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The 25 Days of Deviant Art, Day 4: Chowder.

I didn't see this series back when it was new because I thought it looked a bit too weird for my taste, no pun intended. I don't really know, there was something about the way it was advertised on TV that just kind of put me off trying it out for myself back in 2007 when this series first premiered. But then came Cartoon Planet, a block from 2012 to 2014 that aired episodes of old Cartoon Network series, and had Chowder as part of it. The second run from 2012 was when I thought to myself, "Well, I guess I'll finally try it out for myself." And, to my surprise, it actually wasn't bad. Quite funny, actually!

So, this series is about Chowder, a 10-year-old purple cat-bear-rabbit hybrid voiced by Nicky Jones (the pilot for The Amazing World of Gumball). In this series, he serves as an apprentice for an elderly short tempered chef known as Mung Daal, voiced by Dwight Schultz (The A-Team, The Animatrix, CatDog, Final Fantasy X, Spider-Man (2002 video game), Resonance of Fate, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Dragonborn DLC)), who is said to have cooked for at least 386 years. While Chowder certainly has good intentions, his perpetual appetite and scatterbrain nature will very often lead him to wild predicaments, mostly at the very place he and Mung Daal work at.

Just reading this by itself makes it sound like it's just SpongeBob on land, but it actually has many things going for it that make the show stand on its own. While I was initially put off by the art style, it eventually started to grow on me over time, being so abstract but also the kind of pleasing style from something like Harvey Beaks (another series that C. H. Greenblatt made, which I also reviewed in The 25 Days of Deviant Art last year). I also really enjoy the characters, especially Chowder (pictured above) and this pink cat-rabbit hybrid named Panini, voiced by Liliana Mumy (The Loud House (another show I reviewed in last year's The 25 Days of Deviant Art), The Santa Clause 2 & 3, Howl's Moving Castle)! They work especially well off of each other as Panini tries to get Chowder to be her boyfriend! (Panini: "A present? For me!?" *Opens box and gets a blue bug spitting*
Chowder: "Pretty gross, huh? Bet you don't want me to be your boyfriend anymore."
Panini: "Oh my gosh, Chowder, you are so thoughtful! I love it!" *pulls out giant cage* "Now Miss Muffe has a boyfriend of her own!"
Both bugs: *spit on each other and then start kissing*
Chowder: "Aw man!" *starts walking away* "I'm not your boyfriend!") Other memorable characters include Shnitzel (a taupe rock monster and professional chef voiced by John DiMaggio (Futurama) who only says Radda ("Okay") like he's a Pok'emon), Mung Daal's wife Truffles (a mushroom pixie and fairy voiced by Tara Strong (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, The Powerpuff Girls (1998 version), Chowder's pet Kimchi (a ball of gas voiced by series creator C. H. Greenblatt (who, in addition to creating Harvey Beaks, also did additional work for SpongeBob SquarePants, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Evil Con Carne, and even Fish Hooks) speaking only in flatulent noises), and the aforementioned Mung Daal, among any others!

Watching it now, it's a lot like a precursor to The Amazing World of Gumball! Similar style of humor (albeit Gumball getting a bit darker with its humor as of late), some characters looking like what you'd see in Gumball (to the point where Panini and Anais look similar, except with Panini's more abstract look), and Chowder's voice actor, Nicky Jones, voicing Gumball in the initial Gumball pilot, as I said earlier. Go figure.

This is one series that I wish I took the chance to watch back when it was new. I really missed out on what could've been my go to Cartoon Network series in an era where we had... CN Real... *shivers* But hey, better late than never, right? Whether you remember this show from watching it back then, or are just now hearing about it from me, I highly recommend giving it a go for yourself! Join me next time where we stay in 2007, although it won't be for another cartoon show.

Chowder is owned by Cartoon Network.

The 25 Days of Deviant Art, Day 5: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

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The 25 Days of Deviant Art, Day 4: Chowder.

I didn't see this series back when it was new because I thought it looked a bit too weird for my taste, no pun intended. I don't really know, there was something about the way it was advertised on TV that just kind of put me off trying it out for myself back in 2007 when this series first premiered. But then came Cartoon Planet, a block from 2012 to 2014 that aired episodes of old Cartoon Network series, and had Chowder as part of it. The second run from 2012 was when I thought to myself, "Well, I guess I'll finally try it out for myself." And, to my surprise, it actually wasn't bad. Quite funny, actually!

So, this series is about Chowder, a 10-year-old purple cat-bear-rabbit hybrid voiced by Nicky Jones (the pilot for The Amazing World of Gumball). In this series, he serves as an apprentice for an elderly short tempered chef known as Mung Daal, voiced by Dwight Schultz (The A-Team, The Animatrix, CatDog, Final Fantasy X, Spider-Man (2002 video game), Resonance of Fate, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Dragonborn DLC)), who is said to have cooked for at least 386 years. While Chowder certainly has good intentions, his perpetual appetite and scatterbrain nature will very often lead him to wild predicaments, mostly at the very place he and Mung Daal work at.

Just reading this by itself makes it sound like it's just SpongeBob on land, but it actually has many things going for it that make the show stand on its own. While I was initially put off by the art style, it eventually started to grow on me over time, being so abstract but also the kind of pleasing style from something like Harvey Beaks (another series that C. H. Greenblatt made, which I also reviewed in The 25 Days of Deviant Art last year). I also really enjoy the characters, especially Chowder (pictured above) and this pink cat-rabbit hybrid named Panini, voiced by Liliana Mumy (The Loud House (another show I reviewed in last year's The 25 Days of Deviant Art), The Santa Clause 2 & 3, Howl's Moving Castle)! They work especially well off of each other as Panini tries to get Chowder to be her boyfriend! (Panini: "A present? For me!?" *Opens box and gets a blue bug spitting*
Chowder: "Pretty gross, huh? Bet you don't want me to be your boyfriend anymore."
Panini: "Oh my gosh, Chowder, you are so thoughtful! I love it!" *pulls out giant cage* "Now Miss Muffe has a boyfriend of her own!"
Both bugs: *spit on each other and then start kissing*
Chowder: "Aw man!" *starts walking away* "I'm not your boyfriend!") Other memorable characters include Shnitzel (a taupe rock monster and professional chef voiced by John DiMaggio (Futurama) who only says Radda ("Okay") like he's a Pok'emon), Mung Daal's wife Truffles (a mushroom pixie and fairy voiced by Tara Strong (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, The Powerpuff Girls (1998 version), Chowder's pet Kimchi (a ball of gas voiced by series creator C. H. Greenblatt (who, in addition to creating Harvey Beaks, also did additional work for SpongeBob SquarePants, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Evil Con Carne, and even Fish Hooks) speaking only in flatulent noises), and the aforementioned Mung Daal, among any others!

Watching it now, it's a lot like a precursor to The Amazing World of Gumball! Similar style of humor (albeit Gumball getting a bit darker with its humor as of late), some characters looking like what you'd see in Gumball (to the point where Panini and Anais look similar, except with Panini's more abstract look), and Chowder's voice actor, Nicky Jones, voicing Gumball in the initial Gumball pilot, as I said earlier. Go figure.

This is one series that I wish I took the chance to watch back when it was new. I really missed out on what could've been my go to Cartoon Network series in an era where we had... CN Real... *shivers* But hey, better late than never, right? Whether you remember this show from watching it back then, or are just now hearing about it from me, I highly recommend giving it a go for yourself! Join me next time where we stay in 2007, although it won't be for another cartoon show.

Chowder is owned by Cartoon Network.

The 25 Days of Deviant Art, Day 5: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.