wait remember Grossology yet another overlooked Gem of Canadian television Grossology was the
Holy Grail of fart jokes a real gold mine if you will also known as glorp attack this series is
like if you mixed Kim Possible with a porta potty it'll make sense soon trust me each episode starts
with a horrifically stinky crime being committed following the super epic intro Ty and Abby are
given their mission the series follows siblings Abby and Ty Archer two high school students who
double as a Grime fighting Duo for the Bureau of Grossology bog for short with the help of their
genius chemist lab rat who serves the role of the helpful guy in the chair and in addition to lab
rat Ty and Abby the fourth member of the bureau is the director a squeamish Hermie the elf looking
man whose main purpose is to give them missions and take credit for their work throughout the
series we are introduced to a myriad of villains who all have their own unique powers of the yucky
variety and we get to see how a lot of the yucky things that Ty and Abby are fighting against
star actually scientifically explained if you enjoy the video you better subscribe I've been
preparing for a while for this episode as you can tell I haven't showered in three weeks to
make sure that I'm on theme for recording this one for y'all and I trust that you all have done
the same nah seriously I can smell you all from here a disgusting nauseating I appreciate it oh I
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Loosely on the non-fictional book series under the same name by Sylvia branzee Grossology sticks
well to her main intentions of teaching kids the idea for the concept of her Grossology books came
to her when she was cleaning and clipping her toenails and was musing about what made up the
gunk behind her toenails at that moment she had a revelation the main thing that really interested
kids was the gross in taboo things in life when kids are turned away from something they tend
to want to know more being curious and all she had an idea to create a series of books that fuse both
her love of teaching junior high schoolers and their love of bizarre bodily functions like Snot
and vomit and all that stuff published in 1992 the book was a smashing success and sold more than 500
000 copies by 2004. as the years went by so did the Grossology collection more and more
books were published including animal Grossology Hands-On Grossology Grossology begins at home and
Grossology in you as she grew her Empire of she started to notice a shift in the kids who had
previously hated science they were starting to really enjoy learning the main draw to creating
an animated kid show was most likely that to teach kids things through a method that has
proven to be incredibly engaging the Grossology brand was desirable to nilvana because of its
overarching theme that was already established it also hadn't been done before sure fart jokes
and poop puns can be used and sometimes abused in kids media but this show was truly the first
where you had a scientific reason to make jokes like that and what's better than a poop joke a
tasteful poop joke classy fascinating I know Grossology will be back in real too
Grossology is back in real Tunes
in 2005 canadian-based distributor Nirvana signed a U.S deal for Grossology which was picked up for
26 episodes by Discovery Kids it was initially set to premiere on the NBC Saturday morning block as
well as the Discovery Kids 24-hour digital channels the series premiered in Canada on
YTV September 29 2006 and continued to air after that in other countries and on other channels like
Discovery Kids jet X pop Max and ABC Sylvia is given writing credits but she really let
the writers take liberties with the plot-driven stories that the series told because the books
didn't have a specific Narrative of its own Sylvia mainly concerned herself with making
sure that the series was scientifically correct she also made sure that the science aspect of
the series continued to be an important part of the show while developing the Animated Series
nilvana basically started with a blank slate and one concept Grossology the rest was open for
development so they were drawn to the classic and very popular genres of action and comedy
producer Michael Dex says that the style of the show was a reflection of both the time as well
as the talents and tastes of the production team and this makes sense with spy and Secret Agent
shows popularized in the early 2000s to the tune of Totally Spies Kim Possible Agent Cody Banks Spy
Kids obviously and so many more this concept of young adults balancing their world saving
Antics with their social life has always been in style but the early 2000s was a whole new
kind of spy Trend so yes a product of its time is definitely how I would describe Grossology
the series protagonists are the Archer siblings Abby and Ty Abby is voiced by Crystal Meadows and
is the oldest sibling she has long red hair that is literally as tall as she is and as someone with
kinda long hair I just get so frustrated for the way that she's going on missions and letting it
just drag on the ground and it gets all gross and things step in it have you heard of a bun pigtails
something almost gives me a heart attack every time despite her hairstyle choices she serves
as a really good protagonist being a perfectionist she's responsible in school but also is incredibly
empathetic which helps her with her job working for the Bureau of Grossology she is very confident
in herself and doesn't hesitate to speak her mind which can fuel her rivalry at school with her arch
nemesis Paige Logan she has a love for all things disgusting and is not squeamish in any way but
she also has an appreciation for cute things as well you can say Abby is quite well-rounded minus
the hair thing still gross her infatuation with repulsive things is a trait that she shares with
her brother is voiced by Michael D Cohen and is similar to his older sister despite being younger
Tai doesn't seem to be immature at all and seems to take his job extremely seriously he is just as
competitive as his sister but doesn't too often get caught up in trying to outdo Abby luckily
meaning their ability to operate as a team is pretty impressive considering their siblings I
don't want to call this series unrealistic but come on sure they do have their sibling-esque
moments but I guess it was nice to see a bit of mold breaking here for the relationship in the
series in An Origin story episode towards the end of the series we find out how the two of
them got their job working at the bureau in the first place the two of them were scouted by the
director after a cave-in left their tour group stuck in a bat cave with the only exit being
blocked by a huge mound of bat feces the two are not deterred like the rest of the group in fact
they're kind of lured into it so they climbed the mountain and make it out catching the eye
of the Grossology director they are immediately recruited brought to the gag lab where they meet
labrad and are trained to work in the field it's a pretty mild origin story that isn't really
important to understanding their characters so I'm pretty convinced that this was something that was
established afterwards lab rat is voiced by Devin Christian Mack with one exception we only ever see
him in the gag lab due to his agoraphobia this gives him an actual reason to be the guy in the
chair and not just kind of put there like in Kim Possible for Wade but I guess it's good that he's
always in the lab because he does help Ty and Abby a lot to have him accessible when they're in the
middle of a fight or investigation he also has a pet rat named Hermes that he is incredibly close
with the fourth and final member of the bureau is the director voiced by Paul O'Sullivan who
is a pretty serious little guy and weirdly enough doesn't love gross things my brother in grossness
I think you're in the wrong profession despite being the person in the most powerful position
at the bureau he's pretty useless he is also constantly going on and on about how Abby and
Ty's successes is thanks to him but Abby and Ty are aware that all he does is is sit in his big
chair in his little suit being useless but I shouldn't be that hard on him because on some
occasions he has gone into the field where the mission calls for it he's a good comedic relief
because just look at that hairline it's fantastic outside of working on missions for the bureau Ty
and Abby must also balance their social situations at school ringworm Junior High main conflicts for
Abby can be found with her arch nemesis Paige who is the exact opposite of her squeamish and selfish
they compete in basically everything from boys to status at school they're kind of obsessed with
each other Tai on the other hand is busy at school with his crush and eventual girlfriend Naomi she's
a pretty shy girl and we don't really get to know her that well but nevertheless Tai has w rizz
Grossology will be back in real Tunes
Grossology is back in real Tunes
the villains are most of the fun in the series and there are so many of them we got insectiva
who is an insect rights activist who went a little too far with her love of insects the
scab fairy who is a former beauty queen who used her knowledge of Dermatology to scab up
those she deems as pretty we have Lance Boyle the ex-grosologist who tried to take over the bureau
and shrank part of himself in the attempted coup turning himself into a boil there's also sloppy
joe who is just a stinky guy who uses his stench to commit crimes he actually has a bit of a fling
with insectiva and the two of them together make up the cutest Discord couple out there
there are dozens of more villains that appear multiple times in the series and each one is
more creative and stomach turning than the last the main theme of the series is for me
what really made the series extra memorable it's Jazzy it's sharp it's Sleek it's everything Bond
and all things Incredibles and they must have known how formative the theme would be for the
audience because they used it every chance they got and I'm actually not mad about it
and they also incorporate the title sequence into the series itself when the siblings have a costume
change into their slime suits the animation for the series is very visually similar to other
Canadian shows like 16 and stoked Flash animation gets a lot of heat sometimes because some may
describe it as boring or visually uninspired but when the production team paired with the artistic
and geometric opening sequence with the already geometric flash art style magic was made suddenly
it became that much more visually interesting to watch the Styles eclectically thrown together
really elevated the viewing experience only to be knocked back down because now I gotta watch this
police officer get a colonoscopy actually no that scene is easily in my top 10 most epic cartoon
moments the series performed well critically as it Sports eight Award nominations many of which are
for the score of the series or for the writing and those who watched Grossology genuinely have
fond memories surrounding the series so despite its popularity why did it not continue past two
seasons the final episode of Grossology aired on October 24 2009 with a total of 52 episodes
combined from both its Seasons producer of Grossology Michael dexie was kind enough to shed
some light on why the series didn't continue when we reached out to him he attributes it to a lack
of publicity given by Discovery in the United States he says the performance was fine but
less than a hit so discovery's interest waned the reason of Grossology not being renewed was simply
that nilvana was not looking to invest into more episodes by themselves but still 52 episodes isn't
anything to sneeze at because that would be gross despite it being buried by Discovery the series
saw light again when reruns were aired in 2021 as a part of Canadian children's media day so the
show hasn't totally been forgotten I'd actually like to thank the producer of Grossology Michael
dexie again for being so open to answering some of my questions in regards to the series there
really isn't a lot of information online about this show to dig into beyond the show itself
so hopefully I'm able to contribute some valuable information to fellow Grossology lovers out there
I personally enjoyed this series if you couldn't tell I think there is a balance that needs to be
had when you deal with gross out humor and this show never went too far into the grossness without
giving you the action the Espionage School drama and a surprisingly visually Pleasant
color palette okay I'm done now so For the Love of All That is Holy please go bathe right now
I'm begging you also tell me your thoughts on Grossology in the comments but still go bathe
in the words of Raven Baxter you're nasty thanks so much for watching like And subscribe later
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