Fanboy & Chum Chum

Fanboy & Chum Chum is an American CGI animated television series created by Eric Robles for Nickelodeon. It is based on Fanboy, an animated short created by Robles for Nicktoons and Frederator Studios, which was broadcast August 14, 2009 to October 17, 2012 on ''Random! Cartoons''. The series was first broadcast October 12, 2009 on Nickelodeon as a preview, then officially premiered November 6, 2009 after SpongeBob's Truth or Square, and officially ended on July 12, 2014.

Plot
Set in Galaxy Hills, two best friends decide to be superheroes and go on abnormal adventures and have unrealistic goals.

Why It Sucks

 * 1) The show is responsible for beginning the temporary decline of Nickelodeon in 2009.
 * 2) It rip-offs SpongeBob SquarePants, such as the titular characters being very similar to that of SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star, and Kyle whom is very similar to that of Squidward Tentacles.
 * 3) The animation, whilst it does do great in some areas and not as bad or as washed out as other bad cartoons with bad animation (such as Fleabag Monkeyface), was pretty rigid and ugly in earlier episodes.
 * 4) Ugly and laughable character designs, especially for the two titular characters, who look like superhero rejects.
 * 5) It overuses a lot of toilet humor, especially in the episodes "Pick a Nose" and "Fanboy Stinks". Examples:
 * 6) * Fanboy sneezing into his surgical mask when he is disguised as a nurse.
 * 7) * Kyle attempting to pull Fanboy's finger and Fanboy farting on him when he refuses.
 * 8) * Fanboy and Chum Chum hiding in a waste container.
 * 9) * Chris Chuggy having smelly feet.
 * 10) * Boog saying he likes to poop in his diaper.
 * 11) The use of pop culture references, especially to R rated movies, are used the weirdest way imaginable.
 * 12) The names of Fanboy and Chum Chum are just silly.
 * 13) Annoying voice acting, even from actors such as David Hornsby, Nika Futterman, Jamie Kennedy, and Jeff Bennett. It also mostly consists of screaming and squealing.
 * 14) The titular characters are annoying and unlikable protagonists who always hurt Kyle and Lenny every time they encounter them, and worse still, they never get punished for their actions, they also often do not realize they are bothering Kyle and Lenny, but at least they improved themselves in the second season.
 * 15) On that topic, some other characters can also be unlikable, (such as Lunch Lady Cram/Bus Lady Cram) with the exception of some characters.
 * 16) Kyle's cliché of being treated like dirt is insulting, turning him into a Butt-MonkeyLCW, a character who gets hurt by everyone in the show for little to no (if not any) apparent reason at all!
 * 17) Bad pacing that feels like the writers weren't even trying.
 * 18) Some characters are clearly use the same models, but with slightly different appearances, different names and classifications. For example, Lunch Lady Cram's twin sister, Bus Lady Cram, is basically her but as a bus driver. She has the same appearance as Lunch Lady Cram (the only difference is the hat), same personality of Lunch Lady Cram (only much more hurtful, cruel, and sadistic), and even the voice actor of Lunch Lady Cram, Candi Milo (only her voice is slightly deeper and has a much more evil laugh). In one episode, before her name was revealed, everyone in the show even called her Lunch Lady Cram because of this.
 * 19) The background music sounds distorted and broken, like the creators were lazy and couldn't even check for sound issues.
 * 20) The theme song is annoying and laughable, half of it consists of "bah bah bah"s. Keep in mind that the composer of the theme song also did the Gravity Falls Intro.
 * 21) The majority of episodes are painfully nonsensical & don't have any logical premise, as if they were crafted by hyperactive minors.
 * 22) Various animation errors.
 * 23) There is so much noise that never stops nor ends.
 * 24) The episode "Moppy Dearest" has objectophilia jokes in a kids ' show.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) This show has some moments that are funny.
 * 2) Kyle, Lenny, Boog, Man-Arctica, Mr. Mufflin and Agent Johnson are all likable characters.
 * 3) Some good episodes like "Stan-Arctica", "Put That Cookie Down", "Gameboy", "HypnotOZed", "Night Morning", "Norse-ing Around", "The Frosty Bus", "Digital Pet Cemetery", "Total Recall", "Freeze Tag", "Dollar Day", "Excuse Me", "Saving Private Chum Chum", "Back From The Future", "Slime Day", and "Brain Freeze" (series finale).
 * 4) * Speaking of which, the final episode "Brain Freeze" was a good way to end the show.
 * 5) Although it was put on a one year hiatus, it was one of the few Nicktoons to end on its own terms on the main channel.
 * 6) The animation does get better in the second season.
 * 7) The episode title cards look kind of cool.
 * 8) Fanboy & Chum Chum can get likable at times in season 2.
 * 9) The show did improve a bit during the second season.

Reception
Fanboy & Chum Chum was critically panned by the majority of critics and audiences alike. It is considered to be one of the Worst Nickelodeon Shows of all time and was criticized for its unfunny humor and lazy visuals. It sits at a 3.1/10 on IMDb and a 2.5/10 on TV.com. The show is also considered the worst Nicktoon, as well as the one of the worst cartoons of all time.

The show strangely received positive reception on Google as it holds a 78%, which translates to a 3.9/5.