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The Decay of Disney Channel's HalloweenTown
HalloweenTown is one of Disney Channel's biggest original movie franchises, yet in an era of constant reboots and revivals, it's remained mysteriously dormant since it's last installment in 2006. Today we'll be exploring the rise and fall of both HalloweenTown and the Disney Channel itself, to determine what lead to such a massively successful series getting locked away inside the Disney vault for good.
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Chapters:
00:00 The Birth of Disney Channel
04:33 The Origins of HalloweenTown
08:14 HalloweenTown (1998) Review
14:15 The Shifting Tides of Disney Channel
16:40 Halloween Town II (2001) Review
22:36 A Change in Direction
25:02 HalloweenTown High (2004) Review
30:39 The Recasting of Marnie Piper
34:38 Return to HalloweenTown (2006) Review
37:48 Conclusion
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Credits:
Written, Edited and Directed by: GregCubed
Lighting, Set Design, Filming: Natalie
Thumbnail: GregCubed
Voice of Sheri Singer: Natalie
Special Thanks to @Philosophase for helping provide movie footage
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  • @PhillipLemmon
    @PhillipLemmon วันที่ผ่านมา

    The fact that it took them... FUCKING YEARS AFTER THE SHOW ENDED should tell you something to the fact that.... They had no idea what to do with the ACTUAL concept of ALF DURING THE SHOWS RUN EITHER, LOL But.... I liked it... The show I mean not the movie... It was ok... But WAY TOO FORCED FOR ACTUAL SENSE, lol

  • @V2TKvideos
    @V2TKvideos วันที่ผ่านมา

    GIZMO MENTIONED!!!!!!

  • @odmblogs
    @odmblogs วันที่ผ่านมา

    BUMBLEBEEE SAVE MEEEE

  • @odmblogs
    @odmblogs วันที่ผ่านมา

    CANT HEAR SHIT

  • @moisesallinclusive44
    @moisesallinclusive44 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I NEED TO KNOW what track plays in Whale of a Birthday during the mall shopping montage

  • @eingi8597
    @eingi8597 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Not sure if it was already mentioned in comments, but the reason why was many of former tracks were replaced (most notably those associated with Krusty Krab, like The Tip Top Polka, The Girl I Left Behind or Tripping Upstairs) is because Viacom (or Nickelodeon, I'm not 100 % sure about this) did not renew the contract with Carlin Production Music (now Warner-Chappel), who own rights to them. It's basically cheaper to request show composers like Nick Carr, Sage Guyton or Jeremy Wakefield to create a new track, that sadly does not constitute for originals. Until they were given a proper names, they were mostly known as Sailor Stings among Spongebob music community. Their names were later revealed by composers themselves. Don't get me wrong - I love what the composers are doing for show, and I still enjoy many of their works, even if some find it obnoxious, but they just can't replace the original "sailor" tracks. The reason that some tracks occasionally pop-up is because Viacom still has likely contract APM Music and KPM Music, so they don't 100 % rely on their in-house composers. I'm one of these people who are genuinely glad that some old track returned. I'm still waiting on return of The West Side Rumble by Sam Spence in one episode.

  • @KaueKaueKaueComEeEeE
    @KaueKaueKaueComEeEeE 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I sent a message to two friends, they were.like: it is 10 30 pm are u ok?

  • @mayzar8646
    @mayzar8646 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    until raxdflipnote and zanelittle revived it

  • @xelldincht4251
    @xelldincht4251 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Imagine Dragons has some okay songs. I think they get more hate than they deserve

  • @Joe_0172_
    @Joe_0172_ 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    love the concept of the video man. great work💪🏻

  • @Maxwell4Smash
    @Maxwell4Smash 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    *Laughs in gamblecore*

  • @Skibster-w9l
    @Skibster-w9l 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The wrath of Cortex seems to be one of those types of games. It’s not outright bad, but once it’s small issues start piling on top of each other it messes with the whole experience. Though I wouldn’t say it killed the series.

    • @GregCubed
      @GregCubed 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The series is still alive today so really nothing "killed" it, but WoC was responsible for killing all of prestige that the Crash brand had.

  • @super8bitable
    @super8bitable 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Banana Mania reception in 2021: “Wow! Monkey Ball is actually back in some form!” Banana Mania reception in 2024: “Banana Mania is the spawn of satan actually and killed my grandma”

  • @jackschneider863
    @jackschneider863 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You saying goo lagoo instead of goo lagoon bothered me lol

  • @fine9375
    @fine9375 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    No. Don't need to watch

  • @drfirefly6205
    @drfirefly6205 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Why do i feel like he is intentionally keeping error cuts in the video to make it longer?

  • @anikchakraborty66
    @anikchakraborty66 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Dang I didn't know this much people hate IMAGINE DRAGONS.

  • @autismandgaming4532
    @autismandgaming4532 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I am here today to say: LETS GO GAMBLING

  • @KamiSanzo
    @KamiSanzo 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I never watch youtubers who hold their mic in such a stupid manner, but Ewa said this video is fantastic so here i am listening to it

  • @AnotherDaveMiller0
    @AnotherDaveMiller0 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What about "Chill Out"

  • @teaembo3398
    @teaembo3398 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It’s interesting u say that the quality went down after the second because the second is super boring to me lol and the third one is lowkey my fave

  • @patrikpapousek8034
    @patrikpapousek8034 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    you know some people like Metallica some people like tylor swift and niether of them are wrong. Just let everyone listen to what they like. And since they sellout huge stadiums across the world I'd assume people like them xD just one small thing, they don't claim to be rock band, they don't say that and just you know, respect other people's opinions. Just because you don't like specific type of music, doesn't mean it's bad. I don't listen to rap but still I'm not saying it's trash because there are no guitar riffs yk what i mean

  • @WretchedSpace45
    @WretchedSpace45 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    AWE sent me here and I’m not disappointed!

  • @bonzosmashes
    @bonzosmashes 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The singer Dan said in an interview that he didn’t want their music to be music “that people were made fun of for listening to”. wtf? I mean sure but what does that mean? The music sucks. Mission failed.

  • @DriftKingfromTekken3
    @DriftKingfromTekken3 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    No. Video over.

  • @siennahoward6957
    @siennahoward6957 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is the perfect title because even tho I grew up watching Halloween town on Disney channel on cable T.V I grew out of it fast after watching the movie like twice. I preferred twitches which honestly hasn't aged well either tbh.

  • @ArisaArtisan
    @ArisaArtisan 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

    we never see kalabar or his son again in my opinion, they KILLED them.

  • @theedarling
    @theedarling 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    it's literally so crazy to get older and realize that not everyone loved halloweentown high. it was my absolute fave as a kid, but when i did a rewatch some years ago, all i thought was: "was this movie always like this?" idk, it hit less, but i'll continue to say it's my fave bc of the nostalgia.

  • @macyg
    @macyg 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Tbh I still love all four of the movies. I was really young when the fourth one came out and have a lot of nostalgia for it. I watch the movies every year but mostly I end up skipping the third and fourth just because the vibes are so different.

  • @Clubstep94
    @Clubstep94 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    and then along came gamblecore

  • @oppakunn328
    @oppakunn328 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Something that pisses me off about the last Halloweentown high movie is the lighting. Like why is the movie so bright

  • @JayeKisses
    @JayeKisses 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    32:10 in my head cannon this is a evil witch that took over Marnie’s life after the portal was opened permanently. The real Marnie is trapped just trying to get back to her family. If they ever reboot this franchise that needs to be the storyline

  • @JayeKisses
    @JayeKisses 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    3:23 well it was the first movie franchise to make 4 movies but it’s not the only the franchise to have 4 movies. “High School Musical” has 3 movies with a spinoff movie with “Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure” then the “Descendants” franchise has 3 movies with a 4th movie spinoff “Descendants: The Rise Of Red” & there’s supposed to a part 2 which make it 5 movies which would make history. The “Zombies” franchise also has 3 movies with a 4th one on the way. Even these aren’t direct sequels they r spin offs I mean u could basically say the same thing about “Return To Halloweentown” since most of the original cast aren’t even in the movie.

  • @venessaclarke6574
    @venessaclarke6574 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    And I prefer the twitches movies I out grew halloweentown. Even if they take twitches off Disney plus I still have digital copies of the movies

  • @AliceWanders
    @AliceWanders 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    the fact that they decided to switch the actress that played Marnie out, that was the absolute defining factor for me for what made that movie suck we didn't need Sara Paxton They did a HalloweenTown where there's no familiar cast no familiar settings. We literally just have the mother and the brother. Who cares. The third film is not great, but it's definitely not worse than the fourth one. I was highly disappointed that Luke was not there, as he was one of my favorite characters. The fact that we don't see Halloween Town at all was also upsetting. The fact that Sophie wasn't in it used to be upsetting to me until I found out it's because the actress no longer wanted to act. So I understand why she wasn't there and yes it's upsetting but it's also her own prerogative. There was no need for the grandmother in the 3rd....

  • @TinyTurtleDuck
    @TinyTurtleDuck 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great video, super fun! Also, I really wouldn't mention if it only came up once, but you might wanna look up how to pronounce "caricature" if you're gonna use it with this frequency in the future 😅 It's more like the word "character"

  • @battlestar976
    @battlestar976 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Personally I love the fourth film and thought Sarah was very charming and likable as Marnie. I don’t agree with the recasting but I thought she did fine. I also hate that people think they can trash her when this was clearly not her fault. As she’s said people send her hateful messages this time of year. I’m glad four exist because if it ended on three that would been a very underwhelming finale. If they do a Halloweentown 5 I hope they don’t just ignore the 4th film.

  • @mewdreamer
    @mewdreamer 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I actually prefer Return To Halloween Town over Halloween Town High. While the later has the original cast, it just didn't really feel like a Halloween Town movie when so much of it takes place in the human world. The new characters were largely forgettable too. I didn't like recasting Marnie as much as the next person and the forced love story entirely due to High School Musical, but it had a more interesting storyline, more memorable villains and a better climax. It still isn't as good as the first two movies, but I thought it was a better note to end the franchise on than Halloween Town High all things considered. I'm also not sure how Kimberly J. Brown would have fit into the arc they had for Marnie when she comes off as more immature about magic than one would expect after what she went through the first three movies. I never really considered Sara Paxton as a Disney Channel star either. That being said, Return to Halloween Town barely having Debbie Reynolds is a huge loss since she is such a key component as to why these movie are so charming in the first place.

  • @BackupChannel-nq6fg
    @BackupChannel-nq6fg 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Sophie had the biggest drop of any main character I’ve seen. Starts out as potentially the most powerful, has less hints in the sequel, barely more than a cameo in the third one, and completely absent from the fourth. Complete wasted potential!

    • @venessaclarke6574
      @venessaclarke6574 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Ya they should have gave her a spin off

  • @BackupChannel-nq6fg
    @BackupChannel-nq6fg 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Glad I’m not the only one who noticed that about Dylan’s change

  • @derekknowles5805
    @derekknowles5805 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Around the time Halloween Town 4 came out I started to get older and didn't watch Disney channel much only like 90s and early 2000s Dcoms

  • @LiSfan2000
    @LiSfan2000 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Loving the pronunciation of caric-a-ture.

  • @montybynum
    @montybynum 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    could you please please please do this same video concept on Disney’s The Santa Clause franchise with Tim Allen

    • @montybynum
      @montybynum 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      it started in the 90s and ended in the new millennium not to mention the Disney Plus show too. I’d love to watch that for the holiday season

  • @CaSa420
    @CaSa420 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you

  • @mr.muffin5635
    @mr.muffin5635 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I've always been such a nerd about spongebob production music, and have definitely noticed this drop in musical quality as well, so seeing a video about this is awesome, sick vid!

  • @nickthompson4978
    @nickthompson4978 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Is the Halloween town series in a dvdboxset as well as underwarps

  • @ceeb420
    @ceeb420 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I couldn't for the life of me remember "Zoog Disney," but the second you showed the revamped CGI mascots, my brain exploded.