How Disney ruined CLERKS Animated (@RebelTaxi)

[@RebelTaxi]

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[@AdahnFlorence]

Damn this is like a long awaited holy grail RT upload, can't wait for the eventual Mission Hill video.

[@armoredvistitor2197]

kevin Smith's smodco cartoon show is lost media and by lost I mean kevin is trying to keep us from watching it again, I can find only 1 screenshot from the original uploads through google, the animator of the majority of the episodes and most of smith's animated material in the last ten years, stephan stark, has not replied to my asking what happened even after kevin smith privatized more of his cartoons. please read into this because this has been a mystery haunting me for more than 10 years

[@cherishporter5314]

Cool video, no wonder your art style looks the way that it does this series has a very unique look to it.

[@youusedtocallmeonmyperfect8973]

Imho, the humor and writing of this show, mixed with the art and designs of Eltingville Club, would’ve been a big hit. Not to be harsh but Clerks animated designs always looked like a bad version of the Eltingvile characters to me, the Eltingvile designs are just way more appealing and less generic. Clerks writing holds up, though. PS. 0:48 no one of the Gainax team had any involvement in the FLCL new episodes. It was merely their corrupt CEO liscensing FLCL out, to a different company to try and make some quick cash, as Gainax was in Finnancial decline from his horribleness, as everyone relevant from Gainax had already jumped shipped to new studios.

[@youusedtocallmeonmyperfect8973]

PS. 0:48 no one of the Gainax team had any involvement in the FLCL new episodes. It was merely their corrupt CEO liscensing FLCL out, to a different company to try and make some quick cash, as Gainax was in Finnancial decline from his horribleness, as everyone relevant from Gainax had already jumped shipped to new studios.

[@Metlhd313]

I like how Gilbert didnt even try imitating Swayze's actual voice, he just used his actual (well, his comedian) voice.

[@Aflay1]

I know right? I heard it as a kid and thought "man, I don't know who this Patrick Swayze guy is, but he sounds a lot like the talking bird from Aladdin"

[@whywasmyrealnamehere]

that would be the *point* of hiring gilbert gotfried lol

[@orangeslash1667]

@@whywasmyrealnamehere Gibert did do an amazing job emulating Jerry Seinfeld, I didn't think that was possible???

[@kekkek4750]

I cannot believe Disney poisoned Clerks the animated series' water supply, burned their crops and delivered a plague onto their houses.

[@nerdgeekman]

THEY DID

[@thatsexyganon5648]

Yeah! And are we just gonna sit around until they do [it again]?!

[@larrylaffer3246]

What I can't believe is that UPN of all networks would've given them a better deal.

[@Sigismund697]

They knew about He Man

[@kekkek4750]

@@thatsexyganon5648 I say, we tip something over!

[@Flip-a-dip-dip]

One of my favorite jokes from the show was when they realized there were no Black people on the show and so they introduced “Lando” who did absolutely nothing but say hello. And when he finally had something interesting to say, Randall just says “not now, lando.” Comedy gold.

[@WilfredCthulu]

Wow it really is Disney involved lol

[@glitchsister]

But Chariles Barkely was in the show

[@tyronleung5276]

@@glitchsister Charles Barkley don't count he's a self hater

[@glitchsister]

@@tyronleung5276 is that a reference to something?

[@bobhoskins124]

@@glitchsister its a reference to this person thinks all black ppl need to think and act the same.

[@davidlevy706]

To be clear, while _Clerks_ was shot with a camera capable of capturing color (an Arriflex 16SR - which actually is professional-grade, albeit on the low end), the film used (Kodak Plus-X 16mm) was black-and-white. In other words, no color negatives exist.

[@newguy371]

I heard they actually had a problem with the lights in the store, so they used black and white for better contrast. It also helped with the outdoor shots, since Kev could only shoot early in the morning and late at night.

[@mcgilj1]

@@newguy371 the story Kevin always told is that literally "black and white was cheaper ."

[@MungkaeX]

@@mcgilj1 I too also heard on the Clerks X commentary that it was simply cheaper.

[@drewgehringer7813]

pretty sure just about every film camera can do color, you just need to use color film.

[@seronymus]

Can it be AI colorized?

[@trvshbxvt3146]

When I was a teenager I traded illegal fireworks for weed a few times, so that particular change really speaks to me.

[@squidyparty]

heavily underrated comment

[@trvshbxvt3146]

@@squidyparty thank you kindly

[@dandydoodle4456]

Still very underrated, are there any other cool things you traded for the devils lettuce?

[@trvshbxvt3146]

@@dandydoodle4456 DEEZ NUTS HAAAA

[@Rose-sj4zh]

​@@trvshbxvt3146boom got him😂😂😂

[@larrylaffer3246]

Even though it only got 6 episodes, Clerks The Animated Series still lasted longer than CNN+.

[@Popcultureguy3000]

The *FIRST* Warner Bros./Turner thing Zaslaz sabotaged!

[@larrylaffer3246]

@@Popcultureguy3000 He had nothing to do with CNN+'s failure. That thing was doomed from the start. People barely watch CNN lately so I highly doubt they were going to pay for it either.

[@Popcultureguy3000]

@@larrylaffer3246 Is that CNN’s fault, or just a general downturn in trust in 24hr News Channels thanks to the ratings minded way of covering complex issues? (This questions neither here nor there, just trying to make sure your not parroting seven year old Trumpism’s). Also even with all the things working against CNN+ from the beginning, the remarkable shortness of how long it was operating always seemed a bit _too_ overly cautious and made many people familiar with Zaslav’s burned bridges at that network suspicious of *other motivating factors* behind it’s quick cancellation. Perhaps both things are true, and Zaslav once again rushed to cancel things he saw as “financially draining”, not out a very unprofessional looking impatience, like with the rushed cancellation of Batgirl and removing all those animated shows to refuse paying residuals, but from still being butthurt from getting the proverbial boot out

[@bobhoskins124]

@@larrylaffer3246 i can’t believe they even thought cnn+ was a good idea haha

[@larrylaffer3246]

@@Popcultureguy3000 Yeah CNN has been going down the proverbial shitter since they started barely reporting on actual news and instead reported on "News". Shame because CNN used to be a decent and responsible news network. With a honorable mission. That being to report news 24/7, as it happens. If Zaslav did kill it personally, that's one thing I can't blame the man for doing. It was a mercy killing really.

[@TurtleRhythm]

"Only weirdos obsessed with Cats Don't Dance care about animation" I feel personally attacked.

[@kimberlybogert7031]

Yeah ngl same.

[@Justanotheruser33333]

That was one of my favorites as a kid

[@sergiom.a.1236]

That’s because you should nerd.

[@meadowdaydream5165]

Rebel doesn't know what he is talking about and choosed to ignore the fact the film was basically treated like Treasure Planet and how it also didn't do so well. P O O R - A D V E R T I S E M E N T

[@cartoonmonster8238]

Thanks, I wondered what he said. Never even heard of Cats Don't Dance.

[@bullmonty764]

Everyone credits South Park with kickstarting the second adult animation boom, but in the process, they forget that King of the Hill also premiered in 1997, the same year as SP and got ratings just as high as the Simpsons in its first couple seasons. You can easily see how having three smash hit adult cartoons on television simultaneously would motivate every network to play follow the leader without knowing how to actually play the game. PS Lando’s gonna return in Clerks III

[@lifeguardpanda]

The thing is King Of The Hill aired on Fox so it had a jump start with a bigger viewer base. South Park was aired on Comedy Central (a recently created tv network), who was hoping for a hit. South Park literally skyrocketed Comedy Central's brand within a year. That's why the movie happened so fast. Do you understand how hard it is to have a show air in a unknown medium on a not very known network and suddenly gain the same viewership as major television networks... on cable. That's unprecedented. Not to mention how vulgar the show was. That caused a opening for adult animation. Previously, basic cable tv didn't have that vulgar content.

[@SMA2343]

They just look at adult humour with being crude. But king of the hill was an amazing adult animation show. It didn’t have to be crude to be funny.

[@the-NightStar]

Yeah, and literally EVERYONE forgets that Ren and Stimpy was the "naughty show that did everything kids cartoons weren't supposed to do" before literally anyone else had even thought to do it. And that it was so ahead of it's time that it HAD to get pitched as a children's cartoon and LIE about what it was just to get it MADE.

[@LiterallyCensoredDaily]

Beavis and Butthead was before even King Of The Hill. I love both shows, btw.

[@asalways1504]

What kickstarted the second adult animation boom was Futurama and Family Guy. Suddenly every network wanted their own prime time cartoon, but most of them fell through due to Poor advertising & executives not realizing that animation is both expensive and time consuming to produce

[@ComedyIsCoolTelevision]

The end quote where the director said “we enjoyed every minute of it” with the music was so good, really inspires me

[@heartbeat4atinman]

I hear the name "Michael Eisner" and instantly start thinking about Defunctland. Kevin Perjurer has caused me permanent brain damage.

[@thedemon4780]

You and me both

[@orangeslash1667]

@@thedemon4780 He also interfered with the making of Chicken Little.

[@WeegeeSlayer123]

I do like having the crudeness of mature shows toned down a bit so it's not obnoxious. Regular Show was like an adult show with restraint.

[@RebelTaxi]

Yeah I Was thinking how I liked those in between adult/kids show. Simpsons, Rocko, regular show or bobs burgers

[@JustKrin]

My favorite thing was trying to pinpoint where they wanted to be mature, "oh sure, they aren't drunk, they just ate too many spicy wings" and stuff like that

[@Flip-a-dip-dip]

I agree. Even close enough felt somewhat restrained compared to other adult animated shows

[@harrydsgn]

@@RebelTaxi especially appreciate it in Bob’s Burgers where the family actually feels like they love each other

[@squeakretagent]

also Dan Vs

[@ofxxk1633]

Man you made me remember awhile back when my college had a guest lecture from Stephen Silver some like 4 years ago. I remember him mentioning his favorite show to design for was Clerks. He did caricatures at an amusements park in highschool/college for cash so it kinda brought him back to that skillset and time in his life. Let him flex those muscles. Weird tho his least favorite show to work on was Phineas and Ferb. He mentioned the show was inconsistent in its design motifs. Like some characters were just shapes while others were odd shapes and others just had regular heads and bodies. Also the eyes were different across all the characters so it bothered him they werent kept a consistent style either. Mentioned how eyes are like a unifier and a defining feature of a style. Also he mentioned he wasnt a big fan of anime and weebs wouldnt shut up about it and wasted the Q&A section. Anyways he was a cool dude and fun to chat with. Still got his signed Danny print on my wall.

[@thepinkestpigglet7529]

I have always wondered why Phinease as the only triangle on that show

[@JohnDoe-vc5qb]

Seems like weabs are the same everywhere

[@doopiss]

@@thepinkestpigglet7529 Helps him stand out as the main character. Like how Bart and Lisa are the only characters with no hairline.

[@bforthigh1617]

@@doopiss Doof honestly has more screentime and is fleshed out better than Phineas.

[@starlosa]

Weebs getting upset over someone not liking anime and ruining it for everyone? Color me surprised

[@lifeisnormal9355]

This guy has the coolest 2000s aesthetic I’ve ever seen.

[@123612100]

The early 2000s was horrible.

[@Aflay1]

Welcome to RebelTaxi. The coolest 90's kid you'll ever meet. (He's a pervert) It's all downhill from here.

[@HATARI_FANGIRL]

@@Aflay1 no

[@brainthebrian3690]

Wtf is this reply chain?

[@Best-YouTube-Channel]

@@brainthebrian3690 Trolling.

[@SuperLuigiSixty4]

I love how well the actors translated to voice acting for the show. The guy who played Randall, especially already had a very cartoon voice.

[@warpvector]

It's wild how great those two are and yet they barely ever work and when they do it's almost always connected to these original characters.

[@GManderson]

"Pack of fags please" "You're a fag" "A fag is a cigarette, mate" "You're a cigarette"

[@DSan-kl2yc]

@@warpvector yea... If they did a clerks live action series. I wonder why they didn't even try to get them, or the original creator to at least help guide the writing team.

[@MasterOfKnowledge.]

I really wish we could've gotten more of Clerks Animated. This show deserved so much better than it got

[@SirBlackReeds]

Although Kevin Smith would have likely still turned into an impotent bootlicker.

[@MasterOfKnowledge.]

@@SirBlackReeds ?

[@davidpaul6290]

Well, we’re getting a Clerks 3, so, maybe?

[@RedEyeDeath]

Only in an alternate universe.

[@LikaLaruku]

I just found out about the comic books. I want to find out if it's got all the stuff the cartoon couldn't get away with.

[@ajstudios9210]

Clerks seems like it was Regular Show before Regular Show, and with less wacky adventures.

[@Solidsnaik]

Totally. If you’ve ever seen JG Quintel’s original student animations that inspired Regular Show, it’s literally about two friends working at a convenience store and the dialogue is full of adult language and drug references.

[@ajstudios9210]

@@Solidsnaik Oh yeah, I've seen "2AM In The PM", his college short. It was a pretty good, and it made me wonder if Benson, Mordecai, and some of the others were just high at one point.

[@Solidsnaik]

@@ajstudios9210 I like how it’s kind of an early pilot for a kids cartoon that implies all the main characters appearances are just psychedelic hallucinations. Because otherwise I would be watching it like “okay but why is benson a gum-ball machine?”

[@dropdedgothish]

it's so strange that your channel is now old enough to be considered nostalgic on it's own, the intro you've been using for years now gets me erry time, still feel like im 14 watchin ur videos in the teen section at the library, im 24 now lol

[@blitztheblock]

Bro same! I remember when I was 13 and I started watching his stuff I'm 21 now, still timeless

[@BugsyFoga]

“Nothing can kill the Grimace” - Big Mac

[@alejandrocervantes3624]

Ive only ever heard that as a sound bite on the pizza party podcast & I could have sworn it was from family guy like: "I dont know Lois, remember that time mayor McChesse was elected?" or some bs like that 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Aflay1]

@@alejandrocervantes3624 I know what you mean. It sounds like a joke Family Guy would have made. Like, OG 2000's Family Guy.

[@williamdixon-gk2sk]

To be clear, that was Mayor McCheese who was speaking. Big Mac is a police officer who also has a hamburger for a head, I smell nepotism, but we all know the world is run by people who have hamburgers for heads.

[@JustKrin]

Eliminating scripted animated content and replacing it with reality based programing?? I'm living that all over again with WBD and HBO Max

[@jaimedanielhernandezrios5398]

History is a never ending cycle just repeating itself

[@LiterallyCensoredDaily]

20 years of the only thing on TV being something I was sick of in 20 minutes. Fuck reality TV.

[@xblade149]

@@LiterallyCensoredDaily same

[@xblade149]

Got to love out of touch executives

[@pacmancdi]

If animated content got better views it wouldn't be getting replaced. Don't blame the Zaz for doing what he was hired to do. TV is a money game

[@jonathanhape]

Thank you for this video!!!! My wife recently asked “how can you continue making new references to a show that only last 6 episodes 20 years ago?”

[@jonathanhape]

Omg and the multiple FLCL references…

[@VexAcer]

Amazing how well the art style holds up honestly. Looks so clean and polished.

[@shaned93]

God I love RebelTaxi's intro. As a 90's kid it just hits me like I'm watching a show from the late 90's to early 2000's. I know it's an odd thing to talk about especially on a video of CLERKS. But, this channel is awesome. Keep up the great videos man.

[@OckhamAsylum]

You're not alone, it gets me in a pretty similar way. Pan has mastered the art of capturing a vibe. It feels like when you run into someone else on the street who has a deep obsession with the same crap you do, and who's had similar nostalgic experiences. Cracking open a PS2 case, entire bags of cheetos, kinda punky kinda pop music, oh yes, it's exactly my early 2000's childhood.

[@theluigifan1]

Noticing a pattern with a lot of animated sitcoms from the late 90s/early 2000s that weren’t big hitters like Family Guy or South Park. They all deserve better.

[@lanceturley7745]

Ironically, *Family Guy* wasn't a hit at first either. It was canceled after season three, but DVD sales and strong ratings on Adult Swim convinced FOX to bring it back.

[@SirBlackReeds]

Or do they?

[@newguy371]

@@lanceturley7745 It technically got cancelled twice. The first time was after season 2, which was reversed at the last minute. I think this is why Mr. Weed was written off, since Carlos signed on to Reno 911! around that time which probably caused some contractual issues between Fox and Viacom.

[@gabe_s_videos]

That's how it is with any trend. One thing becomes a success and investors go "Great! Give me ten more just like it!" You see the worst effects of this with animation because it takes so long to produce, so by the time it's finished, investors have moved onto the next trend. To paraphrase Jim Hill, "Doing an animated film is like building a cruise ship - you start it in one economy and finish it in another."

[@spaceamundo9655]

You forgot to mention that Jim Venable made the music for Clerks. He's also known as the composer for Powerpuff Girls and Samurai Jack.

[@Encrypted-Name]

I was like "Oh, some of the character designs in this look like they're from Kim Possible", I should have known it was the same character designer

[@InsufferableCrap]

2:47 it was actually because they had to film during closing hours of the store so they could only film at night. Making it black and white made it harder to tell. That's also why the "gum was in the locks". Because if the window were open, the audience could easily tell it was dark out.

[@panam4redd]

holy shit i've watched Clerks a billion times and I didn't even make the connection. i knew that they had to film at night, but I didn't know why that was why it was in B/W also the gum thing is clever as fuck on Kevin Smith's part

[@AskDrannik]

There is a scene early in the movie with Veronica and Dante arguing by the front door. They used a cheap backdrop outside the door to show it as daytime because the scene was actually shot at night. When you only have $27,000 and no fancy CG to work with, you do all sorts of things to make everything work.

[@TheJacklikesvideos]

B&W film was a lot cheaper than color and you could get it pretty much dono as a film student.

[@misterzygarde6431]

Given the references to FLCL. It makes me want to see the cast of that anime and its sequels in the Clerks Animated style. Hell imagine a crossover with the other Disney cartoons where several characters going over to the Quick Stop.

[@Popcultureguy3000]

I’d only think that crossover idea would work if the Disney characters were either parodies of themselves, or very self aware that they had no reason to be there in some way. The only Disney characters I could imagine appearing without any changes are the 2017 Ducktales cast and the Gravity Falls cast because they were both always very self-aware and remarkably cynical (for a Disney property). Seriously, as long as a Ducktales 2017 episode kept the original message or moral from the old Carl Barks comics, they seemingly could do whatever they wanted. I’d _never_ seen someone outside of Walt Disney’s original partners and Walt himself get so much free reign to do whatever they wanted with some of his characters before!

[@SirBlackReeds]

As in drawn poorly?

[@fernie-fernandez]

@@SirBlackReeds …How?

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

So basically something like panty and stocking

[@frogdvd]

Pan, that mashup of FLCL and Clerks was stunning, you're the reason I heard of either of those shows and you clearly love them both so to see them combined so perfectly was hilarious and fitting, never stop making videos no one else can match your style!

[@PersistantPictures]

So I found this show years ago at a blockbuster video when I was stuck camping with my parents. I had a personal DVD player and binged this show in our camper. It was such an amazing experience. I then lent it to everyone of my friends and got them all hooked.

[@BugsyFoga]

If this is the American Flcl then I can’t wait for Clerks Progressive and Alternative.😆

[@bootyholemoist]

Goddammit you stole my joke. Then again I haven't watched the video yet to see if pan said it first and only came to make said joke

[@CHECKthisvid]

And I can't wait for Clerks Grunge and Clerks Shoegaze!

[@allendepacheco3419]

I think the appropriate names should be called Clerks The Revival and Clerks Rebooted

[@metallicsnake.]

atomsk is kana

[@BuddhaBot]

I think I can 😑

[@brandonc8504]

Cool timing for a retrospective, I’ve been on a Jay and Silent Bob binge recently

[@VampyKitsune]

I feel like an alternative to this show could exist if online animators wanted it to.

[@HenryWayat]

Clerks Reanimated go go go!

[@VampyKitsune]

@kenai Well of course it'll have to have funding behind it. Though it'll probably have an inconsistent release scheduled much like VivziePop's or any Frederator online cartoons. Though drawbacks in mind it's still a possibility.

[@rikowolfin4984]

@kenai back when Animations were some what profitable on youtube, that wouldn't have been a completely bad idea even if it took several months to make a five minute episode. Biggest example of things like that being made are things like Red Vs Blue that sprouted an entire company with how popular it got, though if you want hand animated examples then things like Happy Tree Friends or Foamy the Squirrel shows that you can do online animated shows and see some success with it. Nowadays it's a terrible idea to get into animation on youtube unless you can consistently pop something out every week and have it get tons of views, which would be next to impossible for an animated show that is longer then a minute or so.

[@islandboy9381]

Of all the factors in real life that can hinder making something cool you consider the one being the passionate artists just not wanting it enough 🙄

[@redder_]

Watching FLCL as a kid makes me get goosebumps whenever I hear ride on shooting star.

[@billlange9408]

I had the fortune of watching both episodes as they aired. As soon as the DVD was out, I picked it up. I still regularly watch the show at LEAST once a year. My friend who introduced me to the films a few months before the show came out and I watched together and it was great. To this very day, I still refer to my friend as Mister Leo.

[@GManderson]

"MISTA LEO MISTA LEO!"

[@Stuff63891]

"GOOD. DAY. YOUR HIGHNESS."

[@Jormbis]

Clerks TAS is one of those canonical non-canon things that make you appreciate the original thing more, but in a positive light. Same could be said about the spin off comedy anime Haruhi-Chan, which is a completely different vibe than the more serious sci-fi show.

[@thegroove14]

Clerks seems like something that should have aired on Adult Swim, Comedy Central, or MTV.

[@nathanspradlin8570]

I feel like if it was Adult Swim, Kevin Smith would have got his 12 episode season and not getting screwed out the gate with only six.

[@TheInSaNeTenno]

@@nathanspradlin8570 this

[@lanceturley7745]

MTV would have aired one episode, and then destroyed every copy so that no one would ever see the show again.

[@SirBlackReeds]

@@lanceturley7745 Nah, it would have received at least 4 more episodes.

[@Justj5271]

Comedy Central idk about. South Park was pretty big at the time, who knows how long it woulda lasted. Adult Swim I can definitely see it lasting pretty long.

[@kirbyofthestarsfan]

The use of Pillows' Ride on Shooting Star was just Man, I love this sort of vibe so dang much

[@LadyofStarlight]

This is one of, if not the greatest RebelTaxi video! You really pulled out all the stops on this one, Pan. Very, very well done!!

[@imrustyokay]

Oh yea, if you want a textbook definition of "Completely and Utterly Screwed Over", you can't get any better than the Clerks Animated Series. God, if only We'd have Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Whose Line is it Anyway and Clerks all in the same night...*sigh*

[@Morgil27]

I think a close second for that "Completely and Utterly Screwed Over" category would be the time Weird Al tried making a Saturday morning kids show. Seriously, listen to the DVD commentary on that show, and it's just as bad. Though at least that show had all of its episodes actually make it to air.

[@SirBlackReeds]

I dunno. The Goode Family wasn't as good as King of The Hill, but it still could of had a decent run if not for ABC's marketing and running the episodes out of order. Oh, and let's not forget that there's a reason that if anyone can screw over Genndy Tartakovsky, it's adult swim. They can keep a belligerent drunk like Dan Harmon on their payroll but they couldn't be bothered to give The Venture Bros. another season.

[@JustKrin]

Add Treasure Planet to the list too

[@Code7Unltd]

@@Morgil27 I think that Weird Al thing was just CBS being CBS. Children's programming will do poorly on what's supposed to be the "old people's network", barring periphery demographics. "Done-in" seems to be a common trend with Disney, however.

[@ShadowWolfRising]

Atlantis: The Lost Empire and it's Cartoon Show that was going to crossover with Gargoyles.

[@newguy371]

Ironically, Who Wants To Be a Maillionaire was cancelled last year. As a side note, before Power House Animation, Kev's Smodcasts were animated by Steve Stark. Stark was also pretty popular with Smith. So much so in fact, that Kevin let him animate his own short film, Jay and Silent Bob's Groovy Cartoon Movie. It was meant to boost Stark's career, but ended up killing it and Kev's KZbin channel, Smodcast Internet Television. Maybe you'll review it sometime.

[@Skokapus]

it’s wild, his style hasn’t changed since 2010

[@dingusdangus9299]

The black border surprise eyes in this cartoon is the best surprise face since the TGT tails face.

[@andrewvanhalen1984]

This series had so much potential. Should've gone on longer.

[@Yapmanpac]

A pleasant surprise for sure, didn't expect to see any animation related videos from Pan.

[@dolomitilino9015]

Glad to see you still make high quality editing intensive videos like a champ

[@MungkaeX]

I loved Clerks the Animated series. I have a bootleg VHS tape with BOTH aired episodes from when they aired on ABC. And later owned the whole series on VHS, and then again on DVD! So well written.

[@sarysa]

Imagine an alternate timeline where UPN nabbed it instead. They probably would have given Clerks: TAS a second run of production, and the synergy may have given Home Movies and Dilbert longer runs. (oh Dilbert, you were so ahead of your time...)

[@andrewbuss9297]

As the guy that wrote the oral history article on the series for Consequence of Sound, you got practically everything spot on. Nicely done!!

[@RebelTaxi]

That was a huge source of info. Now I feel guilty for not mentioning it. I should next time I cover a Kevin Smith Movie.

[@andrewbuss9297]

No worries on the credit. Just glad it was helpful!

[@weepingkoopa2862]

To be fair, the animation on that He-Man show was actually good.

[@MungkaeX]

I really enjoyed MotU Revelation. First part was slightly stronger than part 2, but I’m legit hyped to see what they do for the Second Season that’s in the works.

[@Cross177]

@@MungkaeX same, honestly, think the main issue people had was that they focused on Teela in this. That’s when people should’ve realized the title was Masters of the Universe and not He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Besides, would anyone really would’ve killed off He-Man permanently?

[@MungkaeX]

@@Cross177 Even if they were going to permanently kill off He-Man, why would they do it Episode 1 if not to bring them back? Love it or Hate it, the story Revelations told was simply more interesting using Teela as the audiences primary PoV character.

[@adeptdamage3669]

Looked hell of a lot better than She-Ra that's for sure.

[@MungkaeX]

@@adeptdamage3669 Yeah, I really disliked the art style of She-Ra too. The story was good (at least till the final season when they gave Catra an undeserved redemption). I appreciated how many Easter Eggs it dropped for long time fans of the series. It wasn’t a straight beat for beat remake, but was entertaining none the less.

[@cwooddirector]

This is also what introduced me to Kevin Smith. I remember watching reruns of this show on Adult Swim back in the day. Shame that it didn't get more episodes.

[@Morgil27]

I was in college, around 2003 or 2004, when a friend of mine introduced me to the works of Kevin Smith. Soon I found myself buying all his movies (and this show) on DVD. I actually found myself watching the audio commentaries on those dvds more than the actual movies/shows, themselves.

[@ShadeX]

Great video! I really hope Clerks Animated comes back one day. I remember watching reruns on Adult Swim and really enjoying it. Disney must know that the show has a niche fanbase so hopefully at some point Kevin Smith can get the rights back.

[@MissAshley42]

I certainly never caught the series on ABC. I didn't see it until it popped upon Comedy Central, and that led me to pick up the DVD a bit later. The show really impressed me with how it managed to maintain the Clerks feel while also having fun with the animated format. It's definitely among the strongest adult animated series of the 2000s.

[@morfiend2170]

I remember discovering this show when Comedy Central use to have a late night block of cancelled animated shows, I think that was like 07 or 08.

[@Jonathanest90s]

Clerks is one of my favorite animated shows of all time now. But 6 episodes?! We deserve more. Hopefully Clerks III will deliver it.

[@Morgil27]

He's making a Clerks 3, now? Honestly, I kinda stopped paying attention to Kevin Smith after Zack and Miri.

[@SirBlackReeds]

Oof.

[@SirBlackReeds]

@@Morgil27 He also made Jay & Silent Bob Reboot, Tusk, Yoga Hosers, that abominable yet technically sound Masters of the Universe for Netflix, and he's currently still acting like Moose Jaws is going to be a thing.

[@ararebeast]

Such a good show, the restraints wound up hitting on such a timely humor of wild antics without the obvious lowbrow humor complete freedom would have afforded. I pop in this DVD every time there's a lengthy Internet outage, which is far more often than I would like. The series as a whole still holds up, but some of the jokes are a little hard to watch with 20 years' hindsight.

[@harryshuman9637]

It's my head cannon this show and Kim Possible take place in the same universe.

[@massacresoldier3082]

"This job would be great if it wasn't for the customers." This.... just... this.

[@alicedelgado955]

i work as a clerk. i identify with that

[@grayfox1471]

I was talking to Brian O'Halloran a couple months ago. He said that if Clerks 3 does well enough in the theaters the View Askew team will start production on Mallrats 2 and a new Clerks cartoon.

[@NWB-NerdyWhileBlack]

The real issue is: Who TF decided that Disney should be involved with something like Clerks anyway?

[@Aflay1]

Getting Gilbert Gottfried to do Patrick Swayze was hilarious to me as a kid because I was like "You could just...have Gilbert Gottfried! As himself! It's like having Sylvester Stallone play Arnold Schwarzenegger. It's just redundant. Even to me. And I was an idiot.

[@Donkus420]

17:22 This man is so good, he plays Randall without even trying

[@TAGanimation]

23:22 for some reason, this has been rather effectively nostalgic on me, despite being a different singer and put to a few small clips.

[@commando6683]

It’s about damn time you made a video on Clerks Animated

[@Atari2600Gamer]

Great video! It's awesome to see so much love for the animated series, i watched those segmented youtube uploads so many times as a teen. I gotta admit, the FLCL theme with scenes from Clerks really hit me in a nostalgic soft spot!

[@politicalfisticuffs9531]

How the hell do I watch that HEROES short?

[@TheChrisHype]

I have a signed Brian O’Halloran autograph I got at comic con. He asked what I wanted him to write. I said “well, I’m a big fan of the animated series”, he said “say no more”. Hey Chris, Who is driving? Oh my god, bear is driving car, how can that be? All the best, Brian O’Halloran “Dante”.

[@michaelk8860]

One of my favorite "far too short of a run" shows. I remember seeing an episode on TV and immediately went and bought the series on DVD. I loved the little live action vignettes they included for each episode. Fantastic video, and I especially loved the ending with all the clips and that oh so familiar from another short run favorite. Thanks for making this and the nostalgia that comes along with it.

[@mjverostek1278]

I first saw it my first year of college at an LSD dealer's apartment.

[@mynameiswayne3779]

Bruh thanks sooo much for doing this lol. This show is one of my friends and mines all time favorites up there with southpark. I always love that the second episode was a flashback and now all the rips on abc and who wants to be a millionaire make sense. To this day me and my buddies still insult each other by saying " stfu....i bet you dont even have a peace prize". Lol BRUH THAT UP YOURS MATT DAMON CUT WAS GLORIOUS. THAT SCENE IN ARTHUR CAUSED NIGHTMARES 🤣🤣🤣

[@LadyLunarSatine]

I remember stumbling onto that Heroes special and did a double-take realizing that was connected to all of this. Thanks for making this vid,

[@mcquadex]

This was my first introduction to clerks as a kid and I'll always remember loving the thick ass black outlines the characters had

[@octoisgay]

16:46 aged perfectly wow

[@PaulvonOberstein]

Imagine being a Korean animator animating a Korean animation studio slave operation scene for an American cartoon.

[@tobyrightenger9748]

23:21 hearing the FLCL song remixes to Clerks lines is so weird, I love it though. “Ride on Shooting star” 😎

[@frogglen6350]

I love how pan is Canonically trapped on a space ship that he can't control or get out of.

[@rennythespaceguy7285]

He seems to be managing pretty well given he's been trapped on the Rebeltaxi for over a decade

[@ASeasonInSidewinder]

"Oh my God Bear's driving, how can that be!?!?!" will forever be one of the best laughs I ever had.

[@briteboy6131]

I was vaguely aware of Clerks and Jay and Silent Bob, and remember having a friend tape the premiere episode (what turned out to be episode 4, the BEAR IS DRIVING episode) for me, and him being skeptical about it being any good before he'd seen it. We were 12 and I don't think we ever really stopped quoting it. Also I remember watching Clerks Sell out in a high school computer class. Fuck I'm getting old.

[@rozasupreme]

As a Kevin Smith fan I snagged a copy of this on DVD from eBay, as it was never released here. I paid barely £3 so I was shocked when it showed up signed by Smith

[@thebaker525]

You glossed over the Super Bowl ad spot ABC promised the crew, which was part of what helped them decide to stick with Disney.

[@strawberryfieldsoccasional6259]

If Clone High can get more episodes I’ll hold out hope for Clerks 😭

[@jshadowhunter]

I miss Kevin Smith when he was raging against the machine, instead of sucking up to the machine.

[@rudeboyspodcast]

I NEVER skip the Go Go Hypergrind intro, Pan. It gives me life every time you upload

[@BetweenTheBorders]

I worked at a comic shop at the time, and we made a point to catch it live. Yes, the broadcast order was confusing. We were running the convention circuit and one of us picked up the series (all six episodes) bootleg on VHS. We shotgunned it all the same night in the hotel room and "Bear is driving" was beaten into the ground very quickly, but is still used around here. Thanks for putting this all together. I forgot about it in the meantime, so I never heard any of the DVD commentary or the story around the production.

[@DeanIrvine]

I had no idea this existed, until I randomly found it in a dvd store. I had seen all his films to that point and was on holiday in the states having just got a region free DVD player. It was fate poor bastards And I actually really did enjoy the he-man reboot they did

[@ericg1100]

He man reboot?

[@DeanIrvine]

@@ericg1100 the show was rebooted/continued into a more adult style story on Netflix called revelations

[@CBright7831]

So 'Clerks: The Animated Series' and 'Police Squad!' both only lasted for six episodes. Greatness can sometimes have limits.

[@itsjoshua2508]

8:19 That seems to be true now more than ever. ( also CDD is my 4th favorite animated film behind Aladdin, Mulan, and Toy Story 3)

[@thisisowen]

I saw Clerks when I was only ten or eleven years old, thanks to having a brother 16 years older than me. I was obsessed from the first time I watched it. When I visited him in LA a year or two later, there was only one place I really wanted to see... the west coast location of Jay & Silent Bob's Secret Stash (RIP). As an early birthday gift, my brother took me there, and I scored two autographed Clerks Inaction Figures that I still have in the packaging today (Series 1 Jay signed by Jason & Silent Bob signed by Kevin). But the best thing I walked away with, was an autographed copy of something I had never seen nor heard of before; Clerks the Animated Series. Every couple years, I pop in one of the discs and watch an episode. It is an absolute gem of a show. Sharing it with my friends back in the day, everyone thought it was hilarious. It didn't matter if they had seen Clerks or not. I'll remain a Kevin Smith/SMOD/TESD fan forever. Oh, and I'm 99% sure that Bryan Johnson was behind the counter that day, pretending to feign interest while a customer talked about how he couldn't understand why his wife's favorite Kevin Smith film was Chasing Amy.

[@ryancarless7921]

Loved the video, I really liked the part on character design. I too appreciate the thick outlines

[@GManderson]

I just ordered a "Like New" copy on Mercari for 10 bucks. I loved this show and it was awesome to relive some of these jokes. Leonardo Leonardo was one of my favorite characters by far. "YES. Look at him" was always one of my favorite lines in the episode where Jay joins the baseball team and they're talking about the foreign kid lol.

[@thedarkdragon89]

I really want more Clerks the animated series, I will always love this show. If any show deserves a revival, it's this one for sure!

[@aenoire]

LOVE to see someone giving this some much deserved love. Great show

[@WobblesandBean]

Oh god, Fish Police. The only thing I remember from that show is being young and not understanding why two pretty fish girls were fighting to win the love of a dumpy, unattractive, out of shape fish guy.

[@Moltar_Railfan]

according to Wikipedia, the clerk movies are owned by Miramax, which Disney sold to beIN Media Group in 2009, which was turned into a joint venture in 2020 with Paramount Global buying a 49% stake in the company giving them the rights to the Miramax films catalog, while the animated series was produced and distributed under Disney's Animation studio and their ABC/TV Division. (yes Disney owns ABC) so basically if it would return, Paramount would have to convince Disney to hand over the rights to the animated series, and reboot the show on either CBS or strength to Paramount+

[@CosmicSponge2004]

Never knew CLERKS caused The Animation in EPIC MICKEY to be so good. Both picked up by Disney and Killed by them.

[@alexophor3129]

I remember watching all six episodes late at night on Adult Swim in the late 2000s and thinking I had stepped into another dimension. What a hilarious and classic series.

[@DIOBrando-ij2bp]

I really miss we designed bumpers. I can’t remember the last time I saw some networks bumpers and actually thought they looked cool.

[@BloodProjekt]

“You’re Matt Damon” The fuck is that!?

[@thesegaguy6279]

Combining two of my favorite things: Clerk and FLCL? Bless.

[@mg6945]

This has been one of my most wanted Pan Pizza videos for a long time now (that and the VideoNow review)