WAIT... Remember Tak and the Power of Juju?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ธ.ค. 2021
- Fringemas Day 7. Tak and the Power of Juju was a popular early/mid 2000's video game series that thanks to a partnership with Nickelodeon, became a its own TV show. So today let's take a look at Tak and the Power of Juju, what it was and what happened to the show.
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Thanks so much for watching! Do you enjoy the Tak video games more or the Tak TV show more?
finally I love this show
video games, always
Yo Fringe, can you do a video on Peace on Earth (1939) for Fringemas? Not sure if it will fit due to the heavy subject matter of war but it'd be great to see your take on it.
Games, easily
Can you do a video on the Big Time Rush TV show?
Omg. You are literally covering every obscure show that I vaguely remember from childhood. Thank you for your service
Thanks for watching!
This month has been crazy and they are actually getting recommended to me within minutes
Literally me
@@JordanFringe94 question. Do u Think that we can see Tak in NASB? Would people be good for him in the roster?
Absolutely the same, helped me to remember the times…
I kind of wished this series would have been something of a fantasy adventure series where it followed the games loosely. Like Tak, Jeera, Lok etc. can still be the main characters. But season 1 could have followed the first game story, then season 2 could have followed "The Staff of Dreams" storyline, then season 3 "The Great Juju challenge". I think the series would have been received well by fans of Tak if you did something like that instead of "random thing of the week" formula.
I agree with you, it should have been an action packed show like Avatar, MLAATR, Danny Phantom, and Jimmy Neutron-as I expected it to be. But unfortunately, because it came out during the beginning of an economic crisis, and tons of talented, veteran writers went on strike, tv shows only wanted to produce full-blown comedies because they were cheaper to make and usually bring a gold mine of ratings, even if they’re terrible. So, as much as I wish the TV was closer to the tone of the video games, I can understand why they went with the comedic sitcom route.
@@DeadlyAlienInvader I know right. Why you think Cartoon Network with all of it great cartoons it had in the past has gone the comedic route since Teen Titan go came out witch sickens me because you can't just based everything on just one thing. How can a show stand out when it feels the same as every other.
Yeah I agree
That sounds a lot better.
Exactly
I always felt that the series as a whole was very underrated. The games were great and while the show wasn't the best, I kind of enjoyed it as a guilty pleasure. I would love to see Tak return someday.
I am right there with you! I love Tak, he means so much to me.
@@ashleygibson8066 I'd love it if they remaster the games someday
@@Realdeal958 In the hopes that it will be handled with the utmost care.
@@ashleygibson8066 definitely
@@Realdeal958 Fun Fact: The same company that made Tak, would eventually work on Hogwarts Legacy.
The 2000's were a magical time
Tak and the Power of Juju (TV Series) has many notable cast members, with Maurice LaMarche and John DiMaggio being the only Futurama actors in that show.
The late 90s through 2000s was a magical time.
@@poppinc8145 I'm talking Futurama. Tak and the Power of Juju (TV Series) is to reunite Futurama actors Maurice LaMarche and John DiMaggio.
Nostalgia smacked me in the face upon reading the title, so yes, I remember this franchise. I'm glad there's people who remember it still 😃
I didn't hate the show, I didn't go crazy for it either. I found it okay.
I will say this, the games, great soundtrack and definitely worth a look if you're into those quirky mid 2000s platformers.
I remember watching adds and maybe I watched and episode but overall I never paid attention to it because of the art style. It’s not appealing to me
And then I realize I in fact am into quirky mid 2000s platform ra
And if THQnordic is bringing the game and other nick games back in the coming years, then I am one happy camper.
@@POIUYTREWQ62 i want a remastered nicktoon attack of the Toybots so bad
i thought the games were better than the show, but i wasnt crazy for the tak series at all
First of all thanks for this video. You have no idea how much it means to me... I am one of the animators who worked on the show. The show was basically made in Data Quest Animation Studios in Hyderabad India.
We did 12 to 14 hours shifts at the time ( including graveyard shifts) and basically didn't even get to see the end result. At the time Mickey Mouse Clubhouse was also being made there and a bunch of other big studio projects. so most of the animators were constantly juggled around and the management was basically a shit show.. Anyways watching this video brought back a lot of great memories (and not so gr8 ones).. Thanks.
This is some very great insight into the world of animation that the viewer doesn't get to see or hear about, so I appreciate you letting us know some info and I am sorry that the industry can be so demanding and harsh with overworking amongst other things im sure. Thanks for watching and sharing your experience!
I never liked the show much, but it stayed completely alive in my brain for one reason and one reason only: There's an episode where Kiko(?) is mourning his missing family and whistles this sad lullaby, and when I read The Hunger Games for the first time (way back in 09, pre-movie) THAT'S what I imagined the whistle for Rue sounded like in the book. And since I've read the books many times in the past decade, I've always remembered that and, by extension, this show 😅
I always thought the show came out 4 years too late. I think it would have done much better if it had aired alongside the games, because it would have been in the public eye and probably would have been more consistent with the games. The main cast are much more competent in the games than how they're presented in the show, and they make implications that the show takes place after The Staff of Dreams through references to the games, but everybody still doesn't respect Tak even though he's saved the world twice, which really hurt the show for me.
That is a good point
Or maybe they could've adapted the games stories and have a few dedicated episodes to expanding the world within those games
…you’re digging through the deepest recesses of my mind to come up with this list of shows, aren’t you?
yes
Man I'm so glad to Tak being discussed at all, from a guy who's only played the demos of the games and enjoyed them immensely and seen the odd episode of the show and enjoyed it, man I gotta play those Tak games.
The only reason why I remember this show is because when Nick would play short parts of an episode of certain shows during commercial breaks, they would play the one where one of the characters wore a I think a chicken costume. And I remember that one was played a lot.
Holy shit you unlocked a LOCKED LOCKED memory😭
This was one of those shows that I would "watch" while doing chores or browsing the Internet. It was never interesting enough to be fully invested in, but as background noise it worked well. Also, I thought the art style was odd for its time; it reminds me of the bulbous, off-proportioned style of _Planet Sheen_ and _Fanboy & Chum Chum._
Tak more than anyone should be in All Star Brawl considering his video game origin
Yep
Why do that?
In all technicality, he's elligible for Smash.
@@nicksrandomreviews The recent Smash is a finished project and the next one would be another console generation away. NASB would be the easiest to get into.
Nick doesn't own the rights to Tak though
Tell that to Garfield.
I have the distinct memory of being really interested in the show because of how much I loved that original trilogy on Gamecube. Between the fun combat, puzzles, and the humor it was up there in favorite series for me. Then I watched like two episodes and realized it had been bungled and promptly tuned the show out.
I’m really loving the fringemas marathon, I’m glad that it’s not just Christmas themed and your mixing in your normal content aswell
I didn't care for the show much, I remember it being meh. But the games were awesome, they were fun to play and had a very interesting atmosphere. I actually remember being pretty excited for the show when it was first being announced, being a fan of the games. This is definitely a show I had not thought about in years though. Definitely a great choice for the Wait... Remember series!
Tak came out when I was easing out of my cartoon phase and full force into my gamer phase. I think I both wanted to give the video games a go (I love fantasy worlds) and felt kinda bitter that we never got cartoons of video games I really liked at the same time.
I use to be a big fan of the show. Tak was literally my favorite character. It’s been so long, I sort of forgotten the other characters names. I remember binge watching videos of gameplay for the games on TH-cam.
The first game was one of my favorite games ever. The incredible landscapes and sky box inspired me to take up art as a hobby.
I also remember finding a kinda disturbing shrine easter egg on the island level, and have never seen it mentioned anywhere. I like to think I’m the only one who knows about it.
The trilogy games were legitimately good
For real. Which ever one had that snowboard mini game was my favorite as a small lad. I would kill for the trilogy to be remastered one of these dusty years.
I played the gba versions and the last game guardians of gross I had a Wii disc of it
@@marijuanaknowsomething6743 That'd be Tak 2, couldn't agree with you more. Always loved playing that minigame with my brothers or just by myself.
Well their were 2 the 1st one was a level called Powder Canyon which that minigame was based on
@@marijuanaknowsomething6743 oh dude the sand dune boarding was so much fun
In a time when the Mandela effect is recognized as a thing I wouldn't have remembered that I forgot about a GOOD amount of these short lived shows if it weren't for you...THANK YOU!! I really had to hold onto my head reading "Tak and the Power of JuJu"
Right?! Same!
Tho wenever I hear "juju" I think of the theme song even tho I never watched this one all that much hahaha
Fun fact, Tak made a few cameos in the video game "Rocket Power: Beach Bandits". Mostly posters, but there was one moment you could find a model of Tak in a lava area but he ran away before you could actually interact with him. Just a preview before the actual game came out I believe, but I always thought it was cool when I saw it as a kid.
he was also in I believe a forested area too
Dude! This literally unlocked a memory I never knew I had. I was making a list of cartoons ppl seem to have forgotten about and this is a plus! Thanks man!
I also remember this. Believe it or not I wished the game had a tv show when I was a kid. When I saw this I flipped out!
Yep. I thought the same thing when I saw the Nick Games logo.
I had that toy and never could figure out how or when I got it. At least I know now it comes from this show and is apparently called "Dead Juju".. One of life's mysteries solved. Thank you very much.
Honestly bro don’t stop making these videos, I appreciate the nostalgia you bring fourth 🤧🤝
Very forgotten show surprise Nickelodeon didn't turn more of their games into TV shows.
i remember this show from time to time, remembering the odd Juju creatures and mystic beings, but Lok is always rent free in my mind. Patrick Warburton never does a role half ass or boring.
There's a line tak says in the show, "Is it bad if you cough up your liver?" And that shit was the absolute funniest thing when i was a kid. So funny, that i still remember that line but absolutely nothing else from the show...
If tak ever gets a reboot (which I just learned that it is), I can imagine it as a fusion between Tarzan and dr.strange.
My first impression of this show as a kid was excitement, but when I watched the first episode (being about the village chief making an earwax collection from his ear eww) I didn't know what to expect. Then after the next episode I thought "I prefer the games over this." So I'll be waiting for its reboot/remake in best case scenario Spyro Trilogy and Crash Trilogy.
thank you for covering this show, i would play the games and my grandma would watch with me and anytime i see people mention this it feels like she's with me :)
Thank you, Jordan!!! I remembered this show some time ago but I couldnt find what it was called and it was killing me because I wanted to check it out again so much. For me it was one of those shows that you remember watching as a child but cant remember anything about it. Lo and behold, your channel pops up in my recommended section and you have a video about this show! I am so excited!
This show is a very faint memory in the back of my mind, to the point where I can't exactly remember if I watched the show or if I just saw all the commercials lol
I really appreciate all of your videos!! You unveil these hidden snippets of my childhood I have and give me back some of that childlike wonder happiness I've lost over the years. Also, that Patrick Warburton impression was amazing lol!
This cartoon keeps popping in and out of my head, like I vaguely remember that I watched it as a kid
Jordan continues to unlock my previously repressed childhood memories.
I never knew about the show until like half a year ago. The only childhood memory I have of Tak is playing the game on the ps2 and not making it past the 3rd level. Good times, good times
Aye bro I really dig your commercial transition slides. The asthetic you use and the vibe around it. All the same with how hurt your spirit is in the Christmas time. Your a rad homie for makig. Some chill content to remember childhood
I never played the games, but I loved the show, and all my friends I showed it to also loved it, I'm surprised it got low ratings, it was pretty fun
Play the games! Tak and the Power of Juju, Tak 2 the Staff of Dreams and Tak the Great Juju Challenge! The show destroyed Tak’s incredible legacy! The show changed his character personality and voice actor! Jason Marsden is Tak not Hal Sparks!!!
Yeah the show was alright if you were a kid at the time or didn't experience the games first, but if you experienced the latter first then you'd understand why this show wasn't looked too fondly at since they destroyed Tak's entire character for the sake of comedy
@@MannyUzuki I watched it the day it premiered and I just couldn’t believe how Nickelodeon ruined one of my favorite franchises! I hope the original Tak trilogy with Jason Marsden as Tak comes back it totally deserves it!
@@Gamingwithahandicap I completely agree, supposedly at least the first game in the series was under the list for THQ Nordic(the only one I'm aware they've touched so far was SpongeBob Rehydrated), so I'm still holding out hope. Tak 2 was my very first game I've ever played as a kid and so I hold it near and dear to me(yes, bugs and all lol)
@@MannyUzuki I’ve been trying really hard to get the attention of THQNordic and Avalanche Software so they can remake the trilogy! Talk tweet post do anything to get the word around so THQNordic can see the demand! If you review games you should review the trilogy! Tak and the Power of Juju, Tak 2 the Staff of Dreams and Tak the Great Juju Challenge! I and many others want the Great and Mighty Warrior of the Pupanunu people return! :)
I have never seen this show, nor played the games.
Oddly enough, I loved the concept and was hopeful for it.
I loved Nickelodeon, I loved video games, and what better idea than to combine the two with an original concept, a brand new series of video games, that then turns into a TV show. Seemed like a great idea.
Wish it all worked out.
Oh,I do remember this show. I only remember this episode where a kid was looking for his parents and at some point his thought both his parents go turned into one single bird...
Man I loved this show! So glad you did a video oh it.
I remember a friend who had one of the games and I had a game for game boy and this was way back in the day
i actually never knew there where Tak games when i watched the show
and i did quite enjoy the show (Dead Juju / Party Juju was easily my favorite character)
OMG this is soo nostalgic to me! When I was young id go to my grandma after school and wait till noon for my parents to come back from work. I remember sitting on the wooden floor and watching cartoons on a big crt. Thanks for bringing back these sweet memories!
the scene with the village chief ridding the tiny pony with that long flowing blond wig has had squatters rights in my mind for years now.
I started with Tak and the great juju challenge, went to Tak 2, and discovered the show while playing Tak 2, and it was just such a cool experience
Another "yes". Tak was a show my brothers and I watched because they played the video game. It was an odd looking show with a few hits for jokes, but I can see how others forgot about it.
I remember really loving this show and being sad it got canceled, I also had a mcdonalds belly juju toy with a squishy belly for so long that the belly rotted 🤣
wow jordan never fails to spark a lost memory.. many of his videos bring back tsunamis of nostalgia that i forgot about until he shows it then it comes back so vividly. your channel is truly one of a kind
Thanks so much for the support!
Never actually finished Staff of Dreams, never made it past that damned electricity puzzle at the observatory; finished Great Juju Challenge though, love the scenes with Lok and the fish, and the lobster suit, and the gorilla, Lok is just the best character
Bro!!!? That puzzle was a pain...
I was the same way until a month ago I went back and finished it. I would highly recommend not finishing it. Past that point the game drops in quality and becomes tedious.
I thought I was the only one who got stuck there. Never figured it out
@@wrongemail5242 definitely agree. I can’t even recall what the game is like past that point. Granted it’s been about 6 years since I last played it and beat it, but I have fond memories of everything up until that point and can recall what happened up to that point. Once I beat it I was just like….well….okay then.
@@wrongemail5242 I don't remember the quality drop other than its speeding up, but I finished the entire game.
It's a shame the show was so lackluster because I remember the game being pretty funny.
Subbed my dude. Loved the main 2 games but I hadn't thought about them in years. Thanks for digging it up for me.
This channel is so underrated
It also reminds me how many cartoons I actually missed I’ve never heard of pretty much every cartoon u cover 😆
Surprised you didn't menetion how the series also goes by the "denser and wackier" rout, it does a couple of surreal gags, weird moments for the sake of it, which...explains why I thought the series was fine. Mind you, I never played the games. Bonus points goes to Kari Wahlgren voicing Jeera (who's a series-exclusive character) in this, as well.
In my country they showed it like two seasons because last episodes are different. So now I still can't think it's one whole season :)
Kari Wahlgren is great!
YES this whole franchise was something so important to my childhood. The games and the show
As I kid I know I saw the show, but no episode in particular stands out. However in the city I used to live, in the local McDonald’s used to have video games. It was in this huge green block right smack in the middle of the play place, with two screens on opposing sides of the block. Each screen had two old controllers for the option of 2 players. The games never got changed (as far as I remember this was in 2007) so one side always had a Spyro game, and the other had the Tak game. As for which Spyro game, I don’t remember which one but I do recall a pink dragon behind bars asking to be let out, and my dumb kid self not being able to figure the level out. As for the tak game, I remember less as it was a platform level I think and I also remember not being able to complete that one either. I moved in 2013 so I have no idea if that old game block even still exists in that specific store/location but it’s highly likely it got renovated and removed.
dude literally today I put hands on the tack video games and sell them to a local shop it's so cool that you did a video on these franchises the same day that I let them go certainly something I won't ever forget
I loved the Tak games way more than the show. i really hope they do remake some of them!
*BRUHHHH THE NOSTALGIA!!!!*
I remember this show a lot. It's the only thing I have as a gift back then which made me rewatch this show for unhealthy amount of times
I loved Tak 2, Really hope it gets remastered soon.
At least one of the producers of the show (Mitch Watson) would go onto create/co-create 5 notable shows. They would be Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated, Beware The Batman, All Hail King Julien, Kung Fu Panda The Paws Of Destiny, and the upcoming Big Nate series.
I remember seeing like 2 or 3 episodes as a kid and never seeing it again. I thought it was okay and could happily sit through it until fairly odd parents came on, but didn't actively seek it out. Had no idea it was based on games, that's cool.
Chameleon Twist reference is gold, that hit the nostalgic button hard
I remember about a year ago going through a TON of wiki articles desperately trying to find the origin of my memory of the game I played on my Wii but couldn’t play where I left off because I didn’t have an SD card for the GameCube games.
It’s like a crazy lost fever dream memory and I’m just glad I could remind myself the name of it. In fact, I was surprised I was able to find a video about it on the channel.
I was literally about to suggest you cover this the other day, this was my favorite game AND the show was okay, it will always be part of my childhood. Thank you so much for covering this💖
P.s. I named my cat Tak after this show/game
Man your videos are just like going through a time capsule of my childhood with these vague TV shows. Have you seen Tower Prep? It was a live-action CN show, and in its one season crafted an amazing story. It came and went and I feel like no one remembers it or talks about it anymore
IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS FOR AGES, THANK YOU
Awesome, I've been waiting for you to cover this one
One of the only lines I can remember in the show is when Lok dresses up into a chicken and he goes "I can fly.... 😲 I CAN FLY! 😆"
Then he falls from a cliff. 😂
Loved the games, loved the show. Thank you ❤
U used to play the game a long time ago and I just got so much nostalgia just by looking at the thumbnail, one of my favorite old games
All I know from this show is the dam intro because I would change the channel whenever it came on but now it’s going to be stuck in my head all night. Thanks bro 🤌🏻
As an 7/8 year old at the time, I didn’t know of the games but I loved the show. And all my friends did too. I’m glad others remember it!
When I was younger tak and the great juju challenge was the one game me and my brother loved to play together (even if I was always stuck as Lok, he is not bad and pretty fun at times but I wanted to be tak sometimes) and I had pretty high hoped for the show. It was not all bad I will say, I enjoyed some of the episodes and it was entertaining for a bit but it did become repetitive and yeah the whole year off for a season thing helped killed it, but I do still love the series and I can't wait for the reboot. (Also i don't care, Dead juju is great period. One if my favorite characters in the show and games)
Great channel man, instant fan!
This show's theme song haunts my thoughts when I try to sleep.
I genuinely loved this show and was so sad that there were so few episodes. I really liked the concept of it
You should definitely do a Fish Hooks video. It's basically a typical high school dramedy with fish, but young me was actually pretty into it.
Indeed
Good news
Dude I've been thinking about this regularly for almost a decade and a half now and I honestly thought I was remembering something I had just made up. I'm so happy right now
I used to play the first one with my father when I was younger, we never had a memory card so we started over every time. Thanks for taking me down memory lane:)
I was so excited for this show to come out
I remember playing the games as a kid and thinking "What the fuck? Nickelodeon? But this isn't a TV show"
My favourite memories of the franchise are playing the third game, The Great Juju Challenge with my sister. I love split-screen co-op games where you play as distinctly different characters. And she found Lok hilarious, so it was perfect
I remember really loving the show, but I also remember pretty much nothing about it, whatsoever
Of course I remember this show, I think about this show almost daily lmao. I played the games and I wondered if Tak would show up in Nick Smash Bros
Almost daily? You must have really loved the games.
@@poppinc8145 oh yeah, I was a super fan, I had the first 3 and 100% all of them and saw all the episodes. I don't think about it as much but damn I still love it
my brother's friend had a TAK game so he told me about it, and I sadly haven't played any to this day, but I did watch this show when it came out, and I did like it but it was just something too watch on Saturday mornings along with the other cartoons.
I remember the videogame of this so incredible fondly-- a video focused on that would be so incredibly appreciated
This is gonna be a mixed reaction, but I remember laughing my ass off over the series and the games. They knew how to make me burst into tears from all the crazy shit on display. XD
Last I've seen Tak was in Globs of Doom (and he was just about as funny there and in Attack of the Toybots), and the last time I've used the character for a crossover was in the first arc of Toon Wars.
This video Is beatiful i love you Jordan
Thanks so much for watching!
@@JordanFringe94 Not at all
Watching these show clips bring so many memories
I never actually watched this growing up. I was (and still am) a huge fan of the first Tak video game in particular, as the writing and characters are still fantastic to this day. I remember hearing about this show and being excited about it, but I never actually sat down and watched it, and its too bad hearing I didn't miss out on much.
Guess the show just never Juju'd on that beat
Tak and the power of the Jews 😼 man the show and games were awesome !
BROOOOOO just saw the thunbnail and was like holy shit I remember that game I cant believe I forgot about it, I remember when I was young playing that game on the original Xbox. Thanks for giving me me remembrance of the past.
Dude deserves more subscribers, quality content.
I never really watched the TV show but I played the shit out of the game
The games were amazing and incredibly fun. The show... not so much, and they also dropped the ball on bringing in the game fans because they did that thing cartoon producers do where they change up the whole lore and even character names for some reason.
Jabulba wasn’t Tak’s Uncle.
Lok was believed to be the Great and Mighty Warrior of the Pupununu people until the events of Tak 1.
Dead Juju was changed to Party Juju... because he parties I guess, but the joke was the Juju of death was a cheery fun loving guy.
Flora never made an appearance as far as I’m aware, and she was basically Tak’s navi for the first game. (Neither did the Moon Juju for that matter)
The Woodies were NOT gigantic monsters but were people sized. They were still a threat though because they were incredibly hostile. Well okay, some were big, but not the type of Woodie presented in the show.
They completely dropped a lot of the quirkiness and humor of the games in favor of a generic animated cartoon formula, and it sucked.
It's not all that generic
I'm glad I'm not the only one who remembers Tak. I knew the games and played the Gameboy version so many times as a kid, but didn't know there was a series out there.
I remember playing the game on Gameboy (or another console) and how bad it was, I love your channel for bringing back so many memories lol