What Happened to Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force GO!

[@lilllithjaxxle]

So this wasn’t a fever dream when I was little.

[@oneofnone7947]

Good I'm not alone

[@imperialphoenix1229]

oh it was, it just actually happened

[@yiwoon_cr8s]

I watched it as a kid and Otto is my fav

[@adamshafeeq8685]

Ngl was kinda a simp for Shiro

[@yiwoon_cr8s]

@@adamshafeeq8685 🤣🤣🤣

[@blurryink115]

ngl, the pseudo anime style that was trending during the early 2000's in western media.... was pretty awesome

[@BagOfMagicFood]

We won't let anyone shame us for "weeaboo" just because they got tired of it!

[@skootergirl22]

The franch eat it up

[@annemarieroberts1449]

This was my favorite show in the world 🥰

[@DragonGyrl96]

The more I think about it the more I get the feeling it came from people who watched classic stuff (like the 80s voltron series) , were influenced greatly by those and western style shows and wound up creating an excellent fusion of the two that produced memorable, nostalgia inducing works. I still remember stuff like this, code lyoko, oban star racers and more. The half-bad-half-good part is that even though a lot of stuff today is super generic feeling and kinda garbage(with maybe a gem or two, even if it's got the calarts cutesy style) , there's plenty of stuff like this still floating on the internet somewhere to watch.

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

It's called Animesque

[@adventarchivist5789]

This show got ripped off hard. They really needed a better ending with just one more season.

[@labbullkamenrider8515]

I agree man

[@CartoonTriper]

or at least a 1 hour movie to wrap it up

[@Blazing_A]

Agreed.

[@spritemon98]

Definitely

[@Fluffycakez5]

I’ve actually thought a reboot would be better so they can restart the story so it’s more organized

[@FloweyFanClub]

"Apparently there's a dedicated fanbase for this show" :( we've been here since the show was out, died a little after 2012 and now we're back because we love monkeys

[@djmurphy_05]

Preach!!

[@connorbeith3232]

Probably the worst part of the review tbh. Hating a show is one thing, but I don’t think dismissing a fan base just because they like a show you don’t is cool.

[@fennecfoxfanatic]

I feel so sorry for that cliffhanger tho! Did the story continue in like comic book format at least?

[@djmurphy_05]

@@fennecfoxfanatic sadly, no. The story wasn't expanded in any format after that. The closest thing we got to an ending was fanfiction

[@nightly145]

I didn’t even know the fan base was still alive tbh, I remember I could barely find any stories or much fan art of the show.

[@BlythePennyBicycle21]

It's interesting that you mention Teen Titans given that this show was created by Ciro Nieli. He was a director on Teen Titans, and had many voice actors from that series on this show. He would later co-create Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012).

[@spritemon98]

Cool

[@TKedOut]

Yep. Chiro is beast boy lol

[@spritemon98]

@@TKedOut that was the only thing I noticed

[@yiwoon_cr8s]

Well that explains everything

[@BlythePennyBicycle21]

@@spritemon98 There's other Teen Titans casting here. For example, Chiro's love interest Jinmay is voiced by Ashley Johnson (Terra). This is the second of four times where she and Greg Cipes voice characters who are in love with each other (or at least have crushes on each other).

[@kathleenpage2861]

I actually kind of liked this show when it was airing. I like the art style, some of the fight sequences, and how silly some of the characters could get. My enjoyment and interest was also likely boosted by the fact that I didn't even try to follow the story. I just watched an episode or two here or there when it was on, but not religiously. I always found it kinda similar to Power Rangers with the robot and the colors of the monkeys

[@Deoxys911]

I think the aesthetic and generally fun tone must be what made me enjoy it way back when, as well. I have to admit, that theme song is still stuck in my head over fifteen years later, haha!

[@trinabellsz]

I'm with you on that. I found it unique and yeah reminds me of power rangers too

[@quranbooker6655]

Never thought about it but yeah they are like power rangers 😲

[@musicaddic95]

Same! But, something about the show (no pun intended) just scratched some kinda itch in my lil monkey brain and I followed it until they moved the time slots on me. I had to stop watching it when it started coming on around 2:00 AM 💀

[@Puerco-Potter]

I loved this show as a kid! You seem to go too hard on it, it's clearly operates by "the rule of cool", if it's cool, it makes sense to happen. That aside, thanks, I forget it existed at all, and now I have a flood of memories of me drawing the characters and robots

[@awesometron7866]

See, I don't think the rule of cool is cool at all. It can ruin a story. While I do love SRMTHFG, I feel like Negative Legend has good points. The rule of cool can sometimes take away any sort of development. And can come off as cliche or provide lazy writing. I think SRMTHFG shouldn't have gone by the "rule of cool".

[@SpardaAlucard1]

The dubbing is an homage to the early days of anime period.

[@skootergirl22]

Yea when anime was becoming mainstream in the west dubbing wasn't very good so everything was off sync and apparently the name of the show was how a anime was dubbed

[@skootergirl22]

@Janeiro I talking about when anime was frist introduced in the west

[@Dreaming_Stray]

I remember watching this as a kid and loving it, and while it was never finished; it still has a special place in my heart and I rewatch it every once in a while and for me it’s about as good as I remember it. It might be all over the place sometimes, but even if you trim all the filler the show still stands on an alright place with solely the story. Any chance you would do ‘What happened to Pucca?’

[@naschaos25jxf57]

Same But also i just learned that pucca after season 2 went 3d and the series just ended in 2019. My mind was blown when i found that out.

[@cutiepie120048]

Isn't there a reboot on netflix?

[@Dreaming_Stray]

@@cutiepie120048 I don't think there is, it might be for another show entirely.

[@demonheart13]

@@cutiepie120048 there is a reboot on netflix, I binged it last week

[@Dreaming_Stray]

@@demonheart13 wait really? What’s the name of the reboot?

[@BumpBobLooly]

It was meant to have a fifth season that would properly end the series, but Disney didn't feel it was getting enough views to justify it and cancelled the show.

[@skootergirl22]

Theres actually a lot of theorys on why the show got cancelled, it was becoming too dark even for Disney was just one of them

[@zmaxx123321]

Not even that, the show was cancelled, because Jetix as a whole was a huge financial failure to Disney and so they cancelled everything Jetix related

[@skootergirl22]

@@zmaxx123321 but its now on plus though

[@zmaxx123321]

@@skootergirl22indeed

[@awesometron7866]

@@zmaxx123321 Also because it taking about half of Jetix/Toon Disney Show schedule.

[@BainesMkII]

With the scarf and chest buttons, the main character looks more like Cyborg 009 than Astro Boy. While it could easily be a coincidence, the main villain for Cyborg 009 was Skull, a guy with a skull-like mask/helmet/face/whatever. (Another easily coincidental thing is that Skull also created the cyborgs in Cyborg 009.)

[@theirishpotato6588]

True

[@Ivi-Tora]

And the orange gloves seem to be a reference to Speed Racer (another show with a monkey), while the robot vehicles come from Voltron, but the robot shape is from western tin toys. The monkey colors come from Power Rangers, but their bug-like eyes and helmets come from Tokusatsu. This show is a weird combination of east and west

[@Xeno-The-Wanderer]

yeah, it seems that there was a lot of 60's scifi mecha anime references here with some later tokusatsu influences which also happen to have stemmed from a major writer from the 60's Shotaro Ishinomori

[@jackmist]

Oh I remember that show. The only reason I watched it is because my country doesn't have its own animation studios and just plays reruns of old shows from other countries that have already ended.

[@kingj9664]

Another interesting thing about she rose design is his war paint that's on his face was actually something The creator of cyber 009 would put on some of his characters

[@Sparksmonkey]

I way properly OBSESSED with this show as a kid - my nickname comes from there too lmao - so I could tell you why it was so loved by people :D I really enjoyed your video tho, and your criticism of it was perfectly valid! Hope to see more of you in the future!

[@cutiepie120048]

Cool

[@robertvaida3003]

You might appreciate another jetix show called Oban: Star Racers Edit: I apologiese. I did not know at the moment that you have already made a video about it

[@sierrasouthwell9237]

Man, that show was a real trip. I don't think it ever got a finale, tho.

[@ioanaalexandra6885]

@@sierrasouthwell9237 It did actually! It has just one season, but the story is pretty much wrapped up. It does leave a bit of room for a possible sequel, and there's been rumors and even a piece of artwork from the director, but so far nothing concrete. Still, this and Oban were and still are some of my favourite cartoons.

[@phoenixeclipse9570]

YES!!!! Oban: Star Racers was such a good show, and I think there is a potential sequel comming, but I haven't been keeping up with it.

[@johannesseyfried7933]

@@phoenixeclipse9570 It had so many interesting Alien Species. I always wanted to know more about the.....Fillz? Philtz?!? Spirit's Race!

[@rb7619]

My favorite show of all time

[@SirAsdf]

I kinda get the feeling that you're being WAY too tough on this show.

[@zeke_minori]

Yeah I agree. I mean, I get what he's saying, but I think he's being a bit too harsh on the show.

[@metazoxan2]

Yeah I won't pretend this show was some kind of masterpiece. But it wasn't trying to be as structured as teen titains but it feels like he wanted it to be. I mean the show was basically the incarnation of Parody and many of the episodes existed to parody other works. This is part of why the narrative is rather disjointed as many episodes exist because "this other thing did a thing". Again I can't say it makes the show high quality especially from a story telling perspective ... but if you just took it an episode at a time many of them were just fun to watch. That being said there were some TERRIBLE and I mean down right horrible episodes. Or they'd throw in some jokes or twists that just did not work at all. But overall I wouldn't call this show bad ... more like random nonsense that was entertaining to watch in it's raw chaos. I mean come on it's Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go! How do you expect anything truely serious from this?

[@spikeshepard1897]

This was supposed to be a homage/affectionate parody of the old tv tropes.and trends from japan, even the stiff lip movement or wacky world

[@kinght676]

Same

[@temperino]

@@metazoxan2 what you just said with "random nonsense that was entertaining to watch in its raw chaos" is, critically speaking, Bad

[@stonefree7973]

YES!!!! I did not expect this at all! SRMTHFG is one of my favorite shows of all time, and is criminally underrated. It’s gotta come back soon!

[@Nencha.K]

I still remember when the mentor monkey sacrificed himself It was the first time I saw that a character could die in a show ,even though he came back it still was a memorial moment for me

[@bunbunshark]

I missed that episode and the moment he came back with a new upgrade I just thought he got a off screen upgrade :))) glad all episodes are still on KZbin

[@thevoid6596]

Oh my god, my friend jsut told me about this show and I just started rewatching it, what witchcraft is this

[@neverunleashedz]

Sameee

[@lunartears6761]

It’s a truly weird show. it’s not going to be for everyone, but I hope you enjoy it. ESPECIALLY right now, with covid, it will at least replace the depressing insanity of the world with some mindless fun. Although there will some episodes that are dark as F*CK.

[@thevoid6596]

@@lunartears6761 I'm totally enjoying it so far! It's got that pure wholesome entertainment feel to it, and I like the art style!

[@lunartears6761]

@@thevoid6596 Glad You’re enjoying it!😊👍 I like the art style to! I honestly didn’t know that it ever aired on DXD, but I guess that means the whole show is available online now in better quality. I’ve noticed just changing dpi quality of older show often makes it look amazing. I’m still trying to track down other unique looking shows like ‘Xiaolin Showdown’ in 1080p online. I’ve only found clips on KZbin so far.😭 But still, they’re fricking gorgeous.🤩😍🤤🥰

[@mmangalisomasinga432]

My friend just reminded me of it too. The timing is uncanny.

[@JediAcolyte94]

The SRMTHFG finale is still infuriating to this very day. That said I'd like to see you tackle other Jetix shows like Jackie Chan adventures or Legend of the Dragon.

[@BugsyFoga]

Use to watch this all the time on Jetix , anyone else???

[@adamshafeeq8685]

Jetix was my childhood

[@MikeJr9284]

Same here. I watched this show, Power Rangers, Pucca, etc.

[@wildlock1552]

Jetex was my childhood hood

[@wildlock1552]

@@MikeJr9284 It was also where digimon was being shown for a while

[@2wavybuckets]

Yup !

[@howlandrequiem1331]

I love Voltron with monkeys and kids saving the universe from an evil skeleton.

[@cherrypiekitten8013]

i'm still angry the original teen titans didn't return at least have a actual good animated reboot that is actually written by confidant writers

[@theirishpotato6588]

Same.

[@kamenrideraquarius]

Hatred makes you incompetent

[@cherrypiekitten8013]

@@kamenrideraquarius (ಠ_ಠ)

[@kamenrideraquarius]

@@cherrypiekitten8013 the writers are so full of hate they made am episode to shit on. Thunder cats roar

[@supershadowfan2000]

It’ll always irk me that the original couldn’t use that many major DC characters but Go gets to use them for some reason

[@stardustlatte]

Could u do a “What happened to?” of Wander over Yonder? I love the show and it was cancelled after two seasons. I think it would make a really good “What happened to?” video if you r interested!

[@jackmist]

Bit recent.

[@ShinoriDelfrim]

This show had been stuck in my mind since- forever. But I NEVER remembered the name! Just what the characters looked like! And no, I never thought to search up ‘Robot Monkey’ for some reason 😂

[@PredictedCyborg]

I was always able to remember the name because they used that one clip where one of them was absent for the team callout as an ad a lot over here. "Super!" "Robot!" "Err, Team!" "Hyper!" "Force!" "GO!" "... No one said 'Monkey'..."

[@insurrectionofthedamned803]

SAME. I found it again yesterday after typing in =monkey boy with powers cartoon. Lmao

[@fantasywen3006]

Same, i never know the name of the show nor the characters. And i also search it just like that lol😂. What a coincidence

[@bunbunshark]

would you believe me if I said I found this show by typing 2000s Cartoon Network?

[@nikodem123asdf]

I rewatched this show a few years back on youtube cause part of me didn't believe it happened, but it did and I loved it. The thing that made it special for me, which you didn't mention at all, was how every episode was designed to be a channel surfer trap. Each episode would start with cutesty sugar coter colorful happiness and by halfway mark descent into adapting 80ies horror for kids. Some episodes went really damn dark and the backstory of the monkeys always creeped me out. It was a mess but a very enjoyable one. I still think this show should have gotten at least some direct to TV movie or something to wrap it up.

[@vito2320]

I think the story of Krinkle (that mad scientist who wanted some friendship) was especially dark and sad.

[@DigiRangerScott]

I finally watched all of the show for the first time on Disney+ after falling off and it was still great. That ending is CRUSHING

[@RYMAN1321]

Wish it at least got a comic.

[@mr.goblin6039]

I loved this show and started rewatching it on Disney+. It sure has a lot of flaws, but I still very much enjoy it a lot. It’s like an anime from the 70s, and I’m a sucker for those types of shows.

[@skootergirl22]

It was animated like one

[@mr.goblin6039]

@@skootergirl22 LOL, true.

[@tinyhobbit2213]

I swear I kept hearing Cheeto instead of Shiro. Ngl made the character better with that name lol

[@Ivi-Tora]

"Cheeto, use the Pringles Power!"

[@SpectreBagels]

I thought his name was Chiro

[@djmurphy_05]

@@SpectreBagels yeah, his name is Chiro

[@SpectreBagels]

@@djmurphy_05 oh.....sweet I guess I heard it right

[@Devanglestudios]

@@Ivi-Tora antari actually says: chiro! Use the power of the primate

[@NightNekomata]

When I was a kid, this was one of my favorite shows. The girl monkey was actually the reason why my favorite color was yellow. It's still pretty nostalgic for me, and it'll always be in my memory :)

[@TheAutobotPower]

We had Teen Titans, SRMTHFGO!, LOSH, and Transformers: Animated involving almost the same people in a lapse of 6 years. Fascinating.

[@syabilaazri7834]

It because of the animation and story telling. Back then, the show maybe 22 min with only 13/26 episode per season but the story, the action and the character really make the show really amazing.

[@BioMega96]

giving you a like for mentioning losh, underrated show that was.

[@thecollectorx]

Losh?

[@BioMega96]

@@thecollectorx Legion of Super Heroes. Underrated dc show during the late kids wb era. Definitely offed too soon

[@TheAutobotPower]

@@thecollectorx "Legion Of SuperHeroes"

[@yosefyonin6824]

sure the show didnt stand the test of time, but compared to the crap cartoons that existed in those times Robot Monkey team was MILES ahead of the competition. sure, Teen Titans was better, but uit was not nearly as brutal, suspenceful and creepy like the robot monkey team. as kids, this show was amazing

[@spritemon98]

It was definitely amazing

[@lunartears6761]

Shit, I’d argue Hyperforce at its darkest, was was more depressing, despair inducing, and creepy than anything Teen Titans did. ‘The End’ 3-parter, and the one where the team disappears one by one when the tower has blackout, and ESPECIALLY ‘Haunted’ (which had to be THE darkest episode) and the future episode where the team actually fell apart because starfire went into the future to follow light (definitely the most depressing and Heaviest episode), never got to the darkness of Hyperforce. With Hyperforce, perhaps everything would be saved by an ex-machina, or an ass-pull, but the show knew how to put nuanced nihilism and inevitability into its dark moments. Some of the multi-parters fell even longer than they were because they actually were able to portray the right amount of hopelessness and despair whenever they pulled references to the Eldritch/cosmic horror genre, in a kids show! 😳

[@killugonzolfreecss5355]

To be fair, Teen Titans had the advantage of being based on a story that has existed for decades while SRMTHFG had a lot less

[@thefvguy5648]

Nah bro, I think Negative Legend really didn’t understand the point that it was meant to be a unshameful parody, it really flew over his head. Comparing it to Teen Titans is just so stupid,

[@yosefyonin6824]

@@thefvguy5648 didnt feel like a parody to me... parodies are supposed to be funny and this was anything but

[@DemonicMX]

Hear me out... What happened to robot boy??? 🥺

[@marb.u.b8263]

It's on youtube

[@DemonicMX]

@@marb.u.b8263 I meant he should make a video

[@marb.u.b8263]

@@DemonicMX I got that I was just saying If anyone wants to check it out

[@pangypirate]

Robot jones

[@wisconsinking323]

@@pangypirate lol!!!!!!!

[@darklandmaster58]

Nega legend: "give me an argument" my Argument: "*embrace monkey...*"

[@thedemonprincess]

Honestly, the other show I have to wonder about is Code Lyoko - what happened to that?

[@ShinoriDelfrim]

Oh! I watched that before! Yeah, what did happen to that 👀

[@maciejrejowski4682]

Search that in YT engine :P Edit:I mean he already done a video about it.

[@gaminghero1239]

Ah yes the Original S.A.O

[@victoriouswreath494]

It got a live action reboot... *whispers* run, run far, far away.

[@ShinoriDelfrim]

@@victoriouswreath494 Ohhhh.....oh no....

[@dracocrusher]

I think a big part of it was just how creepy and atmospheric it could be at times, like for a show about cyborg monkeys saving the city with a giant robot a lot of these episodes were really unsettling and they took everything that happened incredibly seriously. Teen Titans was and still is the better show, but I was always drawn to the darker aspects of it way more than the goofier one-offs, and there's something to be said about a series where every episode had that darker tone to it. Even now, the Skeleton King still feels like a really intimidating and unsettling villain and while they should have escalated the threat more at the end, there's still something to be said about just having a really cool simple but effective antagonist stay relevant as things go on. Like remember when Teen Titans did the whole Brother Blood thing? Sure, they tried something new, but that guy never really felt as cool or intimidating as Slade. Super Robot Monkey Team was a show that knew to keep coming back to their Slade because they just never really stopped being as imposing of a threat. But yeah, crap like the Sun Riders aging into near-death and The Skeleton King ripping out his eyes and stuff to make monsters will always stick with me for just how unsettling the imagery was, I guess.

[@YamiTasher]

Ahh it's finally here! haha, you weren't kidding when you suggested we were gonna be opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to this show I'm ngl, I had totally forgotten that the first episode just pretty much just dumps you in the middle of everything with absolutely no explaination as to who these characters are. But I? kind of like? that it just jumps in at a seemingly random point when Chiro has already found, become the leader of and befriended the monkeys. In fact it's downright hilarious that they actualy just basically explain the backstory to that in the opening song xD I watched this as a kiddo so I really checked out on the overall plot, and I didn't follow it much anyway because the episodes I watched were sparadic but I adored the art style. But my main reason why my love for it stayed alive over the years whereas other shows just faded out of my mind was because of the characters. Mostly the monkeys, actually. I didn't care for plot, I cared for character and they showed a lot of it - each one has a unique personality and even though some of those personalities would clash more than others (like Gibson and Otto), they always showed that they cared for each other. I loved their interactions, I loved when they showed devolopement or backstory. The show had some good ideas, even if they weren't executed very well. The fact that the skeleton king was actually their creator who had been turned evil/corrupted by darkness was a cool twist, and very sad when you think about it. Watching a parental figure slowly spiral out of control and end up having to go against them even as they try to destroy you is an upsetting thought. I love it. The fandom is a quiet one, but they have some very detailed and cool theories on the lore and characters. I wish this show had been given more of a chance to sort itself out and smooth out it's plot, it had a lot of potential. Still. I like it the way it is, a mess and all. Better than having it be rebooted into a gritty darker version of itself :) looking at you, winx.

[@skootergirl22]

I think that there was a pilot episode before Chiros girl it doesn't sync up for me like yea the opening credits explained a bit but perhaps it was meant to be a episode

[@m_valentinee]

As a kid this just brings nostalgia. I rewatched some of the old barbie movies I grew up with and some were really shit. But it's just reminiscing to better times and even if it's not as good as you remembered it,it still was part of mang 2000s kids history. And I think that's why I love SRMYHGO!

[@dezzydream]

you best not be including princess and the pauper or 12 dancing princesses in that list of shit barbie movies

[@md_played_by_md]

Even as a kid growing up watching this show, I knew it was clearly a pastiche of a lot of old anime (Astro Boy, Cyborg 009, OG Voltron, super sentai shows in general), so a lot of the "out of the blue solutions" to things (i.e. deus ex machinas), and the main villain being killed and brought back so many times, etc always felts like intentional nods to the older admittedly dated writing of the works it was inspired by. Does that make it good? I mean, if you're not down for what something is a pastiche of, you're probably not going to enjoy it. I know I and many others enjoyed it for what it was, so shrug.

[@skootergirl22]

Super senttei in the west is power rangers

[@MrTinygod]

The show is actually pretty good they get the tone is setting with the scenery properly executed they actually did it

[@marcusa5298]

You definitely should do one of these on the shows “Cubix:Robots for Everyone” and “Get Ed”

[@ashleylowther7759]

Omg! I remember that show!

[@BookerT91]

I think the best thing about this show was it was so simple that had children relate characters other than the main hero in other shows, and like teen titans gave everyone a touch of Japanese media.

[@proxy8984]

Oh lord this was my childhood, finally!

[@ShinoriDelfrim]

Same!!!!

[@Monix_7]

Ha mera bhi

[@brendav8973]

I want to say that the reason for the weird “dubbing” and choppy animation is because it’s paying homage to older anime like Speed Racer, which coincidentally looks like Chiros design is based off of (not sure tho). This show has a weird mixture of east and west influences??? Like the robots design screams American to me but it’s liked voltron/power rangers with its color coordination and everyone controlling a limb. Like I’ve only watched a couple episodes of the show so I can’t say it’s good or bad tbh, but at the time it came out I think the norm in kids tv was episodic than serialized unlike now, which may also explain why Teen Titans was so popular because there were arcs each season.

[@skootergirl22]

Cyborg 009 and astro boy

[@RikkoTheGawd]

This show seemed way better in my childhood ngl

[@BR-nv8bw]

I watched this show religiously when I was a kid, but so much so that I had to stop because it started to lose its specialness. Years later during quarantine I pick it back up, and I have been sucked back in. I was nervous that i would think it was only that good because I was a kid, but my love has only grown for this show and the characters. Now I can watch it with more viewpoints and opinions while also relieving the nostalgia that never gets old. I think about this show everyday even when I try not to and I haven't gotten sick of it yet. I don't know why since I normally hate sci-fi and superhero stuff, but this show just works. It really is a drug and I am back to be addicted to it! And i wouldnt have it any other way! GRANTED, had we gotten that 5th season most likely the problems of the chosen one and everything else wouldve been solved- and yes, that drives us crazy to this day

[@skootergirl22]

Who were chiros parents?

[@BR-nv8bw]

no clue bahahaha!

[@catbatrat1760]

@@skootergirl22 Wonder if that would also have gotten answered had we gotten another season -_- Sigh... Why do networks ruin things like this?

[@skootergirl22]

@@catbatrat1760 there have been theories

[@keriboehm740]

That title alone brought back so many memories 😂😂😂😬😂😂😂

[@blueink-2230]

This show was definitely a guilty pleasure for me and I love it. That being said you completely left out the small toy line and you didn't even mention the dang epic voice talent this show displayed but your busy AF and thank you for watching all the seasons, have a good day

[@justsomedude4993]

"Honestly I don't know why they bother to pretend he's not defeated if they're not going to finish him off" -Negative legend Megatron and optimus prime in the movies: .......

[@Ash01010]

u forgot frieza

[@EpicFableBean]

It's called setting up future story lines?

[@thewafflepan4538]

What happened to "insert jetix show here" A few examples include Pucca Yin yang yo Get ed Dragon booster Etc etc I can't wait until the 2000 nostalgia boom happens that will be a good time

[@spritepunk]

Slowly starting my friend. Slowly starting.

[@ayla5688]

Ying yang yo was my jam

[@metazoxan2]

For real WTF happened to Dragon Booster. Show basically ended with a teaser to a follow up that never came. The show wasn't anything special but it seemed good enough to where it should have been able to keep going. Especially given the lack of competition in the racing genera that I know had a fan base.

[@thewafflepan4538]

@@metazoxan2 ah i see so it ended like storm hawks with a teaser for a followup which never came

[@lalaland2107]

Everyone keeps saying that they're waiting for it to start, but I thought it started in like 2018/2019??? At least for a lot of late 90s babies and 2000s babies. Idk 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@whipcream_bagels6622]

Lmao I didn't realize this show was based on Power Rangers until I was a adult

[@DigiRangerScott]

It’s not, really

[@bigbone_99]

More Tokusatsu in general

[@KhanhNguyen-mh5ec]

@@DigiRangerScott A six man band who are color coded and wield a giant robot that can detach into smaller parts...It’s either super Sentai or a voltron

[@Xeno-The-Wanderer]

@@KhanhNguyen-mh5ec it seems more of a 60's and 70's reference fest than those surface level things, Cyborg 009 and heck probably Mazinger Z as well at least that's the impression I got

[@wanderinghuntress8645]

Or Voltron

[@maija238]

This show was made during the career infancy of its creator, Ciro Nieli. I don't believe this was the first show that he basically made himself but it definitely was one of the earlier ones, not to mention the practically miniscule budget that this show had to work with, tight schedule and the studio being outsourced, I think issues along these lines may have contributed to its less impactful writing. It is a show with its charm and decently written moments though, and from being a member of the fandom myself it's mostly a nostalgia thing, looking back to when we enjoyed watching it on Jetix or Toon Disney/Disney XD and I know that's how I enjoy it to this day. And yes, that is the skelly boi himself in my profile picture

[@lalaland2107]

Gonna have to rewatch this on my own, because I don't like the way you're going hard on it since what I find a flaw in a show is different than other people sometimes. Still glad you spoke about it.

[@brunoboi8667]

I clicked FAR too violently on this when i saw it in my recommended. Binged this show a few years back and was super disappointed to see that it basically didn't have an ending. THE THEME SONG SLAPS SO HARD THOUGH

[@MRDLT00]

How'd you go the whole episode without mentioning that the skeleton king was voiced by Mark Hamill?!?!?!?! XD

[@Anchutka1992]

You do know that SRMTHFG was designed as a parody of kids action shows (and Star Wars with the whole force thing, yes), right? The review sounded kinda like blaming "Scary Movie" for using horror cliches and ripping off "Scream". Yeah, it was kinda the whole point. And while doing that this show managed to stay fun and entertaining as an action cartoon on its own, which is till this day a pretty rare occasion in comedy genre. Thats why it is still liked and remembered by people.

[@petervanheerden2133]

Now this is one hell of a blast from the past for me

[@tylerdestroyer91]

Weird to mention 4kids being the reason for anime’s rise in the west & leaving Toonami completely out despite Jetix being an absolute knockoff of that block lol

[@naschaos25jxf57]

Well i wouldnt say knockoff just a competitor

[@playerback7722]

And Cartoon Network

[@tylerdestroyer91]

@@naschaos25jxf57 my man, it was a competitor that literally bit as much as it could chew from Toonami

[@tylerdestroyer91]

@Will N I mean sure, but ultimately Toonami is 100% responsible for the anime boom in the west during the late 90’s and early 2000’s. My point still stands you can’t tell that story and not mention that block. There’s a reason why Toonami still exist in 2021 and everyone else just a distant memory

[@tylerdestroyer91]

@Will N the reason why the broadcast networks even turned there heads for anime was because of the success of Pokemon & Dragonball Z. None of them air anime regularly anymore. Toonami went away in 08 and came back to adult swim in 2012. Adult Swim is the only channel(cable or broadcast) that continue to invest money into anime(they are literally airing their own co production right now, FENA PIRATE PRINCESS, that opens the block. A show they produced!). Toonami is literally the reason why crunchyroll exists and companies like Netflix and Amazon continue to pour money into that market

[@DemonicMX]

YES!!! IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@nathanielhamato641]

I absolutely adored this show as a kid and revisit it every now and then to bask in the nostalgia. And yes, I *am* 24 years old and I *do* still cry whenever I watch 'I, Chiro'.

[@InvincibleWereWeasel]

I used to draw the characters from this show all the time as a kid and now I’m a professional character designer thanks SRMTHFG

[@CelestialTabris]

I was always more invested in the dynamics of the characters than the plot... if you don’t really feel an attachment to their bond or are not really watching things for character-driven content and more so for worldbuilding I can see why you’d think it’s bad. However the appeal really was just the dynamics and the fantasy aspect added to the fun. The Antauri arc is one of my favorites because you can tangibly feel how broken the team is without their leader or mentor and you don’t know how it’s gonna be resolved... then when they all come together again you’re kind if relieved you know!

[@gaukaiser]

One good thing about this show......Mark hamill really had a blast voicing skeleton king!

[@Ballade90]

I get the feeling that early on they wanted to make the show a parody of anime cliches but they cemented the name too early and didn't try to move away from the original concept, or someone pitched it as a parody and the showrunner took it seriously (enough anyways). They're the 'super team' but also the 'hyper force', the joke writes itself with the name alone and people tend to think 'funny' when they see 'monkey', unless it's Planet of the Apes (because of nostalgia) or King Kong (because giant monster which equals action), so only the real die-hards would care about the plot which isn't a profitable market.

[@skootergirl22]

Yea it is, back when anime was becoming mainstream in the west and dubbing wasn't properly managed like speed racer. Off synced mouths to voices and silted animation was supposed to portray a early anime that was painted on cells including reused BGs and character poses the name title was meant to be like a misstranslation

[@zmaxx123321]

Honestly, from what I know about the production of the show, the season 1 had a really rushed production which explains some... inconsistencies , and the initial pitch was a lot more Childish and comedic, for example, Chiro was originally an annoying child that practically forced himself into the team instead of a chosen one teenager and skeleton king... welll, he was a bit like Lord hater.

[@karenbonds264]

This show was, to put it lightly, the shoz back in the day. Thank you for covering it!

[@ashleychanforever]

yoooooo i've seen you before! (if you don't remember me it's bc i changed my pfp, i found your comment in one of my videos)

[@karenbonds264]

@@ashleychanforever Yeah! I remember! from that Cure Gorilla video! When I talked about my cousin's Omnitrix and Animorphs!

[@garthdavis4320]

Fun Fact: The Being was voiced by Jim Cummings.

[@XenoKnightAlpha]

This show looks adorable. I want to eventually watch it someday

[@djmurphy_05]

the episodes are all on youtube if you're ever interested in watching!

[@XenoKnightAlpha]

@@djmurphy_05 thanks for the tip!

[@clottedscream]

Hey don’t be mean this was my favorite show as a kid! Things don’t need to make logical sense if they’re fun!!!

[@Rem_animation]

That's so true!

[@kamenarts785]

Your being too hard on this show. One, it's a kids show--and two! It's---actually a fantastic show! Yes, the animation for the lipsync is bad. I think it calls back to early anime, but also--I believe this show was on a lower budget. From being someone who's trying to go work in animation you've got to understand that different shows have different budgets. Disney screwed over this show while it was still running. I never remembered it airing at a normal time, though whenever I did catch it I always enjoyed it. I remember watching the Stranded Seven. Plus, there were barely any toy sales. It makes sense it was cancelled early. But props to the staff on choosing not to rush the ending! Instead, leaving it to a big cliffhanger, that though irritating, means that we will get a sequel at some point. (Ciro said this himself that before he dies, he wants to make an ending for the show) But, I've been rewatching it lately as I introduce it to my friend. I'm nearly 20 - and you know what? Call this my nostalgia, but the show still holds up! The earlier seasons had some meh episodes, as do all shows, but god was it so wholesome and endearing to see Chiro have fun with the Monkey team. From the cute moments of playing in the water in episode 2, to the little words of encouragement that they'd give eachother, to the fun moments they'd have playing games. That, and it sometimes did subvert expectations -- one small example, is season 1's episode Thingy. I loved that a corrupt Gibson was actually the villain. The foreshadowing, while sometimes a little on the nose, worked to set up the twists often times. The last two seasons I think are my favorites, definitely. The story has a clear direction yet it doesn't have seasonal rot, instead rather a lot of really fun episodes like Evil Times and that one Halloween episode. The Stranded Seven, though wacky, is fun too! There's lots of cute fun moments. The robot monkeys are all endearing to me and I love them dearly. The first episode is pretty bad, yea, but many pilot episodes aren't really the best when you think about it. That's why I just typically start my friends with the 2nd episode. And I mean, when I tried to explain the episode premises to my friends, they'd laugh over how ridiculous they sound. And you know what? That's apart of the fun! A wacky fun show with super creepy dark elements that just are brilliantly tied together with a distinct art style that still stands its ground today!

[@nekipeh7373]

As a kid, i just watched this for battles, Skeleton king and monkeys. I didnt care about the story. Yet i still like it.

[@wanderinghuntress8645]

I do love this show, very underrated but I won't act like it doesn't have its problems story wise, but the character are so vivid and likable, I couldn't get enough of them

[@bloopityboop8434]

I really enjoyed your video! This is probably the most concise summary I've ever seen of it. xD This is my favorite childhood cartoon (it originally aired when I was 11), and I'm still active in our tiny little fan community. I can confidently say that the fandom would agree with most of your points: SRMT is a very weird, kinda niche show made on a budget of two paperclips and some pocket lint, and it doesn't always have the best writing. But those things are part of why we love it! It's so strange, and there's just nothing quite like it. There's also a lot of fun character antics throughout the show, it has an all-star voice cast, and it gets surprisingly dark at times. The fandom is very small, but we're still having a great time with this show, even with all its flaws.

[@bloopityboop8434]

Another note: I wouldn't really say that people *chose* Teen Titans over Monkey Team. At the time, a lot more people had the Cartoon Network channel than Toon Disney (my parents had to purchase Toon Disney as an add-on to our cable plan), and Disney didn't really advertise the show outside the network it aired on. A lot of people didn't even know Monkey Team existed, and it was barely a zit on TT's ass. I only came across it because it shared voice actors and staff with TT, which I was also obsessed with at the time. Not to say that it was objectively as good as TT (it wasn't tbh), but it certainly never had the backing from its own network to remotely compete. Just a little background from an old matron of the fandom. xD

[@RYMAN1321]

I was 9 when this started, and just recently remembered it. LOL

[@EpicFableBean]

concise? You're kidding right

[@kindasomeviews]

Real funny how this showed didnt finish it's story, and Teen Titans didnt either. Weird how that works

[@Cyber-Dragoness-026]

I hope they bring back this show in future,I loved it growing up.

[@lunartears6761]

This was one of my favorite shows as a kid. However, I do get why it turns off some people. It IS a really weird show. It wasn’t anywhere as good as Teen Titans, but to me, the weirdness of the show was entertaining enough to want to keep watching it. It’s a strange comparison, but the bizarreness of it is like that of Kill la kill; it’s so nonsensical yet at the same time, there enough methods to the madness present that you want to at least see what happens next. I will clarify that Kill la kill was definitely FAR more nonsensical and batsh*t insane than Hyperforce was. It was also WAY better written and answered most of the important plot questions presented in 24-25 episodes. I still love both shows though.🥰

[@danielperez143]

This show was the shit for me growing up, theme song is still stuck in my head to this day.

[@einsteincat88]

I used to watch this when I was around 8 now I'm 17!! Love this show♥️

[@spritepunk]

The way I would describe this show to my friends who have never heard of this is "It's basically Power Rangers with monkeys"

[@gengarpixel3954]

Look, I'm not gonna sit here and pretend this show's a masterpiece. There are plenty of flaws. And it's okay if you don't like it, It's completely fine! However, I have a feeling you're being a bit too harsh on it.. Dismissing an entire fan base, Just because you don't like a show, Is honestly kind of a asshole move. And also, Yes, I can say for sure, That As a member, The fandom IS still alive. Small, But alive. We are back cause we love monkeys and nostalgia. I just really think you should cut the show some slack, And maybe try to appreciate some of the effort that went into it.

[@pinkfeiry]

Man, this show was my very first obsession when I was a kid, I was drawing fanart, making monkey OCs, writing fanfic the whole package for the first time. And yes, I'm still bitter it ended like that. They could've at least give us a movie or something.

[@kerigordon2092]

“Apparently, there is a fan base for this show. I don’t know why.” I respect your opinion, even though it’s wrong. I think you’re being a bit too harsh on SRMTHFG. Yeah, there were quite a few episodes in the earlier seasons that were super cringe, and the animation wasn’t too good, but this show aired in the early 2000’s. I watched this every Saturday on Jetix growing up, and I Loved it. I didn’t care much about the main story, more so I wanted to know about Chiro’s past and why Skeleton King has a whole room full of his things in the Citadel of Bone. Also Otto, cause he’s the best!

[@abrumtherealtor5030]

Love, Love, Love This Show! Not only I dressed up as Chiro, I even met Nova & Chiro VA's years after the show ended. I even got A Boom Boom Wake Up done by Kari Walhgren Herself

[@cyberlizardo]

I used to be literally obsessed with that show in 2004, I even still have my Antauri action figure toy. Who am I kidding, I still am kinda obsessed with it, I loved it so much, even if I know you got a point on all the plot holes and deus ex machina happening. I know that the creator, Ciro Nieili, sometimes drops an info or two about it on his instagram, and during a fan meeting, he answered a lot of fan's questions, about what was supposed to happen in season 5 before it got canceled. Actually a lot was supposed to be explained there, but I guess we may never know, even tho a part of me is still hoping we will one day get a real ending to the show ahah

[@bunbunshark]

THERE WERE TOYS?!?!

[@Lucario1121]

Glad to see this video on my feed, I legit thought I was the only one who remembers this show, then again it's on Disney Plus now so I'm guessing some people still love this show

[@jorgeboy8195]

I love watching this show! I had some of their toys

[@CaptainCretaceous91]

I wish they made one out of the Super Robot.

[@jorgeboy8195]

@@CaptainCretaceous91, I only had Nova and Otto’s vehicles

[@R4yj4ck]

I only watched a couple of non-sequential episodes, but I very vaguely remember one involving an elevator and time travel? Space travel? Multiverse travel? Whatever it was, I also remember a deep existential dread, which is REALLY weird.

[@MrPoisoneT]

You've praised Winx and critisized this masterpiece.

[@izzysauls7737]

High-key LOVED this show as a kid and as soon as I showed up on Disney+ I rewatched all of it in a week. I know this is nostagia but I think it’s a genuinely good show. It took a bit to get on its feet but god is it that perfect mixture of cliche and crazy

[@fikkitchen]

That theme song is still as catchy as ever 😍🤩

[@pricillamontgomery1309]

I used to love this show! It was very all over the place, but I loved the artwork and would draw Chiro and the monkeys all the time. The theme song was also fire!

[@s-link9400]

I remember watching this show and the storytelling and characters were pretty interesting. True that some things never went explained like why is Chiro the chosen one? or How did the monkey team end up with the super robot? The backstory/reveal of the monkey team and the Skeleton King was still pretty shocking when i first saw it.

[@BlunderBard]

Sorry for the super late reply, just saw this vid and your comment. BUT The Super Robot actually was expanded on more, mostly as background details. In the episode where they go to the planet it was built on, it was revealed that three Scientists worked on it together, and one disappeared, taking the Super Robot with him. Later during the episode with Captain Shugazoom, in a flashback to the last time he saw the Alchemist, he was still working on the monkey team, but you can see the Super Robot outside of his laboratory. Presumably what happened was he helped build it, and stole it to use with his monkey team.

[@summermermaidstar756]

Watching the first episode of season 1 makes you feel like you jumped into season 2 episode 1. Heck as a kid I thought this was the case but pshh I didnt have the internet so I just rolled with it. Turns out it was the very first episode the whole time.

[@michaelnally2841]

Fun fact the shows creator went onto make the 2012 tmnt series and all the main cast of this show made an appearance in the 2012 tmnt series

[@videopolice432]

This show blew my pre-pubesent mind and gave me a void I still couldn't get over with that ending.

[@raidenstark315]

3:12 Actually chiro looks more like joe from cyborg 009

[@alexizhere5110]

I still have fond memories of the show. But like many shows, it’s much better remembering it than it is rewatching it

[@edwwi]

Hey, when you look at what time it was, this show was really ahead of others. Sure there eas better, but tbh we didn't have team titans here, only the robot monkey and I loved it so much

[@cutiepie120048]

YEAH!!! I LOVED THIS SHOW 💕💕💕 I'm salty it doesn't at least have a conclusion. Keep Up The Good Work~!

[@mcnerdy955]

This show was part of my childhood, was it good, I don't care. It was wacky and weird and I loved it. I was wandering if anyone and I do mean ANYONE remember this show. LOL

[@anubisgodess2353]

Me and my friends were reminiscing about old shows we used to watch on Saturday mornings On CW kids and Jetix And this was my pic What a coincidence!!

[@annef0x]

When I tell you that theme song hit me right in my nostalgia feels. I fuckin thought this was a fever dream-

[@pumpa244]

it wasnt a good show but i liked it as a kid . I was so pissed when they didnt continue the alchemist storyline . i liked how the was this powerful character knowing its being consumed by evil so he created the monkeys to defeat him after he succombs to the darkness.