Are you stealing Rolf's soul with your Film-Box??? _RETURN ROLF'S CHICKENS!_ I know they never say where he's from but I always assumed he was either Irish, German, Romani, Polish or Ukrainian. One of those but also a mix of all of them. The CreepyPost about the kids being trapped in a Twilight Zone scenario said Rolf was a victim of the Retaliation air-raids on Berlin Germany. So, strong case for being a Shepard's son from Rual Germany.
@@MattNotFat from what I can dart-throwingly assume is an amalgamation of multiple agrarian based cultures.... seems like welsh and german cultures pop up pretty often but that's a step too far because of the other elements in his character.
@@MattNotFat He's Scandinavian(albeit obviously with a cartoony twist). This is apparent in the subtle and obvious details such as his name (Hrolf or Rolf), his accent (he sounds very similar to eastern Norwegians), his hobby as a farmer, the represention of "the old country" in his flashback, the fact that he has been seen wielding a battle axe, and the subtle hint that during the Halloween episode when he saw Ed (whom was dressed as a viking) he delightedly invited him to "come celebrate".. also he was harvesting Mushrooms.
@@paul329869 actually, it’s more of the fact that Rolf was stepping in to prevent love hypnosis. Everyone was falling in love because they were forced to and Rolf wanted to save them. Why do you think he didn’t take notice when May and Edd looked at each other at the end as if the trance didn’t wear off? Because that was a sign of true love that the trance couldn’t fake, so Rolf didn’t have to worry.
@@pinzokiyama3387 Yes, that’s true, but in retrospect, you may/might know it way better than I did and do. (Even if I’d recorded that special on videocassette and watched it over and over again till the cassette was ready to give out)
Rolf and Ed are like the Demigods of the cul-de-sac. Both have immense strength that can be influenced by their emotions or motives. Rolf though can sense when something supernatural is present and be coherent of it, while Ed has such a high pain tolerance, he sometimes doesn't even know he should be in pain.
I love how he's a foreign kid, but the show doesn't just go for the easy jokes of "lol ain't this foreign kid such a weirdo?" Rolf clearly has friends who accept and respect him for being himself, which is a good message to give to kids; especially ones who may be different from the norm like Rolf is.
“You have squeezed an orange rind in the eye of Rolf.” He really was one of the best characters. It makes it so much funnier when he refers to himself in the third person. Ah the memories.
Agreed, it's perfect amount of chaos (if that makes sense), ever present but never overloading to your sense. No wonder I can rewatch this shows just fine despite can't stand those ADHD videos, especially on YT short/Tiktok format.
Rolf is honestly extremely intimidating if you think about it. This man can defy gravity, he can dig a well like he's peddling a bicycle, has the immense physical power to lift a man hole cover, which are extremely heavy, like its made of dry plywood. The dude is hardcore.
Base Rolf is the strongest character in the show. Even the Kanker sisters do not seem as strong physically. Only angry Ed is probably stronger but that’s debatable
@@tiablue9106 Possibly, he also might have just called him utterly useless and superfluous to existence, since Eggplants are extremely low in calories and provide almost no nutritional value. To a son of a shepherd and a farmer a crop that provides virtually no value but takes up a lot of field space is about as bad as you can be without being an active detriment to the world as a whole.
@@BardicGMIt also could be his culture’s equivalent of calling someone a ‘shrinking violet’. Ornamental flowers may not be as ubiquitous in the Old Country.
I feel like the younger millenials and us elder Zoomers had _just_ enough good luck to have seen this show, back in the day. Whatever hardships we will likely face down the road, just know that this show has been a part of our lives and it will stay that way as long as we live and as long as we can still remember things as old men and women.
I think Kevin is mainly best friends with Rolf because he's the only one who doesn't annoy him AND is able to go the distance with him athletically when the situation calls for it.
Same here but Kevin is also my favorite who I can relate to in Real Life even Johnny, & sometimes Jimmy. Nazz & Marie Kanker are my favorite ones too as my main crushes & just love them in this Show so much😹🤣😂😭📺❤️
What was very surprising was that the guy who voice rolf was the first voice for goku in ocean dub which was a big deal for the fans of this show place because he had a big scream too he was perfect to play as rolf.
Love that Rolf isn't your stereotypical pushover immigrant friend--he works hard and insists others work hard too (the whole Kevin and the generator thing), plus he's really smart, especially about farm matters. We appreciate Rolf in this house.
7:20 “You have vandalized Rolf’s face! And you have-!” 7:25 “And you have stolen Rolf’s chickens yet again?!” 7:29 “Are you stealing Rolf’s soul with your fill box?!”
Still missing 2 of my favorite Rolf lines. "Brace yourself little boy, for THIS is what it is to be a man!!!" "YOU HAVE BROKEN THE CELERY STALK ON THE BACK OF A SEA URCHIN!!!!"
Rolf losing his mind over Ed’s monster moments and when Ed’s pen pal sent him wolf inspired keepsakes was just some of the funniest moments for the son of a Sheppard
I always loved how much of a slavedriver he was to Kevin in the blackout episode. To the point he actually stops in midair to reverse their falling positions.😂🤣😂🤣
I am half greek half swedish. I always thought of Rolf was supposed to be of northern descent (Rolf is a common name for older men in Sweden) but I always thought the accent felt generic and unidentifiable. I cannot quite hear that it is supposed to be a greek accent, not even a toned down version of it. Throughout the video I was thinking "what accent is this supposed to be? Definitely european, but from where? Toned down slavic accent? French accent w/o the rolling R's and w/o the Ze's?" Greek accent is interesting, because they dont have any "Ch" sound. Ex: Ketchup = Ketsapp. Catch = Kats. Czech = Tsek. Longer E-pronoinciations become I's. Example: Feel = Phil. Greece = Gris. Gris is Pig in swedish btw. Now Im off to a tangent but still fun. I enjoy accents and Im intrigued by them and I love imitating them. Poorly or good, still fun either way :D And the VA for Rolf is doing a phenomenal job!
Rolf in my opinion is the most OP cartoon character, he's aware of the 4th wall and most dare not piss of him off... because Daring to Mock the son of a shepherd is a death sentence.
Yet the Eds casually mess with the 4th Wall without even trying lol from Eddy removing cartoon outlines and eating the Sun to Ed running fast enough to switch animation scenes and making clouds solid lol
@WitheringZealot The show writers specifically made his country of origin ambiguous, as well as him displaying different cultural norms from different countries, including Vikings lol
@@alexandertorres8711 rolf is literally from norway and he worships odin. He even says odins name a few times in the show. Hes norse. How much more clearer did Danny need to make it? He also is also a minor with a tattoo of an anchor, its pretty obvious hes a viking descendant.
@WitheringZealot What interview of Danny are you talking about? He literally said this : "Yeah, I purposely made Rolf with a non-nationality, especially after what happened with Lupo when we were accused of painting Italians in a bad light." He didn't want Rolf to stereotype any culture so he made it ambiguous lol
6:18 Eddy: "Rolf! Take it back! Take it, take it!" Rolf: "I have no idea what you're talking about." 6:23 Eddy: "I'm begging ya!" Rolf: "What is that? Who are you?"
@@ededward4801 Especially Rolf insulting the son of a shepherd numerous times. Eddy would have ended up in hospital by the time Rolf's turn had finished XD
“NINCOMPOOP! MUST ROLF HOLD YOUR HAND!?” “Hello, fellow neighborhood nothings!” “The harsh realities of your miserable lives have been restored!” “Backbone bruised? Courage crashed? Spirits quashed?” “Must Rolf beat some sense into that OVERCOOKED NOODLE TOU CALL A HEAD!?” “I suppose disgracing Rolf is okay to you Ed-boys.”
