Good Vibes

By the powers combined of the writer and directer behind Rob Schneider's earlier movies (The Animal and The Hot Chick), one half of Carsey Werner, albeit the lesser one (Are You There, Chelsea?, Hank, Happy Hour) and David Gordon Green (the modern Halloween movies, The Righteous Gemstones and Pineapple Express), you get a fairly decent show for its time, and if you happen to be a fan of dumb stoner comedies it's worth a look.

Good Vibes had been floating around for a while, before MTV got the rights to it, around the time they revived Beavis and Butthead for the first time, and needed something to add to a block of animated programs. This was typically put between two episodes of the new Beavis and Butthead, which was a fairly smart choice to keep people tuned in, at least on paper.

The show covers all the key aspects of stoner comedies from back in the day, while also featuring a big collection of pop culture references indicative of the time. While references can harm a show by making it outdated, if done right it can also be nostalgic, especially if you happened to be part of the era it represents, better times and all that. At the very least they don't always beat you over the head with the references, at most using them as a springboard to a grander plot.

It's also a good place for some edgy humor, if you want to go back to when comedy had no filter, give credit to a show that doesn't try to stifle itself. Even among adult sitcoms, at the very least this doesn't revolve around a dysfunctional family or full grown adults, so it's something relatively different.

Worth it for some early-2010s nostalgia, and even then you can do far worse than this.

This show is definitely one of the funniest shows i've recently seen, it has so much comedy that just doesn't get old. I believe anyone from mid teens to people in their 50s will enjoy this series as it has the type of comedy that anyone would enjoy, it says out loud what everyone thinks in their mind and in the best comical way. If you enjoy humorous more adult centered comedy this show is definitely for you, i guarantee its impossible to not like this show. Ten out of ten on my end, i'd love to see more episodes of this series if more people give it a chance this could be one of the leading comedy shows like the popular series "Family Guy"

My brother and I used to watch this show when we were in middle school. And we thought this was the single greatest piece of art humanity had ever created. We seriously thought this was the funniest thing of all time. We worshiped this show like Christians worship Jesus Christ. So when it went off the air, we were shocked and devastated. We kept all fourteen episodes on our DVR and watched them over and over again until we switched TV providers and lost them all for good - because, despite it being the greatest show ever made, the network never re-aired the episodes, never put it on Netflix, or even some smaller streamer. It was like it ceased to exist.

Years passed. My brother and I would every so often reminisce on the greatest show ever. "Hey remember good vibes?" I'd ask. "Yeah, that show was hilarious," he'd reply. "Wish there was some way we could watch it." Times were changing. I graduated high school, my brother now standing significantly taller than me, both of us had seen so much more than our young, wide- eyed middle school selves. The world was different now. Life was a bit colder, a bit harsher. But Good Vibes still stood cemented atop a pedestal, frozen in time. I almost wish we'd just let it stay up there. But we reached for it, and it all came smashing down.

Once again, my brother reminded me of the hilarious show from our youth, Good Vibes. This time, I decided I was done wallowing in memories. I wanted to experience the comedic goldmine once again. So I took to the internet, found a sketchy streaming website where Good Vibes would actually play. We got some popcorn, pulled up the website on the TV, and, after a long 6 years, watched Good Vibes once more. As I was selecting the episode from the short list, my brother said, "God, I can't believe they only made fourteen episodes of this show!" After the first episode was over, we both sat there in a stunned silence for a moment, only to be broken by my brother saying "God, I can't believe they made fourteen episodes of that show."

I don't know what there is to like about the show. I don't even really know what I ever liked about the show. There is no comedic value in any of the joke writing. It seems each joke only plays on shock value, meant to get a reaction out of middle schoolers, which they clearly do succeed in. But watching it as an adult, these jokes meant to shock are either so not shocking that I didn't realize they were jokes, or just straight up uncomfortable to watch. There is a right way to do shocking, but this is not it.

Also, Woody is probably the most unlikable and unrelatable character in television (perhaps all of storytelling?)history. He seems like a shell of a human, with no clear personality. Each episode, it seems like the writers just sort of mold his character into whatever's necessary to that plot line. His voice acting doesn't help either. It's so cold and emotionless, so not right for the part. I just don't understand him at all.

The show does have a few good moments. Mondo is a pretty likable kid and, although his jokes usually fall flat, he can get, maybe, one laugh per episode. Which is good! His mom is pretty funny, too. Although she seems kinda like a cool person who's trapped in the script these terrible writers are setting her in. Like, she's just hanging out and being chill and cool, and then the writers nudge her with a stick from the wings and shout "Hey! Talk about your boobs some more!"

What I've learned from this experience is that when you remember something from your childhood that you love and cherish, maybe just let it be loved and cherished and don't try to go looking for it and realize it's terrible and rotten and nothing's good anymore because your'e an adult. Cause.. you know, you're childhood memories are the only salvaged things that you can still see like a child.

Liked when I was a kid but watching back is rough. The plot lines treat all women as objects. These two boys only goals are to see boobs and/or hopefully get laid. A classic trope but considering this is for teens, it sets a pretty bad example.

The protagonists are willing to lie, cheat, steal, break the law and steal identities all to sneak a peek at teenage girls breasts without their consent. And there are never any consequences.

And maybe that's how teenage boys really are, focused on sex 24/7. But drilling the following into impressionable young boy minds is not it: -women who are fat have no value -women with big boobs but a small waist have extreme value -compromise any morals to objectify women -binge drinking is cool and expected -consent is not needed if you have pure intentions.

"Good Vibes" is funny as hell. I think it has the potential to be a long running show IF they maintain the same writers and don't try to make too many unnecessary changes. They do need to do one thing though. I think they need to add a couple of recurring characters to make sure they have a decent base for story lines. Don't let it get repetitive and therefor boring, like "Beavis & Butthead" did the first time. I haven't been watching it this time but hopefully they learned their lesson on that one. "Beavis & Butthead" started out funny but it got so incredibly repetitive because there were no more story lines for the 2 characters. Keep the good work going with this animated show and you'll have a successful, long running show. If you allow it to go stale, you may as well put it out of its misery now.