Why the HELL is Dr Livesey a Walking MEME?

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✅Video Credits✅

►Video Edits by SABER ;P
►Thumbnail by Henri Yount
►Audio Edits by dBPony
►Intro Music/Outro Music by Hirosashii
►Additional Avatar Pics by Flutter Spartan
►Avatar Pics by Acid Neko
►Music by Home

📝Video Sources📝

►Teenage Robot Version of the Livesey Walk

►TF2 Version of the Livesey Walk

►Ed, Edd n Eddy Version of the Livesey Walk

[Saberspark]

Edit to video - the majority of the talent involved in the production of the movie came from (at the time) Soviet controlled Ukraine and not from the USSR. Should have mentioned that in the video but it went under my radar, my mistake! The studio itself was Kyivnaukfilm and it had a good run from 1941 to 1998. Definitely will look more into it when I get around to my deep-dive about Ukrainian animation. Again, apologies for the mistake!

[fourkz]

So one cool thing that you didn’t mention is that this version has been a meme in Russia for a long time. They’ve been making memes with these characters for ages and it’s only now spread to the international internet.

[Vailskibum]

We should all strive to reach even 10% of Dr. Livesey's coolness

[ketchupwater]

I love how the movie is an Anti-Drinking PSA, and the coolest character in the movie is literally the built gigachad doctor who doesnʼt even take fighting seriously and stood up to a gang of pirates just to say "hey guys btw you know smoking is bad for you right, dumbass"
then just takes all of their pipes

[anotherpersonontheweb]

Dr Livesey is the ultimate gigachad. He is the embodiment of pure masculinity. Everyone wants to be like him and therefore it is addicting to see him walk. None of us can match the sheer awesomeness of Dr Livesey

[meheremethere]

Fun fact: from the songs in live action sequences, the movie is not only an anti-drinking campaign, but also an anti-smoking one, a pro-sport and generally pro-healthy lifestyle one :D
I recommend the full subbed version: the songs are pretty catchy, and the live action part is no less entertaining than the animated one.

[singingReaper]

The thing about the gigachad doctor I can’t get over is that while he’s fighting off the three men with one hand, he switches it to his non dominant hand and is still effortlessly fighting them

[MavikBow]

6:38
Those "uncanny dark faces" you talk about are actually a very big reference to another extremely famous soviet film made in 1973 called "17 moments of spring".
Notice how they did the "dark faces" only when introducing characters? Well that's exactly how they introduced them in that film. The film is about a soviet spy in the nazi Germany so character introductions were in dossier style. The cartoon did those same introductions that you folks find scary for some reason.

[MajorWetwipe]

The fact that the Russians were able to keep this meme a secret from us for years is amazing.

[TV--]

Dr. Livesey: "Rum and death should mean the same thing to you."
Saber: There's no way this guy's sober

[_NIKOS_NIKOS]

The only adaptation that doesnt depict Dr Livesey as a wimp. Also, as someone who used to watch that movie on regular bases as a kid you cant imagine the sheer amount of flashbacks I got when I saw the memes

[ManjushageP]

As someone who grew up watching the original, I'm so glad that this has finally become the meme it was meant to be
Not to mention the live-action songs are such bangers

[JunohNebula]

Those panning shots? Shockingly fluid and incredible, especially in all 2D hand drawn animation. The animation studio didn't have to go that hard but they chose to and I'll tip my hat to that.

[ratabuby]

There is so much more to quality soviet cartoons. There are "The adventures of captain Wrongel", "Dr. Aibolit", basically any Armenfilm. The distinct style and humor in those are on par with "Emperor new groove" so i highly recomend it.

[mas]

I’m glad the meme is still going fairly strong. There is a sort of fun to see characters marching with pride while the one in the middle gives off the most energy of the three. That and the doctor has such a positive personality, that you can’t help but love the guy while he seemingly gives zero fucks about anything happening around him.

[O-t-D]

The English dub of the Soviet Treasure Island is a literal warcrime against humanity and even those that didn't watch the original, but some clips from it agree.
If you don't believe me, I can tell you one example: compare Dr. Livesey's laughs from the original and the dub and you'll see.

[the-white-eye]

dr livesey doesnt drink, hes definitely on something stronger than booze

[San-san]

The quote "The words *Rum* and *Death* should have the same meaning for you" goes hard as hell

[GrndAdmiralThrawn]

5:44 Apparently, the father/son vibe between Jim and Silver from Disney’s Treasure Planet was a subplot added by Disney that wasn’t in the original. In the original, Jim’s father is still there, and it’s not implied that they’re even estranged. The filmmakers wanted to use a subplot of Jim having abandonment issues to make the betrayal and mutiny more impactful than it would have been otherwise. It’s not just Jim and team vs the pirates. It’s Jim vs Silver personally. It was one of the major story deviations they made from the original. That’s why it’s not in most other adaptations.

[Jackrost]

6:40 This dark faces is also inside joke. It's reference on Soviet film about Russian Spy in WWII Germany ("17 instantaneous of spring"). When you see some new faces - you got info about him with some slow deep voice telling about this character.
"Uncanny dark faces" also become meme in russian media like year ago. Some sort of creepy pasta called "Dark Lievsy" and something like that.