How A New Wish Successfully Updates The Fairly Oddparents
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I love the parents' nickname for Hazel: Hazelnut. That's cute!
And I like that the parents aren't braindead, neglectful idiots who constantly go on about how happy they'd be if they hadn't had kids. Seriously fuck Mr. and Mrs. Turner!
The moment I heard that the people who worked on Infinity train and Craig of the Creek were involved, I knew this show was in good hands.
That doesn't necessarily guarantee the show will be high quality.
@@AJPiersonespecially since (eye-em-oh) both shows are meh
@@AJPiersonThat’s why he said the show was in good hands. Fairly Oddparents hasn’t been in its best form since the 2010s so as long as the reboot is better, it’s enough for a lot of people.
@@Spacething7474I liked Infinity Train but yeah Craig Of The Creek was okay.
@@Spacething7474 Infinity Train is probably one of the best things CN put out despite its story being half complete wdym?
Its my favorite serialized animated series after gravity falls. Even compared to stuff like Amphibia and Owl House which I love. Every season hits, except the last one, which was underwhelming because of the cancellation.
A New Wish made me realize that under a different creative direction, Fairly OddParents could've been an amazing anthology show. Instead of everything revolving around Timmy and the people he knows, the fairies would be the consistent main characters. They could've created as much serialised material as they felt like without disrupting the ability to jump into the show whenever, could've shaken up the show without the annoyance Poof/Sparky/Chloe created, and made a lot of money off finale/reunion specials.
It also would've put a lot more focus on the unique selling point of the show's format, rather than leaning into the same comedic cast dynamics every other Nickelodeon show did
I disagree, that would make it hard to really like the characters and they would have to do alot of build up each season for new characters
You talk just like any other. Poof rarely got any episodes revolved around him and was mostly just in the background or a plot device. The first season that he was introduced in isn’t even outwardly bad for the most part. It’s just people like yourself who see what they want to see and run with them and the crowd.
A majority of the episodes after Wishology revolved around Crocker and Timmy’s dad as well as occasionally Foop while totally disregarding Da Rules and many of the secondary cast. Get your facts right. Everything else you stated is either mostly alright or on point though.
@@manofwisdom000 Actually, I do agree with you and am a Poof season defender, I just lumped all the shakeup characters into one bucket. While Poof was harmless IMO he didn't exactly revitalise the show
Poof was goated tho. One of the few baby characters that wasn't annoying and tbh it was the last season that wasn't awful. Sparky and Chloe can go though. They added nothing and just made absolutely no sense.
It’s not a bad idea, but an ensemble cast usually doesn’t market as well to kids as a main character
To me it isn't really a question of if Hazel DESERVES Fairy Godparents; the commonality between fairy-having kids in the original is pretty consistent (they all suffer(ed) parental neglect in one form or another, which is why Chester never had fairies until the Fairy Idol episode which made his dad too famous to spend time with him) - but it's moot here because Hazel isn't GIVEN fairies, Cosmo and Wanda decide to just help her out of their own volition.
she was going to get fairies tho. cosmo and wanda just butted in first
I just don't get why Tootie never got any Fairies
@@darienaustin8718because she can't keep a secret. Literally the only reason
@@darienaustin8718 Tootie lived in a miserable life in the same way as Timmy does, but the difference is that Tootie just wished too far, all that because of her birthday.
2:15 "The son of a tech mogul"
Actually, he's established as the grandson of Doug Dimmadome, owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome
My name is Doug Dimmadome. Home of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome. Doug-dima-dam-dima-dom-dom-dom....
And who’s to say that Dale (Doug’s son) didn’t become a tech mogul
@@poweroffriendship2.0how you Dimma doin?
Jorgen von Strangle is the only fairy who has aged consistently in this series while the rest of the fairies in _Fairy World_ remained exactly the same as centuries ago (lore wise), but he's still flexing his awesome moments.
Too bad the new series did Timmy Turner dirty though. I guess he must've regretted that Secret Wish he had that drastically changed FOP forever.
How did they do Timmy dirty
jorgen hasn't had any awesome moments in a new wish yet (in fact it's his worst characterization in over a decade!)
The stunt driver was confirmed to not be Timmy
im honestly glad we’re away from timmy. love the guy but sometimes new is good
Timmy isn't in the new show (yet).
I'm so glad someone else finally mentioned how loud Cosmo and Wanda's voices are in the theme song LMAOOOO
"The Fairly WokeParents: A New Pronoun" is fucking genius 😭
Sounds like a FreedomToon parody of FOP that came out in 2016.
😂
yes lol
of all the incorrect things that have been said in the history of humanity, that is one of the most incorrect
Yeah yeah we know, you hate the show for having a black character, and you hate queer characters, please move on
The only nod to Timmy they should do is show/confirm that the Channel Chasers ending is canon
no, they should confirm that the live-action trilogy is canon and that timmy became a fairy
No they should confirm JTPH 3 the jerkinators was the real ending as it was supposed to end both shows at the same time.
@@Spacething7474now I just know you are trolling lol. Wouldn't be possible if time actually grew up this time
@@jeremybottoms7619 nope, i just have a lot of hot takes!
what do you mean if time actually grew up this time? time always grows!!!
I wish they told us he became a forty year old bus driver. That would honestly fit Timmy so well TBH.
Would be Ironic If they decided to bring, Poof, Sparky,and even Chloe back just to give them more redeeming sympathetic roles for their comeback.
Poof is confirmed to be coming back, I think this timeline happens after Wishokogy tho so idk if Sparky and chloe are returning
that'd honestly make them less funny
@@Spacething7474 Okay, but apparently Sparky and Chloe were never funny, just annoying.
@@mitchfletcher2386 that's just subjective, to me they were pretty hilarious at times!
@@mitchfletcher2386 I kinda stopped watching the show before theose 2 appeared, so I don't really care, I prefer My Life as a Teenage Robot anyways
"Here's an ad break-"
*cuts to Arby's jumpscare*
HOW IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THAT 😭😭😭
Wait you guys got an Arby's ad , I got a ad on water . Bitch I'm confused 😢
@@flooooorr_I know,what a dick move.
Since the A New Wish is a 3D show it would nice if the eventual Jimmy Neutron reboot was 2D animated
That reminded me of a 2D-Animated Fanmade Reboot of Jimmy Neutron made by Animators at Disney TVA
but before that, they gotta make a live-action movie trilogy where Josh Peck potrays Jimmy
They did and it's fan-made. Fairly Oddparents went semi-3D (word semi means it's still 2D in the same style as Peanuts Movie), and Jimmy Neutron goes 2D Disney XD style.
Well well, look how the tables have turned.
Based Pfp
@@Spacething7474 "It's spherical, Sheen! SPHERICAL!"
I like the joke that the new god child has a cap in her teeth where Timmy’s were
I'm unironically a big fan of the show. Not mind-blowing or anything, but a solid kids cartoon that makes me happy every time I watch a new episode (also as a black girl I couldn't not watch a new cartoon with a black girl as the lead lol). I adore the dynamic between Hazel, Cosmo, and Wanda, and in general just love Comso and Wanda's relationship in this show. They act more like "2 halves of a whole idiot" sometimes, and it feels like they truly love each other like before 🥰. The idea that since the couple have been retired means they're out of practice with wishes is imo really interesting to do with these characters. It also works cause it helps Hazel come around organically to the lesson of each episode when her wishes don't go as planned (with Wanda sometimes nudging her in the right direction too). My favorite eps so far are the science fair one about procrastination, and the one where Hazel wishes her favorite manga character to life. It's filled with references, and I'm obsessed with the details of the character being animated less fluidly than everyone else + his mouth loosely matching the words coming out to really make him feel like he popped out of an anime 😂
you know what. i was part of the band wagon thinking "oh boy ANOTHER fairly odd parents reboot" and bitching about things before the show had even been fully revealed... 6 minutes into this video you've actually convinced me to give it a look.
With how many reboots/revivals that turned out to be underwhelming. The "bitching" was justified
Butch Hartman taking a off-hand approach and only overseeing the show as a producer was the best outcome for its writing
I like how instead of getting a voice actor for Doug Dimmadome, they just used his son Dale Dimmadome, and his grandson, Dim Dimmadome. It just shows how the team behind the new Fairly OddParents series knew that Jim Ward IS Doug Dimmadome, so they didn’t want to replace him by removing him from the series. Which is fine by me, because you can’t replace Doug Dimmadome himself, so it’s nice that the team behind the new series payed respects to his voice actor by not getting a new one to voice Doug Dimmadome. Wait did I just repeat myself?
Not sure if I'll check this out anytime soon, but it's good to know that this show is seemingly trying to undo all the issues that plagued the later years of Fairly OddParents without just rehashing the classic years.
which is good in the latter move, as the classic years have even more issues than the later years
You’re just saying anything. This show is hardly even trying to undo anything from the original show. I don’t even consider it related to the original show at all whatsoever for many reasons.
@@Spacething7474Why are you always replying to every comment with the same shadiness?
@@manofwisdom000 what do you mean by shadiness?
@@manofwisdom000ignore spacething, theyre a troll trying to put their ragebaiting under "i have a lot of hot takes!" facade
I am so excited for nick to be talking about his bread and butter
Me too. I thought Nick was dead 😅
Both him and LS Mark’s bread and butter
At least the adults in this reboot are helpful and benevolent. Unlike the original where the adults are useless at best or antagonistic at worst.
"here's an ad break-"
*stares into the void for 2 seconds*
Ive got to give credit where its due.
The blindfold gag is perhaps one of the funniest jokes from the original series, as well as a great demonstration of what the supporting cast was like back then. 😂
a new wish my beloved
a new wish OUR beloved
@@grooveatronic **USSR National Anthem playing intensifies**
I don't particularly appreciate saying this but, even if this show is good there is one huge obstacle to its success, the fact that the original Fairly Oddparents show burned out its audience harder than any other show I know.
Walking Dead.
That's what happens when a longest running media gets a short end of the stick for decreasing its quality.
i mean cosmo ain't wrong about TMNT, there is a sad moment that can make us cry
The people behind-this deserve a spot in animation history for making FOP good again!
Dude, why did you make Timmy look like that in the thumbnail, it's so cursed
That's the charm with nicktendo. He knows how to get people's attention to cartoons. Its fun
Did you see his first FOP retrospective video thumbnail? I subscribed FOR the cursed thumbnails.
That realistic Timmy will be Fairly Oddparents in 2028.
Here 10:18
@@GiovanniKody100I cannot imagine.
As a black man who’s researched as far as he could, The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish is the only GOOD black kids show now.
The really sad part is that there’s barely any good black kids shows running right now. I’m sure there’s some I haven’t heard of. But then you look at shows from the big three networks. Young Dylan sucks, That Girl Lay Lay sucks, even The Proud Family sucks now!
All three networks have been sabotaging practically every show that isn’t a spin-off, sequel series or reboot for like the past 5 years now. One of the victims unfortunately includes Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. And who knows if that show will get a third season.
Raven’s Home, Craig of the Creek and the latter show’s spin-off, Jessica’s Big Little World are all over now. Iyanu: Child of Wonder which we’ve waited for almost two years was just announced to be delayed to 2025!
The best we can hope for is that A New Wish stays consistent with their quality moving forward. A modern Fairly OddParents show. Who’d have thunk?
Craig Of The Creek isn’t over. It’s airing its new season. There are two new episodes now.
@@mysticalkeyblade759 it is over production-wise though
Huh?
Blud forgot A.J exists
What about Moongirl and Devil Dinosaur?
Edit: saw you did mention it. I also hope they continue it.
Realistic Nick will be haunting my dreams for the forseeable future
Good on Nick. Now dont let Butch touch it.
Hazel is what Chloe SHOULD have been
Well, Chloe most likely already grew up.
So it makes sense for Cosmo and Wanda to go to a new kid.
@@decrepitmanlet652 you know, that I can buy
Did Timmy Turner... finally grow up?
No he got cancer and died
@@cookimaus1and father chopped up his body and cooked his flesh to become younger
No, actually, Mom and Dad finally threw in the towel and took Timmy on one of their death missions to Antartica. Timmy freezed to death trying to climb a mountain.
Adult Timmy in the Channel Chaser ending is still enjoying his life with his kids. Plus, we are getting closer to Adult Timmy opening his time capsule on July 23rd, 2004 (the day the episode released which is 20 years ago).
Timmy got aged up to his 60 year old self from Timmy's Secret Wish and now has to lives with the consequences of making a secret wish
cant believe Frisk is the new godchild
I'm just gonna throw this out there to see how it goes.
*ahem*
Da Rules never had stipulations on what KIND of kid could recieve fairies. The only things are:
1. 9-17
and 2. Depression.
If rich kid Remy Buxaplenty is still recognized as needing fairies, why would kids of more marginalized groups (race, gender, neurodivergence, etc.) be ignored? Fairies don't discriminate, period, the end.
cosmo and wanda could've prevented 9/11
just saying
they were also responsible for the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand so theyre 0-2 on preventing major tragedies
I wonder what the German fairies were up to from the year 1939 to 1945
The entirety of Fairy world just collectively agreed to let it happen
But that'd be against Da Rules for plot convenient reasons!
Cosmo and Wanda tried to prevent the canon events from letting it happen, but they might've broke Da Dules.
I didn’t think it was possible for Fop to have genuinely good revival in this day and age, but I guess they found a way 😁👌
I sure hope she doesn’t fall into some yellow flowers from a hole and meet a talking flower
WHAT THE FUCK THE AD BREAK WORKED
Funny how a TV Show looks better than Wish
To quote another review of this series, child abuse...isn't...FUNNY!
It's no wonder my view on Butch's work has soured over the past decade. Most of his work involves making stereotypes of gender roles, child abuse and treating the protagonist as someone who's dumber than a sack of used diapers (the ADULT kind.)
Meanwhile, it's perfectly understandable why Hazel would be miserable; her only sibling left the house AND she had to move away from her original home. Both situations are VERY troubling for a ten year old kid
That's true. When Butch takes the matter of hands of the series, that show really lived long enough to see itself becoming a villain. As long as Butch isn't involved with the show, I hope it's fine.
Same goes for John K in the upcoming Ren and Stimpy reboot. (That series would be better off without that stinker).
@@poweroffriendship2.0 The only question I have is...WHY was Butch so sexist?
WHY did he enjoy seeing his hero characters get brutalized on screen for the sake of "comedy"?
Seriously...in Son of Crocker; when Cosmo and Wanda find out what happened with Poof on Timmy's watch, they transport him to the same wolf preserve he rescued Poof from and had him get mauled
@@SilverScribe85 Yeah. Timmy has faced a lot of pain throughout the series and same can be said with pretty much every characters in _Fairly Oddparents._ The fact that a 10 year old gets mauled by any wild animals, gets chased by Vicky with a chainsaw, and gets socked by Francis and still managed to survive (in a cartoonish fashion of course) is something else.
As for Butch, not only that he has prejudice, but he's pretty much of a scammer, considering the _Oaxis_ controversy happened 6 years ago.
@@poweroffriendship2.0 The question is what were people like Butch and Chris Savino so prejudiced about that they'd put their own characters through literal hell for the sake of "comedy"?
Did they secretly hate kids or something?
@@SilverScribe85They don’t hate kids. It’s just slapstick comedy made to be goofy. Don’t overthink this. There’s no prejudice going on.
I really like this reboot. I think it's the perfect way to do a sequel of the original Fairly Oddparents, not to mention Cosmo especially being so much better written. I just hope we do get to see more of the old cast like Juandissimo, Cupid, Mama Cosma, Poof (100% bring him back!), the anti-faries and pixies, and yes, eventually I'd love to see an older Timmy reunite with Cosmo and Wanda.
This Kid Needs us moment genuinely gave me goosebumps. It has video game mission complete vibes
The Fairly Oddparents: A New Wish feels much closer to a proper sequel to the original than Fairly Odder.
This is so much better than Disney switching their characters skin color, Timmy finally grows up (not the bus driver) and Cosmo and Wanda get to help a new kid with wishes instead of sticking to Timmy on a new series.
To tell you the truth, i think swapping out new god kids is something they should have done back when they were running out of ideas in the first place. It’s kind of like the animated Pokémon’s former problem, in which they should have kept swapping out protagonists as the new generations popped up. Already you can see unique situations and relationships they didn’t have when they were just adding characters like poof, sparky, and Chloe.
I JUST finished binge watching your retrospective (even left a comment for wanting this exact video) and you uploaded this SO SOON. I AM SO HAPPY
Your love of Conan always makes me happy
5:06 actually got an ad didn’t expect that
Welcome back Nick! I was hoping you'd cover best and worst of 2023, but after your coverage of FOP, figures you would review this.
Honestly, I hope this show doesn't bring back Mr Crocker.
While he was one of the funniest parts of the original with how he acted and how pathetic his life was, I feel like this show should build up its own cast of antagonists. Yeah, they can potentially bring back the pixies and anti-fairies without problem, but I think that this show can and would benefit from having its own rogues gallery.
Now, that's not saying they shouldn't have a fairy obsessed villain, far from it as having one would do wonders for the show's stakes and would be a great way of placing further emphasis on how Hazel has to keep her fairies secret. Maybe, with how we have the whole Vicky archetype now at the school, the fairy obsessed antagonist could maybe be a next door neighbor, presenting an active threat when Hazel is at home, with it being a young paranormal investigator wanting to catch proof of Fairies existing.
Or, if they wanted to introduce an original show antagonist for the role, what about Ms Doombringer/Ms Sunshine from the original, her posing as the sweet old lady next door but is secretly trying to hunt and capture Cosmo and Wanda, but isn't as capable in her old age, maybe she has back problems from getting hit by a bus in her debut episode, maybe her mind has a little bit went. However, she's still more of a component threat than Crocker.
Surprised you didn't mention much about the music in this one, as Guy Moon didn't work on it.
It makes me happy whenever you talk about FOP! I still haven’t gotten a chance to see this new show but I’m definitely interested.
Ah , pop culture references. They solve everything in cartoons. It helps any writers write good jokes. If it worked for chiken little, it will work for everything else
Can't believe TMNT mentioned is canon in the FOP universe and not straight up parodied like what the series did with Star Wars (Darth Laser) or DC (Crimson Chin and Catman).
@@poweroffriendship2.0 I like to think Cosmo watched same as it never was.
NICKTENDO UPLOAD THIS PEAKS!!!! everything that was said in this video i agree with, you worded your thoughts really well. i enjoy your fop videos, the retrospective!! man!! i keep rewatching it LOL
Btw, it's just looks like him. The creators said it's not Timmy. Channel chasers is cannon
Unfortunately
@Spacething7474 I stopper watching before Timmy became a little shit, so I still want the positive outcome for him.
@@knightgale2120 that era of timmy was the only time i liked him, so i don't want that special to be canon (that and i find it overhyped)
@Spacething7474 that's fair but it's also the original ending. She got brought back so I'm fine with it
Watching this reboot and how surprisingly solid it is feels like saying hello to an old childhood friend you drifted away from 15 years ago.
Despite its status as a reboot in the year 2024, this is easily one of the freshest feeling entries we've gotten in some time and a true labor of love all around, enough for me to be genuinely intrigued to see where it goes. And for me to say that about FOP of all things, is a testament to the talent at work.
why are your videos always so good
I liked this adendum/afterword for FOP that you’ve jumped into. These long form reviews of the FOP series that you did these last few years has been really good, and this felt like a nice addition (unless there’s another FOP reboot). I kept quiet when there were leaks for the reboot/revival happened early this year, as I feel like in the modern internet fandom era leaks are a double edged sword. You’re giving out an impression based on something you weren’t supposed to see without proper context. Altogether, great job. I might actually watch the show since you referenced Infinity Train and Craig Of the Creek
Agree with you about the leaks. Context matters and many ideas from pitches don’t make it into the final. That’s why I watched for about 6-7 episodes of this to air before putting my first impressions out there too.
Personally hope the series does really well.
Dont think i didnt notice the deblob music at the beginning you man of culture. Bravo 🎉
FINALLY, A NICKTENDO VIDEO!
THIS IS BEST EARLY BIRTHDAY PRESENT A GUY COULD ASK FOR
I love the new Fairly Oddparents. It’s great so far plus I’m interested how much time has passed since Timmy grew up in that “bus” scene in the first episode of the show
There is an element of going back to the drawing board here.
After the last couple of seasons ofhe original show, and the failures of both the movie trilogy and Fairly Odder, maybe a more back-to-basics approach could get things back on track.
What a relief for talking about a new show to have good criticism for the show's ups and downs (it's mostly ups!)
Dang didn't know this was actually any good that's pleasantly surprising
That was a lot faster than expected considering the show just came out last month but still, glad there's a new video.
Honestly the episode "Fearless" and the Manga Character irl episode sold me on the show, been so good so far!!
Finally no Tara Strong
Yay, new Nicktendo video!
I have no clue why people think a funny show needs to be updated to be grounded, realistic, and therefore not funny. Even you said this show isnt as relatable as the original to the generation it's targeting.
Kids don't care about realistic character development. They want a whimsical show that puts their struggles through a cartoon lense.
And especially with this generation's lowered attention span, the substantially quicker pace of the original seems much more fitting.
Like i would be very interested to see a case study in one of these reviews which one gen alpha kids prefer because i feel like its probably the original at least 8/10 times
Did you watch a new wish because it is still very much whimsical and quick
@@NICKtendoReviews I did, just doesn't feel as quick to me. A large part of that I think is Guy Moon being gone, but also the fact that Hazel's wishes don't escalate in the same way Timmy's did. When Timmy wished people would like him it ended with every fairy having a Battle Royale. When Hazel did it just kinda maybe caused a few people to make her uncomfortable.
Idk, she's yet to make a near world-ending wish she has to figure a way out of. And the whole concept of skirting around da rules hasn't come up yet (They only seem to pull it out for factoids now and less "you can't do that"), and keeping fairies secret also hasn't been a conflict. This isn't just concessions for a new take on the series, these were fundamental things that made the original interesting.
I see people talking about how changing the kid can lead to more interesting scenarios, but I think they should go deeper with that. Have Hazel end up in similar situations Timmy did, but for different reasons, and with a different solution. I really don't think "grounded" and "fairly odd parents" (Or hell, nickelodeon in general) should be words that are within 20 feet of eachother
Once again, the writers of FOP prove that Butch Hartman's work is at it's best when he sits back and keeps his hands off his own projects, as opposed to actually playing any part in them.
man i cant believe that hazel wished for all the monsters to be free from the undergroudn
I believe that sometime later on, Mr. Crocker would be working with Hazel's dad to end Cosmo & Wanda.
Bro i love when you habe stragically placed ads good video fr
Just watched the latest SML video you were in and my golly have you improved!
when nicktendo uploads its going to be a good day
8:43 BRO EMOTED FOR THE FIRST AND LAST TIME ON YT
Thumbnail Timmy be giving that "HEY APPLE! NYEAHAHAHAHAHA!" energy😂
I like this reboot a lot!
Try Watching "A better schedule for Nickelodeon's main block" by Evan Rosman
CHRIS PATT JUMPSCARE AT THE END OHNO HELPGSF,
The least thing everyone expected was for the show to actually be good
I gotta admit, I’m pleasantly surprised by what I’m seeing of the show with all the improvements and care put in, it may be more Fairly OddParents but I’m glad the IP has a footing again
Great video.
Lol diverse Fairly Wokeparents wasn't on my 2024 bingo card. But I'm ok with it
I bet Poof is grown up and has a godchild of his own now.
i love the twin peaks reference lol
Realistic timy in the thumbnail 💀💀💀
I'm just happy to see a show about a ten year old being a ten year old
honestly, the only aspect i enjoy of this series being more grounded than og FOP are the parents. theyre still clueless and dismissive about hazel in a way thats played excellently cartoonishly, but no where NEAR as cartoonishly awful as timmy's parents, and I like that balance.
but everything else being so much more grounded than OG FOP just feels off to me. ive seen people mention that hazel's wishes are lacking creativity and they should be getting way crazier with the ideas a kid would have for infinite wishes, but i think it goes further than that.
i think it's the way hazel and her friends feel more like regular kids. i like how more kids shows in modern times have begun writing kids as actual kids, rather than caricatures or effectively just being written as grown up personalities (though usually immature) who regularly restate that theyre kids who deal with kid stuff or treat it as being in a faction distinct from adults. (think ed edd n eddy, jimmy neutron, grim adventures of billy and mandy, danny phantom, kids next door (though that was their whole shtick to be fair))
i'm not praising the latter form of writing, but it feels like it contributed to the whackiness of older cartoons. hazel's conflicts dealing with more realistic and reasonable motivations kinda undercuts things and borderline makes it feel like an edutainment show with moral lessons and advice. of course OG FOP and those other shows i mentioned are no stranger to having moral lessons in their episodes, but idk, in my childhood memory, it always felt more like it was about whatever whacky scenario ideas they had first, underlying message second. or those underlying messages were fairly shallow or common sense.
again im not trying to praise that way of writing, but i think it contributed to the tone set by cartoons back then, like it really worked as an escape from reality where it didnt feel like anyone was talking down on you. i feel the only modern show that kinda nailed it was OK KO, they often times did have relatable life lessons, but it was played with an exaggerated and/or ironic tone that communicated self awareness. but it wasnt kicking itself whenever itd do this, it was proud to present this way, like it was going "yeah we know we're being cheesy, but we really do mean this stuff and think it's important!", which wraps around into a kind of earnesty that, in my opinion, made it feel like i wasn't being talked down to.
now thats not the only way a show can manage to strike that balance, and i was college by the time OK KO started airing so maybe my opinion on whether or not a kids show is insulting its audience's intelligence or not is moot, but its still my opinion and i'm just trying to walk through why i have it.
maybe i'm just spewing hot air though and none of what i said is a real issue lmao
The wishes definitely haven’t transformed the world to the extent that the OG series did, and one or two eps had a shoehorned childhood lesson but I do think the show still manages to be strange and wacky. The episode that aired yesterday was about a living trash monster that ended up being shot into space.
I haven't watched the new show yet, but I definitely relate to the things you mentioned about newer cartoons. As someone who grew up with 2000s cartoons, I completely agree with you, I just don't think they can write episodes like that anymore. Those were the golden days.
I enjoyed the live action Fairy Oddparents movies. That was before the crimes of the Star actor came to light. I think new wish is a great continuation of the original series and hope it does well.
Thanks!
Cosmo and Wanda introducing themselves as Hazel's Fairy Godparents was a 20 year old haymaker to the childhood I was not expecting. 😭
Thanks for the Jumpscare, man. I need that!😒
Dear nick, i hope your covering moville mysteries next halloween
Nice red jacket nick!
12:00 Is it just me, or are drones not as common as their portrayal? I haven't seen one out in public yet at all...
Fred Seibert is working on this with his new company after he left his former company to create Fred Films
4:15 “If you go in me, you DIE.”
Timmy: “Okay, when the toilet starts talking you know it’s time to give up.”
And so it continues!