Beetlejuice Intro (Opening) HD

[@xKonoSekai]

You can tell the animators were having fun animating this

[@lalalalalalal4]

kono sekai my friend, they were drunk

[@PrinceSoph]

With the whole show. This thing was a blast

[@diarceyorkshireterriers3853]

They were high as fuck lol

[@benjaminharris1139]

@@diarceyorkshireterriers3853 Then dude...dude...a...TAP DANCING SPIDER!!! YEAH!

[@STOCKHOLM07]

@@benjaminharris1139 and his uvula has a face and looks scared of him, dude.

[@MakaWakaPon]

It's funny how Beetlejuice is actually a bad guy in the movie and Lydia's best friend in the show I remember i was slightly confused by this because i watched the cartoon first

[@trinitymplayers]

Not to mention they had practically had all the characters from the movie except the ghost couple who actually owned the house before Lydia's family.

[@ArtofLunatik]

haha same here

[@SuperSwordman1]

I've heard some theories to explain it. None of which really work per say

[@Collageman90]

Yeah I remember watching the cartoon before the movie like with Ghostbusters.

[@redz0065]

Yeah I thought I was the only one that saw the cartoon first before the movie. They say that the anime series is the follow-up to the movie. So a year has gone by and now Beetlejuice and Lydia are friends

[@SuperBustyEva]

the thing i love the most about this intro is that Danny Elfman incorporated the original movie theme music within it.

[@danielnicolas4953]

Eva's DDs doesnt he do the Family guy intro? And didn't participate in the Simpson's as well??????

[@user-dr2yz8um3d]

wish the music in the film was like the show first

[@elwoodjacobs4353]

He did that with the Batman: The Animated Series intro too.

[@slackerpinkie]

@@elwoodjacobs4353 you are 100% WRONG! Shirley Walker composed the opening score of Batman: The animated series. Whilst Danny Elfman may have composed the score for the Burton Batman films, he did not compose the score for the animated series.

[@elwoodjacobs4353]

@@slackerpinkie Untrue. Look in the end credits of any episode from seasons 1 to 3, & it will say, clear as day, "Theme by Danny Elfman".

[@MrAlexH1991]

That “It’s SHOW TIME!!!” was so well voiced.

[@hiiilolol]

agreed

[@ziskador]

the skeleton screaming in french lol

[@markdodson8570]

I think Alex Brightman should be Beetlejuice in the movie's sequel instead of Michael Keaton, but hey Michael Keaton was the original Beetlejuice so it makes sense they're casting him in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

[@Eli_Santin]

This is the most fluidly animated intro I've seen for any '80's cartoon. So many inbetweens!

[@blueburygeminitheemoprince6175]

GameBreaker64 I agree.

[@watertommyz]

It was also one of if not the first cartoons to use CGI!

[@homegirl44]

It's basically a 90' cartoon, came out in late '89 and existed in the 90's for the majority of it's run.

[@houstonhelicoptertours1006]

"countless South Korean and Taiwanese inbetween artists were harmed in the making of this show." 😑

[@ComboDamageTV]

Animation in general started sucking after 2005.

[@ImperialKnight770]

IT'S SHOW TIME! Never gets old

[@Klausinator451]

Glaciartest which game? 2? 3 (you don't mean Big Boss do you?)

[@Treilerk]

I think Bowser did that too... I'm not too sure...

[@Klausinator451]

Glaciartest Ahh. That makes sense I beat every MGS except four (even got halfway through MG and MG2) and I didn't remember it, I was perturbed.

[@dencamp6685]

I agree

[@mkaplan1383]

@Glaciartest Don't you mean Mr. Incredible from Disney's The Incredibles?

[@Poxell91]

As a kid, this intro and honestly this show used to scare the living SIN out of me. Now I'm 26 and this intro is just...brilliantly animated and clips of the show are quite funny. Amazing how times change. :)

[@Deathpunch136]

I know

[@portalmanHUN]

This show spooked me when I was a kid but still loved it. Same for Men in Black and Extreme Ghostbusters.

[@csic123]

Poxell91 I love this intro.

[@iwakuralain1459]

Same!

[@nuclearcatbaby1131]

When I was little I saw a rap show on TV and I cried and confused it with Beetlejuice just because it was scary. Even though I wasn't really scared of the show, just the opening/end credits sometimes. Also I didn't discover the movie until I was much older (and after I discovered there was a red giant star called Betelgeuse)

[@SouthJerseySam]

I think what's interesting about this intro is how it's more balls-to-the-wall batshit insane, not shying away from anything that can scare kids. From the opening shot of Beetlejuice's corpse and his eyes opening up to him rising out of his grave like a bat out of hell, it was like the creators were making it a test to see if kids were actually ready to watch this show or ready to change the channel. I was pretty young when I first saw this intro and it never freaked me out as much compared to anything else Burton had worked on.

[@-Anonymous-.]

As a kid The intro was scary, the movie wasn’t lmao.

[@rosary1561]

One of the greatest animated openings ever.

[@justinkaufman6896]

This and Batman TAS intro is the greatest intro I see

[@homegirl44]

The first 10 seconds of this intro gives me chills in the best way possible. The sinister music and the way his corpse eyes pop open sheeeesh....

[@fngeunderground4508]

I know rigth? Its incredible

[@kriscynical]

I watched this show religiously as a child and I agree. That animation of him coming up out of the ground and smashing into the background is still phenomenal.

[@ZilkenianDagger]

Aaaaand this is when I started liking gothic and dark themes at the tender age of 10...

[@mr.brightside9885]

Same but with billy and mandy

[@courtneymichelle84]

Same here, and happily! 😎

[@levimoses6310]

Was Beetlejuice off of LEGO Dimensions?

[@Deathpunch136]

Yes becauce it was based of the movie.

[@tara303]

Zilkenian me to but not the cartoon the movie

[@bluehealer81]

Today's kids: "We're edgy!" WE WERE SUMMONING DEMONS IN OUR CARTOON INTROS! WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

[@arandomhuman3148]

XD

[@dylanwhipple9882]

@@arandomhuman3148 I've seen the word lol XD smh lmao used so much it doesn't even sound like a word anymore

[@eldmusic]

Benjamin Harris instead of summoning demons in lighthearted fun, with silly wordplay in between, they take all that demon summoning stuff seriously! Like, who wants to summon a demon and have it kill you? That sounds like a terrible way to spend your weekend.

[@theinimitablejora522]

But did you have characters dealing with PTSD?

[@bluehealer81]

@@theinimitablejora522 I have my suspicions about Oscar the Grouch, TBH.

[@postmastersgt1670]

Tim Burton is a genius the Beetlejuice film left so much to the imagination he was able to create an animated series because of it and its a masterpiece.

[@GFKCEG]

Burton didnt directed nor wrote the cartoon, like many of his productions, but ok...

[@traeyboy529]

​@@postmastersgt1670 That only displays that Tim Burton merely developed the show and served as an executive producer (with David Geffen), which would therefore, still make it valid that he doesn't even have a story or directorial credit for the actual episodes (though I have a feeling he did probably contribute ideas for the scripts)

[@traeyboy529]

@@postmastersgt1670 Funny. Clearly stated as such on the page.

[@tizyman5582]

​@@GFKCEGTim Burton writes every fucking movie he's in lol. He literally invents the most important storylines and how the characters should look or behave

[@unlimitedrabbit]

I always loved the sequence where Beets gives Lydia a "Shall we?" and she transforms her clothing to form that Neitherworld cape.

[@azumarill1403]

This has to be one of the most powerful intros ever, i still remember seeing it when i was little; So much chaos and madness, i love it! Also the beginning kinda scared me xD

[@JustinY.]

*This is my favorite anime opening, hands down.*

[@thequestion2041]

is not an anime dude...............

[@raymext8338]

Calling someting anime that isnt anime is kind of like a meme like the top 10 anime battles and you see an image of (for example) dora the explorer vs boots (?

[@thequestion2041]

sure..............

[@tythedistroyer8723]

Justin Young your so stupid it's not anime

[@LilKrysy]

thats my favorite anime too its so emotional

[@LightMediator]

"The Juice is Loose"

[@boisegameshowguy]

A childhood favorite! Rewatching it, its genius is much more potent than I ever thought then. And Lydia’s laugh is adorable

[@ArynBendah]

I wish Lydia was my daughter

[@xientau9028]

Beetlejuice vs. The Mask, now there's a fight between two equally crazy psychopaths. :D

[@Imacuser223]

-Sociopaths lack emotion.- _nevermind... too lazy to argue_ My money's on _Beetlejuice._

[@jonkeiser1537]

Great idea.

[@xsailor85]

Xien Tau I got my money on Bettlejuice because he’s already dead.

[@snipeyaman3946]

Dude... pitch that to Epic Rap Battles of History... that NEEDS to happen.

[@tommcewan7936]

Ooo, that's a very even fight, but I think the Mask would ultimately win. Which is just as well, because if Beetlejuice won, he would definitely then PUT ON THE MASK. And I don't even like to think about what would happen then... ...hopefully nothing, actually, because the mask brings out your inner, repressed self and Beetlejuice basically just wears everything he is on his sleeve already, but if it DID do something... come to think of it, could Beetlejuice just be what you'd get after the Mask died?

[@LizzieBeezie]

Back when cartoons and intros were on a different level.

[@andrewjelen1810]

"The juice is loose."

[@TVINC.]

boy did this age awfully

[@ShyGuy83]

One of the few live action movie based cartoons that actually worked for television.

[@tommcewan7936]

True - there was this weird vogue in the 90s for making franchised children's cartoons out of films that were never meant for kids and were not in any way appropriate for kids. The Mask, The Addams Family, Beetlejuice, Ghostbusters. The Addams Family cartoon was particularly bland, formulaic and generally awful, as I recall. This one somehow managed to succeed, probably by not being remotely canon. In the original film, Beetlejuice is a creepy, dangerous, predatory pervert who tries to half-force, half-trick underage Lydia into *marrying* him, just to get himself out of the afterlife via a loophole. In the cartoon, he's now - somehow - her bestie. Work that one out.

[@colinj5291]

@@tommcewan7936 Don't forget Kenner had toy lines for Robocop, Terminator 2, and Aliens as well. Rated-R movies. What a great time to be a kid.

[@Darian610]

Actually, it was the other way around.

[@vonaku]

@@Darian610 no, he is right movie was first

[@ARedMagicMarker]

This animation is wild. I love it. It's also the reason I always said "it's show time" randomly as a kid. XD

[@petermacdonough9077]

There's a whole generation of us that grew up on this intro and man was it terrifying to watch in the dark!! Look back at it now @ 33, it's so fun to watch these classic 90s intros and see how cartoons were actually fun and how characters you could relate to!! I can still watch this over and over and smile remembering all the fun times I watched this as a kid!!! :)

[@Kiya4ever]

I always thought that first frame looked so dope.

[@kitkatpoetess]

Me too. I love this intro but it scared the crap outta me as a kid. LOL

[@joseanl]

a bit too dark for kids if you think about it, a semi realistic look of a corpse decomposing in his grave..you can tell it was the early 90s because animators would throw some scary stuff at kids and nobody cared that much

[@george9822]

jose antonio lopez the 90s embraced the whole gothic/emo /anti hero thing

[@youisiaint]

Ren and Stimpy were also doing the super-detailed close up paintings as well and they were pretty damn scary too

[@thethiefking]

I always loved Danny Elfman's music. :)

[@blueburygeminitheemoprince6175]

Joel Seymour me too!

[@dencamp6685]

Agree Danny Elfman make really good including Tales From The Crypt theme song

[@ThePathStrider]

_Though I know I should be wary,_ _Still I venture someplace scary,_ _Ghostly haunting I turn loose,_ _Beatlejuice, BEATLEJUICE,_ *BEATLEJUICE!!*

[@adriennesimpkins6564]

Robert Currie I like that

[@yoshifan3077]

Its show time

[@robbiebrewer9515]

Robert Currie IT'S SHOW TIME

[@fullervisiondotnet]

*summons the ghost of John Lennon*

[@sarysa]

This Beatlejuice gets by with a little help from his friend.

[@saucybee8130]

This show must've been insane back in the day but like they say *IT'S SHOW TIME!!!*

[@LowellLucasJr.]

I absolutely loved this show. This being on ABC, Fox, Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon was always a treat! Loved Lydia too! Funny how she was Jubilee in Xmen!

[@PavethaWay]

*Remember this was 80's animation most cartoon intros arent touching this to this day even in 2022*

[@thehorrorseeker3441]

Man, cartoons were so much fun back in the day!

[@ElMalito187]

For anyone not aware the voice actor to Lydia Deetz is also the voice actor to Jubilee from X-Men The Animated Series. So when Beetlejuice The Animated Series ended she was picked up for the Jubilee part without batting an eye.

[@JulesHinmon]

I much prefer this show to it’s original film. It’s a lesson on outclassing the source material.

[@kendallrivers1119]

Same with The Mask. I loved the Jim Carrey movie of course, it's one of the greatest but the cartoon managed to even be better.

[@cannonfodder4000]

@@kendallrivers1119 The comic is probably even better

[@watertommyz]

I like all 3 iterations of Beeltejuice lol The film is great on its own. The Animated Series is great on its own. And the musical is grest on its own. It's a lesson in adapting things perfectly for the medium it's adapted intom

[@nine_tails137]

I was the same way at first. Mostly because I saw the Cartoon before the movie. Now both the movie and the TV show have become Halloween classics IMO.

[@nine_tails137]

@@kendallrivers1119 I saw the cartoon before seeing the movie.

[@KonaDaGamah]

The start of the intro was fucking scary as a kid, till this day it's still is.

[@sameold23]

Yup it caught me off guard real bad one time.

[@stefanypace2952]

Even though it's a scary song intro , I liked it and still do. I have it on my mp3 player.

[@pyrexedward]

INTRO HAD ME LIKE THIS WHOLE TIME 🎢

[@karmaround]

I loved watching this on Saturday mornings

[@Luzitanium]

cartoons from this time had the best music and sounds effects ever.

[@ClaireDiVODer]

This intro went so much harder than it needed to go, and it was all the more awesome for it.

[@PikaPetey]

neat

[@PikaPetey]

Hellbent i know right?! i want to animate something like this.

[@vaikyia9817]

I adore the opening drawing of Beetlejuice in the first 3 seconds, I love the skull-like touch to his head and everything. Man this show was spicy.

[@frijoleroman5346]

Pikapetey Animations lol hey Pikapetey 😂

[@-linkigi-3183]

Yoloboy 24135 wtf

[@frijoleroman5346]

21 savage 2006 wha

[@altecbluwell4620]

I remember watching this as a kid on television and just falling in love with it.

[@cesaracosta5483]

Nostalgiaween 2018 brought me here.

[@carriehellbound1535]

SAME!

[@menslady125eif2590]

Ah, yes...a Disney park ride designed by Charles Manson.

[@Crochet_kitty]

More like Tim Burton

[@HeyItsKelsey321]

nc reference??

[@Tabbimura]

Nostalgia Critic brought me here.

[@jonathanwallis3300]

I actually had this idea of re-theming “The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror” at Disney World into “Tim Burton’s The Tower of Terror” with the exact same storyline, setting, and premise, just with the Twilight Zone elements being replaced with the abstract surreal world of Burton. What do you think of that?

[@HeyItsKelsey321]

Jonathan Wallis oooooooooo I like

[@jonathankent1517]

*Animation Director* : Do not leave a single ball un-tripped.

[@johnson6099]

2019 One of my favorite Saturday morning shows of the 90s. A movie about Beetlejuice and Joker causing mayhem would be hilarious!

[@RichardX1]

He already faced off against the Joker in 1989.

[@treefrog4693]

I'm scrolling through the comments and not one comment says how wonderful his luscious locks of hair flow in the Wind bro my man Beetlejuice give me your hair but wash it first I take your beetles out of it thank you

[@mr219gip5210]

Before trippy ever came to mind, as a kid, this intro always tripped me tf out! Just the awakening of Beetlejuice alone, scared the living ish out of me.

[@Johnlindsey289]

Great show! i saw the movie 3 times in theaters when i was 6 when i lived in St Louis and i was 7 when this show debuted on 89 and had this show taped on ABC and Fox as a kid and had some toys and all.

[@sadie6258]

My dad would whistle this to me when I was little, I'm now whistling it with him. 😂😂

[@Nickel_The_Wise]

Who else is here because it's goddamn OCTOBER, the Beetlejuice of months!?

[@ipurley85]

One of the creepiest fuckin intros i saw as a kid.....and i LOVED the show!!!!!!!!

[@tywright3849]

I am in love with this intro. Very nice and brings back so many memories.

[@javiervartan]

Pure childhood

[@Doctorstew]

I love the smears and wipes man, especially in the first 12 seconds, absolutely awesome animation technique applied here.

[@sigh582]

I've never seen this show yet this put the biggest smile on my face 🙂. The art and animation is incredible and is right up my alley too!

[@malcolmmaze2583]

I remember watching Beetlejuice as a kid. Im 28 now and it just brings back so many memories 😊

[@GFKCEG]

I remember shitting myself as a kid, im 28 now and shitting brings back many memories 💩

[@malcolmmaze2583]

@@GFKCEG Good for you 🤣🤣

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

One of the BEST damn Animated TV shows EVER!!! This show was my first contact with Beetlejuice as a kid, even before i saw the original live action movie by Tim Burton. Loved it soooo much because of the crazy humor and style. The German Dub was also really really good ;D

[@iamjackspyramidshapedhelmet]

This show helped define my personality as a kid lmao it was my absolute favorite

[@o.h.x-9064]

Guess who made a parody of the opening theme of Beetlejuice? Nostalgia Critic, for this year's Nostalgia Ween!

[@mp5k9mm1]

And is as trippy as this one.

[@duranls1]

Oh tyeah he does great animation and that intro made me slow it down so I could check all the characters cameos

[@Karlos1234ify]

I saw that video.

[@davidharder7024]

And it's the best Nostalgiaween intro yet. Previously my favorite was probably the one that spoofed The Nightmare Before Christmas. Now, it has to be this years intro, it's just amazing.

[@michaellyle859]

David Harder and your old favorite is referenced in the new one by them going through the critic door when running down the hall. Nice throwback to the good stuff of the past.

[@VampageRampage]

That *ICONIC* laugh😈will never fail to amp me up!

[@karlnesser7704]

I remember being 4 and waiting for the show just to see the face at the beginning. Wonderful

[@sappypappy8595]

Throughout the animation sequence the camera zoomed through nine portals leading to the main attraction. Nice touch.

[@Treilerk]

The 10 first seconds won't hopefully get old.

[@DevilsEnvyOfficial]

Would love to know what you think of our Beetlejuice cover song! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnulf4F8p5aglbM

[@enriquepablo2756]

Cuando eramos felices y no lo sabiamos,que bellos recuerdos 😎💪🏼💪🏼

[@josedurand7154]

Yo siempre lo supe y lo disfruté cada capítulo. Allá tú que no.

[@t.m.1593]

And that's how kids shows were. Just wtf.

[@AaronMaiden]

Who's here after watching this year's Nostalgia Critic's Nostalgiaween Opening Intro!? 🤣

[@VolcanicSpacePizza]

Yep had to check and it was pretty much beat for beat the same. I like it.

[@thedoctor7784]

Me

[@EGeorgev]

Me. Since I've never watched the show so I had no idea what the critic was spoofing until someone said it in the comments.

[@EpicMickey777]

Aaron Maiden same here.

[@AldenteFettucino]

It's a-me! The critic did say that this was the best cartoon intro because every frame is wonderful so I had to check it

[@philippinevlogsandgamingpl7671]

The animation is so flawless! i miss these type of art in cartoon shows that takes a lot of time to make and expensive.

[@baldmoviebuff898]

I love how the animated series gave Beetlejuice a redemptive image as not so much an antagonist, but a whacky and ghoulish idol to Lydia.

[@issy_b_onair]

Those first few seconds with the music under the chant are FIRE! It's a pounding rhythm with some other instrument that I can't decipher that I love so much!

[@Laurabeck329]

I'm not sure what surprises me more. The fact that there was a kid's TV show based on Beetlejuice, or that it was actually really good.

[@MindOverFinance]

OH SNAP! I completely forgot how epic this opening was! Ahhh, memories...

[@bugen5]

The scream of the sandworms and the reverberating echos are what bring chills to my spine

[@oscarc332]

one of my fav cartoons

[@revancousland2524]

Loved this show growing up when I was a kid

[@DisneyMusicVideos]

Just bought the complete series on DVD! Amazing cartoon! One of my all time favorites! Update: Just finished watching all the episodes recently & watching them again!

[@NauticaSea217]

Ahahaha, the memories. Oh boy, thanks for making me feel old. I LOVE it.

[@Kajotex]

Hell man... those cuts from 0:15 to 0:19. Like half a second for your brain to catch on, in time with the beats. And before that the acceleration from 0 to 150... This is one of the all time greatest cartoon intros.

[@gmangardner7727]

Imagine, Beetlejuice having a night out on the town with, with The Mask, with Freakazoid, The Creeper, Mxpztylk, The Genie from Alladin and Impossible Man,!!! Im sure im missing a whole bunch of others, but the wackiness and fun will be amped to the Max!!!😀😁😀

[@norakbubbles]

Oh and don't forget Deadpool, Bill Cipher, and Ace Ventura!!

[@keigankelley8307]

That would be a spectical worth money to see

[@shadowking1380]

Dude would you want the multiverse to end? Lol

[@annieskywalker9290]

@@norakbubbles and the warner brothers

[@Kognac150]

Over 30 years and this song never left my head.

[@MM-st6vu]

This was one of my favorite shows as a kid.

[@musicmore87]

The skull that lifts weights, he's so sarcastic 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DigiDestined55X]

Growing up I didn't really care for this show, but GOD do I ❤💖❤ this opening! 😍🤓

[@odysseus7710]

I love this show as 90s kid Beetlejuice and Adams family intro, a double Saturday morning cartoon win 👍👍

[@hunterku9520]

(CACKLING) It’s showtime.

[@matthewgoduti7386]

Best cartoon ever!!!

[@constantin3886]

Every frame you can just put it on a wall as an artwork

[@philippinevlogsandgamingpl7671]

I dare you to put the first frame om your wall. Lol

[@renzometalwolf]

one of the most awesome intros ever

[@Spriggangirl]

This was my jam, a long time ago. I always used to enjoy it. :)

[@Rokku-D]

I Just LOVE the animation of this opening. My favorite part is when Beetlejuice just rise from his grave, and just does the splits as the ground warps around him. and As he said: "Its Showtime!" He then flies to a orange background, and shatters it.

[@Rose-yx6jq]

He was limited by live action originally. Now he can have fun.

[@kelleycarter1239]

Favorite part of this whole intro to me is the laugh to "It's Showtime" and then he flies backwards and shatters the orange sky! I LOVE IT! Looked it up Just for That!!!

[@danielabercrombie8131]

I remember when this show used to be on Nickelodeon in 1996 along with other scary shows such as aah real monsters, are you afraid of the dark, Ren and Stimpy, rocko's modern life, land of the lost (90s remake), and some episodes of rugrats and doug.

[@damotoneko1500]

Either it's too cold here or this theme song just gave me goodebumps for real. Nah, the goosebumps disappeared when the song ended. Update: Nope, definetly this opening. I replayed it and the goosebumps came back XD

[@Kids_Scissors]

This is so 80s and I love it!

[@alreyesalreyes]

This has to be one of the best intros ever

[@kradanbandicootovich6444]

I love when you can take intro as a short cartoon itself

[@imagineyoshi4469]

DUDE, HE'S A FREAKIN DEMON, AND IF COURSE, BEETLEJUICE: "IT'S SHOW TIME!"

[@seroberts]

Holy crap this is the ORIGIONAL CARTOON!!!

[@Matsuna13]

Nostalgia! I LOVE this show when I was young! I haven’t seen the film of this though. Now I want to rewatch this show all over again!

[@fabrigarciacartoons]

Masterpiece

[@AgnieskaVa]

I LOVE THAT SHOW. :(.