The theme song is actually pretty catchy, doing a little tribal chant of the leads names but the lyrics and song still giving a very tropical destination feel.
Mike's epic hopscotch moves in "A Boy's Game", complete with a hip-hop rendition of the show's stock music.
"Keep On Movin'" from Roller Madness.
Genius Bonus: In "Tea For Three", Mike recognizes the song Queeks is whistling in his sleep as "Tea For Two". Like any kid today would know that song.
Germans Love David Hasselhoff: The show got better treatment in Australia and Latin America than it did in America (or anywhere else in the world).
Harsher in Hindsight: Albonquetine appears to be inspired by the Pitcairn Islands, an extremely isolated island community formed by descendants of the British sailors of the HMS Bounty and their Tahitian captives. In 2004, a full third of the island's male population was accused of underage sexual abuse, something that was apparently endemic to the island's culture. Suddenly seeing all these kids in this show takes a much darker tone...
My Real Daddy: It's a debate on which of the three credited creators deserved more credit. Chuck Swenson gets the most recognition, as he created the characters and most of the stories, while Mikhail Aldashin created the designs and atmosphere and Mikhail Shindel headed production on the show.
"Opposites Attack". Og is driven insane by all the demands for his inventions and builds robots to attack everyone. Luckily, he snaps out of it, barely saving Mike from getting drilled in the eye!
In "Hot Dog", Mike's obsession with hot dogs got so out of hand, she started seeing everyone and everything as hotdogs.
So Okay, It's Average: Easily the most forgettable of the Cartoon Cartoons, but manages to be a fairly watchable show nonetheless. The fact that it's probably the shortest runner of the Cartoon Cartoons has less to do with its own quality and more to do with the fact that it debuted alongside, and was immediately overshadowed by, Courage the Cowardly Dog.
Squick: Let's not forget the time when Og went naked in "Hot Couture" during the fashion show. Everyone applauded, but Mike was seriously grossed out.
Mike lamenting her lack of personal companions in "Palm Pet".
Mike: This stinks. Everybody's got a buddy on this island except me. Some exchange student. I could've picked France but no, I had to pick a lost island with six people. I've never been blown off by a goat before.
"Fathers And Pies", when Alfred and Margery believe Og's been turned into a pie. They then try to act as if nothing's happened to spare "Og's" feelings.
Margery: I made your favorite dessert. (realizes what she just said; bursts into tears)
Values Dissonance: Though the island residents are white, the extremely stereotypical depiction of Polynesian cultures, especially the neighboring savage, primitive, animalistic Cuzzlewitz clan, definitely wouldn't fly these days.
Her real name is Michelanne, but nobody ever calls her that. And lives.
On the opposite side, Word of God revealed Lancelot the turtle to be a girl. The lack of Tertiary Sexual Characteristics coupled with the manly name won't help new viewers.
, something that was apparently endemic to the island's culture. Suddenly seeing all these kids in this show takes a much darker tone...