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I've never been compelled to write a review about anything, but seeing such bad reviews about such an innovative show made me say something. First, people just have to get over the fact that the voices are different. Once you watch an episode, it never really comes to mind ever again. The humor is original and while, yes, some jokes do carry over from the movie, they are delivered fresh. Some of it is even reminiscent of Shrek--self-referential humor. A lot of these jokes seem aimed at teens or original fans of the movie as much as tweens and younger. Patrick Warburton and Eartha Kitt are both hilarious as they reprise their roles as Kronk and Yzma and their Annie Award nominations were well-warranted.

This show takes some time to love, to really get in "the groove" of things, so to speak. If you ignore the horrible theme song (which really shouldn't warrant that much in the way of how you judge a show since it's only 30 seconds of the overall product), this show is laugh-out-loud hilarity and doesn't lose any of the Emperor's New Groove spirit.

I'd give this a 7.5/10. Okay. The first few episodes (like 1-3) do re-use jokes, and are probably the worst out of the series, however, I'd say after the 3rd episodes it got pretty good. The jokes from season 1-2 are actually pretty smart! Sure, there's a few hit and misses but overall it's actually really funny.

One problem I do have sometimes the jokes can be TOO on the nose, but it doesn't happen all the time.

The characters stay pretty consistent to their personalities (though with Kuzco, he does miss that dry delivery and sarcasm, but he still has it a little, here and there.) I find Yzma and Kronks dynamic pretty funny. Definitely one of the best parts off the series, it's just so good. They both stay pretty consistent to their characters.

I like Malina, I find her generally likeable. She downsized Kuzco pretty well, making him a more likeable character facing consequences. Also playing as a foil to him as a character, which I like. (She COULD have been based off of Mata, actually,)

The animation is not as good as the movie, however, it still has its charm. It works for the humour they go with. They do sprinkle hints of fluid smooth animation throughout episodes! The backgrounds get much better in late season 1 to season 2.

Give it a watch!

In one episode they make even a self-parody when Kuzco mentions that this is the first time they use that sort of special effects.

I could not believe the dip in production quality in animation and backgrounds after Lilo and Stitch TV series. That series had wonderful animation and beautiful water color backgrounds.

But here animation and design feel like low budget and unworthy of a Disney series based on a traditionally animated movie. Series does not even try to keep the quality of the movie or its video sequel. Unfortunately this also influences the writing and humour in some episodes as the characters are far too static and bland looking.

It was the last Disney series aired on ABC channel so this probably also played a role.

Also it feels like a worse version of Hercules the animated series that also takes place in school settings but difference there is that there are far more characters and villains and they are much better and memorable overall and with higher production values too.

Here only Kuzco, Kronk and Yzma stand out.

While it was not the first series to try and distance itself from the traditional design as 101 Dalmatians in 1997 did it first. But difference was that the animation there was leaps and bounds better compared to New School.

While first season of New School was rather forgettable, the moment Tony Craig returned as a director in season 2, the episodes got much better despite the low budget design and animation that would be more fit for other Disney series, not the supposed flagship ones.

I really liked the humour and dialogues in this series. They even make a reference to the Benny Hill Show (without the spicy moments of course, but still quite daring). And to my liking, this must be the only animated series where chinchillas are featured in so many episodes in one way or another.

But having grown with the classic Disney TV series, this would be hard to recommend for a rewatch. It clearly targets the audiences that grew and liked series with less detailed animation and backgrounds. But if Disney stopped producing such series like Lilo and Stitch and starts following other studio's cheaper trends, it is a sad thing to see.

This is a fine and great Disney animation series for all viewers to watch. I am not sure that the storyline of this Disney animation series really fits in continuation to the films. The storyline throughout this entire Disney animation series was alright and strong enough to watch. The cast selection throughout this entire Disney animation series could have been a whole lot better and stronger. They did not exactly fully commit nor connect to the storyline nor to their respective characters. The chemistry that was displayed throughout this entire Disney animation series between the cast members could have been a whole lot better and stronger.

Original Movie lovers can actually love this show, if they just stop complaining all the time.

The Emperor's New School brings up some old jokes from the movie, like pulling the lever to Yzma's lab and Kuzco pausing the episode. But since it's a kids show, it's just classic and is in their right places. Even though the style is much more simple, the animation and characters keeps their personalities very well and it surprised me, actually. Eartha Kitt makes excellent voice acting for Yzma and J.P Manoux does a wonderful job for Kuzco's voice instead of David Spade, who played Kuzco in the movie. Great plots, hilarious moments and Kuzco's amazing looks makes this show worth watching. (Just stop complaining about everything!)