The Greatness of Old Kids Shows

[@TommyNFG]

I can’t fathom kids are gonna look back at cocomelon and be like “that was a classic”

[@row3n]

Actually tho, it’s so weird thinking that our nostalgia is going to be unrecognizable by the next generation

[@islamicenjoyer4215]

bro please collab with this man

[@Thot_Patrol_USA]

“ah maaaan cocomelon, the good old days. now we got this rip off rasplemon”

[@kitchengaming1184]

Y did I not think you watched this man

[@Aburner960]

And us oldheads finna say “back in my day we had nick jr disney jr and PBS” 😭 we so fucked

[@yusufsharif8773]

Degenerocity always spits facts. Old kids shows like Arthur and Thomas the Train were my childhood

[@meperson9707]

@Kurtis no its not

[@yaydisaking]

Me too

[@JumpyKaput]

@Kurtis Dumbass bot. Reported

[@JumpyKaput]

@@JojoThoughts nah I mind. Reported.

[@datrollface567]

Tank engine

[@andrewdotmp4]

I think the biggest issue with modern kids' entertainment is that it seems like it was made just to keep their attention spans with saturated colors and jokes, the classics like Curious George and Cyberchase were engaging enough to keep kids' attentions because the show didn't look down at kids as stupid, rather look directly at them as intellegent

[@xaf943]

YFGA kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3fJe5aljZaSrZo

[@spittin_BXRS]

And those were actually good shows

[@stefanconstantin5457]

Don't forget about Classic Scooby Doo

[@spittin_BXRS]

@@stefanconstantin5457 I used to watch Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated when it was active

[@tastyfood8581]

We’re going on a ship watch me nae nae watch me whip

[@Renatus__]

I cannot agree more with how og thomas songs bops *HARD* The” There Two, There Four, There Six, There Eight, Shuntng trucks and hauling freights” Is by jolly amazing

[@CaliPlanesFan]

Fr tho

[@Sudriantank743]

The runaway theme is *FIRE!!!!!!!!*

[@OrangeSquare77]

I would internally nut to those bro 😭

[@SoundShunter72]

I'm glad I grew out of kids shows right before the first ones started going CGI. It just shows how profit driven and mass produced everything has become and as a result these shows are now indistinguishable from eachother. For real though, OG Thomas the tank engine was the greatest show ever made. Truly childhood defining.

[@staysolidshades254]

Romans 10:9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.........

[@somebodyoncetoldme6557]

@@staysolidshades254 me 4:20 shut the fuck up

[@Luuni100]

yeah im kinda grateful i was one of the last generations to have grown up with simple shows like curious george. cocomelon and all these other mass produced nursery shows are too overstimulating for babies

[@jaredhebert942]

Season 17 through 20/21 with Andrew Brenner as Head Writer actually got pretty close to the GOAT episodes in Seasons 1-7, but I get where he's coming from

[@ezzy841]

I know right? It was my favorite

[@rulebritannia8438]

Bob the Builder is a classic, and I am willing to die on this hill. We don't talk about the CGI one.

[@thehandlebroke]

The WHAT???!!!

[@StupidlyStupid]

The new one scares me. They made Bob a chad.

[@thepowerofsand6180]

Handy Manny was better

[@rulebritannia8438]

@@Pillow520 Mate, I forgot about it until Degenerocity mentioned it, so don't blame me, blame him

[@clipz4647]

Had the book n all then I lost it couldn't even find it

[@ZebbyD]

My family was actually too poor to afford cable television, so I grew up almost exclusively watching PBS kids; shows like Word Girl, Fetch!, Curious George, and Martha Speaks. I do still relate to Degenerosity because when I would visit my rich grandparents they always had fresh nick jr and disney jr shows saved to their dvd.

[@yunginskola3789]

Did u have tha cheap ass tv antenna from like cvs or tha dollar store or sum other store

[@xaf943]

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[@urluckyimapotato]

YES Martha Speaks was my favorite

[@luckyy3691]

@@yunginskola3789 You ain't trill if you never bought a cheap ass plastic antenna made by starving Chinese kids from a sketchy money laundering dollar store just to watch cartoons

[@staysolidshades254]

Romans 10:9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.........

[@nicksgaming4851]

13:57 That’s not Bob The Builder, that’s Bill The Killer 💀

[@Wildkirblet]

nah thats Robert the Construction Worker 💀

[@MøchaAngelPlayz]

That’s Bobbie the construction Worker 💀

[@EATcheeks8]

Bro I deadass said “who the fuck is that” like 10 seconds before he did lol

[@YouHaveHitAWall]

I was trying to defend it but oh *god* no

[@arrowpictures2844]

That’s Bart the Foreman

[@thepotatoshow1887]

This man could narrate an encyclopedia and still somehow find a way to make it hilarious.

[@JumpyKaput]

@Kurtis And here is the full force of my wrath. Reported.

[@alexcat6685]

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[@Ttegegg]

@@JumpyKaput at this point it does nothing. They can always just make another one with bots auto doing it

[@mochitheceltiberian4007]

@@JumpyKaput at least a single KZbin employee will suspect you for prompting terrorism

[@endytoly8485]

@@JumpyKaput own

[@a18yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

The fact that kids aren’t growing up with all the shows mentioned makes me really concerned for the future generation. The thing about pre school shows before is that they helped me develop a taste for what I enjoy and how I view media today, all the shows listed contributed to that, especially Backyardigans. As for the original Thomas, it’s perfection, the narrator, the music, the beautiful hand made landscapes and cinematography of it all, they truly did care about children, not like the new version.

[@jordannewman177]

Thomas the tank engine had effort put into it and it still shows. Absolute classic.

[@emptyteardrops]

Also there's literally proof that these shows helped with development and also helped kids learn. What are kids supposed to learn from cocomelon??

[@AnekoF90]

Bro kids nowadays are growing up watching that garbage random videos for kids. My cousin (he's around 3 or 4, idk Idc anyway💀) was here watching one of those, it was the most fucked up random thing I ever saw in my life, idk how tf he was enjoying it 💀💀💀💀💀

[@ultrachadstinctgoku7579]

@@emptyteardrops on god.

[@YS-zb1zs]

Not reading that essay

[@KhayJayArt]

"Stop trying to appease these kids and appeal to me, a grown ass man!" -Adult fans of kid cartoons in a nutshell

[@Korvinian4601]

So true

[@PopTartNeko]

the ongoing little mermaid controversy in a nutshell

[@Korvinian4601]

@@PopTartNeko tbh, most of Disneys fans are manchildren so not surprised

[@PastPositive]

Literally 💀 people be acting like kids don’t like the shit they watch nowadays, they also watch the same thing lol, stuff like Elmo and curious George are still the most popular kids shows.

[@MoritakaLover010]

@@Korvinian4601 funniest thing is the people hating on it weren't even gonna see it in the first place

[@SmiggyMgee]

1:43 ziggas is WILD

[@maxporto8898]

Fun Fact: Thomas was narrated by Alec Baldwin, yes in the US version, but in the UK the narrator was, no joke, Ringo Starr from the Beatles

[@dorothyallspice1862]

George Carlin was another one of the US narrators.

[@SomeOrdinaryJanitor]

i remember when i was a small kid i had some of the UK versions, my mom was a big beatles fan so im not sure if she knew but i liked the UK version better.

[@TheOneWhoKnows269]

Whats a Ringo Starr? Is it a type of bug only found in the UK? And how TF can it narrate?????

[@MIKKE-MOUSE]

@@TheOneWhoKnows269 💀

[@Alby.]

shut up ringo

[@suchomimustenerensis]

I grew up with PBS kids 24/7 and I still,TO THIS DAY,remember Dinosaur Train and Wild Kratts as peak fiction

[@ItssKiriko]

Wild Kratts was so good 😭

[@niarahancock4739]

Wild Kratts was fire

[@iandrummond8834]

fax

[@lvnar5734]

Wordgirl and Wild Kratts every day as I got home from school bro those were the days

[@lzylay]

FAX FINALLY SOMEONE WHO ACKNOWLEDGES DINOSAUR TRAIN AND WILD KRATTS

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

The reason classic Thomas was as great as it was, was because the writers understood that you weren’t just writing for children, but also adults who would watch the shows with their children. The music was good because the show creator said the music shouldn’t talk down to kids like other shows. The visuals were made more impressive than necessary because David Mitton was the director for the classic seasons. Not to mention the co-music composer was Mike O'Donnell who worked with The Beatles in Apple Corps as a bass guitarist and vocalist before he became the composer for both Thomas & Friends/Thomas the Tank Engine and TUGS. He literally worked on some of the best music ever made The show made me fall in love with trains. I get that I'm autistic and it's a stereotype to love trains, but trains really are a phenomenal mode of transport. Just look at the Japanese and French rail network. Rail connected the US before highways did, they are a part of American heritage and yet they aren't treated the way they should be. Towns have popped up because of trains, trains lead to a real-estate boom and plus they're eco-friendly. So those saying high-speed rail wouldn't help rural folks are wrong, because trains not only carry people, but they also bring them. If a big country like China can connect every province within the country by high-speed rail, then so can the US.

[@ikedog1405]

For some reason people are against trains in favor of cars, because it gives them freedom even though the cars are reducing freedom for everyone else.

[@Baconchilldophin]

Thomas And Friends Fell off hard

[@energizr2816]

Loving trains always seemed normal to me idk why. Like as a kid I really liked Mighty Machines series so there were trains on them too. Thomas will always have a special place in my heart (the OG Thomas ofc). Thomas is a legend he knew too much, he became a meme, he even collaborated with such rappers as The Notorious B.I.G (that Biggie Smalls ft Thomas song), DMX ( Thomas gon' give it to ya), even Eminem (the real tank engine). It was time for Thomas to leave...

[@user-je7hh2bv7f]

I have seen you in so much comments

[@gomigomi6423]

Hola

[@carterharterhall]

“THIS IS TRAAASHHHH” takes me out every time💀 14:46

[@athelynisalazydirtyhippie4495]

Same

[@HonorSword]

Same

[@Quar-u4r]

True

[@Occus]

14:04 Bertram The Constructor

[@comicalsteamengine9344]

Bertram piedmont

[@Occus]

@@comicalsteamengine9344 what

[@comicalsteamengine9344]

@@Occus engineer in bendy

[@BATTLE-FEILD_playz]

Bertram the builderm ewwww

[@Displayname-j3h]

bertram winkle the builder

[@castform7]

I also had an -unhealthy- obsession with Thomas. I had a Thomas table, Thomas PJs. My entire room was fill with nothing but him and his train friends just staring at me. I wanted to become a train conductor because of Thomas. I tried my hardest to like the CGI show but a part of me died a little whenever I saw it. It just wasn't the same. I will still hold Thomas in high regard though. That's still my guy no matter how bad his franchise has become.

[@najibosman6497]

Same here man

[@castform7]

@Full Thomas Episodes We never *ever* talk about that travesty shamelessly disguised as a Thomas show.

[@twoforfive9228]

@Full Thomas Episodes I like seasons 6-11 as well. Not as good as the first 5 but no doubt better than most of what came after.

[@bananaezro8606]

*an 🤓

[@piranhalettuce]

@Full Thomas Episodes Yeah they have that new Thomas show on cartoon network, I hate how cartoon network made so that in the morning's it's nothing but preschool shows.

[@JayPumabomb56]

As a pretty hardcore Thomas fan, your gushing about it made me smile so much, the multiple tangents you went on about the show not talking down to kids, the downhill spiral after the cgi started, the songs being shit now, everything you said made me so happy and glad that you loved it for the right reasons, it made me say “this man gets it!!!” Cheers, man. Glad you loved the show as much as this chaotic fandom we have formed did.

[@StumpyFunnel]

Holy crap jay?

[@turonimacoroni4896]

I’m also a pretty serious fan I have the bed to this day and it’s the true lady magnet

[@jordan_ja]

Before Tomas got animated Certain episodes where so scary like the one where Percy is frozen in ice

[@bwmpii_yt]

@@jordan_ja i don't remember that unless your talking about snow in season 5 where it was skarloey (Edit unless you mean the season 6 episode jack frost)

[@sarahwilson5946]

sammmmme

[@LilDragonkaijufan]

Veggietales, Dinotux, Ninjago, Thomas, and Wild Kratts were few of the many shows that made up my childhood.

[@azumarill964]

I am hispanic so as a child I watched most of these shows in spanish, where most times the "spanish moments" had the characters talking in english instead. So I never knew that Dora and Diego were latin, that Handy Manny´s real name was Manuel, and I just learned from your video that Special Agent Oso is actually named that in its original language.

[@goofyeli9750]

same

[@javieralejandrotrianapaz6343]

0_0

[@dontaviushaul442]

Dora was Latin, no way

[@azumarill964]

@@dontaviushaul442 Sorry I didn’t know ok, every cartoon and movie I watched was in Spanish. Also I thought Diego was a common name for anyone Hispanic or not to have so.

[@dontaviushaul442]

Wait what, I agree too, I didn't know that either

[@fluffyrock2345]

Mans summoned the entire Thomas fandom with one segment 💀

[@plumberchoochooman]

yessir

[@willow1000]

Yup

[@emilenef.a.290]

Yeeeeeeeeeahhhh

[@Jay-u7e7z]

The Max and Ruby statement truly stands

[@trainguy3277]

Ikr

[@About100kburner]

kinda sad how the era of cartooning will never be replicated again . all the vibes it gave. Sprout went hard

[@nanamoon2538]

Sprout I feel like was forgotten it was a classic as well had great shows

[@About100kburner]

@TwinXDs on me bro

[@mylegghh]

I make content like Degenerocity, if it’s trash let me know

[@Sportstalk1280]

I’m subbed you ou

[@Afanof1]

​@@nanamoon2538my friend showed me that

[@benjiusofficial]

10:33 audibly laughed with the Lavender Town

[@Josericotaconachoquesadilla]

My favorite color green

[@Drockthe3rd]

No matter the era you grew up with, Thomas will always teach the viewers morals. Thomas will always be crucial to a child's mind and make them develop an interest in trains

[@tanto64]

And to back up this claim, there's actually a surprisingly sizable fandom revolving around it, a lot of its members being adults. So yes, Thomas has a lot of sticking power.

[@MichelleW870]

thomas is omnipotent

[@amtrak2026]

come see how much Thomas merch I have

[@BazzyBaka]

I remember watching the Flying Kipper episode and, idk, watching Henry riding through the night was just such a vibe. I even pestered my grandparents to go to a train museum or a train station to ride a steam engine. But by that time, steam engines weren’t in use for public transit. It was mostly those high speed modern electric trains and modern diesel powered engines. But luckily, my wish got granted on my 7th birthday where my grandparents brought me to a train museum that featured a Thomas ride and I absolutely loved it and still look back as one of my most favorite and nostalgic memories ever.

[@tanto64]

@@BazzyBaka The Flying Kipper is one of the best episodes, especially for its music, visuals, and tone.

[@thespinodino]

I used to watch Wild Kratts and Octonauts. Wild Kratts was a banger, just watching these two brothers on their awesome turtle base with suits that can turn them into any animal was so entertaining. It had the animal education and entertainment. It was so cool to see Chris and Martin turn into sharks, bears, or alligators in order to solve whatever problem arose. The villains were all funny and entertaining too. Octonauts was a show about a bunch of animals in their underwater headquarters heading out to solve versions issues involving sea life, like curing a sick whale shark or saving a triggerfish stuck in their vents. All the characters were great to watch. You got the leader, medic, pilot, engineer, retired pirate, and the brains of the group. It was nice watching the characters deal with the issues that you’d have underwater. I’d watch both of them for hours at a time. Those two shows were the best, man.

[@100iqgaming]

octonauts was the shit

[@TheOcelotSlayer]

@@100iqgaming the penguin was my favorite

[@Jollofmuncher2000]

I remember wild kratts it was on Netflix and the animal transforming was cool

[@rxndomfxndom7405]

@@TheOcelotSlayer Either the retired pirate(edit: his name is Kwazzi, thanks random person in the replies) or the bunny with brown hair. I loved them both.

[@SpecSwamp]

@@rxndomfxndom7405 Kwazzi, actually

[@amblingiris2875]

“Oobi” was a show I did watch, but I only had hazy memories of it until I saw a Defunctland episode about it. There was something fever dream-esque about it to me. Also, anyone here remember “Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman?” That was my favorite show as a child!

[@Thot_Patrol_USA]

i fking loved ruff ruffman! too bad i dont remember anything except the theme song

[@thehyperobsesr]

I remember loving Oobi as a kid and I still find it mostly enjoyable rn lol. It's a pretty chill show where not much happens but honestly i really enjoy shows that can just be laid back instead of wild and all over the place, even if the ask questions to the screen and stuff lol.

[@JustEpic_Yt]

I watched both of them I’m so lucky to be born 2008 because they still rerun most of the old shows

[@thebluepineapplephoenix101]

Ruff Ruffman and Word Girl, and Martha Speaks top 3 fr

[@bryn1063]

Bro I loved oobi when I was younger. I was so taken aback. 😭

[@rdnckgrl30]

14:01 “Bob the builder, can we fix him? Bob the builder, no he’s f%cked.”

[@delightlessnights468]

As someone who used to watch Thomas as a little girl, I feel betrayed at the changes, I was a diehard fan as a 4 year old , same level as this guy

[@PelsckoPolesko]

Bro thomas got turned into a girl. or a very young male

[@sarahwilson5946]

SAME ONG I WAS SO UPSET

[@danielmtheone4031]

@@PelsckoPolesko 😐

[@cree3427]

​@@PelsckoPolesko EXACTLY

[@oneofthebois5259]

They didn't have to do Tomas dirt bro 😭

[@tigercraft489]

15:20 At least the first seasons of CGI tried to be the same just worse looking but flash forward and it’s a hot mess of garbage with no danger. I remember when it was dark, when they were genuinely afraid of being useless and turned into scrap. That episode where Percy nearly goes to the furnace still haunts me and I love it. We were treated as young developing adults not lesser minds incapable of dealing with hardships.

[@tobythetramengine8109]

The CGI era was good but most the Brenner era season 17-21 was good part of CGI era like hit era was not at bad but hit did not want to mess the character up all are same for at season 12 we not want to talk about like Mattel save us but at one episode at one is call a shed for Edward is want tell the fandom at it was all about to go down hill with BWBA movie coming out every in fandom started to not like Mattel then BWBA era started season 22-24 then AEG making the fandom to start make there things and the AEG Stan attack the fandom

[@WiltedSpades]

They animated it and turned the trains into child trains

[@tobythetramengine8109]

@@WiltedSpades no at was hit era or being of CGI era it was bad because of lazy writing but Mattel save it all way until season 22 we’re BWBA animation was bad then AEG era

[@Eleyclaxton]

The best show in my childhood too

[@QUBIQUBED]

They also now rebooted the show, it’s a weird 2d animated “baby reboot” Since the original creator no longer owns the show, she can’t do shit about it lmao

[@CineTurbo32X]

Wordgirl is probably the best example of an aged well kids show. That show is way too good to be for literal preschoolers. There's a reason that tiny resurgence happened lol

[@personwitharat9039]

Omg that scene when she twisted the metal rod on tv 😂

[@peppermintspice5873]

Oh I loved that show! “Word up its word girl, WORD UP!”

[@pauljewett8844]

Chuck the evil sandwich making guy is the most underrated, under hyped, under utilized villain in any hero universe ever

[@MemeRaider]

Idk who this character is put the real question is...... Can she beat Goku? Or Genos

[@m3cha131]

wordgirl and super why bro

[@altnap]

PBS kids was my shit as a kid. I loved Word Girl so much.

[@johnmcmanus7602]

FINALLY THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE GETTING THE RECOGNITION IT DESERVES 🙌

[@eliterayupnext]

Thank u Jesus

[@randomtime7691]

I prayed everyday until I saw this video

[@eruseayt9244]

dude i literally had a whole thomas the tank engine train set with me as a kid, i would spend hours, HOURS, eating goldfish from a bowl and playing with my train set, thomas the train is the GOAT

[@dream_walker9726]

MY WHOLE PERSONALITY UNTIL WAS 5 WAS THOMAS

[@StumpyFunnel]

I mean I am in the fandom Yes there’s a thomas fandom

[@wovenowl7535]

As a man who obsessed over Thomas The Tank Engine to the point where I'd pretty much bug the hell outta my parents for the merch, your tangent about this blue train from the 1940s made me smile. I still miss the old model era seasons and seeing what they did to my boi has me absolutely gutted. Also RIP Duke and Boco, homies only got like 3 episodes then dipped.

[@Cytorb]

Boco should get like another 2 episodes MINIMUM

[@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45]

Y'all remember D199? He wasn't even in the shows, he was like from the OG books.

[@Relvok1]

Dinosaur Train😢

[@DIDYOUDO5778]

Did neville dip down to nowhere too

[@PartyAblaze]

​@@DIDYOUDO5778 YEAH MY BOY NEVILLE ONLY GOT LIKE 2 EPISODES WITH SPEAKING ROLES AND THEN STAIGHT UP VANISHED 😭

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

The icing on the cake for the Backyardigans: The voice actor for Pablo in season one was Zach Tyler Eisen. AKA the voice of the god himself *AANG* Coincidentally he voiced a penguin, and the first thing he asked Katara when he got out of that iceberg was *"Will you go penguin sledding with me?"* ...it's so perfect. Which "perfect" was the last word spoken in the ATLA series.

[@12MjrpmdS14]

HUWAT!?!?!? Mate i did not know that little 3d penguin VOICED THE AANG FROM THE AVATAR THE LAST AIR BENDER SERIES! 😃

[@chippy2023]

Wait what!?

[@Rifyy]

bro when I was little, I was watching whatever my grandfather was, so one time he was watching mtv, and there was a joke thing called “the hump train” and I was so little, I didn’t know what it ment, so I thought it was just like a harmless little thing. I said “I wanna do that”. My grandfather starting laughing lol kids are freaking stupid

[@Baenstelker]

The fuck are on mate

[@sehjaskohli598]

6:10"my name is cleveland brow-"🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥.

[@angelitacancholamoreno4830]

and I am proud to be

[@LegendsForever446]

Right back in my hometown

[@wesonaquestP9468]

With my own family 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@bravelion9272]

There's old friends and new friends And even a bear

[@MoonWielder]

Do you guys remember how angry Elmo would get whenever Zoe brings up Rocco? Man, that takes me back. Glad I was able to grow up with Sesame Street!

[@pinkwooper5129]

Yessss. Great stuff

[@JojoThoughts]

I make videos like degenerocity check em out if yall dont mind ❤️😂

[@xX__ErectDiddyP445__Xx]

i see you everywhere. keep up the good work

[@Loganpaul4life]

@@xX__ErectDiddyP445__Xx If you see someone everywhere, you are too. Stop projecting.

[@hitthemill8595]

@@xX__ErectDiddyP445__Xx Why do you care?

[@baymexx6591]

The only kids show I remember watching all damn day as a child was Tom and Jerry. Such an incredibly funny show with great animation and that Tom scream is literally timeless

[@asiangaming8409]

Bro my first show was Popeye

[@LeroxYT]

Yeah and looney tunes with the road runner

[@humphreyjohnstone6783]

​@@LeroxYTYes, but Tom and Jerry and Looney Tunes aren't at all "kids shows", they're not even "shows". They were shown to broader audiences in cinemas back in the 1940s. Many of the audience members were originally adults. The creators even said so themselves.

[@LeroxYT]

@@humphreyjohnstone6783 yeah i know these clips, but still i watched it as a kid and i really enjoyind it

[@Totallynotdisbenture]

:>

[@fluffcake]

I relate to the “kids shows talking down on the audience.” I instantly refused to watch shows like that (except for a select few.) They’re all pretty enjoyable and I really have a lot of nostalgia for them and a lot of obscure ones as well. Seeing Bluey lately gives hope to me that maybe the kids of the next generation will find enjoyment in material like this.

[@neonwarriorleo1714]

Yes! bluey is one step closer to a greater cartoon tomorrow!

[@traviscunningham7062]

Agreed. I would recommend VeggieTales and StoryBots to kids as well.

[@Neuvalence]

I clearly remember the switch from Teen Titans (Original) to Teen Titans Go!, and I was like, why did everyone get so silly/goofy? What happened to the serious-ness? Like yeah it was funny but there was something missing. I didn’t have the words to articulate it back then. But even so young, I noticed how surface-level the plots were, and how the story lines were watered down and sprinkled with random cheap jokes. Like yeah its good if you pretend the original didn’t exist... I couldn’t just pretend that when the original stood out so much from the other shows.

[@TheAdventuresOfJimiJaden]

Bro, I'm obsessed with Thomas too. Just seeing the unrestored version of the first 2 seasons on your video made me jump, it's the reason why I'm a big fan of British stuff like Wallace and Gromit and Salad Fingers, two of them are old fashioned like Thomas.

[@saladv6069]

The one thing that stood out the most with Little Einstein’s was how the main bad guy was a sentient Russian fighter jet. That’s some topgun type shit

[@anincompetentmoron8497]

if one is alive, are the other jets alive? what happened in world war 2? was there a sentient fighter jet that shot down Korean air 007? Was flight 007 sentient? did sep- i think we should stop

[@User-kw5bk]

I need link

[@TheRealSoftR]

I didn’t know it was Russian 🇷🇺 💀 🇺🇸

[@gerardwayseyelash]

Wait there's a villain and I completely forgot somehow and now I'm having a crisis???

[@HistoryNerdsfromOuterspa-sf6fo]

@@TheRealSoftR yeah his name was big blue jet, and it was a literally a fucking MiG-29 that was blue

[@saucyjack1379]

Shows like Super Why, Blue’s Clues, Wonder Pets, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Sesame Street BUILT my childhood. My parents would plan entire days around when these shows would be on. I’m glad that kids now don’t have to worry about missing any new episodes.

[@uvea2000]

Oggy and the cockroaches, adventure time, amazing world of gumball, zig n sharko, SpongeBob, Pocoyo and the animated Mr beans show Built my childhood. Best times.

[@matthewbartlett3442]

Super why’s theme song still slaps unreasonably hard

[@darthschradergg]

Oh my god super why, every time i see carrots and peas i think of the song lol

[@CubeAtlantic]

Eyewitness was legit a peaceful, & mediating vibe as a baby, & kid those nature/science DVD's is so informative, & visaully-appeling. 💜✅

[@wubbers662]

Super Why was terrible, not going to lie

[@Will-lh4lh]

Pingu, Thomas and friends, and the Teletubbies was like my whole childhood. Loved the simple real style. No cringe or singing, just bliss and funny moments. I will show these to my future kids. CGI has really killed the vibe of old kids shows imo

[@rowleyryan9025]

When there were songs in Thomas though they always SMACKED bro.

[@Will-lh4lh]

@@rowleyryan9025 YES

[@ClPHERTOLOGIST]

pingu freaked me out a bit (mostly only the walrus) but i loved it

[@JK-dmo-5]

I think I found my clone

[@sadrat5375]

FINALLY, SOMEOME SAID PINGU

[@Normo-p1e]

"do you know what 5+5 is? My favourite colour green" This has me dying 💀💀💀

[@bravelion9272]

The best part of the video. 😂

[@plusbowl7872]

I remember watching that weird hand puppet show as a little kid. I saw one episode and it never went back on air. Since nobody ever talked about it I just assumed I was crazy, and had a hallucination, even though I could’ve swore it was real. Thank you for showing me the truth, now I can finally get off my schizo meds.

[@nightstriderwr9005]

Lol

[@Kurosaka]

nexpo videos be like^ Lost media

[@Traincauseyes]

Same here, like its always that 1 episode we watched of that show that appeared randomly that really made us question the existence of life

[@Science_Fiction13]

What made the Classic Thomas so good was how close it was to real life. Most of the stories are based off of real life events and the show was a show about trains. They didnt move on their own and other stuff the CGI did. Theryre massive machines that ruled the land at the time when the railroad was king. Watching it as a kid got me interested in trains and still fascinated of steam locomotives to this day.

[@takelabradley4960]

Facts! The time and dedication to use real toys and to make the trees and all!

[@mirzantp4663]

I honestly consider myself lucky enough to watch Thomas when their faces are still and not animated like nowadays Thomas

[@aayy9540]

I was lucky there were VHS tapes

[@hackercow211]

Man, I grew up watching The Great Discovery on Blu-ray right when it came out, greatest memories I had of that time were me and my brothers just watching that on our clunky box-shaped TV.

[@rustymidlander05]

I've never really understood the hate for CGI. There are some stories that have benefitted from it. The animation sucked from season 13 to 16, but after that it got better.

[@nolanpilon789]

@@rustymidlander05 cgi is just good when it is brenner era stuff

[@rustymidlander05]

@@nolanpilon789 There's a handful of good Miller and BWBA stuff, like Edward the Hero, School of Duck, Yong Bao and the Tiger and Hunt the Truck.

[@ebkjosh8240]

12:28 Fun fact: It wasn't a music *team*, it was actually only 2 people that make the music of season's 1-6; Mike O' Donnel and Junior Campbell.

[@Sudriantank743]

And they both deserve to be treated like royalty

[@Waltman13]

Thomas deserves more appreciation. While the show itself has gotten worse over the years (mostly thanks to Mattel's poor management with the brand), it was genuinely a really solid series in it's heyday. The characters were fun, the stories were relaxing and had a good amount of action scenes, the sets and model work are incredible and still hold up today, the music slaps, it's one of the few kid shows that actually respects it's audience, and overall it just felt like a series that had a lot of love and passion put into it. There are some aspects to the CGI era that are pretty good too (mostly in seasons 18-21), but they don't hold a candle to what came before. And that stuff from before was pure greatness. Honestly it makes me sad that most people's views on the show are completely different to what the show actually is/was. Most of the time they either dismiss it as "just another baby show" or only bring up the dark aspects of it. I get what they mean by all of this, but at the same time I feel a lot of people are misinterpreting the show as some depressing series when it really isn't. Sure it can get dark at times, and while stuff like Henry getting bricked up in a tunnel and an engine getting turned into a generator are fucked up, not every aspect of the show is like that. It's just simple stories of the characters playing off of each other or pushing em to their limits. Plus Henry LITERALLY COMES OUT IN THE NEXT EPISODE!! WHY DO PEOPLE MISS THAT? What I'm trying to say here is that Thomas is a good show that deserves more than what many people view it as. Anyone's free to hate it of course, but you gotta admit, the world wouldn't be where it is today had it not been for this blue train.

[@ineedbootlacestobeready8521]

12/10 essay from a 12/10 YTPer.

[@tanto64]

@Quattro Bajeena that's also the reason Awdry wrote books like "Four Little Engines," "Stepney the Bluebell Engine," and "Mountain Engines," to make more readers aware of and interested in the real railways the books were based on.

[@MCBIGlilRonDogs]

Alternative title: Why Thomas the Dank Engine is a timeless masterpiece.

[@JumpyKaput]

@Kurtis we’d be better off without your spam bot. Reported

[@StumpyFunnel]

It’s tank engine godammit

[@andyramirez9510]

So the alternative title should be: why Thomas the tank engine is the goat and some other shows

[@therat4628]

Cgi had good stuff 17-21 were pretty good

[@Flash-FireCC]

To all my Thomas and Friends brothers and sisters, please read the following: - we miss/want the toy version back - the scary episodes were some of the best episodes ever - The Great Race music is pretty good but it ends there - waiting for a new live action movie - All Engines Go can burn in hell - we still to this day watch Thomas(even if it's bad) And last but certainly not least, we will show the old series to our kids and grandkids to prove that there were simplier times before the corruption of money had come from the hellspawn of Mattel.

[@catherineoconnell5092]

You fuckin know it my brother!!

[@rustymidlander05]

You should also watch TUGS. It was a spinoff of the model series created by David Mitton, the director of Thomas. The full series is on KZbin and it's amazing.

[@warframehunter7298]

Don't forget collectively hating Gordon

[@vinal2722]

The OG book about the entirety of sodor lore was gold

[@Lilpeteythegoat]

W

[@Radrakkoon]

I used to watch yo gabba gabba religiously. love your vids man

[@RyderTheGayRaptorUwU]

Finally someone else who understands why Thomas and friends so good

[@reigtrain]

When was this ever in doubt

[@cocojumbo90210]

That show made me feel uncomfortable most of the time tho

[@najibosman6497]

@@cocojumbo90210 why?

[@cocojumbo90210]

There was a weird episode were he went to a trian graveyard, and that other one were the bolder tries to kill him

[@Disciple_JK]

@kung Fu panda goofy ass bot

[@justsomehalofan4386]

Thomas the tank engine was such a great show, everything from the model work, to the storytelling, to the OST was outstanding. The show had an atmosphere that was unlike any show at it's time. It managed to tell fantastic stories with great morals, while not talking down to the audience. Even George Carlin himself really liked the show for that fact. The show also incorporated alot of railway history, and all of the characters are based off real locomotives. It's such a shame as to how much Mattle has bucherd this series. The new reboot show managed to be worse than the CGI era.

[@catherineoconnell5092]

Yeah season 1-5 was like peak tv, im not even saying this out of (pure) nostalgia even now later in my life i think its a good show.

[@justsomehalofan4386]

@@catherineoconnell5092 Definitely agree, while I do have some nostalgia for the HiT Entertainment seasons. The storytelling was definitely alot stronger in those earlier seasons; and upon re-watching, I caught certain details that I completely passed over my head when I was kid. Season 5 is still considered by many to be the greatest season of show, as well as the serie's peak.

[@Jewish_Banter]

Watch The Unlucky Tug, he has 4 videos that unveil and review the first 4 seasons of Thomas and he'll make a fifth eventually. A nice deep dive into what made the model series so special

[@monkeystuff661]

The old 90's Thomas on Sproit used to be so chill, and it had roasting sometimes but it was funny

[@plvto1]

It's honestly sad how much kid shows have gone downhill and have been compressed into what we know of them today. Shows like Wordgirl and Arthur proved that kid shows can be so much more but nowadays no one seems to care about actually putting effort in their shows anymore.

[@mylegghh]

I make content like Degenerocity, if it’s trash let me know

[@12MjrpmdS14]

It's sad to see that current kids shows just churn out new quantity over quality kids content to get more eyes for cash these days...

[@katrinsorokatkat1597]

So…. What do you think about the owl house and and about she ra reboot?

[@sonicman9910]

Kid named Adventure Time

[@xx_somescenecath0lic_xx888]

Bluey is God tier

[@xaviercamacho9907]

I know it isn't the oldest show, but Wild Kratts was pretty goated. It got me in to animal science and made want to discover more about wildlife. Absolutely love how they captured your attention with laughs but also lets you able to learn, and don't even get me started with the theme song. It's just👌 Perfect. This show is my childhood and its sad to see that some kids won't be able to see the glory of this show.

[@djbx50]

15:07 Woah pause there, Buddy

[@MillardFillmore1850]

*AYO*

[@volt303]

​@@MillardFillmore1850 youtube ends june 30

[@SnowShadow2]

Got a little personal

[@GoingToAFuneral]

Finally Backyardigans getting some recognition… aside from when you addressed Uniqua as “The Pink thing”

[@StupidlyStupid]

It’s the pink sauce

[@JojoThoughts]

I make videos like degenerocity check em out if yall dont mind ❤️😂ll

[@acaptainnachoz2111]

The Backyardigans was goated

[@GordonSnowMachine]

I remember them!

[@castform7]

To be fair Uniqua's animal inspiration was much less obvious than the others. I guess that contributes to the "unique" part of her name.

[@noodlestheone]

When the world needed his wisdom the most he has returned

[@AL4IGH5]

He has

[@RelatedCo]

The totally original comment

[@JumpyKaput]

@kung Fu panda And you can link these nuts. Reported.

[@nenesspirtualgirlbest9562]

I'm a 90s kids so I grew up watching Barney, Blues Clues, Little Bear, Arthur, Between The Lions, Gullah Gullah Island, Alegrias Window.

[@edcola6671]

Thomas the Tank Engine is just the ultimate ‘feel-good’ kids show. Everything from the realism of the setting, the soundtrack being literally the banger of all time, no forced representation, the calm feeling, everything. I genuinely can’t put it into words, it’s that ethereal. The Island of Sodor genuinely feels lived-in, the locos having all distinct personalities and flaws and just straight up not just being one-note stereotypes, it all feels kinda like a well-edited nature documentary. My heart goes out to anyone involved with the show back then.

[@dwvcollection]

forced representation? theyre trains.

[@sarahwilson5946]

yess i had all the train sets n stuff growing up

[@sericsmith5770]

There's nothing wrong with representation. TBH, Nia and Rebecca would've had more respect had there been a bigger roundhouse built to accomodate Edward and Henry, as well as other characters.

[@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45]

Thomas is like one of the biggest reasons I'm a foamer now. Been a foamer since I was a kid lmao.

[@monolophosaurus]

@@dwvcollectionThat didn’t stop Mattel

[@Basement_Bro]

It always warms my heart to see that I wasn’t the only one obsessed with the real Thomas at a young age. That show was my LIFE. I had Thomas everything, shoes, sunglasses, my room was Thomas themed, I dressed up as Thomas for Halloween. And then when it went animated I didn’t like that either, but I still have the majority of the VHS’s of the original episodes and the cool original toys (the ones that were real metal and not just plastic). Great show

[@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45]

Thomas The Tank Engine is legit the biggest reason I'm a train nerd.

[@Sudriantank743]

Thomas is love, Thomas is live.

[@goldenbeatz2927]

as an avid thomas fan, i appreciate that he is getting recognition

[@GustavoCunha-gx8gt]

Me too

[@daphnethejoyce]

I was a Little Einsteins fangirl. Had the rug, toys, knew the lore, made FANART (not that kind of fanart…) I had a crush on Annie when I was little 😭

[@MrWiltonSmith]

I just listened to "Accidents Will Happen" and I agree with you 100% that song is a BANGER

[@BlueWormyYT]

I did too and its FIRE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@thomasmanyt]

​@@BlueWormyYT listen to "Come for the ride" its a straight up BOP

[@a18yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

I like how he didn’t even bring up the new 2D Thomas, he knew that we have to much taste to even see a frame of that.

[@Rexfuselier]

The what now

[@alinthenarrowgauge6814]

@@Rexfuselier all engines go, do not watch, this is a WARNING!

[@eadweard2214]

All engines go is the absolute cowdung smear of a mess on the TTTE Franchise. Compare it to the model series, which is like Ambrosia from the very Deities themselves.

[@TeleKamptiA]

“Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover” and “Harold the Helicopter” were songs I DISTINCTLY remember.

[@Afanof1]

Toby the tram,the island song,TF:TMR Thomas the tank engine, Roll call are goated can't change my mind

[@August-dq1cj]

W pfp bro

[@cartoonsketcher0819]

"Gone fishing" was the BANGER back in the day.

[@AmberDragonair]

I raise yall Troublesome Trucks A HOOD CLASSIC

[@AlwaysmadPercy]

Don’t forget jame’s song!

[@Thatimvugirll]

11:17 " No I'm not a knitter😩"

[@compassrose1466]

Fun fact, the person who made Oobi made The Wonder Pets! There’s also a story line where Oobi’s grandfather is trying to bang the old grandma down the road lmfaO

[@ChrisSucks]

sigma activity

[@liamj3522]

What the fuck do you mean by that

[@CarltonKimani-gk6tl]

They were both made by Little airplane production.

[@metallisekura7653]

When you thought Thomas the Tank Engine couldn't get any worse, they have them in 2D, made them kids, and have them in some sort of "kawaii" style now. Like bro who asked for this- 😭

[@jacobjcb8883]

Yeah It's devastating to see Thomas become a corporate cash cow

[@shrekshrek3983]

gta san andreas is epic

[@Broskisunited]

wtf they actually are doing that

[@rowleyryan9025]

When it was actual sets and model trains being recorded, there was nothing else like it. Sometimes I pull up an episode just to see how beautiful everything looked.

[@fettywapsmissingeye]

@@shrekshrek3983 fact

[@cowoco6412]

PBS kids shows were honestly amazing, they give me so mucn nostalgia now that I don't think I would have had if I was a baby nowadays, and some of the shows were actually decently advanced in comparison to some of their target audience, not to mention that even my parents would laugh while watching some of them because sometimes the humor is just too good, especially in Arthur.

[@SofiaPreCure]

I miss the PBS Kids Preschool Block and PBS Kids GO! and The PBS Kids 2008-2013 era.

[@Robert-xu3xh]

PBS is the GOAT

[@thespacedisland5746]

PBS and Noggin was where it was at!

[@brownskin_girl6014]

“Why don’t you go to your own house and stop bothering us!!!” - DW 😂😂

[@AcidMonster64]

Man I love old cartoons. Also I remember seeing that one cartoon at 2:35 but I forgot what it was called

[@lorenagalligan587]

Its Rolie polie olie

[@SuperBobStudiosThe1st]

13:43 I'm flattered.

[@gabrielalvior5143]

Lol

[@sudrianace]

It's really nice to hear someone outside of the TTTE fandom giving a positive opinion on Thomas. Almost everyone else is like "oh it's just another baby show". But then I watch this video and see someone outside the fandom talking about what made Thomas special. I give this video a like👍🙂

[@Not_Tails]

Wait, there is a fandom?

[@sudrianace]

@@Not_Tails Yes

[@unknownvariable9239]

Total Drama is so underrated. That show has humor for every age group.

[@Kendrickstan]

Fr

[@Thot_Patrol_USA]

i’d recommend first timers watch the canadian version, though. kzbin.info/aero/PLJzZtYKw64O9Y2FDYwTiwGQfDQ8TGVbXl

[@youngdepp]

I will never forget the time Heather had her top ripped off That kickstarted puberty IMMEDIATELY

[@useraya369]

frrr

[@yourgrandmasjzexboyfriend]

That show was mainly watched by kids born in 97-02 so it wasn't a childhood show to us

[@Plato628]

3:56 dude you just unlocked a part of my memory that was completely fogged thank you so fucking much

[@rickybobby9649]

Tom and Jerry will always be a childhood favorite for any generation. I binge watched that show and I still love it. The most memorable episodes are like the bowling ally one, the one where Tom tries to pipe with the thot cat on the beach, the Halloween one with the witch, that one episode with the musketeers that end with Tom getting fucking executed by the guillotine, childhood highlights

[@ImDaRealBoi]

Mr. Rogers has stuck with me to this very day, and I wasn't even a part of the generation it was meant for. Kind of a testament of what it taught, that even after so much time, the virtues and lessons it taught hold up. No virtue signaling, no idiotic moments. He treated kids as humans. Bless Mr. Rogers.

[@maxiwaxipads]

It's a coincidence that my English class just mentioned Mr. Rogers and I get to see this comment. Even without him, I bet I would be a fan of his show. (I watched Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood after all)

[@g-manjunior2024]

As an adult, I still find joy in watching Thomas The Tank Engine. Just goes to show how timeless it was.

[@calcumalations1235]

as a kid, i would see all my shows switch from real life to CGI so i have that feeling of nostalgia for both

[@cream_pieluver]

Don't know why but this guy is the only youtuber am genuinely exited to watch

[@JojoThoughts]

I make videos like degenerocity check em out if yall dont mind ❤️😂

[@JojoThoughts]

I make videos like degenerocity check em out if yall dont mind ❤️😂ll

[@OldHennessy]

Fr

[@nxp38_66]

Sem-en!

[@576kg8]

Ok

[@BradanKlauer-xh3hm]

Fun fact: The narrator of “Thomas and Friends” was none other than the man, the myth, the legend, George Carlin!

[@Griff589]

How the fuck did it take me 20 years to figure that out

[@Afanof1]

​@@Griff589nostalgia can blind people I got wipp lash when I found out ice king and SpongeBob had the same voice actor

[@jacobwiggle3681]

And Ringo Starr of the Beatles.

[@themodifiedtankengine316]

I agree with the whole video, and Thomas was my favourite show of my childhood and I still love it to this day and even though I don’t watch Arthur anymore I still appreciate it.

[@DeborahSmith-z1f]

4:29-4:48 fun fact: this was a deleted scene of this and they were wilding with this☠️ (context:this was a crossover between handy dandy man ,the backyardigans, and Star Wars)I’m not liking THEY DID

[@prix6294]

I think the most danger Mickey and the gang were in was when Mickey’s rival was shrinking down places

[@gramgramsgram8328]

Yooooo I remember that episode. Didn’t they for some reason save the bad guy because of Micky saying that’s what hero’s do? I always thought that was dumb even as a kid

[@JojoThoughts]

I make videos like degenerocity check em out if yall dont mind ❤️😂ll

[@gramgramsgram8328]

@sewer~rat same

[@peppermintspice5873]

@sewer~rat same 😅

[@shinysugardrops]

OMG THE SUPERHERO EPISODE!! Bruh I loved that one sm I have the DVD of it and everything lmao

[@ltchugacast131]

There’s a KZbin project called Thomas Re Orchestrated with full orchestra recreations of the full OST of Thomas and it’s honestly so beautiful it brings me tears. I desperately wish we could see another crack at portraying pure passion for trains. The show had good morals but it also was full of love towards the age of steam. I swear in all of the model seasons there’s hours worth of footage of purely the trains moving through the models with the sound of the rails as the only compliment. I wish I could live on Sodor. Everything about it captures a much more hopeful and people focused time where anything had to be done with a human touch.

[@thespacedisland5746]

but... I loved Oobi as a kid. It was one of my favorites. That and the absolute masterpiece, The Upside Down Show. Hands down my FAVORITE childhood show. Me and my brother would get so hyped every time it came on

[@a_human_person]

“hands down”

[@coolgamercool2281]

Being a British kid and watching in the night garden back in the day was a total vibe.

[@BB-st2zz]

14:46 "THIS IS THARARSTSH" button

[@TheGamingVanillite]

Two kids shows I watched as a kid were The Magic School Bus and Team Umizoomi, which were both educational shows. I'm sure you've heard of The Magic School Bus, but Team Umizoomi is about three tiny people with mighty math powers, whose names are Millie with measurement and pattern power, Geo who can build anything with shapes, and Bot who can show and store anything with a screen on his torso and can extend his arms, this show was my favorite as a kid along with Thomas as it taught me math better than all my school years combined and was one of the only good shows that asked you questions if you ask me.

[@ratte6090]

umizoomi was fucking peak dude

[@crimsong5094]

15:15 even Gordon knows he's in HELL

[@nayeligonzalez7602]

Company by thomas

[@jennashaver44]

Thomas turned to Timothy as soon as 2009 came around💀💀

[@sirzero7113]

Kids shows back then were so goated that they really did shape an entire generation of adults now (which were mostly 2-D animation, stop motion, and sometimes live action).

[@danielsgarden9283]

As some one born in 2009 we also had some pretty goated shows which shaped us although I can’t say they where anything on urs

[@phanpyken986]

8:00 for those who don’t know, that’s Kevin who was the host instead of Steve for the UK dub of the show which was filmed around the same time

[@Jomungus]

a good memory i had with my dad was changing the channel to nickelodeon when my mom was in the room, but the moment she left we would immediately switch to family guy

[@JojoThoughts]

I make videos like degenerocity check em out if yall dont mind ❤️😂

[@Jomungus]

@kung Fu panda fax

[@peppermintspice5873]

Lol 😂

[@Justo208]

Thomas was my shit back in my childhood I will never give up how special it is

[@neil-dominicfrancis2338]

“No, I’m NOT a knitter!!!” had me dying lolll

[@eliterayupnext]

😂😂😂😂😂 I remember that episode too

[@jatt-jatt-jatt3181]

This man is the chosen one, he speaks the undeniable truth.

[@Newciouss]

Yo 🔥kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJWtapWpg5x9d9k..

[@mylegghh]

I make content like Degenerocity, if it’s trash let me know

[@jatt-jatt-jatt3181]

@@mylegghh lmao bro i already watched your videos and subscribed like a month or 2 ago

[@najibosman6497]

As corny as this may sound, you’ve perfectly managed to explain how I feel about Thomas the tank engine, to me that show was god tier and has helped me a lot as a kid and I’m so thankful for the show and the people behind it. It’s a shame its legacy is shit now due to the cg switch and the shitty 2d reboot but those nostalgic memories will forever stay with me

[@PaulSchiavo-x1h]

0:10 You what?

[@rbxg6240]

SpongeBob refrence?