Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy

Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy is a Canadian animated television series created by David Fine and Allison Snowden and produced by Teletoon. It first aired on Teletoon on August 31, 2007, before making its debut on the American network Nicktoons on January 21, 2008. Reruns continued to air on Nicktoons until April 5, 2010.

Plot
He's the world's biggest child star, adored by millions and has just about everything a 10-year-old could want. Still, Ricky has problems. For starters, there are the obsessed fans. And the jealous co-stars. And, of course, his parents who are more worried about his homework and making him take out the garbage than his Hollywood career. When he's not on-set, he's hanging out with pals Benny, Morris, Jamal and Alice.

Why It's Not The Biggest Showbiz Boy

 * 1) The character designs are ugly and lazily made, and look like they were stolen from Corneil and Bernie (another Nicktoons show).
 * 2) It looks like a poor man's Bob and Margaret, which is ironic considering the show was made by the same people who made said show.
 * 3) There is one episode revolved around, no joke, burping.
 * 4) One of the characters are all stereotypes with a news reporter, Vanessa Stimlock, who is extremely annoying.
 * 5) Most of the story-lines are weak and bland.
 * 6) It's basically a rip-off of mh:besttvshows:Being Ian (another Canadian cartoon)
 * 7) Ricky's scream is very excruciating to hear and will get into your last nerves.
 * 8) The paparazzi (or his fans) never leave Ricky alone as Vanessa Stimlock and her crew tend to stalk and harass Ricky, his friends, and family over extremely minor things, as some of the news reports on Ricky aren't even that newsworthy or important, like getting a C- on a history test.
 * 9) Ricky could be considered a Butt-Monkey since he gets abused all the time.
 * 10) Mediocre voice acting, especially from voice actors/actresses Ashleigh Ball (Rainbow Dash from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Mary Test from Johnny Test, and Blythe Baxter from Littlest Pet Shop (2012)), Andrea Libman (Pinkie Pie also from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and Cassie from Dragon Tales), Jayne Eastwood (Nestor's Mother from Scaredy Squirrel), Tabitha St. Germain (Rarity also from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and Helouise from Jimmy Two-Shoes), Scott McNeil (Mr. White also from Johnny Test, and Voltar from League of Super Evil), Jeff Lumby, Brian Drummond (Vegeta from the ocean dub of Dragon Ball Z), and others.
 * 11) Ricky's dad, Leonard, can sometimes get mad at Ricky over things that aren't a big deal whatsoever.
 * 12) The characters can range from one dimensional or unlikable.
 * 13) * Ricky can be described as a punching bag who go through straight hell every episode.
 * 14) * Ethel is Ricky’s bratty little sister and she tattletales on him and is treated like the perfect child of the family.
 * 15) * Ricky’s parents are unlikable because they don’t care that he’s a famous movie Star and just see him as a typical kid.
 * 16) * The rest of characters are bland or unlikable like Morris is Lisa Simpson and a know-it-all.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) It does have some funny moments.
 * 2) The theme song is pretty catchy.
 * 3) Decent flash animation, background design and art style despite the character designs.
 * 4) It does teach some good life lessons.

Reception
Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy currently has a 3.8/10 on IMDb.