hey nick i hope your feeling better very soon from covid💪🤒😁👍and that was a NICKtastic reaction video👏👏👍👍 to the animated movie charlottes web🐷 can't wait for the movie reaction to doctor strange 2😁👍
Interesting fact: the voice of Charlotte was Debbie Reynolds, who was the mother of Carrie Fisher, who played Leia in the Star Wars movies. They died one day apart from each other.
To me, this is the BEST adaptation of E.B. White's Charlotte's Web. The animation, the music, and the voices. They all just blended so well together to tell this classic story of friendship.
I may not like spiders, but Charlotte is an exception. She’s sweet, kind, and does everything within her power to keep Wilbur safe from harm. Such a wonderful character.
I think the contrast between her behaviors and the sort’ve thoughts or fears normally associated with spiders was an intentional choice by the writer. Charlotte is a creature normally associated with fear, she is an outcast. No one feeds her as she says, she lives only by her wits. In spite of her predatory nature and almost fatalistic understanding of nature (how easily she accepts her own mortality and her role in keeping insect populations under control), she demonstrates enough compassion to save a pig, only because she likes him.
We used to quote Templeton all the time; “Hooray for Charlotte” and “What thanks do I get for these services, I would like to know?” when being a bit tongue in cheek salty about something. As a child the whole food sequence at the fair fascinated me. As an adult some of the songs make me cry now, they just hit a raw nerve but I think it is a beautiful movie. Yes the animation is not big budget, even for the time, but there is a charm about it.
This movie man, it really was something special to me as a kid. The music, the messages, even the voice acting really struck a lot of deep emotions. I truly think it was Charlotte's Web and Land Before Time that *really* made me reckon with the idea of death and grief. "Mother Earth and Father Time" still brings a tear to my eye 😭
This will always hold a special place in my heart; it's a great representation of the book, with its own special moments as well. I don't know who could watch this as a kid and not want to have a baby pig.
"That's SOME PIG you got there!" That is how people talked back in the day. It always made sense to me when I read Charlotte's Web as a kid. Also, I never had a problem with Templeton. I always thought of him as a hero. He helped save Wilbur AND Charlotte's egg sac. He was a rat so for him to help anyone that made him special. This film came out when I was a year old.
@@ChelseaPariella That's what he wanted people to think. He lived on a farm. It wouldn't be hard to find food. I believe he really cared about Wilbur AND Charlotte.
Fun fact: Pamelyn Ferdin, who voiced Fern in this movie, also voiced Sally in the animated _The Cat in the Hat_ special; while Dakota Fanning, who played Sally in the live-action _The Cat in the Hat_ , played Fern in the live-action _Charlotte's Web_ . Isn't that a funny coincidence?
Paul Lynde as Templeton the Rat was great voice casting, they really could not have picked a better guy to do this voice. He such was a genius at smug but subtle humor and I strongly suspect he influenced the smarmy design of the rat a little. Probably best known now as Uncle Arthur on Bewitched. Taken from us way too soon. One hell of a loss.
Agreed the only other actor of today's day that could've voice Templeton imo was the lat great Gilbert Godfrey! I think he could've done it beautifully 😊
I used to LOVE this movie. My family still tells the story of when I went to visit my great-aunt in Arizona one year when I was small, and all I wanted to do was watch this movie while the adults chatted. My poor cousin had to keep rewinding it every time I finished, because I just would not stop begging to watch it again.
Them calling him "some pig" is basically them calling him special, and it basically wasn't a passage of time for that one song, it was just for the visuals since the song was about time. 😂 Also, Charlotte said earlier in the movie that a "spider's life is an uncertain thing", or something like that, so technically, yes, she did know she was dying.
I have one thing to say about this movie. ✨Childhood trauma✨ 😭 ever since this I've had the utmost respect and love for our 8 legged friends, can't wait to watch this and cry with Nick 😭🤣
Omg i love this movie so much and was so excited to see you watch it! Fun fact: the woman who voiced Charlotte is Debbie Reynolds, who starred as Kathy in Singin’ in the Rain, and is Carrie Fisher(Princess Leia)’s mother!
Forgive my language but FUCKING HELL, what a trip down memory lane. I remember seeing this when I was a kid. I don't remember how old it was, and this movie definitely came out before I was born, as I arrived in this world in 1992. I'm glad that you watched this.
You’re seven years younger than myself, this movie came out in ‘73 I believe. It was out when my mom was 10 years old, and so she made sure my brother and I watched it in repeat.
I grew up on the book and the movie. This was the first book that taught me about death. Charlotte is such a good character. Her sweetness and devotion to Wilbur makes her one of my favorite fictional characters. I thank my 3rd grade teacher for introducing me to this lovely but bittersweet story.
I grew up with Charlotte's Web in my childhood, Fern Arable reminds me of Wendy Darling from Disney's Peter Pan and Charlotte's voice actress Debbie Reynolds also played Mitzi in Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer movie 1998 which I also recommend watching one day.
I love, love, LOVE the 1998 Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer! That was my first introduction to the Rudolph character/legend, and to me personally it’ll always be “my Rudolph”- it’s the original to me. It was also my first ever Christmas movie I’ve seen as well so even more special bonus points for me. I still have it on VHS and I watch it every year when it comes to Christmas time in December since our vhs player still works :) I also really love the soundtrack. No one’s song about Rudolph has beaten Clint Black’s version in my opinion. Even though the message is a little sad, the “what about his nose?” song is always stuck in my family’s head at our household and we all just randomly sing “Rudolph’s shinnnyyyy nose!” “Yes what about!?” “Rudolph’s shinny nose!”. Debbie Reynolds was and is such a national treasure 💕
The reason for the cheaper animation is the film is by Hanna Barbera behind many classic shows like Scooby Doo Where Are You, Flintstones, Jetsons, The Tom and Jerru Shorts, etc, The songs are by the Sherman Brothers who worked on Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mary Poppins, Pooh, Jungle Book and many others, The voice of Charlotte is Debbie Reynolds who was the main girl in Singin in the Rain and would go on to be the Grandma Aggie in the Halloweentown films
For those who weren't around in the 70's, Wilbur is voiced by Laugh-In's Henry Gibson (whom most might remember as the Nazi leader from "The Blues Brothers"), and the stuttering goose was Agnes Moorehead--Who, apart from Citizen Kane, most rerun fans would remember as Endora from the old "Bewitched" sitcom. And growing up in the 70's/80's, even reading the book, we heard Paul Lynde's voice as Templeton.
Oh, man I watched this before any of my classmates in elementary school. They were all crying when we watched it after reading the book. This story hits hard
I had two vhs tapes of this for some reason. I guess one was a gift and my parents never gave one of them away. This is a big childhood favorite of mine. Even if it isn't completely book accurate, it really captures the spirit of the book. And it introduced me to Agnes Moorehead and Debbie Reynolds!
Oh man what a blast from the past! I remember watching this all the time as a kid! I had both this and the sequel about Wilbur and the three daughters on VHS. I'm amazing at how familiar everything is and yet I'd completely forgotten how old the animation looks and all the songs. I was never bothered by Charlotte or her daughters being spiders despite my arachnophobia but going back now I am a bit creeped out, especially with all the baby spiders 😅. I definitely think nowadays we'd think "Some pig" would mean "some random pig" but back in the day it was used more as "some special pig" or like "That's quite a pig." I also really liked Templeton's character, I found him funny and liked that even as a loner he was important to Charlotte's plans and helped them out a lot. but I could see how he'd be come across as annoying too lol. I'm glad I got to revisit this old movie with you, it's a classic.
ugh. I'm so sorry that you were spoiled on Charlotte's death because that's kind of a major plot point and emotional beat for this movie. nonetheless, I really did enjoy your reaction to this classic. I teach Grade 4 and we read the book to the kids every year. it's a great story of love and friendship and this version of the movie does a pretty great job of adapting the book, though I've heard that E.B. White (the author) hated that they turned it into a musical haha ❤️
if u ask me though the music is part of what makes this movie memorable & timeless, i mean i can’t think of this movie & not think of “chin up” or “mother earth & father time” or “deep in the dark” but with these authors who don’t like the film versions of their stories i can see their pov too because their books are probably like their pride in joy
Especially in the south, adding "some" to something is equivalent to like-- amazing! So them saying "That's SOME pig!" is similar to "That's an amazing pig!" And such
Ah this movie! I remember singing and playing Mother Earth and Father Time on the harp for my grandmother. She liked it so much she asked me to play the whole thing again. It was the only time she ever did that. I still play it on the harp and piano in memory of her.
Omg this was one of my favorite movies when I was little!! I loved it so much that 3-4 year old me got a little ceramic piglet and named it Wilbur lol. Can't wait to watch your reaction to this movie Nick. 🙂
yayy finally somebody is watching this great classic, this movie needs more attention and appreciation :) I love how nice this movie is as a fairy tale but also tried to display the nature as it is, didnt shy away from mature stuff and realism :)
I used to watch this movie and the live-action remake religiously as an eight year old and in fact I loved everything “Charlotte’s Web”. I first read the book not long before I turned six and it was my first chapter book.
My childhood!!! I watched this all the time growing up! And you guessed it, I still have the VHS tape!🤣 I watched this, the sequel, and the live action.
Oh! I just remembered! For my 10th or 11th birthday, around the time the live action movie came out, I use to get those customizable cakes from our grocery store bakery every year and I got a Charlotte's Web cake! It had Wilbur and his doorway and Charlotte's web. The web even had a wheel you could turn to change the words from Some Pig to Terrific and so on! I always forget about that cake unless I think really hard about it. I think my mom once said it was her favorite cake too.
This is the movie that taught me what death was. Reguardless, I used to watch it and the sequel all the time when I was a kid. I thought the live-action version was pretty good, too. What are your thoughts?
26:15 you know Nick, I’m surprised at you for a fact that you’ve never been to a country fair your whole life. why I been to fairs in my life and it was such a good time such as a going on rides, eating snacks, and mostly animals such as farm animals and menagerie animals.
I didn’t realize that William Hanna and joesph barbara did this movie. From Tom and Jerry to Scooby doo, I had no idea they did this movie. It’s pretty awesome. I hope you react to 3 movies I really love, Zach Snyder’s Justice League trilogy(2013-2021), Ghostbusters trilogy (1984-2021), and The Bobs Burgers Movie(2022) my favorite film of the year possibly. You are my favorite UA-cam channel this year nickflix. You are awesome.
Also the movies score and songs were written by the Sherman Brothers, who were classically known for their work in Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, The Aristocats, Tom Sawyer (1973), Winnie the Pooh, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and Bedknobs and Broomsticks.
This is the first time that I realized the Mary Poppins people also worked on the music for this film. Finding that out, I feel it should be obvious since it's very much in the same style. Thanks for another great reaction!
I love this film! A treat each year it was shown in the 70'S Looked forward to this along with Oz and Wonka!🍿 Debbie Reynolds as Charlotte is Iconic! ❤ Loved your reaction!😍
RIP Debbie Reynolds she was the voice of Charlotte the spider in Charlotte's web she was also known for playing Kathy selden from singing in the rain with gene Kelly nicky If you want more Disney animated movies i suggest you watch the toy story franchise in the future by starting off with the first installment of toy story one of pixars first animated feature the one that started all and the first fully computer animated movie ever.
This was a throwback I haven't seen this movie in years. As a child I use to watch this on VHS it was nice to revisit with you. Charlotte's voice was as beautiful as I remembered and it was a nice surprise to find out Debbie Reynolds played her. Also so many people prefer the live action version I didn't know it was that well liked. I never saw it and assumed it flew under the radar and this was the one people saw.
The live-action remake is very very good. If not better than the animated version, it's just as a good. I saw the animated version as a kid, but also went to the live-action remake at the theatre, and I loved it. And, at least around where I live, more people are familiar with the remake than they are with the original.
At one fair we occasionally go to my favorite part is the horse shoe :) theres also a dog "talent" show and also plenty of farm animals. It's also nice walking around all the booths and there are carnival rides (although I never go on them) and perfect chance to get a bunch of heart attack inducing fried food 😂🍗🍟🌭
On behave of Dr. (EGGMAN) Robotnick, I would like to apologize for spoiling the ending of Charlotte's Web, especially the fate of the spider lol 😅 I'm kidding Nick, hope you're doing well this weekend and as always, it's good to see you man! ☺👍
Wow, thank you so much for reacting to this film. This film holds a special place in my heart because one, the story, characters, etc. are great, and two, according to my parents, I apparently had this movie memorized by heart, most notably when Templeton sings his number while being a glutton at the fair. Anyway, thanks again for talking about this one! I’d say maybe 9/10 for me. Then again, I haven’t watched this film in years. So we’ll see if it still holds up years later, eh? Anyway!
Wow, never thought you'd watch this one. A real nostaliga trip for me, made me cry.. some of the songs like chin up had carried on into my family more as a saying now.
The music is by the Sherman Brothers, who are most well known for their work with Disney mainly during the 1960‘s and 1970‘s writing songs for movies such as Mary Poppins, Winnie the Pooh, The Jungle Book, The Sword in The Stone, and The Parent Trap among others. They also did do music for other studios during this time, like Charlotte‘s Web here, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang and some others. Beyond movies, Richard and Robert Sherman also wrote songs for Disney theme parks attractions, including “The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room” from Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room, “It’s a Small World”, “There’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow” and “The Best Time of Your Life” from the Carousel of Progress, “One Little Spark” from Journey into Imagination, “Miracles from Molecules” from Adventure Thru Inner Space, “Magic Journeys” from the 3-D film of the same name and “Meet the World” from an attraction of the same name.
The Sherman brothers, who wrote the music and lyrics for Mary Poppins, also did the music and lyrics for this movie. Also Danny Bonaduce from the Patridge Family did the voice of Avery, Fern's brother.
I love Templeton❤. My 3 favorite lines of his: 1. “I’m hiding down here and I don’t want to be stepped on, or kicked in the face, or crushed, or bruised, or lacerated, or scarred, or biffed…” 😂😂😂 2. “How should I know? I suppose the next thing you want me to fetch is a dictionary.” 3. “Is this true? Is this appetizing yarn of yours true?”
One thing that the remake does better than this one is better explaining WHY Fern's dad was gonna kill Wilbur. As a kid it just came across to me as size discrimination (which didn't make any sense). The second one better explains that there were too MANY piglets and there wasn't enough room for Wilbur. He would've starved if the dad didn't kill him and Fern didn't step up to take care of him.
Hello Nick! Nice to see your reaction to the Charlotte's Web movie! This movie brings back very good memories of my childhood. I always had a fit of laughter when Templeton gorged himself on food (Smorgasbord orgasboard 🤣😂) and honestly, the scene where Charlotte sings before she dies made me sad and cry a lot. I recommend that you now see the movie All Dogs Go To Heaven (1989) by Don Bluth. Take good care of yourself Nick and I look forward to your next reaction.
Sad author E.B. White wasn’t a fan of this film adaptation of his book. He had nothing against Hanna-Barbera, but disliked how it felt Disney-fied, especially the involvement of the Sherman Bros.
I remember watching a small bit of this movie over and over again as a kid it was part of a classic animated movie promo commercial I watched before watching Blue's Clues which was my favorite Nick Jr. show as a little girl 😊👏🏻💙📺
I absolutely love this movie and love the book it is based on. So many childhood memories attached to this movie. I love the songs and the voice cast is amazing.
This is a childhood classic I grew up with. It always made me somewhat sad. but however, you should check out the remake too. Both are just as good. this one is more musical, and the remake is just as sad and beautiful story too.
This was one of my FAVORITES as a kid and I know I have the VHS buried somewhere. All hail Debbie Reynolds! The absolute LEGEND that voiced Charlotte. The live action honestly did nothing for me.
Wow I haven't seen this since I was like six. I do not remember this movie having any songs to be honest. Looking back on it now with you, I agree with you the music is pretty good and its just a nice pleasant kid's film.
I wish Wilbur could stay inside too, but have you seen how large pigs can get? They'd have to reinforce the house to let him in! |D Also shout out to Debbie Reynolds! She was Carrie Fisher's mother, if that helps you picture who she is? She was also in Singing in the Rain. :) (Fun fact? The thing the spiderlings are doing at the end is called "ballooning".)
Hey everyone hope you enjoyed the reaction! See you tomorrow for Dr Strange 2!!
Watch top cat the movie
Can’t wait to see Dr. Strange 2 and/or Click with you.!
hey nick i hope your feeling better very soon from covid💪🤒😁👍and that was a NICKtastic reaction video👏👏👍👍 to the animated movie charlottes web🐷 can't wait for the movie reaction to doctor strange 2😁👍
Hope your feeling better nick
Ok that’s an ok movie
Interesting fact: the voice of Charlotte was Debbie Reynolds, who was the mother of Carrie Fisher, who played Leia in the Star Wars movies. They died one day apart from each other.
No way, really? I watched this movie a lot as a kid and I never knew it was Debbie Reynolds!
Honestly thats sad and also heart warming. Few people get the ability to leave together.
Broken heart syndrome is a real thing! 💔
It’s kind of a wholesome thing in a way, they both reunited in heaven after only a single day, may they be remembered forever. ❤
Charlotte's Web is an absolutely timeless classic, i watched this movie all the time when i was a kid!
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To me, this is the BEST adaptation of E.B. White's Charlotte's Web.
The animation, the music, and the voices. They all just blended so well together to tell this classic story of friendship.
I remember falling asleep to this movie so many times as a kid because Charlotte's voice was so soothing
That’s Debbie Reynolds for you 💕
Debbie Reynolds is perfectly soothing. Sometimes I listen to Tammy to go to sleep.
I haven’t seen this version of Charlotte’s Web in ages! Even so, I still have a good memory of watching this film a lot in my childhood.😌
Used to play every year during Thanksgiving when I was a kid.
I've never seen it before
I prefer the live action adaptation
@@theawesomeman9821 I do too, actually.
@@SpacialRend7 It's hard to beat Julia Roberts' voice.
I may not like spiders, but Charlotte is an exception. She’s sweet, kind, and does everything within her power to keep Wilbur safe from harm. Such a wonderful character.
I think the contrast between her behaviors and the sort’ve thoughts or fears normally associated with spiders was an intentional choice by the writer. Charlotte is a creature normally associated with fear, she is an outcast. No one feeds her as she says, she lives only by her wits. In spite of her predatory nature and almost fatalistic understanding of nature (how easily she accepts her own mortality and her role in keeping insect populations under control), she demonstrates enough compassion to save a pig, only because she likes him.
I sincerely hope this movie changed the views of many people. Spider reputation is so horribly unfair, just like sharks.
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@@nickmanzo8459 Agree wholeheartedly. She's really the 'moral of the story' character.
@@cbbred yes!!! I love those movies
We used to quote Templeton all the time; “Hooray for Charlotte” and “What thanks do I get for these services, I would like to know?” when being a bit tongue in cheek salty about something. As a child the whole food sequence at the fair fascinated me. As an adult some of the songs make me cry now, they just hit a raw nerve but I think it is a beautiful movie. Yes the animation is not big budget, even for the time, but there is a charm about it.
We say “Hooray for Charlotte” tooo haha
it's Hanna-Barbera, their animation style started getting a bit cheep around this time.
The fair scene! Same as a kid, rewatched it too many times!
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This movie man, it really was something special to me as a kid. The music, the messages, even the voice acting really struck a lot of deep emotions. I truly think it was Charlotte's Web and Land Before Time that *really* made me reckon with the idea of death and grief.
"Mother Earth and Father Time" still brings a tear to my eye 😭
So special
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This will always hold a special place in my heart; it's a great representation of the book, with its own special moments as well. I don't know who could watch this as a kid and not want to have a baby pig.
"That's SOME PIG you got there!" That is how people talked back in the day. It always made sense to me when I read Charlotte's Web as a kid. Also, I never had a problem with Templeton. I always thought of him as a hero. He helped save Wilbur AND Charlotte's egg sac. He was a rat so for him to help anyone that made him special. This film came out when I was a year old.
He was still an anti-hero. He only cared about food.
@@ChelseaPariella That's what he wanted people to think. He lived on a farm. It wouldn't be hard to find food. I believe he really cared about Wilbur AND Charlotte.
@@mikesterling688 Well, if he cared about Wilbur and Charlotte, why didn't he comfort Wilbur when she died?
She passed away in Charlotte’s Web 2: Wilbur’s Great Adventures
Fun fact: Pamelyn Ferdin, who voiced Fern in this movie, also voiced Sally in the animated _The Cat in the Hat_ special; while Dakota Fanning, who played Sally in the live-action _The Cat in the Hat_ , played Fern in the live-action _Charlotte's Web_ . Isn't that a funny coincidence?
Coincidence? I think not!
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Lol, like Lorenzo Musak voicing Garfield and Pete Venkman in the "Real Ghostbusters"and Bill Murray voicing Garfield in the CG movies.
Pamelyn Ferdin Also voiced Lucy van Pelt in "A boy named Charlie Brown" and several.Charlie Brown shorts.
Paul Lynde as Templeton the Rat was great voice casting, they really could not have picked a better guy to do this voice. He such was a genius at smug but subtle humor and I strongly suspect he influenced the smarmy design of the rat a little. Probably best known now as Uncle Arthur on Bewitched. Taken from us way too soon. One hell of a loss.
And in the live-Action one, They have Steve Buscemi, A.K.A. Randall Boggs as Templeton.
Agreed the only other actor of today's day that could've voice Templeton imo was the lat great Gilbert Godfrey! I think he could've done it beautifully 😊
@@kristagerry8505 Gilbert Gottfried is dead now. R.I.P. Iago, and Dr. Bender.
@@morganspider-manmarvelfan6110 I know 🥺💔
Also Agnes Moorehead is the goose, and she’s known for playing Samantha’s mother Endora on Bewitched.
I used to LOVE this movie. My family still tells the story of when I went to visit my great-aunt in Arizona one year when I was small, and all I wanted to do was watch this movie while the adults chatted. My poor cousin had to keep rewinding it every time I finished, because I just would not stop begging to watch it again.
My parents used to watch this with my nephew and neices all the time. They would popcorn and bacon while watching the film, as part of the tradition.
@@theawesomeman9821 Eating bacon while watching this movie is awful, and I love it. Think I need to start a new tradition with my nieces...
Them calling him "some pig" is basically them calling him special, and it basically wasn't a passage of time for that one song, it was just for the visuals since the song was about time. 😂
Also, Charlotte said earlier in the movie that a "spider's life is an uncertain thing", or something like that, so technically, yes, she did know she was dying.
I have one thing to say about this movie. ✨Childhood trauma✨ 😭 ever since this I've had the utmost respect and love for our 8 legged friends, can't wait to watch this and cry with Nick 😭🤣
Omg i love this movie so much and was so excited to see you watch it! Fun fact: the woman who voiced Charlotte is Debbie Reynolds, who starred as Kathy in Singin’ in the Rain, and is Carrie Fisher(Princess Leia)’s mother!
Forgive my language but FUCKING HELL, what a trip down memory lane.
I remember seeing this when I was a kid.
I don't remember how old it was, and this movie definitely came out before I was born, as I arrived in this world in 1992.
I'm glad that you watched this.
You’re seven years younger than myself, this movie came out in ‘73 I believe. It was out when my mom was 10 years old, and so she made sure my brother and I watched it in repeat.
So it'd be 20 years older than you :)
@@nickmanzo8459 '72
I watched first run in 73. Loved Debbie Reynolds ever since.
I didn't cry much at movies when I was a kid but this movie always got me :(
it almost got me when i rewatched it earlier this year & i’m about to be 22 on the 28th of this month
I grew up on the book and the movie. This was the first book that taught me about death. Charlotte is such a good character. Her sweetness and devotion to Wilbur makes her one of my favorite fictional characters. I thank my 3rd grade teacher for introducing me to this lovely but bittersweet story.
at least the book ended on a more happy note than Yeller and Bridge to Terabithea.
I grew up with Charlotte's Web in my childhood, Fern Arable reminds me of Wendy Darling from Disney's Peter Pan and Charlotte's voice actress Debbie Reynolds also played Mitzi in Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer movie 1998 which I also recommend watching one day.
I love, love, LOVE the 1998 Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer! That was my first introduction to the Rudolph character/legend, and to me personally it’ll always be “my Rudolph”- it’s the original to me. It was also my first ever Christmas movie I’ve seen as well so even more special bonus points for me. I still have it on VHS and I watch it every year when it comes to Christmas time in December since our vhs player still works :) I also really love the soundtrack. No one’s song about Rudolph has beaten Clint Black’s version in my opinion. Even though the message is a little sad, the “what about his nose?” song is always stuck in my family’s head at our household and we all just randomly sing “Rudolph’s shinnnyyyy nose!” “Yes what about!?” “Rudolph’s shinny nose!”. Debbie Reynolds was and is such a national treasure 💕
The reason for the cheaper animation is the film is by Hanna Barbera behind many classic shows like Scooby Doo Where Are You, Flintstones, Jetsons, The Tom and Jerru Shorts, etc,
The songs are by the Sherman Brothers who worked on Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mary Poppins, Pooh, Jungle Book and many others,
The voice of Charlotte is Debbie Reynolds who was the main girl in Singin in the Rain and would go on to be the Grandma Aggie in the Halloweentown films
For those who weren't around in the 70's, Wilbur is voiced by Laugh-In's Henry Gibson (whom most might remember as the Nazi leader from "The Blues Brothers"), and the stuttering goose was Agnes Moorehead--Who, apart from Citizen Kane, most rerun fans would remember as Endora from the old "Bewitched" sitcom.
And growing up in the 70's/80's, even reading the book, we heard Paul Lynde's voice as Templeton.
And Templeton was Uncle Arthur from "Bewitched!"
Oh, man I watched this before any of my classmates in elementary school. They were all crying when we watched it after reading the book. This story hits hard
I had two vhs tapes of this for some reason. I guess one was a gift and my parents never gave one of them away.
This is a big childhood favorite of mine. Even if it isn't completely book accurate, it really captures the spirit of the book. And it introduced me to Agnes Moorehead and Debbie Reynolds!
Oh man what a blast from the past! I remember watching this all the time as a kid! I had both this and the sequel about Wilbur and the three daughters on VHS. I'm amazing at how familiar everything is and yet I'd completely forgotten how old the animation looks and all the songs. I was never bothered by Charlotte or her daughters being spiders despite my arachnophobia but going back now I am a bit creeped out, especially with all the baby spiders 😅. I definitely think nowadays we'd think "Some pig" would mean "some random pig" but back in the day it was used more as "some special pig" or like "That's quite a pig." I also really liked Templeton's character, I found him funny and liked that even as a loner he was important to Charlotte's plans and helped them out a lot. but I could see how he'd be come across as annoying too lol. I'm glad I got to revisit this old movie with you, it's a classic.
Taking me back to childhood. What a throwback. Kind of calming seeing this again.
Rip Debbie Reynolds who did the voice of charlotte and she was also the mother of carrie fisher from star wars they both passed a day apart :(
The voice actor for Charlotte died a while ago. Her voice will follow me forever
ugh. I'm so sorry that you were spoiled on Charlotte's death because that's kind of a major plot point and emotional beat for this movie. nonetheless, I really did enjoy your reaction to this classic. I teach Grade 4 and we read the book to the kids every year. it's a great story of love and friendship and this version of the movie does a pretty great job of adapting the book, though I've heard that E.B. White (the author) hated that they turned it into a musical haha ❤️
if u ask me though the music is part of what makes this movie memorable & timeless, i mean i can’t think of this movie & not think of “chin up” or “mother earth & father time” or “deep in the dark” but with these authors who don’t like the film versions of their stories i can see their pov too because their books are probably like their pride in joy
Especially in the south, adding "some" to something is equivalent to like-- amazing!
So them saying "That's SOME pig!" is similar to "That's an amazing pig!" And such
Ah this movie! I remember singing and playing Mother Earth and Father Time on the harp for my grandmother. She liked it so much she asked me to play the whole thing again. It was the only time she ever did that. I still play it on the harp and piano in memory of her.
Omg this was one of my favorite movies when I was little!! I loved it so much that 3-4 year old me got a little ceramic piglet and named it Wilbur lol. Can't wait to watch your reaction to this movie Nick. 🙂
yayy finally somebody is watching this great classic, this movie needs more attention and appreciation :) I love how nice this movie is as a fairy tale but also tried to display the nature as it is, didnt shy away from mature stuff and realism :)
First watched this in grade school. My kindergarten teacher once played this in class during a rainy day. Since then, it’s a timeless classic!
I used to watch this movie and the live-action remake religiously as an eight year old and in fact I loved everything “Charlotte’s Web”. I first read the book not long before I turned six and it was my first chapter book.
My childhood!!! I watched this all the time growing up! And you guessed it, I still have the VHS tape!🤣
I watched this, the sequel, and the live action.
Oh! I just remembered! For my 10th or 11th birthday, around the time the live action movie came out, I use to get those customizable cakes from our grocery store bakery every year and I got a Charlotte's Web cake! It had Wilbur and his doorway and Charlotte's web. The web even had a wheel you could turn to change the words from Some Pig to Terrific and so on! I always forget about that cake unless I think really hard about it. I think my mom once said it was her favorite cake too.
Being “Some Pig” means like he’s something like. Something special or important
Charlotte's death is the saddest part of the movie for me.
Same
I still have this movie on VHS tape. I always cry at this movie
This is the movie that taught me what death was. Reguardless, I used to watch it and the sequel all the time when I was a kid. I thought the live-action version was pretty good, too. What are your thoughts?
26:15 you know Nick, I’m surprised at you for a fact that you’ve never been to a country fair your whole life. why I been to fairs in my life and it was such a good time such as a going on rides, eating snacks, and mostly animals such as farm animals and menagerie animals.
I listen to mother earth and father time from Charlotte's web every once in a while. I mystical tune. Calming and gut wrenching
Watched it over and over as a kid! Thanks so much for reacting to it, great memories!
I didn’t realize that William Hanna and joesph barbara did this movie. From Tom and Jerry to Scooby doo, I had no idea they did this movie. It’s pretty awesome. I hope you react to 3 movies I really love, Zach Snyder’s Justice League trilogy(2013-2021), Ghostbusters trilogy (1984-2021), and The Bobs Burgers Movie(2022) my favorite film of the year possibly. You are my favorite UA-cam channel this year nickflix. You are awesome.
Also the movies score and songs were written by the Sherman Brothers, who were classically known for their work in Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, The Aristocats, Tom Sawyer (1973), Winnie the Pooh, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and Bedknobs and Broomsticks.
He’s seen the first Ghostbusters film, but not the next two
Some of my earliest memories are of watching this movie. Needless to say, it’s a classic to me! I even read the original book a few weeks ago!
This is the first time that I realized the Mary Poppins people also worked on the music for this film. Finding that out, I feel it should be obvious since it's very much in the same style. Thanks for another great reaction!
I love this film! A treat each year it was shown in the 70'S Looked forward to this along with Oz and Wonka!🍿
Debbie Reynolds as Charlotte is Iconic! ❤
Loved your reaction!😍
RIP Debbie Reynolds she was the voice of Charlotte the spider in Charlotte's web she was also known for playing Kathy selden from singing in the rain with gene Kelly nicky If you want more Disney animated movies i suggest you watch the toy story franchise in the future by starting off with the first installment of toy story one of pixars first animated feature the one that started all and the first fully computer animated movie ever.
Debbie Reynolds also played the title role in *The Singing Nun* (1966).
@@oliverbrownlow5615 even molly brown from the unsinkable Molly Brown (1964).
@@franciscogarza9633 True -- I'd forgotten that.
Toy Story WAS their first animated feature. 😂
@@monsterhanna6691 exactly
This is one of my favorite movies as a child.
Yay 😁 Nick you did it in so happy right now you have no idea I love this movie and so I wanna share it with as many people as possible
I like how Fern is the only one who can hear the animals sing and talk!
Debbie Reynolds, who did the voice of Charlotte, insisted that she not be paid for this role because she was just that much in love with the book.
She did? That's so awesome! 😍
Well, they had to pay her because she was a union actress, but they paid her a minimum union pay
This was a throwback I haven't seen this movie in years. As a child I use to watch this on VHS it was nice to revisit with you. Charlotte's voice was as beautiful as I remembered and it was a nice surprise to find out Debbie Reynolds played her. Also so many people prefer the live action version I didn't know it was that well liked. I never saw it and assumed it flew under the radar and this was the one people saw.
The live-action remake is very very good. If not better than the animated version, it's just as a good. I saw the animated version as a kid, but also went to the live-action remake at the theatre, and I loved it. And, at least around where I live, more people are familiar with the remake than they are with the original.
I guess ‘some’ as a compliment is a bit of a rural thang- it’s basically just a shortening of sOMETHIN SPECIAL.
At one fair we occasionally go to my favorite part is the horse shoe :) theres also a dog "talent" show and also plenty of farm animals. It's also nice walking around all the booths and there are carnival rides (although I never go on them) and perfect chance to get a bunch of heart attack inducing fried food 😂🍗🍟🌭
Did you know Charlotte’s Web movie is almost 50 years old?
great reaction and uploaded a day after my birthday
On behave of Dr. (EGGMAN) Robotnick, I would like to apologize for spoiling the ending of Charlotte's Web, especially the fate of the spider lol 😅
I'm kidding Nick, hope you're doing well this weekend and as always, it's good to see you man! ☺👍
When I was 10-11, I played Fern in a (different) musical version of Charlotte's Web. Still one of my favorite plays to this day.
Wow, thank you so much for reacting to this film. This film holds a special place in my heart because one, the story, characters, etc. are great, and two, according to my parents, I apparently had this movie memorized by heart, most notably when Templeton sings his number while being a glutton at the fair. Anyway, thanks again for talking about this one! I’d say maybe 9/10 for me. Then again, I haven’t watched this film in years. So we’ll see if it still holds up years later, eh? Anyway!
So excited you’re seeing the animated version. Can’t wait to watch. 👍🏻
Man I grew up on this movie. Paul Lynde as Templeton is the best.
I love that rat.
Wow, never thought you'd watch this one. A real nostaliga trip for me, made me cry.. some of the songs like chin up had carried on into my family more as a saying now.
The music is by the Sherman Brothers, who are most well known for their work with Disney mainly during the 1960‘s and 1970‘s writing songs for movies such as Mary Poppins, Winnie the Pooh, The Jungle Book, The Sword in The Stone, and The Parent Trap among others. They also did do music for other studios during this time, like Charlotte‘s Web here, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang and some others. Beyond movies, Richard and Robert Sherman also wrote songs for Disney theme parks attractions, including “The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room” from Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room, “It’s a Small World”, “There’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow” and “The Best Time of Your Life” from the Carousel of Progress, “One Little Spark” from Journey into Imagination, “Miracles from Molecules” from Adventure Thru Inner Space, “Magic Journeys” from the 3-D film of the same name and “Meet the World” from an attraction of the same name.
Among those others, two particularly memprable Sherman Brothers musucals were *Bedknobs and Broomsticks* (1971) and *Tom Sawyer* (1973).
The Sherman brothers, who wrote the music and lyrics for Mary Poppins, also did the music and lyrics for this movie. Also Danny Bonaduce from the Patridge Family did the voice of Avery, Fern's brother.
I love Templeton❤.
My 3 favorite lines of his:
1. “I’m hiding down here and I don’t want to be stepped on, or kicked in the face, or crushed, or bruised, or lacerated, or scarred, or biffed…” 😂😂😂
2. “How should I know? I suppose the next thing you want me to fetch is a dictionary.”
3. “Is this true? Is this appetizing yarn of yours true?”
God, I love this movie. It's such a simple story, but it's filled with great themes. And it has a fantastic cast!
I's very emotional when I was younger, now I'm older and stuff just so heartwarming😭😢😊☺️
I love the music in this movie. The mother earth song loves rent free in my head. It's beautiful
One thing that the remake does better than this one is better explaining WHY Fern's dad was gonna kill Wilbur. As a kid it just came across to me as size discrimination (which didn't make any sense). The second one better explains that there were too MANY piglets and there wasn't enough room for Wilbur. He would've starved if the dad didn't kill him and Fern didn't step up to take care of him.
Hello Nick! Nice to see your reaction to the Charlotte's Web movie! This movie brings back very good memories of my childhood. I always had a fit of laughter when Templeton gorged himself on food (Smorgasbord orgasboard 🤣😂) and honestly, the scene where Charlotte sings before she dies made me sad and cry a lot. I recommend that you now see the movie All Dogs Go To Heaven (1989) by Don Bluth. Take good care of yourself Nick and I look forward to your next reaction.
Too bad his reaction was mainly negative
This was my childhood. I watch it every Christmas
Loved this as a kid ... man what a beautiful classic. I loved Charlotte
Whoa! This was unexpected, but I'm here for my childhood. ☺️
Another classic I have on VHS. Great reaction! I'm not sure if you've already watched The Book of Life or Epic, but I love those. Aloha from Hawaii!
Sad author E.B. White wasn’t a fan of this film adaptation of his book. He had nothing against Hanna-Barbera, but disliked how it felt Disney-fied, especially the involvement of the Sherman Bros.
It’s a shame he felt that way because the songs are so beautiful.
@@thisnthat42 And the same can be said about author P.L. Travers. She too wasn’t a fan of the Sherman brothers.
Charlotte’s web was the first book I remember reading. It lit the fire for my love of literature.
I remember watching a small bit of this movie over and over again as a kid it was part of a classic animated movie promo commercial I watched before watching Blue's Clues which was my favorite Nick Jr. show as a little girl 😊👏🏻💙📺
I seriously dislike bugs especially spiders! But this movie managed to make me cry and mourn over a animated spider, that’s saying something. ❤
Oh my god I have seen this in years, the nostalgia!
I absolutely love this movie and love the book it is based on. So many childhood memories attached to this movie. I love the songs and the voice cast is amazing.
This one is a classic!
The songs in this movie!!! The songs. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
but yeah. what a ride. very emotional. a lot of good vocabulary in this movie. and some life lessons. can't wait to see whatever you have next.
Ah!!!!!! This was one of my favorite movies growing up!!
I haven't seen this in so long lol. Always loved it and the book though. 💕
I have always loved this movie and the book is awesome, really takes me back.
This is a childhood classic I grew up with. It always made me somewhat sad. but however, you should check out the remake too. Both are just as good. this one is more musical, and the remake is just as sad and beautiful story too.
The late and great Debbie Reynolds voices charlotte
Oh nooo!!!! I'm not ready to cry today
The actress who played Fern once played Lucy from the Charlie Brown specials. Lucy famously pulled the football away as Charlie was about to kick it.
I loved this movie! Watership Down is another good oldie you should check out.
Watership Down is a great film, and I think he would like it, but it will traumatise him.
It's a fine movie for the right audience but come on, Watership Down is the absolute last movie I would recommend to Nick
@@amyt2035 no one asked for your opinion hon
Not that movie. And don't you dare mention Plague Dogs, or worse...... Felidae 😨
This was one of my FAVORITES as a kid and I know I have the VHS buried somewhere. All hail Debbie Reynolds! The absolute LEGEND that voiced Charlotte. The live action honestly did nothing for me.
Wow I haven't seen this since I was like six. I do not remember this movie having any songs to be honest. Looking back on it now with you, I agree with you the music is pretty good and its just a nice pleasant kid's film.
Oh wow, I saw this animated version only once when I was very little. Man talking about a blast from the past.
Get your tissues ready 🤧 😢 😭, mother earth and father time
When Debbie Reynolds (Charlotte's voice) passed away, I immediately thought of this song and got a little teary eyed.
@@theatergeek82 me too!
I wish Wilbur could stay inside too, but have you seen how large pigs can get? They'd have to reinforce the house to let him in! |D
Also shout out to Debbie Reynolds! She was Carrie Fisher's mother, if that helps you picture who she is? She was also in Singing in the Rain. :)
(Fun fact? The thing the spiderlings are doing at the end is called "ballooning".)
Get well soon,Nick.!
i haven't seen this animated version but i loved the live-action version