The Froggy Froggy Duo
- Episode aired Jan 1, 1970
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5.7/10
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Very mediocre froggy duo
'Tijuana Toads' "The Froggy Froggy Duo" (1970)
Opening thoughts: While there are definitely worse cartoons in the Tijuana Toads series, 'The Froggy Froggy Duo' to me is not a particularly good, and also not particularly memorable, cartoon and has a lot wrong with it. Also a strong example of why the series never really clicked with me, in terms of the common good things and the common bad things that outweighed the good. Liked the idea of the setting and the concept sounded quite neat, but somehow 'The Froggy Froggy Duo' just didn't do it for me.
Good things: Regular composer for the company Doug Goodwin provides a lot of much needed colour and vim to his score that sadly is not present in nearly everything else. Despite being stereotypical and over the top, the best character here is El Pumo, as at least he had some personality and one that was not annoying or forgettable.
Most of the voice acting was not good, often the case with the series, but Marvin Miller has the right amount of menace for El Pumo. The cartoon started off quite promising.
Bad things: Very flat and near sickly animation with a limited colour scheme. Looks as though it was made in a rush. Neither lead character is interesting or amusing and actually don't have much material that is memorable, most of their screen time is dedicated to merely hopping around. The hotel chef's character's personality was bland and one note. Despite El Pumo standing out as a character, and his entrance is also a highlight, he is not in it enough.
Very little is amusing, let alone hilarious. None of the gags stand out, and there were too few of them in the first place. Not to mention they are very reminiscent of Looney Tunes past prime yet done worse (not a good sign). The story is very predictable and paper thin, even when not quite as dull as other cartoons in the series, everything is familiar ground here pretty much. The ending felt very anti-climactic and unfinished somehow. Only Miller as El Pumo stands out of the voice acting, the others are too broad and the stereotyping is not tasteful.
Concluding thoughts: In conclusion, pretty mediocre but there is worse in the series.
4/10.
Opening thoughts: While there are definitely worse cartoons in the Tijuana Toads series, 'The Froggy Froggy Duo' to me is not a particularly good, and also not particularly memorable, cartoon and has a lot wrong with it. Also a strong example of why the series never really clicked with me, in terms of the common good things and the common bad things that outweighed the good. Liked the idea of the setting and the concept sounded quite neat, but somehow 'The Froggy Froggy Duo' just didn't do it for me.
Good things: Regular composer for the company Doug Goodwin provides a lot of much needed colour and vim to his score that sadly is not present in nearly everything else. Despite being stereotypical and over the top, the best character here is El Pumo, as at least he had some personality and one that was not annoying or forgettable.
Most of the voice acting was not good, often the case with the series, but Marvin Miller has the right amount of menace for El Pumo. The cartoon started off quite promising.
Bad things: Very flat and near sickly animation with a limited colour scheme. Looks as though it was made in a rush. Neither lead character is interesting or amusing and actually don't have much material that is memorable, most of their screen time is dedicated to merely hopping around. The hotel chef's character's personality was bland and one note. Despite El Pumo standing out as a character, and his entrance is also a highlight, he is not in it enough.
Very little is amusing, let alone hilarious. None of the gags stand out, and there were too few of them in the first place. Not to mention they are very reminiscent of Looney Tunes past prime yet done worse (not a good sign). The story is very predictable and paper thin, even when not quite as dull as other cartoons in the series, everything is familiar ground here pretty much. The ending felt very anti-climactic and unfinished somehow. Only Miller as El Pumo stands out of the voice acting, the others are too broad and the stereotyping is not tasteful.
Concluding thoughts: In conclusion, pretty mediocre but there is worse in the series.
4/10.
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