WHY WAS FREAKY FRED SCARY??!! Reacting to "Freaky Fred - Dark Toons" by Nostalgia Critic

[@vojislavS8652]

One of my older favorites, Courage ha some hilarious fearful moments but in the end he always face his fears to save the one he loves

[@LighthawkTenchi]

I never got freaked out by Courage(then again, I was in high school/ college when it came out), and Fred seemed more funny than anything else. Yes, he’s shaving people and animals against their will, and got locked up for it, but he’s generally a polite and humorous person, even caring in a way. For example, gently pulling Courage from the toilet, saying he shouldn’t play in it. The funniest part for me was his refusal to shave Courage’s tail, saying that would be weird. I’m baffled by why he drew the line there, but it made it even funnier

[@Ardomew]

A new reaction from theduckgoesmoo Whose reactions, I’m sure, are always true Returns to the critic of nostalgic toons And it makes me feel… naughty

[@thehonestreviewer7754]

Honestly, I was holding off recommending these videos until the Halloween season of October (for obvious reasons) as an extra bonus video for the month. Especially because I figured people would fill the comments with more Dark Toons and little to no Nostalgia Critic videos. Till then, may I suggest checking out a more calming NC review. Try his video on Bridge to Terabithia; nothing scarring in that film what-so-ever.

[@ericb9252]

I second

[@PaulW_ftPAULK]

I think there's one Dark Toons he should check out, The Mad Doctor. That one is so good, I've personally reviewed it for my Epic Mickey videos. (Kyle: What's Epic Mickey?!?) I recommend next week he get to Batman Forever and we finish the Batman reviews before October.

[@theduckgoesmoo]

@@PaulW_ftPAULKwhat’s epic Mickey?

[@tgeFallman]

@@theduckgoesmoo a Nintendo Wii game about Mickey being thrown in Wasteland, a Tim Burton-esque world of forgotten cartoon characters including Oswald The Lucky Rabbit, his beta version who Walt Disney actually created in real life before making Mickey which envies his brother for being more popular than him, to the point of creating grotesque robotic imitations of Donald and Goofy, and Mickey having to save that world from a literal evil blot that he indirectly caused.

[@LordHypertronUniversum]

16:15 - Yes! There are KZbin Animators that do collabs by making reanimated videos of Cartoon shows Episodes or movie scenes, in those videos every few seconds the art style changes.

[@theduckgoesmoo]

And they’re allowed to?

[@PaulW_ftPAULK]

​@@theduckgoesmooReanimated Collabs are always non-profit group works to celebrate the original version. Most of the time they are received well by the copyright owners, but sometimes, like the Kirby Reanimated Collab, they get taken down by butthurt powerful companies like Nintendo.

[@tgeFallman]

​@@PaulW_ftPAULKin the Kirby case it wasn't even Nintendo but some idiot abusing the KZbin copyright system, it's back now. There are even some cases where they don't even use the original audio and completely recreate the movie like Shrek Retold.

[@TheSacredSavior]

My little brother loved watching Courage, personally I preferred comedic insanity like what various Abridged series do now. I get Doug effectively saying scares made him feel tougher. If you can watch something nightmare inducing and walk away with some semblance of sanity, then life can ride shotgun; probably holding a shotgun. Late 90s and early 2000 cartoons really could come from a dark sense of humor. Doug might be older than us but there is still the same twisted sense of humor we can laugh at, it's just a different generation not knowing as much about the previous.

[@JediMasterRevenantMADNESS]

2:35 That is NOT Bowsette, that's Booette. The female version of King Boo.

[@ericb9252]

As we wait patiently for Toonami and Kids WB, I suggest the Bridge to Terabithia review.

[@hermannmakuta3311]

Please do Batman Forever - Nostalgia Critic Next week

[@PaulW_ftPAULK]

Seconded! I really want him to finish the Batman reviews before October.

[@hermannmakuta3311]

​@@PaulW_ftPAULK - What do you want to recommend for October

[@PaulW_ftPAULK]

​@@hermannmakuta3311definitely The Purge since there's a great BioShock Infinite joke in it Kyle will get, and I think he said he's seen the first Purge movie. Beyond that, definitely Scooby-Doo On Zombie Island and Scooby-Doo And The Witch's Ghost.

[@leonverreuil6365]

You should give Dick Tracy a view. A live action movie based on a comic book detective from the 1920's starring Warren Beatty and Madonna. It was made in the late 80's or early 90's and has alot of practical effects that still make it an interesting watch. The lighting he was talking about used bright colors and deep shadows to make scenes look like they were straight out of classic comic books from the golden age.

[@tylerabdill2429]

have spotted the image you most likely meant and nope not bowsette but booette same idea of the crown making a hot lady but a boo/king boo instead of bowser

[@nerdiboy5128]

With regards to Sweeney Todd ("The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"), I don't want to spoil too much about what the plot is, go into _exact_ details, but Sweeney, or at least the version of him in Sondheim's musical, is a wrongfully accused man who's out for revenge against the corrupt judge who had him sent to the penal colony of Australia (the story is set around 1795-1825, so this was before Australia was a colonized place; being sent there was equivalent to a death sentence with extra steps), just so he could be alone with his (Sweeney Todd's) wife, who he (the Judge) raped at a party. When Sweeney hears that his wife is supposedly dead (and that his baby daughter is now the ward of the Judge, who seeks to marry her when she comes of age, as is the case of any groomer, and make history repeat itself by taking _her_ virginity) he snaps and comes to an epiphany that humanity is a wretched, disgusting, evil thing, that "[We] all deserve to die," and that it would be better for the few good people if these evil people were put out of everyone's collective misery, leading to him not merely plotting to kill the judge, but to kill anybody who sets foot in his shop "Plying his trade on less honorable throats," whereupon their bodies are grinded up and served in meat pies by Miss Lovett, the woman who lives in the pie shop beneath his barbershop (who doesn't mind his murderous habits, because London at this time is hit with a meat shortage and her business is suddenly picking up for the first time in years, because people suddenly like the flavor of her new pies). The music is great, top-tier, and for best results I'd watch either the Len Cariou or George Hearn performances (in both instances, Angela Lansbury played Miss Lovett, and she was remarkable). The Dreamworks/ Warner Bros version made by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp in the lead role of Sweeney Todd is also good, though somewhat jarring for those used to the Cariou/ Hearn portrayals of Sweeny, as in the original performances, Sweeney was a baritone voice, while Depp has a much higher pitch, which forces him to sing slightly faster to compensate for the change in pitch.

[@thehonestreviewer7754]

Wait, when did Disney do a Sweeny Todd adaptation? The Tim Burton film was produced by Dreamworks and distributed by Warner Bros. two studios Disney has no ownership over.

[@nerdiboy5128]

Wait, it _wasn't_ made by Disney? [ _After checking Wikipedia_ ] Huh, so it wasn't. Welp, guess I'll edit this comment then.

[@brandonfulmore2371]

Oh bro 2:28 how did I miss that that's not bowsette That's booette

[@zulgothkremvh8438]

Sometimes the best scare is the simplest scare.

[@kramer7937]

A common trope for serial killers/psychos is that they start with small animals, typically a pet or neighborhood stray, before moving on to larger animals and eventually people. I'd definitely recommend checking out his other Dark Toons. Courage's Head of Beef and Betty Boop's Snow White are good ones. Even check out some of his editorials as well.

[@arlenfreeman3439]

Fred obviously suffers from some form of trichotemnomania, the obsessive compulsion to trim/shave. It's _usually_ directed to oneself.

[@EditDeath]

The starting with pets thing is actually supposed to be a common trend with serial killers. They kill neighborhood animals first before their need requires something more... substantial

[@DieselWeasel]

Freaky Fred is just... NNNAAAUUUGGGHHHTTTTYYYYY.....

[@theduckgoesmoo]

Don’t

[@poochyenajones1362]

If you're interested, MatPat also did a Film Theory on salad fingers.

[@peair2000]

I think the reason why Freaky Fred scared kids is because he talks and acts like the "Stranger" that parents warn kids not to trust. Seeing that creepy smile, hearing him talk about doing "naughty" things, watching him violate Courage with those razors... Everything is just OFF enough to feel like he's a threat. In the meantime, I do like the "vlog" style of videos that Doug sometimes does on the channel, where he's not reviewing or playing the "Nostalgia Critic" character and he's just talking about Movies and tropes, like "Top 10 Worst Cliches" or "Top 10 Films I like, but Everyone Else hates"

[@darkforce2787]

So duck, what would happen if you were in the world of courage the cowardly dog

[@PaulW_ftPAULK]

He would go moo.

[@CandyChaos7]

I got a little naughty...

[@peair2000]

The name of the episode with the slab is called "King Ramses' Curse". Doug did another Dark Toons video with that episode.

[@paperfox19]

if you wanna dip into the past drop dead fred was a wild review, older but still fun

[@YukoValis]

You actually saw Courage the cowardly dog? I'm surprised and happy about that. The show was one of my favorite things to watch in my 20's. It wasn't entirely for kids as this episode is evidence to. Freaky... freaky fred. For some odd reason my favorite episode of courage was the duck brothers. I watched it at like 2 am in the quiet of the night, and most of the episode was them talking with a star filled night sky in the background. It was just all too surreal, and stuck with me the most.

[@BlahBlahWoofWoof12]

Normal kids: "This show terrified & scarred me" Me: "I happily watched every episode multiple times with a smile on my face laughing the whole time"

[@TnT_F0X]

return the slaaab

[@theduckgoesmoo]

What’s your offer??

[@hermannmakuta3311]

9:09 - I Need to disagree a bit The Character named "Wretched Egg" wears a Armor that Covers everything exept the Mouth which grins almost the entire Time.

[@smugsneasel]

I recently checked out your Resident Evil 4 playthrough and hearing you scream was surreal. You've been spooked many times before but I don't think I even heard you scream...Anyway, why not watch more DarkToons?~ 10:50 I paused the video at this exact point to write my comment and then when I resume you go out and talk about exactly what I wrote. How bout that?

[@hamdanhamdan3268]

Can you check out more dark toons

[@tgeFallman]

A Dark Toons reaction? A surprise but a welcome one. They are pretty comfy. He even made one with James Rolfe (AVGN) about Popeye killing a man which is pretty funny. By the way, that reanimated Freaky Fred collab was uploaded by Zeurel (who also has made some funny animations) if you wanna check it out one day.

[@drakeware655]

If you're doing another Dark Toons, Doug (Nostalgia Critic) did the slab episode you reference, King Ramses' Curse

[@jamestolbert6534]

We're reacting to your reaction to Doug's reaction to Freaky Fred. Think about that.

[@theduckgoesmoo]

He’s not really reacting it’s more of an explanation or review, I avoid reacting to reactions because that’s a bit much

[@mx9226]

⁠@@theduckgoesmoo I get that reasoning, but you should seriously watch Doug and Rob’s First Viewings. Especially the one about Kangaroo Jack. That one is hilarious.

[@theeraddicatorsoffical6134]

Larrywinwood top 10 most wanted death battle

[@613jonathanian]

no the most scary ep is the Return the Slab guy

[@SailsveeUnknown]

watch salad fingers.

[@hillbillyjackhole]

Loved Courage the Cowardly Dog! Freaky Fred was my favorite episode. A good charity to donate to would be St. Baldrick's. They raise funds to fight childhood cancer.

[@BroNovaGaming]

The scariest Courage episode for me is NOT Fred, but one that I found so terrifying as a kid it actually made me break down crying. Every time this episode would come on, I would beg my grandparents to change the channel. King Ramses' Curse That voice alone gave me nightmares.

[@kurokitsune17]

Fred was terrifying. I remembered being scared of this show even though i watched it

[@abarax_altered1666]

Freaky Fred wasn't a barber he was a "groomer" witch fits with his sing song voice its something associated with innocence and entertainment for children something that would lull them into a false sense of security . My favorite courage episode is the Mask witch I think he covers as well.

[@wattsink2009]

You should watch more of Doug’s Dark Toons videos! 😎 There’s a lot of classic cartoons in this lineup and several more Courage The Cowardly Dog episodes!

[@bloodwolfgaming9269]

While the Freaky Fred episode is a bit creepy, I wouldn't say it was the scariest episode of Courage. I think the episode with the Great Fuscilie (spelling) is probably way more scary. Especially because it doesn't really end with a happy ending. SPOILER: It basically ends with Eustace and Muriel both being turned into life-sized puppets with Courage controlling them to carry on as normal a life as possible.

[@childishsloth4164]

I’ve always been creeped out by Fred and I loved it😂😭 Please react to his videos about the porky in a death cult cartoon.

[@Ponyman-1997]

Hello

[@beckhamsreviews3733]

Can u do more dark toons

[@PaulW_ftPAULK]

He should definitely do The Mad Doctor.

[@beckhamsreviews3733]

@@PaulW_ftPAULK he should do Plutos judgement day

[@axl256gamesx7]

😁

[@tribal2199]

While I thought Fred was creepy as a kid, it was 'King Ramses' Curse' that I thought was the scariest episode.

[@justsortathere540]

Now “Dark Toon-Invader Zim Organ Harvest”