"The Emperor's New School" (2006) TV series 2006-????

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Writers:

Nina G. Bargiel (writer)
Johanna Stein (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

27 January 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot:

Continuation of 2000's The Emperor's New Groove, showcasing Kuzco's attempts to graduate from his kingdom's school, and his former advisor Yzma's evil attempts to keep him from his goal.

Plot Keywords:

Emperor | Jealousy | Friendship | Based On Film | Cheerleader

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. July 15	2:00 AM	DISN	Kuzcogarten; Evil and Eviler	#1.17
Thur. July 16	2:00 AM	DISN	Oops, All Doodles; Chipmunky Business	#1.13

Cast

J.P. Manoux	...	Kuzco / ... (46 episodes, 2006-2008)
Patrick Warburton	...	Kronk / ... (33 episodes, 2006-2008)
Curtis Armstrong	...	Mr. Moleguaco (28 episodes, 2006-2008)
Eartha Kitt	...	Yzma (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Bob Bergen	...	Bucky / ... (19 episodes, 2006-2008)

Also Known As:

"The Emperor's New Skool" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:30 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Toon City

Movie Connections:

Spin off from The Emperor's New Groove (2000)

Give it a chance! It's not the original, but what is?

I've never been compelled to write a review about anything, but seeing such bad reviews about such an innovative show made me say something. First, people just have to get over the fact that the voices are different. Once you watch an episode, it never really comes to mind ever again. The humor is original and while, yes, some jokes do carry over from the movie, they are delivered fresh. Some of it is even reminiscent of Shrek--self-referential humor. A lot of these jokes seem aimed at teens or original fans of the movie as much as tweens and younger. Patrick Warburton and Eartha Kitt are both hilarious as they reprise their roles as Kronk and Yzma and their Annie Award nominations were well-warranted.

This show takes some time to love, to really get in "the groove" of things, so to speak. If you ignore the horrible theme song (which really shouldn't warrant that much in the way of how you judge a show since it's only 30 seconds of the overall product), this show is laugh-out-loud hilarity and doesn't lose any of the Emperor's New Groove spirit.