I'm going to admit that I never heard of this show up until I saw some reviews of it. I decided to look up episodes on YouTube and am now asking the one thing many others were asking about this show. How did this get on the air in the first place? Fanboy and Chum Chum centers around two kids who go out and have "adventures" with their friends around town. Not only is the premise weak, but the way it's handled makes you wonder how this show ever got the green light. The main characters, Fanboy and Chum, are not interesting in the least bit and are as annoying as you can get with as protagonists. All they do is yell, scream, act really stupid, and are insane beyond belief. The other supporting characters are honestly no better either. Except for Kyle and Lenny, these two are the ONLY good characters and are the only ones with intelligence and common sense in the show. I feel so bad for them since Fanboy and Chum Chum drive them insane and ruin their lives. Also what's with the names of the characters? Fanbot? Chum Chum? Yo? Who's naming these characters anyway? There are also many characters that are "parodies" (I use that tern lightly) like Poopintine, The Dollar-nator, and so on. If these are supposed to be funny parodies, then this show fails at doing so then since it acts more like an insult than being funny. The stories are rather uninspired and bland, but sometimes they are so stupid it's not even funny. Such episodes like Oz being hypnotized or Fanboy, Chum Chum, and Kyle climbing a mountain on top of a convenience store not only sound bad, but are really bad. The jokes are nothing more than something involving potty humor or other forms of crude humor. They pretty much rely on these kind of jokes 99% of the time and it gets so monotonous. Aside from crude humor, this show relies on jokes that have been overdone or very predictable to the point where you can realize where a "joke" is going before it even began. There's also a lot of wacky cartoony sound effects that are also overdone and are always used in every scene of the cartoon. It reminds me of Ed, Edd, n' Eddy, but the difference is that Ed, Edd, n' Eddy was funny and this show isn't. The artwork is just dreadful to look at and the colors are overblown. While the sets MAY look decent enough, the characters have ugly and very bizarre designs to them that make them look unappealing. The animation is no better at all with characters barely having any movement and lip syncs are off most of the time. I would go into more detail about this show, but do I really need to say anything more? This show should not be seen by anyone at all. I've heard this show has been given the ax, but I'm not sure if it is or not. If it is, then good riddance. If not, then avoid at all costs and block Nickelodeon until this show is off the air. All I can say is please do anything else then watch this show. Go outside and get some fresh air, read a book, play a game, or even jump off a bridge. Just don't watch this show unless you value your mind and sanity. 8 out of 13 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
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We’ve detected that JavaScript is disabled in this browser. Please enable JavaScript or switch to a supported browser to continue using twitter.com. You can see a list of supported browsers in our Help Center. Help Center Nika Futterman Jeff Bennett Wyatt Cenac Jamie Kennedy Josh Duhamel Candi Milo Steve Tompkins Dyana Liu Estelle HarrisTheme music composerBrad BreeckOpening theme"Fanboy & Chum Chum" Performed by The Mae ShiEnding theme"Fanboy & Chum Chum" (Instrumental)ComposerBrad BreeckCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo. of seasons2No. of episodes52 (100 segments) (list of episodes)ProductionExecutive producersFred Seibert Steve Tompkins co-executive producer: Eric RoblesProducerJason Meier (supervising)Running time22 minutes (consisting of two 11 minute segments)Production companiesFrederator Studios Nickelodeon Animation StudioDistributorViacomCBS Domestic Media NetworksReleaseOriginal networkNickelodeon (2009–12) Nicktoons (2014)Picture formatHDTV 1080iOriginal releaseOctober 12, 2009 (2009-10-12) – July 12, 2014 (2014-07-12)ChronologyPreceded byRandom! Cartoons Fanboy & Chum Chum is an American computer-animated television series created by Eric Robles for Nickelodeon. It is based on Fanboy, an animated short created by Robles for Nickelodeon Animation Studio and Frederator Studios, which was broadcast on Random! Cartoons. The series was first broadcast on October 12, 2009, on Nickelodeon as a preview, then officially premiered on November 6, 2009, after SpongeBob's Truth or Square. In the show, two slow-witted would-be superheroes attempt to rid their town of Galaxy Hills of evil, while annoying everyone around them.[1] The series premiere drew 5.8 million viewers.[2] The second episode was watched by 5.4 million viewers.[2] The series won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program at the 38th Daytime Emmy Awards.[3] The series initial release finished November 2, 2012, with one episode, "Brain Freeze", being released only on DVD in 2011, instead of being broadcast until it was finally aired on television on July 12, 2014.[4] The theme song was written by Brad Joseph Breeck and performed by experimental punk band The Mae Shi.[5] PlotThe series centers around Fanboy and Chum Chum, a pair of hyperactive, odd, energetic, and slow-witted best friends enthusiastically obsessed with superhero comics, particularly those featuring their favorite superhero Man-Arctica, who also apparently seems to double as a holiday figurehead parodying Santa Claus within the series. Many episodes are based around comical parodies of famous films or contain countless references to popular culture, chronicling Fanboy and Chum Chum's exaggerated, surreal daily experiences and misadventures relating to dilemmas in which they have entangled themselves or the surrounding characters' utter infuriation with their irritating antics. Episodes
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BroadcastA sneak preview of Fanboy & Chum Chum was aired in the United States on October 12, 2009. The official US debut of the series was November 6, 2009. In Canada, the series premiered on YTV on November 1, 2009, and on Nickelodeon on November 2, 2009.[8] In the UK and Ireland, the series premiered on Nickelodeon February 16, 2010.[citation needed] The series debuted on Nickelodeon (Australia and New Zealand) April 19, 2010.[citation needed]. Nickelodeon in Sub-Saharan Africa began airing the series June 2010.[citation needed] Home mediaParamount Home Entertainment is the DVD distributor for the series. Main
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NOTE: The episode "A Very Brrr-y Icemas" along with Christmas episodes of The Fairly OddParents and T.U.F.F. Puppy were supposed to be on the It's a SpongeBob Christmas! DVD, but they were dropped from the actual release.[9] However, the Target exclusive of It's A SpongeBob Christmas! included the Christmas episodes of those shows on a bonus disc. Reception and achievementsReviewsAaron H. Bynum of Animation Insider called Fanboy & Chum Chum "a fun show that deserves a good look. The quality animation helps counterbalance the immense amount of dialogue from the series' chatty characters, and the sheer comedy of marginally competent comic-loving kids helps outweigh what might otherwise be a binge of geeky annoyance. But overall, Fanboy & Chum Chum is a lot of fun."[10] Variety praised the series' "bright, energetic look and even an appealing premise in theory".[11] David Hinckley of NY Daily News gave the series three stars out of five, and said that "it's good [but] might not be the next SpongeBob".[12] KJ Dell'Antonia of Slate found the main characters irritating, and thought the whole concept was unoriginal, with "many tired jokes and not enough of that kind of mild satire to make this play in our house".[13] Joly Herman of Common Sense Media gave the series 3 out of 5 stars; saying that:
RatingsThe series premiered on November 6, 2009, after the SpongeBob SquarePants film Truth or Square.[2] The broadcast ranked number three of cable programs that week and number two of the night.[2][15] The premiere was watched by a total of 5.8 million viewers. The second episode was broadcast on November 7, 2009, and garnered 5.4 million viewers, ranking fifth of all cable broadcasts that week.[15] The third episode was broadcast a week later, on November 14, 2009, with 3.8 million viewers.[16] A broadcast on November 28, 2009, was viewed by 3.9 million viewers.[17] In February 2010, the episode "Moppy Dearest" was viewed by 4.27 million viewers, an improvement over the last few episodes.[18] A second season was announced on Nickelodeon's upfront of 2010–2011.[19] See also
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