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8:15 the demon doesn’t want tea, he’s just messing with Courage (and going off Muriel’s fondness for tea) just for the sake of giving courage a fake out scare. And it always cracks me up! I don’t think any other kind of ‘cup of’ something would be more effective than ‘tea’.
The exorcism scene is a classic! "Hullabaloo and howdy doo! Musty prawns and Timbuktu! Yeltzy bye and hippity hoo! Kick 'em in the dishpan! Hoo hoo hoo!" "Kick 'em in the dishpan. Hoo Hoo Hoo?"
All I could think of when you said that was "Hey Buckaroo! How are you? Whipped cream on top and a cherry, too! Wear pants with pleats? Yes I do! A steam engine goes choo choo choo choo!" Dang Impractical Jokers
I could listen to Doug analyze films and cartoons for hours. His commentary is just so insightful. It really exemplifies him and his brothers passion for film. Which I can respect.
@@ShinKyuubi yeah, based on the trailer, the style is definitely more Scooby based than Courage based, definitely feels like other creators mimicking the styles of both shows.
The joke is that Muriel always says that line, "It would be lovely if I could have a cup of tea." The demon is just repeating the same line, but because its tone and movements, Courage assumes it's something bad. As Courage is screaming, you can actually see his face change as he realizes he's being fucked with.
Incantation to exorcise a demon: "Hullabaloo and howdy doo! Musty prawns and Timbuktu! Yeltzy bye and hippity hoo! Kick 'em in the dishpan! Hoo hoo hoo
@@djlamar2 I always loved that the "flowing garment" just so happens to be Muriel's nightgown. Although it's meant to be hilarious, I always felt like the reason the nightgown was chosen was because it belonged to the one who was possessed and it was a means to bring Muriel back due to it.
@@Godzillakingofkaiju1 That was one of my favorite quotes from the episode. Eustace's confusion over the last part of the incantation makes me smile every time.
Well that explains alot. I love this show. I never really had cable so I'd rarely catch these episodes. The first one that saw was the mummy episode where cg mummy wants the stone slab returned. It was a bouns on a vhs tape.
Batman: The Animated Series had title cards as well...well granted they weren't as elaborate as certain other WB shows at the time, they were a bit simplistic in cases, but they really did do the job, conveying an idea of what's gonna happen and such, or what the theme of it could be...I hated that they took those title cards away in "The New Batman Adventures"
In "The Tower of Dr. Zalost" Courage actually manages to get Eustace to agree to a plan to get into the Doctor's tower. At first, Eustace tells him to leave him out of it, but ends up doing so because he got $20 out of the deal in posing as a pizza man.
I also love how, typically, there's only a rocking chair and Eustace's armchair in the living room, but they apparently keep an entire sofa in storage just for occasions when Muriel needs to sleep in the living room.
7:56 The “cup of tea” joke is a play-on of one of Muriel’s catchphrases, “I would like a wee cup o’ tea.” She always says it in such a sweet, tender voice, and having this demon say basically the same thing but in a dark, terrifying voice with Courage’s reaction was outright hilarious.
The episode that he’s talking about is titled housecalls and it one of my personal favorites.Not sure if it’s that scary but it’s worth a watch. Love your videos!
I love how they showcase Eustace in this episode. He shows that he actually cares for Muriel and actually acknowledges that Muriel likes courage more. Shows he actually cares.
"The Quilt Club" is Courage episode that I think is underrated. It's one of those "I thought it was okay as a kid, but creepy as an adult" types of episodes.
spooky season sarah It has one of the better plots and some great tension. It’s also a Muriel-focused episode, and has Courage REALLY fighting back against the villain. When they showed up in the title sequence, I couldn’t wait until I saw them.
A couple episodes I’d love to see him cover: 1. _“The Halls of Time”._ The ending is pretty DARK when you think about it. 2. _“Who Killed Who?”._ It’s got some good mystery elements, great atmosphere, and Betty White voicing a fun character. What’s not to love?
8:26 I wonder if Doug has ever seen the first Moomin episode (from 1990). It's not a Dark Toon, but seeing the little Moomin outwardly transformed into a monster and slowly putting together that his family doesn't recognize him anymore kinda freaked me out as a kid.
I love Doug's comments about colors and perspectives in this show because they make me appreciate Courage even more than I already did. It kind of opens my eyes to how great the artistic side of this cartoon really is. Truly something special. Also PLEASE do Harvest Moon. Along with Ramses episode this one is my favorite.
"How often do you see a black unicorn?" Only everytime I teleport to the Fremennick Lodestone or go past the southern part of the Wilderness volcano. I mean, they're not super common in Gielenor, but they're not that hard to find.
What i like about courage is that not only do they use traditional animation, but they also use cg & claymation from time to time (not to a great extent, just for when they're necessary)
I kinda hope Doug can try interviewing John R Dilworth the creator of Courage since he's a very quirky but approachable guy who loves to share film theory with the internet
You've got to do the pilot episode "Chicken From Outer Space." That's just a classic at this point and pretty dark as well considering what happens to the farmer.
Yeah, it’s basically a blueprint on what Courage is as a show: Courage lives happily with his parental guardians, something strange happens, Courage confronts the threat, his guardians have no clue on the matter, things escalate, Courage stops the root of the problem, and sometimes the farmer gets killed off.
I always found this episode creepy because Muriel was always the character you turn towards when things get too scary, the kind old lady who reassures you that everything is fine... And it has HER as the monster
As a gamer, Green is often used to show the unholy powers of evil lol. I'm so used to green being bad xD Usually glowy green tho, the normal green is typically for healing and nature :P
That's my favorite part about the color green when it's normal you associate it with goodness and healing and stuff but then its glowing, but when its misty like it's evil and cruel, when it's glowing and it's a fluid its usually radioactive green like many colors are versatile if used right, I mean hell look at blue when it's normal it feels calming but put a glow to it and all of a sudden "LICH" and I love that
You should definitely do the courage episode "The Tower of Dr Zolost". Its dark, its depressing, the atmosphere of the entire episode is right up your alley. I've commented every time you've done a courage episode because I think you'll love it. Please treat yourself to this amazing episode.
I love how this show made stories I'd normally be too afraid to watch like The Exorcist here and Psycho in Katz Motel actually enjoyable to watch. I think it was a combination of both the creative animation styles and a dose of comedy in the parody elements that did it for me.
Danny Phantom had some pretty engaging title cards as well. Engaging in how dramatic it was drawn to portray the theme of the episode. The title cards looked like they could be the cover of a comic.
Haha I think the best thing about the tea scene is the build up for the let down. The expression on the demon's face as it slowly draws out the snetace before the jumps care is perfect. It GENUINLY is given an air of maliciousness, like it has something sinister planned and can't help but break character to grin evenly as it reaches the last couple words and then it reveals something so stupid and harmless. Even courage flips out only to realize mid scream how inappropriately mundane the flash reveal of a fully set tea tray is and raises his eyebrow at the scenario. There is a demon fully capable of the most painful and tortuous acts and it pulls a fake out like this. It is clear to the demon that courage is a coward and it is just fucking with him in delight for that and it honestly makes this scene so funny. It makes perfect use of subverting the audience's expectations in such a funny way but in this case, they SORT of break the fourth wall and include courage on this. It's so unexpectedly weird and harmless that even he is nearly scratching his head in confusion, taken out of the environment he is in by the nature of the joke. The fact this confusion in courage was clearly what the demon was internally laughing about rather than something gebuinly scaring him makes you laugh along with it..and when you realize THAT, it's rhe funniest and scariest part. They made you sympathize with the demon, mentally torturing this poor little dog. You KIND of do it with Eustace but this is the striat up villain of the episode and yet it did something that you can't help but laugh at.
This is actually one of my favorite episodes of Courage because it's the first time I've ever seen Courage and Eustace, of all people, try and work together.
I really like the theory that Courage is just imagining creepy stuff. Like, in this episode it's actually just a normal new mattress and the dog is scared of it. It's like a vacuum cleaner to cats, maybe
I'm pretty sure that theory doesn't work here. This episode was in season 1 before the puppet episode. There's a theory that after that episode he's just playing with their dead puppet bodies.
There are a few episodes where they made Eustace sympathetic. The one with the fungus foot, the Mask, Perfect, Hot Head, and the one where he has a cloud on top of his head. In Spanish he has a very special voice, which always made me feel bad for him 😭
The tea part makes me LOL too...xD they build it up so much...and then it's such a random reveal you can't help but laugh. The comedic timing's perfection.
I've been watching Courage the Cowardly Dog when I was a kid. It was my first animated show that has a slight amount of horror. And that's where I got my love for horror films and TV programs!!
The Tea scene was funny because of how the demon built up the terror as he slowly gave the punchline! So no matter what it was, Courage would always assume it's the worse thing ever!
Glad you’re feeling better, Doug. I’m just getting over a nasty case of c. Difficile. I’ll spare you the gross details. Courage always has so much colour mixed with the dark tones. I’ve always been super impressed with the creativity. You can tell these were made in the 90s and very early 2000s, the era of Extreme. Now queue Thunderkiss ‘65!
That makes the idea of demonic possession way more terrifying when you think about it. Where does your consciousness go while they're controlling your body? What happens?
One thing that I noticed is that in a lot of Courage episodes considered the scariests Eustace displays some redeeming qualities which is a VERY rare occurrence in the show. The Mask, The Demon in the Mattress, McPhearson Phantom, Windmill Vandals, The Tower of Dr. Zalost. Still a huge jerk but not outright evil and even useful sometimes.
I'm not sure NC has really talked about it, I don't think so, but the message of Courage is a very good one for children. It's one of the reasons I loved it as a child and still do. It's alright to be scared, it can even be a healthy and smart reaction to a situation. True bravery is coming through when it matters, protect the people important to you and yourself.
I have a Dark Toons submission!!! It's an old Looney Tunes short called "At Dawn I Crow". It's a parody of a horror movie called "At Dawn I Die". It features a rooster that is so paranoid that Elmer will kill him, he hunts him down in some pretty disturbing ways, including stalking Elmer with an ax. The whole thing is told by a creepy voiced narrator,too.
"The Magic Tree of Nowhere". Not a scary episode or really dark, but it has one of the most memorably, unintentionally creepy things ever. It's like a reverse Judge Doom.
Two really dark episodes of Courage are “The Windmill Vandals” and “Last of the Starmakers”. I highly recommend both for this series. “The Windmill Vandals” has to have some of the more frightening villains and unique stories, and the art style/animation is fantastic. “Last of the Starmakers” is so dark because it has on screen deaths (and implied experimentation/torture) and will break your heart watching it. Greatly recommend it as well; not inherently frightening, it’s a absolutely tragic.
Last of the Starmakers is my favorite episode of the show. I cry every time I watch it. I'm amazed with a lot that this show got away with and never got a higher age rating.
@@ToastyBrain Definitely in my top three favorite Courage episodes. I remember crying the first time I saw it, and nothing has changed. I really hope Doug reviews it. Fun fact: Shows like this were able to get away with these sort of things not only due to a loosened grip on censorship, but because the networks were gauging which shows and episodes received the most views. A good example of this is Adult Swim, which when created used ratings from Cartoon Network to see what would be good continuation in network programming and transitioning. A good example of this is Samurai Jack and Powerpuff for violence, or the humor of Cartoon Planet. (Compare Cartoon Network to Nick which was geared primarily towards a younger audience with few exceptions; that being Danny Phantom. Nick still advertises to a younger audience). Conversely, consider today’s Cartoon Network. Everyone complains about the CalArts Style and Teen Titans Go problem. Recently Cartoon Network even admitted they are gearing towards a younger audience. So the shows reflect that. Like Nick, Cartoon Network has started showing these shows geared towards a younger audience, which is currently popular, and thusly remains popular (which is why Nick hasn’t evolved since Spongebob, and CN since Go). We (90’s and early 2000’s) were the lab mice for the new generation separating children’s programming from adult programming.
"Last of the Starmakers" is an absolutely beautiful and hauntingly sad episode. We see the star squid's husband risk his life for his wife and unborn children and we see the star squid herself needing Courage and Muriel's help to bring her children to life and make their way back to the sky to make stars. Also, that episode has the most beautiful, sad piano music I've ever heard.
I remember watching this episode as a little kid and thinking "Man this episode was messed up" Then when I got older and realized what movie this episode was based off of, I thought "Wow this episode really messed up!" But, that's why I loved Courage!
3:25 I once heard an interesting fact that the reason Wes Craven made Freddy Kruger's jumper red and green is because of the way the eye interprets those colours. The colour frequency is so opposed that, when seen next to each other, it causes the brain to 'flip' between them, thus making it uncomfortable and thereby subconsciously making you feel uneasy. TL:DR red and green together naturally make you feel weird.
I forgot about this episode! As a kid I definitely didn't look into the little details, now watching this, I feel that just about anything from Courage the Cowardly Dog can be on this series!
That was the last show I remember doing really creative title cards. Other shows with title cards just showed the title and it was pretty much the same thing every time like Gumball or Steven Universe.
I'd really like to see Heffalumps and Woozles from Winnie the Pooh covered in this series. I know Pink Elephants has already been covered here, but H&W is kinda like an unofficial sequel to that.
What did everyone think of The Demon in the Mattress?
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Any plans on reviewing Raggedy Android from My Life as a Teenage Robot?
Do TMNT 2003 Insane in the Membrane
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Pretty good.
Please do all Treehouse of Horror episodes
8:15 the demon doesn’t want tea, he’s just messing with Courage (and going off Muriel’s fondness for tea) just for the sake of giving courage a fake out scare.
And it always cracks me up! I don’t think any other kind of ‘cup of’ something would be more effective than ‘tea’.
Joe?
Watch Courage's face all the while he screams at that. He makes a, "huh?" expression in the middle of it. This show's sense of humor is amazing!
That at least explains why he’s asking for some when he already has it...
Who’s Joe?
@@hughmorris7557 a cup of Joe is slang for a cup of coffee.
I love how, mid-scream, Courage realizes he's screaming at tea and cocks an eyebrow in confusion while still screaming.
Lol!
I agree
He's like, "wtf?" in mid-scream!
The exorcism scene is a classic!
"Hullabaloo and howdy doo! Musty prawns and Timbuktu! Yeltzy bye and hippity hoo! Kick 'em in the dishpan! Hoo hoo hoo!"
"Kick 'em in the dishpan. Hoo Hoo Hoo?"
And Courage all in dog-speak for the exorcism is hilarious 😆
@@LucyLioness100 extra funny since it's done like a cheer
All I could think of when you said that was "Hey Buckaroo! How are you? Whipped cream on top and a cherry, too! Wear pants with pleats? Yes I do! A steam engine goes choo choo choo choo!" Dang Impractical Jokers
"what kind of crazy incantation is this?
This episode really debunks the whole "It's all in Courage's mind theory" lol
This episode, the windmill vandals, the bananas episode.... Pretty much every episode where his owners are not 100% clueless.
So does the new scooby doo crossover that’s happening
@@MrEandc4life Maybe Scooby-Doo is a show in this universe and the whole story is just Courage daydreaming
You beat me to it. Also Courage sees animals as monsters.
@@MrKlausbaudelaire
I love the windmill one. Terrified me as a kid
Something demonic appears in courage
The audience: shit
Doug: what a wonderful creature
I could listen to Doug analyze films and cartoons for hours. His commentary is just so insightful. It really exemplifies him and his brothers passion for film. Which I can respect.
I like how Eustace screams with Courage. Usually he just goes: "Stupid dog!"
This episode was like if they mixed "The exorcist" with Scooby Doo and man did it fit.
That crossover film is going to be insane. I cannot wait
@@kadosho02 I'm a little dubious on that one given from what I heard the creator of Courage has nothing to do with the movie.
@@ShinKyuubi yeah, based on the trailer, the style is definitely more Scooby based than Courage based, definitely feels like other creators mimicking the styles of both shows.
This show was one of my faves as a kid!
The joke is that Muriel always says that line, "It would be lovely if I could have a cup of tea." The demon is just repeating the same line, but because its tone and movements, Courage assumes it's something bad. As Courage is screaming, you can actually see his face change as he realizes he's being fucked with.
Haha you're right. I rewound it and he's like "AUGHHHHHHHHHHH....wait...what?" xD
I agree
He was like, "wtf?" mid scream!
"Deathbed, the Bed that eats people"
A classic Cinema Snob episode
Feed me Seymour
Patron Oswald proposed a Sequel: Rape Stove
lol
I was going to answer with this!
Incantation to exorcise a demon: "Hullabaloo and howdy doo! Musty prawns and Timbuktu! Yeltzy bye and hippity hoo! Kick 'em in the dishpan! Hoo hoo hoo
"Kick 'em in the dishpan, hoo hoo hoo"?
@@Godzillakingofkaiju1 *shrugs*
Don't forget the flowing garment. That's important XD
@@djlamar2 I always loved that the "flowing garment" just so happens to be Muriel's nightgown. Although it's meant to be hilarious, I always felt like the reason the nightgown was chosen was because it belonged to the one who was possessed and it was a means to bring Muriel back due to it.
@@Godzillakingofkaiju1 That was one of my favorite quotes from the episode. Eustace's confusion over the last part of the incantation makes me smile every time.
John R Dilworth said he was inspired by horror movies and Salvador Dali so that explains so much about his animation
Well that explains alot. I love this show. I never really had cable so I'd rarely catch these episodes. The first one that saw was the mummy episode where cg mummy wants the stone slab returned. It was a bouns on a vhs tape.
@nemo pouncey yup
On the topic of Title Cards, I think Danny Phantom had my favorite. Each had a pun and unique art that I hated how short they were shown.
They kinda looked like vintage comic comvers and I loved it! Plus you should check the ones from My Life as a Teenage Robot.
Batman: The Animated Series had title cards as well...well granted they weren't as elaborate as certain other WB shows at the time, they were a bit simplistic in cases, but they really did do the job, conveying an idea of what's gonna happen and such, or what the theme of it could be...I hated that they took those title cards away in "The New Batman Adventures"
I really like the title cards in Big City Greens, the way that it seemlessly makes it look like they're in the world itself.
I like this episode a lot since it’s like the first and only episode where Eustace and Courage aren’t fighting and have to work together!
In "The Tower of Dr. Zalost" Courage actually manages to get Eustace to agree to a plan to get into the Doctor's tower. At first, Eustace tells him to leave him out of it, but ends up doing so because he got $20 out of the deal in posing as a pizza man.
I also love how, typically, there's only a rocking chair and Eustace's armchair in the living room, but they apparently keep an entire sofa in storage just for occasions when Muriel needs to sleep in the living room.
7:56
The “cup of tea” joke is a play-on of one of Muriel’s catchphrases, “I would like a wee cup o’ tea.”
She always says it in such a sweet, tender voice, and having this demon say basically the same thing but in a dark, terrifying voice with Courage’s reaction was outright hilarious.
The episode that he’s talking about is titled housecalls and it one of my personal favorites.Not sure if it’s that scary but it’s worth a watch. Love your videos!
Anyone know if Dr. Gerhardt is a reference to something? I’ve been trying to figure out character names in the show and where they came from
I always thought that that episode was the inspiration for the movie, Monster House.
@@jessehcreative It might be a nod to the German-born American architect Gerhard Kallman.
SunnysFilms Thank you! I was wondering that for years
@@jessehcreative No prob. It's just a guess, I don't know if that's what Dilworth intended. But he is the only Gerhard who came to mind that fits.
I love how they showcase Eustace in this episode.
He shows that he actually cares for Muriel and actually acknowledges that Muriel likes courage more.
Shows he actually cares.
More Courage picks:
'The House of Discontent'
'The Quilt Club'
'House Calls'
'Windmill Vandals'
Yes, the Quilt Club is great.
6:19
Head falls off
Doug: (calmly) “Jesus Christ “
Oh, the irony!
Lol!
Just saying, Doug should totally do a video on one of the “Terror Tales of the Park” episodes from Regular Show.
One of them even did a story about being trapped in wallpaper.
@@pkmntrainermark8881
Doug bringing up the wallpaper is actually the exact reason I thought he should make a video on those episodes.
Or the deer episode from Adventure Time... Jake acting weird the whole time, and then *the hands*.
@@expendableindigo9639 that was so creepy
Speaking of Regular Show, he should review the Sleep Fighter episode and the episode of Jebidiah Townhouse. Now those episodes are creepy.
It would be lovely if I could have a cup….of……..TEA!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!! 😱😱😱😱😱
Hullabaloo and howdy doo musty prawns and AAAAHHHHHH!!!!
🤣😂😅
THE DELIVERY ON THIS LINE IS SO DAMN FUNNY XDDD
"The Quilt Club" is Courage episode that I think is underrated. It's one of those "I thought it was okay as a kid, but creepy as an adult" types of episodes.
Yeah definitely agree. Its not visually too creepy. But the subtle tone of dread and the message about cult mindsets is so threatening.
Please react to Grim adventures of Billy and Mandy "Little Rock of Horrors"
Ye
I second this; that song is amazing.
or the episode with the Brain-eating alien, that episode was sung by Aurelio Voltaire, who is a gothic sweetheart by the way.
@@MrKlausbaudelaire yes!! I love his music.
He should react to The Halls of Time! No one ever talks about that episode!
Here’s hoping you cover “The Quilt Club” or “The House of Discontent” in a later review!
I sure hope he does the house of discontent
@@mr.matchbox2710 Yes. I agree. 👍💯
"The Quilt Club" freaked me out so bad when I was a kid! I never hear people talk about it as much.
spooky season sarah It has one of the better plots and some great tension. It’s also a Muriel-focused episode, and has Courage REALLY fighting back against the villain. When they showed up in the title sequence, I couldn’t wait until I saw them.
Oh god yes, the Quilt Club was incredibly dark and creepy and I love it.
Doug should watch Grim adventures of Billy & Mandy
Oh yeah! That show was so weaird but so good
Son of Nergal would be a great episode for Darktoons. It's the legit creepiest one I remember, more than that singing brain eating alien.
Oh. That episode with the toy Mandy that Billy made with a watermelon, wheels and toy arms. That was a good one.
A couple episodes I’d love to see him cover:
1. _“The Halls of Time”._ The ending is pretty DARK when you think about it.
2. _“Who Killed Who?”._ It’s got some good mystery elements, great atmosphere, and Betty White voicing a fun character. What’s not to love?
My favorite episode was when Mandy wish everyone would dissapear from earth and she didn't regret it afterwards
there should be a top 11 courage episodes in this year's nostalgiaween
Black Unicorn? Shoutout to Aurelio Voltaire's album "Riding a Black Unicorn..."
This series is my favorite thing Doug has done by a big mile.
As a kid this episode made me feel a emotion I hadn’t before… unsettled 😕 and that’s why this show is so amazing
8:26 I wonder if Doug has ever seen the first Moomin episode (from 1990). It's not a Dark Toon, but seeing the little Moomin outwardly transformed into a monster and slowly putting together that his family doesn't recognize him anymore kinda freaked me out as a kid.
I love Doug's comments about colors and perspectives in this show because they make me appreciate Courage even more than I already did. It kind of opens my eyes to how great the artistic side of this cartoon really is. Truly something special. Also PLEASE do Harvest Moon. Along with Ramses episode this one is my favorite.
"How often do you see a black unicorn?"
Only everytime I teleport to the Fremennick Lodestone or go past the southern part of the Wilderness volcano. I mean, they're not super common in Gielenor, but they're not that hard to find.
You mean a nightmare?
What i like about courage is that not only do they use traditional animation, but they also use cg & claymation from time to time (not to a great extent, just for when they're necessary)
the butch hartman shows have intriguing title cards
ESPECIALLY Danny Phantom. The comic book styling and the little subtitles are great
This one is one of my favorite episodes. Even Eustace and Courage are somewhat willing to work together to save Muriel
You should review “The House of Discontent” next, that’s the one with the giant floating head with the live action mouth.
That spirit of the Harvest is the stuff of nightmares.
I kinda hope Doug can try interviewing John R Dilworth the creator of Courage since he's a very quirky but approachable guy who loves to share film theory with the internet
You've got to do the pilot episode "Chicken From Outer Space." That's just a classic at this point and pretty dark as well considering what happens to the farmer.
Yeah, it’s basically a blueprint on what Courage is as a show: Courage lives happily with his parental guardians, something strange happens, Courage confronts the threat, his guardians have no clue on the matter, things escalate, Courage stops the root of the problem, and sometimes the farmer gets killed off.
I always found this episode creepy because Muriel was always the character you turn towards when things get too scary, the kind old lady who reassures you that everything is fine... And it has HER as the monster
Yeah this and the werewolf episode. I'm surprised he didn't review that yet.
The way he aggressively asked for tea, I'm crying 🤣
Followed by Courage screaming at it
As a gamer, Green is often used to show the unholy powers of evil lol. I'm so used to green being bad xD Usually glowy green tho, the normal green is typically for healing and nature :P
That's my favorite part about the color green when it's normal you associate it with goodness and healing and stuff but then its glowing, but when its misty like it's evil and cruel, when it's glowing and it's a fluid its usually radioactive green like many colors are versatile if used right, I mean hell look at blue when it's normal it feels calming but put a glow to it and all of a sudden "LICH" and I love that
That cup of tea line works so well because it’s an obvious false scare, yet they play it off like it was horrifying. It’s brilliant lol.
4:50, poor COURAGE! He's no idea what he is in for.
I miss title cards too. And Courage had some memorable ones.
Danny Phantom also had really good title cards as well
@@Lauren_210 they did.
You should definitely do the courage episode "The Tower of Dr Zolost". Its dark, its depressing, the atmosphere of the entire episode is right up your alley. I've commented every time you've done a courage episode because I think you'll love it. Please treat yourself to this amazing episode.
Can the final one be the pilot, "The Chicken From Outer Space"? It was nominated.
I think he owes us two more because he missed last week
Out of the entire series, the Pilot ALONE is the only one that terrifies me. There's just something TRULY creepy about that episode.
Ehh. Not my favorite.
Expendable Indigo Not the best but not the worst episode
I love how this show made stories I'd normally be too afraid to watch like The Exorcist here and Psycho in Katz Motel actually enjoyable to watch. I think it was a combination of both the creative animation styles and a dose of comedy in the parody elements that did it for me.
Another great courage pick is "The Great Fusilli" the episode that makes you question everything going forward.
The entire music in this episode is so eerie. It's what helps make this episode so creepy.
I loved how the creatures at the mattress company already knew where Muriel lived! And the face of the mattress as they bring it in... Wow!!
Danny Phantom had some pretty engaging title cards as well. Engaging in how dramatic it was drawn to portray the theme of the episode. The title cards looked like they could be the cover of a comic.
That cup of tea scene was absolutely terrifying lol. Man, I miss this show. Glad someone is making videos on the show and remember how great it was.
The Courage episode that always scared me the most was the one with the puppets. The ending was really disturbing.
This is one of the funnier episodes next to "Hunchback of Nowhere" and "The Clutching Foot"
Eustace: (spoken): Kick him in the dish pan, hoo, hoo, hoo?
Courage: *shrugs*
00:54, this was a creepy episode! It's a direct parody of The Exorcist.
Haha I think the best thing about the tea scene is the build up for the let down. The expression on the demon's face as it slowly draws out the snetace before the jumps care is perfect. It GENUINLY is given an air of maliciousness, like it has something sinister planned and can't help but break character to grin evenly as it reaches the last couple words and then it reveals something so stupid and harmless. Even courage flips out only to realize mid scream how inappropriately mundane the flash reveal of a fully set tea tray is and raises his eyebrow at the scenario. There is a demon fully capable of the most painful and tortuous acts and it pulls a fake out like this. It is clear to the demon that courage is a coward and it is just fucking with him in delight for that and it honestly makes this scene so funny. It makes perfect use of subverting the audience's expectations in such a funny way but in this case, they SORT of break the fourth wall and include courage on this. It's so unexpectedly weird and harmless that even he is nearly scratching his head in confusion, taken out of the environment he is in by the nature of the joke. The fact this confusion in courage was clearly what the demon was internally laughing about rather than something gebuinly scaring him makes you laugh along with it..and when you realize THAT, it's rhe funniest and scariest part. They made you sympathize with the demon, mentally torturing this poor little dog. You KIND of do it with Eustace but this is the striat up villain of the episode and yet it did something that you can't help but laugh at.
I’d love to see Doug watch “Windmill Vandals”!!! Such a really good episode and full of nightmare energy!!!
Especially when Eustace goes "Now I'm a Stupid Dog." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Can Doug just review every Courage episode ever? Maybe my favorite content and show here
This is actually one of my favorite episodes of Courage because it's the first time I've ever seen Courage and Eustace, of all people, try and work together.
I like how Eustace actually cares about what happened.
My personal favorite little scene in this episode was one of the mattress handlers hissing at courage for no reason other then to just mess with him.
I really like the theory that Courage is just imagining creepy stuff. Like, in this episode it's actually just a normal new mattress and the dog is scared of it. It's like a vacuum cleaner to cats, maybe
I'm pretty sure that theory doesn't work here. This episode was in season 1 before the puppet episode. There's a theory that after that episode he's just playing with their dead puppet bodies.
And Eustaces scared by it.
2:40, I love the Hammer Films.
They are so gloriously cheesy. Yet I adore the indulgence
I love cartoons that aren't afraid of crossing a few lines and go scary enough so even adults enjoy the strangeness and uneasy atmosphere!
Honestly Doug I'm loving you reacting to episodes and breaking down things you remember and know on the spot about animation and filmmaking🤙
There are a few episodes where they made Eustace sympathetic. The one with the fungus foot, the Mask, Perfect, Hot Head, and the one where he has a cloud on top of his head. In Spanish he has a very special voice, which always made me feel bad for him 😭
The tea part makes me LOL too...xD they build it up so much...and then it's such a random reveal you can't help but laugh. The comedic timing's perfection.
I've been watching Courage the Cowardly Dog when I was a kid. It was my first animated show that has a slight amount of horror. And that's where I got my love for horror films and TV programs!!
The Tea scene was funny because of how the demon built up the terror as he slowly gave the punchline! So no matter what it was, Courage would always assume it's the worse thing ever!
You rewatching these Courage episodes brings back so many childhood memories lol.
Doug: how often do you see a black unicorn?
Princess Luna: am I a joke to you?
Well, she's technically violet/dark blue
Someone's gotta say it, so I may as well.
Luna is an alicorn. Technically not a unicorn. But eh, semantics.
Princess Luna is an alicorn
Not quite, but some unicorns are black in mlp.
You mean a nightmare?
This episode was genuinely scary
Glad you’re feeling better, Doug. I’m just getting over a nasty case of c. Difficile. I’ll spare you the gross details. Courage always has so much colour mixed with the dark tones. I’ve always been super impressed with the creativity. You can tell these were made in the 90s and very early 2000s, the era of Extreme. Now queue Thunderkiss ‘65!
That makes the idea of demonic possession way more terrifying when you think about it. Where does your consciousness go while they're controlling your body? What happens?
As fun as it is to watch him lose his shit, I really appreciate these reviews with a calm but artistic lens
One thing that I noticed is that in a lot of Courage episodes considered the scariests Eustace displays some redeeming qualities which is a VERY rare occurrence in the show. The Mask, The Demon in the Mattress, McPhearson Phantom, Windmill Vandals, The Tower of Dr. Zalost. Still a huge jerk but not outright evil and even useful sometimes.
This was the first episode I ever saw, and has been my favorite Courage the Cowardly dog episode!
Just loved how much it reminded me of The Exorcist
I really love "Windmill Vandals" a pretty good episode, action packed and a bit scary aswell
I always like these Courage antagonists that are causing a real problem for them but not actually doing anything seriously harmful
I just love how excited and passionate you are in this series discussing all the details. That definitely elevates most videos.
One of my favorite Courage episodes.🐾🐶🦴🧟♂️🧟♀️👻👽
I'm not sure NC has really talked about it, I don't think so, but the message of Courage is a very good one for children. It's one of the reasons I loved it as a child and still do. It's alright to be scared, it can even be a healthy and smart reaction to a situation. True bravery is coming through when it matters, protect the people important to you and yourself.
I have a Dark Toons submission!!! It's an old Looney Tunes short called "At Dawn I Crow". It's a parody of a horror movie called "At Dawn I Die". It features a rooster that is so paranoid that Elmer will kill him, he hunts him down in some pretty disturbing ways, including stalking Elmer with an ax. The whole thing is told by a creepy voiced narrator,too.
Doug should definitely do the last episode of Courage, "Perfect."
"You're not perfect... perfect... perfect..."
Windmill Vandals was a scary episode. It amazes me how Dilworth was able to get away with decapitations in that episode.
The old lady always makes/wants a cup of tea in most episodes. I think it’s just making the normal episode phrase scary as a gag.
"The Magic Tree of Nowhere". Not a scary episode or really dark, but it has one of the most memorably, unintentionally creepy things ever. It's like a reverse Judge Doom.
Two really dark episodes of Courage are “The Windmill Vandals” and “Last of the Starmakers”. I highly recommend both for this series.
“The Windmill Vandals” has to have some of the more frightening villains and unique stories, and the art style/animation is fantastic.
“Last of the Starmakers” is so dark because it has on screen deaths (and implied experimentation/torture) and will break your heart watching it. Greatly recommend it as well; not inherently frightening, it’s a absolutely tragic.
Last of the Starmakers is my favorite episode of the show. I cry every time I watch it. I'm amazed with a lot that this show got away with and never got a higher age rating.
@@ToastyBrain Definitely in my top three favorite Courage episodes. I remember crying the first time I saw it, and nothing has changed. I really hope Doug reviews it.
Fun fact: Shows like this were able to get away with these sort of things not only due to a loosened grip on censorship, but because the networks were gauging which shows and episodes received the most views. A good example of this is Adult Swim, which when created used ratings from Cartoon Network to see what would be good continuation in network programming and transitioning.
A good example of this is Samurai Jack and Powerpuff for violence, or the humor of Cartoon Planet. (Compare Cartoon Network to Nick which was geared primarily towards a younger audience with few exceptions; that being Danny Phantom. Nick still advertises to a younger audience).
Conversely, consider today’s Cartoon Network. Everyone complains about the CalArts Style and Teen Titans Go problem. Recently Cartoon Network even admitted they are gearing towards a younger audience. So the shows reflect that. Like Nick, Cartoon Network has started showing these shows geared towards a younger audience, which is currently popular, and thusly remains popular (which is why Nick hasn’t evolved since Spongebob, and CN since Go).
We (90’s and early 2000’s) were the lab mice for the new generation separating children’s programming from adult programming.
"Last of the Starmakers" is an absolutely beautiful and hauntingly sad episode. We see the star squid's husband risk his life for his wife and unborn children and we see the star squid herself needing Courage and Muriel's help to bring her children to life and make their way back to the sky to make stars. Also, that episode has the most beautiful, sad piano music I've ever heard.
Oh, you want to talk, title cards, the ones from Batman: TAS are iconic.
I remember watching this episode as a little kid and thinking "Man this episode was messed up"
Then when I got older and realized what movie this episode was based off of, I thought "Wow this episode really messed up!" But, that's why I loved Courage!
I remember saying that incantation a lot as a young child. I still have it remembered years later.
Now I have to go back and watch Freak Fred. Absolute favourite episode of mine! 🖤
3:25 I once heard an interesting fact that the reason Wes Craven made Freddy Kruger's jumper red and green is because of the way the eye interprets those colours. The colour frequency is so opposed that, when seen next to each other, it causes the brain to 'flip' between them, thus making it uncomfortable and thereby subconsciously making you feel uneasy.
TL:DR red and green together naturally make you feel weird.
I forgot about this episode! As a kid I definitely didn't look into the little details, now watching this, I feel that just about anything from Courage the Cowardly Dog can be on this series!
No wallpaper episode but there was one when they got a neighbor and the neighbors house became jealous attacking the farm house.
In terms of title cards, I always liked the adventure time ones
That was the last show I remember doing really creative title cards. Other shows with title cards just showed the title and it was pretty much the same thing every time like Gumball or Steven Universe.
Same, they were always super intriguing, and didn't really spoil the episode plot, but got you hyped for it.
I missed this series. Welcome back. Bring us more.
Could you discuss the Courage the Cowardly Dog episode, "The Tower of Dr. Zalost?"
at this point, he should do a Courage Month just like Batmay! One episode of Courage per day.
@@MrKlausbaudelaire That's what I thought was going to happen, ngl.
I'd really like to see Heffalumps and Woozles from Winnie the Pooh covered in this series. I know Pink Elephants has already been covered here, but H&W is kinda like an unofficial sequel to that.