Every Disney Direct-to-DVD Sequel Ranked

I just love the fact that in Lion King 2, they make sure they repeatedly point out that Scar wasn't actually Kovu's father. Because if he was, then that would make Kiara and Kovu cousins, making their romantic relationship really questionable.

"because singing killed my wife tails" being the description for Ariel's Beginning is both hilarious and accurate

I am adopting the headcanon that, based on the pictures of the Moana crab that this guy uses, this is just that crab rambling to Moana about these movies and she can't do much to stop him.

I actually don't mind Drizella not getting a redemption like Anastasia. It was showing that while some people are capable of changing and becoming better people, others are unfortunately not.

I love how the animation of these movies ranges from looking like a normal Disney movie to a Zelda CDI cutscene

Fun Fact: Melody's voice actress in The Little Mermaid 2 was none other than Tara Strong, and she once claimed that Melody was her favorite character she ever voiced. Yes. This mid daughter of Ariel is The Queen of Voice Acting's favorite voice role. Not Bubbles. Not Timmy Turner. Not Raven. Not Twilight Sparkle. But it's Melody. But she has a good reason. She once said she loved The Little Mermaid as a kid and loved Jodi Benson's singing voice. She was happy to meet her and be part of this sequel with her hero. At least she had fun with this movie, despite other people not.

it is canon in Neverland lore that every time a child stops believing in fairies, a fairy dies, and you have to clap to prove you believe if you want to bring them back. my sister would torment me when we were little by saying she didn't believe in fairies so I would drop everything to clap aggressively

Fun fact: Jungle Book 2 and Return to Neverland actually were released in theaters. Yeah really. That’s why Jungle Book 2 had the budget for all of the celebrities.

More sequels should definitely have an “IT’S URSULA’S CRAZY SISTER” moment where they reveal they had secret sibling that was never established before yet somehow everyone somehow knew about.

58:02 Schaff, Cinderella III takes place BEFORE Cinderella II. Which is insane, I know, but it makes sense in the timeline. Plus, it gives some context to why Cinderella might be open to helping Anastasia in Cinderella II, since she helped her at the end here. The baker is shown in the end to confirm that that still happens in the future

1:10:12: Correction: all 98 of his siblings. His parents, Pongo and Perdita, make up the 99th and 100th Dalmatians, respectively.

Worth noting that 625 turns out to actually be just as capable as stitch, he's just lazy and has different priorities about what he wants in the average day. Lilo also ends up naming him Reuben, which is just adorable.

Fun fact: Bambi II is actually the longest movie sequel gap in the history of film by over 63 years.

Okay but are we going to ignore that Schaff is now obligated by law to make a 40 minute video analyzing both Goofy movies?

I'd definitely argue Lion King 2 should be higher on the list considering it's only downfall is the fact the rival lioness faction is poorly introduced. Every song slaps, there's heart, great animation, great villains, and a great moral point. but I suppose top 10 is still good enough 😂 Also I know the Little Mermaid 2 movie is not well loved, but that opening song still gets stuck in my head 15 years later

Captain Hook fighting Hilter would be the greatest Disney movie EVER. I NEED THIS

Cinderella 3 is way better than anything else Disney has done with the character.

Fun fact: the reason Lion King 1.5 works so well is because it's also an adaptation of an existing stage play. The original Lion King is a fantasy retelling of Hamlet, while 1.5 is a retelling of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. R&GAD focused on what Hamlet's friends, the titular Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, got up to while they were off-stage before they died in the original play, which features a lot of absurdism and humor. I think having a piece of inspirational source material to draw from helped the writing team keep tonal consistency with the original film while putting their own lighthearted spin on it.

“Ursula’s crazy sister!” thing was making me laugh a lot

I liked Return To Neverland, and I still do. I saw it as a kind of subversion of Wendy's story. Wendy spent her time in Neverland being taught that growing up is something that has to happen, while Jane learns almost the opposite. She's living in war time, and needs to be a grown up, but hanging out with Peter and The Lost Boys allows her to open up to her childish side. IDK maybe I'm reading it wrong.