It's been a while since I had even thought of the edited GT theme by the point of the first release of the ep. I had already seen GT with Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku partly because I was getting into less edits pahse of my anime enjoyment. Also Cartoon Network and Adult Swim had kind of killed Toonami and the Saturday anime block for the moment by then.
That is definitely the case both in the original and dbza. At that point nail is, by a decent margin, the most powerful namekian ever (yes including piccolo) and while he probably wasn't quite on ginyus level he was FAR stronger than vegeta when they meet.
The password on the Namekian dragon balls was always such a brilliant writing decision. For a while in the story it seems like Freeza's wanton cruelty is fast-tracking his progress toward getting his wish, but as soon as he has all seven balls he discovers that murdering every Namikan in sight has prevented his success.
15:00 "So Dragon Ball Kai is Dragon Ball Z essentially, right?" "You could say that, right." "It's shortened, correct" "Right." "It's redubbed, right?" "In a way, yes." "It's partially rewritten, correct?" "It is completely rewritten, yes." "WAY TO BE FOUR YEARS LATE TO THAT PARTY!"
I didn't hear that right and listened to it as "Suck it Jack Brody!!!" and I was like "what does Vegeta has against the guy of YoMama videos?" (The guy looks an awful lot like Recoome though)
Recoome, from stereotypical dumb muscle head in the dub to a main event wrestler is still one of the best changes you all have ever done. Even when I haven't seen Episode 20 for months, I'm still hearing Recoome's catchphrase in my head with Gan's voice. "Because the name's RECOOME. It rhymes WITH DOOM. And you're gonna be hurtin'. ALL! TOO! SOOOOOOOOOON-NUH!"
To this day whenever Recoome speaks in official Dragon Ball media (like the "Kakarot" game) he just doesn't sound right to me since the TFS version was the first one I watched.
Yeah, they took a generic character with basically no personality and turned him into one of the most memorable characters in a show full of memorable characters
I have a very distinct memory of Taka at that con where I think his response to Sabat from the audience was "Way to be 5 years late to that party!" In the voice of Nappa
@@phoenixfirebird4221 it's from a video of a Chris Sabat panel a long time ago. He's talking about DBZ Kai and Taka asks "So, it's redubbed and made shorter by cutting out the filler?" "Yeah, that's right." "(Nappa voice) WAY TO BE 4 YEARS LATE TO THAT PARTY!"
@@multiverse_media2023 reminder that his power level hit zero. Gohan was temparily dead. That shit on top of the injury messed with his head for sure.
I actually think the Hulk Hogan theme works so well for Goku's entrance because even the lyrics seem oddly fitting for him. Specifically the "If you hurt my friends you hurt my pride" line. That just feels like that would absolutely be Goku's wrestling Entrance music. Especially since he's literally coming at the last second to save his friends. He really can't let it slide.
I really enjoyed it but i mean now i can't stop imagining the ship opening and just hearing baah-bah-na-na-naaaaaaaaa after they brought up john cena. That woulda also been solid
for me this is the absolute peak of DBZA, its not pure stupid edits like season 1, and not just a retelling of DBZ like season 3, it hits that perfect balance of stupid, while also following the narrative
I like how Recoome's wrestling catchphrase is so engraved into our heads. I can't be the only one who repeated it along with them every time he says it
I'm actually glad that they went that direction with him, because in every other version, he was always a dumbass. Either that, or he was slow. This is by far the most enjoyable Recoome I have ever seen.
11:00 - 11:09 Being from Australia myself, I feel that it's relevant for me to point out that not only are XXXX and Victorian Bitter actual Australian beers, but Jeice promoting XXXX specifically over VB would fit into his character as being from 'Space Brisbane, as XXXX is a beer that is made and distributed locally in the state of Queensland (of which Brisbane is the Capital City)... and yes, it does taste a lot better than VB! So kudos on TFS (specifically Jeices VA) on doing their research on this 👏
VB is the most popular beer in Australia. Very on brand for Jeice I agree, haven't met a Queenslander who doesn't prefer XXXX... and I lived there for a couple years. Personally VB is better to me though, XXXX tastes like watered down drunk person piss put into a can, especially XXXX Gold... Which is probably why Queenslanders seem to like XXXX because it's the only place I've seen full strength XXXX as opposed to gold.
Actually, the VA for Jeice legitimately lived in Australia for a while, which is why he was able to make the accent sound so good and know what cultural references to make.
@@ABP8214 knowing cultural references, yes. He did an ok job on the accent, it's not particularly good but not terrible either. Never heard anyone in Australia call a captain a kitten...
@@sirapple589 I guess maybe. Maybe Jeice grew up a lot of space kiwis and ended up with a fused accent... Idk it honestly to me sounds like a bad attempt at an Aussie accent saying kitten to me still.
I really love both the line and the delivery of "Vegeta, you think that just because you're the prince of all Saiyans you're the best there is at what you do"
That line works great as wrestling promo and also is incredibly true to Vegeta’s character. His whole character is “I’m the best fighter because of who I am”, which tends to just get his ass kicked and eventually killed. He only gets stronger because of his constant ass kickings until he realizes he needs to train to arrive at the same levels of strength Goku has reached, which finally starts happening in the Android Saga.
Recoome makes a Booker T reference by calling himself a 5x champion. Vegeta makes a Vince Mcmahon reference by having no idea what he's a champion of. Krillin makes a Kurt Angle reference by getting his neck broke.
As a QLD Australian watching this back in 2011, I can confirm I never felt more pride in my state than seeing my team and beer referenced in an abridged version of my favourite... thing. Not to mention the Brisbane flood campaign you guys ran. Thank you for making this amazing thing that I cherish probably more than the original. And that's saying something.
This was the episode that made me become a HUGE fan of Team Four Star. They took Recoome, a character I never really cared about one way or the other, and made absolutely love this version FAR more than the original. To this day I can’t see Recoome in anything and not think only of the DBZA version. The name’s…Recoome, it rhymes…with doom, and YOOOOUUU’RE GONNA BE HURTIN’, ALL TOO SOOOOOOOON!🤣🤣🤣👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I remember recording for this, including some admittedly super cringe lines because I had no memory of the fight at the time. Having my friends recognize my cheering was super fun, and I smile every time I hear it. That "Yeah, WOO! Woo!" Is a fond memory for me, and I'm glad I could be a part of Namekemania! Thanks again, guys! EDIT: Thanks for the likes, guys! For those who are curious, my voice clip can be heard at 3:19 and again at 9:55 ! Yes I am ridiculously pleased that it was used twice.
As a wrestling fan and a dragonball fan I can’t tell you the pop I had when Hulk Hogan’s music hit. I audibly reacted. One of my favorite DBZA moments.
It's also handy that the term has expanded beyond wrestling thanks to TVTropes. Nowadays it's a catch-all term for "attack does nothing." (See: Vegeta kicking Perfect Cell in the head.)
I don't follow wrestling, but I knew a sell was reference to acting hurt... cause of Soccer (English Football) players rolling around screaming like they got snapped in half.
I haven't watched wrestling in years and only know what selling is from context/TvTropes, but it's nice to know the other terms and refs cause obviously they'd go over my head. Didn't make this episode less funny though. XD
@@IgarappappaA lot of trope names actually came from wrestling! Things like Face, Heel, Selling, etc. are all names that came from wrestling, which is just so cool in my opinion.
it was so fun watching Recoome take center stage again, TFS elevated characters so much. They turned pretty much everyone into potentially someone's favorite character
This episode is what helped me develop my Macho Man, Hulk Hogan, And Riccum impersonations. I have watched NAMEKMANIA so many times that I just quote the entire episode as I go.
there’s just something i have to say. first, i watch this series daily on my way to work or gym or wherever, i can’t get enough. i’ve probably watched the entire series over more than 100 times (i may have a problem 😂😅) but can i just say what you guys have done and created helped me get through the toughest of times where i lost my mother and a best friend within the same year. i got to meet you both at san japan 2018 and you both were just so awesome and weren’t like typical content creators when it comes to meeting their fans. i love you guys so much you’ve truly changed my life in such a positive way. i wish you guys nothing but happiness and success in life and i’ll never not be watching ❤
I'm sorry to hear about what happened to you and I'm glad to hear that you're doing far better now. Take care, stay safe and may God bless you and your family and loved ones. Amen.
I hope things have gotten better for you. I also don't know how I would have made it through a lot of the trials in my life without DBZA. I'm happy we can share in the joy this brings. I hope you stay happy and healthy. Take care.
I vividly remember the video of that convention. Right after Chris says "it is completely revoiced" and taka says IN NAPPA VOICE I might add "way to be 4 years late to that party!!!"
I actually remember the video of TFS wanting fans to send in their cheers and boos, I almost did but I wouldn't of had a good mic at the time. Namekimania, at the time, was the best episode imo
Same for the *Hellsing Abridged* one, where they needed fans to plays the Iscariot members following Alexander Anderson in London... I wanted to give it a shot, but my mic wasn't good enough, and sometimes I still regret it to this day...
Hogan's theme works so well for that scene because it literally has lines about hurting friends and standing up for them, which is what's happening in the show.
I miss the Ginyu Force man, i really wish we got a spinoff of how King Cold ran things and how he recruited the entire Ginyu Force, and even Zarbon and Dodoria
@@frozenfoxgames5300 You do have a point, HFIL isn't canon, but it originated from one of the dubs where they got around Gozu and Mezu talking about and having shirts labeled "HELL" by instead making them talk about the Home For Infinite Losers and changing the shirts to say "HFIL."
Nemakemania is one of my favorite DBZA episodes, love the wrestling references, great cover of Real American, guys, and finally, the "You suck diddly uck" guy is BigAl2k6
I love when you included wrestling references in DBZA. My favorite has to be Piccolo saving Gohan in the Lord Slug movie. Him throwing that minion into the spaceship which prompts Stone Cold's theme, with the glass shattering sound effect, was absolutely genius 😁
11:46 "I wonder how Nail compares to the Ginyus." Funnily enough, it's actually Frieza himself who gives us this answer. During their 'fight', Frieza took a reading of Nail with his Scouter that recorded his power at around 42,000, which is about the same neighborhood as Recoome, Jeice and Burter's estimated 40-50,000 (Ginyu mentions to Jeice before his fight with Goku that 60,000 would've been enough to one-shot a beat-up Recoome and trounce a fresh Burter, and Vegeta was somewhere in the low-to-mid 30,000's before he got the Senzu Bean Zenkai). So in other words, Nail could absolutely have kicked Vegeta's ass after their little back-and-forth at Guru's place, especially with Gohan, Krillin and Dende's help. It would've been Earth all over again for the Prince, only this time there'd be no Goku to save him.
This is probably my favorite episode out of Season 2 and my ABSOLUTE favorite instance of the Krillin Owned Counter. The way that man got his shit absolutely ROCKED by Recoome never fails to crack me up, even on a bad day. The whole episode is marvelous.
This episode has my favorite Guru line and to find out it's a Taka family history moment makes it even better. I know I've heard the party pooper song before and can't remember where, but it was like a link to the past for me. Something I haven't though of in a long time from my childhood and then hearing it on DBZA just unlocked some memories when I first watched it.
I almost had to grow up with the rap when GT came on nicktoons after Kai, but thankfully already had the DVD set and watched it there. Kid me completely butchered the watched order, but it was worth it for Dan Dan.
When you seamlessly merged your comedy style with wrestling in-jokes, I feel like it was a defining moment in my youth with regards to the kind of person I wanted to be. I laughed so hard, I realised I needed a friends group who joked like that. I was now proud to be a wrestling fan, a DBZ fan and someone who got all these Internet jokes you'd been dropping in prior episodes. In turn, I could see your development too: how much funnier the jokes were getting, Kaiser's editing levelling up and your character voices becoming more refined. It felt like a journey of self-acceptance that you 'and' us viewers were going through together in the most hilarious way possible. I even adopted your characters' cadence for a while to work on my timing when speaking and landing jokes just right. I'd argue I still take inspiration from DBZ Abridged. Can't express enough how impactful this series was on so many of us, with Namekimania standing as your most iconic episode for me personally, even though you would go on to improve further still. Love you guys and always will.
Oh thank god i'm not the only one who absolutely cannot stop themselves from doing the TOKUSENTAI part. Also, now that lani looks like triple H, it hits different
Thank you TFS. This is one of my favorite episodes, I'm a big ProWrestling Mark. This was a highlight of the series for me, and has helped me through more depressions than I could ever think. You are one of my favorite channels. I watch the entire series almost monthly.
Funny that you are going commentary on this episode now, because we've been getting absolutely smashed with floods again. A lot of inland towns are still on evca cation but for now it looks like the rain has stopped. Seriously though, I remember the floods in 2011. Thank you so much for raising awareness and helping in the relief effort. You guys rock!. Cheers.
I remember the very day the episode with Android 16's speech and Gohan's transformation, Yuya Takahashi tweeted a sketch of Super Saiyan 2 Gohan captioned with "grow up". Could be a coincidence but I need to believe that one of the best DB animators is also a huge Abridged fan.
15:48 i’m almost sure that this scene is inspired by you guys. It would be such a coincidence if not. I remember seeing this episode and think omg they did that because of DBA!
Its hilarious how good of a parody of the Queenslander stereotype Jeice is with only one person on the team having spent any time in Australia. Brilliant work lads absolutely top stuff! Go Space Swans!
During Nail vs Freeza it was revealed Nail's power was 42 thousand. In the manga Ginyu estimated Goku's power to be 60 thousand before they fought, which shocked Jeice. So it's likely Nail could have taken out everyone except Ginyu and Freeza.
@@kyuubinaruto17 He'd probably give Recoome, Jeice or Burter a good fight 1v1, but if they ganged up on him he'd get wiped out. Imagine if he'd been part of the action against Dodoria and Zarbon...
@@Arbron I don't know if there are any official numbers for those 3, but I'd guess they're between 35 to 50 thousand since Goku decimated them and Ginyu thought 60 thousand would be enough to do that.
@@kR-qj7rw zenkais don’t happen after the Freeza saga in original DB until DBS, but I agree with you. Thank goodness Piccolo got a new power boost in the new film. Since God and Piccolo’s original Namekian form was said to be stronger than Freeza’s first form.
These videos have been a delight. It's cool to hear the behind the scenes stories and the little nitpicks that I never noticed or didn't care about because I enjoyed the series.
It’s a reference to the movie Father of the Bride Part 2. The two jovial foreign guys sing it. That might’ve been were Taka’s dad and the other playful family members of other kids heard it from. XD
Hearing the backstory of this episode is especially nostalgic for me because I distinctly remember getting into DBZA right when you were asking for the cheering and jeering
This was my favorite episode for a very long time. The wrestling references played really well, and submitting cheers and boos with friends was very memorable in the leadup. This episode felt like a huge event when it came out. Namekemania forever
I just wanted to say this commentary series is the best thing ever. My siblings and I started watching in 2011 when we were in high school. Watching the commentary together is bringing the nostalgia! I’ve also got my husband into DBZA now! Thanks so much guys for all the work you did!!
A friend of mine got me into this some time after this episode, and I've loved it since. Hearing all these tidbits each week has been fun and made met love watching the series over again. The sad coincidence of this commentary episode and the appeal at the end is that the south east of Australia - parts of NSW and VIC have been in flood since Oct.
2:10 I just realized; Krillin is able to hold it in better than the Ginyu Force, since the longest one of them lasted was 3 weeks, while Krillin lasted a whole month!
For some reason, I reminded myself of wrestler Recoome about halfway thru my first ever playthrough of Elden Ring and decided to make him. He’s not tanky but he’s fun to play. First thing I did was punch a dragon to death
I really love these commentary videos. I've seen the twitch commentary but this one on YT is more, intimate? Both person are able to bring knowledge from different departments in making the OG eps.
This episode is probably my favorite in the entire show, not only because of the wrestling, but also because it sounded like everyone was having fun recording the episode. This commentary episode is a solid companion piece to it too.😊
Never been a wrestling fan, but these have become some of my favorite episodes. Thanks for the lingo translations! Also, dear Super Kami Dende is Recoome a beast....he was pretty much the only Ginyu that was actually winning in his fight!
I do love this episode so much. Watched wrestling since I was a kid. 37 now. Y'all did great justice to the trade and art. Also, great take on Recoome.
The English dubs ruined him and made him mentally slow, I don't know how the Japanese one treats him though. I also hate Ginyus funi English voice too, too nasally, much prefer ocean dubs. Unrelated btw
Recoome in the original Japanese dub is more of an eccentric sadist with a theatrical flair similar to a pro wrestler Like hes just kind of a weirdo, its very different
Watching these made me realize how much effort and time you guys put into these. You guys are literally one of the key reasons why I speak English so fluently now lol
they have a new shedule for these now, seeing as the orginal episodes get longer now. Its wednesday and saturday now. Still covering two episodes per week but split up
That was fun getting to watch this episode 20 again as episode 21, right down to the suck-diddly-unknown guy. They pulled the video just as I finished it. :)
11:00 - Reminded of the Monty Python bit when someone asked their opinion on a famous beer - "It's like making love in a canoe....because it's fucking close to water."
THANK YOU for helping me understand that "selling" joke! It's been like having a scratch you can't reach for over a decade and now it's finally scratched. Thank you for doing... this thing you do.
Wow, releasing these more often, can't complain about that. Just want to say, thanks to you all for all your hard work and making me appreciate Recoome way more than the original Funimation dub did.
5:30 I'm very belatedly learning the context behind "no-sell", thanks for teaching me something! Now I'm wondering if a "no-Cell" joke ever got thrown around. 😄
It would be amazing if we got another commentary with masako and taka ( I know it would be difficult but it would be interesting to hear their perspectives)
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Reminder: We'll be releasing these, one episode each, Wednesday and Saturday moving forward!
Please enjoy!
Wednesday and Saturday are now the best days of the week!
Yes, I desperately needed these more than once a week.
will do!
Works for me
Okay I thought it was Saturday and I thought "wow Daylight savings REALLY messed me up!"
Bah God! That's gotta be Recoome!
It's been a while since I had even thought of the edited GT theme by the point of the first release of the ep. I had already seen GT with Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku partly because I was getting into less edits pahse of my anime enjoyment. Also Cartoon Network and Adult Swim had kind of killed Toonami and the Saturday anime block for the moment by then.
This is vintage Son Goku, right here!
And it rhymes with doom!
Watch out watch out watch out!
By Kami as my witness, he is broken in half!
I like how if Nail could beat Recoome that means when Vegeta was taunting him Vegeta was about to get completely destroyed
I can see Nail beating Recoome. 😂
That's a really fucking funny thought 😂😂😂
That is definitely the case both in the original and dbza. At that point nail is, by a decent margin, the most powerful namekian ever (yes including piccolo) and while he probably wasn't quite on ginyus level he was FAR stronger than vegeta when they meet.
The password on the Namekian dragon balls was always such a brilliant writing decision. For a while in the story it seems like Freeza's wanton cruelty is fast-tracking his progress toward getting his wish, but as soon as he has all seven balls he discovers that murdering every Namikan in sight has prevented his success.
15:00
"So Dragon Ball Kai is Dragon Ball Z essentially, right?"
"You could say that, right."
"It's shortened, correct"
"Right."
"It's redubbed, right?"
"In a way, yes."
"It's partially rewritten, correct?"
"It is completely rewritten, yes."
"WAY TO BE FOUR YEARS LATE TO THAT PARTY!"
Strange to think that it's already been 11 years since the last Namekimania ....
the moro arc of the super manga was the most recent Namekimania. it was less bombastic :(
You stay quiet, we're all still young and handsome/ beautifull
@@a.blackheart3296 oofff
@@saphcal Probably because Recoome didn't show.
@@eliasmolck5566 yeah, he went off to Hollywood and the company hasn't been the same since
To this day I LOVE the "Suck it, Jabronie!" Line. Really sells how he sees all this pomp and circumstance.
I didn't hear that right and listened to it as "Suck it Jack Brody!!!" and I was like "what does Vegeta has against the guy of YoMama videos?" (The guy looks an awful lot like Recoome though)
@@Dewani90 I also heard "jeff brody" for the longest time.
With no wrestling knowledge I thought he was calling him a brony.
@@EmaRussoUltraI always heard it as “suck it ya brony” too lmao
Jabronie
The Rock used to say it a lot
I swear I can hear myself screaming “YOU SUCK!!!” during the boos at Vegeta! It was fun recording and sending something in for the episode! 😄
I do hear 2 separate you suck before the separate you suck didderly uck bit
"you su-diddly-uck!'
I see you are subbed to woozy 👀
Like, right before Mr. Suck-diddly-uck, yeah?
@@demi-femme4821 Yeah!
Recoome, from stereotypical dumb muscle head in the dub to a main event wrestler is still one of the best changes you all have ever done. Even when I haven't seen Episode 20 for months, I'm still hearing Recoome's catchphrase in my head with Gan's voice. "Because the name's RECOOME. It rhymes WITH DOOM. And you're gonna be hurtin'. ALL! TOO! SOOOOOOOOOON-NUH!"
"The only thing recoome sells, is merch!"
I am glad I am not the only who says that line out loud randomly.
To this day whenever Recoome speaks in official Dragon Ball media (like the "Kakarot" game) he just doesn't sound right to me since the TFS version was the first one I watched.
Stereotypical dumb muscle head -> main event wrestler.
There's a difference? XD
Yeah, they took a generic character with basically no personality and turned him into one of the most memorable characters in a show full of memorable characters
I have a very distinct memory of Taka at that con where I think his response to Sabat from the audience was "Way to be 5 years late to that party!" In the voice of Nappa
It was.
They went on to do the "over 9000" bit after the exchange, which was delightful!
I remember that video. Taka was trolling Sabat so hard in that panel.
"WAY TO BE 4 YEARS LATE TO THAT PARTY!"
Taka is hilarious
I love that bit! 🤣
@@Jackie-McCann And it was done in his Nappa voice too.
He is hilarious, and we will quote everything he says.
Timestamp?
@@phoenixfirebird4221 it's from a video of a Chris Sabat panel a long time ago. He's talking about DBZ Kai and Taka asks "So, it's redubbed and made shorter by cutting out the filler?"
"Yeah, that's right."
"(Nappa voice) WAY TO BE 4 YEARS LATE TO THAT PARTY!"
Jeice and Burter's reaction to Gohan getting broken is still one of my favorite TFS moments.
"My God... THAT WAS INCREDIBLE"
Gohan got traumatised so hard, that he soon became the Great Saiyaman doing poses like the Ginyu Force.
“Boss, you killed a child….”
“Amazing, mission complete!!! ,that right there is why your the best boss!!!!”
@@Mr.Faust3 Same energy for sure 😆
@@multiverse_media2023 reminder that his power level hit zero. Gohan was temparily dead. That shit on top of the injury messed with his head for sure.
I actually think the Hulk Hogan theme works so well for Goku's entrance because even the lyrics seem oddly fitting for him. Specifically the "If you hurt my friends you hurt my pride" line. That just feels like that would absolutely be Goku's wrestling Entrance music. Especially since he's literally coming at the last second to save his friends. He really can't let it slide.
it also kinda sounds like Sean Schemmel
Even more with the speech against jiren in super, "I aint no hero of justice.."
I would've prefered John Cena's theme.
Especially that's when the meme started kicking off.
I really enjoyed it but i mean now i can't stop imagining the ship opening and just hearing baah-bah-na-na-naaaaaaaaa after they brought up john cena. That woulda also been solid
@@BcDyxaLKgoNdgU Super is trash
Namekimania is probably my most rewatched part of the series when I got into the series back in 2014.
I see it as the true start of DBZA
@@OMNI10001 Ehh I'd say when they landed on Namek
@@OMNI10001
Kinda neat considering that's around the same point the Ocean dub was swapped over to the Funimation dub.
for me this is the absolute peak of DBZA, its not pure stupid edits like season 1, and not just a retelling of DBZ like season 3, it hits that perfect balance of stupid, while also following the narrative
I like how Recoome's wrestling catchphrase is so engraved into our heads. I can't be the only one who repeated it along with them every time he says it
No, no you are not X,D
THE NAME'S RECOOME!
@@VivaLaDnDLogs IT RYHMES WITH DOOM!
AND YOU’RE GONNA BE HURTIN… ALL… TOO… SOONAH!!!
As a die-hard wrestling fan, I remember watching this for the first time and really appreciating the creativity that went into it.
Same
Same though
Same, all the references to one of my favorite things (wrestling) using another (Dragon Ball) put a smile on my face the first time I watched it
Same. I was just getting back into wrestling (thanks to WCPW) when I discovered DBZA.
I'm actually glad that they went that direction with him, because in every other version, he was always a dumbass. Either that, or he was slow.
This is by far the most enjoyable Recoome I have ever seen.
11:00 - 11:09
Being from Australia myself, I feel that it's relevant for me to point out that not only are XXXX and Victorian Bitter actual Australian beers, but Jeice promoting XXXX specifically over VB would fit into his character as being from 'Space Brisbane, as XXXX is a beer that is made and distributed locally in the state of Queensland (of which Brisbane is the Capital City)... and yes, it does taste a lot better than VB!
So kudos on TFS (specifically Jeices VA) on doing their research on this 👏
VB is the most popular beer in Australia. Very on brand for Jeice I agree, haven't met a Queenslander who doesn't prefer XXXX... and I lived there for a couple years. Personally VB is better to me though, XXXX tastes like watered down drunk person piss put into a can, especially XXXX Gold... Which is probably why Queenslanders seem to like XXXX because it's the only place I've seen full strength XXXX as opposed to gold.
Actually, the VA for Jeice legitimately lived in Australia for a while, which is why he was able to make the accent sound so good and know what cultural references to make.
@@ABP8214 knowing cultural references, yes. He did an ok job on the accent, it's not particularly good but not terrible either. Never heard anyone in Australia call a captain a kitten...
@@ScrayDragon
Jeice saying captain like that sounds like a Kiwi whose been living in Australia long enough to somewhat fuse the accents.
@@sirapple589 I guess maybe. Maybe Jeice grew up a lot of space kiwis and ended up with a fused accent... Idk it honestly to me sounds like a bad attempt at an Aussie accent saying kitten to me still.
*Guru scene plays*
Taka’s Dad: “Do I get paid?”
Taka: “When I get paid Dad”
He still hasn’t been paid
Taka when?
wen taka
Takahata100!
Doesn't masako still owe taka money for Kempner abridged?
I really love both the line and the delivery of "Vegeta, you think that just because you're the prince of all Saiyans you're the best there is at what you do"
That line works great as wrestling promo and also is incredibly true to Vegeta’s character. His whole character is “I’m the best fighter because of who I am”, which tends to just get his ass kicked and eventually killed. He only gets stronger because of his constant ass kickings until he realizes he needs to train to arrive at the same levels of strength Goku has reached, which finally starts happening in the Android Saga.
i mean if he's the PRINCE, then there's presumably a king/queen above him.
Recoome makes a Booker T reference by calling himself a 5x champion.
Vegeta makes a Vince Mcmahon reference by having no idea what he's a champion of.
Krillin makes a Kurt Angle reference by getting his neck broke.
Krillin actually made a Steve Austin reference by being bald and getting his neck broke.
"you talking more smack" could be taken as another Rock the Dwayne reference
enter Frieza: BY GAWD!!
As a QLD Australian watching this back in 2011, I can confirm I never felt more pride in my state than seeing my team and beer referenced in an abridged version of my favourite... thing. Not to mention the Brisbane flood campaign you guys ran. Thank you for making this amazing thing that I cherish probably more than the original. And that's saying something.
Man, I remember that. Can't believe it's been 11 years.
@@IgarappappaAnd more floods.
Actually maybe that part is entirely believable.
"You talkin' more smack Vegeta?" Is one of my favorite lines in the series.
OH THIS IS THE ONE WITH THE DANCE. The part where it says “it was your brother” is so Unbelievably good to me💀. Just each has something special.
Counterpoint, the Dance of Being a Prick.
This was the episode that made me become a HUGE fan of Team Four Star. They took Recoome, a character I never really cared about one way or the other, and made absolutely love this version FAR more than the original. To this day I can’t see Recoome in anything and not think only of the DBZA version.
The name’s…Recoome, it rhymes…with doom, and YOOOOUUU’RE GONNA BE HURTIN’, ALL TOO SOOOOOOOON!🤣🤣🤣👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I remember recording for this, including some admittedly super cringe lines because I had no memory of the fight at the time. Having my friends recognize my cheering was super fun, and I smile every time I hear it. That "Yeah, WOO! Woo!" Is a fond memory for me, and I'm glad I could be a part of Namekemania! Thanks again, guys!
EDIT: Thanks for the likes, guys! For those who are curious, my voice clip can be heard at 3:19 and again at 9:55 ! Yes I am ridiculously pleased that it was used twice.
I love how when they do the "not it " part 2:28 they say it in order of who dies first to last.
As a wrestling fan and a dragonball fan I can’t tell you the pop I had when Hulk Hogan’s music hit. I audibly reacted. One of my favorite DBZA moments.
I don't know why, but the scream Krillin makes when Recoome kicks him cracks me up
Lani's version should be the music in the episode now. That specific performance.
Frickin' nailed it.
dude can sing!
Lani and Taka could front a legendary 70s rock band so gooooooood
Lani and Scott doing Commentary over Recoome's and Joyce's commentary is just amazing!
Who's Joyce?
Probably autocorrect butchering Jayce, or however you spell it. Jeice?
@@The_Burrito Jeice if you REALLY butcher an Aussie accent
@@The_Burrito the mom from Stranger Things
Commentary-ception?
As a fan of pro wrestling myself, I appreciate that you explain wrestling lingo, like "selling", for those who may not be in the know.
It's also handy that the term has expanded beyond wrestling thanks to TVTropes. Nowadays it's a catch-all term for "attack does nothing."
(See: Vegeta kicking Perfect Cell in the head.)
I don't follow wrestling, but I knew a sell was reference to acting hurt... cause of Soccer (English Football) players rolling around screaming like they got snapped in half.
I haven't watched wrestling in years and only know what selling is from context/TvTropes, but it's nice to know the other terms and refs cause obviously they'd go over my head. Didn't make this episode less funny though. XD
@@boxhead6177 No penalty.
@@IgarappappaA lot of trope names actually came from wrestling! Things like Face, Heel, Selling, etc. are all names that came from wrestling, which is just so cool in my opinion.
That Popo moment was ABSOLUTELY because of you guys lmao. Still makes me happy to this day.
This is probably the episode Ive watched the most times. Namekimania is gold
it was so fun watching Recoome take center stage again, TFS elevated characters so much. They turned pretty much everyone into potentially someone's favorite character
This episode is what helped me develop my Macho Man, Hulk Hogan, And Riccum impersonations. I have watched NAMEKMANIA so many times that I just quote the entire episode as I go.
Them wanting Takahata to Takabout the past was heartwarming.
there’s just something i have to say. first, i watch this series daily on my way to work or gym or wherever, i can’t get enough. i’ve probably watched the entire series over more than 100 times (i may have a problem 😂😅) but can i just say what you guys have done and created helped me get through the toughest of times where i lost my mother and a best friend within the same year. i got to meet you both at san japan 2018 and you both were just so awesome and weren’t like typical content creators when it comes to meeting their fans. i love you guys so much you’ve truly changed my life in such a positive way. i wish you guys nothing but happiness and success in life and i’ll never not be watching ❤
I'm sorry to hear about what happened to you and I'm glad to hear that you're doing far better now. Take care, stay safe and may God bless you and your family and loved ones.
Amen.
@@vaggos2003 thank you same to you 🙏
Sending support, my friend 🙏
I hope things have gotten better for you. I also don't know how I would have made it through a lot of the trials in my life without DBZA. I'm happy we can share in the joy this brings. I hope you stay happy and healthy. Take care.
I vividly remember the video of that convention. Right after Chris says "it is completely revoiced" and taka says IN NAPPA VOICE I might add "way to be 4 years late to that party!!!"
I actually remember the video of TFS wanting fans to send in their cheers and boos, I almost did but I wouldn't of had a good mic at the time. Namekimania, at the time, was the best episode imo
Same for the *Hellsing Abridged* one, where they needed fans to plays the Iscariot members following Alexander Anderson in London... I wanted to give it a shot, but my mic wasn't good enough, and sometimes I still regret it to this day...
Hogan's theme works so well for that scene because it literally has lines about hurting friends and standing up for them, which is what's happening in the show.
I miss the Ginyu Force man, i really wish we got a spinoff of how King Cold ran things and how he recruited the entire Ginyu Force, and even Zarbon and Dodoria
That’s kinda what HFIL is
@@lonewolf9578 i mean a legitimate anime, like how Jaco got his own manga, something like that to be honest
@@lonewolf9578
HFIL is a TFS thing, it has nothing to do with the actual shows continuity
@@frozenfoxgames5300 You do have a point, HFIL isn't canon, but it originated from one of the dubs where they got around Gozu and Mezu talking about and having shirts labeled "HELL" by instead making them talk about the Home For Infinite Losers and changing the shirts to say "HFIL."
16:20 I would pay money for a full album of TFS acapella music covers, that shit was gold 😂
I would pay good money to watch these two make this an official music video on the channel lol
One of my absolute favorite episodes. I loved all the wrestling references and the episode in general.
Also: Namekimania 2011 > WrestleMania 27.
It's so ridiculously close between this and episode 47 for me (16 vs cell). Both are such fun and unique fights.
It really is though, WM 27 sucked ALL the cocks
Nemakemania is one of my favorite DBZA episodes, love the wrestling references, great cover of Real American, guys, and finally, the "You suck diddly uck" guy is BigAl2k6
Thank you for answering the question we were all wondering!
I love when you included wrestling references in DBZA. My favorite has to be Piccolo saving Gohan in the Lord Slug movie. Him throwing that minion into the spaceship which prompts Stone Cold's theme, with the glass shattering sound effect, was absolutely genius 😁
11:46 "I wonder how Nail compares to the Ginyus." Funnily enough, it's actually Frieza himself who gives us this answer.
During their 'fight', Frieza took a reading of Nail with his Scouter that recorded his power at around 42,000, which is about the same neighborhood as Recoome, Jeice and Burter's estimated 40-50,000 (Ginyu mentions to Jeice before his fight with Goku that 60,000 would've been enough to one-shot a beat-up Recoome and trounce a fresh Burter, and Vegeta was somewhere in the low-to-mid 30,000's before he got the Senzu Bean Zenkai). So in other words, Nail could absolutely have kicked Vegeta's ass after their little back-and-forth at Guru's place, especially with Gohan, Krillin and Dende's help. It would've been Earth all over again for the Prince, only this time there'd be no Goku to save him.
This is probably my favorite episode out of Season 2 and my ABSOLUTE favorite instance of the Krillin Owned Counter. The way that man got his shit absolutely ROCKED by Recoome never fails to crack me up, even on a bad day. The whole episode is marvelous.
This episode has my favorite Guru line and to find out it's a Taka family history moment makes it even better. I know I've heard the party pooper song before and can't remember where, but it was like a link to the past for me. Something I haven't though of in a long time from my childhood and then hearing it on DBZA just unlocked some memories when I first watched it.
There's no way anyone in Latin America could recognize that song as GT's theme. We were all lucky that we got direct dubs from the original intros.
same with Canada
Same in the UK. But I had seen the American one online...
I almost had to grow up with the rap when GT came on nicktoons after Kai, but thankfully already had the DVD set and watched it there. Kid me completely butchered the watched order, but it was worth it for Dan Dan.
Y es uno de los openings de la época recordados con más cariño.
mi corazón encantado 💙
When you seamlessly merged your comedy style with wrestling in-jokes, I feel like it was a defining moment in my youth with regards to the kind of person I wanted to be. I laughed so hard, I realised I needed a friends group who joked like that. I was now proud to be a wrestling fan, a DBZ fan and someone who got all these Internet jokes you'd been dropping in prior episodes.
In turn, I could see your development too: how much funnier the jokes were getting, Kaiser's editing levelling up and your character voices becoming more refined. It felt like a journey of self-acceptance that you 'and' us viewers were going through together in the most hilarious way possible. I even adopted your characters' cadence for a while to work on my timing when speaking and landing jokes just right. I'd argue I still take inspiration from DBZ Abridged. Can't express enough how impactful this series was on so many of us, with Namekimania standing as your most iconic episode for me personally, even though you would go on to improve further still. Love you guys and always will.
I'm not even a wrestling fan but this is probably one of my favourite episodes
Oh thank god i'm not the only one who absolutely cannot stop themselves from doing the TOKUSENTAI part. Also, now that lani looks like triple H, it hits different
Sabat is always in good fun.
On an unrelated note I hear that Sean Schemmel LOVES being asked to do the Muffin Button quote.
I seem to recall hearing that he hates DBZA
As a wrestling nerd myself, this is still one of my all time favorite episodes.
My social circle quote it so much.
Thank you TFS. This is one of my favorite episodes, I'm a big ProWrestling Mark. This was a highlight of the series for me, and has helped me through more depressions than I could ever think. You are one of my favorite channels. I watch the entire series almost monthly.
Funny that you are going commentary on this episode now, because we've been getting absolutely smashed with floods again. A lot of inland towns are still on evca cation but for now it looks like the rain has stopped.
Seriously though, I remember the floods in 2011. Thank you so much for raising awareness and helping in the relief effort. You guys rock!. Cheers.
Be safe!
Getting these twice a week is so great now. Was getting Itchy waiting a full week for one lol
I remember the very day the episode with Android 16's speech and Gohan's transformation, Yuya Takahashi tweeted a sketch of Super Saiyan 2 Gohan captioned with "grow up".
Could be a coincidence but I need to believe that one of the best DB animators is also a huge Abridged fan.
my favourite part of this video is easily Lani just going for it when singing hulk hogans theme. the man has so much passion with what he does.
I like how they pose and everything but when its over they immediately go baxk to normal without even a small chuckle lmao. Real actors before us.
15:48 i’m almost sure that this scene is inspired by you guys. It would be such a coincidence if not. I remember seeing this episode and think omg they did that because of DBA!
Its hilarious how good of a parody of the Queenslander stereotype Jeice is with only one person on the team having spent any time in Australia. Brilliant work lads absolutely top stuff! Go Space Swans!
It really sucks that Nail never got to fight the Ginyu Force or Vegeta (who he would’ve easily beaten earlier).
During Nail vs Freeza it was revealed Nail's power was 42 thousand. In the manga Ginyu estimated Goku's power to be 60 thousand before they fought, which shocked Jeice. So it's likely Nail could have taken out everyone except Ginyu and Freeza.
@@kyuubinaruto17 He'd probably give Recoome, Jeice or Burter a good fight 1v1, but if they ganged up on him he'd get wiped out.
Imagine if he'd been part of the action against Dodoria and Zarbon...
@@Arbron I don't know if there are any official numbers for those 3, but I'd guess they're between 35 to 50 thousand since Goku decimated them and Ginyu thought 60 thousand would be enough to do that.
The closest thing to that we got was from BT3 where you can play as Nail during a special requirement on the Ginyu Force level.
@@kR-qj7rw zenkais don’t happen after the Freeza saga in original DB until DBS, but I agree with you. Thank goodness Piccolo got a new power boost in the new film.
Since God and Piccolo’s original Namekian form was said to be stronger than Freeza’s first form.
These videos have been a delight. It's cool to hear the behind the scenes stories and the little nitpicks that I never noticed or didn't care about because I enjoyed the series.
Thanks for doing this guys. These commentaries are so enjoyable and always improve my mood.
This is easily one of my favorite episodes ever. Every minute of this episode is gold.
Takas dad made up the party pooper song? I was trying to find it for a literal decade
I dunno if he made it up; my parents sang that same song when I was little. Could be something from their generation
It’s a reference to the movie Father of the Bride Part 2. The two jovial foreign guys sing it. That might’ve been were Taka’s dad and the other playful family members of other kids heard it from. XD
Hearing the backstory of this episode is especially nostalgic for me because I distinctly remember getting into DBZA right when you were asking for the cheering and jeering
Not gonna lie, hearing Lani do that cover near the end gave me chills! :D
This was my favorite episode for a very long time. The wrestling references played really well, and submitting cheers and boos with friends was very memorable in the leadup. This episode felt like a huge event when it came out. Namekemania forever
I just wanted to say this commentary series is the best thing ever. My siblings and I started watching in 2011 when we were in high school. Watching the commentary together is bringing the nostalgia! I’ve also got my husband into DBZA now! Thanks so much guys for all the work you did!!
A friend of mine got me into this some time after this episode, and I've loved it since. Hearing all these tidbits each week has been fun and made met love watching the series over again.
The sad coincidence of this commentary episode and the appeal at the end is that the south east of Australia - parts of NSW and VIC have been in flood since Oct.
2:10 I just realized; Krillin is able to hold it in better than the Ginyu Force, since the longest one of them lasted was 3 weeks, while Krillin lasted a whole month!
Krillin passed nnn
@@buriedlight9821 that's why he went so many rounds with Lazuli
Holy crap. The “no sell” reference went over my head for all these years! BEAUTIFUL!!
For some reason, I reminded myself of wrestler Recoome about halfway thru my first ever playthrough of Elden Ring and decided to make him. He’s not tanky but he’s fun to play. First thing I did was punch a dragon to death
I really love these commentary videos. I've seen the twitch commentary but this one on YT is more, intimate? Both person are able to bring knowledge from different departments in making the OG eps.
This episode is probably my favorite in the entire show, not only because of the wrestling, but also because it sounded like everyone was having fun recording the episode. This commentary episode is a solid companion piece to it too.😊
Never been a wrestling fan, but these have become some of my favorite episodes. Thanks for the lingo translations!
Also, dear Super Kami Dende is Recoome a beast....he was pretty much the only Ginyu that was actually winning in his fight!
Ya know, if this was done nowadays it would probably be "The only thing they fear is you" for Recoome's theme.
I do love this episode so much. Watched wrestling since I was a kid. 37 now. Y'all did great justice to the trade and art. Also, great take on Recoome.
You two are having real fun in this episode. Especially with the wrestling parts
These are just splendid. Thanks for looking back at these. Best thing about the term selling, you're trying to get the people to "buy" it.
DBZA is the only reason I love Recoome 🤣🤣
Same. I've never heard the original Japanese dub of him, but I really hate the voice they gave him in all the official English dubs.
The English dubs ruined him and made him mentally slow, I don't know how the Japanese one treats him though. I also hate Ginyus funi English voice too, too nasally, much prefer ocean dubs. Unrelated btw
Yeah, credit to them for doing some with the character that the English dubs did not. Love big hoss wrestler Recoome!
Recoome in the original Japanese dub is more of an eccentric sadist with a theatrical flair similar to a pro wrestler
Like hes just kind of a weirdo, its very different
i always loved him since the budokai series. send him flying and listening to him go "You do well, haha. You do well!"
Watching these made me realize how much effort and time you guys put into these. You guys are literally one of the key reasons why I speak English so fluently now lol
The amount of wrestling references here are giving me so much joy on the rewatch hahahahaha
This episode has always been my personal favorite. I’ve revisited it way more than any other episode and It always pumps me up!
Pleasant Suprise, thought this wouldn't come out till Saturday. Let's watch some Space WWE Action!
they have a new shedule for these now, seeing as the orginal episodes get longer now. Its wednesday and saturday now.
Still covering two episodes per week but split up
Space WWE airs on Space Peacock in Space America.
That was fun getting to watch this episode 20 again as episode 21, right down to the suck-diddly-unknown guy. They pulled the video just as I finished it. :)
Same
11:00 - Reminded of the Monty Python bit when someone asked their opinion on a famous beer - "It's like making love in a canoe....because it's fucking close to water."
4:25
"I wonder how many people don't recognize that as the GT theme."
I DID!
...I did....
THANK YOU for helping me understand that "selling" joke! It's been like having a scratch you can't reach for over a decade and now it's finally scratched. Thank you for doing... this thing you do.
It's not even the weekend yet and you're blessing us with The 5 Time Champion Recoome which rhymes with Doom?!
And whose gonna make you hurtin’!
@@TheDeathOmen all too soon!
The party pooper is truly one of my favorite moments from this series I still quote it to this day!
They took down episode 21 cause it was episode 20. I’m posting this for remembrance of this small mistake we love you guys.
Glad you mentioned this, I Was wondering hwy episode 21 had been taken down
15:57 Then there’s also the fact that. They also had several actual ghost nappas appear in dragon ball super
Wow, releasing these more often, can't complain about that. Just want to say, thanks to you all for all your hard work and making me appreciate Recoome way more than the original Funimation dub did.
5:30 I'm very belatedly learning the context behind "no-sell", thanks for teaching me something! Now I'm wondering if a "no-Cell" joke ever got thrown around. 😄
Extra video of this thing you are doing? Amazing!
Major props to whoever edits these, they really elevate this series above being a standard creator commentary
It would be amazing if we got another commentary with masako and taka ( I know it would be difficult but it would be interesting to hear their perspectives)
kinda surprised they don't zoom call them in or something
@@theabyssaldemon maybe for the season 2 finale.