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Last time, I talked about a show that gave us three iconic cartoons. Similarly, there was another anthology series that came out later called “Random Cartoons” and we also ended up getting some pretty iconic cartoons out of that show! Also, Fanboy and Chum Chum. #31. “Dollar Day” – Fanboy and Chum Chum [October 12, 2009] So it seems we’ve finally reached the 2000s when it comes to this project! I just wish it wasn’t the one 2000s show I was least looking forward to. While it isn’t the worst Nicktoon on this project (spoilers but really, who isn’t expecting what it’s gonna be), it did feel like a stern warning of the Nicktoons to come in the 2010s and the fact it premiered shortly after the new rebrand certainly didn’t help matters. So what is this show about exactly? Well, it’s mostly a Nicktoon about two kids dressed up in superhero costumes. Do they work together and save the town? Well…….I don’t remember a lot of the episodes so I wouldn’t know. But here’s something I do know about the show. Does Fanboy’s voice sound familiar to you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZlKqvJFfqI&pp=0gcJCesJAYcqIYzv Alright, now that I put that funny image of Fanboy going insane inside your head, I guess we should talk about the episode. The episode starts with Fanboy and Chum Chum entering a convenience station owned by a miserable cashier named Lenny (hey the feeling’s mutual). Fanboy decides to spend the one dollar they have on two frosties (which realistically doesn’t make sense), but Chum Chum spends it on playing an arcade game. Not wanting to become thieves……or stealers in this case, Fanboy comes up with idea to pour them back into the tank, only for Chum Chum to drink them both. Their best friend/mentor/Comic Book Guy expy/I actually don’t know their relationship Oz comes into the store. They ask him for help but he ends up spending the $8 he has on random groceries. John Travolt—I mean, Boog, the only other guy who works there, walks into the store. Compared to Lenny, Boog is a complete slacker who spends quarters playing arcade games. He is also the show’s resident bully, as you can tell during the montage of him stealing their quarters. The two are still in peril and as Fanboy tries to escape, he gets stopped by a sentient Chimp Chomp machine named the Dollarnator (geddit because he’s like the Terminator). He’s apparently one of Fanboy’s inventions from the future and he arrives to give Lenny the dollar Fanboy still owes him. So that was Fanboy and Chum Chum! And as you would expect my opinion to be, the show is not that special. In fact, some of it is quite frankly annoying. I could think of like a few jokes that made me laugh, notably the one where Fanboy suggests going home and Chum Chum suddenly running out of the store, but even those were rather a generous chuckle than a genuine laugh. I certainly tried, Mr. EverGreen, but this show isn’t my kind of paint. If it weren’t for Lenny and the fact Fanboy was voiced by David Hornsby, the score would be much lower, so my score for now? VERDICT: 3.5/10 (More like LameBoy and Dumb Dumb (this analysis was brought to you by TV.com)) RANKINGS: Okay I need a Tylenol and a palate cleanser right about now. What say you, Wheel?