Wumbo

I'm gonna be real here I cannot stand the monster mash anymore

The Series Has Landed Another strong outing that tells me that this series is off to a very good start, feeling like it hit the ground running rather than spending too much time being boring and trying to find its footing like most shows in their first season. Seriously, it's pretty impressive to me that the "blackjack and hookers" line appears this early. It really feels like they have the characters and comedic timing all figured out... for the most part. The Disneyland parody is a fun one, using the futuristic atmosphere to make good jokes with Bender and the animatronics ("I went to high school with that guy"), and using a particularly brilliant reference to The Honeymooners to serve as a plausible origin story for exploring the moon. Who says you can't learn everything from theme park rides? The show then takes another emotional turn when we get another glimpse into Fry's homesickness and longing for a world that makes sense to him. To have the moon landing be such a ubiquitous part of your culture and your parents' culture and then to have it taken away and replaced with tacky amusements a thousand years later has to hit you in the gut. particularly when others don't understand. Leela provides a good counterbalance to Fry in that she doesn't understand what all the fuss is about a dead guy's footprints and a crummy plastic flag. I like how they find common ground in the view from the moon at the end. Speaking of which, the ending. A little rushed, maybe? It ends with Bender singing "She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain" and them just flying off back to Earth. Nothing more from Farnsworth or Hermes or Zoidberg (very efficient how many characters are introduced in the first couple episodes!) Definitely a nitpick, but for such a strong episode, I wish it had ended on something stronger. Then again, sometimes a weak ending is necessitated by how much great stuff was thrown in previously. For that, I have to be fair and say this episode probably gets another... A- Assorted Quotes & Notes The little head turn before Farnsworth exits the doctor's office - great little character moment that says a lot about Zoidberg as well. "Hey, you're the unfrozen guy, from the 20th century. right?" "Last time I checked..." "Can I do the countdown?" "Sure, knock yourself out." "10...9..." "All right, we're here!" Craterface is a tragic hero of Luna Park. I hope he finds peace. The reveal that being a folk singer is actually a lifetime goal for Bender and not merely a reflection of the refrigerator magnet screwing him up is funny. Again, the ending kind of muddles the joke, but it's still a quirky character moment. "You're the kind of guy who visits Jerusalem and doesn't want to see the Sexeteria!" "What do I look like, a guy who's not lazy?" "Oh dear! I really ought to do something!... But I am already in my pajamas." And we never hear from him again. Good night, professor.

Season 1 Space Pilot 3000 The point of a pilot, above all else, is to introduce the main characters, setting, and get a feel for what the general story will be. In "Space Pilot 3000", we get exactly what we need from this sort of episode. We're introduced to Fry, Leela, Bender, and Farnsworth, showing their basic personalities and how they relate to each other. They set up the future world nicely, too, with a tube system for transportation (something I certainly would want to try out) and an automated suicide booth (so it seems like things really don't get better a thousand-odd years later). Honestly, I'm impressed they got Dick Clark and Leonard Nimoy to lend their voices in the very first episode. Kind of a perk of being the creator of the greatest cartoon of all time, I suppose. The use of jarred heads is a great way for this series to get guest stars playing themselves, and they, along with a rabid Richard Nixon, do not disappoint. What's more is that the episode has a surprising emotional core, taking some time to address Fry's feelings about being transported 1000 years into the future and realizing everyone he had known is gone. A very successful pilot that even manages to get in a few great lines, including Bender's very first "Bite my shiny metal ass!" (sorry everyone), which I'm surprised to find out is his first line ever! I did watch this series before, right? Ah well. Great to experience it the second time, and an excellent start to what I'm sure is a great series to come. A- Assorted Quotes & Notes I like the disgusted local muttering at Fry the tourist for not knowing how to exit the transportation tube. "By the way, my name's Bender!" Great time to introduce yourself as you're about to get killed. I like that "Bender" is his name and his job. "You really want a robot for a friend?" Ever since I was 6!" "Keep your nose out of this, eyeball!" "No one makes fun of my nose."

Hello folks, So a while back, back when I actually posted here, I reviewed a few episodes of Futurama. Since then, the topic has disappeared into the netherworld and I honestly don't remember the episodes too well anyway and my opinions may have changed anyway so we're starting all over. This is Wumbo Reviews Futurama Redux: Bite My Shiny Metal Behind. Hoping that gets past what I'm sure are staunch SBC censors nowadays. Now, when and how often will these reviews be coming out? I don't know! I have many responsibilities to cater to before this, so I'm just going to say "whenever I have time and the mood strikes me". That should be sure to please everyone! Now say, what's a dog Enjoy, everyone!

Bwahahahaha! It’s HALLOWEEN, boils and ghouls! And you know what that means: it’s time for another One Hit Wonderland: Spooooktacular Edition! *coughs* Sorry, I’ve been misinformed. I am now told that it is, in fact, June, and I’m supposed to be writing yet another hypothetical on the fate of the SpongeBob Community. Hey guys, Wumbo here. I don’t write anything anymore! I’m not quite sure why jjs wanted me to do this. But it’s okay, after the smashing success of my half-episode fart “SpongeBob and Patrick Vote for Obama” or whatever, I’m sure that nothing will go wrong with this hypothetical! So… sorry, let me get into the mood. *ahem* Picture this. An online forum community dedicated to unhealthy worship. You got it? I know it’s a bit of a stretch, but stay with me here. This worship is not directed towards a TV show, a music artist, or even a celebrity! No, this worship centres around something much more sinister: an online reviewer. Not just any online reviewer, but one who keeps his mask mostly obscured in the shadows! And his name is Todd! Why, you might call him a “Todd in the Shadows” of some sort! Oh, most online forums centre around things that are at least somewhat in the mainstream. But to be second banana to the Nostalgia Critic? Well, that’s a special type of niche that only the wildest guesses could imagine. So imagine with me, if you will, the answer to this question… Episode 27: Is SBC a Trainwreckord? Wait, no, that’s not it. Sorry, let me try again… Episode 27: What If… SBC Was a Todd in the Shadows Community? The year is 2010. Clapmaster, who is a frequent user of the ThatGuyWithTheGlasses message board, grows weary of the board’s focus on The Nostalgia Critic. He wants to see his favourite reviewer, Todd in the Shadows, get more love. So he creates the TITS community, and after waving away dozens of horny, confused old men, he vows never to use the acronym again. Rather than only accepting members from the ThatGuyWithTheGlasses forum, as is common practice, Clapmaster allows anyone to join! Gradually, the forum increases in popularity with users like Wumbology, katnisslovestacos, and Old Man Mr. Meeseeks declaring their admiration for the hooded, shadowed pop music reviewer. Things are harmonious until August 27, 2013, when a user named President Squidward joins. He suggests that there is more to TGWTG music reviewing than simply Todd in the Shadows. He suggests that the Todd in the Shadows Community merge with the upstart forum, Rap Critic Community. Well, oh, my, GOD, Clapmaster (now known as Clappy) can’t believe this and bans President Squidward on the spot. This leads to a lot of infighting on the Todd in the Shadows chatroom, until katniss hijacks the conversation by posting the song “Got an Itchy Leg” over and over again. Clappy scratches his leg and reluctantly agrees to allow President Squidward back into the forums and begins correspondence with the Rap Critic community. Unfortunately, the Rap Critic Community is still sore from the Accidental Racist review and the two forums remain separate, though some users join both forums out of curiosity. Butt What? The Todd in the Shadows Community weathers the storm of #ChangeTheChannel, with tens of refugees from the Channel Awesome forums flocking to the community. The forum becomes rife with derogatory Nostalgia Critic memes. “A BAT CREDIT CARD” becomes the most-used phrase on the forums. The original members begin to fear that the Nostalgia Critic memes are overtaking the forum, and its members are losing touch with its original purpose, save for Wumbo, who gleefully participates in every meme until it’s distressingly unfunny. Wumbo, who is now an admin at this point, suggests that the community award the Noble Critic award to the user who has the best Doug Walker memes. This is the final straw, and Wumbo is banned from the community for five months. If only all online forum drama was this tame! Upon Wumbo’s return, he brings to the community’s attention the existence of a subreddit dedicated to Todd in the Shadows. Rather than recruit members from the forum, the users of the Todd in the Shadows community make special note of their obsession with Trainwreckords. The Doug Walker memes quickly shift over to Trainwreckords memes. Occasional poster jjsthekid posts “Is Pink Floyd’s The Wall a Trainwreckord?” mere days before Doug Walker’s disastrous takedown of The Wall. He is forever awarded the Noble Critic award. The Todd in the Shadows community still continues to this day, though with less frequency given Todd’s less frequent output. A Discord server is created to discuss various topics outside of Todd’s videos. In the tv and film channel, many users happen to express an affinity for SpongeBob SquarePants. Did they deserve better? Hell no.

I mean yes it is sad but not for the reasons you think grandpa

well here ya go

Hi, I'm the Rap Critic. You don't have to like my opinion, but I... wait, what the fuck am I doing? Hey! It's me, Wumbo. I used to review music on here. You all seemed to like that, so thanks to the Powers That Be (Zaid's King Neptune Request), i'm back at it again, here to give you my Top 10 Worst Hit Songs of 2024! Or, Bottom 10 Hits of 2024, as it were to be titled like the others. And because no bottom is complete without a top (you're on a SpongeBob forum, stop snickering), I will also be giving you my top 10 Hits of 2024! When? I don't know! But it is definitely coming! God, 2024 was such a great year for music! I can't wait to... Well... that's not a 2024 hit. Yeah, as you've probably heard, Billboard year-end charts are more fucked up than ever since they suddenly decided that Christmas songs of all things count! So I'm probably going to have to find another method to determine what actually constitutes a "hit" in 2024. We're going to focus on the real hits of the year. That means no Christmas songs, no songs from August of 2023, just the hit songs that we all remember from 2024! That's right. Every entry on both lists is going to be the Hawk Tuah remix.

Patrick walks into Mrs. Puff's Boating School to vote for Obama Patrick: Good afternoon, good sir. I would like to cast a vote for one Barack Obama. Fish Attendant: Okay, sir. Do you have a Voter ID Card? Patrick: nervously sweats A-a what? Fish Attendant: A Voter Id Card. Sir, I can't let you vote without a Voter ID Card. Patrick: Uh... yeah! It's in... my other pants. I'll be right back. rushes out Time passes, Patrick returns with shorts coloured inversely to his usual shorts Patrick: All right sir, I believe everything is in order. hands Fish Attendant a card Fish Attendant: Sir? Patrick: Yes? Fish Attendant: Sir, this is a baseball card of a player who doesn't exist, with "baseball" spelled wrong. Patrick: ...Yes? Fish Attendant: Sir, if you want to vote for Obama, you need a Registered Voter Card. Are you registered to vote? Patrick: thinks back to earlier that week SpongeBob: passing Patrick's house See you later, Patrick! I'm going to go register to vote. Patrick: watching TV I won't keep you waiting. The television screen shows a test pattern. Cut back to present Patrick: Panics, runs out SPONGEBOB! Cut to SpongeBob's pineapple, SpongeBob and Gary are playing chess SpongeBob: Now, Gary, I do think you'll regret that move later. I'm about to take your pawn. Gary: Makes a move to knock out Spongebob's queen Meow. SpongeBob: Checkmate?! Aww, best 42 of 83? Patrick: banging at SpongeBob's door SPONGEBOB! SpongeBob: Yeeees, who is it? Patrick: Knocks down SpongeBob's door SpongeBob, I need to register to vote! SpongeBob: Well, why didn't you say so, Patrick? Gosh, I would have thought you'd have that all taken care of. Patrick: SpongeBob, there comes a time in every man's life where he admits he needs some help. So... will you admit to me that you need me to help you help me register to vote? SpongeBob: Sure thing, buddy. What are friends for? Patrick: I know! Cut to Barg'N Mart. SpongeBob and Patrick are holding up the checkout line. Cashier: For the last time, this is not how you register to vote!! SpongeBob: Excuse me sir, I'll have you know I was here last week and you said I was registered to vote! Cashier: YES! You wouldn't stop asking. I wanted you OUT OF HERE! Old Man Jenkins: Come on now, while we're young! SpongeBob: looks sheepishly at cashier Do you at least have one of those buttons? Cut to SpongeBob and Patrick being kicked out of Barg'N Mart. SpongeBob gets up and dusts himself off. SpongeBob: Well, looks like I'm not registered to vote either. Patrick: Well, who do we both know that knows their way around a system of politics that is so intricate so as to stump the brightest of minds? SpongeBob and Patrick have a joint idea. Their lightbulbs merge to form a lightbulb with a big nose. To be continued, maybe, I don't know, have a great day

Top 10? Bottom 10? I'd like to think I'm more opinionated than that. Okay, so this will either be the best or the worst thing ever. Basically, I'm taking a look (a listen, rather), at the Hot 100 Year-End Chart of 2013, and will rank them based on my opinion of each song, from best (#1) to worst (#100). The list will commence with me posting numbers 50 to 41 (i.e. the worst of the best half) and numbers 51 to 60 (i.e. the best of the worst half). We'll continue from there until we reach the Top 10 and Bottom 10. So strap in, because we're in for a bumpy ride, starting tomorrow! 1959: Page 8/Explanations Page 20 1960: Page 18 1961: Page 27 1962: Page 48 1963: Page 26 1964: Page 21 1965: Page 37 1966: Page 19 1967: Page 12 1968: Page 50 1969: Page 43 1970: Page 36 1971: Page 31 1972: Page 19 1973: Page 15 1974: Page 24 1975: Page 27 1976: Page 26 1977: Page 25 1978: Page 50 1979: Page 41 1980: Page 16 1981: Page 28 1982: Page 37 1983: Page 10 1984: Page 41 1985: Page 32 1986: Page 24 1987: Page 30 1988: Page 50 1989: Page 45/Explanations Page 46 1990: Page 11 1991: Page 33 1992: Page 40 1993: Page 47 1994: Page 38 1995: Page 20 1996: Page 4 1997: Page 39 1998: Page 21 1999: Page 44 2000: Page 42 2001: Page 22 2002: Page 5 2003: Page 35 2004: Page 49 2005: Page 17 2006: Page 46 2007: Page 13 2008: Page 30 2009: Page 50 2010: Page 7 2011: Page 9 2012: Page 23 2013: Page 1 2014: (Check Clappy's Best and Worst of 2014 thread) 2015: (Check Clappy's Best and Worst of 2015 thread) 2016: (Check Clappy's Best and Worst of 2016 thread) 2017: ^this but 2017 2018: c'mon now 2019: lol WORST SONGS OF ALL TIME: Page 50 BEST SONGS OF ALL TIME: Page 50 TOP 100 ARTISTS: Page 51