They made new episodes of Johnny Test? How?

[Terminate421]

Now that I think about it, Fairly OddParents also follow this same format.

Except with the lack of a plot hole the size of jupiter

Timmy makes world affecting wish
and not one other kid with Godparents can fix it.

 

[an annoyed writer]

That reminds me. Can we ***** about Annoying Orange in this thread? That show makes me want to strangle elderly people.

Let's do that. I remember seeing that grotesque piece of crap on youtube when it first appeared. Needless to say, I've had a genocidal bloodlust towards all of orange-kind ever since. Seriously, how that poorly-animated heap of fecal matter got a full TV show is beyond me.

 

[Headsprouter]

Hmmm...I remember thinking the show was okay when I was younger, that was when I was 10, still in that phase, which I guess lasted until I was about 12-13. I remember the cliche talking dog, the sisters, the role-reversed parents, the "flaming headed boy", I always thought it was like a cheap knockoff the Dexter's Lab, with the gender roles reversed and Johnny a willing participant in his sisters' experiments, hence the name of the show.

I don't remember any episodes, but I remember the running gag "Whoa. Didn't see that coming." and I also fail to remember the intro...it must've been pretty bland. I didn't overly like it, but I didn't hate it enough to avoid it.

Maybe I should rewatch it, maybe now I'll see how bad it was. I'll withhold my judgement until then.

EDIT: Watched intro again.

Spoiler

It was deleted from my memory for a reason. Thank you Freud for my defence mechanisms. Screw you, internet, for reminding me...

I also watched the second one. This one I have no recollection of. Seems I never had to live through series 1..

 

[The Funslinger]

My little brother watches it occasionally. It blows ass.

Perfect example of how bad cartoons got before Adventure Time made them good again.

I imagined a titanic set of buttocks protruding out of the TV-set, blowing soap bubbles into the room from the stygian depths of its trench...

I would complain, but... I really like Ed, Edd n' Eddy. I know what I'm like. Had I been the age, I'd have probably eaten my Johnny Testicle prolefeed with the rest of them.

Where Ed, Edd n' Eddy holds the edge though is that it seems about as silly, but that's because it's really surreal. I'd say although it's got a lot of crude jokes too, it's very clever. Not that I'm disagreeing with you, you can peddle shit to kids an awful lot. Though I think they can still appreciate when something is genuinely better.

Johnny Test is basically Dexter's Lab if Dexter's Lab was trying to be totally down with da kidz, yo.

 

[Lieju]

Like people have said before, if it's cheap to make, it can survive when other shows won't.

I haven't watched it, though. I don't watch tv, or that many cartoons, but the premise sounds like something I'd like to check out, if just to see how it is.
All I ever seem to hear about it, though, is how much it sucks.

 

[DudeistBelieve]

Look, I hold no hate for the show. I've watched it, it's alright, but I'm sitting here eating my dinner watching Cartoon Network and I see they're advertising new episodes?

How? Is there some sort of huge Johnny Test fanbase out there? Are the episodes just cheap as hell to make?

Because they cancelled Young Justice, Thundercats, Green Lantern and Sym-Bionic Titan. The closest things to quality programing this network will ever see.

Now they have an awful lot of money to blow and they need shows to fill those gaps. They can now afford an endless array of the cheapest, most obnoxious dog feces you can legally cram down kid's throats before being arrested for abuse. Why have a few good quality programs when you can so many terrible ones? Cartoon network is basically using the McDonald's business model of TV programming.

You know, I think this shows how far it has fallen.

Though, I guess Hana Barbera was the best children's show maker for the last 50 years for a reason huh? Not easy to top that legacy.

Yeah but those 4 shows are probably the most hilarious thing and even better than the most of the OGs. Plus the new Teen Titans Go is pretty funny too if people stopped bitching about it being different.

they desperately do need some action/superhero cartoon shows though. Remember we had like Static Shock, Batman Beyond, Code: Lyoko.... Fuck just bring back Miguzi, that was a pretty good line up.

 

[waj9876]

I eh...kind of like it. It's harmless, and it's a good way to waste half an hour when you have nothing else to do.

 

[marche45]

grown, childless men

That a fairly large assumption to make.

And the answer is simple,cartoons are entertaining to watch and don't take much thought/are usually 15 minutes.

 

[Froggy Slayer]

My little brother watches it occasionally. It blows ass.

Perfect example of how bad cartoons got before Adventure Time made them good again.

Hey man, there were some good shows in that time period. Spectacular Spider-Man was brilliant (why did the corporate hand of darkness cancel it ;_ and Misadventures of Flapjack (though it did get quite scary for a kids show).

 

[Lionsfan]

I still don't understand why grown, childless men care so much about children's cartoons, but I guess some questions just don't have answers.

Oh you young whippersnappers, always with the generalizations and whatnot. You'll understand when you're older

 

[Guitarmasterx7]

Well I mean, we're talking about a kids show here. I'm assuming you aren't like, 10 (though this is the internet so maybe I'm wrong.) Not to say kids have NO concept of quality, but I wouldn't expect a kid to be like "the animation is lacking because its all tweens" or something. Also any cartoon that's supposed to be "cool" for kids is pretty much going to fall flat with an adult audience. Like if the cartoon character gets on a skateboard and does mad boss kickflips and shit that's pretty much going to be a waste of a scene to anyone who's not going to go pretend theyre that character with their friends at elementary school the next day.

 

[Mr.Mattress]

Sisters test gadget on Johnny.
Johnny has problem.
Johnny finds that the only way to solve the problem is to use said gadget, so he steals it.
Gadget causes a bigger problem.
Sisters must help to save everyone.
Johnny doesn't learn his lesson.
Repeat.

And for very similar reasons, this is why I don't like Phineas and Ferb. I understand a lot of people do, and I respect that, because it seems to be a decent show (Unlike Johnny Test). However, I despise it for simply fallowing the same formula over and over again:

Brothers Get Idea.
Brothers somehow fallow through and do the idea, regardless of how impossible it is.
Sister wants to bust Brothers for personal reasons and because what the brothers are doing is (Most of the time) insane/dangerous.
Meanwhile, Platypus fights lame evil scientist and wins.
The Sister finally can contact her parents and they start going to where the brothers idea is.
Somehow (Usually involving the Platypus/Scientist plot), the idea is destroyed.
Brothers act as if nothing happened.
Sister is seen as crazy, and the parents don't believe her.
Repeat.

It freakin' annoys me to no end.

OT: Johnny Test is only alive because people watch it. Thank goodness Cartoon Network has a 7 Season limit, or else annoying shows like this would continue to exist for a long time. Also, Canada really needs to get it's act together when it comes to cartoons...

 

[Wraith]

Well I mean, we're talking about a kids show here. I'm assuming you aren't like, 10 (though this is the internet so maybe I'm wrong.) Not to say kids have NO concept of quality, but I wouldn't expect a kid to be like "the animation is lacking because its all tweens" or something. Also any cartoon that's supposed to be "cool" for kids is pretty much going to fall flat with an adult audience. Like if the cartoon character gets on a skateboard and does mad boss kickflips and shit that's pretty much going to be a waste of a scene to anyone who's not going to go pretend theyre that character with their friends at elementary school the next day.

I too agree with this. Even though there are cartoon shows out there that I hate and love I know that I am not the target demographic. It's not meant for me to enjoy, usually, after I turn 18, so complaining about a literal 'kids' show as an adult can be a waste of time. In essence, it's about the same as high school teenagers complaining about Dora the Explorer not changing up her act after the pass few years of airing.

So basically, even though I as an adult watch cartoons, I know that most of the cartoons made here in the US are to entertain the younger crowd, therefore complaining that these shows aren't exciting enough for me as a grown man just seems...uhm.... childish? But as a consumer of this form of entertainment I will wholeheartedly join in on any conversation discussing them.

 

[Aatolviina]

I've seen a few episodes on Youtube before.

Very unfunny.

I will make a point in saying that cartoons nowadays are made to milk money and provide no humor beyond RANDUMB XDDD shit.