BIGTOP BURGER: UP

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[kirby]

don't let Steve and his backstory distract you from the fact that Cats was written 9 billion years ago

[Pefonmo]

Putting the main character's backstory on the theme song, but being too absurd for anyone to think he was being literal about it, was Worthikids' greatest prank.

[lucifermorning-star]

I like the implication that either

A. Steve brought the play Cats to earth with him inside of his head, and it proved to be not quite the world-defining hit it was on the clown planet


or

B. Cats, as a play, is an art object in the collective unconscious of the universe, such that ANY planetary society, after inventing writing and theatre, will eventually independently come up with Cats.

[palomar]

I love how Steve faced lifelong trauma and banishment for ruining a performance of Cats, while Cesare’s reaction to being murdered, having his body dumped into a canal and being resurrected as a walking corpse is “I can’t wait to retire! Tampa, I’m coming!!! :)”

[BlokHeadAnim]

I love how Cesare is just a guy doing a job who employs all theater majors, whereas Steve is a theater major who employs people just trying to do their jobs

[lonerdreamer]

I can't believe that Old Deuteronomy gag ended up being an important plot point
I fucking love this series

[joelblomberg]

I kinda like the implication that the reason Steve has a clown theamed burger van and makes his employees dress up as clowns is not just so he can blend in but also because he misses his home and being around people like himself. I love this series and look forward to how it develops further

[amatiamat]

I just have to say, cosmically ancient space baroque is an aesthetic theme I've never seen before and I *will* be obsessing over it

[somebody_somewhere]

Worthikids is so powerful he not only pulls out full-fledged high quality animations but simultaneously improves the reputation of CATS

[olive]

I like how Cesare doesn't even pretend to hate Steve anymore it was always just part of the job.

[Ignotus]

I love how this series absolutely obliterates the Clowns as Horror Villains trope. Clowns being whimsical beings of mirth and mischief from beyond the stars is so much more compelling.

[HunterParkermusic]

The way Steve says “I didn’t DO anything, ” makes me feel like he knew who/what he was and who/what was watching him, so he tried not to do anything too chaotic to avoid drawing attention. When I go back through to series and watch how he reacts every time he sees Cesare, it really drives the theory home for me that he knew what Cesare’s job was and was trying to avoid him.

[D.Jay.]

Origin stories for mysterious characters usually kill all the magic, but this one was quite charming and solid enough in its unspoken denials of other questions to keep some of that magic.

[roxirock]

If you ever feel down, remember that Steve trained 225 years for one part and still fumbled it.

[mothmaiden]

I absolutely love CATS being a part of the lore of this show lmfao

[volkspanzer]

Even Peanut is shedding a tear for Steve. Seems like a nice guy.

[CatchThesePaws]

Worthikids wrote the music for this episode two whole years ago. Damn, that’s respectable to be able to keep something planned and work on it for that long. Bigtop Burger is such an incredible animated show!

[mysteriousfigure]

I love how Cesare has been doing this work for a thousand years and he never bothered to learn the details of his job

[JumboJumper]

Didn't expect to love a show about clowns selling burgers, but here I am thinking it's one of the best shows on YouTube.

[Bernardus_McJamesicus]

I love how you can see Steve's orbit path as he passes saturn at 4:34. This implies his flight path through the solar system brought him within the orbit of at least jupiter before orbiting saturn which then must have sling shot him towards earth. Cool detail Worthikids :) Thank you for making and sharing this art :)