I Watched Every Episode of VELMA . . . and I'll never recover

[@coollongbottomsgaming6347]

I like how Daphne says “I’d punch you if men didn’t sexualize women fighting.” Acting like they didn’t put an entire episode of teenage girls fighting.

[@undeadladybug7723]

Don't forget the opening scene: girls fighting while barely censored by soap and their hair.

[@s.sradon9782]

@@undeadladybug7723 Man, IDK what it is with wokeness and noncery but it's beyond the point where you can just ignore it now.

[@thekinkypinkies7437]

​@@undeadladybug7723 exactly, a bunch of underage teenagers. "Yay". Also, pregnant mom exposes herself proudly to her teenage daughter in the same episode

[@P.H691]

One problem Velma has is that Velma's writers think they are smarter than they actually are. So their attempts to be witty come off as really stupid as that's what they really are. Stupid people who think they are way smarter.

[@ewrgaming]

Liberalism is destroying society. Return to traditionalism please, I beg you. We don’t want a war or a societal collapse to fix this.

[@avalennear5173]

No one should have to endure this pain. I salute you Mr. Alien

[@ghostman4446]

Heil elvis

[@kirkdurkadurka]

Agreed

[@Amygdala6]

Is Elvis still alive?

[@Lawrence_Talbot]

I’m surprised he hated it given how left wing he is

[@firtsnamefirstnama9797]

@@Lawrence_Talbot why bring politics into this

[@Dermetsu]

They did it, they successfully managed to make a Scooby-Doo show worse than the Scrappy Doo show. Impressive. Stunning even.

[@ezrarichardson279]

Palpatine would be impressed

[@rex3588]

Scrappy was based 😎

[@3SCAPER00M13]

I'll watch that any day compared to this... thing.

[@Lutherstrode17492]

Honestly, I have a soft spot for the Scrappy-Doo show

[@3SCAPER00M13]

@@Lutherstrode17492 It's honestly way better than this because they actually tried to make a show instead of whatever this is.

[@nicks1451]

It says quite a lot about Mindy that she made a joke about kissing someone without consent and somehow turned it into her character being the victim.

[@normal_person2]

As much as I don't like her, I have to say she's not the show's writer, so yeah she's a weird sex perv, but she didn't write the jokes

[@manboy4720]

it would have been more accurate if velma threatened to fire someone if they told anyone about her kissing someone without consent.

[@kalmarunionball1]

Let’s not forget that sexism can Be inflicted by a man or a woman and that not all racist people are white this show practically kills me because I’m a white man doesn’t mean I’m racist or sexist the show does a horrible job at depicting men

[@underrated7312]

​@@kalmarunionball1 let's be honest though most white men are racist or at the very least ignorant about other ethnicitys

[@SteampunkHorse]

@@kalmarunionball1 absolutely. I’m all for calling out bigotry (obviously, who isn’t?); but so many jokes generalising and stereotyping people based on their race, gender, sexuality and economic status is everything that we are fighting against. We cannot preach equality if we practice the opposite. We are not justified in stooping to their level, because we are better than this.

[@solidsnakeshugecake]

I actually think Velma is a great show because it unites everyone to hate one single thing together, secretly wholesome!

[@seolarsi]

Literally. Liberals and conservatives coming together to shit on Velma... we love to see it 🎉

[@darkshadowrule2952]

Really does take some talent to be disgusting to social justice activists and rightwingers, really is a masterpiece in shit

[@fajaradi1223]

Angryupvote

[@joeshmoe6930]

Yeah while the thing you're supposed to be hating together puts more locks on the cage you're already in.

[@Sjcstro84]

I think its great cause I like watching videos like this one that rip on it.

[@NikoJr.]

It's always interesting how adult cartoons will try to be "adult", but family shows like Adventure Time are far more mature than they will ever be

[@fuzzwobble]

It's crazy that you didn't mention Velma twerking in Fred's face and celebrating the death of his mother, while the guy is covered in her blood and in shock from his parent exploding into gore. While covered in gore herself, to boot.

[@ZaydinTTV]

And celebrating how she 'solved the mystery' when she probably did the least when it came to solving the mystery; everyone else did more than she did.

[@ronanjager3829]

Which is better for it not to be mentioned, then you guys shouldn't have mention that either.

[@ElvistheAlien]

At first glance, I thought this was a joke bc of how absurd it sounds, but nope. Tbf my brain was mush by the time I reached that part in the show.

[@zerotodona1495]

@@ElvistheAlienit’s called your brain is trying to protect you from trauma…. I mean Velma.

[@wajowski]

@zerotodona1495 Post Velma-tic Stress Disorder.

[@sinmenon4347]

Velma should be classified as a horror series as it challenges our sanity. Thanks, Elvis, your sacrifice won't be in vain.

[@corazon.c]

Please don't drag down the horror genre. It's too good for this shit show to be lumped with it.

[@rezandrarizkyirianto-1933]

No, it should be classified as cognitohazard. Keter-class, potential XK-Class End of the World scenario

[@ashurad_fox5991]

​​@@rezandrarizkyirianto-1933 Bruh, I'll categorize this as Danger Class 5, Keter Class containment with Infohazard, and Cognitohazard on it. I suggest calling Dr. bright... Since his chainsaw cannon might help this. Even 682 doesn't deserve to see this torture method. And someone get me a class-A amnestic... I want this memory of this show existing gone.

[@thesalvager3020]

​@@ashurad_fox5991 No, don't call Bright, the man's already gone insane enough.

[@SomeOrdinaryJanitor]

apparently, the Norville being anti drug in Velma could be a nod to the original creators of Scooby-Doo resenting that people thought Shaggy was a stoner. in interviews Ken Spears and Joe Ruby stated that they never intended it to appear that way and they took umbrage with the jokes made about his character... but lets be real, they knew what they were doing.

[@collinkeyser6827]

He LITERALLY Says Mary Jane Is His Favorite Name In The Live Action Movie. (Mary Jane Is A Slang For Marijuana)

[@thegrimcritic5494]

He’s just a PG caricature of a hippie, that’s it. Honestly, the only people who seriously believe Shaggy is a legit stoner are people who realize what hippies were when they grow up and pretend like it’s a profound observation of a kid’s cartoon.

[@hidenname541]

​@@collinkeyser6827yeah but thats the movie, it's never mentionned or implied in the cartoon

[@gokuxsephiroth4505]

I doubt they did that much research. I think they just saw the Shaggy stoner jokes and thought they were being clever by being the opposite

[@oblivionfan345Tony]

"I'd punch you if men didn't sexualize women fighting!" *Literally has naked teenagers fighting in the first episode.*

[@LukeTEvans]

Zoinks!

[@isaacgeorge7288]

thats the best part tho

[@RegularFlyGuy]

It was the point. Look, this show 100% sucks at everything its trying to do but its not an honest review if we ignore what its about. It sounds impossible to me that Mindy actually wrote for the Office. This show resembles it in a lot of ways but oh man was it poorly made

[@Tw0Dots]

still not as much close as what happens in reality 😂 at least thats fake. Criminal demographic says enough tho lmao

[@jht3fougifh393]

​@@RegularFlyGuy I think this is the polar opposite of the writing she contributed in The Office. It's really sad to see. She used to tease the concept of this very show, so it's just sad from my perspective. She has talent, she just needs to chill and be genuine again, instead of virtue signaling. The same messages get across so much better if you contextualize them right.

[@oscaruncomfortable]

Fred being genuinely abused by his parents is horrible, and the fact the show constantly plays it off as a joke because of his privilege and whiteness is even more grim. He's neglected and physically abused on screen, and yeah thats not an excuse for his actions in the show but it sure as hell gives a very compelling explanation. "Men have it so easy," while one of the two male focuses is literally stuck in an abusive household.

[@CloakLord]

Oh my god! This ! Someone finally put it into words!

[@CloakLord]

@edgevalmond6173 I haven't seen it, but same from what I can tell. Also that voice actor is amazing and I have a bias.

[@michaelfiori6700]

​@@CloakLord he is Dennis from always sunny. He is amazing. I don't think when he signed on how horrible this show would be.

[@andrewkohler3707]

It seems to me (having watched the Elvis videos and not the actual show, as the clips are repulsive enough on their own) that Velma is Exhibit A for people thinking they're woke/progressive/based and in fact understanding nothing about actual woke or progressive values. The tone, ironically, has a vaguely Ron DeSanctimonious vibe (apologies for using Orange J. Man's nickname).

[@deannas2778]

Yeah....they did Fred so dirty.

[@just4joebob]

Daphne's parents were dressed up like Captain Caveman which was another old Hanna-Barbera cartoon. Only really worth bringing up because it meant that there were people involved at some point that could connect the old references in the spirit of the show...and that's just kinda sad.

[@kermie-frog1955]

I love captain caveman

[@Pedigru]

How dare you link Hanna-Barbara to this skid mark of a cartoon.

[@josephgregorowicz5135]

@@PedigruI mean, it was already linked from the release of the first trailer.

[@SergeiEisenstein]

To put things in perspective, this man managed to do a no-death Bloodborne run that included all the DLC areas and bosses. Making it all the the way through this show was clearly the far greater challenge.

[@dripfoe_3307]

*no damage run

[@plugshirt1762]

@@dripfoe_3307 *no damage torch only run

[@manboy4720]

@ClosetLurker *whilst wearing a blindfold

[@Kiproll26]

You can't do a no death run of this show

[@serlistogiette4168]

​@@plugshirt1762 Oh come on that's OP

[@sadidhasan1472]

Velma really feels like a nightmare I would like to forget but can't

[@calebpribyl5152]

The month this show came out feels like a sour patch kids! First they’re sour:this show. Then they’re sweet:dead space!

[@ashurad_fox5991]

If only the Scp foundation is real (which hopefully doesn't), I'll inject myself with a drum full of class-A amnestic just to forget this show exist. (Or use one of the scps to remove the velma show from existence)

[@Hsiss]

Do you still remember anything from the show? I mean 23 hours passed since your comment. It's a long time for a show like this.

[@coolerthanafrieza4726]

Is it good that i haven’t watched it? Id like to watch it on shrooms and just tear it to shreds if its as bad as everyone says and have me a fun ass night

[@XZ-III]

If you watch the show you automatically like it even if you don't, views is still recognition which gives them more incentive to make a season 2, if they make a season 2 it's the people hate watched it's fault

[@CaptainDoomsday]

Everything about this show is incredible primarily in its ability to only continually get worse. Your sacrifice won't be forgotten. Thank you for your courage.

[@Evanz111]

I just can’t remember the last time I watched a show and felt so much malice and hate come through the screen. Every time Mindy spurts out “white guy” it feels like she’s hissing or saying a slur. Thanks for putting yourself through this, you’re a strong alien.

[@jackflash8218]

Mindy's a fuckin' bigot. Would love seeing her get slapped in public. Twice.

[@lostinadifferentworld2752]

White men still crying over a cartoon 😂

[@EarthboundX]

@@lostinadifferentworld2752 Who is crying? People really need to stop over exaggerating when people dislike something. Guess what? I think Velma is bad, but that's it, it sucks, the end. Then I move on. I'm not throwing tantrums and crying my eyes out. Not everything has to be to an extreme.

[@lostinadifferentworld2752]

@@EarthboundX Who's crying? **Proceeds to write an entire essay**

[@EarthboundX]

@@lostinadifferentworld2752 A single paragraph I wrote in under a minute is considered an essay to you? OK.

[@55was]

It is pretty sad when you realize that Velma is seen as a relatable, likable and smart character by the writers but is one of the worst and deranged human beings you could ever meet in a high school.

[@ohklahoma7376]

I mean to be honest, if there is one detail the show got right, it's the annoying Starbucks Astrology girl stereotype who thinks she's "different" aka Velma's character.

[@sintanan469]

But everything makes sense when you realize that Velma is a self-insert for Mindy.

[@TF2CrunchyFrog]

I dunno, all the writers -- except the producer/head writer mindy Kaling who made Velma her Mary-Sue self-insert - seem to hate _all_ the characters they are writing.

[@SammEater]

That shows say a lot about Mindy Kaling.

[@dragonace119]

@@sintanan469 The "I am not Starfire" Mindy? Holy shit that explains so much.

[@ottobaron6392]

In the series Velma only wants those partners who have no interest in her. Velma doesn't want Norville until she tells to go to hell. Velma want's Fred, until Fred says he loves her. Velma pursues Daphne, until they are kissing. Then she says Norville's name. It is interesting that they make Daphne Asian, but keep her a red head. They explain her red hair as her mother drinking coffee while pregnant. So in this show, being a red hair is a form of Fetal caffination syndrome.

[@AAAAAAAAAAHH123]

Wasn't it smoking, not coffee

[@leonduncan3327]

I thought the reason why Daphne's hair Is red is because of the blood stings that dyed her hair when she was born, Which not only is this stupid but literally makes no sense since blood is not a permanent sting color that can easily be washed off...

[@leonduncan3327]

I thought the reason why Daphne's hair Is red is because of the blood stings that dyed her hair when she was born, Which not only is this stupid but literally makes no sense since blood is not a permanent sting color that can easily be washed off...

[@tasha7726]

As a janitor at a state hospital, I can honestly say that this man has worked hard for his money.

[@fukb0y]

"work smarter not harder" -Fu3kb0y69

[@mcgrudo]

@@fukb0y Use your big brains to automate the cleaning of hospitals

[@dripfoe_3307]

Huh?

[@mischr13]

@@dripfoe_3307 I dunno. I think he's saying sexism doesn't exist cuz he does manual labor. state hospital jobs are really genuinely hard work tho, I'll give him that

[@codyews]

@@mischr13 he’s saying the hard work he puts in is just as much work as watching this dog ass show

[@JoeFromCincinnati]

My assumption is that the last Velma video popped off because people were intrigued enough by Velma to want to know what happens in it and what's so bad about it, but not intrigued enough to actually justify sitting through it. That's how I feel at least haha.

[@Chhjmmkg]

Nah, i watched it thrice, just like i watch every video dunking on Velma. Maybe everyone else did the same.

[@badasscrusader]

It was the thing to hate at the time,everyone made videos on it because it was low hanging fruit

[@ahmadmalaki8364]

So it’s like cuties ?

[@Grim_Sister]

This is true. I did watch every review I could find, but didn’t bother to watch the show. Hearing that squeaky voice for around 10 hours? No thanks

[@Chhjmmkg]

@@Grim_Sister i watched upto ep 4 but i spent most of the time pausing and facepalming and cringing, so i stopped.

[@awandererfromys1680]

4:39 _Ren & Stimpy_ comes to mind. 11:09 I think that's supposed to be _Captain Caveman._

[@dr.bright6272]

It's literally Captain Caveman.

[@evanward4303]

I thought Mad Magazine, but I'm an oldhead

[@HeisenbergFam]

My heart goes out to Elvis who watched Velma just for our entertainment, incredible sanity, respect

[@dfastillo]

I find you once more Heisenberg good heavens. Also indeed.

[@Forrest-so4ms]

Seriously why are you every where?

[@paxtonlux6698]

@@Forrest-so4ms No job.

[@thediam0nddrag0n78]

Are you trying to be one of those commenters that are somehow everywhere?

[@ihavenoname468]

He is the danger

[@DulceReposa]

What blew my mind is that they actually got Frank Welker, to voice Fred's dad, the original voice for Fred. I can only imagine what his thoughts were. Edit: I understand he's a voice actor and to him it was another job. But the guy is still human with actual thoughts and feelings. He bound to have something going on in his head about it.

[@MegaMagicdog]

For him there are two things at the top of his thought process: 1) Paying job 2) Don't makes waves or you'll never get a paying job again in this town doing what you've been doing for the last 50+ years of your life.

[@manboy4720]

probably not much. just do your lines and get paid.

[@notyourdaddude1957]

Just the same as all the other voice actors i guess, they just do what they are paid to do.

[@lilliebobson3146]

Yeah money.

[@trystenryder]

The fact that you had to add that edit shows how black and white most idiots think

[@lostrevenant9994]

I found this video randomly and as much as I wanted to love you and this content, I couldn't as I was unable to get over how shackled/oppressed I felt by your gaze.

[@kawaiibev]

Can’t believe they canceled great shows and this abomination is getting a season 2 ASAP ITS ENRAGING

[@ZyroDemon]

I know its down right disappointing

[@deanxile]

The reasoning is, it being an abomination helped getting views, bit sad innit

[@ammagon4519]

Welp people bought and watched it, honestly everyone is to blame.

[@RetroPiero]

Recently reported that season 2 is currently suspended till further action.

[@leonduncan3327]

@@RetroPiero For real? I hope it's gonna lead to the final decision where they decide that Season 2 is deconfirmed/cancelled cause Season 2 is just gonna make things worst and hateble that i don't even want to imagine how Hex Girls would look by both appearence wise and personality wise. Plus i still can't believe that this is the first ever show in many years that stupidly confirms Season 2 after 2 first episodes while the producers only confirm a new season after the final episode. It's gonna be a real rage fuel if they start a Season 2 and already confirms a Season 3 after 2 first episodes again, Cause at what point is this series gonna bring for a bunch of idiotic disfunctional characters?

[@A2music]

velma was definitely a show of all time, I could barely even watch _other people_ watch it without losing my mind

[@BigStankyFish]

It's so bad, I'm incredibly uncomfortable. Like watching it by proxy makes me feel like some type of weird pedo whenever the idea of securing minors come up. I can't believe Mindy Kappling is allowed to make TV. Someone called her a comedian and I laughed involuntarily at that idea

[@thesalvager3020]

Now you know what a contact high feels like.

[@BigStankyFish]

@thelightfantastic Literally, the first day that the trailer of Velma came out and it was established they were in high school I was immediately enraged and screamed "WHY HIGH SCHOOL?!"

[@sodreir.8666]

Thanks Elvis for watching this for us. I couldn’t put myself even through the first two episodes, so hats off to you.

[@Chloe4656.]

I couldn't put up with show in general.

[@raahensinha1418]

This show is the equivalent of the mystery machine running you over the sidewalk with Velma getting out and complaining about why you got in the way

[@BlazingKhioneus]

I'm pretty sure I'd mercifully bleed out within a couple minutes in that scenario.

[@ZackaryLunchman4078]

nah, getting run over, then shot 86 times in the chest

[@ashurad_fox5991]

​@@ZackaryLunchman4078 then calling you racist for not letting her drive on a path. (At that point it's more about her ability to follow traffic rules, and not the racist card)

[@collinkeyser6827]

And If You're A White Male, Giving You A Lecture About How Racist & Sexist You Are

[@osheroth]

I think I figured it out, the showrunners saw how well Harley Quinn (animated) did with its crazy antics and adult tones then tried to replicate it with Scooby Doo.... completely missing the fact that Harley's show takes place in a world of superheroes where crazy shit is the norm and real-world references are actually funny coming from those characters.

[@darkshadowrule2952]

Not to mention Harley Quinn is just funny. I don't remember it ever feeling as forced as anything I've seen from Velma

[@osheroth]

@@darkshadowrule2952 true, I can't remember a joke from that show that didn't land

[@darkmatter1721]

Plus Harley Quinn is clearly written by people who understand the characters, sometimes better than the actual comic writers, the characters are heavy parodys but they're still the characters. Velma could've not had any Scooby Doo characters because these aren't the characters, these are generic characters written by the tv Equivalent of a rage baiter

[@alphamega1811]

Flapjack also did that ultra-detailed close-up thing as well and I remember being just as impressed as I was grossed out by it😂

[@thomasriddle8877]

The hyperrealism gross out closeups in cartoons originates from Ren and Stimpy.. and these guys worked on everything from adventure time, to clarence, to spongebob, and even like rockos modern life, and catdog..

[@skyhunter2816]

Thank you. Someone had to say it. It's a shame to see people hate on the animators. They did a good job. The writers however....

[@thomasriddle8877]

@@skyhunter2816 yeah honestly the artstyle is the only thing this show had going for it.. its sad man.. especially because these animators are getting old man, they wont be around for ever.. i think some new blood will fill the gaps, but who knows, might eend up all being AI generated eventually.. So yeah, i treasure these guys, its why i really try to support all their work, because their already underpaid as it is.. TBH these guys should have been able to retire by now, but their still working in their like 60 and 70s..

[@Nexy9]

Was looking for this comment. Thanks bro

[@shuckieboi3271]

The worst part is the absolute defiling of Shaggy and Fred. They were chads, and this show turned them into walking L’s. Never forgiving Mindy for this.

[@beabea5985]

Everyone got turned into L's.

[@anotherguy687]

Like, they butchered the most charming Scooby Doo character, man!

[@OogaaaBoogaaa]

Saying chads and walking Ls is just sad.

[@shuckieboi3271]

@@OogaaaBoogaaa they’re just words 💀

[@OogaaaBoogaaa]

@@shuckieboi3271 just such a funny online way to put it 😭😭

[@doobiousyt]

I'll take "A Pup Named Scooby Doo" over this anyday of the rest of time. That show is the only true prequel series

[@HrothgarXII]

Velma: “I can free them from the shackles of the male gaze!” Show: Continues to make gaze the shit out of teenage girls

[@SavagePassion666]

Underage ones specifically because why not go all in with the creepy apparently.

[@seolarsi]

Thank you for pointing this out, it was driving me crazy 💀

[@G.A.C_Preserve]

@thelightfantastic because they're having some sort of hallucination of their own

[@mischr13]

they're trying to do that thing where they participate in tropes like objectifying girls but they're not bad like everyone else cuz they pointed it out. 🙄 like, no, that makes it worse actually

[@mischr13]

@thelightfantastic ah, thanks :D

[@Anonymous_Theta]

I appreciate you taking one for the team and saving so many people from watching the show out of morbid curiosity. Truly a legend.

[@XZ-III]

Yeah everyone took one for the team for clout and giving the show attention. . So special...

[@dragonstuffs]

​@@XZ-III seriously, such idiots. He just wanted a bump in views again lmao

[@leonduncan3327]

And here's a funfact that makes them liars and incompetent. In a interview, Mindy and Charlie said that they wanted to make a Velma show by avoiding making references from the Scooby-Doo series. Which could've work if this kind of project was handled to a more competent writter who would know how to stay faithful to the characters and just make Velma her own self character with different characters without Fred, Daphne and Shaggy as they serve as minor characters you don't see often until later on. But no...They literally referenced everything that was in the Scooby-Doo franchise with such bad mockeries.

[@MarcosValcuende]

This is probably the worst crime against humanity in a TV show format I have ever seen. I'm actually amazed you finished it.

[@cog9389]

thank you for enduring through the pain and suffering while watching velma. we will never forget your sacrifice elvis

[@B0Sajwah]

I'm not white, but insulting people based on their skin tone is so degenerate

[@TheRe-Fill]

What does being white have to do with anything

[@luisnache9688]

​@@TheRe-Filli don't know, people started to create problems from your skin color or orientation, just ignore that part of the internet👍

[@OogaaaBoogaaa]

​@@TheRe-Fillhe's saying because literally all the show does is "joke" at white people's expense. It's just childish I think to put down anyone of any race even though I agree a lot of racism is systemic. Either way it doesn't make it right

[@leonduncan3327]

@@luisnache9688 It's because Velma keeps making such bad racist roasts on white people because she thinks White people have so much privilages than any race, Like the one she does the name calling cough shots... *Coughs* White girl with too much money. *Coughs* White girl with too much money. Not only is the sentence stupidly long when it's suppose to be one word, But it's racist and also the lamest pathetic comeback she can come up with.

[@ItsAllGoodMan696]

​@@OogaaaBoogaaaYeah against white people

[@ScreamingLake]

Yes a lot of people suffered through the first two episodes and did videos on it but very few extended that suffering through the entire season to provide commentary for our pleasure (and horror). So thank you Elvis for your service.

[@cecylia8636]

i'm working in animation and i cant imagine having to hear the dialogue multiple times a day and this in a span of a few MONTHS while trying to animate the characters,, it would literally drive me insanse

[@thesalvager3020]

Not you out here thinking that the animators AREN'T in a mental asylum from working on this show.

[@coolerthanafrieza4726]

Thats what pushes people to commit kermitcide

[@lmattsonart]

lol so I actually do work on Velma and I can tell you right now that I listen to/watch the episode animatics as few times is humanly possible.

[@thesalvager3020]

​@@lmattsonart To whom do I send the check to pay for your therapy?

[@granthse]

as a aside, the "creepy costumes" were just a callback to Captain Caveman, another classic hanna barbera cartoon

[@janedoe2859]

The diary scene was the final straw for me with this show, I hate watched it like everyone else, but after that I couldn't. As someone who struggles with depression, and anxiety my journal is my safe space, and to have it read out loud would destroy me. It was an incredibly cruel scene that hit home for me in a way a lot of other media hasn't. It just goes to show how sadistic the writers of this show were, and how awful and cruel they are.

[@mischr13]

I haven't kept journals for much of my life because every time I did my family members or boyfriends would read it. its very violating. I only JUST started keeping a journal again because I'm finally with someone I can trust not to read it

[@thezman9001]

My FAVORITE part is how her going to therapy is supposed to be embarrassing. That literally says everything you need to know about the writers

[@weisenbergphoto]

At least Daphne kicks Velma’s ass in retribution

[@robinauseer499]

@@thezman9001 yep. "haha, going to therapy is pathetic! let's point and laugh!"

[@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343]

To all the aspiring writers out there who are doubting themselves and their work...please be rest assured you should keep going. Nothing you write will be as bad as this show.

[@negligible_reality]

yeah, i felt that lol. i've been doing creative writing exercises for years now and have been too nervous to actually release anything. i was worried that no one would like my stories and no matter what i wrote i had this overwhelming intrusive thought that it was bad and that i should just give up. after seeing Velma and how god awful it is, i've come to realize that my work is actually pretty good and nothing i write will ever be that bad. i've recently begun working on my first ever novel and hope to one day get it published and maybe make it into a long running series. so i have to thank Mindy and the rest of the Velma team for writing a show so bad that it gave me the confidence to write something good. 👍

[@ladyheavdev]

Except for High Guardian Spice lol because that was trash

[@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343]

@@negligible_reality Congratulations on you continuing to work and don't stop! I felt that as well. I'm aspiring screenwriter for tv and I've felt a lot of doubt in myself and yet I keep going because none of what I do is going to be as bad as this show.

[@magosexploratoradeon6409]

Credit where credit is due, this show is a really good Confidence boost for aspiring writers that still has some doubts about their work. Anything amateurish that they make is still better than Velma.

[@magosexploratoradeon6409]

@@ladyheavdev High Guardian Spice is in the same spot as Velma, but even then that train wreck's writing is the least of their problems.

[@shiznit6911]

Season two and a million viwes........can't wait for that velma Season two review 🙏

[@amyduncker4097]

I've never seen the show but the JOY that I felt when Velma got kicked into a wall is probably criminal 😅

[@punishederic4761]

Rest in peace my man, thank you for this service you have by suffering through the worst fate of all: bad comedy.

[@look_elsewhere]

Agreed, I'm still trying to find a fate worse than horrible comedy.

[@RomWatt]

11:07 These are Captain Caveman costumes, who is another Hanna-Barbera character.

[@trapgod3193]

That joker cut in at 9:12 was definitely how i felt watching that clip just now. I commend you Elvis, you truly are a brave warrior for trekking through these horrible journeys for our entertainment

[@pressplayulysses]

This show did the extremely rare achievement of uniting both sides of the Internet in the worst way possible.

[@mikoajbaszczyszyn4568]

Let's not forget this is a fanfiction written by someone who never seen a real good tv show where the characters are simply self-inserts of the "writers" (I use that word reluctantly)

[@DarthAnurian]

how to fix this show in three simple steps: 1) first episode of season two is focused in scooby, where he tries to wake up everyone from a evil machine thingy from evil guy. 2) Evil guy explains that the machine amplifies the negative aspects of everyone personalities and make them act in a way were they are they worst posible. 3) scooby manages to wake them up and the rest of the season is focused in every character of the gang thriying to cope with the reality of the machine and their worst traits.

[@wolfetteplays8894]

That is such a genius idea and would unironically make the first season kinda funny in retrospective

[@negligible_reality]

honestly that would be really interesting and redeem this show imo, but there's no chance that's what we're gonna get

[@conorgarrett5893]

What I find ironic about this show is that it supposedly detests stereotype cliches yet it pulls every single one out of its own ass and then go and act like it did something groundbreaking

[@leonduncan3327]

It's just like in this interview between Mindy and Charlie where they said they wanted to "avoid" making references of Scooby Doo series while they literally just referenced everything that was in the Scooby-Doo, Meddleling Kids, Scooby-Doo with a bad acronym, the Mystery Machine with a Mystery stupid name, Captain Caveman, One of Scooby-Doo's villains, The door chase that leads to random goose chase to another door, The music from the 60s, The good old run and hide through disguise while Velma roasts on it and the list goes on.

[@galenodemelo5403]

11:09 the "hairy goofy animal things" are a Captain Caveman fantasy. I'm pointing that becausa it was a bad reference

[@thebritishmovieguy]

Gave up 2/3’s into the first episode. It’s genuinely insane how much is going on in this show yet has absolutely nothing to say… you sir deserved a knighthood for watching the whole thing!

[@MitkoFilipov]

i was going in the show with all the hate and negative reviews for the first few episodes. and i continued hate watching it. but then in one episode, dont remember which one, "the show" (the characters) pointed out that velma is toxic and everything she is saying, about white people, men and other stuff is abusive and not ok. that means that the writers and by extent Mindy are aware of what they are doing. from that point i could enjoy the show, because now i knew they weren't just trying to be woke, but it was the point to make her unlikable and to feel sorry for the other characters. i think a lot of people are missing this, because its not in the first 2-3 episodes or in general reviewers aren't pointing it out, because its not the cool thing to do. dont get me wrong im not in love with the show, it just made me realize that i shouldn't always believe what everyone is saying, before actually seeing or hearing about it myself.

[@skyhunter2816]

@@MitkoFilipov No offense, but it sounds like you're just coping with it.

[@tonijelecevic9238]

Being an abomination Big mouth 🤝velma

[@magosexploratoradeon6409]

@@MitkoFilipov Ok but...characters saying that Velma is a shitty character still doesn't change the fact that most of the writing in this show is actively malicious towards most of its intended audience. It doesn't magically makes the show tolerable just because characters pointed it out, and mind you after that nothing changed. They're still written like they were in Ep 1.

[@MitkoFilipov]

@@magosexploratoradeon6409 oh yeah, im not at all saying that it somehow makes it a great show. what i meant was that at least they are aware of what they're doing and that they're deliberately making her unlikeable. not that she is unlikable because of bad writing. still the other critiques are valid.

[@deepfriedicecream576]

you know a show is rough when even elvis is struggling to make fun of it, let alone even understand whats happening

[@LonelyMarshtomp]

The “hairy goofy animal things” costumes worn by the underground miners is actually a reference to Captain Caveman, who was the mascot character for another Hanna Barberra show Captain Caveman and the Teen Angles This doesn’t change anything but, now you know.

[@hhfggvogtthehy6451]

Bro really sacrificed his eyes, ears, mind, sanity, and soul to save us all.

[@cloak5857]

I love Elvis just being straight with us. "Why would I do another video on Velma? IT GETS A FUCK TON OF VIEWS, BAYBEE!!"

[@batitony]

That part was 1000x funnier than all Velma episodes combined 😂

[@bradsly3386]

This show was definitely written by a sad, sad crew

[@fatemakhan3843]

Mindy grew up with rich parents, never worked a day job & was handed a Hollywood job through her parents contracts & influences. So when she wrote Fred as a spoiled rich kid with no soul. Yeah i can definitely see she's really writing herself. This is what we in the business call "The Projection" & a classic Freudian Slip.

[@PacMonster0]

Let's tone the psychoanalysis down a bit, eh. It's been pointed out in plenty of places but apparently people are just dead set on this misinformation. Mindy *did not* write the show. In fact, in the writing credits for the show, she's not credited for writing in any of the episodes. She's also not the creator of the show. Charlie Grandy was (he also was the main writer). So while I'm sure Mindy had some creative influence on the show, it was not made by her or written by her, so let's slow our roll on the ass pull assumptions.

[@ThaGhettoBlaster]

@@PacMonster0 oh what the fuck ever 😂 she totally had a hand in this and now it’s damage control to say she did not. Grow up dude. She’s not watching this more will she hire you to follow her and kiss her ass 😂

[@AdamSlander888]

@@PacMonster0 google is a search away, even google being as stupid as it is at times it can tell you that Mindy Kaling is the producer of this absolute dumpster fire, meaning she had at least some say in things that were happening, likely more than most producers would have, especially since Mindy Kaling wants Velma to be a self insert. It’s not hard to understand she probably has a lot of say in what goes in and comes out of the show since she’s a producer

[@PacMonster0]

@@AdamSlander888 For somebody telling me to Google something you sure as shit didn't follow through with your own advice. Do you know what a producer does? They simply provide the funding for a project and make the business decisions around it. Who to hire, etc. I also said that she likely had some creative influence over the show. But producer =/= writer or creator. The show had 12 producers btw. Mindy was one of 4 executive producers. That dumpster fire isn't soley her fault despite what Twitter would shout at you.

[@deprimada3560]

@PacMonster0 The jokes really do write themselves, don't they. Like, not Velma being pretend radical progressive while having a white ass male creator and writer

[@thesaurusakasickakatheomc7688]

When I was still playing shows with my band we used to talk about some bands are bad because they aren't talented enough to achieve their vision, but that the worst bands were the ones with talented musicians who had misconceived visions or delusions of being the next Prince or whatever. This show, and shows like it are the same. People who are at the stage of their career where they're finally able to call a shot or two, who just can't stop themselves from proving all their haters right and showing their true colors and their true value to industry.

[@AllBlackAirpods]

Mindy: We don’t need white mens opinions Mindy writing Velma: Asks for white males opinion every chance she gets

[@ARobinStory92]

God they even make already existing tropes way more problematic! For eg, the whole 'let's break them up' trope tends to be because that person has feelings for someone in the relationship. It's tied to complex feelings of love, jealousy, missed chances and all that. Despite it being a red flag, you can still understand and empathise with the character. Why am I not surprised that with Velma being the character involved, any trope is made 1000 times worse.

[@LeBearr]

It really is a testament how bad Velma that it took Elvis 3 months to finish the show

[@asmordisfluffbreaker4999]

Who cares about the wait with you, everytime you pump out a video no matter how long it takes its just gold.

[@birdie6359]

I would’ve found more entertainment in caving my skull into the wall than watching every single episode of Velma💀

[@BananaPhoPhilly]

Debatably the detailed close-up gags began with Ren and Stimpy

[@gemh89]

yes

[@jesustyronechrist2330]

This show is not for anyone else, except for Mindy Kaling's personal friend group. Which consists of like... 3 people.

[@6sKi6z6]

I can confidently say the “detailed head” thing started with “Ren and Stimpy.”

[@moxiemott6737]

You read my mind!

[@ashuraconla2550]

I may not ever be able to understand your willingness to sacrifice your sanity and soul in order to save us all, but I salute you for it anyway

[@GenercT]

video popped off successfully, good work soldier

[@CloakLord]

It was painful just to experience this show through you. The best thing I heard was that there was a new Gorillaz album.

[@versecontro4898]

Agreed i thought there was gonna be some caparison and i just got a little nugget of joy instead

[@vinny_n_p]

It's hard to believe that they actually released this show and thought it would be good. And, it got a 2nd season, which would be very funny to see it crash and burn because the success of the first one was not because it was good, but because everyone was just curious to see how horrifying it is. Some 'crazy' people even went through the torture of watching the entire 1st season.

[@zacharyrosemann]

I can see season 2 flopping since the majority of the people watched the show just to see if it would be bad

[@philipdarrenellwell1994]

Velma getting a season 2 is exactly why hate watching never works out for anyone

[@heyhiheythere5243]

Wtf how bout we just have Scooby-Doo and shaggy solving mysteries and eatn edible dog snacks and 37 in subs stacked to the max and never bring black velma up again

[@estebanrodas31]

The close up with much more detailed expressions comes from Ren & Stimpy where it was used to great effect for gross out humor. Became a defining feature of 90's animation as other works adapted that stylistic flair. Modern cartoons owe a lot of their heritage to Ren & Stimpy

[@metalrob6713]

I cannot believe that creators of this show managed to make one of the most likeable characters in history of animated to be MOST HATED character ever. That's a fricking unmiracle thing ever!😂

[@coolerthanafrieza4726]

the show just shows proves how vein she is

[@UndeadUncleSam]

First of all those close ups with detailed faces was done by Ren and Stumpy in the 90s and those were underground Captain Cavemen. Didn't watch the show but that's what I saw thru this video.

[@wander7812]

Let's get this to 12M views so he can watch Season 2 for us, normal people who aren't mentally strong enough to endure it.

[@theoddbox]

Just so you know the highly detailed face close up thing technically originated in Looney Tunes from the 1946 short, The Great Piggybank Robbery. But the "Gross up" variant of the trope, Im pretty sure started with Ren and Stimpy

[@Twinklethefox9022]

Yeah, i agree with the part that it feels like they are just checking off a list rather than being truthful about it.

[@Jessafur]

4:05 that's literally a subplot to a Clone High episode. Principal Scudworth borrows Mr. B's cardigan sweater vest to make the students like him more.

[@jrvaters915]

I was about to say the same thing! They totally stole it from Clone High.

[@razzle8140]

So many strikes against this show. Plagiarism too

[@cgibby3788]

Them thinking the serial killer is a ghost is probably the only thing in this show that actually evokes Scooby Doo in any way. Still really badly done though lol

[@collinkeyser6827]

I Think In One Scene Velma & Her Dad Are Fishing And They Catch Captain Cutler, One Of The OG Scooby-Doo Villians.

[@Ztrotex]

There's Shaggy's cowardly personality (specifically when he drove Daphne to the cave)

[@Anna-Maria..]

Not him calling Captain Caveman a hairy goofy thing. Like come on even i remember Captain Caveman 🥺

[@Brevator]

I don't think anyone's mentioned yet that the grotesque super-detailed close-up trope actually originated in Ren & Stimpy Just throwing that out there, love your content, keep it up

[@Brevator]

Oh and the weird hairy animal things at 11:07 are actually a reference to Capt. Cavemen from Hanna-Barbera's Wacky Races...a show that nobody remembers

[@annebruecks7381]

Lol I just commented that and now I see your comment!!

[@TwoLeftThumbs]

Same

[@joels5150]

That was my first thought as well. I figured there might have been some older Warner Bros cartoons that had done it before, but Ren and Stimpy was definitely the first show I can distinctly remember doing it.

[@sp.n7401]

@@Brevator i loved watching wacky races on boomerang though, i have the DS game

[@LudySanchez96]

Elvis not recognizing Captain Caveman, as the costume daphne parent wore, was so shocking to me . From all the stupid references, i got that one so i was confused

[@korben7710]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that knew that

[@GunnerTheStylist]

I was surprised he didn't recognize Captain Caveman too!

[@neoqueto]

When you watch this you see that at every point they had the opportunity to NOT choose to insert a specific joke or make a character behave like an asshole, and yet they made the worst possible choice. It actually has some potential, there are some storytelling juices flowing that could work, some plot points are worth expanding on (like Velma's relationship with... ehh... Norville). But it's all thrown out the window as soon as possible, deliberately, almost out of spite it seems.

[@thevisual5426]

When your main character getting hit by a car is the funniest joke in the entire series, you know you done f***ed up.

[@theoddone9615]

Ngl Velma being run over by a car is the best scene in the show

[@bigsofo410]

I thought about ending this video halfway, can't imagine what the whole season would be like

[@nathanielbotello4141]

We need to start a petition to make today, April 13, international Elvis the alien day. In honor of his immeasurable act of selflessness. I can only imagine the pain of feeling ur mind slowly rotting away as each episode unfolds. Truly a hero

[@testedhawk]

This show is the exact polar opposite of South Park South Park is one of the most offensive shows out there, yet it does a marvelous job of making fun of EVERYBODY and making it fair. It doesn't feel offensive because it's not making fun of any group directly but makes fun of the societal portrayals of it, which ironically makes each of the characters fit in more. Every character is South Park is a satire representation of a group from society and while each character does have incredibly lows, they also have highs that highlight the uniqueness of that group. Let's take Cartman as an example. He represents the spoiled individuals of society. He's fat, evil, and tries to get whatever he wants through despicable means because he hates being honest. Yet he's one of the most beloved characters on the show because he does have moments where he is shown as a likeable character through the strong bonds he has with his friends and community, and he does have moments where he changes as a person and shows a potential to be better than his negative traits. Velma does the same thing, but at a much worse level. It makes fun of everyone in an incredibly offensive and just crude way. The show doesn't stop to highlight something from any group, doesn't stop to have that group do something positive, it just makes every group and representation look and feel like terrible people. Take Norville, for example. He is supposed to represent toxic masculinity or something like that, I think. Throughout the entire show, he is creepy, overbearing, and literally the butt of every joke. He feels like an irredeemable, sad scumbag who's never going to stop chasing Velma and never realize what he's doing. If this were South Park, an episode might end with him realizing that he's been a bit of a creep to Velma and apologize. But since this is Velma, he will continue being the bottom of the barrel character that will never be redeemed. So he feels incredibly offensive to anyone that might be remotely like him, because he has such a broad spectrum to represent. It also doesn't help that Velma is using established characters that are essentially being used and ripped apart, while South Park can do anything they want with their original characters and face almost no backlash from it.

[@wolfetteplays8894]

Very well said

[@conorgarrett5893]

I think Fred best represents toxic masculinity but well said

[@normalhuman9878]

Tbh I chuckled every time you showed Velma getting hit by a car because it’s the closest we’ll ever get to the show’s writers getting hit by a car

[@NewBeginning-y4p]

Even an explanation of this torturous show is a torture in itself best show of all time.

[@chocoboasylum]

I can't imagine the brain of someone whom worked on this show and genuinely thought it would be a hit

[@rapperhostile]

It is a hit

[@chocoboasylum]

@@rapperhostile sure thing, buddy

[@joaopedrofm1299]

@@rapperhostile a hit on the face of anyone who tries to sit through it

[@toecutter303]

The close up, detailed shot originated on the Ren and Stimpy show.

[@redhood9962]

This video really made my day but at the same made me sad cuz of how much suffering Elvis had to make through just by watching Velma

[@atlasthewolf1508]

To think that all of those characters are around 15 or something makes me surprised this isn’t made by Netflix.

[@BlasianLynn]

Yup. Especially when you consider velma never addressed yellow fever. The SEA were the only one to mention it

[@ThatBoyRashaad]

Elvis, you deserve alot of love and respect for going out your way to watch horrible shows and movies like Velma and Son of the Mask.