#Freakazoid! Will Give Your Brain A Chocolate Coating
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“Freakazoid! Will Give Your Brain A Chocolate Coating”
When it came time to make a second season, Warner Bros. insisted that the fun be reigned in a little bit, and that the show become devoted to full 30-minute episodes instead of 20 shorts. One might assume this meant more sanity, but Dini, Ruegger, and co. found plenty of ways to keep the kookiness flowing. Jonathan Harris’ presence certainly helped. Sadly, it was too strange to live. Kids didn’t jibe with its humor and stoned college kids weren’t buying the children’s toys advertised. “Freakazoid!” was canceled after two seasons.
A few short years later, in 2001, the Cartoon Network would launch a block of bizarro, nighttime programming under the banner of Adult Swim. “Space Ghost Coast to Coast” — the finest piece of Dadaist pop entertainment ever produced — led a pack that included “Aqua Teen Hunger Force,” “Sealab 2021,” and “The Venture Bros.” The thumbprints of “Freakazoid!” are all over Adult Swim, and there is no doubt WB’s antics led to the production of weirder and weirder s***.
“Freakazoid!” wasn’t so much too weird as it was a few years ahead of its time. It was a superhero show that functioned as media commentary, a slapstick play yard, and a pop culture library. Nothing will ever match its highs. It is a show for the ages.
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