Clownfish TV

Clownfish TV is an American YouTube channel that focuses on pop culture news and reviews, primarily covering films, television, animation, and comics with infrequent videos on toys, video games, and tabletop games. The channel is operated by several people including, primarily Kneon (born: ) and Geeky Sparkles (born: ). 
==Content==
Clownfish TV often makes videos on news concerning various aspects of pop culture, such as fake diversity.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O18-hyyYGvE&ab_channel=ClownfishTV They are widely known for their videos on Star Wars and animation. Besides its main channel, Clownfish TV manages another channel called Clownfish Studios, which focuses on gaming and art and were originally separate channels.
Clownfish TV started out making gameplays of games such as ARK and Bendy and the Ink Machine, as well as reviewing Funko Pops. However their first movie commentary video was made in 2017,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6LFUFoEAsQ&ab_channel=ClownfishTV about Star Wars. In 2019, they made multiple videos about the film Rise of Skywalker,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1p382-912s&ab_channel=ClownfishTVhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QEGpRRqiSU&ab_channel=ClownfishTV which became very popular and earned them lots of subscribers. Ever since their fame the two have been making videos on Netflix, movies, companies, and media trying to be "woke", fake diversity in media, and the decline of comics compared to manga. 
Their least favorite characters are Captain Marvel and Rey Skywalker as they are Mary Sues. Sometimes they will make reviews of TV shows like The Owl House and Magical Girl Friendship Squad,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RqkYJm4pFk&ab_channel=ClownfishTVhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMQQ8wQ5G_Q&ab_channel=ClownfishTV praising the former for being, in their opinions, one of the few good pieces of modern cartoons, as most cartoons these days are at decline and "are for young adults in Portland".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEmDCT9MHho&ab_channel=ClownfishTVhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANfNk2pFXtw&ab_channel=ClownfishTV Occasionally they will dip their toes in non political commentary, like the Danish children's TV show, John Dillermand, which is about a man with a huge penis.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibX9oY6_xn0&ab_channel=ClownfishTV
The channel also opposes purity culture and media censorship, and defend anime like The Rising of the Shield Herohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqJ0HwylByY&ab_channel=ClownfishTV (an anime that is extremely controversial due to one of the major plot points being about a woman who lies about rape) against detractors, saying that it was just Western audiences who had problems with it, and it shouldn't be censored to coddle them.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqJ0HwylByY&ab_channel=ClownfishTV 
They have also praised the anime for talking about an issue that society widely ignores. They believe that fiction has no effect on reality, and media that has controversial and problematic elements shouldn't be hated, as at the end of the day, it is just fiction. They have also defended Redo of Healer for the very reason,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ECjdoE9vSA&t=2s&ab_channel=ClownfishTV and in general are huge fans of anime.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEOEw50-Jj8&ab_channel=ClownfishTV A lot of their criticisms have been targeted towards Funimation especially since the #KickVic campaign and their tendency to change context and anime dubs.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lHOCRGkT5E 
They are extremely critical of modern day Disney, who they regard as greedy, overtly political, hypocritical and corrupt, and whenever Disney encounters a financial loss, they express their happiness, but also lament it in regards to classic Disney content. Each episode that deals with Disney's troubles is often referred to as the "Daily Dose of Dismal Disney", referring to the increasing frequency of said episodes to where it's almost a daily occurrence.
They also comment on Twitter controversies, such as accusations of Sakimichan being racist and art "fixers".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVPJHybt74I Journalists have also been the subject of some of their videos, especially ones that seem to have a rivalry with YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpsuHxdDJXw 
==Beginning==
Thomas Pratt and Kambrea Pratt are a married couple in Pennsylvania. They have a son and daughter, nicknamed SquidKing and PinkyBoo respectively. Thomas worked in comics like Disney's DuckTales, as well as a popular webcomic called Shadowbinders. Kambrea was a teacher and was also an artist in the comic book industry. Many of their videos have been explanations on the downfall of the comic book industry and topic dealing with the problems with Disney.
At first, the channel was focused on gaming with Kneon and SquidKing. But when the announcements of several reboots in 2019, in particular Thundercats Roar and She-Ra: Princesses of Power, the channel has gain traction, all the way up to its current 300k+ subs.
==Returning to comics==
In March 2021, Clownfish TV launched an independent imprint called Clownfish Comics, which will create and crowdfund comic books through Indiegogo.
The first project was a two volume hardcover collection of their 2010-2015 webcomic series Shadowbinders. Confirmed future projects include a third volume of Shadowbinders to complete the series, as well as a prequel spinoff called Crimson Rhen (based on an older pitch to Scholastic).
They stated the goal of Clownfish Comics is to create unique stories that are neither standard superhero work nor the "mopey Tumblr autobiographies/fanfics" of modern woke comic books. They seek target fans of animation, gamers, and general pop culture enthusiasts. They described the indie DIY style as the future of the industry, and to returning to a merit-based world.
They were inspired by the successes of Ethan Van Sciver, Richard C. Meyer, and Boom Studios, as well as many other successful products in the field in recent years, to finally return to the medium.
==Political views==
Because of their stance against social justice warriors and woke culture in pop culture, particularly identity politics, it is a common misconception that they are Trump supporters;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3j88WJcOQ4 however, they have clarified that they do not support Trump and are left-leaning moderates,https://twitter.com/realclownfishtv/status/1094116485054775296 with Thomas identifying as libertarian and Kambrea as independent. While they may not agree with conservatives on many issues, Thomas and Kambrea have defended right-leaning creators on the channel and believe that everyone has the right to express their opinion regardless of their political affiliation without fear of being attacked by extremists. 
Thomas and Kambrea have stated that they dislike discussing politics on the channel, believing that entertainment companies, particularly those whose primary market is children, should be apolitical and appeal to the widest audience possible instead of pushing radical agendas to appease insatiable social justice warriors. 
== Criticism ==
On May 16, 2021, Geeky Sparkles came out with a tweet regarding a website that Kneon helped create. She stated that "We've had a "partner" take the site we built, remove our names, and then turn around and attempt to trademark OUR separate business name to stop us, or take that too, or whatever dumb arse reason they had"https://twitter.com/desert_starr_57/status/1393940291648905217. 
In July of 2021, Clownfish TV posted a tweet stating that they had info on the He-Man reboot on Netflix from an unspecified insider source claiming that the insider said that "Teela is a better He-Man than Adam and he steps aside to let her (and her girlfriend) take over Hero duties." Kevin Smith then responded and denied the allegations. This then escalated into a full blown video criticizing Kevin Smith and Geeky Sparkles then gets into the feud saying that Kevin Smith should apologize for even mentioning them.
Later on in the same month, they start to go after KiwiFarms for allegedly stalking them.https://archive.ph/ipjww
On May 21, 2021, YouTuber Zombiefan uploads a video titled "Clownfish TV is scummy" and criticizes them over advocating the adoption of the Japanese work ethic and profiting off of the death of Kentaro Miura. No response has been made so far regarding the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a2wgJ-XeMY&t=114s
==Personal lives==
They resided in Punxsutawney, before moving to Pittsburgh.
==Quotes==
 
*"It's time for another daily dose of dismal Disney..." 
==Trivia==
*Kambrea is a natural redhead. Also, she gets angry whenever an established redheaded female character gets race swapped for no reason other than "diversity".
*Kneon's nickname before the channel started was Kneon Tranzit, the latter of which was dropped to shorten it to the current title.
*Kambrea had a running gag whenever she drops a F-bomb during a video, she usually says "Sorry, Mom". Also, her mother is sometimes nicknamed "Mama Sparkles".
==References==
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