Can you do any of these ships next?: Disney's Aladdin Franchise - Aladdin x Jasmine The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius - Jet Fusion x Beautiful Gorgeous Futurama - Fry x Leela Love After World Domination - Desumi Magahara / Reaper Princess x Fudo Aikawa / Red Gelato Doug Franchise - Doug Funnie x Patti Mayonnaise Kim Possible - Kim Possible x Ron Stoppable Johnny Bravo - Johnny Bravo x Heather Asplund
I think that was what her traits were supposed to be even before she was r@ped and cursed and blamed by the other gods. People often misunderstood her as the villain when she was in fact the victim.
@@constipatedparker5879In the original Greek myth, she seduced Poseidon. In the Roman one, she was taken advantage of. I’m guessing this version is the Greek version since they don’t call Poseidon Neptune in this show.
@@peterkim3370 how does a mortal seduce a god? in the Greek myths Medusa was always a gorgon, daughter of an elder sea god/titan. highly doubt that a fugly mortal monster can seduce Poseidon, the god was probably just adventurous... to put it lightly.
In mythology Hades deals are often harsh but also ultimately fair. At least if I was to get punished by a god I’d rather it be him instead of Hera or Artemis
@@castbet9183 considering how greek gods decide for what you need "Punishment" Hades mostly be like: So you said that I ruler of Tartarus is inferior to my brothers because Zeus rule the living and gods and Poseidon rules oceans and seas... Huh... Okay. You just a mere mortal that doesn't understand complicity of reality and how our world works, I don't see why i must be upset or angry. Go do your motal things and don't distract me from my work, we can discuss this properly when your time will come
If I remember right, Hades tries hitting on Aphrodite after the part at the end here, to which Hephaestus did not approve. *With extreme prejudice.* (… I don't know Greek mythology. How did I remember that?)
The gorgon is one of his oldest, best pieces - one he has a very firm grip on - and she has no kids. Lethal children of two demigods? Hello! This is obviously moving in a positive direction for everyone -and let's not forget the company motto: "Accidents happen"
Interestingly enough she shouldn't because of how nice is she. Medusa stare turned people to stone because of how terrifying and bloodthirsty she looked.
In myth, Medusa was the normal sister of the other two Gorgons (Euryale and Stheno). It is almost always said that she was a Priestess of Athena (goddess of wisdom, just war and virginity) who believed herself to be much more beautiful than Aphrodite (or just Aphrodite was envious), so Poseidon was sent (or tempted or as revenge for his resentment towards Athena for not being worshiped in the city of Athens) to abuse Medusa. For having desecrated the temple of chastity, Athena transformed Medusa into one equal to the other Gorgons. It is said that he hid in Hyperborea (perhaps the territories of the Germanic peoples) and that the Demigod Perseus cut off his head to save Princess Andromeda from Cetus (a sea monster that gave rise to the term "Cetaseus" and who was the MOTHER of the Gorgons). Because of what Poseidon had done, Medusa was pregnant, and Perseus brought about her birth. From the blood of Medusa two entities emerged: Pegasus, the Winged Horse (because Poseidon was a God of this animal and in fact had another son with Demeter who was a Horse) and Chrysaor, who was the most confusing. His name meant "golden sword" and many said that he was a giant with such a weapon or simply someone rich and/or powerful. The myth of Medusa does not go much further. They only say about her that she died, giving life to her children and "helping" Perseus with her head that she still served as her. It is not known what happened to her, or even if her soul went to the Underworld. Popular Culture has done MILLIONS of things with the character, the concept and the metaphors that have been understood or devised. But in its defense (anyone's), nothing is very clear because there have been CENTURIES of different authors and rewritings. Of course, Alcides / Heracles / Hercules cannot talk much about love: at most Megara, because she has even been with Iolaus (son of Iphicles, her half-brother), her nephew. And if we start talking about "romance", the vision of the Ancient Greeks was quite brutal: with Pandora they already touched on the topic that women unleashed evil in the world (among many other sinister myths) and they talked about it (the woman) was an "incomplete man." That's why there's a lot of talk about "male intimacy."
tbf, in one of the myths Medusa waa just as you described, "a normal [...] person and a genuinely nice girl." but because Poseidon was just as much of a ħøяņÿ ąšșнőļə like his brother Zeus he гāþęð her in Athena's sanctuary, and Athena had the gall to punish the victim instead by turning her into a Gorgon
@@盧璘壽로인수 In that version of the myth Athena turning Medusa into a horrible monster wasn't a curse, but a blessing so 1. no one would ever desire her for her looks again (thus trying to r*pe her again), and 2. so if someone did have ill intentions she could defend herself. In the other story it was consensual inside Athena's temple, and it was intended as a curse. In either case, Poseidon quit pursuing her because he didn't want an ugly snake woman.
@@mikebipping6166 besides their martial tastes and flair for too much ornamentation because the Romans liked a good story but didn't believe much in the myths unlike the Greeks
Hercules: “Icarus, Medusa is the Gorgon.” Icarus: **GASPS** “WHAT?! THE GORGON??!! So where you gonna take her?” *Icarus was a real one for that honestly*
@@huntercool2232 Icarus may have been a few cards short of a full deck but he was a good friend to Hercules and didn’t judge Medusa after learning she was a gorgon.
@@Ieatpaste23Being fed to Scylla and Charybdis would be more fitting. But if we're going by classical lore, Heracles might deserve some devouring by monsters to. Maybe through in some of Ares' dragons to help the furies and Nemesis to distribute divine retribution.
For me, it's the opposite. These days the movie VA are voicing the series version. Like @tychopanda said. Tangled the series, others like big hero 6, monster at work. And others are voice by the same people. Before star wars clone wars and Timon in Timon and pumbaa. I can excuse genie not voiced by Robin Williams, too expensive in the aladdin series, too expensive.
Yeah exactly, why do they keep switching the voice actors, heck, even the normal actors, I don't know why they couldn't keep Grant Gustin as the Flash, he did good with what he had in the series, I felt like he really was the Flash, but no they had to put goddamn Ezra Miller in it, he must be dating the director's daughter or something
@@Percival-kl9yy Wow, we BOTH managed to miss our marks. I didm't mean to write Persephone, I meant APHRODITE. And you somehow thought I was talking about Medusa. Wow.
Yup, it was basically about his early adventures while going to school in Athens. He’s friends with the local weird kids, Icarus and Cassandra. Icarus is a psycho inventor who fried his brain by flying to close to the sun in his wax flight suit, and Cassandra is a beautiful but socially awkward oracle whose visions of the future cause her to be feared by the other students. A lot of the other Greek gods and monsters made features in episodes throughout the run. There was only one season, but I remember loving it when I was a little kid.
I know about Medusa. When she was a pretty young woman, she didn’t clean a vase carefully until the two women saw what happened. She just broke a vase and then, she wasn’t finding out what’s inside but it’s an evil magic. And it would make everyone into monsters like Medusa.
@myownself25 personally I think her story in this episode is like the original little mermaid book by Hans Christian Andersen since even though there's great chemistry she ultimately didn't end up with Hercules just like the titular character's prince married another girl. I still wonder why Hercules and Medusa broke up leaving meg to end up with him instead.
Great lesson, people should like you for what you are and not what you look like. When Aphrodite says to Medusa: "If you live a lie then you will never know who your real friends are."
Jennifer Love Hewitt was so perfect for Medusa. She wouldn't be out of place in an Animaze dub if the company itself continued dubbing beyond Code Geass. Hell, I even had her in mind for Yuiko (the homeroom teacher) for my Animaze-themed dreamcast of a Miru Tights dub.
@emanuelrojas2 I think if anyone could turn everyone they even look at, into stone, regardless if they wanted to or not, I think that'd be pretty lonely.
Poor Medusa, all she wanted was to have a friend who wasn't made of stone though at least young Hercules was able to be her first living friend and brought her flowers.
I think he was being sarcastic. Heck, he was trying to Medusa to turn Herc into stone and thereby kill him. Thankfully Medusa gave up her humanity to save Hercules.
@@coletrain583 si sabes la historia de Medusa te dara mas tristeza... - Hace mucho tiempo, Poseidon cansado de perder ante antenas varias ciudades decidio vengarse de ella violando a su sacerdotisa y ella era Medusa, la mas hermosa de todas y la mas pura, luego de enterarse Atenea maldijo a Medusa transformandola en un monstruo, transformo su esbelta piel con escamas, sus hermosos ojos en una penetrante mirada que petrificaba a quien lo viera y sus hermosos pelos con vivoras venenosas, asustada medusa fue exiliada a la isla gorgona.
Athena and Aphrodite talking on Mt.Olympus: Aphrodite: ... yeah, I helped this sweet, young girl become human to fall in love with Hera and Zeus' son, Hercules. Athena: Wait a minute. Who did you turn back to human? Aphrodite: Medusa. [Insert "YOU DID WHAT!!!" meme here]
Ironically medusa was voiced by Jennifer love Hewitt who played Madeline in the hunchback of Notre dame 2 so it looks like Madeline can truly emphasize with Quasimodo for being treated like a monster and being insecure about outward appearances.
@@kinggidorah6910 yes it was a directed to dvd sequel that people didn't like compared to the original but the creators made the movie because they felt bad Quasimodo didn't get the girl so they gave him a love interest Madeline
Fun fact: in mythology Heracles is a direct descendent of Perseus who was responsible for killing Medusa. Also the Pegasus was born from the neck of Medusa’s severed body.
@@damotoneko1500 not really, you see Medusa is not a random monster, she and Hercules are in reality second cousins, Gaia ( The mother Earth) is Medusa's grandmother and she is also Hercules's grand grandmother. Medusa is not really cursed she was born like that, and is more like a random manifestation of her divine lineage, the baby will be very OP but the form of the power will be random, also since Medusa's sisters ( Euryale and Stheno) are 100% impossible to kill, is possible for the baby to get that power too, becoming some super strong and immortal person
I actually read an alternate universe fanfic on a website where, in a world where the whole timestream largely changed due to Jim Henson gaining a seat on the Disney Board in 1979, instead of Hercules, the Greek myth movie they made was Medusa, featuring the Gorgon (ironically voiced by Susan Egan) who is actually quite sweet like this one, working with a blind Perseus (Christian Slater) in order to find a spring that could cure her and along the way, falling in love with each other.
i never understand why giving her sunglasses was the better option than just turning her into human so she loses the ability to turn people into stone, sure it was an offer from Hades so it's probably a plot but why didn't the others think of the same thing
even hades couldnt make her FULLY human only for a short time. in mythology it was a curse from athena herself what turned medusa into a gorgon so i think its too powerfull.
@@xDasMottex Hades only made her human temporarily cause he wanted her gaze to kill people at night. Athena quite honestly wouldnt hold a candle to the children of Kronos.
The lesson to be learned that Aphrodite was trying to teach was that love shouldn't be based on just what you see but actually liking the person as yourself and for who they are--like Medusa said, by disguising herself she was living a lie.
Well, a more chipper and less cynical version. Honestly, it’s amazing how she able to maintain a positive attitude in spite of this, though the angst is still understandable.
Man, Medusa was done so damn dirty man. I hate how they gave her so much character and than just threw her out. I luv'd the relationship she had wit Hercules and his friends. I luv'd her character arc and lesson she taught. All this and we never see her ever again in any other future episodes Man, that sucked
@@MaraGomez-ve4pq I guess, but Meg sold her soul to Hades to save her boyfriend and then he dumped her foir other chick, so Meg became jaded and cynica and the movie shows that she's a good person after all when she sacrificed herself to save Hercules, Meg is actually a complex and interesting as well.
@@grimdarkAngel It's odd that nowadays people have started to dislike characters who aren't completely likeable at the start, like, Meg had a character growth and by the end she not that different from Medusa, I would argue that Meg is deeper character with her realizing error of her ways and sacrificing herself to save Hercules.
yes and no. The greek version has Medusa as a monster ( not really, she was a "Phorcetes", thre creatures called monster in greek mythology are most her nephews and nieces) she was Zeus's cousin (yep go check the family tree). way way way later during the roman empire, Roman Mythology come with a new version of the myth that make her a cursed human
@@rafaelsantos-nl9jd That was also not a proper mythological text but more of a fable written by Ovid IIRC. A guy with an anti-authorotarian streak. So he wanted to make authorities (i.e. the gods) look bad. In the greek myth Medusa also has two immortal sisters and she is the only mortal gorgon IIRC
Man I miss these old disney cartoons based off the movies. They were just lighthearted and fun to watch. No overly big preachy messages, just good ole fun.
Between the anime videos recommended to me from you _and_ seeing a short comp of an obscure show from my childhood, I gotta crown you a king of taste. I knew subbing to you was a smart move~!
This isn’t the only voice Jennifer Love Hewitt voiced. She was also the voice of Madeline from The Hunchback of Notre Dame 2. I know it wasn’t a box office hit but I thought it was good given how Quis. got a girlfriend at the end~
These old school wholesome animations I miss. Just don't crazy idea and going with it with biting being off limits or to far. The jokes just superb without feeling forced
Very cool that they actually showed her as a poor girl trying to live her life, instead of usual mid-tier monster to slay in the middle of the season/movie/book. Medusa was cursed depending on the version for being forced upon, or just being saduced by Poseidon, she didn't deserve all the harsh depictions of her
I hated how they ended this episode. Aphrodite was trying to teach her that a true friend will love her regardless of what she looks like and I'm like "Lady! The Woman kills everything that looks at her. You could have just given her human eyes and taught the same lesson"
I wished my favourites past Disney animated Series like The Gummie Bears, Darkwing Duck, Wuzzles, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules, House of Mouse, Dave the Barbarian, Kim Possible and American Dragon Jake Long are finally released onto a complete Blu- Ray (the entire episodes) at last just like they did for Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers.
I wished they actually made good shows like them again than the crap they currently make but I guess that’s to much to ask of current day Disney they have lost all creativity and make almost nothing new just remake after remake
James Woods himself did say he loved playing as Hades so much, if Disney ever decided to do anything related to Hercules, he would wanna recast his role as Hades. He would even do it for free. Besides, can nobody play Hades better than James Woods
I'm actually kind of with Hades on this one. I mean, I'm with Aphrodite too, but I think Medusa is more concerned with heing murdered than she is not making any friends because of her appearance. And, well, Perseus was alive sometime before Hecules, and they are half-brothers and this cartoon hasn't lended much accuracy to it's audiance... But my point stands, Medusa was born to die tragically because the gods willed it so.
Pretty much all the other cartoons at the time were portraying Medusa as a one-dimensional villain of the week. Seeing this approach on the character is surprisingly refreshing, even today.
I am so overjoyed to see this. Thank you for making this. I was very sad about what happened to Medusa. its not fair she was considered as a monster. She is an innocent girl who went through a lot in her story and every ending the so called hero end up killing her. I hated to see her die. I always wish there was a better ending than this like the hero fallen in love with Medusa and they liver happily ever after. This is what I wanted and you made it happened. Thank you so much🥰😍
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Man, it's been a while since I've done one of those
Hercules in his mind: Medusy I want that peussy because I am already rock hard.
Does that cyclops have the same voice actor as Patrick from Sponge Bob Square pants?
Can you do any of these ships next?:
Disney's Aladdin Franchise - Aladdin x Jasmine
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius - Jet Fusion x Beautiful Gorgeous
Futurama - Fry x Leela
Love After World Domination - Desumi Magahara / Reaper Princess x Fudo Aikawa / Red Gelato
Doug Franchise - Doug Funnie x Patti Mayonnaise
Kim Possible - Kim Possible x Ron Stoppable
Johnny Bravo - Johnny Bravo x Heather Asplund
@@jordancambridge4106 yeah it is
@@dinomanny41 yeah also Sadira xAladdin
I love this version of Medusa. She's sweet, awkward, funny and VERY pretty even in her Gorgon form
I think that was what her traits were supposed to be even before she was r@ped and cursed and blamed by the other gods. People often misunderstood her as the villain when she was in fact the victim.
@@constipatedparker5879In the original Greek myth, she seduced Poseidon. In the Roman one, she was taken advantage of. I’m guessing this version is the Greek version since they don’t call Poseidon Neptune in this show.
@@constipatedparker5879 My point is while so many people were terrified by Medusa, I ADORE her.
She's one of my mythological crushes
@@peterkim3370 how does a mortal seduce a god? in the Greek myths Medusa was always a gorgon, daughter of an elder sea god/titan. highly doubt that a fugly mortal monster can seduce Poseidon, the god was probably just adventurous... to put it lightly.
She was a nice person but she was taking advantage of
Hades pulling a surprisingly wholesome ending there
In mythology Hades deals are often harsh but also ultimately fair. At least if I was to get punished by a god I’d rather it be him instead of Hera or Artemis
@@castbet9183add Athena too ask to Arachne why
@@castbet9183 considering how greek gods decide for what you need "Punishment" Hades mostly be like: So you said that I ruler of Tartarus is inferior to my brothers because Zeus rule the living and gods and Poseidon rules oceans and seas... Huh... Okay. You just a mere mortal that doesn't understand complicity of reality and how our world works, I don't see why i must be upset or angry. Go do your motal things and don't distract me from my work, we can discuss this properly when your time will come
If I remember right, Hades tries hitting on Aphrodite after the part at the end here, to which Hephaestus did not approve. *With extreme prejudice.*
(… I don't know Greek mythology. How did I remember that?)
The gorgon is one of his oldest, best pieces - one he has a very firm grip on - and she has no kids.
Lethal children of two demigods? Hello! This is obviously moving in a positive direction for everyone -and let's not forget the company motto:
"Accidents happen"
As a geologist I actually found Medusa's jokes funny
As a non geologist, I also found Medusa’s jokes funny.
You would love the medusa in DDO then. She spends the entire time making geology puns when you're with her in the 'Keep on the Borderlands' saga.
I'm not a geologist, but I like rock music
@@DaneToTheBone lol
As a non geologist, Id take you for granit
She was his best love interest outside of Meg, imo.
Yeah, I love Meg but Medusa also comes close! It's adorable
True!!!
You know if she didn't turn people to stone she could probably pull herc in this show.
There have been worse... most of his family, mainly.
Straight up
Interestingly enough she shouldn't because of how nice is she. Medusa stare turned people to stone because of how terrifying and bloodthirsty she looked.
In myth, Medusa was the normal sister of the other two Gorgons (Euryale and Stheno). It is almost always said that she was a Priestess of Athena (goddess of wisdom, just war and virginity) who believed herself to be much more beautiful than Aphrodite (or just Aphrodite was envious), so Poseidon was sent (or tempted or as revenge for his resentment towards Athena for not being worshiped in the city of Athens) to abuse Medusa.
For having desecrated the temple of chastity, Athena transformed Medusa into one equal to the other Gorgons. It is said that he hid in Hyperborea (perhaps the territories of the Germanic peoples) and that the Demigod Perseus cut off his head to save Princess Andromeda from Cetus (a sea monster that gave rise to the term "Cetaseus" and who was the MOTHER of the Gorgons). Because of what Poseidon had done, Medusa was pregnant, and Perseus brought about her birth.
From the blood of Medusa two entities emerged: Pegasus, the Winged Horse (because Poseidon was a God of this animal and in fact had another son with Demeter who was a Horse) and Chrysaor, who was the most confusing. His name meant "golden sword" and many said that he was a giant with such a weapon or simply someone rich and/or powerful.
The myth of Medusa does not go much further. They only say about her that she died, giving life to her children and "helping" Perseus with her head that she still served as her. It is not known what happened to her, or even if her soul went to the Underworld. Popular Culture has done MILLIONS of things with the character, the concept and the metaphors that have been understood or devised.
But in its defense (anyone's), nothing is very clear because there have been CENTURIES of different authors and rewritings. Of course, Alcides / Heracles / Hercules cannot talk much about love: at most Megara, because she has even been with Iolaus (son of Iphicles, her half-brother), her nephew. And if we start talking about "romance", the vision of the Ancient Greeks was quite brutal: with Pandora they already touched on the topic that women unleashed evil in the world (among many other sinister myths) and they talked about it (the woman) was an "incomplete man." That's why there's a lot of talk about "male intimacy."
@@Hilario-von-Fledermausburg1973 we know.
I really did like this episode. Medusa was just a normal, person and a genuinely nice girl. Wish we got this version of her more often.
tbf, in one of the myths Medusa waa just as you described, "a normal [...] person and a genuinely nice girl." but because Poseidon was just as much of a ħøяņÿ ąšșнőļə like his brother Zeus he гāþęð her in Athena's sanctuary, and Athena had the gall to punish the victim instead by turning her into a Gorgon
@@盧璘壽로인수 In that version of the myth Athena turning Medusa into a horrible monster wasn't a curse, but a blessing so 1. no one would ever desire her for her looks again (thus trying to r*pe her again), and 2. so if someone did have ill intentions she could defend herself. In the other story it was consensual inside Athena's temple, and it was intended as a curse. In either case, Poseidon quit pursuing her because he didn't want an ugly snake woman.
@@盧璘壽로인수nope always been a gorgon
@@盧璘壽로인수again, the Romans added that part in. in the original story that didn't happen. pretty obvious the Romans like cheek clapping.
@@mikebipping6166 besides their martial tastes and flair for too much ornamentation because the Romans liked a good story but didn't believe much in the myths unlike the Greeks
Hercules: “Icarus, Medusa is the Gorgon.”
Icarus: **GASPS** “WHAT?! THE GORGON??!! So where you gonna take her?”
*Icarus was a real one for that honestly*
😂😂😂😂😂
*The dramatic pause as everyone runs out of the room in fear.* 😂😂😂
Teled Herc go for the Medussy
@@huntercool2232 Icarus may have been a few cards short of a full deck but he was a good friend to Hercules and didn’t judge Medusa after learning she was a gorgon.
Best. Wingman. Ever.
Imagine if they kept dating. The awkward family dinners with Athena and Poseidon.
That's a quality joke. 😂
Poseidon showing Herc the old scrap book.: Here's one of me SAing Medusa, and one of Athena turning her into a gorgon. Ha good times!
Technically, wouldn't it be just Athena? It was the Roman retcon where Medusa was a human victim of Neptune.
@@MegaKnight2012 I think they both need to be fed to turtles.
@@Ieatpaste23Being fed to Scylla and Charybdis would be more fitting. But if we're going by classical lore, Heracles might deserve some devouring by monsters to. Maybe through in some of Ares' dragons to help the furies and Nemesis to distribute divine retribution.
I love how it's still the original Hercules voice actor. These days, the original actors are replaced when a movie is turned into a series.
Tangled the animated series kept the original voice actors
@@tychopanda Really? I didn't know.
For me, it's the opposite. These days the movie VA are voicing the series version. Like @tychopanda said. Tangled the series, others like big hero 6, monster at work. And others are voice by the same people. Before star wars clone wars and Timon in Timon and pumbaa. I can excuse genie not voiced by Robin Williams, too expensive in the aladdin series, too expensive.
That's because they used to hire actual voice actors for their films instead of expensive celebrities
Yeah exactly, why do they keep switching the voice actors, heck, even the normal actors, I don't know why they couldn't keep Grant Gustin as the Flash, he did good with what he had in the series, I felt like he really was the Flash, but no they had to put goddamn Ezra Miller in it, he must be dating the director's daughter or something
This is the most helpful, kind, likeable and non-depraved that Aphrodite has ever been in her existence, mythological or modern fiction-wise.
*This is Medusa - not Persephone.*
*Also Megara was pretty much Persephone as well, as they kind of rolled both characters into one.*
@@Percival-kl9yy
Wow, we BOTH managed to miss our marks.
I didm't mean to write Persephone, I meant APHRODITE.
And you somehow thought I was talking about Medusa. Wow.
Because Medusa isn't her daughter-in-law, Psyche
Nah, God of War Aphrodite is better
@@bi-han8281
Just because she wanted to press the (O) button with Kratos doesn't make her a good person.
I LOVE the way how Medusa says "Nice try" to her snake hair.
Holy shit Hercules had a TV show and it was actually good quality!?!?
Okay quallity, this was one of the better animated ones. It´s a hit and miss, but full of comedy, lots of fun if you like the movie.
I adore Theseus in his "Batman Costume" who is narrating to Himself
"Why do you narrating?"
"Wait, did i speak it out?!"
Hercules and The Emperors new school were good quality.
I believe it because they were easier to draw and animating was cheaper
Yup, it was basically about his early adventures while going to school in Athens. He’s friends with the local weird kids, Icarus and Cassandra. Icarus is a psycho inventor who fried his brain by flying to close to the sun in his wax flight suit, and Cassandra is a beautiful but socially awkward oracle whose visions of the future cause her to be feared by the other students. A lot of the other Greek gods and monsters made features in episodes throughout the run.
There was only one season, but I remember loving it when I was a little kid.
@@peytonalexander5300I agree.
Medusa saving Hercules from drowning and then becoming human reminds me of the little mermaid.
I know about Medusa. When she was a pretty young woman, she didn’t clean a vase carefully until the two women saw what happened. She just broke a vase and then, she wasn’t finding out what’s inside but it’s an evil magic. And it would make everyone into monsters like Medusa.
@myownself25 personally I think her story in this episode is like the original little mermaid book by Hans Christian Andersen since even though there's great chemistry she ultimately didn't end up with Hercules just like the titular character's prince married another girl. I still wonder why Hercules and Medusa broke up leaving meg to end up with him instead.
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. This whole plot is just the little mermaid.
Honestly more chemistry with Medusa than Meg.
Fate Series:”Ya know,Medu was rarely fond of Hercules’ height.”🤔
Those are some fighting words
Not really. He had great chemistry with Meg. Medusa was just a lot cuter. I honestly wished they kept the relationship going though
I never seen this ep. Did it worked out between Hercules and Medusa or not?
@@truearea53 it was a one episode appearance I believe
Snake girls need love too
i volunteer as tribute
Yes they do, I'm happy to oblige
Sir yes yes sir awu awu awu
But Not a Lot of Eye Contact
Herc be pullin girls like it’s nothing.😎
Just like his father
@@marleecorrell1486 Zeus doesn't pull girls, he just can't keep it in his pants
@@connorbalkwill9820 especially if one of those girls happened to be how own sister
Perks of being a demigod
“Honey, you mean HUNK-ules!”
As someone who loves Hercules and Meg, Hercules and Medusa was just as sweet. I ship both.
I miss this age of Disney channel having cartoons based around their movies the shows were awesome
Lisa Kudrow as Aphrodite is priceless.
in the show she had a fun intro music too
Since she kissed Phil in the movie and Danny Devito played a Male stripper for Phoebe's bachelorette party in Friends that makes it even funnier.
@@matthewboyd68that’s hysterical
Great lesson, people should like you for what you are and not what you look like. When Aphrodite says to Medusa: "If you live a lie then you will never know who your real friends are."
Jennifer Love Hewitt was so perfect for Medusa.
She wouldn't be out of place in an Animaze dub if the company itself continued dubbing beyond Code Geass. Hell, I even had her in mind for Yuiko (the homeroom teacher) for my Animaze-themed dreamcast of a Miru Tights dub.
Those certainly are a bunch of words you typed there. Keep at it. One day, it will make sense.
@@Mortified42 Perhaps to aliens from Jupiter. Not to us.
I thought that was her. I kept hearing Madellaine
She would of been perfect for yukiko from persona 4 too. Her voice is soothing and low enough for her
She wanted him bad
He IS Hunkules after all
She was lonely to the point driving her insane.
@emanuelrojas2 I think if anyone could turn everyone they even look at, into stone, regardless if they wanted to or not, I think that'd be pretty lonely.
Yeah, she was undergoing puberty.
@@emanuelrojas2you have a point
Poor Medusa, all she wanted was to have a friend who wasn't made of stone though at least young Hercules was able to be her first living friend and brought her flowers.
WHOA, Hades was supportive of this?! Never thought I’d see him do something nice!
I think he was being sarcastic. Heck, he was trying to Medusa to turn Herc into stone and thereby kill him. Thankfully Medusa gave up her humanity to save Hercules.
@@coletrain583 si sabes la historia de Medusa te dara mas tristeza...
- Hace mucho tiempo, Poseidon cansado de perder ante antenas varias ciudades decidio vengarse de ella violando a su sacerdotisa y ella era Medusa, la mas hermosa de todas y la mas pura, luego de enterarse Atenea maldijo a Medusa transformandola en un monstruo, transformo su esbelta piel con escamas, sus hermosos ojos en una penetrante mirada que petrificaba a quien lo viera y sus hermosos pelos con vivoras venenosas, asustada medusa fue exiliada a la isla gorgona.
@@ichigoSaotome Glad they portayed her in a more sympathetic light in Hercules, maybe because of it.
Herc: "Oh, hey, Medusa! Come on over, some of my family visited! Have you met my uncle Poseidon?"
Medusa: "WE'VE MET."
fun fact, Medusa and Hercules are part of the same family, Zeus, Poseidon and Hades are Medusa's cousins
@@rafaelsantos-nl9jdand that should be concerning in Greek Myth because...?
@@sharif47 oh is not concerning, just a fun trivia
*Poisedon looking away and whistling* hehehe been a while 😅
Herc: oh you did? Why didn't you tell me?
(both)
Medusa: he knows why. I know why? YOU know why
Poseidon: she knows why. I know why? YOU know why
Athena and Aphrodite talking on Mt.Olympus:
Aphrodite: ... yeah, I helped this sweet, young girl become human to fall in love with Hera and Zeus' son, Hercules.
Athena: Wait a minute. Who did you turn back to human?
Aphrodite: Medusa.
[Insert "YOU DID WHAT!!!" meme here]
To be fair, she was a victim
@@kingjonstarkgeryan8573 Athena's curse was really her expression of being an insecure beeyotch, not unlike most of the pantheon.
@@angelocosentino9903Medusa being cursed by Athena was more a Roman retcon.
Greek Medusa was born a Gorgon.
@@MegaKnight2012 thanks for the insight! 😁
Ironically medusa was voiced by Jennifer love Hewitt who played Madeline in the hunchback of Notre dame 2 so it looks like Madeline can truly emphasize with Quasimodo for being treated like a monster and being insecure about outward appearances.
Wait, there is a Hunchback of Notre Dame 2?
@@kinggidorah6910 yes it was a directed to dvd sequel that people didn't like compared to the original but the creators made the movie because they felt bad Quasimodo didn't get the girl so they gave him a love interest Madeline
@@tamyasaunders7689 interesting, big fan of the movie, yet only now i find out there is a sequel. Thx
Disney should bring this character around more often.
Yeah. With a lot of tweaking by their activists.
0:13 Well that was probably one of the cleanest death in disney history
“Oh Herc, a relationship is built on compromises.” -Icarus
Fun fact: in mythology Heracles is a direct descendent of Perseus who was responsible for killing Medusa.
Also the Pegasus was born from the neck of Medusa’s severed body.
So Zeus was his daddy and his great grandfather too….
Why the Greek mythology is always messed up?!
@@aidanfraga3987it is isn’t it.
Athena was born from Zeus’s skull & “Sweet Alabama” exists in Greek Myth.
@@potsdam28 Perseus wasn't related to Zeus at all. That's just something they did in the movie
@@jacobjantke6886 nope I read it in Greek mythology Long before they made the movie
Hercules is my favorite Disney character movie
3:54 😂 So where ya’ gonna take her?
Priorities!
Medusa was awesome!
She should have been in more episodes, not just a one-shot character.
Could you imagine the unstoppable force of a baby they would create?!?!?
So we’re summon their new kid in FGO?
Yeah, but the child will always be cursed tho. That's the problem with a power one can't control.
Hades would be given hell 💀
@@damotoneko1500 just look at Pasiphäe and her son the Minotauros
@@damotoneko1500 not really, you see Medusa is not a random monster, she and Hercules are in reality second cousins, Gaia ( The mother Earth) is Medusa's grandmother and she is also Hercules's grand grandmother. Medusa is not really cursed she was born like that, and is more like a random manifestation of her divine lineage, the baby will be very OP but the form of the power will be random, also since Medusa's sisters ( Euryale and Stheno) are 100% impossible to kill, is possible for the baby to get that power too, becoming some super strong and immortal person
This just popped up on my feed. Thank you for the wonderful 5:16 minutes of the day 😊
This was cute to watch
One of my favorite episodes! Hercules and Medusa were adorable together ♥
Rider and Berserker having good chemistry together?
Now that is something. 😄
I knew it, I knew I wasn't the only one who thought it.
Fate fans UNITE!!!
Illya y Shinji aun no entienden por qué cuando iban a luchar sus sirvientes se fueron tomados de las manos hacia el atardecer.
I actually read an alternate universe fanfic on a website where, in a world where the whole timestream largely changed due to Jim Henson gaining a seat on the Disney Board in 1979, instead of Hercules, the Greek myth movie they made was Medusa, featuring the Gorgon (ironically voiced by Susan Egan) who is actually quite sweet like this one, working with a blind Perseus (Christian Slater) in order to find a spring that could cure her and along the way, falling in love with each other.
i never understand why giving her sunglasses was the better option than just turning her into human so she loses the ability to turn people into stone, sure it was an offer from Hades so it's probably a plot but why didn't the others think of the same thing
The obvious answer is that her Gorgon form is cuter
It was a be yourself lesson. She’s not human she’s a gorgon.
even hades couldnt make her FULLY human only for a short time. in mythology it was a curse from athena herself what turned medusa into a gorgon so i think its too powerfull.
@@xDasMottex Hades only made her human temporarily cause he wanted her gaze to kill people at night. Athena quite honestly wouldnt hold a candle to the children of Kronos.
The lesson to be learned that Aphrodite was trying to teach was that love shouldn't be based on just what you see but actually liking the person as yourself and for who they are--like Medusa said, by disguising herself she was living a lie.
I love Icarus 🤣 "THE GORGON!? So where you takin her?"
"She had a winning personality."
He's not wrong.
“yOu hAd mY iD! 😭😭😭” - Hercules, 1200 BC
Finally! Mudusa story where she gets a happy ending!
PHRASING!!!
😂😂
His delivery of “so where y’gonna take her” just elevates an already great joke.
I really liked this version of Medusa☺️
What's the matter mr. Stone, people taking you for *granite*?
And we just appreciate how much Medusa sir looks like Meg in her human form😂
Well, a more chipper and less cynical version. Honestly, it’s amazing how she able to maintain a positive attitude in spite of this, though the angst is still understandable.
I like this version of her! I’d really like to see more interpretations of Medusa like her! A nice one who is troubled by her curse
It's one of the reasons why she's so "popular" as a subject of tattoos. Lots of SA victims can relate.
Voyage of the Unicorn (2001) shows her with the same personality
Man, Medusa was done so damn dirty man. I hate how they gave her so much character and than just threw her out. I luv'd the relationship she had wit Hercules and his friends. I luv'd her character arc and lesson she taught. All this and we never see her ever again in any other future episodes
Man, that sucked
indeed.
She could have been around for a few more episodes maybe still come back as friendly exes.
"What!? The Gorgon?! ...So where you gonna take her?"
I love Icarus.
I don’t know how this got in my feed but I would totally be on board with a film based on this concept
Medusa > Meg
There I said it
What's wrong with Meg?
@@user-ManofStyle1 Nothing, I just find Medusa's personality to be more likeable to me.
@@user-ManofStyle1Medusa is tons more likeable than Meg. Also her background as gorgon/human is far more interesting.
@@MaraGomez-ve4pq I guess, but Meg sold her soul to Hades to save her boyfriend and then he dumped her foir other chick, so Meg became jaded and cynica and the movie shows that she's a good person after all when she sacrificed herself to save Hercules, Meg is actually a complex and interesting as well.
@@grimdarkAngel It's odd that nowadays people have started to dislike characters who aren't completely likeable at the start, like, Meg had a character growth and by the end she not that different from Medusa, I would argue that Meg is deeper character with her realizing error of her ways and sacrificing herself to save Hercules.
Madusa wasnt actually a monster she was just more beautiful than the god who cursed her and she lost her mind over time :(
please specify the source of the myth
yes and no.
The greek version has Medusa as a monster ( not really, she was a "Phorcetes", thre creatures called monster in greek mythology are most her nephews and nieces) she was Zeus's cousin (yep go check the family tree).
way way way later during the roman empire, Roman Mythology come with a new version of the myth that make her a cursed human
@@rafaelsantos-nl9jd That was also not a proper mythological text but more of a fable written by Ovid IIRC. A guy with an anti-authorotarian streak. So he wanted to make authorities (i.e. the gods) look bad.
In the greek myth Medusa also has two immortal sisters and she is the only mortal gorgon IIRC
That was only in one myth. In the original myth she was born that way.
Wow, Hades was actually being supportive to Herc and Medusa at the end. He's right that was nice.
Medusa is the first Love Interest of Hercules before Meg. Didn't see this one coming
i love her voice omg
Man I miss these old disney cartoons based off the movies. They were just lighthearted and fun to watch. No overly big preachy messages, just good ole fun.
Loved this show as a kid! The buzz light year spin off was great too!
Between the anime videos recommended to me from you _and_ seeing a short comp of an obscure show from my childhood, I gotta crown you a king of taste. I knew subbing to you was a smart move~!
You're welcome)
They way this short arc in the episode was more compelling than Meg and Herc in the movie
0:35 Not gonna lie that joke made me chuckle a little bit
Yeah, I like a nice corny pun, but funny joke
This isn’t the only voice Jennifer Love Hewitt voiced. She was also the voice of Madeline from The Hunchback of Notre Dame 2. I know it wasn’t a box office hit but I thought it was good given how Quis. got a girlfriend at the end~
I like her sense of humor. I think it’s important to have one when you’re cursed like she is.
These old school wholesome animations I miss. Just don't crazy idea and going with it with biting being off limits or to far. The jokes just superb without feeling forced
Imagine the offsprings they produced.
They'd be immensely powerful.
@@ShadowWolfRisingand reptilian too, since Medusa is a gorgon.
I love Medusa, she looks so cute here in this series.
Icarus's reaction is underrated
wow really heartwarming characters! this is what we looking for from Disney!
Bro I remember the golden era of Disney channel, this show, emperors new school, lilo and stitch Pokémon style adventures in Hawaii.
Perfect
Very cool that they actually showed her as a poor girl trying to live her life, instead of usual mid-tier monster to slay in the middle of the season/movie/book. Medusa was cursed depending on the version for being forced upon, or just being saduced by Poseidon, she didn't deserve all the harsh depictions of her
I hated how they ended this episode. Aphrodite was trying to teach her that a true friend will love her regardless of what she looks like and I'm like "Lady! The Woman kills everything that looks at her. You could have just given her human eyes and taught the same lesson"
With the glasses she can interact with people AND still have a means to defend herself.
Bro Medusa's voice actor is soo good
This and Aladdin might be the most underrated cartoons ever
Omg the heart glasses are everythinggg🥺 this show is so cute
1:43 hey, he's trying to be a good wingman...
I thought of that BEFORE I remembered who he was
I wished my favourites past Disney animated Series like The Gummie Bears, Darkwing Duck, Wuzzles, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules, House of Mouse, Dave the Barbarian, Kim Possible and American Dragon Jake Long are finally released onto a complete Blu- Ray (the entire episodes) at last just like they did for Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers.
I wished they actually made good shows like them again than the crap they currently make but I guess that’s to much to ask of current day Disney they have lost all creativity and make almost nothing new just remake after remake
Cool how they got James woods to voice hades in the series as well.
God bless everyone.
James Woods himself did say he loved playing as Hades so much, if Disney ever decided to do anything related to Hercules, he would wanna recast his role as Hades. He would even do it for free. Besides, can nobody play Hades better than James Woods
@@jaywilliams1908 Agreed, no one else could pull him off like that.
God bless you.
God i loved this show growing up this was such a cute walk down memory lane
Yo, Icarus a real one. We all need a friend like that. 👏
I loved the Disney Hercules movie and show. It was a refreshing change from the Greek mythology that I enjoyed as a kid.
I'm actually kind of with Hades on this one. I mean, I'm with Aphrodite too, but I think Medusa is more concerned with heing murdered than she is not making any friends because of her appearance.
And, well, Perseus was alive sometime before Hecules, and they are half-brothers and this cartoon hasn't lended much accuracy to it's audiance...
But my point stands, Medusa was born to die tragically because the gods willed it so.
yeap, and this animation also made the mistake of not mentioning that Medusa can only turn men into stone, she couldn't stone women!
@@alex1851really? Huh. I was always under the impression that anything that looked at a gorgon was petrified.
Medusa is a tsundere
Don't know the VA for Medusa here but her line-reading is damn near perfect. Great timing
That’s Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Pretty much all the other cartoons at the time were portraying Medusa as a one-dimensional villain of the week. Seeing this approach on the character is surprisingly refreshing, even today.
this is a gem in animation thank you >-
This and thr legend of tarzan is my favorite shows, i love the characters in this show.
"Love isn't earned, given or deserved. It's either lost or found."
-Morgan Mohammed Gandhi Freeman
Icarus with a rare W
Meanwhile myth accurate Zeus … “That’s ma boi!!!” 😂
Finally somehting to see here.
What do you mean by that?
@@user-ManofStyle1 a relationship between Hercules and Medusa finding good chemistry. It's better than meg.
I am so overjoyed to see this. Thank you for making this. I was very sad about what happened to Medusa. its not fair she was considered as a monster. She is an innocent girl who went through a lot in her story and every ending the so called hero end up killing her. I hated to see her die. I always wish there was a better ending than this like the hero fallen in love with Medusa and they liver happily ever after. This is what I wanted and you made it happened. Thank you so much🥰😍
@@sanjayafernando3335 you're welcome😉
10 times better then Meg in the movie
This series was mythically awesome!
I'd forgotten how reliable Icarus was in a pinch.
Aww I like how Medusa snakes were trying to cheer her up 🥺1:02
Fr
Aphrodite: *Gives out glasses*
Me: Can't you cure the curse? Or put another curse above the first one?
I miss these shows!!!!