This re-edit looks better than the original. Too many odd gimmicks in the original. But, this is so much better. John, thank you for uploading this revised version, and thank you to you and your team for all the hard work. I agree with you on many aspects. I've considered doing a rewrite of this several times, but, it just never comes to fruition. That's because I have a lot going on outside of UA-cam and lately, I've been getting more agitated with society. Too many reasons to go into here.
@@DiamondKittyCat cause they have guy that looks like Jesus and has something that look like crosses. That’s what people say though. I actually want to see it but sadly I can’t.
in my opinion the plot that the episode attempted was this: The Villains are too strong, the girls can't defeat them Suddenly: Gnome The Gnome offers himself as Evil-b-gone in exchange for the girls powers The girls oblige, the gnome makes the badguys away and everything is fine. But then the Gnomes actual plan comes into motion: Slowly but surely he takes away everyones individuality, hopes and dreams to turn them into an army of fanatics Basically he makes everyone give up their freedom for security, and then exploit the Townspeople. The Girls then realize that by giving up their powers and with that their agency to the gnome they exchanged a threat for a tyrant Which also returns the powers to the girls since the gnomes deal stipulates that he can only keep their powers if he makes evil go away But he himself is evil, therefore the pact goes away And then the girls fight the gnome and win everyones freedoms back* At least thats what i think the episode attempted, but ultimately failed since they did not show the process of everyone becoming mindless slaves cept the Girls and Utonium. That or the Gnome makes evil away completely and therefore everyones lives become entirely empty and boring and sameish. I dont know
yea thats what the plot is supposed to be. it just was told very poorly. the Professor's song needed another rewrite too, to say how these people were exchanging their freedom for security
I always assumed that the gnome never had the ability to take away powers and simply gaslit the powerpuff girls into thinking that they are now normal girls so they won't intervene.
@@THEnicholasvancosky People are pissy about the lockdowns and vaccine mandates because 'muh personal freedom'. Nevermind that said argument goes out the window once a person's actions severely impact the safety of others.
Thing is I feel like despite having 22 minutes, this entire episode was rushed. Like it could’ve been 44 minutes, giving us more time to see the effects of life under the gnomes rule, showing the gnome letting the power get to his head, which causes the girls to realize the loophole in their deal. Basically the issue with this story is that there isn’t enough time to throughly explain things so plot points just seem random. Aside from that, the music is actually pretty great-especially Jess Harnell’s vocals.
Considering that in the actual episode the gnome was sad at the ending, it would've been nice if he started out as a good character, then let the power get over his head, and at the end, after the girls got their powers back he realised what he has become and changed for the better.
Having more of the gnome singing would've definitely made the episode better. That and having the beginning scene just be a fighting scene without the singing 😅
I hate Elves more than Gnomes because Elves are just vegan hippies with the worst weaponry out of any fantasy creatures, and it’s no wonder why the Elves are always the first species to die off completely in fantasy.
I think I know why this episode was banned when it first aired: It's not because of the bright lights or the communism allegories. It's because the destruction of Townsville looks strikingly similar to the attack on the World Trade Center. And this was coming out within the three year anniversary of 9/11, so networks were still very sensitive about any possible ties to it or anything that could remind people of it.
@@MxCartney_Lou It would seem the most likely. After all, even Pokemon briefly banned episodes like "The Tower of Terror" just because it was thought the name would invoke associations with the twin towers (before they eventually realized no one would and unbanned the episode).
@@JCBro-yg8vd very true through the early-mid 2000s TV channels and the FCC were basically (but understandably so) paranoid about 9/11 references……..alot of scenes of 1990s or earlier shows and films that even SHOWED the twin towers were edited or banned even if nothing directly happened to them
@@MxCartney_Lou Yup, to the point where Nick wouldn't air an episode of Hey Arnold that took place in the future just because it showed the twin towers. Or how even to this day "Homer Simpson v.s. New York" has been left off the airwaves just because it features the World Trade Center as part of its plot.
Interesting turn of events. Given the video you’ve posted about your former editor, I’ll gladly accept this is why the current Nick-O-Rama videos are spaced apart two weeks at a time. And of course, it’s *obvious* why this review got redone above any others.
@@jadedheartsz Enter did put some of the blame on himself, saying that he excused her behavior for far too long because he was desperate to crank out content quickly.
@@nerdgeekman He wasn't just considered. The part was written for him. The story goes that the staff REALLY liked his performance in High Fidelity and he wasn't a big AAA actor at the time, so they figured it wouldn't be hard to get him. But this episode was delayed from season 4 to season 5, by which point Jack Black's film career was really starting to take off and he'd already been signed as the lead in School of Rock. At that point, they realized there was no way in hell they were getting him anymore and just hired a sound-alike.
I was confused at first because I could've sworn he did this video earlier, but then I looked at the title and read the description. Thank you for the clarification.
On the flipside for an Admirable Animation should be Batman: The Brave & The Bold's "Mayhem of the Music Meister!", in which the titular meister uses his hypnotic singing ability to mind-control everyone except Batman himself, and they harmonize in-character.
This version is much better! Also, if there's one thing that would've helped the episode, it would be the gnome abusing his power in a way that hurt the people of Townsville, and the girls figuring out how to get their powers back.
My most favourite part of the episode is how the Girls get their powers back by logically deducing they SHOULD have their powers back. Because "there's evil in the world". When the Gnome just promised to save Townsville, so the existence of evil somewhere else does not in fact invalidate their agreement at all.
It's kinda like how in Disney's Hercules, Hercules got his powers back from Hades indirectly breaking his deal. His promise was simply that Meg wouldn't get hurt, but when she did by accident in trying to help, it voided the contract, even though it wasn't his doing that it happened.
@@gantz22ify Doesn't change the fact he did what he promised and the girls got their powers back by just DECIDING they should have them now, because the Gnome didn't completely eliminate all evil in the world, despite that never being part of the deal.
@@nascarfanatic2425 Because I Still find The Master of Disguise to be a Guilty Pleasure movie for me; Because I Still get enjoyment out of watching that movie!
I’m just glad that the re-edited version removed the strobing font, and him acknowledging that shows like this Animated Atrocity and films like Incredibles 2 having way worst strobing lights than video games, and these forms of entertainment unlike video games don’t have a seizure warning.
Oh yes this is a big improvement over that trainwreck StarGiants gave us previously. Just FYI this was number 164, not 168. And now I miss you numbering your videos XD
Gnomey was supposed to be voiced by Jack Black but Jack was too busy. Him's song definitely sounds like it's a mixture of a campy/vampy villain song you'd expect someone like Tim Curry to sing and a heavy metal song.
Assuming the Gnome and his "cult" was an allegory for Communism, the episode does a terrible job at making it bad and Capitalism and "freedom" better. Claim there is a lack of individuality without proving it, claim there is a lack of freedom without proving it. It makes Professor Newtonion randomly claiming the Gnome's utopia as being bad and encouraging the girls to overthrow the gnome whilst waving an American flag just feel more like bad propaganda than a "realise the strength within" moment.
Honestly I’d be down to see more of these “re-edit” reviews with your current style. Some of your older videos are still ones I enjoy watching, and the shifting styles can be a bit distracting at times.
John, I must admit that seeing this review with a much better quality was a very enjoyable experience. We can see how you evolved as a content creator since you have started doing videos for UA-cam. I am very happy about the success of your channel, but I guess your channel could grown even better with more well edited videos like this one. That's why I am subscribing to your channel right now, because I hope you can give us a lot of more great content like this video have brought us. I also hope that your channel grow even bigger and greater than it is right now. I do apologize about every moment I had judged you due to your past infamy. Without doubt, your evolution as a person and as a reviewer are very notable.
If it were up to me, that gnome would demand momey, abuse people, make people his slaves and make them bow down to him. He wouldn't be a designated villain. He'd be like David Miscavige.
"my videos are not just here to spout the popular opinions" yes, I come here to listen to **you** talk about cartoons. I don't always agree with you, i'm not sure I even often agree with you, but I still find your thoughts interesting enough to keep coming back.
I wish there were more shows that could pull this off. Like, when these full on musical episodes are good, they're great. Good example would be the pie in the sky episode from Hector Concarne(butchered that).
I remember Steven Universe's Musical Episode being one of it's best. Though that's kind of a given considering the musical numbers are generally the highlight of that show.
That is a decent episode. Not my favorite of Evil Con Carne, but, man, the singing is good. I wish the series was on Blu-ray and in 4K just to watch it again.
"If you are prone to such a condition, I would recommend that you not watch this video." Noted. *listens instead because Mr. Enter deserves the views all the same*
Thanks for re editing this, but I think this is 164, not 168. But actually, I love the re editing. I can actually hear the villans voices and not your voice and the song on top of each other. Along with that, the new footage is way better.
I feel like the gnome could have been seen as evil if by getting rid of the girls' powers, the girls were rendered without feeling and forgotten by almost everyone except for Professor Utonium. You can still do a yin-yang kind of theme here because, perhaps, the villains returned due to some kinda loophole in the gnome's promise and realized how much meaning their lives have with the Powerpuff Girls. Even have a temporary reunion between the Professor and Mojo Jojo for instance! On a sidenote, can someone quote "There's no fork without the spoon" and put it on a t-shirt
The beautiful mess of the PPG post McCracken era. Unlike in most episodes during that time, it felt ambitious, dynamic and fun, and even a nice change of pace (much like Silent Treatment). It's a guilty pleasure for me too, great music and presentation (the seizure inducing scenes and some singing voices not withstanding), a shame that the story does get messy, especially when, as you said, it feels like there's scenes missing. This could have really benefitted from being a TV movie, like the christmas special; especially because it touches on some very interesting themes
When it comes to the contract, the story works for the following reason: The Elders gave him PERMSSION to bring peace and eradicate evil, so long as he held up his end of the deal. Sure, it physically shows him taking the girls' powers, but he doesn't realize he doesn't have them until after he tried to used his spell on them again when they confront him. So how did he not hold up his end of the deal? He brought peace, didn't he? Everyone was happy! No one prevented anyone from doing what they wanted to do. So what gives? He got too comfortable. He grew power-hungry. He loved the praise and devotion that he got from the town and began to demand more. His flower could represent his pride or greed, and it grew to such a massive extent that it wrapped itself around Townsville, constricting it. As for the yin-yang and good/bad philosophy, what helps me get it is to look at the bigger picture. Utopia and Peace. When you live in a Dystopia, you want to feel good, plain and simple. Utopia makes you feel REAL good. When you feel that good, you can't be motivated to do anything because you already have it made! No problems, no worries, no pressure, just bliss. That's not peace. I'll get back to this later, i gotta go for now, but yeah.
I really like the idea of re-editing and re-evaluating your older videos like this. It not only shows how much you've grown, but also manages to bring out the better points that were in your older videos in a more articulated and fair way. Great job!
The songs in this episode were really good Townsvilles Going Down is a great villain song that shows their destructive capabilities Normal Little Girls is a really adorable song about the girls debating what they should do about their powers Freedom Beef was a great motivational song And the Good And Bad song was an awesome final battle song Finally Why Can’t We All Get Along was a great ending song
This style feels much better... I guess even as someone who constantly HARPED on the editing of videos.... welp that was to you know who. The re-edit is much better, flows better and helps your narrative much better. Minus that weird double line, but I guess that's script. Congrats on finding better editors!
Yeah, the first time i saw this was on youtube and i went into it with an open mind curious about why it was banned, and i did enjoy a few of the songs but i feel like there are several scenes that were ripped out because of time constraints that were VITAL to the plot. Honestly, and i don't say this about bad shows very often, but this is one that actually may have worked better if it were longer. Like an hour long special. Enough time to flesh out what they were trying to do and actually show things like people being oppressed or the gnome just doing evil things in general.
I always wondered where the villains went after the Gnome attacked them. They don't get seen anymore until the end and it would have been cool seeing them join the cult too XD Tho I always thought the Gnome had absorbed them.
Way better than the original review……thanks John and Kota for fixing this editing job. At first I kinda thought it got copyright blocked or something, but then after the Star Giant video reminding me of the odd edits she did. Very unneeded in my and probably everyone’s opinion
i dont quite think it was a deos ex machina... as the gnome did break his promis as he promised to set townsvile free in exchange for thier powers. because he had,while he realised it or not,not rid townsvile of evil but merely replaced it when he abused the towns willingness to bow to him and surrender thier "lives" as he put it. thus rendering what he took from the girls null and void...as it is also heavily implied that the power he weilded didint come from him rather was governed by the "elders" and likely had binding laws he had to obey.
Glad you got a re-edited done for this. I’m not joking when I say I genuinely think the original would have been better if you edited it instead of Stargiant.
8:00 The interesting thing about Jess Harnell being casted as The Gnome is that he actually is a vocalist in a hard rock/heavy metal band, titled _Rock Sugar._
Mr. Enter, I just need to point out how you DON'T NEED A SEIZURE DISORDER TO HAVE A SEIZURE. It's possible for flashing lights to trigger a seizure in ANYONE. The reason it's more common in a cartoon is the colors, as while rock concerts they just appear to the eye as bright flashes the eye can't adjust to (and to someone with seizures the eye will TRY to adjust rapidly, leading to the seizure) But when you add COLOR into the mix well... Everyone's eyes are gonna try to adjust. And if you flash contrasting colors IT HAS THE SAME EFFECT. Whatever you believe, and however rare it is, let's point out one more HUGE thing: A concert has a thousand attendees. A SHOW HAS A MILLION. That makes it 1000x more likely to produce a seizure. I do appreciate the seizure warning though. I close my eyes whenever that clip was on screen.
If you love Jess Harnell's singing voice, you really should check out his band, Rock Sugar. It's basically band that mashes up heavy metal and pop music together to create song fusions. If you're curious, look up "Don't Stop The Sandman" (a fusion of "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey and "Enter Sandman" by Metallica).
As an epileptic, I must thank you for the warning. Different things trigger my epilepsy and on different levels. Thank you. People like me need warnings.
As a communist I will say the gnome doesn’t even represent the stereotypical evil commie in anti-communist stories. I think people thinking of this are making a stretch, and the song freedom beef kind of reinforces this weird idea that the gnome is a representation of communism. At best, he’s more representing of a religious cult, as many people forget that religious cults tend to promise to bring piece but at a price. Moreover, none of the writers or Craig himself stated that this was representing communism
Also moreover, we must remember that during the 2000's Evengelical Christanity was at its Zenith, with George W Bush in office, Jerry Fallwell Sr and Pat Robertson to name a few, I could see some people not liking the supposed figure that looked like Jesus. And, as Enter said, Communism wasn't on the mind of Americans during this era. it was more so defeating Osama Bin Laden, Killing Saddam Hussein, and so on. So, I think it being labeled as anti-communist propaganda is just a Strech we are making from today's angle given the rise of interest of socialism with the youth today.
I agree to an extent. I think it's more likely that the Gnome is a representation of authoritarianism in general instead of communism specifically. I don't know. Your thoughts are just as good as mine, but I am kind of conflicted because the creator himself said that the religious imagery was unintentional, and the villain does share some socialist motifs such as the red rose. I still think it's authoritarianism in general because of just how vague it is and how little answers we've gotten. Then again, I am a libertarian socialist so my views might be creating a sort of warped bias idk
8:50 "That was really a terrible choice of words." It could have been worse: He could have asked for their bodies... To use as manual labor, of course. 😇
i would have liked if they highlighted the fact removing villainy amounted to stripping people of free will. Make it clear everyone is going along because they are unable to even think of doing otherwise.
Considering what Star Giant has done in the past, it’s good you had this re-edited.
At least she made a video apologizing for her wrongdoings.
I'm hoping he gets to the certifiable super sitter review next, its a really fun review but star's editing is really off
@@foxtoons1999 Wait, really? Was it genuine?
Hope _The Fairly Oddparents - Lights Out_ and _The Simpsons - Bart Vs Itchy & Scratchy_ gets re-edited too. Those 2 were _very_ edited badly.
@@GabePickles3837 The answer is Yes and No.
Don't worry though she is done with this drama and doesn't care about this anymore.
This re-edit looks better than the original. Too many odd gimmicks in the original. But, this is so much better. John, thank you for uploading this revised version, and thank you to you and your team for all the hard work. I agree with you on many aspects. I've considered doing a rewrite of this several times, but, it just never comes to fruition. That's because I have a lot going on outside of UA-cam and lately, I've been getting more agitated with society. Too many reasons to go into here.
the pointless my eyes gag among a few others.@@rossorange2592
I thought it’s because of religious believe
@@adriananavarroadri6915 what were you thinking about religious?
@@DiamondKittyCat cause they have guy that looks like Jesus and has something that look like crosses. That’s what people say though. I actually want to see it but sadly I can’t.
@@adriananavarroadri6915 they were talking about the original review. Not the episode
This is the Magic Punch. It's really powerful.
I respect you for this.
It’s The Nutshack but each Nutshack is replaced by Ape Escape’s Magic Punch introduction
@ How can you call the giant punch minor it is REALLY powerful.
No, it's a top list of cartoons TheMysteriousMrEnter will never review, smh. 😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤
Ahh a classic
in my opinion the plot that the episode attempted was this:
The Villains are too strong, the girls can't defeat them
Suddenly: Gnome
The Gnome offers himself as Evil-b-gone in exchange for the girls powers
The girls oblige, the gnome makes the badguys away and everything is fine.
But then the Gnomes actual plan comes into motion:
Slowly but surely he takes away everyones individuality, hopes and dreams to turn them into an army of fanatics
Basically he makes everyone give up their freedom for security, and then exploit the Townspeople.
The Girls then realize that by giving up their powers and with that their agency to the gnome they exchanged a threat for a tyrant
Which also returns the powers to the girls since the gnomes deal stipulates that he can only keep their powers if he makes evil go away
But he himself is evil, therefore the pact goes away
And then the girls fight the gnome and win everyones freedoms back*
At least thats what i think the episode attempted, but ultimately failed since they did not show the process of everyone becoming mindless slaves cept the Girls and Utonium.
That or the Gnome makes evil away completely and therefore everyones lives become entirely empty and boring and sameish. I dont know
yea thats what the plot is supposed to be. it just was told very poorly. the Professor's song needed another rewrite too, to say how these people were exchanging their freedom for security
I always assumed that the gnome never had the ability to take away powers and simply gaslit the powerpuff girls into thinking that they are now normal girls so they won't intervene.
So, essentially the k0vid card
@@trueblade3636 I don't get it
@@THEnicholasvancosky
People are pissy about the lockdowns and vaccine mandates because 'muh personal freedom'.
Nevermind that said argument goes out the window once a person's actions severely impact the safety of others.
Thing is I feel like despite having 22 minutes, this entire episode was rushed. Like it could’ve been 44 minutes, giving us more time to see the effects of life under the gnomes rule, showing the gnome letting the power get to his head, which causes the girls to realize the loophole in their deal. Basically the issue with this story is that there isn’t enough time to throughly explain things so plot points just seem random.
Aside from that, the music is actually pretty great-especially Jess Harnell’s vocals.
Considering that in the actual episode the gnome was sad at the ending, it would've been nice if he started out as a good character, then let the power get over his head, and at the end, after the girls got their powers back he realised what he has become and changed for the better.
Having more of the gnome singing would've definitely made the episode better. That and having the beginning scene just be a fighting scene without the singing 😅
*>imagine not liking Gnomey*
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I hate Elves more than Gnomes because Elves are just vegan hippies with the worst weaponry out of any fantasy creatures, and it’s no wonder why the Elves are always the first species to die off completely in fantasy.
i'd give him my powers.
Honestly, the PPG episodes of season 5 and 6 are guilty pleasures for me. I'm glad you re-edited this, it looks so much better now. 💗
I think I know why this episode was banned when it first aired: It's not because of the bright lights or the communism allegories. It's because the destruction of Townsville looks strikingly similar to the attack on the World Trade Center. And this was coming out within the three year anniversary of 9/11, so networks were still very sensitive about any possible ties to it or anything that could remind people of it.
That makes ALOT of sense actually
@@MxCartney_Lou It would seem the most likely. After all, even Pokemon briefly banned episodes like "The Tower of Terror" just because it was thought the name would invoke associations with the twin towers (before they eventually realized no one would and unbanned the episode).
@@JCBro-yg8vd very true through the early-mid 2000s TV channels and the FCC were basically (but understandably so) paranoid about 9/11 references……..alot of scenes of 1990s or earlier shows and films that even SHOWED the twin towers were edited or banned even if nothing directly happened to them
@@MxCartney_Lou Yup, to the point where Nick wouldn't air an episode of Hey Arnold that took place in the future just because it showed the twin towers. Or how even to this day "Homer Simpson v.s. New York" has been left off the airwaves just because it features the World Trade Center as part of its plot.
Wait but Townsville has been completely and utterly destroyed before during the entire series
Interesting turn of events.
Given the video you’ve posted about your former editor, I’ll gladly accept this is why the current Nick-O-Rama videos are spaced apart two weeks at a time. And of course, it’s *obvious* why this review got redone above any others.
i forgot, what was up with the original?
What about Lights Out?
@@jadedheartsz Enter did put some of the blame on himself, saying that he excused her behavior for far too long because he was desperate to crank out content quickly.
It totally would've been cool if Jack Black appeared in this episode.
It totally would've been cool if Jack Black appeared in ANY episodes!
Jack Black was considered!
@@nerdgeekman He wasn't just considered. The part was written for him.
The story goes that the staff REALLY liked his performance in High Fidelity and he wasn't a big AAA actor at the time, so they figured it wouldn't be hard to get him. But this episode was delayed from season 4 to season 5, by which point Jack Black's film career was really starting to take off and he'd already been signed as the lead in School of Rock. At that point, they realized there was no way in hell they were getting him anymore and just hired a sound-alike.
I was confused at first because I could've sworn he did this video earlier, but then I looked at the title and read the description. Thank you for the clarification.
On the flipside for an Admirable Animation should be Batman: The Brave & The Bold's "Mayhem of the Music Meister!", in which the titular meister uses his hypnotic singing ability to mind-control everyone except Batman himself, and they harmonize in-character.
The Music-Meister, sings a song that the world wants to hear. :D
Didn't he stop doing those?
@@RasmusVJS let's not fight let's get along, for your hypnotic profiteer!
@@Doomblade3890 The Mmmuuussic-Meister, is the man that the world shall obeeeey~.
@@Vigriff So do your job, steal all you can, while you're under his swaaaay!
That thumbnail still looks like Patrick Star as a cult leader.
Fitting for Patrick
That actually happened in the SpongeBob Musical.
This video got copyright blocked and then unblocked within 5 minutes, and I feel that sums up the YT copyright system pretty well.
UA-cam is essentially 16:35
This version is much better!
Also, if there's one thing that would've helped the episode, it would be the gnome abusing his power in a way that hurt the people of Townsville, and the girls figuring out how to get their powers back.
My most favourite part of the episode is how the Girls get their powers back by logically deducing they SHOULD have their powers back. Because "there's evil in the world". When the Gnome just promised to save Townsville, so the existence of evil somewhere else does not in fact invalidate their agreement at all.
It's kinda like how in Disney's Hercules, Hercules got his powers back from Hades indirectly breaking his deal. His promise was simply that Meg wouldn't get hurt, but when she did by accident in trying to help, it voided the contract, even though it wasn't his doing that it happened.
Uh, he WAS the villain. That’s mentioned in the episode itself. In song, no less.
@@gantz22ify Doesn't change the fact he did what he promised and the girls got their powers back by just DECIDING they should have them now, because the Gnome didn't completely eliminate all evil in the world, despite that never being part of the deal.
Oh heck yes I'm so happy to see this re-edited. Its one of my fave scripts from you for sure so it deserves quality visuals and editing
I really hope you'll redo the Opposite Day review as well. That might spark people's interest in you doing Family Film Failures again.
I Hope that the 2nd Family Film Failures video is about The Master of Disguise!!
could be cool.
@@New3DSLuigi364 I'm sure he's got a LOT of movies on the chopping block for that if he does a revival of that series.
@@nascarfanatic2425 Because I Still find The Master of Disguise to be a Guilty Pleasure movie for me; Because I Still get enjoyment out of watching that movie!
@@New3DSLuigi364 Or _The Cat In The Hat_ because that movie is complete garbage!
Just gonna thank Kota for not putting a seizure inducer in the seizure warning :•3
I’m just glad that the re-edited version removed the strobing font, and him acknowledging that shows like this Animated Atrocity and films like Incredibles 2 having way worst strobing lights than video games, and these forms of entertainment unlike video games don’t have a seizure warning.
Oh yes this is a big improvement over that trainwreck StarGiants gave us previously.
Just FYI this was number 164, not 168. And now I miss you numbering your videos XD
*Possibly Unpopular Opinion:* "Townsville's Going Down" is a solid, fun rock song and my favorite in the special.
It was an absolutely amazing opening, tons of fun to watch!
Gnomey was supposed to be voiced by Jack Black but Jack was too busy. Him's song definitely sounds like it's a mixture of a campy/vampy villain song you'd expect someone like Tim Curry to sing and a heavy metal song.
Assuming the Gnome and his "cult" was an allegory for Communism, the episode does a terrible job at making it bad and Capitalism and "freedom" better. Claim there is a lack of individuality without proving it, claim there is a lack of freedom without proving it. It makes Professor Newtonion randomly claiming the Gnome's utopia as being bad and encouraging the girls to overthrow the gnome whilst waving an American flag just feel more like bad propaganda than a "realise the strength within" moment.
I gotta say, I was mesmerized hearing Jess Harnell sing like Jack Black. He should definitely do that a lot more often.
Honestly I’d be down to see more of these “re-edit” reviews with your current style. Some of your older videos are still ones I enjoy watching, and the shifting styles can be a bit distracting at times.
I believe Animated Atrocities Legacy might be like that if they make another episode. They did the spinter first.
@@thelastprotectorofoverain1035 A lot of his MLP videos also say re-edited as well.
@@necro5363 I don't know if they have the avatar changes though. Animated Atrocities legacy does though
@@thelastprotectorofoverain1035 They don't all it is is just better screen formatting
@@necro5363 I think the person who made the first comment referred to the avatars and cleaner sound
i actually love this episode. The story was clunky and illogical but the songs were dope
John, I must admit that seeing this review with a much better quality was a very enjoyable experience. We can see how you evolved as a content creator since you have started doing videos for UA-cam. I am very happy about the success of your channel, but I guess your channel could grown even better with more well edited videos like this one. That's why I am subscribing to your channel right now, because I hope you can give us a lot of more great content like this video have brought us. I also hope that your channel grow even bigger and greater than it is right now. I do apologize about every moment I had judged you due to your past infamy. Without doubt, your evolution as a person and as a reviewer are very notable.
If it were up to me, that gnome would demand momey, abuse people, make people his slaves and make them bow down to him. He wouldn't be a designated villain. He'd be like David Miscavige.
"my videos are not just here to spout the popular opinions" yes, I come here to listen to **you** talk about cartoons. I don't always agree with you, i'm not sure I even often agree with you, but I still find your thoughts interesting enough to keep coming back.
I wish there were more shows that could pull this off. Like, when these full on musical episodes are good, they're great.
Good example would be the pie in the sky episode from Hector Concarne(butchered that).
I remember Steven Universe's Musical Episode being one of it's best. Though that's kind of a given considering the musical numbers are generally the highlight of that show.
That is a decent episode. Not my favorite of Evil Con Carne, but, man, the singing is good. I wish the series was on Blu-ray and in 4K just to watch it again.
@@TheWrathAbove Mr. Greg has four songs in an eleven minute episode, but it’s one of my favorites in the entire show.
I'd Watch this or Any Bad Episode of Powerpuff Girls rather than Anything from the 2016 version
My most favorite version of the PowerPuff Girls to this day is still the anime/manga series PowerPuff Girls Z.
Just wait until the CW show… it’ll make all of that look like masterpieces.
Even sun scream?
"If you are prone to such a condition, I would recommend that you not watch this video."
Noted. *listens instead because Mr. Enter deserves the views all the same*
Fun Fact the voice of Buttercup is actually a singer
Yep. EG Daily is so good that she appeared on The Voice a few years back.
Thanks for re editing this, but I think this is 164, not 168.
But actually, I love the re editing. I can actually hear the villans voices and not your voice and the song on top of each other. Along with that, the new footage is way better.
I feel like the gnome could have been seen as evil if by getting rid of the girls' powers, the girls were rendered without feeling and forgotten by almost everyone except for Professor Utonium. You can still do a yin-yang kind of theme here because, perhaps, the villains returned due to some kinda loophole in the gnome's promise and realized how much meaning their lives have with the Powerpuff Girls. Even have a temporary reunion between the Professor and Mojo Jojo for instance!
On a sidenote, can someone quote "There's no fork without the spoon" and put it on a t-shirt
Gnome did nothing wrong 🌹
Last time I tried this video time warner had it blocked, good thing you got it working again.
It’s a shame this episode was screwed up, because it has a message that is desperately needed.
The beautiful mess of the PPG post McCracken era. Unlike in most episodes during that time, it felt ambitious, dynamic and fun, and even a nice change of pace (much like Silent Treatment). It's a guilty pleasure for me too, great music and presentation (the seizure inducing scenes and some singing voices not withstanding), a shame that the story does get messy, especially when, as you said, it feels like there's scenes missing. This could have really benefitted from being a TV movie, like the christmas special; especially because it touches on some very interesting themes
I really appreciate the reedit
When it comes to the contract, the story works for the following reason:
The Elders gave him PERMSSION to bring peace and eradicate evil, so long as he held up his end of the deal. Sure, it physically shows him taking the girls' powers, but he doesn't realize he doesn't have them until after he tried to used his spell on them again when they confront him.
So how did he not hold up his end of the deal? He brought peace, didn't he? Everyone was happy! No one prevented anyone from doing what they wanted to do. So what gives?
He got too comfortable. He grew power-hungry. He loved the praise and devotion that he got from the town and began to demand more. His flower could represent his pride or greed, and it grew to such a massive extent that it wrapped itself around Townsville, constricting it.
As for the yin-yang and good/bad philosophy, what helps me get it is to look at the bigger picture. Utopia and Peace. When you live in a Dystopia, you want to feel good, plain and simple. Utopia makes you feel REAL good. When you feel that good, you can't be motivated to do anything because you already have it made! No problems, no worries, no pressure, just bliss. That's not peace. I'll get back to this later, i gotta go for now, but yeah.
I really like the idea of re-editing and re-evaluating your older videos like this. It not only shows how much you've grown, but also manages to bring out the better points that were in your older videos in a more articulated and fair way. Great job!
This episode is a guilty pleasure of mine.
Gotta say, it's much better than the original. Not bad, Enter. You earned this re-edit.
I don't think I've seen the original video for this yet. Neat.
It's still up, but unlisted. You can still find it in one of his playlists.
you know its bad when electric soldier porygon is less dangerous than See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey
Good to see this video is no longer blocked.
YAY!!!!!
The New Avatar; and No "My Eyes" interruption during the Serious seizure warning!!
Love the animated atrocities series!
Correct.
The songs in this episode were really good
Townsvilles Going Down is a great villain song that shows their destructive capabilities
Normal Little Girls is a really adorable song about the girls debating what they should do about their powers
Freedom Beef was a great motivational song
And the Good And Bad song was an awesome final battle song
Finally
Why Can’t We All Get Along was a great ending song
I can't wrap my head around the fact this was banned. I saw this specific episode more than once on TV, in the US!
Good re-edit!
Mr enter is pulling a George Lucas on us, only difference is that he is re-editing stuff that actually needs some re-editing
Thank you for reupIoading it with better version!
This style feels much better...
I guess even as someone who constantly HARPED on the editing of videos.... welp that was to you know who.
The re-edit is much better, flows better and helps your narrative much better. Minus that weird double line, but I guess that's script.
Congrats on finding better editors!
Yeah, the first time i saw this was on youtube and i went into it with an open mind curious about why it was banned, and i did enjoy a few of the songs but i feel like there are several scenes that were ripped out because of time constraints that were VITAL to the plot. Honestly, and i don't say this about bad shows very often, but this is one that actually may have worked better if it were longer. Like an hour long special. Enough time to flesh out what they were trying to do and actually show things like people being oppressed or the gnome just doing evil things in general.
Happy Thanksgiving, Enter.
They wanted Jack Black to voice and sing for the gnome, but he was too expensive for them.
So glad that this video got edited. I didn't want to risk those flashing lights
00:14
Random a-hole interrupting fish dude:
*_M Y E Y E S_*
love ya mr. enter. thanks for the awesome content
Oh my God this episode looks SO much better now, holy shit.
If you want a villain song try Biggering from the Lorax
Nice to see that previous videos are being re-edited to remove Star Giant's idiocy.
I always wondered where the villains went after the Gnome attacked them. They don't get seen anymore until the end and it would have been cool seeing them join the cult too XD
Tho I always thought the Gnome had absorbed them.
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Way better than the original review……thanks John and Kota for fixing this editing job. At first I kinda thought it got copyright blocked or something, but then after the Star Giant video reminding me of the odd edits she did. Very unneeded in my and probably everyone’s opinion
This is a better remake than The Lion King “remake”
i dont quite think it was a deos ex machina...
as the gnome did break his promis as he promised to set townsvile free in exchange for thier powers.
because he had,while he realised it or not,not rid townsvile of evil but merely replaced it when he abused the towns willingness to bow to him and surrender thier "lives" as he put it.
thus rendering what he took from the girls null and void...as it is also heavily implied that the power he weilded didint come from him rather was governed by the "elders" and likely had binding laws he had to obey.
Fun fact this was supposed to be the final episode of the series hence the song at the end they sing with the villains everyone made peace
0:14 My Eyes!
“Alright”
I always get déjà vu at the part where Mr. Enter talks about Blossom saying she's the leader...
Glad you got a re-edited done for this. I’m not joking when I say I genuinely think the original would have been better if you edited it instead of Stargiant.
I agree. Even Mr. Enter's first videos look better than any of Star Giant's, or at least with less errors.
Thanks for the good work friend
The Gnome is probably one of my favorite characters in any cartoon
I feel like this episode of PPG is great in concept but could've been executed a lot better.
8:00 The interesting thing about Jess Harnell being casted as The Gnome is that he actually is a vocalist in a hard rock/heavy metal band, titled _Rock Sugar._
Glad you had this re-edited
I mean: the plot might not be that great, but quite a few of these songs (such as yin and yang) are a BOP!!!
I don't think the line "Townsville's going Downsville" gets enough shit.
Wasn't expecting this actually
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one
Mr. Enter,
I just need to point out how you DON'T NEED A SEIZURE DISORDER TO HAVE A SEIZURE. It's possible for flashing lights to trigger a seizure in ANYONE.
The reason it's more common in a cartoon is the colors, as while rock concerts they just appear to the eye as bright flashes the eye can't adjust to (and to someone with seizures the eye will TRY to adjust rapidly, leading to the seizure)
But when you add COLOR into the mix well... Everyone's eyes are gonna try to adjust. And if you flash contrasting colors IT HAS THE SAME EFFECT.
Whatever you believe, and however rare it is, let's point out one more HUGE thing: A concert has a thousand attendees. A SHOW HAS A MILLION. That makes it 1000x more likely to produce a seizure.
I do appreciate the seizure warning though. I close my eyes whenever that clip was on screen.
I really don't understand why they would put so many strobe light effects in that episode after that Electric Soldier Porygon episode of Pokemon.
I’ll probably rewatch this a few times over the week.
If you love Jess Harnell's singing voice, you really should check out his band, Rock Sugar. It's basically band that mashes up heavy metal and pop music together to create song fusions. If you're curious, look up "Don't Stop The Sandman" (a fusion of "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey and "Enter Sandman" by Metallica).
Your current look is certainly better than the one introduced in your 2019 Lion King review!
As an epileptic, I must thank you for the warning. Different things trigger my epilepsy and on different levels. Thank you. People like me need warnings.
Can't wait for that re-edit of Bart Vs. Itchy and Scratchy...
I look forward to you re-edit more of Star Gaint videos that you had the biggest problems with.
This episode did not air on Cartoon Network in the United Stated, but it did air on YTV in Canada...
They did not deserve a movie at all in 2002 that movie stunk so dang bad
A lovely, well done episode. Great job, team!
As a communist I will say the gnome doesn’t even represent the stereotypical evil commie in anti-communist stories. I think people thinking of this are making a stretch, and the song freedom beef kind of reinforces this weird idea that the gnome is a representation of communism. At best, he’s more representing of a religious cult, as many people forget that religious cults tend to promise to bring piece but at a price. Moreover, none of the writers or Craig himself stated that this was representing communism
As an edgy 15 year old**
@@AlexVyondPlotagon I am 24... lol. but fr, how about engage with the comment, I am just giving my perspective from someone that studies the ideology.
Also moreover, we must remember that during the 2000's Evengelical Christanity was at its Zenith, with George W Bush in office, Jerry Fallwell Sr and Pat Robertson to name a few, I could see some people not liking the supposed figure that looked like Jesus. And, as Enter said, Communism wasn't on the mind of Americans during this era. it was more so defeating Osama Bin Laden, Killing Saddam Hussein, and so on. So, I think it being labeled as anti-communist propaganda is just a Strech we are making from today's angle given the rise of interest of socialism with the youth today.
I agree to an extent.
I think it's more likely that the Gnome is a representation of authoritarianism in general instead of communism specifically. I don't know. Your thoughts are just as good as mine, but I am kind of conflicted because the creator himself said that the religious imagery was unintentional, and the villain does share some socialist motifs such as the red rose. I still think it's authoritarianism in general because of just how vague it is and how little answers we've gotten. Then again, I am a libertarian socialist so my views might be creating a sort of warped bias idk
8:50 "That was really a terrible choice of words."
It could have been worse: He could have asked for their bodies...
To use as manual labor, of course. 😇
this just feels like a new video honestly, i quite love it
Pretty sure the guy with pointy teeth at 10:40 is Gargamel.
Blossom bad sing
Buttercup good sing:
Bubbles good sing:
0/10
No unfunny spongebob memes in the seizure warning.
Cat:“Dan Ger”
Sam: “It says danger”
That’s Rebecca for ya
: Rebecca
I was watching a livestream with styxhexanhammer666 and the commenters mentioned you! They even said you were better than James Rolfe!
Hope this one doesn't get taken down
i would have liked if they highlighted the fact removing villainy amounted to stripping people of free will. Make it clear everyone is going along because they are unable to even think of doing otherwise.
This raises two questions. First will you do re-edited versions of her other videos, and two when’s the high guardian spice video?
Nice edit