It's been a LOOOOOONG time since I last seen it but I found the show entertaining. Not great but I found it pretty funny. Still crazy how Nickelodeon picked this over Adventure Time
Imo if you watch any 5 or 6 episodes you basically watched the series. As a kid thats how it went for me after 6 the bounciness and excitement got irritating, felt like Kyle.
I remember exactly one episode. Where they kidnapped the slushy monster thing and basically kept it hostage and forced it to produce slushies for them. It was very uncomfortable
As a part time animator my self, i got to admit the animation and visuals is quite robust for a 52 episode series, but i also feel that this would better thrive in a more 2D enviroment
TFW you said no to a good idea and that idea became famous and beloved and now you feel like shit (but it's Nick so they don't care lol) but funny thing is I'm kinda glad because I loved this on Nickelodeon (I don't now but I don't necessarily hate it either) and loved Adventure Time on Cartoon Network before loving Regular Show (which is another good show).
Adventure Time moving to CN was a great thing for that network, as it would save CN from its horrid live-action era in 2009, and helped start a renaissance era for CN and a great new beginning for that network. If Nickelodeon chose Adventure Time, Nickelodeon would have treated it horribly, putting it at graveyard slots on the main channel and then moving it to NickToons where it will end on a horrid note.
Fanboy and Chum-Chum is the definition of audiovisual clutter. It is so obnoxiously obnoxious like it's trying to annoy you. And it's even more baffling if you remember that Nickelodeon passed on Adventure Time for this!
I think adventure time was better suited for Cartoon Network then Nick. Personally thought Cartoon Network was the more adult cartoons then nick. Nick would have ruined adventure time to make it more dumbed down
As a 19 year old, I agree with you on this. But as a 7 year with undiagnosed adhd, this video is slander and I need you to meet me in the Denny's parking lot.
I literally watched this show when NOTHING was on, then after 5 minutes of it I’m like .. “why am I watching this?” Then proceeded to turn off the TV and go outside. This was like a mid-day 3-o’clock in the afternoon cartoon.
I watched it every Thursday before I went to Dairy Queen (for dinner, I like chicken strips), Peddlers Mall (I also like collecting vintage items), Kroger (I love grocery shopping) and Speedway (I also love candy and sodas).
@@enviousgaming3250 Watching this before eating dinner at DQ (or McDonald's, Burger King, Sonic, Steak 'n Shake, etc.) and shopping for groceries, candy, toys, vintage items, etc.?
I was 17-18 when this came out my little brother was heavily into this show he’s passed since then but this show is one of the last memories I have of him so the show is special to me
As a child I absolutely loved Fanboy & Chumchum, and even almost 10 years later, I still love it even though it's kinda tiring and annoying. I think I just still like it because of the nostalgia.
@@moinmeister-rp9sl As a whatever year old I was, I loved this stupid show and my mom despised it while my dad would put it on to annoy her and make me happy lmfao
Considering the creator’s next show Glitch Techs is actually really good, it leads me to believe that some executive meddling was involved with Fanboy and ChumChum’s development.
I honestly wouldn't really be surprised. Hopefully, Nick will come to their senses and renew Glitch Techs since it's been a success from what I hear about it.
I never watched this show, but the premise of ‘wizard going to normal school after being kicked out of wizard school’ sounds incredible, especially one with more antagonistic qualities
Hot take: I actually liked this one. Am I gonna sit here and argue its good? No. No I'm not. I can't do that. But I still enjoyed it! Idk, its dumb humor just gets me every once and awhile.
man i thought i was the only one who actually liked this show! And i agree with everything, i really can't say why this show was pretty appealing to me when i was younger (and still a bit nowadays) but it was probably the dumb humor and funny looking animation and presentation.
In my opinion, the setting of the show could've worked if the title characters were side characters and any of the side characters were the main one. I mean, just saying, Kyle would've been a great main character.
Fanboy & Chum Chum was an odd guilty pleasure of mine. Yeah, I know. Entering my mid-teens at the time I was getting into unique art styles and bizarre animation, and this show certainly fit the bill! It was kinda funny, had lots of imaginative scenarios, and the supporting cast of characters is a varied and interesting bunch. I look forward to the day we talk about everybody's favorite Nicktoon, Breadwinners.
As someone who liked fanboy & chum chum, I never really watched it for the plot or anything like that. I mostly watched the show because I could turn my brain off and just enjoy the show for what it is after a day of being in school and then doing homework as soon as I got home
This was a weird show. From what I see, it's like a durian fruit: People either absolutely love it or can't stand it at all. I don't mind it, but it's because I don't remember much of it. It was that weird time in my life in which I didn't watch much TV, but spent all my Saturday mornings playing videogames.
That's a nice analogy of the show. But what shocks me the most is that the show even has a fanbase. I've seen a lot of weird ships on Google and Pinterest the moment I saw Fanboy x Kyle in my eyes.
while you're looking at shows from this era i'd recommend giving robot and monster a chance. the show gets forgotten about a lot but i remember finding it super charming.
I ADORED this show as a kid. Everything about it was just... Amazing. The animation, the humor (when not reliant on gross stuff), and the energy just felt... Fresh to me. It was great to play along with
The show is one of those guilty pleasures of mine. The characters are oddly cute and the animation had aged pretty well. I’m secretly wishing for a reboot on Paramount Plus or something. One question is: Where are Fanboy, Chum Chum and Kyle’s parents!?
Those awards are surprising; but in hindsight they actually make sense. From a purely technical standpoint the show is quite well animated, especially by television CGI standards. The problem is what's being animated.
Coincidentally, while the show was still getting a fandom resurgence, the creator did actually confirm Chumchum's real name in one of the big discords made for it, it's Chumtholimule Chumerson
I remember one episode ... I think Lenny was dancing in a banana suit to promote the Chimp Chomp arcade game. After he exhausted himself dancing Fanboy told him "chimpin' ain't easy" and to this day that's that reference is the only thing keeping the memory of this show alive in my brain-attic.
I'll never forget the episode where it explained that the bully guy is messed up because he grew up as a bubble kid (like in one of those mega bubbles they keep children in to protect them from the outside world) and the episode where they conjured a slushie monster thing and whenever it used the bathroom they would run in there after it walked out to drink what was in the toilet...
I, being a 22 year old man child, still love this show. I am the target audience, the loud flashy colors and sounds really capture and hold my attention
I am probably the only person who actually liked fanboy and chum chum. The episode where boog tries to quit bops and the one where fanboys hand turns into a mobster are my favorites.
Oooo that’s “bopwork orange” and “fanboy stinks”!!! Also dw you’re not alone in liking the show, I’ve been drawing fanart for it for almost 2 years now XD my favorite episode is either “hex games” or “lord of the rings” ^^ I love Kyle centered episodes what can I say
@@poweroffriendship2.0 wym they are hideous to luck at, just look at that wizard kid. Like why? I can only wonder how uncomfortable the model artist must have been while creating him
I also lowkey liked it as a kid, but I know that the creator of the show is really wholesome and interacts with the small Fandom around the show so I respect that
My parents were usually pretty chill about what my sibling and I watched on TV. We could watch scary things like Invader Zim, cute things like My Little Pony, and everything in between. They told us we couldn’t watch Fanboy and Chum Chum
The only memories I have of this show are switching the tv over every time that god awful theme song started. Then again, I was 20 by the time this show ever premiered and didn’t find myself watching Nick much at the time anyway.
For whatever reason, I remember 10 seconds of the theme song in perfectly vivid detail, and sometimes my brain decides to torture me by playing it on loop. This is my own personal hell.
I find it VERY funny and strange that the creator of this show also co-created Glitch Techs. But without FaCC, GT wouldn't have been made and I could thank FaCC for that.
I actually liked this show, I found the character designs cute and I really wanted to drink a frosty freezy freeze. Though it's best watched in moderation, 1-2 episodes at a time tops.
I remember being annoyed enough by this show when it came on that I just turned off the tv and did my homework instead. The one time I ever sat through a whole episode, I did surprise myself by laughing at one of the jokes, which I still remember- the teacher announced that there had been a misprint on the lunch menu, and that “Meat Larf” should actually read “Meat Lard” - and that was enough of an unexpected joke that I laughed pretty hard, but I remember it was IMMEDIATELY followed up by the titular characters yelling and ruining the joke and it wasn’t funny anymore. Even as a kid I could see that this show’s goal was to be as loud and screechy and fast as possible, like a siren, to get your attention through sheer saturation, and I resented that.
I discovered this show in my 30's and loved every minute of it. I don't know if you have to let yourself be a kid again to enjoy it or I'm just crazy, but in either case, Fanboy & Chum Chum is one of the few more recent Nickelodeon shows that I've actually enjoyed.
The main thing I like about the show is the animation(not really the artstyle)I like how bouncy and cartoony it is that was probably my first exposure to cgi animation if I had neflex I'd probably go back and watch it honestly
I remember loving this show. I don't remember a single thing about it and forgot it existed until I saw this video, but I remember loving it for some strange reason.
I remember Fanboy & Chum Chum blew up in popularity when Glitch Techs released, a lot of people were surprised that the creator of them was a creator of this show.
You're making this show sound a lot better than it actually was for the most part xD I felt sorry for Kyle when watching the show, and the stalker girl was just really disturbing
I haven't watched it in a while, but I thought it was absolutely fun to watch. I was a grown up when I watched it and would probably still enjoy it now.
Not going to lie, I used to always watch this show every morning before school. This show is so weird and stupid and I couldn't get enough of it for some reason lol
Half the time I spent watching this show (which wasn't much) was spent just trying to understand it. This show was such a hodgepodge of chaos it's very existence is out of left field.
For me, this show is a classic favourite of mine. It's low on my list for the crude humour and slight body horror, sure, but its fast paced, constant attention grabbing visuals and animation was great for my ADHD mind at the time it aired (I was around 11 then). It was extremely stimulating, it grabbed my attention constantly with a barrage of things, and the fast paced nature of it all felt like a natural speed to me when I was a kid. I remember getting so excited hearing the theme song and even singing along each episode. Plus, i enjoyed the animation which, for the era it aired in, was pretty monumental for CGI tv animation, combining 2D cartoon rules and physics in a 3D environment. Nothing felt stiff, the visuals didn't feel like a weird uncanny valley thing (looking at you Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness), and it was digestible.
This really proves that ADHD is a spectrum because I also have ADHD and couldn't stand this shoe because it was too much for me visually. And also it was gross on parts
Yes! I remember the theme song, the earwax thing, "Roadkill Juju" and "Belly Juju". And a handful of other very vague scenes, some from the video game I think. That's it oh and "Repulsive Juju" and "Repugnant Juju." that may have been when I learned those words
say what u want about this show, i LOVED the art style of it. this universe they made is so full of color & a place i always wanted to explore within a video game at some point
I think the absurdity and irritability of the show would have flourished more as a video game, like instead of characters screaming at you in an 11 minute episode, it would have been less mind numbing in a 30 second cutscene.
Fandoy and Chumpbucket. I dunno, something tells me something held this show back. The animation is too good and it seems very ambitious. I think if they were let to go a few seasons longer, they would have gotten more serious and the released episodes were just world-establishing episodes. This came out when I was like three years out of high school, so I wasn't a little kid. But even if this came out when I was a little kid, I would just assume that this was for hyper kids. I was a very quiet and mellow kid, and I'm still a very quiet and mellow adult. I do remember some kids I grew up with who acted like they ate Pixie Stix all day who would have LOVED this show.
I kinda liked it growing up, actually. I never saw it much, and I never looked forward to it, so when it did come on I was happy that it was there since it was so rare. You know, it was like "Oh wow! That's a show that exists! I can watch that!" And then I immediately forget after watching it the same day.
You know what always struck me as odd: in the Random Cartoons pilot, their favorite superhero was named “Fanman” and looked a lot more like an adult “Fanboy” but they changed the main character’s idol without changing their costumes. Is Fanman still canon? If not, where did they get the purple costume?
This show reminds me of the time I got grounded because I texted my grandmother to fetch me but not tell my mom that I asked her to. Except I accidentally sent the text to my mom. LMAO. I was watching Fanboy and Chumchum when I heard my mom shouting my name from the other room and I just pretended to SLEEP. I’ve never slept so fast in my life. When I woke up, I had hoped that she would have forgotten about it already but obviously she didn’t LOL. I don’t remember if I ended up going to my grandmother’s house that day, but I could never forget that text
I always felt this show had potential, it could have been a fun slice of life show about "nerd culture" and how you can be comfortable with hobbies that make you happy even tho they might not be seen as popular or mainstream
Oh man when I saw this in my notifications I was so excited! As I kid I absolutely loved this show! It wasn’t like ‘omg this show is like my whole entire life’, but I guess it’s because my energy can absolutely match that of what this show could produce, if not more. I’ve also definitely have always accidentally had a type when it came to my favorite characters from things- basically anyone that looks remotely ‘edgy’ and ‘cool’- and I particularly favored Kyle, he has a character design I did, and still do, like! ☺️ The show in general has, at least in my opinion, a pretty unique design in general that absolutely stuck out to me as a kid without realizing it. Even if I haven’t watched it in years, I think I could still get into it for shits and giggles.
This show feels like that one hyperactive, mentally draining friend you hung out with once and then they started following you everywhere and you don't have the heart to tell them you don't want to be around them so you just put up with it
One criticism I have with "Fanboy & Chum Chum" isn't how it desperately tries replicating the "Ren & Stimpy" brand of off-the-wall comedy and abstract visuals. Rather, it's transferring those styles into television-quality CGI. I'm sure that on paper, Eric had modest intentions. But when presenting his concepts as a final product, the result is a show that's misguided.
Honestly, I remember thinking the animation was very impressive for when it came out, a ton of fast, snappy movement and big, often off-model expressions. Even most of the character designs are great (glassy eyeballs aside)! It just needed to be... y'know, less dumb.
I’ve lived my whole life over seas and we didn’t have American cable off base. So my dad would bring to work on base so I could watch Toon Sunday on AFN. It was really a highlight of my weekend and my dad would be sitting next to me laughing. We did this every Sunday. I was ten then now I’m 22 but the toons bring back good memories.
The whole show itself is the definition of hyperactive, it's like it's trying to give it's audience a sugar high by watching it or something. But instead most of the time, it just turns out to be hard to watch because of how obnoxious it is at the best of times
what a marvellous video!! :D thank you so much for this good look into FB&CC, especially when you knew it wasn't going to be to your taste. full disclosure - i love this show, and was a mega-fan as a kid/young teen. even back then, there was a small but super dedicated fanbase which the lovely creator regularly interacted with. going back, rewatching the show and still getting good chuckles out of it as an adult, i think for some of us the manic energy and infuriating nature of the protagonists has a hilarious magnetic draw. i'm totally with you on the potential of the series - there were lots of concepts which could have been made less infantile and added some real emotional punches. maybe that's why among fans of the show, it's often the Kyle-centric episodes which people mark as their favourites. there's so much charm in this young outcast wizard finding solidarity and acceptance with two crazy idiots who could not care less how weird other people think they are - and i think a lot of the people who love this show related to that. i hold a great amount of nostalgia for the friendship the three boys shared, regardless of how ridiculous and aggravating their lives became. so thank you for giving this a chance - and hello to any other fans of this deeply silly show :')
EXACTLY like...I also used to be a huge fan and looked at all the fanart, fanfiction, amvs, anything to do with the show. Even if he didn't like the show, the video still gives respect and a decent amount of content talking about one of my favorite silly childhood shows, so yeah thank you very much
I'm also a huge fan of this show and you've described it beautifully. I'm actually planning to make a commentary documentary on this show and how awesome it is. Could I use this comment? I will credit you.
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Thanks so much for watching! What are your thoughts on Fanboy & Chum Chum? Let me know! :D
It's aight imo but it can be mad funny tho sometimes
It's been a LOOOOOONG time since I last seen it but I found the show entertaining. Not great but I found it pretty funny. Still crazy how Nickelodeon picked this over Adventure Time
I honestly haven't watched much until my friends sat me down and made me watch it. As weird as it was I thought it was pretty funny.
I watched it when I was a kid, but there is no way I would rewatch it now.
Imo if you watch any 5 or 6 episodes you basically watched the series. As a kid thats how it went for me after 6 the bounciness and excitement got irritating, felt like Kyle.
I remember exactly one episode. Where they kidnapped the slushy monster thing and basically kept it hostage and forced it to produce slushies for them. It was very uncomfortable
That's fucked up.
I used to watch the show as a kid, didn’t see that episode, but WTF
And went crazy and try to eat him
Same
Ahhh I remember this episode
As a kid I could just never stop seeing him as Sheen, lol.
SAAAAAME OMGG
Yeah Discount Sheen is here. XD
Two Sheens
his costume reminded me too much of "Larryboy" from veggietales. it was like a cheap knockoff of larry the cucumber.
Same lmao
As a part time animator my self, i got to admit the animation and visuals is quite robust for a 52 episode series, but i also feel that this would better thrive in a more 2D enviroment
Animation for it time for a children's show is great.
YES EXACTLY!!
What I was thinking! Looking at the storyboards I just feel like it was held back by its 3D animation
The concept arts of Fanboy and Chum Chum looks legit to make it 2D.
@Banni There was also Jimmy Neutron. It's CGI may be outdated but it was less off putting than Fanboy and Chum Chum.
If you're ever stuck on thinking about a bad decision you made, just remember: Nickelodeon picked *this* over "Adventure Time".
TFW you said no to a good idea and that idea became famous and beloved and now you feel like shit (but it's Nick so they don't care lol) but funny thing is I'm kinda glad because I loved this on Nickelodeon (I don't now but I don't necessarily hate it either) and loved Adventure Time on Cartoon Network before loving Regular Show (which is another good show).
@@1nc0rr1g1bl3 Facts, I feel like "Adventure Time" just doesn't feel like a Nickelodeon show, get what I mean?
Adventure Time wouldn’t be as popular if it aired onNick.
@@okjeffy6581 I agree, but who knows if it would have not been as popular.
Nick would have neutered it anyways
Adventure Time moving to CN was a great thing for that network, as it would save CN from its horrid live-action era in 2009, and helped start a renaissance era for CN and a great new beginning for that network. If Nickelodeon chose Adventure Time, Nickelodeon would have treated it horribly, putting it at graveyard slots on the main channel and then moving it to NickToons where it will end on a horrid note.
Exactly what I’m saying! Yet people still bring that up as a valid criticism…
The live action Era was actually good everyone just hates now for no reason.
As if Cartoon Network didn't do the exact same thing to most of its other shows anyway
Or worse, nick would've forced them to make one season at a time and then cancel it outta nowhere
Why do all the good shows last 1 season and the bad ones last about 3? The scene I remember most from this series was a talking turkey.
Fanboy and Chum-Chum is the definition of audiovisual clutter. It is so obnoxiously obnoxious like it's trying to annoy you.
And it's even more baffling if you remember that Nickelodeon passed on Adventure Time for this!
I remember Fredorator had to end an exclusively deal with Nickelodeon to pitch Adventure time to other networks.
I mean, isn't that the whole point? Fanboy and Chumchum being annoying?
They passed on Adventure Time?!?!
I think adventure time was better suited for Cartoon Network then Nick. Personally thought Cartoon Network was the more adult cartoons then nick. Nick would have ruined adventure time to make it more dumbed down
@@beardedfool5865 Yeah they did, that's part of what made this show infamous.
As a 19 year old, I agree with you on this. But as a 7 year with undiagnosed adhd, this video is slander and I need you to meet me in the Denny's parking lot.
ADHDers unite! ✌🏽
Same! I would watch this on full blast when I was younger and now I just get exhausted listening to the theme song alone😩
I have adhd and absolutely hated this show. Although, I am a girl plus I have autism as well. I guess it rubbed the autism the wrong way.
i have adhd and i fucking loved that show when i was younger it was one of my favourites
No capppp😂😂😂
I literally watched this show when NOTHING was on, then after 5 minutes of it I’m like .. “why am I watching this?” Then proceeded to turn off the TV and go outside. This was like a mid-day 3-o’clock in the afternoon cartoon.
I watched it every Thursday before I went to Dairy Queen (for dinner, I like chicken strips), Peddlers Mall (I also like collecting vintage items), Kroger (I love grocery shopping) and Speedway (I also love candy and sodas).
@@BoshMind do you get money from you videos ?
I thought I was the only one that felt this way about this show and today I figure out I wasn't a black sheep
Yeah I'm right there with you I remember doing the exact same thing
@@enviousgaming3250 Watching this before eating dinner at DQ (or McDonald's, Burger King, Sonic, Steak 'n Shake, etc.) and shopping for groceries, candy, toys, vintage items, etc.?
I was 17-18 when this came out my little brother was heavily into this show he’s passed since then but this show is one of the last memories I have of him so the show is special to me
rest in peace
Rip🤍🕊️
I am so sorry for your loss ❤️ My little brother liked this show a lot too
RIP❤
He is in a better place now. I was gonna comment something else but no.
As a child I absolutely loved Fanboy & Chumchum, and even almost 10 years later, I still love it even though it's kinda tiring and annoying. I think I just still like it because of the nostalgia.
this show represents what goes on in my brain 24/7 (basically meaning i'm retarded lol)
Me too
This show was so exhausting and fucking weird.
Yeah like a weird fever dream really.
@@bobafett4265 hey, chimpin ain't easy.
As a kid I could never escape this show, the day it went off the air felt like a curse being lifted.
I hear you. You try to escape something but it follows you. Have been there…
As a 11 year old,I found that show very dumb and it made me feel less intelligent. Very bad show and it creeped me out
@@moinmeister-rp9sl As a whatever year old I was, I loved this stupid show and my mom despised it while my dad would put it on to annoy her and make me happy lmfao
@@moinmeister-rp9sl Yes!! that's exactly how I felt
Considering the creator’s next show Glitch Techs is actually really good, it leads me to believe that some executive meddling was involved with Fanboy and ChumChum’s development.
I honestly wouldn't really be surprised. Hopefully, Nick will come to their senses and renew Glitch Techs since it's been a success from what I hear about it.
not far off, the first few episode had meddling to make it more gross because nick thought it would make it popular.
It's Nick, so you can count on it.
The Pilot was actually really solid, so I guess you're probably right.
@@AnAverageGoblin Lmao, as if gross humor is their go-to.
I never watched this show, but the premise of ‘wizard going to normal school after being kicked out of wizard school’ sounds incredible, especially one with more antagonistic qualities
If you look at the concept art for this show, the character designs look a hell of a lot better in 2D
Hot take: I actually liked this one. Am I gonna sit here and argue its good? No. No I'm not. I can't do that. But I still enjoyed it! Idk, its dumb humor just gets me every once and awhile.
man i thought i was the only one who actually liked this show! And i agree with everything, i really can't say why this show was pretty appealing to me when i was younger (and still a bit nowadays) but it was probably the dumb humor and funny looking animation and presentation.
@@seefuud2839 me too I liked it a lot lol
@@seefuud2839 same
Fax
Same I thought it was just me who liked this show!
In my opinion, the setting of the show could've worked if the title characters were side characters and any of the side characters were the main one.
I mean, just saying, Kyle would've been a great main character.
Not only that, we need to see the backstory for Kyle and the full extent of his relationship with Sigmund the Sorcerer.
Kyle needs to be in Nickelodeon All Star Brawl
@@jdmathews312 lol yes
Kyle is probably the most relatable and likeable character in the show.
@@jdmathews312 I mean he was in Super Brawl 2
Fanboy & Chum Chum was an odd guilty pleasure of mine. Yeah, I know. Entering my mid-teens at the time I was getting into unique art styles and bizarre animation, and this show certainly fit the bill!
It was kinda funny, had lots of imaginative scenarios, and the supporting cast of characters is a varied and interesting bunch.
I look forward to the day we talk about everybody's favorite Nicktoon, Breadwinners.
The animation caught my eye when I was younger too, I had never seen characters that expressive or stretchy in a CG cartoon before.
Breadwinners. The show is weird but the butt humor is too much for me. It impressed me how animators went through a lot with the disgusting scenes.
Funny thing, I like this one but Breadwinners can go suck my left nut.
Whats breadwinners?
@@oscard.lisboa6105 you don't want to know
A whole school of wizards and nobody can turned the professor back?
they must have kicked him out for being to strong
There was a comic by one fan that said the school was biased against him.
Even as a kid/tween this show made me feel like I was losing braincells and I would turn it off most of the time, it is a disaster imo
As someone who liked fanboy & chum chum, I never really watched it for the plot or anything like that. I mostly watched the show because I could turn my brain off and just enjoy the show for what it is after a day of being in school and then doing homework as soon as I got home
I sometimes watched it too when My life sucks, and remember that people actually made this abominable.
This was a weird show. From what I see, it's like a durian fruit: People either absolutely love it or can't stand it at all.
I don't mind it, but it's because I don't remember much of it. It was that weird time in my life in which I didn't watch much TV, but spent all my Saturday mornings playing videogames.
I kinda like it
Ibwas one of the unfortunates that watched a lil... to this day im disgusted and somewhat enraged when ppl say it was good
That's a nice analogy of the show.
But what shocks me the most is that the show even has a fanbase. I've seen a lot of weird ships on Google and Pinterest the moment I saw Fanboy x Kyle in my eyes.
while you're looking at shows from this era i'd recommend giving robot and monster a chance. the show gets forgotten about a lot but i remember finding it super charming.
I liked Robot’s grandma cursing them out in binary!😜
Robot is also voiced by Curtis Armstrong aka Dan from Dan Vs
I remember watching the show for a bit but the show have a weird fetish on bacon.
i remember that actually thought about it while watching this i also remember the robot having family issues lmao
I ADORED this show as a kid. Everything about it was just... Amazing. The animation, the humor (when not reliant on gross stuff), and the energy just felt... Fresh to me. It was great to play along with
The Animation, Especially for the time it came out. It was pretty good for a 2009 cartoon. If only the Show in general was as good.
@@okjeffy6581 bb b bbb
@@okjeffy6581 The animation could be good in 2022 aswell
I liked the way they made the slushie I just wanted to try one of them
Loved the show still do for the nostalgia
The show is one of those guilty pleasures of mine. The characters are oddly cute and the animation had aged pretty well. I’m secretly wishing for a reboot on Paramount Plus or something.
One question is: Where are Fanboy, Chum Chum and Kyle’s parents!?
i always wondered WHERE their parents are.. where do they get their food?? do they pay taxes? I surely dont think so lol. just fbacc logic I suppose
The dad definetely went to get milk
Those awards are surprising; but in hindsight they actually make sense.
From a purely technical standpoint the show is quite well animated, especially by television CGI standards.
The problem is what's being animated.
And other shit
animation: awesome
graphics: alright
model textures....: meh..........?
script/the show it's self: horrific nightmare of cringe
2:46 Actually, according to this show's Wikipedia, Fanboy's real name is Tobias Cranapple III. Chum Chum's name was never revealed.
True, but didn’t know if that was just a joke or not
Coincidentally, while the show was still getting a fandom resurgence, the creator did actually confirm Chumchum's real name in one of the big discords made for it, it's Chumtholimule Chumerson
@@neonn9527 his name was funnier than the whole show
I remember one episode ... I think Lenny was dancing in a banana suit to promote the Chimp Chomp arcade game. After he exhausted himself dancing Fanboy told him "chimpin' ain't easy" and to this day that's that reference is the only thing keeping the memory of this show alive in my brain-attic.
Or the episode where the lunch lady fed the kids gruel which caused them all to grow giant
The part I remember is that the teacher got frozen in space while yodeling at the end of the episode. I kinda laughed at it.
I seem to be the only one with fond memories of this show lol. This style of humor is exactly what i looked for when I was 10
I'll never forget the episode where it explained that the bully guy is messed up because he grew up as a bubble kid (like in one of those mega bubbles they keep children in to protect them from the outside world) and the episode where they conjured a slushie monster thing and whenever it used the bathroom they would run in there after it walked out to drink what was in the toilet...
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I, being a 22 year old man child, still love this show. I am the target audience, the loud flashy colors and sounds really capture and hold my attention
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Same
You are the true son of god
I am probably the only person who actually liked fanboy and chum chum. The episode where boog tries to quit bops and the one where fanboys hand turns into a mobster are my favorites.
I thought I was the only one too
I’m with you. I really enjoyed this show when it was on air.
Oooo that’s “bopwork orange” and “fanboy stinks”!!! Also dw you’re not alone in liking the show, I’ve been drawing fanart for it for almost 2 years now XD my favorite episode is either “hex games” or “lord of the rings” ^^ I love Kyle centered episodes what can I say
I used to watch it for fun when I was a little too
People like it enough that there is fanfiction. And it's not crack either.
One of the most interesting shows to have both Ugly facial expressions and Weird humor
The most interesting part of this show to me is that Fanboy is played by David Hornsby who also played Cricket in Always Sunny.
this show looks extremely well animated, there must of been a big budget behind this
wasted potential ._.
i don't know why but i really love how the characters look
also the lofi version of the theme song made by a youtuber I don't remember slaps‼️
I think we might just be starved for originality on the 3d front so these look amazing
The character designs looks decent. "Ugly" (at least according to the cartoon community) is a strong word, but it's far from it.
Barely seen the show but I agree.
@@poweroffriendship2.0 wym they are hideous to luck at, just look at that wizard kid. Like why? I can only wonder how uncomfortable the model artist must have been while creating him
I also lowkey liked it as a kid, but I know that the creator of the show is really wholesome and interacts with the small Fandom around the show so I respect that
My parents were usually pretty chill about what my sibling and I watched on TV. We could watch scary things like Invader Zim, cute things like My Little Pony, and everything in between.
They told us we couldn’t watch Fanboy and Chum Chum
You're lucky. I couldn't watch Mr bean and tom and jerry when I was a kid
Having watched Fanboy and Chum Chum as a kid, I praise your parents
Unironically my favorite Nickelodeon show
I've only met one person that actually liked this show. I couldn't even sit through one full episode 😩
I completely forgot about this show and I use to watch it religiously....
Same
thought i was the only one
The only memories I have of this show are switching the tv over every time that god awful theme song started. Then again, I was 20 by the time this show ever premiered and didn’t find myself watching Nick much at the time anyway.
I did the exact same thing. I despised this show when I was 12. Lol
I did the same thing when i was like 10
Same! I think I was 10 at the time lol!
For whatever reason, I remember 10 seconds of the theme song in perfectly vivid detail, and sometimes my brain decides to torture me by playing it on loop. This is my own personal hell.
Bro i did the same and i was like 10
Fanboy and Chum Chum is one of the greatest anime’s out there. I’m glad SiivaGunner introduced it to me.
Having a stroke tryna read this rn
Same bro
It's not an anime... and I hope this comment is satire in it's entirety.
Best anime yet.
Discovering this channel for the first time is wild. Just a crazy nostalgia Trip
I remember loving this show and I still do
I find it VERY funny and strange that the creator of this show also co-created Glitch Techs. But without FaCC, GT wouldn't have been made and I could thank FaCC for that.
HAHAHA THE ACRONYM FOR FANBOY AND CHUM CHUM IS FACC HAHAHAHHAH
@@BagelEnjoyer how did I only realise that just now.
@@BagelEnjoyer on Russian it's FBITCH we have our own laughs about it
@@thomaszloi9444 Wow. That's some supernatural levels of cursed crap right there. XD
@@BagelEnjoyer fandom usually uses fbacc but yeah facc is acceptable
I actually liked this show, I found the character designs cute and I really wanted to drink a frosty freezy freeze. Though it's best watched in moderation, 1-2 episodes at a time tops.
Oh my god, same. When I was a stupid 8 year old or whatever, I took one look at the Frosty Freeze Freeze and wanted to have one IRL
Cute? Lmao I gotta disagree bud haha
When I was younger whenever I drank a slushy I thought of this show, till this day when I get a brain freeze I think of it💀
Damn you have some shitty taste
I remember being annoyed enough by this show when it came on that I just turned off the tv and did my homework instead. The one time I ever sat through a whole episode, I did surprise myself by laughing at one of the jokes, which I still remember- the teacher announced that there had been a misprint on the lunch menu, and that “Meat Larf” should actually read “Meat Lard” - and that was enough of an unexpected joke that I laughed pretty hard, but I remember it was IMMEDIATELY followed up by the titular characters yelling and ruining the joke and it wasn’t funny anymore. Even as a kid I could see that this show’s goal was to be as loud and screechy and fast as possible, like a siren, to get your attention through sheer saturation, and I resented that.
I discovered this show in my 30's and loved every minute of it. I don't know if you have to let yourself be a kid again to enjoy it or I'm just crazy, but in either case, Fanboy & Chum Chum is one of the few more recent Nickelodeon shows that I've actually enjoyed.
I describe Fanboy and Chum Chum as a Chaotic mess of a Series that's not for everyone.
The main thing I like about the show is the animation(not really the artstyle)I like how bouncy and cartoony it is that was probably my first exposure to cgi animation if I had neflex I'd probably go back and watch it honestly
The animation was pretty good. If only the show was.
This show has always grinded my gears. Also you need to make a tier video about the hardest to watch nick toons
Grinned
That means smile, maybe try grinded?
@@WhimsicalLittledawg autocorrect. You have nothing better to do than correct a one letter misspelling?
@@emmylemons3846 How did autocorrect do that? I guess it really is bad.
That one's on me.
@@Spacething7474 I MESSED UP BECAUSE NOW IT'S GONE
@@emmylemons3846 At least I was nicer to you.
Grinned just looks weird, not that grinded is a good word either.
Fanboy and Chumchum don't have names, they never put their costumes off. They don't have parents. WHERE ARE THERE PARENTS?!
probably they are dead or far away so they can adopt new childrens
Their*
I will call child protection services
They really said "fuck them kids" and moved out or something lol.
@@1nc0rr1g1bl3 if they were my kids i would do the same got damn thing
I remember loving this show. I don't remember a single thing about it and forgot it existed until I saw this video, but I remember loving it for some strange reason.
Finally someone who understands the absolute distaste I have for this show
Fanboy & Chum Chum is peak I don't wanna hear it
Judging by the ratings that's most people.
It's crazy how this dude keeps pumping out these videos every week. The editing is great and it's well written. How does he do it? lol
Thanks for the kind words! I don’t sleep much, don’t really do much for free time anyway but work on videos, and gfuel (not sponsored) lol
I remember Fanboy & Chum Chum blew up in popularity when Glitch Techs released, a lot of people were surprised that the creator of them was a creator of this show.
Weird never heard of it
@@rangerv1 Sadly it suffered from lack of promotion from both Nickelodeon and Netflix.
Pretty good. Oh please do the replacements and the emperor's new school someday
Riley Daring was so attractive and stunning and gorgeous and beautiful and yummy... she was a SUPERMODEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fanboy And Chum Chum Was My Childhood When it Premiered On August 14, 2009 When I was a Kid
You're making this show sound a lot better than it actually was for the most part xD I felt sorry for Kyle when watching the show, and the stalker girl was just really disturbing
I haven't watched it in a while, but I thought it was absolutely fun to watch. I was a grown up when I watched it and would probably still enjoy it now.
Not going to lie, I used to always watch this show every morning before school. This show is so weird and stupid and I couldn't get enough of it for some reason lol
Idk why, but the whistling in the intro always gotten me hyped as a kid 🤪
I love watching that show. It was really fun when I was a kid.
i used to love this as a child and i remember searching for it as a teen and didnt resume watching lol
Half the time I spent watching this show (which wasn't much) was spent just trying to understand it. This show was such a hodgepodge of chaos it's very existence is out of left field.
That’s probably why you didn’t like it lol your not supposed to understand it it’s retarted lol
For me, this show is a classic favourite of mine. It's low on my list for the crude humour and slight body horror, sure, but its fast paced, constant attention grabbing visuals and animation was great for my ADHD mind at the time it aired (I was around 11 then). It was extremely stimulating, it grabbed my attention constantly with a barrage of things, and the fast paced nature of it all felt like a natural speed to me when I was a kid. I remember getting so excited hearing the theme song and even singing along each episode.
Plus, i enjoyed the animation which, for the era it aired in, was pretty monumental for CGI tv animation, combining 2D cartoon rules and physics in a 3D environment. Nothing felt stiff, the visuals didn't feel like a weird uncanny valley thing (looking at you Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness), and it was digestible.
So basically this show is literally crack for ADHD kids, got it.
This really proves that ADHD is a spectrum because I also have ADHD and couldn't stand this shoe because it was too much for me visually. And also it was gross on parts
I suffered with ADHD for all my life, watching this show sent me on a fucking acid trip. that's why I love it...
Haven't seen it for years but when you are a young kid it's just a funny show that keeps you busy for idk 20mins
This show gave me motion sickness as a kid
Edit: and it still does. The animation is so jarring
But that intro carries the show, it’s so catchy
No
Big no
Who else has vague memories of Tak and The Power of Juju? Cause all I really remember is the theme song.
5 seconds of the theme song is about all I remember about it.
Yes! I remember the theme song, the earwax thing, "Roadkill Juju" and "Belly Juju". And a handful of other very vague scenes, some from the video game I think. That's it
oh and "Repulsive Juju" and "Repugnant Juju." that may have been when I learned those words
say what u want about this show, i LOVED the art style of it.
this universe they made is so full of color & a place i always wanted to explore within a video game at some point
I think the absurdity and irritability of the show would have flourished more as a video game, like instead of characters screaming at you in an 11 minute episode, it would have been less mind numbing in a 30 second cutscene.
I remember watching this show as a kid, and I genuinely thought this show was an actual fever dream
Fandoy and Chumpbucket.
I dunno, something tells me something held this show back. The animation is too good and it seems very ambitious. I think if they were let to go a few seasons longer, they would have gotten more serious and the released episodes were just world-establishing episodes.
This came out when I was like three years out of high school, so I wasn't a little kid. But even if this came out when I was a little kid, I would just assume that this was for hyper kids. I was a very quiet and mellow kid, and I'm still a very quiet and mellow adult. I do remember some kids I grew up with who acted like they ate Pixie Stix all day who would have LOVED this show.
LOL that last sentence XD
I kinda liked it growing up, actually. I never saw it much, and I never looked forward to it, so when it did come on I was happy that it was there since it was so rare. You know, it was like "Oh wow! That's a show that exists! I can watch that!" And then I immediately forget after watching it the same day.
You know what always struck me as odd: in the Random Cartoons pilot, their favorite superhero was named “Fanman” and looked a lot more like an adult “Fanboy” but they changed the main character’s idol without changing their costumes. Is Fanman still canon? If not, where did they get the purple costume?
This show reminds me of the time I got grounded because I texted my grandmother to fetch me but not tell my mom that I asked her to. Except I accidentally sent the text to my mom. LMAO. I was watching Fanboy and Chumchum when I heard my mom shouting my name from the other room and I just pretended to SLEEP. I’ve never slept so fast in my life. When I woke up, I had hoped that she would have forgotten about it already but obviously she didn’t LOL. I don’t remember if I ended up going to my grandmother’s house that day, but I could never forget that text
I always felt this show had potential, it could have been a fun slice of life show about "nerd culture" and how you can be comfortable with hobbies that make you happy even tho they might not be seen as popular or mainstream
Fanboy and Chum-Chum will always definitley be "Nick's dirty secret" to me
Nickelodeon gave up Adventure Time for Fanboy & Chum Chum I wonder how Adventure Time would have looked on Nickelodeon.
Probably wouldn't last as long or get drained out like Spongebob
@@CoolerMike would that be bad tho? Ot kinda got boring after Finn arm got cut off over his dad
It’s better that Cartoon Network got it
i think that nick should give it a reboot. also the reason why the eyes bulge out like that because they tried making the cgi look like 2D animation
Oh man when I saw this in my notifications I was so excited! As I kid I absolutely loved this show! It wasn’t like ‘omg this show is like my whole entire life’, but I guess it’s because my energy can absolutely match that of what this show could produce, if not more.
I’ve also definitely have always accidentally had a type when it came to my favorite characters from things- basically anyone that looks remotely ‘edgy’ and ‘cool’- and I particularly favored Kyle, he has a character design I did, and still do, like! ☺️
The show in general has, at least in my opinion, a pretty unique design in general that absolutely stuck out to me as a kid without realizing it.
Even if I haven’t watched it in years, I think I could still get into it for shits and giggles.
Man's bringing back old cartoons I have never seen for a few years now
This show feels like that one hyperactive, mentally draining friend you hung out with once and then they started following you everywhere and you don't have the heart to tell them you don't want to be around them so you just put up with it
One criticism I have with "Fanboy & Chum Chum" isn't how it desperately tries replicating the "Ren & Stimpy" brand of off-the-wall comedy and abstract visuals. Rather, it's transferring those styles into television-quality CGI.
I'm sure that on paper, Eric had modest intentions. But when presenting his concepts as a final product, the result is a show that's misguided.
This show is the reason why my sense of humor is ass
i remember my first time watching this show absolutely delirious from walking a mile with influenza. It was the most surreal experience of my life.
why did i used to love this show so much 😭
Just a heads up, this series was also made by the co-creator of Glitch Techs, let that sink in.
You watched every episode??
Damn that’s worth a like in itself boys
I remember seeing previews for this show and me and my siblings all hating it. And yet, we all watched it if there was nothing else on.
Honestly, I remember thinking the animation was very impressive for when it came out, a ton of fast, snappy movement and big, often off-model expressions. Even most of the character designs are great (glassy eyeballs aside)!
It just needed to be... y'know, less dumb.
I’ve lived my whole life over seas and we didn’t have American cable off base. So my dad would bring to work on base so I could watch Toon Sunday on AFN. It was really a highlight of my weekend and my dad would be sitting next to me laughing. We did this every Sunday. I was ten then now I’m 22 but the toons bring back good memories.
Now that I think of it, this show is one that kept us with ADHD focused and content 😂
maybe i should show my little sister this show, she enjoys bright flashing colors and loud noises, and that's ALL that this show is lol
she's almost 8 years old btw ._.
I LOVE the Fanboy + Chumchum theme song so much 💞 it's so hyper lol
The whole show itself is the definition of hyperactive, it's like it's trying to give it's audience a sugar high by watching it or something. But instead most of the time, it just turns out to be hard to watch because of how obnoxious it is at the best of times
what a marvellous video!! :D thank you so much for this good look into FB&CC, especially when you knew it wasn't going to be to your taste. full disclosure - i love this show, and was a mega-fan as a kid/young teen. even back then, there was a small but super dedicated fanbase which the lovely creator regularly interacted with. going back, rewatching the show and still getting good chuckles out of it as an adult, i think for some of us the manic energy and infuriating nature of the protagonists has a hilarious magnetic draw. i'm totally with you on the potential of the series - there were lots of concepts which could have been made less infantile and added some real emotional punches. maybe that's why among fans of the show, it's often the Kyle-centric episodes which people mark as their favourites. there's so much charm in this young outcast wizard finding solidarity and acceptance with two crazy idiots who could not care less how weird other people think they are - and i think a lot of the people who love this show related to that. i hold a great amount of nostalgia for the friendship the three boys shared, regardless of how ridiculous and aggravating their lives became. so thank you for giving this a chance - and hello to any other fans of this deeply silly show :')
Thanks so much! I appreciate the kind words here and on Twitter!
@@JordanFringe94 aww you're very welcome Jordan!! thanks so much for the great content 🥰
EXACTLY like...I also used to be a huge fan and looked at all the fanart, fanfiction, amvs, anything to do with the show. Even if he didn't like the show, the video still gives respect and a decent amount of content talking about one of my favorite silly childhood shows, so yeah thank you very much
I'm also a huge fan of this show and you've described it beautifully. I'm actually planning to make a commentary documentary on this show and how awesome it is. Could I use this comment? I will credit you.
These guys need to be in Nickelodeon Allstars Brawl
I literally adore this show so much, it's been my favorite since I was little.
Funny enough I have adhd so-