It's the first ever Simpsons episode, which also happens to be a Christmas Special. How does it hold up for a show that's been on for over three decades? Nostalgia Critic takes a look. Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/EkbsPkmj1hQ Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" (titled onscreen as "The Simpsons Christmas Special") is the series premiere of the American animated television series The Simpsons. A Christmas special, the show had a very long delayed release. It first aired on Fox in the United States on December 17, 1989. Introducing the Simpson family into half-hour television, in this episode, Bart Simpson disobediently gets a tattoo without the permission of his parents. After Marge spends all the family's holiday budget on having it removed, Homer learns that his boss is not giving employees Christmas bonuses, and takes a job as a shopping mall Santa in order to pay for his children's Christmas presents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Allen's first big hit film won over a lot of Christmas fans but leaves a strange taste for the Nostalgia Critic. What are his thoughts on this over 30 year old holiday flick? Let's take a look at The Santa Clause. Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/rbWhvw0CZ48 Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ The Santa Clause is a 1994 American Christmas fantasy comedy film directed by John Pasquin and written by Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick. The first installment in The Santa Clause franchise, it stars Tim Allen as Scott Calvin, a divorced marketing executive who accidentally causes Santa Claus to fall from his roof to his death on Christmas Eve, inadvertently agreeing to a contract that forces him to take up the mantle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the one remake of a Christmas classic a lot of people get behind. Does Nostalgia Critic have the same thoughts about it? Let's take a look at Miracle on 34th Street. Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/_9L7YJCa1mY Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ Miracle on 34th Street is a 1994 American Christmas fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Les Mayfield and produced and co-written by John Hughes. The film stars Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott, J. T. Walsh, James Remar, Mara Wilson, and Robert Prosky. It is the first theatrical remake of the original 1947 film. Like the original, this film was released by 20th Century Fox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16th times' the charm! Nostalgia Critic takes a look at some of TV's oddest ads in his 16th commercial special! Watch Ad/Break here - bit.ly/adbreakcontinuation Watch all the past commercials here - https://youtu.be/NV5Uer5Giv4 Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/6tAJVZ8TYNg Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go to http://factormeals.com/nostalgia50off and use code nostalgia50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year. Nostalgia Critic did an Old vs New on it, but for it's 20th anniversary, he's giving the whole film the review treatment. Have his thoughts changed over the years? Let's take a look at Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/ctqABJh922A Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 2005 musical fantasy film directed by Tim Burton and written by John August, based on the 1964 children's novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. The film stars Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket, alongside David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox, Deep Roy, and Christopher Lee. The storyline follows Charlie as he wins a contest along with four other children and is led by Wonka on a tour of his chocolate factory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just when you thought we were done with Disney Live Action Remakes, Lilo and Stitch makes over a billion dollars. Is Nostalgia Critic finally won over by their charm or is it another crashed ship? Come see us at Grand Rapids Comic-Con - https://www.grcomiccon.com/ Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/liG12GfXiDM Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ Lilo & Stitch is a 2025 American science fiction comedy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Rideback, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, it is a live-action animated remake of Disney's 2002 traditionally animated film Lilo & Stitch, with some elements also based on that film's animated sequels and spin-off television series. The film stars Maia Kealoha in her film debut as Lilo Pelekai, and original Lilo & Stitch writer-director Chris Sanders reprising his voice role as Stitch, with Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Billy Magnussen, Hannah Waddingham, Courtney B. Vance, Zach Galifianakis, and original cast members Amy Hill, Tia Carrere, and Jason Scott Lee appearing in different supporting roles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the seventh time mankind doesn't learn it's lesson, and unfortunately that goes for the writers, too. Nostalgia Critic takes a look at Jurassic World Rebirth. Come see us at Grand Rapids Comic-Con - https://www.grcomiccon.com/ Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/LHK3kyXfRLk Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ Jurassic World Rebirth is a 2025 American science fiction action film directed by Gareth Edwards and written by David Koepp. A standalone sequel to Jurassic World Dominion (2022), it is the fourth Jurassic World film as well as the seventh installment overall in the Jurassic Park franchise. The film stars Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, Rupert Friend, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and Ed Skrein. In Jurassic World Rebirth, the world's de-extinct dinosaurs live around the equator, which provides the last viable climate for them to survive. A team travels to a former island research facility where the three mountainous dinosaurs reside, with the goal of extracting samples that are vital for a heart disease treatment. The team also rescues a shipwrecked family, and both groups struggle to survive after becoming stranded on the island. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NostalgiaWeen wraps up with a film based on a series that, well, just isn't Nostalgia Critic's cup of tea. Let's take a look at Goosebumps the movie. Animation by Kritken - Youtube.com/TheKritken Music by Jayhan - YouTube.com/JayhanOfficial Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/nXmdpdT0ofk Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ Goosebumps is a 2015 American horror comedy film based on R. L. Stine's children's horror novel series of the same name. Directed by Rob Letterman, with a screenplay by Darren Lemke, the film stars Jack Black as a fictionalized and exaggerated version of R. L. Stine, who teams up with his new neighbor (Dylan Minnette) and his teenage daughter (Odeya Rush) to save their hometown after all the monsters from the Goosebumps franchise escape from his works, wreaking havoc in reality. It also features Amy Ryan, Ryan Lee and Jillian Bell in supporting roles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nostalgia Critic brings back Stephen King projects to talk about one of his most bizarre adaptations (and that's saying a lot). Let's take a look at The Monkey. Animation by Kritken - Youtube.com/TheKritken Music by Jayhan - YouTube.com/JayhanOfficial Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/WlA7SCZs5Pg Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ The Monkey is a 2025 American comedy horror film written and directed by Osgood Perkins. Based on Stephen King's 1980 short story, the film stars Theo James in a dual role as twin brothers whose lives are turned upside down by a cursed toy monkey that causes random horrific deaths around them. Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery, Colin O'Brien, Rohan Campbell, Sarah Levy, Adam Scott, and Elijah Wood also star. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/NOSTALGIA and use code NOSTALGIA and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! Go to http://factormeals.com/nostalgia50off and use code nostalgia50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year Nostalgia Critic is WAY behind on covering this movie, but after 25 years, it feels about time. Nostalgia-Ween continues with a look at 1990's Tremors. Animation by Kritken - Youtube.com/TheKritken Music by Jayhan - YouTube.com/JayhanOfficial Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/6b8PWP9r1m0 Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ Tremors is a 1990 American monster horror film directed by Ron Underwood, produced by Brent Maddock and S. S. Wilson, written by Maddock, Wilson, and Underwood and starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, and Reba McEntire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They've become a staple of the Halloween season, and Nostalgia Critic takes a look at which 'Treehouse of Horror' episodes are the best. Join us for Top 11 Simpsons Halloween Specials. Animation by Kritken - Youtube.com/TheKritken Music by Jayhan - YouTube.com/JayhanOfficial Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/x-rZw3DzRBs Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ Treehouse of Horror is a series of annual Halloween-themed anthology episodes of the American animated sitcom and spin-off of The Simpsons. Also known as The Simpsons Halloween Specials, each episode typically consists of three separate, self-contained segments. Each segment involves the Simpson family in some comical horror, science fiction, or supernatural setting; plot elements operate beyond the show's normal continuity, with segments exaggeratedly more morbid and violent than a typical Simpsons episode. With 35 episodes as of 2024, each Treehouse of Horror episode is numbered in Roman numerals, one less than the respective season it is in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nostalgia Critic starts off NostalgiaWeen with a Tim Burton film that's 20 years old. Does this stop-motion fairy tale have the same charm as his first? Let's take a look at Corpse Bride. Animation by Kritken - Youtube.com/TheKritken Music by Jayhan - YouTube.com/JayhanOfficial Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/7x7aigWbpH0 Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ Corpse Bride (also known as Tim Burton's Corpse Bride) is a 2005 stop-motion animated Gothic fantasy musical film, directed by Mike Johnson (in his directorial debut) and Tim Burton from a screenplay by John August, Caroline Thompson, and Pamela Pettler, based on characters created by Burton and Carlos Grangel. Set in an English village, Corpse Bride stars Johnny Depp as the voice of Victor, while Helena Bonham Carter voices Emily, the titular bride. An international co-production between the United States and United Kingdom, produced by Tim Burton Productions and Laika Entertainment, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, Corpse Bride is the first stop-motion feature film directed by Burton after previously producing The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) and James and the Giant Peach (1996). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everybody knows about the competitive history between this and A Bug's Life, but what does Nostalgia Critic think of DreamWorks' first animated film? Let's take a look at Antz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/NOSTALGIA and use code NOSTALGIA and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! Go to http://FactorMeals.com/nostalgia50off and use code nostalgia50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year. 20 years ago Disney had their answer to Lord of the Rings. It led to a trilogy that, well, should've been more than a trilogy. Nostalgia Critic gives his thoughts on The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/NOSTALGIA and use code NOSTALGIA and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! Nostalgia Critic has always been a big Turtles fan, but was the original movie objectively good, or just a guilty pleasure? NC gives his thoughts on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 35 years after it came out. Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Come see us at Cleveland Gaming Classic - https://www.gamecleveland.com/ Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/CaYmvA37MgQ Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a 1990 superhero film based on the comic book characters created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It is the first film adaptation of the characters and was directed by Steve Barron and written by Todd W. Langen and Bobby Herbeck from a story by Herbeck. It stars Judith Hoag and Elias Koteas with the voices of Brian Tochi, Josh Pais, Corey Feldman, and Robbie Rist. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles follows the Turtles on a quest to save their master, Splinter, with their new allies, April O'Neil and Casey Jones, from the Shredder and his Foot Clan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/NOSTALGIA ttps://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/NOSTALGIAand use code NOSTALGIA and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! Yet ANOTHER Disney Live Action Remake to drive Nostalgia Critic insane. Is this one of the worst? You know the answer. Let's take a look at Disney's Snow White 2025. Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Come see us at Cleveland Gaming Classic - https://www.gamecleveland.com/ Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/RaBfOgEucbo Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ Disney's Snow White, or simply Snow White, is a 2025 American musical fantasy film that is a live-action reimagining of Walt Disney's 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, itself based on the 1812 fairy tale "Snow White" by the Brothers Grimm. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Marc Platt Productions, the film was directed by Marc Webb and written by Erin Cressida Wilson. It stars Rachel Zegler as the title character, a princess who escapes assassination by her stepmother, the Evil Queen (Gal Gadot), and joins with Seven Dwarfs and a rogue bandit named Jonathan (Andrew Burnap) to reclaim her kingdom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Download the PrizePicks app today and use code NOSTALGIA to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/NOSTALGIA It divided a lot of critics and fans of Scooby Doo, so what does the Nostalgia Critic think of Warner Bros.' attempt to turn this beloved cartoon into a cinematic universe? Let's take a look at Scoob!. Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/2ACHI_DlNyc Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ Scoob! is a 2020 American animated mystery comedy film produced by Warner Animation Group, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is a reboot of the theatrical Scooby-Doo film series and the third theatrical film based on the characters, following Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004). The film is directed by Tony Cervone (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Adam Sztykiel, Jack Donaldson, Derek Elliott, and Matt Lieberman, and a story by Lieberman, Eyal Podell, and Jonathon E. Stewart. It stars the voices of Frank Welker, Will Forte, Gina Rodriguez, Zac Efron, and Amanda Seyfried. The film also features the voices of Mark Wahlberg, Jason Isaacs, Kiersey Clemons, Ken Jeong, and Tracy Morgan as other animated Hanna-Barbera characters. Set in a Hanna-Barbera animated shared universe, the film follows Mystery Incorporated working with the Blue Falcon to solve their most challenging mystery behind their mascot's secret legacy and purpose, which connects with Dick Dastardly's evil plan to unleash Cerberus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go to http://factormeals.com/nostalgia50off and use code nostalgia50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year. Joe Ramoni joins Nostalgia Critic with looking over one of the great space comedies, but is it the best Star Wars parody? Let's take a look at Spaceballs. Check out his channel on youtube.com/@UCCay-jgoQFnEFsJ8GD6fjzQ Also check out Renegades React at youtube.com/@UCN98z0HLI504R0jGqfEC9Zw Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/TNF8XtfUqvI Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ Spaceballs is a 1987 American space opera parody film co-written, produced and directed by Mel Brooks. It primarily parodies the original Star Wars trilogy, but also other popular franchises such as Star Trek, Alien, The Wizard of Oz, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Planet of the Apes, and Transformers. The film stars Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis and Daphne Zuniga, with the supporting cast including Dick Van Patten, George Wyner, Lorene Yarnell, and the voice of Joan Rivers. In addition to Brooks playing a dual role, the film features Brooks regulars Dom DeLuise and Rudy De Luca in cameo appearances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's almost 20 years old, people still remember it, but surprisingly have some mixed emotions about it. Nostalgia Critic takes a look at Night at the Museum and sees if it's worth a watch all this time later. Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/nKcGvOQi7do Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ Night at the Museum is a 2006 fantasy comedy film directed by Shawn Levy and written by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon. It is based on the 1993 children's book by Milan Trenc. The film stars Ben Stiller in the lead role, alongside Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs, and Robin Williams. It tells the story of a divorced father who applies for a job as a night watchman at New York City's American Museum of Natural History and subsequently discovers that the exhibits come to life at night, animated by a magical Egyptian artifact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nostalgia Critic hasn't had much luck with the Garfield movies, but maybe meeting the owner of literally the world's largest Garfield collection can help with that. Let's take a look at The Garfield Movie. Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/kuZ9stVpC-M Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ The Garfield Movie is a 2024 American animated comedy film based on the comic strip Garfield created by Jim Davis. Directed by Mark Dindal and written by Paul A. Kaplan, Mark Torgove, and David Reynolds, it is the sixth Garfield film adaptation. It features the voices of Chris Pratt as Garfield and Samuel L. Jackson as his father. In the film, Garfield is reunited with his long-lost father, a street cat named Vic, before being forced into joining him on a high-stakes adventure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices