Donkey Xote is a personal guilty pleasure. The jokes are definitely hit or miss but when they land they land and the fact the producers were unapologetic with their inspiration being flat out put on the film poster “From the producers who saw Shrek.” It’s right up there with The Room!

"From the producers who saw Shrek" is mental XD

05:45 Hi, A small correction, the text "In a village of the region of La mancha, who's name I don't care to remember." is actually a straight quote from the first chapter of the original Don Quijote novel. In spanish speaking countrys it's classic literature, so It's like saying "To be or not to be, that is the question" in a Hamlet movie. I think the writers didn't consider the audience thinking the quote was a joke, but I can understand someone thinking it was if they aren't familiar with the novel.

"Donkey Xote" is a perfect pun title, omg

I can tell that Puss in Boots tried to be like Fractured Fairytales, but lacks the substance of it

Fun fact, Donkey Xote got a tie in PS2 and PSP game.

The snurks themselves are a big definition of "ed, edd n eddy at home"

I'm surprised that the Puss in Boots in this video isn't the French CGI movie that features a dub where William Shatner decided to do this annoying cartoon kitty cat voice instead of just his usual self aware hammy bit.  Granted, it's far more interesting and has a lot going for it otherwise, rather than a bad imitation of a Jay Ward cartoon.  

Anyway, I think we're also forgetting the early 00's where Shrek-o-Mania ran rampant and we had a LOT of mid-actually bad Twisted Fairy Tales movies coming out of the woodwork.  Happily Never After, Hoodwinked (which wasn't directly one at first, but Weinstein forced it with the second one), and even Jim Henson Productions making a trio of meh CGI Fairy Tale movies.  Parody versions of Fairy Tales aren't exactly new with Shrek, but there was no denying that lesser studios wanted to cash in.  Even Tangled was almost one of these, and still was marketed as such.

Here's how I'd rewrite 'The Snurks'.

Firstly, have them be the main characters. Despite being the main villains, their crimes never amount to anything more than petty vandalism. Really, they're just lashing out at being ostracized from by rest of Gaya for their individual quirks.  The gang have a close, almost familial bond, with Galger and Bramph even having raised Zeck after finding him abandoned as a baby. However,  Zeck secretly yearns to be seen as more than just a ruffian, all while trying to appease his stern father figure, Galger.

 Due to their cunning and determination from being thwarted every other episode,  they adjust to the real world quickly after being transported there. Meanwhile, Boo and Zino start bickering due to the sudden absence of plot armor. But when the Snurks find out the mad scientist's plan, they're horrified, having never hurt or killed anyone and realize he needs to be stopped.

Alanta and Zeck's romance would be more fleshed out, with her being attracted to him because of his free spirit, feeling repressed by her role,  him for her down to earth nature, despite her royal status and just how stifled they both are by society's expectations of what they should be. The Snurks grow more heroic and the heroes more wily, realizing they're more than their character archetypes. They use this to defeat the mad Scientist and find a way back home.

The film ends with Alanta and Zeck together, Boo and Zino as better friends, and the Snurks being honored as heroes.

List of other Shrek ripoffs: Believe me, this was a long search to find.
2007's Happily N'ever After

2008's Unstable Fables

2008's Igor

2018's Charming

2021's Secret Magic Control Agency

2024's Rebellious

I remember watching Fungus the Bogeyman as a kid, having it on DVD, I barely remember anything about it, all I remember was skipping through the parts and got a random ass jumpscare from one if the characters screaming at a human.
I also watched the 2nd adaptation, I didn’t like it as much

Wow, I can’t believe I remember seeing most of these movies

Oh shit hahaha, I had  Boo, Zino and the Snurks on DVD too. I don't remember the film at all, but I do remember looking at the case and thinking the characters were ugly and throwing it under a cabinet or something like that.

You talking about the holiday in the beginning is exactly what I always used to have…the whole holiday was ever so slightly shit, and it was more of a bonding experience than a relaxing time. My friends would be off in another country and I would be down in a tent in all hallows.

I’ve seen Saberspark’s review of Back To Gaya and it reminds me a lot of a mix between The Smurfs and The Littles with the story concept of The Fat Albert movie

29:35 Oh no they kidnapped Kevin 11 to voice this character

Somebody once told me…

These bootleg movie posters is what the Craigslist made.

I remember loving the snurks when I was 10

0:12 I live in Western Washington State, Rain is NOT going to stop me from having fun 😂😂😂