What the HELL is Miracle Star? (a SHAMELESS Gumball Ripoff)

[@Saberspark]

Any other ripoffs out there I should cover in a video??

[@mariomaster101official]

Sure

[@cherrychan2200]

Do that Russian Gravity Falls Ripoff

[@anangryaustralian8518]

Dogmon

[@NYCDunkz]

The Adventure Time Rip off

[@CoolerMike]

That Spongebob like ripoff called Coconut Fred

[@YelloWool]

I love that they dedicated an entire episode to making fun of the rip off.

[@ThePlotaGuy7]

That fact alone makes Gumball a thousand times better

[@Pēm̐cā]

Same it cracked me up

[@duck___e]

huh ironic

[@KittyWreaker]

WHAT R U DOING HERE????

[@JGProductions6581]

If only The Simpsons could do the same with the Sampsonades and Familia Tipo. And other Simpsons Ripoffs.

[@wildfire9280]

“Peter Griffin if he wasn’t evil” is by far the greatest description of Richard to ever grace this planet.

[@MyHandleIsAplaceholder]

*Peter Griffin's fursona

[@kibasorata5680]

I think I like Peter better than Richard, cuz Peter is actually funny and every time Richard says and does something makes me think he doesn’t change even a bit as a character.

[@MartezDGoat]

@Alice Rivierre at least he isnt cartman evil.

[@Twistedcraptain]

Richard is a good father under bad light

[@hitkid2456]

@Alice Rivierre Cartman is Porky Minch in an animated series.

[@arnolfo5111]

The way the gumball creators dealt with it was amazing.

[@dumbflop2070]

@Just wow no

[@alicebthegachaweirdo8378]

So true

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

@@dumbflop2070 Everyday, more comment bots arrive

[@calebproductions1264]

Why does every comment section I see in this video have to say almost the exact same thing the other comments said? We get it, the creators were aware and shit.

[@veggsbacon1891]

@@mariajimenafigueroa233 And YT doesn't want to deal with that, but of course they take away dislikes and stuff..

[@slyngn7847]

"Suing China for copyright infringement is not worth the time." Disney: "A challenge we will surely answer."

[@reivaldoaurelio4895]

Disney is China's lapdog though.

[@lexa2310]

Did they succeed?

[@slyngn7847]

@@lexa2310 I'm pretty sure Disney won the "Cars" copyright case back in 2016.

[@cgt3704]

@@slyngn7847 yep and now they are sleeping with the CCP , like most of Hollywood

[@tapgames3465]

@@slyngn7847 I mean it's a really large corporation

[@lunacrystal9841]

It was so clever to use Anais as the final piece in the puzzle, not only because there *was* no copycat of her, but because she’s the only one small enough to unlatch the truck. I always wondered why she was my favorite character when I was little...

[@tdimybeloved]

@SQUISHY 🔞👇 shut up

[@TheSeaOtterPooper]

It's because of a Chinese law where each familly can have only *one* child (But last year this law was abolished and now the limit is of *three* children)

[@spacecowboyz0154]

@@TheSeaOtterPooper Christ..

[@klokateer4372]

@@TheSeaOtterPooper it was 2 i until they went to 3 actually and Anieece(however u spell it) would still not be copied most likely cause China government wants boys(for bullet fodder), bet she'd save the day again cause of that

[@TheSeaOtterPooper]

@@klokateer4372 don't you know Darwin is not a biological child???

[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

Anais not having a doppelganger is probably one of the best jokes Gumball ever made.

[@cfruge444]

Until you realize Miracle Star came out during China's one-child policy; technically, Gua Gua was considered Chi Chi's science experiment.

[@squall-n2o]

@Risma ajisona gunga ginga

[@sailorstarchild]

"Women no right to celebrate in republic of people."

[@coatlessali]

@Risma ajisona ratio

[@kennethfung3618]

@@cfruge444 which is why the joke makes sense

[@GoHerping]

I never realized the context of copycats but im not suprised with how it's such a clever show. The evolution of CN was a wild ride too... but all good things must come to an end lol

[@rattythe]

knew it i knew that the comment bots will come

[@someflipnotes87]

OMG ITS MULTI MILIONARIE REPTILE EXPERT CEO GO HERPING!!!😫😫😫 Omg u look so good in that new pfp! Totally natural too! Such small forehead!!! 10/10

[@GoHerping]

@@someflipnotes87 oops my perfect genetics are showing

[@thej7362]

copycats, how ironic to the video topic lol

[@utsutsu123]

omg its goherping :D

[@ninarances9074]

Not only did the makers of 'Gumball' poke fun at 'Miracle Star', they also poked fun at the fanart made by their fans. They didn't do it in a very demeaning way, but just have a laugh about it. Man, I love this show so much! After learning that 'The Copycats' was supposed to make fun of a rip-off, it makes watching the episode better!

[@captaincaden3104]

They also made fun of shippers in that “The Shippening” episode

[@Fleshpills]

@@captaincaden3104 yes

[@chadharger9323]

​@@captaincaden3104and Death Note.

[@willbiesen8031]

I absolutely loved how, even though they couldn’t sue the company, they made an episode making fun of the show

[@AxxLAfriku]

I recently revealed the genders of my two girlfriends. It got a lot of hate and now has 30 times more dislikes than likes. I am really sad that people can be so mean. Sorry for using your comment to talk about my problems, dear will

[@willbiesen8031]

@@AxxLAfriku okay but why my comment though?

[@Zackary938]

@@AxxLAfriku sorry to hear that

[@OrionDawn15]

@@willbiesen8031 Bots... except for maybe AxxL, they kinda spam these comments on most if not all videos. Mostly videos of bigger channels, no point talking to them. Just report them and move on since KZbin is being lazy and won't deal with the bot crisis.

[@OrionDawn15]

@@Zackary938 Bots... except for maybe AxxL, they kinda spam these comments on most if not all videos. Mostly videos of bigger channels, no point talking to them. Just report them and move on since KZbin is being lazy and won't deal with the bot crisis.

[@GumSkyloard]

Best thing that Saber didn't mention is that the original storyboards for The Copycats actually used the original Miracle Star character designs for the Copycat family. Which means that the attack could've been EVEN more direct.

[@heatherpony]

@@joshroehl6098 😐

[@kennethfung3618]

Well i mean, I don’t think he needed to mention that because well, it was the whole point

[@GayKermit-._-.]

@@joshroehl6098 you sound like tina from Bob's burgers.

[@chloe4824]

@@GayKermit-._-. ouch, rude. tina sounds much better.

[@chrisakaschulbus4903]

@@joshroehl6098 You know it's not really a good idea to make music for the deaf community, right?

[@kurichan142]

Anais being the one to save them is actually such a *brilliant* play.

[@yegorgribenuke6853]

Woman no right to celebrate in republic of people.

[@Blind_Eye046]

@@yegorgribenuke6853 *LAUGHING IN ANAIS SAVED THEM*

[@sweetflour209]

@@yegorgribenuke6853 man no understand grammar

[@sukaisage]

@@sweetflour209 it's. it's from the episode

[@shadowThedgedog]

r/woooosh

[@the_furry_inside_your_walls639]

One thing I liked about Gumball was how it bridged the gap between one-off episodes and and over arching stories, like how Tina eased up a little to Gumball and Darwin in later episodes after the one where they finally got to know each other a bit more and made up for rivalries they had in the past, just to name one example. That direction with how the show's episodes were structured and plotted out really lend itself to the overall Advent-Garde style Gumball was known for.

[@tuononnovainbici]

Yes!! Or Penny and her shell episodes, and the ghost girl (Carrie?) with her crush in Darwin

[@aircraftcarrierwo-class]

Remember that Darwin isn't a kid, but a pet that grew legs. Did the analogue for Darwin also develop in this way? Could it be that the Anais analogue *did* exist but was *removed* from the family when Gua Gua came around because China values sons more than daughters, and that's what Gumball was hinting at by her blurred out photo on the family profile page? _This has pretty dark potential._

[@DoctorDerpman]

I guaran-fucking-tee that's exactly why they didn't clone her. They figured with the 2 children law, someone had to go, and who better to be omitted than the female character. Bit of a tangent, but I can't believe people in China still think this way, despite seeing the consequences of a disproportionate amount of males to females. 🤔

[@GarkKahn]

@@DoctorDerpman also it's a miracle that the population didn't plummeted YET

[@CureSmileful]

@@GarkKahn a miracle star

[@paolaanimator]

That was pretty dark :(

[@aaroncabatingan5238]

@@GarkKahn Many people believe it's already starting. The release of the Chinese census data was delayed and its results are believed to be inaccurate.

[@Rihcterwilker]

10:24 very smart for the writers to use the "anomaly" that is the missing little girl to be the one to save them.

[@Sam-fq5hc]

@mr nobody nobody asked.

[@squall-n2o]

@Risma ajisona toogaloogy gunga

[@voidbreather7405]

@@Sam-fq5hc Don't respond to bots/spammers, you're still giving them engagement. Just report them.

[@user-lo6cz4lv2e]

@Risma ajisona I rather commit die

[@GenericProtagonist118]

That's what I call clever writing!

[@thephony1651]

As someone who LOVES Gumball, every Miracle Star episode you described is an exact ripoff of a Gumball episode! Remaking a horror movie = The DVD Bad at cello = The Triangle Eating = The Ghost

[@Angel_Kittichik]

@Sida Saloma Do you really not have anything else to do? Get a hobby, get a pencil and paper, doodle something. Make art. Be someone that isn't human trash.

[@medicgaming6317]

@Angelkitty 777 Dude, it’s a bot. Replying won’t do crap. If you really want to get rid of it, report it.

[@Angel_Kittichik]

@@medicgaming6317 Yes I'm aware, I've reported every bot I came across.

[@HawtyHaven]

Then why’d you.. what?

[@wonderscenekid]

Hotel = Trivago /j

[@gwest3644]

Gua Gua (Darwin’s knockoff) got renamed to Ribbit in “The Knockoffs”, which I find kinda clever, since “guagua” iirc in Chinese is an onomatopoeia for the sound a frog makes, like “ribbit”. Kiki got renamed to Chi Chi though, and I’m not sure why.

[@sonicanvaspost6867]

Because the name was phonetically spelled “QiQi”(if you referred to the direct Chinese phonetic translation), but pronounced as “Chi-Chi”. The “Kiki” happened because Saber butchered the transcription(or just good old transcription error idk)

[@CottonCandyBaku]

I immediately thought of the panel of OG Dragonball where Roshi references Chi-Chi's Name beikg the Japanese term meaning breasts and I still can see it tbh

[@coltonknight7402]

this is true i fact checked it

[@calebnelson8549]

My favorite adult joke in the show is when Rocky tells his dad to give a group of kids some toys, only to pick his dad up from jail later saying "Please don't tell me I had to specify Children's Toys."

[@gryphon4150]

Wait what episode is that? It's been a while since I've watched the show.

[@Lovelycupcake77]

@@gryphon4150 S6 E40 aka "The Heart"

[@gearsfan6669]

one episode that was on yesterday that got me was the one where Nicole wants to get Gumball to his full potential and when Darwin whistles the mating call of the bird it just smacks into the window

[@hirahiro2331]

Hahaha 🤣

[@RaraZeCat]

Did not expect that line to exist in this show… gods, I both love it and hate it…

[@makotoplush9776]

When I saw The Copycats episode, I didn't even know about Miricle Star so finding out it was an actual ripoff and the writers of Gumball made an entire episode dedicated to ripping it off made me respect them even more

[@thehandlover7492]

Fax-I thought it was just fanon ripoffs

[@yuvgi]

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[@reivaldoaurelio4895]

@@yuvgi YEAAAAAHHHHHH

[@yuvgi]

@@reivaldoaurelio4895 Fear's awake Anger beats loud Face reality Never beat charity The enemy you're fighting Covers whole society Damn right Mommy's not here, gotta fight ALL NIGHT

[@reivaldoaurelio4895]

@@yuvgi Right here Shadow ten o'clock direction Seize the moment Destroy the nation Your rhyme is slow motion Give me motivation Freaked out now And dead on arrival (what?)

[@cmndrkool321]

How to prevent China from touching your copyrighted material: plaster “Free Tibet” and “Taiwan is a country” on all your material. They wouldn’t touch that if their lives depended on it.

[@iamtheplague5879]

I had NO IDEA that this episode was actually taking a shot at an actual ripoff That just makes this episode a million times better

[@hirahiro2331]

SAME!

[@paolaanimator]

I knowwwwww I remember seeing Copycats on TV and I liked it but now knowing it's a clapback to the copycat Miracle Star makes this even better LOL

[@axeinrose]

I remember that one and the one about video game rpgs were my faviorite, it just makes it better knowing how.

[@ChimeraLotietheBunny]

Yes...so good!

[@stephenhernandez4729]

*SHUT UP, BOTS!* 👹👹👹👹👹👺👺👺👺👺👿👿👿👿👿

[@AngryAlfonse]

Note: this isn't about "US jurisdiction," and US being "the big player." Almost all major nations have international laws where they point out and respect the copyrights and patents of people from other nations. China just doesn't care.

[@Knoah321]

Exactly. This is the reason you don't see copycats of US stuff in India, as India respects US laws and patents. China just doesn't care if any Chinese copycat a foreign stuff. If it benefits their country, then they happily allow it.

[@Loudshark_]

@@Knoah321 that’s pretty interesting. I always thought the rules would be different for every countries, cause like mine as well, where the copyright laws is deffo looser than US copyright laws

[@Knoah321]

@@Loudshark_ the rules/laws/regulations are different. However most countries co-operate with each other and maintain morality. Chinese government isn't that moral.

[@Loudshark_]

@@Knoah321 selfish act, can’t say much except that why

[@gdnecria7843]

They also rip off each other.

[@alexlents4689]

As a Gen Z’er, “Phineas and Ferb” and Gumball are the two biggest nostalgic shows for me. I actually didn’t realize until fairly recently that the episode of the show where the Waterson’s have to deal with a bunch of doppelgängers of them was actually intended as the writers’ response to Miracle Star. That makes that episode so much more funny.

[@Angel_Kittichik]

I loved Ph&F. X3 So many great memories. I remember my Russian language tutor gave me her laptop to watch the Longest Day movie.

[@dragonslayersworkshop8598]

I’m a Gen Z too, I used to watch a lot of shows during that time growing up, including Gumball. It was WEIRD and chaotic and it caught my attention, pretty much anything weird does that- TTG (yes I used to watch that show, but now I hate it), Adventure time (only saw a few episodes like 3 or 4 but it left an impact on me) Clarence, Steven Universe (was my favorite show in 4th grade), PPG (both the original and 2016 reboot, I actually think the reboot is better than TTG)

[@bobherobrine3415]

its not a response its more of them poking fun at it in a friendly way

[@Nell_Hell]

Omg i miss phineas and ferb soo much.... Man you got me on my knees here

[@youareoneant]

@SQUISHY 🔞👇 shut.

[@sloppynyuszi]

I worked on a Chinese show, back in 2015. The way you went around the brother sister thing is by making them twins. You were allowed to keep your twins during the one child policy. Which in 2015 when I worked on Sibe, I think in cities was relaxed. Our show was set in the 90s Shanghai so that was why we had to resort to that.

[@appleandaria6947]

What about other multiple births? Surely those were okay, too. 😊😅

[@bwm1996]

Don’t worry Nicole not having that “feature” isn’t going to stop the internet!

[@DevinGarrow]

I've seen it, it exists. You don't wanna know the context it was in though...

[@yazidefirenze]

If cats like milk, could that be an excuse for throwing a cat into a bathtub of milk? Joking, but still

[@factionalhitman]

Manyakis moment

[@lucasmartin6335]

@@klokateer4372 sounds like a good plot for r34

[@EthanWinters176]

nor is it gonna stop Mike Inel

[@tamararambo3079]

I wish the creators from Amazing World of Gumball could sue them; however, it’s a complicated process to file a copyright infringement lawsuit internationally. Overall, it was a hilarious episode the way creators fireback at them.

[@MDG-mykys]

What's the point?

[@parker-boy98]

Also, it's in China, so outside US jurisdiction.

[@parker-boy98]

@mr nobody Huh, what do you know?

[@TheJadeFist]

Chinese courts don't uphold international copyrights, even then, as much as it's a shameless ripoff, it's still different enough that it wouldn't count as infringement in the US either. The copied the style and tone, but the characters are different.

[@JGProductions6581]

Well the show was Bri’ish.

[@thejungwookim]

You also forgot that Cartoon Network had to ask Miracle Star to make sure that, ironically enough, the Chinese company wouldn't sue Bocquelet for copyright infringement.

[@deviantartguy0]

What?

[@Jaeeden]

@@deviantartguy0 I'm assuming they meant that for CN to be able to make an episode of TAWOG calling out Miracle Star, CN had to contact the creators of Miracle Star so they don't sue CN.

[@megaman37456]

@@Jaeeden Pretty sure they didn't. This seems like a spiteful shot back, that would've happened with or without consent.

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

There's no proof of this.

[@riplix20]

Do you think the laws only work one way or something? If we as North Americans couldn’t dispute American copyright against a Chinese company stealing our IPs, why could China be allowed to do the exact same thing?

[@little_root_beer2815]

"Bite my shiny metal ass" what a great futurama reference of blender being inside of a ripoff show. 4:20

[@Chipmunkboy]

I remember Gumball also did use a scene from Little Panda Fighter in an episode where they realise they're too poor to afford the proper versions of things and could only afford bootlegs, such as the "Game Child". (Also, I'm pretty sure they referred to it as "How To Ratatoing Your Panda" in the episode.)

[@13thKingMu]

They basically bring both ratatoing and little panda fighter character model as their own animation(the panda farting to the mice is not in the movie),also both of the studio who made these cannot sue CN mainly they're knew they're poor and even it worked,it wouldn't take long that movies they made are rip offs

[@j.christ8786]

The so-called clips of "Little Panda Fighter" that he "displayed" in this episode are actually those exact clips from that Gumball episode that you're referring to which makes it even funnier

[@broblerone413]

i love that they referenced not only little panda fighter but ratatoing as well (while also probably using the 'how to train your dragon' title format as well to add to the joke)

[@barkingsandwich]

i remember that

[@Ivebeenpraticing]

Yup i watched that episode But i WANTED SO BAD TO SEE THAT FULL ORIGINAL CLIP

[@michaelstrong5383]

Miracle Star: *EXISTS* Gumball writers: "And we took that personally."

[@pineapplesauce6509]

@mr nobody bot

[@shuushi9252]

as they should!

[@bearerofbadnews1375]

It was a big “Take That!” moment from the writers and creators of Gumball.

[@michaelstrong5383]

@@bearerofbadnews1375 That's why it's one of my favorite episodes of Gumball. Just the sheer, unapologetic roasting the show had with its ripoff was so brilliant and hilarious!

[@darkdragonfiendtamer]

Gumball: EXISTS Miracle Star writers: "And we took that"

[@dgyjbhhevc5283]

I was so happy about Gumball fighting back at Miracle Star. The defeat of them was just super satisfying.

[@primedaddy5991]

Yeah I enjoyed that a lot

[@Furi_S_Poi]

The Eater food one is based loosely around Darwins girlfriend (she wasn't yet at the time it was made) taking over Gumballs body to eat since, well, she's a ghost, and possessing someone was the only way she could eat, and she made him eat till he was obese. The musical one is also where Darwin was actually an amazing musician, and again, Gumball was also bad in it too. The movie disk one is when they had to essentially return a rented movie they got but ruined it, and tried to fake it and return it later.

[@parker-boy98]

Her name's "Carrie", and they also ripped off the episode with Gumball's brain, but with Kiki's stomach.

[@---pj1xz]

Its also feels like they ripped off "Evil food eater conchita" a song that has no connection to gumball whatsoever. In the song, the lead goes on gluttony rampage to eat everything that ever exists, to the point where she ended up eating herself

[@Ratciclefan]

@SQUISHY 🔞👇 what's it with these cursed bots

[@klokateer4372]

@@Ratciclefan Officer Doofy says "my ass" lol

[@Whazzupie]

@@Ratciclefan Don't even know what it's trying to advertise, a random mess of Turkish words.

[@leekenneth-walsh3545]

I'm glad these Gumball writers were able to acknowledge the ripoff with a sense of humor

[@lachelnderhund]

Well there was nothing they could do about it so they decided to embrace the fact they have a ripoff of themselves

[@misterzygarde6431]

Honestly, the mention of the Copycats was a given with how it mocked the hell out of it but the Copycats originally planned on using the cast of Miracle Star wholesale with them going by their names and designs. Though ironically, the show’s legal advisers wanted to avoid a lawsuit.

[@silashurd3597]

Well either way, I’m sure a lot of people have gotten the message

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

Insteresting

[@recitationtohear]

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[@artistanthony1007]

@@recitationtohear Nobody cares.

[@itsmuffintimei]

@@recitationtohear this is a video about a chinese ripoff of a show...

[@Just4Fun-Zocker]

I think you forgot one very important thing about why Warner didn't bother to sue them. You might be right with what you said about it not being worth the effort but I'm sure there is a even bigger and more important reason. The chinese market is HUGE when it comes to movie theater releases and the chinese government probably told Warner they could no longer show their movies in China if they want compensation for the Gumball rip-off.

[@leand0g]

miracle star is the definition of " we have the amazing world of gumball at home"

[@leand0g]

@Alice Rivierre it'll be 3 steps too far actualy

[@D03H03]

10:19 I love how the beginning of the song they sing starts with Darwin saying "what you are doing is straight up criminal"

[@quitequeerquesadilla]

🎵 So just try and be original 🎵

[@waldothewalrus2087]

Be your own you x2

[@dreamlandbattle]

@@waldothewalrus2087 dont do what i do

[@fandroid6491]

@@dreamlandbattle just be your own you

[@fandroid6491]

It's much more fun to be yourself than copy everybody else!

[@toonbat]

I would have just merged Anais and Darwin into one character. A female frog who's sweet-tempered as Darwin, and clever as Anais. Boom. Problem solved.

[@Trojianmaru]

That would of involved actual creativity and respect towards women, both of which these Chinese knockoffs have none of.

[@valbaluwu2562]

If that was the case there wouldn’t be the satisfaction of watching knockoff cartoon characters fall off a bridge then explode

[@Mari-gq2jp]

Exactly Watching the ripoffs fall off that bridge was amazing But we'd still get the satisfactory ending because they still wouldn't have a third child Unless the merge of Darwin and anais was small and mostly smart like anais

[@Nadia1989]

A clever female character _in China_ ? The show would've been rejected straight away

[@toonbat]

@Nupraptors Head Oh, right! Forgot my Jurassic Park lore. :D

[@kelly_seastar]

10:11 That moment when the fake ripoffs made for the show look better than the actual ripoffs.

[@Lozoot2]

It must have taken every fiber of saber's being to avoid saying "mommy milkers" in regards to that character design choice. We were all thinking it, it's okay.

[@osprey4730]

It be like that

[@Kai_The_Kai]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@noxon0670]

I did not think of that but that’s hilarious

[@EChacon]

It's a good thing the original creator and the crew who worked on _The Amazing World of Gumball_ were made aware of Miracle Star plagiarizing the show that they satirized the Miracle Star characters in the episode, "The Copycats".

[@STICKOMEDIA]

@mr nobody no

[@STICKOMEDIA]

Lol

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

bots already?

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

@@kittykittybangbang9367 I know, bots are everywhere

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

@Sida Saloma Get out of here

[@boxofcereal]

Gumball exceeded due to its team, every part of it. Writers absolutely nailed it and made some of the most memorable jokes in Cartoon Network’s history, animators made it gorgeous and memorable, and voice actors really made the characters something else. This show is timeless.

[@fandroid6491]

I'm glad that this show finally got a movie. Also a reboot

[@littlehomeslice1607]

Fun fact: In an episode of AWOG, they actually made a reference to the rip off kung-foo panda movie.

[@coltonknight7402]

yeah this is also true fellow gumball enjoyer

[@SaphirePhionex]

What episode

[@BrianWanke]

@@SaphirePhionex The Treasure

[@ktd19-d9b]

@@BrianWanke it was actually 2 ripoff movies actually. The Little Panda Fighter & Ratatoing

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

I stopped watching cable when Gumball came out, but that clapback with The Copycats makes me so damn proud of the original creators. I hope more animators can do the same to their ripoffs.

[@awesomesauce0742]

Kringe

[@lil_puddin]

I'm 31 and took time to watch it. It's very entertaining visually and structurally. Essentially, "what if the Simpsons were up to date, META, creative, and not overstaying their welcome/relying on pop culture" - the answer is Gumball.

[@AtomicWhiskers]

@@lil_puddin great way to put it, Gumball truly is great!

[@tychopanda]

@@awesomesauce0742 Kry about it

[@kurinthekitty6842]

3:59 Fun Fact the parents in the Rip Off actually have names The Mom rip off is named Chun-Ni The Dad rip off is named Miao Cheng Gong

[@andresamaya6187]

Mom just a letter (actually probably an entire character or two) from being Chun-Li I suddenly got a strange urge to browse Miracle Star Mom on that funny green website

[@kurinthekitty6842]

@@andresamaya6187 Let me guess Rule 34

[@FilthyLegionMain]

What have you done...

[@MettatonLover]

*"Now I'm the bad guy, call me Chun-Li"*

[@pugpartyproductions9499]

@@andresamaya6187 so..how was the art of her?

[@jaborsey_joseph]

I believe Gumball was originally pitched to Adult Swim and the plot was about rejected cartoon characters.

[@Titanruler]

The creator actually said that he never wanted to pitch it to Adult Swim but I did think he said he wanted to make a show for Adult Swim

[@aurawarrior1367]

That actually sounds like a really fun show. If Ben bocquelet ever wanted to do another show like gumball (which seems like it was really fun to work on) he could use that original pitch to create a spiritual sequel. With the limits of age restrictions out of the way, I’m sure there’s a lot of potential for chaos.

[@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234]

Uhh no, but Maybe Regular show

[@laurbug8024]

Imagine if we got a new version of an adult animated cartoon like Drawn Together but wi th gumball characters….oh boy.

[@aljaberhk]

@mr nobody no

[@genericname8749]

Can we talk about the clever shots against the little panda fighter in the episode? Gumball actually roasted that one too, when Gumball was complaining about having a bunch of bootleg ripoff stuff.

[@shinyagumon7015]

The fact that this is basically a milk commercial is so wild to me. Like I'm almost impressed how much energy they put into coping Gumball, almost coping scene for scene, just for milk! Also to all Chinese viewers out there I want to ask if you know how this milk tastes? Like is it tasty?

[@LDaniel_BDuce]

It’s probably gonna taste like a cheap copy of original milk

[@spilledsoup7391]

guess you could say they milked it

[@jwr2904]

If you live in China VPNs and KZbin are banned, can't be exposed to the truth

[@secularsekai8910]

@@jwr2904 That’s why you gotta learn to set up a private VPN in Switzerland. Make sure it’s secure but unlisted and not a commercial service 😉

[@jwr2904]

@Colorful Notebook Animations I didn't insinuate there isn't...

[@harm0ny_]

The designs in miracle star are actually pretty cute. Like the Gumball clone is nice to look at and I think they could have had a great show if they… made their own show. Not a copycat ad. Also the Gumball episode taking the chance to switch voice actors right at the end was incredible. Perfect,

[@Silverr_wispp]

Ngl, I was such an unobservant kid that I didn't realise they switched voice actors, and I completely missed the joke of them saying "we're irreplaceable". Now I freaking love it, and the two other switches were also genius.

[@barkingsandwich]

i agree

[@mxron1.]

𝚈𝚞𝚙

[@Third7Plays]

Miracle Star: Exists Amazing World of Gumball: One, we're gonna sue you, and then two, *Were gonna make fun of you*

[@brunettebi4111]

The fact that the original show's creators absolutely made fun of the ripoff made me smile and laugh.

[@SnootracSpells96]

Me too, it's a celebration that Miracle Star was over.

[@juncodraws]

My favorite moment in the series was the epic car chase the family had WITH NO CARS. It's the episode where they get a check from grandpa. The scene was so creative and wild, I laughed to tears XD

[@ayanoakemi2973]

Imagination power is real

[@EXXTREMEGAMER5600]

Okay but gumball pointing out his sisters absence is just hilarious, especially for the reason

[@Snowstriken]

WOMEN HAVE NO RIGHTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PEOPLE

[@choccolatte6517]

I watched the episode "The Copycats" again today. I now remember why Gumball is still my favorite show.

[@Nosidda]

This is the first time I've ever heard of this rip off, and honestly, just looking at the visuals in this video, there's actually some decent talent behind the animation and character design. Usually the character design in these ripoffs is nightmare fuel, or at least mediocre at best. But here, the character design is actually on point. And while the animation isn't great, it's not bad. Though I wouldn't be surprised if the lack of better animation was simply due to deadlines and rushing, because there's actually some potential here. Whoever worked on Miracle Star does have potential. Just get some extra talent and great writers, and these guys actually could make something fun and original. But alas, it's a Chinese ripoff. The sad truth is there's potential here that will likely never be truly realized, which really sucks.

[@MsDancealot]

Yeah I agree, It saddens me more that the people that did the art probably just worked on it cause a jobs a job. So much talent wasted on a ripoff smh

[@SpicyButterflyWings]

I wouldn't give the animation that much credit, they literally copied some scenes and poses frame by frame. They'd really have to be on a time crunch to make it look bad when they took directly from the original source.

[@MsDancealot]

@@SpicyButterflyWings yeah, true

[@MDG-mykys]

@@SpicyButterflyWings Or they weren't payed enough for more efforts. But we are talking mostly about character designs. Now, I'm not interested in gumball OCs, but I like the diverse characters in the copied show.

[@SpicyButterflyWings]

@@MDG-mykysWell, I'm not gonna pretend I know anything about statistical wages in the Chinese animation industry. So I don't know, I can only judge the output of their work. The characters designs are fine from what I saw, I'll give you that.

[@DivineSpiritual1989]

I feel this on a whole new level. I don't really watch Gumball, but I can totally understand having thieves stealing and ripping off. A couple months back, I had someone take my artwork and copy pretty much everything from my characters and so on. And worst, they were getting a profit off of it on an app. Plus, the thief was from another country too. The rip offs were so bad that my friend and I actually thought up of characters based on these rip offs. To see Gumball do the same had me laughing and respect Gumball for that.

[@ayanoakemi2973]

Nice

[@Haunted_Plush]

Honestly I just want CN to make a streaming service with *everything* they've ever done on there. I would *totally* pay for that.

[@daedric-persona]

cartoon network app ?

[@2yearoldeastercandy935]

Hbomax has some stuff

[@Haunted_Plush]

@🔶️VALENCE XENOGENESIS 19🔷️ I've seen advertising for that before and I'm pretty sure it's just shows that they have currently airing

[@user-vw4xp5nt9f]

adding on, last time i used the app (like 4-6 years ago lol) they didn't have all the episodes either

[@HBSaxMachine]

“I don’t want to step on the toes of other KZbinrs….” Saberspark, you’re the only creator I have decided to subscribe to regarding animated ripoffs… a topic I had no idea I was interested in until I discovered your channel. Keep this in mind when making your content! Thank you for sharing, taking time, and exhausting efforts into creating your videos! Many, like myself, love and appreciate your videos! Thank you!

[@taluca8474]

The only big difference we all know about these two shows Gumball: A cartoon sitcom that has chaotic writing and is lovable by all for its humor and satire Miracle: A bad copy of Gumball where it had lazy writing and animation because its only purpose was to advertise milk

[@boombox3oi8]

The Copyright law: * decided to ignore that due to different laws in China. * Ben Bocquelet: Fine, I'll do it myself.

[@POBBLEBONK0.0]

This isn't a ripoff suggestions, but I'd HIGHLY suggest checking out Monkie Kid. It's a children animated TV show with absolutely STUNNING animation like holy shit the animators but so much effort into it and the story is just. MWAH it is so good. I really hope you check it out and make a review video on it, as I'd love for more people to check it out!! It's definitely worth a watch

[@CoppeRoseBush]

I heard a little bit about Monkie Kid when it first came out... Through the Ninjago fandom... Who pointed out how similar some of the characters were to some of the Ninjago characters...

[@calebmapp7096]

@@CoppeRoseBush They are both LEGO productions.

[@calebmapp7096]

Monkie Kid is amazing and I think it's a really great Kid's show. Worthy Ninjago successor

[@CoppeRoseBush]

@@calebmapp7096 I'm well aware of that. It's just interesting how similar in designs the characters are. I mean, look at Kai and the Monkie Kid main character (I admittedly don't know his name) and tell me they don't look like doppelgangers

[@POBBLEBONK0.0]

@@CoppeRoseBush Ehhh, I'd argue they don't really look all that similar at all besides MAYBE the hair or the outfit? But they are generally two very different designs

[@lookmarktube]

2:24 that intro sounds like if somebody tried to dub a DHIMS episode.

[@SomethingAboutSashimi]

Real

[@novelsolvings8024]

gotta love that every time The Little Panda Fighter is mentioned, Saber shows How to Ratatoing your Panda from Gumball.

[@Mari-gq2jp]

I loved the copycats episode, even before knowing all this information Especially when the Wattersons said "get in your stupid car, and don't come back" It was like a message telling China "quit copying our show, and stay away" :)

[@aestheticcherryblossoms8274]

Fun fact, Little Panda Fighter was LITERALLY REFERENCED in a Gumball episode.

[@n44t4lia]

which episode?

[@simplydoodled]

I remember "The Copycats" being one of the few episodes of "Gumball" show that I fully watched, and it holds its spot as one of my favorites.

[@pipedream2556]

Jeez, even the episodes of Miracle Star he described sounded like the inspiration could be directly linked back to specific Gumball episodes! The food eating one is a cross between the lazy-off with their dad and Carrie possessing Gumball to eat endlessly, the cello playing one sounds like they read the synopsis for the Swanny Whistle episode, the DVD one is DEFINITELY based on the dad episode of Gumball, they even try to film their own version to replace it!!

[@AJTOON-H]

13:33 SaberSpark voicing gumball was something we all needed

[@ZDTube07]

Indeed

[@ThunderJimmy]

The funniest thing Saber is that this episode with these ripoff characters became its own episode (or season) I think where the ending of the episode factors down to China's two child law / policy in 2015. I mean, I still didn't see that plot twist until the very destructive end of the episode...there was some foreshadowing, but I keep forgetting about the key details.

[@unknownfactor6489]

Laws not helping them so making an episode about them is amazing and inspiring

[@paolaanimator]

I remember watching Copycats on TV and I thought it's just another one of those chaotic episodes, which I loved and enjoyed. BUT I had NO IDEA that it is actually based on Miracle Star, a copycat of Gumball in China, I have never heard of it until I saw your video. That episode just became so much better with its jokes and jabs, great job animation and writers team of AWOG, loved it. Thank you Saberspark for making this aware! AWOG is my favorite show in that era along with Adventure Time and Steven Universe.

[@MadMagicianGaming]

I think my favorite detail from this show is the fact that the brother is named "Darwin" because he's a fish with legs. Very clever on the part of the writers

[@princeOpalite3650]

I dont get it...im pretty sure the names not that deep

[@Angel_Kittichik]

@@princeOpalite3650 Like Darwinism, the theory of evolution

[@MadMagicianGaming]

@@princeOpalite3650 I'm probably butchering this, but Darwin's theory of evolution explains that fish grew legs and that over thousands of years lead to life on land

[@qsd5413]

@@princeOpalite3650 you don’t know who Charles Darwin is?

[@princeOpalite3650]

@@qsd5413 I have you. Just didnt make it obvious that was what you ment

[@SuperCosmicMutantSquid]

I love how I the end, the Watersons survived because they had ONE additional child. That's both hilarious but also kinda fucked up once you know the context of WHY there is no Anais. I also wanted to add there is some irony in this all starting from ads. If I remember correctly, Gumball and its characters exist because most of them were failed ad concepts the crew compiled together. So this all starting from an ad just feels like some weird other world prophecy.

[@GeneralPrincessDaisy]

Wait, Gumball had a Tiananmen Square joke?! I gotta see that episode! Also that might be why there was a rip-off because knowing China, the original was probably banned for that. Also you know what made Gumball great? It used the overused trope of the responsible mother and bumbling father to a great effect. Nicole wasn’t flat and was given a temper problem and Richard’s stupidity wasn’t often that of a jerk and hilariously there were cases where he was the reasonable one such as the episode when Nicole tried to get revenge on Simian. She told him to get out of the car window for a piece of paper and he was like “seriously?” He only did so because he was smart enough to know how dangerous pissing her off is lol.

[@sweetbubblegum55]

The episode with the tiananmen square joke is "the fraud(s3)", there's also a really funny (but also kinda cringe) scene in the same ep where brown was trying to communicate with the kids by using "gen z slang" and failing in the worst way imaginable

[@ReturnOfClassyTux]

Technically she is flat unlike chichi's mother

[@brenlc1412]

WB: So which country ripped off our show? China: We did. WB: Understandable. Have a great day.

[@TheSomewareMan]

I love how you use the "How to Ratatwang Your Panda" footage from Gumball whenever you mention the Little Panda Fighter. I guess it's an accurate enough representation.

[@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214]

Little Panda Fighter isnt that good

[@tooneychaos4526]

I just wanna say that as an ABC, I apologize. Also, I noticed how almost every time I watch a Chinese dub of a western animated film (I usually pull up the dub to watch with the rest of my family sometime after watching the og), the voice acting is… honestly ATROCIOUS. If you watch a live-action chinese show and compare to any animated Chinese show (or compare a live-action Chinese dub with an animated dub) there’s a stark difference in tone, even if you don’t speak Chinese mandarin. It’s really forced, disingenuous, and reeks of stereotypical “American English dub for anime.” Maybe it’s my hypersensitivity to noise and tone, but I seriously can’t stand it.

[@Rodrigo_Vega]

Dubbing and translation are a part of the media industry a country has to develop just like any other. I found that countries that rely largely on their own national productions, (like the US and China) have _terrible_ translations, because simply put, they usually don't need them. People hear most of their shows and films in the original language. Here on Latin America, we've always relied on dubbing for all import of high-profile audio-visual productions so voice actors, even for "cheap" shows are in high demand and competition. Thus we always loved our own versions. They often come up with fitting, clever puns of their own and carry talent up to the task of the original.

[@GreatFox42]

An ABC?

[@tooneychaos4526]

@@GreatFox42 American-Born-Chinese! It’s an acronym commonly recognized between East Asians, though I’m not sure about the rest of the world (I could still be assuming too much though xD)

[@GreatFox42]

@@tooneychaos4526 thanks for clearing that up.

[@ExtremeWreck]

@@Rodrigo_Vega You're right on how Canada defines local productions, but for the US, you should've said "national/domestic productions" because saying "local productions" in US terms would mean just one region or city. There are local stations throughout the US & they can have different content, even if it's the same sort of network. Fox for example was originally a LOT of affiliate stations, so each local affiliate could make their own content for their local station. Sure, they aired many of the same shows such as The Simpsons, but it wouldn't just be that. It was especially the case for when it came to Fox Kids, which every affiliate essentially had their own, completely customized Fox Kids Clubs. Even more, there was a thing before KZbin called public access channels. These were channels where just about any person that had access to a camera & some video editing software or heck, just a camera could get their stuff out there on TV through that local station that was a public access channel. There were many of these throughout the 80s & 90s, though a lot of that content hasn't been preserved that well. For some states, such as Oklahoma, Wyoming, Maine, & a few other low-tier states, that public access stuff was seemingly about 80% of TV shows that were made in those states & even then, they would usually only air in one specific part of a state, further disconnecting one show from another. Sorry for how long this comment was, I thought I'd explain what the might-be-official-might-not-be United States definition for "local" is.

[@Inactive18302]

3:38 If it weren’t for that policy, the clone family wouldn’t have brutally died in that tank truck.

[@goldybold]

4:22 that was THE most perfect time for that joke

[@Thebestbobbyboy]

Haaaaæ

[@alicebthegachaweirdo8378]

Fun fact: Way back in 2015 I was a huge fan of The amazing world of Gumball. And I also watched Miracle star(for some reason I don’t remember) even though I couldn’t understand what they were saying. Also by watching episodes of The amazing world of Gumball in English (I’m from Sweden by the way) I learned English and became a pro at it in school.

[@alexanderalex577]

I am also from Sweden

[@beatziegraham6928]

I love how companies dunk on ripoffs. Like how in super meat boy and meat boy forever, team meat added PETA’s tofu boy as a secret character and made him the worst character in the games due to his iron deficiency.

[@ThePomPoms_Official]

“This video is brought to you by honey” SO YOURE JUST GONNA SCROLL WITHOUT SAYING HI TO COINY!?!??!!?!?!?!

[@temmie9430]

At 4:16 i live how "wipe my shiny metal ass" is better synced than the original audio

[@AggeAnimations]

sorry to be _that_ person but.. bite*

[@GSSwordsmen]

Never dove much into the ripoff version so nice to be informed of it here. And yeah, the part that Anais wasn't in the ripoff was hilarious. Amazing how China can rip other people's ideas off and yet China itself controls what characters are in our movies when they're released over there.

[@ardosims]

Great video ! I don't know why, 4:16 made me laugh so much ! The episode of Miracle Star and his brother breaking a DVD and making their own version of the movie is not original either. the name of Gumball episode is "The DVD". In Gumball, the scenario is more focused on them trying to lie and hide to their Mom that they can't bring back the DVD, and the "solution" to remake the movie themselves is a short moment at the end.

[@nas0518]

The Amazing World of Gumball is one of my favorite Cartoon Network shows and from what I can tell is that Miracle Star was actually a thing. I'm glad there was an episode where Gumball and his family encounters the Miracle Star characters. Yeah, that episode was really fun.

[@ReadToasts]

10:42 Anais: "I can fit through there. You wanna know why? Because I'm LITTLE."

[@kimorahsmith679]

4:22 "Wipe my shiny metal ass" lol 😂🤣😆

[@artpenguinharry]

As Gumball would sum this up, "Be your own you, don't do what I do". Seriously, that song was great and spat out facts.

[@artpenguinharry]

@Insomnia_Gaming Me too, lol!

[@wubnub]

Fun fact: There was a 'The Little Panda Fighter' reference in Gumball.

[@aleksaakovic8182]

Explain i beg of you

[@wubnub]

@@aleksaakovic8182 I forget which episode, but Richard wants to watch 'How to Wattatwang Your Panda'.

[@cradica]

that was the clip he was playing. I remember turning on the TV and thinking they were airing the Little Panda Fighter on TV

[@SlapstickGenius23]

The little panda fighter is by Video Brinquedo, the studio that made Little Cars and dubbed Rugrats All Grown Up into Brazilian Portuguese.

[@rossmoir5024]

One change that stands out to me is the fact Miracle looks like his dad instead of his mum, like Gumball does.

[@metronicmagician1816]

You know two of those episodes you mentioned seem like either direct ripoffs or heavily “inspired” by episodes of gumball. Like the food contest one feels really close to the the episode where gumball lets the ghost character use his body so she can try food again (mainly the stomach demon things at the end), and the dvd breaking one is literally a ripoff of the pilot episode where gumball and Darwin destroy a rental DVD, and try several things to get away with it one way being recreating the movie they destroyed.

[@everlenaoliver6912]

15:40 As an anime fan, I can confirm, that the voice actors both Japanese and American put their all into their performances.

[@PlanetZoidstar]

11:37 - I think that "Noooooo..." was added in later to lessen the blow that the Wattersons led their copycats to a grim and violent DEATH.

[@deepfriedmochi]

2:09 is actually from Gumball, to make fun of the Little Panda Fighter and Ratatoing. I just find that so funny.

[@cradica]

When I turned on the TV I almost thought they were airing the LPF on TV.

[@tabletkidofficial]

Not only did they do an entire episode dedicated to dunking on the Chinese rip-off, but they also had the audacity to make a fucking TIANANMEN SQUARE JOKE.

[@ShadyRK9]

The ONLY show where the original made fun of it's Rip-Off! 😂

[@1visualfxguy]

The Simpsons has made fun of Family Guy before lol.

[@ShadyRK9]

@@1visualfxguy oh, really?

[@ZETA14.88]

@@ShadyRK9 yeah really

[@justsomeguywithlonghair6595]

This show brings back so many memories. Those were good times. Miracle Star was a super copycat

[@BillieSharkTooth]

I honestly think they got rid of the little girl for the same reason they replaced Lillo in Lillo and Stich. They don't like loud girls not being perfect quite and out of sight. (the government. Not Chinese people. They like all places are full of a swath of different people and ideas)

[@Dualingo-xv5js]

I love how the title asks a question as well as answering it straight after

[@Ghost_girl_emo2025]

Dualingo Nooooooooooooooooooo