The Indians from your childhood. 

Like for Prakash Indeep Doo-Doo, ignore for Harry Bollywood

An Indian (who isn't indian), who lives in India, making fun of his parents for having an Indian accent and giving him a Indian name. Jesus

Fun Fact: Lazlo is brazilian and he was also going to originaly have his own accent, but CN could let only one character have an accent so Joe picked Raj.

No need to apologize to Butch Hartman, he sucks.

If you ever get into later eras of Indian characters plsss cover Connie from Steven Universe. She was the first character I ever really saw myself in. I’m a biracial Indian American so I didn’t really see myself in white characters, but I feel very American so I couldn’t see myself in stereotypical Indian characters either. Connie was a sword fighting Indian American that I was for Halloween several times. Rebecca sugar always nails the representation and I am sooo thankful for this one, she’s perfect

So, fun fact for anyone who doesn't know: Johnny Bravo Goes to Bollywood was made originally as an 11 minute short directly for Cartoon Network India in 2009. It aired in Hindi and wasn't dubbed for international audiences. It was lengthened to the movie length and aired internationally in 2011. Both were created long after the series had ended. I'm guessing Johnny Bravo was just so popular in India that they decided to make a short for the fans there? And I guess the short was so popular they made it a full length film and brought it back to the states/other countries?? It's an interesting part of Cartoon Network history!

I'm swedish and grew up with some of these shows but swedish dubbed and whenever I think back to them I thought "it's not that bad" but what I was remembering was the swdish dub that didn't have the indian accent and left out a lot of the steriotypeing but now that I'm seeing these videos as an adult I'm like omg it really is that bad

Whenever I complain about Indian characters in tv shows people just tell me to shut up so thank you for being validating I wish people would listen to Indian perspectives on Indian portrayals

Sorry to hear about the shitty hate comments. I’m a punjabi who grew up in America so I was exposed to all of these cartoons as a kid, it’s so weird looking back at these characters retrospectively. I totally forgot about Sanjay from FOP. Loved Raj from Camp Lazlo though. Looking forward to the next video!

I CLICKED AS SOON AS I SAW SALLY BOLLYWOOD, IM NOT INDIAN AND I LOVED THAT SHOW AS A CHILD BECAUSE IT HAD A FRENCH DUB.

I’m not Indian, but I watched Qubo a lot as a kid. Sally Bollywood was one of my favorite shows 😭 it’s kinda nice to see it talked about. Just in general.

Would love some of your thoughts on the “Indian representation” of Scott Pilgrim

Find yourself a partner that looks at you the way this woman looks at "Johnny Bravo Goes to Bollywood".

THE TUNAK TUNAK TUN TIER 💀

Other folks have suggested Connie Maheswaran from SU, but I’d also like to give a shoutout to her mom, Priyanka. She starts out as a strict mother with high expectations, but she loves and wants the best for her daughter. And I always appreciated how, in nightmare hospital (she’s a doctor), she didn’t care that the fusion experiments looked “strange” or “monstrous.” She recognized that they were people in pain who needed help, and she was right, even if they weren’t human or “normal”. Her levelheadedness and compassion really shone in that episode And the show gives her and Connie development so they can better communicate and have more trust in each other!

People who make fun of their parents' accents give "pick me" vibes, the "I'm not like other (Mexicans, Indians, Koreans)". Luckily you don't meet these people almost ever, but there is an occasional Lilly Singh out there.

I actually didn’t know that Sally Bollywood was an Australian show. I grew up with the show and I’m from California. It was on a channel called Qubo, which was one of the only good kids channels that you didn’t need cable to access asides from pbs (no-cable gang rise up ✊🏼😔).

I only caught a couple episodes of Sally Bollywood thanks to Qubo deciding to air it for a bit (USA) and the theme song is still stuck in my head. Honorable mentions: Noah from TDI is apparently Indian? I didn't even know that, I thought he was white. I actually was quite unsure about a lot of the characters in TDI. Noah was supposed to be the nerd character but he isn't really like Baljeet or Ravi, he's more of the sarcastic know-it-all. A lot of people really like him as a character, and he's not a racist caricature at the very least.

Oh my god, I completely forgot about Sally Bollywood! I used to watch it on Qubo all the time

I'm german, so the few shows I watched of these I watched with the german dub, which does not include accents. All of the characters just speak regular german. That's why I didn't perceive most of these as bad, but watching the english dubs of like Fairly odd parents, Phineas&Ferb and Jessie and stuff, I am so weirded out by them having these exaggerated accents. But Sally Bollywood was my life when I was a kid, it was one of the few shows that I could watch consistently and it was so great

Raj was awesome. They didn’t make a big deal over him coming from a different country, he was just one of the guys.

okay I understand how the Irish coach attempting to comfort her can seem kind of ridiculous without context, but Bend It Like Beckam was made in 2002, and the coach's comment was made in context of the Irish Troubles-- an Irish person growing up in England anywhere in the 1900s would have likely faced discrimination, maybe especially if someone was growing up in the 1960s-1990s. Something horribly funny from my own family: I have an uncle Paddy-- and calling someone a paddy is a common slur for Irish ppl. Said uncle got into a bar fight over someone calling him his name in the wrong tone lol.

I know victorious is a very controversial show and can be really hard to watch, but it is kinda nice that the Token Hot Guy of the show was half Indian. Beck was generally written to be a pretty laidback and chill guy who has some really sweet friendship moments with the other guys in the show. But man. Did they drop the ball with him when it comes to women. Beck is a character who is so used to women throwing themselves at him that he’s apathetic and passive towards it, to the point where it makes his girlfriend insanely insecure and jealous. Man kissed another girl in episode 1 in front of his girlfriend while they were doing an improv scene in class; yes, it was Tori’s idea, but Beck went along with it. Plus, the writers seemed to think it was really funny to 1) make Beck and Jade a toxic, miserable couple and 2) make Beck more of a player as the show went on, to the point where it seemed like he expected for all women to want him But, hey, he wasn’t ever the stereotypical nerd or dork and instead he was known for how attractive and smooth he was. Victorious is one of those shows where I just wanna rescue the characters from it and scrape the awful crud off of em

As a weeb, I read Black Butler in middle school and they had an Indian prince character named Soma and his best friend-slash-servant Agni (also known as “the right hand of God” which was a sick as hell moniker). The manga takes place in Victorian England and begins much more goofy and light hearted and the writing becomes more grounded and complex as it goes along. I never watched the anime and didn’t finish the manga, but I do remember Agni and Soma being fan favorites. Their introduction arc showed that the author did do a level of research, but it was a Japanese woman writing Indian characters in a manga set in Britain, so I can’t speak to how accurate anything was. The whole manga also has a distinct flavor of 2000s anime cheese that definitely isn’t for everyone and a lot of the manga’s earlier chapters haven’t aged as well, though the author has made strides to correct her earlier mistakes

As a kid I didn't label Raj (Camp Lazlo) as Indiana but now it's obvious. It's good to know his race didn't define his character.

Thank you come again. Side note, my college tour guide was an Indian American guy named Aaron. I thought his name was just Arun but Americanized but his name was actually Aaron lmao

19:42 Nah, as a Jamaican, this took me out. You’re honestly hilarious. 😂😂

0:10 "I should really call him" not even 15 seconds in, and that took me out 😂

10:13 they really put a rising sun flag (its equivalent to n@zi germany flag, japanese imperialism and colonialist era gets overlooked a lot, not to mention they also colonised a part of India..).

8:38 I've heard of Indians in Guyana with the westernised name but I think that's just a result of British colonialism because my great uncle's father in law actually had the name Hari when he was alive

I honestly loved Raj's character, because while there were some obvious stereotypes, those werent the basis of his character, like others. He had his own strengths and weaknesses, got some great character development (like the marshmallow, swimming, and retainer episodes) and the bond he shares with lazlo and clam is so wholesome.

I literally punched my forehead a couple times of the painful stereotype of a Tech Support call guy in the Cheetah Girls movie. Definitely that movie belongs in Vivek Ramaswamy tier.

The 90s johnny quest cartoon is amazing. And also has a living flesh mound that can form into anyone in a single episode as a villain but that's because it was the 90s.

I had to laugh at the bottom tier being named Vivek Ramaswamy cuz tbh I forgot that man even existed lmao. I'm not Indian but since I'm from Louisiana, I can assume any tier lower than that would be named "Bobby Jindal". Anyway, I was really interested in your video from before to see the deep dive into Indian rep from the POV of an Indian person and I'm super hype to see the sequel to that rn.

I love phineas and ferb so much but wow Baljeet aged like milk

i think its worth mentioning that the johnny bravo bollywood movie it was made because of his popularity in india specifically.

Guru Pateek. I can’t believe he’s not here (Avatar)

Something I think could be brought up in a future video is how some Indian actors would not even have their name credited. I remember a promo for the Last Airbender movie refer to Dev Patel as “The Indian From Slumdog Millionaire.” When listing the Star power. And the same thing happened with Kal Penn.

can u make me levitate

I think you should check out that Canadian show "How to be Indie". Really enjoyed that one as a kid lol

There is a stark lack of Bluey in your selection of good Australian media. If you haven't seen it yet, you're in for a real treat.

Have you heard of the Rooster Teeth cartoon Camp Camp? The main character Max is Indian displaying no stereotypes as far as I can see (but I'm white, so...). Might be worth looking into, especially as he's a desi child from an abusive household. Maybe in a future video?

I like that your tier system is great food, good food, rice is rice, and then.... Vivek. It's the sudden change from food XD.

Kevin.G was a vibe man. Is there any chance you could discuss the character of Max from Camp Camp? He’s the main character, Indian (a lot of people think he’s Mexican) the show is actually an American adult web series, but all the jokes relating to Max’s ethnicity actually made me laugh (as an Indian)

sally bollywood was my favorite show as a kid. i ATE THAT SHOW UP like it was my only purpose in life and i am so happy you showed it off here hahaha

Stories of long ended series getting reboots for the countries that adored them always warms my heart. Whether it be Johnny Bravo for India, Voltes V for the Philippines, or Top Cat for Mexico. Before I transitioned I cosplayed as Captain Harlock and a French woman recognized it while referring to me excitedly as Albator (Harlock's name and the titular series in France) Fantastic video btw!💖

Kelly is such a good female character and I'll die on this hill as I watched the office.

Thank you for the shoutout! It was so kind. ❤I'm so glad you loved Johnny Bravo Goes to Bollywood!! 😄 Hadji was kind of ahead of his time as well, despite the snake charmer-fication. You should check out the rebooted version of the show, The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest that came out in the mid 90s. Not only did the show SLAP but Hadji became a stud.

I'm just waiting to see what rating she gives my boy, Hodji. He was awesome, he was invaluable, and he was Johnny's best friend. I do remember a few goofy things, but I feel like he's better than some representations nowadays. Edit: Aww, hell yeah!

Have enjoyed both these videos, interesting as someone who grew up in so-called Australia and the primary representation that I saw was Sally Bollywood

I’d love to see you so a review of some of the Indian/south Asian rep in avatar the last airbender/the legend of Korea (the cartoon and possibly the live action series (not the movie we hate the movie, though it might make a good video to point out the racism problem in that)) as I’m so curious if they did it well, considering the whole meshing of cultures thing that’s such a stereotype. Some other characters I can think of off the top of my head that might make a good vid too are prismo from Adventure Time (though it’s not really focused on in his character and more that the VAs happened to be South Asian), Matthew Patel from Scott Pilgrim vs the world and Amerie from Heartbreak High (another Aussie show with surprisingly good Aboriginal rep) 10:12 also yikes I never remembered the Imperial flag of Japan being in the Sally Bollywood show. Also um maybe avoid using mental health terms like “psychotic” to describe morally bankrupt characters as it stigmatises people with psychosis and ASPD

As a Jamaican, I felt uniquely called out at the cheetah girls bit. I then cackled wildly.

My littlest is growing up on Mira the Royal detective (essentially modern day Sally Bollywood for a slightly younger audience)

My fave character is Raj from Camp Lazlo 😂

"escaped JC Penny mannequins" 😂😂

You opened up a lost memory about her cheetah girls 3. And then I remember how terrible it was.

If suggestions are open, then I recommend Matthew Patel from Scott pilgrim!! He’s voiced/played by Satya Bhabha and he’s a really good character!! In terms of representation I think it’s decent, I don’t feel like it’s my place to comment, but it’s nowhere near any of the f tiers

I found your channel few days ago. and I love it.

To be fair with the Sally show, in south west Sydney there are lot of Australian born Indians who have Australian accents with a touch of Indian.

Love the tier names on this list. Perfection. Also, now I want mutar paneer.

woah.. Im not Indian (but im Mexican-American to be exact) but i have never heard anyone talk about Sally Bollywood!!! I was obsessed with it when i was little.

This isn’t from the timeframe you mentioned but I’ve gotten such joy from watching Mira Royal Detective in my adulthood. That show is so cute!

You are on a roll... THANK YOU for mentioning one of my favorite movies Bend it like Beckham.... I was actually confused regarding the scene you mentioned regarding the slur.... Fortunately I had a few clients from South Asia that gave me insight to the ways of the culture.... Asking questions is how you learn..... As for Beauty or aesthetics of the South Asian individuals, is not worth debating due to Miss India makes the top 10 every year of the Miss Universe Pageant...... This year they had a representative from Pakistan for the first time in many years.... That speaks for itself..... Speaking of pageants another movie that I enjoyed for the honest REALISTIC portrayal of South Asian culture was .......Miss India America ...... It was funny while also showing a cutthroat side of the South Asian culture....... I am sure you have seen it..... Keep up the good work ...

Sally Bollywood OWNS. It was one of the cartoons I would tune in for a nice Saturday afternoon watch.

Raj was always my favorite character from Camp Lazlo as a kid! He's so cute.

Oh, goodness, I didn't think there were so many people who know Sally Bollywood!! It's so cool seeing her being talked about :D

i so rarely see people discussing indian characters and how they were handled in cartoons despite knowing that was a Very prominent element of a lot of kids cartoons. its nice hearing your perspective!

What about Sav and Allie Bendari from Degrassi!?! Outside of Disney that was like all the only Indian people I saw on tv 😅 I think by the time Allie came on the show it was 2009-2010ish but Sav was definitely on in the early 2000s!

Hey! I love your punctuality and charisma on screen! This video (and your last one on this subject) was entertaining! I really hope your channel grows, because your quality shines true!

this video is amazing. if you ever make a part 2, a character you could possibly include is matthew patel from scott pilgrim. he is so iconic in my opinion and a generally hilarious and dramatic guy, minus any stereotypes and he's actually played by an indian actor. plus i think he may be emo based on the way he presents himself and how he talks which is even funnier.

although i'm not indian, i am indo-guyanese so i ate up any representation i could get. if a 7-season long run doesn't intimidate you, i would implore you to look into sav and alli from degrassi. i lost my mind when i found out EVERY actor in their family was guyanese and yet they chose to keep them as indian and i'd love to hear your take on them and their storylines as an indian person.

Raj is like a few octaves off from sounding exactly like that dude from big bang theory.

Another great video! If you ever do a video on later Indian characters, it would be interesting to see what you think of Raj and Noah from Total Drama!

21:50 girl, what 😭 this is like when I learned Rita Ora and Bruno Mars weren't Black 😂

Thank you so much. I saw part of Bend It Like Beckham in highschool, and never knew the title. Now I can finish it.

Karra thank you for this part 2!!! 👏👏👏 I have never watched Johnny Bravo Goes to Bollywood but I am so glad you introduced it, it seems to have a different vibe… then again what American cartoons have more than one token Indian character/family in them besides this one?

6:24 Raj sounds a lot like King Julien from Madagascar. King Julien's VA, Sacha Baron Cohen, based that voice on his Sri Lankan Lawyer. Like are they copying a specific regional accent that media is fixated on instead of a broader Indian accent?

Ok my first impression of the video is I love your makeup! Edit: now I have finished the video, I still love your makeup! And I am subscribing and lowkey going to watch all your other videos too. The aqua colored dress that Aqua wore in cheetah girls three is everything I wished that Naomi Scott would wear in Aladdin yet somehow they absolutely didn't deliver. And my childhood brain was very wise in the fact that it removed any memories of romantic nonsense between anyone other than Aqua and prince who for some reason does tech support on the side... It is the only cheetah girls movie I refuse to rewatch to this day because ot wasn't even that fun in my memories. And you are correct Raven Simone owns our 2000's souls.

Sally Bollywood is so entertaining I loved it as a child

Wow I got so many childhood flashbacks when you talked about Sally Bollywood-I didn’t grow up with cable until I was around middle school age so I was at the mercy of PBS kids and Qubo and I remember Sally Bollywood being an absolute favorite of mine growing up. I’m glad to see it still holds up

Another animated Indian character can be from the 2012 Littlest Pet Shop with Sunil Nelva. He's a cowardly little magician mongoose.

Bro, that feeling when you find an amazing content creator that has the same taste in humor is awesome

Good to see Sally Bollywood get the stamp of approval, I honestly thought that show would fare a lot worse considering the voice cast and how out there the show itself occasionally was. I guess I'd sum it up as a show that uses Indian culture and dress the way many Sherlock Holmes adaptations/references use British culture and dress, so as long as Indian people are cool with it, I guess there's nothing more to complain about.

This was such a fun video! Thank you for sharing!! Can’t wait to see what other content you bring! I hope it’s similar, tier lists, media analysis etc you have such a fun perspective and personality!

Do you wanna know about the brazilian telenovela "Caminho das Indias" produced by Rede Globo in 2009? it was filmed partially in india and was pretty popular at the time, like most Globo's telenovelas it was sold overseas so probably exists a dub

I absolutely loved this! 😂 You’re hilarious for putting Vikram in his own category. 😭😭😭

The Cheetah Girls movie deserves Vivek Ramaswamy tier solely because of the fact that they casted a non-Indian man to play an Indian love interest. And they made him seem way better than the other two who were ACTUALLY INDIAN. Idk it screams racist to me that they don't wanna cast an Indian man as the heartthrob character. (nvm you put him in the tier he deserves lmao)

You should look into Littlest Pet Shop (2012)! Sunil Nevla is Indian and theres a few episodes that focus around that! It has an epsiode where they delve into Bollywood and another character similar to Sunil named Shahrukh, Also Sunil is a magician and very skittish! I personally like his character but i'd love to know your thoughts!

Honestly sharing your thoughts and reactions is such a mood. I watched your original video and i think you have alot of charisma ❤

I remember Camp Lazlo, but I had no idea that Raj was supposed to be Indian. I thought his accent made him German or Swedish? I was only 4 when I watched it, but Im literally now just learning he was supposed to be Indian.

Another character is Mo from Disney Channel’s Lemonade Mouth!! She is played by Naomi Scott

much love to your original video and this one! thank you so much for sharing!

I'm so glad I subbed to you. I grew up with ALL these characters, and I'm glad some were redeemed.

Don't know if you ever heard of Caminho das Índias, but is a Brazilian soap opera that was set in India and I always been curious how indians would feel about it because it's mostly just latinos dressing up as them. But the soap opera was really popular here and to this day most Brazilians love indian culture, because of it

thank you so much for making this! had me subscribing by 2 mins in. youre awesome! keep being you

if remember right there was sanjay and craig which has sanjay who is mixed race and his father Vijay Patel then there is spinoff to chhota bheem called mighty little bheem on netflix. southpark had three episode with cash for gold, insecurity, and I think Ike's wee wee Then gods gang which is here on youtube has a indian character as one of main four characters. Priya on total drama island 2023 season. samurai jack had rama and ganeesh thomas the tank engine had Ashima Disney Planes had Ishani jungle book and jungle book 2 possibly Velma from Velma tv series 2023 since it is just mindy kaling trying to be Velma. Connie from steven universe and her mother.

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I hated the Cheetah Girls go to India movie as a kid. They couldn’t do even the most basic of basic research for it. They just wanted to push the main girl rather than have any of it make sense for the location they’re in. A good singer would NEVER have gotten the main acting role over the superior actor and dancer. Almost every actor, if not all actors, in Indian movies are dubbed over by a singer. Most portrayals of Indians in childhood media were absolutely garbage. It’s nice to see some validation in regards to how bad they were. It’s funny when my favorite animated Indian character from a western show is Camp Camp. We need more of that.

"The Elephant Princess". For many years I thought I had dream this show, I had very vague memories. Watching your videos made me search for it again, through the years I had try and failed. With the few characteristics I remembered I searched on Google "2000s kids show about an Indian girl that magically traveled, there's also an elephant". Nothing. I finally look up (in spanish) shows about India from the 2000s that aired in latinoamerica and found it. It's an Australian show and I discovered why the description in English wasn't getting me anywhere. The protagonist it's an Australian girl. "The show revolves around a suburban Australian teenager, who discovers she is the heiress to the throne of Manjipoor, a fictional Indian kingdom". I can't speak on its quality, but I thought it was worth sharing it with you.

Love the topics you talk about but your personality and humor are what got me coming back, hope to see more from you💖