Crash & Bernstein

Disney is a repulsive company overall, but when the daily options for my two under-6 boys in the touchy-feely, female-dominated children's culture in which we live are shows like "Ni Hao Kai Lan" and "Princess Sofia the First," this is a very - very - welcome change. As the previous reviewer said, it's not for you, it's for them. It may be difficult to understand unless you've experienced it firsthand, but to 4 or 5 year old boys, a purple puppet throwing himself through walls and blowing things up is the funniest thing they've ever seen in their young lives. You've never heard laughter like this. I imagine liberal educators everywhere will be horrified, which only makes this show more appealing.

The early 2010s seemed to be the peak of Disney XD in my opinion, or at least the end of. Maybe I'm biased. But anyways entering my teens and watching plenty of shows on the channel, it was clear what the best one was: Crash & Bernstein. The idea of Crash lends itself to have more fun than the other shows, and I've always enjoyed the voice acting.

The most impressive part is that I don't have to write this review from the perspective of my twelve-year-old. With Disney+ my younger siblings began watching the same shows I did as a kid, and most of the live action shows aged terribly as my now more matured eyes roll at the content of the shows I loved a decade ago, but those same eyes are fixed on Crash & Bernstein as the humor, though childish still, is fun and goofy.

I've seen this show as an kid and rewatching it brought some fun memories for me when I was into this show because of Crash even if the show is pretty average {I honestly don't get the supreme hate against this show personally}, I remember seeing the puppet Crash as a zany, madcap, fun-loving and laughable simpleton being incredibly entertaining and was the best part of the show for me whenever an episode focuses on either his clownish antics/humor thoroughly or his conflicts (his silliness can be annoying or supremely childish at times but it does fit his impulsive personality as a sentient muppet {physically and the being the literal slang term for it}, his well-done voice does make his character look older than a teen) and he really doesn't have any motivations other than breaking stuff, but I still found this character pretty likable even for his out-of-character moments as he does share some heartwarming moments with Wyatt at times as he does have a good heart and his intentions are usually in the right place even for his stupidity, absurdities and himself being the wacky comic-relief. + Even the way Crash was puppeteered shows a lot of talent, even for this kind of show

Speaking of the characters, they are pretty ok, typical, somewhat archetypal and kinda uninspired, but some of the character's plot-lines are somewhat interesting like how Wyatt had an conflict with being the only child mistreated by his sisters and mother and never got to hang out with anybody like him while living a female environment (Pesto being one of his friends don't really help out with Wyatt's desires), but to be around others like the titular Crash bring in some fun for him and finally seeing his photographer father in a episode as examples (even if he himself wasn't all that important)

Most of the episodes are pretty passable, even for some of the predictability and typical settings, some unnecessary moments/etc or some mediocre episodes that do present their worst like those dark or mean-spirited episodes like the first episode of the first season "Crash Lands" when Wyatt's family try to get rid of Crash when Wyatt himself finally has a best friend that can connect to him as Crash does survive in the end and in "Release the Crashen" when Wyatt tries to survive from Mel aka Ms. Bernstein's mistake to pair her son to the obnoxious and unsanitary Gerry and how his family was very uneasy to be around when Wyatt's family visit went to visit them (there were some funny and entertaining bits even if the entire episode was painfully predictable and somewhat hard to watch).

The episodes usually can go from pretty ok and interesting to those fun to watch and engaging episodes, my favorites were episodes that had Crash screwing around with the tormentors and comically clowning towards others to the point they're annoyed in a flowery manner or even episodes related to the titular duo like in the s1 episode 9 "Undercover Crash" as one of my favorites, s1 episode 15 "Crash Jacked", the s1 episode 16 "Crash vs Flex" in a both charming and funny way, the s1 episode 23 "Crash Asks Too Many Questions" being one of my true favorites next to Undercover Crash, the s1 episode 18 "Crashlemania" & the s2 episode 2 "Health-O-Ween". + My favorite parts in particular that relate to the show was when Crash does his Pranksgivings as specials with other shows and are pretty entertaining and funny to watch, and are much better than the show to be honest.

The humor does have some not-so-good grossout & unfunny grossout humor {In "Trash & Bernstein" when Crash had his catchy, slightly lowbrow and somewhat funny Trash song, that was where some of the toilet humor seemed to be done the best in a amusing way than the rest, even if the jokes were hit-or-miss anyway} and just some of the jokes in general aren't that good and can fall flat at times, but there is some really good slapstick, humorous wordplay (sometimes being ACTUALLY self-aware or clever like the autotune commentary by Crash) and crazed humor that usually gets lots of chuckles out of me.

(Some people take this show and this character WAY too seriously to summarize how this show is like entirely, unless for some reviewers like The Wild Review that was an exception since he was actually bringing up some REALLY good points and has a satisfying summary how he felt about this show {compared to the majority of reviews you see everywhere}, but I honestly found this show as a guilty pleasure to me since this show has a special place in my heart by how much I enjoyed the show, even when skipping those episodes I didn't like, I still found the show quite enjoyable if you're in the right mood for it)

One of the worst Disney shows EVER! Total rip-off of the old 90's Nickelodeon show Cousin Skeeter.

The premise is weak and the plots are stupid. This show is completely directionless. It's completely unfunny, loud, and obnoxious. The humor is full of butt and fart jokes.

The characters SUCK! It is obvious the producers are trying to make Crash "cool" to appeal to tween boys and this translates into him being rude, obnoxious and annoying. Crash is a mean spirited jerk.

Wyatt is annoying and a poor lead character. He's unlikable and selfish. The best friend Pesto is gross. He has the face of a 30 year old man. Amanda is the stereotypical rude popular teenage older sister obsessed with her looks. She's boring and unlikable. The middle sister Cleo is a scheming con-artist? The mom is just...there. The youngest little sister is pointless and adds nothing to the show. Her character is nowhere to be seen half the time. The fat black guy and midget guy are poor supporting cast side characters.

The acting is HORRIBLE! Cole Jensen plays Wyatt, can't act at all! He's completely wooden. Ooana Gregory who plays Amanda, please stop with that annoying nasally foreign accent! No talent, just a pretty face. And the actor of Pesto can't act either! No talent! Landry Bender is not a good actress either. The worst acting and cast of a Disney live-action show! Nobody has chemistry with each other and the cast is so unappealing and unattractive. Yuck! Who was in charge of casting this show???

The theme song is god-awful. Horrible attempt at trying to be hip and cool with kids.

Poor attempt at a show aimed for boys. Who green-lighted this GARBAGE! No surprised it didn't last long.

Anyone else remember a few years back when Disney Channel actually had quality? There was Even Stevens...wait, that was the only show that had quality. The cartoons are good too, but the sitcoms are awful! They're pointless, have no effort, and lack humor. Sure, there's one or two smirks per show at least, but the popular slapstick random humor doesn't cut it. Crash & Bernstein is an example of these shows. We have all seen Disney do better on the big screen, but their TV shows are to children as Michael Bay is to teenagers- and you know what he's like.

I see my brother watching this show and I don't see why he finds it amusing. I know he Knows what good comedy is, but obviously, the bad puns and sometimes unnecessarily crude humor has already pulled him into this incredibly hyperbolic show about family(the sisters don't even have similar hair color. The age composition between the siblings is also off. And WHERE IS THE FATHER?????). Sadly, my brother is lost. Dear viewers, do yourselves a favor and block this channel from the sons and daughters, or siblings, that you love. Let them watch Leave It to Beaver.

Lets break this down. I won't even mention the acting or cast, which is already bad. First- as I mentioned before, there is no father. Half the shows they got have at least one parent MIA, and it's a bad impression on the viewers. It makes kids think that it's too normal to be divorced and only have one parent. And it's not! Second, the show is from the perspective of a boy with two older sisters. Ideally, the viewers should be in the protagonist's mindset, and he sees two older sisters who bring a lot of feminine things to his environment. They are too far apart in age to really have any effect. They don't team as well. Thirdly, a puppet is a nice change, but he isn't funny. Period. He's a jerk. Kids see him as the perfect brother for Wyatt (Remember to think Leave It to Beaver). Again, this is an unhealthy encouragement. this is only a sliver of many other problems. I hate to be a pessimist, but if they keep throwing these movies out, Why should I do nothing?