Orson Welles in The Critic

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  • Опубліковано 26 вер 2009
  • Just put together some clips of how Maurice LaMarche portrays Orson Welles in this highly underrated show.
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  • @seinfan9
    @seinfan9  12 років тому +2527

    CUNTry goodness and green PENIS.

    • @Bowiiihowdy
      @Bowiiihowdy 6 років тому +253

      wait..thats terrible i quit

    • @DrKFC69
      @DrKFC69 6 років тому +140

      Just a handful for the road

    • @Kagekatsu1
      @Kagekatsu1 6 років тому +157

      “Oh what luck! There is a french fry stuck in my beard!”

    • @rustyshackleford7265
      @rustyshackleford7265 6 років тому +86

      *pea-ness
      Get your mind out of the gutter sir

    • @Michael-Crouch
      @Michael-Crouch 6 років тому +5

      Bo Kross oh yah

  • @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache
    @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache 4 роки тому +2013

    I like the implication that when a fish dies and becomes a fish stick, there is no afterlife for them. They are fated to forever be eaten by Orson Welles' ghost.

    • @ZackExplorer28
      @ZackExplorer28 4 роки тому +41

      i can't tell if that's good or bad.

    • @joethehero2
      @joethehero2 4 роки тому +181

      Fish hell is also Orson Well's heaven. It's an elegant system.

    • @thewhompingwampa2671
      @thewhompingwampa2671 3 роки тому +35

      You know what they say, one man's Heaven is another man's Hell.

    • @Aurongel
      @Aurongel 3 роки тому +4

      B L A C K
      M I R R O R

    • @hell5309
      @hell5309 3 роки тому +31

      Actually, there is an afterlife for them; God just materializes the composition of fish sticks for Orson Welles.

  • @chesterstevens8870
    @chesterstevens8870 5 років тому +1637

    Let's just be honest: every one of us would kill to have Orson Welles narrate our wills.

    • @Horatio787
      @Horatio787 3 роки тому +15

      Ironically.

    • @praywithpio6028
      @praywithpio6028 3 роки тому +27

      I think we owe it to the world to record our wills in our best Wells impersonations. ALL OF US

    • @TetsuDeinonychus
      @TetsuDeinonychus 3 роки тому +18

      @@praywithpio6028 ...and make sure they all mention goblins!

    • @masterfarr8265
      @masterfarr8265 3 роки тому +33

      I want my will to be read by Maurice Lamarche

    • @thegrimmretails3777
      @thegrimmretails3777 2 роки тому +13

      Since I'd be facing the death penalty, I'd also like for Wells to read the charges and sentancing.

  • @fabricioferreira3646
    @fabricioferreira3646 8 років тому +1736

    MWAAAARGH THE FISH STICKS WERE ALWAYS CELEBRATED FOR THEIR EXCELLENCE

    • @somerandomname3124
      @somerandomname3124 7 років тому +102

      +Fabrício Ferreira
      There is a California brand of Fishticks by Mrs. Pells--

    • @Beer_Dad1975
      @Beer_Dad1975 4 роки тому +65

      Aged in the box, we will sell no fish stick before it's time.

    • @lehah4333
      @lehah4333 4 роки тому +9

      It’s been three years since you posted this and every time I see it I crack up all over again

    • @thehammurabichode7994
      @thehammurabichode7994 4 роки тому +12

      *(Laboured inhale)*

    • @TheMrPeteChannel
      @TheMrPeteChannel 4 роки тому +10

      Mrs. Pells will sell no fish stick before it's time.

  • @GeoffBosco
    @GeoffBosco 10 років тому +2572

    "What are we going to do tonight, Orson?"
    "Same thing we do every night Pinky, try to take over the world's supply of Mrs. Pell's fishsticks."

    • @wontonthekillerpanda
      @wontonthekillerpanda 10 років тому +220

      They taste even better when you're a mouse!

    • @1talldaddy
      @1talldaddy 10 років тому +116

      Their Pinky their Pinky and the Welles,Welles,Welles,Welles Welles,Welles Welles.NARF

    • @Tadicuslegion78
      @Tadicuslegion78 7 років тому +97

      "Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
      "I think so Orson but how does a remote farm in Lincolnshire help us sell frozen peas?"

    • @robbiewalker2831
      @robbiewalker2831 6 років тому +35

      "Because they're full of country goodness and green... pea-ness."

    • @quinnfletcher3906
      @quinnfletcher3906 5 років тому +17

      One is a genius the others insane!

  • @BugOperator
    @BugOperator 3 роки тому +905

    “They’re even better when you’re dead” was a tirelessly and arbitrarily exclaimed line between me and my friends in high school.

    • @mytyrel420
      @mytyrel420 2 роки тому +33

      You and your friends in high school are good people.

    • @ImNotJoshBoltz
      @ImNotJoshBoltz Рік тому +6

      Same.

    • @gp.5989
      @gp.5989 Рік тому +5

      Elementary school for me. I just showed this to my 12 year old son. Its funny how i can still remember this joke from almost 30 years ago.

    • @ScrambledAndBenedict
      @ScrambledAndBenedict 2 місяці тому +1

      Me and my friends all grew these big dirty beards for Movember once. It was rare that you wouldn't hear "What luck! There's a french fry stuck in my beard!" whenever anyone rounded a corner or walked out a door lol

  • @raphsere
    @raphsere Рік тому +796

    "A rich, full-bodied wine sensibly priced at a dollar a jug" is the most underrated joke here. Some people might not even consider a one dollar wine good enough for cooking, yet he's guzzling it down like there's no tomorrow.

    • @audgusto
      @audgusto Рік тому +16

      It’s magic

    • @egala005
      @egala005 Рік тому +20

      It's only a buck, who wouldn't do the same?

    • @audgusto
      @audgusto Рік тому +41

      $1 a jug gets the job done

    • @egala005
      @egala005 Рік тому

      @@audgusto get into the advertising biz

    • @bubbispapa2053
      @bubbispapa2053 Рік тому +14

      A dollar a jug in the 70s was probably more than my dad used to buy Mogen David Manischewitz. Still, that joke had me rolling!

  • @RichKnight36
    @RichKnight36 4 роки тому +460

    I am 36 years old and still cry laughing at "green pea-ness"

  • @crazyinsane500
    @crazyinsane500 5 років тому +643

    "What follows is a terrifying journey into the world of probate, beneficiaries, and goblins."
    "Mister Wells!"
    "I was talking about the lawyers."

  • @dkupke
    @dkupke 8 років тому +1409

    "Oh what the hell I need the money" about sums up my daily experience at my job.

    • @Tullece
      @Tullece 7 років тому +36

      The best excuse to do anything deemed unsavory by more conventional folk.

    • @dojokonojo
      @dojokonojo 5 років тому +24

      Orson Wells pissed off enough Hollywood big wigs that they made sure he never got to work on any big film projects ever again :/

    • @shaneoliver4362
      @shaneoliver4362 4 роки тому +2

      that what he said for my little pony

    • @mohamedashian604
      @mohamedashian604 3 роки тому +11

      dojokonojo but guess who’s laughing at the end his films are more remembered than the studio’s crappy films

    • @GeneralHeavy
      @GeneralHeavy 3 роки тому +1

      My first job in a nutshell

  • @dahuterschuter
    @dahuterschuter 13 років тому +279

    Maurice's career is basically built around his Orson Welles impression.

    • @andrewforbes1433
      @andrewforbes1433 11 місяців тому +21

      Which is weird, given that it sounds nothing like him.

    • @RobGradyVO
      @RobGradyVO 10 місяців тому +30

      @@andrewforbes1433 its like Zach Hadels Trump impression. It doesnt sound exactly like him but Hes got all the mannerisms perfect

    • @justincombs7433
      @justincombs7433 10 місяців тому +17

      @@andrewforbes1433 it's the mannerisms and pacing. He nails in nearly perfectly.

    • @TheBandit025Nova
      @TheBandit025Nova 9 місяців тому +3

      I thought it was Toucan Sam

    • @jaredschnabl825
      @jaredschnabl825 Місяць тому

      And parodying Shatner singing. Don't forget that wonderfully bizarre gem!

  • @gabe_s_videos
    @gabe_s_videos 8 років тому +1139

    A few years ago, one of my professors at School of Visual Arts showed us Citizen Kane to discuss scene composition, and beforehand I whispered the "Rosebud Frozen Peas" bit to myself. The TA started cracking up and said he was so happy that someone else remembered that.

    • @billkendrick1
      @billkendrick1 3 роки тому +16

      *excellent*

    • @Soloman_Gumball
      @Soloman_Gumball 2 роки тому +26

      Then the whole class stood up and clapped

    • @gabe_s_videos
      @gabe_s_videos 2 роки тому +10

      @@Soloman_Gumball Yeah, how did you know??

    • @ouchiegiverjr
      @ouchiegiverjr 2 роки тому +18

      @@gabe_s_videos I was there when the strength of man failed.

    • @razmatazz9310
      @razmatazz9310 2 роки тому

      How did he hear it if you whispered it to yourself?'
      Not that it really happened anyway.

  • @swingAE86
    @swingAE86 2 роки тому +320

    I love when Maurice does Orson or any voice that is derivative of it it's iconic.

    • @canaisyoung3601
      @canaisyoung3601 Рік тому +20

      Like Brain from Pinky and the Brain?

    • @brndto
      @brndto Рік тому +7

      @@canaisyoung3601 I thought I knew that voice lol

    • @scottpandich3972
      @scottpandich3972 Рік тому +8

      Except that it doesn't actually sound like Orson Welles.

    • @RobGradyVO
      @RobGradyVO 10 місяців тому +1

      @@canaisyoung3601 YES. Always

    • @Xenonfuji
      @Xenonfuji 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@@scottpandich3972that makes it funnier

  • @pjcgaming9548
    @pjcgaming9548 4 роки тому +105

    "Oh what the hell, I need the money" that hits hard now that I am an adult.

  • @AimlessWandererSano
    @AimlessWandererSano 9 років тому +461

    Well I'm obsessed with that bit of facial animation when he say's " They're even better raw! "

    • @comicluigi7
      @comicluigi7 4 роки тому +7

      They are even better when your dead!

    • @naeemmarjaui8045
      @naeemmarjaui8045 3 роки тому +12

      I laughed the hardest at that part.

    • @djsandman3466
      @djsandman3466 3 роки тому +2

      I knew I wasn't the only one who obsessed on it lol

    • @GeronFletcher
      @GeronFletcher 2 роки тому

      He’s a SAVAGE! Lol

    • @diamondmetal3062
      @diamondmetal3062 2 роки тому +7

      “They’re even better when you’re dead!”

  • @pogicus89
    @pogicus89 8 років тому +539

    Muaahaaaaa, the frensh...

    • @clamstain
      @clamstain 7 років тому +53

      has always been celebrated for its excellence

    • @That_Lady_Charlie
      @That_Lady_Charlie 5 років тому +6

      ...champagne is always celebrated for its excellence

    • @specspiderken1462
      @specspiderken1462 4 роки тому +5

      AHHHHHH THe French Champagne

    • @jadedmastermind
      @jadedmastermind 4 роки тому +5

      She doesn’t do anything?

    • @wm.columbus8629
      @wm.columbus8629 4 роки тому +1

      jadedmastermind is that what he says there?

  • @carriersummoner
    @carriersummoner 14 років тому +152

    Maurice LaMarche is one of my favorite voice actors, and this just further proves how talented he is.

  • @em23
    @em23 8 років тому +906

    oh what luck, there's a french fry stuck in this thread.

    • @frenchfrey65
      @frenchfrey65 8 років тому +11

      +em23 excuse me?

    • @blazeytown4444
      @blazeytown4444 8 років тому +10

      +frenchfrey65 MUWAAAHAAA

    • @Agent1W
      @Agent1W 8 років тому +21

      Mmm, mm *smack smack* Ah yeah.

    • @MeesterRogers
      @MeesterRogers 7 років тому +5

      GREEN PENIS

    • @elvampe13
      @elvampe13 7 років тому +9

      This thread's even better when it's dead! *smack*

  • @yellowcougar18
    @yellowcougar18 13 років тому +70

    Interesting to note, but Maurice LaMarche also dubbed Vincent D'Onofrio in Ed Wood. D'Onofrio played the physical role of Welles, while LaMarche provided the voice.
    It's really convincing onscreen and does not use comp trickery.

  • @AllisonDancerChick1982
    @AllisonDancerChick1982 3 роки тому +178

    I only found out in my 20s that these were based on actual commercials Orson Welles did in the 70s and 80s. My dad actually told me about the Paul Masson Wine commercials, and how he was drunk during them. I've seen the outtakes, they're hilarious. But for me, when I was 11-12 years old, this was sooo funny, even if I didn't understand the reference!

    • @Ben-bb7mi
      @Ben-bb7mi 2 роки тому +8

      UA-cam bringing those commercials to life makes it so much funnier

    • @TheREALSofaKing0306
      @TheREALSofaKing0306 2 роки тому +9

      "We will sell no wine before it's time"

    • @jeffallen55
      @jeffallen55 11 місяців тому +7

      AAAaaAAaaathhefff renchh champagne!

    • @jakenaylor
      @jakenaylor 11 місяців тому

      @@jeffallen55Hahaha… nice execution! 😂

    • @AzathothTheTrueGod
      @AzathothTheTrueGod 11 місяців тому +1

      @@jeffallen55”Isn’t she supposed to do something?”

  • @Titleknown
    @Titleknown 9 років тому +417

    I'm still sad they've never had Maurice LaMarche voice Unicron on a Transformers series...

    • @CatMaster90001
      @CatMaster90001 9 років тому +87

      ... That is fucking GENIUS. With a synthesizer hooked to his voice, it would be *chilling.*

    • @Bartman954
      @Bartman954 9 років тому +17

      Thomas Johnson
      *Claps and bows*

    • @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache
      @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache 7 років тому +86

      Oh what luck! There's a bit of planet stuck in my beard!

    • @pikppa
      @pikppa 7 років тому +11

      Orson Welles voice as Unicron was quite different from his usual voice but no doubt that Maurice could still pull it off greatly

    • @mitchfletcher2386
      @mitchfletcher2386 5 років тому +24

      @@pikppa And remember, there is no planet like Cybertron. Oh, yes....they're even BETTER covered in their own OIL!!!

  • @BaronVonMott
    @BaronVonMott Рік тому +100

    "Oh, what luck! There's a french fry stuck in my beard!"
    I'm absolutely dead 😂👏

    • @breeeegs
      @breeeegs 11 місяців тому +9

      That's something you and Orson Welles have in common

    • @ChuckNorrisIsNothing
      @ChuckNorrisIsNothing 4 місяці тому

      I have had that happen, just with a potato chip, albeit being very drunk. Not gonna lie, at that point that find was pretty awesome.

  • @JMandJJ7797
    @JMandJJ7797 8 років тому +764

    If only the head of Orson Welles in Futurama was based off this version.
    Orson Welles: You're asking me, the renowned spokesman for Blotto Bros. Wine, to recreate my brilliant 1938 radio broadcast. Merely to impress and deceive the wife of this scaly reptile?
    Fry: Sorry nevermind.
    Orson Welles: I'll do it on one condition. You bring me ten cases of Mrs. Pell's Fishsticks.
    Leela: Don't worry I got that covered. *gives Orson Welles a Fishstick*
    Orson Welles: Oh yes! They're even better when your a head!

    • @Doc_Fun
      @Doc_Fun 7 років тому +42

      No, no, you messed up the best part. He says "skinny" reptile, made funnier by the fact that Lrrr is an 11-foot tall, hulking space monster.

    • @ItsRokaze
      @ItsRokaze 6 років тому +5

      goddamnit, now you're making me want to see that...

    • @greenyawgmoth
      @greenyawgmoth 5 років тому +21

      What luck, there's a french fry stuck in my jar!

    • @mrcritical6751
      @mrcritical6751 5 років тому +9

      At this point Maurice is going to turn into Orson

    • @JasonL77
      @JasonL77 5 років тому +10

      That's it. You've won the internet with that comment. Seriously, the entire internet now belongs to you.

  • @JMandJJ7797
    @JMandJJ7797 8 років тому +252

    Brain was actually created by splicing the DNA of Orson Welles with a lab mouse.

    • @jamesoffutt2801
      @jamesoffutt2801 7 років тому +2

      hahahaha!!

    • @GmodPlusWoW
      @GmodPlusWoW 6 років тому +36

      "Geez Brain, what are we going to do tonight?"
      *"The same thing we do every night, Pinky. Advertize Mrs Pell's Fishsticks!"*
      *"Yes... Oh, YES! They're even better when you're a lab mouse!"*
      "...Brain, are you alright mate?"

    • @dominon929
      @dominon929 6 років тому +6

      Maurice LaMarche nailed it

    • @yummyyum36719
      @yummyyum36719 4 роки тому +3

      "NYES!"

  • @mckenzie.latham91
    @mckenzie.latham91 2 роки тому +50

    Thank god for Maurice Lemarche,
    He truly is a national Canadian treasure.

    • @egb50000
      @egb50000 8 місяців тому +1

      I met him at a convention recently. He's a very humble, nice guy. So happy to have met Mr. LaMarche.

  • @mst3KGf
    @mst3KGf 9 років тому +413

    "What follows is a terrifying journey into the world of probate, benficiaries and goblins..."
    "Mr. Wells!"
    "Fine, fine, no goblins."

    • @American-Zero
      @American-Zero 7 років тому +9

      "And remember..there is no Fish Stick like Mrs.Pelles.."

    • @DrRockso1987
      @DrRockso1987 7 років тому +8

      "This isn't a commercial..."

    • @jamesanderson6373
      @jamesanderson6373 4 роки тому +3

      *welles

    • @TiroDvD
      @TiroDvD 4 роки тому +1

      To be fair probate and beneficiaries are terrifying.

    • @Gary-Eng
      @Gary-Eng Рік тому +2

      @@DrRockso1987 "I know, that was just a declaration of love!"

  • @zulunibba6721
    @zulunibba6721 4 роки тому +49

    "a rich, full-bodied wine sensibly prized at a dollar a jug" go, tellem, orson!

    • @mindriot91_96
      @mindriot91_96 Рік тому +3

      LOL. Honestly, as long as I didn't go blind, I would love to find a jug of wine for a dollar.

  • @MidnightsLive
    @MidnightsLive Рік тому +7

    The Critic was the cartoon darling on the 90s baby. This one perfect little thing is ours and ours alone.

  • @bravo915
    @bravo915 8 років тому +80

    "What luck, theres a french fry stuck in my beard." lmao

  • @CardinalKid87
    @CardinalKid87 Рік тому +45

    Maurice LaMarche voiced Orson Welles here who is also the inspiration behind Maurice's voice for the Brain on Pinky and the Brain.

  • @JohnCastleSmokeless
    @JohnCastleSmokeless 4 роки тому +115

    "Yes! Oh, YES! They're even BETTER when you're DEAD!"
    I need to remember to blurt that at random the next time someone invites me to dinner.

  • @StarryStarryNocturne
    @StarryStarryNocturne 10 років тому +384

    His Wells impersonation always came a little closer to Vincent Price than Orson. It as like 30% Wells and 70% Vincent Price.

    • @Beanoz4
      @Beanoz4 10 років тому +85

      That's exactly what he said when he was asked about inspiration for brains voice

    • @kingman1245
      @kingman1245 9 років тому +16

      don't forget we hear him again in the "War of the Worlds" parody on a simpsons halloween special

    • @Beanoz4
      @Beanoz4 9 років тому +7

      GODoftheRIGOVERSE And the War of the Worlds episode of Hey Arnold

    • @MetFanMac
      @MetFanMac 9 років тому +18

      Scott Gerrard The reverse, actually -- something like 75% Welles, 20% Price and 5% Peter Lorre.

    • @AllenbysEyes
      @AllenbysEyes 9 років тому +2

      StarryStarryNocturne Glad I'm not the only one!

  • @Thexxmixx
    @Thexxmixx 8 років тому +211

    Even Orson Welles loves this video.
    and Orson Welles is dead.

    • @IosonoOtakuman
      @IosonoOtakuman 8 років тому +56

      This video is even funnier when you're dead!

    • @yessopie
      @yessopie 4 роки тому +1

      This video is even funnier when you're... oh, someone already wrote it.

  • @MasterOfKnowledge.
    @MasterOfKnowledge. 5 років тому +55

    This show and Dr. Katz were two of the most underrated shows out there. Still are, actually

  • @WKZworks
    @WKZworks 2 роки тому +16

    Phil Hartman and Maurice LaMarche...legends in their own right.

  • @mcmogg_incmogg2080
    @mcmogg_incmogg2080 2 роки тому +46

    The peas part still gets me years later. Like it’s still funny each time

  • @jculver1674
    @jculver1674 3 роки тому +25

    Okay, that settles it. If I ever win the lottery, I'm going to hire Maurice LaMarche to do a recording of my living will as Orson Welles.

  • @Yggi11
    @Yggi11 4 роки тому +153

    "At 25, he wrote and directed Citizen Kane, still considered by countless snobs the best movie ever made. After that, there's apparently not a lot left to do with your life other than pit obesity and alcoholism against each other in a race to stop your heart."

    • @jonathanwells223
      @jonathanwells223 3 роки тому

      The Young Turks is a radical political organization responsible for the Armenian Genocide

    • @yosefdemby8792
      @yosefdemby8792 2 роки тому +9

      Touch of Evil

    • @yosefdemby8792
      @yosefdemby8792 2 роки тому +4

      Who wrote that quote?

    • @JanetStarChild
      @JanetStarChild 2 роки тому +8

      I can think of one cinema snob who would take Caligula over Citizen Cane.

    • @GeronFletcher
      @GeronFletcher 2 роки тому +12

      Pretty crazy how he showed he was so brilliant it was like… you have nothing left to prove at all… at age 25.. imagine someone now making a movie so overwhelmingly loved and adored at the age of 25, written produced and directed by them, that everyone was in agreement you can’t go higher. You’ve won the game of Hollywood already. Like what would that even look like???

  • @weston5209
    @weston5209 10 років тому +137

    I'd want my will to be read by Orson Welles.

    • @PastaMaster115
      @PastaMaster115 10 років тому +51

      Better yet. Have your will read by Maurice Lamarche. That's what I would do.

    • @quinnfletcher3906
      @quinnfletcher3906 5 років тому +4

      Personally, I would prefer my will to be read by James Earl Jones!

    • @prophetic0311
      @prophetic0311 5 років тому +3

      It's read even better when you're dead!

    • @toddwebb7521
      @toddwebb7521 8 місяців тому

      I want mine read by Samuel L. Jackson. It will contain too many "mother fuckers" for anyone else

  • @Gojiro7
    @Gojiro7 5 років тому +19

    you just know Maurice LaMarche was loving every moment giving this performance.

  • @zanker2007j
    @zanker2007j 13 років тому +23

    "They're even better when your dead" Orson Welles is hilarious!

  • @Treblaine
    @Treblaine 9 років тому +37

    "Gee Brain, what do you want to do tonight?"
    "Same thing we do every night, pinkie... try to do impressions of Orson Welles"

  • @IronTorch20
    @IronTorch20 5 років тому +18

    The students writing and droning 'Be an independent thinker' always cracked my shit up, before the Rosebud part.
    I should also mention, 'Wait that's terrible. I quit.' Has been an inside joke between my brother and myself for years.

  • @festealth
    @festealth 3 роки тому +13

    Interestingly enough, Orson Welles' last role was the Transformers: the Movie. A role he probably knew anything about... yet still delivered A+ performance.

    • @albynoman
      @albynoman 2 роки тому +8

      Welles:
      "You know what I did this morning? I played the voice of a toy. Some terrible robot toys from Japan that changed from one thing to another. The Japanese have funded a full-length animated cartoon about the doings of these toys, which is all bad outer-space stuff. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen."

  • @postatility9703
    @postatility9703 Рік тому +7

    The Critic was one of THE great animated shows ever.

  • @Straycatyclism
    @Straycatyclism Рік тому +9

    It has been decades and still every time I see frozen peas at the grocery store I think of Orson Welles.

  • @MrGatonegroish
    @MrGatonegroish 9 років тому +69

    The way you cut the actual will out cracked me up. Very Orwellian :')

    • @Theomite
      @Theomite 6 років тому +15

      Don't you mean "Orswellesian"?

  • @RAYoung-ie3cf
    @RAYoung-ie3cf 3 роки тому +9

    If there's a heaven, it will have Mrs. Pell's fish sticks and an endless stream of The Critic.

  • @Dibrini
    @Dibrini 9 років тому +47

    100 years ago today, Orson Welles was born.

  • @e.paradigm7415
    @e.paradigm7415 2 роки тому +12

    Hahaha, I remember being a child when this came on, I didn’t understand it much at all, but watching this as an adult is sooo much better! Lmao. This is absolute gold! Well written and funny, Why this show was canceled is beyond me! 😂😂😂
    Addendum: After watching real life OW’s outtakes I found this segment to be even more hilarious, they have his mannerisms really well written in. 🤣

  • @Slackrates
    @Slackrates 13 років тому +8

    Always loved the Orson Welles segments on "The Critic". Thank you for posting! :)

  • @cleekersneaker
    @cleekersneaker 4 місяці тому +2

    Back when The Critic was on TV, the only way to see these original Orson Welles ads was via VHS dubs being passed around town by hand.

  • @jameskiely3093
    @jameskiely3093 2 роки тому +11

    Maurice LaMarche is a god. Loved him since Real Ghostbusters.

  • @freakofevolution
    @freakofevolution 13 років тому +11

    Maurice LaMarche is a freakin' genius! One of my favorite cartoon voice over actors! The Brain, Egon from The Real Ghostbusters, his Orson Welles impersontations from the Critic...and many more! He one of my faves along with Frank Welker, Peter Cullin, and the cast of The Simpsons.

  • @CyberAngel573
    @CyberAngel573 9 років тому +44

    Oddly enough, Maurice LaMarche, the voice impersonator of Orsen Wells, once did a skit as The Brain in Animaniacs where he did a bunch of Orsen Wells reads.

    • @TurnAGundam
      @TurnAGundam 9 років тому +1

      @Cyber Angel
      I remember that bit, and I frigging laughed my ass off at it. 😄

    • @MetFanMac
      @MetFanMac 9 років тому +8

      ***** The reads are from a single infamous outtakes tape. LaMarche always does the whole thing, line by line, before recording a Welles impression in order to get in the groove, which is what inspired the Animaniacs writers to come up with the sketch.

    • @smoothvirus
      @smoothvirus 5 років тому +1

      He also dubbed the voice of Orson Welles in “Ed Wood”.

    • @BottomOfTheDumpsterFire
      @BottomOfTheDumpsterFire 3 роки тому +1

      @@MetFanMac He also had a legendarily shit day, the crew knew about it, and intentionally had him record that episode so he'd have some silver lining.

    • @MetFanMac
      @MetFanMac 3 роки тому

      @@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire Source?

  • @B1ackLotu5
    @B1ackLotu5 2 роки тому +7

    What are we gonna do tomorrow Brain?
    The same thing we do every night Pinky.
    Celebrate the French for their excellence!!!

  • @MikePhalin
    @MikePhalin 8 років тому +557

    'Probate, Beneficiaries & Goblins' could be the name of a very pretentious Seattle garage band.

    • @timewellspent8137
      @timewellspent8137 5 років тому +8

      All the energy of a Norm McDonald joke

    • @davincent98
      @davincent98 5 років тому +7

      @@timewellspent8137 and it could only be fronted by, you guessed it: Frank Stallone

    • @timewellspent8137
      @timewellspent8137 5 років тому +4

      @@davincent98 who writes these jokes?

    • @Dr170
      @Dr170 4 роки тому +1

      @@timewellspent8137 Criticizing a joke on the internet is truly time well spent.

    • @ozboomer_au
      @ozboomer_au 4 роки тому +1

      ...a subsidiary of "Sue, Grabbit and Run - Lawyers" (someone had to say it) :p

  • @onenonlyprincess2
    @onenonlyprincess2 11 років тому +6

    Maurice LaMarche is a great Orson Welles Impersonator and voice actor. He can even do "War of the Worlds" as Orson Welles, it is remarkable. Long live Maurice LaMarche!

  • @melkhiordarkfell4354
    @melkhiordarkfell4354 11 місяців тому +4

    Pinkie: "Gee Brain, what you wanna do tonight?"
    Brain: "The same thing we do every night Pinkie, cameo as Orson Welles"

  • @sesfilmsllc
    @sesfilmsllc 3 роки тому +4

    1:24 So THAT’S where that sound bite came from.

  • @HalfCracker4life
    @HalfCracker4life 11 років тому +5

    "The Living Will!! (Demonic laughter)!" That never gets old after all this time. (-;

  • @davey9090
    @davey9090 9 років тому +45

    OMG, i finally get the joke. "Full of country Goodness and Green Peaness". I was just laughing at this clip for the last month cause it sounded like he said penis for no reason and I have the maturity of a 5 year old.

  • @HisDivineShadow245
    @HisDivineShadow245 14 років тому +3

    "What follows is a terrifying journey into the world of probate, beneficiaries, and GOBLINS!"
    I am going to have to remember to include this line in my living will.

  • @CarryLarry
    @CarryLarry 8 років тому +10

    The Foley work for the frozen peas was so inspired!

  • @adsmith364
    @adsmith364 10 років тому +22

    I miss this cartoon! Lovitz was a genius for this!!!

    • @SergeantExtreme
      @SergeantExtreme 2 роки тому +1

      Part of that genius was Steven Spielberg who directed and co-wrote some of the episodes.

    • @freya8133
      @freya8133 2 роки тому

      Nah, he only did the voice of Jay.

  • @lauradietrich9424
    @lauradietrich9424 9 років тому +9

    "Oh, what luck! There's a French fry stuck in my beard!"

  • @ChrisDelChris
    @ChrisDelChris 6 місяців тому +2

    “They’re even better RAW” is forever burned into my brain.

    • @panowa8319
      @panowa8319 4 місяці тому

      No pun intended, I guess? Since it is the same voice for the Brain.

  • @assmane999
    @assmane999 11 місяців тому +1

    The animation of his mannerisms and expressions are brilliantly done

  • @hodgepodgebuhgodge3739
    @hodgepodgebuhgodge3739 9 років тому +14

    I gotta get me some of those Mrs. Pell's fish sticks. Yes!! They're even better when you're dead!

  • @Trainlover1995
    @Trainlover1995 9 років тому +10

    OK, that's it. I'm having the Orson Welles part of the will as part of my video will.

  • @LeginNoslen
    @LeginNoslen 3 роки тому +1

    "They're even better when you're dead" shall forever live upon the surface of my soul.

  • @Jaxtar25
    @Jaxtar25 3 роки тому +2

    It's astounding how well this show has aged now that everyone knows Welles for his commercial blunders.

  • @Psycomantis1
    @Psycomantis1 9 років тому +9

    The Nostalgia Critic brought me here

  • @Toolgirl64209
    @Toolgirl64209 Рік тому +4

    I love how the peas aren’t even cooked, they’re crunching like ice!

  • @FightingTorque411
    @FightingTorque411 4 роки тому +1

    Happy tenth anniversary to this glorious video

  • @ejm1225
    @ejm1225 11 місяців тому +2

    0:39 "There's a French fry stuck in my beard." (kissing noises) "Oh, yeah!"

  • @mikelomez9313
    @mikelomez9313 5 років тому +95

    This show is so underappreciated. I think it only lasted 2 seasons. Meanwhile the freaking Kardashians is probably in it's 20th season. People, they're the worst.

    • @noahw3309
      @noahw3309 5 років тому +1

      What is the name

    • @Martykun36
      @Martykun36 5 років тому +5

      we truly live in a society

    • @owllymannstein7113
      @owllymannstein7113 5 років тому +1

      @Noah W "The Critic"

    • @OdaSwifteye
      @OdaSwifteye 4 роки тому +8

      Live action is a lot cheaper to produce and makes a lot more money. It's not like The Critic wasted it's time on the air. It had a lot of good episodes and lasted longer than a few other shows born from the Simpsons gold rush.

    • @thecountofmontecristo2796
      @thecountofmontecristo2796 4 роки тому +1

      "If the movie stinks just don't go."

  • @okrajoe
    @okrajoe 9 років тому +472

    Poor Orson Welles. Such a master, and now gets made fun of.

    • @brautigan1
      @brautigan1 9 років тому +181

      okrajoe I don't think this is making fun of him at all. And I think he'd approve, frankly.

    • @MAnnaconduit1
      @MAnnaconduit1 8 років тому +87

      +Dan Williams Maurice Lamarche almost seems to capture the spirit and power of Welles every time he does this impression

    • @bobbo924B
      @bobbo924B 7 років тому +18

      MAnnaconduit1 did he do the Orson Welles voice in "Ed Wood?"

    • @jasonenos9138
      @jasonenos9138 7 років тому +30

      He did, he was uncredited.
      He also did Will Ferrell's burp in "Elf".

    • @bensuey2089
      @bensuey2089 6 років тому +22

      Jason Enos so you're telling me they called him to the studio and paid him money to just burp in a mic

  • @wysoft
    @wysoft Рік тому +2

    Recently started rewatching this show. I loved it as a kid when it was on TV but I didn't get a fraction of the references. This shit was gold

  • @kali3665
    @kali3665 11 місяців тому +1

    Maurice LaMarche did the greatest Welles impression. He also voiced Welles in the Ed Wood movie (overdubbing Vincent D'Onofrio, who looked perfect in the role).

  • @MeesterTweester
    @MeesterTweester 7 років тому +3

    I like to plug in earbuds, turn up the volume to full, close my weary eyes, and listen to Orson Welles eating.

  • @GhostPlanetFilms
    @GhostPlanetFilms 7 років тому +4

    "What are we gonna do tonight Orson?"
    "The same thing we do every night, my friend. Try to take over the world market for Rosebud Frozen Peas!"

  • @NovaWolf01
    @NovaWolf01 4 роки тому +1

    I've been trying to remember where i heard that fish stick bit for YEARS.

  • @miamitten1123
    @miamitten1123 Рік тому +2

    0:01
    _”Lights. Camera. Unemployment!”_

  • @TheAutisticCapricorn811
    @TheAutisticCapricorn811 Рік тому +3

    Maurice LaMarche really oughta put that voice in sequences of noir flick narration. It exemplifies how he'll sound if he were to voice a character who's an on-going detective that knows everything in the deep N.Y. state of mind.

  • @NickViggiano-qz9pc
    @NickViggiano-qz9pc 8 місяців тому

    You're right. The Critic was underrated and underappreciated when it aired. But I remember watching it every week when it was on and at times laughing hysterically.

  • @cobraalaniz149
    @cobraalaniz149 7 місяців тому +1

    I remember watching this as a kid and laughing for hours. I needed to see this again seriously. 😅😂

  • @dannythomas417
    @dannythomas417 3 роки тому +5

    Maurice LaMarche is the ONLY man in this entire world that can do Orson right.

  • @panowa8319
    @panowa8319 4 місяці тому +3

    I've always thought this version of Orson Welles sounded more like Vincent Price. Same goes for the Brain.

  • @timesnewlogan2032
    @timesnewlogan2032 11 місяців тому +1

    Honestly, I love the last clip for the implication that the only thing different about his version of Heaven, is that the fish sticks taste even better.

  • @ethanluce4451
    @ethanluce4451 5 років тому +1

    What follows is a terrifying journey into the world of probates, beneficiaries, and goblins! MR. WELLES! Fine, fine, no goblins.

  • @FireLightning16
    @FireLightning16 10 років тому +13

    1:45 That's what she said

  • @FireLightning16
    @FireLightning16 10 років тому +84

    25 people don't like green pea-ness

    • @gamefan6219
      @gamefan6219 10 років тому +3

      FireLightning16 yes rosebud frozen peas.

    • @Felamine
      @Felamine 6 років тому +1

      Wait that's terrible, I quit!

    • @NobodyNowhereKnowhow
      @NobodyNowhereKnowhow 6 років тому

      I don’t like green pea-ness, but I find it extremely funny.

    • @AngelofMusic04
      @AngelofMusic04 5 років тому

      They didn't get to go to a place filled with Mrs. Pell's Fish Sticks.

  • @jepverified3385
    @jepverified3385 2 роки тому +1

    We are still out here for Orson

  • @reoire843
    @reoire843 6 місяців тому

    The Orson Welles bits were always some of my favorites from The Critic. That was such an underrated show.

  • @leplus1
    @leplus1 Рік тому +10

    It must’ve been extremely difficult to be likely the greatest director ever and have to keep doing commercials for money and be banished from Hollywood despite having such a profound influence.

    • @CoolGobyFish
      @CoolGobyFish 11 місяців тому +2

      he could have taught at a university, formed his own productions company, or consult. instead he chose silly commercials for fast cash. so, it's his own fault here. he became a drunken fool and a joke. just take a look at his "disco talk show" pilot )))

    • @beepbeeplettuce5890
      @beepbeeplettuce5890 10 місяців тому

      He was "banished" because he was impossible to work with and more often than not would just show up drunk and not give a fuck, he had no sense of professionalism because "fuck you im orson welles" you cant deny what hes accomplished but he brought everything on himself

    • @leplus1
      @leplus1 9 місяців тому

      @@CoolGobyFish Teaching at film school is choice to say the least, and in his era and this one capital to fund a production company is extremely hard to come by. Hey, he succeeded in being as an artist, he never diminished his talent, and came at it from an honest place. Even during the commercials he would do, he was doing it seriously and well.

    • @CoolGobyFish
      @CoolGobyFish 9 місяців тому

      @@leplus1 instead of using his ad money for food and booze, he could have funneled it into a small production company. He would have made a ton of money shooting his own commercials, educational film and other stuff. But that requieres effort. He always wanted easy money

  • @molinalong3468
    @molinalong3468 7 років тому +7

    Rip orson. Welles 1915 - 1985 age 70 at 0:01

  • @ElmoKnowsWhereYouLive5150
    @ElmoKnowsWhereYouLive5150 2 роки тому +2

    "Yes.... Oh, yes! They're even better raw!"

  • @thelastattempt666
    @thelastattempt666 5 років тому +1

    The way he say yes oh yes always gets me

  • @panowa8319
    @panowa8319 8 років тому +21

    although the Brain is a caricature of Orson Welles, his voice sounds more like Vincent Price. Orson Welles had a deep, raspy voice. I guess matching Vincent Price's voice to Orson Welles sounds much funnier.

    • @KairuHakubi
      @KairuHakubi 5 років тому +2

      I mean when you're a baritone doing an impression of a bass, you kinda have to just do your best. The neat thing is everyone instantly recognizes whom he's impersonating, when it's really hard to hear orson welles recordings and think "oh yeah I can mimic that"
      Mo is great at picking out the fine subtle details

    • @ink1931
      @ink1931 2 роки тому

      Brain's actually a caricature of Tom Minton, and his voice is a combination of both Orson Welles AND Vincent Price