jediforce10 Review of Fanboy & Chum Chum

Fanboy & Chum Chum (2009–2014)

To call Fanboy and Chum Chum a piece of rotten garbage would be an insult to rotten garbage.

[1/10 · 10 October 2012]

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.