Cartoons Inside of Cartoons

[@chadhawksworth2809]

TV puppet pals also appeared in a Powerpuff Girls episode

[@KatelynJewel]

They were in four episodes. Mommy Fearest: The Professor and the PPGs are watching them at the beginning. Hot Air Buffoon: Buttercup and Bubbles are playing Puppet Pals video game. Ploys R Us: They can be seen in plushies in the background. Powerprof: The Professor and PPGs go to the theater to see their 3D movie, Movie Puppet Pals, but it gets interrupted by a monster. The same thing happens in the book this episode is based on. Also the PPGs watch the show at the beginning of another book titled "Cartoon Crazy."

[@Nameless82284]

I think there's a theory that Dexter's Laboratory and Powerpuff Girls take place in the same universe

[@esoniousspiderfang1345]

So does the justice friends

[@esoniousspiderfang1345]

@Norman California Boy dude there is a episode on power puff girls where they try to join a super hero league filled with just guy hero’s the Justices friends are part of the league

[@KatelynJewel]

@@Nameless82284 Well the PPGs did meet Major Glory and Val Hallen in the episode "Members Only", and Dexter made a few cameos throughout the show.

[@dstinnettmusic]

Puppet Pals were also on Powerpuff Girls, and various Justice Friends (mainly Major Glory) appear as characters in Dexter’s Lab, implying a shared u inverse between all three.

[@arthas640]

I heard a rumor years ago they had considered doing the Justice Friends as a spin off series but Dexters Lab "ending" after season 2 and then being revived before dying again lead to them dropping the idea of the spin off series. I dont how serious the idea was though.

[@zeospark9715]

I remember that there was even an episode in The Powerpuff Girls where Major Glory in particular played a big role where he pretty much told the girls that they can't join their team because they're "just little girls".

[@LadyBern]

Wasn't Dexter spotted as a cameo in the girl's called during nap time? And if we wanna stretch it in Nick's "Nina & the count" Nina's doll looked like a PPG but that's more of a joke due to Nina's voice actress playing the same part. And since monkey was Dexter's pet I guess mentioning him with the justice friends is pointless.

[@zeospark9715]

@Mt WHADITDO I know right? The girls put those men to shame! And I always loved the scene with the Professor comforting the girls and pretty much told them to show up the men lol

[@edgardeitz2784]

I heard somewhere that Craig McCracken (Powerpuff Girls) Genndy T. (Dexter's Lab) and Donovan Cook (Two Stupid Dogs) were friends outside their job. Therefore, "Two Stupid Dogs" should've been in the shared universe too!

[@iwasinabox]

At first I was like “whhaaat, no itchy & scratchy?!” And then the video ended with “hi I’m Paul” and now everything is better.

[@tensazangetsu2386]

Ikr that brought a flood of memories

[@FriggenGrotRock]

The justice friends should of been a full length series and I’m not afraid to say it

[@xdialga361445x]

Before I realized they were based off The Avengers.

[@CubYall]

Don’t be afraid. Go shout it in the streets!

[@Nameless82284]

Nah, I think it's best being a spinoff

[@yaboialebo4717]

Justice friends shlapsh

[@one.2622]

@@Nameless82284 same

[@dragons_hook]

The Justice Friends was meant to be enjoyed by both kids and young adults. It was definitely a classic! And it aged wonderfully!

[@SpencerJ289]

The fairly odd parents “where’d you get it….Internet” joke was a head of its time

[@arthas640]

not really, Ebay was a big deal in the 90s and there were specialty stores you could order random stuff from (especially nerdy things like collectors items and memorabilia) in the 90s as well. The idea of buying just about anything from the internet just didnt really become widely available until the 2000s. My dad used to buy and sell memoribilia and cars online starting in the 90s and my uncle was one of the people who started using Ebay really early, buying and selling stuff he got at thrift stores, yard sales, and estate sales (mainly collectables, designer clothes, and valuable antiques for pennies on the dollar) and then selling it on collectors sites and Ebay starting in the mid 90s.

[@Pirategod23]

Not really internet isn’t that new

[@SpencerJ289]

@@arthas640 dang so your uncle was probably selling on ebay back when it was still Auctionweb.

[@arthas640]

@@SpencerJ289 I'm not 100%, but he did that starting in the mid 90s when they first got started. He was also involved in the Dot Com bubble, he built some sites and also had his own site for selling some stuff. In the 90s he was like the gay guys you saw in sitcoms at the time, super obsessed with fashion, antiquing, and designing. He went to a ton of estate sales and bought antique furniture that youd have a hard time selling on Ebay back then (craigslist style sites were rare then) so he sold some of that on his own site too and used it for hosting some of his Ebay stuff as well. He died when I was a kid but my dad inherited some of the stuff hed been selling and it was pretty cool, my dad didnt get much but there was a handmade art deco silk rug that's roughly 10x30ft from the 30s and he managed to get tons of stuff like that. You used to he able to find the coolest stuff at thrift stores and estate sales before Amazon, Etsy, and all the auction reality shows made people realize they had alot of valuable junk

[@slimebucket642]

Thank you for including the scene with, “Puppet Pal Clem, there’s a spider in your bed! Bonk!” Its always been one of, if not my favorite joke from Dexter that I’ll immediately think of when remembering the series.

[@KingXeonMyroku]

I don’t understand why Butch didn’t try going with a Crimson Chin spin off from the Oddparents instead of Crash Nebula. The Crimson Chin appeared a lot more then Crash did in the Oddparents so why not go with the Chin? Or even Catman played by TVs the late Adam West when he was alive.

[@coltinpyrlik9282]

Main problem would be the need for a different va. No universe you get jay leno doing full series especially cheap enough.

[@RamenCupBMG]

Maybe he wanted to make a space superhero show instead of a generic superhero show

[@macewbee]

True

[@macewbee]

@@coltinpyrlik9282 good point

[@KingXeonMyroku]

Look either way, we have seen more Crimson Chin and Catman on the Fairly Oddparents then we have seen Crash Nebula. Wether if the issue was that he already had a super hero show running (Danny Phantom), doesn’t mean he can’t pitch another that is more comic book based. Heck Catman would be another parody of Batman much like how Disney’s Darkwing Duck was back in the early 90’s. And if the issue was money to hire either of these actors to do the voice over for Crimson Chin or Catman, they can always recast. I mean Butch could do an origin story for Crimson Chin or Catman just like he did with Crash Nebula. Start them out younger. I’m just saying if a spin off series from the Fairly Oddparents would have happened, it seemed those ideas would be a better outcome then your third rate idea that had no thought put into it.

[@noobpro9759]

"Puppet pal Clem?! There is a spider in your bed!! BONK!" It gets me every damn time.

[@qblanson17]

For parody characters they actually had pretty great character designs. Most main characters today don’t have this level of detail put into their character designs.

[@kenyaholloway-reliford8213]

There's just something hilarious about a trio of superheroes who fight crime on regular basis, losing to a bee

[@arthas640]

I loved seeing them all as roommates. I actually kind of wanted to see that sort of stuff in the Justice League, they touched on the interpersonal relationships a bit and about the conflict that can arise with a ton of heroes all sharing a space station and working together, and we saw a bit of the same in the X-Men shows. I would love to see what life would be like if a bunch of super heroes had to share a base, house, or apartment together. Batman fighting crime during the night but getting woken up by Superman, Superman taking forever to get his hair to curl perfectly, the Flash eating all the food, stuff like that.

[@MrJJandJim]

Just like One Punch Man vs a fly

[@7swordquanta459]

@@MrJJandJim Wasnt that a mosquito?

[@MrJJandJim]

@@7swordquanta459 Correct!

[@TheRubyMinecraft]

He really made a video about shows within shows and didn’t talk about mermaid man and barnacle boy.

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

I always liked "Crying Breakfast Friends" from Steven Universe.

[@CartoonTriper]

who also a meta comentary of the events of the series

[@wickedwhisper4568]

"who wants to watch people crying all the time?"

[@JT5555]

surprised you didn't say sick sad world.XD

[@wolfmantheimpaler]

As someone who grew up obsessed with Godzilla (and subsequently still am) I always enjoyed when Reptar made an appearance on Rugrats

[@Dlyles16]

Mermaid and Barnacle Boy will always be my favorite show within a show but seeing the justice friends again gave me some righteous nostalgia. Good video man

[@StarMechV]

Completely passed over my head as a kid but I love how Reptar is not only a reference to Godzilla as a character but throughout the entire run of Rugrats it's also a slight jokey homage to Godzilla as a media franchise. On the first appearances of Reptar he is shows as much more destructive and ambiguous like the original godzilla but immediately within the show it becomes a much kid friendly and overly merchandidable ip in the same way Godzilla became much more popular with kids in japan, toning down some of it's original messages and tone

[@cellophanezebra4663]

I feel old as hell i remember every single one of these, getting nostalgia over here.

[@kimberlybogert7031]

Same ngl 😂

[@MrsSpyro01]

Reptar definitely deserved to be #1 on this list. I grew up with Rugrats and currently have a good amount of Rugrats merch…including Reptar merch. My favorite being my Reptar hat that I got at Spencer’s.

[@DuskTillShawn]

Thanks for watching everyone! I can't express how much I appreciate all of you. You guys are the best. :) What was your favorite cartoon in a cartoon?

[@snowmanwithasnowplan]

itchy and scratchy

[@Br1ttany1992]

Mermaidman and Barnacle Boy

[@_hunter_hunter1048]

you forgot The Crimson Shin and Monkey

[@SoranMBane]

The Genndy Tartakovsky cinematic universe is truly deep and complex.

[@josephlosoya9660]

There's so many shows you didn't even mention, how can you forget Itchy & Scratchy or Terrance and Phillips, the Fatheads, all my circuits, and that's just off the top of my head

[@SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario]

Or that super hero show or LilyMu from Kappa Mikey

[@brothaNblue]

I think he just wanted to focus on kids shows. For the Fatheads, idk.

[@shuckleiscool7330]

Or even mermaid man and barnacle boy.

[@drift2providence864]

He said his personal favorites

[@0b13F4st3]

I'd say what about 'Grolton and Hovris' from "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared". But then I realised that this video and these comments pre-date the Channel 4 TV show, by a few months.

[@magnetoonproductions9541]

If you ask me, Justice Friends and Monkey should’ve been used on a more regular basis, with both segments alternating in every episode.

[@edgardeitz2784]

Of course, that would've made sense...

[@floating_mario_head]

I would probably feel different now but I remember always getting annoyed as a kid whenever their segments came on instead of a regular Dexter episode lol

[@freedomchaser9664]

@@floating_mario_headsame

[@leeeroyjenkins555]

The justice friends also showed up in ppg. And those puppet pals had their own bunkers between cn commercials.

[@2011supergamer]

I think my favorite part about shows-within-shows is that they're often used to tell meta jokes about the show itself. (Crying breakfast friends, Itchy and Scratchy, Ducktective, ect.)

[@dedesaud]

OMG! I'm SO happy right now!! I've been trying to remember the name of the Justice Friends for months! Definitely my fav

[@WalkTheNight]

When you got to Jimmy Neutron, I thought you were going to bring up Jet Fusion. too. But then I remembered that was a movie series, not a cartoon.

[@niro1_]

15:00 "Hi, I'm Paul!" use to scare the shit outta me

[@AtomicJosuke]

Your videos are so fun to put on, and I love the overall vibe your commentary gives. Just a dude talking about childhood cartoons. Criminally underrated!

[@whatchahowsya8688]

Damn. This was nostalgia in nostalgia. Cartoons back then did it better.

[@rustyshackelford312]

Rugrats had Adam West voice a character called Captain Blasto in one episode.

[@edgardeitz2784]

Adam West also protrayed _himself_ / Ratman on "Fairly Oddparents.

[@rustyshackelford312]

Im in my 30s and i still catch myself saying "tv puppet pals lots of fun for guys and gals" on my way home from work.

[@pedrosaabedra5653]

The justice friends is basically TTG but with better humor than TTG.

[@robbiewalker2831]

Exactly.

[@bsperoz]

14:48 REPTAR ON ICE is a masterpiece I would actually want to see!

[@ulilboy1234]

Damn, I remember justice friends. Holy crap I haven’t seen them in years. Good Times.

[@Brindlebrother]

I can't get over that inception basically just means the start of something, yet the plot of a single movie has changed the course of language forever.

[@buoydix]

I'm low-key upset that there wasn't near enough material for a 4 day Bing marathons of either the Justice Friends or TV Puppet Pals.

[@mixedupmatt3658]

I find it really funny in the 2017 DuckTales they made Darkwing Duck into an in universe tv show, and we see Launchpad being an absolute fanboy and even getting Beakley to watch with him. I also like how they have it being a TV show in universe but Darkwing becomes an actual hero later on in the series.

[@dragons_hook]

Disgruntled Postman: Well I've got a special delivery, FOR YOU!!! * throws envelopes * Major Glory: Aughhh! BILLS! Comedy gold! 🤣

[@lesliomckeown4266]

Crash nebula was one of my favorite episodes and wish it became a real show

[@RogueT-Rex8468]

There’s a Rottweiler named Reptar that comes to Lowe’s a lot. First time I saw him, he was being a good pupper defending his parents from the werewolf display, tail between his legs but being so brave getting between them.

[@chrisdovrik2894]

When can we expect a Recess video. Enjoy your content.

[@DuskTillShawn]

I'll put it on my list of video ideas! Thanks! :D

[@robbiewalker2831]

@@DuskTillShawn To be honest, I would've preferred Crash Nebula and Ultra Lord over Danny Phantom and Planet Sheen. Besides, in the case of Crash Nebula, I like that the artstyle is not the same as the other Butch Hartman shows. I also would like to point out that Krunk made an actually good joke that didn't involve the bonkstick, which you skipped over.

[@AceFuzzLord]

Cartoons in cartoons, yet I.R. Baboon isn't here. I count this because of the episode where both Weasel and Baboon as detectives for the episode take on the case where everyone is getting erased. And because I really enjoyed them

[@eliaspuppet9973]

I always liked the Justice friends. To be honest I really wish to have their own TV. My favorite is always major Glory.

[@Spadealchemist]

"There are kids.... ON THE ICE!" ~Reptar (on ice)

[@thegravityguy4654]

Ducktective from Gravity Falls is in some way a parody of Gravity Falls which is clever.

[@brendanwilson8977]

My childhood right here. Anyone in Australia that had Austar in the late 90's or early 2000's knows.

[@Applepoisoneer]

I absolutely loved this concept. Some of these cartoons within cartoons are just as good as good as the shows themselves.

[@crowmigration8245]

That justice friends episode blew my mind

[@Anthintendo]

This is such a charming video about such a charming topic.

[@elcorpus2000]

In Ben 10 there are a two, Sumo Samurais and Kangaroo Kommando

[@megamanfan3]

It should be noted that Reptar is a parody of Godzilla.

[@JT5555]

and yu-gi-oh was a parody of magic the gathering. sometimes the parody ends up being better than the original.

[@simplyjuannie5128]

There was one time when the Puppet Pals were in live-action form.

[@VampirePrinceKRS]

hay wait so the Zebra Candace often dreams or hallucinates about in Phineas & Ferb was very likely a reference to that Justice League episode from Dexter Lab.

[@Zacman1123]

Not gonna lie: there were some times where I preferred "Justice Friends" over "Dexter's Laboratory".

[@arthas640]

I loved all of Dexters shows within a show, like Dial M for Monkey. Sometimes they were better then the Dexters Lab episodes they were in.

[@faithtrustndust]

I could see you even making a part 2 of this video! A couple “cartoonceptions” I had in mind were Bionic Bunny and Dark Bunny from Arthur and The Pretty Princess and Magic Pony Power Hour from WordGirl

[@Andres33AU]

The Justice Friends was so good, I even forgot it was from Dexter's Lab! It definitely could have been its own thing!

[@mangareader7474]

It should of been

[@cardinalhamneggs5253]

The Valhallan flying on his guitar reminds me of Super Bwoing (the lovably idiotic superhero from “Super 6” by David DePatie and Fritz Freleng) flying on his lute.

[@swartchalk6745]

Was wondering why superfriends was listed as the best and last till I saw your pick for the best. Can't complain you sir have good taste

[@cjwhetstone3361]

I like your commentary you're a really good KZbinr I think you can make it big I hope there's a lot more people interested in listening to you keep up the good work buddy I'm here for you all the way

[@Tutiereez]

If a cartoon is inside a cartoon does that mean it's not a cartoon to their world but a reality show?

[@ZacLavender]

Great video- I wish you had talked about the Fatheads from Rockos modern life, and the wacky Deli episode.

[@deondraa]

This was so much nostalgia 😭

[@zeospark9715]

Missed opportunity in the Jimmy/Timmy Power Hour to have Crash Nebula go at it with Ultra Lord lol Also yeah don't watch Planet Sheen. It's a very unbearable show to the point the main villain is the most sympathetic character

[@Yipper64]

12:05 wait how many layers is that. A show within a show within a show, watching the show within a show?

[@CartoonTriper]

also the late season of Dexter, the TV Puppet Pals have their own segment of the Show, with Actual Puppets

[@tiablue9106]

I like when the show in the show is sorta used as a stand-in for the show itself. Like terrance & phillip in south park, itchy & scratchy in the simpsons, ducktective in gravity falls and crying breakfast friends from steven universe also it's funny how the justice friends are a show in the dexter universe but they also actually exist in it. so ig they're real superheroes but also actors in as sitcom? plus they used major glory in that 1 ep of the powerpuff girls

[@donovanbradford8231]

Reptar was solid and I always enjoyed in the Rugrats game Search for Reptar you got to stop around the city as Reptar going full Godzilla. I also really enjoyed The Justice Friends and Mokey as they were great because while I was aware that certain characters in Justice Friends were references to some Marvel and DC heros pretty much every character in the Justice Friends was a reference so going back and watching them really hits home with just how filled it was. Then you had Monkey which was equally great because the episodes were cool and inventive and while Mokey may possibly be a reference to another super herk he is by far the strongest hero in the Dextar's Lab verse because on several occasions he has helped defeat the strongest villains when others have failed, my favorite was Rasllor as he was voiced by the late Randy Savage and seemed like if Thanos was a pro wrestler as he took out everyone only to respect Monkey's determination and said how marvelous he was. Truly a great series for sure.

[@Brutaltronics]

Bruh the puppet pals still crack me up wtf 😂😂

[@GarkKahn]

The justice friends was the best of them all by far

[@RabidNemo]

Perfect for what I wanted today! I'm hunkering down inside to avoid this heat. Hope you're staying cool as well!

[@juggalo_kronikturdzgaming7075]

Can't forget about Terrance and Philip from South Park or Itchy and Scratchy from The Simpsons. Best adult versions of this topic

[@keenanpather]

First vid of yours I've seen 👀 already know imma binge all later ♥ 😂

[@jonetgames]

omg i remember that episode of Justice Friends so so vividly about, it freaked me out, I was so confused, just as much as Krunk.

[@CubYall]

I think Crash had potential, way more than these later season of Fairly Odd Parents

[@theozekinbros5209]

What about the itchy and scratchy show?

[@xlro8f853]

09:10 I’m going to make a mental note that Cosmo and Wanda are eligible for a three-way.

[@OtterKing133]

I got a Reptar long sleeve and it’s a good conversation starter you know whose cool right away

[@chadhawksworth2809]

Why didn't you mention Itchy and Scratchy and Terrence and Phillip

[@twilightman2816]

Let's not forget the cartoons that Fat Albert and his friends used to watch all the time "The Brown Hornet" and "Legal Eagle" kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJSphGWln9Vli7c and what was the name of that cartoon that Michelangelo would watch that would secretly teach him the moral lesson that the Turtles needed to remember each week????

[@brothaNblue]

@@twilightman2816 think this dude might be too young to remember that show. Lol

[@dbhandloop4504]

yeah fr wtf lmao

[@chadhawksworth2809]

@@dbhandloop4504 Who are you responding to

[@brothaNblue]

@@chadhawksworth2809 if there's no name, it's safe to assume they're responding to the original comment.

[@aurahoneydew9607]

Itchy and Scratchy being a stand in not just for Tom and Jerry but literally every cartoon ever is pretty clever.

[@walterpetersen776]

The actor who played major glory also played Mark Chang"s Dad on Fairly Odd Parents.

[@Gadgetman1989]

Love your commentary dude, my fav was justice friends

[@RastaSaiyaman]

You could have added the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 series to this too, as each season had the turtles following a different cartoon series. Here's what they watched. - Space Heroes Which was based off of the sixties "Star trek" cartoon and imitated the animation of that series to a T. It also showed Leonardo as being a MAJOR Trekkie, despite the fact that that series "Captain Kirk" is an egotistical coward. - Super Mecha Robo Force Five Which was a definite nod to Anime series such as "Voltron" and Settai series such as "Power Rangers" - Crognard the barbarian Which combines eighties cartoon series such as "Thundarr", "He-Man" and "Thundercats" again aping the animation perfectly. This one showed how Michelangelo basically is like every super fan of the series, as when that series ended in a way he didn't approve of, he edited the VHS tape of the episode to actually alter the ending. - Chris Bradford's 2ruff crew Which aped "Chuck Norris Karate Commandos" with a healthy dose of "Rambo the cartoon" and "The A-team" thrown in. - Space Heroes the next generation. I guess I don't need to explain that one.

[@Joecota95]

Don’t forget the special Runaway Reptar that one was always my favorite

[@Zuon94]

0:34 "Hey, Pal, you walked into the DANGER ZOOONE, not me."

[@edgardeitz2784]

Here's an idea for Planet Sheen - something happens that Sheen isn't needed there anymore and can leave; he GIVES his advisor job back to th villian, who CAN'T HAVE that, because _NOW_ he's a charity case (no, it has to be HIS way); Sheen and the chimp return to Retroville; Warrior girl appearantly followed them because said villian CAME TO EARTH, JUST TO GET REVENGE ON SHEEN! After that, it's just more episodes of 'Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius". Duh...

[@wfanking1187]

Justice Friends in Dexters Lab deserved its own show, so funny and amazing, Say uncle Sam was my most fav episode, Major Glory, Van Halen and the Incredible Crunk

[@angelomartyr]

So he talks about crash nebula but misses the elephant in the room for Fairly Odd Parents? Why wasn't the crimson chin mentioned? Nickelodian even had awesome numbers for the Fairly Odd Parents that added up to an awesome crimson chin episode!

[@CubYall]

Keep up the good videos man. Got yourself a permanent subscriber here!

[@theluigifan1]

What, I loved the Crash Nebula pilot! Hearing people disliked it is news to me. I just thought it wasn’t picked up because it was too expensive.

[@lavenderflowersfall280]

Wait this was real I thought it was just a fever dream all right I know it was real

[@sopretty43vr]

a cartoon within a cartoon is not a cartoon, it’s more of a reality or drama bc it looks just like their world while ours is much different from a cartoon one

[@Ajz092]

Not gonna lie, I would have totally watched The Justice Friends if it were a full length show.

[@zoidbrug1989718]

Thanks for the best of the best!!!!

[@FutureBereaAlumn]

Rugrats also has the Dummi Bears and the Mega Hyper Heroes.

[@dahliazaylinsage]

Nice! Much thanks and safety to ya!!

[@afro_souledits2382]

I thought about this weeks ago happy for sumbody to upload this

[@xeneoszomega8980]

Justice friends is my shit I loved that as a young teen when seeing it for the first time never forgot that greatness

[@yaboialebo4717]

Sumo slammers from Ben 10 was epic but the justice friends are too great to pass on

[@archieblue2801]

I remember as a little kid wanting a reptar toy so bad but never finding one in any of the toy stores.

[@dylansluder8805]

I'm 20 Year's old Right now and I still watch cartoon's!