As non Canadian who watched a lot of Canadian cartoons, I think Jacob Two-Two has the best design for a flash animated cartoon and the probably most unique style in cartoons in general
I’m a Canadian animator, I have to point out that Canadian animation is not at all dead, in fact it’s thriving and a huge amount of animation is made in Canada. The distinction is that most of these shows now are made for streaming (and not always for kids) rather than TV by American companies, rather than Canadian. For example, Hilda, inside job, and final space are three cartoons that I really liked and were/are made by Canadian animation studios. (The latter two were unfortunately cancelled) during Covid, so many animators were hired in Canada and they needed more. There was so much being made, although it has slowed down now; more projects are always being picked up. Basically I want to clarify that not as many original Canadian productions happen but the actual animating is done in Canada for a lot of recent shows.
Its kinda nice to see someone talk about Canadian cartoons other then Total Drama and the giant category of bad shows we have. I grew up on most of these shows and I remember watching Teletoon almost every day, I have vivid memories of playing games on the teletoon website and trying so hard to watch Teletoon at Night because I was curious. I dont really remember anything about these shows anymore though. I do remember trying to watch Detentionaire but I never knew when it was on and stopped watching cable before it finished so I never got the full story. I also remember watching a lot of Bakugan Battle Brawlers which according to Google was a Japanese-Canadian show, the more you know
Damn I remember watching Bakugan Battle Brawlers and Ben 10: Alien Force every Saturday morning on Teletoon, I also remember being around 9 or 10 year old sneaking my ass downstairs to watch Robot Chicken and R-rated action and horror movies on Teletoon At Night
You can probably find the whole of Detentionaire online somewhere with some digging. I managed to finish the whole show and.... The whole lore is pretty wild.
@@noahbacklund74 Life begins after school that's when we bend all of the rules time to hang with all my friends, we like to be together In a place that we belong!!!
I later in life found out the voice actor for Ian in Being Ian is also the same voice actor for Inuyasha. Gives a real kick for Canadians who grew up in the 2000s.
As a kid in Canada in the early 2000's who watched both of those shows a lot and only realized the main characters shared the same VA from your comment, I'm shocked lol.
If you look up almost any VA from the 90s or 2000s anime scene, the majority of them are Canadian and worked on a ton of different titles. Richard voiced Inuyasha, Ian, Bit Cloud from Zoids, Quicksilver in X Men Evolution, etc, etc. The guy has over 150 characters listed from Cartoons and Anime...
As a kid that blew my mind, made me start learning names of voice actors, then I saw this same name in the credits of a live action movie: "RV" (2006) and i could not comprehend that i had just watched Inuyasha feuding with Robin Williams..
Dude I remembered a lot of these shows from Qubo. It was a the only thing I had access to as a kid and honestly I loved it. The weird, chaotic energy of most of these shows really stuck with me for years.
@@lovethewriter5443 ikr I was so SURE that I made a lot of these up as a kid, because in my head I just thought i over exaggerated a lot of them, but NOPE, they really where just that asinine fueled.
I remember watching _Jacob Two Two_ every morning in Cartoon Network before going to school (back in the day, Cartoon Network Latinoamerica had a block of non-U.S. cartoons between 5 A.M. and 8 A.M.). Its a good show, and a cool piece of Jewish representation in children's media, I'm not Jewish but's still cool. _The Hollow_ is also worth checking out, the twist near the end of the second season really caught me off-guard
I only wonder if a modern reboot would be a second coming or a curl of a monkey’s paw. On one hand, a greater emphasis on story and the honestly great world of Storm Hawks. On the other hand, potential soiling of the legacy of a beloved Canadian cartoon for corporate gain.
Holy shit this video gave me a massive nostalgia trip. It was always so weird to me as a Canadian kid to talk to my American friends online and learn that they didn't know any of the shows I used to watch. It was wild when I learnt that one of my friends actually watched League of Super Evil, because that show was on CONSTANTLY on YTV. It wasn't our Spongebob but it was definitely our Fairly Odd Parents.
I GREW UP with Jacob Two-Two! I LOVED that show and i STILL do! I LOVE the style and backgrounds, and its PACKED with hidden lore that paints a kinda horrifying picture that i love!
Also, Spliced is what haunts my dreams to this day and one episode lives rent free in my mind(the one where Andre has an evil twin that they thawed out. THAT one). It haunts my dreams
Im PISSED storm hawks was canceled, and it had such a fucking EPIC story and concept! Its friendly for my ADHD cause it leaves enough toom for me to reimagine it. Also, its made in a similar style as Dragon Booster and Slug Terra(both im pissed about not being continued further. Especially dragon booster cause they did it dirty T-T)
i actually grew up with league of super evil, i really loved that show when i was little and seeing it in this video brought joy. :3 i notice that in my country a lot of canadian and french tv shows were dubbed in our language, rather than american ones.
I watched storm hawks when it first came out. However only half of the 1st season as a kid. League of super evil was good to me, but I guess the fantasy aspect really resonated with me mostly.
This was a super cute video, if you wanna do a part two I’d recommend shows like Class of the Titans, Digata Defenders, Spider Riders, Detentionaire, Cybersix, Stoked, Grojband and Fred’s Head (I know you played clips of them in the video) my mind is full of old Canadian cartoons and stuff it’s a goldmine
I was actually thinking about doing full reviews for some of them so I held back and wanted to show the ones people don't talk much about. But good suggestions if I ever make another I'll definitely go more into those!
I never hear anyone mention detentionaire at all. I remember I watched all of the episodes either on tv or later online and I was pretty young at the time but like, I think it was good?
I'm Canadian and the chibi moments in Martin mystery never bothers me. They often happens when Martin pranks Diana. I nevr find them annoying or too distracting. It adds a bit of comedy to the show 🙂 I like Team galaxy. The heroes visit a different planet, the aliens have various designs, the gasgets and weapons are fun, the robot dog is adorable. It's a great show, i'm happy you like it too!
Cannot possibly overstate how good Cybersix is and how no list of all-timer Canadian cartoons is complete without it. Can't recommend it highly enough, it's just on another level entirely.
Team Galaxy is such a hidden gem. Everyone always brings up Totally Spies!! Thanks for bringing it up. I always thought Voltar looks like Strong Bad YTV should do a retro block with Ruby Gloom, Being Ian, League of Super Evil, Team Galaxy and Storm Hawks. If they really wanted to go all out, 6teen and Total drama as well. Omg and Grossology and Sidekick.
There are four Canadian Cartoons: Yvon of The Yukon, Mega Man Fully Charged, Transformers Beast Wars, and the most obscure cartoon that deserves better, Rollbots. Plus some honorable mentions: Hamtaro & and Yakity Yak.
Reboot is amazing. I know the cgi was rough, but they took advantage of the fact they were literally telling a story taking place in a computer to make it work.
Nobody ever talks about the fact that Reboot was literally made in a pre-Toy Story world. When you take that into consideration, Reboot is nothing short of a technical marvel, for its time
Yeah, even now I look at the show and I don't perceive it as being low-quality CGI because it's so distinctive and itself. It never depicts the users and the games are from the perspective of the programs, so I just think "that's what computer programs look like."
As a Canadian watching this, I was put on one helluva nostalgia trip. I watched Spliced, League of Super Evil, Jimmy Two Shoes and Atomic Betty as a child (Back when I was a cishet girl).
Having grown up in the BC Lower Mainland, Being Ian hit really close to home, literally. Despite it being a cartoon, it was actually hilarious to see Vancouver just as Vancouver, despite decades upon decades of American film using Vancouver to portray just about every city in the continental US.
Great stuff. As an American I don’t understand the hate from some people towards Canadian Cartoons. League Of Super Evil is a wholesome childhood classic of mine.
great video and its nice to see someone talk about The Hollow, i feel like it's mostly ignored/forgotten. Also I grew up with most of these shows despite being in australia lol Just goes to show how far-reaching these shows are despite being from Canada, somewhere seen as smaller in impact for cartoons than somewhere like America
it's actually funny because the kids' slot of the Canadian channel TVO would sometimes air shows from both the UK (i.e. The Big Bang - an actual science show - not the sitcom, Fingertips, and Art Attack) and Australia (Tracey McBean, The Way Things Work)
You talking about these shows 'not' airing is wild to me, because they were right before school for us in Québec. It would make it hard for us to miss an episode.
5:51 I distinctively remember the horror movie "Splice" coming out at the time the cartoon "Spliced" was running, and getting the former when looking up the latter. I also remember the platypus character (I forget her name) being the 'normal' one of the group because she's a fusion of a duck and beaver that just equated to a real life animal.
@@maurycyoseka1057 I think if you make it past the first 4 episodes it's actually pretty okay. Not amazing but not bad either. I don't recommend the second season though cuz that is bad
Damn bro, you really dug up some memories for me. Kinda realizing just now that most of the shows that I grew up watching here in Germany were mostly imported from Canada. I always felt like they got a bad rep, there really were some gems hidden there. Jacob Two Two is probably one of the series you talked about here I remember watching most.
Jimmy two shoes, Storm hawks- I think I was obsessed with them thank you for bringing these back to my attention, also showing me new ones - Team Galaxy , Martian mystery Atomic Betty💛
I always remember martin mystery, totally spies, and team galaxy being a trio, but basically anyone talking about them only ever talks about totally spies, and *maybe* martin mystery, just because they had a cross over. They always leave team galaxy in the dust, even though it was very much in the same style/genre the other two were! It should be included more often, it's like they're ignoring the middle child (even tho it's technically the youngest)
I can take a guess why Storm Hawks wasn't well loved by YTV, and that would be Spongebob, since Nickelodeon pushed that so hard. Heck, in my city and I am an adult who loves cartoons, while Storm Hawks aired. Alot of the best cartoons were moved to Teletoon an affiliate of YTV and was made an extra channel so not only did we loose a decent channel we lost most of the best shows, and didn't have the cash at the time for expanded cable.
The first 3 shows you talked about are shows I remember seeing on Qubo as an American :D My most loveable and memorable is Jacob Too Too. 🥰 Being Ian was too boring for little me so I barely bothered to REALLY watch and enjoy it. The third one though, it was a fever dream. I don't have really good memories of that specific show compared to Jacob Too Too and Being Ian but I remember seeing parts of the show late at night. 🤷🏾♀️
Team Galaxy is a show I forgot the name of but remember loving it as a child. Thank you for putting the show into this video, brought back a lot of memories. It was one of my favourites, just under Storm Hawks.
I so remember Team Galaxy having more than 3 episodes though :c Another great Canadian shows were, The Ripping Friends, 6teen, Quads! (adult cartoon), CyberSix, Yvon of The Yukon, Di-Gata Defenders, Hot Wheels Battle Force 5. I know there's plenty more to mention, but there is so much of Canadian shows I so remember watching everyday/after schools.
the fact that you mentioned The Hollow makes me so happy!! too happy actually if im being honest. its just makes me so sad that this great show with interesting plot and stylish visuals didn't get as much recognition as other popular original series. GO WATCH THE HOLLOW NOW!!
I know we don’t have a lot of Canadian cartoons in recent times (but) the province of Quebec did get few good cartoons in a few years. 2023 is a struggle year for Canadian media but we keep moving forward to bring great stuff. Here is my liste: Cracké Family Scramble Red Ketchup L’Agent Jean/Super Agent Jon Le Bon Mini-Jean et Mini-Bulle/Mini-Jon and Mini-Maple Le Facteur de l’espace/The Postman of space (not sure is the official English title) The Dragouilles If there anything a miss let me know. Great video btw, happy new year.
20:57 - THANK YOU!!! God DAMN I finally found this show thanks to you! I actually saw the purple guy in the thumbnail and immediately recognized him. I was at work in a classroom once and I saw an episode of this back in 2018, I was intrigued and really wanted to watch it. Then I proceeded to forget about it for a few months and was unable to find it because I didn't know it was in Netflix, and it was IMPOSSIBLE to find via google based on my recollections of the first episode ("show with kids trapped in a room, weird magic guy")!
So many good Canadian shows, wish had more of them nowadays always happy when people remember them. I will always remember Team Galaxy and Jacob Two-Two. Am happy someone remembers World of Quest. I feel other shows not mentioned are Silverwing, Monster Busters Club, Magi-Nation, Urban Vermin, Weird Years, Rupert, Metajets, SkyIand, Delilah & Julius and Redakai. Not sure if Huntik, and Spider Riders count but loved those as well. I remember liking the Tofus and Seven Little Monsters but not sure how well it holds up. I'm sure I'm forgetting some.
Dragon Booster was actually amazing and I am forever upset the series ended on the title screen for Academy and then that show never happened because "they didn't sell enough toys".
@@tomykong2915 It's rough around the edges, fitting as its their first show. But I find it to be charming and I think it improves in a satisfying way as the series goes on.
this caused a lot of memories to flood in from all the canadian cartoons i used to watch, and it makes me wanna do something to represent canada better because of how so little of canadian art/animation is put out
Man this was such a trip down memory lane. Growing up I didn't even know how many of these were Canadian, I always just assumed like every other piece of media our cartoons were coming from America. Great vid 🔥
Omg I've been trying to remember Team Galaxy for YEARS! I remember watching it pretty regularly as a kid and for the longest time, couldn't remember the name. I live more in central Canada, so maybe the time difference gave it had a better timeslot? Idk, but thank you so much for making this video! You brought back a lot nostalgia for me! 😊
Ugh, I remember trying my hardest to catch episodes of Storm Hawks, but being so annoyed that I could almost never find it on TV. Also, I genuinely think that my kid-brain combined Team Galaxy and that one "Crash Nebula" episode of Fairly Odd Parents. Idk why I thought they were the same show, but I think the lack of reruns of Team Galaxy didn't help me create a distinction between them (they are quite different in art style, but kid me didn't realize that for some reason)?
Oh my God I grew up watching Spliced on tv in Ireland and it slowly came on later and later until i could only watch it early in the morning or at night. I recorded all the episodes I could in advance so it's great to see finally someone talking about it!
YO I FUCKING LOVE BEING IAN I had to stay up so late just to fucking watch it, one of the most memorable moments I remember is when Ian made a fake map for his older brothers
My absolute favorite moment is when Ian's older brother, Korey, goes to the mall. He rides down an escalator, but the power shuts off, and he gets stuck. He starts freaking out and it makes it onto then news. Great gag
As a American who grow up with a lot cartoons or go into cartoons later in life and didn’t realize they were made or co-produce by Canada I appreciate you are making a video
Doodley just made a great video called "Canadian Animation is Way Better Than You Think." I highly recommend giving that a watch as it talks about the thriving Canadian animation industry, it's just not what you expect it to be. I think you'll be as fascinated as I am :D. TLDR, It's short films. The Canadian governments funded animation company essentially goes toe to toe with the most well known animation studios in the world in terms of awards, but again it just isn't in your face the way cartoons were when we were kids.
Great video, so much nostalgia seeing these clips and some with the YTV and Teletoon watermark in the corner. Wished you mentioned Wayside and Kid vs. Kat too. Canadian cartoons aside I swear all my fav shows as a kid got cancelled early, Storm Hawks, World of Quest, Spectacular Spider-Man and Wolverine and the X-Men 😭💀
I was scrolling on Netflix once and saw it, decided that there was nothing else better to watch and gave it a try. It was amazing! Although the ending (spoiler alert) was kinda bittersweet, with the real bodies returning to normal. But their copies minds still remained. Kinda reminded me of the game SOMA
I find ytv over played most of these shows, I don’t know if it’s because I skipped school a lot but I remember all of these like it was yesterday 😊 thanks for the blast from the past !
Holy shit seeing storm hawks unlocked a dream memory I had as a kid. The intro of them using bikes launching off the ship is what i did in the dream. I remember having so much fun in that dream. All these shows were so fun to watch when I was younger.
I REMEMBER TEAM GALAXY IM WITH YOU!!! i remember all these shows (except the hollow but ill check it out), i got so much nostalgia from this video. i completely forgot being ian and jacob two two existed but as soon as the theme songs played i was able to sing along. and i think about league of super evil way more
Remember all of these. Definitely have a Nostalgic fondness for this era if animation/ Canadian animation & they generally all hold up. Love the representation! 🇨🇦🇨🇦
I didn't realize that these were Canadian shows when I was growing up. My grandparents recorded all of these so I only got to see a lot of them when I visited them. I will be rewatching and trying to buy as many as I can.
I only heard of jacob two two a year a go when I read the book that probably inspried the show during english. "Jacob two-two meets the hooded fang". However I remembered several of these shows, one Im shocked you didnt mentioned was Slugterra, that show is a favourite.
13:15 Not just that, but also due to legal mandates. CRTC required all Canadian TV channels to have a minimum 60% or so of Canadian original or Canadian worked on content.
Thank you for mentioning Team Galaxy. Everyone my age remembers Totally Spies and Martin Mysteries, but no one remembers Team Galaxy. It was easily my favourite of the three.
I actually posted a reply that talked about Storm Hawks some time last year on a Twitter post that was discussing forgotten cartoons (most of them being Canadian in origin). It became one of my most popular posts and made a lot of people amazed that it in fact was not a fever dream. It's a shame that the show never got finished properly.
This video was such a trip! I grew up with a lot of these shows, and always appreciated how weird and creative their aesthetics could be. Storm Hawks 4 lyfe!
I'm so happy you made this video, as a proud Canadian, I HOPE you make another one on shows like Fred's Head (my personal favorite), BraceFace, Class of the Titans, What's with Andy, 6teen, Stoked, and many others. Especially Fred's Head duuuuude it needs to be known, so underrated, anyway, keep up the good work
Remember when Andy drank a ridiculous amount of grape drink and he had to pee really badly and all the bathrooms were out of order and he had "you're an 8" repeating in his head? thats all i remember from Whats with Andy lol
Oh my gosh! I loved Team Galaxy! It would always come on at weird times. I feel like it never had a solid, consistent airing time and cartoon network would play it whenever they felt like it.
God, this video awoke memories in me that I didn’t know I had. I’ve literally seen every show featured in this video, including the ones that only appeared as b roll clips. Some I’ve only caught glimpses of, but others still come to mind from time to time like Jacob Two Two.
As poor America 🇺🇸 I had to watch these shows on public television. I didn’t mind them but most of them should have more seasons because it’s was super annoying to watch replays over and over again. But Jacob Two two was fun to watch. Again should have more season!😢 Ever saw Ben 10,Pokémon. I noticed Canada tv shows have less lore and American 🇺🇸 shows have so much lore.
