The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Welcome To The Basement
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Elmo has lost his favorite blue blanket and there’s only one way to help! Hop on over to the old leather couch for a journey into Grouchland with all of your favorite muppets.
In Seen It, we discuss cages of birds, fateful hands and a man named Conan in perpetual motion.
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“If Mandy Patinkin is singing a song, it’s necessary.” - Truer words have never been said.
Mr. Patinkin can sing
Huxley's song had a pretty important point, if you keep in mind it's a movie for kids. The first meeting shows the villain just wants to own everything, which is a pretty understandable idea for kids, and more importantly depicts it as a really bad trait. The song evolves the idea and shows the deeper motivation for him wanting everything is so nobody else can have anything, which may seem trite or insignificantly subtle, but to a little kid's mind I think that could be quite the hard-hitting concept that really shows why a greedy mindset is bad. I bet this movie prevented or cut short the "MINE" phase in a lot of children.
There's something hysterical about watching two grown men view a children's movie and being surprisingly into it.
"Hello. My name is El Mo. You have my blanket..
.. Prepare to die."
What made "Follow That Bird" work is because it felt like the world of "Sesame Street" brought into the cinematic world while still staying true to the charm of "Sesame Street", with tons of fan service including an instrumental rendition of "Sunny Days", and while Big Bird was the focus, the other characters got a good chance to shine on the big screen. It also knew what elements of the show to keep out such as characters talking directly to the audience, so that way the film could have a more traditional film structure with a decent flowing narrative. "Elmo In Grouchland" meanwhile feels like one of those direct to VHS "Sesame Street" spinoff projects that somehow got got dumped onto the big screen at the last minute. Not only that but while Elmo may be very lovable, he also has what you might call the Mater curse, where he's fine as a supporting character or as the focus of an episode, he's not interesting enough to sustain 90 minutes. Not only that but its narrative wanted to replicate something like "The Muppet Movie" where Ernie and Bert constantly interrupt the movie to break the 4th wall, but here they don't say anything clever and just state the painfully obvious. Not only that but even Elmo just feels the need to slow the movie's barely above 60 minute run time down to a crawl to reenact leftover material from the "Elmo's World" segment on "Sesame Street". And with news of a new "Sesame Street" movie being in the works, lets just hope it follows the production philosophy that "Follow That Bird" laid out, and learn from the mistakes made by "Elmo in Grouchland".
"Elmo has night terrors!" lol too funny
'Time to feed your pigeons' was a code they came up with for 'time to take your pills'.
It was sad when Sesame Street was reduced to ONE muppet (Elmo). It was the only character that you would see.
I dunno. I mean sure there was a bigger focus on Elmo during the late 90's/early 2000's but he didn't completely erase anyone. They still got episodes to themselves. If anything, all Elmo did was replace Big Bird as "Sesame Street's" mascot.
I had this on VHS and watched it religiously as a kid.
Grover deserves his own movie.
Grover grew up and became Yoda, so he has a bunch of his own movies.
Maybe the upcoming Sesame Street movie would have Grover next year
"10, 9, 7..." "DAMNIT" Had me laughin
I hear Mike Matei did a great review of that film, look it up. :)
11:51 then again Elmo is a little kid monster so at his age I don't think that means anything to him.
Unintended consequence of this episode: My you tube recommendations feeds is overwhelmed by Elmo and sesame street episodes
Lucky.
I can remember watching Elmo do the raspberries challenge as a child and just getting my mind blown.
Is there really no Grover movie? He’s the best character. Notice how many times they quoted him? I can’t believe Super Grovers only on screen appearance isn’t even part of the SSCU.
So, not to age myself here, but this was a film that I watched dozens of times when I was about Lorenzo’s age. (My youth disgusts me as well.) Watching this episode was like having a Nam flashback. It just all came flooding back to me. I will say, watching Patinkin’s delivery of the ‘West Side Story’ line made me laugh for about five minutes, so this movie has that going for it.
I like to imagine that oscar is an interdimensional fugitive.
I don't know what is more unbelievable! You guys watching an Elmo movie or that Elmo movie had a marxist revolution?
"Elmo is Spanish for 'The Mo'" still might be one of the greatest one liners of all time
When I saw the title I rolled my eyes, but this was actually really cute!
If the bad guy (forget his name) steals everything Elmo should have been like "if you don't give Elmo blacket back there is a bullet in the gun for you"
Nothing like some good old fashioned wholesome children's entertainment...for our hosts to rip to pieces.
This was perfectly timed as I’m currently babysitting my 16 month old niece who loves Elmo! Thanks guys!!!
That's nice. If you can, buy your niece, "Follow That Bird" on DVD. I think she'll love that movie as well. :)
You two are looking particularly scrumptious in this episode.
Wow, I remember that Bert and Ernie Sing along album! I loved it as a kid.
Guys, I used to watch this movie ALL the time when I was younger. I haven't seen it or even thought of it in forever! Keep it up you studs!!
“....Grouchland” seems like the first Meta Muppet Movie?
also, that’s one sexy Grouch! Am I going to be arrested for these indecent trashy thoughts I thought of in the trash?
Chuckled on this one. Good job, guys.
When I tell you that this was THE movie that I'd rent every time from my local West Coast Video until I was far too old for it. I never expected to see this film appear in the Basement, and I have no clue what possessed Matt Sloan to choose it. Nevertheless, I am grateful for the throwback!
A friend of mine named his firstborn son Elmo. To be fair, the kid is freakin' adorable and the show IS all about him now. =)
When I was growing up, Follow That Bird was the big Sesame Street movie
A movie rental place/bar is actually a great idea, I can find places to talk movies online but to meet other cinephiles in real life isn't easy.
They have one like that in my home town, which Craig visited if I remember correctly. Casa Video in Tucson, AZ. I'd highly recommend it if you're ever in that town!
@@GonzoCiosain Sounds great, but Arizona's a bit of a jaunt for me I'm afraid, I live in Canada.
Arizona also has the Film Bar in Phoenix
@@alexanderforbes1452 Near me in St. Catharines, Ontario there is That's Entertainment, not really a bar but it is a "destination" video store. They have all kinds of movies including Critereon Collection flicks, a full porn section in the back, and even a decent selection of video games. Up front they have a convenience store filled with American candy and drinks you can't get anywhere else unless you cross the border, stuff like Ice Caps and YooHoo!.
@@SimonCallahan If I ever get the Ontario it sounds like a cool place to check out, I do want to see more of the country one day but I live in Saskatchewan right now. I typically don't bother telling non-Canadians that I live in Saskatchewan and just tell them I live in "Canada" because I don't imagine too many people outside Canada know about us.
I'm definitely "Team Grover"
I loved this movie as a kid, but I always sobbed violently when Elmo lost the blanket 😅
*"Elmo has no Peripheral Vision"* 😂
Just questioning the faint memory of video stores like blockbuster makes me start feeling old. The great thing is it means there's no more VHS rewind before you return drag.
This plot reminds me of Thor: Ragnarok in some places
For future reference, in Polish "w" is read as "v". ;) Anyhow, thanks for mentioning my humble contribution on the show.
Second "Seen It" suggestion of mine that's been used this season! The other was The Meyerowitz Stories, which I suggested on Facebook.
Curious what you guys thought of Mandy. I absolutely adored it, but my wife hated it.
Big bird was the protagonist when I was a kid. And he had a latin american cousin that we knew as Abelardo!!
I love the Film Bar idea
Please do more important films such as this; excellent episode.
Grover > Elmo all day, every day.
My dad set up a small TV in his car with a VCR. We watched movies on it. This was one of them.
The Grouchletariat must rise up and seize the means of disposal
Ever seen Fuller’s The Naked Kiss btw? If not, it’d be some great melodramatic fun for you guys.
With Gordon and Maria, it's pretty clear why they got arrested for no reason.
SEEN IT: Since it's an Altman flick I'm going to assume "Yup", but have you seen O.C. & Stiggs? (15 times)? SO many great cameos and sublime absurdity!
2:30 Von is german, Van is Dutch. It means "from" and was originally a marker of nobility and denoted the place the family came from. So Count Von Count means he is the count who came from Count, meaning in the Sesame street canon there is a place named Count.
holy shit i used to watch you guys when i was younger. im glad youre still making vids! still hilarious as ever
Here in Japan, rentals are still going strong. Tsutaya rents and sells DVD's, BluRays, CD's, and comics...
I imagine the raspberry scene was very awkward for the audience in theatres.
Hey cool, they saw my Seen It!
I got a notification.. Just on my way home from a night out. Watching Basement on the train home. 🚅
Here in Tucson there is Casa film Bar. They have themed nights and other things like what you were taking about Matt. They also rent movies.
It seemed like this movie was the poor mans childish version of Labyrinth ... bad guys sidekick betrayal... stealing something precious to the main character... meeting up with many friends and helpers pointing said character along the way... I mean even the cave scene was like when the oubliette...
Well this is a movie I never thought you'd do
Was this just uploaded? I didn't see it in my sub box, nor did I get a notification for it, but I searched it on TH-cam and it showed up.
There is actually a local video store where I live that's still open and they recently opened a bar there where they show films and TV shows on the TVs there. So what you said at the beginning of the video may be taking effect on other video stores as well.
I'd give her a hundred raspberries. I'd give her raspberries until her toes curled.
There is a video store still running in my town as well. It has been her for 30+ years. Great place. Local, great service AND they have a HUGE selection of classic films. I use online services like Netflix but LOVE going to this store.
I have a question for you guys. What scenes in movies always make you flinch a little bit?
For me it's when the Emperor shocks Luke with Force lightning in "Return of the Jedi." I'd been accidentally electrocuted a few years before first seeing the original Star Wars trilogy, and when that scene happened I thought, "Oh God, I can imagine exactly how painful that is."
Great episode as usual!
The birdcage was a fantastic movie
Yeah I loved "The Birdcage" . And I'm not a Robin Williams fan normally. ( assuming you DO in fact mean the English version not Cage Aux Faulles ( sp?)
I now want a version of The Birdcage starring Grover in the Nathan Lane role and The Count in the Robin Williams role.
I think I remember watching this as a kid. The only part I remember is a sad scene interrupted by Bert and Ernie breaking the fourth wall.
13:17 my favorite NHL team
Criterion Collection is a love/hate relationship. Amazing movies at $30-$40 a Blu-ray 😤
no matter how messed up the Tonight Show situation was, i will always remember Conan as the guy that teased my uncle in high school so bad that to this day my uncle won't even recognize Conan's existence. Matt if you feel like you SHOULD like Conan and have to justify not liking him, remember that he comes from the same suburb of Boston as Dane Cook.
Is it just me or is this movie not completely awful? I mean, it has problems, as Matt and Craig pointed out (the biggest one being too many characters with nothing to do), but the green screen is okay, the puppeteering is quite good, and (unlike Matt) I actually think the songs a decent. Mandy Patinkin's singing sent shivers down my spine, he's so good. When it came out I was pre-occupied with seeing the South Park movie (I was 16 at the time, so obviously), this one passed me by. Now that I have a little niece, maybe I'll show this one to her, it'll be a nice double feature with Follow That Bird.
Huxley's song was very good, I'll give it that
Also, I was very disappointed that I wasn't cast as the Queen of Trash. It's totally my type.
I think Manos: The Hands of Fate is a really interesting bad movie because of the creativity of it. I really would like to see elements of that film put into a competent movie. The Master and Torgo are actually really memorable and, dare I say it, iconic figures, if not from the writing, then the costumes and performances.
If it didn't have so much dead air it might actually be a cult classic.
You can watch The Hills Have Eyes. It also features a family stranded in the desert and menaced by villains.
I love this movie!
My Sesame Street days were back in the 70s and early 80s. Initially the original, undubbed Sesame Street was shown on German TV as a language programme and my mom claims I was able to count from one to ten earlier than from einz bis zehn. :) Back then Mr.Cooper who ran the little shop was still alive and Elmo didn't yet exist. But - MAN - is he CUTE! :D
You guys are my favorite grouch potatoes!!
I was too young for Mystery Science Theater, but I have a deep appreciation for Rifftrax after first learning of its existence through it being mentioned in a Seen It long ago. I've watched Manos an unsettling number of times, as it was one of their earliest live performances, and one thing that sticks out in viewing is that absolutely no scenes in the movie logically form any sort of progression or connection to what happens in any future scene. It honestly puts Hal Warren on the Mt. Rushmore of bad movies to me, with Ed Wood, David Giancola, and Tommy Wiseau.
Seen it:
I forget if you guys answer TV Series, but what about The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel? Going in I expected it to be much more focused on the comedy but it really dug into her life and struggles. Your thoughts?
Just commenting to say you guys are great!
Anyone else notice the "Back to the Future' Doc Brown musical riff at 3:56?
There's little place where you can get Criterion Collection DVDs called 'the Library' !
Bob always gets overlooked.
I hope my present gets to you boys before Xmas.
Since you talked about Mr. Rogers, have you seen Won't You Be My Neighbor.
"I prefer Grover to be honest." - I'm all like "right?"
I can't imagine you haven't seen it but what are your thoughts on the Third Man? Perhaps the greatest film nior ever yet made by the British and filmed in Austria.
Third ah ah ah
we have a movie rental bar that does exactly as you are describing in tucson. it is called casa video. they play old movies, offer free popcorn and allow you to rent not only dvd's but also vhs. almost forgot to mention the bar ^-^
Have you (Welcome to the Basement) by any chance happened to have seen Chimes at Midnight?
How old is Elmo? If he's doing his own laundry.
Wow Matt...your editing skills are getting a lot better! Do you happen to have any tips for a beginner like me?
Have you guys seen Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man? Couple friends and I watched it just a few days ago and about ten minutes in one of them demanded to know if David Lynch secretly directed it. Good movie, though personally I fell most in love with the soundtrack.
if you thought that was fun you should watch that Thomas The Tank Engine movie with Peter Fonda.... :)
Hey cool I got mentioned a second time! (Dropkick Lar) 😁
Seen it? Legend (1985) with Tom Cruise. A not great movie that is great to look at.
It’s pretty great. That swamp bitch is sexy.
I don’t wanna see Craig be Matt’s blanket. I’d rather see Matt be Craig’s mat.
If ever you're up for another editing the basement you should do it Matt
i'm just curious to know, if HBO's my brilliant friend is on your radar?
Who else assumed Matt is a Conan Obrien fan simply because he reminds you of Andy Richter?
Craig was on fire
There's a Gameboy game for this movie. And it's the most basic, short game you'll ever see. It's all of 10 minutes long if you're slow. Look up a playthrough if you're curious how bad it is. It's basically an insult to kids.
Was that Kermit-less? Hey, how about a movie rental store next to a convenience store with a hockey rink on the roof!
By the time Elmo became a big character, Kermit was rarely if ever on Sesame Street any more. Even when I watched (pre Elmo) I don't remember Kermit being on SS all that much, except for a few skits like "The Great London Frog" and some with Grover, like Tooth Checker. I figure that he featured less as they wanted to put Kermit more firmly in Muppet Show stuff and less in SS, which already had plenty of characters.
awesome
awesome!!!