Sharkdog - Lo squalo cane

Quite literally every episode begins with the boy lying to his parents, which then continues throughout the remaining, frenetic chaos. It also emphasizes the gullibility of the parents, teaching our little ones to manipulate the more naive and trusting. This show is nothing but corrosive noise to the innocence of our little ones.

Truly for ALL ages, UNLIKE the 2017-2021 DuckTales Reboot!

5 Min. Crafts presents: Hiding and Getting Away With Guilty Pleasures

I've watched a couple episodes and they follow a typically bland formula, but with a shallow, short-sighted morality.

Sharkdog goes nuts. His team of liars chase him around and take the blame for his mess. Their lies are framed in such a way that we almost want to give them credit for how funny and clever they are. The boy lies to his parents constantly and is never confronted by his friends, adults, the creature, or even his own internal guilt. At the end of each episode, the team recounts their close calls and decides they need to do a better job at deception in the next episode.

Sharkdog is one of those cartoons that show that "it's a kids show" is not an excuse for being bad. I have no children. I watch this show by myself because I think it's good. There's only one other TV-Y show I can remember that has what this show has: continuity and buildup. There's clearly an overarching story in both seasons, and Sharkdog does have episodes that take breaks from it, but that's ok because they're not bad episodes themselves. The only episode I wouldn't rewatch is the one that centers on a very cringey joke. A lot of the characters are likable, plot points from previous episodes are relevant later on, and there's actually growth. Now as for the messages, as far as the lying to parents thing goes, it would be wrong to ignore the other side. Max just lies to stay together with his friend. He's not lying to get out of schoolwork or anything. In fact, he actually often teaches Sharkdog right from wrong. This story has a lot of heart. People deserve a show like this. One that has plenty of harmless fun but still teaches some good lessons.

It is one of my favorite shows, and what's better is that any age can watch it and enjoy it :)