Adult Swim - The History of a Television Empire
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- A look at the network that gave great artists a place to explore.
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Music by:
Eris
[beatmasta.oknd]
Flying Lotus
Richie Branson
The music of Adult Swim is incredible.
Those bumps between shows were how I discovered so many amazing artists. That and Samurai Champloo.
Ohh god yesss
+Sir Sebastian I loved when they featured the "when I was done dieing" music video where they had multiple animators work on different parts of the song. now its one of my favorite tracks. if there is one thing adult swim has always done right, its the music.
One of the best places to get some dope ass music from.
Adult swim is the shit!
+Sir Sebastian rip nujabes
yes
"That's one thing you can't get from Netflix"
-best, anti-Netflix campaign, EVER.
Won't lie, after watching this, I felt like I needed to find a way to watch Adult Swim live again...
same here man,my parent cut cable so I have no access to things like [as] but atleast they arent like cn where you have to pay to watch episodes of shows on there website so maybe live is in the future?
the adult swim website live streams pretty much everything they've ever made for free. They also stream exactly what their showing on tv online if you have a cable provider.
Thonmoy Rahman dude your pic fucked me up I thought there was a piece of hair I couldn't get off my screen
I mean Netflix with it's million of dollars of budget did not even keep Sense8
Rest in peace, C. Martin Croker. He voiced and animated space ghost: coast to coast, and he will be dearly missed
And he was the original host for Toonami before TOM.
He also voiced Dr Weird and Steve on ATHF
Was he murphy on sealab too?
@@thenegativoneify That was Harry Goz (RIP)
Rip ❤️🩹
I literally just realized Adult Swim is the Newgrounds of Television.
Hunh. Yeah they do have the same energy, don't they?
Except no Oney :(
same age. same content creators.
Dude, I have thought about Newgrounds in over a decade. Thanks.
@@TheDashingdoughnut Really? Not even when newgrounds profited off of the sinking ship that is Tumblr by reminding everyone that newgrounds allows NSFW?
Goddamn. Extreme nostalgia. Actually got misty.
Chris :D
chris!!
Man I can't go anywhere without you, skeptic, or shoe showing up in the comments
How ya doing chrissy poo
I know right?
Song at 0:07 - Eris Starkey
Song at 4:40 - Flying Lotus - Massage Situation
Song at 7:00 - Richie Branson - Bring Back Toonami
Song at 7:50 (Outro) - Tyler The Creator - Hey You
Couldn't figure out the tune that appears throughout the video.
+skd 3:14 - D-Code-Dust Devil
Hey you is my favorite un realized Tyler song, it's just like something between wolf and bastard. Beautiful
+Rembrandt released*
+skd What about the song at 7:11?
+Xokize If you find the title i'd be interested too !
I long for the nights of adolescent rebellion. when I'd pretend to be asleep until I couldn't hear any other noise in my apartment. and turn the tv on whilst simultaneously turning the volume down to near mute levels. and I'd digest this programming that I couldn't quite put my finger on, but I knew I liked it and I knew I wanted more. I started watching adult swim I wouldn't even tell anyone about it, it's like it was just for me.
I did the same thing as a child.
we all did this. cursing ourselves the nights we forgot the volume had been a 30 when last shut off, thus betraying us.
>it's like it was just for me.
Truly a guilty pleasure. I enjoyed that some of the content was engaging too, I had to think about the joke as a child rather than an "oopsie" cartoon you just observe.
Same here man, but I especially remember the times where my cousins would visit and we'd try to stay awake and wait for everyone else to fall asleep. Then after we made sure, we would tip-tor as quietly as we could and go to the living to watch adult swim, especially family guy. But eventually we would get caught lol.
There’s just this vibe with it
Adult Swim introduced me to the entertainment I needed growing up :J
I love adult swim
So amazing program
Ayyyye Score PN! Love your videos man
I recall being a little kid and getting nervous when the "adult swim" logo came on in the evening because it creeped me out...but watching it anyway, of course.
+paloma same
hahaha so true
Everytime
Same, man. I was in 5th grade when I started watching Adult Swim XDDD
yooo same
Of all the shows that had the potential to withstand the test of time, only Aqua Teen Hunger force manages to hang in there. It's like the spongebob of Adult Swim
let's not forget the boondocks, which for whatever reason they stopped making because it's not like it didn't get ratings
+Jonathan Brazzle Wasn't the fourth season apparently a huge letdown for fans?
Bud Spudsy the creator wasnt in on it and it just wasnt the same
Anyone remember Korgoth Of Barbaria? They never picked up the series because they felt it's budget would've been too high. But everyone could tell just from it's test pilot that it would've been one of the greatest Adult Swim shows ever produced. It's a shame that Adult Swim never took a chance with that one, it likely would've paid for itself in the ratings.
robot chicken has had like 7 or 8 seasons. They are still going. Rick and Morty will probably keep going for a while. ATHF ended not too long ago if I remember correctly.
Adult Swim and Toonami influenced my taste in music
James in no small way either I got goosebumps
all of us
I think adult swim and toonami made me tolerate of other things like music shows and ideas...they basically made me not judge a book by its cover...I appreciate that...their very welcoming unlike cn disney abc nick fox pbs..theres a level of acceptance involved with the people making it and less bias...they will run any crap they want...
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I am getting unnecessarily emotional over this.
I don't know if anyone can relate.
Steve Blum voice Guilmon.
James Embrey I feel that my dude.
SSJ Carl RELATABLE
definitely can relate, adult swim showed up when I was my most impressionable, it taught me alot about what creativity means and how wonderful the weird can be
SSJ Carl Absolutely. My childhood as many others was built around toonami and adultswim. I swear those were some really great times.
7:24 "AdultSwim cancelled your favorite show? Good. The important part is it gave you a favorite show."
I think this should be told to like 90% of the [AS] fanbase, at least the one that's on facebook, seeing all the cancerous comments like "Bring back" and " sucks, cancel it!". Great editing on the video btw, enjoyed it!
O shit there is bmar
People bitch so much, but never support TV shows when it's on air. The reason shit gets cancelled cuz not enough watched ($) .pirating ur fave show ain't helping no one
Stay noided
OH SHIT IM FEELING IT
Metalocalypse movie was not very good. Maybe, its plot could be stretched into the whole season.
I'm tearing up. I've never teared up because of TH-cam. Nice job.
this and his furturama one got me to tear up too, no shame
lol, crying over this?
+M3NO451 yeah man it's a childhood feeling that's still around and that gets to me adult swim never changed never adapted to any new demographic they never strayed from what they were from the start
same here man....I started when cowboy bebop showed up.
Mohamed Umar Never watched it
dude id watch adult swim reruns any day, the way they scheduled the shows with the messages and bumps in between was so dope. You weren't just watching a show, it was like watching a movie.
ik my question is confusing as fuck but is adult swim a tv channel?
I had goosebumps hearing the sound byte of Steve Blum thanking [as] :')
Watched all your videos in one sitting. Amazing channel man! subbed.
Sayman
not gonna lie, i'm enjoying these videos more than every frame a painting as of now
Smoush,That's Space Ghost
So good. Great comment.
Wow. This channel has a big future ahead!
Now You See It To be honest, it always had.
The guys at William’s Street are CN’s secret weapon. They first gave us Space Ghost: Coast to Coast; then they gave us Toonami; then they gave us [adult swim]. William’s Street is probably one of the most important production companies in the history of tv.
R.I.P. Daniel Dumile (MF DOOM) (1971-2020) 🦹🏾♂️✊🏾 The Real Lyrical Villain.
You're video essays are actually the best! This has a entirely different feel but stills the same, I love you!!!
+monty scanlan thanks man, much love
+kaptainkristian you should do a colab with film theory, every frame a painting or channel frederator.
I'm sorry I just had to do this.
Your*
+monty scanlan Where can I see other videos like this by him? It says there are only two videos on this channel.
+TheImmortalDimebag he just started on march i think
They were supposed to do something similar with Adult Swim in the UK and make British shows, but it all collapsed sadly :(
Why aren't you verified?
Goddamn... :(
@@sebastianmontoyavelazquez5426 too bad America's the only reason why you're in this video watching me
i know i hate to see it fall :( Fuck you turner.
Thats because they dont have freedom of speech. Its why america is where asian college students go to learn creativity, because they are too into math efficiency. Freedom of expression births art.
God i miss the early 2000s
The early 2000s are the new 90s™
David Boucard And when today's kids grow up, the 2010s will be the new 2000s
im apart of that and its very true, when i look back at the 2010's i feel so much like a kid even though im not even in highschool
We don't speak of those dark times. The times when we will be old, tired men while kids - children, really - will be nostalgic for their youth...
no we speak of it cause soon we get to say back in my day
I remember being like 7 years old and staying up all night just to watch cowboy beebop. I'd watch the halls to make sure my parents were asleep, fuckin put blankets at the foot of my door to hide the light from the Tv.
The memories...
Lol same, except it was with robot chicken
Deadass did the same thing, especially with the blankets. Man I miss my childhood.
same for me but with family guy, i basically turned into metal gear solid, via using as little brightness as posiibble,faking sleep, turning off every phone in the house,and sneaking around
Holy shit im old
@@thenegativoneify same thing
holy shit your videos are amazing, I feel like I've hit the jackpot of new youtubers
+Mrandom101 right????
check out excurb 1a as well
Same
I''m mainly into anime so I don't know if you're into that.
nerdwriter is nice but the kaptains videos are much more refined building up on a extremly personal view and then exploring the deeper truth behind that view/preference
this also expresses itself in how the videos are done there is so much attention to detail there is so much work put into them
nerdwriters videos are pretty simple in terms of production
that's not to say that I don't like nerdwriter videos or I don't see the connection here I just think kaptainkristian is a real undisovered gem while nerdwriters content is good but maybe a bit overhyped
I quite enjoy Film-Drunk Love for video essays about film (everyframeapainting is also good although I don't like the newer ones much) and then I completely love you suck at cooking and casually explained both hilarious
Adult Swim is one of those blocks that isn't for everyone, but if it's the block for you, it will be your favorite.
3:40 you nailed it there. AS wasn't just a channel that had weird shows. The entire block was like one big variety show, and the host would crack jokes through the bumps and played some of that AMAZING underground music. I remember as a kid trying to get my parents and friends into it (they liked South Park and the Simpsons so I figured they'd like AS) but they always said it was just too weird or on too late. But I grew up on that shit, and its molded much of my sense of humor. AS was like an underground night/comedy club that only a few knew about or could get in. It had a pirate radio station feel to it. And overall, its just incredible (although today I think it lacks some of that old school aesthetic )
Shout out to the shows not shown here!! Wolfs rain, Big O, Samurai Champloo, and Inuyasha. Because those shows helped me want to become an animator today! :3
"Wolf's Rain"
Thank you for reminding me of this show.
He showed Big O
Comedy Central and Adult Swim are the most responsible sources of inspiration that have formed my sense of humor.
Comedy Central isn't that great.
Adult Swim is better 😎
As a kid born in 1990, who holds a special place in his heart for Toonami & Adult Swim. Thank you for this piece of history
Whenever someone speaks about Adult Swim, I always dream about Venture Bros having some spotlight. It almost never paids off.
Axolotl de la Animacion Came here to comment this. They deserve so much more attention.
On a related note, met Jackson Publick recently at SFSketchfest, and he's a fan of Lost, though he hated the ending (I hold a different opinion), and he also loves Battlestar Galactica. Super-cool guy.
This is a sad day for all Adult Swim fans
@@23jakesmith23 I cried all day. Adult Swim saids they are looking for an alternative for keeping Venture Bros alive. So there's... Hope? I guess?
@@AxolotldelaAnimacion perhaps on HBO Max. But sadly the seeds of discord have been sown with Adult Swim's new president. This has his fingerprints all over it.
I wish I could get Adult Swim over here in Japan... it's sorely missed.
I wish it came back in the uk
Doesnt adultswim stream episodes on thier app.maybe you could watch it there
get a vpn
I used to run a Home Movies fansite back in the day, and this video was a wonderful bit of nostalgia and good insight into what made AS so fun. Particularly back in the old days when 11 PM on Sunday was a 3-hour block that most people didn't know about and even fewer understood, it was basically the highlight of my week.
Great job!
+Joe Berg Shoutout to Squigglevision and the pool bumps. "No eating in the pool. What is that, Pimento cheese? Sir, no eating in the pool."
Space Ghost, ATHF, The Brak Show, Harvey Birdman, Home Movies, Sealab 2021, & Cowboy Bobop every Sunday night for six months.
I've been a fan of your videos since you started and I must say this is easily your best video. The production, the graphics, and your narrative are all on point. I can tell how much this network meant to you and for someone like me who grew up just shy of AS's heyday, it's really inspiring to see the influence it had - and still has - on creatives everywhere.
Instead of typing a long-ass paragraph about the amount of nostalgia I got, I'm just gonna say that Adult Swim has a special place in my heart. I really, really love that channel.
Came back after seeing the adult swim trend on tiktok. I wish I could share this vid to everyone involved. Much love Kaptain 🖤
Oh man.. The feels.. I remember watching Space Ghost Coast to Coast in 1999 as an 11 year old.. It blew my mind with it's style and humor.. Then Adult Swim premiered with the "No Diving in the Pool" bumpers with the guy on the megaphone.. Oooooooh man.. Thanks for the nostalgia.. So happy with what that programming block has become, even to this day. I don't have to like all the programming to know they consistently bring the ball to the game by show casing new art styles. Thanks, Cartoon Network.
Man, I have to say, your channel is quickly becoming some of the best content on TH-cam in my opinion. Between this and your Superman video you can tell you really care about the topic at hand and it's awesome. Dope to see concise well written videos like this. Super interesting, keep it up man!
I remember seeing the premiere of Adult Swim talking with my friend on Aol Instant Messenger just talking about how crazy these shows were and have been watching ever since. I may not like every show, but I admire Adult Swim's sincerity and willingness to throw anything against the wall to see what sticks.
I've been trying to enjoy the little things in life again and idk why but this video makes me so happy for some reason, I think it's just listening to you talk about my childhood cartoons or maybe it could be the sound of your introduction to each of your videos, to me it just sounds so soothing and comforting. Please don't ever take this video down, you don't even know how much this video means to me
Damn a year later and I'm still in the same place if not worse
You have amazing editing skills and it's so well put together.
adult swim, for me, is the epitome of what television should be. when the conversation of tv being outdated thanks to things like netflix and hulu comes up, i generally agree, but that's only because no other channel does tv right. the way adult swim is run is something that can really only be done on tv and i think that's beautiful.
"Unedited Footage of a Bear" and "Too Many Cooks" are two of the darkest things I've ever watched on AS and I can only thank them for feeding my nightmare fuel hungry brain!
Still my favorite video of all time
I rewatch it all the time
Can we get some music credits for this video? Some cool stuff in here
+Daniel Corona Thirded. I was about to comment and ask for what these song's titles.
+Daniel Corona Foutheded
+Angus Campbell Fitheded
+Daniel Corona www.adultswim.com/music/ is the best I can offer.
+Daniel Corona It's all literally in The Boondocks' Original Sound Tracks album.
Canada is so damn lucky they have this adult swim as a 24/7 channel
It's 2020 and I'm still watching this over and over. Thank you KaptainKristian
Loved the Williams Street logo/sound at the end. Much feels.
Love this guy, your gonna be a TH-cam hit! :D
+deathweapon247 Let's hope so, Thanks for watching!
+kaptainkristian Great video, what is the opening song?
(Face-palm) Auto correct got the better of my spelling :(
That intro was fire
+SofaKing448 Starkey - Eris
+blah7676 the song choice helped, everything about the intro is fire. Within 10 seconds i realzied i had to sub.
+blah7676 Mvp, Thanks!
Adult swim and Comedy Central were my middle school pass times
I come back to this video from time to time. Such a masterpiece.
is it bad that i grew up on this channel? like seriously I opted to watch adult swim instead of disney and nick when i was in elementary school
Watched since day one my friend
same, lol
It just means you were a smart kid.
Peter David same
Same
Yo this video is sick
I grew up with Space Ghost and Adult Swim from their beginning. When I saw this video come up in my feed and i thought "hmph! what could I possibly hear about Adult Swim that I don't already know" .... and I was pleasantly surprised to be immediately bombarded with great new information.
Well Done! Thanks for making this!
I'm SO glad Kaptainkristian is getting so much more recognition now - I consider him to EASILY be one of the top 10 most talented content creators on TH-cam. I've been watching his stuff ever since his debut video about the oldschool Superman shorts, and I subscribed to him immediately. :)
I always look forward to his videos and whenever one comes out I literally drop whatever else I'm doing to watch it.
"And that's one thing you can't get from netflix"
*snaps* Yess that's what i'm talking about
also shouts out to China, Il
I remember always trying to sneak in the tv room and watch adult swim when I was younger. It was like such a treat for me, and family guy gave me the most entertainment.
They seem to still saved cancelled cartoons such as Tuca and Bertie, A Netflix Original series! Now that’s respectable, and from what I’ve seen on my occasions of seeing this fascinating channel they have continued to have Toonami be the block for more mature anime and action-oriented cartoons! And what they shown with Genndy Tartokvsky’s Samurai Jack Season 5 and his new series Primal, it just helps further show their diversity in their content!
And now they're expanding their reach to young adults with an extra hour of programming and programs like Unicorn: Warriors Eternal (another Tartakovsky production) and the DC series My Adventures with Superman.
Come back! I dig your analysis and video essays on stuff you grew up with because its my era. Your editing and music selection is everything man. Missin it. Hope to see more content soon.
thanks so much for this video. Not only is my love of Adult Swim re-affirmed but I now have a whole new genre of music to love!
Hand's Up if your part of the [Adult Swim] Generation
Adult Swim Generation I'd say gotta be born between 86-95
Born 94 and watched adult swim since it started
Technically I am Cause the 2000s but I never watched it but I do watch Cartoon Network and I watched classic Boomerang
nightmuffin937 Everyone born in the late 90s and onward is
🖐
This is one of the most beautiful, creatively cut and drawn TH-cam videos I have ever seen.
I loved watching Home Movies and space ghost every night.Adult Swim is my shit.And I wish they would bring back all the Old people and pool clips in between shows again that shit is so Nostalgic for me.
"Adult Swim brought back Family Guy when Fox canceled it" and they will never forget that.
Goosebumps at cowboy bebop opening :o
Now I feel like I missed out on Adult Swim for obeying my mother
I know this is an old video but [AS] literally shaped me. The humor, the anime....Golly. Good stuff.
watching this high was a good idea 👍
Ikr
ditto
same lol great video, obviously much thought and passion went into the production esp the writing. awesome job ty!
+TheShyGuy That intro is so damn good!
I'm not going to sugar coat here, the production value of this video blew my mind! I swear I thought it was produced by adult swim themselves, that's how good it was. If you keep this up you're going to you're going to get a shit-ton of a subscribers, I subscribed because I look forward to more of your videos and seeing you grow.
Celebrating 20 years of Adult Swim today by watching this
I remember buying the season 3 dvd set of robot chicken in 7th grade and watching it with my friend. That Williams Street outro is unforgettable.
Some of my most nostalgic memories is staying up to sneak and watch futurama a on adult swim with the volume low when I was little. Good times.
I wish that Adult Swim was a part of my childhood, but I no matter what, I feel some nostalgia for that channel.
I'm in love with this channel. Your editing and choice of topics are the fuckin bee's knees
[as] was a big part of my childhood here in Brazil. It launched in 2005 and used to start around 11pm in CN if I remember correctly. And I would just be awake to watch all these spectacular fun cartoons without my parents knowing. I remember that it felt different than anything I've ever seen... And through it, I discovered cartoons, series and animes that I still love to this day.
Brazil is well known for our really good voice acting. People around here are really passionate about the characters and its voices. And [as] gave the actors here complete freedom to create and adapt the toons to our culture. It was magical, there's even videos of the actors remembering how fun it was to do those voices...
But of course, it didn't last long. Some politician here thought that it was not "politically correct" and in 2008 they demanded that CN stopped with the Adult Swim programming. And so it was done...
this video was dope. solid content man. keep it up
Metalocalypse still needs to at least finish the story. Even if it were another hour long bit, that'd be great.
But yeah, been watching Adult Swim programming since I was ten, when it first appeared late night on Adult Swim. It's been a great ride so far. At times however, fucking weird man.
I love the Adult Swim Smalls
They introduced me to many great relatively small artist like Jack Stauber, Alan Resnick and Vewn
The same with Off The Air
I miss when it was 11 o'clock and futurama was on adult swim. And I was just on Newgrounds and doodling on my PC
Why does your page say you have no content? I want to watch more.
+kikiki Check again, it should be fixed now
+kaptainkristian thanks for fixing it
+kaptainkristian bro what's the song of the bumb at 4:00
+kaptainkristian You're content is absolutely perfect. Quality editing, superb writing, and you never fail to explain and translate the distinctly different nature of the material you cover. And on top of that...Tyler the Creator AND The Gorillaz holy shit nice taste.
Massage Situation by Flying Lotus
God damn…watching this again after years and it encompasses so much nostalgia for me. Love this video and everything it highlights so much. This video is a masterpiece
DUDE this is too good I hope this becomes a big channel. your content is one of the highest quality I've seen
Dude i saw the first 30 seconds of your video, paused, looked down at all the otger vids you ddi, and immediately subscribed. You deserve way more.
" _Did u get any of that ?_ "
I remember around 6 years ago when I was 9 or 8 my dad would call me from the living roon to his room to watch shows like this with my mom and him
Best TH-cam video I've ever seen. I saw it when it was first released, & I'm re-watching it now, 5 years later, with a tear in my eye. This video is nostalgia encapsulated
This is one of the most concise and informed videos on a topic that I would actually care about that I have ever seen. Instant sub.
RTJ being friends with Adult Swim, as well as them making a Live Stream of their 4th album for young people to Vote and eat Ice Cream, is amazing and shows that they can do Music Video content what MTV doesn't. Amazing. Also, I love Space Ghost C2C, Robot Chicken, Rick & Morty, Aqua Team, and some experimental horror shorts on the block.
Let it be known that I subscribed to this channel before it hit 10,000.
+Esosa Uhunsere Nigga I subbed to this channel before it hit 100
+Esosa Uhunsere SAME
+HDHyperDriveReviews2K15 Nigga I subbed to this channel before it hit 10
I'm 22, a little after the time this network was at its prime. I was always wondering how they got such high budget actors and animators involved in such awkward styles of animations. Thanks for making this.
They were definitely ahead of their time, as they're so similar to random cheap youtube videos sometimes.
This video was a masterpiece. You described adult swim so well as it being surreal. The thing I love about adult swim is that it's never afraid to do something different unlike others (cough cough 2016 Cartoon Network) even though it's crazy or surreal. That is what makes adult swim special.
I'm loving the AESTHETIC
Love your editing, man. Keep it up!
This may be my favorite video on TH-cam. I never realized how glad I am that I encountered Adult Swim at a young age when it was new and how happy I am that it has continued to reshape television. It is responsible for my sense of humor and it introduced me to one of my favorite forms of media, mature anime. Thank you, Adult Swim, and thank you #kaptainkristian for this awesome tribute.
The editing on this is beautiful and professional, very good job.
I'm really not a crier, but I've watched this video about once a year for the past 6 years, and event time I do I tear up. This video, more than any other ones I've watched made my feeling known, and in such a succinct manner. I feel bad for having a fucking video about a giant TV network shake me up so much, but [AS] has done so much for so many people, and I can't imagine how much bleaker our world would be without them.
Very true.
So many memories...I remember the very first night adult swim aired. I used to stay up watching the Chuck Jones cartoon specials and the experimental cartoons (I am Weasl, the Kids Next door first ever promo, the boy and the chimp, whatever happened to robot jones's first EVER airing as special programming) and then one night, everyrhing changed. Adult Swim came.
Don't forget "Oh Canada" and that Tex Avery show. I remember another one too I think was called "Toonheads" but I'm not sure.
Dude. Your channel is just fantastic. By far the best case study channel I've seen in a while.