myOtaku.com: Manic Webb

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Birthday
• 1984-06-21
Gender
• Male
Location
• California, where it never rains... except in the fall, winter, and spring
Member Since
• 2003-08-19
Real Name
• K. Webb

Personal

Achievements
• The C. Montgomery Burns Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence
Anime Fan Since
• 1998
Favorite Anime
• Excel Saga, Slayers, Tenchi, DBZ, Sailormoon, Captain Tylor
Goals
• To become a voice actor or TV personality
Hobbies
• Writing parodies, listening to that Neo-Soul music
Talents
• Some say I'm a fairly decent actor.

myOtaku.com: Manic Webb

Sunday, June 13, 2004

Cartoon Chronicles: Teen-Sleuth Toons #2

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids
No, not the train robbing duo. In fact, this Hanna Barbera series had absolutely nothing to do with the famous old west outlaws. The names are just incredibly similar.

Butch Cassidy is the leader of a rock band named The Sundance Kids. This group of teens toured the world, performed gigs, and lived the lives of normal child stars. Or did they? It turns out Butch, Merilee, Harvey, Steffy, and their dog Elvis are really spies working for the United States government. The rock band thing? Just a cover. Unlike other meddling kids in those days, stopping crime and solving mysteries was actually these kids' job.

So why wasn't this show popular? Simple. It wasn't good. Four meddling kids and their dog? Hanna Barbera did it 4 years earlier with Scooby. A rock band? Josie and the Pussycats did it 3 years earlier. The simple truth is that this show had virtually nothing new to offer. Sure, the episodes were formulaic. Who's weren't? But there was just something about this show that screamed "watch Hong Kong Phooey instead."

Would I recommend it? Nope. You're much better off with the Chan Clan.

Next time: Funky Phantom (This time, the ghosts are real... and helpful.)

Much Love

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