What the HELL is Miracle Star? (a SHAMELESS Gumball Ripoff)

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  • @Saberspark
    @Saberspark  Před 2 lety +6380

    Any other ripoffs out there I should cover in a video??

  • @YelloWool
    @YelloWool Před 2 lety +15454

    I love that they dedicated an entire episode to making fun of the rip off.

    • @ThePlotaGuy7
      @ThePlotaGuy7 Před 2 lety +861

      That fact alone makes Gumball a thousand times better

    • @BadBoyBird
      @BadBoyBird Před 2 lety +31

      Same it cracked me up

    • @duck___e
      @duck___e Před 2 lety +9

      huh ironic

    • @KittyWreaker
      @KittyWreaker Před 2 lety +9

      WHAT R U DOING HERE????

    • @okjeffy6581
      @okjeffy6581 Před 2 lety +38

      If only The Simpsons could do the same with the Sampsonades and Familia Tipo. And other Simpsons Ripoffs.

  • @arnolfo5111
    @arnolfo5111 Před 2 lety +8899

    The way the gumball creators dealt with it was amazing.

    • @dumbflop2070
      @dumbflop2070 Před 2 lety +153

      @Just wow no

    • @alicebthegachaweirdo8378
      @alicebthegachaweirdo8378 Před 2 lety +34

      So true

    • @mariajimenafigueroa233
      @mariajimenafigueroa233 Před 2 lety +151

      @@dumbflop2070 Everyday, more comment bots arrive

    • @calebproductions1264
      @calebproductions1264 Před 2 lety +53

      Why does every comment section I see in this video have to say almost the exact same thing the other comments said? We get it, the creators were aware and shit.

    • @veggsbacon1891
      @veggsbacon1891 Před 2 lety +80

      @@mariajimenafigueroa233 And YT doesn't want to deal with that, but of course they take away dislikes and stuff..

  • @slyngn7847
    @slyngn7847 Před 2 lety +1360

    "Suing China for copyright infringement is not worth the time."
    Disney: "A challenge we will surely answer."

    • @reivaldoaurelio4895
      @reivaldoaurelio4895 Před 2 lety +1

      Disney is China's lapdog though.

    • @lexa2310
      @lexa2310 Před 2 lety +24

      Did they succeed?

    • @slyngn7847
      @slyngn7847 Před 2 lety +86

      @@lexa2310 I'm pretty sure Disney won the "Cars" copyright case back in 2016.

    • @cgt3704
      @cgt3704 Před 2 lety +1

      @@slyngn7847 yep and now they are sleeping with the CCP , like most of Hollywood

    • @tapgames3465
      @tapgames3465 Před rokem +21

      @@slyngn7847 I mean it's a really large corporation

  • @ninarances9074
    @ninarances9074 Před 2 lety +557

    Not only did the makers of 'Gumball' poke fun at 'Miracle Star', they also poked fun at the fanart made by their fans. They didn't do it in a very demeaning way, but just have a laugh about it. Man, I love this show so much! After learning that 'The Copycats' was supposed to make fun of a rip-off, it makes watching the episode better!

    • @captaincaden3104
      @captaincaden3104 Před rokem +38

      They also made fun of shippers in that “The Shippening” episode

    • @Fleshpills
      @Fleshpills Před rokem +4

      @@captaincaden3104 yes

    • @chadharger9323
      @chadharger9323 Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@captaincaden3104and Death Note.

  • @disneyvillainsfan1666
    @disneyvillainsfan1666 Před 2 lety +6444

    Anais not having a doppelganger is probably one of the best jokes Gumball ever made.

    • @cfruge444
      @cfruge444 Před 2 lety +854

      Until you realize Miracle Star came out during China's one-child policy; technically, Gua Gua was considered Chi Chi's science experiment.

    • @squallded7244
      @squallded7244 Před 2 lety +84

      @Risma ajisona gunga ginga

    • @paperedwillows
      @paperedwillows Před 2 lety +559

      "Women no right to celebrate in republic of people."

    • @coatlessali
      @coatlessali Před 2 lety +63

      @Risma ajisona ratio

    • @kennethfung3618
      @kennethfung3618 Před 2 lety +75

      @@cfruge444 which is why the joke makes sense

  • @lunacrystal9841
    @lunacrystal9841 Před 2 lety +5032

    It was so clever to use Anais as the final piece in the puzzle, not only because there *was* no copycat of her, but because she’s the only one small enough to unlatch the truck.
    I always wondered why she was my favorite character when I was little...

    • @tdimybeloved
      @tdimybeloved Před 2 lety +94

      @SQUISHY 🔞👇 shut up

    • @TheSeaOtterPooper
      @TheSeaOtterPooper Před 2 lety +201

      It's because of a Chinese law where each familly can have only *one* child (But last year this law was abolished and now the limit is of *three* children)

    • @spacecowboyz0154
      @spacecowboyz0154 Před 2 lety +55

      @@TheSeaOtterPooper Christ..

    • @klokateer4372
      @klokateer4372 Před 2 lety +89

      @@TheSeaOtterPooper it was 2 i until they went to 3 actually and Anieece(however u spell it) would still not be copied most likely cause China government wants boys(for bullet fodder), bet she'd save the day again cause of that

    • @TheSeaOtterPooper
      @TheSeaOtterPooper Před 2 lety +19

      @@klokateer4372 don't you know Darwin is not a biological child???

  • @gwest3644
    @gwest3644 Před 2 lety +262

    Gua Gua (Darwin’s knockoff) got renamed to Ribbit in “The Knockoffs”, which I find kinda clever, since “guagua” iirc in Chinese is an onomatopoeia for the sound a frog makes, like “ribbit”. Kiki got renamed to Chi Chi though, and I’m not sure why.

    • @sonicanvaspost6867
      @sonicanvaspost6867 Před rokem +51

      Because the name was phonetically spelled “QiQi”(if you referred to the direct Chinese phonetic translation), but pronounced as “Chi-Chi”. The “Kiki” happened because Saber butchered the transcription(or just good old transcription error idk)

    • @RathiSweet2475
      @RathiSweet2475 Před rokem +3

      I immediately thought of the panel of OG Dragonball where Roshi references Chi-Chi's Name beikg the Japanese term meaning breasts and I still can see it tbh

    • @coltonknight7402
      @coltonknight7402 Před rokem

      this is true i fact checked it

  • @the_furry_inside_your_walls639

    One thing I liked about Gumball was how it bridged the gap between one-off episodes and and over arching stories, like how Tina eased up a little to Gumball and Darwin in later episodes after the one where they finally got to know each other a bit more and made up for rivalries they had in the past, just to name one example. That direction with how the show's episodes were structured and plotted out really lend itself to the overall Advent-Garde style Gumball was known for.

    • @tuononnovainbici
      @tuononnovainbici Před rokem +2

      Yes!! Or Penny and her shell episodes, and the ghost girl (Carrie?) with her crush in Darwin

  • @GumSkyloard
    @GumSkyloard Před 2 lety +3545

    Best thing that Saber didn't mention is that the original storyboards for The Copycats actually used the original Miracle Star character designs for the Copycat family. Which means that the attack could've been EVEN more direct.

    • @heatherpony
      @heatherpony Před 2 lety +80

      @@joshroehl6098 😐

    • @kennethfung3618
      @kennethfung3618 Před 2 lety +196

      Well i mean, I don’t think he needed to mention that because well, it was the whole point

    • @GayKermit-._-.
      @GayKermit-._-. Před 2 lety +72

      @@joshroehl6098 you sound like tina from Bob's burgers.

    • @chloe4824
      @chloe4824 Před 2 lety +84

      @@GayKermit-._-. ouch, rude. tina sounds much better.

    • @chrisakaschulbus4903
      @chrisakaschulbus4903 Před 2 lety +47

      @@joshroehl6098 You know it's not really a good idea to make music for the deaf community, right?

  • @GoHerping
    @GoHerping Před 2 lety +5281

    I never realized the context of copycats but im not suprised with how it's such a clever show. The evolution of CN was a wild ride too... but all good things must come to an end lol

    • @rattythe
      @rattythe Před 2 lety +46

      knew it i knew that the comment bots will come

    • @someflipnotes87
      @someflipnotes87 Před 2 lety +71

      OMG ITS MULTI MILIONARIE REPTILE EXPERT CEO GO HERPING!!!😫😫😫 Omg u look so good in that new pfp! Totally natural too! Such small forehead!!! 10/10

    • @GoHerping
      @GoHerping Před 2 lety +78

      @@someflipnotes87 oops my perfect genetics are showing

    • @thej7362
      @thej7362 Před 2 lety +10

      copycats, how ironic to the video topic lol

    • @utsutsu123
      @utsutsu123 Před 2 lety +9

      omg its goherping :D

  • @cmndrkool321
    @cmndrkool321 Před 2 lety +17

    How to prevent China from touching your copyrighted material: plaster “Free Tibet” and “Taiwan is a country” on all your material. They wouldn’t touch that if their lives depended on it.

  • @PilloTheStar
    @PilloTheStar Před 2 lety +74

    The fact that the gumball episode actually made fun of china's 2 child rule is hilarious

    • @lyndsaybrown8471
      @lyndsaybrown8471 Před 3 měsíci +1

      It's three kids now and China is really promoting it.

    • @yo-kaiwatchfanmalaysia16
      @yo-kaiwatchfanmalaysia16 Před 8 dny

      ​@@lyndsaybrown8471 really? Like come on, what's a point? China is no longer most populated country in the world. Why need to limit it

  • @wildfire9280
    @wildfire9280 Před 2 lety +6207

    “Peter Griffin if he wasn’t evil” is by far the greatest description of Richard to ever grace this planet.

    • @MyHandleIsAplaceholder
      @MyHandleIsAplaceholder Před 2 lety +261

      *Peter Griffin's fursona

    • @alicerivierre
      @alicerivierre Před 2 lety +97

      Yep. Peter Griffin's one naughty guy. Then again, Family Guy isn't meant for kids! LOL

    • @kibasorata5680
      @kibasorata5680 Před 2 lety +22

      I think I like Peter better than Richard, cuz Peter is actually funny and every time Richard says and does something makes me think he doesn’t change even a bit as a character.

    • @MartezAnims
      @MartezAnims Před 2 lety +70

      @@alicerivierre at least he isnt cartman evil.

    • @alicerivierre
      @alicerivierre Před 2 lety +54

      @@MartezAnims oh, don't get me started on Cartman, man! He's worse than Peter!

  • @kurichan142
    @kurichan142 Před 2 lety +4408

    Anais being the one to save them is actually such a *brilliant* play.

  • @sloppynyuszi
    @sloppynyuszi Před 2 lety +32

    I worked on a Chinese show, back in 2015. The way you went around the brother sister thing is by making them twins. You were allowed to keep your twins during the one child policy. Which in 2015 when I worked on Sibe, I think in cities was relaxed. Our show was set in the 90s Shanghai so that was why we had to resort to that.

    • @appleandaria6947
      @appleandaria6947 Před 10 měsíci +1

      What about other multiple births? Surely those were okay, too. 😊😅

  • @Just4Fun-Zocker
    @Just4Fun-Zocker Před 2 lety +36

    I think you forgot one very important thing about why Warner didn't bother to sue them. You might be right with what you said about it not being worth the effort but I'm sure there is a even bigger and more important reason. The chinese market is HUGE when it comes to movie theater releases and the chinese government probably told Warner they could no longer show their movies in China if they want compensation for the Gumball rip-off.

  • @willbiesen8031
    @willbiesen8031 Před 2 lety +2920

    I absolutely loved how, even though they couldn’t sue the company, they made an episode making fun of the show

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku Před 2 lety +2

      I recently revealed the genders of my two girlfriends. It got a lot of hate and now has 30 times more dislikes than likes. I am really sad that people can be so mean. Sorry for using your comment to talk about my problems, dear will

    • @willbiesen8031
      @willbiesen8031 Před 2 lety +71

      @@AxxLAfriku okay but why my comment though?

    • @Zackary938
      @Zackary938 Před 2 lety +5

      @@AxxLAfriku sorry to hear that

    • @OrionDawn15
      @OrionDawn15 Před 2 lety +39

      @@willbiesen8031 Bots... except for maybe AxxL, they kinda spam these comments on most if not all videos. Mostly videos of bigger channels, no point talking to them. Just report them and move on since CZcams is being lazy and won't deal with the bot crisis.

    • @OrionDawn15
      @OrionDawn15 Před 2 lety +1

      @@Zackary938 Bots... except for maybe AxxL, they kinda spam these comments on most if not all videos. Mostly videos of bigger channels, no point talking to them. Just report them and move on since CZcams is being lazy and won't deal with the bot crisis.

  • @Rihcterwilker
    @Rihcterwilker Před 2 lety +1822

    10:24 very smart for the writers to use the "anomaly" that is the missing little girl to be the one to save them.

  • @littlehomeslice1607
    @littlehomeslice1607 Před 2 lety +35

    Fun fact: In an episode of AWOG, they actually made a reference to the rip off kung-foo panda movie.

  • @kelly_seastar
    @kelly_seastar Před 2 lety +26

    10:11 That moment when the fake ripoffs made for the show look better than the actual ripoffs.

  • @aircraftcarrierwo-class
    @aircraftcarrierwo-class Před 2 lety +4464

    Remember that Darwin isn't a kid, but a pet that grew legs.
    Did the analogue for Darwin also develop in this way?
    Could it be that the Anais analogue *did* exist but was *removed* from the family when Gua Gua came around because China values sons more than daughters, and that's what Gumball was hinting at by her blurred out photo on the family profile page?
    _This has pretty dark potential._

    • @DoctorDerpman
      @DoctorDerpman Před 2 lety +377

      I guaran-fucking-tee that's exactly why they didn't clone her. They figured with the 2 children law, someone had to go, and who better to be omitted than the female character.
      Bit of a tangent, but I can't believe people in China still think this way, despite seeing the consequences of a disproportionate amount of males to females. 🤔

    • @GarkKahn
      @GarkKahn Před 2 lety +227

      @@DoctorDerpman also it's a miracle that the population didn't plummeted YET

    • @CureSmileful
      @CureSmileful Před 2 lety +189

      @@GarkKahn a miracle star

    • @paolaanimator
      @paolaanimator Před 2 lety +85

      That was pretty dark :(

    • @aaroncabatingan5238
      @aaroncabatingan5238 Před 2 lety +105

      @@GarkKahn Many people believe it's already starting. The release of the Chinese census data was delayed and its results are believed to be inaccurate.

  • @makotoplush9776
    @makotoplush9776 Před 2 lety +2294

    When I saw The Copycats episode, I didn't even know about Miricle Star so finding out it was an actual ripoff and the writers of Gumball made an entire episode dedicated to ripping it off made me respect them even more

    • @thehandlover7492
      @thehandlover7492 Před 2 lety +36

      Fax-I thought it was just fanon ripoffs

    • @yuvgi
      @yuvgi Před 2 lety +12

      BABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABY

    • @reivaldoaurelio4895
      @reivaldoaurelio4895 Před 2 lety +7

      @@yuvgi YEAAAAAHHHHHH

    • @yuvgi
      @yuvgi Před 2 lety +5

      @@reivaldoaurelio4895 Fear's awake
      Anger beats loud
      Face reality
      Never beat charity
      The enemy you're fighting
      Covers whole society
      Damn right
      Mommy's not here, gotta fight ALL NIGHT

    • @reivaldoaurelio4895
      @reivaldoaurelio4895 Před 2 lety +5

      @@yuvgi Right here
      Shadow ten o'clock direction
      Seize the moment
      Destroy the nation
      Your rhyme is slow motion
      Give me motivation
      Freaked out now
      And dead on arrival (what?)

  • @little_root_beer2815
    @little_root_beer2815 Před 2 lety +4

    "Bite my shiny metal ass" what a great futurama reference of blender being inside of a ripoff show.
    4:20

  • @choccolatte6517
    @choccolatte6517 Před 2 lety +9

    I watched the episode "The Copycats" again today.
    I now remember why Gumball is still my favorite show.

  • @calebnelson8549
    @calebnelson8549 Před 2 lety +860

    My favorite adult joke in the show is when Rocky tells his dad to give a group of kids some toys, only to pick his dad up from jail later saying "Please don't tell me I had to specify Children's Toys."

    • @gryphon4150
      @gryphon4150 Před 2 lety +68

      Wait what episode is that? It's been a while since I've watched the show.

    • @Lovelycupcake77
      @Lovelycupcake77 Před 2 lety +71

      @@gryphon4150 S6 E40 aka "The Heart"

    • @gearsfan6669
      @gearsfan6669 Před 2 lety +101

      one episode that was on yesterday that got me was the one where Nicole wants to get Gumball to his full potential and when Darwin whistles the mating call of the bird it just smacks into the window

    • @hirahiro2331
      @hirahiro2331 Před 2 lety +2

      Hahaha 🤣

    • @RaraZeCat
      @RaraZeCat Před 2 lety +18

      Did not expect that line to exist in this show… gods, I both love it and hate it…

  • @iamtheplague5879
    @iamtheplague5879 Před 2 lety +1446

    I had NO IDEA that this episode was actually taking a shot at an actual ripoff
    That just makes this episode a million times better

    • @hirahiro2331
      @hirahiro2331 Před 2 lety +16

      SAME!

    • @alicerivierre
      @alicerivierre Před 2 lety +2

      Yeah, I mean, reused animation, anyone? The ol' recycled animation? Yep...welcome back to the 60's-70's Era Disney.

    • @paolaanimator
      @paolaanimator Před 2 lety +5

      I knowwwwww I remember seeing Copycats on TV and I liked it but now knowing it's a clapback to the copycat Miracle Star makes this even better LOL

    • @axeinrose
      @axeinrose Před 2 lety +4

      I remember that one and the one about video game rpgs were my faviorite, it just makes it better knowing how.

    • @alicerivierre
      @alicerivierre Před 2 lety +2

      Man, I guess the ripoffs are there just to get mocked on; still, there should be laws against ripping off major shows/movies

  • @genericname8749
    @genericname8749 Před 2 lety +8

    Can we talk about the clever shots against the little panda fighter in the episode? Gumball actually roasted that one too, when Gumball was complaining about having a bunch of bootleg ripoff stuff.

  • @DaisyGeekyTransGirl
    @DaisyGeekyTransGirl Před rokem +14

    Wait, Gumball had a Tiananmen Square joke?! I gotta see that episode! Also that might be why there was a rip-off because knowing China, the original was probably banned for that.
    Also you know what made Gumball great? It used the overused trope of the responsible mother and bumbling father to a great effect. Nicole wasn’t flat and was given a temper problem and Richard’s stupidity wasn’t often that of a jerk and hilariously there were cases where he was the reasonable one such as the episode when Nicole tried to get revenge on Simian. She told him to get out of the car window for a piece of paper and he was like “seriously?” He only did so because he was smart enough to know how dangerous pissing her off is lol.

    • @sweetbubblegum55
      @sweetbubblegum55 Před rokem +1

      The episode with the tiananmen square joke is "the fraud(s3)", there's also a really funny (but also kinda cringe) scene in the same ep where brown was trying to communicate with the kids by using "gen z slang" and failing in the worst way imaginable

    • @Disbanded9998
      @Disbanded9998 Před rokem

      Technically she is flat unlike chichi's mother

  • @AngryAlfonse
    @AngryAlfonse Před 2 lety +1689

    Note: this isn't about "US jurisdiction," and US being "the big player." Almost all major nations have international laws where they point out and respect the copyrights and patents of people from other nations. China just doesn't care.

    • @Knoah321
      @Knoah321 Před 2 lety +217

      Exactly. This is the reason you don't see copycats of US stuff in India, as India respects US laws and patents.
      China just doesn't care if any Chinese copycat a foreign stuff. If it benefits their country, then they happily allow it.

    • @Loudshark_
      @Loudshark_ Před 2 lety +32

      @@Knoah321 that’s pretty interesting. I always thought the rules would be different for every countries, cause like mine as well, where the copyright laws is deffo looser than US copyright laws

    • @Knoah321
      @Knoah321 Před 2 lety +106

      @@Loudshark_ the rules/laws/regulations are different. However most countries co-operate with each other and maintain morality. Chinese government isn't that moral.

    • @Loudshark_
      @Loudshark_ Před 2 lety +17

      @@Knoah321 selfish act, can’t say much except that why

    • @gdnecria7843
      @gdnecria7843 Před 2 lety +2

      They also rip off each other.

  • @bwm1996
    @bwm1996 Před 2 lety +3290

    Don’t worry Nicole not having that “feature” isn’t going to stop the internet!

    • @DevinGarrow
      @DevinGarrow Před 2 lety +244

      I've seen it, it exists. You don't wanna know the context it was in though...

    • @yazidefirenze
      @yazidefirenze Před 2 lety +111

      If cats like milk, could that be an excuse for throwing a cat into a bathtub of milk?
      Joking, but still

    • @factionalhitman
      @factionalhitman Před 2 lety +62

      Manyakis moment

    • @lucasmartin6335
      @lucasmartin6335 Před 2 lety +38

      @@klokateer4372 sounds like a good plot for r34

    • @EthanWinters176
      @EthanWinters176 Před 2 lety +40

      nor is it gonna stop Mike Inel

  • @lookmarktube
    @lookmarktube Před 2 lety +16

    2:24 that intro sounds like if somebody tried to dub a DHIMS episode.

  • @unknownfactor6489
    @unknownfactor6489 Před 2 lety +9

    Laws not helping them so making an episode about them is amazing and inspiring

  • @alexlents4689
    @alexlents4689 Před 2 lety +1573

    As a Gen Z’er, “Phineas and Ferb” and Gumball are the two biggest nostalgic shows for me. I actually didn’t realize until fairly recently that the episode of the show where the Waterson’s have to deal with a bunch of doppelgängers of them was actually intended as the writers’ response to Miracle Star. That makes that episode so much more funny.

    • @Angel_Kittichik
      @Angel_Kittichik Před 2 lety +25

      I loved Ph&F. X3 So many great memories. I remember my Russian language tutor gave me her laptop to watch the Longest Day movie.

    • @dragonslayersworkshop8598
      @dragonslayersworkshop8598 Před 2 lety +7

      I’m a Gen Z too, I used to watch a lot of shows during that time growing up, including Gumball. It was WEIRD and chaotic and it caught my attention, pretty much anything weird does that- TTG (yes I used to watch that show, but now I hate it), Adventure time (only saw a few episodes like 3 or 4 but it left an impact on me) Clarence, Steven Universe (was my favorite show in 4th grade), PPG (both the original and 2016 reboot, I actually think the reboot is better than TTG)

    • @bobherobrine3415
      @bobherobrine3415 Před 2 lety +2

      its not a response its more of them poking fun at it in a friendly way

    • @Nell_Hell
      @Nell_Hell Před 2 lety +1

      Omg i miss phineas and ferb soo much.... Man you got me on my knees here

    • @youraunt
      @youraunt Před 2 lety

      @SQUISHY 🔞👇 shut.

  • @thephony1651
    @thephony1651 Před 2 lety +984

    As someone who LOVES Gumball, every Miracle Star episode you described is an exact ripoff of a Gumball episode!
    Remaking a horror movie = The DVD
    Bad at cello = The Triangle
    Eating = The Ghost

    • @Angel_Kittichik
      @Angel_Kittichik Před 2 lety +60

      @Sida Saloma Do you really not have anything else to do? Get a hobby, get a pencil and paper, doodle something. Make art. Be someone that isn't human trash.

    • @medicgaming6317
      @medicgaming6317 Před 2 lety +78

      @Angelkitty 777
      Dude, it’s a bot. Replying won’t do crap. If you really want to get rid of it, report it.

    • @Angel_Kittichik
      @Angel_Kittichik Před 2 lety +20

      @@medicgaming6317 Yes I'm aware, I've reported every bot I came across.

    • @HawtyHaven
      @HawtyHaven Před 2 lety +12

      Then why’d you.. what?

    • @wonderscenekid
      @wonderscenekid Před 2 lety +8

      Hotel = Trivago /j

  • @simplydoodled
    @simplydoodled Před rokem +5

    I remember "The Copycats" being one of the few episodes of "Gumball" show that I fully watched, and it holds its spot as one of my favorites.

  • @Third7Plays
    @Third7Plays Před rokem +3

    Miracle Star: Exists
    Amazing World of Gumball: One, we're gonna sue you, and then two, *Were gonna make fun of you*

  • @michaelstrong5383
    @michaelstrong5383 Před 2 lety +661

    Miracle Star: *EXISTS*
    Gumball writers: "And we took that personally."

    • @pineapplesauce6509
      @pineapplesauce6509 Před 2 lety +21

      @mr nobody bot

    • @shuushi9252
      @shuushi9252 Před 2 lety +15

      as they should!

    • @bearerofbadnews1375
      @bearerofbadnews1375 Před 2 lety +17

      It was a big “Take That!” moment from the writers and creators of Gumball.

    • @michaelstrong5383
      @michaelstrong5383 Před 2 lety +11

      @@bearerofbadnews1375 That's why it's one of my favorite episodes of Gumball. Just the sheer, unapologetic roasting the show had with its ripoff was so brilliant and hilarious!

    • @darkdragonfiendtamer
      @darkdragonfiendtamer Před 2 lety +8

      Gumball: EXISTS
      Miracle Star writers: "And we took that"

  • @tamararambo3079
    @tamararambo3079 Před 2 lety +1380

    I wish the creators from Amazing World of Gumball could sue them; however, it’s a complicated process to file a copyright infringement lawsuit internationally. Overall, it was a hilarious episode the way creators fireback at them.

    • @MDG-mykys
      @MDG-mykys Před 2 lety

      What's the point?

    • @parker-boy98
      @parker-boy98 Před 2 lety +4

      Also, it's in China, so outside US jurisdiction.

    • @parker-boy98
      @parker-boy98 Před 2 lety

      @mr nobody Huh, what do you know?

    • @TheJadeFist
      @TheJadeFist Před 2 lety +27

      Chinese courts don't uphold international copyrights, even then, as much as it's a shameless ripoff, it's still different enough that it wouldn't count as infringement in the US either. The copied the style and tone, but the characters are different.

    • @okjeffy6581
      @okjeffy6581 Před 2 lety

      Well the show was Bri’ish.

  • @metronicmagician1816
    @metronicmagician1816 Před 2 lety +5

    You know two of those episodes you mentioned seem like either direct ripoffs or heavily “inspired” by episodes of gumball. Like the food contest one feels really close to the the episode where gumball lets the ghost character use his body so she can try food again (mainly the stomach demon things at the end), and the dvd breaking one is literally a ripoff of the pilot episode where gumball and Darwin destroy a rental DVD, and try several things to get away with it one way being recreating the movie they destroyed.

  • @HBSaxMachine
    @HBSaxMachine Před rokem +6

    “I don’t want to step on the toes of other CZcamsrs….”
    Saberspark, you’re the only creator I have decided to subscribe to regarding animated ripoffs… a topic I had no idea I was interested in until I discovered your channel.
    Keep this in mind when making your content! Thank you for sharing, taking time, and exhausting efforts into creating your videos! Many, like myself, love and appreciate your videos!
    Thank you!

  • @thejungwookim
    @thejungwookim Před 2 lety +1013

    You also forgot that Cartoon Network had to ask Miracle Star to make sure that, ironically enough, the Chinese company wouldn't sue Bocquelet for copyright infringement.

    • @deviantartguy0
      @deviantartguy0 Před 2 lety +24

      What?

    • @Jaeeden
      @Jaeeden Před 2 lety +100

      @@deviantartguy0 I'm assuming they meant that for CN to be able to make an episode of TAWOG calling out Miracle Star, CN had to contact the creators of Miracle Star so they don't sue CN.

    • @megaman37456
      @megaman37456 Před 2 lety +49

      @@Jaeeden Pretty sure they didn't. This seems like a spiteful shot back, that would've happened with or without consent.

    • @ZiddersRooFurry
      @ZiddersRooFurry Před 2 lety +14

      There's no proof of this.

    • @riplix20
      @riplix20 Před 2 lety +36

      Do you think the laws only work one way or something? If we as North Americans couldn’t dispute American copyright against a Chinese company stealing our IPs, why could China be allowed to do the exact same thing?

  • @Chipmunkboy
    @Chipmunkboy Před 2 lety +601

    I remember Gumball also did use a scene from Little Panda Fighter in an episode where they realise they're too poor to afford the proper versions of things and could only afford bootlegs, such as the "Game Child". (Also, I'm pretty sure they referred to it as "How To Ratatoing Your Panda" in the episode.)

    • @13thKingMu
      @13thKingMu Před 2 lety +61

      They basically bring both ratatoing and little panda fighter character model as their own animation(the panda farting to the mice is not in the movie),also both of the studio who made these cannot sue CN mainly they're knew they're poor and even it worked,it wouldn't take long that movies they made are rip offs

    • @j.christ8786
      @j.christ8786 Před 2 lety +42

      The so-called clips of "Little Panda Fighter" that he "displayed" in this episode are actually those exact clips from that Gumball episode that you're referring to which makes it even funnier

    • @broblerone413
      @broblerone413 Před rokem +20

      i love that they referenced not only little panda fighter but ratatoing as well (while also probably using the 'how to train your dragon' title format as well to add to the joke)

    • @barkingsandwich
      @barkingsandwich Před rokem +4

      i remember that

    • @Ivebeenpraticing
      @Ivebeenpraticing Před rokem +3

      Yup i watched that episode But i WANTED SO BAD TO SEE THAT FULL ORIGINAL CLIP

  • @hitkid2456
    @hitkid2456 Před 2 lety +9

    Everyone kind of already knows about this one.
    I think it's really cute in its own right, but it's just so goddamn hilarious to me that he's literally nothing more than an advertisement.

  • @mullisaukko423
    @mullisaukko423 Před 2 lety +6

    16:57 It kinda bugs me that they have a blinking animation while having their eyes closed

  • @dgyjbhhevc5283
    @dgyjbhhevc5283 Před 2 lety +596

    I was so happy about Gumball fighting back at Miracle Star. The defeat of them was just super satisfying.

  • @jaborsey_joseph
    @jaborsey_joseph Před 2 lety +300

    I believe Gumball was originally pitched to Adult Swim and the plot was about rejected cartoon characters.

    • @Titanruler
      @Titanruler Před 2 lety +75

      The creator actually said that he never wanted to pitch it to Adult Swim but I did think he said he wanted to make a show for Adult Swim

    • @aurawarrior1367
      @aurawarrior1367 Před 2 lety +41

      That actually sounds like a really fun show. If Ben bocquelet ever wanted to do another show like gumball (which seems like it was really fun to work on) he could use that original pitch to create a spiritual sequel. With the limits of age restrictions out of the way, I’m sure there’s a lot of potential for chaos.

    • @subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234
      @subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234 Před 2 lety +16

      Uhh no, but Maybe Regular show

    • @laurbug8024
      @laurbug8024 Před 2 lety +18

      Imagine if we got a new version of an adult animated cartoon like Drawn Together but wi th gumball characters….oh boy.

    • @aljaberhk
      @aljaberhk Před 2 lety

      @mr nobody no

  • @reichtangle4146
    @reichtangle4146 Před 2 lety +9

    13:09 Dani will drink milk

  • @tabletkidofficial
    @tabletkidofficial Před rokem +2

    Not only did they do an entire episode dedicated to dunking on the Chinese rip-off, but they also had the audacity to make a fucking TIANANMEN SQUARE JOKE.

  • @Furi_S_Poi
    @Furi_S_Poi Před 2 lety +676

    The Eater food one is based loosely around Darwins girlfriend (she wasn't yet at the time it was made) taking over Gumballs body to eat since, well, she's a ghost, and possessing someone was the only way she could eat, and she made him eat till he was obese.
    The musical one is also where Darwin was actually an amazing musician, and again, Gumball was also bad in it too.
    The movie disk one is when they had to essentially return a rented movie they got but ruined it, and tried to fake it and return it later.

    • @parker-boy98
      @parker-boy98 Před 2 lety +61

      Her name's "Carrie", and they also ripped off the episode with Gumball's brain, but with Kiki's stomach.

    • @---pj1xz
      @---pj1xz Před 2 lety +13

      Its also feels like they ripped off "Evil food eater conchita" a song that has no connection to gumball whatsoever. In the song, the lead goes on gluttony rampage to eat everything that ever exists, to the point where she ended up eating herself

    • @Ratciclefan
      @Ratciclefan Před 2 lety +2

      @SQUISHY 🔞👇 what's it with these cursed bots

    • @klokateer4372
      @klokateer4372 Před 2 lety

      @@Ratciclefan Officer Doofy says "my ass" lol

    • @Whazzupie
      @Whazzupie Před 2 lety

      @@Ratciclefan Don't even know what it's trying to advertise, a random mess of Turkish words.

  • @Lozoot2
    @Lozoot2 Před 2 lety +843

    It must have taken every fiber of saber's being to avoid saying "mommy milkers" in regards to that character design choice.
    We were all thinking it, it's okay.

    • @osprey4730
      @osprey4730 Před 2 lety +20

      It be like that

    • @Kai_The_Kai
      @Kai_The_Kai Před 2 lety +3

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @noxon0670
      @noxon0670 Před 2 lety +6

      I did not think of that but that’s hilarious

  • @camwyn256
    @camwyn256 Před 2 lety +1

    China follows what they call the Confucius legal system, where the judge is also the prosecutor and the jury. And, in some cases, executioner

  • @ardosims
    @ardosims Před 2 lety +2

    Great video ! I don't know why, 4:16 made me laugh so much !
    The episode of Miracle Star and his brother breaking a DVD and making their own version of the movie is not original either.
    the name of Gumball episode is "The DVD".
    In Gumball, the scenario is more focused on them trying to lie and hide to their Mom that they can't bring back the DVD, and the "solution" to remake the movie themselves is a short moment at the end.

  • @leekenneth-walsh3545
    @leekenneth-walsh3545 Před 2 lety +763

    I'm glad these Gumball writers were able to acknowledge the ripoff with a sense of humor

    • @lachelnderhund
      @lachelnderhund Před 2 lety +33

      Well there was nothing they could do about it so they decided to embrace the fact they have a ripoff of themselves

  • @BewareTheLilyOfTheValley
    @BewareTheLilyOfTheValley Před 2 lety +955

    I stopped watching cable when Gumball came out, but that clapback with The Copycats makes me so damn proud of the original creators. I hope more animators can do the same to their ripoffs.

    • @awesomesauce0742
      @awesomesauce0742 Před 2 lety +7

      Kringe

    • @lil_puddin
      @lil_puddin Před 2 lety +25

      I'm 31 and took time to watch it. It's very entertaining visually and structurally. Essentially, "what if the Simpsons were up to date, META, creative, and not overstaying their welcome/relying on pop culture" - the answer is Gumball.

    • @AtomicWhiskers
      @AtomicWhiskers Před 2 lety +5

      @@lil_puddin great way to put it, Gumball truly is great!

    • @tychopanda
      @tychopanda Před rokem +1

      @@awesomesauce0742 Kry about it

  • @MathematicalVoid
    @MathematicalVoid Před 2 lety +5

    I love how the footage of a Kung-Fu Panda knockoff was taken from Gumball itself.

  • @A_Shin3
    @A_Shin3 Před 2 lety +2

    Fun fact or so. That rip off of Kung fu panda was actually in one gum all episode where the kids realizes their parents bought in cheap and rip off stuff

  • @misterzygarde6431
    @misterzygarde6431 Před 2 lety +311

    Honestly, the mention of the Copycats was a given with how it mocked the hell out of it but the Copycats originally planned on using the cast of Miracle Star wholesale with them going by their names and designs. Though ironically, the show’s legal advisers wanted to avoid a lawsuit.

  • @leand0g
    @leand0g Před 2 lety +206

    miracle star is the definition of " we have the amazing world of gumball at home"

    • @alicerivierre
      @alicerivierre Před 2 lety +5

      Yep...Not to totally poop on China & defend Gumball, since I'm not religious about the show, but they really ripped off the cartoon. Imagine they'd ripped off Dexter's Lab or the classic PPG, that would be a step too far!

    • @leand0g
      @leand0g Před 2 lety +2

      @@alicerivierre it'll be 3 steps too far actualy

    • @alicerivierre
      @alicerivierre Před 2 lety +3

      @@leand0g yep, exactly. FYI, I only like the classic PPG (1998), not the reboot from 2016. The 2016 PPG sucks!

  • @wintermoon7003
    @wintermoon7003 Před 2 lety +3

    I actually saw this episode before knowing about miracle star but somehow I felt like I missed an inside joke. Similar feeling to when you hear friends making a joke you understand but somehow felt it was also an inside joke that you weren't a part of. This episode was how I came to find out about miracle star! Though I could follow along without knowing about the ripoff show. I ended up rewatching the episode and it was even funnier, and the Anise bit made sense because that was the only confusing part.

  • @TheGreatWha
    @TheGreatWha Před 2 lety +4

    I like how saber did a better lip syncing with the robot than the writers did with the whole entire show

  • @D03-H03
    @D03-H03 Před 2 lety +481

    10:19 I love how the beginning of the song they sing starts with Darwin saying "what you are doing is straight up criminal"

  • @shinyagumon7015
    @shinyagumon7015 Před 2 lety +452

    The fact that this is basically a milk commercial is so wild to me.
    Like I'm almost impressed how much energy they put into coping Gumball, almost coping scene for scene, just for milk!
    Also to all Chinese viewers out there I want to ask if you know how this milk tastes? Like is it tasty?

    • @LDaniel_BDuce
      @LDaniel_BDuce Před 2 lety +115

      It’s probably gonna taste like a cheap copy of original milk

    • @spilledsoup7391
      @spilledsoup7391 Před 2 lety +121

      guess you could say they milked it

    • @jr2904
      @jr2904 Před 2 lety +38

      If you live in China VPNs and CZcams are banned, can't be exposed to the truth

    • @secularsekai8910
      @secularsekai8910 Před 2 lety +16

      @@jr2904 That’s why you gotta learn to set up a private VPN in Switzerland. Make sure it’s secure but unlisted and not a commercial service 😉

    • @jr2904
      @jr2904 Před 2 lety +5

      @Colorful Notebook Animations I didn't insinuate there isn't...

  • @Dualingo-xv5js
    @Dualingo-xv5js Před rokem +2

    I love how the title asks a question as well as answering it straight after

    • @Mea_kit666
      @Mea_kit666 Před rokem +2

      Dualingo Nooooooooooooooooooo

  • @pitpiccione1191
    @pitpiccione1191 Před 2 lety +1

    Fun fact: in italy, peter griffin and Richard watterson are dubbed by the same person!

  • @toonbat
    @toonbat Před 2 lety +233

    I would have just merged Anais and Darwin into one character. A female frog who's sweet-tempered as Darwin, and clever as Anais. Boom. Problem solved.

    • @Trojianmaru
      @Trojianmaru Před 2 lety +108

      That would of involved actual creativity and respect towards women, both of which these Chinese knockoffs have none of.

    • @valbaluwu2562
      @valbaluwu2562 Před 2 lety +22

      If that was the case there wouldn’t be the satisfaction of watching knockoff cartoon characters fall off a bridge then explode

    • @Mari-gq2jp
      @Mari-gq2jp Před 2 lety +12

      Exactly
      Watching the ripoffs fall off that bridge was amazing
      But we'd still get the satisfactory ending because they still wouldn't have a third child
      Unless the merge of Darwin and anais was small and mostly smart like anais

    • @Nadia1989
      @Nadia1989 Před 2 lety +18

      A clever female character _in China_ ? The show would've been rejected straight away

    • @toonbat
      @toonbat Před 2 lety +1

      @Nupraptors Head Oh, right! Forgot my Jurassic Park lore. :D

  • @EChacon
    @EChacon Před 2 lety +358

    It's a good thing the original creator and the crew who worked on _The Amazing World of Gumball_ were made aware of Miracle Star plagiarizing the show that they satirized the Miracle Star characters in the episode, "The Copycats".

  • @emeraldhamster
    @emeraldhamster Před 2 lety +1

    I saw this episode, but didn't know the fact that the copies were actually based off of an actual bootleg XD

  • @reginacoeli7106
    @reginacoeli7106 Před 2 lety +1

    There's this Chinese cartoon I really like "All Saints Street", about a demon goat boy that leaves hell to live with his internet friend, a vampire who's an otaku, and the room's renter is an angel (with wings, halo and everything)
    Each episode has around 4 minutes, and there's 2 seasons of it, I believe 12 episodes each?
    Anyway, it's adorable and creative, there's english subtitles, it's on CZcams, I recommend it :)

  • @kurinthekitty6842
    @kurinthekitty6842 Před 2 lety +253

    3:59
    Fun Fact
    the parents in the Rip Off actually have names
    The Mom rip off is named Chun-Ni
    The Dad rip off is named Miao Cheng Gong

    • @andresamaya6187
      @andresamaya6187 Před 2 lety +28

      Mom just a letter (actually probably an entire character or two) from being Chun-Li
      I suddenly got a strange urge to browse Miracle Star Mom on that funny green website

    • @kurinthekitty6842
      @kurinthekitty6842 Před 2 lety +15

      @@andresamaya6187
      Let me guess
      Rule 34

    • @FilthyLegionMain
      @FilthyLegionMain Před 2 lety +7

      What have you done...

    • @MettatonLover
      @MettatonLover Před rokem +3

      *"Now I'm the bad guy, call me Chun-Li"*

    • @pugpartyproductions8805
      @pugpartyproductions8805 Před rokem +6

      @@andresamaya6187 so..how was the art of her?

  • @boxofcereal
    @boxofcereal Před 2 lety +350

    Gumball exceeded due to its team, every part of it. Writers absolutely nailed it and made some of the most memorable jokes in Cartoon Network’s history, animators made it gorgeous and memorable, and voice actors really made the characters something else. This show is timeless.

    • @fandroid6491
      @fandroid6491 Před 2 lety +6

      I'm glad that this show finally got a movie. Also a reboot

  • @carterjames8829
    @carterjames8829 Před 2 lety +8

    11:28=lol

  • @CyanPlushCaptain
    @CyanPlushCaptain Před 2 lety +2

    I love how he doesn’t add any special effects, he just says *O R I G I N*

  • @bellebonebag8096
    @bellebonebag8096 Před 2 lety +857

    Back when my sister and I first saw this episode on CN, we were a bit horrified, not understanding the ominous title or the plot. It just seemed like Gumball and his family became bloodthirsty fiends trying to abuse and murder mysterious sociopathic copies of themselves that seemingly appeared out of nowhere, then the episode abruptly ended without any explanation. The absence of a doppelganger Anais was probably what unsettled us the most. All the other main characters have their copies, but not Anais? ...Did something happen to her?
    But knowing the context now puts our hearts at ease. I might sleep tonight without crippling paranoia.

    • @autumnrose9655
      @autumnrose9655 Před 2 lety +86

      Dang, that sounds like a horror movie😭

    • @kylethomas9130
      @kylethomas9130 Před 2 lety +119

      To be fair, a lot of episodes end on a cryptic/dark note without proper context. Part of the meta humor I think.
      In this case I think they might've just had too much material for the runtime of the show. Can really tell the animators and writers have a lot of fun with the creative process.

    • @rogue-taxidermy_griffin
      @rogue-taxidermy_griffin Před 2 lety +18

      Ah, the children's Us

    • @justsomeamerican5283
      @justsomeamerican5283 Před 2 lety +15

      What are you talking about? That episode I thought was funny as hell

    • @smugslider3690
      @smugslider3690 Před 2 lety +8

      @@autumnrose9655 cuz it is, called Us

  • @Content_Delivery_Guy
    @Content_Delivery_Guy Před 2 lety +3

    The first time i watched this episode of Gumball i understode the main point that there were some copycats but after wayching this it makes the episode EVEN BETTER

  • @lainiwakura1776
    @lainiwakura1776 Před 2 lety +3

    Gumball is a treasure and I hope the kids who saw it seek it out for their children in the future.

  • @brunettebi4111
    @brunettebi4111 Před 2 lety +300

    The fact that the original show's creators absolutely made fun of the ripoff made me smile and laugh.

  • @deadgirls3874
    @deadgirls3874 Před 2 lety +254

    Not a huge fan of gumball but always liked the art style since when it first came out was when cartoons where slowly starting to look alike in a cookie cutter way. Really smart of the artists and writes to fight back I had my art stolen online before so always respect that .

  • @Lucid_The_Hellhound
    @Lucid_The_Hellhound Před 2 lety

    That recorder solo brings back memories.

  • @suzannep4122
    @suzannep4122 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I like how in the Gumball episode poking fun of Miracle, they didn't give the mother boobs

  • @harm0ny_
    @harm0ny_ Před 2 lety +808

    The designs in miracle star are actually pretty cute. Like the Gumball clone is nice to look at and I think they could have had a great show if they… made their own show. Not a copycat ad.
    Also the Gumball episode taking the chance to switch voice actors right at the end was incredible. Perfect,

    • @veenoceda14
      @veenoceda14 Před 2 lety +108

      Ngl, I was such an unobservant kid that I didn't realise they switched voice actors, and I completely missed the joke of them saying "we're irreplaceable". Now I freaking love it, and the two other switches were also genius.

    • @barkingsandwich
      @barkingsandwich Před rokem +3

      i agree

    • @mxron1.
      @mxron1. Před rokem

      𝚈𝚞𝚙

  • @EXXTREMEGAMER5600
    @EXXTREMEGAMER5600 Před 2 lety +152

    Okay but gumball pointing out his sisters absence is just hilarious, especially for the reason

    • @Snowstriken
      @Snowstriken Před rokem

      WOMEN HAVE NO RIGHTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PEOPLE

  • @kimorahsmith679
    @kimorahsmith679 Před 8 měsíci +3

    4:22 "Wipe my shiny metal ass" lol 😂🤣😆

  • @Elmo2639
    @Elmo2639 Před 2 lety +1

    Remember in that episode of gumball called the copycat
    This is what it exactly what happened.......

  • @junco88
    @junco88 Před 2 lety +117

    My favorite moment in the series was the epic car chase the family had WITH NO CARS. It's the episode where they get a check from grandpa. The scene was so creative and wild, I laughed to tears XD

  • @taluca8474
    @taluca8474 Před 2 lety +93

    The only big difference we all know about these two shows
    Gumball: A cartoon sitcom that has chaotic writing and is lovable by all for its humor and satire
    Miracle: A bad copy of Gumball where it had lazy writing and animation because its only purpose was to advertise milk

  • @StagFiesta
    @StagFiesta Před 2 lety

    God the fact you kept using How to Ratatoing Your Dragon for the Little Panda Fighter clips is killing me

  • @Sweenymee
    @Sweenymee Před 2 lety +25

    I remember being disgusted by the art style of Gummball and finding the characters and jokes to be boring. But it's always nice to hear other perspective, especially since I've heard that it's a good show.

    • @cartergamegeek
      @cartergamegeek Před 2 lety +12

      The writing is really sharp. Watching it an an adult makes it way better. And the RPG episode is one of the best things to air on TV.

  • @Nosidda
    @Nosidda Před 2 lety +380

    This is the first time I've ever heard of this rip off, and honestly, just looking at the visuals in this video, there's actually some decent talent behind the animation and character design. Usually the character design in these ripoffs is nightmare fuel, or at least mediocre at best. But here, the character design is actually on point. And while the animation isn't great, it's not bad. Though I wouldn't be surprised if the lack of better animation was simply due to deadlines and rushing, because there's actually some potential here. Whoever worked on Miracle Star does have potential. Just get some extra talent and great writers, and these guys actually could make something fun and original. But alas, it's a Chinese ripoff. The sad truth is there's potential here that will likely never be truly realized, which really sucks.

    • @MsDancealot
      @MsDancealot Před 2 lety +39

      Yeah I agree, It saddens me more that the people that did the art probably just worked on it cause a jobs a job. So much talent wasted on a ripoff smh

    • @SpicyButterflyWings
      @SpicyButterflyWings Před 2 lety +41

      I wouldn't give the animation that much credit, they literally copied some scenes and poses frame by frame. They'd really have to be on a time crunch to make it look bad when they took directly from the original source.

    • @MsDancealot
      @MsDancealot Před 2 lety +8

      @@SpicyButterflyWings yeah, true

    • @MDG-mykys
      @MDG-mykys Před 2 lety +13

      @@SpicyButterflyWings Or they weren't payed enough for more efforts. But we are talking mostly about character designs. Now, I'm not interested in gumball OCs, but I like the diverse characters in the copied show.

    • @SpicyButterflyWings
      @SpicyButterflyWings Před 2 lety +7

      @@MDG-mykysWell, I'm not gonna pretend I know anything about statistical wages in the Chinese animation industry. So I don't know, I can only judge the output of their work. The characters designs are fine from what I saw, I'll give you that.

  • @aestheticcherryblossoms8274

    Fun fact, Little Panda Fighter was LITERALLY REFERENCED in a Gumball episode.

  • @Rainbbow
    @Rainbbow Před 2 lety +1

    I like how Miracle star was just a milk commercial lmao

  • @ThePomPoms_Official
    @ThePomPoms_Official Před rokem +1

    “This video is brought to you by honey”
    SO YOURE JUST GONNA SCROLL WITHOUT SAYING HI TO COINY!?!??!!?!?!?!

  • @Haunted_Plush
    @Haunted_Plush Před 2 lety +171

    Honestly I just want CN to make a streaming service with *everything* they've ever done on there. I would *totally* pay for that.

    • @daedric-persona
      @daedric-persona Před 2 lety +3

      cartoon network app ?

    • @2yearoldeastercandy935
      @2yearoldeastercandy935 Před 2 lety +5

      Hbomax has some stuff

    • @Haunted_Plush
      @Haunted_Plush Před 2 lety +2

      @🔶️VALENCE XENOGENESIS 19🔷️ I've seen advertising for that before and I'm pretty sure it's just shows that they have currently airing

    • @user-vw4xp5nt9f
      @user-vw4xp5nt9f Před 2 lety +3

      adding on, last time i used the app (like 4-6 years ago lol) they didn't have all the episodes either

  • @DivineSpiritual1989
    @DivineSpiritual1989 Před 2 lety +186

    I feel this on a whole new level. I don't really watch Gumball, but I can totally understand having thieves stealing and ripping off. A couple months back, I had someone take my artwork and copy pretty much everything from my characters and so on. And worst, they were getting a profit off of it on an app. Plus, the thief was from another country too. The rip offs were so bad that my friend and I actually thought up of characters based on these rip offs. To see Gumball do the same had me laughing and respect Gumball for that.

  • @TriangIe
    @TriangIe Před rokem +1

    My favorite part in the gumball take on miracle star is how they call China “The Republic of People”

  • @HPerrin
    @HPerrin Před rokem +4

    I started watching Gumball because I watched this video, and I just got to the Copy Cats episode. It is absolutely fantastic! Thank you, Saberspark!

  • @POBBLEBONK0.0
    @POBBLEBONK0.0 Před 2 lety +216

    This isn't a ripoff suggestions, but I'd HIGHLY suggest checking out Monkie Kid. It's a children animated TV show with absolutely STUNNING animation like holy shit the animators but so much effort into it and the story is just. MWAH it is so good. I really hope you check it out and make a review video on it, as I'd love for more people to check it out!! It's definitely worth a watch

    • @CoppeRoseBush
      @CoppeRoseBush Před 2 lety +11

      I heard a little bit about Monkie Kid when it first came out... Through the Ninjago fandom... Who pointed out how similar some of the characters were to some of the Ninjago characters...

    • @calebmapp7096
      @calebmapp7096 Před 2 lety +8

      @@CoppeRoseBush They are both LEGO productions.

    • @calebmapp7096
      @calebmapp7096 Před 2 lety +6

      Monkie Kid is amazing and I think it's a really great Kid's show. Worthy Ninjago successor

    • @CoppeRoseBush
      @CoppeRoseBush Před 2 lety +2

      @@calebmapp7096 I'm well aware of that. It's just interesting how similar in designs the characters are. I mean, look at Kai and the Monkie Kid main character (I admittedly don't know his name) and tell me they don't look like doppelgangers

    • @POBBLEBONK0.0
      @POBBLEBONK0.0 Před 2 lety +2

      @@CoppeRoseBush Ehhh, I'd argue they don't really look all that similar at all besides MAYBE the hair or the outfit? But they are generally two very different designs

  • @boombox3oi8
    @boombox3oi8 Před 2 lety +67

    The Copyright law: * decided to ignore that due to different laws in China. *
    Ben Bocquelet: Fine, I'll do it myself.

  • @SaiOkami777
    @SaiOkami777 Před 2 lety +2

    This also brings to mind how Capcom responded when SNK made Ryo Sakazaki, whom was considered to be a rip-off of Ken and Ryu: Capcom made Dan Hibiki, whom was designed as a cross between SNK's Robert Garcia and Ryo Sakazaki, and portrayed him as a joke character.

  • @bluestreaker9242
    @bluestreaker9242 Před 2 lety +1

    Funny you mention Little Panda Fighter since Gumball even had an episode addressing THAT, too, complete with the clip you showed of it. I love Gumball's savagely blunt humor. XD