Space Dad's Battles of Parenting | Voltron Animatic

so this animatic took me almost two years to make. I am TIRED. Why did I spend so much time on this? I don't know. Why did it take so long to make? I don't know. WHY DID I MAKE THIS SO DETAILED?? I DON"T KNOW. WHY DID I DO THIS TO MYSELF?? I DON'T-
This video literally goes against every animatic rule out there, but here it is. It's finally done. I never want to look at this again, but I hope any Voltron fans still out there enjoy this.
Context:
It is universally known that Shiro is Space Dad and the paladins are his Children. Here is a video about his daily struggles with his hell spawn that don't mean to make his life miserable, but somehow manage to do so, anyway.
I don't own the audio or Voltron (obviously) but I do own the drawings! The audio has been borrowed from Michael McIntyre, an absolutely fabulous English comedian that I adore. His original stand-up act that inspired this animatic can be found here:
• Feeding, Dressing, Was...

[@hopem7791]

I was like "where's pidge" but then by the end i was like "yeah, I get it now-"

[@molinart5911]

I wanted to do her justice and that was the only way I knew how

[@marianelimaleonardi6648]

@@molinart5911 well you succeed with great scores

[@oatmealbeaver]

I READ THAT TWO SECONDS BEFORE SHE CAME ON SCREAM IM DEAEKGOEU

[@dbzcupcake]

legit the only character with her life together

[@claytondavidson6308]

This is the exact comment I was about to make XD

[@joejonasfromcamprock886]

This is just 6 minutes of Space Dad giving up

[@molinart5911]

love that for him

[@marianelimaleonardi6648]

@@molinart5911 who doesn't

[@oatmealbeaver]

420 likes lmao

[@lunar_unanimated2028]

We should rename the title

[@owosome7060]

The young gentlethem is only telling the truth.

[@lee-mones6018]

The fact that everyone is grown up and not drawn as kids makes it even better.

[@theshywolfie6655]

IKR SERIOUSLY THO

[@AngelMartinez-lm7cu]

“That's not my poo.”

[@hnnsdraws]

Ikr

[@Nightwing16682]

Yo

[@lordhades8025]

Honestly, it makes it more realistic and faithful to the characters.

[@astralframes5351]

This. Is. Absolute. Perfection.

[@Summer-fv9eq]

Indeed. It. Is! 😁

[@moonflower1729]

I did the 1000 like

[@n.b.0723]

Yesss!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ This is my second time watching it! I love it sooo much

[@broken-unbeliever3307]

yes 👌

[@owosome7060]

I watched this instead of doing any of the 20+ assignments I could have been doing so the counts for something? ☺️

[@soren8697]

Lance would probably be the kid where he’s like “Oh hey dad I’m just gonna go take a shower.... eat some food, get all my clothes on... but I will not listen if you tell me to clean the dishes....”

[@molinart5911]

exactly! He'd have no problem doing them of his own free will but the second someone tells him to do it....nahhhh

[@kiwirobbi1168]

@@molinart5911 shit erm why'd u have to call me out like that-

[@bearcat999]

Same I hate being told to do things. I will go out of my way to do the exact opposite lol

[@morerie]

Yeah Lance loves self care

[@owosome7060]

@@bearcat999 Same. When I want to do something like clean my room I'll do it but then my mom (as a young human I have to live with her) will tell me to and I'll lose all motovation

[@reki2206]

Shiro: darling- Adam: Don’t you even!

[@molinart5911]

one of my fave scenesss

[@Chickhan314]

IM WHEEZING WHY IS THIS NOT MORE POPULARRR

[@molinart5911]

THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING. ahh but thanks for your comment!

[@rothcharmaine599]

I'm still living in Voltron XD

[@dontrefertomethanks]

@@rothcharmaine599 Please can we talk, I'm so lonely

[@theshywolfie6655]

@Sugawara Koushi I just finished Voltron for the first time YESTERDAY I don't think I'll ever be the same lmao

[@chacabangasochannel3695]

@@theshywolfie6655 I finished on the 28th and I hate how dead it is

[@lilliespianoprog]

Shiro: Put your clothes on, put your pants on. Lance: I don't like PANTS. They're UNCONFORTABLE. I don't like PANTS! Shiro: Put your jumper on! Lance: I'm boiling. I'M boiling. I'M BOILING! Shiro: Yes, that's because I've heated the inside of the house. But what I haven't done, is heated the REST OF THE WORLD! So, you will need it when you get OUTSIDE. Lance: Can I just take itt..? Shiro: Alright. FINEEE!! Just take it, do your laces. Lance: Can I do it in the carr? Shiro: FINEE!!! DO IT IN THE CAR!!! WHERE'S YOUR BAG, WHERE'S YOUR OTHER SHOE? Man Shiro, what a struggle.

[@molinart5911]

I honestly thought the jacket scene was so fitting for Lance. He's so chaotic and stubborn and I could see this exact conversation happening every single time they left the house :)))

[@lilliespianoprog]

@@molinart5911 LMAO YES, I loved the shower scene too. I can totally see Lance screaming about something in his eyes. And with the poo, it's totally Lance.

[@cassiopeia6828]

@@lilliespianoprog my favorite part in the whole thing is when lance was like “why would you DO THAT!” i can totally see him just thinking shiro was out to get him just for accidentally getting shampoo in his eyes

[@chitterspat9400]

This is the real reason that space dad has white hair

[@dontrefertomethanks]

The stress is too much

[@daedalus4748]

And to think that Shiro has to put up with this, leading said children in an intergalactic war, and deal with Slav. I believe that the only time Shiro got a vacation is after he disappeared after fighting Zarkon

[@molinart5911]

omg I absolutely love this comment. Literally the only time he could catch a break was when he was in the astral plane fjknrgjvarj

[@River_the_dork]

my little sister says she imagines him in the void of the black lion doing two things, stressing about how his space children are, or sipping pina colladas and playing animal crossing with zarchon@@molinart5911

[@commentbandit5002]

"I don't like *pants* "

[@molinart5911]

"theY'rE uNcoMfoRtAbLe"

[@amethyst_cat9532]

He's a mermaid, they don't need pants

[@ratticusthewinion]

sHoRtS iT iS

[@river_57]

When Hunk threw the food... I love this, I love this an inhuman and unhealthy amount... THIS IS PERFECTION!!!!!!!

[@molinart5911]

gahhhh thank you! When I was thinking of ways to draw that scene, I knew I wanted to make it as dramatic as possible! And what's more dramatic than yeeting a piece of broccoli across the kitchen hahaha

[@bailey5519]

2:26

[@miaschmidt2022]

This is actually so-I-ITS BEAUTIFUL AND SO UNDERATED THIS NEEDS SO MANY MORE LIKES

[@molinart5911]

ahhh I was really hoping it would blow up but this is what happens when you post something in a dead fandom lmao. Glad you like it tho!!

[@violettorres1117]

Actual quote: "I don't need pants, I'm a mermaid!" -Lance McClain, season two episode 2

[@Thatone_fan905]

Without context it sounds so weird😂

[@CandyAkira]

Why does lance look like he is always high 😂 God this is perfection

[@molinart5911]

he most definitely was

[@bailey5519]

He got shampoo in his eyes

[@CandyAkira]

@@bailey5519 lol

[@sahniellejacobe8391]

I nearly choked on my saliva on the washing his hair part

[@lplayz605]

I CRIED TEARS OF LAUGHTER OH MY GOD THIS IS SO GOOD

[@molinart5911]

thank you so muchhh

[@noellebagel6645]

IK I DID TOO THIS IS AMAZING

[@citriz]

Turns out Pidge is the perfect child. Makes sense. Shiro was definitely everyone's supportive fatherly figure in this series, and I also love how you included Adam :)

[@extraterrific8835]

is that Adam or Kurtis though ?

[@citriz]

@@extraterrific8835 OH, wait It's Adam. He would've been his husband, but y'know. Whoops

[@tenseiidaswheelchair5118]

I’ve never laughed so much since the joke that was season 8 😂. Great animatic, I love this comedian so much Hahahaha.

[@molinart5911]

Season 8 was the biggest joke, I gotta agree. And I'm glad someone else has heard of Michael McIntyre! He's honestly brilliant

[@tenseiidaswheelchair5118]

molinart . He really is! My fav comedian of all time hahaha. I really love the sketches where he talks about his kids they’re always the funniest.

[@molinart5911]

@@tenseiidaswheelchair5118 Right?? And he impersonates them so well it kills me every time

[@YoWhatsUpFellas]

I like how each boy is a different emotion when in these battles, And then you have pidge.

[@GalaxyKatt2212]

Shiro’s hair didn’t turn white because of the Galra or space adventures, no, it was from raising his space children

[@CookieSpot223]

I feel like Pidge will pretend to sleep when someone walks in but as soon as they're gone ✨ video game time ✨

[@I_tried_to_be_emo_and_failed]

It’s like seeing the 4 stages of my childhood (I’m still a child though) Age1-3: Hunk Age 4-9: Lance Age 10-12: Keith Age 13+: Pidge

[@freemakerthings4518]

Ironic how Pidge is the only mature child 😂

[@TheMildOne]

Omfg I'm shaking I am on the virge of tears Holy shit I'M IN A STUDY ROOM I NEED TO STOP GIGGLING THE EXPRESSIONS!!!!

[@molinart5911]

pfffft hopefully no one gave you any dirty looks xD

[@bailey5519]

Lesbian gang (☞ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)☞

[@arsonii8778]

THIS IS THE BEST THING TO EVER EXIST

[@molinart5911]

thank you so muchh

[@libbydemonic]

This was absolutely amazing! Love your art style, love the Shadam/Adashi moments, love that you did Shiro's old arm (I'm sorry but I just dont like that giant monstrous hunk of metal they gave him), love it love it LOVE IT

[@molinart5911]

wow thank you so much! And I totally agree...Shiro's new arm is pretty hideous and I had absolutely no idea how to draw it so I stuck with the old design hehehe

[@ahhhwowowow7488]

THIS LITTERALLY HAD ME R O L L I N G ON THE FLOOR Edit: btw this arT IS SO AMAZING

[@molinart5911]

THANK YOUUU

[@purb.leplace]

this is some the funniest shit I’ve ever seen

[@rebeccali2707]

Shiro’s “ALRIGHT FINE” face is melting into my soul

[@themothmoon]

This was posted months ago but I'm literally crying with tears of laughter.

[@mckenzietallentire9358]

I was rolling on the floor wheezing it's the best thing ever

[@SpectralNightingale]

Okay I was unashamedly the hair-wash child lol. This was hilarious, thank you for taking the time and effort to do this!

[@molinart5911]

so was I!! I hated it. and thanks for the lovely comment, glad you enjoyed!

[@theshywolfie6655]

SAME THO, AND THE BROCOLI CHILD mom and dad I'm so sorry lol

[@troytarr2295]

Poor space dad XD I Laughed so hard watching this and my parents are just like "whats wrong with our child"

[@molinart5911]

hahahahahah oh god

[@ragingwolf98]

See this Is why I don't wanna be a dad so

[@susiearnold]

That imaginary perfect child was going to be either Pidge or Hunk. Both would have worked for being perfect or the child negotiating/panicking over vegtables.

[@nataliesmith9083]

I sat there the entire time like, "Where's Pidge?" and then at the end, was like, "Oh, yeah, TRUE."

[@kogayne2798]

LITERALLY WHY DOES THIS NOT HAVE MORE VIEWS? THIS IS AMAZING! 💗

[@molinart5911]

Thank youuuu!!

[@joejonasfromcamprock886]

kogayne I love the name and pfp

[@lexi-nv6bh]

OH MY GOD YES THE FANDOM ISN'T COMPLETELY DEAD THIS IS AMAZING!

[@molinart5911]

I WILL SINGLE-HANDEDLY KEEP THIS FANDOM ALIVE EVEN IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DO

[@lexi-nv6bh]

molinart YESSSSS THIS FANDOM DESERVES LIFE IM SO HAPPY I FOUND ANOTHER PERSON WHO ALSO LIKES VOLTRON OMFG

[@molinart5911]

@@lexi-nv6bh WE ARE A DYING BREED FOR SURE

[@lexi-nv6bh]

molinart YES

[@MaddieMP3]

•Blue's _Animations77• I NEED MORE CONTENT THAT ISNT SHIPS

[@slashbat2375]

I'm crying, I love that they're all just fully grown 😭

[@molinart5911]

right???

[@coolbeans4061]

I died that’s all I have to say

[@ariram407]

You have 20 kids, I feel like you know what you're talking about.

[@nataliekelly8448]

OMG😂😂😂I know aizawa you just wanted to sleep

[@jessicamuddamalle8332]

😂😂😂lmao rip dadzawa

[@mikeylikesit525]

I love people laughing like he's joking. Every single one is entirely accurate.

[@jericalocke9136]

Lol Pidge checking in with Space Dads before bed being a mild-mannered child full of independence and positivity was absolutely delightful.

[@chloecool55gaming42]

Showed this to my dad and stepmom and they died of laughter

[@molinart5911]

lmaoo glad you all liked it!

[@MaddysFishLocker]

I’m still angry about season 8. But this. This heals my wounds inflicted by that horrible season...

[@kaiaesthetic1576]

Facts , I’m still upset about it too , everyone was done so dirty smh. Especially our Lover boy Lance ;< Edit - And Also Lotor , he had so much but they just wasted him as a character.

[@cobitwo138]

@@kaiaesthetic1576 is it bad I like that season, I’m scared

[@HSOP-OFFICIAL]

"Don't you even!" That part had me in stitches!

[@kasakk]

This is extremely underrated! I love this!!!💜😁

[@moonflower1822]

I agree, holy hell. This is amazing.

[@molinart5911]

thanks for the lovely comment!

[@Salish_Shiki]

The fact Adam is the mom is the funniest thing ever

[@night1042]

Oh my gosh this is AMAZING! And it's even funnier when I remember that all of these children are canonically in their late teen, minus Pidge, and I can 100% see them all being like this. Acting as though they are four.

[@molinart5911]

Halfway through making this I seriously considered redrawing all of the Paladins (except for Shiro) as children because I wasn't sure if it'd have the same effect if they were still their canon aged selves. But I'm glad it worked out!! Thanks for commenting!

[@night1042]

molinart IT’S PREFECT!

[@BunnyBigGuns]

Poor Shiro, or should I say space dad. Good job on the animation. I somtimes animate and I know, it is probably one of the most time consuming things in the world. I loved it ☺ it make me laugh so much my mom had to come check on me to see if I was dieing. Nice work!

[@molinart5911]

aww thank you so much! I totally agree...Animating takes SO much time, and this technically wasn't even a proper animation! The entire process is so tedious but it's definitely worth it in the end!

[@pussyeater966]

The whole vid I was like "Where's pidge" When they popped up it was so accurate😂 (Also I love your art and style)

[@ganqing8946]

She's female i-

[@sadnarumitsu]

4:52 I love how at this exact moment, I can see your artstyle significantly change. Meaning you definitely procrastinated a little too long on this.

[@chloeclover4223]

I think my favorite part of all of this is that they’re their normal selves. Those are not children they are teenagers. I couldn’t breathe

[@Jay_1623]

Perfect! I like hw you put Pidge as the perfect child! She never does anything that puts the team in jeopardy.

[@childofapollo2031]

I love how pidge isn’t in this till the end because she can do no wrong

[@childofapollo2031]

And by that I mean she won’t do wrong because she is a good child

[@francescagwilliams7794]

Would it be possible for you to do Sibling Rivalry (another one of Micheal McIntyre's skits) but have the rivalry with Keith and Lance and Pidge and Hunk in the background? I loved the art and the way you animated this so I thought it would be funny to have something similar with Sibling Rivalry. Only an idea

[@molinart5911]

oo that's a great idea! I'll have to take a look at the Sibling Rivalry skit, but if it's anything like this one, I'm sure it'll have a lot of animatic potential :P

[@creative_chaos]

what makes this really funny is that lance, hunk, and keith are teenagers

[@foofy.friend]

HEY, THAT SHAMPOO HURT, oKaY?! Rlly tho I think what hurt more was the fact that I pressed into my literal eyeballs with a cloth to try and stop soap

[@moonflowr]

the hair washing bit had me CRYING from laughing so hard omg thank you for this

[@cultishcosplay2549]

i think the fact that lance, keith, and hunk are very much grown teenagers in this makes it SO much funnier

[@kagomekirari25]

I absolutely lost it at Keith and Lance crouching to look in the toilet bowl

[@kingprincess3822]

Shiro playing his true role as Space Dad to perfection 🤣

[@phoebetaber1827]

Thank you for this masterpiece!! I’ve been starved for Voltron for so long, this has officially made my week.

[@molinart5911]

awww I'm glad I could provide! But honestly I know. I find that not a lot of content is being made in the Voltron fandom anymore, especially after season 8 :/

[@JustAce3672]

This video made me laugh so hard. THANK YOU FOR THIS BLESSING!!

[@molinart5911]

first time I watched the actual stand up I nearly fell off my chair hahaha. Glad you liked it!

[@commentbandit5002]

"Darling-" *"DoN't YoU eVeN"*

[@twotoomany2412]

the facial expressions in this are G O L D

[@SingingMenaceYT]

I cannot believe I had JUST found this, omg this is absolute *PeRfEcTiOn* I tried so hard not to laugh out loud because it was around 3AM when I watched this. I cannot explain how much I think this fits though, Shiro’s struggles man 😂 I think this is the real reason he disappeared during the show

[@libbydemonic]

ALIGHT FiNE!!!!!

[@molinart5911]

poor shiro just wants one day of peace and quiet

[@owosome7060]

This was 6:45 seconds of pain for Space Dad and me dying of laughter. This was great.

[@RiriChanElric]

*is wondering who's poo is it indeed* Maybe it was Shiro's poo, DID HE EVER THINK OF THAT---?!?!

[@Strawborry_Shortcake]

I’m watching this a good 4 years later, but, it’s perfection so how could I not? Genuinely funniest thing I’ve seen all month

[@jocelyn764]

This is so cute OwO Poor Space Dad though xD White hair probably from all that stress who knew raising the paladins could be so troublesome ^w^

[@DragonessTiger]

Shiro’s life aboard the Castle Ship. Period. This is why you don’t send kids into space.

[@deadinside7281]

this is beautiful!! i love this so so much!!

[@molinart5911]

gahhhh thank you! i'm honestly so surprised to see people still in this fandom

[@dontrefertomethanks]

@@molinart5911 I joined recently to find these 😂

[@theshywolfie6655]

@@dontrefertomethanks same here, I made myself wait to watch this video until after I finished the series lmao

[@tyronetalam8488]

This is why he went to that trip into space in the first place

[@kaiaesthetic1576]

*This is literally so amazing , I can’t believe I didn’t notice this earlier* *it was in my recommended , and I don’t regret clicking on it* *Even though I’m upset about season 8 , I still love this animation.*

[@crimsonkiten5882]

In children's defense,shampoo burns your eyes like fucking HELLFIRE

[@tameikathehuman2003]

THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN CANON

[@diyareddy387]

I love how this isn't even a comedy routine anymore. It's just him complaining about his life to everyone

[@mayramaldonado3036]

this is so cannon, and i lov eit. i love it, every drawing, every shading, i love it. i wish i knew other voltron fans that i know in real life to show them this and i cant/ i

[@molinart5911]

thank you so much! This comment really means a lot :D

[@mayramaldonado3036]

@@molinart5911 awe, you're welcome :)

[@猿飛アスマせんせい]

One carrot. Five peas. And this flourett of broccolli.

[@gracebrennan8989]

There is murder in Shiro's eyes every time he says "fine"

[@Khhaos]

Whoever animated this whole thing is a god

[@captainaegirhellkingsurtr3116]

I like how Pidge is the one that's ideal fantasy child Also: out of all these I'm actually more Pidge with a little Keith mixed in there I had a bit a bad habit of letting things be known ahead time.

[@belovedpoison]

I am WHEEZING!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was incredible. I love the art and the characters picked for each thing, Lance was wonderful, Keith was just brilliant, Hunk was fantastic and Pidge was absolutely amazing. Poor poor Space Dad Shiro. He's so done with their crap and this really brightened my day! So well done. Thank you a million tons for this absolute masterpiece! It really went so so well with the comedian speaking. I love that guy and that just added a whole other element of hilarity to this creation. XD

[@marianelimaleonardi6648]

ALMOST 2 YEARS??? WHAT THE HELL KIND OF MOTIVATION DO YOU HAVE??? BECAUSE I NEED IT!!!

[@molinart5911]

lmaooo it probably took two years because I lost the motivation to finish this many times

[@Your_Native_Mothman]

This is so good

[@molinart5911]

I'm glad you like it!

[@khushi2282]

THIS IS LITERALLY AMAZING I CANT SKSKJDNEF

[@molinart5911]

THANK YOU SO MUCH JTERAIKOHJ

[@isiolipon]

This is the best thing I've ever seen.

[@thephoenicorn]

This is freAKING HILARIOUS, I'M WHEEZING, YOU'VE KILLED ME, I'M SLAIN. The art was phenomenal and the jokes for the characters so perfect. Thank you, KZbin algorithm for allowing me to witness this 4 months after I should have been watching this.

[@denkikaminari1178]

Loved it! ❤️ The drawings made this story way more funny. I died while watching! Amazing job! ❤️❤️

[@molinart5911]

Haha thanks! I tried to make the drawings as expressive as possible to do the dialogue justice. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@riversmind1545]

Oh my gosh. I didn’t know that Michael McIntyre and Voltron was a combination that I needed in my life, but apparently I was wrong. This is SO good. You are so talented! Well done!

[@corathomson6285]

The fact that this explains how my little siblings act. This is spot on and PERFECT

[@brookeanderson25]

This is brilliant love it so much

[@molinart5911]

thank you!!!

[@haliamyx]

Two years? Worth it.

[@starkid_potter9313]

I LOVE THIS YOU TALENTED HUMAN BEAN💜✨

[@molinart5911]

GAHHHHH THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU'RE AMAZING

[@lavenderisdedagain4554]

Mmm yes. I don’t know why but I have suddenly jumped back into Voltron content for no apparent reason... just been in a Voltron mood for the past few months... I needed this

[@willowsky4716]

this is SOOOO good omgggg. I love every drawing and I literally almost peed laughing (to the audio but also the facial expressions and the way you Drew this). I just... I love it

[@molinart5911]

Thank you!! Couldn't have done this without the audio...It's absolutely brilliant

[@s.kaylanphear3085]

I love the fact that they're all adults, lol

[@basically_shakespeare2744]

Broooo this so amazing you need so much more recognition :)

[@molinart5911]

that's what I've been sayinggg. But this fandom is kind of dead now so it's proving to be difficult lmaoo

[@raythefangirl1339]

A few days later shiro cracks and yells at them like he did slav

[@kayb933]

I can’t believe you stayed inspired enough to complete this when it took almost two years oh my gOD it’s aMAZING I can’t stop watching it!!

[@molinart5911]

I can't believe it either lmaooo. But thanks for watching and feel free to watch it as many times as you'd like :)

[@gigibubblezz]

THIS. IS NOW. MY FAVORITE. THING. TO COME. OUT. OF THE. VOLTRON. FANDOM!!