Dan Vs Was a Diamond in the Rough

Surrounded by bright happy shows, Dan Vs was not only dark, but managed to pull it off. Underappreciated in its time, Dan Vs was something special. Let's take a look.

[@mediamementosofficial]

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[@frankmeyer9984]

I personally think that the fights between Dan and Elise are SO intense, because they both are the same side of the coin! They both are High Voltage, but opposite polarities. Like a "short circuit", when they are together. And in some episodes, they act in common ways, or work towards the same goal - for their own reasons, but TOGETHER. One of those episodes is New Mexico. AND I think that Dan cares a lot about his friends, in a strange (his own) way. A good example for this is the Shakespeare's Theatre restaurant, if I remember the name right...

[@574guy]

I have another thing for Dan to get angry about: Hub letting the show die

[@OFFICALBREEMATIONSTATION]

Imagine a movie with that exact idea

[@coolcatcastle8]

@@OFFICALBREEMATIONSTATION that'd be perfection bro

[@tunakann7629]

I always thought this show was on spike or MTV, dan seems like the person who would say damn and hell alot

[@cradica]

They said those on Little Witch Academia and that’s a 7+ show

[@MR-SINISTER76]

@@cradica fun fact im sure he would have said it a lot if this had been picked up by adult swim whin it was pitched to them

[@icecreamhero2375]

@@cradica That's because in Japan they don't mind occasional swearing as much in kids shows.

[@blakedavis2447]

@@cradica witch acedamia was Mae by Japanese people though , stuff that’s ok for a seven year old to watch in Japan is ok for maybe a fifteen year old in America. You might think I’m full of crap but but American censorship for children is unnecessarily strict . I think it boils down to when the puritans came over here in the 1600s and made this “God’s country” , seriously one time my uncle was talking about how this woman he worked with took her son to see dead pool and they left because he said fuck or something, we’ll guess what he was 16 .

[@cradica]

@@blakedavis2447 but TV-Y7 is the American rating

[@tackyoptic]

Goddamn, I remember dan vs. That shit was way ahead of it's time.

[@mightyfilm]

Not to mention that the Hub was a network owned by Hasbro. Dan Vs. was basically the only series that wasn't promoting a toyline. They had nothing to lose or gain with the show in that sense. Transformers, MLP, G.I. Joe Renegades, even though they screwed that one too, the toy sales propped those series up.

[@majorpeepo]

I'm glad the creators wanna bring it back!

[@babybojanglesjr]

This show is just great and i think i may have a crush on Dan. 😳

[@FoxyAesthete14]

Honestly? Same. 😔👌

[@MR-SINISTER76]

@@FoxyAesthete14 yea this show was great although im not sure how this ended up aring right before or after mlp (which admtadly dig get pretty dark at times) and a bunch of other kids shows

[@lydiajulianprower8356]

It's contagious.

[@christopherauzenne5023]

I think another reason why dan works as a jerk character is because he never goes after anyone unwarranted he is in some way wronged first. Also another example of great jerk characters is Carl and master shake from Aqua Teen Hunger Force because of how ridiculous the scenarios/characters in question are there antics never come off as mean spirited or annoying to the audience

[@joshhacker8503]

Dan vs Karens....😏

[@mediamementosofficial]

That has to be the first episode if this ever gets revived.

[@joshhacker8503]

@@mediamementosofficial Right on!

[@Scarshadow666]

Dan vs Parents is among some of the episodes that have him fighting Karen-like characters (and there's a lot of hippie satire too).

[@IsabellaCataldo]

I remember actively boycotting The Hub in its time, admittedly for a very trivial reason. The channel used to be called Discovery Kids, and while it didn't get the same attention as the bigger kids' channels like Nickelodeon or Cartoon Network, there were a lot of shows on it that I really loved. Often times they were educational, but didn't shove it in your face like something you'd see on Nick Jr. So naturally I was disappointed when the network changed direction and basically became "The Hasbro Channel". I know not all of their shows were product placements, but considering I was *very* annoyed seeing MLP everywhere and the only other Hub show I'd seen was SheZow (which I do actively despise), I wanted nothing to do with this network. It's a shame my teenage angst at the time unknowingly led me away from a good show.

[@BradleyBoy]

I miss when it was Discovery Kids (Endurance was the best)

[@limelantern5637]

I love the way conversations in the show don't just stop at a punchline, they pester out natural and the humor comes from the absurd premise of the conversation being executed so naturally. It's honestly kind of like novel dialogue. I also think two of the reasons Dan works so well as a character is that A. He's a very confusing and complicated person we want to know more about, for example, why does he have extensive knowledge on very specific topics while being ignorant of broad information? What is it he likes about Chris? Why is he so angry? and B. He is shown to be legitimately miserable, and pitiable, which makes him come off as more pathetic than malicious.

[@broskydoodle6697]

This show was one of my childhood favorites, and I always felt like I was the only one that watched it haha

[@TheKyrix82]

My friends and I actually knew a guy like Dan. Even kinda looked like him.

[@TheKyrix82]

I still kinda want that Dan vs Pinkie Pie episode

[@snbsixteen6stars201]

Sutch a damn great series Honestly in my eyes its An adult cartoon

[@calebpribyl5152]

I adore this show as well and surprise that it was on the hub!

[@cradica]

It’s kind of in between

[@MR-SINISTER76]

@@cradica yea its like total drama or something where its not a kids cartoon but its not strictly for adults either

[@cradica]

@@MR-SINISTER76 Or Nichijou The episodes range anywhere from 💯% kid friendly to this kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpS7aKapn61obbs

[@MR-SINISTER76]

@@cradica dk what that is is it anime or something

[@KuWota2k]

I'd love to see it back, at least for a movie or something. While I love the show, I keep seeing fans who say "it should be on adult swim". I personally disagree. I think the show works best with it's rated E For Everyone approach that hides in a bit of darker/adult humor, as I honestly don't think it being as rude or out there as let's say South Park, Family Guy, or Rick and Morty would do it any favors (reminder of how awkward Ren and Stimpy's adult version was, imo). If anything a more adult oriented version would be funnier if only it was using the rating as an excuse to be more violent or something. Great video btw, can't wait to see the "vs the network", considering that seems to clearly be the case judging by what the creator, aka the real dan, has said about it on social media.

[@hotaru8309]

I agree. I love the level of creative insults and obscure references that were way more memorable than just "damn" or "the 'F'-word" over and over. The entirety of 'Dan Vs Ye Old Shakespeare Dinner Theatre' highlights this. "The Fancy Restaurant" as well, on the reference side of it. It's really fun and more personal than generic swearing.

[@lydiajulianprower8356]

I agree completely.

[@thegayghost872]

Chris/Elise/Dan made for an amazing love triangle

[@Shade2800]

*remembers that Netflix took off two seasons of Transformers Prime, leaving only the first* *ahem* WWHHHHYYYY?!!!

[@mitchfletcher2386]

All 3 seasons are on Tubi TV for free.

[@FromAMumblingCartoonist]

I was one of those guys that watched both Dan Vs. AND My Little Pony

[@FromAMumblingCartoonist]

It really created the division I have with kid cartoons and adult cartoons today

[@snbsixteen6stars201]

Also dan vs needs a movie It needs its own beavis and butthead do america

[@automatic5]

some part of me loves this is on a family friendly network bc it forces the writers to get creative abt the expletives dan can say lmao.

[@Rickettson]

"Dan Vs", and "Growing up Creepy" were the fun dark side of the pony network. "Prime" was the Awesome dark part.

[@fatboyred]

O'grady is also criminally underated, it aired on The N back in the day. You should check it out.

[@TigerwomanXsweden]

I wanna see Dan Vs the unemployment office!!

[@darryljack6612]

One of my favorite Dan vs. quotes is from the episode Dan vs the artist. "My car! This is vandalism, the worst kind of ism there is. If you don't count fascism, and I guess racism is pretty bad too."

[@nibbles7192]

Growing up with Dan Vs. was great, my heart totally shattered when they canned it. I seriously always forgot what the Network was called because I only watched The Hub for Dan, then the ads with Pinkie and Dan next to each other would pop up as a reminder. At this rate there should've been a Dan Vs. Pinkie pie 'cause geez-- anyway! This was a great video! I also don't hate Elise, she's a badass

[@ripleyandweeds1288]

my favorite episode(s) that i remember was the one where a telemarketer just psychologically torments dan and later tries to steal his identity, which at one point involved that guy dressing up as dan's cat. because this show is _deranged_

[@darryljack6612]

I will never get why people don't like Elise either, I see her as this perfect other side to the insane character spectrum that is this show. Chris is the perfect middle man he exist in the world of normal and wants it to stay as such, he is kind and nice but shows exactly why being TOO nice is not a good thing from how he lets Dan treats him. Dan also exist in the world of normal, but through his own boredom, anger, and outrage wants it to be more than sometimes what it actually is, mainly to justify his own rage. And Elise exist in the world of abnormal, from her extremely pressured child hood, overbearing parents who one of which works for the mob, her perfect ex who her parents always brings, and the fact that she is a spy for a Shadow government organization. All she wants is normality, and serves as the perfect back bone foil to Dan that Chris can't really be and tell him no when he goes too far, because she knows what exactly is too far. Honestly without Elise and her character the show wouldn't be the same.

[@UnkownUnkown01]

even though, as much as Dan might treat Chris like shit, deep down he cares a lot about him, even if it doesn't seem so, but if it doesn't seem so it's because he doesn't know how to make it seem so. Take the magician episode for example, Chris and Dan stumbled upon a magician's show, and Magnifico (the magician that was performing) needed a volunteer for his next trick so he chooses Chris, whom was among the audience and was holding a necklace that was supposed to be a gift for Elise, Magnifico made the necklace "disappear" and he was supposedly unable to get it back, Dan of course knew it was all pure balooney so he stands up for Chris and Magnifico takes his underwear and Dan went on the entire episode to prove that magic was a scam and to get back Chris' necklace. Dan might not give a crap about Chris' wife but nobody better steal from Chris if it takes away his happiness. There are a lot of more moments I can mention where it is clear that Dan cares about Chris but I'll leave it here. PS: I know you probably didn't need a detailed explanation of what happened in that episode since you have most likely watched it, but I just put it out there for other people that didn't watch the entire show

[@itsquackergaming2724]

Yo your channel is awesome and will reach 1 mil one day trust me you will you just gotta keep up the grind

[@smokyquartz5695]

On October 17, 2013, it sadly had been canceled

[@hello-mt3be]

I like this video a lot it’s very nice to see people talking about this show in this way. I really love this show and I hope it has a revival and I love Elise but Dan is the funniest because he drives her insane 🤯🤣🤣🤣

[@liamshaughnessy6246]

"its my top 5 tv 📺shows too"!

[@moxxiedemongamer3019]

it's where I'd think it fits better on Adult Swim because it covers adult situations that goes above and beyond your average kids show would never go through

[@GameparkGames]

A thing to note about Dan is 9 times out of 10 his Revenge is justified. Look at all the stuff that happens to his Car. Wolfman scratches it unprovoked, George Washington's ghost chops a tree down onto it, A dude named Art uses it as Art, Beach goers crash into it for no reason, a dinosaur breaks it again for no reason, A baseball breaks his mirror and a superhero destroys it... He's justified in all these cases for wanting revenge. But there's always an outlier like when he accidentally left his car in a donation spot and it gets taken, that was on him but even so its on them as well because I'm sure there has to be some paperwork involved to legally donate a car and without a title change the Car is still Dan's property so at max he's half at fault for it. Dan is relatable because he just wants to live life and be his own person the way we all do and Life unfortunately can't leave him alone and I can relate to that because that's what I want. I would literally be Dan if I wasn't afraid of Prison 😂

[@UnkownUnkown01]

Same, I (and probably everybody) relate to Dan on a spiritual level lol, there are so many things that bother me in my daily life that I have never asked for to show up and ruin my day and that I wish I could just shout their name into the sky and then get revenge on them without going to prison. If prison wasn't a problem for me I'd probably be also getting revenge on everything that wronged/bothered me everyday

[@SparkleBurgerLuv]

man i love this show

[@SasukeTheCursed]

I like how you said you don't know why people don't like Elise and then immediately described in a way that screamed "Mary Sue" to the high heavens.

[@supertimerip]

Dan Vs. is the only adult cartoon that matters.

[@davisthegamelord]

Honestly i hope another channel or streaming service picks this up

[@XxcelestialgirlxX]

It's funny because Dan vs and MLP were both HUGE parts of my childhood

[@NoInUSE.]

#Danvsrevival

[@thesweetpinkcutie5552]

What's the name of that song in the beginning of the video?

[@richardadamson1438]

Dan vs. Social Media

[@AliFrankTheTank]

a Classic !!

[@user-jh4lx4mi3c]

I'd sometimes wish this show made a comeback on another channel

[@JayDubbskies]

Dan Vs. Various Sonic Adventure Series Music

[@liamshaughnessy6246]

0:00-🕛1:51-11:13! TV 📺

[@sondradaviss2667]

Can you review all three jimmy/timmy power hour

[@mediamementosofficial]

Sorry, I don’t take requests.

[@sondradaviss2667]

@@mediamementosofficial awwwwww I saw you post something about them and I thought you'd review them any way you make great content

[@glasserdounutthelemmingder38]

Dan vs is like the redhead foster child of the hub

[@snbsixteen6stars201]

I was wondering if charachter Quest is a personal segment or can also be requested for a patreon review raffel ?

[@mediamementosofficial]

Patreon will be discontinued on Nov 30, so we are not taking new raffles. Sorry.

[@snbsixteen6stars201]

@@mediamementosofficial ah that's a pitty Mabey next time Would love to do a charachter Quest on Billy boon from moville mysteries

[@spongebobplushiestuff8612]

@@mediamementosofficial maybe a subscriber raffle?

[@mediamementosofficial]

@@spongebobplushiestuff8612 I don't do those.

[@spongebobplushiestuff8612]

@@mediamementosofficial ah, ok, just wanted to come up with a idea of a substitute for the patreon raffle

[@shokan5414]

F is for family is a great substitute

[@kevinbarber2795]

Lots of us MLP fans love Dan vs too.

[@majorpeepo]

Its because of the fans of mlp to get that show popular sadly..and it killed a good show

[@macbarrpup2451]

Meanwhile, Pound Puppies...

[@TigerwomanXsweden]

I never understood why mlp was so popular lol

[@UnkownUnkown01]

same, I don't have any problem with it but I have never understood why do some people like it

[@AngelloGomez-nh6cc]

I actually like mlp a lot it's one of my favorite shows

[@suly5836]

Shame for you for not mentioning the Liquid Chris of the show.

[@blakedavis2447]

Was it really that inappropriate ? I mean when I was 10 I’d watch family guy with my dad so no one batted an eye when this came on at my house

[@Anthony_Or_Yesno]

We don't like Elise because she is basically a spy inside of a a kind of Invader Zim type world and its kind of contradicts itself also is like cake and gravy they're both good but they don't go together same with spies and dark humor shows also she's just kind of annoying

[@mediamementosofficial]

I never said it was the worst episode. Even if I did, it’d be my opinion. Just because you have a different least favorite episode doesn’t invalidate my views. (And no, Telemarketer is not my least favorite) And no, I’m not going to stop mentioning South Park.

[@Anthony_Or_Yesno]

@@mediamementosofficial that South Park thing was a joke

[@Anthony_Or_Yesno]

@@mediamementosofficial I'm sorry if I made you mad

[@mediamementosofficial]

@@Anthony_Or_Yesno It’s ok. You’re fine.

[@kainecalderone9930]

@@mediamementosofficial the reason I don't like Elise is bc she's just a boring character, I wish she'd stop being in episodes for no reasons and pay attention to to Dan and Chris. Although I do see her character and she does work well with Dan and Chris, but most of time she's just there for no reason, also her spy job fits like a sour thumb and sometimes be annoying

[@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447]

i think that the youngest demographic this could appeal to is around 12 years old. at that age, you start getting annoyed and bitter at the world just enough that you would get the jokes

[@theletterm1787]

M

[@cradica]

1:29 still kind of for kids

[@ryanmatthews3609]

chris is okay at least until dan vs chris.

[@imaginoss2468]

Wdym its not for kids?

[@theshockerpit7274]

Yeah this show is like on regular shell when it comes to words like once upon a time a long time ago like in the early to thousands you could get away with saying a lot more words like you could say the word balls and suck as well as crap and occasionally piss but nowadays you can’t even say those words on TV by regular show and Dan versus they use those words a lot but like nowadays I think they just became like more pretentious

[@faitharmbuster4418]

At first Dan named Mr.. Mumbles, Mumbles then changed it to Mr. Mumbles asking her if it was odd I changed your name to Mr. Mumbles

[@analothor]

i love the show but hate it when they don't give characters last names

[@UnkownUnkown01]

Chris actually has a last name, he was wrong on that in the video. Chris' last name in the show is Pearson, just like the creator that it's based on (also making Elise's last name Pearson), and because of that many fans speculated that Dan's last name is probably Mandel, just like the creator of the show Dan Mandel

[@beam_me_up_scotty69]

Series Finale: Dan Vs. The US Government