YMMV / Apple & Onion

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• Accidental Innuendo: Beef Jerky's nickname is Beej, which is also a contraction of "blowjob." And considering he's in jail...
• Broken Base: Some people in the fandom didn't like the second season's shift into a more depressing tone, as they preferred the wholesome nature of the first season, whereas another portion liked the former better for the comedy.
• Cult Classic: Despite not being as popular as other Cartoon Network shows released at about the same time, A&O managed to find a small but dedicated fanbase, which allowed it to get picked up beyond a limited series.
• Fandom Rivalry: Garnered a pretty quick one with Infinity Train, as this show ended up getting greenlit instead^note though the latter did eventually get greenlit, it was after Apple and Onion made its television debut.
• Fridge Brilliance: The main characters are two basic organic foods (an apple and an onion) to represent their simple natures, their naivety, and their child-like personalities. In contrast, all of the other characters are man-made foods (a french fry, a hot dog, a burger, ice cream, etc.) to represent how they're more accustomed to the big city and that they're generally more mature than Apple and Onion. Basically, organic foods (fruits and veggies) live in the countryside, where they normally originate from, while hand-made foods are in the big city as they are modern.
• Ho Yay: Sometimes pops up with the titular characters. Special mention towards the scene in episode 1 when the two jubilantly run down the sidewalk together as a rainbow trails behind them. It doesn't help that the duo are mostly seen holding hands, hugging each other, even putting their foreheads together.
• Moe:
  • Onion, thanks to his cute design and somewhat meek personality. Especially when we see flashbacks of him as a child.
  • The cat "Sootie" from episode 2, thanks to... well, being an adorable, non-anthropomorphisized little cat.
• Memetic Mutation:
  • Falafel being renamed and called "Faaf" has become a quite common inside joke amongst the fandom.
  • The scene in "Patty's Law" where Apple eats a moldy bread and promptly passed out became a meme around TikTok.
• Nightmare Fuel:
  • Beef Jerky is a prisoner stuck in jail who is big, muscle-y, and doesn't appear to have eyes.◊ Thankfully, he's actually a very nice guy.
  • Although Played for Laughs, the Body Horror involving the pizza slice and his mother in "Tips" was... a bit off-putting.
  • Falafel nearly falling off a high building in "Falafel's Fun Day". If it wasn't for Apple and Onion, he could've died. As a matter of fact, it was Apple and Onion who got him on that building in the first place.
• Periphery Demographic: Although the show is aimed at young children, there exists a handful of adults who enjoy the show for its laid-back humor, sweet characters, and generally pleasant tone.
• Tear Jerker:
  • Any time Apple and Onion look at pictures of their families, it's a bit bittersweet.
  • The song near the end of "Falafel's Fun Day."
  • Onion's persistent performance anxiety/stage fright when playing basketball in "4 on 1." His inner monologue in which different versions of himself berate him for freezing up is just sad.
  • While it's also undeniably funny, it's also pretty sad when Onion is fired in the show's first episode.
  • From the episode "Pancake's Bus Tour," Pancake reveals that her father, who discovered the meteor shower, passed away several years ago, and she sees the meteor shower every year to honor his memory. After she seemingly misses the meteor shower, Apple wishes for Pancake to be happy again... and she responds by saying "My dad would have liked you guys." Fortunately, it turns out they came too early and are able to watch the meteor shower.
  • This tweet from series creator George Gendi, which he posted shortly after the show's 10th episode.
  • From "Burger's Trampoline", Burger's speech to the duo on how much he appreciates them for hanging out with him and that he feels betrayed by Hot Dog, Cotton Candy, and French Fry coming to his house just to use his trampoline, completely unaware that the duo were doing the same thing.
    Burger: You know something? You guys are the only people who came to actually hang out with me. Not like my other so-called friends! All they ever did was use me for my trampoline! Not you, though. You two were the best. (Apple and Onion stop waving) I'll see you soon. Mi casa is su casa.
    • And then it's followed by Apple and Onion finally getting to play on Burger's trampoline as they've been wanting to do, but they are unable to enjoy it due to feeling guilty that they toyed with Burger's trust just to get to it. Thankfully, they decide to make things right.
  • "Party Popper" has the revelation of why Kernel came to hate singing. He used to love singing when he was a kid, but was bullied by the other kids for it, so he stopped singing and became a loner.
• Ugly Cute: Most of the characters come across as this.
• Unintentionally Unsympathetic: There are times in the show where you're supposed to root for Apple & Onion, but they end up more like the villains like in the episode "Za".
• The Woobie:
  • Arguably, the titular characters. Although they're good-natured and happy characters, they're also immigrants who deal with homesickness.
  • Falafel, Apple and Onion's long-suffering landlord. Like Apple and Onion, he's an immigrant who misses his family. His family is implied to live much farther away. English isn't his first language, and he's shown to watch a soap opera in Persian to feel closer to his home and culture.
  • The Pizza mother and son working at the diner in the episode "Tips." Because of the lack of employees, both of them are chronically overworked and exhausted.
  • Pancake, from episode 9. She organizes a meteor shower bus tour every year so she can honor the memory of her father, who discovered the meteor shower. At the end of the episode, she bursts into tears when she seemingly misses the chance to see the meteor shower.