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[High School Daze Ep.1]

I thought this was a bit too short. It was still pretty funny. I liked the anvil joke. This didn't really set up the characters well. A first episode should do that. I did really like the self parody.

You know, the stick figure and the banana peel. The voices weren't bad. I love how you're promoting new animators to work with you. Did that happen? We always need more.

[Therapy Dog - 3 - New Year's Eve]

I love everything the therapy dog says. Well, maybe everything he thinks. I can't believe the rating is so low! This is so funny! Come to think of it, there isn't even a New Year's collection here. Why is that?

I mean, isn't it the holiday the most people celebrate? Everyone has a new year! I always love the dog's expressions. The funniest part might have been the kiss your mother joke. I'm glad this is becoming a series.

[coffee break]

Think you should change your thumbnail. Well, everyone's doing that nowadays. I just loved this because of how twisted it was. The best bit was probably how casual he was. I love what you did with their mouths. At first, it didn't even seem like they had them.

It was more like a piece of flesh was dangling from their bodies. It's just a very effective cartoon. I assume the Firth here is David Firth. This does seem like something he would make. The animation is pretty similar.

[Shades of Grey Ep. 5]

This wasn't one of the best episodes. It was nothing but talking. It was still good. I appreciated the animation. This guy looked like a giant mushroom. The voices were fairly nice.

I like how he points out how everything is grey. Well, maybe he did in a previous episode. I haven't seen all of them. I like how coherent the story is. I guess I do wish there was color.

[BLACK MIRROR #1 BEST PARODY]

I didn't like this as much as most people. It just seemed too short. I wish people would make compilations. Well, the Star Syndicate doesn't do too well with them. I don't see what this had to do with black mirrors. It was still fun.

The animation is nice as usual. It is quite unpredictable. It just didn't do that much for me. Your other stuff is better. Dang, are you prolific.

[Burnt Face Man 3]

I liked the Gay Adventures thing at the end. Was that always there? Anyway, this was really fun. I especially love the part where Bastard Man tries to say it was Burnt Face Man's fault. I mean, he really has no backup for that claim. Didn't like the golden shower though.

Those names were actually pretty bad. Burnt Face Man doesn't seem to have many powers. I love the "Mega Man" shout out. Glad to see this still getting reviews. Well, sort of.

[Pmation: "Lolligags"]

This was very fun. Are there really candy stands? It feels like there should be. I wish I knew the blue guy's name or the yellow kid's name for that matter. Hey, "The Yellow Kid" was the first newspaper comic! I think it's a coincidence though.

I'm glad the sounds are still great. They tell so much without words. This series will last forever! You'll never run out of new material! I like sweet stuff.

[YAAFM 10: 50 Cent]

I kind of missed seeing the viewer mail. I'd grown accustomed to that. I liked getting to know more about 50 Cent. It is kind of annoying when you just quote him. You should probably just talk more about stuff he did. It doesn't seem that bad.

I still love the designs of these characters. I like the signs he puts up. It's a great secondary gag. I think this is still pretty informative. Most of it was good, even though it wasn't one of the best.

[strawbl and rasp]

That really was very authentic to Weebl and Bob. You even got the language right! I especially love them pointing out how they sway around all the time. You could have made it longer. Don't make it an infinite loop. That's what Weebl's music videos are for!

I forgot his drive catchphrase. Come to think of it, I don't think he uses it that much. The colors are very nice. They mimick the style perfectly. Lots of Weebl's stuff is parodied.

[Monkeyspank]

At first I thought this would credit Wonchop. Now I realize this is just an insult to him. Well, he's funnier than you anyway! I still really loved this cartoon. It wasn't as focused on sex on your other stuff. The animation was great.

Yeah, those pornos exist. I see porn versions of everything here. I liked Pwnchop being killed. That's what he gets for pooping everywhere! The stealing bit was great too.

Cycon responds:

Backstory: So, at the time, I was spending a lot of time talking with Joanime and other artists that were releasing content. Rumor had gotten around about some kind of conflict over original art between Jo and Ben, something I actually knew NOTHING about. Cliques and informal alliances were also kind of forming at that time and becoming toxic. It was like a high school drama. Basically, I heard one side of the story and created this in response, thinking I was "backing-up" my friend, Jo, while also trying to be cheeky about it. It was a pretty immature move on my part.

I don't know what other content came out that may have contributed to the mounting dramas, but I can tell you that after I put this out, the toxicity intensified and there was a divide in the community. There were petty little arguments in comment sections on artist pages on deviantart, sheezy, and NG. Probably other places. Egos were huge and fragile, myself included.

The whole "great divide" continued and I don't remember it getting better, honestly. Gerkinman was one of the few people that tried to do some good by putting the One Love collaboration together, which was more of a message to the artist community than it was anything else.

I can't remember if I ever directly apologized to Ben for mocking him and stirring up drama, but he proved himself as an artist and kept going.

He's definitely not funnier than me, though. I didn't even know he did comedy. ;)