History YMMV / TheOblongs

** Yvette is also a popular, for being a CuteMonsterGirl and also being unique among Hill-residents for being something beyond a [[RichBitch rich asshole.]]

** Beth and Pickles are one of the more popular Oblong family members. The former for being relatively cute, [[BodyHorror well, by this show's standards anyway.]] The latter for providing some of the best lines in the show and her status as [[UptownGirl a former resident of the Hill]] leaving fans to speculate why she'd give it up, there's surely a story behind it somewhere. Also another reason for Pickles' popularity is that in comparison to most female housewives in adult animation, Pickles is a loving and loyal wife to her husband despite his lack of limbs. Which is a breath of fresh air to most people in comparison to most adult animated couples that are willing or tempted to cheat on their spouses the moment they meet someone more desirable.

* HoYay: Jared & Blaine.
-->'''Milo:''' Everyone says you two have sex with each other.

** In an age where there are more sitcoms and dramas being critically praised for portraying people with disabilities and disorders, it is comforting to know that such a show depicting people with disfigurements, disabilities, or anything that would make them social outcasts[[note]](such as Bob being optimistic in an increasingly bleak and depressing world or Anita Bidet being a male-to-female transsexual with her own bar)[[/note]] existed.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: The show swings between it all the time. The material is so over the top because otherwise it would be more horrific and depressing than it already is if it were toned down or shown realistically (even though some people who watched the show still thought it was nightmarish and depressing, even if it was shown in such an over-the-top way that it becomes ridiculous).
** '''Milo''' (gleefully), "Everyone ''loves'' (the sugar-filled sports drink) '''''Manic'''''! I even sold a bottle to Mrs. Conway, the diabetic? And a six-pack to the paramedics who rushed her to the hospital!"

* ValuesDissonance: Bob being shocked at Milo possibly being gay or trans because Pickles dressed him up as an Amazon scout so the troop can have more girls in it as seen on the "Li'l Amazons" episode will come off as distasteful today (if it didn't already back when it premiered). Especially in the scene where Milo admits that he's been crocheting and loving it and Bob happily asks Milo to crochet him a noose so Bob can hang himself with it.

** Had the show stayed on for only a couple more years (and didn't get ScrewedByTheNetwork), it would have coincided perfectly with a new epidemic of class separation which began mid-[[UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush Bush]] administration and still continues to this day.
** And, in an age where there are more sitcoms and dramas being critically praised for portraying people with disabilities and disorders, it is comforting to know that such a show depicting people with disfigurements, disabilities, or anything that would make them social outcasts[[note]](such as Bob being optimistic in an increasingly bleak and depressing world or Anita Bidet being a male-to-female transsexual with her own bar)[[/note]] existed.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Beth and Pickles. The former for being relatively cute, [[BodyHorror well, by this show's standards anyway.]] The latter for providing some of the best lines in the show and her status as [[UptownGirl a former resident of the Hill]] leaving fans to speculate why she'd give it up. There's surely a story behind it somewhere.
** Helga is well-liked for having some of the funniest lines.
** Creepy Susie is probably the most popular character despite her not doing much in the show (to be fair she was in the cover and name of the book the show was based on.)
** Yvette is also a popular, for being a CuteMonsterGirl and for being unique among Hill-residents for being something beyond a [[RichBitch rich asshole.]]
* HarsherInHindsight: The dichotomy between the rich and poor in the show reached a particularly absurd point in "Flush, Flush, Sweet Helga" when the rich had ready access to clean water that the poor didn't, and proceeded to use it for frivolous purposes like fountains and washing cars. When Helga [[ItMakesSenseInContext gets stuck in a]] ''different'' pipe, blocking water for everyone except the Oblong family, the Hills charge an exorbitant amount so only they can afford it. This became slightly less absurd with the water crisis in California. The government has restricted wasteful water-use such as for landscaping, but large houses still have conspicuously-green lawns since the rich just casually pay the large fines on a regular basis.

** In "Narcoleptic Scottie", Helga eats all of Scottie's dog food, delighted that it's the kind that makes its own gravy. We see her with a brown ring of dog food gravy around her mouth.
** In "Disfigured Debbie", Bob is about to change Grammy Oblong's diaper. Bob doesn't have arms, and is accustomed to doing manual tasks with his mouth. Readers are mercifully spared the sight of how he changes the diaper.
* TakeThatScrappy: Scottie grossing out the Debbies by defecating on the Klimers' lawn in "Narcoleptic Scottie".
* UglyCute: Beth but that's mostly because of the bumpy horn on her head. Nevertheless, she's rather {{Moe}} with her sweet and innocent personality.

* ValuesResonance: Had the show stayed on for only a couple more years (and didn't get ScrewedByTheNetwork), it would have coincided perfectly with a new epidemic of class separation which began mid-[[UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush Bush]] administration and still continues to this day.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Beth and Pickles. The former for being relatively cute, [[BodyHorror well, by this show's standards anyway.]] The latter for providing some of the best lines in the show and her status as a former resident of the Hill leaving fans to speculate why she'd give it up. There's surely a story behind it somewhere.

** '''Milo''' (gleefully), "Everyone ''loves'' '''''Manic'''''! I even sold a bottle to Mrs. Conway, the diabetic? And a six-pack to the paramedics who rushed her to the hospital!"

* ValuesDissonance: Bob being shocked at Milo possibly being gay or trans because Pickles dressed him up as an Amazon scout so the troop can have more girls in it as seen on the "Li'l Amazons" episode will come off as distasteful today (if it didn't already back when it premiered). Especially in the scene where Milo admits that he's been crocheting and loving it and Bob happily asks him to crochet him a noose so he can hang himself with it.

* TooGoodToLast: It's a testament to this show that it remains one of the bleakest, over-the-top sadistic animated comedies in only 13 episodes, whereas shows like ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' are over-the-top, sadistic, and bleak within a span of 200+ episodes (with a lot of them considered hit-or-miss in quality).

* CultClassic: Like ''WesternAnimation/MissionHill'', this show has gained a sizeable fanbase thanks to reruns on Creator/AdultSwim and Creator/{{Teletoon}} (and to a lesser extent, Creator/{{TBS}}, as a part of their ''Too Funny To Sleep'' block).

* CultClassic: Like ''WesternAnimation/MissionHill'', this show has gained a sizeable fanbase thanks to Creator/AdultSwim and Creator/{{Teletoon}} (and to a lesser extent, Creator/{{TBS}}, as a part of their ''Too Funny To Sleep'' block).

* CrossesTheLineTwice: The show swings between it all the time. The material is so over the top because otherwise it would be more horrific and depressing than it already is if it were toned down or shown realistically (even though some people who watched the show still thought it was nightmarish and depressing, even if it was shown in such an over-the-top way that it becomes ridiculous.

* TooGoodToLast: It's a testament to this show that it remains one of the bleakest, over-the-top sadistic animated comedies in only 13 episodes, whereas shows like ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' are over-the-top, sadistic, and bleak within a span of 200+ episodes.

* ValuesDissonance: Bob's displeasure at Milo seemingly becoming a crossdresser in the "Li'l Amazons" episode, if not him being {{Transgender}}, has ''not'' aged well at all. Especially when Bob responds to Milo declaring he loves crocheting to him happily asking if Milo could make a noose he can hang himself with.
* ValuesResonance: Had the show stayed on for only a couple more years (and didn't get ScrewedByTheNetwork), it would have coincided perfectly with a new epidemic of class separation which began mid-[[UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush Bush]] administration and continues to this day.
** And in an age where there are more sitcoms and dramas being critically praised for their portrayal of people with disabilities, it is something to remember that there was an animated sitcom about a tight-knit nuclear family with a range of disabilities and disfigurements (limbless, conjoined, odd growths, and OCD).

* UglyCute: Beth.
* ValuesDissonance: Bob's displeasure at Milo seemingly becoming a crossdresser in the Li'l Amazons episode, if not him being {{Transgender}}, has ''not'' aged well at all. Especially when Bob responds to Milo declaring he loves crocheting to him happily asking if Milo could make a noose he can hang himself with.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: The show swings between the two all the time. The material is so over the top because otherwise it would be more horrific and depressing than it already is if it were toned down or shown realistically (even though some people who watched the show still thought it was nightmarish and depressing, even if it was shown in such an over-the-top way that it becomes ridiculous.

** Creepy Susie has appeared in an abundant amount of fan art online.

** Similarly, the Flint, Michigan water crisis in 2015, when it was discovered that various people with the right connections had been receiving shipments of water for ''months'' before the issue of contaminated water finally came to light.

* HarsherInHindsight: The dichotomy between the rich and poor in the show reached a particularly absurd point in "Flush, Flush, Sweet Helga" when the rich had ready access to clean water that the poor didn't, and proceeded to use it for frivolous purposes like fountains and washing cars. When things are arranged so both the Valley and Hill people have to share a very small amount of water, the Hills only instill a heavy fine on it so only they can afford it. This became slightly less absurd with the water crisis in California. The government has restricted wasteful water-use such as for landscaping, but large houses still have conspicuously-green lawns since the rich just casually pay the large fines on a regular basis.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome:
** In the pilot episode, Pickles pulls off a clever diversion to get Milo and Yvette some time to themselves away from the Debbies. Mainly by distracting them (and Pristine) with a "Debbie" novelty license plate, which they all proceed to fight over.
** Pickles repeatedly making it clear she's got absolutely no respect for the gun toting Miss. Hubbard and no desire to listen to anything she has to say on childcare.

* [[CrossesTheLineTwice Crosses The Line Twice]]/NightmareFuel: The show swings between the two all the time. The material is so over the top because otherwise it would be more horrific and depressing than it already is if it were toned down or shown realistically (even though some people who watched the show still thought it was nightmarish and depressing, even if it was shown in such an over-the-top way that it becomes ridiculous.