Stoked (2009–2013) User Reviews

Maybe I'm the only one, but this show ain't really that bad

[nathan-517 · 7/10 · 24 April 2010]

First and foremost I would like to point out that this is in fact a show for children, the reason I say this is because a lot of the people bashing this show are older than 17, who want to see more shows like Megas XLR or Samurai Jack; and I can't blame them, those were pretty cool shows. I mean is this the greatest show that cartoon network has ever put out? No. Is this show better than most of the shows on cartoon network presently? Yes.

Now to the show itself. Stoked is a story about six teens and their not so wonderful summer jobs on the majestical Sunset Island. They spend their summer working at Ridgmount Resort which turns out to be more than they bargained for, the hours are bad, the uniforms suck, and their manager isn't the nicest of people, but they de-stress by surfing the choicest waves when they don't have to work. Overall just a basic summer working on an island resort.

Now I'm not going to say that this show is going to beat out Samurai Jack or other great cartoon network shows, but I would definitely prefer to watch this over Chowder or The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack.

At the end of the day I give it a 7 out of 10. It's somewhat unique but I do loose interest after awhile, good show to have on when your doing stuff around the house though

This show's not horrible, but it's not the greatest i've seen. Still enjoyable

[marshm62 · 8/10 · 6 August 2012]

From the Creators of both Canadian cartoons 6teen, and Total Drama brings you Stoked. The show centers around six teenagers who work at a fancy resort near a beach for the entire summer. The Plots are decent, Most of the Episodes are pretty much funny and entertaining, the voice acting is also good. The Characters are hilarious in so many ways. And the Animation has such a unique way of making 2d art something to appreciate. Overall 8/10 for the having such amazing art, and funny characters

Bottom Line: If you wanna watch Stoked, go ahead change to it the channel that it's on right now

If you hate it then don't bother watching it because of you thinking that it's stupid or something

okay, could have been better.

[mitch_h-0001 · 6/10 · 12 July 2010]

As a teenager myself, it seems appropriate that i rate this better than most would. I've heard that its a friends knock off and extremely predictable but i actually found it to be okay. Granted, it didn't make me laugh but there was some crude humor that i found myself grinning at. Again, I'm a bit younger so I haven't seen all the older shows that this supposedly "ripping off," but some of the things are rather cliché to say the least.

However, the relaxed scenes of just the Groms surfing in the ocean are calming.

As for the music, yeah, it gets kind of annoying, but its not like they play the tracks for long. 30-50 secs maybe. But as a BIG All Time Low fan, i really liked the first episode.

Overall, it was okay, a fun show to watch when you're feeling relaxed, and mostly just because I really wish i could be in the ocean surfing.

6 teenage Bummer-dodgers out of 10. :D

My Childhood

[Davis-kevin028 · 10/10 · 30 March 2013]

This show was simply amazing. It inspired me to pick up surfing as a hobby and introduced me to my teen life. The humor was alright and made me grin a couple times. The storyline was very interesting by showing a spoiled child the value of a dollar and how to be independent by budgeting and spending your own money instead of daddy's. The show also teaches you that friends can be found and made every where. This show displayed that in full content. Six teenagers who are complete strangers and only have surfing in common become close friends. Not to mention they all live together. This is more than a regular teen show. Its the ideal teen show because it entertains and teaches real life lessons. However, the length that the show has been off the air has lead me to believe that it has been cancelled. This is only a believe. But, if it is true and you the fans indeed like and appreciate this show, help me start a petition to get it back on the air.

From the dudes and dudettes that brought you the "Total Drama" series and more recently "6teen"

[asaloverboy7 · 10/10 · 28 May 2014]

It's a wonderful series with connecting stories to the episodes if you look for them. Especially Lo the owners daughter who is force to work for the summer struggles with her attempts to earn her father's faith to regain her spot in the penthouse. We got a nice variety of character personalities from the stress out to the totally silly and clueless like Emma never realizing how much Johnny care for her. It's the groms vs. managers as they try to stick it to one another while trying to find time outside work to catch the perfect waves. Beside the main characters we also have lots of co starring guests who repeating show up throughout the season as well as minor staff members who pop up now and then for comedy support of the main characters.

Stoked: NEW BEST Canadian American Cartoon

[cjwhite-31645 · 7/10 · 28 May 2017]

I remember this show from when it was still airing on Cartoon Network. I heard it was created by Fresh TV (Creators of 6teen and the Total Drama Franchise and spin off). I loved those shows growing up, and still do. THis show was an awesome original concept, and I loved to all the characters. There wasn't a single dislikeable character in the show. I was disappointed the show only got 2 seasons. I highly recommend this show for those who never saw this show.

Would be great if it weren't for Reef!

[kalebdaynes · 1/10 · 12 January 2016]

I started watching the show because I was a fan of 6teen and I figured it would be good. They did a good job of making the show (and characters) similar, for the most part anyway. Of course, they had to make Reef overly confident like Jonesy, but the thing is Reef goes too far. Jonesy is sexist and obnoxious, but I like him. Reef is like that but worse and far stupider, to a point where he makes Jonesy look smart. Jonesy is a jackass but he has redeeming qualities, like he stands up for his friends when others punk them down. Reef does not do that. And he's more than a jackass, he's a total asshole. And his hair looks really stupid, as if it was struck by lightning. If he died in the show, I might watch it again!

Very Lovable

[thebaconadian · 9/10 · 15 April 2019]

I've been watching my home country's cartoons since I was two years old. I grew up on classics like 6Teen and Total Drama. Needless to say, I was stoked when this show was announced on Teletoon. Despite some of the weird reviews I've seen here, everyone I've ever met has loved Stoked. All my friends have watched it, and some still watch it today. And it's easy to see why: Stoked has a fun personality and is very lovable despite it's flaws, some of which are also prevalent in Total Drama Action. The pros? I love the characters. Each one is bursting with emotion, and the voice actors help carry these emotions phenomenally. The downside to this, however, is that I felt the characters got slightly out-of-touch with their personalities nearing the end of Season 2. They felt different, and not in a good way. However, the first Season is still amazing, and with 26 episodes, it can keep you entertained for a long time.

I've seen some people complain about the over-use of the word "dude", claiming this is surfer stereotyping... well, it isn't. In Canada, dude is a VERY popular word, especially in 2009-2012. And if you've lived near the warmer areas of Canada, you'll know that this kind of lingo is prevalent. And even if you aren't used to this kind of wording, don't worry; the show never makes it sound forced and the voice actors still speak perfectly natural dialogue. Also, the VA for Fin also played Izzy in Total Drama, so you've already got a major talent with her!

Another complaint I've seen on IMDb is about the music... which I honestly don't get. The music in Stoked is fine. It's got some really good songs, actually, and it never feels like it plays too long anyways. So even if you don't like the music (for whatever sick reason you don't enjoy music) then don't fret, because it isn't on-screen for a long time.

The show has some great laughs, very similar to Total Drama Island's humor while having the teenager tone of 6Teen. Personally, I love Stoked way more than 6Teen, mostly due to the smoother animation. The animation for Stoked, while 2D, bursts alive on the screen with constant movement, various camera angles, and beautiful water animation. The characters feel alive, much like the animation in Disney's Tangled TV Series.

I give Stoked a 9/10, with one point deducted due to the drop in character quality seen in Season 2. But other than that, Season 1 is on point, and I recommend that any lovers of 6Teen or TDI should definitely check this out.

Above Average Adolescents

[a34trgv1 · 6/10 · 30 October 2019]

From the creators of 6teen and Total Drama Island comes 6teen but at a surf resort. That's not me being condescending, that's the actual premise of the show. 6 teenagers work summer jobs at a popular establishment in Canada and get into all sorts of mischief and shenanigans. The main character include a chill guy, a nervous wreck, a tomboy, a rich girl , an airhead and an egotistical jock. Yeah, when I saw this back when it first air on Cartoon Network in 2009, I thought this was a blatant rip off of 6teen. Now that I'm aware that this was by the same creators, this just makes me wonder why they copied themselves when it would've been more rewarding to subvert these tropes. To start of, the show has the same recurring arc of the spoiled rich girl being forced to work hard labour as 6teen. This itself isn't bad, but the way it's handled is rather predictable and not very interesting. Why not instead have her be modest about her wealthy lifestyle and have her descide for herself to earn her own money instead of it being forced upon her? That way her end goal is more relatable than being in the penthouse again. Another gimmick this show copied from 6teen is objectification. Guy fall for girls based on their looks as much as vice versa. The most egregious and frustrating example is Emma being infatuated with Ty. It's actually pretty degrading that Emma only likes Ty for his looks and it's absolutely frustrating that she doesn't describe what she likes about him outside his looks. She obviously would've been better off with Johnny, who she constantly friendzones despite him clearly being a more well rounded character than Ty ever could be. Their arc even ends in such a frustrating way with Emma only going out with Johnny just to see if she's right for Ty. Sure, Johnny got back at her, but the damage is done: Emma, as sweet as she is, is a TERRIBLE romantic. Then you get Reef, who is basically a more sexist Jonesy. He frequently undermines Fin's surfing because she's a girl and sees himself as better because he's a guy. If this was meant to be funny, it wasn't and it's certainly not funny now in the #MeToo era. There are plenty of other things in the show that I have personal gripes with. After having 2 great bosses irl, I cannot take characters like Baumer seriously as a manager. He's loud, rude, egocentric, a completely kiss up, it's no wonder the other characters would rather surf than listen to him. I get his job is stressful, but that doesn't mean he has to stress out his employees. The own of the resort, Mr. Rockwell, is this big, loud drill sergeant character who's face is always obscured for no reason. I honestly don't like this character and I'd tolerate him more if he was more relaxed. Then there's Kelly, the typical mean girl in shows like this. I don't understand why Emma has to work with her. She's rude, snarky, obnoxious, she's basically Heather with a tan and no comeuppance. Other than that, there still some good elements that prevent me from calling this show bad altogether. The animation is well done, feeling more in line with 6teen while still having its own unique style. The surfing scenes are easily the highlight of each episode, even since each one is accompanied by a catchy rock song. The characters of Fin, Johnny, Brosif and the Kahuna are all likeable and have the best personalities out of the entire cast. The voice acting is pretty good as the characters sound like teens on their way to becoming young adults. Lastly, I like the theme song; it perfectly captures the feel of summer and surfing and makes me want to take a trip to either Miami or Hawaii sometime soon. Overall, Stoked is a mixed bag of a show. There have been worse Canadian cartoons, but at the same time this could've been so much better. Despite catchy songs, a few likable characters and pretty well done animation, it's bogged down by tired tropes, an awful romantic subplot and dated sexist humor. I say the first 4 or 5 episodes are worth the watch, otherwise just stick to 6teen or Total Drama Island.

Unoriginal, Boring, and Not a Good Cartoon

[mebejesse · 1/10 · 11 September 2009]

After finding out that all of my old favorite Cartoon network shows were being canceled, I was a bit sad. Alas, they were replaced! With shows such as Stoked, TDI/TDA, Johnny Test, Chowder, and The Misadventures of Flapjack. I saw this after I watched one episode of 6Teen, liking 6Teen a little. This show was so boring, I turned off the television 3/4 through the show. The show is just 6Teen with different characters, horrible plots, and just overall awfulness. I wouldn't recommend this show to ANYONE. They should just take it off of Cartoon Network now.

I also found that Cartoon Network tried to get a higher aged demographic of kids with this show. And they failed miserably. Again.

One of the Best Animated Series for Teens

[airaandholyn · 10/10 · 3 June 2023]

Stoked is an underrated classic. It is the most underrated show from FreshTV. Several people love to mention other FreshTV franchises - 6teen, Total Drama, but Stoked is rarely mentioned.

I watched this as a teen and as a young adult on Cartoon Network and Boomerang. I always loved watching these episodes. The characters were entertaining, diverse, they were all quite different, and interacted very well. The script writing was great for the most part, and I also loved the music choices in the series as well. Reef, Broseph, Emma, Lo, Fin and Johnny were an iconic friend group, and I loved how they felt like real characters and had their squabbles but strong moments as well.

Every summer I try to give this a watch to feel nostalgic. It still hits every time I hear that theme song. It is one of the best animated series for teens/young adults, imo. If you haven't watched it before, I can't recommend it enough. Give it a watch!

Boring unoriginal trash

[Devilsdance911 · 1/10 · 24 September 2009]

This show is little more than a really cheap knockoff of a much better older show called Johnny Bravo.

The animation is "stylized" meaning done on the cheap and nasty (and it does look quite amateurish)everything is colored in bright pastel tones that actually hurt the eyes after a while and the writing is so stereotypical with every character being flat and uni-dimensional along with being poor variations on the "surfer dude" stereotype that went out of style in 1987 and are voiced in the broadest "surfer dude" stereotypes there are (the two worst are a Californian surfer guy who constantly uses the word "dude" and an Australian surfer who is the broadest generalization of the Aussie Surfer dude stereotype that I've even seen, the one runner up is the character who is supposed to be South African but sounds more like a white guy from Kansas doing a bad impression of a South African accent) .

Combine that with an overbearing soundtrack filled with bad 90's bands that have somehow managed to stay around until today when they are no longer relevant and their music just grates on the viewers nerves and you have a show that is really bad.

Wish they didn't cancel this

[nmckenna-98887 · 9/10 · 7 August 2020]

It was better than 6teen in my opinion. Every episode was super entertaining and all the characters were enjoyable

It's actually really good

[RaeHB8 · 8/10 · 2 August 2013]

One thing I really love about Stoked is something others are bashing for: it's similarity to 6teen. To me, it's similar enough to make me not miss 6teen as much and different enough to not bother me. Sure, there are parallels in characters, but the show is not at all a copy. Reusing character types isn't a crime. Everyone, whether it be TV, movies, or books, does it.

I watched both seasons and found it to be a good background show; a show you're interested in, but only watch when you're doing something else as well. It's short, it's amusing, and it's art style in awesome. It's not fantastic, life-changing show, but all around I'd say its a good.