As confusing as the Buzz Cola thing was, I'm more impressed that they found an in-show alternative instead of just making something up. It shows attention to detail, which I always appreciate! (Though if you have to have Homer holding something, why not a donut? It would make more sense, and is totally age appropriate!)
The reason Boba Fett's starship is called "Slave-1" is because his father Jango owned it before him. Jango named the ship that because he himself was a slave at some point. When he saw the starship locked up in a prison, he felt a kinship with it and took it for himself. He then named the ship "Slave-1" as a reference to the history of both him and the ship.
Another reason why Patty and Selma may not appear often in modern seasons is because of Julie Kavner’s voice taking a huge toll. You can hear her struggling to speak these days, especially when whenever Marge speaks.
I always noticed whenever LEGO adapted something not necessarily child friendly they’d censor something. It made for interesting comparisons between the different sources.
I remember when they released Overwatch sets, they couldn't make new molds for the characters' weapons in the game, so, outside of a universal mold they made for the theme, all guns are brick built. But, for some reason, they removed Hanzo's tattoo but kept Roadhog's belly tattoo...
I wish it was that simple. The Simpsons, though, has bridged the gap from Gen X to now Gen Alpha. It's bridged 4 generations while on the air. Obviously, even though it shouldn't be, it's going to be passed on to kids the same way that other counterparts like King Of The Hill or another Groening property in Futurama has been. There's a reason they're being revived for early Gen Z audiences, and it isn't just money.
It's weird that Lego didn't want to make a V-22, even though Lego made the Fokker Dr. 1 triplane with the Red Baron's colors and made a Sopwith Camel (twice). They're both planes from World War 1.
Maybe they considered them just about acceptable because they were "historic" enough. The V-22 might be too current. Similarly, you won't see crooks in LEGO City sets carry any guns or knifes, but old-timey pirates with swords and muskets are fine.
With all the lego videos as of late, hopefully you can do a cross over with a lego youtuber with the same kind of "phantom lore" you had with Nostalgia Critic, or something to do that "I'm a phantom, I can be anywhere and poses people" gag again, that was great.
When I was younger I watched your “Darkest PBS kids episodes” video and it used to terrify me! You’re one of the most wholesome and amazing TH-camrs ever!
Earlier, I listened to a R/maliciouscompliance podcast where one story was a student being sent home because his T-shirt featured a shirtless Bruce Lee. The school admins apparently considered it a form of nudity since it showed nipples, so mom got around it by using puffy paint to cover the man-nipples with a bikini top. I figure the lack of nipples on the male Lego people is a similar workaround for this type of conservativeness.
People like that would *probably* not have a good time watching a Bruce Lee movie since he tends to get shirtless a bit & has enjoyed being in such scenes, unlike me who is uncomfortable of the idea that anyone, ESPECIALLY women, could possibly go grape mode on me the moment my manbreasts are shown.
Speaking as a American that always confused me [ as I got older ] like we are ok with songs promoting Drugs , Alcohol, Smex , degrading women and all around violence [ primarily glorifying gang violence] but oh no a kid saw some tits [ and yes I'm talking about modern Rap music ]
The funny thing about dino attack is that the website for international audiences was unchanged. It was weird for us kids back then seeing the original version online while the sets looked different. Also its insane how the osprey even got made. Not only was it controversial for its relation to war, it was poorly designed. The planes mechanics could break its own gears. Lego sets usually go through a lot of durability tests so its even stranger how they were ok with shipping it.
@@Quirderph Before either of them had proper backstory, Slave 1 was just used as a cool name. The Firespray is a unique ship design in Star Wars, and so it deserved a unique name. And since Boba Fett was an antagonist bounty hunter, him having a ship named Slave 1 just fit into bad guys having evil or crookedly named things. Either way, them censoring the ship’s name just doesn’t make any sense. It’s not like the ship itself was a slave. Star Wars already has slavery in its story and uses the word “slave” quite a bit. And when the Fett’s were given backstory, the name of Slave 1 was actually a name born out of pride, freedom, and remembrance. Not to mention kids already learn the word “slave” in history class all the time. There’s no rhyme or reason for it other than Disney trying to be too PC.
@@jaydonmagan4694 "And since Boba Fett was an antagonist bounty hunter, him having a ship named Slave 1 just fit into bad guys having evil or crookedly named things." Well, there's the rub. Once they made Boba a main character, they also tried portraying him as less villainous and more likable (to the point of only killing people who deserved it or in self defense.)
It’s very interesting to learn about censored Lego sets, but the Mario one surprised me, I guess they were more concerned than Nintendo about the name, Banzai Bill, which is why they had to change it. I actually remember watching The Wiggles at some point in my life. The episode I remember the most is the one about food, as well as the song, “Can you Point your Finger and Do the Twist?“, really catchy tune! As for Bluey, I actually like it, but I may need to watch more to learn the context of the show, it’s nice that more kids shows are finally helping children to learn more about our world, and I appreciate it. Brilliant video as always, and hopefully, we’ll all see you next time! 😉👋
Lego can make nazi soldiers, trucks and planes for Indiana Jones, but they can't keep the name Slave 1, even though they had no problem with it in the past 5 Slave 1 sets.
The best parts is this was a decision by Disney, who made Star Wars episode 7 and future movies, with Episode 7 having so many references to Nazi Germany. Armitige Hux’s initials in relation to someone else, Hux’s speech, especially in German, the idea of large scale conquest through brute force (though that’s been in SW for a while), the Stormtroopers (also been there since the beginning. Stormtroopers being a reference to the WW2 German soldiers of the same name), and probably more that I’m forgetting.
@@CT-9904-CrosshairNot just that, but I talked to my world history teacher once about how Palpatine in the prequels used similar tactics as Hitler to rise up in the political ranks. It even gets to killing off all of the jedi like how Hitler wanted to wipe out the Jewish people.
I never really had an issue with censorship on sets as long the builds are good, but some things like the Slave I name, the absense of Moe, and the roof of the newest Jabba's Palace, it does get a bit annoying
I'd have no issue with Slave-I if it were LEGO's decision (for multiple reasons)... but _Disney?_ They bought a property that features slavery in the films themselves and now won't allow the name Slave-I to be used? That's kind of ridiculous. Now, what's this about a roof? I think the video brushed or that, or somehow I missed it.
@@TristenSarelvun it's not a huge central theme though, they bought it mostly for the sci-fi stuff, I don't think it's that ridiculous, it's mostly alt-right trolls throwing a hissy-fit over it cause of their ridiculous hate towards anything "woke".
@@TristenSarelvun So back when the 2011-2012 Jabba’s palace came out, the one that combined with the Rancor pit, LEGO got sued (I think) for the way they built Jabba’s palace. The palace itself looked pretty close to its on-screen appearance, but some religious group claimed the set also looked too close their place of worship. They got mad at LEGO and if I’m correct LEGO had to take the set off of shelves early.
Hey Phantom, one thing with the Boba Fett Slave 1 ship, this isn't just lego, is disney being actually afraid of the word "slave", as other less known names of ships like the mandalorian's is still called "The Razor Crest" or the rebels one are called "The Ghost" or "The Phantom", if you look at any other toys of the ship or even the Boba Fett show, they refused to call the ship by its proper name.
I do love Legos but even I am quite surprised for the reasonings of the censoring, some of these definitely makes a lot of sense, yes, but it’s crazy to believe how many Lego sets have to censored. I personally feel bad for those who were anticipating the sets for only to be censored and felt disappointed but hey, at least Strider’s reaction to the battle ship anime girls [7:30] was extremely hilarious to me personally!!! 🤣🤣🤣 I even didn’t know that it was a thing but apparently it is jokingly enough, lol!!! ☠️
In my personal opinion on Boba’s ship name, it’s trying to cover a massive scar tissue on someone’s body with bandages. No matter how hard you try it will always be there. So long as you don’t fall back on the past, it’s fine to keep things as is so long as no one attempts reignite the past. Although that does have the problem of having to have sound of mind people to do so.
Good video as always There's one fact about the slave1 name change In the old lore boba fett was in fact a slave and named his ship slave1 as a memento of his time as one
The word bonzai is used as a cheer in an episode of Inuyasha. Kagome's little brother was going off to do something that he was nervous about. In an attempt to get him pumped up for it the family thought cheering would help. It just embarrassed him. Although the way they cheered was pretty funny. I'd hate it though if anyone did that to me. Sorry I can't remember a lot about the episode. It's been probably 20 years since I've seen it. That cheer is just too funny to forget.
It's funny because Lego made a DLC pack for Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham dedicated to the Suicide Squad and just called it "The Squad". They could have done something similar for the sets related to the movies. Also the other name for the squad is Task Force X so they could have done something with that name instead.
Honestly for the Simpsons sets, I really just wish they'd included Sideshow Bob, even if he would've just been in those mystery minifigure bags Granted, I can totally get why they _didn't_ include the guy who tried to kill a child multiple times, but he's my favorite character and I just want a minifigure of him lol-
Something I didn't know until I watched Super Eyepatch Wolf's "The Fall of the Simpsons: How It Happened" (Runtime: just over 31 minutes, with thanks starting at 29m40s) was that they made Moe into a coffee addict at some point. Though I suppose, unless he also changed the tavern into a coffee shop, it'd be odd to have him without his workplace.
About Boba Fett's Starship, _Firespray Class Starship_ would also work, as it's just the model of spaceship. Also, about Boomers, Banzais, Bombers, and such. I think the Boomer Bills are too small to be Banzai Bills, and the Bomber Bill in the Mario Movie is too big to be one, so maybe that's part of it.
Another example of LEGO censorship I found is that when we had the Superman vs. Power Armor Lex set in 2012 based on the LEGO Batman 2 video game, the game's version of the power armor had a machine gun, but the actual LEGO set doesn't.
I'm sure I'm not the only one that will let you know, but we Americans definitionally know who The Wiggles are.I remember that show being pretty popular over here when I was a kid! I'm not sure exaclty how popular it was over there so I don't know if they are comparable or not, but I'm pretty sure most people who where born in the 90's/early2000's or where a parent of a child who was knows who the wiggles are over here.
Im honestly suprised that lego didnt use the other name for the group "Task Force X" which in universe is the official name for the group as suicide squad is just a nickname the members in it use. Like release suicide squad sets and call them task force X, and just have on the front "inspired by the new dc movie"
There was a Suicide Squad DLC in LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham simply called “The Squad”. If LEGO really wanted to, they could release a line of Suicide Squad sets and just call them “The Squad”.
Too hot for Lego, but just fine if your kid walks in the local comic book shop, or watches any kind of TV or TH-cam that advertised the movie over and over and over again. Pop Vinyls didn't seem to get any grief 😂
It's kind of hypocritical of Lego: They focuse almost only on the 18+ Lego Sets anymore yet still pretend they care about the children by banning weapons, romance and so on. If the target audience is adults nowadays why pretend anymore?
There is an entire badass story about jango fett calling his ship the slave-1 Which sounds cooler for a bounty hunter? Slave-1 or Boba Fett's starship/firespray
I love your content friend it always brings a smile to my face! I love the LEGO content and hope you do more! I do have a question however, where is the bomb boo? I miss that little guy you two bounced well off eachother! Great content none the less. Keep up the good work friend! Sincerly Blockman Steve
Fun fact: In LEGO Batman 3 They renamed The suicide squad DLC Pack into it being called The Squad and they don’t mention the word Suicide at all in the game
The name Slave I was originated because Jango Fett was a slave prior to his bounty Hunter era, so he named his ship after his struggles of a Slave so he’d never forget. So, I think it’s sad getting rid of it.
I don't know why they don't release Suicide Squad under the name Task Force X which has been used as an alternate name in some media like the Justice League Unlimited!
You can feel like Lego has gotten more tighter with the rules and restrictions have gotten an even more title for certain companies like animation they gotten more restrictor over the years the fact that they can’t even tackle serious topics anymore that’s probably what happened to the Lego. They got more tighter over the years with the restrictions and the controversy probably did it
in lego star wars 2 and the complete saga princess leia in her jabbas palace costume was named princess leia (slave) but in the sky walker saga it was changed to princess leia (jabba's palace)
For what it's worth, The Suicide Squad is also known as Task Force X. So LEGO could have gone with that name instead. And the father Harley distances herself from The Joker (especially in the DCEU), the better.
On the Banzai Bill - it was also referred to with a different name in the Super Mario Bros Movie, where it was called the "Bomber Bill". This could imply that the name change came from Nintendo directly, similarly to Disney wanting to retire the "Slave One" name
I honestly didn't think lego would...censor their properties. Idk its just that when I hear lego, censorship isn't the first thing that comes to mind. I enjoyed this video with you and just2good keep up the great work!
One idea I have about these is that maybe Lego can do what Disney did when they created Touchstone. Have a company that they own selling all the stuff they want to market that might not be as advertiser friendly. I guess there won't be any official Lego sets for the Fallout or Command & Conquer franchise any time soon.
If you remember right for $uicide squad 16 they put out sets WITH the characters but never under that title, it was under Lego Batman/dc superheroes. Bat tank had boomerang, kitana, and croc, and bat cycle had Harley and deadshot. Then they put an ACCURATE SS 2016 Harley in the apocalypse burg D2C set
@@alienalchemist That's the name of the ship class. Which actually kinda makes sense. If you drive a Jeep Grand Cherokee you only give it a proper name if you're kinda a loser. Most people would just call it "Alienalchemist's Jeep"
LEGO Group's policy regarding real life military troops and vehicles (any why they did not make green and gray bricks for so long) was due to Denmark being occupied by Germany in WWII. The occupation effected Danskere at the time. They provided refuge to persecuted people, like Anne Frank and her family, but once occupied, they were not safe. After the war, they had to deal with the scars and trauma of war, and most people did not want anything promoting war or fascism. Europe in general, tend to be anti-war with regards to toys and children's entertainment due to that horrible past.
@@The_Str4nger I think that is due to how biplanes became affiliated as hobbyist/adventure aircraft after the war -- barnstorming, wing-walking, pulp-hero transport and the like -- that they can ignore that they were originally made to be warplanes so kids can pretend they are an Errol Flynn-type character.
The best explanation I can think of as to why Moe isn't in The Simpsons LEGO is due to character having a penchant for criminality. Harley Quinn is different because while she is a villain in the Batman sets, she does become more heroic later on, so maybe that's where LEGO sees the distinction.
Actually in #5 Boba Fett's Starship 3:15, too be fair that the Movies and Live Action TV series have never called Boba Fett's Starship as Slave I. I don't think the audience that doesn't follow the toys or outside materials outside of the Movies and Live Action TV series knows Boba Fett's Starship as Slave I. I think The Clone Wars series did have used the Slave I name. (Also I think the Robot Chicken Star Wars did made a joke about Lando did say to Boba Fett about the starship is beautiful, but no the name.) Also, I did see the Bad Batch's Havoc Marauder Lego Set were called The Bad Batch Attack Shuttle and as well as the Fang Fighter Lego Set were called Mandalorian Starfighter. It's not really a censorship per say. It might be easier for some new Lego Collectors to know who owns the Starship than calling it which one. Also, in #3 on 8:33, I never noticed that was just brought up in Return of the Jedi since I never seen anyone talked about the Twi'lek Dancer had exposed stuff seeing through the Dress in the film since I know the film is set to PG.
Honestly I think Lego should be okay with doing away with the "no military" style of thing.. within reason. I mean, if you think about it, they've already done this with some themes such as: Star Wars (self explanatory) Exo-Force (they literally use japanese style mecha with guns to fight each other.. and let me tell you those weapon/gun designs were NOT subtle) Alien Conquest (family friendly starcraft essentially!) Mars Mission (a bit less "gun"-y than Alien Conquest but a classic nonetheless where the original plat was a war for resources, remember the flash game?) Indiana Jones (occasionally) Castle (while not "modern" the plot was a human army vs. an undead army and fighting, that was it, there were no "main characters" so it was army vs. army) Chima (more subtle with their weapon and gun designs and with main characters but still not afraid to show some fighting) I think Lego should be alright with dropping that rule as long as they're tasteful about it. For example, I could see them making themes that are a bit less realistic but still involving combat. Something like Battletech (big stompy robots :D) Starcraft (we could've had this if blizzard hadn't gone down the dumpster) Command and Conquer's later installments with the Sci-Fi elements (it's always been goofy and non serious) I think it's less so about showing kids weaponry or battle, but it's more so about the political ramifications it could cause. If they simply kept the military themes "non realistic" I think they'd have much lesser problems. If you think about it they pretty much already do that. Now they just need to make it official.
Lego doing these "oh this is inappropriate now" is what made me lose interest in the sets for years now, not only were they getting more expensive but also bland and minimalist. I have one 2 of the Agents sets, the massive truck with the inside jail, mini jet, boat, etc and the Jet that shoots these missiles vs the Gold-stealing car, not only that I have other fighter jets that have weapons IRL but not in the sets. I am very happy that I own these since they are long discontinued and I guess, frowned upon by Lego' "standards".
For the Harley Quinn issue, they could use a new name for Harley and her squad. I have an idea for the name “Harley Quinn and friends”. Sure, it sounds very silly and would never be said aloud in the real Batman franchise, but it’s much more suitable for LEGO’s target demographic. Plus, older fans can meme off of it!
As confusing as the Buzz Cola thing was, I'm more impressed that they found an in-show alternative instead of just making something up. It shows attention to detail, which I always appreciate!
(Though if you have to have Homer holding something, why not a donut? It would make more sense, and is totally age appropriate!)
Donuts were also included in the Kvik-E-Mart set.
Yeah. The pink donuts became a staple food for The Simpsons just like what Scooby Doo is to Scooby Snacks or Spongebob is to Krabby Patty.
NGL I'm surprised they didn't try to make it the irl energy drink Duff - probably because it's too small to have put that info on there but
The reason Boba Fett's starship is called "Slave-1" is because his father Jango owned it before him. Jango named the ship that because he himself was a slave at some point. When he saw the starship locked up in a prison, he felt a kinship with it and took it for himself. He then named the ship "Slave-1" as a reference to the history of both him and the ship.
Yeah people really forgot that fact
Another reason why Patty and Selma may not appear often in modern seasons is because of Julie Kavner’s voice taking a huge toll. You can hear her struggling to speak these days, especially when whenever Marge speaks.
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What I really hope it isn’t is more of Disney’s censuring of gay characters, considering one the twins is a lesbian
@@snowyyzoe An understandable fear, but I truly believe it's due to the strain it causes Ms. Kavner.
@@snowyyzoe highly doubt it since they’ve been doing much better with LGBTQ representation since the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
@@snowyyzoewait really huh cool I always liked those two
This is one of the most wholesome content creators out there.👍❤️
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He sure is! :)
I always noticed whenever LEGO adapted something not necessarily child friendly they’d censor something. It made for interesting comparisons between the different sources.
Just look at the many Lego games based on mature films and shows.
I remember when they released Overwatch sets, they couldn't make new molds for the characters' weapons in the game, so, outside of a universal mold they made for the theme, all guns are brick built. But, for some reason, they removed Hanzo's tattoo but kept Roadhog's belly tattoo...
@@knightatyourservice7512I don’t think Hanzo’s tattoo thing was censorship, just having a lack of printing on the figure.
"Boomer Bill" sounds like you're trying to make a Mario fan game and avoid copyright issues.
Bowser called it a "Bomber Bill" in The Super Mario Bros Movie, which I think is a better name than "Boomer Bill".
they just didn't want to be affiliated with The Banzai Blasters, they're great at crime!
I wish The Simpsons LEGO Set was not censored. They could've put a label on that says, not for kids, just for the older demographic.
I wish it was that simple. The Simpsons, though, has bridged the gap from Gen X to now Gen Alpha. It's bridged 4 generations while on the air. Obviously, even though it shouldn't be, it's going to be passed on to kids the same way that other counterparts like King Of The Hill or another Groening property in Futurama has been. There's a reason they're being revived for early Gen Z audiences, and it isn't just money.
I think it's moreso because Lego specifically brands itself as being all-ages friendly, with the exception of DUPLO
That what I was thinking
@@Marshall_x_Kira_Forever90% of 18+ tags are just put on sets with a lot of peices, complex builds, and/or for display purposes only.
I've said it once and I'll say it again, I love seeing Strider talk about Lego.
Strider has definitely thought outside the “Lego” box this time around.
Haha good one
It's weird that Lego didn't want to make a V-22, even though Lego made the Fokker Dr. 1 triplane with the Red Baron's colors and made a Sopwith Camel (twice). They're both planes from World War 1.
Maybe they considered them just about acceptable because they were "historic" enough. The V-22 might be too current.
Similarly, you won't see crooks in LEGO City sets carry any guns or knifes, but old-timey pirates with swords and muskets are fine.
@@Quirderph or a cowboy with a revolver.
Great video as always, PhantomStrider! And thank you for crediting someone’s video idea, that doesn’t happen a lot in TH-cam, so I appreciate it.
With all the lego videos as of late, hopefully you can do a cross over with a lego youtuber with the same kind of "phantom lore" you had with Nostalgia Critic, or something to do that "I'm a phantom, I can be anywhere and poses people" gag again, that was great.
Sarah brushing her hair and being caught off guard was so funny
I did not see that one coming.
When I was younger I watched your “Darkest PBS kids episodes” video and it used to terrify me!
You’re one of the most wholesome and amazing TH-camrs ever!
Earlier, I listened to a R/maliciouscompliance podcast where one story was a student being sent home because his T-shirt featured a shirtless Bruce Lee. The school admins apparently considered it a form of nudity since it showed nipples, so mom got around it by using puffy paint to cover the man-nipples with a bikini top. I figure the lack of nipples on the male Lego people is a similar workaround for this type of conservativeness.
People like that would *probably* not have a good time watching a Bruce Lee movie since he tends to get shirtless a bit & has enjoyed being in such scenes, unlike me who is uncomfortable of the idea that anyone, ESPECIALLY women, could possibly go grape mode on me the moment my manbreasts are shown.
Speaking as a American that always confused me [ as I got older ] like we are ok with songs promoting Drugs , Alcohol, Smex , degrading women and all around violence [ primarily glorifying gang violence] but oh no a kid saw some tits [ and yes I'm talking about modern Rap music ]
@@AbyssalPrince Modern rap music in general is far more lewd than any other genre.
The funny thing about dino attack is that the website for international audiences was unchanged. It was weird for us kids back then seeing the original version online while the sets looked different.
Also its insane how the osprey even got made. Not only was it controversial for its relation to war, it was poorly designed. The planes mechanics could break its own gears. Lego sets usually go through a lot of durability tests so its even stranger how they were ok with shipping it.
5:02 Poor Strider. The balls had other ideas, like living on the floor.
Honestly with slave 1, always thought the name was in reference to the clone army and boba being basically the first or first one jango cared for
The namely actually referred to Jango himself, who spent years enslaved on a spice transport until he escaped during a raid by pirates.
@@Janoha17 huh that's kinda cool, thanks for that
@@Normandy1998 Of course, the name existed before either character had any backstory.
@@Quirderph Before either of them had proper backstory, Slave 1 was just used as a cool name. The Firespray is a unique ship design in Star Wars, and so it deserved a unique name. And since Boba Fett was an antagonist bounty hunter, him having a ship named Slave 1 just fit into bad guys having evil or crookedly named things.
Either way, them censoring the ship’s name just doesn’t make any sense. It’s not like the ship itself was a slave. Star Wars already has slavery in its story and uses the word “slave” quite a bit. And when the Fett’s were given backstory, the name of Slave 1 was actually a name born out of pride, freedom, and remembrance. Not to mention kids already learn the word “slave” in history class all the time. There’s no rhyme or reason for it other than Disney trying to be too PC.
@@jaydonmagan4694 "And since Boba Fett was an antagonist bounty hunter, him having a ship named Slave 1 just fit into bad guys having evil or crookedly named things."
Well, there's the rub. Once they made Boba a main character, they also tried portraying him as less villainous and more likable (to the point of only killing people who deserved it or in self defense.)
It’s very interesting to learn about censored Lego sets, but the Mario one surprised me, I guess they were more concerned than Nintendo about the name, Banzai Bill, which is why they had to change it.
I actually remember watching The Wiggles at some point in my life. The episode I remember the most is the one about food, as well as the song, “Can you Point your Finger and Do the Twist?“, really catchy tune!
As for Bluey, I actually like it, but I may need to watch more to learn the context of the show, it’s nice that more kids shows are finally helping children to learn more about our world, and I appreciate it.
Brilliant video as always, and hopefully, we’ll all see you next time! 😉👋
How are you gonna tell me not to look up where “Stormtrooper” comes from and expect me not to do exactly that? 😂
Lego can make nazi soldiers, trucks and planes for Indiana Jones, but they can't keep the name Slave 1, even though they had no problem with it in the past 5 Slave 1 sets.
The best parts is this was a decision by Disney, who made Star Wars episode 7 and future movies, with Episode 7 having so many references to Nazi Germany. Armitige Hux’s initials in relation to someone else, Hux’s speech, especially in German, the idea of large scale conquest through brute force (though that’s been in SW for a while), the Stormtroopers (also been there since the beginning. Stormtroopers being a reference to the WW2 German soldiers of the same name), and probably more that I’m forgetting.
@@CT-9904-CrosshairNot just that, but I talked to my world history teacher once about how Palpatine in the prequels used similar tactics as Hitler to rise up in the political ranks. It even gets to killing off all of the jedi like how Hitler wanted to wipe out the Jewish people.
I never really had an issue with censorship on sets as long the builds are good, but some things like the Slave I name, the absense of Moe, and the roof of the newest Jabba's Palace, it does get a bit annoying
Slave-1 makes sense though
I'd have no issue with Slave-I if it were LEGO's decision (for multiple reasons)... but _Disney?_ They bought a property that features slavery in the films themselves and now won't allow the name Slave-I to be used? That's kind of ridiculous.
Now, what's this about a roof? I think the video brushed or that, or somehow I missed it.
@@TristenSarelvun it's not a huge central theme though, they bought it mostly for the sci-fi stuff, I don't think it's that ridiculous, it's mostly alt-right trolls throwing a hissy-fit over it cause of their ridiculous hate towards anything "woke".
@@TristenSarelvunlikely done cause of old controversy with the first Jaba's palace set.
@@TristenSarelvun So back when the 2011-2012 Jabba’s palace came out, the one that combined with the Rancor pit, LEGO got sued (I think) for the way they built Jabba’s palace. The palace itself looked pretty close to its on-screen appearance, but some religious group claimed the set also looked too close their place of worship. They got mad at LEGO and if I’m correct LEGO had to take the set off of shelves early.
It was only done very quickly, but suicide squad was mentioned in the lego batman movie when batman asks who he is working with.
Hey Phantom, one thing with the Boba Fett Slave 1 ship, this isn't just lego, is disney being actually afraid of the word "slave", as other less known names of ships like the mandalorian's is still called "The Razor Crest" or the rebels one are called "The Ghost" or "The Phantom", if you look at any other toys of the ship or even the Boba Fett show, they refused to call the ship by its proper name.
7:12 Yeah, i also knew about the Kantai Collection anime (based on a long-running game), and how poor of an example it was lol.
Dude the battle ship anime girls got me cry in laughter 7:30
I do love Legos but even I am quite surprised for the reasonings of the censoring, some of these definitely makes a lot of sense, yes, but it’s crazy to believe how many Lego sets have to censored.
I personally feel bad for those who were anticipating the sets for only to be censored and felt disappointed but hey, at least Strider’s reaction to the battle ship anime girls [7:30] was extremely hilarious to me personally!!! 🤣🤣🤣
I even didn’t know that it was a thing but apparently it is jokingly enough, lol!!! ☠️
In my personal opinion on Boba’s ship name, it’s trying to cover a massive scar tissue on someone’s body with bandages. No matter how hard you try it will always be there. So long as you don’t fall back on the past, it’s fine to keep things as is so long as no one attempts reignite the past. Although that does have the problem of having to have sound of mind people to do so.
still it makes sense for LEGO to not want to go there.
Thank you strider! You make my days better when you upload.
I completely agree!!!
Good video as always
There's one fact about the slave1 name change
In the old lore boba fett was in fact a slave and named his ship slave1 as a memento of his time as one
It wasn’t Boba Fett who was the slave. It was Jango Fett who was the slave. Remember, Jango was the one who owned Slave 1 first before Boba.
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*BANZI!* Yaaaaaaay, Anime reference~^^ ❤
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Ay yo, Anime America!
The Patty and Selma grey hair being cigarette smoke was only in one episode and as a joke, so I doubt it's serious canon.
Boba fett's starship was already called "sl*ve-1" when it was jango fett's so if anyone was dealing in that sort of thing it was him
The word bonzai is used as a cheer in an episode of Inuyasha. Kagome's little brother was going off to do something that he was nervous about. In an attempt to get him pumped up for it the family thought cheering would help. It just embarrassed him. Although the way they cheered was pretty funny. I'd hate it though if anyone did that to me. Sorry I can't remember a lot about the episode. It's been probably 20 years since I've seen it. That cheer is just too funny to forget.
Oh wow! You're juggling yarn balls, Stridey. I wonder what Nin's cat thinks of that? And nice collaboration with Just2Good! :)
it was great popping in again! fun video!
“You’re a slave?”
“I’m a starship, and my name is Boba Fett’s”
It's funny because Lego made a DLC pack for Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham dedicated to the Suicide Squad and just called it "The Squad". They could have done something similar for the sets related to the movies. Also the other name for the squad is Task Force X so they could have done something with that name instead.
lego could theoretically call them taskforce x, but even then that would run the risk of finding the colloquial name
Honestly for the Simpsons sets, I really just wish they'd included Sideshow Bob, even if he would've just been in those mystery minifigure bags
Granted, I can totally get why they _didn't_ include the guy who tried to kill a child multiple times, but he's my favorite character and I just want a minifigure of him lol-
Do Top 10 Best German Cartoons!
Perfect timing. A live-action/animated hybrid Lego Movie is on the way.
It seems a bit redundant, but I'm still excited.
Something I didn't know until I watched Super Eyepatch Wolf's "The Fall of the Simpsons: How It Happened" (Runtime: just over 31 minutes, with thanks starting at 29m40s) was that they made Moe into a coffee addict at some point. Though I suppose, unless he also changed the tavern into a coffee shop, it'd be odd to have him without his workplace.
One of the DLCs for Lego DC Batman 3 Beyond Gotham was based on Suicide Squad, but simply called The Squad in all game related material
The reasons for the censorships plastered on these Lego figurines and sets, I think for the most part, are valid.
I love watching your channel so much bro I always look back at the old videos I’ve probably watched like 100 videos the past 2 weeks😂❤️
Always a good day when Strider makes a good video.
Another thing woth the slave-1 set, they rarely if ever mention the name in the films, the name was first mentioned in merchandise
Man can't wait for us to get Han Solos ship instead of the millennium falcon.
It’s like a national holiday when you upload, Strider!
About Boba Fett's Starship, _Firespray Class Starship_ would also work, as it's just the model of spaceship.
Also, about Boomers, Banzais, Bombers, and such. I think the Boomer Bills are too small to be Banzai Bills, and the Bomber Bill in the Mario Movie is too big to be one, so maybe that's part of it.
Technically it's called a firespray, not a firefly, but yeah, same difference.
@@skin_lizard thanks, fixed it
Another example of LEGO censorship I found is that when we had the Superman vs. Power Armor Lex set in 2012 based on the LEGO Batman 2 video game, the game's version of the power armor had a machine gun, but the actual LEGO set doesn't.
Phantom: ...with the words rake and count...
Me: rake...okay. count...mount? ...oh, OH
I'm sure I'm not the only one that will let you know, but we Americans definitionally know who The Wiggles are.I remember that show being pretty popular over here when I was a kid! I'm not sure exaclty how popular it was over there so I don't know if they are comparable or not, but I'm pretty sure most people who where born in the 90's/early2000's or where a parent of a child who was knows who the wiggles are over here.
7:30 genuinly one of the most insane shows I've ever watched, I would recommend it if you're up for a crazy series that you shouldn't take seriously!
Im honestly suprised that lego didnt use the other name for the group "Task Force X" which in universe is the official name for the group as suicide squad is just a nickname the members in it use. Like release suicide squad sets and call them task force X, and just have on the front "inspired by the new dc movie"
There was a Suicide Squad DLC in LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham simply called “The Squad”. If LEGO really wanted to, they could release a line of Suicide Squad sets and just call them “The Squad”.
Too hot for Lego, but just fine if your kid walks in the local comic book shop, or watches any kind of TV or TH-cam that advertised the movie over and over and over again. Pop Vinyls didn't seem to get any grief 😂
It's kind of hypocritical of Lego:
They focuse almost only on the 18+ Lego Sets anymore yet still pretend they care about the children by banning weapons, romance and so on.
If the target audience is adults nowadays why pretend anymore?
There is an entire badass story about jango fett calling his ship the slave-1
Which sounds cooler for a bounty hunter? Slave-1 or Boba Fett's starship/firespray
I love when you talk about anything that has to do with Lego.
I'd love to see a video of your top ten favorite Ninjago sets.
I love your content friend it always brings a smile to my face! I love the LEGO content and hope you do more! I do have a question however, where is the bomb boo? I miss that little guy you two bounced well off eachother! Great content none the less. Keep up the good work friend!
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Why didn't LEGO just relese a Suicide Squad set and call it "Task Force X" which is the literal name of the team.
2:42 You can’t buy dinosaur meat at the store, Strider.
The LEGO Batman movie DID say “Suicide Squad” in a scene
I have a thumbs up to this video the second I heard Alex Kidd music. I regret nothing.
Fun fact: In LEGO Batman 3 They renamed The suicide squad DLC Pack into it being called The Squad and they don’t mention the word Suicide at all in the game
Should've used Task Force X. That's what the team was called when they appeared in JLU.
Your videos help me ground myself, Strider. Thank you
Nice job with this Josh. I haven’t heard of these censored things in these Lego sets. Very nice job
The name Slave I was originated because Jango Fett was a slave prior to his bounty Hunter era, so he named his ship after his struggles of a Slave so he’d never forget. So, I think it’s sad getting rid of it.
I think the name change for that one Lego Mario set was because "Bullet" can often be associated with school shootings.
bullet bills and banzai bills are different enemies, banzai bills are bigger and have no arms, bullet bills were no censored
Gun violence is an extremely sensitive topic in general, so I can definitely see why Lego would shy away from using a term associated with it
strider im absolutely LOVING your lego videos :33
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WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE?!
I don't know why they don't release Suicide Squad under the name Task Force X which has been used as an alternate name in some media like the Justice League Unlimited!
Love the vid but also loving the Alex Kidd soundtrack in the background......! 😄
That’s funny they censor suicide, even though in the Lego Batman movie Batman says suicide squad.
You can feel like Lego has gotten more tighter with the rules and restrictions have gotten an even more title for certain companies like animation they gotten more restrictor over the years the fact that they can’t even tackle serious topics anymore that’s probably what happened to the Lego. They got more tighter over the years with the restrictions and the controversy probably did it
The Suicide Squad featured in DLC for Lego Batman 3, but were referred to as “The Squad”
Idea : Make it a juice bar that only allows alcohol free drinks, so then Moe can be allowed.
I find it funny that they censored “Banzai” yet they’re fun with “Stormtrooper”
They censored Lego Batman 3's suicide squad dlc calling it "the squad"
Another good video, one cartoon I think you should talk about is Bluey, it seems like the kind of show worth talking about!
in lego star wars 2 and the complete saga princess leia in her jabbas palace costume was named princess leia (slave) but in the sky walker saga it was changed to princess leia (jabba's palace)
For what it's worth, The Suicide Squad is also known as Task Force X. So LEGO could have gone with that name instead. And the father Harley distances herself from The Joker (especially in the DCEU), the better.
Homer has drank buzz cola on occasion before, like in the Universal Simpsons ride commercial and in the TOH Homerzilla segment.
On the Banzai Bill - it was also referred to with a different name in the Super Mario Bros Movie, where it was called the "Bomber Bill". This could imply that the name change came from Nintendo directly, similarly to Disney wanting to retire the "Slave One" name
Wasn't it also called bullet bill?
@@hayleyfleming8918 bullet bills are the smaller variant
@@slothoverlord4388 gotcha. Thanks!
Previously LEGO did call it Slave1, so my bet is that now that Boba is a good guy they don't want him associated with slavery
They're just blocks y'all-
I honestly didn't think lego would...censor their properties. Idk its just that when I hear lego, censorship isn't the first thing that comes to mind. I enjoyed this video with you and just2good keep up the great work!
One idea I have about these is that maybe Lego can do what Disney did when they created Touchstone.
Have a company that they own selling all the stuff they want to market that might not be as advertiser friendly.
I guess there won't be any official Lego sets for the Fallout or Command & Conquer franchise any time soon.
That version of Harley qinn I like her hair two tone it looks good
If you remember right for $uicide squad 16 they put out sets WITH the characters but never under that title, it was under Lego Batman/dc superheroes. Bat tank had boomerang, kitana, and croc, and bat cycle had Harley and deadshot. Then they put an ACCURATE SS 2016 Harley in the apocalypse burg D2C set
About Boba Fett's ship, I actually think that changing the name had a lot to do with the fact that, normal people don't know what the name is.
I think they changed it Firespray.
@@alienalchemist That's the name of the ship class. Which actually kinda makes sense. If you drive a Jeep Grand Cherokee you only give it a proper name if you're kinda a loser. Most people would just call it "Alienalchemist's Jeep"
That thing J2G said about the name “stormtrooper“ is a great point
What did it originate from?
@@BricksAndStuff2 I’ve heard it used to describe nazi soldiers
@@geologyjoerocks oh
LEGO Group's policy regarding real life military troops and vehicles (any why they did not make green and gray bricks for so long) was due to Denmark being occupied by Germany in WWII. The occupation effected Danskere at the time. They provided refuge to persecuted people, like Anne Frank and her family, but once occupied, they were not safe. After the war, they had to deal with the scars and trauma of war, and most people did not want anything promoting war or fascism. Europe in general, tend to be anti-war with regards to toys and children's entertainment due to that horrible past.
but still they made models of the Fokker Dr.1 and the Sopwith Camel from the first world war
@@The_Str4nger I think that is due to how biplanes became affiliated as hobbyist/adventure aircraft after the war -- barnstorming, wing-walking, pulp-hero transport and the like -- that they can ignore that they were originally made to be warplanes so kids can pretend they are an Errol Flynn-type character.
Can you make top 5 best and worst plankton and crabs episodes where it’s centered around their rivalry
This channel was the last place I expected to see KanColle. Thank you Anime America for that
The best explanation I can think of as to why Moe isn't in The Simpsons LEGO is due to character having a penchant for criminality. Harley Quinn is different because while she is a villain in the Batman sets, she does become more heroic later on, so maybe that's where LEGO sees the distinction.
I would’ve thought it was the Constance of suicide Moe jokes😂.
@@ClassicStudStudios That too, actually. I thought about adding that but it didn't occur to me. 😅
Actually in #5 Boba Fett's Starship 3:15, too be fair that the Movies and Live Action TV series have never called Boba Fett's Starship as Slave I. I don't think the audience that doesn't follow the toys or outside materials outside of the Movies and Live Action TV series knows Boba Fett's Starship as Slave I. I think The Clone Wars series did have used the Slave I name. (Also I think the Robot Chicken Star Wars did made a joke about Lando did say to Boba Fett about the starship is beautiful, but no the name.)
Also, I did see the Bad Batch's Havoc Marauder Lego Set were called The Bad Batch Attack Shuttle and as well as the Fang Fighter Lego Set were called Mandalorian Starfighter. It's not really a censorship per say. It might be easier for some new Lego Collectors to know who owns the Starship than calling it which one.
Also, in #3 on 8:33, I never noticed that was just brought up in Return of the Jedi since I never seen anyone talked about the Twi'lek Dancer had exposed stuff seeing through the Dress in the film since I know the film is set to PG.
Honestly I think Lego should be okay with doing away with the "no military" style of thing.. within reason.
I mean, if you think about it, they've already done this with some themes such as:
Star Wars (self explanatory)
Exo-Force (they literally use japanese style mecha with guns to fight each other.. and let me tell you those weapon/gun designs were NOT subtle)
Alien Conquest (family friendly starcraft essentially!)
Mars Mission (a bit less "gun"-y than Alien Conquest but a classic nonetheless where the original plat was a war for resources, remember the flash game?)
Indiana Jones (occasionally)
Castle (while not "modern" the plot was a human army vs. an undead army and fighting, that was it, there were no "main characters" so it was army vs. army)
Chima (more subtle with their weapon and gun designs and with main characters but still not afraid to show some fighting)
I think Lego should be alright with dropping that rule as long as they're tasteful about it. For example, I could see them making themes that are a bit less realistic but still involving combat. Something like Battletech (big stompy robots :D) Starcraft (we could've had this if blizzard hadn't gone down the dumpster) Command and Conquer's later installments with the Sci-Fi elements (it's always been goofy and non serious)
I think it's less so about showing kids weaponry or battle, but it's more so about the political ramifications it could cause. If they simply kept the military themes "non realistic" I think they'd have much lesser problems. If you think about it they pretty much already do that. Now they just need to make it official.
Lego doing these "oh this is inappropriate now" is what made me lose interest in the sets for years now, not only were they getting more expensive but also bland and minimalist.
I have one 2 of the Agents sets, the massive truck with the inside jail, mini jet, boat, etc and the Jet that shoots these missiles vs the Gold-stealing car, not only that I have other fighter jets that have weapons IRL but not in the sets. I am very happy that I own these since they are long discontinued and I guess, frowned upon by Lego' "standards".
For the Harley Quinn issue, they could use a new name for Harley and her squad.
I have an idea for the name “Harley Quinn and friends”.
Sure, it sounds very silly and would never be said aloud in the real Batman franchise, but it’s much more suitable for LEGO’s target demographic. Plus, older fans can meme off of it!