YMMV / Summer Camp Island

• Alternative Character Interpretation: Did Susie keep Betsy from being reunited with Ghost because he was an abusive boyfriend, or because she wants Betsy's attention all to herself? The "Betsy and the Ghost" arc reveals that Ghost manifested from Susie's suppressed feelings of Ramona leaving her and didn't want to deal with him anymore, not knowing that he and Betsy were dating.
• Base-Breaking Character: Susie. Some viewers love her for her moody personality in comparison to the sickly sweetness of the show, whilst others feel her actions are needlessly cruel and spiteful towards the campers. Downplayed in that Susie averts Karma Houdini and never wins.
• Bizarro Episode: Sea Bunnies replaces the standard cutesy animation of the show With jarringly ugly CGI animation and a very odd color palate. The episode chronicles Oscar's adventures under the sea after he winds up headfirst in a toilet, which Susie promises to remedy in exchange for one of the titular creatures, but trying to make much more sense of the events than that is likely to cause issues. From the singing Blobfish, demonic sea rabbits, and impromptu musical numbers, It's beyond confusing.
• Jerkass Woobie: Susie. She may be a huge jerk to everyone at camp, but her personal backstory arcs, "Susie and her Sister" and "Susie and Ramona", reveal that she Used to Be a Sweet Kid who was Always Second Best to her younger sister despite Mildred's Power Incontinence, then she lost her and their parents on her Dangerous 15th Birthday. Then sometime later, when trying to save magic from disappearing completely, she was forced to separate from her Best Friend and given false hope about her coming back before the premiere episode, severely damaging their friendship in the process. Is it any wonder why she turned out so mean in the present?
• Les Yay: Many fans think that Susie and Ramona may be something more than "just" best friends.
• LGBT Fanbase: Having some of the most direct and unambiguous representation in Cartoon Network shows, it's pretty much a given.
• Moe: Pretty much the entire cast qualifies as this.
• Nightmare Fuel: Alice locking all the monsters in her room and turning off the light before turning them all into babies. All of them are scared and making a signal to Oscar that they want to leave, but it's too late.
• Popular with Furries: The characters are all Funny Animals after all.
• Squick: The reveal in "Burp N Sighs" that The Ghost Dads are memories of Susie's dad. Yes, Susie basically thought up two memories of her father, and had them start dating each other.
• Sweet Dreams Fuel: The entire show is very sweet and has an adorable, laid-back feel that makes for a comfy watch. It can be a bit too cute.
• Vanilla Protagonist: Oscar has few distinguishing characteristics or stand-out attributes compared to Hedgehog and several other prominent campers and gives a generally unspectacular performance whenever trying something new. In a virtually literal application of this trope in "Ice Cream Headache", Oscar is the only camper to not develop special powers from Susie's magical ice cream due to his lactose intolerance. Oscar's relative blandness also serves as the basis for the plot in "Puff Paint"; Oscar's pedestrian painting is dismissed by the others, several of whom have created much more elaborate and evocative works. Eventually, however, they use his painting to relax after experiencing the more intense artworks.
• Viewer Gender Confusion: More than a few people initially thought Hedgehog was male. Not only does she have a female voice actress, but look closely, and she's wearing a skirt.
• Win Back the Crowd: For a combination of reasons (ranging from the animation to the Love Triangle to a perceived creepiness) the pilot was extremely reviled, and previews of the series were met with extreme dislike ratios on YouTube. Come a preview for "Camp Merit Badges", however, the tune changed dramatically, praising the assertiveness of the characters and the comedy.

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