Soup's On - Dark Toons

[@ChannelAwesome]

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[@deshawnedwards6412]

Do Ed, Edd n Eddy Season 3, Episode 11, The Day the Ed Stood Still.

[@jar1543]

The only problem is that I have don't have HBO max

[@deshawnedwards6412]

Do The Grim Adventure of Billy and Mandy Season 1, Episode 15, Dream a Little Dream.

[@princessangel821]

The Little Mermaid Series episode A Little Evil with that demonic looking Brain Sponge had no business being in a kids cartoon.

[@imbad_bot5931]

Can you do spongebob when he met his brother

[@camilogarciaylasaari1857]

That "I'm ready" is so sincere and so heartfelt, it makes me laugh and cry at the same time

[@rosiebaybie6245]

Ikr. It completely teared me up watching it the first time!

[@ComicalRealm]

Fun fact: Appearing in over 150 theatrically released films and shorts, Donald has the record for most theatrical appearances for a Disney character and he is the most published non-superhero comic book character in the world.

[@monstersociety3360]

Isn't it weird how Disney owns the rights the Howard the Duck after the Marvel buyout? Think about it, Howard the Duck started out as Marvel's rip-off of Donald Duck's comic books, and now Disney owns the rights to their own rip-off. I know Howard can stand on his own, and he's not like a poorly made rip-off, but what a time to be alive where weird things like that can happen, right?

[@elpizo1789]

@@aguythattalksnonsense4635 It's stil but a fraction of his comic book output. Though I agree, having a super hero alter ego should probably disqualified him on a technicality.

[@Carewolf]

Though I would argue the cartoon Donald Duck is a separate character from the movie Donald Duck. For instance he can talk without any speech impediment.

[@deaston18]

Donald > Mickey

[@geoffreyrichards6079]

To be fair, though, how exactly can one write a speech impediment like Donald Duck’s into coherent literature? It’s not an easy one to pin down.

[@Sjono]

5:40 “Being a bad uncle is better than being a bad dad” Being a bad uncle is better than having no dad

[@rogue7723]

I always thought it was part of some Hays Code nonsense

[@peterkrug2327]

It would seem in the case of many of these cartoons the kids parents died and the aunt or uncle inherited him/her/them.

[@UmmYeahOk]

According to the nephews backstory, their hijinks ultimately killed their father (or just sent him tragically to the hospital), and pre2017 Ducktales had their mom, Della, send the nephews to live with their Uncle Donald for a while. 2017 Ducktales “solved mysteries and rewrote history,” by having young Donald and Della live with their Uncle Scrooge for the very same reason.

[@chipchopbarbershop8426]

I hated the 2017 Ducktales reboot

[@tehdipstick]

@@UmmYeahOk Yeah, in the original comic strip Della sent them to Donald with a letter explaining that they had accidentally put their father in the hospital by setting off fireworks under his chair, and that she was going to come pick them up as soon as he got out. The nephews were only supposed to be around temporarily, but people liked them so much that they became a permanent fixture, so Della just never came back for them.

[@graphitetailgrace3870]

Do "The Last Hungry Cat" where Sylvester believes that he finally killed and ate Tweety, and then gradually feels guilty about it until he's reduced to crying on the floor, all narrated by an Alfred Hitchcock parody.

[@Rachel-po5uz]

Oh I love that one!

[@heathermcmoonbeam3439]

....And Doug didn't even get to the part where Donald and his nephews were eating poultry - that's the darkest part tbh.

[@supermariofan03]

I know right? That’s Hannibal Lecter level.

[@Kubbbbek]

- "Uncle Donald, where is our mom?" - "Couriosity killed her... I mean the cat. The cat"

[@angbandsbane]

Probably not that disturbing, being similar, but in the end, different species. I mean, we humans eat monkeys all the time, right?

[@sonikku956]

How is a duck eating chicken any different from us eating beef, lamb, deer, rabbits, or pork? Shit, I made lamb last night, and I don't consider that cannibalism.

[@cartooncritique6625]

That's actually not that bad. Birds eat each other all the time. It would only be bad if they were eating another duck...although they might get some dirty looks from Clara Cluck.

[@nasonxian]

I always thought it was nieces/nephews because they didn't want people to imagine the characters as having had sex.

[@i_teleported_bread7404]

They let Goofy have a son.

[@t.c.bramblett617]

Yeah, I believe Disney didn't want to create that awkward question in families' minds. Instead, they raised the much less awkward question, "WHY ARE THE PARENTS DEAD?" XD (Although in the first HD&L cartoon they did show a note from their mom leaving them with Donald. so in that case it's obviously just total abandonment lmao)

[@Elaharra]

I always thought it was because kids are more likely to see parents as lame and not cool. Meanwhile everybody seems to have that cool aunt or uncle.

[@peterkrug2327]

@@Elaharra Well Donalds nephews sure do love to torment him mercilessly.

[@glowworm2]

There were a few single dads in the cartoon verse during that time though. Sylvester had a son and so did Auggie Doggie Daddy.

[@DarkOtakuGaming]

I always though that Donald died at the end with the fall, but his anger is soooo powerfull that he get out of hell and try to bring the boys with him xD

[@pamelamays4186]

Suggestion: Donald's Dilemma. A blow to the head gives Donald a fantastic singing voice. He becomes a instant star, forgetting all about Daisy. Daisy ends up having a mental break down to the point where she attempts suicide several times. Those particular scenes were eventually edited out. Daisy tries and tries to see Donald, but continually fails. She ends up seeing a psychiatrist.

[@joshuariddensdale2126]

That one Donald cartoon where his nephews prank him by dressing up as zombies is pretty dark too. I don't know the name of it, but it was in House Of Villains.

[@princessangel821]

Donald's Halloween Scare. That one scared me too

[@randomvideogamenerd]

'Donald Duck's Halloween Scare' I believe. I loved that episode.

[@turma8eac]

He first pretends that he is a serial killer and people later think he killed the tripling

[@mitchellneu]

Donald Duck’s Halloween Scare. Loved it.

[@diamondbaker5331]

I REMEMBER THAT! That used to scare me as a child every Halloween

[@eddiebrock7119]

There is more episodes of Donald “teaching” the boys a lesson like making them smoke cigars when he thought they were smoking but it was a gift for him.

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

"Happy Birthday Donald", 1949

[@UmmYeahOk]

Back when kids were allowed to buy them. King of the Hill ended up doing that, and that was a 90s cartoon.

[@chipchopbarbershop8426]

I think Father from codename kids next door is more of a terrible uncle than Donald is

[@SteveCarras]

@@UmmYeahOk For adults,though lol!

[@SteveCarras]

+@Eddie Brock Just like that one where they buy a car, but use a fake to get to the gas staiton to buy it or something, with an adult character the MINOR ducks buy a REAL car, Don mistakes THAT for the real one (inflating the REAL tires, mistkaing them for the fake tires..)

[@LeonReal77]

The part where Donald wiggles his fingers just before losing consciousness never fails to make me laugh.

[@primraydreamer9049]

I recommend "Mickey's Garden", it freaked me out a bit as a kid as someone who's afraid of bugs. In it, Mickey and Pluto shrink after spraying some pesticide trying to kill the bugs in Mickey's garden. The bugs then get drunk on Bug poison. It has some pretty creepy imagery and the idea of bugs trying to kill you when they're bigger than you is freaky as hell.. So .... Yeah

[@nine_tails137]

OMG! YES!!!! That cartoon was so creepy, it made me wanna kill some bugs!

[@stoevne2]

That thing is a nightmarish fever dream!

[@joaovitorfarinabraga690]

5:00 i usedo to had some theories about why only nephews and nieces 1) they didn’t want to imply that the characters had sex and keep a more Innocent look on them 2) because around that time because of the release of the divorce law most people were having divorces so they didn’t want to show a full happy family while the homes were broken 3) just to keep the status quo

[@gurglequeen433]

I always figured it was so in shorts and stuff without the kids people would assume it was because they were with their parents.

[@comesailwithmestudioz9613]

4) The children don't have to make constant appearance.

[@AnimeGames16]

When Doug brought that up I immediately thought of divorce because it was a taboo subject at that time. Though there are some Golden Age cartoon characters that are exceptions like Sylvester and Spike that actually have children and have no significant others.

[@glowworm2]

@@AnimeGames16 Don't forget Auggie Doggie Daddy.

[@joaovitorfarinabraga690]

@@comesailwithmestudioz9613 that’s the status quo part

[@wstine79]

Park Ranger: "Remember. Don't Molest The Bears."

[@jeffwolcott7815]

That won't age well.

[@TwilightLink77]

Wait what!?

[@glowworm2]

@@TwilightLink77 It's from a Humphrey Bear and Donald Duck short called "Grin and Bear it." The park ranger points to this sign when rattling off all the rules at the park to the tourists. It simply means "Don't bother the bears" but these days, "Molest" has a darker meaning.

[@The_Str4nger]

Ranger: "So Humphrey, now show us on this doll where Mr. Duck has touched you"

[@alexjewett7455]

*spit take* what the fuck?

[@Nasser851000]

Imagine if they did this in Ducktales XD

[@ProfessorUniverse95]

Imagine if Duckworth went through this

[@Toy_story_and_beyond]

Duck died! WOO-OO!

[@FR_720g]

@Oscar Ljungberg well the show's last episode aired last week so..

[@melanieberthelo9582]

It would be canceled.

[@UmmYeahOk]

@@ProfessorUniverse95 did we ever learned what happened? I wonder if it was the result of some crazy 90s prank young Donald and Della pulled. After all, they were sent to live with their Uncle Scrooge the same way the nephews originally were sent to live with Donald.

[@rhondahoward8025]

It's the sincerity of Donald Duck's reaction to being "dead" that makes it so funny and also heartfelt.

[@bosshitmonchan2920]

Here are some suggestions: THE DAY THE ED STOOD STILL (Ed Edd n Eddy) TO HECK AND BACK (Rocko’s Modern Life) HAUNTED (Teen Titans) THE JOY (The Amazing World of Gumball)

[@OmarAlikaj]

If it's the one where Raven was running from her fears, "Haunted" was a really good episode.

[@bluestormpony]

@@OmarAlikaj haunted is the one with slades "ghost" torturing Robin. That epsiode gave me nightmares and still does

[@TwilightLink77]

Heffer: Heck don’t you mean? Peaches: *covers Heffer’s mouth* Censors.

[@Goldstar_]

@@OmarAlikaj That's not the plot of "Haunted". Anyway , it's a moot point since Teen Titans isn't a show for little kids.

[@Goldstar_]

@@TwilightLink77 That's "To Heck and Back" from Rocko's Modern Life. I suggested that one also.

[@Nick-iq7zu]

Anyone remember “Raggedy Android” from My Life as a Teenage Robot? Now that was dark. And the sequel “The Return of Raggedy Android” was even creepier.

[@edwardfontaine7108]

Yeah that one was pretty good

[@kaylawesome2]

Oh my gosh yes

[@trevorpacelli8056]

You mean the one where Jenny gets a human suit and it comes to life and takes over her, making her human all the time?

[@edwardfontaine7108]

@@trevorpacelli8056 yep

[@Logitah]

It actually reminds me of this one time when my sister tried to convince me I'm dead. She pretended that she didn't see me and talked to our cat of "my death". I was about nine years old, but helplessly naive due to my (yet undiagnosed) autism. Years later when I reminded her of this, she was appalled of her own behaviour. :D

[@glowworm2]

My favorite bit is after he turns into a devil, the pitchfork he grabs immediately turns bright red as well.

[@ujiarchive]

I don't know why, but I think several episodes of "Pingu" could fit the bill for this series. Specifically, "Pingu Runs Away" or "Pingu's Dream". An outlandish idea, I know.

[@spindalis79]

Dr. Robotnik approves of "Pingus Dream."

[@deshawnedwards6412]

Do Ed, Edd n Eddy, Season 3, Episode 11, The Day the Ed Stood Still.

[@MrGabeanator]

oh

[@matt90998]

Yes that was one of my favorites

[@MrGabeanator]

@@matt90998 ooh

[@King_of_Gamers2099]

I never seen the show what happened in it?

[@PurpleBroadcast]

I watched this when i was 6 and i loved this episode, didnt scared me at all, thought it was hilarious.

[@williamsaillot9848]

Some suggestions for DARK TOONS episodes. . . - Ed Edd n Eddy (The Day the Ed Stood Still) - Billy and Mandy (Wishbone) - Mickey Mouse (Mickey's Garden) - Pluto (Lend a Paw) - Hey Arnold (Curly Snaps)

[@ShawnTewes]

6:55 gotta love the little finger dance / jazz hands right after the pebble hits him.

[@MoonLoonie69]

Man, this was one of few Disney moments that actually terrified me as a child. Watching it again as a full adult, I'm just laughing how silly it was.

[@ComicalRealm]

Fun fact: Donald resembles a species of duck called Crested Duck.

[@MforMovesets]

Fun fact: A ton of people hate Dougs opinion that comedy has to be miserable, including me.

[@spindalis79]

He looks nothing like that South American species (Lophonetta speculariodes). However if you are referring to the white breed of domestic Mallard known as crested duck, then yes, he does share a resemblance. I always thought he was a Peking Duck, another pale breed of domesticated Mallard.

[@thoughtfuldevil6069]

@@MforMovesets Why are you on one of his videos if you hate him so much?

[@ipplays8617]

@@spindalis79 Cool

[@rainpooper7088]

@@thoughtfuldevil6069 Hating his opinion =/= Hating him as a person You can strongly disagree with someone without hating them as a person, you know.

[@pizzathefox8809]

The darkest thing about this is the fact that they are birds eating a bird. 🦆🍗😖 April 24 2021 update - Yo. I know that there are birds that eat other birds. I meant that ducks don't eat other birds, so it's disturbing.

[@spindalis79]

Domesticated Mallards eating a domesticated Turkey.

[@jlan7844]

Heck, I've seen chickens run our dogs away from leftover fried chicken so they could eat it. Birds don't give a damn where their protein comes from.

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

"Truant Office Donald" elaborates on that, and you should see it and be even more horrified.

[@Goldsthar]

Thats not dark, eagles and other raptors eat other birds all the time, it's like saying it's dark when we eat pork because we are mammals eating one of our kind.

[@Hromovlad1]

happens all the time in nature

[@Alverant]

I remember a meme where the turkey Donald is cooking is actually the 4th nephew who misbehaved. That adds a whole new level of dark when you think of how the others are fighting to eat their own brother.

[@wstine79]

My favorite Donald Duck & Nephews cartoon was the one where Donald had a gas station and the boys had a garage with a hot rod. They used a cardboard cutout of the Super Va-Room V8 to con Donald out of gas.

[@TUM_Toons]

Ren and Stimpy: Ren Needs Help. Ren gets a lobotomy Daffy Duck: Drafty Daffy Daffy doesn't wanna get drafted. Animaniacs 2020: Halloween special. Pennywise? Popeye: Sweet Pea runs away. Popeye beats his own kid. Casper: The Friendly Ghost. Casper attempts suicide but fails because he's a ghost.

[@Poever]

Or Ren Seeks Help, which is more the cartoon John K wanted to make in the original Spumco run. Having it on Channel Awesome will require a lot of judicious editing though

[@KRSStudios]

TMNT 2003: Same as it never was.

[@aidanredding8058]

@@Poever That was an episode of Adult Party Cartoon so that doesn't count, also it's rotten and nobody should watch it.

[@TwilightLink77]

There’s also Good Warner Hunting.

[@imbad_bot5931]

As I reader this comment I saw a clip of ren need help

[@Raptormon132]

Hey, Doug. I myself remember this Donald Duck cartoon, and I actually loved it for how funny it is. Although, I didn't really see how dark and messed-up it was of Hewy, Dewy, and Louis to make Donald think he died until years later. And all because Donald tried to make them wash themselves up before dinner. Hewy, Dewy, and Louis were such little shits! LOL! Nevertheless, I still love this Donald Duck cartoon. Although, I first remember seeing it on a old Disney special called "Kids is Kids" involving Professor Ludwig Von Drake. This one was on it. In some scenes, I always think of Ludwig Von Drake added comments in the angel like "Goodbye, sucker!", "An angel? He'll never get in." and "Yikes! TIMBER!!!!". LOL! Oh, what get memories!

[@sdkelmaruecan2907]

You definitely should do one about "Donald's Crime" and "Donald's Day Off", they really fit the trope.

[@_mwk]

3:28: Dammit, because of you I can't hear those four notes without hearing "I'm a baaadddd trollll"

[@Nick-up5wv]

I really wish I had grown up with it. I've watched PLENTY of old great cartoons; and still do because of Toon in with ME, but that one escaped my radar. I'm so glad you shared this because now I'll have to look it up later. Thanks Doug. 😊

[@Double-R-Nothing]

Right off the Snyder Cut, and into a Dark Toons episode. Life is good.

[@ProfessorUniverse95]

You watched Justice League today aswell? What was your favorite part?

[@thetempleton6622]

@@ProfessorUniverse95 when it ended... What? The joke was too tempting

[@Double-R-Nothing]

@@ProfessorUniverse95 All of the origin scenes with Flash and Cyborg. I never saw the theatrical cut, but I can tell this was a lot more substantial than whatever was there. I also loved SPOILERS BELOW the final battle sequence. Every character got moments of kickassery, and Superman pummeling Steppenwolf while Flash goes Speed-Force was amazing. The shot before the epilogue with the League was so satisfying, knowing what it took to get this cut released. I really hope they go forward with a second, since there's a pretty big loose end.

[@TopCoat3076]

There is a cartoon within the House of Mouse that combines the elements of Donald’s Off Day and Soup’s On, where Mickey makes Huey, Dewey, and Louie feel sick and then later on made them all feel like that they died.

[@ericasinclairstan9837]

This is the earliest I’ve been, I love this series

[@ovefrank8224]

OMG, thank you, Doug, for bringing this up. I haven't seen this Cartoon in at least a 20 Years. This was the very first Donald Duck Cartoon I've ever seen over here in Germany. It had a very lasting Impact on me and my Brother, since we both fell in Love with Donald Duck and the entire Duck-Family. It was one of the first VHS-Cassettes we got from our Neighbor about 1997 or 1998. I actually don't remember if this was dubbed english or german, since we did not understand a single Word - it's Donald after all. Yet we still got what happened and we loved it. To us it was not that dark, since we both did not know Donald Duck and had nothing to compare it to, and - as I said - we grew up in Germany. Ever read a traditional german Fairytail or Kids-Story? They're so bloody and so messed up, you'll love'em. As Children however, they'll scar you for life. If you wonder, why many Germans have no humor at all - that's why! We've got all humanity and Emotions sucked out of our Souls as Children and are left behind dull burocrats. Very sad! Anyways: I really enjoy of your Dark Toon Episodes and espacially this one! It brought back a lot of long gone Memories - some should have been gone, but you can't always get what you want - still, thank you very much! Love and Chills from Midnight-Germany!

[@PhoeniksStorm]

You should definitely check out the "The Suitcase" episode of Adventures from Moominvalley. Just make sure it's the 90s show not the newer one

[@Codraroll]

"Tiny guests", isn't that the name? Freaked the heck out of me as a kid.

[@PhoeniksStorm]

@@Codraroll both episodes actually. The one you mentioned is episode 6 and the one i talked about is episode 7. The Groke is in both episodes and then again in episode 20

[@King_of_Gamers2099]

Why not the newer one?

[@TomMSTie1138]

Thank you for reviewing this cartoon Doug, it's my favorite Donald cartoon. The song Donald plays on the harp in the third act is so beautiful it gets me every time.

[@SuperPyst]

Do: The Cat Came Back The Very Next Day. By the National film board of Canada!

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Absolute favorite Donald short! Not gonna lie, that last shot when he gets back home is me when my nephews act up!

[@LightningNerd]

I just wonder why the cartoon's called "Soup's On" when they're eating turkey.

[@raethomas108]

It's just a saying that means food is being prepared, not necessarily soup.

[@LightningNerd]

@@raethomas108 It was a joke.

[@LightningNerd]

@ValisHD It was a joke, I know what “soup’s on” means, it was just supposed to be sarcastic. Sorry that didn’t come across.

[@melissacooper4282]

That's just an expression meaning that dinner is ready. It doesn't necessarily mean that they're having soup.

[@LightningNerd]

@@melissacooper4282 Yes, I know. Read the last few replies.

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

5:25 I think they also wanted to make it convenient for the main characters to date, flirt and have romantic activities. If Donald were to date Daisy while taking care of three SONS instead of nephews, some serious questions would arise, especially in the 40s. And that's why you'd never see Sylvester flirt with a female cat in a Bob McKimson cartoon since he had a son. (Correct me if exceptions exist.)

[@Nasser851000]

Donald gets abused way more than Daffy XD

[@Mcrclerk]

Truth!

[@rommix0]

Idk. I think squidward has it worse

[@Pikachu132]

I dunno, a LOT of Daffy/Porky cartoons end with Porky losing his shit and exacting brutal revenge of Daffy for all the bullshit he did to him. And Bugs/Daffy cartoons are never kind to Daffy. Donald cartoons generally feel meaner since Donald is nowhere near as big a dick as Daffy and rarely deserves most of the crap that happens to him, though.

[@xenos_n.]

This was one of my favorite toons as a kid. My grandmother recorded it off TV to VHS and I wore that cassette out.

[@evillin1352]

The darkest moment might be... ...Ducks eating a turkey. How close are we to litteral cannibalism?

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

There's folks saying that ducks are no closer to turkeys/chickens than humans are to bovine.

[@nickmanzo8459]

Birds eat other birds all the time, actually.

[@Reb3l_Peak]

I think the reason for the uncle-nephews dynamic is so they could have Donald in cartoons with or without them

[@everythingplacechannel]

Fun fact there used to be a the making of me attraction AT NONOTHER THAN DISNEY ON THE SUBJECT OF BIRTH AND YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE

[@sarahmcmann5253]

Yeah it’s used to be at Epcot’s Wonders of Life, and was narrated by Martin Short

[@nonebusiness7723]

What else?

[@everythingplacechannel]

@@nonebusiness7723 😳

[@pokemaniacalex8031]

@@nonebusiness7723 probably the thing that comes 9 months before birth. That, or death. Idk. I haven't seen it.

[@TheLostBoysGirls]

We just found out about that today. Very weird and surprising how it actually made it into a Disney park, especially from park-goers like ourselves. 😯

[@darpanpatel3303]

Soup's on has always been one of my favorite Donald Duck shorts most because of the train scene which made me laugh a lot. This was me and my siblings trying to sneak away with food to reach our room, only for our father to catch us then ran after us like Donald.

[@justanotherchannelonyoutub126]

Looks like Donald should’ve dodged. Wait, I meant dipped! Wait no- what’s the word I’m looking for? It’s sounds like a bird or something.....

[@milorca4412]

Bird related puns are the best kinda puns 😎

[@exceedcharge1]

Remember: Dodge duck dip dive and dodge

[@meganshaw1987]

Yes. I did and I liked it and it just goes to show that the boys are not one hundred percent angels and that Donald isn't always the antagonist. While most of their early appearances tend to depict the boys in a more innocent light, I think you'll find that in later episodes that they developed to be more antagonistic than with what we first saw.

[@shadowjudge921]

I kinda remember this one. But I think the one Donald cartoon that's always gonna stand out to me is the snowball fight.

[@UmmYeahOk]

Donald broke the law of cartoon physics. You cannot fall until you open your eyes and look down.

[@donjuan6996]

Hey Doug, I highly recommend taking a look at Danny Phantom "The Ultimate Enemy." I would really love to hear your thoughts on it. It is easily the darkest episode in the entire series.

[@Goldstar_]

Danny Phantom is an action cartoon that was aimed at teens and pre-teens, not little kids.

[@donjuan6996]

@@Goldstar_ So?

[@Goldstar_]

@@donjuan6996 I guess that you missed this show's outro where Doug said that he's not looking for shows aimed at older kids and adults, ONLY shows made for little kids.

[@donjuan6996]

@@Goldstar_ He also said that he wasn't going to review movie scenes yet went on and did a review for the Pink Elephants scene.

[@rainyfristoe7682]

That'd be a great episode to cover especially because of Dan Phantom/Dark Danny alone!

[@ToadHollow49]

One of my all-time favourite Donald shorts.

[@jamesmiller3127]

Oh my gosh, I just remembered the darkest episode of Hey Arnold. There were a lot of them, but the one with the ghost train was by far one of the freakiest things I ever saw growing up, even including Courage the Cowardly Dog.

[@chipchopbarbershop8426]

These are my favorite versions of Donald's nephews

[@chrisharte4280]

Oh, I finally GOT ONE! Does anyone remember Mr Meaty?! Only three episodes in my mind stand out but only two of them are actually dark in some way. “Moochmaster P.” And “Nosferateens.”

[@floppsymoppsy5969]

I totally forgot about this one! I loved the ending. All I could think was, "Get 'em Donald!!!"

[@thevine2010]

Donald is playing "Aloha Oe" (if anyone remember the song from "Lilo and Stitch"). One of the Nephews: "Look. It's Uncle Donald's angel." Me: "Not for long kid."

[@thetwinskull]

Just want to say it since you were wearing the shirt… “I wanna be a Goodfeather.”

[@brandonprater4613]

I've always enjoyed Donald Duck most when he's at his darkest. 😈

[@tech34756]

The story I’ve always heard in regards to ‘why nephews’ is because it avoids discussions of sex. However now that I think about it, nephews/girlfriends also provide more flexibility since you can basically do things with the characters without having to consider things like ‘what about the kids’ or ‘what about the mother/wife?’ depending on what you’re doing with the character, which makes sense considering what these style of cartoons can be like e.g. wildly different scenarios between shorts.

[@dontcallmechris8677]

Do the Casper the friendly ghost cartoon “there’s good boos tonight”

[@melissacooper4282]

Yes! That is definitely a dark cartoon! I always cry at the part where Ferdie the fox cub dies!

[@paulsiegfried6337]

Awesome video Doug as always! 😉

[@luiscortazar6291]

Honestly I like seeing Donald as the care taker of the nephews. I love what they did in the 2017 reboot and how he came to take care of them. I see them as the boy's father. The triplets are a handful, and both approaches the angry uncle and the over protective father and how sometimes he snaps and gets mad at them make sense.

[@CartoonMasterXIII]

The name of the cartoon is “Play Safe”. It’s about this little kid that plays on the train tracks, gets knocked out and enters this dream world where he plays around with this sentient train that nearly kills him. His pet dog saves him by getting him off the tracks in time before an ACTUAL train runs him over. There’s a lot of dark and creative imagery in the whole dream sequence, especially in the designs of the trains, the mountains, and the stalagmites in the caves. If this cartoon’s been requested already or if you already know about this cartoon, either way, just glad I get the word out. As a fan and lover of the art of animation, keep up with the series!🤘🤘🤘

[@batalhadaseras]

I sugest you watch The Powerpuff Girls episode: Tough Love. Is not as dark as Speed Demons, but there's a moment where the music and the animation makes it so dark and threatening, is really cool

[@IronheadEli723]

I always loved baths and thunderstorms as a kid. I also enjoyed reading and quiet time, I even made friends with the teachers and staff. In short I was a weird kid with no friends my own age. In other words I had an awesome childhood

[@matthewrooney8834]

Tmnt 2003 insane in the membrane would be a great darktoons

[@rogue7723]

Thank you, I've been requesting that one since the beginning of this series :)

[@Goldstar_]

That's not a little kid's show.

[@ingeborg-anne]

3:55 I once did this when pretending to brush my teeth. I realised half-way through how pointless it was and brushed my teeth instead lol

[@vhscrust7872]

The Spongebob episode SB-129 would be great for this show.

[@StarWolf_88]

Damn this took me way back to when my late mom used to buy me all the classic Disney toons...this was a favorite of mine! Way to go Rob and Doug!

[@DJKi2463]

1:21 glitches camera

[@WhiteScarsEmo]

I remember this was part of a anthology special, "Kids is Kids Starring Donald Duck". My childhood there!

Just saw “Popeye - Shiver Me Timbers” this morning. Give that one a shot.

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

I always wonder what really happens when Popeye and his pals just suddenly disappears from the scene before they're shown to be tortured elsewhere.

[@ma3mc3mu-X]

@@gluttonousmaximus9048 There's also those demon heads that hiss at Whimpy. Caught me off guard.

[@EthanDarke]

Also a dark thought, let us all take a moment to consider that Donald made no attempt to flee from the falling boulder. Nope, he just closed his eyes and resigned himself to death XD

[@badwolfie4148]

I'm surprised you didn't make a comment that it's dark for a bunch of ducks to be eating a turkey

[@kiskillilla223]

Is it a turkey or another duck?

[@badwolfie4148]

@@kiskillilla223 and now you know where their parents went

[@kiskillilla223]

@@badwolfie4148 😳😱🤣

[@Mamaluigi13]

Does anyone remember when his nephews made him think he burned them alive

[@ma3mc3mu-X]

Forgot about this one. Are there any Goofy shorts that are considered "dark"?

[@keshiaanders6452]

There's the smoking cartoon.

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

"How to Be A Detective" comes to mind. And "No Smoking" too. There's a capital punishment for cog's sake!

[@ma3mc3mu-X]

He should look up the Detective one. It _literally_ starts with a dude getting flung over a bridge!

[@666Vampirefromhell]

The Trap Door. An awesome claymation kids show from way back when about the caretaker of a castle who had to constantly face horrific monsters that crawl out of a large trap door. It was awesome.

[@williamswonderland3636]

can you do "hare brush" and "billy boy " there preaty funny and have some prety dark stuff if you read between the lines

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

Why "Billy Boy"? Implied apocalypse after the moon was eaten?

[@Goldstar_]

Neither of those cartoons are dark; they're just funny.

[@disneyfan9134]

5:32 Ah, shut up! 😂😂

[@bluestormpony]

That one MLP episode where twilight sparkle goes insane. Or the one where pinkie pie goes schizophrenic are pretty dark.. Oh and the end of the pinkie pie being cloned one where they kill all the clones is pretty dark

[@CrystalEN7]

What about the episode where they are eating cookies and becoming zombies with rainbow-splashed mouths?

[@catbleblk]

It was one of my favs. Clever how they made a dummy of Donald. One cartoon that was dark for me was "CHEW CHEW BABY", a classic Noveltoon where a man invites a pygmy cannibal to his home.

[@darkcloak100]

I recommend the episodes 1. Ed Edd and Eddy- The Ed's are Coming 2. Mystery Incorporated- Night Terrors I know Scooby-Doo is all about comedy and horror for kids but I this this episode is a cut above the rest in terms of creepy.

[@connorthompson8376]

I think I saw this cartoon clipped and repackaged on TV when I was a kid, and I think it was also played on a reel at the end of the dark tunnel at my moms eye clinic. I didn’t really give much thought to it when I was so little, but I guess I’m not surprised that I never saw it in the years following.

[@10.ikadekanandadwipayadnya83]

So THIS is the episode where the "donald 'duck' eating 'bird' " image was from Huh neat

[@sean.furlong1989]

I remember that Soups On Donald Duck cartoon!

[@eddiebrock7119]

Didn’t know it was a single episode. I had a Disney vhs called Kids is kids where it had episodes of Donald Duck cartoons where Ludwig Von Drake studying Donald. Same cartoon but has Von Drake in it. Funny part is when Donald saying goodbye and the nephews saying goodbye. Von Drake say to Donald “Goodbye sucker.”

[@Goldstar_]

That was an episode of The Wonderful World of Disney. It was a compilation of Donald Duck cartoons with the Ludwig Von Drake parts added on as linking material.

[@mysticloverfairy1]

I’m glad you mentioned the cartoon where they make Donald gets sick because I was just thinking about it. I think you should review that one too.

[@gargoylecastle842]

Please review “Peace on Earth 1939” please!!!!!

[@chrisrj9871]

5:35 - The darkest scenes in any of these cartoons: whenever Donald eats another bird.

[@cartoonypikachu5550]

Soooo is no one gonna bring it up that Donald and the Nephews were eating a cooked turkey? I always think is kind of dark to see it.

[@Goldstar_]

Live birds cooking and eating a dead bird is twisted.

[@mechasentai]

This is an excellent series.

[@starmenproject]

Always thought they made the boys nephews to explain why they're not around all the time. If Donald was the father they'd have to explain why Hewy, Dewy and Lewy are not around when an episode is just on him.

[@teresasevy1563]

Having niece's or nephews makes the character more available for courtship and the jokes that come with