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How could you talk about this show, and not discuss the Best Villain in TV history more. The Xanatos Gambit is a definitive trope on how to write a villain that isn't stupid and who can fail without becoming weak. There is even famous social engineering gambits & stratagems based off it... "The key to strategy... is not to choose a path to victory, but to choose so that all paths lead to a victory." - Cavilo, The Vor Game he was a significant part of what made the show, as good as it was, without him it would have been interesting, but no more than MASC or Jace and the wheeled warriors.
Really impressive. My Grandparents used to watch Lou Grant re- runs, so I also knew the show and it's amazing to learn both us, the children, and the grandparents used to watch and like technically the same people. By the way, I grew up in Spain, watching Spanish dubbed versions, so, we were never able to recognise any of the voices in other shows.
@@strifenineteen "Stone by day, warriors by night. We were betrayed by the humans we had sworn to protect, frozen in stone by a magic spell for a thousand years..."
"the fact this was a Disney show still boggles my mind" - This is so very accurate, thought this many times! Even the subtle stuff, like Fox having a baby - such a well put together production.
It's from a time when kids were less sheltered and pathetic. My cousin and I would watch this show and then jump off the roof of the house and beat the shit out of each other pretending we were gargoyles lol
It didn’t boggle my mind because I didn’t question it. I watched many scary series animated movies. Secret of nimh, a American tail, etc. I just didn’t connect Disney to being family friend as they had a scary killer whale called monstro, malifscent as a dragon, and frollo going to hell shown on screen.
I was a huge fan of Gargoyles as a kid in the 90s but I somehow never knew the voice acting line up was so stacked with superstars. It's no wonder I loved the show
Gargoyles is a great counter argument to the commonly idea that shows aimed at children don't need to be complex and well written. The same goes for Batman TAS and Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Crazy to think that Gargoyles, Batman TAS, and X-Men (which all fall in my top ten list of best cartoons ever made) aired at the same time. This was truly the golden age of animation.
Ooh, the only good part of waking up at 6 in the morning on a school day for a 13 year old me was Gargoyles! It was dark and mature, that's why you had to wake up early for it!
It was evening time for me. At my grandma's with my brother and a couple of cousins, my Grandma kept an eye on. But I do have this one French show I woke up at 7am on weekends to watch because I had a crush on the main character. So, I've seen worse 😂
Greg Weisman was involved in some of the best animated shows I have ever seen: Gargoyles, Spectacular Spider-Man, Young Justice, Star Wars Rebels. Just some of the best writing and characters in a show.
I miss this show so much. It was my all time favorite as a Teen. I went to a couple of the conventions and even met some of the voice actors. It was such an incredible experience.
OH MAN !!!!!!!!!!! I loooooooooooooved this so much and still continue to watch it! Long integrated stories is correct and so well detailed you come away learning a lot - PLUS If you are a Trekkie like me it was double the excitement as the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation voices what were lent to voice the characters
Damn...im 33 now.i remember watching on cartoon network gargoyles,batman,swat cats,biker mike from mars and so on...how time flies.seems like a lifetime passed.
36 here. And the thing is, we've gotten next to nothing good since. ATLA and Legend of Korra, Arcane, and...that's basically it for the 21st century from Western sources. Some great anime in the early 2000s (Trigun, Outlaw Star, Bebop)...but stuff like BTAS, Swat Kats, Gargoyles? Yeahhhh, GL HF catching that lightning in a bottle again.
I agree 100%, but at least it's available on Disney+, unlike so many gems like Aladdin: The Animated Series, The Weekenders, and Fillmore! Instead of betting on the classics, Disney+ just keeps churning disappointment after disappointment. 😖
*Gargoyles was an INCREDIBLE series. The voice acting has not been matched by any other production, the themes were mature and tragic. (The Gargoyles were essentially extinct). The Animation was top notch, and the incorporation of historical and theatrical characters from literature was super-well done. What killed the series (in my opinion) was, 1. the cannon, there was such a bevy of characters that the storylines began to become jumbled and contrived (too many details to remember/kids). 2. Transition from character and plot drama to emotional/relationship drama, when any show starts treating the gravity of a breakup as seriously as the drama of saving lives or the world, it can't be taken seriously. 3. Cliff Hangers:, you could get away with that in the 80's but by the 90's people were FED UP with that, and despised anyone who used that to promote future episodes (to this day). 4. TIME SLOTS. Not only did people have to basically memorize the lore to know what part of the series they were in, they had to filter out re-runs, AND, on top of that, when the show changed time slots, they had to track down WHICH slot was housing the show, and hope they didn't have to wade through MORE reruns, or that they didn't miss an episode (missing plot points). What killed this EXCELLENT and BELOVED show, was, like so many other franchises. "Business Decisions". MORE TOYS!! MORE SALES! RATINGS!! HIRINGS! FIRINGS!! I'm glad I got to witness the show as a kid, it helped me alot (themes of discrimination) and Goliath was a very noble character. I am currently watching it on streaming as we speak, and yes it holds up.*
And I had just released a short discussing the Gargoyles comic and then @joblo does a full on series synposis in a matter of days hehe. Loved all of this. Journey through memory lane I often revisit.
I lost my freaking mind when the gummy bear theme started playing!!! you know how much I loved that show!!!?? Man.. thank you for this... It makes perfect sense.
I liked this show growing up. Definitely had that Batman look but has some humor every now and then. It was cool hearing the Star Trek TNG cast in the show.
Speaking of which, STTNG is obscenely overrated, (yeah, I said it, and, I'm standing by it), despite, totally being, Alice Goes To Space, DS9 was truly the best one, and, that's, not, even getting into the fact that Patrick Stewart got knighted, while, Jeremy Irons didn't, a total travesty, terrible.
I LOVED this show! And as a Star Trek fan I was so excited and instantly recognized every time a TNG cast member's voice was used. Too bad they didn't make a live action adaptation of this version of Gargoyles.
So glad that I have the DVD's so I dont have to give Disney anything. I love this show so much, its one of my all time favorites. The third season was never put to dvd, probably for the best. Season one and two though are GOLD.
Loved this as a kid and loved it as an adult. Someone give it a big time animated remake. As long as we still got Keith David and Jonathan Frakes were good
I 100% agree with you! The 90s was more than just a simple boom, it became an explosion of unique talents, creative ideas and story-driven narratives that still has his fans raving about long after! Gargoyles can definitely say it had a hold on us and I still love it to this day! Thank God for the NECA toys coming out to celebrate our love even further! Also, Gummi Bears ROCKED!!!
Gargoyles had The best Saturday morning cartoon villain in Xanatos. Unlike most cartoon bad guys, he didn't shake his fist and curse the Gargoyles for thwarting his diabolical scheme each week, to the point of looking like an idiot (like Cobra Commander or Skeletor). He would smile and steeple his fingers in silent triumph, as Machiavelian plans within plans fell into place, and would even find opportunity when he _was_ defeated. That's the kind of bad guy you can root for.
Hell. YEAH!! But I still can't believe NOBODY mentions the awesome Arthurian-arc! We had an entire story centered around Camelot! And also worth mentioning; I remember the comics being pretty remarkable for their time too. There was even an issue that centered around a vampire, something that was quite taboo in the 90s. But Still; an awesome show, and a great video! =)
I remember watching this show as a teenager, this was one of my favorite shows . I would love to see as a live movie, but done well strong attention paid to detail. Really bring them to life. We have the technology to do this, just look at Avatar and Jurassic Park/ Wrold. And as not to fumble the script to badly just use most of the material from the cartoon make it fit today. I think it could be a winner 🏆.
Gargoyles became part of my childhood and taught me so many life lessons throughout the entire series, the comics were awesome and the new continuation that just started has been incredible. The series taught the concept that not all heroes look or even ARE human looking, nor should have to be. Basically, they are the defenders of the night. They are Gargoyles!
Gargoyles just FN rocked. The mythology, the story, the settings and of course the characters. I'd love to see a live action film series and I look to the Underworld franchise as that is close to the tone and setting to this series. Det Elisa and Demona are such great female characters really should be considered as pioneers in how they were presented back in the 90s
My friend and I watched it all during 2020 lockdown and whilst I remember enjoying it as a kid I absolutely loved it now. The characters and story have complexity whilst being easy to understand for younger audiences. The voicework for the most part is outstanding. I would love it to come back but they'd have to replace Hudson and have his character pass on as there is no recasting that would work I feel. My main concern other than more constrictive rules being imposed on the writing would be what animation they would use. I can't imagine it looking good in ay other style, especially not if they tried to force them to do it in 3D. Anyway, if they did do it they need to get a move on so we can have as many returning cast as possible.
Never gave the show much thought when it aired. When I met my (now wife) in '98 she was a huge fan. Ended up getting the seasons on DVD and watching them all and loved the series as well. I get whatever merch I can for her still (have the whole Funko Pop collection and trying to locate the current NECA figures in Canada
@@VALonUA-cam The multi episode opening to this show was probably my favourite start to a series when this aired. Plus Clancy Brown and Keith David together is a pairing that should happen far more often. I would cast these guys in anything.
I don't think there was anybody out there that wouldn't at least admit that this show was good. Personally, I think it's one of the best things that ever came out of Disney.
I can't believe I forgot about this TV show. I used to love it when I was a kid. I have to say i am surprised to learn that this was a Disney show. This is news to me. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Even though I didn't grow up with it, I can honestly say having watched it recently that Gargoyles might be one of the greatest animated shows of all time, next to Avatar. Some may say it rips off Batman TAS but I think it remains distinct due to it having a full serialized story. Much like Batman, Gargoyles got away with so much to the point where I sometimes questioned if it was actually a kids show. While not perfect, season 3 was a let down and some characters, particularly Talon in season 2, I think should have had far more screen time and development, I can honestly that Gargoyles, due to its dark atmosphere, serialized storytelling and great characters, is by far the best thing the Disney Channel ever produced.
Gummi Bears was my absolute favorite as a kid! Hahahaha I use to drink grape juice as if it was gummi berry juice 😂 Gargoyles was my love as a teenager. It was amazing and I had such a crush on Goliath too 😅
The eighties was the era of fun, silly shows with the exception of Robotech, which clearly helped pave the way for the more serious series with story arcs we got in the nineties. Gargoyles and EXOSQUAD are my favorite cel-animated series of the nineties. I was fortunate to be able to attend one of the Gathering conventions when it came close to LA.
Funny you should ask that. Dynamite Comics just released a new Gargoyles comic, which is a direct continuation of the comics Greg Weisman wrote during the late 90s/early 2000s. The ones he considers canon over Goliath Chronicles - so go buy them!
Gargoyles was epic and awesome and dark. I was born in the early 1990s, but I missed the show on Disney because I was watching Batman and Power Rangers mostly. I saw one episode and parts of other episodes as a kid, but never got hooked. That all changed when I was in GED school and found the series on DVD at the library and my brother and I fell in love with Gargoyles. Brooklyne was our favorite character of the series. I also loved Talon and Maggie. The series needs to be remade or there should be a series about Talon and his clan.
The Star Trek connection with Gargoyles was incredible. The only one that missed out in voicing Gargoyles is Patrick Stewart. Jonathan Frakes' design with the face reminded me of William Ryker from TNG when I watched it as a kid during the 90s.
@@RichO1701e Agreed. Nichelle Nichols voicing Diane Maza, Eliza's mom so good. Rocky Carroll from NCIS voicing Derek Maza, Kate Mulgrew voicing Lady Titania wife of Oberon, Brent Spiner voicing Puck with Jeff Bennett voicing his human counterpart Owen Bennett while Peter Scolari's character was the reference model that Puck used as the human disguise for Owen Bennett. Peter Scolari's character was the assistant to Halcyon Renard voiced by Robert Culp.
This show is so desperately needed in today's world. The fact that it wasn't afraid to tackle truly deep characters made it one of the greatest cartoons of my childhood and I honestly loved it for that. In later episodes, I was blown away by the fact that it actually brought literature and myth into its continuity. Culture is dying today. We have so many great books out there, but instead, all we seem to get is reboot, reboot, reboot of movies when we could instead get wonderful adaptations of myth and legend such as what Gargoyles gave us. That said, I just don't know if I trust Disney to actually do the series justice these days.
Great research. My favorite cartoon ever, tied with Saturday AM Sonic the Hedgehog. This was a great Sega Genesis game too. They really don't make 'em like they used to.
Disney+ could really use Gargoyles, both bringing it back and remaking it more episodes. In short, it has it all. You have strong male and female characters. It has has minority characters and white ones. It have multicultural elements as well as European ones. This thing has everything that the manner in a current day series.This material has both adult and child appeal. The scripts were constructed is exactly on par with the way scripture done even in the MCU today. Even the literary elelement works in its favor. Yes I am a fan but it needs to be back on the air.
I'm sorry but the '90s were complete boring garbage cartoons. Yes there was the X-Men and yes there was Batman and even Gargoyles which were all great shows, but that was pretty much it. You'd have like maybe one or two good cartoons a day. The '80s had back-to-back cartoons. There were several of them in the '80s. There were so many awesome cartoons in the '80s. But, those cartoons got a lot of heat because they had a lot of action in them and they got taken off the air. And parents didn't like the fact that they would have to get action figures and all that other stuff. Then we got stuck with these after effects of the '80s. The '90s cartoons were a shadow of what came out in the '80s.
@@raymreed Most of those came out in the 1980s, and, the good cartoons, were, simply, more, The, Law Of Averages, than, anything else, really, definitely.
@@anubusx I never, liked, Jason Marsden, he, (and, Daveigh Chase), kept Spirited Away from being perfect, and, the fact that Disney's been enabling him, for, nearly forty years, despite, no, discernible talent is truly, indefensible.
@@raymreed let's see here Sonic was okay but boring, DuckTales was barely watchable, rescue ranges was a joke, Beetlejuice was okay. But it wasn't an action show, Rugrats sucked, Beavis and Butthead was a joke, Captain planet was an extreme joke, Conan was great, but it was one of those shows that aired every so often, duckman was a joke, All these shows you're mentioning they all sucked. They weren't cool action shows that came out in the eighties. You're '90s sucked. I'm sorry but all the cool action shows of the '80s from silverhawks to thundercats to He-Man to bionic 6, to exedra exedra exedra did not exist in the '90s because of the people who had no lives who took those shows off the air because of their action or violence as they call it and they weren't really violent.
I was in high school when Gargoyles came out. My English Literature class was reading the works of Shakespeare. I loved how Gargoyles used Shakespeare plays like A Midsummer Night's Dream and MacBeth in their storylines.
I love this show. I even know a Fanfic that's really good to called Down on the Bayou that follows the show from the perspective of a Cajun Alligator man who lives in the sewers. Yeah, I'll take more content no matter what it is
Still love all 3 seasons to this day. Keith David has said he is basically proud of all 3 seasons as he should, they all mean something to me too💜. Second season actually went down in ratings for different reasons and so did season 3 . Comics didn't do so well either but hopefully that changes. It's split in different parts within the fandom with different types of fans liking different things. I know most of the voice actors and some fans love all 3 seasons of Gargoyles, some only the 1st season and some of the second, some don't even read comics. Some love all of the three timelines like me.🦇👍
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Gargoyles reboot with Avatar CGI and top actors
Hey bro, can you normalize the volume in future episodes?
You voice & the Gummy Bears theme should not be 10 decibles apart
How could you talk about this show, and not discuss the Best Villain in TV history more. The Xanatos Gambit is a definitive trope on how to write a villain that isn't stupid and who can fail without becoming weak. There is even famous social engineering gambits & stratagems based off it...
"The key to strategy... is not to choose a path to victory, but to choose so that all paths lead to a victory." - Cavilo, The Vor Game
he was a significant part of what made the show, as good as it was, without him it would have been interesting, but no more than MASC or Jace and the wheeled warriors.
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And The Fact That Disney is Now Trying to Censor Certain Scenes from Gargoyles, and Yeah I can see The Gummi Bears Aesthetics.
Let's take a moment to appreciate that the voice acting lineup for Gargoyles was absolutely incredible.
100% agree, phenomenal.
Really impressive. My Grandparents used to watch Lou Grant re- runs, so I also knew the show and it's amazing to learn both us, the children, and the grandparents used to watch and like technically the same people.
By the way, I grew up in Spain, watching Spanish dubbed versions, so, we were never able to recognise any of the voices in other shows.
You mean let's do the exact same thing that he did during a majority of this video 🙄
@@danielkaler569
Yes, lets. 🙃
Btw, he didn't even come close to hitting everyone that provided excellent voice work for the series. 😉
KEITH F’ing DAVID!
"One thousand years ago, superstition and the sword ruled. It was a time of darkness, it was a world of fear, it was the age of gargoyles."
"Now we are in Manhattan, the spell is broken and we live again"
@@strifenineteen "Stone by day, warriors by night. We were betrayed by the humans we had sworn to protect, frozen in stone by a magic spell for a thousand years..."
Goliath is that you 😳 Glad to have you back
@@Anonymous551656 "We are defenders of the Night.... We are GARGOYLES!!!"
What a good line..
Thank you for giving Gargoyles more love. Greg Weisman needs more respect as a creator.
Absolutely the truest words ever spoken! 💯
Seconded!
indeed
"the fact this was a Disney show still boggles my mind" - This is so very accurate, thought this many times! Even the subtle stuff, like Fox having a baby - such a well put together production.
It's from a time when kids were less sheltered and pathetic. My cousin and I would watch this show and then jump off the roof of the house and beat the shit out of each other pretending we were gargoyles lol
I thought the same about the movie National Treasure.
It didn’t boggle my mind because I didn’t question it. I watched many scary series animated movies. Secret of nimh, a American tail, etc.
I just didn’t connect Disney to being family friend as they had a scary killer whale called monstro, malifscent as a dragon, and frollo going to hell shown on screen.
I was a huge fan of Gargoyles as a kid in the 90s but I somehow never knew the voice acting line up was so stacked with superstars. It's no wonder I loved the show
Gargoyles was the reason why I got into history and and mythology around the world as a kid. Such a smart cartoon without talking down to kids
Me too. It started me on the road to an English degree.
Gargoyles is a great counter argument to the commonly idea that shows aimed at children don't need to be complex and well written.
The same goes for Batman TAS and Avatar: The Last Airbender.
When you make something for kids that adults can also enjoy, then you've achieved art.
The last Airbender for sure.. I feel like you can't even be apart of my family if you don't know about that show lol
@@kefkamadman Exactly!
Crazy to think that Gargoyles, Batman TAS, and X-Men (which all fall in my top ten list of best cartoons ever made) aired at the same time. This was truly the golden age of animation.
💯
I totally agree. It’s crazy when you have dreams that seem random and then you see it in todays UA-cam videos
I loved this show. It was grow up and interesting, and Xanthos was a incredible villain.
Ooh, the only good part of waking up at 6 in the morning on a school day for a 13 year old me was Gargoyles! It was dark and mature, that's why you had to wake up early for it!
It was evening time for me. At my grandma's with my brother and a couple of cousins, my Grandma kept an eye on.
But I do have this one French show I woke up at 7am on weekends to watch because I had a crush on the main character.
So, I've seen worse
😂
I got to watch reruns of Gargoyles before 6 AM on Disney Channel while having breakfast when the channel was still worth watching.
Loved this as a kid of the 90s
Greg Weisman was involved in some of the best animated shows I have ever seen: Gargoyles, Spectacular Spider-Man, Young Justice, Star Wars Rebels. Just some of the best writing and characters in a show.
Such a great show that doesn't get the love it deserves.
I miss this show so much. It was my all time favorite as a Teen. I went to a couple of the conventions and even met some of the voice actors. It was such an incredible experience.
OH MAN !!!!!!!!!!! I loooooooooooooved this so much and still continue to watch it! Long integrated stories is correct and so well detailed you come away learning a lot - PLUS If you are a Trekkie like me it was double the excitement as the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation voices what were lent to voice the characters
Damn...im 33 now.i remember watching on cartoon network gargoyles,batman,swat cats,biker mike from mars and so on...how time flies.seems like a lifetime passed.
same
36 here. And the thing is, we've gotten next to nothing good since. ATLA and Legend of Korra, Arcane, and...that's basically it for the 21st century from Western sources. Some great anime in the early 2000s (Trigun, Outlaw Star, Bebop)...but stuff like BTAS, Swat Kats, Gargoyles? Yeahhhh, GL HF catching that lightning in a bottle again.
I absolutely loved this show. So criminally underrated
I agree 100%, but at least it's available on Disney+, unlike so many gems like Aladdin: The Animated Series, The Weekenders, and Fillmore! Instead of betting on the classics, Disney+ just keeps churning disappointment after disappointment. 😖
It's also kind of boggling that Disney would never make a show like Gargoyles ever again.
*Gargoyles was an INCREDIBLE series. The voice acting has not been matched by any other production, the themes were mature and tragic. (The Gargoyles were essentially extinct). The Animation was top notch, and the incorporation of historical and theatrical characters from literature was super-well done. What killed the series (in my opinion) was, 1. the cannon, there was such a bevy of characters that the storylines began to become jumbled and contrived (too many details to remember/kids). 2. Transition from character and plot drama to emotional/relationship drama, when any show starts treating the gravity of a breakup as seriously as the drama of saving lives or the world, it can't be taken seriously. 3. Cliff Hangers:, you could get away with that in the 80's but by the 90's people were FED UP with that, and despised anyone who used that to promote future episodes (to this day). 4. TIME SLOTS. Not only did people have to basically memorize the lore to know what part of the series they were in, they had to filter out re-runs, AND, on top of that, when the show changed time slots, they had to track down WHICH slot was housing the show, and hope they didn't have to wade through MORE reruns, or that they didn't miss an episode (missing plot points). What killed this EXCELLENT and BELOVED show, was, like so many other franchises. "Business Decisions". MORE TOYS!! MORE SALES! RATINGS!! HIRINGS! FIRINGS!! I'm glad I got to witness the show as a kid, it helped me alot (themes of discrimination) and Goliath was a very noble character. I am currently watching it on streaming as we speak, and yes it holds up.*
I don't mind cliffhangers especially when I watch anime. The episodes often lead directly into the next one.
And I had just released a short discussing the Gargoyles comic and then @joblo does a full on series synposis in a matter of days hehe. Loved all of this. Journey through memory lane I often revisit.
I lost my freaking mind when the gummy bear theme started playing!!! you know how much I loved that show!!!?? Man.. thank you for this... It makes perfect sense.
+1 vote Gummi Bear episode plz. So we can learn about magic and mystery and parts of the their history....
Bring it home someone....
I loved Gargoyles…the 90’s had the best cartoons.
Just amazing..cartoons these days just ever be the same as it was back then.
I liked this show growing up. Definitely had that Batman look but has some humor every now and then. It was cool hearing the Star Trek TNG cast in the show.
Speaking of which, STTNG is obscenely overrated, (yeah, I said it, and, I'm standing by it), despite, totally being, Alice Goes To Space, DS9 was truly the best one, and, that's, not, even getting into the fact that Patrick Stewart got knighted, while, Jeremy Irons didn't, a total travesty, terrible.
Just for fun, imagine a live action Gargoyles movie made by Guillermo del Toro.
Would I sound too horny if I put up Henry Cavill as Goliath?
I can see him casting Ron Perlman again
@@Nikki-tx6khmight as well just use Keith David
I LOVED this show! And as a Star Trek fan I was so excited and instantly recognized every time a TNG cast member's voice was used. Too bad they didn't make a live action adaptation of this version of Gargoyles.
Maybe a movie? That would be badass
So glad that I have the DVD's so I dont have to give Disney anything. I love this show so much, its one of my all time favorites. The third season was never put to dvd, probably for the best. Season one and two though are GOLD.
Couldn't agree more.
Good video,90s had great cartoons like Garyoles,Batman Tas,Xmen Tas,Spiderman Tas,Darkwing Duck,and other cartoons.
What was weird about Darkwing Duck was it was the, next-to-last, program on many stations, while, the comically awful Goof Troop was the last.
@@matthewdaley746 I see I did not know that
@@Chaosic It gets better, Batman often aired before Darkwing Duck, so, this was a double-killjoy.
@@matthewdaley746 I see that sucks,though I like both shows,wish Disney had a better time slot for Darkwing Duck.
@@Chaosic Unfortunately, the glory days were clearly over, and, the programming began to struggle to find a time to even air.
Loved this as a kid and loved it as an adult. Someone give it a big time animated remake. As long as we still got Keith David and Jonathan Frakes were good
You don't want a remake trust me
@TheGlassesPro a continuation would be just as bad
Keith David OR BUST
I thought Deanna Troi was an amazing villain.
Don't forget Salli Richardson as Elisa.
Tail spin and gargoyles ❤
Keith David that voice says it all. Although more than likely he had The Thing inside of him. Where were you Child's.
Thank you❤
I was looking for this comment lol
One of the all time classics 😎👍🏻🌟
Gummy Bears were awesome. Im so glad I grew up in the 90s! Oh yeah, loved Gargoyles too
I 100% agree with you! The 90s was more than just a simple boom, it became an explosion of unique talents, creative ideas and story-driven narratives that still has his fans raving about long after! Gargoyles can definitely say it had a hold on us and I still love it to this day! Thank God for the NECA toys coming out to celebrate our love even further! Also, Gummi Bears ROCKED!!!
Gargoyles was more of a mystery suspense cartoon in the vain of Batman: The Animated Series, rather than an action cartoon
Gargoyles had The best Saturday morning cartoon villain in Xanatos. Unlike most cartoon bad guys, he didn't shake his fist and curse the Gargoyles for thwarting his diabolical scheme each week, to the point of looking like an idiot (like Cobra Commander or Skeletor). He would smile and steeple his fingers in silent triumph, as Machiavelian plans within plans fell into place, and would even find opportunity when he _was_ defeated. That's the kind of bad guy you can root for.
Hell. YEAH!! But I still can't believe NOBODY mentions the awesome Arthurian-arc! We had an entire story centered around Camelot! And also worth mentioning; I remember the comics being pretty remarkable for their time too. There was even an issue that centered around a vampire, something that was quite taboo in the 90s. But Still; an awesome show, and a great video! =)
Ironically, I was binge watching Gargoyles for the past week and still going.
Enjoy. 😉
@@VALonUA-cam I am waiting for the first issue of Season 3 to arrive. I'm so excited to read it!
I remember watching this show as a teenager, this was one of my favorite shows
. I would love to see as a live movie, but done well strong attention paid to detail. Really bring them to life. We have the technology to do this, just look at Avatar and Jurassic Park/ Wrold. And as not to fumble the script to badly just use most of the material from the cartoon make it fit today. I think it could be a winner 🏆.
MacBeth wasn't evil, he just wanted to kill Demona so that he coud die.
I had no idea who Frank Welker was till i was grown, but he was the voice of my childhood.
Neca is making some nice Gargoyle figures right now. Glad the Gargoyles are getting shown some love in toy form again.
Just picked up Hudson at Target a week ago.
Disney has spent so much money making crap content. Yet we still haven’t had a Gargoyles movie. It would be amazing if done well.
It's always a treat to see the latest GBNF from David Arroyo and Jesse Shade. And it's on a favorite show from my teenage years.
Gargoyles became part of my childhood and taught me so many life lessons throughout the entire series, the comics were awesome and the new continuation that just started has been incredible. The series taught the concept that not all heroes look or even ARE human looking, nor should have to be.
Basically, they are the defenders of the night. They are Gargoyles!
Gargoyles just FN rocked. The mythology, the story, the settings and of course the characters. I'd love to see a live action film series and I look to the Underworld franchise as that is close to the tone and setting to this series. Det Elisa and Demona are such great female characters really should be considered as pioneers in how they were presented back in the 90s
It's kinda cool that the characters looked like the voice actors. A thing that is done today.
I'm surprised they never made a live action remake of the show.
My friend and I watched it all during 2020 lockdown and whilst I remember enjoying it as a kid I absolutely loved it now. The characters and story have complexity whilst being easy to understand for younger audiences. The voicework for the most part is outstanding. I would love it to come back but they'd have to replace Hudson and have his character pass on as there is no recasting that would work I feel. My main concern other than more constrictive rules being imposed on the writing would be what animation they would use. I can't imagine it looking good in ay other style, especially not if they tried to force them to do it in 3D. Anyway, if they did do it they need to get a move on so we can have as many returning cast as possible.
Never gave the show much thought when it aired. When I met my (now wife) in '98 she was a huge fan. Ended up getting the seasons on DVD and watching them all and loved the series as well. I get whatever merch I can for her still (have the whole Funko Pop collection and trying to locate the current NECA figures in Canada
Definitely one of my favorite shows growing up. I'm pretty sure my Goliath toy, sans tail, is kicking around my parents' attic somewhere.
"Pay a man enough, and he'll walk barefoot into hell." How a kid's cartoon wrote a line that magnificent is a testament to how great this show is.
Xanatos says it on S1E2. 😄 Love it.
@@VALonUA-cam The multi episode opening to this show was probably my favourite start to a series when this aired.
Plus Clancy Brown and Keith David together is a pairing that should happen far more often. I would cast these guys in anything.
@@CaptWesStarwind Absolutely. 🤩 It was the 5-part premiere that got me hooked on the show in the first place. Gorgeous to watch from start to finish.
I always felt this along with Swat Kats should have been way bigger. At least Gargoyles got a lot more seasons though than Swat Kats.
Swat Kats should have went to Ruby Spears Productions instead
Gargoyles is THE WIRE to Batman's SOPRANOS
I don't think there was anybody out there that wouldn't at least admit that this show was good. Personally, I think it's one of the best things that ever came out of Disney.
I just busted out laughing with the Gummi Bears reveal!
The one episode I really remember, is that witch or whatever, being vulnerable to sugar?!
I can't believe I forgot about this TV show. I used to love it when I was a kid. I have to say i am surprised to learn that this was a Disney show. This is news to me. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
This man is the best part of Jo Blo… hands down … Only reason I watch actually
Its one of those shows that were around when I was was a kid for a year or two, and then just disappeared.
I hope Clancy Brown is that "method" when he voices "Mr. Krab."
I don't care what anybody thinks I've always liked that intro song to The Gummy Bears.
Me too.
Same here, although, it, sadly, was on, for, a little bit too long, tragic.
@@anubusx Terrific, show, additionally, majorly.
Well, straight to Disney plus to watch all day now
Gargoyles was the best show Disney has ever made.
This was a good one ✌️😊💚
I like the concept of the Hunters, vengeance all day every day.
Even though I didn't grow up with it, I can honestly say having watched it recently that Gargoyles might be one of the greatest animated shows of all time, next to Avatar. Some may say it rips off Batman TAS but I think it remains distinct due to it having a full serialized story. Much like Batman, Gargoyles got away with so much to the point where I sometimes questioned if it was actually a kids show. While not perfect, season 3 was a let down and some characters, particularly Talon in season 2, I think should have had far more screen time and development, I can honestly that Gargoyles, due to its dark atmosphere, serialized storytelling and great characters, is by far the best thing the Disney Channel ever produced.
Too bad it came out at a time where you still only saw, The, Disney Channel, for, those precious few, fortunate, four-day periods, annually.
Everything I learned about life I learned from Gargoyles.
One of my chores as a kid was to record the episodes so my parents could watch the show when they got home from work
Gargoyles is an awesome show. Leave it to Disney to ruin something people love (cough Star Wars) Great job on the video
I just learned that Elisa Maza is actually biracial. She's half African American, half Native American.
HalfAfrican half American
If there’s any time in history you don’t want the current corporate owners of this series to revive it, it’s right now.
I would love a live action adaptaion.
Jordan Peele went to Disney with a script. But they rejected it.
Thank goodness they rejected it
I still get goosebumps hearing that theme.
So good.
This was great! I loved the Gargoyles!
Gummi Bears was my absolute favorite as a kid! Hahahaha I use to drink grape juice as if it was gummi berry juice 😂
Gargoyles was my love as a teenager. It was amazing and I had such a crush on Goliath too 😅
The eighties was the era of fun, silly shows with the exception of Robotech, which clearly helped pave the way for the more serious series with story arcs we got in the nineties. Gargoyles and EXOSQUAD are my favorite cel-animated series of the nineties. I was fortunate to be able to attend one of the Gathering conventions when it came close to LA.
The word of the 90's was EXTREME!!! (Insert bitching guitar riff here)
One of my favorite shows growing up thanks for the trip down memory lane
Funny you should ask that. Dynamite Comics just released a new Gargoyles comic, which is a direct continuation of the comics Greg Weisman wrote during the late 90s/early 2000s. The ones he considers canon over Goliath Chronicles - so go buy them!
Gargoyles was epic and awesome and dark. I was born in the early 1990s, but I missed the show on Disney because I was watching Batman and Power Rangers mostly. I saw one episode and parts of other episodes as a kid, but never got hooked. That all changed when I was in GED school and found the series on DVD at the library and my brother and I fell in love with Gargoyles. Brooklyne was our favorite character of the series. I also loved Talon and Maggie. The series needs to be remade or there should be a series about Talon and his clan.
Great show.
And... The Goliath Chronicle sucked
The Star Trek connection with Gargoyles was incredible. The only one that missed out in voicing Gargoyles is Patrick Stewart. Jonathan Frakes' design with the face reminded me of William Ryker from TNG when I watched it as a kid during the 90s.
9:14 - "Frakes was the NUMBER ONE choice" - was an excellent turn of phrase
@@RichO1701e Agreed. Nichelle Nichols voicing Diane Maza, Eliza's mom so good. Rocky Carroll from NCIS voicing Derek Maza, Kate Mulgrew voicing Lady Titania wife of Oberon, Brent Spiner voicing Puck with Jeff Bennett voicing his human counterpart Owen Bennett while Peter Scolari's character was the reference model that Puck used as the human disguise for Owen Bennett. Peter Scolari's character was the assistant to Halcyon Renard voiced by Robert Culp.
This show is so desperately needed in today's world. The fact that it wasn't afraid to tackle truly deep characters made it one of the greatest cartoons of my childhood and I honestly loved it for that. In later episodes, I was blown away by the fact that it actually brought literature and myth into its continuity.
Culture is dying today. We have so many great books out there, but instead, all we seem to get is reboot, reboot, reboot of movies when we could instead get wonderful adaptations of myth and legend such as what Gargoyles gave us. That said, I just don't know if I trust Disney to actually do the series justice these days.
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I miss shows like this. I love the 90s.
Modern TV sucks!
Interestingly, Bruce Timm disliked the show and used the word ‘crap’ when talking about it
Why you're doing cartoons you should consider doing Disney's Batman AKA Darkwing Duck
its on the list
This show and Batman were life back in the day. Could've watched 5 more seasons!
Hands down the best thing on television growing up.
I love -- LOVE -- Gargoyles, but Batman: The Animated Series will always have a very special place in my heart. 🤩
Great research. My favorite cartoon ever, tied with Saturday AM Sonic the Hedgehog. This was a great Sega Genesis game too. They really don't make 'em like they used to.
This was ahead of it's time in terms of children's entertainment. Have lots of memories watching this.
Disney+ could really use Gargoyles, both bringing it back and remaking it more episodes. In short, it has it all. You have strong male and female characters. It has has minority characters and white ones. It have multicultural elements as well as European ones. This thing has everything that the manner in a current day series.This material has both adult and child appeal. The scripts were constructed is exactly on par with the way scripture done even in the MCU today. Even the literary elelement works in its favor. Yes I am a fan but it needs to be back on the air.
I'm sorry but the '90s were complete boring garbage cartoons. Yes there was the X-Men and yes there was Batman and even Gargoyles which were all great shows, but that was pretty much it. You'd have like maybe one or two good cartoons a day. The '80s had back-to-back cartoons. There were several of them in the '80s. There were so many awesome cartoons in the '80s. But, those cartoons got a lot of heat because they had a lot of action in them and they got taken off the air. And parents didn't like the fact that they would have to get action figures and all that other stuff. Then we got stuck with these after effects of the '80s. The '90s cartoons were a shadow of what came out in the '80s.
Extreme Ghostbusters was good.
@@raymreed Most of those came out in the 1980s, and, the good cartoons, were, simply, more, The, Law Of Averages, than, anything else, really, definitely.
@@anubusx I never, liked, Jason Marsden, he, (and, Daveigh Chase), kept Spirited Away from being perfect, and, the fact that Disney's been enabling him, for, nearly forty years, despite, no, discernible talent is truly, indefensible.
@@raymreed let's see here Sonic was okay but boring, DuckTales was barely watchable, rescue ranges was a joke, Beetlejuice was okay. But it wasn't an action show, Rugrats sucked, Beavis and Butthead was a joke, Captain planet was an extreme joke, Conan was great, but it was one of those shows that aired every so often, duckman was a joke, All these shows you're mentioning they all sucked. They weren't cool action shows that came out in the eighties. You're '90s sucked. I'm sorry but all the cool action shows of the '80s from silverhawks to thundercats to He-Man to bionic 6, to exedra exedra exedra did not exist in the '90s because of the people who had no lives who took those shows off the air because of their action or violence as they call it and they weren't really violent.
That statement's infinitely correct.
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Need that gargoyles reboot
I was in high school when Gargoyles came out. My English Literature class was reading the works of Shakespeare. I loved how Gargoyles used Shakespeare plays like A Midsummer Night's Dream and MacBeth in their storylines.
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Really? Loser
Last!!! 😊
I love this show. I even know a Fanfic that's really good to called Down on the Bayou that follows the show from the perspective of a Cajun Alligator man who lives in the sewers. Yeah, I'll take more content no matter what it is
Still love all 3 seasons to this day. Keith David has said he is basically proud of all 3 seasons as he should, they all mean something to me too💜. Second season actually went down in ratings for different reasons and so did season 3 . Comics didn't do so well either but hopefully that changes. It's split in different parts within the fandom with different types of fans liking different things. I know most of the voice actors and some fans love all 3 seasons of Gargoyles, some only the 1st season and some of the second, some don't even read comics. Some love all of the three timelines like me.🦇👍
The gummy bears was the one song that got stuck in my head for years. I last heard it in 1993, and it's always been with me
They don't makem like these anymore.