This series is the example of how to bring an old property to a new audience without forgetting what made the source material great in the first time, unlike other attempts to reboot the Harvey properties like Casper's scare school, Harvey street kids makes a good work at modernizing the classic characters and balancing new ideas and characters with the classic property.
The three protagonists were redeigned and rewritten but still remind the character they used to be and we used to love, the animations is nice and colorful and the character designs keep some elements from the comics' talking about that there are some references to Harvey comics that only old fans will understand.
The new characters are funny, the stories are simple but entertaining, I would recomend the show to both, fans of the Classic Harvey comic books and people that like modern cartoons like The Loud House.
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dantehotspur13 August 2018
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isabel-235992 February 2023I watched this show when it came out not the best show it's kinda like South Park but not as good. My favorite character was always dot the other characters aren't as good but there not the best. They start the show without a intro so it starts very randomly like we already knew the characters plot and what they have in for the viewer's. The episodes feel like there 1 minute long. I wouldn't recommend this show to anyone that's over the age of 11 or watch it when your being bored. The animation is ok sometimes the show looks really stiff then it randomly gets better and then worse. One thing I could say that's good is that the color pallet looks good with the art style. So if you want to watch it watch it might be for you but for me nah it's ok. Thanks for reading.
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blytheandferb30 December 2018There's not much to say here. Its just a really good show. It has a great, zany energy and charming characters. I recommend it.
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A simple concept done right? Yup, that's Harvey Street Kids Listen to this premise, three kids try improve the lives of the other children who live near them, doesn't this sound like a premise that could mess up easily? Here's the thing though, Harvey Street Kids is incredibly clever with how it treats its concept. It's a show that is built on having a bunch of alpha kids to one another and it's all played out for comedy due to how wacky and unrealistic the pain is. It knows which characters should receive their comeuppance when they do something wrong and at no point does their comeuppance seem painful at all. The animation here is amazing. It's the Dreamworks' classic media show that's completely 2D, and it looks gorgeous here! I love the faithful to the source, it's a very stylistic choice that I know must've taken so many frames to make! The characters here are actually pretty likable with some character development throughout the series. My favorite character is Audrey, her can do perkiness are things that I can quote and people will get! I'd love to go into much detail as possible on this show, but I simply cannot. There are so many things that're brilliant about it. I highly recommend this cartoon, it's among my top 10 cartoons of the 2010s.
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Harvey Street Kids, or Harvey Girls Forever!, or whatever Netflix and DreamWorks wants to call it isn't a bad show, its pretty much the best thing done with Harvey Comics characters in quite a long time actually(Not really the most glowing of endorsements sure but yes it is), however it never really becomes anything more than 'what you see, what you get' with pretty predictable jokes you can see coming from a mile away. The modernizations of classic characters like Audrey, Dot, and Lotta are fine but lack the charm of their original counterparts.
The show has its merits, but it often comes across as basically a more consumer friendly version of Cartoon Network's 'Ed, Edd, 'n' Eddy' but without the over-the-top animation and creativity; the animation is pretty basic and flat, the jokes are pretty safe and pretty forgettable for the most part. This series could be great and liked as much as your My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic if DreamWorks and Netflix make the following adjustments to the production,- Let go of some people, i.e. Brendan Hay; one look at his social media illustrates that he is simply not the best choice to be involved in such a program based on his history of unprofessional remarks and strongly divisive political and religious views. Look to bring in people like Sherri Stoner, DeAnna Oliver, Paul Rugg, Randy Rogel, and Tom Ruegger from Animaniacs, Freakazoid!, and Tiny Toon: Adventures on the writing staff. Stoner and Oliver did great with Casper, indeed the animated spin-off of the 1995 feature film that they co-wrote has held up very well and is still funny to this day.
- Bring in more experienced animation directors like a Dan Riba and increase the budget by a little to bring in a more dynamic animation quality.
- Expand upon the world more, don't keep the characters stuck in a single town and bring in more characters from Harvey Comics lore.
- Be less predictable with the humor and move at a quicker pace story wise.
- Be more timeless than 'in the present', cut down on the pop culture references just a bit and settle down on the modern tech usage.
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a34trgv117 August 2023In my seemingly never ending search for a good modern cartoon, Harvey Street Kids peaked my curiosity as a Netflix show that was a decent match for me based on my interests. Yet watching the first episode proved to be as excruciating as climbing a mountain of stairs. Everything that makes the cartoon exist before me is handled so poorly it makes me feel bad for die hard fans of the original source material who were expecting a worthy adaptation and were crushed by the execution.
Created by Emily Brundige and based on the Harvey Girls comic series, this show follows to misadventures of 3 girls in the eponymous neighborhood. It should've been a cake walk to make a really funny and fleshed out cartoon out of this premise. Unfortunately, this is about as funny as a mutilated monkey getting maced! Like nearly every show I've reviewed this year, this show commits the egregious sin of "tell, don't show" as it gives a long winded exposition dump about how this world works. Nothing is left up to the visuals to tell the story as there's this constant need for the characters to explain everything, from how they know each other, to how the trading tree works, to why they like their favorite toys and so on! This show also has very formulaic plots, so much so you don't even need me to finish the sentence that describes the synopsis to know how it ends. The first episode has the girls help a boy get in a tree house- STOP! The girls use the trading tree- STOP! The girls stay up all night- STOP! Because these plots leave nothing to the imagination, the 11 minute runtime of each episode feels like time slows down around you. What makes the writing even worse is the the severe lack of funny comedy. The puns are obvious, the gags are tired, and the slapstick is criminally weak. I can't for the life off me find a good reason to call this anything but inexcusable writing!
These characters give the gremlins from Thugaboo a run for their money in being some of the worst "kids" in animation history! Starting with our leading ladies, Audrey, Lotta and Dot are an annoying trio of derivative archetypes that have no distinct personalities of their own other than being the most unlikable and idiotic girls in the show. Audrey is the self-centered leader of the pack whose plans backfire in her face and is very obnoxious. Dot is the persnickey brains of the group who tries and fails to be the voice of reasons. Lotta is the big, dumb, muscle of the group that says random things at random times while also being too stupid to turn bread into toast even if the instructions were on the crust. Does that all sound remotely familiar? It should, because these girls are just genderswapped worst versions of Ed, Edd and Eddy! Not only are they conceptually unoriginal, they're also downright despicable in execution as their attempts to make the neighborhood a better place only make things worse. Don't expect anyone else in this show to be much better as Melvin's the typical obnoxious twerp, Pinkeye is a walking unfunny gross out gag, Tiny is the short twerp with an annoying voice, and Frufru is a narcissistic spoiled brat.
You think these characters are bad enough?! Just wait until they open their fat mouths and sound absolutely NOTHING like kids! They don't even sound like exaggerated versions of their personality types in kid form like the Eds, Fanboy and Chum-Chum, or the cast of Jimmy Neutron. No, they all just sound like adults going through the motions and it always takes me out of the illusion. Stephanie Lemelin sounds like a middle aged woman who works at a grocery store and always sounds like she's in a bad mood. Lauren Lapkus sounds more like a nasally teen not unlike Kate Micucci as Velma and not at all hammed up or memorable. Kelly McCreary sounds very wooden and bored, as if she has next to no experience as a voice actress and isn't sure how to convincingly sound like a smart little girl. Atticus Shaffer sounds really good...if he was playing a teenagerbor young adult instead of a mid around 10 years old. Danny Pudi is the worst actor here as he sounds like a man who doesn't like kids putting on a faux kid voice to show how annoying he thinks they are. Grey Griffin is the only one at least trying with the material she's given, but even then her voice is nothing we haven't heard from her before here. This show makes a strong case for why you should NOT hire actors who either don't know how to voice kids or who are too compliant with awful voice direction!
Not even the animation is worthy of a smidgen of praise as this is some of the worst from DreamWorks Animation yet. The character designs are very unappealing with fat heads, eyes that take up too much space, flat attire and generic hair styles. The character animation is restricted to their character models and they lack any interesting facial expressions. There's also a severe lack of shadows and shading, which makes the characters lack depth. The backgrounds are also too simply looking with some scenes only having one color overpower everything else. This neighborhood also feels hollow as you don't see any adults around and the backgrounds don't have much going on when the characters are in the foreground. DreamWorks Animation normally has great animation when it comes to their movies. Their television division, though, tends to look flat and lifeless like this because Heaven forbid they cough up a little extra dough to make the animation look good.
I expected very little going in and what I got was absolutely abysmal! Harvey Street Kids is an abomination of animation and easily the worst show DreamWorks has ever produced. The writing is atrocious, the characters are detestable, the animation is abhorrent and the voice acting is some of the worst I've ever heard. On its own 2 feet it's a travesty, but as an introduction to Harvey Girls, it's even worst! Now I could care less what these characters are like in the comics because this show failed to get me hooked on these characters and their pathetic attempts to make their neighborhood great! As such, it more than deserves the worst fate imaginable for a piece of entertainment: to be ignored and forgotten! Do NOT watch Harvey Street Kids! Don't even bother making the same mistake I made and watching the preview on Netflix. Save yourself the trouble and just watch Ed, Edd n Eddy. The girls might not be good in that show, but the first episode of that show alone blows this entire cartoon out of the water! -.- -
ristermogers2 August 2018The show lacks any sort of original ideas or concepts. The plots move without pacing and the whole show feels like a bore. Check out Clarence or The Loud House instead.