The most under appreciated version of Rayman

The infamous Billy West incarnation of our favorite limbless eggplant just doesn't get the credit he deserves. In the series itself, Rayman is depicted as a sassy, rebellious teenager (at least I see him as a teen) with a no-bullshit attitude, but happens to be very considerate and cares for others around him, while being a wise leader to his group of circus fugitives. Any scene with Rayman in it is one of the only watchable moments in the show, in my opinion.
Despite hardly being the main focus and only using his powers for two episodes, the rest of his character still carries out those good ol' Rayman factors. In fact, he feels more like Rayman than Captain Laserhawk's lackluster, cocaine addict. As for Billy West, I think he did a decent job capturing a teen Rayman's essence, if not for the broken Boston accent. (Although, I gotta be honest. The accent is very amusing to listen to. lol)
Rayman The Animated Series certainly isn't good, but it isn't bad either. In fact, it's more watchable than Rabbids Invasion. (And no, I'm not saying that out of spite) Rayman himself is possibly the only strong point in this series. If you don't wanna watch it for the story, then just watch it for Rayman!
Rayman belongs to Ubisoft.
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[@Jess-tified]

I suddenly now regret having this video blow up.

[@Raichu159]

why

[@thewiseoldfox]

Legitimately, I had no idea this existed before now, so thank you for uploading it!

[@pandaking6247]

Hey at least it’s not going to be under-appreciated anymore

[@JOJ0606]

And I can now say that I saw this video long before it blow up.

[@dezman311]

Why would more people seeing this be bad

[@sarcasm-aplenty]

Rayman being allergic to the letter r is so funny

[@Jess-tified]

How does he survive saying his own name?

[@InsomniacStephens141]

Ayy, man

[@Thirdlittlemariobrother]

ramen.

[@Thirdlittlemariobrother]

aman

[@rykiafredrick1320]

5:13

[@drabulusdael9329]

he really is just doing fry’s voice, and it fits so well

[@James-bd4kc]

fry's voice is just his voice

[@drabulusdael9329]

@@James-bd4kc true that’s wack

[@trash3049]

If it was just the Fry voice, i would have no issue, but they just had to give him the worst accent i ever heard

[@Voidi-Void]

​@@trash3049the entirety of england would like to know your location.

[@trash3049]

@@Voidi-Void Why? So they can celebrate me as a hero? I think british people would cringe at this

[@2chaskell]

Turning captain razor beard into a circus goon was the worst injustice

[@Neilniklinski1184]

It was all downhill for him after Rayman defeated him in 2

[@INTERNALSERVERERROR500]

If we're honest it started in Arena. Damn I remember how imposing and intimidating he was.

[@gorgolyt]

I don't think it's even supposed to be Razorbeard, it's a completely different character. Really weird and lazy.

[@BrainDeadKenny]

And the Voice is not fitting@@gorgolyt

[@jonathangrant480]

I think if the series got more episodes he would've overthrown ricotonie and become the one we know from the games.

[@TheChadPad]

Rayman has to be one of the most mishandled and abused characters of all time. But we love him

[@Guest-qo5nl]

​@breadandcircuses8127hes neat.

[@megaman37456]

@breadandcircuses8127 Because Rayman before Origins and Rabbids was a franchise up there with Mario.

[@slimeinabox]

He's like sonic but responsible and clever.

[@fripie6520]

i wouldn't call him clever

[@slimeinabox]

@@fripie6520 *more clever than sonic

[@loggingfire1]

He gives me sonic and bart mixed up into one person

[@pkpunchie]

@@loggingfire1 why is that so accurate

[@stinkyman2779]

sonic from jersey

[@artofjonahhh]

0:45 The way he casually twiddles his thumbs I love it

[@NylonGenesis]

I have literally never heard rayman’s voice nor have I played a game but this boston accent is absolutely hilarious

[@Jess-tified]

He talks in the PS1 version of Rayman 2, its remake Rayman Revolultion, a little bit in Rayman 3, and he has voiced one-liners in the Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope DLC. All them were performed by David Gasman.

[@thischannelhasbeenabandoned420]

Billy West is my favorite Rayman tbh. David Gasman may be objectively better, but I still prefer Billy simply cause I can't forget his voice as Rayman.

[@Jess-tified]

I mostly associate Billy’s voice with Great Escape-era Rayman.

[@thischannelhasbeenabandoned420]

​@@Jess-tifiedsame.

[@YouTubeArcheologist]

I mean, look at Phillip J Fry and then look at Rayman. They’re basically the same. …except one has limbs.

[@markurbanowicz6619]

​@@KZbinArcheologisthe sounds more like stimpy the fry

[@beanprotein]

He sounds like Jewish Fry

[@crookycumbles]

Something funny about Billy West using the same voice for two characters that get rescued by someone's ability to bend metal bars.

[@MrHumbuck]

Woah. One of my very first games was a Rayman game, yet I've never had the faintest idea that he was in an actual cartoon. This is amazing

[@BlueAmpharos]

Me too, but don't you mean cahtoon? That's how Rayman would pronounce it.

[@Haxfixxel]

Who's gonna tell him?

[@melissacapps7349]

2:25 WHY DOES IT HAVE AN AMEN BREAK 💀

[@cuddlebug9699]

"Where'd ya learn to drive? The circus?" Read in Seymour's Voice:"Yes!"

[@pizza-pi]

Oh my, yes.

[@michaelbullen3104]

s e y m o u r t h e h o u s e i s i n t h e o b s c u r e r a y m a n c g i c a r t o o n u n i v e r s e

[@cyanity1017]

10:04 his eyes just doing whatever they're doing there just makes the noise funnier-

[@doozy5184]

I like how the video's volume raises after mentioning the "fear of loud noises"

[@MrSM-ui3en]

The way they say "Cah" still gets me everytime

[@lorezero5881]

the way rayman says car, bar, yard, and charm

[@sebastian_goat]

Holy shit I did NOT know rayman had a strong New York/ Boston accent…

[@absolutemaniac7368]

It's like, an accent and then an impression of uh. God I can't remember the actor but it's hilarious

[@geist6032]

​@@absolutemaniac7368 Billy West, voice of Fry from Futurama

[@absolutemaniac7368]

@@geist6032 no that's the voice actor, I'm trying to remember the impression he's doing.

[@PurpEngine601]

@@geist6032I can list some characters he played

[@Mehhhhhhhh]

God I love this accent for him.

[@Kids_Scissors]

The moment I heard his voice I instantly recognized it as Stimpy's voice lmao

[@Edward_Bernays]

Billy west. But it sounds like he's doing his Fry voice.

[@thebrightdiamondtp7871]

I wish this cartoon continued further tbh, aside from Billy West Rayman it’d be interesting if Razorbeard ended up abandoning Rigatoni or overthrowing him in favour of creating an empire of robopirates with a goal for world domination

[@davebob4973]

cahtoon

[@robonaught]

Yeah imagine if it ended with Razorbeard giving off a menacing speech about now he's in charge now and he's gonna take things a step further and then we see loads of green eyes in the dark lighting up which are supposed to be the Henchmen 800s. You know how Sonic SATAM (unintentionally) ended with Robotnik is finally defeated but Snively declares he's the villain now and this pair of glowing red eyes appear in the dark? (the eyes were confirmed to be Ixis Naugus) Yeah like that.

[@elperdidox8639]

10:03 i can't with the laugh

[@kazuma8486]

neughheheh

[@michaelgerow3161]

Everyone has detachable hands if you try hard enough, reattaching the hands is the tricky part.

[@SleepyLuigi]

0:31 rayman is so childish here and I love it.

[@Jess-tified]

Rayman has always been childish. XD

[@rawquikh0ney710]

Sounds like a young version of the professor from futurama

[@MotherCircle]

​@@rawquikh0ney710It Does. ☠️

[@35Cyt]

Ya not doing a very good job gooo’ Jaaahb

[@vertraeumtemoewe]

@@Jess-tifiedwhere? If we talking from Rayman 2 he seems more serious Oo

[@lavendearmydear]

8:11 that's so rayman 😂

[@LokiScarletWasHere]

Of course he'd sound like his Futurama roles combined.

[@freshnightmares]

billy west telling people to bend metal bars? if i had a nickel for every show I've seen that happen, I'd have two nickels...

[@jakeandersan7471]

I never knew Rayman was a troll 😂 8:05

[@Jess-tified]

It wasn't really on purpose. Just thought it was funny enough to add.

[@the_reptilian_researcher_360]

😂

[@joeyghostx]

@@Jess-tified Thank you, you did us a great justice. lol

[@jakeandersan7471]

Yeah I know (cap) I was just joking.

[@Jellope2]

The scream gets me everytime 😂

[@theboi7475]

"wheil youer noet doeing a veri gud joeb" - this rayman 0:30

[@drachenzahne9262]

JAWB

[@idunno7427]

I just watched this series around three days ago, and i agree. I was expecting it to be bad, but i found it to be very endearing.

[@scrappy8683]

Out of all references, I'm still surprised they haven't reference these yet, espscially *THE CAH!!!!*

[@benbot0733]

I cannot unhear the Philip J. Fry in his voice

[@WohaoG]

okay but if rayman threw his head torso feet and hands individually through the bars he could've escaped without LacMac's help

[@ashmander3465]

We gotta get to the cah.

[@dissonanceparadiddle]

If I had a nickel for every time Billy West told the character to free them by bending some bars I'd have two nickels

[@Jess-tified]

Somebody already beat you to that comment.

[@dissonanceparadiddle]

aw phoey@@Jess-tified

[@Jian13]

This feels like it was written to be a point and click adventure.

[@VivaLaMORTIS]

8:11 lmfao !

[@heill232]

there's just. breakbeat going hard at 2:34 for no reason.

[@Doobadooovr]

Cah x9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 x9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999

[@Kanohoro]

7:18 Wait, Rayman characters can get brain tumours, or even know what they are? That knowledge makes my world a little darker, but I'm impressed they could get away with that

[@KIIROCORE]

i mean there are doctors in rm3 so im sure theres some amount of medical knowledge in their world

[@sponbob9302]

Maybe they are slowly turning into a cucumbers

[@FloppyDiisk]

I’ve never seen this in my life, but I cannot help but love this. The accent is incredible.

[@mryoshi1221]

knew it was billy west right away. im not a rayman fan at all, except i watched that new show hes in, but i think his voice fits him alright.

[@Jess-tified]

@@skootergirl22 You’re annoying us all, pal.

[@toastisgood5195]

I haven't seen what this is from, but I love how sarcastic Rayman is here

[@jaxene6871]

I LEGITIMATELY FORGOT THIS SHOW EXISTED IT FEELS LIKE A FEVER DREAM

[@jaxene6871]

the cah

[@hugoclarke3284]

Get in the cah

[@taro-taro-P]

10:01 i cannot get over the "mmnnnegghhhg"

[@kai4188]

Sadly only 4 episodes, and i LOVE this version of rayman

[@jaedonwallace6434]

2:23 AMEN BREAK AMEN BREAK !!!!!!

[@josephstephen3640]

“Oh sarry for distributing ya ” 8:06

[@databuser4683]

If it weren't for DexTheSwede, This cartoon will not get the recognition the internet will ever face and uh.... yep, this is a thing. Interesting to know Billy West does this role and did a decent job

[@rykiafredrick1320]

5:13 He said “ca𝗿”!

[@Gigglinggoblin]

Finally someone has made a video on this version!

[@QUADIV]

Rayman is a Bostonian in training.

[@-pROvAK]

I love this show, rewatching the 4k upscales was such a joyous experience

[@gdplayer19]

8:57 "Cookie, this is the best thing you invented since sliced bread."

[@TGCTPBS]

“Rayman,and you ahhhhhhhhh? Linguini? Ravioli?”

[@MIKIMAHI_Ltd.]

i didn’t even know this existed but now i want every episode

[@rustygears6211]

I knew it was Billy West before I even saw the description! I was like: "Heyyyy wait a minute... That sounds just like Fry!" [other fun fact! Kah (or as it's spelled there "cah") means me, I, or myself in Furbish!]

[@starbutterfly9036]

Furbish as in "the language of furbies?"

[@rustygears6211]

@@starbutterfly9036 Yep!

[@starbutterfly9036]

@@rustygears6211 wow, the more you know... 🌈🌠

[@gatertod2018]

Man life must be convenient with floating hands you can control.

[@Tunabreath2001]

This looks really interesting lol, I have a new show to watch, thanks!

[@8tsyaboi227]

Hes literally got that Thick Boston Accent XD

[@Jess-tified]

I got a real life jumpscare as soon as I saw the word "thick." 😆

[@stolenfoot8747]

Holy shit thats the voice for Ren and Stimpy! It fits so well!

[@N3Selina]

sorry to hear you are regretting this video blowup i am totally with you though. i don't why but i loved this 4 episode cartoon. like - unironically and i still do

[@ArtNouveaus]

I love how every building in this animated series is in the art nouveau architecturel style

[@MagicianRabbidSupremacy364]

I qoute this show a lot.

[@amberthesuperfox]

I,want more of this.

[@gorillazzillathemeh5897]

Bill West is iconic.

[@lPsychoMax]

I always saw this series as a prequel to rayman 2 or 1. Which is why razorbeard isn't a pirate yet. Probably left the circus to find Rayamn, found some pirates and became their leader, while rigatoni got a gun and became that sniper guy in rayman 1. Trying to hunt him down. After Rayman met the fairies he decided to live in the forest while the rest lived in the city, since the fairies protects the forest from evil.

[@SmolLillia]

fry is my favorite rayman character

[@amberowo740]

I wish I could play all the rayman games again for the first time and watch these clips again 😔😔

[@cmmyk4zi740]

im in me mams caaaaah vroom vroom get out me caaaah

[@Mochi-yw2xi]

“Awwhh”

[@themindelectrified]

how does it feel to be SO FUCKING RIGHT

[@HATMANIA]

C A H

[@LBPnews1]

the amazing digital circus

[@cosmicflow001]

Billy West is THE man.

[@dotfoxtom5942]

I am a lil sad that this wasn't more of a show, only a few episodes? I wanna see what happens next damn it!

[@pacificgrim4661]

You know what this is a neat concept even if this show never saw the light of day, Rayman and friends escaping the circus and having to hide from the authorities, I would watch it, Globox in season 2 hopefully?

[@JChyben]

Rayman 100% sounds like Fry + Professor Farnsworth

[@drakologarnus7248]

whenever the R is at the end of a word or near the end he seems to not pronounce the R he said "cah, Bah (bar), ha (her) " and a few others pretty funny acctualy

[@denjeez]

I gotta watch this series someday.

[@thorwilhelms9635]

Let Rayman say "Cah" in Rayman 4.

[@Portersona69420]

Why must you torment us so...

[@TheNumber1RatedSalesman1997]

thanks for reminding me this wasn't just some childish fever dream

[@xXChromosome_StealerXx]

i cant believe rayman is philip j fry this is life changing

[@maniakk3563]

His voice here is like a mix of Fry and Stimpy, but hey that's just Billy West

[@tvheadcontent]

Voice actor for rayman ends up being the frog man in Rayman 3

[@Jess-tified]

I believe you got that confused. Murphy is a greenbottle insect. Globox is the frog.

[@tvheadcontent]

@@Jess-tified I thought they were both frogs my entire childhood lol. thanks for clarifying

[@multiversegamer6587]

This is the goofiest thing I’ve ever seen

[@glitchthenoob3207]

SEE THAT BAH

[@SpicyWasabiBeatz]

I have a love hate relationship with this Rayman 😅

[@BloxxeeOfficial]

the cahhhhhhh

[@yaboyaj2259]

Never knew fry was Rayman

[@NewtVDool]

Shame it never became a full series

[@RaphEnthusiast]

For being named Rayman, he really doesn’t like the letter R

[@agent56100]

Bostonian Fry

[@Robeebert]

I love Billy West

[@Nintendude.]

Oh wow I never knew Rayman had a cartoon.

[@kirklinguinihoodinithecubo8525]

My favorite part of Rayman is when he got frozen for a thousand years.

[@Flashimations]

I got flashbacks when watching him try to whip Rayman...

[@TheLalchi]

I had those on VHS when i was a kid. If I knew of the legacy it would be, i would have kept it.

[@SudrianSparrow]

Bar=Bah Car=Cah Scrapyard=Scrapyahd

[@DaRealJohnDaGamer64]

Did Dr. Farnsworth turned Fry into Rayman? His latest invention turns people into Video Game characters. That is amazing!! 😂

[@Cherdenk0-_-]

The amazing digital circus: NO! Rayman the animated series Episode 1: YEAH!

[@starhikariblue]

Funfact: The guy voicing Rigatoni is also the English VA for Oolong in DB