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Plot Summary:
Dennis the Menace is an American animated series produced by DHX Media, based on the comic strip by Hank Ketcham. The young blond boy with a cowlick and a mischievous personality, Dennis the Menace, gets into numerous scrapes and adventures with his dog Ruff and his friends Joey, Margaret, Gina, Tommy, PeeBee and Jay. Dennis is an impulsive, angel-faced little devil who is always getting into scrapes which end up tormenting his hapless next-door neighbor, Mr. Wilson. Dennis finds himself involved in all kinds of wild adventures but always manages to save the day. The series was originally aired in syndication in the U.S., distributed by The Program Exchange. The second season aired on Saturday mornings on CBS. Each half-hour show consists of three six or seven minute shorts. The show was sponsored by General Mills.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada, France, Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: retro, anime, humorous, realistic, not serious, slapstick, detective, 2d animation, nostalgic
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Bobby's World (1990)
Plot Summary:
Bobby Generic lives in a typical suburban neighborhood and uses his overactive imagination to discover a world of daring adventure, incredible wonder and lots of laughs — all in pint-sized perspective.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, 2d animation
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Droopy: Master Detective (1993)
Plot Summary:
Droopy, Master Detective is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera in association with Turner Entertainment. The show is a spin-off from Tom & Jerry Kids and was dropped from Fox's Saturday morning schedule on January 1, 1994. Months later, the series was aired on weekday afternoons in August and September 1994.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: neo noir, detective, 2d animation
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Zip & Zap (2003)
Plot Summary:
Updated version, featuring computers, skateboards and contempo colloquialisms, of 'José Escobar''s classic comic book characters.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 13 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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I Got A Rocket! (2006)
Plot Summary:
I Got a Rocket is an Australian animated series centered on a boy named Vincent "Vinnie", who received a rocket for his 13th birthday. The rocket was also given a personality, acts as a best friend to Vinnie and is fond of assisting him. Although the series was short-lived, it received a 2008 Emmy Award for "New Approaches - Daytime Children's Entertainment". I Got a Rocket was originally a book by Matt Zurbo, but was converted into an animated series. It features the voices of Thomas Bromhead as Rocket, Jamie Oxenbould as Vincent "Vinnie", Marcello Fabrizi as Vinnie's father, V. P. Stern, etc., Drew Forsythe as Ma Ducky, Biffo and Scuds Ducky, Trilby Glover as Gabby and Maya and Rachel King as Crystal and Frankie Ducky.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 22
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Australia, Singapore, South Korea, Germany
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, exciting
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Dennis & Gnasher (2009)
Plot Summary:
Based on the iconic D.C. Thomson comic strip Dennis the Menace, this 2D-animated series follows the mischievous adventures of Dennis and his best friend Gnasher the dog.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 169
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, Australia
Duration: 12 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, light, feel good, 2d animation
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Robot and Monster (2012)
Plot Summary:
Robot and Monster is an American CGI animated series created by Dave Pressler, Joshua Sternin and J.R. Ventimilia. Main characters Robot and Monster are voiced by Curtis Armstrong and comedian Harland Williams, respectively. It began production in 2009 and was ordered for a full 26-episode season in 2010, before finally premiering on Nickelodeon on August 4, 2012. In December 2012, the series was put on hiatus, leaving 4 episodes unaired.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, offbeat
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Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979)
Plot Summary:
Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo travel from town to town in their van, The Mystery Machine, solving cases of hauntings, monsters and unexplained occurrences. Joining the gang is Scooby's pint-sized nephew, Scrappy-Doo. Unlike his uncle, the little pup is constantly looking for a fight, and it is all Scooby and Shaggy can do to keep him from hurtling head-on into every ghost and monster they encounter.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: retro, detective, humorous, not serious, 2d animation
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Heathcliff (1980)
Plot Summary:
Heathcliff is an animated TV series that debuted on October 4, 1980. It was the first series based on the Heathcliff comic strip and was produced by Ruby-Spears Productions. It ran until September 18, 1982 with a total of 25 episodes, under two different names.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Family, Comedy
Country: USA, France
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, costume drama, feel good, humorous, not serious, slapstick
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Tom & Jerry Kids Show (1990)
Plot Summary:
The Tom & Jerry Kids Show is an animated television series, co-produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and Turner Entertainment, starring cat-and-mouse duo Tom and Jerry as children. The show premiered in 1990 and continued airing until 1994. The series is about Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse in their childhood and their friends Droopy and Dripple and Spike and Tyke. It began airing as the first program of the Fox Broadcasting Company's children's block, Fox Kids on September 8, 1990. The series is somewhat similar to the "older" version of the original 1940-58 theatricals, partly akin to being produced by creators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. In terms of violence level, they are far closer to the classic cartoons than previous television adaptions such as Filmation's The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show although somewhat milder than Hanna and Barbera's original series. Part of it is similar to Pink Panther and Pals and Garfield and Friends. Droopy and Dripple went on to star in their own short-lived spin-off Droopy, Master Detective.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, funny, feel good, captivating, anime, absurd, slapstick comedy, 2d animation
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Caillou's New Adventures (1997)
Plot Summary:
Caillou is an educational Canadian children's television series, based on the books by author Christine L'Heureux and illustrator Hélène Desputeaux. During the first season, many of the stories in the animated version began with a grandmother introducing the story to her grandchildren, then reading the story about the book. Since 1997, the narrator/grandmother is an unseen character. Caillou first aired on Canada's Teletoon channel in 1998; it later made its United States debut in English on Public Broadcasting Service Public television on September 4, 2000 A 5th Season came out in 2013 = and it airs on PBS Kids. Caillou also airs on PBS Sprout.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, educational, colorful, anime, motivational, semi serious, entertaining, 2d animation, colourful
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The New Adventures of Lassie (2014)
Plot Summary:
For generations, Lassie the beautiful collie has been known and loved by viewers all over the world. Once again she enters the homes of millions of viewers as she talks for the first time in a TV adventure series for children aged 6 to 9.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 92
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: India, Germany, USA, France
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, sentimental, feel good, realistic, anime, humorous, semi serious
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Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats (1984)
Plot Summary:
Heathcliff is an animated television series that debuted on September 5, 1984. It was the second series based on the Heathcliff comic strip and was produced by DIC Entertainment. It ran in syndication until 1988 with a total of 86 episodes. The first show based on the comic strip was Heathcliff and Dingbat, which debuted in 1980 and was produced by Ruby-Spears. Mel Blanc provided the voice of Heathcliff in both series.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, France, Canada, Japan
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, not serious
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Marsupilami (1993)
Plot Summary:
Marsupilami is an animated series that first appeared on television in Raw Toonage in 1992, and was then spun off into his own eponymous show on the CBS television network for the 1993–1994 season.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: retro, exciting, offbeat, humorous, not serious, slapstick, nostalgic
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Willa's Wild Life (2008)
Plot Summary:
Willa's Wild Life is a French/Canadian/American animated television series that first aired on ABC2 in 2008, then on Qubo and Nickelodeon Canada in 2009. The show is based on Dan Yaccarino's book An Octopus Followed Me Home. It is about a 9 year old girl named Willa who has some very unusual pets. She has, so far, acquired a giraffe, two elephants, an alligator, and many more exotic animals. The show airs on Qubo at 5:00 pm and 10:00 pm Monday - Sunday, and 9:30 am on Fridays at ION Television.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 113
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Canada
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, sincere, feel good, captivating
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The Yogi Bear Show (1961)
Plot Summary:
Yogi, a smooth, talkative forest bear looks to raid park goers picnic baskets, while Park Ranger Smith tries to stop him.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: retro, anime, slapstick, exciting, humorous, not serious, nostalgic
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The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002)
Plot Summary:
Follows Jimmy Neutron, his faithful robotic dog, Goddard, and his eclectic friends and family as they experience life in Retroville. Jimmy is a typical kid, who just happens to be a genius. He creates gadgets to improve his everyday life, but his inventions go awry more often then not, and hilarious trouble ensues.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, exciting, clever, captivating, 3d animation, anime, computer animated, slapstick comedy
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The Tom and Jerry Show (2011)
Plot Summary:
The iconic cat and mouse rivals are back in The Tom and Jerry Show, a fresh take on the classic series. Preserving the look, characters and sensibility of the original, the all-new series shines a brightly colored, high-definition lens on the madcap slapstick and never-ending battle that has made Tom and Jerry two of the most beloved characters of all time.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, entertaining, slapstick, detective, slapstick comedy, 2d animation
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101 Dalmatians: The Series (1997)
Plot Summary:
101 Dalmatians: The Series is an animated television series produced by the Walt Disney Company based on the classic 1961 Disney animated feature of the same name and its 1996 live-action remake.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Australia, South Korea, Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sentimental, anime, feel good, humorous, semi serious, 2d animation, nostalgic
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The Mighty B! (2008)
Plot Summary:
The Mighty B! is an American animated television series co-created by Amy Poehler, Cynthia True and Erik Wiese for Nickelodeon. The series centers on Bessie Higgenbottom, an ambitious Honeybee girl scout who believes she will become The Mighty B if she collects every Honeybee badge. Bessie lives in San Francisco with her single mother Hilary, brother Ben and dog Happy. Poehler provides the voice of Bessie, who is loosely based on a character Poehler played on the improvisational comedy troupes Second City and Upright Citizens Brigade. The Mighty B! premiered on Saturday, April 26, 2008, which was the morning after Poehler's film Baby Mama had premiered. She said that she would "go to bed and stay in my pajamas until 10:30 a.m. and watch Mighty B". Since its debut, the show has attracted an average 3.1 million viewers. In the second quarter of 2008, the show ranked among the top five animated programs on television. In September 2008, the show was renewed for a second season with 20 episodes that premiered on September 21, 2009. The second season was the last, since The Mighty B! was not featured in Nickelodeon's list of renewed shows for the 2010–2011 TV season. The Mighty B! has been nominated for six Annie Awards and four Daytime Emmy Awards, so far winning one Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation. It has garnered one Artios Award nomination and one Golden Reel Award nomination.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Short, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, not serious, captivating, sitcom, nostalgic
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Garfield and Friends (1988)
Plot Summary:
The animated stories of Garfield the cat, Odie the dog, their owner Jon and the trouble they get into. And also Orson the Pig and his adventures on a farm with his fellow farm animals.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada, Australia, Taiwan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, captivating, feel good, retro, adult animation, slapstick, slapstick comedy
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Goof Troop (1992)
Plot Summary:
Disney's Goof Troop is an Animated Comedy television series from The Walt Disney Company featuring Goofy as a father figure and bonding with his son Max, and Pete, as his neighbor. Created by Peter Montgomery, the main series of 65 episodes ran in syndication from 1992 to 1993 on The Disney Afternoon, while an additional thirteen episodes ran on Saturday mornings on ABC. One Christmas special was also produced, which ran in syndication.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, South Korea, Australia, France, Japan, Taiwan
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, sentimental, retro, anime, feel good, humorous, not serious, slapstick comedy, cult classic, 2d animation
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The Little Lulu Show (1995)
Plot Summary:
The Little Lulu Show is an animated television series, based on the Marjorie Henderson Buell comic book character Little Lulu. The show was produced by CINAR Animation after Marge's death in 1993, and aired on HBO Family and Cartoon Network in the United States and on, CTV, and the Family Channel in Canada from 1995 to 1999. In Canada, reruns are currently being shown on both the English and French versions of Teletoon Retro. The series centered on the life and adventures of Lulu Moppet and Tubby Thompkins. Between stories, they showed stand-up comedy that Lulu hosted. This show is not to be confused with Little Lulu and Her Little Friends, an anime TV series featuring the same characters made in 1976.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 775
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, realistic, not serious, sketch comedy, 2d animation
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Eek! the Cat (1992)
Plot Summary:
Eek! The Cat is a Canadian-American animated series, created by Savage Steve Holland and Bill Kopp and produced by Fox Kids and Savage Studios with animation by Nelvana, that ran from 1992 to 1997.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: not serious, retro, anime, humorous
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Recess (1997)
Plot Summary:
Recess is an American animated television series created by Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere and produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The series focuses on six elementary school students and their interaction with other classmates and teachers. The title refers to the period of time during the school day in which children are not in lessons and are outside in the schoolyard, in North American society. One of the main features of the series is how the children form their own society, complete with government and a class structure, set against the backdrop of a regular school. Recess first aired on ABC from 1997 through to 2001, and reruns aired on Disney Channel in the United States. The success of the series saw it being distributed to numerous countries around the world, notably the United Kingdom, where it aired on multiple channels including Toon Disney and Disney Channel UK. In 2001, Walt Disney Pictures released the first of two films based on the series, Recess: School's Out, which was distributed theatrically. It was followed by a direct-to-video second film entitled Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street that same year. In 2003, a third film entitled Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade was released, along with Recess: All Growed Down. Both were also direct-to-video. The characters also made an appearance in an episode of Disney's Lilo & Stitch: The Series.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, feel good, humorous, realistic, not serious, 2d animation, nostalgic
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Ed, Edd n Eddy (1999)
Plot Summary:
Three adolescent boys, Ed, Edd "Double D", and Eddy, collectively known as "the Eds", constantly invent schemes to make money from their peers to purchase their favorite confectionery, jawbreakers. Their plans usually fail though, leaving them in various predicaments.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, retro, adult animation, humorous, realistic, not serious, absurd, buddy comedy, slapstick comedy, minimal cast
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The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1984)
Plot Summary:
Picking up almost directly where 'The New Scooby and Scappy Doo Show' left off. The main difference being that the team are now occasionally joined by Fred and Velma, who have been absent since season one of the 'Scooby and scrappy Doo' show in 1979.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: detective, humorous, not serious
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Go, Diego, Go! (2005)
Plot Summary:
Go, Diego, Go! is a children's television series created by Chris Gifferd and Valerie Walsh, and is a spin-off of Dora the Explorer. The show premiered on September 6, 2005 and ended on September 16, 2011 on Nickelodeon. It also aired as part of the Nick Jr. on CBS block from September 17, 2005 to September 9, 2006. On December 20, 2006, Nick Jr. announced that it had ordered twenty new episodes that were in production. Since April 2008, the show has been dubbed into Spanish and airs in the United States on Univision as part of their Planeta U block.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, entertaining, educational
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The Garfield Show (2008)
Plot Summary:
The Garfield Show is a French/American CGI animated television series that premiered in France on France 3 on December 22, 2008. English-language episodes started airing on Boomerang UK on May 5, 2009. It premiered in the United States on Cartoon Network on November 2, 2009, at 3:00pm. It also aired on YTV in Canada. However, it was taken off the air on May 30, 2011, for a hiatus and returned on September 6, 2011. The show was taken off the schedule in Canada once again on December 23, 2011. Based on the American comic strip, Garfield, the series is executive produced by Garfield creator, Jim Davis, and co-written and voice directed by Mark Evanier, who also wrote most of the episodes for the Garfield and Friends series. Returning from Garfield and Friends are the voice actors Julie Payne and Gregg Berger. Frank Welker replaces the late Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield, and Thom Huge, as the voice of Jon Arbuckle, is replaced by Wally Wingert. Also returning is David Lander, reprising his role as Doc Boy from the earlier Garfield prime-time special A Garfield Christmas Special. The show is produced by Dargaud Media and Paws Inc. The show is directed by Philippe Vidal and the music is done by Laurent Bertaud and Jean-Christophe Prudhomme.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: France, USA, India, Singapore
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, entertaining, funny, light, feel good, captivating, computer animated, sitcom, 3d animation
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Rugrats (1991)
Plot Summary:
Rugrats is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The show focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, and Angelica, and their day-to-day lives, usually involving common life experiences that become adventures in the babies' imaginations. Adults in the series are almost always unaware of what the children are up to; however, this only provides more room for the babies to explore and discover their surroundings.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Australia, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, retro, anime, cult classic, adult cartoon, not serious, crying
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Johnny Bravo (1997)
Plot Summary:
Johnny Bravo tells the story of a biceps-bulging, karate-chopping free spirit who believes he is a gift from God to the women of the earth. Unfortunately for Johnny, everyone else sees him as a narcissistic Mama's boy with big muscles and even bigger hair. In short, he is the quintessential guy who 'just doesn't get it.' No matter what he does, or where he finds himself, he always winds up being his own worst enemy.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, adult animation, absurd, light, non-linear, sentimental, retro, manga, anime