The Critic "Penguins Can't Fly"

[tigerue]

Let the guilty bird have his drink

[AntiVenom36]

The idea for this from a scene of the animated Bloom County Christmas special, A Wish For Wings That Works where Opus the penguin have a dream where he's flying an airplane and go a crash landing and he said, "Because penguins are not meant to fly".

[Jokerhamil]

Gunter! Who told you you could fly?!

[Ryogu]

And he's been drinking!

[shevdiam5]

look at the penguin's eyes when he was confronted with the drinking lol

[YosukeComicRelief]

Damn it, he just had to tell him he couldn't fly and then logic kicked in.

[BalmungSama0]

He was doing fine until you reminded him of his disability, jackass.

Clearly an example of oppression keeping good penguins from achieving in society.

[ShinyGaara65]

See, THIS is what happens when you question the universe. The universe then tries to kill you.

Indiana Jones?

Stewie Griffin?

Jumper?

The scientist guy in every superhero cartoon?

At least they all survived...

[Kahandran]

You can't hold a raptor in a closet, they're too smart.

[madgang201]

"Penguins can't fly!"

DAMN YOU, LOGIC!

[Timberwolf7585]

@madgang201 And DAMN YOU, GRAVITY!

[Ashezth]

Penguins CAN fly!

Look up Learn to Fly 1 and 2

[InternetManable]

I like how in typical cartoon fashion everything is fine until Franklin points out that Penguins can't fly and then they crash. Similar to the Coyote running off a cliff and not falling until he looks down.

[RetroToledo]

@InternetManable That's pretty much how cartoon logic works, don't think about it!

[CheeseReaper22]

@InternetManable Thats because he broke the number 1 rule of Cartoons

[scheiSSkind77]

oh man, a pun.

[Shippoyasha]

I just remember this show as being infinitely funnier than Simpsons even during Simpson's 'heyday'

[YubariScarlett]

Penguins can't fly but u gotta give em credit for trying lmao

[Dstorm20xx]

I FOUND A NEW RINGTONE!

[ReadToasts]

Mr. Popper is proud. :D

[freelancerobotics]

This is the greatest line in the entire series

[Poncho151500]

8 people are penguins who can fl-- wait a minute...

[Derpistanian]

Couldn't even think of airing this after 9/11.

[DaGrox94]

I see what he did there.

[shadowdemon137]

Apparently he's never watched Peter Pan.

[DarkKetzerisch]

Featured on TV Tropes! =D

[tjrookie11]

that penguin is so awesome lol

[HypnoSwag]

That was so "punny".

[cimoirine]

in the immortal words of Bugs bunny, "Tanks, toots."

[ValisHD]

0:06 that penguins is all like IM BUSTED!

[TriggerheartExcelica]

It took me six years to get the joke. And it was totally worth it.

[999basille]

@TriggerheartExcelica whats the joke

[NeoAnrs2345]

@999basille penguins are the only birds that literaly cant fly

[kodacustoms]

@NeoAnrs2345 What about the Ostrich, Emu, Kiwi and so on...?

[thecutthatneverheals]

I love this scene . It's been stuck in my head for years.

[MAinsworth0375]

That is soo funny

[Fatalerror094]

The Penguin crashed after his buzz wore off.

[DarnedNut]

dude maybe he should have kept quiet and they would get to their destination... lol

[fenrirgg]

This show must return with new movie critics!

[Scruffnananess]

@fenrirgg

you haven't seen the webisodes? from 2001

[zarth4]

@dyl2210 it's called the critic, it was about a mobility obese film critic called jay sherman, it came on sometime in the 90's, i miss this show.

[dyl2210]

what show is this?

[YourEverydayGameFan]

penguin's probably a better pilot drunk...

[Sheepytown]

don't drink and drive kids

or else i'll kill your dog

[LufsyLurqy]

@Sheepytown Was that from the show or do you just have a terrible sense of humor?

[Sheepytown]

@LufsyLurqy It's my public service announcement.

[LufsyLurqy]

@Sheepytown Now that's better. But that first thing still wasn't funny

[Sheepytown]

@LufsyLurqy Say goodbye to Scruffy!

[MsApples007]

@Sheepytown :D you and i have the exact same sense of humor, litterally.

[edusuntrebor]

And so the beginning joke of Madagascar 2 is born

[grievousorvenom]

PENGUINS CAN'T FLY?!!!! NOOOOO!!!

[lekocafe]

Actually it is the same line that Opus the Penguin says in a dream sequence in "A Wish for Wings That Work"

[whoolioG]

6 people can't fly

[vineethonkan]

What is this referencing?

[HitokiriFyre]

@vineethonkan the fact that penguins are flightless birds. Try to keep up.

[Renny2hand]

classic just classic

[iroison]

only time he was sober in the show and actualy was still funny

[Stammer6]

This is seriously one of my favourite lines out of any show EVER.

[EdTheBadass]

Except Madagascar Penguins. They would fly the shit outta that plane

[CthulhuianBunny]

@EdTheBadass ...For about 5 mins.

[EdTheBadass]

@CthulhuianBunny

and then crash epicly and rebuild it into a tank. yeah.

[Stammer6]

@EdTheBadass Ah, but not if they've been drinking!

[victwaar]

0:13

[scheiSSkind77]

SNAKES ON THE PLANE?

[NFSPROSTREET95]

WTF!!! BUUUM (in the end)

[TheITinFIT]

Thumbs up if you think the Nostalgia Critic should include this in his "Pebble and the Penguin" review xD

[ryuzakiforever]

@TheITinFIT Not the right video to ask this, but yes, he should.

[Stammer6]

@TheITinFIT

Aww man, it's too bad he didn't.

[stevokwhl]

NEED RUM

[bsphil]

LOL Johnnie Stagger. Always loved this clip but I never noticed that name on the bottle til I saw it here.

[AkimboJoe]

I have always, always loved this clip. Every time I think back on it, even like a decade after the first time I saw it I still chuckle to myself.

[FranzHopper50]

Only drunk penguins can fly.

[CBright7831]

And thus the series known as LOST begins.

[clownwithoutmakeup]

@CBright7831 that would have been a better explanation than the one given

[animeotaku234]

@CBright7831

shhh!!!! you'll give away the secret of the numbers!

[EremesLoki]

And he's been drinking!!!

[F1nnM4s0n86]

Nice work, einstein. If you hadn't open your mouth, nobody wouldn't have noticed.

[AvenueD417]

i love the expression on the penguins face when jay shermans dad finds that it was drinking while flying. hes like "oh shit, im fucked"

[mjwatts1983]

If he didn't say Penguins can't fly, the plane would still be flying.

I love that about cartoons.

[3lgar1]

If he woulda kept his mouth shut, everything would be okay. ROFL, grand thing.

[deathbypowerglove]

OMG I LOVE JAYS DAD

Especially when he said, "If I could be any vegetable I'd be a carrot"

[EatGanon]

#LOL

[rickxhoshinji]

Funny how the plane was okay until he mentions how penguins can't fly. LOL

[Actueel68]

This show was way ahead of its time... I miss it =(

[Mrkaine666]

@Actueel68 It really was ahead of its time... they could bring it back I think...

[foomp]

A penguin?... and he's been drinking!

[Aeoncalcos91]

This is the smartest that Franklin Shermin has ever been.

[Chibbiekid]

This scene shows two facts about the illustrious Penguin:

1. Penguins can't fly, as they are a breed of flightless birds.

2. Penguins cannot fly planes, as they are too small, and they do not have the intelligence to operate one.

In other words...

PENGUINS CAN'T FLY!!!11!!!!1!!

[eruption257]

@Chibbiekid You forgot the third:

3. Penguins are notorious alcoholics, particularly for Johnnie Stagger brand whisky.

[Chibbiekid]

@eruption257 Yes, I did forget about that! Also, there's a fourth:

Penguins love dressing up in World War I fighter pilot suits, possibly to cope with the sorrow of being flightless.

[Hriskataaa]

what's the name of the anime?

[Chibbiekid]

it's not anime. It's an American cartoon. Also, it's called The Critic.

[Hriskataaa]

thx

[GmodPlusWoW]

Heh, this seems SOOO awesome...

[wazzuppeeps96]

I love the immediate nose-dive :D

[Jay95973]

Its offical there ****ed. JK they are not. watch the full episode

[19Ribpal]

penguins cant fly PENGUINS CANT FLY !

[TRG1984]

I like when the penguin looks off to the side when Franklin says "& he's been drinking!" like to say "Wasn't me, man!" lol

[cadman2300]

JOHNNIE STAGGER

The booze for every penguin that wants to bag the most stewardesses.

[CalicoVall]

You can't tell an airman penguin when he's had too much to drink!!

[ThePieIsLie]

Reminds me of the old cartoons where if the plane were about to crash and would run out of gas all of a sudden, it'd stop falling.

[Matamuram]

Where is the one where Jay is eating out of a bucket of roaches and thinks they're raisins?

"Raisins can't crawl. RAISINS CANT CRAAAWL!!"

[TheLizzard0]

AND HE'S BEEN DRINKING!!!111!

[1500Percent]

LOL

[MrSponge56]

DONKEY TIME

[Ham1086]

its like those old cartoons where a plane heads nose dive straight to the ground and just before it crash's it stops and a cartoon would say "out of gas", thats one of the moments where you shouldnt say anthing and just let it be, plus that penguin was from american airline anyways

[zelgadiss]

i didn't catch this scene before, which episode was this from?

[colonialjackalope]

Episode 19 Frankie and Ellie get lost

[killzonedout]

"AND HE'S BEEN DRINKING!"

Penguin:  >_____>

[palehorse864]

Killz: one of the best youtube comments i've seen in a while.

[DarnedNut]

@killzonedout lol i love that part, i can see it happening

[pwning1337]

this is AWESOME

[scienceman89]

Hey, what's all the ruckuss about? Why are people arguing? This is a great show that doesn't rot your brain like other shows, end of story. It uses inteligent humour. If you have a problem with it, DON'T WATCH IT!

[DJDocHolliday]

I guess we're all critics here loooool

[SadMammal]

I like how the penguin's eyes start shifting when his drinking is found out.

[Archedgar]

And he's been drinking !

lol, how does garbage like South Park stay on the air and The Critic gets canceled so early in it's run?

Sigh, people are retards.

[BaronVonGodzilla]

You're a retard who keeps posting that again and again. get over your own shitty taste in tv.

[Archedgar]

Once again, only a South Park Fanboy would post such a retarded post.

South Park sucks and you do as well, newb.

[snowmanZER0]

okay, you just used the word "newb"

you don't deserve an argument

[snowmanZER0]

hey South Park is fuckin awsome!

[Archedgar]

A south park fanboy WOULD say that.

[snowmanZER0]

this is my last post...i refuse to argue with someone who is so pathetic that they  actualy use the word "newb" as an insult...just get out bro, mayby get a girlfriend ...i have actualy seen loosers liek you who manage to get girlfrinds, get laid, adn then they slowly stop beeing total queers

[Archedgar]

"Liek"?

"Loosers"?

"adn"?

Thank you for proving me right, you're obviously a retard, and as mentioned, garbage like you really isn't worth much and certainly isn't worth debating with.

Ironically... or appropriately actually, only retards like you defend South Park, as it only appeals to the lowest common denominator, I.e. YOU, hahahaha.

gg newb at life.

[snowmanZER0]

okay, i guess i just had to come abck to laugh at your ignorance...you really care that much about spelling mistakes over the internet?

[SnarfBanks]

south park has an appeal above low brow comedy im afraid, its actually a very clever show.

[AllOtherNamesTaken]

Fart! Haha, just some clever humor for you there, buddy. Smart people like you and I, who appreciate clever humor, can really appreciate it. Fart!

[AllOtherNamesTaken]

What are you, 12 years old? The whole goddamn series was built on fart jokes.

Nowadays it's "celebrity or hot topic of the week jammed into copy-pasted plot", but it's still immature, half-baked humor for immature, half-baked people.

[SnarfBanks]

I stand by what I said before. There it is.

[Lancer873]

I actually do have to agree with Snarf a bit. There's a lot of clever irony in South Park, for example, the episode where an indian casino owner threatens to demolish southpark to turn it into a road. Anyone who knows basic history should have found that a tad humorous.

[Lancer873]

Just to clear something up though, this still seems way better than South Park.

[Neonspinnazz30]

He probably shouldn't have said that Penguins can't fly...

Crash.....

[Dabeeble]

If only they made the show 5 or 6 years later... It may be popular today.

[car2004]

I much agree with that. The 90s were ful of great ideas and so were other past decades, but the 2000s, horrible.

[slauge]

The 2000s may have brought us crap like unscripted television and family guy, but it is still the decade that brought us innovative pieces of gold like Trailer Park Boys and The Office.

[rubino83]

This is by far the most lucid Franklin ever got on the show.

[MisterOCD]

Oh, isn't it?

The whole episode was kind of like that...

[TwistedGentleman]

God I love how the penguin looks away.

[TheLizzard0]

AND HE'S BEEN DRINKING...

[I4gotmyMANTRA]

PENGUINS CAAN"T FLY!!!!!

[BCoriginal1]

A penguin?......and he's been drinking!

[Dryboneszero]

Am I alone in wanting this sound bite as a ringtone?

[I4gotmyMANTRA]

not at all. :)

[moeezS]

According to +19 thumbs up, no you're not XD

[XianarRett]

@Dryboneszero hells no. I would love to have this as my ringtone.

[TheGoreyparodies]

@Dryboneszero I want it as my ringtone too :)

[DarnedNut]

@Dryboneszero i'd like this to be a ringtone too lol

[pazooca44]

it so sad that the show s'been cancelled

[cs16productions]

LOL! "Penguins Can't Fly!" But they can win the Stanley Cup.

[ExpertDude13]

Pittsburgh the City of Champions once again.

[3lgar1]

@cs16productions well, they did "fly" straight into the Stanley Cup when you said that. A shame they didn't quite make it this year.

[Crovie]

@cs16productions only when they tank for picks

[nthani]

@cs16productions a joke only a sports fan could love : )

[Nineteenth]

This reminded me why I have to get this on DVD sooner or later.

[styx84]

Ha ha, lazy animators, watch the door as franklin walks threw it and then look at the background as he stumbles upon the penguin, but good stuff

[ImJust1Joe]

A penguin in a pilot's outfit, that's just funny.

[jason854656]

a penguin?

and he's been drinking !!

[wazzuppeeps96]

That was an epic nosedive the plane did.

[slauge]

hahahaha, great stuff. Would have been a lot funnier though if the punch line wasn't in the blasted video title. ;).

[SpySappinMahUsername]

This joke is so stupid and yet I laugh out loud every time

[Ukatanana]

Hahaha!!

[jiggymonkey88]

"Wait a minute-penguins can't fly!"

lol

[animefan809]

lol mayb penguins can fly drunk

[fishheatcats]

Can somebody please explain to me why this show has not been on Adult Swim yet?

[hannaboobera69]

with the exception of maybe four shows they just primarily show CRAP

[PsychoticPulse]

I disagree.

[KyosukeRO]

Disagreed, If you look at it that way, just about every comedic show, has a few episode that are funny and the rest are crap. I love Family Guy, but still the same principle applies if you want to look at it this way <__< Have fun nit picking life which is primarily crap.

[2pacbiggie4334]

sealab 2021, aqua teen hunger force, home movies, family guy, Harvey birdman, space ghost, assy maghee, cowboy bebop.

That block would be one of, if not the ultimate ever on television. More than four shows that aren't crap.

[Kirbyhasagun]

this has to be the greatest show eva

[NobodyBelievesYou]

Fox cancels original shows like this and Arrested Development for garbage reality TV. Uh oh they're on to me... I better emit a cloud of noxious amnesia gas...

[ComicBookOverkill]

It isn't Amnesia Gas.