The FREAKIEST Raggedy Ann Movie - Nostalgia Critic

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She may look like an innocent doll, but in the 70s the strangest version of Raggedy Ann made tons of people ask what the Hell they just watched. Nostalgia Critic takes a look at the freakiest Raggedy Ann Movie.
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Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure is a 1977 American live-action/animated musical fantasy film directed by Richard Williams, produced by the Bobbs-Merrill Company, a publishing arm of ITT, and released theatrically by 20th Century Fox. A 1941 short film had previously featured the Raggedy Ann and Andy characters created by Johnny Gruelle.
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[@agent_w.]

nice

[@josemanuelcalvaamaya6920]

Can you make a review of the sonic movie for one of your future nostalgia critic videos please? Nice video by the way.

[@silverghost500]

Rio 2

[@dylanbroomes5597]

Since next month will be the 50th anniversary, could you review A clockwork orange?

[@theatomicartist6422]

Can you do a video on the movie 9 I think it a very bizzar dark and fun

[@StrawberryBunnyBoba]

Ann and Andy’s voices are the softest things I love them so much...

[@starrydreamer4697]

They cast the perfect people for their roles

[@drewo.127]

11:24 this moment from Andy is straight up the sweetest thing I’ve heard! It brings me back to watching kinda cheesy, kinda standard, but usually super innocent and kindhearted kids shows that I might watch, like stuff from Barney, Prayer Bear, Sesame Street, and ESPECIALLY Mr. Rogers Neighborhood!💖💖💖💖

[@kenthuang436]

The voices at least matched what you’d expect them to sound like based on their looks. I mean the grandpa doll could have easily been given a Bronx accent and Babette given the voice of Charro out of nowhere. And you can tell the actors were all giving the movie the best performances that they could give.

[@Audrey378]

This movie may have had a messy story and freakish nightmare fuel, but it has absolute PERFECT casting. You can tell each and every voice actor gave it their all. Raggedy Ann and Andy especially had amazing voices, which only made their dynamic all the more wholesome. The voice acting was honestly one of the only reasons why I decided to sit through the whole movie.

[@chenstormstout9456]

You know I always felt bad for Williams. It seemed like everything he wanted to do either went over budget or overtime, and then he’d get dropped. Imagine what we could’ve gotten from him had those factors not been a problem.

[@cartooncritique6625]

Williams was an artist and a visionary...two things both praised and loathed by the entertainment industry.

[@kylemorello4787]

Roger Rabbit? Unless there's something about that production I'm missing

[@chenstormstout9456]

@@kylemorello4787 no he was specifically hired for that project. But he had to stop working on the Thief and The Cobbler, his lifelong passion project.

[@eg-draw]

You definitely should watch the soviet version of "Alice in wonderland" and Armenians storytale like "wow talking fish" and so

[@haroldfarthington7492]

Do you have a link to an upload of the Soviet Alice in wonderland with English subtitles? I’m curious about this

[@sunnytea4337]

@@haroldfarthington7492 You can watch it on KZbin if you want kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6DcnmyXrJJ8qdE

[@Kimmy0721]

What happened here? Why did your sentence cut off?

[@InsidiousOne]

The Soviet animation has a lot of great and bizarre stuff. Like my favorite, "The Treasure Island", you shouldn't see the export version, though, it's ruined by editing, you can find the original one with subtitles on KZbin.

[@XD_IdunnobutimaMoominfan]

I love soviet Alice in Wonderland! It was one of my fav cartoons and also Soviet Alice and the mirror :) (Not sure if I translated it right)

[@grapeshot]

You can take any kid-friendly genre and twisted into something truly horrific. Fairy tales were nothing nice before they were Disneyfied.

[@gamerjoe3297]

That's why there are almost no book accurate animated movies for Hans Christian Anderson books.

[@ranjira7893]

True so very very true.

[@overlydramaticpanda]

@@gracehaven5459 Ehh... The Little Mermaid isn't really *horrifying* even compared to some other Hans Christian Andersen stories (seriously, if you want horrifying HCA then read The Red Shoes). It's more just straight-up sad than anything else. Bambi though...I'll give you that one. That book is pure nightmare fuel. Same with The Fox & The Hound.

[@sakunaruful]

@@gamerjoe3297 You could try Toei. They did an adaptation in 1976 (13 years before Disney’s version). Aside from a song sequence, the movie is faithful to the original story including the ending.

[@ElFreakinCid]

Actually, Disney was far from the first to make most of those stories nicer. The Grimm Brothers and other writers of their time did that first.

[@BAN3FromNoWhere]

The creeper dolls are called "twin pennies" and are a type of fully articulated penny doll. They were popular (though really ugly, IMHO) because they were fully posable and clothes for them were not hard to come by, or else easy to make. The fact that she had two that were exactly the same was probably because of two relatives buying her the same thing as a gift by accident.

[@dictatorgarfield3766]

One thing I admired when I watched this was how the animators were credited before the actors, because let’s be honest they’re the real stars. The greedy scene is so well animated only Emery Hawkins could do that.

[@auldthymer]

I got to see Ann's performance of "Rag Dolly" a dozen years ago. So delicate and sweet.

[@_vikazd_2033]

THE STRANGEEST? I grew up on Russian animation after the collapse of the USSR !! YOU NOT IDEA WHAT THE STRANGE AND SCARY CHILDREN'S CARTOONS MEAN !!

[@satanorange]

Oh bro 🗿🚬

[@АружанАйдосова-с2х]

Oh bro 🗿🚬 (2)

[@lIlIl111]

Bump!

[@brooksdanielgary]

In Russia, the cartoons watch you?

[@cellblocknine5385]

I watched a Russian cartoon and children were smoking! I was so pissed.

[@Пила-ф2щ]

See Soviet Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, it will pleasantly surprise you .sorry for the mistakes I'm writing with Google Translate

[@ХорошийДалек-п5г]

Рад увидеть здесь русскоговорящего! 😁

[@ХорошийДалек-п5г]

ВАУ!!! Смотрю там большая часть всех комментаторов просит Критика глянуть "Алису в Стране Чудес"!!! 0_0

[@lIlIl111]

@@ХорошийДалек-п5г лично я за арменфильм топлю. Их мультики позабористее, как по мне)

[@ХорошийДалек-п5г]

@@lIlIl111, смотрел мульт "Кто расскажет небылицу?"?))) Он от той же армянской студии.

[@lIlIl111]

@@ХорошийДалек-п5г естественно! Я всю их фильмографию пересмотрел на прошлой неделе))

[@mr.moviemafia]

“Top 11 Nostalgic MindF*cks” throwback!

[@robbieking4070]

It was #♥️

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Oh yeah i remember watching that list way back when it came out!

[@slinkbradshaw8674]

PARANOIA PARANOIA

[@jeffbrehove2614]

So was his review of Cool World

[@circa81]

Oh right! I was trying to think of where else he has gone over this. Thanks for the reminder,.

[@LightningNerd]

I feel that this is Doug's way of doing "Dark Toons" with feature-length movies. And I am 100% for it.

[@TreeckoJedi9]

Also judging by the previews, not a lot of them are toons

[@cheneethompson5756]

Great way to look at it!

[@Devils_Lair_Comics]

"unless you were Disney, a lot of songs in kids films were forgettable" Um... I'm 28 years old and I still remember "Roll back the Rock" from A Dinosaur Story

[@kofinart]

Hell, I still sing "Journey to the Past" from Anastasia!

[@LaMissa1]

My sister and I had memorized This is My Idea from The Swan Princess and we would duet with one of us as Derek and the Queen and the other Odette and the king. Good times!

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Nice

[@sorryifoldcomment8596]

Um...definition of "a lot"...?

[@elder-woodsilverstein7716]

RRRRRRRRRoll back the Rock, to the dawn of time! 🎶

[@danieljones361]

Not a freaky movie, but a very underrated movie that I don’t ever hear talked about, is “THE LAST MIMZY” from 2007.

[@Nicky2414]

I saw that film in the theatre...I honestly forget it up till now.

[@Skelepony]

I remember that movie! I think I only ever saw it once but I remember it!

[@internetpleb4854]

Oh god yes that was weird

[@ppgz1229]

Oh but it DID scare me as a kid. They try to make the bunny charming and make you feel bad for it but it has the weirdest, creepiest undertones for some reason.

[@shoona101films]

omg I SAW that film when I was a little kid in theaters, I remember crying when the government was taking the kids away.

[@justinpullen1097]

"Bring back the Wilkins puppet!" Don't invoke his name!

[@Twinklethefox9022]

Is he a reaccoring character now? Plz say yes

[@justinpullen1097]

@@Twinklethefox9022 He showed up again in the Muppets Christmas Carol review, so I'd say we're close to it.

[@acebear4710]

@@crazysilly2914 (In Wotkin's voice) No I dont.

[@mechazoic]

I think I remember seeing The Greedy on a list of “Most disturbing kids cartoon characters” or something. He’s certainly a... distinctive character.

[@cartooncritique6625]

I can see why. He's basically a freakin' shoggoth!

[@bezoticallyyours83]

It's got an old school sesame street vibe

[@sean-ito_kel1336]

Two cool “Mind fuck” movies are DARK CITY and THE GAME.

[@anubusx]

Vanilla Sky.

[@brianmassey6614]

I loved Dark City. I think of it as the strange noir forgotten older brother of The Matrix. Basically the same story.

[@anubusx]

@@brianmassey6614 Revolutions copied it's ending.

[@louisduarte8763]

@@brianmassey6614 I have Nostalgia Critic's Matrix Month to thank for reminding me Dark City existed.

[@gruthakhul100]

@@anubusx oh yes - my ex told me this was some kind of romance-drama before I saw it, and that I would like it. I was surprised how much I liked it ^^ " Good Vibrations" still gives me goosebumps to this day!

[@stonermonkey6127]

I hope he does "9" soon that was an underrated movie

[@benm5970]

That’s 1 of my favorite animated movies, I think it’s fucking awesome

[@princeofcats8916]

Extremely underrated. I wish it was longer, and I wish they’d do a prequel backstory.

[@benm5970]

@@princeofcats8916 Yeah, I’m so sad it’s faded into obscurity

[@elchupa3694]

I see you are also zperson of great judgment and intelligence

[@Danah38]

What about Disney "Dragonslayer" the game of thrones inspired

[@Kriuser]

You have never heard about "wow a talking fish" Soviet cartoon. After their your brain will become a cranberry.

[@Kriuser]

Pls watch in official channel Русские мультфильмы. 7 million watches. There's eng subtitles

[@TATAR4ik72]

Just google Robert Saakyants

[@il........]

@@Kriuser he also should check "Last Year's Snow Was Falling" (Падал прошлогодний снег). It has eng subtitles on youtube too

[@paradygmshift7826]

Just watched that, I'm not quite sure how to process it.

[@swagzagoon2596]

This movie feels like Dr. Seuss and Tim Burton decided to make a movie together.

[@fusakei1825]

I wish that was a thing.....Tim Burton doing “who are you, Sue Snue?” (Not written by dr Seuss apparently but still) would be a trip...oh yh...um...I unironically like his Charlie and the chocolate factory so yh...this is not a joke

[@Capt.Peachy]

Agreed. But classic Tim

[@seabookfarno8656]

**WOULD SOO WATCH THAT!**

[@Cthulu1985]

More David Lynch than Burton, but yeah...

[@MsDaydream3r]

Yeah, after doing a bucket of 'shrooms.

[@АнсепаИянава]

Hello, Critic, I recommend you to watch some Robert Sahakyants's cartoons such as "Ух ты, говорящая рыба", "В синем море, в белой пене". I hope they were translated into English

[@lenabiteva536]

Good idea. Это прекрасные мультфильмы.

[@dustyrose192]

@@lenabiteva536 what are the names in english?

[@ГарбузЗубраг]

Yes... YESSS!!! More craziness for NC)

[@il........]

Yeah, he should also watch "Last Year's Snow Was Falling" (Падал прошлогодний снег). It has english subtitles on official yt channel "Русские мультфильмы"

[@il........]

And he definetly should watch "Investigation Held by Kolobki" (Следствие ведут Колобки) by Aleksander Tatarskiy (produced in 1986 and 1987, don't confuse with another cartoon with the same name). There are 4 episodes on youtube with english subtitles on youtube

[@tommync2010]

You should review The brave Little toaster there's all freaky scene and that movie

[@liizzset]

Agreed. Still finding myself going back to see one of the songs or the main song of this movie. One about the junkyard.

[@reijigamer]

I am pretty sure that he has reviewed The Brave Little Toaster.

[@jamiek4860]

I ducking loved the movie

[@gatoneko]

Disneycember 7 years ago

[@TheShadowgirlaa12]

Yes!!

[@jameskarg3240]

*ahem* to quote your past "RAGGEDY ANN SCARES ME!!!"

[@saveriopanaccione996]

So this basically would be like dark toons but only as movies

[@t.c.bramblett617]

I like this idea

[@gianinabadami5341]

I've been wondering that same with his Top 11 Nostalgic Mind F****

[@Dargonhuman]

I'm totally down with that idea. Only, make this segment it's own series like Dark Toons so that it doesn't cut into the regular NC content. Or, short of that, make this an annual thing like Stephen King month or the Commercial Specials.

[@themysteriouscatperson9483]

@@Dargonhuman I agree considering this episode is shorter than normal

[@mrmosty5167]

Yeah Mr. Greedy was one of my many childhood traumas. But I had a huge crush on Raggedy Ann. She was just so lovably sweet and pure.

[@nealmaxwell790]

I love how Doug manhandles Chaplain like a ragdoll “current review pun intended” and Chaplain is like “huh, mkay”

[@AteshSeruhn]

Queue lots of "If I tried that with MY cat, I'd end up in hospital" comments.

[@ahreneverist143]

that camel's eyes when he's hallucinating is way scarier than those two dancing girl dolls

[@beachboy2463]

Yes! So happy you mentioned that! That took me a long time to get over!

[@cartooncritique6625]

That and the darker implication that he's suffering from severe abandonment issues.

[@jalenthompson3481]

​@@cartooncritique6625right cause if it happened to him, it'll probably happen to them too. This indeed was Toy Story before Toy Story

[@beauwalker9820]

I actually loved that movie too, despite it's flaws. It's very weird, and incomprehensible, but it's charming, and well animated. It's cute, yet not afraid to be ugly at times. It really should get a rerelease somehow for home media.

[@Markimark151]

Finally, this movie is a lot like like kiddie version of Ralph Bakshi’s films. Also Richard Williams used some of those animators to work on Thief and the Cobbler!

[@SeasideDetective2]

He also directed the animation for WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT - another one of my favorites!

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

Bakshi did direct the cartoon adaptation of dr Seuss' Butter Battle Book. For a cartoon with social subject matter of his caliber he actually didnt Bakshi it up.

[@Markimark151]

@@SeasideDetective2 he drew a lot of scenes in Roger Rabbit, too bad Disney didn’t want to help him finish the Thief and the Cobbler on time, they passed his project.

@@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881 I love that amongst enthusiasts of Western animation, "Bakahi" can be verbed, and we all know EXACTLY what it means! 😂

@Matt R: I _definitely_ see what you mean, that it has this surreal kind of "Baby's First Bakshi" feel to it! This was fascinating nightmare fuel during my childhood -it was terrifyingly surreal, but I loved it, couldn't get enough. As an adult, I really dig Ralph Bakshi -I understand why many people have VERY mixed feelings about his work, but goddamn, does that man ever use animation to its potential!

[@lucretiamacevil362]

I adored this movie as a kid. The Greedy portion was fascinating. As a recommendation: The Devil and Daniel Mouse from '78. Two mice want to be famous musicians, and one sells her soul to the Devil. Not very long, but the Devil used to scare me as a kid.

[@thabigben1]

Did you know that the animator who worked on The Greedy also did Woody Woodpecker and the Looney Tunes? In fact, several Looney Tunes animators worked on this film. And that makes this film more lovable to watch.

[@CristianMartinez-hg6xu]

That short went on to inspire Rock n Rule. No joke.

[@Newwaytoofeelthepain]

@@thabigben1 and disneys the genie among other ones

[@ElFreakinCid]

I Canadian and remember seeing a commercial on Teletoon as a youngster for the latter film. Never ended up watching it though. But I did watch the other film Doug mentioned in this video, Gay Purr-ee, and I barely remember a thing from it.

[@pavelviktorovich5976]

Doug just didn't see toons of Robert Sahakyants...

[@dylantennant6594]

I Cannot wait for him when he reviews 9. That movie is so often forgotten, when it should be remebered, as a great example of a philospichal story as of duty and taking control of your future.

[@darkmya19]

i quite enjoyed 9 cant wait for the review

[@weeblyweeb8641]

That movie was such delicious nightmare fuel... I need more of it...

[@mx9226]

When I saw it in the opening montage, I got so hyped.

[@redbirdhoovy3617]

9 is a really great movie so i cant wait

[@AuroraExotics]

Agreed, so good!

[@ABtheButterfly]

5:50 how could people not know Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy were siblings they literally look like they could be twins

[@cheneethompson5756]

Omg, yes! I agree! Their names are even similar! Jean and John f kennedy were siblings who could have been twins I swear, jean looked exactly looked her big brother! And they were 11 years apart Michael jackson(r.i.p.) and Janet jackson also looked alike! Even tho they were eight years apart Janet's 56 now, and michael would have been 64 this year

[@Temon-nn7gb]

If there is a review of 9, it will be interesting to take a look at the Russian version with the rewritten script. P.s. People in the comments under the video with the translation suggested analyzing some Soviet animation, this can also be very interesting.

[@amberhyde5713]

This was trippy as hell as a kid. Know what else was trippy as a kid? 1. Dreaming of Paradise 2. Watership Down 3. The point 4. The Elm-chanted Forest

[@Inrezairo]

Elm-chanted Forest was definitely freaky and actually has something similar to the acid twins but as mushrooms!

[@srirachaandpickles5081]

Elm-chanted is in the running cuz mushrooms and teeth are not a mix

[@amberace]

You found Watership down trippy? lol I watched that many times as a child.

[@ninalauckner355]

The princess and the goblin is definitely a weird movie

[@andrewponder3855]

Is it? I always looked at the cover and it seemed "eh," so I've only ever *thought* about watching it.

[@AndreNitroX]

It is but I actually like that one

[@OfficialAnimeCitizen]

Heeeeeeeeey! That movie was Final Fantasy FUCKED UP! 😂

[@brentparker7359]

Nina Lauckner The goblins in that movie hate music and I think it's because the humans only know ONE SONG.

[@arlenfreeman3439]

I still have that film on VHS.

[@JLynnToons]

Richard Williams' animator survival kit book is a must have for every animator. He definitely had a wonderful career, despite whatever the heck this musical is lmao

[@ioncekilledamanwithmyshoe]

This musical is amazing. What are you talking about?

[@brendanlee14]

Hello Nostalgia Critic fans, as we wrapped up another season I had a question for the people. Everyone knows the Nostalgia Critic classics like “The Room”, “Batman & Robin”, the Titanic animated movie, “The Garbage Pail Kids”, etc. but I wanted to know what do some people think are the best and funniest modern Nostalgia Critic episodes from say Season 10 (2017) and onwards.

[@INoahGuy1]

Country Bears, Barney, Holiday in Handcuffs, and Detective Pikachu

[@coolnerdlll6053]

Sleepwalkers, Freddy Got Fingered, Nutcracker in 3D, Rapsittie Street Kids, the last two Commercial Specials and It: Chapter Two, among others.

[@dtduckling]

The IT reviews, the editorials, the Season 11's Disney Remake month, the Nutcracker Review, the commercial specials, Shark Tale, and I will always love season 13 for getting me through 2020.

[@daydreambeliever3127]

The Chipmunks Movies - especially the second one always gets me laughing.

[@aidanredding8058]

Fox Kids, That Darn Cat, The Lion King (2019), the IT movies, Norm of the North, Nutcracker 3D, Justice League, Supergirl, and the Commericial Specials obviously.

[@Krang100]

(4:58) Even if King Koo's death was shown in humoristic way, it wasn't less shocking (this is a cartoon for kids). I doesn't help a random part of his body expands when he laughs at someone else.

[@liamannegarner8083]

Animation historian here, saying that the guys behind this movie wanted it to be a broadway musical and only agreed to animate it after realizing "If we dress up a live actress as Raggedy Ann, people will have nightmares." So it could have been worse, but it wouldn't have been captured on film for the ages. (The story behind the making-of is absolutely bonkers, and involves a pile of famous animators - the Camel was drawn by the guy who created Goofy and animated Gepetto, and those annoying dolls on springs were by the guy who created Betty Boop - all in the credits at the beginning.) Also, Didi Conn had laryngitis when she did her lines, but leaned into the throat thing on purpose, because she says Raggedy Ann is "a child, but she's also basically a hundred years old." Which adds a new creepy level if you want.

[@chicostephenson]

omg. if this was a broadway musical it would blow people's minds. DO IT!!

[@zelicca]

@@chicostephenson It was, actually! The made a stage production based off of it back in the 80’s that was a huge hit when it first played in Russia. Sadly it completely flopped when on Broadway. There’s a documentary on it posted here by Ivy Austin, who played Ann in the musical!

[@ZC-Infinity]

Here's a request for this segment that possibly nobody else would think of: Legends of OZ: Dorothy's Return. Terrible, boring movie for the most part, with the same problem of too many plot-stopping songs. ...But, it also contains Martain Short as a cursed Jester, the main characters turning Patrick Stewart tree into a boat, and a musical number involving Glinda and the Jester's other enemies who have been turned into life-sized marionettes. So there is a weirdness factor here and there. ...Despite having to fast forward through most of the movie's runtime to get to them.

[@mrcritical6751]

It was also at the centre of a massive scam involving a coffee shop owner, two film producers and Noah Centineo

[@Bitsy83]

@@mrcritical6751 ....wait, what?

[@mrcritical6751]

The youtuber Animat did a better job of telling the story but essentially the movie was crowd funded by the producers hosting parties where they tricked rich and well off people into giving money to the project by promising it to be this massive franchise with all these different things like TV shows, video games, Broadway shows and sequels. Only for most of the money to go towards projects not even linked to the movie, the franchise being abandoned and sold off to another company after they only did one movie and a large chunk of the money going into the pocket of one Chris Centineo who used the money to essentially buy his son Noah into Hollywood by paying off people to let him win auditions which has lead to Noah becoming a big teen star and being hired on for projects like the He-Man reboot and Black Adam

[@Bitsy83]

@@mrcritical6751 Yikes, that’s a pretty lengthy list of ass-holery. Although I can’t help but wonder: would it be even remotely possible to make raggedy and popular again? I mean having a doll like that existing in the world of smart phones and battery operated toys and all that kind of stuff? Wow this movie was far from perfect, it did have nice songs and the voice actress for Raggedy Ann and Andy were really well done. Just trying to think what changes they could make to make it… Better than this?

[@GraceOfDiamonds]

truly sad to see that platonic acts of love are so uncommon between siblings in U.S. media that the initial reaction is something incest. literally there’s nothing wrong w telling ur siblings that u love and care for them, i envy so much how they can just freely hug each other, i couldn’t tell you the last time my brother hugged me, let alone told me he loved or cared for me. Also they don’t actually flip flop between siblings and lovers that much at all, the only instance i saw of them as a couple was the Fleischer brothers cartoons in the 40’s but every other version has them as siblings. They were always siblings too, in the books they originate from, in Andy’s first book the first sentence introduces him as Ann’s younger brother. Every other adaptation i’ve seen has been faithful to this except for the Fleischer brothers which probably means they didn’t actually read any of the books. Fleischer Studios, if u don’t know, created Betty Boop, Koko the Clown, and released Popeye the Sailor and i think Felix the Cat cartoons, so needless to say they were very popular so that’s why i think many ppl thought they were a couple because a popular studio depicted them that way.

[@ЯрославБереза-у6щ]

You should review the Soviet cartoon Treasure Island. It is awesome.

[@SUPERIORPRODUCTIONSfilms]

Hell ya

[@rainyuwu3129]

YES

[@SilverTwilight05]

"The Mouse and His Child" was a really strange animated movie. I remember "the last visible dog" scene really creeped me out as a kid, so much so that I had to cover my eyes as a 5-year-old. "Sampson and Sally" was not quite as weird, but still had it's moments (I think a walrus ends up dying of toxic sludge at the end of a song and no one bats an eye)

[@SomeYouTubeTraveler]

Oh yeah, this one needs to be next!

[@AniDuBes]

YAAAAAASSSS!! Love that movie.

[@JackalopeBunny]

The last visible dog scene was actually one of the most amazing things to watch. I struggle to understand how they animated that scene. Its so good.

[@SilverTwilight05]

@@JackalopeBunny I find it interesting now, but I find when rewatching it that it is still tainted by my remembered childhood discomfort.

[@JackalopeBunny]

@@SilverTwilight05 The only thing that messed with me was the scene where he dragged the donkey away and tore him apart cause he couldn't work anymore. He was basically alive when they did it.

[@ipplays8617]

This feels like something you would hear about, where a bunch of people remember it, and then one person visits their parents who said they were just tuning into static

[@BlackCover95]

_Candle Cove_

[@ipplays8617]

@@BlackCover95 ah yes that’s the name. Very similar in the way of a trippy show

[@julieporter7805]

No no this was real. I was there.

[@nikaterens8346]

how many comments about Soviet cartoons 😳

[@sofushka4732]

because they are wonderful and worth his attention)

[@Esplodiamoinallegria]

@@sofushka4732 Is he worth them though ?

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

6:11, Yeah, I have NO idea what they're suppose to be, either.

[@CpyrightClaim]

if Doug and Rob are going to incorporate more freakier movies, lets remember the jack and the beanstalk review....

[@infinitebb]

il NEVER forget that review....

[@ameenaceesay1376]

ArE yOu HaPpY???!!!

[@francisthecreation2707]

@@ameenaceesay1376 or nah

[@idontwanttosetthewouldonfi4478]

I demand the Soviet version of the cartoon" Treasure Island"!

[@erichfiedler1481]

You sure you're not talking about THE Treasure Planet, because that version is crazy as fuck, true story, I was this close to burning my house down because The Treasure Planet almost broke my sanity

[@Esplodiamoinallegria]

@@erichfiedler1481 That would have made a great video reaction

[@ShioDon]

The Fifth Element Monster House These recommendations literally isn't connected to this movie at all, but they were movies that I watched often when I was a kid. And I am glad you're back Nostalgia Critic~

[@beatthegreat7020]

I second 5th Element. That movie got me into Cyberpunk and redheads.

[@ericjanssen394]

Monster House is nowhere NEAR as disturbing and freaky Robert Zemeckis nightmare fodder as his 2009 "A Christmas Carol". Oh dear gods.

[@theundertaler5875]

Very good suggestions

[@fuckTrump-v7j]

As someone who works in a retirement home, where all the old ladies tend to have huge collections of old dolls, I can attest to a huge contributing factor of this movies creepiness: These are all old toys being depicted, and old toys are just....FUCKING TERRIFYING!

[@nuclearcatbaby1131]

Danny Elfman also loves to collect old dolls... explains a few things.

[@tommync2010]

Hey Doug I just want to let you know this past Saturday my father passed away from advance leukemia he had battled it from 2019 all the way through 2020 and passed away in 2021 keep on making the awesome reviews

[@jocelynecupcake]

aw sorry to hear that. Were you very close to him? I was extremely close to my grandma, who I just lost. I had plans on watching this movie with her but she died that night and I never got to watch this movie. Now I'm planning to watch it live on discord livestream so people can join me

[@pundertalefan4391]

I'm so sorry.

[@francisfatta]

I guess you can say: YOU KNOW, FOR KIDS! and *A FAMILY PICTURE*

[@iwannahavearockstar2994]

(From Hell )

[@AxlPatrol]

There's a certain level of psychedelic insanity that really only is possible with hand drawn 2D animation that 3D can't even attempt.

[@666slateran666]

You havent seen the latest tool video then.

[@Random_Guy_20xx]

@@666slateran666 or the early days of cg.

[@arthurstartsev4065]

Hello, Mr. Nostalgic Critic, I ask you, from the bottom of my heart, to review and (possibly) make a review of the Soviet cartoon "Alice in Wonderland" in 1981, from the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting. Пожалуйста.

[@Solo_Sessums]

4:47 "sometimes the more obvious the joke, the more it has to be addressed"

[@BlueThunderKeyKing776]

Anyone else remember this from the Nostalgic Mindfucks list?

[@animefan25]

I do.

[@robbieking4070]

I believe it was #♥️

[@drmixer826]

He really doing it!

[@Luxito_DeWarlock]

Yes

[@Reapermaskhybrid]

Yeah, I remember.

[@WeirdExplorer]

The Peanut butter Solution. It is... troubling.

[@doctorfeinstone6524]

Hell yes! And it's solution

[@WeirdExplorer]

@@doctorfeinstone6524 Ah right, that's the one.

[@Troy_z]

Damn I completely forgotten that movie

[@doctorfeinstone6524]

@@Troy_z it's like Roald Dahl meets David Lynch

[@tyrannosaurusburke]

"The Adventures of Mark Twain" was a really good movie. There's one part that freaks just about everyone out, and it's really surprising the movie got a G-rating despite this scene.

[@Craxin01]

Glad I'm not the only one that remembers this movie.

[@satanluvscheese]

You talking about the satan part in the movie

[@tyrannosaurusburke]

@@satanluvscheese Yep, that's the part.

[@UberMan5000]

"Who are you?" "An angel." "What's your name?" "Satan." "It's sure a sorry name for an angel."

[@shiftedpetalsgame]

Rated 80's G

[@samuraientertainment1558]

This movie sounds like a one big fever dream.

[@auldthymer]

At age 10, I knew of the word "psychedelia" and I knew this movie demonstrated that quality. I didn't know acid yet but, Boy! did I feel hip.

[@Skin1in]

It would be interesting to show critic soviet cartoons, how he would react to them.

[@daydreambeliever3127]

"I'm Chaplin...and I have no interest in what Doug is doing..."

[@autumbreeze1129]

I was thinking something similar when he just yeeted outta there.😆

[@schwarzerhirsch9878]

Haye critic, if you want to see a really crazy visual with a good plot, I advise you to watch the cartoons of the Soviet Union: "Wow, a talking fish!" (Ух ты, говорящая рыба!), "In the blue sea, in white foam ..." (В синем море, в белой...), "Alice in Wonderland" (Алиса в стране чудес) and " Alice in the Loking-Glass" (Алиса в Зазеркалье). You will not regret.

[@schwarzerhirsch9878]

Also "Treasure Island" (Остров сокровищ), it's great. The main thing is to watch with subtitles, not dub. The English dub is terrible.

[@WaitHowDidIGetHere]

6:41 Damn, _Se7en_ is even more unsettling than I remember.

[@user-dr2yz8um3d]

To quote an earlier nc video “Raggedy Ann scares me!” This is such a trippy acid journey The imagery is creative though I was a 90s kid and I actually remember a lot of animated movies with songs that came out including Welcome Back and Swan Princess

[@lIlIl111]

You should look "Ух ты говорящая рыба" that's REALLY scary)

[@MasRoman-346]

Хм...привет русским

[@lIlIl111]

@@MasRoman-346 здорова)

[@MasRoman-346]

@@lIlIl111 привет

[@erichfiedler1481]

PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, TRANSLATE WHATEVER THE HELL YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT

[@lIlIl111]

@@erichfiedler1481 ctrl+c -> ctrl+v. This cartoon on youtube has english subtitles. Just find it

[@TATAR4ik72]

There's one thing is russian JoJo. It's about Captain Pronin, Grandson of Major Pronin. 4 episodes

[@AtlanticGiantPumpkin]

So if you didn’t think this was enough of a trip, check out the Broadway musical Raggedy Ann, with songs by the same man, Joe Raposo. The whole thing is available on KZbin, it lasted a whopping five performances on the great white way, and has a small cult fan base.

[@clydethehobo2687]

This new segment would be a perfect time to talk about The Brave Little Toaster.

[@hell5309]

13:57 ~ NC, one thing you should remember is that this is based off a childrens' book called "Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Camel with Wrinkled Knees", which was written as a bedtime story for the daughter of the creator of Raggedy Ann, Johnny Gruelle. Childrens' stories were often like that back then.

[@luthientinuviel3883]

I read all of those, and many of them were pretty freaking weird tbh. Camel With the Wrinkled Knees wasn't too weird, but maybe I'm not remembering it right

[@hell5309]

@@luthientinuviel3883 "The Camel with Wrinkled Knees" actually had a talking horse offering the pirates (whose ship was on land) a lollipop apiece in exchange for releasing Babette and going into another line of work.

[@nyanpirethecat2257]

Critic should check out two Japanese animated films "The Fantastic Adventures Of Unico" from 1981, and it's sequel "Unico in the Island Of Magic" (1983) from the early 1980s. It was two film adaptations of Osamu Tezuka's "Unico" manga series that was made by Sanrio Animation and Madhouse. The Unico films were notable for containing depressing and frightening imagery, with "Unico In The Island Of Magic" being much darker than the previous film. The English Dub has Barbara Goodson (pre-Power Rangers) as the voice of Unico. Both films used to frequently air on The Disney Channel back in the day.

[@BeckaBear08]

I came here to say this...especially the second movie (it's one of my favorites but definitely creepy)

[@ocelot102010]

Please review “Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night”

[@ticosvideocorner239]

Yes!!! I'd love to see Doug's take on that movie. It's such an underrated and unsettling continuation of the Pinocchio story. Some scenes definitely scared the crap out of me as a kid lol. And kinda like Raggedy Ann and Andy, it was never released on DVD or Blu-ray, at least not in the US.

[@Jumpboots_Jamstrang]

“I didn’t know that I’d-“ *click click clack*. Very intense scene for a kid’s movie.

[@BeckaBear08]

I think it's on prime video now

[@mattc4013]

6:50 Wait a minute, did they just say "OwO"?!

[@joyjenkins5068]

These aren’t exactly “freaky” films, but Willy the Sparrow and The Little Fox (both released by Feature Films for Families) have always stuck out in my memory as being kinda weird and off-beat Also, Scamper the Penguin, which edited out all the violence in the English release

[@amberhyde5713]

The Little Fox was good but looking back there was a lot of death in it.

[@365ral]

I always thought the camel's hallucinations were a symbol for suicide.

[@funkmastaC]

Dam it Doug, stop finding all my childhood fever dreams.

[@ChannelAwesome]

No, you must remember it!

[@cartoonfan495]

Hercules and Xena: The Battle for Mt. Olympus A childhood film, turn gate way towards Greek mythology

[@Austichar]

I still sing that titans song to this day.

[@cartoonfan495]

@@Austichar Nice, I still remember Across the Sea of Time

[@KaseyKay92]

@@cartoonfan495 Before man, before moon, before history...~

[@cartoonfan495]

@@KaseyKay92 in a world made of magic, and history...

[@capybara6997]

6:27 I will forever see these little night terrors in my dreams

[@rossthebesiegebuilder3563]

11:23 "Are you scared?" "Umm yeah..." "Well you shouldn't be..." "...because you're on Scare Tactics."

[@IosonoOtakuman]

I never saw this movie in its fullness when I was little, I only had a VHS taken from San Marino with the last 10 minutes (also, in the italian version it wasn't voice acted, it only had a narrator that dubbed every character). I discovered it again a couple of years ago here on KZbin; I have no idea why, but beside the mindf*cks, it made me cry many times....it gave me some kind of "pure and simple" vibe while watching it, it was truly fascinating. At least, this was my experience.

[@DemonikDave]

C'è stata una distribuzione italiana di questo film? D:

[@IosonoOtakuman]

@@DemonikDave Stranamente sì, ma come ho scritto, non era doppiato ma aveva solo un narratore che descriveva le situazioni e doppiava i personaggi da solo (neanche fedelmente in alcuni punti).

[@DemonikDave]

@@IosonoOtakuman madò alla stregua della Dingo Pictures proprio :(

[@IosonoOtakuman]

@@DemonikDave Non proprio. Il narratore aveva una buona dizione e recitava meglio.

[@lupinthenerd439]

non sei l'unico che aveva le vibe "pure and simple" signor scout

[@jacobottesen5279]

If you're looking for another weird movie, there's a forgotten, animated movie called (no joke) "Help! I'm a Fish." Sure, it may not be as nightmare-fueled as Raggety Ann, but it's definitely in its wheelhouse.

[@zelicca]

Oh my god, so that really was real? I have the vaguest memory of watching it as a kid and I’ve always wondered wether it was a fever dream or not!

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

Foodfight, Son of the Mask and Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa would've been perfect for this brand-new segment, NC, but you already did review of those movies afew years ago.

[@firessyyakovenko7653]

How about Shark tale?))

[@arjunmenon1796]

Those movies aren't weird in a good way tho.

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

@@arjunmenon1796 I know that. Why'd you think I said that he already reviewed them?

[@АлексейМокробородов-з2ъ]

You should watch Soviet cartoon. Beloved me, I know what I say, I grew up on them )

[@Xarfax321]

Names, please?

[@SeasonalGFilms]

This movie starts off normal, but then becomes an acid trip

[@kirkdyteo993]

Ikr

[@ChristineTheHippie]

My theory is it's a dream

[@cheneethompson5756]

It went from toy story to Alice in wonderland!

[@PaigeOfTheSound]

We had this movie on VHS and my little sister and I watched this movie ALL the time. We still to this day sing "Candy Hearts and Paper Flowers" to cheer each other up. It's such a bizarre piece of animation and was a key element in my childhood. I'm so glad you reviewed this because no one I know has EVER heard of it!

[@mugikaoven1475]

Please watch Soviet cartoon "Treasure island ". It is very funny cartoon with unic stile. Please finde original cartoon with subtitles because many original songs was cut in English version. Hi from Ukrain))

[@TheLavrenicus]

In America this cartoon was called "return to treasure island" and all songs were cut out and others added.

[@mugikaoven1475]

@@TheLavrenicus ou it is sad

[@mugikaoven1475]

@@TheLavrenicus maybe he finde originall cartoon with subtitles

[@TheLavrenicus]

@@mugikaoven1475 On the other hand, it was shown in America, even with dubbing (while losing all the charisma of the original actors), which means that someone in America watched it and then it gets into the topic of the channel!

[@NLukovka]

The Mystery of the Third Planet. Тайна третьей планеты It is a 1981 Soviet film directed by Roman Kachanov/

[@docdodgers4101]

I'd Love for him to review Tim Burton's 9. For a Dark, Underrated movie, it's one of my favorites. :D

[@TreeckoJedi9]

Couldnt agree more! But Tim Burton didnt direct the movie, it was Shane Acker

[@BrendanSmallButera]

13:07 Jesus! I forgot Once Upon a Forest existed! It was my favorite.

[@MadTurnip]

5:23 This video is very important.

[@xxshinanaevangelianxx]

As a person who had the VHS of this movie as a kid, I won't lie, this movie felt like a cr@ckhead's fever dream. But it holds a special place in my heart as being wholesome when it comes to the sibling dynamics of Ann and Andy. There are only two songs in it that I love and still love to this day. Candy Hearts and Paper Flowers, and No Girl's Toy. I guess the Camel with the wrinkled knee's song to a lesser extent. My memory is vague due to being very young, but I had a lowkey crush on Andy. I love his right amount of sass and protectiveness and he has the most handsome voice.

[@alexmacisaac5235]

After seeing the image of “9” at the beginning now I all of a sudden really want him to do that movie

[@docdodgers4101]

Ditto, I think he's gonna get a lot of requests for it.

[@YSL8704]

6:21 you know that the movie is possessed now

[@chinso327]

I grew up watching Soviet cartoons. You don't know anything about "freak cartoons"...

[@antonioalbul00]

got any recommendations?

[@Гламурный_Герой]

@@antonioalbul00 Hen his wife, There Will Come Soft Rains, Tale of Tales, Kele

[@nuclearcatbaby1131]

Wasn’t Felix the Cat animated in communist Hungary?

[@chainlink2459]

It's like he's merging his Dark Toons series with the Nostalgia Critic. And I approve.

[@GraceCreatesLivingSpace]

There’s a lot of freaky movies, but a couple of cartoon ones like this are Willie the Sparrow, and the 90s Japanese animated but English dubbed version of The Little Mermaid, they......they really stuck to the book. Messed me up as a little kid.

[@HeidiGraham1982]

Oh! My sister and I had the VHS of that version of "The Little Mermaid" when we were kids! We wanted the Disney one at the time, but I later grew to appreciate the other one too. It did stay closer to the book, which made the ending really sad, of course.

[@JackalopeBunny]

My grandma had a vhs copy of Willie the Sparrow, I watched it every time I could when I visited them growing up. I don't know why I enjoyed it so much.

[@nuclearcatbaby1131]

I discovered the original story of The Little Mermaid from a book I read at a daycare.

[@shulshuter]

About creepy and weird cartoons I remember only, USSR cartoons. But I really love that cartoons (дядюшка ау, домовенок кузя, летающий корабль, бременские музыканты/ бременские музыканты 2, рыжий рыжий конопатый) this is all I remember... I don't think they are creepy, but my friends from other countries saying "wtf bro! Your parents show you that shit when you was a child??? Ye we always say you're a weirdo, but.... ah wait, I find the problem!"... Well if you want to see it, see it with subtitles (also I don't think someone translate that...(..)

[@ThemeParkAvenue]

This film suggestion isn’t freaky, but it’s terrible and worth a review. It’s called The Fat Spy. It’s a Z movie starring Phyllis Diller and is marketed as the “First and Worst Film Shot in Cape Coral”. It’s beyond awful and was even in a documentary about the worst films. You should check it out. I think it is on KZbin.

[@ThemeParkAvenue]

Why did I notice the new ExpressVPN logo before I noticed the wall isn’t blue anymore?

[@magicamadeye]

probably because you're using it

[@ThemeParkAvenue]

@@magicamadeye I don’t use a VPN

[@allisiamacdonald8138]

I had thought the memory of watching this on my grandma's living room floor on repeat was a weird nostalgia fueled fever dream, it's been so long since I've seen anyone mention it. I was FASCINATED with it's animation. ...Come to think of it this movie explains a lot about the stories I like now.