Jellystone (2021– )
10/10
A true love-letter to Hanna Barbera
29 July 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Scoob was rather tame and forgettable, and didn't quite work as a tribute to Hanna-Barbera. Luckily, CH Greenblatt is here to save the day. Known for zany yet heartfelt cartoons like Chowder and Harvey Beaks, Jellystone puts all the comedy-oriented/lesser-known Hanna-Barbera characters all together.

It's like The Looney Tunes show because it's sitcom-esque, yet still true to the characters and fresh for a new audience. There are a bunch of previously male characters that are now women like Jabberjaw, but this interpretation of them is fine.

Just like the show's interpretation that the Banana Splits are a criminal gang. They must have gotten inspiration from the 2019 movie.

Plus, it's got some deep cuts - the average person doesn't know about "Heyyy, It's the King!", but here, the characters from that series are portrayed as major rivals to Top Cat and his crew.

Despite the show's sitcom setup, it gets pretty unhinged and I love it. There's a vore plot, 3 kids disguising as a man in a trenchcoat and somehow becoming a politician, medical malpractice, shady DNA tests, helicopter parenting, turf wars, anime body pillows, sneaking into a party, turning everyone into jelly so you can get away from telling them you didn't read a book for your book club, gay subtext, trans subtext, and so much more.

The series is now high on my cartoons of 2021 list. Check it out, especially if you're a Hanna-Barbera enjoyer.
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