The Review Goes On pt. 2

"Hello, I'm the Nostalgia Critic - I remember it so you don't have to!"

That is how Doug Walker opens his iconic show and has been one of the most recognizable catchphrases found on the Internet in the last few years. It's catchphrases like these, his Sam Kinnison-esque screaming, liberal use of profanity, incorporation of animation and well-timed humor that has allowed Walker to thrive as one of the pioneers entertainment.

Born Nov. 17, 1981 and a native of Chicago, Ill., Walker is a graduate of Northern Illinois University with a degree in Communication Studies. Before stepping into Internet fame, Walker worked as an animator. In fact, one of Walker's videos includes him quitting is day job in 2009, following his breakout year of 2008. Walker initially found success on YouTube posting "5 Second Videos" - a comedic summation of a movie in the namesake amount of time. Walker followed up his success with the birth of The Nostalgia Critic. The following is an account from his brother, Rob, on Walker's entry on the Channel Awesome Wikia page, talks about the inspiration behind the Nostalgia Critic:

"It was sort of organic. Not really spur of the moment, nor totally planned either. Before he did any of this, Doug went through like a mid-midlife crisis. He got big into all the things he watched as child, including ordering a DVD of old 80s commercials," Rob Walker said.

"Of the shows and movies he tracked down, some still held up. Some did not. Some things I didn't recognize at all, but there was a 2 year age difference, so occasionally we saw something the other missed. Point being, he made it his quest to track down old things he remembered and I constantly made fun of him for it. ... For a while, I think he wanted to exorcise his inner Lewis Black. We used to film stuff all the time in high school and college, and I think he was just rediscovering how fun it could be."

Rob Walker goes on to say that the final straw came when they visited several "Generation X" website doing written reviews on 80s nostalgia, and so the Nostalgia Critic was born. In April 2008. The following video is the first video done in his now familiar style, Nostalgia Critic Episode 2: "Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue."

 (Author's Note: this video contains coarse language, viewer discretion is advised)

Now that proper background on the man has been established, Part 3 will focus on Walker's latest Nostalgia Critic and in Part 4, My Favorite 12 Nostalgia Critic reviews.