DBZA Creator Commentary | Bardock: Father of Goku 

I remember telling Kaiser that we'd get our food comped at Youma and the response was: "Eeeeee! I'm eatin' sushi." ;)

Gotta give respect to team four star for putting up with RU-vid's copyright systems for over a decade.

I actually never caught on that the Kanassans are portrayed as predicting the future but not knowing when they're in the past, present, or future. That's really existentially terrifying in retrospect.

"Useless ass psychic powers!" was my texting tone for a long while. It still absolutely kills me to this day

That Bardock was such a dashing rogue...he genocided entire races and didn't afraid of anything.

Love anytime Buu is referenced Kaiser just curls into a ball

Martin's Freeza has unironically become my 2nd favorite portrayal of the character, following Chris Ayres (RIP). He just knocks out of the park every. Single. Time.

I will never not be in awe of how perfect casting Little Kuriboh as Frieza was. For me that was the first home run role of DBZA, fully realized from the start.

I love how LittleKuriboh's audition is essentially how he did the Bakura and Melvin relationship

The "I CAN SEE THE FUTURE!" Bit killed me and my little brother when we first saw it. Thank you guys for this series.

Sometimes I forget TFS hadn't even met in person and started it all as glorified pen pals. It makes what they did do much more of an accomplishment and adds to the insane list of how amazing DBZA truly was/is.

" My best friend just died in my arms didn't he" somehow touched my heart, they maybe monsters but they care for each other still, they were clearly bros

This is where you can tell the series took a BIG jump in quality.

“I CAN SEE THE FUTUUURE!!!” I still hear that in my head now whenever I see a character on screen that is clairvoyant.😂😂

That old footage of y’all proving that Masako is truly an ageless being.

I've always lost it at the Frieza voice change gag. Like, completely setting aside the voice actor swap, it's just hysterical to me that the strongest most evil dictator in the universe is introduced by being unable to say "Thank you" cuz he needs to cough.

While Toriyama may be primarily a comedy writer and doesn't like to do a dark story, he did manage to take the universally mocked origin of Broly and remake it into an actual compelling tragic story.

Watching Dragon Ball Super: Broly really cracked me up because your Vegeta is genuinely cut up about Frieza committing genocide on the Saiyans, but in Broly he's basically like "ah screw 'em, they were a bunch of assholes"

You're telling me you guys never even met in person until after season 1? Somehow it all makes sense now.

Freeza's counting of heroic cliches in these speeches would eventually have a not insignificant impact on me as a fan.

7:23 The part where they gave him the ability to see the future was to torture their destroyer. They suffered know when and how they were going to die and know they can never stop it. It can be a great way of seeing a character react and struggle to their inevitable demise. Problem is if your not careful it can really suck up the story and go no where like Bardock.

I still love how they used Stan Bush’s Dare for the Opening Credits! It really gives this part that “80’s feel” to it!

I love listening to the subtle ways your voice acting changes and hearing taka be serious for so long and then “DAAAAIRY QUEEEEEEN” really hits hard

Seeing TFS meeting each other in 2009 is surreal, its like seeing an old high school video.

"I CAN SEE THE FUTURE" is timeless comedy.

I like how bardock wears a bandana soaked in his friends blood and the fact is overlooked in every other dragonball media

Honestly, it's incredible that the scene of Freeza going through wines and ending on Rosé works so goddamn well nowadays.

29:12 Freeza calling the Rosé bit here was so ironic HE CAN SEE THE FUTURE

It was nice of DJ Sexidillionaire to take time out of his busy schedule to record those lines for you guys. He seems like a nice guy.

Watching the abridged version of this special so often actually got me to buy a DVD box with the original special on it. So Toei should be grateful, really.

Objection: You guys nailed the spirit of Recoome right on the head with that casting. Don't you dare doubt your awesomeness.

I remember when TeamFourStar added those hypothetical character cast lists to their channel, such as Lani being cast as Goten.

I know “doesn’t afraid of anything” only really from this special. Like I’m now aware of its original context, but when I think of it, I think of Bardock

Martin's Ginyu is so close to his Bakura and his Frieza is so close to his Marik that hearing that audition tape was like coming home.

I've always felt that the aliens who could see the future were playing the long con. They wanted Frieza to be destroyed and saw that the only future in which that happened was one in which the saiyans are destroyed by frieza. I believe that they purposely lost to bardock and his saiyans in order to make frieza scared of their power. And per vegeta during the namek arc they do "miraculously repopulate" which suggest to me that some of them hid away from the saiyans and returned at a time that they deemed safe to do so. Pretty much the whole of dragonball up to the death of frieza could have been set in motion by their plan to get frieza killed.

"Sir, I think Bardock intends to have words with you." Love that line.

Bruh this was 2009?! Lord how time flies. I didn’t even know that was everyone’s first time meeting in person. That’s crazy!

Nick really put his whole heart into that “YEAHHH!” When he was singing you got the touch.

I often find myself saying "white wine, red wine, or dare I say rosé?" when choosing something to drink.

I love Lani's short-lived role as Grandpa Gohan.

No word of a lie that Nappa joke actually happened with my mother! She just told my sister how someone she knew as a child had died but followed it up with “But the good news is there’s a Nando's opening nearby to us!” Always enjoyed what you guys did with this special. As always it’s really interesting hearing your commentary behind everything 😁😁😁😁😁

Does Masako even age? He looks no different now than he did back then.

If voice acting doesn't work out in the long run, Lani could be the lead singer of a rock band.

Lani looking at the camera as he does Popo’s “hi” wouldn’t be out of place in a horror movie. 🤣

"I CAN SEE THE FUTURE!" Is easily one of the best lines from the entire series.

I remember that I used to be obsessed with this movie when I was younger. I wasn’t used to seeing movies end in such a tragic way and I looked up to Bardock’s rebellious spirit so much

Here I am, over a decade later waiting anxiously for DBZA again. I love it.

I didn't see anyone comment this but for those wondering since they said they used the Japanese names for Bardock's crew. The female saiyan is Fasha in the english dub fat one is Shugesh Tall kind of bald one is Borgos and Bardock's best friend is Tora

One of my most frequent quotes is from Salza in this, something about it is so enchanting to me when he says "But...why?"

Glad to know this is intended to be viewed between the seasons, because that's how I showed it to someone. Mostly because I figured the Freeza voice joke works best if you hear this first. And then also, I figured by the time the Dodoria reveal happened, they would have forgotten the "guy" speech, making it less awkward.

I remember absolutely losing it at this movie. From the repeated yelling at frieza to the freaking Jetsons sound effect on the bubble car… I just couldn’t. I was in tears. Thank you guys for so many great moments and memories.

I was there for Youmacon that year. It was my first major convention experience and it was amazing! I saw Takahata101 and MasakoX run into each outside of the hotel. I was ferried out of the room this movie premiered in because Nostalgia Critic was about to have a panel there (that was messy planning). I started singing the Captain Planet credits theme with my friends in the pre-registration line, and by the time the rap came up, everyone in the hotel was singing it. Youmacon 2009 was legendary!!!

To this day... More than 10 years later. I still quote "I CAN SEE THE FUTUREE" when I predict something (in games and movies and etc)

Wait. Since GT is no longer canon, does that mean that Bardock’s psychic powers let him see into alternate timelines?

I love what you guys did in HIFL making Zarbon all these years never realizing he was speaking in so many innuendos. Personally (and this is just me) I always thought, all of Zarbon’s people spoke in innuendo, that innuendo was just Zarbon’s race’s main spoken language. “Innuendo more like in your endo”, LOL

One of my favorite things about watching you guys do this is just hearing you talking up the talent of everyone involved. Just hearing you guys being all "Antfish is SUCH a massive talent" and "Martin's a brilliant actor" is really nice to hear.

i always found it fitting that the freeza force and the saiyans are a bunch of memelords who make dated references. especially with this taking place in the past.

You have no idea how often I scream I CAN SEE THE FUTURE in my daily life

I think the mouth movements worked out great with the performance. It is a bit like in Team America where the Matt Damon doll got messed up so they just made him dumb and say his own name like a Pokémon. Those movements worked perfectly with “I CAN SEE THE FUTURE”

The "I CAN SEE THE FUTURE" moment I feel solidified the fandom of DBZA for Spaz Boys Comedy. Curtis' whole skull turned red in 20 seconds from how hard he and his son were laughing at that part. For you guys to turn an old wrestler who knew nothing about anime in any sense and have him fall in love with characters like Krillin thanks to Abridged and go through the entire Dragon Ball series and other legendary anime franchises is a testament to the broad reach of many people around the world that you've touched with your comedy styling. On behalf of us, we thank you.

This still holds up as one of TFS's best works

Man, I still quote "I can see the future!" every so often. It's such a fun bit.

I saw TFS at their Melbourne Panel, and i have such incredibly fond memories of it. Truly, one of the best panels I ever went to.

32:03 God, Chris' voice fits Cooler so well... Imagine if Funimation casts him to play the actual Cooler.

There is a small part of me that still hold out for the Buu abridged. A small spark that I won't ever let be snuffed. Sometimes I make up the story in my head that I think you guys would have made with it... 😔

They need a sitcom because Lani and kaiser are national treasures

31:32 Slight correction: History of Trunks is based on an extra manga chapter that (as far as I can tell) Toriyama did write.

I love DJSexidillionaire his voice acting in Fire force is top notch.

The movies too? HELL YES!

King Yema was voiced by the same person who did Recoom? Literally had no idea. I absolutely loved Recoome's performance, it's honest to God one of my favorite parts of planet Namek. "As Recoome was sayin.. the names Recoome! And it rhymes with doom! And you're going to be hurting... All! Too! Sooooon!" Classic, absolute banger of a character

I remember going to the Team Four Star website as a young teenager, and seeing that you guys had already cast everyone all the way through the Buu saga. I remember thinking, damn they're on top of it.

It’s interesting to me that you hadn’t come up with the idea to make Dodoria a woman yet because for the LONGEST time. I was sure that when she says “I’m just willing enough to oblige” I heard it as “I’m just WOMAN enough to oblige”. I don’t even know what that would MEAN but it made sense to me and I somehow interpreted it a female empowering? “Don’t send a man to do a woman’s job” That sort of thing

Buu saga is a arc about goku wanting to trust the next generation so he can train for fun, but he learns that he can't only rely on them. He learns that if everyone pulls their power together, they cannot be beat. buu, while at the end not being the strongest he was with his absorptions, is showing the strength of one against the rest. This is represented by the Fusion of gotenks, vegito and then cultivates in the spirit bomb. Goku learns to trust in power he's gained along side everyone else on earth. Everyone working together

Wow you guys made a Goku Black joke back in 2009, congrats on that level of future vision.

I had assumed all the 80s music here was because "Solid State Scouter" had a 80s vibe to it too. I also never picked up on the logic behind the Kanassans being "dumb" was that they were so de-contextualized from their surrondings as a result of seeing into the future that they lost track of "when" they were. That's such a neat idea but now that you've said it it totally ties into Bardock constantly being interrupted and caught off guard too.

I loved what you did with Cooler's dialogue in his movie.

4:10 that awkward silence followed by the change in subject killed me the first time i watched the movie

“I can see the Futuuuuuuure!” So many quotable moments this series has! 😂😂😂😂

I like my head canon about Dadoria, being a strong and proud woman on the inside but being afraid revealing it would lower her station (reflecting back to ways of old). And between then and Namek she came out as being a woman (also with newer times), got just as much respect as before and carried on being that much more confident in herself. It’s small, clearly very intentional, but works beautifully.

I'm SO glad the cast uses Dodoria's proper pronouns, love to see it.

I'm glad that they're going to do the specials too!

You guys were always great at conventions, I'd show up to your panels whenever you went to AWA. The way you laughed your asses off that year I showed up as the cabbage merchant and had Lani sign a cabbage, just priceless.

"I am the mighty Frieza, from the planet Androgynous" this is DBZA canon now and you can't tell me otherwise.

something about Kaiser saying "my husband" just makes me smile 🥺💜

I remember you guys did a fanart contest at one point, and I started a fan script for History of Trunks Abridged because I had what I thought was a killer joke for the ending. As the time machine starts up, a phone rings in the background and we hear Bulma get a voicemail "Bulma Briefs! I implore you to stop what you're doing! If you fracture the timeline, my people will-" The time machine blips out of time "...I CAN SEE THE FUTURE!"

The LittleKuriboh audition is so great! Thanks for including it. This is a great set of commentary videos so far guys.

What I love about Scott's commentary is that he dives into the ensemble of art and theory of the script, lore, production of their work. His insights into the matrices of musical choice, purpose, and its evolution in tandem with their scripts... its so thoughtful and appreciative

Thank you KaiserNeko for introducing me to "Solid State Scouter" One of the SICKEST Dragon Ball Tracks and it went hard in the TFS Bardock Special.

I was lucky to see this live at Youmacon when they first premiered it. It's not my favorite special, but it holds a real special place in my heart.

I like that you guys are doin a better job of pacing the commentaries, pausing when necessary, not talking over key parts when you are really trying to pay attention to the little details of the execution. Cheers

Ok I need to hear Kaiser’s complaints about History of Trunks. Cuz that special is amazing.

Whenever a character sees the future now, that line runs through my head

Being a transformers reviewer/ fan, hearing transformers music play in a piece of dragonball media was amazeballs for me. I was always wondering about why you guys used it but NOW I KNOW! 🤣

Nick, gotta tell you this. Your old man Grandpa Gohan voice, is really impressive. I did not notice it the first few times I watched it, but watching it now made me realize how close you got to accurately matching Christopher Sabat in the funimation Dub of Dragon Ball.

I still remember my time in boot camp, being bored to tears on down time, replaying this movie over and over and watching it with some of the guys there, you made that down time go faster guys, this movie was awesome.

I appreciate the ellaboration on the future sight gag a lot here, and how it's 'OH I BARELY KNOW WHERE I AM', that always went over my head and actually like, brings this far more in line with the style of humor you guys have.

If you're wondering, you can see the old cast list in the first FAQ video. Some of them actually came to pass! (Namely Kaiser as Future Trunks, Takahata as Imperfect Cell and Porunga (Granted, he played all the forms, when the cast list said KaiserNeko would be Cell, but the point still stands) and Hbi2K as King Cold.) Also, this isn't the only time TFS used GT footage. (Baby makes a brief cameo in Kai Abridged 2.9)

I like to think that casting LittleKuriboh as Freeza was predicting Funimation casting Chris Ayers as Freeza to take over for Linda Young.

I love how you guys referenced Chris Sabat and Eric Vale, who did Piccolo and Trunks, your two favorite characters to play as

I miss Kaiser's videos showing a glimpse behind the curtains for putting episodes together. As a graduate in Graphic Design and former Premiere user (now using Davinci Resolve), I really appreciated the tips and whatnot.