Tangled Up - Phelous 

At least to me, the message of all these stories seem to be: “Don’t lock your daughter away from the men of the world or else she’ll fall for the first dude who breaks into her room.”

The animation in the first one really has that "Saturday morning breakfast cereal commercial" look to it.

Pat Morita: I don't know if I believe in magic Also Pat Morita: *disappears using magic*

"The Prince?! Uuuhh, what a man!" The way her tone and voice change in this scene made me laugh so hard. She's by far the best Rapunzel Phelous has reviewed.

Fun fact: the animators of the Rapunzel segment went on to work for 90s WB cartoons under Startoons, most notably Animaniacs.

Am I the only one who wishes that they brought back a series like this? It’s a really neat concept, and a great way to tell stories that are unfamiliar to some or atleast forgotten over the years. Also I adore that each story in the series have their own art style, I think that’s a nice touch.

Solomon talking to an eagle... I just have a mental image of King David just shaking his head and saying "Oy, that boy a'int right."

"So ever since Fenchelchen learned magic, she had an easy way to escape the tower if she really wanted to." To be fair, they never said she wanted to escape before that guy came along.

"The person locking the girl up isn't always a woman. Sometimes they might not even be a bad person." *Cuts to a story about a king who locked his daughter inside a tower just to keep her from marrying a poor man.* Yeeeeeeaaahhh... He is a really good person.

I actually enjoyed the art styles for these three stories. The animation may have been a little awkward, but at least the people making them knew how to draw.

I remember when Tangled came out and a local supermarket started selling Tangled Up. I had to stop a woman,who was excited to have a DVD release of 'Tangled' from buying it for her child. I worry about how many people actually bought it thinking it was the disney version

Now I know why it took so long for Disney to make their version of Rapunzel. They had to go through all the crappy ones first to figure out what not to do for theirs.

Damn, not gonna lie, the animation in the Rapuznel segment looks amazing. It's so jarring to see actual good animation after all the Dingo, Jetlag, Golden Films, Goodtimes, Bevanfields, etc.

Wow, that Rapunzel cartoon has actually a pretty fun and well animated style, and in my opinion a nice sense of humor about itself. I like it

Pregnant women *do* actually develop cravings like that. My mom was suddenly addicted to asparagus while she was pregnant with me. She grew up hating it.

"Anyway, to make a long story short, Santa killed her" damn, what a throwback

'In Germany, they talk of a girl who was stolen by magic...' CURSE YOU, MAGIC JOHNSON!

The end of Fenchelchen is like that Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life" where the townspeople live in harmony because they are scared to death of being transfigured by the magic of a little boy who trapped their town in a pocket universe.

I actually really like the Rapunzel segment in this. The stylized character designs & the goofy tone make me think of the Fractured Fairy Tale cartoons if they had a better animation budget, especially the part about the Prince wandering around with his hat stuck on his head. Also, I really love the design for the Prince. Reminds me of an older, all-human version of Mermando from GRAVITY FALLS.

You should review more of Britannica's Tales Around the World. Triple the Phelous, triple the fun.

I gotta handle how the first one was actualy pretty funny with the Looney Tunes-esque animation, and Rapunzel blurting "the prince? Oh what a man!" had me chuckling.

The Rapunzel segment seems like some heart was put into the design and animation. Nothing mind blowing but a nice change of pace for one of these things Lol

Rapunzel obviously used the window to go to the restroom, didn't you noticed how big those plants were!

"I don't know if I believe in magic, but I do believe in growing up." ...Pat, are you being held against your will and forced to say these idiotic sentiments? Just blink twice if you need me to call the police.

i think the most bizarre thing about this is seeing dialogue scenes that are actually animated i mean, they're not animated *well*, but seeing something where the the dialogue isn't just the head bobbing up and down a couple times with a pose change halfway thru if you're lucky, that's truly amazing in this day and age

Holy crap, what's up with the parents in the first Rapunzel story?? In that one, the mother didn't even want the vegetables because of pregnancy cravings-- the baby was already born and they were gonna have a feast to celebrate. Why on earth would they give up the baby in exchange for the vegetables then?? And the witch was too "old and decrepit" to fly, but apparently climbing hair like a rope isn't strenuous at all in comparison

I loved the reference to the CDI Zelda! So damn accurate...

Can't believe that the eagles would go out of their way to warn King Solomon about his daughter marrying some scrub, but STILL won't just give the Fellowship a ride to Mt. Doom.

The freaking CDi Ganon part nearly killed me!

fenchelchin or whatever her name is...is probably the best "girl locked in a tower" i've seen. i don't blame her for turning people into cookies. her mother sold her for fennel and her step-witch-mom locked her in a tower for years.

21:27 "thank goodness our story has a happy ending" For yoooouuu...

Disney's Tangled and Pixar's Up have combined to form the ultimate fusion! Bright Spark's Tangled Up!

9:19 Yeah, I'd say by cartoon standards she's looks pretty. Overall I like this style and the jumpy movements of the witch.

It's actually impressive to say that some of the titles Phelous has previously reviewed actually make this whole thing look decent.

Am I going to be disowned if I said that the Rapenzel cartoon actually has GOOD animation? ... For like Saturday Morning cartoon values? = /

It’s nice to have Pat Morita back in another Britannica video. How does he get “tangled” into these things?

I remember when IHE went on that website to check it out for his video on Disney knockoffs. I had no idea it's been shut down since then. Shame I'll never get to witness the glory of how terrible it is.

I did notice a lot of children in that one shot when the mom gave away Repunzel. Maybe she really did just think they had too many so giving one away for access to veggies was an even trade. I gotta say that first Repunzel story is probably the best animated of all these you've looked at. Unique and varied character designs, a nice cartoony aesthetic, surprisingly fluid, and quick and bouncy animation. I'd say it's quite good in that aspect. 27:16 PHELOUS! Good lord man, do NOT say that near a Macaw. That phrase is so forbidden, saying it aloud is grounds to have your family killed for 4 generations!

At least the animation is fluid in Rapunzel Fenchelchen is more like bevanfield Rapunzel on CDI And King Solomon definitively looks really weird

A lot of women really be giving away their kids for vegetables. Whenever Rapunzel adaptations remove the pregnancy plot and instead make Rapunzel an idiot who just tells the Witch about the The Prince is always hilarious to me. It's like they're going "OH! Can't mention pregnancy because kids are stupid and won't understand! Let's just make Rapunzel an idiot instead!"

The part where Rapunzel says, "The Prince?! Oh, What A Man!" it sounds like something out of Looney Tunes or Tex Avery, so it's not surprising some of the animators went to work on 90's WB cartoons like Animaniacs!

What is it with Rapunzel’s parents being big jerks and stealing instead of BUYING it at Market, or at least making a deal with the witch? At least in some versions of Rapunzel, the plant was a special kind that I doubt could be found in any old market but that doesn’t excuse the fact that the parents don’t TRY and TALK to the witch. But then again the witch must’ve done Rapunzel a favor of raising her away from thieves.

Honestly, I would probably watch all of the Brittanica shorts if I was a kid.

At least the animation in the first film is pretty dynamic and okay

Thanks, Phelous. I really needed this right now.

"Do you believe in magic?" Only if it's in a young girl's heart.

Really makes you appreciate the effort Disney puts into updating, simplifying, and improving their own versions. So many of these other studios hew too closely to the old tales which might be fine reading a book but really don't work as a movie.

Disney's Tangled is the only movie that gives a good resson for Mother Gothel not wanting to lose Rapunzel

Pat Morita: Do you believe vegetables? No, I'm diabetic.

A phelous Disney ripoff video on my birthday is a treasure.

Witch: I'll give you access to all my vegetables if you hand over your only child. Me: Oh man, this must be a harrowing dilemma for the mom. Mom: *hands over baby immediately* Me: *staring Pikachu face*

Damn can’t believe Disney ripped the off like that :/

The "Familiar tales around the world" tape cover looks like something issued to schools. I guess this was one of those "Teacher's hungover, let's put a video on to keep the little shits quiet" kind of teaching aid. Gotta say though, the animation in a lot of these does make me nostalgic. I've no idea if I ever watched any of these as a kid, but I guess it's a combination of the animation style and the VHS quality visuals.

How was the witch too weak to fly, but strong enough to hang on to loose hair until she's dragged to the top? I feel like one is easier than the other??

I actually liked watching these Britannica tales when they showed them in Elementary school.

Omg I remember these tApes growing up. Man they aged like wine... left open in the sun... for over 20 years

Yes! Phelous! 😁 you're a ray of sunshine in this dull, drizzly Canadian day 😉

Nice I see that the 230$ budget imbd says you have goes towards some sweet Backgrounds.

I know you always joke about telling us the minutia of different versions, but I actually really appreciate that. But I'm one of those people who likes answering surveys.

“Fenchelchen was lonely” to be fair she was probably more depressed that she had to kill all that life she created

Can't help but notice more birds in this Britannica production. The last story in particular.

Pat Morita, Phelous, and a crappy animated film of a fairy tale Those are the ingredients for a perfect Friday afternoon.

Phelous mentions that Rapunzel's parents die alone and unloved, which makes me wonder if he's ever read Cerebus since that's basically a paraphrase of the Judge's prognostication of Cerebus's future.

Oh I get it, the Witch couldn't have children of her own. :(

These Britannica reviews are so interesting and fun. I'd love to see more in the future. I wonder how many of these there are.

The Fenchelchen story reminds me: When I was a kid we had a picture book version of Rapunzel (I think it was one of the Little Golden Books series) which mentioned the witch teaching her magic, but it was only mentioned in one page/illustration and never really affected the plot. As a kid I always thought the potential there was wasted.

King Solomon screaming like an eagle and the eagle telling him, "You're all weirdos" was probably the best part. 😂

The characters in the 'Rapunzel' segment look & act like characters from "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog." Heck, Rapunzel herself has the same face like the character named Lucinda.

so we have Rapunzel = Rampion Fenchelchen = Fennel and Kakarot = Carrot

I actually liked Fenchelchen the most; there's real potential about someone caught between love and independence and their genuine love for their parent, and how eventually there's a divide when the parents can't handle "losing" their child. You could tell a story about a family that genuinely love each other but must make the decision for themselves.

I'm sure this is gonna come across as an ACKCHYUALLY, but I may as well throw it out there: Maltese history time! that "iron cross" Fenchelchen was wearing is probably supposed to be the Cross of Saint John, it's a very similar design (here it is as a unicode character ✠) and is strongly associated with Malta. Saint John's cross is the insignia of the Knights Hospitalier, a knightly order dating to the days of the crusades which ruled Malta from 1530 to 1798, and is still in operation in Malta to this day. As a result the cross has become something of a symbol of Malta as a whole, to the point where it's often also known as the Maltese Cross. Design wise the iron and Maltese crosses are almost identical, with the primary difference being the Maltese design is supposed to have its posts split at the ends, giving the appearance of 8 points, while the iron cross stays solid, giving it 4 very broad points, additionally the Maltese cross is seen in a variety of colors, primarily white and red (interestingly enough the symbol of the Umbrella Corporation in both Resident Evil and real life is two Maltese crosses, one white and one red, overlaid on top of each other at 45 degree offset angles), while an iron cross is always black (with the exception of a couple not-legally-iron-crosses made by the German army starting in 2008 which are gold). Both the Maltese and iron crosses are part of a category of cross symbols known as the crosses pattée, which were used by various knightly orders and royal families of the middle ages, including the Knights Templar. NOTE: I'm not actually Maltese and don't know much of anything else about Maltese history, I just know odd details about specific permutations of crosses.

Not going to lie... It LOOKS like they put in quite a bit of effort into the animation, I mean, It's no DISNEY, but for a cash-grab In the 80's/90's, it looks quite smooth. :) (At least for the first one anyway)

The first Rapunzel kinda look like John K’s Sody Pop. LOL Also, the second one is straight up a horror tales you use to scare your child at bedtime: “Behave and go to sleep or Rapunzel will turn you into a cookie!”

At least I appreciate the difference between the VHS and DVD. That way I know which version to get for the best quality.

I'm really enjoying these Britannica compilations, it's cool to see stories that we wouldn't normally. And of course Phelous makes it all 100% better.

RIP On , RIP Off

The beginning of the video made me laugh more than it should have. I’m going to have to start it over in order to hear what he said 😂

You took the thought out of head the farmer looks like a old Dilbert

21:12 I can't believe you missed the chance to use Ganon's infamous "No! Not into the pit! It buuuuuuurns!"

"I kinda wonder though about her turning inanimate objects into living creatures, you shouldn't just be creating life all willy nilly Fenchelchen!" *Giorno Giovanna:* |:(

"Tangled Up" sounds like Rapunzel is gonna take a ride in a balloon house.

The video (especially the Fenchelchen segment) has made me go off on a mental tangent where the story is that a witch takes the baby in exchange for vegetables or whatever, but the witch is actually a good person who wants to take care of a child and knows that whoever would sell their baby would be a shit parent anyway.

I swear these Tales Around The World cartoon series was aired on the HBO Kids channel, it all seems really familiar.

I think the witch in the second story didn’t want Fenchelchen to leave the tower because she was promised to be given to her and she wanted her to stay forever. And I think at twelve she would hold a grudge toward the women who kidnapped her from her real mother.

When a VHS works better than a DVD....are we in a Alternative timeline?😆

Definitely enjoy all the Bird Talk jokes! Bird Talk truly is a lost art!

This is a guilty pleasure of mine.... The art style in Rapunzel reminds me of a 90s Cartoon Network show.

Phelous, I just want to thank you for introducing me and many others to the glorious SQUAWKING Solomon 🤣 It’s something I’ve never forgotten

I'm sure there's a bathroom in the tower. They never said there wasn't. They only say there's no door. I'm sure Rapunzel does keep herself clean. I mean, c'mon.

The only thing worse than ripoffs is when they put a fake title on some random movie.

Am I alone in thinking Fenchelchen would make for an awesome adaptation? A young girl raised by a witch, over-throwing her and then going on a quest with her new magic (and fennel) powers to find her real parents? I'm sold!

My day is always better with a Phelous review!

That witch's chin is disturbing. Also farmer Dilbert. XD

I agree with LittleNorwegians. I really needed this right now.

I love the narrator's change in tone when she describes King Solomon discovering that his daughter married the poor guy anyway AND had a kid with him XD The animation on the first one isn't that bad either, imo. Very Tex Avery-ish.

That combination of Ren & Stimpy and Rocky & Bullwinkle animation of Rapunzel is absolutely horrifying and awesome at the same time;) "Toons!" "And Rapunzel grew into a very beautiful young lady!" "Did she REALLY, though?" "Geez, get a ROOM with her then, Narrator!" The prince getting hit in the face with her hair was absolutely priceless:))

Phelous: Sometimes good people lock their daughters in towers. Tangled the series writers: Exactly!

A cameo of Gingerdead Man - nice!

Love how Rapunzel's mother was like "good deal! I was waiting to get rid of this baby!"

"The bird got that gossip by flying really close to Heaven, I guess they can do that" Yeah, I guess birds do in fact can fly. I'm not 100% sure of that though.