Is TheOdd1sOut Making Good Products? (Oddballs Review)

[@Awesomemay]

this is a very different video than usual and i apologize if i come off a little nitpicky or mean! i went in and shared my pros and cons on his products (NOT HIM) and u can decide what u think urself :)

[@milktea6676]

I love money

[@KrispHeree]

its okay !! its nice seeing a review of all his products

[@SmartSpeedster11]

He likes the choices he makes, he is just making other choices and still working on the main thing that he started with his team of beloved animators.

[@gelatogurl1]

I agree that the first episode was quite boring but when I saw the last episode I understood why they put it in (I’m tried to say that by giving the least amount of spoilers as possible)

[@JsAwesomeAnimations]

It’s great, the shows probably one of my favorite things on Netflix since cuphead show

[@frogmilk6051]

Not even gonna lie, I really miss james' old videos. Basic animation and good stories were the best times

[@Hankthetanksigma]

Yeah i agree

[@derekg5006]

I loved them because he was literally just a guy. The average joe just talking about random crap from his childhood or something. Kinda lost the magic now that hes basically a celebrity but the videos are still enjoyable

[@tyrus_kitt]

No lmao

[@milliefleur]

Yeah, I used to look up to him, but him becoming a corporate mascot sellout made me kind of lose that respect

[@TheRobinMarked]

Goes to show how fame and publicity can change some people

[@bluebolt3791]

I think that James probably had a bit of a more mature idea for his show but because of studio marketability netflix dumbed it down a lot. The video James made about making his show kind of implies something like that might have happened.

[@Stup_e.d]

Yeah

[@SmallIGuess]

Yeah, but what about things like Dead End and stuff, Netflix is usually pretty good at adapting ideas into tv forms I just think the target demo is probably in the much younger age group and not for me

[@rosykindbunny1313]

@@SmallIGuess I still think Dead End could've been way more mature. Luckily they got away with a lot.

[@digimonlover1632]

Not really. We literally have no idea how things went down.

[@anishthefish2439]

No, he’s just a sellout.

[@Chaze_]

My favorite part from Oddballs, was when James said "It's Oddballing time" and then proceeded to Oddball on everyone, truly ahead of its time.

[@Awesomemay]

this is so true chaze from youtube channel chaze

[@capitalistgoose7501]

Truly the show of all time

[@quinnoconnor4929]

that was my fav too :)

[@cadefilms4072]

I know this is a joke but he didn’t say that

[@someguyidkimrunningoutofus794]

I also love the part where max said "it's maxing time" and then proceeds to max James sanity out.

[@64bit-boi11]

What I really like about this review is that it’s not just going, ‘wow this KZbinr has come a long way since they began’ you were actually honest with your thoughts on these products plus the series. I love odd1sout and all but again, it’s great to see you’re being more honest. Keep up the great work man!

[@Awesomemay]

thank u so much! i wanted to make sure to see the pros with the cons and i think it worked out well if i was a little harsh :)

[@kirboatyourdoorstep9307]

@@Awesomemay you forgot to tell your opinion his other card game called cafe chaos

[@mafiabosslvl1007]

im proud with how far he came but his content now feels really disassociated from his normal content. it’s almost guaranteed that someone who got famous from being relatable will become dissociated from their audience

[@Bleww6207]

Honestly, I really liked your points in this video. My main problem with James rn is the fact that it does feel a little corporate. I was a pretty big fan of him from like the early stuff, to his mid-career (2017, 2018 etc.). I used to love those animation storytellers or whatever, and back then they were pretty great. As soon as the books came out though, I knew it would all go downhill. And not to say it's bad exactly that he gets these opportunities, I just feel like it's a massive blow to the original fans. The old vids felt like genuine stories with James' iconic character, energetic commentary, and overall goofy but well-done atmosphere. Now the videos feel so corporate, and even forced. The videos are done by like fifty different animators, and the lines seem really cringe. It could be that I've gotten older, but there's plenty of other animators targeted to a younger audience that still hold up great today, like Jaiden Animations. It's really upsetting tbh. The show seems like it was for like Disney XD or Cartoon Network, and doesn't seem even that original. I rarely watch him anymore, and if I do it's just re-watching the older stuff I liked before he was as big as he is now. It just all feels like a business (which I guess is the whole point of a KZbin channel) with the whole merch stuff shoved down my throat. The older videos don't have that, those have a nice, fun charm. These new ones feel like an advertisement. I'm open to all takes tho. If you enjoy the new stuff that's wonderful. Truly, don't let me stop you! This is just my view. Great video dude!

[@isaacramirez5621]

Fax 👍

[@keabemojaki7995]

we all wanna get paid

[@walturdgameing]

I think the main problem is us setting our expectations too high. We never know if something can turn out as we expected, like a KZbinr making an actual good series for more mature audiences rather than younger ones, and the same can be said for things like the Mario movie as well. Maybe you'll end up with a good thing or a terrible thing, it all depends on expecting too much

[@barelyhere7200]

Expectations too high? My expectations for the show were pretty low so if anything it exceeded my expectations And I don’t even think the show was that good

[@juangonzalez740]

yeah, no

[@JackDeSilver]

Well Smiling Friends was a creator show and it was amazing, so maybe these creators should cater to adult audiences with their shows more, or maybe just have a better sense of humor and write better

[@allanromeo360]

Yea, but I really want the Mario movie to be so good

[@AidenandBella1114]

i set my expectations way to low and thought that the jokes and writing were for people younger than me despite me not being old at all,but there were still some funny scenes and enjoyed anyway

[@LexVanguard2004]

I feel like James has lost almost all relatability since becoming one of the biggest animation youtubers on the site, which is what drew me to his videos in the first place. True, he has definitely gone far in his career, but at a cost.

[@milliefleur]

It’s kind of sad…

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

He went the way of the KZbinr. Once you get famous fuck your fans and go corporate

[@bossturner9540]

5:34 I 100% agree on this scene, when I saw and heard it I was like "wtf"

[@Yoshihelicopter]

That was intentional- I feel that happens with people a lot

[@CarrieTooTired]

My biggest problem with Oddballs is that James *did not need to be in high school* 🙈 the only episode that needed it was “Emo like the Wolfstank” and even then you can easily change it. A lot of the scenarios would be inherently funny if James is in his early 20s - think SpongeBob or Regular Show, but school is just a very common setting for animated content so I know *why* they chose it 😔 I really enjoyed this review 💖 it’s pretty balanced in regards to the pros and cons of James’ brand/ merch, and none of it came off cynical- it just feels honest 👌

[@Awesomemay]

thank you :) i totally agree with u, the school setting felt so off and on with the rest of the show

[@CandiCow9]

If James gets a whole NETFLIX SHOW Jaiden should get her anime intro into a series

[@Frostorm777]

4:51 *Theyre more like 15-16 min episodes because literally the last 4-5 mins are the credits…*

[@GamerTimeNinja]

6:43 I'm surprised you were confused on how random the show was after just talking about how an ICarly/Drake and Josh writer made this. This is the same guy who approved spaghetti tacos and baby Spencer. I wouldn't expect nothing less.... 😂

[@ANewEra05]

I feel like the plushies are the best merchandise to come out of the whole Odd1sOut brand. the first book is pretty good, haven’t bought or read the second yet. the board game was kind of a mess. and Oddballs actually turned out A LOT better than i was expecting it to be. it wasn’t perfect, but not terrible either. I mean, I wasn’t expecting a dark and gritty mature series for adults that was also inexplicably exactly like the KZbin videos, but something more in-line with what we got. if anything, I don’t think people should be mad at oddballs because, well, It’s rated TV-Y. It’s aimed at an even younger demographic than his actual videos are now. But overall: Book 1: 7/10 Plushies: 10/10 Board Game: 5/10 Oddballs: 8/10 (maybe a 9 tbh)

[@ThatWindowsGuy488]

They changed the rating to TV-Y7

[@Anime_theatre_lover]

@@ThatWindowsGuy488 yeah so that means it’s for older kids and teens

[@AndrewIG.]

i think it’s so insane that youtuber merch is just casually in your stores i couldn’t ever imagine something like that in the uk

[@anamelessyoutuber1462]

When it comes to Oddballs, TheOdd1sOut did the impossible, be a KZbinr and make a show that's not terrible.

[@MaximizedAnimation]

Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack are KZbinrs that made Smiling Friends

[@DaVerySillyGoose]

@@MaximizedAnimation yeah but they know what they're doing,they made something that they love,not something forced by a company,even adult swim was on their side While oddballs is made by netflix,so uhh yeah,we all know netflix don't we

[@thepredman9lol266]

It is terrible

[@AidenandBella1114]

@@thepredman9lol266 bruh

[@JohnSacapano]

Haters Back Off was pretty good

[@raretalkingdog3808]

If you saw James's video on how he made a show you can see that he did want an overarching story, but he said that the network wanted to make changes :/

[@AidenandBella1114]

I've seen oddballs and actually enjoyed it,my expectations were low before it came out tho because it's target demographic is probably for people younger than me despite me not being that old at all,but Max definetly gives this show some sorts of humour and some scenes were just really funny so I give it a 7\10 I hope it improves in future episodes

[@_thethinker5557]

In my opinion odd balls is great, the characters, the animation ,and the stories were fun, the last episode left us with a huge cliffhanger, how james (SPOILER ALERT) created a toaster which will destroy the future

[@walturdgameing]

Also, I think if May made a Netflix series, it would still be more mature and captivating than James' show

[@Pluto.1079]

who is may?

[@walturdgameing]

@@Pluto.1079 your mom

[@anonymousgoat6552]

@@Pluto.1079 awesomemay

[@miiku5831]

@@Pluto.1079 lmao u got yo mamad and ur name is joemama

[@Magical_LizardWizard]

It's because Oddballs was made for children

[@Minly147]

I feel like we should stop giving any hope to these gimmicky show ideas made by taking characters we like and putting them in netflix cartoon styles

[@CatMasksSideChannel]

Only thing I hate is Echo, she needs to be punished. She lies to Max that he owes her money in the future, she tortures James, claiming that they don't do passive aggressive in the future, despite knowing what it is + that it was used in the past. And then destroys James Stuff after learning he was being passive aggressive. Not to mention her appearance episode, where she cuts in line because her machine brought her there. Atleast James gets consequences occasionally. He cheats and gets disqualified as an example

[@crystallizedhxnna1424]

And now Echo gets mad at him because he's apparently Professor Dumas, and will probably be harsher to him once s2 comes,,, augh.

[@ysese2225]

@@crystallizedhxnna1424 though i wanna know what happens in season 2

[@M4t_P4tGT]

I’m not one to want to beat children… …BUT-

[@Fishy540KeepsComingBack]

3:14 *aaaawwwweeeessssooooommmmeeeee*

[@Dr-Random]

8:42 that’s Gumball. The show in question may be good, but for me, nothing beats Gumball. Everyone has their opinions.

[@cheezitthesquirrel3135]

This video just reminded me that I still have the unopened “Can’t Catch Harry” board game sitting in the top shelf of my closet that I got for Christmas. 😳

[@oddlynicole16]

I can definitely tell that I’m not the target demographic for the show, but I still had some fun watching it. I really like the world of the show, kinda reminds me of Regular Show in how it’s basically just our world, but there’s just a bunch of other species living in it.

[@doodlemunchkin2222]

Won’t even lie, my dad bought the Moth board game and I took it on a family trip recently to try it out and by some miracle I got us all to play a board game again in years and we all had fun with it. So imo, that one was a win.

[@TheMuffinHan]

3:20 you were supposed to destroy mobile games not join them!

[@lagpostg.r.y9955]

0:19 Damm Everybody seems to forget about Alan Becker He is so important to the story of KZbin animation! And the amount of bangers he made!

[@Flowermations]

Good honest review May! my favorite episodes were Grandma's Boy (because of how wholesome James and GRANDMA were), Dead or Fly (that episode was intense!), and Behind Frenemy Lines (I like it when nice characters suppress their anger/be passive aggressive when someone is bothering them and James's angry facial expressions were gold in my opinion, also Max's Dad was pretty funny, my only con is Echo)

[@rosykindbunny1313]

I literally agree with everything you said. I feel like the grandma episode is gonna be that one episode everyone hates, but I love it! It's just so wholesome, and I love plots involving artificial intelligence!

[@Flowermations]

@@rosykindbunny1313 Agree, I too feel like Behind Frenemy Lines is also the episode people are not a fan of as well due to James contradicting himself with having no problem speaking his mind yet this episode he can't tell Echo that she's messing up the tree house, but I think the reason he is afraid to say anything is because since she's a guest, he probably feels the need to be polite and feels bad for telling Echo to clean up their tree house or like James said "Why should I tell someone who I am almost positive knows their wrong, that their in the wrong"

[@yinyangyt8749]

I loved this show quite a bit. James did a very good job with this show. I wonder if there will be a season 2 of Oddballs

[@mihailoaleksic3330]

They made it

[@Sigmasadie]

I used to love the odd1sout I don’t mind him anymore but now I feel like he’s just farming merch for money (literately check his newest video) i miss when he was just a dude telling stories about his life but now he’s just like”BUY MY MERCH WATCH MY NETFLIX SHOW PLAY MY MOBILE GAME” but I don’t hate him for this at the end of the day he’s just changed in a “unique” way.

[@BrainRot290]

All KZbinrs or most are like that now

[@Sigmasadie]

@@BrainRot290 fair luckily Jaiden isn’t doing that rn hopefully she doesn’t do it at all tho

[@LOAFIUMS]

2:30 agreed, my dad bought it for me 2 or 3 years ago, it has been rotting in my desk ever since. i took the harry figuring and placed it on a shelf, cuz it looks "cool"

[@ASlapperGuy]

“I Love Odd1sOut’s Balls” YOU NEED TO LEAVE THAT IS SO OUT OF CONTEXT

[@Ocelotcoatl]

Ngl the show is the same equivalent to a wedding, everyone looks so happy and proud but secretly everyone is either: 1. silently worried or feels pity for the couple because they know how bad it will end Or 2. Jealous and always try to bring up their marriage if ever talking to the couple after the wedding

[@bigseven8227]

This is the first video of you I watched. I liked it and you seem like you put effort in your videos. I subscribed. Also your avatar kinda reminds me of LS Mark's avatar

[@Awesomemay]

thank u im glad u liked the video! i get the ls mark comparison so often haha

[@mariusastrauskas2485]

2019 odds1sout: no more mobile game 2020 odds1sout: I HAVE MY OWN MOBILE GAME

[@JsAwesomeAnimations]

I loved oddballs, it was great!

[@grandom7116]

I feel like Oddballs is a 5/10. The dialogue, characters and episodes didn't make me feel any emotion.

[@milliefleur]

I miss when James used to make blogs and videos where he drew with his friends. I know he complains about them being ‘lazy’ and such, but I’d like to see some videos where we get to see his personality, without 20 other people being needed to make a video

[@JB18.]

most KZbin animators are not actually animating. animation is making a drawing feel alive and making it move where most KZbin animators' just make drawings

[@finnsillyyippee]

I think in some scenes it's really obvious that James is used to talking about himself, like he just goes on rants about his opinions on things

[@didgeridooo]

His first book was basically just a ctrl+c - ctrl+v of his previous animation, his boardgame was basically just spoons, and his mobile game was basically just that one sumo wrestler gummy bear game, but ig whatever makes him that cayash

[@Joaquin_DoesGDnOthers]

May: KZbinrs are anti-celebrity but then they become such a normal thing and they are celebrity Me: Most of my favorite KZbinrs are underrated

[@derpyderp8559]

I think the second season is where the show will really pick up steam, like most shows that are meant to have multiple seasons, and I’m pretty excited for it. But also, yeah the show felt like it had the laziest writing ever. Almost like at some points he just forgot to edit it..? But I also find that that is the charm of the show, because it’s so random and unpredictable. That’s the main reason I kept watching. And also because the animations was the most beautiful thing ever.

[@Awesomemay]

i agree with most of ur points here! im excited to see what he does with season 2 :)

[@Baguetteling]

7:37 The ad placement here is hilarious. 🤣

[@ST4RFALL3]

I love the show so much so 10/10 it’s actually rlly good

[@jackielovesgaming6047]

Let's bounce is just Bouncemasters, which is an original and cool mobile game. I don't know how people miss that.

[@RGC_animation]

KZbinrs basically becoming celebrities and doing everything for money isn't even uncommon, that doesn't surprise me, but James whole channel and personality is showing that he isn't one of those KZbinrs, that he is genuine, like you can usually tell right away if someone is a sellout or not, which is why I'm especially conflicted with all of the recent stuff he's been doing lately.

[@Wagnertube]

5:25 why does that drawing look literally almost identical to my OC

[@TheRobinMarked]

I bought both of his books, and personally now that I look back I think I was technically conned, I could just watch all these stories on KZbin for free, but I paid money, and I watched one episode of his oddballs show, I thought it’d be more for teens and young adults than towards kids. And I miss his old uploads when he’d just tell life stories. The publicity truly changed James. Also for a guy who uploaded a video saying he hates adds on mobile games he sure packed his game full of them, but I heard that was intentional. But that doesn’t make anything better intentional or not.

[@TheRobinMarked]

And looking back at this comment I don’t think there was any chance of his show being for teens and adults

[@SkatingJellyfish]

I know this will probably defeat the purpose of seeing the show for many but I have to say this, the Spanish dub of this show is FIRE I kinda changed the dub by accident and I thought a lot of it would sound terrible but wow, idk if they gave the dub people more liberty than in a big show but it’s genuinely one of the best dubbed things I’ve seen in a while, the vas do an amazing job and I think that the writing in Spanish is sometimes better with them doing some great localizations

[@jeepmega629]

I still like James content, even though it’s so different from his older content.

[@beanieboo-M.K.Y]

6:04 not just A toaster a IMPORTANT toaster

[@TWAFFLEG]

He makes a comeback in the end of the last episode

[@beanieboo-M.K.Y]

@@TWAFFLEG that’s why he’s IMPORTANT

[@TWAFFLEG]

@@beanieboo-M.K.Y Ik

[@ReallyAmberHeard]

I love the old videos because he didnt have complex backgrounds and animations and it was chill

[@bbbroodatscool]

Obviously, Smiling Friends is better, but I still find it admirable that James got to work on his own cartoon. Also, one of the co-creator worked on my two favorite tween sitcoms, how is this show not a masterpiece?!

[@zullym6876]

Bc we're no longer tweens. Maybe if we were, it would feel funnier or hit home bc some of the jokes and plots really felt similar in humor and randomness

[@ToaderTheToad]

@@zullym6876 Drake & Josh still holds up now in a lot of peoples' opinions

[@therealestcupheadonyt]

If I had a nickel for every show Netflix made based on video games/youtubers made in 2022... I'd have 3 nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened that many times. (ONLY GOOD THING TO COME OUT OF THAT WAS THE CUPHEAD SHOW CHANGE MY MIND)

[@nautics69]

Why is this a good topic that more people need to talk about. WHERE IS THE REAL AWSOMEMAY

[@Awesomemay]

WHAT??

[@hardwiredstudios]

I've been waiting for may to post an oddballs review P.S: I can't believe the show has lore

[@enderking775]

I can totally see what you mean when you meant when you said with the jokes being so obvious, in Pillow Fight Club when Max says he'll never spill the beans and then says I love beans, that would have been more funny if he didn't point out the joke

[@MayisCursed]

wow so awesomeme awesomemay!

[@Awesomemay]

omg so truee i agree!! wow!!

[@fridayducky7155]

You should watch amphibia or the owl house (unless u already seen it) but if not I think you enjoy them because I did it had a good storyline

[@MistaJGames]

James deserves everything he has worked for.

[@ackton]

The problem I had with the books is that you could just uh... WATCH THE ANIMATIONS FOR FREE, ABOUT THE EXACT SAME TOPICS!?

[@babywigeon]

I like this style of video! nothing wrong with an honest and balanced critique

[@ghie2372]

it is cool that james got a series and ik that it’s not for everyone but i myself enjoyed the jokes of the show. idk why ppl are hating on james when he got an animated show because he “changed” and compared him to other yt animators (like jaiden) but this has been his dream as an animator for a long time. no need to compare his accomplishments with other yt animators because all off them have different dreams/priority in their career

[@thewizard-edits]

TheOdd1sOut used to be my favorite KZbinr and is the sole reason I exist on KZbin today. But today it feels like he’s run out of ideas for videos and he no longer tells stories in favor of more conceptual commentary videos in an animated style. More power to him in everything he does, but it stopped speaking to me personally the way his videos used to. I’m still subscribed to him for old times’ sake, but I haven’t watched a video of his in literally almost two years. His animation style also stopped appealing to me, particularly the realistic hands. I just- I hate them. They gross me out so much and I don’t know why. But as he tried to improve his skills, his style felt like it was evolving in a way that I no longer enjoyed. I don’t know. I feel like I’m ranting. I don’t dislike or hate James. His videos just stopped appealing to me on a personal level. Nevertheless, I wish him continued success in his endeavors.

[@arc8216]

I wouldn't call him a sellout. Just a bad writer. Although he's a good businessman.

[@FamouslyRandom]

I was waiting for this thank you❤️

[@TheDarkForce]

His merch is failing, I work at a discount store where the company buys unsold merchandise and sells them at a huge discount. We just got odd1sout squishies the other day, seems like they're failing to sell

[@mihran6600]

You like what 1:09

[@sqiddysquiddleson3]

Ayo? 🤨

[@Feet__1]

I’m so happy 😁 I’m going for the best of the year with a few of these guys in my trunk shhh

[@ForkBow]

this is the best oddballs review released this week

[@Awesomemay]

urs was good too!!

[@octoguygmod]

There was this bit in the show where James plays rock paper scissors with a literal ROCK, and James decides to choose scissors and I'm just like "You dumbass"

[@-Bigiron-]

In the first video it did kind of did give the alligator some backstory it shows him in a lab and when he started screaming and bumping in the walls he was impersonating the scientist reaction when he started attacking

[@nachocabo4221]

Am I the only one who thinks the toaster episode is by far the best one?

[@gungobrrrrrr1197]

well, it's a good episode and in the final episode its revealed that toasty becomes the emperor in the future so yeah, good episode and sets the overarching story. 7/10 episode.

[@lavadino610]

only complaint about this vid is that toaster or "Toasty" is super important to the overarching plot of the show and if you watched for more than 2 seconds you would know that

[@gabetheodoroy8839]

Yeah your right about the first episode but they are probably saving the backstory of how they met for season 2

[@Pixel.1003]

So you know those books you make in elementary school?

[@bentleybassett3075]

I just loved in ep.1 when toastie electrocutes the whole lake and you see a body float to the top for a half second, I thought it was hilarious

[@elvis_tei]

It's not everyday that a content creator have their own merch and make a brand.

[@NinjaFlamingIce]

Even if the first episode is “boring” as you say, you gotta admit toasty is adorable!

[@cardboardtoaster2169]

I’m sorry, you think an episode focusing on a Toaster is bad!? Are you disrespecting us! Well I’m fine with that, people can have opinions

[@joshsb7]

The fact you didn’t bring up Dominic or swoozie is crazy

[@Awesomemay]

sorry i forgo

[@downseir]

The show wasn't great, it felt rushed and boring

[@downseir]

@Freesmart true

[@copper2747]

The title cards at the start of every episode reminds me of adventure time

[@TheRoboCherry]

to be honest, oddballs is kinda like the cuphead show. you think its gonna be amazing, but it’s just mid.

[@Supersonicspindash]

Yeah, but none of the animations on KZbin would not exist if it wasn’t for eddsworld

[@vampo6539]

1:32 My Guy Got OCD

[@Rylocand]

I think the show is kind of great but it needs to be more focused on the story in the second season

[@George_Harris_SR25]

I watched the whole show, and honestly it was pretty funny, only downs was echo. she could fix any problem in every episode so easily which is so annoying, other than that 9/10, +1 for detailed scenes

[@bubu20202]

i thought you were LS Mark clicking on this video💀

[@Awesomemay]

happens to the best of us

[@cartooniverse]

KZbin is so mainstream that the amount of influence the top creators have is crazy

[@surilee1790]

People thinking that theoddones out is the best animator Have you see alan becker

[@junitbeach]

The only reason “Almost Home Alone” is my favorite episode was because of Ryan George as the salesman. I love Ryan George’s videos and his series “Pitch Meeting”.

[@Something0845]

I mean, the toaster did return at the end.

[@NintendoGamer8484]

RIP old james

[@MontyAlMaaytah-le3vk]

James was just me when I touched a boiling engine

[@HenriqueMuit]

2:02 Dhiarrhea of a Wimpy Kid

[@StillSomeone]

He could be considered a sellout, but I still think he doesn’t just make these products to sellout and actually does put part of his soul into it (except the mobile game, I have no idea what happened there)