Based on the comic strip "Nuts," Gahan Wilson's The Kid is an edgy, irreverent and primetime exploration of childhood.Based on the comic strip "Nuts," Gahan Wilson's The Kid is an edgy, irreverent and primetime exploration of childhood.Based on the comic strip "Nuts," Gahan Wilson's The Kid is an edgy, irreverent and primetime exploration of childhood.
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- Dead Cat
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- (as Ed Asner)
- Mother
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- Father
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- Banquo
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- Professor
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- The Kid
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- Waitress
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- Witch
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- Doctor
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- …
- Bruno
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- Earl
- (voice)
- Leon
- (voice)
- (as Robert Tinkler)
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- Mrs. Brockmeyer
- (voice)
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- Guard
- (voice)
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- Mrs. Campbell
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- Marie
- (voice)
- Dirk
- (voice)
- Mask
- (voice)
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Dead Cat: Hey over here shithead!
The Kid: [gasps] Oh god it's you, the cat!
[Dead Cat laughs]
The Kid: No this can't be real, I don't believe in ghosts
[hides under the covers]
Dead Cat: That's ok shithead I believe in you!
The Kid: This isn't real, you're just a dream aren't you?
Dead Cat: That's for me to know and you to find out, shithead! But even if this is a dream that don't mean I'm not real, ghosts can come in dreams
The Kid: Well whatever you are, can you please stop calling me shithead?
Dead Cat: Sorry, didn't know it bothered you asshole!
The Kid: Apology accepted
Gahan Wilson is one of my all-time favorite cartoonists, his gag panels for Playboy, The New Yorker and many other periodicals having provided many laughs over the years. He is also one of the first cartoonists whose work so moved me I was inspired to become a cartoonist myself. When I first encountered the comic strips, "Nuts" -- which featured the "The Kid" -- in National Lampoon back in the '70s, it was revelatory. I marveled at the subtlety, empathy, and truth in these strips. When they were collected as a trade paperback I saved my allowance money and bought a copy, which I still have.
So, suffice it to say I've been a fan of Wilson's oeuvre since I was about four. I'm now almost 38, so it's been a long-term love affair with his work. More's the pity then, that this animated made-for-TV abomination is so horrible. From the irritating and oft-repeated "nya-nyah-nyah-nyah-nyah-nyah-nyah-nyah" song that introduces each of the segments, to the wretched animation, this thing is a total disappointment. I can't imagine that Wilson was happy with it. He didn't write it, so at least he isn't to blame for the script. Made for Showtime, this is one of those premium cable offerings that overuses cursing for cursing's own sake. I have no problem with cussing; in fact, when used well it can achieve a certain poetry, but sometimes, as in the case of this piece of &^%$, it's only there because they could put it there; it adds nothing.
It really is a shame that "Nuts" wasn't tapped as direct source material, because that would have made for a thoughtful and infinitely funnier offering. This thing comes off as a very poor imitation of "South Park", a show that does everything well that this does so poorly. "South Park" understands kids, understands taboos (and how to make and break them and keep it hilarious).
Avoid this at all costs.
- bobfingerman
- Jun 9, 2002
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