I think the step sisters in the first story are supposed to say "you wear rags" instead of "you wear red".

I really do appreciate that Phelan acknowledged that the first version was based on Perrault's version. So many youtubers review Perrault Cinderella adaptations and then complain that it doesn't follow the Grimm version even though they are two different stories. It's nice that Phelan puts so much research into these fairytale videos

The Disney prince wasn't the one who did the whole foot thing it was the King. As the King didn't see Cinderella's face. He was also too much of a hot head to listen to anyone about it and nearly killed one of his servants, the one with the shoe, when he found out that he didn't keep her hostage.

Gotta admit, caffeinated/unhinged Cinderella caught me off guard and really cracked me up. 😂😂 Haven’t seen THAT take on the character before.

I always thought that the reason the shoe only fit Cinderella was because like the gown and carriage it too was magical. So it was only meant to fit Cinderella and no one else, so if someone had her shoe size the shoe would shrink because it wasn’t her.

There is something indescribably comforting about Phelan and his own brand of comedy.

The glass slipper (or gold depending on which version) is usually a physical gift from the fairy godmother, not a magically transformed clog. Most versions omit this to save time on production (I assume). There was an Italian animated series of Cinderella where the glass slippers belonged to her mother and the fairy god mother’s magic only shined them up for her.

I like this one because it reveals Pat Morita's obsession with supper.

I mean, I always figured Cinderella was unrecognizable because Magic (some versions telegraph this), but I kind of love the idea of a face-blind prince.

Well the King WAS about to found Wiki-Feet, but he learned the King in 'The Christmas Elves' already beat him too it.

Well tbh the shoe thing makes more sense in the context of the time the story took place. It's not like they had standardized shoe sizes or mass production. Cinderella's shoes fit her the best because they were tailor-made for her. They fit her like proverbial glove...so when other girls tried them on, it was noticeable that they didn't have the exact measurements for that specific shoe. Similar thing-the times- goes for people not recognizing her. The ballroom was lit mostly by candlelight so the visibility probably wasn't the best. esp if you were to see Cinderella from distance. Plus she'd have a different hairstyle and make-up and quite a bit of it. Since the Perault version is from 1690s. She'd be near irrecognizble in peasant's clothes.

The evil shifty eye dog reference to the Simpsons really made this instantly one of my favorite of these Britannica reviews.

The first short is the most eccentric I’ve seen Cinderella, and I love it for that. Can’t say the same for the creepster prince.

The Maria story reminds me a lot of a German fairy tale Frau Holle / Mother Frost, with the nice sister doing chores to retreave something dear to her and the bad sister repeating the steps in hope of reward. That one lacks the Cinderella elements, though, it just ends after covering her in mud or tar.

That Cinderella Prince is giving me strong Pepe Le Pew vibes.

For some reason, the edit of Cinderella going from happily wishing her sisters a good night to then her sobbing within a second made me lose it - just the almost cartoonish way she's crying doesn't make me feel sorry for her, exactly.

That stretched-out low-pitch "WAHHHHHHHHH" is going to be my new ringtone.

20:56 If you pay attention, you'll notice those are scraps of fried chicken and watermelon. Britannica needs a better vetting process for their animators.

Cinderella's stepmother was always my favorite Star Trek character.

It was nice to have here the Chad Prince from Cinderella 3 and his hilarious moment of throwing himself to the window