Back when every network were trying to have their big hit adult cartoon.

If Clerks had premiered two years later on Adult Swim, it would have had a run like Aqua Teen or Venture Bros.

It makes happy to hear these shows get more recognition

The Clerks cartoon was too good to live. When I first got the DVD I watched all of it over and over and over. Hell, I'll probably go through the episodes again now!

Weird things I noticed about The Goode Family is that the Drawn Together creators, Matt Silverstein & Dave Jeser, were writers AND executive producers in it. Another odd name I saw is Jordana Arkin, who would then go on to...co-develop Star Vs. The Forces Of Evil? Huh.

That’s pretty interesting that UPN offered to give The Critic a third season. They did have Dilbert at the time which was doing well (for UPN standards), and I can see them packaging the two with Home Movies coming in as a nice little block.

I don’t know the Goode Family and happy to have missed it. Capital Critters is remember and enjoyed, probably because it was a cartoon that aired at night. We didnt have 24 hour cartoon channels back then kids! I remember clerks, it was fine. I LOVED “the critic” still do. A lot of those jokes still crack me up. The Critic needs more love.

"I thought this was a cartoon not an anime." Best DeAngelo quote ever.

“I hope this isn’t the last we’ve seen of Dante and Randal” *Shed’s a tear* He doesn’t know.

The streets need more hatsoff content

Capital Critters kinda reminds me of An American Tail. But in America! Also I loved Clerks. Both the show and animated series. Also at first I ONLY knew kevin Smith from silent Bob so I was kinda surprised when I found out that he actually CAN talk! (Kevin Smith). Idk. I was kinda dumb back then! Also Hellen from The Goode Family is basically Peggy Hill cranked up to 100!

Really enjoy your insight on these. Would absolutely love for you to dissect USA Network's only Adult Animated 4season show that has been seen now as ahead of its time; Duckman.

Another fantastic video Man! Absolutely love seeing people cover cartoons from lesser talked about channels! I'm hoping you can cover TBS original cartoons like Neighbors from Hell and Tarantula one day soon!

To be fair to Kyle, Garfield Christmas is pretty great.

I assume MTV Cartoons are next? Unless I missed that video somewhere, but I like to hear your thoughts on stuff like Celebrity Deathmatch and Good Vibes, as well as several others. That would be a great video to look forward to...if it hasn't existed, I don't know KZfaq is weird

ABC's biggest problem was that they didn't understand people liked watching animation in blocks. Saturday Matinee, Saturday Mornings, even in Japan there's an Anime time block. They thought one cartoon could work, because the Simpsons did. But the Simpsons has always been an anomaly.

I mean to be fair, I know alot more people who act like the Goode family nowadays, I would say it pretty accurate to me how they behave in real life, I swear my neighbors where just like that family.

Fun Fact, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra did the soundtrack to the Incredible Crisis video game (You pulled one of their songs as the backing track for your discussion of the Clerks cartoon). They're still out there today, and were recently featured in Japan's Olympics closing ceremonies. Great band! If you have the time, definitely check them out!

Mike Judge uses the same voice for Mr.Van Dresan in Beavis and Butthead

I'm glad I found your channel. I've been missing out brother.

My suit from High School is so clean, man, it's almost like I haven't fit into it in 20 years!!

Clerks animated is litteraly the best cartoon made by Disney TVA, and i mean that. Also did you know that Disney TVA made Clerks? Because they sure did.

the Goode Family would have worked better if it was about Beavis & Butthead's homeroom teacher Mr. Van Driessen's family

the Critic is the closest thing to a Fraiser animated series

Another great video. If you’re looking for future topics, may I suggest doing a video on the Crunchyroll Originals? There’s like four shows there that aren’t anime, so it might be the right size.

Aww damnit. This video is well researched. You brought up the Capitol Critters Burger King Toys. I thought I had a "fun fact" to contribute. Oh well, great job. Also I don't know why but this is the 2nd video tonight that KZfaq has recommended me that talks about Capitol Critters. When it comes to Kevin Smith movies I remember liking MallRats, though that was also a long time ago when I was a teenager. I have not gone back to see if it holds up. Maybe give it a shot ? I think it's on that streaming service that is two words, starts with an A and ends with ime. (YT seriously deletes comments that mention that service). Also The Critic... It stinks ! Actually, I love that show.

Favorite ABC Adult animated series. 1. The Critic 2. Capitol Critters 3. The Clerks animated series BTW: My favorite of the Capitol Critters is Muggle, mainly because I'm a fan of his voice actor, Bobcat Goldthwait. My least favorite is Jammit because he reminds me too much of my one of my older brothers. Edit: The Critic is also a good show. I'm sort of neurotic and I'm a TV/ movie reviewer like Jay Sherman, but when it comes to movies and shows I don't like I don't go "It Stinks" I just say "this wasn't for me, but it might be good for someone else". Edit 2: I still wish there was a third season, especially if there was an episode where Jay Sherman finds his birth parents. I know that cant happen because half of the voice actors have passed. Still dare to dream

Out of all the shows you’ve talked about on this vid, the Critic is the one I’ve seen the most. Back in my early internet days I had heard people talk about it and seen clips here and there, including IGN who put it on their top 100 cartoon list long ago. I do agree the show can be alittle too mean spirited, heck the first ep almost made me rethink about watching it further but I ended up watching the first ep of S2 next which while I didn’t get back to it right away did keep my interest. I still occasionally watch compilation vids of the movie parodies here and there, heck sometimes I use them to encourage me to watch the actual films lol. One change that I thought was interesting about S2 was Jay’s sis who looks almost completely different. I honestly thought she looked cuter with the S2 design. It’s really too bad about the whole drama around the Simpsons crossover because the ep itself I actually liked, was it alittle too focused on Jay, maybe but still had the same charm a normal Simpsons ep had. What’s really funny about the Siskel and Ebert guest appearance is that they actually reviewed a few eps when it was still on it’s first season and didn’t really like it from what I remember so them showing up in S2 is so ironic. 😂 As for webisodes….yeah I understand while fans don’t really like talking about them. Not just because of the new love interest, just to me it didn’t always seem right.

Long long ago I just happened to be a young boy watching ABC late one weekend night, saw the first aired episode of clerks. It was so funny to me. Then I never saw anymore, but it stuck with me hard. Then we got a cable internet connection, and when I discovered I could download videos I ended up looking up clerks and not only did I find the cartoon, there was a black and white movie. Which I watched repeatedly. Since then Kevin Smith had a lifelong dmdan who has since paid him lots of money on ticket sales and merch.

I really want a reboot of The Critic, and yes, I agree, the webisodes aren't canon and Alice and Jay are happy together, also imagine Jay as a KZfaq movie critic, he would be one of those elitists that always review foreing or "weird" films and only ever praise those, it would work wonderfully

Hats off, my man, you gotta tell me you were'nt a little inspired with Clerks character designs for the animated show yoyr working on...because, man, do you share the same design principles ; and thats fantastic!🎉

Do an International Disney Channel video, showcasing several animated shows from different territories, only though.

the goode family feels like it might actually be aging well because, as a parody of performative lefties, it looks like it works

Honestly, if I was stoned, id swear that rat show was just genius subversion that of which the likes of Bojack Horseman wouldnt dare try.

Clerks was the art style I used Most in high school. I loved that series 🤣

I love the Goode Family lol, ahead of its time for sure.

LMFAO, some of that stuff in the intro was WILD, bruh. I fkin died! / I saw bits of the Clerks, but I caught The Critic here and there as a kid but more as I got older. Anytime I'm reminded of The Critic, I'm reminded of Duckman and The Tick. I feel there's another show that was on air around the same time as them, but the color blue feels associated with it.

There’s a novelty to this era of adult animation that is unmatched. Not all these shows are winners, but it’s so cool seeing so many networks trying to throw things at the wall see what would stick, I love eras of experimentation because it gives us so many things to look at and appreciate the intentions of. I’d much rather take failed ambition, than successful safety.

The Myth The Legend and the Hero Himself Returns ❤🎉😊

I'm loving these videos! Hopefully, this new traction helps these hidden gems come back.

I remember One Saturday Morning as well. Didn’t get to see it much but I’d occasionally have it on at a hair salon my family went to. The salon even had Disney Adventure magazines. They were pretty much my go to pop culture info outlet before I got into Wikipedia and TV Tropes.

Clerks was pure genius and I am actually kinda happy there werent more eps cuz it may have lost its sharpness. The Critic was great however rewatching episodes a lot of the references are old and anyone born after 2000 likely wont get a lot

When I was younger, I thought The Critic took place in the world of Hey Arnold.

The guy who played Jay's dad was the funniest part of the show.

Clerks TAM is criminally underrated.

Clerks was the show when I was younger it was hard to keep up with tho. The slots would change and boom gone in a month or so. The critic was classic, thx to the few writers from the simpsons, but again slept on like duck man. This video just brings my 90's nostalgia forth.

If ABC just kept at it, they could've had an adult animated series that was a hit of their very own.

Oddly, I watched the Clerks cartoon when it aired. Both episodes. At least a few years before I learned about the movie it was based on.

Good stuff, keep it up. Also awesome to see Incredible Crisis OST used during the video.

I bought the Clerks cartoon dvd just a month or so ago so I’m hoping to do what you did and watch the movie first. Sadly one of the only ways you can officially watch other than iTunes. As for the sitcom pilot, I’m glad that one didn’t go to series. The fact they tried to make it a laugh track show is an automatic nope to me. One little personal fun fact about this is I remember first seeing the VHS version of this series at one of my local video stores and I had no idea what it was lol.

22:53 actually he sounds a lot like VanDriessen (hippy teacher) from Beavis & Butthead

There was a a recent animation that ABC had in the late-20120s that barely did got any recognition & marketing called Ginger Snap…which was available on its VoD service.

I still remember owning the Capital Critters toys!

22:47 Mike Judge is using the voice he used for the guidance counselor in 'Beavis and Butthead' for Gerald.

Make Jay Sherman a KZfaqr? They kind of did that with an early 2000s revival as a flash cartoon (waaaay ahead of its time). All the episodes are on the dvd. ❤

Honestly, The Critic's theme song slaps.

Another big issue with Clerks was ABC hadn't even seen the movie so when Kev and crew came to them with the pilot, according to Kevin, they instantly gave them a list of stuff they weren't allowed to do. In frustration he asked the Disney lawyers if they hadn't seen his then 3 movies with these characters why buy it? His response was We don't even know

Kind of crazy how some of these shows ended cause years later we get ABC family having some of the most unhinge shows and themes on said shows

36:41 yessss I watched that on netflix as a kid loved it 🥹

I watched The Critic and Clerks when they aired, and I'm still convinced that Capital Critters didn't actually happen

Mike Judge tried and failed at writing a liberal family, I wonder if stuff like this has to be an experience though

i had no clue capitol critters was an adult show until literally just now 😂 as a furry i only knew it through the odd fanart i'd find floating around-- jammett is a bit of a heartthrob for some folks, evidently! i just find that very cute lol

And can you also do an Indie animation rocks part 3, with The Amazing Digital Circus, please?

You have outdone yourself, I was present and accounted for when these shows were intinally airing. I wasn’t aware too much of Capitol Critters and would easily mistake it for something for children, as a HB property, it could get an early AS treatment and become a bit more than what it's trying to be. Clerks Tas: I was introduced to Kevin Smith's work during an airing of Mallrats on ABC in summer of 98 and later, I was a bit stoked for a new prime time cartoon with Clerks, I did watch the 2 episodes which aired and was eagerly awaiting ep. 3, in hindsight, I wish they stucked to UPN instead, I did get the DVD set and it was something special, I was introduced to the idea of character designs, storyboarding, anamantics, every BTS treat imaginable. The Goode family: I was a fan of Judge's Beavis and Butthead and was slowly losing interest in King of the hill, I did gave this series a chance, though looking back, it wasn't as grab heavy as I thought it would be. The Critic, I did grew up with this and it's still latches to me, the character was likable when you're not taking it as seriously as one is. Overall, its a pretty good retrospective.

The basic concept for my cartoon series concept for a family friendly audience: 2:54

"is it safe?" clerks

Thank yeux for the the DEL plug and putting “time is too expensive” @18:30 As the screen time theme song it’s fucking perfect Yooooooo 🙏👁🙏

A reboot could be jay son as a KZfaq critic

have you thought about reviewing all the TZGZ shows? SYFY tried to have a toon block for almost 2 years (2020-2021) each saturday night and then randomly canned it. Gary and His Demons was legit funny and the only one to get a season 2 on amazon prime after TZGZ shot itself in the foot so quickly, and the Cyanide and Happiness Show kept going on KZfaq for free. Adult swim prob didnt take Gary because of how close he acts and talks like Rick Sanchez.

Bruh, that clip at the start was wild 💀💀💀💀

I feel like a Critic reboot would work really well as a commentary on the conflict between old media vs new media. Maybe itd be about Sherman trying to stick to his guns by the old methods on tv and newspaper while thats slowly being phased out by internet media and independent creators, and him having to come to terms that his career either has to evolve or be slowly put out of work. I think coming from it that way would be interesting

you give me a rebel taxi vibe, I hope you post more often then him

7:14 Yo thats Bobcat Goldthwait! You hear it once and you never forget it. He's a comedian who became famous from his roll in the Police Academy movies. In '91 he made a movie with his lifelong best friend Tom Kenny called Shakes The Clown featuring a young Adam Sandler and a Robin Williams cameo. If you haven't seen it, DO IT. Fun fact, Tom Kenny is a huge fan of Muddy Waters. He and Bobcat went to go see him perform when they were teens and got him to sign one of his records, as they tell on the DVD commentary .The DVD commentary of the movie is just as good as the movie itself. Also, you are familiar with Beavis and Butthead right? Mike Judge did most of the male voices on that show.

As someone who loves mice/rats I think Capitol Critters deserves a modern-day reboot and a chance to improve upon its flaws

Hope you're having a good day

I had never heard nor seen Capitol Critters even back during it’s Cartoon Network days. Since it’s a short series I wouldn’t mind giving it one shot. Interesting Neil was the MC since several years later he’d be Spider Man on MTV.

I choked on my drink on the two thumbs comment!🤣

The voice you like from the goode family is also the same voice of the hippy teacher from beavis and butthead. Mike judges first show. Hilarious if you like teenage burnout humor from the early 90s. Couch fishing is a masterpiece episode

do you know the show "DAN VS"? i think you will like it

I think the first time I’d had heard of the Goode Family was from a Christian review site I used to follow called Plugged In. I think they even talked about it on their podcast, heck I remember they even talked about the Napoleon Dynamite cartoon. I also saw that the show was surprisingly on VRV back when it was still around. At first I wasn’t interested in it because I didn’t really think too much of Mike Judge’s cartoons but I might give this a shot someday since it’s a short series.

18.22 big up for playing del For anyone who ain't know the song is called time is too expensive

You forgot to mention “Flintstones” as it was the first adult animated sitcom to hit the airwaves on ABC during the early sixties.

what do you mean 'there's no ice'/ you mean i gotta drink this coffee hot?!

You have to finish Kevin Smith’s filmography, Chasing Amy is one of my favorite Rom Coms and Dogma is an absolute masterpiece.

30:30 Maurice's first Emmy was for his Orson Welles impression, though he won it as part of Futurama use of the same historical figure in 2011.

23:57 This scene always threw me off and I didn't know why until DeAngelo pointed it out. She's supposed to be "the Luanne" of this show, but it doesn't work because 1) Luanne is an adult and 2) she was a flesh out character 1st and a sexy character 2nd.

I never watched The Critic until the internet but oh man it's a good show that was funny lol.

I know this may sound strange but the Critic I think would work well as a play on stage

19:38 that was him

ABC My Least Favorite Of The Broadcast Networks mostly due to Disney ownership

"..like a prop on Aqua Teen'...... 7:17 At which i knew i had to subscribe! ALSO loved that Gas leak possible fourth 'exec' in the room

The Goode Family and Idiocracy were well ahead of their time (like a decade or more) it's sort of weird as both had Mike Judge's involvement to a lesser or more severe degree. If you remember older American Dad episodes, the humor mostly came from how over-the-top conservative Stan was and the contrast to his more liberal daughter Hayley, now the show barely references that. I could see The Goode Family succeeding on a smaller niche network or service now crazy as it seems. Generally injecting politics into a series or cartoon hasn't been a good idea for over twenty years because it's so divisive and most folks would rather be offended than laugh at something now. People can't agree on anything, especially on the internet.

"Run for your life! ROSEANNE'S ON THE LOOSE!"

Capitol Critters was not what I was expecting. The only reason I knew about it before this video was because Tomar talked about it on Oneyplays lol.

People please watch the jersey trilogy (clerks,mallets,chasing Amy) then watch the sequels two clerks

12:25 no way it was made for less than 30,000 dollars

Great analysis.

13:25 lol love archer

one Saturday morning ranking when

Wow good video ❤ New sub ❤❤