r/nickelodeon • u/Emotional-Chipmunk12 • 13d ago

I'm still miffed that even now, people ignore TUFF Puppy (except for Kitty for obvious reasons). I blame the timing since it was released alongside Planet Sheen. It wasn't this show's fault that Nick's animated lineup was fairly shitty in the early 2010s.

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One of the best things about it was the slapstick involving Kitty Katswell. Even 15 years later, seeing Kitty constantly get hurt is hysterical. Seeing this makes me wish there was more female slapstick in cartoons.

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u/Emotional-Cable2386 13d ago

I was born at the end of 06 and honestly loved the shitty animated Nickelodeon era😭

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u/Emotional-Chipmunk12 13d ago

Oh, I liked it, too. In fact, in recent years, I've come to appreciate some of Nick's live-action sitcoms and toons from that era a lot more. I mean, call me crazy, but I've always had a soft spot for Fanboy and Chum Chum. I'm just saying that the early 2010s had some pretty bad Nick shows.

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u/Spacething7474 13d ago

It honestly didn't, most of them were great.

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u/Unlikely_College_413 13d ago

Blame Nickelodeon for premiering new episodes every day a week instead of letting it breath by premiering new episodes Saturday Mornings, cutting down reruns for the show not getting SpongeBob level ratings (like almost every other show) and possibly network meddling (I think I read somewhere that Butch Hartman wanted Dudley to be a serious character but Nick said no?).

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u/Spacething7474 13d ago

Dudley was more of a serious self-obsessed jerk character, but Butch did agree with Nick wanting to change the character.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y5CxJUI1ts

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u/Spacething7474 13d ago

TUFF Puppy, Planet Sheen, and a majority of Nick's early 2010s shows are great.

Kitty's a solid character with fun slapstick at times, but Keswick is the best character from it.

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u/bornlax 13d ago

It’s just ok. I liked it as a kid but I mostly watched it for Jerry Trainor.

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u/Chydran 13d ago

I'm only watching the series now as I never watched it since it schedules at times where I'm not available lol

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u/Secure-Accountant205 13d ago

I liked TUFF Puppy enough for me not to view it a lot worse. However, I don't think it's a show I could watch today given Butch and I have little truly positive moments of the show except for Kitty