Something about Donald having a history as a angst rock performer is so perfect

@noremac7216

7 ай бұрын

The show gave us easily the best version of Donald Duck.

@The_Punisher

7 ай бұрын

I guess

@OmegaX9

5 ай бұрын

I'm just trying to figure out how he went from Quackin Park to the three habaneros.

@bsabradybunch550

5 ай бұрын

Oh hey there, fancy seeing you here

@mustash1388

Ай бұрын

there goes the "WW2 vet" theory

I love Donald calling Della "Dumbella" since that's her name in previous media. Way it's never confirmed if it's a "sibling calling a sibling by their embarrassing full name" thing like how Louie is technically named Llewellyn in this incarnation, or a "kid thinking they're coming up with a clever insult by replacing a syllable with 'dumb'" thing that happens to be a real world mythology gag is hilarious to me.

@noremac7216

7 ай бұрын

I think it's funny that they switched which one of the triplets has an embarrassing name. In previous incarnations it's always been Dewy. The new names being Lewellyn and Dewford with only Hubert remaining the same. Their original names were Lewis and Deuteronomy

@neoman4426

7 ай бұрын

@@noremac7216 Dewey at least still has an embarrassing middle name in this incarnation, "Dewford Dingus Duck" having the double whammy of "Dingus" and being a triple D name

@olivierdubreuil-gagnon2201

7 ай бұрын

@@neoman4426At least it wasn’t “Deuteronomy Dingus Duck”. Now THAT would make him hate on life.

@King_Kitsune

7 ай бұрын

​@@neoman4426 probably gave him the dingus as his middle name in reference to Scrooge's grandfather who was often called Dirty Dingus McDuck

@noremac7216

7 ай бұрын

@@King_Kitsune the dirty part was the nickname I think Dingus was his legal name

I think you missed a key point, which is that Donald remembers Dewey. When Dewey returns, no time has passed. But Donald smiles at him and says"Welcome back!" It changes some moments in the series. Perhaps the most notable being that Donald remembers a kid time traveling desperate to meet Della. So when Della wants to go on a dangerous adventure after she's just laid eggs, he knows it's a horrible idea that will end in tragedy. Which is why he fights with Della and hates Scrooge, he knew he was going to lose his sister but they went through with the plan anyway

@VJK102

7 ай бұрын

Omfg, I never considered that!!!

@rya3190

7 ай бұрын

I haven't watched the show, but I'd guess he remembers Dewey somewhat, but probably didn't make that connection till afterwards. He probably just simply didn't like the plan.

I love how when Dewey tries to tell Della and Donald about the future, they just immediately say "HAVEN'T YOU SEEN ANY TIME TRAVEL MOVIE?!" That was genuinely hilarious to me

My favorite, though probably most easily noticed, detail is the sweater. The fact that if you paid attention earlier in the episode, Donald as an adult is wearing that exact Christmas sweater (the one too big for him) Della gave him. That to me is just sort of the extra little gut punch to the feels.

Using Taylor as the voice of young Donald was so perfect, and it proves the showrunners were true fans and knew what they were doing. In a world full of reboots, this one will always stand out because they actually cared about the source material.

@windwalker5765

5 ай бұрын

Sadly, it was her last role; she passed from cancer a few months later. But they managed to bring her back. For Christmas. Which is so disgustingly wholesome that even Disney shouldn't have been able to pull it off.

I think the reason they don’t usually punish Dewey is because he usually learns his lesson by the end so it doesn’t make sense to punish him. However they don’t always portray that the best so it makes it seem like he’s just getting away with stuff

@jordancampbell8597

7 ай бұрын

This is way late, but a huge part of the issue is that it's always the same lesson. Dewey is constantly acting out and showing off and doing dangerous things, and most of the time, it's so he can glorify himself and constantly has to learn that, no, he's not God's gift to the universe and he's a kid who needs to listen to the grown-ups. And this lesson **never** sticks.

@SuperSongbird21

Ай бұрын

@@jordancampbell8597 Well, he's what, ten? Even without the nature of the show, chances are a kid his age wouldn't learn lessons as quickly as the adults would like him to. And he may just be learning the wrong lessons - instead of "Don't tag along with Uncle Scrooge when he clearly wants to be alone" Dewey just learned "Don't go time travelling".

I am SO GLAD that I'm not the only one who heard "When'd he go" when Past first appears as the Wendigo.

Surprised how you didn't mention the funny yet brilliant scene where Dewie almost tries to explain who he is to young Della and Donald. Both of them tell Dewie to not speak of the future so as not to ruin any potential things that have happened in Dewie's current time.

@jordancampbell8597

7 ай бұрын

Haven't you seen *any* movie?

@thecabbageman1

7 ай бұрын

It's also incredibly sad. Dewey is able to prevent Della from going away but knows he can't.

“No, I ran that joke into the ground, we’re not doing it anymore” aww.

@IaMaPh1991

5 ай бұрын

What joke is that? I'm behind the curve

@dakotasan8719

5 ай бұрын

@@IaMaPh1991 The fangirl squeal

@IaMaPh1991

5 ай бұрын

@@dakotasan8719 oh I thought it had something to do with that particular ghost

I'll say it again. Anybody wants to do a reboot needs to take a class from DuckTales. They walk that line of referencing old tales and creating new tails perfectly. Well respecting the original

Dude, would love more DuckTales, still one of my most recent favorites.

@based980

7 ай бұрын

same

@salmascreativitypen4489

7 ай бұрын

Agreed!

Even after all these years, it still weirds me out Goofy was Marley. I’m glad Russi Taylor got to come back once more for this; also, I love how her late husband Wayne Allwine got to play Mickey Mouse.

If you are only going to like one Jack MacBrayer performance, Wonder is certainly the one.

@lydiajulianprower8356

7 ай бұрын

Wander.

@DDarkestKnight

7 ай бұрын

And Badgey

7 ай бұрын

Over.@@lydiajulianprower8356

@travisbishop782

7 ай бұрын

Wander is the best one.

One thing you didn't mention that I feel like is worth mentioning, is how much sense it makes for Beakly to be into the spirit of christmas future over present. After all, she's a spy. She "flirted with death" all the time.

This was a very interesting holiday episode! It was nice to learn that Donald used to be able to talk normal and I loved that the episode made some callbacks to the Disney Christmas Carol film with the ghosts of Christmas!

You must have been really salty when Louie got grounded since Dewey never faced punishment for anything he did.

Honestly, I feel like the whole “Dewie could’ve been stuck in the past” bit isn’t really a concern here. The OG Ducks recognize him as a time traveler, so if Old Scrooge hadn’t picked him up then the kids would just tell Young Scrooge “ hey, this is our future descendent. Can you remember to pick him up in a few years?” And Dewey would just have to tell him what year he left in. But yeah, Dewey definitely got away with more than he should. It wouldn’t bother me that much if they hadn’t punished Louie so harshly later on just to add extra cruelty by going on his favorite adventure without him, abandoning the poor kid at home alone.

@ghostslayer1981

Ай бұрын

Actually. We gotta note. Louie literally.got GROUNDED for once in his life, even when he specifically learned his lesson, and.they even called out that just because Louie.learned his lesson, he thinks he should he free, which is swiftly shut down. Dewey literally endangers everyone more then he does, yet is let go because "awww he has puppy eyed and is acting sweet hes fine." Like jeez!

@OmegaX9

Ай бұрын

@@ghostslayer1981 honestly if it was just the grounding, I think I’d be okay with that. Louie had to learn that not everything can be solved with apologies and learning life lessons, and Della needed to learn how to be stern when it was required. It was how their next family adventure was to the place Louie most wanted to visit but was banned from going (keeping in mind that Louie is also the most reluctant one to go on adventures) while the family repeatedly called him while experiencing everything he wanted to but couldn’t that I can’t stand. I respect Louie for taking advantage of the situation with their rogues gallery to briefly become the richest duck in the world, but part of me wanted Louie to use that scheme to say “no, I’m done with this family and with adventuring”; this would’ve really shaken up the status quo and forced everyone to think more about their family dynamic. I know they didn’t have time to do this while also preparing for Moonvasion, it’s just something I wish I could’ve seen.

@ghostslayer1981

Ай бұрын

@OmegaX9 yeah. It feels like among the 3, Huey isn't often the one to do anything bad at all, Dewey constantly does things that should garner much more punishment, yet Louie gets the punishment one. He'll, I feel like with Della being stern, that should have been with Dewey. Objectively, he does the worse things then Louie does, to everyone's expense. He'll, he's her male counterpart even

This was one of the best episodes of the reboot in my opinion

We need more emo Donald Duck in our lives.

The fact that the two episodes of Ducktails that he has reviewed so far have Dewey as a main character and he despises Dewey is funny to me.

You're breaking your usual gimmick of not doing holiday episodes when they're relevant... AGAIN. 😂🤣😂

@tfordham13

7 ай бұрын

It only counts if it a week before it

@mattphillips3537

7 ай бұрын

I dunno his Juneteenth special was pretty good.

@tfordham13

7 ай бұрын

@@mattphillips3537 juneteenth isn't real

@Justthatguy1998

7 ай бұрын

@@tfordham13it’s real for some and as long as it doesn’t bother anyone who cares.

@tfordham13

7 ай бұрын

@chrisc.100 no it's not a real holiday very few black people celebrate it

Ducktales Woohoo Huge fan of the remake, done so well and respected the spirit, actually I think I like it over the original series. GLOMTALES WHO OH

@travisbishop782

7 ай бұрын

Ha! I need to watch this series again.

Wendigo's shouting their name is a part of their lore, although it usually applies the the type that transform into a terrifying +8ft lipless horror.😬

God, it's so disheartening to know that Ducktales 2017 got canceled early, so they weren't able to fill out their run during the last season (Yeah, they got to complete the show, but they didn't get to follow through with their vision, and that's always a bit disheartening). It's clear how much passion and time the crew put into the show though, so I'm still glad that I got to experience it.

You hit the nail on the head for why i loved this show: it honored where it came from while still trying to do its own thing. Meanwhile, in certain OTHER Disney properties, it's "Let the past die. Kill it if you have to." (And then having the gall to act surprised when audience interest dies too)

You must've appreciated Della putting her foot down with Louie. Now, I can let go of the fact that Dewey wasn't punished in Last Crash because extenuating circumstances didn't leave room for it. But yeah, he should've at least gotten a stern lecture in this episode.

The subtle joke about Mrs. Beakly having a love affair with Death was something that makes me giggle.

it was a masterstroke of casting when hiring Russi Taylor to voice young Donald here

I keep visualizing either Fix-it-Felix or Wander whenever Notimminy speaks.

I feel really bad how DuckTales 2017 isn't as a beloved cartoon as in amphibia an owl house😢 Also would love for you to do more DuckTales 2017 videos

@nitrosherbert888

22 күн бұрын

Its ratings were just as good

That one guy who tries to sell Scrooge on finding square rocks is a reference to a classic comic book story called "Lost In The Andies" by Carl Barks, where Donald is working at a museum and ends up knocking over a sqaure rock, it shatters revealing that they are not rocks, but actaully eggs. Sqaure eggs could revolutionize how eggs are packaged and stored, therefore a crew is sent out to find the source of these square laying chickens. The rest of the crew gets sick when they eat an omalett that Huey, Dewy, and Louie whipped up using those hundred year old square eggs, and so only Donald and the kids are left to search for what turns out to be a sqaure city of square people, who own sqaure chickens. The whole story is great, creative, and funny. Years later Don Rosa did a story that was a sequel to it and another called "The Second Richest Duck". This sequel is called "Return To Plain Awful" and I highly recconmend you read both of them if you haven't before, you'll have a good time

Although I’m not a fan of the reboot of Ducktales, this episode was definitely one of the best. Even though the morals of the episode weren’t perfect, the writers still nailed it when it came to making it appeal to the viewers’ emotions. It’s what makes Christmas that much more special when you’re surrounded by family. ❤

3:25 so, does that mean Ebenezer Scrooge and tiny Tim died because Scrooge was never redeemed?

I watched both your Ducktales discussions. I think what sets Dewey and Louie apart is intention. Louie makes a conscious decision to do something bad that can hurt others versus Dewey who does something reckless but he never meant to harm anybody. As for the episode where Dewey blaming Scrooge for what happened to his mother, you have to understand that for the whole season that Dewey was actively trying to find his mother and he felt the weight of the secret weighing down on him the more he discovered. When Scrooge opened up and shared what happened, Dewey is hurt in both ways because it showed him that: 1) Scrooge did not stop Della from taking flight as Scrooge put so much faith in her coming back home safely, 2) Della decided to act recklessly instead of thinking of her own sons and Dewey feels a certain sense of betrayal that Scrooge was enabling her worst habits. It gets addressed in the following seasons but I really contribute Dewey being "selfish" as not going out of his way to hurt others but rather a way to stay true to himself. It's not like he narcissistically makes people feel bad because he has great emapthy (Let's Get Dangerous toward Gosling) and is the heart of the triplets. With Loiue being the clever one and Huey being the smart/wise one, it would make sense Dewey is the one that dew-eys things. TL;DR: Dewey is a character I enjoy because he reminds me of myself and I wish that I had a family that never talked down on me for being weird.

I also love how Donald and Della just figure out that Dewey is from their future and roll with it.

Bro cut out the best joke! "Aw man it's all out of tune... Wait, I don't hate it!" Perfect jab at 90's rock XD

I thought Donald's rage was supposed to be a representation of men who come home from war because people didn't understand PTSD yet. And y'know he fought the Japanese several times.

More Ducktales please!

Dumbella is a reference to an early comic book that introduces the triplets.

Please shady do more ducktails reviews. This is my favorite series

Ok made up on the spot fan theory: in one of Scrooge’s early trips with the spirits they took him to this very party as a vision of the future, he remembered seeing his much older self fight the beagle boys. This means present day Scrooge was aware that his future self was coming and not wanting to deal with the Beagle Boys or people looking for investors, snuck out the exact moment they arrived.

Dam, you make me wanna rewatch all of ducktale 2017 for the 3rd time

You thought having Russi Taylor was great? The original intended voice actor for Scrooge’s father Fergus McDuck in the season 1 episode “The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck!”was going to be none other than Alan Young, but he passed beforehand.

@ShadyDoorags

7 ай бұрын

That would've been awesome. I would've gone insane had they done that.

@Mechasonicrocks

7 ай бұрын

@@ShadyDoorags Say what you will about "reboots" as a whole...THIS one was special, and this is coming from a child of the late 80's. I feel what separates this reboot from every other one is that team behind the 2017 "Ducktales" cared about the source material (or at least they cared a lot more than the teams behind other "reboot" projects). Wanting to bring in OG talent like Russi Taylor (RIP), Alan Young (RIP), Jim Cummings (who didn't return as Nega Duck due to getting mixed up in a #MeToo-esque scandal), callbacks to the Disney Afternoon, more Donald Duck (who only left the main cast and joined the Navy in the OG "Ducktales" at the behest of Disney executives at the time; As a kid that always bothered me), and honestly some really great writing (both dramatic and comedic; I love the OG "Ducktales", but going back to Seasons 2 and beyond...Eeesh, that team MUST have been getting burnt out, because those later plots are not good).

I felt SO happy when Young Donald said "Quackeronni!"

I really loved this episode. And in general- it was a great show

I think something that tended to get overlooked a lot is, while the boys lost a mom, Donald lost his own sister. I think when Donald sees the photo it's a beautiful homage to the fact that he lost her too and that not a day goes by where he didn't miss her. Also, there is a moment where Dewey gets called out for his nonsense, and it's when Huey and Louie find out he was looking for Della alone. So I guess my point is while Dewey was looking for his lost mom, he forgot his family lost Della too. And it hurts.

As fun as this whole review is, as an anime fan, the little lesson Doorags gives about 12 minutes in really hits home for, since I am one of those paradoxical old anime fans who like Ranma 1/2 but think the main couple, Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendo, are a terrible/toxic couple precisely because Akane basically refuses to ever learn that very lesson.

What a perfect reason to go back to Ducktales.

The best and most unique Christmas Carol story I have ever seen, the second is the Flintstones, and third is Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends. Most of the time I see a Christmas Carol or a Once Upon a Life parody I think the writers just want a cheap way to cash in during Christmas. PS: I have a theory behind why both these stories became so popular its because they both possess a formula for an ideal fantasy of someone being able to change over night. Think about it, both stories are about someone unhappy with the way there life is and through magic they get experience scenes that help change them in a short/unrealistic amount of time.

great episode. Personally, I never saw Dewey as that bad, in fact he's kinda my favorite of the three for his energy and enthusiasm. And I'd like to think he did mature a bit as the series went on

I think Dewey got the short end of the stick in this iteration. Scrooge has said that to get where he is in life, you have to be the smarter than the smarties, tougher of the toughies, and sharper than the sharpies. It's also shown that the boys are meant to exemplify each of these traits: Huey is the smart one, Louie is the sharp (aka cunning) one, and Webby is the tough one...wait... Throughout the show, Webby is shown to be the rough and tumble fighter given her upbringing. While this is fine, it robs Dewey of one of Scrooge's main traits. He's brave, yes, but he's not in the same league as Huey on smarts or Louie on cunning. Poor kid probably just feels out of place and just wants to fit in.

I swear to god i subbed to this guy last year and i just had to again, one day i'll get back at the algorithm for this

Scrooge's dislike for Christmas comes from Carl Barks' Christmas story "Christmas on Bear Mountain", which was Barks' typical Dickensian Christmas story and already in that story Scrooge refers to Dickens' story "A Christmas Carol" from which the character's name is also borrowed. The character was intended to be a one-time character, but it became so popular that Barks began using Scrooge more often, while maintaining the antagonistic role of the wealthy banker as a critique of capitalism and economy. Later, Barks came up with the Scottish origin of the character, which I think was a genius character innovation, because the UK had banned Christmas in Scotland and now Scrooge's dislike of Christmas was due to the fact that he wasn't allowed to celebrate Christmas as a child and as an adult he had no one to celebrate Christmas with. And this is also why Don Rosa's sequel "The Richest Duck in the World" / "The Recluse of McDuck Manor" completes A Christmas Story appropriately as Scrooge finally learns to love Christmas and finds his youthfulness back when he has Donald and the boys to celebrate with.

Ducktales 2017 recognition?! WOO-OOO!!!!!

Of COURSE they made David Tennant travel through time! That's been his thing for the past two decades give or take.

God we deserved more of this show

Didn't realize that was Wander until pointed out but immediately heard it.

Two Shaddys in short time? MERRY CHRISTMAS GANG!

Yea! Another Ducktales video! This show is an example of a reboot done right.

This guy makes good videos

Shady making a holiday episode?!? What is this…

The way I interpreted Past never being able to find Scrooge was that he was always away on Christmas eve with the spirits, assuming they found him the Christmas after he ditched Past

14:01 Wow. I really didn't notice that the first time, and now that you mention it, it makes total sense...

With all the praise you have for this serie's references and call backs, you really need to cover the finale and how badly they botched the Gargoyles reference.

13:36 I agree like he had no right to say that shit to Scrooge since he risked the whole family (minus Donald) and everyone chimes in to “DeFenD DEweY” even Ms.beakly sides with Dewey and SHE KNOWS THE SACRIFICES SCROOGE MADE

It's funny. This reboot has the trappings of what people hate in cartoons these days: self-aware dialog. But yet somehow its endearing. I think it is because it just makes the joke, and moves on.

I just realized, why didn't Scrooge ask the spirits for help finding Della? They don't even really need to mess with the past. They could just look into the past to see where she landed and then tell him in modern day so he can go get her. And even if they would have said no then he could have done it when he stole the time button

@ShadyDoorags

2 ай бұрын

The Time-Brella takes you to the place in time. Scrooge would have to be taken to Della's ship but he doesn't know where it is or even if it survived. Even if he did, Scrooge can't breathe in space, so that would likely be his death.

I definitely think you should do a video the Darkwing duck reboot pilot that didn’t continue into a show (yet). It’s not much, but it’s something to follow up your previous ducktales episode.

As a Disney fan I love the references of this show and the jokes you’re doing.

This series is absolutely great loved it

Are we not going to talk about the _DuckTales_ NES game reference with Scrooge's pogo cane off the "Whendego"? d: Also, rest in peace, Russi Taylor. You were a delight. 💚

@ShadyDoorags

7 ай бұрын

There are multiple episodes where Scrooge uses his cane as an intentional reference to the NES game, so I didn't feel the need to bring it up here. The show even has an explanation as to why the cane works that way.

@JoLiKMC

7 ай бұрын

Eh. If you ever cover the episode where Gyro gives Scrooge his pogo-cane, you can always mention it as a reference there. On a similar note, I kinda wonder if hearing "The Moon" a million times over had the same effect on you that it did on me. (A very *negative* one.)

12:22-12:24 Gosh darnit, Shady! Not only was this clip very well put together, I almost spit out the water I just took a sip from 😅!

Commentary and solid life advice. Sweet.

I love that they figure out the Dewey was from the future. Then they go don't tell us anything, cause they probably done the whole time travel thing before. Also I like how Donald is wearing the sweater Della gave him but that he also welcomes Dewey back from his time travel adventure. Small moments that make me smile.

Shady I really do love how much you use the Team 4 star clips. They are great and you are using them well.

Always love the ducktales videos 💜

I like how staff from channels I watch about staff from years ago comes about the time I watch it. It happens way too many times but I am not complaining just lucky.

Even better, theres a christmas special where scrooge IS ebenezer, and this version of him hated christmas.

Awesome vid. Enjoyed watching. Have a good Christmas

12:34 “Synergy in general is really fun to watch” I strongly recommend Wakfu. Some of the best animated team sequences I have ever seen

Loved this episode

While I generally agree that Dewey is a glory hound and attention hog who never learns any lessons in humility, I'm not so upset at his actions here, since they were largely accidental. It's not like "Duck Knight Returns," where he deliberately sabotages the film for his own self-worship. He didn't mean to interfere as much as he did.

@mdtisthebest6249

7 ай бұрын

Humility is for suckers

LIFE IS LIKE A HURRICANE HERE IN DUCKBERG

'dela didnt bother telling Donald' You mean most sisters.

God bless you Shady Doorags

DUCKTALESSSS!!! And this episode was the GOAT

I, suddenly feel that I should actually watch this show.

@Takisan111

7 ай бұрын

You should. It turned out really good.

@darwinxavier3516

7 ай бұрын

You should. It's one of the rare reboots that aren't inferior garbage.

I wasn't expecting this but i'ma watch it!

i love your videos man! you been killing it

The better Ducktales Christmas Special. The other one was confusing.

@HiAgainTheNameIsStillAyle

7 ай бұрын

Fr, like, how old Scrooge is?

@RasmusVJS

7 ай бұрын

@@HiAgainTheNameIsStillAyle Around 150 years old according to the wiki.

Another great video sir, may your content flourish and your revenue flow like wine.

This show was awesome

Merry Christmas Shady we love you

Holy shit I needed this. Thanks Shady.

Love dbza's resident space duck making an appearance lol

All I want for Christmas is a Christmas episode review of king of the hill

@claymathewselevator8121

7 ай бұрын

Pretty Pretty Dresses

@claymathewselevator8121

7 ай бұрын

The trucker one

You know what I love most about this episode? They made the wendigo a creature of pure desire and obsession, opposed to the knock off werewolves we usually get

This review is looking good so far, I may have to actually watch DuckTales

I've got to say I'll never watch the remakes of this or dark-wing the new art style is really grating to look at. Honestly it feels like minimal effort was used and a degraded version of it, props to Shady who could stand to watch it.

@jordancampbell8597

7 ай бұрын

It helps to consider it an animated comic book.

@Amins88

7 ай бұрын

I haven't watched it either, but from this review and the previous one, it looks like everything I despise about modern remakes of classic shows. Horrible art style, incessant "wink, wink, nudge" meta humor, and a complete reliance on nostalgia baiting. Plus the voice acting is irritating as hell.

@SapphireKnight675

6 ай бұрын

​@user-gt7vi9jm9m and it actually builds up to something nice