LS Mark: Chris Savino's Critically Hated Cartoon Network Career

Chris Savino's Critically Hated Cartoon Network Career is an upcoming 2024 video by LS Mark discussing how Chris Savino's time at Cartoon Network was not very well liked. This video also contained special guest from D'Angelo Edwards from Hats Off Media.

Prologue
LS Mark: As much as I don't wanna talk about him, let's talk about Chris Savino. Chris Savino was an animator, producer, director, writer, and artist, who used to have his name all over cartoons people enjoy, such as My Life as a Teenage Robot and Samurai Jack. In 2016, he created the Loud House for Nickelodeon, which I never watched, but judging from the movie I saw back in 2021, I don't want to. He was also influenced by the Sunday funnies and classic cartoons. Oh, and he was also a sexual abuser.

But before he made the Loud House, there was a time where he was already hated back in the 2000s. Besides creating the comic strip the Complex Adventures of Eddie Puss, which is an unpleasant comic about an anthropomorphic cat boy who has the hots for his own mother, which may as well been cancelled due to its use of incest, he was known for his career at Cartoon Network during the early to mid 2000s. And a lot of people still hate his time at CN today. I know he also produced Johnny Test, but that's for another video. No, today we're gonna take a look at his critically hated Cartoon Network career.

While he has worked on many shows on Cartoon Network, he was known for creating the failed pilot "Foe Paws", the TV movie "the Flintstones: On the Rocks", and was labeled as the man who ruined Dexter's Laboratory and the Powerpuff Girls; all for Cartoon Network during the early-to-mid 2000s. Now that I mention it, why doesn't the Loud House get the same treatment? I've also been getting requests to do this, because apparently, even D'Angelo Edwards of Hats Off Media hated literally every aspect in the Chris Savino era of Dexter's Laboratory. So, let's talk about how wonderful his career is, and maybe actually find some good in them.

Foe Paws
LS Mark: First up we have is Foe Paws, an animated pilot pitched to Cartoon Network by Chris Savino. It was given to Cartoon Network as part of the 2000 Annual Cartoon Cartoon Fridays Big Pick Weekend, where viewers have to go to Cartoon Network's website, and vote for which show had the most potential. And of course, it lost to the Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy by Maxwell Atoms. I was actually curious to find out what's the issue with this pilot, and after finally watching it... yeah, Cartoon Network actually made the right decision NOT to green light Foe Paws.

All Foe Paws is is just your generic comedy about a stuck up cat and a stupid dog, like we've seen so many times over the years. They were apparently adopted by an Italian stereotype named "Mama Mia", because of course she adopted them. And she dresses the cat up like a girl, and named him "Vivian", and the dog like a boy, and named him "Rolo". I'll be honest, and say that I did not like this pilot at all. There's literally nothing funny I have for it, and it really is just as bad as people say. The writing is just absolutely incoherent, and doesn't know what it wants to do. Nearly every aspect in this failed pilot is just god awful, and it's no wonder why it never got picked up.

None of these characters are any interesting or likable, especially Mama Mia, who is definitely an Italian stereotype, as you would've guessed. She's the worst character in the cartoon, and while it's understandable she's upset about her family members leaving her, her character is just unpleasant. She's an Italian stereotype who only wants to live with smaller characters.

Mama Mia: But-a you two! You make-a me very happy! You stay nice and-a small-a forever!

LS Mark: Her portrayal in this cartoon is just awkward. And despite Chris Savino being Italian himself, how is he able to get away with this. Not even Danny Antonucci would receive the same treatment. I really do feel bad for the main cat, except that even he has no character or motivation. And the show can be an obvious attempt to rip-off CatDog, down to having the cheerful stupid dog voiced by Tom Kenny.

Dog (eventually named Rolo): Look on the bright side, it's buy one get one free! Now, we'll be together wherever we end up!

LS Mark: Not even the voice acting is any good, and while the style does look nice, it's not very well executed, because the animation just made it all the more basic. Not to mention, this overly long scene of Mama Mia singing a sad song, and that one scene where the two pets eat spaghetti savagely, because that's not disturbing as fuck. I'm actually glad Cartoon Network chose not to give this show the green light. It's no wonder Billy and Mandy won the contest.