So what was the deal with The Ripping Friends? I get that its some weird John K creation, but who the fuck greenlit it?
>okay, so I have an idea for a saturday morning kids cartoon >"lets hear it" >okay, so, its about 4 brothers in their late 30's who are super heroes. >"good so far, what else?" >and each one is a different skin tone >"its diverse. I love it. continue" >and they have a mentally handicapped younger brother they look after and take with them on adventures >"odd......but its PC. I like that." >and they still live with their mom >"what?" >and they are all virgins >"wait" >and their mom has these super saggy torpedo boobs, and a really ugly face >"stop" >and we'll do all sorts of really gross stuff like people eating licking infected fingers, or eating a bowl full of toenail trimmings >"for the love of god no"
The Ripping Friends is one of the defining cartoons of my childhood. It might not be great but holy fuck does it bring me back to those whimsical days and I'll always love it for that.
Cameron Bennett
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Andrew Ross
That kidney/liver thing really hurt to watch
Caleb Mitchell
This is just unpleasant to watch
Henry Brown
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William Hernandez
Maybe Beanmouth really isn't so bad.
Jacob Gutierrez
Say what you will about John K, but he has good taste in female design.
Elijah Davis
I thought this aired on Adult Swim.
Josiah Adams
That's fucking hilarious.
Thomas Campbell
Okay, I am sorry, but this is fucking comedy.
Jose Lopez
this is fucking insane
Julian Roberts
Fuck me I think I completely banished this from my mind. The whole thing just made me feel wrong inside.
Nolan Sullivan
How long would it take to make a brand new Ripping Friends episode if John K were to be commissioned to do it AND left to oversee his progress all by himself?
Alexander Rogers
I might be thinking of a different show, but the only thing I remember about this one is the super villain who removed the non-stick element from a non-stick pan, which burned the mother's eggs and they had to be rushed to the hospital to recover, leaving the chicken concerned for the well being of her offspring.
Juan Hughes
Im just grabbing scenes off youtube I remember. If you want anything in particular webum'd let me know.
Samuel Cook
>and they have a mentally handicapped younger brother they look after and take with them on adventures
Better yet: >who I count among my flagship characters and I get to retain full rights to! I don't know why John K loves that whitewashed Tyrone of his so much.
Is that Bowser's VA from the Super Mario Super Show? Hilarious.
Anthony Flores
I can't see anything from this show without thinking about that damn cat telepathically teleporting his shit into a litterbox.
Grayson Baker
i miss when John K did traditional. he's too crazy with flash animation
Adam Howard
I agree.
Zachary Moore
This stuff lacks the snappiness of Spumco cartoons animated in-house. The poses and expressions are the same, but the frame-by-frame motion is missing the snappiness.
Samuel Mitchell
>mfw i watched this You really find it bad? I mean its not good as R&S but i found it quite enjoyable. Also have some "Canadian" modern humor.
Mason Phillips
This is perfect. I can feel every emotion of every face, and it takes me back to my first awkward dates. A beautiful girl truly is a terrifying, and mystifying creature that captures the imagination like none other. This is pure.
James Foster
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Benjamin Scott
I think the guy on the couch was too.
Owen Hernandez
>this aired on Saturday morning network television
Xavier Allen
Better, it's Bowser's VA from the Philips CD-I Mario games.
Nolan Jenkins
What the fuck
Ethan Morgan
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Blake Diaz
>The sexy girl cartoonishly swoons over then hot men
For today's cartooning standards, this is progressive as shit.
Henry Morales
Alright I'm lost, why the liver?
Mason Rogers
>shaving private ryan.
Okay that got a chuckle out of me.
Angel Jenkins
What the fuck is this, what just happened. Why are more people not aware of what I just witnessed.
Justin Sanders
It's a meta joke about the classic cartoonish representation of falling in love. First their heart pop out and do a little dance, in a classic lovestruck scenario, then comes the joke where an other organs does it too.
Brayden Reyes
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Aiden Bennett
Ripping Friends is a good core concept and series of character designs undermined by horribly unfunny writing.
The best segment of the series was the weenies/buns debate, and it wasn't even that funny. Same boat as MLaaTR, great concept, great art, great cast, horrible execution.
Aiden Moore
They probably thought that The Ripping Friends would be a new Ren and Stimpy.
Honestly, I wish I lived in an alternate universe where John was still working with Spumco after R&S season 2, and went on to direct the rest of the seasons. Imagine how fantastic that would be.
In the DVD commentaries, the Spumco team claimed that they believed that "Ren's Brain" would have been the second "Stimpy's Invention." I wish the Spumco team directed "Ren's Brain" instead of Games.
Dominic Peterson
Well Cans without Labels still isn't complete so.....
Camden Torres
This is gold
Robert Collins
Holy feathers, they make a pheromone joke.
Jason Thompson
I interpreted it as her perfume.
Nicholas Taylor
Do women spray under their arms?
Jonathan Morgan
Wrists, under arms, neck, and sometimes hair seem to be the only places I've ever seen women dab perfume on.
Robert Anderson
Huh, I've seen the others but never under the arms.
Women are strange and mysterious creatures.
Jose Gonzalez
Hate him all you want, John K is a genius and I love him.
Chase Lewis
>Adult Swim Lmao at your puritan shithole, here in maplestan it was regularly scheduled on Teletoon
Asher Perez
Please tell me this was just a single gross-out short rather than an episode among similar episodes.