The Banana Splits Movie - Nostalgia Critic

[@ChannelAwesome]

Five Nights At Freddy's ripoff? What did everyone think of The Banana Splits Movie? Support this week's charity - www.redcross.org/local/illinois.html Watch more Nostalgia Critic here - bit.ly/NCPlayList​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Follow us on Twitch - www.twitch.tv/channelawesome​

[@jerricablackcat4303]

Can you review The Muppets Wizard of Oz?

[@hedgehogboi149]

Can you review willy’s wonderland

[@deshawnedwards6412]

Nostalgia-Ween came early this year.

[@deshawnedwards6412]

Review The Simpsons Movie please.

[@cian.o]

Some say it's a rejected fnaf script and I got a feeling it's the single mom one.

[@glowworm2]

The reason Snorky practically says nothing is because in the original show, Snorky was a silent character to begin with. Unlike the other Banana Splits, Snorky communicates through honks though the others can understand him just fine.

[@jenneacubero1036]

Imagine showing this to your kids, thinking it was just another modern adaption (i.e. Scooby Doo, Alvin and the Chipmunks, etc.) only to be proven horribly, HORRIBLY wrong.

[@addex1236]

That would be funny

[@RobiticDuck]

Oh I'm sure there will be several babysitters and busy parents picking this movie on streaming based on title and thumbnail.

[@ThePkmnYPerson]

They'd be like people who thought Conker's Bad Fur Day was for kids and learned to pay more attention to the cover.

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

And it's somehow the least horrific!

[@dr.wyverstone8418]

I mean, on title alone sure, but if they're able to see the promotional image, it includes Bingo holding an ax.

[@isaacandluxo5463]

The fact that the same person who voices every robot in this movie also voices Daffy Duck is amazing

[@DupontandLowesWarrior]

Eric Bauza also Replaced Billy West as Stimpy in The 2003 Adult Party Cartoon

[@garynaccarato4606]

Well I suppose that in this movie instead of it either being rabbit season or duck season it's human season.

[@pundertalefan4391]

Excuse me? XD Wow.

[@dannyowens9230]

Eric also replaced Billy as Elmer Fudd in Space Jam A New Legacy.

[@jakoball117]

He also voiced a lot of characters in Ben 10

[@JoseRuiz-yh2eh]

So, when he said "here's a 90s commercial", he put an ad break right there. My ad was for Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 & 2... What sorcery is this?

[@cowsquidman5679]

Same

[@PIZZA7y54d6gf6]

"banana cadabra" type shit

[@The-Great-Bukini]

Interesting fact: When the trailer for this film came out people speculated that the script used to make it was originally for the scraped fnaf movie.

[@rhaeasoul8531]

At this point if they want to make a fnaf movie they better get off the asses and do it. Any longer and horror animatronics will be a dead idea. They’ve already passed their hayday and now we have two animatronic movies that got made first.

[@mrcritical6751]

@Spoods Noodle Doodles Willy’s Wonderland starring Nicolas Cage

[@kalkuttadrop6371]

@@rhaeasoul8531 Filming was confirmed to be starting in early 2021 as Scott FINALLY got a script and screenplay he actually liked, after it being canned twice already, once in 2016 and once in 2019. (The older of these two is believed to have been altered into the Banana Splits Film) Of course, now Scott quit FNAF due to Twitter finding out he was Republican, so there's a decent chance it got killed off for good, but the script he liked was already done and filming apparently was already underway, so it'll probably still come out in 2023 or so

[@rhaeasoul8531]

Too bad for them. Reminds me of gobots vs transformers back in 1990 something; the original idea took way too long and guess what swooped in and took its place? As I said fnaf is way past it’s prime by now and not one but 2 different direct competition movies got made and released first.

[@RogueT-Rex8468]

@@rhaeasoul8531 it’s dead. The only way a FNAF movie would work is to wait literally another 20-30 years before it’ll be some ideal of nostalgic enough to spark a resurgence.

[@holyknight70]

"she runs over the cheating stepdad" Ok roll back a minute, what cheating stepdad? You missed a step there...

[@MrDj232]

The kid who dragged his "friend" and brother along had a cheating stepdad.

[@ridwana4037]

To be fair, the stepdad character is forced WAY out of the movie, by being "busy working" on the phone most of the movie. Which is why not many people remembered He even exist.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

@@MrDj232 He's actually the biological dad to the kid. He's the step-dad to the older brother.

[@JonDoe42069]

@George W exactly. That's probably why NC is more obscure in this, becuase he probably knew a lot people watched Dead Meat before him.

[@dianeatanacio7096]

True all characters should be analyzed and mentioned.

[@dejEtack]

To be fair. This isn't the weirdest thing that's been done with a Hanna-Barbara property.

[@mrcritical6751]

*glances over at Scooby Apocalypse*

[@DarkPsychoMessiah]

The Banana Splits meet the Suicide Squad?

[@lucycordova815]

@@DarkPsychoMessiah or the Flintstones with the WWE

[@DarkPsychoMessiah]

@@lucycordova815 Not as bad as the Jetsons with the WWE

[@JackMensahBonsu]

Or laff a lympics without Dick Dastardly and Muttley

[@benwetzel8449]

My dad refused to even watch the trailer for this movie, having watched the original show a lot when he was a kid.

[@ariadnefrolich7243]

Understandable.

[@Drixenol86]

I watched reruns of Banana Splits as a kid. The trailer really pissed me off.

[@donnakayt1]

Heck, both my parents watched the show growing up and they LOVED the movie.

[@dma69nyc]

I, too, watched the show as a kid and I'm kind of curious yet uneasy about seeing the movie. I even put off seeing this review for quite a while, but I just had to find out what Critic thought of it.

[@godhatesblackcrayonsjesush9862]

Interesting

[@huerfanoproducciones]

14:58 50% sure of this but that sounds like Dead Space 2

[@lucycordova815]

Pero madre mía Willy que haces aquí compañero

[@DatBoiRacc]

YONCITO QUE HACES AQUI

[@thescreenslaver8520]

I’m gonna be 100% honest right now I forgot Freakshow Cinema was a thing but I’m glad to see it returning. It’s a fun series.

[@larry6904]

Unironically when he said “We need a 90s ad for this” I got a New Space Jam ad

[@ariadnefrolich7243]

Lol same!

[@sweetcinnamonpnchkin]

That’s a 90s ad on crack.

[@irafoo]

@@sweetcinnamonpnchkin yes

[@LiterallyDrew]

Same here

[@coolguy5133]

I got a Dawn Powerwash commercial and Old Spice Bodywash commercial.

[@slobodatom96]

As someone who actually watched (and enjoyed) the Banana Splits show when I was a kid, I found this on DVD at a Walmart a few years ago and honestly didn't know what to make of it. I'm more amazed anyone else remembered the show than anything I saw in the actual movie

[@mammon8683]

Willy: Not so fast Critic, ya may have token care of those amateurs, but nothin' compared to me and my gang! **Plays the Birthday Song*

[@mrcritical6751]

Willy: one little critic at the end of the line, one little critic at the end of the line

[@Banchoking]

Decker Shado just did that movie.

[@NashTheBlade]

Eh one problem with that....Basically it's for the same reason why Dead Meat won't do a Kill Count on it...Copyright Strike Trolls up the wazoo

[@nickdorenkamp959]

@@mrcritical6751 no where to run no where to hide one little critic at the end of the line

[@mechagodzilla1233]

@@scaryrumpus I mean you hear his voice during the birthday song and the end of the movie with the animation nic cage doesn't talk tho

[@TheRoguePenguin]

"How come I'm a kid but I look almost forty?" - Me realizing I'm an adult.

[@ejay1118]

65 dude! There's still a 16 year old in here wondering just what the Hell happened?

[@LadyOnikara]

* sigh * Same here. Someone behind me says "ma'am" trying to gain my attention and I always wonder who they are talking to.

[@thelethalcreator2077]

When the boy says Snorky will always be his favorite, the way he falls back is funny, like he thought to himself, "Oh no! Not this kid!"

[@averymerrick]

*From TV Tropes* So Okay, It's Average: Currently holds a 5.0 on IMDB. Generally, it's agreed that the movie is fine, with some pretty good effects on both the animatronics and the gore, but the plot is weak and the characters are very flimsy. It's pretty much your run-of-the-mill horror movie, with the only thing making it stand out from the crowd being the source material.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

If they want to read it for themselves they can.

[@JunKazamaFan]

A fellow TV Troper?

[@FTZPLTC]

tbh, the fact that it's a horror movie at all is the major selling point. You don't *neeed* it to be amazing.

[@Mattcai2004]

*Here's what the Awful Movies wiki said* Despite The Banana Splits Movie receiving generally positive reviews from critics, it has received unfavorable reviews from fans who found it a horrible idea to begin with. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 67%, based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. On IMDb, it has a 5.1/10 rating. Kat Hughes of The Hollywood News praised the film and its direction, saying "Danishka Esterhazy proves the breadth of her directional range. The Banana Splits is a fun-filled, cacophony of zany deaths and characters, that plays out as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for grown-ups". William Bibbiani of Bloody Disgusting gave a positive review saying that the film "offers a satisfying sequence of slasher slays" but that it "relies so much on cognitive disconnect that never feels like more than an ironic kill count". Reviewer Jim Johnson, of Comic Book Resources, wrote that "it's a bold move that works, because, here in 2019, there's really nothing better to do with the Banana Splits. And it's not like anyone else had a better idea". Russ Burlingame of ComicBook.com praised the performances and script, saying "The Banana Splits Movie will be controversial - especially among those who still have a fondness for the original series - but it mostly sticks the landing, buoyed by a great cast, script and crew". Ben Kenigsberg of The New York Times gave the film a negative review, writing that it is "far less crazy than it wants to be and far more soporific than a synopsis would suggest". Mike MGranaghan of Aisle Seat gave the film 2 out of 4 stars, writing "When it's doing what it's supposed to do, The Banana Splits Movie has some definite novelty, value. Unfortunately, that's only about 50% of the time, tops".

[@Mattcai2004]

*Here's what the Greatest Movies wiki said* Despite The Banana Splits Movie receiving generally positive reviews from critics, it has received unfavorable reviews from fans who found it a horrible idea to begin with. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 67%, based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. On IMDb, it has a 5.1/10 rating. Kat Hughes of The Hollywood News praised the film and its direction, saying "Danishka Esterhazy proves the breadth of her directional range. The Banana Splits is a fun-filled, cacophony of zany deaths and characters, that plays out as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for grown-ups". William Bibbiani of Bloody Disgusting gave a positive review saying that the film "offers a satisfying sequence of slasher slays" but that it "relies so much on cognitive disconnect that never feels like more than an ironic kill count". Reviewer Jim Johnson, of Comic Book Resources, wrote that "it's a bold move that works, because, here in 2019, there's really nothing better to do with the Banana Splits. And it's not like anyone else had a better idea". Russ Burlingame of ComicBook.com praised the performances and script, saying "The Banana Splits Movie will be controversial - especially among those who still have a fondness for the original series - but it mostly sticks the landing, buoyed by a great cast, script and crew". Ben Kenigsberg of The New York Times gave the film a negative review, writing that it is "far less crazy than it wants to be and far more soporific than a synopsis would suggest". Mike MGranaghan of Aisle Seat gave the film 2 out of 4 stars, writing "When it's doing what it's supposed to do, The Banana Splits Movie has some definite novelty, value. Unfortunately, that's only about 50% of the time, tops".

[@lizzykitty7579]

Just think, THIS was going to be the FNAF Movie before Scott said "fuck that"

[@CreativeFnaffan867]

That was a huge bullet Scott dodged, but for the better

[@captainseyepatch3879]

Ya/no. It was way more him getting fed up with it being stuck in development hell. And to be totally honest. Scott made the right call, there was no way it was going to come out anytime soon and or be good.

[@ddjsoyenby]

ikr it would.

[@BzFlix]

If Scott used this plot the film would have flopped

[@thunderpantz]

Fnaf was never about gore.

[@justinpullen1097]

Whoever made this movie clearly has issues. It's like a Robot Chicken sketch they decided to give special treatment.

[@dragmaXE]

Couldn’t have said any better if I tried my friend.

[@estebangutierrez160]

I liked the movie

[@only257]

@@estebangutierrez160 come on the 60s tv show was better enough said❤

[@only257]

@@dragmaXE agreed dragma📼

[@dragmaXE]

Thank you.

[@kenguyii9108]

Imagine the next FNAF game like this: *Five Nights At Freddy’s: Banana Splits Edition*

[@wambutu7679]

I grew up watching the Banana Splits. This was funny as hell.

[@crcoghill]

the only reason i know of these characters is due to Boomerang in the 90's and early 2000's (before the "rebranding" and "reworked channel AKA sucking the life out of it) having bumpers during "commercial ads", which there were none to beginning with, and they had this really catchy one.

[@ionbing2884]

I'm a little confused. I last watched some Boomerang maybe 4 years ago or so and it seemed just as I would expect, except it was more '90s shows like ReBoot than old HB but there was some of that. Frankly that's what I vastly prefer anyway. Maybe at some point in between it was in a wretched state and got rescued before I found it? CN *was* an institution. Then 2007 happened and it became a sluice of badly thought out worse executed dreck in about a fortnight. Just unbelievable. I thought CN started getting better around 2011 with Regular Show and other good stuff...that all had their series finales...oh God they're just running TTG nonstop now aren't they?

[@Chaos89P]

@@ionbing2884 If it ain't the occasional Craig of the Creek and maybe Gumball.

[@masonborenstein6613]

Everyone’s talking that he should review Willy’s Wonderland, and I agree, but now that he mentioned it I’m curious about his opinions on the Scream Trilogy. Anyone else?

[@NeoConnor1]

But there are 4 scream films, soon to be 5. He could always do a scream month

[@masonborenstein6613]

@@NeoConnor1 I didn’t even know! That would be awesome

[@Zikkar]

Nope much more interested in Willys

[@masonborenstein6613]

@@Zikkar Fair Enough lol

[@bluestreaker9242]

Actually that WOULD be interesting, come to think of it! :3

[@MoostachedSaiyanPrince]

Man, I can't hear the words 90's commercial" without watching that legendary Smash Bros commercial where people in mascot outfits beat each other senseless In a flowery meadow.

[@onemanarmysswampparty]

It all started with Mario kicking yoshi in the shin

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

The best part of that is Donkey Kong throwing Pikachu into Fox, who just falls over, and Yoshi not dealing a single blow to anyone.

[@lunerblade13]

13:32 didn’t the kid say in an earlier scene how snorky is his favorite and he’s basically thinking that snorky is different on near blind faith.

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

"Alright, so how about just two years after giving them a horror movie, we put the Banana Splits back into a kids' show?"

[@tambourineofdreams5351]

As someone who loved the movie, I’d absolutely unironically watch it

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

@@tambourineofdreams5351 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jellystone! Apparently came out *today*.

[@Apple_Bapple]

@@pkmntrainermark8881 yeah they appeared in jellystone as dangerous criminals. not serial killer robots, but honestly, after turning a once loved kids show that people remember into a horror film, i'd say it's VERY strange that they decided to put them in this show. no one who saw the actual banana splits show when they were younger wants to see this. it's like what they tried to do with the powerpuff girls movie.

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

@@Apple_Bapple Didn't the Power Puff Girls movie come out during the show's run?

[@Apple_Bapple]

@@pkmntrainermark8881 i'm talking about the NEW live action one they were trying to make. the script got leaked and uhhh it wasn't great. buttercup slept with someone. yeah, it's that bad.

[@monsterjamfan100xtreme4]

I can’t even laugh this off that after The splits appeared in this horror flick, the returned to kids media with the jelly stone reboot. Kind of surprising that this would happen, and at least they won’t appear as killer animatronics and are apparently cuter than ever.

[@jadenbryant9283]

It's kinda like seeing a actor who was outed as a pedophile being in a comedy movie after hm being outed as a pedophile it's fucking werid

[@monsterjamfan100xtreme4]

@Xergyo Salgado hallelujah.

[@jackstauffer9103]

The only horror movie that ruined peoples childhood, by making something for kids and making it a horror film.

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

So weird how this was based of a LIVE-ACTION HANNA-BARBERA TV SHOW. At least the filmmakers got that right.

[@Ashurman666]

If THIS ruined your childhood then you must have had one pathetic childhood.

[@nicktechnubyte1184]

Then you would hate rule34 and deviantart

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

@@nicktechnubyte1184 What now and why??

[@nicktechnubyte1184]

@@thefantasticretroreviewer3941 you haven't spent that much time on the internet, have you?

[@loggior.speedweed4345]

FF: Warner were tasked by Scott to make the FNAF movie, but they never could settle on an script so Scott left them for Blumhouse Productions. Then a year later this movie comes out and... well if this movie is anything to go by I GLAD Scott ditched them!

[@ddjsoyenby]

he made the right choice.

[@therandomarchive2183]

FF? Future Farmers?

[@soulslikefan6760]

@@therandomarchive2183 fun fact, I assume.

[@DanganHana]

I didn't know Warner Bros had a Final Fantasy division

[@Keichimaru]

From what I've heard on various horror youtube channels, the Banana Splits Movie is made from the script for the FNAF movie. Allegedly, Cawthon read the script and cancelled the deal with WB very quickly. Supposedly, WB then scrambled to find the first IP they could that would fit the film, and adapted the script to it. I say all of this as allegedly and supposedly, simply because I haven't seen any hard evidence of this, but I've heard it across multiple youtube channels, so... *shrugs* I wouldn't be surprised if that's the case. But the fun part is, if you're familiar with the FNAF series, you can see exactly how someone who doesn't understand the series could write this movie, and even recognize certain characters and how they were trying to work it into the script. If this genuinely was made to be a FNAF film, any FNAF fan can easily recognize how someone who doesn't understand the series could portray it in this way.

[@ThatGuyOnThe_Internet]

I think you should really do a Three Stooges movie nostalgia critic

[@takashi04]

Definitely underrated movie. I chuckled a lot. DONUT REMOVER 🤛🏽

[@ThatGuyOnThe_Internet]

I know it’s just sad how people bash a masterpiece lol

[@Jess_IsCringe]

With how much Doug seems to love slapstick, I'm surprised he hasn't done this yet.

[@ThatGuyOnThe_Internet]

@@Jess_IsCringe I’m just as surprised as you are

[@moxxy8626]

My childhood movie

[@antivenom1018]

All four Banana Splits are voiced by Eric Bauza, the current voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and literally half of the Loony Tunes!

[@deniseg9210]

And they’re coming back in the upcoming Jellystone HBO Max show.

[@MetroboomingmakeitBOOM867]

YES

[@kylemorello4787]

The nice ones. Okay, still a little edgy, but in a good way

[@deniseg9210]

@@MetroboomingmakeitBOOM867 I imagine them as a street gang in this show.

[@crazy8animations763]

If they make a joke about their movie I'll be happy, lmao

[@Valentina-ng4hh]

Wait seriously?

[@octo-generaljones8691]

Shockingly enough, I was the only person in my 1st grade class that wasn’t afraid of the chucky cheese animatronics. I actually found them kinda funny due to how fake they looked.

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Me too!

[@drakofox1362]

Same!! tho at one event one of the bots did catch on fire

[@mattwolf7698]

Kids found those scary? I never had a problem with them. Granted I coukd sed them being scary if they were in bad condition like in FNAF.

[@dragongodslayerreal9643]

I loved Chucky cheese sense I was a little kid

[@LadyOnikara]

I never got to go to Chuck E. Cheese, but I DID have a Teddy Ruxpin. Nothing sounds more demonic than a Teddy Ruxpin with low batteries.

[@kaijukid1443]

Fun fact:The makers of the movie hired dancers to play the Splits in the suits to best mimic the movements of an animatronic

[@irongorillafederation1082]

You know all of the Banana Splits are voiced by one person who does an amazing job but it can be kind of hard.

[@arrow_of_ravenclaw5155]

“Saved by the bell slasher film” Zack Morris already has a body count

[@OtakuD50]

It's hard to pin those deaths on him considering they probably fucking killed themselves.

[@arrow_of_ravenclaw5155]

@@OtakuD50 it was because Zack Morris is trash

[@Dzuno18]

Zack Morris is Trash

[@ratchetmechani2002]

There were rumors this script was one of the many failed FNaF movie scripts before Scott went from WB to Blumhouse. Needless to say along with other scripts he mentioned like "Plushies Take Manhattan" I'm not surprised this movies taken so long

[@maxwellcorben6476]

Who’s Scott? Scott Backula?

[@jakoblent4694]

@@maxwellcorben6476 scott cawthon

[@jakoblent4694]

@Lamp Oil i mean both have killer animatronics and scott planned working with wb but that didnt work out so its reasonable why the connections exist

[@ratchetmechani2002]

@@jakoblent4694 Yeah. I'm a huge fan of the series myself, this was just a theory I heard thrown around when this movie was announced.

[@maxwellcorben6476]

@@jakoblent4694 ihy

[@TheDisney1901]

00:54 I'm surprised that there wasn't a joke about Fleegle being the voice of Tigger.

[@duomaxwell6523]

The Banana Splits: Your granddad's Five Nights at Freddy's before the invention of video games.

[@chanceenglish7769]

0:26 That "woourd" sounded like Bugs Bunny lol

[@packnetadaija]

I only heard about this movie based on the dead meat kill count of this movie, and honestly it seemed cool and it was almost the FNAF movie. Anyway cant wait to see you cover it

[@thelostrebel6475]

I saw dead meats video and had NO IDEA this film was based on a show until it explained it!

[@packnetadaija]

@@thelostrebel6475 yeah same here! I found the backstory of the movie very interesting

[@patrickrobinsob1464]

Apparently this movie was using an early FNAF movie script. WB turned it into a Banana Splits movie when they lost the rights to FNAF.

[@packnetadaija]

@@patrickrobinsob1464 Oh ok, that's a fun fact :)

[@patrickrobinsob1464]

@@packnetadaija for sure :)

[@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257]

I still question how they thought of making a horror movie about the Banana Splits?

[@deniseg9210]

Don’t we all?

[@MrBlueSkyof1607]

The Five Nights at Freddy film was first owned by WB, until it moved to Blumhouse, so I think they decided they wanted to use their rights to the Banana Splits as their replacement.

[@SpiderandMosquito]

@@MrBlueSkyof1607 yeah that's the story I heard, makes the most sense really. Still makes me want to jump in the range of a shooting gallery and get plugged right in the puss (yeah I like old fashioned slang, what are you looking at) because it was still a ridiculously ill-conceived joke of an idea.

[@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257]

@@MrBlueSkyof1607 I know that, but I'm just wondering why the Banana Splits, out of a ton of other things they could use?

[@SpiderandMosquito]

@@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257 well actually I think it does, as Critic says rrriiiiiiight here! 1:23

[@atre5763]

Fun Fact: The Banana Splits movie was ALMOST the FNAF movie.

[@mariogamefreak1]

That could also go to Willys Wonderworld

[@sirraven_]

@@mariogamefreak1 Willie's was also going to originally be the fnaf movie as well

[@atre5763]

@@RTDelete It's the truth asshole. How could I not bring it up?

[@lutherheggs451]

You do know that you could just state it without having to do the whole fun fact thing right? I have no clue why people constantly feel the need to say fun fact before they mention something.

[@atre5763]

@@RTDelete That's just your problem. If you don't like it, then leave.

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

You know, if Scooby-Doo and the Gang was here solving this crazy as freak mystery, they'll be outta there super faster than a Mansion fulled-up full of Dynamite, TNT and Bombs and they might end up having a Super FFD (Freakout Field Day)!!!

[@mr_indie_fan]

The pitch meeting for this movie: Pitcher: So we have a really old series about singing animals in suits Executive: whats trendy right now? Pitcher: an internet game called five nights at freddy's sir, but i don't see how that's relevant- Executive: great! Lets take the kids show and make a fnaf ripoff movie to haunt kids dreams!

[@andreasalessantos4868]

I'm just glad that scott didn't allow this to actually be the fnaf movie. The fans would've gone apeshit

[@mareeeedensos6348]

A A Y Y Y

[@V4Now]

I haven't noticed how many Royals are walking about in America during Christmas 😑

[@JoshuaRWorkman]

Right? It's like, aren't there single people in their home countries? And why Christmastime?

[@MrDj232]

@@JoshuaRWorkman Christmas is the best time of year to enjoy easy access to booze and guns.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

@@MrDj232 It's only easy if you know where to look.

[@Dargonhuman]

@@KeybladeMasterAndy Which, ironically, is the exact opposite of "easy access" since, if it were as easy as people think, they wouldn't need to know where to look. The town I live in is a perfect example. There are zero dedicated gun/ammo stores anywhere nearby with the nearest one being almost an hour away. But, there are several sporting goods and outdoor stores significantly closer that do have more limited stock of guns and ammo, though with more of a "wilderness hunting and survival" focus than "personal defense". On the other hand, booze is abundant with all three major supermarkets in town having extensive liquor and beer sections, as well as more than a few dedicated liquor stores and an entire BevMo sandwiched between a local pizzeria and a Michael's craft store.

[@MrDj232]

@@Dargonhuman Opposite where I live. I'm pretty sure there are 3 different gun and ammo stores in my small town but it's a dry county so you technically have to leave the town to find any alcohol. On the other hand I used to live in Nevada and dedicated alcohol stores were everywhere but I couldn't begin to tell you where to buy a gun there.

[@BastianTh]

I heard that this was originally going to be the script for the fnaf movie, but scott didn't like it, I'm glad the fnaf movie got moved to Blumhouse.

[@nanuqo2006]

lmao if it was then they wouldve made Foxy a good guy

[@andrealopriore9062]

Speaking of FNAF, are they still working on the movie? I heard there have been problems (other than Covid, of course)....

[@darkman4204]

@@andrealopriore9062 if I'm not mistaken they started working on it.

[@nanuqo2006]

@@andrealopriore9062 yeah

[@studior2962]

@@andrealopriore9062 They have a script ready that they have titled the "Mike" screenplay, and we were told that the movie would be filming this spring, but since the creator of FNAF just retired, the filming was most likely delayed again until the new person who is creatively in charge of FNAF is announced

[@joshuahuq]

I bet this type of torture explains why shit like Family Guy, Teen Titans Go, and The Simpsons keep going on forever even though the shows keep getting worse!!

[@ejl423]

The tragic part is The Simpsons used to not be shit.

[@genreproductions2706]

You know throughout this Nostalgia hasn’t mocked the splits in any way… I’m impressed

[@Yannis1a]

But why actually naming it "The Banana Splits" and using the actual character? why not do something like Five Nights at Freddy's and Willy's Wonderland and make new Characters that are an obvious ripoff of "The Banana Splits" and you can call them "The Sundaes"

[@shadow55552]

Because this was by Warner Bros and they own The Banana Splits

[@Yannis1a]

@@shadow55552 Just because you have the rights doesn’t mean you have to use them, if you have the rights then you can still make a rip-off and you can make it even more obvious This movie sounds like they wanted to do a parody of the Banana Splits but Warner Bros told them to use the actual characters because of the name is recognizable and nostalgia, but no one who liked the show wants to see this For example, my mom loved that show, she can never know this exist, how could I ever explain it??

[@shadow55552]

@@Yannis1a this was originally supposed to be the Five Nights at Freddy's movie, but when Scott told them no they turned around and saw they had this and used it. Thats how corporate greed works sadly

[@jborrego2406]

@@Yannis1a I liked Barney an if they mad a movie of him kill off kids I would watch it

[@SA80TAGE]

@@Yannis1a don't speak for anyone else. I liked Splits growing up, and I liked this movie. I loved the idea that they turned an innocent kids show into a gruesome horror. You need to learn that your opinion is not fact and that everyone does not think like you do.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Can't wait till Sesame Street has a horror movie, when it turns out that The Count just did a bunch of blow in the back back of a van and decided to kill everyone because of it!

[@chayden153]

Definitely

[@SpiderandMosquito]

.... Isn't that kind of what meet the feebles was?

[@lewiskazinsky7334]

“One line, ha ha ha!” *SNORT* “Two lines, ha ha ha!” *SNORT* “Three lines, ha ha ha!” *SNORT* *”The time of the purity is at hand, children.”*

[@louisduarte8763]

Why am I thinking of "Greg the Bunny" now? Besides that show was awesome?

[@RoadrunnerMoose]

@@SpiderandMosquito I'd argue Meet the Feebles was closer to The Muppet Show than Sesame Street what with both Muppets and Feebles being based around a variety show with puppets.

[@massimopetrangelo8692]

Fnaf: We’re going to have a movie! Banana Splits: We’re about to steal the show, and ruin our career of being friendly!

[@Son_Joe_Productions]

Technically, this movie is based on a script for the fnaf film, but never made it. So they used the banana splits for fnaf.

[@Deadpool-fh6ve]

There's a good chance that this was one of the possible scripts for the fnaf movies. But Scott didn't think it would work well as a fnaf movie (which was right seeing the ratings this movie got) so the studio used the banana splits instead of freddy when scott decided to go with a different studio.

[@TheCommonGentry]

WILLY's WONDERLAND: We stole the show AND is holding FNAF hostage cuz we got the CAGE, baby!

[@Son_Joe_Productions]

@@Deadpool-fh6ve exactly.

[@RinAldrin]

You clearly never saw the suicide squad crossover

[@Mad-Hatter-ison]

Will say they soon be animated in their upcoming show: Jellystone, made by the same creator of one of the best Cartoon Network shows: Chowder So may or may not prepare for a lot of 4th walls destroyed

[@LooneyTuneLegendYT]

The fact that the banana splits were voiced by the same guy who did Woody Woodpecker makes a whole lot of sense.

[@mastergamerinfinity4862]

In all honesty, the Nostalgia Critic should review all the Ice Age films…

[@rezaqalam482]

yeah specially the 5th cringe movie

[@PowerRangersLostGalaxyFanFilm]

@@rezaqalam482 The one that killed the franchise right? Ice Age should've been a trilogy.

[@hulkfan97]

@@PowerRangersLostGalaxyFanFilm 1&2 are the best. They git worst and worst each passing film which sucks. Simon Pegg joined rhe gang in the 3rd film and I love that guy but he wasm't enough to save that movie. Fuck it 3 was still somewhat enjoyable but 4&5 are just bad. Like really bad. 5 using the phrase "Its gangster" was enough to kill the franchise in my opinion.

[@rezaqalam482]

@@PowerRangersLostGalaxyFanFilm yeah with kind of meteor and science bullshit and annoying character

[@zestytriss5282]

What happened to the humans in the Ice Age Era???????

[@shainewhite2781]

OH YES!!!! Next time, Willy's Wonderland!! please!

[@MetroboomingmakeitBOOM867]

YES PLEASE!!!

[@roboticgamer4645]

He's gonna have to do the reenactment then since KZbin copyright strikes anyone who shows footage

[@GhazMazMSM]

“Remember Kids, the fun never ends”

[@braynap8283]

Yes, that would be awesome!

[@Phobie_2000]

But willys wonderland is an original movie. The banana splits are from the 60’s and 70’s. Therefore nostalgia.

[@GengarGuy999]

Huh, I was NOT expecting him to review this movie. If he did this, I wouldn’t mind seeing a review for Willy’s Wonderland. When it comes to what I think about the film (though I haven’t actually watched it because I’m not a fan of getting scared, though I’ve seen some clips), I think it’s just kinda weird. It’s like making a horror film about Sesame Street. The nice thing though is that it made people aware of the splits again. They even made funko pops of them. My only memory of them is a few shorts from the reboot on Cartoon Network from a scooby doo dvd I watched when I was younger.

[@Fluffkitscripts]

Maybe he’s saving it for the next CAAAAAGE MOOOOONTH

[@candlestone5397]

to be fair, a horror movie about sesame street has the potential to be horrifying depending on how they do it.

[@GengarGuy999]

@@candlestone5397 True.

[@OptimusPhillip]

I mean, the Banana Splits _are_ a nostalgic property. It's on brand at least.

[@angryretailbanker5103]

When he said "We need a 90s commercial for this", a Bounty ad with a green slime monster started playing and I actually thought that was the ad he was showing.

[@MusicDecomposer]

My favorite movie is Garfield Gets Real, and I think one of the reasons is the same as what was described at 15:46. Going into it, I thought it was just gonna be a typical mindless kids comedy. But it ended up having a premise that's very fascinating to me, with a ton of world building, some emotional moments, and a very intense action scene at the end. I also love the sequels, Garfield's Fun Fest and Garfield's Pet Force. This is a very unpopular opinion; most people hate those movies. Which makes me think the only way to enjoy it is to experience it in the exact same way that I did, which is very specific and unlikely to happen.

[@blueraven0788]

When my friends saw it for the first time, they kept laughing at the ending where the cheating husband was killed. It was actually quite disturbing!

[@Alexdluffy2451]

I’m shocked that there was not a single mention of Bowie’s tralala from labyrinth

[@Vahktang]

Well, the theme song did actually influence the song Buffalo Soldiers. Marley watched the show beamed from Miami, and incorporated it.

[@owenbaker2.084]

Thought this film would be reviewed for Nostalgia-ween.

[@arielfangirlmendez]

I know I did not know that

[@grimshock6983]

**Nostalgia Critic laughs at people getting brutally murdered** **Tamara pulls out her tazer**

[@Thundarr100]

Thanks Doug. NOW I want to see a slasher adaptation of Saved By The Bell!

[@DB87_Official]

Fun fact: the script was just the warner brothers of fnaf movie but since blumhouse has the rights for scott cawthon of fnaf freinchies they changed the fnaf Characters with splits becuse the splits where creppy but should warner be original

[@jakoblent4694]

And if it was a fnaf movie... yeah no not even close to the energy it should have had

[@geardog24]

So instead of making a mediocre Five Nights At Freddy's movies, they decided to ruin a Hannah Barbara semi classic?

[@isaigutierrez1617]

Well thats not gonna happen since WB didn't move along with the plans for the FNAF. Now, it's stuck in Development Hell over at Universal and Blumhouse. Personally think a FNAF movie will not happen anytime soon

[@darthcinema4262]

Both options are dumb. The Banana Splits was never apart of my childhood and I hate FNAF

[@wiilov]

🎶 "I want to be a Producerrrr" 🎶

[@captainseyepatch3879]

"Semi Classic" No bro... Not even close.

[@justavulpixlol]

@@darthcinema4262 that not 'dumb' if you don't like it

[@Nasser851000]

Move over Five nights at Freddy's, these are the real animatronic nightmares ;)

[@hannablackwell9544]

The Banana Splits as horror movie characters: Fleegle- Freddy Krueger Bingo- Michael Meyers or Jason Voorhies Drooper- Pennywise (IT) Snorky- Sam (Trick R Treat)

[@TvReferences]

A FNAF movie is kind of pointless at this point. This and Willy’s Wonderland beat them too it

[@SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario]

Y’know u could say the same thing about slasher films

[@fnaffoxy1987]

They only beat FNAF to it because the FNAF movie has had a lot of problems in development, Warner Bros were originally supposed to do it but they were pulled from the project so they made this, and the FNAF movie had been announced in 2015

[@deathdefying1472]

For something that was supposed to be the original fnaf movie, I’m glad that FNAF movie didn’t turn out like this But I love this film for how they made these innocent child icons into mass murdering machines from the pits of hell!!

[@madisonlewe1057]

Horror movies about animatronics are like a car crash to me Horrifying and, yet, I can’t look away even though I have Automatonophobia

[@anubusx]

It's becoming a genre in on itself.

[@Henleash_Alt]

Oh my gosh yes. I feel the same way

[@KBlackz3]

You're afraid of tomatoes?

[@madisonlewe1057]

@@KBlackz3 Yes

[@FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf]

Wait is that what it's really called?

[@skyrogue1977]

I had no idea this was a thing, and probably for the best.

[@fireball1249]

Same

[@Laughys_Madh0use]

@Luis Medina sames

[@rushthefox2732]

Fun fact: this script WAS supposed to be the script for the fnaf movie but sadly Scott denied the script

[@joshnunya324]

Gotta watch Dead Meat

[@MastrL0170]

I’ve watched this before anyone reviewed it……which is a first

[@attackofthetheeyecreatures3472]

NC is SO absolutely underrated as a content creator. Fucking love this channel.

[@BethGoth15]

He is literally my hero ❤

[@TheMoonshadowMysteryChannel]

I grew up in the 90's and i remember it airing late at night on Cartoon Network during the block that would eventually become taken over by Toonami and Adult Swim. I seem to recall them airing cartoons through the Banana Splits like Grape Ape, Wally Gator, and the Hillbilly Bears.

[@chayden153]

Honestly who's idea was this?! It's like making the Archie comics dark, wait.. that actually happened (in all honesty I recommend the Afterlife with Archie comics, and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina comics they're actually really awesome)

[@saidi7975]

Honesty, I found them disappointing. I really thought dark Sabrina would have some twisted fun in it...it was really stock...

[@lovablesnowman]

It was supposed to be a 5NAF movie initially

[@jinhunterslay1638]

Do you mean Archie’s Weird Mysteries? It was actually my introduction to Archie and I loved it as a kid, even if you realize it’s a very obvious Scooby Doo rip-off once you’re older

[@libbywilliams9969]

@@jinhunterslay1638 no, i think they’re talking about an archie horror comic that was made recently... jughead becomes a werewolf, every one dies its gory and weird but kind of fun (it was actually my introduction to Archie comics tbh 😅)

[@saidi7975]

@@jinhunterslay1638 Now Archie's weird Mysteries was damn cool ! I don't see the Scooby-doo comparison cus the alien and occult threats were pretty real in that show rather than old coots in costumes. And I really did not know anything about Archie prior to that show ! Turns out that show was vastly superior to the source material..

[@featherguardian6023]

Norbit,Sonic the Hedgehog,Birds of Prey,Mortal Kombat Legends Scorpion's Revenge,Mortal Kombat 2021,Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron,and Willy's Wonderland please.

[@TheChannelofFlash]

Oh God. I remember back in the day, Boomerang would ALWAYS play the theme song for this show during the commercial breaks. It's been permanently etched into my brain

[@CHAOTIXMaddLass]

That one moment where an old kids show's movie ends up being adult horror...this is weird

[@mattwolf7698]

It's basically one those creepypastas about their being something dark behind an innocent kids show that somehow got adapted into a movie.

[@CHAOTIXMaddLass]

@@mattwolf7698 i can see it...

[@WolfBitesAndSleepyGraves]

It's something to grow up with I guess. Too bad it ended up being such a B movie.

[@furlazza]

On the minute 13:05 the little actress cannot refrain herself from laughing :D

[@TheGamingPolitician]

This movie actually disturbed me dispite it’s campiness. The way it’s shot, edited, and the music/SFX used just gets me bad

[@chrisazylum6624]

This was going to be a Hanna Barbera Beyond comic!

[@garrtoons4303]

The funny thing is that it WAS supposed to be a FNAF Movie. Somewhere down the line, Cawthon moved on to Blumhouse. As a result, Warner Bros.... made this. 😅

[@ujiarchive]

Warner Bros. is still distributing the movie. Scott's retired now as well...

[@studior2962]

And by "Unfortunately" I hope you mean "luckily"

[@MisterDayDream]

The Banana Splits are clearly people in costumes. But in the movie, they're animatronics for no reason? Alrighty then.

[@only257]

Agreed the 60s tv show was better 💀

[@hanfett]

i only know the banana splits show from that boomerang singalong commercial where they sing “tra-la-la” that aired over and over. takes me back :)

[@blueraven0788]

I think the dancers in the costumes did a pretty good job! 😁😊

[@PhoenixGamerxx96]

Hope Nostalgia Critic doesn't BANANA SPLITS into two when this "Five Nights At Freddy's ripoff" movie horrifies him.

[@laurettelaliberte8864]

I remember watching this nearly every Saturday morning of my childhood from the age of 3 (1967) until it ended. Never struck me as creepy until I found old episodes on YT a few years ago and watched it again stoned.

[@clericofchaos1]

I never heard anything about this movie. This is the first time it's been brought to my attention. I've seen the original show on boomerang but this movie looks like it's just...out there. I kind of want to see it now just because nothing about this concept makes sense.

[@thesapphireone]

For me personally even though I respect a lot of people who like this film, I found it to be not only dull, sluggishly-paced and tediously boring, as well as the dark comedy being too mean-spirited and unpleasant, not only due to not very witty or insightful, but it was either too visceral to the point of sucking out the humour, or devolves into “Isn’t it funny watching crying, scared children being traumatised by murder scenes?” That’s not funny, that’s just fucked up! Now, I LOVE dark humour, like in Re-Animator and many more like it, but the difference there is that those films embraced the campy over-the-top nature of the story, without being too silly, on top of having much better comedic timing and execution, without being to bleak, but The Banana Splits WANTS you to take it seriously, especially with Poppy’s storyline as a tragic, disturbing heartbreaking movie that comes across as needlessly depressing, pretentious and self-indulgent. It certainly doesn’t help that I did not care for most of the characters, since they were bland archetypes, or unlikeable assholes with nothing funny or charming about them, and most of the acting either came off as too wooden, or too hammy, making a lot of the emotional scenes fall flatter than a pancake. The only ones I liked was Beth, for being a strong, yet still caring mother, whose determination to save her family and the kids is very commendable, and Poppy, who was a bubbly, perky young woman, without being too obnoxious, when she loses Thadd, her actress did a good job capturing the grief and her spiralling into madness very well. But in terms of the other characters, the movie isn’t a clever deconstruction of family life or the entertainment industry, it’s a melodramatic soap opera with killer animatronics as the special guests. Even the Banana Splits themselves, while Eric Bauza did put a lot of charismatic energy into his performance, they all came off as boring, due to a combination of the movie not taking advantage of them being robots, making it too easy to defeat in combat and their deaths feel less satisfying and undercutting the tension, their personalities felt interchangeable, any of their dialogue could have easily been said by the other, and they just weren’t scary, since all they do is pointlessly kill people in front of innocent kids, which again, is just plain witless nastiness, and doesn’t even make sense from a character standpoint. Sure, Snorky does stop the buggy when he sees Harley on the road, and he redeems himself at the end, but it happens way too late in the story, since he could’ve had helped at anytime, but he spent the whole goddamn movie being a complacent, spineless, useless coward, and when it seems like he’s agreed to help the kids, the guy fucking has them captured chained up, it literally took a weak, blandly-acted speech, where all he literally says is “Please don’t do this” from Harley for him to get the key, but he didn’t even try to save Andy, or team up with Beth to take down the other Splits, he just walked away, so his “heroic sacrifice” to stop Bingo, and his final goodbye to Harley came off as last minute, underdeveloped and saccharine. Sorry for the long rant, I really couldn’t get into this movie, does anyone else feel the same way, and how could the film have been made better?

[@moxxiedemongamer3019]

Why to ruin our childhood by turning it into a horror movie

[@ShadyRK9]

Fun Fact: this WAS originally gonna be the FNAF movie but got removed when the creator of FNAF Scott didn't like the script and had them redo the script for the FNAF movie and they turned the scrapped movie plot into this Banana Splits movie! 🍨

[@dalilahnelson69]

source?

[@louis8487]

Source: “trust me bro”

[@chancebarker8129]

That is true

[@justthatoneguy737]

This is just a rumor built off the fact Warner Bros own the Banana Splits and the original rights to make a FNaF movie. As far as we can tell from the scrapped screenplays Scott listed, not a lot is shared between them and Banana Splits. But I don't deny they likely greenlighted Banana Splits just to make up for losing the rights to FNaF.

[@ShadyRK9]

@@dalilahnelson69 I think James from Dead Meat said it in the start of his Banana Splits kill count video!

[@renji90998]

Definitely didn’t expect that ending. Kinda hope for sequel. Just one. Any more would ruin it.

[@ThenewTchannel]

HBO Max is creating a new series called Jellystone starring all the old Hanna-Barbera characters, the Banana Splits being among the starring characters

[@xthevortexknightx6356]

This movie brought back the memory of the Banana Splits show and it was so weird for that to happen. I watched the show when I was younger, and seeing that movie was just wow.

[@chrismc8753]

Ngl, I was so excited about this because when it was on the kill count I thought it was very well done and I thought Doug could do it better. But he just kinda glossed over everything for 20 minutes without any jokes, parody, or any of the things that make nostalgia critic great.

[@KenMantheUltimate]

I kind of like when he talks about movies from a film perspective instead of doing parody and cutaways. It makes you think.

[@WolfmanArt]

Just finished NC's Rock-A-doodle review

[@mrcritical6751]

I heard this was just a repurposed script for the long gestating FNAF movie that WB had laying around after the film rights were transferred over to Blumhouse

[@Zvwry]

Blum house was supposed to do the FNAF movie originally

[@traviskemp5408]

Let's just hope they don't do a horror film adaptation of "The Perils of Penelope Pitstop".

[@mareeeedensos6348]

Or Scooby Doo.

[@nssteampunk4865]

1968: Our fun begins 1972: Our trip to Hocus Pocus Park 2002: We've gots a magic machine 2008: We're back with a reboot. 2018: Our 50th Anniversary 2019: WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO US SYFY????!!!!!