Hey, folks.
Welcome to Toony Tuesday, and to my first thoughts on another great series Nickelodeon has in its arsenal. ...if it plans to treat it right. It's Welcome to the Wayne.
This series, created by TV writer and talented composer Billy Lopez, originated as a weekly short-form series airing only on the network's website Nick.com. In my opinion, this version was a great first addition to Nick's digital clout. It was funny AND funny, was a breeze-through (almost literally too), had a great first story arc to begin a new series (and good thing it got picked up too, because will the web-short did wrap up nicely, it still felt open-ended, which thank goodness brings us here).
Welcome to Toony Tuesday, and to my first thoughts on another great series Nickelodeon has in its arsenal. ...if it plans to treat it right. It's Welcome to the Wayne.
This series, created by TV writer and talented composer Billy Lopez, originated as a weekly short-form series airing only on the network's website Nick.com. In my opinion, this version was a great first addition to Nick's digital clout. It was funny AND funny, was a breeze-through (almost literally too), had a great first story arc to begin a new series (and good thing it got picked up too, because will the web-short did wrap up nicely, it still felt open-ended, which thank goodness brings us here).
And just like I loved the original web-short, I love this series.
It continues the story, while also creating a new way to introduce itself, its characters and main star: the Wayne apartment building. Like in the web-short, the TV series features three kids on a mission to find the interesting, the odd, the surprising and the mysterious in Manhattan, New York's seemingly swanky pad. Who are these kids, you ask?
The Characters
Our heroic protagonists are a strongly likable bunch of kids who aren't about candy. crushes, video games or the things that annoying kids do that'll piss me off as a viewer. They're out and about solving mysteries and getting to the bottom of whatever is weird-ing them out.
-Ansi Molina is the new kid on the block; he and his parents have moved in to the Wayne, and just as he begins to enjoy his new home and new life, he runs into and meets...
-Olly Timbers, a long-time resident who is uber-curious about the deeper surroundings and goings on inside the Wayne and wants to explore the building to get to the bottom of the bigger picture mystery and . But before he ends up somewhere worse for wear is...
-Saraline Timbers, Olly's more rational and responsible (and repressed, possibly) younger sister, who also sees more than meets the eye inside the Wayne and wants to unlock the many interesting secrets it holds. And play with her toys in secret on occasion.
These three kids later come together as a team to solve the many
And if anything, this team is a great team. They
The Wayne Building itself is like...well...a certain other well-known incubator of weirdness and mystery. But unlike that other incubator, this series is more light and wacky than dark and brooding. And while I love...that show, I love that this series features a lighter and brighter take on the mystery genre on television. And the other inhabitants of the building do have serious business on their hands, but they're also a bit more silly than scary...and silly. Characters like The Spy from Apartment 8I, Masterson, and...Flowershirt also make the series interesting, exciting and fun(ny).
-Ansi Molina is the new kid on the block; he and his parents have moved in to the Wayne, and just as he begins to enjoy his new home and new life, he runs into and meets...
-Olly Timbers, a long-time resident who is uber-curious about the deeper surroundings and goings on inside the Wayne and wants to explore the building to get to the bottom of the bigger picture mystery and . But before he ends up somewhere worse for wear is...
-Saraline Timbers, Olly's more rational and responsible (and repressed, possibly) younger sister, who also sees more than meets the eye inside the Wayne and wants to unlock the many interesting secrets it holds. And play with her toys in secret on occasion.
These three kids later come together as a team to solve the many
And if anything, this team is a great team. They
The Wayne Building itself is like...well...a certain other well-known incubator of weirdness and mystery. But unlike that other incubator, this series is more light and wacky than dark and brooding. And while I love...that show, I love that this series features a lighter and brighter take on the mystery genre on television. And the other inhabitants of the building do have serious business on their hands, but they're also a bit more silly than scary...and silly. Characters like The Spy from Apartment 8I, Masterson, and...Flowershirt also make the series interesting, exciting and fun(ny).
--The Theme Song
I love a great theme song, and many animated series these past few years have managed to give us truly perfect, memorable and awesomely catchy theme songs and title sequences. And this series is NO exception.
This theme is a rock-able song about coming home to the hidden craziness in every nook and cranny of in the unusual complex. The lyrics, sung by , nicely reference it all. Their voices are simple but smooth and cool. The production is fast yet smooth and all the way awesome.
The races against each other and time is a joy to watch, and make this series yet another memorable gem in the encrusted...thing of 2017, AND another great original on Nick to help the pick up the network in success. And it darn well needs it. Considering a certain...well, you know.
Well, that's it for now.
This has been my review of Welcome to the Wayne.
This, of course, has been Toony Tuesday.
The races against each other and time is a joy to watch, and make this series yet another memorable gem in the encrusted...thing of 2017, AND another great original on Nick to help the pick up the network in success. And it darn well needs it. Considering a certain...well, you know.
Well, that's it for now.
This has been my review of Welcome to the Wayne.
This, of course, has been Toony Tuesday.
Please, tune in next week when I review Cartoon Network's newest original series, OK KO! Let's Be Heroes!, and as a bonus, I discuss my thoughts on another closet-busting episode of another popular Nickelodeon series. (Yep, that one). Hope you join me then.
I'm Andrew, and may the good toons be yours!
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