I like food well obviously but what about in cartoon form where the food can talk live in
a modern city and last just as long as their real life expiration dates today we're taking a look at
the short-lived two-season Cartoon Network series apple and onion a show with such a look and name
that if you had never heard of it one look at this will make you go nah this isn't a real show but
funny enough it was a real show about an apple and an onion on every account I've heard mainly
less than favorable thoughts on this show from the art style to the substance of the show itself only
very few were recommending me to give it a try I always love a good Underdog Story so I finally sat
down and gave the show a chance and while I didn't leave the experience as a number one fan of the
series I did take some things away from it it's a show full of heartwarming stories fun characters
relatable situations and a whole lot of music so grab your local produce a funky beat and some
squeaky new sneaks and let's jump into the weird world world of apple and onion the perfect team
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apple and onion first premiered on February 23 2018. before that would come to happen the show
started off as an idea from Show creator George gendi a British jack of all trades from writing
to animating to directing to even voice acting during his time working on The Amazing World of
Gumball he went directly to Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank California to pitch this
new show idea having some interest Cartoon Network green lit this concept for gendi to develop fully
into a pilot and would eventually go on to be selected with another pilot to get shown next
to one another for the 2015 annecy International animation film festival or if for short the other
show pilot that was shown off was Welcome to My Life sadly not as a Teenage Robot and sadder
that that show pilot never took off the following year in 2016 the apple and onion short was posted
online and the following year after that the show was officially picked up for a limited series in
March of 2017 a limited series usually means that the show would be contained in a singular season
or so and the creators would be privy to that knowledge of how long their show is around now
in 2018 the show would fully Premiere in February on Cartoon Network to a mix of opinions on what
to think about this show in a time where a lot of shows fall victim to the claim that they all
look the same based on certain design choices this show definitely sticks out as something new it's
just unfortunate that that new look was panned by many for not looking appealing of course that
being their opinion their apple and opinion all right the show had to be doing something right
though despite the more critical reviews as it would be picked up for a second season in May
of 2019 there for sure was enough of an audience and a fan base to justify turning this what was a
limited series into a full series and giving it a second season to boot I mean the show originally
aired 10 episodes for its limited run for an exact month from February 23 2018 to March 23 2018 but
after the announcement of a second season the rest of the first season would come out in November of
2019 until July of the following year with a total of 40 episodes in the first season and 36 episodes
in the second this at one point limited series sure was able to put out quite a bit of tails in
the apple and onion verse notice video I've made today and definitely the most legit coming up next
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apple and onion follows the day-to-day Adventures of two anthropomorphic food items one of fruit and
the other a vegetable they start off the show as strangers both moving to a city away from their
families for new opportunities in their lives and quickly find out how different hard and sometimes
scary that can be but once they find one another their Journey becomes a whole lot easier and they
were roommates oh God they were roommates onion is the less Carefree one of the two usually playing
off situations more reserved in comparison to Apple voiced by Richard iowati onion really helps
to Aid in the ideas problems or Shenanigans Apple gets himself and by extension onion into Apple
voiced by the creator of the show George gendi comes up with the bulk of the ideas that they
both follow he is more outgoing and willing to do something new or different without the hesitation
that onion would have together they do a good job at balancing out their individual characteristics
each episode would ultimately end in some sort of lesson for both of them to learn or someone
that tags along with them to learn most shows do something like this in order to offer some more
perceived value but the show never seems to try and add on these lessons rather it Embraces the
good-hearted nature of it all it results in the actual morals being presented coming off very
wholesome and way more effective in terms of retaining the material but another one of the
most important things that the show has to offer within the structure of the episode is the music
basically each episode follows a rhythm it's fast paced and before you know it the beat slowly Fades
into some sort of a song for our characters to perform that gets them through the tough
part of their situation or the solution to their problem or in general like at the start of the
series for them to find their footing within the new city while it does start off as a cool way
to tell parts of the story or teach some lessons the frequency of having it in every episode does
give it less of an impact the more you watch I found myself becoming less and less of a fan of
musical comedy specifically I like musicals and I like comedy but for some reason when combining
the two and the jokes are delivered to the tune and backed by a beat the less I am interested
which sucks because I want to enjoy that stuff that's why I actively want to watch things like
this show but even though I don't mind a lot of it within this show after a while it loses the
effect on me that it was intended the world itself though makes up so much of why I did enjoy this
show it has all the same modern tropes of heavily personality driven characters living in a vibrant
City just you know as food but interesting foods like sure an apple and an onion they're common
foods but then we got stuff like cheese steak a food that is made up of other Foods so how does
he exist is it similar to Pizza who was born from a slice of his mom and then when you think about
the names in the show how is he called apple and how is he called onion as if they're the
only ones of their kind we see their parents in the first episode who are they they can't
all be named Apple and they cannot all be named onion well at least the mayor who is mayonnaise
is named mayor Nays which you have to be pretty sure about a job profession to name your child
something like that I heard he wanted to be an astronaut growing up but disregarding all of that
the show's bright and warm personality emphasizes the fast back and forth dialogue between apple and
onion and it surprisingly doesn't get annoying the jokes seem thoroughly written out or the
punch line hits better due to the performances culminating in the comedy aspect of the show
even without the music hitting greatly the show overall could work as a small 11-minute relatable
Slice of Life that could continue on for years to come it has the feeling of a homemade project
something that's a bit off the cuff but doesn't stray too far from the things you love but alas
the show would not find this option available although the sentiment was correct [Music]
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ly the show struggled to find its larger audience and on top of that dealing with trying to make the
show during the years of 2020 and 2021 because of the state of the world was no easy feat while the
team would continue to move forward and make a total of 66 episodes the show was canceled after
season 2 ended in December of 2021 there was a wait and see if this show continues forward but
come February of 2022 the show's Creator would confirm on Twitter that the show has ended but
hey every episode is now on HBO Max along with this he elaborated further saying that they
didn't write these final episodes knowing that it would be the end of the show but it just so
happened that it was a fitting goodbye it's commendable that this show started off as a
limited series and was able to expand and do so much more the world that the show built
is genuinely interesting in the characters themselves are very Charming at the end of
the day apple and onion was a unique show that had more to offer than what you would think be
based on judging a book by its cover but it still holds my initial thoughts when looking
at the cover it's a Charming Slice of Life show about two new best friends navigating their new
life in a big city whilst interacting with the various different people or food products that
live there I wish I was more into the music bits as the show is literally stuffed with them but the
joke or comedy that comes from them doesn't last or hold its charm for the show's complete run I'd
rather these bits be filled with something more substantial something that feels less
like filling the already short 11 minute run time and more like adding to the overall story
being told sure music is a fine way to tell part of the story but not every song felt like it had
that type of importance to the episode overall apple and onion still has a lot of great things
that make the show worth checking out if you did Overlook it it's not going to do anything
revolutionarily different from what else is out there but it does pave its own path that snakes
away from being Blended in with anything else for that I respect it and again I did find myself
enjoying a lot of its more light-hearted Slice of Life nature but what about you what are your
thoughts on apple and onion did you completely pass it during its initial run let me know in the
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