Willo the Wisp

[audiotron1003]

What the hell is this? The original was much bettter and Kenneth Williams cannot be replaced as the voice actor for this. It's just not the same. what's next clangers with fog horns? The creaters should have at least got someone to imitate Kenneth's voice. I have the original episodes on dvd and these just don't compare.

[avalanchesuperstar]

I play with my own poop.

[bratattack5]

I think James Dreyfus did a cracking job taking over from the wonderful Kenneth Williams who will always be a hard job to follow. Way to go James.

[baward]

Kenneth Williams, a VERY hard act to follow.

[casusbelli15]

If Evil Edna has a satellite dish, why does she still require the ariel?

[markakademon]

Brilliant, brings back so many memories. Thank you for putting this on here.

[milkandblue]

WTF!! Edna is shit now, this is awful!

[MrBomernee]

wow just wow. It's like a beautiful 80's vomit brightened up I vaguly remember this show and remember "liking" the intro back then cult though absolutely cult legendary

[11rabbitz]

CHECK OUT THE LCD THIS WAS FROM THE 80`S, LOL

[taurusg32]

Where can you get the new series (the one woth James Dreyfus I already own the Kenneth Williams one) - apparently it was supposed to have been releasedon DVD in 2006 - but Ive looked everywhere.

Does anyone know?

[TimelordTVRevolution]

lol classic

[EveLang1]

@Fleadot

I agree. The original is way better, but having this is better than nothing. afterall Kenneth is sadly gone and unable to do the voices anymore. I prefer the old Edna, but I would still like to get this on dvd, it doesn't seem to be available though.

[julie223783]

should have got david walliams to do the voices - i dont like edna in flat screen - too polished up for me

[stormhockey1979]

I love willow the wisp x

[vanillaorchid]

This is just wrong.

[madabbafan]

oh dear the 'remake' no where near as good as the old Ken Williams ones.

[DRDFOX]

Since she is a "fat" fairy, surely slimmming Mavis down redefines what is "fat" and ends up giving more kids a complex? Oh well, I guess it will make more of them get off their fat internet-age lazy arses and do something physical for a change.

[iluvedd129]

i forgot that dogs name

[phillipbailey70]

No no no, no no, nooo!!! No Italian Job remake, no Get Carter remake, no de-fanging of Hans Christian Andersen or Borthers Grimm and NO REMAKE OF WILL-O-THE-WISP WITHOUT KENNY!!! R.I.P.

[Giradius]

WTF!

Evil Edna is a flat screen!

[AidanLunn]

@Giradius Not a flat screen, but a modern (for 2005, when this remake was made) picture tube TV, instead of a "classic" one like in the original. She only looks flat because of the horrifically wrong aspect ratio that this video is in, making everything appear thinner than it should do.

[davidedkins]

2:24 - So Willo the Wisp is voiced by James Dreyfuss so that means they had to change him? Hmmm... Did the proper Willo the Wisp look exactly like Kenneth Williams? I've seen Carry On films, and Kenneth wasn't floating, blue and transparent at all.

And Mavis isn't THAT much thinner.

Change for change's sake! At least Edna's not a laptop!

[2walsall]

i agree with fred uk ,kenneth williams was who whole point about

[JFredUK]

I guess it's my age, but it doesn't seem the same without Kenneth William's narration and character voices. It's obviously a series which has been bought out by Disney, which means they're bound to change things almost to the point where, for us oldies at least, it'll be unrecognisible. The Moog was always my favourite character. I loved the way he walked.

[Rathko]

WTF!!! Where's Kenny Williams?

[SillyFraggle]

omg why would they do that an LCD tv no no no no no.........

[hatelovelife]

without kenneth williams its not the same.

some things should really be left alone. :(

[rurmundo]

too awesome ridicule YAWWRRRRG

[CountryMedia]

It's all changed, they are all different looking. I prefer the origional - I had a video of a lot of cult things when I was little(:

[itshouldntbeallowed]

what did they DO to it????!!!

[Scythemantis]

Growing up in America, I never got to see Willo the Wisp at all...but I'm familiar enough with it through the internet to be confused by Flat-screen Evil Edna. They felt it necessary to update her from a big box (despite those still being quite common) yet she still has Rabbit Ears? What was wrong with the big box?

[bcmpromotions]

What happened to Evil Edna!?!?

[wizzwamf]

i love it when they update these classics , they get it so wrong,evil edna as a lcd tv ",baaaah huffffy ill get even with you lot see if i dont, i will cast a naaaasty evil spell on you now all of you will turn into naaastyl little televison sets on castors,give me back my woooden cabinet and metal legs, you horrible lot"

[Cracken1979]

Ugly and silly! Edna is an LCD TV?? The creators must have gone mad... Nothnig can surpass the 1980s original!!!

[AidanLunn]

@Cracken1979 Not a flat screen, but a modern (for 2005, when this remake was made) picture tube TV, instead of a "classic" one like in the original. She only looks flat because of the horrifically wrong aspect ratio that this video is in, making everything appear thinner than it should do.

[caramelrocket]

It looks nowhere are good as the original, but i'd still like to see it, shame it's not been released on DVD

[Fadanoid72]

Wow they totally ruined it. Original is the best! Kenneth Williams FTW

[playgirlc]

i appreciate why they wanted to revive it but kenneth williams was the best thing about it

[elswo]

@Fadanoid72 - I agree, I much preferred the original

[Strangesausage]

boring

[rebrella]

Looking from the POV of someone who doesn't know what this it, seems right up my alley. A little Adult Swim-ish- not because of anything gross but because of the weirdness of it all. Also- that tv thing's a woman?

[rebrella]

Wait- this is a kid's show?

The style's nice too

[massergiomusica]

is this the british version of dr sues@ 2:00

lmfao...this is one of those WTF cartoons...shudnt even b on Disney UK...ha. crazy

[Wodanaz]

@massergiomusica William The Wisp was an English TV classic starring Kenneth Williams.

[veganabortion]

Sacrilege!

[mutley26]

WTF????

Wrong, just plain wrong.

[3minuteblitz]

what utter crap, typical postmodernist shite, can't come up with their own format so they desecrate someone else's...the forced snobbery, despicable techno-oneupmanship masquerading as entertainment, who is this for? impressionable children? check the originals, compare. Let sleeping dogs lie.

[iamthestig1]

well, its disney. what do you expect?

[mooneyman07]

Good GOD. :/

[TheDevilbuster]

1:58 "I'M AN ANARCHIST!"

That's definately not something you'd expect to hear in a children's cartoon movie. XD

[karlspurs]

shite

[Murrocks]

Haven't laughed so much in ages, Mavis Pugh dressed as an anarchist, Ken Williams would have loved that one!!

[luckycoupe]

Utter Bollox,

Gratuitous advertising over a classic toon,

It needs removing YOUTUBE,

[Parassassin]

Chill out!!

The only thing that needs removing from youtube is trolls like you!

[luckycoupe]

Parassassin???

More like Parasite.......( vermin )

[Parassassin]

Ha! All this anger over a video that you didn't like!! Try getting a life then you will have a right to comment!

[earthsunlover]

@Parassassin well said friend

[lewisdbennett]

@Parassassin He's not commenting on the actual cartoon, It's the fact that you've bastardised a classic cartoon by using it as an advertising medium for some shit social networking site

or so I can gather.

[Parassassin]

@lewisdbennett The video was originally uploaded to a social network I used to run many moons ago, the opening clip was added by the video server.

Trolls like you make the internet a terrible place, I wanted to share a video close to many peoples hearts and didn't really care that the first 3 seconds had an advertising page.

[lewisdbennett]

@Parassassin Dear sir, I wasn't trolling I was merely making an assessment of the situation. You are to much too quick to accuse people of trolling. I wouldn't say that the video needs removing from youtube- but maybe you should have removed the advertisement at the start of the video because, in truth, we can cope with trolls. It's adverts that ruin the internet.

[dot8daisy]

@luckycoupe It's not so much anger as the years of childhood delight have been ripped out of yonder past, raped and beaten to a sickly pulp in front of my very eyes.... that's not anger...

Shame on you for being so quick to judge!

[ts2101]

@Parassassin BAM.... dont feed the trolls!!!

[Jemba88]

this makes me want to vomit, it's like they're diluting my childhood

[Paintheshed]

i think it looks rather good. when does it get released?

[Oganachobi]

ha ha! mavis looked funny!

[SavageArms357]

Why does the girl sound like a guy?

[noiseyrearend]

christ almighty! keneth would be turning in his grave seeing this rubbish

[Schmekledorf]

mavis looks cool as a punk or "anarchist"

[kjo78]

there should be a channel that runs all these 80s cartoons there too good to just forget about.

[tommyruby]

Crap.

[Gulftastic]

What sacrilidge is this?

[KingOwnian]

Very poor!! One to avoid.

[TreijaMusic]

omg! i used to fancy the fat fairy. (am i a bit wierd?)

[Jamiethewookie]

Yes, Yes you are ;)

[dragonsarmada]

Did anybody else notice that certain sounds seem to be taken form Starcraft (*sparkle* noises)?

[tidykris]

why do they have to remake everything? If they want to put things like this back on tv then just re-run the classics

[aquavibe1]

OMG! its spongebob on crack!!

[Fragglepuss]

TVOntario was my god!

[morgenhund]

Evil Edna should not be a flat screen TV... The Moog still still needs a shoeing though...

[AidanLunn]

@morgenhund Not a flat screen, but a modern (for 2005, when this remake was made) picture tube TV, instead of a "classic" one like in the original. She only looks flat because of the horrifically wrong aspect ratio that this video is in, making everything appear thinner than it should do.

[TheWillOfG]

Noooooo!! They've ruined it....!! Why... Why... Why... Nooooooooooo! Arse gravy. Thats all this is....

[PinkLady90]

I'm very sad to tell you that Kenneth Williams who done voices in Wilo the wisp in1981 sadly died at age 62 so thats why theres been a few changes and having James Drefus doing voices in that programme in 2005

[RetroGirl1974]

Poor kids of today - not only do they miss out on the wonderful 80s and 90s, but they get awful remakes of our childhood programmes!

[luvhannibal]

OMG what a disgrace in comparison to the original, it just doesn't work

[SpikeXtreme]

i feel sorry for the kids who have to watch this rubbish.

Give them the classic originals !

[geetee74]

This looks SHIT!!!!!!!!!!

Why fuck with a classis?

[jinjasarah]

Completely wrecked a classic program!

[passport124]

evil edna has turned into a flatscreen !

[SilverRanger92]

i would perfer the old voices better

[crazylegs187]

evil eddna was ahead of her time lcd flat screen in the 80 `s hmm

[joolsontour2000]

Kenneth Williams made this show, also this just looks too polished, this is complete vandalism of a countries culture and my childhood.

[Deximaru]

Evil Edna; what a bitch. I seem to remember this being a lot better.. disappointing

[feckingbillgates]

Wizbit is next in line to be remade, this time in horrible CGI.

[trancebunny3000]

I don't f***in' Adam n Eve it. What have they done, the BASTARDS!!  Kenneth Williams darlin', I apologise on behalf of the human race. Get lost Dreyfus!!!

[maxi937]

Everything today is bollocks, especially crap revamps.

[lukeycoulson]

SHITE! another bad rip off!

[Hernthemunter]

this looks like a load of kak. Evil Edna sounds like Zippy. Crap, crap crap.

[sapphiresanchez]

yes, a gay version of zippy!

[pressgangers]

toss toss toss dont touch a classic as we will come down on you like a fat two star fairey

[ScareMeSexy71]

this is worse than the re-made version of rhubarb and custard, i prefer it when it was more lo fi, this is too flash...james dreyfuss yey again adds nothing to someone elses work, it's like my hero all over again, oooh it's horrible..this show used to be a sort of anti magic roundabout, now it's the wuzzles

[JojoDav1]

I totally agree with you all, they've even turned edna into a plasma!!!!!!! Stop nicking our programmes and make some new ones!!

[CinnabonChan]

Well if Edna has Sky, maybe we can find something better to watch.

[cheltenhamaverage]

what have they done????? what shit! its nothing without kenneth williams, he was genius in the original, they've completely butchered it

[bignaughtydog]

Culture rapists>

[ionsgirl]

updated willo the wisp, without willo the wisp???? anyway it doesnt sound right without kenneth williams!! the cheap imitation of his voice is crap too, im not impressed lol!

[jondbell78]

One word for that..... CRAP!

[KingOwnian]

What a load of crap!!! Why do they do always have to interfere with classic cartoons?

[jeffrey1000000]

nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!­!! What have they done to it??!!!Stupid disney bastards!!

[amberleafs]

they have killed willo the wisp the bas**rds

[MondoBeno]

Let's picket outside the BBC. STOP REMAKING LOW-BUDGET BRITISH CLASSICS!!!!!!!!

[lisaskell]

what aboot tha moog fucking legend he's tripping oot his tits mbe for tha moog

[atticgirl]

is this a joke?

[Parassassin]

I blame Dr Atkins.

[Rumpio]

might the aspect ratio be messing up her fatness?

[KrazyKarasz]

Updated? That's interesting.

[Montork]

why did they have to slim down mavis? i can understand the rest of the changes but that one seems kina pointless