I remember seeing the “over the garden wall” reference in this episode. When Clarence enters the park at night, you can see the silhouette of two kids, one tall with a garden gnome hat, and the other short. Its a cool easter egg.
To be honest, as a kid when I first saw it I never really liked the style (for some reason...) but the more I watched it after coming home from school, I found it really charming, as well as most of the cartoons on cartoon network back then
I guess when I think about this episode it kinda shows that struggle and change that happens with alot of people growing up about how your interests and things that make you happy can suddenly become targeted by others and used as a way to reject and bully you. It was his first encounter with a situation in life that made him not want to talk to his parents about 'how his day was'. And this was also probably one of the biggest moments in Clarence's life where he actually had everyone around him reject him, and not be able to understand the problem and not act normal around him, -to the point that he was being punished for it by the adults in his life. He probably couldn't understand or process what he did wrong and why everything suddenly collapsed back on him for no good reason, and because of that - he blamed the thing he loved (his doll) for all the problems that happened. And he just spiraled further out of control because he couldn't keep up the happy-go-lucky attitude that he lived by when it was destroyed by an unfair emotionally painful situation.
I related a lot with Clarence. It’s a show about 4th graders that came out when I was in 4th grade. And it was almost exactly like my life. And this episode actually hit a little too close to home, because I could understand the struggle Clarence went through even though it seems over dramatic. We both made people cry back in 4th grade and felt immense regret doing so. So we isolated ourselves from everyone so we wouldn’t hurt them. But Clarence had it easy because he got to return to normal, while I still to this day isolate myself from people. I’m 4 months away from entering 12th grade now.
You cannot allow yourself to live in fear of hurting someone the fact is, that's just apart of life, people get hurt, even people you never intended to hurt will get hurt by you, and that's okay. That's an opportunity to learn from your own mistakes and to grow, but isolating yourself in fear of hurting people again will only make things worse for yourself, stay safe out there dude.
yeah thats was also me. i was a really extroverted kid who wanted to talk to everyone but no one wanted to talk to me and i felt i was being annoying so i just stopped talking to people
Dont be alone get out there be happy hang out with your friends you have time to do anything dont be depressed people love you your family and your friends your not alone everyone loves you dont fell like your alone be happy god bless you 😇😇😇
@@Caligulant The Interesting thing about that episode is there was a weird Dolphin wind up toy in the house, for some strange reason Dolphins constantly appear in the show, like his dads office, Chalmers house & Belson has a character named Bodie I have no idea what it means, it's definitely symbolic.
This show is great. I like how the kids actually act like kids: weird, annoying, bratty, but they still have good qualities like fun, carefree, and happy spirits
I remember seeing this episode years ago, it was one the episodes that made me really relate to clarence, seeing his playful, childish character get completely shattered just hit home, as I've witnessed it happen before and that exact thing happened to me. The sudden strike of realism in an otherwise seemingly fantastical world contrary to reality in a lot of ways (for me at least) just made me sympathize with clarence for the first time ever.
I cannot tell you how relatable this show was as a kid growing in the desert. Now, it’s been a while, but I can’t really say I related to any character in particular, just their lifestyles. The environments and character interactions felt familiar, almost nostalgic for me personally. I have to say, though, this episode in particular hits really hard now because of my 5th grade year. I was once a kid who was rather annoying to my classmates and was always trying to find ways to play with them, much like Clarence. I did something that I was unfairly judged for and paid the price for it, the price being my confidence, friendliness, and overall happiness. I never showed it through a rapid change of appearance, however, I did develop a similar edgy and violent attitude. Thankfully, I’ve become less like that and more Jeff, for reference, but because I didn’t get a happy ending like Clarence, it does still linger unfortunately. But hey, that just shows how realistic this show felt then and feels now.
I remember that one episode where Clarence befriended a girl who ia about to be moved away from her house because (although not implicitly stated but I understood the context), her parents were getting divorced and that 'they were fighting about who gets to keep her' (custody). Even that one episode where his crazy maternal grandmother mentioned Clarence's real father, possibly a deadbeat. I immediately took this show as cringy before but actually its just a slice of life plus weirdness put into it and I realized too late.
I remember being in a similar situation with Clarence. There was no toy involved, but for a reason I can't remember I (and some other kids) had to stand by "The Wall" for 5 minutes as punishment. It also happened to be hot that day and I got really uncomfortable just standing around. My head stared to ache and I felt like I was going to pass out. The teacher noticed this and told us we were free to go now, but I ended up going straight to the nurses office. Felt bad for missing out recess but all I wanted to do at the moment was go home and sleep. The nurse was nice enough to let me stay there until the end of the day.
One thing about clarence is that it has relatable things that kids do Including depression and anxiety And also i enjoy the series because it has relatable things that i do in school
Another thing I think Clarence did very well was its subtle inclusivity, showing different types of families and not really saying anything. I think by just kind of having them there it made it more normal for kids, at least it certainly did for me. I was pretty young when I first watched it so naturally I questioned in my mind why Jeff had two moms, but then I realized it didnt really matter cause they were just his parents. And seeing them show up in other episodes helped with it as well. Another good example is Chad, which sort of helped me on a personal level. My parents had just divorced and I had a stepdad, and it was very confusing for me. But I think, again, Clarence putting in examples of different types of family structures helped me realize some people just have it different, and it was ok to not have a typical family. Sorry for the long comment but I just think Clarence's subtle and relatable inclusion of these sorts of things was very good on their part.
To be honest, I really want to create a fan reboot of this show. It's really one of the best cartoon network shows during 2014, Even watching the show now, I really thought that the show really deserved more. It really sucks, as I just watched this video, and I really think that the show either deserves a movie, or deserves to have a fan reboot. And another thing, I really think you need more subs, your content is awesome😎👍 Keep up the good work!😃
Everyone slept so hard on Clarence despite it being better than most things put out by the modern CN lineup by a mile. I almost dismissed it myself from just a cursory look but man it's such a charming, genuine show.
I interpret this as being robbed of childhood/innocence. The doll is there to symbolize that,,, his friends didnt understand his interest and his childhood gets "stolen" when an authority figure kept him in punishment more than he was required and didn't even apologize.. this makes him bitter and ultimately rejects and buries the doll that symbolized his innocent days. It makes himself isolated and makes him to act out taking his frustrations out on other people. Only when he gets reunited with lil buddy that he realizes that the innocent boy inside him isn't lost
When you take into account Clarence is probably autistic and is a child of divorce, his reaction makes a lot more sense. Stuff like this can really take a toll on some autistic people, stuff like missing out can be blown out of proportion+with him throwing away something that obviously meant a lot to him adding grief to the situation that may have been similar to when his parents split is a whole situation
i know the feeling of missing out im an autistic person and i missed out on school dances with girls and it hit me way harder years later made me dtich school completely -im very retarted lol
@@73NSH1 Hi there, so lets start off with the fact that a lot of the characters especially the titular 3 all have characteristics associated with autism, they might not be but to say it's forced is a wild accusation that is not founded in the slightest. So anyway, Clarence while he might not be is a very good depiction of autism not usually seen in media, which is the opposite side of the spectrum we're usually shown. Autism in children can show up like this, as it can in other ways and guess autistic adults were once autistic children. Saying that you can't say, "this character has these traits that align with this thing" because that character happens to be a child is wholly stupid, autism is actually more recognisable in children and so stereotypes shown in media usually infantilises autistic adults due to a large amount of research being centred around children. How do I know this, well one I grew up autistic and was quite similar to someone like Clarence, two I study children's education at a university level which guess what has a pretty huge overlap with neurodivergence in children. Stop trying to make people feel bad because you think being neurodivergent is inappropriate, be better.
@@bubsbuben914 You just said "It looks like X, therefore it must be X" fallacy argument but longer to sound like a living organism that barely shows any signs intelligence. Not only that but you also use another fallacy, the strawman, acting like a said being neurodivergent is bad. Learn to think
Crazy that I actually remember this episode. I liked it a lot until some people called it cringe because of its innocence. Regardless I really enjoyed it. Awesome cover of it! I’m glad o stumbled upon your channel!
I like this show because I can kinda live vicariously through watching a lot of the show. I didn't get a lot of my childhood, I was kind of put in a position where I was forced to grow up.
I watched Clarence two years ago with my mom, it was very enjoyable and laughable. Now I’m rewatching the series again and I’m still loving it. Also I feel this part lmao: 0:10
Clarence was always a goofy kid who was always nice to everyone no matter what, but once he got pushed so far you knew that he could easily be the baddest and scariest guy in school in
The episode with the girl on the phone is grade A too. Clarence was a gem and I both like that it ended before it could go bad but I still wish it continued
I remember the episode about Belson's dad I alwasy found his character interesting Its obvious he neglects his son and wife but its clear he does love Belson....despite mistaking clarence for Belson.... but is also a greedy capitalist
I watched this episode shortly before heading into middle school (and promptly being exposed to the really messed up lives a lot of people my age have), so I never took any notice of what place Clarence was in. I thought of it as "haha, Clarence changed because of a doll". Now, though? I've had to deal with kids too young to be... participating in habits they shouldn't ever start as coping mechanisms. I've listened to kids I've known for years vent about their home lives. I've seen kids being bullied and watched them turn dark and angry and even suicidal to a twisted extent. I love how this show indirectly directly covers a topic like this. Behavior and personality changes, bullying, depression, and everything else in between. Lovely episode of a lovely show. A lot of other shows attempt to copy this level of coming of age format (i.e. Craig of the Creek, The Loud House), but none of them quite capture it as well as this one does.
god, I remember this episode, clarence started airing (at least in my country) when I was a bit old for it, but watched it nonetheless because sometimes there'd be nothing better on tv and this episode kinda felt surreal and disturbing, I remember being really sad for a time after watching it, mostly because just some time before that I had to watch (or rather listen to) my mom destroying one of my old childhood toys while trying to wash it to give it to my at the time newborn sister, it had speakers and when she just recklessly washed it it began to emit a garbled pained-sounding screech, I remember crying and how that made me think about the way people leave things behind to break down and rust...depressing stuff, really, just like this episode...
Honestly this episode felt really relatable to me when I was little I used to just kind of not care what others thought of me and even brought my comfort plush with me, but then it got confiscated because I took it out after playtime. I was waiting for it to be brought back but the teacher never gave it back to me, and it caused me to go into a depressive episode cause I was already attached to it. My mom's friend bought me some new plushies and I started taking the Labrador plush with me everywhere, but way more cautiously cause at that point I was afraid it'd be taken away again. Even when my teachers were actually interested in seeing it I always assumed they'd just confiscate it, I'd even go into a full panic attack if I couldn't find it, it even got to the point that I started having a full mental breakdown screaming and all because I couldn't find the plush in my backpack. I actually still have the Labrador plush to this day and it's still a source of comfort for me, but I don't take it with me everywhere anymore, I just keep it with me in my room cuz just knowing it's at least ok comforts me now.
I watched this series a lot not too long ago. I didn't really realise it ended so I was wondering when new episodes would drop. I remember watching this episode and I was genuinely sad after watching it. It felt empty that he buried the doll and he's all empty and different all the sudden. It was deep and I couldn't understand some parts. The seen where he dresses as a doll as a different person but also still a weirdo was a bit odd, and the fighting as weird to see from him too. I found the end sweet, but overall maybe the weirdest out of many weird episodes.
This episode means a lot to me, i had bad bouts of depression in middle school, and an immense fear that my tech decks and halo action figures would be stolen from me. And it all stems back to 5th grade. I brought my halo mega blocks figures into school in my big lunch box to let my “friends” borrow and play around with them during recess. I was so excited to share something i loved with people, it was my first year of school in colorado, and i hadnt really made any friends being as antisocial and ADHD riddled as i was. Earlier in the year i had appendicitis really bad, and i had my appendix removed. While in the hospital my father got me a really special set, and it came with a recon trooper. Was so surprised because that set was really expensive and i already felt guilty costing so much in hospital since my parents didnt have much at the time. That day after lunch break before recess, someone stole all of my prized halo figures out of my lunch box. I knew who it was, but the kid was much taller than me, and i told the principle, but they refused to search his bag. I wasnt even upset over the figures, i was upset that the recon guy my father got for me while i was sick was gone.
Honestly I love this episode, I think its because of how much I get clarence like. Being the guy that's meant to always be everyone's ray of sunshine then when shit hits the fan in our lives we change in mood and tone, only to receive scorn and prying eyes from everyone instead of the love and affection one needs at a time like that. watching this video almost made me wanna cry since this hits super close to home. Great video im definitely subscribing for more.
while the show was a hit or miss for me watching it back then, i always thought a lot of episodes were written well and it had this realistic yet lowkey feel to it compared to other slice of life cartoons which always gave off a sort of relaxing atmosphere. for me at least i think this is one. of the cartoons that's going to be ahead of it's time
i never really understand the hate people had for clarence. i think it was bc it premiered with teen titans go! and people just saw it and thought it was cringe, but it really helped me going through things being a kid with his age. and i really can relate to what happened in this episode. i remember being too pushy and excited abt a monster high doll that my parents got me that i bring it to school and my classmates trying to act "older" made fun of me and excluded me from all of their games. and later that day i got in trouble bc we couldnt bring toys/dolls to school. it was my first time getting in trouble in school and it shocked me because i just didnt understand what i did wrong, and if it wasnt enough my parents were angry at me too. i love this episode because it shows in the perspective of a kid how this feels. meanwhile people outside see it as something irrelevant or just a "kid's thing", kids who are still young-minded or who never got in trouble see this as the end of the world and it starts growing an angsty feeling. there is were teenagers grow and rebel to their parents and power figures, and is the origin of the "nobody understands me" phrase
I've never watched Clarence, but that being said...this episode wasn't just dark...it felt like some strange individual (such as myself) took a lighthearted show-and-tell story, went on a tangent about it, and transformed it into an unnecessarily yet epically dark tale of a boy who descended into madness for seemingly no reason at all. Honestly, I've done things like this before, but _this_ takes it to a whole new level. I'm not sure if I love it or hate it, but kudos to the writers for making this...
I love this episode. To me it reminded me when I was a kid and how simple things that weren’t that big of a deal hurt me a lot, which is why it made me so happy when the episode ended with Clarence getting his extra minutes of recess because that’s all he really needed (and lil buddy lol) instead of him getting punished
Im glad the show ended on a good note It had 130 episodes that ain't nothing to sneeze at and I'm just glad it didn't run until it met its ultimate downfall like most cartoon shows it just got a unnecessary amount of hate and was pure gold from beginning to end
i remember this actually causing me to enter a mini depressive episode myself in like 4th grade. I think just the existentialism it highlighted in clarence caused me to question the humdrum of my life, ofc, it didn't last long and i was quckly back to being normal 11 year old
I never checked out Clarence before but I like your synopsis of this episode so I think I'll have to give it a try👍 Also, thank you for making content like this on what is essentially a kids show but with videos like these it goes shows that it's all fun for all ages
I remember dismissing Clarence as just another empty show created to fill in a time slot and I ignored it for a long time. It wasn't until my brother's decided to watch it that I slowly got into it. It is definitely one of my all time favorite shows now.
This video was perfect to satisfy my questions about this episode. For context, I saw the "montage of his decline" in another setting as a meme with other things layered over it and started wondering "where or what is this from and what is the full story behind it" while knowing zero about the show and this video answered it to my fullest satisfaction. Thanks!
This is a golden episode representing a child’s psychology. Almost as if they are similar to dogs, kids don’t reason but rather use their emotional side more than their rational side(frontal lobe). This is due to adolescence. Punishment doesn’t work on children. Positive reinforcement will work more as well as rational thinking. Punishment is more effective within adults. But children just can’t see what they are doing wrong. This in the end creates a hateful environment for a child, Discipline and punishment are very different things.
watching this show I remember how good it was. I remember thinking while watching it that most people probably didn't find it popular. I'm glad to see I was wrong.
For me, Clarence was that cartoon that stood in the background. I was never a big fan, but when this episode aired it got my attention. Here the normally outgoing and happy main character trope was suddenly corrupted into this loner of bottled up emotions. I had never seen anything like it and for once, i found the main character relatable. However the scene that struck me the most was when he punched Belson. It was like looking in a mirror of my past self, lashing out to anyone who harmed me. Just like in the episode, the classmates gathered around and laughed, driving me further into rage and then tears. For Clarence it's no different except that i got punishment. Case and point, it was a very relatable episode.
i loved clarence when i was younger, cause i could relate to all the MCs “imperfect” situations. but this scared me so badly man. on one hand it helped me understand mental illness especially PEDIATRIC illness but god i remember it genuinely freaking me out for like 2ish months
Definitely wanted to watch it growing up but peer pressure because people judge a book by its cover led me to avoid it. Now I know why I resonated with it so much
Idk why but this episode just...breaks me. I can't help but tear up and get emotional at the end. Idk if its some shit that happened when I was a kid but this episode. I just can't watch it without feeling this way
When Clarence first started I hated the show, thought it was dumb, but that episode lil Buddy came on randomly one day and it def grabbed my attention. from then on I watched Clarence and now it’s like one of my comfort shows that I just play in the background and lil Buddy is my forever fav episode
The best thing of this episode is how disturbing it is without so much visual imagery that is gross, scary, or weird. Just the complete tonal shift of the second half and seeing Clarence acting very out of character disturbed me a lot.
This is one of the first episodes that comes to mind when i think of Clarence, other than Chelsea, her design is fantastic despite it being so simple, and her character as a whole is fun
Wow, this channel is awesome! I’m going to subscribe and subsequently spend my entire working wage on it! Lol! I love TNB. I started watching the playlist you made of your vids!
I personally think this show is underrated. A lot of people didn't like it because they thought it was cringe and what the creator did, but I liked it because it felt like it was a show made for me. I was childish like Clarence was and the people I was surrounded with were exactly alike the characters in the show. I can say 2015-2019 were good times of the last the decade, and for some reason Clarence just made it better for me. I was upset to find out that the show got cancelled due to it's creator, and I can say it's way better than Cartoon Network's modern cartoons and reboots.
I feel like him getting up to play while everyone is already going back in could be a metaphor for how he wants to go back like we all do to playing happily without any worries or do something different in the past but the pain when you know you cant
As someone who struggles without my certain item for like Clarence, he became happy when he got his lil buddy back. My mother always tried to dis connect me from something weird to a lot of people, but I have baby bottles and yes I do suck on the bottle and I know it’s weird. It’s always been a comforting thing for me especially my mother who tries to be nice to me but treats my other brothers way better. So I kind of took a kin to baby bottles and no way shape or form I’m like one of those weird adult babies, if I’m stressed or going through something the baby bottles help me sleep and preventing me to do harm to myself. My mother literally burned all my baby bottles and yelled at my grandma for letting me have them, after that happen I stayed up for 2 days straight until I got a single one bought. I just related to Clarence much this episode and i just find it crazy on how others had to deal with this situation aswell. (I have tried many sleep medicines and nothing works bc I wake up within a hour or less being tired, but bottles help me out way better idk how to explain it.)
i think it was around this episode when i stopped watching the show back then because it started getting a little too weird for me but looking back i kind of appreciate it now
When I was little, this was the only episode I would actively avoid as much as possible. It was the ONLY episode from a cartoon that I ever was genuinely disturbed by.
This episode actually traumatised me. I didnt have any nightmares cus of it, I just remembered it scarring me mentally and i erased it from my mind until now
Honestly, I can relate to those periods of time where the life of me feels sucked out, from people at school that it's kinda like being on default mode.
I remember this episode from when I was a kid. It’s crazy of how many times I saw it but never really absorbed how crazy this was and how many nightmares I should’ve had.
I still have all the Clarence episodes on a DVD set I used to hard-copy any virtual media to remember and this one on of the hardest episode to deal with because it showed that logic and consequences are an anthemia to Clarence when he just wanted to show his doll to the other kids, even though they had full rights to tell Clarence to cherish its memories and not the gross body. Clarence is pure emotion not because he's a child but because of his raising of his single, more likely horribly divorced mother trapped in her own naivety, which then infected her son. Life isn't a mirror, it's a blank stone which you write on. And stop being STUPID on defining others opinions! Only others can define themselves.
