YouTube Poop - The Worst Arabian Nights Adaptation Ever! (Part 1)

[@Powerstar-b3ff]

Zak thank you very much for bringing this classic poop that has always been part of my life, because I call this a good combination of Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros Animation and mixing some memes like Adventures Of Sonic The Hedgehog and also The Legend Of Zelda and Hotel Mario from Philips CD-I!

[@Launchpad05]

You finally posted it. Steven Bernstein's music definitely gives this the feel of 'Animaniacs' since he already did music for that show along with Richard Stone. Also, this was Jennifer Hale's first voice acting role as the gender swapped 'Aladdin'. Also, I'm surprised they didn't cast Dick Dastardly as the Jafar type character. That would've been A good fit for him.

[@ZakWolf]

Steven Bernstein even featured the score heard at 1:12 in at least one episode of the "Animaniacs" revival. Yeah, I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed Haman's resemblance to Dick Dastardly! Would've been neat if they actually utilized the real Dick in the Jafar role.

[@Tomblappy]

@@ZakWolfIf Dick Dastardly really was in this cosplaying as the Jafar character, he would voiced by either Jim Cummings or Paul Winchell.

[@Launchpad05]

@@ZakWolf I'm still amazed I did A 'You Spin Me Right Round' gag with He-Man.

[@nicholasmalone5943]

​@@Tomblappyor Michael Bell!

[@Launchpad05]

@@nicholasmalone5943 Michael Bell wasn't too bad A Dastardly in that Hanna-Barbera Ride film.

[@arenjtumastens]

3:07 I got that reference. And been long since I last saw that cartoon. 4:03 The old maze chase, complete with Rosd Runner sounds. 4:40 Oh, I get it! Because he literally sounds like Mandark! Having the same voice role! 😂

[@Launchpad05]

'AH, HA, HA! AH, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA!'

[@arenjtumastens]

@@Launchpad05 exactly. I noticed that it was the same voice as soon as that laughter was used here. I've also known that Eddie Deezen starred in "Grease", "Follow That Bird", "Rock-a-Doodle", and "The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue".

[@TheRandomEntertainer-o5r]

The original 1996 VHS of Arabian Nights actually did have a preview for Dexter's Laboratory at the end.

[@arenjtumastens]

@@TheRandomEntertainer-o5r heh. Very coincidental and fitting.

[@SolarFarle]

This was one of Don Messick's last roles before he passed in 1997. It's kinda sad actually.

[@arenjtumastens]

And then Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island was dedicated to him.

[@ZakWolf]

Indeed. It was also the final Scooby-Doo production to be solely by Hanna-Barbera. "Zombie Island" was a co-production between H-B and Warner Bros. Animation (as they had moved to the Warner lot during production of the movie), and then WB Animation assumed production of subsequent movies (though the next couple were also co-produced with several H-B staffers before the company was fully absorbed into WB Animation with the death of Bill Hanna).

[@arenjtumastens]

@@ZakWolf And then "Scooby Doo and the Cyber Chase" was dedicated to Bill. While funny thing, one of the characters in the film has the same name, and he was the culprit behind the creation of that Virus.

[@jeremygaal5127]

Meanwhile, Freakazoid episode Toby Danger is Don Messick's WB last performance.

[@IorekByrnison086]

Awesome part 1. Can't wait for part 2.

[@Launchpad05]

At least it won't cost OVER 9000 denar.

[@wizardoferror9942]

Gosh, Bill and Joe probably left the room during a test screening of this…

[@TheRandomEntertainer-o5r]

I don't blame them. I remember watching this as a kid and being bored out of my mind. In fact, I don’t remember much from it, it’s that boring.

[@wizardoferror9942]

@@TheRandomEntertainer-o5rWouldn’t blame you.

[@george-nu5nr]

Imagine if Cartoon Network did a similar "Arabian Nights" film in 2006 with The Powerpuff Girls ( Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup ) hired as the king ( played by Mandark from Dexter's Laboratory )'s royal food tasters, Ami and Yumi as the genies in the "Aladdin" segment and Johnny Bravo as Sinbad the Sailor in the "Sinbad" segment. How would that turn out ?

[@wizardoferror9942]

@@george-nu5nr If it was called Cartoon Network Arabian Nights it would work!

[@Princess_-gp3ep]

I don’t know what’s worse, this or the Miramax version of the thief and the cobbler.

[@GabePickles3837]

Probably Miramax Thief and the Cobbler, because Miramax has a tendency to ruin great movies.

[@Launchpad05]

At least 'Scooby-Doo In Arabian Knights' didn't take decades to complete. Plus, Magilla Gorilla 'Sinbad' segment was more fun to watch than Harvey Weinstein's butchering of Richard Willam's intense labor making his film. (At least it didn't have actual Sinbad, who's still trying too get another TV show despite current tv laws that are in place.)

[@arenjtumastens]

I knew you'd post something in honor of this film for it's 30th anniversary.

[@LooneyBirds14]

Not gonna lie the character designs in this feel like they belong in the 2000's more than they belong in the 90s. Yes the 90s has cartoons where they took an abstract art style like AOSTH, Rocko's Modern Life, The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat, and 2 Stupid Dogs to name a few but this feels like it belongs in the 2000s more than it does in 1994.

[@arenjtumastens]

Happy 30th anniversary to Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights.

[@gamerlunayt]

I absolutely love the storms that happen in your YTPs, Zak! Edit: Btw, what was the most epic storm scene you've ever created in your YTPs, Zak?

[@arenjtumastens]

That opening music I remember from Toys Gone Wild, which you also posted to here (with the NTSC audio instead of the PAL one).

[@DennisTamayo]

It's a good thing the original Animaniacs never used digital ink & paint with the exception of Wakko's Wish.

[@ZakWolf]

Yep, and that was Tokyo Movie Shinsha's digital ink and paint, so it looked pretty good.

[@LooneyBirds14]

Isn't the whole point of the Digital Ink and Paint method supposed to make the animation process easier than cels? Okay I'm aware that the method wouldn't become widespread until 1997 to 1999 and outside of a high budget theatrical shorts or films of the era the method was cruder at first since it was new technology at the time. But still, the process would prove to become more reliable and cartoons would look even better than they ever were on cels as time went on.

[@DennisTamayo]

@@LooneyBirds14 It can be good for direct-to-video animated films between the late 1990s & the early 2000s.

[@george-nu5nr]

Will ya hate Dee Dee ?

[@ZakWolf]

@@george-nu5nr Or how about "Dee-Da", from the SpongeBob episode "The Krusty Krab Training Video"?

[@Armorhunterash]

12:55 there's that scream 🤣🤣🤣

[@jeremygaal5127]

Where was the scream from? I love it!

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

6:42 Jennifer Hale noooooo!

[@ZakWolf]

Yep, this was her voice acting debut. Of course, everyone has to start somewhere...

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

She will always be Jaheira to me.

[@Tomblappy]

Butch Hartman barely remembers this.

[@ZakWolf]

Probably because it's not very memorable.

[@emily91303]

0:09 World 🌎 Animals confirmed 👍!

[@arenjtumastens]

During that whole 'Aladdin' sequence here I can easily notice the references it has to the original story and the Disney feature. Such as the gender-swapped protagonist looking like Princess Jasmine in her peasant dress. And I concur with all those characters' reactions to when she gets turned into a Princess with her first wish. Plus, coincidentally, "The Return of Jafar" had released just a few months before this film.

[@ZakWolf]

Yep. The "Aliyah-Din" story also borrows a bit from Disney's adaptation of "Sleeping Beauty", specifically the whole thing where a prince and princess are arranged to marry since they were really little, the princess disappears at such a young age, the prince falls in love with a young maiden in his adolescence, and said maiden turns out to be the long-lost princess!

[@arenjtumastens]

@@ZakWolf oh I just noticed that. IS very similar.

[@ericlifschitz3414]

The Disney Aladdin franchise (1992-1999) including the crossover episode with Hercules is so much better than this mess?

[@arenjtumastens]

@@ericlifschitz3414 I've seen that series and that episode.

[@dinkyrobb9993]

I like the Disney version of Aladdin better than Scooby-Doo in Arabian nights

[@ZakWolf]

Same here!

[@WWChampion16]

Haman sounds and looks a little like Dick Distardly even though Haman was voiced by John Kassir.

[@ZakWolf]

Indeed he does. The resemblance was probably intentional, along with copying Jafar.

[@TheRandomEntertainer-o5r]

2:25 I always thought he was saying "I SUCK!" due to the bad audio quality.

[@alistairgeorge5082]

I swear it's like you never moved on from 2008 lol

[@ZakWolf]

That's because this YTP was originally made in 2009!

[@alistairgeorge5082]

@@ZakWolf Oh shit I thought this was recent. To be very honest I don't think you've really changed that much.

[@george-nu5nr]

Hmm..the slapstick humour and visual gags look out of place for a Hanna-Barbera cartoon. #LooneyTunes #TinyToonAdventures #Animaniacs #MGMCartoons #DePatieFreleng

[@george-nu5nr]

Where are Fred, Daphne and Velma ?