That was certainly very different, but very fun to watch.:) Man, I'm sad that we only have a couple episodes left. Finally having new Foster's after so long has made me remember why I love this show so much.

Bloo was never on South Park though. That Bloo-lookalike character in the Imaginationland episode was a Moon-bellied sneetch.


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Sweet episode! :D
You'd think it'd be nice if Cartoon Network could start playing the series more often now.

So referencing Dr. Suess AND Foster's at the same time?

No, just Dr. Suess :P


it really DOES look like him though

Anyway, back on topic:

Does anyone know who did the voice of the friend who lived in the toy chest? It sounded a bit like Nicky Jones (of Chowder fame) to me but I'm not sure if it was him.

World was voiced by Max Burkholder, better known as Roo on Playhouse Disney's My Friends Tigger and Pooh.

Destination: Imagination > EVERYTHING ELSE ON TV

7:58 pm - 'omgtwomoreminutesi'vewaitingsolooonnnggg'
7:59 pm - 'ONEFRIGGINMINUTEI'MGONNABURST'
8:00 pm - 'OHMYGAWDYAYIT'SFINA-....wtf? Total Drama Island commercial? YOU'RE DELAYING MY NIRVANA!

Of course, it started at 8:01, but still. They said 'starting now' and then they showed a TDI commercial and some other one before it. Talk about teasing. That was a very long minute for me.

This movie had so much heart and wit. I especially enjoyed how many allusions there were in here, from Stan Lee's 'Excelsior!' to the Super Mario Bros scene.

I've actually been pondering something since the movie ended. What could the creator of the ToyBox Imaginary Friend have been going through, what sort of life did he have, that would prompt the creation of such a friend? Any theories?

The voice actor's name is Max Burkholder.

That was the best Foster's movie event I have ever watch since this series made its debut four years ago.

I was surprised by the fantasy (if surreal) theme it show, but it make since considering the nature of the show. It boast a lot of references to certain pop cultures as well.

I love how it the plot works out, and ended on a rather sweet note.

It's a shame that the series will be ending next year :(, but at least Foster's came back with a bang. :D

Wow, that was an amazing episode, well-worth the wait! It was great! I almost forgot how wonderful this show is. They did a really good job of making you especially hate Mr. Herriman up intil the end when Spoiler Below

I loved it. The art was great, the concept was great, it was so well-thought out! I almost wished it would never end, as opposed to when I usually watch TV shows and just want it to be over so I can do something else. I'm glad to see Foster's again, and realize why I loved it so much! :D

Oh my word! I'm still in pure bliss! That was such a fantastic episode. The only thing that makes me a bit sad is that it reminds you how great this cartoon is and imagine how great it could continue to be for a long time to come if it weren't for the short sightedness of CN.

Ok steps off the soap box.

The references were incredibly enjoyable... The Mario scene was brilliant and while I don't know if it was meant to, the bridge scene reminded me of the Monty Python and the Holy Grail bridge scene. But the one Monty Python reference I'm sure about is the magician that the toy boy creature was in looked exactly like 'Tim The Enchanter.'

Anyway A++++++++++++ I'm just sad that these guys weren't allowed to continue creating and running this show. It's far too good of a show, and they are doing far too good of a job for it too end... Especially when you consider the fact that there are no good cartoons out there today besides Foster's anyway....

Exactly how I felt at that moment. 8D

Once again, I'm among the last to comment since I've been avoiding this thread like the plague until after I saw it, but that was awesome!! Loved it with a capital "L"!! Some true Frankie appreciation! Even Herriman turned about at the end. I hope it stays that way for the rest of the series. Too bad it came so late though.

"It's an army of zombies!! Incredibly handsome zombies!!" 8D Yeah, that's what we love about Blooregard isn't it? I sure miss that little guy. And the others too, of course. I also loved the sound of him on helium, that was too funny.

Mr. H is Frankie's uncle?? I must have missed that. I'm watching the encore now though. I'll likely catch things I didn't catch the first time around.

I saw the movie not once.....BUT TWICE!!! Like they say, It's nice to see it twice! It's about time they showed something!:D

Well, when you think about it, and imaginary friend is like a son or daughter (Or a brother/sister, but let's go with son/daughter for a sec here). So, Mr. H is Madame Foster's son. Which means, she's like a brother to Frankie's mother, thusly her uncle.... right?

That seems a little confusing too. Hm. Well, I've given my input on the matter.

Near the beginning, Frankie is talking to herself at one point, about leaving an Imaginary Friend in a box, and she says something along the lines of, "I'd be a rabbit's niece if I..." then after she says it, she sorta pauses as if realizing, "Wait a minute...I AM a rabbit's niece!" I have a suspicion that Mr. Herriman has harbored some degree of jealousy over that, since HE was around first, before her or her father(Madame Foster's biological son, as I believe was revealed by Craig to one of our staff who attended the last Comic-Con, which explains why Frankie carries on the family name), yet he must be wondering just which one of them means more to his creator-her Imaginary Friend, or her granddaughter, and which of them perhaps will eventually become the owner of Foster's Home. AND, at times, Mr. Herriman has a bit of a point about Frankie being "immature"; as much as I like her, I can see(especially after this movie)that she's struggling hard with that transition between becoming a full-fledged adult and still holding onto being a little girl. Her utter delight at indulging in innocent little-girl fantasies(dressing up like a fairy tale princess, riding a unicorn, living in a castle, etc.)is obvious, certainly NOT the sort of fantasies that many grown-up women indulge in, that's for sure! Still, it's kinda nice, and sad, too, in a way, to see someone else struggling through this particular stage in life, one that most of us older gals can still recall, and it makes Frankie so much more real and believable as a character.

pitbulllady

I am now officially confused...

That would be me, and he did reveal that and a number of other interesting facts about Frankie as well. It was a very enlightening conversation.

Hi everybody!!!

Craig and I are SOOOOOOOOOO happy everyone seemed to like the special so much!! Especially since it had some road blocks in it's production, it's awesome to see it still turned out well. :)

The main reason I wanted to chime is was just to clarify a minor controversy-- Bloo says "peeved" not "pissed." Although I admit it really does sound like pissed, so much so that the closed caption-ers got confused. But it was scripted as peeved, and Keith said peeved. We NEVER would've gotten away with pissed, although I guess we kinda did. 8D

Also, I would like to clarify that the writers were myself and Tim McKeon. That awesome Mary Poppins joke was his, along with many others. So credit goes to him as well!!

Have a wonderful T-Day weekend, everyone!!!

I really, really enjoyed this. :)

I felt it lacked a lot of dialogue from Wilt/Ed/Coco, but I still really liked it.

The two of you wrote a masterpiece, no doubt about it; as I said earlier, best Foster's story ever. Thanks so much, and happy Thanksgiving! :frankiesmile:

Oh, okay. I thought it might've been "ticked" but in a subtle, VERY subtle way, but no. I guess it is "peeved" :D

I also liked it when Eduardo was trying to read Frankie's message about Mr. Herriman, only for Wilt to scribble it out before he could finish, saying "WHOA! Ed, you shouldn't be reading that!" 8D

Oh man, that was one of my favorite parts of the movie 8D


JUST A TEASPOON OF CINNAMON *slams door shut*

LOL, "peeved" or "pissed", either way, it's fine. Thanks for the correction, Lauren, and thank you for the great work you and the rest of the crew have done. ;) It was nice to see Tim do some of the writing for this movie. I thought he had done well in some of the earlier seasons. We look forward to seeing the rest of the series. :)

LOL, yeah, you can always count on Wilt to be the protective parental type! The look on his face when he saw that word was priceless!

pitbulllady

I have to admit that I was a bit skeptical when I first read the summary, but now that I've seen it twice, I realize how wrong I was!

The concept, the plot, the idea, I thought it was fantastic all the way up to the wonderful ending. This is by far one of the best episodes of the enitre series IMO, and I absolutely loved it!

And I especially liked how:
Spoiler Below

Oh, ok. So it's not really official, just speculated because it makes sense. I couldn't find anywhere in the movie where either Frankie or Herriman mention something about actually being "related". But I get what you're saying, that makes sense.

Thank you Lauren for that correction. I've seen many times where the Closed-captioning is saying something totally and completely wrong, including in Foster's. One time that comes to mind is in "Camp Keep a Good Mac Down" and Ed's repeating "Ocho ocho ocho", which of course means "Eight eight eight" in Spanish. But the CCs said he was saying "Trouble trouble trouble". 8D Don't know if they heard it wrong or what, but even though it still fit ok, it just wasn't what Ed was saying, and everyone else seemed to know that.

Does anyone have any idea why it was rated TV-PG then, if that word wasn't actually used? I guess I can think of a number of possible reasons, though PG still seems a little strong.

They've made that TV rating error before on many occasions. Didn't they do that for "Good Wilt Hunting", too?

If my memory serves me right...(I must stop making Iron Chef Japan Chairman Kaga-san refernces) most of the episodes were TV-Y, while A Lost Claus was TV-G. Since then, they have become rated as TV-Y7. the TV-PG ratying was due to the darker tione of the story from what I understand.

Enjoyed the movie. It is nice to see most of the Foster's cast involved. And that's all I have to say about that.

This movie was awsome!!

Frankie was the ultimate win on this one. She really brings out her true caring personality!!:frankiesmile:

Shoot! I didn't see the beginning, but I got in around the time when the "Foster's Five" were in the boat in the plastic balls.

Anywho... Pretty good movie, though I had my doubts in the middle. The ending was satisfying, but I really liked it. It turned out good from what I saw.

I finally managed to watch it. :bloobleh:

Very good movie indeed. :)

Well, that was certainly fun! Oh, I didn't know how much I missed Fosters until I watched this. I admit, it seemed like a bad fanfic from the general description and the opening shot, but the Fosters team did what they normally do, and made a bad/tired premise remarkably wonderful! And I don't ususally use the term "remarkably wonderful".

So much that could be said, but I'll just say that my favourite part was seeing Mr Herriman smile.

Though I am probably one of the last people to finally get around to see this movie, I still plan on making a very long and very DETAILED review of this so for those of you who don't like long posts, might want to ignore this. That was without a doubt the most AWESOME, INCREDIBLE, PHENOMENAL, OUTSTANDING, FANTASTIC, STUPENDOUS Fosters episode I have EVER seen!!!

Too long has Fosters been devoid of in the CN line up and much like the Teen Titans series, it felt lost and gone until the movie showed up and breathed new life back into people's interest in it. This movie is incredible and a thousand times superior (in my opinion) to "Good Wilt Hunting" because it basically answered the prayers of countless of Fosters fans on this board in 1 word: Frankie.

Perhaps its naive of me to think this but this whole episode felt like Craig and the creators were catering to my every whim, and by "my" I mean me as in fans, as in things fans always wanted to see and this movie just screamed it. Frankie as the center, she was appreciated and thanked for her job, she got break time, attention and love and it was everything I had been waiting to see.

On top of that, this movie was incredibly (if you pardon the obvious pun) imaginative. The level of creativity and imagination here was astounding. From the awesome Super Mario Bros. level, to the unique visuals and weird creatures, to the absolutely ingenious concept of a villain like the Face chest kid. Plus, it was funny and Bloo finally acted less like an ass and more like he should have been acting.

It was seriously compelling, seriously! I haven't been gripping my chair and biting my fingernails for a show or movie in a while, I was really anxious and worried to see what would happen next. I was heartbroken when Frankie felt Mac and the others only wanted her back simply for chores, and the fact they didn't patch that up clearly on screen would be my only minor complaint.

However, seeing Herriman thank Frankie and her adoring affections towards Mac and the others and finally seeing her get the chance to be the center of attention and get physically/emotionally appreciated. Honestly though, I can't believe NO ONE ever thought of having the other IFs do the work before, Frankie fan boyness set aside, I'm surprised it never came up before.

All in all, I can't freaking say enough about this episode to express in insanely giddiness and supreme happiness that the sweetest, hardest working animated red headed beauty finally got her moment in the sun and that it was fun and brilliantly written to boot. Fosters ended with a spectacular bang (if this is its final act) and it was the best way they could go out on.

Many thanks and many hats off to you Craig, this movie was a dream come true that needed to be said for a long time now.

Frankie Foster, you just got the best Christmas present of all and so did we! YOU! :frankiesmile:

Well said all-around; I think we're pretty much in total agreement on this one. I've been smiling spontaneously ever since the movie aired, just from thinking about it. I'll say it again: Best Foster's Story EVER. Fitting that it was for and about the best character ever. :frankiesmile:

Well, if someone wants to make one last stab at making a Foster's Video Game tie in. I think we found the episode from which it would be based upon.

Because honestly this episode seemed like an epic 16-bit side scroller from the days of yore, (Even before and after the Mario Bros scene) jumping from one action packed situation to another action packed situation with bits of story sprinkled in between every set piece to allow the viewers to catch their breath. And while it's nice to see something that deviates from the norm, I like this show better when it's played as straight up comedy rather then epic adventure with comedy mixed in.

That is to say this special didn't have any comedy, DI brought the funny for sure, I think I laughed more in the sixty six minuet run time then I did during the last two previous seasons of the Simpsons put together. And of course it did tug on the old heartstrings just a little so it's got that going for it as well.

So all in all it was a first rate effort to be sure, but honestly I would place other episodes and even the last special ahead of this one in the grand scheme of things.

I guess if I have to give this some kind of arbitrary letter grade I'll go with a big old: A.

Random Notes:

Coco with a flamethrower! NOW this is the reason why this got a TVPG rating.

The Frankie replacement gag reminded me of something out of Futurama. (Which is a good thing)

I think I might be the only one who squealed with glee when Bloo referenced the comic strip Sally Forth.

HA, TAKE THAT! You iconic British literary character.

Hey, you can't jump on spiny shelled characters without taking damage. I hope someone was fired for that gaffe. (Kidding, kidding...:P)

Wow things got all freaky deeky towards the end, okay maybe this is why this special got a TVPG rating.

BTW according to the credits "The World" (AKA Face guy) was played by Max Burkholder, who has done voice work on American Dad, Family Guy, Spectacular Spiderman and some of the newer Winnie the Pooh series'

Coco With a flame thrower reminded me of Call of duty 5 and then i lol'ed.

Now frankie with a flame thrower?


WATCH OUT!!!


I just hope it comes out on blu-ray.

Hey, taranchula, I remember mentioning both "World" and Max Burkholder's name about two or three pages ago.

Yeah, but a tidbit that good bears repeating.

Actually, I may be the last person to see this movie. 8D

I just finished watching it on YouTube, and well, I pretty much agree with what Mr. Marshmallow and Cass said about it. Giving Frankie the spotlight in this movie was probably the best idea they've ever had. And I LOVED Frankie in that princess dress! She almost looked like Belle from Beauty and the Beast. :-*

But I gotta say... I would've punched Mr. Herriman if I ever caught him saying about her being naive to IFs to Frankie again! :frankiemad: I'd outta give him a piece of my mind!

I actually think Bloo saying 'You pissed him off! That's what's happening!' was what got the TV-PG rating.

First of all, MAN it feels good to be back! XD

Second, this is going to seem rather short, but everyone else in this thread already stated what I was feeling! 8D (heh, I used to leave long 'episode reviews' in case anyone didn't know)

Anyway, I will also give this one an A+, 10/10, whatever (or ten THOUSAND out of ten. XP Since that's really what I think it deserves). It was definitely the best Foster's episode/tv movie I've seen and after watching it I suddenly realized how much I really do treasure this cartoon. Now I'm getting all sad that it's going to end soon. But hey, who knows what else could come our way in the future? I'm not going to cry about it because all good things must come to an end and I'm sure this show will end with a bang. :) Long live Fosters! XD

And yes, I agree with PBL that this is definitely deserving of an Emmy. If this doesn't get it, I don't know what else should.