Clownfish TV is an American
YouTube channel that focuses on reviewing pop culture including movies, TV, and comics. The channel is operated by several people including, primarily
Kneon (born March 5th) and
Geeky Sparkles (born April 5th).
Clownfish TV often makes
videos on news concerning various aspects of pop culture, such as faux diversity
[1]. They are widely known for their videos on Star Wars and animation. Besides its main channel, Clownfish TV manages two separate channels. One for gaming and another for animation and art.
Clownfish TV started out making gameplays of games such as ARK and Bendy and the ink machine, as well as revieiwng Funk Pops. However their first movie commentary video was made in 2017
[2], about Star Wars. In 2019, they made multiple
[3] videos
[4] about the movie Rise of Skywalker, which became very popular and earned them lots of subscribers. Ever since their fame the two have been making videos on Netflix, movies, companies and media trying to be "woke", diversity in media and the decline of comics compared to manga. Their least favorite characters are Captain Marvel and Rey Skywalker as they are Mary Sues. Sometimes they will make reviews of TV shows like The Owl House
[5] and Magical Girl Friendship Squad
[6], praising the former for being, in their opinions, one of the few good pieces of modern cartoons, as most cartoons these days are at decline
[7] and "are for young adults in Portland"
[8]. Occasionally they will dip their toes in non political commentary, like the Danish children's TV show,
John Dillermand, which is about a man with a huge penis
[9].
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The channel also opposes purity culture and media censorship, and defend anime like
The Rising of the Shield Hero[10] (an anime that is extremely controversial due to one of the major plot points being about a woman who lies about rape) against detractors, saying that it was just Western audiences who had problems with it, and it shouldn't be censored to coddle them
[11]. They have also praised the anime for talking about an issue that society widely ignores. They believe that fiction has no effect on reality, and media that has controversial and problematic elements shouldn't be hated, as at the end of the day, it is just fiction. They have also defended
Redo of Healer[12] for the very reason, and in general are huge fans of anime
[13]. A lot of their criticisms have been targeted towards
Funimation especially since the #KickVic campaign and their tendency to change context and anime dubs
[14].
They are extremely critical of modern day Disney, who they regard as greedy, overtly political, hypocritical and corrupt, and whenever Disney encounters a financial loss, they express their happiness (but also lament it in regards to classic Disney content). Each episode that deals with Disney's troubles is often referred to as the "Daily Dose of Dismal Disney", referring to the increasing frequency of said episodes to where it's almost a daily occurrence.
They also comment on Twitter controversies, such as accusations of
Sakimichan being racist
[15] and art "fixers". Journalists have also been the subject of some of ther videos, especially ones that seem to have a rivalery with Youtube
[16].
Thomas Pratt and Kambrea Pratt are a married couple in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. They live with their two kids, nicknamed SquidKing and PinkyBoo. Thomas worked in comics like Disney Ducks, as well as a popular webcomic called
Shadowbinders. Kambrea was also an artist in the comic book industry. Many of their videos have been explanations on the downfall of the comic book industry and topic dealing with the problems with Disney.
At first, the channel was focused on gaming with Kneon and SquidKing. But when the announcements of several reboots in particular 2019 Thundercats Roar and She-Ra: Princesses of Power, the channel has gain traction. All the way up to its current 100k subs.
In March 2021, Clownfish TV launched an independent imprint called
Clownfish Comics, which will create and crowdfund comic books through Indiegogo.
The first project was a two volume hardcover collection of their 2010-2015 webcomic series
Shadowbinders. Confirmed future projects include a third volume of
Shadowbinders to complete the series, as well as a new IP called
Crimson Rhen (based on an older pitch to Scholastic).
They stated the goal of Clownfish Comics is to create unique stories that are neither standard superhero work, or the "mopey Tumblr autobiographies" of modern woke comic books. They seek target fans of animation, gamers, and general pop culture enthusiasts. They described the indie DIY style as the future of the industry, and to returning to a merit-based world.
They were inspired by the successes of
Ethan Van Sciver,
Richard C. Meyer, and Boom Studios, as well as many other successful products in the field in recent years, to finally return to the medium.
It is a common misconception that they are Trump supporters
[17], but they have clarified that they do not support Trump, and are left leaning moderates
[18] - though Kambrea is a libertarian and Thomas is independent.
They resided in Punxsutawney, before moving to Pittsburgh.
- Kambrea is a natural redhead.
- Kneon's nickname before the channel started was Kneon Tranzit, the latter of which was dropped to shorten it to the current title.
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