Why Are Disney Parents Always So Dead?

[@PlaguedDoodle]

0:42 who else laughed when Ben mentioned that he was surprised when Rapunzel's parents weren't struck by a meteor and then proceeds to show the clip?

[@maddie4184]

One part of me was laughing, the other was internally screaming

[@PlaguedDoodle]

MJ11 Me right there :D

[@PlaguedDoodle]

Drace90 you’re right! How come?

[@-Z-Q-]

The Small Lovable Heart 111 like

[@booksquirmy]

Because it was still a coming of age story, only instead of growing up through the loss of her parents she is choosing instead to save her father's life by potentially sacrificing her own. So we still see a person we want to be like (someone willing to give their life for that of our relative's) without the parent death to get her there. Also she still gets isolated from her family and can be seen as 'dishonorable' for being unsuitable for marriage

[@jasminecottle6070]

all Disney parents: uh do whatever you want, I'm super dead

[@stroopwafelfalafel]

ayyyyyyyy *makes finger guns*

[@homie3032]

sup hamilfam

[@onettaviator5396]

Jasmine Cottle Oh, hey Familton. Fancy meetin' you here.

[@JACk79457]

Jasmine Cottle the issue on the table... Parents are dead.

[@thatoneannoyingsoprano8066]

Ah the Hamilton fandom. I've found you

[@sahanisangil3373]

"You're fired! We said light-hearted not change the company philosophy. Now who said something about a skunk named flower?" I'm dying.

[@ellistrophisstuff4516]

My family cooks our own dinner I'm not normal am I

[@CheshireCat-cm1si]

My family is sports crazy except for me. I'm lucky if they all come home by nine. I've been making my own dinners for five years.

[@shiifra]

Mine too fam, who wants to be normal anyways? Im told its not interesting

[@bigpapawalkingdownthestreet]

They are not *_just_* dead, they are *_so_* dead

[@LazyLizzy]

YES

[@renee_is_pink]

I KNOW RIGHT

[@QueerAndHunger]

*_TOTALLY_* dead.

[@leonardorosado9247]

!!!!

[@MyopicMickey]

Related to Him Hawkins from Treasure Planet. Them parental abandonment feels, man. Just his entire rebellious attitude from being a kid of divorce, watching his single mother work herself ragged, but also not having a constructive way to vent frustrations. Jim was actually kinda a genius for the solar surfers he built and the way he understood the map. Remember how he built a surfer in like five seconds? Or how when he finally had a father figure that encouraged him, he flourished? Jim's entire story was so good and hit home so hard. I need to rewatch that movie.

[@pablocruz5613]

Michaela Woodard watched it a few months back, terribly underrated movie.

[@CarelessRook117]

Michaela Woodard THANK YOU. I was just about to comment about this but you said it way better than I could have.

[@erin1912]

'Not Franklin' for Employee of The Month

[@esobelisk3110]

Yeah! He's an inspiration to us all. If you want to make a story more lighthearted, don't let the parents live! It would ruin everything. Just ad animals with weird names and change the ending to a kiss so that the main character won't die. Works for Ariel, too.

[@sophie921]

Esti Obel kofcyyffftdfff

[@masonroach4335]

3rin R

[@False_Munchkin]

Screw you

[@jona7357]

...XD

[@aresol6487]

Moana. One of very few Disney movies where the main characters parents don't die or are already dead. Yet the death of the grandmother is still dead.

[@minnowsdowntown]

Are Sol Mulan also~

[@hharrybboy]

R.I.P Moana's Grandmother

[@thecoolcongle5128]

moana's parents die in a dream

[@pfam5ify]

She was another mother figure for Moana... in my opinion...

[@Olivia-hs3wi]

And Mulan

[@mollieballingham9231]

I relate to two princesses, Elsa, and Aurora... I relate to Elsa because I like to be alone, and I'm afraid fear will over take me. Plus I like to build snowmen... And Aurora because I like to sleep, and I'm nervous around strangers.

[@brianfrick3693]

Sameeeee

[@mayokunmayonnaise3501]

Loll

[@emmy6881]

oo ur so qUiRkY xDdddd

[@gracegrass4462]

If I may channel my inner Hermione here for a minute, *ahem* It's not bildungsROman, it's bildungsroMAHN.

[@lars2651]

yES

[@hey8133]

loollll

[@Ang3LofSp4rK]

XD

[@poolygaray]

Its hiLArious, not hilariOUS

[@miikabibb2205]

Hahaha!

[@caityreads8070]

my firstborn son shall be known as 'not Franklin'

[@coolskeleton1016]

Northern Fried Chicken =D

[@dogboa]

Northern Fried Chicken Rea

[@sharanyakothare9119]

haha

[@avam7527]

AHAHA

[@Miliworm_island]

ok, this is getting weird. first i liked a comment bringing it to 400 likes, then another comment, bringing it to 300, and now this one, bringing it to 200!

[@analesemounts7318]

When my family adopted my 7yr old brother from China (Mulan is his favorite movie btw), I noticed the lack of Disney movies with happy adoptive families. There is Meet the Robinsons and... that's it. The orphans either go back to find their birth parents or people group (repunzel, jungle book) or their parent(s) just die. It would be nice to see some more pro-adoption Disney movies in the future.

[@victoriarobinson6152]

Tarzan *kinda* counts... And there's Hercules. But I agree with you; I'd like to see more of those stories as well.

[@lauraward9476]

Possibly Inside Out too

[@Jotari]

It is a bit of a niche market. Most people aren't adopted as it happens. Not saying it wouldn't be nice but there isn't much incentive to do it (also Simba was totally adopted by Timon and Pumba).

[@Cerrie88]

Analese Mounts Oliver and company was similar orphan kitten

[@AndyTheWatchdog]

It's not Disney, BUT the lego Batman movie was very pro-adoption. It showed very clearly how much Alfred was like a father to Batman and how excited Robin was over the thought of being adopted by Batman and Bruce (he thought Batman and Bruce shared custody over him and it was cute ^^). Heck! Just the whole credit song, "Friends are family", is all about how family is shaped by those you love; not necessary by those you share blood

[@littlfluffydino1327]

"'Bambi's mom lives?' "'Lives?' Franklin your fired!" I WAS CRACKING UP FOR HOURS!!😂😂😂😂😂

[@isha4591]

Good thinking not-Franklin.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@morningboy_]

🤣

[@ellasears7502]

Completely and totally!

[@sailorcat]

I'm German and I didn't realized at first it was a German word when you said Bildungsroman. xD

[@iforgotmynameagain9512]

Haha same but I'm Austrian :)

[@tiny_and_talkative]

"Disney parents are always so dead" Quote of the year

[@coolskeleton1016]

PiAppl Studios =D weres he's award

[@tls7642]

hahah

[@ericsilva4472]

I'll bet Goofy took Max fishing, forgot to turn the gas oven off and killed Max's mom! That's why Max hates fishing!

[@lynnscott5518]

Eric Silva it could have also killed Pete's wife

[@off.tha.h00k]

Rebekah Knudsen parints" its parents

[@jdschellstar5986]

I was orphaned in elementary school, and Disney movies really helped me feel not alone.

[@mmmhhm]

"Happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." - First line of Anna Karenina

[@arielsteinsaltz1956]

Also super false. Happy families are not alike.

[@mmmhhm]

I'm not arguing that, the line just feeds into the theory that happy families/happy situations don't make interesting stories. (this is also something i don't believe in a 100%, but cannot deny that conflict/tragedy/a protagonist will move a story along better rather than love and acceptance.)

[@emmaward3975]

Ben did you have coffee before this you seemed so hyper 😂. I liked how enthusiastic you were about Disney parents being dead 😂. Love you guys

[@oliviajones7779]

Bemma Ward I know it great isn't it

[@rileyemerson9352]

Jude Renee Botero me toooo

[@kierabutler1739]

it's not my fault my parents raised me in a loving household in peace time

[@chronicallyannoyingg]

Kiera Butler same

[@smurfie_m]

Lol

[@leonardorosado9247]

Same

[@n0brainjustvibes]

same-

[@redjane406]

1. Jasmine doesn't have a mother 2. Kida lost her mother in Atlantis the Lost Empire 3. Nemo's mother died 4. Arthur's parents in Sword in the Stone are gone 5. Cinderella lost her mother then her father 6. Lilo lost both her parents in a car crash 7. Tod's mother dies in Fox in the Hound we don't even know where his father is 8. Andy from Toy Story is missing a father he has a mother but no dad 9. Rescuers Down Under Cody doesn't have a father 10. Beast is missing both of his parents

[@monroerobbins7551]

Why not just make interesting families? I mean, as interesting as orphan protagonists are, why not make interesting families? Think like the Incredibles: they were interesting as a unit, but also as individuals. Why not have an alchemist who found their interest with the guidance of their grandparents? A kid who became so frustrated by their parents’ divorce that they ran away from home and became a boxer? Triplets who were destined to be the chosen one and were secretly mentored by their older sister cause the parents wanted to protect them? You can have families still be interesting for a story cause guess what? Lots of kids have dysfunctional families, and feel they don’t have an outlet. Kid protagonists with dysfunctional families that not only win, but thrive by their own grit would be a great message. Just as good as a coming of age orphan story.

[@isabelall4127]

I related most to Belle, because I soon realised that BOOKS ARE BETTER THAN PEOPLE WHO ARE ALWAYS BULLYING YOU.

[@massivefangirl5856]

yeah

[@VorpalSpider69]

Books are better than people, period. 'Nuff said {jumps into a book}

[@sharanyakothare9119]

Yesss. Books always beat humans under any circumstances.

[@ravenclawwitchdaughterofat4025]

Same

[@derpydorky8379]

Omg hey TWINS!!!

[@jcrprod.co.6973]

If Pixar counts, Flik from A Bug's Life was the first character I ever related to. I'm a creative person, and Flik made it seem cool to be inventive. Plus he was an awkward outsider in his ant colony, and I missed out on developing social skills correctly (because of a severe childhood illness). So subconsciously I just saw myself in his shoes. (Even though ants don't wear them.)

[@naumankhan4945]

JCR Prod. Co. Does disney own pixar

[@ellarichards1924]

JCR Prod. Co. Same, not the illness but I've always been treated like an outsider at school because I'm creative and different. Like flik

[@chloecorning8504]

I can relate to Belle because she may possibly be the only Disney character who loves books as much as I do.

[@alisonjane7102]

RoseQuartzPanda I read the harry potter series in 4 weeks

[@victoriatabord4850]

RoseQuartzPanda same

[@CallMeIcarus538]

i read percy jackson in one day

[@boglenight1551]

I don't care much for books, it's the content that matters.

[@imogen497]

RoseQuartzPanda BOOKS ARE MY LIFE 📚

[@rachelotremba8100]

"Good thinking, Not Franklin!!" 😂😂

[@sabrinaj5947]

I DIED WHEN RAPUNZELS FAMILY GOT HIT WITH A METEOR

[@notquiteagiraffe2186]

Sabrina Jordan so did they

[@happylilunicorn4486]

Hollie Mansfield-Smith lmao!!

[@cometmoon4485]

Rest in Peace...

[@pkmn_trash]

Sabrina Jordan How did you type this if you are dead?

[@TheFloresFamily]

Sabrina Jordan same !!

[@saml1359]

Treasure Planet. Good example of single mother raising son who gets in trouble

[@helenhodges2656]

Sam L I like Treasure island

[@helenhodges2656]

Sam L I ment Treasure plant sorry

[@jodihamilton2197]

Sam L I LOVE TREASURE PLANET. SO. MUCH.

[@mrwadood7855]

Sam L it's treasure island weren't you awake in literature

[@jodihamilton2197]

Mr Wadood it's treasure planet

[@katieamstutz6924]

I'VE ASKED MYSELF THIS QUESTION MY WHOLE LIFE! IM SO HAPPY YOU MADE THIS VIDEO 😂😂🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@nerdypikachu3789]

Because what parents let their children go on crazy Adventures that they could die on like 5 times a day

[@jumpingbanditøs]

i know this was commented 2 years ago but read the Percy Jackson books, that’ll answer your question lol

[@izzyk15]

I relate to Bell because I love to read and learn and explore, but some think I'm weird for it

[@barcyb7911]

TheNerdy30 same!

[@themightypancake5695]

That's why she's my favorite! I'm a nerd and I can relate to her the most! There are a few others I relate to in other ways, but Belle was the first one that came to mind

[@chloebeth081]

TheNerdy30 me too...plus my whole school thinks I am the weirdest person ever. I just tell the so was belle...and belle is a princess now👸👑

[@starsun6363]

Thank you fellow person! Im the same way.

[@mccama19]

I relate most to Ariel. I grew up in a family with tons of siblings, overly strict parents, and I was always dreaming of being some place else.

[@marvelsomething1952]

Mason said that if the hero has a parent then they would stop the hero from adventuring

[@zaneizack4814]

Incredibles

[@victorthecollector9198]

Bernard's Channel Well her mother in fact tries to stop her from adventuring.

[@GagaLuvr15]

Elsa. I'm autistic and her story very much resonated with me. The constant pressure to hide certain traits causing so much anxiety. Being seen as a monster by others. I want to get a snowflake tattoo because I relate to her so much.

[@kat2985]

Annie Leonhardt that sounds amazing!

[@christianatunni]

I definitely hear where you're coming from. It's not fair that autistic people are treated like monsters in our society. I'm very sorry for the discrimination that you've had to face. If you wanted to talk more about this I would love to continue the conversation (I don't know if youtube has a private message but I'm willing to email or whatever works for you).

[@kingcarterico8860]

I know autistic people and they are so nice.I wish people would just treat everyone thr same

[@kingcarterico8860]

Be bold and dont let people get you down!!!! Hope you get that tattoo :) :)

[@Snakeofwrath]

Wouldn't getting a snowflake tattoo just get people to call you a special snowflake? (Please note I don't mean any offense by this, I just like to make bad jokes and I myself am high functioning autistic)

[@jessicamiller1721]

I'm a writer and I can honestly say that killing off parents in the beginning does allow the character to develop past that. It allows them to rise up and look all the more heroic seeing as they came from such sad origins, and the Disney character I most relate to is Belle. I've always been a bookworm

[@hannahpallister5083]

Hey Ben, so this is a Pixar theory, but what if Bonnie is Boo's mother? Since the Monsters travel back in time to when Boo is a toddler, they could have gone to far enough after Toy Story 3 that Bonnie could grow up with Andy's toys, and pass some of them down to her daughter, Mary Gibbs. So then Bonnie must have married a man with the last name Gibbs.

[@Cam15100]

HP 36 my mind just exploded reading this. It would make so much sense.

[@karlwilliam8423]

I love this

[@Jacquelineg678]

HP 36 duuude whaaaaaat 💥

[@AeronJames]

ooo that actually could make sense!

[@lexiescibilia6835]

Trueee

[@snehar.13]

"Dung. What a funny last name!" Mundungus Fletcher: I'm good

[@lr7845]

Dogs Puppy LOL

[@snehar.13]

:)

[@huh3682]

Dogs Puppy I love your profile pic :D ❤

[@eliaizma1]

Dogs Puppy

[@snehar.13]

@Clawraven thank you! and I love yours! and your name too!

[@ClaireFiredragon]

You know what is interesting? Most Disney characters have dead parents or a dead parent. Or sometimes they are separated (like Aurora or Rapunzel). But the one I find most interesting is Jim Hawkins in Treasure Planet. *Spoilers if you haven't seen the movie* He lives with his single mother, but then in a music montage you see flashbacks of his childhood and see that his father just got up left left them, abandoning his wife and child.

[@Kahtisemo]

I was actually just thinking this when I saw the title. And it's kind of funny, because in the book Jim's dad died of illness and he seemed very close with his father. At the same time, though, having his father walk out on them makes a lot more sense to the Treasure Planet narrative especially with it being a futuristic interpretation to connect with a modern audience. (Not to mention, it helps explain some of Jim's psychology and why he took to connecting with someone like Silver.)

[@ninjalite7882]

Claire Firedragon They never really revealed Jim's father. I know it focuses on Jim Hawking and his adventures but somethimy bugged me. Jim was traveling along side PIRATES he should have found his dad by now. Or DID he already? Please don't hate me for this. I just want to get this out there. What if he was working with his father all along and he just never knew it? I mean it has been 12 years since the dad left. I think we can assume he was 5 years old when the dad left. Or maybe 4. It would have been a long time since he last saw his dad. And who knows? His dad might have gotten into the pirating business. We barely know anything about him exept for him leaving his family. What if Captain Silver was his father? I mean Silver might be a menacing cyborg pirate with a tendency to betray his crew but it could be possible. I mean,it's been 12 years. A lot could happen to a man's appearance in 12 years. The first time we see the dad,his body(which is the only thing we see in the flashback)looks like the body Jim would have when hes an adult. But in 12 years of raiding and being a pirate,the mystery dad could be John Silver after years of being a pirate. And Jim wouldn't know a thing. I mean,if that's not evidence,would about Silver's attitude toward Jim? In beginning Silver was indifferent towards the kid. But when the movie progressed we get to see Silver's fatherly side. He actually seems to care for Jim's well being and actually calls him Jimbo repeatedly. Something a father might do. And when the other pirates where planning to take over the ship and they suggested killing the boy in the most gruesome way possible,Silver prevented that from happening. I never looked for clues or cared about the mystery identity of the dad the first few times I watched the movie. But the clues are there. Pointing to Silver being the father. If I'm wrong about this... Would anyone with better knowledge clarify this theory? Oh and btw,this is my first theory. Don't hate me for it.

[@ClaireFiredragon]

UltimateNinja10 Its an interesting theory. If you believe it thats fine, I'm not a huge theory person. But I will say Jim was more like 7 or 8 when his dad left in the flashback. He is much older and taller than he was in the beginning of the movie.

[@delaneym.4366]

Disney Character: Mother and Father, what should I do? Disney Parent: Uh, do whatever you want, I'm super dead.

[@eviebeanie7946]

You forgot Lilo and Nani :'(

[@marissahallinan590]

Nani was Lilo's sister. Both of their parents passed away.

[@AshenSmokescreen]

Kelsybabe-P because we never see their parents

[@kl-1447]

The title made me think of the Studio C video where Matt lists all the parentless Disney characters, and the list goes on for like a minute and a half. (Called "Disney Plans Heroes Death")

[@morganpage1247]

Idiosyncratic _144 I love Studio C 😂

[@morganpage1247]

"The mouse createth the mouse destroyeth

[@mythandmayhem1134]

KL _144 YES!!!

[@bensonbbarry2945]

KL _144 THE MAN THE MYTH THE LEGEND!!!

[@bensonbbarry2945]

KL _144 "I'm a Disney parent?? You murderers!"

[@vikashtewari6748]

Omg this has been a question I've always had but never bothered to ask.

[@ammontaylor2105]

the parents are alive in inside out and moana......any others?

[@fangirlforever166]

Ammon Taylor well, aurora, mulan, rapunzel, and.... thats all i got

[@dennisshaykevich3451]

Zootopia

[@NoahEB]

Lilo and stitch. Wait nevermind.

[@PallySaintss]

hercules. mum and dad are alive even if there gods ) and the adoptive parents are alive too.

[@colbruh]

The Incredibles

[@mushroomfusion245]

Perfect CAN be interesting! If you pull it off right.

[@a.nnxtte]

*reads title* Because it's Disney's way of saying- "This is a Disney movie"

[@Irose_YTBE]

it's Disney's way of saying screw your parents and be an individual

[@aymanac]

I'm Keith I'm not Gay.

[@PlaguedDoodle]

Pranav Muralitharan Cause it's not called being gay. It's called being FABULOUS!!!! *See what I did there*

[@Irose_YTBE]

***** not everything is hate chill

[@mehlohday]

I commented a few years back saying "when you're famous, don't forget me". you replied back saying "never" and I'm here to check back since yall now have 1mill and I'm wondering, Did y'all forget me??

[@vinnybossman]

melody ou Most likely

[@BeamFiend]

Vinicio Amores yah

[@coreyspeedmode9287]

melody ou Yep!

[@sarap3046]

Yope sadly

[@danisaundry201]

sad reacts only

[@heavenlyusurper]

All Disney and pixar and Lucas films parents that have died: Cinderellas Real mum and dad Ariels Mom The General(I think) in mulan Esmeralda's Mom Mufasa Now, for pixar *Inhale* Ellie( she isn't a parent what what the heck) Coral( Thanks a lot, Barracuda.) Lucas films: Darth Vader Padamè( if I spelt it wrong) Han Solo Jango Fett *MY FINGERS*

[@tonimauge3907]

And Lilo and Nani's parents.

[@antitheist3206]

Not-Franklin is best employee

[@gracienicole6116]

Amen to that

[@dippin4dots]

Grace Hozian AMEEN

[@Aylamags]

sagely Demonologist Don't be a Franklin

[@vltdvs]

kristine cochran YEAH

[@henrikgenzink2304]

sagely Demonologist People call him and to tell him he has the best ideas. Also, it worked the movie is a lot more lighthearted then the book.

[@PinkBubbles]

I relate the most with Merida from Brave who ironically has both of her parents. It's because I'm a teenage girl myself and have always hated how princesses, especially Disney ones, end up with a guy at the end of their films, sometimes even from a betrothed marriage that happened to work out. Don't get me wrong, I've always been one of those girls who runs around in a tiara and wants to be a Disney princess but I haven't had my first crush, kiss, boyfriend, etc and I'm fifteen. Instead I'm much more of a nerd with a doll obsession as well as one with books. I read Harry Potter as early as first grade and quite a few times by third. But my point is I connected more with Merida because she felt real. She doesn't get any guy, just freedom. She loves her horse more than doing housework. She's adventurous and bold and doesn't listen and isn't a reactionary character like Cinderella or Snow White. And she has both of her parents. Her story is about accepting her fate but also changing it, kind of like what you hear in Captain America: Civil War. Compromise where you can, but where you can't, don't. Merdia does just this. She spends the movie getting to know her mother and changing her mind while going on an adventure that brings her mother to her world outside the castle. The reward is a change in how marriages are done and Merida and the other suitors get to choose rather than fill their parents' expectations and wishes. My parents and I all agree (and my little brother can sit through the movie unlike other princess ones so I'll give him credit too) that Merida is the easiest to understand and connect with. I'm aware people don't favor her or her movie, but I think she deserves more credit. :) ~kiki Edit: I'm very sorry this is long. As I've said in the replies, I'm a very wordy person who loves to write. I never expected people to actually read this or to reply, I was doing it more for fun than anything else. Also, I'd like to add that yes, Merida's movie is a Pixar movie, but Disney owns Pixar. She is also an official Disney princess. So, yes, she is Disney. If you want to look at produced from Disney only, my favorites for similar reasons are Tiana, Anna, Rapunzel, and Moana. And since everyone thinks this is apparently my life story, I'll add "thank you for reading my life story" but I should say "thank you for reading a giant comment about my favorite Disney princess and my argument to why she is my favorite and supporting bits about where I'm coming from. For those who think the Harry Potter bit is irrelevant, I'm just pointing out that I would prefer to read, and have for years, than go out on a date or hang out with friends, which leaves me alot of time for movies. It just helps to explain that I'm a LITTLE different than what you might think and have always had a foot in the fantasy/book/movie world.

[@PlaguedDoodle]

pinkbubbles But here's your flaw, "Brave" is a Pixar film. Not Disney!

[@oliviajones7779]

pinkbubbles I was going to say mostly the same thing (but shorted) and you pretty much said it

[@itspricila]

pinkbubbles i reccomend you loving Tiana. Her main focus and working and opening her own restaurant

[@PinkBubbles]

The Small Lovable Heart Here is your flaw: Merida is a Disney princess! She did star in a Pixar film, but Pixar is owned by Disney and there is a reason people say Disney-Pixar. She has had an official ceremony to become a Disney princess. I hope this brings some clarity to why she still applies even though she is not soley Disney, she was created by a branch of Disney. ~kiki

[@PinkBubbles]

1d af kermit She's my second favorite. I've recently rewatched the Princess and the Frog and she's definitely a character I can get behind, though Merida will always be my favorite. (I'm a HUGE Disney-Pixar fan and basically every branch of Disney I will love) I love that she isn't driven by romance and blindly marrying someone, but the thing that stops me a bit is that there is a part of the movie where she would choose being with Naveen as a frog that she's known for only a few days and will give up her restaurant. She can always "fight" for him once they're human again, so that will always hold me be but from a story point of view I am aware why that part was included (conflict). But regardless I do really love her ~kiki

[@SarahSukarna6]

THIS IS THE EARLIEST IVE EVER BEEN FOR A VIDEO!!!

[@spaghettinoodleman7686]

Sarah Sukarna same

[@lizmaxx268]

More like Aang was the last of his KIND during the events of TLA.

[@augustlovesjosh]

i thought it was because disney is about making kids dreams come true and parents always SHIT ON THEIR CHILDRENS DREAMS

[@444tuneski]

agreed.

[@VorpalSpider69]

Oh my god such win. Thanks for making my day. Your comment is blessed, and so are you :)

[@2Kewl4Ya101]

IsaTheTransJesus not all parents

[@badluck889]

true

[@jokerinke]

I am sorry that you feel that way about your parents. Yet being an angry teenager might have something to do with your difficult situation.

[@oOMaryAliceOo]

Even when I was a little child, I was able to relate to Belle the most. Not only is her exterior (hair- and eyecolor) similar to mine, but we've always shared the same interests (love for books) and values (that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder).

[@studios4fun340]

BROTHER, HELP ME!!! ...no. #SavageScar

[@ohyeahyeah4323]

Studios 4 fun ?

[@svala7440]

bad hair day .

[@kingnamor7777]

Long live the king. That moment made me cry at the age of 4 or 6 years old. Why Scar! Why did you killed Mufasa man!(I know now. But still mess up.)

[@hanselorellana724]

Studios 4 fun I am #savagescar. I'm scar in my school play!!!!! mwah mwah hahahahahahaha!!!!!!

[@BMoney8600]

Studios 4 fun Hahahahahaha

[@durocelisar]

Relatable character- Olaf. "I've been impaled. I can't feel my legs. Where did they walk off too?" I mean, who can't relate to that?

[@nctzens127]

how can you be "so" dead?😂 jk I love you guys

[@drac3650]

Aren't you a little short to be a stormtrooper?

[@nctzens127]

Pedro Gomes NO!!!

[@nctzens127]

Pedro Gomes jk yes I am😁

[@KyeGuard]

*Nearly* Headless? How can you be *Nearly* Headless?

[@jdfkalfd]

Kye Guard: "Like this!"

[@saraha1514]

You missed Cinderella... whose whole story happens because of her dead parents

[@victoriarooks784]

I don't understand how the father didn't see the stepmothers evilness

[@jerricho11]

Because he was horny. Seriously, most versions like Ever After and live action Cinderella attempt to show a mutual love between the step-mother and Cinderellas father... but it's never enough affection or time to warrant marriage. Him wanting to get laid on the other hand, is far more plausible.

[@victoriarooks784]

jerricho11 it could also deal with finances since plp married for money and status

[@jerricho11]

But normally it's the guy with the money and the girl only has a dowry.

[@coralmaynard4876]

I think the father didn't want to be alone. In a book called Alfie The Doorstep Cat, a woman called Claire falls in love with a man called Joe, who was sweet at first but starts turning horrible to Claire, and Alfie's reasoning for it is because he heard of humans rather wanting to be treated horribly than wanting to be alone. Btw that's not the plot of the book, I took that from the book to explain how Cinderella's father didn't notice, just as Claire in the book didn't notice.

[@kaneeaburnett9948]

Hey Ben I have a question if all smurfs are men and smurfette isn't a real smurf than how did the smurfs become smurfs like how were they made please do a video for it .

[@SamanthaBaker-mn7js]

I always related to Disney films because I grew up without parents and it was the only time I saw movies that also reflected that

[@quiblidibblioniay7885]

i related the most to none of them. my life is as boring as dirt.

[@sageskye4579]

Do you like wings of fire cause your name says you fo

[@sageskye4579]

Do

[@clericofchaos1]

"bildungsroman"...well spellcheck recognizes it as a word so I guess I have to as well.

clericofchaos1 Well as a German I can confirm that it is an actual word, unfortunately. And it's not even one of the really weird ones ;)

[@kdhanimesan]

clericofchaos1 it is actually from Bildung - education/raising (it is hard to translate) Roman is a novel it means something like educational novel

[@haleypatrick5266]

clericofchaos1 I wonder if flabnuctusan yup wow

[@henrikgenzink2304]

Sarja Fröhlich #Backpfeifengesicht

[@ayeletb.4847]

Lol Yehcool S o f t a n d n e a t

[@Jurgo4509]

Cars are parentless literaly.

[@gabrielborjas7923]

JurgoManz i have always wondered how their births work...like, are they made in a factory?

[@awkwardartistarchive4826]

haha you FOO L THEYRE AN EVOLVED FORM OF *INSECT*

[@jonathanp7881]

awkwardartist Game theory

[@awkwardartistarchive4826]

YUP

[@jonathanp7881]

awkwardartist lol

[@sarap3046]

I relate to moana so much because i love the ocean and the outdoors but my parent don't take us on vacations :(

[@NALULIFEmilstead]

Cinderella saved Disney from running out of money

[@hadjac3539]

Yeah and she was so dumb that she listend to her step mother and she wash all of the house #dumbass ( just kinding)

[@tristen-w1p]

Nobody's family is perfect

[@meakimon]

Good video!^^ I'd like to point out that the fairytales were made in an era where death during childbirth- waaaay more common. But removing the 'guiding hand' the main character has to step up, regardless of their predicament. There is no parent or guardian to take that place, and I feel like that's part of why we encourage and root for the main char. All in all, you got the right of it, I just had to add my 2 cent.^^

[@snoopabop3439]

what about quasimodo? his (probably adoptive) mother is killed on-screen, and his father (?) is arrested and presumably killed later. i’ve always theorized that his real parents probably abandoned him because of his deformity and he was found by the romani/gypsy woman.

[@hallowenangel]

That theory does make a lot of sense since Quasi was way to pale to be a child of romani/gypsy couple we see in the begining of the movie. (unless of we consider albinoisme but i don't think Quasi had that.)

[@harringt100]

Yeah...that movie departed from the source material significantly, but it was still incredibly dark for a "children's" movie.

[@830twix]

My friend is a writer, and she says that parent-child relationships are often very complicated and hard to write, so a lot of authors just opt for leaving out parents or getting rid of them very soon in their stories.

[@michaelkraine8438]

Ahh, I miss Aang

[@stevetheslothsloth7785]

Sean Wilson i miss Iroh and Zuko and Sokka and Katara and Toph and Momo and Appa and Azula and Atla is just a great cartoon

[@Nick-ts3en]

Stevethesloth sloth anime *

[@stevetheslothsloth7785]

Nick Grosz *please don't bring this up, i like to think it's a cartoon inspired by anime

[@Nick-ts3en]

Stevethesloth sloth haha xD

[@vladdymeal]

Sean Wilson 😭😭😭

[@staceyslay789]

You bros should start a podcast

[@Cerrie88]

Stacey Crafts yes I would listen to that

[@billyg.o.a.t1240]

Stacey Crafts maje this a 15k like comment!

[@VorpalSpider69]

Stacey Crafts YES!!!!

[@alexiswelsh5821]

Super Carlin Bros + MatPat = Awesome vid. + Seamus Gorman = Super Awesome Vid.

[@nabihachoudhury5351]

I love all three of them😍

[@wholesomezuki8261]

Alexis Welsh Seaman Gorman ,Super Carlin brothers and Mat pat are awesome 😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀

[@izzyyy7312]

Alexis Welsh and + CRAZY NATE

[@bensonbbarry2945]

Alexis Welsh ikr

[@paulinabringas98]

I´ve never related to any character in the world as much as I do with Judy Hopps honestly

[@Jabcat-ov7ln]

Paulina Bringas idiot that's an accent I've not I`ve

[@jayanialles1753]

#Zootopia

[@East_blue2014]

I watched your old videos, well done for how far you guys have come!

[@joshuasmith2486]

Ben, I think I've always related to Belle in a strange sense. When I was a kid I used to feel like I stood out in a strange way but back then my head was so full of unrealistic dreams and my imagination really did take me above where I back then would never have considered. So yeah!

[@BreadApologist]

So I was wondering, can ducks taste mathematics?

[@Wrythley]

ducks are superior to man in a million ways, of course they can

[@VorpalSpider69]

JAR JAR BINKS Y YOUR COMMENT NO HAVE MORE LIKES?!?!?!?!?!

[@jester5377]

dafuq?

[@abditorysystem4877]

This title gives me life (that's ironic)

[@theov9114]

Just a quick question, but does anyone else notice the similarities between Pocahontas and Moana, you see they both have a grandmother figure that they both look up to and they both have a disagreement with their parent(s) over the same thing: FREEDOM, oh and of course they are both daughters of a chief, they both wear a necklace which is very important to them and they both are trying to find who they are by following the ocean(lake) they both have two pets Pocahontas has a raccoon and a hummingbird and Moana has a pig and a chicken they also try to find their way by using the wind, Pocahontas the black arrow and Moana the sail on her canoe and JUST LOOK AT THEM they sera look alike.

[@marlayna147]

Foto Vea Maybe Pocahontas is Moana's ancestor? Or vice versa?

[@LoremasterYnTaris]

Unlikely that they're related, given their geographic locations. Pacific islanders were (and some still remain) exceptionally talented ocean goers, but given that Pocahontas lived on the Atlantic Coast, the likelihood of them or their descendents being in the same area before the mid 19th century (at the very earliest) is practically zero. Interesting theory, but an improbable one.

[@VorpalSpider69]

Omg you're right :O

[@carti5195]

Parents hold you back its a obstacle to overcome if they don't exist the character can progress imagine you story with the dad saying "aren't you a little to old to play with them damn toys Andy?"

[@kimberlymosqueda3885]

I always wanted to be every Disney character

[@kimberlymosqueda3885]

hi

[@morganpage1247]

Kimberly Mosqueda as long as I'm not a Disney parent then same😂

[@willreed219]

Moana's Dad's Mom (Crazy Lady) also died.

[@AnsyGaming-rl8hq]

Rapunzel is not only with living parents, we have Merida.

[@shreyap8606]

Merida kinda despised her mother and turned her into a bear. Rapunzel got separated. Also Brave is Pixar sooo...

[@RallyCheetah]

There's also Princess Aurora who had her parents live, Mulan who had both of her parents and her grandmother, and Hercules who had both his parents and foster parents live (granted in that story it would have been difficult to off his blood family seeing as they're gods but they could have killed one of his foster parents). Oh, and I almost forgot the most recent addition to the living parents: Moana.

[@Snakeofwrath]

Pixar is owned by Disney sooo...

[@koalamanda8299]

Aurora didn't know her parents until her sixteenth birthday.

[@randomperson8571]

Yeah idk if this counts either but Judy Hopps' parents survive. They don't do too much, but they are sort of an early obstacle to her becoming a police officer.

[@RoseBudpony1]

Ariel doesn't have a mother?... i guess somebody hasn't watched the prequel, she ''had'' a mother, did Turk have a dad?... maybe?

[@jaxwise7288]

Just saying the reason why all the parents that died is so the main character has to grow up by them selves and katnese 's mother didn't die it was her sister.

[@ambriaashley3383]

+Jax Wise. Her dad was dead at the start of the story

[@jaccedar5598]

Her dad was dead, Prim dies later

[@adnanbey4871]

Yup. Kitniss' mother totally lives. Her father on the other hand...

[@georgetsironis9577]

Super unnecessary spoiler detected

[@atlkidz1176]

Who df is Katnese never heard of her

[@soopershpee5842]

I think disney parents are so dead because walt, in fear of dying, took the souls of the parents in order to live forever. Unfortunately, he died before he had enough souls. And to this day disney is still collecting souls to resurrect walt.

[@marielagomez1968]

EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@leanneandamiyah1608]

Yep you know that’s what I thought (sarcasm)

[@justsomeguy8029]

This is actually terrifying

[@justsomeguy8029]

Basically any story with ‘to this day’ at the end is terrifying

[@justsomeguy8029]

Unless it’s not

[@Angie-dq4vl]

Question (maybe SuperCarlin Brothers can answer this comment and like if u agree) why hasnt Disney made a movie of a kid with diviorced parents? Isnt half the worlds population divorced people anyway? Something we can actually relate to??

[@laryng1tis]

May I mention The Parent Trap? Never seen it? Netflix.

[@avianfalls2927]

Angie, Well we don't want to romanticize divorce. I feel like all making a divorced couple would do is make it more normal that it should be... but that might just be me

[@shuzzlinreader5339]

It probably has some thing to do with the whole princess aspect. There's no such thing as divorce among royal. King Henry of England had to make a whole new religion (the church of England) just to get rid of Catherine of Argonon. If royals ever do split it's because one died (sometimes because their spouse had them murdered) or they are thrown of the country in exile (usually the woman because patriarchy)

[@Zinervawyrm]

Parent Trap was first made in the 60s. The 90s one is a remake.

[@avianfalls2927]

Shuzzlin' reader, That's a good point. However, we can't forget the more "realistic" movies, where the main character isnt royalty. I always wondered why Disney doesnt do any stories about Princes, I've always wanted to see one of those.

[@grovitemultiverse]

Laughed so hard at 4:28 because other than the cleaning of the room, everything was true about my childhood, right down to 30 minutes of video games (30 minutes turns for each kid) and helping clean up dinner.)

[@queeenbeee5238]

HEY BROTHERRR! J, do you know what makes for a great children's movie? *_THE DEATH OF A PARENT._* *zooms in on face*

[@thatonegregory6698]

Because batman.

[@yohanecore3959]

Izzie The Wizardღ like ur profile pic!

[@graystripesstripe4133]

Profile pic tho👌👌👌

[@ashmorejon08]

1:31 My eraser when I’m bored in class

[@sirdoxxthe3rd]

I did that back in kinder to 1th

[@shekinahbeauty4656]

Growing up I could relate to lilo most. Praying for friendship. I love that they gave her such a cool story with stitch!

[@CloudKing04]

I think the hero's parents aren't there because if they do have a parental figure they wouldn't be able to do stuff like they can without

[@ben580]

That's why most YA books either have dead, divorced, or absent parents

[@shiifra]

Or ya know just neglectful

[@arielsteinsaltz1956]

Exactly. Harry's parents would never have let him wander around causing mischief, and Luke Skywalker could not have gone to save the galaxy if he'd had a single living parental figure (who wasn't, you know, the threat to the galaxy). Even Percy Jackson had to have his mom kidnapped and presumed dead to set the events in motion.

[@lolabee4874]

This is a Harry Potter theory. The diary in a the second Harry Potter film is destroyed by Basilisk venom. In the same movie, Harry is stabbed in the arm by a basilisk fang. If the fang destroyed the soul in the diary, shouldn't it have destroyed the soul in Harry, and if so, why are harry and Voldemort still connected? Is Harry made a horcruc twice?

[@tatianahernandez2865]

LolaSS S I think it's because voldemort had to kill Harry himself for the piece of his soul to be killed, as discussed in the later books

[@Okay_Is_Wonderful]

LolaSS S Yes, if Harry had died in the Chamber of Secrets, so would the horcrux. Remember that the others had to be destroyed beyond magical repair. The host was restored, therefore the soul shard survived.

[@SeanBearwalker]

At that point he was slowly dying. Dying but still alive. When fawke's tears cured the venom, he was saved from death. That's why horcrux still lived despite that

[@nathanrivers3707]

Who else went back to see what shirt Ben was wearing before he showed the Olaf shirt? 😂😂👌

[@icedtea.enthusiast]

It looks like some kind of lion king one with pumba on it

[@laurenquinn4716]

Nathan Rivers yes!!!!

[@emmajoy5101]

I love and relate to belle because we look alike, are curious, and love to read. I also always loved that she was strong enough to say no to Gaston who was probably the most powerful guy in town.

[@merryn96]

Hmmmm... I'm a hazel-eyed brunette, a bookworm, I live in a village, people around think me funny and weird (some of them because of my beliefs, some of them because of the amount of fangirling I'm capable of), there is this one good looking guy who wants to date me (we wouldn't hit it off)... now I'm just waiting around to be captured by a creep who will turn out pretty neat in the end 😎

[@laurenquinn4716]

Merry A wow, that's uncanny Btw, Belle has brown eyes, they just look hazel in some scenes

[@VorpalSpider69]

Merry A when people ask me how hard I can fangirl, I make like the Evil Queen from OUAT and say "you have NO idea what I'm capable of"

[@sharanyakothare9119]

Hahaha... when Did you have time to think of this 'poem'?

[@sharanyakothare9119]

+Gabi Garzon yaaass!

[@sarahs4799]

Merry A same situation.

[@JediMindTrikzz]

Remember Andy's dad from Toy Story. No, really?

[@spideyboy7576]

Ronnie Chiaffino thought of the same thing!

[@vickymartin8906]

Ronnie Chiaffino there's a theory around the parents being divorced

[@mmm.birnie]

Newt Scamander hayyyyyyyt

[@kassie-stuff]

It's a Pixar movie. We're talking about Disney here.

[@demone4048]

Sleeping Beauty and Belle because I sleep forever and I read more than I talk

[@hanansumra5820]

Sleeping beauty had a great deal going, like she was 16 (unless i'm wrong) and by the time you're 16 you're exhausted so why not prick a finger on a magic spinning wheel, sleep for 100 years and wake up to a hot guy and your whole life set out for you. me too aurora

[@Jabcat-ov7ln]

Mina same

[@natedog2304]

Any parent- -breathes- Disney- Wait, thats illegal.

[@kimtana3947]

I love how you said not, "Why are they dead?" but, "Why are they SO dead?" Who do I most relate to? Wow, that's a hard one...but...all of them have happy endings...so... None of them? :(

[@translucentbear]

Choose a villain.

[@redravenrages6321]

Wait, I thought it was easy. The story has to kill of a stronger strength for a less strong protagonist to try and be able to relate with and have a good moral.

[@samb.6579]

Exactly. The video could've been 2 minutes long.

[@darkpaw1522]

Mulan also had both her parents. Arguably half the main cast of Frozen did too. Wait, what ever happened to Christoph's parents? INB4 new video

[@akirainuzuka8094]

The story you told about the kid with a single mom who goes home, helps her out and works on a robotics project for the science fair reminded me of my favorite Disney movie. Big Hero 6.

[@dianam7344]

Can you please do more Harry Potter vids??

[@lr7845]

More Harry Potter!

[@erin1912]

HAR-RY PO-TTER! HAR-RY PO-TTER! HAR-RY PO-TTER!

[@StellarMoo97]

diana rivera HAR-RY POTT-TER!! HAR-RY POTT-TER!!

[@Stonkzy]

diana rivera 100,000,000,000 points for Griffyndor!

[@emaloopoo2309]

YES YES YEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS