YMMV / Brandy & Mr. Whiskers

• Awesome Music: The opening theme song, courtesy of Lou Bega and Kevin Manthei.
• Cult Classic: Perhaps one of the more obscure shows to come out of Disney Channel, but has a surprisingly sizable and loyal following who enjoy its quirky characters and its satirical themes.

• Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory: According to Gareth Barsby, anyway:
  "Brandy and Mr. Whiskers, if you read between the lines, has very sinister undertones of mortality and insanity."
  • On a more believable level, he also thinks the series was intended to be an adaptation of Alice in Wonderland.
• Heartwarming Moments: Brandy giving up a chance to go home to save Mr. Whiskers from a malfunctioning robot in episode 30 "One of a Kind". Made even better with this dialogue:
  Brandy: You know why you're my true friend?
  Mr. Whiskers: Not a clue at this point.
  Brandy: Because you helped me see what a true friend is all about.
  Mr. Whiskers: Even though I'm not a dog who's just like you in every way?
  Brandy: Maybe because you're not a dog who's just like me in every way.
• Hilarious in Hindsight:
  • Kaley Cuoco had voiced Brandy in this show. A decade later, Cuoco's female co-stars on The Big Bang Theory, Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch, would later guest star in two separate episodes of another Disney series, as anthropomorphic animals like Brandy.
  • Brandy wouldn't be the last female dog with that name.
  • Starscream is best friends with Starscream.
• Ho Yay: At the end of one episode, Mr. Whiskers goes out on a date with Gaspar.
• Moral Event Horizon: Brandy comes very close to crossing this in "The Monkey's Paw", trying to wish that Mr. Whiskers was never born and all.
• Popular with Furries: The characters of the show, in general, are liked, but the most popular by far is Brandy for her sassy yet caring personality and especially her design with borders on Ms. Fanservice.
• Shallow Parody: "Where Everybody Knows Your Shame" includes a particularly cringe-inducingly shallow anime parody as a cutaway gag.
• Strangled by the Red String: in the episode "A Really Crushing Crush", Ed and Lola suddenly have a crush on each other, something which had never even been implied before.
• Viewer Species Confusion: Some viewers mistake Brandy to be a Golden Retriever due to her blonde-coated fur. She's actually revealed to be a mixed-breed dog in "Pedigree Schmedigree," but was raised to be a Spaniel.
• The Woobie: Pretty much everyone except Margo (Brandy and Gaspar are Jerkass Woobies). Ed Otter and Lola Boa are probably the greatest examples, though. Ed goes through a serious case of Break the Cutie in The Big Game and gets severely verbally abused by Mr. Whiskers in "The Monster Of My Skin". Lola Boa, well, it isn't easy being a snake and all.

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