experience with the only thing I’ve ever won from a crane machine being a Peter griffin when I was like 9
I like to imagine that the reason in-universe we have different designs for the school is because El Fundador uses The Foundation whenever he fights (offscreen) and makes a new school each time
Probably depends on the severity of the damage caused by these signature moves. Buena Girl, some of the most literal of the students at the school for example, is notorious for her Bulldozer of Truth. Namely due to the fact it's one of the few that can level entire buildings. The Flea is a traditional "heel" character. He not only fights dirty, but his signature "move" reflects that using his own poor hygine as a weapon.
I used to enjoy this show a lot as a kid. But now I've really come to appreciate it for being one of the few shows animated im Flash to actually look good and still hold up.
11:10 AFAIK, they just made that up in the spot as something grand to be thankful for It's common to call out some saint when something really good or really bad happens in Mexico (which is what I feel they were going for), but television has... a rocky relationship with that kind of expressions One of my favorite examples of this (even when virtually no one talks about it) is an episode of Ed, Edd and Eddy where, in the dub, Edd says something to the effect of "by the sweet potato maker holy mothers of Cuautla" 13:29 Reference to the separation of fighters in Lucha Libre where you have rudos (literally translated as the rude ones) and técnicos (literally translated as the technical ones), the rudos fight to win and tend to stretch the rules as much as possible to do so, while técnicos fight for the honor of the sport and always follow the rules Fun fact for each, the referee decides how much can rudos get away with, so they never touch him, even when ruled against, and the whole honor and rule following makes técnicos the crowd favorite by a landslide and really popular rudos tend to end up switching sides to gain in numbers 20:45 That's a tradition of the masked fighters, at the beginning of their carrier they must choose of they want to be masked or not, and if yes, they must not do a public showing without it except if they lose it on a challenge (which is, indeed, disgraceful)... the burial thing is a bit extra, but deserved for the one an only El Santo 42:22 I think that's just two japanese things together, Sumo and having technology more advanced than everyone else, as I myself can't think of anyone that could be being referenced here But Double Ninja Ninja is 100% inspired by Octagon, I have no proof but neither do I have doubts 45:49 Como on, aren't you gonna translate that name? 😂
El Rey is a mix of two Mexican Wrestlers. El Santo who you mentioned in the beginning, but he is also blue because there was another Wrestler Actor named El Blue Demon.
Flamenco Dance is acually Spanish. Also found it origionated from the local Roma population in Spain but didnt look deep enough to see if thats accurate
The real irony of the My Hero Academia comparison, is that Mucha Lucha actually stuck the landing and is fondly remembered to this day. So yes, Ricochet's odds are very favorable when stacked up against Deku as one of them hit the books long before settling on a career path, carefully studying the Code of Masked Wrestling for his entire life.
This show lasted with me for so long. Mostly cause for a while i use to have a lunchbox of this show.🤣😭 veey much elementary years but i brought that bag with me on every feild trip.🤣👏🏿 fun show nearly fever dream byt definetly never forgotten.
@@Colby2D they should've bought it the resale value could've been REALLY GOOD. Specially in good condition.😏 but that'd be a rare one to have seen merch for. Some shows seemed like they didn't produce as much merch as other series.
This show was one of the legendary ones in my head as a kid where I only saw one or two episodes randomly and I would always think about it just cuz I never saw it
A few things here. 1. I love how The Flea, like The Rock, speaks in the 3rd Person. 2. I hate that we have an actual wrestler these days named Ricochet but none named The Flea or Bruena Girl.
@@Colby2D possibly. He'd certainly be young enough to have been a kid when it was on TV. His finisher is a 630° front flip onto his downed opponent, however it's not called the Pulverizing Pinball.
Love the fact Masked Dog being cool and just the Vibe-Ever was a sorta running gag that comes up every now and then lol Also whenever i hear the theme song? Man, if that doesn’t hit me right in the Childhood! Lol
Wow this was a DEEEEEP cut, i didnt even remember the name of the show or any of the episodes but that artstyle and the trio main characters immediately took me back, no wonder I didnt remember, the show ended when i was two
This is one of those shows that I always visually remember but could never remember the name of. Like I remembered the friends a lot more than the main character and stuff, but could never remember any of the important names haha
Hi! Just some corrections! - Flamenco is a spanish tradition, not mexican. - Frijolito doesn't mean sweetie in spanish in any way or form. Mucha lucha was indeed HUGE in México to the point it recieve official pogs, named Tazos, which covered a great amount of characters even backgroud characters that appeared once in the series.
@@TheLetterJ0 probably since the diminituve cute nickname goes more for gordito o (fatty) or flaquito (skinny) but It's not sweetie directly. As you said is more for endearement use
Thank you I appreciate the feedback: I probably should have clarified that when I spoke about flamenco. I figured it would still be considered a part of Mexican culture, despite not originating there, I was also thinking lucha libre may have technically originated in Texas from some stuff I read, but that’s beside the point lol. I definitely would not say my sources for that translation of frijolito in slang were the most credible, was also thinking of the show Amarte Asi, Frijolito as the only other time I’ve heard the word. Another person mentioned the Mucha lucha tazos and I looked them up and love them
@@Colby2D Trust me that lucha libre is indeed a mexican tradition, also mucha lucha Tazos were awesome since there was not only plastic but also metalic ones making the colectibles much fun to get
You should absolutely do more about mucha lucha! I distinctly remember being hyped for the movie when it eventually came out, i think teletoon up here in canada did a series marathon leading up to their premier of the movie.
Dude, the number of episode quotes I rattled off as you went through all of these. I did not realize Mucha Lucha still has so much real estate in my head. Such a goofy but good show!
As a kid living in in Mexico at the time the cartoon was released I was obsessed with the show. When the tazos came out I really tried to collect them all but and I had a decent collection but left them back in Mexico 20 years ago, I kinda miss them. And I did also try to become a bulldozer when play wrestling
That’s so cool to hear. I’m thinking of ordering some tazos online and might try to show them off in the next mucha lucha video, so you’d kinda be able to see them again
@@Colby2Dit was really good! I enjoyed every minute of it I’m so ready for the second part already and I know this just came out. Already subscribed and liked this morning!
Honestly I’d really love to see you do the rest of the seasons and the movie. The show rarely gets talked about, and I think the best part about the later seasons is them focusing on the side characters a bit more. Even getting somewhat dedicated episodes
Was definitely one of the most unique shows on the network, I really vibes with the style of humor even though that level of energy and humor isn’t always my thing, they’re all so genuine here
I never really watched it growing up, I know it was airing but hardly ever saw ads for it and must have been out or watching something else most times when it was airing. I know it’s huge in Japan though
I loved watching Mucha Lucha as a kid, I watched the show with my dad since he's a huge wrestling fan. He taught me alI about lucha libre and would take me to live shows, we still watch it together on tv or go to shows when he visits.
Mucha Lucha was one of my favorite shows growing up, and now as an adult that can appreciate animations. I cant help but love how this was made on Flash animation yet this show came out swinging and hitting hard. Like Flash didn't have the best track record of making animations when some people used it as a short cut to animate there shows, but Mucha Lucha made it work so well for them.
The Flea was my all time favorite character and now it makes sense, I had no idea the voice actress also played Dexter who again was one of my all time favorite shows.
The second this show aired in Mexico, back when I was a kid, I saw many ads for it and how big the advertising was for them selling even pogs in bag of chips, yeh those were still a thing back then. They were in bag of popular chip brands, basically our way of getting kids to getting snacks and free toys. I always saw my time and made sure to do my homework before I can catch it on tv, sadly some days I couldn’t and so I missed some episodes (no reruns or cable on my end😔). But yeh to this day I can’t stop remembering the opening to the various characters and how I just felt in love with the show itself and appreciated how it was really connected to my childhood and culture. It just spoke to me as someone who’s Mexican and enjoy me some silly cartoons and happen to have a bit of my childhood in them.
This is one of those shows I know I watched as a kid but I remember nothing about it. I knew the main 3 designs and that's it untill finding this video again
I feel that, I think it’s because the overarching plots aren’t really the focus as much as the humor, so a lot of people remember a bunch of random jokes or scenes instead
Mucha Lucha was the GOAT for me growing up! I'll always prefer the style of the first season over 2 and 3, and I'll still forever be salty that Rikochet was recasted once the 2nd season ended...though I do find the joke they made in 3's first episode very humorous all's considered. I still have almost all my childhood stuff from it like the Mix-A-Lots and a Signature Move Megawatt as well as a throw blanket. I used to have the fishing pole, but idk what happened to it. Apparently it was also recalled at some point... This and Nacho Libre were the only times I saw the actual wrestling, but shows like El Tigre made me fall in love with the mask designs more than the actual wrestling. All these had me asking for a Lucha Libre mask growing up, and I did manage to get one! Also I always admired Rey Mysterio, but as much as I wanted figures of him, I never got any. Also also this show is what caused my dad to start called me El Rey lol!
@@Colby2D yes, and the reveal at the end of the Cindy Slam episode means they have gone to the Gerbil Jorge amusement park without her multiple times. That's so mean!
True, though I was thinking that may have been a made up story by buena girl, assuming that episode was part of buena girls plan to go to the park that episode
21:08 I do like that there's a small shot of Ricochet's face. I remember every time watching this episode on kids WB, I always wanted to pause the screen or even lean forward close to my t.v, just to see how Ricochet look like without his mask.
It took me a good 2-4 episodes to accept that he was a flea and not a rabbit. Mostly, it was his personality and hygiene that eventually won that internal debate.
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Great trip down memory lane.
Reminds me I watched Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law the other night😂
The creator of Mucha Lucha is currently working with a wrestling card game on kickstarter called Super Lucha, it lives on in at least one form!
Yes! I backed the project and am looking forward to it😄
That's so awesome! Thanks for sharing the info :)
Too bad Warner Bros. isn't involved in that Kickstarter project.
Got a link
Sounds trash
Mucha Lucha's theme song will forever be ingrained into my memory. An absolute classic.
For sure like it really sounds amazing and it was really cool they actually got a Mexican band to do the theme song
Absolutely! Growing up I felt like no one watched it. The intro song is an absolute GEM
You could say, its a way of life
and even when someone say it's can be lazy, the way they change when go on "gigante" give a good vide.
the full song is an absolute banger
It’s interesting how Mucha lucha was WB’s/CN’s first cartoon made in flash, while Nickelodeon’s first cartoon made in flash was El Tigre The Adventures Of Manny Rivera. And speaking of that, the creator of el Tigre used to work in Mucha lucha before he went to Nickelodeon 😄
That’s really interesting I didn’t think of El Tiger as the first flash cartoon on nick, but that’s a really funny connection. I had a segment about how Jorge Gutierrez worked on seasons 2 and 3 and how it was his start working in tv animation, which is so crazy to think about. Thanks for your comment!
As a Hispanic kid mucha lucha was one of the few forms of representation I got.
I’ve also heard that from Hispanic friends of mine, and it’s one of my bigger motivations and inspirations for why I love animation, because often times people say “show X was the only time I saw a person like me could do this or that”
Just seeing clips play remind me how uniquely fun this animation style was. Every character felt like the Wooden signs you'd see on an old abandoned road squeaking as it waves to noone, brought back to their hay-day.
Yeah they definitely had that flash snappy style where some parts were just moving the digital puppets around in flash, and some parts are just drawing one new frame by hand for new poses and stuff, seeing these techniques happen at the same time can definitely give that swinging hinge feel, really interesting way to look at it
This show never got the love it deserved in my opinion, thanks so much for making this video bro!!!
Thanks for checking it out. I definitely agree, seems like Kids WB had other plans for the vision of the show and stuff, but it’s really cool to see the creator is still doing stuff with the show
Ricochet and The Flea for Multiversus. This is something we need.
I would love that
¿And What About Buena Girl?
Between Mucha Lucha and the Wrestler Rey Mysterio I was absolutely obcessed with Lucha as a kid that I remember begging for a Rey Mysterio Mask for my 6th birthday from practically all of my relatives
Lol that is so awesome, I didn’t even know they sold rey mysterio masks (if they did!) but that sounds like a great marketing opportunity. I didn’t watch much WWE but played the games a lot because my library had them, my Big Show was schnasty
@@Colby2D dude they'd sell the Rey Mysterio masks in several colors tho they harder to find nowadays
@@ScarletRebel96they aren’t harder to find wwe shop got his masks from plastic to premium leather versions…
@@Colby2DThey sell multiple Ret Mysterio masks on WWE online, I have one that my dad bought me years ago.
Ironic because there was that episode I remember they had a version of Rey Rey in the show. Like they couldn't get actual Rey so they made their own.
This really unlocked so many lost memories.
If you had asked me about this show 50 minutes ago i could tell you nothing. But every clip you showed i remember.
That's really funny, I see a lot of comments that say this, and I feel somewhat similarly, but it's so fun in the moment
I really appreciate that you mentioned other roles the voice actors also play. It's wonderful to find out where I'm actually knowing some of the voices from.
Thanks! Yeah the whole cast is super talented and has a ton of range
I am so happy that Super Lucha came out on Kickstarter! Please people support the game! It looks super fun if you love Mucha Lucha.
Me too! I backed it!
😍
As someone who grew up in a Mexican household this was my first exposure to Mexican cartoons ❤️ I was surprised to find others who have never even heard about this show. And as someone who collects DVDs, finding the entire series is hard, only having a 5 episode dvd and the Movie
That’s really cool, and definitely part of the reason why I think this show has a bigger impact than it’s maybe credited for. Thanks for sharing🙂
@@Colby2D Totally looking forward to the next season review and even the movie ❤️
11:10 This might actually be a double reference. One to the Primus song "Sellers of Seas of Cheese" and another to the National Dairy Board ad "Cheese, Glorious Chesse"
I was thinking of the cheese glorious cheese part, but had no idea about the primus song, and I couldn’t really find anything about seas of cheese, so I think you might’ve gotten it! Thank you so much
Man... this show was my introduction to Lucha. I remember specifically watching this show on the weekends, when my mom came in and introduced me to Rey Mysterio. It also introduced me to Hispanic music, and i still cant help but put on one or two tracks from the show every now and then.
That’s really cool that your mom was the one to introduce you to rey mysterio, is your family big wrestling fans?
May I ask where is the source of your pfp (I thought it was Chaerin from a webtoon)
I really appreciate not just your coverage of the show but also some behind the scenes and history
Thank you I appreciate it, there was fortunately a lot of info I could find about the production of the show, so it made this video a lot of fun to make
One thing from this show that really stuck in my head since I was a kid was when the Flea was trying to decide which activity he wanted to do at a party. "Spin the Snow Pea, Wrestle or Dare. Spin the Snow Pea, Wrestle or Dare. Spin the Snow Pea, Wrestle or Dare."
You gotta go with spin the snowpea, they basically wrestle or dare every day lol
Omg I remember that from the movie trailer I saw a lot from a dvd I watched as a kid
This show is a certified hood classic. Completely underrated, but full of Soo much love for the sport. I'd love to see the creators do a remake.
Absolutely. The creator still makes some stuff on RUclips and has the board game coming out, but we’ll see what the future holds!
"Expelled" by Headmistress is what a lot of people will remember about the show.
Interesting note about animating in Flash: Assuming they kept the source project files (or at minimum, compiled them into SWFs and kept those), graphical upscaling of the show is _trivial_ since it's all vector-based, just re-play the files with a larger target canvas.
Great point, I assume that was why the episodes looked so good. Uncommon Flash W
@@Colby2D Homestar Runner is proof that even "traditional internet cartoon" style Flash animation is timeless. (...the ActionScript3 needed to make the _games_ work, not so much, Ruffle still has trouble running Stinkoman 20X6...)
@@Colby2D One little note: ML was actually animated in MACROMEDIA Flash, way before the company was bought out by Adobe. I still have my original Macromedia Flash software...🙂
10:31 Candi: "I played Dexter,"
>uses a clip from when Christine Cavanaugh voiced Dexter
Wow I just realized that😭 I guess there’s not a lot of recognizable / meme lines from the later seasons of dexter I can think of off the top of my head
There is a Spanish riddle that goes "In the sea there is a cheese, and in the cheese there is tea.. What am I?" maybe that is what it is referring to. Especially since it is a reaction to lunch. The answer is bread 🌊🧀🍵= 🍞
In Spanish the riddle is "¿En el mar hay un queso, y en el queso un té. Que soy?" with the answer in Spanish being " Marquesote" which is a sweet bread.
That is a really funny riddle I have never heard it before!
Ohhh, it's a play on words! Finally, after all these years, I understand the joke!
I think that the fleas animated mouth movement is what I remember the most about this show
Yeah the mouthpacks and lip sync were oddly captivating lol
@@Colby2D I don't know why but his specifically was just so perfect
I forgot how low budget it looked but I loved this show. It made me love luchadores
Definitely a big characteristic of early flash, but the humor was able to take advantage of it!
*THE MEMORIES!!!!!*
I'm glad this show found me again
I’m glad you found this too!
one of my proudest childhood moments was when i won a plushie of masked dog from a claw machine. i had never seen merch of the show anywhere so that was a crazy find!
i miss this show, it was so energetic and unique! the animation is really solid for early flash, even with the software's limitations it doesn't feel cheap at all
That is so awesome I looked up the masked dog plush and want one it looks so good and he may be my favorite character lol. I had a similar experience with the only thing I’ve ever won from a crane machine being a Peter griffin when I was like 9
I like to imagine that the reason in-universe we have different designs for the school is because El Fundador uses The Foundation whenever he fights (offscreen) and makes a new school each time
Probably depends on the severity of the damage caused by these signature moves. Buena Girl, some of the most literal of the students at the school for example, is notorious for her Bulldozer of Truth. Namely due to the fact it's one of the few that can level entire buildings. The Flea is a traditional "heel" character. He not only fights dirty, but his signature "move" reflects that using his own poor hygine as a weapon.
@@Gaia_BentosZX5I always thought Flea was a heel when I saw him wrestle.
The bit of ricochet falling from the pyramid and the same yell beign played always kills me, its so good
Yeah that part was good, that whole episode has gotta be my favorite
this was one of those shows that was so.. underrated in modern media to me that i genuinely thought, at one point i made up Mucha Lucha in my head
I loved this show when I was little, it was one of the few I would go out of my way to watch whenever it was on back in the day.
23:42 Episode 10 is one of my favorite episodes simply cause of Ricochet falling off the pyramid several times
The pyramid is one of the most memorable scenes in mucha lucha for me
I used to enjoy this show a lot as a kid. But now I've really come to appreciate it for being one of the few shows animated im Flash to actually look good and still hold up.
Yeah, I love flash and puppet animation so it’s always fun to see
11:10
AFAIK, they just made that up in the spot as something grand to be thankful for
It's common to call out some saint when something really good or really bad happens in Mexico (which is what I feel they were going for), but television has... a rocky relationship with that kind of expressions
One of my favorite examples of this (even when virtually no one talks about it) is an episode of Ed, Edd and Eddy where, in the dub, Edd says something to the effect of "by the sweet potato maker holy mothers of Cuautla"
13:29
Reference to the separation of fighters in Lucha Libre where you have rudos (literally translated as the rude ones) and técnicos (literally translated as the technical ones), the rudos fight to win and tend to stretch the rules as much as possible to do so, while técnicos fight for the honor of the sport and always follow the rules
Fun fact for each, the referee decides how much can rudos get away with, so they never touch him, even when ruled against, and the whole honor and rule following makes técnicos the crowd favorite by a landslide and really popular rudos tend to end up switching sides to gain in numbers
20:45
That's a tradition of the masked fighters, at the beginning of their carrier they must choose of they want to be masked or not, and if yes, they must not do a public showing without it except if they lose it on a challenge (which is, indeed, disgraceful)... the burial thing is a bit extra, but deserved for the one an only El Santo
42:22
I think that's just two japanese things together, Sumo and having technology more advanced than everyone else, as I myself can't think of anyone that could be being referenced here
But Double Ninja Ninja is 100% inspired by Octagon, I have no proof but neither do I have doubts
45:49
Como on, aren't you gonna translate that name? 😂
El Rey is a mix of two Mexican Wrestlers. El Santo who you mentioned in the beginning, but he is also blue because there was another Wrestler Actor named El Blue Demon.
Interesting, I wasn’t thinking of the Blue Demon influence, will have to ask the creator about it for my follow up video!
Jorge Gutierrez who worked on Mucha Lucha! is creating the intro to this years Simpsons Treehouse of Horror
That’s really cool, I love his work so much I’m looking forward to that
Flamenco Dance is acually Spanish. Also found it origionated from the local Roma population in Spain but didnt look deep enough to see if thats accurate
The real irony of the My Hero Academia comparison, is that Mucha Lucha actually stuck the landing and is fondly remembered to this day. So yes, Ricochet's odds are very favorable when stacked up against Deku as one of them hit the books long before settling on a career path, carefully studying the Code of Masked Wrestling for his entire life.
This show lasted with me for so long. Mostly cause for a while i use to have a lunchbox of this show.🤣😭 veey much elementary years but i brought that bag with me on every feild trip.🤣👏🏿 fun show nearly fever dream byt definetly never forgotten.
That’s really cool. A friend of mine saw a class of 3000 lunchbox at a yard sale and didn’t buy it for me and I was very sad lol
@@Colby2D they should've bought it the resale value could've been REALLY GOOD. Specially in good condition.😏 but that'd be a rare one to have seen merch for. Some shows seemed like they didn't produce as much merch as other series.
15:25 The Snopey episode is the only episode from Mucha Lucha I remember kinda well, the rest is a blur but I remember I liked the show.
Goated Line : Size doesn't matter, weight does. 💯💯
I was obsessed with mucha lucha as a kid
This show was one of the legendary ones in my head as a kid where I only saw one or two episodes randomly and I would always think about it just cuz I never saw it
Its also one of the few series to easily be put into 4k because of how it was made
Rare Adobe Flash W
King is my fave Tekken character, which is one of the reasons I loved this show ❤
King is definitely one of mine, but I’m a Kuma main!
One of the best shows on tv at the time this and class of 3000 are lost gems
Absolutely. I really love and miss class of 3000
This show was my jam. And that soundtrack is awesome.
A few things here.
1. I love how The Flea, like The Rock, speaks in the 3rd Person.
2. I hate that we have an actual wrestler these days named Ricochet but none named The Flea or Bruena Girl.
I would love to know if Ricochet knows about Rikochet
@@Colby2D possibly. He'd certainly be young enough to have been a kid when it was on TV. His finisher is a 630° front flip onto his downed opponent, however it's not called the Pulverizing Pinball.
Love the fact Masked Dog being cool and just the Vibe-Ever was a sorta running gag that comes up every now and then lol
Also whenever i hear the theme song? Man, if that doesn’t hit me right in the Childhood! Lol
Wow this was a DEEEEEP cut, i didnt even remember the name of the show or any of the episodes but that artstyle and the trio main characters immediately took me back, no wonder I didnt remember, the show ended when i was two
This is such an underrated show, I really wish more people would talk about it. One of my favorite intro songs off all time
For sure, I think the theme songs gotta go in my top 20 which I need to make a video on sometime
@@Colby2D that top 20 would be epic
This is one of those shows that I always visually remember but could never remember the name of. Like I remembered the friends a lot more than the main character and stuff, but could never remember any of the important names haha
I feel that, it’s a really fun squad
How did you know I woke up wanting a Mucha Lucha video today? Continuous primo content!
Thank you haha, I figured it’s Saturday morning, this is when it should be on!
I have very distinct memories of Snowpea actually being an absolute menance. I loved this show growing up, great video!
This video is so good I had to rewatch it 3 times to maximize my happiness in life
Hi! Just some corrections!
- Flamenco is a spanish tradition, not mexican.
- Frijolito doesn't mean sweetie in spanish in any way or form.
Mucha lucha was indeed HUGE in México to the point it recieve official pogs, named Tazos, which covered a great amount of characters even backgroud characters that appeared once in the series.
Colby and/or his source might have gotten mixed up with the -ito suffix generically being used in terms of endearment.
@@TheLetterJ0 probably since the diminituve cute nickname goes more for gordito o (fatty) or flaquito (skinny) but It's not sweetie directly.
As you said is more for endearement use
Thank you I appreciate the feedback: I probably should have clarified that when I spoke about flamenco. I figured it would still be considered a part of Mexican culture, despite not originating there, I was also thinking lucha libre may have technically originated in Texas from some stuff I read, but that’s beside the point lol. I definitely would not say my sources for that translation of frijolito in slang were the most credible, was also thinking of the show Amarte Asi, Frijolito as the only other time I’ve heard the word. Another person mentioned the Mucha lucha tazos and I looked them up and love them
@@Colby2D Trust me that lucha libre is indeed a mexican tradition, also mucha lucha Tazos were awesome since there was not only plastic but also metalic ones making the colectibles much fun to get
This show was awesome back in the day. Thanks for covering it 🙏😄
You should absolutely do more about mucha lucha!
I distinctly remember being hyped for the movie when it eventually came out, i think teletoon up here in canada did a series marathon leading up to their premier of the movie.
That’s really cool, the movie was really good so I definitely want to make a follow up sometime
Maybe I missed it but the way it was animated it will always look good in any resolutions because of how vectors work
That’s a good point! These episodes were definitely much higher quality than anything else from this time period lol
Dude, the number of episode quotes I rattled off as you went through all of these. I did not realize Mucha Lucha still has so much real estate in my head. Such a goofy but good show!
Yeah the intro quotes stuck with me so much for no reason, like “the only thing to fear is fear itself…and bullies”
As a kid living in in Mexico at the time the cartoon was released I was obsessed with the show. When the tazos came out I really tried to collect them all but and I had a decent collection but left them back in Mexico 20 years ago, I kinda miss them. And I did also try to become a bulldozer when play wrestling
That’s so cool to hear. I’m thinking of ordering some tazos online and might try to show them off in the next mucha lucha video, so you’d kinda be able to see them again
I liked this show! My strongest memory of it is Rick O'Shea and his whole gag. "That's me lucky charms, they're tragically malicious!"
Funny stuff
Lol that’s good, I think mine is just whenever buena girl says something isn’t right
Man giving me what I wanted without me realizing it. This is so awesome! Just started up the video and super excited to watch!
I really appreciate it, thanks! This is probably some of the most research and work I’ve done for a video, so I hope you enjoy😄
@@Colby2Dit was really good! I enjoyed every minute of it I’m so ready for the second part already and I know this just came out. Already subscribed and liked this morning!
@@shadowhaze23 thanks so much
I loved this show as a kid and teenager. Never failed to amuse me.
And that theme song! Still a banger.
Theme song is definitely a banger, I gotta make a top theme song list lol
leave it to Colby2D to highlight a show from the early 2000s that i have never heard of! great video!
Thanks for checking it out! Yeah this is definitely one of the bigger ones from the early 2000s kids wb / Cartoon Network era
Im hyped for part 2, great video!!
Thanks, I really appreciate it!
'WB *loved* the masked toilet'
😂
Of all things, lol
Colby2D should do the whole series, then follow it up with Ultimate Muscle the full series!
Man this show was so fun to watch as a kid!
I totally forgot all about this show! Memories unlocked 🔓
Haha that’s definitely one of the things I like to hear the most😄
Honestly I’d really love to see you do the rest of the seasons and the movie. The show rarely gets talked about, and I think the best part about the later seasons is them focusing on the side characters a bit more. Even getting somewhat dedicated episodes
Definitely plan on a follow up sometime! Thanks for watching
This show is such an underrated classic it was definitely one of my favorites on kids WB along with the Batman. So many good memories watching it
Was definitely one of the most unique shows on the network, I really vibes with the style of humor even though that level of energy and humor isn’t always my thing, they’re all so genuine here
I love this show, especially when they get to the Underground Arc, and Ricochet becomes Prince Puma and stops talking for some reason.
I don’t remember this arc but will keep in mind while rewatching!
More please! I loved this show so much growing up
Thank you, will definitely try to make more in the future, I’ve been making a list of questions to ask the creator for a part 2
As a Mexican kid in the early 00's this was one of my favorite's 💪
If only you can find this show. This needs to be on streaming or physical. I loved this show as a kid because I'm Mexican American
Yeah I think only 6 episodes and the movie are on DVD, I’m planning to interview the creator, I’ll ask him if he knows anything of that possibility.
@@Colby2D cool
This was my Kinnikuman
I never really watched it growing up, I know it was airing but hardly ever saw ads for it and must have been out or watching something else most times when it was airing. I know it’s huge in Japan though
Also the Latin dub the VA of Rikochet and Buena Girl are marry in real life cool right ?
Yes very cool, I originally had it in my script, but it didn’t make it to the final video, so I’ll have to include it in part 2
Thanks for reminding me of this show. Glad your channel got recommended.
Thanks for watching!
So underrated! I can't wait for the board game that's being made in collaboration
Me too:)
Omg i loved this show back in the day.. plus it gave Hispanic reputation which made me happy.
Definitely do a season 2 recap.
17:42 this was always my favorite joke in the show 😂 I remember spitting soda out of laughter when I first saw this as a kid 🤣 Man I miss this show!
I loved watching Mucha Lucha as a kid, I watched the show with my dad since he's a huge wrestling fan. He taught me alI about lucha libre and would take me to live shows, we still watch it together on tv or go to shows when he visits.
Mucha Lucha was one of my favorite shows growing up, and now as an adult that can appreciate animations. I cant help but love how this was made on Flash animation yet this show came out swinging and hitting hard. Like Flash didn't have the best track record of making animations when some people used it as a short cut to animate there shows, but Mucha Lucha made it work so well for them.
25:02 the thing I really remember is the part where flea puts mask on Rex and saying “it fits like a glove”
The Flea was my all time favorite character and now it makes sense, I had no idea the voice actress also played Dexter who again was one of my all time favorite shows.
Dexters Lab is easily in my top 5 😄
The second this show aired in Mexico, back when I was a kid, I saw many ads for it and how big the advertising was for them selling even pogs in bag of chips, yeh those were still a thing back then. They were in bag of popular chip brands, basically our way of getting kids to getting snacks and free toys. I always saw my time and made sure to do my homework before I can catch it on tv, sadly some days I couldn’t and so I missed some episodes (no reruns or cable on my end😔).
But yeh to this day I can’t stop remembering the opening to the various characters and how I just felt in love with the show itself and appreciated how it was really connected to my childhood and culture. It just spoke to me as someone who’s Mexican and enjoy me some silly cartoons and happen to have a bit of my childhood in them.
MORE MUCHA LUCHA VIDEOS! Loved this show as a kid and the representation it gave me as a Latino kid! Gave you a sub loved the video great work🔥🔥
Thanks very much, definitely have a follow up planned sometime
Loved this show a lot back in the day
Me too!
In mexico this show was peak it reached an insane popularity and everyone I knew liked the show. It even got Tazos
I love the tazos, I’ve heard a couple people mention them and the chips they came with
I'd love to see more of this series
This is one of those shows I know I watched as a kid but I remember nothing about it.
I knew the main 3 designs and that's it untill finding this video again
I feel that, I think it’s because the overarching plots aren’t really the focus as much as the humor, so a lot of people remember a bunch of random jokes or scenes instead
Mucha Lucha was the GOAT for me growing up! I'll always prefer the style of the first season over 2 and 3, and I'll still forever be salty that Rikochet was recasted once the 2nd season ended...though I do find the joke they made in 3's first episode very humorous all's considered.
I still have almost all my childhood stuff from it like the Mix-A-Lots and a Signature Move Megawatt as well as a throw blanket. I used to have the fishing pole, but idk what happened to it. Apparently it was also recalled at some point... This and Nacho Libre were the only times I saw the actual wrestling, but shows like El Tigre made me fall in love with the mask designs more than the actual wrestling. All these had me asking for a Lucha Libre mask growing up, and I did manage to get one! Also I always admired Rey Mysterio, but as much as I wanted figures of him, I never got any. Also also this show is what caused my dad to start called me El Rey lol!
I remember how upset I was that Betty Blutonium was picked over the Luchadore I made😔
I just realized that Buena Girl kind of has bad parents. They're so perfect that they're oblivious to their daughter's struggles and that's hillarious
Absolutely, like they’re creepy and it makes me feel bad for burns girl when she really worries over somewhat smaller stuff
@@Colby2D yes, and the reveal at the end of the Cindy Slam episode means they have gone to the Gerbil Jorge amusement park without her multiple times. That's so mean!
True, though I was thinking that may have been a made up story by buena girl, assuming that episode was part of buena girls plan to go to the park that episode
21:08
I do like that there's a small shot of Ricochet's face. I remember every time watching this episode on kids WB, I always wanted to pause the screen or even lean forward close to my t.v, just to see how Ricochet look like without his mask.
I remember doing the same on my Dish Tv DVR, it took a lot of tries to get it right lol
Little me was so convinced the Flea was a rabbit despite him constantly shouting he's a flea and having flea based powers. Nope, that's a rabbit.
I will never be able to unsee this
I always knew he was a flea. He was hella filthy in every way.
LOL. xD That’s great.
It took me a good 2-4 episodes to accept that he was a flea and not a rabbit. Mostly, it was his personality and hygiene that eventually won that internal debate.
The Flea's spleen lives in my head rent free
This and the fairly oddparents had so many “my spleen” jokes lol
It's been a running joke in my household for almost 20 years
Mucha Lucha was a funny cartoon, glad to see more people talking about
It was, thanks for watching!
@0:27 It's like My Hero Academia.... BUT BETTER.
Real