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ChalkZone
- Nickelodeon
- Genre: Kids' Animation
Common Sense Media says
Imagination gone wild -- TOO wild for some kids.
Parents say
QUALITY
Kids say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that the main character is a kid with an active imagination. Although the show is wildly creative, some of its situations and creatures can be creepy, scary, or disgusting. No parents or adults are around to make sure that everything turns out all right; the main character (a child) is the one in control.
What's the story?
CHALKZONE centers on a young boy, Rudy Tabootie, and his active imagination. He can enter a secret portal through his chalkboard -- a world where children's erased drawings go to live. With a piece of magical chalk, Rudy navigates his way through this secret world, drawing whatever tools he may need. Friends also come in handy for the hero. For example, Rudy's friend Snap, whom he once drew in the ChalkZone, helps him with a quirky toughness that provides comic relief, and Rudy's real-world friend, Penny, is smart and quick on the draw (no pun intended).
Is it any good?
What makes this show interesting is that it acknowledges that worlds of imagination are available to all of us. But while it's true that we love to get lost in a story, for the young child, getting as lost in a world as Rudy does can be scary. At times, ChalkZone can feel like a nightmare -- the creatures and monsters are surreal and often unstoppable. And it's usually up to Rudy to foil their plans, which he generally seems capable of. However, rather than having a soothing effect on the child viewer, Rudy's confidence might be misleading -- if only because he depends on that magic piece of chalk.
The Tabootie parents seem to value family time with their son but are oblivious to his secret life. This premise might seem innocent enough, but the level of stress and trouble that it causes Rudy gives reason for pause.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about how kids like to use their own imagination. How does it feel to venture as deeply into the imagination as Rudy does? Can a person come back to reality so easily? What is Rudy missing in the real world when he goes to the Zone? Why don't his parents know about it? What problems might arise from too much fantasy and too few boundaries?
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Kid, 12 years old
April 28, 2011
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I miss this show!
This is not an idiotic show like south park. I actually kinda like this show, I miss it, every old show that used to be on nickelodeon I miss, Then it got replaced with a whole group of stupid shows like "T.U.F.F Puppy", "Fanboy and chum chum", and more. R.I.P These awesome shows that used to be awesome on nickelodeon will live in peace on a different channel, Nicktoons. Even this show? I love the chalk dude! Nickelodeon owes me $1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 if they don't get the best nick shows back especially this!
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BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD
It burns! dont get a concussion from watching this. Dont let it get to youre head. IT is deadly
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The worst Nicktoon mistake has got to STOP!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe CatDog was the worst Nick show in the Past, but that has one redeeming quality, it's 2 people sharing the same body & getting into trouble. Chalkzone is horrible, appalling, whatever, with no redeeming qualities.
The animation is pure creepy. It's jagged and The "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" of the standards that animation today. You know what, it makes Super Duper Sumos (wich was decent) look like the Mona Lisa! Yakkity Yak darn you! And that's saying something! I hate shows that make fun of Education nowadays. The only good educatinal shows left is Thomas & Friends, Word Girl and GoGoRiki, with maybey 2 or 3 others. And other greatly animated shows like Rocko's Modern Life, Catscratch and Chop Socky Chooks are cancelled, so that just leaves crap.
The voice-acting is, appaling, & their wasting it. Jeff Bennett, Jess Harnell and Roger Bumpass are not ment for gross show like this, but it is zapped by this mindless excuse for a show. The writing is horrible and the jokes are appalling.
And it's a complete ripoff of Ed, Edd, & Eddy! I loved Ed, Edd, & Eddy, but this is downright plagiarism! They are 3 idiots who do the weridest stuff, they have a smart one who wants to live normally and a dumb one who loves the weridst stuff. & A selfish leader who dosn't get any respect. Sounds like it, no?
So don't waste your time on this poor excuse for a show, and save your mind for something else.
Beacause, Chalkzone is about three extremely stupid kids with stereotypical personalities. When they are not protecting the citisen of Chalkzone., they do the most studipest thing that almost get them in trouble. There is a Teacher who's strict & hates cartoons, but He is next to useless. There is also a wise monster with 2 eyes who lives in a chalk mind, but he is also useless. The art, plot, and voice acting are bad. And to make things worse, it is meant for kids. For an teaching series, Chalkzone leaves a lot to be desired. I am glad nobody botherd to watch it.
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Kid, 11 years old
April 16, 2011
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Ok show.
I still watch it, but sometimes it can get very akaward. VERY akward. But it can promote imagination but yeahh...
Rudy is a good role model I guess.
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Antisocial
I've got two words for kids raised on this crud: ANTI SOCIAL. IMITATIBLE BEHAVIOR. HOSPITALIZED FOR ATTEMPTING TO RUN INTO CHALKBOARD. I GUESS THAT WAS MORE THAN TWO WORDS.But seriously, the writing is very bad even for a kids show. While other shows deriving from the "Oh Yeah! Cartoons" show - such as Fairly Oddparents or My Life As A Teenage Robot - have good jokes, good writing, and basically don't make you wanna throw up, this show does the exact opposite. Rudy Tabootie acts very antisocial. Danny Phantom never spent half his life in Ghost Zone, but Rudy spends every ****ing minute in Chalk Zone.... Man, this series is too... stupid. GET IT AWAY! GET IT AWAY!
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Brainless!!!
This show has no structure what so ever! It is the lamest show on TV. If you're my age & entertained by it, boy do you have some issues. IT IS STUPID! How could it get 3 stars?
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Jeez
What's wrong with you! Theres nothing wrong with this show at all!
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| Topics: | magic and fantasy |
| TV rating: | TV-Y |
| Network: | Nickelodeon |
| Cast: | Candi Milo, Elizabeth Daily, Hynden Walch |
| Genre: | Kids' Animation |
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