Qubo Revival discussion part 1; Worst shows
So um... My last post was about how I need to do art commissions but I also want to make more Qubo related posts, since my blog used to have more of that. I think I would talk about some things like if Qubo were to get a revival and what I'd personally replace based on what I hated. A friend asked me what my least favorite Qubo show was before and I had to think but I gave her my answer "The worst Qubo show had to be Warren Buffet's Secret Millionare Club" and she joked "What's next? A cartoon about Mark Zuckerburg?" and I laughed. So yeah, as much as I loved Qubo and realize they did have good quality shows, there's also a lot of crappy ones too. Trust me, Qubo was still amazing despite a few crappy shows.
If I were to revive Qubo Channel, here are a few of the shows I'd get rid of and why:
Being Ian: This one was really awful and the designs looked straight up... racially insensitive. It was also weird in the concept that the kid was just walking around filming his family and friends because he wanted to make movies, but he's filming people without their consent that is weird. If you liked this show, that's fine, but you can't deny that it is a bit weird.
Grossology: Yeah this one was straight up gross as it is in the title and it's weird and it looked kind of fetishy too. I never watched it because it always made me uncomfortable from the promos. If you liked it as a kid, let me know why because I couldn't handle it.
Fishtronaut: Oh gosh the voice acting was so bad and the show looked unfinished, and they had an episode that really pissed me off that made fun of circuses. It's not exactly inappropriate but it's a little hard to watch and enjoy. I've seen videos on YouTube made by a 12 year old with Gachalife and windows movie maker, that feel more finished than Fishtronaut. If you liked this show, I'm sorry but it's a meh from me.
Elliot Kid: I only seen one episode of the show and it was straight up perverted. It was one of those "Kid loses swimsuit in the pool" type tropes that for some reason they like to include in cartoons. Like, this is Qubo, not Nickelodeon! Get that sh*t out of here! What's wrong with yall??? One thing about it though, my grandma liked the character designs. Idk how I feel about them personally but the designs weren't bad. Aside from the weird episode I saw, the show never appealed to me either. Let me know your thoughts.
Warren Buffet's Secret Millionares Club: Obviously this one if the WORST of all! I'm not joking! This cartoon was literally teaching kids to be obsessed with money and probably didn't actually teach relatable lessons like other shows on Qubo did. It barely aired anyway, and I never watched it. I just know by the title that it's bad and when I told my mom about it, she cringed.
An honorable mention of bad Qubo shows would probably be "Ned's Newt" but it was actually kind of an enjoyable show, once you got past the weird concept, however, there were some adult references that shouldn't be in a kids show. It was from the 90s so I'll let it slide, plus I actually got into it at one point. Despite that, the concept of giving drugs to your pet so he'll go from being a normal newt (a newt is like a salamander thing) to growing giant, and being able to do impressions of characters, is weird! It's hard to explain but like, the weird thing about the show is that it felt like Ned was giving drugs to him. He'd give him a can of "Zippo" and the newt would become giant, and not only be able to talk, but he could also shapeshift and do impressions of characters from other media, or celebrities. It feels like it has such a weird message, but it's not entirely a bad show, it's just not ideal for kids. A lot of Qubo shows were really well made and should be recognized for that.
I also have to be honest, I might get rid of Babar too if I revived Qubo. I know it was a classic Qubo show, but the books apparently had racist stereotypes, and because I'm not black, I don't know if I should get rid of it or not. I would ask someone who is black and could tell me if I should get rid of it or not. I mean, the show was not racist but the books were. (If you're black, please let me know if it's racist to keep the show playing and I should get rid of it, or just leave it alone).
But yeah, if I were to revive Qubo I might keep Ned's Newt, but it would play late at night and the others I named, have got to go! I would replace Grossology with the Moomins (90s Moomin series), I would replace Being Ian with Erky Perky, I would replace Fishtronaut with Lily's Driftwood Bay, I would replace Elliot Kid with Big & Small (puppet show), and I'd replace Warren Buffet Secret Millionaires Club with Grojband (since Grjband is Nelvana and has similar vibes of Scaredy Squirrel and Sidekick). Moomin, Erky Perky, Lily's Driftwood Bay, Big & Small, and Grojband are some underrated shows that never played on Qubo but fit the vibe.
Also, if you have anything to say, reblog and chat with me in the comments! I'm always fine to listen to opinions even if we disagree. Tell me what you thought the WORST Qubo shows were (please don't say Scaredy Squirrel! 😭) if you do, give me a good answer on why!
