Detentionaire

One of the best cartoons to come out in the past years with an actual plot, twists, suspense, and great character development; probably one of the few shows on 'Teletoon' worth watching. Definitely a worthy cartoon, even if you aren't keen on animated shows. I would recommend this show, I feel it's very appealing to teens. You really start to love the characters and want to find out what happens next!The story just gets better and better so if you're looking for a good conspiracy-themed show, put this on your summer list! I hope the creators of the show do decide to create Season 5, because the last episode of Season 4 left with a major cliffhanger. They must tell us what happens, and do an official end!!

Detentionaire is one of those shows I loved to watch in my childhood. Every Thursday, a new episode would drop, and after that, my mind would focus on where the story would go next. I loved it, but I was worried that it wouldn't hold up if I revisited it. Well, after a rewatch, I am happy to say that 10 years later this series still rocks!

The show follows Lee Ping, a 10th grader who is framed for a huge prank he didn't do, and thus has to prove his innocence, "breaking rules to prove he didn't break any rules" as he puts it. This setup seems like it would be a simple whodunit type of plot, but the more Lee (and the audience) learn about the prank, the deeper the mystery gets. I love how even when the stakes are high, there are still callbacks to earlier seasons. It's clear that everything in this show happens for a reason, like an intricate puzzle. Despite the show touching on some dark themes, it also knows how to have a sense of humour, and has lots of funny quotable moments!

The characters are really likable because they subvert your expectations. While at first glance they may appear to be tropes you can find in any other show set in high school, each character soon reveals there's so much more to them, or a trope is flipped on it's head entirely. A "dumb jock" could actually be pretty smart, a big tough guy could actually be a softie, and the shallow popular girl could have many insecurities of her own. The voice cast helps to bring these characters to life. In particular I loved Jonathan Tan as Lee, David Berni as Chaz, and Brian Froud as Lynch. Each performance is just oozing with charisma, helping the characters stay that much more memorable.

While we can always hope for a continuation of the show, one thing is for sure: Detentionaire is one of the best story-based mystery cartoons out there, and is criminally underrated. If you see this review, I urge you to go check it out for yourself!

This show is 100% awesome. But how come (besides this one) there is one review? How come altogether, only 96 votes? Come on, guys! Even 'Son Of The Mask' (2005) has 33, 378 votes! Stop wasting your time with movies that are #30 on the Bottom 100 and start looking at TV shows which would be within the top 10 in an IMDb top 250 TV Shows.

The story tells of teenager Lee Ping, who is framed for doing a fiendish prank he didn't do. He is thrown in detention and grounded for a whole year, and now it's up to him to find the culprit. Full of magic mystery, and half man half machine principals, this show is one of the best I've ever seen. That's why I've got it on my list 'Awesome Cartoons'.

So, whenever I'm in dire need for a good TV series, I am always up for Detentionaire. If you like shows such as 'Moville Mysteries' (2002-2003), or 'Johnny Bravo' (1997-2004), then I hands down recommend this show to YOU!!!

So the first episode didn't really grab me, but by about 4 I was pretty much hooked, and as it went on I became totally addicted!! This show has one of the most complicated plots/mysteries I have ever seen, especially in a cartoon! There's also a fair amount of action considering that this is a mystery drama series. It's so intense on a few episodes that my chest gets all tight and my heart races-the reason it's so intense at times is because everything is personal-these bad guys seriously have it in for Lee. Whoever wrote this series seriously pit a lot of thought into it, there's so much detailed foreshadowing that you may not even notice and then bam, something crazy happens!! A couple of the characters are some of the most fun I've seen-I won't say who, but one of them is so sadistic and funny that nearly everything he says makes me burst out laughing. Another character is so slimy and sinister that I get chills whenever he talks!

All that said however, this show does have its flaws. A few of the characters can be very annoying (though not one-dimensional) and the show often cuts from something super interesting or intense to some random "funny" scene. Sometimes it actually is very funny, but sometimes it's annoying, though they don't usually cut for very long. And while the animation may not be the highest quality, they do a surprisingly good job with what they have, and even improve over time, with facial expressions becoming more expressive and less stiff, and certain characters moving in a very smooth and dramatic way.

Overall, this is one of the most entertaining shows I have ever seen, and idk why more people aren't talking about it! The voice acting is also decent, and improves a lot over time, so that the main character's screams and heavy breathing sound very realistic and make the episode that much more exciting. If you don't normally like cartoons, there are a few goofy elements to this show that you may not be able to stomach, but those things aside-THIS SHOW IS SO GREAT! if you stick with it you probably will not regret it!

I believe this show to be one of, if not the greatest cartoon ever made. It has, without doubt, some of the finest writing in animation history, a story for the ages, weird yet relatable characters, and best of all, one of the greatest conspiracy plots in TV history, rivaling even the works of series like Lost and Stranger Things. Now, yes, I did grow up on this show, so therefore I am quite biased, but I do mean it when I say this shoe has it all. Sadly though, it is criminaly underrated, with only Canadians like myself understanding and appreciating the greatness of this show. If somehow you've come across this cartoon and are asking yourself whether to watch it, the answer is yes, no matter what.