Sometimes you got to wonder how some of the recent shows on Cartoon Network get the green light. I myself got to wonder if they even look at the shows they're putting out on the air, or they're too busy figuring out more ways to further ruin the network. Case in point, Uncle Grandpa, a show about "everyone's uncle and grandpa" who has these weird adventures with his friends. Not only is the concept really unoriginal, but to make things worse, this show is made by the same idiot behind Secret Mountain Fort Awesome, Peter Browngardt. That's right, this same guy decided it would be such a GREAT idea to make a spin off based on that show. You know, at least with SMFA the concept was somewhat original, but take a bad premise and add in the same moron behind SMFA and you've got one really bad show.
First off, our main character, Uncle Grandpa, has got to be the most annoying protagonist I've seen on TV since Marvin Marvin. He's not only a complete and utter moron, but he has got to have the most annoying voice I have ever heard. I swear my eardrums are ready to burst with how obnoxious, annoying, and sickening it sounds. I thought The Mighty B! had horrible voice acting, but this show makes The Mighty B!'s acting look as good as My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic's voice work. He also constantly says "Good morning", which is supposed to be a catchphrase. I guess nobody told the writers(Including Mr. Browngardt) that a catchphrase needs to be funny, memorable, and creative. NOT bland, forgettable, and stupid. Uncle Grandpa just makes you wish somebody would come along and put an end to him.
Pizza Steve is a walking and talking pizza(I wish I was making that up) who is pretty much a stuck up jerk. He only looks out for himself and only himself all the time. He's not a friend in the least bit and he talks in the third person a lot.
Belly Bag is a very useless character. He doesn't do anything at all, except for having a lot of things in his mouth. He serves no purpose whatsoever.
Giant Magic Flying Tiger . . . all I can say really is what . . . the . . . *** is this? It's already bad enough the character's name is so terrible, but does it really have to be a cut out tiger from real life? This character has no animation whatsoever, no movement, and only speaks in roars. It can also fly by using rainbows it shoots out of its butt. Needless to say, this character is downright terrible.
Mr. Gus is probably the only character in this show who doesn't make my blood boil, but that's not saying much. He's a dinosaur character who sounds really monotone and always has a bored expression on his face. The only reason I tolerate him though is because he's the only sane character in this show and doesn't act like an idiot like everyone else.
The plots are no better at all in this show. Most of the time, they make absolutely no sense at all. Take for example this episode, Uncle Grandpa gets locked out of his creepy looking van, but then gets stuck in it. It results in Pizza Steve calling in Uncle Grandpa, who somehow comes to them, even though there's another Uncle Grandpa in the van. So they have to get him out by fighting the van's security system, which has six arms, and they do so. Just writing that bit of plot synopsis makes my brain hurt. Just what was going on? Why was there two Uncle Grandpa's? Why was everyone so nonchalant about it? My God, the randomness in this show is so terrible and baffling that I swear it took out a good chunk of my IQ.
The hum- you know what? I'm not going to even say this show has any humor at all. Not a single joke in this show was funny at all. Every gag it pulls out is either trying way too hard or is so badly made, that you'll be hitting your head against the wall. The show emphasizes on so much randomness, that it comes off very annoying and irritating instead of it being funny. Nothing these characters do brought even a weak chuckle from me at all.
The artwork and animation is probably the only decent thing I find somewhat positive. The coloring is not overblown like in SMFA and the sets look decent enough. However, the characters still have bad designs to them. Uncle Grandpa looks downright creepy and a pedophile with how scary he looks. He's unappealing to look at. Gus looks okay as well as Pizza Steve, but as I said earlier, Tiger looks horrible and out of place since it's a cut out tiger. The animation is somewhat better though, with characters moving pretty smoothly, although I saw some lip syncing issues.
Some say this is similar to Ren and Stimpy, but that show had way better writing, better characters, and it its jokes weren't so dumbed like this show. This show is nothing like the beloved Ren and Stimpy at all, it's more of a mockery than anything else.
Mr. Browngardt needs to understand he's no cartoon creator. SMFA was a complete and total failure, so what made him honestly think a spin off would work? More importantly, why would Cartoon Network think this would be a good show? If you see one of the multiple promos for this show playing like I did, then consider it a warning to avoid watching CN at the time this show comes on. If Cartoon Network ever wonders why networks like Boomerang and the HUB Network are getting more viewers, they can look at this show as one of the many reasons why.
