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The Failed / Hated Modern Adult Cartoons

Which of the modern adult cartoons have failed, been cancelled, or just been hated by fans? Let's check it out! Community Discord: https://discord.gg/vDrhkf7pwz Written/hosted by: Josh Strider & @ninjean9690 Video Edited by: Manuel D: @ManuelD1206 Zac Quinn: @zacquinn Anime America: @AnimeAmericaPodcast PhoenixStarYT: @PhoenixStarYT ShadeX: @ShadeX & Josh Strider Produced & commissioned by Josh Strider (Phantom Strider) Boo artwork by Dre Higbee: https://twitter.com/DreHigbee & Charlie Nin artwork by Charlie PhantomStrider Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhantomStrider Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:42 8 - Modern Family Guy 4:49 7 - Human Resources 7:52 6 - ??? 11:25 5 - Close Enough 14:39 4 - Big Mouth 17:46 3 - Crossing Swords 20:36 2 - The Prince 22:50 Honorable / Dishonorable Mentions 26:22 1 - Bordertown 30:14 Conclusion & Member questions

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- Howdy Howdy! [Sonic ring sound] On streaming platforms, we've seen a lot of adult cartoons come and go in the blink of an eye. Some were severely hated by the public. Or just... not what people were looking for. Let's look at the most divisive of some of them. And why some were mysteriously cancelled. This is the failed or most hated modern adult cartoons! Like with the kids' cartoon video before this, I'll be focusing on cartoons from 2020 onwards. But I may throw in a few exceptions from 201
6 onwards, if they're interesting. And if a cartoon is older but still getting new seasons in the 2020s, I'll consider that modern too. Anyway I'm pumped! Let's begin! Let's start with number eight! - Love it! - Hate it. - Love it! - Hate it. Modern "Family Guy." Let's start by talking about an old favourite. Because "Family Guy" is running strong to this day. I often watch it on Disney+. But it remains, and always has been a very divisive show. Partially because of its divisive history. "Family
Guy" is known in two lights. It's first known for its crass jokes, drawn out cutaway gags and trolling its audience. But it's also known for brilliant musical numbers, laugh-out-loud jokes and beautiful animation sequences. I can't tell you how often I'll quote a "Family Guy" joke to this day! Alright, I'm... I'm just gonna go over here and throw up about something else now. As I've gotten older, it's gotten more and more interesting to me because... I never know what to expect. Sometimes, I'll
laugh really hard and have a great time. Other times, I'll roll my eyes and rage quit the show after a particularly garbage joke. But let's explore it like we would any other cartoon. It gets some great reviews, but also some very subpar reviews. Even its audience score on Rotten Tomatoes is pretty mixed. Look at its score for Season 16! It got 69 per... [record scratch] Did they do that on purpose? - I dunno! [Strider] - Let's start with the most popular review on IMDb from Askeland. - "I mis
s the older seasons. It seems back then, Seth and his crew had fun voicing and writing the characters. Occasionally, there were musical numbers thrown in. Songs I know by heart." ♪ Shipoopi, Shipoopi, Shipoopi! ♪ ♪ The girl who's hard to get! ♪ - "We hardly get any of this nowadays. It seems like the only reason the show is running nowadays is money. I'm not angry at the state of the show. But I'm sad at what it's been reduced to." [Strider] - Jarren was a bit more disapp
ointed with later seasons, but loved the original seasons. - "A shell of its former self. 'Family Guy' used to be the best show on air. I still love watching it, but it's gotten very lazy and all around bad with the writing. This season just seems boring and depressing compared to older seasons. But I give it slack because the show has been running for over 20 years. - I definitely get where they're coming from, but I do think the show is way better than it was in Seasons 5 to 12. Though the ori
ginal first four seasons of "Family Guy" are classics. It's hard to match that original charm and effort. Though there are still definite improvements. I like Stewie's complex character now way better than I did in early seasons. But in the new streaming Disney+ era, "Family Guy" can feel more formulaic. Peter will do something stupid, Lois will get mad and Peter will give some sappy speech, zooming in on his face at the end. Resulting in Lois buying it and forgiving him, of course. Till the nex
t episode where he inevitably does something stupid again. Rinse and repeat. But most of the insultingly terrible episodes seem to have happened around 2010 to 2014. Eight years ago, I did a whole "Worst Family Guy" video focusing on these terrible four seasons. But in the modern Disney+ era, "Family Guy" still has some really funny moments. And we still hhave characters I find really pleasin. and likable, like Cleveland and Bruce and And Meg's been expanded upon as a character in more recent ep
isodes. Plus, when they do happen, I still find Brian and Stewie episodes really special. I still think they're a great team up. They remain one of my favorite character duos in all of animation. "Family Guy" continually fascinates me, because it's like a Lucky Dip candy bag. Sometimes you'll pull out a really tasty chocolate. [Nin and Boo] - Yay! - Other times, you'll pull out a... gross-out candy corn or licorice. - Yuck! - Uuurgh! [Strider] - But, Lucky Dips aren't for everyone. Some people,
understandably, want something that's guaranteed to be tasty. But if you want something unpredictable, try a random episode of a Disney+ newer season, and see what surprises or horrors you pull out. You may hate it and rage quit it, or you may love it and laugh out loud. To me, that's part of the fun of "Family Guy." And for number seven... "Human Resources." The show describes itself as "Big Mouth" meets "The Office." And from the little I've seen of "The Office", that's not far from the truth.
But I'd personally describe "Human Resources" as... A very, very adult version of "Inside Out." But rather than looking at the psychology of an eleven year-old's single bad experience of moving, it looks at the entire spectrum of human experiences from many different angles. And I loved "Inside Out," so of course I'm gonna enjoy this concept. For example, in the first episode, we see all the monsters together, doing their part in the midst of a woman giving birth. And it's downright fascinating
. - That's why it's taking twice as long! - But that's not necessarily true. - Now you won't be able to feel anything when you push. - That's how people rip. - What if you tear front to back? You'll just have one big hole! - All throughout the episodes, there was so many interesting thoughtful analogies. Lovebugs, and my favourite, Logic Rocks. - Robbie, it's highly unlikely there's a monster under your bed because monsters are big. [Strider] - Shame Wizards, Anxiety Mosquitoes and of course, Ho
rmone Monsters. As the reviewer and commenter Invader said: - "This is the aspect of Big Mouth I loved! The personification of human behaviours and emotion. - But it wouldn't be on this list if it wasn't very divisive. Like the original show, it's definitely not for everyone. It can be queasy, gross and uncomfortable. But... so can life. I'm shown a different perspective every episode. And it's raw and exhausting. So after a tough day full of anxiety and stress, I get why not everyone wants a sh
ow like this. Between hated and failed, I'd say "Human Resources" was more failed than hated. Because like me, many reviewers actually enjoyed this show. Such as toofancorp. [Nin] - "I haven't watched 'Big Mouth,' but this is a funny and somewhat deep show. If you don't like crude humour, this is not for you and you shouldn't watch it and whine about it. Stay away! But I had fun with it." [Strider] - Ironically, the Inside Out 2 trailer is getting a lot of credit introducing Anxiety as an emotio
n for Riley. But "Human Resources" and "Big Mouth" have been using the anxiety mosquito for years. Anyway, why did "Human Resources" get cancelled? Say what you want about "Big Mouth," but after seven seasons, it's certainly no failure. But spin-offs don't always get the numbers of their counterparts. Not every spin-off is gonna be a "Frasier" success. But in this case, I think "HR" was cancelled simply because Netflix changed their animation department. Recently, the head of Netflix's adult ani
mation Mike Moon, left his position to focus on other projects. If not for him, we wouldn't have gotten shows like "Bojack Horseman" or "Big Mouth." So with Mike going, it was announced "HR" would be cancelled after two seasons. And "Big Mouth" would finally come to an end after eight seasons. And honestly? Eight seasons is a damn good run for a cartoon. [reversed, demonic-sounding speech] "Little Demon." Now, I get you probably never heard of this show, But hear me out, there's a very cryptic r
eason you probably haven't. The show received very positive reviews, with 81% on Rotten Tomatoes. But it was mysteriously removed from its streaming services, and cancelled after only premiering for two months. I only even learnt about the show because a community member on Twitter told me about it. And they mentioned it disappeared while they were trying to watch it. Itss a show, actually about the Anti-Christ. And once I finally managed to purchase it, I did enjoy it. But the few YouTube trail
ers I could find only added to the creepiness. Look at this comment here from one of the videos. - "I've looked everywhere for this show, and it's nowhere to be found. Sad face!" - The only response they received was... - "Good! Because unless you want to be possessed by demons, don't watch it!" - Say what, now? [Strider] - Even the reuploaded official trailer's top comment was one of those creepy Christian prayer recitals you'll occasionally see in YouTube comments. As though they actually thin
k they're going to ward off some digital evil or convert people to their religion in the comments of YouTube videos. How's that working out for you, by the way? Who is really looking through YouTube comments going "You know, I just need a little more Jeebus in my life." Anyway, it's all very weird and mysterious. mysterious I tried to find the original trailer for "Little Demon," but it was removed. And now, there's nothing official on YouTube even available about the show. In fact, the most vie
wed video about "Little Demon" is... well, one of those cliché Mickey Mouse thumbnails with the Photoshopped red eyes, talking about how quote-on-quote "satanic" Disney is. Apparently, Disney is satanic because they own the network that aired "Little Demon." Okay? [Doug Walker, imitating Mickey] - I'll see you in everlasting damnation! Ha ha! [Strider] - But it doesn't matter how stupid negative attention is. If there's a lot of it, it has power. And I think this sort of negative attention is w
hy it was removed from all streaming services. Disney apparently didn't want to be seen as demonic by this religious group. Generally, the concept of challenging or killing the Christian God is a big no-no in Western culture. Though you can occasionally find the concept in Japanese culture. - Damn, I love that line. Anyway, it's just unsettling to me how hush-hush "Little Demon" became, so rapidly. The cartoon itself is grim and dark, but it humanises Beelzebub as a father. And Satan is voiced b
y Danny DeVito. Why not? - It'll be like an anarchistic, socialist utopia. [Strider] - There's a real sense of class to "Little Demon." The animation is very slick and stylish, and the color scheme is beautiful. And it's a nice surprise to see Danny DeVito still acting and picking out such an unorthodox role. "Little Demon" mainly focuses around Satan's daughter. She meets her dad and goes on to learn the ropes of being a demon. Causing horrifying exorcism situations, that sort of jazz. Honestly
, the more I saw how this quality animation was just hushed away, the angrier I became. But I think you get the general gist at this point, so I'll try and walk away with some composure. - You keep doing what your dad's doing, that evil will spread in you and you'll be a soulless shell of a human and become... honestly like a successful CEO in all likelihood. - Number five! "Close Enough." Ah, I remember watching this one. But I was surprised to find it was cancelled by HBO Max. Then a month lat
er, it was removed from their service altogether. The show was eventually made available on Netflix, but then in 2023 it was removed from Netflix as well. It is now streaming... nowhere! What the hell is going on?! There was certainly nothing horrible about this cartoon that I could see. I watched the entire first season and honestly, I find it adorable. And it's a premise I personally haven't seen in animation before. Emily and Josh are two financially struggling millennial parents with a young
daughter. Roommating with two divorced friends in a Los Angeles duplex. "Close Enough" was created by James Quintel, also known for creating "Regular Show." A show I personally wasn't a big fan of, but if you've seen "Regular Show," you'll probably recognise his animation style. Perhaps I like this cartoon better, 'cuz it had problems I could personally relate to as a 30-something millennial. Bills, money, having a social life, taking care of family, that usual jazz. It's a funny combination of
slice of life sitcom, with completely absurd and unpredictable stories. I think Owen summed it up well in their review on IMDb. - "Millennial surrealism!" - I just couldn't put my finger on why it would be removed from two streaming platforms, one after the other. It seems like streaming platforms toss this cartoon around like a hot potato. Apparently what happened is, back in 2022, HBO Max purged nearly 40 titles, including "Close Enough," "Infinity Train", "OK-K.O.," and... "The Not Too Late
Show with Elmo." Not Elmo! Who would do that?! Some of the animation community was not pleased with "Close Enough" or "Elmo" being removed. For example, the creator of "Infinity Train" updated his Twitter to read: [Nin] - "The creator of Infinity Train, a show that got pulled from HBO Max and can now only be pirated." [Strider] - Perhaps the most sobering Tweet was from the art director of Tig 'N Seek. [Nin] - "Like, yeah! I can go on a pirate streaming website to watch episodes, but my kids can
't. I made this for them." [Strider] - "Close Enough" was originally given a home after being booted from HBO Max on Netflix. Until of course, Netflix lost the rights and it was removed from there too. The failure this time wasn't to do with unhappy crowds. It was actually because Netflix didn't own the show. "Close Enough" is ultimately owned by Warner Bros. and Cartoon Network. So, due to some bullcrap licensing issues, hundreds, possibly thousands of hours of hard work of animation will ultim
ately not be able to be streamed by people. Yep! As of this video's date, "Close Enough" officially streams nowhere. Except on pirate sites. Warner Bros., what are you doing?! I thought you were trying to stop piracy, not encourage it! But if you are really keen to still check it out, I purchased bits of what I originally saw on YouTube movies. Not all of it! Just... some of it. Nice work, guys. - Your parents probably won't let you watch this show. But have you seen this one? [Regular Show open
ing jingle] [screams] - Ah, I certainly know this one. Number four. "Big Mouth." Yeah, technically it started in 2017, but it has seven seasons well into the 2020s. And Netflix says it has more than a billion hours of accumulated watch time. However, much like its spin-off, it is extremely contentious I may not be one of those people, but I know from YouTube there's plenty. Fun fact, I was one of the few YouTube critics at the time the show was released, to speak out about a lot of the positive
aspects of the show. Not just the negative. It was being blasted everywhere, so I tried to get some across some of its good qualities. "Big Mouth" is so divisive, it's like the entire community split 50/50 between liking it and hating it. That may sound hyperbolic, but by now, you've probably watched it and you could probably tell me whether you liked it, or you'd never want to watch an episode again. Personally, I like the first few seasons, despite some of the cringe. But a lot of that cringe
comes from its honesty. Take this review here. - "I'm so happy I finally found a show that was brutally honest and funny! Finally, we have a show without barriers that is true to the core of my inner fluidity." - "Inner Fluidity," I love how flowery that word is! In this context, I think fluidity means my inner instability. Like the unstable emotions in "Inside Out." But I think Harry's review really captures that endless divisiveness of the show. - "I hate "Big Mouth!" I don't want to like this
show! It's everything I think isn't funny on TV, but it makes me consistently laugh!" - And yeah, I get that. A lot of the humour is crass sexual jokes. But there's a deep tenderness and understanding of human vulnerability within that humour. And the exceptional voice cast really make it shine. I still remember how hilarious their table read was when they were raising charity money for feeding America. I think the reviewer McDuff really captured the show's magic in one sentence. - "As offensiv
e as "South Park" but as tender as "The Wonder Years" [Strider] - And... it may sound like sacrilege, but that's why I personally prefer a show like "Big Mouth" over South Park. I feel like "Big Mouth" has so much to say despite how frequently raw and uncomfortable it is. it's a cartoon I can only watch in small doses, but I learn something new every time I watch it. You probably already know the plot. At first, it's a story of teenagers going through puberty, but at at other times, it's stories
of mothers going through menopause. Or anyone just going through anxiety and depression. It's not just a story of puberty but... all genders' puberty. And unlike "South Park," they treat transgender people like actual human beings, compared to.. whatever that was. [fart sound] When I was a teenager, the best I had to understand the unknowns of puberty was "American Pie." I'm glad nowadays we have an insightful, but divisively raw show. And it's at least there for the adults that can tolerate th
e gross-out. In my opinion, "Big Mouth" is indeed the best worst cartoon. Number three. - Love it! - Hate it. "Crossing Swords." Well, their marketing team sucked because that title card just really says it all, doesn't it? A cheap looking figurine blaring out profanity with a name that is a crude sneer to the senses. It's like... - Ha, ha! I said a rude word and you can't stop me! [Strider] - No we can't, "Crossing Swords," but negative attention and low views can. Your and my worst nightmare.
And I wasn't wrong, because the show was cancelled and ended on a cliffhanger. This is definitely among the more divisive cartoons I've seen, with 27% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, but 85% from the audience. And the critics' consensus really stood out to me. - "Crass and cruel, 'Crossing Swords' bleeds its thin premise dry. - Or this review from the critic Brad. [Nin] - "The quaintness of its adorable wooden set design is defiled by filthy dialogue and visuals!" [Strider] And I agree the anim
ation style is charming. They make all the characters these wooden peg people and it's really unique. As CBR said, it has this real quaint arts and crafts quality to it. And I really like the main character, Patrick. - Uhhhhh... - No no no... another Patrick. Considerably smarter and kinder. This Patrick is just trying to be a squire that helps people. I'd actually argue Patrick is the best part of this show. But both Patrick and the art style clash with the crude jokes and brutality. It's often
got a relentlessly grim tone and just gruesome violence. Like, despite the entire show being made of cute wooden figures, I'd still call this a hard "R." Obviously. there's nothing inherently wrong with dark humour or crude comedy. But I think "Crossing Swords" lacks that tenderness to show like "Big Mouth" or... even "Drawn Together" had to a degree. So the off-colour jokes just don't work as well for me. There is some witty dialogue buried in here But I'm just not gonna laugh about a joke abo
ut a prostitute being famous for having STDs. So many STD jokes! - That's our most famous local hooker, HPV Annie! - She spread HPV? - Says it's the worst epidemic of stage 4 gonorrhoea he's ever seen. [DK Rap] - ♪ Not funny! ♪ [DK Rap] ♪ Didn't laugh! ♪ [Strider] - But despite all these jokes that just don't work, I've still found Patrick such a charming main character. And the visuals are so unique! I love this style! I actually ended up watching the whole first season. But like it or
not, the main problem with this show is that nobody watched it. In fact, when I looked up clips of the show on YouTube, even they didn't know what I was watching. The algorithm thought I was watching "Robot Chicken." Yeah, these AIs are totally gonna replace us any day now! Maybe someday, but not for a long time. Number two. - Uh, Brian? This feels weird. [Strider] "The Prince." Aiming a cartoon about the Prince of England at millennials. Not the smartest move. As far as I've seen, the younger g
enerations generally don't give two craps about the monarchy. "The Prince" is about the most clear example I've ever seen at aiming at the wrong demographic. See, if they made this show live-action and aimed it at the over 60s, they might have got some attention. Some older generations grew up with an acceptance of authority and were more willing to listen to authorative voices. Even if those voices have done nothing to actually earn that respect and authority, they've just inherited it. But for
millennials and the even younger Gen Z, why would we care about a cartoon about Prince Phillip? Particularly when it's a cartoon about how elitist and snobby he is. Didn't they get the memo about Allen Gregory? It definitely didn't work! You thought Allen Gregory was obnoxious? Well... he is, but Prince Phillip is pretty annoying too. Let's just start by looking at the trailer alone. - Excuse me, do you have any tea that doesn't taste like piss? - Wow, that... that wasn't funny at all. I guess
it's meant to be funny because he's an incredibly sheltered and privileged part of the 1%, that barely anyone watching can actually relate to? After a massive global plague, recession threats, a housing crisis and a recent rise in homelessness, this crap gets harder to laugh at every year. Fortunately, HBO Max quickly realised the terrible mistake they had made, and cancelled "The Prince" after one season. Plus, the series ran into problems even in production, as Prince Phillip had passed away b
efore the series was even released. So the show received a respectful delay, and props for that Anyway, we'll keep this quick. As even straight-faced Wikipedia admits, this show received an overwhelmingly negative reception. And I think Bojo's review summed this trash up pretty well. [Nin] "Mirthless garbage and cheap shots. A boring ego project. A tired, classless and totally unnecessary attempt at cashing in on passé tabloid pop culture. I don't like it!" - Yeah, I don't either, Bojo. And we
had a few to choose from here. So before number one, here's a few quick honourable and dishonourable mentions. The "Clone High" reboot. Wait, how is this even an adult cartoon? It's labeled TV-14, so it's at least not for kids. But it's not specifically for adults, so I left it as an honourable mention. Because a fair few community members on Twitter really wanted me to talk about it. So, I never saw the original "Clone High," but even the trailer of the reboot is unpleasant to me. Was the origi
nal this raunchy and awful? I noticed some YouTube reviewers calling it pandering, and I certainly get that impression too. I feel like there is a lot of potential in this premise. Cloning famous figures in history and bringing them into the present day. But I'm mostly just seeing a lot of cheap smutty jokes. Again, nothing wrong with smuts but if that's all you're showing, it's just kind of boring. You know how to make romance less attrative? You show a bunch of cheap computer-animated characte
rs jumping each other's bones. According to fans, the original wasn't this stupid and pandering. I can certainly understand why the fans of the original show were so mad about this reboot. - Whoo-wee, I'd be keeping that to yourself, chief! This one definitely should go off your resume. "Magical Girl Friendship Squad." This innocent little cartoon was wiped off the face of the Earth. When I searched up this cartoon on YouTube, I couldn't even find an official trailer. All I could find in my sear
ch results were... "worst cartoon ever" reviews. Turns out, the two main characters are Alex and Daisy, two millennials who just lost their jobs and... Oh... ah, I'm sorry, this animation style is just not working for me. As HauntLich pointed out, what is going on with these walk cycles? The whole thing feels choppy and just out of place. place after two episodes, the main problem I personally had was, these characters; dialogue makes me feel like I'm watching an awkward friend doing stand-up fo
r the first time. And bombing terribly. I want to encourage them, but I also never want my friend to relive this humiliating, bombing experience again. I just know that right job is out for them somewhere. It's... it's just not comedy. According to interviews, the show's creator wanted to explore meaningful and deep topics surrounding womanhood, which I'd love to see too. I think, particularly in adult animation, we need more ladies as main characters. I mean, I love my "Legend of Korra", and "S
he-Ra"'s got lots of fans. But how about some shows specifically for adults? Anyway, I'll stop complaining. "Paradise PD." Alright, now this is most definitely an adult cartoon, and it is most definitely hated by many viewers. Though as I mentioned in a previous video, I've got a soft spot for this. I laughed hard at some of these jokes. Yes, there's one ridiculously off-colour joke at the start And it almost destroys the show from the get-go. But aside from some of these jokes, I actually enjoy
ed these wildly over-the-top characters. Again, some of the humour gets a bit too crude, but overall, I liked "Paradise PD." And of course, that quick dishonourable mention goes to... "Velma." I skipped this one, because not only has everyone on YouTube already said how much they hate the show, but I discussed it before in "Most Hated Modern Cartoons," And honestly, even though I agree it's a terrible cartoon, I just get sad at the sheer social energy that has gone into hating this show, and som
e of the people behind it, deserved or not. I just don't think it's a good look for our community, you know? So I'll leave this one early and move on to number one. And last and least, number one! "Bordertown." Oh, dear, uh... "Bordertown" is... - Okay, I think that's enough for the calendar. - Well, it's... it's... [both] - Darn! I tried to call Amy but it was busy! - It's-- it's... - You wanna poke it? - What? No! - Fine. More poking for me. - It... it's something. "Bordertown" sure didn't get
far. It managed 13 episodes before getting cancelled. This is another case where we have a super divisive show, mostly on the hated side. It's everyone versus a small minority of viewers. Critics mostly hated it but there was a small pocket of viewers that did like it. An emphasis on "small." For example, Bordertown's Reddit has 188 members. For a multi-million dollar cartoon's Reddit, that... that's not a lot of members. Its "Tomato Meter" was a pretty pathetic 39%, but its audience score was
a much more impressive 84%. Though mind you, some of its audience reviews sounded oddly on the fence. I mean, just listen to this review. - "It's a shame this is so stereotypical and offensive. It was a very funny show with a lot of great humour in it." - I just got a promotion! - So it's predictable and offensive, but also really funny? I mean, I'd call that a backhanded compliment, but what do I know? This reviewer rated it four out of five. - "Enjoyable but deeply flawed at times. And for a '
who done it,' it's often predictable!" [Strider] - How is enjoyable but thoroughly flawed and predictable worthy of four out of five stars? Some of these adult reviews are more confusing than the kid reviews I read last time. [Nin] - "Mature television at its best! Season 2 has greatly improved the quality of the show!" - What are you talking about?! There wasn't a Season 2! Is anyone actually reading these Rotten Tomatoes reviews? Anyway, the critics describe "Bordertown" jokes as "crass and de
sperate." And I would say yes and no. Occasionally it can be more tasteful than "Family Guy." - You're pregnant with our baby?! How could this even happen?! [Strider] - But most of the time, it's... blegh! - That's racist even for you, bud. [Strider] The biggest shame of "Bordertown" is I think there wer good intentions behind this cartoon. The show tries to discuss important issues like race, class and immigration. But sadly, 99% of those jokes didn't even make me smirk. I mean, can you even ex
plain this joke to me? - Whoa! Uh, oh! Quicksand! [exclaiming] Pfft. Quicksand is so dumb. - I mean, I guess it was kind of an animation based joke, but I don't know. Bud is the main character. He's a dad that works at the border patrol in... Mexifornia. He's like Peter Griffin, but racist and horrible. - There is nothing worse than a Mexican with glasses. [Strider] And that gets us to one of the main complaints with critics. People complained the characters were underdeveloped in just extreme s
tereotypes. And yeah, sadly I'd agree. Probably my favorite part of the show is Becky and J.C. - Becky! - Ah! J.C.! I'm so happy you're home! [Strider] - The daughter and the son of the two main dads. Despite J.C. being a far-left one-note stereotype, I think they're a nice couple. If you look at "Family Guy," nearly 100% of the romantic relationships on that show are miserable. But J.C. and Becky are genuinely warm and fond of each other. And that's refreshing in a Seth McFarlane-branded show.
I mean, it's not often in "American Dad" or "Family Guy" that two characters are just generally happy together. But sadly, that's about the only refreshing new concept that "Bordertown" gave us. Some adult cartoons are hated, others are failures. "Bordertown" managed to be the unfortunate combination of a hated, absolute flop of a failure. Ah, well. Better luck next time. You know, there are a ton of potential choices to this list. And I'd enjoy hearing adult cartoons you didn't like or simply d
idn't succeed. Or if you just want to say "hi," feel free to leave a message in the comments below. And as always, thanks for watching, and hopefully I'll see you next time. - Yeah! [Strider] - Today's member question is from "Lady Depravity570." They ask: "You obviously love American cartoons, but what are your thoughts on the American people?" Whoo, that's a loaded question. Most of my online friends are in America. And Robyn is among my closest friends and she's American. So I think I get alo
ng with a portion of the American people. Though there's definitely a portion of the American population I can't understand, I've always grown up appreciating the American free spirit. Though my heritage is Canadian so I always feel most at home across the border. With my overly polite fellow Canucks! "Sorry, I rear-ended you. That's my mistake."

Comments

@12DAMDO

the worst part is that Close Enough wasn't even a failed or hated show, but got screwed by the licencing bs of the streaming services

@EnigmaticGentleman

Gotta love how HBO cancelled countless critically acclaimed cartoons (and are directly sabotaging others), but are giving Velma a second season.

@JPOG7TV

Close Enough's cancellation was such a heart-breaker. It was the closet thing to getting a spiritual successor to regular show which was beloved by my generation and now its gone.

@owenkeys3937

Whether you love or hate family guy, we all agree on missing Mayor West. He brought so much charm to the show.

@JohnJohnsonJr

I can shed some light on the Close Enough situation. The only reason to show was canceled and got removed was due to the merger Warner Bros had with Discovery. Apparently, the guy who was in charge at the time felt like that the show then exactly fit in with his "vision" as well as all the other shows that were removed. At least, that's what I've been hearing.

@michaelgualtieri651

I really loved Close Enough. It was definitely a show that deserved better than what it got.

@diesel10rules23

The worst part of modern family guy is it will spend 70 percent of the season showing a character being irredeemable and out of nowhere make a episode where you have to feel sympathy for them

@PresidentFunnyValentine

I guess it just goes to show how COMPLICATED the industry truly is. I am forever thankful that Adult Swim took a shot with Zach Hadel's and Michael Cusack's Smiling Friends. Speaking of which, it'll be swell if you make a video touching upon the show. It's a must watch.

@tanfilmsproductions

I’m surprised you didn’t mention Final Space. It was a really great series that was created by a fellow YouTuber named Olan Rogers and TBS/Warner really screwed it over. The first two seasons had a lot of potential, but executive meddling caused the story to be undercut by forced humor. Finally, the crew were given full control over season 3 and it was fantastic. Just as the show felt like it got going, it suffered the same fate of Close Enough. You can’t watch or stream it anywhere legally.

@HydraSpectre1138

I noticed WB tried to sabotage it as much as possible. It was already ready to air since around 2018, and was going to air at TBS. But it was delayed continuously until 2020 when it premiered on HBO Max. Then it was purged after three seasons as a tax writeoff, due to the WBD merger. Infinity Train, Summer Camp Island, and Final Space were similarly purged.

@OmarAlikaj

Looks like we're getting there, but I didn't know "Close Enough" was considered a failed cartoon.

@drakenastee

According to an article by Deadline the possible reason for Little Demon along with other shows on Hulu and Disney+ being...well swept off the face of the earth was Christine McCarthy who is was an CFO (chief financial officer) for Disney stated "they were in the process of reviewing certain shows and criteria that align with the changes in their approach to content curation", which to me is the glorified way of saying "it doesn't fit with the Disney brand so it's got to go" which ironically was the same situation that poor Close Enough had as it too was cut due to the merger with Warner Bros and Discovery which was at the same time shows were being pulled from Disney and Hulu. Side note: Outside the pandering the other and more main reason why many disliked the clone high reboot was the fan favourite character and the reason why it was cancelled to begin with was the clone version of Gandhi not returning and was made as a one quick joke and swept under the rug, in the original run of the show protests and threats were made at MTV to cancel the series because his portrayal was extremely different to his real life counterpart with the clone high one being more crude, showing sighs of ADHD and being more slow to things, ultimately MTV for the fear of riots and their lives cancelled the series and left it on a cliff hanger till the reboot picked up and continued from there.

@CharlesWCulbreth

I personally loved Crossing Swords. I actually binged it when it dropped. It had me laughing and I loved the more gruesome and violent nature. It was refreshing to me.

@GPS_DS

20:30 Pretty much my thoughts on AI. Sometimes an AI does something eerily human-like and I think, “We’re all gonna die!” Then they do something really stupid and I think, “We’re gonna be fine, for a long time.”

@PatrickMoore-yw6lu

The one thing Bordertown didn't need was the Peter Griffin cameo. Yes, Peter did make a cameo on that show.

@McCraeTheMediaLover

I agree on your opinion on Family Guy,I’ve became more divisive on this show and even I respect how the new FG crew in the recent post-Disney era seasons decided to tone down the mean-spiritedness and shock humor(mostly Peter and Brian’s malicious traits being toned down a bit,Quagmire being on good terms with Brian, and Meg’s constant abuse being no longer used) and tried to make Family Guy relevant again. At least Seth MacFarlene has moved on from FG into other things(except for still voicing the characters).

@dolphincrescent54

Close Enough was a great show that got cancelled too soon. I hope that one day it gets a proper finale.

@AllBlackAirpods

I wouldn’t say Close Enough failed because right around the time the 3rd season came out sooooo many people were upset HBO cancelled it out of nowhere simply so they cut cost due to their stupid ass deal. I love close enough and I love Quintel as a writer. It’s a shame hbo not only made him cut up his 2 part episodes into 1 for the first season so we got super short episodes up until 2 when the story started to pick up. HBO failed that show, the show didn’t fail them

@squeezydoot

It's a shame Inside job got cancelled. It quickly became one of my favorite shows despite not all the jokes landing for me.

@StikAnimationsYT

Close Enough was a gem. It reminded me of an adult version of Regular Show. It really sucks that they took it off pretty much as a tax write off instead of anything else. I wish reruns would at least show on Adult Swim, or even new episodes produced from Adult Swim.