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Well this might be a bit hard for me to review but I shell try as I have not watched this show for years.
Well this show is pretty much about this young boy called Mac who comes to this mansion where he meets this blue ink looking thing called blu and they become good friends. Mac also meets so many other good faces and I had a crush on Frankie the teenage bus driver when I was really younger.
The animation was decent, the voice actors were good especially since it had good genius like Tara Strong, Keith Furguson, Phil LaMarr and Grey Delise.
That's all I can remember about this show I am afraid but it was good regardless.
Well this show is pretty much about this young boy called Mac who comes to this mansion where he meets this blue ink looking thing called blu and they become good friends. Mac also meets so many other good faces and I had a crush on Frankie the teenage bus driver when I was really younger.
The animation was decent, the voice actors were good especially since it had good genius like Tara Strong, Keith Furguson, Phil LaMarr and Grey Delise.
That's all I can remember about this show I am afraid but it was good regardless.
I recently went back to watch some old kids shows with my girlfriend. I have to say, this show is almost as good now as it was when I was a kid. The humor can be outdated at times, and the first season isn't as good as the rest, but all-in-all, this kids show, much like many of the other Cartoon Network / Nickelodeon Animated shows from the early and mid-2000 holds up well and has a very nostalgic feeling to it.
With all that said, there are some negatives. For starters, Cheese. When he is introduced, he works by himself for one or two episodes. But the show took it a little to far every once in a while, throwing in annoying characters that worked for about five seconds before making me wish they were gone. Luckily, the main characters also would get annoyed with them, so it's not that bad.
Some of the episodes are genially great. Some are hit-or-miss, and some are bad. Most TV shows are like this and you can't escape it.
All-in-all, this is a great kids show with some discreet adult humor sprinkled throughout that makes it much easier for adults to watch this. But with that said, most adults (that I know at least, and millennials) could watch this show no problem without the head- banging annoying goofy over-the-top colorful migraine inducing characters and animation that brand new shows have.
With all that said, there are some negatives. For starters, Cheese. When he is introduced, he works by himself for one or two episodes. But the show took it a little to far every once in a while, throwing in annoying characters that worked for about five seconds before making me wish they were gone. Luckily, the main characters also would get annoyed with them, so it's not that bad.
Some of the episodes are genially great. Some are hit-or-miss, and some are bad. Most TV shows are like this and you can't escape it.
All-in-all, this is a great kids show with some discreet adult humor sprinkled throughout that makes it much easier for adults to watch this. But with that said, most adults (that I know at least, and millennials) could watch this show no problem without the head- banging annoying goofy over-the-top colorful migraine inducing characters and animation that brand new shows have.
- andrewroywatson
- Apr 10, 2017
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This reviewer remembers very fondly the times where Cartoon Network was one of her most watched channels as a child, along with Boomerang, like it was only yesterday. With so much pleasure gotten out of watching gems such as 'Dexter's Laboratory', 'Courage the Cowardly Dog', 'Ed, Edd and Eddy', 'The Powerpuff Girls' as well as the Scooby Doo franchise until it aired instead on Boomerang. Those days were long gone after they gradually aired less frequently and then stopped being aired, and when scheduling was in recent years dominated by abominations like 'Johnny Test', 'Uncle Grandpa' and the reboots.
Absolutely loved the premise for 'Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends', one of the most creative ones that Cartoon Network ever did along with 'The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy'. Was a bit unsure of the way it was advertised at first, this is though going from memory, where it didn't come over as very imaginative, but there are plenty of shows out there that are a bit ehh in advertising but turn out to be very good and more. 'Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends' is one of the very good cartoons, in fact most of the time it was a great show and in its best days one of the last properly great ones that Cartoon Network did. One of their all time best? Not quite. Well worth watching? Yes.
It is not a flawless show. It did lose its way around 2007-2008, which was around the time where Cartoon Network became nowhere near as good, where the plots lost freshness and became a little repetitive and some of the humour was too mean spirited and childish.
Do agree as well that the latter episodes went too far in making Bloo a jerk by overdoing the selfishness, cynicism and arrogance, some of it coming too out of the blue and sometimes with not much learnt in terms of mistakes.
However, 'Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends' does a lot right. The animation is great, am not always keen on Flash but along with 'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic' this is how to do Flash in a vibrant, imaginative and meticulously detailed way. The music has energy and always felt at one with what happens, very catchy theme song too. The voice acting is top notch from all, and apart from reservations with Bloo later on the characters are great. Really loved their well fleshed out, individual personalities that contrast so well with each other. Loved the nice characters Wilt and Eduardo, who were immensely likeable and nice without being passive. Mr Herriman is strict and very funny and Coco is hilarious. Personally had no problem with Cheese and when the show was in its prime Bloo's point of view was understood and his behaviour was understandable. Mac and Frankie are relatable human characters.
The writing is incredibly funny and smart, personally do think there is more than enough for adults as there are actually references throughout that adults are a lot more likely to get and find funny. The concept is such an imaginative one and pre-2007 the storylines were colourful and inventive, admittedly very random and bizarre but that is what childhood imagination is like. In fact, what was so good about 'Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends' throughout its run was how well and truthfully it captured the essence/spirit of childhood imagination.
Overall, very good and often excellent. 8/10.
Absolutely loved the premise for 'Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends', one of the most creative ones that Cartoon Network ever did along with 'The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy'. Was a bit unsure of the way it was advertised at first, this is though going from memory, where it didn't come over as very imaginative, but there are plenty of shows out there that are a bit ehh in advertising but turn out to be very good and more. 'Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends' is one of the very good cartoons, in fact most of the time it was a great show and in its best days one of the last properly great ones that Cartoon Network did. One of their all time best? Not quite. Well worth watching? Yes.
It is not a flawless show. It did lose its way around 2007-2008, which was around the time where Cartoon Network became nowhere near as good, where the plots lost freshness and became a little repetitive and some of the humour was too mean spirited and childish.
Do agree as well that the latter episodes went too far in making Bloo a jerk by overdoing the selfishness, cynicism and arrogance, some of it coming too out of the blue and sometimes with not much learnt in terms of mistakes.
However, 'Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends' does a lot right. The animation is great, am not always keen on Flash but along with 'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic' this is how to do Flash in a vibrant, imaginative and meticulously detailed way. The music has energy and always felt at one with what happens, very catchy theme song too. The voice acting is top notch from all, and apart from reservations with Bloo later on the characters are great. Really loved their well fleshed out, individual personalities that contrast so well with each other. Loved the nice characters Wilt and Eduardo, who were immensely likeable and nice without being passive. Mr Herriman is strict and very funny and Coco is hilarious. Personally had no problem with Cheese and when the show was in its prime Bloo's point of view was understood and his behaviour was understandable. Mac and Frankie are relatable human characters.
The writing is incredibly funny and smart, personally do think there is more than enough for adults as there are actually references throughout that adults are a lot more likely to get and find funny. The concept is such an imaginative one and pre-2007 the storylines were colourful and inventive, admittedly very random and bizarre but that is what childhood imagination is like. In fact, what was so good about 'Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends' throughout its run was how well and truthfully it captured the essence/spirit of childhood imagination.
Overall, very good and often excellent. 8/10.
- TheLittleSongbird
- May 4, 2023
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It's kind of funny that a cartoon has never been made with such a simple theme as the Imaginary friend. In the world of Foster's, when kids think up imaginary friends, they become real and can interact with anyone, even adults. But as the kid grows older, they grow tired of their "fake" friends. Or, in the case of Mac, a kind, friendly eight year old, parents and older siblings force him to give up his friend, Bloo. So he takes him to Foster's, where he makes an agreement with the staff to allow Bloo to live there without being adopted out as long as he visits him. The show has some pretty interesting characters, while they are not very original, are voiced and animated so wonderfully, it really doesn't matter. Among them are Madame Foster, (the eccentric, adorable old lady who run's the place), Frankie (her granddaughter), Mr. Herriman (Mdm. Foster's stiff, English imaginary friend), Wilt (an extremely apologetic, helpful friend), Coco (in my opinion, the only annoying part of the show), and Eduardo (the shy, Spanish speaking "monster".) Eduardo is also voiced by Tom Kenny, a truly talented man who has given voices to dozens of animated characters including BNLT SpongeBob and Heffer from Rocko's Modern Life. This show is very funny, no underlying "adult" humor here as far I can tell. My favorite episode is the one with Cheese, Bloo's younger brother. It will have you rolling when he sneers *bunnies*. Beware, though, if you watch this show, I guarantee you will get hooked!
The one thing I love most about Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is that everyone can enjoy it. Kids are fascinated by the imaginary friends and the unique animation, the humor is tasteful and it's simply entertaining. Generally when a new cartoon comes out it's just a regurgitated form of something else, or simply a bland idea. Foster's is a very fresh concept. Mr. Herriman is an old bunny who runs a foster home for, you guessed it, imaginary friends. Some are adopted, but some are just too odd and end up making it their permanent residence. What drags you in is all the very different imaginary friends. They're likable in all their own strange ways. That's what I like most about it, but the animation and the two human characters, Frankie and Mac, who work at the home and get into plenty of trouble while doing so. Whatever age you are, I highly recommend this cartoon. It's not often something like this comes around. I hope it lasts a long time.
- stargunner
- Sep 17, 2004
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This show is just amazing, it is fun to watch and way better then the newer and worse shows that are running as today (Unikitty, ttg, power players, etc.)
This show should get a reboot to CN, and the fact that this show saved CN in 2004 from losing more viewers, is amazing
Please give it a reboot, alot of people like me really want to see this show back!
This show should get a reboot to CN, and the fact that this show saved CN in 2004 from losing more viewers, is amazing
Please give it a reboot, alot of people like me really want to see this show back!
- playlandrobloxia
- Jan 28, 2021
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Who could forget Bloo,Edgaurdo,coco, and will. The first season was Very good but the 2nd was bad.
This is the single most original cartoon that I have ever seen and it's extremely creative and the premise is great if you're a child, but adults will come up with too many questions without answers. Which is why it's a good thing this show is for children. My major gripe with this show is the character of Bloo. He is legitimately the worst character on the show and makes it unwatchable for me. He's selfish, narcissistic, and extremely lazy. He's also very unkind to his supposed friends. He uses all of his friends and for me he doesn't really have any redeeming qualities. He also never learns a lesson and people just continually let him be a spoiled brat and walk all over his friends. I don't understand how he's the most sought after friend instead of someone like Wilt (chamberlain haha).
I used to watch reruns of this show, since it was canceled only when i was a year old. I watched this show from 2012-13, while i didn't watch that much/remember a lot, i enjoyed it to the max! The intro just makes me happy, it gives out so much nostalgia. I recently came back to this show and is currently rewatching it, it is SUCH a gem! I really enjoy all of the characters, even terrance and bloo, while being pretty annoying or selfish, can be very funny, that's another thing, this show is hilarious. All the jokes & character moments never fail to make me smile, and the cartoony sound effects just make it even better. I honestly believe that season 2,3 and 4 are some of the best, even the first 3 episodes of this series were great! I love all the character dynamics, and while bloo can be a jerk sometimes, i love his bond between him and mac. Also, i know some of the secondary characters, such as goo or cheese can be seen as annoying, but i can't describe how much i enjoy them, goo is one of my favorite characters in the entire franchise! I rated this show just a 9/10, since there are a few episodes i didn't really enjoy, mainly that one episode that introduced bendy, or john mcgee (i think that's his name if i remember correctly?), but i'm glad the show didn't bring them back. I'm glad this show is being revived by craig mccracken, but it's a shame that it'll be a pre-school series. But, the creator did mention the original characters could make appearances, so i'm excited for that! Anyway, this show is amazing, and i highly recommend it to anyone and everyone!
I like this snow since pre-Covid. But nowadays, this snow in not that great. Here are some reasons why this show is not perfect. 1. The show went down hill since 2007 or 2008. 2. Frankie is the worst character, cuz shes never nice to Bloo. 3. The animation doesn't have outline of everything. 4. The was an episode where everyone tried to kick out cheese. Seriously? That was so mean. He's a little guy. And their going to make him cry one of these days. And 5th, craig mccraken made bloo a jerk for no reason, frankie and mr herrimen bust him and I feel so bad for him. This show is not as good as South Park, spongebob, the loud house, simpsons, pocoyo, and heck not even family guy. I understand it has a 7.6/10 or 19 nominations. Don't get me wrong there are a few good episodes like squeeze the day, or bloo tube. If you guys disagree, it's OK, as long as you guys understand. To cartoon network, I'm really sorry, I really can't like this show anymore. It's kinda repetitive. This is my opinion on this show.
- iscorrales
- Nov 28, 2021
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It's funny, cute and all characters are lovable or at very least interesting. Better than most Cartoon Network shows, no doubt.
This show was incredible...the numerous characters were all balanced and incorporated to tell a wonderfully wonderful show...
the writers did a great job...being a kid's show...they didn't really have much leeway...if it wasn't...it would have been unfathomable...
definite classic...too good...
the writers did a great job...being a kid's show...they didn't really have much leeway...if it wasn't...it would have been unfathomable...
definite classic...too good...
- Nostradamus_esquire
- May 19, 2022
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- Theraxorterminate
- Oct 6, 2015
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Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is a very interesting piece indeed. It is extremely creative and funny, a combination of wit and humor. The storyline follows an eight year old boy named Mac (yes, he's eight, mistakes in the plot section) must give up his beloved imaginary friend, Blooregard Q. Kazoo, because his mother believes he has outgrown him, and Mac's older brother Terrence treats Mac like a baby. Mac stumbles across a large house belonging to Madame Foster, a childish old lady and her imaginary rabbit friend, Mr. Herriman, who keeps the place in schedule.
Bloo realizes that if he is put in Foster's, he would be up for adoption like the rest of the Imaginary Friends at Foster's, but in the end, Madame Foster allows him to stay in Foster's without being adopted, as long as Mac visits him every day.
Bloo meets many friends, such as tall, helpful Wilt, the injured one-eyed, one-armed 'basketball player' imaginary friend who always has a smile despite his painful past, Eduardo, a large, purple beast imaginary friend with a skull buckle, fangs, and large horns, but is afraid of everything that moves, and Coco, a strange bird-plant-airplane imaginary friend that only says Coco, but lays strange colorful plastic eggs that contain prizes.
In short, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is extremely creative and fun for the whole family, each episode has some strange wacky mix-up and a whole lot of laughs. The creativity of Foster's is unbelievable- Imaginary Friends coming to life as you think them. In my opinion, Foster's deserves a 10-10.
Bloo realizes that if he is put in Foster's, he would be up for adoption like the rest of the Imaginary Friends at Foster's, but in the end, Madame Foster allows him to stay in Foster's without being adopted, as long as Mac visits him every day.
Bloo meets many friends, such as tall, helpful Wilt, the injured one-eyed, one-armed 'basketball player' imaginary friend who always has a smile despite his painful past, Eduardo, a large, purple beast imaginary friend with a skull buckle, fangs, and large horns, but is afraid of everything that moves, and Coco, a strange bird-plant-airplane imaginary friend that only says Coco, but lays strange colorful plastic eggs that contain prizes.
In short, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is extremely creative and fun for the whole family, each episode has some strange wacky mix-up and a whole lot of laughs. The creativity of Foster's is unbelievable- Imaginary Friends coming to life as you think them. In my opinion, Foster's deserves a 10-10.
- masterchief60
- Jun 10, 2005
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A good show for the whole family to enjoy. Even for adults to enjoy... I think.
- xanderblue-12178
- May 17, 2021
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I know there are people that don't like this show, but I really love this show either way. I know Craig McCracken's other show the ORIGINAL Powerpuff Girls isn't as good as it used to be when later Loud House creator Chris Savino took over, but they can at least still be entertaining at times. Hell, my favorite Chris Savino era episode of the Powerpuff Girls was "the City of Clipsville". Anyways, the series, set in a world in which imaginary friends coexist with humans, centers on an 8-year-old boy, Mac, who is pressured by his mother to abandon his imaginary friend, Bloo. After Mac discovers an orphanage dedicated to housing abandoned imaginary friends, Bloo moves into the home and is kept from adoption so long as Mac visits him daily. The episodes revolve around Mac and Bloo as they interact with other imaginary friends and house staff and live out their day-to-day adventures, often getting caught up in various predicaments. I'll admit that the show can be a bit mean-spirited sometimes, and that Bloo can be a bit of a jerk, but this show DEFINES Cartoon Network's GOOD eras!! This also was another one of those shows that the makers of the Modifyers has worked on. I love Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. I think it's a straight up classic series, and I'm glad Cartoon Network gave this to us.
- DannyD1997
- Mar 20, 2017
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I feel that this was the very last show before the end of the silver age of cartoons ended.
This show was cool but you can see how it just seemed they were moving away from serious-fun to dumb-dumb-fun.
teletoon and cartoon network is filled with trashy shows now.
This show was cool but you can see how it just seemed they were moving away from serious-fun to dumb-dumb-fun.
teletoon and cartoon network is filled with trashy shows now.
- ThunderKing6
- Jun 9, 2020
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It's great to see how animation studios start shifting their attention from traditional animation to Flash animation in this new millennium. However, I still personally feel that Flash is a relatively new technology, which means that most Flash cartoons still haven't matched up with even the best 2D cartoons in the market yet. Let's check out the latest wave of Flash toons now showing on Cartoon Network. Lucha Mucha! has some of the fanciest animation I've ever seen but I still feel that it pretty much suffers from episodic plot and over-the-top toilet humor. Elsewhere, I've high hopes for Atomic Betty (I saw its impressive promo clip via the Internet), which is unfortunately marred by its unoriginal plot and settings, sluggish editing and it's even ripping off Samurai Jack's cinematic ratio screen! I begin to lose faith in Flash when suddenly I hear of another Flash cartoon created by Craig McCracken who also helps create the ever-popular PPG! Despite this great news, some questions remain uncertain: will this new show be McCracken's next masterpiece? Will it be as funny and energetic as his previous works? Will it even surpass my expectations as it may surpass PPG when it debuts on CN?
As for the answers for all three questions above: YES! In fact, of all the Flash cartoons currently available on TV, Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends has the best of all worlds. Because Craig has gained experiences while working on Dex's Lab and PPG several years before, it's no doubt that Foster's Home manages to attract audience of all ages with its superbly balanced and original storyline, a strange mix of cute and bizarre characters and even some of the catchiest music I've ever heard from a particular cartoon show.
Like all good cartoon shows, many of the characters in Foster's Home have some unique features and personalities of their own (thanks to its incredibly tight yet funny voice acting). Bloo, the cute little blue blob, is Mac's imaginary friend who often looks for trouble, intentionally and unintentionally, even as if he admits that he does it for fun. Coco is a bird who can only mention its name (similar to Pokemon, I guess) but it also can lay eggs that, when hatched, reveal some really useful and sometimes unnecessary items based on Coco's thoughts. We also even have Eduardo the big bull monster who's afraid of everything; Wilt, the one-eyed, one-armed intelligent imaginary friend, the noble but irritating bunny man Mr. Herriman, hot chick Frankie who is neglected of Herriman's orders and is pretty much of a typical teenager, quiet Madame Foster who still acts like a little brat, etc. Despite their differences in appearances, accents and attitudes, they are all very funny, lovable and appealing.
I also wish to congratulate the background artists for making Foster's Home a truly strange and imaginative world. Most of the settings are beautifully designed, with inspirations from its predecessor (PPG) in addition to vibrant colors and the wackiness of its overall nature that suits the atmosphere of the entire show. Like I have mentioned above, the music is pretty catchy and truthfully one of the real highlights of the show, especially its opening theme which is a nice amalgamation of a classic piano tune which is often heard in most cowboy movies, a 'roller-coaster ride' song and even some really silly clown effects. As a bonus for finishing a particular episode, viewers will be treated with a simple yet absurd sequence at the end credits.
Each episode of Foster's Home, although still hasn't yet reached the insanity level that its predecessors had in their later years, is captivating and hilarious at best. The only complaint I have here is the fact that most episodes only run for 30 minutes each (some of them are actually two-in-one episodes which are true to the spirit of PPG/Dexter). I can't see why they are shown individually (like Samurai Jack) instead of the usual PPG structure. I bet everyone will think of something like, "GIVE ME MORE 'BLOO', PLEASE!"
Anyway, Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends has proved, even to Craig himself, that its simplistic concept can clearly make up for a truly classic cartoon show with the right ingredients given by chances and choices. Give it a try, you'll definitely love it!
As for the answers for all three questions above: YES! In fact, of all the Flash cartoons currently available on TV, Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends has the best of all worlds. Because Craig has gained experiences while working on Dex's Lab and PPG several years before, it's no doubt that Foster's Home manages to attract audience of all ages with its superbly balanced and original storyline, a strange mix of cute and bizarre characters and even some of the catchiest music I've ever heard from a particular cartoon show.
Like all good cartoon shows, many of the characters in Foster's Home have some unique features and personalities of their own (thanks to its incredibly tight yet funny voice acting). Bloo, the cute little blue blob, is Mac's imaginary friend who often looks for trouble, intentionally and unintentionally, even as if he admits that he does it for fun. Coco is a bird who can only mention its name (similar to Pokemon, I guess) but it also can lay eggs that, when hatched, reveal some really useful and sometimes unnecessary items based on Coco's thoughts. We also even have Eduardo the big bull monster who's afraid of everything; Wilt, the one-eyed, one-armed intelligent imaginary friend, the noble but irritating bunny man Mr. Herriman, hot chick Frankie who is neglected of Herriman's orders and is pretty much of a typical teenager, quiet Madame Foster who still acts like a little brat, etc. Despite their differences in appearances, accents and attitudes, they are all very funny, lovable and appealing.
I also wish to congratulate the background artists for making Foster's Home a truly strange and imaginative world. Most of the settings are beautifully designed, with inspirations from its predecessor (PPG) in addition to vibrant colors and the wackiness of its overall nature that suits the atmosphere of the entire show. Like I have mentioned above, the music is pretty catchy and truthfully one of the real highlights of the show, especially its opening theme which is a nice amalgamation of a classic piano tune which is often heard in most cowboy movies, a 'roller-coaster ride' song and even some really silly clown effects. As a bonus for finishing a particular episode, viewers will be treated with a simple yet absurd sequence at the end credits.
Each episode of Foster's Home, although still hasn't yet reached the insanity level that its predecessors had in their later years, is captivating and hilarious at best. The only complaint I have here is the fact that most episodes only run for 30 minutes each (some of them are actually two-in-one episodes which are true to the spirit of PPG/Dexter). I can't see why they are shown individually (like Samurai Jack) instead of the usual PPG structure. I bet everyone will think of something like, "GIVE ME MORE 'BLOO', PLEASE!"
Anyway, Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends has proved, even to Craig himself, that its simplistic concept can clearly make up for a truly classic cartoon show with the right ingredients given by chances and choices. Give it a try, you'll definitely love it!
I remember watching this Cartoon Network programme when I was a teenager. It was shown on TG4 (formerly known as TnaG) in the 2000s and it was dubbed in Irish Gaeilge. It was also shown on UTV via ITV as a part of their children's block CITV in the 2000s. I heard it was shown on Cartoon Network years ago.
It's alright for myself but it looks very good and interesting. The animation looks very nice.
I think my favourite character in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is Eduardo. I know he's voiced by Tom Kenny (same bloke who is famous for voicing SpongeBob Squarepants from the same name of the cartoon by one of Cartoon Network's competitiors Nickelodeon).
If you are fan of Cartoon Network, you'll enjoy this.
It's alright for myself but it looks very good and interesting. The animation looks very nice.
I think my favourite character in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is Eduardo. I know he's voiced by Tom Kenny (same bloke who is famous for voicing SpongeBob Squarepants from the same name of the cartoon by one of Cartoon Network's competitiors Nickelodeon).
If you are fan of Cartoon Network, you'll enjoy this.
- Josephpr1990
- Jul 29, 2024
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- Dragon_Hatake
- Nov 24, 2006
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This is an excellent, unique, and funny show! I totally and completely love this show! I have not seen 1 episode that I haven't liked. This show is a very good show for all ages, if you are a kid or if you are an adult you will probably love this show! There also hasn't been one episode where I haven't laugh. Even though this show is unique it is unique in a very good way, I mean no shows are like it and you can tell it definitely didn't copy any other shows. This is a cartoon show that is completely wonderful! I most definitely recommend this show for any age, you should definitely see this as soon as you can, and you won't be disappointed!
- Jonas_fan11
- Dec 27, 2006
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This show is very much a "text book example of" Hit or Miss in the history of children's cartoons. Don't get me wrong; Fosters home for imaginary friends has a lot of heart when it works, and the jokes can be very funny. It's just this shows biggest problem is it's writing. Where in it feels like there weren't enough drafts, and they just went with whatever looked good to make. But there is something that has always bothered me about this, mainly the inconsistent character personalities. The episodes having either really annoying or very hatable characters that just offer frustration than anything else. Looking back at a lot of cartoon network cartoons from this era, there seems to be a lot of mean-spirited, tasteless, and unfunny humor, that just came across as pandering and laziness than actual creative effort. Fosters Home For imaginary friends, feels like a show that could've been a classic for Cartoon Network, but it wasn't, Why?. It has too do with character inconsistency and very bad writing. I might be very wrong in that regard, and perhaps the context of the jokes or the overall framing of this show was intentional by the show's creators. But I very much doubt that. Because when I say hit or miss, I like to use percentages, in this shows case I give it a fifty -fifty, meaning half of it is good, the other half being utterly awful. I don't hate mean spirited humor, but the mean spirited humor on this show is bad not just because there's too much of it, but simply because of it's unlikeable characters, who either annoying, hatable, too stupid, too boring. This show is hit and miss with everything, it's characters, it's writing, and it's never consistent, which sucks most of all.
- snickzella
- Dec 27, 2022
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I am 25 and I have to say, I cannot wait for this show to come out on DVD. I LOVE IT! It is perfect for kids and even better for adults...as we all know, those cartoons today mean something totally different to adults than children. I recommend this to ANYONE who likes a chuckle...plus, all the characters are so cute...how could you not wanna watch...well...coco is annoying, but every show has to have at least one. This show makes me remember my childhood as I had a couple imaginary friends who I totally believed were real. The only problem I see is advocating imaginary friends as being real. THis could be a disaster to parents. Although, telling kids they are not real is like telling them Santa does not exist. Try that one out...the kid will hate you forever!
Never watched it during my childhood as i find it to be weird and less appealing for me (big fan of action, monsters and transformations animation; so i wasnt into comedic releases). I didnt watched it but the intro song stuck in my head and highly nostalgic for me. Now that im open to every genre, i gave it a chance and i dont regret binge watching the whole 6 seasons and the movie. Trust me, worth every seconds that i spent. Its funny, adventurous and sometimes very sentimental. Simple but great sound effect amd scores. Big fan of the animation style and the characters design - very unique and memorable. Perfect voice castings especially for blue (very memorable and nostalgic). Tbh i found myself wanted it more after season 6, the last episode of the series was everything and i didnt wanted to end. Im sad but happy at the same time. Highly recommended.
- LancelotSB
- Oct 23, 2022
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