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* ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]''. A teenager enters the world of [[Nintendo]] games. Every character he meets - [[Castlevania|Simon Belmont]], [[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]], [[Kid Icarus|Pit]] ([[Did Not Do the Research|named]] [[I Am Not Shazam|Kid Icarus]]), [[You Don't Look Like You|is very unlike their in-game counterpart]] and has a terrible, exaggerated personality. Mega Man is short and green and says "Mega" in almost every sentence. Pit, I mean Kid Icarus, does the same with the suffix "-icus", which he needs to end most of his sentences with. Simon Belmont wears goggles and acts like a vain ladies' man. And that's just the characters. The plots aren't particularly good either.
** They couldn't even keep terminology right most of the time, such as insisting on [[I Am Not Shazam|calling planet Zebeth as "Planet Metroid" instead.]]
* The animated ''[[The Legend of Zelda (animation)|Legend of Zelda]]''.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thoUkHH-Njc Well][[Memetic Mutation|Excuuuuuse Me]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TZUIE5DC_I Princess]!
* ''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]''. A show about an earth spirit who gives five teenagers mystical rings that gives (four of) them badass [[Elemental Powers]] (and the fifth one gets, [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?|uh, something else]]) should make for some quality entertainment, right? Instead we get [[Anvilicious|preachy aesops]] about [[Green Aesop|environmentalism]] and why [[Acceptable Targets|conservative white Americans suck]]. We also get [[Card-Carrying Villain|idiotic villains]] who pollute the earth ''[[For the Evulz|just for the sake of polluting it]]'' half the time and when the heroes [[All Your Powers Combined|combine their rings' power]], we get a green-mullet-headed, blue-skinned superhero who spouts terrible puns ''[[Pungeon Master|every other second.]]'' A deep, rich source of [[Narm]]. But this ludicrous premise and execution has made it ''the'' reason to watch and has created many [[Memetic Mutation|forum-based memes]]. Plus, in addition to using [[Family-Friendly Firearms|real guns]] and [[G-Rated Drug|real drugs]] and [[Never Say "Die"|real death]], it remains the only children's cartoon in history to have [[Very Special Episode|an episode about AIDS]].
{{quote|"AIDS is the best thing since the black plague!"}}
** Not true. AIDS STINKS!
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{{quote|"You beat each other up over your names?"
"Why not? 'tis as good a reason as any". }}
*** Also perpetuated the belief that Irish people call everyone "Boyo".
*** "That's a Protestant name if ever I heard one". To all who hated the "[[Oireland|Oirish]]" accents in [[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]] Volume 2, check this episode out on Youtube and see how lucky you were.
*** And the Israel/Palestine subplot from same:
{{quote|"You Jewish oppressor!"
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* ''[[Celebrity Deathmatch]],'' anyone? Claymation versions of celebrities fighting each other to the death. Some of the most memorable have been [[Jim Carrey]] vs [[Mariah Carey]], [[Madonna]] VS [[Michael Jackson]], and [[David Letterman]] vs Jay Leno.
* ''[[Freddie as F.R.O.7|Freddie the Frog]]'' was the strangest children's movie ever made. [[Follow the Leader|Made by the British during the Disney Renaissance,]] it had such strange plot devices as the ''Loch Ness Monster'' saving a prince from his evil witch aunt in ''medieval France.'' Then he suddenly grows six feet and becomes a Frog secret agent in twentieth-century Britain. It also features [[Brian Blessed]] as El Supremo, a morbidly obese [[Large Ham]] with a rockin' villain beard. He's playing himself. [http://videodetective.com/titledetails.aspx?customerid=97135&publishedid=5636 Watch the trailer here, at your own risk.]
* ''[[Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos|Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos]]''. Hilarious, at least [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wSU1Lvxy9Sk the opening]. But it has [[So Bad It's Good]] Moments with the zany fight scenes, horrible acting, and Super Ninja's (oh no, he's a ninja, and he's super?!) effeminate voice. [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kDTjMooYTBE Here are some of the "best" moments.]
* [[John Candy]]'s [[Celebrity Toon]] ''[[Camp Candy]]''. And [[Rick Moranis]]' ''[[Gravedale High]]''.
* The ''[[Little Shop]]'' cartoon.
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* The Mel-O-Toons shorts from the early 1960s are yet another [[So Bad It's Good|unholy union]] of low budget animation and voiceover. Like the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMoIgoyjWbg Paul Bunyan] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7WT4Y08o_s David and Goliath] shorts. Just try to keep a straight face as you [[Critical Research Failure|learn all kinds of amazing things about Paul Bunyan that they didn't teach you in grade school]]. When watching the latter, pay particular attention to [[Narm|Goliath's booming voice, frightening battle stance and grisly death]].
* The Lion Men episode of the ''[[Mega Man (animation)|Mega Man]]'' cartoon. Just the concept of ''furries'' invading Mega Man's universe<ref>''by turning humans into other furries '''with [[Eye Beams]]'''''</ref> is hilariously stupid. And it gets better...
** [[Mega Man (animation)|Mega Man]] has some episodes [[So Cool Its Awesome|so cool it's awesome]], and some just [[So Bad It's Good]]. It's action packed, nicely animated in parts, funny, and faithful to the games, with good voice acting, topped off with a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ufVQIUEiYc high octane theme song] that gets you [[Awesome Moments|pumped!]] On the other hand, it's chock full of narm, cheesy one-liners, and amusing [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw5i-1COGLE stupidity]. Plus, Proto-Man is [[The Rival]] as a bad guy in this cartoon, rather than [[The Rival]] as a mysterious brother with good intentions. The Mega Man fan base [[Broken Base|has never been this polarized!]]
** "Lion Men" has a [[
** On [[
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3iBLpVSmNs Dominator].
* ''[[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]''. Whoooooo boy. Where to begin? This cartoon suffers from horrible, [[Off-Model]] animation and terrible writing, thanks to a low budget and a five-days-a-week schedule that forced its creators to churn out more episodes rather than make better ones. This show lasted longer and had more episodes than its counterpart ''[[Sonic Sat AM|SatAM]]''. But it is great riffing material! And those faces are so expressive. They make great [[Memetic Mutation|reaction pics]]!
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcrtkiLEGbE Sonic the Hedgehog taught us about sexual harassment!]
{{quote|"Kids... That's NO GOOD!"}}
** "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyM1UGD8sqM SnooPING AS usual I see...]"
** The four-part "Quest for the Chaos Emeralds" is considered not only the best of the entire series, but also ''[[So Cool Its Awesome|almost as good as SATAM]]'', complete with clever writing and decent animation, all wrapped into a four-part storyline of [[Time Travel]] where Sonic fights with Robotnik through the high seas, the Middle Ages, ancient pseudo-Egypt and prehistoric Mobius to collect four chaos emeralds, each of which grants a different power.
** The Holiday Special and the pilot episode weren't bad, either. This show wasn't a bad idea, but it was mishandled. Sonic fans call this series "Crudely made, but forgivable..."
** Speaking of that hedgehog's bastard children, ''[[Sonic Underground]]'' is [[Broken Base|divisive]], but some consider it just ridiculous enough to be good. Maybe it depends on the episode.
*** It does. The three-parters, for instance, are pretty well written and enjoyable in their own right (compared to the rest of the series, at least), but just try and watch Knuckles's debut episode with a straight face. Or, failing that, Cyrus (the lion...-ish dude)'s "NO!" face.
** The main appeal of the show is in fact, Dr. Robotnik, played by the [[Large Ham|gloriously hammy]] Long John Baldry, who clearly set his "act-o-meter" [[Up to Eleven]], and then decided to [[Beyond the Impossible|keep going]]. The results are truly hilarious.
* ''[[G.I. Joe Extreme]]''. Between the laughable live-action sequences, the hammy acting, and the pitiful animation, it has something for everyone to laugh at.
* ''[[The Beatles (animation)|The Beatles]]''. [[Off-Model|Good, Lennon, you look kinda cool!]] Ringo's the incompetent, bumbling [[Butt Monkey]], and John sounds American. ''None'' of the voice actors are played by actual [[The Beatles (band)|Beatles]], no matter what the credits may tell you. The cartoon ''feels'' wrong, and that is why it rules.
* ''Toxic Crusaders'', which ditched the R-rated qualities of ''[[Toxic Avenger]]'' and replaced them with hilariously ridiculous dialogue, plots, and animation. Many things made no sense whatsoever: Toxie went to live in the town dump after his mom suggested it, even though she had no problem in later episodes visiting him or boasting that he's her son. He also mentions later that he and his friends need to "pay rent" -- to the dump?! All the mutants were called, ''every single time,'' [[Insistent Terminology|"hideously deformed mutants of superhuman size and strength."]] There were constant [[Ass Pull|ass pulls]]: when a [[Mad Scientist]] creates french fries that turn anyone who eats them into nearsighted, forgetful old people - his own words - it turns out that putting pepper on them turns the mutagen chemicals into bubble gum, which negates the process. There is also a [[Running Gag]] in which the [[Big Bad]]'s main henchperson Psycho will predict, with eerie accuracy, ''exactly'' how their plans will be foiled. The [[Big Bad]] [[Too Dumb to Live|never listens]]; once, he tells Psycho to stop spoiling things for him. There's also lampshade-hanging galore.
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* The animated verson of ''[[The Return of the King (animation)|The Return of the King]]'' is just so bad, the animation is awful, the voice acting subpar, it's enough to make Tolkien turn in his grave. It's saving grace? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdXQJS3Yv0Y It's amazingly catchy songs]. That's right they turned ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' into a musical. Even the ''Orcs'' get a song! ''Where there's a whip'' [[Whip It Good|WHIZZ-CRACK!]] ''there's a way!'' Though the books included quite a few songs.
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' has an [[In-Universe]] example. In "The Show Stoppers", the Cutie Mark Crusaders decide to perform an "epic rock ballad" for the local talent show. The performance is an unmitigated disaster, with off-key singing, poor choreography, many [[Special Effects Failure|special effects failures,]] and costumes straight out of [[The Eighties]]. At first, the crowd watches in stunned silence, but howl in laughter when it's over. The group ends up winning an award...for "Best Comedy Act."
** A ''very'' similar thing happens in an episode of ''[[The Fairly
** Could the scene in ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' where Krusty the Clown tried to replace Itchy & Scratchy with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyxYdj9dGcI a badly drawn Russian cartoon] qualify, or is that just pushing it?
** Also related are the horribly half-assed European comics. Intentionally ludicrous translation aside, the plotlines tend to read like they were written by a six-year-old and the art seems to have been created by someone who had never seen anything of the show but the basic character models and somehow manages to land squarely in the [[Uncanny Valley]] despite being a cartoon. The result is an almost absurdist take on the setting involving things like [http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/21568?search=the_secret_mission the ponies playing soccer], [http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/41535?search=official_content Spike having the exact same expression all the time], and [http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/21584?search=official_content Pinkie Pie making "enchanted" cookies].
* The [[Barbie]] movies. Every single one of them. [[Barbie: A Fairy Secret|The last one]] included a kingdom called Gloss Angeles.
* ''[[Tony Hawks Boom Boom Sabotage]]''. The villain is a [[Jerkass Woobie|demented]] [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette|circus]] [[Crappy Carnival|ringmaster]], and his [[The Dragon|dragon]] is a vicious, snarling midget pirate; they have many [[Ho Yay]] moments. The heroes consist of five teenage skateboarders and [[Damsel in Distress]] Tony Hawk. The [[Idiot Plot|storyline]] is utterly disturbed and often takes a backseat to skateboarding sequences, the subtitles [[They Just Didn't Care|often render dialogue as 'unintelligible']], and the [[So Okay It's Average|animation]]... [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|is satisfactory.]] Only because of all this is it worth seeing (with the subtitles on for maximum amusement!).
* ''NFL [[Rush Zone]]: Guardians Of The Core''. It reaches [[The Room]] levels of this. The animation sucks, the characters are either bland, or blatant stereotypes, and the plot is a muddled mess. But, it's so awful it becomes very entertaining, and fun to Riff on. Oh and the main character looks like Micheal Jackson, which is how it gained the nickname "MJ FOOTBALL"
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfmmwr9LuqU This] Hercules movie. It is on par with Cd-i cutscenes in its animation quality and has some horrible voice acting and goofy moments like a snot blowing hydra, Hera's ridiculous laugh, and some serious [[Ho Yay]] between Hercules and his teen sidekick just to name a few.
* ''[[Johnny Test]]''. The main character's an annoying [[Jerkass|douchebag]] (and is something of a [[Creator's Pet]]), the jokes mainly consist of [[Lampshade Hanging]], it's full of [[Cliché Storm|cliches]], [[Unfortunate Implications|stereotypes]] and [[Idiot Plot|nonsensical plotlines]], and manages to get ''[[Did Not Do the Research|even the simplest math and science facts]] [[Critical Research Failure|completely wrong]]''. All of this is thrown together [[Random Events Plot|seemingly at random]], coated with "[[Totally Radical|X-TREME]]", and set so loud and fast that it surpasses [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?|raising questions about the creators' drug usage]] and instead becomes a drug in itself. The [[So Bad It's Good]] aspects may have been intentional, as recent episodes play them up.
* Once you strip away the [[Nostalgia Goggles]], [[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe|''He-Man'']]'s appeal boils down to this. All the [[Accidental Innuendo]] and [[Ho Yay]] certainly help.
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