So the guy whose Etsy shop I featured in this video sent a take-down. This video was down for 37 days, and I briefly had a strike. So I'd like to formally retract any endorsment of his stuff. He is a poopy head.

I love how Smokey's name is just from his brother making a cruel joke out of Smokey's traumatic experience, what a great origin story

We started with "I'm a full blooded American" and ended with "Santa getting indoctrinated into Communism."

Oh, heck yes, love learning all this obscure stop motion lore. Fun fact, the original Godzilla was intended to be stop motion, inspired by King Kong, but the art form was so new that no one in Japan was good enough at it, so they just went ahead and invented an entire film genre instead.

"Little brother. Were you in a head-on collision? Guess I'mma call you Head-on Collision now."

Really didn't expect "they all vote no and he dies in his sleep"

My favorite part about Rankin/Bass films is almost every character has a kill count

Today I learned that Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Last Unicorn, and ThunderCats were made by the same company... small world

Worthi's "a musical number is starting" croon speaks to me on a deep level.

true king shit for talking about the unseen japanese stop motion artists that were behind these movies

The New Adventures of Pinocchio really said “save a horse ride a cowboy”

It's so funny that it's called "Smokey the Bear" because my friend who's a fireman always scolds us saying "His name is Smokey Bear he has no middle name"

Fun Fact: One of the studios from which Rankin Bass outsourced its Japanese animators, called Topcraft, is the same building that would later be used as Studio Ghibli!

Am I the only one that didn’t know that the Worthkids Wasn’t actual stop motion? What a legend, one of the best Animators on the site

The fact that Worthi goes "OOH!" at any song makes perfect sense to me tbh

If you ever dip your toes back into the metaphorical Rankin Bass pool, I cannot suggest watching one of their only forays into Halloween, a NEARLY TWO HOUR stop motion train wreck known as Mad Monster Party. It's got the highest body count out of any RB movie, a twist ending, and Phyllis Diller is there

Me, just listening along in the background at work when suddenly: ... Wait... Rankin-Bass did Thundercats??

That "dinosaur baby" reference was like getting sideswiped by a truck. I was not expecting that at all.

I just had a revelation about the magic of Rankin Bass animagic while watching this video for like the 5th time this week. Traditional Japanese Noh theater uses highly exaggerated body language to make up for the severe limitations of acting with a mask on, and I wouldn't be surprised if that's a big part of why old Rankin Bass animation looks so good and why imitations look so shoddy. Most stop motion animation productions after Rankin Bass were made in America by American animators, rather than in Japan by Japanese animators, and I think that's what Worthikids is getting at when he says that the Japanese animators themselves are the true reason these animations are so beloved to this day. There's a dedication to the artform that's extremely rare in the U.S. (Studio Laika being a notable exception)

"we're the oldest living things; don't let us die." is a very powerful and compelling statement

are we not going to talk about how santa is literally just the Buddha according to that movie

Jesus Christ, Quinton. You've been absolutely spoiling us lately.

Thank you both for highlighting the work of the Japanese stop-motion animators behind Rankin/Bass, especially Tadahito Mochinaga. It’s a shame that their work is not nearly as known or respected, especially since their animation work is so important to the charm of Rankin/Bass (as Worthikids pointed out).

Man, when they were showing someone messing up the forest, I thought the Smokey movie would have some poignant message about humans being destructive, but nope! Gorilla time!

"...With a Thanksgiving Day special, dedicated to telling the backstory of another household icon..." Oh God, it's gonna be racist, isn't it? "...Smokey the Bear." I don't think I've breathed a bigger sigh of relief honestly

I like when 60s-80s media tries so hard to make their shows blatantly anti-communist but also accidentally include pro-communist themes by having plots about wealth disparities and abusive upper classes

Hearing Worthikids' voice for the first time feels like luigi saying "hello mario" in a normal voice

I am so glad you guys addressed what makes Rankin Bass imitations look not close to them. I always loved how Worthi used the style in his work, and hearing him explain just how much he knows about it makes sense now, since he's one of the only people i've seen to actually make it work.

Just gotta say, the animators working on the stop motion portions of Elf did a fantastic job

14:35 "water is impossible in stop motion" this is so true!! one of the most difficult and frustrating things to pull off as long as you arent doing claymation or smth imo

Rankin-Bass CEO: “Okay, we gotta make a St. Patrick’s Day special! What do we have to work with?” Rankin-Bass Employee: “Well sir, it’s to honor the death of Irish catholic Saint Patrick-“ Rankin-Bass CEO: *LEPRECHAUNS FIGHTING SHAPESHIFTERS*

"I like it cause it didn't go on forever, it was just a neat little bubble," he said, after going over three whole decades of animation history.

*Aniki:* Hey...you smell all smokey. (from this traumatic forest fire) Guess we'll have to call you "Smokey" after this. *Sonny:* 👁 👄 👁

"Hey, I'm Quinton, and here's a topic about a relatively obscure part of a popular form of media."

30:40 I think rather than saying, "Because it's Japan," What made Rankin and Bass Animations so charming, is that prior to this, nobody on earth had ever seen Stop-Motion Animation at this level before. At the time, it was Innovative and captivating, and to this day, it triggers nostalgia in a lot of people. I remember watching and enjoying Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer when I was 8 years old, while playing with my LEGOS I got from Santa Clause. And following Worthikids work, It's pushing those same buttons for me too. It's Charming, and it looks authentic!

“Why would you call him smokey after this?! Its horrible!” Teddy roosevelt: 0.0’

I could listen to like a whole 2 hour podcast about them talking about the water and the Ooo face. it was so fun to hear their enthusiasm about this.

Fun fact, actual Saint Nicholas is the ancestor of a prominent anarchist theorist, Peter Kropotkin

“Don’t let us die Smoky” was that really part of the movie or did you add that in post? That is too crazy for me to believe.

Quinton totally seems like the kind of dude to get disproportionately mad when people use the interjections in “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” (Monopoly!, Like a Lightbulb!, Cha Cha Cha!, etc..)

My grandfather worked for Rankin and Bass on most of the Christmas movies as a storyboard artist. Apparently he hated Heatmeiser and Coldmeiser with a passion, thought they were horrendously stupid.

God bless the bootleg people on Etsy selling stuff that was never released on home media I have a Billy and Mandy box-set now because of them

Just curious, why did you guys not mention the Jackson 5 TV show by Rankin Bass? There's an episode where Michael Jackson basically gets drafted into Vietnam, I feel like that's unmined gold for this video.

Caught myself trying to do the Rankin/Bass "oo face" while they were talking about it.

So Smokey the Bear had PTSD.

Wait does this mean that Rankin-Bass movies are technically anime?

The last Santa Claus production sticks in my mind for just how Tolkien-esque it is. Actually, come to think about it, there was an animated version of that released sometime in the late 90's/early 2000's on Toonami that was also really good. Does anyone else remember that one?

I was rewatching this while doing dishes and turns out my dad (Who was born in the early 60s) knew a lot of these! Though he admitted he had forgotten about them, and upon watching some of this while I put stuff away, he remarked "and I can see why, these are weird"

Smoky the Bear has the same origin as Spider-Man. He didn't put out one fire and it killed his family so now he's devoted his life to stopping all fires

The mute cowboy looks like the misfit toy who rides an ostrich in “Rudolph”.

Does anyone remember that weird A Year Without a Santa Clause spin off movie about the Miser Brothers that aired like once in the 2000s and then never again? I think it was called A Miser Brother’s Christmas and I think it was about them having to do Santa’s job of delivering presents? Idk I just remember the Miser brothers looking vaguely like they did in the original Rankin/Bass film but all the other characters didn’t even try to replicate the style.

As an Australian, I have absolutely no attachment to these films but I have such a technical fascination with them. Worthi being able to recreate it so faithfully using digital methods is absolutely mind blowing. I was blown away with his work in your VidCon video

First part of "The new adventures of Pinochio": Pinochio has some crazy adventures i guess Second part of "The new adventures of Pinochio": two stand users time travel to prove their land-lady they're not commies

B- Big Top Burger isn’t 2D animation????? Well i’m going to have a crisis

Me, here, 3 years later at Christmas; I appreciate you taking the time with this video, even knowing it doesn’t perform well right away! This was an interesting watch, and I’m on my way to find the other Rankin Bass video you mentioned making!

Quinton: this video will go mostly unnoticed until 5 or so years when it’ll start to rebound This video: *is literally the very first thing suggested on my home page*

I did not expect that Korone reference. It's nice to find out that not even Quinton is safe from the vtuber rabbit hole.

I miss when ABC family would spam these stop motion movies during December.

petition to make a reboot called "The Newest Adventures of Pinocchio" that just keeps following Bosco and Pinocchio is never even mentioned

25:30 Worthi's joy over Peter Nook is so wholesome 😄

8:08 Was not expecting a Korone reference! Color me pleasently surprised!

Surprised that "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" was on here. It was on "25 Days of Christmas" a lot on Fox Family/ABC Family/Freeform. I've seen it nearly as many times as Rudolf, Frosty, etc. Absolutely more times than The Little Drummer Boy.

The fact that Rankin Bass did a version of the life of Santa Claus makes me oddly happy. But the 2D musical version from the early 2000s is still my favorite

Here in Canada, they played The New Adventures of Pinocchio every morning at 5:30 am. To me they seem like a fever dream. They were creepy and weird and now I need to go find them and watch them to see if they were really real.

26:54 "He looks like a member of Nickelback." SAINT Nick-elback perhaps?

"dinosaur baby... woaahh" someones been watching korone

Worthikids: Idk, I mean water is impossible with stop motion *Laika has entered the chat*

worthikids' reaction to the songs has large grandma energy

Watching this has confirmed what I always had suspected: Worthi is a precious human that must be protected.

you call it the “Rankin/Bass Ooh Face” but they are clearly pogging.

Oh my god, Worthi's reaction when a song starts is adorable holy shit XD

Worthikids being inspired by the Rankin Bass and their mouths is one of the most revealing things ever, god bless

From Monkey Commies to Santa Marx: The Rankin/Bass Story

25:47 Wait this is straight up the story of Siddhartha Gautama

I absolutely adore all of Worthi's works, he's seriously an incredible animator, bigtop burger is one of my favorite things to EXIST

I thought you were joking when you said Smokey the Bear was a household name, I've never heard of them.

I am but a simple gal. I see Rankin/Bass, I click. I see Worthikids, I click doubly fast.

Holy hell Worthi is so talented how the hell did Quinton Reviews collab with such a God!??

The Korone Dinosaur baby reference fucking hit me like a god damn truck, was not expecting it

use of cathy “ack!!!!” is too much i’m cackling

Worthikids: pinocchio over the nose, he can't hear me Worthikids: *oh no, anyway*

2021 Christmas special: *Ranking* Bass (tier list)

Fionn MacCumhail, the Irish hero, had two foster moms who taught him fighting and magic

Wow. I had forgotten a lot of these but in my defense I am old. Still love the original Snow Miser vs Heat Miser. Thanks for bringing this to KZfaq and I'm surprised how high quality the video is. I should see if any of the oddball ones are of decent quality on disk.

I fckn love Worthikids! Palpatine's journey got recommended for me and even though I don't like or care about star wars I clicked it and then I watched it over and over again, sent it to all my friends and got very offended when they didn't like it as much as I did! Also Big Top Burger is so good

I like how Quinton has gone from putting an image of Korone in his Ready Player One 2 video to making a full reference to her in this video.

The green fairy really pulled an Uno reverse card on that dragon

For a long time I thought that Peter Cottontail one was a dream I had. What a trip. Great review of their work

The Rankin/Bass specials that time forgot .

A Quinton and Worthkids collaboration on bizarre Rankin/Bass projects , now that's definitely a pleasant surprise. 😁👌

I go back and watch Quinton's older videos from time to time as a comfort thing, this is one of my favorites. I love how both Quinton and Worthikids have so much genuine enjoyment for this weird bit of animation history, and I like how they just seem like two friends watching movies together. Also... in hindsight it is wild that the iCarly project started as one planned video... Quinton, good luck on catching up with all those goals you set "for 2021".

Worthi making weird noises masterpost 5:52 LEEEEETSSSSS BEEEEEEEE 7:05 that’s so anime! :3 8:11 WOAAAAHHH 8:21 what is this noise sir 13:05 Oooooh JAMES CAGNEY 13:07 Wohooo tells the! 16:03 OH! A song for the turtle!! 16:04 weird noises continue 23:02 evil crow noises 25:04 HAHAHAHA Fuck! That’s funny, it’s so LOUD!! 25:33 #1 Peter Nook fanboy 27:12 AHHA! EMPTY, EMPTY 28:48 AAAGGGGHAAA (I think the man was holding back with the laugh in Friends in Low Places lmao) 32:35 The ouo saga 32:47 this man is secretly a bird 36:37 *honks*

You know what's crazy, I actually vaguely remember leprechaun and the Christmas gold, I just didn't realize it was ever called that, I also remembered the life and adventures of Santa Claus too, but I never heard of the new adventures of Pinocchio or the smokey the bear special, so I still found this video informative, and also a bit nostalgic too, thanks Quinton

Why is it so hard to get "The Year Without a Santa Claus" on DVD/Bluray? It isn't on any of the collections, only standalone.

I love Worthikids but I never knew what his regular speaking voice sounds like until now!

They never believe me when I say "Holly Jolly Christmas was a song written for Rudolph"

How did the image of the crying girl's eyes turning red and mouth opening uncomfortably wide not end up the thumbnail?

Reject Capitalism, return to Monke.

24:58 I swear that lioness sound like Pokemon, that got me cracking up.

I never knew that Worthi took the "o" mouth style he uses so often from Rankin Bass, that's really cool. The analysis at the end was very on point.