Balto - History Gone Wrong!!!

While Balto may be a good movie in it's own right, how does it hold up historically... Sad to say... Not too well...
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[@orangeslash1667]

Fun Fact: The guy who directed the Balto animated film would go on to direct the Prince of Egypt. So the cartoon Balto did something right after all.

[@jenniferrobinson5241]

I could be wrong I think the part when Balto and steele were fighting was pulled from Call of the Wild when Buck had to fight spitz also I saw both Balto and Togo and there both good

[@DanGamingFan2406]

The history this film presents might be off, but it's still a pretty good film.

[@kieranstark7213]

A way better historically inaccurate 2D-animated film of the 1990s than Pocahontas (and the rest of the Disney Renaissance and Anastasia if counting the 1990s in general), to be exact

[@mykiethomas]

It really is. I love it.

[@ianmarchese9557]

You can enjoy it but as a standalone movie!

[@Rednecknerd_rob9634]

Balto, Togo, and all the other doggos are all good boys, period.

[@sullivanhouse4697]

Good Boys And Girls

[@MobyTheMerpup1852]

@@sullivanhouse4697I do agree with you both. I just wish those evil Californians could see that. Had either of their mothers gotten pregnant in California, they would never have been born. At minimum California has killed 71.5 million as of September 19th 2023. At most 500+ billion over the course of 3,574.5 years.

[@robertj3831]

Well said. :)

[@mykiethomas]

Amen. They ALL deserved credit.

[@Keznen]

Hope Togo gets a mention in this. His contributions were way more than Balto's or any other dog's in real life.

[@kieranstark7213]

Any other dog’s, especially Steele, who’s done nothing but play with way more women’s (or in this case, female canines, and in *his* case, “b****es”) hearts (no one would be surprised if Jenna, Dixie and Sylvie were only a haldful of examples), let children perish (also RaisorBlade’s words from **19:47**-**19:48**), would beat up anyone else instead of lose his phenomenal reputation, and dare I say it, *was the cause of the coldest winter in history.* I think Steele is that character that would force several other characters to live in shackles like Balto and his gang of wolves like what happened we in real life! Any other dog’s, especially Steele, who’s done nothing but play with way more women’s (or in this case, female canines, and in *his* case, “b****es”) hearts (no one would be surprised if Jenna, Dixie and Sylvie were only a haldful of examples), let children perish (also RaisorBlade’s words from **19:47**-**19:48**), would beat up anyone else instead of lose his phenomenal reputation, and dare I say it, *was the cause of the coldest winter in history.* I think Steele is that character that would force several other characters to live like Balto and his people (or in this case, wolves) from 25:17-25:53!

[@Keznen]

@@kieranstark7213 That has nothing to do with our comment at all.

[@kieranstark7213]

No, but I was right.

[@Keznen]

@@kieranstark7213 Okay, and? Post your own comment instead of replying to ours.

[@kieranstark7213]

Touche.

[@ThatOneMan830]

A heroic story that morphed into heartbreak, and then ended on an uplifting note.

[@Keznen]

More of a bittersweet note since Balto and Kaasen never saw each other again.

[@kittyaddison2800]

Another bit of history... Balto wasn't even the lead dog in his line; he was the second one in line. The lead dog was a dog named Fox. But when they were making the headlines, they didn't think the name Fox was appealing, so they opted for Balto instead.

[@dimitriwarchief301]

Fucking marketing

[@pinesapp]

they were co-leads, just like Togo and Fritz, and in a similar manner, Fritz was cast out to the side in favor of Togo just like Fox was and yet almost no one talks about it

[@homecruz7743]

Balto is voiced by Star Lord's hero Kevin Bacon.

[@animalpawpony3547]

In Balto 2 and 3, Balto is voiced by the same voice actor who voiced Brain from Pinkie and the Brain.

[@BrandonCroker]

Stellar analysis, my boy. This has always been a favorite film of mine, but I am very much aware of the insane ways in which it plays with the real diphtheria run of 1925.

[@BigJackFilms]

Professor Raisor is a great addition to the series.

[@KingKong19100]

😂😂

[@jamiewebber7485]

I wish that Seppala would have sent at least sent Balto and the other dogs to good homes, instead of just selling them off to some crappy circus. I understand him categorizing dogs as better or worse than others when it came to racing and other such things like that. But it just strikes me as rather cruel that he would just pawn all of them off like that to whomever could offer him the most money, rather than even giving them away to a zoo himself or to loving families that he knew.

[@Keznen]

Yeah, Balto should've been given to Kaasen. It wasn't either of their faults that the media over-exaggerated their contributions and ignored everyone else's.

[@drewluczynski9609]

Not gonna lie, got a little emotional during this.

[@angelarice8418]

Glad I wasn't the only one :)

[@WolfmanArt]

Even as a kid, I knew the story was fiction; but it's my favorite film from Amblimation, and got me to love wolves 🐺

[@NicklasZandeVGCP2001]

The bully dog looked way more like the historical Balto than Balto himself did in the movie.

[@kieranstark7213]

Not to mention the fact that Steele is based on the bully dog!

[@renamon5658]

Balto was 100% a husky not a wolf hybrid

[@kikosquirrel4967]

Never knew the true tale of "Balto", and your sophisticated British accent astonishes me to this point, dear Raisorblade. 🧐😎

[@sethmiles9436]

I know its not history accurate at all but I do still enjoy the movie. The sequels Im not a fan of tho lol.

[@Chris47629]

Togo definitely deserved more credit then he had as did other dogs, but kassen and balto did the right thing and brought the serum when they had the chance. Side note, I hate when people stuff dogs

[@pinesapp]

first time I found out that Seppala is essentially the reason why Balto got to have the sweet reward of months of mistreatment after his 50 mile leg of the serum run

[@zachwebb5719]

The thing about Togo too was that he was (10 or 12) years old when he lead that run. An old old boi and was still chosen to lead just because Seppala trusted him so much

[@brianboru2762]

Fun Fact, the director of this movie was Simon Wells, the Great-Grandson of H.G. Wells of The Time Machine and War of the Worlds fame. He actually made an adaptation of his great-grandfather's famous work back in 2002... it wasn't all that great, but talk about a legacy. I think the Prince of Egypt is just as much of a masterpiece as his ancestor's stories so he's got no worries about living up to that heritage.

[@halothere6995]

Canada thanks you for the honourable mention RaisorBlade 2:20

[@scotttrail522]

Balto: "I got an animated movie before you!" Togo: "At least my live-action movie STILL EXISTS. . . and I ACTUALLY have a descendant that portrayed me!" This actually makes sense. But wait. . . Balto's feats (and movie) were- and still are- inaccurate, so how are Togo's own feats bloated?

[@deadsllence1995]

Amazing! This is just what I expected from you! I'm really glad that despite all the positive and negative the dogs have faced whether it's racing against time to save the sick or dealing with "faux" fame, they were able to live the rest of their lives with some sense of peace. 💙

[@snbsixteen6stars201]

Also love the history teacher get up

[@gigimakesartworks1717]

Oooooo I love Balto! but I honestly am kinda exciting to see you tear it to dress so I may be brought to light on how bad it is. Doesn’t mean I still won’t enjoy it tho :)

[@gigimakesartworks1717]

@@matthewdaley746 So true! The first is best lol

[@LucyLioness100]

I didn’t know much about Togo’s story till I saw the movie about him & his part of the 1925 serum run; that movie made me cry my eyes out. Even though this movie is largely fabricated, it’s still an enjoyable movie with a great cast and did do justice to the seriousness of the diphtheria epidemic within Nome

[@moonlily8162]

Can you do a history episode on the movie "Eight Below"? It's an old Disney movie that claims to be based on a true story and I was crazy about it as a kid. Much love to this video for giving all the good boys and girls the recognition they deserved.

[@bigseven8227]

I'm surprised the movie flopped considering it got TWO SEQUELS called "Balto II: Wolf Quest" and "Balto III: Wings of Change". I watched both of them as a kid and thought they were bad. I only liked the first one

[@171QA]

Yeah, well, Alpha & Omega got way more sequels than Balto did and look how well that turned out.

[@Keznen]

@171QA Oh god. How that mediocre film centered around the inaccurate "alpha" myth ended up with tons of terrible sequels is beyond anyone. And whoever on the design team decided to forgo basing the pups' designs off the cute ones from the first movie in favor of bug-eyed corgi rejects should be fired from ever designing anything again.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@171QA Fun Fact: The guy who directed the Balto animated film would go on to direct the Prince of Egypt. So the cartoon Balto did something right after all.

[@incineroar9933]

Please don't do premieres. The Notify Me button doesn't work and it doesn't give viewers an alert like a normal upload would. The only way to insure we can see this for sure is to save it in a playlist.

[@bubbles46853-ep9if]

I love these types of videos. I enjoyed the first two, but I couldn’t say it since I didn’t have my channel at the time. Now I can give the credit it deserves! Keep it up! Also, with one of the names being Dan Green, there are a few jokes I could make.

[@Jman92854]

I was somewhat familiar with the actual history of Balto, but I wasn't aware just how hard this Seppala guy really hated a dog for simply existing, while loving another dog like he was his own son for simply existing. It's kinda disgusting that Seppala was very eager to discredit Balto in any way he could. Like, my god, he was just a dog, if you want to get mad at anyone, get mad at the musher, or even the general public for not knowing all the facts. Even from day 1 he was like "That Balto. Little furry bastard owes me tree fiddy". Not to mention that they were doing the run for a VERY good cause, that being they were rushing medicine to a town that desperately needed it, how about he stop bitching about "Oh Balto got more credit than the dog that I love more for no given reason" and appreciate that you got to participate in something that saved countless lives?

[@Keznen]

To be fair, Seppala didn't love Togo just for existing and certainly not for "no good reason". In fact, he didn't care for Togo at all when he was a puppy and tried to sell him twice, but gave up when Togo kept coming back to him. Togo only became his lead dog after proving himself. But yeah, it was definitely wrong of him to treat Balto like that. It wasn't Balto's fault that the media over-exaggerated his contributions.

[@animalpawpony3547]

@@Keznen To be fair, Seppala only tried getting rid if Togo because if how sick he was as a puppy and the fact that he wasn't as skilled and physically strong compared to his other dogs. it wasn't until Togo proved himself that Seppla gave him a chance, and Togo improved quickly as a lead dog. For Balto, I agree the media and public didn't know Togo and him made a much bigger contribution, but given how much attention Balto and his musher got compared to Seppala and Togo, it's understandable that Seppala would be angry and jealous for feeling cheated out of the rewards he and Togo deserved. They did more work and yet the last team got most if the credit for doing less work? I mean yes Balto and Gunner ran into challenges, but nothing like Togo and Seppala. In addition, given Seppala and Togo ran across a frozen river to save time - while the ice cracked under them - that actually makes their part even more dangerous than anybody else's. The team would have fallen into the frozen waters and died plus the medicine would have sunk and been lost. Compare that to Balto saving his musher from death and getting them through a blizzard. Yes both dogs had challenges, but if Togo had failed, Balto and Gunner never would have got the medicine. So Togo and Seppala definitely had the tougher route with bigger risk and rewards. Seppala did try to clear things up a few times, but everyone just read him off as "a jealous musher trying to take the fame away from Balto/the real hero". Yeah, I'm sure THAT didn't help Seppala's personal grudge for feeling downplayed as a big part of the race. I feel like Seppala may have had a preference for what he thought made a good sled dog which is why he doubted Togo. Plus he even owned Balto and gave him away to Gunner. Seppala saw him physically more as a work dog. For Togo I think it was more for the pup's health and wellbeing.

[@Keznen]

@@animalpawpony3547 Don't forget that Togo saved Seppala's life too.

[@animalpawpony3547]

@@Keznen Yes

[@jamescaulpetzer3566]

Great video. Still waiting for you to review An American Tale.

[@tylerfish2701]

Still a good movie, but man is it historically inaccurate as heck?

[@Aspie_Aunty]

I actually thought the Emu War was a joke (I don't remember learning about it in school but that's the public system for ya) until I watched Oversimplified's video on it and I went "this is why we always get memed on by everyone else isn't it" 🇦🇺

[@sebastianengelsman7255]

British Joe makes everything better

[@nathanblevins158]

A animal is like a human. We care for them. Animals can be hero.

[@walitytoking72]

Did you know steele originally going to die in the movie

[@chilathecreativefox9098]

Hey, I heard any of the piano music from the Hxnnah Gacha videos.

[@michellesmithson3166]

Keep up the good work!

[@dislike_button33]

Ok, there's bitter and then there's being so petty that you put a dog through hell and the man who loved him. This Seppani guy or however you spell it deserves plenty of hate. The dogs are heroes and so are the people who rode out with them to save the kids, but this guy is so bitter, I'm glad he never got as much recognition.

[@pinesapp]

while yes seppala had the right to sell off balto, it's definitely plausible that he harbored heavy animosity toward the dog, who received the bulk of the credit for the serum run at the time as opposed to togo, who ran a 130 mile leg. this probably indirectly led to togo's bloated credit as well, as it seems people now think he was a solo lead (he wasn't) and ran 260 miles (which by that logic balto ran 110)

[@karamixon5815]

The sugarcoat The children are okay in the movie. In the film, they kids' coffins in film EVEN blato see it.....😨😨😨 They deleted the scene, seelt die the only things his blood and his Collor 😨😨😨

[@espenbuhaugsveinungsen]

Crowd: we will all assume one sled of dogs saved the town. Crowd later: huh we were wrong. It's tye dogs fault for not saying anything. (Lmao as if the dog really knew what was happening)

[@sashabeckett5861]

There must have been a reason they fixed Balto at a young age. In actuality, if they wanted To go to be a sled dog, and I'm not sure, if they knew fixing a dog at such a young age will prevent good muscle development for better strength. I'm also not sure if they even used Balto anymore for sled dogging after that. But I'm pretty sure that had reduced Balto's ability to be a fit sled dog.

[@raisorblade]

It's because Leonhard simply didn't believe Balto was that special. He wasn't a 100% dog like Togo was. It's stupid, of course, but he was a perfectionist.

[@berengerdietiker22]

👏Stirring.

[@heinrichfletcher6954]

"Bore you with history" I for one, am not. You should be our history teacher.

[@a.t.m873]

Love to have another history gone wrong. I love to see you like me is very interested in history. I love to have connections with other people.

[@Keznen]

Ironically, Togo wasn't originally considered an "A dog" either. He was sickly and rambunctious as a puppy and Seppala tried to sell him twice, but both times Togo escaped and ran back to Seppala. And even after that, Togo only proved himself to be a natural leader by running ahead and jumping in front of his other dogs.

[@Langle7187]

That would make a great Disney movie

[@Keznen]

@@Langle7187 It did. It would've also made a great Yoshihiro Takahashi manga, but unfortunately he's still being forced to milk the corpse of the Ginga series.

[@jeremyblade7561]

I feel like the real story could have been a better movie than the one that was made.

[@brianlevine871]

Another great history lesson, Raisor. I've heard several details about the 1925 Serum Run, namely Togo doing the longest run and Balto leading the final stretch, but it's still fascinating learning about the entire story. As for the "Balto" movie itself, I loved it as a kid and nowadays consider it a decent film. I haven't seen that movie about Togo though, but I'm glad he's gotten more recognition in recent years.

[@Keznen]

The Togo movie was very good and mostly accurate, though it did have a few inaccuracies of its own (namely the omission of Leonhard Seppala's daughter Sigrid, who was at risk of getting diphtheria and was one big reason why Seppala did the run).

[@orangeslash1667]

@@Keznen Fun Fact: The guy who directed the Balto animated film would go on to direct the Prince of Egypt. So the cartoon Balto did something right after all.

[@brianboru2762]

@@orangeslash1667 That's Simon Wells, the Great-Grandson of the Writer H.G. Wells. He was also the director of the 2002 Time Machine movie, based on one of his ancestor's most famous stories.

[@TLSM-72]

Professor Blade kinda looks like 30 year old Hiccup, don’t you think?

[@juliabrand1547]

Solid take on the breakdown for Balto. Since you're looking for historical films, I suggest Secret of Kells or Wolfwalkers. Sure there's folklore in there, like the Tuatha and Wolfwalkers. But Secret of Kells is around the Book of Kells and the Viking attacks. And Wolfwalkers is Oliver Cromwell's occupation in Ireland.

[@171QA]

If you want an example, try the Magic Voyage. It’s pretty bad and hilarious to watch. And it’s a bit of a stretch but Cats Don’t Dance has some historical elements with the whole film basically inspired by the real life issues black actors faced with not being allowed to have starring roles during the Golden Age of Hollywood films.

[@Keznen]

Cats Don't Dance is so underrated!

[@johnnygallagher5718]

If I met Balto I would treat him with respect like Boris does and defend him from those who demonize him.

[@Keznen]

Which Balto? The real one who was a purebred husky (and not the main hero of the run), or the cartoon wolfdog that never existed?

[@johnnygallagher5718]

@@Keznen the cartoon one because he is so kind.

[@Keznen]

The real one was kind too seeing as he was a dog. Dogs are kind by nature.

[@johnnygallagher5718]

@@Keznen unlike Steele

[@rainbowracer9576]

Awesome Historical analysis! 👏😄

[@michelefish3378]

Here's a disturbing fact about Steele. Originally, he was supposed to have died after Balto made it back to Nome where he would accidentally hang himself, which might explain why he never returned in the sequels. It was cut out, of course, and that's how we ended up getting the comupence he got in the final cut of the movie.

[@Keznen]

That's ironic considering Komo, his counterpart in the Dingo Pictures knockoff, died onscreen.

[@michelefish3378]

@@Keznen 😱Really?

[@Keznen]

@@michelefish3378 Yeah, although it was far from emotional since Dingo Pictures films are always so-bad-it's-good.

[@beastmaster0934]

There is a video on KZbin showing a storyboard of that scene. It is disturbing as hell.

[@michelefish3378]

@@beastmaster0934 Oh, I saw it and yeah, it really is.

[@ImmaLittlePip]

2:26 Nice Sabaton reference

[@pinesapp]

inaccurate as it is, this movie was EXTREMELY well made with an attention to detail you simply don't see in modern films of the type

[@morganbrick9837]

Apparently, Steel was originally gonna die, but the scene was scrapped due to it being too dark, i believe i've watched the deleted scene a few weeks ago, it was dark

[@horse14t]

If you're looking for suggestions for this series I would be interested in seeing you cover Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero. It's like Balto in that it's a movie about a historical dog but animated and likely a bit loose with actual history.

[@jasongrasham7094]

i enjoy these history gone wrong videos more then i thought i would must be the teacher

[@Aurora-Welch]

Bf This video I had no Idea that this movie was based on a real animal I hadn’t even watched the film. 3:44 And A fictionalized Friday Kahlo was in the film.

[@PixPlaysoyeaaaaa]

I remember that the first time I saw this movie, I got so unnecessarily mad that it was so inaccurate.

[@jediknight131]

Togo did finally 3 statues in recognition of his bravery

[@furryhick1998]

This story makes me want to have a Husky drink milk out of my mouth

[@kimjong-il3630]

so im not the only one that noticed dude looked like willem defoe....

[@TheMrfoxguy]

Siskel really tore this film up back then

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

My grandfathers, grandfathers brother actually bought two dogs from Seppala, one of them was one of Togo's daughters. The pair of dogs he bought haD several litters of puppies, and they always had a dog from that family line in their home. One of my childhood dogs was a great( like x15) grandchild of Togo. Always thought that was pretty cool.

[@bsperoz]

7:34 NOPE! I ACTUALLY KNEW THAT! After seeing the film, my parents had me read a book with the actual story.

[@syrenking]

Nostalgia talking I loved the movie as a child But knowing the true story now It would have been 10 times better if they kept more historical details accurate Or maybe it would have been too dark

[@nicholassims9837]

I case you didnt know Steel was going to die at the end kzbin.info/www/bejne/imbLaaummtqiqJY

[@michellesmithson3166]

This is an interesting vid