Foie Gras. The Chowder character of all time.

Hope KZbin doesn’t nail me in the back of the head for using 15 seconds of a popular song at the end.
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[@SpaceWanderer03]

You ever wonder just how the people behind this show managed to get George Takei to say only meow?

[@lizardguyNA]

Either George really needed some work, or the idea was just too funny to pass up on.

[@dissonanceparadiddle]

They told him exactly that. How could you say no to that?!

[@PhallicPhantom]

I've learned that a lot of celebrities actually enjoy doing very obscure goofy voices where they barely say anything. I've even found out that a lot of very big name celebrities even while they were big do this for fun 😂

[@Alusnovalotus]

Budget?

[@hypnopompicfool985]

They do the same thing with celebrities on South Park, they're only allowed to voice animals making animal noises.

[@guyhappy60]

As a kid I always liked how the colors of the clothes and everything is a background instead of being actually colored in

[@spaman7716]

You mean like when Roach Dogg Sr would read you bedtime stories about dank weed and let you hold his knife?

[@ieatmice751]

Weed lol

[@Nehu_22]

I still like that, it's linda clave because they don't need to color the clothes every time, and it looks good

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

It's a portal to the drape dimension.

[@dirtychewbrocca5857]

roach dogg jr has spoken

[@wardenunknown]

Fugu really went from a weird and eccentric food gourmand, to a nicer version of Mr. Burns

[@putrid1374]

He's still a dick tho

[@jessISaRicePrincess]

Mr. Fugu is way nicer than mr. Burns

[@willowthywisp]

I'd say a more cruel version of Mr. Beast

[@Kryptnyt]

He's the floatiest guy on Epstiens list

[@bluebeka2458]

He always seemed like a creep in my eyes. Years later and nothing changed.

[@Turtleboilol]

How can a character be so horrifying yet so adorable

[@djamtz]

He doesn`t blink

[@superknuckles9567]

​@@djamtz 1:35

[@no_fishman9669]

He's not really scary, just a normal ass cat

[@massgunner4152]

It doesn't show signs of life until it does, is like an undead but unharmed.

[@no_fishman9669]

@@massgunner4152 That's probably because he can only speak if ordered to, or if seperate from Fugu.

[@MrsStormtrooper]

When he said "meow meow meow meow" I thought I'd cry, such a powerful quote

[@CLRaider]

"he had such a way with words" ----a random squirrel.....probably.

[@adonaiyah2196]

Actually hilarious

[@randomsonygaming7054]

Don't be racist man

[@itsame9647]

@@randomsonygaming7054 "That is OUR onomatopoeia!!! You got no right using it!"

[@randomsonygaming7054]

@@itsame9647 don't be racist to me man... 🙄 (Indian Tactic)

[@LifeBulb]

2:35 _“Meow Meow, meowmeowmeow! Meow Meeoow~!”_ Oh, hush now Foie Gras, that joke’s way too saucy! 🥴🥫

[@kylelangdon6724]

I always thought it was the same joke Schnitzel told.

[@mark0183]

@@kylelangdon6724 damm now I wish they added more characters that only make one sound and they all share the same joke

[@HankThePimpHill]

​@@kylelangdon6724"OHHHH, Schnitzel, you dirty boy!"

[@sj1productions68]

I like to imagine that the end was George Takei doing his signature "Ohhh my~!" but in Cat-speak.

[@TheTopHatNerd-sz7dp]

Hahaha it’s funny because he’s a cat

[@cochio]

I know the cat is the focus here, but imagine if Mr. Fugu's voice actor voiced Dr. Eggman.

[@lynk172]

Which one?

[@maurycyoseka1057]

@@lynk172 I soppuse, Mike Pollock.

[@SonicTheFuckinHedgehog]

I PISSED ON THE MOON CHOWDAH

[@krisbd6262]

Or Alfred.

[@Mauripsu]

​@@krisbd6262 I'VE COME TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT

[@lavatacoburrito9410]

I adore when studios decide they need a big name for a minor character that only has one line repeated over and over in different tones.

[@tommymoodie2157]

I am Groot.

[@rankrodent2772]

I never found this cat creepy or even unsettling in anyway, he’s just adorable!!

[@wolfman2.055]

To be fair cats kinda draw that line in real life

[@jorgenitales5882]

​@@wolfman2.055 they're the silliest beings in existence

[@kieg4738]

@@jorgenitales5882 ur so right

[@DinsRune]

He's just a funny little guy

[@Ash01010]

stop obsessing over cats..i think this a new mental disorder in this gen

[@brycehudson6135]

Foie Gras is literally a talking Lucky Cat statue that entertains and tends to a balloon's every need. Let that sink in for a moment.

[@dindindundun8211]

How could that combination of things possibly sink in

[@Gloomdrake]

​@@dindindundun8211I think the joke is that it's not that deep, but

[@Sentanette]

what's the joke

[@Dreamy_needle7777]

The joke is that the balloon person can easily, easily die because he's a balloon. The Lucky Cat statue being what it is is what's keeping him from floating away or popping.

[@bevvvy1374]

@@Dreamy_needle7777 This doesn't help at all

[@concludedhail40]

1:12 I just realized that he was telling them how glad he was to partake in switching with chowder and that he enjoyed their company in a way that they mistook it as creepy. Chowder was great in its context and characters.

[@ramennoodles8147]

How the fuck

[@jhingerbreadlol]

How the hell do you understand him?

[@antipsychotic451]

​@@jhingerbreadlol he doesn't, he's just making shit up

[@SissypheanCatboy]

@@antipsychotic451 just because you don't understand Cat-tonese doesn't make it not true.

[@codyduncan9911]

I mean it really is in the tone🤣

[@maximills6261]

Damn George Takei (Sulu from Star Trek) did a great job here, the time when he said "Meow" was purely legendary.

[@tiberiusdawn2042]

He was the emperor of Japan onces

[@pyrenviii3053]

@@tiberiusdawn2042 "You are made of stupid."

[@Gravitation3Beatles3]

ahhh

[@psilostashya]

obsessed with how the only time his eyes ever shifted was when he asked if he could tell a dirty joke

[@Bri-ss1gu]

1:14 I love how Mung can understand Schnitzel but not Foie Gras 😂 Either that or he was saying something very disturbing lol

[@tonoornottono]

they speak a totally different language wym

[@SerialDesignationaN]

It’s clever that all the characters in this show are named after foods cause it’s a cooking show

[@Alizudo]

Some of them describe their designs. Truffles is a type of mushroom, Mung's nose is shaped like a bean, Chowder is a soup (and Gumbo is a soup made of beans, so he looks like Chowder and Mung combined), Gorgonzola is a cheese (so he's a rat), Gazpacho is also a soup and is best friends with Chowder. That's all that come to mind.

[@scribblescourge2622]

@@Alizudo fugu is a japanese dish made of pufferfish which inflate themselves, that might be why he looks like a balloon

[@Alusnovalotus]

…… it’s a whole world

[@user-ra2tf6ac4e]

Yeah me and my sister actually learned a lot about ingredients watching this growing up lol

[@APO1029]

@@scribblescourge2622doesnt explain why foie gras, a duck meat dish, is a cat lol

[@blastchambers2150]

So much character that lad Foir Gras has.

[@internetduck1114]

much said, katz

[@SalviHippo]

He’s such a good boy ^3^ thank u Katz from Courage the Cowardly Dog

[@Soggys0up85]

Meow

[@Noelle_Holiday]

What's up, Katz from Courage the Cowardly Dog?

[@SonplaysMinEcraft]

i thought this dude was only in one episode

[@Alfenium]

His character arc was really satisfying, I'm glad they gave him more episodes to really shine through.

[@spartan113ish]

​As much development he received, I feel like his continuation was a bit butchered compared to how his character was initially introduced. And would love to see how things were originally planned.

[@godomoths242]

I love how all the characters in this Show that only talk in one word like to tell dirty jokes so nobody understands them

[@kalerug]

I'm so glad that Foie Gras is getting the attention he deserves

[@Bibliosection]

2:57 I like how even though this is a Foie Gras compilation, they find the time to include this utterly based Mung Dal moment

[@kaitlynhutchinson4470]

I genuinely think Chowder made foreign language content more accessible to me, because is included characters that you can't understand and arent given subtitles. Forcing you to rely on the characters Intonation and the context of the situation to understand them.

[@brawlstar1748]

He's a luck charm, that's for sure. Good or bad... you decide.

[@ShovelLettuce]

Reminds me of those golden cat statues you can find at most stores

[@Galko655e]

​@@ShovelLettuce Actually, if you look witch paw he holds Fugu(a. k. a witch paw lifted). It indicated what kind of Fugu mood. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneki-neko

[@brawlstar1748]

@@Galko655e Um AcKsHoEaLlEy

[@massgunner4152]

Must be good because after leaving Fugu with Chowder things went south.

[@Sentanette]

fadsa

[@Neverdrewa10]

>He wanted chowder >He says one of his greatest passions is touching things God damn it hollywood.

[@ghoulbuster1]

He has a funny island of touching

[@Awesoman66]

Mr. Fugu didn't kill himself

[@imjustsayin34]

Also the underwear party lol

[@michaelbrowne3088]

So he talks like Schnitzel?

[@qayranaswanto1828]

Yes.

[@speedokingu]

In a way, yes

[@michaelbrowne3088]

@mohamed zayan I think it'd work better as a beatbox battle?

[@chimaeraarts]

At 2:45 you can really guess that he said "How about we "spice" things up?" and the next scene the contestants gets sprayed with hot spicey pepper!

[@LuisF1995]

4:53 litterally got chills

[@k.r.jrandomchannel8022]

hes one of the cutest cats in cartoons

[@rankrodent2772]

Up there with season 1 gumball

[@NeoAcetalos-yw1ws]

I say puppy cat is personally

[@scarletweb2106]

Kitty Katswell is so cute

[@theonlycatonice]

4:35 I can't believe they did Chowder like this 😂

[@Nova-vk5qb]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@YoungTechNine]

Huh?

[@Evanspar]

@@YoungTechNine that’s his titty

[@YashMaj1248]

@@YoungTechNine it’s his man boob

[@YoungTechNine]

@@YashMaj1248Oh

[@nathanaelpineda8049]

The cat can makes anyone uncomfortable but still adorable face

[@Manzana1C]

Imagine the deep phylosophycal conversations between Foie Gras and Schnitsel

[@thebaseandtriflingcreature174]

NO, NO YOU DON’T JUST THROW IN DEATH’S WHISTLE LIKE THAT YOU MAD MAN 😭

[@mexicanpanda84]

Me in public when the most gruesome thought comes to my head: 0:57

[@sharkbite7922]

I dunno why, but i find the cat kinda cute and creepy at the same

[@Retro_Red]

Same

[@jimbizze_]

It's the eyes

[@Ambipie]

A random Japanese man

[@djamtz]

Like the fandoms of indie horror games say

[@robotx9285]

​​@@jimbizze_ He looks like a cat soup character

[@True-man0124]

1:10 best part ever.

[@AstroTom]

Im ao glad Chowder is getting attention again

[@oliviadudas108]

Foi Gras just standing there saying meow makes me laugh every time and it has made me laugh since I was a kid 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@SwellStuff483]

In the wise words of Fois Gras *Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow*

[@ULTrANIUM1947]

Chowder: hey whatcha cooking Mung daal : OH THANKS GOODNESS YOU BACK

[@jennifertrandafir]

2:12 meow. Meow. MEOW!

[@Poob6762]

OMG FOIE GRAS IS SO CUTE-

[@daleksupreme922]

George Takei saying meow for 5 minutes... that's art

[@stockehistorica1349]

the cat looks like a Cat Soup character

[@wooden_hat]

YES

[@spoingal]

i didnt watch enough chowder as a kid to see an episode with this character, but he reminds me of the cats from cat soup. which i suppose would be a fitting reference to make since its a food themed show.

[@wooden_hat]

yea i definitely think it was intentional they look really similar

[@stephanniemorin]

For those unaware, Foie Gras is a Manekineko (a "lucky cat"), a statue of a beckoning cat that is displayed in nearly all Asian family homes, especially during the Lunar New Year

[@koushuu]

*Japan only, the majority of Asia does not have such thing

[@ng.tr.s.p.1254]

@@koushuu What? It's popular outside of Japan too.

[@darrelsam419]

​​@@koushuu We have them here in Malaysia too. It's popular among the Chinese community and often placed in shops since it's believed they bring good luck to businesses.

[@thekraemer1757]

Every Chinese restaurant has one.

[@arempy5836]

He reminds me of the cats from that short film, Cat Soup.

[@knockofffatelvira335]

Nekojiru Jiru!

[@kat2019]

I love Nyako and Nyatta!

[@lucaspenrod8513]

Finally someone made a full video on my favorite chowder character

[@cortepapel5706]

This cat is Fugu's own version of Schnitzel in terms of speech lol

[@freduardo7499]

he really do be saying "👁ᴥ👁" tho

[@theDancingDragonfly]

Foie Gras speaks words of wisdom that we cannot understand

[@blakechildress944]

I never realized how many dirty jokes were in Chowder.

[@J4MJ4M5]

0:51 u know shits real when SCHNITZEL is terrified

[@UnderTheTableGremlin]

“The chowder character of all time.” It says so little, yet so much

[@-.__-.__]

He was played by George takei

[@boyochan7549]

Foie Gras is like Mr. popo while Mr. Fugu is like Kami from Dbz.

[@tunebeat3809]

Especially DBZ abridged.

[@longwlenguyen4214]

Foie Gras is the adorable and nicer version of abridged Mr Popo but somehow creepier than him without saying much. Mr Fugu is like abridged Kami if he were weirder and act like a nicer version of mr Burns.

[@laysthechip3356]

This show is the thing ever I’m so glad I got to see it on air as a kid

[@unoriginalname6604]

4:02 I haven't been caught _so_ off guard by something in a while until this popped up

[@EinsamPibroch278]

That Maneki-Neko is Wild, can't believe that's actually Takei's voice.

[@PINECONEZ_PRODUCTION]

5:08, the most disturbing cat ever

[@jordandill7863]

the Death Wolf's whistle will always give me goosebumps or chills

[@phunnyguy9382]

Mungdal’s forward face shall never not get me

[@craiggh3652]

i appreciate the ending as a charming little surprise

[@kasan8495]

I remember acting like this cat when my cousin was in the kitchen lmaooo

[@joliealbury6936]

This is literally just how cats are.

[@mr.skullfacegarcia775]

Thank you for that creepy ass ending.

[@dressiestsphinxsebastian125]

Bruh I was just wondering why there was a black screen for a while near the end before I got chills from the Death whistle. Complete with Foie Gras staring into my soul 😂

[@TheGamerLover]

Foie Gras is by far one of my favourite characters in the whole show, i mean look at his face. He's the average cat.

[@HellishSpoon]

love those soulless feline eyes

[@aceofcheems7685]

"OK Mr Takei we have a proposition for you I would you like to be on a very popular Cartoon Network show about a kid who lives with a Master Chef and a rock dude and some weird mushroom Ferry" "Mmmmm go on" "OK you'll be a ca-" "Say no more I'm in" "But I didn't get to the bread bu-" *George Takei proceeds to incessantly meow* "I never thought he'd agree to this" "Me neither."

[@montananerd8244]

My kid loved this show. He doesn't remember it tho, and now it's my favorite haha

[@archive6094]

I honestly wonder how much George was paid for this role

[@hunnybun2431]

They really got DiMaggio saying nothing but Rada and George Takei saying meow. 😂

[@mryoshi1221]

Foie Gras looks like the cats from Cat Soup and other media by that illustrator

[@fungicide9244]

Foie Gras looks like he's straight out of that trippy Cat Soup animation

[@logansmith6342]

Lmao facts, I loved this character, definitely in my list of characters of all time

[@Moon1341]

Is nobody gonna talk about the ending like tf?????

[@alt.a.ccount5372]

👁️ 👁️

[@sushi7516]

All who’ve tried have been dealt with

[@charjohn2468]

Ok I’ll talk about it. That was creepy as shit.

[@JumboJumper]

Is it possible for him to defeat Goku?

[@JulianR2JG]

*_YES._*

[@QuarkGamingLLC]

i think the real question is if goku has the balls to even be within 5 miles of the guy without pissing himself

[@user-jh6ik1qd7p]

He is hiding something unbelievably powerful behind those eyes

[@bat6353]

Foie Gras solos the Dragon Ball multiverse

[@kittenkid2711]

That stare bit is how I feel at work when I'm making a sandwich and the customer just keeps staring at me from the counter I hate it.

[@ye4us]

Nearly died of laughter when the cat was talking and scaring Mung and Snitzel.

[@wonjaeyi9013]

1:58 Mr. Fugu: “Give me your hand Foie Gras” Me: “Technically it’s a paw”

[@reaperthereaper1288]

paw, hand, whatever, he knows what he's referring to either way lol

[@jamiecinder9412]

Meow meow. Meow meow meow. Meow.

[@PR1ME98]

I agree thats very insightful

[@jamiecinder9412]

@@PR1ME98 Foie Gras really does have a way with words.

[@benrod-1321]

WHAT THE HECK MAN! THAT'S SICK!

[@Nameless82284]

Hahaha! I don't get it.

[@Shastasnow]

So dirty 😂

[@SpicyMang0s]

It’s sad that there will be never be a cartoon like chowder again…

[@Personalquestion]

I like the death whistle at the end

[@teamhunter730]

I don't fully remember this episode but that cat thumbnail triggered my fight or flight response

[@L0ILKAS]

Just now clicking that they're all named after food. Also that they managed to design a character that has his teeth on show like 100% of the time and my mind just registers that as perfectly fine.

[@daniapfel2825]

2:15 Ready 2:18 GO !

[@slasher3428]

I remember the commercial for this episode being entirely about foie gras.

[@AngeryCrow]

I did not know the he has a name, and it's a cute name! Somehow fitting with his personality.

[@entysingr4604]

He’s really what I imagined Beerus to sound like

[@azwrathfrost]

I never knew Mr. Fugu is the same VA of Bill Green. and here I was thinking of TF Spy at first.

[@Dz73zxxx]

1:20 *whatcha cookin*

[@austinmccormick8952]

Something I just thought of. Maybe he was trained to not make a sound and then him meowing was him feeling free to express myself

[@BlondieGaming]

I imagine Foie Gras said the creepiest shit to Mung and Schnitzel

[@merror-fx8cn]

I can't tell if I'm the first person to point this out but it's a nice Easter egg that they look *exactly* like the Nekojiru cats (while I recommend Nekojiru, particularly the comics, highly, if you're not up for cute animals experiencing nihilistic bleakness with a lot of intense gross-out humor, maybe skip it)

[@stationarygore]

nekojiru my beloved

[@X-SPONGED]

1:30 How did I never realize that Mr. Fugu is just an overly eccentric chaotic neutral caricature of Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson?

[@alexandrapalomares6177]

Foie is a neko good luck charm/statue.

[@1Dyermaker]

It’s cool seeing how happy schnitzel is to see Chowder for once at 1:22.

[@nikolai0875]

I love doing that stuff too 1:49

[@moisesdanielalvarado5578]

Chowder was one of my favorite cartoons from Cartoon Network

[@ThePopo543]

That kitty reminds me of Cat Soup

[@jameskuckkan2326]

"I hired the finest artisans in Lasagna Town to combine my two greatest passions: cooking, and *touching things* !"

[@emergencyvehicle6995]

Chowder and flapjack have always been my favorite, adventure time regular show and Steven universe are close but still to this day chowder slaps the hardest