Is Big Mouth REALLY That Bad?

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I think the biggest reason why Big Mouth is so hated is because it keeps getting more and more seasons while other (clearly better) Netflix animations are even lucky to get just one season

It’s not about whether it’s a good show or not, it’s the fact that other shows were canceled before it was. Just baffles me how Netflix was like “alright you can stay” lmao

One thing about Big Mouth is I can’t name a single other show in my lifetime that’s tackled puberty this bluntly. And I appreciate that! I learned more about vaginal health from Nick Kroll than my own mother lol.

Part of me has to wonder if there was a method to the madness that is the hideous character designs in this series. Like maybe they knew they were going to be animating a lot of, um... questionable... things involving underage kids and that that could attract a certain type of "audience," so they thought "Hey, we should probably make our kid characters as ugly and unappealing as possible to at least try and scare the windowless van driver-types away from our cartoon show."

I mean, them not doing anything outside of school was the most realistic thing about the show to me. I remember having "best friends I literally only ever saw in school

I feel like the biggest issue with this show is that it's all about how puberty changes the kids. But we never see the kids before going through puberty so we always accociate them as awkard hormonal assholes

I honestly hate how relatable it is. The humor is more crass than I'd usually like and Jay in total is weird but i can assure you Jesse screaming about the particular to her mom out of literal nowhere made me feel extremely called out

I think what a lot of people don’t understand about the pillow pregnancy is that it’s a metaphor for real teen pregnancy without actually putting the characters through that situation. Idk why some people have the idea in their head that all kids are innocent I literally had MULTIPLE friends go through pregnancy scares starting as early as 13. Middle school is hell and this show represents it perfectly

Crazy I was 100% convinced Andrew was actually the main character tbh

What sucks is that adult animation is a genre that has the potential to be amazing, but Netflix canceling 3 of the few hidden gems in a few years kinda hurts. what's worse is that all 3 series had a season 2 planned, but were cancelled after season 1.

for me recently I feel like jay and matthew’s storylines are the ones that I’m actively interested for when it comes to this show. most of the characters, heavily on nick, are starting to feel really repetitive and annoying lol but at least for matthew and jay there’s SOME form of development. but yeah human resources is pretty good when it comes to actual storylines

Every flaw you mentioned in the video, is exactly why I love Human Resources. It fits better because the depth to the story actually exists. You can clearly tell that someone actually cared about the writing. There a maybe two adult animations that have actually made me feel for the characters and their arcs. I feel like a creep watching Big mouth because of how much of the sexual content is saved specifically for the CHILDREN.

This show really needed one producer to say no to some ideas. Overall there are some cool concepts and funny bits but it feels like none of the writers have ever been told “hey that’s dumb actually”. Also I like the new avi model you use Mark.

Seeing Mark as a Big Mouth character has scarred me

The hormone monsters are personal, but shared in understanding. A big part of puberty is everyone kinda knowing what everyone else is going through, but not fully knowing if it's exactly the same for others. Two people having Maury as the monster are essentially experiencing a similar experience whereas having another monster is a different experience.

Big mouth came out when I was in middle school, so the show was relatable which appealed to. Big mouths charm is SUPPOSED to be uncomfortable, because its abut puberty and growing up. This show has also helped me with not feeling alone in my situation, for instance, Tito the anxiety mosquito. I was able to recognize what anxiety was so I could cope with my symptoms as I'm also autistic. This one of my most favorite shows!

It hurts to find out that Inside Job got cancelled by Netflix in a video about Big Mouth.

I wholeheartedly agree with the point about shows involving teens dealing with adult situations. If you've ever made it all the way through high school, you've probably had some friends who made immature jokes about their bodies or talk about s**.... and there's a reason for that. The problem isn't that shows involving teens go into this territory, the problem is that there's a way to go about it without making it uncomfortable. In more explicit or extreme cases, it's gotta be more implied rather than outright shown, and too many shows with premises like this show more than they should.

Controversial take, but I don't think the show's survived this long because of any merit of its own. It's solely because Nick Kroll wanted a show, and his dad's a multi-billionaire, so Nick got what he wanted.