Magic Trixie Review

No, I don't mean the Great and Powerful Trixie from MLP: Friendship is Magic, but that was a good guess. No, I'm talking about this 1998 short from Oh Yeah! Cartoons. The plot of this story is that a young girl while trying to practice magic, she comes across Migmar Magma, voiced by Bob Joles, and eventually, she outshines him like a real magician would.

This is a pretty interesting short. It doesn't have much dialogue,minus Migmar's lines, but, this short taught me that it didn't need a lot of talking to make it look interesting, it just had to be VISUALLY interesting, it felt like a short from the Disney films Fantasia and Fantasia 2000. I like the clerk, who was voiced by Gregg Berger, who has a deadpanned sounding voice in his system, but the highlight of the short has to go with Migmar Magma, now, he is one magical bad guy, he will stop at nothing to be better than Trixie, but, since it's a magic-related short, fat chance.

This short was a stroke a genius. It was visually interesting, it had humor, it had minimal dialogue, but it didn't bother me much, all it taught me was that sometimes, silence is golden, Samurai Jack and a few Nelvana shows have done that as well, it also taught us that magic doesn't come from a store, but from the heart, all you need is some natural talent, and Trixie had to learn that the hard way. If you haven't seen or heard of this short yet, check it out, in my opinion, it's six minutes of talent you won't soon be forgetting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3XJiqxCdTg

Jelly's Day - Uncle Betty's Strange Rash

Here's another cartoon starring the cute Jelly. In this episode, Jelly meets up with his goofy uncle Betty (voiced by Bob Joles) at the Museum of Stuff from Outer Space. The kicker, he gets a rash that grows plants with feet and they pop out of him.

What's weird about this episode is the fact that it was directed by Vincent Waller. not that I have anything against him, I mean, he's a nice guy and he worked on Cow and Chicken and SpongeBob. But what I think he did here was that he put a bit of a Ren and Stimpy feel to the cartoon that was suppose to be innocent looking. No kidding, if you looked on Uncle Betty's backpack, he even has a Stimpy plush toy. It also arranges with the background characters who kind of look like throw away background characters from Ren and Stimpy. Still, it's too safe and polished to be anything like the overly loud insanity that Ren and Stimpy gave us. Vincent Waller, as I've said before also worked on Cow and Chicken which also had a Ren and Stimpy feel but was still unique enough to be called it's own show.

Overall, this episode's really weird. I have a lot of mixed feelings on this. I still like Grey Delisle as the voice of Jelly and I like the character design of the flowers in the following picture here. It's just bizzare and weird. But still, if you wanna see it and let me hear your thoughts, here's the link:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUZE9kersw0

ChalkZone - "Chalk Rain"

Has anyone heard of ChalkZone? I have, well, here's an episode of the series that only aired on Oh Yeah! Cartoons, "Chalk Rain."

The plot of the story is that during the annual ChalkZone Snap-a-Thon, Chalk Rain comes into town, chalk rain is what happens when the rain of the outside world melts away a chalk drawing from the road, Most drawings are small and they only last a minute, but this one is a very big chalk drawing! It transforms into a dragon like monster simply known as ChalkZilla! Snap and Rudy Tabootie try their best to stop this monster, but to no avail. So, what to do, Rudy goes back to the real world o find his creator. And it turns out that it was a Chinese artist who drew the dragon, he was originally suppose to be the flying dragon of the sky, but the rain wash him away before she had a chance to draw his wings. So, Rudy talks the artist to ChalkZone to help calm down ChalkZilla, and Rudy draws the wings onto ChalkZilla, resulting him into the calmest dragon in all of ChalkZone, creating a chalk rainbow.

Several clips from this episode do appear in the Season 1-2 intro, but the episode never appeared in the first season. I often wondered why? Did it have something to do with 9/11? I'm not sure. The highlight is of course the monster terrorizing the city, and not only that, but the artist voiced by none other than the voice of Mulan herself, Ming-Na Wen. Isn't that ironic. Ming-Na Wen voicing two people from China. And don't even get me started on the upcoming live-action rehash of the movie. Anyways, the episode is pretty interesting, it has a good plot, an awesome character design for the monster, and a nice showing of cooperation. And now, here's my parody song of Trogdor.

"CHALKZILLA! CHALKZILLA! ChalkZilla was a man, I mean, he was a dragon-man. Or, maybe he was just a dragon, but he was still CHALKZILLA! CHALKZILLA! Burninating the country side, burninating the citizens, burninating all the people and if thatch-roof COTTAGES! THATCH -ROOF COTTAGES! And the ChalkZilla comes in the NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Oh, oh yeah.

The Kid from SCHOOL

The Kid from SCHOOL was created by Bob Boyle and Bill Riling for Oh Yeah! Cartoons. And this is my review.

This cartoon centered around a spy simply known as Jake Slate (voiced by Jason Marsden) who fights off against the evil genius, who's weakness is macaroni and cheese. I like mac and cheese by the way. Also, Jake Slate gets a date from the head of the student council, Stephanie (voiced by Grey Delisle) who wants him to be his homecoming king at the school dance. Not wanting to be the last boy in the school, the evil genius, tries to get rid of every single male student from the school, but Jake Slate stops his reign of terror. This episode serves as a clever spoof to James Bond, from the name, to the shaken not stirred joke being used. The art style is kind of similar to The Fairly OddParents, since Bob Boyle did work on The Fairly OddParents during its first three seasons.

With all the spy references, including James Bond, the short gets pretty much everything right. It's got a decent parody, it's got great mac and cheese jokes, and it's a pretty good satire of school and spies. It's good. Check it out for yourself if you haven't seen it on TV.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKDpmiTZrA4

Ask Edward: All About Babies

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you put Tom Kenny and Tara Strong as a comedy duo featuring to kid dogs? Well, this is the short for you, "Ask Edward: All About Babies.

The plot of the short is that Emo plays baby with his toy figures, which annoys his big brother, Edward. Emo explains the reason is because their mom and dad were talking about having another baby. since this short is Ask Edward, this episode does what the title predicts. Edward answers the question simply to say that storks bring in their babies, not too dissimilar to Dumbo. After Edward explains, Emo finds an egg outside, and he and Edward mistake it as an egg for a baby brother. And Edward teases Emo that the "baby" could be a problem for him. And Emo tries his best to make sure nothing terrible happens to him, simply by trying to put the egg into the dark, and tries to put the egg in the freezer, but it just falls and cracks. Their mom overhears this and decides to cook them scrambled eggs. When Edward refuses, they confess to their mother what's been happening, and their mom tells them it's just a complete misunderstanding. And Edward gives out a much better explanation. You see, after the stork lays the egg, the bee has to pollinate it, otherwise, there's no baby inside, leaving Emo quite confused, but stung by a bee on the nose in the process.

The short is quite cute. The characters are cute, the animation is cute, heck, the voices are cute, heck, even the plot is cute, almost as cute as Nermal from Garfield and Friends, but don't tell Garfield that. I should of course mention that Emo was voiced the lovable Tara Strong, using a voice that's sort of like a precursor to Timmy Turner whom she also does. She's just one of the best voice actresses out there. But she's not the only star of this cartoon, there;s also Tom Kenny as the voice of Edward (AKA: Eddy), using a voice that is pretty much as precursor to Carl from Johnny Bravo, in which whom Tom Kenny also did about a year later. Enjoy all the cuteness of the cartoon while you still can.

If you wanna see this cute cartoon for yourself, here's the link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9p7tISqFdY

Proctecto 5000

This cartoon from Oh Yeah! Cartoons is just so dramatic! Believe me, I've watched it. I mean, the animation is cute I will admit, but the entire short just feels like a dang soap opera.

You see, in this cartoon, in the distant future, Nadya has a lot of trouble making friends at her new school, even goes so far as being bullied by a bully who was voiced by the late Mary Kay Bergman, even going so far as to lock her in a locker overnight, luckily, Kenny the Protecto 5000 comes in to save the day after the bullies go too far with their science experiment. The moral of the story is always make friends even when your too shy to do such a thing, and you should ways try to come out of your shell. An important fact I should point out is that Kenny is voiced by none other than Richard Moll from Night Court. I'd never thought I'd say this, but he was a perfect fit for this drama.

Unfortunately, I don't recommend this cartoon It's just so melodramatic, sad, and even mean-spirited to young little girls like Nadya. BUT, it's not that bad, I'll give it the benefit of a doubt here. And if you are a true fan of dramas and stuff like that, go ahead and check out the link here if you dare! Not that I'm demanding you to, it's just that, it's your choice.

I would like to dedicate this review to the late Joe Alaskey and the late Mary Kay Bergman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyaHHMMLmY0

"Jelly's Day"

Now, let's review my other favorite cartoon from Oh Yeah! Cartoons, "Jelly's Day." The first episode from the first episode of the anthology series. In this installment, Jelly's cousin named Hargus came to visit from Entrancelvanyia, and she takes him to the beach for a good time, and hilarity ensues.

What's nice about this cartoon is that it's cute, but this is not the only Jelly's Day cartoon they've made. There's two other episodes, one of them I'll be reviewing in the mere future. Also, this is one of Grey Delisle's early instances in voice acting. Her voice for Jelly would be the voice she would later use for other characters like Wubbzy, Lizzie, and Emily Elizabeth among others. Also, it has a perfect moral. The moral is the fact it doesn't matter what these cousins look like on the outside, it's what you are on the inside that counts. It did take the other beachgoers a while to figure that out.

I suggest you check this cartoon for yourself if you've never watched Oh Yeah! Cartoons, but if you've already watched the series from the beginning, go ahead and watch it anyway. Just stay away from the giant octopus that would come out of nowhere and trap you in its clutches, or rather, tentacles.

One more thing I should mention is that the other human characters look like characters from the hit Cartoon Network series, "Cow and Chicken."

All I can say is, I knew they would dig the beach.


Here's a link to the cartoon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv3OLR_h5XM

Tutu the Superina

Oh, my gosh, how did this short never catch on. Get this, it was created by Bill Burnett and it was about a ballerina who's not an ordinary ballerina, but also a superhero ballerina, or superina for short. THAT'S THE COOLEST IDEA EVER.

What I admire about this cartoon is the fact that she can easily fight off crimes with her ballerina and haiku tricks. And her cute voice was improvised by Candi Milo. Also, Earl Boen (the voice of Commander from Dexter's Lab) provides the voice of the animal robber. Whenever evil rears its unwelcome head, we know what Tutu must do. And for flight, she always calls for swans. These people really know how to mix girls stuff with superhero oriented things attached.

If you wanna see the story: Just click here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCYzBzFZvB0

Olly and Frank

From the people who brought you Wow! Wow! Wubbzy, and Why Do I Love Y? comes a Bob Boyle cartoon from 1998 that was directed by Rob Renzetti for Oh Yeah! Cartoons.

What I like about this cartoon is that it's a simple "kid falls in love with a girl" story with a Frankenstein twist. What I also admire is the fact that Thomas Chase and Steve Rucker wrote all the musical score for this show, these people were famous for The Powerpuff Girls, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Dexter's Laboratory, and Codename: Kids Next Door among others. Also, this story has a lot of puns. And I'm not gonna lie here. The puns include "The bubble in my gum," "the pop in my sicle," and "the ham in my burger." What was "the pop in my corn" not good enough of a pun to take. I don't know what else to say really, it's a story that just works. Here's the link to it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jiclW7CwGA

Thatta Boy!

Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's Thatta Boy! A cartoon that was created by Alex Kirwan and directed by Garfield and Friends veteran, James West.

In a world where villains out number innocent civilians down to one, only one hero can stand between them. But when his friend and assistant Polly (Cree Summer) has other thoughts in mind, Thatta Boy knows that something is up. Meanwhile, aliens are trying to capture Sammy the Pup. The cartoon stars the voices of Jeannie Elias, Cree Summer, Frank Welker, Rodger Bumpass, and Debi Derryberry. Not much to say, but this is a pretty fun cartoon that unfortunately never came into fruition. Jeannie Elias was perfect casting as the voice of Thatta Boy! And Rodger Bumpass, the voice of Squidward was terrific was the announcer and one of the villains.

If you want to see Thatta Boy! in action, here's the link to the cartoon short.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA3CJ-7RfEI

Oh Yeah! Cartoons - Lollygaggin'

This is my personal favorite cartoon short from the Nickelodeon anthology series, "Oh Yeah! Cartoons," where they would show three cartoons, some of which later went on the be actually shows for the network itself. In this short, Lollygaggin' says one too many lies that she becomes confronted by a drooling fib creature who is voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson.

Lollygaggin' (voiced by Nicole Saletta) is a really relate-able character. Sometimes, in her life, she was kind of a depressed seven year old who sometimes lies even when depressed. But then, karma comes to her one night. What I can say is that this cartoon kind of reminds me of "Larry-Boy! And the Fib from Outer Space!" because, it has some similarities. Examples include some sound effects, and the fact that whenever Lollygaggin lies, the monster grows into a much bigger lie, or as TV tropes likes to call it "Make my monster grow." Obviously, Guy Vasilovich watched the video himself back in 1997 and did homework on it, had kids, and said to himself, "Hmm, maybe I can do a cartoon that's kind of related to this story, except much shorter. I'll pitch it to Fred Seibert. He'll be so happy." And that's what he did. I will say, Lollygaggin as a character is cute, but not all that cute. But it is cute when she cries. Just look at this screencap right here.

If you wanna see the cartoon for yourself, here's the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7nO_s3Y5z4