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Reviewing all the latest cartoons, because the 90s are over, internet. Get over it.

Dark Side of the Toon is an Internet review show, similar to the shows on That Guy With The Glasses. But, instead of reviewing nostalgic movies to see just how bad they were, the host, Tooch, has taken it upon himself to review animated tv shows that have come out since 2010, in an attempt to introduce us to a side of animation that we may not be familiar with.

So far, the shows reviewed have been:

This show provides discusses and provides examples of:

Big No

Tooch: Sorry little guy, your love for Rarity is...nothing more than a mere running gag.

Spike: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Character Development: Rarity starts the series as "fairly useless," but eventually "develops as a character and makes for some great comedy."
Cutaway Gag: Tooch's giving Family Guy a run for their money.
Dark Is Not Evil: The show's title. Here "dark" refers to unknown, rather than bad.
Digital Piracy Is Evil

Tooch: I will never support piracy on this show, if only because the stuff I'm reviewing is brand new and needs support. If no one supports it, it might not get a second season. Except...the shows that are bad, probably don't deserve a second season..."

Executive Meddling: The only reason Princess Celestia is a "princess", rather than a queen.
Expy: "Kick's obnoxious older brother Terrence - I mean Brad."
Flat What: Tooch's initial reaction to Friendship Is Magic.
Getting Crap Past the Radar: Kick Buttowski has "violence of near Tom and Jerry levels."
Hey, It's That Voice!: "I know that voice! It's Danny Cooksey!!"
Literal Metaphor: The magical Power of Friendship can make for some "powerful pony juju."
Loser Protagonist: "Huh, Butch Hartman must really love to torture his characters."
Merchandise-Driven
Non Sequitur: Tooch introduces each episode with some random comment about some 1990s animated show.
Nostalgia Filter: Tooch believes that a lot of 1990s kids have their nostalgia goggles on way too tight, refusing to acknowledge anything animated after 2005 as any good.
Real Men Wear Pink: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic has gotten his most enthusiastic recommendation.
Straight Gay: Tooch mentions having a boyfriend in the Transformers Prime episode. In fact, the long hiatus was caused by Tooch's flying to visit him in Wales for two months.
Stroke the Beard

Tooch: "I don't have enough beard hair for this."

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 {{quote|  ''Reviewing all the latest cartoons, because the 90s are over, internet. Get over it.''}}
-[http://blip.tv/dark-side-of-the-toon Dark Side of the Toon] is an [[Web Original|Internet]] review show, similar to the shows on [[That Guy With the Glasses]]. But, [[Yes Except No|instead of reviewing nostalgic movies]] to see just how bad they were, the host, Tooch, has taken it upon himself to review [[Western Animation|animated tv shows]] that have come out since 2010, in an attempt to introduce us to a side of animation that we may not be familiar with.
+[http://blip.tv/dark-side-of-the-toon Dark Side of the Toon] is an [[Web Original|Internet]] review show, similar to the shows on [[That Guy With The Glasses]]. But, [[Yes Except No|instead of reviewing nostalgic movies]] to see just how bad they were, the host, Tooch, has taken it upon himself to review [[Western Animation|animated tv shows]] that have come out since 2010, in an attempt to introduce us to a side of animation that we may not be familiar with.
 So far, the shows reviewed have been:
 * [[Kick Buttowski]]
 * [[Hero 108]]
-* [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]
+* [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]
-* [[G.I. Joe Renegades]]
+* [[G.I. Joe: Renegades]]
 * [[Transformers Prime]]
-* [[Dan Vs]]
+* [[Dan Vs.]]
-* [[Adventure Time (Animation)|Adventure Time]]
+* [[Adventure Time]]
 * [[Regular Show]]
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 {{quote| '''Tooch:''' I will never support piracy on this show, if only because the stuff I'm reviewing is brand new and needs support. If no one supports it, it might not get a second season. Except...[[Metaphorgotten|the shows that are bad, probably don't deserve a second season]]..."}}
 * [[Executive Meddling]]: The only reason Princess Celestia is a "princess", rather than a queen.
-* [[Expy]]: "Kick's obnoxious older brother [[Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends|Terrence]] - I mean Brad."
+* [[Expy]]: "Kick's obnoxious older brother [[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends|Terrence]] - I mean Brad."
 * [[Flat What]]: Tooch's initial reaction to ''Friendship Is Magic''.
-* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: ''[[Kick Buttowski]]'' has "violence of near [[Tom and Jerry (Animation)|Tom and Jerry]] levels."
+* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: ''[[Kick Buttowski]]'' has "violence of near [[Tom and Jerry]] levels."
-* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: "I know that voice! It's [[Xiaolin Showdown (Animation)|Danny Cooksey]]!!"
+* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: "I know that voice! It's [[Xiaolin Showdown|Danny Cooksey]]!!"
-* [[Literal Metaphor]]: [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|The magical]] [[Power of Friendship]] can make for some "powerful pony juju."
+* [[Literal Metaphor]]: [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|The magical]] [[Power of Friendship]] can make for some "powerful pony juju."
 * [[Loser Protagonist]]: "Huh, Butch Hartman must really love to torture his characters."
 * [[Merchandise-Driven]]
 * [[Non Sequitur]]: Tooch introduces each episode with some random comment about some [[The Nineties|1990s]] animated show.
 * [[Nostalgia Filter]]: Tooch believes that a lot of 1990s kids have their nostalgia goggles on way too tight, refusing to acknowledge anything animated after 2005 as any good.
-* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' has gotten his most enthusiastic recommendation.
+* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' has gotten his most enthusiastic recommendation.
 * [[Straight Gay]]: Tooch mentions having a boyfriend in the ''[[Transformers Prime]]'' episode. In fact, the long hiatus was caused by Tooch's flying to visit him in Wales for two months.
 * [[Stroke the Beard]]