ak726
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SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
Fascinatingly, hilariously surreal...
First off, I'm a college graduate in my 20s. I don't have kids, and I don't do drugs.
You can be a perfectly normal, well adjusted adult and still enjoy this show. Why? Because it's fascinatingly, hilariously surreal, in the kind of way that Pee Wee's Playhouse was when I was growing up. This show plays like the end result of what would happen if Tex Avery and Salvador Dali collaborated on a TV series. It is visually very clever and energetic, and it's got humor that adults will appreciate (how many kids would get the "Game of Death" references in the Karate Island episode?). To top it all off, the show is endlessly inventive.
A great show for kids and adults.
You can be a perfectly normal, well adjusted adult and still enjoy this show. Why? Because it's fascinatingly, hilariously surreal, in the kind of way that Pee Wee's Playhouse was when I was growing up. This show plays like the end result of what would happen if Tex Avery and Salvador Dali collaborated on a TV series. It is visually very clever and energetic, and it's got humor that adults will appreciate (how many kids would get the "Game of Death" references in the Karate Island episode?). To top it all off, the show is endlessly inventive.
A great show for kids and adults.
Kim Possible (2002)
One of the more clever shows on television
I am absolutely _shocked_ at the reaction of some of the opinions presented here about what I think is actually a rather well written series. Obviously many here have not clued into concepts like irony, subtlety, and satire. Yes, some of the villains are clichéd, but they're _supposed_ to be clichéd. Like how the big supervillains are always supposed to have a secret lair, or always have to give away their big plan to Kim before they finish her off. (A favorite of mine is the villain who also works at a Costco-type super store, and instead of holding Kim above a pool of killer sharks, uses a pool of bargain-priced snapping turtles)
The dialog is pretty sharp, and I think it's actually one of the more quotable television series along with Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gilmore Girls. My favorite lines? Probably how in the future, Duff Killigan declares himself "the world's deadliest cyborg golfer", which doesn't mean much to Ron, since "cyborg golfer" can't be a particularly crowded field.
To those who complain about the series not being "realistic"- you're not getting it at all. (People are actually complaining about the careers of Kim's parents? If I have to explain why them being a rocket scientist and a brain surgeon is sheer brilliance, then you're beyond help.) It's not a serious action show- it's part action, part satire, with some abstract humor and teen angst thrown in.
The dialog is pretty sharp, and I think it's actually one of the more quotable television series along with Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gilmore Girls. My favorite lines? Probably how in the future, Duff Killigan declares himself "the world's deadliest cyborg golfer", which doesn't mean much to Ron, since "cyborg golfer" can't be a particularly crowded field.
To those who complain about the series not being "realistic"- you're not getting it at all. (People are actually complaining about the careers of Kim's parents? If I have to explain why them being a rocket scientist and a brain surgeon is sheer brilliance, then you're beyond help.) It's not a serious action show- it's part action, part satire, with some abstract humor and teen angst thrown in.