wait remember stoked you know that other cartoon from the creators of 16 total drama
Garage Band and more I mean if the animation style didn't give it away then now you know
very much similar to the other shows and their formats stoked is a tubular time about a group
of surfers hitting the waves and all their stories that can come from that and working
at a resort it's basically the ultimate summer show so what better month to speak
about it than December you're welcome if you enjoy the video you better subscribe grab your
board and apply some sunscreen we're hitting the waves do your job and you may even get a
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stoked follows a bunch of groms a term meaning younger or more amateur Surfers which can
also be applied to various other board-based activities who all end up on Sunset Island in
British Columbia to live the life of what could be deemed as the Endless Summer I mean with a
name like Sunset Island it better be pretty dang special we have a nice mix of characters similar
to the other shows Emma Finn broseph Johnny Lo and reef they are our main group that we follow
during their interminglings but their time there isn't only about surfing well it is but it also
isn't by that I mean this group also works at the Surfers Paradise Ridge Mountain Resort so
it's not play all day it's work all day and maybe find some time to play there's a lot of
run down features at the place that they're staying at and everyone working there feels
their own level of misery for it whether it be the outfits that they have to wear or just the
workload in general but gromfest is coming up in throughout the next 12 weeks the group must
somehow balance working and finding time to serve to prepare for this big event let's take a deeper
look into the characters from the show first we have Leslie who goes by the nickname Reef
who's voiced by Jeff Geddes he's very much the I don't really want to work and rather be doing
anything else type usually finding ways to get around the manager so he can go surf he's also
into crushing on girls and spends a fair amount of his time trying to win over their affection
specifically Finn Finn voiced by Katie Crown is the type of person looking for a good time but
always has a pretty chill Vibe about them I mean she surfs and hangs out what more do you need in
life she always has this back and forth with Reef where it Teeters the line of fighting and flirting
which is the main thing we see between the two throughout the series she doesn't take anyone's
crap though and is pretty strong-willed as a person overall broseph voiced by mazanel zadig
is the real chilled one living the closest to what happiness looks like for what all these characters
want to do giving off pretty spectacular Vibes being there for his friends and offering the
right things to say when they are needed out of the rest of the cast he actually is pretty cool
about working at the resort and for his focus on surfing comes from the rush of it the thrill of it
what it all means he holds on to that greatly he doesn't want anything from it he doesn't want to
compete with it he just respects the way of the water and enjoys what peace it brings him Emma
voiced by Kristen fairly is the newest to surfing after taking up an interest in trying it before
coming out to work at the resort she is really nice and everything but is pretty naive and a
bit oblivious to a lot of things Lauren voiced by Anastasia Phillips is at the resort as well
and works there but her dad is the owner of it so that means things should be pretty easy right well
she works there now as a punishment with no access to stuff like her credit card specifically after
she threw this massive party that ended up getting news coverage and the police having to come shut
it down so while it is a punishment she is still going through with it to prove to her father that
she can be responsible and earn her rich lifestyle back and his trust as well but she still much like
the other characters in the show brushes off a lot of those responsibilities whenever she feels like
it she has a younger and older brother that we end up seeing there as well Tai being the older one
and George being the younger then there is Johnny voiced by Arnold Pinnock who is more senior at the
resort having worked there before and operates the front desk he is a pretty big crush on Emma
but like I said she's pretty much none the wiser to it because of her nature he's probably the
most mature of the group and often offers a lot of perspective to the others in the show
ew up next it's stoked on Cartoon Network
adult comes to us from Fresh TV and would premiere on teletune in Canada on June 25th 2009 and from
there would make its way to Cartoon Network in the US around a month later on July 16 2009.
Fresh TV was created by both Jennifer pursed and Tom McGillis after working under nilvana and after
16 was well into its run in Total Drama Island was pumping out the strongest stoked was just
another attempt to create another team-based show just no longer at a mall or on a reality
TV show it would keep the hangout Vibes we've seen before but would hope to strike its own
unique feeling how do we focus again on the teams and their individual relationships but make it
different from what we've had before especially when now we have a specific thing that for the
most part all of the characters have in common with surfing but what does separate it is that
again for the most part these are strangers at first to one another it wasn't a pre established
friend group so we get to follow how their relationships grow with one another but as
far as how the show came together there really isn't too much more under the surface if any
I think stoked is a pretty fun show already being a fan of the look of it because of my love for the
show 16 but where that show had the characters Stand Out amongst a pretty visually muted in
colors Mall here the setting is really nice with the visuals using the environment to their
advantage sunny days colorful sunsets and a cast of characters themselves still find room to stand
out against that I like how the resort itself is contrasted to the beaches and outdoor life
and how it affects the moods of the characters as well so when we do go outside or when we do go get
to hit the waves it allows for a lot more visual variety and makes it pop out way more I guess my
main thing here is that I don't get as attached to these characters from Stoke as much as I have
to the other shows that Fresh TV is made I don't think it's for the length of the show or anything
I feel that they're just a bit less interesting and really kind of feel a bit derivative from
one another and especially if you start comparing them to the other characters in The Other similar
shows sure they do have clear differences in their personalities and with how they operate their day
today but It All Leads back to surfing and I get it that's like the backbone of the premise
it just doesn't have another layer to it than that to bring me more invested into this cast
and while I think the setting is so much visually cooler I just don't connect as much with the beach
setting some parts lack of Interest some parts being stunned by a jellyfish as a kid I don't
mess with the ocean anymore but that's a lot of my personal things and not really the show's fault I
do think that it is still a solid show with some fun characters good memorable moments and a nice
take on an already used aesthetic and I would say if you're a fan of the other shows then yeah you'd
probably really like this one as well if you haven't seen the other sister shows there is
still a lot to enjoy here that make this show pretty cool regardless if you like or dislike
the beach and or surfing culture I do though enjoy this back and forth relationship based plot where
some characters like other characters and some end up together and some don't and then some you
didn't expect to see together end up together or do end up together but end up not staying
together by the end of it and that's what I think the real meat and potatoes of this story is here
mixing that with the beach setting it really feels like it has this extra little dramatic Flair and
constant character growth always going on let me also bring up the manager Andrew Baumer voiced
by Corey Doran who constantly is called bummer being both a play on his last name and how the
others who call him that feel about him not that this show really has antagonists he would fill
that Authority role that the others would like to disobey he's not the worst like he totally could
have been more of a prick especially to how often his employees try to get out of doing their jobs
or how bad some of them are at whatever they get tasked with but he still has some of his
pretty bossy traits and focuses on the job more so than his employees but can you blame him when
the employees just still get away with whatever they want it seems he's career driven and wants
to do the best job at operating everything to the best that he can he just harshes the
Mellow for the others though and for that I understand calling him bummer I really also
like the character the Kahuna we first meet him as the bus driver in the show bringing everyone
to the resort but his character throughout the show is just comforting like I feel like we all
know someone who is the Kahuna has the same chill attitude has that same wonderment and also can
give you some really good advice when you need it and honestly he may be the best character in
the show I think the biggest issue that this show faces is that it really isn't that much different
from the series 16. it has a similar premise and structure just changing around some characters
and the setting but unlike the other shows like 16 in Total Drama why didn't this show go on for as
long as those other shows was stoked having the smallest run of two seasons with 52 episodes I
did it I had to eat my weight in chimichangas is it as epic as they say it is best in the country
it's the premiere of stoked Thursday at 8 30.
well all that we truly know is that stoked in comparison to the other shows from Fresh TV
wasn't performing as well viewership wise mix that in with a lot of similarities Voice work plots and
the look of the show it just wasn't the success that 16 in especially Total Drama was it didn't
even get to air the majority of what's left of season 2 at least for the U.S market leaving
any viewership more confused than anything when it didn't continue the show doesn't have that many or
major through-line narratives that would have left you on a cliffhanger or any sort of forum digging
for questions but the show itself did have a more proper ending dealing with the gromfest
competition which we have been Loosely preparing for during the whole show the final episode titled
gromfest is the event itself which is the biggest surfing competition on the west coast this also
means that the summer is coming to a close and for the majority of the cast it means that they
would all be free from working anymore and will go back to their lives dealing with school and
whatever family stuff they have so at the end of the day whether it was officially canceled
or just stopped because the lack of interest on all sides of the production to invest more into
the show at least there is somewhat of a proper ending to the series that was built up to the
surf competition so you don't feel disappointed by the end of it which was nice to see I think
it comes down to being too much of a good thing we had all these other shows from Fresh TV that
by the time stoked came to be it was been there done that the characters and the stories despite
having a drastically different location felt too similar and the other shows already had
very developed fan bases giving stoked very small room to operate and do the same I like to imagine
that it was always planned to be a short show as we got to the end we heard about since the
beginning giving us a nice summer vacation peek into the lives of different teenagers in their
love for surfing or dislike of working oh and you think I'd forget to mention Wipe Out the Resort's
mascot I would never I love this little mysterious purple killer whale in his board shorts how can
you not leave with a smile just as big big as his but I want to know what you think about this show
I know I spoke a lot about comparing it to its sister shows but in reality especially being a
major fan of the other shows it's kind of hard not to but again to hold it in its own regard it is a
fun little show that may be the perfect little vacation you need but just remember seasons do
change and that's okay we always have the next summer you know that didn't come off as deep as
I thought it did in my head guess that's why I hang out in the shallow end of the pool anyway
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