I didn’t expect James Rallison’s show to be primarily for kids, but it may as well be given how immature the humor is. Here’s another unbearable thing about the show: its humor. The writers seem to believe the “quirkier” the main characters are, the more likable they’ll be, but they achieve the exact opposite - James and Max are two of the most unbearable characters from any film or show this year, animated or not. The two constantly do the dumbest of actions and react in the dumbest of ways, both acting like toddlers desperate for attention.

Every character is tremendously annoying, especially the two main ones. There really is no reason for its runtime and the show greatly suffers because of it.īut even if the episodes were shorter, there’d still be nothing in this show worth watching. Oddballs has zero continuity and only two main characters, James and Max. If an animated show is longer, it’s usually because it features overarching plots like The Legend of Korra, or a large cast of characters like The Simpsons. Cartoons usually run for eleven minutes an episode, like The Loud House, The Amazing World of Gumball, We Bare Bears, and The Cuphead Show. The episode length doesn’t make much sense, either. Each episode is a slog to get through - by the time you’ve finished the third episode, it’ll feel like you’ve finished six. Rallison’s videos average around eight or nine minutes but Oddballs’s episodes average 16 minutes and good grief, is the length noticeable. If that sounds boring, that’s because it is - the show doesn’t have a premise strong enough to warrant 12 episodes, especially not episodes as long as they are. Oddballs follows a bubble-shaped boy named James (named after the YouTuber himself, James Rallison) and his alligator best friend Max as they live their wacky lives. Oddballs is yet another failed attempt from a YouTuber to transition to a bigger platform, so much so that not even TheOdd1sOut fans will find much enjoyment in this show, other than the novelty of seeing a YouTuber they follow on Netflix. Unfortunately, YouTuber shows and films have consistently been awful, from the Fred movies to Smosh: The Movie to Netflix’s own Haters Back Off. In theory, it should be impressive whenever a YouTuber, especially someone nobody’s heard of before their YouTube channel, gains a following big enough to win them a TV show or a film.

Fairly oddparents season 0