The Amazing Digital Circus: Everything You Need To Know

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The world of independent animation has been going wild on KZbin recently. From Hazbin Hotel & Helluva Boss to Lackadaisy & MonkeyWrench, KZbin has become filled with incredible pilots from some amazingly talented creators and teams. And the latest show to set the internet on fire was The Amazing Digital Circus. But what is it about this 1 animated short that got people so invested that it's earned over 250,000,000 views in just a few months? Let's take a look!
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[@tailmo6349]

"I'll leave that to matpa- Oh..." We all felt that, god damn

[@Beyhammer1]

but matpat did do it 2 times

[@kaidynbibb6277]

​@@Beyhammer1yes but it's referencing the fact that matpat is leaving KZbin

[@coachlombardi9657]

MatPat did actually do a theory video on this.

[@deklanbewley1472]

He's made 2

[@inv3ntion_sm1ith90]

At least the internet can do what it does best, THEORIZE

[@auhtor_of_the_year]

“I’ll leave that up to MatPat!” *realizes MatPat is retiring soon* *PAIN*

[@Kazubcall]

04:22 lmao the little oh when he said matpat lmao

[@yatziriizel]

That's just a theory

[@FNFsocks6969]

A game theory

[@yatziriizel]

@@FNFsocks6969 THANKS FOR WATCHING

[@nathanhernandez6005]

*insert star spangled scream*

[@greencopper12]

​@@yatziriizel a film theory!

[@gamercrew1270]

I think the reason that TADC has the most views of any indie animated show is that it's not R rated (hazbin hotel & helluva boss). It's not scary (murder drones) and it's pretty long. And everybody on youtube is reacting to it so that helps.

[@kaey6105]

and unfortunetly gen alpha got their hands on it

[@anvithequarsonist]

And it's easy content farm material. More cheap content, more young people watching it, and more older people watching it to see what the hype's about.

[@DreadtheMadSmith]

"I'll leave that to MatPa- Ohhh...." How dare.

[@axs0lll]

what does that mean

[@DreadtheMadSmith]

@@axs0lll MatPat is retiring.

[@wooperfan584]

Indie shows are way too underrated. They deserve much more love.

[@American-qe4ty]

Why am i keep seeing wat was that called again hazbin hotel and hellua boss

[@koopa_industries]

All except for digital circus

[@cliffturbo2146]

I'm pretty sure they do

[@biakisstheunknownfangirl8907]

​@@koopa_industries No. All including Digital Circus EXPECT HELLUVA BOSS Helluva boss is lame

[@wooperfan584]

@@cliffturbo2146for some of them, not enough.

[@2forters_journey]

Wait until he sees how many searches pomni has..

[@StretchCooney]

Spoiler it’s a lot

[@GooberThe_Great]

@@StretchCooneyi figured

[@TheGoopGod]

Well, you know the rule! If it exists...

[@cheese5595]

now the real question is "searches where?"

[@khaliyahjefferson832]

wait until he sees the content farms ppl been cooking up seriously who let them cook

[@rachealmalambo703]

Him: leave that up to mat pat... Also him : 4:22

[@wordsmith6154]

One thing I find interesting is that many voice actors and animators work on many if these projects. The original VA for Angel Dust from the pilot voices characters in Lackadiasy and the ADC. His girlfriend Ashley was also an animator associated with Hazbin Hotel (she might also still do Helluva Boss, I don't know) and also does ADC, among other projects. I'd love to see you go into more indie animations that have been long-running like Murder Drones or Helluva Boss. As someone who has never seen ADC, though, this.was interesting to watch and I find it interesting that indie animations just get more and more popular as time goes on and more and more get introduced to the internet.

[@spacenoodle8207]

Michael also voices N in murder drones He is everywhere

[@wordsmith6154]

@@spacenoodle8207 He does! I forgot about that one.

[@cirkulx]

“That Bear Game” is my favourite game!

[@samlewis6487]

I'm sorry, but it appears you suffer from a rare medical condition known as Bad Taste. And yes, it's terminal.

[@yoshi_chuck05]

Was that the chomp of 97?!

[@MAXIMUMPOWER42]

@@yoshi_chuck05was that the chew of 67?!

[@lorelaimorace-kk1xz]

​@@MAXIMUMPOWER42 THE CRUNCH OF 14

[@2Quiet2bored]

@@lorelaimorace-kk1xz THE CONSUMPTION OF 08?!

[@clockworkcthulhu8195]

how dare you not to mention the best character Bubble, I love them all.

[@TheGrayBoys2023]

In episode two, Caine offers bubble a smoke (like, cigars and stuff), and he said “nah, thanks. Trying to quit.” Easily the FUNNIEST thing in TADC ep. 2

[@michaelnelson1127]

For me, the main reason I was interested in this show was because Caine is voiced by Alex Rochon, aka the Autarch of Flame, one of the earliest countdown makers on KZbin. So seeing him in something that turned out as big as this makes me happy for him. Also, my Pomni plushie arrived a couple weeks ago, and it’s great.

[@Trainboi1983]

1:57 Zooble is LITERALLY the embodiment of ADHD

[@m0xxie-pr7ju8ex4u]

so true

[@asheditzz]

​@@m0xxie-pr7ju8ex4u funny enough the VA has mild ADHD (ADD)

[@unironicallylikesranger7122]

Everything Gooseworx makes is fantastic, but fair warning: TADC is probably one of there less surreal toons. Absolute fever dreams, love em

[@faeranne]

Gooseworks has an amazing back catalog that I'm kinda surprised more people aren't looking into. The number of references to their other works like Little Runmo ("You didn't experience a gameshow in there, did you?") makes me very happy.

[@MAXIMUMPOWER42]

DORCELESSNESS

[@timedragon5492]

You know, Hazbin Hotel is kinda considered "Steven Universe but hard R-rated" doing an "everything you need to know" video on just that would be on brand for this channel.

[@Caleb-pd5fr]

Hazbin Hotel just gives like Steven Universe but like WITHOUT REDEMPTION

[@HappyAxolotl24]

4:21 oh

[@Trainboi1983]

3:54 *Stanley parable line music intensifies*

[@TinCan-gh3lj]

Y E S

[@JustAGoober-we2kg]

“It’s saying….PUT ME ON YOUR SKIN……..” *chokes on my water*

[@yaminogame]

Thank you for mentioning “Monkey Wrench” in the video! That show is so underrated it hurts. It deserves to have just as many views as the other shows you mentioned. Please people, go support “Monkey Wrench” how ever you can. It needs more eyes on it! The everything to the animation, the writing, the characters are amazing. And the creator (Zeurel) is super transparent about the whole process. He gives you step by step progress reports of each episode and is even willing to give numbers on how much it costs to produce each episode. Right down to the second. Zeurel and his crew deserve so much love

[@drbowser166]

Tuesday night a podcast I listen to had the VA of Caine on it and that was so much fun seeing (hearing) him on there. Now you put this out. The coincidence is hugely appreciated and I desire more please.

[@olivesnapple6633]

Disc only!

[@bongwaterboi209]

2:10 *gasp* language, mr.fofey

[@Glowenster]

You should do a Helluva Boss or Hazbin Hotel Video ( But cencor all of the gore and others)

[@jackreaper6139]

2:11 Didn't expect him to curse EVER!!!

[@greencopper12]

Same

[@maxstoneshorts5896]

@@greencopper12I was waiting years for a child friendly KZbinr said a cuss word

[@MegumiMary]

4:21 well... thanks for that.. here I was trying to have a good time and you had to bring up the youtube equivilent of a dying dog

[@InfernoYTOfficial]

You should cover Murder Drones from GLITCH as well!

[@psychomagalor4902]

I didn’t expect to see you talk about this! Super cool. I’d also totally recommend you check out and maybe talk about Murder Drones? Also by Glitch Productions? It definitely deserves a breakdown too! 😈

[@Emohedgehog-kj4zw]

I agree. You should totally watch it

[@drbowser166]

Any chance we could see you do a video or two each to cover Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss? Very curious to see your thoughts on those.

[@TheEndShadow123-CEM]

You should watch battle for dream island. It’s amazing it’s the digital circus but way better but they’re each really good to.

[@Salemthechunks]

The fact we can see foafys little drawings of the characters get better 😭

[@Ilovecats72836]

The ending theme gives me the chills every time

[@Sketchy_Dood]

9:38 should’ve talked about the hidden website when cane shows off his wacky watch

[@Pix-768]

4:23 ssad rip matpat

[@samlewis6487]

He's not dead he just retired. Chill out.

[@TheLocalSimpLol]

I’m honestly surprised he didn’t talk about object shows, because they’re technically indie animation shows too- now, some do have a team, but they were started by two kids. Most object shows start off with humble beginnings, they just grew a lot- so I’m basically requesting that FootOfAFerret makes a video on object shows ^^

[@Fnafbro2345]

Fun fact: Kevin Temmer the Lead animator of "The Amazing Digital Circus" did work at Blue Sky Studios as an animator for Ice Age 5, Ferdinand and Spies in Disguise. Which makes sense why that scene with pomni holding to two trucks in between in the episode 2 of "TADC" is soo familiar with Scrat from Ice Age 2. (even if he didrn't work at that movie)

[@anvithequarsonist]

Someone is going to ask for a Everything You Need to Know About Murder Drones, i just know it. And that someone is me. I want to see how Ryder will desperately try to wrap his head around the lore, that thing is more difficult to understand than rocket science

[@teddyfurstman1997]

TADC is such a cool indie cartoon. I Stan Pomni and Ragatha.

[@Scribblesuper69]

Please do another with lackadaisy

[@Gloomstera]

You GOTTA do hazbin hotel next (:

[@combycat]

10:37 HE EMBRACED IT

[@theoneandonlymasterjosh2912]

4:21 my heart has been broken from that sad reminder

[@moneerhussain5606]

will you be doing "Hazbin Hotel: Everything You Need To Know"

[@ajpalma6026]

Woah woah woah did I just hear Foafy swear holy cow it’s a reality I didn’t think I was a part of

[@LuciaPerez-yv9sw]

This was a very cool video and I loved the fact that you made callouts to a lot of other indie animations If you’d like to watch a longer running show that’s still going on I heavily suggest watching Murder Drones It has a lot of funny moments (meta humor and forth wall breaks) but it also has a lot of scary elements It is a bit on the darker side but I would love to hear your thoughts on the show (especially because the fandom is slowly dying and I need someone to review it ;-;) Great video as always I love your humor and pacing thank you for making a video about indie animation ^-^

[@Donobodude]

GlitchX is still available to watch on KZbin Also Saberspark only hosted the VA gameshow

[@PuffyPinkSpirit]

2:11 Did Foafy just...??

[@Churro0]

I was confused as well 😭😭

[@Watermelon_man619]

And???

[@Mr.GameWatch1980]

Uh…

[@Churro0]

@@Watermelon_man619 There’s nothing wrong with it, I was just surprised since he usually doesn’t say it

[@T0mmy-DA_man.]

Ah yes my favourite game that bear game.

[@timwoods2852]

I think a good potion of why The Amazing Digital Circus is so popular is its approachability. It doesn't have any adult/R-rated content. Nothing about it even hints at that. A title like Murder Drones; well we're probably going to see blood and death, Hasbeen Hotel; oh there's a literal demon on the thumbnail, same for Hellova Boss, etc. But TADC, just a crazy ringleader and Jester flying through the air. Sure Cane is just eyes and teeth, but they're not spooky or bloodshot or distorted in any way. They look like one of those classic chattering teeth from old comedy sets. And Pomni looks like a wide-eyed kid. There's nothing in the title that would suggest that this show isn't suited for everybody. Then the show itself follows through; no swearing allowed, nobody can take their clothes off, the world seems to operate on cartoon logic, etc. The odd bits that are featured aren't anything a 10 year-old can't handle while still being intriguing. Definitely a 10/10 in the audience appeal department. And, from reading some of the other comments, I'm not the only one who think so.

[@Ilovetulinspower23]

The first thing I thought when I saw Caine was "squishy"

[@thevioletskull8158]

Caine also seems to be a reference to a pointed tooth being called that

[@SpectragonYT]

Well, a pointed tooth is called a Canine, but the names are quite close.

[@SmilingBeach-mh4ej]

Pro tip don't search up The amazing digital circus comic worst mistake of my life

[@Calico452]

I feel bad for you but thank you for telling me people would see the trauma you went through searching that up

[@Strixlol]

Finally ur back I have been waiting

[@SayoriBestGirl44]

Jeez! I didn't think you'd do this!!

[@aT3rtle]

Please make a video on Object Shows, its a genre with objects usually battling for a prize the most infamous one is BFDI.

[@davidzea-smith1417]

You can always tell how successful something is based on the amount of- *dramatic music sting, I stutter, glitch and fall to the floor* cre- *another dramatic music sting, I shutter, glitch some more and vomit* cr- creepy cartoons that were supposedly “made for kids” (in heavy air quotes), but contains- *I shutter again* a- adult content…

[@WowItsJake]

I think this is the first time I’ve watched one of your videos to actually learn about the show, and not just because I already had seen it and wanted to hear it recapped again

[@Cheese-Slime-Sheriff]

Oh my goodness is that Pompeii digital circus

[@combycat]

It's honestly insane how it came out 1 day before my birthday (oct 14th) but for some reason sometimes it says it came out on my birthday. weird.. (also, at 4:19 in the background it shows a headset... hmmmmm.....)

[@pandagamer2746]

Pomni reaches the exit **Stanley Parable music kicks in**

[@tatltails3923]

Ep 2 dropped todaaaaaaay~!

[@ianskiver6246]

i'm not over matt's leaving us either

[@DietCokeGeekGal]

Fun fact, TADC had 50K views on the day of release.

[@Dani17-gc6up]

4:21 imagine you are an editor to one of the biggest theorists channels... and then they leave KZbin.... this is what it feels like

[@GamerBoi_Vids]

2:54 Bruh "tax returns" got me dying

[@isabellareynolds7030]

Honestly companies like Disney need to keep with this

[@samlewis6487]

No they don't. Let idie creators stay indie. We do not need them to become slaves to corporations.

[@combim1449]

I hadn't had time to watch the pilot up until yesterday, and my glob do I feel so late for this cause it's so great

[@R0ZEN7]

I think I quite literally live and breathe under a rock as I only found out about this pilot today and then found this video. I think I mainly like the show mainly because the main character is actually cute as opposed to those other independent projects you mentioned.

[@fireplayboy305]

"that bear game" hade me rolling XD 6:00

[@Chloe_Vanillawafer]

I legit almost fell out of my chair when you mentioned Ragatha! 🤣

[@Mr.Dr.Professor]

You mentioned Glitch's other works, but how about you check them out as well? Digital Circus may be their most popular show, but Murder Drones was the one that first took off for them. Why not review Murder Drones as well?

[@samlewis6487]

If he does, he should probably wait until the season is actually over (though that might take a while).

[@Mr.Dr.Professor]

@@samlewis6487 Smart

[@wootmasterzorsx]

Since it got brought up, I’d like to take a second to shill- watch and support Monkey Wrench- I adore that show above all the others here and wish it got more recognition since it is insanely high quality. Not to say it’s better, obviously. Just that it appeals to me personally- my sense of humor, I enjoy the art and character designs, I’m not big on horror… but that’s a tangent. All these series deserve a level of success, regardless of my personal investment in them. And major congrats to The Amazing Digital Circus crew for how crazy successful their pilot was.

[@calebc.2290]

the way you just say, “THIS LOOKS FINE!” at 3:14 got a good laugh out of me. i don’t know why i laughed as hard as I did, but it was good.

[@astridmyst]

Indie animation is my favorite thing to come from KZbin. Just incredibleee

[@AeroDoesStuff]

Another really amazing pilot to check out is Godspeed for any one who is interested

[@V-Star780]

I just wanted to put this other indie animated show that I really like. It’s called Bridge kids and in short, everyone is a loser in this show but it’s one of the most relatable things I’ve ever seen

[@waldo5860]

I thought you voiced Caine when I first watched it

[@Sub_Giga_Chad]

the animation is one of the best I've seen, the characters are so fun, and there's some JUICY LORE behind so gonna wait for the next episode

[@ZomBro_BOSS]

Can't believe Caine took my eyes

[@Caleb-pd5fr]

Like on one hand, the show is like so cute, the character designs are peak, and the world is just so colorful- BUT I'm still waiting for the fandom to come in and ruin everything because I'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE

[@mushroomplayz1213]

You should do Hazbin hotel recap

[@benwagner3947]

Ah yes “that bear game”

[@marendaines]

Can you cover Murder Drones, also by GLITCH Productions? It has the same humor and I think to be slightly better than Digital Circus. There also 6 episodes out so there is a lot to cover. Also SO MUCH MERCH. Also there is a very wholesome boi.

[@OMGSOSILLEH]

I like how he explains the characters in the order of the theme song.

[@raegenmain9114]

2:03 Dont lie to me XD

[@WowItsJake]

Please do a full Hazbin video once you’ve seen the first season

[@giuliobros.123]

I loved the pilot for the series!! I Wonder what they will do for the next episode!!

[@ayanaryan7982]

That "put me on your skinnn/felt that 😂😅

[@mbcommandnerd]

9:11 - As someone who’s wearing that exact shirt right now while watching this video, I can confirm that it is AWESOME! Go buy it, cause trust me, it’s worth it! I bought the poster too, and it’s just as amazing as the shirt!

[@glennparker7028]

0:59 And Episode 2 is finally here!!!

[@Christian_ec]

Thanks for the summary

[@alexi4829]

ngl because of my 1st exposure to this show... I thought it was another kind of animation, if people catch my drift~

[@samlewis6487]

That's the fault of weirdos online. Pomni isn't even canonically a girl, guys.

[@SpectragonYT]

@@samlewis6487we don’t know that, but it’s entirely possible.

[@hybriddinosaur4956]

I didnt expect this but ill gladly take it i love this show so much

[@Areyoueverbored]

i never thought you’d make a video about this

[@ChaoticWriterRising]

I didn't realize how big The Amazing Digital Circus had gotten until I saw knockoff merch at the mall this weekend.

[@manoftheusajones5147]

I MUST START WATCHING IT!

[@fireembliam9090]

I know you from Wicked Binge KZbin channel viewers.

[@davidharrington4828]

Can he do a (everything you need to know) for hazbin hotel season 1?

[@kaliburrx372]

I wish more people who talk about stuff like this brought up the series glitch started with, Meta Runner. its what got me into indie animation in the first place. sure i watched smg4 himself but when he released the pilot i was HOOKED. and it has 3 seasons and is entirely finished as a series. then came sunset paradise, a small tie in to smg4's regular videos, but also its own little mini series with just one season and i think 8 episodes if im not mistaken. quirky animation and fun aesthetics really popped in both and now with murder drones its got an even better production team and a new and different style compared to the other 2. all 4 of glitches current shows (Meta Runner, Sunset Paradise, Murder Drones, Digital Circus), are all unique and are worth celebrating in indie animation. technically their studio is indie last i checked.

[@creepercraftice665]

Never Expected This In 10000000000000000000000000000 Years And I'm So Glad We Got It

[@MR_S_3-2-1-5]

I was so happy when he was comparing Jax and Max-

[@snowlover]

I have so happy you know the difference between a pilot episode AND A FIRST EPISODE, IVE BEEN GETTING SO TRIGGERED WHEN EVERYONE KEPT CALLING THE PILOT THE OFFICIAL EPISODE, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

[@pokewest9939]

To be fair, I like it just because I like SMG4

[@gaberiffe8834]

I love your work keep it going It's my birthday today and I needed a pick me up thank you for being that for me