mrsemmaemely

Alright, let me get this straight, this series is unoriginal and bland. You wanna know the reason why? Well, let me explain.

The first reason that this show is unoriginal because it basically takes the idea of Looney Tunes, eats it up, and throws it up on a hot sunny day; it basically rips off Looney Tunes cartoons and makes them child friendly/boring. Why? Well, if we compare Woody and Bugs Bunny they're similar, and that's because Woody Woodpecker was made by the same person who created Bugs Bunny. But, Woody Woodpecker was made 6 months later than Bugs Bunny, making Woody a carbon copy of Bugs Bunny. They do similar things (attacking others, annoying them), but Bugs Bunny has a bigger personality, has an identity, and is more popular. Woody? Has all of those traits to a certain extent, but doesn't have much of an identity, lacks personality, and isn't really likeable (referring to the lack of identity and personality, and how the laugh is very irritating). Basically, the show is like Looney Tunes but you remove the very reason why it is popular (identity, diversity of content, value) and make it a stereotypical cartoon. TL;DR The Woody Woodpecker show is basically like Looney Tunes, but bland and disposable.

If you look at the episodes, the plot is Woody just annoying a person or another character. Guess what some of the Looney Tunes plots are. That's right, a character annoying a person or another character. The difference is that they have a personality that doesn't make them a huge jerk and makes them believable. And the terrible animation makes the cartoon so disposable (I know that animation in cartoons during this time was mediocre and infamous for being watered down compared to previous years, but like this show was a continuation of the theatrical releases of the cartoons in the 1940s, how did the animation go from being admittedly one of the best to just downright a hot pile of ash?).

Anyway, it lacks anything interesting and the cartoons are frankly stereotypical. Woody is like if you got Bugs Bunny and removed his carrot, made him laugh like he committed a murder and removed his iconic lines, and never paid him to act.

Not much to say except that this show lacks something that the others have. The cartoon is just like any other cartoon of its time (early 2000s), although the jokes are corny and sometimes come off as just cringy, the writing has a lot left to be desired (there's some things resembling how the old cartoons were like, such as the slapstick humour or the action scenes; but it doesn't stick to the original source), and the characters feel flat. The animation for the 1st season tries to mimic the animation of cartoon in the 90s (such as Ren and Stimpy) and comes off as just unusual and awkward (I mean, it's trying to mimic the surrealism of 90s cartoons, but fails in doing that). The other seasons animations return to a more formalized style of animation, but it doesn't really do anything to improve the show. The show lacks any sort of identity. The source material is barely touched upon other than a few samples here and there. Compared to other cartoons of its time, this one is really lacking and underwhelming (Spongebob obviously destroys this cartoon. I know that Spongebob is overlooked and sometimes overwatched, but I'm only talking about the first three seasons. Even then, season 4 and beyond the episodes are still entertaining and watchable). If you have kids that are like 6 or below, then this is perfect for them. The rest of the age group, please watch something else.

I don't recommend watching this cartoon. It's really awful. This is a spinoff of the movie with the same name (Woody Woodpecker 2017), and you do not want to watch that. The animation does not flow (it's flash animation. And that's it), the characters are boring and unoriginal, the stories are mediocre, the jokes go into one ear and out the other, and the voice of Woody is so annoying! Go watch something else, like the latest Looney Tunes on HBO. It's basically like Woody Woodpecker's cartoons, but effort and creativity was actually put into the show. If you or your children ever want to watch cartoons, this is not for you.