Time Squad - "Eli Whitney's Flesh-Eating Mistake"

For my last review for now until sometime this weekend, it's marvelous, it's magnetic, it's magical, it's magno hydro dynamic! Huh? It's Time Squad, created by Dave Wasson. The series premiered during Cartoon Network's "Cartoon Cartoon Fridays" block on June 8, 2001, it is also the final Cartoon Network original series to premiere during Betty Cohen's tenure, as she later resigned due to creative disagreements with Jamie Kellner, then-head of Turner Broadcasting System. But we're not here to talk about the founder's departure, we're here to review the first episode of the show. Let's begin.

In this episode, while trying to find Eli Whitney, the guy who invented the cotton gin, Buck Tuddrussel and Larry 3000, voiced by Luke Skywalker and The Joker himself, Mark Hamill, find themselves in the future, where they meet up with a young kid named Otto Osworth, voiced by Pamela Segall, known more famously for doing the voice of Pajama Sam. Before they could go find Eli Whitney, Buck and Larry break Otto free of his abusive and brutal life at the orphanage where the old nun doesn't like reading. Huh? Anyways, with his impressive historical knowledge  They travel back in time to stop Eli Whitney's flesh eating monsters.

This cartoon is awesome, but, it isn't without its flaws. The only thing I didn't like is that orphanage nun, who was voiced by Dee Dee Rescher. I have nothing against the actress who voiced Peltra, but that's not the problem, the issue is that the nun doesn't like reading, what kind of orphanage nun doesn't like reading?! That's like saying, you're prejudice against Cartoon Network's classic cartoons. But either way, she only appears once in this series, and is likely she never appeared again on the show, good riddance if you ask me. The animation is great, the acting is great, the plot is great, and it's just so futuristic. Tell Squidward to do his future reaction if you could, please?

The show only ran for two seasons from 2001 to 2003, and it was obsolete from Cartoon Network! Why? I mean unlike Sheep in the Big City and Mike Lu and Og which they only ran for two seasons because they were the less-liked Cartoon Cartoons, this one has a whole lot to be desired./Creator Dave Wasson described the series as "a C-student's guide to history" I give the people at Cartoon Network for trying to do something educational while and at the same time doing the usual comedic performances.

Time Squad was probably one of Cartoon Network's finest, even if it did run for two seasons. I even liked it when the premiere was hosted by Ed and Eddy on Cartoon Cartoon Fridays. If you want to see the Cartoon Cartoon Fridays segments that introduce the premiere, here's the link, ladies and gentlemen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEalhy3u0rY

The Fairly OddParents - "Future Lost"

If SB-129 was in love with The Jetsons, this would probably be the innocent love child. It's called "Future Lost."

While cleaning out stuff in the attic, Timmy Turner comes across a book that takes place in the future of the 21st Century, with futuristic technology. And without any surprises, he wishes that all of Dimmsdale was in the future like in the book he found from Mr. Turner. By the way, the title of the book was called Stevie Sparks. Everything looks so futuristic that even Mark Chang shows off his regular form to the kids. Everything goes fine until the Big Brain takes over the world and brainwashes the robots into making the humans do their bidding. How will Timmy get out of this? Stay tuned to find out.

This episode is pretty cool. It really knows how to portray the future right, like how The Jetsons and SpongeBob did. I even like Denzel Crocker's muscular janitor version of himself. He still does the spasms, but this time he says "ROBOTS ARE EVIL!" Oh, Carlos Alazraqui, never change. I even like the idea of a 5-second school day. I wish my school had something like that, too bad it never works like that, the only upside is that I don't go there anymore because I've retired and went to work at the DAC. I even like the Cosmo and Wanda robots, especially the Cosmo Four Slice, where he can make toast. And the rockets are much better than wings.

Overall, this an episode that is really worth seeing. It is one of the last good ones before Poof came along. It has a lot of goods, a lot of humor, and a lot of action. I just wish that Big Brain guy who was voiced by Jim Ward wound sound more like Orson Welles.

Oh well, I guess we'll never know.

Overall, as of now, you don't have to be a Psychic Pokemon in order to see what's coming up in the future. Isn't that right, Alakazam?

KA-ZAM!

AAGH! That's my cue to say, watch it if you run across it!

By the way, that was a reference to the Professor's intro in Pokemon the First Movie.

Dexter's Laboratory - "911"

Huh, I really don't have much to say about this episode. Except, it's a pretty cute episode. All right, all right, I'll give you the basic premise, my opinions, and my final thoughts. afterwards, this will be my last review until this Thursday night. So,, let's uh, let's begin.

While watching an episode of Action Hank, Dexter gets interrupted by the Emergency Broadcast System. This results into Dexter solving emergency after emergency, but the signal doesn't stop going off. By the end of the episode, it was revealed that it was just a test, and if it was an ACTUAL emergency, the signal you would have heard would've been followed by information. The test took so long, it skipped over to the end of the Action Hank episode. Poor Dexter, okay, enough with that. Let's talk about my opinions.

What I do like about this episode is that it's cute, very cute. I especially like Dee-Dee's appearance here, She has quite an overactive imagination. For example, laughing for no reason at the TV as if it were a comedy, Dee-Dee becoming scared as if she was watching a horror movie, and even getting up to the point to where Dee-Dee is offended by someone named Jeffrey doing something to Marsha. Even Dexter thinks this is just crazy. Heck, she even thinks the ending of the test of the Emergency Broadcast System was a sad ending. She's not stupid, she's just energetic and quite ditsy, for Dexter's taste at least.

Okay, let's wrap things up with my final thoughts. Even though the beeping on the Emergency Broadcast System got annoying at times, I must say, it is pretty much a good episode. The comedy is cute, especially Dexter mistaking boy babies for girls, as well as Dee-Dee's overactive imagination. It's pretty much just a cute, cute episode.

Not much else to say except, join me Thursday night when I'll review the Johnny Bravo episode, "Cookie Crisis."

Animaniacs - "Cookies for Einstein"

It's time to review an episode form those zany to the max, Warner Brothers and Sister, the Animaniacs! Let's take a look at the first half of the second episode, not counting "Yakko's World," "Cookies for Einstein." Fun fact: This is Paul Rugg's favorite episode.

It takes place in Bern, Switzerland, 1905, home of clocks, chocolate, and neutrality, but mostly chocolate, says Frank Welker. We see Yakko, Wakko, and Dot walking down the streets of Bern singing a little ditty as cookie scout salesman, Wakko goes even so far as to yodel, and says to the camera, "Sorry, it's the chocolate soaking." After selling numerous cookies, they arrive at one more stop, Albert Einstein's path. Once they sell their final box of cookies, they can get their merit badges. Inside, Albert Einstein is trying his very best to figure out the theory of relativity, when all of a sudden, there was a knock on the door. Because of Albert's Switzerland accent, the Warners think he is a dermatologist. Einstein wonders why they're here, and Dot replies that they're trying to sell cookies, and says to the camera, "Dumber than advertised." Albert refuses to buy any cookies at the moment because he's too busy working on the wonders of the universe and demands the Warners to run away and slams the door, which leads to this cute scene.

The background turns black and a spotlight is hit on Dot, and she mellows out "Oh! Oh! My heart aches with the sorrow of a thousand scouts! No merit badge. I mourn my loss," and she cries. Once the background brightens up again, Yakko compliments that those acting classes really paid off, and reassures the other Warners that they'll sell Albert the cookies whether he likes it or not! Like try dying, or at least to some tie dying. Meanwhile, Albert Einstein meassures the speed of light and discovers that was quick. When, yet again, The Warners interfere.

They've tried everything. It wasn't until Yakko decides to spell Acme backwards, which results in Albert Einstein finding out the theory of relativeity, resulting that E equals MC squared! and declares the Warners as geniuses and cries out to the heavens "E EQUALS MC SQUARED!" Moments later, the Nobel prize was given to Albert Einstein and the Warners for their hard work and cookies. Yakko states that it's no merit badge, but it will do. And the episode ends.




The episode is my favorite episode of the first season, the main reason is because this was the first episode I've seen as a kid. And when I grew up, I've forgotten all about it, but when I looked up on this one day and after watching The Nostalgia Critic's Animaiacs Tribute/Behind the Scenes video, I know remember where the screenshot in my head of Dot in the spotlight came from. The bottom line is that this episode is exciting, visually interesting, and funny, complete with a Swiss Nurse Miss selling hot chocolate. This episode is amazing and it's only the second episode in the series. If you're a die hard Animaniacs fan, go ahead and check this episode out if you haven't already. This is Veston Bruno signing off.

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