Cricket On The Hearth Part 1 - Phelous

This cricket was supposed to bring balance to the holidays, not destroy them! If you ever see a cricket on the hearth, RUN!
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Originally Released: December 14, 2014

[@ChrissieBear]

Dickens was so obsessed with Christmas because he grew up in a rare time period where every year of his childhood had beautiful, snowy Christmases, but by the time he grew up that climate had returned to your typical wet, rainy British winters.

[@gracekim25]

Ah I see

[@juliamavroidi8601]

the cold climate during his childhood was caused by the same volcanic eruption responsible for the "year with no summer" which spawned such classics as Dracula and Frankenstein. Interesting how much an event like this can influenxe literature and by extent culturr

[@Tareltonlives]

Well, he pretty much single-handedly brought back Christmas, since Epiphany re-eclipsed it during the regency.

[@hopemueller2658]

Ah, winter. Such a wonderful time (of the year 😁)

[@eleanorhogan8643]

Sometimes it does snow at Christmas.

[@zak22wolftheultramanzenith35]

Edward: "I've kissed your smiles away..." Edward was later charged and convicted of domestic abuse, and sentenced to watch over Old Man for the rest of his life. The lawsuits continue to pile up.

[@WeirdWonderful]

There's no crime as terrible to deserve having to do that.

[@alexzmorrigan]

but the crime its so wet... it useless now

[@damienjarlen179]

I honestly think that line is supposed to refer to a sad farewell kiss, since this Edward was leaving Bertha for the Navy. The farewell kiss only strengthens Bertha's melancholy and reduces any chance of future happiness unless Edward comes back. *Wait. Why am I trying to apply logic to this joke comment?!*

[@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45]

Ive f*cked my life awaaaaaaaayyyyy

[@Ratciclefan]

This comment chain is great.

[@ExplorerDS6789]

Kind of funny how at the beginning, Danny Thomas mentions how not many people know about Cricket on the Hearth and he'd just found out about it himself, but then he looks surprised when he thinks the audience never heard of it either.

[@hopemueller2658]

I know right. It's just like, "Uh...Danny?"

[@gracekim25]

GREAT CONTINUITY! I had to 😂

[@gracekim25]

Unless there was meant to be a ad break but even THAT would be awkward 😂

[@davidspring4003]

It might have been "there's a story very few people who've heard of based on this Victorian tradition. Oh, you haven't heard of the tradition the story is based on either?"

[@Rexdrinkredbull]

The "Ego on the hearth" joke had me laughing out loud- I love this already!

[@xavierkazoo1619]

I love how Cricket Crockett just becomes this super villain that just shoots people when he wants and makes fun of blind Bertha. It’s fantastic

[@Tareltonlives]

I hope he teams up with Wabuu someday

[@lordvoldemort9440]

Plot twist the guy with green skin actually had cricket Crockett living with him before and that's what you look like after crickets drain your luck

[@erinpoland5662]

Lord Voldemort, No he was an mutated cricket

[@TheBonkleFox]

It's like Gollum after 500 years on the ring.

[@FreakDaMIghet]

I LOVE the Beauty's father joke. NEVER STOP DOING IT!!

[@TheRealGaucelm]

You can NOT NOT have too much Old Man!!

[@FreakDaMIghet]

HHHHHYYYYYYYEEEEEEEGGHH!!!

[@80MWH]

+FreakDaMIghet Yeah, that could easily become his 'taste the rainbow.'

[@TheRealGaucelm]

Wonder if he'll make a T-shirt out of that.

[@MisheardMetal]

+FreakDaMIghet Old man never gets old. WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[@Gasoline85]

"Ego on the hearth" always cracks me up.

[@opalyasu7159]

my favorite part was the "two tacks" moment

[@piranhacupcake5154]

I've kissed your tears away: Aww, that's so sweet. :3 I've kissed your SMILES away: !?!?!???

[@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45]

Ive f*cked my life awayyyy

[@thekeeperofsecrets1615]

Ninja Briefs the Saiyan blurbblurbblurb

[@gwendolynwestwind9764]

it's a creepy line, and I can't come up with some other way they could have meant it. It's not really something that's open to interpretation.

[@jamesoblivion]

Well, that explains why she was crying in the first place. 🤔

[@HeilRay]

Maybe it was a euphemism for cunnulingus

[@SquirrelLuvsPnut1]

1:09 Goddammit Phelous, I thought my computer was dying.

[@phelous]

Ain't I a stinker?

[@Webshooters1]

+Phelan “Phelous” Porteous Yes. Yes you are. A funny stinker xD

[@TheArceusftw]

+SquirrelLuvsPnut1 Phelous.exe has stopped working.

[@TheRealGaucelm]

+TheArceusftw The Phelous program has committed an illegal operation and will have to shut down. For more details, contact the vendor.

[@KingNazaru]

His computer stopped working? It must've gotten wet.

[@jenniferschillig3768]

"Suggested by" basically means "very loosely based on." There was a cricket in the original, but just a regular cricket--certainly not a Jiminy-esque talking one who interacted with the human characters, let alone a bunch of other talking animals. There was a whole other plot cut out about a man who's led to believe his wife's unfaithful, but is set straight in the end. Caleb's blind daughter Bertha was originally the SISTER of missing Edward; his sweetheart May was a different character. They made her a composite for this version.

[@ExplorerDS6789]

Ha, guess they thought that story would be too dark for kids. Oh, the irony.

[@lizzychrome7630]

I had a bad enough day at work that I was crying when I came home. (I'm almost 30 and rarely show emotion.) So I decided to re-watch your "Cricket on the Hearth Review" for the god-knows-what-th time. And now I am crying from laughing so hard. Literally. Tears rolling down my face, can't breathe laughing. (It's been long enough since I saw this review that I'm reliving a lot of the jokes.) Thank your for this hilarity Mr. Phelous.

[@ToruKun1]

The phony credit roll was probably one of the best META jokes you've done

[@wastelandlegocheem]

ToruKun1 agreed.

[@HeilRay]

Top fake ending

[@gracekim25]

Agreed 🤣 I can never not laugh

[@otakurailfan]

fun fact: Danny thomas was the founder of St.Judes hospital

[@mastermarkus5307]

The patron saint of lost causes. And they say the Catholics don't have a sense of humour.

[@HeilRay]

@@mastermarkus5307 Pffbt oh lord.

[@mastermarkus5307]

"Hey, stranger, would you want to PLEASE LIVE WITH ME!? I MAKE TOYS!" I love this review, every joke is exactly on point.

[@PLAYER1ISCOOL]

I can't help but laugh so hard every time I see Caleb get stabbed in the eyes by those tacks.

[@followthewizard359]

+AT Productions And the mouth!

[@EagleTimberWolf]

I was fully expecting it given Phelous' sense of humor but it still made me crack up XD

[@Bloodprincess04]

I think this movie actually has an important lesson... don't let deadbeat crickets in your home otherwise they will ruin your life

[@wastelandlegocheem]

SilverVixen crickets are completely useless now.....

[@sweetcinnamonpnchkin]

Well, my cat kills those so I’m good

[@vivimariefedorov7374]

And if you went missing and managed to come back. DON'T disguise yourself as an old beggar in order to test your fiance's love after suffering hysterical blindness! 🧔=🧑

[@HeilRay]

Get Timon and Pumbaa on the line.

[@kenthuang436]

And this is why Pinocchio was able to be a total sociopath because he smashed the cricket with a mallet!

[@Weiilayou]

I watch this every December while ironing Christmas curtains :D It's just a weird tradition I got because it was one of the first things I did after moving into this house a few years ago. And every year I get the goddamn sexy cat song stuck in my head for days.

[@otakunthevegan4206]

Phelous is like a gift who keeps on giving all year long.

[@gracekim25]

Ooo I should do that too but with ALL the Christmas reviews 🤣 Christmas marathon

[@gracekim25]

@@otakunthevegan4206 exactly

[@NJ_Dsneybuf]

We have _Cricket on the Hearth_ as part of a Rankin/Bass Christmas DVD boxset. The discs containing _Rudolph_, _Frosty_, _Santa Claus is Comin' to Town_, _The Little Drummer Boy_, and Bill Melendez's _Frosty Returns_ all share a case, which resembles a hardcover book. However, _Cricket_ has a separate case, as if the people making the set didn't really like the thought of putting it together with R/B's crown jewels.

[@dianarose9166]

Dsneybuf yup, I have that same one

[@scitechian]

Now I want there to be an Indiana Jones box set with Crystal Skull set apart in a similar way.

[@rogue7723]

I have that DVD set too, though we also have _Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol_ and _Cricket On The Heart_ is on the same disc as _Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer_ and _The Little Drummer Boy._

[@NJ_Dsneybuf]

@@rogue7723 No offense, but that sounds like a completely different DVD that just happens to have some of the same specials.

[@CommanderViviax]

Do we have to put it in? Yes. But it's so bad! At least put it separate. Ok. I wasn't happy about putting it next to the good ones.

[@AuroraKnux]

Old Man makes every movie better.

[@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45]

This movie's completely useless now!

[@sevendeadlysquids404]

This is by far the best Old Man cameo.

[@Tareltonlives]

OLD MAN ON THE HEAAAAAAAAAAARTH

[@Kahran042]

Let's agree to disagree.

[@wastelandlegocheem]

Tareltonlives old man on the HHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERTH! Don't judge me.

[@AuroraKnux]

🎵 *...and you're still gay insiiiiiiiiiide~* 🎵

[@sherlocksmuuug6692]

"We have a gay old time!"

[@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45]

wait, what do you mean by gay?.... We talkin' YAOI or YURI here?

[@MsDjessa]

Well I'm definitely yuri inside. : )

[@MsDjessa]

Fiona Herceg Heh, yeah. But it is fun to make that joke. And as a member of the LGBT community I can say that I find nothing offensive about it as such. : ) Thumbs up to your comment any way as a history nerd. Interesting how the meaning of words have changed.

[@jessicahymow1410]

AuroraKnux I'm always gay inside

[@Cadena94studios]

the "fake" fake fake out ending at the beginning was the most hilarious thing I've seen so far XD

[@TheRealGaucelm]

Indeed. That's a nice "Take That" to this cliché in reviewer videos.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

''I don't like this movie. Doesn't seem too friendly. 🎵'

[@jaketucker2559]

18:24 I think the exchange should've gone like this, Crow: we've got no place for true bugs around here. Cricket crocket: hey who are you calling a true bug, I am an orthopteran, and proud of it

[@Tareltonlives]

♫Entomologist on the hearth!♫

[@jessaminehaak8253]

The fake credit roll from the beginning of this one is one of my all-time favourite Phelous jokes XD

[@gracekim25]

100% agree😂 I will end up laughing so hard I cry 🤣

[@bromodragone8405]

The cricket is voiced by the late Roddy MacDowall. He later voiced Mad Hatter in Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures.

[@sarahmcmann5253]

He’s also Snowball in Pinky and the Brain

[@JHParee]

And he was Peter Vincent, the great vampire killer.

[@heidifedor]

Doctor no.1: Who's suffering from hysterical blindness?" Doctor no.2 (While pointing to Betha.): "That Girl!"

[@Tareltonlives]

I can't believe it took me this long to find that comment. Love it

[@byronchandler5000]

Phelous, your Cricket Crockett voice is really funny. Roddy McDowall would be proud. 😄😄😄

[@bromodragone8405]

He was as mad as a hatter

[@Emberilliance]

Are we not even going to address the fact that while Bertha and Edward are lovers in this movie, they're brother and sister in the original book? Not cool, Rankin/Bass. XP

[@jsb8261]

Emberilliance That is a strange choice to make.

[@Tareltonlives]

♫Incest on the hearth♫

[@megatron6713]

Who gives??? As long as both parties are 100% consenting its no ones business

[@Godzillakingofkaiju1]

He addresses this in Part 2.

[@gracekim25]

Wait what?!

[@christophercase6042]

An Old Man cameo. Definitely in my top five.

[@lizzychrome7630]

Mr. Phelous, you're one of those reviewers whose reviews I'll re-watch again, and again. Just thought you should know. Thanks for reviewing!

[@jeremyusreevu237]

2:46-2:52 "Yes, I'm chastising you for not hearing about something that I just found out about." Danny Thomas. the original hipster.

[@crimsongrain6163]

OH old man jokes are hilarious, don't stop.

[@wastelandlegocheem]

Vincent Padilla you already made the comment i was gunna say! I'm completely useless now......

[@countesschewi2399]

15:33 Either Tackleton is a ventriloquist or his eyebrows are able to laugh.

[@lizzychrome7630]

The BEST thing about this review is how rapidfire ADD it is! I can't stop rewatching it.

[@followthewizard359]

He pronounces "hearth" as "herth", and for some reason I like it.

[@catcookie2218]

Me too :)

[@whyiamafs]

I thought it was supposed to be pronounced "herth"

[@bethanyhitchen3989]

@@whyiamafs in England we say “harth”.

[@gracekim25]

@@bethanyhitchen3989 yep, ​ there’s no wrong or right way to say the word

[@gracekim25]

@@whyiamafs Dialect.

[@Tareltonlives]

I kinda wish Caleb tested Crockett's luck Mulan-style by walking into traffic

[@Tareltonlives]

And yes, this review is a Holiday tradition of mine

[@neddles33]

In Britain, bugs refer specifically to a subset of insects, such as aphids and cicadas, sorry to be a party pooper.

[@jennibeanthesweetsqueen5245]

LazyNed your comment truly _bugs_ me.

[@accidentalalicorn5323]

Little Princess Babygirl I hear only crickets with your comment (I'm self loathing right now)

[@gracekim25]

@redloiyu654jay what?

[@Tareltonlives]

That is the scientifically accurate term, too. The group was one of the original clades set up by Linnaeus.

[@gracekim25]

@redloiyu654jay they were just sharing trivia🤷‍♀️

[@countesschewi2399]

Christmas is soon? Time to watch a Phelous classic!

[@mollyawesomeness3572]

I stumbled upon this movie quite recently on a Christmas Classics collection. It was on the same disc as Rudolph. Yeeeeaah it is definitely a "classic"

[@ssfinch4761]

Molly Awesomeness A "classic" meaning a poor excuse to fool you out of your money. And do you mean the 50s Rudolph cartoon with the poorly recorded voices? Imho That was awful!

[@diegobareno5820]

Someone explained to me that "I've kissed your smiles away" is another way of saying "I've kissed you smiles goodbye."

[@evilemster3047]

Never get rid of Old Man

[@alucardyoici]

ha ha ha, I'm loaning money to someone who will never be able to repay me and the interest, truly I'm the evilest and stupidest banker

[@goufr3540]

+alucardyoici Did you forget the 50% discount.

[@andrewollmann304]

alucardyoici Hey, worked for Scrooge.

[@krimsonklaww611]

8:10 "oh! she's wet from crying! she's completely useless now!"

[@krimsonklaww611]

:| dafuq wasdat?

[@sweetcinnamonpnchkin]

Oh, Anthony, if you don't know what that response means, you don't deserve to make Old Man jokes.

[@krimsonklaww611]

(After an hour of thinking) OH, I GET IT, IT'S THE NOISE THE OLD MAN MAKES!!!

[@dusksentry5836]

and her boyfriend got all wet from the tears! he's useless too!

[@krimsonklaww611]

oh no! We're all wet from laugh tears! We're all ruined! HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[@femmetron9k182]

The holidays are coming up which means it’s time to watch this classic review 🎉

[@witchypoo7353]

My mom actually got this one about five years ago on dvd, it came in a collection of classic Christmas movies. Ones like Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer & Santa Clause is Comin' to Town.

[@Bandersnatch41]

Still a better holiday special than The Christmas Tree.

[@CaffeineDeprivation]

Or Noel Fuck that movie

[@TheAngelmisa]

amen!

[@KorenLesthe]

@@CaffeineDeprivation But… he’s Noël and he have a happiness ! *clock* he’s Noël and he have a happiness ! *clock* he’s Noël and he have a happiness !

[@kenthuang436]

And this was better than Rapsittie Street Kids.

[@ianmacmillan7865]

Me: Hmm, this song isn't that bad, maybe we are being to hard on this mov- Eric: I've kissed your smiles away! Me: Never mind!

[@LaDracul]

Not surprising Danny Thomas would put his daughter Marlo in the show! You might know her as Rachel's mom from "Friends" and took over as chairwoman of St. Jude's Childrens Hospital, the foundation her father started, after he passed away.

[@gracekim25]

Oh

[@Tareltonlives]

I remember Marlo from "That girl" reruns actually :)

[@jekblom123]

So... Since the cricket showed up Birtha's fiancé died at sea, she went blind from grief, Caleb stopped working to care for her, he went into debt from paying doctors to fruitlessly examine her condition, they got evicted from their home and Caleb was forced to take a non-profit job for an asshole who gave him excessive work loads and makes them sleep at the workshop and live off of table scraps. WHAT THE FUCK KIND OF LUCK IS THAT?

[@theuncalledfor]

Most of the problems weren't luck. They were just Caleb being utterly braindead, and the author of this adaptation's script (or of the original story if this element is in it) not understanding how hysterical blindness works. (For the record, I don't either, but I know it's not this.) Though I _suppose_ the latter could be considered bad luck, so I'll let you have her blindness as "bad luck" if you want it. Still, only her blindness and the ultimately false report of this soldier guy's death are bad luck, the rest is all just sheer stupidity.

[@gracekim25]

Bad luck 🤣

[@Metalheadgangster]

4:44 - 4:52 Holy shit thats some good lip sync. Seriously thats probably even better than the actual cartoon. Good job Phelous.

[@Tareltonlives]

I love it when you do these horrible animated films! I keep forgetting Danny Thomas had his own show. I think this is why God the animation is hideous "EGO ON THE HEEAAAAARTH" Roddy McDowell's too good for this Danny and Marlo Thomas as English people. Oh boy. The Old Man running gag is still hilarious. HIEEEEEEEEEEEEE I love all the "inviting people in" jokes. The fish one was my favorite Well, that's a random animated musical number. Most of these musical numbers are out of nowhere and have nothing to do with anything and don't make sense whatsoever BLINDNESS DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY Stupid villain is stupid. And stupid heroes are even dumber Can't wait for part 2!

[@TheRealGaucelm]

Hey, I feel like I see you everywhere! :D

[@naranara1690]

+Tareltonlives I feel like if anyone's too good for this movie, it's definitely Danny Thomas.

[@lainiwakura666]

+Tareltonlives comment sure fits your profile pic *secretly falls in love

[@followthewizard359]

There actually is a condition called "hysterical blindness" which means you can go blind after a traumatic or devastating event. It's to do with emotional responses blocking the signals between the eyes and brain temporarily. It sounds quite melodramatic, but there it is.

[@Tareltonlives]

Kinda like dying of a broken heart

[@heliosdelsol]

This is the funniest episode I've ever seen from you! I was laughing my ass off the whole time! 😹👍🏼

[@tylersteph1996]

I was curious about Danny Thomas and found out that he was one of the 3 co-founders of St.Jude’s children’s hospital, which is heart warming. Also his daughter Marlo (who helps voice this special) was a successful actress herself, star of the hit 60’s show That Girl and ended up winning a bunch of Emmy’s.

[@rhett8819]

10:46 I see this quite a bit in kids cartoons when a talking animal/insect friend is helping humans with important work using these really complicated tiring methods, and I question the efficiency of it all. I mean, instead of sitting around doing nothing until asked, then jumping into a little circus act, Cricket could be simply refilling a bowl with tacks or mixing paints at his own constant pace. That way Caleb and Bertha could keep a work flow going and Cricket could not waste so much excess energy. But then, Caleb could not be an ass and keep the important parts like the wheels of a toy wagon next to him.

[@Tareltonlives]

I haven't seen that many episodes of the Danny Thomas show- I don't remember any Rankin Bass stuff put in other episodes Still one of my favorite reviews- this cartoon has a lot of recognizable talent involved, based on an obscure book, and is absolutely fucking insane. Thus, it's perfect for a really hilarious review.

[@AubbieChan]

That part with the tacks had me dying XDD

[@EagleTimberWolf]

"The service at the Money Lender is fine, but it's the evil laughing that keeps me coming back." X'D

[@RandomPrussian1871]

16:11 such quality eye animation.

[@BronzeBoy520]

The cricket is easily one of the most evil creatures Phelous has faced! Name me any being so evil, it will try to ruin the lives of people who saved it!

[@WickedParanoid]

What about Wabuu?

[@HeilRay]

The ninja turtles from Back to the sewers. More like back to the soup pot.

[@AgapeForgotten]

Danny Thomas is also famous for starting the Saint Jude hospital where children can be treated for free of their illness.. they kind of beg others for donations now, but doctors are not free.

[@LauraSusanJohnson]

8:51 "Oh, Edward...I've already forgotten you." 👀😱"OHHHHHHHHH!!!"

[@HiperPivociarz]

"Naughty, naughty birdie! You come to beddie right now!" No jokes about that one?

[@icantbelieveitsnotnews2828]

I think this is one of your best videos. It's odd that it was done by request.

[@Firesidetalker]

I could probably request another review at this point, but he did such a great job, nothing ever comes to mind. It was an extra feature in the $10 bargain bin "Rudolph" stop motion movie DVD I randomly had one Christmas. Few months later... I realized it was kinda the perfect material for a Phelous review. But, seriously, he found more hilarious material from it than I ever thought possible.

[@icantbelieveitsnotnews2828]

wow, you are the one who requested it? Thank you! You are right, he found so much humor in it, not to mention the just bizarre gags he usually does

[@kolonarulez5222]

7:57 Old Man is one of the best things about your videos!

[@wastelandlegocheem]

KolonaRulez heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@MrFreE3D]

This is one of my favorite reviews, I`ve seen this one so many times.

[@tilleymediatilley1241]

Is it me or the raven keep changing into different shades of black.

[@Gasoline85]

Yeah. Even in the same shot it changed color.

[@Guzuma]

Holy shit I actually had this on a DVD collection as a kid. For the longest time i thought it was a hallucination or I got it mixed up with the Cricket of Times Square books but then the song kept getting stuck in my head at random times

[@kenthuang436]

I’ve been Wondering for years what the name of that book was! I remember reading it in third grade and bits and pieces of the story remain in my head specifically the Chinese restaurant part.

[@Lobothemainman23]

LMAO 8:05 Looks like I was expected

[@Gasoline85]

+Lobo's Top 5 "Old Man" never gets old, ironically. xD

[@Tareltonlives]

+Lobo's Top 5 I love this running gag. HIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@HoboJoe83]

i make it a tradition to watch this review every Christmas Eve.

[@Tareltonlives]

Me too

[@GothicQueen1]

Hans Conried(voice of Tackleton) is also the voice of Captain Hook.

[@andrewollmann304]

Famousauthor1 And the Grinch in "Grinch Night."

[@Ukiby3000]

I'll say, I think Bertha's design is pretty cute. I dunno, it just has that 60's vibe I like.

[@followthewizard359]

"Cricket Crockett" I cringe every time.

[@U014B]

Hey. Hey... Cricket Crockett.

[@followthewizard359]

+Noel Goetowski HACK OFF!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45]

Noel Goetowski God dammit Fourth Doctor!

[@dragonempress8367]

Cringit Crockett

[@U014B]

@@dragonempress8367 Cringle Crongle

[@TAGMedia7]

This video has become an annual Christmas tradition to watch with friends. This is easily my favourite review of yours!

[@OnDavidsBrain]

Now I wonder why this little gem of Dickens didn't get that much love? I mean come on! Also thanks for keeping "Old Man" as a character on this show, There were a lot of laughs to come from this old ass. DOYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[@billybarnett9518]

Well it is in the Christmas Classics DVD set, which is how I first watched this.

[@guilhermehey3736]

Your completly useless now

[@lilgreenslimecat]

well, the art style of this film is pretty aesthetically pleasing

[@RAFMnBgaming]

enlistment? i guess the victorian navy gave out incredibly elaborate uniforms to simple enlisted troops, especially considering the period's general povery and disregard for the grunts of society. (seriously this guy's clearly at least an officer of some kind)

[@lnfreeman]

this thumbnail would actually make a great christmas card for phelan. his skin looks so glowy and his smile is so bright 😇

[@MisheardMetal]

I swear Phelous is the only one who can make me laugh out loud.

[@catcookie2218]

Same here!

[@tessalyyvuo1667]

I try to not watch Phelous's Chistmas reviews outside the season, but they are just so entertaining I can't help myself. But this one I haven't watched in a long time, and it is nice to watch it now. It is my own personal Christmas tradition to watch Phelous's Christmas videos at this time tough.

[@jsb8261]

Cricket *IN* the Hearth would have been a better movie...shorter at least.

[@otakunthevegan4206]

Well that's dark....

[@jsb8261]

Otakun The vegan A little. Would have at least been more exciting.

[@gracekim25]

@@otakunthevegan4206 And more FUN!

[@MsDjessa]

Evil money lender with a hooked nose? Yeah obvious what stereotype they were thinking.

[@accidentalalicorn5323]

You both are wrong it's totally Irish Pub workers yup

[@Tareltonlives]

Yep. He's definitely a goblin

[@HeilRay]

The ever crooked Grabblers of course.

[@hypnotised-clover]

Hello? Based Department?

[@elizabetheowynbelle]

1. 5:39: Why is he winking so much? And so slowly? 2. Danny Thomas is rockin' that velvet jacket. 3. Damn, Edward could crush coal into diamonds with that jaw... but instead, he's too busy kissing smiles away (seriously, WTF?!). 4. 10:52: Should I even bother pointing out how they got the principle of the whole "spoon as a catapult" thing wrong? You know what? Not worth it. 5. 12:16: Holy crap, is the Ice Cream Bunny approaching?! 6. 12:41: "I seek shelter from the bitter cold... oops, wrong movie, never mind."

[@jackhenderson1039]

6:20 those police officers got all wet. They're completely useless now!

[@melodiouslotus1685]

dude..this was one of your best reviews!! I was dying at the part with nails in the eyes xD

[@MegaAnimazing]

1:09 Phelous.exe has stopped working. the cause of this must be because of too many Christmas Carol adaptations.

[@blackheartzerotheundergrou3225]

12:10 - *"SILENT HEARTH!!!"*

[@U014B]

Robbie Norris I like the prelude, Unquiet Hslumber For The Hsleepers.

[@JinxSanity]

Love rewatching this every Christmas, I hope he gets to do more of the Rankin Bass specials. The Jack Frost one is pretty hilariously bad and rich for riffing material.

[@kimifw58]

Despite the flaws, there's something charming about this animation.

[@rubyaura9776]

Its got a nice, simplistic, Peanuts esque style. (Yes I know this is 3 years late I just don't care)

[@eparigon]

Im up at 3 am even tho im extremely ill watching this video because youre my lullaby, Phelous. 🥺 thanks for being there when everyone in my house is aslerp

[@DarthRushy]

Where's the Old Man even from anyway? Phelous and his darn obscure running gags... *shakes fist impotently towards a Canadian on the other side of the world*

[@TheBboySpooky]

Its from his first Beauty and the Beast animation review.

[@DarthRushy]

Bboy Bobcat Thanks!

[@PKMN37]

Are you sure she was struck blind before the news of her dead fiance? Even before that happens, she never looks like she's looking at anyone. She always has this blank stare.

[@JamieSwitzer]

Your videos always have a great rewatchability to them, and cheer me up. Thanks Phelous!

[@kilgoredonner2214]

How is Old Man classified? Is he a meme? A character? Should he and like characters have their own sub-section with a new name, devoted to characters with personalities derived from implications in their behaviors from what they were originally in?

[@SilentPrayerCG]

I'm only now noticed that Berta (or whatever is her name) looks like shes blind from begining, stare into nothing, when Caleb's eyes, on other side, looks fine.

[@MforMovesets]

"There wouldn't be no Blinkin family" sounded like an F-bomb.

[@Tareltonlives]

"I'm a bloody Christmas Miracle, I am!"

[@gracekim25]

Because it’s a substitute for swearing 😂

[@gracekim25]

I don’t think I’ll ever understand you 😅

[@1000huzzahs]

"heeeeEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeee!"

[@jeremyusreevu237]

While the fact that there was nobody working for Tackleton before Caleb showed up is insanely dumb, Phelous forgot to meant the idiocy of Caleb not getting paid. 1. I'm pretty sure not paying your workers is illegal. 2. Isn't the point of Caleb going to get a job to earn money to support his now blind daughter? If Tackleton isn't paying him anything, there's no reason to work for him. Here's what Caleb would do if he had a brain: Tackleton: You won't be paid anything, but- Caleb: Oh. I won't be paid? Well then, I'll just go off and find a boss who's not a 1 dimensional Scrooge ripoff. Enjoy wallowing in bankruptcy because you refuse to hire any workers!

[@Tareltonlives]

Evil Victorian businessmen were far more efficient in real life than in fiction

[@gracekim25]

Um he did mention that!

[@nozoto]

12:42 I thought only virgin girls suffered from hypochromic anemia. I guess I stand corrected now... Unless * shocked *

[@Resstarr]

This is one my of my favorite reviews just for how weird the movie get. Glad to see it here!

[@Tareltonlives]

Finally got around to seeing some Danny Thomas shows. It's not a bad show, it turns out. But I have no idea why this animated thing was in one of the Christmas episodes.

[@Tareltonlives]

Toy shops, insects, bent spine, that girl!♫

[@otakunthevegan4206]

@@Tareltonlives xD

[@otakunthevegan4206]

@@Tareltonlives Bootlegs toys and dingo flicks, they were always meant to touch Phelan's lips. Don't show me Disney flicks when we're watching Goodtimes flicks.

[@Tareltonlives]

@@otakunthevegan4206 Half a dozen Turtles Riffs Crickets are half-assed Christmas gifts Don't rip off Disney films When we're watching Christmas shit! ♫