Horrible Histories (2001)

"Horrible Histories" is an British-Canadian-American-Irish animated children's television series based on the British book series of the same name by Terry Deary. The series ran for 26 episodes and two seasons between January 1, 2001 and March 26, 2002 and was broadcasted on ABC in Australia and CITV in the UK. Despite the show being produced in the US, Canada and Ireland, it did not air in these countries.

Synopsis
The series is based around the adventures of Stitch and Mo, two everyday kids who are transported to various historical eras with the help of a time portal. In each episode, their historical adventures help teach them a lesson or solve a problem in their everyday lives, often involving bully Darren Dongle. Animated sidebars explain the historical details, and clarify popular misconceptions.

Why it's Indeed Horrible

 * 1) Extremely cheap and unfinished-looking animation that feels like a poor man's mh:besttvshows:South Park and mh:besttvshows:Ed, Edd n Eddy. When the characters walk, they look like they are jumping, which South Park does; though some can argue the animation in that show adds charm to it.
 * 2) In the show, when characters touch something or move one of their body parts, they make random sound effects, distracting viewers.
 * 3) The intro repeats the words "Horrible Histories" about five times. Though, the theme is still kind of catchy, and not as annoying as The Nutshack's infamous intro.
 * 4) Stitch and Mo overuse the words "DUN DUN DUN!", which is very annoying.
 * 5) In the episode, "Rotten Romans", blood, bones, and other body parts of animals can be seen... in a kids show.
 * 6) It is very unfaithful nor disgraceful to the books it is based off.
 * 7) In the episode, "Perilous Plague", Stitch moons on court twice, and there were offensive Chinese stereotypes.
 * 8) In the episode "Stormin' Scots", every time someone mentions Robert the Bruce's name, a chorus sings his name like this "RO-BERT THE BROOSE!!!!!", which gets pretty annoying, even Stitch points this out.
 * 9) The UK dub did not do well at all and had showcased some really terrible historical inaccuracies. For example: in one episode of this series, the narrator states at one point that George Washington died in 1793. However, in the original American version that aired in Australia, he correctly says that George Washington died in 1799.
 * 10) *If he really died in 1793, his second term as US president would have ended early before it ever even began.
 * 11) Darren Dongle is an irritating bully stereotype that wastes the talent of Jess Harnell.
 * 12) *The voice acting in general is pretty weak, with the exception of Cree Summer and Billy West in the original US dub (see below).
 * 13) Some animation errors here and there.
 * 14) Unfunny toilet humor in some episodes, such as in "Savage Stone Age" where a rabbit defecates onscreen, and Mo almost eats its feces while mistaking it for raisins, which is extremely cringeworthy and disgusting to watch.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) It is very educational despite the bad qualities above.
 * 2) The 2009 live-action adaptation is a huge improvement.
 * 3) Stitch, Mo, and the narrator can be entertaining at times, especially thanks to the involvement of notable voice actors Billy West and Cree Summer in the US version.
 * 4) The theme song is catchy.

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