I'm stunned to see a show as bad as Johnny Test hasn't been given the ax like it should have been years ago. It's not only one of the worst cartoons to ever hit the air, but is also one of the biggest rip offs of all time. The show centers around the Test family(What kind of last name is Test anyway?), in particular on Johnny, a "cool" 11 year old kid who is often subjugated to experiments by his twin sisters, Susan and Mary, in their laboratory. Throughout the way, Johnny, his sisters, and his talking dog, Dukey, have to deal with crazed villains and other adventures. The premise doesn't sound that bad, but after you see how it's handled, you'll be wishing this show would be canceled.
If you watch this show, you'll quickly realize how much this show looks like Genndy Tartakovsky's hit show, Dexter's Laboratory. I don't mean it rips it off a little, it rips it off almost point for point. From the whole idea of the secret lab by the sisters, to most of the character designs, and to how some of the characters act, you'll know this is nothing more then a cheap clone of Dexter's Laboratory. Unlike that show though, this one here goes and scrapes the bottom of the barrel and is nothing like the beloved Dexter's Laboratory.
If there is one word I could describe Johnny Test, it would be repetitive. Everything in this show is so repetitive and monotonous. The plots are downright recycled and all pretty much play out the same way. Johnny wants something, Johnny gets his sisters help using one of his sisters inventions, Johnny misuses the invention, something goes horribly wrong, Johnny has to fix the mess with his sisters and dog, and Johnny admits he's wrong and says he's sorry and will never do it again. Rinse, recycle, and repeat and you got this show in a nutshell. Very rarely, and I mean in a blue moon, will you see some two-parter episode, but even then those are recycled. It's not just the plots though, it's pretty much everything else. All the jokes are repeated and are NEVER funny at all, especially that "Whoa, didn't see that coming" joke. The same dialogue is used from time to time in other episodes. Even the same sound effects and zooming in of the camera when a character freaks out is overdone.
The characters themselves are awful, especially our so called "hero", Johnny. He claims to be some cool kid, but in reality he is a selfish, arrogant, jerk who thinks he's better then everyone else. He constantly disobeys his own family, he'll blackmail someone into doing something for him, he steals the invention his sisters made when they refuse to give it to him, and will use puppy eyes to get what he wants. He's NOT cool at all, this kid is a blackmailer, whiner, and thief. The other characters are no better at all. Not only do some of them steal character designs from Dexter's Laboratory(like Susan and Mary looking like Dexter), but they are just annoying and irritating characters that are unlikable and are forgettable. Even the villains are God awful. Bling Bling Boy is nothing more then a Mandark wannabe and acts like a complete idiot most of the time. Brain Freezer makes constant ice puns that could make Arnold Schwarzenegger's Mr. Freeze from Batman and Robin look like the one from Batman: TAS. None of these characters are likable, much less are they really interesting and cool.
The artwork and animation is another issue worth gripping about. While the set designs are mediocre at best, they all look unimaginable and may even be ripped off from other cartoons, but considering this show and how much it rips off Dexter's Laboratory, that should be no surprised. The animation is just dreadful though and is horrible in almost every way. The characters move in such an awkward way that it looks like they all have arthritis or something and lip syncs seem to be off in almost every scene.
I can't recommend this show to anyone at all and urge everyone to stay away from this God awful piece of garbage. Everything in this show is so repetitive from the jokes, to the writing, and to the plots. The characters, especially Johnny, are awful nor are they likable in any way, shape, or form. The artwork is awful and the animation looks very poorly done. I don't know why Cartoon Network is still letting this show air and giving it new episodes, but I hope somebody there finally realizes how bad this show is and give it the ax. In the meantime though, do yourself a favor and avoid this show at all costs.
If you watch this show, you'll quickly realize how much this show looks like Genndy Tartakovsky's hit show, Dexter's Laboratory. I don't mean it rips it off a little, it rips it off almost point for point. From the whole idea of the secret lab by the sisters, to most of the character designs, and to how some of the characters act, you'll know this is nothing more then a cheap clone of Dexter's Laboratory. Unlike that show though, this one here goes and scrapes the bottom of the barrel and is nothing like the beloved Dexter's Laboratory.
If there is one word I could describe Johnny Test, it would be repetitive. Everything in this show is so repetitive and monotonous. The plots are downright recycled and all pretty much play out the same way. Johnny wants something, Johnny gets his sisters help using one of his sisters inventions, Johnny misuses the invention, something goes horribly wrong, Johnny has to fix the mess with his sisters and dog, and Johnny admits he's wrong and says he's sorry and will never do it again. Rinse, recycle, and repeat and you got this show in a nutshell. Very rarely, and I mean in a blue moon, will you see some two-parter episode, but even then those are recycled. It's not just the plots though, it's pretty much everything else. All the jokes are repeated and are NEVER funny at all, especially that "Whoa, didn't see that coming" joke. The same dialogue is used from time to time in other episodes. Even the same sound effects and zooming in of the camera when a character freaks out is overdone.
The characters themselves are awful, especially our so called "hero", Johnny. He claims to be some cool kid, but in reality he is a selfish, arrogant, jerk who thinks he's better then everyone else. He constantly disobeys his own family, he'll blackmail someone into doing something for him, he steals the invention his sisters made when they refuse to give it to him, and will use puppy eyes to get what he wants. He's NOT cool at all, this kid is a blackmailer, whiner, and thief. The other characters are no better at all. Not only do some of them steal character designs from Dexter's Laboratory(like Susan and Mary looking like Dexter), but they are just annoying and irritating characters that are unlikable and are forgettable. Even the villains are God awful. Bling Bling Boy is nothing more then a Mandark wannabe and acts like a complete idiot most of the time. Brain Freezer makes constant ice puns that could make Arnold Schwarzenegger's Mr. Freeze from Batman and Robin look like the one from Batman: TAS. None of these characters are likable, much less are they really interesting and cool.
The artwork and animation is another issue worth gripping about. While the set designs are mediocre at best, they all look unimaginable and may even be ripped off from other cartoons, but considering this show and how much it rips off Dexter's Laboratory, that should be no surprised. The animation is just dreadful though and is horrible in almost every way. The characters move in such an awkward way that it looks like they all have arthritis or something and lip syncs seem to be off in almost every scene.
I can't recommend this show to anyone at all and urge everyone to stay away from this God awful piece of garbage. Everything in this show is so repetitive from the jokes, to the writing, and to the plots. The characters, especially Johnny, are awful nor are they likable in any way, shape, or form. The artwork is awful and the animation looks very poorly done. I don't know why Cartoon Network is still letting this show air and giving it new episodes, but I hope somebody there finally realizes how bad this show is and give it the ax. In the meantime though, do yourself a favor and avoid this show at all costs.