The Dangers of Love

The Dangers of Love is an American animated fantasy comedy television series created by Robert Cravelton for Cartoon Network. The show premiered in January 31st, 2022. The show follows the adventures of Young Man Rivers, previously from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends as the neighbor of the main characters, and his girlfriend Emily Leighton, previously from Meet the Small Potatoes as Ruby's evil sister, team up to fight the pros and cons of problems and solutions. They also defeat some of the problems in each episode. Young Man Rivers also tries to show love affection to Emily Leighton towards every episode. There are some blood and some inappropriate jokes. The show is going to have a Christmas special in December 2022 and a Halloween special in October 2022. The show's main town is Billingsville.

Characters List

 * Young Man Rivers: Originally Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends' neighbor, he is mostly considered to be the cutest character in the show, showing love affections to his girlfriend Emily throughout every episode. He also sports a midriff covering the bottom of his shirt. He also resembles Lucas from Mother 3, despite his blonde hair. blue shorts and orange striped shirt.
 * Emily Leighton: Originally Ruby's evil sister in Small Potatoes, she is the most popular character in the show. She gets anxious about going to the dentist in one episode due to ugly cavities in her teeth. She has long flowing black hair with a ponytail on the back of her head. She can also dress whenever she wants, like a princess or a ballerina. She also sports as the girlfriend to Young Man Rivers.
 * Paulina: Rivers and Emily's daughter who wants to become a dentist when she grows up. She has a red dress and skirt and long flowing black hair like her mother has.
 * Dr. Crampford, DDS: Her full name is Dr. Paula Crampford, DDS. She also needs Emily's teeth to be cleaned. She is a dentist who works on people's teeth. She has orange curly hair and pink eyes. She makes an appearance in Dental Anxiety.
 * Emily's Mom: An adult character who is the mother of both Emily and Paulina Leighton. She is carefree, able to make Emily and Paulina do chores (even though they don't like them so much) and even make Emily and Paulina smile. She sure knows how to make things clean and neat, especially when she works up. She knew who Emily and Paulina do all the right stuff for her.
 * Wendy Thompson: Emily and Paulina’s next door neighbor who is cute and very badass. She is very angry and hates Emily and Paulina so much. She debuted in the episode A Midwinter’s Dream, raging at her to stop playing with her germ friends. But her parents are so aggressive at her. She is voiced by Jessica DiCicco, the voice actress behind Lynn and Lucy Loud from The Loud House and Maggie Pesky from The Buzz on Maggie.
 * Emily’s Dad: The father of Emily and Paulina and the husband of Emily’s Mom, he is very arrogant of Emily and Paulina’s actions. He also takes advantage of them when it comes to reality. He has black hair with a bow tie, a tan shirt with a car on it, and black shoes with white straps. He debuted in A Fuss in a Rush, where he tells Emily and Paulina that they don’t want to go to the store when they get upset or cry. He is voiced by James Earl Jones.
 * The Tooth Fairy: A minor character who only appeared in the episode Dental Hyjinks. She wants to keep Paulina a secret when she gets a loose tooth. Then, The Tooth Fairy will put the tooth in the pillow until she gets a prize in the morning. She is voiced by Jennifer Hale, who also voiced Emily's Mom. She has long white hair with a ponytail, and a tooth on her dress. She only transforms teeth into pillows just for fun.
 * The Germ Friends: Paulina’s small friends who are shaped like gray balls. They help Paulina’s teeth to be clean and shiny. Some are mean, while some are nice. They speak in a weird tone. In one part during the episode A Midwinter’s Dream, one germ friend licks its chops before brushing a sugary tooth in the bottom of Paulina’s mouth. They make a small cameo appearance in the episode Paulina’s Memory Flu after a hiatus.
 * Robert: A talking robot who usually speaks in a weird tone. He offers Emily, Young Man Rivers and Paulina to do a dance called The Robot Dance. He only appeared in a music video called Doin’ the Robot Dance. He is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.
 * Lucas Thompson: Wendy's little brother and sidekick. He attempts to get rid of Young Man Rivers, Emily and Paulina's futures. But luckily, he didn't do it anymore. He gets along with Wendy and seems to be on the sensitive side then on the evil side. He often gets short fired easily, but he tends to be good. However, he didn't appear in some episodes, but he made cameos in a few episodes. He lives in Wendy's house, next to Emily and Paulina's house in the Billingsville neighborhood. He is 8 years old. He is voiced by Candi Milo, the same voice actor who did Cheese from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.
 * Brandon Miller: Paulina’s pen pal and love interest from Canada. He is somewhat shy, but loves Paulina and shares information with him. He is also known to be kinda silent when someone’s around. He is voiced by Sean Marquette, the same voice actor who did Mac from Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends. He has blonde hair with a yellow t-shirt and blue shorts. He has the same lookalike as Caillou. He is the son of his own parents. He lives in his hometown in Canada, somewhat far away from Billingsville, CA.
 * The Teacher: An unnamed teacher who tells Rivers and Emily to do work, eat lunch in the cafeteria if Emily's stomach growls or study and read in the episode Schooled
 * Brushing Teeth Girl: An unnamed little girl who was only seen in the episode Dental Hyjinks, during the flashback scene about brushing teeth and keeping your teeth healthy. She has no speaking voice at all. She has a blue dress, brown hair with pigtails and a bright smile. She also has a red toothbrush and a glass of water.

Episodes List

 * 1) Pilot: The unaired pilot of the series that was greenlit.
 * 2) When Rivers Met Emily: Rivers goes from Wilson Way to Billingsville to meet his girlfriend Emily Leighton, who have just moved from New York to California. This is the first time Rivers got his love affection to Emily.
 * 3) Nightmare Sleepover: Rivers and Emily sleep over at one of their friend's house. This quickly turns out to be a creeptastic nightmare. Together, they'll punch some zombies with some pillows. And let the sleepover be over by morning. This is the first time Rivers and Emily wore pajamas since Rivers wore pajamas during a slumber party at his girl friends' house in the Foster's episode Bloo Tube.
 * 4) Dental Anxiety: Emily has some ugly cavities in her teeth from eating too much candy at a party. Rivers noticed that problem, and Emily's mom told them that they need to brush their teeth daily. And Emily had a dream that she and Rivers have ugly cavities in their teeth, which causes Emily to be scared of the dentist. They soon went to the dentist and knew that the dentist's name is Dr. Paula Crampford, DDS. She's gonna check on Emily's cavities, and Emily has her dental exam ready.
 * 5) Schooled: Emily and Rivers went to their first day of school. The scene where Emily and Rivers got on the bus also serves as a teaser trailer clip to the series from Cartoon Network's official website and in television commercial breaks. They have everything ready to go. The teacher will tell them if they want to read, study or do work. When Emily’s stomach growls, they go to the cafeteria to eat lunch.
 * 6) Best Dress Yet: The town of Billingsville is going to have a fashion show tomorrow, so Emily and Rivers went to the mall to buy a long dress with gloves and short sleeves. There is also a homage to Cinderella during the flashback scene with Emily’s sisters destroying and ripping the dress to shreds, making Emily very miserable.
 * 7) The Bowling Queen: Emily and Rivers go bowling at Billingsville Bowling Place, but Emily messes up her bowling skills. Rivers has the idea to make Emily's plans work again as she went bowling correctly.
 * 8) Getting Pregnant: Emily and Rivers want to be adults when they grow up to become pregnant. They also want to have a daughter named Paulina. Young Man Rivers has his crazy moments while needing to use the bathroom, especially when his stomach growls.
 * 9) A Kingdom of Love: Emily and Rivers go from California to Pennsylvania for Emily's birthday by going to Dutch Wonderland. They enjoyed the roller coasters and sky ride and spent the night at the Cartoon Network Hotel, since Cartoon Network airs the show itself.
 * 10) The Most Precious Moment: Emily and Rivers spent the night at the mall and had flashbacks of themselves having fun together, like jumping in puddles on a rainy day, hot air balloon rides, and having fun at the beach
 * 11) A Dreaded Road Ride: Emily and Rivers take a road ride in Lincoln Way in Clairton, Pennsylvania. They also had a nightmare about visiting the houses there. They had graffiti inside the walls. There was also the first song episode in the series. And it’s also the first time Emily had guitar.
 * 12) A Midwinter's Dream: Emily's daughter Paulina wants to stay home while Rivers is at work. Her germ friends keep her teeth clean by brushing them with an imaginary toothbrush. While she is the cutest of the main characters, she also is the focused character of the episode. Paulina is at Emily's house for the whole episode.
 * 13) Skateboarding Adventures: Emily has trouble skating on her new skateboard. Young Man Rivers helped her out by fixing her problem to go skateboarding again. She has a green skateboard with light green lightning bolts on them. Her skateboarding turns out to be fantastical. Young Man Rivers watched her skate away.
 * 14) Dental Hyjinks: It's Paulina's first trip to the dentist, but she needs to have a cavity filled. Dr. Crampford, DDS helped her clean the cavities off her teeth to make her smile again. She had a nightmare, just like her mother Emily, about having ugly cavities in her teeth, causing her to be scared of the dentist. This was a sequel episode to Dental Anxiety, Emily's own dental episode. This was also the first time Paulina lost a tooth. The Tooth Fairy has to keep it a secret for Paulina.
 * 15) Ballet in Action: Emily has just finished her ballet lessons, and now she is ready to dance. She used all the ballet dances she learned in ballet class, and did pirouettes for Young Man Rivers with Paulina. She took inspiration from her favorite star: The Swan Princess. Swans have been the ballet teachers for her. She is very good at ballet too. Her ballerina gown and tiara have been a cute ballet outfit for her.
 * 16) In His Majesty’s Words: Emily and Rivers have a day off at the Billingsville area, their hometown. They decided to have a relaxing day, and hopefully, they will play in the playground next to Wendy’s house. They are playing hide and seek there. And when Emily gets stuck in a playground hole, Rivers is willing to get her out in no time. And Rivers even gets tied into a dog’s tongue, which causes the dog to suck Rivers off like a vacuum cleaner. Wendy gets really anxious at this.
 * 17) A Fuss in a Rush: Emily and Paulina want to go to the grocery store, but their dad told them not to cause they will get upset and cry. But then, it turns out to be an adventure for them. Their antics are pretty weird when everyone was in line for their customers to check their items out. And when they go to the grocery store for a quick ride, they take the items they wanted, like cereal for breakfast, chicken nuggets and pizza for dinner and strawberry toothpaste for when they brush their teeth and give them to the customer for when they end their grocery store visit.
 * 18) Sleepover Dreams: Paulina has invited over to Emily Leighton's special sleepover at her house for the night. Their plans for the sleepover are to eat pizza, have a dance party, fight with pillows, and a few others. They also make funny faces during a game, which upsets Young Man Rivers. Still, Paulina isn't that much of a fun with sleepovers, but she is very close to having fun. And not to mention, she may be having a little bit of excitement. They even have to form a band, with Emily Leighton being the guitarist, Paulina being the drummist and Young Man Rivers being the pianist. Til the next morning, they open up their sunshines with lots of power for school the next day
 * 19) Paulina's Memory Flu: Paulina has a bad case of the memory flu, and Emily and Rivers try to cheer her up. With some sneezing and coughing ahead, she wanted to make sure that her memory flu felt much better again the next day if she goes back to school. But the teacher gave her an excuse note about getting the memory flu. And she needs to wash and scrub her hands to prevent the germs from the memory flu. But Paulina doesn't have COVID-19. Emily and Rivers check her mouth, her stomach and even her legs, like when a doctor does to a person who's sick or have a bad pain in their bodies. Soon after that, Paulina's memory flu became much better again, and she will go to school tomorrow.
 * 20) Sore Throat Blues: Paulina has a bad case of the sore throat blues, which makes her feel tired and sleepy. When she goes to the High School's nurse's office, she knows that she'll need three tablets of medicine before she goes to sleep in one of the beds at the hospital. Then her mother goes to pick her up along with Emily Leighton. Later on, they go to McDonald's to sell Cheeseburgers together along with their mother. Then, Paulina's sore throat is so much better again. Then she will never scream at school ever again.
 * 21) The Nightmares of Love: It's Halloween in Billingsville, and everyone is going out to trick or treat and give people candy. Emily Leighton and Paulina are dressed up as Chibiusa and Usagi Tsukino, while Young Man Rivers is dressed as a dentist. Wendy comes by Emily's house, believing that she's dressed up like a witch. They find out that they will be eating too much candy on Halloween, which gives them cavities. They visit a haunted house, which brings them ghosts, eerily disturbing walls and even spiders and glowing eyes in the dark, which is truly evil. Emily and Paulina's mom recaps their Halloween party, telling them that it was spooky and fun. Nothing else to say about that.
 * 22) Dental Nightmares: Emily has a bad case of the cavities and didn’t brush her teeth. She had a nightmare about visiting a Evil dentist’s office. The evil dentist lets Emily’s mouth open wide, causing her to be scared of him and cry. Paulina cheers her up and think about something happy. The Tooth Fairy knew that very well if Emily has a wobbly tooth, and despite that, Dr. Crampford DDS knows that Emily will have her cavities fixed in no time. And she will know that she will brush her teeth before she goes to bed every night.
 * 23) Beach Olympics: Emily's daughter Paulina participates in the Billingsville Middle School Olympics at Billingsville Beach. She becomes a cheerleader. She also participates in an obstacle course with her Billingsville Middle School friends. But Paulina had to be careful for sperm whales and sharks. And when the sperm whales and shark eat her, well, it's Game Over for her. However, she has to do a really good job at participating in the Billingsville Beach Olympics.
 * 24) Tooth or Dare: Wendy has to go to the movies to see a new movie, but when she eats popcorn, she got a wobbly tooth and a toothache. She had an overreaction about the dentist, causing The Tooth Fairy to be upset. Emily and Paulina find out about this, and they all knew that Wendy had to go to the dentist if she brushed her teeth before she goes to bed. Dr. Crampford, DDS gives Wendy a dental exam before she knew about this. However, if she didn’t brush her teeth, she will have a bad tooth day. But, for now on, Wendy’s teeth will feel better for good.
 * 25) Some Served Gratitude: Paulina feels like she doesn’t do any much of a great job in life. Emily and Young Man Rivers educate her with some actions that she wants to do. But however, mistakes are often failed when she’s scared of the dentist. She began to accept her, and, as always, as time goes by, her past has changed. And soon after, she got ready for the first ever time at Billingsville Mall. There is also a dentist’s office there. She is very anxious to go there cause she will be afraid to get her teeth checked.
 * 26) Young Man Rivers and the Chocolate Factory: Young Man Rivers, Emily and Paulina take a classic twist on the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Charlie, Veruca, Mike, Augustus and Violet are never seeing this thing before. Paulina and Emily become Wonka’s assistants, and the rest of the Oompa Loompas took over. The factory has a lot of chocolate and candies like the original film. The world has a lot of pure imagination to it.
 * 27) Paulina’s Stomach Ache: Paulina has a stomach ache when she had cramps in her belly. Rivers and Emily try to cheer her up by taking a special medicine: her favorite dessert, berry pie. When she got to the bakery in tow, she saw delicious berry pie. The pie tasted so sweet in her life. She had never seen a berry pie like that before. She also likes strawberry pie as well. Paulina’s stomach felt so much better after she ate berry pie.
 * 28) Allergy Season: Everyone in Billingsville is getting allergies from too much sneezing and coughing. But however, Emily is gonna fix that solution by testing Paulina's allergies by using a thermometer, some medicine and a little cotton ball like stick to help them feel better for her. The Germ Friends, who are inside Paulina's mouth, are very relaxed and situated about the season. Emily learns that if you get allergies, they can go again once in a while, and that does that.
 * 29) Ice Cream Trauma: While Young Man Rivers, Emily Leighton and Paulina go to Billingsville Ice Cream Parlour for the summer to get some ice cream, Paulina has her tongue stuck to her pink/red strawberry ice cream. When trouble arises, Paulina is struck dead when she finds out that her ice cream is being happened to a stuck tongue. Everyone tries to help Paulina, but when they do it, Paulina's tongue is finally unstuck, and a happy ending comes too.
 * 30) Aquatic Memory: While on a school field trip to Billingsville Aquarium, Emily, Paulina and Young Man Rivers experience a lot of stuff that will happen there, like fish, whales, and other sea creatures. Paulina knew that it's a special place in her heart. She also knew that there's an important specialty that is all over you. The aquarium also has scary creatures that the main characters don't want to see, ever. They also have lunch there at the cafeteria. Paulina says that her favorite food in there was pizza, but not fish pizza, regular pizza. The aquarium field trip has a lot of extra stuff too. There are a lot of rainbow fish in the aquarium too, which Paulina also likes.
 * 31) Spirited Talents: Billingsville Middle School is having a talent show at the auditorium, and everyone is showing their different talents. Paulina wants to be a dentist checking on students' teeth, Emily wants to be a pop star and Young Man Rivers wants to be a customer at the grocery store. But when the talent show is destroyed, the main characters want to fix the solution by making a new talent show so that everyone can hear people do their tricks and sing songs. The teacher will also be amazed too.
 * 32) Bid Your Cares Goodbye: During Allergy Season, Paulina gets sick and has allergies. The Germ Friends go inside her body, including the stomach (known as the Food Museum) to make her feel better. Meanwhile, Paulina has a dream about trying to make a cure for a whale's sore throat. So, she goes inside his mouth to make it feel better.
 * 33) The Rainbow Connection: Paulina’s Origin: Paulina tells her own story about how she came to Billingsville and how she became the daughter of Emily Leighton and Young Man Rivers. She came to Billingsville Hospital with a sore throat after being in school with a raspy voice. And her story explains how she became the most popular character in The Dangers of Love. Even though she debuted in Getting Pregnant as a baby and in A Midwinter’s Dream as a regular girl.
 * 34) A Very Merry Christmas: It's Christmas Time in Billingsville, and everyone is given presents to Santa Claus. Emily wishes she can have a special cupcake pillow, Sailor Moon socks and cupcake blanket for Christmas. Young Man Rivers says that he wants special stuff for Christmas (new toy cars and video games), along with Paulina (being a rainbow bath bomb and some cute squishy toys). Santa Claus doesn't want to give them any money for these stuff, so they want to solve that problem until New Year's. They finally gave up and decided to take all their money for these things. Wendy wants to be The Grinch so she can steal their stuff. They ride in Santa's sleigh to his workshop in the North Pole to ask him for help. Santa says that they do want their money back and better than ever.
 * 35) Get Love Soon: Paulina has a cold and wants to feel better on Valentine's Day, so Emily and Rivers gave her some medicine and some love, hugs and kisses. She feels like screaming her head off after she realized she had a cold on Valentine's Day. At school, she screamed twice in Gym and has to be taken care of in the Hospital room by the school nurse and go home by Emily's father at 12:00 PM to feel better. Unfortunately, this isn't the case for Emily and Rivers though, as Wendy cannot handle the situation.