Same. I also love the irony of them always taking exclusively German stories and "Welling" them. Seriously; even though fairy tales can be universal (Red Riding hood is orig. French), the stories became noteworthy through Brüder Grimm and the story of Pipe Piper LITERALLY takes place in Hameln, aka Germany. Also; every story features one child originally
It seems like in this story, Uncle Jack is using the context to provide Downers with vague but recognizable hints that they should not break into people's houses in Hamlyn village and not be out after dark.. Also, perhaps there is another reason for the static cuts besides a broadcasting error? Perhaps he said something that the Executive Committee didn't approve of?
@@RadTechFred Yeah, it seems the executive committee is always watching him, but they fail a spot check not only with these "hints" but in another one of his shows they don't censor him faking taking a joy pill... Also, if you watch all of his Wakey Wakey shows in order, you notice he seems to become more aggressive...
@@adamhandley9482 Another subtle irony / "resistance" I could see, are in the basic choice of the "Nighty Night" stories. Regarding that Jack might have chosen them himself ("edited" by the Commitee") there are some interesting patterns, that are slightly agressive: 1.) They are ALL German stories. Sure, fairy tales were only collected by the Brüder Grimm, but they made them famous. The story of the Pipe Piper is LITERALLY a German Legend, as it takes place in the city of Hameln. While the villains might be German, it's still a subtle nod to how much Germany influenced them. 2.) ALL the stories feature children (originally). There are MANY German fairy tales that don't feature children, but Jack exclusively read tales that feature prominent child-protagonists. Red riding hood, Goldilocks...hell, the Pipe Piper is literally about "leading children away". This can be seen as a passive reference of Jack. Either actively (fucking with the Censors, "lost children"), or passively, as he lost his daughter and passively chooses stories with child-characters, similar to how one reader of his is told to unconsciously sleep in the "very small bed". 3.) They are all needlessly aggressive and bloody. Yes, yes. German stories are known for that, but orig. German stories are bloody for a reason. If you know them, you know that there is a "pattern" between fairy tales that were obviously made for kids, which for young people and which for adults. Stories for children mostly feature happier endings. Red riding hood was originally for young/younger women about the dangers of strangers/strange men. In the end, she gets saved by a huntsman (as the wolf devours her & her grandma whole), but in Jack's re-telling, she gets brutally killed. 4.) This is small, but in Pipe Piper, the shit bringing the "German rats" is mentioned to have come from France. "France" is said with strong disgust from Jack (I'm currently watching them all back to back, lol), which both highlights that Germany might have come from a French harbour AND the typical historical hate between Brits and the French.
I like how they make the voices of the antagonists have German accents, makes sense with the lore behind the game
Same. I also love the irony of them always taking exclusively German stories and "Welling" them. Seriously; even though fairy tales can be universal (Red Riding hood is orig. French), the stories became noteworthy through Brüder Grimm and the story of Pipe Piper LITERALLY takes place in Hameln, aka Germany.
Also; every story features one child originally
notable how they changed the roles of the bears from being "mama, papa, baby" so it wouldn't trigger the wellies.
It seems like in this story, Uncle Jack is using the context to provide Downers with vague but recognizable hints that they should not break into people's houses in Hamlyn village and not be out after dark.. Also, perhaps there is another reason for the static cuts besides a broadcasting error? Perhaps he said something that the Executive Committee didn't approve of?
Definently a possibility, you see it cut off every time he says something 'bad' or is about to go crazy.
@@RadTechFred Yeah, it seems the executive committee is always watching him, but they fail a spot check not only with these "hints" but in another one of his shows they don't censor him faking taking a joy pill... Also, if you watch all of his Wakey Wakey shows in order, you notice he seems to become more aggressive...
@@adamhandley9482 Another subtle irony / "resistance" I could see, are in the basic choice of the "Nighty Night" stories.
Regarding that Jack might have chosen them himself ("edited" by the Commitee") there are some interesting patterns, that are slightly agressive:
1.) They are ALL German stories.
Sure, fairy tales were only collected by the Brüder Grimm, but they made them famous.
The story of the Pipe Piper is LITERALLY a German Legend, as it takes place in the city of Hameln. While the villains might be German, it's still a subtle nod to how much Germany influenced them.
2.) ALL the stories feature children (originally).
There are MANY German fairy tales that don't feature children, but Jack exclusively read tales that feature prominent child-protagonists. Red riding hood, Goldilocks...hell, the Pipe Piper is literally about "leading children away". This can be seen as a passive reference of Jack. Either actively (fucking with the Censors, "lost children"), or passively, as he lost his daughter and passively chooses stories with child-characters, similar to how one reader of his is told to unconsciously sleep in the "very small bed".
3.) They are all needlessly aggressive and bloody.
Yes, yes. German stories are known for that, but orig. German stories are bloody for a reason. If you know them, you know that there is a "pattern" between fairy tales that were obviously made for kids, which for young people and which for adults.
Stories for children mostly feature happier endings. Red riding hood was originally for young/younger women about the dangers of strangers/strange men. In the end, she gets saved by a huntsman (as the wolf devours her & her grandma whole), but in Jack's re-telling, she gets brutally killed.
4.) This is small, but in Pipe Piper, the shit bringing the "German rats" is mentioned to have come from France. "France" is said with strong disgust from Jack (I'm currently watching them all back to back, lol), which both highlights that Germany might have come from a French harbour AND the typical historical hate between Brits and the French.
She broke into their house, ate their food and claimed their beds just like an israeli
spoiler the story ends with "and then she died"