Ryan Defrates: Secret Agent

Ryan Defrates: Secret Agent is originally a 2017 American, animated, direct-to-video series co-created, co-written, and associate produced by siblings Jeremy and Kendra White. It was co-produced by American Family Studios and Cat in the Mill Productions. There are a dozen episodes/DVDs in total, released from 2017 - 2020. It later aired on Smile TV.

Plot
Ryan Defrates is a secret agent who originally carried out missions on his own. However, this was previously unbeknownst to his mother, Deb, who had no idea about his double life. She eventually finds out one day and, on the insistence of his boss, Bradburn, Ryan and Deb have been paired with each other, going on missions together as a team ever since. With the assistance of scientist/inventor, Pix, the two receive all the help they need to take down the villains while Ryan learns several valuable lessons in the process.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The art style is flat but still nice-looking and the animation is rendered well enough.
 * 2) Combining the spy theme with a Christian motif is a novel idea that is made into a winning combination.
 * 3) The episodes' storylines make this series among the most smartly and well-written.
 * 4) The character designs are easy on the eyes.
 * 5) The characters are great, likable, and memorable enough with great use of development and representation. For instance, Ryan is originally brash and overconfident, but later learns to be more humble after accepting help from his mom, Deb. Deb doesn't come into the agency as a Mary-Sue, as she is a beginner and is learning how to improve on her skills in the field.
 * 6) Some good use and lines of dialogue.
 * 7) A solid, punk-rocking theme song.
 * 8) The voice acting is performed well.
 * 9) Plenty of entertaining moments.
 * 10) Lessons that are well-taught and learned for both the characters, and the viewers.
 * 11) The Biblical teachings that reflect the episodes just shown by cartoon versions of the co-creators make for the appropriate way to conclude them.
 * 12) It's interesting to see the relationship between mother and son, and how they continue to grow, not just as family, but as a team.
 * 13) Some sentimental moments as well as funny ones.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The series is too short-lived.
 * 2) Sometimes Ryan can show a sense of unlikeable behaviour, though it can be resolved at the end of every episode whenever he learns his lesson.

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