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Clownfish TV
YouTuber Information
Profile	Clownfish TV
Style	Commentary & Reviews
Date joined	October 20, 2016
Twitter / X	@RealClownfishTV
Facebook	RealClownfishTV
Instagram and Threads	@realclownfishtv
Other media	Twitch Website
Videos	6.2K+
Schedule	Daily
Status	Active
Username
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Pratt (Kneon) Kambrea Pratt (Geeky Sparkles)
Nationality	American
Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Clownfish Gaming
YouTuber Information
Profile	Clownfish Gaming
Style	Gaming and Art
Date joined	March 25, 2015
Videos	499+
Schedule	Unscheduled
Status	Active
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Clownfish TV TeeVee (formerly Clownfish Animations)
YouTuber Information
Profile	Clownfish Animation
Style	Animation and Art
Date joined	August 12, 2013
Videos	15
Schedule	Unscheduled
Status	Inactive (folded into Clownfish Gaming)
Username	Clownfish TV
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Clownfish TV is an American YouTube channel that focuses on pop culture, video games, TV, and political commentary. The channel is operated by several people including, primarily Kneon (born: March 5, 1976 (1976-03-05)) and Geeky Sparkles (born: April 5, 1975 (1975-04-05)).

Content

Clownfish TV often makes videos on news concerning various aspects of pop culture, such as a phenomenon they refer to as 'fake diversity' 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.

History

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, about Star Wars. In 2019, they made multiple videos about the film Rise of Skywalker, 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 they claim is trying to be "woke", and contains "fake diversity" in media, and their perceived decline of comics compared to manga.

Their least favorite characters are Captain Marvel and Rey Skywalker as characters they view as overly idealized or lacking flaws. Sometimes they will make reviews of TV shows like The Owl House and Magical Girl Friendship Squad, praising the former for being, in their opinions, one of the few good pieces of modern cartoons, as most cartoons these days, in their opinion, are at decline and "are for young adults in Portland". 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 exaggerated physical traits.

They oppose what they refer to as purity culture and media censorship, and defend anime like The Rising of the Shield Hero against detractors, saying that it was just Western audiences who had problems with it, and they argue it should not be censored for Western audiences.

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, and in general are huge fans of anime. A lot of their criticisms have been targeted towards Funimation especially since the #KickVic campaign and their tendency to change context and anime dubs.

They have frequently criticized Disney for what they view as excessive commercialism and political engagement, 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.

Twitter discussions, including accusations against Sakimichan being racist and art "fixers". Journalists have also been the subject of some of their videos, especially ones that seem to have a rivalry with YouTube.

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 critical stance on certain social justice issues and "woke culture" in pop culture, particularly identity politics, they have clarified that they do not support Trump and claim to be left-leaning moderates, 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 for their views.

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 promoting progressive social themes.

Criticism and Controversy

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".

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.

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.

Personal lives

They resided in Punxsutawney, before moving to Pittsburgh.

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".