when does a crossover make sense is it within the fun of putting two properties
together or does the heart of it lie within the reasonings for the crossover happening
and or how effective it is crossovers and cartoons are not a new concept in fact we've grown to be
more accustomed to it more and more over the years with channels like cartoon network treating all of
their shows as intermingling in some way shape or form from one-off cameos to full-blown crossover
events if you watched any show over the past couple decades on cartoon network you are bound
to see other cartoons popping into the cartoon you are currently watching as i'm sure we will cover
those eventually here on the channel today let's take a look at nickelodeon where these crossovers
were a little less frequent cousin skeeter meeting kanan and kell the jimmy timmy power hour trilogy
all of the live action shows from the mid-2000s to the mid-2010s crossing over at some point
but if you noticed there there really weren't many cartoons mentioned while there are a few
more examples for sure there is one today that i find perfect in showcasing a great crossover
klasky supo owned the majority of animations on nickelodeon in the 90s and early 2000s that's
why so many characters looked like this and this and this and even this oh sorry that's
an embarrassing photo of me from the too many games convention party what are you doing as
a fan of a lot of their shows two specific 90 shows that seemed highly unlikely to meet met
now when it comes to the rugrats we have discussed a lot of the old and new here on the channel but
as far as talking about all real monsters we just haven't ventured there quite yet and what better
time to do so than with the one time these two shows met during an episode of the rugrats that
was released on the halloween vhs even though it premiered in march the original spooky month and
now i've brought up this specific episode we were talking about today in a previous rugrats video
but i figured for the spirit of the undisputed best holiday don't at me we would take a look
at the time these two shows rugrats and all real monsters met up what is this a crossover episode
so like i was saying rugrats not a stranger here we've talked a lot about it and still
will going forward but we haven't tapped into all real monsters yet a show that follows three
monster academy students in training to scare humans is this where monsters inc got its idea
from hmm pretty shady there disney the three main characters from the show are ickis crum and oblina
who is pretty o.p in nickelodeon all-star brawl oh jordan's out here juggling me dude
he's chasing me across the map do you see this okay there we go oh my goodness oh my goodness
i'm gonna kill you now okay no i'm not
now i might do a full video on all real monsters soon so if you'd like to see that
let me know anyway the episode of the rugrats we were talking about is titled
ghost story and one night tommy chucky phil lill and even dill are all over at angelica's house for
a sleepover as a thunderstorm rages outside the group pretend to have a camp out inside of her
room so naturally they begin taking turns telling a scary story of course chucky is reluctant to be
a part of it set up in a popcorn style where each of them would add on to the same story
taking place in a spooky house with only a single light shining from the attic each of
them would play a role within the story with our main vessel being chucky as he meets phil
and lil who are labeled as the creepiest people they had that classic haunted house
butler and maid look a little bit of the addams family inspiration in there i mean just look at
that mustache and shortly after we meet tommy who represents a friendly ghost essentially casper as
well as angelica who plays a witch and their main adventure here is to go through the house
and get to the attic to see what the light is but of course angelica isn't liking how everyone else
is adding their own bits to the story making it less and less scary so as the antagonist of the
story continues to get in their way coming up it's ah real monsters followed by rugrats only on nick
when searching through different rooms of the house out of nowhere chucky opens a door to find
the ah real monsters sitting around watching this exact episode of the rugrats literally
chucky's surprised expression is shown on the tv in real time as he is reacting to
seeing ikus krum and eblina all the other doors are opened and looked into and other monsters
appear to inhabit the rooms as well as angelica is encouraging them to then go and eat the babies
and when all the monsters finally have them all cornered tommy pleased that instead of eating them
there is chocolate pudding in the fridge and it tastes way better ickis calls the bluff and licks
chucky's face and exclaims definitely pudding so they all head downstairs and leave the babies
alone now finding a key and making their way to the attic the adventure is complete but angelica
is still mad they made it through without being stopped by her monster friends so as
she is complaining the monsters returned to scare angelica one more time before the story concludes
in the episode ends this isn't a long tale being told but what it offers is a fun memorable moment
for the rugrats franchise arrow monsters ran for four seasons on nickelodeon ending its series
run in december of 1997 so aside from re-runs the auriel monsters weren't premiering any new
episodes and this was their first appearance again being in this episode of the rugrats which aside
from crossing over with the wild thornberries and the rugrats go wild movie and the time during the
rugrats comic adventures when the rocket power crew all but sam alright my boy go and babysit
tommy and angelica this would be the only other time the rugrats would cross over with any other
property so crossovers for the rugrats weren't a regular thing by any means but when they did
they kept it in the klasky supo universe which is cool now with the ah real monsters being the
one series out of the crossovers to break away from the grounded in reality stories
of their other properties tying them into a scary story that the group was creating
was surely a neat way to incorporate them in a point that makes sense is this crossover making
sense it's easy to put two things together for the fun of it but doing it in one of two ways either a
reason for the crossover to happen or fitting it in naturally makes something like this not only
memorable but also highly appreciated by the fans of the properties i think this point will make
more sense an example with some collabs i have coming up for the channel fitting both of those
categories but regardless i appreciate that it was something not for random's sake but rather a nice
call out to all real monsters and using them as well monsters overall a nice surprise if you were
a fan of the auriel monsters seeing them come out of nowhere for a fit cameo in the show and
getting another performance from said characters albeit a brief one but oh man is there not a
moment that i forget about this crossover well not a super scary episode of the rugrats it just
feels right watching this during the halloween season along with the other episodes on those
iconic orange tapes ah the good old days sorry i'm getting old let me have these fun memories okay
a trope i really like is when characters are telling a story and within the story they break
the fourth wall knowing that they are within said story or whatever narrative device is being used
it breaks the tension as well as things appearing as the story is being narrated has this warm
imaginative feeling that nicely brings you further into the narrative now speaking about
this today is not just for the fascination of this cool crossover but mainly to share in my
joy of this episode from my childhood with you as i get older the meaning of time feels different
and i tend to look back at certain moments from my childhood that still have residence in my brain so
making the content i do now on youtube is not only something i hope you find interesting or
just share in the experience collectively but for me to truly relive these moments
these memories and these feelings that i hold dear i wish we got to see more interesting and
well-used crossovers like this with more nicktoons there for sure was some room for
an [ __ ] by ginger and rugrats crossover i'm sure something along those lines maybe ginger
being an actual like tutor to angelica or susie but i digress so yeah that was the time ah real
monsters invaded an episode of the rugrats kind of a fun thing to witness growing up in the 90s
seeing crossovers of two different cartoons you're a fan of happen not a weird concept today with how
many tv and cinematic universes there are though the dcau was another one in the 90s that i did
take notice of as well as mentioned in my static shock video we will cover more crossover moments
like this in the near future like the jimmy timmy power hour tv movie so if you'd like to see that
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