Clarence

Clarence

I'm the king of the world!

Genre:	Comedy Slice of life
Running Time:	11 minutes
Country:	United States
Release Date:	February 17, 2014 – June 24, 2018
Network(s):	Cartoon Network
Created by:	Skyler Page
Distributed by:	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Starring:	Skyler Page Spencer Rothbell Sean Giambrone Tom Kenny Roger Craig Smith Katie Crown Eric Edelstein
Seasons:	3
Episodes:	130

Clarence is an American animated television series created by Skyler Page for Cartoon Network. The series revolves around a young boy named Clarence and his two best friends Jeff and Sumo. Page, a former storyboard artist for Adventure Time and revisionist for Secret Mountain Fort Awesome, developed the series at Cartoon Network Studios as part of their shorts development program in 2012.

Plot

The show focuses on the daily life of Clarence Wendle, a fun-loving and spirited boy, and his best friends: Jeff, who is the more intellectual type, and Sumo, who often uses drastic measures when solving problems.

Why It Rocks

Pretty good animation.
Likable characters that relate to different people's childhoods, such as adorably optimistic Clarence, intelligent Jeff and fun-loving and voice of reason Sumo.
Amazing voice acting.
Handles serious topics like divorce very well.
Gives accurate representations of the joys of childhood.
Decent and relatable humor.
Good chemistry between the characters. For example, Jeff and Sumo's conflicting relationship doesn't get in the way of friendship itself, mostly thanks to Clarence.
The plot lines relate to the popular events of childhood, such as going to arcades and hanging out at restaurants.
Colorful and detailed background design.
The parents in the show are really likable and are great role models.
Good music, such as the theme song, "King of the World" and the credits song, "Good Habits".
All the character designs in the show are very unique and diverse from each other.

Bad Qualities

The characters can be annoying sometimes.
It had some bad episodes, like the critically panned Straight Illin^TTSW. It was so bad that it had to be banned from Cartoon Network. there's also "Lil, Buddy" But not too many unlike "Staight Illin".
Some character designs look weird and a few look kind of ugly.
Some gross out humor like the close up of Clarence crying in one episode or him bringing the large submarine sandwich to the hospital during his visit to Belson.
Season 1 wasn't that good.
Clarence's voice doesn't really fit the nature of his character, sporting an awkward Elmer Fudd speech impediment that sounds too deep for a kid.
Sumo's voice is pretty unfitting too, sporting a nasally Beavis-like voice.

Trivia

Skyler Page was fired from Cartoon Network on July 3rd, 2014 for sexual harassment towards Adventure Time crew member, Emily Partridge.
Eric Edelstein, voice actor of Chad (Clarence's father), was also Grizz on We Bare Bears.