History Recap / TheNostalgiaCriticS1E2

'''Critic:''' ''(less excited)'' Oh my God... George Bush is starting this thing off. That can't be good.

--> '''Critic''': ...You know what the {{Irony}} is? [[{{Hypocrite}} I think most of these cartoon characters were on drugs]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs LONG before this special came out.]] I mean look at 'em: Garfield's always hungry, Pooh's happy as hell, Daffy's hyped up on speed, and Michelangelo... well ''listen'' to him! ''(footage of Michelangelo saying, "Your brain must be like ''really'' messed up.")'' I even think our beloved president smoked a doobie before he came out. I mean look at him! ''(footage of George H.W. Bush staring at Barbara as she speaks)'' He's looking at Barbara's head like it's a giant cheeseburger.

'''Release:''' April 8, 2008

'''Tagline:''' The Nostalgia Critic takes a look at an Anti-Drug cartoon special from 1990 titled ''Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue''.

'''Tagline:''' The Nostalgia Critic takes a look at the Anti-Drug cartoon special from 1990 titled – Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue.

--> '''Critic''': ...You know what the {{Irony}} is? [[{{Hypocrite}} I think most of these cartoon characters were on drugs]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDruga LONG before this special came out.]] I mean look at 'em: Garfield's always hungry, Pooh's happy as hell, Daffy's hyped up on speed, and Michelangelo... well ''listen'' to him! ''(footage of Michelangelo saying, "Your brain must be like ''really'' messed up.")'' I even think our beloved president smoked a doobie before he came out. I mean look at him! ''(footage of George H.W. Bush staring at Barbara as she speaks)'' He's looking at Barbara's head like it's a giant cheeseburger.

--> '''Critic''': ...You know what the irony is? [[{{Hypocrite}} I think most of these cartoon characters were on drugs LONG before this special came out.]] I mean look at 'em: Garfield's always hungry, Pooh's happy as hell, Daffy's hyped up on speed, and Michelangelo... well ''listen'' to him! ''(footage of Michelangelo saying, "Your brain must be like ''really'' messed up.")'' I even think our beloved president smoked a doobie before he came out. I mean look at him! ''(footage of George H.W. Bush staring at Barbara as she speaks)'' He's looking at Barbara's head like it's a giant cheeseburger.

--> '''Critic:''' I was surprised at how cruel some of these characters are. I mean look, they lock people in burning buildings, run them over with a roller coaster, blow 'em up, drown them... Even Winnie the Pooh gets his ass handed to him.
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[[TheStinger "Marijuana."]]

* ActorAllusion[[invoked]]: After being disappointed by a one-liner from Smoke, the Critic dubs a speech from ''Film/{{Patton}}'' into Smoke's dialogue, since both characters were played by Creator/GeorgeCScott.

* ActorAllusion: After being disappointed by a one-liner from Smoke, the Critic dubs a speech from ''Film/{{Patton}}'' into Smoke's dialogue, since both characters were played by Creator/GeorgeCScott.

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'''Critic:''' ''(less excited)'' Oh my God...George Bush is starting this thing off. That can't be good.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Invoked. At the end of the review:
--> '''Critic''': ...You know what the irony is? [[{{Hypocrite}} I think most of these cartoon characters were on drugs LONG before this special came out.]] I mean look at 'em: Garfield's always hungry, Pooh's happy as hell, Daffy's hyped up on speed, and Michelangelo... well ''listen'' to him!\\
'''Michelangelo''': Your brain must be like ''really'' messed up.\\
'''Critic''': I even think our beloved president smoked a doobie before he came out. I mean look at him! (footage of George H.W. Bush staring at Barbara as she speaks) He's looking at Barbara's head like it's a giant cheeseburger.
* {{Anvilicious}}: Invoked; the Critic gets annoyed at all the characters pounding in the anti-drug message:
--> '''Bugs Bunny''': What's ''up'', doc, is your ''life'', if you don't cut it out!\\
'''Critic''': Okay.\\
'''Michaelangelo''': You're excellent just the way you are!\\
'''Critic''': Got it.\\
'''Alf''': We don't always see things the way they are.\\
'''Critic''': Okay, I-\\
'''Huey, Duey, and Louie''': Just believe in yourself!\\
'''Critic''': Well-\\
'''Miss Piggy''': We care about you!\\
'''Critic''': Well maybe-\\
'''Bugs Bunny''': Everyone's got problems, kid.\\
'''Critic''': Yeah-\\
'''Huey''': Why don't you just say "no"?\\
'''Critic''': GOT IT.\\
'''Bugs Bunny''': You gotta ''believe'' in yourself!\\
'''Critic''': Will you shut up?!\\
'''Miss Piggy''': Listen to us!\\
'''Critic''': Yeah, I ''heard'' you.\\
'''Alf''': You use, you LOSE!\\
'''Critic''': OKAY!!! GOD!!! You know, I thought this would be really cool, but you know what? This really blows! All my cartoon characters are fuckin' narcs! I mean, for crying out loud, how many times do you have to hammer this shit in?!\\
'''Bugs Bunny''': If everyone was jumping off a cliff, would ''you'' go too?\\
'''Critic''': Maybe after seeing ''this'' shit!

* FridgeHorror: Invoked: "If the Looney Tunes know what drugs are, then that...just explains TOO GODDAMN MUCH!"

--> '''Critic''': All our favorite cartoon characters that we grew up with are coming together to talk to us about... drugs. (pause) This is going to be a long half-hour.

--> '''Critic''': ...You know what the irony is? I think most of these cartoon characters were on drugs LONG before this special came out. I mean look at 'em: Garfield's always hungry, Pooh's happy as hell, Daffy's hyped up on speed, and Michelangelo... well ''listen'' to him!\\

* FridgeHorror: "If the Looney Tunes know what drugs are, then that...just explains TOO GODDAMN MUCH!"

Michelangelo: Your brain must be like ''really'' messed up.\\

--> '''Critic''': All our favorite cartoon characters that we grew up with are coming together to talk to us about... drugs. (pause) This is going to be a long half-hour.

'''Critic''': Maybe after seeing ''this'' shit!

'''Bugs''': If everyone was jumping off a cliff, would ''you'' go too?\\