King Ramses' Curse - Dark Toons

Courage once again has to save the day from a CGI Pharaoh. Doug takes a look at King Ramses' Curse that gave tons of kids nightmares.
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King Ramses' Curse is part one of the seventh episode of Season One of Courage the Cowardly Dog, which aired January 21, 2000.
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[@epicgamer127thehedgehog2]

The max Fleischer cartoon “Bimbos initiation”

[@epicgamer127thehedgehog2]

The looney tunes cartoon “invasion of the bunny snatchers”

[@epicgamer127thehedgehog2]

The spongebob episode “squids visit”

[@epicgamer127thehedgehog2]

The Mickey Mouse cartoon “the mad doctor” even though theres a nostalgia critic riffs on it

[@epicgamer127thehedgehog2]

The spongebob episode “plankton paranoia”

[@drakeware655]

Fun fact: the voice of King Ramses in this episode was the creator of Courage the Cowardly Dog, John R. Dilworth

[@carolmunro6931]

Oh wow I didnt that!

[@Adamguy2003]

@@carolmunro6931 me either! One thing I DO know, though, is that Dilworth can be seen live- action in the episode 'Courage the Fly,' on a TV show that Eustace is watching and laughing at in one scene.

[@DMTInfinity]

Oh cool, that's fascinating.

[@a_walking_skeleton2584]

Interesting 😁

[@kiko485]

Really?! That’s so cool! 😀

[@x7y2k12]

Think of it this way: Ramses had three dimensions while everything else in the world had two. How would a being that had an extra dimension look to us? I know that's not really how dimensions work, but it would still be weird seeing a tesseract going into itself and stuff.

[@l0sts0ul89]

He would see them as a picture , he sees them as we see them.

[@d4n737]

@@l0sts0ul89 It's a 3d world presented in a 2d way. So if we were a 3d animation in a 4d world, we would have seen a similar thing.

[@MeepChangeling]

@@d4n737 Nope. Common misconception. You would see a single 3d slice of the 4d creature.

[@moonjumper6197]

@@MeepChangeling actually we couldnt see it or just glimpse not even marts

[@WitWP359]

The short lived series Threshold tried to visualise what something from beyond our own dimension would look like with our minds showing us it all at once and continuously shifting as we try to truly understand what we are seeing

[@josephwatkins1190]

This scared me as a kid, like outright terrified. Something about the CGI figure and the voice was the creepiest thing I'd seen up to that point.

[@unripetheberrby6283]

Omg I'm not the only one he completely terrified compared to the others at the time!

[@FanAnime67]

King Ramses was one of my worst childhood fears. I never wanted to see this episode after just the first time.

[@RenandMarz]

I used to hate seeing this episode come on as a kid. I’d have to change the channel or just turn the tv off. Because I’d have nightmares from it back then.

[@brackwolf6521]

oh god, meet too.

[@felojimenez9931]

Same, this episode was just too intense for me as a kid, I had Scooby Doo and the alien invaders on VHS as a kid and this episode of courage was on it as a bonus, so my dad and sister always wanted to watch it after the Scooby Doo movie ended and I had to leave the room cause I was terrified lol

[@MaskedHeroLucky]

King Ramses doesn’t have the same effect on us because we’re adults, he scared me to the point of changing the channel/leaving the room as a kid.

[@emilnordlund5708]

King ramses its still scariest character in the show and kattz and that woman vore eustuhe nearly in the water

[@erniemills2471]

ive watched this episode as a kid but it never scared me. only one episode got to me and it was the girl playing the violin then she turned around and jump scare.

[@eddymadison9655]

King Ramsey scare the hell out of me as a kid, I remember hiding behind a couch. That how scary he was

[@johnmacloyd5800]

@@MaskedHeroLucky Really? I mean I saw this as a kid and I thought it wasn't nothing special and didn't understand why people were scare of it. When I saw him, I thought he had his eyes closed and looked like a very thin cut out paper.

[@windshearer1592]

King Rhamse’s actually scared me so badly back when I was young, whenever the episode came on I could never look at the scenes he was in

[@sarafontanini7051]

"awwww come on :c" - King Ramses see? you made him sad saying that.

[@Ddangerdan]

What freaked me out the most was the eerie way he kept saying "Return the slab."

[@Chaos89P]

@@sarafontanini7051 That was my favorite part of the episode as a kid. Even today I can hear the disappointment underneath the monotone.

[@Anto34ish]

No joke. The bad song Ramses played scared me on two occasions years after watching that episode. Two times I would be fast asleep and my brain would start to play that song full blast in my head. Both times I woke up in a panic.

[@samanthajeffers9339]

I had this episode on VHS as a kid, and I always got scared with him on too.

[@howboutmaybe7559]

EVERY SINGLE EPISODE OF COURAGE IS A DARKTOON.

[@ThePeskyBug]

Yeah, this makes me want to see Doug review Courage in its entirety, especially since he's never actually seen it before.

[@murphythelatecomer4608]

Yeah, he could fill the rest of this series with nothing but Courage the Cowardly Dog.

[@pyromania1018]

"Cajun Granny Stew" was more Looney Tunes. Courage also talked *a lot* in that episode.

[@bradypahl]

"I hope they use the attic a lot cause it's a great set." Oh Doug my friend you have no idea. The attic is a character of its own. :)

[@MrJJandJim]

Gotta love that sarcastic computer!

[@LucyLioness100]

And that’s home to the hilariously sarcastic computer voiced by Simon Prebble (he narrates some great audiobooks)

[@Groundlord]

It's probably the 3rd most-used room in the house, after the living room and kitchen.

[@dominiquereyes22]

If I could have one of those computers, I'd probably buy it XD

[@unripetheberrby6283]

And I luv him.

[@BonitoJoe111]

The man in gauze terrorized the hearts of 90's and early 2K's kids around the world. Freaky Fred may have been the better episode, but King Ramses takes the cake in the uncanny valley department.

[@kaitlynfuchs5319]

I was about 7 when I saw this episode and refused to watch any more Courage afterwards. My dad could tell in the days after that something had me on edge and encouraged me to talk about it. I described the episode to him and like any good dad...he immediately used it against me! XD For years he’d stand in a doorway, slowly point his hand at me and say, “Return the slaAaAAab!” It’s funny now, but at the time I was one very furious 7 year old!

[@viiiderekae]

Word ! 😂

[@jorg3023]

Pff.. Freaky Fred is a lot creepier, yeah he is just shaving but it's literally how a serial killer would act, and that's a lot more real.

[@TayoEXE]

@@kaitlynfuchs5319 Same here. xD I actively avoided this one episode despite loving the show for the next 10 years. He was my childhood nightmare and much scarier in my memory.

[@goatinator654]

King Ramses was scary but I think even as a kid the Spirit of the Harvest Moon freaked me out more. Even as an adult a floating white realistic head with blacked out eyes causing horrible stuff to happen gives me the good goose pimples.

[@ma3mc3mu-X]

"That's _3_ plagues. You're out of ammo mister."

[@pyromania1018]

@marius kristensen What's your offer?

[@williamlancaster5136]

King Ramses/oh, am i?

[@mariuskristensen1867]

o em i lucusts apear

[@mariuskristensen1867]

@@williamlancaster5136 lucusts apear

[@Hypercube2017]

“Well, actually, I just so happen to have found a fourth.”

[@xanderferrini5685]

I don’t know how creepy most people find the rest of the episode, but “Doc Gerbils World” has both THE creepiest song, and some of the creepiest sound design in the whole series

[@mangaanimefan3089]

Oh my God! The minute I read that sentence that song came back! It's both horribly creepy but an incredible ear worm too! Great, now that's going to be in my head all day.

[@submariNervous]

Agreed. That and the "It's MY lint! All mine!" lady.

[@donaldthescotishtwin]

That moment during the chase in the water and there’s no sound other than the music

[@Mad-Hatter-ison]

I thought the fact they added the music was strange, tbh Like they treat it like it's a final boss battle

[@walterHonwana]

🎵🎶It's a gerbil world 🎶🎵

[@alecneedswork]

You MUST do “Courage in the Big Stinkin' City” next between Schwick the creepy cockroach character, the mysterious animal in the wall and the different rooms in the apartment building Courage goes to would be a perfect

[@SunnysFilms]

That little girl with the violin...

[@Penguinmanereikel]

You mean Horshwick?

[@ma3mc3mu-X]

And one of _the_ funniest deliveries in the show's history: Eustace: Briefs. Shwick: Boxers. Eustace: _Briefs!_ Shwick: _Boxers!_ Eustace: *BRIEFS!!* Shwick: *BOXERS!!* (Muriel wolf whistles)

[@Goleon]

Omg that apartment building scene freaked me out as a kid.

[@Athrizel]

I too support this suggestion

[@Mate397]

The attic? Well ain't he in a surprise if he ever watches all the episodes. It is a very common place and the Computer's banter is top tier.

[@eaglescout1984]

You twit

[@murphythelatecomer4608]

“Ugh, you’re such a lousy typist.”

[@mutalord]

that computer is my 2° favorite characters of all the series

[@Luxito_DeWarlock]

Doug: “I can’t get that scared by CGI” Boy you’re gonna eat those words when you watch Perfect

[@zacharylund6926]

And the nightmares are back thanks

[@expendableindigo9639]

The contrast of CG was definitely intentional. There was a lot of great claymation or polygonal animation or even real eye/mouth overlays for it’s scares.

[@Rrodr022]

I'm not trying to downplay the scene as I've heard so many say it's scary, but of all the things in the show, that one scene never really scared me. It always intrigues me that others did.

[@Banchoking]

Remember the violin girl from the roach hotel episode?

[@Luxito_DeWarlock]

Banchoking oh god 😂 yeah that’s scary too. But honestly the creepy deformed trumpet fetus from hell in the episode Perfect scares me more for some reason

[@PowerMetalHead2]

It's safe to say that this episode scared the shit out of kids back then (I'm one of them) I think it was the uncanny and out of place CGI that got me. The same can be said with other episodes that either used CG or claymation.

[@potlach001]

Or the real eyes and lips put on characters lol

[@ironicanimations]

Exactly, the uncanny face and dark shadow and the voice and movements are what throws us off-

[@gianinabadami5341]

Yeah I remember back in the 90s CGI in cartoons like that in of Horror Simpsons episode where Homer goes into that other world behind the bookcase was strange. I was a bit creeped out when Homer's face stretched

[@Ci7o]

As a kid it throws off your equilibrium which brings a sense of uncertainty causing anxiety or just plain paranoia when they put creepy off texture characters on screen.

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

I think a REALLY creepy (but criminaly underrated) Courage episode was "The vandals of the windmill". Unlike most courage's enemies, they weren't silly-looking or goofy, but genuinely made to be treatening and creepy, but also because 90% of the episode had the sky blood-red and everything bathed in this scarlet light, and we see Eustass and Muriel getting BEHEADED ON SCREEN and they JUGGLE THEIR HEADS WHILE THEY STILL SCREAM FOR HELP! (ok, that can be a little funny, but still really messed up) And oh! Review Donald Duck's "Der Fuhrer's face" next :D

[@tiveqcriarcontanova]

and their theme is absolutely dread-inducing! If the word DOOM had a song, that would be it

[@JonathanRebollar]

Do the episode called “Perfect” from courage the cowardly dog

[@jacenskywalker507]

@OutlawRebel117 The spawn of The Devil's uterus in Courage's dream creeps the fuck outta me.

[@moltrescompany]

"Te lo juro por Dieguito Maradona" I love the LATAM localisation.

[@caboose.20]

Perfect is not really a dark episode. The only thing of note is the dream sequence, which is not enough on its own.

[@kevinneutzling8267]

It’s not just that one instance- the whole concept of that episode is a dark psychological trip.

[@darknessrising2453]

@@jacenskywalker507 Same here!

[@kylum902]

Still gonna recommend the episode "The Mask" of Courage the Cowardly Dog. It's dark for a Very different reason.

[@LucyLioness100]

Another classic episode & addressing an abusive relationship in a kids show

[@JohnnyElRed]

Yeah. In dark toons, you have the things that make you ask "Shouls this really be in a kid show?", and the things that make you say "This probably shouldn't be in a kids show." "The Mask" is definetly the latter.

[@andreworders7305]

5:58 LOL

[@timafterdark3759]

What about the alien chicken episode? Now that episode is freaky

[@Gat-Man55]

I mean just about every episode of Courage could be here. Although the tower of dr zealost(idk how his name’s spelled) is my favorite episode

[@GeekCredTrivia]

You could base "dark toons" solely around courage the cowardly dog cartoons

[@johnnybravox909]

HONESTLY HE SHOULD LOL

[@matthewvalente5877]

@@johnnybravox909 he should do plague of madness from primal

[@mandelabutterfly9162]

@@matthewvalente5877 That's not really for kids. It's on Adult Show. He needs to do Blogs on Primal in general. Also you reminded me. He needs to do Samurai Jack and Haunted House episode. Holy Fuck

[@expendableindigo9639]

I’m just now realizing that the song is chanting “the man in gauze.”

[@FrozenTundra88]

Yeah. There are quite a few episodes of Courage that could be episodes for Dark Toons. The Mask, Demon in the Mattress, House of Discontent, and Head of Beef immediately come to my mind. Was also deathly afraid of Night at the Katz Motel and Night of the Weremole when I saw them for the first time in their original airing, though I'm not sure they'd fit this series. Oh...how could I almost forget the show's pilot? The Chicken from Outer Space was quite dark and disturbing itself.

[@irain4927]

He should see The Mask. The episode is dark,but for a different reason.

[@No_Sleepee]

The Mask is definitive Proof that you CAN gear adult topics towards kids, and still get away with a TV-Y7 rating.

[@artlygalkd3502]

Yes! It's one of my favorite episodes!

[@marycomiskey530]

He did that actually, might've been after you commented tho idk

[@michaelbugner7011]

When I was a kid, I thought the image of Ramses standing there in the darkness and silence was terrifying.

[@marleyfett6569]

Check out dark harvest. Assuming invader zim is a children's show.

[@hanakoisbestgirl4752]

Yep, part of the reason it got cancelled actually. Had great ratings but in the "wrong age range" Nick had it for a certain kids age range but didn't get good ratings or watch time for that particular age range but did great with teens. Tldr meant for kids but was popular with teens

[@Dogsofwar1989]

That was a fantastic one, especially when you see the kid that had a radiator shoved into his body😬. I would also recommend the baloney one, that freaked me out as a kid with its version of body horror.

[@Lunautau101]

That episode made me so scared and ill 🤢 I hate the sight of guts and I couldn’t finish it. Definitely was not in the right age range at the time lol

[@Thespeedrap]

That whole series was scary and funny at the same time.

[@alexiaNBC]

An alien that steals students' organs just to pass a checkup with the school nurse. You know, for kids. XD

[@mandelabutterfly9162]

Yes, I was waiting for him to review this episode. KING RAMSES! Courage is gonna be recurring on Dark Toons. Other contenders can be Demon in the Mattress, The House of Discontent, and of course Perfect.

[@josejonathanportillo8229]

I know right it great

[@thelastprotectorofoverain1035]

What about the Mask?

[@EternalGoldenNight]

The giant hamster that experimented on the owners always freaked me out, expecialy that water tunnel with the music.

[@hellpenguin3031]

The Great Fusili.

[@mandelabutterfly9162]

@@EternalGoldenNight It's Doc Gerbil's World. It's Doc Gerbil's World.

[@monicaenglish2566]

Does anyone remember the episode of Courage the Cowardly Dog called “The Great Fusilli” where the alligator villain turned people into literal living puppets? That episode to me was really freaky as a kid. Or the episode of Hey Arnold called “Chocolate Boy” where Arnold helps Chocolate Boy with his addiction to chocolate as a metaphor for rehab and addiction? That one was also pretty dark and sad at times for me. Would love for Doug to review those two episodes for his Dark Toon series!

[@TwilightLink77]

Monica English I had a theory that Fusilli sold his soul to the devil for fame, and the victim turned puppets lost their souls as his offering to the devil, and because he didn’t get Courage’s soul his deal was off, and the devil in the form of those two mask with the puppet strings throughout the episode claimed Fusilli’s soul turning Fusilli into a puppet.

[@Jivetalkin13]

I can tell Courage is going to be a prevalent show to this series.

[@BigCatTalks]

Dear Douglas, Please do the courage the cowardly dog episode "the mask" it has themes of sexual and emotional abuse it's definitely the darkest episode imo With regards, Xavier

[@aidanredding8058]

I think he has that on his list

[@lworthy2518]

"Douglas"? Is that you, Mr. Dink?

[@RJLiams]

As well as racism and sexual orientation.

[@angiecat845]

That episode was terrifying. I was young when I saw it so the masks, voices, and sad story scared me.

[@GhostRavenFIN]

Yes! Unsettling, but absolute gold.

[@JohnPintoTardisOtaku]

So glad he's doing this episode. "Return the Slaaab..." 😂😂😂

[@LucyLioness100]

And he’s voiced by the creator! That intonation is so fucked up

[@Karmy.]

WHAT'S YER OFFER?

[@Twinklethefox9022]

***or suffer my curse

[@nathandeffler2096]

Fun episode as a kid and it kind of fucked me up

[@julienne73]

What I hear "Return the slide..."

[@jaimeefoster2827]

The Queen of the Black puddle episode always kinda freaked me out.

[@bondsvids8785]

I’m not sure if this would count as “dark” but what about Rock Bottom from Spongebob. I think it’s considerably dark for a Spongebob episode especially in the atmosphere.

[@mantis638]

BondsVids Productions honestly, when I think of “dark” spongebob episodes, I would go to the episode plankton. That episode creeped me out as a kid!

[@jtehmain8261]

Nah Wormy is the scariest Spongebob episode in my opinion.

[@blitzgirl6522]

I second this one!

[@AustinBlack28]

Blue dog 95 *scary bug sounds*

[@Zinervawyrm]

Well, from a kid's point of view, there is something unnerving about getting lost. Hell, even as an adult there is something unnerving about getting on the wrong bus and having to get off it to wait for the next bus that will take you back home. This is especially true when you end up in an unfamiliar neighborhood, and when its night time.

[@Foustdoodles98]

I was terrified by this episode as a child! But I loved it! It was so cool and so unique for the show and the CG really helps that! The fact that it's bad CG, adds to the creepiness and I love it!! I'll always remember him saying "Return the slap, or suffer my curse" as a kid, you'll never forget that and as an adult, I still haven't forgotten it!! Thank you so much for looking at this episode Doug! It brought back all the warm fuzzy feelings of getting the shit scared out of you!!😊💖

[@gameskyjumper1721]

7:45 Yes. Courage's computer is in the attic. He would go use it every time he need to look for a way to get rid of a curse or stop alien invasion.

[@tripdubb1]

You should watch “Haunted” from Teen Titans. It’s about psychological horror and battling your inner demons to the point where it’s killing you!

[@aprilfrenzy]

The only problem with that is that Teen Titans is aimed at, you know, teens. That goes against the whole point of Dark Toons.

[@unripetheberrby6283]

@@aprilfrenzy that came out when I was 6 until 10. It introduced me to the Titans lol

[@expendableindigo9639]

he also HAS to do Codename Kids Next Door: Operation Pinkeye! The episode seriously scarred me.

[@brandonchapman4532]

Yes

[@zombies4evadude24]

aprilfrenzy actually it’s Y7. If it was really for teens there’d be blood and more dirty jokes or cursing.

[@jongon0848]

I always assumed the music was physically hurting their ears, which is why they're screaming in pain. Kinda like how Cerebro was killing the mutants in X Men 2

[@MadHatter42]

That was always my assumption; more that it was just really loud, rather than really bad.

[@TayoEXE]

@@MadHatter42 I thought it was both. There was an edit someone made with replacing the music with Justin Bieber's "Baby." It made more sense after that. xD

[@sarafontanini7051]

I just think it's suppsoed to be a pure joke: its an irritating, repittive song that's on a constant loop. The fact everyone acts like its HORRENDOUS TORTURE is just aprt of the joke, an overexagerration of reaction XP

[@TayoEXE]

@@sarafontanini7051 Yes, exactly what I thought. I don't think there's too much to think about otherwise. Haha

[@unripetheberrby6283]

Yes Me too

[@JunKazamaFan]

(8:50) That little clip of Ramses doesn't feel like it's there randomly. It gives off a great sense of dread. "What's he got planned now?"

[@johnmacloyd5800]

I thought it was more of snapping his fingers in disappointment.

[@TurbidTG1]

"RETURN THE SLAB OR SUFFER MY CURSE! WHAT'S YOUR OFFER?!"

[@TUM_Toons]

"On this night you will be visited by three plagues, each worse than last... Return the slab..."

[@brysonaarondawsoncartoonch2514]

Ha hah ha

[@SoraFan23]

@@TUM_Toons HUH NICE TRY PROFESSOR!

King rams has a ytp

[@gaaraofthefunk2011]

Ohh coomme oonnn

[@leafy1084]

Do Invader Zim "Dark Harvest" My Life as a teenage robot "Return of Raggedy Android" My Life as a teenage robot "Puppet Bride"

[@crimsoncrusader518]

Marvelous misadventures of Flapjack.

[@DimentioX7896]

I agree Dark Harvest would be good. Id also nomimate Bad Bad Rubber Piggy as I always found it uncomfortable/creepy as Dib was basically getting crippled by what Zim was doing

[@Goldstar_]

@@crimsoncrusader518 It's "Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack" and which episode?

[@lisettegarcia7013]

@@Goldstar_ How about Snarked?

[@nad9493]

When I think about it now, the Rapsittie Street Kids are more terrifying than King Ramses.

[@sketchygetchey8299]

Courage: AARROOOO John Cleese: No, ARRRRGH! Back of the throat. ARRRRGH!

[@pjdougherty6442]

I think this episode has always been my favorite because it's so simple and traditional, it feels like an episode you can show anyone who hasn't seen Courage the Cowardly Dog and they'll just get what kind of show it is.

[@EternalGoldenNight]

The thing that scared me the most in this ep was Eustace's greed, even in the face of the end of all and suffering of his family. I think that the real curse.

[@JackalopeBunny]

Yea but he was always greedy.

[@unripetheberrby6283]

Agreed

[@unripetheberrby6283]

@@JackalopeBunny Yeah. But he got one of the creepiest punishments for it, out of his other punishments

[@garthdavis4320]

Night Mare Muriel could’ve done better.

[@Arclath]

You should do the “Demon in a Mattress” episode of Courage. It’s basically the Exorcist. In a kids’ cartoon. Yeah.

[@alecneedswork]

Yesss

[@glowworm2]

The incantation to exorcise the demon out of Muriel was hilarious though! "Kick him in the dishpan, hoo hoo hoo!"

[@TheCrazyHedgehogLady]

Holy shit! I need to go try to KZbin that bad boy.

[@MargaretRodriguez9GenY]

"Hullabaloo and howdy-do, musty prawns and Timbuktu, yeltsy-bye and hibberty poo, kick 'em in the dishpan, hoo hoo hoo!"

[@plussizedgamer472]

Not to mention has the best pay off to a jump scare ever in that episode

[@slayerofsheeple]

You should watch the Courage the Cowardly Dog Episode: The house of Discontent.

[@knottyorchid1212]

maybe he should do vlogs on them

[@bioncledudes4life]

YES.

[@mr.matchbox2710]

Definitely. It's the only episode that had anything live action in it.

[@jessehcreative]

Miguel C. Far from it. The magic tree of nowhere, and various programs on Eustace’s TV

[@toadfan64]

Agreed. I always thought that episode was much more unsettling than King Ramses' Curse as a kid, and even today.

[@Starfals]

Courage was full of those episodes. The spider hotel episode.. the alien's episode.. so many creepy and scary episodes that gave me nightmares. I love it lol.

[@matthewjones6786]

I love the depth of your reviews here, regarding lighting, direction, etc. I feel like most reviewers would gloss over those things, if only for lack of experience.

[@nickkurtz512]

Please do the courage episode “Everyone wants to direct”

[@damotoneko1500]

Yeah.. As a kid i dont think i found it as scary but nowadays i find it much scarier for some reason.

[@unripetheberrby6283]

Oh yeah! Good episode

[@chrisholloway5460]

Yes! Good episode!

[@SpiritOrb-tm8gf]

YES

[@Emachine909]

I hope he covers that episode, because it definitely is an unsettling short from this exceptionally dark series, featuring a duo of grotesque, flesh-eating zombies who were explicitly stated to be friggin’ serial killers *before* they died...

[@ma3mc3mu-X]

Surprised you didn't mention Muriel randomly baking.

[@kodestroyer9957]

You should just watch the whole series (There is even a cannibal one if i remember. Something about a burger)

[@jaredsamples6969]

"Heads of Beef" Believe it or not, I enjoyed the twist ending

[@LucyLioness100]

The whole show could fill an entire series of analysis

[@anrick1362]

Oh god head of meat was the only one to scare me when I was little

[@drakeware655]

That would be a good one to review. Especially since it's a parody of Sweeney Todd, one of Doug's favorite movies, I think

[@Alterego912]

Two episodes of Ed, Edd, n Eddy I recommend: "The day the Ed stood still", and "Halloween Boo Ha Ha". Both episodes showing just how thin Ed's tie to reality is.

[@lisettegarcia7013]

And how about The Eds are Coming. BlameitonJorge added that in his 'Very disturbing episodes in kids shows' video. It makes you wonder about Jimmy's dream and what Rolf is really from.

[@daedelus8205]

“Ghost Bride” from Hey Arnold, but I realize with Viacom that might be difficult.

[@xloradinx]

Is this the one where in a dream, Arnolds grandfather is a zombie and his jaw falls off? I cannot for the LIFE of me remember the name of that Hey Arnold Episode and I want to recommend it. It was so out of no where it scared me for years.

[@glowworm2]

@@xloradinx That was a completely different episode--I think it was one where Arnold and Gerald have a fight and Arnold dreams that they're both old men and still not talking to one another--and Grandpa is a frickin' zombie. That was terrifying.

[@drakeware655]

@@xloradinx Ghost Bride's the one where they learn of a woman who was gonna get married, but was left at the altar to find out that her fiancée got married to her sister, so she snaps, grabs an axe, chops up the newlyweds in their sleep, and then commits suicide before the cops can get her

[@xloradinx]

@@glowworm2 THANK YOU

[@xloradinx]

@@drakeware655 RIGHT! Thanks drake much appreciated

[@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257]

Am I the only person who was never scared of King Ramses? I was more afraid of the episode with the spiders.

[@glowworm2]

I wasn't either. I was more disturbed by the episode that it was paired with "The Clutching Foot." The beginning of that episode when Eustace wakes up from his nap only to find that the foot fungus has almost entirely consumed him is terrifying. It becomes hilarious once the foot becomes sentient and the toes talk like mobsters--and the big toe talks just like Edward G. Robinson. However, the beginning of the episode? Terrifying. That foot fungus is just gross.

[@ScandiNinja]

I was about to write that lol

[@cybernurgle6413]

Me too. I was like "good episode but man that is some shitty cg"

[@napstab100k]

I was scared of king ramses. But i was more scared of that realistic big old man face that was in black and white.

[@THEBOY1792-y7x]

I wasn't scared of King Ramses. I was hella freaked out by that trumpet.....thing though.

[@flixchix95]

I remember hearing an interview from John R. Dilworth, the creator of Courage, that King ramses was designed by his late brother Jim and the inspiration was based on the style from PaRappa the Rapper

[@Adamguy2003]

Now that you mention it, there are some similarities between King Rameses' style of movement and how the characters in 'Parappa the Rapper' moved.

[@47ratsinahoodie]

This was literally the _only_ CtCD episode that creeped me out. The Harvest Moon spirit head thing? Nope. The perfect alien thing? Nope. The Great Fusilli? Nope. Some CG Pharaoh? Yep.

[@jetnightengale8712]

Thank you!!! This was the only thing that freaked me out as a kid about this show!

[@Nicolllla]

k

[@Garfewloid]

That's the opposite for me

[@missdanae1992]

Yesss 😭

[@matthewvalente5877]

@@missdanae1992 he should do plague of madness from primal

[@mikehawk9773]

I find it weird that rameses comes back from the dead to return his slab, usually the curse would do that job for him. And rameses should be in the duat (the realm of dead kings) living a very nice afterlife, so a slab should be the least of his worries. If it was one of his mummified body parts or the riches offered to him in tribute then it would make more sense.

[@oleh_lunin]

This is a great cartoon, but the scariest/most impactful episodes are (IMO): The Great Fusilli, Hothead, The Demon in the Mattress (it's not that scary overall, but the buildup is good), Klub Katz, The Sand Whale Strikes/The Tower of Doctor Zhalost (both are more depressing than scary, but they are severely depressing), Conway the Contaminationist, Last of the Starmakers (again, more depressing, but very much so), Cabaret Courage, Remembrance of Courage's Past (depressing). Just in general, this show has great recurring side characters, like Dr. Vindaloo ("just keep soaking it"), Di Lung ("watch where you're goin', you fool!"), Dr. le Quack ("qu'est-ce que c'est?"), Eustace's mother ("you stupid boy"), and more :) As I went over the list of episodes to pick the ones mentioned above, I was surprised that I remember a lot of them quite vividly. This is a really memorable, well-done cartoon.

[@enjolireyes643]

*sings* RAAAAAAAMMMMSSESSSSSSS *background singers* The man in gauze .. the man in gauze

[@cursedseagullgames]

Is THAT what they're saying!? I thought they were saying "the many gods, the many gods". My life has been a liiiiiiiiie!

[@Garfewloid]

U sure it ain't "the man of gods"?

[@samd925]

@@cursedseagullgames lol when I was growing up, we thought the lyrics where " the sand is gone, the sand is gone. King Ramseys!! The sand is gone, the sand is gone. Ohhh honey"

[@johnnybravox909]

LMAO BRUH IF THATS WHAT THEY SAY THATS HILARIOUS

[@maneoj46]

I have that as a ring tone. What a way to wake up

[@DaringDasher]

Without even reading the comments, "THE SLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB!"

[@crithitjace]

What's your offer‽

[@michaelcinelli4120]

Another from Courage, Everyone Wants To Direct It's a lot creepier now than then

[@glowworm2]

Yeah as a kid: Ooh scary zombies. As an adult: Holy crap, these guys murdered 12 people when they were alive!

[@sarafontanini7051]

it definitely has one of the more gruesome bacstories like nothing vague or outlandish, its just two dudes who murdered a shitton of people

[@Adamguy2003]

This was the first episode of 'Courage' I ever saw, and to this day I still consider it the scariest. @ 9:42- 9:59, that also works because the locusts weren't stopped/ destroyed by Courage like the other two plagues were: Ramses called them off when he was given the slab back, so it makes sense that he can call them back again when Eustace tries to re- steal it.

[@mrsteamtrains2193]

101 Dalmatians the face expressions and how how damaged cruela devil's car gets its just wow and how creepy it can get

[@M644theawesome]

"What's yer offer?!" Also I agree with the colors, Courage has always had good coloring to me

[@maximilianosanchez1106]

8:51 that Ramses making the "Oh man" movement even his fingers.

[@xBloodxFangx]

I think its actually him waving his hand to summon the next curse. He seems to wave his hands before each curse, and right after the locus disappear on the slab. Plus you can see its not a snap, he waves his hand which stays open with palm up.

[@7Anakin7]

@@xBloodxFangx I think it's implied it's a snap. It was probably a faulty animation (or the limits of early CGI)

[@RyanBoulay1321]

Try invader zim “organ harvest”. that one is pretty messed up.

[@ShiziKroc]

It called "Dark Harvest"

[@invadermarkb]

The fact Zim tries to steal organs from his classmates, god that's sooooo dark

[@radielkill]

the pig time travel eposide to me was way worse, zim was trying to kill dib and you can see he get's deformed every time he use a pig to ruin his life.

[@zombies4evadude24]

Wow they just did that one!

[@VulpinetideCuteTimes0w0]

My sister and I as children were freaked out by the fact that King Ramses didn't look like the style of the rest of the show, it looked unnatural. That's why this is the most memorable courage the cowardly dog episode for me.

[@Arthus850]

I’d like to see you tackle the Teen Titans episode, Fear Itself.

[@Adamguy2003]

Agreed!

[@awesomewolf6623]

Request: Looney tunes invasion of the carrot snatchers episode, it's dark

[@matthewvalente5877]

he should do plague of madness from primal

[@skeletonentertainment4201]

@@matthewvalente5877 yeah but that show is targeted to older audiences

[@beeteljuice]

That one scared me as well

[@Silverstar_]

Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers. That one gets requested every week. I didn't find that one scary, personally. To me it was just funny.

[@napoleonmongeau670]

I think the CG was just more jarring as a child, since the whole series had the hand drawn look

[@BugsyFoga]

"Return the slab , or suffer my curse "

[@Zacman1123]

"What's your offer?!"

[@Ashurman666]

*slab

[@brysonaarondawsoncartoonch2514]

Ye

[@phillipmoghaddam7240]

@@Zacman1123 "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What's your offer?!"

[@LTJfan]

Curse? What Curse?

[@MALEMization]

Has anyone noticed that Nostalgia Critic Doug looks like EUSTACE?!

[@Ourpalalex]

You should check out "Bimbo's Initiation" from Fleischer cartoons.

[@thelinedrive]

The computer is forever the best character in the show.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

This night you'll be visited by three plagues, each one worse than the last

[@MizantropMan]

Beer virus, BLM and the 2020 election. USA needs to give back the slab already.

[@dragondrew2000]

@@MizantropMan I was gonna comment something similar XD

[@SpyrosKoronis]

Retuuurn the slaaaab.

[@danielgruder9180]

Awww come on.....

[@peterversionone]

What about when courage wasn’t perfect. His dreams were nightmare fuel

[@FSAPOJake]

The art direction in this show is just so, so good. The animators and artists were at the top of their game.

[@loaf_bloke_will_eat_ur_soul998]

King Ramses scares the shit out of me to this very day.

[@roxasXnamine04]

You are not the only one! That voice still scares me to this day!

[@supersaiyanbro]

As a kid this episode is the one that got me 😂

[@loaf_bloke_will_eat_ur_soul998]

Super Saiyan Bro same,it’s creepy for me as a adult but it was very scarier when I was younger

[@loaf_bloke_will_eat_ur_soul998]

Kpopanime 14 same

[@apatternedhorizon]

Also the CG screaming girl in the package delivery episode

[@johnnybravox909]

OR the courage episode with the most memorable jumpscare ever called The Big Stinkin City!!!! PLEASE

[@JustinOwenthebeardedginger]

That one still freaks me out.

[@plussizedgamer472]

THANK YOU!!! I asked my friends about it when I was a senior in high school back in 2012 and they all agreed that stupid episode was absolutely horrifying!

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

King Ramses had one heck of a creepy design for a cartoon for kids!

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

Definitely uncanny valley

[@benjackson7872]

Yeah

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

@@benjackson7872 No doubt about that!

[@deshawnedwards6412]

The greatest episode of Courage of all time, still remember the soundtrack from it.

[@CryoJnik]

The man in gauze The man in gauze

[@willku9000]

I was Gonna Recommend the Courage Episode “The Mask” for its moody Tone and themes of Domestic Violence.... but somebody beat me To it so I’m gonna Say Mickey Mouse in Runaway Brain again.

[@JoshSweetvale]

I love how in this episode, it's basically a hostage crisis, and Courage (and the viewer) are perfectly willing to go along with Ramses's demand... But Grandpa is gonna get himself killed over his stubborn pride. That last part's plenty relatable. >.>

[@monstersociety3360]

Dexter's Laboratory - "Filet of Sole" (The ghost of Dex & Dee-Dee's pet fish haunts them. Scared me as a kid.)

[@SukiNoKoe]

"Good night, Ghost of Dead Fishie". ............. "GHOST OF DEAD FISHIE!?" xD

[@justindenney-hall5875]

Monster Society Or better yet the infamous "Rude Removal" episode of Dexter's Lab.

[@Dogmaguy74]

No please! dont make me remember!

[@Thespeedrap]

Is that the scene where Dexter falls in the toliet and see hear and Dee Dee talk Dexter Dexter

[@Feras_Ahmed661]

Damn this is so nostalgic I forgot about a lot of this stuff I remember a scene where Dexter and DeeDee where screaming and running into each other's rooms and when Dexter asks her if she saw the ghost too she replies that she loved to run and scream Damn I remembered the whole episode

[@eddiej9925]

Queen of the Black Puddle was the scariest episode for me. Both the design of the queen and the consept of the episode terrified me as a child.

[@mystery8820]

I thought the Queen was kinda creepy, yet gorgeous.

[@FootLettuce]

too bad ball of revenge episode ruined her character

[@nicholassims9837]

@@FootLettuce regarding that episode the Lovable Ducking should have been including seeing how he likes Eustace and would help him .

[@noelvermillion2928]

Oh please do the Powerpuff Girls episodes: Speed Demon and Abracadaver

[@StarDragonJP]

"You weren't here, it's your fault" HIM is definitely one of the best villians on Powerpuff girls.

[@TheStormbringer8751]

Abracadaver scared the shit out of me.

[@lisettegarcia7013]

Twisted Sister is also dark.

[@amilcarballantyne]

@@TheStormbringer8751 same bruv...same...

[@ricardofernandesdesouza9823]

Powerpuff Girls: Season 1, Episode 3A Octi Evil

[@bloodwolfgaming9269]

I seen you talking about how the Freaky Fred episode was listed as one of the most scariest episodes of Courage but honestly, I think The Mask is one of the darkest and almost scariest episodes contextually. The main threat isn't some scary monster or anything supernatural but the very real threats that come with an abusive relationship which I think is more scary than any cartoony monster any day.

[@katlicks]

The Mask is terrifying because the threat is extremely real. It's also one of the very few episodes where the bad guy isn't misunderstood or redeemed, it's not a monster and that's why it's a real monster.

[@bloodwolfgaming9269]

@@katlicks Exactly. While it might not be dark in a scary/horror tone like most episode of Courage, it was much darker for other reasons and brushed upon more mature themes and ideas that seemed a bit more for just some kids show. Also, I guess you can say the whole "mask" concept is also scary. Like with the fear of the unknown. The whole start of the episode has Courage fearing the masked individual mainly because he is so unsure of them. We never really see their face at first, or their expression...merely the blank stare of the mask. That fear of the unknown can also be pretty creepy...but I don't think that note was as dark as the realism with the whole "abusive relationship" tone it had for the second half of the episode.

[@aaronball10]

You should review “Dark Harvest” from Invader Zim. Also, review the show in general. It’s great!

[@cartoonmaster2401]

I'm gonna say it again: Spongebob SquarePants The Nasty Patty!!!

[@cartoonmaster2401]

@TheWeirdo486 but still hilarious.

[@cartoonmaster2401]

@TheWeirdo486 Those two episodes are _six years_ apart. Hillenburg retired after the first Spongebob Squarepants Movie (2004) that was supposed to be the end. The Nasty Patty (season 3, began in 2001, episode aired in 2002) was created when he was still in charge. The Splinter (Season 6, began/episode aired in 2008) was created 4 years after he retired.

[@BazookaTooth707]

The episode of Courage the Cowardly dog where they get turned into stage puppets was really odd too. This show made me dissociate and that's why I avoided watching it a lot

[@darthestar8791]

Not fun fact: That was actually meant to be the series finale. The only reason it became the season 1 finale instead is because of how popular Courage was at the time.

[@darthestar8791]

@@BazookaTooth707 When I read the episode you were describing, The Great Fusilli was what came to mind. That must be the episode you're talking about.

[@BazookaTooth707]

@@darthestar8791 Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's the one. That episode always felt like that last one to me.

[@demetriblackheart4497]

I know you get a lot of recommendations for 'Courage The Cowardly Dog' but if you want not the scariest but the DARKEST of the bunch watch 'The Mask'. It has a scene that hints at a person being raped; not past raped but you can hear it and Courage sees it. And no I'm not exaggerating.

[@jeffbrehove2614]

There's just one thing I want to say,... "Watch where you're going, ya fool!""

[@CaDeYbOi]

I really want to see your take on "The Mask", another great Courage episode. It's got some super dark imagery and it deserves a look.

[@Ashurman666]

YES another classic Courage episode! I still recommend looking at "Demon in the Mattress", "The House of Discontent", "The Mask", and the best one of them all "Perfect"

[@shainewhite2781]

"That's 3 plagues! You're out of Ammo, mister, and don't think you'll be going around pushing any tote bags on us, neither!"

[@blackcat8104]

The CGI was much different as a kid when CGI wasn't common in TV shows yet. It was jarring. Much like the violin girl, but claymation was a little more common. However, I'm so glad that you liked this episode! Also, 8:51 he snaps his fingers because courage stopped another one of his "plagues".

[@dingdongbells3314]

This and "You're not Perfect" haunt my every waking nightmare alongside of the fireman clown in Brave Little Toaster

[@Carlos-iw7os]

Enjoyed this one as well but I think Doug would have enjoyed "The Mask" a lot more as it is more mature and less comedic than other episodes

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

This was a bonus cartoon for the VHS release of Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders!

[@ConsoleWarriors]

Which is how I watched it as a kid, left it on while I went to bed and got scared out of my skull. Never liked Courage as a kid because of it. Scooby Doo is my comfort food TV, was not expecting the fly that was Courage to land on it....

[@MrSasunaru101]

I will always remember “You’re not perfect. No one is” that episode will forever be within my memory

[@Chaos89P]

That thing said "No one is"? I just remember "You're not perfect," and Courage justifiably freaking out about a second later.

[@sasoridokueki5754]

You should check out the Invader Zim episode “Dark Harvest”

[@Rovonix]

It isn't scary it's disgusting

[@tomboysadie8984]

Review the old 1937 warner brothers short of Pigs is Pigs.

[@CosmicBlueRavenEntity]

I'm telling you. "The Great Fusilli" episode was the scariest

[@anawolf2354]

One of the best, for sure!!!

[@invadermarkb]

The Great Fusilli was definitely one of the darker episodes

[@DerClouder]

How... Now... Brown... COW!

[@No_Sleepee]

Dark, yes, but not scary. Maybe it was because I saw this episode before the great Fusilli, but nothing is outright "scary" except for the puppet room. I know everybody points fingers at the ending, and yes it's incredibly dark- especially for being the Season 1 Finale and how the series COULD have potentially ended... But if you factor in everything else that happens to Eustace, it would just go over kid's heads as just "Oh, well, that's how that one ended. They'll be fine in the next episode."