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 * Earthworm Jim (When I was privately using my old account Media Surfer {which is defunct now} when I was creating the page)
 * Bonkers (1993) (When I was fixing my misunderstanding when it used to be on TTS)
 * Hong Kong Phooey
 * Sonic Breakout
 * Category:Surreal shows
 * Category:Surreal episodes

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 * Category:Surreal humor

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Earthworm Jim is an American animated television series based on the video game with the same name, which appeared on Kids' WB for two seasons from September 9, 1995, to December 13, 1996.

Plot
The series follows the adventures of an earthworm named Jim who is turned into a superhero by a robotic super suit. Most episodes involve the series' numerous villains attempting to reclaim the super suit, rule/destroy/freeze/knock over the universe, or otherwise causing mayhem throughout the galaxy. Other problems facing Jim include returning his neighbor's eggbeater and finding a new power source after his suit is depowered. Also, the show breaks the fourth wall with characters often talking to the audience and the narrator.

Episodes begin with a cold opening of Earthworm Jim and Peter Puppy in some peril that has nothing to do with the main plot or the previous episodes, with little explanation of how they got into the mess. In between parts (generally before or after the commercial break), there is a short side-story, generally featuring one of the villains doing a more natural part of life, usually without any involvement from Jim. These can range anywhere from Psy-Crow going through a career change, Evil the Cat disguising himself as a movie star in order to make his evil plans known to the world, or Professor Monkey-For-A-Head attending group therapy and always ending with the line: "and now, back to Earthworm Jim." The end of every episode involves Jim or any other character being crushed by a cow, a play on the first game of the series (in the first stage, the player launches a cow into the sky, only to have it crush the Princess upon the game's ending).

= Why Earthworm Jim is Guh-roovy! =
 * 1) Memorable & perfectly catchy intro
 * 2) Speaking of music; the soundtrack is well constructed, engaging & appealing.
 * 3) Amazing, off-the-wall voice acting
 * 4) Perfect and faithful from Video games counterparts
 * 5) Excellent animation that is very expressive.
 * 6) * There are also unique & eye-catching toony backgrounds.
 * 7) Fantastic humor, satire & slapstick that is very reminiscent of Freakazoid!, Animaniacs & The Simpsons with its own absurd, unique and lighthearted style (Something that Bubsy failed to do right)
 * 8) * Speaking of the humor, much like Ed, Edd n Eddy; there are tons of funny moments that can also be physically impossible to watch without laughing or even chuckle!
 * 9) * Funny fourth wall breaking & satires of 90s tropes (e.g Evil the Cat mocking the henchmen voice tropes with Henchrat in The Book of Doom episode)
 * 10) * Hilarious surrealism.
 * 11) * Comical and hilarious one-liners.
 * 12) * A great mixture of pop-culture references, irony, satirical; imperative humor, and old-fashioned slapstick.
 * 13) Earthworm Jim's catchphrases are very awesome to listen to, the cartoon even changes the context of it to create more jokes & variety to it like the musical number of "Eat Dirt!" for examples of the complete collection.
 * 14) The writing is outstanding, self-aware, intelligent, sophisticated, comedic, & coherent.
 * 15) * Jim & friends also have a fascinatingly funny life as another subplot, similar to the villains. It connects to the plot as well.
 * 16) Engaging action & cohesive adventures.
 * 17) * There are also interesting, enjoyable & funny episodes (Even if there isn't much plot other than the subtly paced and lighthearted stories in the following episodes making it seem like plots themselves)
 * 18) Fascinating subplots with the super-villains' career & life besides villainy. This shows before Earthworm Jim and company occur as an incredibly interesting way to show what the villains do before battling Jim.
 * 19) The titular protagonist himself is an enjoyably spunky, boisterous, talented & unpredictably heroic goofball that is given a lot of personalities, especially when he is shown to be mature at times.
 * 20) The running gag from the franchise: The Cow, is given more personality than in games
 * 21) Speaking of running gags, the running gags that relate to the episodes never get old & get way funnier.
 * 22) Very cool character art designs with adding variety for new characters like Evil Jim, Walter, Henchrat, The Hamstinator, Mrs. Ethel Bleveri, The Anti Fish, Fur-Bearin' trout, Rosebud, Malice the Dog, The Arch Bug, The Great Worm & Grayson
 * 23) Side characters also have strong & funny traits, so they're not just utterly side-character clichés
 * 24) The talking eggplant gag. That is all.

Bad Qualities That Definitely "Eat Dirt!"

 * 1) Jim's silliness or simpleminded nature can be kinda irritating & can marginally drag out at times, but thankfully it doesn't wear thin for too long (e.g when he had a brain freeze, he runs around & yells to the point that the Earth shakes; at least the jokes that occurred were funny & it was short). So It's not as bad as Earthworm Jim 3D's version of Jim's screams, [in which a scene from this show originally spawned the Caption of that page with the quote: "Groovy? This Ain't"]. Another short example is when Evil the Cat attempted at deceiving Earthworm Jim in The Book of Doom episode as Jim falls for Evil's fib; Jim seems to sympathize in a manchild-like manner, but it was short and somewhat humorous so it was paced quite well.
 * 2) It's quite tongue-in-cheek, but not excessively or artificially so.
 * 3) Some scenes can be weird or weirdly paced. [Sometimes both at once!]
 * 4) The dialogue can be too fast-paced or incoherent at times, sometimes to the point when you can't hear what some of the characters say.
 * 5) Some character's voices can be quite corny to some extent (e.g Jim's brain freeze, Peter's yelps or when he's in danger at times [it's usually funny most of the time], Princess Whats-Her-Name's yells or begs for help (her delivery can sound cheesy at times but was usually written in a justified manner), Queen Slug-For-A-Butt's literal dragged out yelling {like when her wand stick explodes in her face by the nut log in an episode & then yells with a semi-nails on a chalkboard tone in which you can easily find in the Eat Dirt compilation above}).
 * 6) Some jokes can be confusing, silly & overly speedy at times, even though there are many great jokes in the show.
 * 7) Season 2 was not as good compared to Season 1 when it had a notable downgrade to the animation and some of the plots relied on numerous famous films and old sitcom references as full-on episodes like "I Love Lucy", "The Wizard of Oz", "Dune", "Star Trek" and "Citizen Kane" (Somewhat similar to some episodes of Eek! The Cat, except that it had a stronger edge to its originality and its writing since it was still faithful to the structured theme in the show).
 * 8) * With that said, the ending of this show wasn't the best out there.
 * 9) Characters from the game like Doc Duodenum, Big Bruty, Chuck, Fifi, and Major Mucus were not featured and referred to in this show.
 * 10) The show got canceled over creative differences with the original team at Shiny Entertainment. Doug TenNapel disliked it for portraying Peter Puppy as the hero and Earthworm Jim as the sidekick in most of the episodes. David Perry also had a dislike for the show because the writers made Jim more of an incompetent man-child with a hammy dialect and less of a hero.

Notes/Trivia

 * 1) It spawned the inspiration for Wreck-It Ralph's Bad Guy villain league, which was pretty awesome.
 * 2) After it was cancelled, the Earthworm Jim franchise continued to grow with Earthworm Jim 2 as a successor of the cartoons elements with characters, references, etc. This shows how well made and subtle the substance of Earthworm Jim was.
 * 3) It had a VHS release.
 * 4) There was a DVD release by Madman on June 1st, 2011 for Australia and New Zealand. It was also released for the US and Canada by Millennium on the 10th July 2012.
 * 5) Aside from clips being seen on YouTube, some of these episodes can be easily found on Dailymotion.

Reception
Earthworm Jim the Cartoon was designed for a specific audience and the current values or trends in Kids’ WB’s lineup for that time. Perhaps the broadcasters aired the show towards too young an age group for its style of humor, which was very developed and clever. It didn't get the high ratings it needed to last a third season, unfortunately (even after an episode called "Peanut Of The Apes" that is entirely based on the show's ratings and audience funnily enough). Doug TenNapel shows everyone how to do a fantastic video game cartoon compared to many at the time. That is outstandingly reminiscent to Sonic Satam with the standards of cohesive & properly written cartoons.

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"Sonic Breakout" is the sixth episode of the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog television series. Despite being produced as the sixth episode, it aired as the forty-second episode during the show's original run.

Plot
Dr. Robotnik introduces his new inescapable prison, "Robotnik's Rot-Your-Life-Away Dungeons". When Dr. Robotnik gets offended by a talking comic where the main joke in the comic is an animated strip based on Humpty Dumpty starring Robotnik as the titular character, he simply gets outraged at being mocked by his egg-shaped physique and orders Scratch and Grounder to arrest the comic writer as his first prisioner, a silly bird by the name of Sketch Lampoon. Since Sonic and Tails are big fans of his comics, Sonic has to save him.

Why Sonic Breakout Rocks

 * 1) The concept of Robotnik imprisoning a Mobian citizen out of fair use sounds like an interesting premise.
 * 2) Long John Baldry hamming up his performance as Robotnik, even more than usual, is extremely entertaining and hilarious to watch (e.g Robotnik being mad about the comic he read as a prime example).
 * 3) The animation is vibrant, colorful, and wonderfully exaggerated as always.
 * 4) * This was one of the many episodes from Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog that had memorable bits with the style of its animation, some animation frames being well-remembered that includes a closeup of Robotnik twirling his mustache for example.
 * 5) Much like another episode, it features some comedy that actually provides a laugh and pushing its wacky tone in full force.
 * 6) A large majority of the jokes contain a hilarious or cute sense of humor as well, Sketch Lampoon's humorous dialogue for example.
 * 7) The writing is very coherent and engaging, and much to the point that there is barely anything inconsistent about what is being said, something an episode like Robotnik's Rival also did pretty well.
 * 8) Because of how the episode was structured, it is one of the most smooth, coherent, stylish, and fast-paced episodes in the whole series, and that is saying something.
 * 9) The Sonic Sez segment gives out a charming, well-written moral about how putting graffiti on walls to show artistic expression without permission isn't a good thing to do since it's both illegal and a sign of vandalism, and at the same time, encouraging kids that graffiti on paper is a better thing to do when it comes to expressing art.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Sketch Lampoon's loud and habitual silliness, while quirky and sometimes pretty amusing, can seem irritating to some viewers.
 * 2) Where the ending with Robotnik's comedic defeat before he says his favorite catchphrase is hilarious as always, the part when Robotnik childishly wails at the end like an absolute manchild can be lowbrow and still making you feel bad for his mentality at the same time, his wailing can also get somewhat grating to listen to.
 * 3) Some bits of dodgy animation and occasional animation errors, as to be expected from DiC's standards with AoStH.

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Back at the Barnyard is a Nickelodeon 3D computer-animated television series that and is a a spin-off from the 2006 film, Barnyard. The series premiered on September 29, 2007 on Nickelodeon. The show is produced by Omation Animation Studio, in association with Nickelodeon Animation Studio. The last episode aired on November 12, 2011 on Nicktoons.

Why Back at the Barnyard Rocks

 * 1) Compared to the film it was based on Barnyard, it was a major improvement.
 * 2) Very hilarious moments, such as Pig abruptly interrupting each episode to break the fourth wall in a humorous and charming way.
 * 3) A new character named Abby (who is a cow) was introduced in the show. And speaking of her:
 * 4) * Her relationship with Otis is pretty interesting to watch.
 * 5) Plenty of likable characters, such as the main animals: Otis, Abby, Bessy, Pip, Pig, Freddy, Peck and Duke.
 * 6) The theme song is very catchy.
 * 7) Some endings are either really good or very funny.
 * 8) Very intimidating main antagonists, such as Snotty Boy and Mrs. Beady.
 * 9) Original and creative stories and plots, such as Otis, Freddy and Pig dressing up as girls and ending up dating Snotty Boy and his friends in the episode "Some like it Snotty".
 * 10) Talented voice acting, especially from Wanda Sykes, Tino Insana, Cam Clarke and Rob Paulsen.
 * 11) Great jokes.
 * 12) Intelligent and clever writing.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The CGI animation (the one used for Jimmy Neutron) has not aged well.
 * 2) It kind of ignores the theme of the original movie it was based on, and Otis still acts immature, despite knowing that he can't anymore.
 * 3) Characters from the film, like Daisy, Miles the mule, Maddy the chick, Lil' Ben, and the fan-favorite, Biggie Cheese, were left out without any explanation.
 * 4) Chris Hardwick's impression of Kevin James can be annoying at times.
 * 5) Some bad episodes such as "Dummy and Dummier" and "Man’s Best Fiend".
 * 6) This show is notorious for reusing character models.
 * 7) Despite the voice acting being talented, Chris Hardwick, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Cam Clarke and Rob Paulsen almost voice everyone in the show who's not Otis, Abby, Freddy, or Peck.
 * 8) Bessy can be considered a mean-spirited character because of how she sometimes intends to be harsh to the other characters. And to get the elephant out of the roof, because of her sassy behavior and speaking in an African-American accent, she may also be stereotypical as well.
 * 9) Despite being a likable character, Pip could be considered a Mexican stereotype.

Reception
Back at the Barnyard received mixed reviews, but has attracted a cult-following. Many people remember the show for it's memes. It is considered to be one of the most underrated Nicktoons of all-time.

Trivia

 * This show was put on hiatus on September 18, 2010. This is possibly due to Omation Animation Studio was focused on Jimmy Neutron spin-off, mh:terribletvshows:Planet Sheen. This show, however, aired on Nicktoons from September 12 to November 12, 2011.
 * This show has infamously spawned some internet memes such as "Viewer Mail Time" and "Ask Dr. Pig".

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