Nigel Thornberry: The Dad Who Risked It All

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being a part of my YouTube Journey [Music] [Applause] [Music] the Wild Thornberries is a show that I will admit I feel like I haven't given enough love to since starting this channel I've talked about this show a few times but mainly just when referencing Rugrats Go Wild the crossover movie that would see the Thornberries and the Rugrats going on a wild adventure together featuring of course Bruce Willis as Spike the dog outside of that though I've never really touched on this show and I don't even really know why I absolutely loved the Wild Thornberries as a kid this show was just the perfect mix of serious and funny with just a slight sight of educational bits here and there all in all it was a great show however my favorite part of this show without a doubt was certainly Nigel Thornberry Nigel is just so unique his mannerisms the way he speaks and of course his awesome mustache as a character he's pretty much like a walking meme in this day and age however behind all of that is a fantastic Father Figure sure he may have a rather dangerous job that puts his family in perilous situations every now and then but on the whole Nigel is a father that does his best and puts his kids first and foremost I've spent a few videos now highlighting specific fathers in Nick tunes starting with Ray Mundo from rocket power then Hugh Neutron from Jimmy Neutron and continuing from there it feels appropriate for my first video about the Wild Thornberries to be one that highlights the important fatherly values brought to the table by Nigel Thornberry looking back at previous dads that we've talked about they all bring a wide variety of values into the conversation Raymundo is that fun loving chill single dad who isn't afraid to be strict when he needs to he on the other hand doesn't wear the pants too often as it pertains to Parenting he's more likely to have his wife Judy rained out in the banhammer however what he lacks in discipline he makes up for in teaching valuable life lessons and preaching positivity and thankfulness Nigel on the other hand takes a different approach to Parenting his family life is admittedly leagues different from both Ry and Hugh Ray is the co-owner of a Burger Shack he loves surfing with his kids and they all live in a nice quiet home he works in an auto parts factory he loves ducks and he lives in a nice quiet home with his family that sometimes gets crazy due to Jimmy's inventions meanwhile Nigel is the host of a nature show which often times leads to dangerous situations and his family live a nomadic lifestyle traveling with the comi serving as their base camp as a result it's pretty common that Nigel has to full-blown risk his life to save his family from whatever situation they end up stuck in with that being said though he's known for putting Safety First always he isn't necessarily overbearing by any means and he really Ador quality time with his kids but he never fails to keep in mind the fact that really at any moment something crazy could happen and more often than not they are likely hours away from their nearest hospital thankfully he has a very unique set of skills that come in handy when things hit the fan out in the wild all of that combined with his ability to think on his feet when Under Pressure really make for great traits of a father in my opinion and that's why today on our nostalgic walk down memory lane we're going to check out an episode of The Wild Thornberries that really showcases how great of a father that Nigel is we're looking at the season 1 episode Nigel knows best this episode starts out in the area surrounding kusco Peru a city that's near the border between Peru and Bolivia known for being the capital of the Inca Empire we see the family preparing to make their Passage through the Andes mountain range as they Venture towards kusco Eliza sits down with Darwin as she admires some locals kiding up their llamas to continue their way throughout the Andes wouldn't it be great to go like that to Cusco why would you want to spend hours on the back of a wannabe giraffe when you could ride in a nice comfortable trailer I want to see the andies up close aren't you bored of riding in the comi nope first a quick nap then lunch followed by a longa nap then I wonder if we can borrow a llama Eliza runs on over to see about acquiring a llama meanwhile her mother is in the middle of rigging together the coni with stockings instead of a fan belt as she wraps things up Nigel walks up with a huge box saying that he's returned from the post office so you got the stamps no I forgot them completely but look at this smashing parcel it's from your mother how nice well no sense in opening it now we've got a long drive to Cusco aren't you just itching with childlike curiosity no inside the comi Debbie helps herself to the package sent by her grandmother inside she finds a ton of soap and a bag of cheese Crunchies which Debbie happily sits back and starts snacking on Maryann catches sight of her eating the junk food and is none too pleased angered by her mother sending cheese Crunchies yet again Debbie starts to read the letter that was sent with it in which maryanne's mother talks about how sad it is that Debbie has to waste her childhood living in a camper Maran snatches the letter away from Debbie so that she can read the rest of it sorry can't give your family everything they deserve because of your little career so I've taken the LI send some goodies to your poor dear children how thoughtful mom marann storms outside and finds Eliza with a llama that a farmer let her borrow so that she can ride it to Cusco marann thinks that Eliza riding a llama through the Andes by herself isn't a very safe idea however Nigel is completely intrigued by traversing the Andes the same way that the Incas once did hundreds of years prior this leads to Eliza pitching the idea that her and her father could make the Trek together while Mom Debbie Darwin and Donnie take the comi isn't it dangerous oh yes terribly ter you guys I don't think this is a good idea but we'll be careful won't we dad oh but of course exceptionally careful you have my promise poppet our trip will be the picture of safe prudent travel not an i outter of Adventure we shall scale the mighty Andes with the utmost care marann reluctantly agrees and just like that the two of them pack for their trick on the back of llamas as Nigel approaches to begin their Journey Eli decides to start at a Brisk run however Nigel is very quick to put a stop to her Rush telling her that they need to keep it to a walk because he promised her mother that they would be extra safe the Llama that Eliza is writing asks what's going on and she explains to her that dad is the one in charge and that they have to walk because he said so she ends up asking the Llama about what cool things that they might see along the way and the Llama explains that all the humans start getting really excited near this big hole in the ground along the way I'll bet it's the EUR bomba you know what kid you might as well be speaking alaka to me they continue on their nice slow Venture up the mountain until they approach the big hole that the Llama told her about the Llama wants to take her to get a closer look but Eliza says that they can't however the Llama points out how her dad just rounded the corner and he won't notice if they get just a little closer Eliza agrees and the Llama makes an epic jump down onto a rock below check it [Music] out yeah that's what everybody says wow I'll be it worked you're father the regular Cowboy Eliza good thing I got you looks like your llama was wandering off shall we play at Cowboys Eliza what do you say partner Nigel pulls Eliza and the Llama as far away from the cliff side as they can get which bums Eliza out because she only got to see the Ravine of the uroma river for like a few seconds so I guess we got to stay by the wall no not if I can help it later on we see Maryann and Debbie on their drive to Cusco Debbie is telling her mom all about the stuff that their grandmother sent which marann is just still so Furious about oh and a book it's called women who juggle too much waa mom were you in the circus it's a book about how good Mothers don't work or drive or breathe just then a bus appears behind the convi honking and trying to pass on this really sketchy Mountain Road as it passes the bus is almost taken out by a semi that's going the opposite direction as a result one of the suitcases that was on top of the bus falls off after after taking a breath marann gets out to find that the suitcase is full of soap they threw a suitcase of soap at me they don't think I can keep my family clean well I'll show them you're not going to make me watch Donnie are you they continue on and we cut right back over to Nigel Eliza and the Llama they're making their way down the walking path as Eliza spies the ancient incing Citadel of Machu Picchu just to her right she begs her dad to go check it out with her but he shoots her down but according to my map there's no real Trail between here and there and while I love a good scramble as much as the next man I think it's best we stay on the main road oh but de not to worry Eliza If you want to see a ruin I know one that's closer and it's much more ancient than matu pitu follow me meanwhile we see the comi racing down the in Mountain Roads as marann Road rages behind the wheel talking to herself about how her mother is so awful for doubting her parenting ability as she continues to Lead Foot it she eventually catches up to the bus that she thinks spitefully threw a suitcase at her she approaches in Hot Pursuit while her family is fearing for their lives in the [Music] [Applause] background put that in your soap dish what is with you Mom hey they blew a tire bunch of Reckless irresponsible good for nothing uh mom no they'll think twice before they throw soap at me again and now what did you want to tell me uh nothing back on another part of the mountains we see Eliza and her dad approaching the ruins that he hyped up calling it an ancient city however Eliza is a bit let down to find out that the ruins are actually just three decent sized indentations in the ground Nigel speculates that they could have been home to an ancient Temple thousands of years ago however Eliza seems fairly certain that they're just ancient garbage pits I know how you feel it is overwhelming isn't it but I'm afraid we have to press on a bit of rough going ahead rough going oh yes we'll be scaling Mount Veronica a 15,000 ft Peak that will test the the limits of human endurance Nigel and Eliza are both stoked to get to climb the treacherous Mountain they continue onward on foot as the Llama follows them Nigel decides that since they're getting to a dangerously high altitude he needs to teach her the British climbing technique that was perfected on the first attempt at climbing Mount Everest now observe the trick is to step then breathe step step can I just breathe the regular way oh goodness no our bodies are starred for lifegiving oxygen one wrong move and we'll fall prey to the dizzying effects of altitude sickness Nigel also says that he doesn't want them to get separated so he decides to tie a rope around her so that he can hold the other end which makes Aliza feel like he's treating her like a dog they continue onward and Eliza decides that she's had it with being treated like she's in imminent danger she decides to slip out of the rope and tie it to her llama I'm going to climb to the top of my own ah you're running away take me with you no sandusa you have to stay here but I'm fast and I'm quiet I've got two more legs than you and I won't be any trouble I promise it's not that you have to keep the Rope tighter my father will know I'm gone can you do that for me I'll try but if he keeps up that howling I can't promise you anything Nigel and the Llama continue as Eliza decides to climb the mountain on her own meanwhile the rest of the family is sitting down and setting up for lunch oh now that I've shown that bus what a capable driver I am it's time for this good mother to serve the family I love a delicious nutritious lunch wa a tablecloth egg salad and Sprouts on toasted whole grain bread huh I thought you couldn't boil eggs at this altitude a good mother can always boil eggs I forgot got to cut Donnie sandwich Donnie give me the sandwich after that Maryann starts to get a little pushy and overbearing as she starts pretty much begging Debbie to open up and share something personal with her just then the bus Drives By yet again and things get an awful lot worse when marann realizes that it's a Bus full of nuns nuns think I'm a bad mother where's Donnie okay let's roll as that's happening we cut over to Eliza who's in the middle of climbing the mountain the terrain is getting increasingly difficult and to top it off snow is starting to accumulate at that high of elevation Eliza reaches the top completely out of breath and she starts to spin around in the snow I guess I went too fast hey where my my feet go wa who said that Darwin don't forget to step then breathe Darwin bye Eliza takes a deep breath then begins to pass out up on one of the cold peaks of this mountain we then cut over to Nigel who struggling in the snowstorm trying to tell Eliza that they need to get safe and set up camp unfortunately Nigel is taken by surprise when he approaches the Llama to find that Eliza is nowhere to be found not too long after that we see Eliza wake up to some locals who have her warming up Fireside in an igloo where am I you don't speak English oh you're awake good sir dad what happened oh just a spot of bad weather that's all rest now I must see if this weather has caused the weasels to shift to their winter white wouldn't that be smashing Eliza thanks them for saving her as she falls right back asleep back at the convy we see Maryann driving through the night Debbie asks her what's up with her and she tells Debbie that those nuns have no right to tell her how to raise her family Debbie points out that the nuns literally didn't even say a word to her they just lost their suitcase that just happened to be full of soap wait a minute nine bars of soap wash cloths and food for your kids now what are you talking about that's the stuff that grandma sent it's like she's telling you how to take care of us and it makes you nuts Debbie don't be silly look Mom Grandma's soap ah get that away from me you see every time grandma sends us a package you turn into some like freaky super mom marann confides in Debbie saying that she's right but Debbie tells her that she just needs to learn how to do what she does just tune out everything that her mother says maranne admits that she's just worried that maybe her mom is right and that the traveling is hindering her ability to be a good parent mom you are a good mom really yeah uh besides I've got to chill you out you're going to drive us off a cliff after that we cut back to Nigel and Eliza as they're making their descent down the mountain Nigel is carrying her and they end up coming to a point where Eliza asks to be put down so that she can walk on her own now he sets her down and tells her to relax for a bit so that he can search for a bird that he just heard the call of Eliza starts to vent to her llama a little bit about how overbearing she thinks her dad is still being the Llama says that she's lucky to be alive considering that she nearly froze to death the last time that she wandered off on her own I no if it weren't for those Incas the Incas didn't save you the Llama explains how it was actually Nigel who saved Eliza he found her in the snow and wrapped her up in his coat to keep her warm he then made an igloo with just a shovel and his bare hands and even started a fire to keep them alive the Incas saw the smoke they were lost too Dad I'm sorry I wandered off well I probably would have done the same thing when I was your age we then cut back over to the rest of the family playing cards as they wait for Eliza and Nigel and Cusco just then the two of them approach happily singing a song and maranne runs up saying how worried she was was everything all right safe as the bank of England the whole way I know you think of elizer and me as a couple of Reckless adventurers but we were just as careful as we could be w we ppet and how is your trip I made egg salad at this altitude astonishing as her parents walk off Eliza walks over to say bye to her llama and tell her that she's going to miss her Debbie approaches and the two of them touch base on how their trips really went Debbie tells Eliza all about how their mom lost her mind over grandma's present but it ended up being okay in the long run how was your trip oh Dad saved my life wow yeah they're pretty cool this is a really interesting episode to approach in the context that we're going to be keeping in mind here there's a lot to this episode and one thing that really Rings true to me throughout the whole thing is how much this episode really represents the duality of parenting as parents there's a fine line for us to walk I mean inherently it's our job to fend for our children keep them safe and overall to look out for them however along with that comes the point where if you push the line too far your kids could feel the want to break rules I'll say this much growing up my parents had rules but nothing like insanely strict or unreasonable they had rules that made sense to me as a kid and I never really questioned them meanwhile I had a few friends whose parents were so incredibly strict that to me their rules felt like they were in place with no reason those kids were the ones always wanting to hang out at my house because they aren't going to get beaten for going outside without a jacket when it's literally 65° outside True Story by the way one of my friend's parents literally spanked the hell out of him in front of me for him doing that now with that being said though those same exact friends that I'm talking about were always the ones who were quickest to break rules and try to hide it from their parents the reason being because their parents were way too strict about things that were pointless to be strict about for those kids coming to my house and staying up past 9:00 p.m. and watching the aoleon Dynamite was walking on the wild side because at home that was a huge no no for them this episode is a very similar example to that in this one Eliza is being given a privilege by her parents allowing her to cross the Andes on llama back the only condition in place though is that her dad comes with and keeps her as safe as possible the thing is though Nigel did a good job of keeping her safe almost too good of a job though by all means this isn't a jab at his parenting whatsoever as a matter of fact it's almost the opposite as odd as that might sound when I say he's doing too good of a job of course I'm saying that his overbearing rules pushed Eliza into running away I mean let's be real here he wasn't letting her really have any fun whatsoever even something as small as standing close to a ledge was way too far for him he even got to the point of having her straight up on a leash to make sure that she didn't get too far away from him the thing is though he wasn't doing that without reason we all know that safety is always at the Forefront of Nigel's mind however he isn't normally like this usually he wants to have fun and go adventure and see the sights in this episode he was Dawning this overbearing Persona at the request of his wife Maryanne typically Nigel is the one we see plunging head first into Danger and Eliza usually is not too far behind in this one though the idea of Eliza taking this journey on a llama was a lot for Maryann to handle as a result she requested that Nigel basically ensure that they stay strictly on their path and not get wrapped up in any Tom Foolery with that being said that brings us to the point of why Nigel was being the way he was that's because he's not only a great dad but also a great husband his wife made him promised that he would do everything possible to keep Eliza safe and that's exactly what he did if him being overbearing was what it took you bet that he was willing to do that consistently because of anything Nigel is a man of his word especially when it comes to his wife by all means Eliza did end up getting into a really bad situation but in all honesty that was pretty far out of Nigel's control she ended up slipping away when he wasn't paying close attention sure maybe he could have paid closer attention but you all saw how her mindset was in this one she was dead set on disobeying her father and having some fun no matter what it took odds are at some point she would have ended up slipping away and getting into a dangerous situation because she was so driven to get away from him this is exactly what I'm talking about when I bring up pushing your kids into wanting to break the rules when you set the rules too strictly you're effectively setting them up to want to push the envelope with you whether you know they're doing it or you don't because they're hiding it from you as a result of Eliza's leash being literally too tight she wandered off and got herself nearly killed however if Nigel had kept her safe but embraced having some sensible fun this likely would not have happened at all with that being said that is also a fine line to walk though should he have said yes when a IA wanted to venture into the unmarked path leading to Machu Picchu definitely not that's not exactly safe or sensible however her getting a few feet closer to look at the Ravine of the euroma river wasn't all too crazy and wouldn't have brought them away from their path at all other than a few feet if you really want to split hairs there were a few things where Nigel definitely was right to draw the line in an effort to keep Eliza safe however he ended up taking it too far at a few points being kind of a buzz kill as a father and husband though I get where he was coming from he was tasked with going above and beyond to keep her safe and that was something that he took very seriously I will say though in my personal opinion he would have benefited from loosening that leash just a little bit all in all though the biggest showing of Nigel's character came in the end when the Llama told the story of how he not only saved his own daughter but also some of the locals who were lost up there as well this right here was not only a testament to Nigel as a father but also as a world renowned survivalist this man was able to single-handedly build an igloo big enough to shelter multiple people as well as start a fire to save them all from freezing to death in the middle of this intense snowstorm him just finding his lost daughter on the mountain and saving her alone was a massive achievement but saving some other people as well was just the icing on the cake Nigel all in all is just a great guy he's always looking out for others at the front of his mind and he's just such a worthwhile leader All Things Considered I have to say though this guy is bold as hell for literally walking across a mountain range to get to Cusco like this was a full-blown overnight Expedition and dude walked the entire way I really would love to know where Nigel gets that kind of energy and and tenacity at his age because like share the secret Fountain of Youth my guy in the end though it's worth pointing out that Nigel ended up not telling Maryann about what had happened I'm not sure how I feel about this because it really feels contradictive to everything that I just said about him being an excellent husband it was pretty deceptive of him to not tell her about what happened up there but the thing is I feel like there's a good chance that Maryann being the way that she is would likely gather the wrong thing from it by all means I could be wrong but I can definitely see her completely blaming Nigel and cracking down the banhammer on him when in all reality he didn't really do anything other than save Eliza who was going to run away from him no matter what he did I mean he was only acting all overbearing and super cautious because marann wanted him to by all means though it's a complicated and muddy situation and between the two of them on both of their stories they pretty much left it to what the other doesn't know won't hurt them with that being said though we do have to take just a sec to talk about MaryAnn's Arc in this episode I mean she full-blown went Twisted Metal on these nuns because she was taking out her frustrations with her own mother on them and like the irony of her calling them Reckless was just ridiculous considering that she's the one who's taking it upon herself to teach them a lesson for what she perceived that they did to her I don't know man Maran just kind of went off the deep end in this one she's fed up with her mom questioning her ability to raise her kids unfortunately MaryAnn's mother can't accept the fact that they don't live a normal Suburban life she thinks that her grandchildren are basically being abused because they don't get a traditional lifestyle it's just kind of gross that she goes out of her way to mail them packages with a bunch of hygiene stuff implying that Maryann doesn't take care of her kids then of course the letter straight up dragging MaryAnn's parenting as well it was all just in very bad taste I personally can see why Maryann would get upset about this however she let her anger and insecurity get the best of her and as a result she put not only her family but also random strangers in danger as well all things considered I can certainly see the parallels between Maryann and her situation with her mother and the situation with Eliza and both of her parents though they are different situations with different severities they have similarities all the way through Maryann is fed up with her mother who just doesn't understand or even try to understand their lifestyle as a result she ends up acting recklessly and causing some massive trouble meanwhile Eliza is fed up with her father being too much of a helicopter parent at the request of her mother as a result she ends up acting recklessly and nearly getting herself killed I mean this poor kid was full-blown hallucinating at the top of this snowy mountain as she' straight up lost Consciousness meanwhile her mother nearly ran a group of nuns off the road which was along a very sketchy Mountain Side both were frustrated with an overbearing parent and both acted out as a result with that being said though this isn't a dig at maryan whatsoever but I feel like if Nigel was left to take the trip with Eliza at his own normal level of caution it would have been a lot smoother sure they would have ended up in some sort of hij Jinks or something like that but it definitely wouldn't have been as nearly fatal as Eliza running off on her own was I do have to say as well in Eliza's defense she may have been a little more rational if she didn't have that llama peer pressuring her throughout the whole episode I don't know what that llama's issue is but it really just wanted Eliza to run off and do some crazy stuff on her own like this thing straight up had the opposite of her best interest at heart this kids is the danger of peer pressure looking back at this show which is something I'm definitely excited to do more in the future for sure I'm reminded of why I enjoyed Nigel as a character growing up this show taught me a lot I learned about geography ancient civilizations different kind of animals and so much more but on top of that I learned a lot about what a good parent look like in this episode though Nigel was overbearing it really showcased his ability to take care of his children the scene where the Llama retells the story of what Nigel did gives me chills every time the thing about this episode though is that sure it may not have painted Maryann in the best light but as far as the whole series is concerned she's genuinely a loving mother who would go to the end of the Earth for all of her children much like Nigel she always has safety at the front of her mind and her unique set of skills makes her an excellent defender of her children between the two of them their family has an excellent Foundation which really shines through in each and every episode but what do you guys think do you think that Nigel was an excellent father also I am contemplating having the next part of this series being one where I drag some trash dads up next what do you guys think you ready to hear me drag some of these dads through the dirt let me know in the comments down below I always love seeing your guys' feedback massive shout out with love to my patrons especially those of you in the true '90s kidss tier I 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Published: Sun Mar 03 2024