The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil

The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil was a very short-lived revival of Bob Clampett's Beany and Cecil. It was produced in 1988 by DIC Animation City. Only eight episodes were produced, five which aired during its original run. This incarnation of the show was produced and directed by John Kricfalusi, who would later create Nickelodeon’s The Ren & Stimpy Show.

Plot
The revival of the classic Bob Clampett series about the adventures of a boy and a sea serpent and goes on adventures.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Weird and disturbing gross-out material, which ruined the reputation of Beany and Cecil and Bob Clampett. Such as Cecil biting a tiger's butt in the episode "Radio With A Bite".
 * 2) There are some pop culture references that are unnecessary, such as Michael Jackson, along with his album, "Bad".
 * 3) Some stuff that are added is just random nonsense, even by Beany and Cecil standards. Examples include Pinocchio who is on a wrecked boat inside a whale,  And the part where Cecil jumps and somehow goes as far to the space after drinking an exploding juice.
 * 4) Dishonest John acts mean-spirited and immature, but then again, his name is Dishonest John.
 * 5) False advertising: The ending of the theme song is misleading by saying it's "A Bob Clampett Cartoon" even thought Clampett wasn't involved with the project and have died in 1984.
 * 6) It barely even stays true to the original source material.

Good Qualities

 * 1) Beany and Cecil are still likable.
 * 2) It started Billy West's career, who later voiced Stimpy, and later Ren on Nickelodeon's mh:besttvshows:The Ren & Stimpy Show.
 * 3) The designs are still good, expressive and stylish.
 * 4) Some jokes could be funny.

Reception
The more ABC strove to soften the show, the more Kricfalusi pushed for shocking and offensive material. The Clampett family were ultimately not very happy with the cartoon, but remained supportive of Kricfalusi. ABC cancelled the show after a handful of episodes as they found the humor not suitable for children's programming. As a result, ABC replaced it with The Flintstone Kids. It has a 6.4 rating on IMDb.

Trivia

 * The same font for the logo were later used in The Ren & Stimpy Show.
 * This was the first cartoon that the late Chris Reccardi worked on in the animation industry.

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