Revisiting the Bizarre Teenage Robot Christmas Special

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  • @joaovitorpacheco2043
    @joaovitorpacheco2043 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Every single time i watch this episode i got goosebumps, its such a vibe, that serious part with everyone chasing Jenny gives me the extravagant ambiance of a true movie of My Life as a Teenage Robot.

    • @Onimirare
      @Onimirare ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I just watched the episode and felt the same, it's so different from all other episodes that came before. During that chase scene all I could think was "wow, they are really not sparing their budget in this episode"

    • @joaovitorpacheco2043
      @joaovitorpacheco2043 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Onimirare Totally, o really think that If a movie of My Life as Teenage Robot suddenly happen, this Episode plot to better would be just the cause of goosebumps for every Mlaatr fan.

    • @joaovitorpacheco2043
      @joaovitorpacheco2043 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would like to see a huge and epic finale for Mlaatr só all it's comunity could sleep with a smile and satisfaction. I really apreciate this show, it's even one of my inspirations to work with robots.

  • @WangelHL2
    @WangelHL2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Rob Renzetti: "We need a catchy first line for our new MLAATR Christmas special song at the start and end!"
    Random person at Nickelodeon: "Why not something that ends in gay?"
    Rob Renzetti: "THAT IS BRILLIANT ANIMTE IT AND GET THE VAs IN IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!!"

    • @machadragonii145
      @machadragonii145 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LMAO 🤣

    • @sbplankton_1999
      @sbplankton_1999 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      THIS IS A RUINED's

    • @CAT3_V1
      @CAT3_V1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I love how the second after 2010 hit, gay took on a whole new meaning

  • @wascallywabbit6151
    @wascallywabbit6151 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This video was so good and no fanbase video like this ever made me feel so gay, thank you MLaaTR Fanbase

  • @seagullz15
    @seagullz15 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    the kiss on the cheek from xj9 and Sheldon is my favourite part :D

  • @MultiMegaman64
    @MultiMegaman64 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I don't think I've seen this episode back in the day, but I can totally see all the references here. When Todd Sweeney reformed and gave away his presents to everyone, I can't help but say that it was a reference to "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" by Dr. Seuss! Even Tuck said: "Some say his heart grew three sizes that day"! Overall, a pretty solid MLaaTR Christmas special! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all members of the fanbase!

  • @PinkFloydCow_911
    @PinkFloydCow_911 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Guys,this show needs more episodes

    • @XJIcequeen
      @XJIcequeen ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think so too

    • @falcoshimmer-flare
      @falcoshimmer-flare ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@XJIcequeen It's been a long time since My Life of a Teenage Robot aired

    • @meathead6155
      @meathead6155 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Also payback sequels from those poorly writing episodes.

    • @XJIcequeen
      @XJIcequeen ปีที่แล้ว

      @@meathead6155 agreed

    • @LunarMoonKitten
      @LunarMoonKitten ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree

  • @samfimple4325
    @samfimple4325 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I feel if Brad, Tuck, and Nora had properly apologized for assuming the worst out of Jenny so fast, the episode would've gone over better with other fans. Not doing that just has them look really bad. Especially Brad. Who has the gall to say they always believed in her. Dude, own up to the fact you misjudged Jenny. Still consider this their lowest point in the show.

  • @LightningZetton
    @LightningZetton 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The part where Jenny was getting chased by rockets and looked seriously damaged... gave me flashbacks to Transformers 4 where a good medic autobot named Ratchet was being attacked and then killed by humans, despite the autobot trying to run away from them

  • @Numbuh900
    @Numbuh900 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    All that had to be changed was for have Nora, Brad, Tuck and Sheldon be on the same side and they try helping Jenny.
    There, just one small change and this episode would've been better, i mean its like if Professor Utonium tried harming the Powerpuff Girls if he thought they turned evil, it's just heartbreaking to think about.

  • @fireammerangbro8933
    @fireammerangbro8933 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I really liked how this Christmas Special stood out in comparison to the other Christmas Specials on both Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network. Most of the other Christmas Specials revolved around stopping a villain from trying to destroy Christmas, or the characters learning about the true meanings of Christmas. A Robot for All Seasons has Jenny being mind controlled. There's not really any other Christmas Specials that I am aware of that had the main character being mind controlled by a villain.

  • @Bloody_FOXY47040
    @Bloody_FOXY47040 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm SO HAPPY MLAATR got a Christmas special! I watch it every year in tribute! Plus this video was one of the best videos ever made!!! Happy Holidays and a happy new year to all MLAATR fans!

  • @puzzleshield6956
    @puzzleshield6956 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Wait, I didn't know there's a Christmas Special.
    I believe this is new.

    •  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I still remember it airing.

  • @Sabis2365
    @Sabis2365 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    🎶 We're spending Christmas with Jenny and we never felt so gay🎶

  • @RingoAndPuyo
    @RingoAndPuyo ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sad that on this very Christmas special, (for the most part) Jenny just gets utterly snowballed, even though it is not her fault. If I I did something like that, I'd probably get bombarded with nuisance puyo

  • @the-aspiring-creator4249
    @the-aspiring-creator4249 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I've always loved this Christmas special for just the sheer insanity of it. I love how it mashes up different ideas one has seen in Christmas specials before from Santa being out of commission due to injury to a grumpy and villainous boy wanting vengeance against the holidays and kind of just runs with it and of course, there's that reveal of what Todd Sweeney did to Jen and the very tense chase that occurs. There are some issues I have like how Brad is just willing to go on the attack even though this is his best friend and Nora seeming like she should know there's the possibility her daughter could've gotten hacked but overall that's minor. This is still a very fun episode. As for its supposed mean-spiritedness? I mean it kind of is but I feel like it's done with a purpose.
    To me, it's not something like say SpongeBob's Squidward torture episodes where it's a never-ending symphony of agony that you want to see end. There's a clear reason for why Jenny becomes the town's most hated person. Really the only problem is due to MLaaTR's structure there isn't room to address it and I would've liked to have seen Jen actively confront her friends about this.

  • @ikyaku
    @ikyaku ปีที่แล้ว +5

    2:03 Sheldon looking at Brad is soooooo cute :')

  • @KSCGGuy14
    @KSCGGuy14 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    To be honest with you, I still think the one year time skip makes this episode fell out of place in the shows' timeline, even though Rob himself confirmed that it is. I might have an idea of when said episode "could" take place, but I'm as unsure as some of you are.

  • @Mio_stuff
    @Mio_stuff ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I haven't watched the episode yet but now that I've seen this retrospective I'm rlly excited to check it out myself!

  • @mustachetwirler7617
    @mustachetwirler7617 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You did quite well with this video, congratulations!👏

  • @richieosborn2639
    @richieosborn2639 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The XJ-10 teaser was my favorite part.

  • @Mariocat99
    @Mariocat99 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Two things for me. Missed opportunity where Jenny turns into a bulldozer and escorts Tuck to Toys store. While at the time she was running over people, should've played MK Wii's Coconut Mall. And the other part before blowing people away from the toy display area. I felt like the way Jenny and Tuck posed before landing him inside. That pose almost gave off Classic Sonic and Classic Tails vibes. Other than that. First episode in the series I had watched before

  • @Kattlarv
    @Kattlarv 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I found this episode... *very* odd.
    As like... a *huge* part of Jenny's journey, is learning to not let others use her like a toy. (Innuendos and all)
    And in this one she just... eagerly *wants* to be "used" by someone? It's just... very weird to me.
    Not to mention: *Randomly* an entire year goes by, lore wise? xD
    Atop that, all her friends just... don't believe her. Despite the fact she has *never* talked during the other events. It has a lot of weird going on tbh.

  • @theditty.itmasterlhammafia4346
    @theditty.itmasterlhammafia4346 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Dishonored but it's my life as a teenage robot, which is why i like this episode

  • @XJIcequeen
    @XJIcequeen ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Not the best Christmas special ever. What would’ve made it better would be if Nora and a few other Tremerton citizens knew that Jenny was brainwashed in addition to Sheldon.
    Basically, after Jenny wakes up and is attacked by Brad, Tuck, and the others, I can see a random stranger (who would eventually become one of Jenny’s closest friends) finding Jenny and taking her to a hideout where Nora, Sheldon, and the few other Tremerton citizens who still have faith in Jenny are hiding out. Believe it or not, I see the few citizens actually being Miss Binky and her students as they saw Jenny as a true superhero at the end and this can be the redemption for that episode.
    The stranger introduces herself as Della, a multiracial girl who is a year or so younger than Brad and Sheldon and explains that she is on Jenny’s side as is the kindergarteners and Miss Binky. Sheldon and Nora reveal themselves and after a brief reunion and test, Sheldon explains the story regarding how Jenny’s been attacking the holidays and how Sheldon believed that she was mind-controlled. Or as Della call it, being hacked. Nora admits that she was skeptical at first because of how she upgraded Jenny following the nanobot infection Vexus caused. Sheldon and Della convinced her as well as the kindergarteners and Miss Binky. Unfortunately, they could not convince Brad or Tuck and everyone outside of the small group thinks Nora is on their side as part of a cover-up.
    Jenny realized the situation and before going off to face Todd, she thanks the kids and states that if things work, they’ll be getting extra good gifts from Santa. Miss Binky also wishes Jenny luck and even apologizes for thinking she was bad as her students convinced her that she’s not. Jenny, Della, Sheldon, and Nora come up with their plan and the episode plays out normally until the end.
    Before Jenny kisses Sheldon, Jenny goes up to Della and asks why she believed in her despite not knowing Jenny personally. Della states that it was kind of obvious that a robot known for protecting mankind was hacked if she vanished only to destroy holidays for an unknown reason. Della adds that she knows Jenny is good and will not act out unless someone is forcing her to. The two hug and their friendship starts.
    That’s my belief in how the episode should go. What do you think

    • @joshmontemayor1212
      @joshmontemayor1212 ปีที่แล้ว

      On the bright side, The Polar Express came out the same year as this.

    • @hotwax9376
      @hotwax9376 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not a bad alternate plot, but I'd have made it into something like It's A Wonderful Life where Jenny gets to see what things would be like if she never existed.

  • @joshmontemayor1212
    @joshmontemayor1212 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This episode is pretty much a Christmas version of Transformers 5: The Last Knight.
    Jenny = Optimus
    Todd = Quintessa

  • @Driftking0311
    @Driftking0311 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When I first saw the episode: I was amazed at the way Rob Renzetti made with this episode, ofc ppl say that had some dark moments, although they weren't as bad as I thought they were. I've seen way more darker moments on kids cartoons such courage the cowedly dog, Phineas and Ferb, and Hey Arnold. I mean these dark moments tells the audience that this is real world, like real world isn't always perfect and shows how the main character their struggles and their issues. Though Jenny experienced such as her friends and the town are after her. It showed how a boy wanted revenge over for not having a family for Christmas, yes that's very heartbreaking and sad. Needless to say, the episode did have a happy ending which that's fine and I love this Christmas episode, my rate of this episode is 9/10.

  • @arthurimusprime2177
    @arthurimusprime2177 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They should have given the scriptwriter of the episode a warning(not to make the episode so dark or treacherous),but he simply did what any series script writer would do...do the complete opposite.

  • @meathead6155
    @meathead6155 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    8:04 There got to be a score to settle for this matter.

  • @hernancastillo283
    @hernancastillo283 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This a question to the mlaatr fandom and community. I must say that I have never seen such a strong fanbase other than the shrek fan community, but I must say, why is the fandom is so addicted to this cartoon? I love watching it when I was a kid and even now but I must know why is this fandom so strong and active to this day?

    • @MyLifeasaTeenageRobotFanbase
      @MyLifeasaTeenageRobotFanbase  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Speaking for myself, I had forgotten about the cartoon for years and when I rediscovered it I fell in love with its visual style. I felt like it deserved more attention than it got, so I started making fan groups and this channel to bring us together!
      I know other cartoons have just as many or more passionate fans, I’m just happy that this community has grown to the size it’s at!

  • @SkepticOptimistic
    @SkepticOptimistic 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I believe the real problem is that creators tell it's a canon episode. If it was clearly not canon if would have made a great episode

    • @Angelark456
      @Angelark456 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nah

  • @MichaelOKeefe2009
    @MichaelOKeefe2009 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I so fondly remember how hyped I was when this special was coming!

  • @meathead6155
    @meathead6155 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am tired of poorly darkest episode where they accuse Jenny, but they will be price to pay to Tremorten.

  • @SpiderSponge2.0
    @SpiderSponge2.0 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That was my first episode of MLAATR

  • @nickthetrex
    @nickthetrex ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Christmas is around the corner.

  • @hotwax9376
    @hotwax9376 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh boy, where to begin? Perhaps I just list my thoughts because I have so many:
    1. Like Nathan, I don't consider this episode canon, even if it's officially regarded as such. It's just too mean-spirited and throws off the chronology of the show too much (not to mention its minor plot holes you mentioned). While I agree that having someone fill in for Santa on Christmas Eve is cliched (and I said as much in my previous comment), I still would've enjoyed that more than what we ultimately got. In fact, I hate it so much that I haven't watched it in literally ten years, with no plans to do it again any Christmas in the near future. If you like it, that's fine, but I love Jenny as a character too much to enjoy it beyond the animation.
    2. This episode is worse than the kindergarten episode IMO (and yes, it's kindergarten, not preschool, despite what the title would suggest) because all the hatred that Jenny gets is due to things she did while under the control of somebody else, and in the kindergarten episode she largely brings it upon herself by being such a jerk to the kids at first. (I actually don't mind that episode too badly because she seems to realize her mistake by the end and comes to like it there).
    3. Jenny is not actually gay, as demonstrated by her interest in boys throughout the show. (Though it's not just JennyxVega fans that imagine her as a lesbian, but also JennyxMisty fans). Yes, it's a dumb and perhaps outdated use of the word "gay," (and the whole song is kinda dumb), but it's important to remember that there was a time when "gay" primarily meant "happy." I was born in the 90s but didn't realize it could mean anything else until I heard it used as an insult (like "that's so gay"), and even then it took me a few more years to find out what that alternative meaning was. (Until that point, I thought, "how is it an insult to call someone/something happy?") Of course, I'm sure you're joking, but I don't think people should take it seriously.

  • @aliciapalma8656
    @aliciapalma8656 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Agent 00 Sheldon pleass ❤

  • @TheJennyWakeman
    @TheJennyWakeman ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm just so excited for Christmas

  • @ninjagogetta
    @ninjagogetta ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ive always wondered what will you do when you run out of episodes to talk about on your channel

    • @MyLifeasaTeenageRobotFanbase
      @MyLifeasaTeenageRobotFanbase  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      When there’s nothing left to talk about, there’s no reason to keep making videos. Luckily, there are new developments like the Youtooz plush!

  • @davionlovelace3290
    @davionlovelace3290 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Another cool epic awesome fascinating impressive and pretty sick video My Life As A Teenage Robot Fanbase, great job I'm so very proud of you 👍👍👍👍.

  • @DarkSCPDisguised8945
    @DarkSCPDisguised8945 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When would be season 4 ?

  • @nakigoye
    @nakigoye 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    what a misunderstanding.
    On the song, the word "gay" has other meaning so, "we never felt so gay" means "we never felt so happy".
    Welp, on the list i show every synonym of Happy and i prove that "gay" is a synonym of happy
    *Strongest matches*
    cheerful
    delighted
    ecstatic
    elated
    enraptured
    exultant
    glad
    gleeful
    jolly
    joyful
    joyous
    jubilant
    merry
    mirthful
    overjoyed
    thrilled
    up
    upbeat
    *Strong matches*
    blessed
    blissful
    blithe
    content
    contented
    convivial
    gratified
    peaceful
    pleasant
    pleased
    satisfied
    sparkling
    sunny
    tickled
    *Weak matches*
    blest
    can't complain
    chipper
    chirpy
    flying high
    *gay*
    intoxicated
    laughing
    light
    lively
    on cloud nine
    peppy
    perky
    tickled pink
    walking on air
    SEE?
    In other words, the word "gay" not just has a link with the LGBT community, but also, is a very short word to describe that someone's happy.

  • @Player7707
    @Player7707 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m very excited for Christmas this year!

  • @carlopanis9020
    @carlopanis9020 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When will you make more videos?

  • @megakirby1089
    @megakirby1089 ปีที่แล้ว

    Neo Megakirby After When The Citizens Of Tremorton Sing We're Spending Christmas With Jenny.
    Neo Megakirby: (Snorts In Giggles) You're Immature. Grow Up. You're Making Burst Into Laughter. 😂

  • @doctorwhosit3896
    @doctorwhosit3896 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is there a way we can get Rob to make and episode that takes place in the special that fixes it? It if officially canon, we’ve got to find a way to officially fix it!

  • @derekmundo6084
    @derekmundo6084 ปีที่แล้ว

    We can see that not all the episodes are Top Tier on the show, they can still be enjoyable

    • @derekmundo6084
      @derekmundo6084 ปีที่แล้ว

      I mean, there can be solid, great and entertaining episodes on it, but not the best ones on the planet.
      Like some people say: "not the best one"/"not the purest diamond", "but it's a great game"/show"

  • @sbplankton_1999
    @sbplankton_1999 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Merry Christmas Mlaatr fans and Rob Renzetti. 🎄🌲🥛🍪❤️⭐️❄️🎁🌟🌨

  • @Tisson8891
    @Tisson8891 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎄🎄🎄🎶

  • @sbplankton_1999
    @sbplankton_1999 ปีที่แล้ว

    Al least there a version of this episode change? Is it?

  • @JoacoElFelinoGamer
    @JoacoElFelinoGamer ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That’s a interesting special and nice video ✌️

  • @RobbyRockaholic
    @RobbyRockaholic ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I bought this on iTunes in. 08 is it was the only mlaatr content on iTunes

  • @ericpogorzelski904
    @ericpogorzelski904 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    question for jenny the robot in this mlaatr christmas special is jenny having a bad dream? or is it a nightmare come true?

    • @Mariocat99
      @Mariocat99 ปีที่แล้ว

      Actual mind control happened

  • @nakigoye
    @nakigoye 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Someone interested to open "Mina and the Count fanbase"?

  • @robloxplushiesandmore1538
    @robloxplushiesandmore1538 ปีที่แล้ว

    Happy New Year and also I made a poll for which Nickelodeon show should go the most and my most recent one MLAATR got the most votes

  • @tiberiusthehedgehog92
    @tiberiusthehedgehog92 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is very good!

  • @transformersfan500okane3
    @transformersfan500okane3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Let's also hope for no Paramount and Warner Brod Merger

    • @hotwax9376
      @hotwax9376 ปีที่แล้ว

      You think? I almost feel like Warners would take better care of this show (among others) than Paramount has.

    • @transformersfan500okane3
      @transformersfan500okane3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@hotwax9376I don't believe you

  • @doctorwhosit3896
    @doctorwhosit3896 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My Life as a Teenage Robot Fanbase, can this Christmas special be retconned?

  • @Zidan07166
    @Zidan07166 ปีที่แล้ว

    0:45 💀

  • @JPSendiong-dc3br
    @JPSendiong-dc3br ปีที่แล้ว +1

    mlaatr forever!!!

  • @luizmigueloficial8165
    @luizmigueloficial8165 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Aaaah cadê o episódio da jenny egua

  • @jamarthedancingdemon3961
    @jamarthedancingdemon3961 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cool

  • @meathead6155
    @meathead6155 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Also gay means happy.

    • @Alfenium
      @Alfenium 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It also means the other thing, which is funnier

  • @mlaatrpl435
    @mlaatrpl435 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice! :3

  • @ToonGoon_1
    @ToonGoon_1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Who Here Watches This Special Every Christmas, Cuz I Do

  • @RingoAndPuyo
    @RingoAndPuyo ปีที่แล้ว

    Should I go check on her? (Just roleplaying,that's all)

  • @SkepticOptimistic
    @SkepticOptimistic 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thaks for making me so gay with this video

  • @bayito9986
    @bayito9986 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I never felt so gay.

  • @gremlinprescott3749
    @gremlinprescott3749 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video made feel so gay!

  • @thomasphanote-ck4qz
    @thomasphanote-ck4qz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    you should make a picture of xj9 also known as Jenny supports Palestine 🇵🇸

  • @mrthirtiewillstealyoursoul
    @mrthirtiewillstealyoursoul ปีที่แล้ว

    i have some bad news for you... the studio who made my life as a teenage robot will also make chikn nuggit, no!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @thomasphanote-ck4qz
    @thomasphanote-ck4qz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    hey Netflix promised to bring back my life as a teenage robot and they lied to us 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖