Twisted Sister - Dark Toons

[@ChannelAwesome]

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[@pawnhearts8785]

Review a webcomic in the future. Like Rain, Dumbing of Age or Khaos Komix

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

This one was not dark. This one is depressing...

[@vinniedelibero2942]

Can u do Boogie Frights from the Powerpuff girls?

[@acemckillayoface]

How about the Gargoyles episode 'Deadly Force' in which Broadway accidentally shoots Elisa Maza with a gun.

[@therealmckoy6772]

The PPG with the slave gnome

[@sadlobster1]

Ironically...before this episode came out; when we were kids, my younger sister made her own kind of Powerpuff Girls character named Bellflower. It had a purple dress, purple eyes and a ponytail like Bunny does. The moment she saw the character...I kid you not, my sister thought they "stole her idea and turned Bellflower into a monster"

[@glowworm2]

Oh my gosh! Your poor sister. That's hilarious though.

[@godsclown4419]

That's fucking hilarious!!

[@GBlastMan]

you want to hear something similar? right before the Rowdyruff Boys episode was released i did a 3 male versions of the girls where they ironicly made them as their brothers so they could have partners to fight badguys with bigger numbers, instead of being The Rowdyruff Boys i called them "The Powerbuff Boys" quite lame name i know XDD And i kid you not that they had the exact same design they eventually got when they were revived by Him, they were called Brock, Beck and Butch (yeah as the same name he eventually got XDD) they were made with soda, those pop like things that were like a dust kinda thing, and superhero comics and of course the accidentally mix of chemical X. When they appeared i was like "what the hell?! how?! when?!" and i was like Craig sure must wired the heck out of my house with microphones and micro cameras and saw my boys and made them evil or something XDD, i still have that small comic strip crudely made in mid 2000's with them and i always have it near my desktop as a cool thing to remember that time XDD

[@danieltentori7523]

She predicted the future in a way 😂

[@pink-a-palouza7888]

I Had something similar with monster high....I made an oc really similar to Elissabat....down to her design

[@JokerFan-hj4iv]

This isn’t even the darkest episode. He needs to see speed demons. That was Him (the demon guy) at his best.

[@Mate397]

Yea that was quite an episode. 50 years in the future where HIM could reign supreme.

[@mrcritical6751]

What about the episode with the Jack Black impersonator

[@enigma1326]

I was thinking about the magician

[@flaviobidoli6676]

For me, Power-Noia is the darkest episode but yeah, they surely made a couple of dark ones

[@brookeh4217]

trueee and Knock it off

[@Zacman1123]

This episode is more sad than dark.

[@nisim04]

wow.... i was just thinking that and like, 5 seconds before i got to the comments section (yours happens to be the 1st i saw)

[@Zacman1123]

@@nisim04 Cool.

[@giordanobrunomacario2630]

Sad can be dark

[@Zacman1123]

@@giordanobrunomacario2630 How's that work?

[@sapphirewingthefurrycritic985]

Yeah, the Him episode was dark.

[@mnunez1108]

moral of the story: "dont be mean to someone, because when there gone, you will realized the pain you have done to them."

[@Sleepyshy712]

Yep 😢😢😢😢

[@ragingraichu219]

Honestly, this may have elements of darkness, but Speed Demon is the true epitome of dark for this show.

[@rickydiscord7671]

and both of those eps should've been longer. but at the sametime with Speed Demon they get to the point. so the time frame was ok. but there's another dark ep. where a man toke the professor's blue print on how he made the girls. and he used it as a business and treat his girls like crap and on top of that they are similarly made like bunny. some of them are not shaped right, can't think for there selfs, unstabled powers you name it. but at the end they helped there sisters but we never seen and heard from them again.

[@ragingraichu219]

@@rickydiscord7671 Knock It Off, yeah, that one was pretty dark.

[@rickydiscord7671]

@@ragingraichu219 ah thanks.

[@xorbeas3960]

I like how a children’s cartoon taught us not to play God

[@Starfals]

If only we listened xd

[@graciegj63]

@OutlawRebel117 Yep

[@chaseashley6775]

This ain’t how you do human transmutation

[@graciegj63]

@@chaseashley6775 What about eugenics and messing with DNA to make abominations?

[@tigerninja25robot82]

Yep in the show where a guy gets 3 daughters while playing God.

[@moonlightshade00]

Doug wearing a Gorillaz shirt, when Ace became the bass player when Murdoc was in jail. Awesome

[@noahsterben5666]

Omg this has nothing to do with PPGs but I was watching Super robot monkey team hyper force go when the part in season where robot apes do the zombie gorilla dance when I notice that Doug had that shirt on

[@louisduarte8763]

I just think it's funny to hear a band like Gorillaz are fans of anything like PPG.

[@jameswhiteii9129]

We just have to wait for the possible cameo from Him.

[@austinmorrison6953]

Imagine my surprise when they first confirmed PPG and Gorillaz exists in the same universe. And the scene when Mojo is reading the newspaper in the movie there’s an ad for a Gorillaz concert on it.

[@TeryJones]

This just reminds me that, somewhere in the Powerpuff Girls Universe, Bruce Willis is a bounty hunter driving around in a red 1969 Chevrolet El Camino capping mother fuckers with a Taurus Raging Bull like a raving lunatic. Imagine if he showed up in that silly ass car race in that "Powerpuff Girls Rule!!!" episode and just starts shooting all the bad guys cold blooded! That would have been a terrifying sight I'll tell you what..... Did I mention Stylo is one of my favorite videos by the Gorillaz? XDXDXDXDXDXD

[@AlFoor1]

You should check out the episode “speed demon” it is WAAAAYYYY darker than this episode and a total tone shift compared to the rest of the series. I distinctly remember that episode really freaking me out as a kid.

[@nerdydragon4280]

yes this traumatized me as a kid also "Zom-B-Gone" and "Knock It Off"

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

Ironicaly, this episode ends with the girls saying they are never leaving Townsville, but the exact next episode is the one they move to that shitty city xD (granted they can fly between both cities in a split-second if the mayor calls, but still, ironic)

[@yake222]

you mean the one where the literal devil took over the world

[@Anthonydavis65]

@@Kyiverdam that episode gave me nightmares

[@lasarousi]

that episode casually Kickstarter my love for post apocalyptic stuff.

[@irain4927]

There was a tonely dark episode called "Abracadaver" about a zombie hypnotist seeking revenge on Blossom who he mistakes for a little girl that humiliated him in life and I loved that episode.

[@JYJnKumi]

I found that one to be the darkest as a kid.

[@irain4927]

@@JYJnKumi I think that one and the one where the speed run to a future where Him took over were the darkest episodes of the series,and I love them both.

[@jakewulgar]

I remember that episode!

[@47Cartoonguy]

Fun fact: Powerpuff Girls is the final show made by Hanna Barbera

[@UltimateGamerCC]

Genndy was working with HB??

[@AndrewHager02]

The Gaming Paladin No, he worked for Matt Groening on The Simpsons. Heeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrre’s yer sign!

[@613mp]

Sad fact

[@_ChrisIsHere]

Bunny

[@granddad19921]

actually it was billy and mandy

[@grapeshot]

I like the episode when Bubbles shows just how much of a badass she was. She went in their version of the danger room and turned it up to lethal capacity and killed every monster in there. And then after she stack them up she was on the top saying Hardcore. Then Mojo Mojo hit her from behind. Then she proceeded to slap patches of meat out of him.

[@robbieking4070]

Plus that episode had a little nod to Samurai Jack with the line “WHO ELSE WANTS SOME?!”

[@chrsmueller923]

I just hate how she faced zero consequences for what she did. It was just as bad as when Buttercup knocked out every villain's tooth, and she was brutally beaten up for it. Yet Bubbles gets away scott free with hurting innocent people.

[@majdjinn5042]

@@chrsmueller923 But she really was Hardcore.

[@teddybeer6206]

I mostly remember the sheer violence of this episode.

[@Sonicfalcon16]

@ oh that's cool

[@freedomfighter271]

Since you did a Powerpuff girls episode, maybe look at the episodes named "Knock it Off", "Speed Demon" and "Tough Love."

[@rogerhurtubise2150]

Knock it off was like a fever dream, especially with bizzaro universe dexter's dad Dick Hardley

[@leeiif]

Speed Demon. My god he HAS to do that one.

[@darkwolf719]

I still say the pilot episode “Meat Fuzzy lumpkin” is creepy

[@fivefs]

Oh ‘Speed Demon’ yeah that one definitely got me more than any in this series. I can still hear Miss Keane’s lines.

[@crispcracker9572]

Holy crap, I was tromatised by speed demon when I was little.

[@fistofbuuda]

There's another episode of The Powerpuff Girls where the bad guy him ends up taking over the future of Townsville and the Powerpuff Girls are forced to time travel backwards

[@gothicMCRgirl]

Yup, it’s called “Speed Demon” and Doug should DEFINITELY comment on that one in the future, that episode was creepy as hell from start to finish.

[@tendayimundawarara9377]

Yeah that was dark. Scared me half to death as a kid

[@dariushcreates]

that was the darkest episode ever

[@joelgordon7814]

Still waiting for that one: “Speed Demon”

[@roxel7522]

It's your fault...... your fault.....your fault...... YOUR FAULT.....

[@TheWesinatorvids]

“That does look like something else, right?” Well it didn’t until you pointed it out...

[@Kalam1ty._]

Yep lol

[@remylabeau5140]

I can’t believe I went 20+ years without realizing that Tom Kenny was the narrator.

[@dudearnav]

What? HE WAS? I can only Imagine Tom Kenny laughing like Spongebob

[@glowworm2]

@@dudearnav He's an incredibly talented voice actor and has voiced so much more than just Spongebob.

[@moneymohawk5560]

He was also the mayor

[@remylabeau5140]

Money Mohawk oh yeah definitely I could tell he was the mayor. The narrator to me just sounded so different from anything I’ve heard from him.

[@moneymohawk5560]

And the French narrator from Spongebob

[@1805movie]

"Twisted Sister. Obviously a parody of the band Green Day." Oh, Doug. You goof.

[@rickgutierrez6328]

I know right? They're obviously parodying metallica

[@Femaiden]

Cinema Snob makes this joke all the time. . .

[@wyattcooper9818]

Tina Davis r/wooosh

[@liveactionlink8736]

@Tina Davis That can't be correct. This joke is obviously a very complex riddle that may never be solved

[@comicsans3272]

Is this a jojo reference

[@ThemeParkAvenue]

Weird people: We don’t like this episode. PPG fans: We’re not gonna take it!

[@jameswhiteii9129]

I don't like it.

[@dionysus-sama6338]

Sad episode

[@rabidguineapig]

I was just trying to remember what songs twisted sister did and then you reminded me!

[@coolguyg64]

I love it. Tragedy episode. It make us stronger.

[@amazingspiderlad]

No! We ain't gonna take it!

[@wstine79]

I love this episode. Think the episode where are The Powerpuff Girls go into the future and Townsville is taken over by "Him" is even darker.

[@ravishing_cadet4625]

I didn't really watch power puff girls Who is Him?

[@diamond9030]

@@ravishing_cadet4625 A red, Gender-confused Demon with two voices

[@BlackIrisKing]

@@ravishing_cadet4625 Satan or the Devil. They call him 'Him' because they can't say his name outloud in a kids' show.

[@ravishing_cadet4625]

Oh The lobster guy

[@thiagoteixeira6537]

I agree !

[@mbrooks007]

The most messed up episode was "Beat Your Greens" where the children eat the invading aliens.

[@irkenpony17]

Eh well... They just broccoli

[@Twinklethefox9022]

I have that video on a vch somewhere...

[@frick_____you]

The weirdest "eat your veggies" aesop I've ever seen. Especially since the adults would technically have been fine if they DIDN'T eat their greens.

[@BroomPusher2024]

The Saiyans of Planet Vegetal: NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE

[@msmockturtle4921]

I love that one

[@MichaelMorbius4ever]

For those who don't know the actress who voiced Bunny is Christine Cavanaugh a.k.a Dexter and Chuckie Finster. This episode feels a lot different now than it did when it first aired now that Christine is gone💜 Thanks for making the hairy armpit shot even more uncomfortable than it ALREADY WAS DOUG😵☠

[@usamazahid3882]

Interesting tidbit. For a second I thought when I was a kid, that the voice of Bunny sounds a bit like Ed from Ed, Edd 'n Eddy, but I didn't know that she was voiced by Dexter herself. RIP Christine. 💜💜💜

[@chrismulwee4911]

I, too, thought it was a man voicing Bunny. Almost sounds like one.@@usamazahid3882

[@yanselalmodovar918]

I think it's ironic that Doug is wearing a Gorillaz shirt when Gorillaz actually cameos in the PowerPuff Girls show in a newspaper article I think. And the leader of the GangGreen Gang, Ace, replaced Murdoc for a short time while he was in jail.

[@ossianback]

It's cool but it's more coincidental than ironic!

[@yanselalmodovar918]

@@ossianback Most likely but it's still pretty neat.

[@louisduarte8763]

Maybe it's not ironic if he did it on purpose.

[@GaidenDS10]

Nah I think he knows what’s he’s doing here. Unless he says something about it otherwise.

[@ossianback]

If he did it on purpose it would be a reference, and if he did it unintentionally (which I find more likely) it would be coincidence. Irony requires an element that contradicts expectations. Perhaps if Doug had worn a Gorillaz shirt in every episode of the series EXCEPT this one, where such a shirt would actually have fit, that could have been considered ironic, regardless of whether or not it was intentional. But yeah, it's a neat observation regardless!

[@keshiaanders6452]

This episode is both sad & disturbing. The disturbing part is the fact that The Powerpuff Girls are not only Bunny's sisters, they are also her mothers. So that sheds a new light of Bunny's deformity (and it's not because of the combination of the wrong ingredients).😖 Also, the big eyes are actually based off of the art style of Margaret Keane, who Craig McCracken is a fan of (enough to make the PPG's teacher be named after her).

[@royaleroque7716]

That's quite a reference. Cool bit of trivia.

[@shanadaniels461]

😳 I....I-I'm not gonna even read deep into that!

[@BuzzardPlanet97]

Yo I literally just finished watching Big Eyes and now I read this comment wtf

[@MegaMr46]

Keshia Anders at least Bunny was better than the woke PPG.

[@autumbreeze1129]

Yeesh. That never even occurred to me. Yikes

[@gavinlikesmovies9444]

Nostalgia critic is a grown man watching girls hop around like bunny's That's normal

[@glowworm2]

I thought that scene was cute!

[@OriginalSparkstar]

its not the worst thing the PPG fandom has done

[@liveactionlink8736]

Grown men have been doing that for decades. They're called Playboy bunnies or if you go further down the rabbit hole (pun not/not intended), you could put the term "furries" into use. I don't know about the word "normal", that's subjective, but it is common lol

[@unripetheberrby6283]

Hey That's innocent-

[@chrissyswoo]

One of my favourite episodes of The Powerpuff Girls is "Knock it Off" I would LOVE to hear your thoughts on this episode. It's dark, but the ending verges on sinister and just plain creepy. The main antagonist's name is Dick Hardly and... yeah. Big time recommend.

[@glowworm2]

"Knock it Off" is one of my favorite episodes too. It's incredibly dark and insane though.

[@supermario0527]

The long coat hat guy with the pipe is a reference to Jacques Tati's great film Mr. Hulot's Holiday which Roger Ebert described as one of the best comedies ever made. Anyone who has an interest in visual comedy and slapstick needs to see that film, as well as Mon Oncle and Playtime.

[@thgroh]

exactly what I wanted to point out as well, thanks. Weird choice for a reference, though. But I like these kind of easter eggs. Someone in the art department obviously felt like putting in an in-joke for those who know Tati :)

[@RogueT-Rex8468]

Perfect.

[@gothnerd887]

I thought he was a flasher

[@rzepatowarzywo]

That's not the only reference to Tati in PPG. Their house was based on the house from Tati's "Mon Oncle"

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

The book one of them is holding, it’s entitled “How I Did It” is that a reference to Dr. Frankenstein’s book?!😂

[@glowworm2]

Yep!

[@jareththegoblinking3191]

That's Fronkensteen

[@ceruleanwalker1069]

I argue that everyone's biography should be called "How I did it." Also why isn't it Frodrick Fronkanstein.

[@graciegj63]

@@ceruleanwalker1069 It's not. It's Fredrick Fronkensteen.

[@graciegj63]

@@TheRealNormanBates *horses whinnying* (I think it was Blüker.)

[@kneeofjustice9619]

“That’s does look like something else right?” *Trojan ad plays*

[@thesphinx336]

Knee Of Justice Could that one sentence be enough for KZbin’s algorithm to assign that advertising to this video?

[@thesphinx336]

crazy silly Yes I did

[@thesphinx336]

crazy silly I’ve heard the crappy auto subtitles tell the algorithm what the videos about and assign advertising based on what the viewer might like. Although KZbinrs can sponsor a product Channel Awesome would not have control of what ad plays. I suppose the it could also be the demographics of the people who watch videos about old cartoons are in the age group that uses Trojan.

[@royaleroque7716]

@crazy silly "This episode brought to you by 'Trojan Condoms' ". 😁

[@shaggydee91]

I got a peaCOCK ad

[@AdaraFukuchi]

i think they killed her for the simple reason of: shes a one off character. we don't need her anymore. we wont use her anymore. so sucks to be bunny :v

[@sarafontanini7051]

well also she was made by girls who didn't know what they were doing and so yeah I can see her being usntable since she was made of the wrong ingredients

[@liveactionlink8736]

@@sarafontanini7051 She was also given life by her sister-moms. Those kinds of hillbilly births typically end up badly due to mixing DNA... I mean, ingredients that shouldn't be combined

[@AdaraFukuchi]

@@sarafontanini7051 i never said it was bad resoning :v

[@ZeroX7649]

@@sarafontanini7051 She was made of literal dirt. And now she will return to said dirt. 😂 I wish I were in the writers room when they wrote this. That sounds like a riot.

[@johnyume2247]

I was thinking the same. This is just a simple writing solution for story continuity. If Bunny was still alive she'd most likely continue to live with the PPG as a sister, even if not a super hero. That messes with their story forumla. This was a quick and guiltless reason for all the problems and questions Bunny's existence would pose if she remained alive but didn't live with the girls. Could something else have been written? Sure. This show also loved violence.

[@rangerfanboy1710]

Christina Cavanaugh, the voice of Chuckie Finster and Gosalyn Mallard was the voice of Bunny

[@Fershizzal]

R.I.P

[@youngsirzo]

RIP. She voiced Dexter too?

[@mrcoconut3652]

Young Sir Ren yes

[@Twinklethefox9022]

Wait rip.. is she dead?

[@mrcoconut3652]

UmbreonTwinkle yep she is

[@X_Leonhart]

"Life just sucks for some people" Not a bad moral for kids if you ask me.

[@azuroslazuli6948]

A great moral for quitters, you mean.

[@irkenpony17]

Azuros Lazuli - not really much for quitters. The lesson isn’t saying “life sucks so if ya hate it don’t try anything” or something like that. The episode’s moral is actually “Don’t take things for granted”

[@unripetheberrby6283]

Yea..

[@patbuttramssuperfan]

X Leonhart So true!

[@mikshin9825]

@@azuroslazuli6948 Oh sure, because everyone can become successful if they work hard enough. Especially children in war zones.

[@nadiaasfar8119]

For the next few: Powerpuff Girls: Speed Demon Steven Universe: Keeping it Together

[@Goldstar_]

Steven Universe isn't a show for little kids.

[@miku9421]

@@Goldstar_ Its a cartoon that appears on Cartoon Network with lots of songs, bright colors, and silly jokes. It's definitely for kids, it just happens to have a lot for adults as well.

[@xFalseProphetx]

I think Knock it Off from ppg was dark af too

[@steviecopeland]

What about the su episode where he turns into a cat abomination? From season 1

[@Goldstar_]

@@miku9421 Kids, sure, but not little kids. Steven Universe is more mature than Dexter's Lab, PPG, Cow & Chicken, etc. In any case, I stopped watching Steven Universe after about five or six episodes (it's not my jam), so anything after that I couldn't speak of.

[@trevonmiller5935]

Trust us the "speed demon" episode is a darker than this

[@310bound]

No, it isn’t. It’s pretty cliché & has a happy ending. A mongoloid failed experiment literally does. Wtf

[@Deathnotefan97]

I was 8 when this episode first aired I wouldn't say it was "heartwrenching" but it was definitely very sad Bunny was too pure for this world

[@LJ808]

What's the episode where an old "friend" of Prof. Utonium makes ugly powerpuff girl clones? That was a dark ass episode.

[@glowworm2]

"Knock it Off" I want Doug to review that one and "Speed Demon" as they are honestly the darkest episodes in the series.

[@strawberrysoulforever8336]

@@glowworm2 And it has one of the most obvious adult jokes ever. How did the censors not catch that? I guess if no one wants to reprint Famous Five books, no one's going to catch it (if you've read it, you know which name in common comes up, particularly with another villain sharing that name in one book).

[@DigitalxGamer]

It’s not really “pointless.” The point was to return things to the status quo. Bunny wasn’t going to work in future episodes.

[@CesarDaSalad]

Exactly. If they'd kept her alive the girls would have been forced to make her part of the team permanently, but she was just meant for one episode. So boom goes the dynamite...

[@EnclosedPoolArea]

They could have had her protect a different city or something.

[@HelloHamburger]

Cesar The Salad Or cut her out at some point after a few episodes(PPG 2016) really making it seem pointless because they did it for a few episodes making it seem like a staple, but really was just a gimmick. Whereas here, you can easily tell that she was just a one episode gimmick that while it may stick with you it won’t be mentioned by the other characters because they probably have a unspoken rule to never speak of it again because they want to move one, but in PPG 2016 it just seemed like there was no in universe reason to cut the new 4th PPG was because of the laziness of the crew.

[@bannedprofile7553]

I think he means a in universe reason obviously she will not work later in the show. It just happens.

[@Kalam1ty._]

They could have did what the reboot did. Have her go on some mission that only she can pull off.

[@vkvlogs6700]

Omg he did it. I love this episode but this episode made me sooooo sad

[@alowt1418]

I was actually scared of bunny

[@DarkenedStarlight]

If you want a fully dark PPG episode try "Speed Demon"

[@roydondsa]

That was dark AF

[@lens_hunter]

"If you look around me you'll see that I have a love for dark cartoons." Bruh there's a picture of Boosette on your wall.

[@coolgreenbug7551]

I've stared at that every episode he's made 'is that, is that what I think it is?'

[@EGeorgev]

Who knew Doug was a coomer.

[@coolgreenbug7551]

@@EGeorgev yet another word I dread learning the definition for

[@Yunone]

@@EGeorgev or maybe Doug isn't aware about Bowsette and other similar artworks.

[@quint866]

OMG HOW DID WE MISS THAT!?

[@MytokyokittyStudios]

It was nice to see the “Twisted Sister” episode reviewed. The creators really broke fans hearts with that sad/dark ending. Now I think the next Powerpuff Girls episode to be reviewed should be *”Speed Demon” (Season 2 Episode 12).* That has to be the darkest episode in the entire series. Some other suggestions: *Rugrats “The Mysterious Mr. Friend” Season 3 Episode 11.* Stu creates a clown toy that walks & talks called “Mr. Friend.” However, this toy malfunctions (when the adults aren’t around) and it scares the babies. The scariest scene in that episode is when Mr. Friend malfunctions in Tommy’s crib (its head spins like crazy). *Hey Arnold “Haunted Train” (Season 1 Episode 8)* After hearing a story from Grandpa, Arnold, Gerald, & Helga attempt to find the haunted train (also known as Engine 25). *CatDog “New Neighbors” (Season 1 Episode 15)* After reading a Sci-Fi comic, Dog thinks the new neighbors are aliens. He hears weird noises coming from the new neighbors house and even sees green lights shining/flickering from their windows. That’s all I can think of for now. 😅

[@sanji3618]

Surprisingly I have never seen any of these episodes

[@arielruh7773]

That's life fairy odd parents with Eddie the zombie gerbil they even show his corpse in his cage I've seen a bunch of episodes oh yeah and I remember watching a episode of Batman or Justice League I can't remember I was a little girlit was it showed a man's stomach melting and then showing some sort of armor with a talking skeleton face , the guy referred it as maniac

[@MauZangetsu]

After reading your comment, I can only think of one thing. Sometimes, late at night You can hear the whistle wail With a spooky, screechy sound Like a wheel gone off the rail; And up in the smoky clouds You can almost recognize the ghost of a crazy engineer with fiery cinder eyes Isay, Whoo-whoo! Can't you hear the haunted train? Whoo-whoo! Waiting on a haunted train I'm gonna, crash that engine You know, only sticks and stones and old conductors' bones remain...

[@genericyoutubecommentchann7418]

My reaction as a child was something like: “Oh.... That’s it? That didn’t seem right. Why did it end like that? I’m not sad, just confused.”

[@lavenderflowersfall280]

Me too

[@dannyanderson4385]

To be honest, that's a fine reaction. Anyone who finds this episode to be sad kinda missed the point of the episode.

[@irkenpony17]

As a kid I didn't exactly have much of a reaction either, in fact I don't even remember how I felt because I didn't feel any impact. But years later as a young adult now I fuckin choke up and then cry when bunny dies and Bubbles says the final line.

[@genericyoutubecommentchann7418]

Danny Anderson I think feeling sad is an understandable reaction. The music at the end, the characters’ reactions, and just the overall situation makes it seem like the ending is trying to create a sad tone.

[@310bound]

It’s actually pretty dark. A special needs experiment literally dies.

[@ChristionGirl45]

This episode was deffiantly messed up, but I think the darkest episode of PPG was "Speed Demon" that one was messed up from beginning to end, you should check that one out, Doug!!

[@mrjweezy64]

I would have went with Speed Demon for a dark PPG episode. Twisted Sister is more sad than dark.

[@sdm47]

Dark things can also be sad they’re not mutually exclusive things That shit was both dark and sad

[@Dante95nyc]

Speed Demon was the darkest episode of PPG, a lot of shows from the late 90's and early 2000's had a darker atmospheric tone to them.

[@EternalGoldenNight]

He should definitely watch it and review. That ep is still burned in my memory it still haunts me.

[@Dante95nyc]

@@EternalGoldenNight Right?

[@KamikazeCutie]

Next one:: RugRats-“Angelica’s worst nightmare“.

[@thabigben1]

Or Disney's Recess with their darkest/Halloween episode The Terrifying Tales of Recess. Three tales in one episode.

[@BeastWarsFan]

What about the one where Tommy and Chucky imagine themselves as adults? The ending of it was kinda creepy. BWF

[@hentaihaven2843]

@@thabigben1 Yes!

[@DarthNinja65]

Perhaps a SpongeBob episode. Like "Ghost Host", "I Was A Teenage Gary", or "Jellyfish Hunter"

[@hippienerd166]

I mean, if he's going to do a SpongeBob episode, by default it HAS to be either Graveyard Shift or Rock Bottom!

[@erdemkara4143]

@@hippienerd166 How about Demolition Doofus, where one of the semi-main characters tries to kill the titular character!?!

[@sdm47]

Nasty patty That’s all I have to say

[@michaelcinelli4120]

Courage The Cowardly Dog Everyone Wants To Direct WOW is it scarier now

[@royaleroque7716]

Yes! Also the WAC Pilot featuring the chicken from outer space.

[@rushguy1]

@Starlight_Feather WHAT'S YER OFFER?!

[@melindamercier6811]

Royale Roque that one with the lack of music and all its creepy sound effects of mundane life... still gives me the creeps!

[@Lugo428]

Holy shit, I forgot about that episode.

[@Thespeedrap]

@Starlight_Feather he already did it.

[@DarknetDude]

I love your critical analysis of different animation styles. I never noticed the anime influence and Powerpuff Girls until you mentioned it; it's like a fusion of Animation Styles, and it worked out pretty damn well.

[@ZaronNitro]

Ah, Twisted Sister... A.k.a: Childhood's first depression.

[@RatusMax]

mine was "mime for a change" it didn't sit right with me at all.. it was burned into my head as kinda fked up...

[@glowworm2]

I think mine was that Rugrats episode where Chuckie's pet bug dies.

[@fazbearsanduniverses7564]

SpongeBob graveyard shift or SpongeBob nasty patty.

[@RWQFSFASXC-qc5fq]

Try Squid's Visit or Boating Buddies.

[@spacemalla]

"Donald's day off" is kind of dark. I mean, his nephews tricks him to believe he is really sick and is going to die!

[@UltimateGamerCC]

that episode is mighty messed up, honestly one of the few times that Donald's anger is justified.

[@sdm47]

I agree If was still hilarious because of how fucked up it was not gonna lie

[@sdm47]

It’s Donald’s off day actually You got it backwards

[@pundertalefan4391]

I remember that one being disturbing to me when I was little.

[@moxxiedemongamer3019]

If you ask me The Darkest episode of The Powerpuff Girls is when the girls went into the Future and it Him took over and that was Darker

[@AlexbobeAlex]

"Abracadaver" Is a good dark episode from powerpuff girls as.well

[@JYJnKumi]

YAAAAAASSSSSS

[@Feras_Ahmed661]

The episode were they timetraveled

[@kyuubifox33]

I think the PPG with the race is much darker and more horrifying haha this one was dark though with the death and that brutal elbow Bubble has to take to the gut

[@jakey14344]

How about the new one? I heard it sucked ass.

[@icecreamhero2375]

@@jakey14344 Its really really bad.

[@jakey14344]

Yeah. Say all you want about Disney, but CN's reboots of their old shows makes TLJ look like A New Hope.

[@ocarinaplaya]

"You would never see this kind of thing today" That's incredibly sad and very telling of how some people today are too thin-skinned to laugh at misfortune under the false guise of compassion. Even worse when artists and leaders in media kowtow to the vocal niche at the expense of the majority that don't mind the more mean-spirited things.

[@Velgar_Grim]

And even with Bunny here it's not played as "Haahaa, she's simple. Look how simple she is. Isn't that funny?", it's much more "She's simple and that's why things happen and those are funny." which doesn't sound much more better until you realize that the things that happen to simpletons are things that happen to all people at times. It's just that for a simple person they do happen more often and narratively that's easier to tell than one character suddenly developing clutchioutis or something. Also I dare say and if someone has some proof otherwise, I'd love to see it, but... People like Bunny (minus superpowers, although some people have crazy savant-skills) do exist. It's not mockery of "Hahaa, this is what happens when siblings make bang and every 'not normal' person is like this, haahaa." It's pretty clear in the show that Bunny is very unique person and yes, very special person, and if a kid starts calling neighborhood's bit special uncle Roy (sorry for all Roys who are uncles. Not meaning you... Unless you are a bit special... Then why not) with name Bunny... I'm sure there have been worse things in life. Heck, many things we have going into censorship and getting canceled are mostly mean-spirited in the only way that stereotypes exist because there probably was some reason somewhere where that stereotype first came up. Do they happen nowadays? Probably. Are they good? Perhaps not. Will taking them off from everywhere and being absolutely pissy about them the right way to deal with them? No. Absolutely not. But that's just my 2cents.

[@gothnerd887]

I guess some people would call it preventing bullying but what do I know, I'm just an aspie

[@Velgar_Grim]

@@gothnerd887 I'm afraid those people would still have bullied. Even more so when they would have been confronted by something different for the first time, not having seen or heard anything about different people, since depicting them was a no-no. Let alone having been depicted like Bunny here, as flawed, but ultimately good person whom you are guided to feel sorry for for not having her around anymore. And yes, their parents/teachers could inform them. But that should happen regardless of people with disabilities or flaws being depicted in media and could happen even more with them being depicted. I have no doubt that there has been one or two kids who've asked their parents about Bunny and then it's only question how the parents rise to the challenge. In school, let alone work you seldom see people run to their parental/authority figures to ask how to deal with the different person. They decide that for themselves. And not always in the best way.

[@josephceschini5023]

Just to preface, I LOVE dark comedy. I simply ask, with all due respect, what you mean by "laugh at misfortunes"? If you're talking about having a good chuckle at fiction alone, then I understand. (I also empathize with people who don't want to watch mean-spirited content as well) Fiction is one of the best release-valves we have. I will assume that you're speaking about fiction, considering the circumstances, but would you also say the same things about real life, to real people? If not, then you can stop reading right now because the following only applies if you would answer yes... Unfortunately (and this is something I tried ignoring for years) I often see this same kind of attitude cross over into real life. (correlation, of course. Not causation) When you say that people are too thin-skinned to laugh at misfortune under the false guise of compassion, you are (in my very humble opinion) really telegraphing three things: 1) You think that the choice/natural reaction of NOT laughing at someone's expense somehow makes that person weak, a lesser person. This willfully ignores the myriad of reasons why someone can't/won't laugh at it. 2) You assume that these shows of compassion are always false; as if every person who doesn't prefer schadenfreude is a liar and somehow a 'traitor to comedy' (not your words, but a very popular opinion I've heard elsewhere in many forms). Is it that hard to empathize with people who find discomfort in others' discomfort? 3) You act as if laughing at someone else is this sacred, genius idea that is too holy to be argued against, yet immediately shut down/ actively ignore/insult any kind of reaction from the person on the receiving end other than "Gee, thanks for kicking dirt on me, can I please have another, sir?" To sum this all up; when I hear things like this, I get the distinct feeling that people don't understand the difference between the actual, ugly type of Political Correctness (politicians, corporations and more who are only pretending to care so they don't lose money) versus the individual-level drive to monitor their own behavior & reduce the chances of hurting others. Let's have an example: Person 1 laughs at Person 2 because of some misfortune; another, 3rd person tells person 1 to quit being an asshole and, suddenly, the first person is screaming back to "take your PC bullshit and get out of here". How does Person 3 even think this makes sense? Choosing not to be an asshole is NOT Political Correctness. You know how I can tell? It's easy: think about their motivations. Why does a corporation put on their sad face anytime something bad crops up and pretends to cry? Most likely to protect their profits. THAT is Political Correctness, because their main priority is to navigate the POLITICS of business/government so they won't be fired/bankrupt. They do it so they won't get in trouble politically. A regular person on the other hand, 90% of the time, has no reason to intervene except for simply trying to help someone. Empathy is usually the motivation. They stand nothing to win and possibly a lot to lose; so why would you assume they are somehow deceiving you? I don't know about you, but I don't like making people feel bad. It's as simple as that. And to anyone who argues that this type of humor is only used to try and 'lighten' the situation and 'get people to laugh at themselves'; then you obviously haven't heard/read the posts/comments, etc that I have. I'm tired of ignoring the fact that there are people who purposely sharpen this insult-brand humor into a weapon, and they are disguising themselves among the rest of us who legitimately have the best intentions.

[@malcomchase9777]

*"Even worse when artists and leaders in media kowtow to the vocal niche at the expense of the majority that don't mind the more mean-spirited things."* Maybe people are not as much on board with mean-spirited stories anymore and you are the minority now.

[@thelastjedi91]

As many have already pointed out, in terms of dark PPG episodes, "Abracadaver" and "Speed Demon" are a must for this series!!

[@mathewwatson-FireGem21]

I actually remember this episode of Powerpuff girls, twisted sister. That episode was very dark and also sad it actually made me feel bad for the 4th sister

[@thesaltiestspoon]

When I was little I didn't realize how vicious the power puff girls were And then I rewatched it and saw them beat the shit out of mojo jojo and felt bad

[@glowworm2]

There's an episode called "Candy is Dandy" where the girls become addicted to candy. At one point, they give Mojo the most brutal beating ever when he purposely takes their candy from them after he keeps committing "crimes" so the girls can get candy from the Mayor.

[@thesaltiestspoon]

@@glowworm2 I remember that one...

[@glowworm2]

@@thesaltiestspoon There was another one called "Mime for a Change" where a clown named Rainbow gets hit by a bleach truck and loses all of his colors and becomes a color draining villain called Mr. Mime. The girls restore color to Townsville by singing a cheerful song and Rainbow regains his colors. The girls then beat the crap out of him and he ends up in jail. That's pretty harsh.

@@glowworm2 how about the one were a former coleague of Utonium tries to make his own PPG and creates an army of deformed PPG?

[@Tropcopter]

glowworm2 I always skipped Candy is Dandy as a kid because that Mojo scene made me so uncomfortable :(

[@powergannon]

This isn't the dark Powerpuff Girls episode I was expecting.

[@Startbreak12]

Please elaborate, if there's another worth one out there, I'd love to be reminded of it as well

[@glowworm2]

Same here. I was waiting for a review of "Speed Demon" or "Knock it Off." This episode just comes across to me as sad--it's mostly cute until we get to Bunny exploding and everyone crying--including the narrator.

[@glowworm2]

@@Startbreak12 Yes. One of the most notorious and darkest episodes of the Powerpuff girls is "Speed Demon." The girls are going to go on vacation to the Bahamas and innocently race each other home, but in doing so, accidentally end up traveling 50 years into the future. The entire town has become apocalyptic, the Mayor is dead, the Professor is a crazy old man trying to recall his formula for the girls, and the girls have been missing in action all this time. Oh, and Him, who's obviously the Devil himself in this show has taken over. It's traumatic and terrifying, and the only way to fix things is for the girls to race back home and decide to never go on vacation because otherwise, something like that will happen.

[@glowworm2]

@@Startbreak12 Oh, and there's also "Knock it Off" where the Professor's ex-college roommate who looks like a 70s version of Dexter's Dad (and is even voiced by the same voice actor) , Dick Hardly (No, seriously, that's his name) comes over for a visit and sees the girls as a cash grab. He gets the girls to innocently give him some Chemical X and he starts making extremely messed up versions of the girls. The climax is absolutely disturbing and the PPG almost die in the end.

[@theCrownofSympathy]

Yeah, I was hoping for Speed Demon.

[@TheGuardDuck]

The Velveteen Rabbit. Kid gets sick, his sentient toys get Holocaust-ed, and only the bunny escapes because of a fairy.

[@RogueT-Rex8468]

Excuse???

[@TheGuardDuck]

@@RogueT-Rex8468 Excuse what? That's what happens. It f-ing dark, and I balled my eyes out as a kid because Mom had no idea that it was like this.

[@TheGuardDuck]

@Strawberry Orphan I saw it as a cartoon. It's literally like Toy Story, but with that dark parody ending where they all burn in the furnace.

[@ButzPuff]

There is another dark Powerpuff ep that often gets overlooked called "Knock It Off". An old friend of the Professor shows up and starting making bootleg clones of the Girls and it just gets creeper from there as the clone become more disfigured and litterally falling apart. A real jab at the clone debate at the time in real life.

[@irkenpony17]

yeeesssss

[@nadillasakinah950]

I missed bunny How about that TMNT episode: Same as it Never Was

[@ariadnefrolich7243]

Yes!!! That's about as dark as a "kids" show can get.

[@somethingcraft3148]

Ariadne Frolich there were darker episodes in this series

[@somethingcraft3148]

It mean for older kids

[@Silverstar_]

That's for older kids. Doesn't fit the criteria. Pretty much all action cartoons skew older.

[@Anthonydavis65]

Yes and it was on 4kids!!! How did they get away with that i will never know

[@periwinkle3132]

Some recommendations: 1. The Mask- Courage the Cowardly Dog 2. And She Was Gone- As Told By Ginger

[@HexManiacQuinn]

As Told By Ginger was for older kids, wasn't it?

[@maciekur]

@@HexManiacQuinn Not realy... I mean it's not like it was on prime time or something.

[@_mad_cat_]

Another dark Powerpuff Girls is "Knock it Off" but there are lots more to be honest.

[@caodogao4327]

The one where they run so fast they go to a ruined future. Dude. That episode was heavy.

[@_mad_cat_]

@@caodogao4327 I know right!

[@Daviticus042]

@@caodogao4327 And the world was ruined because they weren't there to save it.

[@EternalGoldenNight]

What is the one we're the kid abuses the hamster?

[@glowworm2]

@@EternalGoldenNight Getting Twiggy with it

[@JadeFalcon07]

OMG this episode reminded me of a perfect candidate! SpongeBob: Dying for Pie. The whole episode Squidward is convinced he's done something that will KILL SPONGEBOB by sunset!

[@princessaur]

I am once again requesting "Into the Bunker" and/or "Northwest Mansion Mystery" from Gravity Falls.

[@checocartoons342]

Love to see SpongeBob next, stuff like Graveyard Shift or Nasty Patty.

[@carolmunro6931]

I loved Graveyard Shift!

[@expendableindigo9639]

I don't see how Nasty Patty is dark, it's just an accurate representation of how kids get attached to random things.

[@checocartoons342]

Expendable Indigo they Nearly Killed Someone & tried to hide the Body!? How is that Not Dark!?

[@expendableindigo9639]

@@checocartoons342 Oh you're right, sorry. I always get it confused with To Love A Patty.

[@amitaikatz5929]

Graveyard Shift was more comical then dark. Although I would recommend the Dirty Dan episode, where Sandy's hibernation turned her into a wild animal.

[@kaneda317]

I'm disappointed that this was the PPG episode he went with when it comes to the darker episodes. The one where they go to the future is much much darker. This one is more sad than dark.

[@michaelryall5752]

Hey Arnold! episode "The Headless Cabbie" along with the episode "Ghost Bride" both are creepy. Powerpuff Girls episodes "Speed Demon" and "Abracadaver". MLP: Friendship is Magic episodes "Party of One" and "Lesson Zero" involve rather disturbing mental and emotional breakdowns in a TV-Y show.

[@powergannon]

I personally prefer the Ghost Train episode of Hey Arnold

[@casm4]

Speed demon used to freak me out for sure.

[@panmilus1275]

Do "And she was gone" episode of "As told by Ginger" ^_^

[@ts45wF3]

From Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Day the Ed Stood Still & The Eds are Coming & Ed, Edd n Eddy's Boo Haw Haw

[@UltimateGamerCC]

which is the one where Ed thinks he's a monster?

[@CherriTheWerido]

@@UltimateGamerCC the day the Ed stood still

[@jacobaobert]

no, the lesson is "follow the instructions in the lab"

[@ZeroX7649]

No it's don't use dirt to try to make a person.

[@Luxito_DeWarlock]

Watch Betty Boop’s Old Man of the Mountain or Red Hot Mama. That $h!t is dark

[@Nasser851000]

does anyone remember power puff girls being on the cover of rice krispies?

[@s0uverains95]

Dream Master well yes, but actually no. I grew up with only modern snap crackle and pop.

[@annvictor9627]

No, but I looked it up.

[@ShinigamiSamaH]

Reboot: Hey, why don't we try this concept again, but instead make a Mary Sue?

[@dudearnav]

Executives: _Surely it will be a good moral!_

[@Nickoji]

What?

[@mareeeedensos6348]

🅱️Ł!ŞŠ

[@mammothtv9823]

Recommendation: The episode of CatDog where Cat tries to clean Dog's teeth from the inside while he's sleeping.

[@chrissyhill7890]

I was grossed out when I first saw it

[@cheshire8767]

Ew

[@damonika09]

Ew. No.

[@Ashurman666]

Two other episodes of PPG i recommend: Speed Demon which tells a story that's been told before by MY GOD is it dark for a kids show, and See Me Feel Me Gnomey, a musical episode that was all about Communism...and it was fucking banned too

[@Neat0_o]

You should look into the courage the cowardly dog episode “the chicken from outer space. It’s iconic.

[@royaleroque7716]

Yes! If you can get through the pilot episode, most of the other episodes are tame.

[@Goldstar_]

"The Chicken From Outer Space" was the pilot short that preceded the series. Honestly, there are several Courage shorts that Doug could showcase here.

[@Speedstreak]

I think when I saw that episode when I was younger, it scared me.

[@MrBigtank78]

Critic you gotta see *The Mask* from Courage The Cowardly Dog talk about a real dark episode!!!

[@andrewahn7976]

As a kid, I didn’t get why it was disturbing, I just thought the mask looked cute, until I realized what the episode was really about. Truly is a disturbing episode

[@tonythepokemonguy751]

The amount of dark episodes in the power puff girls is great, id love to see more get reviewed

[@davorianware1382]

"Twisted Sister, obviously a parody of the band Green day." I wish i could subscribe to you twice.

[@danim8893]

I vote for “The Mask” from Courage the Cowardly Dog. Also, Adventure Time, any of the dozen episodes that are dark and sad.

[@hippienerd166]

@xMaNrEbOrN78 that or the one about Ice King's backstory and how he used to know Marcelline in a previous life!

[@hippienerd166]

That's a great one! Another really great Courage episode he should do is the one with the Harvest Moon, that moon with the creepy Clutch Cargo-style face that wants them to successfully grow a plant!

[@officialsamstermadness]

I have another dark cartoon for you to review: All Grown Up! S2, E1 (Interview With A Campfire)

[@JazzRoyalty]

The long coat wearing pipe smoking guy on the beach is Mr Hulot, a character from Jacques Tati's movies, a French director who made iconic movies.

[@eksortso]

Wow, I knew who Mr. Hulot is, and watched Jacques Tati's "Playtime" a few years before this episode aired, but I didn't get the reference (which isn't in Playtime, I don't think).

[@Starfals]

I remember that episode, i was really surprised how it ended when i was a kid. Totally came out of nowhere lol.

[@darkcylander]

I think the reason they ended it like that was because if she stayed they would probably need to keep her around, and there can't be four powerpuff girls

[@BugsyFoga]

I wouldn't really say this toon is really that dark.

[@kenhollis6197]

I dunno. Three six year olds create a mentally and physically inefficient human who ultimately dies?

[@darkblood626]

Knock it off was way darker.

[@kimifw58]

It involves the death of a little(?) girl. I'd say that's dark.

[@abcdefg2174]

@@darkblood626 Yesss I hope he reviews Speed Demon and Knock it off

[@brandonfulmore2371]

Yeah it was more Sad than Dark

[@coopercane500]

Spongebob; "I was a teenage Gary"

[@lillordakira9752]

7:43 At least She was created before South Park introduce Timmy.

[@shooby9496]

"I guess you could argue It teaches kids that s**t happens sometimes..." That's a pretty good point actually.

[@maciekur]

Oh, that character with the pipe is in fact Mesiour Hulot, a popular French character played by the great Jacques Tati. Sort of Chaplin of France. Make sence as one of his most fameous movies takes place at a beach resort.

[@Bostonterrierslol]

Tom Kenny also played the Mayor on PPG

[@glowworm2]

He played quite a few characters on the show--and he was great at it!

[@MrMLPfim]

Definitely recommend the "Speed Demon" PPG episode as I feel that's darker than "Twisted Sister".

[@nicolemiller7760]

This episode made me cry when I was younger; and honestly now, I think a lot of people can relate to Bunny in feeling inadequate, which makes the ending especially sad and dark.

[@Chrislopez-ht8ku]

It almost made me cry and feel vary depressed after seeing it. Bunny was good.

[@klimmr]

If you want to see REAL dark PPG cartoons. I recommend Speed Demon and Tough Love.

[@hyungyuchoiboi1179]

Let’s have him watch that one Courage the Cowardly Dog episode titled “The Mask”

[@MizantropMan]

When he started talking about artfully cutting corners in anime, I was expecting clips from Nisekoi or some other colorful, modern thing, like other youtubers had done for this exact same argument. It is very professional that he went for an era-appropriate show instead, although something more obscure, like "Outlaw Star" or "Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water" would be more fun. Everyone knows Bebop at this point. Spread awareness of lesser known shows that deserve more clout.

[@Ashurman666]

Oh man, Outlaw Star was great! That second to last episode was...really something

[@gothicMCRgirl]

I get what you mean, but Doug isn’t really an anime nerd like his brother is, so he went for the clips of Cowboy Bebop because not only is that an era appropriate show, it’s probably one that he knows a lot about. Besides, as nice as it would be, it’s not Doug’s responsibility to give shout-outs to shows he probably doesn’t care about as much. He’s just a guy that happens to like cartoons, he doesn’t have to know all of them or even acknowledge them. This is just for fun.

[@MizantropMan]

@@gothicMCRgirl Sure, he doesn't have to, I am not demanding anything of him, all I'm saying is that using a more obscure show costs him almost nothing, yet in the longrun is somewhat better for the community, since a great deal of modern anime fans only watch seasonal mediocrity and are mostly unaware of the Q U A L I T Y previous eras were capable of.

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

It's not artful, it's just lazy. They should get rid of this "tradition" and stop with the cost-cutting. Also the "dreaded sidemouth" needs to go.

[@Ashurman666]

@@SwiftNimblefoot Yeah i'm gonna stop you right there. There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with this kind of cost cutting if the final product is still as great as PPG is(And i mean CLASSIC PPG, not whatever passes for PPG these days) Cost-cutting is not inherently bad as long as the final product is still GOOD. It has nothing to do with laziness

[@lowrider993]

I always thought the lesson was about responsibility or something

[@maverickhurst-t5f]

this episode has similaritys to homers enemy like introducing a one of character (frank grimes and bunny) and killing them off (frank grimes in a electric accident bunny in a explosion)