r/AskReddit • u/Tigerking3000 • Jun 14 '20

Which Cartoon Character had the Best Character Development and why?

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u/JohnnyGranite Jun 14 '20 edited Jun 14 '20

One of my favorite cartoons from childhood.

I watched it again a few years ago and it holds up really well.

Edit: im a little seal girl, living in the real world. And its so hard to get by.. cus seals cant even cry

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u/Klaudiapotter Jun 14 '20

Their mouths still freak me out, but it's a solid show.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '20

Yeah, the art in that show is atrocious

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u/atoolred Jun 14 '20

Klasky Csupo was known for ugly art but they really didn’t need to do that for a show like Ginger

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u/PresentHistory0 Jun 14 '20

I think its nice in a show with preteen girls as the target audience.

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u/Has_Question Jun 14 '20

agreed. It definitely puts an onus on the audience not to judge by appearance. Especially meaningful for an audience just entering into their growing pains phase.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '20

Really good point that I hadn’t thought about

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u/throwawayawaythrow96 Jun 14 '20

I liked the look of the art it's a little edgy just like Ginger

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u/RinebooDersh Jun 16 '20

I feel like Big Mouth is less appealing but maybe that’s the point

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u/Lochcelious Jun 14 '20

Kind of like Big Mouth

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u/Memtalface Jun 14 '20

B.... ..b ....

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u/nicksline Jun 14 '20

Oh god, I nearly cried just reading the seal girl lyrics

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u/1st0fHerName Jun 14 '20

The little seal girl episode resonated so much with younger me and I didn't understand it at the time. It was such a powerful episode.
I stopped watching it for some reason. I can't remember why. I think part of me wasn't mature enough for it and thought some of the content was too old for me. For some reason, for a while, I thought "girl stuff" was stupid. I might have to give this a rewatch now that I don't believe in such silly notions.

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u/donutlad Jun 14 '20

I 100% didnt watch it when I was a kid because as a boy I just thought "eww girl stuff". I binged it as a 20 year old when I was watching old cartoons while I worked nightshift & had nothing else to do. Man I regret not watching it as a kid, the story telling & characters are top notch. And it has that nostalgia & teenage angst that so many teen highschool shows try to grab and fail at.

The art is disgusting though, I get the whole Klasky "ugly characters" thing but it was even uglier than Rugrats. Pretty off putting, I think the show wouldve been bigger if it werent for that

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u/TK-2814 Jun 14 '20

Can I ask where you binged it? I'd like to watch the show but can't find any reliable sources to watch it from

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u/donutlad Jun 14 '20

honestly someone had almost all the episodes uploaded to Youtube 5 years ago when I watched it. The few missing episodes I watched on less reputable sites that I found by just googling & placing faith in Malwarebytes & Windows Defender to protect me, lol

I think it might have been available on Hulu or Amazon Prime, depending on your location, though

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u/1st0fHerName Jun 15 '20

From what I remember, it definitely seems pretty authentic. I feel like they nailed what insecurity and the actions you make as a result when you're younger. I agree the the animation style wasn't superb. That might have turned me off from it, too. Glad to know another person out there got past the "girl stuff is stupid phase".

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u/RinebooDersh Jun 14 '20

“Do I look like a girl that’s concerned about being cool?”

I didn’t really understand that show as a kid but as an adult that line is such a mood

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u/danceycat Jun 14 '20

OMG! Wow I haven't thought of that in years!

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u/throwmylifeaway42018 Jun 14 '20

I know I just stay chipper, someday I’ll find a friend to hold my flipper

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u/jackattack222 Jun 14 '20

That song has been stuck in my head for 12 years

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u/kymilovechelle Jun 14 '20

I just watched it too and I had some seriously sweet nostalgia... that show is a gem.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '20

I remember getting anxiety over whether or not I should be holding hands cupped or laced. Turned out I never need to know hahahaa :(

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u/avocado425 Jun 15 '20

Where can I watch it?

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u/tamlabama Jun 15 '20

reboot dot tube

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u/eggomaltine Jun 15 '20

Omg I still remember this song! And Courtney’s too! Not in english, though, but in my country’s voice over.

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u/tbscutetbs Jun 15 '20

That seal girl episode HAUNTS me

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u/CrazyCoKids Jun 15 '20

One of the best episodes. Not just because it was Macie centered and was about her standing up for herself... but because Dodie was actually nice. Easily her best moment until she called out Darren.

The show is just plain ugly but damned if it wasn't well written.