I relate so much to what you said about looking back on older videos. I've changed a lot myself since I started making videos and am embarrassed of so many things I said in the past. I've had people occasionally ask me about older videos that are no longer online and I have to politely explain that I just don't feel comfortable having them up anymore. I think change and growth is so important. Nobody is perfect and we learn and evolve and recognise our flaws the older we get. I'm not even close to the same person I was 20 or 15 or 10 or even 2 years ago. And I consider that a good thing. This was a wonderful look at "The Weekenders" and it definitely brought back so many memories, even though I haven't seen an episode in probably twenty years. It shows how lasting it is that I can still vividly remember the various pizza themes, several of the episode plots and even Carver's obsession with shoes.
Thanks so much for this comment, man. I echo literally everything you say here. We’ve known each other for a while and you’ve definitely come far. Much love to you. Always.
I look at my back catalog on my music channel and cringe. I literally can't watch any of my videos from my first year on here without wanting to rip my ears off.
Yoooo I used to make video game reviews and I deleted all of them off this channel because I didn't like them. I must've been like 14 or 15 at the time and im 21 now. I should try and replace them with something I'm proud of, I have been thinking of trying this YT stuff out again.
Idk I feel it's good to look back at stuff even if it is cringy so u could see how far u came, and sometimes he helps u understand why you're who u are now, never forget where u came from.
I love the episode when Tino ignores his emotions. His eyes pop when someone crushes his foot. Carver: Uh, T? That guy just ran over your foot. Tino (monotone): I know. It was very painful. 😂
@@DDarkestKnight I would love to hear Cree voice a white character and Andrea Romano voice a black character in the same cartoon just to see Twitter implode.
@@commandercaptain4664 No they wouldn't. Last year people were up in arms because Elmyra wasn't coming for the Tiny Toons reboot. Cree, Candi Milo are two of the few poc VAs that have played white characters. She has voiced a black character but only the weird and unhinged know who she is.
Regarding Tino's mom's fits: now that I'm around her age, I can verify that I have 1, maybe 2 weekend outfits that I change into the moment I get home. 🤣 Looking at it now, her lack of outfits is incredibly believable.
For those of you who keep thirsting for the “Unity is what we need” song, it’s called “Soul Intact” and it’s only the last 10 seconds of the song. Yeah, y’all been fooled.
This show is like the perfect companion series to Recess. The kids are a little older, their imaginations still run wild, but now instead of fantastical kid ideas, they're thinking about social relationships. Great show. I hope you know how much we appreciate you doing an updated video, Tariq. Thanks
I feel like when they aren’t looking at people they’re talking to. It’s pretty accurate to how conversations are. IRL I don’t keep eye contact with who I’m talking to all the time.
100% agree. I've seen so many animated shows where the eyes are so far off where they should be, usually you can tell when it's like just a distant look and when it is straight up incorrect eye level being drawn/animated. I feel like this show was pretty good at keeping it consistent and the no-eye-contact dialogue scenes just seemed really nice and natural.
Honestly one of the most underrated Disney Shows. I rewatched the full series recently and it still holds up tremendously imho. Lor was always my fav but Tino's mom was dropping IROH level knowledge at points that had me reevaluate stuff as an adult. Need to get on her level. FANTASTIC VIDEO!
"They make sure to let you know that [Carver]'s the one with the fashion sense. He definitely got the best drip outta all of them." So much so that apparently men's clothing isn't enough to scratch his fashion itch.
Haven’t watched this show in 17 years but I’ve never forgotten the line “when it rains Carver thinks the sky’s mad at him” I related to that line so hard when I was a kid
I loved this show growing up. The episode about Tish's mom's childhood forever sticks in my mind cuz my immigrant mom had a similar lack of childhood, I make an effort to make sure she enjoys herself as much as possible now that I'm an adult.
This show needs to be on D+. Along with Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Filmore, Lloyd in space, Dave the Barbarian…. And whatever other show that ran in the afternoon after school.
@@LARKXHIN i theorize it could be a possible rights issue with ABC. A lot of those shows were on that network before the Disney channel and Toon Disney were available to everyone. They used to be premium cable channels
You can generally tell when someone is having fun with a video from what they say and how its edited. I can tell you (probably) had fun with this one, and that's why it's one of my new favourites. Keep doin' you.
I was expecting a certain joke when you got to Jennifer Love Hewitt asking “can I say it?” to Carver but you focusing on how angry Carver looked at the end was even more hilarious😭
I really like how you seem to enjoy cartoons that kinda fit into the "slice of life" genre the most (going by your videos). I feel like a LOT of time animators and animation fans are pigeonholed into "wacky". Like the only cartoons that "count" are the ones that are super crazy or are really high concepts. Sometimes it feels like if you're someone who likes (or makes) slower, less frenetic energy, you're like not a real cartoon maker/fan. It gets to you after a while. So I really do like how so many of your videos show these kinds of cartoons of just kids being kids as really enjoyable and important in their own light, and not everything needs to be SpongeBob or Avatar. idk just something I've been overthinking about. Also hell yeah Project Geeker!!
Yo, finally someone is talking about The Weekenders!! Show was so chill and fun back in the day and I am holding out hope it's added to Disney Plus soon! Also, Wayne Brady killed that opening theme.
God, I remember this show so well. I used to relate so much to Tino cause I was also raised by a single mom. The conversations between Tino and his mom were almost exactly the same my brother and I had with our mom. It hit deep and I’m glad my mom was so chill and tried her best. I had friends like Tino’s friends and I still hang out with them. I’m 26 now, paying rent, working after college and shit, but this takes me back to the good old days. I love this show. Always felt happy watching it and always felt like whoever made it actually understood what most kids and teens felt and did at the time.
I don't fuck with giving Disney my money anymore but this is definitely one of those series I legitimately bought cause it means so much to me... the streets appreciate all the work you put into this video
Seeing stuff like weekenders is what makes me glad I grew up in jamaica. I'm 16 and back in like 2013 the local tv stations were still playing this and stuff like static shock on the daily (probably because they weren't especially protected IPs). Good times man
When you're a 6ft woman and you wish men would avoid trying to "climb" you. LOL But The Weekenders gives me realistic vibes like As Told by Ginger. Im glad we had these to watch back then.
As a tall woman I just say BET 🤣 fr though, The Weekenders and As Told by Ginger are so 💯. I only watch Ginger for the first time a couple of years ago and was surprised at how it affected me emotionally. It was like watch a legitimate drama at times, I enjoyed it so much but no wonder I didn't watch it as a kid, I was totally not prepared lmao
Both The Weekenders theme song AND Hip Hop Harry included in the intro?! *I love the smell of nostalgia in the morning* Long ago, the Saturday morning cartoons lived together in harmony. *Then, everything changed when Litton Entertainment attacked*
" the worst the weekenders ever gets his just kinda fine" is how I classified the show as a kid. Like, it was never one of my main shows that I would throw on, but it was super consistently just enjoyable to watch, and I kind of wish my dumbass kid self caught on to that and figured out that that meant the show had something good going on
Huh. Tino's Mom is voiced by the therapist on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and Mark McKinney's wife on "Superstore." That's an interesting piece of trivia I didn't know until I saw this video.
hating your old stuff is good. it means you're growing, improving, and evolving as a person. Very natural thing to happen to anyone doing anything creative over a long enough period.
This one was such a good example of a simple concept being executed with care. It felt genuine. I liked that sometimes even the characters didn't know what they were gonna do. Sometimes they were straight up bored until a thing happened. They would just chill. :) love the revisit man!
Looking back, I always thought that Tino and Brendan from Home Movies were a lot alike. Blonde hair, divorced parents, being raised by a single mom that they always go to for advice, and being overly anxious. Didn't help that the two shows were going strong around the same time as each other too.
It’s a special kind of horror to look back at your work and realize that you have moved beyond it, and especially when people remember your old work and want to talk about it, understand, maybe dissect it. Nothing makes me my skin crawl more when friends see and remember my old sketches. I have the privilege of still having friends from preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school at 29. I don’t take it for granted. However, some of them have my older work I’ve gifted to them over the years, and they bring it out, show me, and my only wish in that moment is for a swift catapulting into space. 🙈 🚀 But as I’ve gotten older, it doesn’t hurt to see it all as much. I look back and realize that the work is only a reflection of the knowledge and tools I had at the time, and it’s nothing to feel ashamed of. Cheers to your growth! 🥂
I can’t remember one thing about this show except the way it made me feel. It was such a comfort show for some odd reason. Also love the little “growth” speech at the end of the video. Keep up the good work!!
This video feels like a group therapy session for me personally, never have I ever had a show be a staple of my childhood yet completely forgot of it’s entire existence.
Gotta say i really appreciate how authentic it feels to listen to/watch your videos as a black man. I consume a lot of long form video essays and as the internet tends to be, it's generally pretty white. There are a lot of good black TH-camrs in the same bag that I enjoy but it almost feels like their content is catered to the white ear or I know for a fact a lot of their friends/peers/sound boards are white. Listening to you feels like i'm talking to an out of town cousin or my brother from out of state (yeah i heard you be in jersey and I'm from brooklyn so you already know the tri-state beef baby - you know the vibes) and it's just incredibly refreshing. From your intro skits to the music to the slang that's not cut or censored or left out entirely because its "not professional" I just really appreciate the work you do.
We're in luck; Cree Summers may be the best-known, but there've been a few that've been getting popular in recent years. Estelle Fanta Swaray (the voice of SU's Garnet), Yvette Nicole Brown (a.k.a. Amanda Waller from DC Comics), and those are just the ones off the top of my head. That said, I agree it never hurts to have more of em. They're still a relatively small group, and they deserve to become the next Novie Edwards or Yvette Nicole Brown.
@@joinmarch76 Estelle doesn’t have that many roles outside of Garnet, and yes, even for a primarily on-camera actor YNB is definitely accruing a lot of voice acting credits.
Sometimes, keeping things simple can work so well for shows. The charm of the show just being about friends vibin out on the weekend shouldn't work, but it does. Stuff like this and Recess really makes me miss being a kid; no bills, no debt, no worries about all this worldly stuff.
Very underrated, relatable, wholesomely simple show. Glad you kept up that Weekenders video up. Its cool how TH-cam can immortalize memories that have long been forgotten.
This is easily my most quoted but least known series. The amount of times I want to say "egg salad at heavy low cities" is far higher than should be. GOD it was so well written and witty
Happened to me with another channel that talked about Malcom in the Middle, a show that had passed me growing up. Viewing it 20 years later after it aired really made me feel like I needed the show as a kid.
2 things: The humor in your vids is getting tighter and TIGHTER man I laughed real hard at points! 2nd your Weekenders vid is why I subscribed before your comeback man so seeing you really flesh out your thoughts and feelings made for a fantastic watch. This is one of your best man be proud of that.
The dialogue of this show is so strong, I think kids could really benefit from more shows like this. So many aspects of it are chill and yet so strong at the same time.
Another great one Tariq! Really loved what you said at the end about growth and your videos because I can heavily relate. Growth is an important part of life and, while it can be scary, it can help us become the best versions of ourselves.
The fact that your playlist is always what I'm currently listening to, your reviews are spot on, and yeah your voice is soothing af. I'd say the parasocial relationship is over 9,000. Let me get on Patreon!
Really well thought out and emotional final thoughts. I'm glad you came back to this one and had that epiphany, keep doing what you love man, these videos of yours are some of the best things I look forward to. Thanks for being you
"So Tish is the brains" Oh is he gonna sass himself by cutting to the episode where Tish gets mad that people stereotype her as the smart one? ... ok nevermind, still a good video anyways. The Weekenders are the only Disney Rewards releases I picked up since I loved it so much. Hate Disney forever for making a handful of DVD sets exclusive to their rewards program, but at least I snagged Weekenders for a decent price on eBay back in the day.
I ain’t even watch this yet but I know it’s bout to be an instant classic!! I love The Weekenders and after the As Told By Ginger dropped I became an instant fan of Tariq!! 💪🏾
I gotta let you know this is my favorite video of yours so far. I know "that shit had me dying" is a cliche thing to say but so many moments in this review had me laughing. Especially at 26:10.
I think my favorite running gag was Carver's bad handwriting Also I just noticed that Carver's mom is darker-skinned than his mom, and that's cool cause I feel like we often see the opposite
Now I just feel like a dummy for not having even heard of this show. Thanks so much for bringing it some attention. I’m looking forward to watching it in the future. 😎❤️👍🏻Stay awesome
4 minutes in and already I'm gonna give this show a chance even though I skipped it when it aired cause I didn't know the guy behind it did Dave the Barbarian. Also yeah, that french fry transition. if that's the kind of animation they do, I love bits like that.
Neither me nor my husband have really watched the show but after watching this video we were like “damn, that was a good show!” Like we watched the whole thing 😂😂😂 good shit, fam ✨
I loved this show growing up, I hadn't watched it since my dad's wreck like... 9 years ago. I dunno why, I just never picked it back up. But im glad you reviewed this, like REALLY glad you reviewed this. I'll have to see if I can get my hands on a boxset soon and rewatch it 💕
No bulshit I've really enjoyed the videos, perspectives and introductions to music artist. Near the end of the video on The Goofy Movie playing Withdrawls over edits of the powerline section was sick.
The Weekenders kinda acted like a source for me to see what a friendship was like. I never did have friends who would hang out with me so I always wished I was Tino or something in it, like some sort of projection. I'm sad I've never had the experience of hanging out with friends, but I'm thankful I had shows like this to keep me amused as if some sort of game of pretend
this review was lovely aaa :) you never miss with these videos, but I appreciate your honesty when talking about videos you aren’t proud of anymore. the ending really resonated with me as a person who’s messed up a lot and is trying to be more kind to others and myself now. take care of yourself :)
One thing I also liked is that they never compromised their friendships in having any of the main four have a crush on each other and kept them as solid friends, ship wars be damned. They knew each other well enough to have a very sibling-like connection, and they didn't want to lose that.
This has to be my favorite video of yours man! Funny as fuck, and a great message at the end. Keep up the growth, this shits inspiring. Time to spend $150 on Weekenders DVD's on Amazon
Bro I just gotta say I love your channel, the jokes, the lack of fear in being black, the music choices. All beautiful & I’ll support this channel forever man
Glad you came back to this! The first video was aight, but this one is truly 1000% better. I mean every time someone at least *remembers* this show exists I'm happy, but I'm glad you've reviewed it and gave it its flowers TWICE.
I think about this show every so often since I watched this a lot as a kid and I always wanted friendships like this because it was just so nice to watch. I wanted to hang out and do all the cool things they did as someone from a small town where all those weren't a thing. The whole vibe is probably why I like slice-of-life comics, webcomics, manga, and anime. Also I had a bit of a crush on Lor now that i think about it and it's probably why I like Ritsu from K-On so much.
Love this new content!! Love those peanuts reviews too but this is a great return to form!! Fantastic jokes my guy! Especially that “joke deleted for being too gross” bit. Keep up doing you and love all the content you make!!
bro tariq your my favorite person on youtube DEADASS i had a rough day we are trying to figure out getting me a job as you can tell by my pfp im disabled so since graduated hs i've felt cooped up in my house i was the one that tweeted you the school paper article a while back you don't know how thankful i am for this video and all your others i deadass cry when i watch a new one and its over thankyou dude really.
A show I didn't fully appreciate at first, but soon garnered a real respect for. I'd say I always kind of considered it Disney's answer to Rocket Power, but if the question is "Hey, can you do this, but GOOD and not a cynical tie in to extreme sports?" Plus, that chemistry between Jason Marsden and Phil LaMarr is just fantastic. That's worth watching the show for alone.
Man this is A deep buried memory for me, almost as deeply buried as pelswick and llyod in space cdvfbghn. I'm glad you did a video on this cuz i swear I barely remembered this show
Im still Broke Gentry in the patreon list and honestly that could just be my stage name at this point Also I loved the video! The Weekenders felt like a fever dream to me for a long time until another friend of mind reminded me the show existed and now its just so nostalgic and still such an awesome show
OMG SOMEONE ELSE REMEMBERS THIS SHOW! This was like my fav thing to watch on Toon Disney back when I was in middle school. This video was a treat to watch.
Everybody’s running and the world it gets so crazy! When you work so hard, there’s no time to be lazy The weekend comes, I’m down with that! Grab your ball, grab your bat, head to the beach, grab some rays better hurry up, just got two days! Playing games, hanging out, roller coaster, there’s no doubt go to the mall, lot of fun! *PIZZA RUN!* It's time for all of us to crank it on out! Hey that's what the weekend's all about! *SHOUT!* Best buds, hanging strong. Best friends can do no wrong! Just two days, we need more, video games I'll beat your score! Watch cartoons on TV, drink that frosty chuggafreeze. That's what we like to do. C'mon y'all, I'm talkin' to you! Oh-oh ! I'm a livin' for the weekend! I'm a livin' for the weekend! *HEY!*
I loved the weekenders. I was about 10 or 11 when it came out. I used to watch it on my 1970's TV in my room on Saturday morning cartoons. I'm so glad it lived up to my memories of it.
I relate so much to what you said about looking back on older videos. I've changed a lot myself since I started making videos and am embarrassed of so many things I said in the past. I've had people occasionally ask me about older videos that are no longer online and I have to politely explain that I just don't feel comfortable having them up anymore.
I think change and growth is so important. Nobody is perfect and we learn and evolve and recognise our flaws the older we get. I'm not even close to the same person I was 20 or 15 or 10 or even 2 years ago. And I consider that a good thing.
This was a wonderful look at "The Weekenders" and it definitely brought back so many memories, even though I haven't seen an episode in probably twenty years. It shows how lasting it is that I can still vividly remember the various pizza themes, several of the episode plots and even Carver's obsession with shoes.
Thanks so much for this comment, man. I echo literally everything you say here. We’ve known each other for a while and you’ve definitely come far.
Much love to you. Always.
I look at my back catalog on my music channel and cringe. I literally can't watch any of my videos from my first year on here without wanting to rip my ears off.
Agreed
Yoooo I used to make video game reviews and I deleted all of them off this channel because I didn't like them. I must've been like 14 or 15 at the time and im 21 now.
I should try and replace them with something I'm proud of, I have been thinking of trying this YT stuff out again.
Idk I feel it's good to look back at stuff even if it is cringy so u could see how far u came, and sometimes he helps u understand why you're who u are now, never forget where u came from.
My favorite joke in the whole show was when Tino got so mad that he rage quit Saturday and screamed "GO TO SUNDAY" and it just slams into the next day
I love the episode when Tino ignores his emotions. His eyes pop when someone crushes his foot.
Carver: Uh, T? That guy just ran over your foot.
Tino (monotone): I know. It was very painful.
😂
What episode was that?
@@LoveMyUnusualyou ran over my foot. I am in….incredible pain.
@@supersonicawesome7666Help I forgot the episode
Cree Summer been out here carrying the Black community in voice acting for years man lmao
Is it actually hard for black (women) people to get into voice acting? 🤔
She must've been the only one these casting directors knew because they didn't even try to get anyone other than Cree
@@imjustsaying281 Well if a voice director asks a white actor to do a black or Spanish accent and deem it passable then why bother looking for a poc?
@@DDarkestKnight I would love to hear Cree voice a white character and Andrea Romano voice a black character in the same cartoon just to see Twitter implode.
@@commandercaptain4664 No they wouldn't. Last year people were up in arms because Elmyra wasn't coming for the Tiny Toons reboot. Cree, Candi Milo are two of the few poc VAs that have played white characters.
She has voiced a black character but only the weird and unhinged know who she is.
Regarding Tino's mom's fits: now that I'm around her age, I can verify that I have 1, maybe 2 weekend outfits that I change into the moment I get home. 🤣 Looking at it now, her lack of outfits is incredibly believable.
You are 45?! Cause that's what her age is according my own imagination
For those of you who keep thirsting for the “Unity is what we need” song, it’s called “Soul Intact” and it’s only the last 10 seconds of the song. Yeah, y’all been fooled.
I hope everyone sees this.
Its looking like that won’t be the case chief
Probably would make sense to put the name of the song in the video if you're annoyed at people asking what it is, idk.
Ok, thanks.😃
This is up there with Fillmore! as one of the most underrated One Saturday Morning cartoons out there!
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agreed
It needs to be on Disney plus
@@snowqueen_8958 MAN! there is so many good shows needing to be on that service and Disney being slow as Hell about it!
WHERE'S BUZZ LIGHTYEAR?!
Top 2 at best
This show is like an old soft flannel. You might not remember every inch of it, but it feels right every time you pop it on. Great review!
i went right back when i saw Tish's seaweed sculpture there lol
Beautifully said.
Bro, that whole Carver section had me fucking rolling 😂
That Cree Summer shit is real.
I love Cree, but was Loni Love really TOO busy? Even Regina King had to voice Riley AND Huey.
@@commandercaptain4664well to be fair black women voice actors weren’t readily available at the time. Cree voices so many on her own.
This and Lloyd In Space were such underrated gems.
I think I saw 1 episode of that and liked okay but never seemed to air again after that
The words Lloyd in space activated a part of my brain I didn't know I had
I like the Trans non-binary alien episode
Agreed!
yes yes they were
This show is like the perfect companion series to Recess. The kids are a little older, their imaginations still run wild, but now instead of fantastical kid ideas, they're thinking about social relationships. Great show.
I hope you know how much we appreciate you doing an updated video, Tariq. Thanks
Sorry to say but Recess got on my NERVES. Weekenders is the superior toon by several lightyears.
i think the weekenders worst part was the fourth wall breaking..its so awkward to have tino talk to me...like stfu
@@razkable sad that you feel that way
I feel like when they aren’t looking at people they’re talking to. It’s pretty accurate to how conversations are. IRL I don’t keep eye contact with who I’m talking to all the time.
I was thinking the same thing, tbh I don't like keeping eye contact with people I talk too
Same thought. They don't need beady eyes AND a thousand yard stare. When that happens, cue Jefferson Airplane.
100% agree. I've seen so many animated shows where the eyes are so far off where they should be, usually you can tell when it's like just a distant look and when it is straight up incorrect eye level being drawn/animated. I feel like this show was pretty good at keeping it consistent and the no-eye-contact dialogue scenes just seemed really nice and natural.
I might give someone an occasional look to indicate i’m still talking to them but I don’t stare at them the entire time?
Honestly one of the most underrated Disney Shows. I rewatched the full series recently and it still holds up tremendously imho. Lor was always my fav but Tino's mom was dropping IROH level knowledge at points that had me reevaluate stuff as an adult. Need to get on her level. FANTASTIC VIDEO!
You and me got the same taste in youtube it's kinda funny.
Weekenders TLTT WHEN!? 😂😂😂
Didnt think I’d find u here
Glad to see another enjoyer of this show! This and Recess was my jam. I honestly love your taste in cartoons and think we’d get along well
Lol, man I didn't expect you on this vid hoenstly Jax man.
"They make sure to let you know that [Carver]'s the one with the fashion sense. He definitely got the best drip outta all of them."
So much so that apparently men's clothing isn't enough to scratch his fashion itch.
Haven’t watched this show in 17 years but I’ve never forgotten the line “when it rains Carver thinks the sky’s mad at him” I related to that line so hard when I was a kid
I loved this show growing up. The episode about Tish's mom's childhood forever sticks in my mind cuz my immigrant mom had a similar lack of childhood, I make an effort to make sure she enjoys herself as much as possible now that I'm an adult.
Her parents remind me of the parents from _Explorers_ talking about 'ze bug bomb".
Her mom's plight is one of the only episodes I remember... Is this on Disney Plus????
This show needs to be on D+. Along with Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Filmore, Lloyd in space, Dave the Barbarian…. And whatever other show that ran in the afternoon after school.
Isn't it on there though? I thought for sure I saw it on there when it first came out. Or maybe I'm just thinking of Recess.
@@SomeTH-camTraveler yes you are thinking of Recess. After this video came out, I went to go check right after and it was not there.
If only..it took them this long to add pepper Ann
Most of these are on TH-cam already there's really nothing stopping them from putting them on D+
@@LARKXHIN i theorize it could be a possible rights issue with ABC. A lot of those shows were on that network before the Disney channel and Toon Disney were available to everyone. They used to be premium cable channels
You can generally tell when someone is having fun with a video from what they say and how its edited. I can tell you (probably) had fun with this one, and that's why it's one of my new favourites. Keep doin' you.
Love you, g. You helped me get to the conclusion that I make at the end of the video.
He wouldn't be putting in those cringe ass AMVs if he wasn't enjoying making them.
@@youcantbeatk7006 Lol, hope she sees this, bro.
I used to watch this show, Pepper Ann, and House of Mouse every Saturday morning as child during One Saturday Morning. This review was amazing.💯✔👏👍
House of Mouse was so top teir. I watched it on Disney XD and was so hurt they never showed it more cause it was such an interesting concept.
@@onthedre I'm glad u feel that way.
Pepper Ann is one of those shows that I don't really remember anything about, but the theme song has been stuck in my head for like a decade.
@@raven_moonshine39 The theme is lit.
Man I loved those 3 shows as a kid. Disney Plus better add them someday
I was expecting a certain joke when you got to Jennifer Love Hewitt asking “can I say it?” to Carver but you focusing on how angry Carver looked at the end was even more hilarious😭
I really like how you seem to enjoy cartoons that kinda fit into the "slice of life" genre the most (going by your videos). I feel like a LOT of time animators and animation fans are pigeonholed into "wacky". Like the only cartoons that "count" are the ones that are super crazy or are really high concepts. Sometimes it feels like if you're someone who likes (or makes) slower, less frenetic energy, you're like not a real cartoon maker/fan. It gets to you after a while.
So I really do like how so many of your videos show these kinds of cartoons of just kids being kids as really enjoyable and important in their own light, and not everything needs to be SpongeBob or Avatar.
idk just something I've been overthinking about.
Also hell yeah Project Geeker!!
Love this comment. Thanks for watching!
@@ToonrificTariq If you haven't already, you should do a video on Detentionare. It's rather slice of life, as well.
Yo, finally someone is talking about The Weekenders!! Show was so chill and fun back in the day and I am holding out hope it's added to Disney Plus soon! Also, Wayne Brady killed that opening theme.
Big time!
God, I remember this show so well. I used to relate so much to Tino cause I was also raised by a single mom. The conversations between Tino and his mom were almost exactly the same my brother and I had with our mom. It hit deep and I’m glad my mom was so chill and tried her best. I had friends like Tino’s friends and I still hang out with them. I’m 26 now, paying rent, working after college and shit, but this takes me back to the good old days. I love this show. Always felt happy watching it and always felt like whoever made it actually understood what most kids and teens felt and did at the time.
Watching this show recently, the thing that really stood out to me was how many frames they packed into the animation, even for just mundane things.
I don't fuck with giving Disney my money anymore but this is definitely one of those series I legitimately bought cause it means so much to me... the streets appreciate all the work you put into this video
Seeing stuff like weekenders is what makes me glad I grew up in jamaica. I'm 16 and back in like 2013 the local tv stations were still playing this and stuff like static shock on the daily (probably because they weren't especially protected IPs). Good times man
Ahh u talking about tjv!! Took me back
@@queenash96 yessirrrr!!
Man wasn’t expecting a tvj comment here but so true! It was such a treat when Avatar was on
When you're a 6ft woman and you wish men would avoid trying to "climb" you. LOL But The Weekenders gives me realistic vibes like As Told by Ginger. Im glad we had these to watch back then.
As a tall woman I just say BET 🤣 fr though, The Weekenders and As Told by Ginger are so 💯. I only watch Ginger for the first time a couple of years ago and was surprised at how it affected me emotionally. It was like watch a legitimate drama at times, I enjoyed it so much but no wonder I didn't watch it as a kid, I was totally not prepared lmao
Both The Weekenders theme song AND Hip Hop Harry included in the intro?!
*I love the smell of nostalgia in the morning*
Long ago, the Saturday morning cartoons lived together in harmony. *Then, everything changed when Litton Entertainment attacked*
This whole channel smells like it's drenched in a perfume of nostalgia.
Litton Entertainment?
" the worst the weekenders ever gets his just kinda fine" is how I classified the show as a kid.
Like, it was never one of my main shows that I would throw on, but it was super consistently just enjoyable to watch, and I kind of wish my dumbass kid
self caught on to that and figured out that that meant the show had something good going on
Huh. Tino's Mom is voiced by the therapist on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and Mark McKinney's wife on "Superstore." That's an interesting piece of trivia I didn't know until I saw this video.
Same
Really I checked IMDb and it says she voices tishes mom and Lisa Kaplan voices tinos
hating your old stuff is good. it means you're growing, improving, and evolving as a person. Very natural thing to happen to anyone doing anything creative over a long enough period.
Wouldn't necessarily say hating it is good. Realizing you could do better is.
Yea this is already a classic. Its been a brick since I've laughed this much.
Facts. I’m definitely bricked up for sure
This one was such a good example of a simple concept being executed with care. It felt genuine. I liked that sometimes even the characters didn't know what they were gonna do. Sometimes they were straight up bored until a thing happened. They would just chill. :) love the revisit man!
Looking back, I always thought that Tino and Brendan from Home Movies were a lot alike. Blonde hair, divorced parents, being raised by a single mom that they always go to for advice, and being overly anxious. Didn't help that the two shows were going strong around the same time as each other too.
It’s a special kind of horror to look back at your work and realize that you have moved beyond it, and especially when people remember your old work and want to talk about it, understand, maybe dissect it. Nothing makes me my skin crawl more when friends see and remember my old sketches. I have the privilege of still having friends from preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school at 29. I don’t take it for granted. However, some of them have my older work I’ve gifted to them over the years, and they bring it out, show me, and my only wish in that moment is for a swift catapulting into space.
🙈 🚀
But as I’ve gotten older, it doesn’t hurt to see it all as much. I look back and realize that the work is only a reflection of the knowledge and tools I had at the time, and it’s nothing to feel ashamed of.
Cheers to your growth!
🥂
My favorite episode gotta be when Tino spent and wasted the weekend trying to get that one dude to be his friend.
Feels like a lot of shows had an episode like that at the time. Recess had a good one too.
I can’t remember one thing about this show except the way it made me feel. It was such a comfort show for some odd reason. Also love the little “growth” speech at the end of the video. Keep up the good work!!
This video feels like a group therapy session for me personally, never have I ever had a show be a staple of my childhood yet completely forgot of it’s entire existence.
Gotta say i really appreciate how authentic it feels to listen to/watch your videos as a black man. I consume a lot of long form video essays and as the internet tends to be, it's generally pretty white. There are a lot of good black TH-camrs in the same bag that I enjoy but it almost feels like their content is catered to the white ear or I know for a fact a lot of their friends/peers/sound boards are white.
Listening to you feels like i'm talking to an out of town cousin or my brother from out of state (yeah i heard you be in jersey and I'm from brooklyn so you already know the tri-state beef baby - you know the vibes) and it's just incredibly refreshing. From your intro skits to the music to the slang that's not cut or censored or left out entirely because its "not professional" I just really appreciate the work you do.
Love, bro. 💰
Kimberly Brooks has been in VA since Dexter's Lab but yes there STILL needs to be more regular black women VAs
We're in luck; Cree Summers may be the best-known, but there've been a few that've been getting popular in recent years. Estelle Fanta Swaray (the voice of SU's Garnet), Yvette Nicole Brown (a.k.a. Amanda Waller from DC Comics), and those are just the ones off the top of my head. That said, I agree it never hurts to have more of em. They're still a relatively small group, and they deserve to become the next Novie Edwards or Yvette Nicole Brown.
@@joinmarch76 Estelle doesn’t have that many roles outside of Garnet, and yes, even for a primarily on-camera actor YNB is definitely accruing a lot of voice acting credits.
Sometimes, keeping things simple can work so well for shows. The charm of the show just being about friends vibin out on the weekend shouldn't work, but it does. Stuff like this and Recess really makes me miss being a kid; no bills, no debt, no worries about all this worldly stuff.
Very underrated, relatable, wholesomely simple show.
Glad you kept up that Weekenders video up. Its cool how TH-cam can immortalize memories that have long been forgotten.
Tish looks like she just hopped off the Infinity Train.
I-
Lol
Damn.
I was today years old when I found out Wayne Brady preformed the theme song...who says Tariq's content isn't educational?!
"OH shit it's Wayne Brady!"
16:08 I mean... Lor could also be getting hand-me-downs from her brothers, especially since she lives in a family that can't afford condoms.
This is easily my most quoted but least known series. The amount of times I want to say "egg salad at heavy low cities" is far higher than should be.
GOD it was so well written and witty
My bf and I say eggsalad all the time lmfao, say it with pride!
How the hell did I not notice that was Cree Summer for most of Carver's family? Like I remember her being in it but lmao.
The “I’m part robot” bit killed me
I knew absolutely nothing about this show before, but honestly I think this review singlehandedly sold me on this show. Amazing video!
Happened to me with another channel that talked about Malcom in the Middle, a show that had passed me growing up. Viewing it 20 years later after it aired really made me feel like I needed the show as a kid.
2 things: The humor in your vids is getting tighter and TIGHTER man I laughed real hard at points!
2nd your Weekenders vid is why I subscribed before your comeback man so seeing you really flesh out your thoughts and feelings made for a fantastic watch. This is one of your best man be proud of that.
"The words you say have weight so in that case, why not spread love?"
You got me TEARING UP HERE THAT'S SUCH A GOOD LINE TARIQ
The dialogue of this show is so strong, I think kids could really benefit from more shows like this. So many aspects of it are chill and yet so strong at the same time.
Another great one Tariq!
Really loved what you said at the end about growth and your videos because I can heavily relate. Growth is an important part of life and, while it can be scary, it can help us become the best versions of ourselves.
Calling it now.
This, is a certified Tariq classic.
I hope so, I need braceface to be dethroned
I see it. This video is so entertaining.
The fact that your playlist is always what I'm currently listening to, your reviews are spot on, and yeah your voice is soothing af. I'd say the parasocial relationship is over 9,000. Let me get on Patreon!
Really well thought out and emotional final thoughts. I'm glad you came back to this one and had that epiphany, keep doing what you love man, these videos of yours are some of the best things I look forward to. Thanks for being you
"So Tish is the brains"
Oh is he gonna sass himself by cutting to the episode where Tish gets mad that people stereotype her as the smart one?
...
ok nevermind, still a good video anyways. The Weekenders are the only Disney Rewards releases I picked up since I loved it so much. Hate Disney forever for making a handful of DVD sets exclusive to their rewards program, but at least I snagged Weekenders for a decent price on eBay back in the day.
I ain’t even watch this yet but I know it’s bout to be an instant classic!! I love The Weekenders and after the As Told By Ginger dropped I became an instant fan of Tariq!! 💪🏾
"What dialect is that?"
"NICCA"
I FELL ON THE FLOOR 🤣🤣🤣
I gotta let you know this is my favorite video of yours so far. I know "that shit had me dying" is a cliche thing to say but so many moments in this review had me laughing. Especially at 26:10.
I think my favorite running gag was Carver's bad handwriting
Also I just noticed that Carver's mom is darker-skinned than his mom, and that's cool cause I feel like we often see the opposite
OK I'm half way done and this may be the most I've laughed all week!! Another hit!!
Now I just feel like a dummy for not having even heard of this show. Thanks so much for bringing it some attention. I’m looking forward to watching it in the future. 😎❤️👍🏻Stay awesome
4 minutes in and already I'm gonna give this show a chance even though I skipped it when it aired cause I didn't know the guy behind it did Dave the Barbarian. Also yeah, that french fry transition. if that's the kind of animation they do, I love bits like that.
18:47 I really like this. There are details of the animation that I never noticed. I like he describes it all as "beautiful".
Banger after banger. King shit right here
little kid me always imagined this show as an older kid version of recess…just without Mikey or Gus. 😂
9:20 It's crazy how you got this clip and Tom Kane retired yesterday. This is the only way we'll hear this legend's voice now
For some reason the thing I remember most about The Weekenders is that old lady saying "Our doughboys gave the Kaiser what-for!"
Neither me nor my husband have really watched the show but after watching this video we were like “damn, that was a good show!” Like we watched the whole thing 😂😂😂 good shit, fam ✨
After watching this entire video, I like the name of the show. It’s literally only about their weekends. They are Weekenders. Don’t change a thing
I loved this show growing up, I hadn't watched it since my dad's wreck like... 9 years ago. I dunno why, I just never picked it back up. But im glad you reviewed this, like REALLY glad you reviewed this. I'll have to see if I can get my hands on a boxset soon and rewatch it 💕
No bulshit I've really enjoyed the videos, perspectives and introductions to music artist. Near the end of the video on The Goofy Movie playing Withdrawls over edits of the powerline section was sick.
The Weekenders kinda acted like a source for me to see what a friendship was like. I never did have friends who would hang out with me so I always wished I was Tino or something in it, like some sort of projection. I'm sad I've never had the experience of hanging out with friends, but I'm thankful I had shows like this to keep me amused as if some sort of game of pretend
Yeah, seeing a tight knit group of friends like that just having fun every weekend unsupervised was like wish fulfillment.
this review was lovely aaa :) you never miss with these videos, but I appreciate your honesty when talking about videos you aren’t proud of anymore. the ending really resonated with me as a person who’s messed up a lot and is trying to be more kind to others and myself now. take care of yourself :)
This show was the epitome of "chill" for a kids show to me back in the day
One thing I also liked is that they never compromised their friendships in having any of the main four have a crush on each other and kept them as solid friends, ship wars be damned. They knew each other well enough to have a very sibling-like connection, and they didn't want to lose that.
Tariq is back and better than ever.
This show was definitely stood out from the rest of what Disney was airing at the time.
_Also Tito's Mom has got it goin on._
This has to be my favorite video of yours man! Funny as fuck, and a great message at the end. Keep up the growth, this shits inspiring. Time to spend $150 on Weekenders DVD's on Amazon
I like how Tish’s modesty was never made into a big issue in the show.
It still amazes me to this day that Wayne Brady sung the theme song. He was low-key killing it too! 😂
Tariq you gotta be one of the funniest and entertaining people on this platform. Thanks for making videos!
Bro all the characters were hella funny but the stuff they made Lor say and do really always hit my humor center just right
Bro I just gotta say I love your channel, the jokes, the lack of fear in being black, the music choices. All beautiful & I’ll support this channel forever man
This the shit I needed to end my Sunday 🌞 every aspect of this video was top tier. The jokes, the music, the analysis ❤️🔥
Glad you came back to this! The first video was aight, but this one is truly 1000% better. I mean every time someone at least *remembers* this show exists I'm happy, but I'm glad you've reviewed it and gave it its flowers TWICE.
This one of those shows that made me love slice of life
I think about this show every so often since I watched this a lot as a kid and I always wanted friendships like this because it was just so nice to watch. I wanted to hang out and do all the cool things they did as someone from a small town where all those weren't a thing. The whole vibe is probably why I like slice-of-life comics, webcomics, manga, and anime. Also I had a bit of a crush on Lor now that i think about it and it's probably why I like Ritsu from K-On so much.
Love this new content!! Love those peanuts reviews too but this is a great return to form!! Fantastic jokes my guy! Especially that “joke deleted for being too gross” bit. Keep up doing you and love all the content you make!!
bro tariq your my favorite person on youtube DEADASS i had a rough day we are trying to figure out getting me a job as you can tell by my pfp im disabled so since graduated hs i've felt cooped up in my house i was the one that tweeted you the school paper article a while back you don't know how thankful i am for this video and all your others i deadass cry when i watch a new one and its over thankyou dude really.
You got this, g!! Hold your head up high! 🙏🏾
A show I didn't fully appreciate at first, but soon garnered a real respect for. I'd say I always kind of considered it Disney's answer to Rocket Power, but if the question is "Hey, can you do this, but GOOD and not a cynical tie in to extreme sports?" Plus, that chemistry between Jason Marsden and Phil LaMarr is just fantastic. That's worth watching the show for alone.
This was a good hook, time to go binge the entire ToonrificTariq catalog over the next few days
Man this is A deep buried memory for me, almost as deeply buried as pelswick and llyod in space cdvfbghn. I'm glad you did a video on this cuz i swear I barely remembered this show
Seriously I laugh more in a single video than I do all week otherwise. You have comedy gold here. Thank you for all the Serotonin.
I feel like Tariq is going to just keep referencing Static from now on and just never reviewing it out of spite.
And I'm here for it.
This was fun to watch and the editing and music selection was great!!!!!
Im still Broke Gentry in the patreon list and honestly that could just be my stage name at this point
Also I loved the video! The Weekenders felt like a fever dream to me for a long time until another friend of mind reminded me the show existed and now its just so nostalgic and still such an awesome show
Aw, I spelled your name wrong? 😭 I’ll fix it next time, I’m so sorry!
OMG SOMEONE ELSE REMEMBERS THIS SHOW!
This was like my fav thing to watch on Toon Disney back when I was in middle school. This video was a treat to watch.
Everybody’s running and the world it gets so crazy! When you work so hard, there’s no time to be lazy
The weekend comes, I’m down with that!
Grab your ball, grab your bat, head to the beach, grab some rays better hurry up, just got two days!
Playing games, hanging out, roller coaster, there’s no doubt go to the mall, lot of fun!
*PIZZA RUN!*
It's time for all of us to crank it on out!
Hey that's what the weekend's all about!
*SHOUT!*
Best buds, hanging strong. Best friends can do no wrong!
Just two days, we need more, video games I'll beat your score!
Watch cartoons on TV, drink that frosty chuggafreeze.
That's what we like to do. C'mon y'all, I'm talkin' to you!
Oh-oh
! I'm a livin' for the weekend! I'm a livin' for the weekend!
*HEY!*
I loved the weekenders. I was about 10 or 11 when it came out. I used to watch it on my 1970's TV in my room on Saturday morning cartoons. I'm so glad it lived up to my memories of it.