When I first heard of Wishfart from the title alone, I thought it sounded awful. I was eventually coerced into watching it after seeing a few promos, and I'm happy to say I liked it a lot more than I thought I would.
The series is a lot funnier than I expected. I anticipated a lot of grossout and toilet humor based on the name, but its virtually nonexistent. In fact, a lot more of the series' jokes come from the dialogue of the characters, and some of it is surprisingly clever. There are also good visual gags here and there too.
Additionally, the show's writing is much better than I thought it would be. Wishfart takes the Be Careful What You Wish For premise most famously used in The Fairly Odd Parents, and does some fun and pretty creative stuff that makes good use of the show's urban fantasy setting and strange cast of characters. Surprisingly, there's also some character development from the main trio, and some very clever lessons are learned too. Not every episode is a good one (but are there any cartoons without bad episodes?), since a few are boring or annoying but the good outweighs the bad overall.
However, my favorite thing about Wishfart is its characters, especially the main trio of Dez, Puffin, and Akiko. They have very good chemistry, and by themselves, are still quite enjoyable. Dez isn't an Idiot Hero like so many Teletoon series have (and few do well), but a dorky nice guy who just wants to do good and not get pigeonholed into leprechaun stereotypes; Puffin is a funny jerk like Bender mixed with Iago; and Akiko is easily the best character (for some reason, the main character's female friend is always this in Canadian cartoons). How can you not like a snarky, troublemaking Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl with creepy powers and a hidden heart of gold? The secondary characters are also generally enjoyable, with my favorites being Fireball Cat and Tsuni.
Unfortunately, the show's animation is mediocre. Like a lot of Canadian cartoons, you can tell it was made in cheap Adobe Flash because the movements are often choppy and crude. The artstyle is okay though; the backgrounds look fine, but some of the characters look better drawn than others. However, I don't feel this flaw severely detracts from the rest of the show.
Wishfart may have a stupid title, but don't let that fool you. It's actually really fun and a lot better than it sounds. Even if the animation isn't great and some episodes could have been a lot better, it's still got great characters, a lot of funny moments, and some surprisingly good writing. Wishfart certainly won't be the next Avatar: The Last Airbender or Gravity Falls, but if you want another simple but enjoyable Teletoon comedy like Spliced or Season 1 of Jimmy Two-Shoes, I highly recommend it.
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When I first heard of Wishfart from the title alone, I thought it sounded awful. I was eventually coerced into watching it after seeing a few promos, and I'm happy to say I liked it a lot more than I thought I would.
The series is a lot funnier than I expected. I anticipated a lot of grossout and toilet humor based on the name, but its virtually nonexistent. In fact, a lot more of the series' jokes come from the dialogue of the characters, and some of it is surprisingly clever. There are also good visual gags here and there too.
Additionally, the show's writing is much better than I thought it would be. Wishfart takes the Be Careful What You Wish For premise most famously used in The Fairly Odd Parents, and does some fun and pretty creative stuff that makes good use of the show's urban fantasy setting and strange cast of characters. Surprisingly, there's also some character development from the main trio, and some very clever lessons are learned too. Not every episode is a good one (but are there any cartoons without bad episodes?), since a few are boring or annoying but the good outweighs the bad overall.
However, my favorite thing about Wishfart is its characters, especially the main trio of Dez, Puffin, and Akiko. They have very good chemistry, and by themselves, are still quite enjoyable. Dez isn't an Idiot Hero like so many Teletoon series have (and few do well), but a dorky nice guy who just wants to do good and not get pigeonholed into leprechaun stereotypes; Puffin is a funny jerk like Bender mixed with Iago; and Akiko is easily the best character (for some reason, the main character's female friend is always this in Canadian cartoons). How can you not like a snarky, troublemaking Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl with creepy powers and a hidden heart of gold? The secondary characters are also generally enjoyable, with my favorites being Fireball Cat and Tsuni.
Unfortunately, the show's animation is mediocre. Like a lot of Canadian cartoons, you can tell it was made in cheap Adobe Flash because the movements are often choppy and crude. The artstyle is okay though; the backgrounds look fine, but some of the characters look better drawn than others. However, I don't feel this flaw severely detracts from the rest of the show.
Wishfart may have a stupid title, but don't let that fool you. It's actually really fun and a lot better than it sounds. Even if the animation isn't great and some episodes could have been a lot better, it's still got great characters, a lot of funny moments, and some surprisingly good writing. Wishfart certainly won't be the next Avatar: The Last Airbender or Gravity Falls, but if you want another simple but enjoyable Teletoon comedy like Spliced or Season 1 of Jimmy Two-Shoes, I highly recommend it.