Their parents are the real villains. Who tf leaves an 8 year old in full custody of her autistic toddler brother, and why has no one around them notified authorities, lol.
Apparently the reason their parents weren't shown was because the show runners thought that kids are able to solve their own problems without adult supervision
@@williampulfer-melville8536 literally the last time my brother and I tried to solve our own problems as kids I attacked him over a flavor of pop I wanted
I remember the Halloween episode. Ruby wanted Max to be a prince so Ruby can be a princess to match. But, Max wanted to be a vampire. In the end, their grandma was a vampire too.
This is why I loved this show, it reminded me of my relationship with my younger sister and all the arguments we would have (both might have been wrong but in the end, things kind of settled in some way). Looking back at it as an adult, there are many things that don't make sense, but it still holds well in my mind
FUN FACT: There was actually a 2 season long revival of Max and Ruby from 2016-2019 that not only included the originally missing parents, but Max talking in full sentences.
I remember seeing that while staying in a hotel of all places. EDIT: Now I think about it, Max was also much better behaved in that series as well from the one episode I can recall.
Apparently the reason behind Max and Ruby not having parents was because the show runners wanted to show that children can solve problems on their own without adults being involved
My kids loved this show when they were little. I found a chocolate chicken at the local store and hid it with the eggs in the backyard for Easter. The kids were so excited!
Here are some episodes I recommend if you want to continue the series. FU Ruby - Max’s Halloween - Max’s Mud Bath - Max is It FU Max - Ruby’s Jewelry Box - The Blue Tarantula - Hide and Seek - Max’s Bath - Quiet Max - Max’s Thanksgiving (I gave Max more episodes because this comment section favors hating Ruby much more, so you can find a lot of her bad episodes from other people.)
If you do this again you should cover the infamous Halloween episode where Ruby insists that Max be a prince for Halloween when he wants to be a vampire.
@@greenbean882This is the same two year old that walks his happy ass to the store three times without supervision, him being 2 is nothing Besides he can even talk to some degree too, which isn't something most 2 year olds do if I can recall, so he's definitely smarter than people try to make him out to be
My younger sister and I turned Max saying, "I love you" into a meme. We made up a scenario where after that happens, the chocolate chicken turned into an evil robot, and responds with "Evil mode engaged", and then chases Max. I have no idea where my sister and I came up with that, but the mere concept makes me laugh.
THANK YOU so much for giving both characters their grilling. It still baffles me that people present Ruby as the bad guy in the Easter episode when she was the victim. I’d love it if you did more Max and Ruby.
@@lordkinesis4432 Ruby’s Jewelry Box. Max invades her privacy and shuts her out of her own room in the end. Max Baby Sits. Ruby is babysitting the Huffingtons’ kid and tells Max not to play with any loud toys because he’ll wake the baby and yet keeps disobeying her. Edit: (I meant Quiet Max. Not Max Baby Sits.) Max’s Bath. Max keeps bringing food into the tub with him after Ruby tells him no and ruins the bath water several times. There are several episodes where you can argue Max is “the bad guy” even if it’s just light mischief.
@@genericyoutubecommentchann7418 Ruby could've just moved the box somewhere he couldn't reach it. Instead she made a rude sign that says he can't enter her room, akin to when she locked him out of the house instead of just asking him politely to stay out of the kitchen. She goes into his room all the time, so her own room shouldn't be off limits. The next episode Max was right and Ruby was wrong. Baby Huffington loved the Screaming Green Alien Gorilla a lot more than Ruby's music box. It shows maybe since Max is a boy, he's more likely to understand what other little boys like. This one is fair. I think he was just genuinely interested in seeing the water change colors with ice cream and didn't really realize he was wasting it. Either way, other than the Chocolate Chicken episode, Max's intentions are pretty pure or he retaliates purely to get his way after Ruby did everything she could to oppose him. (I don't mean to start an argument with you BTW, this is all just my opinion and I respect yours as well. :)
@@lordkinesis4432 Whoops. I think I actually meant Quiet Max instead of Max Baby Sits. A lot of these episodes have very similar premises it’s hard to differentiate the titles from memory. Anyway, thanks for respecting my opinion. I do want to raise a point about your jewelry box argument though. Although they are siblings, Ruby is functionally a parent to Max as well. It’s not uncommon at all for parents to freely go into their children’s bedrooms whether it be to housekeep or check up on them. And it’s not uncommon for parents to make their own bedrooms, closets, or workspaces off limits to kids either, whether it be because they don’t want them to play with things they shouldn’t or they don’t want any of there personal items messed with. (My parents had areas like that when I was 4 and I don’t fault them at all for that.) And considering how often Max disobeys her when she does simply ask him to do something I don’t blame her for wanting to be a bit more blunt when it comes to her personal space. I don’t think she did anything wrong in this episode. I don’t mean to start an argument either, but I wanted to say my thoughts on that matter. I do respect your opinion regardless. Thank you for being respectful in your response.
@@genericyoutubecommentchann7418 Quiet Max I will defend Max. He simply turned on a radio and that was about it. He did it purely to entertain himself and respected Ruby's request for him not to do it a second time. The only other thing he did was accidentally drop a plate, which could've happened to anyone, especially a toddler being asked to get a snack himself. Ruby ended up waking Baby Huffington up herself on accident, but Max was innocent the entire episode. I'll give you the Jewelry Box episode. Though, I personally think that was purely because of Max's curiosity getting the better of him. If Ruby was just willing to open the box in front of him just so he could see what was inside and simply request he not touch anything, he probably wouldn't have done that. Either way though, it's nice to clash opinions, even if they're different. And I'm glad we can talk this out without trolling the other. 😎
I think Max might’ve been autistic cause when I was much younger my sister has autism and back then she didn’t talk a lot and also it was a little bit hard for me to learn how to spell because of my autism, but I’m doing good now and so is my sister 😊
Too bad he said it while stealing. Granted, he isn't a literal psychopath or anything. I haven't watched the show, but in these 2 episodes at least, he seems way more tolerable than D.W. though that's not saying much.
Considering that everyone is a rabbit in this universe, the Easter Bunny is essentially just some random guy breaking into people's yards and making them go on random scavenger hunts for eggs
@@mattneff At first, I didn't have a problem with her, but then I came across some video calling out Ruby for all the sh*t She's done to Max. If you search up max and ruby slander there's this guy that has like 3 videos about her.
I had a lot of fond memories of max and ruby I remember a memory where i was a little kid and my mom had a friend named ruby and i called her asking where max was and my mom found out and was apologetic about it but her friend was understanding about it Saldy the friend passed away a couple years later R.I.P ruby
I also use to think Max was autistic. He's mental compasibitity is normal for 4 year old, but the fact that he cannot comunicate, only speaks one word at the time, and doesn't get how intercations with people work at all, make's me question that. 4 year old are ussually speaking full sentances so. Also Ruby is a meanie. Just cuz she's a scaut or whatever and already has a part time job doesn't mean she's better. Also why is she raising her brother alone?
@@viviennemorgan7217because they are literally *never* around to parent their kids? Most of the time the kids are left to their own devices or with their grandma. My niece loved this show as a toddler so I had to suffer through it with her sometimes and best as I can recall no one EVER mentioned their parents, not even Grandma 😒😒😒
I remember when my sister and I first watched the Easter episode, she commented that she didn't think Ruby was being fair by keeping all the Easter eggs + the chocolate chicken for herself.
MATT MY MAN Thank you so much for covering this show!! It used to drive me NUTS as a kid and I can't wait for more!! 2 eps I recommend are the one where Ruby and Louise pretend to be Cinderella and the one where ruby has a slumber party
I enjoyed the show as a kid and I liked and disliked both characters in about equal frequency. I didn’t realize people had an immense hatred for Ruby until just recently.
@@itskazzydi remember both of them being kinda annoying, she was bossy he never listened both of them wanted to do their own thing and got in each other's way, which I feel like just happens with a lot of siblings
I remember this one episode called Max misses the bus, where Ruby wanted to take the bus with him to Louise’s house to play. However, they keep missing the bus, and so Louise decided to go to their house instead!
This show is a classic. I use to watch this show alot when it aired and we use to read one of the books dubbed "Max Takes the Train" back in Kindergarten(Im 16 now) And along with the 1992 version of Max's Chocolate Chicken, Weston Woods also made a short film based off of one of the Christmas books which was also later adapted into the show. I think it ws called Max's Christmas Eve. Anyways, thank you for making this video my dude.
Red Hot Marshmallow Squirts sounds like something you'd get after eating Max's mudpie. Or maybe even the candy itself. Not a very appetizing sounding sweet. Anyway, those Westen Woods adaptions are pretty old. They were active in the 70's and 80's. I remember them also adapting "Max's Magic Bag" (I think that was the title) where he had a LOT more brothers and sisters that refused to share their Christmas toys with him. Of course, they were make-up kits and hockey equipment, so they were right to refuse to let a 4 year old play with them.
@@Flaketrevor I don't like dating myself, but there was this old local kid's show they used to air on our ABC affiliate where they'd show all these Westen Woods book adaptions. It's like a "we have Reading Rainbow at home" type wannabe series, but with old Canadian animated book adaptions in them. There was also something called "Sammy's Story Shop" that was some Canadian kid's show in the mid-late 00's that used the same Westen Woods shorts, but I don't know if it aired either Max and Ruby short.
And I’m also thinking of Thomas & Friends. Like Edward Strikes Out, Edward The Really Useful Engine, Hector The Horrid, No Joke For James, Calling All Engines Movie Review, Reds VS Blues, Follow that Flour and many more I can think. Do one where Thomas and James were being rude to each other the episodes like Thomas & The Firework Display, Follow the Flour, Reds VS Blues, and etc
Ruby literally sent her three year old brother out alone to the store, he can’t talk or barely talks at all, what kinda of good sister does that and also for the Easter egg episode Ruby didn’t deserve the chocolate chicken, Ruby is literally the biggest dick to Max in almost every single episode of this show, #RubySlander
I hope FU Ruby becomes a full series, as there are many more episodes where Ruby is a total B-word to Max. Just to list a few: * "Baby Max": Ruby forces Max to be her baby when all he wants to do is play on the slide. * "Ruby's Rummage Sale": Ruby insists on selling her old toys instead of handing them down to Max, who wants to keep them. * "Max's Breakfast": Ruby forces Max to eat an egg that he doesn't like when he'd much rather eat strawberries.
Max's Breakfast isn't an FU Ruby, it's an FU Max. Max was refusing to eat food his sister painstakingly prepared for him just because he'd never tried it before.
@lordkinesis4432 Aight, but otherwise Ruby was only pulling the staple "how can you have your pudding when you don't eat your meat" parenting trick. Besides, there were plenty of strawberries left.
Max and the Chocolate Chicken was my brother's favorite book. He borrowed it from the library all the time. He was too young to read, but we read it to him so much, he memorized the whole thing! I remember watching this episode with him too. I also remember never liking Max much and being thankful my brother was a sweetheart comparatively haha.
@@DripAlpha-Tomboythegamer97 So? DW and Caillou are 4 and people don’t use age as an excuse when they have more mundane and typical bad behavior. And Max has shown on several occasions that he can comprehend what Ruby is saying, so it’s not like he can’t understand her. And he’s found clever and creative ways to outwit her in a lot of episodes, usually when she’s told him no already, so he clearly knows better. (And no, Ruby is not always in the wrong. Him eating nearly all the stuffing before Thanksgiving dinner and going through Ruby’s jewelry box when she constantly said no is just disobedient.) I’m not saying Max is as bad as DW or Caillou. I actually like him as a character. But giving him a free pass on all of his behavior just because he’s a kid is disingenuous and what makes a child spoiled.
@@matthewhenningervonada9914 Max is like three years old and says only a few words and small sentences. In a different episode, she has him go to the store by himself locks him outside while saying their grandma wouldn’t like his mud cake (made with actual mud) There are theories surrounding this show, some that contradicts what appears in the show later (i.e their parents appearing later when some said they were dead) Some also saying Max is autistic with him saying/using only a few words. But I really don’t know.
@@genericyoutubecommentchann7418 It was from the episode “Bunny Cakes” where Max and Ruby each make their own cake for Grandma; however, Ruby doesn’t believe Grandma wants Max’s disgusting cake (her words, not mine) and has him help her with the cake. But when he spills multiple ingredients, she has him go to the store alone each time to get the ingredients, in which the second time she locked him out
@@aislingonzales He's more of just a kid if anything. Maybe Autism coded as he's nonverbal most of the time. He doesn't throw fits/temper tantrums like Caillou and DW. He just does average little kid stuff.
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He could do some videos about Caitlin from 6teen. There was this one episode where she let Jen eat something she was allergic to because she bought a dress she wanted.
Something i really appreciate about this channel is that these types of videos tend to attract autistics like moths to flames (i would know, both my sister and i are autistic and we would watch this type of shit together all the time as kids, im just high functioning) and naturally, some of us are gonna leave comments that are a little weird and border on entering cringe territory... but i've never seen Matt respond to them with hostility. From what ive seen, he either engages in the conversation on their level or doesnt respond at all. And frankly, as someone who has had to watch so many autistic people get bullied and berated for so little as being "annoying" or "disruptive" in a comment section, its nice to see a content creator not be mean about it.
OK, Max is the cool little dude But Ruby, oh hell, no she is up there with Caillou, Dora and DW Ruby is a combination of Dora Caillou and DW all rolls in one you thought. Caillou was bad no no no no no she’s worse Ruby is the representation of just one bad day. She sucks.
I definitely agreed with what you said. I used to watch Max & Ruby back at my old days. But NOT anymore! Not after what Ruby did to MAX!!! And she pushed the limits TOO FAR!! No one ever does this type of behaviour to Max like that. We’re going to do a job JUST FOR US!!!
@@aislingonzales Dora talks too much by saying where they are, and who’s behind Dora & Boots over and over again! It is so embarrassing and annoying when Dora keeps asking the same question like a lot of times! Dora needs to take a pill, or better yet go see a doctor to stop repeating herself! She is so annoying! Dora never thanked viewers for help. Well, mostly before the We Did It Song, but NOT all of it!
I loved this show growing up and being autistic, I related to Max (especially with him being mostly nonverbal.) I had no idea about their actual ages and always assumed that Ruby was a teenager and Max was 5-7 years old. Reading the comments and seeing that Ruby was only 7 years old, caring for a 3 year old on her own makes me way more concerned about the missing parents.
I’m not scrolling long enough to see if anyone else has said it, but I very distinctly remember watching an episode about Max wanting this dragon t shirt, but Ruby was wanting to save some of the money for a gift for Grandma I think. So Max tries the shirt on and ruins it by eating some squirty gummy snack thing which forced Ruby to have to buy the shirt, leaving them with very little money. They get Grandma some bird earrings or something instead of the music box Ruby wanted to get her, and I think they didn’t even have enough for bus fare at the end so they called Grandma on a pay phone to pick them up lol. Not sure what that episode was trying to teach, but kids definitely are not good at budgeting.
I vaguely remember this show from when I was a kid, I think I only had a vhs recording of the channel it was on so I think I only saw one or two episodes. But Max always reminded me a lot of my own brother, so it felt like I got to see a representation of my own life. It’s one I loved for the tiny bit I saw of it, I remember it having such a chill vibe
I'd argue Sunil and Vinnie are guilty of being fuckwads as well (case in point: "Door Jammed". Wolf-I-Fied may be a banger but I still hated how Sunil and Vinnie acted there-)
@@hickorydickoryproductions4165 Honestly that was more so just them letting their imagination play tricks on them. They weren't being malicious or anything like that. Whereas the Biskit Twins (like DW) basically make it their life goal to ruin Blythe's life for basically no reason. Their dynamic is basically similar to Sonic and Eggman in that sense. The Biskits try to ruin Blythe's life purely out of spite, and Blythe (like Sonic) is able to just casually 1-up them every single time.
Yeeeeeess! Weston Woods shout-out! My library also had lots of Weston Woods VHS tapes! I'm bummed Scholastic doesn't have them widely available on DVD.
Oh I love Max & Ruby when i was young. My favorites episode was them paying freeze tag and Max reach into Ruby's backpack and pulls out something to snack off.
My parents read the books to me when I was little. Funny thing is I now have 2 dogs we named Max and Ruby. They act just like Max and Ruby. Their litters were born a day apart
Something I didn’t realize until way later in life was that they made it a chocolate chicken because giving a chocolate bunny to bunnies would be weird-
In Max's defense, he found the chocolate chicken first. Then Ruby comes along and snatches it out of his hands and forces him into an Easter egg hunt for something that was already his.
Quick question: Did the episodes of Max and Ruby that aired in America have different voice actors? Because this is not how I remember max and Ruby sounding in the UK version. Edit: Apparently, there is a separate uk dub where they swapped out the voice actors.
And don’t bother questioning why Max & Ruby’s grandma is actually willing to eat a cake made from literal mud & live earthworms, why toddler bunnies in this world are allowed to go to the store unsupervised, how Max got the groceries for free, or most importantly, why Max & Ruby’s parents didn’t show up until the final two seasons. After all, it’s just a cartoon.
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Here’s some Episodes Bunny Money and the Ruby’s Lemonade stand and Baby Max
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MAX DIDNT DO ANYTHING!!!
ok
@@Dog_deliveries bro, HE DID!
Their parents are the real villains. Who tf leaves an 8 year old in full custody of her autistic toddler brother, and why has no one around them notified authorities, lol.
FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT!
Apparently the reason their parents weren't shown was because the show runners thought that kids are able to solve their own problems without adult supervision
But the show is meant to be set in United States during the 50's and people were quite neglectful of their children back then
@@williampulfer-melville8536 literally the last time my brother and I tried to solve our own problems as kids I attacked him over a flavor of pop I wanted
@@williampulfer-melville8536 ok that makes more sense nevermind
I remember the Halloween episode. Ruby wanted Max to be a prince so Ruby can be a princess to match. But, Max wanted to be a vampire. In the end, their grandma was a vampire too.
Ooh that sounds fun, which episode is that?
@@mattneff Max’s Halloween
@@mattneffruby dresses up as a stupid princess
That was hilarious.
It’s my brother
I've seen people on Max's side, seen people on Ruby's side, but I don't think I've seen anyone who was on NEITHER of their sides.
I try to be balanced on this channel. I call them as I see them
@@mattneffI appreciate you so much for that.
I'm team Max because Ruby's a bitch
This is why I loved this show, it reminded me of my relationship with my younger sister and all the arguments we would have (both might have been wrong but in the end, things kind of settled in some way). Looking back at it as an adult, there are many things that don't make sense, but it still holds well in my mind
Personally I'm max gang 💯
FUN FACT: There was actually a 2 season long revival of Max and Ruby from 2016-2019 that not only included the originally missing parents, but Max talking in full sentences.
I thought they stayed with their grandmother for a while.
Huh, I never knew that!
@@supreme-ss777Apparently according to the creator the parents were always “conveniently offscreen”
I remember seeing that while staying in a hotel of all places.
EDIT: Now I think about it, Max was also much better behaved in that series as well from the one episode I can recall.
Are you guys talking about the later seasons when Max has friends?
Apparently the reason behind Max and Ruby not having parents was because the show runners wanted to show that children can solve problems on their own without adults being involved
The parents appeared in the latest seasons
Max bout to end rubys whole career with that glare
Do you think Max would beat her in a fight?
@@mattneff Yes, if he's smart.
@@RYKTXGaming He's a 3 year old, but then again, I don't remember Ruby being powerful
Max's face when he's about to plot something is iconic.
The kid's a prodigy. He'll have a Luigi-grade death stare in no time.
My kids loved this show when they were little. I found a chocolate chicken at the local store and hid it with the eggs in the backyard for Easter. The kids were so excited!
That's so nice 😊 hopefully it went better than it did in the show lol
Here are some episodes I recommend if you want to continue the series.
FU Ruby
- Max’s Halloween
- Max’s Mud Bath
- Max is It
FU Max
- Ruby’s Jewelry Box
- The Blue Tarantula
- Hide and Seek
- Max’s Bath
- Quiet Max
- Max’s Thanksgiving
(I gave Max more episodes because this comment section favors hating Ruby much more, so you can find a lot of her bad episodes from other people.)
People are defending her unreasonably.
Fun fact: My great-grandmother was friends with the lady who created Max and Ruby.
THATS CRAZY
Woah!!
Pretty cool!
@@MatiasMortonMarioMan9001I agree 🤩
If you do this again you should cover the infamous Halloween episode where Ruby insists that Max be a prince for Halloween when he wants to be a vampire.
Whats the episode called?
Max’s Halloween @@mattneff.
Yes please do that one!
Why can’t Max just be a vampire prince? Problem solved😑
Max comes across as the kind of kid who would search for bowls of candy left on the porch during Halloween, and dump the entire bowl into his bag.
Oh absolutely!
And Ruby would just be like no Max you can’t do that, but she wouldn’t be able to stop him
He is two years old. How the heck is he going to reach that bowl
@@greenbean882This is the same two year old that walks his happy ass to the store three times without supervision, him being 2 is nothing
Besides he can even talk to some degree too, which isn't something most 2 year olds do if I can recall, so he's definitely smarter than people try to make him out to be
@@greenbean882I mean he managed too break in through the kitchen window
My younger sister and I turned Max saying, "I love you" into a meme. We made up a scenario where after that happens, the chocolate chicken turned into an evil robot, and responds with "Evil mode engaged", and then chases Max. I have no idea where my sister and I came up with that, but the mere concept makes me laugh.
Sounds like an early 2000s YTP
@@zachduperron8543 My sister and I have a weird sense of humor.
@@Avanti998 I quite like it 🤣
@@zachduperron8543 Thanks. 😊
Fun fact: I know a family who has two dogs that are actually named Max and Ruby. Ironically, they’re not siblings, they’re actually mates.
There's something I have to tell you about rabbits...
@@xletragedyxwhat? No seriously I'm actually curious now
@@edatheowllady9518Trust me, from what he’s implying, you don’t want to know.
@@TheDMan2003 I'll take your word for it
This is indeed a disturbing universe.
THANK YOU so much for giving both characters their grilling. It still baffles me that people present Ruby as the bad guy in the Easter episode when she was the victim.
I’d love it if you did more Max and Ruby.
That one's up for debate, but is there *any* other episode where she's the victim? That's probably the only episode you can argue Max is the bad guy.
@@lordkinesis4432 Ruby’s Jewelry Box. Max invades her privacy and shuts her out of her own room in the end.
Max Baby Sits. Ruby is babysitting the Huffingtons’ kid and tells Max not to play with any loud toys because he’ll wake the baby and yet keeps disobeying her.
Edit: (I meant Quiet Max. Not Max Baby Sits.)
Max’s Bath. Max keeps bringing food into the tub with him after Ruby tells him no and ruins the bath water several times.
There are several episodes where you can argue Max is “the bad guy” even if it’s just light mischief.
@@genericyoutubecommentchann7418 Ruby could've just moved the box somewhere he couldn't reach it. Instead she made a rude sign that says he can't enter her room, akin to when she locked him out of the house instead of just asking him politely to stay out of the kitchen. She goes into his room all the time, so her own room shouldn't be off limits.
The next episode Max was right and Ruby was wrong. Baby Huffington loved the Screaming Green Alien Gorilla a lot more than Ruby's music box. It shows maybe since Max is a boy, he's more likely to understand what other little boys like.
This one is fair. I think he was just genuinely interested in seeing the water change colors with ice cream and didn't really realize he was wasting it.
Either way, other than the Chocolate Chicken episode, Max's intentions are pretty pure or he retaliates purely to get his way after Ruby did everything she could to oppose him.
(I don't mean to start an argument with you BTW, this is all just my opinion and I respect yours as well. :)
@@lordkinesis4432 Whoops. I think I actually meant Quiet Max instead of Max Baby Sits. A lot of these episodes have very similar premises it’s hard to differentiate the titles from memory.
Anyway, thanks for respecting my opinion. I do want to raise a point about your jewelry box argument though. Although they are siblings, Ruby is functionally a parent to Max as well. It’s not uncommon at all for parents to freely go into their children’s bedrooms whether it be to housekeep or check up on them. And it’s not uncommon for parents to make their own bedrooms, closets, or workspaces off limits to kids either, whether it be because they don’t want them to play with things they shouldn’t or they don’t want any of there personal items messed with. (My parents had areas like that when I was 4 and I don’t fault them at all for that.) And considering how often Max disobeys her when she does simply ask him to do something I don’t blame her for wanting to be a bit more blunt when it comes to her personal space. I don’t think she did anything wrong in this episode.
I don’t mean to start an argument either, but I wanted to say my thoughts on that matter. I do respect your opinion regardless. Thank you for being respectful in your response.
@@genericyoutubecommentchann7418 Quiet Max I will defend Max. He simply turned on a radio and that was about it. He did it purely to entertain himself and respected Ruby's request for him not to do it a second time. The only other thing he did was accidentally drop a plate, which could've happened to anyone, especially a toddler being asked to get a snack himself. Ruby ended up waking Baby Huffington up herself on accident, but Max was innocent the entire episode.
I'll give you the Jewelry Box episode. Though, I personally think that was purely because of Max's curiosity getting the better of him. If Ruby was just willing to open the box in front of him just so he could see what was inside and simply request he not touch anything, he probably wouldn't have done that.
Either way though, it's nice to clash opinions, even if they're different. And I'm glad we can talk this out without trolling the other. 😎
I think Max might’ve been autistic cause when I was much younger my sister has autism and back then she didn’t talk a lot and also it was a little bit hard for me to learn how to spell because of my autism, but I’m doing good now and so is my sister 😊
Same, my sister was non verbal for years and behaved a lot like max.
Max's "I love you" is the cutest thing ever!
Too bad he said it while stealing. Granted, he isn't a literal psychopath or anything. I haven't watched the show, but in these 2 episodes at least, he seems way more tolerable than D.W. though that's not saying much.
You know you could make a whole series of FU Max and Ruby
Ya
@@PriceTagAndNaily for starters there’s the one where Ruby steals Max’s rubber elephant for her stupid role play session.
@@Ihartwalrusguywhich episode was that???
@@cake_the_wolf-dog Super Max to the Rescue
@@IhartwalrusguyWhy does that sound like an adult parody plot?
Considering that everyone is a rabbit in this universe, the Easter Bunny is essentially just some random guy breaking into people's yards and making them go on random scavenger hunts for eggs
So something similar to Santa Claus?
Its max's face on the thumbnail for me 😂
He's out for blood 😂
@@mattneff this might seem like a stupid question, but how murderous is his face? I can’t see it and I really wish I could.
There's a fan theory that Max has autism and Ruby has OCD.
Which when you think about it makes sense.
I guess im not the only one thinking he was autistic
Poor Max.
Always felt bad for him being completely at Ruby's mercy.
She basically treated him like a doll.
Was she really that bad? What episodes show her at her worst?
@@mattneff At first, I didn't have a problem with her, but then I came across some video calling out Ruby for all the sh*t She's done to Max. If you search up max and ruby slander there's this guy that has like 3 videos about her.
The time where Ruby forced him to dress up as a prince to go with her Cinderella costume for Halloween. When all Max wanted was to be a vampire
There was also the episode where the windup lobster was chasing Max and Ruby completely ignored him, despite the fact he was speaking in distress.
@@mattneffyeah she's tht bad. I think the valentine episode (she won't let him make one) , the egg episode, and Max's new suit are examples
3:35 most kids talk before or shortly after 3, but could be non verbal autistic
Some newer episodes came out a while ago, so he's able to talk now and so are the other kids that didn't talk, also their parents are there too
Fuck everything out the window
@@cake_the_wolf-dogTo be fair, Roger initially only spoke in single words but later spoke in coherent sentences.
@@TheDMan2003it’s max not Roger
@@SomethingSimple727 No, Roger. The teenage buck who used to only say “Uh-uh” or “Uh-huh”.
I had a lot of fond memories of max and ruby
I remember a memory where i was a little kid and my mom had a friend named ruby and i called her asking where max was and my mom found out and was apologetic about it but her friend was understanding about it
Saldy the friend passed away a couple years later
R.I.P ruby
That’s kind of sad, not gonna lie
Oh boy... what my Boy Max and Girl Ruby doing?!? We love us a mub cake in this house.
Oh yes, a 7 year old bullying her nonverbal autistic 3 year old little brother 💀. Poetry.
I also use to think Max was autistic. He's mental compasibitity is normal for 4 year old, but the fact that he cannot comunicate, only speaks one word at the time, and doesn't get how intercations with people work at all, make's me question that. 4 year old are ussually speaking full sentances so.
Also Ruby is a meanie. Just cuz she's a scaut or whatever and already has a part time job doesn't mean she's better. Also why is she raising her brother alone?
@@GabeKis-fz8tn i don't even know but their parents must have left on a trip.
@@viviennemorgan7217 The parents didn't even appear the show until the final seasons (likely due to parents groups complaining).
@@digiblader1 um what does this have anything to do with the parents?
@@viviennemorgan7217because they are literally *never* around to parent their kids? Most of the time the kids are left to their own devices or with their grandma. My niece loved this show as a toddler so I had to suffer through it with her sometimes and best as I can recall no one EVER mentioned their parents, not even Grandma 😒😒😒
It's about time Ruby needs to be addressed for her antics.
Uh max too
@@Beautylifestyle222 TF did Max do!
yea!
what did Max do
@@Olliethefunniman everything he still bothers everyone but most of the time ya ruby is a dick
TBH I had no idea she was despised this much 😂 what's the worst thing she's done?
I remember when my sister and I first watched the Easter episode, she commented that she didn't think Ruby was being fair by keeping all the Easter eggs + the chocolate chicken for herself.
Let’s be fair here she gave him several chances he pretty much said nope and she’s like OK then
I always thought that max and ruby's mom and dad were recording for family memories
MATT MY MAN
Thank you so much for covering this show!! It used to drive me NUTS as a kid and I can't wait for more!!
2 eps I recommend are the one where Ruby and Louise pretend to be Cinderella and the one where ruby has a slumber party
I like how he’s grilling both max and Ruby equally while all of us who enjoyed the show as kids are fully on Max’s side and despise Ruby
I enjoyed the show as a kid and I liked and disliked both characters in about equal frequency. I didn’t realize people had an immense hatred for Ruby until just recently.
I was the opposite, I hated max as a kid 😂
@@itskazzydi remember both of them being kinda annoying, she was bossy he never listened both of them wanted to do their own thing and got in each other's way, which I feel like just happens with a lot of siblings
2:35 “ that sign’s not going to stop me because I can’t read.”
Thanks for using my idea im so impressed with your work 0:48
I love how the easter bunny is literally just some guy in this universe
I remember this one episode called Max misses the bus, where Ruby wanted to take the bus with him to Louise’s house to play. However, they keep missing the bus, and so Louise decided to go to their house instead!
We all know that whenever max gives his devious look, you know he’s plotting something XD Ahhhhhhhh the nostalgia of classic Nickelodeon😎
This show is a classic. I use to watch this show alot when it aired and we use to read one of the books dubbed "Max Takes the Train" back in Kindergarten(Im 16 now)
And along with the 1992 version of Max's Chocolate Chicken, Weston Woods also made a short film based off of one of the Christmas books which was also later adapted into the show. I think it ws called Max's Christmas Eve.
Anyways, thank you for making this video my dude.
I think Ruby being tortured by Max shenanigans serves as Her WELL-DESERVED KARMA!!
Red Hot Marshmallow Squirts sounds like something you'd get after eating Max's mudpie. Or maybe even the candy itself. Not a very appetizing sounding sweet.
Anyway, those Westen Woods adaptions are pretty old. They were active in the 70's and 80's. I remember them also adapting "Max's Magic Bag" (I think that was the title) where he had a LOT more brothers and sisters that refused to share their Christmas toys with him. Of course, they were make-up kits and hockey equipment, so they were right to refuse to let a 4 year old play with them.
I think I remember watching that on a vhs
@@Flaketrevor I don't like dating myself, but there was this old local kid's show they used to air on our ABC affiliate where they'd show all these Westen Woods book adaptions. It's like a "we have Reading Rainbow at home" type wannabe series, but with old Canadian animated book adaptions in them.
There was also something called "Sammy's Story Shop" that was some Canadian kid's show in the mid-late 00's that used the same Westen Woods shorts, but I don't know if it aired either Max and Ruby short.
6:05
to be fair though max DID find the chicken first so i say he deserves this, finders keepers basically
Thank you Matt Neff! You’re awesome!! Thank you for everything!!! From Nickolas your fan
Thanks for watching! What should I cover next?
Hmmmm. Oh I know, how about the one where Ruby forbidden Max to come into her room with the jewelry box without him looking into it.
And I’m also thinking of Thomas & Friends. Like Edward Strikes Out, Edward The Really Useful Engine, Hector The Horrid, No Joke For James, Calling All Engines Movie Review, Reds VS Blues, Follow that Flour and many more I can think.
Do one where Thomas and James were being rude to each other the episodes like Thomas & The Firework Display, Follow the Flour, Reds VS Blues, and etc
How about doing these episodes:
Max Cleans Up
Bunny Money
And finally
Ruby's Piano Practice
Can’t come in the kitchen or can’t come in the house?? What kind of Sister Ruby is an Alien from Outer Space or a Karen?
What if she's a Space Karen? 😮
Or maybe a Zombie from a different planet
I think a zombie from the game PLANTS VS ZOMBIES on the App
@@mattneff Lol. 😂 Good one Matt Neff
Okay I always liked Max and hated Ruby with a passion, max is a good boy
Ya right
That’s what I’m saying like Max didn’t do a single thing wrong at all the kid only 3!
@@DripAlpha-Tomboythegamer97 yes he did y’all are tripping
Ruby literally sent her three year old brother out alone to the store, he can’t talk or barely talks at all, what kinda of good sister does that and also for the Easter egg episode Ruby didn’t deserve the chocolate chicken, Ruby is literally the biggest dick to Max in almost every single episode of this show, #RubySlander
@@Beautylifestyle222 am with you on this.
I hope FU Ruby becomes a full series, as there are many more episodes where Ruby is a total B-word to Max. Just to list a few:
* "Baby Max": Ruby forces Max to be her baby when all he wants to do is play on the slide.
* "Ruby's Rummage Sale": Ruby insists on selling her old toys instead of handing them down to Max, who wants to keep them.
* "Max's Breakfast": Ruby forces Max to eat an egg that he doesn't like when he'd much rather eat strawberries.
max loves fruit right.
Max's Breakfast isn't an FU Ruby, it's an FU Max. Max was refusing to eat food his sister painstakingly prepared for him just because he'd never tried it before.
@@punkysnarks but ruby tried feeding him eggs when he wants strawberries.
@@punkysnarks She literally teased him with: "I think I'll have another strawberry while I wait for you to try that egg." That was just bullying.
@lordkinesis4432 Aight, but otherwise Ruby was only pulling the staple "how can you have your pudding when you don't eat your meat" parenting trick. Besides, there were plenty of strawberries left.
Patrick Star: I love you
You should look into a few odd Canadian animated shows, like “the kids in room 402”, “Jacob TwoTwo”, and “Katie and Orbie” for some more FU episodes.
Max and the Chocolate Chicken was my brother's favorite book. He borrowed it from the library all the time. He was too young to read, but we read it to him so much, he memorized the whole thing! I remember watching this episode with him too. I also remember never liking Max much and being thankful my brother was a sweetheart comparatively haha.
MAX?! TF has Max done? HE'S THREE!
Fr man like bro has not watched Max and Ruby when he was a kid
He's three yet he's still more mature than Caillou.
@@DripAlpha-Tomboythegamer97How would you like it if someone ate the candy you fairly won as a prize and didn’t even share it with you.
@@genericyoutubecommentchann7418
He’s 3 and what do you mean by that bullshit
@@DripAlpha-Tomboythegamer97 So? DW and Caillou are 4 and people don’t use age as an excuse when they have more mundane and typical bad behavior. And Max has shown on several occasions that he can comprehend what Ruby is saying, so it’s not like he can’t understand her. And he’s found clever and creative ways to outwit her in a lot of episodes, usually when she’s told him no already, so he clearly knows better. (And no, Ruby is not always in the wrong. Him eating nearly all the stuffing before Thanksgiving dinner and going through Ruby’s jewelry box when she constantly said no is just disobedient.) I’m not saying Max is as bad as DW or Caillou. I actually like him as a character. But giving him a free pass on all of his behavior just because he’s a kid is disingenuous and what makes a child spoiled.
Why FU Max? What did my poor boy do?
She ate a chocolate chicken THAT WASN'T HIS! He also is a brat, probably spend her sister's money on those marshmellows, and overall is clumsy.
@@matthewhenningervonada9914 Max is like three years old and says only a few words and small sentences. In a different episode, she has him go to the store by himself locks him outside while saying their grandma wouldn’t like his mud cake (made with actual mud)
There are theories surrounding this show, some that contradicts what appears in the show later (i.e their parents appearing later when some said they were dead)
Some also saying Max is autistic with him saying/using only a few words. But I really don’t know.
@@matthewhenningervonada9914 At least he isn't Caillou.
@@thewillofabeast9079What do you mean “in a different episode”? That was the episode that was covered in the video.
@@genericyoutubecommentchann7418 It was from the episode “Bunny Cakes” where Max and Ruby each make their own cake for Grandma; however, Ruby doesn’t believe Grandma wants Max’s disgusting cake (her words, not mine) and has him help her with the cake. But when he spills multiple ingredients, she has him go to the store alone each time to get the ingredients, in which the second time she locked him out
Easter was 3 months ago.
I had Easter on April Fools Day once 6 years ago.
It's been years since I haven't watched "Max and Ruby"...
First MAX & Ruby Ruin Easter. Next, DW Ruin her Birthday. Then, Caillou Ruin his own Birthday. What’s Next, Pinkalicious Pinkerton Ruin her day? Lol
Don’t forget Muffy ruined Cinco de Mayo
I'd be honored if he covered Pinkalicious and Peterrific. I used to watch this show when I was 15-16 years old. It's actually a great show.
Max did nothing! He's innocent
What did Pinkalicious do?!?
Being a Brat to her parents and friends, that’s why
max's face on the thumbnail: YOU PICKED THE WRONG HOUSE FOOL
Max: You can hunt for them stupid eggs because I've already won.
Max slander will NOT be tolerated on this youtube channel.
I repeat. He shall not be put in the same category as DW and Caillou.
Thank you yes he could be annoying, but he’s not nearly as bad as those too He’s a brat. They’re devils.
@@aislingonzales He's more of just a kid if anything. Maybe Autism coded as he's nonverbal most of the time. He doesn't throw fits/temper tantrums like Caillou and DW. He just does average little kid stuff.
@@Saltheslab that was supposed to say annoying not a brat
Max isn't a bad kid at all he just wants to do his own thing and not be bothered
Why does Matt have a hatred for Max but he hasn’t done FU Jack Levin?
Oh god wait until Matt reviews one course meal from sponge bob
Ideas for "It's Just a Cartoon!"
Tucker is worse than Francine: "Danny Phantom"
Angelica Commits Identity Theft: "Rugrats"
Hilda Hippo Ruins Her Own Play: "The Busy World of Richard Scarry"
Reggie Nearly Kills Archie, Betty and Veronica: "Archie's Weird Mysteries"
Mr. Krabs Almost Commits Murder: "SpongeBob SquarePants"
Jonesy Turns Jen into a Criminal: "6teen"
I will gladly join your Patreon just to get a "6teen" episode made.
He could do some videos about Caitlin from 6teen. There was this one episode where she let Jen eat something she was allergic to because she bought a dress she wanted.
@@h193013CAITLIN POISONED JEN
@@h193013 CAITLIN POISONS JEN
😂😂😂
Something i really appreciate about this channel is that these types of videos tend to attract autistics like moths to flames (i would know, both my sister and i are autistic and we would watch this type of shit together all the time as kids, im just high functioning) and naturally, some of us are gonna leave comments that are a little weird and border on entering cringe territory... but i've never seen Matt respond to them with hostility. From what ive seen, he either engages in the conversation on their level or doesnt respond at all. And frankly, as someone who has had to watch so many autistic people get bullied and berated for so little as being "annoying" or "disruptive" in a comment section, its nice to see a content creator not be mean about it.
I remember watching this show as a kid and Then my entire family was shocked when we realized max and Ruby had PARENTS
Unsupervised 3 year old child + candy = no candy
6:59 new reaction image, thanks Matt
I love how Max says “I love you” it’s so cute!
Holy shit, "Noisy Nora"? I had completely forgotten I owned that book. I haven't thought about it in decades.
I love Max and Ruby. Max is a little s*** head. 😂
2:00 Max: (Bumps Table)
Ruby: (Gasps) What Did I Just Say?
The animation look of this is so subdued and relaxing.
OK, Max is the cool little dude But Ruby, oh hell, no she is up there with Caillou, Dora and DW Ruby is a combination of Dora Caillou and DW all rolls in one you thought. Caillou was bad no no no no no she’s worse Ruby is the representation of just one bad day. She sucks.
I definitely agreed with what you said. I used to watch Max & Ruby back at my old days. But NOT anymore! Not after what Ruby did to MAX!!! And she pushed the limits TOO FAR!!
No one ever does this type of behaviour to Max like that. We’re going to do a job JUST FOR US!!!
What did Dora do?
@@aislingonzales Dora talks too much by saying where they are, and who’s behind Dora & Boots over and over again! It is so embarrassing and annoying when Dora keeps asking the same question like a lot of times! Dora needs to take a pill, or better yet go see a doctor to stop repeating herself!
She is so annoying! Dora never thanked viewers for help. Well, mostly before the We Did It Song, but NOT all of it!
@@NickolasStengert oh darn it you’re not one of the ones who noticed she’s secretly a psychopath but I definitely get where you’re coming from
@@aislingonzales Thanks. I watched Dora The Explorer back in my old days. But I grew tired of it because of Dora’s annoying talks
2:38 Randomly in the last season, the parents are just back for no reason.
Really?! Where the hell were they? 😂
@@mattneffThat’s what I’d like to know!
@@mattneffAnd Max can randomly talk now. WTF Nickelodeon, WTF
@@squidsisters9514 i’m pretty sure this is a year later
@@thatprettymagicalfan480 that’s a really good theory one question about it. Why did their parents do that?
But Ruby didn’t give Max money for the store
Fun fact, that's the same sign from the episode Ruby's Jewelry Box 2:34
what if I told y'all Louise's VA on this was Runo from Bakugan and Hunter from Spider Riders?
I can also tell you that her cousin Morris originated from a different book called Morris' disappearing bag
I loved this show growing up and being autistic, I related to Max (especially with him being mostly nonverbal.) I had no idea about their actual ages and always assumed that Ruby was a teenager and Max was 5-7 years old. Reading the comments and seeing that Ruby was only 7 years old, caring for a 3 year old on her own makes me way more concerned about the missing parents.
I’m not scrolling long enough to see if anyone else has said it, but I very distinctly remember watching an episode about Max wanting this dragon t shirt, but Ruby was wanting to save some of the money for a gift for Grandma I think. So Max tries the shirt on and ruins it by eating some squirty gummy snack thing which forced Ruby to have to buy the shirt, leaving them with very little money. They get Grandma some bird earrings or something instead of the music box Ruby wanted to get her, and I think they didn’t even have enough for bus fare at the end so they called Grandma on a pay phone to pick them up lol. Not sure what that episode was trying to teach, but kids definitely are not good at budgeting.
To be fair, Max found the chocolate chicken first, so it was his all along
Exactly! He found the duck first too! Ruby could've just agreed to split it with him and the conflict would've been avoided.
Patrick:That Makes Sense To Me
5:03 max x Patrick be like.
I vaguely remember this show from when I was a kid, I think I only had a vhs recording of the channel it was on so I think I only saw one or two episodes. But Max always reminded me a lot of my own brother, so it felt like I got to see a representation of my own life. It’s one I loved for the tiny bit I saw of it, I remember it having such a chill vibe
PLEASE do "Littlest Pet Shop 2012". As that show basically has its own DW in the form of the Biskit Twins
I'd argue Sunil and Vinnie are guilty of being fuckwads as well (case in point: "Door Jammed". Wolf-I-Fied may be a banger but I still hated how Sunil and Vinnie acted there-)
@@hickorydickoryproductions4165 Honestly that was more so just them letting their imagination play tricks on them. They weren't being malicious or anything like that. Whereas the Biskit Twins (like DW) basically make it their life goal to ruin Blythe's life for basically no reason. Their dynamic is basically similar to Sonic and Eggman in that sense. The Biskits try to ruin Blythe's life purely out of spite, and Blythe (like Sonic) is able to just casually 1-up them every single time.
@@supermariof0521 not an excuse, they were still being assholes.
@@hickorydickoryproductions4165 Honestly I feel they were worse in the episode "Sunil's "Sick" Day".
@@supermariof0521 forgot that one existed tbh, fair point
Appreciate the gazpacho quote 😂
Yeeeeeess! Weston Woods shout-out! My library also had lots of Weston Woods VHS tapes! I'm bummed Scholastic doesn't have them widely available on DVD.
I pretty sure it’s more on Ruby
Ditto
@@justinhillenburg9286 wut
Oh I love Max & Ruby when i was young. My favorites episode was them paying freeze tag and Max reach into Ruby's backpack and pulls out something to snack off.
My parents read the books to me when I was little. Funny thing is I now have 2 dogs we named Max and Ruby. They act just like Max and Ruby. Their litters were born a day apart
I feel like there is a trend of kids being sent without any parents to this and that place… hmm…
Let’s be real, the only person who ruined it was Ruby
Guess I’m not the only one who preferred Max over Ruby lol
Yes, I agreed with you. Ruby started the whole thing! Thanks a lot RUBY!
@@CatKun-2000 You definitely aren't
I remember owning the 1992 version of max’s chocolate chicken on dvd. I rebought it for nostalgia. Still a gem as I remember
Max is a free spirit who lives by his own rules
Matt should definitely review Bluey. For example, the episode the theater is a great way to start
I love Max’s sneaky little face
I remember seeing this episodes.
The thing is max is three and Non verbally Autistic So it's not that he's too young to talk.It's just that he doesn't talk a lot
Great job Matt!! I love Max and Ruby so much! :D
Thanks! Which episode should I cover next?
@mattneff you're welcome!!, maybe that one episode when Ruby and Louise made Max play as a baby
Something I didn’t realize until way later in life was that they made it a chocolate chicken because giving a chocolate bunny to bunnies would be weird-
Fu max & ruby is gonna be fire🔥🔥🔥
Talk about Wonder Pets please.
Do more FU Angelica vids, especially the episode where Angelica sues her parents for making her eat broccoli.
In Max's defense, he found the chocolate chicken first. Then Ruby comes along and snatches it out of his hands and forces him into an Easter egg hunt for something that was already his.
Fair, but he had no right to do the same to the duck.
Quick question: Did the episodes of Max and Ruby that aired in America have different voice actors? Because this is not how I remember max and Ruby sounding in the UK version.
Edit: Apparently, there is a separate uk dub where they swapped out the voice actors.
0:08 Rick Grimes!
CARL!
@@mattneff CORAL!
And don’t bother questioning why Max & Ruby’s grandma is actually willing to eat a cake made from literal mud & live earthworms, why toddler bunnies in this world are allowed to go to the store unsupervised, how Max got the groceries for free, or most importantly, why Max & Ruby’s parents didn’t show up until the final two seasons. After all, it’s just a cartoon.