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| & Chum Chum|Fanboy & Chum Chum]]''''' is an American CGI animated television series created by Eric Robles for Nickelodeon. It is based on ''Fanboy'', an animated short created by Robles for Nicktoons and Frederator Studios, which was broadcast from August 14, 2009, to October 17, 2012, on ''Random! Cartoons''. The series was first broadcast on October 12, 2009, on Nickelodeon as a preview, then officially premiered on November 6, 2009, after ''[[Truth or Square (SpongeBob SquarePants)|SpongeBob's Truth or Square]]'', and officially ended on July 12, 2014.
| | animation is very nice and fluid, especially for the time it came out, several animation errors can be noticed throughout several episodes. This can be noticeable in the first season. |
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| ==Plot==
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| Fanboy and Chum Chum are fans of all things science fiction and fantasy and wear wild superhero costumes with their underwear on the outside. Their lives are filled with adventure, from Fanboy's teacher turning into a zombie to an ice monster operating the Frosty Freezy Freeze machine. Their pal Kyle usually tags along on their escapades. Kyle is a real wizard, but Fanboy and Chum Chum are oblivious to his mystical powers, although they live in a world of fantasy.
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| ==Why It Gives You a Brain Freeze==
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| #The show can easily be seen as a rehash of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', as Fanboy, Chum Chum, and Kyle are literal clones of SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward, respectively (though Kyle is likable).
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| #The art style, despite being original, Looney Tunes-esque, and also Veggietales-esque, has its problems:
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| #*The character designs are quite ugly and unnatural, thus, they also don't translate well in 3D. Notably, the eyes look like they're bulging out of the characters' skulls, the hands of some of the characters are too big, the ears make them look like monkeys, and some of their foreheads are too big (with Kyle and Sigmund being perfect examples), and the faces look uncanny and unnatural. Also, they look like characters rejected by ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius]]'' at best.
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| #*The backgrounds are a bit of an eyesore, due to the colors being too bright and them looking weird.
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| #While the animation is very nice and fluid, especially for the time it came out, several animation errors can be noticed throughout several episodes. This can be noticeable in the first season.
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| #It can be inappropriate at times, like ''[[Breadwinners]]'' and ''[[Sanjay and Craig]]'': | | #It can be inappropriate at times, like ''[[Breadwinners]]'' and ''[[Sanjay and Craig]]'': |
| #*It overuses [[Toilet/Gross-Out Humor|toilet/gross-out humor]], especially in the episodes "Pick a Nose" and "Fanboy Stinks". Examples: | | #*It overuses [[Toilet/Gross-Out Humor|toilet/gross-out humor]], especially in the episodes "Pick a Nose" and "Fanboy Stinks". Examples: |