Far from it. Being somebody who has always been pleasantly surprised though not wowed by the previous Tijuana Toads cartoon 'Croakus Pocus' in the few times it has been watched, it is hard to hope deep down that what was on the whole a not particularly good series of cartoons was starting to look up and that that cartoon was not a fluke. Luckily, it was not a fluke as 'Frog Jog' also surprised me but the other two succeeding cartoons were not good.
Particularly 'Serape Happy', for me the worst Tijuana Toads cartoon perhaps since 'Hop and Chop' (though marginally better as it doesn't have that wretched beetle character that wrecked that cartoon). As well as the dullest, in fact on the same dull level as the first two cartoons in the series which is not a good position to be in. 'Serape Happy' is not an unwatchable cartoon, but it is among the weakest cartoons in the series and just has very little to it.
'Serape Happy' has a few good things. Doug Goodwin again doesn't disappoint, with a suitably light-hearted score that has the energy that is sorely lacking elsewhere and there from the first note of the main theme up to the last note of the cartoon. There are a few nice colours here and there.
Mostly it is a rather unfunny and bland cartoon, but Pancho's handsome prince line did make me chuckle and one of the few lines of his that has stood out. The ending is well done and the best and funniest part easily, it is also when things finally come to life too.
Unfortunately, much of the animation is hasty-looking and takes simplicity to extremes. The washed out colour (on the whole) and simplistic backgrounds are particularly unappealing. Not to mention the recycling for when the toads give chase. El Toro and Pancho are both annoying, especially Pancho despite having the best line, and Don Diamond and Tom Holland are both too stereotypically caricaturish voicing them.
The grasshopper has no personality whatsoever, absolutely nothing about him stands out. He is just there and nothing else. The story is non-existent and very dull, complete with no tension or energy and a very bland atmosphere. Also feeling like a rehashed premise of an early Tijuana Toads cartoon that was already a retread. Only at the end does it halfway engage. The gags are hardly any there and those that are there are very stale and at best forgettable. Again only the ending stands out.
Overall, not particularly good. 4/10.
Particularly 'Serape Happy', for me the worst Tijuana Toads cartoon perhaps since 'Hop and Chop' (though marginally better as it doesn't have that wretched beetle character that wrecked that cartoon). As well as the dullest, in fact on the same dull level as the first two cartoons in the series which is not a good position to be in. 'Serape Happy' is not an unwatchable cartoon, but it is among the weakest cartoons in the series and just has very little to it.
'Serape Happy' has a few good things. Doug Goodwin again doesn't disappoint, with a suitably light-hearted score that has the energy that is sorely lacking elsewhere and there from the first note of the main theme up to the last note of the cartoon. There are a few nice colours here and there.
Mostly it is a rather unfunny and bland cartoon, but Pancho's handsome prince line did make me chuckle and one of the few lines of his that has stood out. The ending is well done and the best and funniest part easily, it is also when things finally come to life too.
Unfortunately, much of the animation is hasty-looking and takes simplicity to extremes. The washed out colour (on the whole) and simplistic backgrounds are particularly unappealing. Not to mention the recycling for when the toads give chase. El Toro and Pancho are both annoying, especially Pancho despite having the best line, and Don Diamond and Tom Holland are both too stereotypically caricaturish voicing them.
The grasshopper has no personality whatsoever, absolutely nothing about him stands out. He is just there and nothing else. The story is non-existent and very dull, complete with no tension or energy and a very bland atmosphere. Also feeling like a rehashed premise of an early Tijuana Toads cartoon that was already a retread. Only at the end does it halfway engage. The gags are hardly any there and those that are there are very stale and at best forgettable. Again only the ending stands out.
Overall, not particularly good. 4/10.
