Big Nate

I have to say after watching the trailers, Big Nate looked quite promising and I'm usually not interested in modern day Nicktoons, but after I got a taste of this show I was still somehow disappointed. I've never read the Big Nate comics but this show just isn't interesting or funny. The animation is honestly amazing I will say with this being one of the Paramount+ Nickelodeon shows. I admire how much of a budget they put into this show visually, but that's all I really could find pleasing. The plots are really uninspired and juvenile, most of the characters are annoying, and the jokes are unfunny. Nate himself is more of an obnoxious wrecking ball than a sympathetic character so it's hard for me to understand him. A lot of the dialogue doesn't tell us who these characters really are and characters say really pointless things at times. This show like many modern Nickelodeon shows seems to have a gross-out obsession for no reason too. I'd recommend skipping this one even if you're a fan of the Big Nate comics, I'm sure the comic books are good but this show isn't. It doesn't even translate well with the source material.

The Flanderization of the characters is out of control. Flanderization is named after Ned Flanders. Its when you take a multi dimensional character and reduce them to a few over exaggerated traits. Nate went from being a kid who sometimes goofed off in class to stealing his teachers dentures. It replaced the more deadpan humor of the comic strip with broad slapstick. On its own it would be a fine show but this isn't Big Nate.

This show is a disrespect to the comics it based on. First, the comic-style humor of the comics are changed into cheap TV gags. Second, the stories are repetitive. Third, everyone looks so uncanny here, especially Nate himself. Lastly, the voice acting is generic. Everyone should steer clear of this Nickelodeon trash.

Fantastic soundtrack, awesome writing and funny jokes. Love this show. If you like Clarence from CN and want something similar but very different at the same time, gotta check this out. The characters are hilarious each in their own way. My favorites are the dad, sister and male teacher with the glasses and pet lizard.

Favorite ep is when Nate gets stuck doing figure skating and learns from one of his classmates how to skate. The chest hair gag was really funny .

Plus, the art style is cool (lots of great texture) and different from most of the other cartoons out there. There was a cool scene with a tornado. Stands out in all the best ways.

Only gripe is that the episodes can run a bit shorter.

A better show from Nickelodeon since 2022 which is the year we are living right now, i find theme song to be catchy and wonderful this show was also on the best shows wiki from miraheze and it was based on his books.