I know what some of you are thinking by this point. "Why aren't you comparing Harvey Beaks to Chowder?" Well, I felt like Harvey Beaks was a successor to Chowder, and Camp Lazlo was a successor to Rocko's Modern Life. Besides, I think SpongeBob is closer to Chowder. First, let's talk about Lazlo.
Camp Lazlo was Joe Murray's successor to the Nicktoon Rocko's Modern Life, a bit of a predecessor to SpongeBob, and starred a Brazilian spider monkey named Lazlo. With his friends Raj, an Indian elephant, and Clam, an Albino Pygmy rhino, they try having the best summer at Camp Kidney, ruled by a grouchy moose named Scoutmaster Lumpus.
Camp Lazlo is different from Rocko's Modern Life
because it wasn't as dirty or suggestive, maybe because Joe Murray was raising a daughter at the time. Also, some of the characters
aren't as organic as in 'Rocko'. For example, Slinkman, Lumpus's
assistant, is similar to Smithers, Mr. Burns' assistant in The Simpsons.
And the dung beetles, Chip and Skip, are similar to Andy and Randy,
Miss Piggy's dim-witted nephews on Muppets Tonight. Also, sometimes
music from SpongeBob can be heard in the background.
Harvey Beaks is CH Greenblatt's second show after Chowder, and stars a young bird named Harvey, who goes on adventures with his friends Fee and Foo. Nobody knows what kind of creatures they are, but Fee and Foo look a bit like Animal from The Muppets. Harvey Beaks is different from Chowder because there are no live-action object intervals, plots viewers can identify with, nothing that will scare younger kids, and characters that serve as better role models. In fact, Harvey Beaks (the character) is probably the best Nicktoons role model since Arnold Shortman! Also, like We Bare Bears, which I'll talk about in the final round of this showdown, there are occasional heartwarming moments. If I were to make one complaint about Harvey Beaks, I would say that Harvey's parents look more like fish than birds.
Which show is the winner this time? I honestly have to go with Harvey Beaks, because it reminds me of the works of Jim Henson, though Camp Lazlo did have some funny moments. See
you next time when I compare My Gym Partner's a Monkey to Catscratch!
Harvey Beaks is CH Greenblatt's second show after Chowder, and stars a young bird named Harvey, who goes on adventures with his friends Fee and Foo. Nobody knows what kind of creatures they are, but Fee and Foo look a bit like Animal from The Muppets. Harvey Beaks is different from Chowder because there are no live-action object intervals, plots viewers can identify with, nothing that will scare younger kids, and characters that serve as better role models. In fact, Harvey Beaks (the character) is probably the best Nicktoons role model since Arnold Shortman! Also, like We Bare Bears, which I'll talk about in the final round of this showdown, there are occasional heartwarming moments. If I were to make one complaint about Harvey Beaks, I would say that Harvey's parents look more like fish than birds.
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