First Film: Household appliances trying to search for their owner in a "realistic" setting. Third Film: THEY ALL GO INTO SPACE AND LANDED ON MARS TO STOP A RENEGADE FRIDGE FROM DESTROYING EARTH!
The finalized design for the clown is far more visceral and evil than the one in the storyboards. Glad the animators made the clown as monstrous and intimidating as possible with the long, rotten teeth, exposed gums, horns, flared nostrils as if the rubber nose was his own nose (it probably is), sickly yellow eyes, inhumanly tall stance, and never changing his expression, not even opening his mouth to speak as smoke puffs out as his lips slither in the most uncanny way. Another thing in order to count him as more evil than the Pink Elephants is that the Clown clearly has sadistic, killer intent.
Strange question, is it also more unexpected that the clown was from a nightmare that was not caused by alcohol(in hindsight a toaster would probably break if exposed to a lot of alcohol) compared to the pink elephants which were influenced by alcohol(not good for elephants either in hindsight)...oh sorry, I think a lot.
I feel like in retrospect Elmo St. Peters feels like a mixture between Toy Story's two human villians. He takes the charecters apart, mixes and matches them and has a pet dog like Sid. Like Al The Chicken Man he's a bumbling, balding overweight man with glasses who wants to sell the main characters.
I feel the same. The Brave Little toaster is very similar to Toy Story in the sense that the appliances are alive and sentient for unknown reasons, but have to hide it from the humans for equally unknown reasons. Elmo St. Peters is very similar to Sid in the sense that he's a monster from the main characters' perspective, though from our perspective, Elmo is just a dealer of spare parts, while Sid is just a kid with a kinda messed- up hobby. Another noticeable difference is while both characters' actions hurt the main characters, neither of them know the toys/appliances are alive, and the main characters escape by scaring them both, Elmo is just doing his job, while Sid is actively playing torture/death games with his toys. Sid was a messed- up kid, but Toy Story 3 showed he got over that phase, and got an honest job as an adult.
@@stormstrider1990 I don't see Toy Story as being a ripoff but I do feel that considering that some of the people who worked on The Brave Little Toaster ended up working at Pixar i feel its safe to say the movie probably served as a source of inspiration.
I know he’s not considered to be a villain, but as a kid, the Air Conditioner character kind of gave me unsettling villain vibes with his laughter, negative personality, and the way he literally got heated being accused of his jealousy of not having been played with by Rob as a kid.
He always confused me when I was a kid. His attitude clearly fell into the villain category, so I didn't understand why he broke down so quickly, barely a few minutes after its first dialogue. Viewing this film as an adult makes things so much clearer, and proves how unexpectedly mature this movie is. Now I understand the Air Conditioner was just another victim of circumstance, the entire story is about a bad situtation (with no true villain) and how the characters react to it
He does at first mainly for the perspective of kids, but as adults he tells the appliances that were loved that they should accept the inevitable while also being a bit jealous. That is until, Toaster makes him go haywire pretty much killing himself. Than, he's repaired by Robbie in a pretty emotional scene realizing the master actually cared for him.
This might sound silly, but Brave Little Toaster and Toy Story were both fundamentally responsible for my mindset that I need to take very good care of the things I own. Of course I know they aren't sentient, but if they _were,_ I'd want to give them the best lives I can.
I think it’s smart to think that way. It’s become rare for things to actually run out of their usable lifespan before being trashed, recycled, or refurbished. Even “disposables” aren’t as disposable as they’re marketed, and that’s on purpose.
I never seen this film but just from the Disney Villians Retrospective the first Brave Little Toaster movie seems to be a cross almost between Toy Story 1 and Story Story 3 movies
What I think is hilarious that not many people seem to notice, is the guy who wanted the radio parts at the store. The refrigerator crashes through the door, dozens of appliances run outside, and this guy just leans in like "You got my radio tubes?" He would have HAD to have seen the appliances. He was IN THE STORE when they ran away!
Like the cutting edge song, it so far out I bet these applications would shocked if a they see iPad or Xbox or any modern kitchen wear , they would feel the same as the toaster did.
Worthless is one of those songs that hurts and it hurts in a way you never thought something could hurt. A bunch of cars getting destroyed for about 3 minutes. Then they give those cars back stories and even personalities… and even though they’re on screen for 2 seconds… you feel hurt and just are happy you’re not them.
The magnet freaked me out as a kid...and, as an adult, I realize WHY. It's the machine/appliance equivalent of the Angel of Death doggedly pursuing you.
After Oliver and Company next should be Little Mermaid, though I imagine he’ll talk about Who Frame Roger first after Oliver which I imagine will be a shorter video since there probably isn’t much to talk about with Sykes.
One of my earliest Disney films, and I literally remember nothing about Sykes. It’s a shame considering he’s loosely based on one of the greatest literary villains.
@@brandonlyon730Roger Rabbit will be coming. Back in his "Ichabod and Mister Toad" villains retrospective, when talking about the Weasels and all their incarnations over the decades, he deliberately refrained from talking about the Toon Patrol (aka the 'Roger Rabbit' Weasels) as he thinks they should get a video of their own.
The Brave Little Toaster is one of my favorite movies from childhood, and I’m always amazed every time I rewatch it as an adult at how emotionally charged and philosophically rich it is. It deals with genuinely profound questions about existentialism, mortality, and what defines a being’s worth, yet never gets too depressing for kids or adults. It’s a special kind of movie that can directly explore such uncomfortable subjects and still give you the warm & fuzzies.
0:34 - Also of note, I do not know if this was me personally or entirely by coincidence, but I felt that both the main humans, Rob and Chris, were reflective of the people that made the film. In other words, two young adults that are currently in an institute and the film were made by institute students of animation.
I think it says a lot about this film’s tone by the fact that 3/4 songs are darker, spookier or melancholy songs. And a lot about what a kid can handle and feel that we all remember it so fondly. Thank you! Great video
I love this movie so much. Its one of the first times i realized what cinema could be, even as a little kid. It has humor, but its not loaded with stupid jokey-jokes like every kids movie is now. I also wish more kids movies had scores like this. it's just gorgeous.
The brave little toaster does kind of have a bit of a place in animation history as this movie was kinda like the basis for what would later become Toy Story not to mention it was originally pitched in the early 1980s by pixar founders and that many people in this film would later work for Pixar so in a strange way if we didn’t have the brave little toaster we might not have had Pixar. I love how everyone behind the making of the brave little toaster didn’t want to just make it like a generic kids film but wanted to make it as something they could be proud of!
Those ornaments are just so cute and the fact that you met your wife because of the love of this movie that both of you shared it’s just so wholesome warms my heart knowing that there are people out there who can fall in love from a shared interest that’s how I hope. I’ll fall in love someday but for now I have all the love and, hope I could ever want from my family. Unrelated note, I like the fact that we hold certain characters real close to our hearts, whether we would be from something cute we’ve seen or because of how brave how honest, coldhearted, strong or just entertaining certain characters are we hold them with a lot of value and sometimes we see them as like emotional support or comfort I like that and I love the fact that there was so much heart and soul put into this really does make a timeless movie. Sorry this was so long. I tend to go on monologues or speech is like this, as it’s just a way I get my sentences and ideas out but if you read down here, thank you for reading and I can’t wait to see the next villains retrospective, which seems to be duck tales
I also thought the lights looked very cute on him. Anyways, going on long rants seems like a totally reasonable and fine thing, mostly because hey, seems important enough for a paragraph or two!
I believe that the Magnet IS evil, for a specific reason: During the "Worthless" song, there is only one moment of him grabbing the lifeless junk piles to put on the conveyor belt. Instead, he appears to be DELIBERATELY targeting the living, singing cars, and later, the clearly living appliances. I'd say that denotes an element of intentional sadism/ malevolence. Comparing him to Hal 9000, however, as you did in the video, was indeed a perfect comparison!
And when Rob was just going to peacfully walk away with the apliances, that Magnet wasn't going to easily let them go away and wanted to finish the job, killing them all with the thief.
RIP Thomas M. Disch and his life partner, Charles Naylor. 3:32 This makes me wonder if you'll give mention to Jangles the Clown from Inside Out once we reach 2015. It's a similar deal, a monstrous clown that only exists in our imagination but still scary and threatening as Hell. BTW, with guys like the Fireman and Jangles running around in our minds, I don't blame you and countless others for being afraid of clowns. I'm not scared per se, but they do give me uncanny valley vibes myself... 7:47 While the symbolism may be obvious, the fact that this figurative "Angel of Death" is named "St. Peters" is very fitting. 14:47 ...that Stereo design hasn't aged well. The slanted eyes and buck teeth are very reminiscent of a stereotypical Asian caricature. 17:41 Hey, another Toy Story parallel! In the original drafts of Toy Story, the jealous Woody would've thrown Buzz out the window on purpose. The final version makes it clear this was an accident, that Woody only meant for Buzz to get stuck behind the furniture. 29:07 wait, is that rocket also alive, like the rest of the appliances? 31:19 wait, did they repurpose their own rocket into an Earth-shattering missile? And assuming that thing actually is alive, doesn't that mean it was gonna kamikaze itself into the Earth and blow it all up? 35:18 I know I've already asked this (sorry!), but once more for clarification: the next episode will focus on Carl Barks' characters (Beagle Boys, Glomgold, Rockerduck, Magica, etc.). Will the next episode also talk about Merlock and Dijon from the movie and/or Lunaris from the 2017 reboot? Or will these major Duck villains be talked about elsewhere? And what about one-shot comic villains who were adapted for the show? Also, will Bradford Buzzard and Black Heron be saved for the Darkwing episode despite being major DT17 villains, since they're ultimately the latter show's incarnation of F.O.W.L.? Finally, does Smoke from Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue count as a Duck villain? The DT87 incarnations of Huey, Dewey, and Louie appear in the special; and said special was produced by Disney, which technically makes Smoke a Disney villain. I'm just wondering if the best place for him is in the Duck villains entry. TL;DR Thank you for all your hard work, Colin. I watched the Toaster trilogy for the first time recently and was surprised at how engaged I was with these movies. Toaster & Co. truly are some remarkable characters, and I absolutely understand why they hold such a special place in your, your wife's, and so many others' hearts. Looking forward to the DuckTales vid! Woo-hoo! Side note: the way your title includes "Ft. Director Jerry Rees" makes it sound like Mr. Rees is one of the villains (because you previously titled your Horned King video with "Ft. the Nome King").
I remember watching The Brave Little Toaster for the first time in my kindergarten class. It was a mix of whimsy and creepy. I still love the movie to this day.
It really is a shame that Disney plus only has the sequels and not the original movie! Definitely unfortunate! The mars movie is great and really exciting. I don’t dislike Rescue but it’s no where near close to how good the first movie is! The original movie definitely needs a brand new release! Very sweet to see how thankful you are to Jerry Rees and to se the amazing ornaments that you and your wife created!
I maintain that the crane isn't evil so much as another appliance doing what he was created to do. Yes he put the guy on the conveyor, but even then he seemed like "I hate to do this to you, but..." which is why he closed his eyes and, in essence, took on the appearance of what he truly is: a machine. He has a job to do, and he's doing it until he can no longer do so, and then he too would suffer the same fate as all the rest... be thrown away and disposed of for being... worthless. (I'm glad this video got that, too.)
He still takes too much pleasure in foing his job as would Toaster and friends leaving really be that big a deal as he cant realy get " Fired" also shouldn't he have left them alone when Rob reclaimed them .
@nicholassims9837 At what point does it look like the crane is at ALL happy to be doing what he was doing? Not during his introduction, not during the song, not when he chased the toaster and friends, and absolutely NOT when it was picking the guy up. He has to do his job because it's literally all he is able to do and he more than anyone else knows what awaits a machine that can no longer serve its purpose.
@@Kamina.D.Fierce In fairness he has no mouth , but he did get angry ala glowing bright red when ever Toaster and the gang got away, which makes it personal , he also at one point was hovering over them to make sure they didnt get off the belt. But he REALLY crossed into villain territory when he Still wanted to crush them even after Rob got them back they were out of his jurisdiction.
Me as a very small kid: *watches an AC unit have nervous breakdown and explode*......and now I'm traumatized and will never ever ever ever watch this movie willingly ever again.
For the appliances it is full on body horror, with the it's a B Picture Show number reinforcing this and referencing classic horror movies, actors, and all the appliances referencing movie monsters.
15:29 Blanky: I don't understand. Is it my new colorful cape? I don't now why did I listen to that two-faced sawing machine. One told me that this is my personality, second said it's my color and I got so mixed up that they made a rainbow with every possible simbol.
Haven't seen the movie (though, wow, now I really want to) but I'd like to think Plugsy cozies up to each new generation of appliances like an eternal little toady. Just from the concept he seems like that "out with the old boss, in with the glorious new boss" kind of minion.
I’m going to be honest: I’ve never seen the brave little toaster and had absolutely zero idea what the story was about (I admit, I was one of those people who dismissed the idea of watching it because of the title alone) but now after watching this… I wanna watch the brave little toaster.
the clown and the flower are the two scenes I remember most one because clowns and nightmares and the flower because it was the first time I realized that no matter what we do or how hard we try we will hurt people sometimes for no other reason than the fact that we cannot always be what other people need us to be.
Wow! loved this film as a kid, I even wrote my own version entitled the brave little tape recorder when I was eight! (Yes that was in 1991). Still remember watching it with my dad when he had a day off, and how taken up he got with the film!
To this day I don't know why, but this is one of the only Disney movies to legitimately disturb me as a child to wear when we would re-watch all of the Disney movies this is one I would repeatedly asked if we could skip
Actually, the A/C unit both figuratively and literally exploding freaked me out so much as a kid that I actually forgot the clown even existed in this movie. While not a true villain here, He does make for a fascinating case study.
The Clown's movements kinda reminds me of the Emperor of the Night. Which makes me wonder... considering how Disney was "involved" with Filmations... hypotetically, do you recon "Happily Ever After" and "Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night" deserves some sort of mentions in such retrospectives?
23:29 according to the Disney wiki page about him it was stated that he was originally going to be voiced by Dom Delouise the same guy who voiced itchy in all dogs go to heaven
Are you going to mention Chisel McSue? Because his first story was written by Carl Barks, and got adapted into an episode of DuckTales called "Down and Out in Duckburg" (Albeit with a different name and design), and he appeared a few times afterwards in US comics. I feel he's worth a mention.
Is there a full list of Disney comic villains that got adapted to animation at some point? Off the top of my head, there's the Phantom Blot (who Colin already covered), the Beagle Boys, Glomgold, Rockerduck, Magica, and the aforementioned McSue (albeit loosely). Solego was mentioned in DT17, but that's it. There's also the W.I.T.C.H. comic series which got an animated adaptation, which Colin has mentioned will be covered.
Man this felt surreal to watch, to think that roughly five years ago I came across this channel & a side channel called NerdLove while I was on a Brave Little Toaster fix. Listening to a commentary you & your girlfriend did of the film along with a reading of the original novel, only to stick around here after you uploaded your 50 forgotten Sesame Street Muppets series. It leaves me surprised & elated that the two of you tied the knot thanks to the admiration you had for this movie & I wish the best for you both in whatever the future holds.
The movie does have a heartfelt in hindsight message where there are people who try to repair their stuff because it’s causes less pollution and about the DuckTales thing will that be one video or two like with the early Disney villains one DuckTales villain from the modern show mark beaks realistically be shorter there’s not much to him I mean besides the fact that his dad’s a jock and his mom is basically one of those social influencers which really says a lot about his personality but even the crew has said explains a lot
I've watched The Brave Little Toaster quite a bit in the past, including its two sequels, though oddly enough I recall watching them on Cartoon Network as well as The Disney Channel. It's been a while since I've seen the original BLT (not the sandwich), but my lasting memory of it is how oddly traumatizing it could get, as well as how often it yanks your chain and punches you in the gut with suddenly sad, scary, or shocking moments. Stuff like the Air Conditioner getting so angry he destroys himself (though the Master fixes him later), a flower falling in love with its own reflection on Toaster then immediately wilting as he runs away (seriously, what the Hell was up with that scene?!), the nightmare sequence with the clown firefighter followed up immediately with Blanky flying away and Lampy seemingly killed after being struck by lightning, everyone except Kirby seemingly falling to their doom at a waterfall (before Kirby goes in and saves them), everyone nearly disappearing in quicksand before Elmo St. Peters saves them, then Elmo's appliance shop being played as a horror scene where he literally disembowels appliances for their parts, and of course the junkyard sequence... All of these have lived in my memory as being really messed up moments where the movie yanks your emotions around. I'm not saying this movie is bad by any means, far from it, it's incredibly well-made; it basically follows the Don Bluth line of thinking that kids will be willing to go through anything sad or scary so long as there's a happy ending, and it's basically true for this movie. I just think it's fascinating that there's such an abundance of moments that really "get your goat" in terms of making you think the worst or be oddly sad or scary... Seriously, I can't get over that scene with the flower, like what was the point of that scene? By contrast, the BLT sequels, at least as far as I can recall, were not nearly as messed up or traumatizing, they felt like typical direct-to-video kids movie fluff, though I don't recall them being bad, other than the one where they go to Mars being rather absurd even for this series of movies. The one thing I remember from these movies, other than the main villain of the Mars movie apparently being being a hearing aid that Albert Einstein made (or the Twin Brother of said hearing aid, I guess), is that one bit near the end of Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue, where Radio sacrifices himself by giving up one of his tubes to the supercomputer. That was one of the few moments from these sequels that felt like one of the original movie's sucker-punches to the gut, though in this case it felt appropriate since it happens at the movie's climax, and thankfully, the Master gets a new tube for Radio by the end. All-in-all, an odd series of movies to be sure, but movies that stick with you years later nonetheless. As for their villains, well, the first movie had no shortage of obstacles getting in the way of Toaster and their friends, that's for sure. Some are more neutral, though, like the animals that mess around with them, while others SEEM friendly like Elmo St. Peters and the "Cutting Edge" appliances but turn out to be much more dangerous than they seem. In the case of Elmo, I like that he's an otherwise friendly guy but is considered a horrifying monster of a man for disassembling appliances for their parts, who are depicted as living creatures in this movie, yet in real life this wouldn't be all that heinous of an act since the appliances aren't actually alive. He's definitely a fun character to watch regardless, a very affable person (though he really makes me miss Joe Ranft, and feel bad about the horrifying car accident he was in). The cutting edge appliances, on the other hand, are purely malicious, though, jealous of the notion that the Master would be willing to take some older, obsolete junk over them, and so when Toaster's gang arrives, they act friendly at first while driving home just how far more advanced they are in comparison before knocking them into the dumpster. I remember feeling REALLY satisfied when I saw that purple lamp smiling smugly when it was suggested the Master take one of them to college when he couldn't find his old appliances, only to have that smug look disappear when the Master straight up refuses to take them. Really, it's a good thing the Master is oddly sentimental for these older appliances, I doubt anyone would go out of their way to keep these older things the way he clearly wanted to and ultimately does. There's also the magnet from the junkyard, though if I'm being honest, its "villainy" is questionable since even though it has an angry-looking face, it IS ultimately just doing its job of lifting up junk and putting on the conveyor belt to the crusher. It does hunt down Toaster and the gang, but again, as far as its aware, they're here for a reason and its got a job to do. He does make for an intimidating site, though. I can't comment much on the villains of the BLT sequels, since I barely remember them, especially "To the Rescue". I do remember the villain of the Mars movie seemingly being this massive refrigerator only for it to be this small hearing aid, and that it wanted to destroy the Earth for being neglected I guess before the Master's infant child touches it and that immediately mellows it out... Yeah, these movies were weird. Anyway, that's all I got to say about these movies and their villains. The next one being Carl Barks's Donald Duck & DuckTales villains will definitely be a treat, though, there's a massive rogue's gallery to be had with that one!
The scene with the flower is a reference to Narcissus, a person who was so beautiful that they fell in love with their own reflection in greek mythology. The flower in that scene is of a species with the same name. Toaster out here breaking hearts.
@@maldambao6126 That certainly explains some things... Also, the more I think about it, the more I appreciate that scene with the flower. I initially thought it was an out-of-nowhere sad scene with no real point to it, but I've come to realize that it's because of what happened to the flower that Toaster decides to be nicer to Blanky, whereas before that Toaster wasn't above being a little rude or dismissive to the poor guy. It kind of helps that I rewatched the movie again recently.
rather than leaping to their rescue, it has been suggested the vacuum throws himself off the cliff since he can't stand living with himself after what happened to his friends.
9:05 One note. The Hunter in that scene is not benign. I wouldn't even call him a Hunter. He's a Poacher, at best. More than likely, just a killer. Reason why I know that? He shoots at anything that moves. Birds, rabbits, deer. You can say he's a Poacher because maybe he's trying to get pelts. But when he shoots at chipmunks? There won't be any hide left to sell if you shoot a chipmunk with a deer rifle. A Hunter is not feared by any animal not being Hunted. I have heard so many stories of squirrels and birds and foxes coming up to hunters, hoping to get a handout, or sometimes, just to nuzzle in the warmth. It's the Deer or Ducks or Partridge, common game animals around here, that are nervous. But, even then, they also understand that, most of the time, they are only in danger in certain places, at certain times of year. Ducks that have been shot at don't avoid duck ponds where the same species that kills them also feeds them. Deer are often fed by hunters in their own yards. Just a small thing I wanted to point out because it's not a good example.
19:30 I don't know if this was intentional or not but I laughed out loud when I heard the word Segway when talking about no and modern appliances that get outmoded quickly and then to talk about the junkyard the Segway motorcycle thing is the most well known example of something new and impressive but quickly considered useless
That fireman clown was the cause of my childhood friend’s coulrophobia. Having never seen the movie, she sent me a clip of the dream sequence saying it traumatized her. I was confused right until he showed up, then realized it explained a lot about her.
14:40 Wow, the AVALIABLE misspelling was in the original storyboards/sketches, and even pointed out underneath, but still made its way to the final product! In your chat with Jerry Rees, did he mention whether there's any hope of a nice widescreen/cleaned-up Blu-ray any time soon?
I can see why Don Bluth left Disney. Although his films started out dark and depressing, they always ended on a happy note. Like you said, they wanted them to entertain the kids, while the adults took them seriously. Unfortunately, he had to abandon his ideology in the '90s... until Anastasia and Titan A.E.
He really didn’t “abandon” it, he mostly got caught up by a bunch of executive meddling like with Rock-a-doddle with them being forced by the studio to follow test audiences complaints to a t, and bad circumstances like having to basically write Thumbellia’s entire script personally in like one day when the original writer couldn’t pull through, that made those films suffer. And in the case Pebble and the Penguin he and Goldman left halfway during production having enough of MGM messing with that movie..
@@aidanhever3369 From what I could find on the production of that, Warner Bros didn’t give the crew much time to rewrite or flesh out anything. Don compares it to baby being born prematurely and not developing in the womb enough.
This movie series (and the books, of course) remind me a lot of the Railway Series, the books that were the basis for the Thomas the Tank Engine franchise, in the ways they portray their machine characters, especially where obsolescence is involved. It’s interesting, how different creators during different time periods anthropomorphize the machines around them and explore the same themes! Looking forward to the next entry in this series! Woo-oo!
I heard in one video (I can't remember which one) that the Pixar movie Toy Story was essentially a retelling of The Brave Little Toaster but with toys to make the characters "more lovable".
Fitting since this movie series would help kickstart Pixar later in the future films like Toy Story (Plus definitely meant to be a foreshadowing to what I hope would be my favorite part of this retrospective, since Toy Story is my personal all-time favorite movie). Not only was there Joe Ranft, but also John Lassetter was the one to pitch the idea of adapting the children's novel into an animated film. Along with Where the Wild Things are, which unfortunately got cancelled. Plus, as I remember in A Pixar Story documentary, it was supposed to combine 2D animated characters with CGI backgrounds but was shot down by Ron Miller for being probably too expensive, and feeling there wasn't enough of an audience interest at the time for CGI. Plus it's fitting that David Newman is a close cousin to Randy Newman who would do the songs and musical score for some of Pixar's films.
One of my favourite movies from when I was a kid! TBLT is truly one of those lighting in a bottle flicks that had a lot of heart poured into it, and it remains a beloved classic to this day! I'll never grow tired of hearing people sing its praises! Next time, we ride to Duckburg! Woohoo!
Turns out Brave Little Toaster did make a few video game appearances before, Disney Heroes: Battle Mode, being one of them. There was a badge based on Blanky and the Cutting Edge Computer.
I'm working on a real life version of some scenes from Brave Little Toaster, using stop motion animation, where I used real appliances that look as much as possible like the ones in the movie. I'm working on the B movie scene and I'm about 1/3 of the way through it. I got the idea to do it when I was trying to come up with an idea for a stop motion that could go viral and I noticed that my basement looks exactly like the part shop in that scene and I already had most of the stuff I would need to do it, even obscure things like the antique desk fan that looks like a dinosaur because it doesn't have the grille and that weird coffee maker looking thing. I have a preview of it on my channel. It's after my Vote for Chris Christe Simpsons Parody video. That one is a parody of the Mayor Quimby campaign commercial from the Simpsons episode where he ran against Sideshow Bob.
@@KaizokuGaeru Please do so. And I'd appreciate it if you'd leave a like and comment, and share it around too. It doesn't have nearly as many views as I was hoping it would, either from Simpsons fans or Brave Little toaster fans.
"Brave Little Toaster" is quite a mesmerizing film, between its atmosphere, bizarre moments, and central themes. Not to mention it's beautiful animation. It's also really sweet that you and your wife bonded over your mutual love of this movie. Kind of seems like a parallel to Rob and his girlfriend/wife. And next time we'll be making DUCKTALES! WOO-HOO!
I remember this movie as a kid. Mom brought it back from the library and I certainly enjoyed it, even the dark messed up stuff. This, and probably Snow White, are most likely what made me enjoy horror with Black Cauldron sealing it. The dark aesthetic that these movie have at time (or for like half the run time in Cauldron's case) just scratch a certain part of my brain right.
Thank you SO MUCH for covering this forgotten classic! And I've never heard the story of its development told so well! (I admit though I never saw the sequels.) And in a lot of ways, it has messages that are more prescient now than they were to begin with. I hope you take time for other non-Disney projects in the future. =)
I'd honestly love to see a (WELL-DONE) Brave Little Toaster remake/sequel/spiritual successor from Disney, Pixar, or anyone really! There's just something really interesting about the idea of living objects beyond just toys, and I feel there's a lot to explore with a bit of imagination! It'd be cool to see a crossover with Toy Story as well!
when I was a kid I was scared by the weirdest shit, but not the clown for some reason. I think what scared me was either the A.C unit breaking or the scene where the appliances are caught by the river/waterfall. and Rob getting caught under scrap and about to be crushed.
This movie is so genuinely relevant. There was a point in my life when I felt the only thing that believed it was more worthless than me was a bunch of cars in a dump
I remember 7 years ago when you and your wife ran your Nerd Love account and read this story. As a small child I was utterly terrified of this film, later in my glory tween years I started getting addicted to disturbing animation, this movie was the start of my trend. On a side note, this film came out in a year we needed it, the 80s was a decade of throw away culture and worse in 1987 when this film was released the USA lost two historic steam locomotives.
Thank you so much for this video, not only did I get new insight on the movie that I’ve been looking for, but I learned completely new things I didn’t even know prior, this helped a TON and also was a really great retrospective in general.
For those who haven't seen it, Colin's synopsis of Goes To Mars doesn't even begin to tell you how BANANAS that plot is.
The climax is an election. Who knew the world of Brave Little Toaster had such political intrigue?
@@sirhenrymorgan1187 Well they also stop a missile from launching and blowing up the earth with the hearing aid forgetting to turn it off.
Secret nazi appliance army
Yet despite it's over the top plot it's sooooo boring. I actually had to turn it off because I couldn't stand watching it anymore lol
@@yourlocalofficechair7953 I think we'll just have to agree to disagree here. It wasn't a good movie by any means, but I was never bored.
First Film: Household appliances trying to search for their owner in a "realistic" setting.
Third Film: THEY ALL GO INTO SPACE AND LANDED ON MARS TO STOP A RENEGADE FRIDGE FROM DESTROYING EARTH!
Makes perfect sense to me!
The finalized design for the clown is far more visceral and evil than the one in the storyboards. Glad the animators made the clown as monstrous and intimidating as possible with the long, rotten teeth, exposed gums, horns, flared nostrils as if the rubber nose was his own nose (it probably is), sickly yellow eyes, inhumanly tall stance, and never changing his expression, not even opening his mouth to speak as smoke puffs out as his lips slither in the most uncanny way.
Another thing in order to count him as more evil than the Pink Elephants is that the Clown clearly has sadistic, killer intent.
Strange question, is it also more unexpected that the clown was from a nightmare that was not caused by alcohol(in hindsight a toaster would probably break if exposed to a lot of alcohol) compared to the pink elephants which were influenced by alcohol(not good for elephants either in hindsight)...oh sorry, I think a lot.
I feel like in retrospect Elmo St. Peters feels like a mixture between Toy Story's two human villians. He takes the charecters apart, mixes and matches them and has a pet dog like Sid. Like Al The Chicken Man he's a bumbling, balding overweight man with glasses who wants to sell the main characters.
I feel the same. The Brave Little toaster is very similar to Toy Story in the sense that the appliances are alive and sentient for unknown reasons, but have to hide it from the humans for equally unknown reasons. Elmo St. Peters is very similar to Sid in the sense that he's a monster from the main characters' perspective, though from our perspective, Elmo is just a dealer of spare parts, while Sid is just a kid with a kinda messed- up hobby. Another noticeable difference is while both characters' actions hurt the main characters, neither of them know the toys/appliances are alive, and the main characters escape by scaring them both, Elmo is just doing his job, while Sid is actively playing torture/death games with his toys. Sid was a messed- up kid, but Toy Story 3 showed he got over that phase, and got an honest job as an adult.
@@stormstrider1990 I don't see Toy Story as being a ripoff but I do feel that considering that some of the people who worked on The Brave Little Toaster ended up working at Pixar i feel its safe to say the movie probably served as a source of inspiration.
@@benjaminmoreland1755 That's very likely.
Fun Fact: Jim Jackman not only voiced Plugsy, a major asshole, but he also played the LITERAL Major Asshole in Spaceballs the exact same year.
Oh, man! That's a good one! It's funny how things work out!
Lol!
"How many asholes have we got on this ship anyhow?"
I know he’s not considered to be a villain, but as a kid, the Air Conditioner character kind of gave me unsettling villain vibes with his laughter, negative personality, and the way he literally got heated being accused of his jealousy of not having been played with by Rob as a kid.
He always confused me when I was a kid. His attitude clearly fell into the villain category, so I didn't understand why he broke down so quickly, barely a few minutes after its first dialogue.
Viewing this film as an adult makes things so much clearer, and proves how unexpectedly mature this movie is. Now I understand the Air Conditioner was just another victim of circumstance, the entire story is about a bad situtation (with no true villain) and how the characters react to it
Degenerate brony.
He does at first mainly for the perspective of kids, but as adults he tells the appliances that were loved that they should accept the inevitable while also being a bit jealous. That is until, Toaster makes him go haywire pretty much killing himself. Than, he's repaired by Robbie in a pretty emotional scene realizing the master actually cared for him.
Admittedly, anyone doing a Jack Nickolson impression is bound to come off like a villain.
@@swissspinodroid7572 I think Kirby said the killing blow not Toaster
This might sound silly, but Brave Little Toaster and Toy Story were both fundamentally responsible for my mindset that I need to take very good care of the things I own. Of course I know they aren't sentient, but if they _were,_ I'd want to give them the best lives I can.
I think it’s smart to think that way. It’s become rare for things to actually run out of their usable lifespan before being trashed, recycled, or refurbished. Even “disposables” aren’t as disposable as they’re marketed, and that’s on purpose.
With that said, this does feel like an honorary Pixar film. At least years before Pixar became the company we know.
I never seen this film but just from the Disney Villians Retrospective the first Brave Little Toaster movie seems to be a cross almost between Toy Story 1 and Story Story 3 movies
Toastery, get it?
I feel like Iron Giant should be considered a honorary Pixar movie as well.
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Would you also consider “Luck” an honorary Pixar film?
@@mafeuk I can dig it.
What I think is hilarious that not many people seem to notice, is the guy who wanted the radio parts at the store. The refrigerator crashes through the door, dozens of appliances run outside, and this guy just leans in like "You got my radio tubes?" He would have HAD to have seen the appliances. He was IN THE STORE when they ran away!
Also, Hail Satan?!----Nostalgia Critic-The Brave Little Toaster Review
look, appliances may be running around on a rampage, but that man needs his tubes and he's not gonna wait for anthing else!
…maybe he was in the bathroom?
Like the cutting edge song, it so far out
I bet these applications would shocked if a they see iPad or Xbox or any modern kitchen wear , they would feel the same as the toaster did.
*Smartphone enters the chat*
Its existence alone makes half of them less cuttings edge.
That clown. That "run". It did more to me than anything the Joker ever did.
Saddest thing though... the third movie was the last work of Bones himself DeForrest Kelly and Disney alumn, Thurl Ravenscroft.
Worthless is one of those songs that hurts and it hurts in a way you never thought something could hurt. A bunch of cars getting destroyed for about 3 minutes. Then they give those cars back stories and even personalities… and even though they’re on screen for 2 seconds… you feel hurt and just are happy you’re not them.
As a kid I never got that part. Is it strange that it gives me dread as a young adult?
Because seeing that song/ scene as an adult, you realize it's about the inevitability of death.
That’s why planned obsolescence is the real villain in this movie.
The magnet freaked me out as a kid...and, as an adult, I realize WHY. It's the machine/appliance equivalent of the Angel of Death doggedly pursuing you.
Did you know toasters toast toast?
All toasters toast toast!
You know what they say...
@@mikevltg3all toasters toast toast!
NO THEY DO NOT!!!! THEY TOAST BREAD
@@bruhthatsdisgustingALSO WHAT KIND OF SAYING IS THAT?
I love showing this movie to my kids because it exposes you to every intense emotion, and it is good for starting conversation.
Probably one of the best BLT vids Ive ever seen.
We are so close to the Disney Renaissance Age Villains so close
After Oliver and Company next should be Little Mermaid, though I imagine he’ll talk about Who Frame Roger first after Oliver which I imagine will be a shorter video since there probably isn’t much to talk about with Sykes.
One of my earliest Disney films, and I literally remember nothing about Sykes. It’s a shame considering he’s loosely based on one of the greatest literary villains.
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He also has at least one more Tv show to go as well.
@@brandonlyon730Roger Rabbit will be coming.
Back in his "Ichabod and Mister Toad" villains retrospective, when talking about the Weasels and all their incarnations over the decades, he deliberately refrained from talking about the Toon Patrol (aka the 'Roger Rabbit' Weasels) as he thinks they should get a video of their own.
The Brave Little Toaster is one of my favorite movies from childhood, and I’m always amazed every time I rewatch it as an adult at how emotionally charged and philosophically rich it is. It deals with genuinely profound questions about existentialism, mortality, and what defines a being’s worth, yet never gets too depressing for kids or adults. It’s a special kind of movie that can directly explore such uncomfortable subjects and still give you the warm & fuzzies.
0:34 - Also of note, I do not know if this was me personally or entirely by coincidence, but I felt that both the main humans, Rob and Chris, were reflective of the people that made the film. In other words, two young adults that are currently in an institute and the film were made by institute students of animation.
The thing that is such a funny little detail that I often remember is how lampy tries to fluff a rock like a pillow with his plug prongs.
Oh that is cute. Honestly, he is nice character and find him cute and endearing.
And then the little 'thunk!' because for some reason he'd rather just drop his head on a rock than lay it down gently XD
I think it says a lot about this film’s tone by the fact that 3/4 songs are darker, spookier or melancholy songs. And a lot about what a kid can handle and feel that we all remember it so fondly. Thank you! Great video
I love this movie so much. Its one of the first times i realized what cinema could be, even as a little kid. It has humor, but its not loaded with stupid jokey-jokes like every kids movie is now. I also wish more kids movies had scores like this. it's just gorgeous.
The brave little toaster does kind of have a bit of a place in animation history as this movie was kinda like the basis for what would later become Toy Story not to mention it was originally pitched in the early 1980s by pixar founders and that many people in this film would later work for Pixar so in a strange way if we didn’t have the brave little toaster we might not have had Pixar. I love how everyone behind the making of the brave little toaster didn’t want to just make it like a generic kids film but wanted to make it as something they could be proud of!
Those ornaments are just so cute and the fact that you met your wife because of the love of this movie that both of you shared it’s just so wholesome warms my heart knowing that there are people out there who can fall in love from a shared interest that’s how I hope. I’ll fall in love someday but for now I have all the love and, hope I could ever want from my family. Unrelated note, I like the fact that we hold certain characters real close to our hearts, whether we would be from something cute we’ve seen or because of how brave how honest, coldhearted, strong or just entertaining certain characters are we hold them with a lot of value and sometimes we see them as like emotional support or comfort I like that and I love the fact that there was so much heart and soul put into this really does make a timeless movie. Sorry this was so long. I tend to go on monologues or speech is like this, as it’s just a way I get my sentences and ideas out but if you read down here, thank you for reading and I can’t wait to see the next villains retrospective, which seems to be duck tales
I also thought the lights looked very cute on him. Anyways, going on long rants seems like a totally reasonable and fine thing, mostly because hey, seems important enough for a paragraph or two!
@@kingoffire105 I understand what you mean and I appreciate that. Also, I meant to say gold hearted or bold hearted, not coldhearted
@@eaglejones856 Oh, thank you. That changes much but, thanks for telling me.
HOORAY!
The DuckTales villains are next. As someone who obsesses about these characters on Tumblr, I am very excited
Woo Hoo.
I believe that the Magnet IS evil, for a specific reason:
During the "Worthless" song, there is only one moment of him grabbing the lifeless junk piles to put on the conveyor belt.
Instead, he appears to be DELIBERATELY targeting the living, singing cars, and later, the clearly living appliances.
I'd say that denotes an element of intentional sadism/ malevolence.
Comparing him to Hal 9000, however, as you did in the video, was indeed a perfect comparison!
And when Rob was just going to peacfully walk away with the apliances, that Magnet wasn't going to easily let them go away and wanted to finish the job, killing them all with the thief.
15:26 really dig this design, I love the plug as the rattlesnake tail
Same! I love snakes in general, though, so I'm definitely biased, lmao.
Watching this movie as a kid cemented my ongoing love of gooseneck lamps.
RIP Thomas M. Disch and his life partner, Charles Naylor.
3:32 This makes me wonder if you'll give mention to Jangles the Clown from Inside Out once we reach 2015. It's a similar deal, a monstrous clown that only exists in our imagination but still scary and threatening as Hell.
BTW, with guys like the Fireman and Jangles running around in our minds, I don't blame you and countless others for being afraid of clowns. I'm not scared per se, but they do give me uncanny valley vibes myself...
7:47 While the symbolism may be obvious, the fact that this figurative "Angel of Death" is named "St. Peters" is very fitting.
14:47 ...that Stereo design hasn't aged well. The slanted eyes and buck teeth are very reminiscent of a stereotypical Asian caricature.
17:41 Hey, another Toy Story parallel! In the original drafts of Toy Story, the jealous Woody would've thrown Buzz out the window on purpose. The final version makes it clear this was an accident, that Woody only meant for Buzz to get stuck behind the furniture.
29:07 wait, is that rocket also alive, like the rest of the appliances?
31:19 wait, did they repurpose their own rocket into an Earth-shattering missile? And assuming that thing actually is alive, doesn't that mean it was gonna kamikaze itself into the Earth and blow it all up?
35:18 I know I've already asked this (sorry!), but once more for clarification: the next episode will focus on Carl Barks' characters (Beagle Boys, Glomgold, Rockerduck, Magica, etc.). Will the next episode also talk about Merlock and Dijon from the movie and/or Lunaris from the 2017 reboot? Or will these major Duck villains be talked about elsewhere? And what about one-shot comic villains who were adapted for the show?
Also, will Bradford Buzzard and Black Heron be saved for the Darkwing episode despite being major DT17 villains, since they're ultimately the latter show's incarnation of F.O.W.L.?
Finally, does Smoke from Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue count as a Duck villain? The DT87 incarnations of Huey, Dewey, and Louie appear in the special; and said special was produced by Disney, which technically makes Smoke a Disney villain. I'm just wondering if the best place for him is in the Duck villains entry.
TL;DR Thank you for all your hard work, Colin. I watched the Toaster trilogy for the first time recently and was surprised at how engaged I was with these movies. Toaster & Co. truly are some remarkable characters, and I absolutely understand why they hold such a special place in your, your wife's, and so many others' hearts.
Looking forward to the DuckTales vid! Woo-hoo!
Side note: the way your title includes "Ft. Director Jerry Rees" makes it sound like Mr. Rees is one of the villains (because you previously titled your Horned King video with "Ft. the Nome King").
No surprise why that one has no concept art release unlike the other Cutting Edge appliances.
Let's not forget that the clown became the face of iconic UA-cam video commentator ColossalisCrazy.
I remember watching The Brave Little Toaster for the first time in my kindergarten class. It was a mix of whimsy and creepy. I still love the movie to this day.
It really is a shame that Disney plus only has the sequels and not the original movie! Definitely unfortunate! The mars movie is great and really exciting. I don’t dislike Rescue but it’s no where near close to how good the first movie is! The original movie definitely needs a brand new release! Very sweet to see how thankful you are to Jerry Rees and to se the amazing ornaments that you and your wife created!
I maintain that the crane isn't evil so much as another appliance doing what he was created to do. Yes he put the guy on the conveyor, but even then he seemed like "I hate to do this to you, but..." which is why he closed his eyes and, in essence, took on the appearance of what he truly is: a machine.
He has a job to do, and he's doing it until he can no longer do so, and then he too would suffer the same fate as all the rest... be thrown away and disposed of for being... worthless.
(I'm glad this video got that, too.)
He still takes too much pleasure in foing his job as would Toaster and friends leaving really be that big a deal as he cant realy get " Fired" also shouldn't he have left them alone when Rob reclaimed them .
It's nothing personal, it's just business
@@KaminoKatie it seemed to have become personal after they escaped him once .
@nicholassims9837 At what point does it look like the crane is at ALL happy to be doing what he was doing? Not during his introduction, not during the song, not when he chased the toaster and friends, and absolutely NOT when it was picking the guy up. He has to do his job because it's literally all he is able to do and he more than anyone else knows what awaits a machine that can no longer serve its purpose.
@@Kamina.D.Fierce In fairness he has no mouth , but he did get angry ala glowing bright red when ever Toaster and the gang got away, which makes it personal , he also at one point was hovering over them to make sure they didnt get off the belt. But he REALLY crossed into villain territory when he Still wanted to crush them even after Rob got them back they were out of his jurisdiction.
Me as a very small kid: *watches an AC unit have nervous breakdown and explode*......and now I'm traumatized and will never ever ever ever watch this movie willingly ever again.
I kinda liked Elmo St. Peter. He's a goofy man but has a bunch Frankenstien like appliances.
For the appliances it is full on body horror, with the it's a B Picture Show number reinforcing this and referencing classic horror movies, actors, and all the appliances referencing movie monsters.
15:29 Blanky: I don't understand. Is it my new colorful cape? I don't now why did I listen to that two-faced sawing machine. One told me that this is my personality, second said it's my color and I got so mixed up that they made a rainbow with every possible simbol.
Haven't seen the movie (though, wow, now I really want to) but I'd like to think Plugsy cozies up to each new generation of appliances like an eternal little toady. Just from the concept he seems like that "out with the old boss, in with the glorious new boss" kind of minion.
I’m going to be honest: I’ve never seen the brave little toaster and had absolutely zero idea what the story was about (I admit, I was one of those people who dismissed the idea of watching it because of the title alone) but now after watching this… I wanna watch the brave little toaster.
the clown and the flower are the two scenes I remember most one because clowns and nightmares and the flower because it was the first time I realized that no matter what we do or how hard we try we will hurt people sometimes for no other reason than the fact that we cannot always be what other people need us to be.
Funny how Toaster calls Rob Master unlike Woody who calls Andy by his name
Wow! loved this film as a kid, I even wrote my own version entitled the brave little tape recorder when I was eight! (Yes that was in 1991).
Still remember watching it with my dad when he had a day off, and how taken up he got with the film!
To this day I don't know why, but this is one of the only Disney movies to legitimately disturb me as a child to wear when we would re-watch all of the Disney movies this is one I would repeatedly asked if we could skip
3:36 The Clown
7:31 Elmo St. Peters
12:31 The “Cutting Edge” Appliances
19:34 The Magnet
22:26 Ernie
25:12 Mack
26:16 Tartarus Laboratories
29:33 The Supreme Commander
If you ask me, I'd say old and new things are equally great.
Actually, the A/C unit both figuratively and literally exploding freaked me out so much as a kid that I actually forgot the clown even existed in this movie.
While not a true villain here, He does make for a fascinating case study.
The fact that you met your wife because of your shared love of Toaster is the best thing I've heard this year
The Clown's movements kinda reminds me of the Emperor of the Night.
Which makes me wonder... considering how Disney was "involved" with Filmations... hypotetically, do you recon "Happily Ever After" and "Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night" deserves some sort of mentions in such retrospectives?
23:29 according to the Disney wiki page about him it was stated that he was originally going to be voiced by Dom Delouise the same guy who voiced itchy in all dogs go to heaven
34:36 Words so warming, it brought a tear to my eye
Are you going to mention Chisel McSue? Because his first story was written by Carl Barks, and got adapted into an episode of DuckTales called "Down and Out in Duckburg" (Albeit with a different name and design), and he appeared a few times afterwards in US comics. I feel he's worth a mention.
Is there a full list of Disney comic villains that got adapted to animation at some point? Off the top of my head, there's the Phantom Blot (who Colin already covered), the Beagle Boys, Glomgold, Rockerduck, Magica, and the aforementioned McSue (albeit loosely). Solego was mentioned in DT17, but that's it. There's also the W.I.T.C.H. comic series which got an animated adaptation, which Colin has mentioned will be covered.
Man this felt surreal to watch, to think that roughly five years ago I came across this channel & a side channel called NerdLove while I was on a Brave Little Toaster fix. Listening to a commentary you & your girlfriend did of the film along with a reading of the original novel, only to stick around here after you uploaded your 50 forgotten Sesame Street Muppets series. It leaves me surprised & elated that the two of you tied the knot thanks to the admiration you had for this movie & I wish the best for you both in whatever the future holds.
The movie does have a heartfelt in hindsight message where there are people who try to repair their stuff because it’s causes less pollution and about the DuckTales thing will that be one video or two like with the early Disney villains one DuckTales villain from the modern show mark beaks realistically be shorter there’s not much to him I mean besides the fact that his dad’s a jock and his mom is basically one of those social influencers which really says a lot about his personality but even the crew has said explains a lot
This movie would be rated R in the "Cars" universe
Rated R for Road
I've watched The Brave Little Toaster quite a bit in the past, including its two sequels, though oddly enough I recall watching them on Cartoon Network as well as The Disney Channel. It's been a while since I've seen the original BLT (not the sandwich), but my lasting memory of it is how oddly traumatizing it could get, as well as how often it yanks your chain and punches you in the gut with suddenly sad, scary, or shocking moments. Stuff like the Air Conditioner getting so angry he destroys himself (though the Master fixes him later), a flower falling in love with its own reflection on Toaster then immediately wilting as he runs away (seriously, what the Hell was up with that scene?!), the nightmare sequence with the clown firefighter followed up immediately with Blanky flying away and Lampy seemingly killed after being struck by lightning, everyone except Kirby seemingly falling to their doom at a waterfall (before Kirby goes in and saves them), everyone nearly disappearing in quicksand before Elmo St. Peters saves them, then Elmo's appliance shop being played as a horror scene where he literally disembowels appliances for their parts, and of course the junkyard sequence... All of these have lived in my memory as being really messed up moments where the movie yanks your emotions around. I'm not saying this movie is bad by any means, far from it, it's incredibly well-made; it basically follows the Don Bluth line of thinking that kids will be willing to go through anything sad or scary so long as there's a happy ending, and it's basically true for this movie. I just think it's fascinating that there's such an abundance of moments that really "get your goat" in terms of making you think the worst or be oddly sad or scary... Seriously, I can't get over that scene with the flower, like what was the point of that scene?
By contrast, the BLT sequels, at least as far as I can recall, were not nearly as messed up or traumatizing, they felt like typical direct-to-video kids movie fluff, though I don't recall them being bad, other than the one where they go to Mars being rather absurd even for this series of movies. The one thing I remember from these movies, other than the main villain of the Mars movie apparently being being a hearing aid that Albert Einstein made (or the Twin Brother of said hearing aid, I guess), is that one bit near the end of Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue, where Radio sacrifices himself by giving up one of his tubes to the supercomputer. That was one of the few moments from these sequels that felt like one of the original movie's sucker-punches to the gut, though in this case it felt appropriate since it happens at the movie's climax, and thankfully, the Master gets a new tube for Radio by the end. All-in-all, an odd series of movies to be sure, but movies that stick with you years later nonetheless.
As for their villains, well, the first movie had no shortage of obstacles getting in the way of Toaster and their friends, that's for sure. Some are more neutral, though, like the animals that mess around with them, while others SEEM friendly like Elmo St. Peters and the "Cutting Edge" appliances but turn out to be much more dangerous than they seem. In the case of Elmo, I like that he's an otherwise friendly guy but is considered a horrifying monster of a man for disassembling appliances for their parts, who are depicted as living creatures in this movie, yet in real life this wouldn't be all that heinous of an act since the appliances aren't actually alive. He's definitely a fun character to watch regardless, a very affable person (though he really makes me miss Joe Ranft, and feel bad about the horrifying car accident he was in). The cutting edge appliances, on the other hand, are purely malicious, though, jealous of the notion that the Master would be willing to take some older, obsolete junk over them, and so when Toaster's gang arrives, they act friendly at first while driving home just how far more advanced they are in comparison before knocking them into the dumpster. I remember feeling REALLY satisfied when I saw that purple lamp smiling smugly when it was suggested the Master take one of them to college when he couldn't find his old appliances, only to have that smug look disappear when the Master straight up refuses to take them. Really, it's a good thing the Master is oddly sentimental for these older appliances, I doubt anyone would go out of their way to keep these older things the way he clearly wanted to and ultimately does. There's also the magnet from the junkyard, though if I'm being honest, its "villainy" is questionable since even though it has an angry-looking face, it IS ultimately just doing its job of lifting up junk and putting on the conveyor belt to the crusher. It does hunt down Toaster and the gang, but again, as far as its aware, they're here for a reason and its got a job to do. He does make for an intimidating site, though. I can't comment much on the villains of the BLT sequels, since I barely remember them, especially "To the Rescue". I do remember the villain of the Mars movie seemingly being this massive refrigerator only for it to be this small hearing aid, and that it wanted to destroy the Earth for being neglected I guess before the Master's infant child touches it and that immediately mellows it out... Yeah, these movies were weird.
Anyway, that's all I got to say about these movies and their villains. The next one being Carl Barks's Donald Duck & DuckTales villains will definitely be a treat, though, there's a massive rogue's gallery to be had with that one!
The scene with the flower is a reference to Narcissus, a person who was so beautiful that they fell in love with their own reflection in greek mythology. The flower in that scene is of a species with the same name.
Toaster out here breaking hearts.
@@maldambao6126 That certainly explains some things... Also, the more I think about it, the more I appreciate that scene with the flower. I initially thought it was an out-of-nowhere sad scene with no real point to it, but I've come to realize that it's because of what happened to the flower that Toaster decides to be nicer to Blanky, whereas before that Toaster wasn't above being a little rude or dismissive to the poor guy. It kind of helps that I rewatched the movie again recently.
rather than leaping to their rescue, it has been suggested the vacuum throws himself off the cliff since he can't stand living with himself after what happened to his friends.
@@Konani_the_unicorn_queen That's a rather dark interpretation of his actions, though I guess I can see why people would come to that conclusion.
I feel like roger rabbit and Oliver will share a video mostly because bill skyes and his dogs don't make much appearance outside their movie
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One note. The Hunter in that scene is not benign. I wouldn't even call him a Hunter. He's a Poacher, at best. More than likely, just a killer. Reason why I know that? He shoots at anything that moves. Birds, rabbits, deer. You can say he's a Poacher because maybe he's trying to get pelts. But when he shoots at chipmunks? There won't be any hide left to sell if you shoot a chipmunk with a deer rifle.
A Hunter is not feared by any animal not being Hunted. I have heard so many stories of squirrels and birds and foxes coming up to hunters, hoping to get a handout, or sometimes, just to nuzzle in the warmth. It's the Deer or Ducks or Partridge, common game animals around here, that are nervous. But, even then, they also understand that, most of the time, they are only in danger in certain places, at certain times of year. Ducks that have been shot at don't avoid duck ponds where the same species that kills them also feeds them. Deer are often fed by hunters in their own yards.
Just a small thing I wanted to point out because it's not a good example.
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🕰️ Well, Connor, I think if we were calendars, timers, clocks, or sundials, time would most certainly tell for sure. 📆
Perfect conclusion.
It feels like the original Brave little toaster was built upon fringe, intentional or not. Its certainly one of those movies that can make you think.
19:30
I don't know if this was intentional or not but I laughed out loud when I heard the word Segway when talking about no and modern appliances that get outmoded quickly and then to talk about the junkyard the Segway motorcycle thing is the most well known example of something new and impressive but quickly considered useless
That fireman clown was the cause of my childhood friend’s coulrophobia. Having never seen the movie, she sent me a clip of the dream sequence saying it traumatized her. I was confused right until he showed up, then realized it explained a lot about her.
I say it before and I'll say it again. This movie is so dark it could give The Black Cauldron a run for it's money.
14:40 Wow, the AVALIABLE misspelling was in the original storyboards/sketches, and even pointed out underneath, but still made its way to the final product!
In your chat with Jerry Rees, did he mention whether there's any hope of a nice widescreen/cleaned-up Blu-ray any time soon?
You know what they say: All toasters toast toast
Does any body else picture that Rob is what our host, Mr. Colin LooksBack, looks like
25:14 - Suddenly I realized how similar Freakazoid's Dexter Douglas design is to him... 8I
28:48 I love how Kirby's like "What are you chickens hiding behind me for?! Can't be-- OH SHIT!!!!!!"
I can see why Don Bluth left Disney. Although his films started out dark and depressing, they always ended on a happy note. Like you said, they wanted them to entertain the kids, while the adults took them seriously. Unfortunately, he had to abandon his ideology in the '90s... until Anastasia and Titan A.E.
He really didn’t “abandon” it, he mostly got caught up by a bunch of executive meddling like with Rock-a-doddle with them being forced by the studio to follow test audiences complaints to a t, and bad circumstances like having to basically write Thumbellia’s entire script personally in like one day when the original writer couldn’t pull through, that made those films suffer. And in the case Pebble and the Penguin he and Goldman left halfway during production having enough of MGM messing with that movie..
@@brandonlyon730 And what A Troll in Central Park ?
@@aidanhever3369 From what I could find on the production of that, Warner Bros didn’t give the crew much time to rewrite or flesh out anything. Don compares it to baby being born prematurely and not developing in the womb enough.
This movie series (and the books, of course) remind me a lot of the Railway Series, the books that were the basis for the Thomas the Tank Engine franchise, in the ways they portray their machine characters, especially where obsolescence is involved. It’s interesting, how different creators during different time periods anthropomorphize the machines around them and explore the same themes!
Looking forward to the next entry in this series! Woo-oo!
They should remake ‘The Brave Little Toaster’ but instead of appliances they should use Toys. They should stretch it out into a trilogy of CGI films.
I heard in one video (I can't remember which one) that the Pixar movie Toy Story was essentially a retelling of The Brave Little Toaster but with toys to make the characters "more lovable".
Fitting since this movie series would help kickstart Pixar later in the future films like Toy Story (Plus definitely meant to be a foreshadowing to what I hope would be my favorite part of this retrospective, since Toy Story is my personal all-time favorite movie). Not only was there Joe Ranft, but also John Lassetter was the one to pitch the idea of adapting the children's novel into an animated film. Along with Where the Wild Things are, which unfortunately got cancelled. Plus, as I remember in A Pixar Story documentary, it was supposed to combine 2D animated characters with CGI backgrounds but was shot down by Ron Miller for being probably too expensive, and feeling there wasn't enough of an audience interest at the time for CGI. Plus it's fitting that David Newman is a close cousin to Randy Newman who would do the songs and musical score for some of Pixar's films.
30 years later i can remember the songs
I remember thinking that Goes To Mars was the first one because I didn't have the other movies at the time.
I am glad you and your wife found each other through this movie. That's really heartwarming.
This absolutely was one of the greats
One of my favourite movies from when I was a kid! TBLT is truly one of those lighting in a bottle flicks that had a lot of heart poured into it, and it remains a beloved classic to this day! I'll never grow tired of hearing people sing its praises!
Next time, we ride to Duckburg! Woohoo!
Villain themes:
Elmo (Outside) 11:28 - 11:36
Elmo (Inside) 11:44 - 11:51
Tense theme 27:35 - 27:40
The clown scene stuck with me for many years. I did not see the entire movie as a child, but enjoyed it much later in my latter twenties.
When you release your DuckTales retrospective, don't forget to talk about Merlock from Treasure of the Lost Lamp.
I count this as a Disney movie
Also, kinda weird that the trash crusher isn’t sentient
It looked sentient to me
it might be.
i guess one could argue it cannot speak or move, due to it's design. similar to how the ventilation is stuck in the window.
Turns out Brave Little Toaster did make a few video game appearances before, Disney Heroes: Battle Mode, being one of them. There was a badge based on Blanky and the Cutting Edge Computer.
I had no idea! That's certainly a revelation!
I'm working on a real life version of some scenes from Brave Little Toaster, using stop motion animation, where I used real appliances that look as much as possible like the ones in the movie. I'm working on the B movie scene and I'm about 1/3 of the way through it. I got the idea to do it when I was trying to come up with an idea for a stop motion that could go viral and I noticed that my basement looks exactly like the part shop in that scene and I already had most of the stuff I would need to do it, even obscure things like the antique desk fan that looks like a dinosaur because it doesn't have the grille and that weird coffee maker looking thing. I have a preview of it on my channel. It's after my Vote for Chris Christe Simpsons Parody video. That one is a parody of the Mayor Quimby campaign commercial from the Simpsons episode where he ran against Sideshow Bob.
That sounds interesting. I’ll check it out
@@KaizokuGaeru Please do so. And I'd appreciate it if you'd leave a like and comment, and share it around too. It doesn't have nearly as many views as I was hoping it would, either from Simpsons fans or Brave Little toaster fans.
"Brave Little Toaster" is quite a mesmerizing film, between its atmosphere, bizarre moments, and central themes. Not to mention it's beautiful animation.
It's also really sweet that you and your wife bonded over your mutual love of this movie. Kind of seems like a parallel to Rob and his girlfriend/wife.
And next time we'll be making DUCKTALES! WOO-HOO!
I remember this movie as a kid. Mom brought it back from the library and I certainly enjoyed it, even the dark messed up stuff.
This, and probably Snow White, are most likely what made me enjoy horror with Black Cauldron sealing it. The dark aesthetic that these movie have at time (or for like half the run time in Cauldron's case) just scratch a certain part of my brain right.
Seeing this movie as a child I had mixed emotions; fear, anger, sadness, joy, and laughter.
I recently revisited this movie and was ecstatic to see this in my subs! I remember your ask blog, too; such fond memories.
Thank you SO MUCH for covering this forgotten classic! And I've never heard the story of its development told so well! (I admit though I never saw the sequels.) And in a lot of ways, it has messages that are more prescient now than they were to begin with. I hope you take time for other non-Disney projects in the future. =)
I'd honestly love to see a (WELL-DONE) Brave Little Toaster remake/sequel/spiritual successor from Disney, Pixar, or anyone really! There's just something really interesting about the idea of living objects beyond just toys, and I feel there's a lot to explore with a bit of imagination! It'd be cool to see a crossover with Toy Story as well!
if you're wondering about Ernie's voice, he would've been voiced by Dom DeLuise.
Mr. St Peters and that horror song "its like a movie" is a good song and memorable commentary.
when I was a kid I was scared by the weirdest shit, but not the clown for some reason. I think what scared me was either the A.C unit breaking or the scene where the appliances are caught by the river/waterfall. and Rob getting caught under scrap and about to be crushed.
I was never afraid of clowns as a kid and not even now.
as a child the magnet terrified so much. that whole junk yard sequence too
Hooray the new retrospective is here I am excited
Brave Little Toaster is my all time favorite kids movie from my time growing up. I have 3 Kirby's and think of the movie most times I use them! haha!
This movie is so genuinely relevant. There was a point in my life when I felt the only thing that believed it was more worthless than me was a bunch of cars in a dump
I remember 7 years ago when you and your wife ran your Nerd Love account and read this story.
As a small child I was utterly terrified of this film, later in my glory tween years I started getting addicted to disturbing animation, this movie was the start of my trend.
On a side note, this film came out in a year we needed it, the 80s was a decade of throw away culture and worse in 1987 when this film was released the USA lost two historic steam locomotives.
I loved the ornaments at the end, what a wholesome way to wrap up the video
I keep up with this series and this video being posted was the excuse I needed to go watch this film for the first time. It’s lovely. Thanks!
Thank you so much for this video, not only did I get new insight on the movie that I’ve been looking for, but I learned completely new things I didn’t even know prior, this helped a TON and also was a really great retrospective in general.